Five Elements Domain

Yin Congyang continued his routine cultivation and study in the training camp. From time to time, he contacted Luo Feng and the other two through the virtual universe. Learning that they had used the Life Fruit to evolve Luo Feng's Cloud-Touching Vine to Universe Level Stage 2, not only ensuring their safety but also obtaining countless Thunder Stones to exchange for treasures, he couldn't help but feel happy for them.

Until one day a few months later, when his bank account suddenly had an extra one hundred billion Universe Coins. Seeing the email from Luo Feng, he learned that they had already left the Thunder World. Thunder God had received the inheritance of World Lord Kabu, and Luo Feng had sold all the treasures through the Universe Galaxy Bank, obtaining over ten Hunyuan Units of Universe Coins. He had split one hundred billion for Yin Congyang, who didn't stand on ceremony and gladly accepted it.

At the same time, Ming Yu also sent an email, stating that Luo Feng had repaid the three hundred million Ganwu Coins he had borrowed earlier, so Yin Congyang no longer needed to repay them.

From then on, Luo Feng and the other two sometimes stayed on Earth and sometimes roamed and trained in the Black Dragon Mountain Star Field, waiting for the Genius Tournament to begin.

After spending another two years in the training camp, Yin Congyang finally managed to comprehend the Fire Domain through tireless cultivation.

After breaking the stable triangular form, the power of the four-element domain reached a higher level, but using it gave Yin Congyang a feeling of incompleteness. Through the transitions and changes between the domains, he clearly understood that only by cultivating the Domain of Earth would the Five Elements Domain be complete. So he spent points to exchange for some secret techniques related to the Earth laws and began continuously cultivating the Domain of Earth.

During these two years, his physical body finally broke through to Planetary Level Stage 9, and his body's force amplitude had exceeded fifty times. Yet, just like when he first reached the peak of the Apprentice Level, he still couldn't feel any hope of breaking through to the Star Level.

Based on his previous cultivation experience, the fluctuations in his dantian's transformation and evolution of his body would continue for at least a few more years before his physical fitness and soul power truly reached the peak of the Planetary Level. Only then would it be possible to break through to the Star Level.

One day, he suddenly received a call request from Luo Feng.

After connecting, Luo Feng's first question was, "Congyang, when can you break through to the Star Level?"

"I estimate it'll take a few more years. What's up?" Yin Congyang had some idea why Luo Feng was asking, and sure enough, Luo Feng's next words told him about the Genius Tournament.

"Do you know about the Universe Human Peak Genius Tournament? Today, a Suspended Notice appeared in the sky above Black Dragon Mountain Island in the virtual universe. It contains information about the Genius Tournament. I'll send it to you..."

As he spoke, he sent an email over. Yin Congyang read it carefully, then looked up at Luo Feng, whose eyes were full of anticipation, and said, "This is for Star Level participants. I'm still at the Planetary Level, so I definitely can't make it..."

"Ah, what a pity. I was hoping our four brothers could compete against the billions of geniuses in the universe together in the Genius Tournament..." Luo Feng's face showed regret.

"Brother Hong, Brother Thunder God, and you have all been at the Star Level for several years," Yin Congyang said with a comforting smile. "This is a perfect opportunity for you to compete against all the Star Level geniuses of the Ganwu Universe Kingdom and see how far your own strength can take you. As for me, even if I could break through to the Star Level, a newly broken-through cultivator without time to settle or comprehend laws definitely wouldn't go far..."

He changed his tone, "But you're different. I believe you can definitely make it to the final selection. When you do, you must give it your all. Remember, the core layer of the Virtual Universe Company is where the most talented geniuses exist. Competing on the same stage with these geniuses is the only way you can soar to the sky! Moreover, the status of a core member of the Virtual Universe Company is noble, and it will also be a good shield for Earth."

"Don't worry, I'll definitely work hard to enter the core layer of the Virtual Universe Company," Luo Feng replied solemnly, then laughed, "When that happens, I'll have your back. If anything comes up, just mention my name, Luo Feng, haha..."

"Alright, I'll be waiting for that day," Yin Congyang also replied with a smile. The two chatted for a bit longer before ending the call.

The start of the Genius Tournament stirred the Planetary Level geniuses in the training camp. A few Class A members at Planetary Level Stage 9 even wanted to break through to the Star Level early to participate. However, under the stern reprimands of the four instructors, they ultimately abandoned their bold ideas.

More than three years later, in the training camp's student villa.

Yin Congyang was conducting his daily cultivation in the basement. Axe shadows crisscrossed as the four-colored domain of gold, blue, green, and red spread out in a small area. Within the domain, an occasional flash of earthy yellow light appeared, only to be quickly suppressed by the wood-green light, while the fiery red light continuously poured power into the earthy yellow light.

Watching the changes in the domain, Yin Congyang couldn't help but feel a bit of surprise. Ever since he had comprehended the Fire Domain over three years ago, he had been striving for the completion of the Five Elements Domain. Only today did he see hope for success.

He focused more intently on wielding his axe technique and the domain. The earthy yellow light within the domain continuously generated, but after these years of cultivation, the Wood Domain and other domains had long reached the peak of the First Layer. The Wood Domain's suppression of the nascent Earth Domain was very strong.

