The universe is a vast concept.
In terms of scale, it encompasses countless worlds and immense chaos, nearly boundless.
A universe is a collection of time and space, governed by nearly unbreakable rules, capable of self-sustained operation, with each world isolated yet complementary to one another.
Such a universe is likely considered unique even by many powerful beings.
Yet, beyond the universe, there exists the multiverse!
Different forms of life, different physical and magical laws, and even different fundamental principles!
However, how vast is the universe? The distance between two universes is not measured by time and space alone, but by different dimensions and planes of existence. It is not simply a matter of speed.
It can be said that even a being at the Golden Immortal level would never escape the confines of their own universe in their entire lifetime!
The universe where Wu Ming resides is primarily governed by the rules of martial cultivation and immortality.
Beyond the realms already charted by the Main God’s Palace lies a vast, dark expanse. Though devoid of any signs of life, it can be considered the boundary of the universe in a narrow sense. Yet, to be precise, it might not even amount to a fraction—perhaps not even a millionth—of the entire cosmos.
In his past life, within a solar system, life existed only on Earth. Similarly, the cluster of worlds where the Great Zhou World resides can be considered the “Earth” within the martial cultivation and immortality universe.
Inside the Da Luo Hall, Wu Ming gazed at the myriad rivers of stars, his face filled with emotion: “The portion of the entire universe that contains life-bearing worlds is merely a fraction—just one in ten million. This is the narrow definition of the boundary. Beyond that, further exploration holds no real value.”
By this point, the Hall of the Main God had already explored nearly all life-bearing worlds surrounding the Great Zhou World within this universe. Beyond this, unless they could break through the constraints of the multiverse, the only alternative would be to venture into the endless dark chaos. There, they might hope to stumble upon another life-bearing belt similar to the Great Zhou World cluster after thousands or even millions of years of aimless exploration.
Even if such a world were found, due to the restrictions imposed by universal laws, it would likely still be a martial cultivation and immortality world. At this point, Wu Ming found such prospects somewhat unimpressive.
“A Golden Immortal cannot break free from the constraints of the multiverse, but a Da Luo Golden Immortal can!”
A gleam flashed in Wu Ming’s eyes as a point of light appeared in his hand—it was clearly the coordinates of another universe he had harvested from the Western World of the Great Zhou during his last journey.
He had been preparing for this all along.
Now that he had the coordinates and sufficient energy reserves, especially with the Main God Palace having merged with the Enlightenment Seal, further enhancing his Da Luo power, everything was ready to proceed.
Main God Hall!
With a flick of his hand, the point of light floated to the center of the Da Luo Hall.
[Coordinate confirmed! Initiating positioning! Da Luo power initializing!]
The mechanical voice of the Main God Hall echoed, vast and powerful, resonating across countless realms.
Immediately, the Force Pool began to roar. The purple liquid-like world energy within visibly plummeted at an alarming rate.
Ten thousand!
Nine thousand!
Eight thousand!
…
It finally stabilized when the reserves dropped to around five thousand units, causing Wu Ming’s eyes to twitch violently.
Although he knew that traversing between universes was far more demanding than moving between worlds within the same universe, the sheer amount of energy consumed still exceeded his expectations.
[Positioning complete! Opening portal!]
The next moment, as the mechanical voice of the Main God Hall sounded again, Wu Ming was shocked to find that the scene within the Da Luo Hall had completely changed!
This was not a simple breakthrough of a world membrane, but rather a sensation of “jumping”!
A transition from one universe to another! A shift in dimensions and planes of existence!
“The distance between two universes transcends the limits of time and space. Only Da Luo can break through…”
A sudden realization flashed through Wu Ming’s mind, deepening his understanding of the path beyond the Golden Immortal—Da Luo.
Buzzing!
The Main God’s Hall trembled violently, assaulted by terrifying temporal and spatial turbulence, making it feel like a massive ship caught in a violent storm, beginning to sway slightly.
With this impact, the Force Pool, which had just stabilized, showed signs of instability again, rapidly depleting.
Boom!
After what felt like an eternity, the starry sky before Wu Ming suddenly changed!
He calmly observed his surroundings. A crimson-hued universe appeared before his eyes, filled with brilliant stars radiating different lights. At the very center, there was a hazy glow, like a membrane separating worlds.
Unlike the previous Milky Way of the martial cultivation and immortality universe, the chaotic background of this universe was a dark red!
“So this is the Western universe from the coordinates I obtained last time?”
A sense of awe filled Wu Ming’s eyes.
Even an Emperor-level warrior might never break free from the constraints of the martial cultivation and immortality universe in their entire lifetime.
But with his immense fortune and the assistance of the Main God’s Hall, he had done it so effortlessly.
[Warning! Warning! The portal is consuming massive amounts of energy. The Force Pool will be depleted in 33 heartbeats!]
At this moment, the Main God Hall issued a warning, the red text glaringly prominent.
“Just opening and maintaining a portal is this exhausting? How much energy would be required if the Main God Palace were to fully traverse to the other side?”
