The Fourth Secret Realm

After understanding his true self and comprehending his state of mind, the illusions in the Illusion Sea could hardly affect Gulanxiu anymore.

However, the soul pressure on each island remained. Although Gulanxiu's absolute idealism did resemble the third stage of mental cultivation on Earth in certain ways, he had only just comprehended it and was still unfamiliar with how to use it. Besides, this approach was also an unorthodox one.

So, after breaking through four more islands in a row, Gulanxiu finally fell on the Fifteenth Island.

At the far end of the 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 so far. The Fifteenth Island had soul pressure on the level of a Marquis Immortal. Gulanxiu was only at the Cosmic Level, yet he had managed to withstand it all the way to the Fifteenth Island. It was certainly beyond his expectations.

Not long ago, Yunmiao had reached the Eighteenth Island, which had raised his tolerance for what geniuses could accomplish considerably. Even so, Gulanxiu's performance this time still shocked him.

He murmured to himself, "This is a blessing for the Human Race! To have such incredible geniuses appear one after another truly is a blessing for the Human Race! Gulanxiu's will might even be enough for him to become a Venerable. I'd better send all this information to the super-strong members of the Human Race!"

With that, he sent a mass email to the powerful members of the Human Race.

Though Gulanxiu didn't know what the Scale Armor Man at the depths of the Illusion Sea was thinking, as someone who had read the original story thoroughly, he knew that getting past the Fourteenth Island this time would surely cause a stir.

After all, in the original story, Luo Feng had shocked the Guardian by passing the Tenth Island, while Hong's passing the Twentieth Island had even prompted the Giant Axe Founder to personally take him as a disciple.

His results this time were nowhere near Hong's, but he had still surpassed Luo Feng. Even if the Universe Masters didn't care, he would probably catch the attention of quite a few Venerables.

Gulanxiu wasn't worried, though. He knew from reading the original story that, while there were some struggles over interests among the Human Race's upper echelons, they were relatively harmonious. Showing outstanding talent wouldn't make people jealous; instead, he would receive special cultivation.

Of course, that was something to think about later. What mattered most to Gulanxiu now was the mountain of points in his account.

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

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

But after looking around the shop, Gulanxiu could only shake his head helplessly. Having gotten rich so suddenly, he didn't even know what to buy.

After all, his current weapons and armor would serve him for a long time. Even if he bought better equipment, he wouldn't be able to use it yet.

Barbarian Hammer King had promised to help him upgrade Heavy Metal Stym, so he didn't need to spend his own points on that, either.

As for spaceships, his current E9-Class Spaceship was enough for now. There was no need to buy a better F-class spaceship.

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

For instance, a Purple Spirit Crystal, which could improve one's affinity for the Laws, cost as much as 100 million points.

The most expensive treasure Gulanxiu could see with his clearance was a Cosmic Level Two-Headed Demon Marten, priced at ten trillion points. It had a special talent that made Gulanxiu extremely envious: cloning.

The Two-Headed Demon Marten was a special species among the Demon Race. Members of this species were born with two heads and were naturally hermaphroditic. They could reach the Domain Lord level upon reaching adulthood.

Once a Two-Headed Demon Marten reached adulthood, its body would automatically split into male and female individuals, giving it two clones.

In the world of Swallowing Starry Sky, the most practical talent was the ability to create clones. As long as not all of one's clones perished at once, a surviving clone could be used to revive a dead one, giving one a huge advantage in staying alive.

Because of this talent, the Demon Race valued the Two-Headed Demon Marten species highly. Two-Headed Demon Martens that hadn't broken through to Immortality were almost never seen in the universe, so a Cosmic Level one was naturally extremely precious.

"One Two-Headed Demon Marten costs that much. I wonder what kind of sky-high price a Golden-Horned Beast would fetch!" Gulanxiu mused to himself.

In his eyes, the Two-Headed Demon Marten was decent, but it was nowhere near as good as the Golden-Horned Beast Luo Feng had taken over.

The Two-Headed Demon Marten had plenty of shortcomings, too. For instance, its body wasn't very large. As an adult, it was only a few meters long—not much bigger than a human, let alone comparable to the Golden-Horned Beast, which was hundreds of thousands of meters long.

As for its genes, the Two-Headed Demon Marten had only the normal onefold gene level, while the Golden-Horned Beast had a tenfold gene level. The difference was considerable.

Most importantly, the Two-Headed Demon Marten's clones were still Two-Headed Demon Martens. They were good for staying alive, but they didn't improve its talents.

The Golden-Horned Beast, however, could nurture any life form whose genes were no more than ten times its own, making up for its shortcomings in talent.

For example, the Demon-Slaying Race clone Luo Feng nurtured in the original story could improve his comprehension of space.

His Earthling Clone could sleep with Xu Xin!

The Blood Sea Clone could provide Luo Feng with an endless supply of divine power, and the Two-Headed Demon Marten had none of these abilities.

Of course, the Two-Headed Demon Marten also had a talent the Golden-Horned Beast lacked: self-reproduction. Once grown, a Two-Headed Demon Marten could mate and reproduce with another Two-Headed Demon Marten, or even with itself. Either way, it could produce offspring of its own kind.

Naturally, reproduction was difficult either way. The universe was fair, after all. Since the Two-Headed Demon Marten had already been granted the powerful talent of creating clones, there had to be some restrictions on its ability to reproduce.

Despite all these shortcomings, the Two-Headed Demon Marten still sold for the astronomical price of ten trillion points. As for the even better Golden-Horned Beast, Gulanxiu couldn't even see it with his current clearance.

So, even though Gulanxiu had a lot of points, they were nothing in the face of these special resources.

"Forget it. I'll save the points for now and buy something when I need it," Gulanxiu said helplessly, shaking his head.

Gulanxiu had never imagined that one day he would be fretting over not being able to spend his points.

At that moment, Gulanxiu was like a ten-year-old child who had suddenly received a fortune of a million, with no idea what to spend it on.

He could certainly find a way to spend it if he tried, but none of those things were necessities. He couldn't afford the things he actually needed, and he had no habit of wasting money, so he naturally wouldn't spend it recklessly.

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

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

It was a vast continent stretching as far as the eye could see. According to the description, the continent had a diameter of ten light-years, and countless celestial bodies revolved around its perimeter.

Farther away lay endless dust, making it difficult for Gulanxiu to see clearly.

A moment later, Kasidela piloted the spaceship down to a small city in the middle 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 the residence for your Cosmic Level members. You should have already received your room number on your Light Brain, right? Your room is your private space. You can do whatever you want in there."

Gulanxiu nodded and said to Kasidela, "Thanks for all your hard work on the way here. I appreciate it, Brother Kasidela. I'll be going now!"

Kasidela smiled and nodded. "Go ahead! If anything comes up, ask me in the Virtual Universe!"