Chapter 413 - 262: Heaven-Defying Space Controller (Part 2)

Chapter 413: Chapter 262: Heaven-Defying Space Controller (Part 2)

Lu Bufan’s strength actually stemmed from this talent. Yu Fei examined it carefully and finally understood why he had been so hesitant when fighting him. [Invincible Will] was a very metaphysical ability.

As long as you kept winning, you would grow stronger with each battle, suppressing your opponent and enhancing yourself.

’Lu Bufan must have relied on his silver-grade cultivation talent to fight his way from high school all the way to university,’ Yu Fei mused. ’By then, his momentum of invincibility was already established, and none of his classmates could stop him. After all, negative emotions that arise during a fight can affect one’s judgment and will.’

Yu Fei had to equip this talent.

He felt that Lu Bufan’s foundation was too weak to support [Invincible Will]. If Yu Fei had obtained it earlier, he would dare to trade a few blows with Yu Wen Baji right now.

After reviewing the talent’s effects, Yu Fei decided to dismantle [Celestial Wisdom Saint Body].

This was the first time he had dismantled a talent of such high quality. Once the process was complete, he saw countless, densely packed points of light twinkling before him.

[Celestial Wisdom Saint Body] exploded violently, transforming into a stream of stardust that slowly revolved around the Fate-Reversing Pearl—a truly beautiful sight.

Dismantling the silver talent yielded 500 Stardust. Added to his original 68, the total came to 568, an unprecedented amount.

Yu Fei first spent 80 points to open a new talent slot and equipped [Invincible Will]. This was the second gold-grade talent he had acquired.

During the equipping process, Yu Fei slowly drifted off to sleep. He dreamed he was encountering many powerful enemies. Each time he defeated one, he would devour a part of their body, an incomparably satisfying experience.

After an unknown amount of time, he himself was defeated and had most of his body devoured by his opponent. The shock of it jolted him awake.

He checked the time. Two hours had passed. Equipping a talent had never taken this long before.

The dream had felt too real. Yu Fei looked at the description for [Invincible Will] again, and the negative aspect of the "momentum of invincibility" caught his eye.

[If you are defeated, the momentum you have accumulated will be halved from its current value, and the associated additional effects will be reduced accordingly.]

The description didn’t specify the realm or number of enemies. In other words, if he faced an enemy far beyond his current ability to handle, as long as he lost, the accumulated effect of his invincible momentum would be halved.

Losing three times in a row would reduce the effect to one-eighth of its original strength, rendering it almost nonexistent.

Yu Fei thought for a long time. ’[Invincible Will] can’t be treated as a trump card. The key is to stay level-headed and know my own limits.’

[Invincible Will] was like a power amplifier. The more solid one’s foundation, the stronger the feedback received from continuously accumulating victories.

But upon defeat, one’s own strength would decrease.

In life, no one can guarantee they will never be defeated. True, hard power is the only reliable foundation.

Moreover, someone unaware of the talent’s effects would likely develop psychological trauma after suffering a defeat.

’Take Lu Bufan, for instance. After that guy lost to me, the enhancing effects of his Invincible Will on his comprehension, willpower, and luck will be halved. I wonder if he can handle such a sudden drop-off.’

’It could even shatter his state of mind. Lu Bufan doesn’t have a Fate-Reversing Pearl; he’ll only notice his strength has dropped after being defeated. He might even be plotting to find me for a rematch.’

This was a foreseeable future. ’I just hope Lu Bufan isn’t that stubborn,’ Yu Fei mused.

At this point, Yu Fei still had 488 Stardust.

He turned his attention to his space talent.

[Intermediate Spatial Affinity]

Quality: Purple

Effect: Carve out from the void to obtain a personal space with a 1,000-meter radius.

The information he had was that upgrading from White to Green required 50 points.

Upgrading from Green to Blue required 70 points, and from Blue to Purple required 100 points.

Yu Fei upgraded it without hesitation.

Purple to Orange: 150 points.

Orange to Red: 300 points.

At this point, Yu Fei was left with 38 Stardust, and his space talent had been upgraded to the Red grade.

Before he could even react, Yu Fei’s consciousness plunged into chaos once more.

His thoughts spread out like smoke, merging into the void. Countless spatial mysteries were engraved upon his soul, becoming bodily instincts. He seemed to traverse layer after layer of dimensions, undergoing a peculiar sensory experience.

