"It is this large now, and with the passage of time, it should eventually reach a diameter measured in light-years," Luo Feng sighed inwardly. "Such a colossal divine body is inconceivable even within the ancient civilization inheritances. To integrate it into one divine entity, then, starting from divine power... I must reach at least 90,000 times the genetic level."

Starting from divine power, breaking through the method with sheer force, ultimately becoming a true god. There are levels to this!

Within the original universe, the so-called perfect gene level is 10,081 times. Once this limit is broken, say reaching 11,000 times the life gene level... with just a thought, one can cause the divine kingdom to evolve into a miniature universe. Of course, a breakthrough of this magnitude offers negligible help to one's actual combat strength.

According to the reckoning passed down through the Duan Dong River lineage— Starting from divine power, as long as genes remain below 30,000 times, the strength difference between this path and the path of breaking through to true godhood via laws is minimal. 30,000 times... up to 60,000 times genes constitutes the first tier. 60,000 times... up to 90,000 times genes is the second tier. From 90,000 times, approaching infinity toward 100,000 times, is the third tier. These are the three tiers of the divine power route...

The first tier alone enables the divine body to surge tenfold in height from its original size! If it was originally only 100,000 kilometers tall, it can leap to one million kilometers high... This actually translates to more than a thousandfold increase in divine power, and this advantage will persist once one becomes a true god, and even as one advances further. The second tier mandates that the divine body surges a thousandfold from its original height! For a human, this means reaching 100 million kilometers tall! The third tier is the most difficult, as the Duan Dong River lineage records indicate that no matter how far one progressed starting from divine power, no one ever reached 100,000 times the gene level; one could only approach it as closely as possible! Thus, 90,000 times is already an incredible threshold; reaching this gate... means the divine body achieves "size at will," an "Infinite Divine Body"! Yes, an Infinite Divine Body, infinite volume! The deciding factor for the final volume is the "divine power"—the more divine power, the greater the volume! Of course, once one becomes a true god, the final reserve of divine power is fixed. Remember, divine power is finite. Even the origin of the original universe cannot pour all its energy into a single living being. Especially when a "Universe Master breaks through to become the Strongest..." By convention, the original universe merely provides a small push to evolve the miniature universe. As for the divine body? Normal Universe Masters typically follow the law route; after their breakthrough... they become the Strongest and then utilize their 'miniature universe' to convert chaos energy into divine power to sustain themselves, allowing them to reach the 'ten-thousand-times gene' level of a Universe's Strongest.

"For these three tiers: the limit for the first tier is one million kilometers high; the limit for the second tier is one hundred million kilometers high; and the limit for the third tier is infinite volume," Luo Feng mused internally. "However, these are merely 'limits.' Making the divine body truly large requires absorbing divine power. The first two tiers can still rely on slowly absorbing the divine power of the original universe's source, but for infinite volume..."

Luo Feng shook his head secretly. The supply from the original universe is limited; once a certain point is reached, it stops supplying further absorption. Otherwise, the Nine Nether Sea wouldn't have ceased growing.

"In the ancient civilization, for my Duan Dong River lineage inheritance, if the successor could break through to 90,000 times the gene level, the previous successor would generally seek treasures with massive reserves of divine power to allow the junior to absorb, thus forming a divine body with astonishing divine power reserves," Luo Feng recalled. "But in this current era of civilization... such treasures are simply unobtainable." "Fortunately, I possess the Endless Youhai, which I can absorb." "With the volume of the Endless Youhai... I must reach the 90,000 times gene level, achieving size at will and the Infinite Divine Body... only then can I fully possess it," Luo Feng concluded. Starting from divine power, three tiers. The third tier... extremely difficult! If it is said that fewer than one in ten thousand Universe Masters succeed in starting from divine power, then to reach the third tier, it's said that fewer than one in ten thousand true gods who started from divine power achieve the third tier. Even among the successive inheritors of the Duan Dong River lineage, relying on the inheritance, anyone following the divine power route could succeed, but only two reached the third tier. And both had fortuitous encounters and great luck. "Though the third tier is immensely hard for me, there is still great hope," Luo Feng thought. "First, I have the Duan Dong River lineage inheritance." "Second, I have the Inheritance Space, allowing for cultivation with ten-thousand-fold time acceleration."

Ten-thousand-fold time acceleration for cultivation is extremely extravagant because 'ten-thousand-fold time acceleration' inherently violates the laws of space-time. The stronger one is, the greater the price paid for cultivating under time acceleration! When Luo Feng cultivated in the 'Beast God Realm' previously, his strength was still low... which is why the Starry Sky Ancestor agreed so readily. And during the previous struggle for the Duan Dong River inheritance, the major powers gritted their teeth to allow their respective experts to maintain ten-thousand-fold time acceleration for a short period. This kind of 'acceleration' constitutes a massive plundering of one's own miniature universe's source! For a Universe Master, this places immense pressure on the miniature universe. If a Universe's Strongest were to attempt this under ten-thousand-fold time acceleration, the consumption would be even more outrageous. No one dares to sustain this for long! "But I can maintain ten-thousand-fold time within my Inheritance Space." "Third, and most crucially, my Endless Youhai avatar possesses the innate secret technique 'Creation'!"

