Chapter 975: Three Contests

Merely visualizing the Jade Capital Pearl is not enough to pass God King Langwan's test. One must also transform the Jade Capital Pearl from illusion into reality, from a phantom into a tangible object. The landscapes, trees, runes, buildings, and ancient gods within it must all be meticulously visualized and brought into solid existence.

This is where the Creators' divine sense is truly put to the test.

If Qin Mu had not sealed the nine Creators, and they had caused trouble, he would have been utterly unable to visualize the Jade Capital Pearl, let alone turn it into reality.

But now, he had ample time.

Qin Mu sat at the center of the Jade Capital Pearl, his divine sense continuously flowing out. It was as if thousands of invisible artists, holding invisible brushes, were sketching and creating a world within the pearl, making it increasingly real.

After an unknown period, he finally withdrew his divine sense, ceasing his visualization. He stepped through the Jade Capital Pearl and returned to the altar.

Many Creators stepped forward to examine it closely. Xiu Zhong scrutinized it with particular care. They saw that the Jade Capital Pearl Qin Mu had visualized was much smaller than the Xiu clan's sacred artifact. There wasn't a single flaw to be found in any aspect. The only difference was that the ancient gods in Qin Mu's visualized Jade Capital City were somewhat unlike those in the Xiu clan's sacred artifact.

Xiu Zhong laughed, "The Holy Infant truly lives up to his name. This level of creation already marks him as a top-tier Creator, even if his divine sense cultivation is a bit lacking. And there's a slight issue with the forms of these gods and devils, but this is likely due to insufficient knowledge, so we can't blame the Holy Infant..."

As he spoke, suddenly, the ancient gods within the Jade Capital Pearl began to move. Each ancient god in Jade Capital City had distinct movements and expressions, and the Dao runes on their bodies were also unique!

Not only that, but the two hundred and fifty-six ancient gods each chanted Dao speech from their mouths. There were astonishingly two hundred and fifty-six different kinds of Dao speech, and these distinct languages mixed together, forming a grand Dao sound that emanated from the pearl, exceptionally sacred and solemn!

As the Dao sound resonated, all the rune patterns, sun, moon, mountains, rivers, lakes, and oceans within the Jade Capital Pearl began to glow. The entire Jade Capital Pearl seemed to condense the power of all heavens, emitting an astonishing tremor!

The clan leaders were startled and hastily retreated.

The light emanating from the Jade Capital Pearl Qin Mu had visualized projected within a thousand-zhang radius. The patterns and runes from within the Jade Capital Pearl were cast out, projecting another Jade Capital Pearl, also a thousand zhang in radius, outside the first one!

However, the one inside was tangible, while the outer one was an illusion.

Yet, the rune structures within the illusion also possessed power. The sun, moon, mountains, rivers, lakes, and oceans continuously coalesced, becoming more realistic. Jade Capital City also emerged, with various gods and devils standing tall, their mouths echoing different Dao speech.

*Hum—*

The illusory Jade Capital Pearl vibrated, bursting with light, and projected a second time, forming a third, even larger Jade Capital Pearl outside the two existing ones!

Everyone around the altar was enveloped within it, gazing mesmerized at this third heaven formed by the second projection.

*Hum—*

The third heaven projected again, forming the fourth heaven, followed by the fifth, and then the sixth.

After the Jade Capital Pearl formed the sixth heaven, the projected illusion became increasingly faint, unable to perform a sixth projection.

Qin Mu stood on the altar, his third divine eye on his brow slowly closing. Layer after layer of heavens gradually dissipated, and finally, the Jade Capital Pearl transformed into a spirit bead the size of a fingertip, settling in his palm.

"Xiu Zhong, can your Xiu clan's sacred artifact be used in this way too?" asked Can Nü, the clan leader of the Purple Dawn.

Xiu Zhong looked bewildered, shook his head, and replied, "No."

Qin Mu handed him the Jade Capital Pearl he had visualized, saying, "The ancient gods you visualize are missing some runes, which prevents them from projecting the second heaven. I've added them in. As long as one's divine sense is strong enough, the second heaven projected from the Jade Capital Pearl can also become reality. My divine sense isn't strong enough, so I can only project up to the sixth heaven. The Xiu clan is truly formidable; the power contained within this Jade Capital Pearl is incredibly astonishing!"

