312: Three Thousand Black Holes

As time flowed by, unknowingly, eight hundred years had already passed.

The further he went, as the number of Level 4 black holes gradually decreased, Lin Ye's efficiency in harvesting also became lower and lower.

He spent a long eight hundred years to painstakingly gather three thousand Level 4 black holes and three Level 5 black holes. The extra Level 5 black hole was a complete pleasant surprise. When he first discovered it, Lin Ye was truly surprised.

Black holes are things that even the Destiny Law finds difficult to control; they inherently possess powerful gravitational pull, capable of absorbing everything, and are not within the trajectory of destiny. To encounter one by chance through luck truly belongs to having heaven-defying luck.

One must know that those who possess Level 5 black holes did not find them themselves; rather, after others discovered Level 5 black holes and believed they could not guard them, they sold the information to them. Therefore, for Lin Ye to encounter a wild Level 5 black hole, it can truly be said that his luck was overflowing.

Just on this day, when Lin Ye harvested his three thousandth star, the Original Universe suddenly underwent a change. The Level 4 black holes, which were originally scattered chaotically, began to operate according to a specific pattern, seemingly containing the Way of Zhou Tian within them.

"What is this?" Lin Ye looked at the changes within his body in surprise.

As the three thousand black holes operated, they actually accelerated the evolution speed of the Original Universe by more than ten times.

Not only that, as the operation gradually got on track, a massive burst of energy erupted.

"Xiao Bai, help me protect the path," Lin Ye hastily instructed, then sat down cross-legged.

Xiao Bai let out a low growl, indicating understanding.

Within Lin Ye's body, a colossal and astonishing amount of energy converged like a surging, unstoppable torrent, then transformed into an extremely powerful refining force. This refining force, like a greedy behemoth, devoured the massive materials scattered in various corners of Lin Ye's body at an astonishing speed, rapidly refining them into the purest and most essential energy.

In the hundreds of years prior, Lin Ye had successfully climbed to the Star River Peak of the seventh stage, but at this moment, with the magical effect of this refining force, his strength actually began to show explosive growth. As time passed, he easily broke through to the Star River eighth stage, then swiftly and irresistibly surged to the Star River Peak of the eighth stage, and subsequently advanced all the way, directly entering the Star River ninth stage, finally reaching the Star River Peak of the ninth stage!

At this point, the terrifying power accumulated from the three thousand black holes within his body finally allowed him to thoroughly ascend to the Star River Peak throne. However, all of this seemed to be just the beginning. These black holes were still operating continuously, as if they would never stop. Gradually, the originally closely connected three thousand Level 4 black holes began to undergo a miraculous change—they fused with each other, and their number gradually decreased.

From three thousand to fifteen hundred, then from fifteen hundred to seven hundred fifty, and then from seven hundred fifty to three hundred twenty-five… This process was like a magnificent metamorphosis, with each Fusion bringing a more powerful energy fluctuation.

And when this series of changes ended, the former three thousand black holes had already disappeared, replaced by only thirty Level 5 black holes! They were like brilliant stars in the universe, emitting a heart-palpitating light and power.

They, along with the initial 3 Level 5 black holes, evolved a peculiar operational pattern.

What is this??

Lin Ye opened his eyes, looking at the changes within his body in shock.

The operation of three thousand Level 4 black holes, refining numerous materials, saved him tens of thousands of years of effort, and the transformation of Level 4 black holes into Level 5 black holes was an even greater qualitative leap.

Not only that, the scattered black holes and white holes below Level 4 within his body also began to become neat and orderly, transforming into Level 4 black holes one by one.

"Could it be that implying the changes of Zhou Tian can evolve into this?" Lin Ye thought to himself.

He had heard in his previous life that the Great Zhou Tian was 365, and the Small Zhou Tian was 14,800. Could it be that these were the limits that the Original Universe could reach?

And three thousand was precisely the trigger for Fusion.

In different cultural and historical backgrounds, three thousand does not refer to a specific number, but rather to the meaning of endless and infinite. But the operation of the Original Universe seems to be different; three thousand reached a certain Great Dao limit, causing it to change.

"The Great Zhou Tian is three hundred sixty-five, could it be referring to 365 Level 5 black holes? The Small Zhou Tian is fourteen thousand eight hundred, representing Level 4 black holes? Where am I going to find so many black holes?" Lin Ye was tired; let it be destroyed.

He had worked for eight hundred years and had only harvested 33 Level 5 black holes, a difference of more than ten times. Lin Ye felt a bit despairing.

Fortunately, he had a lot of time, so even if it didn't work this time, it could work next time.

Moreover, who said this harvest wouldn't work?

Lin Ye was unconvinced; if he could wipe out the War God Clan in one fell swoop, wouldn't he gather enough?

One must know that after eight hundred years of exploration, the entire Star River Hunting Ground had basically been explored, and most valuable black holes had been absorbed.

As long as the War God Clan were all hunted down, gathering enough black holes for the Zhou Tian star count would be simple.

"It's a pity it's not time yet," Lin Ye sighed.

After all, it was not yet time for the decisive battle, because another function of the Star River Hunting Ground had been activated—tempering.

After a large number of black holes were captured within the Star River Hunting Ground, the Star River Hunting Ground would activate its tempering function.

According to the number of black holes already absorbed, the entrusted object would be tempered; if many were absorbed, then naturally more tempering force would be obtained, and if few, then less would be obtained.

As one of the outstanding individuals, Lin Ye naturally would not miss this grand event.

The tempering force would last for five hundred years, occurring approximately one thousand years after entry.

Lin Ye was not in a hurry to obtain more tempering force; after all, tempering force was ultimately for tempering the entrusted object. Tempering them and then slaughtering them wouldn't affect anything, right?

So, during this period, continuing to quietly collect black holes was the way to go; it wouldn't be too late to slaughter them once they were fattened up.

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Two hundred years passed in a flash, and everyone who was still searching for black holes stopped, set up their formations, and began to go into seclusion after defending against others' disturbances.

Under the influence of the Star River Hunting Ground, massive and refined streams of energy descended, landing on those figures. Some people received more, some less, but without exception, the power of their entrusted objects grew exponentially.

Lin Ye's energy cluster was the most terrifying, so vast that it was dozens of times larger than those of the top geniuses.

Those top geniuses at most obtained one or two Level 5 black holes, while Lin Ye had a total of 33.

The Original Universe was now very complete, with many spiritual materials perfectly supplementing the missing laws.

But it was still insatiable, constantly expanding and absorbing this energy cluster.

Poor black holes, that energy originally belonged to them.