Eternal Night

Chapter 732 The Pressure of the Soul's Essence

Wu Pifu hadn't thought of these things at first; what inspired him was actually the last scene when Baghdad came to say goodbye to him.

At that time, Baghdad unleashed his Conqueror's Haki, and the intensity of that Conqueror's Haki was much stronger than when Wu Pifu first fought him. In fact, the Conqueror's Haki itself was much stronger than Wu Pifu's own Conqueror's Haki!

However, Wu Pifu knew that among the three types of Haki, only Conqueror's Haki could not be trained. Its strength was fixed at its original level. At most, one could develop different applications, such as developing Conqueror's Haki Entanglement from simple intimidation, turning it into actual attack or defense power, or increasing the control over Conqueror's Haki.

Wu Pifu's domineering aura was obtained directly from the main brain and poured into his mind, so he naturally knew some information about the domineering aura, but he just needed to verify and use it himself.

Moreover, this ocean dream world has a supernatural system of Haki. Everyone here knows that Conqueror's Haki cannot be trained to become stronger. This is completely different from Armament Haki and Observation Haki. It is known in this world as the Haki that only those with the qualifications of a king can possess. Not even one in 100,000 people can possess it. This shows how special Conqueror's Haki is.

Because Baghdad's Conqueror's Haki had become so much stronger, even more so than Wu Pifu's, Wu Pifu finally glimpsed the truth of Conqueror's Haki at that moment... It was the manifestation of the oppressive power of the soul's essence!

It was that final scene that allowed him to see through the true nature of the three types of Haki.

Armament Haki is a kind of sublimation and condensation of the physical body, blood, bones, etc. In this respect, Armament Haki is actually very similar to the martial arts of immortals, except that they are two different extraordinary paths.

As for Observation Haki, it acts on the mind and consciousness, including premonition, mental scanning, and many other applications of mental power. When trained to its limit, it can even grant supernatural abilities such as hearing the voices of all things.

From this perspective, Observation Haki is actually very similar to the Yang God cultivation system that he has not yet obtained in the Human Immortal Martial Arts. Both of them cultivate mental consciousness. However, what is cultivated in the Yang God cultivation system is called thought. Unlike Observation Haki, which is mostly used for assistance, the Yang God cultivation system can be directly used to generate destructive power.

However, compared to other lineages, the Zhenwu lineage lacks cultivation methods for the essence of the soul, which makes it inferior to the domineering and extraordinary path.

However, among the information he heard in the Lost Lands, it seemed that among countless civilizations, there were very few extraordinary cultivation methods that could cultivate the essence of the soul. The only one known to the outside world was the Heavenly Court's path to immortality, which was a cultivation method for the soul.

Even though Conqueror's Haki involves the soul, it cannot be cultivated. It is more about naturally manifesting itself through the extraordinary path of Haki. Initially, it only serves as a deterrent. One needs to reveal and control the essence of their soul before it can be used in battle. This is not really considered true cultivation.

"...But that's already quite remarkable."

Wu Pifu withdrew his Conqueror's Haki and said seriously, "So far, among all the extraordinary paths I have, only two truly involve the soul level. One is the original Iron Refining Record, but it only changes after collecting all five innate metals of heaven and earth. Right now, it only has a passive defensive effect. The second is Conqueror's Haki among the three types of Haki. Even if it only passively manifests the pressure of the soul's essence, it is far superior to other extraordinary paths."

Seeing that the others were puzzled, Wu Pifu shook his head slightly and said, "Actually, it's a bit early to talk about these things with you now, but since we've come up with this, I'll just say a few words... The physical body, or matter and energy, is the foundation of the absolute reality layer. The so-called spiritual consciousness or soul essence needs to rely on matter and energy to survive. That is, it only manifests after the dream world appears, but before that, there must only be matter and energy."

"Therefore, the extraordinary path that sprouts from the Absolute Truth level must initially be the use of the physical body and energy. Then, after the dream world came, the development and evolution of mental consciousness came, and finally the essence of the soul. However, the essence of the soul is already a manifestation of the extremely deep level of dream world pollution. So I dare to assert that the civilization that created Haki must have penetrated into the extremely deep level of the dream world, which is why Conqueror's Haki was born. Unfortunately, this civilization may have experienced a drastic change or perished as soon as it reached the extremely deep level. Therefore, Conqueror's Haki was only developed to the point of manifesting the pressure of the essence of the soul, without any other functions or advancements."

"Judging from this, the Heavenly Court is still the strongest, although I still don't know what the Heavenly Court's Soul Domain Technique is."

The people around him looked at Wu Pifu with horrified expressions, which made Wu Pifu a little stunned. He looked at himself strangely and then carefully felt himself again. There was nothing wrong with him. Although his domineering aura had just broken through, he controlled it very well. Moreover, with the tiger suppressing the negative aspects of his sea of ​​consciousness, it had not leaked out.

Amadeus was the first to say, "No, buddy, you're amazing! How come you're suddenly spouting so many profound truths? Is this really you?"

Wu Pifu was taken aback, then angrily retorted, "No, I'm talking to you seriously, are you treating me like a monkey show?! These are all my insights!"

Xu Shilan laughed and said, "It's just that you've always been taciturn, so we're not used to you speaking at such a long pace. But then again, these insights, these deep understandings of extraordinary paths, are indeed something only a strong person like you could express... But I'm also very curious, you said you learned all this because of the Sea Emperor Baghdat, so why did your Conqueror's Haki suddenly surge? Isn't that something you can't cultivate?"

