Swallowing the Stars: Six Eyes

Chapter 33 Leaving Earth Again

2058 1 Month 1 Day.

After saying goodbye to his family, Gu Ce embarked on his journey once again.

He did not bring any slave guards on this trip, partly for better training.

The cone-shaped spaceship, entirely white and made of D3-class metal, traversed smoothly through the dark universe.

Inside the spacecraft control room.

Gu Ce was sitting cross-legged here.

"Our first stop is Huangyang Star; we're going there to receive supplies," Rimuru said.

After advancing to the Eternal Star level, Rimuru bought the highest-grade nutrient solution available on the market, the E-grade nutrient solution, which is said to be able to directly create a universe-level being.

"One year from now, the First Bank of the Universe will hold an auction open to customers of three stars or above throughout the entire Qianwu Universe Kingdom. We can see if there's anything worth buying."

"Let's not talk about that yet, Rimuru. Guess what ability I gained at the Eternal Star level?" Gu Ce looked at Rimuru with a strange expression.

"What?" Rimuru was taken aback.

(*)?

Gu Ce closed his eyes. Two days after advancing to the Hengxing level, he finally understood the power he had gained.

First, there is an increase in gene ploidy.

The increase wasn't significant, going from three times to five times.

This means that Gu Ce can grow naturally to the cosmic level, but it won't be of much use.

Who else could be stuck at a cosmic level?

In Gu Ce's view, this was a prelude to another ability, a kind of freebie.

Secondly, and this time, the most abnormal ability brought by Six Eyes.

Innate Secret Techniques: Analysis!

It possesses the ability to analyze the essence of laws!

The Six Eyes originally possessed the ability to directly observe the fundamental laws governing water and space in the universe. However, as long as it travels to the initial universe, it can also directly observe the operation of the fundamental laws of the universe with the naked eye.

It can only be said that there is an advantage in the early stages, but the advantage is not so great after entering the initial universe for cultivation.

With his ability to observe the laws governing their operation, coupled with the enhancement of his talent by Six Eyes, Gu Ce was confident that he could compete for a place in the top ten of the Genius Battle.

But is that enough?

If that's enough.

Gu Ce's goal has never been just to be a genius in the genius battle.

Geniuses like Kodi, who appear only once every ten million epochs, or even stronger, like the future Luo Feng, that is Gu Ce's goal!

To achieve that goal, one cannot do so without possessing the [Talent Secret Technique: Analysis].

And now!

With the Six Eyes, Gu Ce gained the ability to analyze the essence of the laws, which means that he went from being able to see the laws' operating rules to being able to understand them!

The resulting improvement was absolutely enormous, directly boosting Gu Ce's talent by several levels.

"Hiss!" Rimuru gasped, startled.

∑(っ°Д°)っ!

"The lower-level basic laws can be divided into 72 essences, while the higher-level laws, such as the laws of time and space, have 108 essences. With this ability, wouldn't that mean you are destined to be immortal? Or even... have the hope of becoming a great being like the ruler of a universe?" Rimuru was very surprised.

"This kind of heaven-defying ability is simply..."

"Gu Ce, your ability must never be known to anyone else!" Rimuru said with a serious expression.

"Um."

Gu Ce knew the importance of the matter and nodded solemnly.

In the universe, humanity is not the only dominant species. If he displays exceptional talent, he will inevitably attract assassination attempts from other races.

Geniuses like Kodi, who appears only once every ten million epochs and was the personal disciple of the Chaos City Lord, all died at the hands of alien races.

Even if the Six Eyes didn't bring any more abilities afterward, the fact that he could analyze the essence of the laws was enough to put Gu Ce on the alien race's assassination list.

Putting everything else aside, the extremely high probability that he will become a cosmic sovereign in the future is enough to prompt the alien races to send out immortal assassins to kill him.

"Unfortunately, this ability isn't as invincible as I imagined," Gu Ce said regretfully. "With my current strength, it's difficult to maintain the [Analysis] state for an extended period, and it's not as helpful to me as I thought."

"To fully unleash the power of this innate secret technique, one would probably need to reach the cosmic level or even the realm lord level to fully realize its potential," Gu Ce shook his head.

"You're actually complaining?"

Rimuru complained.

"This ability is already incredibly powerful!"

