abnabooks Chapter 366 Matter and Energy Conversion and Conservation Law
Chapter 366 Matter and Energy Conversion and Conservation Law
Chapter 366 Matter and Energy Conversion and Conservation Law
The Hand of the Primordial Beginning!
Following the first chapter of "Primordial Life Law," the Eye of Primordial Beginning, Chen Yuan finally began the second chapter after breaking through to the level of a Universe Venerable.
"I never expected that I would find a solution so soon after I was just worrying about the huge shortage of primordial energy."
Chen Yuan blinked. "The effect of the Primordial Hand can actually transform everything into primordial energy!"
"Furthermore, it can be used to transform primordial energy into any cosmic creation!"
Energy conversion!
Chen Yuan had only ever seen this ability to transform the origin of the universe in the system before.
In other words, when he performs optimization tasks, he can choose to consume source energy to make up for the material shortage caused by item upgrades.
"However, the system is actually only using primordial energy, and cannot directly convert items into energy like the Primordial Hand."
Chen Yuan shook his head slightly. If the system had this ability, he wouldn't have had to worry about optimizing energy from the beginning.
Just then, a thought struck him: "Wait, this energy conversion ability has felt very familiar to me since the beginning. I thought it was because of the system, but now that I think about it carefully, that might not be the case."
"Because I've already figured out where this feeling of familiarity comes from—"
"A virtual universe!" Chen Yuan shook his head slightly. "Or rather, a primordial universe!"
Indeed, the reason why Chen Yuan felt that this energy conversion ability was somewhat familiar was precisely because he had seen it many times during his cultivation in the virtual universe over the years!
The conservation of energy in the virtual universe is achieved through the power to arbitrarily transform matter and energy, just as it is in the primordial universe.
Although this ability is not commonly used in the original universe, it doesn't mean it won't be used.
The most typical example is that when the universe is destroyed, all matter returns to its origin, and after the cycle of reincarnation, the universe is reborn, and the origin is transformed into all things again.
The characteristics of the Primordial Hand are also like this—it can transform all matter into its origin, and it can transform the place of origin into all matter.
Of course, that's what they say, but Chen Yuan learned from the secret technique that although the Primordial Hand has the ability to transform the origin into matter, this matter is limited to primordial creations.
To put it simply, all kinds of natural materials, and finished products made through techniques, are not within the scope of evolution.
In other words, the Primordial Hand cannot transform the origin into any finished treasure, not even a simple technological creation; it can only transform it into any material.
"Even so, the effect of this secret technique is already incredibly powerful."
Chen Yuan clicked his tongue in amazement. "Having mastered the Primordial Hand means that any precious and rare material can be mass-produced by me. Even a one-of-a-kind item can become abundant."
"Moreover, this ability complements my treasure-refining technique perfectly. One transforms the materials, and the other refines the finished product. The only limitation is energy."
"But I can obtain energy not only from the primordial universe, but also by breaking down unusable materials through the Primordial Hand."
This means that the two major problems blocking Chen Yuan's path of cultivation—original energy and materials—were easily solved because of the appearance of the Primordial Hand.
"call-"
Chen Yuan let out a long sigh and thought to himself, "I don't want to think about it too much. I'll try cultivating first."
The threshold for cultivating the Primordial Hand is not high, or rather, it is not high for Chen Yuan; it can even be said to be very simple.
Because its entry requirement is to cultivate the first level of the Primordial Eye to perfection.
Chen Yuan's Primordial Eye had already reached the fourth level, so mastering the Primordial Hand was naturally a piece of cake.
However, this also means that the two chapters of the "Primordial Life Method" can only be cultivated by Chen Yuan himself, and others will not be able to enter the field even if they obtain the secret method content.
Because the source of everything still comes from that primordial essence preserved in the system space, and he still doesn't understand the true nature of this item.
As Chen Yuan began to cultivate the Primordial Hand according to the information in his mind, he successfully mastered the basics in just a short time.
[Eye of the Primordial Beginning: Fourth Layer 7.83%]
[Primordial Hand: First Layer 0.01%]
"Success! This secret technique is indeed not difficult; in fact, it's as if it was tailor-made for me."
Chen Yuan sighed, "Now that we've mastered the secret technique, let's test its effectiveness."
"According to the description of the secret technique, the first level of the Primordial Hand can decompose and create ninth-order matter, which is a treasure-level material."
