Sweeping both worlds: Starting from idealistic martial arts

Chapter 456 Seventh-Turn Consciousness Fragment
On the battlefield of the national destiny arena, with victory in the competition...

The change in self-perception among the people on those five planets, the invisible power of faith surged towards Fang Can like a raging torrent.

In the blink of an eye, Fang Can felt himself being swept up by the will of all living beings.

These beliefs began to forcibly elevate his status and amplify his power, making him stronger out of thin air.

But the gift of power is not given without compensation.

Fang Can keenly sensed that this torrent of faith carried a more subtle and essential "coercive force" than "national conversion"!
Countless fragments of thoughts originating from different individuals, imagining, worshipping, expecting, and symbolically depicting Fang Can—like countless tiny yet incredibly resilient spiritual threads—are quietly entwining, permeating, and attempting to "correct" his self-awareness, turning it into the image of "the divine Fang Can" "outlined" in the subconscious of all living beings.

'But...this effect...'

Fang Can frowned slightly, a sense of vigilance rising within him. He felt the faith of hundreds of billions of beings, like countless fine threads, beginning to continuously transform his consciousness.

Although Fang Can's willpower is strong enough that he may not be affected for the time being.

However, if the duration is too long, or if too many people believe in you, then you might actually have your consciousness gradually changed in a subtle way.

This is the biggest problem!!!

With Fang Can's current spiritual realm comparable to the sixth level, he can stop the stars from spinning with a mere thought.

How can the faith of a mere tens of billions of people have an impact on his spirit?

Logically speaking, even if all the memories and emotions of hundreds of billions of people were poured into his sea of ​​consciousness, it would not be able to stir up a ripple; it would only be instantly swallowed up and decomposed by his vast and boundless spirit.

This is the overwhelming effect of pure realm; a higher realm can forcibly cover the lower realm with its spirit.

For example, it's just a single thought.

The thought of a martial artist on the path to heaven is completely different from that of a martial artist who has shed their mortal body; their influence is also worlds apart.

This is similar to the difference between hydrogen gas and neutron star matter; for the same volume, the difference in mass between the two is frighteningly large.

A fleeting thought crossed the mind of the Sixth-Turn True Monarch: going out for dinner today. But he quickly dismissed it.

Such thoughts could generate billions of them in the mind of a Six-Turn True Monarch at any time.

However, if an ordinary martial artist were to browse the memories of a sixth-level expert, even the most ordinary passage would cause them immense harm.

If an ordinary person merely sees a sixth-level expert's thought of "going to eat" arise in their mind, their consciousness may be directly infected by the sixth-level expert, and they may be overwhelmed by the massive amount of information and become mentally impaired.

Perhaps just by glimpsing the thought "go eat" arising in the mind of a Sixth-Turn True Monarch, one's consciousness might be overwhelmed by the sheer amount of information, driving them to madness, and then causing them to spend the rest of their lives constantly muttering about wanting to eat.

To some extent, the idealistic martial arts of the martial arts world is a system of comprehensive sublimation.

Whether it's strength, consciousness, spirit, skills, or the level of life, everything is being sublimated in every aspect with each breakthrough in realm.

Starting from the sixth revolution, one can connect the physical body with the universe, and the transformations in the seventh and eighth revolutions become even more intense.

It can be said that in the later stages, apart from their human appearance, martial artists had no other aspect that was related to the human species. They were like humanoid Cthulhus at first glance, but upon closer inspection and reflection, they were terrifying.

Even Fang Can himself had to admit that he was now some distance from being a god, but far from being a human.

After all, what human being can handle 1000 million women at the same time?
He was able to do it after he ascended to heaven; he's a human being!
In a sense, the AT field is the second organ that Fang Can developed after practicing martial arts.

The AT field can be used in a more athletic mode during combat and can be switched to a business mode during daily life.

Previously, when Fang Can was observing his own memories in the virtual timeline, he was subconsciously influenced by the thoughts and ideas within those memories because they were those of the Seventh Ancestor.

This is why he only dabbled in it; otherwise, if he were to actually go through the seven cycles of life, he would be completely brainwashed by the massive amount of emotions involved and become a completely different person.

'So... how can the power of faith of these hundreds of billions of humans influence my consciousness?' Fang Can frowned as he looked at the power of faith that was tirelessly influencing his consciousness.

With a hint of probing, he directly separated a wisp of his mind and grabbed the power of faith, preparing to remove the part containing human emotions.

