Technological advancement begins with devouring.

Chapter 417 Breakthrough of the God of Destruction

time flies.

Humans have a strong reproductive capacity. The newly developed territories were initially empty, but as time went by, after a period that was incredibly long for ordinary people but extremely short for the entire universe, tens of thousands of territories were gradually filled.

Those vassal groups that were assigned to other remote corners also filled their respective territories to the brim.

The entire universe has entered an era of rapid development.

Thanks to the vigorous promotion of the new inheritance, the number of geniuses and strong individuals among the human race began to explode like an geyser.

Previously, Berlan, who had only a small chance of becoming a Cosmic Sovereign, was called a genius who appeared once every hundreds of thousands of epochs.

Now, several talents with Bolan's abilities appear in every Genius Battle.

Moreover, the current Genius Battle is no longer held every ten thousand years, but only every two thousand years.

Of course, it is hosted in rotation by the five giants: Virtual Universe Company, Giant Axe Arena, Cosmic Mercenary Alliance, Cosmic First Bank, and Cosmic Galaxy Bank.

When it comes to a single giant, the cycle is still once every 10,000 years.

The explosion of geniuses is certainly related to the expansion of territory and population, but it also owes to the promotion and dissemination of new traditions.

By using a more advanced system of knowledge and skills to build a more solid foundation from the apprentice level, the potential for future success will naturally be higher.

Although the impact of the portion before immortality on the future upper limit is negligible and can be almost ignored.

However, when considered within the vast population of the entire human race, the impact remains enormous.

Not to mention, the inheritance of the 'technology system' has also unearthed geniuses who are not suitable for cultivating the traditional system but have talent on another path.

Such geniuses have been overlooked in the past.

The vast majority of them don't even achieve immortality, disappearing over time and leaving no trace in the history of their people.

Millions of years have passed, and the Genius Battle has been held a total of five million times, recruiting a massive number of geniuses.

—With the expansion of territory and the increase in population, the number of 'spots' recruited in each Genius Battle will naturally increase as well.

Nurturing so many geniuses at the same time places a considerable burden on the population.

Humans are one of the most extravagant and resourceful races in the universe when it comes to cultivating geniuses. With the number of geniuses increasing dramatically, the resources required to cultivate them have naturally risen as well.

However, with a larger territory, the resources produced are sufficient to support the human race's investment.

At least at this stage, of the new income generated by the human race due to territorial expansion, about 60% is invested in the further development of new territories, 30% is invested in the cultivation of geniuses, and the remaining 10% is spent on various other expenses.

Don't underestimate the fact that only 30% of resources are invested in cultivating geniuses; it represents the entire clan's total income!

Even for the ruler of the universe, the strongest being in the universe, this is an astonishing resource.

With a large population base, vast territory, and huge investment, human geniuses have emerged continuously, and there are even many geniuses with extremely monstrous talents.

Even those that reached the 'excellent' level were few.

However, since Roger, no one has ever received the 'legendary' rating.

Millions of years have passed, and Roger has long since achieved immortality and made a name for himself in the secret realms of the universe, possessing the strength to be crowned king.

It takes a million years to become an invincible king, which seems incredibly slow compared to Jiang Chen and Luo Feng.

But don't forget, Roger followed the path of an 'arcanist,' for mastering knowledge and rules was the most important thing.

This path, which involves improving one's strength, naturally requires a long time.

Even someone as gifted as Jiang Chen still needs to spend a lot of time. However, compared to ordinary geniuses, Jiang Chen is more efficient at acquiring knowledge and needs less time, but this process is unavoidable.

Roger's talent was monstrous, but he didn't cheat. It took him hundreds of thousands of years to achieve immortality and millions of years to become an invincible king, which was already incredibly extraordinary.

Among the other geniuses who rose to prominence after the human race occupied the entire primordial universe, some leveled up faster than Roger, but in terms of combat strength, they were far inferior to Roger.

—A very few invincible kings can fight against cosmic venerables who are of a higher level.

Roger was one of these 'very few'.

Even the weaker cosmic overlords were no match for Roger.

It's not just Roger or other new generation geniuses.

With the promotion of the tradition, many of the older generation of strong individuals in the clan have also made rapid progress in their strength.

Or it could break through the original bottleneck and reach a higher level.

Or, based on the original foundation, although there is no breakthrough in rank, the combat power has increased significantly.

