Please, Mr. "Ming," Offer Me Your Counsel

"Is this the power of an 8th-level life form?"

Su Yuan sat cross-legged atop Mount Everest, carefully sensing the changes in his own life level.

After reaching level 8, all six dimensions, including physical body and soul, increased dramatically, and Su Yuan's mental range expanded to a radius of a thousand miles.

With Su Yuan at the center, Su Yuan has complete control over an area spanning a thousand miles.

"I can sense that a single, full-force punch could pierce through Mount Everest; as for island nations like Fusang, I could sink them with the strength of a single individual."

Su Yuan thought to himself.

In fact, Su Yuan's current combat power has already surpassed that of a normal level 8 life form, and even ordinary Level 9 Lifeform cannot compare to him.

If we were to categorize Su Yuan's strength based on the background of Blue Star, he would be classified as "Nation-Destroying Level".

He could single-handedly destroy any nation on Blue Star.

"Unfortunately, it's still a long way from true Starry Sky Lifeform."

Su Yuan thought to himself.

A true Starry Sky Lifeform, even at the initial stage, can have their mental power domain cover a small portion of the planet. If they are in the middle stage of Starry Sky Lifeform, they can see the entire Blue Star in the blink of an eye.

As for the late stage of Starry Sky Lifeform, or even the peak stage of Starry Sky Lifeform, its power is terrifying enough to completely destroy a life-bearing planet!

The strength of Starry Sky Lifeform forms in the early, middle, and late stages varies greatly.

Regaining his composure, Su Yuan inquired of the Grey Mirror deep within his consciousness, "Latest body data!"

The Gray Mirror is hazy, yet it provides an answer.

[Health Level: 8 (1%)]

[Cultivation Method: Six-Dimensional Cultivation Method]

[Sacred Art: Thought Imprint]

[Spear Technique: Perfected with the Extreme Yang 36 Forms]

[Spear Technique: Perfected with the Extreme Yin 36 Forms]

[Extreme Yang Power: 85%]

[Extreme Yin Power: 85%]

[Combat Bonus: 2830%]

After two months of arduous training, consuming three superior martial arts manuals, Su Yuan's comprehension of Extreme Yang Power and Extreme Yin Power was raised to 85%.

It should be noted that two months ago, Su Yuan had only grasped slightly over 70% of these two special powers.

"The Shattering the Void World has been of immense help to me."

Su Primordial Spirit sighed. If he hadn't entered the Shattering the Void World, relying solely on his own cultivation, he probably wouldn't have grasped more than 60% of the power of extreme Yin and Yang.

The Grey Mirror also gave Su Yuan the time it would take to fully comprehend the Extreme Yin Power on his own—more than ninety years.

The martial arts manuals in the Shattering the Void World record far more than just information; they contain insights gained through possession and empowerment.

This is also why Su Yuan didn't directly ask about martial arts manuals using the Grey Mirror. Simply knowing the text of a martial arts manual isn't very useful; one still needs to gradually understand it oneself.

Martial arts manuals can instantly impart all insights to the viewer, allowing them to thoroughly understand every detail within the manual in a short period of time.

"Combat Bonus 2830%"

Su Yuan looked at his Combat Bonus.

That is, a 28.3x increase in combat power.

"The threshold for becoming a top-tier expert is a 15x boost to combat power and a 15x Combat Bonus; that's the level required to initially enter the third rank."

"And the Combat Bonus of a second-grade expert is 3000%, which is thirty times the Combat Bonus."

Su Yuan assessed his own strength, "So, in the Shattering the Void World, my current strength is equivalent to the peak of the third rank? I'm only one step away from being on par with the second rank?"

Of course, this is the most direct Combat Bonus, a result derived from comparison.

In reality, with the help of the Grey Mirror, Su Yuan's true combat ability is even higher than the 2830% Combat Bonus.

After all, Su Yuan could learn about his opponent's moves in advance through the Grey Mirror. This advantage was useless when there was a huge difference in strength, but when the difference in strength was not significant, having this ability was a "divine skill."

Shattering the Void World.

Qingxiang City, the Money Gang's training ground.

Holding a long spear, Su Yuan continuously practiced his spear techniques, feeling the vast and powerful Yin-Yang energy between heaven and earth.

Mad Blade Qin Mo stopped a short distance away and stood there respectfully until Su Yuan finished practicing his spear technique.

Ten minutes later.

Su Yuan holstered his gun and stood up.

"Boss."

Mad Blade Qin Mo immediately stepped forward and said very respectfully.

While waiting, Mad Blade Qin Mo was also watching Su Yuan practice his spear technique. He felt that each shot was very ordinary, yet it could draw upon the boundless power of heaven and earth.

Given that physical fitness is limited to level 1, there are two ways to improve strength: one is to explore the body's power more deeply, and the other is to draw on the power of the external world.

"I can sense that the leader is even more terrifying than he was two months ago. Has his strength in reality broken through again?" Mad Blade Qin Mo couldn't help but exclaim inwardly, "Wasn't it said that breaking through to the Starry Sky Lifeform stage is even more difficult?"

