This is Swallowed Star, not Resident Evil.

Chapter 282 The Ultimate Life

Chapter 282 The Ultimate Life

But this is not the end result, because countless mycelia are still evolving all over the planet!

Desperate to escape the planet's gravity, they constructed towering towers reaching into the clouds, or super-powerful cannons to propel spores upwards, and even quickly evolved special force fields capable of disrupting spacetime.

"This is the ultimate form of life, forever on the path of evolution. Countless possibilities, there's always one that will lead to success," the researcher in the white coat murmured.

Suddenly, the starlight on the surface of the black planet began to distort over a large area, and then the entire planet was swept by a powerful spacetime fault and collapsed.

Countless mycelia spread everywhere, and at the same time, animals and plants that had been devoured and digested on the planet appeared.

It dies and disappears, its final form constantly changing, eventually becoming a huge, whale-like space creature, which is the life form most adapted to the current environment.

Countless black whales roamed in space, rapidly spreading countless mycelia to various planets. In less than half a day, an entire planetary system was completely occupied.

Finally, the mycelium began to attack the star at the very center!

This is a red dwarf star with a surface temperature of 2800K. However, even a temperature that can easily melt steel cannot stop the spread of mycelium!

As a large number of black fungal tumors were dropped from the orbit around the sun, large numbers of fungi died. However, a miracle always occurred amidst the endless numbers: a type of fibrous hyphae with a silver, mirror-like surface was the first to survive.

Once a surviving individual exists, it immediately replicates and expands, generating countless generations of selected individuals!

The energy and matter within the star are inexhaustible, so countless silver mycelia quickly covered this red dwarf star, which was hundreds of thousands of kilometers in diameter. The star went out not because it stopped outputting energy, but because the energy level it output had dropped below that of visible light!

As is well known, life feeds on negative entropy and is an accelerator of the universe's entropy increase.

This so-called "ultimate life form" is actually an "ultimate entropy accelerator." After completely covering the surface of a star, it frantically absorbs all low-entropy energy and then releases it in an extremely high-entropy state!

Life is not a black hole of energy, but merely a transporter of energy, and energy is conserved in this process.

Therefore, this star no longer emits visible light, but instead emits invisible infrared radiation—

"Have you completely conquered a star? Can you kill a True Immortal with it?" the man with the mustache asked.

"No, it's just a 'newborn,' after all. It doesn't understand anything, it doesn't know how to utilize spiritual energy, it doesn't know how to build its own cyclical energy, it doesn't understand the principles of cultivation, and it doesn't know how to condense the Great Dao. How could it possibly deal with a true immortal?"

The researcher shook his head, then laughed, "But that's perfect. I've fused life blueprints from hundreds of thousands of dungeon worlds, combined with millions of years of research, and modified the 'Primordial Strain'—which has such a good foundation—all to become this ultimate life form!"

Even the man with the mustache was moved upon hearing this: "Do you really believe that so-called 'core information' and 'thinking algorithms' are the essence of humanity?"

"Hehehehehe—"

The researcher in the white coat smiled, and then his skin cracked open, revealing countless tentacles emerging from his body.

It turned out he wasn't human, but some kind of monstrous creature, emanating a terrifying and eerie aura. Any one of his hundreds of thousands of tentacles or limbs could easily extinguish a star.

"People often say that the body is just a stinking bag of skin, and the essence of cultivation lies in 'spirit' and 'the Way.' However, aren't they also a group of pitiful creatures whose true selves are bound by their spirits?"

"The soul and the Great Dao are nothing more than another stinking carcass. Only information is immortal, and knowledge is eternal!"

"My pursuit of the ultimate form of life is to achieve 'true self-mastery'! To allow wisdom to infinitely evolve and the mind to transcend infinitely!"

A terrifying creature with hundreds of thousands of tentacles arrived near the star that was being eroded and occupied by countless mycelia. Its enormous mass even caused the star to accelerate its descent towards it.

"Come on—let this body nourish your rebirth." The monster chuckled.

Beyond the planetary system, the man with the mustache shook his head: "You could have become a saint, but after millions of years of wasted time, you still haven't achieved it. Was it worth it?"

The giant tentacle monster scoffed, "Holy Lord? What use is that?"

"Having sat in the position of Dharma Protector for so long, you should know very well that when faced with the erosion of the Void Will, Dharma Protectors still have room to maneuver, but once they become Holy Lords, their fate is already sealed."

"Saying such things—aren't you afraid that the Void will eventually reject you?!" The man with the mustache's face darkened.

"Acceptance? Ridiculous, do I need it?"

"Throughout the entire Void Cult—aside from those few Holy Masters—who truly cares about the Will of the Void?"

