chsdbacks 7. The future is promising! But there is no future!
7. The future is promising! But there is no future!
Power cannot be created out of thin air; every bit of strength has a clear source.
Qiao Lin naturally had some guesses about this extra 23 times the force.
Actually, this is not hard to understand. Given Qiao Lin's current strength at the level of the Devouring Starry Sky Eternal Star and the sixth level of the Desolate Era Crimson Nine Heavens Diagram, when the levels are the same, the sources of strength are mainly from several aspects.
The sources of Swallowed Star include: power multiplier, domain, arcane techniques, weapons, and laws.
The Desolate Era includes: differences in methods, divine arts and spells, magical treasures, and insights into the Dao...
Combat awareness also affects combat, but this does not change the numerical value. In addition, there are supernatural abilities in the Desolate Era, but Qiao Lin does not know supernatural abilities. He has not yet reached the Purple Mansion level and cannot learn supernatural abilities.
In the virtual universe, methods, divine arts, and magical treasures are all useless. So, the only thing that can increase his combat power is... enlightenment of the Dao!
The Great Dao of the Desolate Era and the Laws of Devouring the Stars are not the same concept. The Laws of Devouring the Stars are stronger because the Laws are the fundamental constituents of the universe of Devouring the Stars.
Simply put, if Swallowed Star lost the Law of Fire, the entire universe would collapse. However, in Desolate Era, losing the Heavenly Dao of Fire would only mean the world would lose the concept of "fire," and it wouldn't cause any major problems for the world.
The Ten Laws of Swallowing the Stars are the foundation of the universe, the foundation and load-bearing walls of a house, none of which can be missing; but the Great Dao of the Desolate Era is merely the external manifestation of power, the wall decoration of a house, it would look bad if it were missing, but it is not indispensable.
The differences are significant, but one core concept remains unchanged: whether it is the law of the Devouring Stars or the Great Dao of the Desolate Era, once comprehended, it strengthens the comprehender's realm and does not disappear upon leaving this world.
Did Qiao Lin comprehend the Great Dao in the Desolate Era before?
Of course!
Previously, when he was studying the Nuwa Diagram in the Desolate Era, his consciousness intensity increased significantly, and his senses of the world changed. He instantly grasped the true meaning of the Dao in the Desolate Era world.
The true meaning of water and fire.
The Water-Fire Lotus was born because Qiao Lin comprehended the true meaning of water and fire.
In the world of Desolate Era, the understanding of the Dao is divided into several levels: the true meaning of the Dao, the realm of the Dao, and mastering a Dao. The Dao is further divided into minor Dao, major Dao, and Heavenly Dao, each corresponding to a different level of understanding.
After obtaining the Nuwa Diagram and strengthening his consciousness, Qiao Lin gained a clearer understanding of the world, and thus smoothly comprehended the true meaning of the Dao.
"So, my extra strength comes from the true meaning of the Dao?" Qiao Lin suddenly became excited.
If that's really the case, then he has additional means in the virtual universe!
Although it is still not as powerful as the Crimson Bright Nine Heavens Diagram in reality in terms of strengthening the physical body, and it does not have the supernatural abilities that can be learned after reaching the Purple Mansion Realm, if his Dao realm is not affected, he still has his own unique advantages.
According to numerical simulations, others' limit of exerting force is one hundred times, but with his understanding of the Dao of the Wilderness, his exertion force becomes one thousand times or even ten thousand times. This is incredible.
Qiao Lin became more and more excited as he thought about it. If that were the case, he might not be unable to fight in the future Genius Battle!
Relying on this unique advantage, as long as his understanding of the Dao is profound enough, he can defeat those at the third, seventh, or even ninth level of the Domain with only one level of Domain, and those at the ninth level of Domain can defeat geniuses who have crossed the threshold of the Laws...
Qiao Lin's eyes shone even brighter as he found a way to improve himself. In the Devouring Starry Sky, he lacked talent and didn't have the Golden Horned Beast or the Demon Slayer Clan's clone to help him comprehend the laws, but he could directly modify the numerical values!
"No, no, my talent has actually improved! Improved a lot!" Qiao Lin kept shaking his head, directly denying that he had poor talent in the Swallowing Star World.
Perhaps he was originally very bad, but after the Nuwa painting, he was no longer bad.
His consciousness was greatly enhanced, which is a manifestation of his increased talent.
Qiao Lin knew very well that Swallowing the Stars also had similar methods, namely Earth. When life was born on Earth, it would modify the soul, making the soul of the newborn stronger, and enhancing their consciousness, state of mind, and so on.
In comparison, the Nuwa diagram is a super-enhanced version of Earth. As Qiao Lin continues to comprehend and improve, it is as if Earth has been transformed time and time again.
"The future is promising! However, it takes time. Strengthening and transforming consciousness cannot progress by leaps and bounds in a short period. The first strengthening was effective simply because I had never received strengthening before. From now on, we can only proceed slowly!"
There are different levels of geniuses. Some are one in ten million epochs, some in a million, some in ten thousand, while he probably sees them every day now...
However, being able to see each other every day throughout the entire universe isn't bad, and the future looks promising!
Having clearly defined her strengths and the path she would take in the future, Qiao Lin felt a great sense of relief.
The gloom of feeling that one couldn't leverage their advantages in the virtual universe and would be utterly defeated vanished.
