Chapter 2695: Become Your Own God
Wu Zang propped his chin and nodded:
ʕᵔᴥᵔʔ "No matter what, this Force of Will is a power beyond common sense, above the rules! If properly controlled and utilized, it can greatly enhance one's strength!"
"However, the threshold for cultivation is too high. It will be difficult to promote it on a large scale, and it's not suitable for everyone!"
Yakeli's expression was serious: "There's another point. Using visualization to question the heart and train the spirit is indeed a good cultivation method!"
"But if you don't invest yourself completely, the content of the visualization won't be real, and it's hard to immerse yourself and empathize!"
"Yet if you invest too deeply, you'll be overly immersed, and may suffer from loss of will, trauma, or even collapse!"
"Only those with strong willpower should practice this Mind-Only Art recklessly!"
In a very short time, they had summarized the advantages, disadvantages, and problems faced by the Mind-Only Art!
Jiang Nan grinned:
(｡･ˇ↼ˇ･) "Since there are problems, there are solutions. Overall, the Mind-Only Art is a rare good thing!"
"The Bose Clan sits on mountains of gold and silver but doesn't know how to develop them. Instead, they've benefited your old man!"
If the Divine Martial Clan hadn't been strangled by the Saint Star and had instead been valued enough to develop the Mind-Only Art widely, with everyone becoming a Martial God...
Then they would undoubtedly be another immensely powerful force in the starry sky, difficult for ordinary races to contend with.
And how many races, like the Divine Martial Clan, have had their potential strangled?
(๑◔～◔ิ) "Martial Maniac, you don't mind if I teach this Mind-Only Art to others, do you?"
Martial Maniac shook his head repeatedly: "I couldn't ask for more! We also wish to see the Mind-Only Art, originating from our Divine Martial Clan, flourish across the starry sky!"
He could have just taken it by force, but he asked my opinion!
He's so polite!
Jiang Nan smiled: "Good! Ai Jiang, compile the cultivation method and precautions of the Mind-Only Art into a book and add it to the main syllabus of human spirit martial education!"
"Also, set up an illusion trial—only those with sufficiently firm willpower can obtain the cultivation method of the Mind-Only Art!"
"Carbon Alliance member races can also share it. Whether they practice it or succeed is up to them!"
Perhaps Jiang Nan is stingy, like an iron rooster that plucks not a single feather, but he never begrudges sharing.
The Mind-Only Art, when cultivated to its peak, can even cross dimensions and damage the Bose Body!
It is an important weapon against the Bose Clan!
So the more people who learn it, the better!
Since he dares to share it, Jiang Nan has the confidence not to be surpassed by others!
This threshold is not ordinary high, and not everyone can practice it!
꒰ঌ❍໒꒱ "Received, Master. Ai Jiang will take care of it!"
Wu Zang smacked his lips: "Although the threshold of the Mind-Only Art is high, once you get started, it's easier from there!"
"The problem is how to get everyone to materialize the Force of Will smoothly and safely!"
Jiang Nan's face twisted into a mischievous grin:
(΄◞ิ̫◟ิ‵) "Simple. There are plenty of shady tricks! Just watch me later~"
With that, he turned his gaze to Martial Maniac: "Business is done. You should leave. My prison is already cramped, so make room for the newcomers coming soon!"
"The home star domains of the Eighteen Star Warriors are all in the dimensional gap. Once you leave the Sea of Star Embers, go find the Human Spirit Martial Alliance and claim them!"
Yakeli's eyes widened: "What? You're still going to catch them?"
Martial Maniac was startled, then his expression turned serious: "The grace of waking from a dream is beyond repayment. We also want to do our part for you!"
"Why not wait until after the Sequence Offensive and Defensive Battle..."
Jiang Nan rolled his eyes and waved his hand:
(꒪ͦ～꒪ͦ〃)ﾉ "Forget it! Do I look like I'm short on manpower? The Carbon Alliance army is almost bored out of their minds!"
"Besides, what can your pitiful combat strength do for me? Go home, everyone, find your own mothers!"
Martial Maniac covered his face. So they were being despised for being too weak?
But thinking of the Carbon Alliance's strength, it seemed they really couldn't help much!
Paying back this favor would be tough...
Jiang Nan's gaze shifted: "Besides... rather than helping me out, you should have more important things to do, right?"
Martial Maniac was taken aback, then nodded heavily. Go back and wake up the clansmen, make the world wake from its dream, and let the Divine Martial Clan have no gods!
And Jiang Nan, surrounded by a golden aura of will, tore through space with one hand, revealing the pitch-black dimensional gap!
"All of you, go! Go where you belong, and witness my victory!"
The Eighteen Star Warriors left with grateful hearts. This step out would lead them down a path never taken before, full of unknowns and risks!
But it was also a new beginning!
Martial Maniac clasped his fists: "Lord Nan Shen! Take care! Someday, I will come back to find you, I promise!"
With that, he turned and left. Watching Martial Maniac's firm and determined back, a smile tugged at the corner of Jiang Nan's mouth!
"Hey! Martial Maniac!"
"Since you no longer have any gods in your heart... then go become your own god!"
"The one who will never betray you is only yourself! Questioning the heart and training the spirit—perhaps what you train is that god within your own heart!"
Martial Maniac was stunned, then goosebumps shot from his tailbone to his crown!
