Chapter 257: The Might of the Profound Body! Overwhelming!

Chapter 257: The Might of the Profound Body! Overwhelming!

After returning from the Divine Palace Ruins, Li Yuan had already learned about the recent developments. The Seven Star Civilization had nearly ten thousand first-tier warriors stationed in the Boundary Within Boundary.

They had almost explored the entire area.

At the hundreds of exits that had been explored, warriors were left to guard them, to serve as a warning.

However, in the days since Li Yuan left the ruins, the Seven Star Civilization had not encountered any attacks.

So, subconsciously, Li Yuan thought that the Moonward Divine Kingdom had given up.

At least for the next year, he expected that they would not launch any attacks during his stay in the Boundary Within Boundary.

"I didn't expect them to be waiting for us here."

"The number of exits issuing alarms has already exceeded 164?" Li Yuan glanced at his smart ring, where various data were constantly updating.

A glint of killing intent flashed in his eyes.

This could only mean one thing—the Moonward Divine Kingdom had launched a full-scale attack.

Suddenly.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Several figures flashed by and arrived outside Li Yuan's tent. It was Alicia, Si Feng, and Cross.

"Li Yuan."

"Li Yuan." The three of them looked into the tent but did not barge in directly.

Huff!

Li Yuan stood up and moved to the entrance of the tent.

"There's nothing to say. You should have received the message," Li Yuan said in a deep voice. "The Moonward Divine Kingdom has been quiet for so long, and now they dare to launch an attack again. This means they are confident they can fight us."

"Or even think they can wipe us out," Li Yuan added solemnly.

Alicia, Si Feng, and Cross all nodded.

"Each of you lead your teams and follow the intelligence to various locations to engage and clear them out," Li Yuan said calmly.

"Li Yuan, what about you?" Alicia couldn't help but ask.

"I will guard the entrance to the Divine Palace Ruins."

Li Yuan smiled slightly. "No matter what means the Moonward Divine Kingdom uses, their ultimate goal is to send their top geniuses into the Divine Palace Ruins."

"After all, the ultimate treasure of the Fire Deity is contained within the Divine Palace Ruins," Li Yuan explained. "Once their top geniuses break through, they will surely come here."

"If I go with you to clear out those first-tier warriors, they might take the opportunity to sneak into the Divine Palace Ruins," Li Yuan said. "It would be a loss."

The three of them looked at each other and agreed with Li Yuan's reasoning.

"Of course, if you encounter any super experts that you can't handle, send me a message, and I will come as soon as possible," Li Yuan said.

Any expert who could make Si Feng, Alicia, and the others lose must be extraordinary.

"Alright."

"Since Li Yuan is guarding here, we don't need to worry."

"Let's go. If we can't beat Li Yuan, we can certainly crush a group of first-tier warriors," Si Feng said with a chuckle. This trip to the Boundary Within Boundary was also a test for them.

At that moment.

Quite abruptly.

The smart rings of the four people vibrated again. They all looked down, and Si Feng's expression changed.

"An Origin Martial Artist died?"

"How is that possible? An Origin Martial Artist was killed so quickly?" Alicia and Cross were both shocked.

After all, the strong warriors the Moonward Divine Kingdom sent in were supposed to be at the limit of the first tier.

Compared to Origin Martial Artists, they were at an absolute disadvantage in terms of power and speed.

"To be able to kill an Origin Martial Artist so quickly without sending any message back, it must be a mid-stage fifth-tier technique, or even higher," Li Yuan said softly.

"Let's go."

"Before they break through, we must track them down and eliminate them." Si Feng, Cross, and Alicia quickly left.

Only a group of first-tier warriors continued to patrol and guard the area.

Li Yuan remained where he was.

"Pity."

"The Boundary Spirit can't give me the exploration permission for the entire Boundary Within Boundary," Li Yuan muttered to himself, as if speaking to the air.

There was no response.

But Li Yuan believed the Boundary Spirit could hear him—it just didn't want to give him the exploration permission.

After all, whether it was the Seven Star Civilization or the Moonward Divine Kingdom, it didn't care about their conflicts and battles.

Even if billions died, it would only be a number to it.

Its goal was to screen out a disciple with sufficient strength and talent, one who could be a direct disciple of a deity. It didn't matter which dimensional civilization the disciple came from.

"I am, after all, just a disciple taken in after my master's death," Li Yuan thought to himself.

This True Phoenix Deity was a follower of the Ancient Torch Deity and didn't necessarily have to listen to him.

"Continue training."

"As long as I am strong enough, I can easily suppress the entire Boundary Within Boundary." Li Yuan crossed his legs and quickly calmed his mind.

