Chapter 103 The Wondrous Uses of Spell Seals, The Four Realms of Spiritual Form

[This incantation seal does not look like a tattoo; it is more like a living energy entity, flickering slightly in rhythm with Chen Liang's breathing.]

["This is..." Chen Liang was stunned. He felt a cool aura flow along the back of his hand and instantly spread throughout his entire body.]

["His original perception of the surrounding water elements became even clearer at this moment.]

["This is called the 'Water-Avoiding Incantation,' a secret technique I comprehended from the fourth stage of the Legacy."]

[You explained indifferently.]

["With this incantation seal, you will be able to breathe freely underwater and possess basic water-manipulation abilities."]

["In the future, whether it's fishing in deep-water areas or clearing riverbeds, it will be much more convenient."]

["Even if I am not around, you can still ensure the camp's food supply."]

[Subsequently, you followed the same method and planted incantation seals on the remaining ten Martial Artists one by one.]

[Watching them excitedly try to control water currents—some even dunking their heads into buckets to test their breathing—your heart remained untroubled.]

[Such a small trick was something you could do with ease now.]

[Because you had long since stepped into a higher Realm.]

[The Third Realm: Grasping Spiritual Mechanism!]

[This was also the terrifying Realm you truly stepped into and explored deeply during the life-and-death tempering of the first five stages of the Heavenly Ladder over these five years.]

["Spiritual Mechanism" refers to the profound and mysterious mechanism of the Spiritual Form.]

[Once the accumulation of Spiritual Form Origin and Spiritual Rhythm within the body reaches a certain level, it is no longer limited to a single form.]

[Instead, it gives rise to many incredible uses and infinite transformations.]

[Profound Water Myriad Transformations.]

[It can be a gaseous, highly toxic mist; it can be a solid state of absolute zero; it can be a high-pressure water cutter that slices through all things.]

[It can even be a clear stream that heals injuries and illnesses, or the Death-Boding Weak Water that erodes the Soul.]

[As for the fourth great Realm recorded in the Legacy: Opening the Spiritual Domain!]

[That is, opening a "Spiritual Form Domain" around oneself that is absolutely under one's control.]

[Within the Domain, you are the god who sets the rules.]

[Although you have currently only seen a few theoretical scraps regarding "Opening the Spiritual Domain" on the stone tablets of the fifth stage of the Heavenly Ladder,]

[Simply mastering the first three Realms completely has already caused your combat power to undergo a massive leap that cannot be measured by common sense.]

[You stood with your hands behind your back, watching the crowd excitedly practicing the incantation seals, but your thoughts had already drifted toward a higher level of the battlefield.]

[You closed your eyes and began to deduce your current supernatural ultimate moves in your mind, as well as the new "Techniques" evolved under the blessing of the "Grasping Spiritual Mechanism" Realm over these five years.]

[The former Profound Water Secret Technique: Wave-Piercing Blade used high-pressure water droplets sprayed at the speed of sound; although its penetrating power was extremely strong,]

[Its drawback was a slightly long charging time, and the continuous firing speed was not fast enough.]

[But now, under the Realm of "Grasping Spiritual Mechanism," you have developed it into an even more violent close-range killing technique—Profound Water Myriad Transformations: Wave Piercing Buckshot!]

[You have not only shortened the charging time for extremely compressed water droplets to nearly instantaneous,]

[But can also cooperate with your Divine Thought, which is assimilated with water, within a close-combat space of several zhang around you.]

[Quickly and silently deploy several, or even a dozen, extremely compressed high-pressure water spheres simultaneously.]

[With just a thought from you,]

[These dozen or so high-pressure water spheres will explode instantly from various blind spots like a heavy shotgun, weaving into a web of lethal firepower!]

[The kinetic energy of every single water droplet is comparable to a large-caliber armor-piercing shell, making them impossible to evade.]

[The former Profound Water Secret Technique: Abyssal Shield was merely a simple heavy water defense.]

[Now, it has been sublimated by you into Profound Water Myriad Transformations: Mirror Reflection Abyssal Prison.]

[It can not only absorb tons of physical and Origin Qi damage, but it can also imbue the enemy's attacks with the "Erosion" attribute of Weak Water,]

[And reflect them back along their original path in an extremely violent manner!]

["If I were to face multiple Origin Opening Realm Martial Artists of the same level now..."]

[You made an objective assessment in your heart.]

["Relying on this foundation and the Profound Water Secret Techniques, even if they formed a formation to attack me as a group, I could handle it with ease."]

["I could even form an absolute group suppression; the win rate would be extremely high."]

[After finishing the deduction of same-level combat, you habitually took a long-term view, constructing a virtual sandbox in your mind of a life-and-death struggle against a Soaring Realm Martial Artist.]

[According to the Realm divisions of modern martial arts, above the Origin Opening Realm is the Soaring Realm.]

[As the saying goes, 'The Great Peng rises with the wind in a single day, Soaring straight up ninety thousand li.']

[Martial Artists who step into the Soaring Realm not only undergo a qualitative change in the Origin Qi within their bodies,]

[But they can also 'ride the Qi and harness the wind,' briefly breaking free from gravity and Soaring through the sky.]

