Chapter 1512

This wait lasted exactly five days.

The pillar of light did not dim; instead, it grew even more brilliant and solid.

Lei Guang and green radiance intertwined, forming countless intricate, mysterious law patterns on the pillar's surface!

Even the sky above the Life Ancient Tree was dyed a blue-green hue by the light.

On the fifth day, at dusk.

Hum—

The pillar suddenly shuddered, then collapsed inward at a visible speed!

All Lei Guang, green radiance, and law patterns retracted and flowed into Xu Jingming's body!

The platform returned to stillness.

Xu Jingming's eyes, closed for five days, snapped open!

Hiss—

Two strands of solidified Lei Guang shot forth from his pupils.

He rose slowly.

The aura around him awoke like a deep abyss—vast, mighty, and suffocatingly oppressive!

Beneath his skin, faint Lei Guang flowed; every gesture stirred the surrounding Yuan energy tides.

"Cosmic Stage... this is the power of the Cosmic Stage."

Xu Jingming clenched his fists, feeling the earth-shattering changes within.

His Yuan energy total surged more than tenfold, and its quality became far purer and denser!

His meridians expanded, his bones strengthened.

His five viscera and six bowels were shrouded in a faint glow of life-green, teeming with vitality.

And the greatest change came from the Annihilation Divine Thunder.

The once-black Lei Guang now bore a faint jade-green sheen.

The lightning carried a trace of life energy.

Destruction and vitality merged in a strange harmony, yet its power rose another level!

Xu Jingming stirred his mind, and a strand of Lei Guang leapt from his fingertip.

Crack!

Where the Lei Guang passed, the air annihilated.

Yet tiny green sparks sprouted anew, as if giving birth to life from destruction.

"The mutated Eternal Core has caused my Annihilation Divine Thunder to undergo an unknown transformation..."

Xu Jingming's heart trembled.

This was merely the surface.

He sank his spirit inward, gazing into his consciousness sea.

And he froze.

In the center of his consciousness sea floated two life cores.

One was deep blue, entwined with golden thunder patterns, radiating a wild, destructive thunderous aura.

The other was emerald green, crystal clear.

Within it, forest silhouettes swirled, radiating vast, gentle life energy.

The two life cores were similar in size, slowly rotating.

Between them, faint Lei Guang and green radiance intertwined, forming a strange equilibrium.

"This... dual life cores?"

Xu Jingming was stunned.

According to what he knew, all cultivators breaking into the Cosmic Stage formed only one life core.

Dual life cores—unheard of!

But immediately, a sudden understanding rose from the depths of his soul.

The two life cores gave rise to two life core secret arts.

One for thunder, one for life.

Xu Jingming immersed his spirit and instantly understood the essence of these two secret arts.

Thunder life core secret art—【Shattered Star Lei Mao】!

Launch a Lei Mao of extreme destructive power at the target.

Life life core secret art—【Endless Life】!

Passively increases the speed of physical injury recovery.

Can actively condense an Eternal Seed; upon death, one may rebirth using this Eternal Seed.

The Eternal Seed can only be condensed again after a thousand years.

Two life core secret arts!

When he saw the first life core secret art, Xu Jingming had no real sense of its significance.

But when he saw the second life core secret art, he gasped in shock.

"The Eternal Seed—this is exactly the effect of the Eternal Green Emperor Scripture!?"

Xu Jingming's heart shook.

The system's point-allocations could roughly specify the resulting effect.

For example, back on Blue Star, the system had created a body-strengthening art exactly as he envisioned.

And just now, when he spent points to break through the Cosmic Tier.

What he thought of was gaining a survival ability similar to the Eternal Green Emperor Scripture.

Unexpectedly, it actually came true!

"System-made products are truly premium!"

Xu Jingming's heart swelled with joy.

With this Seed of Eternal Life, it was as if he had gained a second life outright!

Although after rebirth, it would take a thousand years to condense the Seed of Eternal Life again.