Thinking of this, Chen Yuan took out a ninth-order metal called "Chaotic Void Gold" and placed it in front of him. Then he activated the Primordial Hand Secret Technique.
hum!
A faint milky-white light emanated from Chen Yuan's hands, exactly the same light he emitted when activating the Primordial Eye.
With a soft "whoosh," the moment his finger touched the "Chaotic Void Gold," the ninth-tier metal evaporated instantly, like water encountering high temperatures, leaving only a wisp of smoke in its place.
Seeing that the secret method had successfully transformed the materials into energy, Chen Yuan immediately opened the panel to take a look.
The proficiency level of the Primordial Hand had reached 0.02%, but as for the reserve of primordial energy—
"Only five million more?" Chen Yuan hesitated for a moment, vaguely sensing that something was amiss.
For this test, the Chaotic Void Gold he chose happened to be the most common ninth-tier level one material. If it were a supreme treasure of the corresponding level, its optimized energy consumption would be exactly one hundred million.
The value of a single material typically accounts for one-tenth of the value of a finished treasure.
In other words, after this Chaotic Void Gold is transformed into primordial energy, the system should have an additional ten million units of reserves.
However, Chen Yuan's system now only has five million units of reserves, which is equivalent to losing half of the energy out of thin air.
"Could it be that the Primordial Hand causes losses when it transforms matter into energy?"
Chen Yuan frowned slightly. "It's very simple to verify. Just create an identical piece of Chaotic Void Gold with the Primordial Hand and see how much energy it consumes."
Thinking of this, Chen Yuan stretched out his glowing palm, and with a thought, he activated the material transformation method, beginning to use the primordial energy to create 'Chaotic Void Gold'.
A moment later, an identical Chaotic Void Gold appeared out of thin air in his hand.
However, Chen Yuan didn't pay attention to the condition of the material, and instead looked directly at the panel.
Then he discovered that, apart from the proficiency of the Primordial Hand increasing to 0.03%, the system's reserve of primordial energy had indeed decreased by a full 15 million units!
"There was indeed some damage."
Upon first glance at the energy reserves, Chen Yuan calculated the energy conversion loss rate: "Fifty percent!"
Chen Yuan blinked. To be honest, the extent of the damage was somewhat beyond his expectations. The proportion was too high, to the point that this secret technique had become useless.
"Moreover, for every five million units of energy lost, the proficiency of the Primordial Hand only increases by 0.01%."
Chen Yuan took a deep breath. "In other words, I need to waste a full 50 billion units of primordial energy to perfect the first level of this secret technique."
"As for cultivating the second level, or even higher levels, it would cost an astronomical sum."
Thinking of this, he shook his head helplessly.
He thought that cultivating the Primordial Hand would solve his problem of insufficient primordial energy, but he didn't expect that this secret technique would be such a money pit.
Yes, he can indeed convert matter into energy, but that means that half of the energy will disappear during the conversion process, and that lost energy should have belonged to him!
Compared to that, he wasn't so disappointed with the ability to convert energy into matter. After all, this was a kind of power of creation to some extent, so even if it consumed a lot of energy, it was still worthwhile.
But why must the Primordial Hand suffer energy loss?
Chen Yuan sighed softly, "If only we could achieve the conservation of energy like in the primordial universe."
Thinking of this, he suddenly felt a sense of satisfaction.
Conservation of energy?
Chen Yuan frowned and pondered deeply, and finally a flash of inspiration struck him.
He remembered that Luo Feng had faced a similar situation in the original story.
At that time, his golden-horned beast clone was cultivating the Nine Tribulations Secret Manual. Due to insufficient experience, the cultivation failed and the body collapsed. It was necessary to expend energy to reconstruct the body.
However, since the Golden Horned Beast's clone cultivated the Nine Tribulations Secret Manual inside the "Original Core," the energy dissipated after its body collapsed was actually still inside the Original Core. Due to the law of conservation of energy, it was equivalent to no loss at all.
"The conservation of energy, simply put, is a completely isolated space where the energy inside is fixed and should not be lost, just like the situation Luo Feng encountered."
"When I use the Primordial Hand to convert energy, although there will be losses, these lost energy do not actually disappear; rather, they dissipate throughout the entire space!"
Chen Yuan's eyes brightened, and he became more and more excited as he thought about it. "Then, as long as I convert matter and energy in a completely sealed space, these losses will still remain in this space, allowing me to collect them a second time!"
"This way, I won't have to worry about wasting energy at all, and I can focus on cultivating the Primordial Hand!"
