Feng Yu sat quietly, repeatedly reading the announcement.
"Thirteenth Peak Master, stepping into Rank Eight."
The information kept flashing through Feng Yu's mind, intensifying his frustration.
Thinking back to when he had declined the invitation from Thirteenth Peak Master, Feng Yu felt a suffocating sensation creeping over him.
If Thirteenth Peak Master had not invited him to join the Thirteen Mountain Peaks, Feng Yu wouldn't have felt this way. Among so many contenders, only two were ultimately chosen by Thirteenth Peak Master.
But Feng Yu knew he had been chosen by Thirteenth Peak Master as well. If he hadn't refused back then, he would be Thirteenth Peak Master's disciple now.
"My choice back then, based on the circumstances at the time, wasn't wrong." Feng Yu steadied his mind, constantly reviewing his decision.
During the Seven-Star Cave trial, Thirteenth Peak Master was only at Rank Seven, while the Grand Peak Master was already at Rank Eight.
Even if Thirteenth Peak Master had hoped to advance to Rank Eight, it was just a hope. Giving up on such a vague hope and choosing the more practical option, the Grand Peak Master, wasn't wrong.
"I never thought Thirteenth Peak Master would advance to Rank Eight so quickly." Feng Yu sighed.
Not only him, but the entire Red Kun Star Domain, the entire Annan Star Alliance, who else would have thought Thirteenth Peak Master could break through so quickly?
"No, I should have been able to think of it."
"Didn't Mo Li think of it?" Feng Yu muttered to himself. "When he found out I refused Thirteenth Peak Master and chose the Grand Peak Master, the surprise on his face, I still remember it."
"Mo Li knew from the beginning that Thirteenth Peak Master had limitless potential."
Feng Yu looked up at the sky.
"But Mo Li comes from a Rank Seven force. Even if he made the wrong choice, it wouldn't have much impact. I might not, my family needs me to make the most advantageous choice as soon as possible."
"And at that time, the most advantageous choice for me was the Grand Peak Master!"
Feng Yu shook his head.
"Unfortunately, there's no chance like that anymore."
Feng Yu felt despondent.
He understood that he had missed the most important opportunity of his life.
That was to join Thirteenth Peak Master's side.
Even Feng Yu realized that Thirteenth Peak Master, at less than a hundred years old, could advance to Rank Eight, and his future achievements could be said to be limitless.
Thirteenth Mountain Peak.
Mo Li and Wu Lan were utterly confused.
"The Peak Master has advanced to Rank Eight?"
"So quickly?"
Mo Li blinked. Originally, he was extremely excited to join Thirteenth Peak Master, mainly because he believed Thirteenth Peak Master would eventually reach Rank Eight, so grasping this thigh as soon as possible would be immensely beneficial.
But never did he expect this day to come so soon?
"Rank Eight?"
Wu Lan hesitated to speak.
She only felt that her own Peak Master advancing to Rank Eight was very impressive, but she didn't know what it meant. The situation in the surrounding star domains and even the Star Alliance would change because of Lin Yuan.
She was only at Rank Three and had no background. Being able to join Thirteenth Peak Master was purely luck.
Of course, it wasn't entirely luck. Being able to achieve a top ten result in the planetary arena competition was also part of her own strength.
"Fortune favors fools."
Mo Li glanced at Wu Lan. He had schemed and worked hard during the Seven-Star Cave trial, all for the sake of joining Thirteenth Peak Master. But Wu Lan, just an ordinary Silver Mark, was also chosen by Thirteenth Peak Master, achieving the result he had fought so hard for.
Mo Li couldn't help but sigh. Sometimes luck was indeed a significant factor.
At least for Wu Lan, joining Thirteenth Peak Master would definitely not result in a low position in the future.
Deep within the main hall.
Lin Yuan was experiencing his own changes.
"The internal world has become more complete."
Lin Yuan's consciousness appeared in his internal world. When he integrated three cosmic treasures before, his internal world had already improved significantly.
But as Lin Yuan advanced to Rank Eight, his internal world not only expanded to a radius of 250,000 miles but also seemed to have grown completely.
"The origin of the world."
Lin Yuan observed carefully.
In the Azure World, Lin Yuan replaced the world's consciousness with his own, becoming an existence akin to the "Heavenly Dao".
However, compared to this moment, there was a difference in "quality".
In controlling the Azure World, the emphasis was on "control", but at this moment, facing his internal world, Lin Yuan could integrate with it.
"The Primordial Spirit."
Lin Yuan's thoughts stirred.
The Sun Primordial Spirit emerged from within him and sat facing him.
Whoosh!
The terrifying power of the sun surged within the Sun Primordial Spirit, forming an infinite sun power that vaguely formed a fiery world. Gathering the comprehension of spatial rules, the fiery world expanded continuously, instantly reaching a range of 200,000 miles.
"After reaching Rank Eight, even without relying on the Yin-Yang Tai Chi, just by relying on the rules of the sun and the comprehension of spatial rules, one can open a fiery world."
