462: Above the extraordinary, the spiritual realm and spirituality (two in one)

"The real reason that access to Source Star is controlled is that Source Star possesses a special energy that is extremely rare in the Ten Thousand Universes."

"That energy can help Extraordinary Warriors take the final step faster."

"To become an existence beyond the Extraordinary."

The White Fatty Old Man explained again, revealing the true reason why Source Star's entry qualifications were controlled.

This reason startled Lin Yang: "An existence beyond the Extraordinary? Is there someone even stronger than the Extraordinary?"

"Yes, beyond the Extraordinary is: the Spirit Realm."

The White Fatty Old Man nodded, explaining further:

"When an Extraordinary Warrior has fused high-grade, mid-grade, and common-grade extraordinary characteristic materials of the same extraordinary characteristic, they have a chance to break through to the Spirit Realm."

"Those who enter the Spirit Realm have their extraordinary characteristics unified. Their future advancement no longer relies solely on fusing extraordinary materials, but rather on controlling the extraordinary spirituality in the world that matches their own characteristics. They can absorb the power of extraordinary spirituality from the world to nourish themselves and obtain even stronger extraordinary spiritual power."

"At the same time, they can also use the power of spirituality to develop corresponding divine abilities."

"Their personal strength will be greatly enhanced."

"Their lifespan will also be extended."

"Entering the Spirit Realm truly grants one the qualification to explore the mighty power of heaven and earth and peer into the mysteries of the universe."

"That is a completely different realm and level."

Saying this, the White Fatty Old Man paused and softly uttered eight words:

"Below the Spirit Realm, all are mortals."

"..."

"Spirit Realm? Spirituality?"

Lin Yang was greatly shocked to hear this.

He had originally thought that the power of the Extraordinary was the ultimate power.

He never imagined that there was something beyond the Extraordinary!

At the same time, he also had some doubts: "Master, what is the specific difference between extraordinary characteristics and extraordinary spirituality?"

The White Fatty Old Man's explanation just now only broadly introduced the world beyond the Extraordinary.

But he still didn't hear the specific differences.

"Haha, my dear disciple, extraordinary characteristics and extraordinary spirituality, though only a single word apart, are actually as different as heaven and earth."

The White Fatty Old Man smiled gently and patiently continued to explain to Lin Yang:

"Extraordinary characteristics are the powers that can be mastered after fusing the corresponding extraordinary characteristic materials. However, the strength of characteristic power is basically fixed within a certain range from the moment of fusing the extraordinary material."

"For example, the power of extraordinary characteristics mastered after fusing mid-grade extraordinary characteristic material is stronger than that from fusing common-grade."

"But the power of extraordinary characteristics that different grades of extraordinary characteristic materials can bring has an upper limit."

"To help you understand better, let's describe this with values. If the power upper limit is one hundred, then common-grade extraordinary characteristic material, after fusion, brings a characteristic power upper limit of at most ten."

"After fusing mid-grade extraordinary characteristic material, the power upper limit can reach fifty."

"After fusing high-grade extraordinary characteristic material, the power upper limit is one hundred."

"However, this doesn't mean that after fusion, one is guaranteed to exert the upper limit power of the current grade of extraordinary material."

"To fully exert the upper limit power, it also depends on one's individual characteristic talent. The stronger one's characteristic talent, the closer one can get to the upper limit power of the current grade of extraordinary material."

"This is also the reason why, at the Extraordinary Warrior stage, there are certain differences in strength among Extraordinary Warriors who have mastered and fused the same characteristic extraordinary material."

"For example, two Extraordinary Warriors who have both fused mid-grade Space Extraordinary Characteristic Material will have differences in the strength of the space characteristic power they can exert due to differences in their characteristic talent."

"Moreover, at this stage, the means that can be mastered are also bestowed by the extraordinary characteristic material."

"For instance, common-grade Space Extraordinary Characteristic Material, after fusion, allows you to master a low-level space characteristic technique like spatial cutting."

"Once you fuse mid-grade and high-grade space-type extraordinary characteristic materials, you can then respectively master mid-level space-type characteristic techniques and high-level space-type characteristic techniques."

"But whether these are mid-level, high-level, or common characteristic techniques, they can only be called basic-level."

"Extraordinary spirituality, however, is different."

"After stepping into the Spirit Realm, although one can still acquire corresponding characteristic techniques by continuing to fuse corresponding extraordinary materials, one can also master corresponding characteristic techniques through comprehension and other methods without fusing extraordinary materials. Moreover, one can also master more powerful spirit-level spiritual divine abilities."