A thought flashed through Wu Ming’s mind, and the next moment, his secondary consciousness transformed into a seed-like form, rapidly flying toward the central glowing membrane of the universe.
In his perception, although the stars around him were each as large as entire worlds, the true signs of life were located within that glowing haze.
Time was precious—each passing moment meant a terrifying loss of energy, so he could not afford to waste any.
Deploying only a fragment of his consciousness was naturally for reconnaissance purposes.
After all, the two universes were vastly different. There might not even be humans, and the structures of life forms would likely be completely different. Deploying a physical body would be useless and consume even more energy.
“Close it now!”
As soon as Wu Ming’s secondary consciousness entered that world, he immediately gave the order.
Crack!
The next moment, the scene within the Da Luo Hall instantly reverted to the original Milky Way universe.
“Not even a trace of sensation anymore…”
Wu Ming closed his eyes with his main consciousness, then let out a helpless smile: “The barrier between dimensions and planes is truly terrifying!”
He fell silent for a moment, then activated the power of the Main God’s Hall once more.
Using the Da Luo radiance generated from the energy consumption, he finally managed to sense the faint location of his secondary consciousness, though the information was extremely vague—only confirming that it was still intact.
Even maintaining this brief connection caused the already depleted Force Pool to drop even further!
“Such a cost…”
Wu Ming shook his head: “Trying to send Da Luo power for support or even grant my secondary consciousness powerful enhancements, as I could within my own universe, is clearly impossible…”
In fact, without the Main God Hall, sending a fragment of consciousness such a distance—or rather, to another universe that could no longer be measured by distance—would be tantamount to suicide!
Other powerful beings attempting such a feat might find their consciousness fragments growing independently in a foreign universe, developing their own wills, and even rebelling!
Of course, Wu Ming would not fall into such a predicament, but his control over the secondary consciousness was significantly reduced.
“This was truly a heavy expenditure… I hope it bears fruit…”
Wu Ming sighed with his main consciousness and sat motionless on the throne like a statue.
In the Great Zhou World.
Wu Ming suddenly trembled, then smiled faintly as he slowly descended from the high tower.
“Ah, there you are, my lord! The King has sent me to search for you several times already!”
Approaching with a courteous bow was Zeng Yu, a gentleman as refined as jade: “Please accompany the Crown Prince to the banquet!”
“Very well!”
A faint smile appeared on Wu Ming’s lips as he made no refusal and headed toward the noisy banquet hall.
In a world drunk on revelry, he mingled among them, yet remained above, once again deepening his cultivation.
Seeing mountains as mountains, seeing water as water—this is the essence of it all.
…
In the crimson universe.
A streak of a meteor flashed and suddenly plunged into the glowing membrane.
The next moment, Wu Ming experienced what it truly meant to be “cut into a thousand pieces!”
Sizzling!
As his secondary consciousness entered the membrane, the mist-like glow instantly boiled like hot oil meeting fire, fiercely burning his spiritual essence.
“The conflict between the laws of different universes is this terrifying?”
Wu Ming thought in alarm, yet he had to endure the pain and actively disperse and fragment his power.
Pain!
It felt as if his soul were being torn into a thousand pieces, each piece crushed repeatedly, the agony violently assaulting his true consciousness, even threatening to scatter it entirely.
Fortunately, a small glimmer of clarity in his core mind allowed him to maintain his sanity, and the last vestiges of Da Luo power provided some protection. Eventually, after abandoning the vast majority of his spiritual essence, the world ceased its violent rejection of him.
He did not know how long had passed, but just as his hardened and battle-tested consciousness was about to give out, the glowing haze before him finally dissipated, revealing a continent.
“Da Luo power completely exhausted… That was close…”
In this state, naturally, he could not gather any intelligence. Wu Ming immediately directed his last vestiges of awareness, guiding himself across the sky to find the most suitable candidate for possession nearby.
…
This was a battlefield that had just ended.
The sun was setting, casting golden twilight across the land.
On the dry, broken branches nearby, a large flock of black crows flapped their wings joyfully, patiently waiting for the servants and attendants below to finish cleaning up the battlefield.
Humans would take weapons, armor, and clothing, but the crows were only interested in flesh.
This was a glorious victory!
The knight lords rode tall horses, their armor gleaming on their chests, while the servants and attendants eagerly scoured the battlefield like dogs, snatching the last copper coin into their pockets.
Whoosh!
At that moment, a streak of dark red light shot across the sky, vanishing in an instant.
“A star of ill omen!”
A knight’s squire stared blankly at the sky, his two-handed sword slipping from his hands without him even noticing…
“Caw! Caw!”
As night fell, it was time for the crows’ feast.
“Wo…”
A low groan came from the battlefield, and a pale hand stretched out, pulling a wooden spear from its body with a sudden jerk.
Plop! Plop!
A figure half-sat up, startling the crows feasting nearby into flight.
“A battlefield?”
Wu Ming looked around and murmured to himself.
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