Chapter 154: Cultivation for Four Thousand Years

In the depths of the Temporal-Spatial Abyss, within that mysterious space.

Zhou Yang looked at the enormous Law Secret Pattern Image that almost covered the entire sky, and couldn't help but marvel.

At the same time, he was filled with curiosity about the origin of this Secret Pattern Image.

He had just asked the Chaos City Lord in the Virtual Universe, but the other party also claimed to know nothing.

He only said that when the Outer Domain Battlefield was first opened, the Universe Venerables who were responsible for sweeping the Secret Realms had never probed the deepest part of the Temporal-Spatial Abyss, so they did not know whether it originally existed or was later created.

However, after learning of the existence of such a Secret Pattern Image, the Chaos City Lord seemed moved and gave Zhou Yang a few more degrees of support and expectation for his cultivation of the Multi-Law Fusion Path.

"How was this Secret Pattern Image formed? Was it natural, or left by a strong individual?"

"If it was left by a person, that person must be powerful enough—using a Secret Pattern Image to illustrate the subtleties of Chaos evolution; at least a super‑stronger of Chaos Sovereign Level could achieve that!"

"Does the Original Universe have such a strong individual? Hmm, no, it seems there actually is one."

As Zhou Yang thought this, a name suddenly surfaced in his mind—

"Zuo Shanke! Could it be him?"

If he wanted to find such a strong individual in the Original Universe, Zhou Yang could only think of Zuo Shanke.

This mysterious Jin Zhi Divine King, before being reborn into the Original Universe, was already a Divine King Realm strong individual, naturally having comprehended the Chaos Law long ago.

Moreover, he had once devoted great effort to reshaping Earth and the surrounding starry sky, granting beings born on Earth an exceptionally powerful spiritual talent, making him the guide of the Earth Lineage.

Zhou Yang, being the most outstanding among present‑day Earth humans, naturally drew his focused attention.

If one says he left this Secret Pattern Image to guide Zhou Yang's growth, that explanation also works. "No more thinking; whether it's natural or artificial, now that I've seen it, it is naturally my opportunity!"

Zhou Yang stared at that profound image that almost covered the whole sky, and his gaze couldn't help being absorbed.

"Decomposition and fusion appear as two extremes, but they actually follow the same road, only with different starting points. Looking outward from the center of this Secret Pattern Image is 'decomposition', while looking inward from the outer edge is naturally 'fusion'!"

"With this image as reference, my Multi-Law Fusion Path no longer has to grope forward like a blind person crossing a river; cultivation speed should improve dramatically!"

"Since the Chaos City Lord, my teacher, has let me lie low for a while, I shall now contemplate and comprehend!"

Zhou Yang stopped overthinking, sat down atop a high peak in this world, and his consciousness swiftly immersed itself in contemplation of the massive Secret Pattern Image in the sky.

Previously, when he attempted Law Fusion, he used the method of derivative path calculation, deriving every possible transformation of the basic Fundamental Law Essence combinations, then testing them through countless battles to optimize the optimal configuration.

That method was not only time‑ and labor‑intensive, but also prone to generating contradictory situations.

For example, the First Stage fusion method he derived merged the First 36 Law Axioms of the Eight Lower Laws into a near‑perfect delicate balance.

In the Second Stage, however, it required merging the First 108 Law Axioms of the Eight Lower Laws.

But as new Fundamental Law Essences continued to be incorporated, the previously formed delicate balance was inevitably broken.

This required him to re‑derive and construct a new equilibrium capable of bearing 108 Law Axioms, consuming an enormous amount of time and energy.

However, now that the Law Decomposition Secret Pattern Image serves as a reference, it is like a poor student who could never afford books finally possessing his own textbook.

The book meticulously depicts all the basic theorems of Law Decomposition, as well as correct example problems applicable to the operation of the theorems.

What he now needs to do is, following the theorems and example problems in the book, derive the 'Reverse Theorem' of these basic theorems.

Although it still poses considerable difficulty, compared with the initial blind, haphazard groping, it is already many times easier!

