Chapter 92: Core

In the Inheritance Space.

Meng Lao narrowed his eyes, stared at Xiao Yu for a few seconds, stroked his beard and laughed, "Ha ha, I see. You little fellow, you're also lucky."

Xiao Yu found Meng Lao's words somewhat puzzling; could the old man have seen something?

"Never mind, billions of eras have passed; does it matter which world it is? Back then I left the inheritance merely hoping someone could inherit it," Meng Lao said.

"Meng Lao, what inheritance are you talking about?" Xiao Yu asked.

"It's this Yuan Soul Realm; in your terms it's the Primordial Soul Secret Technique," Meng Lao said casually. "Little fellow, what do you think the best soul defense looks like?"

"The soul is everlasting, unafraid of any soul‑type attacks or illusionary confusion," Xiao Yu said.

"Your words are not wrong, but that's idle talk. By your world's standards you're stellar-level, the opponent could be Universe-level; when you are Immortal, the other might be Lord of the Universe. With such a gap, without a soul treasure, how would you defend?" Meng Lao asked casually.

"Then make the opponent unable to locate the soul's core," Xiao Yu replied.

"Exactly. The Yuan Soul Realm is such a technique: the soul becomes billions of worlds, leaving the main soul in a single world. Unless the opponent can annihilate billions of worlds in one strike, they can never erase you. Moreover, when the Yuan Soul Realm is cultivated to the supreme stage, it can instantly generate countless worlds," Meng Lao continued.

"Is it like the illusionist's method?" Xiao Yu asked.

"No. An illusionist's tricks are merely illusion; if your soul consciousness is strong enough you can be immune. But the Yuan Soul Realm is a real world, with its own laws." Meng Lao waved his hand, and the scene shifted into a lush forest, with occasional sprites flitting about.

Meng Lao blinked, and the space Xiao Yu occupied turned into a gigantic Sea Bottom World, then into a Cosmic Starry Sky, and so on.

"When your realm is sufficient, you can turn void into substance and substance into void."

Xiao Yu's heart surged at Meng Lao's words. "Meng Lao, then please teach me at once."

"Ha ha, these are only achievable after great attainment. With your current strength you can only increase your soul power and lay the foundation," Meng Lao laughed.

"This is the first volume; take it and practice. Come back when you've mastered it."

Meng Lao casually tossed a book; Xiao Yu reached out and took it, its cover golden.

Then Xiao Yu was kicked out of the Inheritance Space, and suddenly a book—written in Chinese—was truly in his hand.

"The consciousness's obtained book actually became real!"

Xiao Yu was stunned for a moment, and the bronze pages that had been in his hand vanished.

Since Meng Lao has such means, I can't refuse to learn; even if I don't trust him, I can't doubt the system!

Xiao Yu began leafing through the first volume of the Yuan Soul. Because it was entirely in Chinese, his current memory allowed him to memorize it in one read; a nearly thousand‑page book was finished in an hour.

This first volume mainly describes condensing soul power into a hundred Cores; the prerequisite for cultivation is to boost his Soul Consciousness Strength and Soul Power by at least fiftyfold to meet the requirements.

Fortunately, the book contains secret methods for raising Soul Power and Soul Strength, so he need not seek them elsewhere.

Xiao Yu continuously forged his Soul Consciousness Strength and quantity as described in the book.

After a month, the Soul Power in the Knowledge Sea Space, once nebula‑like, slimmed down day by day, shrinking a thousandfold.

Xiao Yu felt his Soul Strength had grown tenfold.

Time passed day by day.

During this period, Xiao Yu kept cultivating the soul secret technique, occasionally returning to Earth to spend time with family and tease the mischievous Xiao Rong.

——

Since learning that his attempt to intercept Xiao Yu in Thunder World was evaded, Eight Prince Ailik of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire has been covertly investigating whether Xiao Yu exchanged a treasure.

The campaign in Thunder World caused severe losses to their line with little gain; the cash‑short Eight Prince Ailik began scheming.

Eight Prince Ailik rushed to the Heilongshan Sacred Land, a massive black mountain hovering over the ocean more than one hundred thousand kilometers high, to pay respects to his grandfather, Realm Lord Kamski, and seek assistance.

"Grandfather, I'm certain he exchanged a treasure in the Ancient Castle; he can suddenly evade a C2-level laser gun," Ailik said. "The man is Xiao Yu, who entered the coalition under the Sanfu Mountain Mingyu banner, but I'm merely a prince and cannot obtain detailed records."

