Swallowing the Stars: Starting with Optimizing the Five Hearts Towards the Sky

Chapter 358 Installment Payment? Recreating the Ultimate Treasure!

Chapter 358 Installment Payment? Recreating the Ultimate Treasure!

No cost!

Chen Yuan was filled with disgust. What happened to the promise that reversing time would come at a price? What was wrong with him?

Even if the items he retrieved from the past were only of the fifth tier, he should still bear the corresponding consequences. But the problem now is that he doesn't feel any backlash on his body!

"Why are there different situations when we both have complete spacetime permissions?"

Chen Yuan was puzzled, but then a thought suddenly flashed through his mind: "Wait, there is still a difference between my authority and that of the universe lords."

"That means my authority was acquired through mastering the Ten Laws, while the authority of those universe lords was granted by the primordial universe itself!"

These two are fundamentally different!

"The spacetime authority of those universe lords is essentially registered in the original universe. Therefore, even if a universe lord can reverse time and resurrect, they must still follow the rules of the original universe, meaning they will have to bear the corresponding price!"

"But I'm different."

Chen Yuan thought to himself, "My actions of controlling spacetime authority were originally done behind the back of the original universe's will. In the eyes of the original universe, I am an unregistered person, and they cannot find my true body at all."

"That's why, even though it's the same as using authority to get people or things out of the past, I can't find anyone to bear the consequences that should have been borne by me."

"Logically, these costs shouldn't disappear, so the original universe should bear them for me."

After clarifying the cause and effect, a look of realization flashed in Chen Yuan's eyes: "So, if I were to reverse time and resurrect people or objects from the past, the price would essentially be paid by the original universe? And it would have nothing to do with me?"

"If that's the case, this ability is just too overpowered."

Chen Yuan was secretly alarmed. "Logically speaking, the reason why those true gods couldn't resurrect the Lord of the Universe is because the price of resurrecting the Lord of the Universe would be enough to cause a true god to perish!"

"But if we can avoid these costs, wouldn't that be equivalent to me resurrecting the ruler of the universe, or even a true god?"

Thinking of this, Chen Yuan took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down.

He understood that those ideas were just guesses, and without putting them into practice, no one knew whether they could be done.

"So I have to test it again, and I'll set the target as a ninth-tier treasure. Anyway, the cost of reproducing a treasure from the past is no less than the cost of resurrecting a cosmic lord."

Chen Yuan thought to himself, "If I can successfully reproduce a supreme treasure without incurring any cost, then I can definitely resurrect the Lord of the Universe!"

"As for resurrecting the true god? First, I need to try to reproduce the most powerful treasure to test it."

"But when it comes to testing, it's best to take it one step at a time, control the variables, and avoid making things worse for yourself."

With this in mind, Chen Yuan took out an ordinary treasure and once again reversed time and space, trying to retrieve this treasure from the past.

"locking!"

"Time Reversal!"

A moment later -

"Phew." Looking at the two identical treasures before him, Chen Yuan let out a long sigh of relief.

"It actually works!"

There was a hint of excitement in his eyes.

Without any cost, this means that even if a future human ruler of the universe falls, he can reverse time and space to revive him. What an incredible power!

If even true gods can be resurrected, then it would be utterly unreasonable for humanity not to become the sole ruler of the original universe.

Taking a deep breath, Chen Yuan put away the two treasures.

"Next, we will attempt to recreate the most powerful treasure from the river of time."

However, before Chen Yuan could take out the treasure he wanted to test, he suddenly felt a chill run down his spine, as if something bad was about to happen.

"Could it be that the consequences have been postponed? No, that can't be!"

Chen Yuan suddenly showed a look of horror. Without thinking, he immediately activated the optimized space teleportation and left this starry sky. He also took back the divine power aura that he had used as the teleportation coordinates.

The instant after Chen Yuan left, a tangible "gaze" swept across the starry sky. The owner of this gaze seemed extremely angry, so much so that all matter within tens of light-years of this starry sky turned into nothingness.

The Primal Cosmic Will!

If Chen Yuan hadn't left, he would definitely have recognized the owner of that 'gaze'—the primordial cosmic will that he frequently dealt with.

Of course, at the same time he recognizes the other person, the other person can also recognize him.

