Chapter 54
Chapter 54 [Life Sovereign]!
Seeing is believing.
Jiang Zhe immediately activated the Innate Secret Art [System Reboot] with his Secondary Divine Spirit.
He retrieved three A3-grade Gold Plates, first having the Secondary Divine Spirit mark their status. Then, using his Arc-Blade Array, he sliced all three plates in half.
"First one—begin."
At his words, the youth-like Secondary Divine Spirit’s eyes glowed cold crimson.
Behind him, a colossal silver-white serpent materialized, its tail connected to its head, with a translucent clock face hovering behind it like a vast formation.
The clock hands spun backward.
Gradually, Jiang Zhe felt the surrounding space thicken, as if wading from the riverbank into its current, the density of the medium increasing.
Then, like a reversed tide of time, the space-time regressed.
The two halves of the Gold Plate flew backward, seamlessly rejoining into a perfect, unbroken whole, no trace of its prior severance.
After inspecting it closely, Jiang Zhe tossed it aside without comment.
Ten minutes later.
"Second plate—begin."
The Secondary Divine Spirit activated System Reboot again, restoring the second Gold Plate. Jiang Zhe examined it briefly before setting it beside the first.
"Though the difference is minute, I noticed the energy cost was higher this time."
"Probably due to the time span?"
His gaze shifted to the third severed Gold Plate. Jiang Zhe decided to wait 24 hours before attempting it.
"Anna, fetch the weakest Zweika Insect Clan member available."
Orianna nodded, flicking her hand to summon a half-meter-long, bloated "silkworm" onto the cabin floor.
Smelling the metallic sweetness, its grotesque maw dripped saliva that hissed faintly as it corroded the C9-Class Alloy.
Once the Secondary Divine Spirit completed the marking, Jiang Zhe instantly cleaved the creature with his Arc-Blade Array.
After its life force vanished for two to three minutes, the silver-robed Jiang Zhe initiated System Reboot.
Once more, the scene mirrored time reversal.
The scattered golden-green bodily fluids reversed course, reabsorbing into the corpse. The slash wound from its head to spine knit shut, and life flared anew.
Throughout the process, the Secondary Divine Spirit remained tense, ready to sever the technique at any moment to avoid backlash.
But even as the Zweika Insect revived, crawling to gnaw at the Alloy floor, no backlash struck the Spirit.
The two young men exchanged glances—puzzled, yet brimming with suppressed joy.
"Calling it a bug was spot-on. No backlash at all?"
Both the Original and Doppelgänger ignored the near-draining energy cost. Compared to resurrecting the dead, this price was trivial.
"It looks like time reversal, but the Innate Secret Art’s description explicitly states otherwise. So what exactly is [System Reboot]’s principle?"
After pondering, Jiang Zhe shook his head.
"I can’t even access true time reversal yet. How could I discern the difference? This question can wait until I reach Immortality."
He turned to the second Innate Secret Art: [Life Sovereign]!
"Arrogant name—"
But after reading the details, his expression sobered.
—The Universe births all life, embodying the Life Laws. As a special lifeform akin to a Primordial Universe, its Crystal Core harbors an unopened "Internal Cosmos."
—The "Internal Cosmos" can devour other beings’ body tissues, analyze their life structure, and expend energy to construct an identical physical form.
Stunned, Jiang Zhe retrieved a Thundervine Blood Crystal from his World Ring, tossing it to the Secondary Divine Spirit.
The silver-robed Jiang Zhe absorbed the crystal into his Life Core.
Both primary and secondary consciousnesses turned inward, observing within the Crystal Core a chaotic Universe resembling an unhatched egg—undifferentiated and dormant.
The Supreme Rule’s creation, 99% of the Divine Core’s origin resided here.
The key to unlocking this treasure? [Primordial Evolution]. The Supreme Rule expected him to cultivate his own "Primordial Universe."
But with a deadline of three cosmic cycles. If he failed, his soul would decay, and the Supreme Rule would claim the treasure to forge its own Primordial Universe.
The Blood Crystal dissolved into the "Internal Cosmos" like a raindrop into the sea, leaving no ripple.
Dozens of seconds later, the Secondary Divine Spirit received a chaotic data stream—most prominent was a life-structure diagram, revealing the Thundervine Clan’s deepest secrets.
