Chapter 232: Stepping Into Eighth-Order

At this moment.

A massive mental will condensed within Lin Yuan's body.

Making him feel that everything he currently saw was like an illusion, which could be easily punctured with a wave of his hand.

Clatter.

The moment Lin Yuan woke up.

His consciousness began to sink once more.

When Lin Yuan opened his eyes again, he had already arrived in the Cosmic Starry Sky.

The aura of a powerful alien race came from behind; Lin Yuan was clearly being hunted down by the alien race.

"Hahaha, even if you are a peerless Genius of Human Civilization, so what? You still have to die." The alien race pursuing him from behind laughed wildly.

"I am being hunted down?"

Lin Yuan frowned, instinctively wanting to continue fleeing for his life.

The next moment.

A massive mental will condensed within his body once again.

Making Lin Yuan instantly understand his situation.

"Mere Heart Demon." Lin Yuan stopped fleeing, and the surrounding illusions began to collapse once again.

The essence of the Heart Demon Tribulation is the Heart Demon. When facing the Heart Demon Tribulation, an Evolver will experience the scenes they least want to experience.

Or the scenes they most want to experience.

For instance, what Lin Yuan worried about the most was being strangled by alien races in advance before he could grow up.

Originally, if one's mental will did not meet the standard, an Evolver would easily get lost in these layers of illusions, which meant failing to overcome the Heart Demon Tribulation.

A powerful mental will could allow the Evolver to wake up quickly.

Or make the Evolver realize that everything around them was an illusion and entirely fictitious.

Thus greatly increasing the probability of surviving the Heart Demon Tribulation.

In the blink of an eye.

Lin Yuan broke through hundreds of Heart Demon illusions in succession.

The scene shifted.

A Bug Race mother nest comparable to a galaxy appeared in the distance.

Seventh-Order, Eighth-Order, and even Ninth-Order Bug Race warriors, manufactured one by one by the mother nest, rushed out successively.

"This is a Bug Race Mother Empress?"

Lin Yuan was startled inwardly.

The Bug Race Mother Empress corresponds to the Supreme Powerhouse of Human Civilization.

A Bug Race Mother Empress could continuously manufacture a large number of Seventh-Order, Eighth-Order, and Ninth-Order Bug Race warriors.

One-on-one, these Bug Race warriors were definitely not the opponents of Human Evolvers of the same tier.

But they couldn't withstand the sheer number; they were endless. Tens of millions of ordinary Eighth-Order Bug Race warriors would make even Red Kun Star Lord's scalp tingle if he saw them.

Precisely because of this, in the war between Human Civilization and the Bug Race, they could not gain any advantage on the low-to-mid-end battlefields; instead, they were at a disadvantage.

Only in battles at the Supreme Powerhouse level were the Bug Race Mother Empresses suppressed by the Supreme Powerhouses on the human side.

Because Bug Race Mother Empresses could not manufacture Bug Race warriors at the Supreme Powerhouse level.

"A Bug Race Mother Empress personally making a move against me? That's too fake."

Lin Yuan shook his head slightly. Even without a powerful mental will, he felt that the scene before him was somewhat absurd. What kind of existences were the Mother Empresses? They were beings sufficient to shake Supreme Powerhouses head-on.

Even a peerless human Genius Evolver who crowned an entire era was not worth a Mother Empress taking action; their status and position were simply too high.

Rumbling.

Accompanied by the convergence of massive mental will.

Lin Yuan once again crushed this layer of the Heart Demon illusion.

At the top of a towering and magnificent Evolution High Tower.

Lin Yuan sat cross-legged. At this moment, Lin Yuan's aura was as profound as the Cosmic Starry Sky, and wherever his gaze reached was within the scope of his own territory.

"Great Supreme Powerhouse, under your leadership, Human Civilization has already become an unprecedented force in the Cosmic Starry Sky, and Peak Groups such as the Bug Race have successively surrendered."

An old man below said loudly, his tone filled with intense adoration.

"Becoming a Supreme Powerhouse and leading Human Civilization to its Peak is something every Human Evolver longs to achieve."

At this moment, Lin Yuan was receiving the worship of countless humans, overlooking them from on high like a deity.

"Pity that it's fake, it's all fake."

