Chapter 492: Soul Breakthrough! The Limit of the Nine-Star Pulse (7K)

Chapter 492: Soul Breakthrough! The Limit of the Nine-Star Pulse (7K)



This is a highly advanced planet in terms of technology, home to billions of lives.

Cities are built upon floating structures.

"Aily, let's go online later to relax."

"Forget it, I'd rather go for a run by the lake. No. 2 Ex will accompany me, No. 1's charging speed has been a bit slow lately... I should get the smart company to fix it." Two young women were chatting in their self-driving vehicle.

Suddenly.

"Vrrrrr~" An invisible wave spread out, enveloping the entire city and then the whole planet.

Their conversation halted, and the moving vehicles came to a stop.

The air froze.

Falling leaves suspended in mid-air.

The planet, which had been operating efficiently, seemed to have its pause button pressed, coming to a complete standstill.

"I didn't expect this."

"In just eight years, I've actually cultivated the Miscellaneous Arts of the Ten Thousand Ways to this level, where a single thought can now create such a realistic planet, and even construct the most rudimentary Illusory World life." Li Yuan's consciousness enveloped the entire planet.

The entire planet, from the cosmic rays passing through space above to the flowing magma deep within, and even the particles that make up every bit of matter... all seemed incredibly real.

Billions of lives.

Every day, they enact their dramas of love, hate, and intrigue on this planet.

Over these eight years, Li Yuan had dedicated himself wholeheartedly to the cultivation of the soul path.

The construction of the Illusory World's myriad things!

He destroyed and rebuilt worlds within the Soul Realm.

He traveled through Flying Star, Azure Star, Source Star, and Heaven Sea Star, observing the workings of the real world and recording everything to understand the universe's mechanisms.

He had been sensing the real Illusory World within the Dreamstone for a long time.

He also borrowed the power of the Soul Palace to sense the increasingly realistic Illusion.

Countless aspects of deduction.

"Moreover, today, the Spatial Pulse has finally advanced to the higher stage." Li Yuan smiled, "Finally, the world I've constructed has gained a sense of authenticity."

"Even if a True God were to fall into it, it would be hard to distinguish reality from illusion in a short time."

Li Yuan was well aware of why enemies, when trapped in an illusion, could quickly regain their senses. The core reason was that strong cultivators could sense the heavens and the earth, and even if their perception was temporarily blocked, their senses would still quickly detect that the 'illusion' was unreal.

It was not real.

From buildings, soil, the flow of wind, animal roars... down to the tiniest details, one could discern the differences between illusion and the real world.

Once they realize the world is an illusion, their suppressed perception will swiftly awaken.

The illusion shatters!

"But if the illusion is as real as the outside world, breaking through it will be hundreds or thousands of times more difficult." Li Yuan smiled.

Before today, Li Yuan's understanding of the world and his construction of the illusionary world were beyond imagination.

The only thing lacking was the 'Law of Space'.

Space is the foundation of everything.

"If we use games as an analogy." Li Yuan smiled, "My planet is essentially a 'Second World'. Unless one delves deep into researching the fundamental laws of matter, it's impossible to discern reality from illusion."

"What a pity."

"The 'Illusory World Life' in this world is still too fake, without true consciousness." Li Yuan sighed inwardly.

Currently, the billions of lives on the planet, though seemingly real, are merely Li Yuan's manipulation of countless 'human data' collected from the Seven-Star Civilization, controlling the interactions of countless Illusory World lives.

They do not possess independent consciousness.

It's like in a virtual world, where the 'artificial intelligence' derived from big data summaries and the 'artificial intelligence' capable of true independent thought are two different concepts.

"If I could take it a step further."

"Let countless Illusory World lives truly come alive, with genuine emotions of joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness, desires, and even autonomous growth..." Li Yuan's heart stirred with realization, "Then the 'Soul Realm' I've constructed will have lives with their own desires and growth..."

Comparable to the Soul Realm created by True Gods.

It's just too difficult.

Reaching that step would be a qualitative change, and countless so-called 'Soul Masters' among True Gods are stuck at this stage.

"Like Nine Sounds True God."

