Multiverse Skill System

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"Just for fun, nothing else."

"Battle Madman" was a nickname given to Yi Shuihan by a group of Great Dao Emperors because Yi Shuihan often challenged them to duels, which annoyed them greatly.

"A competition? I wouldn't even allow you to compete with me now. You're dreaming."

"Really? Don't go back on your word!"

"I will absolutely not lay a hand on you; there's no point in fighting you."

"No fun? Then who was so thirsty back then?" The Great Dao Emperors secretly scorned, unaware that Yi Shuihan genuinely found it meaningless.

His initial "enthusiasm" was simply to expedite the system's analysis and enhance his strength. Now, hundreds of millions of years later, Yi Shuihan's strength is far beyond what it once was. There's no benefit in fighting these Great Dao Emperors again, so it's pointless.

The system has now reached a bottleneck; it will only strengthen itself if it engages in combat with someone of similar strength, like the Heavenly Evil Emperor.

Time had long lost its meaning for the Great Dao Emperors. Yi Shuihan stayed in the Creation World for a full thousand years before the banquet finally ended.

After the rise of the night, every few hundred million years, there are new Dao Creators attempting to become Great Dao Emperors. Some succeed, and some fail. In just five billion years, five more Great Dao Emperors have been added. Of course, many more Dao Creators have perished while attempting to become Great Dao Emperors.

This day should have been an ordinary one, and the common beings did not feel anything was wrong. However, the small group of people at the top of all the heavens and myriad realms all changed their expressions drastically.

"The opportunity for a breakthrough has arrived, just one year from now. After waiting for trillions of years, it's finally my turn."

"If I cannot succeed, I will die for my country; if I cannot succeed, what does death matter?"

"If I hear the Way in the morning, I can die content in the evening."

Throughout the myriad realms, the aura of the top Dao Emperors soared to the heavens, overwhelming everything, and all beings whose strength reached the level of Chaos Emperor were utterly terrified.

In the infinite world, Yi Shuihan broke through the barrier and emerged.

"This feeling is really strange. My body and even my soul are constantly urging me to go to the same place, as if once I get there I will get the greatest opportunity and be able to fulfill all my wishes."

Just as Yi Shuihan was carefully sensing the situation, messages from his two masters arrived.

"Disciple, you should have sensed it! That's the opportunity for a breakthrough. The old tortoise and I will be there for you right away. Just stay put for now."

"Young Yi, I've found what Xiao Yan asked me to find last time. I'll come over later and have Xiao Yan come and get it."

Half an hour later, Yi Shuihan met his two masters.

The Emperor of Life called Cai Yan aside and secretly gave her a ring. He said something to her, but when Cai Yan left, she looked at Yi Shuihan with a strange expression.

"It's expected that you can sense the opportunity of the Great Dao. After all, your strength is now stronger than this old guy. Dongming and Ye Dongsheng didn't react at all."

Salama's expression was serious, his eyes deep, completely different from usual.

The Life Emperor sighed and asked, "Old Dragon, have you made your decision?"

"Yes, I'm definitely going this time. As for you, you should be able to handle it, so it's okay if you don't go."

The Emperor of Life was silent for a moment before slowly speaking, "This time, I will also go. I've hidden so many times already, and I don't want to hide anymore this time."

“Young Yi, I originally didn’t recommend you go this time. It’s not that you’re not strong enough, but I think you’ll be stronger next time. But you said that being told you to go this time. Whether you go or not is up to you.”

“Go, of course I’ll go. I’ve been waiting for this day for a long time.”

"In that case, you'd better make the most of the coming year."

At first, Yi Shuihan didn't understand the meaning of that sentence. It wasn't until after his two masters left and Cai Yan and the others fed him a bunch of things that could greatly increase his chances of winning bids that he understood.

Chapter 1516, The Transcendent

That year, other Great Dao Emperors who sensed the opportunity for a breakthrough were all rushing to make final preparations, adjust their state, and handle their affairs.