"Since the enemy has come."

"I should first enhance my strength."

"Star Profound Body" In Li Yuan's mind, the many cultivation techniques of this five-tier star art, as well as the most important 'star trace,' appeared.

...

About 270 kilometers away from the Divine Palace Ruins, in an ancient passage filled with sand and stones.

On the ground, there were scattered corpses.

A woman in a fiery red battle suit, with a lithe and seductive figure, gently wiped the blood from her sword.

"Origin Martial Artist? Not bad, but a pity to meet me," the woman said coldly.

Suddenly.

The device on her shoulder vibrated, transmitting a voice, "Freyja, how is it going?"

?"

"I encountered a small problem," the woman said softly. "But it's not an issue. I've already dealt with them. However, they carried a 'life locator' with them. Once the Origin Martial Artist died, the enemy likely knew and might come to capture me now."

While speaking, whoosh!

The woman transformed into a beam of light and rushed towards the exit of the passage, her aura calm. " "Roland, how about you?"

"I've already escaped and am now in stealth mode," the voice replied.

"A voice came through the instrument: 'But Muba is being surrounded and killed. He encountered a super expert from the Seven-Star Civilization, and his chances don't look good."

"What? Such bad luck?" The enchanting woman was slightly surprised: "Is it Li Yuan?"

This large-scale operation was led by her, Roland, and Muba as the absolute core.

Thousands of first-tier warriors had charged in to distract the Seven-Star Civilization's attention.

"No."

"If Li Yuan were pursuing and killing him, Muba die. It's a powerful Source Warrior from the Seven-Star Civilization." Roland sent a message: "Alright, let's not worry about him for now."

"According to the plan, we need to find a hidden place quickly and complete our breakthrough."

"Mhm, we need to reach our peak strength as soon as possible," Flora's enchanting voice affirmed.

Their plan was identical to Li Yuan's initial infiltration plan.

However, the roles of both parties had now been reversed.

Whoosh!

Flora, the enchanting woman, charged out of the passage, her battle armor turning earthen yellow as she disappeared into the vast land.

The Seven-Star Civilization had dispatched nearly ten thousand first-tier warriors, but those guarding the mines and the Divine Palace Ruins were not enough to monitor the entire Nexus Realm.

...

Twenty minutes later.

Moonward Divine Kingdom, Fourth Outpost Base.

A week ago, Rudnef and Wugama Nong had led a surprise attack on this base, almost completely destroying it and causing countless casualties... Now, the base was beginning to recover.

Moonward Divine Kingdom personnel and intelligent machinery were busy at work.

However, even with their full efforts, it would take at least a month or two for the base to fully recover.

In a temporary four-story building, on the second floor, a not-too-large conference room.

Over a dozen figures gathered here, including a tall, golden-armored figure who had once fought Rudnef—Oga.

"Kui Jiu, what's the situation?" Oga couldn't help but ask: "Did Flora and the others successfully infiltrate?"

The others also looked at the figure with a hooked nose and cold eyes.

Kui Jiu!!

He was the most powerful Source Warrior sent by the Chizhi Divine Clan, with terrifying strength, and the leader of this operation.

"Muba is dead," Kui Jiu said coldly: "As soon as he entered, he was quickly tracked and besieged. Over twenty Source Warriors pursued and killed him, not giving him a chance to break through and become a Source Warrior."

"In the end, he was killed by three genius Source Warriors who arrived."

The conference room fell silent.

No one expected that one of the three Demigod-level geniuses sent by the Chizhi Divine Clan would be lost so soon.

"But Flora and Roland have already started their breakthrough." Kui Jiu's voice was indifferent: "Flora is the strongest among them."

Only then did everyone secretly breathe a sigh of relief.

If all three top-tier geniuses had been killed upon entering, it would have been a real pity.

"Alright."

"Since the first-tier guys have made their move, it's our turn." Kui Jiu's gaze swept across the figures in the conference room: "Now, follow me as we charge into the ruling area of the Seven-Star Civilization."

"Kui Jiu, the Seven-Star Civilization's war base is a truly well-equipped third-tier base. Do we really want to charge in?" Oga couldn't help but ask.

A third-tier base represents the ability to annihilate Skysoar Warriors.

Previously, Rudnef, Wugama Nong, and Yu Jinghe had easily destroyed the Moonward Divine Kingdom's outpost base... mainly because the outpost's technological weapons were weak.

But the Flame Clan's war base, which had been operating for over a hundred years, would be extremely terrifying if it were to fully unleash its power.

