Chapter 438: The Transformation of Power

Chapter 438: The Transformation of Power

Jiang Yuan, being a True God himself, was well aware of the characteristics of an Eight Star Vein after its breakthrough.

Normally, whether it's advancing from Ascend to Demigod or from Demigod to Ethereal Divine Rank, the Life Level would increase by 4 to 5 levels.

In Jiang Yuan's estimation, Li Yuan should have been around level 43 to 44 after his breakthrough.

How could he have reached level 49 so quickly? Even with the use of Divine Crystals for cultivation, or some rare treasures, the Life Level shouldn't have evolved this fast.

"Senior Brother," Li Yuan had already prepared his explanation, and he wasn't surprised that Jiang Yuan, a True God, could see through the truth of his Life Level with a single glance.

The stronger one is, the stronger their perception becomes.

Li Yuan's ability to conceal his aura had improved significantly compared to the past, and even an Ethereal Divine Rank might only be able to sense that he was a Demigod. Most True Gods would likely estimate that he was at the peak of Demigod, but it would be difficult to be more precise.

But this certainly didn't include Jiang Yuan, a True God whose power rivaled that of a Heaven God.

Therefore, from start to finish, Li Yuan concealed the truth from him: "Senior Brother, more than a month ago, my Life Star had almost reached its limit, so I chose to break through to Demigod."

"In just over half a month, my Life Level underwent a rapid transformation, reaching level 45, and my Soul Will also began to change... especially my soul, which transformed at an astonishing speed."

"So, after my breakthrough, I cultivated Origin Power with Divine Crystals while also starting to use Perception God Pills to awaken more Life Stars..." Li Yuan said respectfully: "In the end, I unknowingly awakened the ninth Star Vein."

This was the explanation Li Yuan had prepared.

It's difficult to hide the fact of having Nine Star Veins.

Whether it's Jiang Yuan's True God perception or the Great Journey Sky God's sensing abilities, or even Li Yuan's own cultivation to level 49.9, it's impossible to completely hide it.

However, Li Yuan switched the order of events regarding the awakening of the Nine Star Veins and the breakthrough to Demigod.

Nine Star Veins as an Ascend and as a Demigod are two completely different concepts.

The former is a legend in the vast Divine Realm.

The latter has appeared on the Perception Continent, though extremely rare, it's not considered too far-fetched.

"What? Nine Star Veins?" Jiang Yuan was shocked, his face changing slightly.

Hua!

Jiang Yuan's eyes faintly glowed with divine light as he carefully observed Li Yuan. Back when Li Yuan was at the Ascend level, he had to observe for a while before confirming that Li Yuan had Eight Star Veins.

Now that Li Yuan had become a Demigod, it would be even more difficult to discern, and it would take much more time.

"Buzz~" With a thought, Li Yuan activated the Nine Star Veins within his body, and his body instantly shone with layer upon layer of dazzling light.

The nine star veins intertwined like beams of light, radiating brilliantly.

Seeing this, combined with his own observations, Jiang Yuan had no more doubts.

"Nine Star Veins!"

"He actually managed to awaken Nine Star Veins." Jiang Yuan was delighted, feeling great joy in his heart. He had invested a lot of effort and energy into Li Yuan, aiming to help him become a Sky God as much as possible.

Nine Star Veins!!

At least in Jiang Yuan's knowledge, anyone who awakens Nine Star Veins eventually becomes a Sky God.

Awakening Nine Star Veins represents an astonishing talent in Law Insight, Soul Will, and other aspects, combined with a strong foundation, it's almost certain to become a Sky God.

"What a pity." Jiang Yuan suddenly sighed, "You awakened Nine Star Veins right after becoming a Demigod... This means you were very close to awakening Nine Star Veins when you were at the Ascend level. If you were a Second Stage Eight Star Vein, you might have even reached Ten Star Veins at the Demigod level."

Up to this point, Jiang Yuan still believed that Li Yuan was a Second Stage Eight Star Vein, who awakened Eight Star Veins at the Ascend level.

"Senior Brother, you flatter me," Li Yuan shook his head, "Being a Second Stage Eight Star Vein and awakening Nine Star Veins at the Ascend level is already a great achievement. Even in our Divine Realm, Ten Star Veins are considered rare, and I've never heard of anyone achieving it." Li Yuan sighed, referring to their Divine Realm as 'our Divine Realm'.