Yi Shuihan is probably the only player who spends 90% of his time lying down, and the remaining 10% is the result of his hard work.

Tiger penis from a billion years ago, deer antler from the fire of yang, seven-colored eucommia, icy yam, flowers that never stop blooming in the spring breeze...

One precious medicine after another was fed into Yi Shuihan's mouth. These things would kill even a True Saint, and even a Chaos Emperor would not be able to withstand them.

In fact, these things had basically no effect on Yi Shuihan. After becoming a Great Dao Emperor, his life form had completely changed. But in the end, he still ate them because he couldn't resist the coercion of a group of girls!

In order to have an offspring, Cai Yan and the others went to great lengths. Yi Shuihan experienced both pain and joy, but overall, she was happy.

In the past, Yi Shuihan deliberately controlled his cultivation, and the higher his cultivation level, the harder it was to conceive, which is why he had no offspring. Now that he no longer controls his cultivation and his cultivation level is even higher, it is still difficult for him to have offspring even without control.

As for Yi Shuihan himself, he doesn't value having offspring too much. If he has them, he will naturally cherish them. If he doesn't, he's not in a hurry. After all, he is now almost immortal and time cannot affect him. It would be difficult for external forces to kill him.

Yi Shuihan was quite confident that this breakthrough opportunity would allow him to further achieve the Zhi realm. His long-standing success had instilled in him unparalleled self-confidence. Although the breakthrough opportunity was known as the graveyard of Great Dao Emperors, and many Great Dao Emperors had been wiped out, since some Great Dao Emperors had achieved the Zhi realm through the breakthrough opportunity, there was hope. Even if there was only a sliver of hope, Yi Shuihan would amplify that hope infinitely. His Infinite Dao existed for this very purpose.

In fact, if Yi Shuihan really wanted to, there were various ways to easily create offspring, such as through direct fusion of essence and blood. However, the women all disagreed and insisted on using the most traditional method, saying that this would result in offspring with the best potential.

A year has passed in the blink of an eye.

"Has it started yet?!"

With the sound of a bell, a huge vortex appeared in the sky above all the heavens and myriad worlds. The vortex was so large that it could be seen from anywhere in the heavens and myriad worlds.

Strangely, despite such a significant change, mortals, and even those with the strength of True Saints and Chaos Emperors, felt nothing at all, as if they couldn't see it at all.

The truth is, they really can't see it. Only those who meet the required standards can see the enormous vortex.

Yi Shuihan and his two disciples stood together with solemn expressions. Even the Life Emperor, who usually loved to joke, was unusually serious and didn't say much.

"The chaos is opened, the creation is understood, transcendence is achieved, and progress is made."

The voice rang directly in Yi Shuihan's mind. After the last word "enter" was uttered, Yi Shuihan felt an unprecedented attraction, and his body moved unconsciously toward the vortex.

"I can't help it anymore."

Salama trembled all over, and after holding on for more than ten seconds, he let out a loud shout and transformed into a streak of light that shot straight into the sky.

It took Yi Shuihan nearly half his effort to barely stay in place, and the Life Emperor beside him also looked exhausted.

One after another, streaks of light shot into the sky. Yi Shuihan counted them and found that there were already more than 70, and more were still entering.

"Disciple, I'll go ahead and catch up with Old Dragon."

After giving his instructions, the Emperor of Life also vanished in a flash of light.

"I am coming too."

Yi Shuihan took a deep breath, relinquished control of his body, and was immediately and involuntarily rushed into the vortex.

"My consciousness is starting to blur, this feeling is..."

Upon entering the vortex, Yi Shuihan felt a wave of dizziness, as if he were in a teleportation array. However, it was unbelievable that he, as a Great Dao Emperor, would feel dizzy from a teleportation array. He would not even flinch if he were teleported from one end of the myriad worlds to the other.

It's terrifying to think about! If even a Great Dao Emperor like him could almost faint, just how far would the distance be if it were truly teleportation?

