Seven Forbidden Techniques!
Using willpower as a medium, essence, energy, and spirit fused together.
At this moment, Xu Yuan's three major power systems merged into one.
As the three types of power fused, the soul cores constructed from each type of power were now nearly merging. Although the three soul cores still operated in their respective dantians, with the fusion of the three powers, the resonance between the three soul cores approached perfect synchronization.
Three Soul Cores Resonance!
At this point, the resonance of the three soul cores had surpassed even the complementary forces of yin and yang!
Xu Yuan's immense power shook the laws of heaven and earth.
In this moment, he gained some insight.
"By fusing essence, energy, and spirit, my will has been strengthened to its peak. Under the control of my will, has my power reached the level of governing laws?"
Xu Yuan pondered thoughtfully.
Perhaps, if willpower is integrated with sufficiently high-quality forces, it could generate its own set of laws?
Willpower was undoubtedly capable of carrying vast amounts of information. In particular, all the insights of a cultivator could be carried through willpower, just like Xu Yuan's runes.
Although he had made new discoveries, Xu Yuan still had more pressing matters to attend to.
With the three soul cores aligned, it was time for him to catch up on some of the cultivation practices he had previously neglected.
"My spiritual power is nearing the 50,000 mark. Next, I can attempt to develop my own forbidden spell to assist me in breaking through to the Divine Origin Realm."
Once his spiritual power broke through to the Divine Origin Realm, Xu Yuan would begin the final enhancement for his spirit soul, Jue.
"The eighth and ninth soul rings of Jue are still missing—a spiritual soul ring and a starry soul ring. Once my spiritual power breaks through to the Divine Origin Realm, I can start forming the spiritual soul ring."
While contemplating, Xu Yuan began to perceive deeper truths.
Breaking through the limits was conducive to gaining insights. Seizing the opportunity, Xu Yuan captured fluctuations in the laws, marking those that resonated most with him. With the abilities of a magician, he locked these laws for future focused analysis.
After breaking through the limits, Xu Yuan did not leave his secluded cultivation chamber; he remained there.
However, while he stayed quiet, the outside world erupted in turmoil.
Xu Yuan had finally broken through to Limit Douluo!
A twenty-three-year-old Limit Douluo shattered the records of the soul master world, surpassing even the legendary figures from ten thousand and twenty thousand years ago.
At this moment, no one doubted that Xu Yuan could become a god.
Achieving godhood seemed inevitable for him—both for himself and for the entire soul master community.
Of course, beyond altering the historical records of the soul master world, Xu Yuan's breakthrough brought more profound structural changes to the soul master community.
Even before reaching Limit Douluo, Xu Yuan had already been considered the strongest soul master under Yun Ming.
Especially when Xu Yuan single-handedly defeated five emperors, including Wisdom Emperor, two of whom—Wisdom Emperor and Spirit Emperor—could suppress the strongest batch of quasi-gods aside from Yun Ming and himself.
Yet Xu Yuan managed to defeat all five emperors, including Wisdom Emperor and Spirit Emperor!
Moreover, the entire process appeared so smooth, seemingly leaving room for more.
Such an Xu Yuan already possessed considerable deterrence.
And this was still the Xu Yuan who hadn't yet broken through to Limit Douluo.
Now that Xu Yuan had broken through, the soul master world unanimously recognized him as the strongest Limit Douluo, potentially possessing the power of a true god-level soul master, and possibly even reaching the level of a true god.
His extraordinary strength earned him unparalleled status.
"Forbidden spells, forbidden spells—rooted in manipulating laws, wielding the power to destroy heaven and earth."
Streams of light flickered in Xu Yuan's eyes. In the center of his forehead, there was an eye filled with the texture of stars—an external soul bone provided by Xing Jun (Star Lord). Now, this eye seemed to have undergone a mutation. Deep within the eye, countless lines were etched, composing infinite information.
Before him, faint threads of lightning flashed. This lightning force was an evolution of natural energy, imbued with intense annihilation intent.
"Although this Annihilation Divine Lightning was developed by me, it borrowed heavily from the essence of destruction from the God of Destruction. It cannot be considered something I fully comprehended and created on my own."
Nevertheless, the effect of the Annihilation Divine Lightning was undeniable.
From scratch, Xu Yuan had developed a forbidden spell.
A forbidden spell cast through magical means.
This was one of the paths for magicians to develop forbidden spells—referencing the powers of other strong beings to create similar forbidden spells, thereby gaining insights into the process of developing such spells, which in turn helped elevate his spiritual power to the Divine Origin Realm.