Zhou Yang's gaze was immersed in that profound Secret Pattern Image, as if he saw within it the supreme principle of the universe's birth and the evolution of Chaos.

His entire soul trembled, and his consciousness raced.

He compared his fusion method against it, instantly gaining a new insight. "No, that's not right; these six Law Axioms shouldn't be paired this way."

"Huh, Water Law and Fire Law can actually fuse directly; I thought they could only transform through the Five Elements cycle."

"So that's how it is—clever, truly clever!"

His research on the fusion method seemed finally to have left the muddy path for a fast lane, countless insights continuously surged from his heart, propelling his progress at an exaggeratedly rapid pace, while simultaneously, deep within the boundless airflow.

There was an immensely huge deep‑cyan rock mountain silently hovering.

On the peak, a elder about ninety‑thousand kilometers tall, its whole body faintly emanating black light, with crystal‑clear twin horns on its forehead, sat quietly in meditation.

The elder's gaze slowly withdrew from some mysterious space, his expression flickering.

"I have never cultivated the Nine Tribulations Secret Code, yet my gene multiplier and soul strength have skyrocketed to this extent, and I unexpectedly chose a direct path to Chaos. Is it truly a lucky accident, or some powerful inheritance I haven't even noticed?"

The elder's gaze was deep, like an endless starry sky.

Only now, within that starry sky, subtle waves kept rippling.

After a long while, the waves gradually subsided, and only a sigh was heard.

"I hope this variable can be under control."

In the vast Universe, billions of stars continuously move silently along their own orbits.

In this tireless cycle, endless time flows like water.

In the blink of an eye, nearly four thousand years have passed since the Human Reincarnation King 'Yun Luo' was reported to have entered the Temporal-Spatial Abyss.

In those four thousand years, the universe saw countless upheavals and many shocking events.

First, in the Outer Domain Battlefield, the Human Race and Demon Race of the Four Great Summit Camps launched an unprecedented large‑scale decisive battle ahead of schedule.

First, every Human Race camp's King‑level strongmen's Military Merit system received two astonishingly generous bounty missions!

"Provide accurate coordinates of Demon Race's Heaven Drive King, Shock Martial King, Xuan Mu King, Ming Shui King and other strong individuals; upon verification, reward 30 billion Hunyuan Units immediately!"

"Kill the Demon Race's Heaven Drive King, Shock Martial King, Xuan Mu King, Ming Shui King and other strong individuals; upon verification, reward a heavy treasure directly!"

Such a generous bounty naturally caused a remarkable impact.

Human King‑level strongmen active on the Outer Domain Battlefield, as if injected with adrenaline, all sprang into action, beginning to locate the positions of the Demon Race strongmen on the bounty list.

Soon, the self‑proclaimed Heaven Drive King, who boasted of personally sending the Human Reincarnation King into the deep turbulence of the Temporal-Spatial Abyss and basking in glory, was the first to be tracked down.

Qian Yin King and Cang Li King, two near‑Invincible King super‑strongmen of the Human camps, jointly acted, deploying several heavy treasures to execute a decisive kill on the Heaven Drive King!

An astonishing battle erupted instantly, terrifying shockwaves sweeping all directions.

In the end, with the rescue of arriving Demon Race strongmen, the Heaven Drive King successfully retreated.

However, in this battle his immortal divine body lost nearly 70%; restoring it would undoubtedly require massive time and resources, and the Universe will likely not hear of him for a long while.

And after this battle, the Demon Race also refused to be outdone, and began to launch a counterattack against the Human Race on the Outer Domain Battlefield.

Back and forth, plus the covert meddling of strongers from other factions, it eventually evolved into a faction war that swept across the entire Outer Domain Battlefield.

This war lasted nearly a thousand years, until the senior leaders of the several major peak factions unanimously issued a counteraction signal, after which it gradually subsided.

But not long after this war ended, another peerless genius of the Human Race stepped onto the Outer Domain Battlefield.

This genius almost replicated the growth path of the Reincarnation King, likewise taking over a thousand years to rise from a newcomer who had just entered the Outer Domain Battlefield, and after a great war achieved the prestige of the Dao He King.

(End of chapter)