Chapter 4733: Fusion of Reality and Illusion
On the transparent leaf, Lin Moyu stepped out from the spatial passage, and the passage shattered behind him.
The Undying Spirits that had been inside the passage shattered along with it.
Lin Moyu abandoned them, because they had been polluted by the rule lifeforms of the Dark World, and to be safe he did not bring them back.
Before leaving, Lin Moyu used them for one last experiment.
After the Dark World completely collapsed, its spatial structure was invaded by the annihilating power of the Life Forbidden Zone.
As he returned, Lin Moyu ordered those Undying Spirits to enter the Life Forbidden Zone, borrowing them to sense that annihilating power.
They were erased the instant they crossed into the zone, not even lasting a ten‑thousandth of a breath.
It was basically a one‑for‑one slaughter every Undying Spirit that entered was instantly wiped out.
After they died, they no longer had any chance to be reborn in the Spell World, which meant they were truly, permanently dead.
This made Lin Moyu finally recognize how terrifying the Life Forbidden Zone truly was a kind of terror he had never seen before.
Those Undying Spirits had all once been members of exploration teams.
Their bodies and souls were in no way inferior to those of Great Venerates.
Even a peak powerhouse could not kill them in less than a ten‑thousandth of a breath.
As the name implied, the Life Forbidden Zone was indeed a forbidden land for living beings.
Back in the Divine Language World, the leaf that Little Tree had used to carry him finished its work and quickly withered, needing a bit of time to grow back.
Little Tree swayed gently.
"Welcome back, Master, and congratulations on your new gains."
Lin Moyu laughed.
"Since when did you learn to flatter people?"
Little Tree only smiled, not answering directly.
Influenced by those one spends time with, it was obvious to Lin Moyu who Little Tree had picked it up from either Chaos Child or the Primordial Stone.
He glanced at the thirty‑five remaining leaves and saw that no new worlds had been located yet.
After giving a brief instruction, he stepped out and vanished.
Choosing a section of empty void, he took out the Dark World's core shell.
Looking at the eight‑tiered pagoda that was now only an empty husk, he could sense that it was even stronger than the previous Silver‑White World.
They were both cores of Eighth‑Cycle worlds, but the Dark World's core had already reached the peak of the Eighth Cycle, only a short distance from the Ninth.
"It might be enough to push the Divine Language World up to an Eighth‑Cycle world," Lin Moyu murmured.
"Even if it falls short, it should at least bring it close, so that next time it can advance."
He pointed a finger at the eight‑tiered pagoda.
"Heaven‑Shattering Earth‑Rending!"
Boom!
The pagoda exploded on the spot, and a glowing mass brimming with vigorous life force surged out.
The Undying Dao descended, and the Power of Life poured down in torrents, flooding into that ball of light.
A brand‑new world began to evolve, and fresh, powerful world force gushed out like a fountain.
The Divine Language World grew busy, absorbing the world force and primal qi of this newborn world at the greatest possible speed.
After its qualitative transformation, the Divine Language World's very nature had strengthened.
Its absorption speed was now more than ten times what it had been in the past.
However, the Dark World had been too strong.
The world force erupting from it was moving more than ten times faster as well, so the Divine Language World still could not keep up.
Lin Moyu once again dispatched all of his soul particles and had them join the feast.
There were vast numbers of soul particles, and their rate of absorption surpassed even that of the Divine Language World.
With them helping, no matter how much new world force appeared, it was all devoured without a trace.
Not a single wisp was wasted.
Lin Moyu quietly felt the changes in the Divine Language World.
The world was gradually growing stronger.
After sensing for a while, he confirmed that the Divine Language World definitely could not advance this time.
Once a world reached the Seventh Cycle, its advancement slowed drastically, and the amount of world force required grew immense.
At the very least, the Divine Language World would need another Seventh‑Cycle world, or even an Eighth‑Cycle one, before it could complete its advancement.
"Everything needs its chance.
You really can't rush it," Lin Moyu murmured under his breath.
At this point, impatience was utterly pointless.
He stood guard in silence.
While feeling the Divine Language World, he also paid attention to his soul particles.
From time to time, he would connect to the vision of a soul particle and use its perspective to observe the microscopic world.
Occasionally, he used that same viewpoint to look at himself, seeing his own body, blood, and soul.
This angle was entirely new.
Compared to internal vision, it revealed far more detail and brought a completely different understanding of his own being.
Lin Moyu watched his blood flow, his heart beat, and the subtle changes in his body as blood pulsed through it.
He observed the tiny shifts in muscle, fascia, and fibers.
He had never examined himself from this perspective, and he found himself slightly entranced.
For the first time, he realized just how intricate the body truly was every fraction, every inch, perfectly crafted.
Only such a flawless physical form could unleash the greatest possible power.
During the examination, he discovered a few issues and corrected them one by one, making his body even more perfect.
Over several decades, Lin Moyu carried out tens of thousands of minute adjustments to his body.
The strength of his flesh increased yet again by another margin.
Only now did his physical body truly reach the absolute peak of the Great Venerate realm.
Decades later, the Divine Language World finished its absorption.
It had not advanced, but it had become stronger.
Countless soul particles had also eaten until more than half‑full and began to return.
They flowed back into his soul and took up their original positions.
Then the massive amount of world force they had absorbed began to pour out.
"Back‑feeding."
Lin Moyu let out a low hum, and his soul began to rapidly swell and transform.
After soul particles had absorbed enough power, they converted that world force into soul power and then fed it back to Lin Moyu, reinforcing his soul.
In this respect they differed from Little Tree.
The power Little Tree absorbed could only replenish Lin Moyu's previous expenditure and could not directly drive his growth.
With the soul particles it was the opposite.
They could not restore the soul power he had already spent, but they could refine the power they took in and then back‑feed it to him, pushing his soul to new heights.
His soul realm did not change and remained at the Great Venerate peak.
But Lin Moyu could clearly feel that his soul had grown much stronger.
This strengthening was unusual.
Without any change in realm, his soul could now erupt with far greater power in an instant.
After a careful inspection, Lin Moyu finally discovered what was happening:
The soul particles he had painstakingly developed were beginning to merge with his soul.
The soul was the "illusory" aspect, and the soul particles were the "real" aspect.
Even though they had already filled his soul before, in essence they still functioned separately; reality and illusion had not yet fully fused.
Now, they were beginning to merge.
Reality and illusion were truly coming together, changing the soul's very nature.
His soul power continued to climb, growing stronger and stronger.
The entire soul shone brilliantly, almost as if it had become solid.
If he let his soul leave his body, it could rapidly condense into an entity.
Even a Great Venerate might not recognize it as a soul at a glance and could well mistake it for a second Lin Moyu.
"At this rate, my soul alone will be able to crush Great Venerates…"
Lin Moyu spoke softly, joy filling his tone.
This was exactly what he had desired: a genuine fusion of reality and illusion, instead of the previous situation where each side remained separate.
The fusion of reality and illusion in his soul continued as Lin Moyu walked once more to Little Tree.
At that moment, the Primordial Stone was there chatting with Little Tree.
Lin Moyu now fully understood how Little Tree had become "dyed by close company."
When they saw him, the Primordial Stone's eyes lit up.
"Congratulations, Master, on your great increase in strength."
Little Tree reacted a step slower, but quickly followed.
"Congratulations, Master, on your great increase in strength."