A Flame Star Beast that has reach Universe level

"Unfortunately, in the three months since signing in at the Holy Land of Black Dragon Mountain Empire, there haven't been any valuable rewards," Wang Yi thought to himself with some frustration.

He was currently aboard a spaceship, leaving the headquarters of the "Ice Sea Divine Kingdom"—one of the two sacred places of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire—and heading to the headquarters of the "Black Cloud Society," one of the empire's four major organizations.

On his trip to the Ice Sea Divine Kingdom, Wang Yi had been unable to enter the kingdom itself and had to settle for signing in outside. The reward he received was an "Ice Lan Fruit" worth a unit Universe coin. However, to Wang Yi, the fruit was of little use, so he decided to keep it for now.

The Black Dragon Mountain Empire governs the entire Black Dragon Mountain star region, a vast territory containing more than 8,000 galaxies. The two most powerful entities in the empire are the sacred sites, followed by the four major organizations and the sixteen great families.

The two sacred sites are the "Black Dragon Mountain" and the "Ice Sea Divine Kingdom," both created by Immortals, with numerous powerful subordinates. The sixteen great families, each led by a "world master," form the ruling class of the empire.

On the other hand, the four major organizations are non-governmental entities that have existed for thousands of years. Some of their elders date back to ancient times and have even ventured into the Ganwu Universe. These organizations are San Axe Mountain, White Tiger Tower, Black Cloud Society, and Northern Dragon City.

If Wang Yi wanted to continue signing in within the Black Dragon Mountain star territory, these organizations were key targets. However, gaining entry was difficult unless he joined one of the organizations, which would mean losing his freedom and being bound by their rules.

Wang Yi had no desire to join even the Black Dragon Mountain branch of the Virtual Universe Company, let alone these organizations. He could only follow the flow and see where fate would lead him.

Wang Yi's D9-class spaceship, resembling a sleek black triangular eagle, flew through the endless dark universe at five times the speed of light. Inside the ship, Hong, Thor, and the bodyguards were either training, resting, or standing guard in their rooms, while Wang Yi sat cross-legged in the secret chamber.

Hong and Thor were soaking in dark blue, cuboid-shaped 'nutrient cabins.' These were E-class nutrient cabins, top-of-the-line among human races in the vast universe. Made from F8 metal, even an Immortal would struggle to destroy them. Each one cost 860 billion Universe Coins, the equivalent of buying three or four entire desolate galaxies.

The nutrient solution within was equally expensive, enough to purchase a group of universe level slaves. Hong and Thor soaked together, their genetic structures continuously improving and transforming, while their physical strength increased significantly.

Since signing in at the Holy Land of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire and grasping a sliver of the origin law, Wang Yi's progress in his secret methods had been explosive, and his physical strength had risen to the eighth rank of the Stellar level. However, his mental power remained at the peak of the sixth rank, just shy of a breakthrough.

Wang Yi wasn't too concerned, though, as he still had time before the next peak-level genius battle. His focus was primarily on his own prokaryotic world.

Inside the prokaryotic world, an endless, vast void was filled with mist. In the center was a transparent crystal-like pronucleus, covered with fiery red secret patterns. This world belonged to the Flame Star Beast, with its molten volcanic continent now spanning 180 kilometers in length and width.

In the center of the land, as red as hell, lay a vast lava lake. Suddenly, a massive beast, over 1,800 meters long, with black scales, red markings, and steel-like wings, emerged from the molten liquid. Lava flowed down its triangular head like blood.

"Roar!" The Flame Star Beast let out a thunderous roar, shaking the entire landscape. Its bloodthirsty eyes were filled with excitement and joy.

"Breakthrough!" The beast bellowed. "Finally, a breakthrough!"

The Flame Star Beast was cultivating the first calamity of the "Nine Tribulations." After three months of continuous collapse and regeneration, its body had nearly completed its transformation. Once fully cultivated, the gene level of the Flame Star Beast would increase thirty fold.

Over the past three months, Wang Yi had invested in vast amounts of resources and treasures for the Flame Star Beast clone to devour, which had accelerated the beast's growth. It had ascended from the seventh rank of the Stellar level to the ninth rank in this short period, surpassing Wang Yi's own earthly form in strength.

Originally, Wang Yi thought the Flame Star Beast would encounter a bottleneck upon reaching the ninth rank of the Stellar level, requiring months to advance further. However, unexpectedly, the beast surged past the ninth rank's peak and began breaking through to the next level: the Universe level stage—a leap in its life form.

"Hah!" The Flame Star Beast suddenly appeared within Wang Yi's prokaryotic world. Inside, the pronucleus shimmered, and the prokaryotic world itself began to undergo earth-shattering changes.

The flame-crystal continent, shrouded in red mist, trembled as volcanoes erupted and molten lava surged. The thick fire-colored fog that enveloped the land began to be absorbed into the volcanic continent, causing it to expand rapidly in all directions.

Within hours, the continent had grown from 180 kilometers to 2,000 kilometers in length and width, its area expanding a hundredfold.

The Flame Star Beast, already twice the size of a Golden Horn Beast, had an internal world twice as vast. Among star behemoths with peak bloodlines, the Flame Star Beast's internal world was exceptional.

"Roar!" As the internal world expanded, the Flame Star Beast outside also began to transform. Flames erupted around its body, concealing its massive form in fire.

Crackling sounds echoed as the fiery ruby embedded in the beast's chest glowed brightly. Its enormous black body grew larger, its bones stronger, and its scales harder. Its tail lengthened, and the mysterious red patterns covering its body shone with an eerie light that penetrated deep into its form.

The Flame Star Beast's eyes blazed with fire, and its body, now over three kilometers long, spread its wings, which were large enough to block out the sky. The beast let out a mighty roar, and its voice reverberated through the air like shockwaves.

The Flame Star Beast had officially ascended to the Universe level!