Lin Yuan sighed, and the scenes in all directions began to collapse, along with the invincible power within Lin Yuan's body fading away.

On top of the high mountain.

Lin Yuan silently opened his eyes.

"The Heart Demon Tribulation is over."

Lin Yuan's gaze was profound, as if breaking through some sort of shackles, and his entire spiritual Realm suddenly began to sublimate.

"My current Realm is already Eighth-Order."

There are three prerequisites to becoming an Eighth-Order Evolver.

First is the Heart Demon Tribulation, second is the Internal World, and third is the ultimate Perfection of the Physical Body and Soul.

If one cannot survive the Heart Demon Tribulation, they will forever remain at the Seventh-Order Extreme, even if the Internal World and the Physical Body and Soul all meet the requirements.

Because the Realm cannot be elevated.

Only by surviving the Heart Demon Tribulation can one smoothly advance to the Eighth-Order in terms of Realm.

Next, if the Internal World is opened up and the Physical Body and Soul reach Perfection, one can officially step into the Eighth-Order.

"End the shuttle."

Lin Yuan glanced at the remaining retention time.

Five years remaining.

The countless layers of Heart Demon illusions Lin Yuan experienced during the Heart Demon Tribulation were merely a split second in reality.

As for the remaining five years of world traversal, there was no need to waste them here.

The most important thing for Lin Yuan now was to completely step into the Eighth-Order.

Crimson Kun Main Star.

Lin Yuan opened his eyes.

Clatter.

A large amount of scarlet spirit liquid appeared before him.

Several years ago, Lin Yuan had already begun preparing for matters related to stepping into the Eighth-Order, and naturally, he hadn't forgotten the scarlet spirit liquid.

"Breakthrough."

Lin Yuan closed his eyes.

Rumbling.

First was the Internal World, which began to expand wildly once again.

The Internal World, which was originally only 130,000 miles in radius, skyrocketed to 250,000 miles in radius in the blink of an eye.

The explosive growth of the Internal World did not cause much commotion.

Previously, when Lin Yuan expanded his Internal World, it skyrocketed from a radius of over ten miles to a radius of 120,000 miles.

With a ten-thousand-fold increase, Lin Yuan could not perfectly control it, which was why he asked Red Kun Star Lord to help cover it up.

But now, upgrading from 130,000 miles in radius to 250,000 miles in radius—although the increased amount exceeded the former, the base was much stronger.

Lin Yuan was fully capable of restraining it himself.

Crimson-red palace.

Red Kun Star Lord was instructing the Great Peak Lord.

The Great Peak Lord had broken through to the Eighth-Order and was about to head to the Star Domain to hold down the fort. As his teacher, Red Kun Star Lord would naturally bestow some trump cards and backup plans.

"Teacher, rest assured, I will be cautious and careful."

The Great Peak Lord nodded, knowing that Red Kun Star Lord cared about him.

"I wonder who among my Disciples will be the next to break through to the Eighth-Order?" Red Kun Star Lord sighed and said with some emotion.

"Second Senior Brother? Third Senior Brother? Or Junior Brother?"

The Great Peak Lord tentatively guessed.

Currently, among Red Kun Star Lord's Disciples, only these three were at the Seventh-Order.

"Which one do you think it is?" Red Kun Star Lord asked with keen interest.

"In terms of talent, Junior Brother is definitely the strongest. However, wanting to step into the Eighth-Order requires a very important mental will, which requires a long accumulation of years. Second Senior Brother has accumulated almost enough in this aspect. As long as he breaks through to the King rank, he should be able to try opening up the Internal World and then make a bid for the Eighth-Order."

The Great Peak Lord analyzed calmly.

It wasn't that he looked down on Junior Brother, but the enhancement of the mental will index truly required a lot of time. How old was Junior Brother right now? Not even a hundred years old.

"What you said is correct."

Hearing this, Red Kun Star Lord thought carefully for a moment and nodded.

"However."

Red Kun Star Lord hadn't finished speaking yet.

When he seemed to sense something.

He looked toward a certain direction in utter astonishment.

"Someone has broken through to the Eighth-Order?"

The Great Peak Lord also sensed it and looked along the source of the Breakthrough.

Although Lin Yuan could cover up the commotion caused by the expansion of the Internal World.

