Chapter 1685: Mid-Level Supreme Will Realm!

Chapter 1685: The Mid-Level Supreme Will Realm!

After reading it through, Zhou Zhou's face broke into a satisfied smile.

This enhancement in military strength was visibly immense.

Simply in terms of regular troops, the common soldiers under His command had surpassed the "Zi" unit, reaching over 1 Zi and 3,000 yao of military power!

That alone was an utterly terrifying force.

A lord possessing such strength was exceedingly rare, even within the ultimate void cosmos.

As for other aspects—

The deities under His command had reached nearly two "Jing" levels!

The true gods and supreme gods were beyond count, their numbers astonishing.

As for the Supreme Deities, the scale was truly terrifying.

No fewer than eight thousand Supreme Deities!

Before Him, the entire Supreme Cosmic Universe had scarcely surpassed ten thousand Supreme Deities.

Now, the number of Supreme Deities under His command has reached approximately four-fifths of the total Supreme Deities in the entire Supreme Cosmic Universe.

As for the number of beings at the Unsurpassable Will Realm, the strength of such beings under His dominion has soared to a staggering seventy-one!

Prior to Him, the entire Supreme Cosmic Universe had only fifty-five such beings at that level.

Now, the number of Unsurpassable Will Realm beings under His command has surpassed the total number of such beings in the entire Supreme Cosmic Universe.

And as for the three remaining Will-Transcendent Realm beings—there is no need to speak of them.

The entire Supreme Cosmic Universe had only one such being: the Supreme Will itself.

All others were at the Unsurpassable Will Realm.

Now, the number of Will-Transcendent Realm beings under His command exceeds that of the entire Supreme Cosmic Universe by a full three!

Of course.

The Supreme Will—this entity of transcendent will—though publicly recognized as a transcendent will master, has in truth reached a power level ranking among the top five across the entire Ultimate Void Cosmos!

Ordinary transcendent will masters have no right to be compared to this unique and exceptional Supreme Will.

Take Zhou Zhou, for instance. Though he now possesses the strength of an upper-tier transcendent will master, when facing the Supreme Will, he feels an absolute, unyielding sense of helplessness—like the moment the other strikes, he will have no chance to retaliate, and will inevitably fall.

In his heart, Zhou Zhou even entertains a bold conjecture:

Though the Supreme Will appears publicly to be an upper-tier transcendent will master, his true strength might have already reached the level of pure transcendent will.

Otherwise, he could not possibly feel such complete, unchallengeable vulnerability.

"Perhaps the Supreme Will has already touched upon the threshold of ascending to an Eternal Immortal Master."

"His decision to delay the ascent and remain within the Supreme Cosmos may simply stem from his deep concern for his own Supreme Cosmos, and his desire to find a worthy heir for the Supreme Immortal."

"If he chooses to ascend, he would surely be able to open the Gate of Immortality instantly and enter the legendary realm of Eternal Immortality."

Zhou Zhou murmured to himself.

Regained awareness.

He looked at the four subordinates of the will-transcendent strongmen listed in the war summary, and a faint smile appeared on his face.

Now, whenever he activated the King, even without using the power of the Supreme Will Transcendence or any lower tier, merely by harnessing the strength of these four will-transcendent strongmen, he would instantly possess the combat power of a Supreme Will Transcendent master.

After all, these were four will-transcendent strongmen—no lower-tier will-transcendent strongmen at all, but two mid-tier and two upper-tier will-transcendent strongmen.

Once he fully replicated their power onto himself and amplified it by 5,000 times,

he would be able to directly augment his own strength with the power of 20,000 will-transcendent strongmen.

Just thinking about it sent shivers down his spine!

"Today is the day when Zhou Zhan and Chaochun's Master of Law will face off."

"Perfect—let me put my brother to the test."

Zhou Zhou thought it in his heart.

As if he had suddenly grasped something, a faint, mischievous smile played at the corner of his lips.

Today.

His younger brother would surely be in for a rough time.

Then he returned to the Palace of Cyclic Rebirth, continuing his cultivation of "The Origin of the Mind," refining the strange fruit's power within his body and elevating his will to higher realms.

This fruit truly was no ordinary one—capable of elevating even a mid-tier Supreme Will to a superior tier.

Though he had only absorbed one day's worth of its essence, and had refined just one-fifth of its original will power, he could already sense that his will had drawn close to the threshold of mid-tier Supreme Will.

With a few more such strange timeline bodies transformed into his own strange timeline avatars, he might well break through into the mid-tier Supreme Will realm.

Achieving that level within just two days.

This is something unimaginable throughout the supreme, boundless cosmos.

