Breaking through to World Genesis, a one-man team
Lin Yi's eyes were calm, but deep within his soul surged an indescribable exhilaration and fulfillment.
He immersed his thoughts in the Purple Mist Space.
The purple mist was so dense it was almost liquid, and it was slowly rotating, almost forming a miniature purple vortex.
At the center of the star vortex, a deeper purple light flickered faintly, a manifestation of Spiritual Enlightenment Qi reaching its peak.
"Nearly 3000 years ago."
Lin Yi sensed the boundless Spiritual Enlightenment Qi stored within the Purple Mist Space and silently recited the number in his mind.
Including what he had accumulated before and what he had recently gained, he has a total of about 3,000 years of Spiritual Enlightenment Qi!
This is a terrifying number that could drive anyone who knows its value mad.
"That's enough, absolutely enough!"
Lin Yi was filled with excitement.
With this seemingly limitless Spiritual Enlightenment Qi as fuel, coupled with the complete comprehension package of the three basic laws of fire, earth, and metal that he exchanged at the evacuation point, he was absolutely confident that he could push all three basic laws to perfection in a short period of time!
He had even mentally rehearsed the scenario several times.
"The Law of Fire is highly offensive and versatile, but its essence is relatively clear. With my current understanding and foundation of the Six Laws at their full perfection, combined with a complete set of treasures and Spiritual Enlightenment Qi, it will take me approximately 45 years to fully master it, possibly even less."
"The laws of earth are weight, bearing, and stability; understanding them requires a calm and tranquil mind. It is estimated to take about 70 years."
"The Law of Gold: Sharpness, Immortality, and Decisiveness; Comprehending it requires relentless pursuit. It is estimated to take approximately 110 years."
"All added up, it's at most around 240 years!"
In 240 years, all three fundamental laws will be perfected!
If this speed were to spread, it would be enough to overturn the entire universe's understanding of the cultivation of laws.
But for Lin Yi, who possesses a vast amount of Spiritual Enlightenment Qi, this is not a pipe dream.
"Without further ado, let's begin with the Law of Fire!"
Lin Yi suppressed his excitement and first took out the Fire Law tomes he had exchanged for: <Molten Core Secret Canon> and <Myriad Flames Diagram>.
These are all annotations and insights from those who practiced the laws of fire.
Instead of rushing to use the treasures and Spiritual Enlightenment Qi to accelerate his progress, he decided to take the time to thoroughly understand this systematic knowledge and build a complete and solid theoretical framework.
Sharpening your axe won't delay your woodcutting; the more solid the framework, the more efficient and less energy you'll consume when using Spiritual Enlightenment Qi for a dash.
Thus, on this isolated island heavily shrouded by the power of time and space, Lin Yi entered a state of deep reading and comprehension.
Five standard years have passed in the blink of an eye.
Lin Yi savored the last volume of his insights on the true Return to Source Ten Thousand Flames" once more, a look of understanding flashing in his eyes.
The vast knowledge system of the Law of Fire had already built a clear, three-dimensional, and lush tree of cognition in his mind.
He had a thorough understanding of everything from the most basic elements of temperature, combustion, and light, to changes in form, energy transfer, explosion and annihilation, and even the more profound mysteries of "destruction and creation."
"The framework is in place; we can begin."
Lin Yi no longer hesitated and took out the top-grade Heartfire Source Seed.
It was a crimson crystal that seemed to be composed of countless tiny flame runes, radiating an aura of both warm, vibrant life and destruction.
Lin Yi placed the Source Seed between his eyebrows and slowly refined it with the Soul Power, integrating it into his Soul Origin.
In an instant, he felt his affinity with the Law of Fire begin to increase steadily and continuously, and his perception of flames became incredibly sharp.
Then, he activated the Flint Breath, and a primal and wild aura of fire permeated the air, making him feel as if he were in the ancient moment when the universe was first created and the first flame was born.
Finally, his thoughts sank into the Purple Mist Space.
"Spiritual Enlightenment Qi, ignite!"
A purple flame of enlightenment suddenly ignited!
With the continuous affinity and blessing of the top-tier Heartfire Source Seed, the primal environment provided by the Flint Breath, and the complete knowledge framework it has built itself, the Spiritual Enlightenment Qi transforms into the most violent and effective driving force.
The mysteries of the Law of Fire were understood, absorbed, and made into his own with unprecedented clarity and speed.
Deep within the soul, a complex and exquisite crimson law imprint rapidly condensed and grew from nothing.
Time flew by within the barrier.
Thirty years later, the imprint of the Law of Fire is completely solidified, its structure is nearing perfection, and the level of comprehension has exceeded 80%.
