498: Breakthrough! Finally, a breakthrough!!

This cultivation method was extremely peculiar. The practitioner did not need to sit in meditation day after day like traditional cultivators; they only needed to refine different types of cards to absorb Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi and enhance their strength.

Dance Young Hope refined a wide variety of cards covering all aspects: Yao Beast Cards could summon powerful Yao Beasts to assist in battle; Soul Cards could Seal Souls and perform Soul attacks; Plant Cards could grow spiritual plants for defense, healing, or auxiliary attacks; Defense Cards could form sturdy defensive barriers; and Formation Cards could quickly set up various mysterious Formations... When fighting, Dance Young Hope only needed to combine different cards to perform ever-changing combat styles.

Her fighting style was agile and varied, sometimes summoning Yao Beasts for a frontal assault, sometimes setting up Formations to trap enemies, and sometimes using Soul attacks for sneak attacks, making it impossible for opponents to defend effectively.

In a Sect Competition, Dance Young Hope relied on a peculiar combination of cards to easily defeat a Senior Brother at the Nascent Soul Stage with her Qi Refinement Stage cultivation. She became famous overnight, and the Card Cultivation Method became known to the world.

At first, many traditional cultivators looked down on the Card Cultivation Method, considering it an unorthodox path that could not enter the halls of elegance.

But as Dance Young Hope continued to demonstrate the power of the Card Cultivation Method on various occasions, more and more people began to realize the uniqueness of this cultivation method.

Especially for those with mediocre Aptitude who could not achieve a Breakthrough on the traditional cultivation path, the Card Cultivation Method undoubtedly opened a brand-new door for them.

Dance Young Hope did not keep the knowledge to herself; instead, she made the core principles of the Card Cultivation Method public and established a specialized Sect to teach the techniques of card refining and combination.

Under her promotion, the Card Cultivation Method quickly spread across the Eternal World, becoming a popular cultivation branch that ran parallel to traditional cultivation.

Countless people threw themselves into the wave of card cultivation, constantly innovating card types and combination methods, leading to even more wonderful ways to play and fight.

To express their admiration for Dance Young Hope, the people of the Eternal World honored her as the "King of Games."

Although from the perspective of individual combat power alone, the Card Cultivation Method was not much stronger than traditional cultivation and even had certain shortcomings in high-level combat, it injected brand-new vitality into the cultivation system of the Eternal World. It opened an unprecedented cultivation path, signifying infinite possibilities.

It was precisely this brand-new vitality and infinite possibilities that pushed the status level of the Eternal World from 2.1 to 2.2.

The moment the world status level rose, a vast force of the world's Origin followed the connection between Lu Chen and the Eternal World, surging madly into his body.

This power was gentle yet powerful, carrying the vibrant life force of the world's promotion. Like rain after a long drought, it washed toward his seemingly indestructible Bottleneck.

"Rumble—!"

A deafening roar resounded within Lu Chen's body, as if a singularity had exploded and the Universe was beginning.

The originally indestructible Bottleneck disintegrated instantly under the washing of the world's Origin power. The power within Lu Chen's body went completely out of control, racing, colliding, and reorganizing frantically. Every cell was cheering, and every strand of his Divine Soul was vibrating and sublimating.

This was a complete qualitative change!

Lu Chen could clearly feel his body, Divine Soul, and Divine Power evolving at an incredible speed.

The cosmic embryo within him fully took shape. Chaotic currents gave birth to thousands of Laws, which then evolved into countless stars. The stars gathered into galaxies, and the galaxies intertwined into Star Domains, eventually forming a complete internal Universe.

At that moment, Lu Chen felt like an infant breaking out of an eggshell, with unprecedented clarity and transparency.

The countless mysterious rules and Laws that had previously troubled him were all shattered at this moment, replaced by higher-level and more profound cosmic symbols.

These cosmic symbols flowed within his Sea of Consciousness, containing the ultimate truths of the Universe, raising his understanding of heaven, earth, and the Universe to a brand-new level.

At the same time, Zero, the AI within the Heavenly Dao Workshop, seemed to have unlocked the Seal on the heavenly dao system and the database it left behind, instantly understanding Lu Chen's current Rank.

