Swallowing the Stars: Starting with the Giant of Light

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"Pass condition: Enter the Eye of Heaven!"

"The Eye of Heaven!"

Lu Yunhe looked up at the sky and saw that the smooth, white sky, as clear as a mirror, had suddenly cracked open with a huge fissure, just like the eye of the heavens.

Then, the "Eye of Heaven" blinked, and instantly a fan-shaped beam of pure white light spread across the entire world, with Lu Yunhe positioned at the very bottom of the pure white light.

hum…

Enveloped in pure white light, Lu Yunhe instantly felt a slight pain in his head as an attack from a deeper dimension struck him.

"A shock to will!"

Lu Yunhe, who had been cultivating in the black-patterned stone pillar, instantly understood this attack method.

"This level's test is an attack on willpower!"

Attacks can be categorized into three dimensions: physical attacks, soul attacks, and will attacks. The further you progress, the more difficult it becomes.

This difficulty lies not only in the difficulty of cultivation, but also in the difficulty of resisting.

Physical attacks involve the clash of weapons, the defense of armor, and even one's own divine body, all of which weaken the opponent multiple times. Soul attacks basically only have one defensive treasure left. As for will attacks, they are invisible and formless, impossible to dodge, and have almost no means of defense, leaving one with no choice but to withstand them.

At the same time, Lu Yunhe also understood what the eyes in the sky really were.

Zetton's clone received the inheritance of the Ryuchū Sect, if not all of it, but most of it, which naturally included the secret technique of will attack.

It's just that because of the many inheritances and the influence of the Beast of the Realm, Lu Yunhe hasn't started practicing many of the secret techniques.

The Secret Technique of Willpower Attack, "Eye of Heaven," consists of three volumes in nine chapters. The second volume, "True God-Level Willpower," is available for cultivation and allows one to mobilize their own willpower to launch attacks.

An attack originating from the level of willpower is practically a special attack; if you can't withstand it, you'll simply fall unconscious without any ability to resist, and it has absolutely nothing to do with divine bodies or anything like that.

For example, even Lu Yunhe would have to be careful when facing a coalition of millions or even tens of millions of universe masters.

However, if one possesses the power of willpower, a single thought can cause vast swathes of cosmic rulers to completely lose consciousness.

The Secret Technique of Willpower is a top-tier secret technique, even on the Origin Continent, and is even more precious than the Secret Technique of Divine Power Burning.

After all, even some powerful Void Gods can comprehend the ordinary divine power burning secret technique, which is only at the first level or so.

As for secret arts of will, one must first have a complete grasp of the laws of chaos to comprehend them, since will is simply too ethereal and elusive.

"The attack just now was only a will attack at the level of a universe lord, probably because it was too far away."

Lu Yunhe felt the impact of the will just now; the intensity was not high.

Of course, no matter how low the intensity, if one's will is lower than that of a true god, no matter what defensive treasures one possesses or how large one's divine body is, the impact of one's will will directly render one unable to resist.

The blink of the Eye of Heaven above is equivalent to an attack of will; the closer the distance, the greater the power of the attack of will.

However, after one attack of will, the pure white light swept across, leaving behind specks.

These points of light intertwined to form densely packed secret runes, and the content of the runes was naturally the first volume of the second part of "The Eye of Heaven".

Lu Yunhe glanced at it, but before he could finish looking at it, the second attack of the Eye of Heaven struck directly. Pure white light swept across the entire world, engulfing the spots from before.

"It seems that in order to memorize it completely, one must continuously endure the impact of the will of the 'Eye of Heaven'."

Lu Yunhe seemed to be deep in thought, but he had already accepted the complete "Eye of Heaven" book. However, because he was in the Cosmic Sea and was suppressed by the Primal Universe, he could only see the first three volumes.

"Then let's take this opportunity to cultivate the secret art of willpower!" Lu Yunhe pondered.

"Eye of Heaven" is also the top-tier willpower-shaping secret technique within the Ryuchū Sect, so there's no need to switch to other secret techniques.

Moreover, the most powerful aspect of "Eye of Heaven" is that it has very low requirements for starting cultivation, requiring only the True God level, and has a very high level of complexity.

Unlike other secret arts of will, which require a Void God level to begin with.

Lu Yunhe flipped through the first volume of "The Eye of Heaven," which began with information about willpower attacks.

"will……"

"Everything with form has a will; the difference lies in the strength of that will and the ability to be perceived!"

"The will of inanimate objects is extremely weak, almost imperceptible."

“Those with a soul and consciousness are stronger than inanimate objects.”

This description reminded Lu Yunhe of the primordial will of the universe.

The original universe was even larger than that of an ordinary god-king, but most of its will was only at the level of a chaos overlord. The difference between a god-king's will and a chaos overlord's will is only one level, which is like heaven and earth.

Compared to the sheer size of the primordial universe, that little bit of will is utterly insignificant, precisely because it lacks a soul consciousness; it is merely a simplistic will.

"For cultivators, as their realm improves, their will also spontaneously improves and becomes more focused."

"Some powerful individuals, even in death, retain their will. Even a drop of blood or a piece of scale can contain a powerful pressure and impact of their will."

In this respect, Lu Yunhe also possessed a few drops of divine blood left on the wings of the Wu Shi, which contained the will of a powerful figure, and was even irresistible to those who were not at the true god level.