But according to the information he had obtained, he could shorten this process using heavenly treasures imbued with life's primordial essence!

In other words, as long as resources were sufficient, he could condense the Seed of Eternal Life again soon after rebirth!

"This is a divine technique for preserving one's life!" Xu Jingming was ecstatic.

In the universe, certain special races possess the talent to create clones.

The original body remains hidden, while only the clones roam the universe.

The death of a clone has no effect on the original body; simply condense another clone.

It pushes survival capability to its absolute limit!

His Life Core Secret Art had not reached this level.

But it still greatly enhanced his survival capability!

"Jingming!"

Yue Ying's call pulled his thoughts back to reality.

Xu Jingming looked up and saw Yong Ge and Yue Ying approaching.

Yong Ge's gaze settled on him, and deep within her ink-green eyes flickered a barely perceptible shock.

As an Immortal Dominator, her perception naturally detected the two utterly distinct yet perfectly fused Life Core energies within Xu Jingming.

Dual Life Cores...

Even with her vast lifespan and boundless knowledge, she had never heard of such a marvel.

"Did your Life Core condensation succeed?" Yue Ying asked cautiously, her eyes filled with concern.

Xu Jingming suppressed his aura and smiled: "Yes, it succeeded—though I don't know what rank it is."

"Both are top-tier."

Yong Ge spoke, "With these two top-tier Life Cores enhancing you,

even though you're still only Cosmic Tier One, your true combat power should be far stronger."

"Dual Life Cores? Can someone even condense two Life Cores?" Yue Ying was stunned.

"The universe is vast—anything is possible."

"This is likely a change brought about by the mutated Eternal Core."

Yong Ge explained.

Xu Jingming then turned to Yong Ge and bowed solemnly:

"Thank you, Sovereign, for guarding me and bestowing this opportunity."

Indeed,

he had not used a single condition provided by Shuang Mian's teacher for the Eternal Core's seed.

It was pure free gain.

"No need to thank me—it's what you deserve."

On Yong Ge's exquisitely elegant face appeared a sincere smile:

"I only hope you treat Xiao Ying well in the future—otherwise, I won't let you off."

"I swear I won't fail your trust!"

Xu Jingming said solemnly.

Though he had many women, he had never wronged any of them.

After successfully breaking through the Cosmic Tier,

Yong Ge ceased disturbing him and left with Dai La.

Yue Ying then brought Xu Jingming back to her Imperial Princess Palace.

After becoming familiar with Yue Ying's palace, he returned to the bedchamber.

Only then did Xu Jingming have time to check his system panel.

【Name】: Xu Jingming

【Level】: Cosmic Tier One

【Ability】: Annihilation Divine Thunder (T2 Tier)

【Physique】: 0.7 billion Qi (+)

【Spirit】: 0.3 billion He (+)

【Skills】: Spear Intent (Intermediate), Heavenly Thunder Wings (T2 Tier, Perfect)......

【Body Cultivation】: Star Core Lei Gang Body (T0 Tier, First Stage)

【Spirit Refinement】: Star Core Meditation Method (T7 Tier, Ninth Stage)

【Primordial Forces】: Thunder Primordial Force (First Stage), Destruction Primordial Force (First Stage), Life Law (First Stage)

【Gene】: Source Core Scripture (First Stage)

【Bloodline】: Thunder Prison Demon (Zi Yan Magic Canon T0 Tier, Fourth Stage)

【Source Points】: 3.423 million

My physical and mental attributes have surged by ten trillion; no wonder I feel utterly brimming with strength.

As for the Origin column, Life Principle has been added.

I hadn't even comprehended the Life Domain before.

This must be the effect of fusing the Eternal Core...

Xu Jingming glanced briefly at his system interface.

He finally fixed his gaze on 【Origin Point】.

The Origin Point, originally at 630 million, after the Sacred Stele and point allocation upgrades,

had dwindled to just over three million.

"Origin Point depleted. Looks like I need to keep hunting down alien races."

Xu Jingming silently thought to himself.