We made you practice martial arts, and you've mastered the Great Golden Body?

Strands of bright moonlight, like silk threads, passed through the almost transparent window and into the interior of dormitory 1237, slowly spreading out and draping every corner in a thin layer of silver gauze.

The atmosphere around them was both tranquil and mysterious.

However, at this moment, if a student from the School of Martial Arts were standing outside the window of dormitory 1237, they could clearly see that the gravity inside the dormitory seemed to have disappeared.

The coffee table, desserts, teacups... and the sofa all seemed to be slowly lifted up by an invisible force, silently suspending themselves in mid-air.

Under that layer of silver gauze, a touch of hazy color was added.

Furthermore, upon closer inspection, at the very center of the scattered objects, there stands a tall and upright young man, seemingly blending into his surroundings. His figure appears exceptionally clear under the moonlight, and every strand of his hair seems to be edged with silver.

Shen Bailian's eyes were deep and bright at this moment, and a hint of undisguised surprise was revealed in them.

After his divine skill, Eye of God, reached level five, just as Shen Bailian had predicted, he awakened the last of his five senses, which was also the most important to him—touch.

"As expected of a divine skill." Shen Bailian sensed all of this, and with a slight thought, a cup of tea appeared from afar and came to him.

At the same time, the water in the teacup, like a sticky colloid, formed all sorts of strange shapes in mid-air according to his will.

This would have been impossible before the Divine Skill Eye of God was maxed out.

To know.

A mentalist apprentice with a mental power level of 10.0 has a total mental power of 1 unit, and a mental power of 1 unit can only lift an object weighing about 100g.

Currently, Shen Bailian's mental strength level is 24.1, with a mental strength quantity of approximately 177 units.

The weight that this mental energy can lift is only 17.7 kilograms.

This weight is less than half the weight of the table that floats in mid-air.

For a normal martial artist, even with the support of advanced visualization techniques, the mental strength required to reach the mid-stage of the second-tier Spirit Stream Realm is something that can only be barely achieved at the peak of the Sea Opening Realm or after successfully breaking through to the Moon Embracing Realm.

However, this force of a dozen kilograms is almost non-existent compared to the hundreds or thousands of tons of force that a martial artist in the Opening Sea Realm normally possesses, and it is difficult to cause effective damage.

Furthermore, after a martial artist advances to the Opening Sea Realm, they become qualified to condense a complete Force Battle Armor. Since Force is invisible, Force Battle Armor generally provides 360-degree coverage without any blind spots.

Even in front of them, there was a faint layer of primal force.

Its defensive capabilities are such that even direct bombardment by thermobaric or thermobaric weapons would be difficult to penetrate. Once a martial artist reaches the peak of the Sea Opening Realm or the early stage of the Moon Embracing Realm, the strength of their Force Battle Armor can even withstand some nuclear bombs, and even some small and medium-sized hydrogen bombs.

With this level of defensive capability, what kind of effect can a force of a dozen kilograms have?
Therefore, mental energy masters have gradually been eliminated from the martial arts community, which is characterized by high attack and high defense. Their mental energy is unlikely to provide a direct boost to the combat power of martial arts masters at the Sea Opening Realm.

At the same time, this also means that even if a martial artist has strong mental power and can use mental power to directly defeat the opponent, it is still difficult to cause effective damage to a martial artist with a higher level of physical fitness due to the existence of the Force Armor.

This increases the difficulty of fighting opponents of higher levels.

And now?

After Shen Bailian's divine skill, Eye of God, reached level five and possessed all five senses, his mental strength further expanded the range of perception of Eye of God several times over.

The weights that his mental strength could lift also received positive feedback, instantly gaining a hundredfold or even a thousandfold increase.

When a person reaches tens of thousands, there is no limit to their strength. The same is true of strength. From a force of a dozen kilograms to a force of a dozen tons, this is a transcendent transformation.

In battle, the effects it can exert will be unimaginable to ordinary people.

Furthermore, due to the lack of items inside the dormitory and Shen's fear of causing too much noise, he has never had the opportunity to test the limits of his mental strength.

The scattered items inside the dormitory room, when added together, weigh at least a ton.

