145: Chapter 145 The Fusion of Wills, Cosmic Danger

The Void Realm was silent, starlight like dust.

In the depths of space, Chen Mo sat cross-legged.

It had been nearly half a month since his return from the Trial Tower.

During this time, he had devoted all his focus to the contemplation of "Will Domain Fusion."

The Fusion of his will and Inner World had become increasingly seamless through his day-to-day Cultivate.

Initially, it was just a sharp wisp of will clinging to the edge of his Domain, but as his comprehension deepened, this will had slowly integrated into every part of his Inner World.

Physical Body, energy, Mental Power, and will—these four acted like pillars supporting this Small World within his body, allowing the power of his Inner World to steadily rise.

The amplification multiplier climbed steadily throughout this process.

15.3 times, 15.5 times, 15.8 times...

This was the qualitative change brought about by the improvement of both "spirit" and "form."

When the will and Inner World were completely fused, everything within the Domain would become more harmonious, and the manipulation of power would be even more effortless.

At one point, when the amplification multiplier broke through 16 times.

Within the originally pure white-yellow Domain, an intangible and formless pressure emerged, purely stemming from his will.

In the instant of the Breakthrough, Chen Mo's mind stirred slightly.

Several hundred kilometers away, a patch of floating meteorite debris suddenly froze in the Void Realm.

It was as if he were the "Will of Heaven" for this Small World; wherever his Inner World covered, all matter and the consciousness of all living beings would be invisibly interfered with. Their movements would lag, their minds would waver, and even the energy circulating within their bodies would stagnate.

Whether it was his Physical Body strength, Mental Energy, or the Hengyuan Force itself, they were all wrapped in a layer of Chen Mo's personal will. When he struck, he was not only hitting the Physical Body but also attacking the mind.

Chen Mo realized that this was the true power of fusing will into the Domain, and this was only the beginning.

As the will continued to fuse, the suppression of the Inner World would grow stronger and stronger.

The Fusion of will also accelerated the tempering of the Hengyuan Force.

Through day-to-day tempering, a wisp of extremely pure, solid white Hengyuan Force was finally refined from the originally dense white-yellow energy.

Chen Mo moved his mind, drawing that wisp of pure white Hengyuan Force to his fingertip.

A wisp of nearly transparent, pure white light danced on his fingertip. The pure white Hengyuan Force had higher density and greater vitality, and the explosive power per unit of energy was more than double that of the white-yellow stage.

The leap in energy level brought about an all-around explosion in destructive power.

"Finally broke through."

Chen Mo whispered, his eyes showing no surprise; with the Infinite Growth ability, all of this was inevitable.

The three stages of Hengyuan Force transformation: white-yellow, pure white, and blue-white.

Now that the first wisp of pure white power had been born, it meant he had officially stepped into the second stage of Hengyuan Force tempering.

This also signaled that in the coming days, his strength would enter a period of rapid growth.

The combat power of a Fifth-Order was not far off.

...

Days passed quickly in focused Cultivate.

October 1st was the day of the tenth regional top-ten gathering that Cang and the others had agreed upon.

Chen Mo moved his consciousness, connected to the Spirit Energy Universe, and his figure appeared in the familiar virtual gathering space.

As soon as he appeared, a rough voice boomed out.

"Holy crap! Brother Mo, what kind of monster are you?

Man Qi stared with eyes as wide as copper bells, looking Chen Mo up and down, his face full of disbelief. "It hasn't even been that long, and the aura on you has changed again!

How exactly do you Cultivate? You change every single day; the rest of us can't even catch up to your shadow!"

The branches and leaves around Qing Zhu trembled slightly, his tone filled with genuine admiration: "It's truly terrifying. I've been going all out to charge the Trial Tower during this time and can't even touch the threshold of the top ten million, yet you've fought your way into the top thirty... Being in the same era sometimes makes one feel truly defeated."

The Yanyue Race's Shi chimed in with a muffled, gravelly voice: "Freak."

The others also nodded one after another, their faces showing clear shock.

The news that Chen Mo had reached 27th place a month ago had already spread.

What did the top thirty of the Trial Tower mean? Most of them, this group of top regional Prodigy, were still struggling in the range of millions or tens of millions, unable to even touch the top million.

Chen Mo's speed of progress simply defied common sense.

Chen Mo smiled, his tone calm: "There's no secret trick. I just put all my effort into digging deep into my own system, finding the Origin and Foundation of my system's power, and constantly iterating and optimizing. Progress naturally comes faster."

"Listen to that, is that even human language?" Man Qi shook his massive head like a rattle, "If it were that easy, we wouldn't be progressing so slowly."

Everyone chimed in, their faces showing helplessness.

How could pioneering a system be so simple? Every step of optimization requires repeated deduction and countless trials and errors. A moment of carelessness could lead to injury, or even damage to one's Origin.

Chen Mo did not explain further.

Everyone's path was different; his insights were based on his own Inner World and Infinite Growth talent, which others could not replicate.

Saying too much would only add to their troubles.

He scanned the atmosphere in the room and raised an eyebrow slightly: "Before I came in, the atmosphere seemed very heavy? What happened?"

This one sentence caused the previously slightly relaxed atmosphere to instantly sink.

Cang spoke first, his voice calm: "Recently, an unidentified hunting fleet has appeared in the region. They specifically target weak civilizations in desolate star systems and have destroyed several Level One civilizations—and those are just the ones we know of."

Qing Zhu took over the conversation, a hint of coldness in his tone: "A low-level plant civilization protected by my Jianmu Race was completely wiped out just three days ago. The life on the entire planet was extinguished, and the crust was even pierced through."

"We investigated afterward and found no traces left by any fleet.

The other party arrived suddenly from deep space and unleashed a star-destroying energy attack that hit the planet's core directly. The entire civilization didn't even manage to send out a warning before it was gone in an instant."

"The moment the attack ended, they activated wormhole travel and disappeared directly from this Star Domain. It was clean and efficient; they are clearly repeat offenders."

"Why are they doing this?" He Hengyu asked, frowning, "What benefit is there for a high-level civilization to hunt down low-level ones?"

"There are many reasons." Cang said indifferently, "It could be to strangle potential rivals, or perhaps... just simple cleaning. The Universe is vast, and all kinds of civilizations exist."

He paused: "According to information from our Tianzhi Race, this fleet never approaches the territory of powerful civilizations; they only wander in desolate regions where matter is scarce.

The detection technology of low-level civilizations cannot detect wormhole fluctuations at all. They die without even knowing how."

Chen Mo's heart tightened.

Desolate regions.

There were no other civilizations nearby. While it was secluded, once they encountered such roving destroyers, there would be no one to call for help.

Previously, his push for wormhole detection technology was based only on long-term risk Prediction.

Now it seemed the threat was already right before his eyes.

"Our Tianzhi Race's home planet also belongs to a desolate zone, located within a giant cosmic void." Cang added, "Before that void expanded, its diameter was two billion light-years, and the matter density was only one-fifth of normal regions, with few surrounding civilizations.

However, among the many weak civilizations covered by our monitoring network, we haven't detected any attackers approaching yet. Once we do, we will notify you immediately."

Chen Mo's heart stirred.

A giant cosmic void?

Blue Star was also located within a cosmic void.

Could it be... that the Tianzhi Race's home planet and Blue Star were actually in the same void? Was the distance between them much closer than he imagined?

This thought flashed through his mind, but Chen Mo remained calm on the surface, just listening quietly.

The Yaojing Race's He Hengyu was somewhat puzzled, "How did such a massive cosmic void form?"