Chapter 457: Chapter 281: Power Surge, Cultivation Level Breakthrough—2

World Projection covered all directions, monitoring every place.

In the end, quite a few people left.

Especially within the City Lord Mansion, the number of departures was even greater.

Jiang Ming did not care at all.

Suddenly, he revealed a cold sneer, “Want to leave and take away the treasury as well? Who gave you the courage?”

His gaze sharpened, and with a Soul Force Assault, he nearly erased a great steward from the City Lord Mansion-a powerhouse of the Eleventh Realm.

With a raise of his hand, the man flew backward toward him and was caught by the throat with a single grasp.

The Power of the Soul surged in, rendering the man completely unable to resist his terrifying Soul Power, and easily inspecting the man’s memory.

“You too are of the Eleventh Realm, yet in your presence, other warriors of the Eleventh Realm seem like mere ants, inconceivable,” Master remarked once again in amazement.

He had seen many overcome higher realms in battle.

He had seen many slay enemies above their level.

But someone like Jiang Ming was unheard of.

“Just a small trick!” Jiang Ming smiled and then simply crushed the life out of the steward. He descended as well, heading toward the treasury of the City

Lord Mansion.

One of his objectives was right here.

With his ability, he effortlessly opened it.

Wow, Yuan Crystals piled like mountains, great elixir pills like oceans, and an endless array of rare and exotic treasures.

This place was a massive space that had been opened up, almost completely filled.

“The wealth of the Great Qian Holy Dynasty is beyond imagination. As the lord of a state, the collected treasures are naturally terrifyingly abundant!” Master waved his hand, and a box as heavy as a mountain flew towards him. Upon opening it, there was a crystal emitting multicolored light.

The natural undulations of divinity that spread out made Master show a grave expression, “Divine Crystal!”

“Divine Crystal!” Jiang Ming immediately identified it.

This crystal, countless times superior to Yuan Crystals and even of much higher quality than the Origin Power born in the Inner World.

Even the mere aura it emitted stilled the World Rules.

“I have underestimated the foundation of the Holy Dynasty,” Master’s voice turned heavier, “but this is what makes it interesting. With this thing, I can contemplate the Divine Path; how about giving it to me?”

“If it’s useful to you, that’s good. If not enough, we’ll take more!” Jiang Ming gestured dismissively.

“You, youngster, are generous!” Master did not stand on ceremony and tucked

it away immediately.

The two began to look over the items in the treasury.

To them, most were useless, but some treasured medicines, Yuan Crystals, Origin Crystals, and Origin Liquid, etc., were quite good.

“Master, I plan to go into closed-door training for a while, to step into the Twelfth Realm as soon as possible. Can you handle the outside matters?’ Jiang Ming said after looking around. “If trouble arises, just signal me.

“Don’t worry, I’ve got this!” Master responded, “I fear no one with Divine Realm not involved. Now, I am actually looking forward to seeing what level your combat power will reach after your breakthrough. Perhaps, you’ll be able to contend with true Divine Spirits.”

“I hope so!” Jiang Ming laughed.

He sat down cross-legged, his power revolved naturally, forming a defensive posture. Within his Inner World, the World Tree’s branches and leaves rustled, extending into his flesh and forming a second layer of defense.

Even if Master made a move against him, he couldn’t kill him in a short time. Only then did Jiang Ming immerse his Mind God into the Spiritual World. In there, a single thought could last an eternity, and with ample Heart Power, one could evolve limitless time.

Though one could not comprehend the Dao there, it was more than enough to simulate Secret Skills based on oneself and digest accumulated strength.

What he needed to do now was further simulate the Inch Fist, Law of Heaven and Earth, Ten Thousand Threads, God-splitting Skill, Heart Sword Skill, etc.

He would also simulate the Cosmic Gene Skill and look into breaking the

Twelfth Realm physical barriers.

Master paused for a moment, about to leave, but he saw that Jiang Ming had already opened his eyes. In his hazy eyes, it seemed as if stars were falling, with a vision of world destruction.

“Have you finished so soon?” Master was astonished, then realized, “You have digested your accumulation through the Spirit Path. Not a bad method, but to advance your realm through it will be difficult.

“A phase concludes!” Eons condensed into one sentence, and the indifferent tone gradually warmed.

In this journey through the Realm of Heart, Jiang Ming had spent a full century.

