However, Luo Fan quickly discovered that as time passed, the consumption would grow increasingly greater.
If it continued increasing at this rate, his expenditure would reach an astronomical level.
Even the ownerless divine power he had stored over the years inside the Chaotic Spirit Pearl would not be enough to sustain it.
Still, he did not pay much attention to it.
If necessary, he could directly use the origin power of his Original Universe clone to supply energy.
For now, the most important thing was to obtain the inheritance first.
As for expanding the Original Universe clone, that could be done slowly.
After all, expanding the Original Universe clone was not something that could be accomplished overnight.
To expand it to its limit would require time measured in millions of epochs.
Luo Fan's true body and his two clones continuously studied the 123 perfect solutions on the left side within the Time God Palace.
He had already understood four rules and knew there were a total of nine.
Under these conditions, it took him less than a week to fully comprehend all nine rules of the Rhinoceros Emperor Game.
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Within the Virtual Universe, inside a special space.
In addition to Luo Fan and the human race's Universe Masters, there were also many Immortal beings and Venerable-level geniuses who had come to participate in the trial.
"Everyone, listen carefully. I have already figured out the nine rules of the Rhinoceros Emperor Game."
"1. There are 10,081 types of basic elements!"
"2. In each miniature three-dimensional diagram, along every line, each type of basic element can only appear once."
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"9. The final three-dimensional phantom formed by the solution, constructed from threads of divine power, can create a perfect cycle, an energy cycle, existing eternally, indestructible and unextinguishable."
Without hesitation, Luo Fan directly shared the rules he had discovered with all the humans participating in the Rhinoceros Emperor Game trial.
"I haven't even figured out anything yet, and Lord Hunyuan has already sorted out all nine rules!"
"As expected of the number one genius of the human race!"
"Lord Hunyuan's comprehension is truly heaven-defying."
These human geniuses could not help but exclaim in admiration.
It should be known that from the moment they began the trial until now, not even a second had passed.
Even under a time flow accelerated by ten thousand times, it had been less than a minute.
What kind of terrifying speed was this?
Not only these human geniuses.
Even the human race's Universe Masters were extremely shocked.
Logically speaking, the higher one's realm and the stronger one's strength, the faster their computational ability would be.
Just like these human Universe Masters. Although they were not part of the mechanical race,
their computational abilities were not inferior to those of Immortal-level mechanical beings.
Even intelligent lifeforms could not compare to them.
This was also why the higher the realm, the higher the requirements for each stage of the Rhinoceros Emperor Game.
As for Luo Fan, although he was very powerful, he was still only a Venerable.
All the human Universe Masters knew this.
So in their view, they should have been able to understand the rules before Luo Fan.
They might even solve the game faster.
Yet they never expected Luo Fan to be this fast.
At this moment, they did not even have the slightest clue, while Luo Fan had already summarized all nine rules.
Now, they finally understood the true weight of the human race's number one genius.
After understanding the rules, they stopped discussing and began digesting them before attempting to solve the game.
They currently had an advantage, so they naturally wanted to take the opportunity to surpass other forces as quickly as possible.
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The nine rules of the game were extremely complex.
Given the complexity of the Rhinoceros Emperor Game, even a Universe Master's computational ability could not forcibly memorize the position of every "basic element."
Countless basic elements formed a miniature three-dimensional diagram.
Countless miniature diagrams formed a small three-dimensional diagram.
Countless small diagrams formed a medium three-dimensional diagram.
Countless medium diagrams ultimately formed a three-dimensional phantom.
Every step contained countless possibilities.
Even a Universe Master could not rely on brute-force memorization.
To achieve a perfect solution, one had to truly understand the essence of the game.
It was just like executing a secret technique; one had to genuinely comprehend its essence to use it.
Because its complexity had already surpassed the limits of forced memorization.
Ultimately, every Rhinoceros Emperor Game solution had to reach perfection, becoming indestructible and unextinguishable, without consuming even a trace of energy.
Luo Fan silently marveled at the wonder of the Rhinoceros Emperor Game.
