Chapter 294: Stepping into Tier 9

The "Illusory Reality" Legacy secret art can transform the essence of life.

It seemingly does not boost combat power much.

But you must know that Lin Yuan has two Primordial Spirit Clones.

Ever since Awakening various Physical Body Divine Abilities and continuously absorbing the liquid inside the Mysterious Gourd,

the strength gap between Lin Yuan's true main body and his two Primordial Spirit Clones—the Solar Nascent Soul and the Taiyin Primordial Spirit—has been growing larger and larger.

The true main body can almost crush the Primordial Spirit Clones.

Not to mention the Physical Body Divine Abilities, just the Internal World spanning over one hundred million miles is enough to leave the two Primordial Spirits behind by several tiers.

And the reason for all this is that the Primordial Spirits lack flesh and blood, making them unable to enjoy the enhancements brought by the various Physical Body Divine Abilities and the boosts from the liquid inside the Mysterious Gourd.

It is foreseeable that this gap will only grow larger in the future.

Because as the number of shuttles increases, Lin Yuan will only possess more Physical Body Divine Abilities, as well as the blessings of the last two types of liquids from the Mysterious Gourd on his Physical Body and Internal World.

But what if the two Primordial Spirits transform from Soul bodies into flesh and blood bodies?

As long as the two Primordial Spirits transform into flesh and blood bodies, they can share the "Rebirth from a Drop of Blood" Divine Ability of Lin Yuan's true main body, and thereby absorb the mysterious liquid inside the gourd to bless themselves.

Strictly speaking, once any of Lin Yuan's Primordial Spirit Clones transform into a flesh and blood body, in terms of pure combat power, they will not be weaker than the true main body.

Of course, this refers to pure combat power; the true main body possesses many treasures and weapons, surpassing the two Primordial Spirits by quite a bit in this regard.

Before becoming a core member of the Demon Jade Tower, Lin Yuan had also considered this problem, wanting to enhance the combat power of the Primordial Spirit Clones.

But it basically had no effect.

Many Evolvers of Human Civilization have the talent of mutual transformation between the Physical Body and energy.

For example, on the arena match of Canglan Star, the top ten contestant "Thor" had the means to temporarily transform his Physical Body into thunder.

But this is the transformation from Physical Body to energy, because the Evolvers of Human Civilization inherently possess flesh and blood bodies, so they only consider Physical Body energization.

Rather than energy physicalization.

Even so, Physical Body energization has many hidden dangers; the duration is too short, and the stronger the Physical Body, the higher the difficulty of energization.

And the energy physicalization that Lin Yuan wants has an even higher difficulty and involves more essences.

Even with Heaven-Defying Comprehension Ability, wanting to deduce the method of energy physicalization from scratch would probably consume a lot of time, and this is simply not something a life at Lin Yuan's level can touch.

But now.

The "Illusory Reality" Legacy secret art left behind by the Moyu Tower Master perfectly meets Lin Yuan's requirements in his heart.

This secret art allows the Physical Body to freely transform between illusion and reality without the slightest restriction, and will not incur any energy loss.

This is simply…

Lin Yuan couldn't even imagine how the Moyu Tower Master managed to do this.

From reality to illusion, that is a completely different essence of life. How could the conversion between the two not produce energy consumption? And it can be converted arbitrarily and without restriction?

"This is 'Illusory Reality'."

The humanoid stone statue Shen Ji confirmed Lin Yuan's choice and did not try to persuade him much.

In his view, even if Lin Yuan made the wrong choice, it wouldn't be a big problem. With that Aptitude and talent there, even lacking one Legacy secret art left by the master, what of it?

Hum.

The humanoid stone statue Shen Ji raised his hand, pointing his index finger at the center of Lin Yuan's brows.

In an instant, Lin Yuan sensed his consciousness falling, arriving in a boundless space.

In the center of the space stood an incomparably great figure.

He wore a black robe with an indifferent gaze, seemingly containing the Dao rules. As Lin Yuan watched, his figure faintly began to turn illusory, and then faintly turned real.

