Chi Li swished her fluffy tail over the back of Yu Duan's hand and breathed out sweetly. "You're quite confident, little Yu Duan. Would you like big sister to teach you the mysteries of the Law of Light tonight?"
As she spoke, Chi Li's dreamy purple eyes seemed to shimmer with rippling water. She bit her lip gently.
A fox spirit!
A real fox spirit!
Yu Duan took a deep breath, feeling a little uncomfortable, and adjusted his posture.
An Yao coughed twice. "Yu Duan, if you want to get beaten up and then hung outside the bar in the public area with 'Pervert' stuck to your forehead, go talk cultivation with Chi Li tonight."
Chi Li shot An Yao a "murderous" glance, her charm blossoming. "Watch your mouth. Do you think Yu Duan is as ugly as you?"
An Yao was immediately displeased. "I don't think I'm ugly. These neat scales on my forehead and my completely bald head make me one of the most handsome young men in my race!"
After some playful banter and idle chatter, two or three thousand people gradually filed into the lecture hall. The vast majority were at the Star Level, with a very small number at the Universe Level.
A tremendous pressure suddenly appeared. In the next instant, it was as if a brilliant star had appeared on the podium.
The thousands of young students hurried to their feet and bowed toward the podium.
"Greetings, teacher."
The Immortal God teaching the class was a middle-aged man nearly ten meters tall, with white wings on his back and white-and-gold armor.
He gave off no dazzling light, yet somehow made them feel as if they were facing a brilliant star.
"Very well. You may sit."
His deep voice rang out. As the Immortal God announced the start of the lecture, everyone in the hall vanished in an instant, leaving only Yu Duan and the teacher.
Yu Duan's seat changed as well, appearing directly in front of the podium, fifty meters away, so he could listen to the Immortal God's lecture up close.
That was the convenience of attending class in the Virtual Universe. No matter how many people came to listen, the lesson could be arranged to resemble one-on-one instruction.
"Today, I'll first talk about how to sense laws and how to cross the threshold of a law."
"To comprehend laws, three things matter most: talent, will, and comprehension!"
On the podium, the Immortal God's wings stirred, and screens appeared one after another, like blackboards, displaying all sorts of data.
"Talent determines how clearly you can sense laws. The strongest human bloodline clans can detect faint fluctuations of the Source Law while still in the Sevenfold Domain."
"When you reach the peak of the Ninefold Domain, the law fluctuations they sense will be far clearer than those sensed by other bloodlines. They'll find it easier to comprehend them. That's talent!"
"Will is just as important for sensing laws!"
"Among people with the same ordinary bloodline, some can sense vague law fluctuations at the Eighth Domain, while others need to reach the Ninth Domain. There are even those with mediocre talent who still can't sense any law fluctuations at the peak of the Ninefold Domain."
"The difference lies in will!"
"Talented people with strong wills can force their minds to quiet down and immerse themselves completely in sensing nature. That allows them to detect law fluctuations that are almost imperceptible."
"Finally, there's comprehension."
"If two people can both sense law fluctuations, why can one grasp their mysteries while the other can't? That's the difference in comprehension."
"Talent and comprehension can't be taught. I can't instruct you in either."
"But will is different! The most direct way to temper your will is to endure pain."
"Next, I'll teach you a special method I created myself. It can induce intense pain without harming your body. Only by enduring pain and tempering yourselves can you make your wills indestructible!"
On the podium, the dignified Immortal God spoke at length.
He thoroughly analyzed the three key factors involved in comprehending laws.
Finally, he imparted the most important practical knowledge: a self-torture secret method called Lianxin Dian, which could temper one's will!
Special secret techniques might sound profound, but this one wasn't especially complicated. Any force founded by an Immortal God had a similar method.
The class lasted about four hours.
Besides explaining the relationship between talent, will, and comprehension and teaching the secret method, the lecture also covered many common questions about the Domain Level and the initial threshold of laws.
At least for Yu Duan, it had been very rewarding.
After the public lecture ended, Chi Li and An Yao invited Yu Duan to meet up in the real world.
But Yu Duan could only decline. He still needed two more days before he could get out of the Nutrient Pod.
Two days passed in the blink of an eye.
On the Planetary Level student island, deep inside Yu Duan's manor.
In the quiet room, Yu Duan floated in midair as the Planetary Level Peak's gene-based Origin Energy surged through his body.
In his dantian, nine brilliant, milky-white miniature planets shone as they revolved around his Life Core.
Countless streams of milky-white, light-attribute Origin Energy surged outward. Every cell in his body was completely "filled," and the nine miniature planets had also reached their limit, unable to grow any further.
"About time. Break through!"
Without the slightest hesitation, Yu Duan directed all the gene-based Origin Energy in his body to surge into the largest of the nine miniature planets.
Rumble!
That miniature planet exploded in an instant, turning into an endless cloud of dust.
Right after it, the remaining eight miniature planets burst one after another.
Countless white hexagonal crystals that had made up the miniature planets filled his entire dantian, forming a "vast" nebula.
At that moment, Yu Duan's will was also condensed to its limit. Countless translucent white celestial bodies gathered, beginning to form the core of a star at the "focal point" of the nebula.
"Rumble!"
The instant the core was born, the magnificent milky-white nebula collapsed. In the blink of an eye, it formed a blazing white-hot fireball, like a miniature version of a cosmic star.
All the gene-based Origin Energy in Yu Duan's body was swallowed by the miniature star. Then, it transformed within the fireball and spread out again as "light radiation"!
The instant Stellar Level Origin Energy was born, every cell in Yu Duan's body began to boil and undergo an evolution of its life level. He had officially entered the Star Level.
"Tiantian, request Stellar Level verification!"
Yu Duan didn't waste a moment and immediately applied for Stellar Level certification.
About half an hour later, two Universe Level staff members in black uniforms arrived at Yu Duan's residence to verify his Stellar Level.
"Your Highness, please release your Origin Force!"
Yu Duan nodded. Stellar Level Origin Force immediately spread outward in every direction.
"Beep. Origin Force intensity: Stellar Level One!"
Then, proceeding as usual, the two staff members took out another instrument to test his blood. They ultimately confirmed that Yu Duan's genes had also reached the Stellar Level.
After completing the formalities, one of the staff members bowed slightly. "We've confirmed that Your Highness has advanced to the Stellar Level. Your residence will now be moved to the Star Level Continent, where a Stellar Level Nutrient Pod has already been prepared for you."
Yu Duan smiled and nodded. "Thanks for your trouble!"
Although evolving in a Nutrient Pod would still waste a few days of "sunbathing," improving his efficiency came first.
Yu Duan was now eagerly anticipating how many times faster he would be able to grind progress once he reached the peak of the Stellar Level.
Before you continue