"What is it?"

Su Yuan did not look at Qin Mo, but closed his eyes and spoke.

"Master," Mad Blade Qin Mo immediately said respectfully, "You instructed me to go to Gongyang City to find the Lu Family and make a deal, exchanging six thousand taels of gold for the Lu Family's superior martial arts manual."

The Lu Family of Gongyang City is an indigenous force, and the strongest member of the family is a third-rank expert.

Eight years ago, the Lu Family accidentally obtained a superior martial arts manual. Unfortunately, every superior martial arts manual is unique, and no one in the Lu Family has yet mastered this one.

Few people knew about this, and the Lu Family regarded that superior martial arts manual as Lineage heirloom and did not sell it to outsiders.

Even if some Empire Citizen were aware of this, there was nothing they could do.

After all, the Lu Family also has a third-rank expert in charge, and they have deep connections with the government, so it's difficult for the Empire Citizen to do anything about them.

However, the superior martial arts manual from the Lu Family happened to be of extremely Yang attribute, which would be useful to Su Yuan.

So, a little over a month ago, Su Yuan began his scheme against the Lu Family.

On the economic front, this impacted the Lu Family's businesses, leading to a shortage of funds or even disruption.

They forced the Lu Family to sell their assets to weather the crisis.

At this time, Su Yuan sent Qin Mo to the Lu Family to express his desire to spend six thousand taels of gold to buy the superior martial arts manual.

Six thousand taels of gold would be just enough to solve the Lu Family's immediate crisis.

Over the years, the third-rank expert of the Lu Family still couldn't comprehend that superior martial arts manual, and had long harbored the idea of selling it.

But I can't bear to part with it.

Given the current financial difficulties faced by the Lu Family, it would be better to sell that superior martial arts manual rather than sell their real estate and shops.

There's no point in keeping it anyway.

"The Lu Family is unwilling to sell for six thousand taels of gold; they're asking for twelve thousand taels," said Mad Blade Qin Mo in a low voice.

Su Yuan remained silent upon hearing this.

In order to cause financial problems for the Lu Family and disrupt their cash flow, Su Yuan has already taken out two thousand taels of gold.

Six thousand taels of gold was Su Yuan's bottom line, and also the Lu Family's bottom line.

However, as a powerful Lineage that has stood for hundreds of years, the Lu Family is used to asking for exorbitant prices. Their offer of 12,000 taels of silver was entirely a test of Su Yuan's attitude.

If Su Yuan agrees, the Lu Family will no longer be in a hurry.

If Su Yuan does not agree and continues to haggle, the Lu Family will try to find other buyers.

After all, a top-tier martial arts manual was officially exchanged for ten thousand taels of gold by the Great Yong Dynasty.

"That old fox Lu Heng." Su Yuan casually picked up a dagger from the weapon rack in the training ground and gently stroked it with his right hand.

"Give this dagger to Lu Heng."

Su Yuan looked at Mad Blade Qin Mo.

Lu Heng is the third-rank expert from the Lu Family.

"Dagger?"

Mad Blade Qin Mo looked puzzled.

It's unclear what Su Yuan is up to.

Why would the Lu Family raise the price to 12,000 taels and then give away a dagger?

"Good"

Although he didn't know what Su Yuan was going to do, for Mad Blade Qin Mo, obeying orders was never a bad thing.

"Um?"

Just as Mad Blade Qin Mo took the dagger,

His expression suddenly changed.

"So heavy?"

Mad Blade Qin Mo looked incredulous.

How could such a short dagger weigh tens of kilograms?

You know, this dagger is made of ordinary materials, how could it be so heavy?

"I have concentrated Extreme Yang Power within the dagger, which is why it is so heavy."

Su Yuan spoke.

"Extreme Yang Power?"

"Inside the dagger?"

Mad Blade Qin Mo was shaken to his core.

Starry Sky Lifeform forms sense a certain cosmic force and utilize and control it.

However, it can condense some kind of cosmic power, attach itself to external objects, and ensure that they do not dissipate in a short period of time.

It requires an extremely high level of understanding of a certain cosmic force.

This is something that ordinary Starry Sky Lifeform cannot do.

"Give this dagger to Lu Heng, and he'll know what to do."

Su Yuan said.

Concentrating the Extreme Yang Power into a dagger is a form of intimidation.

It also serves as a demonstration of one's own strength.

Although Lu Heng was a third-rank expert, he was stuck at the mid-third-rank level, and he was also quite old.

It's impossible to risk offending a top-tier expert who's three ranks stronger than myself by continuing to make exorbitant demands.

After all, one has to consider what will happen after death.

Of course, Lu Heng's idea was also due to Su Yuan's secret encouragement.

When the Lu Family's businesses were affected, Lu Heng witnessed the inadequate response of his Lineage members, which led him to believe that even after his death, the Lu Family could still maintain its former glory.

