Swallowing the Stars: Providing a Loan to Luo Feng Begins

Chapter 91 No Willpower Secret Technique? Borrow it! (2.9k)

"The Bridge to Heaven, the Illusionary Sea, and the Altar of Immortality—these three places test one's 'comprehension of the laws,' 'willpower,' and 'physical exertion,' respectively. These three points are the key to becoming immortal."

The man in white robes, who had been smiling, muttered to himself:

"To become immortal, your understanding of the laws is sufficient, but your physical exertion must also reach 100%. Only when you exert physical exertion can it be said that you have completely mastered your body and can control it perfectly."

"Consciousness and will must at least reach the level of immortality."

"Even if you want to gain more insight into the laws at the World Lord level through clear comprehension, I suggest you complete these tasks first."

"That way, you can make a breakthrough whenever you want."

"Thank you for your guidance, senior." Luo Feng nodded.

"Well, go if you have the chance. I also hope to see the human race have another universe master. If you can grow to the level of the Giant Axe, that would be even better." The Primordial Ancestor smiled and then quietly left.

"Gone."

Luo Feng's main question now is: who exactly is this white-robed man? How did he appear and disappear so quietly?

So I asked myself:

"Chen Qi, who exactly is this 'Yuan'? How can he directly enter my killing space? Shouldn't I need to give him my permission before he can enter?"

"Because... he created the virtual universe." Chen Qi revealed some things: the virtual universe was created by the original ancestor, and the one currently handling the virtual universe is a servant of the mechanical race's universe master who recognizes him as his master.

Here, the original is essentially the server administrator.

Naturally, one can do whatever one wants.

"?!?!" A look of surprise welled up in Luo Feng's heart. The virtual universe was created by this white-robed man? In the virtual universe, any law can be simulated, and most of the various psychic weapons are simulated using secret techniques.

Furthermore, the virtual universe is almost ubiquitous throughout the entire universe, covering every inch of land, and can be connected from anywhere.

It is like an invisible network that tightly connects distant planets, making the transmission and exchange of information among humans extremely convenient. It is the most powerful means of communication in the entire universe, such as the Genius War.

Humanity has a virtual universe, which allows them to directly organize assessments of geniuses from all over the vast universe, a condition that other races do not have.

A considerable number of geniuses will inevitably be buried and will not receive proper training.

"That's why when I asked you to talk to Babata about me, you had to use the information channel I provided. Otherwise, that progenitor might have already known about my existence," Chen Qi explained.

Chen Qi initially built a private virtual space within the system space. Because it existed within the system space and was related to the system, it could naturally conceal and distort certain things, thus avoiding the information collection of the virtual universe.

Every important communication between Babata and him, as well as Luo Feng, was conducted through his own virtual space.

As Chen Qi spoke, he fed the ingredients to the former gluttonous tree.

Let it evolve into the 'Time-Traveling Ancestral Spirit Tree'.

At this moment, the Gluttonous Tree had become incredibly large, its trunk exhibiting a slow, shifting transformation between half-solid and half-illusory, with wisps of light flowing among its branches and leaves, and some grits of sand flowing within them, like sand flowing in an hourglass.

The leaves were no longer like those of ordinary trees, but had turned into prisms like lenses. Chen Qi stood in front of the Time-Traveling Ancestral Spirit Tree.

The ancient tree was swaying gently.

The prisms reflected his image and swayed accordingly.

"It's almost here, almost here, I'll soon become immortal."

The Altar of Immortality.

In this vast plane, endless black mountain ranges are scattered throughout, intricately interwoven to form a huge and unique terrain.

Between these mountain ranges.

Countless towering peaks are densely packed together, and on each peak stands a solemn and ancient golden altar.

"The Altar of Immortality".

"This is a place where you are truly tested on your strength."

Luo Feng felt that his understanding of the laws and his primal energy were ineffective here, as primal energy and psychic power were simply absent from this body.

The comprehension of laws, however, is something that is isolated from the laws in this dimensional space.

Using pure physical strength, he quickly climbed the stairs and arrived at an altar with a target on it.

"Please use your 'head,' 'elbow,' 'fist,' 'knee,' and 'kick' to launch these five attacks within one second. Your power output will be calculated based on the lowest value of these five attacks."

"Five times, lowest value."

"It's more scientific than those force tests on Earth."

Normally, a martial artist is unlikely to use every part of their body in the same way when exerting force; on Earth, only the fist is tested.

"Come!"

Luo Feng first rehearsed it in his mind.

How to take action within one second.

next moment.
He quickly tensed his body like a large bow and slammed his head against the target, completely disregarding the pain.

He quickly stood up, his entire body moving with lightning speed. His right elbow struck the target, followed by a punch, a leaping knee strike, and a swift kick with his other foot... The whole sequence of movements was fluid and seamless.

