Your Talent is Mine

TL: Etude

Luo Feng's situation was nothing more than a minor episode for Ye Tian, something that barely caught his attention.

The members of the Dark God Society were incredibly diverse, secretly recruiting talented individuals from many races. Some top-tier forces might even have spies within the Dark God Society.

Even within the current human race, there were likely many who were peripheral members of the Dark God Society. Such things were difficult to prevent. After all, the human territories were too vast, and the number of humans too great to manage fully.

As long as the higher-ups of the human race were not infiltrated by the Dark God Society, there was no need for him to interfere in such matters.

"Five hundred million years of cultivation, and I have created three Origin Divine Abilities. My strength has greatly increased and is far beyond what it once was. Now, only the last step remains: to fuse the three Origin Divine Abilities into one, containing the essence, qi, and spirit. Once completed, I will achieve the full integration of essence, qi, and spirit!" Ye Tian murmured.

In fact, he could have skipped the three Origin Divine Abilities altogether and directly created a single divine ability that encompassed the essence, qi, and spirit. However, this was almost impossible, as it would increase the difficulty ten thousand times over.

Breaking through such boundaries was already difficult, and increasing the difficulty tenfold would leave no hope at all.

At this moment.

Now, he needed to create a divine ability that encapsulated essence, qi, and spirit by combining the three Origin Divine Abilities based on the transformation of his own essence, qi, and spirit.

Perhaps it wouldn't be called an Origin Divine Ability, but rather a cultivation method that fused the three aspects of essence, qi, and spirit!

"Without the reference of the three Origin Divine Abilities, I might not have found even a trace of direction." Ye Tian said.

He knew completing the final step wouldn't be easy and might take a long time, but at least he had glimpsed the path to the union of essence, qi, and spirit. He saw real hope.

Before this, he hadn't even seen a glimmer of hope!

On this day.

While Ye Tian was in seclusion, a message spread.

The Ancestral Stele Space was about to open!

In the past, the Ancestral Stele Space had been opened multiple times, but it only allowed the top hundred ranked Divine Generals to enter and cultivate within. Heavenly Monarchs and True Monarchs were not permitted inside.

But this time was different. The Ancestral Stele Space was opening both a space and a world.

One space was for the top hundred Divine Generals, and the world was for the top hundred on the Heavenly Monarch Rankings.

Regarding this, many of the top-tier forces' Heavenly Monarchs were well aware. In later stages, even True Monarchs and True Ancestors would be able to enter the inner world of the Ancestral Stele to cultivate.

Opening the Ancestral Stele World for Heavenly Monarchs to enter was no surprise.

For the top hundred Heavenly Monarchs on the ranking, this was undoubtedly a grand opportunity.

Upon hearing this news, Ye Tian was overjoyed, as he could use the Ancestral Stele World to complete the fusion of his three Origin Divine Abilities and create the divine ability that would unify essence, qi, and spirit.

"Only a hundred thousand years remain until the Ancestral Stele World opens. Just a little longer!" Ye Tian murmured.

The impending opening of the Ancestral Stele World drove the top Heavenly Monarchs to madness, as they all sought to enter the top hundred. Those already in the top hundred struggled to defend their rankings.

However, a mere hundred thousand years was far too short to significantly increase their strength.

Thus, assassinations began! For instance, the Heavenly Monarch ranked 101st, unable to breach the top hundred, could send someone to kill a few of the top hundred Heavenly Monarchs. Then, wouldn't he be able to enter?

Under these circumstances, several of the top hundred Heavenly Monarchs were indeed successfully assassinated.

Eventually, these Heavenly Monarchs retreated to the safety of their forces' headquarters and refused to come out.

As time passed, the hundred thousand years flew by, and the spots were finalized.

At the Ancestral Stele.

Numerous Divine Generals and Heavenly Monarchs gathered, and Ye Tian also arrived.

Ye Tian's arrival attracted the attention of many Heavenly Monarchs and Divine Generals. Some admired him greatly, while others were disdainful, thinking Ye Tian was just average.

Boom! The Ancestral Stele Space opened, and the Divine Generals and Heavenly Monarchs all entered.

Ye Tian also stepped in, arriving in a world filled with the sounds of birds and the fragrance of flowers, divided into floating islands.

Each Heavenly Monarch occupied one island, where they could cultivate for a hundred thousand years.

Upon entering, Ye Tian felt his soul leap with joy, experiencing unimaginable improvements.

His enlightenment was already extraordinary, and with the enhancement of his Super God-level Super Enlightenment Talent, combined with the amplification from the Ancestral Stele World, his comprehension abilities reached unimaginable heights.

"A hundred thousand years. I must succeed!"

Ye Tian sat cross-legged and began creating the divine ability that would unify essence, qi, and spirit.

Day by day, the years passed. The other Heavenly Monarchs saw tremendous improvements, their strength advancing by leaps and bounds. Some even managed to push a Chaos Divine Ability from the major accomplishment stage to the limit stage.

Each Heavenly Monarch's aura grew stronger and stronger. However, when someone observed Ye Tian, they noticed that he seemed to have made no progress, as if he had not advanced at all.

