Chapter 1651: World Rules

Ye Liuyun has been feeling in recent days that the power of the Space World is strengthening, but he hasn't casually borrowed that power; as for how to use it specifically, he still needs to ask Qiong Qi.

"How should one borrow the power of the Space World?" Ye Liuyun asked Qiong Qi immediately.

"All power, apart from one's own strength, is useless!" Qiong Qi told Ye Liuyun: "The power of the Space World can't be borrowed too much, otherwise it will cause the Space World's development to regress. So if you encounter a very strong master, using it or not makes no difference. If you encounter a weak one, there's no need to use it!"

"So, by your words, the Space World is of no use?" Ye Liuyun asked, puzzled.

Qiong Qi smiled: "For you now, it might be useful when you're desperate!"

Ye Liuyun thought for a moment and said to Qiong Qi: "When the Underworld God killed me, he finally used the power of the Space World!"

"He did it to get the treasure on you, wanting to gamble with you! Which normal person would do that?" Qiong Qi retorted.

"Then the Space World is really useless! Apart from storing more things, it's of no use in daily life!" Ye Liuyun said.

Qiong Qi first nodded, but then thought further and added: "Unless you can cultivate a powerful lifeform within the Space World, making the Space World a self‑sustaining system that develops on its own!

I've only ever seen one such strong individual, but perhaps you might be able to!"

"What kind of person is that?" Ye Liuyun's interest was instantly piqued.

"A stronger than you can imagine!" Qiong Qi laughed.

"Tell me then," Ye Liuyun said, unfazed by Qiong Qi's mockery, wanting him to describe how powerful that kind of strong person could be.

"Such a strong individual can refine an entire world!" Qiong Qi said softly.

"Refine a world? For what purpose?" Ye Liuyun had never imagined the power to refine a world. He understood even less why anyone would want to refine a world!

"What else could it be for? Why did you absorb the Primordial Power from the Secret Realm?" Qiong Qi retorted.

"For energy? To refine a world? What about the people inside?" Ye Liuyun asked.

Qiong Qi explained: "Such a strong individual doesn't care about those people! Upon reaching that realm, everyone appears to him as mere ants!"

Ye Liuyun and Man Shu listened with their mouths agape, finding it unbelievable.

"You've never absorbed the Primordial Power of a Secret Realm?" Qiong Qi sneered.

"How could it be the same? The Secret Realms I've absorbed at most contained some ferocious beasts!" Ye Liuyun replied.

"Those ferocious beasts aren't life? Is a human's life just a price?" Qiong Qi said, then continued: "Some worlds have no humans. In essence, how does your approach differ from that of the Foreign Tribe?"

That question truly stumped Ye Liuyun.

After a while, he said: "You're right. In the eyes of the Foreign Tribe, we aren't human; we're just a kind of ferocious beast!"

Ye Liuyun had never considered comparing himself to the Foreign Tribe.

And the result was still so unexpected.

"Exactly!"

Qiong Qi agreed: "This world has only one rule, that is the law of the jungle! It's just that you may not be able to act against your own kind, but you can against the other kind. And some strong individuals will also act against their own kind."

Reaching the conclusion that there is essentially no difference startled Ye Liuyun as well.

For a moment he couldn't even think about what that strong individual was thinking; he only thought of himself.

Qiong Qi also advised him: "As a Martial Cultivator, you need cultivation resources. In reality, it's about snatching them from the weak. Some people do it more politely, using business‑like methods.

The same applies to an entire race! The Foreign Tribe is like that, and humans and beast races are the same! In fact, there's no real difference!

Because none of them have a choice. If you're not strong, you'll be bullied, taken, or become food for another race. This world is that cruel!"

Hearing this, Ye Liuyun and Man Shu fell into contemplation.

Qiong Qi interrupted them: "Stop daydreaming. Only when you have strength is there a chance to change the world's rules. Otherwise, you can only follow the existing rules!"

Ye Liuyun strongly agreed with that sentence.

He let out a long sigh and said: "In a world of the law of the jungle, overthinking is useless. First, make yourself stronger!"

He also thought that he might not be able to change any world rules, but at least after becoming stronger, he could protect those around him from becoming food for other races or being taken.

Qiong Qi's words also resonated deeply with Man Shu.

She had always harbored resentment over the decline of the Snow Tribe. Now she finally understood: to survive and develop, one must constantly improve strength. Otherwise, like when the Snow Tribe sealed itself before, it will inevitably decline.

She felt grateful to have followed Ye Liuyun out. In the future she also intends to go to the Divine Realm with him.

Since she cannot change the world's rules, she can only adapt, continuously strengthening herself.

Having figured this out, her previous mental knots were completely untied.

Her knots were: one, the decline of the Snow Tribe; the other, the propagation of its descendants.

Now both issues were resolved, so her mindset naturally opened.

Moreover, her breakthrough to the Divine Realm within Ye Liuyun's Space World would not attract Heavenly Thunder.

After Man Shu's breakthrough, Qiong Qi taught her a method to conceal her realm, lest she be exposed and struck by Heavenly Thunder when she left.

"Your Physical Body still lacks something! You should practice more with a gravity Formation Plate!" Qiong Qi also gave Man Shu some advice.

He hopes that Ye Liuyun will bring as many helpers as possible to the Divine Realm in the future. That way Ye Liuyun's starting point won't be too low.

After Man Shu's breakthrough, they resumed releasing flame and ice powers.

Ye Liuyun and his duplicate also took turns going outside the Space World to cultivate Spatial Power.

His Space World not only lacks spatial layers but is also small; when trying to cultivate Heaven and Earth Power, even soul‑wandering through Taixu feels stifling.

So he resolutely cultivated Spatial Power, aiming to break it quickly into the Divine Realm and then remodel the Space World again.

"What lies beyond the ninth layer of void?" Ye Liuyun asked Qiong Qi.

"That is the Divine Realm!" Qiong Qi told Ye Liuyun directly.

"If I can cultivate Spatial Power to the Divine Realm, does that mean I can go straight to the Divine Realm and return at will?" Ye Liuyun speculated.

Qiong Qi explained: "You can go but not return! Entering the Divine Realm from the ninth layer of void is easy. But returning is not that easy. The Divine Realm has restrictions; it's not a matter of Spatial Power. If it were that easy, people from the Divine Realm could come back at will, and the people here couldn't handle it!

However, your teleportation Black Tower should be unaffected!