Chapter 858: Chapter 338: Breaking Through Self-Transformation, Beginning to Break the Situation
An inexplicable message surged into his mind.
[Ghost Shadows: After each flash, a weakened version of the Dharma Aspect is left behind, with one-tenth the power of the original; the Dharma Aspect is permanent, can be multiple, and the maximum control limit is determined by the host’s spiritual power, 2.5 billion].
Next door to him, the Shadow Devouring Dragon Emperor currently only controls over nine thousand Dharma Aspects.
Each Dharma Aspect has forty percent of the original’s power.
But his requires a long time to nurture a reborn Dharma Aspect, making it impossible during combat.
This Ghost Shadows, however?
It can quickly generate Dharma Aspects during combat.
As long as Ning Zheng, in combat, flashes over nine thousand times, there will be nine thousand of himself on the ground surrounding the opponent!
I’ve never engaged in direct combat, I’ve always flashed from afar, leaving phantom images, besieging you; can you withstand it?
Incredibly disgusting.
But it requires mana to keep up.
The Shadow Devouring Dragon Emperor’s divine techniques require little mana, and the Dharma Aspect numbers slowly accumulate in daily life, while this would likely drain people during combat.
In his hesitation, Ning Zheng turned to another information.
[Dragon Form Illusion: Possesses the ability to generate multiple Dharma Aspects, has forty percent of the original combat power, both Dharma Aspect and original can instant teleportation, 2.5 billion.]
It’s precisely the Shadow Devouring Dragon Emperor’s divine techniques, slowly accumulating Dharma Aspects, added with the ability for both a duplicate and the original to teleport instantly.
Yet its terrifying aspect is evident, living up to this 3 billion extreme spiritual root.
Think about it.
My Shadow Devouring Dragon Emperor’s over nine thousand army, flashing anywhere in the world, appearing instantly throughout the Nine-State, how terrifying is that rule?
I alone can govern the realm!
For a moment, Ning Zheng didn’t know which to choose between these two spiritual roots.
Each has its advantages.
But Ning Zheng hesitated for a moment, ultimately choosing the second [Dragon Form Illusion], slowly accumulating Dharma Aspect, and the Dharma Aspect having instant teleportation.
"These two have their strengths, but choosing the first one allows fast creation of Dharma Aspect in battle... Faced with these old dogs like Mask, Artist, and Xin Xichen, who could take my divine techniques, they’d immediately use it, learn my flashing to leave phantom images."
"But this [Dragon Form Illusion] is different, unable to quickly create Dharma Aspect in battle; those who take it can only stare blankly."
"My Dharma Aspect generates slowly, with high quality, only it’s accumulated in daily life, once fighting, it overwhelms, he can’t take it."
Ning Zheng kept thinking.
Though he possesses Firewood, which prevents plagiarism, an additional layer of protection is always right.
Moreover, the divine technique’s Dharma Aspect has forty percent of the original combat power, which seems powerful.
Actually, it’s just that.
Look at the Shadow Devouring Dragon Emperor’s every Dharma Aspect, also claimed to have forty percent of the original combat power, is he strong?
Strong!
But still weaker than top cultivators.
Forty percent of the original combat power is without equipment, but with full equipment, after Six-God Armor, it’s two to three times without equipment!
Humans, they rule eras by their weapons!
If equipped with top Seven-Colored Immortal Artifact, like Xin Xichen, it would be a super transformation... possibly increasing tenfold.
Thus, the actual combat power between the original and Dharma Aspect is hugely different.
Besides, the Dharma Aspect’s structure is a single soul attribute, inherently lacking, easily targeted by soul-attacking methods.
"But it’s enough."
Ning Zheng is satisfied; my Dharma Aspect isn’t strong individually, but it can replicate you.
Thousands of you in combat, leaving you dumbstruck.
Whew!
Ning Zheng took a deep breath and decisively chose [Dragon Form Illusion], and also called up his standard exclusive charm: Sun and Moon Su Yuniang.
To help convert attributes.
The more he uses, the more he discovers how practical is this seven-colored sun and moon crafted by Jiu Shui, how strong its functionality is.
If it couldn’t convert attributes, how on earth would I manage to correspond seven attributes of spiritual roots? The difficulty would increase more than tenfold.
[Dragon Form Illusion (Earth)]
The Shadow Devouring Dragon Emperor’s Yin attribute Dharma Aspect transformed, turned into Earth attribute Dharma Aspect, which is quite alright.
After all, in the path of duplicates, besides Yin Yang, among the Five Elements, Earth attribute duplicates are the most useful.
Because the raw materials of duplicates can be sourced locally.
Once strong in the future, I may even become a Nuwa, creating Xi Soil, molding earth to create human-like.
Boom!
Ning Zheng’s body suddenly trembled, and the last Earth spirit root entered circulation, filling the last gap of the puzzle.
In an instant, Ning Zheng’s dead-water-like cycle seemed completely flowing, like blood surging, feeling a sense of perfection from the unknown.
"So that’s it."
Ning Zheng seemed to comprehend some mysteries.
"Our system, co-practice seven cycles to appear Seven-orifice Exquisite Heart, to implant seven-colored spiritual root."
Seven card slots.
Each orifice can only implant one divine technique.
This is why cultivators in other worlds can only cultivate one divine technique.
Only Nine-State cultivators develop Seven-orifice Exquisite Heart to co-practice seven paths.
Ning Zheng felt Great Perfection from the unknown, reaching the limits of limits, seven-colored spiritual root!
