novelsite Chapter 151 The Sacred Tree of Life
Chapter 151 The Sacred Tree of Life
The arena competition of the Qianwu Universe Kingdom has come to an end.
After the free-for-all in the arena, the one-on-one arena battles followed. Of the ten thousand geniuses who survived the free-for-all, the top 1000 were determined through rounds of elimination. Luo Feng, Hong, and Lei Shen all made it into the top 1000, successfully qualifying to represent the Qianwu Universe Kingdom in the All-Universe Finals. Lin Yun, as the world's number one, had already secured his place.
Four young people from Earth will stand together on the stage of the All-Universe Battle of Geniuses.
When the news reached the Black Dragon Mountain Empire, the entire empire was in an uproar. The emperor personally sent a congratulatory telegram, and various powerful forces sent congratulatory gifts. The head of the Qianwu branch of the Virtual Universe Company also personally received them to express his congratulations.
According to the rules of the Genius Tournament, after the final ring battle, there is a second round of elimination matches. These matches are a second chance for those who were eliminated in the final ring battle due to bad luck or facing strong opponents. They will compete in a long series of elimination matches for the remaining spots. The second round of elimination matches will likely last for about three years, with the grand finals only starting after the second round has concluded.
Lin Yun, Luo Feng, Hong, and Lei Shen have directly advanced to the top 1000 and qualified for the finals, without needing to participate in the rematch. This means they have a full three years to focus on training and preparing for the finals.
Three years is neither a long nor a short time. But for these four, it will be a crucial period for a leap in their strength. Especially for Hong and Thor, although they have entered the top 1000, this ranking is not high among the geniuses of the entire universe. If they want to achieve good results in the finals, they still need to significantly improve their strength.
After returning to Earth, Lin Yun began to devise a training plan for his brothers.
With Babata's guidance, Luo Feng didn't need to worry about anything. Babata had devised a detailed training plan for Luo Feng—to continue deepening his understanding of the fundamental laws of metal, while simultaneously accelerating his cultivation of the second level of the Divine Weapon. The second level of the Divine Weapon, "Piercing Heaven Style," was several times more difficult than the first level, "Illusion Sword Style," requiring a significant increase in his understanding of the fundamental laws of metal. With Luo Feng's talent, he should be able to reach the basics within three years, while his progress in the laws of space would only begin after the Demon Slayer Clan avatar was successfully formed.
Hong and Thor need more help.
Lin Yun took the two of them to the moon.
"Big brother, Thor, I'll be your sparring partner for the next three years," Lin Yun said bluntly. "My understanding of the Laws of Light and Thunder is quite profound, which should be helpful to you."
The moon's surface is desolate, an endless expanse of gray sand, with Earth in the distance appearing like a blue jewel in the darkness. There is no air, no life, only endless silence. Battles between level-one powerhouses are often world-destroying, something impossible to perform on Earth—the limited space of a training room couldn't even withstand the aftershocks of a single attack. The moon is the perfect training ground.
Hong and Thor exchanged a glance, both seeing surprise in each other's eyes.
Lin Yun's understanding of the Law of Light is nearing completion, as is his understanding of the Law of Thunder. Within the Heng Star System, his comprehension of these two laws is unparalleled. His guidance of Hong and the Thunder God would be far more effective than them figuring it out on their own.
"Lin Yun, how do you plan to train?" Thor rubbed his hands together, eager to get started.
"Practical combat," Lin Yun said. "Only through actual combat can one improve their understanding of the laws most quickly. I will suppress my strength to the same level as you and fight you using the Law of Light and the Law of Thunder."
"Good!" A fighting spirit flashed in Hong's eyes.
On the lunar surface, three figures intertwine.
Lin Yun held a battle blade, his body shimmering with white light. He suppressed the Law of Light to the same level as Hong, relying solely on skill and understanding to fight Hong.
Hong's spear moved like lightning, each strike imbued with the speed of light. The spear tip tore through the vacuum; though silent, its fierce aura sent the surrounding lunar soil flying. But Lin Yun's understanding of the laws of light far surpassed his; he could predict Hong's attack trajectory each time and easily evade it.
"Too slow." Lin Yun dodged a shot, his sword lightly tapping Hong's spear shaft. "The speed of light isn't simply about being fast; it's about finding the most precise angle at the fastest speed. Your spear is fast, but the angle isn't tricky enough, making it easy to predict."