Yin Congyang's mind stirred. He kept his axe technique going while his will adjusted the proportions of the various law domains within the overall domain, continuously increasing the energy of the Gold Domain and Fire Domain while reducing the energy supply to the Wood Domain.

Among the five elements, Metal overcomes Wood, and Fire generates Earth. As the Gold Domain suppressed the Wood Domain, the Wood Domain's suppression of the Earth Domain gradually weakened, while the Fire Domain's support for the earthy yellow domain grew stronger.

The earthy yellow light in the domain gradually became dazzling, then formed strands of earthy yellow secret patterns.

As soon as the first strand of earthy yellow secret patterns formed, the power injected from the Fire Domain into the Earth Domain suddenly increased dramatically. The earthy yellow secret patterns multiplied rapidly. But as the Fire Domain's power waned, the balance between the various elemental forces was immediately lost.

When the Fire Domain's power declined, the Wood Domain immediately channeled its power to supplement it, followed by the Water Domain supplementing the Wood Domain...

When the power of the four elemental domains—Gold, Water, Wood, and Fire—rebalanced, the secret patterns of the Earth Domain had already become intricate, reaching the peak of the First Layer of the domain. Then, the secret patterns of the Earth Domain gradually interlocked with the secret patterns of the previous four elemental domains, achieving an unprecedented state of balance among the Gold, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth domains.

When the five elemental domains were completely balanced, the colorful secret patterns within the domain were resplendent and extraordinarily dazzling.

Suddenly, the secret patterns of the earliest comprehended Gold Domain began to interlock with those of the Water Domain. The Water Domain then interlocked with the Wood Domain's secret patterns, and so on. The secret patterns of each elemental domain interlocked with those of the generating element, forming an incredibly perfect yet complex whole.

The power between the various elements continuously flowed, merged, and supplemented, instantly breaking the previous bottleneck. The entire domain's power underwent a qualitative leap, directly breaking through to the Second Layer of the domain.

Watching all this, Yin Congyang felt a faint sense of something amiss. The power of the five elements cycled, repeating endlessly, allowing all power to coalesce into a single whole, thereby greatly increasing its might. However, the domain's power was not generated from nothing; it relied on Yin Congyang, the master of the domain, to provide the most basic supply. If this cycle could not stop, and the power Yin Congyang could supply could not recover—or if the recovery speed couldn't keep up with the supply speed—the domain would collapse. This was clearly not a flaw a perfect domain should have.

Looking at the various elemental domains still cycling endlessly, Yin Congyang pondered silently. Suddenly, his eyes lit up. The five elements have mutual generation, but they also need mutual overcoming. Generation and overcoming are the most fundamental principles of the five elements' relationship. With only generation, the power between the five elements cannot be restrained and inevitably cannot last.

Yin Congyang recalled an ancient text he had read before, which described the generation and overcoming of the five elements as follows: Water generates Wood, and Wood in turn generates Fire. This means Wood steals vital energy, so Water becomes angry and overcomes Fire. The strong can attack the weak; Earth is penetrated by Wood. The solid can overcome the empty; Water is stopped by Earth. The Yin can diminish the Yang; Fire is extinguished by Water. The fierce can oppose the hard; Metal is broken by Fire. The hard can control the soft; Wood is felled by Metal. Thus, the five elements circulate and transform. Following the order, they generate each other; going against it, they overcome each other. In this way, each performs its function to complete the Dao. (Note 1)

Yin Congyang's mind moved. Within the cycling, generating power of the various elements, the Metal element, while generating the Water element, also began to restrain the Wood element. The Water element, after receiving generation from Metal and flowing to the Wood element, also began to restrain the Fire element, and so on. This formed another perfect domain of mutual generation and overcoming among the five elements.

When the final Earth element restrained the Water element, the entire domain suddenly began to operate on its own, giving birth to countless secret patterns. These secret patterns came with five colors, devouring and covering the secret patterns formed by the previous five elemental powers, creating new secret patterns. What was once like a single whole had become a true whole.

The previous Five Elements Domain was like a porcelain plate, broken into five even pieces and glued back together. It looked like a complete porcelain plate, but cracks still existed. Although it didn't affect its use, it was ultimately not as strong as a complete porcelain plate. But the domain at this moment was a flawless, complete porcelain plate—no, it should be said that it had transformed from a porcelain plate into a diamond plate. Its sturdiness was more than ten times stronger than before.

Moreover, the Five Elements Domain became a self-contained entity. The domain's power was generated endlessly, greatly reducing the power it needed to consume. One portion of force could now exert the power of three portions before, effectively enhancing the domain's might.

The Five-in-One Five Elements Domain had been completely fused into a single whole, no longer distinguishing between the elements. Yet, the power of each element could still be used without hindrance, and its power was greatly increased. Now, the might of Yin Congyang's Second-Layer Domain was comparable to an ordinary Star Level's Ninth-Layer Domain.

Now that the Five Elements Domain was complete, Yin Congyang couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. The next step was to continue cultivating the domain while beginning to try to contact various universal fundamental laws and the higher-order laws of space or time.

PS: Note 1 is from Suwen.