[At the same time, their Physical Body defense and the strength of their Origin Qi protection are more than ten times that of the Origin Opening Realm.]

[In the understanding of the New Martial Arts system, a Origin Opening Realm wanting to challenge a Soaring Realm across levels? That is a fantasy, a pipe dream.]

[Because you can't even touch the corner of their clothes, while they can casually blast you to smithereens with a few streaks of Origin Qi from the sky.]

[You carefully compared the data of both sides in the sandbox.]

["The Soaring Realm can indeed fly, their Origin Qi shields are indestructible, their blood and Qi are like a furnace, and their Divine Thought is stable enough."]

["With my current Divine Thought strength, wanting to directly drain the blood from their bodies from a distance, or instantly freeze their internal organs, is simply unrealistic."]

["If I force an invasion, I will only be instantly counter-devoured by their surging Divine Thought. At best, my Divine Thought will be damaged; at worst, I'll become a complete imbecile—the kind that drools."]

[You calmly analyzed the gap between you, which was like a chasm.]

["However, I don't need to completely control them."]

[Your brain worked rapidly, searching for the possibility of breaking the deadlock.]

["As long as they are human, as long as there is still blood flowing in their bodies, entering my Domain will subject them to the interference of the 'Spiritual Mechanism'!"]

[Once a Soaring Realm Martial Artist enters the hundred-zhang range covered by your Divine Thought,]

[With just a thought, you could activate Profound Water Myriad Transformations: Boiling Blood or Mystic Water Myriad Forms - Condensing Frost.]

[While it might not be enough to cause direct damage, if done by surprise, it might cause their body and spirit to fall into disorder!]

[In a life-and-death struggle of that level, even a momentary stagnation of Qi mechanism would cause a flaw to appear in the indestructible protective Origin Qi.]

[Supplemented by the 'Formless Illusion' produced by the Water Moon Mirror Ripples Saber Technique at Great Perfection in coordination with your supernatural ability,]

[The moment the opponent is confused by illusions and their Qi mechanism is disrupted by Boiling Blood, that will be the perfect opportunity to strike.]

[At that time, if the means are prepared in advance, several extremely violent Wave Piercing Buckshots could explode along their blind spots.]

[Combined with the upgraded Secret Technique: 'Surging Waves' driven by Origin Qi...]

["Facing the Soaring Realm, if I set things up properly, I might actually be able to trade a few blows..."]

[At this point in the deduction, you suddenly stopped.]

[You instantly dispersed the fantasies in your mind and couldn't help but shake your head and laugh at yourself mockingly.]

["I've really been too comfortable in this Grotto-Heaven for too long. After learning a few scraps of a Great Power's Legacy, I've actually started to get arrogant?"]

[You immediately realized a slight deviation that had appeared in your mindset.]

[As someone who has always been a firm 'Realm-Determinist,' your greatest pursuit has always been to advance steadily and crush opponents with absolute Realm and foundation.]

[Challenging across levels? That's not a good habit.]

[That is a desperate gamble when there is no other way out, entrusting one's life to the hope that the opponent has no trump cards or defenses.]

[The Soaring Realm can soar through the Nine Heavens; who knows what unknown means they might still have?]

[What if that 'momentary stagnation' can't break through the opponent's deep protective Origin Qi at all? What if the opponent has practiced secret methods specifically for suppressing spirit and blood-Qi?]

["If I truly encounter a Soaring Realm, these prepared means would, at most, only help me buy a little more time to escape and maneuver."]

["In a life-and-death struggle, one must never pin their hopes on the ethereal fluke of 'crossing levels.'"]

[You took a deep breath and ruthlessly extinguished that sliver of arrogance and inflation that had just sprouted in your heart due to your explosive increase in strength.]

["To truly confront the Soaring Realm, I must either step into that Realm myself or actually trade blows with a Soaring Realm Martial Artist to have any right to speak."]

[You recollected your mind and looked at your long, powerful hands.]

[With a slight clench of your left hand, the water vapor in the air instantly compressed and froze, turning into an extremely cold ice blade.]

[With a gentle shake of your right hand, among the 144 acupoints, the martial yuan seeds in the 36 main acupoints roared in unison, erupting with hidden force comparable to thunder.]

[At this moment, although all 144 of your acupoints were open, due to resource limitations, you had only condensed 36 yuan seeds.]

[But the merging of these two paths had already made your comprehensive foundation deep to a terrifying degree.]

["Big Brother Xu, this incantation seal is amazing!"]

[Chen Liang's voice interrupted your thoughts. He was looking at you with a face full of admiration, a ball of water condensed in his hand.]

[Looking at these faces full of hope, you smiled slightly and regained your usual composure.]

["Take it slow, keep your feet on the ground, and there will always be progress."]

["Let's continue today's lessons."]

[You turned around, your gaze passing over the crowd to look at the towering, seemingly endless Heavenly Ladder in the distance.]

[The Legacy of the first five stages has already transformed you.]

[There are a total of 72 major stages on the Heavenly Ladder.]

[What kind of incredible Great Power Divine Abilities are still hidden up there?]

[Is that so-called "Opening the Spiritual Domain" Realm hidden within the upcoming trials?]

[You are still very young, and there is still plenty of time.]

[A strong desire for knowledge makes you impatient to see the scenery above.]