Chapter 421

Inside the Nine Sounds Pagoda, the ninth level, a void.

In fact, the nine levels of the Nine Sounds Pagoda were vast, lonely places without any decorations or items.

But after everyone entered, the scenes they encountered and faced in their mental world would be different, all stemming from their hearts.

In this void, Li Yuan stood quietly.

His eyes were tightly closed.

"Illusion."

"The fear illusion contained in this ninth level is indeed constructed extremely realistically and meticulously, far surpassing the eighth level," Li Yuan marveled in his heart.

When passing the first eight levels, even the layers of illusions contained in the eighth level could not affect the clarity deep in Li Yuan's heart. If he wanted to, he could easily recover his clarity.

It was only to feel the layers of illusions constructed by the Nine Sounds True God that Li Yuan had delayed for so long.

After all, Li Yuan's soul was powerful and had infinitely approached the Void God level.

His willpower was even stronger!

With such powerful soul willpower, it was almost impossible for ordinary illusions to deceive him.

But the illusions contained in the ninth level were completely different and were not just simple fear illusions.

"Fear!"

"Simple fear cannot transcend life and death," Li Yuan pondered silently. "There is great terror between life and death. Life and death are also the most primitive and greatest fears of countless lives."

"Why eat and drink? To live!"

"Why reproduce offspring? It is because genes want to continue."

"Why work hard to cultivate? It is for immortality," Li Yuan smiled at the corner of his mouth.

"Life! Is the greatest desire!"

"Death! Is the greatest fear!"

"Fear of death is essentially a desire for life," Li Yuan muttered to himself. "When I entered the first level of the Nine Sounds Realm, I thought fear illusions were different from desire illusions."

"I was wrong. The source of fear is just a part of desire. If desires are infinite, then illusions are infinite."

"The profoundness contained in the 'Observing the Great Sun Starry Sky Sutra' is indeed far above the illusions constructed by the Nine Sounds True God."

"Life, as long as there is a request, there must be a desire."

"I fear not being able to complete the Eternal Palace's mission, essentially because I desire to return to my hometown, to protect my hometown, and to see my relatives one more time... these are all desires."

"No one can transcend desire."

"Those without desire are only stones," Li Yuan realized. "And when facing desire, besides suppressing desire or being controlled by desire... there is actually a third path, which is to face desire directly and control desire."

"Desire is the root of fate's movement. Controlling desire is also controlling fate."

Li Yuan suddenly sighed in his heart.

He recalled the scene before entering the Nine Leaves Star Realm.

"Perhaps."

"There are some things I did wrong."

Whoosh!

Li Yuan let out a long breath. His inner willpower suddenly emitted a hazy glazed light, much more dazzling than before, easily dispelling the invisible fluctuations that shrouded his mental world.

Like white snow under the scorching sun, it melted quickly.

And on Li Yuan's God Palace panel, several prompts had already appeared silently.

"【Your willpower level has increased from 50 to 51】"

"【Your willpower level has increased from 51 to...】"

"【Your willpower level has increased from 53 to 54】"

In just a few days, Li Yuan experienced two journeys of seemingly endless illusions, and his mental willpower truly underwent an astonishing transformation from the inside out.

Willpower jumped from the previous level 49 to level 54.

Now, in terms of the strength of willpower, even among countless Void Gods, Li Yuan already belonged to the quite good category.

This was the wonder of willpower growth.

Unlike source power which must be accumulated slowly, and unlike law comprehension which must be gradual, even so-called law enlightenment requires long-term accumulation... while the transformation of the heart is often even more unfathomable.

"Face desire directly."

"Face fear directly, and you will not be driven by desire." Li Yuan took a step, already turning into a stream of light and flying out of the ninth-level passage.

Unlike Jiang Shan passing the Nine Sounds Realm.

Jiang Shan passed through layers of illusions with difficulty by tempering his willpower again and again in a state of madness. If Jiang Shan came again, the infinite illusions of the ninth level would still cause him great trouble... while Li Yuan repeatedly felt those illusions until he broke through the essence of these fear illusions.

At this moment.

The many fear illusions of the Nine Sounds Realm no longer had any tempering effect on Li Yuan, nor could they deceive him.

Under the gaze of countless viewers.

Clatter—

The Nine Sounds Tower suddenly erupted with dazzling light, and the heavens and earth trembled faintly. Immediately after, a red light flew into the sky.