Once his spiritual power broke through, he could better perceive and analyze the laws, truly relying entirely on himself to develop forbidden spells.
Even in cultivation, one must emulate nature, leading to various cultivation systems.
Everything begins with imitation—first imitating what exists, then creating something of one's own.
Xu Yuan referenced certain elements of the destruction essence of the God of Destruction to develop this Annihilation Divine Lightning, which also greatly enriched his understanding of the relevant laws.
This process of analyzing laws fascinated him.
This was true cultivation.
Similarly, this process greatly stimulated his spiritual power.
"I have a premonition that within three months, my spiritual power will break through this bottleneck." A sharp glint flashed in Xu Yuan's eyes.
Breaking through to Limit Douluo took three months, and developing Annihilation Divine Lightning took another three months.
In the blink of an eye, half a year had passed, and Xu Yuan couldn't help but marvel at how quickly time flew.
"It's been a long time since the Abyss showed any new movements. This doesn't align with the Abyssal Sage King's usual style. There must be a larger scheme brewing."
Xu Yuan was so certain because he knew the Abyssal Sage King had the capability to sever spatial channels and destroy the foundation for the evolution of celestial phenomena.
Of course, doing so would mean the Abyssal Sage King wasted years of time and effort.
Moreover, given the current fusion level of the two planes' laws, completely severing them might severely wound the Abyss plane itself.
This was something the Abyssal Sage King could not afford.
But no matter what, he certainly wouldn't stand idly by knowing he couldn't obtain this opportunity while watching it fall into the hands of the soul master world.
"The Abyss is infamous across the universe, having devoured many planes. There must be other planes they can contact. Perhaps he's trying to call for reinforcements."
Xu Yuan couldn't think of any other way to increase his chances of seizing the opportunity presented by the celestial phenomena.
Only reinforcements.
But what level would these reinforcements be?
For some reason, Xu Yuan had a bad feeling.
"Could the Abyssal Sage King really invite beings stronger than himself?"
That would be inviting wolves into the house. In the end, it might result in nothing but paving the way for others.
"Continue secluded cultivation."
Xu Yuan once again immersed himself in secluded cultivation.
This time, he refined and expanded the Annihilation Divine Lightning, evolving it into Life-and-Death Divine Lightning.
Simultaneously, he developed Five Elements Divine Lightning.
This was a combination soul skill he had previously mastered, born from his mastery of elemental forces and lightning, combined to create a self-developed soul skill.
Now, he had elevated Five Elements Divine Lightning into a forbidden spell—mastering the use of laws to amplify the Five Elements Divine Lightning.
Its power was now a level higher than before.
The development of Life-and-Death Divine Lightning and Five Elements Divine Lightning also enriched Xu Yuan's calamity runes, making this rune even more powerful, while simultaneously nourishing his mountain and river cultivation, steadily improving it.
As anticipated, due to the additional development of Five Elements Divine Lightning, his insights into developing forbidden spells deepened. Xu Yuan only needed two months to complete the breakthrough from mortal to divine realms.
This was an entirely new sensation.
Powers that previously required special methods to perceive were now clearly present in all aspects of his perception.
Xu Yuan could sense the specific existence of laws, as if they were right there—observable and touchable—no longer requiring various special methods to observe.
Of course, this was all an illusion. Laws truly existed but weren't so overtly manifest, nor could they be casually observed or touched.
However, laws were omnipresent, giving the illusion of being observable and touchable.
In reality, in Xu Yuan's eyes, every blade of grass and tree embodied laws. Everything in the world had its unique mechanism, and this so-called mechanism—the essence of all operations—was the law.
The difference between spiritual power at the Divine Origin Realm and the previous Spiritual Domain was starkly evident.
With a mere thought, Xu Yuan summoned the forces of heaven and earth.
"The Divine Origin Realm already commands heaven and earth because the will nurtured by spiritual power at the Divine Origin Realm has reached the point of being able to govern the laws of heaven and earth."
Will
Recalling his earlier discovery upon condensing the third soul core and breaking through the limits, Xu Yuan's realization deepened.
Will was the fundamental basis of everything for a cultivator.
"Finally, I've broken through to the Divine Origin Realm. Next, I should form the eighth soul ring for Jue."
With his spiritual power breakthrough, Xu Yuan didn't delay and proceeded to the next stage of cultivation.
