Dual Stimulation, Willpower Breaks Through Cosmic Level

Wu Sheng finally had a large amount of pure soul power to continue improving his will, but this time he chose a rather stimulating method.

Not far away, in the luxurious cave where Li Hu was located, Li Hu—under his Mind Control—sat cross-legged on a large round bed, as still as an old monk in deep meditation.

The Fishman Clan woman named Lan Miao'er was constantly stimulating Li Hu through various means.

Li Hu was now under Wu Sheng's control, and every move he made was felt firsthand. Yet Wu Sheng's true self had to endure this tantalizing stimulation while using his innate secret technique, Soul Devour, to experience layer after layer of dreams.

Double stimulation—it was absolutely killing Wu Sheng!

"Master, is there something wrong with what Miao'er is doing?" Lan Miao'er looked puzzled and stopped her movements.

"No, I just couldn't take it. You can go slower!"

Both Li Hu, under Wu Sheng's Mind Control, and Wu Sheng himself took a deep breath at the same time.

Then, Wu Sheng activated his innate secret technique, Soul Devour.

On one side, there was the mental stimulation coming from Li Hu; on the other, the real sensations brought by the dreams. Under this double stimulation, Wu Sheng's will was indeed skyrocketing.

In the last annihilation battle, the members of the Nine Spirits Society, led by Li Long, had truly shown their prowess.

They first defeated Leo, killing Yu Yan, Xuan Ming, and many of their subordinate trial takers.

Only Xuan Tong managed to escape to the Northern Domain, carrying the unconscious Leo—who had reverted to his normal size—along with a few others.

Then, after briefly recovering his internal energy, Li Long rushed to another location without rest. At a critical moment, he struck again, severely wounding Cang Ge, Kadi, and the others who were in the middle of a rampage.

For these Special Elites, Li Long found it hard to deliver a killing blow, so he let them flee with their lives.

But as for the remaining trial takers, even Sky Grade Elite Trial Takers, Li Long killed them outright.

Under his iron-blooded slaughter, Cang Ge, Kadi, and the others also fled north.

From then on, most of the Eastern Domain fell under the control of the Nine Spirits Society and the Blood River Squad.

Over at Thunder Star Mountain and Cangming Valley, it was a miserable defeat. Not only had they suffered heavy casualties, but morale was also at rock bottom.

Li Long was too strong. One man had managed to hold off three Special Elites, including Leo the Thunder Wing Giant.

It made them tremble with fear!

Fortunately, at the critical moment, Leo woke up and directly comforted everyone:

"Li Long is strong, but during our fight, he happened to break through to the third level of his domain. On top of that, he fought two consecutive battles without rest, so his foundation won't be stable."

"That's why he won't chase us now. He'll focus on stabilizing his base. We don't need to worry too much."

Hearing Leo say this, Cang Ge, Kadi, and the others felt slightly relieved.

If Li Long were truly an invincible war god, that would be terrifying.

"Hmph, we Thunder Wing Giants possess an Innate Life Core. Our reserves of Primal Force and psychic power far exceed those of ordinary races. Li Long has strong talent, but his physical foundation is too poor—he simply can't fight for long."

"Besides, with the three of us Special Elites gathered together, even if Li Long dared to force his way over, he'd have a hard time gaining any advantage. What's more, he's busy stabilizing his foundation right now."

Leo stated directly.

And it was the truth. Races with an Innate Life Core far surpassed ordinary races in combat endurance.

The Li Ling Clan, to which Li Long belonged, was also powerful, but at most, they advanced to Cosmic Level upon adulthood. Without even an Innate Life Core, their overall talent couldn't compare to a race like the Thunder Wing Giants, who became Domain Lords upon reaching adulthood.

But Li Long's own comprehension was too strong, allowing him to now suppress Leo in battle.

In truth, Leo felt pretty stifled inside right now. He had lost to Li Long, and what broke his composure the most was Li Long's words:

"Actually, my real target is Lei Ao. You're ultimately lacking something."

Discrimination—this was outright discrimination against him!

Leo had always taken pride in being a Thunder Wing Giant, but among his peers, Lei Ao was the strongest Thunder Wing Giant.

Because Lei Ao had already grasped his own domain, he could fully unleash his Thunder Domain's power, making his combat strength incomparable to Leo's.

However, Lei Ao had long since broken through to Sky Grade, which was why he hadn't entered this Blood Trial.

"That damned Li Long, daring to look down on me. Just wait—once I comprehend my domain too, you'll see how terrifying our great Thunder Wing Giant race truly is."

Leo's eyes were icy cold, his heart filled with endless killing intent.

But he didn't dare charge over to fight Li Long. The unspoken rules among the major powers were clear—since Li Long hadn't taken the chance to kill him, he couldn't do so either.

Besides, as things stood, he really couldn't beat Li Long. Going would only bring humiliation.

After this great battle, both sides, for their own reasons, ceased hostilities and called a truce.

Incidentally, everyone wanted to take the opportunity to improve their strength, preparing for the future battles and the final showdown.

On Wu Sheng's side, using Li Hu's identity, he had taken over more than twenty thousand battle suits.

With that many battle suits, he could at least guarantee his own advancement.

But he still had Bai Yu and Man Gu to bring along, and on Li Hu's side, he would need to bring some people depending on the situation. So, the more battle suits, the better.

Beyond that, he had also made a massive fortune in Cosmic Crystals—over a hundred billion in total, enough to buy a decent fifth-grade top-tier weapon.

But that clearly couldn't satisfy Wu Sheng. After all, his shortfall was a full trillion Cosmic Crystals!

The Cosmic Crystals Li Hu had carried, plus all the spoils of war, barely covered a fraction of that.

"Sigh, I hear the outside betting pools have already exceeded 200 trillion Cosmic Crystals. To secure their wins, those factions not only sent in Special Elites but also equipped them with massive amounts of Cosmic Crystals and cultivation treasures—meant to break through their own realms and bribe other trial participants."

"If I use the 'Mind Control' method among them to earn a trillion Cosmic Crystals, it shouldn't be too hard, right?"

"If worst comes to worst, once my will breaks through, I'll just seize control of that Leo. Either way, I have to use this opportunity to gather the Cosmic Crystals."

This had been Wu Sheng's truest thought. No one was more desperate for money than him.

While Blood Sun City, Thunder Star Mountain, and the other factions held their ground, Wu Sheng's will was rapidly strengthening.

Using the innate secret art "Soul Devour" to live through fragments of others' lives in dreams, he indirectly honed his will. The two most critical points were, first, fully aligning his state of mind with the dream's character, and second, grasping that sliver of insight afterward.

Beyond that, once the "Soul Devour" art was withdrawn, Wu Sheng was like an ordinary person waking from a dream—most of the dream's content would gradually fade, leaving only his own realizations.

So the dream memories wouldn't affect him much.

But the stimulation from Li Hu often caused extra interference in Wu Sheng's dream experiences, forcing him to rely on his strong will to stabilize the dream's operation.

This indirectly accelerated the growth of his will.

Finally, through this method, after four years, his will underwent a powerful transformation.