Domain 3rd Layer and Sudden Change

On Australia Continent, Lin Qingyu stood on the wasteland, splitting his focus between two tasks.

His body was performing a special set of movements. This was a Guidance Technique from the Yunmo Star Inheritance, used to break through and become a Planetary level fighter.

Meanwhile, another part of his consciousness was controlling the Mental Power in his Sea of Consciousness, practicing the "Nine-Nine Forging God" secret technique.

Lin Qingyu intended to break through as both a Planetary level Mental Master and a Planetary level fighter at the same time.

It was not that he was deliberately trying to make things harder for himself, but that he wanted to use the opportunity of breaking through to Planetary level to push his Domain up another layer.

In essence, a Domain was a power produced by the coordinated resonance of Mental Power and Genetic Force. The stronger the Domain, the stronger the resonance between Genetic Force and Mental Power.

Conversely, the more synchronized Genetic Force and Mental Power were, the farther one could naturally advance on the path of Domain.

Before this, Lin Qingyu had vaguely sensed that if he made his Mental Power and Genetic Force progress side by side, then used the chance of Life Level Evolution during the breakthrough, it was very likely he could raise his Domain another level.

In Lin Qingyu's Sea of Consciousness, the "mist" that had originally filled the entire space, representing Mental Power, slowly formed countless "streams."

Under the control of Lin Qingyu's will, these "streams" were turning into a massive vortex, drawing in all the Mental Power in the Sea of Consciousness and gathering it into a sphere that seemed to be made of water.

The sphere continuously contracted, expanded, and trembled, slowly emitting mist that shrouded the entire orb.

At the same time, under the effects of that Guidance Technique, his Genetic Force also gathered from all over his body into his dantian, converging and contracting just like his Mental Power.

"Now!" Lin Qingyu seized that sliver of opportunity.

The "mist sphere" in his Sea of Consciousness and the "Origin Force Sphere" in his dantian trembled at the same time, then condensed and underwent a qualitative change, simultaneously transforming into two miniature planets.

The only difference was that the "planet" in his Sea of Consciousness was transparent and pure, while the "planet" in Lin Qingyu's dantian was a verdant green.

After all, his body was more suited to Wood Attribute Power, and even his Domain was wood attribute.

Vast Genetic Force instantly flowed back through his entire body. Every cell in Lin Qingyu's body, even his deepest genes, was being strengthened.

"So this is what Life Level Evolution feels like? It really is special," Lin Qingyu sighed.

He had successfully broken through to Planetary level, and in Lin Qingyu's Will Space, there was now also a record of his complete breakthrough to Planetary level.

"Lin Qingyu, let me see what your special ability is," Bata said, activating the detector.

"Huh, it's actually Life Blood! That's a top-tier wood attribute ability! Especially when paired with Plant Life, it can let Plant Life erupt with power beyond its own level for a short time. Even an ordinary Planetary level without any background could use this ability to turn surrounding plants into helpers or even weapons. You have the Moyun Vine the master left you, and this ability is one of the abilities most compatible with the Moyun Vine!"

"And this ability also has quite a few benefits for cultivating Plant Life and certain materials. Didn't you have the idea of becoming a pharmacist? In a sense, someone with this ability really is suited to being a pharmacist. But Lin Qingyu, pharmacist itself isn't exactly a profession with great prospects. You should still put more of your energy into being a Mental Master and fighter."

"I understand," Lin Qingyu said.

Although he had told Bata that he wanted to become a pharmacist, the pharmacist he wanted to become was not the same as an ordinary pharmacist.

Strictly speaking, he wanted to develop in the direction of Treasure Refining. After all, in the Original Universe, the best inheritance he could obtain, aside from the Lie Yuan Technique, was Zuo Shank's inheritance.

And as a God King who had broken through with Treasure Refining as his foundation, Zuo Shank's Treasure Refining techniques were probably among the very best in the entire Origin Continent.

"Oh right, Lin Qingyu, hurry and open your Domain," Bata suddenly remembered. The reason Lin Qingyu had wanted to break through as both a Planetary level fighter and Mental Master this time was precisely to make his Domain advance further.

"No problem." Lin Qingyu opened his Domain.

"Third layer! Domain 3rd layer. Your feeling wasn't wrong. The joint progress of Mental Power and Genetic Force really can make a Domain advance another layer. Unfortunately, there's no way to popularize this method." Bata shook his head.

Among Planetary levels, it was already very difficult to find someone with a Domain, let alone someone who had reached Domain 2nd layer at the Apprentice level.

"This counts as double happiness today, right?" Lin Qingyu also revealed a happy smile. "Right, my research into the Soul Possession Secret Technique is about done too. Let me practice it a little."

Ordinary people, after learning the Soul Possession Secret Technique, would usually only use it once or twice at most. After all, soul possession carried risks.

But Lin Qingyu had the Will Space, so he could practice the Soul Possession Secret Technique inside the Will Space.

Lin Qingyu entered the Will Space and directly recorded the current state of his body and soul.

