Chapter 334: Shen Ji: You Didn't Even Pause to Rest?
Chapter 334: Shen Ji: You Didn't Even Pause to Rest? (End of Chapter)
In the main galaxy, lies a distant star. Within just three days, Lin Yuan's internal world had recovered to nearly two hundred million square miles in size.
An immense power emanated from the world force mingling with the power of over twenty billion layers of space, striking fear into the hearts of ordinary tenth-stage powerhouses.
"The main universe's space is stable, and countless space layers are equally solid," Lin Yuan thought to himself.
In the God's World, Lin Yuan could easily open stable 'Wu Realms' between the many layers of space for the ascension of all martial arts deities.
However, he was unable to do the same in the Main Universe due to its extremely stable space. Not even a tenth-stage powerhouse could forcibly create a new world, and it would take at least an eleventh-stage powerhouse to accomplish such a feat.
Furthermore, the world created by an eleventh-stage powerhouse would not last forever. Without maintenance, it would gradually be restored by the Main Universe's innate healing ability.
Unless one attained the level of an overpowered being, capable of causing permanent spatial rifts, the idea of creating a stable 'Wu Realm' in the Main Universe was nothing but a pipe dream.
"However, these past few days, the hottest topic in the Human Civilization must be the martial arts evolution path," Lin Yuan mused as he connected his consciousness to the virtual network. The headlines of major media outlets in the Human Civilization were all about the martial arts evolution path.
Before the ninth stage of martial arts was released, even reaching the top of the Annan Star Alliance rankings was considered a minor achievement for the entire Human Civilization, given that it was just the evolution path of the eighth stage.
The Annan Star Alliance was merely one of countless star alliances within the vast expanse of the Human Civilization.
No matter how astonishing the speed of the martial arts evolution path's rise was, the majority of the Human Civilization's evolvers and citizens remained unaware of it.
But when the ninth stage of the martial arts evolution path burst onto the scene, it catapulted into the Southern Star Zone's evolution rankings, truly capturing the attention of the entire Human Civilization.
There were countless alliances like the Annan Star Alliance in the Human Union, but star zones? There were only five major star zones in the entire Human Civilization.
The star zone-level evolution rankings were closely followed by countless human evolvers every day.
Any change in the Southern Star Zone's evolution rankings, even if it was just a shift from fifty-third to one hundredth place, would spark discussions throughout the entire Human Civilization.
"This is a good thing," Lin Yuan said with a smile. "With the martial arts evolution path gaining so much attention, the number of evolvers cultivating it will surely increase."
He opened the information regarding the number of evolvers cultivating the martial arts evolution path, his expression pleased.
In the Human Civilization, every citizen who became an evolver was required to register with their local evolver association.
Lin Yuan himself had registered with the Canglan Star's evolver association during his early days.
By collating the detailed information of each registered evolver, the number of martial arts cultivators at each stage could be accurately determined.
"First Stage: 69,560,341,000,000."
"Second Stage: 925,430,000,000."
"Third Stage: 1,965,000,000."
"Fourth Stage: 54,200,000."
"Fifth Stage: 8,120,000."
"Sixth Stage: 980,000."
"Seventh Stage: 2,673."
"Eighth Stage: 0."
Lin Yuan glanced at the data and nodded slightly.
It was evident that there was a significant drop in the number of cultivators from the Second Stage to the Third Stage.
This wasn't because the probability of breaking through from the Second Stage to the Third Stage was extremely low, but rather, more than half of the current First and Second Stage cultivators had only started their cultivation in the past few days.
With the martial arts evolution path ranking fifty-third in the star zone-level evolution rankings and gaining immense exposure across the entire Human Civilization, it was no surprise that countless citizens had chosen to cultivate it.
The First and Second Stages of martial arts could be swiftly achieved through certain methods, essentially involving the accumulation of energy.
However, progressing from the Second Stage to the Third Stage was far more challenging.
"Cultivating along a stable evolution path does indeed yield remarkable results," Lin Yuan acknowledged.
It had only been a few years since the martial arts evolution path was released. In the main world, a little over a hundred years had passed, and already more than two thousand martial arts Seventh Stages had been born.
It had taken Lin Yuan a thousand years, including the time he spent traveling between worlds, to establish the First to Seventh Stages of the martial arts evolution path.
Of course, Lin Yuan was aware that those who had reached the Seventh Stage of martial arts within a hundred years were mostly high-stage evolvers who had switched to cultivating martial arts.
Many Sixth and Seventh Stage evolvers had recognized the potential of the martial arts evolution path early on and were willing to pay a hefty price, abandoning their original evolution paths to embrace the martial arts.
