268: Five hundred years

Lin Ye began searching everywhere.

The Galaxy is so vast, and the star realms are so prosperous, that under such a large base, even rare Soul-type Contract beasts are no longer rare.

Lin Ye's requirements for a Contract beast were simple: it could serve as a mount and be skilled in Soul attacks and defenses.

But after a thorough search, he couldn't find any Contract beasts that met the conditions; most that did had very low potential, so he could only give up.

"Let's talk about it when fate allows; it seems these fish scales and bones can only be put aside for now."

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Five hundred years passed in a flash.

Lin Ye spent nearly a hundred years cultivating the Undying and Imperishable Body.

Once the Undying and Imperishable Body and the Spiritual Energy Chapter were complete, they finally unleashed their terrifying functions.

The Soul amplified the fleshly body, and the fleshly body became Indestructible and Unextinguished; after cultivating it, Lin Ye's already abnormal fleshly body capabilities became even stronger.

In three hundred years, Lin Ye created an offensive skill that fused Soul Law with the Great Star War—the Spiritual Energy Killing Fist.

This was the first skill Lin Ye created that fused Soul Law with other laws after the Soul Fusion.

The difficulty was immense, but the reason it took so long was mainly because most of his effort was put into refining; otherwise, with the greatly increased comprehension from eating fish, it wouldn't have taken so long.

In the fourth hundred year, the thoroughly optimized version of the Dragon God Claw emerged.

Dragon God Claw - Time-Space Tear.

Dragon God Claw - Forbidden Grip.

The former is an unrivaled offensive path, fusing Time, Space, and Star Law. It no longer uses Time-Space power for control but for full-force attack.

And the Forbidden Grip is a control skill after the Fusion of the three laws, incorporating the concept of a Star Prison.

Neither of them required exhausting all his strength anymore, yet their power increased significantly.

Indeed, skills grow through continuous optimization.

Laws are like basic formulas and theorems, while skills are their application. Some applications of basic formulas can only be rigidly applied to solve problems. Others can use them to build skyscrapers or even send rockets into space.

If Lin Ye's previous use of laws was slash-and-burn, now it was intensive cultivation.

In the fifth hundred year, the Original Universe was completely refined.

The Original Universe formed its own space within Lin Ye's body, vast beyond measure; the more Lin Ye refined it, the more astonished he became.

Previously, he couldn't even glimpse the Original Universe, but after refining it, he finally saw its original appearance.

It was a pitch-black universe, empty of everything, with only broken laws barely functioning, truly miserable.

But even so, its terrifying nature and supreme status were far more powerful than those so-called top-tier vessels.

Upon learning about the Original Universe's condition, Lin Ye felt a headache, because this Original Universe was a money pit.

Lin Ye not only needed to perfect the order within it but also continuously infuse it with matter and energy to assist its evolution.

"The money I've saved for so long, has it finally come to the moment of burning it all?" Lin Ye sighed.

But he no longer hesitated; he had too much money, keeping it was useless, and money spent was good money.

First, the power of laws; the laws Lin Ye primarily cultivated were not lacking in the Original Universe, but it mainly lacked other basic laws.

Earth, Water, Fire, Wind, the four elemental laws, are the foundation and truth of the universe's operation. The four elements are also considered the basic substances that constitute all things; they interact and transform each other, collectively forming the complex and ever-changing universe.

As long as these four elements are supplemented and a cycle is built, other various laws will be continuously attracted and self-replenished.

And the foundation that makes Earth, Fire, Water, and Wind operate is precisely Lin Ye's laws: Time, Space, Star, Soul, and Destiny.

These control the operation of Earth, Fire, and Wind.

The laws Lin Ye comprehended mysteriously aligned with the universe's operating principles.

Or rather, it was precisely because his ability aligned with the universe's operating principles that the Original Universe ability was born when he broke through to the Star Level.

Four-element resources are common and not expensive, but when the quantity increased, they still cost a lot of money.

Lin Ye's current assets were approximately one trillion galaxy coins, mainly from the gambling during the Border Sealing Challenge, which multiplied his assets by nearly a hundred times (after tax).

And to gather enough materials to break through to Stellar River Level Stage Two, he spent one hundred billion.......

When the vast amounts of resources all turned into cultivation fodder for his breakthrough, Lin Ye, though pained, was also happy.

The Original Universe began to digest these materials, and the order within it began to perfect.

At this efficiency, breaking through to Stellar River Level Stage Two would probably still take thousands of years.

This was still with the Starlight Avenue; with the inexhaustible Star Power from the Starlight Avenue, the evolution of the Original Universe would not be hindered by Star Power.

The Starlight Avenue's tenfold cultivation speed increase was greatly discounted here; the status difference was too great, it couldn't be amplified at all, like a small horse pulling a big cart.

To avoid future trouble, Lin Ye purchased another batch of resources, enough to upgrade to the peak of Stellar River Level Stage Three.

He was heartbroken because over a trillion had basically been spent.........

Damn it, which Stellar River Level breakthrough costs this much money!!!

Generally, cultivating to Star River Peak only requires ten billion galaxy coins.

Of course, this refers to the most basic Star River Peak; any with a bit of strength, strengthening their foundation is not cheap. After all, Lin Ye's Law Manifestation of Heaven and Earth alone cost billions of galaxy coins.

Lin Ye silently shed tears, returning to pre-liberation, with only over thirteen billion coldly lying in his account.

"Ophiuchus, I hope your tax contributions are strong, otherwise, I'll really be drained." Lin Ye could only pray.

The Demon Detection Instrument business's profits were no longer enough to support his consumption.

There were still several thousand years until Ophiuchus paid taxes......

However, at the current refining speed, ten thousand years would basically just reach the peak of Stellar River Level Stage Three.

Over the past long five hundred years, Little White had already experienced two thrilling Ascension Dragon Banquets and successfully broken through his limits, extending his body to an astonishing eight hundred meters in length! However, for Lin Ye, he was absolutely not satisfied with this—he knew Little White still had much potential to tap, most importantly, he hadn't yet reached the three-thousand-meter limit.

However, even now, Little White far surpassed Golden Dragons of the same level, and those dragons with slightly inferior strength would undoubtedly submit to Little White's Dragon Might.

Then there was the effect of long-term consumption of Nether River Fish; Lin Ye's Soul strength reached one hundred times that of Star River Peak.

Although it was still not as good as his fleshly body, its strengthening was still visible to the naked eye.

"Next, I should go to my teacher to ask for some inheritances. It's quite amusing, as a disciple of a Galaxy Lord, besides my clones, I've basically not cultivated any faction's inheritances." Lin Ye secretly shook his head, he was indeed quite derelict.