Your Talent is Mine

TL: Etude

No one knew that Ye Tian was in the process of creating an Origin Divine Ability. Otherwise, they would have been dumbfounded, their understanding completely shattered.

An era of one hundred million years was an unimaginably long time. Ye Tian had decided to remain in seclusion indefinitely, with no interruptions, in order to create a body-related Origin Divine Ability.

Previously, even though he had entered long periods of seclusion, he would occasionally come out, so it wasn't considered true prolonged seclusion. However, this time, he intended to create the body-related Origin Divine Ability in one continuous effort.

As time passed, the resources of the Grand Universe grew more abundant, and the cultivation environment improved significantly. Although becoming a Heavenly Monarch remained difficult, the sheer number of living beings in the Grand Universe led to an increase in the number of Heavenly Monarchs.

Additionally, many ancient Heavenly Monarchs stepped into the True Monarch realm one by one.

The names on the Heavenly Monarch Rankings constantly changed, but the later generations of Heavenly Monarchs were far inferior in quality compared to those on the original Heavenly Monarch Rankings. After all, the first Heavenly Monarch Rankings consisted of the top-tier Heavenly Monarchs from the chaos, chosen from countless peerless heavenly geniuses across the chaos regions. This wasn't something that could be compared to the limited number of Heavenly Monarchs emerging from a single Grand Universe.

Once these top-tier heavenly geniuses stepped into the Half-Step True Spirit or True Spirit realm, the newly added Heavenly Monarchs were comparatively weaker. Even some who were once considered second-tier Heavenly Monarchs made it onto the ranking.

Nevertheless, being able to enter the Heavenly Monarch Rankings was still an honor.

Though her rise was partly due to many ancient and powerful Heavenly Monarchs stepping into the Half-Step True Spirit realm, Goddess Yun Zi's ability to reach ninth place still signified her strength and potential.

Other disciples from great forces, Dao Ancestor personal disciples, and peerless heavenly geniuses were not far behind Goddess Yun Zi and also ranked among the top Heavenly Monarchs.

Many Heavenly Monarchs set their sights on surpassing Ye Tian, aspiring to outshine him.

But as time went by, none could surpass Ye Tian, and gradually, they gave up, choosing instead to break through to the Half-Step True Spirit or True Spirit realm. In that way, they could claim to have surpassed Ye Tian in strength.

War God Tower.

Goddess Yun Zi gazed into the distance, her eyes fixed on the direction of the Void Sky Hall.

"Dao Child of Ten Thousand Laws, with your rate of progress, your essence, qi, and spirit should have long reached their limits. Why are you still lingering in the ranks of Heavenly Monarchs? For those of us who are Dao Ancestor personal disciples, it's only in the True Monarch or True Ancestor realms that our true potential can be unleashed. The Heavenly Monarch realm… no matter how much you push, there's nothing more to gain!" Goddess Yun Zi muttered.

However, she was unaware of Ye Tian's situation. If she knew he had been cursed by the Evil Demon Seal Curse, her confusion would vanish.

Without the curse of the Evil Demon Seal Curse, Ye Tian would have long since attempted to break through to the Half-Step True Spirit realm, and he might have already become the foremost True Monarch by now.

Of course, fortune and misfortune are intertwined. Ye Tian's curse spurred him to pursue the unification of essence, qi, and spirit, giving him the potential to surpass the True Spirit realm and reach even higher levels.

No matter how strong Goddess Yun Zi became, she could only condense a Half-Step Supreme True Spirit at best, while Ye Tian was already far ahead in terms of foundational strength.

Another five million years passed.

With ample resources at her disposal, Goddess Yun Zi reached the pinnacle of her essence, qi, and spirit, and she also cultivated one of her chaos divine abilities to the limit. She didn't continue cultivating other chaos divine abilities, as she could do so once she stepped into the True Monarch realm, so there was no rush.

Thus, Goddess Yun Zi began her breakthrough to the Half-Step True Spirit realm, easily condensing a Half-Step Supreme True Spirit and stepping into the Half-Step True Spirit realm.

For most, completing the fusion of spirit in the Half-Step True Spirit realm was an arduous process. But Goddess Yun Zi was no ordinary person, and she naturally had access to treasures that accelerated the fusion process.

With the help of these fusion-accelerating treasures, Goddess Yun Zi was confident she could complete the fusion within a thousand years and fully step into the True Monarch realm.

At that moment, Ye Tian still remained at the Heavenly Monarch realm.