High-stage evolvers who retrained in martial arts had a profound understanding of the essence of power and the rules, allowing them to make rapid progress in the early and middle stages without the need for any additional insights.
"Now, let's take a look at the revenue from these past few years," Lin Yuan said as he checked his account balance, which stood at approximately nine million universe crystals.
These were universe crystals, not civilization points or universal coins, but the universal currency used by countless races across the universe.
Typically, the net worth of an Eighth Stage powerhouse ranged from thousands to ten thousand universe crystals.
Lin Yuan's earnings from the past two to three decades were equivalent to the wealth accumulated by over a thousand Eighth Stage powerhouses throughout their entire lives.
"I've earned nine million universe crystals, with four million of that coming in just the last few days. The ninth stage of the evolution path is priced at 50 billion civilization points, which is equivalent to five universe crystals," Lin Yuan calculated.
"With four million universe crystals in revenue, the total sales must be around twelve million universe crystals. That means the ninth stage of the evolution path has been purchased two to three million times in just a few days," he marveled.
Lin Yuan was astonished by the spending power of the wealthy individuals in the Human Civilization. The high-stage evolvers certainly knew how to make a fortune.
"With nearly ten million universe crystals in revenue, and more to come in the future, the earning potential of a high-stage evolution path founder is truly astonishing," Lin Yuan realized.
While establishing an evolution path was challenging, once it was accomplished, it became a golden goose, laying proverbial golden eggs.
Universe crystals were the universal currency of the starry sky races, and while they might not be as valuable as civilization points, having a substantial amount of them could still purchase most of the rare and precious treasures in the universe.
"However, the revenue from the evolution path is secondary," Lin Yuan said as he closed the income interface for the martial arts evolution path and gazed out into the starry sky.
"With so many evolvers cultivating the martial arts evolution path, the benefits I'll gain when I make my ultimate leap will definitely be significant."
Lin Yuan's thoughts swirled.
The Human Civilization constantly expanded its territory and waged wars against other races to acquire more land and increase its population.
A larger population meant not only an increase in the number of genius evolvers but also more individuals to attempt the cultivation of various evolution paths, increasing the chances of an eleventh-stage peak existence from that path to breakthrough to the overpowered level.
Among the top civilizations, the Human Civilization boasted the highest number of overpowered beings—a total of nine—which was also related to their vast population.
Those unique and singularly powerful beings could easily cultivate to the eleventh stage but dared not attempt the breakthrough to the overpowered level due to the immense risks involved.
Hence, there were many 'Ancient Gods' lurking in the depths of the starry sky who continuously spread their own evolutionary paths, formed from their unique characteristics, such as the 'Ancient God' evolution path circulating within the Human Civilization.
"I'm getting close to the core region." Lin Yuan sensed the 'calling' growing stronger, indicating his proximity to the heart of the realm.
"I should be there in about half a month." Lin Yuan calculated the time remaining, his anticipation building.
The calling grew clearer as he drew nearer.
"Your Majesty Xuan Huang?"
Lin Yuan translated the call into the written language of human civilization. "Is it the ruler of the Xuan Huang Secret Realm?"
According to the information gathered by human civilization over the years, the ruler of the Xuan Huang Secret Realm was none other than its former master, a being of unparalleled strength.
"A calling related to an overpowered being."
Lin Yuan pondered this as he suddenly sensed something amiss.
"Over there?"
Lin Yuan detected a subtle presence lurking in a particular area.
"Boom!"
A Bug Queen, a massive nest the size of a million zhang, soared into the sky, frantically fleeing into the distance.
"The Bug Tribe?"
A smile spread across Lin Yuan's face. All the ninth-stage aliens he had encountered on his journey had been avoiding him, but now he had stumbled upon a member of the Bug Tribe.
The Xuan Huang Secret Realm was vast and boundless, and the route Lin Yuan had taken was insignificant compared to the entirety of the realm, so encountering a ninth-stage Bug Tribe member was a delightful surprise.
"Stay."
Lin Yuan raised his right hand, and the power of two hundred million layers of space surged forth. The Bug Queen had comprehended nearly thirty million layers of space, but it was no match for Lin Yuan.
"Galaxy Star Master!" The Bug Queen spoke with resentment, emitting a dense spiritual fluctuation before self-destructing. Its enormous body exploded.
"So decisive?" Lin Yuan shook his head.
Bug Queens had large bodies, and losing one clone was a far greater loss compared to smaller ninth-stage aliens like Xiran.
"Does it know I have the 'Memory Poison'?" Lin Yuan guessed the reason for its actions.
Other ninth-stage aliens were worried that Lin Yuan would capture them alive and bring them back to human territory, where they could be subjected to the methods of powerful humans.
