"Ah..."
A familiar scene.
Large beads of cold sweat dripped from Qin Shuang's forehead.
How many times had it been?
Twenty or thirty times?
These were laws of the same level, and if he could react, he could defend against his second uncle Roy's attacks.
But in actual combat, Qin Shuang realized just how vast the difference was between him and his second uncle Roy, even at the same level.
Every time he died, time would reset to the beginning of the battle.
Roy's attack rhythm didn't change much afterward.
However, even so, with just the Law of Sword alone, he had died nearly thirty times and hadn't lasted even a minute once.
Across from Qin Shuang, Roy frowned slightly.
Qin Shuang's combat talent was even worse than he had imagined.
All his talent seemed to have been poured into the Body Tempering Stance and Jin Qi. During battles, he basically relied on his body and Jin Qi to brute-force his way through attacks; his combat awareness was ridiculously weak.
However, this wasn't Qin Shuang's fault.
After all, he had rarely experienced combat when he was weak.
By the time Qin Shuang encountered battles, he had already created the Body Tempering Stance and Jin Qi. Most people couldn't break Qin Shuang's defense.
At this moment, fighting against Roy, Qin Shuang's weakness was completely exposed.
"Fortunately, time in this Universe has been anchored by me. As long as Qin Shuang dies, he will return to the initial time."
"Otherwise, in just the time of one Yanjì, it would be impossible to simultaneously increase cultivation speed and deepen understanding of various laws."
"Whoosh!"
Roy initiated his sword light as usual, then followed behind the sword light, charging towards Qin Shuang.
"Rumble..."
"Swish!"
...
In the time that followed, Qin Shuang experienced the darkest era of his life.
Killed by a sword.
Killed by a saber.
Killed by a spear.
Burned to death by fire.
Frozen to death by ice.
Kicked to death by light...
In short, there was no way Qin Shuang couldn't imagine dying that he couldn't encounter.
Qin Shuang was certain that he had encountered fewer laws in his thousand-plus Yanjì than he had seen in his second uncle Roy's hands during this period.
Many laws that seemed incredibly weak to Qin Shuang, in his second uncle Roy's hands, could unleash terrifying brilliance.
Gradually, through repeated deaths, Qin Shuang grew at a visible rate.
From initially only lasting a few breaths against Roy, to one minute, three minutes, five minutes...
Then to half an hour, one hour.
From the instant-kill of encountering a new law for the first time, to later, even when facing a more bizarre law, he could quickly sense the opponent's law fluctuations and defeat it with his own Jin Qi. Qin Shuang's progress was undeniable.
...
"Second Brother."
On this day, Roy's Heavenly Palace suddenly heard the voice of his fourth brother, Qin Yu.
Roy's mind stirred, and a resplendent spatial gate appeared before him.
Then, Qin Yu, clad in a black robe, walked out of the spatial gate.
"Hahahaha, congratulations, congratulations."
Seeing Qin Yu at this moment, a hint of surprise appeared on Roy's face.
The time Qin Yu spent solidifying the Void God Realm was shorter than Roy had anticipated.
Furthermore, Qin Yu's current strength was also a notch higher than Roy had expected.
It wasn't just that Roy could sense the change in Qin Yu's aura. The mere fact that Qin Yu could directly open a spatial gate in Roy's Heavenly Palace indicated a tremendous transformation in his strength.
After all, this was something even Hong Meng and Linley couldn't do.
Well, the previous Qin Yu couldn't do it either.
"Fourth Brother, you've finished much sooner than I expected. I thought it would take you at least thirty trillion years."
"Haha, just luck, luck."
Qin Yu smiled, "Actually, Second Brother's estimate was correct. Given the current development of the Qin Meng Universe, it would indeed take me at least thirty trillion years to solidify the Void God Realm.
However, a powerful being named 'Yuan' appeared in the Origin Continent. He developed a cultivation technique for the will called the 'Lie Yuan Art.' It's precisely because of my will's growth that I was able to solidify the Void God Realm in such a short time."
"Yuan?"
Hearing the name, Roy was taken aback.
If he remembered correctly, 'Yuan' and Hong Meng, although created by the same person, belonged to different universe spaces.
"What's wrong, Second Brother?"
Seeing Roy's expression change, Qin Yu quickly asked.
"Fourth Brother, if I'm not mistaken, the 'Yuan' in your universe is a projection of a certain powerful individual from our upper-level space."
"And that 'Lie Yuan Art' is his mark."
"Clearly, he has already discovered us."
Roy looked up, and the power of destiny, which surpassed the level of the Hong Meng Space, condensed into substance within his eyes.