It seemed as though Goddess Yun Zi had surpassed Ye Tian. No matter how strong an invincible Heavenly Monarch was, they were still just a Heavenly Monarch. Perhaps they could easily defeat an ordinary True Monarch, but someone like Goddess Yun Zi was a different story. As she completed one, two, and eventually all ten stages of fusion, fully stepping into the True Monarch realm, it marked the beginning of a new era for the younger generation of heavenly geniuses.

Ye Tian's reputation continued to decline, and people began to believe that his potential had been exhausted. Some even speculated that he would never be able to catch up to peerless heavenly geniuses like Goddess Yun Zi or the personal disciples of Dao Ancestors.

…

"Finally! The body-related Origin Divine Ability is complete!"

After 110 million years in seclusion, Ye Tian ended his retreat, an expression of excitement appearing on his face for the first time in ages.

This time, his seclusion had lasted so long that there were several moments when he had almost wanted to give up.

However, since he hadn't yet managed to break through to the Half-Step True Spirit realm, he ultimately held on, staying in seclusion until today, when he finally succeeded in creating a body-related Origin Divine Ability.

Although this Origin Divine Ability wasn't particularly powerful—rather, it was quite ordinary compared to others—it was still an Origin Divine Ability.

At the moment of its creation, it was recognized by the Chaos Origin, becoming a true Origin Divine Ability.

Ye Tian gave this divine ability a name: Blood River True Body, as it borrowed some of the essence from the Blood River Immortality Technique.

The Blood River True Body not only possessed formidable defensive power, but it also allowed Ye Tian to transform into a Blood River Realm. As long as the Blood River Realm remained intact, he, too, would remain immortal, making it many times stronger than the Blood River Immortality Technique.

Furthermore, the Blood River True Body could suppress enemies, acting similarly to a body domain.

In many ways, the Blood River True Body had great potential, but due to Ye Tian's relatively shallow foundation, the power of this Origin Divine Ability was somewhat weaker than those of the top-tier Origin Divine Abilities.

Of course, Ye Tian could improve it gradually over time.

"The second step has taken a small step forward. I've created my first Origin Divine Ability, which is a good start. Now, I just have two more Origin Divine Abilities to go.

But there's no rush for now. I'll take a break and go out for a while; otherwise, if I stay in seclusion any longer, I might go insane!"

Ye Tian chuckled to himself.

Immediately, he left the secluded chamber.

…

When Ye Tian emerged from seclusion, he saw many unfamiliar faces, clearly Heavenly Monarchs who had joined the Void Sky Hall during his absence.

Even though Ye Tian had been absent for a hundred million years, none of the Heavenly Monarchs showed him any disrespect.

After all, a mere hundred million years was nothing to a Heavenly Monarch. For many, even after a billion years, they might not have improved their strength by much.

Ye Tian visited the Human Race and, seeing that it had developed well, felt at ease.

Afterward, he and his wife, Xiao Yue, traveled for several centuries, visiting many places across the Grand Universe.

Following this period of leisure, Ye Tian returned to the Void Sky Hall and resumed his seclusion.

From time to time, Ye Tian would enter seclusion, constantly researching chaos divine abilities related to divine force and Origin Divine Abilities related to the soul.

Chaos divine abilities related to divine force were particularly rare, mainly because they were typically weak and lacked attributes or connections to any great Dao. They were purely energy-based chaos divine abilities, special combinations of energy that maximized energy output.

Soul-related chaos divine abilities were also rare. The powerful ones were terrifying, while the weaker ones were fairly ordinary.

However, Ye Tian had long since ordered others to collect these two types of chaos divine abilities, and combined with those he had exchanged through the Void Sky system, he had more than enough material to study.

That said, creating these two types of Origin Divine Abilities required even more effort and time.

Ye Tian had set a goal for himself: five hundred million years. In that time, he would go from research to the creation of Origin Divine Abilities.

This was just Ye Tian's initial estimate. He wasn't entirely sure if he could achieve it, but no one knows their full potential until they push themselves to the limit.

As Ye Tian immersed himself in the research and creation process, he gradually forgot all the external conflicts.

During this period, some foolish Heavenly Monarchs attempted to challenge him, but he ignored them completely.

Even when certain individuals deliberately slandered him, he paid them no mind.

To him, those people were nothing more than clowns.

His focus was singular: to create an Origin Divine Ability related to divine force and another related to the soul. Then, he would attempt to combine the three Origin Divine Abilities into an innate Origin Divine Ability, ultimately achieving the unification of essence, qi, and spirit, creating a miracle.

Once he accomplished this, the path of the Dao Ancestor would be clear to him.

At that time, he would be a future Dao Ancestor!