Returning to Earth, Qin Hao's life became simpler. He spent time with his family, traveled around, cultivated, and refined artifacts. At the same time, Qin Hao also established his own divine palace in the Milky Way Galaxy, not far from Earth, allowing him to return home with a single teleportation.
The divine palace complex was enormous, with the central palace towering hundreds of kilometers high, occupying an area of over a thousand kilometers, surrounded by three hundred and sixty-five other divine palaces. Below these three hundred and sixty-five divine palaces were countless smaller divine palaces, with the entire complex spanning tens of thousands of kilometers.
These divine palaces were also refined by Qin Hao during his artifact refining sessions. The smallest divine palaces were of the treasure level, while the central divine palace was a supreme treasure.
The palace complex formed by these palaces was arranged according to the Great Zhou Heavenly Stars Formation, constantly absorbing cosmic energy and gathering it. The entire grand hall was perennially enveloped in dense cosmic energy, resembling a celestial realm.
Furthermore, as Qin Hao deepened his comprehension of the Great Zhou Heavenly Stars Formation, its efficacy in arrangement also increased, with energy convergence being its least significant effect. Under the formation's blessing, each palace became a natural cultivation treasure ground, with clearly manifested laws and a special environment, making it the optimal cultivation spot for cultivators.
During his three-thousand-year stay on Earth, Qin Hao did not relax his cultivation. His comprehension of laws showed no slack; his Space Law had already reached its final bottleneck, ready to break through into an Exalt at any moment.
However, Qin Hao was not in a hurry. Instead, he continued his comprehension of other laws and Fusion Laws. While breaking through to an Exalt would bring a direct increase in strength, it would also become a constraint for further cultivation.
An incomplete state, to a certain extent, offered an advantage in comprehending Fusion Laws and Time Law. Once comprehension was complete, a closed loop would form within oneself, and the receptiveness to other laws would significantly decrease.
Moreover, for Qin Hao, whether he broke through to an Exalt or not made little difference. If he wished to break through, his comprehension of Fusion Laws was already sufficient to support it.
Although he did not directly break through to an Exalt, Qin Hao made significant progress during his three thousand years on Earth. The fusion of Time Law and Space Law reached the fourth stage, already achieving the level of a second-tier Universe Lord.
Fusion Laws such as Gold-Space, Wood-Space, Water-Space, Fire-Space, Earth-Space, Wind-Space, Wind-Time, Thunder-Time, and Light-Time were also nearing perfection. Once Space Law and Time Law broke through, they would directly reach the seventh stage of perfection.
Above these three types of laws, the fusion of Wind, Time, and Space Laws reached the second stage. The fusion of Wind Law, Water Law, and Space Law, the fusion of Fire Law, Light Law, and Time Law, and the fusion of Earth Law, Time Law, and Space Law also reached the second stage.
At the same time, Qin Hao made great progress in the fusion of the Five Elements Laws and the wind, light, Thunder Laws, completing the first stage of fusion. From the perspective of law comprehension alone, Qin Hao's current strength was extremely powerful among Universe Lords. As for his overall strength, Qin Hao felt he was still within the range of a first-tier Universe Lord, capable of contending against a second-tier Universe Lord.
Of course, the strength of Qin Hao's three clones also underwent tremendous changes. In Qin Hao's first millennium on Earth, his First Clone had already broken through to the Eternal Level. In 1500 years, the Second Clone broke through to Undying, and in 1800 years, the Third Clone reached the Eternal Level.
Furthermore, all three clones broke through to Undying after breaking through the perfect gene level at the genetic level. Their overall strength was not much different from Qin Hao's, and they all reached the point where they could contend against a Universe Lord.
The three clones also had completely different focuses in their comprehension of laws. The First Clone's two-by-two fusion of Five Elements Laws and Space Law had reached its limit, similar to the main body, and was on the verge of complete comprehension. At the same time, in the mutual fusion among the Five Elements Laws, there was significant progress in two-by-two, three-by-three, and four-by-four fusions. The overall fusion of the Five Elements Laws was deeper than that of the main body, about to enter the second stage.
Even the overall fusion of the Five Elements Laws and Space Law had already crossed the threshold.
The Second Clone's comprehension of Time Law and Space Law had both reached a bottleneck, ready to break through at any time. The fusion of these two laws had reached the third stage, about to enter the fourth stage, which was slightly faster than the main body. Qin Hao's fusion of Space-Time Law had only just entered the third stage.
The Third Clone's fusion of Wind-Time, Thunder-Time, and Light-Time Laws reached its limit, nearing completion. The fusion of wind, thunder, and light reached the second stage, and had already begun overall fusion with Time Law.
The cultivation of the three clones was progressing rapidly. Moreover, the regions where the three clones were located were completely different. The First Clone was still within the Human Race territory, while the Second Clone and Third Clone had already embarked on cosmic wanderings. The Second Clone was in the Nine Domains Alliance, and the Third Clone was in the Free Alliance.
The three thousand years were also a relatively comfortable time for Qin Hao. Since his battle with Undying Venerable, no one had come to trouble him again. Furthermore, a thousand years after their battle, it was unknown who leaked the details of their confrontation.
The crushing victory directly caused a significant change in the Human Race's attitude towards Qin Hao. Especially some Universe Overlords and Universe Lords who had originally intended to target Qin Hao no longer dared to make any moves.
After all, no one knew the limits of an Eternal Level expert and genius who could display the strength of a top-tier Universe Overlord. Moreover, in a thousand years, the legacy Qin Hao left in Primordial Chaos City had gradually been made public. From the initial comprehension by Universe Lords and Universe Overlords, to Universe Exalts and Undying powerhouses, Qin Hao's legacy shocked the entire Human Race.
During this period, Qin Hao also joined the Great Alliance. Although Primordial Chaos City Lord had previously suggested Qin Hao join the Great Alliance, Qin Hao had been delaying it. Now, he officially joined and became a seven-star member of the Great Alliance.
Besides cultivation, Qin Hao was also continuously perfecting his Divine Kingdom. The vast Divine Kingdom had already exceeded 10 light-years in size. The outer perimeter of the Divine Kingdom consisted of three hundred and sixty-five stars, each originally a transformed world, now evolved into small Divine Kingdoms.
The three largest stars were already several light-years in size, while the smaller Divine Kingdoms also spanned hundreds of millions of kilometers. Within each Divine Kingdom resided a Star God, serving as the master of the Divine Kingdom. They continuously comprehended laws, perfected the Divine Kingdom, and absorbed divine power to expand it.
"Three thousand years have passed. It's time to break through." Inside the divine palace, Qin Hao opened his eyes, and light flickered within them, causing the surrounding space to shatter directly.