Hong remained silent for a moment, then adjusted the angle of his spear. This time, his spear no longer thrust out in a straight line, but drew an arc in the air, aiming at Lin Yun from the side.
"Not bad." Lin Yun dodged the shot, nodded, and said, "Continue."
Thor's training was equally arduous. Lin Yun used the Laws of Lightning to fight him, alternating between lightning speed and lightning explosion, keeping Thor constantly on his toes. The lightning bolts of the two collided on the surface of the moon, blasting out huge craters, with debris flying everywhere, silently swirling in the vacuum.
"Your Lightning Explosion is powerful enough, but the point of explosion is too early." Lin Yun deflected Thor's sword with a single strike. "The essence of Lightning Explosion lies in the timing of the 'explosion'—too early, and the power is insufficient; too late, and the opponent has already dodged. You need to find that most precise point of explosion."
Thor gritted his teeth and tried again and again. His sword crackled with lightning, each strike searching for the perfect moment to unleash its power.
The days passed by.
Lin Yun spent a lot of time fighting Hong and Lei Shen every day, and cultivated on his own at night. His seven elemental laws were progressing steadily. The wind, thunder, and light laws were nearing completion, and the other four laws were also improving. The space law was getting closer and closer to crossing the threshold of becoming a true law.
Under Babata's guidance, Luo Feng frantically cultivated the second level of the Divine Weapon. His understanding of the fundamental laws of metal deepened with each battle, and his strength increased daily.
The progress of the four individuals is readily apparent.
Hong's Law of Light has gradually progressed from the initial stage to a minor mastery. His marksmanship is becoming faster and more unpredictable, and in actual combat, he can already contend with Lin Yun's Law of Light for several moves.
Thor's mastery of lightning was also progressing rapidly. His timing for lightning bursts became increasingly precise, and his lightning speed had also improved significantly. His battle blade crackled with lightning, each strike carrying devastating power.
Luo Feng finally reached the threshold of the second level of his Divine Weapon, "Piercing the Heavens." The form of the golden phantom sword changed, from illusory to solid, and its power increased exponentially.
Time flows like water, passing by silently.
In the blink of an eye, half a year has passed.
One day in March 2067, Earth time, Lin Yun was fighting Thor on the moon when suddenly his body jolted violently.
"What's wrong?" Thor stopped what he was doing and looked at him with a puzzled expression.
"It's nothing." Lin Yun shook his head. "That's all for today."
Although Thor was puzzled, he didn't ask any further questions, sheathed his sword, and flew back to Earth.
Lin Yun stood alone on the lunar surface, sat cross-legged, and sank his consciousness into the primordial core world.
In the proto-nuclear world, that emerald green seed has undergone earth-shattering changes.
The seed had split open sometime during the day, and a vibrant green sapling emerged from it. The sapling wasn't large, only about a meter tall, but its roots had already penetrated deeply into the soil of the primordial world, greedily absorbing the surrounding energy. The sapling's leaves were a deep, glistening green, each leaf adorned with fine golden veins and emitting a faint fluorescent glow.
The avatar of the Tree of Life, which had been gestating for more than three years, was finally born.
Lin Yun's heart raced. He completely immersed his consciousness into the clone, experiencing everything about this new body.
The avatar of the Tree of Life was rapidly expanding. From a height of more than one person, it grew to a dozen meters, then to several dozen meters, then to several hundred meters… Finally, it grew to several thousand meters tall, its trunk as thick as a city wall, its canopy blotting out the sky and completely covering a corner of the primordial core world. The golden-horned behemoth avatar, hundreds of meters long, became a small creature in front of this giant tree.
"So big..." Lin Yun murmured.
He carefully sensed the clone's strength—a ninth-tier Hengxing level, the same as his original self. This was the rule for creating clones; the clone's cultivation could not exceed that of the original self. However, the life gene level of the Sacred Tree of Life far exceeded his imagination.
"200 times..." Lin Yun gasped.
The Life Tree's avatar, once conceived, possessed a life gene level 200 times greater. This meant its basic strength was 200 times that of an ordinary human. The Golden Horned Beast's avatar already had a basic strength more than 70 times that of an ordinary human, but it was utterly insignificant compared to the Life Tree.
