novelraw Chapter 128: Level 9 Lifeform
Chapter 128: Level 9 Lifeform
The dark side of the moon, lacking the barrier of an atmosphere, was in direct contact with outer space.
Filled with various extreme temperatures and radiation, it could truly be called a forbidden zone for life.
Yet, on a certain crater mountain on this dark side of the moon, a figure sat cross-legged.
This figure sat there quietly. The invisible radiation coming from all directions was completely dissolved beneath his life magnetic field.
Like a holy Buddha from ancient mythology, wherever he sat became a pure land.
'My Six Dimensions of life have already reached the peak of Level 8, and many bottlenecks have been overcome. The next step is to step into Level 9,'
Su Yuan lowered his gaze, thinking silently to himself.
As a peak Level 8 Lifeform, and one who practiced the Six Dimensions cultivation method at that, the strength of Su Yuan's Six Dimensions, including his physical body and soul, exceeded that of an ordinary Level 9 Lifeform by a large margin.
The Starry Void environment, which could be considered dangerous for a Planetary Lifeform, was actually nothing much in Su Yuan's eyes.
Although he still could not roam the starry skies, he could survive in the vacuum of space for a long period.'Level 9... the final stage of a Planetary Lifeform, and the level closest to a Starry Sky Lifeform.'
A look of anticipation revealed itself in Su Yuan's eyes.
'Breaking through to Level 9 here, with the moon acting as a barrier, I will not be detected by the surveillance technology on Blue Star.'
Su Yuan glanced in the direction of Blue Star.
With the empire's investment in Blue Star and the arrival of many factions from the universe,
continuing to break through on Blue Star would easily lead to his discovery.
AI Xiaolan could block surveillance technology from sensing energy fluctuations, but she could not affect the judgment of a Starry Sky Lifeform.
Currently, there were more than ten Starry Sky Lifeforms permanently stationed on Blue Star. Although they were all at the Initial-Realm, they were not blind.
Because of this, according to the gray mirror's answers, the place where Su Yuan could silently break through to a Level 9 Lifeform without attracting the attention of any entity was not on Blue Star, but on the moon.
'Let us begin.'
Su Yuan closed his eyes and officially began his breakthrough.
With the many breakthrough resources prepared in advance and the perfect breakthrough steps formulated by the gray mirror,
Su Yuan's breakthrough to a Level 9 Lifeform occurred without any turbulence or accidents. Everything was within expectations and completely under his control.
The first to break through was still the dimension of the physical body. This was the easiest dimension to break through among the Six Dimensions of life, and it was also the dimension that the vast majority of lifeforms in the universe would focus on.
The physical body dimension was the foundation of life. Aside from a very few Special Lifeform races that did not require a physical body, it was the first thing other cultivators and evolvers would develop.
The physical body nurtured the other five major dimensions.
A breakthrough in the physical body would drive the breakthroughs of the other five major dimensions.
Rumble!
After the physical body took the lead in stepping into the Level 9 Lifeform stage, the other five major dimensions also rose with the tide.
'Phantom Spirit Water!'
Su Yuan flipped his right hand, and a small bottle of illusory, cyan-colored water appeared before him.
The Phantom Spirit Water was a breakthrough resource Su Yuan had purchased, valued at three hundred thousand Azure Surge Coins.
Without the Phantom Spirit Water, a breakthrough in the Soul dimension would be significantly more difficult. This was also one of the drawbacks of the Six Dimensions cultivation method.
Although it brought about perfect life evolution, its cultivation and breakthrough difficulty equally surpassed other cultivation and evolution methods.
However, with the gray mirror present, the cultivation difficulty of the Six Dimensions cultivation method was non-existent. With prior preparation, all bottlenecks and shackles were easily bypassed.
Buzz, buzz... Following the physical body's advancement to Level 9, the Soul dimension also stepped into Level 9.
