Chapter 223: Mental Transformation

Above the high platform, the gazes of several figures fell squarely on Lin Yuan.

They were all Ninth-Order Evolvers, or to be precise, the consciousness projection bodies of Ninth-Order Evolvers.

At the same time, their consciousness was split into tens of millions of strands, stationing in numerous opened-up Virtual Worlds to monitor the comprehension progress of the numerous Evolvers.

The countless evolution paths contained within that corpse; some parts were too bizarre and could even affect the external true body.

Therefore, it required at least an Eighth-Order Peak or even a Ninth-Order Evolver to monitor it at all times.

In case a certain Evolver took a wrong turn and lost control, these Ninth-Order Evolvers could intervene.

Logically speaking, this corpse belonging to a deceased extraterritorial Supreme Powerhouse should not have been made public so quickly; there were many hidden dangers and traps inside, and some Genius Evolvers might just fall into the pit.

Even with the isolation of the Virtual World, where the external Physical Body was unaffected, the memory and mental will were unavoidable.

But there was no other way.

It was not just Human Civilization that controlled this corpse.

There were also other alien races, including several Peak Groups such as the Zerg.

If the Supreme Powerhouses did not do this, what if one of these Peak Groups mastered this supreme evolution path?

Causing an extra Supreme Powerhouse to appear—this would definitely affect the battlefield situation.

A single Supreme Powerhouse could completely break the balance maintained by the several major Peak Groups currently.

By then, no one knew how much interest the Human Civilization Alliance would have to cede to maintain a new balance.

"That little fellow actually hasn't Cultivated any of the evolution paths he comprehended up until now?"

The first man was somewhat surprised. They had been comprehending for one or two months now, and basically, every Evolver had already Cultivated for a period of time.

Once they started to Cultivate the comprehended evolution paths, their aura would begin to transform and move closer to that corpse.

Only Lin Yuan's aura still hadn't changed up to now, and his strength had constantly been maintained at the level of a First-Order Evolver.

"I know this little fellow."

"He is Red Kun's little Disciple, stepping into the Seventh Order before turning a hundred years old. His Aptitude is quite good."

A figure beside him spoke; he was also observing Lin Yuan.

"Stepping into the Seventh Order under the age of a hundred without relying on Physique or Bloodline is remarkable," another figure spoke out.

Those who could become Ninth-Order Evolvers were likewise peerless Geniuses in their youth, so they clearly understood how difficult it was to step into the Seventh Order before the age of a hundred purely relying on oneself.

Compared to those blessed special life forms deep in the starry sky, humans were still too weak.

This kind of weakness was all-encompassing.

Of course, the reason Human Civilization could develop to this day was precisely because of its numerical advantage. Under a massive population base, it could always give birth to some freakish Prodigies.

Comparable to those special life forms.

"Such a Genius couldn't possibly fail to comprehend an evolution path. Did he sense the hidden dangers and thus refuse to Cultivate?"

The last figure speculated.

They did not doubt Lin Yuan's Comprehension Ability, so they felt it must be unwillingness to Cultivate.

"Unwilling to Cultivate, what is he doing staying here? Refining his mental will?"

"That works too. Geniuses like this live too shortly and see too little; their mental will has always been a shortcoming, so refining it a bit is also good."

"Indeed, this little fellow is actually able to resist Cultivating the evolution path he comprehended."

Several figures communicated in low voices.

After comprehending a certain evolution path from that corpse, the Evolver would be subjected to an irresistible temptation,

subconsciously thinking that Cultivating this evolution path would lead to an incomparably brilliant future awaiting them.

This was also a latent ability originating from that corpse,

and this kind of ability had already been infinitely weakened.

If they were facing the Physical Body itself instead of the projection within the Virtual World,

even Ninth-Order Evolvers would not have the confidence to control themselves.

Compared to other Evolvers immersed in Cultivation,

Lin Yuan's experience was much more difficult. After other Evolvers started Cultivating, the mental will coercion they bore would decrease or even stop.

But Lin Yuan was constantly bearing suppression from the mental will at every moment.

Suppression alone was not enough; Lin Yuan also had to constantly comprehend more evolution paths, analyze and understand these evolution paths, and integrate them into the Martial Dao Evolution Path.

"Da… la… bi…"

Murmurs resounded in Lin Yuan's ears, emanating from that corpse and constantly echoing within his mental will; every single word was shaking his Soul.

Lin Yuan could feel the swaying of his mental consciousness. It was precisely this continuous swaying that made Lin Yuan's mental will constantly grow stronger.

This strengthening was very slow, but at least Lin Yuan could feel it.