After thirty-nine years of mastering the true meaning of flames, the contradictory unity of endless life and the burning of all things was comprehended, achieving a comprehension level of 95%.
One day within the barrier in the forty-second year.
As Lin Yi sat cross-legged, a ring of deep, blood-red flames suddenly rose around him.
The flames burned silently, yet emitted a powerful pressure of laws.
Within the flames, countless tiny flame runes were faintly visible, appearing and disappearing, demonstrating the myriad forms and ultimate meaning of flames.
Lin Yi slowly opened his eyes, and a flash of crimson fire disappeared deep within his pupils.
The Law of Fire, 100% Perfect!
"It's a little faster than expected." Lin Yi's lips curled into a slight smile.
He didn't stop, and spent another five years completing the fusion of the seven laws.
He then immediately took out the tomes and treasures related to the laws of earth.
A torrent of knowledge, including the Earth Vein True Explanation and the ancient, Eternal Rock Heart Method, flooded into my mind. The profound, sustaining, stable, nourishing, and pulsating nature of the earth's laws began to be rapidly analyzed and absorbed.
With the preparations for the Law of Earth completed, Lin Yi directly used treasures such as the Thick Earth Source Core and simultaneously activated the Spiritual Enlightenment Qi.
Sixty-five years passed quickly.
A layer of dark yellow light, as solid as a mountain, enveloped Lin Yi. The light resonated with the crystallized earth of the isolated island beneath his feet, causing it to tremble slightly.
An aura of "unchanging since time immemorial, bearing all things" naturally emanates from it.
The Law of Earth, Perfect!
After spending another seven years integrating the eight laws, Lin Yi pressed on and directly began to comprehend the law of metal.
The profound mysteries of the Edge Fiend Secret Record and the Immortal Metal Attribute Analysis flowed through his mind. Four years later, the true meaning of the laws belonging to metal —Sharpness, solidity, immortality, killing intent, and transformation—was conquered one by one.
Then, treasures like the Sharp Gold Source Soul enter the body, continuously supplying Spiritual Enlightenment Qi!
One hundred and four years later.
A faint golden luster appeared on Lin Yi's body, and as the luster flowed, it exuded an indestructible and indestructible aura.
As the surrounding chaotic energy streams approached, they were silently sliced apart by this aura.
The Law of Gold: Perfection!
At this point, the nine laws of time, space, life, death, water, wood, fire, earth, and metal are all under our control!
Lin Yi stood up. Although the latter three were fundamental laws, the increase in size and the completion of his understanding of the origin of the universe brought about by their perfection were real.
He felt that his soul strength, control over the laws, and even the potential power of secret techniques like the "Void Annihilation Codex" that integrate multiple laws had all increased significantly.
"Next comes the final fusion of the nine laws, as well as adaptation and consolidation."
Lin Yi did not leave the seclusion immediately, but decided to stay here to complete the final step and familiarize himself with the surge in power.
Cultivation knows no time.
Time continued to flow within the barrier, fifty years, one hundred years.
In the blink of an eye, nearly four hundred standard years have passed since Lin Yi began absorbing the Source Essence Crystal.
This day.
Not far from the giant gas planet, amidst the raging energy turbulence, two disheveled figures were desperately fleeing.
Those were two Abyss Race deities, wounded and weak, clearly having just gone through a fierce battle.
"Faster! Faster! Those damn alien bastards are catching up!"
A Abyss Race race, covered in fiery red scales, roared, his pupils burning with purplish-red flames and filled with rage.
"But my divine power is almost exhausted. You go first, I'll hold them off!" Another Abyss Race, who resembled a bat, hissed as a ruthless glint flashed in his eyes.
They had just discovered a spectacular starscape in a nearby star field, but before they could explore it, they ran into an alien squad consisting of three high-ranking deities.
A conflict broke out between the two sides. The Abyss Race team was no match for the enemy and was relentlessly pursued. They have been on the run for three days.
"Hold on! After that gas giant planet, we'll soon reach the Twilight Star Belt. The environment there is complex, and we might be able to shake them off!" the Crimson Armor Deity gritted his teeth, his eyes fixed on the gas giant planet ahead, a blend of dark red and earthy yellow.
The two sides were chasing each other at an extremely fast pace, and soon they arrived at the gas giant planet.
However, just as these two Abyss Race Gods passed the outermost layer of the gas giant—
A sudden change has occurred!
The massive gas giant below began to twist violently without warning.
It was as if an invisible giant hand had gripped the entire planet, along with the extremely viscous, dark red gaseous matter inside, tightly!
