Immersed in his cultivation, Qin Hao gradually forgot the passage of time, and he no longer had the leisure to care about it.
Each gene enhancement was an extremely long and arduous process for Qin Hao.
Every enhancement was an adventure and a challenge to himself; although he had the blessing of the Star Tree, each process remained extremely difficult.
As Qin Hao approached the 100,000-fold gene level leap, he felt as if there were massive obstacles in front of him, capable of blocking him at any moment, or even collapsing and crushing him.
"Careful, careful, be extra careful. Just this one step, and I can succeed, and then I can move on to the next step."
As his gene level reached 99,975 times, Qin Hao felt the changes in his divine body, carefully controlling its transformation, not daring to be distracted in the slightest.
However, things are often not that smooth.
The evolution of the Star God and the Divine Kingdom was complete; however, just as the divine body was about to complete its transformation, the Star God Kingdom began to collapse, and the divine body was also affected, beginning to crumble.
In an instant, thousands of miles of his divine body directly turned into nothingness.
Just as it was about to spread, light flashed on the Star Tree, and stars swayed, stabilizing his divine body once again.
The roots of the Star Tree began to rapidly draw in the surrounding chaotic airflow, converting it into divine power to restore Qin Hao's divine body.
"I failed again, but this time I will definitely succeed.
I'm only a few steps away from the 100,000-fold gene level; I'll succeed soon."
Qin Hao quickly recovered from the collapse of his divine body; this was not the first time he had experienced such a thing.
After reaching 99,900 times, every enhancement could result in gene collapse and divine body collapse.
However, with the blessing of the Star Tree, Qin Hao was spared the crisis of his divine body completely disintegrating or even perishing due to gene collapse.
Each time his genes collapsed, the Star Tree could stabilize his original divine body, allowing Qin Hao to break through without any worries.
By now, Qin Hao's genes had collapsed at least several hundred times.
Although all were without real danger, Qin Hao did not want to experience such a process.
There was no substantial harm, but each time felt like walking on the edge of death.
The benefit was that each encounter on the brink of death was a test of Qin Hao's character and will.
Through repeated tempering, Qin Hao also felt that his character and will had improved, even faster than the rate of improvement from enduring will impacts within this Black Pattern Stone Pillar Space.
Half a year later, Qin Hao's divine body and mental state were once again at their best, and he began a new round of Shock.
Qin Hao had already grown accustomed to this kind of cultivation.
Every failure, followed by a brief adjustment period, was Qin Hao's time to rest and regulate himself.
During this process, Qin Hao would always choose to completely cast aside matters of cultivation, allowing himself to enter a brief period of calm.
It was as if he were an ordinary otaku, lying flat in his cultivation room.
Entering cultivation state again, Qin Hao began to mobilize his divine power for a new round of impact.
If he had sufficient serendipity, this process might have been directly skipped, reaching the 100,000-fold gene level directly.
However, Qin Hao's cultivation process could only proceed step by step, consolidating himself, improving himself, and guiding his own evolution through a secret method.
Each gene enhancement was a brand new transformation; although the transformation was subtle, it was more challenging.
Furthermore, compared to Luo Feng's method of reaching the 100,000-fold gene level, Qin Hao's method had more potential for widespread adoption.
However, even if it were popularized, only a minority would still succeed.
It required the ability of a clone to ensure one's survival, a large amount of resources, and a certain understanding of the Source of Life.
These steps could control the vast majority of cultivators; however, if one did not pursue the 100,000-fold gene level, it was still possible to create many True God-level powerhouses following the God Power Route.
Even the first level of the God Power Route was invaluable to most cultivators.
During his cultivation, Qin Hao also considered this issue, constantly summarizing successful and failed experiences to serve as a legacy that could be passed down in the future.
However, how to carry this content was also a problem that needed to be solved.
Zuo Shanke's Heavenly Soul Crystal was a good method, but refining it was not that simple.
99,975 times was quickly overcome by Qin Hao, and he began the next step of cultivation.
This process of cultivation and improvement was extremely monotonous and time-consuming, and it was also a great test.
In one hundred million years, Qin Hao's gene level barely reached 99,980 times, experiencing hundreds of failures during the process.
Another one hundred million years passed, and Qin Hao's gene level only increased by 3 times.
When his gene level reached 99,985 times, the time for each increase was extended to one hundred million years.
Time was long and monotonous.
After three billion years, Qin Hao's gene level finally reached 99,999 times, just one step away from the final 100,000 times.
"Finally, it's the last step, but there are only 99,999 stars in my body, so it seems reaching 100,000 times might not be the end."
Qin Hao thought to himself, sensing the condition of his body.
Qin Hao was also very much looking forward to the 100,000-fold perfect divine body, and as for breaking the cosmic bottleneck and surpassing 100,000 times, Qin Hao also had expectations.
After all, coming to such a world and always following the world's rules was not Qin Hao's style.
Reaching the Void True God level of strength as a Universe Lord, Qin Hao believed that even on the Origin Continent, very few people could achieve it.
Now, the 100,000-fold gene level was a legendary existence on the Origin Continent.
Whether it was laws or divine power, Qin Hao was already at the extreme state at the Universe Lord level, and it could even be said that he was somewhat over-qualified.
Facing the 100,000-fold gene level, the pinnacle of the God Power Route, Qin Hao did not immediately launch an assault.
Instead, he stopped cultivating and sat quietly in the cultivation room, watching the giant rocks constantly flying outside.
After sitting in meditation for nearly 10 years, Qin Hao still did not begin cultivating; instead, he lay directly in the cultivation room and fell asleep.
He slept for a thousand years.
Upon opening his eyes again, the sense of exhaustion in Qin Hao's entire body and soul had disappeared.
"It's time to go home!" Qin Hao finally murmured.
Outside the Black Pattern Stone Pillar Space, although only a thousand years had passed, one hundred billion years had passed for Qin Hao.
This was an extremely long period of time.
Although time passed very quickly during cultivation, for Qin Hao, this period was extremely long.
Even though he had become a top-tier powerhouse, Qin Hao still hadn't adapted to the passage of time that quickly.
The concern in his heart was still his bond; even with his improved character, Qin Hao had never thought of abandoning this part.
The bond of kinship, even if it was a restraint, was also Qin Hao's driving force to move forward.
