Chapter 152: 146, Visualization (Seeking Subscription & Monthly Tickets)
East Forest Club garrison.
Feng Yuanyu followed Feng Yuanlin.
"Third Brother, Third Brother, can we find Lu Renjia’s whereabouts as soon as possible? I feel like he’s going to challenge me."
Feng Yuanyu’s talent was not bad; he was the only one among the East Forest Seven Youngsters qualified to enter Iron Blood College. For this reason, his family had held a banquet on Saturn that lasted for seven days and nights.
But on the Starship, Feng Yuanyu had developed a grudge against Lu Lin. He hadn’t reacted at the time. It was only when he came out of Boppu Air Cargo Airport and saw Lu Lin easily dispatch a group of Level 2 Martial Artists from the East Forest Club that he realized his opponent was not someone he could overcome quickly.
"What’s the hurry!"
Feng Yuanlin looked at Feng Yuanyu with disappointment. This younger brother had followed him around since childhood, like a tagalong. His skill level wasn’t very high, yet he liked to pretend he was a strategist. Feng Yuanlin later understood what had happened on the Starship: Feng Yuanyu had deliberately provoked Lu Lin simply to show off his own intelligence.
The East Forest Club had branches in cities like Chongnuo, Feibei, Qiankang, and Anshun, but its foundation was still in Chongnuo. It wouldn’t do if his younger brother’s recklessness brought significant trouble to the East Forest Club.
Having lived on Alien for several years, Feng Yuanlin had a deeper understanding of many things than Feng Yuanyu. Threats needed to be eliminated the moment they were detected; one must not nurture a tiger to invite future disaster.
Regarding Lu Lin’s whereabouts, the East Forest Club had been inquiring for the past few days but had found nothing.
"Yuanyu, Lu Renjia will definitely go to Luse Alliance College on June 30th for registration."
"When that time comes, we’ll find his residence and teach him a lesson directly. Then you’ll be safe in the challenge the next day, right?"
"How many times have I told you? To achieve great things, you need to be calm and composed."
"With your impetuous attitude, how can you handle significant responsibilities in the future?"
"Alright, go back for now. Use this time to focus on your cultivation. Second Uncle and Third Uncle should be back in a day or two. When they return, get some Exotic Beast Flesh from them to eat and strengthen your physique."
Hearing his Third Brother’s words, Feng Yuanyu had no choice but to leave dejectedly.
From the currently available intelligence, Lu Lin’s cultivation realm shouldn’t be very high. This could be seen from his fight with Xiao Wu and the members of the East Forest Club; Lu Lin hadn’t used any Star Skills from beginning to end. But his Physical Strength was relatively strong. No, it was very strong. I suspect Lu Lin has practiced Body Refining Skills; otherwise, he couldn’t be this formidable. Third Brother suggested I eat more Exotic Beast Flesh, which seems like a good idea. Even if I can’t defeat Lu Lin in a short time, being able to withstand Lu Lin’s vicious beatings would be enough. Besides...
Feng Yuanyu remembered a secret technique within the East Forest Club for cultivating Spiritual Strength.
Lu Lin’s physical body is strong; it’s impossible for his spirit to be equally strong. If he really challenges me on stage, I’ll have a way to subdue him. There are still three days left. Although time is tight, I believe that by catching Lu Lin completely unprepared with my meticulous planning, I’ll definitely give him a surprise. HEHE.
Feng Yuanyu smiled confidently, certain he had an ace up his sleeve.
「...」
The booklet was titled "Divided Mind Art."
After Lu Lin installed the Demon Race language translation package, he saw the graffiti on it transform into three large, clear characters. He recognized them as the name of the technique described within.
Opening the first page, it read:
"Soul Splitting Skill is an exclusive secret technique of the Kongming White Ape Clan. Only clan members can practice it. If other races forcefully practice it, they will at best lose consciousness and become a vegetable; at worst, their Soul Power will mutate, turning them into a monster."
I knew that on the Exotic Battlefield, humanity’s enemies consisted of two major groups: Exotic Beasts and Alien Races. But these two groups were further subdivided into many smaller races. It is said that among the Exotic Beast Clans, a Great Power established the Demon God Kingdom, created a written language, and formed a government. All Exotic Beasts that had awakened their intelligence were considered citizens of the Demon God. The Kongming White Ape Clan was a powerful group that could not be ignored in the Demon God Kingdom; humans alone knew of twelve Titled Kings from their clan. If such a powerful clan were to fight humans with all their strength, it would be a catastrophe for the Human Race.