Regarding this point, Li Yuan had asked if a Ten Star Vein powerhouse had ever been born in the Divine Realm, and both Bai Li Teng and Yue Shan had given a definite answer: 'Yes'.

It had happened!

But as for who exactly? Neither Bai Li Teng nor Yue Shan could provide a name, as if there was no clear record.

Li Yuan could only blame the long history, as the various records and legends didn't leave behind specific names.

It's also possible that a Demigod with Ten Star Veins is too extraordinary...

Regardless of which major power they belonged to, they wouldn't expose it, so there was no accurate information leaked.

Some well-known 'Nine Star Vein Sky Gods' in the Divine Realm might actually be Ten Star Veins, but this fact isn't widely known.

"Ten Star Veins, it's indeed nearly impossible to achieve," Jiang Yuan nodded and smiled, "Being a Nine Star Veins is already excellent! Excellent!"

With Li Yuan becoming a Nine Star Vein, Jiang Yuan didn't think much further.

"There are still over six years until the Ancestral World War, which is enough time for you to cultivate to level 49.9," Jiang Yuan said, "With this strong foundation, it will be easy for you to break into the top 100. You already have a chance to obtain the Ancestral Realm Token."

The number of Ancestral Realm Tokens is uncertain, sometimes only the top 3 can obtain them, sometimes even the top 100 can.

It's not entirely dependent on strength, but also requires a bit of luck.

Therefore, Jiang Yuan said that Li Yuan already had a chance.

"I won't disappoint you, Senior Brother," Li Yuan smiled.

Breaking into the top 100 of the Ancestral World War?

Only breaking into the top 3 or top 100 can be considered a sure thing.

"By the way..."

"Since you've broken through to Demigod, you'll have to participate in the Demigod Ranking Battle a month from now," Jiang Yuan said, "This is your first Ranking Battle as a Demigod... According to the rules of Perception Star City, the reward will be ten times that of your first Ascend Trial, just like when you participated in the Ascend Trial."

"The higher the ranking, the better the reward."

"In theory, you might even obtain a True Divine Artifact or a treasure like the Law Mirror," Jiang Yuan said.

"The reward for the first Ranking Battle is ten times higher?" Li Yuan was secretly surprised.

It's common knowledge that as the first Holy Son of Ascend, he received a tenfold reward of 100,000 Divine Crystals, equivalent to the entire wealth and treasures of many Ethereal Divine Rank mid-stage powerhouses.

The rewards for the Demigod Ranking Battle would likely be even higher.

"It's a bit of a pity."

Jiang Yuan smiled, "If you had broken through after this Ranking Battle and then secluded yourself for five years... You might have ranked even higher on the Demigod list."

"The earlier you break through, the faster your soul will transform, and the faster I'll be able to understand the secrets of the law."

Li Yuan said, "The gains and losses of a single ranking battle are secondary."

"Haha, you’re quite broad-minded." Jiang Yuan True God smiled. "Alright, as long as you’re clear in your mind. If you need anything, come and find me."

"I’ll be on my way then."

"If you need Piao Xia True God and the others to guide your cultivation, send me a message." Jiang Yuan True God said.

Li Yuan had crossed into the Demigod Rank and awakened the Nine Star Veins, which, in Jiang Yuan True God’s view, had laid the best foundation. The future would be smooth sailing, with only minor setbacks at most.

Therefore, he would not intervene too much in Li Yuan’s path of cultivation.

A strong person must decide their own path.

"Understood." Li Yuan nodded.

Then, Jiang Yuan True God left, leaving Li Yuan in the void of the trial space.

After a moment of thought.

"Only a little over a month is left until the ranking battle. Improving Origin Power cultivation or the realm of the Gun Technique is not very practical," Li Yuan thought. Both required time to refine.

At present, to quickly enhance his strength.

"First is Star Techniques! I must reach the Fourth Stage limit of the Universal Divine Body and the Heaven and Earth River as soon as possible." Li Yuan thought. "Secondly, it’s Soul Attack secret techniques."

