Chapter 572 - 565: Summary
Zhou Yuanjue’s expression remained calm upon hearing this, because he knew the Great Clan Elder was speaking the truth.
Through his recent observations, he had come to understand the true nature of the power held by the King Level experts of the Spirit Guardian lineage.
Their so-called "Ancestral Power" was, in reality, a special magnetic field frequency. This frequency only manifested within the bodies of specific Bloodline Users.
This magnetic field frequency was like a key. It could be used to open the gates of nature, connect with certain magnetic field clusters within the vast Natural Magnetic Field, and draw immense power from them.
Under the influence of these magnetic clusters, their bodies would naturally undergo specific transformations. This process was similar to a Celestial Demon’s Life Atlas, and the individual could not fully control the direction of their body’s evolution.
To put it bluntly, whether it was the Ancestral Power within their bodies or the special magnetic field clusters in some unseen high place, both were simply defense mechanisms that the world’s will had naturally created after the Celestial Demon invasion. They existed to counterbalance the power of the Celestial Demons and protect the balance of Earth’s ecosystem.
Therefore, while the Spirit Guardians’ abilities were strange and powerful, they were most effective only when used against specific Celestial Demons.
The Forest Race counters the Master of Desolation.
The Bloodthirsty Race counters the Lord of Hell.
The Moon Race counters the Lord of War, who is physically invincible but spiritually lacking.
And the White Race, originally from the lands of the Starry Sky Country, used pure, beautiful dreams to seal the Master of Nightmares.
But against an existence like Zhou Yuanjue, who stood at the pinnacle of the biosphere and had embarked on the Path of True Self, most of the abilities they relied on were rendered ineffective.
This was the limitation of the Spirit Guardians. After witnessing Zhou Yuanjue’s current power, Yu Qiansui was even more certain of this weakness.
Compared to the Spirit Guardians, Zhou Yuanjue represented the future of life on this planet. Perhaps he was the one who could truly find a way to completely annihilate or expel the Celestial Demons.
Tun Na, standing beside Yu Qiansui, and Leosis, who had walked back over from a distance, were slightly silent, seemingly in agreement with Yu Qiansui’s words.
Just then, Yu Yajie, who was still staring blankly, unable to fully process how Zhou Yuanjue had so easily defeated three powerful King Level Spirit Guardians, heard the Forest Race’s Great Clan Elder murmur to himself, "He’s right. I’m truly curious to see what kind of change this young man will bring to the world."
Yu Yajie looked at that familiar yet foreign figure.
’Is he... the legendary Savior they speak of?’
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After the simple sparring match concluded, Zhou Yuanjue and the other experts from Donghua did not leave. Instead, they remained to guard the Forest Race Ancestral Land for several more days.
During those few days, no enemies attacked. It seemed the Celestial Demons had given up on their plan to assault the Forest Race Ancestral Land and rescue their Primordial Ancestor.
Additionally, the forces of the Celestial Organization in the Black Continent and Starry Sky Country began to pull back. The Desolation Organization gradually retreated from the open, returning to the shadows. Following Zhou Yuanjue’s killing of the Baiyi Organization’s leader, its high-level combatants were almost completely annihilated in a single battle. Overnight, the vast organization teetered on the brink of collapse. Its various divisions began to fight for themselves, and the rebel forces they had created across the land descended into a state of unmanaged chaos.
Fighting reignited in various regions, seemingly even more intense than before. However, everyone knew this was merely the final, desperate frenzy of the rebel forces. Complete annihilation would be waiting for them next.
After receiving intelligence from Zhou Yuanjue, the Hunter’s Mark Organization, with the help of Donghua experts, began to bring order to the entire Dark World of the Black Continent. Meanwhile, the Donghua experts scattered across the regions quickly helped local governments stabilize the situation and regain control.
Without the backing of a large organization, the rebel armies were like rootless duckweed, no longer posing any threat to the experts from Donghua.
On the international stage, the Starry Sky Country’s series of actions and the complete reversal of the situation in the Black Continent left the global community stunned. They were unaware of the deeper confrontations and struggles taking place. All they knew was that the tide had turned ever since Zhou Yuanjue publicly challenged the world and ultimately survived a nuclear explosion with his flesh and blood.
Subtly, within the international community, Zhou Yuanjue was gradually becoming hailed as humanity’s number one expert—an invincible existence on Earth, admired by countless people.
And after witnessing the might of a single human and the Martial Dao, an increasing number of nations that previously intended to cooperate with the Starry Sky Country began to secretly contact the Far East Alliance. Their allegiances started to shift.
Of course, none of this had any effect on Zhou Yuanjue.
During this time, he spent most of his days in seclusion, seemingly researching something.
One day, Zhou Yuanjue summoned Lei Yi to a secret chamber.
"What have you been researching all these days?"
Lei Yi asked Zhou Yuanjue, confused.
"Do you know how I broke through the second of life’s shackles?"
Zhou Yuanjue said.
"That’s exactly what I want to know. I’ve been meaning to ask you, but I never had the chance."
Lei Yi said, shaking his head.
"The process and philosophy behind how I broke the second shackle of life is like this..."
Zhou Yuanjue then explained to Lei Yi in detail the various thoughts and experiences he had on his journey to break through the shackles.
Detaching from the physical body, mastering the self, viewing the self as a nation, reforming the system, creating a new world, unifying all spirits as one, and freely transforming the True Self...
This string of wild, incredibly complex, yet perfectly self-consistent systems and thoughts sent Lei Yi into a continuous state of mental shock, as if a giant bronze bell were ringing next to his ear, shaking his very spirit.
After listening to Zhou Yuanjue’s unreserved explanation, Lei Yi fell into a long silence, various inspirations flashing through his mind. Zhou Yuanjue didn’t interrupt him, waiting quietly for nearly an hour. Finally, Lei Yi came back to his senses, took a deep breath, and said, "I’m afraid only you could have walked such a path. It’s... simply unimaginable. So much of it is beyond my comprehension."
"After I return, I will organize these insights in detail and make them public. Most importantly, after breaking through this shackle, many things about life and the human body that were once hazy have become crystal clear to me."
"For example, the so-called Life and Death Mysterious Gate."
Zhou Yuanjue said, his words astonishing.
"The Life and Death Mysterious Gate faced during Saint Awakening, the first shackle?"
Lei Yi asked.
"That’s right. It is the barrier that has stumped countless geniuses and experts, and it is the root cause limiting humanity’s ability to achieve a life-altering leap. Across the world, the number of humans who have broken the first shackle is still far too small compared to the Celestial Demons."
"In my opinion, countless Martial Artists with determined spirits possess the ability to overcome that shackle. It’s just that before, the shackle was so profound and mysterious that no one knew the specific, correct path to breaking through. Countless people had the strength but lacked that sliver of opportunity, causing them to search bitterly for countless years and waste their lives, ultimately failing to break through."
"It’s like sifting for gold in a great wave. Countless prodigies have been stopped simply because there was no path forward. It’s a true pity."
"But now, I have found a clear and viable path."