At the Planetary Level, I Require You to Comprehend a Domain!

Three days later, Tian Shi came to pay his respects again.

"Your disciple Tian Shi pays respects to Teacher!" Tian Shi bowed deeply and respectfully.

"Mm." Wang Yu nodded and said calmly,

"Three days have passed. How much have you comprehended from the Fire Refinement Secret Manual?"

"Reporting to Teacher, this disciple is dull-witted and has comprehended very little..." Tian Shi lowered his head in shame, looking as though he truly felt he had gained very little.

However, Wang Yu did not take his words seriously.

Clearly, this kid had been born into humble circumstances and lacked the perspective to recognize his own talent.

Though he said he had comprehended little, he had most likely improved tremendously.

The only question was how much he had improved.

It was like those people who said before an exam that they had not revised, had not slept well, were in poor condition, and were doomed...

He would not believe a single word of that!

"It's fine." Wang Yu smiled calmly.

"Do not belittle yourself. Show me what you have learned, and let your teacher see exactly how much you have comprehended over these three days."

"Yes, Teacher!"

Tian Shi answered respectfully, took a deep breath, and then... a scorching aura rose from his body!

Buzz!

Seven clusters of crimson flames condensed out of thin air!

Each flame was only the size of a fist, yet they were incredibly solid, deep in color, and radiated astonishing heat!

"He reached this level in the first stage of the Fire Refinement Secret Manual in just three days?" Wang Yu was somewhat surprised!

Apprentice Grade origin power could only be stored within the body and used to fuel bursts of physical strength. Martial artists could only fight in close combat.

Starting from the Planetary-level, origin power could be projected outward. Combined with special abilities and secret techniques, even martial artists were no longer limited to close combat.

For example, once the first stage of the Fire Refinement Secret Manual was cultivated, one could condense flames from origin power and control them to attack. They could also be applied to one's own body to enhance one's strength, making it equivalent to a burst-type secret technique.

Cultivation progress was judged by the number of flames one could condense. At the peak of the first stage, one could condense up to nine clusters of flames.

Seven clusters of flames already represented an extremely high level in the first stage.

"Burn!" Tian Shi shouted softly. The seven crimson flames swooshed onto his body, instantly wrapping him in fire!

Boom!

Tian Shi seemed to transform into a fiery war god, erupting with astonishing might!

Immediately afterward, Tian Shi stepped forward. His right fist, wrapped in raging flames, blasted forward!

The flames around his fist roared and exploded, leaving behind a scorching trail through the air. The punch carried extraordinary force, and even the air throughout the hall trembled faintly!

War God Star was the Blue Silver Empire's only highest-quality life planet bestowed upon him. If it were to be traded, its price would certainly exceed three trillion White Dragon Coins, placing it among the highest-tier planets.

On ordinary planets, a Planetary-level fighter could shatter mountains with a single strike. But the higher the quality of a planet, the more stable its environment, and the less impact an ordinary Planetary-level fighter could cause.

For someone who had just reached the Planetary-level, the power of Tian Shi's strike was already extremely impressive!

Wang Yu sat upon his throne, watching his disciple punch with a calm gaze.

To a Universe-level powerhouse like him, a mere Planetary-level fighter had no secrets whatsoever.

Good fellow, the Force Amplitude of that punch has already reached sixteen times, even higher than the fifteen times I expected.

And his Artistic Conception is much more refined than before. With this level of strength, he could directly condense seven clusters of flames while cultivating the Fire Refinement Secret Manual. His improvement really has been astonishingly fast.

Wang Yu was genuinely somewhat surprised.

Tian Shi's improvement was greater than he had expected.

Do not think that being one time higher in Force Amplitude, with Artistic Conception refined slightly further, was nothing special.

If he had achieved it over one or two years, it truly would not have been much. But it had only been three days?

Even accounting for the feedback from breaking through to the Planetary-level, the extent of his improvement was still astonishing!

Wang Yu sat on his throne, a look of approval appearing on his face as he nodded slightly.

"Not bad."

"In just three days, you have condensed seven clusters of flames. Your rate of improvement is even faster than your teacher anticipated."

Wang Yu did not hesitate to praise his disciple's excellence.

Tian Shi had originally been nervous, afraid that his performance would be too poor and disappoint his teacher.

Now that he heard Wang Yu's praise, his face naturally filled with delight!

"Come with your teacher."

Wang Yu rose to his feet and led Tian Shi out of the hall.

