Chapter 954: Chapter 954

Chapter 954: Optimization

"Due to how simple the world structure of that Liberator is, it allows for rapid recovery and expansion. But to ensure such swift expansion, its internal framework has to remain stable. In other words, its energy level must be high."

Li Pin's avatar wandered through this world. As he drifted, he could clearly sense that the plane he was in operated under a unique set of laws.

In fact, it wasn't just this plane. All planes within this Liberator functioned under almost identical mechanisms. The only variable lay in how certain laws shifted, thereby determining each plane's energy level.

These variables, combining Li Pin's understanding with this world's terminology, could be described as elemental density, spiritual energy concentration, and the like. It was precisely these simple variables that gave rise to the diversity and complexity of life structures across different planes.

Li Pin sighed with genuine admiration. "It has practically optimized the structure and operation of a plane to the extreme."

As he studied these plane structures in depth, his true body underwent subtle changes.

Since the structure of Li Pin's own world differed from that of this mysterious powerhouse, he could not optimize his planes to the same extent. However, he could still divide the regions within his true body.

"I could divide the world into several tiers. For example, I can have a Mortal Realm, a Cultivation Realm, an Immortal Cultivation Realm, and an Immortal Realm.

"By forcibly ascending lifeforms, strong beings would gather in the Immortal Cultivation and Immortal Realms. This way, I only need to refine those higher realms and make detailed arrangements. The Mortal and Cultivation Realms could be left with the most basic physical laws. Higher-level spacetime laws wouldn't even be necessary."

Inspiration surged through Li Pin's mind.

"Only a rare few could ever cultivate to the peak. Trying to maintain everyone at the same standard... is a flawed path in itself."

His thoughts churned ceaselessly. Deep within him, vast amounts of matter began converging toward the central region.

"Following this method, the true core of a universe would be the Universe Heart. Energy radiating from the Universe Heart would spread endlessly outward. The farther from it one was, the scarcer and thinner the matter, energy, time, and space laws became. At the edges, only the most basic material and energy laws would operate.

"Beings living on the fringes would need to rely on their own efforts to journey step by step toward the Universe Heart. This is when natural selection occurs, and in the end, only a rare few could ever reach it."

Li Pin's true body structure continued to shift. He adjusted the Universe Heart at the very center to an exceedingly high energy level.

Ordinary beings who ventured into it would find survival nearly impossible. Only individuals strong enough would be able to exist within the Universe Heart and pursue true immortality.

"Furthermore, immortality cannot be pursued recklessly, or else it would end like the Astral World, where immortals multiplied endlessly until the realm could no longer bear the burden..."

With this thought, Li Pin established a cleansing system at the very core of the Universe Heart, the end of all laws and paths.

When the number of people who mastered the laws and Dao Realm beings reached a certain number, the cleansing system would activate, directly erasing those existences from that law or Dao path.

Though cruel, this ensured the universe's continuous operation.

As Li Pin's true body's universe transformed, he immediately felt the changes within himself.

"My body has become even lighter," muttered Li Pin.

It was like a computer running a game. By using rendering techniques to blur the surrounding environment, the computational load dropped, and overall performance increased.

Feeling his increasingly light body, Li Pin suddenly accelerated, roaming deeper into the boundless Void of Chaos.

As his position shifted, the mysterious Liberator clearly sensed it and immediately adjusted the direction of his attacks.

However, miscalculating Li Pin's new speed, several consecutive strikes missed as Li Pin evaded them with ease.

"After optimizing my entire universe's structure, not only have I become faster and lighter, but if I wished, I could rapidly expand my size. Reaching a hundred billion light-years would not be difficult..."

However, considering the mysterious Liberator's mass, far exceeding a hundred billion light-years, Li Pin estimated he wouldn't be able to repel him even if he reached that scale.

Moreover, if he increased his size to that degree, he would lose that feeling of lightness. He needed to maintain his speed if he wanted to maneuver around the mysterious Liberator.

During the entanglement, he needed to rely on his avatar to find the key to victory.

Li Pin sighed sincerely. Battling with those of the same realm... or even those beyond me, is really the best way to improve myself.

If not for clashing with this mysterious Liberator, he would never have realized how different their combat methods and internal structures truly were.

"Furthermore... this mysterious Liberator seems to use extremely strict laws to severely suppress the beings within his universe, drastically limiting their destructive power..."

