Top-Tier Perception Starts From Basic Fist Techniques

One month had passed, then two, then three.

This was no ordinary seclusion session. Lu Changsheng's mental energy was being consumed every moment of every day, and after several months of uninterrupted exertion, even Lu Changsheng's powerful physique had begun to deteriorate. His condition was clearly no longer at its peak.

These past few months, Lu Changsheng had failed again and again, despite his powerful Perception. And yet, his resolve never cracked—though resolve alone would not solve the problem.

He had considered every possibility that came to mind. Some ideas were ingenious but impractical, while others were outright far-fetched, clearly leading nowhere. No matter how many methods he attempted, he could not find a true point of commonality among the three Saint Bodies.

The greatest obstacle was the Primordial Hole Saint Body. This one was a mental-type Saint Body, fundamentally different from the Five-Colored Divine Light Saint Body and the Ten Directions Saint Body. Finding commonality capable of uniting such incompatible powers seemed nearly impossible.

Lu Changsheng continued observing the three dispersed Saint Bodies as countless possibilities surfaced and vanished within his mind. Then, in a sudden flash of inspiration, a completely different thought occurred to him.

Why am I so determined to find something shared only by these three Saint Bodies? Is there something broad enough to contain every Law and Principle in the world?

Lu Changsheng suddenly remembered a theory from his previous life, according to which the universe had begun with a big bang. In the aftermath, everything had existed in a state of chaos before gradually taking form.[1]

That idea bore a striking resemblance to the concept of chaos found throughout countless myths and legends. Within chaos, all Laws remained indistinguishable, and the Great Dao had yet to reveal itself. Everything that would one day exist was already contained within it. Only when chaos was broken apart could a world be born.

If that was true, then what did three Saint Bodies, thirty Saint Bodies, or even three hundred Saint Bodies ultimately share? What could contain every form of existence and every law of the world?

The answer struck Lu Changsheng with the force of lightning. Chaos!

Chaos could contain everything, regardless of its nature. Whether it was Laws, Saint Bodies, or anything else, everything in the world had come from chaos to begin with. Chaos was formless, indefinable, and impossible to fathom, yet it held all things within it.

Lu Changsheng's eyes grew brighter as the path before him finally became clear. Once he had found the correct direction, his Perception began to reveal how incredible it actually was.

The idea had only just formed, but his extraordinary Perception immediately began developing it into something feasible, something he could work with. Lu Changsheng guided the dispersed three Saint Bodies toward one another and forced them to collide. Each collision ended the same way, with mutual consumption and massive explosions.

However, none of it discouraged him. In fact, an explosion was exactly what he wanted. Only through explosion could everything be driven back into chaos.

Lu Changsheng continued driving the Saint Bodies together, over and over again, until he lost count of how many explosions had torn through him in the process. The three Saint Bodies might have collided hundreds of times, thousands of times, or even tens of thousands of times. But he did not care how many attempts he had to make. He only needed one successful one.

Finally, among the endless collisions and explosions, the three Saint Bodies returned to a state of complete chaos, and Lu Changsheng quickly seized that moment with absolute precision.

Fuse!

Lu Changsheng immediately guided the three Saint Bodies to merge with one another.

BOOOOOOM!

A tremendous explosion erupted within him. The force of it carried absolute destruction, yet hidden within that destruction was also an opportunity. Lu Changsheng's physical body held on through it all, refusing to break.

At the core of that explosion, the three Saint Bodies fully merged. They were inseparable now, no longer three different Saint Bodies but something he had never encountered before. Their powers had returned to a chaotic state—obscure, unfathomable, and utterly without form. It was precisely this chaotic state that gave Lu Changsheng the confirmation that he had succeeded.

Primordial Chaos Saint Body! I did it!

Lu Changsheng did not need to summon his status panel to know that the newly formed Saint Body had also reached ninety-nine percent progress.

Now, there was only one final step left before the Saint Body could be fully forged, allowing Lu Changsheng to ascend to a Martial Saint. He knew well what it required: the energy of all things—matter, consciousness, and even Principles. Every form of existence could ultimately be broken down and returned to chaos. So, to actually forge the Primordial Chaos Saint Body, he would have to shatter everything and reduce it to that most primal state.

Lu Changsheng had waited far too long for this moment, so without hesitation, he unleashed the Primordial Chaos Saint Body.

