Stellar Level

After finishing his bold declaration, a sudden stir rose within Luo Zhiyuan. An indescribable sensation surged into his heart; he knew he was about to break through! He hurriedly said, "Bulieni, I'm about to break through, quickly send me outside the ring!"

Bulieni immediately transported Luo Zhiyuan to the outside world, the top floor of the Universe First Bank. Luo Zhiyuan closed his eyes, focusing all his attention on that faint sensation.

His consciousness sea suddenly shuddered. The nine planets that had formed from his cultivation to the planetary level nine were rotating in an orderly fashion around his soul space, but at this moment, they were struck by a powerful flow of energy pouring in from the universe, forcing them to stop their rotation.

The nine planets began to absorb cosmic energy. In the blink of an eye, they started to expand, then surpassed their limit and shattered one after another, only to be pulled together by the cosmic energy to form a fireball emitting a milky white light.

The fireball rotated continuously at the bottom of his soul space, constantly radiating waves of spiritual force, announcing that Luo Zhiyuan had broken through to a star level one spirit reader!

Spiritual force radiated from his consciousness sea to his entire body. Luo Zhiyuan's bones, muscles, and even cells began to evolve. Even his soul space was being constantly tempered. This was a leap in life genes, more significant than the evolution at the planetary level, as the body of a star level powerhouse could carry much more energy.

Once the evolution was complete, Luo Zhiyuan opened his eyes. He felt that his vision was much clearer than before. With a slight burst of energy within his body, he could feel a powerful spiritual force surging in his consciousness sea. After carefully sensing it for a while, he discovered that his spiritual force amplitude had also risen to 36.

Meanwhile, his soul space was being constantly tempered by his spiritual force, showing a tendency to evolve into a tangible state. It felt as if the soul space was no longer something he could see but not touch. If it truly became tangible, he wondered if it could fuse with his internal world when he reached the domain lord or even world lord level.

"Not bad, you've reached the star level. Now you can use the evolution fluid to advance to star level nine. Go ahead; the star level requires less energy, so you can advance one level every two days. In sixteen days, you will reach star level nine."

"I can take these few days to organize the secret techniques recorded by the Old Mystic. He actually compiled over ten thousand combat techniques for you, ranging from close-quarters martial arts to attack techniques for spirit reader controllers, and from soul techniques for illusionists to soul defense arts—it's absolutely all-encompassing."

"These were all created by him intermittently over the last epoch, primarily combat techniques based on the light law and time law, with a portion based on the space law as well."

"The Old Mystic said he created them so you could better comprehend the laws. They are all quite fundamental, nothing too profound; at most, they only reach the level of a universe knight. He left the combat techniques of a universe master in the Memory Stone he prepared for you last time," Bulieni said, quickly slipping into the role of a mentor and beginning to arrange Luo Zhiyuan's path of cultivation.

Luo Zhiyuan was incredibly excited upon hearing this, as he knew that combat techniques in the universe were very expensive. His teacher had actually left him over ten thousand types of combat techniques, and they were targeted techniques that could increase the speed of law comprehension. This was truly meticulous care, and his gratitude toward his teacher grew even stronger.

However, a question immediately came to his mind: "Bulieni, you said my body has no cultivation bottlenecks. So, after I reach star level nine, how long will it take for me to advance to the universe level?"

Bulieni said nonchalantly, "With your talent and the many treasures your teacher prepared, the universe level poses no difficulty for you. At most, you will break through in three to five years. Why do you ask?"

Three to five years? It really wouldn't take much time, but there was the restriction of the Universe Genius Competition. If he accidentally surpassed the star level, he would miss this opportunity. Luo Zhiyuan said to Bulieni, "You must calculate the timing well, Bulieni. Otherwise, let's just stop at star level eight; it would be troublesome if I missed the Peak Genius Competition."

"I need this opportunity to enter the core layer of the Virtual Universe Company. This way, I can have a powerful background force as my backing, allowing me to cultivate and grow in relative safety. I won't have to worry about the safety of Earth like last time. After all, Earth is my root, and my family is here."

"So, I cannot quickly break through to the universe level. At the very least, I cannot break through before entering the core layer of the Virtual Universe Company. In that case, how do you think we should arrange the time and cultivation?"

After thinking for a moment, Bulieni said, "Then let's do this. The Old Mystic also prepared a Time Chamber for you, which can accelerate the flow of time to a certain extent. You will cultivate inside for a period first, at least to master some combat techniques, and then I will arrange some actual combat activities for you."

"Those actual combats won't be comparable to the Killing Field; they will allow you to accumulate experience and broaden your horizons in the real universe."

"Experiencing life-and-death battles is also conducive to your growth. As you Earthlings say, there is great terror between life and death, and there is great opportunity between life and death."

"After gaining actual combat experience, you will continue to cultivate in the Time Chamber to make up for your own shortcomings and improve your law comprehension."

"By alternating like this, your strength can improve very quickly."

Luo Zhiyuan thought this was a pretty good idea; it could improve his strength while also allowing him to go out and see the world.