When he awoke again, he looked at the world before him and had the strange feeling that it was thin and permeable.

Yu Fei immediately immersed his consciousness in the Fate-Reversing Pearl to check the new talent’s effects.

[Novice Space Controller]

Quality: Red

Description: This is a miracle.

Effects:

Effect 1, World Lord: Carve out from the void. You will obtain a space with a thirty-kilometer radius.

Effect 2, Beacon: You can create simple beacons containing your aura, allowing you to penetrate space and arrive at the beacon’s location.

Effect 3, Teleportation: You can create special world anchors to undertake a cross-world journey.

Looking at the talent that had upgraded to [Novice Space Controller], Yu Fei understood that this was huge!

At this point, even the expansion of his storage space to a thirty-kilometer radius didn’t shock him.

But Effect 2, Beacon, and Effect 3, Teleportation...

These two abilities left Yu Fei unable to remain calm.

’It’ll take time and practice to master the abilities derived from the talent, but the basic effects should be easy to achieve.’

Sitting on his bed, Yu Fei thought for a moment, then reached out and summoned a strand of Sword Qi.

Acting on instinct, he left a mark on the Sword Qi that he himself didn’t understand. It was inscribed by circulating his Inner Qi and seemed to be some kind of complex spatial structure.

He then activated his Pupil Skill. Aided by its x-ray vision, his line of sight passed through three floors and focused on the training hall on the fifth floor.

With a flick of his finger, the strand of Sword Qi penetrated space and appeared on the fifth floor. Following a faint sense of connection, Yu Fei’s body suddenly vanished from the second floor and he landed butt-first on the cold floor of the fifth-floor training hall.

"Hiss..."

Yu Fei scrambled to his feet. The floor was damn cold.

Then, his heart suddenly pounded with excitement.

The Beacon ability from Effect 2 reminded him of the power of a certain blond-haired character from a mainstream manga in his previous life. The beacon effect was extremely similar to that character’s Flying Thunder God Skill.

With the fifteen-fold neural reaction speed bonus from his [Fleeting Moment of a Floating Life] talent, Yu Fei could fully adapt to the sudden spatial sensations. And his boundless Sword Qi was the perfect carrier for beacons during combat.

’An endless torrent of Sword Qi... the enemy has to face a flood of it while also guarding against my sudden appearances. How could they possibly fight that?’

Moreover, as long as he created a beacon containing his aura, Yu Fei could penetrate space and descend upon its location.

This meant that in this vast world, he could go anywhere.

And then there was Effect 3, Teleportation.

’It seems the beacon’s space-penetrating ability is limited to this world, while crossing between worlds requires a special world anchor. What does "crossing between worlds" even mean? Does crossing into a Convergence Realm count? If that’s the case, if I create a world anchor in the [Golden Stone Gang Realm], can’t I just come and go as I please? And what if I make anchors in other realms, too?’

At this moment, Yu Fei’s mind was buzzing with possibilities. If he left anchors in all the major Convergence Realms and then scattered beacons across the entire world, wouldn’t he be able to go wherever he wanted, whenever he wanted?

Hooo...

Yu Fei let out a few long breaths, calming his excitement.

’You have to eat your meal one bite at a time and walk your path one step at a time.’

The ability to teleport through space was too outrageous. At the very least, Yu Fei had never heard of any similar ability in the martial arts world.

Now calmer, Yu Fei casually imprinted a beacon on the ground and noticed a difference. His boundless Sword Qi was his own personal ability and already contained his aura, making it relatively easy to use as a beacon.

But it was much harder to do on other objects. It took Yu Fei quite a while just to leave a single beacon.

However, as time passed, he could feel the aura on the beacon gradually dissipating. He estimated it would become completely ineffective in about an hour.

Having gained a new ability, Yu Fei felt no sleepiness at all and began to study the beacons.

This ability was crucial to his own development and the reconstruction of his combat style. He had to take it seriously and master it as soon as possible.

His far-beyond-normal neural reflexes were a perfect match for the instantaneous movement of penetrating space with beacons. And if he used it well, it would be very difficult for anyone to harm him.

As if possessed, Yu Fei, still unclothed, remained in the training hall, endlessly studying how to inscribe beacons and experimenting with all sorts of materials.

When he got hungry, he had Xiaoke bring him some food.

Two days passed like this. Yu Fei stared at the jade slip in his hand, his eyes shining.

"It’s done!"