Among them are some already well-known names.

Figures such as the Star Prison Demon Lord, the Ancestral Tree Venerable, the Undying Venerable, the Iron Shield Venerable, and the Unity Venerable have all broken through to the level of Universe Lord.

There are quite a few who have broken through from immortality to become cosmic venerables.

However, since the Lord of Darkness broke through to the True God of Darkness, the human race has not yet produced a third strongest being in the universe.

On the contrary, the twelve mechanical commanders under Jiang Chen's command were already capable of breaking through.

The twelve mechanical commanders had actually reached the limit of the level of universe masters long before the human race unified the original universe, and could break through to the level of true gods.

However, to achieve a 'perfect breakthrough' and maintain maximum potential, the conditions required are extremely demanding, all requiring 'ultimate world power'.

That is roughly equivalent to the resources within ten of the strongest beings in a small universe.

Humanity's annihilation of billions of races and unification of the primordial universe only wiped out a dozen or so of the strongest beings in the universe.

All things considered, it's only enough for one person to break through.

After careful consideration, Jiang Chen chose to make the God of Destruction the first leader to break through.

The reason is simple: the God of Destruction has the strongest individual combat power, and his 'mech mode' is also the most effective when fighting alongside Jiang Chen.

Even if Jiang Chen is not present, the other mechanical commanders can act as 'pilots' and combine with the God of Destruction in mecha mode, which can be considered a special 'single mechanical treasure'.

Once the God of Destruction breaks through to the level of a true god, in mech mode, it becomes equivalent to a supreme treasure of the mechanical class, and it even has its own consciousness.

However, even after collecting enough "world power," Jiang Chen still spent over a million years to finally complete the 'world core' required for the perfect evolution of the God of Destruction.

The design process took only a few hundred thousand years, but the collection of materials and the creation of the structure took several times longer.

It took more than a million years to finally complete.

In the Giant Axe Secret Realm.

At the center of an incredibly massive energy vortex, the God of Destruction wielded the [Eternal Blade], his wings spread wide, continuously absorbing the terrifying energy within the vortex.

The path it took was unique; from the very beginning, it did not establish a divine kingdom.

At this point, breaking through to true godhood, one would naturally not create a 'mini-universe,' but would instead fully integrate the 'power of the world' into one's body to maximize the strength of the divine body.

According to the descriptions in the powerful inheritances obtained by the human race, this path is somewhat similar to the "Strongest Warrior Stream" branch of a cultivation school called "Body Training Stream" on the Origin Continent.

Without cultivating those fancy special techniques, by attributing all the great power to himself, he can shake a universe with just his divine body.

Of course, it's only similar, not exactly the same.

To some extent, the mechanical clans do not follow the cultivation system of this world at all.

Although there are many cultivation schools on the Origin Continent, and some similar ones can be found, they are only similar.

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The outer edge of the Giant Axe Secret Realm.

Many high-ranking members of the human race gathered together.

Since learning that the Purple Moon Holy Land universe was secretly targeting the human race, the high-ranking experts of the human race have rarely ventured into the cosmic sea, for fear of revealing any flaws and being ambushed by the Purple Moon Holy Land universe.

As for the difficulty in obtaining powerful treasures without venturing into the cosmic sea, the impact in the short term is not significant.

In any case, for a considerable period of time to come, the focus of humankind will be on development and exploration within the primitive universe.

Only when the resources in the primordial universe have been largely developed will there be extra energy to consider the struggle for interests in the cosmic ocean.

"This commotion doesn't seem too big. It's even smaller than when the Dark One broke through." Lord Penggong looked at the scene of the God of Destruction's breakthrough, his tone somewhat puzzled.

In his view, the twelve commanders under Jiang Chen were all extremely powerful, far exceeding the conventional definition of 'top universe masters'.

Generally speaking, the stronger an entity is, the greater the commotion should be when it breaks through to a higher level.

However, the commotion of the God of Destruction breaking through to the True God level seemed ordinary, no different from that of a typical True God breaking through.

It's not even as good as when the Lord of Darkness broke through.

“He doesn’t have a divine kingdom, nor can he create a miniature universe,” Jiang Chen explained.

The breakthrough from the Lord of the Universe to a True God also involves the descent of the primordial land and the influx of divine power.

However, the vast majority of the energy was supplied to the divine kingdom as it transformed into a miniature universe, with only a very small amount being absorbed by the one who broke through.

