Chapter 175 – Choices!
A collision erupted, bursting forth in a shower of blood-red light!
The chaotic, violent, wrathful aura surged again, growing even stronger. The Blood Scripture fused completely into the Blood Transformation Blade and vanished.
At that moment, the Blood Transformation Blade's body suddenly expanded—from just three feet long to over ninety thousand kilometers. It began greedily devouring the surrounding cosmic energy.
Inside the Hunyuan Umbrella, the space was vast, easily accommodating the blade's released form. Moreover, it stored an extremely dense concentration of cosmic origin energy. Unlike last time, when the blade had to wildly siphon energy from the universe—causing dramatic cosmic phenomena due to the Milky Way's relatively thin energy—here, the Hunyuan Umbrella continually absorbed and stored cosmic energy, condensing it into twelve-colored precious pearls and powering its internal mechanisms.
Now, it merely prioritized channeling that energy into the Blood Transformation Blade.
"About 13 to 15 months to fully gestate—faster than when I was nurturing my Candlelight clone. As expected."
Jiang Zhe sensed the detailed progress of his clone's gestation.
In the original universe, clones were subject to two primary rules:
— The stronger the internal world, the easier the gestation.
— The more powerful the lifeform being gestated, the longer it would take.
His Candlelight clone had been immensely powerful. As a devil lifeform, it far surpassed most beings in the original universe. Naturally, that required considerable time to gestate.
But Jiang Zhe's cloning technique was unique—using top-grade treasures as cores instead of relying on his internal world to gestate the clone. The Hunyuan Umbrella and Blood Transformation Blade were terrifyingly high in rank. Thanks to them, the gestation time was drastically reduced.
"I've stayed at the cosmic level a bit too long... but it's worth it! Soon, I'll have three bodies with perfect genetic structure, forging an unshakable foundation."
Still, the thought that his internal world might expand further made Jiang Zhe slightly uneasy. He sat cross-legged in the void, watching the Blood Transformation Blade, now adorned with brilliant rings of starlight.
He began planning his cultivation roadmap.
**"My next goals:
Gain acknowledgment from an upper origin law.
Fully comprehend an entire lower origin law.
...I need to pace this carefully. Once I grasp it completely, I can't risk triggering a quake in the origin land that would shatter my original core and force me straight into the immortal realm. Based on Luo Feng's situation, it's safest to wait until my internal world is at least a trillion kilometers in diameter—so at the latest, I'll start comprehending a full lower origin law when I first step into the domain lord stage.
Create a unique ultimate secret technique of my own.
It can't just be a universe venerable-level technique. At minimum, it needs to be at the universe overlord ultimate level.**"
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"Hard. Hard. Hard!"
"Luo Feng had his strongest innate secret technique as a reference, so he could craft the universe master ultimate technique 'Pattern Stream.' I also have a top-tier innate technique—'Divine Kingdom in My Palm'—but I can't use it until I become immortal. That path is entirely blocked off for me!"
"So I'll have to rely purely on myself to create a universe overlord ultimate technique—or even possibly a universe master ultimate technique—without the help of an innate secret. What a headache!"
Jiang Zhe patted his head and logged into the virtual universe.
…
Rain Xiang Mountain, Primal Sector, Manor No. 111
It was originally Manor No. 114, but after the qualification battles, it was renumbered—signifying his position as the top cosmic-level genius.
Inside the stilted bamboo building's study, Jiang Zhe squinted with delight at the 200 million points balance displayed on his computer.
Before shopping, he first sent his ninth senior sister an email, listing the texts he wanted to purchase and asking for her advice. Soon, her reply arrived.
After a quick glance, Jiang Zhe closed the mail.
"Nothing problematic. I'll go with my original plan."
He opened the treasury interface, typed "Space-Time Evolution" into the search bar, confirmed it was the right set, and purchased the first six volumes without hesitation.
"Transaction successful!
Deducted: 100 million points.
