A Million Years, A Peerless Art Completed!
More than a month later, Gulanxiu's Ancestral Dragon Clone arrived at the edge of the Primordial Secret Realm of the Virtual Universe Company aboard a spaceship!
Just then, the Ancestral Dragon Clone suddenly felt a powerful, suffocating force sweep across the entire spaceship. Then, it felt a shift in spacetime, and the Ancestral Dragon Clone disappeared from the spaceship.
With a spatial transformation, in the blink of an eye, the Ancestral Dragon Clone arrived in a familiar space. Feeling this familiar sensation and the power that resonated with the bloodline within his body, Gulanxiu knew that he had once again arrived in the Heritage Dragon Tower.
This made Gulanxiu marvel at the Nine Universe Master's mastery of the Space Law. Although most Universe Lords comprehend both the Time Law and Space Law, this does not mean that all Universe Lords have the same understanding of the Space Law.
The Nine Universe Master ' use of Space Law was incredibly ingenious. It was truly unbelievable that he could capture him here across countless light-years, even through a spaceship.
Suddenly, a phantom appeared in the space in front of the Ancestral Dragon Clone, and slowly solidified. The Nine Universe Master with white hair instantly appeared in front of the Ancestral Dragon Clone Ancestral Dragon Clone, carefully examining it.
After a moment, the Nine Universe Master smiled with satisfaction and said, "Not bad! You little fellow have cultivated to this level in just tens of thousands of years, gained the recognition of the major categories of Space Law, and your will has even broken through to the Universe Venerable level ahead of schedule! Your talent would rank among the top ten in the history of the Human Race!"
Gulanxiu's Ancestral Dragon Clone smiled and replied, "Senior, you flatter me! This junior was merely lucky!"
"Luck is also a part of strength. Which strong person doesn't have a bit of luck? Alright, since you have met my requirements, I will not go back on my word. I will give you this Inheritance Dragon Pearl! You can fuse it into your Energy Crystal Core. It will naturally continue to release its vital energy for you to absorb. Once you finish absorbing it, it may be able to enhance your Gene five thousand times and make you a unique Special Life Ancestral Dragon!" The Nine Universe Master said with a smile.
At the same time, the Nine Universe Master flipped his wrist, and a blood-red sphere about one meter in diameter appeared in his hand, which he then threw towards Gulanxiu's Ancestral Dragon Clone.
The Ancestral Dragon Clone opened its gaping maw and swallowed the blood-red sphere whole, controlling its fusion with the Energy Crystal within its body! This Energy Crystal was the Ancestral Dragon Clone's energy node. Since the Ancestral Dragon Clone was only an avatar and not an independent entity, it shared a Core Nucleus with Gulanxiu's main body!
Under normal circumstances, Gulanxiu's Core Nucleus is carried by his main body using the Green Lotus. This way, even if Gulanxiu's main body and clones are destroyed, Gulanxiu Green Lotus.
The energy source for both bodies is the energy crystallization formed from the Inner World.
Upon contact with the Energy Crystal of the Ancestral Dragon Clone, the one-meter-diameter Inheritance Dragon Pearl quickly fused with it. Wisps of blood energy surged from the Inheritance Dragon Pearl and flowed throughout the body through the Energy Crystal!
The Ancestral Dragon Clone felt an itch all over his body, and a lazy thought of wanting to fall asleep surfaced in his mind.
The Ancestral Dragon Clone hurriedly said to the Nine Universe Master, "Thank you for your kindness, Senior! But could you please send me to the Axe Universe? I wish to use the Time Acceleration there to speed up the fusion process!"
The Nine Universe Master shook his head and said, "This Inheritance Dragon Pearl is very strange. I don't know why, but once it leaves the Heritage Dragon Tower, the power inside it quickly disappears. After I discovered this change, I never let the Inheritance Dragon Pearl leave the Dragon Tower again. So, to avoid any accidents, you should fuse it within the Heritage Dragon Tower!"
Upon hearing this, the Ancestral Dragon Clone could only nod helplessly. In his perception, the speed at which he fused with the Ancestral Dragon's bloodline was not fast; it might take several hundred years. He didn't know if it would be in time!
However, upon further reflection, Gulanxiu realized it didn't matter. After all, if he didn't merge with the Ancestral Dragon bloodline, his Ancestral Dragon Clone would already be far behind the main body in terms of strength, and wouldn't be able to help anyway! So even if the Ancestral Dragon Clone couldn't attend this grand event, there was nothing to regret.
Twenty years have passed in the blink of an eye, while two hundred thousand years have passed in the Axe Universe.
Heavenly Tower, Gulanxiu once again stood facing the man carrying two swords.
Gulanxiu was the first to strike, his Enlightening Divine Axe fluttering through the air like a feather as it slashed down at the young man!
