Fantasy Ocean Plane.
Rumble...
The black sea roared, waves rising dozens of meters high, crashing against the cliff shore again and again.
There are islands on the Fantasy Ocean. Flying from the outermost islands, continuously entering the islands deeper into the Fantasy Ocean, the deeper the island, the more terrifying the so-called Illusion Will oppression. The point rules of the Fantasy Ocean are somewhat similar to the Tongtian Bridge.
There are 21 islands on the Fantasy Ocean, from outside to inside.
The first island is 100 points, the second island is 200 points, the third island is 400 points... and so on. The deepest part of the Fantasy Ocean is the 21st island.
"The Fantasy Ocean is very similar to the Tongtian Bridge, except one tests Law comprehension, and the other tests Will strength."
Ender stood on the edge of the cliff, gazing at the endless Fantasy Ocean.
"Passing the tenth island of the Fantasy Ocean means one's Will has reached the Immortal level."
He thought to himself, "My Will is not considered top-tier among my peers. Back during the Pinnacle Genius Battle, if it weren't for the Soul secret technique 'Eye of Distortion', I probably wouldn't have won against Fei."
"If I can pass the sixth island, that would be quite good."
According to his estimation, passing the sixth island of the Fantasy Ocean means his Will should be equivalent to an ordinary World Master Level.
"Time to begin."
Ender transformed into a stream of light and flew towards the first island.
He easily passed the first and second islands. The consciousness pressure there was pitifully weak and had no effect on him.
The difficulty of the third island increased, and the consciousness pressure affected him slightly, but he still passed.
Upon reaching the fourth island, the consciousness pressure had become much stronger. Ender briefly fell into an illusion, but quickly broke free and successfully passed.
On the fifth island, as soon as Ender entered, he felt an overwhelming consciousness pressure, accompanied by the descent of an illusion!
Boom!
The sky seemed to burn, and several massive Universe spacecraft hovered in the air. Beams of laser cannons shot out from the sides of the spacecraft, striking the green earth.
Ender stood on the grassland, gazing at the sky, his consciousness somewhat confused.
"Eleven, run! The slave-catching team is catching up!"
Suddenly, his Senior Brother Eric's figure flew over quickly, embraced Ender, and then fled rapidly into the distance.
Ender, being held, saw several Universe adventurers holding net guns behind his Senior Brother.
"Big Brother, you're still alive?"
Ender was somewhat puzzled. Hadn't his Big Brother died? How could he be here again?
"No! That's not right!"
He felt something was very wrong, and then he remembered, "Big Brother died, he died the day the Joint Training Camp was breached, surrounded and killed by Stellar Rank Demon Beasts."
"I am now… challenging the Fantasy Ocean. This is… an illusion!"
Ender woke up with a start, roaring, "Break for me!"
The several warships in the sky that were roaring and firing laser cannons, and the Universe adventurers who were catching up, all froze as if time had stopped. The light beams emitted by the laser cannons were clearly visible.
Shatter!
Like shattering glass, everything except Ender turned into fragments, including the Senior Brother who was holding him.
The next moment, the illusion shattered, and Ender awoke from the illusion. At this point, he had passed the fifth island of the Fantasy Ocean.
"Big Brother…"
He stood in front of the sixth island of the Fantasy Ocean for a moment before thinking to himself, "It seems passing the fifth island is my limit. I won't be able to pass the sixth."
"My Will strength is currently at the Pinnacle Domain Master level, still quite a bit short of the World Master Level. I need to go to the Blood River World as soon as possible."
The Blood River World has the Ancient God Ruins, where one can both temper their Will and assist in the Fusion of Blood River Crystals. It is a good treasure land.
"However, before that, I still need to challenge the sixth island."
Whoosh!
Ender transformed into a stream of light and flew towards the sixth island of the Fantasy Ocean.
As soon as he entered the island, an illusion, accompanied by incredibly terrifying pressure, descended!
Rumble!
It was as if the sky had collapsed and crashed down, directly impacting Ender's consciousness. After only a brief resistance, his consciousness was shattered!
As his consciousness succumbed, Ender was teleported out of the sixth island, which meant he failed the island challenge.
At the deepest part of the Fantasy Ocean, on the edge of the 21st island, sat cross-legged a black-scaled elder enveloped in a golden-yellow robe. He was the manager of the entire Fantasy Ocean.
"To reach the sixth island at Universe Level First Order, this young fellow named Ender has good Will."
The black-scaled elder smiled, "He ranked third in Will strength in this Pinnacle Genius Battle, a bit short compared to Kedi and Fei, who passed the sixth island."
Will is like a general!
Consciousness is like a soldier!
The strength of consciousness depends on Spiritual Power strength, brain domain breadth, and so on. The higher one's strength, the stronger their consciousness will be.
For example, a World Master Level, by releasing his Soul pressure, can easily kill Planetary Level and Stellar Rank individuals. After all, even if this World Master Level's Will is very ordinary, his consciousness is simply too strong.
