bookandnovel Chapter 265 Searching for the Nine Tribulations Secret Manual
Chapter 265 Searching for the Nine Tribulations Secret Manual
Chapter 265 Searching for the Nine Tribulations Manual (3.2K)
"Very good. Let's take advantage of this time to raise the genetic level of the Soul Devouring Beast before returning to Chaos City."
As the saying goes, sharpening the axe won't delay the work of chopping wood; as the genetic level improves, the Soul Devouring Beast's innate abilities will also be enhanced.
After all, compared to a gene with 300 times the strength, the latter's comprehension of the laws is definitely much faster.
Moreover, in the early stages, as long as there is a sufficient supply of special life forms, the genetic level of the Soul Devouring Beast clone will improve very rapidly. With the time acceleration of the Primordial Palace, it can improve its genetic level by thousands of times in a very short time.
As for the later stages, it will take a long time to digest each time it devours something, so it won't be too late to send the clone back to Chaos City to cultivate then.
After arranging the evolution of the Soul-Devouring Beast avatars, Chen Yuan asked, "Ireil, how's the compilation of the star map for the outer realms coming along?"
During this time, Ireil had been compiling maps of the alien race's territories.
Most of these materials came from spoils of war obtained by Chen Yuan after slaying alien races on the extraterrestrial battlefield, while some were purchased through virtual universe companies and military systems.
"It's almost done, especially the map of the demon race's territory that the master requested."
Ireil replied that these territorial maps contained a large number of dark cosmic coordinates of the demon race and its subordinate races, which together formed the alien territories.
"So, have you found the location of the 'Nashi Clan'?"
Chen Yuan asked, "What's the limit?"
The Nashi tribe belongs to a "powerful tribe" that is neither affiliated with any top tribe nor within the territory of a top tribe.
Therefore, Chen Yuan collected countless maps of the territories of different races during this period in order to deduce the location of the "Na Shi Clan's" territory.
His purpose in going to this place was naturally to find the second metal plate that recorded the Nine Tribulations Secret Scripture.
At this point in time, Luo Feng was cultivating in the Golden Horn Clan, and he must have obtained the first metal plate and completed the first tribulation of the Nine Tribulations Secret Manual.
Therefore, Chen Yuan speculated that the Mountain-Sitting Guest might release the second metal plate in advance as a test for Luo Feng.
The original text clearly explains the whereabouts of the second metal plate: it ended up in the hands of a king of the Nashi tribe.
However, this king of the Nashi clan will not enter the extraterritorial battlefield until more than three thousand years later, and Chen Yuan naturally cannot wait that long.
Moreover, in the original story, Luo Feng sensed the aura of the Nine Tribulations Secret Manual as soon as the other party appeared, so he couldn't very well try to snatch it.
Therefore, Chen Yuan could only try to intercept the enemy in advance. At this time, there were still more than three thousand years before the person who had been granted the title of King of the Shi Clan entered the extraterritorial battlefield, and the other party was most likely still within the clan.
Of course, given the time difference of more than three thousand years, it is still unknown whether the other party has obtained the second metal plate, or even whether the Mountain-Sitting Guest has deployed the metal plate in advance.
But there was no other way; this was Chen Yuan's only clue to obtaining the Nine Tribulations Manual, and he had to go no matter what.
Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the Mountain Dweller will likely still choose the Knowledge Clan as their deployment location, even if they haven't deployed them yet, they will eventually do so.
Chen Yuan was fortunate enough to cultivate the ninth-order secret manual, which also gave him the ability to sense the subsequent metal plates, and the sensing range was quite large—in the original story, the one who was granted the title of King of the Knowledge Clan was sensed by Luo Feng as soon as he entered the battlefield.
Therefore, as long as he takes a trip through the territory of the Nashi Clan, it would be best if he sensed something, and he wouldn't disrupt the plans of the Mountain-Sitting Guest.
They quietly gathered the information and then left.
