A Half-Finished Product

"Since this treasure is hard to find, we can only choose the second method: creating a secret technique to optimize our own Divine Body's recovery," Lu Yan'an thought to himself with a determined look in his eyes.

Where should I begin?

He spread out his right hand, Time Fusion Power began to slowly rotate in his right palm. Then he shook his head and deliberately dissipated the power.

"Previously, when I studied the power of the Fusion Laws, I was almost entirely focused on how to maximize the explosive power to injure the enemy, but this idea was far too one-sided. The reason why divine power could become the primary energy used by the Deity must have some irreplaceable effect!"

"If my approach is flawed, it will inevitably affect the effectiveness of the final secret technique. Perhaps I should try to understand this universe first?"

What exactly is spacetime? Lu Yan'an's gaze seemed to pierce through layers of spacetime barriers, looking towards the Space-Time Origin at the Origin Place of the Universe, his mind filled with countless thoughts.

Space and time, as two supreme laws, should be of equal status, and they must have some similarities. However, for Lu Yan'an, he has not yet fully integrated the origin of space, so all his perspectives on observing the universe can only begin with the Law of Time.

Space is everywhere, and time flows in every place.

Time gives a dynamic feeling, while space gives a static feeling.

Is that really the case?

Since the invention of measurement coefficients, people have planned space in cubic form, which is the power of measurement. Time, on the other hand, is simply divided into lengths, which also shows the shallowness of our understanding of it.

This made Lu Yan'an, who was deep in thought, frown.

If the square of time represents acceleration, then is the cube of time a higher dimension? Or should we calculate the cube root of time? Is the cube root of time something like quantum entanglement? The more one thinks about these things, the more they extend, even though he has fully comprehended the Time Law, he still doesn't understand the essence of time.

Time flowed slowly by, Lu Yan'an stared intently at the void of the universe as if he were possessed. The universe was above and below, and the past and present were all so close to him, yet he could not easily perceive it.

A hundred years passed quickly.

If time were frozen at a single point, then the countless spaces around it would be a reflection of time. A fragment of a distant meteorite suddenly drifted past his eyes. Countless fragments had passed before his eyes over the past hundred years, but only this time did it bring him a sudden realization! The reason time feels dynamic is because it is subject to change, and strictly speaking, this space, too, is subject to change!

Even he is different from how he was a hundred years ago. Freezing time means space is a collection of scattered locations; freezing space means time is a collection of overlapping periods of time!

His stillness contrasted sharply with the movement of the meteorite fragments just now.

Lu Yan'an stared intently into the depths of the universe, and from that moment on, time suddenly came alive before him. In a daze, he seemed to see a long river, flowing through the past and future, encompassing the distant and the near...

A grain of sand contains a world, a tree holds a Bodhi tree. Time freezes, compressing a space; space freezes, and time begins to flow...

Lu Yan'an suddenly stood up, his eyes brighter than ever before, his heart filled with joy.

For a Years, Lu Yan'an made no move, confining himself to this space. So, the only thing that changed during this time was time itself.

"Is this the essence of time in the universe? It's truly magnificent!" Lu Yan'an murmured involuntarily. Compared to the three-dimensionality of space, the concept of time is much more abstract, which is a problem that most powerful individuals encounter when creating time-related secret techniques. It is precisely because of this that Lu Yan'an has finally taken a decisive step in the direction of time!

He opened his right hand again, but this time what gathered in his palm was not the Time Power, but a real universe! Then this Miniature Universe in his palm grew larger and larger, eventually reaching a diameter of tens of thousands of kilometers!

Lu Yan'an stood in the Miniature Universe he had created, looking up at the colorful cosmic wall. It was now very similar to the Primal Universe, but he still kept shaking his head.

"Although the Miniature Universe constructed using the power of the Time Fusion Law is similar to the Primal Universe, it is still far inferior in essence!" If the Primal Universe is likened to a normal person, then the Miniature Universe constructed by Lu Yan'an using the power of the Time Fusion Origin is equivalent to a cell in the human body. The difference between the two is simply immeasurable.

