Joy at Obtaining a Millennium Willow Wood Heart (5K)

Yang Yu's restless heart finally calmed down.

After calming down.

Yang Yu spared a sliver of his mind to be vigilant about his surroundings before entering a period of seclusion for cultivation.

First, he meditated to refine the Genetic Origin Energy, and then he delved into the newly comprehended Second Stage Thunder Domain.

As his Domain Realm advanced by one level, Yang Yu discovered that his outward Spiritual Force did indeed exert stronger control over his surroundings, and his understanding of Thunder also deepened.

In Yang Yu's perception, hidden beneath the Thunder Domain was a deep and restrained Electric Wave!

But Yang Yu is not yet able to truly grasp it; he can only vaguely sense its presence.

"Perhaps this is the Lightning Origin Law!"

With a clear understanding in his heart, Yang Yu knew that he was not far from stepping into the Lightning Origin Law!

On the distant Origin Continent.

The laws there are manifest, and any living being can clearly sense the existence of the Ten Basic Laws.

Even deep within the Guixu, the Chaos Law manifest themselves.

Therefore, the people there are born as True God, and if placed in the Primal Universe, they would be the Universe Supreme Being!

For them, Comprehend Laws was as easy as drinking water.

However, in the Primal Universe, the Ten Basic Laws were concealed.

Only geniuses with high talent and strong comprehension can sense its existence by chance. To further comprehend it, one must meet the requirements in all aspects, such as spirit, will, Martial Way Realm.

Thanks to his understanding of the Original Work from his previous life, Yang Yu's goals are not limited to the small Earth or the Primal Universe.

His true target is the Universe Ocean, the Origin Continent Universe Ocean, and even the Endless Source World beyond the Origin Continent!

This is Yang Yu's true inner pursuit.

But you have to eat one bite at a time.

One must take things one step at a time.

Yang Yu is currently just an apprentice.

He hasn't even broken through to the Planetary Level; he hasn't even embarked on the true path of cultivation.

However, with a goal in mind, Yang Yu's gaze became even more determined.

The night passed quickly.

During this time, some sea Monsters capable of landing attempted to leap high into the air and attack Yang Yu, who was sitting cross-legged on a large tree.

But they were all easily killed by Yang Yu's swiftly flying knives.

Until dawn.

Yang Yu continued his hunting expedition.

His soul has not yet absorbed enough of the True Spirit Essence.

My comprehension hasn't yet reached a level that satisfies me.

You have to understand that in the vast Primal Universe, no matter how monstrous or extraordinary you are, it's fine, because there are always monstrous beings with even greater talent than you.

Moreover, thanks to the Thunder Inheritance left by a mysterious powerful figure from the Origin Continent, Yang Yu's soul and will are under special protection.

Not to mention those Universe Masters and the Universe Supreme Being, even the Primal Universe couldn't detect anything unusual.

Yang Yu naturally didn't need to worry about his secret being exposed.

After all, the Inheritance Palace, existing only in the original owner's illusory memories, is undoubtedly safe due to the special methods left behind by the mysterious powerful figure.

This was something Yang Yu naturally learned after fully accepting the inheritance.

However, the Secret Technique and content related to the Origin Continent contained within the inheritance could not be revealed due to the suppression of the Primal Universe.

However, Yang Yu didn't intend to say anything.

Over the many years since the birth of the universe, countless kinds of inheritances have been passed down, so it is quite reasonable for Yang Yu to be lucky enough to obtain one or two.

As he flew towards the Australia Continent, various thoughts appeared and disappeared in Yang Yu's mind.

After his soul was strengthened, Yang Yu could now generate hundreds of ideas in a flash. In addition, with his improved comprehension, he could sort out these chaotic thoughts in an instant, keeping the useful ones and discarding the useless ones.

Thanks to these changes, Yang Yu is now gaining new insights into the Thunder Domain at every turn.

The veil of mystery surrounding the Lightning Origin Law is also becoming increasingly clear.

