Tao Wu Eighteen Gods and Demons, Space-Time Within the Eyes

"Hmm?"

Jiang Luo suddenly received a video call request from an unknown number.

He immediately diverted a sliver of his consciousness to log into the Virtual Universe, appearing inside his villa on the Gulun Sacred Island.

Jiang Luo gestured toward the air, manifesting a large screen.

The screen flickered, and a terrifying pressure that made the soul tremble surged through it.

Jiang Luo sneered; his state of mind was already approaching the realm of infinite heart, capable of encompassing all things.

This bit of willpower pressure was like a gentle breeze brushing against his face, instantly absorbed by his infinite consciousness.

A tall figure clad in scarlet battle armor and a helmet appeared on the screen.

It was indeed the Blood Demon King!

Jiang Luo's heart sank like a stone, and in an instant, he entered the state of Ultra Instinct.

He submerged his consciousness into the depths, devoid of thought or desire.

His entire being was now governed by a collective will of absolute coldness and detachment.

"Eh?"

The Blood Demon King's eyes flickered with surprise; the mental influence he had deliberately projected through the screen had failed to shake the boy at all?

This Jiang Luo truly held secrets!

"Has the treasure of the Flint Star World fallen into your hands?" the Blood Demon King asked, cutting straight to the point.

To him, no matter how talented a Star-level cultivator was, they were nothing more than an ant.

Jiang Luo remained expressionless: "My lord, the treasure of the Flint Star World has nothing to do with me."

The Blood Demon King's eyes flashed, and he let out a cold laugh: "You must possess the token of the Flint Star Sector Lord; opening the World within a World requires that token."

"Even if you aren't the one who obtained the Flint Star World treasure, it must be related to you!"

"If you hand over the Flint Star World treasure to me, you may propose any one condition. As long as it is within my power, I will grant it."

Jiang Luo shook his head: "My lord, I have already said, I did not obtain the Flint Star World treasure."

The Blood Demon King's eyes turned fierce: "I only want one item from it—a massive golden eye. Give that to me, and I don't care for the rest of the junk!"

Jiang Luo's heart stirred. Was he truly here for the Eye of the Space-Time Nightmare Beast?!

"My lord, I repeat: the treasure of the Flint Star World has nothing to do with me."

A flicker of doubt crossed the depths of the Blood Demon King's eyes. Could it be that the treasure really had nothing to do with this brat?

"Then let me search your soul. Rest assured, with my soul-searching methods, I will absolutely not harm your soul." The Blood Demon King stared intensely at the youth on the screen.

Jiang Luo sneered: "I am afraid I cannot agree to that request."

"Good, good, good!" The Blood Demon King's gaze pierced toward Jiang Luo's soul like two swords. "Those who dare to defy me usually end up wishing for death but unable to find it—"

So much hot air.

Jiang Luo expressionlessly cut the video call.

If you have the guts, come to the Gulun Secret Realm and kill me.

Blood Demon Planet.

"Ahhh!!!" The Blood Demon King roared in fury, his rage uncontainable.

The roar echoed throughout the entire Blood Demon Palace, leaving all the servants trembling in fear.

He immediately diverted a sliver of his consciousness back into the Virtual Universe.

After a long while, the Blood Demon King's expression shifted: "How is this possible? This Jiang Luo has actually caught the attention of that old geezer, the Gulun Kingdom Lord?"

He didn't care about ordinary geniuses of the Ancient Wheel Sacred Hall.

He had even dared to capture and kill Thanses; as long as he left no concrete evidence, the Universe Kingdom could do nothing to him.

But after his recent inquiry, he found that Jiang Luo's potential rating had been elevated to the highest level!

The Ancient Wheel Hall categorized its disciples into different ranks based on their potential.

Special, First, Second, and Third.

These represented the level of attention from the Universe Kingdom—or rather, the Gulun Kingdom Lord himself.

Only geniuses at the Special and First ranks could warrant a sliver of the Gulun Kingdom Lord's focus.

