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Chapter 294: Entering the Ninth Tier
Chapter 294: Entering the Ninth Tier (End of Volume, Please Subscribe)
The "Illusory Truth" inheritance secret art could transform the very essence of life.
At first glance, it didn't seem to offer a significant boost in power.
However, it was important to remember that Lin Yuan had two avatar souls.
Ever since he had awakened various bodily divine abilities and continuously absorbed the liquid from the mysterious gourd, the strength gap between Lin Yuan's true self and his two avatar souls, the Solar Yuan God and the Lunar Yuan God, had been widening.
His true self was now so powerful that he could easily crush his avatar souls.
Setting aside the bodily divine abilities, just the fact that his body had an inner world spanning over 100 million li put him several notches above his avatars.
And the reason for this disparity was that the avatar souls, lacking physical bodies, could not benefit from the enhancements provided by certain bodily divine abilities and the liquid from the mysterious gourd.
It was foreseeable that this gap would only continue to widen in the future.
As Lin Yuan traveled through more worlds, he would gain access to more bodily divine abilities and the final two types of liquid from the gourd, further strengthening his body and inner world.
But what if his avatar souls could transform from souls into physical bodies?
If they could do so, they would be able to share the benefits of Lin Yuan's true body's 'Blood Rebirth' ability and absorb the mysterious liquid from the gourd to enhance themselves.
Strictly speaking, in terms of pure combat strength, either of Lin Yuan's avatar souls, once transformed into physical bodies, would be no weaker than his true self.
Of course, this referred only to pure combat strength; Lin Yuan's true self possessed numerous treasures and weapons, giving him a significant advantage over his avatars in that regard.
Before becoming a core member of the Demon Jade Tower, Lin Yuan had also considered this issue and wanted to find a way to enhance the combat strength of his avatar souls.
However, his efforts had been largely ineffective.
Many evolvers in the human civilization possessed the ability to convert their bodily energy into different forms.
For example, one of the top ten contestants in the Canglan Star Arena, 'Thunder God', had the ability to temporarily transform his physical body into lightning.
But this was a transformation from the physical body to energy; since the evolvers of human civilization already possessed physical bodies, they only needed to consider the conversion of their bodies into energy.
The reverse process, converting energy into physical form, was not something they contemplated.
Even so, there were numerous risks involved in body-to-energy conversions. The duration was extremely short, and the more powerful the physical body, the more difficult it was to convert it into energy.
The process Lin Yuan desired, of converting energy into physical form, was even more challenging and involved a greater number of fundamental factors.
Even with his heaven-defying comprehension talent, it would probably take an enormous amount of time to deduce a method for energy-to-body conversion from scratch, something far beyond the reach of a life form at Lin Yuan's level.
But now...
The "Illusory Truth" inheritance secret art left behind by the master of the Demon Jade Tower perfectly met Lin Yuan's requirements.
This secret art allowed the physical body to transform freely between illusory and real states without any restrictions or energy loss.
This was simply...
Lin Yuan couldn't even imagine how the master of the Demon Jade Tower had achieved this.
To convert between reality and illusion, which were completely different life essences, without incurring any energy consumption or restrictions—it was astonishing.
"This is 'Illusory Truth'," the stone statue in human form, Shen Ji, said, confirming Lin Yuan's choice without offering further persuasion.
In his opinion, even if Lin Yuan had chosen incorrectly, it wouldn't have been a big problem. With Lin Yuan's talent and aptitude, even if he missed out on one of the inheritance secret arts left by the master, what could it amount to?
Hum.
Shen Ji raised his hand and pointed his index finger at Lin Yuan's brow.
In an instant, Lin Yuan felt his consciousness falling, and he found himself in a boundless space.
And in the center of this space stood an incredibly majestic figure.
Clad in a black robe, his gaze was indifferent, as if containing the rules of the universe. As Lin Yuan watched, the figure's form began to shift, becoming both illusory and real.
Real and illusory.
Illusory and real.
Countless details flooded Lin Yuan's mind.
[*Your comprehension talent is heaven-defying. You are receiving mysterious information, deepening your understanding of the conversion between reality and illusion.*]
[*Your comprehension talent is heaven-defying. You are receiving mysterious information, deepening your understanding of the conversion between reality and illusion.*]
[*Your comprehension talent is heaven-defying. You are receiving mysterious information, deepening your understanding of the conversion between reality and illusion.*]
"So that's how it is," Lin Yuan murmured.
"To achieve the conversion between reality and illusion in such a manner...
"Incredible! The master of the Demon Jade Tower is truly remarkable."
In the main star of the Milky Way Galaxy, Lin Yuan's true self opened his eyes, a smile spreading across his face.
The "Illusory Truth" inheritance secret art was not like the "Void Interpretation" art, which was recorded in writing for later generations to ponder and learn.
Instead, it was directly imprinted into Lin Yuan's mind, almost as if the master of the Demon Jade Tower was personally imparting the knowledge to him.