I just don't know when it will be fully revealed.

However, Yang Yu was not in a hurry; he knew that day wouldn't be too long!

Judging from the memories of the Lord Level sea monsters we hunted yesterday, there are also many powerful sea monsters in the waters leading to Australia.

Yang Yu continued on his journey, killing sea monsters of Lord Level and above and devouring and refining their True Spirit.

As night fell.

After a day of killing, Yang Yu found another island to rest.

On this day, Yang Yu refined thirty Lord Level sea monsters!

The next two days and the third day...

By the time Yang Yu leisurely arrived on the Australia Continent, he had already lost more than two hundred Lord-level Monster!

Among them, there were an astonishing forty high-ranking Lord-level Monster!

All I can say is that the Pacific Ocean is incredibly rich in resources!

This was the result of Yang Yu's deliberate selection; if he could kill a high-level sea monster along the way, he would never kill a sea monster that was only Elementary Lord Level.

In Yang Yu's eyes now, Monsters at the Elementary Lord Level are just immature leeks.

Harvesting those mid- to high-level sea monster lords is the most cost-effective approach.

This not only curbs the possibility of Planetary Level Monster Emperor from them, but also rapidly enhances soul strength and comprehension.

However, after several days of slaughter, Yang Yu discovered that absorbing the True Spirit Essence of the sea monsters no longer improved his soul strength, and the improvement in his comprehension also became negligible.

After carefully reading through the Inheritance Syllabus, Yang Yu realized that this was normal.

Each stage of the soul has a limit, which is influenced by the race and strength level of the Successor, and there is no specific standard.

However, there is indeed a limit: to continue absorbing the True Spirit Essence, one must either possess a race with higher bloodline potential.

Either one enhances their own strength, causing a transformation in their Life Level, breaking through the Life Shackles, and naturally being able to improve again, thus starting a new cycle.

That makes sense from that perspective.

Upon learning this, Yang Yu breathed a sigh of relief.

After all, it's a heaven-defying inheritance from the Origin Continent; it would be ridiculous if it could only improve soul strength and comprehension by such a small amount.

After reviewing his gains over the past few days, Yang Yu discovered that his soul strength had increased by more than two times, and his comprehension had increased by about 20%.

Of course, comprehension, such an ethereal thing, cannot be accurately defined. This is something Yang Yu obtained by combining the speed and efficiency of comprehending the Thunder Domain.

That means that if the soul strength increases by about 10%, the comprehension will also increase by 10%.

It's quite impressive to see this level of improvement during the Apprentice Stage.

After all, soul strength is relatively easy to improve, as there are always some magical treasures that can enhance it, but it's far too difficult to improve something as invisible and intangible as comprehension.

Moreover, although the Apprentice Stage only allows for a 20% improvement on one's existing comprehension, which may seem like a small increase, the actual effect is quite significant!

In just three days, Yang Yu's efficiency in comprehending the Second Realm of the Thunder Domain had greatly improved.

At this rate, the Thunder Domain of the Third Realm is not far off.

Keep in mind that Yang Yu hasn't even broken through to the Planetary Level yet!

If one breaks through to the Planetary Level, then one's strength and realm will experience another leap!

"I really can't wait to reach the Planetary Level!" Yang Yu thought excitedly as he approached the Australia Continent. "After my trip to Australia, I'll focus on cultivation! I'll master the second Heavenly God Diagram as soon as possible, and completely master the third Thunder Net Diagram! Once I've refined the Life Thunder, I'll break through immediately!"

Cultivation requires courage and diligence. Since hunting Monsters and absorbing the True Spirit Essence is no longer effective, we should break through as soon as possible, because time is a very precious thing.

Looking at the coastline that appeared ahead, Yang Yu knew that it was the long-awaited Australia Continent.

The Second Realm of the Thunder Domain uses Spiritual Force to cover the entire body, transforming the person into Thunder that shoots towards the land.