No wonder the Sacred Tree of Life in the Panlong World felt to Lin Yun that it far surpassed the life essence of the Sacred Domain, almost reaching the level of a god. It should be noted that the Sacred Domain's limit in life rules is only about 100 times the level of life genes, while the Sacred Tree of Life is 200 times stronger from birth.
Lin Yun suppressed the shock in his heart and continued to sense the clone's innate talent in the laws.
As he expected, the Life Tree avatar possessed an extremely strong talent for the Law of Wood. Although the human main body possessed the wood-attribute talent "Immortality," sensing the Law of Wood was like trying to see flowers through a fog—completely incomprehensible. But now, sensing the Law of Wood with the Life Tree avatar was like having a magnifying glass; the incredibly clear Law patterns were even more intuitive than the Golden Horned Beast's affinity for the Law of Metal.
In the perception of the avatar of the Tree of Life, the fragments of the Law of Wood were no longer blurry specks of light, but clear patterns. Each pattern contained the mysteries of the Law of Wood, within reach.
"With this clone, I'll soon be able to grasp the basics of the Law of Wood," Lin Yun thought to himself.
Besides the Law of Wood, the avatar of the Tree of Life greatly enhances one's understanding of the rules of life. Many things that were previously unclear become readily understandable through the avatar. The rules of life are the fundamental rules of the primordial universe, highly compatible with the essence of the Tree of Life. Using the avatar to comprehend the rules of life is several times more effective than using the human body itself.
Next comes the most important thing—the innate secret technique.
Lin Yun immersed his consciousness deep within the Life Tree's avatar, sensing its innate secret techniques. The Life Tree possessed two great innate secret techniques, instincts etched deep within its genes, innate from birth.
The first innate secret technique – Life Gift.
Because the Tree of Life possesses extremely strong vitality, it can help other clones or individuals within a one-kilometer radius quickly recover from injuries and restore energy. This is equivalent to a large-scale "power bank," providing a continuous supply of life energy to teammates during battle. As its strength increases, this range can continue to expand.
"This secret technique is simply a godsend in team battles," Lin Yun thought with delight.
The second innate secret technique—Life Evolution.
Just like the Sacred Tree of Life in the Panlong World, the Sacred Tree of Life bears fruit every 30 years. This fruit can help improve the level of life genes, with each fruit providing approximately a 3-fold improvement. However, there is a limitation—it can only improve the level to one-tenth of the Sacred Tree of Life's own life gene level.
Currently, the Life Tree's genetic level is 200 times higher, and one-tenth of that is 20 times higher. In other words, the fruit of the Life Tree can increase the genetic level of other people by 20 times.
"20 times..." Lin Yun's eyes lit up.
A 20-fold increase in life gene level, while not comparable to the hundreds or thousands of times that of special life forms, is still a qualitative leap for ordinary people. It should be noted that the Golden Horned Beast, as one of the most powerful races in the universe, only has a 10-fold increase in life gene level.
Hong and Lei Shen's life gene level is only 1 times that of ordinary people. If they can consume the Holy Fruit of Life, their basic strength will increase by 20 times, their understanding of the laws will also increase significantly, and their strength will experience a leapfrog growth.
Unfortunately, the Sacred Tree of Life at the Eternal Star level can only bear three fruits at a time, meaning it can at most raise a person's life gene level by nine times.
"However, it will take 30 years." Lin Yun frowned.
Thirty years is a short time for powerful beings at the universe or domain lord levels, merely a period of seclusion. But for Lin Yun, who has cultivated for less than 30 years in total, it is a long time.
Lin Yun withdrew his consciousness from the original core world and opened his eyes.
He stood up, looked at the blue Earth in the distance, and his mind was filled with many thoughts.
The Life Tree clone has been successfully conceived. Understanding the Law of Wood should now be prioritized; with this clone, one should soon be able to grasp the basics of this law. The Rules of Life need to be explored further, and the Life Tree clone possesses a natural advantage in this regard.
As for the finals—there are still two and a half years to go. The finals will only begin after the rematch tournament ends. Two and a half years is plenty of time for him to do a lot.
Lin Yun transformed into a streak of light and flew back to Earth.
The lunar surface is now marked only by huge craters, a testament to their battles over the past six months.