Swallowed Star 2: Origin Continent: Volume 9: Chapter 6 (344): [The Spiritual Will and Consciousness System] (Part 1)

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Swallowed Star 2: Origin Continent
Volume 9: [Advancing Through the Darkness]
Chapter (344): [The Spiritual Will and Consciousness System] (Part 1)
(6th of Volume 9)
Translator: Shadow Knight AK
Editor: Shadow Knight AK
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Luo Feng sat cross-legged within this spatial layer of the Star Tower. The Eye of Life and Death on his brow was observing the Hunyuan bloodline of the 'Heavenly Fire Shadow'.

As he observed, he couldn't help but marvel, "Why didn't I think of this before?"

"With my comprehension of the Dao of Life, every single life unit contains boundless spiritual essence and has the potential to develop self-awareness," Luo Feng thought to himself.

"Given the immense scale of a body cultivated through the Semi-Hunyuan Dao of Life and Death, the number of life units it possesses is simply beyond measure."

In theory, a body (lifeform) cultivated through the Semi-Hunyuan Dao of Life and Death is so vast that it is countless times more complex than even the original universe.

"Countless fragments of consciousness may seem to share a unified memory, but in reality, these fragments originate from different parts of the body, each with its own instincts and tendencies."

"Some are concious and like to think."

"Some of them enjoy combat."

"Some are concious and prefer slumber."

"Some are concious and seek joy and pleasure."

"Some lean toward anger and emotion."

"And some absolutely detest angry emotions."

"When all these fragments are forced into unity, the energy loss will be enormous – up to 90% or more."

Luo Feng understood this clearly.

Just like how every individual possesses wisdom. But whether it's an army of 10,000, 100,000, or a billion, the more numerous it is, the harder it is to command.

Luo Feng has so many fragmented consciousnesses that even he could not estimate the total. Not all of them liked battle or cultivation.

Some just wanted comfort. Some enjoyed absorbing energy and spawning new life units. Some loved destroying weaker units.

A massive body based on the Dao of Life and Death constantly eliminates the weak and nurtured new life units at every moment.

"If my body was smaller, it'd be easier to control with my current level."

"But I've pursued the extremity of size, and this is the bottleneck I now face."

Every ultra-massive lifeform among the practitioner factions had to overcome this very challenge.

Without solving it, there would be no way to control such a colossal form.

"Spiritual will controlling the body actually means building a 'Spiritual Will and Consciousness System'- to unify fragmented consciousnesses more efficiently and reduce loss," Luo Feng thought.

"By reducing energy loss, the resulting complete consciousness will be ten times or more powerful."

Luo Feng's Eye of Life and Death observed.

Luo Feng clearly knew that his Dao of Life and Death, at the Late-stage God Emperor Realm, had reached a bottleneck- and was still far from perfection.

The missing piece was precisely the 'Spiritual will and consciousness System'.

Only by integrating this vast and intricate spiritual will system could the Dao of Life and Death truly reach the Semi-Hunyuan level.

"The principle is simple, but the system itself is enormous and complex. Just by watching the 'Heavenly Fire Shadow's' Hunyuan bloodline, I can already see countless intricacies in its spiritual consciousness system."

"At my level, there are billions of consciousness webs woven like network throughout the body, governing all fragments from various levels."

"This network is something I naturally developed through cultivation. It's already close to perfection and sufficient... If I didn't pursue body size limits. Enhancing it further from this base... is unimaginably difficult."

"Not to mention the most troublesome issue- my Eye of Life and Death can't even fully perceive the deeper mysteries of high-level Hunyuan bloodlines," Luo Feng frowned.

The insights he could glean were incomplete, missing the core layers.

"Just relying on fragments will take me hundreds of epochs- maybe even tens of billions of epochs- to perfect the spiritual will and consciousness control system."

"I need to find a way to clearly perceive a complete high-level Hunyuan bloodline!" Luo Feng's eyes lit up.

"Right! In the Infinite Space, there's a treasure that can help. On the lake island, I've accumulated reward points. It's time to use them."

He sat cross-legged.

"Those reward points- now is the critical moment to use them." Luo Feng was extremely familiar with the Infinite Space's treasure vault and immediately redeemed what he needed.

"Redeem the Book of Wisdom!" Luo Feng immediately exchanged for the secret treasure, the 'Book of Wisdom', which cost 2,000,000 reward points.

This treasure, forged from part of a Hunyuan ancestor's body materials, was worth far more than the Eye of Life and Death.

It could dissect all phenomena, study the Dao, and assist with cultivation.

While the Eye of Life and Death only specializes in observing the life force and destruction points of things, but it's weaker when analyzing Hunyuan bloodlines.

The Book of Wisdom excels at analyzing Hunyuan life corpses and bloodline abilities, making it far superior in that aspect.

It is also prohibited from being taken outside the Origin World.

"Reminder to the trial-taker: Once redeemed, the Book of Wisdom may be used permanently. However, if the trial-taker dies, the book will return to Infinite Space automatically."

"Do you want to confirm redemption?"

"Redeem!" Luo Feng had already done this before.

"Redemption successful! Trial-taker Luo Feng, this is the ninth time the Book of Wisdom has been redeemed. Of the previous eight, three ascended beyond the cage and became high-level Hunyuan beings."

