Chapter 200: Power Surge

50,000%!

That is 500 times higher than the standard for gene awakening in the universe!

You must know, the gene optimization index of most Ultimate Star Beings is merely between 4,000% and 5,000%.

Even an Administrator of the Yuanchen Civilization, who had a fortuitous encounter and obtained a treasure similar to the blood of the Cosmic Void Giants, only raised his gene optimization index to over 10,000%, equivalent to his current state.

Yet, merely a trace of the Void God Clan's bloodline can actually raise one's gene optimization to 50,000%?

"Of course, simply fusing this trace of the Void God Clan's bloodline does not guarantee reaching such a gene index."

Princess Su looked at him with a smile, "The Void God Clan's bloodline is too transcendent; you must also use special bloodline development secret techniques to excavate this trace of the Void God Clan's bloodline."

"Bloodline development secret techniques?" Lin Qing nodded slightly, not finding it surprising.

"Don't overthink it; the difficulty of excavating the Void God Clan's bloodline is very high."

Princess Su shook her head slightly and said, "Moreover, it has little to do with comprehension or talent; the key lies in whether you receive the universe's favor. 50,000% is the ideal scenario; in reality, achieving 30,000% is already good."

"So, it depends on luck?" Lin Qing asked thoughtfully.

"Yes, it depends on luck." Princess Su nodded slightly.

Lin Qing smiled and asked, "As long as the luck is good enough, one can reach the 50,000% limit, right?"

"The theoretical limit is not 50,000%."

Princess Su shook her head slightly, "The 50,000% I mentioned refers to your current stage. Even with just a trace of the Void God Clan's bloodline, Star Beings find it difficult to fully develop it; only Ultimate Star Beings might completely develop it."

She looked at Lin Qing with a half-smile, "Theoretically, after an Ultimate Star Being completely develops this trace of the Void God Clan's bloodline, their genes will exceed the universal gene standard by more than a thousand times."

"A thousand times?" Lin Qing looked at her, somewhat shocked, and a surge of barely suppressible excitement arose in his heart.

Compared to ordinary Ultimate Star Beings, the advantage of such a gene index is simply outrageous.

With such a gene index, if the foundation reaches such an outrageous level, even an Ultimate Star Being who does not understand Divine Skills could easily obtain a Star-level Rare Divine Office!

"Being superior to this extent in genes has already surpassed the best bloodlines of a Level Two Civilization."

Princess Su said with a smile, "Of course, even just 30,000% rivals the best bloodlines of a Level Two Civilization; in that case, your Star God Trial should be much easier, right?"

"Mm." Lin Qing nodded, "At least I am confident in terms of combat."

"The Star God Trial consists of peerless geniuses from Level Two Civilizations." Princess Su said, "Most possess combined Divine Skills; even if they have not yet become Star Divine Office holders, they can at least pass the ninth layer of the Yu Xingyuan."

She sized up Lin Qing, "If you can master the complete form of the World God and your gene index also exceeds 30,000%, you should be considered a peerless genius at the very top of a Level Two Civilization."

Lin Qing nodded slightly.

"Of course, the Star God Trial is not just about combat power."

Princess Su said casually, "In other cognitive aspects, as a Primordial Realm Star-level subject, you can visit the Universe Wonders Museum to broaden your horizons."

Lin Qing asked, "Roughly how long would it take to visit the entire Universe Wonders Museum?"

"The entire thing?"

Princess Su laughed helplessly and said, "The Universe Wonders Museum preserves millions of universe wonders; some wonders are very brief, lasting only an instant, but some wonders span vast periods of time. Even if accelerated to the limit of your understanding and perception, it might take hundreds of years or even longer."

She shook her head, "Even a rough viewing of all of them would require tens of thousands of years, who knows how many."

Lin Qing was speechless.

Princess Su looked at him, smiled, and said, "Of course, for the Star God Trial, you do not need to understand everything; you only need to understand a small portion."

Lin Qing finally breathed a sigh of relief.

However, he still shook his head and said, "Earth will open in less than a year; I definitely won't have time to go to the Star God Trial."

This time, cultivating the Level Seven World God, Primal Annihilation, took him over six years; this was built upon the fact that Cardan already comprehended the essence of most Life-type powers; otherwise, it would have taken at least ten years or even longer.

Even if he became an Ultimate Star Being, cultivating the Level Eight World God, Primal Annihilation, would require at least several decades.

Unless a clone appeared—one that comprehended the essences of many Level Eight Life-type powers.

But that was practically a dream.

The essence of Level Eight powers is inherently extremely difficult to comprehend; for example, Cardan took over a hundred thousand years to comprehend only nine essences of Level Eight powers.

Unless it is a genius like Qi Lingxiao, who can easily comprehend various power essences and mastered three Divine Skills in just a few decades.

Although Qi Lingxiao also has the huge advantage of 'Divine Office Specialization', it is still astonishing enough.

"Is the situation on Earth very urgent now?"

