As the Abyssal Seal merged into him, Hu Yanbo felt his soul shake violently, as though an entirely new door had opened!
Countless scenes from his past cultivation and battles seemed to be strung together by an invisible thread, flashing through his mind with unprecedented clarity as they rearranged themselves and rose to a higher level.
The life-saving movement techniques he had comprehended on the brink of death while struggling alone to survive on the Outer Domain Battlefield...
His painstaking attempts to understand the profound images and inscriptions while studying the Nine Universes Chaos Stele...
The exquisite yet somewhat rigid application of laws displayed by the guardians he had fought on the Heavenly Bridge...
Under the illumination of the overarching principles within the Abyssal Seal, all these scattered insights were rapidly distilled and fused together!
Even more astonishingly, he felt his combat experience surge in that brief moment, as though he had fought hundreds upon thousands of bloody battles!
Countless instincts for using space law to destroy and kill in the most efficient, ferocious ways were branded directly into the depths of his consciousness!
Overall comprehension of the universe's laws might form a relatively "fixed" framework. Countless Immortal Gods studying the same branch of laws might attain similar levels of "breadth" and "understanding."
But how were those laws applied?
How were they transformed into the deadliest attacks, the strongest defenses, and the most elusive movement techniques?
The differences in that regard were as vast as the gulf between heaven and earth!
It was like two Immortal Gods who had both fully comprehended the law of earth: one might excel at constructing impregnable defensive fortresses, while the other specialized in unleashing devastating attacks.
Neither surpassed the other in their law domains, yet in a battle to the death, victory and defeat might be decided in an instant!
The Abyssal Seal bestowed upon him the experience and methods for applying space law with the utmost ferocity along the path of slaughter belonging to Yuan Huang's lineage!
The improvement to his actual combat ability would be earth-shattering!
A short while later, Hu Yanbo emerged from that profoundly mysterious state of comprehension, his awareness returning to clarity.
He marveled inwardly:
No wonder countless geniuses throughout the universe fight tooth and nail to become disciples of supreme experts! Having a great teacher's guidance makes an enormous difference on the path of cultivation!
Setting everything else aside, there was the experience contained within the Abyssal Seal in applying space law to slaughter with the utmost ferocity.
Without Yuan Huang's gift, he would likely have needed to endure countless life-and-death battles and spend endless years exploring on his own before he could learn such exquisite, brutal methods!
"Hu Yanbo!" Yuan Huang's voice rang out in his mind again, interrupting his thoughts.
Hu Yanbo swiftly collected himself and suppressed his excitement, answering with utmost respect, "Your disciple is here! Thank you for your generous gift, Teacher!"
"Did you gain anything?" Seated on his throne, Yuan Huang watched him calmly with dark-gold eyes and asked casually.
"Teacher, your disciple gained a great deal!" Hu Yanbo answered firmly.
"Many obstacles in my comprehension of space law suddenly became clear! I believe... I believe that after another period of dedicated study, I will surely make another breakthrough in space law!"
"Oh?"
This time, a trace of surprise flashed through Yuan Huang's usually placid eyes.
The Abyssal Seal was indeed wondrous and contained the essence of his own path.
But Hu Yanbo was a King-level Immortal, not one of those Immortal Army Lords with shallow foundations.
At that level, every breakthrough was extraordinarily difficult, requiring deep accumulation and greater insight into law essence.
Merely beginning to integrate an "outline" of insights should never have been enough to support a breakthrough.
Moreover, judging by Hu Yanbo's expression and tone, he was neither boasting nor blindly confident. His certainty had a genuine foundation.
The stronger an expert was, the better he understood his own level. He would never make careless claims before others.
Could it be... A thought flashed through Yuan Huang's mind.
Although his combat strength had already reached King Rank, was his comprehension of space law actually still at the threshold of Barely King Rank?
With the Abyssal Seal now guiding him, is he about to fully enter Initial King?
Barely King Rank and Initial King both belonged to the most basic tiers of King Rank. The difference in their divine bodies' foundations was small, making them difficult for outsiders to distinguish.
Their differences lay more in the depth of their control over laws and the offensive and defensive capabilities that resulted.
Ordinarily, even a Barely King Rank Immortal would need tens of thousands of years, or longer still, to refine his law comprehension into the stable realm of Initial King.
"Very good. Very good." Yuan Huang nodded.
A single moment of comprehension had saved him tens of thousands of years of painstaking effort.
This young man's aptitude for comprehension was indeed even more remarkable than he had first estimated.
"Since you have gained something, return and consolidate it properly. Do not squander this opportunity." Yuan Huang's voice remained level, betraying little emotion.
"And another thing...
Yuan Huang continued.
"Because you are different from the other disciples raised from childhood!"
"On top of the resources in your original Special-grade King Rank Seed contract, I shall grant you another three billion Hunyuan units in starting resources."
"Your custom-made armor and war blade may both be upgraded to a complete set forged primarily from grade G metal. I shall cover the cost."
"Furthermore..." Yuan Huang paused briefly.
"If, within three hundred epochs, you can reach Peak King through your own ability and slay five King Rank experts of other races!"
"Then I shall personally ask a Universe Master in the alliance, one with whom I am on good terms, to act on your behalf once."
"I shall ask that Universe Master to personally analyze the flaws in your secret techniques and help you, as far as possible, create a peak secret technique of your own!"
"Whether this promise is fulfilled will depend on whether you meet those conditions."
Hu Yanbo jerked his head up, his eyes brimming with wild joy.
A Universe Master would personally analyze the flaws in his secret techniques!
He could create a peak secret technique!
A peak secret technique was a terrifying art that could unleash one's combat strength to its utmost limits. Even mighty beings at the Universe Venerable level had to pour endless effort into creating one!
The creation of every peak secret technique was extraordinarily difficult, involving an extremely profound understanding and application of the universe origin law. Any flaw or error in the process, however slight, could greatly diminish its power.
Even his teacher, Yuan Huang, a Universe Overlord with overwhelming strength, was not omnipotent when it came to "analyzing" and "perfecting" secret techniques.
But a Universe Master was different!
Such great beings truly stood at the pinnacle of the entire Primal Universe!
Their wisdom was almost boundless, and their comprehension and understanding of the universe origin law had reached an inconceivable level!
The results of their personal analysis and guidance... were easy to imagine!
"Thank you, Teacher!" Hu Yanbo hurriedly said.
Within one thousand epochs?
Let me see whether I can shorten that a hundredfold and accomplish it in just a few epochs! Hu Yanbo thought.
"Very well. I have told you everything you need to know." Yuan Huang sat on his throne, galaxies slowly swirling within his dark-gold eyes. "You may attend to your own affairs now."
"If you encounter any questions in your cultivation that you cannot resolve, you may come here directly to seek me out."
"I hope that in the near future, I shall have another disciple at... Peak King!"
"Your disciple will remember! I will not disappoint you, Teacher!"
Hu Yanbo bowed deeply once more.
Then he respectfully retreated a few slow steps before his figure gradually faded, his consciousness leaving the magnificent, oppressive Yuan Huang Hall.
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