Moreover, due to the countless possibilities, each person's perfect solution would be different.
As for whether a solution was perfect, one only needed to see whether it could achieve indestructibility and consume no energy.
So even if someone told others their solution, it would be useless.
After all, even if one solved the same game again, they might calculate a completely different solution.
Because the solution was not determined solely by the Rhinoceros Emperor Game itself.
Even differences in time or the surrounding energy density would lead to different perfect solutions.
Therefore, no two people would ever have the same solution.
And at present, they were only solving the game individually.
The Rhinoceros Emperor Game could also be used for competitive matches.
Luo Fan planned to let some of his clones continuously use it for matches and solving in the future, until his comprehension could no longer improve.
Not only that, he also perceived some of the mysteries of the secret pattern diagram path within the Rhinoceros Emperor Game.
He already possessed the statues of the Metal-Space Beast God and the Water-Space Beast God, so he had also studied the secret pattern diagram path.
It was just incomplete.
He also referenced the innate secret techniques bestowed upon him by the Original Universe.
Those were also constructed from secret pattern diagrams.
He discovered that even those techniques granted by the Original Universe were not as perfect in structure as the Rhinoceros Emperor Game.
Soon, he became completely immersed in the joy of solving the game.
However, while solving, his clone did not forget to set up tasks for his true body.
[Task: Reach the first stage of the Rhinoceros Emperor Game. Reward: Increase comprehension by ten percent]
When Luo Fan saw the reward, he was stunned.
A direct ten percent increase in comprehension.
His current comprehension had already reached over 50 billion.
What kind of concept was that?
After understanding the rules, Luo Fan spent less than an hour to fully comprehend the first 123 rounds.
Moreover, in just an instant, he grasped the perfect solution for round 124.
The clone within the General's Residence did not hesitate and directly mobilized divine power to outline his solution within the multicolored pillar of light before him.
Very quickly, a perfect solution to the Rhinoceros Emperor Game was formed within the multicolored pillar.
Some Universe Masters from the Universe Sea nearby also noticed this scene.
However, they did not react much at first.
After all, many Universe Masters would try things out while observing solutions.
It was just like how ordinary people would write calculations on scratch paper while solving complex math problems.
In addition, some of them also hoped they might get lucky and guess a correct answer.
So Luo Fan outlining with divine power seemed completely normal to them.
But in the next moment, they could no longer remain calm.
Because the multicolored pillar in front of Luo Fan's clone emitted a glow.
This meant that his solution was correct.
It was the perfect solution to round 124.
In an instant, all the Universe Masters from the Universe Sea around him erupted in shock.
"The human Hunyuan Lord has already started solving, and he succeeded!"
"What? How is that possible?"
"I haven't even figured out the rules yet!"
"Wait, didn't we just start the trial?"
"Damn it, how can he be this fast!"
In reality, only a short time had passed since everyone began the trial.
The human Universe Masters had only just arrived.
Yet Luo Fan had already begun solving.
Many people turned to look at the pillar of light before him.
Sure enough, within it stood a column formed of divine power.
It was the perfect solution to round 124.
Only perfect solutions would remain without dissipating.
But just as everyone was still in shock, Luo Fan's clone did not pause at all and continued outlining the perfect solution for round 125.
This was because his true body and two clones inside the Time God Palace had already calculated the answers up to round 130.
The time flow there was one hundred million times faster than in the General's Residence.
As a result, the speed at which his clone outlined the solutions could not even keep up with Luo Fan's solving speed.
One second in the General's Residence was equivalent to more than three years inside the Time God Palace.
What kind of terrifying time flow was that?
Combined with Luo Fan's already monstrous level of comprehension,
he was now displaying truly terrifying efficiency.
Under normal circumstances, this might not be obvious.
After all, he had not stayed in such extreme time flow environments for a long time.
And he was not in a hurry.
At his current level, he was already practically invincible.
In the Universe Sea, it was almost impossible for him to die even if he wanted to.
However, because this was a test, he deliberately used the Time God Palace to place himself within an extreme time flow environment.