He couldn't help but praise, "If not for my considerable attainments in painting, forging, art, and mathematics, I truly might not have been able to visualize it! The Xiu clan is indeed extraordinary!"

Xiu Zhong carefully picked up the Jade Capital Pearl Qin Mu had visualized, feeling utterly bewildered. "The Jade Capital Pearl our Xiu clan visualizes doesn't have this function..."

He quickly asked, "If the ancient god runes are added, can it project infinitely?"

Qin Mu shook his head, saying, "When I was visualizing just now, due to time constraints, I only deduced up to the eighteenth decimal place, the void digits. This means the Jade Capital Pearl can project eighteen heavens. After the eighteenth heaven, due to deficiencies in mathematics, the projection errors will grow increasingly large, and subsequent projected heavens will lack power due to excessive error."

Xiu Zhong was stunned, "Mathematics?"

Qin Mu nodded, "Mathematics. When Creators visualize simple things, like mirrors, no mathematics is needed. But for complex things, such as rune structures, mathematics is essential. If I relied solely on mathematics, I couldn't forge a perfectly round sphere, but visualization combined with mathematics can increase the precision of forged objects by several orders of magnitude. If the precision is high enough and divine sense strong enough, it can project infinitely!"

Xiu Zhong was still somewhat confused.

Qin Mu helplessly and dejectedly shook his head. These Creators did not understand mathematics.

Creators had almost no need for mathematics because they could visualize the most perfect mirrors and various textures, which is why they hadn't developed the field.

However, visualization was not omnipotent; for detailed constructions, it required the supplement of mathematics.

God King Langwan smiled, "Since the first trial has been passed, let's begin the second trial: the physical body test. This one is simple; it's merely physical combat, using no divine sense, only the body."

Another nine Creators stepped out, their bodies as majestic as mountains.

Qin Mu felt apprehensive. He looked at Xiu Zhong and whispered, "No danger?"

Xiu Zhong, full of confidence, said, "There's no danger for the Holy Infant!"

Qin Mu glanced at Shu Jun, who gloated and exclaimed, "Use the divine sense body-forging method I taught you! I guarantee you'll make them flee in terror!"

Qin Mu was furious. That fellow had only taught him the Supreme Knowledge of the Three Enclosures, never any body-forging method!

Every time he obtained divine sense techniques from Shu Jun, he had to trade with that scoundrel. As a result, the divine sense techniques he cultivated were all incomplete.

The body-forging method Qin Mu had comprehended was the Great Luo Supreme Divine Sense, obtained from the Divine Sense of the Great Emperor. It contained the principle of using one's body as the universe, harboring two thousand ancient gods.

The Great Luo Supreme Divine Sense was indeed powerful, but he had practiced this body-forging technique for only a short time. He wasn't sure if he could contend with adult Creators.

Qin Mu composed himself, stabilized his breathing, and activated his divine sense. His divine sense immediately surged from his mind into his third divine eye, passing through the Primordial Stone, and transforming into Great Luo Heaven!

His divine sense erupted within the Primordial Stone. His head became the Celestial Heavens, his dantian the Primordial Metropolis, his vital energy sea the Returning Ruins, his Yongquan points the Youdu, his four limbs the Four Extremities and Four Phases, and his spine the Thirty-three Heavens.

The divine sense of the Celestial Heavens gave birth to the Ancient God Celestial Emperor. The Primordial Metropolis gave birth to the Earth Mother. The vital energy sea gave birth to the Empress sisters. The Yongquan points gave birth to Earth Lord. His four limbs gave birth to the Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Black Tortoise. And his spine, the Thirty-three Heavens, evolved into nearly two thousand ancient gods!

His Overlord Body Three Elixir Technique activated, unifying the Great Luo, making it incredibly dense and forming an internal universe!

*Boom—*

A Creator's fist struck, shattering space. The Creator race was most powerful in their physical bodies. They used their divine sense to visualize their own bodies, enhancing their physical functions, making them the physically strongest race in history!

This punch was simple, devoid of martial arts skill, yet it fully displayed immense power!

Qin Mu stood firmly on the altar with both feet, swinging his fist to meet it. Unlike the mountain-sized fist of the Creator, his own fist was far too small.

