Chapter 460 – Four Consecutive Simulations, Finally Reaching First-Tier Deity!
by spirapiraChapter 460 – Four Consecutive Simulations, Finally Reaching First-Tier Deity!
After a brief pause, Red Moon finally proposed a condition that piqued Su Xing’s interest.
“So, what if… I could regularly provide you with a supply of high-quality blood essence?”
“How about it… would that give you any interest in forming an alliance with me?”
Red Moon spoke slowly, his tone brimming with confidence.
He seemed certain that Su Xing would agree to the deal.
And in truth, Su Xing was indeed tempted!
Not because of what Red Moon had said — that providing blood essence could help Su Xing breed lesser demons faster and collect more power of faith.
Rather, it was because Su Xing in the Real World needed blood essence!
Large quantities of high-grade blood essence were equivalent to gleaming white origin energy for Su Xing!
One hundred jin (50 kg) of foreign-race True God blood essence, equivalent to one complete foreign-race True God corpse, could provide Su Xing with one hundred thousand origin energy!
And one hundred jin (50 kg) of third-rank deity blood essence could provide Su Xing with one million origin energy.
If it were… second-tier deity blood essence…
The value would multiply tenfold!
One hundred jin (50 kg) of second-tier deity blood essence was equivalent to ten million origin energy!
If Red Moon could truly provide Su Xing with enough blood essence, it would absolutely save him a tremendous amount of effort.
Upon hearing Red Moon’s terms, Su Xing was pleasantly surprised.
But on the surface, Su Xing maintained a nonchalant demeanor and said:
“So… how much blood essence can you provide me?”
After hearing Su Xing’s words, Red Moon fell silent for a moment, then named a figure.
“Within the next ten years, I can provide you with thirty thousand jin (15,000 kg) of True God-level or equivalent-value blood essence per year… what do you think?”
Su Xing did a quick mental calculation after hearing this.
One hundred jin (50 kg) of blood essence equaled one hundred thousand origin energy… thirty thousand jin (15,000 kg) of True God blood essence meant thirty million origin energy!
The quantity was certainly considerable, and the offer was quite sincere.
But Su Xing was still not satisfied!
Taking a deep breath, Su Xing slowly named his counter-offer:
“Not enough. You need to provide at least fifty thousand jin (25,000 kg) of True God-level or equivalent-value blood essence per year… and it must be delivered in two batches!”
“The first batch must arrive within one year, and the second within five years…”
In the end, Su Xing and Red Moon haggled back and forth until they reached a consensus.
Red Moon would provide Su Xing with forty thousand jin (20,000 kg) of True God-level blood essence per year for ten years.
The blood essence would be delivered in two installments — once within the first year and once within five years — totaling four hundred thousand jin (200,000 kg) of blood essence.
Soon after reaching the deal with Red Moon, Su Xing followed two envoys to the Void Realm.
……
The one-year immersive simulation ended quickly, and Su Xing’s consciousness returned to reality.
Rubbing between his brows, he fully digested the memories from this simulation.
“What remarkable intelligence I obtained from the foreign races!”
“The power struggle between the old and new Lords of Slaughter — it seems the foreign races aren’t as unified as they appear!”
“This simulation also revealed the deployment and strength distribution of the foreign-race armies within the Azure Origin Domain — that’s an enormous gain!”
“And finally… besides the blood essence provided by the foreign races, Red Moon can supply an additional amount on top of that. Not bad at all!”
Red Moon had promised to provide Su Xing with four hundred thousand jin (200,000 kg) of True God-level blood essence over ten years — that was equivalent to four hundred million origin energy!
Combined with what the foreign races provided, the total blood essence Su Xing could obtain over ten years amounted to one billion!
Though the promise was somewhat distant, Su Xing accepted it nonetheless.
Most critically, Su Xing’s current strength was only at the Peak second-tier deity level!
If Su Xing broke through to first-tier deity, his bargaining leverage would be completely different!
The amount of blood essence could at least double!
“Tsk tsk… it seems like the origin energy needed to advance to Peak Supreme Unity Golden Immortal is as good as secured!”
Su Xing was in excellent spirits.
“However, the most pressing matter is still to advance my lesser demon disguise to the first-tier deity level as quickly as possible!”
His gaze turned to the simulation panel.
