Breakthrough to Universe Level

"Splash!"

Su Zhe did not hesitate, leaping straight into the boiling sea of golden lava.

Because he was camouflaged as a Lava Monster, the intense heat he had anticipated never manifested; the crimson-gold lava was not viscous, but instead enveloped Su Zhe's body like warm spring water.

Massive amounts of energy surged rapidly into Su Zhe's body, attempting to bore into his cells; only the unique, energy-life-like physical structure of a Lava Monster could withstand such an energy shock.

Otherwise, if a normal Universe Level were in his place, they might have been blown apart by this pure influx of energy.

"Devour!"

Su Zhe let out a low shout, activating his three great devouring abilities at full power simultaneously!

The Blacklight Virus focused on the physical level, the Nihility Devouring Flame focused on the energy aspect, and the Heaven-Devouring Demonic Art could bypass even deeper layers to reach the source—the Origin Law of Fire.

Su Zhe could feel the Genetic Origin Energy within him skyrocketing; after reaching a critical point, it would pause to give his body a chance to absorb and digest, only for a massive amount of energy to replenish it once digestion was complete.

This cycle repeated itself.

The bottleneck to breaking through to the Universe Level seemed to be continuously compressed under this onslaught.

Su Zhe seemed to understand how those Lava Monsters managed to break through to the Universe Level.

This back-and-forth energy bombardment, combined with the Lava Monster's own physical structure, made it easy to complete a leap in life level and thus break through to the Universe Level.

Of course, this breakthrough was not guaranteed.

Su Zhe looked to the other side, where there were Lava Monsters that had failed their breakthroughs; the Lava Monsters that came here seemed to be nearing the end of their lifespans, as younger Star Level 9 Lava Monsters would not come here.

For instance, the Lava Monster he had encountered at the mine earlier was one such case, acting as a foreman over there.

Regardless, this was Su Zhe's own stroke of fortune.

"Can the specific composition of this lava be analyzed?"

Su Zhe asked.

"Without professional equipment, it cannot be analyzed," Xiao Yu replied.

"Forget it."

Su Zhe stopped trying to investigate the composition of the golden lava; as long as he could confirm it was harmless to him and, on the contrary, highly nourishing, that was enough.

Now, only one question remained.

Was it necessary to break through to the Universe Level right now?

Aside from the consideration of whether or not to participate in the Genius Tournament, the reason Su Zhe hesitated to break through was that... once he reached the Universe Level, he would no longer be able to gain Devour Points from devouring Star Level monsters.

Su Zhe had been counting on devouring those Lava Monsters to acquire some Devour Coins.

However, after breaking through to the Universe Level, killing Universe Level enemies would also yield more Devour Coins, with an efficiency at least ten times higher than that of the Star Level.

Taking down a Universe Level 1 ferocious beast would already provide ten times the profit of a Star Level 9, not to mention the other benefits.

"Whatever."

Su Zhe gritted his teeth. "Breakthrough it is."

"There are so many Universe Level beasts in this Lava Secret Realm; this opportunity is rare."

Su Zhe no longer suppressed the rampaging energy within his body and immediately chose to follow his instincts and break through!

Whoosh!

Vast amounts of energy poured endlessly into Su Zhe's body; the surrounding sea of golden lava even formed a small whirlpool due to the speed of Su Zhe's devouring, with Su Zhe at its center.

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

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

The devouring of the Nihility Devouring Flame and the Heaven-Devouring Demonic Art could, to a certain extent, enhance Su Zhe's comprehension of the Origin Law of Fire, including the improvement of his domain; improving a domain was significantly simpler than comprehending laws.

Having only recently reached the third stage of the Domain of Fire, under Su Zhe's massive consumption, it finally reached the fourth stage!

And as Su Zhe reached the fourth stage of the Domain of Fire...

A powerful aura radiated from Su Zhe's body into the surroundings once more.

The Origin Law of Fire!

Su Zhe's expression brightened with joy.

Although he had not yet truly crossed the threshold of the Origin Law, under the scouring of the surrounding golden lava and the breakthrough of his domain, Su Zhe had finally sensed a trace of the profound mysteries of the Origin Law of Fire!

Having grasped this trace of law mystery, Su Zhe's strength would skyrocket dozens of times over.

For example, the previously unstable "Flowing Fire Blade: Fifth Form" he had used could now be used at will, and he could even attempt to master the higher-level "Flowing Fire Blade: Sixth Form"!

"Good!"

Su Zhe couldn't help but exclaim aloud.

In this way, after he broke through to the Universe Level, even if he were only at Universe Level 1, he would have the confidence to return to that Lava Monster nest from earlier and take down those few Universe Level Lava Monsters!

Since both his domain and his laws had broken through one after the other...

Next, it was time to complete the breakthrough in rank.

Su Zhe looked inward at the sea of consciousness within his body, where nine miniature star systems were currently undergoing constant compression and transformation, evolving toward the nebulae of the Universe Level.

This transformation process would not take long.

Su Zhe sat cross-legged within the Lava Sea, silently absorbing the energy and guiding it to circulate through his body according to the paths of the Heaven-Devouring Demonic Art, strengthening his life level.

After continuous devouring.

Su Zhe's life gene level had reached nearly double, currently sitting at approximately 1.9 times.

Raising one's life gene level required collecting many different powerful life bloodlines; simply devouring the same type of life was useless, and it was not as if devouring a life with ten times the gene level would allow one to fully inherit their genes.

The Blacklight Virus would constantly optimize the useless parts of the genes, and after deleting quite a few gene segments, the gene level would actually decrease somewhat.

There was no rush to increase his life gene level.

Back on Earth, there was still a grand feast waiting for Su Zhe.

For now, it was more important to first break through to the Universe Level.

I do not know how much time had passed.

When Su Zhe opened his eyes once more and felt the surging power within his body, it was clear that he had completed his breakthrough to the Universe Level!

Since he had reached the Universe Level.

"Whoosh!"

Su Zhe flew out of the Lava Sea, arrived above it, and looked up at the giant glowing object overhead.

That thing was the Fire Marrow Heart.

Even for a Domain Lord, it was considered a rather rare treasure.

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

The value of the Fire Marrow Heart itself was extremely high, capable of being sold for Universe Coin, and even if he did not sell it, using it himself would be a fine choice.

However, the size of the Fire Marrow Heart in the sky was not small at all.

How to get it down was the biggest problem.