"In terms of soul cultivation, I'm probably on par with her, but the 'Soul Realm' I've constructed is more realistic and vast than hers." Li Yuan thought to himself, "But there's no qualitative difference anymore."

In short, Li Yuan's soul cultivation, when placed among countless True Gods, could already be considered top-notch.

A Demigod.

Twenty years, comparable to countless True Gods' ten thousand years.

This kind of news, if spread in the Divine Realm, would likely astonish countless strong cultivators, leaving them in disbelief.

This kind of soul talent is far more exceptional than that of a Demigod with a Nine-Star Pulse.

But Li Yuan understood.

His rapid progress was not only due to talent but also the assistance of the Dreamstone, Soul Palace, the Heart Illusion Six Realms, and the Law of Space.

Strong cultivators skilled in the Law of Space would not have weak soul cultivation.

"Now."

"Let's first advance the soul to the True God level." Li Yuan's heart stirred.

Rumble~ Li Yuan began to guide the expansion of the entire Soul Realm... Previously, the unstable Soul Realm would quickly collapse even when absorbing the 'World Power' of the Soul World.

The power of the soul.

Only by understanding can one truly control it.

And now, Li Yuan finally comprehended the profound mysteries of the 'Illusory World's myriad things'.

"Vrrrrr~" The expansion of the Soul Realm took only an instant, and numerous planets suddenly appeared beside the original life planet within Li Yuan's Soul Realm, making the entire Soul Realm even more vast and complex.

"A star system."

"A star with eight planets, countless asteroids, nebulae, and a more complete star system, a more vast starry sky." Li Yuan smiled, sensing the rapidly expanding Soul Realm.

If using real-world measurements, Li Yuan's Soul Realm was already approaching the size of a light-year.

Of course, in the 'Soul Realm', the concept of size is meaningless... A single thought can birth, a single thought can annihilate, and a single thought can traverse boundless regions.

For now, Li Yuan had only established the 'Life Star Prototype' on a single planet in the 'Soul Realm'.

"I hope that in the future, I can bring the entire Soul Realm to life," Li Yuan gazed down at the countless lives on the planet, thinking to himself, "I also hope that you all can truly come to life."

Huh!

Li Yuan's consciousness had already left the Soul Realm.

...

Source Star.

After five years of development, the entire planet had undergone earth-shattering changes, with numerous settlements and over a hundred thousand immigrants.

Inside a palace in outer space.

Rumble~

Just as the physical body was powerful, able to nurture and nourish the soul, and the expansion of the Soul Realm... The Soul Realm itself was the power of the soul, and its expansion represented the growth of Li Yuan's soul.

When the Soul Realm expanded to its limits, Li Yuan's soul also underwent rapid transformation.

In the end, Li Yuan's soul origin broke free from its shackles, reaching an even higher level.

A True God-level soul.

"【Your soul realm has increased from level 59 to level 60, reaching the True God level】"

"【Your spiritual awakening limit has increased from 95% to 100%】"

"【Your spiritual awakening degree has increased from 95% to 100%, and you can initiate the fourth spiritual guidance, gaining one Source Energy infusion】" Several prompts flashed across Li Yuan's Divine Palace panel.

But Li Yuan didn't pay much attention.

Huh!

Li Yuan took a step forward and arrived in the starry sky outside the palace.

...

"Is this the feeling of a True God?" Li Yuan stood in the boundless void, sensing the countless changes between heaven and earth.

Beneath the seemingly calm void, countless fluctuations surged like waves.

Those waves were the manifestation of the profound workings of the laws.

The profound workings of the laws were the mysteries of the workings of all things, forming the foundation of all things, naturally embedded within them.

This was the true meaning of 'The Way gives birth to all things'.

For those at the Skywalker and Demigod realms, the fluctuations of heaven and earth would seem complex and vast, making it difficult to comprehend.

But once they reach the 'True God-level soul', they can easily grasp the many fundamentals.

"No wonder True Gods can easily condense Spatial Essence."

"No wonder True Gods, upon comprehending other fundamental laws, can quickly cross into the seventh or even eighth stage of proficiency..."