Yang Yu has now arrived at a location slightly north of the Australia Continent. After ascending to an altitude of several thousand meters, Yang Yu prepares to slowly search from above.

Although Mist Island is small, it is still easily visible from high altitudes.

And so, Yang Yu patiently searched the skies over the Australia Continent.

During this time, some inconspicuous bird-like Monsters tried to attack Yang Yu. Among them, the strongest one was a strange bird-like Monsters that resembled an ancient pterosaur and had even reached the Intermediate Lord.

However, this level of strength was still insignificant in Yang Yu's eyes, and he swiftly killed him with a flying dagger that had transformed into Thunder.

Looking at the giant pterosaur with a wingspan exceeding two hundred meters, Yang Yu didn't even have the thought of collecting materials from its body.

Yang Yu's small backpack was now filled with materials from his previous hunts of Senior Lord Level -class sea monsters.

Intermediate Lord Level Monsters materials are no longer eligible for inclusion in Yang Yu's inventory.

Yang Yu continued flying slowly, and a day passed quickly.

After killing many bird-like Monsters, Yang Yu finally discovered a small island in a lake, shrouded in thick fog.

Mist Island?

After searching most of the Australia Continent, Yang Yu finally discovered a small island that resembled Mist Island.

They landed on the island.

Yang Yu looked around with great interest.

At the same time, a surge of Spiritual Force, carrying wisps of Thunder, covered the surroundings, meticulously examining everything on the island.

However, to Yang Yu's slight disappointment, the current Mist Island was clearly not as eerie as when Luo Feng landed there decades later.

Putting aside everything else, the Monsters in the lakes outside the island are all of very low level, far from being Lord-level Monster roaming everywhere.

As Yang Yu flew along, he discovered a giant Silver Electric Python, over a hundred meters long, in the lake.

However, since the Silver Electric Python did not attack Yang Yu, Yang Yu didn't bother to kill it.

Continue exploring Mist Island.

After venturing two or three miles into the Mist Island, Yang Yu finally discovered nine rather strange willow trees.

The thickest willow tree had branches and leaves that were strikingly pale gold!

It perfectly matches the description of the Millennium Willow Wood Heart in the Original Work!

Moreover, the description of the surrounding environment is the same.

"Haha, as expected, the changes on Mist Island started from the very beginning. This Willow Tree King, which would have given birth to Ten-Thousand-Year Willow Wood Heart decades later, has now most likely only given birth to Millennium Willow Wood Heart, but that's enough!"

Yang Yu happily looked at the thick willow tree in front of him. Its diameter had reached more than one meter. The other eight willow trees were much smaller in comparison, and their leaves were only slightly more vibrant and green than those of ordinary willow trees.

The Willow Tree King branches drooped to the ground, and its slender branches, shimmering with a pale golden luster, swayed gently in the breeze.

But just as Yang Yu was about to get closer to the Willow Tree King, its slender branches suddenly began to swing wildly, wrapping around Yang Yu at Speed of Sound speeds.

Seeing this bizarre scene, Yang Yu was not surprised. He smiled and sixteen Liuguang instantly appeared.

"Swish, swish, swish!"

In less than a second, all the branches of the Willow Tree King were cut off by the flying knife!

"Barely comparable to the attack power of a high-level Lord Monster."

Looking at the pale golden willow branches that he had chopped off, Yang Yu commented indifferently.

No wonder we haven't seen Monsters on Mist Island along the way; perhaps those Monsters that strayed here have become snacks for this Willow Tree King.

The Willow Tree King that later gave birth to the Ten-Thousand-Year Willow Wood Heart King has most likely now developed sentience.

Looking at its trembling trunk, Yang Yu felt no pity. His eyes turned cold, and sixteen streams of Liuguang shone again, shooting out a bolt of Thunder towards the trunk of the Willow Tree King.

The Willow Tree King, whose pale gold branches had all been cut off, could only watch as a deathly Liuguang pierced its trunk.