Kamski sent a fragment of consciousness into the Virtual Universe to query Xiao Yu's data.

"Xiao Yu is indeed under Mingyu's command. Recently he received a thousand life planets as a fief from Mingyu. Mingyu, in turn, obtained a Tier‑5 Force Weapon called the 'Rift‑splitting Gun' and sold it to a general of Sanfu Mountain. It's likely that this Rift‑splitting Gun is the treasure Xiao Yu acquired."

"Xiao Yu originally possessed a life planet called Earth. To reach Earth one must pass through a wormhole, then fly for about three units of time."

"Previously, some merchant families emerging from the wormhole were told they were entering Sanfu Mountain's sphere of influence, where a Sanfu Mountain squad was stationed."

Eight Prince Ailik still wanted to push further.

"That matter will pause for now; I'll task the Sacred Land intelligence system to focus on investigating Xiao Yu," Kamski said. "I've been busy lately, needing to devote myself to training a group of disciples under my command."

——

On November 20, 2062.

"Ha ha, my Soul Power and Soul Strength finally met the target," Xiao Yu exclaimed excitedly.

At this moment Xiao Yu's Knowledge Sea Space expanded tenfold; within the Sea, the entity representing his soul's consciousness solidified like an octahedral crystal, spinning rapidly. With each rotation, a strand of Soul Power is generated in the Sea.

Xiao Yu stood and glanced at the time on the Smart Light Brain.

"Ah, the Dry Witch Auction Event is about to begin."

December 16, 2062 is the day the triennial Dry Witch Auction Event takes place.

Now there is less than a month left.

Xiao Yu needs to gather funds.

Virtual Universe, Heilongshan Island, Ziming Bay.

Inside an elegant tea room.

Xiao Yu sat on the sofa holding a cup of tea, with a screen in front of him showing the figure of a young man dressed in luxurious professional attire.

The person was Luo Hua.

"Luo Hua, the Dry Witch Auction Event is about to start. How is the capital I previously entrusted you with for the transaction?" Xiao Yu said with a smile.

"Brother Xiao, I just made a deal, it's in settlement; it should be completed within three days at the latest," Luo Hua said excitedly.

Obviously, this transaction's profit is considerable.

"How much has it turned into now?" Xiao Yu asked curiously.

"Over the past year, in the Dry Witch Universe Country, I've executed three operations; after settlement, it should be about 60 Mixed Yuan Units," Luo Hua said confidently.

Even now, Luo Hua has amassed extensive experience in the universe's investment market; one could say his investments hardly ever lose, only varying in profit.

"Alright, it's taken care of; let me know."

Communication ended; Xiao Yu's consciousness left the Virtual Universe.

"System, display character panel."

【Host: Xiao Yu】

【Genetic Warrior: Stellar-level Ninth Tier】

【Spiritual Power: Stellar-level Ninth Tier】

【Domain: Thunder Domain Ninefold】

【Lightning Law: 3.6%】

【Space Law: 0.0093%】

【Time Law: 0.0005%】

【Amplitude: 42×】

【Gene Level: 15×】

【Space-Time Secret Technique: Phantom Slash Technique First Layer】

【Soul Secret Technique: Primordial Soul】

Now that the Soul Consciousness meets the prerequisite for cultivating the First Layer of Primordial Soul, Xiao Yu began his own cultivation, condensing the first Core within his Sea of Knowledge. The condensation of this first Core requires his consciousness to carve sixteen Secret Patterns and to combine those sixteen Secret Patterns in order, forming a channel for Soul Power flow.

Although Xiao Yu does not yet understand the meaning of these Secret Patterns, he has already memorized them completely.

His consciousness focused within the Sea of Knowledge world, beside the tiny crystal where his Soul is condensing, and began refining the first Secret Pattern; strands of Soul Power gathered, flowing along a specific route within the Knowledge Sea Space.

The central region of the Sea of Knowledge was occupied by the intricate, flowing strands of Soul Power.

An invisible aura emanated from the crystal, pushing all unrelated matters toward the peripheral zones.

The mist‑formed islands were driven to the edge of the Sea of Knowledge.

The speed of Soul Power flow increased, and suddenly a faint Secret Pattern materialized above Xiao Yu's Soul Crystal.

And it gradually solidified.

Day by day passed, and when the first Secret Pattern fully manifested, Xiao Yu felt an unprecedented clarity, even his thoughts quickened by a beat.

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