"Those at the Skywalker and Demigod levels are like standing at the bottom of a valley, trying to imagine the vastness of heaven and earth. They can't imagine things they haven't seen, like the blind man touching an elephant..."

"True Gods, on the other hand, stand at the peak, observing the scenery of heaven and earth, which is completely different." Li Yuan thought to himself.

At this moment, Li Yuan's understanding of the profound workings of heaven and earth was undergoing a qualitative change.

Li Yuan stood in the void like this.

Silently observing and sensing the workings of all things.

Past insights were bursting forth and reorganizing in Li Yuan's heart.

Li Yuan stood there for a full ten days.

Suddenly.

"Buzz~" "Buzz~" Several invisible law fluctuations descended, silently enveloping Li Yuan.

Earth, wind, fire, water... Layer upon layer of law fluctuations continued to descend.

After a long time.

Li Yuan finally opened his eyes.

"I didn't expect this."

"Just reorganizing and re-comprehending the previous insights into the fundamental laws of heaven and earth has allowed me to break through both the Earth Law and the Wind Law." Li Yuan showed a slight smile: "Both have reached the eighth stage of proficiency."

In the past eight years, Li Yuan hadn't focused on comprehending the Earth and Wind Laws.

"Even the True Intent of Fire and the True Intent of Water have directly transformed and crossed into the threshold of the laws." Li Yuan sighed to himself.

The efficiency of comprehending the laws was vastly different between the Demigod-level soul and the True God-level soul.

"Divine Perception." Li Yuan's thoughts moved, and powerful Divine Perception enveloped more than half of the planet.

The range of Divine Perception skyrocketed by over a thousand times, increasing from a previous diameter of over two thousand kilometers to over thirty thousand kilometers.

Such a vast range.

"Now, if I want to engage in slaughter again, with just a thought, I can cause countless planets to fall into great extinction." Li Yuan thought to himself.

As the cultivation path progresses, each advancement to a new level will bring about qualitative changes.

Under the cover of Divine Perception, as long as Li Yuan slightly unleashes his power, all life beneath the Divine Realm will perish.

In a sense, mortal lives can no longer look directly at him.

Even if there were millions or tens of millions of Demigods, unless they were exceptional freaks, they would have no significance before Li Yuan and would only be swiftly slaughtered.

In front of super powerful beings, quantity is meaningless.

Li Yuan, at this moment, has only reached the True God level with his soul.

"Divine Perception."

Li Yuan looked into the void and, as a native life form, he could clearly sense the location of the Plane Origin.

It was in another mysterious space.

Li Yuan's consciousness had already merged with it.

"The location of the Plane Origin is not in the same space as the normal space." Li Yuan had a realization: "Therefore, only the consciousness of Void Deities and True Gods can descend."

"Only Heaven Deities can!"

"Only by mastering the complete laws of the Way can the physical body descend into deeper layers of space, naturally suppressing and even destroying the Plane Origin." Li Yuan had understood the nature of Heaven Deities' disregard for dimensional Plane Origins.

"If Heaven Deities wish, they can destroy Plane Origins one by one, ultimately causing the entire mortal realm to fall into unprecedented great extinction." Li Yuan sighed.

This kind of destruction is not about destroying individual planets but rather eradicating the Plane Origin itself.

With the destruction of the Plane Origin, the countless life planets within it would naturally be destroyed.

"No wonder they say that."

"Demigods, when they explode with the power of Void Deities, can only do so once every five hundred years..."

"But for Demigods to possess the strength of True Gods, even if it's just the threshold of True Gods... Looking at the vast Divine Realm, it would take a very long time for one to be born." Li Yuan sighed.

Only by crossing into this level can one understand the strength and terror of this realm.

...

"Big Brother." A streak of green light rushed over and coiled around Li Yuan's arm.

It was Liu Bing.

She and Li Yuan's souls were connected.

From the moment Li Yuan's soul entered the True God level, Liu Bing had a premonition and immediately rushed over from the 'Original Demon Civilization Territory'.

She had been waiting nearby for a long time.

Seeing Li Yuan meditating with his eyes closed, seemingly in deep cultivation, she refrained from disturbing him.

"Big brother, did you break into the True God realm with your soul?" Liu Bing couldn't help but ask.

