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Chapter 1099 Against the Heavens
After hearing Lu Xueqing's words, both Lu Li and the Second Elder seemed to be deep in thought.

When the Second Elder was explaining the Soul Intent system, Lu Li listened very attentively. After all, he came from a self-taught background, and now that he could hear professionals talk about Soul Intent, he naturally wouldn't be arrogant and think that he was the strongest.

As the Second Elder just said, the first realm of Soul Intent, namely the Awakening level, is the initial manifestation of Soul Intent talent.

This is the stage where a cultivator first uses their soul intent. At this time, the cultivator will be affected by their own state of mind, and the use of soul intent will be sometimes effective and sometimes not. What the cultivator needs to do at this stage is to gain a deeper understanding of soul intent and eventually reach the point where it can be activated at any time.

Lu Li also deeply understands this, after all, when he first learned Soul Intent, it wasn't always effective, and it took him a while to completely master it, which is the second level of Soul Intent.

At this stage, Soul Intent cultivators can use Soul Intent at will. The success of using Soul Intent is no longer affected by their state of mind, but its power is still affected. After all, Soul Intent is the power of the heart, and strong fighting spirit and mental will can bring temporary enhancement.

The next level is the Transformation level, which allows you to add nature changes to your soul intent. You can give your soul intent, which previously had no inherent properties, various characteristics. For example, a person's soul intent might be as fierce as fire, while another might be as cold as ice. Adding various laws and powers can make a person's soul intent even stronger, allowing it to unleash powerful abilities whether fighting enemies or otherwise.

Lu Li has already achieved this. For example, he once incorporated the law of cause and effect into his soul intent, triggering a unique power that is both offensive and defensive.

As for the fourth realm mentioned by the Second Elder, the mapping level, it refers to the soul intent exhibiting certain indestructible characteristics. It is a projection of the heart onto heaven and earth, which can result in the sword intent remaining forever, thus completing a persistent distortion of reality.

Lu Li felt that he had done it, after all, his sword intent could last for a long time and had even traversed countless ages.

As for the final realm, the Origin level, Lu Li had just mastered it in the previous world. It was only by using the Origin Soul Intent that he was able to kill the Grand Priest and the Omni-King.

So after listening to the Second Elder's explanation, Lu Li felt a little disappointed after confirming his own path, because he realized that he seemed to have already explored the path of soul intent.

At this moment, Lu Li was somewhat puzzled when he heard Lu Xueqing say that the second realm of soul intent was the most important.

"Why the second realm?"

The Second Elder also asked.

"The path of the soul is ever-changing, with a thousand people having a thousand different intentions. Since people's hearts are different, how can we talk about a detailed system of realms?"

Lu Xueqing said, "In my opinion, the path of soul intent is ultimately divided into usable and unusable. Any changes, reflections, or even origins are merely manifestations of control."

"Oh? That's an interesting point. The simplest truths are the most profound. Go on."

The Second Elder encouraged her, saying that she wasn't the kind of rigid old-fashioned person who thought only her own views were correct. Regarding the soul, she felt that it was similar to the perfect body. Everyone's path is different, so it cannot be judged by a systematic standard.

Lu Xueqing nodded and said, "Soul intent can serve as a carrier of laws. As long as you have sufficient control, you can add various changes. Similarly, on the path of control, a person's essence, energy, spirit, and fighting spirit will affect the strength of soul intent. Therefore, mastering the first stage is the foundation of everything. Being strong in this realm means having a strong soul intent."

"That makes sense... This theory of the five realms of soul intent came from the Heart Intent Academy in the Supreme Divine Land. Its theory is widely recognized, but if we want to get to the bottom of it, the foundation is indeed the most important, while the realm is secondary."

The Second Elder nodded and then glanced at Lu Li, "Li'er, I heard you can use the Origin Soul Intent, is that true?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Xueqing also looked at Lu Li, because she had also seen it that day and felt the same surprise. After all, although she had just said that control was the most important thing, it did not mean that the Origin level was simple.

In fact, the Root Level is singled out simply because the Root Law is very difficult. It does not belong to a unique realm in essence, but rather depends on whether a person can comprehend the Root Law and integrate it into their soul intent.

This in itself is a tremendous test of control. In addition, comprehending the fundamental laws is also a very difficult thing.

At least Lu Xueqing herself has not yet been able to comprehend the fundamental laws.

"It's just enough to know how to use it, but not flexible enough."