"Furthermore, all mastered characteristic techniques and spiritual divine abilities can be enhanced in terms of their power in actual combat by acquiring more spiritual power, and there is no longer an upper limit to power!"

"The more spiritual power one has, and the stronger one's corresponding talent, the power of both characteristic techniques and spiritual divine abilities can be infinitely enhanced."

"Let's take space characteristics as an example again."

"Common-grade space characteristic material can bestow spatial cutting, fusing mid-grade space characteristic material allows one to master basic spatial division, and high-grade allows for spatial movement."

"If one is below the Spirit Realm, even if one has fused high-grade space characteristic material and mastered spatial movement, one can only perform instantaneous movement within a limited range."

"However, if one is above the Spirit Realm, initial spatial movement can, through continuous self-improvement, evolve into long-distance teleportation and even further-distance grand displacement."

"Just like your master, I used ultra-long-distance grand displacement to instantly cross the cosmic galaxy and appear before you."

"Offensive techniques can also be greatly enhanced in power."

"And besides these basic techniques, those above the Spirit Realm can also master various powerful and complex, mysterious spiritual divine abilities such as spatial solidification, spatial folding, spatial annihilation, and so on."

"As for other characteristics, it's the same. After reaching the Spirit Realm, they can all begin to master the most formidable spiritual divine abilities of their respective characteristics."

"In summary, extraordinary spirituality can be infinitely improved and accumulated through one's own cultivation, while extraordinary characteristics can only be obtained by fusing extraordinary materials."

"The power level of extraordinary spirituality is far superior to extraordinary characteristics."

"Do you understand now?"

The White Fatty Old Man slowly narrated a long passage before stopping.

Lin Yang nodded somewhat enlightened: "I understand a little, Master. So the control over entry into Source Star is because those Old Monsters are afraid that someone on Source Star will become a Spirit Realm existence, greatly threatening their position?"

"You can understand it that way, and it is a very important factor," the White Fatty Old Man smiled and nodded.

"No wonder the people of that faction are so arrogant, completely disregarding Extraordinary Warriors. They control the most important entrance to Source Star, effectively locking off the upward path for many people. As long as Spirit Realm powerhouses cannot continuously emerge, it will be almost impossible to shake the position of their faction forever." Lin Yang's eyes flickered.

At this moment, he finally understood why the Old Monster Faction was so arrogant within the Human Alliance.

With such an important promotion channel locked and controlled by them, others who wished to become beyond the Spirit Realm would probably have to submit to those Old Monsters to gain the opportunity to enter Source Star and improve.

Since their faction controlled the top-tier powerhouse resources, they naturally saw no need to put others in their eyes.

Thinking of this, Lin Yang couldn't help but ask, "What about the Foreign races?"

According to the current situation, if the Old Monster Faction controlled the qualifications to enter Source Star, then the Foreign races should not have the opportunity to produce top-tier powerhouses.

However, as far as he knew, there were also existences in the Ten Thousand Universes among other races that were as strong as the Old Monsters.

The White Fatty Old Man immediately smiled and said, "There are two entrances to Source Star. One is controlled by us humans, and the other is jointly controlled by the Foreign races of the Ten Thousand Universes. So, people from other races can also enter Source Star."

"Uh... Master, that still doesn't quite add up, does it? If that's the case, the Old Monster Faction can only control one entrance, and people from other races can enter Source Star from the other entrance. Are there more top-tier powerhouses among the Foreign races than among us?"

Lin Yang became even more puzzled:

"Also, couldn't they mass-produce Spirit Realm powerhouses this way? Sending all those who meet the Spirit Realm promotion criteria into Source Star?"

He had many questions in his mind.

For example, regarding the latter, since the Old Monster Faction had controlled the Source Star entrance for many years, the number of top-tier powerhouses should be extremely high. Why hadn't they been able to completely crush Song Qingfeng's faction and the Neutral Faction yet?

To this, the White Fatty Old Man laughed heartily:

"Haha, my good disciple, do you think breaking through to the Spirit Realm is that simple? Although they control the Source Star entrance, not everyone who has fused three grades of extraordinary characteristic materials of the same characteristic can successfully break through to the Spirit Realm!"

"Moreover, there are other restrictions for entering Source Star. These restrictions are naturally formed by the power of Source Star itself, beyond human control."

"For example, although the Source Star entrance is open year-round, within a certain period, the number of people who can enter is limited. Once the upper limit is exceeded, no more people can be sent in until the time refreshes."

"Therefore, they also cannot create too many Spirit Realm powerhouses. Furthermore, they cannot completely control all the entry slots on the Human Alliance side; they have to yield some."