The Level 9 Soul dimension caused Su Yuan's Psychic Domain to surge significantly in one fell swoop, enveloping a small half of the moon with a single thought.
Under the nourishing feedback of his Level 9 physical body and Level 9 Soul, his Will and Potential also successively crossed into Level 9.
The dimension of Potential directly related to a lifeform's upper limit. In the vast universe, treasures capable of directly increasing a lifeform's potential were incomparably precious.
The Six Dimensions cultivation method had been nurturing the dimension of Potential since the moment cultivation began. Therefore, its advancement to Level 9 was a gradual and natural process without any difficulty, not even requiring auxiliary breakthrough resources.
As for the Will dimension... Su Yuan practiced the "Star Contemplation Method" every day, tempering his own Will with the surging power of the stars and severing endless Inner Demons.
In addition, within the Broken Void World, comprehending martial arts manuals also served to elevate his Will.
The breakthrough of the Will dimension was equally effortless.
'Comprehension...'
Su Yuan concentrated his mind within his body.
Compared to the previous four dimensions, the Comprehension dimension was more ethereal and elusive. However, uplifted by the four major dimensions, it still stepped into the Level 9 tier.
At this point, five of the Six Dimensions of life had transformed to Level 9.
Only the Wisdom dimension remained.
Su Yuan's thoughts grew heavy as he continuously circulated the Six Dimensions cultivation method.
Among the Six Dimensions of life, the easiest to improve was the physical body.
Which dimension was the hardest to elevate?
It was Wisdom.
Whether it was the Soul dimension, the Will dimension, or the ethereal Comprehension dimension.
They all had means of direct improvement.
Direct improvement here referred to enhancement through external forces, such as resources or environmental factors.
Even without practicing cultivation or evolution methods that specifically targeted these areas, improvement could still be achieved; it was merely a matter of the cost involved.
But the Wisdom dimension?
The Wisdom dimension could only be improved through life evolution. Aside from that, all other methods were merely auxiliary.
For instance, the "Myriad Mazes" world was a means to assist the intellect dimension. It taught one how to utilize their own Wisdom to become a qualified strategist.
It could not directly improve Wisdom.
Exactly because of this, strategists who delved into the Wisdom dimension were so incredibly rare.
After all, strategists were basically useless in the early stages. Paying a massive price to elevate their Wisdom dimension made it difficult to balance the other five major dimensions. Their combat power would be too low, making even self-preservation a problem.
Whoosh—
Silently, as the five major dimensions circulated, the Wisdom dimension stepped into the Level 9 tier.
With that.
Su Yuan's Six Dimensions of life had all completely transformed to Level 9.
'A Level 9 Lifeform!'
Su Yuan opened his eyes, looking out at the Starry Void universe, and began to observe it deeply.
'The higher the degree of life evolution, the greater the difference in how one sees the world...'
Su Yuan gazed at the cosmos. When ordinary people looked at the universe, they could only see pitch-black darkness, with only stars twinkling with light.
But Su Yuan? He saw various forms of Cosmic Force, among which Extreme Yang and Extreme Yin were the most conspicuous.
'My current Life Level can almost be considered half a Starry Sky Lifeform, which is why I can see these. A normal Level 9 Lifeform would find it very difficult to sense Cosmic Force.'
Su Yuan thought to himself.
Level 9 Lifeforms were still unable to leave their planets. Coupled with their low Life Level and dull perception, unless they relied on external forces, there was almost no possibility for them to sense Cosmic Force. Even Su Yuan had only indirectly sensed the Extreme Yang power and Extreme Yin power with the help of the two spearmanship techniques provided by the gray mirror.
And those two spearmanship techniques, strictly speaking, were external forces.
'I wonder what the starry cosmos will look like to me once I become a Starry Sky Lifeform.'
Su Yuan smiled. He was now a Level 9 Lifeform, just one step away from becoming a Starry Sky Lifeform.
Swoosh!