Faint, transparent threads of Karma extended from Qin Yu's body towards the higher reaches of the Hong Meng Space. Even Roy's current power of destiny couldn't see the end of this Karma thread.
On one hand, this indicated that the entity at the other end of the Karma thread was still very far from the Hong Meng Space.
On the other hand, Roy was still within the Hong Meng Space and hadn't transcended it, thus he hadn't received the baptism from the upper realm.
Naturally, Roy's abilities couldn't be fully unleashed in the upper-level space.
"This…"
Hearing Roy's words, Qin Yu was greatly alarmed.
Focusing his mind, and with his will strengthened by practicing the Lie Yuan Art, Qin Yu finally sensed the Karma power brought by the Lie Yuan Art deep within his soul.
However, Qin Yu's realm was insufficient. Although he could feel the Karma power, he couldn't touch it.
"Second Brother, I…"
"No need to rush, Fourth Brother."
"I just checked. The person who left the imprint on you is still very far from the Hong Meng Space."
"It will only take less than one Yanjì for the Hong Meng Realm to completely cover the Hong Meng Space. By then, it will be time for us to ascend to the upper-level space."
"At that time, it won't be him coming to find us, but us going to find him!"
"Okay."
Seeing his second brother's continued confidence, Qin Yu felt reassured.
Suddenly, Qin Yu's expression shifted, and a projection appeared before him.
In this projection, his son, Qin Shuang, was engaged in an intense battle with his second brother, Roy.
Well, to call it a battle might be flattering Shuang'er.
It looked more like his second brother was toying with him.
After watching for a while, Qin Yu felt a slight urge.
"Second Brother, let me join in this kind of battle too."
"After all, there's only one Yanjì left, and my hard power won't improve much, but my soft power still can."
Indeed, possessing great strength and being able to utilize great strength were two different things.
"Alright, if you want to play, then split off a thought and enter."
That universe was one Roy had specifically created for fighting with Qin Shuang, and its time was already anchored.
If Qin Yu were to enter with his true body, it would cause the universe to explode.
But if it were just a thought, it would be similar to Qin Shuang's current state, and the universe could still withstand it.
"Okay."
With Roy's agreement, Qin Yu sat down opposite him, closed his eyes, and separated a thought from his mind, projecting it into the image.
Instantly, on the battlefield between Qin Shuang and Roy, a young man in black robes holding a long spear appeared.
"Father?"
Seeing Qin Yu, Qin Shuang was startled, giving Roy an opening to strike. He was immediately killed.
Then, Time Reversal occurred.
However, Qin Yu and Roy remained unchanged as time flowed back to the anchored point.
When Qin Shuang's eyes opened again, he saw two black figures rapidly clashing before him.
Two long spears drew afterimages, colliding, crossing, and erupting…
"Hiyah!"
Although he didn't know why his father was here, Qin Shuang knew what he needed to do at this moment.
Instantly, white Jin Qi erupted from Qin Shuang's body. He stamped his foot, transforming into a black shadow, and charged towards Roy.
"Boom!"
...
After glancing at the battle between the three figures in the projection, Roy casually waved his hand, dispelling the image.
"Yuan..."
Roy murmured softly.
If he wasn't mistaken, Yuan's cultivation realm seemed to be that of a Primordial Source Lord!
This meant that the space above the Hong Meng Space was likely the Primordial Source Space?
Searching through his memories, Roy quickly organized the information about the Primordial Source Space in his mind.
The Primordial Source Space, like the Hong Meng Space, was filled with endless Primordial Source Qi.
Ordinary beings could not withstand the erosion of Primordial Source Qi.
Those who could absorb Primordial Source Qi would become "Primordial Source Beings."
However, unlike in the Hong Meng Space, there were countless powerful Primordial Source monsters in the Primordial Source Space.
Primordial Source Beings were divided into Half-Primordial Source Beings, Low-level Primordial Source Beings, High-level Primordial Source Beings, World-class Primordial Source Beings, and the ultimate Lord-level Primordial Source Beings.
Roy guessed that ordinary Hong Meng Beings in the Hong Meng Realm could not withstand the erosion of Primordial Source Qi at all.
Only Hong Meng Controllers who had cultivated the Xuanhuang Indestructible Body could absorb Primordial Source Qi and advance to become Primordial Source Beings.
Hong Meng Beings with Second-level Hong Meng Bodies or Third-level Hong Meng Bodies could absorb some Primordial Source Qi and become Half-Primordial Source Beings.
Third-level Hong Meng Controllers could become Low-level Primordial Source Beings after absorbing Primordial Source Qi.
