King Lanchen stood silently by, guarding Qin Zhao. His gaze, deep as an abyss of stars, seemed able to pierce Qin Zhao's body and clearly "see" the world-shaking changes taking place within him. He could feel the spatial fluctuations radiating from Qin Zhao's soul growing purer and more ethereal, and sense the steady, rapid rise of his Origin Force.
His face remained expressionless, but the depths of his eyes held the faintest trace of satisfaction. As a King-level Immortal, he knew the importance of a solid foundation. The greatest advantage of a cosmic treasure like the Void Spirit was that it enhanced its recipient by following and optimizing the Cosmic Rules, rather than destructively forcing growth.
Time passed slowly amid deep cultivation.
Cosmic Level Fifth Order, Sixth Order, Seventh Order...
The Vortex Galaxy in Qin Zhao's dantian had expanded to dozens of times its size when he had first entered the Universe Level. Its structure was complex and beautiful, and the black hole at its center was stable and powerful, breathing in and out pure Universe Level Origin Force. The energy infusion had further tempered his body as well. Every cell brimmed with energy, and his affinity with space had grown stronger.
At last, when the final trace of energy from the drop of Void Spirit had been fully absorbed and refined—
Boom!
It was as though an invisible floodgate had burst open inside Qin Zhao. A torrent of Origin Force surged without end, ultimately gathering into a far more vast sea of stars. The miniature galaxy in his dantian reached an entirely new peak. Countless stars filled it, and the black hole's gravitational reach expanded to its limit, stabilizing at the pinnacle of Universe Level Ninth Order!
A surging sense of power filled his entire body. He was more