The monster's entire body was covered in silver mycelium, and its aura was waning, yet it still sneered, "Either you want to gain power from the [Void] to become strong and bully the weak, or go mad using this power, or seek personal gain—"

"The power of the Void merely amplifies the madness and desires within the human heart. Those cultists may seem insane, but are they truly mad?"

"I see that apart from those whose minds are completely consumed by the Void, who are fearless in the face of death, everyone else is saying they want to 'preserve their usefulness'—if everyone could immediately die for the Void Cult, the Void Cult would have been destroyed during the previous instances of the Holy Lord's madness."

"Only those who fear death and have their own desires can survive—aren't you the same? Preserving this body? Haha—"

The man with the mustache's face kept changing color.

Everyone understands the truth in their hearts, but saying it so bluntly always makes people feel uncomfortable.

Often, only by deceiving oneself and immersing oneself in a certain belief can one feel the meaning of life.

"Hmph, you're right. Only those who are afraid of death can live for millions of years. After I become the new Holy Lord, I will hold a grand ceremony for the great Void!" The man with the mustache said in a deep voice, but his figure gradually disappeared.

"Hehehehehehe—." Only the gigantic tentacle monster's laughter, which seemed to be mocking or purely joyful, echoed in the empty space and time.

Imitation of the Sun Star System, the Human Spirit Realm.

"There's only one welfare world left. After completing it, I can take the final course assessment. If I pass, I'll meet the graduation requirements."

Ye Yang walked out of a passageway, feeling a surge of joy.

Reaching the graduation standard usually means that the students of the Enlightenment Program have reached the standard of becoming true immortals in terms of understanding the laws and comprehending the Great Dao!

Moreover, he was not an ordinary True Immortal, but an extremely powerful one even within the True Immortal realm, and was only one step away from entering the Star Lord level!

Now let's look at Ye Yang's cultivation progress:

Since Qi cultivation was only a secondary practice, Ye Yang chose the most basic Five Elements Qi Refining Technique—precisely because it was basic and ordinary, it was very mature, with a wealth of experience and annotations, and countless people had overcome all kinds of difficulties.

In addition, the difficulty level was low, and Ye Yang himself had a good foundation, so he never encountered any bottlenecks in Qi cultivation and often took the lead in the other two aspects.

Its combat power is unsatisfactory; it can only play a support role.

At this moment, his Qi cultivation level was at the late stage of the sixth rank of True Qi.

Body tempering cultivation originally had the basic power to devour the world, so it would have been quick to synchronize and the foundation would not have been unstable, but rather very solid. However, because of the need to cultivate the "Extreme War God Body", it has been slow.

Currently, he is only in the late stage of the fifth-order Vajra stage.

Fortunately, the fourth level of the "Extreme War God Body" is nearing completion, and I can begin cultivating to the fifth level within the next six months.

In the realm of cultivating the divine, the third level of the "Great Void Refining Divine Method" is at the late stage of the sixth-order Integration Realm.

The Great Dao reaches its realm, establishing laws and principles, and its true meaning is perfected through three stages of Nirvana.

Six months later

In the cultivation room, Ye Yang's entire body was enveloped by the power of the True Meaning Great Dao, and pieces of special substances, which had been condensed from various rare and precious materials in advance by the body tempering technique, were put into his body. As the Extreme War God Body technique was activated, they were refined into his physical body.

At the same time, Ye Yang's soul was also torn off piece by piece and forcibly integrated into his physical body!

This is the daily life of a body-tempering cultivator. To cultivate an incomparably powerful physical body and possess many incredible supernatural abilities, one must integrate one's soul into every inch of flesh and blood.

Things like limb regeneration and surviving severed heads are just basic skills.

Only those who can be reborn from a drop of blood and remain undamaged through tribulations can be considered to have achieved some success in the path of body tempering.

When a body-tempering cultivator reaches the pinnacle below True Immortal, the condensed divine soul disappears, replaced by a flawless physical body where spirit and flesh are united. Like an immortal god who devours the world, the divine soul and physical body are perfectly integrated in the most minute structure.

Even if one is shattered to pieces, burned to ashes by flames, or turned into a pus-filled mess, as long as every fragment of the soul scattered throughout the body is not completely eliminated, a person who has successfully tempered their body may be resurrected from the ashes, fragments, or pus at any time!

Of course, that's the training method for ordinary body-tempering cultivators.

Under the unification of true martial arts, only a small part of Ye Yang's soul was integrated into his physical body. After going around once, it separated from his physical body and returned to the condensed complete soul.

However, during this process, through the brief fusion of the soul and spirit, a certain connection has been deepened between the true meaning and the physical body.

Everything about his physical body was imprinted into his true meaning. As long as there was a trace of true meaning left and a trace of the Great Dao not dissipated, Ye Yang would have the ability to be resurrected after absorbing and refining a large amount of matter and energy!

