The Simulation of the Swallowed Star World

[You are born, carrying memories from before your transmigration.]

[After transmigrating, you carefully observe this strange world and learn its language. At three years old, you finally realize that you have transmigrated into the Swallowed Star World. Your parents are both Star Rank 9 martial artists, the "local emperors" of a frontier planet, and at only three years old, your physical fitness already surpasses that of your past self.]

[At this moment, you choose: One, secretly train without your parents' knowledge. Two, take the initiative to tell your parents you want to become a powerful martial artist and ask them to help you formulate a plan to grow stronger.]

"Two." Zhou Yu makes his choice without hesitation.

Based on his experience, choosing option one is undoubtedly foolish.

The moment Zhou Yu makes his choice, a massive amount of memory suddenly floods into his mind—these are the memories of the simulated Zhou Yu from age one to three.

The authenticity of these memories leaves Zhou Yu unable to find a single trace of illusion, as if the version of him that transmigrated had not gone to the Desolate Era World, but instead to the Swallowed Star World, becoming the child of two high-level Star Rank martial artists.

As long as the simulation succeeds, the 'Zhou Yu' in the simulation will become my real, existing clone, and he will truly appear in the Swallowed Star World. Who can say what is real and what is fake? Zhou Yu sighs inwardly.

Soon, the simulation continues.

[Your parents are surprised by your request, but they don't think much of it. There are too many geniuses in the universe; you just seem a bit precocious, which isn't particularly eye-catching.]

[Thus, you begin to grow stronger under the training plan formulated by your parents.]

[Under your parents' arrangements, you begin soaking in precious medicinal baths. You are too young for rapid evolution, so these drugs serve to solidify your foundation, which will benefit your future breakthroughs.]

[In addition, you begin to hone your combat skills. With a large number of servants acting as sparring partners, your progress is rapid. Your parents are pleasantly surprised, believing you to be a genius whose future achievements might surpass their own.]

[At four years old, you display talent as a Spirit Master, and your training regimen gains an additional item: the mastery of spirit power.]

[At sixteen, having laid a solid foundation, you reach the Planetary Rank on schedule. At this point, you choose: One, remain by your parents' side to receive their guidance. Two, choose to enter a broader world.]

"One."

Zhou Yu chooses again without hesitation. Having just broken through to the Planetary Rank, it is better to keep a low profile.

[You choose to remain by your parents' side. With them providing you with abundant resources, your progress remains rapid.]

[At 27, you reach Planetary Rank 9. Having progressed by leaps and bounds, you finally encounter a bottleneck. Your bloodline level is not high; according to your parents, only one in ten thousand Planetary Rank 9s in your family can become an Immortal.]

[Feeling the pressure, you choose: One, continue to stay with your parents. Two, head toward a broader world.]

"Two."

Zhou Yu makes his choice, and soon a large amount of memory floods out—all the experiences of the simulated Zhou Yu from age 3 to 27.

These memories still mean little to Zhou Yu, and the simulation continues.

[You express your desire to go out and explore to your parents. They are gratified and take you away from that frontier planet to the core planet of your family—Wood God Planet.]

[Only then do you truly understand that your family is extremely powerful. The ancestor is a Domain Lord Rank powerhouse, a prominent figure even within a medium-level civilization country.]

[On Wood God Planet, you participate in the family assessment. At 27, you perform excellently and gain the appreciation of the family elders, allowing you to enter the ranks of those receiving key cultivation from the family.]

[You stay on Wood God Planet and begin to accept the training and trial plans arranged by the family. The high-intensity training leaves you exhausted, and the trials accompanied by the threat of death fill you with fear, but you grit your teeth and persist. Your talent, 'Potential Boost', begins to take effect, and your comprehension improves silently through the tempering.]

[At 32, you successfully break through to the Star Rank.]

[At 33, you pass the family trials and truly become a core disciple of the family.]

[The family begins to arrange more cultivation plans for you: participating in the Universe Mercenary assessment and executing family missions for trials.]

[During these trials, your talent, 'Potential Boost', continues to take effect.]

[At 41, you comprehend the 'Flame Domain', causing a slight stir throughout the family. At 41, you are still very young, and mastering a domain is considered a remarkable achievement. All the Universe Rank powerhouses in the family learn of your existence, and even the Domain Lord Rank ancestor takes time to meet you in the Virtual Universe.]

[You receive the family's full support, and your performance becomes increasingly dazzling.]

[Recommended by the family ancestor, you join the branch of the Virtual Universe Company stationed in the medium-level universe country, the 'Wind Domain Empire', becoming a Level 3 elite.]

[You begin to accept the training plans and life-and-death trials set by the Virtual Universe Company. Your talent, 'Potential Boost', continues to take effect, making your performance more and more dazzling.]

[At 47, you are rated as a Level 1 elite by the Virtual Universe Company.]

[At this time, the family ancestor finds you and proposes a marriage, wanting to marry his youngest daughter to you. You choose: One, accept. Two, refuse.]

"Accept."

Zhou Yu accepts the marriage proposal without much thought.

Clearly, this marriage carries the implication of an alliance. The family ancestor has realized that the version of him in the simulation is a potential stock and wants to invest early.

