Chapter 248: Finally Arrived

All things in the world, whether flesh‑and‑blood life, energy life, metallic life, and the myriad kinds of life, or various matter and energy—even a vast universe—its entire existence undergoes birth, evolution, decline, and extinction, repeatedly, in a cyclical loop.

In the New Universe, Zhou Yang's eyes seem to contain fading stars and the cycle of life. Deep within his consciousness, scene after scene continuously arise—for example, the opening of the New Universe, where endless energy converged at a point and then explosively burst, creating billions of spacetime! For example, the birth of his son Zhou Yi, from a tiny set of genes, an embryo, gradually developing until it croaked into the world. Also, the countless Small Universes he once saw collapsing in the Universe Sea, whose collapse also carried the extinction of countless beings. All of this, in the hidden depths, follows some mysterious rule.

In his mind, the whole image of the Life Record sometimes surfaces, and at other times he recalls the passage openings he saw in the Ten Thousand Cavern Gorge Abyss, where tens of thousands of openings seem faintly arranged into a mysterious pattern.

From the arrangement of those tens of thousands of openings, Zhou Yang cannot help but think of the Primordial Star; when he first entered the Primordial Star, he seemed to sense a special Daoic resonance within it.

At that time, after many investigations, he still could not grasp the true meaning of that faint resonance.

Yet at that moment, his consciousness seemed to continuously disperse and ascend, gradually rising to an endless height, from which he looked again at the Primordial Star; the 10081 Primordial Stars appeared to be arranged along a special trajectory, forming a profound pattern!

This pattern seemed vaguely similar to the combination of the tens of thousands of openings in the Wanku Gorge space, yet it was more complete and natural.

And the reason the Primordial Star can nurture countless Supreme Treasures appears also intricately linked to this profound pattern. Zhou Yang's consciousness again 'looks' toward where Earth lies.

Earth, as a life planet, constantly attracts strange life forces from a vast surrounding region.

These life forces are invisible, but in a special state akin to Zhou Yang's wandering spirit, he can faintly detect traces and feel that the entire Earth is the core of life cultivation for the surrounding vast region.

"Earth orbits the Sun; the Sun is the core..."

"Yet within the life cultivation system, in the vast region, Earth is also the core..."

"Universe."

"Life."

"Celestial system."

"Life system."

"Countless stars and celestial bodies form the system of the entire Universe, while countless sentient beings compose the life system."

"Different systems, yet perfectly integrated..."

A succession of scenes flashed before Zhou Yang's eyes: the trajectories of countless planets in motion, and simultaneously another image—a Life Record of extreme complexity.

"Different... yet interconnected..."

At this moment, his consciousness seemed to transcend space and time, faintly touching a supreme governing principle.

It is a law of creation and destruction, a law of nurturing and decay.

All things, all spirits, even the entire Universe, continuously undergo the cycle of birth, growth, decline, and extinction under this rule.

That rule is the law of life! "Boom!"

At this moment, Zhou Yang's will seemed to reach ultimate sublimation, beginning to soar upward at a terrifying speed.

From matching the ordinary Universe's Strongest One, to surpassing most stronger Universe Strongest Ones, until reaching the limit of the Universe Strongest!

At this stage, his will even faintly brushed against a hazy boundary.

It seemed that once he crossed this boundary, he could 'transcend' into the New Universe, and Zhou Yang's figure stood proudly.

On him, an invisible yet highly special aura continuously spread.

This aura seemed to contain a mysterious energy; around him, on the whole island's ground, countless plants continuously thrived and withered, and among them faint crisp insect chirps could be heard! As the aura kept spreading, it gradually reached the ocean—

Whoosh~~~ the seawater kept churning, and one could vaguely see countless fish swimming in the waves. "Hahaha, is this the power of the law of life? It's just a tiny, insignificant fringe, yet it already lets me create true life."

Zhou Yang couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Even though what he now creates is only the weakest creature, it is still true life! Every life contains endless rules and mysteries.

Killing a life is easy, but creating a life from nothing—especially one that can reproduce normally—is exceedingly difficult.

Except for certain special Innate Secret Techniques, throughout the Original Universe, almost no strong being can achieve this through personal insight.

And now, Zhou Yang has done it! "The Gene level, the Divine Power level—these are merely the most direct manifestations of the law of life."

Zhou Yang shook his head and chuckled lightly.

"I wonder how far my current insight can advance the Divine Power level."

His gaze couldn't help but flicker, and then, as his intention shifted, every part of his divine body—each fragment of Divine Power, each strand of life imprint—reorganized rapidly.

With continual reassembly, a new, stronger and more stable configuration gradually formed, and Zhou Yang's Divine Power level began to surge rapidly—

13000×. 15000×. 20000×. 30000×. His aura kept soaring, and the Divine Power level still kept rising.

35000×. 38000×. 38400×. 38417×! Finally, when his Divine Power level surged to 38417×, it finally halted!

"38417×! Directly surged over twenty‑five thousand times!"

Zhou Yang's face couldn't help but light up with boundless joy! A Divine Power level of over thirty‑eight thousand times—most True Gods who break through via the Divine Power path reach this tier! "It seems the opportunity contained in the Life Record is far deeper than I imagined."

Zhou Yang sighed inwardly.

Just by contemplating a small portion of the Life Record, it allowed him to grasp a sliver of the power of 'Life'.

And this minuscule sliver of 'Life' power not only propelled his will to the limit of the Universe Strongest, but also caused his Divine Power level to surge over twenty‑five thousand times! The might of the Life Record is evident! "Now my will has surged to the Universe Strongest limit; continuing to contemplate the Chaos Secret Pattern and the Life Record will surely accelerate my progress!"

"And once the Chaos Secret Pattern is fully comprehended, the Divine Power level will rise beyond the third tier, at least 90,000 times."

Zhou Yang's gaze flickered slightly, "Then, that will be the moment I break through the Universe Strongest!"

After a brief joy, Zhou Yang returned to his focused cultivation.

Meanwhile, in the outside world, one of his doppelgangers also steered a palace Supreme Treasure, continuously advancing toward the Core of the Cosmic Vessel.

After his will rose, wielding the Supreme Treasure became even more effortless, and his travel speed increased considerably.

Time quietly passed within the Universe Boat Inner Domain; in the Tomb Ship, strong figures from various forces of the Universe Sea were all fighting with full force for the inheritance of the Duan Dong River.

Zhou Yang, however, continuously crossed perilous terrains, delving deeper toward the Core of the Cosmic Vessel.

In the blink of an eye, another three thousand plus years slipped away silently.

On this day, after once again successfully traversing a peril called 'Xuanhuo Tai', an almost boundless silver star sea finally unfolded before Zhou Yang. (End of Chapter)