"Head: 67 units, elbow: 73 units, fist: 79 units, knee: 66 units, foot: 78 units."

"Power up to 67!"

Immediately afterwards, data popped up on the screen.

"First exertion of 67 points, earning 1,000 points for 50 exertion units, and 2,000 points for 60 exertion units, for a total of 3,000 points."

Luo Feng wasn't focused on those mere three thousand points. Looking at his power output data, he suddenly realized that he was still far behind, and it was becoming increasingly difficult to improve his power output as he went up the ranks. His current overall score was '67'.

It is still a long way from meeting the requirement of 100 for immortality.

"Luo Feng, don't be discouraged. Don't forget that you are not even a hundred years old yet. Moreover, you have been comprehending the laws all these years. Tempering your will and exerting your power is the area you have invested the least time in, and you haven't even taken the initiative to learn it."

"What's more, you have exceptional comprehension! As long as your comprehension is high enough and your learning speed is fast enough, what does a power multiplier matter?"

Of the requirements for becoming immortal, the easiest to improve is 100 power units.

The 'Immortal Altar' in this test also offers the lowest rewards; even with 100 units of effort, it only grants 5 points.

Moreover, Chen Qi remembered that in the original storyline, Luo Feng returned empty-handed with zero points when he first arrived at the Immortal Altar...

"Yes, we'll focus on improving it later. Since it's a simple thing, we should finish it as soon as possible." Luo Feng didn't want to fall behind on such a simple task.

Chen Qi, seeing that Luo Feng hadn't lost his fighting spirit, asked a question while in the system space:
"Still want to venture into the Illusionary Sea?"

"Charge!!!"

Luo Feng left the Immortal Altar.

He planned to venture into the Illusionary Sea to test the level of his willpower.

The plane of fantasy sea.

The surging black seawater filled the air, the waves rolled, carrying an endless sense of oppression and heaviness.

Luo Feng stood on a cliff, his gaze resolute and unwavering.

He took a deep breath, feeling the oppressive atmosphere around him, and a burning fighting spirit ignited in his heart.
Inside the system space, Chen Qi was also pondering:

"Willpower is related to the Star Tower that recognizes its master, and to the Ranks Technique."

"In this timeline, Luo Feng has countless better conditions for tempering his will, but there is a fatal flaw: he is still too young."

"The current Luo Feng, compared to the Luo Feng around one hundred years old in the normal storyline, has an incomparably higher will, but compared to the Luo Feng during the World Lord period in the original storyline, he is indeed much weaker."

"In the original story, during Luo Feng's time as the Realm Lord, his cultivation time was countless years longer. The test for accepting disciples by the Chaos City Lord alone was given three thousand years, but Luo Feng completed it in a few hundred years."

"However, on this timeline, Luo Feng is not yet a hundred years old."

"We must increase investment."

"The era of the Realm Lord is a good time to recognize the Star Tower as its master."

"But if you invest too much in your willpower, it will only help you obtain the Star Tower. Otherwise, it feels like a waste! Willpower can only be used against illusionists. Furthermore, improving your willpower will allow Luo Feng to better control his mental power."

"The effects brought about by the enhancement of the law are more obvious."

"I'm really torn."

Chen Qi was pondering this question. It wasn't really a problem. For example, if Luo Feng were stuck at the Realm Lord level for a longer period, his willpower would definitely be stronger than that of the Realm Lord level Luo Feng in the original storyline.

"Increasing willpower doesn't significantly boost combat power, making it difficult to utilize. This is the biggest problem right now..."

"Wait???"

"Why is it so difficult to use willpower? Isn't it because there were almost no secret techniques for using willpower in the primordial universe?!"

"Have it!"

“For example, in the world of Jin, Luo Feng once obtained the ‘Divine Eye Secret Technique’ from the Mountain-Sitting Guest, which is the technique of using willpower, as well as the technique of the Dimensional Realm… and so on.”

"In that case, could I borrow a secret technique of willpower that is suitable for Luo Feng's current level?"

"Isn't it worth it to boost your willpower like this!"

"It's a real boost to combat power! And against those beings that have no soul but only will, with even higher defense, like the 'Primordial Ancestral Vein' clone, the Willpower Secret Technique is actually a targeted attack!"

"The power of loans."

"It's just something that others can't obtain, but can be obtained through loans: rare treasures that enhance comprehension, and various special life forms that don't even exist in the original universe..."

"Now let's create a secret technique of willpower!"

"Furthermore, since there are virtually no attacks of will in the universe, there's no need for targeted defenses; this thing is practically like 'true damage' in a game!"

"100% defense penetration!"

(End of this chapter)