【After forming the alliance with Red Moon, you spent the following year breeding lesser demons near the Void Realm.】
【In the second year, Red Moon had someone deliver two hundred thousand jin (100,000 kg) of True God-level blood essence to you.】
【That same year, Red Moon successfully revived, and Earth was destroyed…】
【But Red Moon’s recovery of strength was not something that could happen overnight.】
【It was not until the fifth year of the simulation that Red Moon informed you his realm had officially recovered to the chief god level.】
【Over the next hundred years, you stayed in a lesser chiliocosm near the Void Realm, steadily breeding lesser demons.】
【You successfully completed the goal of cultivating an army of over one hundred million lesser demons, with the actual number exceeding the target by more than fivefold!】
【You discovered that the blood essence the foreign races provided was indeed carefully calculated.】
【While it was sufficient for you to breed enough lesser demons, the surplus was limited, and there was no high-grade blood essence… making it extremely difficult for your lesser demon disguise to advance by consuming blood essence.】
【With this, you became virtually certain that what Red Moon had said was true — those figures below the Sovereign among the foreign races, while outwardly flattering and even giving you extra gifts upon first meeting…】
【They also did not want you to threaten their positions…】
【And so, several more centuries passed.】
【In the five hundredth year, nearly one-third of the Azure Origin Domain’s territory had been occupied by the foreign races.】
【Perhaps due to the Calamity Divine Physique, the pace of the foreign-race invasion of the Three Thousand Worlds slowed slightly.】
【In the eight hundredth year, you received news that an all-out war between the Heavenly Secrets Domain and the foreign races was imminent.】
【But you were stationed within the Azure Origin Domain and did not go to participate in the battle.】
【In the nine hundredth year, Red Moon informed you that his strength was nearing its peak.】
【However, the current second-generation Red Moon was equally powerful, so Red Moon planned to continue building up his reserves…】
【In the one thousandth year, after a millennium of cultivation, the lesser demon followers who worshipped you had reached the hundreds of billions.】
【Furthermore, a full two hundred Lesser Demon Apostles continuously provided you with power of faith.】
【You began accumulating power of faith in preparation for your future breakthrough.】
【In the one thousand four hundredth year, the Southern Barbarian Domain was completely invaded by the foreign-race Seventh Legion.】
【In the one thousand six hundredth year, the Azure Origin Domain was completely invaded… you were dispatched to the Heavenly Secrets Domain to accelerate the invasion.】
In the Real World, Su Xing raised an eyebrow at this.
“It seems the Calamity Divine Physique, combined with my identity as a lesser demon deity, can indeed have a massive impact on the foreign races’ ‘fortune.’ Even the previously accelerating pace of invasion has slowed down…”
“The Azure Origin Domain fell in the one thousand six hundredth year — that’s a hundred years slower than the previous simulation!”
“Most importantly, a full millennium’s worth of accumulated power of faith should be enough for me to advance to the first-tier deity level much faster!”
After a brief pause, Su Xing continued:
“However, I still have one use of the Xenomorph ability left, which needs to be used at the final moment… I can’t waste the immersive simulation’s enlightenment opportunity!”
Su Xing’s eyes gleamed.
During the previous immersive simulation, Su Xing had discovered he could use the Xenomorph talent!
However, just as in prior simulations where transforming into a foreign-race member meant he couldn’t revert to his true form —
Once Su Xing used his lesser demon form to transform into a foreign-race member, his one-time Xenomorph opportunity could only help him transform back into his true form.
And after using it, he could not transform back into the lesser demon form.
Though it was a one-way transformation, it was extremely useful for Su Xing!
As long as Su Xing reverted to his true form after exhausting his power of faith, he could enter immersive simulation.
At the very least, it ensured Su Xing wouldn’t waste the immersive enlightenment opportunity within the simulation!
“Tsk tsk, this way… I suppose it counts as maximizing the simulation’s value, right?”
Su Xing was filled with anticipation as his gaze returned to the simulation panel.