Tian Shi hurriedly followed, unable to help feeling curious. Where was his teacher taking him?

Wang Yu led Tian Shi to a quiet courtyard within the palace.

At the center of the courtyard stood an exquisite, beautiful plaza paved with white jade.

It was the special lord building Wang Yu had specifically arranged within the palace—the Preaching Ground.

"Sit."

Wang Yu pointed at a cushion before the stone platform.

Tian Shi did not dare ask questions. He obediently walked over and sat cross-legged on the cushion.

With a flicker of his body, Wang Yu drifted lightly onto the central stone platform and sat down cross-legged as well.

His gaze swept over the disciple sitting solemnly below before he slowly began,

"At the peak of the first stage of the Fire Refinement Secret Manual, one's Force Amplitude can reach twenty times, and one can comprehend Artistic Conception."

"The sign of this is the ability to condense nine clusters of Refined Fire."

"You can now condense seven clusters, which means you have already cultivated the first stage to a considerable level. You have comprehended Artistic Conception. What you currently lack is merely sufficient Force Amplitude."

"Force Amplitude, in essence, is control over one's own strength." Wang Yu sat on the stone platform, his voice clearly reaching Tian Shi's ears.

Tian Shi immediately listened with rapt attention, afraid of missing even a single word.

"In truth, every person, even someone at Apprentice Grade, possesses tremendous strength within their body, yet they cannot bring it out at all," Wang Yu said calmly.

"That is because they do not understand the methods of controlling strength. Most of their power cannot be mobilized, resulting in enormous waste."

"Cultivating secret techniques and learning methods of exertion means learning how to better control one's own strength. The more exquisite one's control, the more strength one can mobilize. That is what an increase in Force Amplitude means."

Tian Shi's eyes lit up as he listened. The principle was simple and straightforward, and he understood it at once!

"So that's how it is!" he could not help murmuring softly.

"The limit of Force Amplitude is one hundred times," Wang Yu continued.

"Reaching one hundred times means you can fully control every bit of strength in your body without wasting even the slightest amount. Every ounce of strength can be used where it matters most."

"One hundred times..." Tian Shi sucked in a breath.

His teacher had just said that his Force Amplitude was sixteen times. He was still far, far away from one hundred times!

Wang Yu could see what he was thinking and could not help smiling. "You have only just broken through, yet your Force Amplitude is already sixteen times, and you have comprehended Artistic Conception. In truth, you have already surpassed the vast majority of Planetary-level fighters. You are a genius!"

"The Fire Refinement Secret Manual your teacher bestowed upon you is an immensely powerful secret technique of an extremely high level. Even its first stage, which corresponds to the Planetary-level, is exceedingly difficult for ordinary Planetary-level fighters to master."

"But with your talent and comprehension, it is only a matter of time before you cultivate the first stage of the Fire Refinement Secret Manual to completion."

"Furthermore, you have every chance of mastering the second stage while still at the Planetary-level!"

"The second stage?" Tian Shi froze.

"That's right." Wang Yu nodded.

"The Fire Refinement Secret Manual has seven stages in total. The first stage corresponds to the Planetary-level, while the second stage corresponds to the Star-level."

"However, that correspondence only applies to ordinary people."

"But you are different. You are the disciple your teacher has chosen. You are a genius!"

"A genius must naturally accomplish what others cannot. Mastering higher-level secret techniques ahead of time is only natural."

"Mastering it ahead of time?" Tian Shi's eyes widened. Could someone at the Planetary-level cultivate a secret technique that was only meant to be practiced at the Star-level?

"That's right." Wang Yu nodded, his expression turning serious.

"You are my founding eldest disciple, and I have high expectations for you."

"Comprehending Artistic Conception at the Planetary-level makes one a genius, but only an ordinary genius."

"Only by comprehending the higher realm of technique beyond Artistic Conception—the Domain—can one be considered a truly top-tier genius!"

"A Domain?" Tian Shi murmured, repeating the unfamiliar term.

"Beyond Artistic Conception lies the Domain! If you can comprehend a Domain at the Planetary-level, even merely the initial first level of a Domain, you would be an extraordinary genius!"

"Even the incomparably powerful great factions of the universe would compete to recruit such a genius, nurturing them as a core elite!"

"My requirement for you at the Planetary-level is to cultivate the second stage of the Fire Refinement Secret Manual to completion and comprehend a Domain!"