Chapter 103: Classification of Secret Arts

“Hiss!” Only then did Blue Sky understand the terrifying aspect of the Soul Suppressing Seed. He could not help drawing in a sharp breath, excitement surging through him. “Does that mean I could eventually have nine immortal god slaves?!”

As he spoke, Blue Sky immediately plunged into uncontrollable fantasies, his heart pounding with excitement. Nine absolutely loyal slaves—and all of them at the level of immortal gods. What kind of concept was that?!

It was enough to frighten anyone to death!

“Don’t get excited just yet. Tsk, tsk. In theory, nine immortal god-level slaves are indeed possible, but unless your luck is so absurdly good that even the heavens favor you, where would you ever find such an opportunity? Do you really think immortal gods are fools who would stupidly let you plant Soul Suppressing Seeds in them?” White promptly poured cold water over his enthusiasm.

“Er... Immortal gods were just something I was imagining. But even if immortal gods are out of the question, didn’t you say that there are plenty of slave traders throughout the universe? I could buy a few powerful slaves and plant Soul Suppressing Seeds in them.” Blue Sky scratched his head, then immediately contradicted himself. “Er... No, that doesn’t make sense either. If they’re already slaves, why plant Soul Suppressing Seeds in them? Wouldn’t that be a complete waste...?”

“Heh heh, believe it or not, you actually stumbled onto the truth. There really is a need to plant Soul Suppressing Seeds in slaves.” White shook his head again. “What are slaves? In the universe, slaves occupy the lowest and most humiliating position. No one is willing to be a slave. Although there are specialized methods of control that allow a slave’s master to determine whether the slave lives or dies, they cannot control the slave’s thoughts as completely as a Soul Suppressing Seed can. If a powerful slave is pushed too far and decides to die together with its master, the master may be caught off guard and killed first by a slave whose cultivation is higher than his own.”

“All right... I understand now. The Soul Suppressing Tower really is an extraordinarily powerful secret art!” Blue Sky grasped the point at once and sighed with admiration.

“Of course. Secret arts are generally divided into three categories. The first is combat secret arts, the second is cultivation secret arts, and the third is spiritual secret arts. Most secret arts in existence are combat secret arts, including offensive and defensive techniques. Yet whether offensive or defensive, they are ultimately no more than methods of using the universe’s stellar energy and the phantom of the inner universe against one’s enemies. They are the most common type of secret art.

“The second category is cultivation secret arts. Cultivation secret arts are different from cultivation methods; they can be practiced simultaneously on top of a cultivation method. For example, if you cultivate the method recorded in the Unnamed Cultivation Method and obtain a cultivation secret art as well, you can further strengthen your cultivation while practicing the Unnamed Cultivation Method. Different cultivation secret arts also focus on different aspects. Some accelerate the speed of cultivation, some increase the likelihood of breaking through to a higher realm, and a very small number can increase the amount of universe stellar energy the body can contain.

“The final type is the rarest of all. If one obtains such a cultivation secret art, then within the same realm, the amount of universe stellar energy possessed by an ordinary cultivator may completely rival or even surpass that of a gifted cultivator, greatly narrowing the gap between their innate aptitudes.

“Of course, regardless of which kind they are, cultivation secret arts are all exceedingly rare and almost impossible to encounter. Most are kept as treasures by the various cosmic nations, making them difficult for ordinary people to obtain.

“And the final category is the most precious and rarest of all secret arts: spiritual secret arts! A powerful spiritual secret art is absolutely the ultimate weapon for defeating the strong while being weak. A weak person who has mastered an offensive spiritual secret art can instantly kill a powerful opponent who has not mastered one! Naturally, the difference in strength cannot be too great. Otherwise, you would be killed before you even had the chance to use your spiritual secret art.

“Even among the most precious spiritual secret arts, some specialize in spiritual attacks while others specialize in spiritual defense. Very few are capable of both offense and defense. A secret art like the Soul Suppressing Tower, which encompasses both, is as rare as a phoenix feather or unicorn horn. And with the Soul Suppressing Seeds that come with it, this secret art is elevated to the pinnacle of its kind!

“So now you understand how precious the Soul Suppressing Tower is, don’t you?”

After speaking at length, White finally revealed the point he had been trying to make all along.

“I have nothing more to say. The moment I break through to the Star Radiance level, the first thing I’ll do is cultivate the Soul Suppressing Tower!” After hearing White’s explanation, Blue Sky’s face was alight with excitement. If reaching the Star Radiance level had not been the most basic prerequisite for cultivating the Soul Suppressing Tower, he would have begun practicing it immediately.

After that, Blue Sky hesitated no longer and began preparing to break through to the Star Radiance level. His time was limited. Earth was not truly beyond all danger. If his guess was wrong and the Source Mist Empire was willing to pay any price to teleport to Earth in a short period of time, then by the time he returned, who knew what Earth would have become?

Calming his mind and steadying his breath, Blue Sky circulated the cultivation method recorded in the Unnamed Cultivation Method and began absorbing the universe’s energy.

White had indeed been right. The universe’s energy on Lanque Star was not only purer in quality than Earth’s, but also far denser.

Moreover, the Azure Blood Divine Body truly lived up to its reputation as a legendary special constitution. Its rate of absorbing universe energy was simply astonishing. With the two advantages combined, the universe energy within Blue Sky’s body continued accumulating at a terrifying speed.

Unlike before, once Blue Sky circulated the cultivation method from the Unnamed Cultivation Method, the universe energy no longer strengthened his body or soul. Instead, it continuously accumulated within him, filling his entire body.

Time passed second by second. Following the steps described in the cultivation method, Blue Sky continuously compressed the universe energy filling his body at the dantian in his abdomen.

“Yes, exactly like that. The next step is to form an energy singularity in the dantian!” White had been monitoring Blue Sky’s cultivation from beginning to end and was guiding him through each successive step.

According to its scans, the energy reaction in Blue Sky’s dantian was intensifying rapidly, yet no energy singularity appeared.

“Idiot! Rotate it! Make it spin! Compressing it so rigidly is far too inefficient. Didn’t the Unnamed Cultivation Method say that you must use spiritual power to make the universe energy spin rapidly? Only then can you form an energy singularity more efficiently!” Seeing Blue Sky continue using the most foolish method to compress the universe energy, White grew anxious and hurriedly reminded him.

Blue Sky’s face filled with dark lines, but he followed the instruction all the same. It was not that he had been unwilling to make the universe energy rotate earlier; he had feared that once it began spinning, an energy singularity would form in a short time. He was ambitious, after all, and naturally hoped to create the most powerful energy singularity possible.

Facts proved that his concerns had been entirely misplaced. Once his spiritual power intervened and the universe energy in his dantian began to rotate, it did not immediately form an energy singularity. Instead, it began absorbing—and even devouring—the surrounding universe energy at an even more frenzied speed.