Chapter 132: Breaking through to the Domain Master realm
"Master, I can now create one drop per second, if you can handle the energy expenditure, now that I know exactly how much energy I need to create it," Astrion said, his head lowering in profound respect as his crimson eyes flickered with newfound clarity.
"How many drops do you think you would need to reach the Cosmic Realm?" Victor asked, leaning back against the embroidered cushions of the grand master bed and calmly rubbing his chin.
"One million drops to reach the Immortal Realm and one hundred million to reach the Cosmic Realm," Astrion replied without a moment of hesitation.
A sudden thought struck Victor as he stared at the faint cosmic residual energy lingering in the room. His eyes narrowed slightly as a bold idea formed in his mind.
"Create another drop. This time, do not absorb it. Pass it to me," Victor ordered.
"As you wish, Master," Astrion nodded.
The very next moment, an immense pull tore through Victor’s energy reserves. The instantaneous drain was so massive that a lesser cultivator’s body would have shattered instantly, but Victor’s Seventh Layer Eternal Body absorbed the sudden shock wave effortlessly, repairing the microscopic damage to his body within a millisecond.
Space distorted in front of Astrion’s head, and a crystal vial materialized, catching the newly formed drop of universal origin before it could dissipate into the air. Astrion delicately passed the shimmering vial to Victor using a gentle thread of spiritual force.
Victor held the transparent vial up to the light. The single droplet inside swirled like a miniature galaxy, emitting tiny sparks of cosmic origin. He wanted to test a theory using the system interface.
[Name: Universal Essence
Grade: Universal grade
Required Evolution Points: 1 trillion]
Victor checked his interface balance. He still had around four trillion evolution points stored away.
"Let us evolve it. Let us see what it brings," Victor muttered internally.
[- 1 trillion points.]
[Ding! Universal Essence evolved into Chaos Essence.]
Instantly, Astrion’s eyes widened in sheer disbelief. The sheer force of the transformation caught the ancient ruler completely off guard.
The pure, blinding white light within the vial dissolved, transforming into a deep, abyssal dark violet liquid. The tiny drop gave off a subtle ripple of primordial power that seemed to suppress the surrounding space itself. Astrion swallowed his saliva heavily, his massive scales quivering. Every instinct encoded within his ancient bloodline screamed with unimaginable hunger. His very soul craved that violet drop more than anything he had ever encountered in his long lifespan.
"What is it, Master?" Astrion asked, his voice trembling as he struggled to maintain his composure.
"See how useful it is, and tell me if you can create this," Victor said, casually handing over the vial containing the chaos essence drop.
Astrion did not hesitate. Opening one of his massive jaws, he devoured the drop voraciously, allowing the dark violet liquid to melt into his soul core.
The moment it integrated, Astrion’s eight pairs of eyes widened even further. The ancient beast stood frozen in place as a wave of primordial energy washed over his entire body, refining his core at a depth he had never thought possible.
"Master! It is at least one hundred times purer and more powerful than the Universal Essence! How did you create it?" Astrion asked, his tone laced with utter shock. His reverence for Victor reached an entirely new high, and he found himself completely baffled by his master’s mysterious origins.
"Can you create it?" Victor asked instead, ignoring the dragon’s intense curiosity.
Astrion slowly shook his massive head in disappointment.
"I do not understand this essence, Master. And what I do not understand, I cannot create," he replied honestly.
[Victor, you have the Chaos Body, and you can create it if you can learn the Law of Creation. The Chaos Essence will make your foundation hundreds of times stronger and the breakthrough will be faster.]
The voice of the World System suddenly echoed directly within Victor’s mind.
"Is that so? Then I guess I will have to break through to the Domain Master Realm with the Law of Creation," Victor thought with a faint smirk. The path ahead was suddenly becoming remarkably clear.
"Astrion, keep producing Universal Essence continuously and lend me your comprehension of the Law of Creation. I will break through to the Domain Master Realm right here," Victor ordered, sitting cross-legged on the floor and adjusting his posture.
