Void-Level Will

Perhaps his breakthrough to the fifth rank in soul Spiritual Force had made Lu Yan'an somewhat reckless, leading to this unexpected situation. However, Lu Yan'an did not appear too discouraged; at least his breakthrough to the fifth rank was not without its gains!

"I can't afford to be reckless now. My Heart Power is practically depleted after the previous ordeal! I can't just wait for it to slowly recover in this environment. I have to rely on my own willpower to get through this part of the journey!"

Lu Yan'an and snow. He had no time to stay still. If he continued to be wasted like this, his opportunity would be over!

"The most fundamental aspect of cultivating willpower is control! I must control my soul!" Lu Yan'an's mental will tried its best to stabilize his soul, while simultaneously trying to generate more heat to help him continue forward. Although this Demon Beast Clone did not have a soul residing within it, the environment was already able to indirectly influence the soul by affecting willpower, so whether or not there was a soul was completely unimportant.

With each step he took forward, the cold intensified its attack on his will, and this pain began to vie with Lu Yan'an's mental will for dominance over his soul.

"Why is it so cold? I've only walked a little over two thousand kilometers." Lu Yan'an shivered, but still gritted his teeth and kept going. As far as the eye could see, the whole world was still a white expanse of ice. Countless rocks were covered in ice, with some exposed, devoid of any life.

Lu Yan'an walked alone. Gradually, his Divine Body stopped trembling, but his will was almost numb from the cold.

"This is bad, my will is already starting to go numb." Lu Yan'an tightened. The most troublesome thing was beginning to happen! If it were just his Divine Body trembling, that would be a minor matter, but the numbness of his will was a major problem! Especially the numbness of his will, which was even more despairing. Just like in the Immortal Era, when the Divine Body was consumed by more than 90% and about to fall into a deep sleep, the terrifying nature of the numbness of the will was even greater!

Numbness of will and excessive Heart Power exertion caused Lu Yan'an's spirits to sink lower and lower with each passing event! This hurdle was quite simple, without any fancy tricks; the sheer coldness alone was enough to instill despair.

It wasn't quite out of control yet, and Lu Yan'an could still barely keep walking. "No wonder this challenge was only 3,700 kilometers long; if it were any longer, it would truly be despairing!" Lu Yan'an himself.

"Keep going, as long as you reach the finish line, you've won," Lu Yan'an comforted himself.

However, upon reaching 3,000 kilometers, Lu Yan'an lost most of his willpower and consciousness, and his mind was even unable to effectively mobilize his Divine Body.

"Is this the limit?" Lu Yan'an vaguely understood that his Soul Will were not far from being completely frozen into ice. "Thinking about it carefully, I'm actually quite unwilling!"

"If accepting this pain with an infinite mindset is the wrong path, then I'll try to fight it out completely!" With that thought, Lu Yan'an completely gave up on squeezing out the last bit of his Heart Power, and instead flew rapidly forward with a ferocious expression!

"Then let's see who's tougher!" A resolute glint began to bloom in his eyes!

"Hold on, take control of your will, control this cold!" In this desperate situation, Lu Yan'an's increasingly burning belief was driving him to mobilize his body.

The mind and will are vying with the cold for control over the body.

Boom!

A sudden change!

If Lu Yan'an's will and consciousness were previously like a crystal, clear, sharp, and solid, then under the tempering of the ice and snow, his will and consciousness became more concentrated and pure, transforming into an even smaller and denser crystal. However, it seemed to have reached a certain critical point, much like a star transforming into a neutron star.

Willpower and consciousness suddenly experienced an incredible surge!

The crystals seemed to be compressed into "atomic nuclei" in an instant!

"I've transformed! My will has begun to transform!" Lu Yan'an felt a similar sensation to when he was weak and practiced running and agility to the limit, until he was exhausted to the point of exhaustion. He would then surpass that limit and feel incredibly relaxed. This coldness had been freezing his will time and time again, even to the point of numbness. But now, this cold current had finally been completely suppressed, leaving him with no power to resist.

