"Should I challenge the Fantasy Ocean again?" Han Jue murmured to himself, contemplating his next move. "I should test all the challenges I can access before my breakthrough. Who knows when the next opportunity will come."
The last time he'd ventured into the Fantasy Ocean, he'd failed on the thirteenth island. The mental pressure and hypnotic illusions had proven too intense, even for someone of his caliber.
Han Jue focused his mind and entered the Fantasy Ocean plane within the Virtual Universe.
A moment later, reality proved harsher than his hopes.
He failed on the nineteenth island.
His final achievement stood at conquering the eighteenth island, a level comparable to an Immortal King's consciousness strength and willpower. A remarkable feat for someone at Domain Lord level, yet Han Jue felt no satisfaction from the accomplishment.
He understood the bitter truth: this progress had been purchased with agony.
The cultivation of willpower followed three distinct philosophical approaches, each requiring different methodologies. Han Jue walked the first path, the way of direct confrontation. This approach demanded facing pain head-on, never flinching, never avoiding. Only by pressing one's will and consciousness against suffering's grindstone could true transformation occur.
The burning of the Holy Flames within his body, the cataclysmic eruption of the Water-Sky Holy Flame, the fusion of the primordial fire seeds, each experience had brought him to death's threshold. Through countless near-death encounters, Han Jue's will had been forged into something unbreakable.
It wasn't an exaggeration to claim his willpower rivaled that of a Universe Venerable. His consciousness strength simply couldn't keep pace with his extraordinary will. If those two aspects could align, conquering the entire Fantasy Ocean would become trivial.
Fortunately, strengthening consciousness was straightforward compared to tempering will.
Once Han Jue broke through to World Master level, his consciousness would naturally surge to match an Immortal King's baseline strength. At that point, even conquering a mere Fantasy Ocean would pose no challenge whatsoever.
Reaching the eighteenth island of the Fantasy Ocean also rewarded Han Jue with 258 million Virtual Universe Company points, a substantial fortune that would fund many future endeavors.
"Next," Han Jue said decisively, "it's time to prepare for the breakthrough."
Breaking through to World Master wasn't something accomplished on a whim or through pure determination alone. Careful preparation made the difference between maximizing potential and settling for mediocrity.
Before initiating his breakthrough, Han Jue needed to address several critical factors.
"Rimuru," Han Jue called out to his AI assistant, "search the Virtual Universe Company treasury for anything related to clone techniques or methods to obtain additional bodies."
"Understood," Rimuru responded promptly.
Within moments, search results materialized before Han Jue's vision.
"Golden Horned Beast cub for adoption? Guardian Kandeli's secret clone technique, priced at 80 billion points? Three Life Grass?" Han Jue frowned as he scrolled through the bizarre assortment of items Rimuru had compiled. "What are these things?"
Rimuru's voice carried an apologetic tone. "Master, while clones aren't particularly rare at the Universe Venerable level, obtaining one isn't straightforward for most cultivators. Besides body-snatching techniques, which are ethically questionable and legally restricted, you basically must rely on fortunate encounters or unique circumstances."
"So directly obtaining a clone through the Six Eyes' evolution during my World Master breakthrough isn't feasible." Han Jue pondered this limitation thoughtfully.
Which raised an intriguing question: what abilities would the World Master level Six Eyes actually grant him?
At Domain Lord level, relying on the eight primordial fire seeds, he'd gained affinity with all ten fundamental Origin Laws of the universe. Now Han Jue lacked virtually nothing in terms of law comprehension advantages.
Perhaps what he needed was a secret method similar to the Nine Tribulations Secret Codex, something capable of elevating his life gene level. While the Six Eyes themselves could induce genetic-level transformations, he couldn't rely solely on that bloodline ability forever. Whether pursuing the perfect genetic level required of a Universe Master or the 100,000-fold genetic enhancement necessary for breaking through to True God, surely he needed more than just the Six Eyes' passive benefits.
What Han Jue truly desired was a secret technique similar to Luo Feng's Mosha clone's innate ability, "Creation."
That innate secret method could analyze the fundamental characteristics of countless life forms and even create new life from scratch. In the original timeline, Luo Feng had relied on this ability to analyze realm beasts' life characteristics, ultimately achieving the final stage of the Divine Body cultivation path: the Perfect Divine Body. That foundation had enabled his breakthrough to True God with 100,000-fold genetics!
Unfortunately, the Virtual Universe Company's treasury contained nothing of this nature that Han Jue could access.
As for primordial treasures related to Divine Body cultivation...
Han Jue couldn't afford them. Not even remotely close.
"That's all for now, then!" Han Jue shook his head, dismissing these concerns for the future.
Time to break through to World Master!
Meanwhile, in a distant and extremely dangerous secret realm...
"Boom!"
A massive battle axe descended repeatedly, its blade flashing with cold light that could split dimensions. Each strike carried the weight of profound spatial law comprehension.
