Boom!
A vast flood of memories merged into Zhou Yu's mind. The simulated Zhou Yu had lived through long ages after breaking through to Immortal, and had never again given Zhou Yu a chance to choose, so these memories now came rushing in all at once.
Fortunately, although the memories were immense, they were still not beyond Zhou Yu's ability to process.
"This life had gone rather smoothly."
Zhou Yu carefully experienced the memories of the simulated him throughout his life. Though he had suffered the tragedy of his clan's extermination at birth and lost both parents, the opportunities that followed had truly defied the heavens.
The Mysterious Lotus and the possession of the Special Lifeform Seven-Star Vine—these two great opportunities had directly laid the foundation for becoming a Universe Venerable. In other words, barring accidents, he had a considerable chance of succeeding.
Thus, although this clone encountered no further heaven-defying opportunities throughout the long years that followed, it still ultimately comprehended the Time Law completely.
"Mm, the Time Law."
Zhou Yu sighed. At this moment, he had indeed mastered this law. If his divine body and God Kingdom had not previously been forged and constructed primarily through the Space Law, he would likely have naturally become a Time Venerable already.
Of course, as long as Zhou Yu was willing to reconstruct his divine body and God Kingdom with the Time Law, breaking through would not be difficult.
"But if I break through now and word gets out that I've become a Time Venerable, it might drive the alien races mad." Zhou Yu understood this clearly.
The auras of a Space Venerable and a Time Venerable were different. He had always displayed an aptitude for the Space Law and had even created a pinnacle secret technique through it, only to suddenly become a Time Venerable afterward. What would that imply?
Clearly, it meant Zhou Yu had a considerable chance of comprehending both great laws and becoming a Universe Master!
If that happened, unless Zhou Yu hid forever in the Human Race's most central territory and never emerged, the alien races would surely spare no cost to completely eliminate him.
Although Zhou Yu was confident he could comprehend the Space Law completely, how long it would take remained unknown. He had no desire to hide somewhere indefinitely.
"The time for transformation will come only after I comprehend the Space Law completely." Zhou Yu did not dwell on it further.
With a wave of his hand, the stone stele Chaos City Lord had previously given him, which recorded a certain secret technique, appeared before him.
"Now, comprehending this stone stele will be much easier."
Zhou Yu focused on the three diagrams carved upon the stele: the Star Chart, the Starry Sky Chart, and the Giant Chart. He still found the Starry Sky Chart and Giant Chart unfathomably profound, but as for the Star Chart, he saw many of its mysteries at a glance.
In Zhou Yu's eyes, the Star Chart contained 108 base points. These base points drew upon time and space to form a unique domain.
"The greatest mystery lies in the coordination between these 108 base points. If the 108 base points are separated, the mysteries of the laws they employ amount to 108 portions. Yet when they cooperate with one another in this unique manner, the mysteries of the laws they employ soar to 1,080,000 portions." Zhou Yu found it incomparably wondrous, and before he knew it, he had become immersed in it.
Elsewhere.
Within a mysterious Universe Secret Realm in the Primal Universe.
Zhou Yu was also sensing his newly acquired clone. The towering vines swayed gently amid the mist, each movement effortlessly stirring terrifying storms.
"After accumulating power for endless years, the Seven-Star Vine divine body's divine power had long since been fully replenished. A Venerable-level divine body exceeding ten million kilometers—it's simply absurd." Zhou Yu marveled inwardly.
At least hundreds of millions of years had passed since the Seven-Star Vine broke through to become a Universe Venerable. During those hundreds of millions of years, although this clone had merely remained in an "idle" state, its natural absorption of power had allowed the divine body that could not be fully replenished at the time of its breakthrough to finally reach its peak condition.
Divine power was extremely precious. Zhou Yu's ordinary human clone stood only two meters tall, and whenever he burned even 0.5% of his divine body, he did so cautiously, afraid that burning too much would make replenishing it troublesome.
Now, the Seven-Star Vine clone possessed a divine body at the ten-million-kilometer scale. The power it absorbed in a few breaths surpassed the total power of Zhou Yu's ordinary human clone.
Of course, according to the Primal Universe's judgment, the Seven-Star Vine clone and Zhou Yu's ordinary human clone were two separate individuals. Their divine power could not replenish one another.
The Seven-Star Vine clone could only replenish the divine power of the seven Gourd Clones it had nurtured.
"The Seven-Star Vine clone's strength lies in its divine body. Its direct combat strength isn't particularly powerful right now—probably that of a high-level Venerable." Zhou Yu understood this.
Although the Seven-Star Vine clone had a genetic level of 1,000 times, the secret techniques it grasped were extremely ordinary. More importantly, its divine power amplitude was also mediocre, only several times greater.
The "Divine General Kongguang" inheritance received by Zhou Yu's ordinary human clone could not be applied to the Seven-Star Vine clone.
That was also why Venerable Wuqi in the simulation had been killed by an Immortal.
A native Venerable whose genetic level, divine power amplitude, and secret techniques were all lacking being killed by someone below his level was perfectly normal.
The invincible King-Sealing Immortals spoken of among peak races were capable of rivaling Universe Venerables, but the Venerables they rivaled were this kind of Universe Venerable.
"Secret techniques can be created. My ordinary human clone will follow the Path of Matrix, while the Seven-Star Vine clone will follow the Path of Time and Space!" Zhou Yu thought.
Although secret techniques comprehended by one clone could also be executed by another, Zhou Yu still wished to avoid revealing the connection between his two clones as much as possible.
"As for divine power amplitude, I can have my ordinary human clone exchange for a suitable divine power amplitude secret technique from the Virtual Universe Company and cultivate it. With the Seven-Star Vine clone's absurd divine body and divine power, raising a divine power amplitude secret technique to a high level won't be difficult." Zhou Yu considered.