However, as Fang Canxin removed the power of faith from it, she discovered that the seemingly ordinary threads of faith contained an incredibly high purity of spiritual will!
Feeling the colorful faith in himself flashing through his mind, he was secretly astonished: "This purity is comparable to that of a seventh-rank Divine Lord in terms of quality."

In a simple comparison of a single thought, Fang Can's thought is not as pure as the thought of an ordinary person here.

The people here don't practice martial arts, so they can't project their consciousness outwards; otherwise, each of them could rival the level of those who ascend to heaven through their willpower.

'No wonder... relying solely on the vague and ethereal faith of the Great Qing Empire, they were able to create a Gojo Satoru who was nearly at the sixth rank. So, while the quantity wasn't enough, the quality was ridiculously high, a direct leap from fantasy to reality.'

Fang Can suddenly understood. This kind of high-purity faith, comparable to the seventh level of the spiritual realm, was no longer a simple spiritual power, but was closer to a kind of rule-based spiritual entity!

Looking at the power of faith that was empowering his mind, Fang Can did not immediately disperse it, but allowed it to continue to exist in his consciousness.

Anyway, it's just a mere few hundred billion Dao of faith, which can be considered as seventh level. It won't have any impact on me for hundreds or thousands of years.

Thoughts returned to reality, and the indifferent, heartless voice of the [History of Time] once again reverberated through the starry sea:
[Great Zhou, would you like to choose whether to continue the challenge or end it?]

"Continue the challenge!"

Before Li Longyun could remind him, Fang Can said directly that after this incident with the power of faith, he wanted to continue studying the mechanism of the power of faith.

This would require a large amount of faith power to conduct the experiment, so why not just strip the entire faith of Daqing?

Although the gods do not have the right to decide who participates, Li Longyun naturally agreed unconditionally after Fang Can spoke, and directly chose to continue the challenge.

With the commencement of this proposal and Fang Can's declaration of war, the invisible power of the rules instantly locked onto the hundreds of millions of Daqing beings who were still roaring and cursing in the storm of anger, forcibly dragging them back into the framework of the battlefield of national destiny!

"Hurry up and summon your gods!" Fang Can said with a hint of anticipation. "Let's finish this quickly and call it a day."

Because during each national tournament, for those countries that lose, 1% of their resource stars will be deducted, with a minimum of one star.

Because the maximum daily reduction is 20% of the existing territory, even Fang Can cannot annex Daqing's territory in one go. Even if he fights all day, he can only occupy 100 planets of Daqing.

With the fall of the Great Qing Empire's strongest trump card, [Half-Body Wutiao Wu], the remaining gods who relied on scattered faith to survive were as fragile as candles in the wind in front of Fang Can.

Given the vast disparity in strength, the outcome was a foregone conclusion.

The remaining nineteen arena battles ended almost the instant Fang Can made his move. Those lesser gods who were hastily summoned and whose aura was not even one-tenth as strong as the peak Gojo Satoru, along with their summoners and the projected battlefields, were wiped out in an instant.

In just over ten minutes, it was bloody and efficient.

Fang Can, with overwhelming force, completely reclaimed the one hundred life resource stars that had been occupied by Daqing for the Great Zhou Empire!
What followed was an even larger and more turbulent torrent of faith!

The instantaneous shift in the sense of belonging of hundreds of millions of people not only changed their self-perception, but also made these new loyal subjects of the Great Zhou cast their pure and fervent gazes toward Fang Can, who gave them new identities!

A tidal wave of faith disregarded the distance of time and space, frantically flowing into Fang Can's sea of ​​consciousness.

The total amount of faith residing within it has expanded more than tenfold compared to the meager "gains" after the initial battle.

……

The core of the Daqing Empire, the highest strategic conference room.

On the edge of the Empire's interstellar map, hundreds of resource planets are being brutally marked with a cold, dark blue color, symbolizing irreparable loss.

A defense minister's voice trembled: "Your Excellency President! If this continues... tomorrow! Just tomorrow! If that Fang Can launches another war, we will lose another 20 percent of our existing territory. If this continues, we will be completely annexed in no time!"

Under their watchful eyes, Premier Daqing's expression was also extremely unpleasant, clearly unable to accept the loss of his territory.

But looking at the numerous government officials of the Daqing Empire, he took a deep breath of the cold air, straightened his back, and said, "It doesn't matter, we still have a chance!"