Even if we can't sense the Nine Tribulations Secret Manual, it's not a big loss. We can just place a beacon and send a search request every now and then, which won't take up much time.
Upon hearing Chen Yuan's question, Irene replied, "The territorial data we have does not include the specific location of the 'Nashi Clan's' territory."
However, some of the materials mentioned relevant clues.
"Based on these clues, I can deduce the approximate extent of the Nashi tribe's territory."
"Please look, Master."
As she spoke, Ireil unfurled a starry sky projection, on which were densely marked territorial coordinates.
She pointed to a corner in the upper left of the projection and said, "This location is at the border between the demon race and the insect race, with thirteen dark universe coordinates, all of which match the description of the Nashi race's territory."
"Based on my analysis, the Nashi clan that the master is looking for is among them, with an accuracy rate of over 95%."
After listening to Irene's analysis, Chen Yuan looked at the star projection and couldn't help but click his tongue: "Wow, the Nashi Clan is really remote."
Roughly estimated, the target is a full 10 billion light-years away!
"That guy who stays at the mountain is really something, why does he have to go so far for no reason?"
Chen Yuan secretly grumbled to himself, but then felt fortunate, saying, "Fortunately, the current speed of the Shiyuan Palace is fast enough. At 1200 times the speed of light, even if we travel 10 billion light-years, it will only take less than a year."
As for the thirteen coordinates, he didn't care. They were all in the same star field, and it wouldn't take much time to explore them all.
"Let's set off then, you plan the route."
Chen Yuan gave the instructions.
"Understood. The Shiyuan Palace is heading to the first coordinate point and is expected to arrive in 309 days."
As Ireil finished speaking, the Shiyuan Palace adjusted its course, accelerated instantly, and quickly reached its maximum speed, speeding towards its target.
During this time, Chen Yuan was not idle. He planned to first cultivate the soul defense secret technique "Suppressing Dragon Soul" to the fourth level of perfection, and then use the remaining time to start cultivating the time-pausing secret technique "Suppressing Time".
After all, once his mastery of the laws of time reached the eighteenth level of the Tongtian Bridge, he had already fulfilled the conditions for the perfection of "Suppressing Time," so Chen Yuan naturally seized the opportunity to strike while the iron was hot.
Of course, he didn't forget about the Soul Devouring Beast. Regarding the plan for this clone, Chen Yuan decided to let him focus on the cultivation of spatial laws and related secret techniques.
To this end, Chen Yuan spent hundreds of billions of points to purchase a large number of related secret manuals, from the most basic "Bloodstained" to the most expensive "Time and Space Notes", with all kinds of research secret methods available.
At the same time, space-related combat techniques were also included, and the most advanced techniques were equipped with them, known as the "Formless True Shadow Manual".
Abbreviated as "The Secret Canon of No Form".
This secret technique has seven layers, including offensive techniques and movement techniques. It is a secret technique that cultivates speed and spatial transformation to the extreme, and it is especially suitable for use by the Soul Devouring Beast clone.
Therefore, while Chen Yuan himself was diligently cultivating the secret technique, his Soul Devouring Beast clone was not idle either. It not only had to devour special life forms to improve its genes, but also had to study the essence of the laws through the Bloodstained Manual.
Of course, the above secret manuals have been optimized and are specifically designed for the Soul Devouring Beast clones.
With the simulation space accelerating ten thousand times, these secret techniques were all optimized in just one day, with virtually no delay in cultivation progress.
It is worth mentioning that initially, the Soul Devouring Beast clone could not cultivate combat techniques because it had to maintain a devouring state; it could only study the essence of the laws in place.
However, a few months later (during the time of the Primordial Palace), when the genetic level of the Soul Devouring Domain Beast clone exceeded a thousand times, his three great innate secret techniques were almost simultaneously enhanced.
Yes, as a special life form that can grow, the Soul Devouring Beast's innate secret techniques can also grow.
