The Seventh Base

Time passed imperceptibly, and Xu Mo secluded himself for cultivation in the Mystic God Temple.

In the blink of an eye, a year had passed.

In a distant star domain, a fleet was navigating the universe, with the leading warship being none other than the Chiyou.

Not long ago, Chiyou's fleet erupted into a war, destroying another fleet, and they were caught in the crossfire.

Inside the Chiyou fleet, Ross gazed out of the window. Compared to before, Ross had matured significantly; being in charge of the Blue Star Energy Technology Group, he had experienced many major events, even wars. He had already matured, and he had even grown a beard that he hadn't shaved.

Outside the warship, the debris of the universe was visible. Coming here, they discovered that the outside world was not peaceful; interstellar wars seemed to be happening at all times.

He just found out that in the known universe, the New Empire and the O'Brian Republic had already broken out into large-scale wars, with the fires of war burning in countless places. They were in a remote star domain, and if one day, they were discovered by these high-level civilized forces, it would probably spell disaster.

"We are about to reach the Skull Star Domain." A voice came, causing Ross's pupils to constrict. Have they arrived?

This time, they dispatched a fleet of dozens of warships to Skull Star to build a base on Skull Star, a command from the Great Demon King.

He hadn't been on this side for long, yet he had already seized a star domain as a base for development?

Thinking of this, Ross increasingly marveled at the terrifying power of the Great Demon King.

Now, where is the Great Demon King himself?

......

In the Mystic God Temple on Chloe Star, Xu Mo cultivated in a room, his body continuously transforming. Within the room, sometimes the power of thunder and lightning coursed; sometimes, the temperature suddenly dropped to freezing, everything sealed in ice; sometimes, energy flowed like mercury, covering the ground, even enveloping his body, transforming him into a metallic body.

A year ago, using genetic material to stimulate bodily changes, and then utilizing the Breathing Technique to comprehend the 'metal' attribute Superpower, he was able to conduct energy transformation directly with spiritual power as guidance, similar to thunder, ice.

Xu Mo's body also resembled a mercury body, becoming incredibly sturdy, the surrounding energy flowing toward his body.

According to Xu Mo's estimation, the defensive strength of his body at this moment was such that ordinary SS-level Transcendents should not be able to shake it.

The so-called 'metal' attribute is not truly transforming into metal; metal is very hard in the eyes of ordinary people, but not so in the eyes of Transcendents. Whether it's thunder, ice, or metal attribute Superpowers, they all fall within the realm of energy.

The 'metal' attribute actually uses energy compression to continually increase the density of an object.

If a brick weighed as much as a planet, how solid would that brick be?

Therefore, this ability not only enhances Xu Mo's defense but also his attack power. If combined with his movement technique, Meteor, to launch an impact, the power would be even more terrifying.

Over the past year, Xu Mo primarily cultivated by comprehending energy and comprehending domains. His spiritual power could perceive cosmic source power, allowing him to have a deeper understanding than others.

If the Ten Temple Alliance were to convene again, he would perform even better than a year ago.

However, in this year, it wasn't just him progressing; others must have done the same, especially those who became true disciples of the Mystic God Temple, possessing core cultivation resources. They likely all advanced to the SS level like him.

Xu Mo stood up, entered the cultivation cabin, and once again entered the virtual cultivation space of the combat skill 'Asura'.

The figure was still there, brilliantly dazzling.

Xu Mo's body floated opposite it. With a single thought, terrifying energy frantically gathered, and his body, like that of a whale swallowing, incited energy riots in the universe, the power of thunder and lightning cascading in front of him, like countless thunderbolts converging, capable of destroying anything that neared.

He was different from many Transcendents. Ordinary Transcendents relied on their Superpower talents, but he used spiritual power conversion, making it easier to adapt to combat skill cultivation.

"Boom..."

A terrifying force condense, and Xu Mo extended his hands, between which a terrifying light sphere of concentrated lightning formed, releasing unparalleled Thunder Power.

With a thought, the light sphere changed shape, transforming into energy weapons like knives and swords.

However, these were just the basic means of Asura. It would likely take breaking through to the Skywalker level to truly unleash the power of Asura, transforming the body into a Thunder Body.

At this moment, Xu Mo thought of the Church. The Church's so-called 'arts' were merely different applications of source power. The Church was known to be the most preeminent force in the known universe, with naturally numerous techniques, familiar with source power utilization.

After practicing here for a while, Xu Mo went on to comprehend other virtual cultivation spaces, unlocking several virtual cultivation spaces accessible after becoming a true disciple of the Mystic God Temple, allowing him to personally experience the cultivation experiences of Skywalker-level Transcendents, likely left by generations of predecessors in the Mystic God Temple.