By accepting this marriage, the other party will certainly spare no effort to help him.

Although the life-and-death adventures and trials I experienced in the simulation were summarized in a single sentence, the dangers involved go without saying, Zhou Yu understands. If his luck were bad, the version of him in the simulation might have died in some life-or-death crisis at any moment.

The reason the probability of becoming an Immortal is so low is not just the difficulty; the repeated crises along the way are also critical. Many geniuses die halfway before they can even reach that bottleneck.

At this point, the simulated Zhou Yu is just getting started. The full support of a Domain Lord Rank powerhouse can significantly reduce the probability of death.

Whoosh!

Another large amount of memory floods into Zhou Yu's mind. After a brief pause, he continues the simulation.

[You marry the family ancestor's daughter, and your status within the family rises further. As expected, the family ancestor grants you a large amount of resources. Furthermore, he himself holds a certain status and has connections within the Virtual Universe Company's Wind Domain Empire branch, providing you with much support in secret.]

[At 52, your status rises again, and you become a Special Elite.]

[At 65, you gain entry into the Flame Law, shocking the entire Virtual Universe Company branch in the Wind Domain Empire. You successfully enter the branch stationed in the 'Ganwu Universe Country'.]

[At this point, your cultivation seems smooth, but you gradually feel that you are not up to the task. Relying on your domain, which has reached the ninth level, you can perceive the existence of the Flame Law, but the sensation is extremely vague, and your efforts to comprehend it yield half the result with twice the effort. You realize that your affinity for the law is very low.]

[You believe that opportunity favors the prepared, so you begin planning for a soul transfer and start studying the relevant secret techniques.]

[However, opportunities do not simply appear by thought alone. Thirty years later, you have reached the ninth rank of Star Rank and possess the certainty to break through to Universe Rank. At this moment, you choose: 1. Continue to consolidate your foundation at Star Rank; 2. Break through to Universe Rank.]

"This choice..."

Zhou Yu fell into deep thought.

Clearly, the first option is to wait for the Star Rank Genius Competition to begin, while the second option is to take a different path.

There is more than one way to enter the core layer of the Virtual Universe Company; ascending step by step is also a viable path.

Like the Zhou Yu in the simulation, you are already a member of the "Virtual Universe Company Ganwu Universe Country Branch," and the next step is to become a member of the core layer of the Virtual Universe Company.

"Break through."

Zhou Yu quickly made his choice.

Given his affinity for the laws in the simulation, waiting hundreds or thousands of years might yield little improvement in his comprehension of the Flame Law. What kind of results could he realistically achieve in the Genius Competition?

It is better to enter the core layer earlier and gain access to higher-level resources.

Moreover, remaining at the ninth rank of Star Rank carries the risk of death should an accident occur.

[You break through to Universe Rank. After the breakthrough, you discover that your comprehension of the Flame Law has become clearer, and the strengthening of your consciousness has accelerated your rate of enlightenment. You sigh to yourself that your choice was correct.]

[At the age of 116, you unexpectedly learn that your wife is pregnant. This news leaves you both pleasantly surprised and stunned.]

[With a child on the way, your feelings for your wife deepen, and you gradually spend more time accompanying her.]

[After settling down, your state of mind undergoes a transformation, and your talent, 'Potential Boost,' begins to take effect silently.]

[The lack of law affinity cannot mask your increasingly powerful comprehension. You quickly stand out within the 'Virtual Universe Company Ganwu Universe Country' branch, leaving you with no rivals.]

[At the age of 123, you face the once-a-century core layer assessment of the Virtual Universe Company. You pass successfully and officially enter the Doomsday Secret Realm.]

[At the same time, you gain the qualification to enter the Initial Universe for enlightenment. You bid farewell to your parents and wife, embarking on the journey to the headquarters of the Virtual Universe Company.]

[In the Chaos City of the Initial Universe, you choose the "Burning Sky Chaos Stele," which serves as an entry point for the Flame Law.]

[The favorable environment and resources of the Initial Universe compensate for your lack of law affinity, and the comprehension you have honed through long experience begins to manifest.]

[In the 7th year in Chaos City, you clear the first level of the Sky Bridge.]

[In the 9th year in Chaos City, you finally grasp a trace of the Space Law.]

[After mastering the basics of the Space Law, you discover that your ability to understand and utilize it is exceptionally strong; it is as if you are naturally gifted in this law.]

[In the 16th year in Chaos City, you successfully clear the second level of the Sky Bridge.]

[In the 29th year in Chaos City, you successfully clear the third level of the Sky Bridge.]

[Your growth rate attracts the attention of a King-Sealing powerhouse, the 'Fire Dragon King.' He intends to take you as his disciple. You choose: 1. Accept the apprenticeship; 2. Refuse.]

"The Fire Dragon King?" Zhou Yu thought for a moment before choosing to agree; there was simply no reason to refuse.

As Zhou Yu made his choice, a massive influx of memories flooded his mind once again.

The special talent for the Space Law possessed by his simulated self made Zhou Yu nod slightly. He was indeed quite adept at the path of space; when he first began his cultivation, he had also started by entering the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth.

As for the Array Dao, that was a matter for later.