Chapter 2467: with translation of chapter title
Xun Shuang asked: "Supreme God, is there hope for me to refine it with my current strength?"
The number of sentient beings in the virtual universe is more than a hundred million, and the player data from the two eras already exceeds ten quadrillion.
The soul law is the foundation of the virtual universe; sentient beings of the real world enter the virtual universe through soul perception, using their thoughts.
Everything that happens here is transmitted to reality through soul perception.
Therefore, the premise for merging this mass of primordial essence is that her soul must be strong enough to bear the same pressure, and simultaneously interact with ten quadrillion sentient beings without experiencing lag or crashes.
Supreme Wisdom replied: "You're not strong enough yet; perhaps after another three million years of training it could work."
Three million years……
Xun Shuang's heart instantly turned to ashes.
She has waited a long time, and the child has endured a long time.
If we wait another three million years… the child might die in the womb!
Xiao Feng furrowed his brows and immediately asked: "What about me? Am I sufficient?"
You can; you are already not inferior to me, and you have mastered the material law, making you the most suitable candidate. Once you merge with the virtual universe, using your own law to fill the material deficiency, the virtual universe will become more real, like a second living space. Moreover, if you wish, things here can be brought back to reality by players directly. Or, by mailing items across countless light-years of star fields, you can destroy them in one place and create them in another, realizing the dream of a universe without distance.
Supreme Wisdom gave an affirmative answer.
Moreover, the depth of this answer surpassed Xiao Feng's own thoughts.
He never imagined it could be like this!
All along, in Xiao Feng's mind, the virtual universe was merely a game.
It was just a world and a plane for communicating with the overseer; the core lay in "virtual cultivation" and "interstellar communication".
But Supreme Wisdom told him that he could act as a material transfer station, enabling interstellar express delivery!
A billion light-years; light would take a billion years to reach the opposite shore.
But through the virtual universe, it takes only a few seconds!
What kind of concept is this?
If such an era arrives, the entire universe will have no distinction of size or proximity!
Not only objects, but even living beings he can transport!
As long as the soul strength does not exceed the eternal level, Xiao Feng can perform a simulation. After spending some time to fully analyze its material and soul components, he can then copy it.
After decomposition, transferring it to another place for reshaping is entirely possible!
Even without dismantling the original body, he can freely clone others!
Of course, doing so would break balance, reducing total energy, and it is not a long-term solution. Whether for his own energy balance or for the stability of cosmic society, he cannot arbitrarily clone living beings.
"Brother Xiao Feng..."
Xun Shuang looked at Xiao Feng, feeling somewhat guilty.
When Xiao Feng asked that question, she understood that this mission originally belonging to her would ultimately be fulfilled by Xiao Feng.
Although she has also worked hard these years, the virtual universe offered too few opportunities, and in the end she could not compare to Xiao Feng, who tempered himself through life-and-death trials outside.
Xiao Feng, on the other hand, did not feel anything wrong.
Originally, after damaging Xun Shuang's reputation, he had felt guilty all along and wanted to make amends.
These years spent together have deepened their feelings considerably, yet he still feels he has not done enough.
Now
Supreme Wisdom gave the answer, and he also understood what he should do.
"I will immediately break through the realm and guide you and the child into reality," he said to Xun Shuang.
Then he looked toward Supreme Wisdom and added: "Senior Supreme Wisdom, please bear with me for a while longer; after my breakthrough, I will come as soon as possible to refine the virtual universe and take over your duties."
Supreme Wisdom replied: "Good, thank you. Over these years I have endured trials and study, and have also grown considerably. I have left some management experience in the soul's origin, hoping it may help you. Moreover… I hope we can become friends in the future."
"Thank you, senior; we are naturally friends!" Xiao Feng replied happily.
Befriending the Dao Ancestor is a good thing; although Supreme Wisdom once had some unpleasantness with Chen Li over certain matters, that is all in the past.
Moreover, he is Xiao Feng, not Chen Li; aside from the early game when Supreme Wisdom once wanted to delete his account, he has consistently looked after him, and his stance can be considered friendly.
Xiao Feng brought Xun Shuang back to the Little Celestial Court.
Xun Shuang's expression was worried; she apologetically said: "Sorry, I've burdened you again…"
Xiao Feng gently caressed her peerless visage and replied: "It's nothing; this is my duty as husband and father. Don't put psychological pressure on yourself; after going out you can still cultivate, and when you become strong enough, you can relieve my worries by standing in for me at any time—we husband and wife will take turns overseeing the virtual universe."
Xun Shuang was moved by his tenderness and lightly leaned against his chest.
"Can it really be like this?" she asked, uncertain.
Xiao Feng actually wasn't entirely sure either, but he still gave a firm guarantee.
He replied: "Of course; we two are practically identical cultivators, aside from me being male and you female, the laws we cultivate are virtually the same."
"The origin is still different; I am an Innate Dao Body, you are a mysterious Dao Pattern…"
Xun Shuang corrected.
"That doesn't matter; it's merely a difference in background." Xiao Feng indicated it was of no consequence.
The Innate Dao Body is a perfect physique jointly devised by Chen Li, the Primordial True King, and Fuxi, with a gene sequencing pattern similar to that of cosmic-level lifeforms.
Newborn Xun Shuang was merely the most simplified form of an Innate Dao Body.
As she cultivates step by step and unseals, her Innate Dao Body becomes ever more perfect; once she becomes a Dao Ancestor, she will reach the ultimate perfect form, her physique comparable to a microcosm.
Such a constitution is unique in the entire universe; no one surpasses her, not even her son's chaotic body born later would necessarily outshine her.
As for Xiao Feng's Dao Pattern, it is a mark left by the will of the old universe.
This mark signifies his identity; it is neither a law nor a "ten-thousandfold amplification," but an authority, meaning his permission level is not inferior to that of the universe's sovereign, allowing him to alter existing rules and establish new ones.
When he becomes a Dao Ancestor, he can obtain autonomy within the jurisdiction of the universe's lord and independently manage a vast expanse of starry space.
If one must give this Dao Pattern a name, it should be called "The Fleeting One," a variable within the Great Dao, full of infinite possibilities.
The initially manifested Ten Thousand Times amplification was merely a tiny insignificant part.
Now Xiao Feng is getting ever closer to the cosmic Dao, and also understood this meaning.
He does not need
to refine anything; this symbol originally belongs to him, just as the character 'Heaven' represents the sky and the character 'Earth' represents the earth.
If the Divine Might Dao Pattern had a pronunciation, it would be read as 'Xiao Feng'; it cannot be transmitted, cannot be imitated, cannot be forgotten, and cannot be passed down to his offspring. The Dao is where he is; in the universe, it is the only one, even more unique than Xun Shuang.
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