A few days later, Lin Yi was sitting in the same secluded courtyard, his presence a perfect picture of calm, deliberate stillness.
The sun was high, and the only sound was the faint, rhythmic whirring of Qing Tan practicing her palm art in the adjacent hall. He was in the middle of a deep, internal consolidation, his focus firmly anchored on his Manifestation Peak Stage power and the newly integrated Heaven-Suppressing Pins.
Suddenly, a profound, soul-shaking vibration erupted within the core of his spiritual consciousness. It was the distinct, electric tremor of the unlimited return talent activating, an intensity that always signaled a major leap in his brother's destiny.
[Target Character, Lin Dong has successfully broken through to the Third Seal Symbol Master Realm]
[100x achievement return Initiated.]
[You have gained a massive amount of Spiritual Energy]
Lin Yi's gray eyes, which had been closed, snapped open, shining with a cold, clear light. The surge of Spiritual Energy was instantaneous and colossal, flooding his Soul space. It wasn't a slow progression but a violent, purifying torrent that compressed and refined his existing Fifth Seal mental energy, pushing it past any potential bottleneck.
'Symbol master realm stabilized at peak of fifth seal Earthly Symbol Master realm.'
The stabilization was flawless. Lin Yi barely had time to register the immense, world-spanning reach of his enhanced mental energy when the notifications continued, the sheer volume of the remaining information far surpassing any previous returns.
[Target Character, Lin Dong has gained two copied patterns of Ancestral Symbols.]
[400000x achievement return Initiated.]
[You have gained eight perfect copied patterns of all eight Ancestral Symbols]
[Devouring Ancestral Symbol Pattern]
[Spatial Ancestral Symbol Pattern]
[Life and Death Ancestral Symbol Pattern]
[Chaos Ancestral Symbol Pattern]
[Ice Ancestral Symbol Pattern]
[Thunderbolt Ancestral Symbol Pattern]
[Darkness Ancestral Symbol Pattern]
[Blazing Ancestral Symbol Pattern]
Lin Yi's composed expression finally broke, replaced by a flicker of extreme, focused surprise.
Eight perfectly copied patterns… not just vague outlines, but the complete, fundamental blueprints for the most supreme powers in this entire world, returned with a four hundred thousand fold multiplier. This was an overwhelming gift of unlimited return.
The system wasn't finished.
[Target Character, Lin Dong has gained the map of two Ancestral Symbols in the Yan Kingdom.]
[10000x achievement return Initiated.]
[You have gained the Map of Absolute Symbol Tracking, capable of tracking all eight Ancestral Symbol locations.]
Lin Yi inhaled slowly, the air of the courtyard suddenly feeling thin and insignificant. His attention was focused entirely on the ethereal eight patterns that had instantly been engraved into the depths of his spiritual memory.
These were not mere techniques; they were the absolute, divine laws of the universe, each pattern flickering and pulsating with its distinct, terrifying power… the cold stillness of Ice, the silent vacuum of Devouring, the raw energy of Thunderbolt.
He mentally swept his gaze across his spiritual space. There, at the center resides his own unique spiritual construct: the single, destiny symbol of Primordial Chaos. It was a testament to his unique core… perfectly balanced, utterly stable, and capable of anchoring any force… but it is devoid of any special attributes, reflecting only the raw, potential energy of the Primordial Chaos Stone.
Lin Yi's mind, processing the immense opportunity, instantly settled on a decisive path. For him the greatest power was not specialization in a single field, but absolute versatility.
'The Primordial Chaos Destiny Symbol is the ultimate destiny symbol. It is the beginning and the end, the perfect container for all creation and destruction, but it doesn't possess any specific attributes except chaos.'
Lin Yi mused, his internal voice cold and absolute. 'I will not simply choose one or two attributes. I will incorporate all these eight perfect patterns into my original Destiny Symbol. This will grant my spiritual attacks the elemental attributes of the Ancestral Symbols, transforming the single, simple Destiny Symbol into a manifestation of all supreme laws.'
The decision was made with chilling finality, as this integration would turn his already overwhelming Peak Fifth Seal mental energy into a multifaceted, infinitely adaptable weapon. A spiritual power that transcended the concept of mere Symbols, granting him spiritual dominance over reality itself.
Lin Yi closed his eyes once more, a profound, chilling light emanating from his consciousness. He began the process of materializing eight more destiny symbols.
He did not hesitate, the knowledge, the patterns, were already perfectly engraved in his memory. He just has to materialize them using his mental power.
After deciding, Lin Yi immediately channeled his entire Peak Fifth Seal mental energy… the equivalent of peak Earthly Soul symbol master capable of spanning cities… into a singular act of creation. He began to materialize the eight ethereal patterns of the Ancestral Symbols into destiny symbols.
The process was immediate and violently consuming. His vast mental reserves, which had just been dramatically increased, were drained at an alarming rate, the energy needed to transform the abstract blueprint of a supreme law into a tangible spiritual construct being monumental.
In the deepest confines of his spiritual space, the center where his consciousness resided, eight distinct, miniature symbols began to condense in different shapes.
They were chaotic, volatile, and terrifyingly potent. Despite the chaos, his spiritual space, which had previously only housed the single Primordial Chaos Destiny Symbol, allowed the new symbols to form without resistance.
His unique, simple Destiny Symbol, the one that had promoted his realm all the way to the Earthly Soul, remained utterly calm at the spiritual center, a silent, unmoving anchor.
Observing his original destiny symbol in soul space, and sensing the similar profound stillness from the Primordial Chaos Stone Talisman in his Dantian, Lin Yi felt a surge of internal confirmation.
'My primordial stone and symbol are accepting these eight talisman origins… probably, they share the same fundamental law of the universe.'
As the eight new Destiny Symbols… Devouring, Spatial, Life and Death, Chaos, Ice, Thunderbolt, Darkness, and Blazing… materialized completely.
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