Second-level Hong Meng Controllers could become High-level Primordial Source Beings after absorbing Primordial Source Qi.
World-class Primordial Source Beings had refined a Source World.
Among the four of them, the Level One Hong Meng Controllers, Hong Meng possessed the Hong Meng Golden Ranking. If he could completely refine the Hong Meng Space through the Hong Meng Golden Ranking, then Hong Meng would achieve the status of a World-class Primordial Source Being.
Linley's words suggested that he might be a strong individual among High-level Primordial Source Beings, but he was still far from being a World-class Primordial Source Being.
As for Qin Yu, if he absorbed enough Primordial Source Qi, he could cultivate the Qin Meng Universe into a new Source World. At that time, Qin Yu would naturally advance to become a World-class Primordial Source Being.
Roy himself, his Hong Meng Realm was inherently a Universe even more powerful than the Hong Meng Space. With the addition of the Starry Sky Universe and the Netherworld within the Starry Sky Universe, and the integration of past, present, and future, Roy was confident that after breaking through to the Primordial Source Space, he could become a World-class Primordial Source Being in the shortest possible time.
However, becoming a Lord-level Primordial Source Being was still a distant goal.
Roy didn't even know if he could become a Lord-level Primordial Source Being.
As far as Roy knew, to become a Lord-level Primordial Source Being, one must comprehend "Essence" and then construct these "Essences" into Primordial Source Power, which could also be called "Primordial Source Dao."
"Primordial Source Dao" was the fundamental basis for the existence of all matter in the Primordial Source Space, encompassing everything.
It was infinitely small, yet infinitely large.
As Roy organized the information about the Primordial Source Space, infinite joy surged in his heart.
There was a path forward!
Now, it was a race against time between him and the Primordial Source Beings in those Source Worlds.
He had to see whether he would fuse the entire Hong Meng Space first, or if those Primordial Source Beings he sensed would discover the Hong Meng Space first.
After learning that the space above the Hong Meng Space might be the Primordial Source Space, Roy speculated that the Hong Meng Space might be a "Source World" within the endless Primordial Source Space.
Those Primordial Source Beings in the Primordial Source Space, the Ancestor-level Primordial Source Beings, grew by devouring Source Worlds.
Before humans had produced Lord-level beings, all Source Worlds were food for these Primordial Source Beings.
As far as Roy knew, there were hundreds of naturally occurring Primordial Source Being tribes in the Primordial Source Space, with Ancestor-level Primordial Source Beings numbering in the hundreds.
And among human cultivators, only one ancestor, "Yuan," had reached the Lord-level Primordial Source Being realm. After Yuan became a Primordial Source Lord, humans were able to preserve many Source Worlds from the mouths of these Ancestor-level Primordial Source Beings.
Given that Qin Yu had inherited the "Lie Yuan Art," Roy was certain that "Yuan" must have reached the realm of a Primordial Source Lord.
However, it was still unknown how many Primordial Source Beings the human race currently had.
According to Roy's last memories of the Primordial Source Space, it seemed that there were only nine Lord-level Primordial Source Beings among the human race in the Primordial Source Space.
However, although the number of Lord-level Primordial Source Beings in the human race was small, each Lord-level Primordial Source Being was an existence at the pinnacle of the Primordial Source Space.
Even those Ancestor-level Primordial Source Beings would be killed by Lord-level Primordial Source Beings.
"Source World..."
"Essence..."
"My biggest problem right now is that I don't understand what 'Essence' is."
"If I can comprehend 'Essence,' with my foundation, becoming a Primordial Source Lord will be as simple as grasping something in my palm."
...
In the following time, Roy explained to Hong Meng and Linley the situation in the Primordial Source Space above the Hong Meng Space.
Upon hearing Roy mention that there were countless innate Primordial Source Being tribes in the Primordial Source Space that fed on Source Worlds, and especially that the Ancestor-level beings within these tribes could potentially be much stronger than his second brother, Roy, both Hong Meng and Linley felt a sense of urgency.
Thus, Linley also split off a sliver of his consciousness and joined the battle between the Qin father and son and Roy.
Meanwhile, Hong Meng took Roy's advice and began to re-refine the Hong Meng Golden Ranking, intending to refine the entire Primordial Source Space through it.
Although the progress was slow, this was indeed a more powerful path than controlling other Hong Meng Controller Universes through the Hong Meng Golden Ranking.
And so, within the entire Primordial Source Space, unbeknownst to all the Hong Meng Beings, the four Level One Hong Meng Controllers were all advancing in their own ways.
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