"I have a feeling that if we keep going, this transformation is just the beginning!" He stared intently at the miniature wormhole at the finish line.

Maintain your willpower! Keep going! Only 500 kilometers left!

Only one thought remained!

Finally, a lake appeared in front of Lu Yan'an!

The deep blue lake water, hidden amidst the white snow, still flows slowly despite the terrifyingly low temperatures.

"Hiss! Is this the final test?" Lu Yan'an subtly probed the lake water with his finger, a chilling cold emanating from his will! At this moment, he felt as if he had returned to the state before his transformation, and even his Divine Body couldn't help but shiver! After a moment of contemplation, a resolute glint appeared in his eyes as he stepped directly into the lake. The deep blue water was very dense, and most of his body was submerged. "I have a premonition that if I can get through here, my will will definitely be able to complete that final leap!"

Lu Yan'an swam forward, but the lake water seeped into his inner armor and robes, and an even more terrifying cold assaulted his body. After swimming only ten meters, Lu Yan'an became slower and slower, and his right hand slowly reached forward. Gradually, ice began to freeze on the surface of his body!

"Swim, swim!"

Lu Yan'an's mind was still issuing commands, but his body remained still. Lu Yan'an could sense the ice layer on his body growing thicker and thicker, and his will was being suppressed more and more intensely, as if he were sinking into an endless abyss. His entire Divine Body was slowly sinking to the bottom of the lake, pulled by the current!

"Is it laughable? If I were to stay here, even my soul would probably wither and decay."

"But I haven't reached the top yet. I also want to stand at the top and see the scenery outside!"

His will had reached its limit, and he could no longer control his Divine Body —a sign that he had reached a dead end! Aside from his desperate struggle against the cold, all his will could do was cling to a single, unwavering belief.

"I can't!"

"Cannot!"

His soul had already begun to wither, yet it was forcibly condensed by an invisible will... Shattering, solidifying... Struggling, Lu Yan'an's only obsession struggled in its final moments. That unwillingness always lingered in his heart, no matter how the terrible cold intensified time and time again... He always held on to his bottom line!

He was no longer able to think; his soul, teetering on the brink of collapse, could no longer bear the weight of thought.

It's just an obsession...

What kept his soul desperately gathering and maintaining itself was that last vestige of obsession. This was the most dangerous transformation Lu Yan'an had ever encountered in his cultivation journey, and it could even be called a nirvana of life.

If one succeeds in achieving Nirvana, one can survive.

Failure to achieve Nirvana is tantamount to annihilation.

Lu Yan'an's Divine Body began to tremble unconsciously.

On one side is life, on the other is death.

Lu Yan'an struggled on this line, the gale was blowing him wildly, blowing him towards "death", but his endless obsession made him hold on to this line between life and death, and strive to move towards "life".

Even the strongest obsession has its limits, but as long as the cycle of life and death continues, the tearing of the soul will be eternal, constantly intensifying and growing stronger!

"I want to... I want to..."

At this moment, Lu Yan'an was like a runner on a highway, desperately accelerating each time, but the road roller behind him was also accelerating, steadily increasing its speed, and constantly closing in...

We're almost there!

Just then, the nearly depleted Heart Power suddenly burst forth with dazzling light! The entire lake seemed to be shaken by a giant, and began to violently tremble! Before the final leap of will, this Heart Power underwent a transformation!

"Boom!" A vast aura surged out from Lu Yan'an's body, and Lu Yan'an, whose will had been completely frozen by this coldness, quietly opened his eyes!

"Void Level will, accomplished!" After a loud shout, a Spiritual Force countless times more vast than before erupted from his body!

At that moment, Lu Yan'an unleashed a surge of divine power, completely tidying up his body. His exhausted eyes were filled with joy. "I did it! I did it!"

His struggle against the polar cold also propelled his will to an even higher level!

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