Reality and illusion.

Illusion and reality.

Numerous details flooded into Lin Yuan's mind.

[You have Heaven-Defying Comprehension Ability, receive mysterious information, and your understanding of the real-illusory conversion deepens.]

[You have Heaven-Defying Comprehension Ability, receive mysterious information, and your understanding of the real-illusory conversion deepens.]

[You have Heaven-Defying Comprehension Ability, receive mysterious information, and your understanding of the real-illusory conversion deepens.]

"So that's how it is."

"They actually use this method to perform real-illusory conversion?"

"Amazing, the Moyu Tower Master is truly amazing."

On the Galaxy Main Star, Lin Yuan's true main body opened his eyes, a smile appearing on his face.

The "Illusory Reality" Legacy secret art was not like "Void Interpretation", which was recorded in text and then left for later generations to comprehend and study.

It was directly instilled into Lin Yuan's mind, almost equivalent to personal instruction and guidance from the Moyu Tower Master.

"No wonder becoming a core member of the Demon Jade Tower only allows one to obtain a single Legacy secret art. This method of Legacy requires far too great a cost."

Lin Yuan thought to himself.

This method of imparting requires dividing a portion of one's own Soul essence to record this Legacy secret art. Only in this way can it achieve an immersive effect.

Furthermore, the recorded Legacy secret art has a limit on the number of times it can be imparted. Lin Yuan even suspected whether the "Illusory Reality" would disappear after being imparted to him.

The Legacy secret arts held by the humanoid stone statue Shen Ji would go from seven to six in the future.

"I have now almost completely comprehended the 'Illusory Reality' Legacy secret art."

Lin Yuan thought in his heart.

If "Void Interpretation" had also been imparted through this method, Lin Yuan estimated that he could have comprehended the complete Space Rules on the spot, rather than spending several years comprehending it before finally grasping it.

"I won't transform the Primordial Spirit for now; let's first comprehend the final shred of Fusion rules."

Lin Yuan reined in his thoughts and began to continue comprehending the Fusion rules.

Transforming the Primordial Spirit towards the Physical Body, even with the help of the "Illusory Reality" Legacy secret art, would take several days. Moreover, Lin Yuan was unsure whether transforming the Primordial Spirit into a Physical Body would affect his Breakthrough to Tier 9.

Therefore, to be safe, it is better to step into Tier 9 first.

Anyway, after reaching Tier 9, there will be plenty of time.

"Rule Fusion."

Lin Yuan sat cross-legged and earnestly continued to try.

He had long pushed the progress of rule Fusion to ninety-nine percent, and the final bit was just a final leap.

The complete Space Rules are vast and endless. Even if what Lin Yuan masters is only one side of the true Space Rules, it is more than enough to encompass and fuse the Taiji Rule, dozens of types of Cosmic Power, and even one Origin-level Cosmic Power.

Lin Yuan concentrated his mind and calmed his breath, continuously attempting rule Fusion.

Rule Fusion cannot succeed on the first try; it requires repeated failures to finally summarize the correct Fusion method.

Lin Yuan had experienced too many attempts before, coupled with his Heaven-Defying Comprehension Ability, he quickly and smoothly fused the final bit.

Hum.

The power after the complete Space Rules, Taiji Rule, and dozens of types of Cosmic Power were completely fused appeared before Lin Yuan.

This power was far from comparable to the previous semi-fused power; it was incomparably stable, overflowing with a heart-trembling aura fluctuation.

"Completely fused?"

Lin Yuan was overjoyed in his heart and immediately began to sense the various changes produced within himself after the rule Fusion.

Completely fusing the rules is not Tier 9 itself, but the prerequisite for stepping into Tier 9.

Only by relying on the brand-new power after rule Fusion can one transform the Physical Body, transform the Soul, transform the mental will, and transform the Internal World.

Stepping from the eighth order to Tier 9 is entirely step-by-step; as long as the prerequisites are met, there is basically no risk.

"Me now?"

Lin Yuan carefully sensed himself. The power after rule Fusion rapidly spread within his body, blending into every inch of flesh and blood, Soul, and mental will.