Yet Zhou Zhou found it utterly conceivable.

Long ago, through the divine technique of "King," he had amassed countless insights from the unbound realms of will—insights spanning lifetimes of cultivation, from the highest echelons of will to the transcendence beyond will itself.

To him,

cultivation was less about progressing through stages and more about retracing the path of cultivation, guided by an infinite reservoir of experiential wisdom stored within his mind.

The only true challenge on his path was to fathom higher-tier techniques of will, or to elevate more existing law techniques into techniques of will.

For these were personal revelations—unique to his own understanding. The cultivation experiences of others could only serve as reference, never as direct application.

Yet, given Zhou Zhou’s current level of insight, this was not a difficult task—only one requiring time.

Moreover, at this moment, Zhou Zhou had no desire to delve into new law techniques.

Currently, he possessed five core abilities: "King," "The Universal Law Star Palm," "The Whole World Is the Sovereign's Domain," "All Lands Are the Sovereign's Subjects," and "The Supreme Sovereign of the Nine-Fifth."

Encompassing the enhancement of power (King), attack (Ten Thousand Methods of the Star-Priming Fist), domain (Throughout the world, no land is not the king's; throughout the realm, no territory is not the king's), battlefield techniques (Nine Five Supreme Sovereign), these four pillars.

Added to the unparalleled physical strength granted by the Supreme Holy Body, and the masterful innate talent enabling adaptation to any situation, Zhou Zhou felt that his current abilities had reached a state of completeness. There was no need to add or further refine any additional skill—overcomplication would only serve to dilute the essence.

Instead, he should concentrate all his focus and insight, relentlessly elevating the limits of these five core abilities and the Supreme Holy Body itself.

More than an hour later,

After partially assimilating the willful essence from within the strange fruit, Zhou Zhou sensed that his absorption for the day had reached its maximum threshold.

To continue absorbing further, he would either have to wait until tomorrow or consume the bodies of entities from alternate timelines, thereby expanding his own absorption capacity.

Without hesitation, Zhou Zhou decisively employed the Secret Method of Universal Unity, drawing in the bodies of entities from other timelines to confront and eliminate them.

Soon,

A flash of light surged before his eyes, and then—without warning—he found himself standing upon the familiar arena.

Opposite.

A man dressed in white martial arts attire stared at himself, stunned.

Then it received the message from the ultimate void cosmic consciousness.

After receiving it, it trembled violently.

"Do you intend to eat me?"

It whispered, trembling.

"Who said I intend to eat you?"

Zhou Zhou looked utterly exasperated.

"But just now, a voice in my head told me you were going to eat me, and that I should give up resisting immediately, because I simply couldn't refuse it."

"I felt it was extremely credible—no deception involved."

The man across from him, dressed in a white martial arts uniform, spoke quietly and obediently.

"It truly sounds believable..."

Zhou Zhou said, stroking his chin.

The white-clad martial artist, upon hearing this, nearly fell to his knees.

"Brother, I'm just an ordinary person. Though I claim to be a descendant of the Chinese martial arts tradition outside, it's merely a gimmick—I'm just trying to earn a living online. I haven't deceived many people, and the tutoring fees I've collected each month amount to no more than three or four ten-thousand yuan."

"My actions... aren't they punishable by death?!"

The white-clad martial artist hurried to explain, fearing that this fierce man might kill him on a whim and devour him.

Zhou Zhou remained silent.

The original self from this alternate dimension—was a con artist.

A con artist who used martial arts as his means of deception.

He shook his head, then revealed to the white-robed wudao Zhou Zhou the matter of his self-liberating technique.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Zhou immediately widened his eyes and exclaimed, "Can such a method really be used?"

Zhou nodded.

"Then I... agree!"

Zhou Zhou hesitated for a moment after hearing this.

After all, entrusting himself to an unknown 'self' for refinement—such a notion, simply on the surface, seemed utterly unreliable.

Yet, upon reflecting on his own dire situation, and considering the incomprehensible, transcendent capabilities of the other, that hesitation vanished swiftly.

If he refused, his very life would be forfeit.

Before life, nothing else matters.

Isn't it just becoming this guy's alternate timeline copy?

At least that means my life is safe.

And from what he says, even though I've become his copy, he won't interfere with my life—on some level, I remain free, merely marked by him with his own stamp.

The white-robed martial artist Zhou Zhou gritted his teeth and said, "Come on."

Zhou nodded, preparing to activate his "I Am My Own" technique—when suddenly, the white-robed martial artist opposite raised a hand and said, "Wait!"

"What is it?"

Zhou retracted his hand, asking with patient calm.

