Fourth Secret Realm

After understanding his true heart and grasping his state of mind, the illusions within the Illusion Sea could no longer easily affect Gulanxiu.

However, the soul pressure on each island still remained. Although Gulanxiu's absolute idealism was, in some respects, quite similar to the Earth's third stage of heart cultivation, he had only just comprehended it and was not yet skilled in its application. Moreover, this method was a bit of a deviation from the norm.

Thus, after another streak of conquering four islands, Gulanxiu ultimately fell on the fifteenth island.

At the end of the distant twenty-first island, the Scale Armor Man saw that Gulanxiu had finally fallen and let out a long breath.

He truly hadn't expected Gulanxiu to make it this far. After all, the fifteenth island already possessed the soul pressure of a Marquis-level Immortal, and Gulanxiu was only at the Cosmic Level. The fact that he could endure all the way to this fifteenth island was indeed beyond his expectations.

Even though Yunmiao's recent feat of reaching the eighteenth island had raised his tolerance for geniuses considerably, Gulanxiu's performance this time still shocked him.

He muttered to himself, "What fortune for the Human Race! To have such an incredible genius appear one after another—truly a blessing for the Human Race! Gulanxiu's willpower might even allow him to become a Venerable. I should send all this information to those super existences of the Human Race!"

With that, he sent a mass email to the Human Race's powerful figures.

Although Gulanxiu was unaware of the Scale Armor Man's thoughts deep within the Illusion Sea, having thoroughly read the original work, he clearly knew that his success in passing the fourteenth island this time would inevitably cause a stir.

After all, in the original story, Luo Feng passing the tenth island had already shocked the Guardian, and Hong passing the twentieth island had even led to the Giant Axe Founder personally taking him as a disciple.

Although his achievement this time was far inferior to Hong's, it still surpassed Luo Feng's. Even if the Universe Masters didn't care, it would likely draw the attention of quite a few Venerables!

However, Gulanxiu wasn't worried. Having read the original work, he knew that while there were some conflicts of interest among the Human Race's high-level members, they were relatively harmonious overall. His display of extraordinary talent wouldn't invite jealousy but would instead lead to focused nurturing.

Of course, these were matters to consider later. For now, what concerned Gulanxiu most was the massive amount of points in his account.

The point rewards for the twenty-one Illusion Sea islands were the same as the Sky Bridge: passing the first island rewarded 100 points, the second 200 points, the third 400 points, and so on.

Gulanxiu had now passed fourteen islands, accumulating a total of 1,638,300 points. Adding the 24,720 points he had left over, Gulanxiu suddenly became wealthy.

But after browsing the shop, Gulanxiu could only shake his head helplessly. Having suddenly come into wealth, he didn't know what to buy.

After all, his current weapons and armor were sufficient for a long time. Even if he wanted better equipment, he couldn't use it at his current level.

Barbarian Hammer King had also promised to help upgrade his Heavy Metal Stym, so he didn't need to spend money on that.

As for his spaceship, his current E9-Class Spaceship was adequate for now, so there was no need to buy a better F-Class one.

As for other special treasures, he couldn't afford them yet.

For example, a type of Purple Spirit Crystal that could enhance law affinity cost as much as 100 million points.

With his authority, the most expensive treasure he could see was a Cosmic Level Two-Headed Demon Marten, priced at 10 trillion points. This Two-Headed Demon Marten had a special talent that Gulanxiu coveted greatly: the ability to create clones.

The Two-Headed Demon Marten was a special race within the Demon Clan. Born with two heads and naturally hermaphroditic, they could reach the Domain Lord level upon adulthood.

After reaching adulthood, their bodies would automatically split into two individuals, male and female, granting them two clones.

In the world of Swallowing Starry Sky, the most practical talent was the clone ability. Once you had clones, as long as not all of them perished together, you could use a surviving clone to revive the dead one, giving you a huge advantage in survivability.

Because of this talent, the Demon Clan placed great importance on the Two-Headed Demon Marten race. It was rare to see one that hadn't broken through to Immortal in the universe, making a Cosmic Level Two-Headed Demon Marten extremely valuable.

"A Two-Headed Demon Marten is this expensive. I wonder what astronomical price a Golden-Horned Beast would fetch!" Gulanxiu sighed to himself.

In his view, while the Two-Headed Demon Marten was decent, it was far inferior to the Golden-Horned Beast that Luo Feng had taken over.

The Two-Headed Demon Marten had many flaws. For instance, its body wasn't very large—only a few meters in size upon adulthood, not much bigger than a human, let alone compared to the Golden-Horned Beast, which could reach millions of meters.

In terms of genes, the Two-Headed Demon Marten had only a normal single-gene multiplier, while the Golden-Horned Beast had a tenfold gene multiplier. The gap was significant.

Most importantly, the Two-Headed Demon Marten's clones were still Two-Headed Demon Martens. While they enhanced survivability, they didn't improve talent.

In contrast, the Golden-Horned Beast could nurture any life form with a gene multiplier no more than ten times its own, compensating for its talent deficiencies.

For example, in the original story, Luo Feng nurtured a Demon-Slaying Race clone to enhance his spatial insights.

His Earthling Clone could... well, be with Xu Xin!

His Blood Sea Clone provided Luo Feng with infinite divine power. These abilities were all things the Two-Headed Demon Marten lacked.

Of course, the Two-Headed Demon Marten had one talent the Golden-Horned Beast didn't: self-reproduction. After adulthood, a Two-Headed Demon Marten could mate with other Two-Headed Demon Martens or even with itself to reproduce, both methods producing offspring.

Regardless of the method, reproduction was difficult. After all, the universe was fair—since it had granted such a powerful clone talent, there had to be some limitations on reproduction.

Despite all these flaws, the Two-Headed Demon Marten still commanded a sky-high price of 10 trillion points. As for the superior Golden-Horned Beast, Gulanxiu's current authority couldn't even see it.

So, although Gulanxiu had many points, they were nothing in the face of these special resources.

"Forget it! I'll keep the points for now and buy something when I have a need!" Gulanxiu shook his head and said helplessly.

He had never imagined that one day he would be troubled by not being able to spend his points.

Now, Gulanxiu was like a ten-year-old child who had suddenly come into a million dollars, not knowing how to spend it.

Although he could force a purchase, nothing was a necessity. What he truly needed, he couldn't afford, and since he wasn't wasteful, he wouldn't do that.

With that thought, Gulanxiu stopped dwelling on it and entered a cultivation state.

After flying through the Dark Universe for a full six months, Gulanxiu finally arrived at the Fourth Secret Realm of the Axe Fighting Arena.

This was an endless continent. According to the introduction, the continent's diameter was a full ten light-years, with countless stars orbiting its periphery.

Further out was an expanse of dust, making it hard for Gulanxiu to see clearly.

Soon after, Kasidela piloted the spaceship down to a small city at the center of the continent.

Kasidela said to Gulanxiu, "Gulanxiu! We've arrived at the Fourth Secret Realm. This city is where the core members of the Fourth Secret Realm live. That tall building is where you Cosmic Level members reside. Your Light Brain should have already received your room number! Your room is your exclusive space—you can do anything inside."

Gulanxiu nodded and said to Kasidela, "Thank you for the trouble, Brother Ka! I'll take my leave then!"

Kasidela smiled and nodded, saying, "Go ahead! If you need anything, ask me in the Virtual Universe!"