Chapter 969: Three Trials
Simply visualizing the Jade Capital Pearl was not enough to complete Langwan Divine King’s trial. He also needed to transform the Jade Capital Pearl from illusion to reality, from a phantom shadow into a tangible object. The mountains, rivers, trees, runes, buildings, and ancient gods within it all had to be visualized with meticulous detail and turned into solid entities.
This was the true test of a Creator’s divine consciousness.
If Qin Mu had not sealed those nine Creators, and if those nine Creators had caused trouble, he would never have been able to visualize the Jade Capital Pearl, let alone turn illusion into reality.
But now, he had ample time.
Qin Mu sat at the center of the Jade Capital Pearl, his divine consciousness surging forth continuously, like countless invisible painters wielding invisible brushes, sketching and creating a world within the pearl, making it increasingly real.
After an unknown amount of time, he finally withdrew his divine consciousness, ceased his visualization, and walked out from within the Jade Capital Pearl, returning to the altar.
Many Creators stepped forward to examine it closely, with Xiu Zhong inspecting it with particular care. They saw that the Jade Capital Pearl Qin Mu had visualized was much smaller than the sacred relic of the Xiu clan, yet flawless in every aspect. However, the ancient gods within the Jade Capital City he visualized were somewhat different from those in the Xiu clan’s sacred relic.
Xiu Zhong laughed, saying, “The Saint Child is indeed the Saint Child. This level of creation already places him among the top-tier Creators, though his divine consciousness cultivation is a bit lacking. Also, the forms of these gods and demons have some issues, but that should be due to insufficient knowledge, not the Saint Child’s fault…”
Just as he said this, suddenly the ancient gods within the Jade Capital Pearl began to move. Every ancient god in the Jade Capital City had different movements and expressions, and the Dao runes on their bodies were also distinct!
Not only that, but each of the two hundred and fifty-six ancient gods chanted Dao language in their mouths, producing two hundred and fifty-six different Dao languages. These different languages mixed together, forming a grand Dao sound that emanated from the pearl, extraordinarily sacred and solemn!
As the Dao sound vibrated, all the runic patterns, sun, moon, mountains, rivers, lakes, and oceans within the Jade Capital Pearl burst into radiance. The entire Jade Capital Pearl seemed to condense the power of an entire celestial realm, emitting a startling tremor!
The clan leaders were startled and quickly stepped back.
The light radiating from the Jade Capital Pearl that Qin Mu had visualized projected within a thousand-zhang radius. The runic patterns within the pearl projected outward, forming another Jade Capital Pearl a thousand zhang in size outside the original!
However, the inner one was solid, while the outer one was a phantom.
Yet the runic structure within the phantom also possessed power. The sun, moon, mountains, rivers, lakes, and oceans continuously condensed, becoming more real. The Jade Capital City also materialized, with various gods and demons standing within, each chanting different Dao languages.
Hum—
The phantom of the Jade Capital Pearl trembled, light burst forth, and it projected a second time, forming a third, even larger Jade Capital Pearl outside the two!
Everyone around the altar was enveloped within it, gazing in fascination at this third celestial realm formed by the second projection.
Hum—
The third celestial realm projected again, forming a fourth celestial realm, followed by a fifth, and then a sixth.
After the Jade Capital Pearl formed the sixth celestial realm, the projected phantom grew increasingly dim, unable to perform a sixth projection.
Qin Mu stood on the altar, and the third divine eye on his forehead slowly closed. Layer after layer of celestial realms gradually dissipated, and finally, the Jade Capital Pearl shrank into a fingertip-sized spiritual pearl that landed in his palm.
“Xiu Zhong, can the sacred relic of your Xiu clan be used this way?” asked Zi Li, the matriarch of the Silkworm clan.
Xiu Zhong was bewildered. He shook his head and said, “No.”
Qin Mu handed him the Jade Capital Pearl he had visualized, saying, “The ancient gods you visualized are missing some runes, so they cannot project a second celestial realm. I have supplemented them. As long as your divine consciousness is strong enough, the second celestial realm projected from the Jade Capital Pearl can also become reality. My divine consciousness is not strong, so I could only project up to the sixth celestial realm. The Xiu clan is truly formidable—the power contained within this Jade Capital Pearl is astonishing!”