Faced with this seemingly effortless axe blow, the Twin Sword Youth became serious, crossing his swords to block Gulanxiu's attack.
A deafening boom resounded! As Gulanxiu blade clashed with the twin swords, a powerful burst of energy erupted instantly.
The powerful energy fluctuation instantly sent Gulanxiu and the man flying backwards. Judging from the direction of the energy fluctuation, the two were evenly matched this time.
At the same time, a Dragon Roar's roar swiftly entered the soul of the Twin Sword Man, causing him to pause involuntarily and slow down his mental processing.
Meanwhile, Gulanxiu controlled the Flowing Cloud Sky Treading Boots, leaving a trail of afterimages in the air, and swiftly attacked the Twin Sword Man!
"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!" In the next three blows, Gulanxiu clearly had the upper hand, with almost every blow giving him an absolute advantage. The axe light, accompanied by the roar of Dragon Roar, constantly affected the Soul Will of the Twin Sword Man, preventing him from going all out. As the tide turned, he ended up at a disadvantage.
A moment later, Gulanxiu shattered the defenses of the Twin Sword Man with a single axe stroke, cutting him into pieces.
"After two hundred thousand years, I finally created an Ultimate Secret Art and defeated this Twin Sword Man!" Gulanxiu exclaimed in a low voice.
Over the past two hundred thousand years Gulanxiu's progress in the Law has not been particularly significant. After all, he had already gained recognition from the major categories of Space Law, and to make further progress, he would need to break through to the Venerable realm.
However, only the Realm Lord are qualified to compete for the Heart of Time and Space. Therefore, after comprehending the Space Slaughter, Gulanxiu stopped studying the Space Law, fearing that he might accidentally comprehend Teleportation and break through to become Universe Venerable!
Regarding the Beast God Path, Gulanxiu has fully comprehended the third level and grasped a portion of the fourth level. However, fully comprehending the fourth level requires the complete Space Law, which is not something Gulanxiu can achieve in a short time.
It can be said that Gulanxiu has now reached the limit of the Realm Lord Level in terms of Law Comprehension. If he wants to make further progress, he will have to break through to the Universe Venerable stage.
In the past two hundred thousand years, Gulanxiu had learned from Venerable Lancang and Golden Dragon Venerable that the clan wanted them, the Realm Lord, to compete for the Heart of Time and Space, and also learned about the function of the Heart of Time and Space.
To be honest, the Heart of Time and Space isn't that useful to Gulanxiu. After his talent was enhanced by the Green Lotus, it was only a matter of time before he became the Lord of the Universe. The Heart of Time and Space can only make someone become the Lord of the Universe. Even if it makes the process faster, it can't raise the upper limit of Gulanxiu's talent potential any further!
Even so, Gulanxiu still decided to attend this grand feast! Because he had a feeling that Yun Miao might perish during this feast.
Even before Gulanxiu learned that Yun Miao came from the Mountain Sea Realm, he guessed that she might perish in the future.
After all, the original novel did not mention the issue of the remnants of Earth's past after Luo Feng's birth, which indicates that no powerful figures survived from Earth's previous eras.
However, even if Yun Miao's talent doesn't guarantee her becoming the Lord of the Universe, she is at least Universe Venerable. Universe Venerable are already considered high-ranking members of the Human Race and can be resurrected infinitely! In this case, the absence of Yun Miao in later generations can only mean that she has perished, and in a way that is irreversible.
Now that Yun Miao has become Gulanxiu's wife, Gulanxiu naturally wouldn't allow such a thing to happen. So, when he realized that Yun Miao might perish in this battle for the Heart of Time and Space, Gulanxiu decided that he must attend this grand event no matter what, and he absolutely couldn't let his wife really perish.
Moreover, if possible, he also wanted to help Yun Miao obtain the Heart of Time and Space; otherwise, given Yun Miao's talent in the Law, the gap between the two would only widen.
This can be seen from their current level of understanding of the Law.
Gulanxiu had already gained recognition from the major category of Space Law before entering the Axe Universe, while Yun Miao, even after two hundred thousand years of arduous cultivation, was still only at the eighteenth level of the Sky Bridge in terms of the two High-Level Law!
This is how it is in the Swallowed Star World. Some geniuses can make rapid progress in the early stages of cultivation, but their cultivation speed will slow down as they approach their potential limit!
Although Yun Miao has a strong will and will not be blocked by bottlenecks, her cultivation speed cannot be guaranteed in the later stages!
Therefore, after mastering the Space Slaughter, Gulanxiu did not focus on moving, but instead turned to studying secret techniques.
After all, Gulanxiu has reached the limit in all aspects. With the Gene Multiplier by 400 times, he cannot improve on his own unless Green Lotus advances again. And Green Lotus's next advancement requires a large amount of divine power at the Universe Venerable level, which Gulanxiu could not possibly obtain at the Realm Lord stage.