Even so, Shen Bailian still felt it was more than enough. With the combined power of the five senses, this weight consumed less than one percent of the total power.

And there's one more thing.

That is, the Eye of God, which has now reached level five, is not like the ordinary skills on Shen Bailian's panel before, where the maximum level is level five.

Behind the Eye of God, there was still a gleaming golden "+" sign.

This means that the Eye of God skill can continue to be upgraded, awakening the sixth sense, the seventh sense... and even the ninth and tenth senses beyond the five senses.

However, the chances of this happening are probably not high; this is just the most ideal outcome.

Even gods have limits and can fall into silence due to unforeseen circumstances. Therefore, a god's divine skill must also have some kind of limit.

Due to the constraints of his current circumstances, Shen Bailian cannot see the limits of the Eye of God, nor will he continue to invest his remaining skill points into the divine skill, Eye of God.

The level and effect of the Eye of God are now sufficient to meet his daily needs. As for whether the sense of touch can absorb divine matter from a distance, there are no conditions to test it yet, so it is still unknown.

suddenly
"Something's not right." Just as Shen Bailian was about to shrink the range of the Eye of God, he suddenly noticed something was wrong, because a notification message suddenly appeared on his panel.

[Congratulations! Your divine matter has been upgraded! Divine Matter +1]

[Divine Matter: 1338]

It was clearly visible that the divine matter on Shen Bailian's panel, which had originally been only 1337 points, had silently increased to 1338 points.

"What...what's going on?" Shen Bailian frowned slightly upon seeing this scene, a multitude of thoughts swirling in his mind: "Could there be a divine favor within Hulao Pass?!"

"No!"

"Impossible!" In an instant, Shen Bailian shook his head and rejected his own idea.

This is not to say that there are no divine favored beings within Hulao Pass, but rather because Hulao Pass is inhabited by that being, no divine favored being would casually reveal their aura.

Otherwise, in the eyes of a Divine Palace Realm expert, what difference would such behavior be from openly turning on a bright lamp in the dark?
If it's not divine favor, then what could it be?

Shen Bailian hesitated for a moment, a resolute look flashing across his eyes. Then, he activated the full power of his Eye of God skill, and his spiritual energy surged forth.

In an instant, his powerful perception allowed him to clearly visualize the scene within a radius of dozens of miles centered on himself.

This also applies to the martial arts students in the dormitory.

However, Shen Bailian has no time to pay attention to these things right now, and even if he did, he wouldn't deliberately use this ability to spy on others.

With his current status and strength, it would be easy for them to be together, and even a nine-dragon-playing-with-a-pearl scenario is not impossible.

As long as he dares to speak, a steady stream of women will find ways to come to him.

Shen Bailian didn't blindly maximize his sensory range, but rather focused on the area where he could perceive his surroundings most clearly. His gaze was focused, fixed intently on the three-dimensional image in his mind. Suddenly.

"I've got it! This, this..." Under Shen Bailian's complete concentration, a magnificent picture slowly unfolded before his eyes.

Golden threads spread across every corner of Hulao City and Hulao Pass, emanating from the very center of Hulao City, where the surging river split into slowly flowing tributaries and streams.

What the boy saw at that moment was a city bathed in golden light, and some of the golden streams seemed to defy the rules of reality, flowing upstream and over the Great Wall of Steel.

If viewed from top to bottom, it is clear that the golden streams and rivers are not random, but rather arranged in an orderly fashion to form a sun pattern.

At the very center of Hulao City, there is a golden pillar of light that reaches the sky, standing tall between heaven and earth like a pillar that stabilizes the sea.

It is difficult to see its end.

Shen Bailian already had a vague guess in his heart that this pillar of light was probably one of the key points of the Zhou Tian Star Array.

As for this sun pattern, although it is extremely spectacular.

But at this moment, what mattered most to Shen Bailian was not the meaning of the sun pattern or what role it could play.

"Gulu..."

Shen Bailian stared blankly at the flowing, golden streams, feeling his mouth dry and wishing he could go up and drink a few mouthfuls.

Yes.

The reason Shen Bailian could display this demeanor was undoubtedly because those "streams" were composed of divine matter.