The silver-robed figure disintegrated.
His Life Core emerged, exuding Chaos Mists that solidified into a dark-purple vine-like form, as thick as a barrel.
Jade-green leaves, as large as fans, crackled with arcs of lightning, rumbling like thunder.
Jiang Zhe approached, slicing the vine with his Arc-Blade Array. The wound oozed fragrant sap, solidifying on the floor into blood crystals that his body instinctively craved.
He couldn’t help but marvel, "How lifelike!"
"This resembles techniques achievable only at the 100,000x Life Genome level."
He picked up a few crystals, absorbing them into his Thunder Prison Realm to gauge their energy.
"The output is slightly weaker than the original, but… they’re identical? These are genuine Thundervine Blood Crystals, not mere energy imitations?"
Even the Demoncore Race, when injured, simulated flesh wounds with energy illusions.
Doubtful, Jiang Zhe touched the vine body, confirming it wasn’t an energy construct—it was a true plant lifeform!
He realized, "The 100,000x Life Genome mimics life auras. But you’ve become a Thundervine at its core?!"
A surge of speculation hit him. He urged, "Quick—revert! Use my blood again!"
His droplet of blood was absorbed into the Life Core, entering the chaotic Universe.
Moments later, feedback arrived. For the first time, Jiang Zhe comprehensively understood his own essence.
The Life Core reconstructed his form—a silver-robed youth again.
But Jiang Zhe knew it was different. This was flesh-and-blood, his true kin!
"Conqueror!"
At his command, the silver-robed youth’s forehead glowed with a blood-red banner.
"Titan’s Might!"
Mysterious violet patterns crawled across his bare body beneath the silver robes, his aura surging dramatically.
Jiang Zhe licked his dry lips. His hypothesis was confirmed—both Innate Secret Arts were fully usable.
Except for the soul (or so it seemed), it was a complete, flawless replication!
"If I could obtain a Goldhorned Beast’s flesh—"
But Jiang Zhe’s rationality held. He caught himself, shaking his head.
"No. Even if the [Doppelgänger] talent could replicate it, it’d be useless."
"Because it would require the Secondary Divine Spirit to permanently assume the Goldhorned Beast’s form. If he shifts to another lifeform, all clones would collapse, and we’d be back to square one."
“Doppelgänger Innate Secret Art is unusable, but some lifeforms possess Innate Secret Arts so powerful they’re worth mastering through 【Life Sovereign】’s ability to analyze their biological structure and reverse-engineer their techniques.”
“For example, the Huisuo Behemoth—thunder and time attributes, Innate Secret Art 【Temporal Stasis】—is the perfect material for studying Time Laws!”
After understanding 【Life Sovereign】’s detailed functions, Jiang Zhe formulated a rough plan to maximize its potential.
Only one Innate Secret Art remained: 【Origin】!
Its effect was simple—
It could connect to the Primordial Universe’s fundamental realm of laws, drawing energy from its ocean of principles at an unfathomable speed.
Identical to the effect of Origin Treasures.
Otherwise, it had little else to offer.
Clearly, this final talent came directly from the Primordial Universe’s will.
Jiang Zhe had minor complaints but couldn’t claim this ability was useless.
“【System Reboot】 probably comes built into the Divine Core. As for the Eternal Serpent’s lifeform, is that the original owner’s race?
【Life Sovereign】 relates to Supreme Rule, since it shaped my Internal Cosmos.
【Origin】 was granted by the Primordial Universe’s will—Cosmic Sovereigns would go mad for its effects.”
Jiang Zhe clicked his tongue. “Not bad overall.”
After experimenting, Jiang Zhe discovered the Secondary Divine Spirit could enter his Internal World, so he left them there to cultivate temporarily.
“Back on Earth, if the Axe finds me, they’ll assume it’s just an energy-based Doppelgänger.”
“Once my Law Comprehension and techniques reach combat standards, I’ll venture into the universe. Staying on Earth won’t work forever.”
Mentally mapping out his future, he turned to issue orders. “Anna, we’re heading to Qiulong Star in the Heilongshan Star Region.”
The C9 Mechanical Race Alloy spacecraft was far faster than the C5 Heilongshan models.