He couldn’t help but praise it, adding, “If I hadn’t had considerable skill in painting, forging, art, and mathematics, I might not have been able to visualize it! The Xiu clan is indeed remarkable!”
Xiu Zhong carefully picked up the Jade Capital Pearl he had visualized, feeling utterly lost. “The Jade Capital Pearl our Xiu clan visualized doesn’t have this function…”
He quickly asked, “With the ancient god runes supplemented, can it be projected infinitely?”
Qin Mu shook his head, saying, “When I was visualizing just now, due to time constraints, I only deduced it to the eighteenth decimal place, the void digit. That means the Jade Capital Pearl can project up to eighteen celestial realms. Beyond the eighteenth celestial realm, due to mathematical deficiencies, the projected errors will grow too large, and any further projections will lack power due to the inaccuracies.”
Xiu Zhong was stunned. “Mathematics?”
Qin Mu nodded. “Mathematics. When Creators visualize simple things, like a mirror surface, mathematics is unnecessary. But for complex things, like runic structures, mathematics is required. If I relied solely on mathematics, I couldn’t create a perfectly spherical object, but combining visualization with mathematics can increase the precision of forged objects by several orders of magnitude. If the precision is high enough and the divine consciousness strong enough, it can be projected infinitely!”
Xiu Zhong still looked puzzled.
Qin Mu sighed in resignation and shook his head. These Creators didn’t understand mathematics.
Creators had almost no need for mathematics because they could visualize the most perfect mirror surfaces and various textures, so they never developed it.
But visualization was not omnipotent. For detailed structures, visualization needed mathematics to supplement it.
Langwan Divine King smiled and said, “Since the first trial is passed, let’s begin the second trial: the physical test. This one is simple—just physical combat, without using any divine consciousness, relying solely on the body.”
Another nine Creators stepped forward, their bodies towering like mountains.
Qin Mu felt a twinge of fear. He glanced at Xiu Zhong and whispered, “No danger?”
Xiu Zhong was full of confidence, saying, “For the Saint Child, there’s no danger!”
Qin Mu glanced at Shu Jun, who was smugly shouting, “Use the divine consciousness body-forging method I taught you, and you’ll beat them until they piss their pants!”
Qin Mu was furious. This bastard had only taught him the Three Enclosures Upper Knowledge and had never taught him any body-forging method!
Every time he got some divine consciousness techniques from Shu Jun, he had to trade for them, so the divine consciousness methods he cultivated were all incomplete.
The body-forging method Qin Mu had comprehended came from the Grand Supreme Divine Consciousness of the Grand Emperor, which included using oneself as the universe, housing two thousand ancient gods within the body.
The Grand Supreme Divine Consciousness was indeed powerful, but he had only been cultivating this body-forging technique for a short time. He didn’t know if he could match an adult Creator.
Qin Mu steadied his breath, calmed his mind, and mobilized his divine consciousness. It immediately surged from his mind into his third divine eye, passed through the Primal Chaos Stone, and transformed into the Grand Supreme Heaven!
His divine consciousness erupted within the Primal Chaos Stone, with his head as the Heavenly Court, his dantian as the Primordial Capital, his sea of qi as the Return to Ruins, his soles as the Netherworld, his limbs as the Four Extremes and Four Symbols, and his spine as the Thirty-Three Heavens.
The divine consciousness of the Heavenly Court gave birth to the Ancient God Heavenly Emperor, the Primordial Capital gave birth to the Earth Mother, the sea of qi gave birth to the Empress and her sisters, the soles gave birth to the Earth Lord, the limbs gave birth to the Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Black Tortoise, and the spine’s Thirty-Three Heavens evolved into nearly two thousand ancient gods!
His Overlord Body Three Dan Art activated, unifying the Grand Supreme Heaven tightly, forming an inner universe!
Boom—
A Creator threw a punch, shattering space. The Creator race’s greatest strength was their physical body. They used their divine consciousness to visualize their own bodies, enhancing their physical capabilities, making them the most physically powerful race in history!
This punch was simple, lacking any martial arts skill, but it fully displayed raw power!
Qin Mu stood on the altar with both feet and swung his fist to meet it. Compared to the Creator’s mountain-sized fist, his fist was tiny.