"When the strong are alive... they fight each other, their wills clashing. The one with the stronger will can make the other's mind unsettled, gaining the upper hand before even making a move. If the difference in will is too great... the natural clash of wills can cause the other to fall into a coma, completely powerless to resist."

"To unite our will..."

Lu Yunhe flipped through the detailed explanation of will in "The Eye of Heaven" and nodded frequently.

In fact, for the strong, taking flesh-and-blood beings as an example, there is a distinction between the body, soul, consciousness, and will!

The first three are the foundation of existence. Ordinary people die when their physical bodies are destroyed, cultivators need their souls to be annihilated, and even more so, their consciousness to be obliterated.

But their wills are different.

His will was extraordinary.

Even if the soul and consciousness are weak, as long as the mind and heart are strong, one can still possess an extremely strong will!

When one is weak, willpower is not very useful. It is generally only used to resist 'illusions' and to uphold one's true self. Once one dies, willpower naturally dissipates and has little offensive use.

However—once you reach the level of a true god, a void true god, or even higher, will becomes even more important, because you learn to harness the power of will.

Annihilate the soul, and the body dies; annihilate the consciousness, and both the soul and the body die.

Similarly, the will to attack can also kill the opponent from a more fundamental perspective.

However, willpower is too ethereal and has always been a very vague existence.

Ryūjū Shūmō never stopped studying the will.

In the final vision of "Eye of Heaven," the highest achievement of the secret art of will is that the will is immortal, and the self is eternal.

Just like the drop of divine blood that killed Wu Yuyi, as long as the will remains, it can be resurrected again.

Of course, this is just a fantasy, and no one in Ryūjūmō's circle could actually achieve that level.

"It seems that this Ryūchūmō is just one step away from completing all his research."

Lu Yunhe was somewhat speechless, including the research on the gene level, which was missing the final 100,000-fold gene level.

"Let's practice first!"

Lu Yunhe memorized the cultivation guidelines for the first volume of "The Eye of Heaven" and officially began cultivating the secret art of willpower.

The first choice of "Eye of Heaven" is not very difficult to cultivate, since it only requires the will of a true god to master.

In his previous cultivation, Lu Yunhe had already raised his will to the limit of the Void True God, so cultivation was naturally not difficult.

hum...

A third eye appeared on Lu Yunhe's forehead, a manifestation of the secret technique "Eye of Heaven." If needed, it could even be placed on the back of his hand.

Just as Lu Yunhe condensed the "Eye of Heaven," the eye above swept out a pure white light once again.

Faced with the onslaught of willpower, Lu Yunhe subconsciously activated his "Eye of Heaven" to fight back.

They stared at each other in disbelief. Lu Yunhe's newly formed mental attack was almost completely shattered.

It should be noted that Lu Yunhe did not approach the "Eye of Heaven" above, which means that the will impact he just experienced was only at the limit level of the Lord of the Universe.

Lu Yunhe's own will had reached the level of a Void True God, but his will attack was suppressed, which showed that his attack was weak.

"As expected, the eye above is not simply a means of unleashing a shockwave of will. While revealing secret techniques, it can also help hone the willpower of those attempting the challenge."

In the collision with the Heavenly Eye above, Lu Yunhe's secret technique of will also progressed rapidly, and at the same time, he gradually flew upwards.

Near the middle level, the pure white light became even more intense, and the impact of will directly reached the level of a true god.

After the Heavenly Eye swept through, what remained was the content of Volume Two of "The Eye of Heaven," which was even more complex.

Near the inner layer, the impact of will directly reached the level of a Void True God.

In this area, Lu Yunhe could also clearly see the cracked Heavenly Eye above.

"I wonder if I can make it through?"

Lu Yunhe tried to get closer to the Heavenly Eye above, but just as he was about to get close, the crack in the sky suddenly blinked, and an even more terrifying shockwave of will swept over him.

Bang!

The final impact on his will was too intense; Lu Yunhe couldn't withstand it and fell from the sky.

"The final impact of will should have already surpassed the limits of a Void True God."

Lu Yunhe got up from the ground, feeling a little dizzy. Even for him, it was difficult to withstand a mental attack that exceeded his limits.

"To get past this level, I'd probably need the will of an Eternal True God," Lu Yunhe thought to himself as he recovered his strength.

The Lord of the Universe possesses the will of a true god; a little talent is enough.

However, possessing the will of a Void True God is incredibly difficult.

As for the Lord of the Universe level, they possess the will of an eternal true god.

The requirement for the Star Tower, a supreme treasure of the God-King level, to recognize its master is merely a will two realms higher than its own, that is, a will at the level of a Universe Lord possessing the limit of a Void True God.

The difficulty of passing through this level is even greater than that of the Star Tower of Recognition.

However, upon closer reflection, it's not so bad. For a genius with the potential to become a God-King, it's still achievable to spend time reaching the level of an Eternal True God at the level of a Universe Lord.

"But it shouldn't be difficult for me."

The Lord of the Universe possesses an eternal true god-level will, which, like the creation of an eighth-order secret technique, is a miracle. However, the current Primordial Ancestor can already possess an eternal true god-level will at the true god level.

Lu Yunhe then used his immature willpower to challenge the secret technique and fight against the Heavenly Eye above, while honing his own willpower.

With a two-pronged approach, significant progress has been made in both the research of willpower techniques and the enhancement of willpower.

Before we knew it, an era had passed.