Su Yuan rose into the air, looking towards Blue Star from afar.
'With my current ability to mobilize Extreme Yang power and Extreme Yin power, if I strike with full force, I can shake the tectonic plates and sink a continent in a short period of time.'
Su Yuan thought inwardly.
This was already considered a method only Starry Sky Lifeforms could touch upon. Even if it could not compare to true Starry Sky Lifeforms, it could inflict devastating destruction upon a planet's surface.
But it was still far beyond a normal Level 9 Lifeform.
'Starry Sky Lifeforms have nowhere near my level of comprehension regarding Cosmic Power, but their psychic Will is powerful, allowing them to mobilize more Cosmic Power.'
Su Yuan pondered.
For instance, if the multiplier of Extreme Yang power that Su Yuan could mobilize was one hundred times, but his psychic strength was weak compared to a Starry Sky Lifeform, acting as a mere 1, then one hundred times 1 would just be one hundred.
Whereas a Starry Sky Lifeform? Their multiplier for mobilizing Cosmic Force might only be ten times, but their psychic strength was powerful, sitting at 20. The final result would be two hundred.
'Once I fully comprehend the power of Extreme Yang and Extreme Yin, I will be able to rival a Starry Sky Lifeform with the body of a Planetary Lifeform...'
Su Yuan's thoughts raced as he simultaneously questioned the gray mirror, confirming this hypothesis.
Fully comprehending a certain Cosmic Force was the threshold for the Starry Sky Lifeform Mid-Realm. Under such premises, combined with practicing the Six Dimensions cultivation method, he was equivalent to half a Starry Sky Lifeform, genuinely capable of fighting a Starry Sky Lifeform as a Planetary Lifeform.
'If Levels 1 through 9 are Planetary Lifeforms, then starting from Level 10 are Starry Sky Lifeforms. Levels 10 to 19 make up the Initial-Realm.'
'Levels 20 to 29 are the Mid-Realm, and Levels 30 to 39 are the Post-Realm.'
The power divisions of the Starry Sky Lifeform stages surfaced in Su Yuan's mind.
Why was the strength of a Post-Realm Starry Sky Lifeform an unknown number of times greater than the Initial-Realm, escalating from destroying a planet's surface to completely annihilating an entire planet?
It was precisely because advancing from the Initial-Realm to the Post-Realm required crossing a progression span of twenty levels.
'According to the cultivation plan, if I step into the Starry Sky Lifeform stage, relying on the fully comprehended Extreme Yang power and Extreme Yin power by that time, as well as many auxiliary items like the Yin-Yang Blood Pool, I can directly advance to the Mid-Realm, which is Level 20.'
Su Yuan thought to himself.
This was also the main reason he had spent so much time in the Broken Void World.
The two Cosmic Powers of Extreme Yang and Extreme Yin did not just provide a bonus to combat abilities; they were also a necessary threshold for the Mid-Realm of a Starry Sky Lifeform.
Pondering for a moment, Su Yuan asked the gray mirror deep within his sea of consciousness: "Latest physical data."
The gray mirror's surface churned dimly, and strings of text emerged.
[Life Level: Level 9 (0%)]
[Extreme Yang Power: 95%]
[Extreme Yin Power: 94%]
[Combat Bonus: 4250%]
Looking at his incredibly precise physical data, Su Yuan nodded slightly.
Over the past two months of cultivation, his comprehension of the Extreme Yang power had only advanced by 3%.
It seemed like a small amount, but the reality was that once comprehension of a Cosmic Power reached 90%, the difficulty skyrocketed significantly.
Especially after 95%, every 1% increase was as difficult as ascending to the heavens.
Countless Starry Sky Lifeforms had been trapped at this stage for thousands or even tens of thousands of years, unable to progress their comprehension of Cosmic Force any further.
The reason the Broken Void World would sweep across the thirty-six great human empires of the universe in the future was because the martial arts manuals inside could help Starry Sky Lifeforms shorten this process.
