Swallowed Star: Copy God

Furthermore, the self-awareness of Origin Universe-class lifeforms is extremely vast and ethereal. It can be said to permeate the entire range of the lifeform. The intelligence of each Origin Universe-class lifeform isn't particularly outstanding, and they generally act according to the special rules within them, which imposes great limitations.

However, it's worth mentioning that the unique rules that evolve and are born within each Origin Universe-class lifeform are very special. They have a certain degree of connection to the original universe's origin laws, but also present a completely different form in some aspects.

For example, the Origin Universe-class lifeform that Venerable Zhou Niu encountered initially had no light whatsoever inside its entire lifeform, as if entering the primordial darkness. Even Venerable Zhou Niu, who delved deep into it, couldn't create light.

After thousands of years of exploration, Venerable Zhou Niu finally gained some insights. He discovered that within this Origin Universe-class lifeform, a law completely opposite to the origin law of light in the original universe had actually evolved!

This law permeated the entire lifeform, containing the ultimate artistic conception of serenity, tranquility, and peace. Venerable Zhou Niu named it the 'Law of Darkness'!

The origin law of light in the original universe, when cultivated and comprehended to the extreme, can actually be transformed from light to darkness, developing different secret techniques and applications. However, such applications cannot be compared to the ultimate 'Law of Darkness' within this lifeform.

This Origin Universe-class lifeform also nurtured and gave birth to some unique special lifeforms within it. Each of these lifeforms was born with mastery of this 'Law of Darkness'. Once unleashed, with the help of the environment, they possessed the power to assimilate all matter and life into darkness, silently and imperceptibly permeating all things, as if returning to the embrace of the Goddess of Night.

This experience of Venerable Zhou Niu, in his long life, didn't actually occupy much time, but it left him with a permanent and profound impression, allowing him to personally witness the marvel of life and the wonders of the universe.

The term 'Origin Universe-class special lifeform' is just Venerable Zhou Niu's own naming. Within the Virtual Universe Company and even the entire human race, such a category of lifeform isn't listed separately. They are all categorized under 'special lifeforms', and each lifeform with such characteristics is regarded as a completely independent and unique special lifeform.

In fact, Ye Yun possessed endless experience from copying, but only saw the experience regarding Origin Universe-class lifeforms in Venerable Zhou Niu's memories. From this, it can be inferred that within the entire scope of the original universe, such Origin Universe-class lifeforms are extremely special and rare, and the total number probably doesn't exceed ten.

However, Ye Yun knew that the top echelons of the Virtual Universe Company, such as the City Lord of Chaos and other Universe Lords of that level, should have a deeper understanding of Origin Universe-class lifeforms.

Putting aside other things, the Purgatory Abyss that Ye Yun was currently delving into should be a very special Origin Universe-class special lifeform.

The vast space, the ubiquitous consciousness, the special and unique laws—every aspect of the Purgatory Abyss completely matched the characteristics of Origin Universe-class lifeforms in Venerable Zhou Niu's memory.

The Virtual Universe Company has controlled this primordial secret realm for so many years, developing it into its most core special secret realm for nurturing geniuses. They should have a complete understanding of everything born within it.

Only under such circumstances would the Purgatory Abyss be opened up as a location for cultivation missions.

As the true face of the Purgatory Abyss was revealed, Ye Yun also understood why the Virtual Universe Company would keep such a special Origin Universe-class lifeform around, merely using it as a place to train disciples.

The special lifeform state of the Purgatory Abyss led to its consciousness becoming incomparably dispersed as its form increased, lacking the soul that was initially condensed together, which prevented it from being seized.

When the Virtual Universe Company discovered this Purgatory Abyss, it was already in its current form. It could be said that the eighteen layers of space in the Purgatory Abyss had been shaped for a long time, and the entire Purgatory Abyss was incredibly huge, completely impossible to move, and could only be left to stay in the primordial secret realm.

Thinking of this, Ye Yun stared at the constantly pulsating consciousness body in front of him, and a doubt rose again from the bottom of his heart.

'The consciousness of the Purgatory Abyss should have already dispersed and permeated the entire eighteen layers of space. The experiences along the way have also verified this point, but why is there such a condensed consciousness body existing here?'

Ye Yun pondered for a moment, and various guesses emerged, but he couldn't determine the specific reason.

