Luo Fan looked at the small gray orb floating before him, his eyes full of excitement.
During the process in which a Soul Pearl caused the soul to evolve, it would also crush his soul.
Luo Fan felt that this was actually a great function.
At the very least, it could strengthen his willpower.
Previously, his will had already risen to the domain lord level.
But afterward, it barely improved at all.
Luo Fan's own state of mind was still lacking.
Although he had received one thousand points of mental-attunement insight earlier, his current state of mind had not even reached the realm of "mind like a blade."
After all, throughout his journey so far, he had endured too few hardships. Everything had been far too smooth.
Because of that, his temperament was actually quite average.
Now, with this treasure, he could temper both his will and his state of mind.
Even if the Soul Pearl could no longer make his soul evolve once it reached the limit, the main restriction was simply that it could no longer push the soul further.
The effect of crushing the soul and repairing it would still remain.
This was a treasure!
With a grim determination, Luo Fan decided to use it from now on to sharpen his will and polish his mental state.
He entered his world ring and held the universal-level Soul Pearl in his hand.
Then, he used his mind power to crush it.
In the next instant, a stream of gray energy dispersed from the shattered pearl.
However, the gray energy did not dissipate. Instead, it wrapped around Luo Fan's soul.
Immediately, he felt a burst of pain that came directly from his soul.
In just an instant, Luo Fan's soul completely shattered.
And it shattered from head to toe, breaking into powder-like fragments.
The intense pain even caused his physical body to convulse.
His spiritual force scattered uncontrollably.
Fortunately, nothing else was nearby.
Only the villa he had stored inside the world ring, which he had prepared so he could train comfortably, was completely torn apart.
The luxurious villa he had purchased was now in ruins.
Many of the fragments were even shaken into fine dust.
The surrounding dust spiraled into several small tornadoes.
At this moment, all Luo Fan could do was grit his teeth and endure.
Though it seemed to last a long time, in reality, it was over in an instant.
Next, Luo Fan noticed that even though his soul had been shattered into powder, every fragment was connected by streams of gray energy.
Then, the gray energy began guiding the soul fragments back together.
Very soon, his soul reassembled.
However, it was covered in countless cracks.
In the next moment, the gray energy began repairing the fissures.
Before long, Luo Fan's soul was fully restored.
At that moment, he felt an indescribable comfort.
This sensation of the soul being repaired felt overwhelmingly good.
It was a pleasure that came from the deepest part of the soul.
But just as Luo Fan relaxed because of that comfort, his soul was instantly crushed again by the gray energy.
Extreme comfort...
Followed immediately by extreme agony.
Right now, Luo Fan felt like he was riding a roller coaster.
Moments of intense bliss alternated with moments of intense pain.
These sensations came directly from the depths of the soul, far more vivid than any feeling from the physical body.
However, Luo Fan could clearly tell that throughout the process, his soul was growing more resilient.
At the same time, his comprehension of the laws became increasingly clearer.
Not only that, he could faintly sense that his willpower was showing signs of breaking through.
The barrier he had felt before seemed to loosen just a little.
But before he could think further, the agony returned.
After going through ten rounds of crushing and repairing, Luo Fan finally relaxed.
He felt nothing but deep exhaustion.
This exhaustion did not come from his body, but from his soul.
Just like Luo Feng in the original story, after recognizing the Star Tower, Luo Fan felt an overwhelming soul-level fatigue.
After all, this was his first time experiencing soul destruction and reconstruction.
If his will had not exceeded his cultivation level, he might have fainted.
At this moment, Luo Fan glanced at his system panel.
In the task section, there was a notification of a completed task.
Yes, the moment Luo Fan used the Soul Pearl, his avatar had automatically created a task for him.
[Task: Allow the main body's soul to undergo the cycle of crushing and repairing ten times. Reward: Mental-attunement Insight +10, Willpower Mastery +0.001%]
Luo Fan immediately claimed the reward.
In the next moment, a wave of insight flooded his mind.
He felt as if he had become an emperor of ancient times, gazing down at ministers bowing before him.
Then he felt as if he had become an ancient sage, surrounded by disciples.
In just an instant, Luo Fan felt as though he had lived several lifetimes.
When he recovered, he could clearly sense a slight improvement in his state of mind.
However, with only ten points of insight, the progress was limited.
Next, Luo Fan noticed something surprising: the willpower line on his panel now had a percentage.
[Will: Domain Lord Level (91.4455%)]
His willpower now had a progress bar!
Luo Fan could not help feeling excited.
Being able to see a progress bar was great.
After all, willpower was extremely difficult to judge.
Unless someone made a major breakthrough in realm, it was nearly impossible to measure any improvement.
But now Luo Fan could clearly track it.
With visible progress, he could receive direct positive feedback, which would help him temper his will more effectively.
However, the difficulty was still enormous.
His soul had been crushed and repaired ten times, and that only gave him 0.001%.
This meant that he would need to undergo that process ten thousand times to increase his willpower by just 1%.
Of course, improvement in state of mind and the crushing-repair cycle itself would also contribute to willpower growth.
Still, Luo Fan knew his main body's soul needed to rest for a while.
But he had a clone.
[Task: Allow the Space Worm Clone's soul to undergo the cycle of crushing and repairing ten times. Reward: Mental-attunement Insight +10, Willpower Mastery +0.001%]
Far away in the Law Origin Secret Realm, the space worm clone suddenly took out a tiny gray orb.
The orb was smaller than one of his fur strands.
After crushing it with his spiritual force, the familiar sensation washed over the clone.
Soon, ten rounds of soul destruction and restoration were completed.
The space worm clone, however, did not feel as exhausted as the main body.
Its soul strength far surpassed that of the true body.
But Luo Fan noticed that after the clone repeated the ten cycles, the willpower increase was only 0.0005%.
It was indeed a tiny amount.
And he also could not do this every day.
When the soul was fatigued, the speed of comprehending the laws would noticeably slow down.
Still, not using Soul Pearls was impossible.
They enhanced the soul and strengthened willpower.
This was an absolute treasure.
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