But the Bug Tribe knew that Lin Yuan didn't need to do that.
When the Bug Tribe had sent four unbeatable eighth-stage aliens to ambush the Galaxy Star Master, they had used a 'Memory Poison' that could completely destroy a powerful being's memory, preventing even 'Resurrection'.
With the fall of those four unbeatable eighth-stage aliens, the Bug Tribe naturally knew that the 'Memory Poison' was now in Lin Yuan's possession.
"This is a good harvest; it should be worth about four million universe crystals." Lin Yuan nodded. This Bug Queen had clearly amassed substantial gains within the secret realm.
But now, all of it belonged to Lin Yuan.
Galaxy Main Star.
Lin Yuan finished his cultivation for the day.
"That's right."
"I can pay a visit to the Magic Jade Space and challenge the third floor of the Black Tower." Lin Yuan's eyes lit up with an idea.
He was still tempted by the rewards for clearing the Black Tower's floors, and he often studied the 'Chaos Crystal' he had received for clearing the second floor, gaining new insights.
There were also secret techniques like 'Interpretation of Nothingness' and 'Illusory Reality' that had been passed down by the master of the Magic Jade Tower.
"Let's go."
Lin Yuan sensed the 'Magic Jade Mark' in the depths of his soul, and a wisp of spiritual will, guided by the mark, instantly arrived in the Magic Jade Space.
"It's been a long time."
Lin Yuan gazed at the gray mist surrounding him, feeling a sense of emotion.
Here, 'a long time' referred to the millennia that had passed in the world of the gods.
In the main world, not much time had elapsed.
Whoosh.
Before long,
Lin Yuan stood before the majestic nine-story Black Tower.
"You're here?" The stone figure, Shen Ji, walked out and smiled at Lin Yuan.
"Do you want to try the third floor again?" Shen Ji guessed Lin Yuan's intention, as there wasn't much else to do in the Magic Jade Space besides challenging the tower.
"Yes." Lin Yuan nodded.
On his previous attempts, Lin Yuan had failed to clear the third floor of the Black Tower, and the distance between his current strength and what was required seemed immense.
But now?
Lin Yuan was brimming with confidence.
"Go ahead."
Shen Ji wasted no words and directly opened the entrance to the Black Tower, stepping aside to let Lin Yuan pass.
Whoosh!
Lin Yuan walked in.
Third Floor of the Black Tower.
Every inch of space was filled with omnipresent pressure.
From his previous attempts, Lin Yuan already knew what the third floor of the Black Tower tested.
The first and second floors tested one's resistance to invisible pressure, challenging the trainee to withstand the force.
However, the pressure on the third floor was far beyond what a trainee could withstand. The true test of the third floor was to occupy more layers of space to dodge the pressure coming from all directions.
Thus, the key to the third floor was evasion.
"The last time I came to challenge the third floor, I had barely opened up less than ten million layers of space, and I didn't even get past one percent of the way." Lin Yuan recalled his previous attempts.
By his estimation, to clear the third floor, one would need to open up nearly a hundred million layers of space.
Even the strongest ninth-stage life forms of this era among the myriad tribes of the Main Universe's starry sky would likely fail to pass the third floor.
"But for me now..."
Lin Yuan instantly occupied layer after layer of space, taking a light step forward.
Outside the Black Tower.
Shen Ji watched the third floor with great interest.
"The last time this little guy was here, he spent half an hour just to get past one percent of the way. I guess it must have been a blow to his ego." Shen Ji thought to himself.
Geniuses were proud, especially freakish talents like Lin Yuan.
Even though Shen Ji had explicitly told Lin Yuan that the standard for passing the third floor was set for special ninth-stage beings or even tenth-stage life forms, seeing how fragile he was in the face of the third floor must have been a humbling experience.
"This time, he dares to challenge the third floor again, so he must have made a breakthrough. Perhaps he'll be able to get past two or even five percent this time?"
Shen Ji assumed that Lin Yuan had made a significant breakthrough, hence his bold prediction.
To get past two or five percent of the third floor, one would need to be a ninth-stage being who had comprehended nearly a million layers of space.
Lin Yuan had previously opened up less than ten million layers.
"He truly lives up to his reputation as a genius who comprehended dozens of universal forces at the eighth stage. It hasn't been long, and he's already made such a huge breakthrough."
Shen Ji watched with a smile, and just then, Lin Yuan took a light step forward in the scene before him.
Whoosh.
Lin Yuan disappeared from his original spot.
"Hmm?"
Before Shen Ji could react, he saw Lin Yuan's figure in the area marking the end of the third floor.
It was indeed Lin Yuan.
"What?!" Shen Ji was stunned, his mind in a daze.
(End of Chapter)
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