Chapter 44: Simulation Successful

Although you are eager to break through to Immortality quickly, you understand that breaking through now would waste your opportunity, so you begin to calmly contemplate the Time Law.

The Seven-Star Vine has an extremely high affinity for the Time Law; your perception of the Time Law is countless times clearer than that of a normal Realm Lord at his peak. The ancient clan elder of the human race also contemplated the Time Law, and the secret technique he left provides you with considerable guidance, so at first your comprehension of the Time Law progresses at a startling speed.

A thousand years later, your mastery of the Time Law has already surpassed the old clan elder; his secret technique no longer aids you at all, and your rate of comprehension slows down.

You begin to use the talent secret technique "Time Turbulence" in a small area to contemplate the law; although this method is less effective than directly studying a manual, it is still better than contemplating from nothing, and as you continuously contemplate, you also create your own "Time Turbulence."

For a full hundred thousand years you study this technique; when it finally takes shape, the primordial cosmos suddenly descends. You are both startled and delighted, realizing that you have received the Time Law's acknowledgment. Though only a preliminary acknowledgment, it is sufficient for you; thus, when you become Immortal, your comprehension of the Time Law will be only slightly inferior to that of a Realm Lord.

At this point you choose: 1. Continue accumulating. 2. Break through directly.

"Break through." Zhou Yu chose to break through.

Having received the Time Law's acknowledgment, once you break through to Immortality you can indeed continue to easily contemplate the Time Law; the key is that after the breakthrough, his power in the simulation will surge dramatically, making him much safer.

Otherwise, a special lifeform of Realm Lord level, if it encounters an accident, would still be somewhat dangerous.

Zhou Yu will not forget that a Child of Fortune might still die from an accident.

And at this moment, as Zhou Yu makes his choice, a flood of memories rushes in instantly.

"Time Law." Zhou Yu savors this memory carefully; a hint of melancholy rises in his heart. Having reached this point, even if this simulation fails, it will have been worth it.

Because in an instant his insight into the Time Law jumps from the basics to roughly the 18th level of the Tongtian Bridge.

"If it succeeds, that would be even better," Zhou Yu feels rather hopeful.

【You chose to break through to Immortality, and you succeeded effortlessly.】

【Your comprehension of the law is roughly equivalent to a Primary King‑Level seal; having broken through to Immortality, you now wield ten million times the peak Realm Lord's power, and each of your seven avatars possesses seven million times that power, already reaching the level of a Universe Venerable.】

【You realize the time has come, and without hesitation you dispatch an avatar to the Cold Frost Clan's territory; you slay the clan chief with a single palm strike, and the remaining strong ones are all slaughtered.】

【Your action shocks the various tribes of the Endless Continent; you announce publicly that you are the new Human Clan chief, urging the exiled humans to return to their lands as soon as possible. The news spreads, and indeed humans begin to return, allowing the once‑extinct human race to quickly regain much of its vitality.】

【At this point the Immortal humans have all perished, but thirty‑seven Realm Lords remain alive, none of whom is your father. You understand that your father was the genius Realm Lord the Cold Frost Clan tried to eliminate, and his chance of survival was indeed slim. Suddenly you realize that over the years you have never slackened and have grown stronger, perhaps also driven by a desire to avenge the father you have only ever seen once.】

【You fulfill the promise you made to the old clan elder, beginning to restore the human race. During your past travels across the continent you were extremely lucky, acquiring many treasures, and you start using these treasures to cultivate geniuses.】

【Under your protection, the humans have no external threats and begin to exhibit astonishing reproductive capacity.】

【Gradually the entire human territory flourishes and even begins to expand outward; you tacitly approve of all this. The Endless Continent has no Universe Venerable, making you invincible on this land, and as the humans expand, the other races contract their domains in concert, some even leaving the Endless Continent.】

【One hundred million years later, the humans dominate most of the continent; with the Endless Continent's massive population, many geniuses emerge, several comparable to the former old clan elder, though no King‑Level humans have yet been born.】

【At this point the humans are invincible on the Endless Continent, but when an invader from the heavens arrives, the situation changes. One day, an alien army from beyond the continent arrives at the Endless Continent, proclaiming they will take over. The humans naturally refuse, and the two sides commence a great war.】

【When you choose to send an avatar to strike, the enemy army suddenly has a powerful presence intervene. To your surprise, it is a Universe Venerable, but this Universe Venerable is not as formidable as imagined; your avatar is indeed no match for him, yet he also cannot gain a crushing advantage over you.】

【Your other six avatars appear for the first time; your seven avatars merge into one, unleashing overwhelming power. The Universe Venerable can no longer gain the upper hand; he is utterly shocked, and indeed has no way to deal with you, ultimately retreating in disgrace with his army.】

【Afterwards you investigate and discover that this army was likely brought by a group that had previously left the Endless Continent, and the Universe Venerable's rather ordinary strength makes you realize he is not an outsider but a native Venerable born within the cosmic realm you inhabit.】