Generally speaking, the stronger one's divine body, the easier it was to cultivate divine power amplitude secret techniques. Take the "Divine General Kongguang" inheritance, for example: it was exceedingly rare for an Immortal to reach the third stage, while many Universe Venerables could reach it.
And the Seven-Star Vine clone's divine body was far more powerful than that of an ordinary Universe Venerable.
For certain technique-based divine power amplitude secret techniques, the portions Immortals found difficult to master could mostly be cultivated easily by Venerables. If the Seven-Star Vine clone cultivated them, it would naturally be even easier.
Not to mention that Zhou Yu, having inherited this clone now, differed from the simulated him. He had the all-around talent enhancement of Cultivation Genius, as well as the effects brought by Heaven Rewards Diligence. Cultivating a divine power amplitude secret technique would be even simpler.
Just as Zhou Yu was planning the future of his Seven-Star Vine clone, a figure arrived near the Mist Sea Swamp where the Seven-Star Vine clone resided.
"Mm?" Zhou Yu sensed the figure, and his thoughts immediately stirred.
One of the seven gourds borne by the Seven-Star Vine immediately split open along a seam, and a hundred-meter-tall figure flew out.
It was precisely the Seven-Star Vine's Gourd Clone.
With one step, this clone arrived outside the Mist Sea Swamp.
When the figure saw Zhou Yu appear, a trace of delight emerged on his face.
"Master." The figure hurriedly bowed.
"Wu Hai." Zhou Yu looked at him. His aura was rather powerful, approximately at the King-Sealing Immortal level.
He was the second strongest member of the Human Race born in this secret realm over its long years, as well as its only King-Sealing Immortal.
The Human Race within the secret realm had potential only slightly greater than the Human Race of the God Kingdom. Producing a King-Sealing Immortal was an exceptionally rare feat.
He had come this far for two reasons: first, his own talent was outstanding; second, he had become Zhou Yu's disciple at an early age and received much of Zhou Yu's assistance.
"What happened?" Zhou Yu asked.
For the hundreds of millions of years after the simulation ended, he possessed no corresponding memories and only roughly knew what had occurred.
After breaking through to become a Universe Venerable, he had passed the position of Human Race patriarch to Wu Hai. He had then returned to the Mist Sea Swamp, ostensibly to enter seclusion but actually to remain idle. He had stayed that way until now!
Zhou Yu understood that if nothing had happened, his disciple would certainly not have come to disturb him.
"Master, the scouts our clan has stationed outside sent back word that Lord Haoshan seems to have fought a great battle with some existence. Not long afterward, he left his lair, and no one knows where he went," Wu Hai immediately explained his purpose.
Zhou Yu frowned slightly upon hearing this.
Lord Haoshan was also a Special Lifeform, his true body being a towering mountain. The simulated Zhou Yu had encountered him while exploring the secret realm. At the time, Lord Haoshan had only been at the Immortal level, but he later became a Universe Venerable as well.
Within this Universe Secret Realm, there were very few lifeforms at the Universe Venerable level, and every one of them was worth watching. The Human Race within the secret realm currently occupied the Endless Continent, a continent spanning light-years. They could be considered a super race within this secret realm, so they naturally paid particular attention to those powerful existences.
"Lord Haoshan is famously ill-tempered, but he's very powerful. Who provoked him? Or was it an outsider?" Zhou Yu pondered.
After a Universe Secret Realm was born, it might be discovered quickly, or it might only be discovered after long ages.
This Universe Secret Realm, for instance, had remained undiscovered all this time.
Within a Universe Secret Realm, all sorts of obstructions existed. Ordinary Immortals found it difficult to accelerate to the speed of light, making it extremely hard to enter the Dark Universe.
And without entering the Dark Universe, a Universe Secret Realm might span several million or even hundreds of millions of light-years. Even disregarding the dangers along the way, merely flying out would take several million or hundreds of millions of years, making it difficult for lifeforms within the Universe Secret Realm to leave.
In truth, even if they left, if the secret realm itself was extremely remote, they would find no other lifeforms in the boundless starry sky outside and would ultimately have to return.
The Universe Venerables born from this secret realm, such as those here, were all capable of entering the Dark Universe. Some of them must have gone outside, yet judging from the fact that this secret realm had never been exposed, they likely gained nothing after leaving.
In short, Zhou Yu was certain that this secret realm had remained undiscovered throughout the long ages. Otherwise, it could not have remained so peaceful.
But remaining undiscovered in the past did not mean it would remain undiscovered forever.
This Universe Secret Realm was actually enormous, likely exceeding ten million light-years in diameter. With such a Universe Secret Realm standing within the universe, perhaps some day an outsider might enter it by chance.
The reason Zhou Yu suspected an outsider was that, at this point in the secret realm's development, there were very few lifeforms capable of rivaling Lord Haoshan. Even those who could would generally not provoke him.
As a mountain, Lord Haoshan loved sleeping most of all. Who could he provoke while sleeping?
The crucial point was that Lord Haoshan had actually disappeared. A being too lazy even to move had left his lair?
"If they're outsiders, then this secret realm will probably become lively very soon." Zhou Yu understood that this was not a good thing.
As long as outsiders increased in number, the Human Race occupying two continents would become extremely conspicuous. Trouble would certainly follow.
"Wu Hai, send more scouts to gather information during this period. Inform me immediately if anything happens," Zhou Yu said as he looked at his disciple.
"Yes, Master."
Wu Hai nodded in acknowledgment. He did not have as many thoughts as Zhou Yu; he was filled with confidence in his master.
He believed that as long as Zhou Yu was present, the Human Race need fear no danger.
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