Lu Li said modestly that he also felt that he still had a lot to improve in the application of the root soul intent.

"Oh? Then tell me, to what extent can it be done?"

The Second Elder asked curiously, forcibly calming her expression, because she felt that Lu Li was about to say something surprising again.

After all, although the people of Martial God Mountain have always been talented in soul intent, there are no more than five people on the mountain who can use the root soul intent. The main reason is that the root laws are very difficult to comprehend. If one only has a slight understanding of them, it would be a very dangerous thing to integrate them into the soul intent.

"Hmm... Let me take my previous world as an example. It was about being able to trace the different clones of the enemy who killed me across the multiverse timeline without harming other things in the world."

As Lu Li spoke, he used his magic to recreate the scene of his battle with the High Priest and the Omni-King.

As the Second Elder listened to Lu Li's account and looked at the images on the screen, her lips parted wide, and her composure crumbled instantly. "You...you...Li'er, you...you've actually managed to do this!?"

"is it hard?"

Lu Li said with a puzzled look on his face. He was hoping that the other party would give him some pointers, but he had a bad feeling.

"It's more than just difficult!?"

This time, before the Second Elder could even speak, the Valkyrie couldn't sit still any longer. She looked at Lu Li with astonishment, "How did you do that!?"

"How did you do that?"

Lu Li was completely bewildered. "Isn't this how the Root Soul Intent should be used? It took me seven thousand years to get a fairly accurate grasp of it."

The Valkyrie had heard Lu Li say that he spent seven thousand years learning the Origin Soul Intent, but when Lu Li fought Lu Jiaojiao, he only used the Origin Soul Intent to trace back to the source and kill Lu Jiaojiao, so she didn't think much of it.

In reality, the way Lu Li killed the High Priest and the Omni-King in the scenes he showed was a completely different concept.

Because Lu Li's source power transmission did not harm anything other than the Grand Priest and the Omni-King, this was a targeted source tracking, which is an extremely difficult operation. It can be said that, in the Valkyrie's knowledge, there are no more than five people who can perform this kind of targeted power transmission without harming external objects.

"Slightly more accurate..."

The Second Elder's chest heaved upon hearing Lu Li's words, and she couldn't help but step forward and grab Lu Li's shoulders. "Do you know that what you've accomplished is already incredibly extraordinary?! Li'er, tell me honestly, when was the first time you were able to transmit the power of the source?!"

"If you put it that way... let me think. Ever since I met the Omni-King, oh, that brat from that world, and saw him use the Root power, I started studying it. It took me about six or seven years to be able to conduct power using the Root." Lu Li looked up and recalled, "However, when I tried it, I found that the conduction was indiscriminate, which startled me, so I never dared to use it again. Besides, this technique is unreliable, so I didn't dare to mess around with it in actual combat."

Lu Li was telling the truth. If it was just about applying the basic principles of the Root Law, he would have understood it during the years he was in seclusion before the Tournament of Power. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to withstand the Omni-King's annihilation that day.

The reason he was able to sever the transmission of the source power from the void was that he had already understood the principle of the source power, but he just couldn't control it well yet.

For seven thousand years after the great war, he was actually studying the profound uses of the root and the methods of precise control. From the initial indiscriminate impact on the forest to the final ability to trace along a single line and pause at any time, he spent a long time comprehending it.

"Ah this..."

After hearing Lu Li's words, the Second Elder could only utter these two words. Even she felt a sense of defeat and began to doubt whether she was truly a useless person.

But this thought only flashed through her mind. After all, she had already cultivated to the peak of the True Self Realm, and could be considered a strong person in all the heavens. If she was a waste, then there would be no geniuses in the world.

Even with her exceptional talent, it took her 800,000 years to comprehend the root soul intent, which broke the record for the fastest comprehension of the root soul intent recorded in the Heart Intent Academy.

Moreover, she has a renowned teacher to guide her, and she is both exceptionally talented and hardworking.

But Lu Li said that he only needed six or seven years to be able to use the root soul intent, how could people not feel frustrated?

What Lu Li didn't know was that, in the standard realm planning, as long as one could use the root soul intent, regardless of how well or poorly it was controlled, it was considered to have touched this realm.

As for being able to trace a single chain without harming external objects and accurately kill a group of people in multiple time and space, this is already the most sophisticated operation. She has been cultivating for more than four hundred epochs and can only barely do this kind of thing. As a result, Lu Li was able to do it in seven thousand years and even replayed the facts in front of them. How could she not be shocked?