The Primordial Chaos Saint Body had not been fully forged yet, so it manifested merely as an illusion. But the instant it appeared, everything around Lu Changsheng gave way—the chamber he was in, the ground beneath his feet, all of it shattered and lost their original forms.

This was no ordinary destruction. Everything touched by the Saint Body was broken down completely and returned to a state of chaos. And its effect was even more thorough than Five Elements Decomposition.

The illusion of the Primordial Chaos Saint Body continued to rise behind Lu Changsheng until it reached a height of a hundred zhang, towering into the air like an immense and incomprehensible presence.

Throughout Heavenly Light City, countless people raised their heads and stared in shock at the enormous illusion of the Saint Body towering over the city.

"What is that?"

"Such overwhelming aura... Feels like my very spirit is trembling."

"Not even a Martial Saint possesses such a fearsome aura."

"It looks like a Saint Body, but what kind of Saint Body could be this powerful?"

"It's coming from the headquarters of the Black Light Merchant Association... No, it's the Heavenly Sect Merchant Association now."

"Venerable Lu is there! He killed a Martial Saint with his divine abilities. Could he be forging his Saint Body and attempting to become a Martial Saint?"

In an instant the whole city erupted into an uproar.

For any martial artist, forging a Saint Body and becoming a Martial Saint was an event of tremendous significance. Since this concerned none other than Lu Changsheng, the most powerful man in the Sacred Earth, the impact was tremendous.

Everyone could sense the aura radiating from the illusion above the city. The Saint Body had not even been fully forged, yet the faintest trace of its presence was already enough to make every person in Heavenly Light City tremble.

The Martial Saints throughout the city were especially baffled. They turned their terrified gazes toward the illusion in the air, and immediately recognized the signs of a Saint Body on the verge of completion. But what kind of Saint Body could instill such fear? None of them had ever seen anything like it.

Everyone stared at the illusion, dumbfounded. No one dared to move, as though the smallest movement would disturb Lu Changsheng. They understood that he had reached the most critical stage of the forging process, and whether he succeeded or failed would be decided in these final moments.

Hum...

The phantom of the Saint Body quivered, causing the surrounding air to quake with it. At the same time, everything nearby began to fracture, crumble, and lose its original form.

From a distance, the phantom appeared to stand at the center of an immense catastrophe, with destruction spreading outward in every direction. However, Lu Changsheng knew that the things around him had not simply been destroyed; they had been broken down into their most primal state—chaos itself.

The impact stretched over an enormous area, and for the first time, he truly understood what it meant for all things to return to chaos.

To those watching from outside, the sight was horrifying. Even the air appeared to be collapsing around the Saint Body. None of them could imagine how powerful such a Saint Body would become once it was fully forged.

People scattered in every direction, scrambling to put distance between themselves and the Saint Body. Fortunately, the Saint Body only caused things to revert to chaos. It carried none of the crushing gravitational pull of a black hole, so anyone was actually able to flee the scene.

Moreover, Lu Changsheng was not deliberately attacking anyone. This was only the aura naturally released while he forged his Saint Body, and the power on display might not even amount to one ten-thousandth of its true power. But even that tiny fraction was already terrifying beyond belief.

As Lu Changsheng contemplated how all things returned to chaos, his understanding of chaos deepened with every passing moment. Then at last, the Primordial Chaos Saint Body, which had remained at ninety-nine percent progress, crossed the final and most critical threshold.

"Solidify!" Lu Changsheng commanded.

Instantly, the enormous Saint Body phantom began to materialize. Its indistinct form rapidly became tangible, transforming before everyone's eyes from an illusion into a material Saint Body.

All eyes watching widened with horror. The Saint Body towered across the sky, its vast presence making Lu Changsheng resemble a god descending into the mortal world.

Boom!

A thunderous sound shook the sky, and at last, the Primordial Chaos Saint Body had materialized completely, releasing an immeasurable and boundless pressure that swept across Heavenly Light City.

In that moment, Lu Changsheng's eyes snapped open. He raised his head and stepped forward, crossing the distance to the sky in an instant. In that moment, he seemed to merge completely with the Saint Body. The Saint Body was him, and he was the Saint Body, the two utterly inseparable.

It's done.

1. Our whole universe was in a hot dense state... ☜