Swallowed Star: Copy God

Ye Yun adjusted the range of the time-space stasis, continuously enveloping the space-time around the skinny monkey Purgatory Beast, restricting its movements.

After the six-winged Purgatory Beast grabbed the skinny monkey Purgatory Beast from the lake, it injected wave after wave of 'Purgatory Fire' into the skinny monkey Purgatory Beast's body, weakening its resistance.

The skinny monkey Purgatory Beast, caught within the influence of the time-space stasis and scorched by the six-winged Purgatory Beast's 'Purgatory Fire,' experienced intense pain. However, even its roaring movements and sounds became incredibly sluggish, forming a stark contrast with the normally shaped six-winged Purgatory Beast, making the entire scene look very bizarre.

After the energy within the skinny monkey Purgatory Beast was mostly depleted, Ye Yun stepped forward, and a fierce mental force fearlessly rushed into the depths of the skinny monkey Purgatory Beast's sea of consciousness, forcefully invading the interior of its soul crystal core.

Ye Yun's actions were violent, but contained cautious details. The will of an Immortal level continuously strengthened the impact of the mental force, allowing Ye Yun to completely ignore the skinny monkey Purgatory Beast's fierce resistance. In the confrontation of wills, Ye Yun held an absolute advantage.

The skinny monkey Purgatory Beast's current situation was incredibly frustrating. Its entire body and energy were suppressed by the six-winged Purgatory Beast, and its inner core soul crystal was also invaded by Ye Yun's domineering force. It tried its best but couldn't resist, truly becoming a lamb to the slaughter.

Ye Yun waved his hand slightly, and the six-winged Purgatory Beast flapped its wings, taking Ye Yun and the skinny monkey Purgatory Beast and disappearing into the sky.

Inside his temporarily created hidden cave, the light in Ye Yun's eyes faded away, ending the scan of the Copying Eye.

Ye Yun had used the Copying Eye on the Purgatory Beasts of each of the previous eight levels, from the first level of the Purgatory Abyss to the current ninth level, but this time the feeling was completely different from the previous eight levels.

The memories of the Purgatory Beasts on the previous eight levels were incredibly fragmented and chaotic, and filled with insane and violent thoughts. If it weren't for Ye Yun's rich experience, it would have been difficult to extract the information he needed from such complex memories.

More importantly, due to the special rules of this Purgatory Abyss, the Purgatory Beasts that are naturally born within it, whether it is the initial Purgatory Domain or the advanced Purgatory Law, are almost actively bestowed by the Purgatory Abyss. That is to say, these Purgatory Beasts only maintain a natural state of using the Purgatory Abyss's laws, without any process of comprehension.

However, the Purgatory Beasts on this ninth level have undergone a qualitative change. It seems that because the portion of the 'Purgatory Law' they have mastered has reached a level recognized by the law, they are not far from fully comprehending this 'Purgatory Law'. Therefore, in their soul memories, there is finally a complete set of practical content for this 'Purgatory Law' that they have mastered.

Ye Yun successively scanned the six-winged Purgatory Beast, which had been following him all the way, and the skinny monkey Purgatory Beast, which he had just subdued. From their massive memories, he obtained results that satisfied him.

Closing his eyes, Ye Yun entered a deep level of comprehension. The six-winged Purgatory Beast and the skinny monkey Purgatory Beast had huge differences in size, but at this time they were both extremely quiet, silently guarding Ye Yun.

Maintaining a cross-legged sitting posture for a full six days, Ye Yun slowly opened his eyes, with a slight smile on the corner of his mouth, and then gently raised his hands.

A small ball of 'Purgatory Fire' and a swirling 'Purgatory Water' appeared above Ye Yun's hands respectively!

During these six days, being in the deep space of the ninth level of the Purgatory Abyss, Ye Yun, relying on his current aura that was completely integrated with the Purgatory Abyss, and the 'Purgatory Law' comprehension he had copied from the six-winged Purgatory Beast and the skinny monkey Purgatory Beast, had already achieved a certain level of attainment in the 'Purgatory Fire' and 'Purgatory Water' laws, reaching the level of a fourth-level entry-level Realm Lord!

