Thousandfold Gene, Super Enhancement

Li Dui had pondered the question of the Sacred Blood Crystal.

He believed it should start by increasing the gene base by a hundredfold.

Now it seemed it was definitely more than a hundredfold.

Just how much was it?

Li Dui's figure vanished on the spot, reappearing in the cold, empty void nearly a light-year away.

He threw a punch, kicked a leg. Using no laws at all, relying solely on his body's raw power, he launched attack after attack.

Could this be a thousandfold gene amplification?

No way, no way, this fierce? Li Dui's heart surged with wild joy.

No mistake, this power was indeed ten times stronger than before.

And this speed had reached the peak level of a normal Domain Lord.

It was a thousandfold. Just like that, I've gained a thousandfold gene amplification!

Li Dui's entire body vibrated with primal force as he flew at full speed through the void, laughing freely.

As the saying goes, the feeling of being strong in oneself is the most solid.

After a long while, Li Dui gradually calmed down and teleported back to his residence.

Once the excitement faded, a question surfaced in his mind.

Why a thousandfold?

From a hundred to a thousand, an increase of nine hundred times. That number was a bit odd. Shouldn't it have been a direct increase of a thousand times, which would be more reasonable?

Maybe a thousandfold was the upper limit. That made sense. The Natural Beast God had perfect genes, which was 10,081 times.

No matter what part of its body the Sacred Blood Crystal came from, it was ultimately just a very small piece. Being able to transform a life with ordinary genes into one with a thousandfold amplification was already remarkable.

Even among the group of special lifeforms, a thousandfold gene amplification was considered quite good.

Slowly, Li Dui's gaze grew resolute. He needed to advance. Staying at Universe Rank any longer was pointless.

Finding another treasure suitable for Universe Rank that could boost genes by over a thousandfold—relying on himself alone, the chances were too low.

So, break through! The moment he made the decision, the nebula in Li Dui's dantian began to spin violently. The largest black hole at the nebula's center frantically devoured everything.

With Li Dui's profound comprehension of the laws, breaking through to a mere Domain Lord posed no obstacle at all.

Soon, his physical body, his soul, and all his life genes began to undergo a leap. The black hole swallowed everything, slowly collapsing. Eventually, it transformed into a gray sphere. This was the Life Core. Inside the Life Core was a chaotic void, with soul crystals and primal force crystals drifting within.

Domain Lord Rank, achieved. From now on, as long as the Life Core wasn't destroyed, losing an arm or a leg, or even being chopped into ten or eight pieces, could be recovered.

For others, being chopped into ten pieces meant death even if they didn't die immediately. But Li Dui was different—he had his avatars. Maybe he could snatch an opportunity and take the Life Core away?

The first thing after advancing to Domain Lord wasn't celebration. It was immediately checking the Hula Hoop, searching through layer after layer of flowing light.

Found it. Another layer, one that had previously shown him nothing at all, now began to reveal the information it contained.

After studying it for a while, he determined this was the path of law fusion. Let's call this layer the third layer. It shared similarities with the second layer but was fundamentally different.

The second layer expressed how laws combined, resonated, aided each other, pushed each other, and complemented each other to enhance power.

The third layer spoke of fusion—how to gradually merge different laws into one. By using the special power born from fusion, different from normal laws, one could unleash terrifying might.

The source of the Sacred Blood Crystal, that Gold-Space Beast God, was a natural Gold-Space fusion law Universe Master.

The big shot behind the Hula Hoop really delivered. Law fusion had a much higher ceiling than law combination. This also meant Li Dui's future ceiling in law achievement was greatly raised.

All that was for later. Li Dui knew very well that he was still weak now. He calmed his mind and tried to sense the Origin Law of Space.

Sure enough.

I was right. This was more worth celebrating than the breakthrough.

After becoming a Domain Lord, his efficiency in comprehending the Law of Space had returned. It was about the same as before he had received the acknowledgment of the Origin Law of Space.

From another perspective, before fully comprehending the Origin Law of Space, he first needed to grasp the three profound mysteries: Sealing, Strangulation, and Teleportation. These corresponded to the 18th, 19th, and 20th levels of the Heavenly Bridge.

Mastering any one profound mystery meant climbing one more level on the Heavenly Bridge. When the three profound mysteries merged into one, that would be the day he fully understood space and became a Venerable.

This matter got harder with each level. Li Dui's current progress toward the 19th level was about the same speed as his previous progress toward the 18th. In fact, it was even faster than before.