Although the primordial cosmic will could not recognize that Chen Yuan was the little thief who had previously spied on the origin of the universe, it would certainly be able to discover that Chen Yuan was the one who had just used the spacetime authority!

Fortunately, Chen Yuan left quickly. Otherwise, if he had been caught by the will of the primordial universe, no matter how many clones he had, they would have been useless against the power of the primordial universe.

In an instant, his entire body, including his divine kingdom, will be reduced to ashes.

Fortunately, Chen Yuan possessed keen mental power, which allowed him to sense all of this in advance and escape this calamity. "That feeling just now must have been the will of the primordial universe."

Chen Yuan was still somewhat shaken. He did not choose to return to the original secret realm because he was afraid that the will of the original universe would catch up with him.

So they simply chose another starry sky, billions of light-years away from the previous place.

After waiting for a while, he realized that the chilling feeling he had just experienced had not returned, meaning he was indeed out of danger.

"We're safe now."

Chen Yuan breathed a sigh of relief. "Fortunately, my mental powers allowed me to sense the danger in advance, otherwise I would have lost my life here."

"However, is it really possible that simply reproducing an ordinary treasure would attract such great attention from the primordial cosmic will?"

He was somewhat puzzled. "Given the sheer size of the primordial universe, it's comparable to the ultimate level of a God-King, while the Supreme Treasure is merely equivalent to a Universe Lord. Is such a big reaction necessary?"

Not to mention the ultimate level of God King, even ordinary first-level God Kings, like the God King of Advancement, have tens of millions of universe masters nurtured in their inner world.

Therefore, an ordinary treasure is really nothing compared to the primordial universe; at most, it's like a drop of water in the ocean.

Even if there were to be a cost, it would be very easy for the original universe, causing virtually no damage.

Let alone resurrecting the Lord of the Universe, even resurrecting a true god would not have any impact on the original universe, given its sheer size.

"So, the primordial cosmic will was enraged simply because I touched its authority?"

Chen Yuan could only make this guess.

Perhaps abilities like 'authority' were extremely important to the primordial universe. Even if it granted authority to the strong, it would also mark them, and could even take back authority with a single thought!

But Chen Yuan is different. His authority comes from his control over the laws. When he integrates his will into the Ten Great Laws, he will naturally acquire this ability, as if it were an innate talent.

The authority obtained in this way is clearly beyond the observation of the original cosmic will.

If we compare the primordial universe to a cage, then cosmic life is like people trapped inside that cage.

Those like the Lord of the Universe or the True God are like people who behaved well within the universe and were favored by the primordial cosmic will, who then gave each of them a gun as a privilege.

These people possess guns, and therefore have the right to fire them, but they must also bear the consequences of firing them, since everything is under the supervision of the primordial cosmic will.

One day, a shooting occurred inside the cage, and the primordial cosmic will was surprised to discover that it had not fired the gun!

Now that someone has obtained a gun through unknown means, will they be able to obtain a cannon next?

Or perhaps they could simply seize everything from it and become the new master of the cage? That's not impossible.

Therefore, it is only natural that the other party would be furious.

After figuring out these points, Chen Yuan understood the reason for the primordial universe's anger and breathed a sigh of relief.

He understood that the intelligence of the primordial cosmic will was incapable of complex thinking; all its actions were merely instinctive.

Therefore, even if something happens in the primordial universe that is beyond its control, it can only conduct an on-site inspection. If it cannot find the target, it can only give up.

In any case, it won't have the idea of ​​"pursuing a target".

Just like the situation outside the origin of the universe, the will of the origin will only come out to take a look after an anomaly occurs. If it finds no anomaly, it goes back. The thinking is that simple.

"So, as long as I fire a shot and move to a different location, I can use the power of time and space without incurring any consequences?"

Thinking of this, Chen Yuan frowned slightly. "But this is too troublesome, and this behavior is also very dangerous, like dancing on the edge of a knife."

After all, if he fails to leave in time and is discovered by the original cosmic will, he will have no choice but to reincarnate, and even in reincarnation he may be targeted.

"If I had to take that kind of risk, I wouldn't use that authority, since the benefits are disproportionate to the gains."

Chen Yuan fell into deep thought: "To use the spacetime authority normally, I would have to bypass the supervision of the original will and solve the problem at its root."

"The simplest way is to disguise oneself as a normal universe lord and pay a corresponding price every time one uses authority, thereby avoiding the vigilance of the original will."