"Mhm." Li Yuan smiled and nodded.

"You've truly broken through? Heavens!" Liu Bing's voice was filled with excitement. "Big brother, how long have you been cultivating? You're only in your fifties, and your soul has already entered the True God realm."

"Unbelievable!"

"It's too unbelievable."

"This is even more incredible than a Demigod with a Nine-Star Pulse." Liu Bing was extremely excited.

She already had memory inheritance, received guidance from the Divine Teacher, and obtained the inheritance of the Divine Blue God King.

In terms of vision and knowledge, she was even more advanced than Li Yuan in many aspects.

"Mhm." Li Yuan smiled. "Your big brother has aspirations for the Ten-Star Pulse, so some miracles are expected."

As a Demigod, he possessed a True God-level soul!

The only thing rarer than this was the 'Demigod with a Ten-Star Pulse'.

"Xiao Bing."

"How are those Heavenly Serpents you're teaching?" Li Yuan asked.

"They're not great, each one is too stupid and slow." Liu Bing shook her head. "They're far inferior to me, let alone compared to you."

She had long gotten used to her and Li Yuan's rapid growth.

"Haha, they're just ordinary Heavenly Serpents. How can they compare to you?" Li Yuan laughed. "Don't be too anxious."

Eight years had passed.

Li Yuan mostly stayed in the Source Star, occasionally visiting the Flying Star and Azure Star... Liu Bing spent most of her time in the Original Demon Civilization Territory, teaching the newly born Heavenly Serpents.

The Original Demon Civilization Territory, now named the 'Second Territory' by the Seven-Star Civilization, had given birth to nearly thirty ordinary Heavenly Serpents over the years... The contractors they formed bonds with were all personally selected by Li Yuan.

The older generation, including Lant and Blood Cloth, had formed contracts with the Heavenly Serpents.

Similarly, younger ones like Alicia, Lin Lan Yue, and Yu Jing He also obtained a spot.

These spots were crucial.

After all, when Li Yuan and Liu Bing were there, they could easily intimidate the civilization, and no one dared to cause trouble.

But after they left, as the Heavenly Serpents gradually grew into Void Gods, they became a formidable force within the civilization.

They could harm others and themselves.

Therefore, selecting these Heavenly Serpents' 'partners' was essential, and they must be truly loyal to the Seven-Star Civilization.

These Heavenly Serpents were born in the Seven-Star Civilization, but they mostly lived on planets assigned to the Serpent Clan in the Second Territory.

The future.

According to Liu Bing's plan, once these Heavenly Serpents pass through the Nine Leaves Nine Mountains, give birth to pure-blooded offspring, and then they can gradually move towards the Divine Realm...

The Divine Realm is vast and endless, with countless powerful beings vying for supremacy and countless treasures, far more exciting than the Mortal Realm.

"The Mortal Realm is just a fallback for the Serpent Clan, ensuring they won't face extinction again." Liu Bing said, "But the Divine Realm is the future core of the Serpent Clan."

"I will rebuild the Serpent Clan." Liu Bing also had her own ambitions.

"Mhm." Li Yuan smiled. "Alright, Xiao Bing, now that my soul has broken through, I can use more Celestial Star Pills and will need to seclude myself for a period."

"Big brother, with your soul's transformation, you can definitely use a large number of Celestial Star Pills." Liu Bing said, "Maybe you can even awaken the Ten-Star Pulse in one go."

She also understood Li Yuan's goal, which was the legendary Ten-Star Pulse in the Divine Realm.

"Let's try." Li Yuan said.

"Wait for me to come out of seclusion."

"Then we'll take action and hunt down the Flaming Hot River True Deity." Li Yuan instructed.

"Okay."

"Hunting a True God? That's exciting." Liu Bing's eyes lit up.

The gap between Demigods and True Gods was enormous, but with her numerous inheritances and hidden cards, she wasn't the least bit afraid.

...

Liu Bing left.

Li Yuan returned to the palace in the void, which was just a Void God-level palace treasure.

Li Yuan sat cross-legged in the palace.