Before the astonished eyes of the two fleeing Abyss Race high-ranking gods and the three alien high-ranking gods hot on their heels, the gaseous planet instantly shrank and disappeared.
Where they stood, only a relatively clean void remained, along with a black-haired figure that had appeared there at some unknown time.
He was a Human Race male, dressed in a simple black battle robe, his black hair casually draped over his shoulders, his face calm.
He floated silently in the void where it was originally a gaseous planet, as if he had always been there.
There was no powerful divine energy emanating from his body, nor any intimidating pressure of the laws sweeping over him.
But precisely, the moment he appeared, both the fleeing Abyss Race gods ahead and the pursuing alien gods behind felt a chilling tremor originating from the depths of their souls.
Lin Yi's gaze swept over the two disheveled Abyss Race in front of him, then over the three fierce-looking alien high-ranking gods behind him, before he slowly raised his right hand.
On the palm of my hand, a beautiful crystal, entirely azure blue, with what appeared to be a miniature Starflow within, silently emerged.
The Heart of the Abyss Sea!
Without wasting any words, Lin Yi simply raised his hand and made a feint.
Buzz!
A deep blue halo spread out instantly from the center of his palm.
The three alien high-ranking gods' pupils constricted the moment they appeared in the Heart of the Abyss Sea, and a frantic scream of alarm emanating from their very souls rang out!
"Source Treasure!"
"Retreat!"
"Escape!"
Their reactions were incredibly swift. One alien deity, as agile as a cheetah, instantly transformed into dozens of indistinguishable afterimages, exploding in different directions. Another alien deity, whose body was covered in a thick rocky armor, let out a low roar, unleashing a solid, tangible, earth-yellow law-based light shield around its body in an attempt to withstand the attack. The last one simply froze itself.
But it didn't work.
The blue ripples, seemingly slow but actually swift, swept past them in an instant.
An overwhelming and unstoppable force suddenly descended!
"No!"
The screams of shock, anger, and despair abruptly ceased.
The three alien deities transformed into three dazzling beams of seven-colored light and vanished from the spot.
They were deemed critically injured and near death by the rules of the secret realm and were forcibly teleported out.
Only a few treasures with slightly dim light remained on the spot, along with weapons and a small number of items floating in the void.
The entire process took no more than five breaths.
Meanwhile, the two high-ranking Abyss Race, who were a little further away, were completely stunned.
Source treasure!
They exchanged a glance, both seeing the same helplessness in each other's eyes.
"Ha, at least those alien bastards aren't having an easy time either!"
"Good, let them chase! Let them chase! Ha, serves them right!"
They exchanged a wry smile, and then, just before the blue ripples reached them, decisively activated the Secret Realm Mark.
There was no hesitation in his actions, not even a utterance of begging for mercy or a harsh word.
Buzz! Buzz!
Two more beams of seven-colored light appeared.
They chose to voluntarily withdraw from the secret realm to avoid the potential trauma and longer recovery period that might result from being sent away by the opponent using Source Treasures.
A wise, yet frustrating, choice.
Once again, a treasure trove was left behind on the spot.
It took less than ten breaths in total.
The five high-ranking gods were wiped out.
In fact, he had already emerged from seclusion a dozen days ago. He had just reached the Ninety-Nine Star Domains Perfection of the Star Domain Extreme Realm and was preparing to adjust his state to break through to the Derivation Realm when he discovered the law fluctuations of a battle in the distance.
He secretly observed for a while, and only after confirming that neither side had any source treasures did he make his move, and as expected, he easily resolved the situation.
"A treasure with source energy and one without are indeed two different levels. I'll have to be more careful in the future."
As Lin Yi pondered this, he raised his hand and summoned the spoils of war that were floating in the air.
Then, he swept his divine sense across the area, a look of surprise appearing in his eyes.
The weapons are decent, all high-ranking divine-level items, with a considerable total value, but they need to be taken out to be sold.
However, the amount of native resources from the secret realm that can be exchanged in the storage items is pitifully small.
The combined inventory of the five high-ranking deities is valued at only a few billion Origin Universe Tower Points.
This was much lower than Lin Yi had expected.
Keep in mind that these are five high-ranking deities, and for them to appear on the 47th floor, they must be among the best of the high-ranking deities.
According to his estimate, at least six or seven billion Points would be considered normal.
But Lin Yi quickly found the reason.
"Points Crystal."
Lin Yi looked at the several translucent crystals in his hand that emitted special fluctuations and could be directly recognized by the Secret Realm Mark and converted into Points, and he understood the reason.
Since they have Points crystals, it means that these people must have discovered and entered the extraction point. Most of their gains have likely been exchanged for resources or treasures that instantly boost their strength at the extraction point.