After a while, Ye Yun felt that the Yu Lou Clan clone had gradually become familiar with the environment here, and the strong will impact could no longer cause him any trouble.

The Yu Lou Clan clone immediately put away the Undying Iron Thread Grass battle armor that wrapped itself, and with a shake of its entire body, it transformed into a mass of consciousness that was also rolling, almost exactly the same as the viscous mass of consciousness in the center of the stone tower!

Ye Yun's main body also quietly appeared, and the Demon Killing Clan's talent secret technique was activated to copy the aura of the mass of consciousness in the center of the stone tower, adding it to the consciousness body transformed by the Yu Lou Clan clone. After success, he returned to the inner world.

The transformed Yu Lou Clan clone slowly approached the center of the stone tower. At the same time, Ye Yun's main body in the inner world was also concentrating intently, ready to deal with any possible crises.

At this time, having the exact same appearance and aura, the Yu Lou Clan clone felt the pressure on its body suddenly disappear. The will impact that was originally directed at him also disappeared. Before long, the Yu Lou Clan clone came from the steps to the center of the stone tower, almost touching the viscous consciousness body!

No accident happened. After waiting for a while, the Yu Lou Clan clone finally manipulated its transformed form and slowly touched the viscous consciousness body!

At the moment of contact, Ye Yun felt that his consciousness seemed to temporarily merge with this consciousness body. With this close connection, Ye Yun's perspective also completely changed to the unique perspective of the consciousness body.

The initial perspective focused on the inside of this viscous consciousness body. After the consciousness connected, Ye Yun realized that there was actually a small stone tower inside this viscous consciousness body!

Before Ye Yun could digest the shocking information, the perspective changed from the viscous consciousness body.

Ye Yun felt that his vision seemed to be infinitely raised, from the center of the stone tower to the entire stone tower, the eighteen layers of abyss space, the seventeenth layer, the sixteenth layer. Finally, the perspective shifted, and he seemed to 'see' the entire structure of the Purgatory Abyss, as if a huge giant was standing outside the Purgatory Abyss, clearly observing the entire appearance of the Purgatory Abyss.

This mass of viscous consciousness can be called the 'Little Purgatory Abyss'. It and the Purgatory Abyss come from the same source, only one is a complete body that has developed to the extreme, and the other is a growing juvenile still in the 'fetal' stage. Apart from this, there is no difference between the two.

The perspective that Ye Yun saw at the beginning when his consciousness connected with it was its own, and then, because of the same origin as the Purgatory Abyss, Ye Yun was able to see the overall structure and development process of the Purgatory Abyss as if he were watching a slideshow, and at the same time understood all the mysteries.

Ye Yun also knew that the scene he saw after entering the eighteenth layer of the Purgatory Abyss was not the real eighteenth layer. This entire evolving universe starry sky actually belonged to the 'Little Purgatory Abyss'!

The eighteen layers of space in the Purgatory Abyss are all completely evolved and complete spaces. The real eighteenth layer of space and the previous seventeen layers of space are basically the same in terms of environment and structure.

And the 'Little Purgatory Abyss' is still in the initial stage of development. It has not even completely evolved a layer of space belonging to itself, so the form it presents is like the initial universe, a prototype space, and all the laws and scenes are in evolution.

In addition to these, Ye Yun also discovered a very interesting thing. When experiencing the life of the Purgatory Abyss, Ye Yun saw that before this 'Little Purgatory Abyss' appeared and was born, another 'Little Purgatory Abyss' had already been conceived inside this Purgatory Abyss eighteen-layer stone tower!

It's just that this first 'Little Purgatory Abyss' was discovered by the people of the Virtual Universe Company not long after it evolved and was taken away from the Purgatory Abyss. Then, after another long period of gestation, the second 'Little Purgatory Abyss' appeared, which is what Ye Yun is seeing now.

After realizing this, Ye Yun suddenly thought of the Purgatory King guarding the great rift at the entrance to the Purgatory Abyss.

This Purgatory King was said to have become famous very early, even earlier than the rise of his teacher, Venerable Yu Meng, and belonged to the earliest batch of Undying-level powerhouses in the Virtual Universe Company.

The era of the Purgatory King's activity coincided with the time when Ye Yun sensed the birth of the first 'Small Purgatory Abyss,' and the Purgatory King's title was 'Purgatory.' Moreover, he had guarded the great rift at the entrance to the Purgatory Abyss for such a long time. Ye Yun certainly wouldn't believe that he had no connection with the Purgatory Abyss.