"Of course, we won't charge in recklessly." Kui Jiu's eyes turned cold: "Don't they have a large breeding zone?"

"Charge in."

"If I slaughter a million people, I don't believe the Skysoar Warriors of the Seven-Star Civilization won't show themselves." Kui Jiu's voice remained indifferent: "If they don't show up, we'll kill the billions of people in their breeding zone."

Everyone's hearts trembled.

What a ruthless man!

"Isn't this against the clan's orders?" Another purple-robed figure couldn't help but ask: "According to the Demigod's instructions, we shouldn't engage in an all-out war with the Seven-Star Civilization."

"Muba is dead." Kui Jiu's cold gaze swept over him: "Rest assured, we won't kill too many."

"Four!"

"Killing four Skysoar Warriors or genius Source Warriors of the same tier will be enough." Kui Jiu said indifferently: "I understand your concerns, but the Seven-Star Civilization's first Source Warrior is that Rudnef."

"He couldn't handle Oga, how could he handle me?"

Everyone was speechless. On the first day Kui Jiu arrived, he had already fought with Oga and Usuman, and his strength surpassed both of them.

As for who was stronger between Kui Jiu and Rudnef, it was hard to say; both had reached a limit of the second tier.

Soon.

Kui Jiu, Oga, Usuman, and ten other Skysoar-level warriors quickly set out from the outpost base.

They charged towards the breeding zone of the Seven-Star Civilization.

...

The outside world was in turmoil, but Li Yuan, located outside the Divine Palace Ruins, remained calm.

"They killed one?"

"Alicia's strength has improved again." Li Yuan also received messages from Alicia and Cross.

Working together, they relied on their physical advantages and directly killed a super genius from the Moonward Divine Kingdom.

"Continue." Li Yuan continued to focus on cultivating the 'Star Mystic Body' and researching this Star Art.

"Both are first-tier Star Marks."

"The complexity of this five-fold Star Art's Star Mark is already one-tenth that of the first-tier Star Mark of 'True Understanding of Earth Star Vein'." Li Yuan was slightly surprised.

After a moment's thought, Li Yuan understood.

The real challenge of 'True Understanding of Earth Star Vein' was not the Star Marks but the number of Life Stars... Without the Ninefold Star Vein, it was impossible to bring out the full potential of this ultimate Star Art.

Compared to the cultivation difficulty of the Ninefold Star Vein, the Star Imprint is secondary.

Secondly, the Star Profound Body is an extremely simplified version of the Ninefold Universal Divine Body... In terms of profundity and complexity, it also far surpasses ordinary Fivefold Star Arts.

"The first level of this Star Art's Star Imprint is indeed easy." Li Yuan carefully contemplated.

Although the first level of the Star Profound Body's Star Imprint is complex, with Li Yuan's current spiritual power and skills, it was effortless to comprehend.

In less than an hour.

Li Yuan began circulating the Origin Power within his body and started attempting to cultivate the Star Profound Body.

If he were to cultivate the Earth Divine Body or the Universal Divine Body, he would need the aid of rare external objects to enter the initial stage.

But the Star Profound Body?

It doesn't require external objects, and one can directly cultivate it using Origin Power.

Humm~ The Fivefold Star Vein within Li Yuan's body began to circulate, and his Origin Power surged.

"Imprint!" Li Yuan began to imprint the Star Imprint on the Fivefold Star Vein, and his skill was instantly accomplished.

One star!

Ten stars!

A hundred stars... In the beginning, he occasionally failed, but as time passed, Li Yuan became more proficient, and his speed increased.

As the Star Vein changed, the Life Star that was imprinted with the Star Imprint also gradually influenced Li Yuan's body, causing his entire body, from muscles to bones, to undergo a transformation.

"Boom! Li Yuan's body, which had already reached its limits, began to evolve further as the Origin Power permeated it.

"Body evolution! Power enhancement." Li Yuan could clearly sense that his skin, muscles, and bones had become tougher and stronger.

This is the Body Refinement Star Art!

Often referred to as the Divine Body Art.

Many combat Star Arts release terrifying power after the Star Vein erupts, but the Body Refinement Star Art utilizes the Star Vein to evolve the body further.

"The Body Refinement Star Art is the foundation of all Star Arts." Li Yuan thought to himself, "In the path of a Warrior, whether it's flying through the skies or diving into the earth, the soul is the origin, and the physical body is the foundation."

"Without a soul, even the strongest body is just a dead object."

"But without a physical body, even the most powerful soul is like a rootless tree, easily extinguished."

This is why it's difficult to directly kill enemies with pure spiritual attacks.