When Luo Fan fully unleashed his terrifying comprehension, it became something truly frightening.
Solving the game was as easy for him as eating and drinking.
At this moment, the surrounding Universe Masters were still stunned as they watched Luo Fan continue outlining solutions.
Before they could recover, the next solution was completed.
It was the perfect solution for round 125.
"He solved another one!"
"Does Hunyuan Lord have the answers?"
"He must be cheating! I haven't even understood the rules!"
"If this continues, do we even have a chance to obtain the inheritance?"
"Damn it, is the inheritance really going to the human race?"
Many Universe Masters felt despair as they watched Luo Fan's speed.
They had not even grasped the rules, yet Luo Fan was solving one round after another.
But soon, they realized it was not over.
Without any pause, Luo Fan continued solving round 126.
Then round 127.
Round 128.
Round 129.
His solving speed was less than one second per round.
They even suspected that the speed of outlining with divine power was the bottleneck.
If there were no such limitation, and answers could be produced instantly like in the Virtual Universe, Luo Fan would be even faster.
Watching him produce solutions one after another, the Universe Masters of the Universe Sea were completely dumbfounded.
They had originally thought this was a great opportunity, a chance for them to rise.
But after witnessing Luo Fan's speed, they felt despair.
How could they compete?
They had not even comprehended the rules, while Luo Fan was solving one round per second, or even faster.
Even under ten-thousand-fold time acceleration, ten thousand seconds amounted to less than three hours.
Qing Qiong was also somewhat surprised by Luo Fan's speed.
However, he quickly realized the reason.
Luo Fan was likely in a region with an even higher time flow.
Although in the Universe Sea, ten-thousand-fold time acceleration was already considered the limit,
in the Origin Continent, it was nothing special.
Not to mention ten thousand times, even a million times was not uncommon.
Even so, Luo Fan's talent was undeniably powerful.
Qing Qiong watched him with interest.
He wanted to see whether Luo Fan could maintain this speed.
As for the human race's experts, aside from their shock, they were filled with joy.
Because if Luo Fan obtained the inheritance, the human race would also benefit.
They knew that core inheritances could not be passed on.
However, less important inheritances could be shared without issue.
For the current human race, and even for all forces in the Universe Sea, including the two Holy Lands,
even the less important parts of such an inheritance would provide immense benefits.
Some smaller inheritances might only be passed down to a single disciple.
Even if Luo Fan obtained such an inheritance, he might not be able to share it.
But a complete inheritance like this would definitely include many additional inheritances.
Just like the human race's own Chaos Monument inheritance could not be passed on.
However, many of its non-essential inheritances had very few restrictions.
Basically, all major forces in the Original Universe possessed such inheritances.
So there was no need to keep them secret.
Even the supporting secret techniques of the Chaos Monument could be freely exchanged by core members.
Only the Chaos Monument itself was truly restricted.
Therefore, upon seeing Luo Fan's terrifying speed, the human experts were filled with excitement.
Meanwhile, experts from other races looked at him with killing intent.
Just as everyone was still in shock, a Universe Master suddenly received an order from his race.
He was momentarily stunned.
But soon, he made his decision.
He gritted his teeth and approached Luo Fan.
In the next instant, the divine power within his body began to violently surge.
A terrifying wave of divine power spread outward.
He was going to self-destruct.
The surrounding Universe Masters immediately reacted.
They tried to escape.
But teleportation and flight were forbidden here; they could not get away.
Although these were only clones, re-entering would still waste time.
Moreover, losing divine power like this was not something they were willing to accept.
Gaining nothing while losing divine power was simply too great a loss.
Just as the terrifying self-destruction was about to reach them, an invisible barrier appeared, completely blocking the damage.
In the next moment, a streak of light shot toward the Universe Master who had not yet finished self-destructing.
His divine power was instantly annihilated.
Not only that, his true body outside the Eternal Ancient City was also completely annihilated.
Seeing this, the surrounding Universe Masters finally breathed a sigh of relief.
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