128: Chapter 128 The Direction of the 5th Order

After exiting the Spirit Energy Universe, Chen Mo returned to Han City.

The Speaker's Office.

Less than a day had passed since the descent of the spirit sources.

But the internet was already in an uproar.

The effects of the spirit sources were spreading at an astonishing speed.

Someone had accidentally absorbed a spirit source during a livestream, and the footage was being analyzed frame-by-frame by netizens.

In the livestream, the streamer's body was instantly enveloped in a layer of faint white light.

His muscle definition visibly tightened beneath his clothes, and his punching force, which was originally less than two tons, surged by several tons within a few minutes.

The comment section below the video was completely boiling over, with everyone discussing how to obtain spirit sources and their potential effects.

The Federation had also begun a comprehensive search.

But there was no pattern to the appearance of the spirit sources.

Some appeared on top of abandoned buildings, some were embedded between the roots and stems of evolved plants, and some even floated directly in mid-air, like Treasure Troves waiting to be discovered.

Chen Mo summoned the standing committee members and the directors of various research institutes.

In the conference room of the Federation headquarters, holographic projections lit up one by one.

Once everyone arrived, Chen Mo got straight to the point.

"I have established direct contact with the Tianzhi Race.

They will subsequently provide the Blue Star Federation with various technologies to complete civilization upgrades and other matters. Be prepared."

Brief and direct.

Yet the sheer volume of information caused the conference room to fall silent for two seconds.

Elder Liu was the first to react, his eyes lighting up. "Speaker, what the Tianzhi Race shared in the Public Domain was only public knowledge. Then the technology they will formally provide..."

"Will far exceed that," Chen Mo took over the conversation. "The Tianzhi Race will send the specific list later. Make sure you evaluate the Federation's capacity to receive and digest it."

"Understood." Elder Liu's voice carried an excitement he could not suppress.

As the meeting adjourned, Minister Li Long walked up to Chen Mo's side.

"Speaker, what about the spirit sources?"

Chen Mo replied, "The Tianzhi Race will provide the technology to collect spirit sources.

The collected spirit sources will be prioritized for the individuals selected from the Evolver Fighting Tournament."

He paused.

"There is a probability that humans will evolve special abilities upon absorbing spirit sources."

"This is extremely important."

"No one is allowed to pocket them for personal gain. Anyone found doing so will be executed immediately."

Minister Li Long nodded.

"Yes, Speaker. I will go make the arrangements right away."

Then he turned and left, his steps steady.

Inside the office.

Chen Mo opened the information sent by the Tianzhi Race.

The volume of data was extremely massive, covering historical cases of regional competition, the classification of general directions for each tier's system, and information regarding Tier 5.

Chen Mo quickly filtered out the core content and forwarded the other parts to Minister Li Long and Elder Liu for them to study in-depth.

His attention was focused on several key pieces of information.

First was the detailed rules for the rewards of the Regional Genius Tournament.

The first-place winner of the Genius Tournament in each tier could obtain extra special resources, as well as permission to use the Secret Realms.

It was the same for all tiers, but the higher the Realm, the more one would obtain.

Chen Mo had seen the word "resources" many times in the Public Domain.

But no race had specifically explained what kind of resources they were.

This time, the information sent by the Tianzhi Race explained it in detail.

Resources were high-density energy bodies condensed within the structure of the Spirit Energy Universe, several levels higher in grade than spirit sources.

The spirit qi source fluid was one of them, with a probability of evolving one's own abilities.

As for Secret Realms.

The Tianzhi Race's annotations were very detailed: Secret Realms were special spaces in the Universe condensed under the influence of Spiritual Qi, containing various wondrous powers that could assist in evolution, enhance strength, and comprehend Realms.

There was also the matter regarding Tier 5.

The Tier 5 information collected by the Tianzhi Race was very scarce, and most of it consisted of indirect speculations.

But among the numerous fragmented descriptions, a common expression was repeatedly mentioned.

The Tianzhi Race's analytical model also listed it as the core characteristic of Tier 5 life.

The biggest difference between a Tier 5 cosmic life and a Tier 4 one was truly existing in this Universe.

Truly existing in this Universe.

The Tianzhi Race's information package listed several of their mainstream speculations.

Leap, condensation, control.

But none of the speculations had been proven.

Chen Mo put these theories together, and the texture of his opponents' power in the Trial Tower surfaced in his mind.

Di Ling's aura was as heavy as the Empire's will.

Kong Ji's existence was like a hole in the Void Realm itself.

The texture of those opponents' power indeed carried something he could not describe.

It was not a matter of power intensity.

There was an extra sense of "freedom," as well as a sense of existence rooted in cosmic space that no longer needed to depend on any external framework.

Chen Mo faintly grasped a direction.

It was related to the body.

But the more specific details still required continued attempts.

He pulled back his thoughts and turned his attention to himself.

Hengyuan Force.

Having just broken through to Tier 4 not long ago, the densification of his Source Power was still ongoing.

Compared to those opponents who had already polished themselves to the limit of Tier 4, his Hengyuan Force still had a gap in terms of magnitude.

But the direction of improvement was correct.

The condensation of stellar collapse was just the starting point; the qualitative change of his Hengyuan Force was still continuing.

The density was increasing, the degree of compactness was deepening, and the power of annihilation was also steadily growing.

As long as he continued to Cultivate, his Hengyuan Force would eventually reach the limit of what Tier 4 energy could bear.

Perhaps at the very moment his Hengyuan Force truly reached its limit, the truth would become clear.

The direction of Tier 5 would automatically manifest.

There was also the Inner World.

In the battles of the Trial Tower, Chen Mo realized that...

His understanding of the Inner World was still on the surface level.

The body as mountains and rivers, the mind as the sky—the human body itself was a world of its own.

But his application of it remained at the stage of power integration.

Amplification ratio, Force Field coverage, and the tempering of Hengyuan Force—he used these skillfully.

But the role of the Inner World was far more than just these.

In his battle with Kong Ji, when Kong Ji's power enveloped the entire space, Chen Mo could feel his own Inner World being suppressed.

Suppressed on a higher level.

Kong Ji's power had invaded the boundaries of his Inner World, and that layer of confrontation made Chen Mo vaguely realize that the Inner World itself should possess some kind of active characteristic.

Some kind of outward projection ability.

Rather than merely passively receiving and integrating internal power.

These were all things Chen Mo needed to comprehend next.

Chen Mo closed the information interface.

Just as well.

The ninety days during which he could not battle would be the best time to Cultivate.

Let the feelings from the battles settle.

Become stronger.

There were no shortcuts, only bitter cultivation.

Outside the window, the sunlight was gradually shifting to the west, painting Han City's skyline with a faint layer of gold.

Chen Mo closed his eyes, and his Inner World unfolded with a boom.

The golden flames of Hengyuan Force circulated within his body.

Each thread of Hengyuan Force slowly became denser and purer during its operation, stepping toward the limit one pace at a time.

Hundreds of millions of cells became even tougher under the tempering of Hengyuan Force.

Begin.