"Will this process of fusing and assimilating the copy hurt?"

"Relax,"

"It's quite pleasant."

"And during the process of refinement, you'll also gain many benefits," Zhou Zhou said.

The benefits he mentioned were naturally the residual willforce lingering within the other person.

But the other person wasn't even a transcendental being, let alone close to the realm of will—so Zhou Zhou simply didn't bother explaining it to them.

The other person blinked, slightly bewildered, then nodded slowly. After taking a deep breath, they said, "Then, brother, come on. It's your turn."

Zhou Zhou nodded and, with both hands forming seals, began to apply the technique of "I Am Free in My Own Nature" to the other.

A moment later—

In front of him, Zhou Zhou in white robes felt a profound astonishment ripple through his body.

"It's truly so comfortable," he murmured.

"It feels exactly like the legendary 'refining the essence and renewing the marrow'."

He exclaimed in surprise.

Zhou Zhou rolled his eyes.

To treat His own transcendence into the realm of Supreme Will as merely a refreshing overhaul of the fundamental essence—what a bold notion.

You truly don't know how blessed you are.

"Your body, now a vessel of mine, still holds many advantages you haven't yet discovered. Experience them slowly in time," Zhou Zhou said casually.

The white-robed martial artist nodded, then suddenly recalled something, hesitantly asking, "So, may I now leave?"

"Go."

Zhou Zhou nodded.

At the sound, the white-robed martial artist's face lit up with joy and immediately turned to depart.

Being around this guy is simply overwhelming.

"Wait!"

Zhou Zhou suddenly said.

"What... what is it?"

The white-robed wushu master, Zhou Zhou, dared not turn around, asking hesitantly.

"I'm giving you another gift."

"Every fragmented timeline copy I consume, I bestow upon them a gift to help them live happily in the future."

"And so shall you."

"What kind of gift?!"

The white-robed wushu master immediately turned to face Zhou Zhou, his face filled with eager anticipation.

"You are a master of martial arts deception."

"So…"

"I shall turn you into a true master of martial arts."

After a moment's thought, Zhou Zhou smiled and said, then gently pointed with his right hand toward the white-robed martial artist Zhou Zhou.

The very next instant,

a golden orb appeared in the white-robed martial artist Zhou Zhou's mind, and a mechanical voice echoed within his consciousness.

"THE ULTIMATE MASTERY LIVE SYSTEM HAS BEEN ACTIVATED!"

"Welcome, my master!"

"Over the course of one week, conduct a live broadcast centered on martial arts and earn 1,000 popularity points."

"Popularity points may be exchanged for extraordinary martial arts techniques—techniques that can extend your life, transform you into a being akin to a citizen of the nation, or even a celestial being."

"Please, master, strive hard and aim to become a top-tier martial cultivator as soon as possible!"

"System...?"

The white-robed martial cultivator Zhou Zhou froze in place.

He hadn't expected it.

This day, the great deceiver he had been, would somehow become a true master of martial cultivation.

"The gift I've given you can at most elevate you to the level of Supreme God."

"Beyond that, it depends entirely on your own fortune—or perhaps, when I unexpectedly encounter you again, I might assist you once more, elevating you to the realm of Supreme Will."

"But that chance is extremely slim, so don't even think about relying on luck to run into me."

"Alright, the gift is yours. I'm leaving now."

With that, he vanished.

Zhou Zhou turned around and walked away directly.

Leaving Zhou Zhou in white robes, frozen in astonishment.

"Such a graceful exit."

He murmured softly.

Then, recalling what Zhou Zhou had said, he whispered to himself, "Become a god?"

"Is that really true?"

"No, that doesn't make sense."

"How does it feel like the concept of a god has been mentioned more than once? The Supreme Will Realm... what kind of obscure realm is this? I've never seen it mentioned in any network novels."

Zhou Zhou in white robes felt utterly bewildered.

Yet, upon gazing at the golden sphere in his mind, he quickly dismissed that confusion.

"I have a golden finger!"

"I have a golden finger! Hahaha!"

Inside the arena, Zhou Zhou, clad in white, shouted with exhilarated and fervent joy.

On the other side,

Zhou Zhou spent another hour or so, fusing roughly one hundred and multiple alternate timeline bodies, becoming his own alternate timeline duplicates.

When he had fused the 112th alternate timeline duplicate, his body erupted violently, and he felt his will core tremble slightly. The original will essence within the core underwent a complete transformation—from beginning to end—eventually fully evolving into a higher-tier will essence.

After a long while,

Zhou Zhou finally opened his eyes.

A faint smile appeared on his lips.

"Mid-tier Supreme Will Realm..."

“Done!”