In addition to the seventy-six Hong Meng Controllers, including Roy and his three brothers, the Hong Meng Realm also gained nearly two thousand Hong Meng Beings.
Almost every Epoch in the Starry Sky Universe gives birth to a Hong Meng Being.
The Qin Meng Universe is a bit worse off, with a Hong Meng Being being born only every four to five Epochs.
As for the Lin Meng Universe and the Hong Meng Universe, including Roy, Linley, and Qin Yu, only seven Hong Meng Beings have been born so far.
As for the universes of the other Second-level Hong Meng Controllers, not a single one.
This did not surprise Roy.
After all, the universes created by Second-level Hong Meng Controllers were only one percent the size of those created by Level One Hong Meng Controllers, equivalent to a mere subordinate universe of a Level One Hong Meng Controller.
In subordinate universes, excluding the Supreme God realm which cannot be reached through cultivation, a Sovereign was merely equivalent to an Upper Heavenly God in the main universe.
The gap between an Upper Heavenly God and a Hong Meng Being was immense, and unless one had heaven-defying luck like Linley, no one could transcend it.
The universes created by Third-level Hong Meng Controllers were only one percent the size of those created by Second-level Hong Meng Controllers, and the limit of their universes barely reached the Emperor level of the Starry Sky Universe.
Universes of this caliber were simply insufficient for people within them to produce Hong Meng Controllers.
Even if someone in a Third-level Universe possessed luck like Linley's, the Hong Meng Qi they fused would be insufficient for them to cultivate a Hong Meng Body. At most, they could rip through a Third-level Universe and enter the Primordial Space, only to die.
Third-level Hong Meng Controller universes simply lacked the soil for Hong Meng Beings to be born.
Currently, Roy's Hong Meng Realm had already expanded to cover more than half of the Primordial Space. The universes created by these Hong Meng Controllers, forty-seven of them, had already been encompassed within Roy's Hong Meng Realm.
As for the universes of Hong Meng, Lin Meng, and Qin Meng, they had long been moved into the Hong Meng Realm and were attached to their respective Heavenly Gates.
Now, to enter the universes created by these three, one no longer needed to locate them in the Primordial Space; they could simply select the desired universe from their Heavenly Gate.
Standing in his Heavenly Palace, Roy's eyes seemed like the chaotic starry sky, and the entire Primordial Space held no secrets from him.
"Soon..."
"At most another thousand Epochs, and the Hong Meng Realm will encompass the entire Primordial Space."
"The Hong Meng Beings within the Hong Meng Realm will number three thousand..."
"By then, when we break through the Primordial Space to reach higher-level dimensions, we will have some capable individuals."
Undeniably, while a small portion of those who became Hong Meng Beings might have had luck, the majority of Hong Meng Beings had cultivated step by step from the Starry Sky Universe and the Qin Meng Universe.
No Hong Meng Being was simple.
When venturing to higher-level dimensions, their chances would also be greater.
Of course, this depended on whether they could adapt to the survival environment of higher-level dimensions.
However, even if there was energy more potent than Hong Meng Qi outside the Primordial Space, Roy was confident of surviving.
Now, all that remained was to wait for the Hong Meng Realm to fully encompass the Primordial Space, and for his fourth brother, Qin Yu, to fully evolve his Divine Void Realm and further increase his strength.
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In the Starry Sky Universe, a young man in white with black hair was cultivating amidst the stars.
This was Qin Yu's youngest son, Qin Shuang.
Since Qin Shuang cultivated his body to a certain extent, the lifespan limitations of the Starry Sky Universe could no longer cause his life force to wane.
Ever since his two disciples, Dugu Zangtian and Dugu Shitian, embarked on the path of defying "Heaven," Qin Shuang, from an outsider's perspective, perceived the peculiar relationship between "Heaven" and those who defied it.
"Heaven" grew by absorbing the念力 (nianli - thought power/willpower) of countless beings, who, guided by "Heaven," offered their念力 to it.
As for those who refused to accept their fate and could not resist "Heaven" themselves, they offered their defiance to "Heaven" to those who defied it.
Both "Heaven" and those who defied it grew in this process.
The subsequent events also confirmed Qin Shuang's speculation.
Whether it was Dugu Zangtian or Dugu Shitian, both father and son had smooth cultivation journeys before successfully overthrowing "Heaven," quickly achieving what many could not in a lifetime.
However, after they successfully overthrew "Heaven," their cultivation speed returned to normal.
Dugu Zangtian cultivated to the Quasi Heavenly Emperor realm. Due to his powerful physique, his strength was no less than that of a Heavenly Emperor.