Or to be more precise...

These golden streams contain some divine substances. Although the concentration is not high, it is still much higher than the concentration of divine substances in the bodies of the previous mother nest beasts.

"Just as I expected, the Great Xia Dynasty has also reached a certain level in the utilization of divine matter." Shen Bailian quietly looked at everything in front of him, sorted out his thoughts, and adjusted his mindset.

Before this, he had thought that the Great Xia must have the ability to purify divine matter and be able to apply it in practice.

However, there must be some limitations.

Now, Shen Bailian's idea has been put to practical use. He has never seen such a magnificent sight in any other city within the Great Xia territory.

At the same time, this was a path he had never considered before.

Because of the fear of vying for power, martial artists abandon the more convenient and easier-to-replenish elemental energy of heaven and earth, and instead develop their own power.

Therefore, it was necessary to create the three-element power system of Yuanli, Yuanli, and Yuanli.

The divine substances within the primordial energy of heaven and earth had already reached their lowest point and were all giving way.

However, Shen Bailian never expected that the power source of the city's protective array, which was one of the most important checkpoints in the Great Xia Dynasty, actually used divine substances.

It must be said that this approach is extremely bold.

We're not afraid that the gods might use their power to control the divine matter within Tiger Prison City, disrupting the operation of its grand formation. If that were to happen, it would certainly cause unimaginable consequences.

However, if this situation had not occurred, Hulao Pass, protected by a grand formation that used divine matter as its source, would have become the most impenetrable pass.

It can be considered to have both advantages and disadvantages.

"I don't know if it's because my situation is special, or if all martial artists, once their spiritual power reaches the required level, can see this great array composed of divine matter." Shen Bailian rested his chin on one hand and pondered.

At the same time, he multitasked, using touch—one of the five senses of the Eye of God—and relying on his memories, to put all the floating objects back in their original positions.

Exactly.

Seeing the Zhou Tian Star Array is easy, at least for martial arts students from top-tier martial arts universities; it's extremely easy simply by cultivating a powerful physique.

After advancing to the Transcendent Realm, one can see the Zhou Tian Star Array that covers the entire sky.

However, the great formation at Hulao Pass is different because the source power it uses is different. The foundation of the Zhou Tian Xing Dou Great Formation is the power of the countless stars, as well as the power of the moon and the sun.

The foundation of the Hulao Pass Formation is divine matter.

Therefore, Shen Bailian could not be certain whether other people's mental power or other senses, after meeting the corresponding requirements, would be able to see the existence of this great formation.

If it can, then it can only mean that it is purely for fishing.

If not, then the fact that Great Xia dares to so brazenly use divine matter as the power source of the great formation can only mean one thing.

That means the Great Xia must have some kind of unwavering confidence that the divine matter within this great formation will not be controlled by those divine favored ones.

In the Great Xia Dynasty, there was an old saying: only gods can fight against gods.

Thinking about it this way, the whole thing becomes interesting. It turns out that factional struggles don't only exist among humans; they also exist among the gods.

Furthermore, upon thinking of this, Shen Bailian's eyes flashed slightly, and a sly smile appeared on his face, because he suddenly recalled what had happened before.

The deity standing behind Tian Ming is probably not Kronos, but some other being favored by the gods.

This means that Shen Bailian is currently at the very center of a storm.

Those who harbor hostility towards him include not only those favored by the gods, but also enemies from within, such as traitors like Tian Ming, and representatives of various forces who covet his ability to enhance the martial arts talents of others without harming them.

"However, it's now completely clear who will emerge victorious." Looking at the divine matter on the panel and the existence of skill points, Shen Bailian felt an even stronger desire in his heart.

This was driven by circumstances, and it was also a path he had paved for himself before the skill point function was introduced.

Beset by internal and external troubles.

Whether to address internal problems first or external threats first is a difficult choice for ordinary people; they can only choose one.

However, Shen Bailian's choice was to solve everything at once.

If he can successfully overcome this mountain, a smooth road will await him, and there will be no more enemies threatening him from behind.

If you can't turn the tide, then you can only continue to lie low and wait for him to fully develop.

However… (End of Chapter)