For example, the [Spatial Domain] is characterized by a larger area of influence, while the [Formless] enhancement is a more refined simulation of the target. As for the [Devour] technique—after the genes have increased by more than a thousand times, the Soul Devouring Domain Beast gains a 'Domain Space' within its body, which can store the bodies of special life forms and allow the technique to slowly digest them.
In this way, he will no longer be unable to move when casting the Devouring Technique, but will be able to move freely.
Moreover, the higher the genetic level of the Soul Devouring Domain Beast, the larger the range of this 'domain space' will be, allowing it to accommodate more devoured materials at once.
Therefore, after this, the Soul Devouring Beast avatar could simultaneously undertake three cultivation tasks: while maintaining its devouring abilities, it could also study the laws and cultivate combat techniques, making each day incredibly fulfilling.
As Chen Yuan's main body and his clone focused on cultivation, time flowed steadily, and nearly a year had passed before they knew it.
When the Shiyuan Palace arrived at the first coordinate point, Chen Yuan's two bodies had already passed through more than two hundred years.
The cultivation results are quite gratifying. Chen Yuan himself has fully cultivated "Suppressing Dragon Soul" to the fourth transformation of perfection. As for "Suppressing Time", his proficiency is also more than halfway complete, and he is only about half a year away from perfection.
In comparison, the progress of the Soul Devouring Beast clones is somewhat less impressive.
Since comprehending the laws cannot be made more efficient by accelerating time, he only spent about a year comprehending the laws, barely grasping the first 15 essences.
Chen Yuan's understanding of spatial laws has now reached the level of the seventh level of the Tongtian Bridge.
This is normal. After all, the Soul Devouring Beast itself possesses top-tier spatial talent, and the Realm Lord stage is the period when one can comprehend laws most quickly, so it is not surprising that it can make such rapid progress.
Moreover, compared to the progress in comprehending the laws, the Soul Devouring Beast clone's progress in other aspects is even more gratifying.
Over the past two hundred years, he not only raised his genetic level to 6300 times, but also, with his amazing spatial affinity, managed to cultivate the "Formless Secret Manual" to the second level of mastery.
It's important to know that this secret manual is comparable to "Seven Kills of the Beast God" and "Nine Transformations of the Wind." Of course, if we divide it by the number of layers, it's more similar to "Seven Kills of the Beast God," since both have seven layers.
In other words, the second-level Great Completion of the "Formless Secret Manual" is equivalent to a secret technique at the King-level, far exceeding the limit of law comprehension. However, with the top-level spatial talent of his clone, Chen Yuan still managed to cultivate this secret manual.
Furthermore, the Soul Devouring Beast's innate secret technique, [Formless], allows it to transform into an Earthling's body, enabling it to unleash the Amplification Secret Technique and drive the King Armor in battle.
In other words, Chen Yuan's clone has also reached the limit of the King level, and he has mastered the three great mysteries of space!
"I didn't expect that the Soul Devouring Beast clone would reach the King-level combat power in such a short time. I still underestimated the effect of [Formless]."
Chen Yuan shook his head slightly. To be honest, he didn't pay much attention to this talent technique at first, thinking it was just like the replication technique of the Demon Slayer Clan, which could only be used for assassination.
However, after the clone transformed into its original form, it actually succeeded in refining the King Armor of the Yan God Clan and was even able to use the Amplification Secret Technique, which immediately made Chen Yuan look at it with new respect.
It should be noted that his amplitude technique is not compatible with energy life forms, but this clone forcibly adapted to it through its transformation ability, which is simply defying the heavens.
"In that case, I also need to prepare a set of equipment for the Soul Devouring Beast clone, so that I will have two invincible king-level combat powers."
Thinking of this, Chen Yuan looked at the pitiful 20 billion energy on the panel and his head started to ache again.
Now, the already scarce energy is in dire straits once again.
"Let's consider the equipment for the clones once we have enough energy."
Chen Yuan shook his head slightly, "As for now, let's focus on finding the Nine Tribulations Manual."
Just then, with a slight tremor in the space, the Primordial Palace successfully escaped the dark universe and arrived at its first destination.