Environment, matching aura, and experience in law comprehension are all indispensable.

And at the moment of comprehending the Purgatory Abyss's unique 'Purgatory Law,' Ye Yun more clearly felt a huge abyss will, which seemed to be distributed in every part of the entire Purgatory Abyss, constantly demonstrating its own existence.

Ye Yun felt that he seemed to have touched the true secret of this Purgatory Abyss. His previous thinking was completely correct. Whether it was to survive in the deeper layers of the Purgatory Abyss or to explore unknown mysteries, understanding and mastering the unique rules here was a necessary condition.

And now, Ye Yun had truly achieved this. This was actually an achievement that no one had achieved for many years.

After all, perfectly integrating with this Purgatory Abyss was almost an impossible thing to do, let alone slowly feel the unique aura of the Purgatory Abyss in a dangerous environment and slowly comprehend the special 'Purgatory Law' here.

The predecessors who had ventured deep into the Purgatory Abyss before, many of them were stronger than Ye Yun's current strength, and even some peerless geniuses with heaven-defying opportunities also had the means to fight against Immortal-level powerhouses like Ye Yun, but they were completely crushed by Ye Yun in terms of accumulation and comprehensiveness.

Therefore, Ye Yun's current progress in exploring the Purgatory Abyss had already stood at the top of all geniuses.

However, although the Purgatory Abyss was extremely mysterious, Ye Yun knew that the Virtual Universe Company, which had controlled this place for many years, must have a comprehensive understanding of it. The reason for keeping it was to provide a place for the younger generations of the Virtual Universe Company to train and have the opportunity to obtain opportunities.

Therefore, Ye Yun understood in his heart that no matter what he did here, there would be no problems. If he could obtain the ultimate opportunity of the Purgatory Abyss, the Virtual Universe Company would only be happy and supportive, and there would be no other restrictions.

Having understood the key to this, Ye Yun beckoned, and the six-winged Purgatory Beast and the skinny monkey Purgatory Beast stepped forward at the same time. Ye Yun stepped onto the back of the six-winged Purgatory Beast and muttered to himself,

"Now, let me verify my ideas."

'Bang!'

A three-headed monster snake crashed heavily to the ground. The six-winged Purgatory Beast swooped down from mid-air, its ten claws spread open, pressing the monster snake Purgatory Beast's body firmly to the ground.

The small-bodied skinny monkey Purgatory Beast had been waiting here for a long time. When the three-headed monster snake was suppressed by the six-winged Purgatory Beast, strands of 'Purgatory Water' in its hand wrapped around the three heads of the three-headed monster snake. Under the circumstances of accumulating for a long time and making a full effort, it immediately locked all the heads of the monster snake that could not move.

Ye Yun walked to the side of the three-headed monster snake. Even though he had seen many strange and incomparable Purgatory Beasts along the way, Ye Yun was still slightly surprised by this three-headed monster snake.

This three-headed monster snake's entire body was only about twenty meters long, not particularly long. Overall, it looked similar to the snakes in the primitive universe. The only thing that was more peculiar was its three heads.

The head on the far left was surrounded by strands of black electricity, as if you could hear bursts of 'crackling' sounds.

The head in the middle was obviously more swollen than the heads on both sides, emitting a dark and black light. This light was not gentle at all, but gave people a colder feeling.

And the head on the far right looked the smallest, and the surroundings of the head were surrounded by swirling black hurricanes. These hurricanes kept whistling, as if they had the power to tear everything apart.

Ye Yun slightly distinguished it, combined with his constantly increasing sense of the 'Purgatory Law' in the Purgatory Abyss, and immediately recognized that this three-headed monster snake Purgatory Beast, although its realm was the same as the six-winged Purgatory Beast and the skinny monkey Purgatory Beast, both were at the top Realm Lord level, but it had mastered three different 'Purgatory Laws'!