Li Yuan had already landed gracefully in the void.

Not far away, Jiang Shan, Jiang Xuan, Baili Teng, and the others all rushed up, their eyes filled with shock.

"Brother Xu, you are too powerful," Jiang Xuan said excitedly. "Heaven-Flying level, rushing past the complete Nine Sounds Realm... Heavens!!"

"Brother Xu Yuan, powerful." Jiang Shan also felt immensely emotional in his heart.

Although he also passed the ninth level, can passing at the Heaven-Flying level be the same as passing at the Demigod level?

Moreover, Jiang Shan knew Li Yuan's age very well. To be so young and possess such terrifying soul willpower... it was simply unimaginable.

If Jiang Shan still had a little pride in his heart before, now he was completely convinced, understanding that his talent was far inferior to Li Yuan's.

"Brother Xu Yuan, from now on, you are the peer I admire most," Yan Long said. "His Highness Jiang Shan has to be ranked second."

"I have no objection," Jiang Shan laughed.

"This!"

"This Xu Yuan, how could he be so strong?" Wu Beihong couldn't believe it. "I couldn't pass the Nine Sounds Realm, and he, a Heaven-Flying level cultivator, actually has soul willpower stronger than mine?"

"I actually dared to provoke such a peerless monster before?" Leng Yan, hiding in the distance, felt both panic and relief in his heart.

"Fortunately!"

"Fortunately, I bowed my head early. If he rises in the future, he shouldn't target me," Leng Yan muttered secretly.

At this moment, he felt that the most correct decision he had made was to bow his head decisively a few days ago.

Being an enemy of such a peerless monster was simply seeking death!

And in the high void, the group of Void Gods who were still communicating before, seeing the scene of Li Yuan rushing past the Nine Sounds Realm, were also shocked.

"A Heaven-Flying level cultivator rushing past the Nine Sounds Realm set by the master? According to the data I checked, he is only thirty-something years old?" The Nine Sounds Tower Master couldn't believe it. She was truly shocked.

Others didn't know the difficulty of the Nine Sounds Realm, but she knew it very well.

To pass the sixth realm, one's soul willpower must reach the peak Demigod level.

To pass the ninth realm, one's soul willpower must reach the Void God threshold level.

"This little guy."

"His soul is strong, but it shouldn't have reached the Void God level, otherwise it wouldn't have been hidden from me," the Nine Sounds Tower Master's mind flashed with many thoughts. "It's willpower! His willpower is terrifyingly terrible."

"A Heaven-Flying level cultivator, actually able to forge such terrifying willpower?"

"Immediately send a message to the master," the Nine Sounds Tower Master thought secretly. "No... the master might already know. Never mind, send the message first."

Not just the Nine Sounds Tower Master.

The other thirty-plus Void Gods, including the "Donglin God" who knew some of Li Yuan's background, seeing this scene, were also filled with shock.

"Too perverted."

"Heaven-Flying level, soul willpower strong to this point?" Donglin Void God muttered secretly. "No wonder Jing Kui admires him so much... Such a peerless monster, even in Juexing Ancient City, not many Heaven-Flying level cultivators can compare to him."

Although other Void Gods didn't know much about Li Yuan or the Nine Sounds Realm.

But they had a very simple way of judging.

Heaven-Flying level passing the sixth realm has the qualification to be accepted as a disciple by the Nine Sounds True God.

Then what about Heaven-Flying level passing the ninth level? Is it qualified to be accepted as a disciple by a Heavenly God?

"Must report to the Nation Lord," the low-key Shaxi Void God thought secretly.

"Xu Yuan!"

"Heaven-Flying level, soul willpower so strong?"

"Too fierce." The countless Heaven-Flying Demigod viewers were completely boiling.

On the Juexing Continent, the strong are extremely worshipped.

Although Li Yuan's performance couldn't be called a strong person yet, it was also immensely astonishing... at least in terms of soul willpower, Li Yuan proved that even compared to the peerless genius Jiang Shan among Demigods, he was not inferior at all.

"Hahaha."

"Look, I was right," at the very bottom, the middle-aged man in black armor at the large table laughed. "This Young Master Xu Yuan is indeed a peerless monster. In the future, he might really be able to open up a God Kingdom."

