Innate Divine Ability of the Lingtong Race

No matter how incredible a thing may be, once the facts are laid bare before one's eyes, there is no choice but to accept them.

Furthermore, Jiang Yao had already created records that challenged the history of the Lingtong Race, such as cultivating the Seven Turns of Heaven's End to near the sixth turn within a year and possessing a domain at the first rank of the Planetary Level.

The first time is strange, the second time is familiar.

This was the third time, and Prose actually recovered faster than Elder Luo and Kuman.

It was only when he thought of the "19-Year Pact" from a year ago, which he had viewed as a form of discipline and encouragement for the little guy, that he felt somewhat speechless.

Kuman, meanwhile, was "staring" at Jiang Yao with closed eyes, appearing uncharacteristically dazed.

In truth, even when he heard that Jiang Yao possessed a domain, Kuman had not been this shaken; having been the number one genius of the Yanhe Lingtong Race since he was a child, the confidence and pride he possessed were not so easily shattered.

His first reaction had actually been one of excitement and defiance.

So what if he cultivated the Seven Turns of Heaven's End to the fifth turn in a year? He had reached the same realm in three years back then, so the gap wasn't that large—though, of course, he did not know that it hadn't taken Jiang Yao a year to reach the fifth turn, but less than three days.

So what if he possessed a domain at the Planetary Level? He had also comprehended a domain shortly after stepping into the Stellar Level, and Jiang Yao would not stay at the Planetary Level for long; once Jiang Yao stepped into the Stellar Level, it remained to be seen who would be stronger.

Among the super geniuses who had made names for themselves in the universe-wide peak battles of the past, there was no record of anyone possessing a domain at the Planetary Level, nor was it said that possessing a domain at the Planetary Level guaranteed higher future achievements than those who comprehended it at the Stellar Level.

The cultivation of a domain, and even the comprehension of origin laws, would not become easier just because one possessed a domain early at the Planetary Level; compared to other geniuses, this bit of time gained by having a domain early was not enough to significantly move the starting line forward.

While comprehending a domain one major realm early could certainly lead people to imagine greater potential, the greater potential in one's imagination was, in the end, still just imagination; whether this potential actually existed and whether it could be realized remained to be seen.

Moreover, the reason he hadn't possessed a domain at the Planetary Level back then was that, as a Planetary Level genius of the Lingtong Race, he hadn't spent his time on things like improving his artistic conception. If he had been allowed to practice combat techniques and secret battle methods at the Planetary Level, who was to say that Kuman couldn't have possessed a domain before the Stellar Level?

Therefore, even though Jiang Yao had achieved a miracle that no one in the history of the Lingtong Race had ever achieved, Kuman did not intend to hand over the title of the contemporary number one genius of the Yanhe lineage; it was not so simple to make him concede.

But now, his confidence was instantly pushed to the edge of a cliff.

It had taken Kuman a full 114 years to cultivate the Secret Technique of Guidance back then.

If one were to compare cultivating to the fifth turn of Heaven's End, one taking a year and the other three, the gap didn't seem that large.

But when it came to forging the Boat of Guidance, one taking a year and the other 114, the gap was so large it was despair-inducing.

At the very least, in terms of comprehension or talent for mental cultivation techniques, he and Jiang Yao were no longer on the same level; he couldn't even catch a glimpse of his back.

After a long while, Elder Luo sighed deeply: "Such speed is unprecedented, even in the Holy Land."

It was just that the Clan Leader would likely be disappointed; he had originally hoped to keep him for at least a few decades to cultivate a bond, as such a genius would surely never return once they went to the Holy Land. Would he come back to be the Clan Leader? What virtue or ability did the Yanhe lineage possess to deserve that?

However, the old man immediately cheered up again. The history of the Yanhe lineage splitting from the Holy Land was not long, and its foundation was not deep; to have such a genius figure emerge was extremely fortunate. The growth of a clan required taking it one step at a time; one could not be impatient, as there was a long road ahead.

Thinking of this, Elder Luo regained the composure of a ruler of the Yanhe lineage and said gently: "Jiang Yao, since you have forged the Boat of Guidance and traced your bloodline, you have naturally sensed the bloodline origin of our Lingtong Race."

Jiang Yao nodded and said: "Yes, I looked toward the bloodline origin and could feel many powerful, primal auras seemingly summoning me. These auras should be the bloodline innate abilities of our Lingtong Race, right?"

"Correct!" Elder Luo stroked his beard and said: "There are many theories about the origin of our Lingtong Race on the Virtual Universe, most of which are false, though some theories happen to be right by accident.

The ancestors of our Lingtong Race were not actually a human race from the starry sky of the universe, but originated from an ancient secret realm of the universe; strictly speaking, we should be secret realm humans.

At that time, our ancestors lived among fierce beasts and demonic beasts in the secret realm, and the living environment was harsh.

