Ding Meng couldn't help but sigh as he watched the ups and downs of the Heavenly Sovereign King's life. He never thought that a poor young man could cultivate to such a powerful level, nor did he think that such a powerful person would fall one day.
Sacas said calmly, "It's already an extraordinary achievement for the Sovereign King to go from a poor commoner to the pinnacle of the Milky Way. It's a law that all things in the universe decline while others grow. In the long history of the universe, the Sovereign King is but a drop in the ocean. You don't have to take it to heart."
Ding Meng sighed. "If he didn't lust after the beauty of the Goddess, he would never have fallen to such a state."
Sacas said, "Which man in the world isn't infatuated with peerless beauty?
Don't you also have a few close female friends?
I hope you can learn from the Sovereign King's past. "
Ding Meng nodded. "I've learned my lesson."
At this moment, Ding Meng suddenly felt a piercing pain in his forehead, as if the butterfly mark had drilled into his brain. An extremely sharp pain instantly spread throughout his body and deep into his bones. This pain even distorted his telekinesis vision.
Sacas said, "The test has officially begun. Please maintain a high level of concentration, or you will be in danger of dying."
Ding Meng could already feel all the origins in his heart and brain spontaneously and crazily spinning. This situation was different from the previous ones. In the past, the origins would receive a large amount of energy from the outside world, resulting in an excessive accumulation of energy in the body, which could cause the body to explode at any time.
But this time, it was as if the mark was urging the origins to spin without injecting any energy, causing the origin energy in the body to wildly leak out. If the origin energy was not controlled in time, the end result would be death from exhaustion.
At this moment, Ding Meng's vision changed. He saw a vast and deep image of the Milky Way. Sacas' voice rang in his ears, "Focus your mind and quickly memorize what you see. Reconstruct your first origin."
Upon hearing this, Ding Meng was deeply shocked. Back then, Little Rascal had taught him the first origin of the Diamond Star Technique. It was the most basic patterns and runes, but it was already profound and complicated enough. However, compared to the Milky Way Vision in front of him, it was child's play.
Ding Meng did not have time to think. His psychic vision swept across the galaxy pattern, forming a telepathic message that was fed back to his brain. At this moment, he almost fainted from the pain.
The Milky Way Pattern covered too much information. It was not something that could be seen with the naked eye. It included every galaxy, every planet, every mountain, every river, every weed … The amount of information formed by the Milky Way Pattern was so huge that ordinary people could not bear it.
Ding Meng's situation would only occur when he was at least at the eighth point. In the past, he still had plenty of time to cultivate, but now, time was running out. The source energy in his body was rapidly depleting. If he didn't build it before his source energy ran out, he might become a cripple.
This was no longer building an origin, but rebuilding an entire world.
Sacas said, "Don't you humans have a saying? A flower, a world, a leaf, a life, a sword, a river. The world is like dust, and dust is also a world. Only by understanding this principle can you build it."
Ding Meng was suddenly enlightened. In the past, cultivation methods were all copied stroke by stroke, which required a lot of energy to memorize. The ultimate meaning of cultivation methods was to help one absorb energy. The internal structure determined the capacity of the origin. If the Milky Way Map of the Universe in front of him was carried out in the same way as before, even with the help of psychokinesis, he wouldn't be able to memorize it even if he spent ten years.
The world was like dust, and dust was also a world. This was the realm of heavy swords without sharp edges, and great ingenuity without work. The Milky Way Star Chart had its own charm. As long as one could grasp the charm, the rest could be completely constructed by one's will. Everything would naturally come to fruition.
With this thought in mind, Ding Meng focused his attention on the first origin. The Milky Way Star Chart inside it began to take shape in an orderly manner.
Ding Meng did not know if he had sketched it correctly. Right now, he was just following his instincts. Every time he constructed a piece of the Milky Way Star Chart, as long as the pain in his body lessened, he would continue in that direction...
After an unknown amount of time, the pain disappeared bit by bit. Only then did Ding Meng stop constructing the Milky Way Star Chart.
There was a hint of surprise in Sacas's calm voice. "I didn't expect your talent to be so good. You're only slightly slower than the Sovereign King back then. Try operating your first origin now."
Ding Meng did as he was told. At this moment, he was surprised to find that the originally sparkling dot had turned into a vague vortex under the stimulation of source energy. It was just like the spinning nebulae in the universe.
He tried to absorb the Origin Energy around him. Then, he was given a big fright. This absorption speed was just too freaking terrifying.
When he had first become an Origin Ability user, the specks of Origin Energy around him had been slowly injected into his body. Later on, as he grew, the Origin Energy continued to flow into him like a river. After coming into contact with a large amount of Divine Light energy, his origin had turned into a diamond-like solid. It could be said that the Origin Energy was rather pure.