After several rounds of refining, Ye Yang realized that his physical body had reached a stage of "perfection" under the influence of the "Extreme Power War God Body" technique, so he stopped practicing.

There was a small pile of unused materials left on the side.

"The amount of treasures consumed exceeded expectations. I had prepared an extra 30%, but we're almost out of them." Ye Yang smiled as he put on his clothes. "It seems that the foundation created by simultaneously integrating the two worlds with the True Meaning Martial Arts is far beyond what I imagined."

Having mastered the fourth level of the "Extreme Power War God Body," Ye Yang casually clenched his fist, and his physical body unleashed 36 times the power of a late-stage Vajra Body Cultivator!

Regardless of his other supernatural abilities, in terms of strength alone, he is already comparable to some sixth-order body cultivators in the Limitless stage.

Click click click...

As Ye Yang left the cultivation room, a series of crisp sounds emanated from within his body.

His accumulated knowledge was incredibly profound. After completing the fourth level of the "Extreme Power War God Body" cultivation, he didn't even need to make a special breakthrough; his body naturally entered the Limitless Stage.

In this way, Ye Yang has reached the sixth level of cultivation in the three major areas of Qi Refining, Body Tempering, and Spirit Cultivation!

Outsiders, he could be called a senior expert – after all, the Nascent Soul stage is a level that 99.99% of ordinary people can never reach in their lifetime, let alone a cultivation level two major realms higher.

"Let's begin the final world tour required for this course."

Ye Yang quickly submitted his application and entered a new instance world.

"The Lost Immortal Realm, which was originally superior to countless spirit realms and mortal realms, collapsed and shattered due to an earth-shattering battle between immortal emperors, thus forming six fragments of the immortal realm, which evolved into the six immortal realms we know today."

"Six major lineages have emerged, and countless cultivators follow in the footsteps of the ancient Immortal Emperor, exploring, cultivating, and fighting in the ruins of an ancient immortal realm fraught with various dangers."

"The highest cultivation level now is the Dao Venerable, also known as the Immortal Venerable or Demon Venerable, which is below the 'Emperor Level'. In terms of Dao realm conversion, it is equivalent to the 'Star Lord' cultivation level in the Immortal Alliance Master's world."

After reading the introduction, Ye Yang began to cultivate the adaptive transformation technique for this stage within the protected area of ​​the law field.

Cultivating the immortal path of the heavens has this advantage. Since the Great Dao can traverse all heavens, sealing one's original cultivation level and switching to a new system becomes very simple.

In less than half a month, Ye Yang achieved a cultivation level equivalent to the 'Five Tribulations Loose Immortal' realm in this world.

In this cultivation system, the highest realm below immortals is the Tribulation Transcending stage—success leads to direct ascension to the six immortal realms, while failure leaves behind a wisp of divine soul, which can then be used to cultivate the path of a wandering immortal.

A Three-Tribulation Loose Immortal is equivalent to the late stage of Tribulation Transcending, a Six-Tribulation Loose Immortal is equivalent to the initial stage of Immortal Realm, and a Nine-Tribulation Loose Immortal is equivalent to the mid-stage of Immortal Realm.

If one can overcome all the tribulations, one can undergo the Nine Revolutions of Refinement and transform into a true immortal body, thus ascending to the Six Immortal Realms!

"Fellow Daoist, I am Qin Zhenzi, the seventy-eighth immortal of the Xuanqi Sect."

The person who came to greet Ye Yang was a middle-aged man with half-white hair and an air of otherworldly wisdom.

"Friendly Daoist Qin Zhenzi, my name is Ming Hong." Ye Yang smiled and nodded.

"Fellow Daoist Minghong, please follow me." Qin Zhenzi nodded and led Ye Yang to complete the various procedures.

The Xuanqi Sect is the main base of power established by the Immortal Alliance in this world. Within the Daoist tradition of the "Xuanxian Realm," the Xuanqi Sect, with the support of the Immortal Alliance, has already gained control of most of the discourse power.

It is estimated that in a few thousand or tens of thousands of years, the entire "Mysterious Immortal Realm" may be completely controlled by the Immortal Alliance!

Qin Zhenzi was naturally aware of this. As he led Ye Yang through the formalities, he chuckled, "Among those who come from the 'Hidden Immortal Realm,' those who can reach Fellow Daoist Ming Hong's level of cultivation are quite rare."

The Immortal Alliance claims to the people of this world that it comes from the "Hidden Immortal Realm," meaning the seventh fragment hidden outside the six ancient immortal realm fragments.

"You flatter me. I'm not much of a big shot in my hometown," Ye Yang said modestly.