"A Star-level who can reach the peak of the Mountain of Power? And climbed to the hundredth floor of the Mountain of Souls... It seems it is likely him. The secrets held by that little brat are definitely not small!"

The Blood Demon King regained his composure: "You think hiding in the Gulun Secret Realm makes you untouchable?"

Inside the pyramid spaceship within his internal world.

Jiang Luo looked at the massive golden eye before him, lost in thought.

He certainly knew that displaying such heaven-defying talent would deepen the Blood Demon King's suspicions of him.

But he had never considered deliberately hiding his light to lower those suspicions.

This world was no place for hiding one's true capabilities.

Only by constantly elevating his status could he find the path to heaven that overcomes all hardships and obstacles.

"It seems I must investigate this Eye of the Space-Time Nightmare Beast."

For over a year, Jiang Luo had only been observing the Eye of the Space-Time Nightmare Beast to comprehend the profound laws of space origin.

He had not conducted a deeper investigation.

Jiang Luo revealed a smile: "Perfect, I was planning to start cultivating a clone anyway."

The Eye of the Space-Time Nightmare Beast was suspected of hiding a massive secret, and he would not risk his own body to explore it.

"I've accumulated quite a bit of wish power over this past year. The Canon of a Thousand Bodies is definitely far from enough, and I can't manifest the complete Tao Wu Eighteen Gods and Demons yet, but the simplest first layer should be no problem."

As his will stirred, the first layer of the Tao Wu Eighteen Gods and Demons appeared deep within his soul.

The first layer of this heaven-defying clone technique was relatively simple.

It merely allowed the original body to perfectly divide into eighteen sub-bodies, each possessing only ten percent of the original's strength.

Only the second layer contained the method for restoring each of the eighteen sub-bodies to the original's full strength.

Three months later.

Eighteen Jiang Luos sat in a circle within the spaceship's main hall.

The first layer of the Tao Wu Eighteen Gods and Demons was now completely mastered.

Jiang Luo felt unprecedentedly weak; after splitting into seventeen additional sub-bodies, not only was his soul significantly weakened, but his physical genetic level had also dropped to three times that of an ordinary human.

His soul's perception of the fluctuations of origin laws had also decreased significantly in clarity.

However, these shortcomings could all be compensated for by cultivating the second layer of the Tao Wu Eighteen Gods and Demons.

Once the second layer was mastered, the original body and all seventeen sub-bodies would be restored to their original soul and physical state.

At that point, he would possess eighteen souls, each with talent comparable to the peak bloodline of a Starry Sky Behemoth, to comprehend origin laws and cultivate secret techniques.

Only then would the heaven-defying effects of this clone technique truly be revealed.

One clone stood up and walked before the Eye of the Space-Time Nightmare Beast, probing it with his spiritual force.

In an instant, this sub-body felt as if it had been pulled into the golden eye.

The Jiang Luo remaining outside gathered the other sixteen clones into his World Ring, a look of astonishment appearing on his face.

There was an independent space-time within the Eye of the Space-Time Nightmare Beast!

The void rotated before Jiang Luo's clone, and in a flash, he found himself in a boundless starry sky.

But he knew this was not a part of the primordial universe.

It was an independent space-time!

"So that's how it is..." Jiang Luo immediately realized.

Only a Lord of the Universe could construct such a space-time!

This golden eye was not some golden pupil left behind by a Venerable-level Space-Time Nightmare Beast after death.

It belonged to a Lord of the Universe!

It was an eye left behind by a Space-Time Nightmare Beast at the level of a Lord of the Universe!

Jiang Luo's eyes brightened: "What is that?"

Floating in the starry sky not far away was a massive, translucent crystal ball.

That was a crystal ball specifically used for recording secret technique inheritances.

Jiang Luo turned into a stream of light and arrived before the crystal ball, probing it with his spiritual force.

After a long while, he withdrew his force and let out a sigh: "So it was like this..."

What was stored inside the crystal ball was not some precious secret technique inheritance, but a recorded final message left by the Flint Star Sector Lord.