"Whatever you do, don't use Innate True Qi to protect your brain!" Xiang Yu warned.
Li Yang immediately said, "I understand that. Once I resist, that old white-bearded fellow will definitely notice, and then he definitely won't let me take the Gene Potion. But if I don't resist, how can I preserve my memories without letting him discover it? Hegemon, what do you think?" Li Yang's tone was strange. He understood that since Xiang Yu had told him not to resist, Xiang Yu must have a way to preserve his memories without alerting Bai Yang.
Xiang Yu said arrogantly, "That's easy enough. As long as this Hegemon's Primordial Spirit wraps around your soul, then let that old man cast his spell as he pleases. Hmph, hmph, that tiny scrap of power of his can't shake this Hegemon's Primordial Spirit. I only need to slightly manipulate your energy fluctuations and make him think his spell succeeded!"
At once, Li Yang felt a vast, boundless force envelop his consciousness.
Bai Yang's eyes flew open. A flash of sharp light blazed forth, and it seemed as though the entire laboratory brightened for an instant. Then Bai Yang shouted coldly, "Seize!"
The seal-script character "Soul" instantly shot into Li Yang's body.
"A little Postnatal brat—erasing your memories is as easy as turning over my hand. If you were an Innate Stage expert, it would be a little troublesome. Fortunately, this kid has only just reached the peak of the Postnatal Stage and hasn't entered the Innate Realm yet." Bai Yang muttered to himself, while his Spiritual Sense continuously examined the situation inside Li Yang's body. Suddenly, an energy fluctuation arose, and a smile immediately appeared on Bai Yang's face.
"Very good. Now I can let him take the B1 Gene Potion!" Bai Yang took a small box from his robes. Inside it sat a vial of B1 Gene Potion.
"Hegemon, is this force wrapping around me the power of your Primordial Spirit?" Li Yang's consciousness sensed that powerful energy, and he asked in admiration.
Xiang Yu said proudly, "Of course. This is precisely the power of this Hegemon's Primordial Spirit. However, this Hegemon's Primordial Spirit is currently in its weakest state—not even one ten-thousandth of what it once was." Xiang Yu clearly wanted to show off a little, to let Li Yang know just how formidable he had once been.
Li Yang truly was stunned. Such vast and boundless power was not even one ten-thousandth of what it had once been. Just how powerful had Xiang Yu been in the past?
"When will I be able to reach such a realm?" Li Yang sighed, yet he was also filled with longing.
Xiang Yu said haughtily, "Hmph, hmph, Li Yang, you brat. You haven't even reached the Nascent Soul Realm, yet you want to reach the Primordial Spirit Realm? You really are aiming high while your feet are off the ground."
"Nascent Soul? Primordial Spirit? What does that mean?" Li Yang was immediately puzzled.
Xiang Yu explained, "No matter who it is, the most fundamental power is still the soul. Souls have three levels—or rather, as far as we know, there are three levels. The first level is your current state, the consciousness of mortals. At this point, the soul possesses no real power. But as cultivation rises, the soul slowly grows stronger. Upon reaching the Golden Core Realm, the soul's power becomes strong enough to produce Spiritual Sense.
"The second level is the Nascent Soul. Once one reaches the Nascent Soul Realm, the soul undergoes a qualitative transformation and reaches the second level, the Nascent Soul. The Nascent Soul can absorb energy on its own and can even exist apart from the body, whereas consciousness cannot exist apart from the body.
"The third level is this Hegemon's current state—the Primordial Spirit! A Primordial Spirit can only gradually form after reaching the Great Accomplishment Stage. The power of the Primordial Spirit produces Divine Sense, and the might of Divine Sense far surpasses Spiritual Sense."