Those few original resources were likely just what they had newly discovered and acquired, but hadn't had time to redeem yet.
"Each person probably has around 200 million Points left. That's reasonable."
Lin Yi understood and casually put the items away.
The combined gain of nearly 3 billion Points from the five high-ranking gods is still a considerable windfall, even with his current reserve of 24.2 billion Points.
After carefully storing his spoils, Lin Yi did not leave immediately.
He hovered in the void, feeling the surging new power within his body and the dazzling law imprint deep within his soul, but he felt little joy; instead, a sense of solemnity arose in his heart.
This period of seclusion lasted nearly four hundred years.
"I thought that after the nine laws were perfected, the fusion would be a natural progression." A complex emotion flashed in Lin Yi's eyes. "Unexpectedly, the final fusion of the nine laws has actually stalled me for nearly 170 standard years!"
This far exceeded his expectations.
For nearly 170 years, he continuously expended his Spiritual Enlightenment Qi, constantly trying, adjusting, failing, and trying again, until he finally perfectly integrated the nine laws.
Lin Yi sighed inwardly, "No wonder. There are many high-ranking gods, but very few can reach the peak and touch the threshold of the Origin Law."
Originally, relying on the ability of the Purple Mist Space to convert massive amounts of Source Essence Crystal, he was quite confident about his future breakthrough to the Origin Law Realm, after all, Spiritual Enlightenment Qi was a universal fuel.
But now, just the fusion of the nine laws has consumed 170 years of his Spiritual Enlightenment Qi, and the process is so difficult and time-consuming.
How long will it take to subsequently break through to the profound and mysterious Origin Law?
The Spiritual Enlightenment Qi he had accumulated seemed vast, but it might not be enough.
"It seems that besides searching for an evacuation point, we can't stop collecting resources along the way," Lin Yi shook his head slightly, suppressing his worry. "However, there's no use thinking too much. We have to take it one step at a time. At least for now, with the fusion of the nine laws, my strength has undergone a tremendous change."
Lin Yi's gaze swept across the surrounding void.
The use of the Source Treasure and spatial techniques just now caused quite a stir.
"This place is no longer safe to linger. Now that our whereabouts have been exposed, we can't stay here any longer. Perfect timing! With the Nine Great Laws perfected and the Ninety-Nine Star Domains' Extreme Realm reached recently, it's time to break through to the next realm!"
With this thought in mind, Lin Yi no longer hesitated. With a thought, his figure disappeared from the spot, and the next moment, he appeared in another remote star field composed of cold Star Dust.
After casually setting up several layers of spatial concealment barriers, Lin Yi sat cross-legged in a virtual position.
Consciousness sank into the Source Sea within the body.
There, ninety-nine vast miniature star fields are slowly rotating along mysterious trajectories, each star field shining brightly and brimming with boundless energy.
This is the mark of his reaching the Extreme Realm the Star Domain level —99 Star Domains at its peak!
"Gather!"
Lin Yi's Soul Power transformed into an invisible fuse, and the ninety-nine star fields simultaneously shone brightly, beginning to slowly converge towards an invisible singularity in the center of the Source Sea.
Breaking through the boundary is essentially about refining and sublimating the scattered starfields within the body, using laws as the core framework, into a "small world within the body."
This process is extremely dangerous, requiring cultivators to have absolute control over their own laws and a subtle understanding of energy structure. Any slight mistake could lead to the collapse of the world and the complete loss of cultivation.
However, Lin Yi had perfected all nine laws, his soul strength far surpassed his peers, and his control over energy was extremely subtle.
Under his guidance, the ninety-nine star fields flowed like rivers into the sea, their energy compressed and refined to the extreme.
The first things to appear are the five fundamental laws, which constitute the material foundation of the world.
Golden brilliance outlines the initial form of mountain veins, the vitality of wood gives rise to the first glimpses of vegetation, the gentleness of water transforms into the veins of rivers, lakes and seas, the intensity of fire is buried deep in the earth's core, providing energy and transformation, and the weight of earth supports the vast continental framework.
A rough but structurally sound "world skeleton" is rapidly taking shape.
Immediately afterwards, the Life and Death Law were incorporated.
The verdant foliage of the Life Law brings the illusory forms of vegetation to life, giving rise to the most primal life force. The darkness of the laws of death settles at the bottom of the world, giving it the cyclical concept of "birth" and "death."
The world's "spirituality" and "cycle" began to emerge.
Finally, and most crucially—the laws of spacetime!
The power of Space Law spread out, stabilizing and expanding the internal dimensions of this nascent world, giving it a real "volume" and "internal spatial structure".