In terms of Amplification, after Ice God General Inheritance, Gulanxiu has reached 99.99 times Amplification, which is only 0.01 away from 100 times Amplification, and there is basically no room for improvement.
Therefore, Gulanxiu's only way to improve now is to study secret techniques. After all, he had only created one Peak Secret Art before, while in the original work, the True Evolution King created three Peak Secret Art!
Luo Feng was even more outrageous, creating three Ultimate Secret Art in just 50,000 years. Of course, this was mainly due to the Nine Tribulations Secret Code's superior comprehension. As a closely guarded secret of the Jin Kingdom, the Nine Tribulations Secret Code only had an auxiliary effect on improving Gene Level; its main purpose was to enhance comprehension. It can be said that the moment Luo Feng began cultivating the Nine Tribulations Secret Code, he created a significant gap between himself and the geniuses in Human Race history!
It must be admitted that Luo Feng in the original work was abnormal. Ultimate-level secret techniques should only be created by Universe Venerable level. Even Gulanxiu, whose comprehension has been improved many times, only created one Ultimate Secret Art not long ago after 200,000 years of hard training!
This secret technique is an upgraded version of the previous Peak Secret Art, the Mysterious Abyss Star Shattering Style! It simultaneously targets both the soul and matter in its attacks.
It's just that its power is more restrained, only unleashing its devastating force when it erupts.
According to Venerable Lancang, this secret technique is relatively ordinary among Ultimate Secret Art. However, even so, it has already amazed Universe Overlord such as Venerable Lancang and Golden Dragon Venerable!
According to them, they had never created Ultimate Secret Art at the Realm Lord or Immortal stages. Of course, this was also because they did not forcibly cap their level at the Realm Lord or Immortal stages. After all, Gulanxiu's situation was too rare. He could have broken through to the Universe Venerable level in a short time, but he dared not cultivate it, for fear of accidentally breaking through.
Just then, Gulanxiu was surprised to find that although the Twin Sword Youth had turned into thick fog, his two Treasure Longsword were still lying quietly on the ground.
"We got some gear!?" Gulanxiu in surprise. He quickly picked up the two longswords from the ground, rapidly imprinted them with his spiritual mark, and then casually stored them in his Space Ring!
A moment later, the fog thickened once more, and a monster with nine heads emerged from it...
Time flies! In the blink of an eye, the million-year arduous cultivation in the Axe Secret Realm is about to end. On the Twenty-first Layer of the Heavenly Tower, Gulanxiu stands facing a cold-blooded young man! Judging from the aura emanating from that young man, he is clearly a Universe Venerable!
Gulanxiu made the first move, sending out ethereal sword energy formed from the World Force towards the youth. At the same time, an axe beam flashing with Five-colored Light followed closely behind and slashed towards the youth!
The young man sneered and said, "You dare to show off your petty skills before an expert! Let me show you just how much difference there is between true strength and skill!"
As he spoke, he brandished his longsword, leaving behind afterimages in the air, instantly shattering Gulanxiu's illusory sword energy and blocking Gulanxiu's axe light.
"Break!" the young man shouted, and a terrifying spatial vibration began to ripple along Gulanxiu's arm!
Blood vessels burst forth from Gulanxiu's body instantly!
Gulanxiu's body was thrown backward by the shock.
The young man, with effortless ease, caught up with Gulanxiu once more and Gulanxiu at him.
Gulanxiu gritted his teeth and coldly snorted, "Slay again!"
As he spoke, he slightly retracted his Great Axe and swung it down again. Five-colored Light flashed, blocking the youth's attack once more!
The young man flicked his wrist, continuing to slash at Gulanxiu with one blow after another.
Gulanxiu could only grit his teeth and swing his axe to parry the blows time and time again.
"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!" Gulanxiu was bombarded and forced to retreat continuously. He could only barely remain undefeated by using his Treasure Armor and the Great Axe axe in his hand to weaken the young man's attacks.
It seemed that Gulanxiu was finding it increasingly difficult to defend himself, and each swing of his axe was weaker than the last.
Gradually, Gulanxiu's aura weakened, and the young man sensed that he could defeat Gulanxiu with a single sword strike!
But each time he unleashed that sword strike, he felt he needed to deliver another blow.
On the contrary, Gulanxiu smiled slightly, his eyes growing brighter and brighter. Although his resistance seemed extremely weak, it was like a blade of grass in spring—small but still holding a glimmer of hope.
Suddenly, Gulanxiu's aura vanished, but at that very moment he unleashed an extremely powerful axe strike!
Five beams of light shifted in Gulanxiu's Great Axe, until only a dazzling earthy yellow light remained. With this axe strike, an earthy yellow dragon roared and crashed into the youth.
With a deafening boom, the young man's body was completely enveloped in light!