It was a three-story villa covering tens of thousands of square meters, predominantly white, with a garden.
Next to the garden gate, there was a large villa number, presumably set up to prevent other powerhouse from accidentally entering someone else's villa, as the villa layouts here were largely similar, and without clear markings or guidance, it would be easy to go to the wrong one.
"Soldier Ender, this villa is your private residence. During your stay, no one else is permitted to enter the villa premises."
As soon as Ender stepped through the garden gate, he received a notification from the army System.
He then observed the garden, which spanned several thousand square meters, planted with various beautiful flowers and some peculiar plants. Additionally, there was a pavilion formed by intertwined plant vines.
"The environment is quite nice." Ender walked along the path through the garden, opened the villa's main door, and sighed lightly, "It's just a bit small."
Each floor of this villa was over ten meters high, with a total height exceeding forty meters. However, for him, whose true body, even after shrinking, was still over forty meters tall, a ten-meter floor height was far from enough.
"Hey!"
At this moment, a voice came from the villa to the left, "New neighbor, hello."
Ender, who was about to enter his villa, stopped and turned to look at the villa on his left. He saw an Immortal strong individual of the Bull-headed Man race standing among the flower bushes in that villa's garden. He was over five meters tall, wearing dark gray battle armor, with black curved ox horns on both sides of his head.
Seeing this Bull-headed Man Immortal strong individual, Ender was slightly taken aback because he was holding several half-eaten flowers, giving a distinct impression of "a cow chewing peonies."
"My name is Lite, and my title is Marquis Ya Yu." The Bull-headed Man Immortal strong individual Marquis Ya Yu first introduced himself, then asked, "Are you a Marquis-level Immortal?"
"No." Ender shook his head slightly.
"Could it be a Pinnacle Stage Military Lord, barely a Marquis?" Marquis Ya Yu asked again.
"Not that either." Ender continued to shake his head.
"Then that's strange. The villas here are resting residences for the Marquis-level. You are not a Marquis-level Immortal…"
Speaking of which, Marquis Ya Yu paused slightly, then a surprised expression appeared on his bovine face, "Could it be, you are a World Master comparable to a Marquis-level Immortal?"
"Yes." Ender nodded slightly, "I am a World Master."
"Amazing!" Marquis Ya Yu raised a thumb with his free right hand and praised, "A World Master with King-level Immortal combat power means that when you become an Immortal, you will at least be a Pinnacle Marquis-level Immortal strong individual."
After praising, he asked, "Oh, I forgot to ask, what is your name?"
"You can call me Atlas." Ender gave his alias.
"Atlas, you must be a Genius cultivated by the five Leviathans of Humanity, or by some other strong individual." Marquis Ya Yu said, "Only the five Leviathans of Humanity and those King-level Immortal Pinnacle powerhouse can Cultivate a World Master like you, who is comparable to a Marquis."
"Yes." Ender nodded slightly, then asked, "You just said that the villas here are resting residences for the Marquis-level. Are resting residences allocated based on strength?"
"That's right, the resting residences in this Barracks Base are indeed allocated according to strength."
Marquis Ya Yu picked a flower, put it in his mouth, chewed it, and then showed a satisfied expression, saying, "The residences allocated to free soldiers are better than those for active-duty soldiers. For example, active-duty soldier World Masters get single rooms, while free soldier World Masters live in suites, about a hundred square meters in size."
"The stronger the free soldier, the better the resting residence. Ordinary Military Lord Immortal or World Masters comparable to ordinary Immortal are allocated detached small buildings, covering thousands of square meters."
"Marquis-level Immortal like me, or Military Lord Immortal and World Masters with Marquis-level combat achievements in the Extraterritorial Battlefield, are allocated villas with gardens, covering nearly a hundred thousand square meters."
"The residences of King-level Immortal are incredible; they live on islands with mountains, rivers, forests, and other environments, spanning tens of thousands of kilometers."
At the end of his speech, Marquis Ya Yu showed an envious expression, then stuffed the remaining flowers in his hand into his mouth and swallowed them in one gulp.
Ender listened, then nodded, "King-level Immortal powerhouse are powerful and few in number, so it's normal for them to have good living environments."
"Yes, King-level Immortal powerhouse are few in number and far more powerful than us Marquis-level powerhouse." Marquis Ya Yu nodded, "There are only about twenty King-level Immortal powerhouse regularly active in our Barracks Base No. 092, and some of them came here to rest from the Hongwu Secret Realm."
"So, the number of King-level Immortal powerhouse in the Endless Island Secret Realm Battlefield is very small?" Ender asked.
"Hmm." Marquis Ya Yu nodded, "Including the King-level Immortal powerhouse from the other three factions, the total number of King-level Immortal in the entire Endless Island Secret Realm is probably over a thousand."
Upon hearing this, Ender thought to himself, "Over a thousand King-level Immortal powerhouse, spread across the central region of the Endless Island Secret Realm, which spans tens of thousands of light-years—the number is indeed very small."
In the Endless Island Secret Realm Battlefield, the active range for Marquis and King-level Immortal powerhouse is primarily the central region spanning tens of thousands of light-years.