Dugu Shitian was the defier of the third Heaven, "Blue Heaven." After breaking Dugu Zangtian's seal, he left the Netherworld Palace alone, personally entering "Blue Heaven's" sight and embarking on the same path as his father.
Dugu Shitian possessed three cultivation methods: Body Tempering Stance, Law of Dragon, and the Secret Realm system. Ultimately, Dugu Shitian cultivated the Law of Dragon to the Quasi Heavenly Emperor realm. Combined with the physical enhancements from the Body Tempering Stance and the Secret Realm cultivation system, he possessed combat power comparable to a Heavenly Emperor.
Ultimately, like his father, he succeeded in slaughtering Heaven.
However, he never broke through to the Immortal Dao realm in his lifetime and died of old age after one hundred million years.
Qin Shuang paid no further attention to the subsequent evolution of "Heaven" and the "defiers."
This was because Qin Shuang had already cultivated to the Emperor level by then. As long as he did not actively enter the game, "Heaven's" influence would not spread to powerhouses at or above the Emperor level.
After all, "Heaven" needed individuals who became stronger under its influence to promote its greater growth.
Qin Shuang was not within "Heaven's" woven fate. Naturally, coupled with the cultivation methods Qin Shuang employed, "Heaven" could not replicate them to weave Qin Shuang's fate; "Heaven" would likely incur losses.
Over the years, after the conclusion of the "Nine Heavens" and "defier" storyline in the Starry Sky Universe, the "Heavenly Dao" reappeared, becoming more majestic than before.
However, just as before the evolution of the Nine Heavens, the "Heavenly Dao" of the Starry Sky Universe merely recorded laws, bestowed Dao Fruits upon the Creators of laws, and granted a sliver of hope for the survival of the universe's beings.
As for everything else, in the eyes of the Heavenly Dao, it was all the same.
As long as beings in the universe do not go extinct, the Heavenly Dao cares not for anything within the Starry Sky Universe.
Under such circumstances, Qin Shuang slowly grew.
Over the years, Qin Shuang had traveled through dozens of universes using the "Space-Time Pearl," but in the end, he still felt that the Starry Sky Universe was the strongest and the most ideal universe for beings.
In other universes, resources had long since been plundered by the earliest batch of Eternal Beings. They stood at the pinnacle of their respective universes, and barring any unforeseen events, they would remain the dictators of those universes for countless years to come.
Even with universe ranking battles, it was almost impossible for people from these universes to rank within the top million.
After all, in the Starry Sky Universe and Qin Meng Universe, many individuals had reached the God King level within tens of millions of years, and occasionally, there were even those at the Heavenly Venerate level.
And in the grand universe ranking battles, held once every ten trillion years, or rather, later changed to once every sixty trillion years, the number of participating powerhouses was immeasurable.
God Kings were as common as dogs, and Heavenly Venerates roamed freely; only those at the Immortal Emperor level could truly command any respect.
Qin Shuang had never participated in a universe ranking battle.
For one, Qin Shuang felt he didn't need the rewards and saw no reason to compete.
On the other hand, it was due to Qin Shuang's kind heart.
If he encountered an enemy in a universe ranking battle, Qin Shuang wasn't sure if he could bring himself to kill them.
Killing went against his true nature.
Not killing, however, would be a significant weakness in a universe ranking battle, making him a target for others.
Therefore, what was an opportunity for others to ascend to the heavens in a single step, Qin Shuang viewed as a "chicken rib" – tasty but not worth the effort.
He felt that the time spent participating in these universe ranking battles could be better used for his own cultivation.
Over a thousand yánjì had been enough for Qin Shuang to temper his body to an incredibly powerful state.
At the very least, the cosmic barriers of the Starry Sky Universe were now something Qin Shuang could tear through with ease.
"Should I go to the Hong Meng Realm?"
As Qin Yu's son, Qin Shuang possessed the potential to break through universes and become a Hong Meng Being. Naturally, Qin Yu would not keep matters outside the universe a secret from him.
Currently, although Qin Shuang possessed the combat power of a Hong Meng Being, he was not yet a true Hong Meng Being.
At this moment, Qin Shuang could freely travel through various universes using the Space-Time Pearl and pass down his own legacy.
However, once he entered the Primordial Space, absorbed Hong Meng Qi to cultivate the Hong Meng Body, and became a Hong Meng Being, he would be confined to living in the Hong Meng Realm.
After all, Hong Meng Beings were too powerful, and even the Hong Meng Controllers were not entirely at ease with them entering universes they had created.
