This is Swallowed Star, not Resident Evil.

Chapter 59 The Secret to Refinement, the Amplification of the Soul?

"Spit it out!"

Ye Yang smiled and typed: "Alright, Master, the good news is that I recently had a great opportunity in a dungeon world and gained 102 billion Destiny Points."

Mr. Guo: ...

"And the bad news?" After a long silence, Old Guo finally asked.

"The bad news is that because of these 102 billion Fate Points, I've been affected by the dungeon's backlash and am currently being hunted. I don't know if I can escape, but the respawn point is definitely blocked by the enemy."

"Being killed while guarding the respawn point isn't a big deal, but if I die once outside, I'll be stuck in the starting village."

The other side remained silent for a very long time.

Ye Yang waited inside the immortal ship for seven and a half hours, equivalent to three minutes outside, before Elder Guo finally replied:

"You didn't tell me about something this important? What if the save file is frozen? Use the 'Supreme Goodness Still Water Technique' to stop the instance's time. We'll talk about everything when you get back."

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Back in the Purple Vine Realm, Ye Yang recounted the situation he had faced in the Devouring World to his master, after embellishing his account.

"So, you either gamble that the enemy's spaceship can't outrun yours, or you eliminate the leech before the powerful members of the rival family arrive?"

Old Guo stroked his chin, frowning.

Ye Yang currently has two options: one is to fly in the resource-scarce area as planned and replenish supplies, which is relatively safe.

After all, Ye Yang could ask the dungeon master of the production route in the Immortal Alliance to help him manufacture energy crystals, and then release them into the Devouring World through the Gate of All Heavens.

In a battle of supplies and attrition, Nioba's spaceship simply cannot compete with him!

But this is a gamble, a gamble that before shaking off Nioba, the Anzac family won't send more or faster ships to keep chasing Ye Yang.

The second option is to become stronger as quickly as possible, strong enough to be invincible below the cosmic level, and even able to kill a ninth-level star... and then find an opportunity to get rid of the 'follower'.

Given Ye Yang's personality, he would definitely choose the second path, otherwise he wouldn't have told his master.

Guo Lao also believed that the second path should be chosen, but becoming stronger quickly is not so easy.

Ye Yang used all his strength and every means to defeat Zambi!

For a planetary-level sixth-tier illusionist to defeat or even forcibly subdue a constant-level second-tier martial artist is already an incredibly incredible feat.

In the short term, Ye Yang's basic attributes are unlikely to improve further, so it would be extremely difficult for him to defeat or even kill a ninth-level Heng Xing with his sixth-level Planetary Star base!

Between the second and ninth ranks of the Hengxing level, the difference in basic attributes is 128 times, not to mention that the elites trained by the Anzak family are definitely much stronger than Zanbi.

"Cosmic-level beings are extremely rare, and they must hold a high position in the Silver Blue Empire. It's unlikely that one would appear on that spaceship, so the highest they could be is the ninth level of the Stellar Realm."

"If I 'burn my soul,' with the strength of the triple domain, the power of my soul attack might be three or four levels stronger. In that case, the gap I need to close will be reduced to about 16 times."

"I have already reached a limit in terms of the amplitude of my mental power and secret techniques. It would take 10 years to make a significant improvement, but even within 10 years I may not be able to double my power."

"Other insights into the laws? No, even if there's significant progress within the Immortal Alliance, it can't be directly transferred to the Devouring World. It can only accelerate the process, not achieve instant results!"

Ye Yang was also thinking, but he really couldn't think of any good solutions.

or……

Ye Yang had a sudden inspiration and looked at Elder Guo: "Master! How about I find an expanded instance world, go in and train, and solidify the embryonic form of my true intent through battle!"

"In this way, your conditions will be met, and I can begin to learn the physical cultivation techniques of our lineage."

They cultivate supernatural powers through physical cultivation, and are known for their powerful physical attributes and vitality.

Examples of such abilities include indestructible, divine, three-headed, six-armed, and reborn from a drop of blood.

"Hmph!" Old Guo scoffed coldly, "Foolish!"

