The True Treasure Within the Dry Sea Divine Kingdom

Chapter 46 The True Treasure Within the Dry Sea Divine Kingdom

"An illusion?"

Gu Ce snorted coldly.

He and Diaman were originally wandering around this fish-man city, hoping to find the location of the treasure vault or something.

Limru said that it had discovered a place with extremely high energy accumulation, so Gu Ce brought Diaman to see it.

This is a peculiar sea area, not far from the fishman city.

The seawater had a pale pink hue, seemingly enticing people to step into it.

As soon as the two stepped inside, Gu Ce sensed something was wrong, but before he could leave, the power contained within the seawater had already pulled him into the illusion.

"Illusions? They're useless against me!"

Gu Ce closed his eyes, resolving to stay true to himself.

Absolutely True Self!

Although Gu Ce has not yet used this secret technique since he began practicing it, he has never stopped studying it.

The Ice Wasteland Lord obtained this secret technique by chance, not by creating it himself!

Rimuru once said that Gu Ce was quite suited to this secret technique, and that was no exaggeration.

After more than a year of practice, Gu Ce had successfully mastered a secret technique!

Within his sea of ​​consciousness, a golden phantom appeared on the surface of Gu Ce's soul, protecting it from all external attacks.

"You think this illusion can move me?"

Gu Ce remained clear-headed, his will unwavering, and he was not swayed by external influences.

The four stages of "Absolute True Heart" grant immunity to cosmic-level soul attacks once you enter the basics, and immunity to domain lord-level soul attacks once you reach the master level!

"break!"

Breaking through layer after layer of illusions, the realism and intensity of these illusions far surpassed those of Rimuru's, yet they still failed to shake Gu Ce.

In this illusion, each day feels like an eternity!

Every second was endless torment.

The endless illusions helped Gu Ce temper his inner self.

Cultivating the mind can be divided into three levels.

The first level emphasizes "understanding one's true nature and pointing directly to one's original heart," with the heart as sharp as a knife!

The second level is the harmony of Yin and Yang, the unity of heaven and man, the heart of a child, and a heart as still as water!

The third level is a boundless and empty mind; the mind can be infinitely large and can encompass everything!

With each advancement in these three states of mind, resistance to pressure, illusions, and soul attacks can immediately increase tenfold or a hundredfold.

But in essence, these three states of mind are not substantially different!

Gu Ce's path of self-cultivation emphasizes the self. If we divide it into these three states of mind, it belongs to the first level: adhering to one's true self, without any tricks.

That is absolute self-confidence. If you don't even believe in yourself, then what's the point of cultivating your mind?

"The key to one's state of mind is not in one's realm of achievement, but in having firm beliefs and purity, and not being swayed by external influences!" Gu Ce saw this very clearly.

"Any path of self-cultivation, when taken to its extreme, will not be inferior to any other path!" Gu Ce thought.

Be confident, but not arrogant; be arrogant, but not foolish!

This is Gu Ce's journey of inner peace.

The illusion had no effect on his inner world.

In the illusion, a second is magnified infinitely; a second is almost equivalent to a year.

Within the illusion, joy, anger, sorrow, happiness, and many other things attempted to influence Gu Ce's heart, yet they remained unmoved by him.

Even later, when Gu Ce's soul began to suffer the pain of being torn apart, it still could not shake Gu Ce's heart.

……

I don't know how much time passed.

"Absolute True Heart" naturally leads to a level of expertise!

The innate mental talents of Earthlings were fully unleashed at this moment.

Gu Ce's consciousness strength has reached the level of a domain lord!

Layer upon layer of illusion, endless and boundless.

The illusion tempered his soul.

Stay true to your true self, stay steadfast in your convictions, believe in yourself—that is true inner strength, and the conviction that you are the strongest! No matter what you encounter, firmly believe in yourself and never waver.

Gu Ce's will was unwavering as he frantically broke through layer after layer of illusions. The speed at which the illusions formed was gradually starting to fall behind the speed at which Gu Ce was breaking through them.

……

Beyond the illusion.

Gu Ce's body was being slowly pushed into the depths of the sea by the pink seawater.

The deep, dark sea seemed poised to engulf Gu Ce.

Fortunately, Gu Ce was not injured, and there were no sea monsters around this area.

Rimuru was frantic, but he couldn't find a solution and could only pray that Gu Ce would wake up soon.

……

Much later.

The surrounding seawater gradually faded, lost its color, and became like other sea areas.

The illusion's power vanished, and Diaman broke free and woke up.

"A breakthrough?"

While Diaman was still wondering, he realized that he had already stepped into the cosmic threshold he had been longing for, something he didn't know!

Universe-level, first order!

Diaman clenched his fist, feeling his own power, and was just beginning to feel a little happy when he realized something was wrong.

"Gu Ce!"

Diaman was getting anxious when he couldn't find Gu Ce.

What about people?

You've disappeared. Who will take me out?

"Outsider, how dare you come here?" a voice rang out behind Diaman.

……

"Master! You're finally awake!" Rimuru exclaimed joyfully.

Deep in the mirage sea.

Gu Ce slowly opened his eyes, receiving the memories that appeared in his brain, and gradually understood everything.

"This cosmic secret realm is truly not to be underestimated," Gu Ce murmured.

Such a peculiar thing could be born in such a small, desolate place as the Dry Sea Secret Realm.

After breaking free from the illusion, Gu Ce realized that what had trapped him in the illusion was a special secret technique used by a special being, which could also be seen as a legacy.

Soul attacks and illusionary techniques, from "Mirage Sea".