Immediately, some began to believe that Ye Tian had exhausted his potential and could no longer improve.

In truth, Ye Tian had made no visible progress because he was focused on creating the divine ability that unified essence, qi, and spirit. Without this divine ability, there was no tangible improvement.

Ten thousand years! Twenty thousand years! Thirty thousand years!

Unknowingly, the hundred thousand years were almost up.

At this moment, Ye Tian was at a critical juncture.

He was close to creating the Origin Divine Ability that unified essence, qi, and spirit. If someone could observe the inside of his body, they would notice that his essence, qi, and spirit were undergoing a transformation.

For most people, while essence, qi, and spirit were related, they could not truly merge.

It was impossible for essence, qi, and spirit to infinitely transform into one another; such a thing did not exist.

Yet now, a portion of Ye Tian's essence, qi, and spirit had already begun to fuse, and they were able to transform continuously.

For instance, when Ye Tian's soul power was depleted, his chaos divine force could convert into soul power, quickly restoring his strength. This seemed unbelievable, but it was one of the effects of uniting essence, qi, and spirit.

A person who achieved this unity of essence, qi, and spirit would not face death unless all three were exhausted, and their combat strength would always remain at its peak.

Several more decades passed.

Ye Tian opened his eyes and burst into hearty laughter.

"I finally did it!"

He had created the Origin Divine Ability that unified essence, qi, and spirit, accomplishing something even Dao Ancestors could not achieve.

Boom! The moment he activated this divine ability, Ye Tian's physical body, soul, and chaos divine force began to fully merge.

One-tenth… two-tenths… five-tenths… ten-tenths! (ten stages)

As the fusion completed, Ye Tian's essence, qi, and spirit rapidly transformed and grew nearly a hundredfold in no time, and they could now transform into one another.

Strong! Ye Tian felt that his strength had grown to an alarming level, enough to easily defeat his past self.

Of course, this was merely an illusion. The strength of essence, qi, and spirit didn't necessarily equate to a massive boost in combat power.

However, when it came to combat strength, he had at least improved tenfold.

"This Origin Divine Ability feels more like a cultivation technique. I'll call it 'Trinity Unity'!"

The name was ordinary, but it fit perfectly.

Now that he possessed the Trinity Unity Divine Ability, Ye Tian had successfully unified his essence, qi, and spirit, eliminating any barriers for future breakthroughs to Dao Ancestor.

Furthermore, he had truly broken through his previous limits.

"Evil Demon Seal Curse, break for me!"

Ye Tian channeled the power of his unified essence, qi, and spirit to shatter the unseen barrier.

With a cracking sound, the barrier was broken, and the demonic sealing curse marks on Ye Tian's body and soul shattered and dissipated instantly.

Immediately after, Ye Tian began to break through to the Half-Step True Spirit Realm.

However, he quickly realized that he couldn't break through here, as the Ancestral Stele Space was suppressing him, preventing any breakthroughs.

Left with no choice, Ye Tian had to give up the breakthrough for now, deciding to wait until he returned to the Void Sky Hall.

"Time's up!"

Ye Tian noticed the Heavenly Monarchs being forcibly teleported out, and soon enough, he was also transported out of the Ancestral Stele Space.

Afterward, Ye Tian returned to the Void Sky Hall, entering seclusion to break through to the Half-Step True Spirit Realm.

It didn't take long before Ye Tian successfully broke through and condensed his True Spirit.

The True Spirit was more like a manifestation of one's will, almost like a will clone, but it was actually a higher-level existence.

The form of the True Spirit was linked to its grade. Under normal circumstances, people would condense an illusory True Spirit, which was a lower-grade True Spirit. The more solid the True Spirit, the higher its grade.

A supreme grade True Spirit was nearly in a physical state, while an ultimate True Spirit was entirely physical True Spirit.

"My True Spirit is not only a physical True Spirit, but it also radiates a terrifying majesty, as though it stands above all!"

Ye Tian marveled as he gazed at the extremely terrifying True Spirit in front of him.

Fortunately, the great formation of the Void Sky Hall blocked this strange phenomenon; otherwise, the nature of his breakthrough would have surely shocked countless people.

"Merge!"

Ye Tian attempted to fuse his True Spirit with his body.

Soon, his True Spirit began to gradually merge with his body, becoming hidden within.

With this fusion, Ye Tian's body started to undergo a transformation, growing stronger. His body and True Spirit became indistinguishable from one another, and his physical form began to exude a terrifying majesty, as if he were an existence of supreme authority.

"To me, the True Spirit is… a special form of will. Once fused with the True Spirit, every attack will carry the power of will, making the strength even more fearsome! The stronger the True Spirit, the more powerful the will, and the more terrifying the displayed strength!" Ye Tian speculated.

Although he had only just begun to fuse his will, his strength had already increased more than tenfold compared to when he was a Heavenly Monarch. If he continued to fuse and achieved full integration, once he stepped into the True Monarch level, his power would reach a whole new height.

At this moment, even Ye Tian himself didn't know how powerful he had become.

"Maybe it's time to find someone to test my strength on!"

Ye Tian said coldly, his eyes gleaming with a sharp intent.