"After the soul's breakthrough, I'll use the Celestial Star Pills first." Li Yuan flipped his palm, taking out a large number of Celestial Star Pills.

He had stored tens of thousands of Celestial Star Pills.

Li Yuan's divine perception moved, and the source energy enveloped the Celestial Star Pills, attempting to refine them.

Boom! Boom! Boom! A series of soul consciousness impacts swept through, instantly engulfing Li Yuan's spiritual world.

It was like a gentle breeze.

"As expected."

"My soul's transformation has made me too powerful. The soul will impact that I struggled to resist last time now feels much more manageable." Li Yuan thought to himself as he quickly began the refinement.

Sizzle!

The Celestial Star Pills were rapidly refined, and a large amount of mysterious power, in the form of purple streams, continuously appeared in Li Yuan's Life Star Space.

This caused the speed of Li Yuan's Life Star awakening to skyrocket.

1230 Celestial Star Pills!

...

1280

...

1340

...

1600

...

When Li Yuan refined over 1900 Celestial Star Pills, even his soul's will felt unprecedented pressure.

The soul will impact contained within the Celestial Star Pills had reached a terrifying level.

"Finally, am I reaching the limit?" Li Yuan sighed to himself.

He refined just a few dozen more.

Li Yuan could no longer bear it and stopped, having reached the limit.

"Life Star Space." Li Yuan sensed everything within his Life Star Space, which now had hundreds of thousands more 'Unclaimed Life Stars'.

The number of unclaimed Life Stars in his entire Life Star Space had exceeded a million.

Of course, Li Yuan did not lack gains.

"The sixth Star Pulse has advanced from the ninth level to the tenth, and a perfect Star Pulse has emerged."

"The ninth Star Pulse has also advanced from the sixth level to the ninth." Li Yuan thought to himself.

Li Yuan was very clear.

Just like the Eight-Star Pulse advancing to the Nine-Star Pulse, once the unclaimed Life Stars accumulate to a certain extent, there's a possibility of a qualitative change, ultimately awakening the Ten-Star Pulse.

……

"Continue, the fourth Spiritual Guidance." Li Yuan's heart stirred, and he swiftly drew upon the wondrous changes of the second layer of the Soul Palace.

Compared to the Celestial Star Pill, the Spiritual Guidance was the true foundation of Li Yuan's pursuit of the Ten-Star Pulse.

In no time, a dazzling Life Star Space appeared, with countless purple streams of light radiating a peculiar glow.

With his current perception, Li Yuan could clearly discern that these purple streams were identical to those brought about by the Celestial Star Pill.

However, they were even more vast and boundless.

"I truly don't know how the Celestial Emperor managed to research and create such a wondrous thing," Li Yuan marvelled inwardly.

These mysterious purple streams directly merged with Li Yuan's soul consciousness, perfectly intertwining with it.

"Boom!" Li Yuan immediately felt the strange changes in his vision.

He swiftly sensed the entire Life Star Space.

It was much clearer than the previous time.

"Is this because my soul has undergone another transformation?" Li Yuan didn't dwell on it further.

As the sound of the boundless Way reverberated, Li Yuan's powerful soul consciousness instantly spread out.

It completely enveloped the entire Life Star Space.

In almost an instant, his abundant mental thoughts had already merged with countless Life Stars, imprinting his own spiritual mark.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Ten thousand Life Stars.

Twenty thousand.

Thirty thousand...

Countless Life Stars began to light up, making the already dazzling Life Star Space even more radiant.

Although most of the newly awakened Life Stars were unclaimed, a significant number of them started to merge with existing Star Pulses.

Hum~

Among them, one Star Pulse quickly reached 129,6000 Life Stars, creating a perfect sensation.

"Boom!"

The entire Star Pulse immediately trembled, radiating an unparalleled brilliance... The seventh perfect Star Pulse was born.

...

After a day and a night, when the purple streams of Spiritual Guidance were almost exhausted.

The entire Life Star Space had over two million unclaimed Life Stars.

The Life Star Space finally calmed down.

At the same time, nine dazzling and endless Star Pulses, identical to each other, illuminated the entire Life Star Space.

Near perfection!

It was like an eternal painting.

"Nine-Star Pulse."