Ender's current challenge in the Fantasy Ocean is at Universe Level First Order, so his consciousness strength is a bit weaker than Universe Level Ninth Order. The basic consciousness strength gap is there.
After all, if the soldiers are too weak, even the strongest general is useless.
If the difference in soldiers is not too great, and the general is extremely strong, there is still a chance to fight!
In the eyes of the black-scaled elder, once Ender reached Universe Level Ninth Order and tempered his Will for a period, he would be able to pass the sixth level of the Fantasy Ocean.
... ...
One day after Ender challenged the Fantasy Ocean.
Primal Secret Realm, Wu Chen Continent.
A Universe spacecraft landed within a territory.
"Your Highness Ender, only one-third of the precious Nutrient Solution stored in this Nutrient Solution capsule is enough for a Universe Level First Order to advance to Ninth Order."
The purple-haired woman in a white robe respectfully said, "Additionally, Venerable Lingtu requested a lot of extra Nutrient Solution, saying Your Highness would have other uses for it."
"According to company regulations, extra Nutrient Solution needs to be purchased. This time, Venerable Lingtu has already paid for it."
Ender nodded slightly, "Understood."
The Nutrient Solution used by the Virtual Universe Company to strengthen its core members must be of the highest grade, so the Nutrient Solution's price was certainly not cheap. It was normal that extra Nutrient Solution would not be provided for free and required purchase.
Ender returned to his Cultivation room. The Nutrient Solution capsule was also delivered there, along with a considerable amount of Nutrient Solution.
Splash!
As he approached, the lid of the Nutrient Solution capsule automatically opened. Inside, there was a light purple liquid filling about three-fifths of the capsule's volume.
The light purple liquid emitted an invisible chill, which made Ender frown slightly. The Nutrient Solution he used in the Stellar Training Camp before didn't have such a low temperature.
He reached out and touched it, and with a "hiss," a low temperature extended upwards along his finger. This low temperature was at least sixty to seventy degrees below zero.
However, as Ender felt the low temperature of the Nutrient Solution, the cells in his finger seemed to feel a sense of joy.
"Although the temperature of this Nutrient Solution is a bit low, its effect is also astonishing."
Ender put away his Force Armor, then walked into the Nutrient Solution capsule and lay down. The icy light purple Nutrient Solution enveloped his entire body, and the strange substance began to permeate his body through his skin, seeping into his muscles, bones, membranes, internal organs...
His entire body, from inside out, was undergoing changes at an astonishing speed. For an ordinary person to go from Universe Level First Order to Ninth Order, accumulating energy would take hundreds or thousands of years.
And for someone like Ender, with a high life Genetic Rank, the energy required would be tens or even hundreds of times that of a normal person at the same Realm, and the time to accumulate energy would be even longer!
However, with the enormous cost expended by the Virtual Universe Company, all of this could be completed within a short year or so.
As for the Nutrient Solution being cold? For a Universe Level powerhouse, this temperature had no effect whatsoever; it was merely a sensory difference.
... ...
Virtual Universe, Yu Xiang Mountain Primal Secret Realm.
A flash of white light, and Ender appeared in his bound study.
"This feeling is truly wonderful. I can clearly perceive my Gene Energy and Spiritual Force constantly strengthening. This expensive Nutrient Solution truly has an extraordinary strengthening effect."
Ender sat on the sofa, with the third volume of the secret technique "Divine Tree True Solution" placed before him.
The Nutrient Solution capsule strengthening would take several months, even years. During this time, he could Cultivate the secret technique, not wasting too much time.
"During this period, I can Cultivate my secret technique with peace of mind, and also attend public lectures."
Ender checked the public lecture schedule, "In half a month, there will be a King-level Immortal giving a lecture, speaking on the Earth Origin Law and Space Origin Law."
"Hmm…" He pondered for a moment, "I can go listen. I've also comprehended the Earth Origin Law, and more importantly, I want to hear the content on Space Origin Law."
... ...
Half a month later.
Returning from the public lecture, Ender frowned slightly. He had gained some insights from this lecture, but not much!
"The King-level Immortal who gave this public lecture, his Law comprehension is probably at the eighteenth level of the Tongtian Bridge. His explanation of Space Law wasn't very good, far inferior to my Seventh Senior Brother."
He mused to himself, but then couldn't help but chuckle self-deprecatingly, "Seventh Senior Brother is a Universe Venerable, and one who achieved Exaltation through Space Law. His lectures and guidance are certainly stronger than a King-level Immortal."
"Moreover, Seventh Senior Brother guides me one-on-one. During that time, I can raise my confusions, and then Seventh Senior Brother answers them, so the effect is naturally extraordinary."
After this, unless it was a lecture by a Wood-Space Law or Space Universe Venerable, Ender would not attend any more lectures, because those public lectures held little significance for him.
It was better to Cultivate on his own, slowly accumulating confusions, and then wait for Seventh Senior Brother Venerable Lingtu's once-a-decade guidance.