Except for the main universe created by the Level One Hong Meng Controllers, the secondary universes could be easily destroyed by Hong Meng Beings.
Although Hong Meng Controllers could create new universes after their destruction.
However, it was important to note that each Hong Meng Controller's universe was created under the guidance of Hong Meng, through the Hong Meng Controller's complete mastery of Primordial Space energy.
Their universes, like Hong Meng and Lin Meng, consisted of a main universe and four subordinate universes.
If one of these universes were destroyed, the other three would lose their balance, and the stability of the universe would be greatly reduced.
At that point, before a new universe could be created, their strength would be significantly diminished.
It should be known that although the floating islands in the Hong Meng Realm were considered the residences of the Hong Meng Controllers, Roy had not prevented others from vying for them.
Especially the Hong Meng Beings who entered the Hong Meng Realm from the Starry Sky Universe, many of them possessed a Level Two liquefied Hong Meng Body, which was not inferior to a Level Three Xuanhuang Indestructible Body.
If they lost the amplification of Universe Power, these Level Three Hong Meng Controllers might not be able to defeat the powerful Hong Meng Beings from the Starry Sky Universe and defend their floating islands.
To protect their floating islands, the Level Three Hong Meng Controllers united and proposed to Roy and the other four strongest beings in the Primordial Space that Hong Meng Beings should not enter universes created by Universe Creators without an invitation.
Otherwise, Hong Meng Controllers would have the right to kill any Hong Meng Being who entered their universe.
This proposal was quickly agreed upon by the four Roy brothers.
All Hong Meng Controllers were an indispensable part of Hong Meng's strength enhancement.
To prevent Hong Meng's strength from declining, and also to protect the beings in the universes from being caught up in conflicts, Roy could not tolerate the existence of Hong Meng Beings who destroyed universes.
After all, if they wished to fight, the Hong Meng Realm was sufficient to support the battles of Hong Meng Beings.
Over these thousand-plus yánjì, the laws in the Starry Sky Universe had grown to over two thousand types, which was enough to fully support the battles of Hong Meng Beings.
In other words, the battles of Hong Meng Beings in the Hong Meng Realm, the future world of the Starry Sky Universe, could barely break through a single layer of space.
Even Hong Meng, at most, could only break through thirty-odd layers of the Hong Meng Realm's space.
Lin Lei was slightly less capable, around twenty layers.
Qin Yu could currently shatter forty layers, and if the Void God Realm were to fully evolve, he might reach fifty layers.
Roy himself had not tested it.
However, as long as he wished, he could easily break through all one hundred layers of the Hong Meng Realm's space.
After all, the Hong Meng Realm currently encompassed more than half of the Primordial Space, and the amplification it provided Roy had increased several hundredfold.
Roy speculated that once his Hong Meng Realm encompassed the entire Primordial Space, the amplification he received might reach a thousandfold.
At Roy's level, even a slight increase in strength was considered remarkable, let alone a thousandfold increase.
This was also one of the primary reasons why Roy did not wish to destroy the Primordial Space.
Before entering that space, he needed to maximize his strength to deal with the dangers of the unknown.
Not all beings in the various spaces were as agreeable as Hong Meng, who yearned for familial affection.
...
Within the Starry Sky Universe, Qin Shuang ceased his cultivation posture and exhaled.
This breath, like a white wave, shot out and traveled through the universe. Wherever it passed, stars were annihilated.
Of course, with Qin Shuang's control, this breath he exhaled would not affect any life-bearing planets.
If any unfortunate soul happened to be caught in this breath while traveling through the starry sky and died, there was no need to doubt that Qin Shuang had done it intentionally.
The general environment of the Starry Sky Universe was stable and peaceful.
However, in some remote regions, there were so-called "forbidden zones."
Many powerful Taboo Beings were sealed within these "forbidden zones."
Of course, these "seals" were not imposed by stronger beings but were self-seals by these Taboo Beings themselves.
Periodically, these Taboo Beings would break free from their seals to hunt living beings and absorb their life essence to extend their own lives.
Qin Shuang's feelings toward these Taboo Beings were very complex.
The so-called "Taboo" Beings, before they became "taboo," were also prodigies among humans.
Each of them was an Emperor level or stronger cultivator.
When they were human prodigies, they had shed blood and risked their lives for humanity.
However, as time passed and circumstances changed, these prodigies also faced the bleak end of their lifespans.
Thus, before death, the prodigies had two choices.
One was to obey the laws of the Starry Sky Universe, die naturally, and enter the Netherworld.
Two was to seal themselves and await the Universe Ranking Battle, which occurred once every ten million years.
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