244: Cognitive levels

"Slash!"

Venerable Qing Ming recalled the three small swords, and the Universe Venerable level divine weapons instantly expanded hundreds of millions of times, slashing the remaining nine Void Insect Kings into countless fragments.

Collect!

He Ming had gained an understanding of how to use fortune from his clone.

With a thought, his fortune began to burn frantically!

The [imperial seal of china] surged to a size of one billion light-years, and the golden dragon of fortune emitted a golden treasure light, its body expanding dozens of times over. With a massive increase in pulling force, it instantly dragged all nine Void Insect Kings into the inner universe of the [imperial seal of china].

At the Abyss battlefield, the Void Insect Kings who witnessed this scene were filled with fear and no longer advanced. Spatial rifts appeared as they tried to flee.

Venerable Xuan Ming sneered.

"You want to leave? Did you ask me first?"

With a wave of his hand, he instantly sealed the space of this battlefield.

Under the tacit cooperation of the five Great Venerables, fifty Void Insect Kings were slain and devoured.

A smile finally appeared on Venerable Bai Hua's ice-cold, beautiful face.

This was the most brilliant achievement humanity had achieved against the Zerg so far.

Venerable Xuan Ming laughed heartily.

"It's our turn to counterattack, reclaim lost territory, and kill all those bugs!"

Venerable Chi Tian snorted softly.

"Don't celebrate too early. What we need to do now is wait."

Venerable Xuan Ming: "Wait for what?"

"Wait for this little fox to continue growing."

Venerable Xuan Ming looked toward He Ming. At this moment, his True Spirit Dharma Idol was nearly six light-years tall, and the prototype of a sixth ring had appeared on the Golden Wheel of Fortune behind him.

"What a little monster. In less than a year, he's actually reached the sixth rank."

Seeing the tide had turned, the Zerg began to retreat.

Venerable Chi Tian looked at He Ming, feeling a sense of deep emotion.

The brat from back then had actually grown to such an extent, reaching the same level as them.

More accurately, it wouldn't be long before he surpassed these veteran Venerables.

"Go, catch more bugs."

The three Venerables understood and stepped into the spatial tunnel opened by Venerable Xuan Ming.

Although He Ming possessed a hundred-billion-fold cultivation speed, without Star Power, no matter how fast he was, it was useless.

His cultivation speed was so fast because it was built on the connection with those people; their fortunes were linked, invisibly drawing Star Power to supply the source.

The cultivation of the main body was equally crucial, requiring the fusion of miscellaneous Star Power, the removal of impurities, and sublimation.

And this required a massive amount of pure cosmic energy.

The Void Insect Kings were the best cultivation resource.

Killing them would generate a massive amount of Star Power. By using the methods of a Cosmic Venerable to refine it and remove impurities, it became Iridescent Star Marrow Crystal.

One day later.

Two Void Insect Kings were brought back by the three Great Venerables. Working together, they were pulled into the inner universe by the [imperial seal of china].

Meanwhile, in the inner universe.

Earth.

The earth suddenly shook, and a vast amount of golden light emerged.

In the sky, thousands of auspicious colors floated slowly like ribbons.

"Look, it's the aurora!"

In a certain middle school, Class 3 of the third year, a slightly chubby junior high student stuck his head out to look at the sky.

The students were startled by this shout and turned their heads to look out the window.

"Wow, it really is an aurora. So beautiful!"

"How can there be an aurora here?"

"Holy crap, could this be a spiritual qi revival? Can we cultivate to become immortals?"

This wondrous sight occurred because the two Void Insect Kings were obliterated by the cosmic laws of the [imperial seal of china] and transformed into pure Star Power. Most of it was absorbed by He Ming's true body, while the portion that escaped merged into the universe, causing a spiritual qi tide.

Heavenly Court.

Ye Xiang stood before the South Heaven Gate, watching the vast Star Power continuously emerge, his heart filled with excitement.

After several epochs, his realm had been stuck at the peak of the ninth rank of the Realm Lord Level, unable to progress further.

The reason was that the energy of this universe only allowed individuals to break through to the Realm Lord Level. To reach the Immortal Level, higher-level energy was required.

But now, this Star Power was so massive that advancing to the Immortal Level was no longer a problem.

"Old friend, you've finally remembered us!"

Chris, Wang Chao, and the others stood behind Ye Xiang, equally excited, and couldn't wait to sit down and begin cultivating.

For several consecutive months, the majestic Star Power continued to pour into this universe, upgrading the overall energy level enough for people to break through to the Immortal Level.

But it stopped there.

Because even draining the energy of the entire inner universe wouldn't be enough to raise a person to a Cosmic Venerable.

He Ming's spiritual will had been monitoring the internal development of the [imperial seal of china]'s inner universe.

He had intentionally leaked that portion of residual Star Power into it.

The Immortal Level was already the limit. To gather enough energy for someone to break through to the Universe Venerable level, an entire Void Insect King would have to be decomposed to nourish this universe.

He had a moment of realization and thought to himself: "The universe I am in has nine human Cosmic Venerables."

"The number of Void Insect Kings in the Zerg is 789."

"If I capture all the bugs into the inner universe, I can make the energy level of the [imperial seal of china]'s inner universe surpass that of the real universe."

"So, is it the same above the real universe?"

His spirit connected to the omniscient notebook.

[What is the situation in the layer above the universe I am in?]

The moment the answer appeared, He Ming's eyes were shrouded in mist. Even using Universe Venerable level methods, he still couldn't see through this mist.

He Ming's thought shifted, and he changed the way he asked.

[How can I reach the upper universe?]

[Become a Universe Master, then cultivate another Universe Master.]

Hmm!?

He Ming's eyes narrowed!

He had asked the omniscient notebook this question before, but the answer had been hidden by mist, leaving him with no way to know.

But now, after becoming a Cosmic Venerable, the mist no longer appeared.

"Is this the truth?"

How difficult it was to cultivate a Universe Master.

The best way was to do it within the inner universe, because the rules were set by himself.

He Ming looked at Ye Xiang.

[With Ye Xiang's aptitude, can he become a Universe Master?]

[No.]

The answer was very blunt.

[What about the others?]

[No.]

[In the future, if it's possible, tell me his name. If knowing the answer will affect the outcome, then just deny the question.]

[Su Yu]

He Ming's thinking became clear at this moment.

"So I'm the lucky one who was chosen..."

"To upgrade dimensions, one must follow the rules. Perhaps the one above me is also following the rules of an even higher layer."

"Even if I become a Universe Master, I still won't be able to achieve transcendence. I will ultimately be restricted by rules."

"There are always more mountains behind the mountains. When will I ever reach the end..."

This urge to break through the skylight and see the outside world quietly brewed in his heart, but to do so, he had to cultivate a Universe Master.

[Can Thousand Jin become a Universe Master?]

[No.]

He Ming was a bit surprised and hurriedly continued to ask.

[With Thousand Jin's aptitude, it should be easy to reach the Universe Master level, right?]

[That is only the Universe Master level in human cognition, which is fundamentally different from a true Universe Master.]