In other areas, Marquis powerhouse are less active, with only a small number of them present, though it's possible to encounter Marquis powerhouse who are just passing through.
As for the two Secret Realm Battlefields ranked lower, the number of Marquis powerhouse is only slightly more than in the Universe Territory Battlefields, far from comparable to the Endless Island Secret Realm Battlefield. This is why the Endless Island Secret Realm Battlefield is ranked second in terms of danger.
"Atlas, why is your aura so strange, it's like…" Marquis Ya Yu weighed his words, "a Puppet?"
Ender smiled and explained, "The one speaking with you now is not my main body, but a high-end Puppet."
"High-end Puppet? I see, no wonder I kept feeling that your aura was strange." Marquis Ya Yu realized upon hearing this, then asked, "Atlas, you are Human Race, right?"
Ender revealed his disguised identity, "I am of the Giant Race branch of the Human Race."
"Giant Race, no wonder you use Puppets." Marquis Ya Yu nodded, a look of envy on his face, "Your Giant Race has large bodies, which can sometimes be inconvenient, but it's different once you become an Immortal."
"There are pros and cons, I suppose." Ender smiled.
"It's still better to have a large body; a little inconvenience before is nothing." Marquis Ya Yu murmured enviously, then waved his hand in farewell, "You've just arrived at your residence, so you probably want to rest. Let's have a drink together when you're free later."
Ender smiled and nodded, "Alright, let's have a drink together when I'm free."
After bidding farewell, Marquis Ya Yu picked another handful of flowers in his own garden and walked out, eating them as he went.
After seeing Marquis Ya Yu leave, Ender pushed open the door and entered the villa. After a quick tour, he settled down in an empty, quiet room.
"For the next three hundred years, I must prioritize in Cultivating the Yuan Heavy Ru Yi Body, striving to achieve Major Achievement of the fourth level as soon as possible."
After sitting cross-legged, he pondered his plan for the next three centuries: "Only by Cultivating the Yuan Heavy Ru Yi Body to the fifth level can I freely shrink my body at will, which will help me hide my identity and enhance my fundamental strength."
However, he didn't have much confidence in Cultivating the fifth level of the Yuan Heavy Ru Yi Body, a Universe Master-level secret technique, within three hundred years, even though he Cultivated this amplification secret technique very quickly.
"Cultivating the Yuan Heavy Ru Yi Body to the fifth level should not be that easy."
Ender silently thought, "Therefore, in addition to the Yuan Heavy Ru Yi Body, refining the first style 'Wind Arises' and the second style 'Dark Cloud' of the spear technique Eternal Sky must also be put on the agenda, striving to raise the secret technique Rank of Eternal Sky to the Pinnacle Immortal Stage level."
In terms of enhancing combat power, besides the amplification secret technique Yuan Heavy Ru Yi Body which increases fundamental strength, the improvement of the spear technique Eternal Sky can also enhance combat power. The strength of an Immortal, apart from fundamental strength and divine body size, most importantly depends on secret techniques and treasures.
Currently, Ender, though without a divine body, possesses secret techniques and treasures that are at least at the Pinnacle Marquis-level Immortal, and his fundamental strength, after amplification by the Yuan Heavy Ru Yi Body and Blood River Power, has reached close to the High Stage King-Level.
Overall, this is what allows his actual combat power to reach Low Stage King level Immortal. If the army System allocated resting residences based on combat power rather than achievements, then he should be residing on a King-level Immortal private island.
"Although my actual combat power has reached Pinnacle Stage King-Level, my speed is not even comparable to that of a slightly faster High Stage Military Lord, so my current weakness is flight speed."
Ender mused, "Regarding flight speed, the human main body needs to Cultivate flight movement-style secret techniques, while the second branch tree will be responsible for refining suitable seventh-tier flight Spirit Weapons based on the main body's flight movement-style secret techniques."
"But if that's the case… my human main body won't have enough time to allocate."
Thinking of this, he frowned, "I need to Cultivate the Yuan Heavy Ru Yi Body, refine the spear technique Eternal Sky, and also make up for the short board in flight speed. There isn't enough time!"
"I have to take it one step at a time. Everything has a priority."
Ender pondered, "My most important thing now is survival. The Mechanical Race faction has a bounty from King Melting Rule, and the Zerg faction probably has a bounty as well, so hiding my identity is the top priority."
"The Yuan Heavy Ru Yi Body has the highest priority, followed by flight movement-style secret techniques, which help me make up for the short board in speed, and finally, refining the spear technique Eternal Sky."
After setting the priorities, he made up his mind: he would no longer specialize in the secret technique Void-Rend until he raised his Space Origin Law to the twentieth level of the Tongtian Bridge, simply because he truly had no time.
According to his plan, Void-Rend is a combat secret technique that starts with the Space Law and then gradually transforms into the Wood-Space Fusion Laws.
If his subsequent comprehension of the Wood-Space Fusion Laws goes smoothly, he will also try to create a matching Cultivation secret technique, which can both summarize his own Wood-Space Fusion Laws Cultivation process and provide some assistance to future practitioners.