"Currently, maintaining its internal structure with minimal divine power injection is sufficient to ensure almost zero consumption, and it remains undamaged during combat. The next step is to modify its function, allowing it to continuously absorb divine power!"

Lu Yan'an raised his hands, his fingers tracing the universe in front of him with gentle movements, as if caressing it. He gently hooked a Law Chain within the Miniature Universe and then placed it elsewhere.

The universe trembled slightly, but quickly stabilized. His hands moved continuously in the void, the movements natural and elegant.

He constantly provoked tens of thousands of Law Chain, only to quickly rebound; the white chains of the Origin Law of Light and the purple Law Chain of the Law of Time swayed in the sky...

At this moment, he seemed to have transformed into a musician, conducting the melody of the laws of the universe on stage, performing a perfect show according to his will.

At the edge of the outer Miniature Universe, countless amounts of cosmic energy were being absorbed frantically. The speed was so intense that an energy storm erupted in this desolate star field, its fluctuations extremely violent, and its aftershocks traveled to very, very distant places...

Tens of millions of light-years away, the ape-man Venerable Yantian suddenly opened his eyes and came to life completely.

"What on earth is this guy doing? Even just cultivating can cause such a huge commotion. This strange energy fluctuation seems to be..."

On the other side, Lu Yan'an's eyes were solemn. After being processed by the Miniature Universe, all the cosmic energy had been transformed into divine power, and the Miniature Universe was now completely filled with divine power.

"These divine powers aren't mine at all, how can I absorb them? Even if they're extremely pure now, the conversion still takes a considerable amount of time. In the ever-changing battlefield, this definitely won't work."

"Now, we will use the World Tree's Innate Secret Technique as the core to create a universal divine power Absorption technique!"

"Let's try creating a rapid absorption technique first, and see how much cosmic energy it can absorb from the outside world."

Because the World Tree's innate Secret Pattern were directly imprinted on Lu Yan'an's Origin Bead, Lu Yan'an was able to directly observe the Law Secret Pattern on it through the Origin Bead.

Ten years later...

"The research into this secret technique has hit a bottleneck. The time aspect is fine, but why does this technique also involve space...?"

Twenty years later...

"Although it's difficult, the direction is right..."

One hundred years later...

"If divine power doesn't rely on the Secret Pattern of spatial direction, then could the Secret Pattern of light direction replace the Secret Pattern of space...?"

Three thousand years later...

"The secret technique has succeeded!"

Despite saying that, Lu Yan'an didn't look too happy. As the creator of the secret technique, he naturally understood its power.

"Let's give it a try first, since we've already created it."

Lu Yan'an gently raised his hand and pressed it down towards the sky in front of him, and the laws within the Miniature Universe instantly began to change.

Buzz~

After a brief tremor, the Miniature Universe, tens of thousands of kilometers in diameter, began to frantically absorb cosmic energy.

The divine power within the Miniature Universe instantly became abundant, Lu Yan'an drew his High-level Supreme Treasure War Blade.

"Heavenly Radiance!"

The blade flashed with golden and silver light, carrying massive spatial rifts that ravaged the Miniature Universe, delivering dozens of strikes in an instant. The blade light was dazzling, yet also incredibly cold.

Under such a ferocious attack, even a powerful Overlord wearing Supreme Treasure Armor would be worn down to the point of death, but the Miniature Universe remained unchanged, as if it were on a different dimension from the attack.

Dozens of strikes, each consuming nearly one percent of Lu Yan'an's divine power, have left his Divine Body with less than 50% remaining after dozens of strikes—a devastating loss.

Without further hesitation, Lu Yan'an activated the secret technique for absorbing divine power. The surrounding divine power, which had been scattered and even annihilated by the attack, was replenished by the Miniature Universe and quickly entered his Divine Body, like swallows returning to their nests.

48%...

52%...

57%...

60%...

His divine power was rapidly recovering at a rate of 1% every two seconds, but when it reached 60%, he stopped using the secret technique.

"It failed..."

Lu Yan'an murmured something with a hint of bitterness, then fell silent.

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