The creator of it is called the God of the Mirage Sea, who, like the God of the Dry Sea, was born in the Secret Realm of the Dry Sea.

The difference is that the true form of the Mirage Sea God is a special life form with a gene multiplication factor exceeding one hundredfold.

The two are best friends who grew up together.

The Mirage Sea God is skilled in the arts of soul and illusion. In terms of illusion ability alone, he surpasses even the Zerg Queen of the same level. In terms of strength, he can be said to be at the peak of the Marquis level, barely qualifying as a King.

Unfortunately, it didn't live long.

The Lord of the Mirage Sea became immortal even earlier than the Lord of the Withered Sea.

In an even more distant era, a cosmic venerable from an unknown race arrived here, discovered it as a special life form, and attempted to enslave it.

The God of the Mirage Sea fought valiantly but ultimately met a tragic end, leaving its legacy to the God of the Dry Sea.

After becoming immortal, the Lord of the Dry Sea placed its secret teachings into the divine kingdom, hoping that his kin, the fish-men, could inherit the legacy of his friend, the Lord of the Mirage Sea.

This is the origin of the mirage sea.

It is unknown how much time passed in between, but the Lord of the Withered Sea later provoked the human race and also met a tragic end.

The two brothers perished one after another, and no living being was able to obtain the inheritance of the Mirage Sea God Lord until it finally came into the hands of Gu Ce.

The Mirage Sea Secret Technique is a secret technique that combines illusion magic with soul attack.

It can also be described as a secret technique at the level of a king.

This secret technique has nine levels. The minimum requirement to inherit it is to possess a willpower strength that surpasses one's own level, based on being compatible with this secret technique.

Gu Ceheng possesses the will of a Domain Lord, which naturally meets the standard, and even far exceeds it.

Therefore, he gained a great deal from this secret technique, acquiring not only the most basic secret techniques but also other things.

Looking at the soft, transparent ball of water that appeared in his hand, Gu Ce's eyes showed surprise.

"Rimuru, this thing looks like you."

Gu Ce squeezed the ball of water; it felt quite nice.

"!" Rimuru immediately expressed his dissatisfaction. "What do you mean by 'like me'! I'm not like that at all!"

"Indeed, you can't even pinch it," Gu Ce agreed.

"Gu Ce!" Rimuru roared in anger.

Gu Ce ignored him.

This water sphere is actually a descendant of the Mirage God.

Of course, it's dead.

It's easier to understand if we call it a remnant of life. The purpose of this thing is to help Gu Ce learn the secret technique of "Mirage Sea" in the shortest amount of time, and to give Gu Ce the spiritual power belonging to the lineage of the Mirage Sea God.

It's somewhat similar to the inherited soul imprint left by Huyan Bo.

He swallowed it in one gulp. It was colorless and tasteless, with a jelly-like texture that reminded Gu Ce of a snack on Earth.

A warm current appeared in his body, flowed around, and finally surged into his sea of ​​consciousness, transforming Gu Ce's body.

"snort!"

Gu Ce groaned, enduring the changes in his body.

Within his sea of ​​consciousness, tiny, pale pink planets rapidly appeared, then transformed as if entering a star system, quickly fissuring and strengthening themselves, eventually becoming miniature star systems.

Not long after.

Mental power, level seven of the Eternal Star!

With his mental power elevated to the same level as his genetic energy, Gu Ce also completely mastered the first level of the "Mirage Sea" secret technique.

Looking at his location, he was relieved to find that Rimuru had recorded the route he had taken when the seawater swept him away; otherwise, it would have been difficult to get back.

After taking out the spaceship, Gu Ce quickly headed towards the fish-man city.

……

Beyond the Dry Sea Divine Kingdom, within the Dry Sea Secret Realm.

Cangyuanhou and Hafa stood in the air above the sea.

"Teacher, the collapse of the Dry Sea Divine Kingdom has accelerated significantly. The spatial treasures within it must have become ineffective or been taken away," Hafa respectfully said to Cangyuan Hou.

"Hmm, it seems we've wasted our time this time." Marquis Cangyuan shook his head slightly.

"Teacher," Hafa said, pausing for a moment, "What if Bai Zhou and the others got it?"

"Them?" Cangyuan Hou shook his head slightly.

"It's not that I want to belittle them, but they are far inferior to the geniuses of Virtual Universe Company and Giant Axe Arena. They are even inferior to the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance. Only the geniuses of Cosmic Galaxy Bank can fight them to a standstill."

"I also saw Gu Ce, the one you mentioned before. His understanding of the laws at the Hengxing level is about the same as Bai Zhou's. There are a lot of people at his level in the Virtual Universe Company."

Hafa didn't know how to respond. Of the five major powers in the human race, the two major banks were indeed relatively weak.

"Alright, get ready to fetch them. This divine kingdom is about to collapse, and I need to get them out ahead of time," said Marquis Cangyuan, waving his hand.

"I was hoping this harvest would allow me to try my luck at becoming a king, but it seems it's still not enough," Marquis Cangyuan lamented. "Hafa, grow stronger as soon as possible. I plan to try my luck in the extraterrestrial battlefield in the next era."

"I owed a favor to someone who bestowed upon me a title of king, which is why I came here. I must repay it eventually."

"I hope that one day I will see you break through to immortality."

"Teacher..." Hafa asked worriedly. "Why are you working so hard?"

"Pursuing improvement in strength is the goal of every martial artist." After saying this, Cangyuan Hou fell silent.

Personally, I think this original story is poorly written o(╥﹏╥)o

So it was hastily concluded.

Next up is the Genius Battle storyline.

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