Free Web NovelChapter 199: Chapter 152: Combined Chapter
His performance had completely won everyone over, silencing all doubters.
Now, people were only interested in betting on how long it would take him to perform his next miracle.
The scene shifted to the edge of a training ground on Nine Heavens Peak. ƒгeeweɓn૦vel.com
Du Yun had just finished a round of honing his spear intent, his training uniform drenched in sweat. He froze in place as he tapped open the notification that popped up on his smart-watch.
Displayed prominently on the screen was a campus news flash: Li Wen had broken through to the Sixth Layer of the Nine Heavens Divine Body.
He stared in silence for a few seconds, then slowly lowered his watch and let out a long sigh. A complex mix of emotions played across his face—shock and bitterness, which finally melted into pure admiration and a hint of relief.
He shook his head and chuckled, speaking to the empty air as if muttering to himself, or perhaps as if he had finally laid down a heavy burden.
"There’s just no comparison anymore. At this speed, it’s impossible to catch up. Fine. From now on, I’ll just focus on competing with myself."
He tightened his grip on the alloy spear in his hand, his eyes filled with renewed determination as he walked toward the next training station.
His own Nine Heavens Divine Body had only recently stabilized at the Fourth Layer.
Nearby, Fang Chenghong saw the news as well.
His reaction was much calmer. A genuine smile even touched his lips as he spoke to Chen Xing, who was busy wiping his sword blade beside him.
"Heh, see? I told you Brother Wen was absurdly strong. This seals the deal."
His tone carried a hint of pride, as if he shared in the glory. fɾeeweɓnѳveɭ.com
His connection through Fang Chengwu made him naturally view Li Wen as an older brother. Li Wen’s strength only brought him joy.
His own Nine Heavens Divine Body was nothing to scoff at, being at the peak of the Third Layer.
Chen Xing, in the middle of wiping his sword, paused. He lifted his head to look at the distant mountain peak where flashes of lightning were faintly visible, his gaze as sharp as a knife.
"A monster..." he murmured, then looked down at the sword in his hand and gripped it tightly.
"But there’s always someone stronger out there. It’s fine. Pressure creates motivation. I have to push myself even harder, build up enough strength to get to the second floor sooner!"
The fighting spirit in his eyes blazed. He was hot on their heels, his own progress in the latter stage of the Third Layer.
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Despite the roaring discussions and feverish praise from the outside world, Li Wen, the man at the center of the storm, remained completely serene.
He had long since returned to his residence in Villa District One, where he now sat cross-legged inside his meditation chamber.
The joy of breaking through to the Sixth Layer had long since settled within him.
’The Sixth Layer? In my eyes, this is just a new beginning, far from the end.’
His goal was clear and grand: perfection at the Ninth Layer.
To achieve true mastery of the Nine Heavens Divine Body, tempering his flesh and will to their absolute peak, and then ascend to the Flying Star Level in a single, decisive push.
’The road ahead is still long.’ Li Wen closed his eyes and turned his focus inward. The power of his Primordial Spirit surged like a tidal wave within his sea of consciousness. His immense Spiritual Power began rapidly deducing and analyzing the secrets of the Heart Method for the Sixth Layer of the Nine Heavens Divine Body.
Each layer of the Nine Heavens Divine Body was a completely different Chapter.
This was because the lightning power one had to channel, refine, and control underwent a qualitative change with each layer.
The corresponding circulation routes, Energy Guidance Skill, frequency of qi and blood circulation, and even the way one’s spiritual will resonated with the power all required specific adjustments.
The intensity and properties of the lightning at the Sixth Layer far surpassed those of the Fifth Layer.
Fortunately, he had the profound foundation built from cultivating all the way to the Fifth Layer, giving him a deep understanding of this Cultivation Technique’s core principles and patterns of change.
More importantly, the high-speed information processing from his integrated Lv11 [Scholar] class trait, combined with a soul empowered by a second-level Primordial Spirit, provided him with an unprecedentedly powerful analytical engine.
In just three days, he had completely deconstructed and thoroughly understood the core Heart Method of the Sixth Layer—a set of principles so profound and complex that it took most talented disciples months of dedicated study.
The meaning of every esoteric rune, every critical node in the energy flow, and every mental state required for his spiritual will to withstand the tyrannical lightning—all of it was seared deep into his sea of consciousness, fully mastered and integrated.
On the morning of the fourth day after his breakthrough, Li Wen appeared once again at the entrance to the main hall on the second floor of the Thunder Attraction Tower on Nine Heavens Peak.
This time, he walked straight toward the deepest part of the corridor, to the cultivation area at the front where the lightning energy was at its most dense and violent.
Similar to his last visit, small groups of senior Nine Heavens Peak disciples were still waiting quietly outside the cultivation rooms in the middle and rear sections of the hall.
When they saw Li Wen walk in, their eyes held a mixture of awe and curiosity.
However, the meditation chambers in the front section were still mostly empty, looking particularly desolate.
The destructive energy contained within—enough to instantly kill a high-level Super Martial Artist—was sufficient to make most disciples shy away in fear.
Li Wen opened the door to a meditation chamber labeled [A-5].
The heavy metal door slid open without a sound.
BOOM!
It was as if the gates of hell had been thrown open.
A terrifying aura, several times more violent than the one in chamber B-1, surged forth.
The meditation chamber was no longer filled with simple, incandescent white lightning. Instead, it was a strange, viscous, ink-black miasma of light, crackling with countless tiny, deep-blue electrical arcs.
The air felt ionized to its absolute limit, reeking of pungent ozone and a strange, acrid, rusty smell, like metal seared by fire.
Just the escaping aura sent sharp, prickling sensations and waves of numbness through Li Wen’s powerful physique, causing his muscles to tense involuntarily.
He stepped inside steadily. The metal door slid shut behind him, sealing off the hellish scene.
He sat cross-legged in the center of the cold, hard Thunder Attraction Platform.
"Haaa..." He regulated his breathing, his gaze as sharp as a blade. "Let’s begin."
With a single thought, the Heart Method of the *Nine Heavens Divine Body: Sixth Layer* began to operate at full capacity.