Time flowed, and another three months passed.
Xu Yuan sat cross-legged, a shadow of a spear floating behind him. The spear radiated boundless might, evoking a surge of blood and energy, with the five elemental forces flowing deeply, as if it could devour everything in the world.
Around his body, circles of soul rings emerged.
There were seven soul rings in total, each at the 100,000-year level—blood-red.
Beyond these seven soul rings, a phantom soul ring slowly condensed.
Strangely, although this soul ring was clearly condensing without interruption or apparent issues, it lacked a tangible presence, appearing exceedingly illusory.
This soul ring was indeed illusory.
The illusory spiritual metal formed from spiritual power integrated into Jue's body.
Xu Yuan had long prepared a plan for the condensation of this spiritual metal, and everything proceeded smoothly.
Spiritual power at the Divine Origin Realm, compressed by the spiritual soul core, contained a solidified spiritual force at its innermost core. This solidified spiritual force continuously increased as the soul core unceasingly compressed spiritual power into a solid state. However, the inner core of the spiritual soul core also continually ignited the solidified spiritual force to drive the soul core's faster operation.
Xu Yuan regulated the burning speed of the solidified spiritual force, channeling the excess into Jue's body, thus forming this spiritual metal.
Of course, though it sounded simple, there were numerous challenges along the way, all of which Xu Yuan overcame.
"With the spiritual soul ring condensed, next is the starry soul ring, and the ninth soul ring for my Heavenly Origin Brush martial soul. Once I fill in these two soul rings, I can break through to godhood and transcend to become a god. My strength will soar. By then, even if the Abyssal Sage King brings reinforcements not weaker than himself, I'll be fully capable of handling them."
Xu Yuan had no intention of delaying.
However, the formation of each soul ring couldn't be rushed.
These were the foundations of his ascension to godhood and couldn't be taken lightly.
"The starry soul ring can be completed during the inheritance of core laws. The only thing left uncertain is the ninth soul ring for my Heavenly Origin Brush."
What direction should the ninth soul ring take to form?
Xu Yuan emerged from seclusion.
After nearly a year, he had finally achieved the goals he set before entering seclusion.
His soul power broke through to level 99, his spiritual power reached the Divine Origin Realm, and he condensed a spiritual soul ring—all proceeding very smoothly.
The progress in these three areas translated into greater strength.
It could be said that, aside from Yun Ming, he was now the strongest in the soul master world.
Within the realm below godhood, Xu Yuan's strength would indisputably be the greatest.
"Give me one chance to act, and my combat power as a Limit Douluo will be unprecedented and never to be surpassed."
Xu Yuan dared to claim "never to be surpassed," showcasing his immense confidence.
In fact, only he truly understood how powerful he was.
With mastery over two forbidden spells, he was far beyond the simple evaluation of soul master levels.
From another perspective, with his spiritual power advancing to the Divine Origin Realm, he was already a god-level magician, having transcended mortal boundaries.
Among magicians, while the essence of forbidden spells was the same, their power varied greatly.
Xu Yuan's Life-and-Death Divine Lightning and Five Elements Divine Lightning were already astonishingly destructive forbidden spells, developed based on lightning forces. If fully unleashed, augmented by the surrounding laws of heaven and earth, the threat of these two divine thunders might approach that of supergod-level power.
This was Rex's personal assessment.
"Rex, regarding some things about the universe, don't you think it's time we talked?"
Xu Yuan was now considered a god-level magician, holding a different significance for Rex compared to before.
Previously, it was an investment.
Now, it had entered the phase of returns.
The so-called investment phase was shockingly short.
Even Rex himself hadn't anticipated all of this.
"Do you want to understand the universe, or do you want to visit my homeland?" Rex rolled his eyes.
Xu Yuan awkwardly smiled, offering no explanation.
He currently had little interest in exploring the universe. His primary focus was on the Holy Heart Plane.
It was a grand magical plane, home to quasi-god kings, and countless accumulated forbidden spells over the ages.
If he could find an opportunity to learn a few, it would be a great boon.
Forbidden spells weren't limited to self-development; they could also be learned from others. However, what was learned would always belong to someone else.
But learning others' forbidden spells was indispensable—it was only through extensive learning that one could innovate.
"If you want to go to the Holy Heart Plane, you can pass through the Hell Plane."
"Hell Plane?" Xu Yuan narrowed his eyes.
He stared at Rex, becoming wary.
Sure enough, Rex had concealed much information.
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