A trillion Cosmic Crystals! Wu Sheng had never imagined that all the money he'd painstakingly saved up would only count as one contribution point in the Time-Space Shop—and that was just enough to unlock an ordinary shop.
Unlocking the VIP shop would take a whopping ten trillion contribution points—roughly the price of an Ordinary Heavy Treasure weapon. And every time he broke through to a higher major realm, the required amount would increase tenfold.
So that was what this meant: the further he advanced, the harder it would be to unlock the VIP Time-Space Shop!
If he never unlocked it, he'd be stuck buying things from the ordinary shop.
And when he thought about how the value of his purchases had already been fixed, it was obvious that the higher the shop's level, the better the deals!
No wonder the Primordial Universe Will had advised him to choose the first agreement.
That way, he'd not only get an incredible start thanks to his Special Lifeform, but also possess a Supreme Treasure, and the Time-Space Shop would be half price.
Sigh, if only I'd known sooner!
But as Wu Sheng kept reading, his mood swung wildly up and down.
The Time-Space Shop mainly offered two categories: secret techniques and treasures.
Secret techniques were further divided into three main categories: law techniques, amplification techniques, and Innate Secret Arts.
The treasures ranged from Life Fruits needed by Realm Lords, spirit fruits and crystals containing fragments of the Source Laws, materials for tempering an Immortal's divine body, and materials for forging weapons, all the way to Heavy Treasures, Supreme Treasures, and more. It had everything.
However, the highest-level secret techniques in the ordinary shop were Strongest Secret Techniques at the Universe Master level, while its highest-level treasures were Ordinary Supreme Treasures, including weapon sets and soul-type treasures.
In the VIP shop, the highest-level secret techniques were top-tier tenth-level techniques, with only a small number of secret arts, most of them consisting of just one or two volumes. Its highest-level treasures were ordinary True God-level treasures.
The super shop, on the other hand, offered all kinds of secret arts. Even its treasures were either Mechanical Flow treasures or extremely special ones—in any case, they were at least True God-level.
In other words, with Wu Sheng's current purchase discount, if he unlocked the Super VIP Time-Space Shop, he could immediately redeem a powerful Mechanical Flow Treasure for free.
But...
"Damn! Holy crap!" Wu Sheng exclaimed loudly, but then his expression turned bitter.
The more he read, the more he felt that the first agreement was the best. It treated him like the biological son of the Primordial Universe.
The second agreement was so-so, like the treatment given to an adopted son.
The third agreement was practically like being the neighbor's kid—clearly unwelcome in the Primordial Universe, with not even the right to unlock the Time-Space Shop.
"Hmm, wait. There's a loophole!"
Wu Sheng suddenly exclaimed in delight. "If I redeem an Ordinary Supreme Treasure from the ordinary shop, say an ordinary soul-type treasure, then sell it to someone else, wouldn't I get a huge number of Cosmic Crystals?"
But as he thought it over, Wu Sheng shook his head.
It was a nice idea, but in practice, he'd be asking for death!
Such an important treasure might not even be owned by a Universe Overlord. If he dared to take one out, he might find that even dying was too much to hope for.
Wu Sheng casually clicked on the description of an Ordinary Supreme Treasure.
The Purple Nether Pearl, an ordinary soul-type Supreme Treasure, specialized in soul defense and also provided a certain degree of amplification to Soul Illusion. It was suitable for Universe Overlords and weaker experts.
Sigh, I can't bear to part with it!
Looking at the four words "Confirm Redemption" in front of him, Wu Sheng sighed and shook his head.
If redeeming an Ordinary Supreme Treasure really could solve the problem of unlocking the VIP and Super VIP shops, he could grit his teeth and click confirm.
But the risk was too great. And according to the purchase benefits, the number of times he could buy something was very limited.
Besides, the further he went, the harder redemption would become. It looked like even if he survived to the end, he'd be lucky to redeem something ten times.
If he wasted one of his chances on an Ordinary Supreme Treasure, he might regret it even more later.