Ye Yun now strongly suspected that when the Virtual Universe Company explored the Purgatory Abyss, this Purgatory King obtained the first 'Small Purgatory Abyss' produced there, which greatly impacted his cultivation path.

However, these were just Ye Yun's guesses based on the information he currently possessed, and he couldn't determine the specific situation.

'When I go back, I'll have to check the information carefully. If the Purgatory King really obtained the 'Small Purgatory Abyss,' then I must connect with him. He must have a deeper understanding and research of the Purgatory Abyss.'

Although Ye Yun had stayed in this Purgatory Abyss for more than twenty years and believed he understood the various situations of the Purgatory Abyss very well, he was definitely far inferior to the Purgatory King, who had guarded the Purgatory Abyss for many years.

The reason he wanted to understand the situation and information of the Purgatory Abyss even more was because Ye Yun had already made a decision in his heart. He planned to choose this special 'Small Purgatory Abyss' as his second clone!

Ye Yun had long suspected that the Purgatory Abyss was a special life form, but the complete Purgatory Abyss was a special life form that had reached the Undying level. The clone talent he copied from the Golden Horned Beast couldn't analyze the genetic information of life forms above the Domain Lord level.

Originally, Ye Yun didn't have this plan, but the sudden discovery of this 'Small Purgatory Abyss' was a pleasant surprise. This viscous mass of consciousness was a rudimentary Purgatory Abyss in its early stages of development, and the aura it emitted indicated that it was currently only a Universe-level life form!

The newly born 'Small Purgatory Beast' was already a Universe-level life form, and it would inevitably reach the Undying level after a long period of evolution.

Ye Yun didn't know the genetic level of a special life form like the Purgatory Abyss itself, but as a special life form with a very small population, its initial genetic level was definitely not low, perhaps reaching a hundred or even hundreds of times that of ordinary life forms.

This actually far exceeded the limit of clones that Ye Yun could currently nurture, but the reason why Ye Yun was still so confident was precisely because he had the means to improve his own life gene level!

The water-blue viscous liquid he obtained during the 'Ancestor God Rain' baptism on Viska Star, and the Blood Luo Crystal that he could obtain when Luo Feng returned, could all help Ye Yun steadily improve his life gene level. As long as he reached a certain level, even if it was a special life form with perfect genes, Ye Yun could nurture them, it would just take some time.

After confirming his thoughts, Ye Yun immediately took action. The Silkmoth Clan clone maintained the form of a mass of consciousness, and a green leaf quietly stretched out. Ye Yun said to himself,

"Sorry."

In the next instant, this green leaf directly pierced into the depths of the viscous consciousness, instantly reaching the core of the consciousness and touching the exquisite small stone tower at the core.

The moment Ye Yun acted, the Silkmoth Clan clone sensed the extreme pain and anger from the consciousness. His mental connection with the consciousness was also directly severed. Immediately afterward, the entire space inside the stone tower also underwent earth-shattering vibrations.

Endless surging energy enveloped him, and at the same time, the Silkmoth Clan's aura lost its effect on the Purgatory Abyss. He now seemed to have become the enemy of the entire world. The furious will impact made the Silkmoth Clan clone seem like a small boat in a storm, with the danger of capsizing at any time.

The 'Small Purgatory Abyss' was attacked by Ye Yun's sudden attack, which immediately triggered the consciousness of the Purgatory Abyss, which originated from the same source. Ye Yun's actions completely enraged the entire Purgatory Abyss, and endless will and energy compressed towards him, wanting to turn him into nothingness.

Ye Yun had long anticipated the possible reaction and was not flustered at all. The iron wire grass leaf that had penetrated deep into the consciousness was infused with Undying Divine Power. With a fierce tug, it tore off a small corner of the exquisite stone tower inside. Then, the pointed head curled up and quickly returned to Ye Yun's body.

Ye Yun's true body quietly appeared next to the Silkmoth Clan clone, and the Silkmoth Clan clone also returned to the inner world at the same time. Ye Yun raised his left hand and activated the abyss pattern carved on it.

Under Ye Yun's activation, the abyss pattern released a fierce light, and a vast energy burst out. In just a moment, a small hole was opened above Ye Yun's position.