The six Heaven-Flying level cultivators from the prefecture city had eyes filled with deep shock.

Now, they finally understood the saying "there are people beyond people, heavens beyond heavens."

"Also at the Heaven-Flying level, compared to this Young Master Xu Yuan... I feel like we are two different species," the young man in purple thought secretly.

Just as Li Yuan was communicating with Jiang Xuan, Jiang Shan, and the others.

Suddenly, the pressure between heaven and earth changed, and a woman in fire-red robes radiating a powerful aura cut through the night sky and slowly descended, rushing straight toward Li Yuan and the others.

An invisible aura shrouded the heavens and earth.

"Void God?" Jiang Shan and Li Yuan were the first to notice the terrifying aura radiating from the other party.

Especially Jiang Shan, who took a step and blocked in front of everyone, his eyes filled with solemnity.

Swoosh!

Another purple-clothed figure hurriedly flew forward and respectfully introduced: "His Highness Jiang Shan, Young Master Xu Yuan, this is my Nine Sounds Tower Master, 'Qianhuan Void God'."

Nine Sounds Tower Master?

Li Yuan and Jiang Shan couldn't help but be shocked. Everyone knew that the Nine Sounds Tower had nine branch tower masters and one general tower master, but very few had seen them.

Because, above the nine branch towers of the Nine Sounds Tower, it was said there was also a "God Sound Tower," which was for entertaining God-level powerhouses. It was said that the Nine Sounds Tower Master was responsible for the reception.

Without becoming a God, one was not qualified to enter the God Sound Tower.

Therefore, even Jiang Shan had never seen the Nine Sounds Tower Master before. He didn't expect the other party to show up voluntarily.

"Seen the God," Li Yuan bowed respectfully, while Jiang Shan only bowed slightly.

Jiang Shan's own strength was extremely strong, not inferior to a Void God.

"Xu Yuan, Jiang Shan, congratulations to you both for passing the Nine Sounds Realm," the woman in fire-red robes smiled. "The Nine Sounds True God has already sent a message to me. In two days, after the Nine Sounds Realm closes... I will take you to have an audience with the True God. Whether you are willing to be accepted as disciples or not, the True God will prepare a gift for you."

"Understood." Jiang Shan and Li Yuan said.

A True God's gift? Both were looking forward to it.

Qianhuan Void God came fast and went fast.

Li Yuan, Jiang Shan, Baili Teng, and the others had all finished entering the Nine Sounds Realm, and after waiting in the palace hall for a while, seeing nothing exciting, they didn't continue to stay in the Nine Sounds Tower and left one after another.

Today was only the first day of the Nine Sounds Realm opening, and there would be more than two days left.

But under the gaze of millions of people, the name Xu Yuan had already spread through the Royal Capital at an astonishing speed.

From Void Gods and even True Gods down to countless Heaven-Flying level cultivators and Source Martial Artists, everyone knew that an incredible genius had been born in the Yuan Nation—not only number one on the Heaven-Flying Ranking but also having rushed past the Nine Sounds Realm as a Heaven-Flying level cultivator.

And as time passed, this news continued to spread to all parts of the Yuan Nation.

In the Imperial Palace of the Yuan Nation's Royal Capital, shrouded in endless clouds and mist.

Inside a towering, endless God Palace.

"Xu Yuan, directly rushed past the 'Nine Sounds Realm' set by Nine Sounds?" The burly figure in black armor had a flash of surprise in his eyes: "That shouldn't be. If the Nine Sounds Realm is to be completely rushed past, the requirements for soul willpower are extremely high."

"If I remember correctly."

"In the Yuan Demon Blood Cave, I observed Xu Yuan's soul willpower. His soul had not transformed, and his willpower had not given birth to glazed radiance... Logically, he shouldn't be able to pass," Jiang Yuan True God thought thoughtfully.

"Could it be that in these few days of coming to the Royal Capital, he had a big breakthrough? Willpower breakthrough? Or soul breakthrough?"

"Regardless."

"This little guy's talent is indeed astonishing. Not only is his star pulse talent and law talent high, but as a Heaven-Flying level cultivator, he can also possess such powerful soul willpower. It is simply flawless. He is truly worthy of being from the God Domain," Jiang Yuan True God had a flash of light in his eyes: "Perhaps, he can really cultivate to become a Heavenly God."

(End of chapter)