Lu Xueqing looked at Lu Li with a strange expression and said, "In terms of comprehension, you really are... exaggerated."

Now she really began to doubt whether Lu Li was human or not, because she had received guidance from her great-grandmother on the path of soul intent cultivation and had also heard some stories from the past.

Therefore, she was certain that the short time it took Lu Li to cultivate to the level of Origin Soul Intent and to be able to precisely control the Origin Power was absolutely unprecedented and unparalleled.

Looking at Lu Li's dazed expression, Lu Xueqing sighed inwardly. Could he really be the legendary wise man who appears foolish?

"You flatter me, you flatter me. You are still stronger in this area."

Lu Li said with a smile.

Strangely, the Valkyrie did not refute Lu Li's words, but instead looked at him meaningfully: "You really are..."

"There's no time like the present. There's still some time before get out of class ends, why don't you two go up into the ring and give it a try?"

The Second Elder suggested that she was also very curious about which of the two spatial prodigies was superior.

Upon hearing this, Lu Li's eyes blazed with fighting spirit. He stared intently at the Valkyrie, only to find that she was doing the same, their gazes meeting almost sparks.

The two sides stopped talking and headed straight for the martial arts arena. Because Lu Li's current attributes had surpassed those of the Valkyrie, the Second Elder had made some adjustments to allow them to fight against each other with the same attributes, which would better demonstrate their level of skill in using their soul intent.

"I've been waiting for this battle for so long. I wonder if you've made any progress over the years."

Lu Li leaned on the Demon Prisoner with one hand and said with a smile, his fighting spirit rising. Before he even drew his sword, its sharpness was already aimed at the Valkyrie's brow.

The Valkyrie placed her delicate hand on the hilt of the Sky Clear Blade, her aura flowing around her. Her soul intent merely circled once, dissolving the sharpness that Lu Li had brought before her.

In the next instant, Lu Li launched a powerful attack, and Scarlett's lightning-fast sword draw brought his blade close to the Valkyrie's neck in an instant.

Ding--

The Valkyrie struck first despite being behind; Tianqing had drawn most of her sword, and the blade blocked Lu Li's attack.

Amidst the clanging of metal and the howling wind, the Valkyrie's long hair flew to her side and back, and their eyes met amidst the sparks.

At the same moment, Lu Li's original soul intent began to be transmitted, but unlike when he sparred with Lu Jiaojiao before, the Valkyrie did not show any wounds, and Lu Li's soul intent was shattered.

boom--

As the Valkyrie exerted her power, her blade trembled, forcing Lu Li back and creating distance between them.

“I admit that you are incredibly insightful, but as I just told the Second Elder, the most important thing in the path of soul intent is mastery.”

The Valkyrie stood there, her eyes already lit up, with a molten radiance flowing within them. She drew the Sky Clear sword completely from its sheath and held it horizontally at her side.

"Even if you comprehend the root, the clash between your martial arts spirit and mine during the tracing process is ultimately nothing more than a clash of killing power..."

As she spoke, she strode toward Lu Li, her aura rising steadily, her soul intent surging like a tidal wave, instantly dominating the space and forcing Lu Li's soul intent to tilt backward. The voice uttered from her red lips carried a murderous intent, "...Your foundation is too weak."

boom--

The next moment, she stepped on the ground and suddenly accelerated, her body transforming into a stream of black and red light. As she drew her sword, she sliced ​​through the black mist emanating from Lu Li's body, just like the sky clearing after a rain.

In an instant, Lu Li was forced back in the exchange. The Valkyrie charged forward with her sword, pressing down on Lu Li's blade until he was pinned to the edge of the arena. If Lu Li hadn't just achieved a perfect physique and his technique of deflecting force was not so perfect, he felt that even if he had blocked the attack, he would have been seriously injured.

Suppressing the sweet, metallic taste in his mouth, Lu Li grinned, revealing a set of gleaming white teeth. "That's more like it. As expected, only you are different!"

As he spoke, power flowed around him. His perfect body could concentrate power in one place, unleashing power beyond the theoretical value of his realm. At the same time, Lu Li's fighting spirit rose, and his soul intent also increased.

Immediately afterwards, using the power of the arena barrier behind him, he launched a fierce counterattack, deflecting the Valkyrie's blade.

(End of this chapter)