Now Chen Yuan faces only one problem: finding a suitable enclosed space.
Does this space actually exist? Of course it does!
That is his divine kingdom.
"Luo Feng's problem stems from the fact that the pronucleus is isolated from the outside, preventing the energy inside the pronucleus from escaping."
Chen Yuan was secretly excited: "But the divine kingdom also evolved from the primordial core, so it naturally possesses the same properties."
The evolutionary path of the pronucleus is the divine realm, and after the divine realm comes the miniature universe.
Both the former and the latter possess the same isolation characteristic, so the divine kingdom located in the middle of the evolutionary path is naturally also isolated from the outside world.
"As long as I cultivate the Primordial Hand within my divine kingdom, these dissipated energies will be collected by my divine kingdom, and I will not lose anything."
"In this way, the Divine Kingdom will become my experimental field, where I can freely transform energy and matter, and incidentally improve my proficiency with the White Primordial Hand."
Thinking of this, Chen Yuan couldn't help but smile, and even felt a little impatient.
However, he did not choose to enter with his true form, because there was another avatar of his, the Nine Nether Sea, residing in the divine kingdom.
The unique nature of the Primordial Life Law allows all his clones to share the Primordial Secret Technique; for example, the Primordial Eye was cultivated by the Abyss Whale clone.
Similarly, the Nether Sea clone can also use and cultivate the Primordial Hand.
Within the majestic and solemn divine realm, the Nine Nether Sea suddenly churned, and then a humanoid body condensed on the ocean, its appearance exactly the same as Chen Yuan's. This was naturally a Nether Sea clone created through the secret technique of "Creation".
Standing on the Sea of the Nine Netherworlds, Youhai Chen Yuan gently raised his hand, and endless materials suddenly appeared in the sky. These were all summoned by him through space optimization.
He then activated the Primordial Hand and summoned a ninth-tier, level-three material. In the glowing light, the material returned to its origin and transformed into primordial energy.
[Energy +1500 million]
"It's still only half as expected."
Chen Yuan was not surprised. He directly controlled the power of the entire divine kingdom and, as expected, discovered the extra energy that had suddenly appeared within the divine kingdom. Then, with a thought, he collected all of this energy.
"Um?"
Chen Yuan frowned slightly, then relaxed, and gently shook his head.
After two experiments, he indeed verified his conjecture; the "law of conservation of energy" performed as he had hoped, but...
"This dissipated energy has directly degenerated."
Chen Yuan shook his head helplessly. Although the degenerated energy was still considered primordial energy, it could not be used as an optimized energy source, nor could it allow the Primordial Hand to be transformed back into matter.
The energy that can be used for optimization is essentially formed from fragments of the primordial Dao, belonging to the most core primordial power.
As for these dissipated energies, although Chen Yuan often refers to them as primordial energy, they are merely appendages of the true primordial power and do not possess the creative power of the primordial Dao.
In fact, he was no stranger to these energies, since the energy absorbed by the Nine Nether Sea during its expansion over the years was exactly the same as the energy dissipating in the Divine Kingdom at this moment.
In other words, if Chen Yuan cultivates the Primordial Hand in the Divine Kingdom, although the dissipated energy cannot be used as a reserve for optimized energy, it will not be wasted.
Because the upcoming transformation and expansion of the Nine Nether Sea will require a massive amount of energy to support it.
Originally, Chen Yuan planned to use his primordial spirit body to absorb the source energy and slowly transform it, but with the support of these scattered energies, the transformation process of the Nine Nether Sea will probably be accelerated a lot.
Furthermore, once the divine body has completed its transformation and the Nine Nether Sea continues to expand, this energy will provide considerable assistance.
"Although it's a bit of a pity that it can't be completely converted into original energy, it's good that this dissipated energy will be fed to the Nine Nether Sea, so it's not a loss for me."
Chen Yuan's heart leaped with excitement. He then tried converting energy into matter and discovered that the lost energy also dissipated into the God's Kingdom, eventually becoming nourishment for the Nine Nether Sea.
And so, Chen Yuan began to formally cultivate the Yuan Jin Hand here.
As items were dismantled one by one, his optimization reserves gradually increased, and the conversion rate of the divine body from the Nine Nether Sea also slowly increased.
When Yuan Jin's proficiency level exceeded 10%, something surprising happened.
Because as proficiency in secret techniques increases, the loss rate during energy-matter conversion decreases!