Compared to other Demigods, Li Yuan’s Soul Will was terrifying, and the power of his Soul Attacks far surpassed other Demigods… such powerful moves naturally needed to be utilized.

More than a year ago, Li Yuan’s soul had just crossed into the Void Deity Realm. He had been busy contemplating Law Insights and awakening the Life Star… and hadn’t had the time to cultivate Soul Secret Techniques.

"Once I make progress in Star Techniques and Soul Secret Techniques."

"I should be able to give those Demigod Reserve Members a surprise in the ranking battle." Li Yuan smiled.

The ranking battle was also a form of tempering.

If he couldn’t even win against the Demigods of Perception Star City, how could he possibly win in the Ancestral World War?

Whoosh!

With a thought, Li Yuan returned to the main hall of the Ancient God Palace. With a wave of his hand, the hall was filled with a myriad of rare treasures.

These were the treasures Li Yuan had asked the Nine Sounds Tower to purchase in the King Capital of the Fathomless Kingdom, used for cultivating the Nine Levels Star Techniques.

At that time, only the treasures needed for the Fourth Stage of the Universal Divine Body and the True Explanation of the Earth Star Vein had been collected.

In the five years since coming to Perception Star City, Li Yuan, through the channels of the Divine Fire Palace, had spent over a thousand Divine Crystals to gradually gather the remaining treasures needed for the Heaven and Earth River, the Heavenly Wind Star Pulse True Explanation, and the Ten Thousand Shadows Void.

The Divine Fire Palace, being the place for nurturing geniuses of the greatest power in this world, had far superior channels for purchasing treasures compared to the Nine Sounds Tower.

Moreover, Li Yuan had now reached level 46.8, with a sufficiently strong body.

Therefore, for Li Yuan,

As long as there was enough time, he could gradually cultivate all five Nine Levels Star Techniques to the Fourth Stage limit.

"The Universal Divine Body and the Heaven and Earth River provide the greatest enhancement to my strength." Li Yuan’s mind moved, and the numerous mysteries of the Universal Divine Body began to activate.

Rumble!

Li Yuan’s body instantly radiated with light, a Star Vein revealing overwhelming might, with boundless power, crazily absorbing the essence from the various rare treasures.

"Whoosh!"

Li Yuan calmed his mind, his powerful soul consciousness stirring the Earth Law fluctuations and Spatial Secrets in the void, gradually condensing the ‘Fourth Stage Universal Star Trace’ on the Life Star of the perfect Star Vein.

"If an ordinary Demigod were to cultivate the Universal Divine Body, even with sufficient treasures, it would likely take several years," Li Yuan thought. "But with my soul and Law Insights being extremely high, I can greatly save time."

Cultivating the Nine Levels Star Techniques was like building a house.

With sufficient materials and good skills, the house could be built quickly and well.

Time flowed by.

The essence of nearly two thousand Divine Crystals worth of rare treasures continuously merged into Li Yuan’s body, making his body radiate with brilliant light and his aura become increasingly formidable.

Gu You watched this scene quietly from the side.

"Father."

"Li Yuan has reached the Fourth Stage Universal Divine Body, he’s becoming more and more like you." Gu You watched Li Yuan cultivating this Star Technique, a complex expression flashing in his eyes.

Back then, the divine being Gu Ju dominated a region, relying on the Universal Divine Body as his main combat Star Technique, his body like a True Divine Artifact, extremely fierce.

"Father! It’s almost there."

"Given Li Yuan’s rate of progress, he might be able to pass your Fifth Level of Trial even in the Demigod stage." Gu You thought to himself.

Gu Ju had left five levels of trials, and only those who passed all of them could obtain the final treasure.

In reality, if the disciple’s strength was strong enough, they could pass the trials ahead of time.

It was just that Gu Ju hadn’t hoped for such a world-defying genius to enter the Ancient God Palace at the time.

...

"The Mind Soul’s Void Deity level secret technique." While cultivating the Nine Levels Star Techniques, Li Yuan also devoted a large amount of mental energy to cultivating Soul Secret Techniques in his Soul World.

The Heart Scorching Blade and the Mind Soul were the two main Soul Secret Techniques Li Yuan cultivated.

Both reached the True God Peak Level and were quite profound.