Killing others of the same tier, just blowing a breath causes them to perish.
Ning Zheng looked at his Qi Fortune.
[Current Qi Fortune Value: 1.31 billion]
He decisively activated the Enlightenment buff, rested for a night, and accelerated the body’s perception.
In essence, it was just about completing the major foundations, adjusting the mood, and then when the Qi Fortune Value is sufficient tomorrow, he could make the final breakthrough and step into the Self-Transformation Realm.
After a night of enlightenment, the next morning, Ning Zheng slowly opened his eyes.
The blacksmiths next door were very understanding, chattering again online, still keeping it from the neighbors, misleading them to worsen their illness, coaxing the idle blacksmiths over there to send Destiny Treasure Boxes.
+2.3 billion!
[Current Qi Fortune Value: 3.61 billion]
[Breakthrough to the Self-Transformation Realm: 1 billion Qi Fortune Value.]
A small issue, just half-day’s worth of gains.
Yet he vaguely felt that once he broke through, the heavens and earth would surely shake.
Last night, Ning Zheng also set up a super protective shield, isolating the outside world, so there was no fear of being spied on by others.
Give me a boost.
-1 billion.
Boom!
In Ning Zheng’s mind, there was a sudden explosion, the Seven-Colored Seven-Orifice Exquisite Heart shimmered with seven-colored light, Yin, Yang, Gold, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth.
Linking the seven cycles within the body, at once it was like the beginning of Hongmeng in his body, the creation of heaven and earth, seeing the true self.
An oppressive feeling beyond the worldly descended, as if a peerless God and Demon had landed, presiding over all of heaven and earth.
If Ning Zheng hadn’t isolated his aura, the entire Nine-State might have felt unease from this obscure sense.
Moments later, his Seven-Colored Seven-Orifice Exquisite Heart gradually calmed down, the cycles also gradually inclined towards calmness, Ning Zheng opened his eyes, "Done, not a ripple, nine deaths and one life? They don’t exist."
"I feel that in the Self-Transformation Realm, there’s hardly a rival anymore."
Ning Zheng contemplated.
Although he had not established his own Dharma Aspect Army, nor researched his own Immortal Techniques, his own Immortal Weapons.
He felt as if he were barehanded, relying on brute force to strike others, there almost was no one in Nine-State who was his match.
Seven colors represent a super qualitative transformation, it is ultimate Perfection, each Spiritual Root is a limit of a 3 billion extreme Domain, it is Flawless Self-Transformation.
Ning Zheng silently sensed his own Realm.
Self-Transformation Realm.
Generally, there are three Realms.
Body Self: Perfection of the body’s way.
Soul Self: Perfection of the soul’s way.
Spirit Self: Perfection of the Spiritual Root’s way, for instance, if someone cultivates a Fire Spirit Root, they must perfect that aspect of the Fire Series Divine Techniques.
The unity of the three selves leads to Perfection.
But as Ning Zheng observed now, this Self-Transformation Realm was still Deficient.
Because currently, Ning Zheng’s Self-Transformation consisted of ten Realms.
Body Self: The way of the body.
Soul Self: The way of the soul.
Destiny Self: The way of Destiny.
They are firstly three systems, pointing directly to the three fundamental sources of life!
The original Nine-State cultivators simultaneously cultivated two ways, so they could only cultivate two selves.
Whereas Ning Zheng cultivated three ways, he was a three self.
And what of the Spiritual Root?
Other traditional cultivators, just one Spiritual Root.
Ning Zheng has seven.
His Spirit Self includes seven Realms, corresponding to the seven colors.
Thus, Ning Zheng’s Realms are respectively: Soul, Body, Destiny, Yin, Yang, Gold, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth.
Self-Transformation Tenth Realm!
It seems to hint at, the Three Calamities and Seven Tribulations?
After all, there are three moral paths, each with a Heart Demon Tribulation, Body Tribulation, Karma Tribulation, collectively known as the Three Calamities.
Among the seven Divine Techniques, are there seven realms of suffering?
It appears that this Self-Transformation Realm also requires endurance, also requires passing Tribulations.
But regardless, this clearly is the ultimate Perfection, Three Calamities and Seven Tribulations, then Immortal-Becoming is the most terrifying.
"Traditional Nine-State cultivators, only go through Two Calamities and One Tribulation? The Celestial Destiny World next door only goes through One Calamity and One Tribulation? What nonsense!" He glanced at the Qi Fortune Gambling Table’s information:
"Does each Self-Transformation Realm now require 1 billion?"
"It doesn’t seem hard, with my aptitude and comprehension, if development proceeds normally, I estimate it wouldn’t take many days to breakthrough."
Ning Zheng showed a thoughtful expression, "Not considering the need to stabilize the Realm, I’ll achieve 2 billion per day through two Realms, take five days to complete ten Realms."
But the premise is, the Celestial Destiny World next door can’t be lost!
If lost, 1 billion is astronomical for Ning Zheng.
According to the normal development of Nine-State, Xi Rong combined with Bone Demon, revenue is 2 million daily.
Without the Celestial Destiny World express delivery, it would take him as long as 500 days to amass 1 billion.
days for one Realm, ridiculously slow as a snail.
"Whew!"
Ning Zheng took a deep breath, feeling a lot of pressure in his heart:
"Ease the Realm a little, tomorrow 2.5 billion to tackle [Heart Mind], use the other form of Firewood, go to the Celestial Destiny World next door, accept an Account Balancing Great Saint as disciple, to solve difficulties for the Night Emperor."