Demonic dragons surged forward like a relentless tidal wave, giving their opponent no chance to catch his breath. Their scaled bodies rippled with dark energy as they attacked from all angles simultaneously.
"Argh!"
Venerable Lan Song roared, igniting a portion of his divine power to break free from the swarm of demonic dragons that pursued him like rabid hounds. Yet even this desperate expenditure of power couldn't extract him from this perilous region.
The dragons reformed their encirclement within heartbeats, as if his struggles merely amused them.
"Damn it!" Venerable Lan Song cursed inwardly, frustration mixing with genuine concern.
"Senior brother, how are you holding up?" A slightly feminine male voice echoed through Venerable Lan Song's consciousness via their communication channel.
"Junior brother, I'm afraid I won't escape this swamp alive." Venerable Lan Song surveyed the ominous scenery surrounding him, managing a helpless smile despite his dire circumstances.
Venerable Xingyu's anxiety was palpable through their connection. "Senior brother, don't give up! I've already broken free from that demonic dragon nest and I'm heading toward your position. Just hold on a little longer!"
"Don't!" Venerable Lan Song's stern command cut through Xingyu's determination.
"Each of these dragons possesses power equivalent to a peak Immortal King, and there are millions of them infesting this swamp. I'm fortunate to have even a slim chance at finding an escape route, but if you enter this death trap, you'll be doomed alongside me!"
"These dragons must have a mother controlling them!" Venerable Xingyu insisted. "As long as we kill the mother dragon, we can eliminate them all at once!"
"Then be careful, senior brother!" Venerable Xingyu reluctantly severed the communication link, recognizing the wisdom in Lan Song's words but clearly pained by his inability to help.
Venerable Lan Song gripped his battle axe tighter, staring fiercely at the dragons circling around him with predatory patience.
Their numbers were increasing with each passing moment!
Where was the mother dragon hiding?
"Venerable Lan Song? You seem to be in poor condition."
Another voice suddenly sounded in Venerable Lan Song's consciousness, one he hadn't expected to hear in this forsaken place. His eyes widened as he looked up toward the source.
"Venerable Nine Swords? Guardian Kandeli?"
Two powerful figures materialized above him, their presence causing the demonic dragons to momentarily hesitate their assault.
Back in Han Jue's cultivation chamber, the breakthrough process was entering its critical phase.
A Domain Lord-level singularity began expanding outward into a complete internal world!
"Boom!"
Under the influence of invisible cosmic forces, the soul crystal and force crystal within Han Jue's body melted into torrents of liquid energy. These two fundamental streams began colliding and mixing. When spiritual power and Force truly touched and fused, the first spark of World Power ignited within him!
With the birth of World Power inside Han Jue's body, his consciousness resonated with something infinitely distant yet intimately connected, the Origin of the vast primordial universe itself.
The true source from which all reality sprang.
As the first trace of World Power manifested within Han Jue, it established a connection with that infinitely distant cosmic origin!
"So this is the Origin of the Universe?" Han Jue exclaimed, genuine awe coloring his mental voice.
Through the resonance of World Power, Han Jue's consciousness had already entered the Origin plane.
Here existed an immensely vast land that defied mortal comprehension, a realm of pure creative potential.
Han Jue's consciousness could only perceive this endless primordial land. He remained completely unaware of any other existences that might dwell in this metaphysical space, his attention captured entirely by what lay before him.
Every single grain of soil in this endless land functioned like a self-contained space, each one containing infinite cosmic crystal energy within its microscopic bounds.
The sheer abundance of power available here staggered even Han Jue's enhanced perception.
"Absorb!"
Han Jue focused his will, and the nascent world within his body rapidly opened outward, expanding and evolving at extraordinary speed!
This almost endless supply of cosmic crystal energy poured greedily into his internal world. This was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, available only during the precious moment of breaking through to World Master level. If he failed to maximize his absorption now, this chance would never return!
While expanding his internal world, Han Jue simultaneously established its fundamental characteristics and structure, decisions that would influence his cultivation path forever.
First, he created endless seas.
Primordial floods generated themselves between heaven and earth, the deluge irrigating and covering his entire internal world with life-giving water. The oceans formed naturally, their depths profound and mysterious.
Next came the continents themselves.
Ten distinct landmasses with different environmental characteristics and elemental affinities manifested above the seas. Each continent measured one million kilometers in diameter, massive by any conventional standard, though modest compared to what the most talented World Masters achieved.
The diameter of Han Jue's entire internal world measured approximately tens of millions of kilometers.
Han Jue estimated that when he reached peak World Master level, his internal world should expand to a diameter of 100 million kilometers. However, this still represented a significant gap compared to Luo Feng's achievement.
Luo Feng had relied on the Golden Horned Beast's innate advantages to create a truly massive internal world that far exceeded normal standards!
What about himself?
Han Jue shook his head slightly. Questions about clone bodies and internal world optimization could wait for another time.
First, he needed to examine what changes had occurred to the Six Eyes at World Master level.
His eyes snapped open, blazing with unprecedented brilliance.
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