The head on the left mastered the 'Purgatory Lightning' law, the head in the middle was the 'Purgatory Light' law, and the head on the right represented the 'Purgatory Wind' law!

Although they were also special beings naturally bred and born in the Purgatory Abyss, there were obviously differences in strength. This strange three-headed snake Purgatory Beast was obviously a stronger type among all Purgatory Beasts.

It was just that, although the Purgatory Beasts on the ninth level were stronger, their intelligence had not increased much. Ye Yun controlled the six-winged Purgatory Beast and the skinny monkey Purgatory Beast, and with their cooperation, he easily subdued this three-headed monster snake without needing to take action himself.

After successively obtaining the six-winged Purgatory Beast and the skinny monkey Purgatory Beast, Ye Yun originally did not intend to enslave other Purgatory Beasts, but the strange three-headed monster snake in front of him made Ye Yun change his mind.

As the consciousness deeply penetrated, Ye Yun also discovered why this three-headed monster snake was able to master three different 'Purgatory Laws'.

In the three heads of this three-headed monster snake, there was actually a soul crystal core existing! That is to say, this three-headed monster snake was actually equivalent to a combination of three Purgatory Beasts. Each head was actually equivalent to an independent existence that had mastered a 'Purgatory Law', except that the three heads shared one body.

After some operations, the three-headed monster snake Purgatory Beast was also successfully enslaved by Ye Yun. After a scan, Ye Yun obtained the comprehension of three new 'Purgatory Laws'.

One day later, Ye Yun led his three subordinates, walking rampantly in the ninth level of the Purgatory Abyss space, searching for traces of prey.

During this day, under Ye Yun's active search, he encountered more than a dozen ninth-level Purgatory Beasts, but the 'Purgatory Laws' mastered by these Purgatory Beasts had a certain degree of repetition, so until now, Ye Yun had not really determined how many 'Purgatory Laws' there were in this Purgatory Abyss.

'Purgatory Gold, Purgatory Water, Purgatory Fire, Purgatory Earth, Purgatory Wind, Purgatory Light, Purgatory Lightning.'

Ye Yun meticulously counted the types of 'Purgatory Laws' he had encountered so far, comparing them one by one with the ten original laws of the original universe. He discovered that there were still significant similarities, but without gathering more information, Ye Yun did not dare to make a final judgment.

Just as Ye Yun was slightly distracted, the skinny monkey Purgatory Beast beside him suddenly let out a low growl, attracting Ye Yun's attention. Following the direction indicated by the skinny monkey Purgatory Beast, Ye Yun saw a pitch-black humanoid figure appear in front of him, and he immediately became extremely energetic.

Focusing his gaze on this pitch-black figure, Ye Yun instantly understood the identity of this figure: a special Purgatory Beast transformed from an outside human!

This was only the second time Ye Yun had encountered a special Purgatory Beast transformed from a human. The previous levels, except for the first level, were basically passed through quickly without stopping to explore. And in the vast space of each level of the abyss, the number of Purgatory Beasts transformed from humans was not large, so the probability of encountering them was very small.

Ye Yun led the three great Purgatory Beasts to quickly approach the humanoid Purgatory Beast below, and within a few seconds, they completely subdued it.

Ye Yun slowly approached, noticing the broken battle armor around the humanoid Purgatory Beast, which also had a special mark belonging to the Virtual Universe Company. For a moment, his emotions became slightly depressed.

However, in an instant, Ye Yun adjusted his emotions and carefully examined the humanoid Purgatory Beast in front of him face to face.

'Huh?'

Upon careful examination, Ye Yun discovered something different. In the center of the humanoid Purgatory Beast's forehead, there was a special mark. This mark was not strange in itself, as it represented the recognition of the corresponding law.