'Combat bonus... forty-two point five times.'
Su Yuan was in a good mood.
Before breaking through to a Level 9 Lifeform, his combat bonus had only been thirty-eight times. That was already the result of the past two months of cultivation, rising from thirty-two times to thirty-eight times.
Now that he had stepped into the Level 9 Lifeform stage, even though his comprehension of Extreme Yang power and Extreme Yin power had not changed, his elevated psychic Will could also be applied to his combat bonus.
'The combat bonus of a Second-Rank Master starts at thirty times.'
'The combat bonus of a First-Rank Master starts at sixty times.'
'With my forty-two times combat bonus, I should already be considered at the middle-to-late stage of the Second-Rank?'
Su Yuan thought to himself.
'It is time to return to Blue Star.'
Su Yuan continued to adapt to the Six Dimensions of his Level 9 Lifeform for a moment before flying toward Blue Star.
Su Yuan knew the exact locations of those eleven Initial-Realm Starry Sky Lifeforms on Blue Star. He only needed to avoid their perception ranges to return to Blue Star silently.
Whoosh— Smoothly returning to the Arctic Base, Su Yuan entered the warship.
'Level 9 Lifeform stage... According to the cultivation plan, I will reach the peak of Level 9 in three months, at which point I can step into the Level 10 Starry Sky Lifeform tier.'
His upcoming cultivation plan surfaced in Su Yuan's mind.
This was under the premise of utilizing the numerous cultivation resources from the universe.
Of course, the resources Su Yuan needed were all rigorously calculated by the gray mirror to perfectly suit him, allowing him to absorb and utilize every ounce of their power.
If it were those genius lifeforms from the major factions of the universe, the time and resources they would consume to leap from Level 9 to Level 10 in such a short period would far exceed Su Yuan's.
'Going from Level 9 to the peak of Level 9 poses no difficulty for me; it is merely a matter of accumulating energy.'
'But fully comprehending the two Cosmic Forces of Extreme Yang and Extreme Yin before reaching the peak of Level 9 is the main focus.'
Su Yuan's expression turned solemn. If he wanted to fully comprehend the final few percentage points of Extreme Yang and Extreme Yin power without relying on external items, it would take him thirty years.
This was also the precise answer given by the gray mirror.
However, relying on external forces, such as the Superior-grade Martial Arts Manuals in the Broken Void World, could drastically shorten this time. It would be enough to let Su Yuan fully comprehend Extreme Yang and Extreme Yin within the next three months.
'The Broken Void World...'
Su Yuan's gaze deepened. Over the past two months, the Broken Void World had undergone massive changes. As the usefulness of the martial arts manuals spread, a vast number of Imperial Citizen Players had descended upon it.
Among them were no shortage of Imperial Citizens at the Starry Sky Lifeform Initial-Realm and Mid-Realm.
As for the Starry Sky Lifeform Post-Realm?
The martial arts manuals in the Broken Void World held little attraction for Post-Realm Starry Sky Lifeforms. Post-Realm Starry Sky Lifeforms no longer needed to comprehend more Cosmic Force.
Furthermore, the Broken Void World's intended purpose of guiding life evolution stopped at the Starry Sky Lifeform Mid-Realm. It was an evolution world designed to significantly lower the difficulty of progressing from the Initial-Realm to the Mid-Realm, and from the Mid-Realm to the Post-Realm.
The so-called greatest opportunity in the Broken Void World—the reward for the first ten to shatter the void—was also related to breaking through from the Mid-Realm to the Post-Realm.
'It is time to head to the Capital City of the Dayong Dynasty.'
Su Yuan made his decision. Only the Capital City of Dayong had a sufficient quantity of Superior-grade Martial Arts Manuals.
This would, in turn, propel Su Yuan to fully comprehend the two Cosmic Forces of Extreme Yang and Extreme Yin in the shortest amount of time.