... ...
Over eight months later.
Beep!
The Nutrient Solution capsule door slowly opened, and Ender emerged from the Nutrient Solution capsule, a black battle suit appearing on his body.
"My physical Gene Energy is Universe Level Ninth Order, and my Spiritual Force is also Universe Level Ninth Order."
He carefully sensed the changes in his body. His muscle fibers and bones had changed significantly, and his physical quality had reached the limit of the Universe Level. Under normal circumstances, it could no longer be improved.
Unless he Breakthrough to Domain Master, causing a change in his body's genes, and a fundamental leap in his body, only then would there be a new round of improvement.
"I originally thought this round of strengthening with the Nutrient Solution capsule would take over a year, but I didn't expect it to only take nearly nine months."
If it were a normal person, multiplied by 128, the time would naturally be more than nine months. However, Ender's physical quality and strength were astonishing, and his Nutrient Solution absorption efficiency and body tolerance were far beyond what ordinary individuals at the same Realm could compare to, so the time taken was greatly reduced.
"Now that I am Universe Level Ninth Order, I can now also raise my Gu Yu Ancient Tree Clone to Universe Level Ninth Order."
Thinking this, Ender's consciousness entered his world ring and saw the hundred-meter-tall Gu Yu Ancient Tree Clone main tree and a Clone tree.
... ...
In the world ring, the Gu Yu Ancient Tree Clone main tree, with a thought, drew in three Lanke Fruits with its Spiritual Force, and then devoured them.
Rumble!
After devouring the Lanke Fruits, the Gu Yu Ancient Tree Clone began to tremble, and then its roots rapidly spread and grew outwards, while its trunk grew several times thicker, and its branches and leaves also grew considerably.
In just a few minutes, the Gu Yu Ancient Tree grew to over three hundred meters tall.
"Devouring three Lanke Fruits made it grow over two hundred meters taller. Roughly ten Lanke Fruits should be enough to raise the Gu Yu Ancient Tree Clone to its Universe Level limit of one kilometer tall."
The Gu Yu Ancient Tree Clone main tree once again drew in seven Lanke Fruits and devoured them.
Rumble!
The roots again grew wildly and expanded, the trunk grew taller and thicker, and the branches and leaves also grew madly.
After more than ten minutes, the Gu Yu Ancient Tree Clone main tree stopped growing, but its current height astonished Ender!
His heart was full of surprise, "What's going on?!"
"The Gu Yu Ancient Tree Clone main tree's Universe Level height limit is one kilometer, but its current height has exceeded one kilometer!"
Ender pondered in his mind and quickly had a guess, "Could it be that the increase in my life Genetic Rank has led to an increase in the Gu Yu Ancient Tree Clone's growth height limit as well?"
"Since it hasn't reached its limit, then let me see where your limit is!"
"Gu Yu Ancient Tree! Devour!"
One Lanke Fruit after another was thrown into the Gu Yu Ancient Tree Clone main tree, and after devouring the Lanke Fruits, the former also grew wildly.
Inside the world ring, "rumbling" sounds continued. The constantly growing and spreading roots of the Gu Yu Ancient Tree Clone main tree had extended to an area of several hundred kilometers, and its canopy also covered several hundred kilometers.
After repeated devourings, the Gu Yu Ancient Tree Clone main tree finally reached its growth limit, with a height of a full ten kilometers, a full ten times higher than the normal Universe Level limit height!
"What a pleasant surprise!"
Ender in the Cultivation room showed a smile. The increase in the Gu Yu Ancient Tree Clone main tree's height limit made him very happy.
Because, with the increase in the main tree's height, the upper limit of the two Clone trees also increased significantly.
Originally, a Gu Yu Ancient Tree at its normal height limit was one hundred kilometers, but his Gu Yu Ancient Tree Clone main tree's height limit would reach thousands of kilometers, or even tens of thousands of kilometers, in the future.
At that time, he wouldn't even need to wait until Perfect Gene; he could use his Clone as a nuclear bomb, just like the Nine Nether Master!
"I only need to raise the main tree to its Universe Level Ninth Order limit. The Clone trees can then be directly re-nurtured using the innate secret technique Branch Transfer."
The Gu Yu Ancient Tree's innate secret technique allows for the direct cultivation of Clone trees that are one percent the height of the main tree. This kind of cultivation only requires the consumption of some energy, which is much more cost-effective than using treasures like Lanke Fruits to raise their Rank.
As long as the main tree's core is not transferred to the Clone tree, the main tree's small energy consumption can be recovered in not too long.
"I'll leave the world ring containing the Gu Yu Ancient Tree Clone main tree in the territory of the Primal Secret Realm, and the core will also be placed on the main tree."
"This way, even if my human main body dies in the trial world, I can be resurrected through the Gu Yu Ancient Tree Clone in the Primal Secret Realm."
Ender nodded, left the Cultivation room, and then entered the study to prepare to apply for a trial mission.