High-Level Martial Era

This was a rather vast world.

An endless wilderness stretched before him, the land vast and broad, with a figure about three meters high standing there.

He was clad in black combat armor intricately patterned, as if containing unnamed fluctuations that made the figure's presence even more terrifying.

In his palm was a nearly five-meter-long silver spear, the shaft of which was carved with countless complex and secret runes, particularly at the spearhead.

Whoosh!

The black figure's long spear suddenly moved, practicing spear technique on the spot.

It was in the instant of the spear's dance.

Hum~ Soundlessly, a consciousness completely merged into the figure in the black combat armor.

"Me?" Li Yuan was bewildered, sensing that he seemed to have entered a new body, his perception sharp to the extreme, with the vast world seemingly within his control.

His immensely powerful body, every gesture, seemed capable of annihilating heaven and earth.

However, Li Yuan's conscious will was very vague, as if suppressed by an invisible force, unable to control the body, only sensing instinctively.

"The mark!"

"Right, this seems to be a spiritual imprint left by a divine being," the thought vaguely flashed through Li Yuan's mind: "What I should do is to sense the mystery of this imprint."

Spear Technique!

Li Yuan could sense that the man in the black combat armor was practicing spear techniques, each movement slow, not even harnessing much power within his body, yet the spear was drawing upon the forces of heaven and earth.

"It is the force of the Earth Vein from heaven and earth." Li Yuan's perception was extremely clear; this was the force of heaven and earth he often harnessed in his training.

Utterly familiar!

Beyond the force of the Earth Vein of heaven and earth, Li Yuan also sensed another force, just as refined, but not as powerful.

"This force of heaven and earth, it somehow also feels familiar." Li Yuan's subconscious had already forgotten what he was supposed to do, only focusing all his effort on sensing it, trying to understand, to remember.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

The man in the black combat armor continued practicing with the spear, its might rapidly transforming, not containing a trace of Origin Power, but the force of heaven and earth it summoned was increasingly terrifying and refined.

"Whoosh!"

With the movement of the spear, it seemed like stars in tumult, making the man in the black combat armor appear as a celestial body, embodying an unshakable, terrifying dignity capable of crushing everything.

"Stellar True Intent!"

"His level of spear technique has entered the Sixth Stage, the force of heaven and earth so refined, it can be called True Intent," Li Yuan continued to sense clearly.

He had an illusion, as if he himself had also comprehended the Stellar True Intent.

This feeling was very mysterious and strange.

Suddenly.

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!" The originally mighty and majestic spear technique abruptly changed, seeming to incorporate another profound mystery, becoming unpredictable.

A burst of spear light, occasionally erupting, was enough to stir the void for over a hundred meters, as if to tear the void apart.

The speed of the silver spear dance grew faster.

The might of the spear technique grew more terrifying.
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"This... seems to be the integration of another True Intent, the combination of two mighty True Intents," Li Yuan's sensing became more arduous: "This should be Wind... the Mystery of the Wind Vein's True Intent."

It was an extremely uncomfortable feeling.

Regarding the Stellar True Intent, Li Yuan had cultivated to the Fifth Stage Perfection, and he was only one step away from the initial condensation of True Intent.

Therefore, he found sensing the Divine Being's imprint and comprehending the mysteries of Stellar True Intent extremely comforting.

All the many confusions of the past seemed to unravel in an instant.

But as for the mystery of the Earth Vein's True Intent? Although, in the training over the past few months, Li Yuan had followed his heart in pursuit of maximizing the speed of his Spear Technique, and had already begun to unwittingly draw on a bit of the power of Heaven and Earth from the Earth Vein... he was still far from condensing the Earth Vein's True Intent.

So, even though he had a very clear sense of it, Li Yuan still struggled to truly understand.

"Follow this feeling."

"Experience these profound fluctuations." Although Li Yuan's conscious mind was suppressed, his subconscious, instinctual nature had given up on directly deciphering and was instead striving to remember this rhythm of the Spear Technique.

To grasp the profoundness! To seize the essence!