【In the one thousand eight hundredth year, you continued collecting power of faith in the Heavenly Secrets Domain.】
【In the two thousandth year, news of the Eastern Domain’s destruction arrived… you continued collecting power of faith.】
【But as your survival time grew ever longer, the power of the Calamity Divine Physique grew increasingly terrifying… you had a premonition that death was not far away…】
【And so, another two hundred years passed!】
【In the two thousand two hundredth year, that sense of crisis grew ever stronger, and you began to be hunted by human race Supreme Unity Golden Immortals.】
【Moreover, as the invasion of the Three Thousand Worlds continued, with the successive falls of the Southern Barbarian Domain, Azure Origin Domain, and Eastern Domain… the strategic significance of your lesser demon army gradually diminished, and the foreign races’ protection of you also gradually weakened.】
【Finally, you decided to expend all your accumulated power of faith this year to enhance your divinity!】
【This was power of faith you had accumulated over a millennium…】
【As the power of faith flowed in, your comprehension of spatial laws continuously deepened…】
【Fifth realm Major Mastery… fifth realm Peak…】
【Ultimately, your comprehension of spatial laws was just one step away from reaching the sixth realm!】
【You did not continue collecting power of faith, knowing this simulation had reached its end…】
【You distanced yourself from the foreign-race base camp, arriving at an empty stretch of void where no foreign races existed.】
【Activating the Xenomorph talent, you transformed back into your true form!】
【Without a moment’s hesitation, you found a secluded location and entered the Luotian Realm!】
In the Real World, Su Xing’s heart stirred at this. He silently intoned:
“Activate immersive simulation, duration one hundred years!”
【Ding… remaining origin energy: 20,118,005 points…】
The simulation Chime fell, and Su Xing’s consciousness entered the simulated world.
……
The hundred-year immersive simulation passed quickly, and Su Xing returned to reality.
“Tsk tsk… advancing the Dao of Cause and Effect and Destiny really is difficult!”
“I’m still stuck at fifth realm Minor Mastery… I’m afraid it will take quite a lot of time just to step into Major Mastery…”
Su Xing shook his head slightly, though he wasn’t in a rush.
For a long time to come, Su Xing wouldn’t lack simulation attempts — what he lacked was origin energy.
“Calculating the time, this simulation should be about to end…”
Su Xing’s heart stirred, and he turned his gaze toward the simulation panel.
【Soon, the hundred-year immersive simulation ended. Your comprehension of the Dao of Cause and Effect and Destiny improved by a small margin.】
【Because you were inside the Luotian Realm, a hundred years of internal time amounted to merely three-plus years in the outside world…】
【Simulation Year 2203: You began exploring the Heavenly Secrets Domain, hoping to obtain useful intelligence.】
【But your existence was quickly detected by the alien races…】
【Simulation Year 2210: The second-generation Red Moon found you.】
【Before a host of alien race chief gods, you had not the slightest power to resist…】
【You died!】
【Ding — this simulation has ended!】
After the simulation ended, Su Xing looked at the simulation text before him and nodded slightly.
“Entering the simulation as a lesser demon… and ending it in my human race identity — that’s a novel approach!”
“This way, while advancing the lesser demon’s cultivation realm, my Great Dao comprehension won’t fall behind either!”
Su Xing nodded with satisfaction and turned his gaze to this simulation’s rewards.
【Blood Spirit Divine Physique】: Gold talent, priced at 10 origin energy.
“As expected, since my true body didn’t do much… the rewards are limited?”
Su Xing shook his head slightly. With only the Blood Spirit Divine Physique talent available, he naturally wasn’t interested.
“No matter. The most urgent task right now… is advancing the lesser demon disguise’s cultivation realm!”
Su Xing murmured, then looked at the simulation panel.
At this moment, Su Xing had four simulation attempts remaining.
Twenty million origin energy!
Advancing the alien race disguise’s strength didn’t require origin energy.
This meant the only cost Su Xing needed to pay was the 36,000 origin energy required for the immersive simulation.
Beyond that, if he encountered a decent talent, it would cost merely a dozen or so origin energy.
“Then, let’s begin a new round of simulation!”
【Simulation #169 initiated. Current remaining origin energy: 20,118,005 points… Remaining simulation attempts: 3.】
【Simulation begins!】
【Drawing a talent costs 1 origin energy. Draw?】
“Yes!”
【Ding — Congratulations! You have drawn the gold talent Hundred Battles Divine Physique. Next draw gold talent probability: 80%, red talent probability: 20%…】
【Hundred Battles Divine Physique】: Gold talent. One of the cultivation world’s Hundred Great Divine Physiques. You possess an innate, extraordinary comprehension of supernatural arts, techniques, body arts, and more. As you continually engage in battle, you can maximize the power of supernatural arts and techniques in actual combat.
“Oh? That’s actually a rather nice talent…”
Su Xing nodded slightly, his gaze fixed on the simulation panel.
【In the void, you became aware that you were in a simulation…】
Next, Su Xing spent an entire simulation attempt repeating the plan from the previous simulation.
From being discovered by the alien race envoys, to forming an alliance with Red Moon.
Finally, with the alien races’ assistance, Su Xing continuously cultivated believers and apostles.
Over the course of a thousand years, Su Xing raised the number of apostles and believers to their peak.
