Chapter 55: Two Years

Since going to Qiu Long Star, Zhou Yang has come to deeply realize that in this vast universe, he is not only a weak noob, but also a pitiful poor ghost!

Thinking of the terrifying prices he saw on Qiu Long Star, Zhou Yang feels his teeth turn sour.

A penniless guy like him truly finds it hard to get anywhere in the universe.

Not to mention, just the energy crystal consumption for interstellar travel by spaceship is a considerable expense.

Babata's supply of energy crystals is also limited; once depleted, the Black Dragon Mountain ship will have to dock immediately.

Moreover, the various functions of the Virtual Universe also require spending money.

Relying on the few coins (Qianwu coin) Babata holds, he can't even get into the basic Xia Lu Chang once or twice.

"Know you're broke, huh? Then start cultivating right away! Once you reach Stellar Level and withdraw the first deposit your teacher left for you, you'll feel much better."

In the virtual space, Babata bares two sharp teeth and says in a seductive tone.

"Yes, cultivate, cultivate quickly!"

So, the moment he returned from Qiu Long Star, Zhou Yang threw himself into frantic cultivation.

A series of development plans on Earth have already been set in motion.

With the batch of anonymous Virtual Universe accounts he brought back, the strong on Earth can now access information beyond Earth through the Virtual Universe.

After they realize the weakness of Earth humans and the cruelty of the universe, they will soon unleash massive cultivation drive!

After Zhou Yang dumped everything onto Hong and Lei Shen, he directly piloted the Black Dragon Mountain to the Moon, 380,000 km from Earth.

"My current techniques are erupting with such a huge disturbance; it's more convenient on this deserted Moon!"

On this day, Zhou Yang's arduous cultivation life officially began!

"Your physical condition is improving rapidly; you only need to spend a little time each day absorbing Muyu Crystal."

"The rest of the time, devote it entirely to cultivating the Secret Technique!"

Babata gladly assumes the role of teacher, swiftly drafting a series of cultivation plans for Zhou Yang.

"'Soul Seal' Secret Technique is the core secret of the Yunmo Star lineage; you must allocate ample time to learn it and aim to master the first layer first!"

"'Void Tower' is the strongest soul defense secret technique created by your teacher; your mortal body is already extremely strong, and with 'Void Tower' your survivability will become extraordinarily abnormal."

"This 'Arc Light' set is the accompanying secret technique for the Arc Blade Disk; practice it a lot, and you can better unleash the power of the Arc Blade Disk."

Under Babata's supervision, Zhou Yang's daily life became monotonous yet fulfilling.

Absorbing Muyu Crystal at fixed times each day, plus assistance from Life Yuan Power, his physical condition improves continuously.

The remaining time, Zhou Yang pours entirely into cultivating various secret techniques.

The most time is naturally invested in 'Soul Seal' and 'Void Tower'.

'Soul Seal' is the strongest attack method of the Yunmo Star lineage Spiritual Thought Masters; once cultivated successfully, it can condense spiritual power into various forms to directly attack an opponent's soul.

Nourished by Meteor Tear, Zhou Yang's brain domain breadth is high, and his total Spiritual Thought Power far exceeds that of peers at the same level.

Imagine, in battle, if Zhou Yang suddenly uses 'Soul Seal' on the opponent, even someone two or three ranks higher would be bewildered for a moment.

In a duel with a Spiritual Thought Master, a split second of distraction can directly decide the outcome.

Moreover, after cultivating this secret technique to the second layer, it can also condense a special "Slave Soul Seal".

Servants bound by the "Slave Soul Seal" contract are absolutely loyal to their master and can still continue to cultivate and advance.

Just for this, Zhou Yang cannot help but deeply respect Huyan Bo, the creator of this secret technique!

Generally, enslaving secret techniques rely on a powerful spiritual attack that instantly shatters the enemy's spiritual defense, thereby gaining control.

In that process, the enslaved's soul inevitably suffers great damage.

Such captured servants become muddled, able to act only on simple commands from their master.

However, Huyan Bo's 'Soul Seal' secret technique guarantees no damage to the enslaved's soul and preserves their ability to cultivate further!

This naturally leaves him in awe!

Later, when encountering exceptionally talented enemies, you don't need to kill them; just enslave them, and you gain an absolutely loyal genius servant!

As for 'Void Tower', it is a top-level soul defense secret technique.

This technique has seven layers; each successful cultivation adds a glazed tower around the outer rim of the Consciousness Sea soul core.

These glazed towers are entirely composed of Spiritual Thought Power and can easily repel external spiritual attacks.

According to Babata, if you can cultivate all seven glazed towers, even Immortal-level soul attacks can be easily deflected!

Zhou Yang's mortal body is already strong; once he masters this soul defense technique, he will be invulnerable in same‑level battles.

Zhou Yang is drawn into the profound methods of the two techniques, sinking deeply within them.

With Meteor Tear's assistance, his mind constantly remains in a clear realm, and his five senses accelerate dramatically.

The parts Babata deemed difficult are swiftly overcome by Zhou Yang one by one; his terrifying speed of comprehension even makes Babata gasp.

"Sss—how strange, aren't Earth humans supposed to be ordinary? Yet I see Zhou Yang's comprehension ability surpassing some top geniuses in the universe!"

"And Hong and Lei Shen, at Planet Level they can comprehend Domains; that's a rarity even in the universe!"

"My luck, Lord Babata, is so good that I instantly discovered three top geniuses!"

"Boss, could it be your lingering soul guiding me in the mist?"

Amid Babata's continual astonishment, Zhou Yang's cultivation progress moves step by step, rapidly and steadily improving.

Two months later, his realm breakthroughs to Planet Level Fourth Rank.

Five months later, his realm breakthroughs to Planet Level Fifth Rank.

One month later, 'Void Tower' entry, a first-layer glazed tower forms in Zhou Yang's Consciousness Sea.

One year later, the first layer of 'Soul Seal' cultivation succeeds.

Earth calendar, July 2059.

In the largest impact basin at the Moon's south pole—Aitken Basin.

Zhou Yang, clad in purple‑red battle armor, sits calmly in meditation.

At this moment, the aura around him kept fluctuating, and sharp bursts of force repeatedly flared outward in all directions, leaving deep marks on the gray‑white ground.

As the two wooden crystals he held were quickly consumed, the fluctuations of his aura grew increasingly violent.

Finally, at a certain instant, the aura's fluctuation seemed to reach a peak!

"Hum"

Zhou Yang's aura surged abruptly, and an invisible wave of energy burst outward from his body in all directions.

"Swish!"

Zhou Yang's eyes snapped open, and an unmistakable joy rose on his face.

"Finally Stellar Level!"

After returning from Qiu Long Star, he endured nearly two years of arduous cultivation, and at last—at last—broke through!

"Babata"

He was about to call out, but the next moment he paused slightly, stunned.

In his perception, some strange changes seemed to begin occurring within his body!

At the moment he broke through to Stellar Level, the Meteor Tear at his chest seemed to be triggered, erupting rapidly!

An oceanic surge of Life Yuan Power rushed out like a breached dam, flooding his entire body in an instant.

Bathed in this torrent of Life Yuan Power, his bodily strength began to rise at a terrifyingly rapid, unimaginable pace.

The ascent seemed endless, and faintly it had already shattered some limit of his body.

Simultaneously, a vague, mysterious stream of information continuously coalesced and entered his mind.

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