"As for the Foreign races in the Ten Thousand Universes, they also select the most promising and talented individuals to enter Source Star through various screenings."

"In short, entering Source Star does not guarantee a breakthrough to the Spirit Realm. Moreover, even if one breaks through to the Spirit Realm, the gap between Spirit Realm individuals is vast. This disparity is so great that you can imagine it as the power difference between an ordinary person and an Extraordinary Warrior, or even greater."

"So, my dear disciple, the birth of a top-tier powerhouse is not that easy!"

"Uh... alright." Lin Yang was stunned.

Afterward, he somewhat understood some of his previous doubts.

"Master, what about beyond the Spirit Realm? Are there even more powerful existences?"

Then, Lin Yang asked curiously.

"Beyond the Spirit Realm, well, you'll know when you reach the Spirit Realm." The White Fatty Old Man smiled slightly.

"Alright." Lin Yang saw this and didn't ask further.

From the currently known information, it was clear that his cheap master was definitely a Spirit Realm existence, and a relatively powerful one at that.

Song Qingfeng must also be, but his strength was a notch weaker than the White Fatty Old Man's.

As for those few Old Monsters, they were slightly stronger than the White Fatty Old Man, but the gap should not be as large as a full notch.

And the Silver-haired woman was even stronger than the Old Monsters.

After all, the Silver-haired woman alone fought several Old Monsters and completely held the upper hand.

So, in a one-on-one fight, the Silver-haired woman definitely possessed overwhelming power.

From this, one could see that the Spirit Realm had at least several different levels of power spans.

A weak Spirit Realm individual could even be instantly killed by a powerful Spirit Realm individual.

"It seems Senior Yue You wants me to enter Source Star when I'm close to breaking through to the Spirit Realm."

Lin Yang guessed.

"That should be it." The White Fatty Old Man nodded, then said, "My dear disciple, you don't need to think about this for now. You have different characteristic talents, and entering Source Star should maximize your benefits. It's better to go in when you truly cannot make further progress by fusing extraordinary materials. The matter of the Dingnan Star Region is not urgent for now."

"Understood, Master." Lin Yang nodded.

Song Qingfeng, seeing that Lin Yang and the White Fatty Old Man had finished their discussion, spoke up:

"Lin Yang, do you need a few days to rest? If not, I'll arrange a few more tasks for you."

"Hm? Song Qingfeng, do you want to exhaust my dear disciple?" The White Fatty Old Man instantly spoke with displeasure, "Before, you secretly sent my dear disciple to the Unknown Space, and thankfully nothing happened. Now he's just returned, and you want to assign more tasks? What are you trying to do?"

"Cough, cough, Senior Zhu, I want Lin Yang to take over as the next director of the Alien Management Bureau, so I need him to accumulate more merits and contributions. The current Mingye Clan incident is a great opportunity to earn merits and contributions."

Song Qingfeng quickly explained.

Although there was still plenty of time for gradual nurturing, with humanity about to go to war with the Mingye Clan, racial warfare was the best time to accrue merits and contributions.

Once full-scale war began, it was also during the initial stages that it was easiest to gain a large amount of merits and contributions.

So, it wasn't that Song Qingfeng didn't want Lin Yang to rest, but rather that the opportunity was rare now.

Hearing this, the White Fatty Old Man's eyes flashed. He stared at Song Qingfeng for two seconds, then let out a light snort: "Heh heh, you old fellow are quite good at finding successors, setting your sights on my dear disciple."

"It's my fault for not informing you in time, Senior." Song Qingfeng chuckled.

"Hmph, how confident are you?" The White Fatty Old Man's gaze was full of pressure as he looked at Song Qingfeng.

"This... if we have Senior's full support, the confidence is naturally immense. We will fully and unconditionally help Lin Yang ascend to the position." Song Qingfeng said directly.

"Everyone agreed?" The White Fatty Old Man raised an eyebrow.

"Yes!" Song Qingfeng nodded.

"Heh heh, those old fellows have good judgment, knowing that my dear disciple is the best." The White Fatty Old Man chuckled again.

"Cough, cough, Senior is absolutely right." Song Qingfeng also gave an awkward smile.

"My dear disciple, what about you? Have you accepted this old fellow's proposal? Now, is there anything you need? Just ask him for it directly!"

The White Fatty Old Man looked at Lin Yang with a beaming smile, even secretly winking at him twice.

"Uh... Master, I..."

Lin Yang originally wanted to say he didn't need anything, but seeing the White Fatty Old Man's wink, he immediately changed his tone and said,

"Actually, I really do lack some things right now."

"What do you lack?"

Song Qingfeng looked over.