Chapter 675 - 668: Lifebound True Skill
Seeing Ji nod, Zhou Yuanjue turned to the Chief Commissioner. "Alright, it’s decided. From now on, her name is Zhou Ji."
"Very well."
The Chief Commissioner was left speechless by the casual name but nodded anyway.
"Alright then, that’s settled. I have other business to attend to, so I’ll be on my way."
Zhou Yuanjue smiled and gave a salute to everyone present, then turned to leave with Zhou Ji.
"Wait! Yuan Jue! Since you’re already here, just give us a little more of your time. We’re discussing a few issues and would like to hear your opinion..." the Chief Commissioner immediately called out when he saw Zhou Yuanjue about to leave so abruptly.
But before he could finish, Zhou Yuanjue tapped his foot, stepped into the void, and instantly appeared in the sky several kilometers away before speeding off into the distance.
At the sight, Zhou Ji glanced at the Martial Artists present, then also tapped her foot lightly. Releasing a wave of immense energy, she swiftly soared into the air, chasing after Zhou Yuanjue’s retreating figure.
"That guy..."
The Chief Commissioner’s face twitched. Of course, he knew why Zhou Yuanjue bolted faster than a scared rabbit at the mere mention of official duties—he didn’t want trivial matters interfering with his cultivation.
In truth, the Chief Commissioner didn’t want to bother Zhou Yuanjue with such mundane affairs either, but his status was simply too important now. Many matters and decisions simply couldn’t proceed without him.
’Forget it.’
In the end, the Chief Commissioner could only sigh and shake his head. ’As long as he can keep getting stronger, I suppose I’ll be the one to handle these worries. His power is what guarantees Earth’s safety, and that’s the most important thing of all.’
"Come on, let’s continue."
The Chief Commissioner said, turning back to everyone present.
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BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Muffled booms echoed through the night sky as Zhou Ji quickly caught up to Zhou Yuanjue, arriving by his side.
"What are we doing now?"
Zhou Ji asked.
"Space. Can you go?"
Zhou Yuanjue said.
"I can."
Zhou Ji nodded, slightly surprised.
As an existence whose combat power ranked among the top of the Primordial Ancestors, comparable to Saa, Lord of Chaos, reaching space with her physical body and surviving there was no difficult feat for her.
"Then let’s go to space."
The next moment, Zhou Yuanjue’s figure shot upwards. The pure white radiance of the Sacred Lotus enveloped his body, and propelled by immense power, he rapidly charged toward the space outside Earth.
HUMMM!
Meanwhile, Zhou Ji’s body emitted a jade-like glow as she too shot upwards in an instant, rushing toward outer space.
In the endless night sky, their figures transformed into two pillars of light, rocketing toward the infinite heights.
"Wow! Mommy, look! Shooting stars!!!"
On the ground, a small child pointed at the two streaks of light in the sky, excitedly calling out to his mother.
"Silly child, shooting stars don’t go up."
The mother sighed in exasperation at her child’s words.
However, this strange phenomenon only attracted a tiny bit of attention. After all, in today’s world, after experiencing the Celestial Demon calamity, people’s tolerance and acceptance for such things had grown immeasurably.
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「Outer Space, Above Earth」
Zhou Yuanjue’s and Zhou Ji’s bodies floated in the endless expanse of the cosmos, facing each other.
"Now, you can tell me the data and intelligence you have regarding higher life forms."
Zhou Yuanjue’s magnetic field intertwined with Zhou Ji’s, transmitting the information through the soundless vacuum.
"In truth, our understanding of higher life forms is also very limited. Most of it comes from the high-level life forms of ’Blazing Fire’ that invaded the Holy Star."
"Because they come from the depths of the True Realm, we call this life form ’True Realm Life’."
"We have roughly summarized a few characteristics of True Realm Life."
"First, True Realm Life can travel freely between the True Realm and the material world. They can fully adapt to life in the True Realm, much like a fish in water. To them, the True Realm is the most suitable place to live. Within the True Realm, True Realm Life doesn’t need food; they can continuously absorb vast amounts of energy from it. One hallmark of this is that the True Realm Energy they expend regenerates extremely quickly. They can even single-handedly sustain the continuous energy drain of an interstellar True Realm Jump. They are true Cosmic Level life forms."
"Second, there is only one way for an intelligent being from the material world to become a True Realm Life. They must continuously adjust the essential structure of their being until it reaches a certain state of perfection. This causes their life structure to resonate naturally with the True Realm, opening a passage to it and, in turn, causing the physical body to undergo a complete metamorphosis."
"Third, there isn’t just one perfect state for a life’s essential structure; there are many diverse ones. Different developments and different branches can all ultimately achieve perfection, just like this universe, which is full of infinite possibilities. However, based on our current understanding, each individual life form can only choose one structural path. Once the corresponding structural foundation is formed, it is almost impossible to change."
"Finally, a True Realm Life that has completed its physical metamorphosis will develop corresponding special abilities based on its unique, perfect life structure. These abilities are often extremely powerful and are one of the key cornerstones of a True Realm Life’s entire repertoire of abilities. True Realm Life seems to call this special, intrinsic ability a ’Lifebound True Skill’."
Zhou Ji’s slowly oscillating magnetic field transmitted all the information she knew about True Realm Life to Zhou Yuanjue without reservation.
"Lifebound True Skill?"
Hearing the term, Zhou Yuanjue raised an eyebrow.
"That’s right, Lifebound True Skill. In fact, the abilities wielded by us Twelve Primordial Ancestors, such as the Master of Nightmares’s ’Dreams Come True,’ the Master of Desolation’s ’Power of the Primordial Core,’ and Rainbow’s ’Seed of the Fierce Sun’..."
HUMMM!!
Just then, a faint white light flashed in Zhou Ji’s eyes. Her already jade-like skin became even more translucent, emitting a faint glow, as if it were truly turning into jade.
Zhou Yuanjue sensed a peculiar energy from her body. The Power of the True Realm coursed through every single cell, forming an extremely special and dense structure. It was like the difference between diamond and charcoal; though their material essence was the same, the change in their structural bonds made one fragile and the other indestructible.
He hadn’t sensed this power when he fought Ji’s body before. ’Her state must have been incomplete,’ he figured, ’preventing her from using this ultimate ability.’
After all, legend told of Zhou Ji possessing an indestructible and unparalleled body.
"For another example, my ’Qiluo Jade Body’ is a rudimentary form of a Lifebound True Skill,"
Zhou Ji said slowly.