All Spirits
Fifth-tier Legend!
This is a qualitative change, a sublimation, for the extraordinary!
In this world, Dragon I, at the fifth rank, directly ended the chaotic era and established a thousand-year-old feudal kingdom.
Even in the Main World, fifth-tier professionals are extremely rare, and each one could potentially shake the Federation.
In terms of career path, the leap from the fourth to the fifth rank is a formidable chasm, posing a challenge to countless extraordinary individuals.
Even for Sulu, the difficulty of a legendary character can be glimpsed from the conditions given in the Attribute Panel.
"Just looking at the requirements for promotion, it takes about two to three thousand experience points to go from rank three to rank four, while rank five requires ten thousand, which is more than three times the previous amount. If you take the skill level requirements into account, the multiplier will be even higher. Finally, there are the requirements for four basic attributes, as well as the most dangerous soul modification ritual... Although other legendary professions may not have the same requirements, the difficulty is roughly the same."
"From this, we can infer that the strength of a legendary-level professional is at least ten times that of an ordinary fourth-tier master?"
"As expected, it's an advancement... No wonder the Federation almost disregards fourth-tier masters, yet is extremely cautious about fifth-tier ones..."
Six months later, Sulu picked up the last pebble, absorbed the experience points, and threw it onto the edge of the lake.
Immediately, he sighed and realized that he had already collected all the pebbles from the entire dried-up lake.
He returned to the wooden shed next to the ruins and looked at the fine scratches on a wooden stake. He counted them carefully and found that there were more than two hundred.
"In the past six months, I've gained nearly 15,000 experience points, which, combined with my previous savings, is more than enough to raise my Soul Projection to LV8."
In reality, gaining experience points is not always smooth sailing.
In the first half of the time, you can gain experience by picking up stones, and the progress is quite smooth.
However, later on, it becomes necessary to spend a lot of time searching, trying, and identifying them one by one.
Furthermore, Sulu also took the opportunity to thoroughly explore the Death God Ruins. Taking advantage of the Shadow Clone's fearless nature, he managed to gain some experience points and extraordinary materials.
As for the Wind Wolf surrounding the ruins?
They either migrated or were wiped out by him. Apart from gaining a little experience, the only regret was that wolf meat was really not tasty.
Under the moonlight.
Sulu gazed at the simple alchemy table before him, a vial of crimson blood appearing in his hand.
"This is all we got from the last purification; what a waste..."
He vividly remembered the Wind Wolf King's behavior in the Spirit World, so he dismembered its corpse and preserved its blood intact.
With the help of the [Occultist], the wolf skin, wolf teeth and other materials were made into Curio. Only the wolf blood was purified multiple times, leaving only this one bottle.
"Based on my deduction and the information found in the ruins... this Wind Wolf King should have blood from the Spirit World. Its ancestor should be the Soul-Chasing Hound under the Lady Moon — Alagulas, also known as the Three-Headed Dog of the Underworld in many myths and legends."
In reality, there is no Underworld; there is only Spirit World.
However, Lady Moon's Divine Kingdom could perhaps be called the ' Underworld,' the domain of the Grim Reaper!
"It will fetch a high price, not only in this world, but even more so in the Main World..."
Sulu put the Blood Bottle into the Greed Glove, cleaned the alchemy table, and lay down on the bed.
Through the cracks in the wood, one could still see the soft moonlight.
He closed his eyes, brought up the Attribute Panel, and his will moved swiftly:
[4800 experience points consumed... Soul Projection level increased to LV7!]
At that moment, Sulu felt as if his spirit had broken through another layer of shackles, and he vaguely perceived the mysteries of the world!
He sensed that above the third layer of the Dream Spirit World, there was an even more vast world, an indescribable level!
"A complete world consists of only the Material World and three layers of the Spirit World! Strictly speaking, the fourth layer of the Spirit World has already transcended the 'definition' and 'scope' of the world; this is the deepest mystery of the Spirit World!"
However, although Sulu can now vaguely sense the fourth layer of the Spirit World, he is unable to cross the barrier no matter what.
"As expected... I must reach skill level 8 to break through the fourth level of the Spirit World with the power of qualitative change?"
"But... the effect of increasing mental attributes with each level of Soul Projection has also disappeared. So... is this the limit of attribute 10?"
Sulu felt a surge of Inspiration and was in a better state than ever before, finally making up her mind:
[9600 experience points consumed... Soul Projection level increased to LV8!]
[Soul Projection LV8: Exploring the Fourth Layer of the Spirit World!]
The immense and terrifying consumption of experience allowed him to successfully break through the Soul Projection.
The side effects of LV8 were also revealed; a simple sentence seemed to contain incredible power.
Unconsciously, Sulu performed Soul Projection. His semi-materialized spirit body, covered with numerous mysterious runes, burst through the first layer of the Phantom Spirit World and the second layer of the Mind World almost like a rocket, soaring infinitely within the Dream Spirit World.
He seemed to see the changes in the universe, supernova explosions, the evolution of black holes, and the formation of many planets!
Boom!
Sulu felt his mind suddenly explode.
The immense power also blasted open the boundary of the third layer of the Spirit World, sending him into the fourth layer!
'This is... the test of the fourth level of the Spirit World? My mind is blown... If you can survive it, you're fine; if you can't, you die? So simple and brutal...'
What appeared before Sulu was an indescribable, boundless space.
Darkness is the dominant force in this space, which resembles a universe, filled with luminous 'stars' and various undercurrents.
"Where I am..."
Sulu looked back and saw a yellowish-brown star as well.
But he knew that it was not a star in the scientific sense, but a complete world composed of the Material World and three Spirit World!
In terms of sheer size, it's almost as large as the universe he imagined in his previous life!
"Is a planet a universe? And is the fourth layer of the Spirit World a transit station for these many universes?"
Just then, an attraction suddenly appeared.
Sulu looked in one direction and realized that was where he had come from, the location of the Main World!
"It's a bit far... Just because you can see it with your own eyes doesn't mean you can get there. Besides, who knows how many rapids and traps there will be along the way!"
The information gleaned from his Inspiration revealed to Sulu that the fourth layer of the Spirit World was like the bottom of a vast ocean, where countless undercurrents converged, carrying an overwhelming power.
Travelers can rely on the power of the undercurrents to quickly reach a certain world, but it is more likely that they will be directly thrown into a deadly place and die without a trace!
"No, I can't hold on any longer."
Sulu's expression changed as he sensed an undercurrent forming and surging towards him.
If you don't avoid it, you will definitely be swept away to some unknown world or a deadly place!
"Return!"
With a thought, he hid in the Dragon World behind him. Within the Dream Spirit World, a sense of security immediately enveloped his entire body.
"I actually feel very safe in the Dream Spirit World?"
Sulu was somewhat amused and exasperated. "The fourth layer of the Spirit World is a transit station for all realms, so why not name it the ' Myriad Spirit World '..."