Top-tier warriors, each with a harmonious body and spirit, are like standing in their own main battlefield, defending against external spiritual attacks, and can greatly utilize the power of their physical bodies... Resisting spiritual attacks becomes effortless.

The material world is the true reality.

...

Time passed, and five hours later, Li Yuan's physical transformation finally reached its initial conclusion.

"I've cultivated the Star Profound Body to the first level limit." Li Yuan sensed the changes in his physical attributes, "My punching power should be about ten percent stronger than before."

A ten percent increase in power, compared to Li Yuan's current physical attributes, is already terrifying, especially since this improvement was achieved without any advancement in his life level.

Li Yuan's life level was still only at 26.

"In a normal state, my power has increased by ten percent." Li Yuan revealed a faint smile, "What if I truly unleash a Star Art?"

Divine Body Arts have two states.

The first is the transformation of the physical body brought about by the changes in the Star Vein, which is permanent.

The second is the complete activation of the Star Vein, where the Origin Power circulates, truly unleashing the 'Divine Body', resulting in a significant increase in Origin Power consumption and a corresponding surge in strength.

"Star Profound Body." Li Yuan's heart stirred, and immediately the Star Vein circulated, and tens of thousands of Life Stars simultaneously bloomed with light.

The surging Origin Power caused a qualitative change in Li Yuan's body.

Crack! Crack!

A series of popping sounds filled the air as Li Yuan's body, which was previously 1.85 meters tall, rapidly shot up to three meters, and his skin turned a faint bronze color.

"Such powerful strength." Li Yuan was awestruck, feeling the surging power within his body.

It was more than just twice as strong? Li Yuan suddenly clenched his fist and punched out with terrifying speed, causing the air to boom and crackle.

"This punch?" Li Yuan's eyes lit up.

He had a feeling that if he were to encounter Mo Hu again, he could probably crush him with absolute power alone.

"No wonder his strength increased so much after cultivating a Star Art, probably just a Twofold or Threefold Star Art," Li Yuan thought to himself.

Moreover, this is only the first level limit of the Star Profound Body. What if he cultivates it to the second level limit?

At that time, the power Li Yuan can unleash will only become more exaggerated.

"No wonder Gu You said,"

"If I can cultivate the Earth Divine Body to the second level limit, I will have the foundation to kill Skysoar Warriors." Li Yuan's eyes shone with determination.

The power boost from a powerful Star Art is indeed astonishing.

Ordinary Origin Warriors, even top-tier ones, due to their insufficient skills and spiritual power, mostly cultivate Threefold Star Arts.

Talented Origin Warriors often strive to cultivate Fivefold or Sixfold Star Arts.

As for Li Yuan? He started with a Fivefold Star Art and aims to cultivate Sevenfold or even Ninefold Star Arts.

"The Universal Divine Body, praised by the deities, is the ultimate Divine Body Art. How powerful will it be?" Li Yuan wondered.

Thinking about the near future,

When he cultivates the ultimate Star Art, the Universal Divine Body, and returns to the Heritage Hall to meet Gu You, what expression will Gu You have? Li Yuan was quite excited.

"Continue, let's see if I can cultivate it to the second level." Li Yuan calmed his mind and continued to comprehend the second level Star Imprint of the Star Profound Body.

The complexity and profundity increased significantly.

It was more than a hundred times more complex.

"This is truly difficult." Li Yuan felt the challenge.

Li Yuan also understood that many top-tier Origin Warriors spend years just contemplating and comprehending the Star Imprint.

Even with his superior spiritual power, his physical attributes were only at level 26, making it very difficult to enter the initial stage in a short time.

……

As time passed, battles raged on within the Nexus Realm, but the Seven Stars Civilization had an overwhelming numerical advantage and superior elite combat strength. As a result, the casualty ratio between the two sides had reached an astonishing 10:1.

Two days had passed.

The number of casualties among the warriors of the Moonward Divine Kingdom had exceeded 5,000, with nearly 200 Apprentice Origin Warriors among the fallen.

During these consecutive battles, the one who stood out the most from the Seven Stars Civilization was Alicia.

Her strength had noticeably improved compared to when she first entered the Nexus Realm.

"The Moonward Divine Kingdom has launched an attack on the Breeding Zone, resulting in massive casualties?" Li Yuan, while cultivating, also received news from the outside world, causing his heart to tremble.

Casualties numbered in the millions!

"How ruthless." A chill flashed through Li Yuan's eyes.

But he remained calm, aware that his current strength was not enough to contend with those top-tier Origin Warriors.

Even against a 29th-level Origin Warrior, Li Yuan doubted his chances of victory.