"Laugh!"

The trunk of the Willow Tree King was much stronger and more resilient than its thin branches. Even with Yang Yu's current limit of Spiritual Force War God Limit, he still found it slightly difficult to cut the flying knife. However, as the Electric Glow materialized on the flying knife...

The once sturdy trunk suddenly became as fragile as tofu. Sixteen flying knives easily severed the main trunk of the Willow Tree King and penetrated deep into the ground to cut off its roots. When the last root was severed, a silent wail echoed in Yang Yu's Consciousness Sea, signifying the premature end of the Willow Tree King's life.

"They're quite difficult to kill."

Although the Willow Tree King's Combat Power is currently only comparable to that of a typical high-level Lord Monster, it is quite troublesome to kill. Unless its main trunk is cut down and all its roots are severed, it will not die for a while due to its vitality.

The reason Yang Yu went to such lengths to completely kill the Willow Tree King was because he wanted to test the True Spirit essence of Plant-type Lifeform.

Although his soul was already saturated, Yang Yu still planned to use the Soul Devour Secret Technique to see the difference between the True Spirit Plant-type Lifeform forms.

A wisp of ethereal Thunder Spiritual Force enveloped the verdant point rising from the center of the Willow Tree King's trunk.

The True Spirit of the Willow Tree King was then devoured by Yang Yu.

Close your eyes.

Savor the True Spirit of the Willow Tree King.

After a long while.

Yang Yu's face was full of joy.

Although the strength of the soul did not increase further, the consciousness was noticeably clearer.

Yang Yu could sense that the True Spirit within his own soul was very fond of Plant Type True Spirit.

Once this emerald green True Spirit appeared in his Consciousness Sea, after all memories and some unknown impurities were removed, Yang Yu's True Spirit couldn't wait to swallow it whole.

"Awesome~"

The joy emanating from the depths of his soul filled Yang Yu with contentment.

Indeed, there is a fundamental difference between Plant Type life and animal life.

After absorbing the True Spirit of the Willow Tree King, Yang Yu felt his own True Spirit visibly brighten and its size subtly increase.

Such obvious results.

This was something Yang Yu had never experienced even after absorbing dozens of high-level Lord Monster.

"I've struck gold!" Yang Yu thought to himself with delight.

Indeed, the correct way to Soul Devour Secret Technique is to hunt down everything!

Refine its True Spirit for your own use!

After experiencing the changes in his own True Spirit once more, Yang Yu finally began to peruse the memories of the Willow Tree King.

Somewhere in a realm of illusory memory.

Hundreds of points of light, varying in size and brightness, were now suspended in the air.

These are all memory points absorbed after defeating Lord-level Monster.

Consciousness invaded the emerald green light representing the Willow Tree King.

In an instant, all the memories of the Willow Tree King from its birth to its slaying flooded into Yang Yu's mind.

Open your eyes.

"So the mysterious core of this Mist Island is underground, where there are some powdery crystals containing astonishing life energy. Both animals and plants can undergo tremendous transformation after absorbing it, and the Spirit of Plants and Trees were born from this. This trip was definitely worthwhile!"

At this moment, Yang Yu's eyes were filled with an overwhelming joy.

Judging from the Original Work, these crystalline powders were most likely just things that Babata Muya Crystal and randomly threw out as experiments.

Unfortunately, humanity's overall strength is still very weak, and the only one attracted was Yang Yu, who knew about this place's special nature from his previous life.

This is also the biggest reason why no King-level Monster have been born in the lake, and why the Moyun Vine has not appeared.

However, Yang Yu's arrival still brought a huge surprise to Babata deep underground!

"This Yang Yu's Brain Domain Width is an astonishing 49!"

Inside the Yunmo Planet Spaceship, the demon Babata, formed from Light Law, exclaimed in shock.