Luo Feng smiled.

The success rate for Book of Wisdom users was clearly higher than for Eye of Life and Death users.

And since the three high-level beings who used it were not noted as deceased, they were likely still alive. Yet they still returned the book of wisdom to Infinite Space?

"I've only got 1,109,303 reward points left now," Luo Feng sighed.

He'd been saving those points for so long, and finally, he spent them.

"But the Book of Wisdom is worth it."

Luo Feng had long felt the urge to exchange for it, especially once he realized how helpful it would be for studying the Dao through Hunyuan bloodlines and materials.

But he kept resisting the urge- until he hit the bottleneck.

Even then, he waited.

But once he found out the Eye of Life and Death alone couldn't view deeper parts of high-level Hunyuan bloodlines, he acted.

These 2 million reward points were used at the perfect moment.

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Origin Continent, quiet chamber of Huyang City Lord's mansion. Inside the Star Tower.

Luo Feng looked at the black book in his hands. It seemed ordinary, but the 2 million reward point cost proved its value. An invisible force infused him, and he instantly understood how to use it.

"Let's try it."

With a thought, Luo Feng activated the book.

A wave of invisible energy enveloped the high-level Hunyuan bloodline of the 'Heavenly Fire Shadow'- and in an instant, it had been fully analyzed.

Luo Feng was stunned.

He opened the black book's cover and looked at the pages inside.

The pages were crystal clear, each containing countless layers of space.

As Luo Feng gazed upon them, layers of intricate runes appeared like the branches of a giant tree, penetrating through space.

The tree seemed alive, still slowly changing.

Everything was incredibly clear- laid bare before Luo Feng's eyes.

"This is the complete structure of a high-level Hunyuan bloodline! It exists simultaneously across many spatial layers and constantly shifts across the timeline."

"Only by studying it from various spatial and temporal dimensions can one fully grasp its nature. And even with its full form before you, it's still immensely profound- like a complex book where every word is familiar, yet the content remains incomprehensible."
The Eye of Life and Death on Luo Feng's brow opened.

The previously incomprehensible rune patterns now revealed key life-force nodes and destruction weak points under its gaze.

"Book of Wisdom fully analyzes the Hunyuan bloodline."

"The Eye of Life and Death identifies its vital nodes. Together, they vastly enhance my comprehension speed."

Of course, the Book of Wisdom's value was far greater. Without it, the deeper levels of a high-level Hunyuan bloodline would remain hidden.

Now, they were completely exposed.

"Let's begin." Luo Feng calmed himself and began studying three high-level Hunyuan bloodlines with spiritual will and consciousness systems: 'Heavenly Fire Shadow', 'Nether Prison Calamity Beast', 'Nine-Headed Chaos Beast'!

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Dark Holy Realm, Chengfeng City....

Luo Feng was currently residing in the cave dwelling of his friend, God Emperor Boxiu.

In fact, God Emperors Baiyin and Chizheng were also temporarily living there.

"My energy reserves are too low," Luo Feng frowned.

His energy reserve barely surpassed 4,000 times the perfect divine body.

"I'll need far more energy reserves to test my Spiritual Will and Consciousness System."

Understanding such a system naturally required repeated practical experimentation.

Luo Feng had cultivated for a short time and lacked deep energy reserves.

"Brother Boxiu", Luo Feng immediately sent a message.

"What's the matter? Brother Luo Feng!" God Emperor Boxiu responded enthusiastically.

The three of them were currently very willing to assist Luo Feng.

"I need to quickly increase my energy reserves," Luo Feng sent a message.

"Do you have any good suggestions?"

"The best method, of course, is to go to the large Hunyuan Hall in Hunyuan City!" God Emperor Boxiu said.

"But Brother Luo Feng, it's not suitable for you to leave Chengfeng City right now. So you'll need to rely on some treasures."

"In the cultivation chambers inside the Hunyuan Hall, there's unlimited life energy available for absorption. As long as one can endure it, there's no limit to how much can be absorbed!" God Emperor Boxiu added.

"The fastest method is to buy a Origin Realm Pearl! Origin Realm Pearls can be used to open a 'miniature origin world' within your body and act as its core source. You can refine the Origin Realm Pearl, and it will become a part of you, rapidly replenishing your power!" God Emperor Boxiu explained.

"Origin Realm Pearls are relatively common in Chengfeng City. With a slight price increase, it's easy to buy one."

"Buy one for me," Luo Feng said. A price increase didn't concern him at all.

Only moments later, God Emperor Boxiu replied: "It's settled. My friend, Emperor Yuhe, agreed to sell one to you without any markup- 55 billion Hunyuan Crystals. He'll personally deliver it shortly. He also greatly admires you, Brother Luo Feng!"

Origin Realm Pearls were regularly sold at the large Hunyuan Hall, and each one cost 50,000 military merits! God Emperor Yuhe sold it to Luo Feng for 55 billion Hunyuan Crystals- he didn't make a single profit.

Though some forces wanted to exploit Luo Feng for huge gain, many God Emperors hoped to follow him- but most couldn't find the opportunity.

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END OF CHAPTER

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