With the pressure gone, Qiao Lin felt that he was absorbing cosmic energy much faster, and his overall mental state improved significantly.
However, Qiao Lin's happiness didn't last long.
Within the virtual universe, Qiao Lin suddenly received a call request from Dorenshugger. Qiao Lin had no intelligent life form, nor dared to have one. He needed to frequently enter the Desolate Era world, and being too sensitive, he dared not let anyone know.
"Teacher!" Qiao Lin greeted respectfully.
Across from him, Dorenshugg looked at Jolin: "How's the effect of the potion?"
"That's great! I feel like I'm improving dozens of times faster than before!" Qiao Lin said.
"It seems your bloodline is rather ordinary. It's a pity that your teacher can't get you a high-level bloodline potion!" Dorenshage sighed.
"Teacher, the bloodline potion can only speed up the cultivation of Force, it's not indispensable!"
"But ultimately, it's an advantage. In the same hundred years, if your bloodline is inferior to others, your cultivation will be slower. If others reach the ninth level of the Star Realm, while you only reach the eighth level, your strength will always be weaker!"
When Jolin heard what Dorenshugg said, he didn't continue to comfort him. After all, his teacher had lived for over nine million years and his mental state was already very strong. He didn't need a few simple words of comfort from him.
"If this disciple performs well in the future and is able to join one of the five major powers, he might be able to obtain a high-level bloodline potion!"
Bloodline potions can enhance bloodline levels, which are divided into nine levels from 1 to 9, with level 9 being the weakest and level 1 being the strongest. The direct difference between bloodlines is that different bloodlines absorb cosmic energy at vastly different speeds. In the same amount of time, the bloodline with the higher level of bloodline will be stronger.
With a level 9 bloodline, it's very difficult to even become a planetary-level being without a major stroke of luck, while with a level 1 bloodline, one can easily become a domain lord upon reaching adulthood. The difference is enormous.
"Yes, the five major powers do have such potions, but they are very expensive and cannot be resold. You'll have to obtain them yourself."
Dorenshugg changed the subject, "Just now, I received news that a realm within a realm has appeared within a Thunder Realm of my Black Dragon Mountain Empire. It is said that a large number of treasures have emerged there. Now, my Black Dragon Mountain Holy Land plans to gather 100,000 peak-level experts to go to the realm within a realm to compete for the treasures. This is a very good opportunity for practical training. Do you want to go and experience it?"
"There are countless treasures inside. Even I, if there weren't restrictions, would be tempted to fight and compete for them. If you could obtain even one or two treasures, the benefits would be immeasurable! If you could obtain the inheritance of that Thunder Realm Lord, you could exchange it for a large amount of resources or precious secret techniques!"
"Huh? Jolin, are you listening? Why aren't you saying anything, Jolin?" Dorenshugg's voice kept ringing out.
At that moment, Qiao Lin felt like his head was about to explode.
Thunder World, a world within a world?
Lying in the medicinal pool, Qiao Lin stared blankly, lost in thought: "So, the Genius Battle is about to begin? I just became certain of my future, and now they're not even giving me time?"
If he remembers correctly, there are less than three years left from the start of the Realm Within a Realm to the registration for the Genius Battle, in fact it should only be two and a half years!
In two and a half years, he could only reach the fifth or sixth level of the Hengxing realm, which was his limit. But that wasn't the scariest thing. The scariest thing was that anyone below the ninth level of the Domain realm didn't even have the qualifications to be cannon fodder in the Genius Battle!
With his current level of skill, he wouldn't even survive a day in the preliminary rounds of the Genius Battle.
"Two and a half years? There's no need to despair. Even if there's only one day left, there's still a chance! I haven't failed yet, how can I give up!"
Qiao Lin suddenly snorted coldly, his face turned pale, and a trickle of crimson blood slowly flowed from his nostrils. This was the result of Qiao Lin forcibly cutting off his thoughts.
Completely abandon any thoughts of being unambitious. So what if he's far behind now? Luo Feng is only dozens of times better than him now. If Luo Feng can do it, he might not be unable to. He still has two and a half years to work hard and improve. The future is uncertain, so why should he think he's incapable?
Having thought this through, Qiao Lin replied, "Teacher, my strength is currently in a phase of rapid improvement, so there's no need for me to undergo real-world training. I can wait until my progress slows down before I go on that journey!"
"Yes, that's good. The main task now is to cultivate under my guidance and make rapid progress!" Dorenshage agreed.
Qiao Lin hesitated for a moment, but finally asked tentatively, "Teacher, is the Star-Level Genius Battle coming up soon?"
"The Genius Battle? It's certainly coming soon, in a few years, or even more than a decade!" Dorenshugg affirmed. "Don't even think about this year's Genius Battle; you're too young. Your experience is too shallow. Wait for the next one; the next stage will be yours..."
Actually, Dorenshuger's idea was that the next batch could see what top geniuses looked like. This batch didn't even have the qualifications to see them; they were afraid they would be easily crushed, which would only affect their cultivation state of mind...
Many of the eternal star-level geniuses in the Black Dragon Mountain Holy Land are experts at the eighth or ninth level of their respective fields, but they are nothing more than cannon fodder. Qiao Lin is far, far inferior!
Qiao Lin nodded silently, without saying anything more.