"I was initially worried about whether you could even enter the core of the Virtual Universe Corporation," Rimuru said. "But since learning about your special bloodline, Gu Ce, I'm no longer worried. I'm even somewhat looking forward to seeing what kind of being you'll become in the future!"

"Don't worry," Gu Ce said with a smile. "Rimuru, in the future, you will stand by my side too."

The Machine Race possesses a treasure called the "Heart of Evolution," which can transform intelligent life forms into true living beings. If there's a chance, I could try to get one for Rimuru.

"Waaah, Gu Ce..." Rimuru was somewhat moved.

o(TヘTo)

In terms of emotions, when the Lord of the Ice Wasteland was alive, Rimuru was just an ordinary AI and had no emotions at all. He was not as emotional as he was after becoming an AI and spending more than a year with Gu Ce.

What's more, Gu Ce even gave Rimuru a name!

Even the Lord of the Ice Wasteland Realm didn't do this; it's practically equivalent to giving someone a new life.

It can be said that Gu Ce is Rimuru's true master!

Lord of the Ice Wasteland?

Sorry, we're not familiar with each other!

"Okay, okay," Gu Ce said, finding it a little funny.

"Let's talk about that secret cosmic realm. What kind of realm is it?"

Rimuru composed himself and nodded.

"That secret realm is called the Dry Sea Secret Realm. It is only open to those below the cosmic level. The highest requirement for entry is the ninth level of the Eternal Star, and the lowest is the Planetary Star. It is a secret realm controlled by the First Bank of the Universe, and only customers of the First Bank of the Universe can purchase tickets to enter."

"The Dry Sea Secret Realm is located within the territory of the Qianwu Universe Kingdom. If you travel from Huangyang Star, it will take about two months to arrive at this spaceship's speed. The journey can be used to absorb nutrient solution."

"Within the Dry Sea Secret Realm, three types of natural resources are mainly produced: Dry Sea Origin Stone, which has a hardness comparable to D-grade metal; Dry Sea Water Drop, which can slightly enhance the understanding of the fundamental laws of water; and Dry Sea Crystal Source, which, when consumed, can directly allow one to master the essence of water, or even the domain of water."

"In addition, a large number of sea beasts live in the Dry Sea Secret Realm. The strength of the sea beasts is between the planetary level and the cosmic level. The sea beasts produce a magical substance called sea beast gel in their bodies, which can temper the body of the constant level martial artist. At the highest level, it can enable the constant level martial artist to have physical qualities comparable to the first level of the cosmic level."

"I originally thought that all the resources here would be useful to the master, but now it seems they're not very useful anymore," Rimuru said somewhat embarrassedly.

Before he knew it, Rimuru had changed his address to Gu Ce back to "master".

Gu Ce was too lazy to correct him, and simply nodded slightly.

"It's alright. It's a good opportunity to hone my combat experience. That sea beast gel is still somewhat useful. The Dry Sea Secret Realm might also be suitable for me to comprehend the fundamental laws of water."

The Dry Sea Secret Realm operates on a six-month cycle, switching between two phases: the Underground Sea and the Sky Sea. Different resources are produced in each phase.

In the underground sea stage, seawater sinks deep underground, producing dried-up seawater droplets.

In the Sky Sea stage, the seawater rises high into the sky, revealing the seabed of the Dry Sea, where one can search for Dry Sea Stones.

As for sea monsters and dried-up sea crystals, they can be found in both stages.

The Dry Sea Secret Realm, with its unique environment, attracts many people who cultivate the fundamental laws of water. The changes in the underground sea and the sky sea contain the operating rules of the fundamental laws of water, and one can even comprehend a trace of the fundamental laws of space.

Every hundred years, the seawater in the Dry Sea will dry up, and the seawater will only reappear after ten years. This is the origin of the name Dry Sea Secret Realm.

……

Several days later.

"Master, Huangyang Star has arrived," Rimuru reminded him.

Gu Ce stepped off the spaceship and received the E-level nutrient capsule and nutrient solution from the virtual universe company employee who came to deliver the goods. With these things, he could advance to the ninth level of the Hengxing star within a year.

"We need to arrive at Qiongling Star in the Qianwu Universe Kingdom first, and then take the spaceship of the First Bank of the Universe to enter the Kuhai Secret Realm," Rimuru said to Gu Ce.

"Let's go." Gu Ce nodded slightly.

(End of this chapter)