This time, the primordial will clearly sensed the abnormal situation in the original universe, which is why it discovered the existence of the abnormal authority. In fact, if the original universe had not shown any abnormality, the primordial will would not have been able to discover it.

For example, the fifth-order material that Chen Yuan recreated by reversing time and space at the beginning also came at no cost. However, because the cost was so small, the original universe did not feel anything at all, so it was naturally not observed.

It is evident that the primordial will cannot meticulously control everything; it can only detect anomalies when significant changes occur in the original universe, and under other circumstances, it will not interfere with the operation of the universe.

"Hmm, I need to try to see if I can pay the price like a normal authority."

Chen Yuan studied the spacetime authority for a while longer, and soon he found a way to pay the price.

"I can use my authority and the power of the Ten Laws to intercept the cost of reversing time and transfer it to me." A moment later, Chen Yuan tried to reverse time again and reproduced a sixth-order item. He took the initiative to bear the consequences and endured the cost.

"Success! The primordial universe showed no reaction!"

Although the idea was feasible, Chen Yuan showed no joy.

"Now the situation has returned to the beginning, which is that although I can bear the cost, the cost is too high and it is enough to destroy me."

Chen Yuan sighed slightly, "If I were to retain the cost, I still wouldn't be able to resurrect any powerful beings, making me essentially no different from other universe lords or even true gods."

He now seems to be caught in a vicious cycle: avoiding the cost will attract the attention of the original will, while intercepting the cost will make this ability useless.

Just then, a thought struck him: "Since I used the Ten Great Laws to intercept the cost, is it possible to preserve it within the Ocean of Laws, preventing it from being transferred to me?"

A moment later, Chen Yuan's eyes gleamed with a sharp light after another attempt.

"The method is feasible, but—" he shook his head, "these costs would affect my connection with the Ten Laws."

"In other words, the greater the cost of preserving things in the ocean of laws, the less control I will have over spacetime, until it is completely out of control."

Controlling time and space is also an extremely powerful ability for Chen Yuan, so of course he cannot give it up.

Not to mention that if these costs get out of control, whether he or the original universe bears them, the consequences will not be good.

"Therefore, these costs can only exist temporarily within the ocean of laws, and we must eventually find a way to wear them down."

Thinking of this, Chen Yuan suddenly had a flash of inspiration: "Wait, although I can't bear such a huge price all at once, what if I only bear a little bit each time?"

Just like repaying a loan, if Chen Yuan earns 10,000 yuan a month and has a loan of 100,000 yuan, then he definitely wouldn't be able to pay off the 100,000 yuan loan in one go.

However, if the 100,000 yuan is paid in installments, with monthly payments of only a few thousand or even a few hundred yuan, then Chen Yuan's income would be more than enough to cover it.

"That's right, the channel connecting me to the laws is completely under my control."

Chen Yuan's eyes lit up: "I can treat it like an installment payment, only revealing a small portion of the cost that I can afford each time, and then gradually wear down the total cost over time."

"In this way, I won't attract the attention of the original will, and I can use the authority as I wish. At most, I'll just reduce the frequency, which is perfectly acceptable."

Do it when you think of it.

Just then, some costs were temporarily stored within the ocean of laws. Chen Yuan carefully manipulated the passage and tried to release the costs little by little.

"Absolutely feasible!"

A moment later, Chen Yuan released the last bit of the price with an excited expression, during which his body was completely unaffected!

"In that case, why not be bolder?"

Chen Yuan blinked. "Let's try directly replicating the most powerful treasure."

In any case, it doesn't matter to him whether it's a supreme treasure or an extremely powerful treasure; he can't afford the price to pay.

Since that's the case, why not just choose the most powerful one? If we really fail, we can just take a risk and let the primordial universe take the fall.

He already had an idea in mind regarding this ultimate treasure.

The next second, Chen Yuan arrived in the virtual universe, of course, his own.

"Irene!"

Hearing her master's call, Irene, who had come running, said, "Master, I'm here."

"There's something I need to ask you."

Chen Yuan looked at his little AI and grinned: "Can I borrow your core terminal for a bit?"

"A core terminal?" Irene nodded slightly in confirmation. "No problem, but what does Master need this for?"

"Of course—"

Chen Yuan smiled mysteriously: "Copy it!"