"Nine perfect Star Pulses." Li Yuan silently sensed everything, understanding that he had reached the pinnacle of the Nine-Star Pulse.

He was just one step away from the legendary Ten-Star Pulse.

"This final step."

"But it's a heavenly chasm." Li Yuan's heart wasn't filled with joy. "In the Divine Realm, during its early era, it was extremely difficult for Demi-Gods with Nine-Star Pulses to be born."

"However, nowadays, with numerous Divine Emperors and Divine Kings leading the way, there are already many methods to help young geniuses awaken Life Stars, ensuring that Demi-Gods with Nine-Star Pulses are born in every era of the Divine Realm."

"But the Ten-Star Pulse remains a legend."

"According to the Star Elder, whether it's Spiritual Guidance, the Celestial Star Pill, or the 'Perfection Star Fruit', a supreme treasure of the Chaos Divine Court, they can only help one reach the pinnacle of the Nine-Star Pulse."

"From the Nine-Star Pulse to the Ten-Star Pulse, one can only rely on themselves." Li Yuan sensed the countless unclaimed Life Stars.

Over two million.

It's worth noting that the Nine-Star Pulse pinnacle is also composed of only 1,166,400 Life Stars.

"My body is like the universe, and Life Stars are endless."

"Although this is still the fourth Spiritual Guidance, the assistance it provides is probably very minimal." Li Yuan thought to himself, "But my spiritual awakening has already reached 100%."

"What's the difference between 100% and 125%?" A hint of doubt flashed through Li Yuan's mind.

According to common sense, 100% should be the limit.

However, this is the method of the Heart Dream Emperor, and Li Yuan could only guess... The actions of the Divine Emperor always have their reasons.

"Moving forward."

"Even if my True God-level soul wants to awaken more Life Stars, it will become very slow."

The pressure of millions of Life Stars on Li Yuan's soul was unprecedented.

...

After using the Celestial Star Pill and Spiritual Guidance, Li Yuan didn't rush into action.

He continued to patiently cultivate.

"A more vast Soul Realm, a stronger soul, capable of controlling greater 'Dreamstone' power." Li Yuan constantly pondered the mysteries of the Dreamstone's origin.

He also cultivated various soul techniques selected from the 'Miscellaneous Arts of the Ten Thousand Ways'.

In the blink of an eye, another year passed.

Huff!" Li Yuan opened his eyes and glanced at the Soul Palace panel.

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【Life Level: 49.9 (Fourth Stage)】

Soul: Level 60

Willpower: Level 66

Spiritual Awakening: 100% (Current Limit: 100%)



Star Pulse: 9-Star Pulse (10th Layer... 10th Layer)



【Technique Realm: Spatial True Intention (Eighth Stage Advanced), Earth's Law (Eighth Stage Intermediate), Wind's Law (Eighth Stage Intermediate), Fire's Law (Seventh Stage Initial), Water's Law (Seventh Stage Initial), Wood's True Intention (Sixth Stage Perfect), Gold's True Intention (Sixth Stage Perfect), Lightning's True Intention (Sixth Stage Perfect)】

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"With only a year left before departing for the Divine Realm, Li Yuan's heart stirred, and he sent a soul message to Liu Bing.

"Little Bing, come quickly, we're about to take action."

"Okay, big brother, I'll be there immediately," Liu Bing replied promptly.

Following that, Li Yuan activated the token of Lie Qing Zhen Shen: "Brother Lie Qing, I'm heading to the Flaming Hot River to hunt down Zhich Yan Zhen Shen."

A moment later.

"I'll be at the Flaming Hot River within a day. The stellar coordinates are..." Lie Qing Zhen Shen also responded swiftly.

...

Skywalker, Planar Gateway.

Whoosh! Liu Bing flew over and coiled around Li Yuan's arm. "Big brother, are we going to the Flaming Hot River?"

Liu Bing already knew that Zhich Yan Zhen Shen often resided in the Flaming Hot River.

It was more suitable for his cultivation.

"Mm-hmm, let's go." Li Yuan nodded, and the two transformed into streams of light, rushing into the Planar Gateway.

(End of Chapter)

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