Remaining balance: 112,497,020 points.
Please wait—someone will deliver the secret techniques shortly."
*"'Space-Time Evolution' is the companion secret technique to the Universe Chaos Monument. The first six volumes correspond to the first six diagrams... I've already mastered the first four.
From the fifth volume onward, each comprehension means acknowledgment by an upper origin law, approaching the 18th level of the Sky Piercing Bridge.
Grasping the sixth means mastering three profound mysteries of an upper origin law—roughly akin to the 20th level insights."*
"The seventh volume covers the complete time or space origin law, explaining the breakthrough to universe venerable level. It costs a staggering 1 billion points—I don't have enough yet, but there's no rush."
Jiang Zhe then dug up an old link from his favorites.
Click. Redirect.
——"Black Hole Evolution (Earth-Space Edition)"
Full set price: 100 billion points. (Currently 90% off)
"The discount's dropped again... because I became a disciple of the Lord of Darkness? This technique was recompiled by my teacher from the original—so the deducted points probably serve as royalties to the original creator. Otherwise, my senior sister would've gifted it to me outright after reading my email."
Jiang Zhe clicked into the details, picked out only the parts he needed, and purchased them individually—a privilege he had solely for this technique.
*"I just want the conceptual framework for constructing black holes. Lately it's felt very handy.
I'll buy up to the seventh volume, which reaches the venerable level—using complete space and earth laws to build pseudo-black holes.
Original cost: 1 billion points.
But since I already have core techniques like 'Nine Refinements Fist,' 'Xuanjing Nine Refinements Body,' and 'Black Hole Devour,' I only need the overall blueprint—5 billion points.
Whew... lucky there's a discount—just 50 million points."*
Transaction complete.
"Deducted: 50 million points.
Remaining balance: 61,797,020 points."
He then bought the spirit master flying technique "Shadow Layered Forbidden Domain", containing profound mysteries of time acceleration and space sealing.
Original: 1 million points. As a core member of the "Cosmic Faction" in the Primal Secret Region, he got a 30% discount—paying just 700,000 points.
Remaining balance: 61,097,020 points.
"That should cover everything I need for now."
Just then, Oriana reminded him:
"Master, the spaceship."
"Ah right—I need to buy an F-class ship to go home."
Jiang Zhe smacked his forehead.
"My current E-peak mechanical race ship is fast enough but far too fragile—an immortal's strike would scrap it instantly."
"Ana, recommend a suitable one."
Soon, the screen displayed an image of a triangular ship forged from dark purple metal, etched with blood-red lightning-like patterns, glowing faintly and exuding a chilling, mysterious aura.
Oriana explained:
*"Master, this ship is entirely made from F9-grade 'Jade Tiger Essence Steel,' engraved with pinnacle human-crafted law inscriptions. Its defense is so formidable that even titled immortals would struggle immensely to breach it.
It also has an energy shield that boosts total defense by nearly 50% when activated.
Its top speed reaches 50 times light speed—the pinnacle of what Virtual Universe Company tech can achieve.
Beyond that, you'd need G-grade metal hulls or to merge an immortal-grade metal lifeform."*
Jiang Zhe waved dismissively.
"Basic F-class specs are enough. No matter how sturdy or fast, it can't match my heavy treasure pearls or Mustard Seed Divine Mountain. It's just a temporary vehicle."
"Ana, how much?"
"Exactly 4 million Hunyuan units, master."
Jiang Zhe nodded.
"About the same as the New Fallen Ink Star's cost. Alright, order it."
Thanks to the many F and G treasures he'd reaped in the Ancient God World, his wealth in pure Hunyuan units rivaled the strongest titled kings. Factoring in his treasure points, he'd easily rank in the top ten thousand among humanity.
"Master, the shipyard says it'll take about 8 to 10 months to build. I've set the delivery location to Wuchen Space-Time, so we'll see it once we return to the Primal Secret Region."