You must know that previously, the strengthening of Lin Yuan's mental will was completely imperceptible; being able to feel it now was already extremely exaggerated.

"Hmm?"

As time passed, Lin Yuan's mental will seemed to break through a certain shackle, and the murmurs by his ears suddenly disappeared entirely.

"My mental will has undergone a transformation?"

A smile appeared on Lin Yuan's face. Originally, resisting the suppression of the mental will was quite difficult for him, but now it had suddenly become relaxed.

This was the only possible reason.

"However, this suppressing force targeting the mental will is constantly increasing. As long as I don't stop comprehending and don't start Cultivating a certain evolution path, the suppressing force will become heavier and heavier."

"It's as if…"

Lin Yuan narrowed his eyes slightly.

"It's forcing me to Cultivate some kind of evolution path."

Lin Yuan thought to himself.

"But I refuse."

Lin Yuan shook his head slightly.

During this period of time, he had thoroughly comprehended a total of 137 evolution paths, and completely analyzed these 137 evolution paths, only selecting and absorbing the rule comprehensions beneficial to himself.

These 137 evolution paths improved Lin Yuan's progress on the core space models by a lot, allowing him to comprehend three more core space models.

The Martial Dao Evolution Path also grew increasingly perfected.

"I'll rest for a while."

Having undergone a mental transformation, Lin Yuan felt a wave of fatigue, so he simply disconnected his consciousness from the Virtual World and returned to reality.

"The cosmic crystals have arrived?"

Receiving the message, Lin Yuan immediately stood up.

Not long ago, Lin Yuan had purchased several cosmic treasures to stabilize his Internal World.

The Internal World opened up by an Evolver was not a one-time deal; continuous investment was still required in the Late Stage.

This kind of investment included some cosmic treasures. Certain special cosmic treasures contained the Origin power of a certain rule to defend the Internal World and could perfect the world rules.

Combat between Eighth-Order Evolvers was primarily a collision of World Power. Without considering talent, secret arts, rule comprehension, etc., whoever had more abundant and powerful World Power would be able to gain the advantage.

Lin Yuan walked out of the grand hall and looked towards the firmament.

Before long,

a spaceship descended.

A staff member carrying a suitcase walked up to Lin Yuan.

"These are your items. Shuntong Group at your service."

The staff member's posture was respectful. After verifying Lin Yuan's information and identity, he handed the suitcase over.

Taking the suitcase, Lin Yuan returned to the grand hall.

"Cosmic treasures."

Lin Yuan had purchased a total of three cosmic treasures.

They were 'Primordial Fire', 'Essence of the Earth', and 'Formless Wind'.

They all belonged to eight-star cosmic treasures, requiring a total of 16,000 cubic cosmic crystals, averaging 5,000 to 6,000 cubic cosmic crystals for each type.

You must know that one cubic cosmic crystal was equivalent to 100 million Universe coins, which was equivalent to one trillion civilization coins.

In other words, each cosmic treasure was worth 'five to six thousand' trillion civilization coins. Such a massive asset was worth an entire star system.

Moreover, Lin Yuan was able to purchase these three cosmic treasures entirely relying on his Seven-Level Citizen privilege. If his citizen Rank were even slightly lower, he wouldn't be able to buy them even with money.

"I hope they won't disappoint me."

Lin Yuan looked at the three cosmic treasures before him. To purchase them, Lin Yuan's wealth had shrunk by a quarter.

Whoosh.

Lin Yuan's mind stirred.

His consciousness arrived in the Internal World.

Those three cosmic treasures also appeared here.

Crack.

The glass bottles containing these three cosmic treasures shattered.

First was that 'Primordial Fire', which rose up and directly formed a great sun beneath the firmament, filling the entire world with warmth and light.

Then came that 'Essence of the Earth', which directly merged into the ground. Faintly, Lin Yuan felt that the entire world had become much heavier.

Finally was that 'Formless Wind', which directly disappeared into the air. Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—wisps of breeze blew past.

"Not bad."

Lin Yuan nodded slightly.

If the previous Internal World was completely barren, it could now be considered barely 'alive'.

"The World Power has also increased a lot."

A smile appeared on Lin Yuan's face.

"Next time I encounter suitable cosmic treasures, I'll buy them again."

Lin Yuan thought to himself.

Not every cosmic treasure was suitable for merging into the Internal World; it depended on the specific conditions of one's own Internal World.

The three cosmic treasures Lin Yuan selected were extremely suitable for his own Internal World.

Time flowed on.

In the blink of an eye, over half a year passed.