"Could it be that the so-called myriad realms are not a higher level, and there are countless other existences similar to the myriad realms in the outside world?"

This thought filled Yi Shuihan with both fear and excitement. He was fearful because he might not be as strong as he imagined, and there might still be countless roads ahead of him. But he was excited because if that were the case, he would have the opportunity to come into contact with higher levels and witness more wonders he had never seen before.

To prevent any accidents, Yi Shuihan did his best to avoid completely fainting. The process was extremely painful, just like an ordinary person who had been working hard for days and nights writing without being able to sleep.

During this process, Yi Shuihan even lost control of time and did not know how much time had passed, but he felt that it must have been a long time.

"The selection, which happens once every trillion years, has begun. I wonder if any transcendent beings will be born this time. Hun, I heard that one of the youngsters in your company has a good chance."

This is an incredibly huge eyeball. How huge? The combined known territories of all the heavens and myriad worlds are estimated to be about the same size as it.

"Indeed, I have high hopes for that little guy Yi Shuihan. His chances are greater than mine were back then, but whether he can succeed depends on his fate."

"The birth of a transcendent being is extremely difficult. Since the beginning of the myriad worlds, through countless chaotic years, there have only been five transcendent beings like us. Moreover, the further we go, the more difficult it becomes to transcend, because after each transcendence, the myriad worlds will self-repair. There has never been a single method of transcendence. We were able to transcend because we found a loophole in the myriad worlds. Loopholes are not so easy to find."

The sound was subdued, and five enormous figures stood there silently. One of them was in human form, the being called Hun by the giant eyeball, who was also the creator of the company in all the heavens and myriad worlds, and a being above the Great Dao Emperor.

The Transcendent One is someone who transcends all the heavens and myriad realms, achieving a status above the Great Dao Emperor. This is the so-called "Zhi" (算). Although the Great Dao Emperor is powerful, he still relies on all the heavens and myriad realms for existence. When all the heavens and myriad realms are destroyed and the Dao River ceases to exist, the power of the Great Dao Emperor will also cease to exist.

Chapter 1517, Walking in the Desert

"Uh~ Ah"

The dizziness gradually faded, and Yi Shuihan's consciousness, which had been almost completely unconscious, began to return rapidly, his mouth slightly open.

Thirst, not thirst for water, but thirst for the energy around him. Yi Shuihan felt as if his body had been drained of energy, and the weakness was almost maddening.

After taking a few deep breaths, Yi Shuihan began to assess his situation.

He was in a small wooden hut, about 3 square meters in size; well, perhaps it would be better to describe it as a box.

"Unable to enter the portable world?"

This discovery caused Yi Shuihan's expression to change slightly, as this was the first time such a thing had happened. Fortunately, he could still sense the existence of his personal world, but it was blocked by some force, preventing him from entering. Otherwise, he might have gone mad by now.

Bad news kept piling up. Besides his personal world, Yi Shuihan discovered that the Dao River, the main power of the Great Dao Emperor, was also sealed. He could only mobilize a very small portion of it. In the myriad worlds, as long as the Dao River wasn't burned, its power could be mobilized almost infinitely. But here, it took a lot of effort to use even a tiny bit.

If we compare the power of the Dao River to water, the myriad realms use a tap with unlimited flow, while here we use a straw, which needs to be sucked up little by little.

In addition, the surrounding space was more solid than ever before. Yi Shuihan even felt a bit strained when he tried to fly and couldn't stay airborne for long. The effect of his mental power was also reduced to a minimum, and it was more convenient to see with his eyes.

"Don't even mention destroying a world with one punch. Right now, it's questionable whether I can even destroy a mountain with one punch."

Yi Shuihan was the only one in the cabin. He did not see any other Great Dao Emperors. Looking down, Yi Shuihan saw a complex magic array at his feet. Even with his knowledge, he could only recognize a small part of it for the time being.

Just as he was about to examine it closely, the door in front of Yi Shuihan opened automatically, revealing an endless expanse of yellow sand outside.