【You sense a crisis; although the opponent cannot deal with you now, the future is uncertain.】

【Thus you both send Immortal humans to leave the Endless Continent and scout the enemy's lair, and intensify your contemplation of the law to boost strength. Over the past hundred million years your insight has reached King‑Peak level, yet you are still far from fully comprehending the Time Law. You also realize that, despite deep opportunities, there is no chance of fully grasping the Time Law in the short term.】

【But this crisis makes you realize you must grow stronger quickly; you decide to send one avatar beyond the Endless Continent to explore, while the remaining six avatars together can already handle that Universe Venerable.】

【The environment beyond the Endless Continent is extremely dangerous, but fortunately your avatar is immensely powerful—its divine body surpasses that of an ordinary Universe Venerable by seven times—allowing you to survive in many perilous places.】

【Your luck is also excellent; you frequently pick up treasures. Though most have little effect on you, they are enough to make you happy.】

【Until that day, while passing a cold Star River, you suddenly sense a faint energy burst within the river. Delving deeper, you discover a mysterious treasure maturing: a crystal‑clear filament, unremarkable yet incredibly hard—your strength cannot damage it at all. Its surface bears natural law markings. Using divine power you activate the secret pattern to control the filament, and it releases an immensely terrifying binding force. You deem it a naturally formed domain treasure and name it "Heaven River Lock."】

【You send the Heaven River Lock and other treasures back to the Endless Continent, then continue your travels and explorations.】

【Ten million years later, the team you dispatched finally locates the lair of the force that once invaded the Endless Continent. It is another vast continent, called the "Wu Qi Continent." Wu Qi is the name of that Universe Venerable. From the gathered intelligence, the Wu Qi Venerable is a tyrant; after unifying the Wu Qi Continent, he began a brutal reign, countless lives perishing under his oppression. You increasingly realize you must become powerful, lest he succeed.】

【Another thirty million years pass, and the Wu Qi Venerable returns. Your six avatars clash with him; although you do not merge, the six together fight him on equal footing. At first you wonder why the Wu Qi Venerable, whose strength has not changed, can return so swiftly, but later you understand he seeks to use the humans to temper his army.】

【As time goes on, the Wu Qi Venerable repeatedly invades with his army, increasingly vexing you. You decide to recall the avatar traveling abroad and attempt to eliminate him.】

【In another clash, you lure the Wu Qi Venerable into the Misty Swamp. There, the main body of the Seven-Star Vine, which has never manifested before, erupts, scorching a terrifying divine body over ten million kilometers, unleashing boundless divine power. For the first time you fully activate the talent secret technique "Time Turbulence."】

【This move contains the complete Time Law, further amplified by the Seven-Star Vine's terrifying divine power; its might is inconceivable. The Wu Qi Venerable is outright terrified; even though he also burns his divine body, he is swiftly grievously wounded.】

【Just as the Wu Qi Venerable attempts to flee, your seven‑in‑one avatar appears in time, using the Heaven River Lock and several other treasures, preventing his escape.】

【You successfully eliminate the Wu Qi Venerable, feeling incredulous. You had been forced to attempt a trial, and unexpectedly succeeded. You realize you underestimated your own strength and overestimated the Wu Qi Venerable's.】

【After killing the Wu Qi Venerable, his army surrenders outright. You lead people into his lair and obtain the treasures he amassed over countless years. To your delight, you discover a massive stone mill there, etched with countless law sigils, within which you perceive the shadow of the complete Time Law.】

【After a thorough contemplation you find that the stone mill inexplicably guides your understanding of the law. You are overjoyed and finally realize that this mysterious treasure may be the key reason the Wu Qi Venerable could become a Universe Venerable.】

【Guided by the stone mill, your Time Law finally experiences a rapid breakthrough; you consecutively comprehend the three major aspects of the Time Law. Once the three aspects unite, you can master the complete Time Law, but the final step is exceedingly difficult, and you become stuck.】

【You are stuck at a bottleneck for endless ages, yet you continue to explore the cosmic realm you inhabit. This realm is vast; the Endless Continent and the Wu Qi Continent are merely two unremarkable lands within it. The realm contains countless perils and many other powerful beings and races. In your explorations, avatars have died multiple times, but fortunately your main body remains unharmed.】

【Suddenly one day, you discover a peculiar hazardous region in the realm, a star field composed of over a thousand stars. Within this star field, the flow of time is extremely strange, alternating between fast and slow.】

【Intrigued, you pause here to study it.】

【By observing the stars' orbital paths, you glimpse the shadow of your talent secret technique "Time Turbulence," and suddenly you attain enlightenment.】

【Without relying on your main body, you unleash the full "Time Turbulence," fully comprehending the Time Law.】

【Riding the momentum, you break through and become a Universe Venerable.】

【Simulation successful.】

(End of chapter)