Lu Yin nodded. "In the entire Innerverse and Outerverse, there are no more than a handful of Limiteers who can match me, and there shouldn't be anyone who can defeat me. I really want to know who this war spirit's original form is and how powerful it is now."
Mister Mu laughed. "You're too narrow-minded. The Innerverse and Outerverse are limited in scope. If your vision is forever limited to the Innerverse and Outerverse, then you will achieve nothing."
Lu Yin fell silent.
"Back then, that youth willingly allowed himself to be swallowed by the storm," Mister Mu said, which shocked Lu Yin. "His arrival was intentional. This person is very unique, and he did not climb the mountain. I met him once and then let him go. Now, he's probably very strong. At the very least, there shouldn't be anyone in the younger generation, including the Cosmic Sea and the Neoverse, who can easily defeat him."
"Before the age of forty, one's cultivation speed will increase by leaps and bounds, but after that, one's cultivation speed will slow down. This is a dividing line, and the further one goes, the more time one has to rely on to increase one's power level. Some people cultivate for thousands of years and reach a power level in the hundreds of thousands. Over the same amount of time, that person's power level will increase exponentially, and the further one goes, the stronger it will become."
"This is the power of a domain that has reached its peak." At this point, Mister Mu looked at Lu Yin. "I've given you a gift for becoming my disciple, but I haven't taught you anything. Now, you can make a request to me to improve your abilities in a certain area. However, I must remind you that after this lesson ends, I will not teach you anything else until you are qualified to become an official disciple."
Lu Yin quietly stood in place, deep in thought.
Mister Mu's figure distorted, and he slowly appeared in the distance as he looked off into the distance.
After a while, Lu Yin made up his mind. He looked at everything he had and thought about the pressure he had felt during the battle. He looked up and resolutely said, "Master, I want to study my physical body to its peak."
Mister Mu turned around, not surprised. "I've said before that on the path of cultivation, there will be a price to pay if one is too strong in a certain area. That war spirit's original domain was too powerful, and it had no choice but to close its eyes and become blind forever. This is because once it opened its eyes, it could no longer control the domain that was too strong. If your physical body is too strong, then you will also be unable to control that power. Not only will it harm others, but it will also harm yourself."
"What price will I have to pay in order to suppress the strength of my physical body?" Lu Yin asked.
Mister Mu calmly replied, "Fatesand.
"Fatesand?" Lu Yin was shocked.
"Fatesand consumes star energy as well as one's physical strength. A normal person can only absorb one grain, but absorbing two will consume an enormous amount of energy. Very few people can do it. You can use this to suppress your overly powerful physical strength," Mister Mu explained.
Lu Yin's eyes flickered as he connected the dots and realized that he had completely fallen into Mister Mu's trap. Mister Mu had given Lu Yin his Fatesand from the very beginning, he had allowed Lu Yin to experience the power of that war spirit's deep understanding of domains. This had made it more likely that Lu Yin would choose to increase the strength of his physical body.
Mister Mu should have known that the most important thing for him to do now was to increase the strength of his physical body, but he did not say so. Instead, he guided Mister Mu step by step, not tiring at all.
"Master, please guide me in improving my physical strength," Lu Yin respectfully said to Mister Mu.
Mister Mu's gaze was calm. "It will take a long time to reach the limits of your current realm. You must be mentally prepared."
Lu Yin was placed in a difficult position. The banquet was about to begin, but when he thought about it, he realized that this was a rare opportunity, and it would be a pity to give it up for the sake of the banquet. "I understand."
Mister Mu nodded, and a small withered branch appeared in his hand. It was only as long as a finger and was completely withered, but for some reason, when Lu Yin saw it, he felt as if his vitality had been completely rejuvenated, and his mind cleared up a little.
"From now on, unleash all of your physical strength without holding anything back. If you can't hold on, it will bring you vitality and allow your body to be reborn," Mister Mu said calmly, and the small withered branch in his hand floated over to Lu Yin's head.
The moment he touched the branch, Lu Yin's mind cleared up even more, and he felt as if he had been enlightened. He knew that this item was definitely a precious treasure. The words "rebirth" were not simple, but it was a pity. If he had the money, he would have used his die to upgrade this piece of withered branch.
Mister Mu's figure vanished, as if he had never been there.
Lu Yin took a deep breath, and his eyes widened as he unleashed all of his physical strength. The powerful force caused the surrounding void to ripple outwards.
No matter who it was, they could only unleash their strongest power for an instant, and they would not be able to hold on for long. Lu Yin was the same, and even if he pushed his physical strength to the limit, he could only hold on for a minute at most. After that, even if he did not want to, his strength would decline. However, in order to comply with Mister Mu's words, he held on regardless of the consequences. After a while, he felt that his body no longer belonged to him, and he did not even know how much strength he had used.
Suddenly, a cool breeze flowed over his head, causing Lu Yin's body to tremble. He could feel his physical strength again, but he had unknowingly lost a lot of his strength.
Lu Yin gritted his teeth and unleashed his strength once more. His veins bulged like dragons as he unleashed all of his strength without holding back, even if he could not feel his body at all.