At this moment, Babata, who was only about 1.5 meters tall, stared in awe at the virtual screen in front of him. This was his method of monitoring Earth, which could easily detect the talents and potential of humans or Monsters on Mist Island.

"It's unbelievable that such a genius could be born from such a inferior race Earthlings, and the amplitude of his Spiritual Force is so high! And what is that?"

"My God! It's actually the Thunder Domain Prototype?"

"Could it be that this kid has already grasped the essence of a domain during his Apprentice Stage? That's incredible!"

"No, we must find a way to lure him here and make him accept the Yunmo Planet Inheritance!"

At this moment, Babata saw Yang Yu in the scene controlling a flying knife with the nascent form of Thunder Domain to kill the Willow Tree King, and he was so stunned that he shouted out.

Such a genius was unattainable even during Yunmo Planet's heyday.

Once such a genius appears, even powerful beings from advanced cosmic realms would vie to take him as a disciple.

It would be a waste for someone like him, a barely- Marquis immortal, to take it over.

"This is truly a stroke of luck for Babata! Boss, maybe there really is hope for your revenge!"

Babata thought excitedly, while simultaneously using technology far superior to that of Earthlings to infiltrate the surveillance systems of major Base City.

Upon learning of Yang Yu's recent outstanding performance, they exclaimed, "That's fantastic! He's a truly responsible and capable genius!"

Such a perfect Successor is something Babata could never have dreamed of.

But the excited and shocked Babata obviously failed to discover any further special qualities in Yang Yu.

That makes sense, since Babata is currently just a virtual Sentient AI, and he can't detect Mental Force, which is intangible and insubstantial.

If he knew that Yang Yu's Mental Force had long since transformed into Thunder Spiritual Force, he probably wouldn't have been so excited.

Unaware that he had already come under Babata's watchful eye, Yang Yu was still figuring out how to collect the Spirit of Plants and Trees next.

Although the heartwood of the Willow Tree King was the most useful to him among these Spirit of Plants and Trees, the other Spirit of Plants and Trees were of great use to his grandfather, Wang Lin, and others.

After this trip back home, Grandpa Yang will finally be able to enjoy his retirement.

Oh, and there's also the Spirit of Plants and Trees that looks like Millennium Black Crow Root that I'm keeping on my balcony at home. I'll take a closer look at it when I get back.

Having learned all of the Willow Tree King's memories, Yang Yu also learned most of the secrets of this Mist Island.

Yang Yu then used his throwing knife to cut the center of the fallen Willow Tree King trunk.

As sawdust flew everywhere.

A breathtaking, egg-shaped, emerald-green crystal appeared in Yang Yu's field of vision.

"Millennium Willow Wood Heart!"

Having thoroughly read the Original Work, Yang Yu naturally knew how to use Willow Wood Heart.

There was no lingering.

Yang Yu used his Mental Force to suspend Millennium Willow Wood Heart the size of an egg in front of him, and then directly controlled a throwing knife to pierce it.

Immediately, the essence liquid inside the crystal shell dripped into Yang Yu's mouth.

A short while later.

Yang Yu drank all the liquid inside the Millennium Willow Wood Heart.

As for the emerald green crystal shell, Yang Yu casually tossed it aside.

Yang Yu then leaped onto another large tree, sat cross-legged, and began to quietly wait for the Millennium Willow Wood Heart to take effect.

As the essence of the Millennium Willow Wood Heart flowed into his body through his esophagus, a cool and comfortable feeling instantly spread throughout Yang Yu's body, even causing his soul to tremble.

"That feels so good!"

As expected, taking the Millennium Willow Wood Heart was not painful at all, and it was actually very comfortable.

After Yang Yu fully absorbed the rich life energy contained in the essence of the Millennium Willow Wood Heart.

Yang Yu immediately felt his entire body trembling, and looked down.

Yang Yu could see the skin on his hand vibrating very rapidly, albeit with a small amplitude.

During this vibration, wisps of grayish-black substance seeped out from the skin's pores.