Yet, at this very moment, the other eight Creators simultaneously swung their fists, collectively striking towards Qin Mu from different directions around the altar!

Qin Mu's expression subtly changed, and he shook his body, transforming into three heads and six arms. However, six arms could not contend with nine fists. He blocked six punches, but failed to block the other two, being caught between the two giant fists, one on his left and one on his right!

Another Creator attacked from the air, slamming a fist down, but had not yet reached the altar.

Violent tremors reverberated. The surrounding Creators couldn't bear to watch. Such a scene was bound to be bloody; Qin Mu, caught between two Creators' fists, would surely be crushed like a small fruit, splattering pulp everywhere.

However, the two Creators saw clearly that their fists hadn't collided at all. Qin Mu, caught between their two mountain-sized fists, hadn't been flattened by them at all. Instead, he had physically withstood their blows, without even his face deforming!

Qin Mu was also momentarily stunned.

"The Great Luo Supreme Divine Sense of the Great Emperor is indeed powerful. His physical body is probably in no way inferior compared to the Ancient God Celestial Emperor's!"

Qin Mu let out a long roar and immediately counterattacked. With two punches, the two Creators flew uncontrollably backward, falling far away!

As the airborne Creator's fist came crashing down, Qin Mu stood upright on the altar like a nail. The altar was hammered down a hundred zhang into the ground, yet he remained standing unmoving.

Qin Mu swung his fist upward, and the airborne Creator spurted blood from his mouth. He was sent flying into the clouds by the punch, his expelled blood staining the white clouds red.

The other six Creators each swayed their bodies, visualizing eight arms. Fists rained down like a violent storm, with continuous booming sounds. The sound of bones breaking could also be heard, as enormous bodies flew up and fell backward!

As those adult Creators hung in mid-air, their arms shattered one after another with cracking sounds, and a mist of blood diffused.

On the altar, Qin Mu dismissed his three heads and six arms, returning to his true form. He remained seated, still draped in his crimson robe.

God King Langwan clapped her hands and ordered people to help the nine Creators away to rest. Although these Creators were injured, they could use their divine sense to visualize and restore their physical bodies, so their injuries were not considered severe.

This was also the reason why Wuyou Township had always been at war with the Creators but could not gain the upper hand. Because these Creators were virtually unkillable; as long as their divine sense remained, they could recover and continue fighting.

It wasn't until the arrival of Qin Fengqing, the Divine Son of Youdu, who directly devoured the souls of these Creators, that the Creators suffered heavy losses. Therefore, the Creators of the Beyond Shore world regarded this large-headed strange infant as a formidable enemy.

"God King, what is the third trial?" Qin Mu asked, invigorated and smiling.

God King Langwan smiled, "The third trial tests divine sense abilities."

Another nine Creators stepped forward, sat around the altar, and closed their eyes tightly, leaving only their diamond-shaped vertical eyes on their brows open.

Qin Mu frowned and looked at Shu Jun.

He truly didn't know much about divine sense abilities!

Shu Jun hadn't taught him much, nor was there any complete divine sense ability within the Great Emperor's divine sense!

Qin Mu gritted his teeth, closed his eyes, and opened his vertical eye on his brow, thinking, "Divine abilities are created by people. If others can create them, so can I! Since that's the case, I'll temporarily create some and compete with these Creators!"

He secretly encouraged himself, "I am an Overlord Body, I can do it!"

The light on one Creator's brow flickered, and a golden dragon swam out from his brow, baring its fangs and brandishing its claws, swallowing clouds and exhaling mist.

Qin Mu's heart stirred slightly: "What's the difference between this Creator visualizing a true dragon and constructing runes with vital energy to form a dragon-shaped divine ability? If I use divine sense to replace vital energy, can I do it too?"

With a thought, his divine sense surged from his brow, transforming into a golden dragon wagging its head and tail, swimming out of his brow. Then, with a thud, it fell to the ground.

"Am I visualizing Fatty Dragon?"

Veins popped on Qin Mu's forehead. Every time he visualized a dragon, what he visualized bore some resemblance to the Dragon Qilin.

He composed himself, changed his visualization, and began to visualize the ancient gods of all heavens. One by one, ancient gods emerged from his brow, quickly filling the altar.

Shu Jun murmured, "Brat, divine sense abilities don't come about like this..."