But now, this vortex-shaped origin was like a bottomless pit. It was converting the Origin Energy he had absorbed. The specks of Origin Energy could be converted into a river, while the river's energy could be converted into a vast ocean. It was simply unfathomable and boundless.
Only by converting all this Origin Energy and absorbing far more than what leaked out could one truly reach the realm of endless growth.
And this cultivation speed was not just dozens of times faster than the geniuses of the Federal Empire. It was literally thousands of times faster.
Ding Meng suddenly felt as if this was the first time he had become a true Origin Ability user.
Sacas corrected him. "No, Origin Ability users don't even have the qualifications to be initiated. You've only just entered the initial stage. Only when your origin has truly transformed into the 'Star Spiral' form will you have the qualifications to become an Interstellar Martial Artist."
Another telepathic message was transmitted, and Ding Meng immediately learned about the classification of Interstellar Martial Artists: Martial Artist, Martial Warrior, Martial Venerable, Martial Master, Martial General, Martial Lord, Martial Saint, Martial God, Interstellar Powerhouse, Peerless Powerhouse …
This classification was about the same as the Federation's Origin Ability users. However, the difference between them was like heaven and earth. The Lingtian Sovereign was someone at the level of a Peerless Powerhouse. A War God-level Origin Ability user like Ding Meng was probably not even an ant in the eyes of the Lingtian Sovereign.
Sacas said, "It's already very good that you've been able to transform your first origin. The rest will be much easier, but you can't cultivate the Star Spiral form for now."
Ding Meng asked, "Why?"
Sacas said, "It's very simple. It's a matter of energy!"
Ding Meng suddenly understood. Although the conversion rate of these vortexes was high, the Origin Energy in the air was far from enough to support their evolution into Star Spirals. That would be too slow, and additional energy would be required to achieve twice the result with half the effort. This was the same principle as how diamond-shaped origin required the support of Divine Light Essence.
The Sovereign's Mark only helped to reconstruct your origin. It did not have much energy on its own. If it had, the Lingtian Sovereign would not have run out of energy all those years ago.
Sacas explained, "The world of Martial Artists is actually the same as the human race. They're all thinking of ways to obtain all kinds of resources. It's just that the resources that humans need are a little more singular, while Interstellar Martial Artists search all over the universe. There are many different ways to find them, so they become more powerful …"
After the first origin took shape, the second, third, fourth, and fifth were soon completed …
When he reached the eighth origin, Sacas stopped him. "Your situation is a little special. Don't proceed with the eighth origin for now."
Ding Meng asked, "What's the problem?"
Sacas said, "The Nine Heavens Galaxy Art that you're cultivating is a top-notch cultivation technique of the Mou Clan. Even in the Eji Star Nation, it's a rare cultivation technique. Originally, there was an even more powerful cultivation technique in the Sovereign's Mark, but I didn't teach it to you. I only taught you the method to reconstruct your origin. Do you know why?"
Ding Meng could not help but ask, "Why?"
Sacas said, "The problem lies in your eighth origin. The Mou Clan worships holiness and beauty. Their cultivation techniques are mostly about being peaceful, healthy, and strong, and letting nature take its course. Your eighth origin was created based on your values. The Mou Clan who taught you this cultivation technique probably hoped that your future would be limitless, so they did not forbid you from freely reconstructing your origin. As a result, there's a great possibility that this cultivation technique will give birth to an eleventh, twelfth, or even thirteenth origin. This is very much in conflict with the Sovereign's cultivation technique."
Ding Meng asked, "What kind of conflict?"
Sacas sighed softly. "The Sovereign's basic cultivation technique is simple and crude. Its goal is to purely increase one's energy by several times. Most of the time, it uses brute force to crush his opponents. If it's too forceful and overbearing, the murderous aura will become very strong towards the end of the cultivation. Sometimes, one can't control one's will. Of course, this has something to do with the Sovereign's experiences when he was young. Before he became famous, he was bullied and humiliated, so every time he attacked, he would be exceptionally cruel and ruthless.
Ding Meng asked, "You mean that I only need to reconstruct my origin, and I don't have to cultivate the basic cultivation technique from scratch?"
Sacas said, "Yes. The various characteristics and circumstances of your Nine Heavens Galaxy Art might not be able to help you become a peerless king in the future. You must know that true experts have braved bloody battles and stepped over mountains of corpses to reach their positions. They advocate instrumental rationality, but you're kind and based on your values. Therefore, you might not be able to reach the Sovereign's level. However, this might not be a bad thing, because I don't want you to follow the Sovereign's path."
Ding Meng said, "It's alright. It's enough as long as I can reconstruct the star spiral."
Ding Meng then began a new round of cultivation. Sacas did not disturb him and allowed Ding Meng to sit cross-legged and reconstruct his origin. It was not until Ding Meng's tenth origin had also evolved into a vortex that Sacas reminded him, "Try revolving all your origin now."