Even though Li Yuan now had stronger Soul Secret Techniques, starting from scratch naturally wouldn’t be as fast as these two.

"The Heart Scorching Blade is more inclined towards soul extermination, too domineering, and the ranking battle is just a trial, making it inconvenient to use," Li Yuan pondered. "Moreover, the Heart Illusion Six Realms I cultivate is for tempering the seven emotions and six desires, best for constructing illusions."

"Using the Heart Illusion Six Realms as the foundation to cultivate the Void Deity level techniques of the Mind Soul would be easier." Li Yuan delved into his studies.

After crossing into the Void Deity Realm, the soul became increasingly powerful, making the study of the soul path easier and the various Soul Secret Techniques created by deities more profound and unpredictable.

"

"One of the two directions I have explored in Spatial Secrets is the World Direction, which is adept at constructing domain worlds."

"Illusions stir the inner desires of the heart." Li Yuan found cultivating the Mind Soul secret technique incredibly easy, quickly solving one problem after another.

Many issues that took Void Deities months or even years to understand, Li Yuan could thoroughly comprehend in just a few days.

This was the benefit of a strong foundation.

In terms of Soul Will and Spatial Law Insights, Li Yuan was already among the top in the Void Deity Realm… combined with the Heart Illusion Six Realms’ tempering of the will, his speed in cultivating Soul Secret Techniques was bound to be terrifying.

In a certain sense.

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Li Yuan had become an unparalleled genius in the cultivation of the Soul Path.

...

Perception Star City, Inner City, the residence of the Great Journey Sky God.

"City Lord."

"Xu Yuan has awakened the Nine Star Veins," Jiang Yuan True God stated directly.

He knew that this matter would eventually be noticed by the Great Journey Sky God, who held the inheritance of a divine artifact and possessed terrifying perception abilities.

Therefore, Jiang Yuan True God decided to inform him directly.

"Nine Star Veins?" Even the Great Journey Sky God, known as the strongest in this world, was shocked upon hearing this news and asked in a deep voice, "What happened?"

Jiang Yuan True God quickly described what he knew.

"After breaking through to the Demigod rank, Xu Yuan awakened the Nine Star Veins?" A hint of surprise flashed in the Great Journey Sky God's eyes.

Such a coincidence?

He pondered for a moment.

"Jiang Yuan, tell me your thoughts," the Great Journey Sky God said slowly. "I believe you should know Xu Yuan's background... He is not a life from our world, so I will not bestow upon him the deepest essence of Perception Star City."

"This is my duty as the City Lord."

"I understand," Jiang Yuan True God replied, not surprised that the Great Journey Sky God already knew about this matter.

Initially, when he reported the news to Li Yuan, he had hinted at it and did not intend to keep it hidden forever.

"Xu Yuan comes from the Chaos Divine Court of the Divine Realm," Jiang Yuan True God explained. "He poses no harm to Perception Star City, and I only hope that in the coming months, you will offer him some protection."

Jiang Yuan True God was well aware that once Xu Yuan's identity as a Nine Star Vein was exposed, he would likely become a target and a thorn in the side for all the major powers in this world.

They would never believe that Xu Yuan was not a core member of Perception Star City.

Once such a situation arose, Jiang Yuan True God did not have absolute confidence in protecting Xu Yuan.

That was why he came to seek an audience with the Great Journey Sky God.

"Chaos Divine Court?" The Great Journey Sky God paused, as if recalling many things. "Are you sure? Is he like the previous ones?"

Apparently, there had been more than one powerful Chaos Divine Court member who had appeared in this world.

"I'm certain," Jiang Yuan True God nodded. "He has taken the Law Oath."

"City Lord."

"For millions of years, the passage in the Ancestral Realm has remained open, and more and more powerful beings from the Divine Realm have descended... All signs indicate that the return of our world to the Divine Realm is not far off," Jiang Yuan True God said solemnly. "Even if it doesn't happen in our generation, we must consider the future."

"If we can forge a deep bond with Xu Yuan..."

"With Xu Yuan's talent, upon returning to the Divine Realm, he will almost certainly become a True God, and there's a slim chance he might even achieve the Legend rank."