Princess Su sized him up and said, "Does it really require you to go through the Star God Trial?"

Lin Qing shook his head and said, "I just want to become a Gravekeeper as soon as possible; I heard... as long as one becomes a Gravekeeper, one can use the space-time power of the Vacuum Great Tomb to completely conceal the region where Earth is located?"

"That is correct."

Princess Su nodded slightly and said, "Normally, one must indeed be a Star Divine Office holder to have the strength to become a Gravekeeper."

Yet, in Lin Qing's heart, there were vaguely other thoughts.

If he could fully develop this trace of the Void God Clan's bloodline, reaching a thousand times the universal standard in genes when he became an Ultimate Star Being, then his genetic advantage would be one level higher than that of a normal Ultimate Star Being!

By then, it would be highly possible to reach the strength of the tenth layer of the Yu Xingyuan before the Star-level Divine Office Trial!

And the three conditions for becoming a Gravekeeper—

Being a Primordial Realm Star-level subject, possessing the strength of the tenth layer of the Yu Xingyuan, and knowing the Gravekeeper's special secret techniques... Theoretically, he could complete the first two conditions before the Star God Trial!

"You work hard."

Princess Su sighed, "From Ultimate Star Being onwards, one can only grope in the darkness; everything must be self-created, and the struggles ahead will be extremely cruel."

Hearing this, Lin Qing fell silent as well.

The Entropy Reverser can only help him prepay the future based on the possibility that he can learn it; but if there are no cultivation methods or paths left, then there is nothing to prepay.

So, he also understood that his smooth path could only lead to becoming a Star Divine Office holder; beyond that... he had no confidence.

"However..."

Princess Su sized up Lin Qing and said, "With your strength, a Level One Civilization should not be able to force you into a desperate situation, right? With the temporary pass to the Vacuum Great Tomb I gave you last time, even the means of a Level Two Civilization, unless they kill you instantly, you can still escape back."

Lin Qing nodded slightly and said, "Except for the 1.9-level Civilization and Void Beings that I do not yet understand, for other Level One Civilizations, indeed, they should not be able to force me into a desperate situation."

The temporary pass he obtained during his last visit to the Vacuum Great Tomb, though usable only once, allowed him to traverse time and space directly from anywhere to return to the Vacuum Great Tomb.

Even if Earth were sealed off, he would not be unable to enter the Vacuum Great Tomb.

"I know you have a clone, but do not think your clone's methods make you invincible against death."

Princess Su glanced at him and said, "Even in a Level One civilization, the illusion techniques of certain rare divine officials can directly plunge one's consciousness into an illusion realm, causing all clones to commit suicide voluntarily."

"I have learned the Mirror of Suffering," Lin Qing said. "When trapped in an illusion, the Mirror of Suffering forces the soul to awaken."

"The Mirror of Suffering has its limits," Princess Su shook her head slightly. "Your own will is also very important." Lin Qing thought for a moment and said, "During the Divine Child Trial, my will was considered superlative, roughly equivalent to the sixteen thousandth layer of the Bronze Demon Mountain."

"Sixteen thousand layers?"

Princess Su was slightly stunned, sized him up, and said, "That is indeed excellent. With your will combined with the Mirror of Suffering, even in a Level One civilization... even a Void Creature from a 1.9-level civilization should be unable to completely trap you in an illusion or fully control you."

"What about a Level Two civilization?" Lin Qing could not help but ask.

"Then there are many."

Princess Su shook her head and said, "Some powerful figures in a Level Two civilization have comprehended time and space; they can even follow the invisible connections between clones to perform curse killings across vast distances of time and space, which is the so-called method of Cause and Effect."

"Cause and Effect? Curse killing?" Lin Qing was somewhat surprised.

"Let me give you some advice," Princess Su said softly. "If you ever truly face a Level Two civilization, keep one clone in the Vacuum Great Tomb. Within this independent time and space, it can at least help you block curse killings based on Cause and Effect; you will have to rely on yourself to resist illusions."

Lin Qing nodded.

In his heart, he pondered silently; it seemed he must find a way to temper his will as much as possible.

"Are there any secret techniques that have an effect of tempering the will?" Lin Qing asked.

No mistake, one sentence, one release, one content, one look!

"I do not preserve any secret technique inheritances here; only the Tomb Keeper's secret techniques," Princess Su said. "Only when you reach the strength of the tenth layer of the Yu Xingyuan can I teach them to you."

Lin Qing nodded helplessly.

"However..."

Princess Su suddenly looked toward the endless darkness surrounding them, where stood countless silver-white tombs resembling Jin Zita; her gaze quickly locked onto one of them.

She spoke somewhat uncertainly, "I recall that the City Lord of Misty Water researched secret techniques for torturing oneself to enhance mental will before her death; I do not know if she included this secret technique inheritance among the funeral offerings in her tomb."

"City Lord of Misty Water?" Lin Qing's eyes lit up. "How do I obtain her secret technique inheritance?"