The Endless Youhai has two innate abilities: one is Ocean Transformation, the other is Creation. Using the second innate ability... allows one to analyze the fundamental traits of numerous life forms, even creating life. For instance, the Lord of Nine Nethers created an entire race; relying solely on the power of a Universe Master, or even a Universe's Strongest, no one could 'create' a race by themselves. Yet, the Lord of Nine Nethers accomplished it. Luo Feng can also do it. This is achieved through the innate secret technique 'Creation.' "According to the ancient civilization inheritance, this innate secret technique capable of analyzing the fundamentals of life and creating life is the best auxiliary for researching 'life genes'... With it, I have hope of charging towards 90,000 times the gene level," Luo Feng mused. "The conditions are met; what remains is for me to fight for it." In truth, some previous successors had the help of their predecessors, enjoying superior conditions. Yet, only two reached the 90,000 times gene level.

Because Luo Feng needs to study the myriad beings nurtured by the original universe... plant life, flesh-and-blood life, metal life, rock life, energy life, and so on... studying not only living beings but also dead ones, such as the countless materials in the universe—metallic materials, rocks, fruits, unique wonders, and more... Combining the study of myriad beings and myriad materials, all must be investigated. This path. Requires endless time, infinite effort, and the study of endless life forms and materials... to find a way for divine power to break through one more step. Moreover, during this process, Luo Feng will need to acquire the corpses of many strong beings for dissection... Hard! Hard! Hard! Luo Feng is confident he can become a true god starting from divine power, but he isn't confident about reaching 90,000 times the gene level; he only dares to say there is 'hope.' "As long as there is hope, I will strive," he decided. "If this reincarnation cycle is about to end and I haven't reached 90,000 times the gene level, regardless of what my gene level is then, I will immediately become a true god," Luo Feng vowed. Regardless, with these three advantages, breaking through the ten-thousand-times gene level before this cycle ends would be effortless. "Next, I must venture into the Sea of Universe, collecting many special, unique items, and numerous living beings," Luo Feng declared. Only by peering into the fundamentals of life from different angles. Can the path for the breakthrough of divine power be found.

Luo Feng and Chaos City Master stood before the railing. "Teacher," Luo Feng said solemnly, "I will be making a trip to the Sea of Universe." "To the Sea of Universe?" Chaos City Master looked at Luo Feng. "Yes, I must become the Strongest, so I need to gather many unique items in the Sea of Universe," Luo Feng stated. Chaos City Master was extremely surprised. "To become the Strongest, why do you need to gather unique items? Unique items are second only to supreme treasures and are exceedingly rare." "Teacher, the unique items I speak of are not treasures of that caliber," Luo Feng smiled. "They are peculiar objects; they don't necessarily have to be supreme treasures or weapons. Any rock that is sufficiently peculiar will suffice." "You..." Chaos City Master, having been informed of much of the inheritance information by Luo Feng, was suddenly startled. "You intend to follow the divine power route?" "Yes," Luo Feng nodded. "Doesn't the ancient civilization inheritance describe the divine power route as incredibly difficult?" Chaos City Master couldn't help but ask. "Do you intend to abandon your Endless You..." "Correct, I do not wish to abandon it," Luo Feng confirmed. "Therefore, from now on, my main body and my Golden Horned Beast avatar will be in the Sea of Universe for an extended period... As for the original universe, the Demon God Race avatar and the Youhai avatar will remain, and I will leave behind two Ancient God Eyes. That should be sufficient to handle everything." Chaos City Master nodded slightly. Long-term residence in the Sea of Universe... His disciple's resolve was indeed great. However, succeeding with the divine power route does demand immense perseverance and willpower! "My goal is 90,000 times the gene level. Within the 'Duan Dong River lineage inheritance,' considered a top-tier inheritance of the ancient civilization, only two succeeded. If I don't stake everything, how can I succeed?" Luo Feng thought inwardly. "Good, go then," Chaos City Master nodded. "Go and roam well in the Sea of Universe. Oh, you have the Star Tower and the Tomb Boat; your ability to survive danger is greater than that of a Universe's Strongest... You should also pay attention to the three conspirators who caused Giant Axe's demise. Investigate clearly why they moved against Giant Axe. Since Giant Axe's death brought them little benefit but great risk, I always feel there is a conspiracy behind it." "Yes," Luo Feng also nodded solemnly. "Furthermore, this matter even involved the original universe's will, which, through the mouth of the Ancestral God Sect, informed our human race side. It seems they want our human side to kill those three... Since the will of the universe itself is involved, this matter is definitely not simple; there might be a colossal conspiracy at its core." Chaos slowly nodded in agreement, then quickly added, "Pay attention, but prioritize your own safety above all..." "Rest assured," Luo Feng smiled. "Teacher, I shall depart for the Sea of Universe now..." Chaos City Master nodded. Then he watched Luo Feng fly away, gradually disappearing from sight. Added two alliance leaders, Star Radiance Nine Changes and Yan Nan Shangguan! Hei Bai even gave a million-point reward... and urged me to update faster, making Fanqie incredibly moved yet embarrassed. Fanqie still owes six chapters; today's goal is five updates (will update earlier today)! Working hard!