As Li Pin spoke, his focus shifted again to the avatar hidden within the mysterious Liberator.

"Good heavens! They have already comprehended matter and energy transformation, which should place them on the same level as Cosmic Radiances, so how come they seem even worse than a Top-Tier Legend?" Tʜe source of this ᴄontent ɪs novel★fire.net

In his void form, Li Pin arrived silently outside this plane's divine hall, where he watched a Deity instruct a Divine Child.

On his way here, he had already noticed that the civilization of this entire plane remained at a very primitive level, and the destructive power of its cultivators was shockingly weak.

Compared to Cosmic Radiances, who could illuminate an entire galaxy when descending upon a universe, these Deities only had planetary-level combat power!

"A universe that focuses on realm advancement but limits destructive power..." muttered Li Pin thoughtfully.

He recalled all the details he had observed along the way and gained some insights.

Every being possessed an innate drive toward destruction. They would destroy anything they were capable of destroying.

Strict laws could restrain this destructive urge, but once beings rose to a level beyond the laws' ability to constrain, this instinct would surge madly, urging them to unleash it to the fullest.

Cultivators might not find anything wrong with this, but for Li Pin—who needed to maintain the stability of his internal universe—allowing them to indulge their destructive instincts would undoubtedly riddle his true body with instability.

Therefore, control and even suppression were necessary.

"If restrictions were imposed in this regard, the operation of the world and universe would indeed become more stable. Yet, without doubt, it would also hinder cultivators from correctly understanding the world and universe...."

Li Pin understood this clearly.

If his guess was correct, though this Liberator was far larger than the starry cosmos, he likely nurtured fewer true powerhouses within.

If this method is viable, I will test it within the starry cosmos by lessening the destructive strength of its highest beings, curbing their destructive instincts... My true body's universe, however, will remain unaltered. In the end, I shall determine which model proves superior.

As Li Pin pondered, his way of thinking unconsciously started to shift. He stopped thinking like a non-Liberator within a universe, but like a true Liberator.

His concerns weren't about personal cultivation or creating cultivation systems, but rather observing how these systems and external environments affected the functioning of an entire universe.

As Li Pin used his void form to observe the Deity—seeking to understand the relationship between this world's cultivation system, its environment, and that mighty Liberator—an invisible ripple suddenly spread out.

The entire plane seemed to be covered by an immense dome, as overwhelming rule power swept forth, threatening to transform the realm into a massive cage.

Li Pin was surprised. "I've been discovered?"

He was currently in a void state, equivalent to a Void Creature falling into the Void.

Although he had not been completely devoured by the Void, his karmic aura, energy flow, and temporal traces should have been reduced to nearly nothing. Yet even in such a state, he had still been detected almost instantly.

"Wait, no, I wasn't discovered. He's just suspicious."

Li Pin quickly understood.

If he had truly been discovered, the Liberator would not have just sealed the plane. He would have directly made a move to erase Li Pin.

Sensing the rapidly approaching rule power, Li Pin's figure blurred as he moved toward the outside of the plane.

Focusing rule power solely on the core area has its flaws; when the outer regions require it, it will be far too late...

He was already outside the plane.

It was then that he realized that not just one plane was being sealed, but an entire cluster. Every plane within his sight was sealed shut. A large amount of power of laws was being mobilized, sweeping through and locking down the planes.

Once the planes were sealed, any life not native to them would be dragged out immediately.

Li Pin quickly understood.

That mysterious existence had already sensed that his avatar had infiltrated its body. Yet, instead of destroying the entire area, it sought to pull him out.

"He wants to capture me alive?"

The reason was obvious—it wanted to extract from this avatar the secrets of his true body and the precise coordinates of the starry cosmos.

Perhaps, I can speak with this mysterious Liberator.... But this conversation must occur on equal footing.....

Li Pin pondered briefly.

Considering that the entire region was already sealed off, escape was already impossible. And if he let himself sink completely into the Void, being devoured was only a matter of time.

Then I shall thoroughly experience this world's cultivation system. From it, I can glean enough information about this Liberator.

With that thought, Li Pin halted his fall into the Void, quickly restoring his karmic connection with his true body.

Almost at the same moment, alarms sounded across the many yet-unsealed planes.

Extraterritorial Heavenly Demon invasion!