"If my teacher hadn't enlightened me, I might have wasted a lot of time before Cultivating the Sevenfold Transformation of the Divine Spirit of the Gold-Space Fusion Laws."
Looking back, Ender realized that following Luo Feng's path from the original work was not a wise choice for him, because they Cultivated different Fusion Laws.
"First, primarily Cultivate the Space Origin Law, and then Cultivate the Wood Space Fusion Law."
Ender, sitting cross-legged, silently thought, "I hope the Qi Mu God General Legacy 230,000 years from now can give me enough help in Cultivating the Wood-Space Fusion Laws."
"Hmm… Next, it's time to focus on Cultivating the amplification secret technique Yuan Heavy Ru Yi Body."
At this point, Ender closed his eyes, his consciousness entering his human main body located in the world ring, and an invisible fluctuation enveloped him.
...
While the human main body was Cultivating the Yuan Heavy Ru Yi Body, the three Gu Yu Ancient Tree Clone, one main and two branches, were also busy with their respective tasks.
The second branch tree, located in the same world ring as the human main body, was currently attempting to refine a Space Law-type Spirit Weapon, which was also a self-created fifth-tier Spirit Weapon.
The relatively precious Space Law-type E9 Level metal among E-level metals, measured in kilograms, was fed into a red flame suspended in the air. The high temperature quickly melted the metal, which was then molded into tiny sword fragments.
Before these small swords cooled, the second branch tree used its mind to control engraving knives, meticulously carving complex Space Law secret patterns onto the small swords.
With his comprehension of the Space Origin Law and his analysis of Space Law secret patterns, he could naturally engrave the secret patterns on a fifth-tier Spirit Weapon with ease.
But the problem was that each of these small swords was extremely tiny, and when combined, they needed to fit perfectly, and the Law secret patterns must not show any deviation when driven, otherwise, they could only be reworked and refined again.
Time passed bit by bit.
After spending several years and countless reworks on tens of thousands of small swords, the second branch tree finally succeeded in refining a fifth-tier Spirit Weapon.
"This Spirit Weapon is finally complete."
Under the control of the second branch tree, tens of thousands of small swords instantly combined, forming a long sword with a body as beautiful as white jade, emitting a crystalline glow, and waves of Space Law fluctuations gathered upon the long sword.
"Its maximum power is driven by comprehending 108 types of Space Law Origin. In terms of power, it should be considered a top-tier fifth-tier Spirit Weapon below the nine great divine weapons, but unfortunately, the Materials for the first refinement were a bit lacking…"
The second branch tree swayed slightly. It was remarkable to spend several years creating and refining a fifth-tier Spirit Weapon from scratch.
It should be noted that many Marquis and King-level Immortal powerhouse spend hundreds or even thousands of years just designing a fifth-tier Spirit Weapon, and the first attempt at refining it through trial and error can take decades or more. This is why top-tier fifth-tier Spirit Weapons are so expensive.
For example, Ender could self-create and refine a seventh-tier Force Weapons, but it would be very difficult for him to self-create and refine a sixth-tier Spirit Weapon. It would require a lot of time to design the secret pattern forms, and only after the design is complete would the initial refinement take place. It is common for the initial refinement to go wrong due to design issues.
Fortunately, flight Spirit Weapons are not like combat Mind Energy Weapons; they require fewer components and have fewer complex forms, making them relatively easier to refine than the latter.
"The fifth-tier Spirit Weapon is refined. Next, I should try to refine a sixth-tier flight Spirit Weapon."
With a thought from the second branch tree, hundreds of kilograms of F-level metal were drawn in and flew into the red flame…
...
While the second branch tree was refining weapons.
"This should be like this here, this is wrong…"
The first branch tree was located in the world ring of the Primal Secret Realm, specializing in secret patterns.
Pieces of metal plates or stone slabs floated in the air, and engraving knives danced under the manipulation of World Energy, bringing up piece after piece of debris.
Under the carving of the engraving knives, pieces of stone slabs or metal plates engraved with Space secret patterns appeared, and the Space Law secret patterns on them were profound beyond compare.
If someone who comprehends the Space Law were to observe them, they might gain insights and thus improve their Space Origin Law.
In the same world ring as the first branch tree was the Gu Yu Ancient Tree Clone, which was as tall as 160,000 kilometers.
Unlike the two branch trees that were refining weapons and researching secret patterns, the Gu Yu Ancient Tree Clone was focused on comprehending the Law. Waves of Space Law fluctuations appeared on the 160,000-kilometer-tall Gu Yu Ancient Tree.
The Gu Yu Ancient Tree has seven parts of Space Law talent. Although its speed in comprehending Space Law is not as fast as the human main body, its comprehension speed still surpasses most World Masters. Coupled with the first branch tree researching Space Law secret patterns, this ensures that its Space Law comprehension does not fall behind.
Just like that.
The human main body and the three Gu Yu Ancient Tree Clone, one main and two branches, each entered a state of dedicated Cultivation.
And in a flash, over three hundred years passed…
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