"Alright, Master. But Master, comprehending a law is totally up to oneself. Different people comprehend the exact same law in vastly different ways depending on their nature and soul. So I will only be able to let you enter the entry point of the law. After that, you will be entirely on your own," Astrion explained solemnly.
As soon as Astrion finished speaking, his head pointed toward Victor’s forehead. A thick, brilliant beam of golden spiritual light shot out, bridging their minds.
A vast, overwhelming wave of ancient information started gushing violently into Victor’s consciousness. Endless images of galaxies forming, worlds decaying, stars igniting from nothingness, and space bending flooded his mind. Victor closed his eyes, completely immersing himself in the boundless ocean of creation laws.
While Victor fell into a deep state of meditative cultivation, the rest of the vast cosmos was thrown into utter turmoil. The entire universe was now frantically preparing for the grand ceremony of Victor’s coronation. News of his unprecedented feat had spread to every corner of the starry sky, and cosmic warships from countless realm factions were already setting sail toward the Elven Empire.
In the legendary God Realm, towering above the mortal starry sky, a dark, ominous palace floated amidst clouds of primordial aura.
"We should have kept that boy in the God Realm when we had the chance. Go and guard that planet immediately. We need to capture him at all costs," the master of the Heavenly Demon Race said, his majestic, raspy voice resounding through the dark throne room like thunder.
"What about Diana? She will be ready soon. Should we extract her body now or wait until the situation unfolds?" Yehan asked in a solemn, respectful tone.
"She is that boy’s lover. Ask her to make Victor become one of us willingly. If he does, then we can let her live and grant her a high status. If he does not, we will use her life against him to force his submission. We need that summoned beast at any cost. It is our only chance to transcend our current limits and become an Ancient Race, maybe even an Eternal Race," his master commanded coldly, his dark gaze piercing through the void.
"Go and prepare for the coronation ceremony now. Take Diana with you. Let him know our intentions properly," the old master added, waving his hand dismissively.
"As you wish, Master," Yehan bowed deeply before turning around and vanishing into the shadows.
Seven days passed in the blinking of an eye.
Inside the quiet master bedroom of the Jade Palace, the air surrounding Victor had turned into a swirling vortex of multi-colored spiritual energy. The space within a hundred meters of him was constantly shattering and reforming, demonstrating a horrifying mastery over the physical laws of the world.
Astrion stood in the corner of the room, his form scaled down, continuously generating Universal Essence drop by drop and storing them away in spatial rings while observing his master with awe. Victor’s aura was rising at a terrifying pace.
[Ding! You have comprehended the Law of Creation. Do you want to break through to the Domain Master Realm?]
The crisp system notification sounded inside Victor’s mind, awakening him from the deep ocean of cosmic enlightenment.
"Finally," Victor muttered, opening his eyes. A brilliant, blinding white light flashed within his dark violet pupils before slowly fading away.
"Will it have any negative impact on my foundation if I break through with the Law of Creation and not with the Law of Chaos directly?" Victor inquired in his mind.
[Ding! It will not have any impact. Your Chaos Body is inherently compatible with every single law in the universe. So you can break through with any other law without diluting your core power.]
"That is good to hear. Let us break through then," Victor commanded without a second of hesitation.
Boom!An apocalyptic explosion of raw energy erupted from Victor’s core. The sheer pressure smashed through the thick jade walls of the palace instantly, shooting a pillar of blinding light straight through the clouds and shattering the sky of the royal elven compound. His domain expanded outward at a mind-boggling speed, encompassing the entire capital within a fraction of a second.
The immense domain aura was filled with the pure, terrifying power of creation. Plants across the elven world began growing at ten times their normal rate, while dead trees suddenly burst back into vibrant life.
In the court room, Cristofer looked toward the direction of the Jade Palace, a slight smile playing on his lips.
"The boy actually broke through to the Domain master realm with the Law of Creation," Cristofer murmured quietly, his vast eyes twinkling with deep appreciation.
Meanwhile, high above the elven star system, thousands of massive cosmic warships were breaking through the atmospheric barrier, bearing the emblems of the major races and supreme universe factions. Though the ceremony was 3 days away, they already arrived before that time period.