Regarding Marquis Tianyi's words, Qing Yu solemnly agreed. He had never thought of entrusting his future to others anyway, and it was already very good that Marquis Tianyi was willing to teach him with all his might.
"Now, your most urgent task is to break through to Universe Rank," Marquis Tianyi continued.
"The Virtual Universe Corporation's core training system truly begins at Universe Rank!"
"This disciple could have broken through long ago, but I've been suppressing it to participate in the genius battle."
"Then go break through first. Come find me immediately after you break through!"
...
Half a month later, inside a cultivation chamber within a spaceship rapidly traveling through the universe, Qing Yu sat cross-legged, calming his mind. His life aura fluctuations reached a critical juncture.
He released the suppression on the nine scorching cores within his body, which had long been ready to burst forth!
Boom—!
The nine miniature stars rotated wildly in an abstruse and unpredictable trajectory, instantly erupting with terrifying devouring power! Cosmic energy surged into Qing Yu's body like a hundred rivers returning to the sea!
The volume of the nine cores expanded wildly at a visible speed! In just a few breaths, they had swollen more than ten times over!
"Break!" A silent roar echoed from the depths of Qing Yu's soul!
Rumble—!!!
The most central and massive star was the first to succumb to the extreme power, collapsing inwards and exploding with a roar! The chain reaction instantly detonated the other eight stars!
His sea of consciousness transformed into a chaotic star sea purgatory! Countless star fragments, stardust, and clouds churned, rotated, and collided wildly in the explosive maelstrom!
After an unknown period, countless star fragments and nebular dust slowly began to gather and spiral around a gravitational singularity.
A vast and magnificent spiral galaxy was born in Qing Yu's sea of consciousness!
At the heart of the galaxy was a tiny black hole! Surrounding it were eight enormous spiral arms, extending from the dark core, exhaling wisps of pure energy.
Universe Rank, achieved!
Qing Yu opened his eyes, feeling the surging power within his body. What made him even happier was that the fluctuations of the universe's fundamental laws had never been so clear!
"My talent amplification has increased to 8 times..." This 8-fold amplification was applied to his affinity for laws, which had already undergone a qualitative leap after his breakthrough to Universe Rank!
The breakthrough from Stellar Level to Universe Rank is a transformation of life's essence. The ability to perceive and comprehend the laws of the universe naturally improves. Now, with this 8-fold real-time amplification superimposed... it can only be described as "terrifying"!
It is worth mentioning that Qing Yu's talent amplification is always an amplification based on the current foundation! Stellar Level is amplified based on the Stellar Level foundation, Universe Rank is amplified based on the Universe Rank foundation, and so on...
So, while it seemingly only doubled from the previous 4 times to 8 times, in reality, his efficiency in comprehending laws now is more than twice as fast compared to when he was at Stellar Level!
It's more than ten times faster!
After calming his mind, Qing Yu's consciousness immediately sank into the Virtual Universe.
In the Original Zone, within Qing Yu's exclusive manor, Marquis Tianyi's figure was already waiting, a gentle smile on his face.
"Teacher," Qing Yu respectfully bowed.
"Not bad. I originally thought it would take some more time. It seems your previous accumulation was very solid," Marquis Tianyi nodded with satisfaction, his gaze sweeping over Qing Yu.
"From now on, resources, secret techniques, and guidance will far exceed what you had before. But the direction and method are crucial," he directly pointed out the core of Qing Yu's current cultivation.
"Your current cultivation has two core points: comprehension of the laws of space-time, and control over the Tribulation Divine Weapon."
"Among them, law comprehension is the foundation," Marquis Tianyi pointed in the void, and a light screen appeared, displaying a large amount of information.
"I recommend you exchange for this secret technique—'Myriad Tribulations'. This secret technique mainly explains the core profound meanings of the first three diagrams of the 'universe chaos tablet', containing a total of 270 secret techniques, progressing layer by layer to expound on space-time," Marquis Tianyi paused slightly, then added.
"As for what the 'universe chaos tablet' is, you will naturally know when you arrive at the Primal Universe."
"'Myriad Tribulations' is divided into three major levels:"
"The first level, 18 secret techniques, foundational entry into the laws of space-time;"
"The second level, 54 secret techniques, in-depth analysis of the mysteries of space-time changes;"
"The third level, 198 secret techniques, expounding on more profound truths of space-time."
"If you can thoroughly study these 270 secret techniques, your comprehension of the laws of space-time will far exceed what it is now, easily killing 100 of your current self!"
"The spaceship still needs a three-year journey to reach the company headquarters. These three years are precious time for you to lay a solid foundation," Marquis Tianyi looked at Qing Yu, his tone calm but unyielding.
"My requirement for you is... within three years, you must master 9 of the 18 basic secret techniques in the first level of 'Myriad Tribulations'! This is the minimum requirement. If you cannot achieve it, then give up this path early!"
"As for the cultivation of the Tribulation Divine Weapon," Marquis Tianyi continued.
"This is key to transforming your law comprehension into combat power. The 'Tribulation Divine Weapon' secret technique annotation bestowed upon you by the Lord Jin Lan, although focusing on space laws, contains application techniques for the Tribulation Divine Weapon that you can fully learn."
"Your current control over the Tribulation Divine Weapon is very crude. Once you master the techniques within, you will find that even when wielding the first stage, its power will be much stronger than what you can achieve now!"
"This disciple understands!" Qing Yu nodded solemnly. He was well aware of his current talent and had 100% confidence in meeting Marquis Tianyi's requirements.
"Very good," Marquis Tianyi was pleased with Qing Yu's attitude.
"Go, exchange for 'Myriad Tribulations' now. After exchanging, immediately begin comprehending it. If you have any questions, you can ask me at any time. I look forward to seeing your results in three years."
Qing Yu assented but did not act immediately. "Teacher, this disciple has one more question to ask."
"Speak," Marquis Tianyi looked at him.
"During the final arena battle of the genius competition, this disciple encountered You Meng's illusion attack," Qing Yu recalled his battle with You Meng.
"This disciple forcibly broke through the illusion with willpower at the time, but I cannot rely on willpower to resist every time in the future, so this disciple wants to exchange for a soul defense secret technique to cultivate. Does Teacher have any suggestions?"
Not cultivating a soul defense secret technique before was not due to Qing Yu's laziness, but because such secret techniques were extremely precious and rare, their value far exceeding other secret techniques of the same rank.
Qing Yu had no access to such secret techniques before, nor did the Qinglin Clan. The Virtual Universe Corporation's treasury was the only place he could currently access such secret techniques.
Marquis Tianyi's eyes flashed with approval upon hearing this:
"Hmm, it's very good that you can proactively think of this. Soul defense is of utmost importance!" He pointed in the void again, and a new light screen of information appeared.
"You don't have many points right now, so I recommend you exchange for this 'Seven Soul Bell' secret technique. Although it's not the most top-tier soul defense secret technique, it's sufficient for your current stage and you won't need to consider replacing it for a long time in the future."