"Once he reaches that stage, it will be a blessing for Perception Star City, leaving a legacy for countless generations to come." Jiang Yuan True God spoke with gravity.

The Great Journey Sky God fell into deep thought.

How could he not be aware of Xu Yuan's talent? The mere fact that he had awakened the Nine Star Veins at the age of thirty-five was enough to shake the entire generation.

"Alright."

"I will make a promise to him, and I will do my best to protect him," the Great Journey Sky God said softly. "As long as he does not harm Perception Star City, he will forever be a member of our city."

"Thank you, City Lord," Jiang Yuan True God replied with a smile.

To be a member of Perception Star City forever was the Great Journey Sky God's highest promise.

...

Jiang Yuan True God and the Great Journey Sky God's conversation was naturally unknown to Li Yuan.

In the blink of an eye, half a month had passed.

Inside the Ancient God Palace.

"Boom~" Li Yuan's body suddenly burst into a dazzling light, and his physique rapidly expanded to a height of a hundred meters, causing his life essence to surge to a terrifying level.

"The Universal Divine Body has reached the pinnacle of the fourth stage." Li Yuan revealed a pleased expression.

Boom! Boom!

Li Yuan casually waved his palms, and his power burst forth, compressing the air and causing the entire hall to explode with a deafening sound.

"The strength is already close to that of many 50th-level Void Gods when they unleash the seventh level of the Body Refinement Star Technique. Li Yuan laughed heartily.

Most Void Gods awaken the Six Star Veins and cultivate the seventh level of Body Refinement Star Technique as a standard.

Therefore, a 47th-level Demigod, when using the ninth level of Body Refinement Star Technique, can usually match the full power of a normal 50th-level Void God in terms of strength.

This was why Jiang Shan and the others possessed initial-stage Void God strength.

There was no other reason; their foundation was simply powerful enough.

"Brother, you've just broken through to the Demigod rank not long ago. Once you cultivate your Origin Power to the Demigod extreme and unleash the Universal Divine Body, your strength will be able to rival many 52nd-level Void Gods," Gu You said. "If you further add other combat Nine Levels Star Techniques, at the Pure Force Level, you might even approach the Void God Peak Level."

Li Yuan nodded in agreement.

For Jing Kui and the Alliance Lord, who were Eight Star Vein Demigods, when they unleashed their full power, they could usually match the strength of a 51st-level Void God, and at most, a 52nd-level one.

But Li Yuan was a Nine Star Vein, and each of his Star Techniques was extremely terrifying, ensuring that his foundation would far surpass that of any Demigod in history.

"Continue."

"Cultivate the Heaven and Earth River." Li Yuan calmed his mind and continued to cultivate the ninth level Star Technique.

Cultivating the Heaven and Earth River to the fourth stage required a high level of understanding of the Earth Law. Typically, one needed to reach the seventh stage advanced level to succeed, and many Demigods needed to cultivate for many years after becoming Demigods to meet this requirement.

However, for Li Yuan, there was no threshold; he only needed sufficient rare treasures and time.

...

Time passed day by day.

As Li Yuan prepared for his first Demigod ranking battle, nearly ten thousand Demigods in the Sacred Flame Palace were also diligently cultivating.

People like Jiang Shan and Bai Li Teng were making remarkable progress in their cultivation and were eager to make a name for themselves, hoping to become true disciples of the True Gods.

On the other hand, more experienced members like Yue Shan and Yang Di had already participated in numerous ranking battles, primarily aiming to maintain their current rankings.

In the blink of an eye, it was time for the Sacred Flame Palace's once-in-five-years 'Reserve Member Ranking Battle.'

Inside Li Yuan's mansion's trial space—

Whoosh!

Li Yuan flashed out of the Ancient God Palace and received a message from a Black Robe Member: "Xu Yuan, the Holy Son, the ranking battle is about to begin. Please come to the Sacred Flame Hall immediately."

"It's about to start?" Li Yuan thought to himself, "It's a pity that the Heaven and Earth River is just a bit short of reaching the fourth stage limit, but it's enough."

"At least, I've cultivated the Mind Soul's Void God chapter to perfection."

Whoosh!

Li Yuan flew out of the palace and quickly made his way to the Sacred Flame Hall.

(End of Chapter)

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