Seeing this, Lin Yuan quickly thought.
By merging Yin and Yang into Tai Chi, the power was perfected, and the difficulty of opening a small world was reduced. This was why Lin Yuan was able to open an internal world when he was at the peak of Rank Six.
And now, Lin Yuan was already at Rank Eight. After years of enlightenment, he had deeply comprehended the rules of the sun. Even if the power of the sun was slightly extreme, he could still open a fiery world by pioneering with the spatial rules.
However, in terms of stability, a purely fiery world was definitely not comparable to a Tai Chi world.
"Hmm?"
"The Gate to the Myriad Realms?"
Lin Yuan seemed to sense something and immediately sank his consciousness into his mind.
Arriving in front of the towering and magnificent Gate to the Myriad Realms.
"After advancing to Rank Eight, the Gate to the Myriad Realms has become more substantial."
Lin Yuan observed carefully. As early as when he reached Rank Six, Lin Yuan knew that what he saw as the Gate to the Myriad Realms was only a projection of the true Gate to the Myriad Realms.
At Lin Yuan's level of life, he simply couldn't bear the true Gate to the Myriad Realms.
However, as Lin Yuan's strength continued to improve and his life constantly evolved, this projection of the Gate to the Myriad Realms clearly began to solidify.
"Unfortunately, stepping into Rank Eight, the Gate to the Myriad Realms hasn't gained any additional functionality."
Lin Yuan felt somewhat disappointed, but he quickly cheered up.
The assistance provided by the Gate to the Myriad Realms now was already significant enough.
If it weren't for the Gate to the Myriad Realms, he would probably still be struggling on Canglan Star, how could he possibly have his current lofty position?
"I wonder at what level of strength one can fully bear the Gate to the Myriad Realms?"
Lin Yuan thought to himself.
At least at the current Rank Eight, it was far from enough, and Rank Nine was probably still uncertain.
After observing the Gate to the Myriad Realms for a while and confirming that he hadn't missed any details, Lin Yuan's mind returned to reality.
"The Devil Jade Space?"
Lin Yuan used the perception from the depths of his soul, that sense without the 'Devil Jade Mark'.
He sensed a vast and mysterious space, and as long as Lin Yuan wished, he could enter it with just a thought using the Devil Jade Mark.
"Never mind."
"Although I'm not weaker than a peak Rank Eight now."
"But in terms of realm, I'm still only in the early stages of Rank Eight."
Lin Yuan shook his head slightly. To enter the Devil Jade Space, he would need to reach the peak of Rank Eight at least.
Lin Yuan planned to continue practicing for a while longer and make more preparations before considering entering.
After all, the Devil Jade Mark had already condensed, and the Devil Jade Space was there, it wasn't going anywhere.
"The path of martial evolution can finally continue to improve."
A smile appeared on Lin Yuan's face. Previously limited by the Heart Demon Tribulation, he had stopped at the Rank Seven realm. Although he forcibly opened the Eighth Rank of the martial path, even with Unrivaled Insight, his efforts were only half as effective.
So most of Lin Yuan's energy was focused on comprehending the model of spatial rules and exploring the many paths of evolution within his body.
Now that this restriction was lifted.
"The Eighth Rank of the martial path is extremely important. To be precise, all the Eighth Rank paths of evolution are very important."
"The three goddesses of human civilization regard the ability to open a stable and complete Eighth Rank path of evolution as a prerequisite for becoming an evolutionist."
Lin Yuan thought silently to himself.
Evolutionists held a special position in human civilization and were treasures of the entire civilization.
"Take it slow."
"Opening the Eighth Rank of the martial path can't be rushed."
Lin Yuan was very cautious, as this not only concerned the potential of the martial path of evolution but also his own potential.
Virtual world.
Lin Yuan's figure appeared at the peak of a mountain.
"That body?"
Lin Yuan looked up at the body beneath the firmament.
After reaching Rank Eight, Lin Yuan's realm had been elevated. At this moment, when he once again sensed the body, he perceived a completely different sensation.
At Rank Seven, when Lin Yuan observed the body, with the help of Unrivaled Insight, it was like seeing mountains as mountains and water as water.
But now, when Lin Yuan looked at the body again, it was as if mountains were not mountains and water was not water.
Even when Lin Yuan reexamined the parts of the body he had already comprehended, he could still perceive completely different paths of evolution.
"Is this what a strongest one is like?"
"Just a body that has been dead for who knows how many years."
"Yet it can give me the feeling of boundless benefits."
Lin Yuan exclaimed in his heart, all while based on Unrivaled Insight.
"Strongest one stand at the pinnacle of certain paths of strongest evolution. They comprehend complete spatial rules and complete temporal rules, and even grasp a certain 'authority'."
Ascending against the flow, resurrecting the dead, these were just the most ordinary abilities of strongest ones, something any strongest one could do. Or rather, as long as they mastered the rules of time and space, they could accomplish this.
However, resurrecting creatures that had already died required enduring the backlash of the entire universe, something only strongest ones could easily resist.
