Changes in Strength

Chapter 72 Changes in Strength

Cultivation knows no time; time flies, and the three-year period has come to an end.

In the first year, Zhou Tong used the Great Blessing Technique to his advantage and successfully mastered the Great Evolution Array Technique. He was only a few practices away from condensing runes.

In the second year, Zhou Tong successfully refined the Eight-Part Pagoda into a spiritual weapon, which is now being refined by the faith and vows of billions of converts from the divine kingdom.

In the third year, Zhou Tong successfully mastered the Great Clear Wind Technique, the Great Lightning Technique, and the Great Darkness Technique. His next step was to condense runes.

At the same time, he also mastered the basics of the Great Time Technique.

During this time, Zhou Tong also severed one of the nine seas of consciousness he had cultivated through the Great Origin Technique, and then added a portion of his flesh and blood essence condensed by the Great Blood Soul Technique, which he then fused into his divine statue as a means of resurrection in case of emergency.

Of course, he has more than one way to revive himself. As long as there are ways to revive or escape from confinement in the three thousand Great Daos he is currently cultivating, he has a backup plan.

Next is the Holy Light King. Three years ago, Zhou Tong taught her the Great Summoning Spell and the Great Return Spell, giving the Holy Light King the possibility of temporarily returning to the original universe.

She had been trying for the past three years, but because she had not cultivated the two Great Daos deeply enough, the Holy Light King was unable to achieve her goal.

This would allow them to send a large number of humans from the divine kingdom to the primordial universe to collect resources without consuming the divine power imprints that cannot be replenished at the moment.

Zhou Tong also considered this as a means of escaping if he were trapped.

Then there's the Zerg Queen Irina, who has abundant spatial resources in the spatial interlayer and the blessing of the Three Thousand Great Daos, resulting in tremendous progress in her spatial laws.

Once Irina fully comprehends a lower-level law, she will be able to attempt to break through to the Immortal level.

However, on Zhou Tong's advice, Irina was not in a hurry. Instead, she focused on cultivating the Three Thousand Great Daos and striving to gain the recognition of the Origin Laws before breaking through to the Immortal level, and the more the better.

Now that everything has come to an end, it is time for Zhou Tong to leave.

"Holy Light King, you need to continue collecting cultivation resources and faith power, but you also need to work hard to improve your strength. In the future, I hope you can become my helper in the Cosmic Sea. I will pass on some of the Three Thousand Great Daos to you later."

The Holy Light King said gently, "My Lord, I understand, and I will try my best."

Zhou Tong then looked at Irina: "When I get to Chaos City, I'll try to get you a legal identity. I'll need you to accompany me on various cultivation missions and to fight in the extraterrestrial battlefields, so you'll have to work even harder in your cultivation."

Irina looked at Zhou Tong with equal tenderness: "My lord, I will do my best!"

Then Zhou Tong transmitted some of the Three Thousand Great Paths to Holy Light King and Irina, which were suitable for their future development and could also help Zhou Tong, before decisively leaving.

Divine Kingdom Teleportation!

As soon as Zhou Tong returned to the primordial universe, he heard the incessant message notifications from the intelligent quantum computer.

However, Zhou Tong didn't rush to check. Instead, he first determined the location, then took out an ordinary E-class spaceship he had bought at the auction and began heading towards the Black Dragon Mountain Empire.

...3, 2, 1 Dark universe travel successful!

Only then did Zhou Tong connect to the virtual universe to check various messages. He then informed Luo Feng and the other two that his secluded cultivation had ended.

...After accepting Luo Feng's invitation, Zhou Tong arrived at Jiuxingwan Manor, which he hadn't visited in three years.

Upon meeting, Luo Feng complained with a hint of resentment, "You've been hiding away for three years and it's been so peaceful and comfortable, but I've been suffering terribly."

Babata also complained, "Yeah, I don't know what's wrong with Hargrave, he asks you if you're back almost every month, it's so annoying."

Zhou Tong was completely bewildered. After the AI ​​assistant retrieved the information, it also saw a large number of Hargrave's comments and many photos of Brolin. ???

This left Zhou Tong completely puzzled.

After quickly scanning the information, Zhou Tong learned of Hargrave's plan and immediately began to laugh at him.

"...Blorene isn't even qualified to be my maid, let alone want to be my woman. That's just wishful thinking."

Just then, Hong and Lei Shen arrived, just in time to hear Zhou Tong's mockery.

Thor immediately joked, "She's an imperial princess, after all. Why not take advantage of her offering herself up?"

Zhou Tong retorted, "Then take it. With your unreliable personality, it's good to have someone keep you in check."

Thor immediately objected: "That was just a childlike heart! Besides, my daughter Lei Lei is already married and has grandchildren."

On the contrary, you've been single all this time, and you might not even have experienced the pleasures of a woman yet, right?

Zhou Tong immediately retorted, "With my current strength, what kind of woman can't I get? Besides, I'm Irina too."