Then he spent another twelve hundred years harvesting this massive accumulation of power of faith to advance his spatial laws!
Under the flood of immense power of faith, Su Xing’s comprehension of spatial laws, unsurprisingly, broke through into the sixth realm!
With this, Su Xing’s divinity also reached the first-tier deity level.
All that remained was the final step of godhood, and he would completely become a first-tier deity!
After harvesting the power of faith, Su Xing reverted to his true body, and did not waste the comprehension opportunity within the immersive simulation.
With the aid of Dao-Enlightenment Tea and Dao-Hearing Pills, Su Xing’s comprehension of the Dao of Cause and Effect and Destiny improved by another small increment.
In the end, Su Xing died under the hunt of the alien race chief gods.
……
Lines of simulation text flashed before Su Xing’s eyes. He let out a long breath and nodded:
“Finally, one step closer to first-tier deity!”
“With three simulation attempts remaining, I should be able to smoothly break through to first-tier deity level!”
Su Xing extracted this simulation’s talent, “Hundred Battles Divine Physique,” then decisively began another round of simulation.
“Begin simulation!”
【Ding…】
Next, Su Xing spent roughly a quarter of an hour.
He completed the 170th and 171st simulations!
In the latter half of the 171st simulation, Su Xing’s lesser demon disguise finally reached the first-tier deity level.
【Year 1000… You cultivated enough believers and apostles, and began collecting power of faith…】
【Year 2200: You expended a thousand years’ worth of accumulated power of faith in its entirety…】
【At last, as the flood of power of faith poured in, your godhood underwent a qualitative transformation.】
【In a certain moment, your godhood broke through its limits…】
【At this point, divine power, godhood, and divinity — all three have reached first-tier deity level!】
【Congratulations, you have become a first-tier deity!】
【After becoming a first-tier deity, you carefully sensed the new abilities you had gained…】
【Ultimately, you discovered that your newly acquired ability enhanced your capacity to cultivate apostles!】
【After ascending to first-tier deity, the number of apostles you can cultivate has reached five hundred!】
【This greatly accelerated the rate at which you could harvest power of faith…】
【More critically, you can now directly use power of faith to catalyze the creation of deity-level apostles!】
【You briefly sensed the strength gained from your lesser demon deity’s ascension, then found an uninhabited area and transformed back into your true body.】
【You entered the Luotian Mirror…】
In the Real World, Su Xing’s eyes lit up at the sight of this.
“Directly catalyze the creation of deity-level Lesser Demon Apostles?”
“Goodness… that ability is incredible!”
Su Xing blinked. Even within the alien race’s cultivation system, where realm advancement was relatively easy, the birth of a deity was still no simple matter.
Especially a lesser demon deity!
One had to understand — in the entire alien race at present, there were only two or three lesser demons at deity level or above!
And Su Xing, by merely expending some power of faith, could practically produce lesser demon deities painlessly.
Su Xing’s maximum apostle count was five hundred…
This meant Su Xing could cultivate at least five hundred lesser demon deities!
“Even an alien race chief god would have to pay a considerable price to directly cultivate a single alien race deity, right?”
“By comparison, the cost of power of faith is essentially no cost at all…”
Su Xing nodded with satisfaction, then silently recited:
“Activate immersive simulation… duration: 100 years!”
【Ding… Remaining origin energy: 20,044,992 points…】
……
Soon, the immersive simulation ended, and Su Xing’s consciousness returned to reality.
“Phew, this simulation is finally over…”
“In a short span of time, four consecutive simulations, and I’ve finally elevated the lesser demon disguise to first-tier deity level!”
“However…”
Su Xing furrowed his brows slightly, his gaze falling on the Great Dao comprehension list.
Dao of Cause and Effect (fifth realm Minor Mastery), Dao of Destiny (fifth realm Minor Mastery)
“Although three consecutive simulations have increased my comprehension of the Dao of Cause and Effect and Destiny considerably…”
“There’s still quite a distance before reaching the sixth realm!”
Su Xing shook his head slightly.
“Still, the cost of each immersive simulation is quite low…”
“After three consecutive simulations, I still have twenty million origin energy in hand!”
“And I still have one simulation attempt remaining…”
Su Xing rubbed his chin, murmuring:
“This last simulation attempt — it’s time to use it!”
“It’s the perfect opportunity to test just how many benefits I can squeeze out of Red Moon and the alien races now that I’ve reached first-tier deity!”
Su Xing’s heart stirred, and he silently recited:
“Begin simulation!”