paranoianovel Chapter 401 Found the 3 Great Forbidden Zones! The Power of Illusion!
Chapter 401 Found the 3 Great Forbidden Zones! The Power of Illusion!
Chapter 401 Found the Three Deadly Grounds! The Power of Illusion!
No wonder she was so happy.
After all, as the core terminal of the virtual universe, it is closely related to the entire virtual universe network.
If the arcane art is powerful enough, Irelia will also benefit immensely.
For example, the reason why someone broke through to the level of the Lord of the Universe five hundred years earlier than Chen Yuan was because of the impact of the virtual universe upgrading to the level of the Void True God.
Now that the virtual universe can be upgraded again, how could she not be excited?
"Yes, once the system upgrade is complete, your abilities will be greatly enhanced."
Chen Yuan smiled and told Irele about some changes in the Eternal Virtual Universe, then said, "Let's perform the possession and fusion. I will pass on the optimized secret technique to you."
"Then you'll work with me, just like last time, to upgrade the virtual universe together."
"No problem." Irene nodded her little head.
"Of course, you might have to work a little harder this time," Chen Yuan reminded him. "Unlike last time, our virtual universe is now completely open, so when upgrading the architecture, we must ensure that it does not affect normal use from the outside."
"Don't worry, Master."
Having learned from her previous experience, Irene is now full of confidence.
A smile spread across her face as she said, "Compared to before, I have not only become the master of the universe, but I also have 99 additional cores. My computing power is now incomparable to what it used to be."
"I only need less than 1% of the computing power to easily stabilize the current operation of the virtual universe. The remaining computing power will be invested in the upgrade of the virtual universe and shared with the owner."
In addition to the need for computing power to upgrade the cosmic architecture, upgrading the origin of the virtual universe also requires a large amount of computing power.
Irene and Chen Yuan were experienced in this area, and they quickly agreed on the allocation of computing power.
The computing power of all 99 terminals can be used freely. Upgrading the cosmic architecture is a bit more complicated, so Irene took the computing power of 55 terminals, while Chen Yuan used the remaining computing power.
Furthermore, regardless of who completes the upgrade first, the extra computing power can be used to support the other person's work.
It must be said that Irene was right about one thing: since her terminal cores surged to one hundred, she now has a significant surplus of computing power.
After all, the computing power of each terminal is equivalent to that of a universe master intelligent life with ten thousand times the genes.
It's important to know that the original ancestor could run the entire virtual universe with just one terminal, while Chen Yuan and Irene now have computing power dozens of times greater than the original ancestor's terminal.
Soon, Irene possessed Chen Yuan and obtained all the data on the Eternal Virtual Universe. Without hesitation, the two began their respective tasks.
Having learned from their previous experience, the two were quite adept this time, working with the same skill as two highly skilled engineers, and quickly got to their respective tasks.
Time passed slowly, and the upgrade process for both of them was progressing steadily.
Even though this virtual universe will be upgraded to an eternal true god, the workload will only increase by a few hundred times compared to the last time.
But Chen Yuan and Irene are completely different from before. After all, the breakthrough of the Lord of the Universe alone increased their computing power by a hundredfold, not to mention that Irene's hundred terminals brought a hundredfold increase in computing power.
With a massive investment of computing power, the two's work efficiency is not only not slow, but is actually more than ten times faster than the last upgrade.
Previously, it took Irene 150 years to complete the upgrade of the virtual universe architecture, while Chen Yuan spent even more time...
It took 0 years to upgrade the origin of the virtual universe.
Now, Irene has successfully completed the upgrade in just eight years and transferred the excess computing power to Chen Yuan, which has greatly accelerated Chen Yuan's upgrade progress.
Ultimately, Chen Yuan completed the remaining upgrades in just two years, taking a total of no more than ten years. The virtual universe was upgraded quietly.
Not only did the beings using the virtual universe throughout the entire human territory not feel anything unusual, but even the Chaos City Lord, who held some authority over the virtual universe, did not sense any change.
After all, the permissions that Chen Yuan granted to the Virtual Universe Company were basically the same as those of the original ancestor, except that he had some additional rights to allocate cultivation space.
As for the map outside the original universe and the coordinates of the various ruins, only Chen Yuan and Irene currently know them.
"Finish!"
Ten years later, Chen Yuan rubbed his head and returned to the Origin Space. Irene's computing power was simply too fast, hundreds of thousands of times faster than his.
Even if Chen Yuan breaks through to a higher level of life, he still doesn't quite adapt.
Fortunately, given the life force of the Lord of the Universe, this discomfort had no substantial impact on him, so he recovered quickly.
"Irele," Chen Yuan instructed, "the virtual universe upgrade is complete. Check it out and see if it matches the optimized version."
"OK."
Irene nodded and poured her computing power into this new virtual universe, checking it over from beginning to end.
She quickly opened her eyes and said happily, "Master, the changes are indeed significant, and they perfectly match the system's description."
"Oh!" Chen Yuan's eyes lit up, and he quickly asked the question he was most concerned about: "So, how much has the coverage area expanded? Have you found the three major forbidden zones?"
"Found it!"
Irene's words made Chen Yuan's heart skip a beat, and he immediately became excited. Then he heard her say, "After the upgrade, the coverage of the virtual universe has increased from the original 40 trillion light-years to 200 trillion light-years."
"The Cosmic Boat, the Inclined Peak Boundary, and the Flowing Mountain are located 118 trillion light-years, 136 trillion light-years, and 151 trillion light-years outside the original universe, respectively."
"However, these three forbidden zones are not in the same direction, and each forbidden zone is about 60 to 80 trillion light-years apart."
As Irene spoke, she lightly tapped her finger, unfolding a map of the cosmic sea.