"Hmm, secret techniques and secret arts can only be used by the buyer. Under the influence of the Supreme Rule, they can't be passed on to others. Starting with the eighth redemption, treasures redeemed from the Time-Space Shop can be returned to it and used as redemption items!"
When Wu Sheng saw that line of tiny golden text, he immediately smiled.
So the Time-Space Shop had anti-theft measures!
That made sense. It was a benefit granted to reincarnators like him, but they weren't going to let him exploit the shop endlessly, either.
"Secret techniques! That's a reminder. I don't need other secret techniques for now, and I'd have to spend time learning them. I'd even need the right Law Comprehension to go with them. But Innate Secret Arts can be acquired directly, and they don't require any Law Comprehension."
"If I can find an Innate Secret Art that suits me, spending one redemption chance on it would be worth it."
Wu Sheng's eyes lit up again.
His number of purchases and his purchasing power were right there in front of him. Redeeming treasures from the ordinary shop would be a terrible deal, but Innate Secret Arts seemed like a pretty good choice.
"Innate Secret Art 'Second Avatar': usable at the Realm Lord level. It can nurture an avatar through the Inner World. The avatar disappears upon becoming a True God!"
"Innate Secret Art 'Clone Technique': no restrictions on use, but it disappears upon becoming a True God! During this period, up to seventy-two clones can be summoned at once. However, be sure to guard against Soul Attacks. Each clone has limited divine power, with a maximum reserve of sixty percent of the Original Body's. The destruction of a clone generally has little effect on the Original Body, unless the clone's divine power is completely annihilated. But if the Original Body dies, all clones die with him."
"Innate Secret Art 'Domain': an escape-type Innate Secret Art. It allows the user to briefly merge into space within a radius of ten thousand kilometers. It cannot be activated when the energy within the body is insufficient!"
"Innate Secret Art 'Teleport': an escape-type Innate Secret Art. Teleport is one of the three major branches of the Space Origin Law, so at this stage, its range is equivalent to that of an ordinary King-level Immortal: one light-year. It also causes spatial fluctuations. It cannot be activated when energy is insufficient!"
"Innate Secret Art 'Time Stop'..."
Wu Sheng looked at the Innate Secret Arts. Some were familiar, others unfamiliar, but they were all meant to protect one's life or help one escape.
"They even have evolvable Innate Secret Arts. Tsk, tsk!"
Wu Sheng's eyes had been opened. The shop really did record everything. Even if he couldn't acquire them, it was still nice to take a look.
"Innate Secret Art 'Soul Devour': originally one of the Innate Secret Arts of the Soul-Devouring Beast. At its initial stage, it could only launch Soul Attacks and devour a small amount of soul power to strengthen itself."
"At the second stage, the Innate Secret Art 'Soul Devour' of the Soul-Devouring Demon Tank loses its Soul Attack ability, but can transform the refined soul power into dream experiences, indirectly strengthening the user's willpower."
"At the third stage, the Innate Secret Art 'Soul Devour' of the incredible Special Lifeform Shi can strengthen the user's willpower within dreams while also analyzing the Law Comprehension in those dreams—even the target's Life Gene Level. (Note: the minimum Life Gene Level of a target is Immortal Divine Power.)"
"Good heavens, that's powerful! Incredibly powerful!"
Wu Sheng couldn't stop praising it. For the first time, he felt that his Soul-Devouring Demon Tank form was so incredible. It came with an evolvable Innate Secret Art—one that had already evolved once.
Leaving the other Innate Secret Arts aside, just this twice-evolved Soul Devour was probably enough to rival the Nether Sea's Innate Secret Art, Creation, when it came to raising Life Gene Level.
Of course, the two were still very different. The only thing they had in common was that they could raise Life Gene Level.
As for why the minimum was Immortal Divine Power, that was easy enough to understand.
At the Immortal stage, the soul, or Life Imprint, fused completely with the body. Only by devouring and analyzing this kind of soul power could one gain the ability to analyze Life Gene Levels.
At the Realm Lord level and below, soul power could only be used to strengthen one's willpower and analyze Law Comprehension.