Wu Pifu shook his head slightly and said, "It's true that you can't cultivate it, but it doesn't mean you can't reveal more of it. The truth about Conqueror's Haki is that it reveals the essence of the soul, and this has the power to suppress all things. You see, the world is under the immense pressure of Conqueror's Haki because the world has no soul essence, that is, no true spirit. Because it doesn't have one, when my soul essence is revealed, all things in the world will be unable to withstand it. For example, the clouds are torn apart, lightning flashes, and if I completely unleash my Haki, the entire island may collapse directly."

“However, for sentient beings with true spirits, the damage from Conqueror's Haki isn't that high. It basically just knocks them unconscious or kills them. That's how I've always used it. As for solidifying Conqueror's Haki into weapons or flesh to greatly enhance attack and defense, these are actually derivative applications of Conqueror's Haki, not part of this extraordinary technique. They're my own development.” Xu Shilan said with dissatisfaction, “Then you still haven't explained how your Conqueror's Haki became stronger!”

Wu Pifu spread his hands and said, "Didn't I make it very clear? Conqueror's Haki is a technique that reveals the essence of the soul. The reason Bagdat's Conqueror's Haki became stronger is because he 'realized his true nature.' That's the elegant way of putting it. To put it bluntly, it means he understood what kind of person he was, what kind of future he wanted to pursue, and what price he was willing to pay for it. At the moment of realization, his true spirit naturally merged with his physical body and mental consciousness. In some religious terms, this is what is called 'realizing one's true nature.' As for me..."

When Wu Pifu got to this point, he thought for a long time before saying, "I have been in a state of enlightenment from the very beginning. I just didn't know all this before. Now that I do know, it's only natural that I can raise my Conqueror's Haki to its current level."

Amadeus, Xu Shilan, and Chu Yuyan exchanged glances, and Amadeus couldn't help but ask first, "Then what is your understanding of one's true nature?"

"Human."

Wu Pifu looked at the group with great curiosity and said, "I am a human being. I want to try my best to be a good person, not to deviate from the path of humanity, and to treat other humans kindly. This is my true nature. As long as I grasp this, I will never deviate from the path."

Sure enough...

Amadeus, Xu Shilan, and Chu Yuyan were all speechless because this statement was really too "foolish," but they really couldn't refute it, because this was indeed the core of how foolish people anchored their personal existence. You can't just make foolish people cease to be human just to refute this statement, can you?
The consequences would be terrifying!
Wu Pifu then began testing his various extraordinary abilities on his own. Apart from the Magical Girl Heart Flower, which he hadn't used, he tested everything from conventional martial arts, human immortal martial arts, immortal martial arts internal skills, and even the bio-armor that wasn't used in normal combat. Wu Pifu became more and more certain of his guess.

Any extraordinary path begins with matter and energy, that is, the physical body, then progresses to mental consciousness, and finally to the essence of the soul.

The advancement path of the Zhenwu lineage is very clear. Traditional Chinese martial arts are simply physical training methods for physical evolution. When one advances to the Human Immortal Martial Arts and Yang Shen Techniques, both physical body and spiritual consciousness are emphasized. At the same time, Wu Pifu keenly sensed that both the Human Immortal Martial Arts and the Immortal Martial Arts contain elements that involve the soul. For example, as his internal strength increases in the Immortal Martial Arts, his soul essence is passively strengthened, which is clear evidence of this.

However, in the end, all efforts were in vain. Both the Zhenwu lineage and the Xinghe lineage had failed. The Zhenwu Ancestor was captured by the Heavenly Court and became the Zhenwu Emperor. He never had the chance to advance to the soul level again.

Other extraordinary paths are basically the same. Conqueror's Haki, one of the three types of Haki, only touched the soul level and then stopped. The feeling that the Guyver Armor gave Wu Pifu also had this meaning. The current Guyver Armor is only at the physical level, but its core control center is vaguely connected to his mental consciousness, but it is very slight. It needs to advance to the next level, that is, the so-called Giant Guyver Armor, before it can fully develop the ability at the mental consciousness level.

As for the Magical Girl's Heart Flower... Wu Pifu didn't test it, but judging from his intuition, it was already a highly advanced extraordinary path. There must have been a prerequisite extraordinary path before the Magical Girl's Heart Flower, because the Magical Girl's Heart Flower was a technique at the level of mental consciousness, and the Vacuum Shattering Blade it condensed carried the flavor of a technique at the level of the soul...

Taking advantage of this leisurely time, Wu Pifu tested all the extraordinary skills and external objects one by one, and then tried to understand, practice and even develop them at a deeper level.

Time passed day by day, and in the blink of an eye, ten days had gone by.

Today, Wu Pifu stood in the center of this isolated island with his eyes closed for more than half a day. He remained motionless for a long time, and even Xu Shilan and the others knew that he must have made a major breakthrough. Even the few people who had already returned to Gaia Port rushed over immediately. However, as they approached the isolated island, an indescribable pressure gradually increased. When they were a thousand meters away from the island, they saw a spectacular sight!
The seawater is now isolated!

Centered on the isolated island, a vast circle with a radius of one kilometer was formed, and all the seawater was unable to advance even an inch, as if it had hit an invisible wall!
Everyone was stunned. At this moment, it wasn't just Xu Shilan and a few others who came to the isolated island, but hundreds of Gaia personnel. They were even more incredulous when they saw this scene.

Among the group were two young men with the same expressions as the others, but their eyes held a sense of inquiry. They exchanged glances discreetly, each seeing certain special information in the other's eyes.

(Holy crap, is this guy that strong?)
(...No, he wasn't this strong before. His core title was strange, but I found a way to kill him. It's just that now...)
Before their conversation could end, another change occurred on the island.

A void, interspersed with soaring stars, obscured the entire sky. The bright blue sky was transformed into a void of stars in an instant, and in the next moment, everyone could only stare blankly at this void of stars.

Their souls were shaken!

(End of this chapter)