Free Web NovelChapter 216: Chapter 155: 3rd Layer Shocking God Stab, Eighth-Layer Perfection, A Newcomer with Peerless Comprehension
However, upon closer inspection, one could discover a terrifying, piercing intent hidden deep within its core—an intent potent enough to freeze the very soul.
Merely looking at it was enough to feel a faint, needle-like sting in one’s Primordial Spirit. This was the most rudimentary form of the Shocking God Stab—its embryo.
’Whew...’ In his Sea of Consciousness, his Primordial Spirit felt a wave of mental fatigue.
’I didn’t expect that just forming the embryo would be so draining. I’ll handle the delicate task of carving the runes tomorrow after I’ve recovered. I can also use the time to nourish the Shocking God Stab.’
A newly formed Shocking God Stab needed to be nourished. If used directly without this process, it could easily shatter from the repeated violent impacts of its use.
Its shattering would not only mean the failure of the Secret Technique but also cause a backlash against the Primordial Spirit itself, resulting in unpredictable damage.
As the thought crossed his mind, the miniature Primordial Spirit in his Sea of Consciousness opened its mouth slightly toward the Shocking God Stab’s embryo, and an invisible suction force emerged.
The three-inch-long spike, like a fledgling returning to its nest, instantly shrank into a faint glimmer of light and was swallowed by the miniature Primordial Spirit to be nurtured within.
A warm and nourishing sensation immediately fed back to it, and the dim glow of the miniature Primordial Spirit seemed to regain a bit of its vitality.
His consciousness returned to his physical body. Li Wen took an exquisitely packaged, transparent test tube that radiated a cold aura from a small refrigerator nearby.
It was none other than a Level-Five Mental Recovery Potion, priced at twenty million Star Coins.
He casually pulled out the soft stopper and, as if drinking water, downed the azure liquid inside in a single gulp.
The liquid, cool yet brimming with vitality, slid swiftly down his throat. A powerful, refreshing energy shot straight to his brain, like a sweet spring soaking into parched earth, rapidly nourishing the source of his spiritual energy that he had just severely depleted.
"This really is good stuff." He smacked his lips, savoring the pleasant sensation of rapid recovery.
Ever since the principal had seen through to his Primordial Spirit Realm and granted him special privileges, these basic resources—exorbitantly priced in the eyes of ordinary people—were available to him in a virtually unlimited supply.
He flopped casually onto the nearby bed. The feeling of relaxation that came after such mental exertion made him want to just empty his mind for a while.
’As for whether others would call it a reckless waste of precious resources if they knew? That was completely outside his scope of consideration.’
「February 25th.」
「Early morning.」
His cultivation on the 3rd Layer of the Thunder Attraction Tower proceeded as usual. The berserk Power of Thunder and Lightning was converted and absorbed by the *Nine Heavens Divine Body* Heart Method, tempering his physical body. The continuous refinement also restored his Primordial Spirit to its optimal state.
Returning to Villa #1, Li Wen once again entered the quiet cultivation chamber.
He sat cross-legged, closed his eyes, and calmed his mind.
In his Sea of Consciousness, the miniature Primordial Spirit opened its mouth and spat out the Shocking God Stab embryo that had been nourished overnight.
The embryo floated in the air, emitting a light that was purer and more restrained than the day before.
The truly critical step was about to begin—inscribing the first layer of runes.
His Primordial Spirit Power was mobilized once more, transforming into a carving tool finer than a strand of hair, yet infused with an unparalleled will.
Abstruse and complex runic lines, filled with the intent of destruction and piercing, began to be slowly etched onto the surface of the spike’s embryo.
Every stroke felt as if it would drain a wisp of his Primordial Spirit’s Power of Origin.
Inscribing each rune required an incredible degree of microscopic control over his Primordial Spirit Power. Furthermore, the entire rune had to be constructed in one fluid motion, without the slightest pause or deviation.
If even a single minuscule error occurred at any node, the entire runic structure could collapse in an instant. The embryo would also suffer minor damage, requiring it to be nourished all over again.
However, in the face of this immense pressure—unimaginable to an ordinary person—Li Wen’s state of mind was as tranquil as the abyssal sea.
The moment the intention to carve formed, his LV12 [Absolute Focus] skill activated.
In that instant, the world was partitioned and stripped away within his consciousness.
All irrelevant perceptions—the flow of time, external sounds, even the very sensation of his own physical body—receded like the tide.
All that remained was his Sea of Consciousness, the spike embryo before him, and the runic trajectories he needed to inscribe—trajectories he continuously simulated and verified in his mind.
His Primordial Spirit Power was controlled with such precision, stability, and efficiency it was as if it had a life of its own.
Every turn and every connection landed precisely on its predetermined runic node, without the slightest tremor or delay.
The entire inscription process was like a master, immersed in his craft for a century, painting his life’s magnum opus. It was also like a program, following the simplest of laws, executing its task to perfection.
’Pain? Resistance? Mistakes?’ Such thoughts never created the slightest ripple in his supremely focused mind.
’Long? Short?’ In his state of absolute focus, the scale of time itself had become blurred.
Finally!
With the fall of the final stroke, the core runic network that formed the first layer of the Shocking God Stab instantly lit up on the surface of the spike’s embryo.
All the runic pathways seemed to spring to life, shimmering with brilliant light. They interconnected to form a seamless whole that radiated a destructive spiritual ripple.
HUMMM—
Having been fully inscribed, the Shocking God Stab trembled violently.
Its form underwent a subtle change. The surface of the three-inch spike was no longer blank but was now covered in profound, arcane, and endlessly flowing dark-gold patterns.
It was no longer just an "embryo" but a true Primordial Spirit artifact, emitting a heart-stopping sharpness and deathly stillness.
The outwardly-projected stinging sensation was completely withdrawn, transformed into a latent death threat potent enough to make even a powerful expert’s Primordial Spirit instinctively wary.
The miniature Primordial Spirit opened its mouth again, swallowing the transformed Shocking God Stab to begin a deeper level of stabilization and nourishment.
"It’s done!" In the real world, Li Wen slowly opened his eyes, and for a fleeting moment, a sharp glint that seemed capable of piercing the void flashed in their depths.