However, the Breakthrough from Seventh-Order to Eighth-Order itself could not be covered up, as it involved fluctuations of Origin Rules.

"Junior Brother?"

The Great Peak Lord widened his eyes. The location of the Breakthrough source was precisely at the Thirteen Mountain Peaks.

Currently, on the Thirteen Mountain Peaks, the only person capable of breaking through to the Eighth-Order was Junior Brother.

As for those Seventh-Order guards? If these guards were about to break through to the Eighth-Order, they would definitely report to the Star Lord in advance.

"Holy shit."

The Great Peak Lord opened his mouth wide. He had just been analyzing with his teacher who the next ordinary Eighth-Order Disciple would be, and as a result, Junior Brother immediately broke through to the Eighth-Order?

That's not right.

This isn't the point.

The point is, how old is Junior Brother?

He just stepped into the Seventh-Order not long ago, and now he's already Eighth-Order?

"This Disciple of mine…"

Red Kun Star Lord's thoughts were also flying. He did not agree with the Great Peak Lord's view that the next to step into the Eighth-Order would be the Second Peak Lord.

Compared to the Great Peak Lord, Red Kun Star Lord knew Lin Yuan's Cultivation progress, as well as that Internal World which had nearly reached the Eighth-Order Peak.

With such a massive Internal World, even if Lin Yuan did nothing, his Physical Body, Soul, and mental will would slowly grow stronger.

Until approaching the Eighth-Order Peak.

The Eighth-Order Peak here referred to the Eighth-Order Peak of the Physical Body and Soul, while his Realm would still remain at the Seventh-Order.

But in Red Kun Star Lord's view, even if Lin Yuan stepped into the Eighth-Order, it would be a matter of decades or even centuries later?

Yet he did it right now?

At the same time.

The commotion of Lin Yuan breaking through to the Eighth-Order was mighty and magnificent, beginning to affect the entire Crimson Kun Main Star.

Not long ago, after Senior Brother broke through to the Eighth-Order, Lin Yuan had sensed it from far away because going from Seventh-Order to Eighth-Order would cause fluctuations in the Origin Rules, which were hard to conceal.

Almost in an instant.

On the Crimson Kun Main Star, countless Sixth-Order and Seventh-Order Evolvers were boiling with excitement.

"Another Peak Lord has become Eighth-Order?"

"The Great Peak Lord just became Eighth-Order not long ago, and now another Peak Lord is following closely behind?"

"Recently, our Chi Kun Star Region really has Experts emerging in droves."

Countless Evolvers on the Crimson Kun Main Star were dumbfounded.

"That's not right. I met with the Second Peak Lord and Third Peak Lord not long ago. They are going out for a trip recently and shouldn't be on the Crimson Kun Main Star right now."

"In other words, among the various Peak Lords currently located on the Main Star, only the Thirteenth Peak Lord is Seventh-Order?"

"The one breaking through to the Eighth-Order is the Thirteenth Peak Lord?"

This speculation left all the Evolvers somewhat dazed.

Any rational Evolver could understand that the Thirteenth Peak Lord had only announced stepping into the Seventh-Order not long ago; how could he step into the Eighth-Order so quickly?

Did he really think Cultivating was as simple as eating and drinking?

But now, with the Second Peak Lord and Third Peak Lord not on the Main Star, the only one with the conditions to break through to the Eighth-Order was the Thirteenth Peak Lord.

Perhaps those Seventh-Order King-rank guards also had the conditions to break through to the Eighth-Order, but if a King-rank guard broke through, the Star Lord would send them to a dedicated Breakthrough planet; they would definitely not break through on the Main Star.

Thinking it over and over, only the Thirteenth Peak Lord met the conditions.

"I just contacted the Second Peak Lord and Third Peak Lord; they are indeed not on the Main Star right now."

As soon as these words were spoken.

It instantly stirred up monstrous waves.

Because this means that the Evolver currently stepping into the Eighth-Order could only be the Thirteenth Peak Lord.

If it wasn't the Thirteenth Peak Lord, could it be those Peak Lords who were only at the Sixth-Order?

"The Breakthrough is very smooth."

"Now he has completely stepped into the Eighth-Order level."

The various Seventh-Order Evolvers carefully felt it. Breaking through from Seventh-Order to Eighth-Order had several types of failure difficulties, such as failing to survive the Heart Demon Tribulation or failing to open up the Internal World.

