Leaving

"An Illusionary Martial Artist?" Hong fell into thoughtful contemplation.

Although he was a Warrior, merely relying on his powerful consciousness and faint psionic power—even Warriors possessed psionic power, though it was negligible—he could make ordinary Warriors fall into an unconscious state.

In the past, he had not known that Warriors could also become Illusionists. He had only assumed it was intimidation through presence.

Now, it seemed that should also count as the embryonic form of an illusion technique.

Considering his own state of mind and his grasp of human nature, he was confident that he would be no weaker than anyone in illusion techniques.

"Just how strong are Illusionary Martial Artists?" Hong was filled with anticipation. The suggestion from his cheap Senior Brother was quite tempting.

"Illusionists generally need an extreme degree of control over human nature. Only then can the illusions they create cause enemies to fall into them unconsciously." Jin Yu continued speaking to the contemplative group.

"As for Luo Feng, he has the natural aptitude of a Mental Master, and his Warrior talent is also good. His long-range offensive methods are solid. Illusion techniques only need to serve as a supplement."

Luo Feng nodded after hearing Jin Yu's words. He truly was not particularly skilled at illusion techniques or reading human nature. A straightforward approach suited his style better.

Over the following days, everyone's training and cultivation became more focused. Luo Feng chose to concentrate on Mental Master cultivation, focusing on the Sky-Escaping Shuttle. As for cultivating the Yan Shen Bing, that involved laws, so he would wait until his Golden Horned Beast clone reached the Universe level before comprehending laws.

Meanwhile, Jia Yi, Thor, and Hong's cultivation as Illusionary Martial Artists also got on track. With Babata's vast collection of foundational inheritances, although there were not many Warrior inheritances for Illusionary Martial Artists, they were more than sufficient for these little Stellar level fellows' current cultivation.

They could study deeper techniques after joining a major faction in the future. There was no rush.

During that time, Jin Yu also directly registered them as citizens of the Silver Blue Empire. They did not even need to leave Earth and could enjoy a one-stop online service.

That was the convenience of privilege. Whether in modern society or cosmic civilization, it was more or less the same.

At the same time, Jin Yu provided the spaceships Luo Feng and the others would use for their adventures. He had already given each of them one Hun Yuan unit, and Babata had likewise provided secret techniques. How they fared from then on would depend solely on themselves.

As for leaking information about Earth? What a joke. This entire region was his territory; they could mess around however they liked.

The entire Galaxy Empire was filled with Universe level slaves. Whoever came would die.

Besides, they did not know Earth's secrets either. As long as they did not provoke the five peak factions, there would not be much of a problem. No one could see Earth's terrifying value.

However, Jin Yu decided that he should remind them in the future to avoid exposing matters concerning their states of mind, especially in places such as the Illusion Sea. The one Hun Yuan unit he had given them could be considered a small compensation.

"Hong is the one most likely to cause trouble. I'll need to warn him separately when the time comes." In the original story, it was this guy Hong who charged through the Illusion Sea, exposing Earth's secrets so thoroughly that Giant Axe practically stripped them bare.

That also indirectly led to a whole series of later troubles.

It could be said that Hong gave Earth a stable environment for development in its early days, but he also brought Earth an endless crisis of extinction. If Luo Feng had not been so ridiculously capable later on, Earth's civilization would have been finished!

As for one Hun Yuan unit, it might not look like much, but Luo Feng in the original story had only received 10 billion Universe Coins after reaching the Universe level. That was merely 0.01 Hun Yuan units.

Over the past year, Jin Yu had also spent quite a lot on them in one way or another, providing all kinds of custom-made weapons free of charge.

It was small money to him, but for them, while they were so weak, it was help in their darkest hour. No matter how Jin Yu calculated this investment, he could not possibly lose out.

And now, there was no longer much meaning in staying on Earth. Jin Yu decided to go out and explore.

"Senior Brother Jin Yu, no words can express our gratitude. We'll meet again at the Universe Peak Genius Battle!" Thor rubbed his forehead and bid Jin Yu farewell in his booming voice.

Hong, Jia Yi, and Luo Feng also nodded, sharing Thor's sentiments. They had all decided to cultivate diligently, catch up, and seize the greatest opportunity within ten thousand years that Jin Yu had spoken of.

Right now, they were still far too weak and could only let Jin Yu stand at the front.

In the future, they would grow as well and become the pillars of Earth!

"I'm off. Starting today, I'll be exploring the universe. Just thinking about it is exciting." Jin Yu sat inside an E-class spaceship, flying through the Dark Universe at twelve times the speed of light. Since he was in his own territory, he could indulge a little.

It was only July 2058. There were still seven or eight years until registration for the Universe Genius Battle in March 2066. He had several clones, and not putting them to use would be far too wasteful.

"Jin Yu, are you really not attending the Gan Wu Universe Country auction?" Babata appeared on the spaceship's main screen.

"What's the point? Anything I need from a level-three auction can be purchased directly through Universe First Bank. A level-four auction would be worth considering, but it's still too far away, and I can't use much of what is available yet anyway. Wouldn't going just be a waste of time?" Jin Yu took a sip of fruit wine and reclined comfortably.