Most of Lin Yuan's time was spent comprehending that corpse, bearing the suppression from the mental will, and analyzing various evolution paths.

"The 1,325th core space model." Lin Yuan was in a pleasant mood.

Over half a year ago, right after ending the sixth traversal, Lin Yuan's comprehension of core space models had stayed before 1,200 types.

Now, in such a short period of time, he had comprehended more than a hundred more core space models. The evolution paths within that corpse definitely deserved immense credit for helping Lin Yuan.

"In addition to the core space models, I have also comprehended many core life models." Lin Yuan thought to himself.

The evolution paths within that corpse were all-encompassing. Every time Lin Yuan thoroughly analyzed one, he could benefit immensely.

"Hmm?"

Lin Yuan seemed to have sensed something.

His consciousness disconnected from the Virtual World, and his mind arrived deep within his brain.

"Have I already accumulated a wispy strand of Boundary-Breaking Source Power?"

Lin Yuan looked toward the towering and magnificent Gate of Myriad Realms. At this moment, the edge area of this light gate had been completely lit up.

This meant there was already a complete strand of Boundary-Breaking Source Power, and Lin Yuan could perform the seventh traversal at any time.

"Let's wait a bit longer."

"Traversing worlds might not necessarily have such good conditions for refining the mental will."

Lin Yuan pondered for a moment and did not plan to traverse right now.

If his mental will index did not meet the standard, he wouldn't be able to step into the Eighth Order. Even if Lin Yuan traversed, the enhancement to his strength would be limited,

especially his comprehension of Space Rules. Lying without the continuous analysis of the evolution paths inside that corpse, forcing himself to comprehend subsequent core space models with a Seventh-Order Realm

would feel strenuous even for Lin Yuan.

It would completely result in twice the effort for half the results.

Rather than that, it was better to suspend the traversal and wholeheartedly refine his mental will so as to reach a mental will index of 10,000 points sooner, and talk about it after breaking through to the Eighth Order.

Anyway, the Boundary-Breaking Source Power wouldn't be wasted; it would only accumulate for Lin Yuan to use in the future.

Lin Yuan never forgot his purpose, which was to become stronger. If traversing could make him stronger, then he would traverse; if suspending traversal now could make him stronger, then he would suspend traversal.

Time flowed on.

In the blink of an eye, another two years passed.

During these two years, Lin Yuan's primary energy was placed on refining his mental will, and secondly on analyzing the evolution paths contained within that corpse.

Because the further it went, the greater that force suppressing the mental will would be, thereby affecting Lin Yuan's comprehension efficiency.

"Hoo."

Lin Yuan stopped observing that corpse beneath the firmament and let out a slight breath.

Only when observing that corpse would he feel that force suppressing the mental will. As the observation time passed, the force suppressing the mental will would become stronger.

And once he stopped observing, the force suppressing the mental will would disappear.

"Over these years, my mental will has transformed a total of three times."

Lin Yuan thought silently to himself.

The first time was two years ago.

The second time was a year and two months ago.

The third time was a few days ago.

Through these three mental transformations, Lin Yuan felt that his mental will index should have greatly improved.

"Let's go test what my mental will index is now."

Lin Yuan disconnected his consciousness from the Virtual World and returned to reality.

"I'll rest for a while first."

Lin Yuan did not test immediately.

The mental will index was not static; it would fluctuate along with the Evolver's state.

Now that Lin Yuan had just finished comprehending that corpse, his mind and spirit were relatively fatigued. Going to measure at this time might result in some errors and might not be all that accurate.

Only when measuring the mental will index in a state of spiritual Perfection would the result be relatively accurate.

Half a day later,

Lin Yuan had rested enough.

All aspects had recovered to the Peak.

He connected his consciousness to the Virtual World once more.

Entering his personal space,

"Goddess of Wisdom, I apply to test my mental will index."

Lin Yuan applied to the Goddess of Wisdom.

An Evolver's mental will index was illusory; one of the Three Goddesses had to allocate a portion of computing power to perform an accurate measurement.

"Respected Seven-Level Citizen Lin Yuan, do not use any Physical Body or Soul power, rely purely on your own mental consciousness to impact the surroundings—"

came the solemn and cold voice of the Goddess of Wisdom.

Hearing this, Lin Yuan directly followed suit.

Rumble.

Terrifying mental will coercion spread and permeated in all directions.

A moment later,

the mental will index measurement was complete.

"How much is it?"

A look of anticipation appeared on Lin Yuan's face as he checked the results.

"The mental will index is 9,234."

Joy welled up in the bottom of Lin Yuan's heart.