Princess Su sized him up and said, "First, you must become a Tomb Keeper, then help her find a suitable successor. If she is sufficiently satisfied, only then might you be allowed to select one item from the funeral offerings."

"Cannot you let me be the successor directly?" Lin Qing asked.

"That is also possible, provided you can pass," Princess Su said. "But within these tombs, you may only choose one; once you choose, you cannot choose any others."

Lin Qing was slightly stunned and said, "Then I will consider it further."

He glanced at the hexagonal crystal in his hand and said, "I will first go to the time-accelerated environment to develop my bloodline and improve my genes."

Princess Su smiled and said, "The secret technique of the Divine Race for developing the Void God Clan bloodline is contained within it; after you absorb this crystal, you will naturally learn it."

"Secret technique of the Divine Race?" Lin Qing's heart stirred. "I recall you said the Divine Race are humans who have fused with the Void God Clan bloodline?"

"Yes, developing the Void God Clan bloodline is also what the Divine Race excels at," Princess Su nodded. "After you fuse this sliver of Void God Clan bloodline, you may be considered a Divine Race member by a stretch, but the bloodline is too thin; the Divine Race probably would not care."

Lin Qing nodded thoughtfully, said no more, and immediately took the crystal, walking once again into that time-accelerated cultivation chamber.

Inside the cultivation chamber, a year and a half passed in the blink of an eye.

"Finally finished absorbing it."

Lin Qing slowly exhaled. "I did not expect that just this sliver of bloodline would take over a year to absorb?"

Although he had not yet developed it, he could already vaguely sense the incomparably transcendent and vast aura within this sliver of Void God Clan bloodline; merely this insignificant wisp of aura made him tremble from a life instinct!

This was simply too incredible.

No wonder they are one of only two Level Four civilizations in the universe; truly an unimaginably great race.

"Indeed, it was recorded by the Entropy Reverser."

A smile of expected anticipation appeared at the corner of Lin Qing's mouth.

During this year and a half, he had already pondered the Divine Race bloodline development secret technique many times; he was simply waiting to fuse this sliver of Void God Clan bloodline.

Learning this secret technique was not difficult, but as the bloodline development went deeper and one's life structure approached that of the Void God Clan, the more 'luck' was required.

The Void God Clan, also known as Cosmic Envoys, can only be formed by those favored by the universe.

"Let me try the Divine Race secret technique... three empty slots have just been freed."

"Order."

With a thought, Lin Qing said, "Advance payment: 'Divine Race Bloodline Secret Technique'!"

Theoretically, as long as it relies on luck, it means there is a possibility in the future; the probability is simply too small.

But as long as this future exists, the result can certainly be obtained!

The next moment—

Accompanied by a flood of inexplicable information surging into his mind, Lin Qing also felt his genes begin to constantly improve and transform under the power of this sliver of bloodline!

His genes, already extremely powerful after being modified by the Blood of the Cosmic Ruin Giant Spirit, were now undergoing replacement and change in an even more unimaginable way!

At this moment, Lin Qing felt his life structure becoming increasingly complex and ingenious as his genes changed; his aura underwent astonishing transformation and improvement, and his genes continued to optimize and alter!

"Too... too incredible..." Lin Qing could not help but be shocked.

His own perception was the strongest; he clearly knew that his physical body strength, lifespan, energy intensity, capacity limit, mental power, perception ability... all aspects were rising at an astonishing, frantic pace.

An unknown amount of time passed.

"It is over..."

Lin Qing slowly opened his eyes and immediately used an instrument to detect the gene optimization index to confirm his current gene index.

"51400%!"

This was the result obtained after testing various physical qualities, energy, and other items, then comparing them against standard data for the same life level!

"As expected... this strand of bloodline has reached its current limit."

Lin Qing took a deep breath, a brilliant smile forming at the corner of his lips. "A technique that relies on luck? Indeed, the Entropy Reverser is best suited for such a technique..."

By the time he transforms into an eighth-level lifeform, he will be able to fully develop this strand of Void God bloodline.

At that time, his genes will reach a thousand times the universe's standard!

"Paying off the debt won't be difficult..."

Lin Qing's mood grew even more pleasant. "With my current strength, perhaps... I can try to assault the ninth layer of the Yu Xingyuan?"

Before the gene optimization, he already possessed the strength to sweep through the eighth layer of the Yu Xingyuan. Now, with a comprehensive boost to nearly five times his past self, if he unleashes his full power, he might just reach the strength of the ninth layer of the Yu Xingyuan!

"This trip was not in vain."

Thinking of his upcoming plans, Lin Qing felt a wave of relief in his heart. "The improvement is far greater than I anticipated."

Before entering the Vacuum Great Tomb, he was still some distance away from the eighth layer of the Yu Xingyuan.

But now, he is nearly at the strength of the ninth layer of the Yu Xingyuan!

"Instantly killing a standard Star Deity?" Lin Qing laughed.

(End of this chapter)