"Also, Aitor's arrived at the manor gate—your three secret techniques are here."
"Alright, have him wait. I'll be right out."
Jiang Zhe received the techniques, returned to his study, and immediately began delving into the fifth volume of 'Space-Time Evolution.'
…
July 2284, Hanxia Calendar
Nearly 25 years had passed since Jiang Zhe came to the Abyss World. Seventeen months ago, Luo Feng had already stopped by to say farewell before leaving the Abyss.
"Almost there—my second clone is about to emerge, and then I can leave too."
He gazed at the colossal blood-red curved blade stretching over ninety thousand kilometers, feeling immense satisfaction.
Around him, strands of light intertwined, forming an image of a seraph.
"Such a miraculous weapon... and unbelievable cloning technique," she murmured, carefully avoiding pressing questions.
"In three days, it'll be fully formed. You can pick three innate secret techniques. When the clone is born, I'll use the 'Life Codex' to inscribe the corresponding law patterns on you."
Jiang Zhe blinked at her, then after a moment asked,
"Is that really allowed? Won't it be… problematic?"
He pointed upward.
He already felt he was toeing a dangerous line. With the seraph's involvement, they were definitely provoking the original universe's will. What if his second clone emerged and they were both sent off to live with the Origin Ancestor as roommates?
*"Relax—it's fine. I shoulder the duty of passing on my Lord's secret arts. I fear being suppressed more than anyone—I wouldn't take foolish risks.
I've already split off 14,392 innate secret techniques from the 'Chapter of Sins' and granted them to countless defective experiments. They're all registered with the original universe's will—perfectly legal."*
Jiang Zhe gave her a silent thumbs up.
"Alright. You pick then."
At her cue, a list of innate secret techniques flooded his mind. He skimmed through it, spotting techniques like [Edge], [Crimson Shadow Blink], [Void Walker], [Formless Scatter], [Dragon Sovereign], all catching his eye.
Moments later, he shook his head.
"It's hard to decide. You know these techniques best—any suggestions?"
"You saw the categories, right?"
Jiang Zhe nodded.
"Two: Original Sin and Primordial."
"Ignore the Original Sin ones. They're just scraps pulled from the 'Chapter of Sins.' Even without cultivating 'Attraction Secret Arts,' you could still train them directly—no need to waste an innate slot."
A glance told him that techniques like [Edge], [Dragon Sovereign], [Fervor], [Plunder], [Formless Scatter] were all trainable without innate slots. That eliminated over 6,000 options.
"So the Primordial types are universal innate techniques that exist within the original universe?"
*"Exactly. They include categories like the ten major origin law mysteries, offensive types, stealth types, amplification types, clone techniques, mimicry, life creation, and more.
Most innate techniques derived within the original universe are only at the universe overlord ultimate level. Only a tiny fraction personally bestowed by the origin will reach universe master ultimate level.
Of the roughly 8,000 remaining, the strongest attack types are still just universe overlord ultimate level—I don't recommend wasting your slots chasing short-term power."*
"Instead, I suggest you pick functional ones. Use one slot for a space-related technique, one for a time-related technique, to help deepen your insights into the two upper origin laws."
"As for the last slot… do you know how to break through to True God, or what you call universe strongest?"
Their time together had proven Jiang Zhe wasn't some reincarnated expert from the Origin Continent. His slight awkwardness in cultivation was obvious. He had secrets, but those weren't her concern—she only needed to guide the right inheritor.
Jiang Zhe nodded.
"Through either the law route or the divine power route."
"Good. Then I don't need to lecture you.
Given your exceptional conditions, if you eventually inherit the 'Chapter of Sins,' I recommend taking the divine power path. The 'Life Codex' still holds surprises that would benefit you greatly."
"For your third innate technique, I'd recommend a life creation type—conduct experiments, create diverse life races, and that will aid your divine power path."
"That's all I'll say. The decision is yours. Just remember to tell me your choices right before the devil clone emerges."
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