But at that moment, the other eight Creators also threw their punches, all striking at Qin Mu from different directions around the altar!
Qin Mu’s expression shifted slightly. He shook his body, transforming into three heads and six arms, but six hands were no match for nine fists. He blocked six punches, but the other two got through, and the two massive fists sandwiched him from left and right!
Another Creator attacked from the air, punching down, but hadn’t yet reached the altar.
A violent tremor echoed, and the surrounding Creators couldn’t bear to look. Such a scene would surely be bloody—Qin Mu, caught between two Creators’ fists, would be crushed like a small fruit, its juice spraying everywhere.
However, the two Creators saw clearly that their fists hadn’t collided. Qin Mu, caught between their mountain-sized fists, hadn’t been flattened at all. He had withstood their punches with his physical body, and his face hadn’t even deformed!
Qin Mu was also stunned.
“The Grand Emperor’s Grand Supreme Divine Consciousness is truly formidable. His physical body is probably no less than that of the Ancient God Heavenly Emperor!”
Qin Mu let out a long roar and immediately counterattacked. He threw two punches, and the two Creators involuntarily flew backward, tumbling far away!
The Creator in the air punched down, but Qin Mu stood on the altar like a nail. The altar sank a hundred zhang into the ground from the impact, yet he remained unmoved.
Qin Mu punched upward, and the airborne Creator spat blood, sent flying into the clouds by his punch, staining the white clouds red.
The other six Creators each shook their bodies, visualizing eight arms, and their fists rained down like a storm. A continuous series of bangs echoed, accompanied by the sound of bones breaking. Massive bodies flew up and tumbled backward!
Those adult Creators, mid-air, had arms exploding with a crackling sound, blood mist spreading.
On the altar, Qin Mu dispelled his three heads and six arms, returning to his true form, still draped in his red robe, and sat down.
Langwan Divine King clapped her hands and ordered people to help the nine Creators down to rest. Although these Creators were injured, they could use their divine consciousness to visualize and repair their bodies, so the injuries weren’t severe.
This was also why Carefree Realm had been fighting the Creators without gaining the upper hand—these Creators couldn’t be killed. As long as their divine consciousness remained, they could recover and continue fighting.
It wasn’t until the arrival of the Netherworld Divine Son, Qin Fengqing, who directly devoured the souls of these Creators, that the Creators suffered heavy losses. Thus, the Creators of the Other Shore World regarded this big-headed strange infant as a great enemy.
“Divine King, what is the third trial?” Qin Mu asked spiritedly, smiling.
Langwan Divine King smiled and said, “The third trial tests divine consciousness divine abilities.”
Another nine Creators stepped forward, sitting around the altar, closing their eyes, leaving only the diamond-shaped vertical eye on their foreheads open.
Qin Mu frowned and looked at Shu Jun.
He truly didn’t know much about divine consciousness divine abilities!
Shu Jun hadn’t taught him much, and the Grand Emperor’s divine consciousness also lacked complete divine consciousness techniques!
Qin Mu gritted his teeth, closed his eyes, and opened the vertical eye on his forehead, thinking to himself, “Divine abilities are all created by people. If others can create them, so can I! So, I’ll create them on the spot and compete with these Creators!”
He silently encouraged himself: “I am the Overlord Body. I can do it!”
One of the Creators’ foreheads flashed with light, and a golden dragon swam out from between his brows, baring its fangs and claws, breathing clouds and mist.
Qin Mu’s heart stirred. “This Creator visualizes a true dragon. What’s the difference between that and using qi to construct runes and form a dragon-shaped divine ability? If I use divine consciousness to replace qi, can I do the same?”
With a thought, his divine consciousness surged from his forehead, transforming into a swaying golden dragon that swam out from between his brows, then immediately flopped to the ground with a thud.
“Did I visualize Fatty Dragon?”
Qin Mu’s forehead bulged with veins. Every time he visualized a dragon, the result always looked somewhat like the dragon qilin.
He steadied his mind, changed his visualization, and visualized the ancient gods of the celestial realms. One by one, ancient gods walked out from between his brows, quickly filling the altar.
Shu Jun muttered quietly, “Brat, that’s not how divine consciousness divine abilities work…”