"No wonder becoming a core member of the Demon Jade Tower only grants access to a single inheritance secret art," Lin Yuan thought to himself. "This method of inheritance demands a tremendous price."
This method of imparting knowledge required splitting off a portion of one's soul essence to record the secret art, thus achieving a true empathy.
Moreover, the recorded secret art had a limit to the number of times it could be imparted, and Lin Yuan even suspected that the "Illusory Truth" art might disappear after being passed on to him.
From now on, the stone statue, Shen Ji, would have six inheritance secret arts instead of seven.
"For now, I won't convert my avatar souls. First, I'll completely comprehend the final strand of the fusion rule."
Lin Yuan calmed his thoughts and began to focus on further comprehending the fusion rule.
Converting his avatar souls into physical bodies, even with the help of the 'Illusory Truth' inheritance secret art, would take several days. Moreover, Lin Yuan was unsure if converting his avatar souls into physical forms would affect his breakthrough to the ninth tier.
Therefore, it was better to be cautious and enter the ninth tier first.
Anyway, there would be plenty of time after reaching the ninth tier.
"Rule Fusion."
Lin Yuan sat cross-legged and earnestly attempted to fuse the rules.
He had already progressed the fusion rule to ninety-nine percent completion, and the last one percent was simply a matter of taking that final step.
The complete spatial rules were vast and endless, and even though Lin Yuan only controlled one aspect of the true spatial rules, it encompassed the fusion of the Taiji rules, dozens of universal forces, and even a primordial-level universal force.
Lin Yuan focused his mind and calmed his qi, continuously attempting to fuse the rules.
Rule fusion was not something that could be achieved in a single attempt; it required numerous failures before one could summarize the correct method of fusion.
Lin Yuan had experienced too many attempts in the past, and with his heaven-defying comprehension talent, he quickly and smoothly fused the final strand.
Buzz.
The power of the completely fused spatial rules, Taiji rules, and dozens of universal forces appeared before Lin Yuan.
This power was far beyond the strength of the previous semi-fused force; it was incredibly stable and emanated a heart-shaking aura.
"It's completely fused?"
Lin Yuan was delighted and immediately began to sense the numerous changes within himself after the rule fusion.
Complete rule fusion was not the ninth tier, but rather a prerequisite to entering it.
Only with the new power born from rule fusion could one transform the physical body, soul, spirit, and will, as well as the inner world.
Advancing from the eighth to the ninth tier was a gradual process, and as long as the prerequisites were met, there was basically no risk involved.
"What about me now?"
Lin Yuan carefully sensed his being, as the power of the fused rules rapidly spread throughout his body, permeating every inch of his flesh, soul, spirit, and will.
"The biggest change is in my inner world."
Lin Yuan's heart stirred, and his consciousness descended into his inner world.
Whoosh.
The vast power of his inner world surged like a mighty ocean.
Lin Yuan overlooked the immense world that spanned over 100 million li, his eyes narrowing.
Compared to before the rule fusion, the size of his inner world hadn't changed much.
However, Lin Yuan clearly perceived that his inner world was undergoing a kind of sublimation.
"Space layers, my inner world has given birth to layer upon layer of space!"
Lin Yuan murmured to himself.
The main universe of the Milky Way Galaxy possessed countless space layers, and within these layers were countless secret realms and worlds.
Space layers were the true foundation of a world; the more space layers a world had, the richer its foundation, resembling a complex maze.
Originally, Lin Yuan's inner world only had the main space, and no matter how vast it was, it still seemed 'thin'.
But now, this 'thinness' was being filled.
"I can feel that I've already started to enter the ninth tier."
As layer upon layer of space was opened up in his inner world, Lin Yuan's perception began to heighten.
"Normally, after a peak eighth-tier evolver completely fuses the rules, it would take several months or even years, depending on the strength of the new power born from the rule fusion."
"The stronger the new power, the faster the transformation, and the quicker the breakthrough to the ninth tier."
"Am I entering the ninth tier so soon after fusing the rules because the power I gained from the fusion is too strong?"
Lin Yuan thought to himself, not slowing down or suppressing his breakthrough, but rather accelerating his transformation.
"I can't break through on a planet."
Lin Yuan's figure disappeared from the main star of the Milky Way Galaxy.
During the process of entering the ninth tier, as his inner world opened up layer upon layer of space, it would attract the outer universe. If Lin Yuan remained on the main star, there was a high possibility that it would be affected by his breakthrough.
The B-level modifications on the main star would not be able to withstand the aftermath of a ninth-tier evolver's breakthrough, let alone Lin Yuan's unconventional advancement from the eighth to the ninth tier.
In terms of the foundation of his inner world, the commotion caused by Lin Yuan's ninth-tier breakthrough would be dozens or even hundreds of times greater than that of a normal ninth-tier evolver.
Swoosh.