Upon hearing Jiang Chen's words, Master Peng immediately showed a look of astonishment: "He can absorb so much energy just by relying on his divine body? Just how strong must this divine body be?!"

The difference between a divine kingdom absorbing primordial energy and a divine body absorbing primordial energy is enormous.

Jiang Chen thought for a moment, then said with a hint of uncertainty, "After the breakthrough, I estimate that he will be able to rival the strongest treasures with just his divine body."

The physical strength of high-level cultivators is terrifying.

Even a true god's divine body is at most comparable to a high-grade treasure.

Unless a particular divine body is extremely powerful, it can rival a top-tier treasure; this is generally considered the limit.

In the world of Swallowed Star, methods to enhance the strength of a god's body are extremely rare. That's why many of the strongest beings in the universe need supreme treasure armor to enhance their defensive capabilities.

Enhancing the strength of one's divine body is different from enhancing one's genetic level. If we consider it as data in a game, the former increases 'defense', while the latter increases 'maximum health'.

Strong defense is certainly an advantage.

However, on the one hand, there are too few ways to improve the strength of the divine body, and on the other hand, in terms of the cultivation system of this world, the benefits of increasing the 'maximum blood volume' are greater, so the latter develops faster.

Of course, this is in the cosmic sea.

Once you arrive on the Origin Continent, you'll find a profound heritage encompassing various systems.

The strength of a divine body is just as important as 'maximum health'.

Among the 'Inheritance of the Nether Insect Tribe' that the human race previously obtained, there were many methods to enhance the strength of the divine body, but the cultivation requirements were quite demanding, and few of the human race's powerful individuals chose to focus on these.

As for the God of Destruction's divine body, after its breakthrough, its strength rivals that of a supreme treasure...

This means that attacks from ordinary true gods will be completely ineffective against gods of destruction.

A material attack at the level of a true god cannot even break through a defense.

After all, even the creator of the giant axe, who could kill a true god protected by a supreme treasure in a few blows, could not destroy the supreme treasure itself.

As for soul attacks... Gods of Destruction don't have souls at all, so they are completely immune to such methods.

"Doesn't this mean that once he breaks through, he will become the strongest true god?" When Lord Penggong said this, he couldn't help but glance at the creator of the giant axe.

"I wouldn't call it the strongest. Its defense is the strongest, but its attack is still quite lacking," Jiang Chen said truthfully.

As for the fact that after breaking through, the God of Destruction can once again rely on battle to quickly grow and improve his strength, there's no need to mention that.

"Are your other commanders also on the verge of breaking through?" the Chaos City Lord suddenly asked.

“They can all break through at any time, but to achieve a perfect breakthrough like the God of Destruction, the resources required are astonishing. For each person to break through, the power of the world alone requires devouring and destroying ten small universes. Of course, this is calculated based on the small universes of this era. If it is a small universe from the first or second cycle era, the accumulated primordial energy is more, so it can be less.” Jiang Chen did not hide their breakthrough requirements.

“Ten small universes per person, that’s quite a lot.” The Chaos City Lord revealed a strange expression: “If we all break through, we’ll probably have to start a war with the entire universe.”

Even powerful forces like the Divine Eye Clan and the Skeleton Clan can only satisfy the breakthrough needs of one or two mechanical commanders at most.

For all twelve mechanical commanders to break through, the number of miniature universes required would be at least half, if not all of the miniature universes from the first and second reincarnation eras.

“There’s no need to rush.” Jiang Chen shook his head and said, “If the ‘Fourth Forbidden Land’ is born, we might be able to gather enough without destroying other small universes.”

Within the world of Jin, the number of powerful individuals far exceeds that of the cosmic sea.

If we could negotiate and make a deal with the 'God King of Jin', we might be able to obtain a portion of the Jin world's original reserves to meet the needs of the mechanical clan's development.

When the topic of the 'Fourth Forbidden Land' came up, Jiang Chen was about to ask Luo Feng if he had obtained any valuable information from the Ancestral God Sect.

Suddenly, on the God of Destruction's side, the projection of the Origin Land began to rapidly dissipate.

The breakthrough process is nearing its end.

Judging from the powerful aura emanating from the God of Destruction, this breakthrough was achieved without any surprises.

The God of Destruction has already entered the realm of true gods.

He became the third officially recognized strongest being in the universe among the human race!