Three days later, Jiang Zhe arrived in Qiulong Star’s orbit, observing the massive planet glowing faintly with colorful light through the ship’s external display.
Entering the atmosphere, he followed guidance signals to the Class-C Zone of the planetary docking port.
A C9-grade top-tier spacecraft already drew attention, but when the hatch opened to reveal a squad of C-grade guardian Mechanical Puppets, the crowd’s murmurs turned to awe.
Pedestrians instinctively cleared the main path. The docking port supervisor sweated at his temples—he knew the passengers had powerful backing.
After Jiang Zhe paid the docking fees and departed, the crowd finally exhaled.
Inside Qiulong City, Jiang Zhe headed straight to the Qianwu Cosmic Nation’s administrative headquarters on Qiulong Star, securing citizenship.
Next, he visited the Celestial River Bank, using his cheap teacher’s account to open a new one. This required a Mental Energy scan, but thanks to the Second Origin Secret Art’s soul refinement, he could flawlessly mimic the Yunmo Star lineage’s energy signature after studying its Soul Stamp technique.
Without Babata’s presence, the restrictions placed on Luo Feng no longer applied to Jiang Zhe.
Even so, small demons here were no match for his computational power.
With Orianna’s access to Babata’s memories, they cracked the account’s ever-changing passwords.
Jiang Zhe easily gained access to a five-star account.
After opening a new account, he sold “miscellaneous items” from his World Bracelet to the bank and deposited some Cosmic Crystals mined from his World Ring.
His personal account balance reached 11.3 Primordial Units, automatically upgrading him to a three-star client with privileges like attending the Qianwu Junior Auction.
Leaving the bank, he headed to the Virtual Cosmos Corporation.
After opening another account, he purchased 50 anonymous accounts and Neuro-Sync Interfaces.
These were all for family use—never outsiders.
Earth wasn’t ready to interact with the universe yet. Better to wait until after the Genius War, when contact would cause fewer complications.
His final stop on Qiulong Star: the slave market.
He bought two Cosmic-Level 4 Mentalists and twenty Stellar-Level 9 Mentalists—all young women resembling Earth humans.
Due to his specific requirements, the two Cosmic-Level Mentalists were overpriced, costing 800 million Cosmic Coins total. The twenty Stellar-Level 9s were free bonuses.
This would serve as Jiang Clan’s temporary guard force—he couldn’t stay on Earth forever.
The two Cosmic-Level slaves needed to be transferred from other planets, so Jiang Zhe waited over twenty days on Qiulong Star.
Orianna maintained a Doppelgänger in Jiang Clan’s estate, keeping him updated.
According to her reports, Elder Jiang visited the courtyard daily, likely sensing something amiss and fearing Jiang Zhe’s departure.
Jiang Zhe shook his head, amused.
During this downtime, he never truly rested, focusing instead on refining the Dormant Dragon Technique to heal his soul.
On the 18th day of his stay, Jiang Zhe observed his Nuclear Core Space, seeing his soul core’s “Miniature Star” fully restored. The weight on his heart finally lifted.
Though the star’s “luminous aura” remained dimmed, he knew patience would restore it naturally.
Now was the time to pause and digest his gains from the Dream Realms.
The Thunder Dragon’s Dream Realm had been his greatest harvest.
On the 24th day, he received word—the two slaves had arrived.
Una stood two meters tall, with dark red hair and a pair of thumb-length black horns curving from her forehead—Cosmic-Level 4 Mentalist.
Arlin was 1.6 meters tall, with dark green seaweed-like hair, otherwise indistinguishable from Earth humans—Cosmic-Level 4 Mentalist.
Jiang Zhe led them back to the spacecraft.
After calming them, he promised freedom in a thousand years before ordering Orianna to depart for Earth.
The return journey took four days. Jiang Zhe spent it studying the Primordial Laws with Silver Robe Yuan Shen.
Sensing the Secondary Divine Spirit’s affinity, he identified four clear elemental connections: earth, fire, water, and wind.
Chaotic?
Only until you saw it as Earth-Fire-Water-Wind.
That’s all for today.
June 6th—the last holiday day—so my cousin left for his journey.
Writers need lives too.
Apologies—two updates tomorrow.
(End of Chapter)
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