"Your current true essence is only a semi-finished product. If you start cultivating those body-cultivating supernatural abilities now, you will need to integrate powerful natural treasures, which will inevitably lead you down the old path of traditional body cultivation. Your soul will be torn apart and integrated into your powerful body, eventually being refined into every inch of your flesh and blood."

"Why did I say before that my martial arts were only suitable for dungeon masters?"

"It's because the True Meaning Martial Arts perfectly matches the characteristics of the dungeon master's abilities! The dungeon master can be resurrected by spending Destiny Points, and I used this to finally forge what I wanted, the 'True Meaning' that represents the essence of my path."

For the first time, Guo Lao's voice became so stern: "Without the true meaning forged through countless 'deaths in battle,' there is no essence of my path!"

"Between life and death lies immense terror, and between life and death lies immense destiny. The Gates of the Heavens, with their wondrous creations, can even simulate true death!"

"Your death in the instance world is completely different from the death of your avatar or second spirit in reality!"

"If you die in the dungeon world created by the Gate of All Heavens, your physical body and soul will die completely, but your consciousness will be forcibly maintained by the Gate of All Heavens, allowing you to experience the true three states of 'the moment of death,' 'after death,' and 'the end of death.'"

"This is a state that you cannot experience when your clone dies, and it is also the best way for you to solidify your 'true self'."

"And that's what we're meant to use to hone our skills in the dungeon world, through death. Every death and resurrection is a cycle of reincarnation and rebirth..."

"Once you've truly tried it and experienced it, and then create an external avatar and let it die again, you'll understand the difference."

Old Guo spoke to Ye Yang at length in a serious manner.

Ye Yang then understood that there was such a hidden secret within the True Meaning Martial Arts.

As the saying goes, "False teachings fill thousands of books, but true teachings can be conveyed in a single sentence." Previously, he only knew the "what" but not the "why."

Without Elder Guo's words today, even if Ye Yang makes great strides in the True Meaning Martial Arts, he probably wouldn't know this crucial point.

He only completed the true meaning tempering under Guo Lao's guidance, unaware that this tempering must be carried out in the dungeon world, and must be sacrificed with real death... Only the dungeon master can feel real death and not die!

In the world of the Immortal Alliance, unless one is truly going to die, one cannot experience death through mere clone techniques.

"I understand." Ye Yang could only nod. "Then, Master, since I can't hone my true intent, where should I continue to grow stronger?"

Master Guo tapped his fingers lightly on the table and said, "You received the inheritance of a powerful being in the dungeon world, and your strongest attack right now is your soul attack, right?"

"Yes."

"Actually, if you want to increase your basic soul strength by more than ten times, there's a powerful cultivation technique that might be able to help you achieve that," Elder Guo said. "But that thing... is notoriously difficult to cultivate! You must begin learning it at the Foundation Establishment stage, but the average time to learn that technique is... 200 years!"

"You've used white holes to accelerate your progress far too much. Before you knew it, you were already 36 or 7, almost 40. The lifespan of a Foundation Establishment cultivator is 240 years. How many more 40-year periods do you have left to waste?"

Ye Yang fell silent.

A martial art that takes an average of 200 years to master? What does that even mean?

The powerful cultivation technique has incredible effects, but it is also incredibly difficult to learn. Anyone who dares to try it must be a genius!

Even if they are all geniuses, the average time to master the basics is still 200 years.

This only accounts for the winners. What about the losers? Do they simply die of old age? Or do they give up in despair when they are old and frail?

But... what does Master mean by increasing the "basic strength of the soul"?

The amplitude of telekinesis is a type of skill-based amplitude, which is a multiplication of the basic strength.

And directly increasing the base strength... isn't that just soul amplitude?

Luo Feng received the inheritance of the Demonic Sound God General, which increased his soul amplitude by 32 times and his total mental power amplitude by 3200 times.

Ye Yang took a deep breath. He thought of the strange spiritual power he had gained after his mental energy and divine sense merged... Perhaps he could create a miracle again this time?

"Master, I want to try!"

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