Babata was speechless. He could hardly admit that he simply wanted to broaden his horizons. That would be too embarrassing.

"After a year, I've only cultivated my Yan Shen Bing to the second level. My foundation is still too poor," Jin Yu said with a humblebrag.

The Yan Shen Bing had nine levels, each one vastly more powerful than the last. It was known as both the strongest divine weapon and the weakest divine weapon. If one was not a true genius, one would be better off using an ordinary Psionic Weapon.

The first level was called the 'Illusion Sword Style.'

The second level was called the 'Sky Piercing Style.'

The third level was called the 'Heavenly Sword Style.'

The fourth level was called 'Great Skill Appears Crude.'

The fifth level was called 'Space Cutting.'

The sixth level was called 'Self-Contained World.'

The seventh level was called 'One Staff Shakes Heaven and Earth.'

The eighth level was called 'Golden Sword Slices Void.'

The ninth level was called 'Even Immortals Can Be Opposed.'

The difficulty of every level increased geometrically. Without sufficient talent, cultivating it would absolutely make one question one's life.

Based on Jin Yu's own experience, if the time he had spent cramming foundational knowledge was excluded, his actual cultivation time had been less than half a year.

"My current talent really is strong. Even when Luo Feng in the original story reached the peak showdown between the 1,008 Universe Countries during the Genius Battle, he had only mastered one golden sword. He was still enormously far from the complete second-level Sky Piercing Style's nine golden swords."

With a thought, Jin Yu appeared inside his World Ring. The spaceship was too cramped and unsuitable for practicing. Now that the mood had struck him, the World Ring was much more convenient.

Within the World Ring, amid an incomparably vast mountain range.

Eighty-one streams of Golden Flowing Light flew out from the dark-gold staff on Jin Yu's back, instantly combining into nine golden illusion swords. Wrapped in golden currents, they circled around his body.

Then, with another thought from Jin Yu, the nine golden illusion swords rapidly stacked and merged one after another. In an instant, they fused into one. Countless dense golden threads linked together, while the merged golden illusion sword began continuously shrinking, its golden threads growing finer and finer. The somewhat illusory golden sword became a real golden sword in the blink of an eye.

This golden sword contained not the slightest illusion. It was utterly real. It was also the opening move of the second-level Sky Piercing Style.

But it was not over yet. Another 648 blades flew out from the dark-gold staff, every eighty-one combining into a real golden sword.

A total of nine golden swords agilely spiraled into the sky, faintly forming a single whole.

At the same time, Jin Yu's gaze sharpened, and dazzling golden light burst from his body. The light spread outward like waves before swiftly winding around the nine ascending golden swords, which seemed like the foundations of a great formation!

Golden threads erupted and linked together. With the nine golden swords as their center, golden sword energy burst forth. In an instant, a spherical space with a radius of three hundred meters centered on Jin Yu became a dazzling world of sword energy, with countless streams of golden sword energy crisscrossing and roaming within it.

It sounded slow, but the moment the nine golden swords rose, the spherical space rapidly took shape.

This was the third level of the Yan Shen Bing—the Heavenly Sword Style!

Also known as the 'Sword Domain'!

The Yan Shen Bing had nine levels in total. The second-level Sky Piercing Style merely fused nine golden illusion swords into a single golden sword, while the third level required nine golden swords to be formed simultaneously. That meant eighty-one golden illusion swords had to be combined successfully. Its difficulty was dozens or even hundreds of times greater than the second level!

Likewise, forming a space required extremely powerful control and Law Comprehension.

"Heavenly Sword!"

Jin Yu shouted softly.

Puff!

The nine golden swords forming the Sword Domain were now seemingly one body. Under Jin Yu's mental control, one of the golden swords suddenly shot out like a hunting leopard, carrying the power of the entire Sword Domain as it stabbed directly toward the mountain ahead. At once, the countless streams of sword energy in the Sword Domain seemed to receive an order and followed behind the golden sword.

Carrying the power of the Sword Domain, the golden sword stabbed unstoppably into the mountainside.

Like a knife cutting into tofu, the golden sword plunged straight into the heart of the mountain.

Then, as if the universe had exploded, countless blades flew out from within the mountain. The entire peak collapsed with a roar.

"No, the third level is still too much of a stretch." Jin Yu had originally intended to control the golden sword and pierce through the mountain, but before it could emerge from the other side, the entire Sword Domain collapsed.

His Law Comprehension and willpower were still somewhat insufficient for controlling it.

"It seems willpower is my weakness right now. I can only barely rival a Universe level first order cultivator."

Jin Yu knew that he had merely been an ordinary person before, and he had only arrived in this world a short year ago. Raising his willpower quickly would still require tempering and time.

"There are still seven or eight years left. I've only just begun!" Jin Yu's eyes were resolute. With such an opportunity in his hands, he would not be inferior to anyone. His goal had never been merely the Genius Battle, but the entire cosmic race.

What he lacked was only time.

Sorry, I forgot to schedule it. I hurriedly posted it.