Two more days passed, and Li Yuan continued his cultivation while patiently pondering the Star Mystic Body.

Suddenly—

"Enemy!"

"The enemy is here!" Shouts of alarm echoed from outside.

Almost simultaneously, Li Yuan's smart ring vibrated again, and he focused his gaze, his body filled with powerful energy.

Boom! Li Yuan burst out of the tent and looked towards the distance in the direction indicated by the First Tier Warrior on guard duty.

Several kilometers away, on the vast plain, two figures were approaching at lightning speed.

Their speed was astonishing, each surpassing 25 meters per second, far exceeding that of an average Origin Warrior.

"This speed, they must be at least 24th level."

"Definitely a super talent from the Moonward Divine Kingdom."

"Senior Li Yuan is here!"

"With Li Yuan here, we should be able to hold them off." Numerous First Tier Warriors couldn't help but look towards Li Yuan standing there.

Dressed in black, with a tall and straight posture and sharp eyes, he stood like a beacon against the wind.

Just a few dozen seconds later—

Boom! Boom! The two figures, exuding powerful auras, finally drew near. Sensing Li Yuan's unique aura, they gradually slowed down.

They eventually stopped about 500 meters away from Li Yuan, both sides facing off at a distance.

It was only then that the warriors of the Seven Stars Civilization got a clear look at the newcomers: one was a charming and beautiful woman, while the other wore heavy black battle armor, had a large scar on his face, and held a huge battle axe, standing there in a formidable manner.

They were Flora and Roland, who had just achieved their breakthroughs in hiding over the past two days.

"Li Yuan?" Flora's voice was cold and piercing, reverberating across the vast wasteland.

"Are you Li Yuan?" Roland, with the large scar on his face, also looked towards Li Yuan.

They both sensed the peculiarity of Li Yuan's aura.

However, their life detection equipment couldn't, for a moment, calculate the life force of the opponents.

It was as if something was interfering with their readings.

Nevertheless, they had Li Yuan's information and knew his general appearance.

Li Yuan smiled but remained silent, a hint of playfulness in his eyes as he looked at the two of them.

Flora and Roland exchanged a glance, no longer hesitating, "Kill!"

Boom! Boom! They both charged forward, transforming into two shadows pouncing towards Li Yuan, their speed skyrocketing to over 200 meters per second in an instant.

After achieving their breakthroughs, as Demigod-level talents, Flora and Roland were filled with confidence.

Even though they knew Li Yuan had entered the Nexus Realm 20 days earlier, under normal circumstances, what could one accomplish in such a short time after breaking through to become an Origin Warrior?

"Not good."

"So fast!" The other First Tier Warriors were a bit flustered; the opponents' burst of speed was too quick.

Boom! They had already arrived.

"Li Yuan!" Roland roared, his battle intent soaring. He swung his massive battle axe downward with a mighty slash.

A dazzling, awe-inspiring Origin Power blade formed, spanning over ten meters in the sky.

It was terrifying.

This axe seemed to tear Li Yuan apart.

"Still not dodging? What an idiot." Flora watched this scene, having also approached, and silently thrust her longsword forward.

But then—

"Hmm? Divine Body Art? How is that possible!" Flora was both shocked and furious, witnessing the most terrifying and final scene of her life.

Boom! As the dazzling blade approached Li Yuan, he finally moved, his body suddenly beginning to swell rapidly, and a plain black spear appeared in his hand.

Li Yuan's entire body became like an arrow, shooting forth from his original position.

Whoosh! The spear thrust forward!

"Bang~"

The spear slashed through the sky, and Roland, who had been full of momentum, was instantly pierced by the spear, his body torn apart, and blood splattered everywhere.

Roland, dead!

"Boom~" A rumbling sound echoed in the air.

A terrifying spear shadow smashed down, too fast for Flora to react, and it slammed into her head before she could recover.

"Bang~" Over a million pounds of force, infused with terrifying heavenly might, instantly turned Flora into a cloud of blood.

Flora, dead!

Whoosh! Li Yuan landed lightly, his Star Art already retracted, returning to normal.

Not far away, the hundreds of First Tier warriors from the Seven Stars Civilization were left dumbfounded.

"Hmm, his strength is a bit stronger than Mo Hu."

"He should be a Demigod talent." Li Yuan muttered to himself, "It's a pity they couldn't send a Divine Son-level talent in."

Whoosh! Li Yuan quickly collected the treasures left behind by the two.

Suddenly—

"Li Yuan, look at that flame-red token, quick!" A gentle voice sounded in Li Yuan's mind.

It was the voice of the Boundary Spirit, urgent.

(End of Chapter)

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