This process was very painful, and it was like a normal person running at full speed. Even if they reached their limits, they would still have to run.
The withered tree branch not only brought him vitality, but also a strange power. Lu Yin could not sense it, and he did not know that what he was currently experiencing was an unimaginable opportunity.
In the distance, Mister Mu opened his eyes and looked at Lu Yin with a complicated expression. "You don't belong to either five or six. You're an outsider. I hope you can become a game-breaker, but it's too difficult, too difficult."
A month passed by quickly, and Lu Yin continued to unleash his strongest strength just like he had in the beginning. When his strength had declined to the point where he could no longer feel it, he accepted the baptism of the withered tree branch.
In the beginning, he did not feel anything, but as time passed, Lu Yin began to feel that this method of improvement was different from eating strengthening fruits. The strengthening fruit could indeed increase one's physical strength, but it was only on the surface and did not completely fuse with one's body. Any natural treasure had its pros and cons, and the strengthening fruit was no exception.
Using the strengthening fruit to increase one's physical strength was like covering a thin sheet of paper with metal. It seemed incomparably sturdy, but as long as one pierced through the layer of metal, the paper would be easily torn apart. However, this method of improvement was different; it completely transformed the paper into metal, increasing one's strength from the inside out.
Lu Yin still remembered that when he had broken through to the Melder realm, his physical body had become much stronger. He had fought with others many times, but the cause of his death had always been the destruction of his internal organs, while his physical body had remained unharmed. Now, he was confident that his internal organs had become much more resilient. Even if they could not reach the same level as his physical body, they would not be destroyed so easily.
After an unknown amount of time, Lu Yin could no longer tell if it was because he had voluntarily unleashed all of his physical strength or if it had become a habit. His consciousness seemed to be shrouded, and he could only instinctively pursue that trace of coolness that fell from the top of his head.
"That's enough. You've reached your limit," Mister Mu's voice sounded in Lu Yin's ears.
Lu Yin slowly opened his eyes, and it felt like a dream. The roar of his blood flowing could be heard in his ears, and his entire body emitted a strange light. This was something that would only appear when one's physical body reached a certain level of strength.
He raised his head and looked at the withered branch in Mister Mu's hand. His body yearned to feel that trace of coolness again, but he knew that it was impossible.
He supported himself with one hand, and with a crack, the ground cracked open. Lu Yin looked down at his right hand. He had not used any strength at all, but the ground had been unable to withstand it.
"With your current cultivation, you cannot control all of your explosive strength. This is the price you have to pay. Even if you touch yourself, you might be seriously injured," Mister Mu said calmly.
Lu Yin frowned, and he did not dare to touch himself anymore. If he accidentally injured himself, there would be no way for him to explain.
Had his physical strength really reached the point where even a Limiteer could not control it?
Previously, he had already been comparable to an ordinary Cruiser. Now, could he even compete with a Hunter?
A Limiteer could control a portion of a Hunter's strength, so it was no wonder that he could injure others as well as himself.
"Master, should I fuse with the Fatesand now?" Lu Yin asked.
Mister Mu looked at Lu Yin. "You can choose for yourself. Regardless of whether you awaken one or two grains of Fatesand, their awakened form will not change. A person can only awaken one form in their entire life, and the only difference is the size. It might bring you unimaginable help, but there's also a chance that it will cause you to decline because of it. It's all about fate and luck."
Lu Yin took out one grain of Fatesand and asked, "Where should I fuse with it?"
Mister Mu's gaze was calm. "Your heart."
Lu Yin did not hesitate. He cut open the skin over his heart and pressed the Fatesand in. An intense pain instantly engulfed his nerves, but he gritted his teeth and endured it. The Fatesand burrowed into his body like a living creature, disappearing in an instant.
Before he could even think, there was a loud thump from his heart, and star energy surged out like a tidal wave. At the same time, his body's energy was rapidly depleted, and Lu Yin experienced a weakness that he had only experienced when he was a normal person. His powerful physical strength was like a dormant dragon that slowly calmed down.
The light that flowed through his body quickly dimmed, and the rumbling sound of his blood flowing also gradually disappeared.
He raised his hand and clenched it into a fist before punching out at the void. A visible shockwave rippled out and distorted the void. Lu Yin was astonished, as the power of this punch was still greater than before, and it had definitely reached the level of Twenty Stacked Stacks.
Mister Mu raised his hand, and another grain of Fatesand appeared. "You can choose to continue. Using the Fatesand to suppress an overly powerful physical body is not a restriction, but rather a type of enhancement. It's just like when you close your eyes to strengthen your domain. The moment you open your eyes, you'll be able to unleash a thousandfold increase in strength."
Lu Yin's heart raced, and he looked at Mister Mu with a burning gaze. "Master, are you saying that my physical strength can increase as I'm suppressed by the Fatesand?"
Mister Mu nodded. "The reason why Fatesand is so precious is not only because it can awaken forms, but also because it can unknowingly increase the user's physical strength. The more ruthless and the longer this strength is suppressed, the stronger the eruption will be."