The rhythm of the laws of time flows quietly, infusing the world with "change" and "process." Plants grow and wither, rivers flow ceaselessly, and the earth's crust moves slowly. Everything begins to unfold along the axis of time.
The instant when the laws of time and space perfectly merge
Boom!
It felt as if the world was being created within Lin Yi's body!
A miniature world within the body, where mountains and rivers are faintly visible, vegetation is just beginning to grow, the illusory shadows of the sun, moon, and stars rotate, and spacetime is stable, has officially been born!
At the center of the world, a point of chaotic light shone; it was the core of the world, and also the hub connecting Lin Yi's soul with this world.
The immense source energy, after being refined and transformed at the core of this world, is upgraded into a more condensed, purer power with unique attributes of this world—the power of the world.
World Derivation level, achieved!
Lin Yi slowly opened his eyes, and a fleeting phantom of the world's birth and death seemed to flash in his eyes.
With a slight thought, a wisp of the world's power emanated from his body and condensed at his fingertips.
"In terms of quality, it's still a notch below the divine power of the Fearless War God Clone." Lin Yi carefully sensed it.
After all, divine power must be tempered in the Divine Kingdom, and cannot be compared to the power of the world.
"But my quantity." Lin Yi's lips curled into a slight smile.
He sensed the nascent yet vast little world within his body, and the surging power of that world within it.
"At least a thousand times stronger than the most ordinary World Derivation level cultivator who has never even tried any Extreme Realm!"
This is a terrifying number.
The size, stability, and energy reserves of Internal World the World Derivation level depend on its foundation before advancement.
Lin Yi, with his foundation of perfecting the Nine Great Laws and reaching the Extreme Realm the 99 Star Domains, broke through to the next level. His starting point was a thousand times higher than others.
Quantitative change leads to qualitative change.
Although the quality of a single element of world power is slightly inferior to that of divine power, the power that can be unleashed when this quality is multiplied by a thousand times is immense.
Lin Yi raised his hand and gently clenched his fist over a giant meteorite in the distance.
The meteorite was like a lump of clay squeezed by an invisible giant hand, instantly turning into dust, and then being dispersed by an invisible force.
No secret techniques were used; it was simply the purest power of the world.
"Not bad." Lin Yi nodded in satisfaction.
Even without relying on the Fearless War God Clone, his Main Body, with the power of the world, combined with the profound mysteries of the fusion of the nine laws, and secret techniques such as the <Void Annihilation Codex>, is enough to rival a peak high-level god.
This is just the beginning.
Lin Yi's eyes shone brightly. "My little world has just been born, and there's still enormous room for growth. Next, while traveling to find new footholds or resource points, I'll continue absorbing the treasures I've exchanged that rapidly increase my source energy, expanding my little world to the perfect level of the World Derivation level!"
Cultivation at the World Derivation level is a process of continuously expanding, stabilizing, and perfecting the Internal World.
The larger and more stable the world becomes, the better both the quality and quantity of its power will increase.
With the quantity of treasures he exchanged, Lin Yi was confident that he could push his small world to the perfect level of the World Derivation level in a short period of time.
At that time, his Main Body combat strength will be stabilized at the level of a high-ranking god, although it will only be the initial stage, but it will still be a high-ranking god.
"In that case."
Lin Yi silently calculated in his mind, "Including the Fearless War God Clone whose combat power has reached the peak of the upper god level and who wields a source treasure, plus the Main Body whose combat power has reached the upper god level, and another clone that can also exert the strength of an upper god level."
Thinking of this, a smile crept onto his lips. "In that case, why bother finding teammates? Unless they all know Space Law, it's actually more convenient to go it alone."
"No, it can't be considered a solo effort, because I am a super squad that can fight and move freely!"
"This is probably the correct way for a master of the laws of spacetime to operate."
"Then, the next step is to push the Source Energy Realm to the Perfection of the Derivation Realm as soon as possible, and then summon the clone again to form my own team. However, these things are not urgent for now. The breakthrough just now caused quite a stir, so let's leave here first."
With this thought in mind, Lin Yi felt a slight stirring in his heart. He took the "Shadow Shuttle" spaceship out of his Divine Kingdom and silently hovered in the starry sky.
Then, he flashed and darted into the open hatch.
"Xuanji, take control of the spaceship. Activate stealth mode, scan the surrounding star field, select a direction where there may be resource clues or an extraction point, and proceed at full speed."
"Yes, Master." Xuanji's voice rang out in the control room.
Then, the hatch closed, and the hidden runes on the spaceship's hull lit up one by one, quickly blending into the darkness of the background as it sped towards the depths of the secret realm.