No matter which kind of failure possibility it was, it would cause the signs of the Breakthrough to stop abruptly.

But right now, the Breakthrough aura they felt was extremely smooth, like flowing water, without even a single pause.

"If it really is the Thirteenth Peak Lord stepping into the Eighth-Order, then the Thirteenth Peak Lord's potential is simply too terrifying."

"In the future, even if he cannot break through to Tier 10, at the very least he will be an Eighth Order Invincible like the Star Lord."

Seventh-Order Evolvers with a bit of discernment could already see that the lower limit of the Thirteenth Peak Lord in the future would be an Eighth Order Invincibles like Red Kun Star Lord.

As for the upper limit, that was unclear.

Perhaps it was the Ninth-Order, or perhaps it was Tier 10.

Just as countless Evolvers on the Main Star were discussing and talking.

The matter of the Chi Kun lineage gaining yet another Eighth-Order Evolver began to spread in all directions like a hurricane.

Especially when it came to light that this newly promoted Eighth-Order Evolver was most likely the youngest Thirteenth Peak Lord, it caused almost frantic heated discussions.

Wanyang Star Region.

On the surface of a star.

A black-haired old man appeared.

"Your Highness, Your Highness."

The black-haired old man began to call out.

Nearly a decade ago, the Wanyang Holy Son made up his mind to risk his life and go deep inside the star to Cultivate.

Because only in this way could he fully squeeze out his own potential, promote to the Seventh-Order at the fastest speed, and catch up with the Thirteenth Peak Lord of the Chi Kun lineage.

How arrogant was the Wanyang Holy Son? Having been struck continuously twice by the Thirteenth Peak Lord, the depression in his heart was almost overflowing.

Under the call of the black-haired old man.

A scorching red spar flew out from the depths of the star.

The spar stopped in front of the black-haired old man and began to melt, and the Wanyang Holy Son walked out from inside.

"What on earth is the matter."

"Didn't I say that unless it's a matter of heaven-shattering importance, you are not allowed to disturb me?"

The Wanyang Holy Son frowned tightly. This time in closed-door seclusion, he intended to last two hundred years.

But now, in less than ten years, he had been called out, which made him very dissatisfied.

"Your Highness, good news, exceptionally huge good news."

A smile appeared on the black-haired old man's face, and he hurriedly recounted the matter of that section of a Supreme Powerhouse's Physical Body coming from outside the Main World.

"A Supreme Powerhouse's Physical Body?"

"We are allowed to comprehend it at will, and as long as we comprehend the ultimate evolution pathway, we have hope of becoming a Supreme Powerhouse?"

Flames were faintly burning in the Wanyang Holy Son's eyes.

If that was truly the case, then comprehending that section of the body would be superior to deep-star seclusion.

"As for the Supreme Powerhouse's Physical Body, I don't dare to hope to comprehend that ultimate evolution pathway, but as long as I comprehend one-hundred-millionth of the profound mystery of this section of the body, it shouldn't be a problem to help me step into the Seventh-Order."

The Wanyang Holy Son's heart was burning hot.

According to his speculation, going deep into the star for closed-door seclusion and experiencing life-and-death crises would give him hope of stepping into the Seventh-Order in two hundred years.

Whereas comprehending the Supreme Powerhouse's body, perhaps in a hundred years he could step into the Seventh-Order.

A mere hundred years—how far could that Thirteenth Peak Lord advance at the Seventh-Order level?

He would have more hope of catching up with the opponent.

By then.

The Wanyang Holy Son was excited inwardly. Once he reached the Seventh-Order, he and the Thirteenth Peak Lord would be in the same major Realm. Relying on the 'Nine Yang Divine Vein' Physique, he estimated he wouldn't fall behind too much.

Just as the Wanyang Holy Son was full of hope and intended to eagerly apply to comprehend that section of the body.

The black-haired old man beside him changed his expression slightly. His consciousness was constantly connected to the Virtual World, ensuring he could know any latest information.

"Your Highness."

The black-haired old man cautiously stole a glance at the high-spirited Wanyang Holy Son and said in a low voice, "Now there is bad news."

"Bad news?"

The Wanyang Holy Son glanced at the black-haired old man and said indifferently, "What bad news?"