Many of the fierce beasts and even demonic beasts in that ancient secret realm, although not having high levels of life genes, each possessed innate secret techniques inherited from their bloodlines, or rather, innate abilities, which were very difficult to deal with.

In the process of our ancestors struggling through hardships, some geniuses thought of extracting their bloodline innate abilities from these fierce and demonic beasts and refining them into secret techniques, which could greatly enhance human strength. From then on, the war between the secret realm humans and the fierce and demonic beasts entered a white-hot stage.

After all, extracting bloodline inheritance material was not something one beast could provide; it required millions of fierce and demonic beasts to potentially extract the innate abilities engraved in their genetic material.

Subsequently, some brilliant and talented individuals created methods to plant these innate abilities extracted from fierce and demonic beasts into their own bloodlines, and could even pass them on to their descendants.

Generation after generation, our clansmen's bloodlines accumulated more and more innate abilities seized from fierce and demonic beasts.

For some unknown reason, a branch of secret realm humans walked out of the secret realm and began to settle in the starry sky of the universe; this is our Lingtong Race.

The reason we are called the Lingtong Race is that once we activate our bloodline innate abilities, the organs that store and manifest these abilities are our eyes, hence the name Lingtong."

Although Elder Luo spoke of this history quite lightly, Jiang Yao could still feel the scent of blood and slaughter.

As the peak race of the universe, humans were indeed extremely powerful when facing other races most of the time; behind every source of human strength, there might be the blood and tears of other races.

And this once again deepened Jiang Yao's awareness of the cruelty of this world. Once his own race, or even the human race as a whole, weakened, they could at any time fall into the fate of being slaughtered by the billions, having their bloodline essence extracted, and having their genetic material harvested for innate inheritance abilities.

The little pig in the Taihuan Token also muttered: "Your Lingtong Race ancestors did have some opportunities, but unfortunately, the gene level was too low, which also dragged down the bloodline innate abilities. The gene level of the demonic and fierce beasts from which the innate abilities 'planted' into the source of your bloodline originated was about the same as yours. If the gene level exceeded the Lingtong Race by more than twice, it would be very difficult to imprint the other party's innate secret techniques into the bloodline.

I'm afraid these innate abilities in your bloodline wouldn't even rank in the universe."

The Taihuan Token Envoy spoke in a tone that looked down upon the Lingtong Race's bloodline abilities, but Elder Luo did not know this; the old man was clearly extremely proud of his race's bloodline abilities.

"The Lingtong abilities of our Lingtong Race are not simple; it is not just about obtaining a single innate ability. These innate abilities were extracted by our ancestors generation after generation from the bloodline essence of those demonic and fierce beasts. Do you know what this means?"

Elder Luo did not wait for Jiang Yao to answer, but answered himself: "It means that each of these bloodline innate abilities contains the will of the demonic or fierce beast race behind it!"

Jiang Yao almost gasped.

Good heavens, to extract one innate ability, one would likely have to slaughter millions of fierce or demonic beasts to extract enough bloodline essence. If these slaughtered beasts left their will within the innate ability, even if it were only a trace of resentment, it would be terrifying.

Seeing that Jiang Yao was shocked, Elder Luo chuckled: "Don't be nervous, it's not that exaggerated. As it has been passed down through generations, the will left behind by these demonic and fierce beasts has faded a lot. It is said that in the distant past, only those with outstanding will at the Universe Level dared to awaken their bloodline innate abilities; now, any Stellar Level spirit reader can activate their bloodline innate abilities."

"However..." Elder Luo's expression became more serious: "This is also the reason why our Lingtong Race includes a will assessment in our talent grading.

Even though the will contained in these bloodline innate abilities has faded a lot, it is not simple for an individual. Therefore, once you activate the innate ability you have chosen, you will immediately enter a long-term confrontation with the will of the fierce or demonic beast contained within the ability!

To suppress the will contained in the ability, one needs not only powerful mental energy but also one's own will. The stronger the will, the longer and more perfectly one can suppress it.

Conversely, in the process of confronting the will contained in the ability, one can also temper one's own will, although this process is not easy, and can even be called painful."

This suppression is also a process of accumulating power; it is like a spring—the longer you compress it, the more furious and powerful the will of the ancient demonic beasts and ferocious beasts becomes.

Until you can no longer suppress it, or until you need to unleash a divine ability, you then relax your will and release the "spring," allowing the long-suppressed will of the ancient exotic beast clans to erupt with immense power, carrying their innate divine abilities with it.

In a sense, this can also be considered a method of amplifying the combat power of innate divine abilities.

After hearing these words from Elder Luo, Jiang Yao finally gained a true understanding of his own Lingtong Race's innate divine abilities.

This immediately reminded him of an anime he had watched in his past life, where the Virgo Gold Saint would usually keep his eyes closed to accumulate the energy of his cosmos, only to open them at the critical moment to release it all at once, unleashing overwhelming power.

The two were, in a way, working toward the same goal.