Chen Daolin's consciousness could clearly "see" the mysterious soul crystal rising from the vortex amid blood-red lightning. Its secret patterns were composed of countless even tinier crystals—over a hundred million in total. If magnified further, each individual crystal was itself a secret pattern. When they formed a whole, they drew upon the power deep within the soul, radiating an unfathomably profound aura.
Chen Daolin could clearly feel that his soul will had broken through to the Domain Lord level!
Consciousness and will were intangible and elusive things.
The strength of one's will generally depended on the level of one's soul power. The stronger one was, the stronger one's soul power usually became. For example, a World Master could easily kill Planetary- and Stellar-level warriors simply by releasing the pressure of their soul.
Chen Daolin was the same now. His physical constitution was only at the peak of the ninth rank of the Universe level. Although his will had previously surpassed that of many ninth-rank Universe-level warriors, it had ultimately still remained at the Universe level.
A powerful body could also nurture the soul. Just as physically robust people tended to have better vitality, spirit, and mental state than ordinary people, soldiers tempered through harsh training possessed exceptionally resolute wills.
Will was actually very difficult to improve. Even the strong had to temper it bit by bit over long years. It was a kind of spiritual realm.
Yet Earthlings were uniquely gifted in this regard. Hong and Thunder God, for example, both placed great importance on spiritual cultivation, and the mental states of both had long reached a level that could be called perfection.
In terms of mental state, Hong and Thunder God had reached the pinnacle of Huaxia culture and yoga alike. Following in the footsteps of their predecessors, they