Gun Canon summarized Huang Wuye's insights into spear techniques. Though he had only just managed to touch the threshold of an ordinary secret technique, Huang Wuye had high hopes for it.
He hoped to keep refining the Spear Canon, step by step, and believed it would grow alongside him into a Peak Secret Technique, then a Strongest Secret Technique... and even the Universe Master's strongest secret technique.
The Spear Canon had five forms. The first was Prairie Fire, which Huang Wuye created by combining his insights into the Law of Fire. Once unleashed, its spear strikes flowed on without end, like an endless cycle of life, embodying the vitality of fire. When Huang Wuye used it at full power, its heat could instantly evaporate seas and rivers. This secret technique could also be used defensively.
The second form of the Spear Canon was called Heaven Leveling. If Prairie Fire was like wave after wave rolling in from the sea, then Heaven Leveling focused on explosive power. It embodied the destructive force of fire. A single thrust made space tremble. It was incredibly swift and unstoppable, with all his strength concentrated into one strike, enough to split mountains and rivers. It was this move that had defeated Ye Wuhen.
The Spear Canon's third form was Void Shadow, which Huang Wuye created by combining his insights into the laws of space. It pursued the utmost speed, and a single thrust could leave real afterimages in the air. With Huang Wuye's current understanding of space, he could leave more than five thousand real afterimages. Speed was power, and Void Shadow not only enhanced his speed but also carried considerable force. Its main purpose was to pierce through an enemy's defenses at a single point. Combined with Instant Roar, its power was multiplied. It could also increase his own speed and serve as a defensive secret technique.
The Spear Canon's fourth form was Space Shattering Break, another technique Huang Wuye had created by combining his insights into the laws of space. If Instant Roar was the pinnacle of speed, then Space Shattering Break was the pinnacle of strength. Its power was enough to break through space. Its might was truly unmatched. Combined with the shaking force of his spear technique, this strike was violent to the extreme.
The fifth form of the Spear Canon was Void Death Calamity. Huang Wuye created it by combining his insights into the Law of Fire and the laws of space with his domain. Inspiration had struck him by chance, allowing him to reach a sudden realization. It was another domain secret technique. As its name suggested, it represented disappearance and death. Void Death meant departure, absence, disappearance, emptiness, unreality, loss, and reduction by half. Void Death Calamity was a sentence passed on his enemies. One thrust could annihilate all things. It was the strongest form in the Spear Canon, and even among ordinary secret techniques, it was considered quite formidable.
These five secret techniques had greatly increased Huang Wuye's strength, and they would grow even stronger as his understanding of the laws deepened.
"Wuye, congratulations on taking first place. You did great." Huang Xue congratulated Huang Wuye as she watched him and Ye Wuhen finish their match.
"Tsk, what a miserable sight, Ye Wuhen." Huang Hu watched Ye Wuhen's aggrieved expression and gloated.
It couldn't be helped. All three of them had experienced Ye Wuhen's "friendly exchanges" and "guidance" firsthand!
They didn't take it too seriously, but they still had to enjoy the chance to tease him.
Ye Wuhen couldn't help regretting his mistake. How had he run into such a monster? Huang Wuye was practically cheating.
But as he looked at Huang Hu and Huang Xue gloating, his eyes narrowed slightly, and a glint flashed across them.
Hmph. He couldn't beat Huang Wuye for now, but those two... Heh!
Time flowed by like water, and more than a month passed in the blink of an eye.
That day, the four of them were drinking together.
"Mmm, this Xi Fruit Brew is really good. No wonder a single jug costs ten million Universe Coins. Thanks to you, Uncle. Otherwise, I'd rarely get to drink something like this." Huang Hu held a cup of fine wine and took a small sip before saying with a blissful expression.
"Indeed. Xi Fruit Brew is hard to come by. I heard it comes from the Xiyun Star Sector of the Meteor Universe Kingdom, and only one bottle is made every thousand years. At least this is the Virtual Universe; otherwise, it would cost a hundred times more."
Ye Wuhen's blue hair fluttered as he spoke. Clearly, he was a wine lover too.
Just then, an electronic voice sounded in the Battle Space.
"Attention, all Star Level members. This ranking battle has officially ended. Your points will be tallied and rewards distributed shortly. Members who receive points can go to the exchange center to redeem cultivation secret techniques, weapons, and treasures."
"Oh, it's finally over? My points have been credited. One million points! That's another pile of drinking money." Huang Hu checked his points and looked delighted.
Huang Wuye was quite happy too. He wasn't short on money, but this was the largest sum he'd ever earned himself, and it made him exceptionally pleased. Just then, however, a wretched cry interrupted him.
"Ah! My ten million points!" Ye Wuhen rolled his eyes and wailed.
"Come on, stop putting on a show. You've gotten this many times already; it's not like you're missing out this time. Quit wailing. I'll buy you a drink." Huang Wuye's mouth twitched. He didn't believe a word of it. That guy had earned ten million points who knew how many times already. There was no way he'd be that worked up.
As soon as Huang Wuye finished speaking, Ye Wuhen's expression changed, and he eagerly said, "Great! Another jug of Xi Fruit Brew."
At Wuye Residence, Huang Wuye was immersed in Nutrient Solution, sitting cross-legged and hovering slightly as he absorbed the energy within it.
The water formed a huge vortex around him.
He focused his mind on his dantian. At that moment, nine fiery red stars floated within it, revolving as tremendous energy surged through them with each breath. Huang Wuye's mind stirred, and he released his suppression of them.
A powerful suction force immediately took hold. Energy surged in madly, and the nine miniature stars slowly grew larger.
Who knew how much time passed before the nine stars expanded to their limit?
"Crack! Crack! Crack!"
A faint sound of shattering rang out, growing louder and louder. A crack appeared on the largest fiery red star, then spread like an avalanche.
"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!" In an instant, nine violent explosions rang out. All nine fiery red stars shattered. Fragments flew everywhere, only to be drawn together by a mysterious force and begin revolving.
In an instant, a fiery red nebula appeared within his dantian. An even more powerful energy emanated from it. This energy was part of a martial artist's strength: Origin Energy.
As the changes in his dantian gradually settled and came to a stop, changes began in Huang Wuye's body.
His body grew stronger and tougher. His life force was elevated, and his genes evolved.
"Thump! Thump! Thump!" After who knew how long, all the changes finally stopped. A vigorous heartbeat slowly sounded, then echoed through the skies.
His eyes snapped open, a flash of light passing through them as Huang Wuye felt a tremendous force surge within him.
Powerful. If Star Level cultivators could only find their footing in the universe, then Universe Level cultivators could already be called powerhouses. A force vastly greater than that of Star Level cultivators radiated from him.
"Mm, my Undying Flame Body has become even more overpowered. At this rate, by World Lord Level, I'll be comparable to an undying body of an Undying."
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