From this moment, Li Yuan's consciousness seemed to completely merge with the man in black combat armor, indistinguishable from each other, clearly sensing the copious mysterious fluctuations of Heaven and Earth in his Spear Technique.

Time passed.

The Spear Technique displayed by the man in black combat armor became increasingly powerful. He still had not drawn upon his physical strength, but his Spiritual Will had completely merged into the Spear Technique.

The Spear Technique became ever more sharp.

The power of Heaven and Earth it drew upon grew increasingly vast and unfathomable.

A radius of several hundred meters around him, following the rhythm of the Spear Technique, had been thoroughly turned into ruins.

Countless fragments of stone and dirt shook and tumbled through the vast sky along with the Spear Light.

Suddenly, it seemed as if the power of Heaven and Earth being drawn upon had reached a certain limit.

"Whoosh!"

With a sudden thrust of his long spear, the man in black combat armor unleashed a strike that was immensely powerful and also incredibly fast.

With a single thrust!

Boom! Boom! The previously vast and imposing power of Heaven and Earth was completely compressed into a single point, all condensed at the tip of the spear, instantly making the power of the spear tip reach an inconceivable level.

Whoosh~

The Spear Light tore through the vast sky, instantly piercing through a thousand kilometers of the void, leaving behind a long-lasting trace between Heaven and Earth.

"Law!"

"It's the Law of Earth, the Wind Law." Li Yuan realized, and vaguely thought of a move he had seen Principal Fang Hai perform before.

A single drop of rain, tearing through Heaven and Earth.

How similar it was to the move he was witnessing now, both directly drawing upon the mystery of Heaven and Earth, and their power reaching terrifying levels.

Human strength is limited.

But the power of Heaven and Earth is infinite.

"This Divine Being's move seems even stronger, his Spear Technique containing two great laws, almost perfectly integrating the Law of Earth with that of Wind." Li Yuan felt enlightened.

The man in black combat armor continued to practice his spear, his Spear Technique becoming ever more esoteric.

Let alone the Wind Law, even the fluctuations of the Law of Earth were completely beyond Li Yuan's understanding.

After all, he had only just touched the threshold of True Intent, to say nothing of condensing the essential mysteries of the laws representing the nature of Heaven and Earth.

But still.

Even if he did not understand, this resonance and comprehension of the Spiritual Imprint was indeed a special kind of baptism, laying the firmest foundation for Li Yuan's future cultivation.

After a long time had passed and this resonance of consciousness became extremely exhausting, Li Yuan's consciousness gradually became weary.

Finally.

"Boom!" The man in black combat armor's eyes snapped into focus.

He abruptly mobilized the vast and endless origin power within his body and fully activated the six star meridians... he burst out with all his might.

A spear thrust forward.

The terrifying power instantly tore through the land ahead.

It was as if the sky had fallen and the earth had split apart; one by one, mountains were crushed and torn apart, eventually leaving behind a ravine hundreds of kilometers long... such was the terrifying power of a single spear.

Whoosh!

The man in black combat armor finally retracted his spear and soared into the sky, disappearing into the horizon.

His burst speed had reached over 100 kilometers per second in just a few seconds, arriving at the very edge of the void.

Hum~

The thread of consciousness that belonged to Li Yuan, which had descended here, was rapidly disintegrating, and in the final scene before complete disintegration, he vaguely saw a massive warship at the edge of the void.

On the warship, there seemed to be many figures wearing the same black combat armor...

...

Inside the Martial Divine Hall.

"Hm?" Li Yuan slowly opened his eyes, his gaze somewhat puzzled, feeling a sense of unreality.

A very mystical experience

To resonate with the spiritual imprint of a divine being? The impact on Li Yuan's spiritual will was too great.

Even with a soul as strong as his, he was somewhat dazed for a time.

In the countless spear techniques he sensed through the consciousness resonance.

Now, combined with Li Yuan's lucid consciousness, his mind was flooded with countless insights.

Yet, if he wanted to truly master them, he had to personally practice and experience the spear technique.

After a while, Li Yuan finally calmed down completely.

"Li Yuan," a gentle voice suddenly said, "Remember, only a first-rank Martial God inheritor is eligible for 'consciousness resonance' and can understand the true essence of the inheritance."