But Ye Yun noticed that this mark was much deeper than a normal mark. After careful comparison, he immediately understood that the reason it was deeper was because it was two almost identical marks overlapping each other. It was impossible to see the difference without careful observation.

These two almost identical marks respectively represented that the humanoid Purgatory Beast had obtained recognition from the original universe's Wood Origin Law and the 'Purgatory Wood' Law in the Purgatory Abyss!

'To be able to obtain recognition from the original universe's origin law at the Universe level, it must be said that this person must have been an absolute genius in his lifetime based on this point alone.'

Ye Yun thought for a while and was not so surprised. Which of those who dared to challenge this Purgatory Abyss cultivation mission was not a leader among their generation? Even if their performance was not so eye-catching, they must be like Fu Ka, whom he met on the first level, with their own strength being much stronger than what the outside world recognized, and having absolute confidence in themselves.

So, it was not strange that this humanoid Purgatory Beast had such talent, and if he was not powerful, how could he have broken through to the ninth level of the Purgatory Abyss, almost entering the tenth level of the abyss space?

However, no matter how talented or how great the potential, he had already become dust in history. After being transformed by the Purgatory Abyss for who knows how many years, he had completely transformed into the essence of a Purgatory Beast, no longer resembling his previous self.

After a scan and investigation, obtaining what he needed, Ye Yun silently retreated. The three great Purgatory Beasts acted at the same time, turning this humanoid Purgatory Beast into ashes, leaving behind a round, dark crystal, flashing with bursts of light.

After collecting this 'Abyss Stone' left behind by the humanoid Purgatory Beast, Ye Yun ended the hunting operation and led his three great Purgatory Beast subordinates into a cave deep in the earth.

The reason for stopping the action was that after scanning the memory of the humanoid Purgatory Beast, and with the help of this predecessor's valuable experience, Ye Yun finally had a more comprehensive understanding of the 'Purgatory Laws' of this Purgatory Abyss. At this time, he needed to find a quiet place to digest this information and also conduct a more in-depth study and mastery of the 'Purgatory Laws' he now possessed.

After scanning, Ye Yun knew that this senior who had penetrated the ninth level of the Purgatory Abyss was named Zhu Yu, a core member of the Virtual Universe Company's Original Secret Realm tens of millions of years ago. He had broken through the tenth level of the Tongtian Bridge at the Universe level, with unparalleled talent!

In Zhu Yu's era, he was the well-deserved number one among the geniuses of his generation, even more powerful than many Domain Lords.

Moreover, Zhu Yu was not only powerful in his comprehension of the laws, but his actual combat power was also very good. At the Universe level, he could fight against ordinary World Lord-level powerhouses.

Because of this, Zhu Yu chose to accept the cultivation mission of the Purgatory Abyss in order to challenge his limits and hone himself to the greatest extent.

After entering the Purgatory Abyss, Zhu Yu also discovered the special nature of the Purgatory Abyss. The erosion that was constantly taking place made Zhu Yu very headache.

However, Zhu Yu had previously obtained a supporting plant lifeform through a lucky encounter—the An Shen Flower—and he had spent all his wealth to upgrade it to the peak of the World Lord level.

This An Shen Flower plant lifeform did not have powerful offensive and defensive capabilities, but it could provide Zhu Yu with mental and spiritual clarity, allowing him to always maintain the clearest state of mind.

It was because of the help of the An Shen Flower that Zhu Yu was able to break through from the first level of the Purgatory Abyss to the ninth level, and still maintain a good state on the ninth level, without the danger of being assimilated by the Purgatory Abyss's aura.

After arriving at the ninth level of the Purgatory Abyss, like Ye Yun, Zhu Yu also felt that the next level, the tenth level, would definitely be ten or a hundred times more dangerous, so he did not immediately go deeper, but stayed on the ninth level in order to explore the mysteries of the Purgatory Abyss and accumulate more protection for his next mission.

