In the blink of an eye, hundreds of years had passed.
At this moment, within the Central Dojo of Chaos City.
"I see."
A glint of light appeared in Gu Chuan's eyes as a fishing line from the world outside the door floated in mid-air, glowing with white light and emanating an air of mystery.
After millions of years of deduction, he had finally unraveled some of the secrets of this fishing line.
Without a doubt, this fishing line had surpassed even the Chaos Supreme Treasure, reaching a level far beyond, though its exact name, akin to other star-level Magic Treasures, remained unknown to him.
Yet regardless of its name, the most crucial thing was the secret hidden within this fishing line.
First, it possessed two vital features. The first was compatibility—no matter the law of the great way, or the nature of any special space, this fishing line could effortlessly penetrate through it. No force could resist the laws of the universe.
When it merged into another universe, the fishing line moved like it was falling into water, treating all the universe's laws as if they were flowing waters, which was extremely mysterious.
It was because of this feature that the fishing line could catch worlds, seamlessly merge into countless universes, and never worry about being rejected by the laws of other universes.
The second feature was its tenacity. The fishing line was incredibly tough, surpassing even the Chaos Supreme Treasure, and was almost indestructible. Had he not exerted himself fully at that time, he wouldn't have been able to cut it.
Moreover, he suspected that this fishing line might not even be the most powerful line of the Void Fisherman. It could possibly be ranked as the first-tier fishing line. If the top-tier fishing line was used, he might not have been able to cut it at all.
The third feature was its infinite extension. The line seemed to possess tremendous flexibility. As long as it was infused with the original energy of chaos, it could stretch endlessly, a quality that was incredibly remarkable.
Furthermore, using the Chaos Eight Trigrams technique, he had deduced that the Void Fisherman likely still carried a fishing rod with him.
This fishing rod too must be a Magic Treasure beyond the Chaos Supreme Treasure, containing the Karma Dao, enabling it to fish through the heavens, find destined targets, and catch everything within the universe.
But this remained his speculation.
Regardless of its nature, the fishing line was undeniably a treasure from the world beyond the door, an extremely valuable item.
"By the way, if you use the power of this fishing line, you might be able to leave the Chaos World without passing through the Gate of Eternal Life." Gu Chuan narrowed his eyes, contemplating such a possibility.
After all, this fishing line could integrate into countless universes and easily penetrate through them, which naturally meant it could leave this universe with ease.
However, a fishing line alone could not carry his real body.
Just like the Void Fisherman—why didn't he travel to each universe in person to find treasures? Why did he use the fishing line to catch treasures from each universe instead?
The reason was likely because the Void Fisherman was so powerful that he was repelled by the Source of the Universe, just like the Eater, who could only enter through the Gate of Eternal Life.
But a fishing line was much smaller, and thus didn't provoke the Source of the Universe's deliberate targeting. It could easily sneak into each universe.
In the same vein, if Gu Chuan wanted to use the fishing line's power to leave the Chaos World, it would be impossible for him to leave in his real body. Only by using a clone, minimizing the power emanating from his body, could he leave the Chaos World quietly.
"A clone?" Gu Chuan mused, rubbing his chin. He was familiar with the concept of cloning, after all. He had a bloodline supernatural power—the Blood Sea Clone, where each drop of blood could transform into an ancient wedding serpent.
So far, there had been no necessity for him to use this bloodline power, as nothing had forced him to activate it.
It didn't matter if the clone was weak.
What truly mattered now was exploring the world outside the door and understanding its nature, so that he could respond appropriately in the future.
He might even find a way to confront the doomsday scenario in the world beyond the door.
"If it's just a clone, you don't need the entire fishing line. A small portion would suffice."
With this thought, Gu Chuan immediately cut the long fishing line into countless pieces, each piece able to form numerous clones.
Even if one of these clones left the Chaos World, encountered danger, and perished, it could gather other clones to explore the world beyond the door, thus increasing the success rate of the mission.
Clatter~~
Thinking of this, he instantly forced a drop of blood from his body, which transformed into a small Primordial Ancient Serpent clone. This clone contained a trace of soul energy from his body, establishing a connection with the main body.
At the same time, he formed seals with his hands and summoned a series of Chaos Gods, integrating their powers into this clone, allowing the fishing line and the clone to merge.
Rumble~~
Immediately, the Primordial Ancient Serpent clone merged with the power of the fishing line, gaining its same qualities, and the entire body became ethereal.
"Unbelievable!" Gu Chuan gasped in amazement.
Through the clone of the Primordial Ancient Serpent, he sensed that the entire universe seemed to undergo dramatic shifts.
All the void within the universe rippled, as if the entire Chaos World were a boundless ocean, with chaos liquid surging everywhere.
If he desired, this clone could leave this ocean-like Chaos World at any time.
He understood why the fishing line could capture the heavens. It indeed possessed incredible characteristics.
"No, I cannot leave now."
Gu Chuan realized that even though this clone could leave the Chaos World, it wasn't the right time.
The world outside the door was too dangerous. First, the Eater lay in wait near the Gate of Eternal Life, ready to consume the entire universe at any moment.
Second, even if they escaped the Eater's attack, the world beyond the door must be filled with perilous beings, many of whom could rival the Eater.
Without sufficient defense capabilities, even the most agile beings would not be able to travel far before being killed.
"Alright, I'll add a Great Karma Barrier technique to this clone, so that it can reflect all enemy attacks. I'll also add a Chaos Barrier technique to integrate with the Chaos Barrier, turning all attacks into nothingness. And I'll include a Great Devouring technique to absorb infinite primal energy."
Gu Chuan formed seals with his hands, layering his various supernatural powers onto the Primordial Ancient Serpent clone, arming it like a tank, prepared to avoid countless injuries.
"Also, I should add a supernatural power of virtual reality, so this clone can switch between reality and the ethereal state."
A glint flickered in Gu Chuan's eyes.
The virtual reality technique was, in fact, his most powerful technique at present. With this, his body could instantly become ethereal, immune to all attacks.
Back when the Eater had attacked outside the Gate of Eternal Life, the force was strong enough to kill many gods, but his ethereal technique had made him immune to it. One could imagine how potent this technique was.