At this time, the iron wire grass was resisting the endless energy attacks around it, protecting Ye Yun's operation. When the hole was formed, Ye Yun retracted the iron wire grass, and the whole person instantly drilled into the hole, his figure completely disappearing into the space inside the stone tower.

Only the furious viscous consciousness was left in place, with a small corner missing from the stone tower inside its core. The vast consciousness of the Purgatory Abyss lost its target and quickly returned to calm.

In the vast universe, a burst of dazzling light flashed. As the light gradually disappeared, Ye Yun, wrapped in the iron wire grass armor, suddenly appeared. As soon as he appeared, he immediately scanned the surrounding environment and found himself in the boundless starry sky. In front of him was a huge rift spanning the starry sky.

'Huff, I'm out.'

At the last moment, Ye Yun understood the true secrets of the Purgatory Abyss. After realizing the existence of the 'Small Purgatory Abyss,' he immediately made the decision to seize the life gene material.

And this decision was not made rashly. Ye Yun had his own considerations.

The Purgatory Abyss is a special life form of the original universe type. Ye Yun still has some understanding of this type of life form and knows that each of them has its own special rules. The consciousness of the life form is distributed throughout the space and almost always follows these rules, and there are no exceptions.

The special abyss pattern condensed in Ye Yun's hand is the embodiment of a rule in the Purgatory Abyss. It took ten years to condense and can open a passage to the outside world.

Until the last moment, it also allowed Ye Yun to finally determine that the consciousness of the Purgatory Abyss, even in such a furious state, still had to follow these rules and would not affect his activation of the passage, allowing him to safely leave the Purgatory Abyss.

However, Ye Yun was not gambling. If the consciousness of the Purgatory Abyss sealed the door at the last moment, Ye Yun, relying on the Undying-level iron wire grass, would not be without the power to resist. He only needed to withstand the burst for a moment, and Ye Yun would still have the opportunity to leave the Purgatory Abyss.

Fortunately, everything was as Ye Yun expected. He successfully obtained the life gene material of the 'Small Purgatory Abyss' and left safely without suffering any damage. This trip to the Purgatory Abyss can be called perfect.

Ye Yun slightly sorted out the gains from this trip to the Purgatory Abyss. After a while, he saw a spaceship slowly flying towards him.

This spaceship stopped in front of Ye Yun. The hatch opened, and a Virtual Universe Company reception envoy flew out. Ye Yun recognized at a glance that this reception envoy was actually the one who had sent him here before!

"Your Highness Ye Yun, congratulations on your safe return from the Purgatory Abyss!"

Having just left the dangerous Purgatory Abyss and hearing such pleasant words, Ye Yun's mood suddenly improved greatly. He smiled lightly and said,

"Haha, thank you! I've troubled you to wait for me for twenty years!"

This spaceship and the Virtual Universe Company reception envoy inside were specially equipped for Ye Yun's Purgatory Abyss mission. No matter how long Ye Yun stayed in the Purgatory Abyss, unless Ye Yun unfortunately fell, they would always be waiting.

The silver-robed reception envoy smiled slightly and said softly,

"Your Highness is too polite! I don't know if Your Highness has completed the mission in this Purgatory Abyss? If you have completed it, you can go to the 'Purgatory Temple' over there and let Lord Purgatory King examine it."

"Oh?"

Ye Yun didn't expect that the cultivation mission of the Purgatory Abyss would be personally inspected by the Purgatory King. However, after thinking about it, it felt very normal. After all, the Purgatory King was very likely the most knowledgeable person in the entire Virtual Universe Company and even among humans about the Purgatory Abyss. It was completely no problem for him to conduct the inspection.

"I was originally planning to visit the Purgatory King in person, but I didn't expect to have the opportunity so soon! I have completed the mission, please inform the Purgatory King!"

The silver-robed reception envoy bowed slightly. After a while, he said in a low voice,

"Your Highness Ye Yun, Lord Purgatory King has already received the message. Your Highness, you can directly enter the 'Purgatory Temple.' Lord Purgatory King is waiting for you!"

Ye Yun nodded lightly and flew straight to the black palace above the great rift. After returning from the Purgatory Abyss and observing this black palace again, he suddenly had a completely different feeling. He faintly had an incomparably familiar and kind feeling.

Ye Yun's heart stirred, and he lightly stepped into the opened 'Purgatory Temple.'