Chapter 681 - 674: Beyond the Heavens
A life structure created through this Simulation Ability is weaker than that of a being who has truly walked this path, even at the same Energy Level.
However, the terrifying aspect of this core ability was its power to simulate different fundamental structures, causing them to fuse to a certain degree. This not only strengthened their abilities but could even combine them to create unheard-of powers.
This was an unimaginable ability, even among the countless races of the vast, boundless universe.
After all, conventional wisdom held that a living being could only possess a single type of essential nature.
But Zhou Yuanjue was different.
When his Lifebound True Skill first appeared, it was incredibly weak and had nothing to do with perfection. It couldn’t even connect with the Power of the True Realm. But this Lifebound True Skill held infinite possibilities.
It was a powerful potential that could shatter convention, transcend all, and forge miracles.
And this power stemmed from Zhou Yuanjue’s fundamental will—one that was all-embracing and sought to transcend everything.
"Two life structures fused?! Your ability has been enhanced to this extent?! That’s just unbelievable. If you were to fuse the marks of all the other Primordial Ancestors, what would happen?!"
Zhou Ji couldn’t even begin to imagine such a scene.
"It is a fusion, but it’s not as extreme as you think. Besides, there are limitations to this fusion,"p>
Zhou Yuanjue said, shaking his head.
The reason Zhou Ji felt his abilities had been greatly enhanced was because the Qiluo Structure and the Sacred Lotus Structure were apparently quite compatible on a defensive level, increasing their inherent strength by over thirty percent. On the offensive side, however, even accounting for the corresponding boost from the Power of the True Realm, the increase was less than ten percent.
Moreover, from the transformation caused by this structural fusion, he had also deduced some of the characteristics of his Simulation Ability.
He couldn’t just simulate and fuse any life structure. The structures themselves had a kind of "compatibility." If their compatibility was too unusual, or if they were mutually repulsive, fusing them would likely come at a tremendous cost, even if it were possible.
"Even so, this fundamental ability is astonishing enough,"
Zhou Ji said with a sigh of admiration.
She, too, realized the immense potential contained within this core ability.
An ability like this, even in the unfathomably vast universe, might still be something that could create miracles.
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Just as Zhou Yuanjue was finally figuring out the nature of his core ability...
...in the vastness of space, countless stars floated densely in the endless cosmos, so boundless that they defied exploration.
Even "light," the fastest thing in the universe, could hardly cross such a boundless distance.
「The edge of the Solar System.」
In the endless, dark void.
Here, it was deathly silent.
This place was several light-years from the only Life Planet in the Solar System.
For many humans, and even for human civilization as a whole, this was an unimaginable distance—a place humanity had never truly explored.
Yet, at this very moment, in this place far beyond the reach of any life from Earth...
VMM!!
...a distortion suddenly appeared in the endless darkness, revealing a swirling vortex several dozen meters wide, like a black hole.
A True Realm channel.
GURGLE, GURGLE...
As the darkness within the True Realm channel writhed, something seemed to be emerging.
A black, shell-like object slowly appeared in this region of the Solar System, an area where no life had ever set foot.
Through the cracks in its shell, something like writhing flesh and blood could be seen, indicating that this object that had suddenly appeared in the Solar System was not inanimate.
Its shuttle-like head and streamlined, insectoid-like body made it look like a massive, armor-plated worm.
Yet it didn’t seem to be a normal life-form. It had no sensory organs, and even its life signature was faint.
In truth, it wasn’t a living creature at all.
Inside the massive monster’s body cavity...
GURGLE.
...a mass of flesh-and-bone-like structures formed a space resembling a cockpit. On two seat-like pedestals of bone sat two humanoid figures. They were covered head-to-toe in black, shell-like armor that resembled some kind of Combat Suit. Their bodies were entangled in threads like exposed neurons, and their faces were obscured by their armor. The two beings were slowly stirring, Awakening from a state of hibernation.
"Hmm? Have we reached the target planet?"
the being covered in spiky armor asked in confusion.
"No. The coordinates show we’ve drifted off course. We’re on the edge of the target planet’s Star System now. We’re still about one to two Material Universe units away from the target."
the other being, the one with feathery wings on its back, said, shaking its head.
"Damn it, this old piece of junk should’ve been replaced ages ago. Its organic hyper-brain is probably shot. It’s been like this ever since that warship from the Oran Civilization scraped us."
"The navigation is off, the recharge rate is slow, and it can’t perform precision maneuvers. Every time I establish a Spirit link, the feedback is strong enough to scramble my brain."
"This Donna Civilization biotech is garbage. The self-repair function is awful, nothing like what they advertised. Figures, ads are always full of crap. Dammit, the Oran Civilization’s AI is so much better..."
the spiky-armored being grumbled.
"Alright, that’s enough. It’s impossible to get a new Aircraft Carrier right now, and you know the situation in the True River Realm. Even the protocols for civilian contact have been amended. If they hadn’t, we wouldn’t have been able to accept this commission from the Sacred Lotus Civilization. I heard this target planet hasn’t even produced a single Type One life-form. According to the old rules, a civilization like this is clearly not at a level where contact is permitted."
"They’ve even relaxed the restrictions on civilian contact. Sounds like things aren’t going well on the front lines. They must be desperate for fresh blood."
"In times like these, with our strength, taking simple retrieval missions like this is the safest bet. Besides, the Sacred Lotus Civilization’s pay isn’t bad. They are a civilization with a top-tier Type Three, after all."
"Forget about earning big bucks for a new Aircraft Carrier. It’s better to just make some easy money and live a quiet life."
the winged being said.
"You’ve got a point. Since it’s a civilization that those pretty boys and girls of the Sacred Lotus Civilization from the True River Realm have their eyes on, the stock should be pretty good, right? Looks like we’ll get to run through the whole playbook this time. Ah, just thinking about it is nice."
"I love these Low-level Civilization missions. To them, we’re probably the legendary ’Divine Beings,’ haha."
the spiky being said with a chuckle.