He didn't know how much the Time Chamber could accelerate time. His own Flowing Time could already maintain an energy balance at five times the speed, so he asked Bulieni, "How much can the Time Chamber my teacher prepared for me accelerate time? Can it be used in conjunction with my Flowing Time?"

Bulieni didn't know if they could be stacked, but the Time Chamber prepared by the Light Beast God was certainly not something his innate secret technique could compare to. He said, "It's a Time Chamber that can accelerate time by up to one thousand times. How about that? This should be considered a pretty good treasure in the universe."

"It's only because the Old Mystic is the embodiment of the fused laws of light and time that he could easily create it. Otherwise, ordinary universe masters would have to pay a great price to create a Time Chamber with one thousand times the time acceleration!"

"Even if it can't be stacked with your Flowing Time, it's still much more effective than using Flowing Time alone. I remember you saying that your Flowing Time can only increase speed by a maximum of ten times, right?"

One thousand times! Although Luo Zhiyuan had begun to adapt to the rhythm of having a powerful backer, he still hadn't expected his teacher to leave him such an extraordinary treasure.

To this day, Luo Zhiyuan still didn't dare to log into the virtual universe while activating Flowing Time, because the different time flows made him feel exceptionally uncomfortable. His consciousness wasn't yet strong enough to support the side effects brought about by such a difference in time flow.

Therefore, if he really entered this Time Chamber to cultivate, then one year in the human world would mean he had already spent a millennium inside. Moreover, he would be alone, unable to contact the outside world, with only Bulieni for company.

Fortunately, Bulieni said that cultivation and actual combat would be alternated. Luo Zhiyuan sighed; surely he wouldn't be locked up for 1,000 years at once, right?

Bulieni continued, "An ordinary star level human can have a lifespan of one epoch, which is 10,081 years in Earth time. Your body has the most peak bloodline, so your lifespan is at least ten times that of an ordinary life form."

"I originally planned for you to spend these three years in the Time Chamber cultivating combat techniques and comprehending laws. Consuming three thousand years of your lifespan is nothing for you."

"Your own cultivation talent is quite good. After three years in the outside world, while you have actually undergone three thousand years of cultivation and comprehension, you will go to participate in that so-called Universe Genius Competition..."

"Hehe, I wonder if your human high-level officials will be scared to death by you, a 'monster.' Just thinking about it fills me with anticipation, haha!"

"However, burying your head in hard work cannot cultivate a true powerhouse. True powerhouses are forged from life-and-death struggles. So don't worry, I will give you time to get some air, hehe!"

Luo Zhiyuan felt as if the sky had suddenly gone dark. It seemed he was going to be locked in the Time Chamber for a very long time. Even with time to get some air, he would still have to spend at least over a thousand years in the Time Chamber.

To be honest, the simple and brutal cultivation plan Bulieni had set for him—spending thousands of years comprehending laws and practicing combat techniques—was extremely difficult!

Because the total time Luo Zhiyuan had lived across two lifetimes was only thirty-some years, having to undergo such dull cultivation for at least over a thousand years was a huge test of his willpower.

If his willpower wasn't firm and strong, he wouldn't be able to persist. However, if he did manage to persist, his willpower would also become incredibly powerful.

Of course, before starting his cultivation, there were still some things to do.

First, they had to leave the Ganwu Universe Kingdom and head to the Xuanyi Universe Kingdom. Bulieni had already used the privileges of his five-star account to book a spaceship to the direct-administered administrative planet of the Xuanyi Universe Kingdom. They were going to open up a new world there.

Boarding a dark red F5-class spaceship marked with the logo of the Universe First Bank, Luo Zhiyuan embarked on his journey to the Xuanyi Universe Kingdom.

The maximum speed of this spaceship could reach 30 times the speed of light. The journey would take 11 days, and they would have to pass through many wormholes to finally reach their destination—Qingyu Planet.

After the spaceship took off, Luo Zhiyuan logged into the virtual universe to contact his family one by one, telling them that he had started a long journey to other universe kingdoms and that he would be undergoing cultivation for a period of time. He might not be able to access the virtual universe network for ten days or so, so they shouldn't worry.

In the spaceship cabin, Luo Zhiyuan glanced at the virtualized outer starry sky before entering the space of his World Ring.

His body hadn't reached the star level yet, so he had to go soak in the evolution fluid first to evolve both his body and spiritual force to star level eight. His body and spiritual force had to progress simultaneously so that his foundation would be solid.

Thus, Luo Zhiyuan came to the evolution fluid, which was 500 kilometers in diameter. He took off his clothes and his second-tier Force Battle Suit and stepped into the lake of evolution fluid, discovering that this fluid actually emitted a charming scent that could make one unconsciously addicted.

After Luo Zhiyuan lay completely flat and immersed himself in the evolution fluid, he didn't feel any inability to breathe. Instead, he was naturally attracted by the fragrance emitted by the fluid and opened his mouth to let the fluid enter his body as well.

Only one thought had time to flash through his mind—the taste was actually quite good, with a sweet, fruity flavor—and then his entire being entered a state where even his soul was intoxicated.

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