Free Web NovelChapter 33: 33 | Limitless Grand Cosmos Scripture
As soon as the first golden screen faded, a new one popped right in front of Dexter.
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[10,000x Investment System Activated.]
[Reward ready.]
[Congratulations, Host.]
[You have received a Ninth-Tier cultivation technique.]
[Primordial Universe Star Scripture.]
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Dexter went completely still. Then his eyes flew open so wide they almost hurt.
Ninth-Tier.
The highest tier to ever exist and no one had set their hands on.
His face fished red with excitement.
The system showed more.
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[Limitless Grand Cosmos Scripture]
Ninth-Tier Technique
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Description:
The perfected form of the Grand Cosmos Scripture.
No longer limited to forging a miniature universe, this supreme cultivation technique transforms the practitioner’s body into a boundless cosmos capable of containing countless celestial bodies.
Within the body lie 3,600 dormant Star Nodes. Every awakened Star Node becomes an independent celestial core, possessing its own gravitational field and serving as an inexhaustible source of mana.
Meridians become completely obsolete.
Once awakened, each Star Node continuously draws in the surrounding mana on its own, requiring no manual circulation. As more Star Nodes awaken, the attraction force of the Inner Cosmos grows stronger, allowing the practitioner’s cultivation speed to increase exponentially.
Every completed Firmament causes all previously awakened Star Nodes to evolve, increasing their capacity, density, and quality of mana.
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Current Star Nodes: 0/3,600
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Effects:
• Completely abandons the meridian system.
• Every awakened Star Node automatically absorbs surrounding mana.
• Each Star Node is an independent world capable of storing immense quantities of mana.
• Every completed Firmament upgrades all existing Star Nodes to the next celestial tier.
• Mana reserves increase to levels far beyond ordinary cultivators.
• Cultivation speed grows exponentially as additional Star Nodes awaken.
• The destruction of individual Star Nodes does not collapse the Inner Cosmos.
• The body gradually evolves into a true Cosmic Physique.
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Ultimate Effect:
When all 3,600 Star Nodes reach perfection, they resonate simultaneously, giving birth to a complete Infinite Cosmos.
The Inner Cosmos becomes self-sustaining, generating celestial energy without relying solely on the surrounding world.
The practitioner transcends mortality, breaking all worldly limits and ascending as a being whose body rivals the universe itself.
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Dexter stared at the screen so long his eyes started to sting. His whole body trembled.
A Ninth-Tier technique... Did something like this really exist?
He seriously doubted anyone in the entire country had one. Probably no one on the whole planet. This was the kind of secret that would start wars. The kind that would erase cities off the map just to own it.
Three thousand six hundred star nodes.
That meant he could keep mana in 3,600 different spots inside his body. He could use them for attacks, defense, speed—everything.
Normal cultivators had only a tiny fraction of that.
If he filled every single node, his mana reserves would be... insane.
And his raw strength would grow so much it might smash right through the Superhuman Realm, tear into the Ultra Realm, and maybe even climb higher than that.
And there was the matter of gaining the Truw Cosmic Physique!
He clenched his fists. Excitement buzzed under his skin like a live wire. He wanted to start give the girls.
But then his thoughts drifted to the girls. Mira, Lyra, Selene.
They were already giving him weird looks because of the Seventh-Tier technique he’d shared earlier. If he suddenly handed them a Ninth-Tier one... no way they’d ever treat him normally again.
He shook his head.
’Not yet’.
The Grand Cosmos Scripture was already a treasure for them. This one... this one was his. For now.
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Night finally arrived. Outside the hotel window, city lights glittered like scattered stars.
Dexter sat cross-legged on the floor and took a slow breath. He began moving through the first steps of the Primordial Universe Star Scripture. His muscles stretched and relaxed in a steady rhythm. The air around him stirred, and tiny bits of mana started drifting toward him.
About twenty minutes passed. Then, there was a small ’click’ deep inside.
He found it. The very first Primordial Star Node, still dark and asleep.
Grinning, Dexter focused everything he had. He matched his breathing with the gentle body movements and pulled mana inward. Slowly, the node started to glow. Power trickled into it like water filling a cup.
It worked.
Hours slipped by. He trained without stopping, lost in a quiet, bright world inside himself.
Until a knock thumped on the door.
Knock. Knock.
Dexter opened his eyes.
"Room service."
Dinner.
Tonight was their last night at this hotel. The Hero Association had put them up here for free, and since everything was covered,
Dexter had gone all-out. He’d ordered extra portions. Partly because his appetite had turned monstrous lately, and partly because Lyra existed.
The cart rolled in, loaded with trays. Steak, rice, soup, chicken, seafood, desserts, a small army of drinks. Dexter looked at the mountain of food and nodded, satisfied. Perfect.
Then he turned to the three girls.
All three were still deep in their own cultivation. Mira sat quietly in her wheelchair. Selene stayed cross-legged on the bed. Lyra hadn’t moved from the sofa. None of them even twitched.
Dexter sighed. "...Seriously? You’re ignoring this?"
Silence.
He crossed his arms. "You all need to eat. Real food. Not just mana."
Still nothing.
Frowning, Dexter walked over and started bothering them one by one. He gave Mira’s shoulder a little shake. He tapped Selene right on the forehead. Then he lightly kicked Lyra’s leg.
All three sets of eyes slowly opened and locked onto him. Three perfectly synchronized death stares.
Dexter raised both hands, innocent as a puppy. "Food. It’s here."
The girls narrowed their eyes, but they knew he was right. Cultivating without rest could mess up your foundation and make your mind fuzzy. So even though they were annoyed, they stopped and came to eat.
The difference was instant. They ate fast. Really fast.
But then Dexter noticed something terrifying. Lyra was a whole other beast. In minutes, she finished one plate. Then another. Then a third. Three full meals disappeared into her mouth in less than ten minutes.
Dexter stared, mouth hanging open. "How...?"
He had watched her eat impossible amounts for ages, and yet she never gained even a tiny bit of weight. Not once.
Suspicious, his eyes unconsciously traveled downward. To her hips. Then lower. Then back up to her chest.
Realization hit. He nodded slowly. "...Ah. I get it now. So that’s where it all goes."
At that exact moment, Lyra froze.
She must have felt his stare. Her cheeks turned bright red. She quickly stood up, fumbled with her glasses, and rushed toward the bedroom without a word.
Dexter blinked. "...Did she just get embarrassed?"
Mira rolled her eyes so hard it looked painful. Selene just stared at him with the blankest expression in history.
He coughed awkwardly and went back to his food, ears burning.
After dinner, the three girls returned to cultivation, leaving Dexter alone in the quiet.
He shook his head with a helpless smile.
Tomorrow would be their last day at the hotel. Tomorrow they would probably go home. And more importantly, tomorrow he planned to visit the Hunter Association and finally get his official Hunter License.