Become my own god?
"I am taught!"
The Eighteen Star Warriors finally left. Wu Zang was still a bit unsatisfied!
"This guy has good fundamentals. The Mind-Only Art has great growth potential, beyond common sense. Now that his path is set straight, I'm curious how high he'll grow in the future. I'm looking forward to it!"
Jiang Nan chuckled:
(˵ಡ̫ಡ) "Yakeli, you'd better work hard, or he might surpass you and come back to settle scores with you!"
Yakeli tilted his head with a smug look:
(︶～︶〃) "Hmph? Him? I'll take ten of him! After this battle, I'll go straight to Star Devourer. What can he do to catch up to me?"
Jiang Nan laughed heartily, then stretched hard!
"Chacha~ How's the Bose-beating activity going? Pick out a batch of hostages who performed well, were enthusiastic, and beat Bose the hardest!"
"I plan to set them free!"
Bing Chacha came running over with a dumbfounded look!
∑(°口°๑) "Huh? J-just let them go? For real? Even though we have many hostages, we can't be so wasteful!"
"The prison is almost full, but we can expand!"
Jiang Nan rolled his eyes:
(꒪ั～꒪ั*) "When have I ever done a losing deal? Trust me!"
"We're holding so many hostages and can't squeeze any more oil out of them. We have to feed them for free!"
"Of course, we need to trade them for something useful! Go prepare!"
With that, he teleported away!
Bing Chacha's eyes bulged. What shocked her more was how Jiang Nan could teleport over the Styx River!
Was Nan Shen too slick, or had the Styx lost its edge?
Th-this is unscientific!
On the war platform, Jiang Nan, bathed in golden light, suddenly appeared!
He pulled out a war horn and started shouting from a distance~
Σ(((＞(¯͒ꇴ¯͒˵) "Hey! Is the Matter Alliance there? I—"
Before he could finish, the Xian Country and others decisively began a full retreat!
They even retreated on their knees!
Terrified that Jiang Nan would slap a damage-reduction aura on them and have Tiger Roar roar nonstop!
They had been played to the point of psychological trauma!
Jiang Nan glared:
(〃ﾟ口ﾟ)ﾂ "Hey hey! Don't retreat! Who told you to retreat? Keep hitting the angels! Or I'll start cursing!"
"Hit them while you listen to me!"
Jia Ye: ~%?…;#*'☆!
Xian Country, Ming Sha, and the others' faces turned green. They could only continue beating the angels with trepidation, not knowing what trick Jiang Nan was pulling this time!
Jiang Nan clapped his hands, and instantly over a million Matter Alliance warriors were pulled out of the prison!
Jiang Nan announced: "Since these hostages performed excellently in the Bose-beating activity and were exceptionally vicious, I've decided to release them. Send someone to pick them up!"
At this, Xian Country, Ming Sha, and the others thought their ears were stuffed with donkey hair!
Jiang Nan is releasing hostages?
Bullshit! Is he that kind?
As for Tian Li, he was already cursing. What the hell is a "Bose-beating activity"?
God knows what the Bose warriors suffered in that prison!
Ming Sha swallowed:
Σ(°△°|||) "Really? No tricks?"
Jiang Nan waved grandiosely:
(︶.̮︶〃)ﾉ "When have I ever lied? I said release, so release!"
"But I worked hard to catch these hostages. I can't just let them go for nothing. You need to trade something for them!"
"How about this: send one million elite experts from the Star Mirror Clan to my side for me to use!"
"After using them, I won't keep the Star Mirror Clan either—they'll be released too! Don't worry, it won't be for long. Think about it?"
At this, the warriors of the Star Mirror Clan panicked, trembling like sieves!
The Star Mirror Clan's leader, Yuan Jing, was almost shattered with fear!
(☍﹏⁰。) "Use them? How?"
What can withstand being "used" by you? We're fragile goods!
The Carbon Alliance camp is already hell!
Ming Sha gritted his teeth:
(งᵒ̌皿ᵒ̌)ง "Pfft! A million for a million? What's the difference?"
"It's the same as not trading! Then you'll change your tune and not release them, and the Star Mirror Clan becomes your hostages again!"
"Our Matter Alliance is united. Over two thousand races are one family. How could we do such a heinous thing?"
Jiang Nan pouted:
(ꐦ°᷄д°᷅) "Really not trading? Think it over! Opportunity only comes once! I have over a million hostages here, from all races!"
"Trade for a million elite Star Mirror Clan—what's wrong? Just a small sacrifice from the Star Mirror Clan, and the hostages from all races can escape suffering and regain freedom!"
"And you don't have to spend a single credit to get the hostages back. After I'm done with the Star Mirror Clan, I'll also release them in the future. What's there to refuse?"
"We each get what we need—a win-win!"
At these words, many leaders of the Matter Alliance member races were tempted!
Sacrifice the Star Mirror Clan to get their own people back? No cost? This deal isn't bad, right?
Jiang Nan smiled a nuclear-friendly smile: "Also... if you don't agree, I don't mind either!"
"Then I'll just start catching them directly. Think it over. And... your Matter Alliance's fortifications are almost rebuilt, right?"
"Oh, they're so pretty! The prettier something is, the more I want to destroy it! My Black Hole Cannon is already itching with anticipation!"