"Second-class Martial God inheritors and third-class Martial God inheritors, except for very few, mostly just assimilate the marks and learn through intuition. The effects of their inheritance differ much more. Even if they have guesses, they do not understand the specific details."

"Therefore, remember not to reveal any secrets," the gentle voice said.

"Understood," Li Yuan nodded.

He had a hunch that this gentle voice was probably the true ruler of the Martial Divine Hall.

As for the so-called truth? Li Yuan's heart trembled even more.

This divine imprint left by the divine being... was just too miraculous, and from the screening situation just now, the number of divine being inheritances contained within the Martial Divine Hall was probably astonishing.

Indeed, it was very surprising.

So many divine inheritances, where did they come from? This was surely one of the greatest secrets of the Seven Star Civilization.

At this moment, Li Yuan also somewhat understood.

Why, in just a short period of time, the Seven Star Civilization rose swiftly, giving birth to so many demigods and Flying Heaven Warriors.

With the Martial Divine Hall's inheritance, the probability of a genius growing into a strong warrior was much higher.

What constitutes the foundation of a civilization? This was it!

"As a first-rank Martial God inheritor, you can receive an inheritance of marks once a year," the gentle voice said. "You may return next July."

"But externally, you are still considered a second-rank Martial God inheritor, do not expose yourself."

Li Yuan nodded slightly, his mind already on the Divine Spirit Liquid, which was also provided privately.

The Martial God inheritance was probably the same.

"Furthermore, I must remind you, the inheritance of marks and the consciousness resonance are merely to let you experience the pinnacle of spear technique and the mystery of the law's fluctuation; they are still just auxiliary to your own efforts."

"Your own spear technique, your perception of the heavens and earth... you must still cultivate step by step," the gentle voice advised. "Do not be negligent, as every instance of consciousness resonance comes at a great cost to our Seven Star Civilization."

"Yes," Li Yuan said solemnly.

Indeed, the consciousness resonance was not real, he had not yet condensed the Stellar True Intent, and he was still far from understanding the Mystery of Wind... yet this experience was enough to give him a more complete recognition of the path ahead.

In a sense, it was as if he had received the cultivation experience of a divine being.

"Any other questions?" the gentle voice asked. "If there are no questions, you may leave."

"May I ask senior, what are the requirements to advance from a first-rank Martial God inheritor to a special-rank Martial God inheritor?" Li Yuan asked, unable to hold back his curiosity.

If there were such benefits to being first-rank, what about special-rank?

The hall fell silent for a few seconds.

"When you achieve Flying Heaven, think about it then," the gentle voice answered. "Special-rank Martial God inheritors are unrelated to the Martial Divine Hall... when your strength is sufficiently powerful, you will naturally come to understand."

...

Li Yuan walked out of the hall.

Rumbling~ the doors of the hall closed.

"Fifth-rank unidentified divine being inheritance imprint, depleted of power, now temporarily sealed for restoration."

"Reactivate in twenty years." An invisible fluctuation transmitted throughout the Martial Divine Hall.

...

Soon after, Li Yuan returned to his palace residence.

"Xiaoyu! Activate seclusion mode!"

"For the next twelve days, no one must disturb me for anything other than matters of extreme importance," Li Yuan ordered directly.

Right now, having just received the inheritance, all sorts of feelings and insights were at their clearest. He had to seize the time to cultivate.

"Yes, Master," Xiaoyu responded.

Quickly, the entire villa was transformed, isolating all external influences.

In the underground Martial Arts Room.

"Spear!" The Black Chen Spear appeared in Li Yuan's right hand, and he gripped it firmly, his mind filled with the scenes of consciousness resonance with the unknown divine being he had just experienced.

He did not rashly begin practicing with the spear but instead strived to quiet his heart and search for that special sensation.

For a long time.

"Law Integration!"

"The strongest, the fastest! That is the peak of spear technique," Li Yuan pondered silently. "That unknown divine being managed to integrate two laws, increasing the might of the spear technique to an incomprehensible level... I am far behind."

"One step at a time."

"Follow the sensation and practice!"