Looking over, Chen Yuan saw that within the virtual universe, which spanned a diameter of 200 trillion light-years, the original universe had become a tiny corner, pitifully small compared to the scope of the virtual universe.
However, compared to other regions of the Cosmic Ocean, the Primordial Universe is still the largest celestial body, shining like a bright pearl in the Cosmic Ocean.
Besides these, within the entire virtual universe's exploration range, only five places remain conspicuous enough: the three forbidden zones and the two holy land universes.
Based on the size of the Holy Land universe, Chen Yuan identified the masters of the two universes.
The Eastern Emperor Universe is located 58 trillion light-years away from the original universe, while the Purple Moon Universe is 63 trillion light-years away. Of course, the two holy land universes are also located at opposite ends of the cosmic sea, and are not very close to each other.
However, Chen Yuan's mind was not on this at the moment. He only glanced at it and then stopped paying attention. At this moment, his eyes were fixed on the area belonging to the "Cosmic Ship".
Although the virtual universe network has covered the past, both the three forbidden zones and the two holy land universes are shown as completely black on the map.
Chen Yuan wasn't surprised, after all, it was a forbidden zone, and the signal interference there was certainly not comparable to that of ordinary ruins.
It's worth noting that after the virtual universe was upgraded, most of the black spots on the original map have disappeared, which is a result of the increased detection capabilities of the new virtual universe.
Without any additional computing power, the most basic exploration capabilities of the virtual universe network are sufficient to directly display areas that previously required a large amount of computing power to analyze.
In other words, the shielding level of the three great forbidden zones is too high, and basic detection capabilities alone are not enough to remove it, but it doesn't matter, he still has Irelia.
"Our next focus is on the spaceship region; we must analyze it completely in the shortest possible time."
Chen Yuan instructed, "And make the 'Tomb Ship' a key target for investigation. Once its location is discovered, remember to inform me immediately."
"Understood!" Irene replied immediately.
"Hmm." Chen Yuan nodded. After arranging these things, he breathed a sigh of relief and then focused his attention on the other changes in the virtual universe.
First, the proficiency level of the secret technique has regressed from the original "proficient" level back to the "beginner" level.
He wasn't surprised by this. In any case, the virtual universe's functions hadn't diminished, and the decrease in proficiency actually meant that the arcane arts had a higher ceiling.
In addition, there is the upgrade in illusory power brought about by the new secret technique. With the same level of proficiency in the secret technique, Chen Yuan's mastery of illusory power is ten times that of before.
"The power of the illusory clone has increased considerably."
Chen Yuan casually conjured a phantom clone and discovered that the clone's strength had increased from one-thousandth of its original value to one-hundredth.
"At the beginner level, the illusory clone's strength reaches one percent." Chen Yuan fell into deep thought. "Then, when the secret technique is improved to the proficient and mastered stages, will the clone's strength continue to increase?"
If we calculate it this way, a skilled illusory clone might have one-tenth the combat power of the original body, while a mastered illusory clone might be able to achieve a complete illusory clone that is identical to the original body.
"But while the clones' strength has increased, what about their numbers?"
With a thought, he began to conjure up illusory clones.
Finally, after the hundredth clone appeared, Chen Yuan discovered that he could no longer create new clones.
"The number has decreased." Chen Yuan frowned slightly. "It has been reduced from one thousand to one hundred, which means that the upper limit of the illusory clones' strength is fixed."
"Following this pattern, when the secret technique is perfected, only one illusory clone with 100% of my power can be formed."
"However—this kind of power is normal."
His brows quickly relaxed. "If it were possible to easily condense thousands of clones with the same strength as the original body, that power would be terrifying."
"The power of illusion is, after all, just a branch of the Great Dao of the Soul. Compared with other branches of the Great Dao, it is at most a bit more unpredictable. How could it possibly be superior to other Great Daos?"
joke.
The Great Dao of the Soul is difficult to cultivate, but it is still a Great Dao in essence. It is impossible for a mere branch to be stronger than other Great Daos, as it is not a fusion of Daos.
"However, the application of illusory power is not as simple as just creating an illusory clone."
Sensing the illusory power provided by the virtual universe, a smile appeared on Chen Yuan's face: "The ethereal power I've been waiting for—it's finally here!"
With a flick of his finger, Chen Yuan summoned hundreds of sword-like treasures and manipulated them to shoot towards his body.
The next second, hundreds of longswords pierced through Chen Yuan's body without any apparent obstruction.
In fact, it is true.
Because—when these longswords passed through Chen Yuan's body, it was as if they were merely passing through an illusion, without causing him any harm.
It was as if his body had turned into a phantom!
After the experiment was completed, Chen Yuan waved his hand and dispersed all the longswords.
He looked down at his body, reached out and pinched himself, and found that the touch was exactly the same as normal, and his fingers did not go through his body as before.
He conjured another longsword and held it in his hand, then slashed at his body, only to find that the sword had also struck him.
"As expected, my body has completely become ethereal."
Chen Yuan said quietly, "Furthermore, the items connected to my body have also been rendered intangible. External attacks cannot hit me, but I can hit myself with my own sword."
"I just don't know what the upper limit is for this kind of ethereal power."
Thinking of this, Chen Yuan summoned his Soul Devouring Domain Beast clone. While maintaining his ethereal state, he had the clone attack him, gradually increasing the upper limit of the attack's power.
The attack of the Cosmic Venerable — Immune.
The Lord of the Universe attacks — Immune.
Seventh-tier True God — Eighth-tier True God — Ninth-tier True God — All are immune!
It wasn't until Chen Yuan raised his attack power to the level of a Void True God that his ethereal body was finally damaged!
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