Lin Yuan's figure appeared in a desolate region of the Milky Way Galaxy.
At this moment, he completely unleashed his suppressed aura, which was as vast as a giant celestial body, spreading in all directions.
Within a radius of thousands, tens of millions, or even light-years, everything was affected by his aura.
Several hours later...
The surge of Lin Yuan's aura began to gradually slow down.
"Have I entered the ninth tier?"
Lin Yuan stood tall in the starry sky, marveling at the changes within himself.
"My power is far greater than it was before my breakthrough."
Lin Yuan once again sent a strand of his will into his inner world.
Setting aside the size of one's inner world, just comparing the number of space layers was telling.
A world with tens of thousands of space layers would easily crush one with only a few.
No, it wasn't just a matter of crushing.
The two weren't even on the same level.
The difference in their foundations was just too vast.
"It's a pity that whether it's the incredibly 'thin' inner world of an eighth-tier or the ninth and even tenth-tier worlds with layer upon layer of space, they are all dependent on the main universe as they lack an independent 'time' rule to support them."
Lin Yuan's thoughts turned inward.
Only by comprehending the time rule and integrating it into one's inner world could it become truly independent, allowing control over the flow of time within.
An inner world without the time rule was reliant on the main universe, sharing the same temporal flow.
Human Civilization, Central Star Domain.
On a massive planet, one of the 3,600 branches of the Observation Bureau was situated here.
The Human Observation Bureau bore the important task of observing any abnormal energy fluctuations within the human domain, ready to respond to potential threats.
After all, most regions of the universe were desolate starry skies, challenging to monitor. By observing the general energy fluctuations, the bureau could deduce any events occurring in those regions and prepare accordingly.
"No abnormal fluctuations detected in Star Domain #201376."
"No abnormal fluctuations detected in Star Domain #309123."
"No abnormal fluctuations detected in Star Domain #402371."
"No abnormal fluctuations detected in Star Domain #812344."
Within the Observation Bureau, staff members were intently receiving information from various star domains.
Group Leader Wang Xin was also scrutinizing the illusory screen before him.
"Ten more minutes until the end of the shift."
Wang Xin glanced at the time, his focus relaxing slightly.
Suddenly.
At that moment.
The illusory screen.
Flashed with red warning text.
"A-level energy fluctuations detected in Star Domain #723142."
"A-level energy fluctuations detected in Star Domain #723142."
As the warning sounded, the atmosphere within the Observation Bureau turned solemn.
The staff members' faces grew grave as they intensified their observation, seeking to pinpoint the source of the energy fluctuations.
A-level energy fluctuations were no trivial matter and could potentially lead to catastrophic consequences.
"Star Domain #723142 is within the Milky Way Galaxy."
Wang Xin immediately recalled the information about that star domain.
"A-level energy fluctuations?" Wang Xin's expression turned anxious.
A-level fluctuations had an impact radius of over ten light-years.
If it were a natural phenomenon, it would indicate the collision of over a hundred supermassive celestial bodies.
If it weren't natural, then it would mean the arrival and activity of at least several dozen ninth-tier foreign beings.
"Report this to upper management immediately."
"Initiate Level One Alert."
Wang Xin's face was grim.
While the collision of supermassive celestial bodies was manageable, even if it affected some life-bearing planets, it could be addressed and rectified afterward.
However, if it were the arrival of several dozen ninth-tier foreign beings, with their strength, that number would be enough to bring about calamitous destruction to dozens of star domains or even an entire star alliance.
"This is troublesome."
Just as Wang Xin was about to contact the higher-ups in the Observation Bureau to dispatch high-tier evolvers to that star domain for support...
A solemn and chilly voice suddenly resounded.
It was the voice of the Wisdom Goddess.
"Citizen Wang Xin, stand down from the alert."
"Stand down?" Wang Xin was taken aback.
Even with an A-level energy fluctuation, there was no need for an alert?
Whether it was the collision of hundreds of supermassive celestial bodies or the arrival of several dozen ninth-tier foreign beings, an alert was necessary to assess and address any potential damage within the affected area.
"The energy fluctuation originates from the breakthrough of a human evolver to the ninth tier, and there has been no actual damage so far. Stand down from the alert."
The Wisdom Goddess's voice explained, offering reassurance.
"What?"
Wang Xin was stunned.
An eighth-tier evolver breaking through to the ninth tier? As the group leader of the Central Star Domain Observation Bureau, Wang Xin's evolution prowess might not be exceptional, but his experience was vast. An eighth-tier breaking through should, at most, cause fluctuations equivalent to the collision of a few stars.
Now, the Wisdom Goddess was telling him that fluctuations comparable to...
The violent collision of hundreds of supermassive celestial bodies.
Or the arrival of several dozen ninth-tier foreign beings.
...were merely the result of a breakthrough to the ninth tier?
Was this what it meant to break through to the ninth tier?
(End of Chapter)
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