Breaking Through to Universe Level

"Plop!"

Su Zhe no longer hesitated and leaped into the boiling golden Lava Sea.

Because he had Camouflage on as a Lava Monster, the expected scorching heat never came. The crimson-gold lava wasn't viscous; instead, it enveloped Su Zhe like hot spring water.

A vast amount of energy quickly poured into Su Zhe's body, trying to bore into his cells. It was only because Lava Monsters were energy-like lifeforms with an exceptionally unique body structure that they could withstand the energy's impact.

Otherwise, even a normal Universe Level fighter might have been blown apart by this pure energy.

"Devour!"

Su Zhe barked, and all three of his devouring abilities surged into action at full power!

The Blacklight Virus focused on the physical level, Void Devouring Flame on energy, while the Heaven-Devouring Demonic Art could reach straight into the deeper source—the Origin Law of Fire.

Su Zhe could feel the Genetic Origin Energy within him soaring. It reached a critical point, then stopped, giving his body time to absorb and digest it. Once that was done, another massive wave of energy poured in.

This cycle repeated over and over.

The bottleneck to Universe Level seemed to be steadily compressed under this onslaught.

Su Zhe seemed to understand how the Lava Monsters broke through to Universe Level.

The repeated surges of energy, combined with their unique body structure, made it easy for Lava Monsters to complete a leap in life level and break through to Universe Level.

Of course, breaking through wasn't guaranteed.

Su Zhe looked to the other side. Some Lava Monsters there had failed to break through. It seemed that the Lava Monsters who came here were all nearing the end of their lifespans; younger Star Level Nine Lava Monsters didn't come here.

The Lava Monster they'd encountered at the mining site earlier was one such example. It had stayed behind to serve as a supervisor.

Regardless.

This was still Su Zhe's opportunity.

"Can you analyze the exact composition of this lava?"

Su Zhe asked.

"Without professional instruments, I can't analyze it," Xiao Yu said.

"Forget it."

Su Zhe gave up on investigating the composition of the golden lava. It was enough to know it wouldn't harm him and was, instead, a great boon.

Now there was just one question left.

Should he break through to Universe Level here and now?

Aside from whether he should participate in the Genius Tournament, Su Zhe's concern about breaking through to Universe Level was that afterward, devouring Star Level monsters would no longer earn him Devour Points.

He was still counting on devouring the Lava Monsters to get some Devour Coins.

But after breaking through to Universe Level, killing Universe Level enemies would also earn him more Devour Coins, at least ten times as efficiently as killing Star Level ones.

Killing a Universe Level One beast would already earn him ten times what a Star Level Nine beast did, not to mention the others.

"Forget it."

Su Zhe gritted his teeth. "I'll break through."

"There are still so many Universe Level beasts in the Lava Secret Realm. This is a rare opportunity."

Su Zhe stopped suppressing the energy raging inside him and chose to follow his instincts and break through!

Whoosh!

An immense, unending stream of energy poured into Su Zhe's body. The golden Lava Sea around him even formed a small whirlpool because he was devouring it so quickly, with Su Zhe at its center.

Su Zhe rapidly devoured the golden lava, continually strengthening his body.

At the same time, his Domain of Fire was rapidly improving.

The devouring power of both Void Devouring Flame and the Heaven-Devouring Demonic Art could improve Su Zhe's comprehension of the Origin Law of Fire to a certain extent, including his Domain. Improving his Domain was much easier than comprehending the Law.

He had only recently reached the third level of the Domain of Fire. Now, after devouring so much, he finally reached the Fourth-Level Domain!

And as Su Zhe reached the fourth level of the Domain of Fire,

A powerful aura radiated from him once more.

The Origin Law of Fire!

Su Zhe's face lit up.

Though he hadn't truly crossed the threshold into the Origin Law, the golden lava's constant surging, combined with his breakthrough in the Domain, had finally allowed him to grasp a hint of the Origin Law of Fire's mysteries!

With this hint of the Law's mysteries, Su Zhe's strength would surge dozens of times over.

For instance, he could now use the Flowing Fire Blade: Fifth Form at will, though it had been unstable when he used it before. He could even try to master the next level, the Flowing Fire Blade: Sixth Form!

"Great!"

Su Zhe couldn't help exclaiming.

Now, after breaking through to Universe Level, even if he was only at Universe Level One, he'd be confident he could return to the Lava Monster lair from earlier and kill those few Universe Level Lava Monsters!

Since his Domain and Law had both broken through,

It was time to complete his breakthrough in level.

Su Zhe looked within at the sea of consciousness in his body. Nine miniature star systems were continually compressing and changing, transforming toward the nebula of Universe Level.

This transformation wouldn't take long.

Su Zhe sat cross-legged in the Lava Sea, silently absorbing the energy and guiding it along the Heaven-Devouring Demonic Art's pathways through his body, strengthening his life level.

After devouring continuously,

Su Zhe's Life Gene Level had nearly reached twice the norm. It was probably around 1.9 times now.

To improve his Life Gene Level, he needed to collect more powerful bloodlines from different lifeforms. Devouring the same type of lifeform was useless; nor did devouring a lifeform with ten times his Life Gene Level mean he could completely inherit its genes.

The Blacklight Virus constantly optimized the useless parts of his genes. After deleting many gene fragments, his Gene Level could actually decrease instead.

There was no need to rush the improvement of his Life Gene Level.

There was still a feast waiting for Su Zhe back on Earth.

For now, the most important thing was to break through to Universe Level.

After an unknown amount of time,

When Su Zhe opened his eyes again, he felt the immense surge of power within him. It was clear that he had completed his breakthrough to Universe Level!

Now that he had broken through to Universe Level,

"Whoosh!"

Su Zhe shot out of the Lava Sea and hovered above it, looking up at the gigantic luminous object overhead.

That thing was the Fire Marrow Heart.

It was a rare treasure even for a Domain Lord.

Su Zhe wondered if he might have a chance to get his hands on the Fire Marrow Heart.

The Fire Marrow Heart was extremely valuable and could be sold for Universe Coins. Even if he didn't sell it, it would be an excellent thing for Su Zhe to use himself.

However, the Fire Marrow Heart in the sky was enormous.

Figuring out how to get it down was the biggest problem.