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Two months later, within the Hall of Eternity in Middle-earth.
George perfected the final law of his Small World. A rare smile of genuine excitement appeared on his face.
"It is finally done!"
As his words fell, the entire Small World suddenly condensed into a single singularity. Then, after brewing for less than a minute, it exploded with a thunderous boom.
A truly complete small universe appeared before George's eyes.
At this moment, although this small universe could not yet compare to a Marvel Single Universe, nor to Middle-earth, or even any of the universes where his clones currently resided, it was undeniably a complete small universe.
As long as it expanded slowly over time, gradually adding more stars and life, it could eventually grow to rival any world.
The instant the explosion concluded, George felt his body and soul undergo a qualitative change from the inside out. It was a leap in the very essence of his life.
Both his soul strength and his physical power saw a massive increase.
It was precisely because the world was completely whole and had advanced to the Universal Level (Single Universe Level) that it drove the elevation of his soul and body.
This further caused his individual strength, which was already teetering on the edge of the Universal Level, to advance at this moment as well, officially reaching the Universal Level.
Consequently, he now possessed even more colossal energy within his body, and his physical body and soul were strengthened once again.
Therefore, in this moment, not only had his Small World entered the Universal Level, but his individual strength had passively entered the Universal Level as well.
This was largely because his individual strength had only been lacking that final push, having already absorbed a vast amount of energy. That was why the process went so smoothly.
With these two factors superimposed—though he was merely a beginner—he could already stand shoulder-to-shoulder with Creators who had lingered at the Universal Level for many years.
Of course, he still couldn't compare to those at the peak of the Universal Level or powerhouses like Eru Ilúvatar who had just entered the Multiversal Level.
However, if he set his mind on escaping, it wasn't impossible to get away.
In fact, if he were to inject the souls of all his clones into a single clone, combined with the powers learned from various worlds, there might even be a certain probability of turning the tables and killing his opponent, though the probability was small.
"What a true genius. Perhaps it won't be long before you catch up to me."
Looking at George, who had advanced to the Universal Level, a look of envy involuntarily appeared on Ilúvatar's face.
As a lifeform born within the Chaos, he had spent an unknown number of years to achieve his current strength.
Yet George, in such a short amount of time, had already crossed the threshold into this realm.
"It won't be that easy from here on out."
Hearing Ilúvatar's sigh, George smiled and shook his head.
Just reaching the peak of the Universal Level would take an unknown amount of time, let alone advancing to the Multiversal Level.
That was more than several million times harder than going from a normal human to the Universal Level.
Unless... unless he used the method he thought of before: allowing his clones to fuse, using this trick to save a massive amount of time.
At the same time his clone in this world advanced to the Universal Level, his main body and other clones all advanced to the Universal Level as well.
As long as two clones fused, they could directly advance to the Multiversal Level.
However, that would likely be the weakest Multiversal Level. After all, the clones were currently just beginners at the Universal Level, and their complete worlds hadn't expanded yet.
It would be best to wait until the main body and all clones reached the peak of the Universal Level. That way, even if only two clones fused, they would immediately become a formidable Multiversal Level entity.
If all clones and the main body were to fuse together, even if they didn't reach the peak of the Multiversal Level, they wouldn't be far off.
But the prerequisite for all of this was that he had to leave his original universe and go into the Chaos to find the other clones.
And this involved another issue: whether the Creators of the universes where his main body and clones resided were willing to let him leave, and what their attitudes would be.
"It seems it is time to take the initiative to find the Creators for a good talk and test the waters."
Leaving the main body aside for now—the gap between him and the Marvel Creator, OAA (One-Above-All), was too vast. If talks broke down, it meant death, so he wasn't in a rush to talk just yet.
Even if he had advanced to the Universal Level, he likely wouldn't even register in OAA's eyes.
There were quite a few Universal Level existences in the Marvel Universe.
Besides, there were still many resources in the Marvel world he could acquire to improve himself, so he truly wasn't in a rush to leave temporarily.
In the Middle-earth world, he and Ilúvatar had become good friends. He could leave at any time, and could even take Lúthien and a portion of this world's creatures with him.
So now, the ones he needed to proactively contact were the Creators of the Harry Potter world, the Fairy Tail world, The Sorcerer's Apprentice world, A Certain Magical Index world, Hitori no Shita: The Outcast world, Arcane (League of Legends) world, FATE world, and The Elder Scrolls world.
Regarding The Outcast, A Certain Magical Index, and FATE, he had found relevant manga in Ilúvatar's collection. Consequently, he had a better understanding of these three originally unfamiliar worlds.
However, he didn't plan to contact all these clone worlds immediately, as he hadn't finished developing the resources in some of them yet and didn't need to leave right away.
Examples included the Elder Scrolls world which he had just started, as well as A Certain Magical Index, Arcane, and FATE.
Currently, the ones he could attempt to contact immediately were the Creators of The Sorcerer's Apprentice, Harry Potter, and Fairy Tail.
He had basically acquired all the resources available and learned all the magic and laws in these three worlds.
If their Creators were like Ilúvatar, that would be best; they could have a pleasant exchange before he successfully departed into the Chaos.
If their Creators were the difficult type, he would leave quickly.
If they wanted to move against him, then they would fight. If he could win, he would devour their world to further enhance his strength. If he couldn't win, he would take the people he wanted to save and flee.
"Let's start with the world of The Sorcerer's Apprentice!"
In the world of The Sorcerer's Apprentice, a certain panda lying in a bamboo forest sunbathing while cultivating opened its eyes. Its form shifted into a human shape, and then its spirit rapidly expanded, enveloping the entire world.
After creating a world, Creators would basically establish their palace somewhere within that world, usually within the River of Time.
Just like the Hall of Eternity where Ilúvatar often stayed; it was actually located within the River of Time.
Because it made observing the whole world more convenient.
Generally, non-Creators would find it very difficult to discover its existence.
But now that George had advanced to the Universal Level, he had the ability to find that place and travel there.
"Found it!"
With a flash of his figure, George disappeared from his spot.
When he reappeared, he was already within the River of Time of this world, and before his eyes stood a modernized super-villa.
"He's actually not here?"
George's spiritual force swept through the large villa, and his brows furrowed slightly.
A Creator's living quarters were naturally built according to their own preferences; some liked ancient architecture, others liked modern.
Just like how if he built a similar place in his own world, he would definitely choose a more modern building because it looked more pleasing to the eye.
So, he wasn't surprised that this Creator's residence was so modern.
What surprised him was that the Creator was not in the hall, nor was he in the world he had just sensed.
(End of Chapter)