With the help of the An Shen Flower's resistance to the will aura of the Purgatory Abyss, and his own strength to fight against the World Lord, Zhu Yu's exploration was very smooth at the beginning, without encountering too much danger. Instead, he gained a deeper understanding of the ninth level and the essence of the Purgatory Abyss.

However, Zhu Yu was not like Ye Yun, who had the Demon Killing Clan's talent secret technique to replicate the aura of the Purgatory Abyss. Although he kept changing his position and did not stay in the same place for a long time, after about half a month, he repeatedly exposed his position and kept escaping the pursuit, he was eventually blocked by a massive number of Purgatory Beasts.

Once blocked by Purgatory Beasts, Zhu Yu had to fall into an endless battle. As time went by, the energy in Zhu Yu's body was consumed very quickly.

Especially when dealing with the peak World Lord-level Purgatory Beasts, Zhu Yu, who was only at the Universe level, had to use his strongest methods to cope, and such methods consumed him even more. Although Zhu Yu brought a lot of resources to replenish energy, and 'Abyss Stones' as supplements, the speed of replenishment was far from keeping up with the speed of consumption.

In the end, Zhu Yu even stopped suppressing his own realm and broke through to the Domain Lord level, wanting to gain a chance to escape, but the Domain Lord-level Zhu Yu and the Universe-level Zhu Yu did not have much difference in strength, and still could not resist the almost endless siege of Purgatory Beasts.

The supporting plant lifeform An Shen Flower was the first to be killed, and then Zhu Yu's heart was filled with his own regret and unwillingness, and he was submerged under the impact of the Purgatory Abyss's will.

Ye Yun took a long breath, and he had taken a fleeting look at Zhu Yu's life, and infinite emotions swirled in his heart.

He found that watching the lives of others, as an outsider, his feelings were completely different, clearly experiencing the emotions and thoughts of others, but also having to avoid being touched by the strong emotions in them, affecting his own thoughts.

Each experience was equivalent to a spiritual baptism. As long as he grasped his own heart well, it was actually a very good experience for Ye Yun.

Ye Yun gently pinched the center of his eyebrows with his right hand and muttered to himself,

"Are there only eight unique laws in the Purgatory Abyss?"

Leaving aside some messy memories, Ye Yun had completely confirmed the situation of the 'Purgatory Laws' in the Purgatory Abyss through Zhu Yu's personal experience.

In the unique environment of the Purgatory Abyss, there are only eight laws: 'Purgatory Gold', 'Purgatory Wood', 'Purgatory Water', 'Purgatory Fire', 'Purgatory Earth', 'Purgatory Wind', 'Purgatory Light', and 'Purgatory Lightning'.

These eight Purgatory Abyss Laws correspond exactly to the eight lower origin laws in the original universe. The methods and processes of comprehension are completely different, but the corresponding laws have a certain degree of similarity.

For example, the Fire Origin Law of the original universe and the 'Purgatory Fire' Law of the Purgatory Abyss both have the characteristics of extreme burning and explosion, and the power of attack is extremely strong, but the 'Purgatory Fire' Law is also accompanied by the characteristics of erosion, which is a unique blessing of the Purgatory Abyss.

However, the two upper origin laws in the original universe, the Time Origin Law and the Space Origin Law, do not have corresponding existences in the Purgatory Abyss. Ye Yun does not know the specific reason for the time being, and can only make one-sided speculations based on some information and clues currently available.

Encountering the humanoid Purgatory Beast transformed by Zhu Yu was also a pleasant surprise for Ye Yun. Zhu Yu not only provided Ye Yun with the last 'Purgatory Wood' Purgatory Law, but also brought Ye Yun richer information, helping Ye Yun save a lot of exploration time.

Next, Ye Yun plans to stay in this underground cave. He is going to study the 'Purgatory Laws' he has obtained and feel the mysteries of the Purgatory Abyss at a deeper level.

Ye Yun had a strong premonition in his heart that if he could master all eight of these 'Purgatory Laws' in the Purgatory Abyss to a certain extent, perhaps unexpected changes would occur.