It was only under these circumstances that he began to consider what would happen after his death.

"Yes."

Mad Blade Qin Mo immediately sheathed his dagger and rushed towards Gongyang City.

"Nine Yang True Art"

Su Yuan watched Mad Blade Qin Mo leave, a thought rising in his mind.

The superior martial arts manual with extremely Yang attributes that the Lu Family of Gongyang City obtained is called <Nine Yang True Art>.

According to the answer given by the Grey Mirror, this Extreme Yang martial arts manual will be of great help to Su Yuan, and will greatly promote his understanding of Extreme Yang Power.

"Sigh, money just flows out like water."

Su Yuan sighed inwardly.

In the past two months, he has studied several superior martial arts manuals, which has naturally cost him a great deal.

The chance of obtaining a superior martial arts manual within a purple-level ruin is extremely rare.

"However, as long as I can comprehend the power of Extreme Yang Power and Extreme Yin Power before the Starry Sky Lifeform, then it will all be worth it."

Su Yuan thought to himself.

Extreme Yang Power and Extreme Yin Power are both types of cosmic forces, and are methods that only Starry Sky Lifeform can master.

According to the cultivation method provided by the Grey Mirror, as long as one can comprehend these two cosmic forces before transforming into Starry Sky Lifeform.

Therefore, during the transformation of Starry Sky Lifeform forms condensed from these two cosmic forces will directly skip the initial stage of Starry Sky Lifeform and enter the intermediate stage.

This is also one of the few ways to directly transcend the level of life.

It should be understood that the difference in strength between the initial stage of Starry Sky Lifeform and the intermediate stage of Starry Sky Lifeform is far greater than the difference between Level 9 Lifeform and Level 1 Lifeform.

This is why Su Yuan attaches such importance to comprehending the Extreme Yang Power and Extreme Yin Power.

It's not just about improving one's own combat abilities, but also about cultivating for the Starry Sky Lifeform stage.

End cultivation in the Shattering the Void World.

Su Yuan's thoughts stirred slightly as he looked towards the <Ten Thousand Layer Labyrinth> world. "They've finally come to find me."

Two months ago, when Su Yuan was navigating the eleventh to twentieth level of the Ten Thousand Layer Labyrinth, he intentionally displayed an unbelievable speed at which he conquered the labyrinth.

This, in turn, attracted the attention of many people and forces.

After completing the challenge, he received hundreds more friend requests, and Su Yuan specifically accepted a few of them.

It was because of these friends that Su Yuan was able to generate considerable profits.

As a strategist, one's main source of income is providing advice and strategies for individuals or groups.

The few friends that Su Yuan agreed to be his are the ones who will seek his advice in the future.

"The youngest son of the Chiyun Family patriarch?"

Su Yuan already knew who was looking for him through the Grey Mirror.

The Chiyun Family is an extremely prominent Lineage power within the Canglan Galactic Human Empire, ranking among the top thousand in the empire in terms of size.

It should be understood that the territory ruled by the Canglan Galactic Human Empire is vast and expansive, and countless ancient forces exist there. Civilizations like the Multi-Eye Race do not even rank among the top million in the Canglan Galactic Human Empire.

The Chiyun Family, ranked among the top 1,000, is already a behemoth.

Tega Akakumo has been quite troubled lately.

As the youngest son of the Chiyun Family patriarch, Tega Crimson Cloud was incredibly prestigious in the eyes of outsiders, inheriting ten life-bearing planets from birth as his own territory.

But only Tega Akane himself knew that the pressure he was under was far greater than that of ordinary people.

Although he was the youngest son of the Chiyun Family patriarch, his father had a total of 372 sons.

These are just the children in the public eye; the number of illegitimate children born in secret is countless.

In this situation, Tega Akane was inconspicuous.

Indeed, this was the case; since birth, Tega Akane had seen his father only a handful of times.

"The Lineage test is tomorrow. They will evaluate my performance in managing the ten planets over this period. If I fail, I will be nothing more than a parasite on the Lineage and will never be able to interfere in Lineage affairs again."

Tega Red Cloud thought to himself.

Being a parasite on the Lineage and living a carefree life isn't so bad, but Tega Akame is still somewhat unwilling to accept it.

He wanted a more prominent position; he wanted to enter the upper echelons of the Lineage!

As his thoughts wandered, Tega Akane entered the virtual game, glanced at the <Ten Thousand Layer Labyrinth> game, and suddenly an idea struck him.

He remembered that not long ago, he had noticed a strategist named "Ming" who had navigated ten mazes in a very short time.

Strategists who can navigate the maze at this speed are generally far more capable than those who can navigate the twentieth level of the maze.

Therefore, Tega Red Cloud casually added the other party as a friend, and Su Yuan accepted his friend request.

"Could this strategist, 'Ming,' devise a plan for the Lineage's trials tomorrow?"

Tega Akane immediately sent a message: "Is 'Mr. Ming' there?"

Only a moment had passed.

Tega Akakumo then received a reply.

"Exist."