In those virtual cultivation spaces, the energy of Skywalkers could be truly felt, enabling oneself to progress more swiftly towards becoming a Skywalker.

Finally, Xu Mo arrived in a dark virtual world.

This virtual cultivation world was very peculiar and was named: Mystic God.

From the name, it seemed to be related to the Mystic God Temple.

However, this was the only virtual cultivation space where Xu Mo had no gains. The Mystic God virtual world was an expanse of void, endless darkness, as silent as death.

In here, it seemed like there was nothing.

Yet, it was this very space, named after the Mystic God, that Xu Mo had not given up on exploring due to its name. If not for the name, he would have abandoned exploration long ago.

Precisely because this virtual world was named Mystic God, Xu Mo believed that the Mystic God Temple would not do something meaningless, maintaining a stubborn resolve. The 'Mystic God' virtual world must be hiding something, but he hadn't discovered it yet, perhaps because he currently was not yet qualified to find it.

Xu Mo came here again this time, and he no longer knew how many times he had been here.

In the Mystic God Temple's Virtual World, there exist the Thunder Virtual Cultivation World, Gravity Virtual Cultivation World, and even the Space Virtual Cultivation World, all of which are incredibly daunting. Yet, Xu Mo visited the most frequently was the Mystic God Virtual Cultivation World.

He always believed that there must be some undiscovered secret here.

Xu Mo closed his eyes and sensed with his spiritual power. He had tried moving before, but it was utterly meaningless. He had moved for several days without discovering anything, like doing futile work, eternally walking in darkness without escape.

Later, he attempted to use his spiritual power to perceive. Although he still found nothing, he at least saw some things.

Xu Mo's whole being entered a peculiar state, relaxing himself, and his power of perception was released to the extreme, seemingly fully integrated into this virtual world.

His body gradually relaxed, floating in the darkness, and his perception seemed to go further and further, yet it was still darkness, with nothing at all.

After a long time, a glimmer of light finally appeared in the darkness, akin to a faint candle flame that seemed likely to be extinguished at any moment.

Then came a second glimmer of light, a third, a fourth, growing more numerous.

The darkness seemed to be illuminated by candle flames, but still, nothing could be found. Aside from these glimmers of light, the whole world remained utterly void, as if nonexistent.

So then, what are these glimmers of light?

"Who are you?"

At this moment, a voice transmitted from the void space. It was Xu Mo's voice, emanating from the void itself.

"Where am I?" Xu Mo continued to ask.

"Boom."

Xu Mo's body seemed to be uncontrollably floating upward, and in an instant, those lights suddenly exploded. The dark space frenziedly transformed, powerful energy emerged, countless streams of light flowed, a moment lasting tens of thousands of years, worldly changes, cosmic evolution occurred.

He seemed to be in the vast endless universe of stars, yet remained extremely insignificant.

Xu Mo was greatly frightened within, his consciousness struggled, then he regained clarity, opening his eyes, he was still amidst the endless darkness, with nothing at all, as if nothing had happened.

However, just at that moment, he distinctly felt the presence of another.

"What was that all about?" Xu Mo's heart pounded incessantly. This is a virtual world, how could there possibly be another person?

Was it an illusion?

Moreover, everything disappeared in the end, it should have been his hallucination, but how would he have a hallucination?

"You felt my existence?"

At this moment, an ethereal voice came, entering Xu Mo's mind, his heart lurched violently, inner waves of shock surged.

Indeed, this virtual world named 'Mystic God' is different from the other virtual worlds.

"Who are you?" Xu Mo asked: "Was I entering your consciousness space before?"

"You think you've entered my consciousness space?" The other party replied, "You believe when entering my consciousness space, perhaps it's me in yours; that is not my consciousness, it's yours."

"Mine?" Xu Mo was inwardly shaken, recalling his loss of control earlier, even his consciousness seemed out of control, indeed as if someone had entered his consciousness space and took control of him.

"Senior, can you tell me who you are?" Xu Mo asked: "Why do you exist in the virtual world?"

"I am the Mystic God."

A voice came, the next moment, Xu Mo's consciousness plunged, being directly expelled from the virtual world.

"Hoo..."

Xu Mo exhaled deeply, removed the equipment, breathing rapidly, his heart still caught in shock.

He entered the virtual space, yet encountered a consciousness life form?

Is it artificial intelligence? Or a real person.

Mystic God, Mystic God Temple.

What connection do the two have?

Xu Mo dialed Elder Cleo's communicator.

"Xu Mo." A voice came.

"Elder Cleo, what is the Mystic God?" Xu Mo asked.

Cleo paused, then spoke: "I don't know."

After speaking, he directly hung up the communicator.