Inside the Will Space were several "information clusters" composed of countless pieces of information. These were the large number of Information Models in different states that Lin Qingyu had saved before.

However, for now, Lin Qingyu had no need to use these records.

Lin Qingyu directly controlled the latest recorded "Information Model Body" and used the Soul Possession Secret Technique he had already learned on the model of a King level monster he had casually recorded.

Then... nothing happened.

Within Lin Qingyu's information-formed body, the information displaying his soul was still in the Sea of Consciousness, completely motionless.

He could not even accomplish the first step, Soul Evasion, so naturally it was impossible to enter another creature's body and possess it.

"How could this be!"

If Domain 3rd layer and a Planetary level special ability had brought him pleasant surprise, then the current situation brought Lin Qingyu fright.

"More power! Soul Evasion!" Lin Qingyu roared in his will, crazily increasing the force of his conscious control, wanting to make the portion of information representing his soul break free from the portion of information representing his body and carry out soul possession.

However, no matter how hard he tried, in the Will Space, the portion of information representing his soul was like an ordinary person bound by countless iron chains. It did not even twitch.

"The evolutions in the Will Space are real. In other words, even in reality, my soul has no way to leave my body! But why?"

Lin Qingyu frowned and thought. "Luo Feng could have his soul leave his body at Planetary level and possess the Golden Horn Beast. I'm also Planetary level now. My soul and consciousness aren't inferior to Luo Feng's at that time, and my will is even Immortal-grade. Why can't I possess anything? Why can't I even make my soul leave my body? Wait, my will!"

Lin Qingyu's thinking speed was extremely fast. With just a little thought, he discovered what was abnormal about him.

"It's my will! My will has already fused with my body. That's right, will is produced jointly by soul and body. An ordinary person's will is ethereal, without foundation, so its influence naturally isn't large. My will is so strong it can rival an Immortal, and most importantly, it has also fused with my body. Will itself is fused with the soul, and now that it has also fused with the body, it's equivalent to becoming a chain that binds the body and soul together!"

Lin Qingyu fell silent. This situation meant that it was already impossible for him to use the Soul Possession Secret Technique to possess other creatures.

"Forget it. If I can't possess anything, then so be it." Lin Qingyu's will was powerful, and his mental state cultivation was not weak either. Discovering that he could not possess anything did leave him somewhat disappointed, but it was not something he could not accept. He quickly adjusted his mood.

"This body of mine is already at fifty times the Gene Level, stronger than most humans in the universe. Worst case, when I reach the World Lord stage, I'll think of a way to obtain the grace of the cosmic laws and gain an innate Secret Method for making a Clone."

"Still, even though I can't Seize Body, I can't let the opportunity of the Golden Horn Beast go to waste. Looks like I'll have to put more effort into training Luo Feng."

Lin Qingyu pondered. There were still at least seven or eight years before the Golden Horn Beast appeared on Earth. If he hurried and trained Luo Feng, there should still be time for him to Seize Body of the Golden Horn Beast.

If that really didn't work, he could Seal the Golden Horn Beast and wait until Luo Feng met the requirements before letting him make his move and Seize Body.

"Oh, right, Bata." Lin Qingyu suddenly asked, "Without affecting my future prospects, how long would it take for me to become Star level?"

"With your Gene Level, talent, and comprehension, if we don't damage your future foundation, it would take roughly two to three years," Bata said, looking at Lin Qingyu.

"Two to three years? That long?" Lin Qingyu frowned. In the Original work, the Golden Horn Beast only needed about a year to become Star level.

His Gene Level was considerably higher than the Golden Horn Beast's.

"There are two reasons. First, Earth lacks resources. Back then, Master considered that his successor might not necessarily be someone with outstanding talent, so most of the resources he left behind were focused on strengthening the foundation. There weren't many resources for speeding up cultivation. The only thing somewhat useful is Wood Crystal. Second, while your Gene Level is powerful, it's more of a pure accident, unlike those huge races in the universe that have passed down their bloodlines generation after generation. Those long-established races all design the best evolutionary plans for their descendants. But Earthlings have no such inheritance, and you're far too different from ordinary Earthlings. Even I can't design the most suitable cultivation and evolution plan for you for now, so I can only follow the most ordinary, most common one," Bata said.

"No suitable resources and no suitable plan?" Lin Qingyu frowned. "What if we had enough resources?"

"One year. With your talent, even using the most ordinary plan, one year would be enough for you to become a Star level expert," Bata said confidently. "Of course, that's taking cost-effectiveness into account. If we don't consider cost-effectiveness? Then it's simple. From Planetary level to Star level, money can completely pave every road."

After all, he had eaten and seen the world at the side of a King-level Immortal expert. When it came to training a disciple who was already a genius, he naturally had confidence.

"Looks like I'll have to find a way to build a spaceship," Lin Qingyu said.

"That's absolutely necessary. What's so good about being trapped on a tiny Earth?" Bata said. "The world you should be adventuring through is the vast, boundless universe!"