"There's still a chance?" The people present looked at the Prime Minister, not understanding what method he was referring to.

"We can request support from other interstellar federations," the Prime Minister said slowly. "Don't forget the [Northern Star Region Non-Aggression and Emergency Assistance Treaty] that we once signed with the neighboring Starfall Federation."

"You mean...?" someone in the room thought of a possibility.

“That’s right, we will immediately invoke the highest authority of the terms! We will invite the Starfall Federation to send a deity into the battlefield of national destiny to fight for us against Fang Can!”

The Prime Minister said calmly, "The neighboring Starfall Federation possesses hundreds of thousands of resource stars and is a major power in the entire Big Dipper Star Region. As long as they come to help, things will definitely get better!"

"But……"

Faced with the Prime Minister's plan, the subordinates hesitated and said, "Won't this lead to even greater trouble? What if the Starfall Federation tries to annex us like the Great Zhou?"

"If we don't solve the immediate problem, we won't even have the right to be eaten!!!"

The Prime Minister abruptly interrupted, his bloodshot eyes fixed on the questioner: "Fang Can and that terrifying Great Zhou are deadly threats that must be eliminated immediately! As for the Starfall Federation's appetite... that's a matter for later! We'll gamble our national destiny!"

After a brief silence, hands began to rise with difficulty. In their despair, they sought a sliver of hope for survival, even if it meant drinking poison to quench their thirst; they had no other choice.

……

Meanwhile, the perspective shifts back to Fang Can.

After a twenty-game winning streak, he directly invited back the ancestral star of Great Zhou with divine reverence amidst the jubilation of the people of Great Zhou.

Upon returning to their ancestral home planet, Premier Zhou immediately prepared a grand celebration to commemorate the victory.

However, Fang Can still had unresolved matters to attend to, so he declined the celebration and secluded himself in a quiet room to think.

In stark contrast to the bustling celebrations outside, this place is isolated from all external sounds, offering only an almost frozen tranquility.

There were no ornate decorations, only cold metal walls and an energy core in the center radiating a soft, stable light.

With absolute contact, he could directly extract the entire power of faith from the brain.

Through his research over this period, he also discovered the shady dealings of people in this world.

Simply put, everyone in this universe is a fragment of consciousness at the seventh stage.

If the history of time is a seven-stage inheritance, then the most important part of the seven stages—consciousness—is completed by all living beings in this world.

Individual citizens can be seen as part of the Seven Revolutions spirit.

Every ordinary human being in this universe is not, in essence, an independent and complete individual soul! Their spirits are highly fragmented projections of seventh-stage spiritual consciousness, diluted countless times.
The more citizens gather, the larger their Seven Revolutions Spirit Fragments become, and the stronger their power becomes.

The truly complete Seven Revolutions of Spirit were then evenly distributed to everyone in this world.

It can be said that the more humans there are, the stronger the Seven Revolutions Spirit becomes, and the more terrifying the power that the Book of Time can exert.

Moreover, this power of faith has another function.

Fang Can looked at the ball of light in his hand that was radiating five-colored light, gradually erasing away the spiritual impurities within it, and then devouring the purest power of faith within it.

Soon, he felt his strength increase slightly.

By eliminating personal emotions and devouring pure spiritual consciousness, I can strengthen my spirit and grow my physical body through spiritual enhancement.

Fang Can rubbed his chin, observing the spiritual will in front of him, then reached into his mind and pulled out a ball of purple, hazy light—a memory from another timeline, the seventh cycle.

Both of these are at the seventh level.

One is the memory of the seventh revolution, and the other is the will of the seventh revolution.

If Fang Can were to completely devour both, it would be enough to push his cultivation level to another level.

'However... the problem now is how to ensure my existence in front of these two lumps.' Fang Can pondered to himself.

He was just a sixth-level will with only a little over ten years of life experience. How could he possibly devour the spirit and memories of an entire seventh-level being?
Another problem is that the entire territory of Daqing is still too small, and the amount of faith power it can provide is limited.

The complete Seventh Rank Spirit is scattered throughout the territories of the interstellar nations. His first task is to seize the spirits of countless humans in this world and make everyone believe in him.

'Launching national wars repeatedly is far too slow. Is there a faster way?'

With this in mind, Fang Can began to consider how to annex all the scattered interstellar nations as quickly as possible.

(End of this chapter)