"Uh..." Thor was speechless. Although they were of different races, he could not deny that Irina's beauty and charm were the best he had ever seen.

Luo Feng and Hong, who were watching the two bickering, made the onlookers laugh.

Upon seeing this, Thor launched into a sweeping attack: "Brother Hong, I heard someone saw you with Ji Qing, the beautiful envoy from the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance back in the Thunder World?"

Hong immediately took a tactical sip of tea: "We're just comrades who appreciate each other, and we've only sparred a few times in the killing field."

Zhou Tong interjected, "Ji Qing has two immortal powerhouses behind her. One is her ancestor, Yin Xuehou, who is also the head of the martial arts department of the Qianwu branch of the Virtual Universe Company. He commands an immortal legion and wields immense power."

The other is her master, the Immortal King of Kings, who has 79 Immortal Marquises and 2 Immortal Kings as his servants.

The key issue is the sect's strange rules; disciples are not allowed to find spouses.

Luo Feng and Thor were also shocked, while Hong remained silent.

Seeing the somewhat heavy atmosphere, Thor joked, "Brother Hong, you're all sweaty, aren't you?"

Hong's gaze was firm as he said calmly, "Let nature take its course."

Luo Feng comforted him, "After the Genius Battle, we'll join the core of the Virtual Universe Company. Our status will be no less than that of an Immortal. As for strength, we just need to work hard to cultivate. One day, we can all become Immortals."

When it came to their skills, the four of them also talked about their progress over the past three years.

First, there's Thor. Over three years, he consumed the resources of 100 million Chaos Units to successfully condense the Great Lightning Technique into runes and also comprehended the basics of the Lightning Law.

Next was Hong, who, after consuming a large amount of resources to master the Great Radiance Technique, successfully grasped the fundamental principles of the Law of Light.

At the same time, his Cloud Vine was also upgraded to the fifth level of the cosmic level.

Then came Luo Feng. He successfully condensed the White Emperor Talisman and the Golden Emperor Talisman with the White Emperor Golden Emperor Slash, and his Great Devouring Technique was only one step away from condensing the runes.

The resulting increase in cultivation speed allowed the Golden Horned Beast to successfully break through to the ninth level of the Universe level.

Mo Yun Teng also greatly improved its evolution speed and its strength reached the ninth level of the universe level because Luo Feng mastered the Green Wood Emperor Technique.

In terms of laws, Luo Feng's spatial laws are close to the Hundred Flow Stream, and he can already create more than 90 spatial illusions. As for the Divine Weapon, he can skillfully use the second level.

"Ding!"

Babata suddenly appeared: "The final match of the preliminary arena battle has just finished, and he sent a message asking you to gather."

The four of them immediately found the invitation in the email and clicked to accept.

The next moment, the four appeared in the arena.

At this moment, all the spectators had disappeared, leaving only a burly man over eight meters tall, dressed in scale armor and a helmet, his cold eyes scanning the 1000 geniuses.

Congratulations!

The cold voice carried a bloody aura, making most people afraid to even breathe.

"You are the 1000 most outstanding geniuses selected by the Qianwu Universe Kingdom, but... each of the 1008 universe kingdoms will select 1000 people, each of whom is a genius just like you or even stronger. Next, you will compete with them for the final 1000."

"To put it bluntly, only one or two of you will likely have a chance to win a spot. The rest are just there to make up the numbers. So the next year and a half is your last chance to improve. After a year and a half, all the cosmic nations will have completed their preliminary rounds, and the final competition will begin!"

After saying that, the giant ignored everyone's reaction and sent them all out of the arena.

Back at the manor, Thor sighed, "I thought it was going to start right away, but it turns out it's still a year and a half away..."

Hong said earnestly, "More time means greater strength. We must work hard and not slack off."

Luo Feng said with a headache, "The only way to improve now is through the laws, but that's also the most difficult thing to do."

Hong and Lei Shen deeply agree with this. They have tried every means to comprehend the basics of the fundamental laws over the past three years, and now it is as difficult as climbing to heaven to make any further progress.

Zhou Tong laughed and said, "I will pass on another one of the Three Thousand Great Daos that is suitable for you. Take advantage of the year and a half to make another sprint."

Thor immediately exclaimed expectantly, "That would be great! Brother Hong and Luo Feng both have two of the Three Thousand Great Daos, while I only have the Great Lightning Technique. I have to make up for it this time!"

"Then you go first!" Zhou Tong pointed a finger at Thor's brow and passed on the Great Blink and Great Slaughter spells to him.

Then, he passed on a time-based Great Withering Spell (original) to Hong, which can accelerate the target's existing state, such as the withering of flowers or the worsening of injuries.

As for Luo Feng, the Dao he had previously learned was enough for him to cultivate, so he refused Zhou Tong's request to learn more, since he didn't want to bite off more than he could chew.