Though it was a mental evolution, the effect on him was still significant. “This method can only consume accumulated strength. To truly achieve a breakthrough in realm, one still needs to train in closed-door cultivation outside,” said Jiang Ming, his tone becoming warmer and warmer.

He also slowly stood up, yet his body emitted terrifying sounds.

His heart throbbed, and his muscles and bones vibrated, much like the roar of a mountain or the surge of a tsunami.

This was the process of truly assimilating enlightenment for his own use. “How is it, has the enhancement been significant?” Master asked with a touch of curiosity.

“I want to try the real methods of divine spirits!” Jiang Ming revealed a smile.

It wasn’t just significant, it was extremely so.

Master was taken aback.

Try the real methods of divine spirits? If it were someone else, he would only think they were boasting, but coming from Jiang Ming, it seemed somewhat credible.

“You’re incredible!” Master gave a thumbs up, “It would still be best to break through as soon as possible. Each realm is a whole new level, and when you reach the twelfth realm, you will truly stand at the pinnacle of this mortal world and have the capital to contend with divine spirits.”

Jiang Ming nodded, and his personal information appeared before his eyes.

Name: Jiang Ming

Qi Cultivation: Eleventh Layer (World Realm)

Body Cultivation: Eleventh Transformation (Cosmic Gene Skill Sixth Layer:

100-fold)

Divine Cultivators: Eleventh Order (Star Sea Realm)

Mind: Eleventh Layer (Realm of Heart)

Cultivation Skills: Law of Heaven and Earth (Ninety-ninth Layer), Ten Thousand Threads, God-splitting Skill (Sixty-four Forms), Inch Fist (Fifty-four Layers), Heart Sword Skill (Forty-nine Layers), Exploding Heart Skill (Prohibited Skill, Sixfold Burst); Creation of Heaven Skill, Tracing back to the Origin, Ten Thousand Miles Soul Chasing Skill, God Controlling Skill, etc. Talent: Hundredfold Comprehension, Reincarnation of Nirvana, Soul Dominator, Master of Space, Fate’s Love, Infinite Genes, Immunity to Ten Thousand Poisons, Indestructible Light of Heart, Eye of Heavenly Mandate, Lord of Time, Supreme Territory

Task: None

The enhancement was truly monumental.

Law of Heaven and Earth reaching the ninety-ninth layer equated to a ninety-nine-fold increase in strength, an overpowered advancement. Even Jiang Ming had not expected such an immense enhancement from this skill. Perhaps it was because of the comprehension of the World Tree.

Ten Thousand Threads had reached the level of tens of thousands of thoughts in a single moment, which meant that this secret skill had been understood to the utmost, and another step would mean a true sublimation of its essence. The enhancement of God-splitting Skill and Inch Fist was also not small.

Heart Sword Skill was no exception.

Even the prohibited skill, Exploding Heart Skill, had been improved; it seemed slight but could be layered with Law of Heaven and Earth, Inch Fist, and others.

This was terrifying.

Beyond this, there was new enlightenment regarding the path of the mind, the laws of the soul, and physical cultivation, and he had a clear understanding of how to break through.

Even the Cosmic Gene Skill had been extrapolated to the seventh layer, but it was not yet perfected, so he dared not practice it for the time being.

“Just how far has my combat power reached by now?”

Jiang Ming himself could hardly comprehend.

The explosion of physical strength was too terrifying; with his real power, a punch thrown could rebound and reduce him to mush.

But he cultivated several methods in tandem, able to use the power of the world to suppress his fleshly body, and with the talent of Reincarnation of Nirvana, he could virtually recover instantaneously.

Moreover, the World Tree could also suppress his physical body.

His burst of body cultivation thus had virtually no side effects.

This was beyond the description of defying the heavens.

“The twelfth realm, huh? Master, it’s not difficult, really not difficult. I’m going to make a breakthrough!” Jiang Ming revealed a smile.

“You’re going to break through?” Master was astonished.

“Yes!” Jiang Ming nodded, “As for the path of the spirit, once understood, it’s just understood. In the twelfth realm, within my own realm of heart, nurturing my own divine spirit is most appropriate. It should be called Mind God or Void God.”

The twelfth realm of the spirit, the Void God Realm.

A thought was all it took.

Breaking through didn’t matter to him; what he desired was the twelfth talent..