Having survived on the Exotic Battlefield for a thousand years, humans had to maintain a delicate balance. They needed to display their strength, promptly counterattacking when faced with assaults from Exotic Beasts and Alien Races, hitting them hard enough to instill fear and deter future aggression. But simultaneously, they also had to project a degree of vulnerability. If you were brave and unyielding, other races might give you some leeway, unwilling to engage in a mutually destructive conflict. However, if you appeared overwhelmingly strong, making the Exotic Beasts and Alien Races feel deeply threatened, they would very likely unite multiple races to deal with you.
My Class Advisor Li from Golden Sword High School had once said that humans on the Exotic Battlefield live precariously, as if treading on thin ice. The more I learn, the more I agree with this perspective.
Back to my own situation. I caught a Kongming White Ape tonight, and this matter must be kept secret. The acquisition of the Soul Splitting Skill must also be kept secret. I even had the urge to hand over the Soul Splitting Skill to the Star Investigation Office. That’s the real golden thigh. Including the newly promoted Zhao Lei, the Star Investigation Office now has two Titled Kings, making it arguably the foremost power in the federation. But in the end, I held back. I’ll examine it first. This Soul Splitting Skill is clearly a cultivation method focused on spiritual cultivation and application; it would be unreasonable not to even try it.
Opening the second page, Lu Lin read it carefully. From here, the cultivation method for the First Layer of the Soul Splitting Skill began.
Visualization.
Through Visualization, one could improve the quantity and quality of their Spiritual Strength.
The First Layer of Visualization was divided into three stages:
Five meters.
Ten meters.
Fifty meters.
When one’s Soul Power (and Spiritual Strength) could cover a range of five meters, the first stage of the First Layer was successfully cultivated.
After Visualization, there were also the realms of Attaching Spirit and Dividing Spirit. Lu Lin scanned them briefly and paid them no further attention.
As a Star Guide, Lu Lin’s Spiritual Strength would naturally be much stronger than others. However, he had never tested it and didn’t know its specific value. He had heard that Iron Blood College possessed an instrument capable of detecting Spiritual Strength, so he could get tested there when he had time.
Now, Lu Lin carefully read the Visualization method for the First Layer, preparing to begin his cultivation.
Visualization.
It meant imagining something out of nothing in the Consciousness Universe. It could be an item, an animal, a god, or even something that didn’t exist.
I remember a picture book I once read. The protagonist in it visualized a Gravity God. Although the idea was good, the visualized Gravity God didn’t prove very useful in the end. Moreover, the Gravity God was a completely fabricated god. It would require constant effort to perfect its appearance, temperament, Divine Energy, divine might, divinity, Divine Servants, and ideology... I don’t have the time or energy for that. I plan to visualize an existing, perfect god.
However, after considering Pangu, Nuwa, Kua Fu, Houyi, the Jade Emperor, the Three Purities, and Buddha for a long time, I realized I didn’t actually know much about these gods. When I tried to recall what they looked like or their expressions when speaking, all I could picture were the actors who portrayed them in television shows. And Sun Wukong. I should be most familiar with Sun Wukong. Yet, asking me to depict an image of Sun Wukong from scratch in the Consciousness Universe would be too challenging for someone with kindergarten-level drawing skills like me. I didn’t expect that cultivating the Soul Splitting Skill would also test a Star Core Warrior’s artistic abilities. The creator of this cultivation method is truly something else.
What I didn’t know was that when the Kongming White Ape Clan cultivates the Soul Splitting Skill, their elders tell them to first visualize an ordinary object. For example, start by visualizing a stone, then slowly refine it into a mountain, and subsequently visualize the Mountain God. Or, first visualize an ant, then gradually enlarge its form, add various powers, and then visualize it as the Ant God. For me to try and achieve it all in one step right now is simply impossible.
Afterward, I tried to visualize the Solar System. I live in the Solar System, so I should be quite familiar with it. But in reality, I couldn’t even construct the Saturn I grew up on.
A sense of helplessness washed over him. Lu Lin’s recently fiery enthusiasm felt as if a basin of cold water had been poured over it, instantly extinguished.
It seems this matter can’t be rushed. I’d better head home first.
Just as Lu Lin set his destination, his eyes happened to sweep over the broken knife on the copilot’s seat.
An idea suddenly sparked in his mind...