After hearing this, Li Yang understood much more. Suddenly, a thought struck him, and he immediately asked, "Ah, Hegemon, since you have cultivated a Primordial Spirit, why are you still in this world? Even a Nascent Soul can absorb energy on its own, so why don't you do so and then break through by Shattering the Void into the Demon Realm? More importantly, if even a Nascent Soul can leave the body and exist independently, then a Primordial Spirit certainly can as well! So why have you always remained on me? Could it be that I, Li Yang, am truly so attractive?" At last, Li Yang voiced the doubts he had held in his heart.
When Xiang Yu heard this, he pondered for a long while before saying, "This Hegemon's Primordial Spirit can indeed absorb energy on its own, but a Primordial Spirit should not exist in this world. When cultivators who reach the Great Accomplishment Stage gradually form a Primordial Spirit, the higher realm discovers them and summons them into the higher realm. This is what is called Shattering the Void. But this Hegemon cannot appear in the outside world."
"Why? Right, your Primordial Spirit's power is only one ten-thousandth of what it once was. Could that be related to this matter?" A thought stirred in Li Yang's heart as he asked.
Xiang Yu sighed. "Yes. It was a great battle, a battle in the Mortal Realm. Sigh, if not for... forget it. Even if I told you, you wouldn't understand. In short, this Hegemon, representing the Demon Realm in that battle, lost. Therefore, control over Earth, one of the countless planets in the Mortal Realm, came to belong to the Immortal Realm. The moment this Hegemon appears in the world, they will definitely discover me. When that happens, they will surely come to hunt me down. That is also why this Hegemon does not absorb power to strengthen my Primordial Spirit. Once the power of this Hegemon's Primordial Spirit reaches the limit of the Mortal Realm, they will discover me as well."
"Thus, from the beginning, this Hegemon's Primordial Spirit attached itself to a stone and never came out. This Hegemon's Primordial Spirit did not dare emerge from that stone. Later, when you wore the stone, this Hegemon took the opportunity to enter your body. Within your brain, so long as my energy does not reach the Mortal Realm's limit, the Immortal Realm will not discover me. Therefore, this Hegemon can only hope that you survive the heavenly tribulation. Then the Demon Realm will automatically draw you in, and this Hegemon can take the chance to enter as well."
Li Yang became even more puzzled. "Since this is a planet controlled by the Immortal Realm, then once I survive the heavenly tribulation, won't the Immortal Realm send people to kill me, a demonic cultivator?"
"Ha ha... Li Yang, then you are mistaken. The various realms have an agreement: no matter whether those who ascend cultivate demons, immortality, Buddhism, or monsters, they cannot be obstructed. This is the rule of all realms. But this Hegemon is not one who ascends, so they will certainly hunt me down!" Xiang Yu said.
Li Yang asked doubtfully, "Oh, since Hegemon is not one who ascends, can you still take the opportunity to enter the Demon Realm with me?"
"Of course. Haven't you heard the saying, 'When one man attains the Dao, even his chickens and dogs rise to heaven'? As long as one person can ascend, he can even bring along others who have not reached the Great Accomplishment Stage. Of course, the prerequisite is that he must be able to protect the others. The chaotic forces during Shattering the Void are no small matter." Xiang Yu's answer greatly shocked Li Yang.
When one man attained the Dao, even his chickens and dogs rose to heaven—there was actually such a saying!
"Ah!" Suddenly, intense pain made even Li Yang's soul tremble.
What on earth was happening?
It was because the Gene Potion had already entered Li Yang's body...
The moment the Gene Potion entered his body, it transformed into black energy. The black energy surged madly into every part of Li Yang's body. The muscles throughout his body seemed to have been catalyzed by a catalyst, continuously evolving as his strength constantly increased.
Muscular strength should have increased step by step, but this Gene Potion clearly wanted to achieve success in one stroke, raising his muscular energy within a short time.
Although this increased the speed at which his energy rose, the accompanying excruciating pain was more than Li Yang could bear. It was stimulation that penetrated his bones, penetrated into the deepest cells of his muscles!
Pain pierced through every nerve, and even his soul was profoundly affected!
"Endure!" Li Yang held on in his heart...
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