"At my current rate of comprehension, understanding three thousand three hundred and thirty-three paths of evolution will take only a few months."
Lin Yuan speculated in his mind that the effect of Unrivaled Insight depended on the height he was at.
If Lin Yuan were just an ordinary person, observing a plant or a blade of grass, he could probably only comprehend ordinary martial arts.
But if Lin Yuan were a high-level evolver, it was possible to comprehend insights related to the rules of life.
Similarly, after reaching Rank Eight, Lin Yuan's rate of comprehension had risen to a higher level.
"Understanding three thousand three hundred and thirty-three paths of evolution can make me an ordinary member of the Devil Jade Tower. But what about six thousand six hundred and sixty-six paths? What about nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine paths?"
Lin Yuan thought to himself.
Although he didn't know the usefulness of being an ordinary or core member of the Devil Jade Tower.
Lin Yuan instinctively felt that the higher the membership level, the greater the benefits for himself.
Anyway, even if there were no benefits from a higher membership level, Lin Yuan would continue to comprehend more paths of evolution to provide resources for the Eighth Rank of the martial path.
In a certain place.
On a high platform, several figures looked at Lin Yuan with their eyes falling in unison.
"Is that the Thirteenth Peak Master of the Red Kun Lineage? He recently advanced to Rank Eight before reaching a hundred years old?"
"Rank Eight before a hundred years old, that guy from Red Kun Star Domain is quite lucky."
"Indeed, to cultivate to Rank Eight so quickly, could he have had other opportunities?"
These few figures were conversing with each other. As a high-ranking ninth-rank evolver, it was rare for them to take notice of anything ordinary.
Previously, Lin Yuan, as a seventh-rank evolver under a hundred years of age, only managed to attract a few glances from them, but that was about it. Being a seventh-rank evolver under a hundred years old was indeed rare, but there was still a long way to go before reaching the Ninth Rank.
But now.
Lin Yuan had reached the eighth rank. Although he was still far from the Ninth Rank, it was worth their attention.
"In this generation of our human civilization, under a hundred years old but having reached the Eight Rank, are there only those few descendants of the strongest and those who have received special inheritances who can measure up?" one of the figures murmured softly.
The descendants of the strongest were carefully nurtured by the strongest themselves, sleeping in the origin of space even before birth, becoming naturally attuned to the rules of space upon birth and extremely close to other rules.
They were like children of the great Dao.
Combined with various encounters and resources, even so, in the eyes of these few figures, they could only be on par with Lin Yuan.
As for the few others who received special inheritances, they were even more incomparable existences.
In a mysterious space.
A towering figure shrouded in murky gray gas suddenly opened its eyes.
"Entering the eighth rank under a hundred years old?"
"Interesting."
Various scenes flashed before this towering figure.
"Do you know the second way to explore that fragmentary body?"
This towering figure speculated in its mind.
Related to extraterrestrial forces? Destined? Guided by the origin of the universe?
This towering figure pondered deeply.
"Goddess of Wisdom."
The towering figure emitted a voice, resonating for millions of light-years around.
"Respected strongest one, may I inquire if there is any command?"
The solemn and chilly voice of the Goddess of Wisdom came through, but this time there was a deep respect in her voice.
"I intend to meet this little guy in the virtual world. Is there any problem with that?"
The towering figure spoke casually.
"Respected strongest one, this citizen is very important to human civilization. The evolutionary path he has established may become a new path to ultimate evolution in the future," the Goddess of Wisdom reminded.
"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing."
The towering figure sneered.
You, Goddess of Wisdom, only know how to protect the genius offspring of humanity, what about me?
The main star of Red Kun Star Domain.
Lin Yuan concluded his enlightenment.
"Already at the eighth rank. Does that mean the pressure of spiritual will has also reached the eighth rank?" Lin Yuan shook his head slightly.
The pressure of spiritual will emanating from that fragmentary body was entirely related to the cultivator's own realm and the strength of their spiritual will.
Even an eighth-rank evolver, let alone a ninth-rank one, would have to bear tremendous pressure of spiritual will at every moment if they wished to comprehend that fragmentary body.
Just as Lin Yuan was about to leave the main hall for a stroll.
The voice of the Goddess of Wisdom suddenly came through.
"Respected seventh-grade citizen Lin Yuan, someone wishes to meet you."
"Wants to meet me?" Lin Yuan stopped in his tracks, feeling puzzled.
He had never seen the Goddess of Wisdom deliver messages for others. At least, as a seventh-grade citizen like him, he couldn't issue such orders to the Goddess of Wisdom.
"Who?" Lin Yuan asked.
"A strongest one."
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PS: Ninth Rank is not the strongest, nor is the tenth rank.
The former deputy tower master, the protagonist considered him at least Ninth Rank. Given the combat power demonstrated by the deputy tower master, who could crush the Black Abyss Secret Realm in an area of a light-year with just a snap of his fingers, his strength obviously surpassed the Ninth Rank.
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