The slowdown in comprehending the Law of Space had troubled Li Dui for over sixty years. Now, it had dissipated in an instant. He immediately decided to set aside other laws and continue focusing on space.

Only this way could he increase his absolute strength the fastest.

When there was nothing urgent, he could keep things hidden. But when it came to a life-or-death moment for his true body, he couldn't afford to care about anything else—the stronger his true body, the better.

He glanced at the three avatars guarding around him. There was one thing he had to prioritize.

He controlled Number One to tell the servants he needed to go into seclusion and would not accept any visitors.

He personally informed a few close people, also saying he would be in seclusion for a year or two. Then he set up an automatic reply for his Virtual Universe emails.

With everything arranged, Li Dui's mind moved, and one of the three avatars beside him silently collapsed. Li Dui's complexion instantly paled a bit. The sliver of soul that had previously been split off to control that avatar now commanded it to self-destruct. Even if he split off another sliver of soul, he could no longer enter and control that avatar.

There was no choice. Li Dui could only use the first level of the Secret Technique of Puppet Body of Self. He could only have five avatars existing at once. To create a new one, he had to destroy an old one.

The secret technique activated, and a small sprout of flesh grew from his spine.

He'd have to be a monster for another month, Li Dui grumbled inwardly.

A month later, a new clone at Domain Lord First Order stood before Li Dui.

Not bad at all—felt much stronger than the old clone.

The damage to his true body needed recovery. Fortunately, the recovery technique inherent to the Secret Technique of Puppet Body of Self was quite effective. A 20% origin damage would take only a month to heal.

This secret technique was rather odd, Li Dui mused. He'd tried using it to restore his primal force consumption, but it didn't work at all. It could only repair the damage caused by creating a clone.

The month passed quickly. Fully recovered, Li Dui pulled out a treasure he'd been hoarding—a Shankang Fruit.

He'd stumbled upon it while killing a Domain Lord in the Xueluo World.

It could restore the full divine body of a Marquis Rank Immortal. It could also accelerate life gene leaps without side effects.

Since his true body had left the clan's control, there was no Nutrient Pod to soak in. Luckily, Li Dui had this treasure on hand. Otherwise, he'd have to spend points to exchange for something similar and have it sent over. If he relied on slowly absorbing cosmic energy, when would he ever reach Domain Lord Peak?

The process of absorbing the Shankang Fruit was incredibly comfortable, sending Li Dui soaring with pleasure. No wonder it was a treasure worth millions of Hunyuan Units.

He didn't need to focus entirely on this. Li Dui began comprehending laws. At the same time, he logged into the Virtual Universe through Number One and continued perfecting his third sword strike in the training room. This matter had been delayed for years.

If he hadn't attended Venerable Jiyu's lectures for a few days, Li Dui really wouldn't have known how to proceed with the third strike. Before, he'd been blindly chasing power and had taken many wrong turns. Looking back now, there were many aspects that needed major adjustments.

Back then, from Cosmic First Order to Ninth Order, he'd soaked in a Nutrient Pod for three months.

Now, from Domain Lord First Order to Peak, the normal energy required was a thousand times greater, and Li Dui also had a thousandfold gene base. He'd thought the time needed would be much longer.

He hadn't expected the Shankang Fruit to be so effective. In just over half a month, it had shoved him straight to Domain Lord Peak.

And this was with Li Dui carefully controlling the speed of advancement, afraid something might go wrong.

Now, Li Dui truly felt powerful.

A few months ago, he was a Cosmic Ninth Order with a hundredfold gene base. His physical quality was roughly equivalent to a Domain Lord Fourth Order.

Now, he was a Domain Lord Peak with a thousandfold gene base. He could directly match the physical quality of an ordinary World Lord Peak.

This wasn't just a small boost in combat power.

World Lord Peak, 18th level of the Heavenly Bridge.

Even among all the World Lords in the human race, he ranked among the very top.

Now, he dared to say he could suppress a Marquis Rank Elementary in a fight. Though killing a Marquis Rank was unlikely. Though if he let his guard down even a little, the opponent could take him out.

But purely in terms of attack power, he could indeed suppress a Marquis Rank Elementary.

"Awesome!" Li Dui silently gave himself a thumbs-up.

But it was useless. Li Dui would never let his true body face a Marquis Rank Immortal. If a Marquis Rank Immortal showed up, he'd get as far away as possible.

If he wanted to play, he'd use a clone, right?