"desert?"

Yi Shuihan took two steps forward, looking left and right, hoping to see his two masters, but of course it was in vain.

Turning around, I wanted to go back to the cabin to take another look, but there was no cabin there. The cabin behind me had disappeared without me noticing, as if it had never existed.

After standing there stunned for more than ten seconds, Yi Shuihan chose a direction and drove away.

Unable to discern directions, or even knowing how far they had gone, each step they took was covered by the yellow sand, leaving no trace of their footprints.

"Perhaps I've been stuck in the same place all along? This is an illusion, and my consciousness is trapped in it. Perhaps my true self is somewhere else, waiting for me to wake up."

This possibility cannot be ruled out, but Yi Shuihan easily determined that he was not in an illusion and got the answer with just one sentence.

"Holy Spirit, is this an illusion or reality?"

"Reality, everything around us is real."

You can distrust anyone else, but you must trust the system, so Yi Shuihan could only keep walking.

One hour, two hours...

One day. Two days...

One month, two months...

"What's the point of doing this? This is the so-called opportunity for a breakthrough. Are we going to keep doing this forever?"

According to the system time, Yi Shuihan has been gone for ten years, a full ten years, yet everything before him remains exactly the same as at the beginning.

For a big shot whose age is measured in hundreds of millions of years and whose seclusion lasts for millions of years, ten years is really not a long time, but the current situation is slightly different.

The desert environment couldn't do anything to Yi Shuihan, and he didn't need to worry about food consumption; he could sustain himself simply by absorbing free energy.

The problem is that this desert is no ordinary place! Even with Yi Shuihan's physical strength, it was somewhat torturous. Despite the low temperature, he was always drenched in sweat and felt irritable. Despite not lacking water, he was always thirsty.

The situation was bearable, but a little torturous, for Yi Shuihan.

In other places unknown to Yi Shuihan, many scenes repeated themselves, the same desert, only the protagonist was no longer Yi Shuihan, but other Great Dao Emperors.

Compared to Yi Shuihan, these Great Dao Emperors looked much worse, with pale faces and unsteady steps, each step seeming to consume a great deal of energy.

"Damn desert, damn desert. If I could go back, I would wipe out every desert I see. The world doesn't need deserts."

“I used to hate volcanoes the most, now I have to add deserts to that list.”

"I am determined to pass the test; the desert cannot stop me."

They cursed, but mostly they moved forward silently; even cursing requires the strength to speak.

Time passed, decade after decade, and the first century arrived. The desert remained the same, with nothing else to be seen.

The desert and physical torment are not a problem for any Great Dao Emperor who comes here. Those who can become Great Dao Emperors are all resilient people with extremely firm Dao hearts. If you want them to give up, it would take at least hundreds of billions of years before they start to waver.

What the Great Dao Emperors cared about even more was the situation of the other contestants. They didn't know if the other contestants were also walking in the desert, or even if the desert in front of them was an illusion. They might not have a system, but they thought that the other contestants might have already broken through the illusion and started the real test.

The desert is not simple. After losing their invincible power, the Great Dao Emperors lost their composure under the influence of various elements.

As the first millennium came to an end, the first to be eliminated appeared. It was because the Great Dao Emperor had the thought of retreating that an oasis appeared before him. When he excitedly entered the oasis, he was forever trapped in a true illusion, forgetting the opportunity to break through and forgetting why he was there. All he had was the thought of an ordinary person who had walked for days and nights in the desert, thirsty to the extreme, and only wanting to quench his thirst.

In terms of behavior, it would be to repeatedly make the action of drinking water.

After the first one, the second one was quickly eliminated, less than a month after the first one.

As more and more people were eliminated, the situation began to change when the 30th person was eliminated.

Chapter 1518, Leaving the Desert, Arriving at the Great Hall

As a new day dawned, Yi Shuihan gave his usual rant about the trials, then calmed himself and continued onward. The surrounding space rippled, and then the scenery before him changed rapidly.