With uncontrollable excitement: "Congratulations, Master! Congratulations on successfully breaking through the God Emperor Realm and stepping into a brand-new Domain, becoming a Universe Apprentice Level! From today on, you have finally truly entered the Ranks of the Universe's powerhouses!"

Lu Chen was immersed in the joy of the Breakthrough and his new insights into the Universe. Hearing Zero's words, he was momentarily stunned.

He said, between laughter and tears, "What did you say? Universe Apprentice Level? I feel like I possess the power to destroy heaven and earth, as if I could crush a galaxy with a wave of my hand, and yet I'm still just a Universal Apprentice?"

In his view, after breaking through the God Emperor Realm, his strength had reached its Peak. He hadn't expected that in the cosmic Rank system, he was only a beginner apprentice.

Zero nodded vigorously, her tone absolutely certain: "Yes, Master. The moment you broke through, the final Seal of the heavenly dao system was also unlocked. I successfully retrieved the cosmic Rank database left behind by the heavenly dao system. According to the database records, there are a full thousand cultivation Ranks in the entire Universe, and the Universe Apprentice Level is only the most basic first Rank."

Saying this, Zero clearly presented the cosmic Rank system before Lu Chen's eyes: "Master, the cosmic Rank system is extremely vast, overall divided into three major levels: Low-level Universe, High-level Universe, and God-level Universe. Among them, the Low-level and High-level Universes each have hundreds of clear Ranks, while the God-level Universe Ranks are unknown. Your current position is at the initial Rank of the Low-level Universe. The specific Rank divisions are as follows: Low-level Universe Level — Universe Apprentice Level (Initial entry, sensing cosmic energy), Universal Planetary Rank 1 (can easily manipulate and harness all the power of a planet), Universal Planetary Rank 2... Universal Planetary Rank 9 (completely control the power of nine planets, capable of cross-planetary travel), Universal Stellar Rank 1 (harness the core energy of a single star, a leap in combat power), Universal Stellar Rank 2... Universal Stellar Rank 9 (can simultaneously harness the energy of nine stars to construct a stellar Domain), Universal Galactic Rank 1 (control the rotation and energy of a single galaxy, Domain covers the galaxy's range), Universal Galactic Rank 2... Universal Galactic Rank 9, Universal Star River Rank 1 (harness the energy of star river tributaries, travel through galaxy clusters), Universal Star River Rank 2... Universal Star River Rank 9, Universal Star Sea Rank 1 (control the energy of star sea regions, affecting the local balance of the low-level Universe), Universal Star Sea Rank 2... Universal Star Sea Rank 9 (the Peak of the low-level Universe, touching the threshold of the high-level Universe); Nebula Rank 1 to 9, Star Cluster Level 1 to 9, Supercluster Rank 1 to 9... (The following includes hundreds of advanced Ranks centered on large-scale cosmic structures). Currently, my database can only find these Ranks for the Low-level Universe; I cannot yet find the High-level Universe Ranks."

Lu Chen looked at the long list of Rank names before him, his heart filled with shock.

It turned out that the God Emperor Realm he was in before was nothing more than an insignificant starting point in the cosmic Rank system.

The vastness and mystery of the Universe far exceeded his imagination.

"It seems my path of cultivation has only just begun." Previously, he had been complacent about breaking through to the God Emperor Realm, but now it seemed he had only just stepped through the door of the Universe.

Those existences that stood above him had likely already reached much higher Ranks.

Sensing the change in Lu Chen's emotions, Zero quickly said, "Master, you don't need to be discouraged. To be able to Cultivate from a Mortal to a Universal Apprentice in such a short time is already an unprecedented talent in the Universe. Moreover, you also control a Heavenly Dao world like the Eternal World. As the world status level continues to rise, the assistance it can provide you will also grow larger and larger."

Lu Chen nodded. There was no time to waste; he had to first familiarize himself with the power of the Universe Apprentice Level and then launch an assault toward higher Ranks.

Lu Chen began to study what unprecedented changes, new powers, and new combat methods the Universe Apprentice Level had brought compared to before.

Additionally, he diverted a sliver of consciousness into the Eternal World to continue observing the development of the Small World, as this Small World was the key to his future Breakthroughs.

Furthermore, the Small World could only develop faster and better under the observation of him, the Heavenly Dao!!

He wondered how those former Children of Destiny had developed after these five thousand years. Lu Chen could not wait to take a look.