"The change that is greatest is still the Internal World."

Lin Yuan's heart stirred, and his conscious Incarnation descended into the Internal World.

Swish swish.

The massive World Power resembling an ocean was surging.

Lin Yuan overlooked the massive heaven and earth spanning over one hundred million miles, narrowing his eyes.

Compared with before the rule Fusion, the Internal World at this moment had almost no changes in terms of size and area.

But Lin Yuan clearly perceived that the Internal World was undergoing a certain sublimation.

"Space layers! Layer upon layer of space layers are born within the Internal World!"

Lin Yuan whispered to himself.

The Cosmic Starry Sky of the Main World possesses nearly endless space layers, and within countless space layers, a large number of worlds like Secret Realms are similarly nurtured.

Space layers are the true foundation of a world. The more space layers there are, the more sufficient the foundation of this world is, resembling a complex labyrinth.

Originally, Lin Yuan's Internal World only had a main space; no matter how massive it was, it appeared exceptionally "thin".

But at this moment, this "thinness" was being filled.

"I can feel that I have already begun stepping toward Tier 9."

Accompanied by the opening of layer upon layer of space layers in the Internal World, Lin Yuan's perception began to be elevated.

"Normally, after an Eighth-Order Evolver completely fuses the rules, it takes several months to several years. The time in this regard depends on the strength of the brand-new power after rule Fusion."

"The stronger the brand-new power, the faster the transformation, and the faster the time to step into Tier 9."

"I just fused the rules not long ago, and I immediately began stepping into Tier 9. Is it because the power after my rule Fusion is too strong?"

Lin Yuan thought in his heart, not delaying or suppressing the Breakthrough, but letting nature take its course to accelerate the transformation.

"I cannot break through on a planet."

Lin Yuan's figure disappeared from the Galaxy Main Star.

During the period of stepping into Tier 9, the opening of layer upon layer of space layers in the Internal World would pull upon the Main Universe. If Lin Yuan were still located on the Galaxy Main Star, it was highly likely to cause an impact on the Main Star itself.

The B-grade modification on the Main Star could not block the aftermath of a Tier 9 Evolver's Breakthrough, let alone the fact that Lin Yuan was not undergoing a normal Eighth-Order to Tier 9 Breakthrough.

Judging from the foundation of the Internal World, the commotion when Lin Yuan broke through to Tier 9 would be dozens to hundreds of times that of a normal Evolver breaking through to Tier 9.

Swish.

A barren region in the Milky Way Star Territory.

Lin Yuan's figure appeared.

At this moment, he completely released the suppression of his own aura, and the massive aura resembling a giant celestial body spread in all directions.

A radius of tens of millions of miles, hundreds of millions of miles, or even several light-years was affected.

Several hours later.

Lin Yuan's soaring aura began to gradually slow down.

"Have I already stepped into Tier 9?"

Lin Yuan stood proudly in the starry sky, feeling himself with some amazement.

"My current power is far too much stronger than before the Breakthrough."

Lin Yuan once again separated a sliver of will to descend into the Internal World.

"Opening up tens of thousands of space layers… Those newly entered Tier 9 Evolvers recorded by Human Civilization initially only opened up seven or eight space layers."

Lin Yuan thought to himself.

Let's not mention the size of the Internal World for now.

Just comparing the number of space layers.

One world has tens of thousands of space layers.

Another world only has several space layers.

The latter will inevitably be crushed by the former.

No, it is no longer crushing.

The two are simply not worlds of the same level.

The profoundness of their foundations differs far too much.

"Unfortunately, whether it is the incomparably 'thin' Internal World opened up by the eighth order, or the Internal World with layer upon layer of space layers opened up by Tier 9 or even Tier 10, they all rely on the Main Universe because they lack the support of an independent 'Time' Rule."

Lin Yuan thought in his heart.

Only by comprehending the Time Rule and integrating the Time Rule into the Internal World can such a world become independent, capable of controlling the speed of time flow within the world.

