Qian Yu's consciousness wavered slightly as he looked at the newborn world: a dim gray sky, land where chaos had yet to unfold, and endless void.
This immense space spanning nine million kilometers existed quietly within his body.
This was... an Inner World.
A true Inner World.
It differed from the mysterious space where the Primordial Dao Tree resided. He had once believed that was his Inner World, but it actually was not. It was a space inherent to the Primordial Dao Tree; while it was technically his, it did not exist within his body.
The world that had now opened was truly his own, just like the Inner World of a Realm Lord!
A realization rose within Qian Yu.
This Fruit had given him an Inner World.
And the moment it had opened, it was already a terrifying nine million kilometers across!
An ordinary Realm Lord's Inner World was only several thousand kilometers across upon breaking through. Those with extraordinary talent might reach tens of thousands of kilometers. But nine million kilometers—what kind of concept was that?
It meant that from this moment onward, his foundation and potential had surpassed countless others!
Yet the transformation was not over.
Just as Qian Yu thought everything had ended, the torrent of energy surging into his body suddenly changed direction and began scouring his flesh!
From within to without, from cells to bones, from blood to fascia, every inch of his body was being remade by that energy!
The transformation was not gentle. It was violent, domineering, and utterly devastating!
Qian Yu's body trembled, shuddered, and transformed!
His bones shattered, then reformed; his muscles tore apart, then regenerated; his cells were annihilated, then reborn!
Every destruction was for the sake of a better rebirth!
Every pain was accompanied by an explosive surge in power!
Outside.
On that nameless planet, Qian Yu's body, which had sat cross-legged for a century, suddenly erupted with a terrifying aura!
Its strength, intensity, and unmatched might instantly enveloped the entire planet!
Then it continued spreading, spreading, spreading!
Boom!!!
The planet shook!
Mountains collapsed!
The earth cracked apart!
And amid that collapse and destruction, Qian Yu's body slowly rose into the air!
Within him, energy was still raging wildly!
Behind him, a massive phantom gradually took shape. It was the phantom of the Primordial Dao Tree, ten thousand kilometers tall, blotting out the sky and sun as it cast the entire planet beneath its shadow!
The phantom swayed gently, as though cheering for his breakthrough!
Boom!!!
An aura even more terrifying than before exploded from Qian Yu's body!
The threshold between the Cosmic Level Ninth Order and Domain Lord level was ruthlessly crushed beneath his feet at that moment!
His aura continued to rise!
Domain Lord First Order!
Domain Lord Second Order!
It was still rising!
Domain Lord Third Order!
Domain Lord Fourth Order!
Domain Lord Fifth Order!
Only upon reaching the Domain Lord Fifth Order Peak did that rising aura finally slow to a stop.
Qian Yu opened his eyes.
At that instant, two rays of gaze pierced through the void as though tangible, leaving behind two marks in the starry sky that lingered for a long time.
He lowered his head and looked at his hands.
Domain Lord Fifth Order.
That Fruit had not only opened an Inner World for him, but directly pushed him from the Cosmic Level Ninth Order Peak to the Domain Lord Fifth Order Peak.
He had crossed five orders in a row.
His body had also transformed, and his Gene Level had broken through again. After casually clenching his fist to test it, he estimated that his Gene Level had risen to around three hundred times.
As expected of the Primordial Dao Tree.
One Fruit had increased his Gene Level by two hundred times.
And that apparently was not all. Qian Yu's consciousness immersed itself in that newborn Inner World.
An immense space spanning nine million kilometers, a dim gray sky, land where chaos had yet to unfold, and endless void.
At that moment, however, his gaze was completely drawn to the Golden Giant Egg at the center of the world.
It stood around a hundred meters tall, its entire surface flowing with dazzling golden radiance.
The eggshell was covered in dense Law Patterns. Every time its light flickered, fluctuations of laws spread from within.
Qian Yu floated before the giant egg, quietly sensing the life being nurtured inside.
He could clearly feel that a brand-new life was being gestated within the egg.
It was his avatar, a second self linked to his soul and connected to his consciousness.
This was actually an avatar?
Not only had the Primordial Dao Tree's Fruit opened his Inner World, it had even given him an avatar.
He had previously been thinking of asking the Primordial Dao Tree to provide him with an avatar technique, but now it seemed there was no need at all.
Once this body was fully gestated, he would directly possess an avatar. Why would he need an avatar technique?
Why would he need a bicycle?
And this was an avatar gestated for him by the Primordial Dao Tree. Naturally, it could not possibly be inferior.
It would definitely be better than him painstakingly searching for a way to undergo Avatar Gestation himself!
Qian Yu suppressed the delight in his heart and continued sensing the avatar's gestation progress.
Based on the current situation, the avatar would not need too long to gestate. Around a dozen years should be enough.
It was likely because the Primordial Dao Tree had provided an enormous amount of energy all at once.
A dozen years.
To a Domain Lord level powerhouse, that was no more than the flick of a finger.
Qian Yu nodded slightly.
He had originally planned to immediately go settle things with Pan Xi.
Now, it seemed he could wait a little longer.
It would not be too late to deal with him once the avatar had been gestated!
He continued sensing the changes in his Inner World.
As the Primordial Dao Tree continued to grow, the energy it shared with Qian Yu also increased.
That way, Qian Yu's advancement in cultivation, even through sheer energy accumulation alone, would be very rapid.
In a dozen years, he would probably have reached the Domain Lord Peak.
It would be even easier to deal with Pan Xi then.
Qian Yu withdrew his consciousness and opened his eyes.
Outside, on that nameless planet, the body he had kept seated for a century floated quietly in the air.
Behind him, the phantom of the Primordial Dao Tree gradually faded, while the cracks and collapsed regions across the planet's surface slowly settled.
Domain Lord Fifth Order, a three-hundredfold Gene Level, a nine-million-kilometer Inner World, and an avatar currently being gestated.
This Fruit had given him far too much.
"A dozen years..."
Qian Yu murmured softly, the corners of his mouth lifting slightly.
"Pan Xi, I'll let you live for another dozen years."
Time flew by, and another dozen years passed silently.
That nameless planet still hung alone at the very edge of the Cui Lang Starfield. Its star remained dim, its land remained barren, as though the entire universe had forgotten it.
Yet amid that desolation, Qian Yu's aura grew deeper and more unfathomable by the day.
Deep within a canyon.
Qian Yu sat cross-legged, faint law fluctuations surrounding him.
Fourteen years of quiet cultivation had made his aura far more stable than when he had first broken through: Domain Lord Ninth Stage Peak.
He was only one step away from becoming a Realm Lord.
And that step required not an accumulation of energy, but a breakthrough in law comprehension.
For an ordinary Domain Lord, that step might take thousands or even tens of thousands of years.
But for Qian Yu, it was merely a threshold he could cross at any time.
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