Seven-Star Vine

[You understood that the battle between the Special Lifeform and the old clan chief had happened a long time ago, so you were not in a hurry to go there. You planned to make thorough preparations before investigating.]

[You returned to the previous passage and settled down there. Among the many secret manuals in the World Ring, you found a secret technique that could be used for possession, the Star Soul Technique. In fact, this was precisely the secret technique created by the old clan chief.]

[You had never encountered this type of secret technique before, but fortunately, after being transformed by the mysterious treasure, your soul possessed extraordinary potential. You quickly made progress in the Star Soul Technique and condensed a Soul Cone within your sea of consciousness. This was your trump card. If that Special Lifeform still had the strength to retaliate, you would immediately use this secret technique at all costs and begin the possession. You were no match for the Special Lifeform in direct combat, but its soul had suffered heavy damage. In a battle of souls, you had a great chance of victory.]

[Ten years later, you once again set foot in Mist Sea Swamp. Following the clues left behind by the old clan chief, you searched all the way and finally found your target.]

[You were stunned. At first, the mist had obscured everything from view, but your world projection now discovered a colossal object. It was an incomparably massive gourd. Your world projection stretched ninety thousand kilometers, yet it could barely cover this single gourd.]

[You began exploring the surrounding area and discovered seven identical gourds. All seven grew from a single enormous vine. The massive gourds seemed tiny upon that vine. You finally understood that the Gourd Vine, which stretched over ten million kilometers, was the true body of this Special Lifeform.]

[You understood that the old clan chief had suffered from a lack of knowledge. It was entirely normal for a Special Lifeform of this size to possess an outrageously powerful innate secret technique.]

[After investigating for a while, you were relieved. This Special Lifeform had completely fallen into slumber and showed no reaction to your arrival. The old clan chief had been right—this was a great opportunity.]

[You quickly found the internal world of the Special Lifeform and, without hesitation, used the Star Soul Technique to begin the possession. Its soul was far stronger than yours, but its sleeping soul had no ability to resist. Faced with you, the intruder, it could only be slaughtered at your will.]

[You continuously seized the Special Lifeform's soul and began obtaining scattered fragments of its memories. You discovered that it was a Special Lifeform nurtured within Mist Sea Swamp. Less than a thousand years after its birth, it had encountered the old clan chief. Caught off guard, it took a soul attack from him, then forcibly activated its innate secret technique while enduring its soul injuries. This caused the damage to become irreparable, forcing it into slumber.]

[You soon learned that this Special Lifeform was called the Seven-Star Vine, a terrifying existence with a genetic level as high as one thousand times. It was also the only Seven-Star Vine nurtured by the Primal Universe.]

[The Seven-Star Vine possessed two innate secret techniques: Time Turbulence and Gourd Clone. Time Turbulence was the heaven-defying secret technique that had killed the old clan chief. Although the World Lord-level Seven-Star Vine could unleash less than one ten-thousandth of its power, it had still instantly killed the old clan chief.]

[Gourd Clone could use its seven gourds to nurture seven freely acting clones. The prerequisite for nurturing them was obtaining an external genetic sample and combining it with the Seven-Star Vine's own genes.]

[Furthermore, the Gourd Vine's genes were extremely special. After nurturing its seven major clones, it would gain a fusion ability. Once they fused, they could instantly erupt with strength far beyond their former power.]

[You were amazed. Gourd Clone was absolutely a terrifying technique. Because the Seven-Star Vine had existed for too short a time, it had not had the chance to select suitable genes to nurture its clones. Otherwise, the old clan chief might not have been its opponent.]

[The treasure you had previously consumed had given your soul a sufficiently strong foundation, and this possession went very smoothly. Around thirty years after the possession, you completely took control of this new body. Though its enormous body was good, moving it required a vast amount of energy and it was not agile enough. You decided to immediately begin nurturing Gourd Clones.]

[This innate secret technique could only be used once. The previous Seven-Star Vine had hesitated over which lifeform's genes to choose, but you had no such hesitation. You directly chose the genes of your original body.]

[The fusion of the two genetic samples went very smoothly. After a hundred years, the seven gourds fell one after another, and seven hundred-meter-tall giants somewhat resembling your original body emerged from them. Every giant radiated an incomparably powerful aura, more than a hundred times stronger than you had once been.]

[You soon discovered that the seven clones were not flesh-and-blood lifeforms, but plant lifeforms. Each clone had a genetic level of around seven hundred times. Clearly, your human genes had dragged down the Seven-Star Vine's genes.]

[You attempted to fuse the seven clones. Their power immediately combined perfectly, forming a terrifying existence with a genetic level of five thousand times. This delighted you. According to the memories, this was already the most ideal outcome. It seemed human genes were not so bad after all; they were quite compatible with the Seven-Star Vine's genes.]

[However, you soon discovered that the fused state had some sort of limitation and could not be maintained for long. You did not care. This was perfectly normal. Otherwise, there would have been no need for the Seven-Star Vine to nurture seven clones.]

[The Seven-Star Vine's power gave you confidence, and you recalled the old clan chief's request. At this moment, you chose: First, go out and investigate the situation. Second, accumulate strength in Mist Sea Swamp.]

[You quickly sent one clone out of Mist Sea Swamp and truly entered the Endless Continent.]

[The Endless Continent was extremely vast, its diameter likely measured in light-years. However, Mist Sea Swamp was near the former Human Race settlement. Before long, you followed the map and found the Human Race's former gathering place. Yet every city had become an empty city, while some had been completely razed. Looking at everything before you, a trace of anger rose within your heart.]

[You left the Human Race settlement and began traveling across the continent while investigating what had happened back then.]

[The ones who had attacked the Human Race were the Frost Clan. They were also flesh-and-blood lifeforms, and because their living environment was similar to that of humans, the two races often clashed and bore deep grudges against one another.]

[After the Human Race's main base was breached, the Frost Clan did not let the matter rest. Instead, they began hunting down the remaining humans everywhere. However, the Endless Continent was too vast. There should still have been many remnants of the Human Race hiding across the continent.]

[While traveling the continent, you encountered a wandering Human Race group. You gave them some help, but did not do much else. You understood that it was not yet time for you to personally confront the Frost Clan. Although your strength might not have been inferior to the Frost Clan chief's, going all out could expose your identity as a Special Lifeform and attract the coveting of other experts. Only by becoming Immortal could you be unafraid of possession.]

[Time passed. Your clone traveled the continent, while your true body, the Seven-Star Vine, devoted itself to comprehending the laws. The mysterious treasure's transformation of your soul and the exceptionally clear perception of laws brought by your Special Lifeform body both allowed you to improve at an astonishing pace.]

[After roughly two thousand years, your comprehension of Light Law reached its final step. You understood that Special Lifeforms had no bottlenecks in becoming Immortal. As long as you comprehended the complete Light Law, you could naturally break through and become Immortal. At this moment, you chose: First, continue accumulating. Second, break through directly.]