Internal Worlds without the integration of the Time Rule all rely on the Main Universe and share the same time flow rate as the Main Universe.

Sharing the same time flow rate.

Human Civilization, Central Star Region.

On a massive planet, the 3600th Branch Bureau of the Observation Bureau was located here.

The Human Observation Bureau undertakes the task of observing all abnormal energy fluctuations within human territory, carrying great significance.

You must know that the vast majority of regions in the Universe are barren starry skies that are difficult to monitor specifically. Through observing general energy fluctuations, the Observation Bureau can deduce what has happened in this area so as to make preparations for response.

"Star Domain No. 201376 has no abnormal fluctuations."

"Star Domain No. 309123 has no abnormal fluctuations."

"Star Domain No. 402371 has no abnormal fluctuations."

"Star Domain No. 812344 has no abnormal fluctuations."

Inside the Observation Bureau, staff members were attentively receiving information from various Star Domains.

Team Leader Wang Xin was similarly sizing up the illusory screen in front of him.

"Ten minutes left until off-duty."

Team Leader Wang Xin glanced at the time, his spirits relaxing slightly.

Suddenly.

Just at this moment.

On the illusory screen,

red warning characters suddenly flashed.

"A-grade energy fluctuations observed in Star Domain No. 723142."

"A-grade energy fluctuations observed in Star Domain No. 723142."

Accompanied by the sounding of the warning,

the atmosphere inside the Observation Bureau instantly became solemn.

The staff members wore solemn expressions and began to deepen their observation efforts, wanting to find out the source of the energy fluctuations.

A-grade energy fluctuations are no joke; they are highly likely to bring serious catastrophic consequences.

"Star Domain No. 7233142 is the Milky Way Star Territory."

Information about this Star Domain immediately emerged in Team Leader Wang Xin's mind.

"A-grade energy fluctuations?" Team Leader Wang Xin looked nervous.

A-grade energy fluctuations have an impact range of over ten light-years.

If it is a natural phenomenon, it is the collision of more than a hundred extra-large celestial bodies.

If it is not a natural phenomenon, it is the commotion generated when at least dozens of Tier 9 alien races descend and invade.

"Report upward immediately."

"Enter Level 1 alert."

Team Leader Wang Xin's expression was grave.

Collisions of extra-large celestial bodies are still fine; even if some life planets are affected, pacifying them properly afterwards will suffice.

But if dozens of Tier 9 alien races invade…

With the strength of Tier 9 alien races, if dozens of them attack together, it can definitely cause a devastating disaster to dozens of Star Domains, or even a stellar alliance.

"We're in trouble."

Just as Team Leader Wang Xin was about to contact the upper echelons of the Observation Bureau, intending to dispatch high-order Evolvers to support that Star Domain,

a solemn and cold voice suddenly sounded.

It was none other than the Goddess of Wisdom.

"Citizen Wang Xin, no need to be on alert."

"No need to be on alert?" Team Leader Wang Xin was slightly stunned.

There are already A-grade energy fluctuations, yet there is still no need to be on alert?

Even if it is not an alien invasion, it is the collision of hundreds of extra-large celestial bodies; it still needs to be guarded against, and the losses within the range must be checked at the fastest speed.

"The energy fluctuation originates from the commotion generated when a Human Evolver breaks through to Tier 9. Currently, no substantive losses have been incurred, so there is no need to be on alert."

The voice of the Goddess of Wisdom came again, giving an explanation.

"What?"

Team Leader Wang Xin was somewhat dazed.

Eighth-Order breaking through to Tier 9?

As the team leader of the Central Star Region Observation Branch, although Wang Xin's evolutionary strength was not strong, his vision was very high. When an Eighth-Order Evolver breaks through to Tier 9, at most it would only cause fluctuations generated by a few stars.

Now the Goddess of Wisdom tells him—

The fierce collision of hundreds of extra-large celestial bodies.

Or the energy fluctuations caused by the descent of dozens of Tier 9 alien races.

Is it merely the commotion generated by breaking through to Tier 9?

What the fuck kind of Tier 9 Breakthrough is this?