This is Swallowed Star, not Resident Evil.

Chapter 49 Clear the seas, leave Earth

"Don't……"

Ye Yang smiled wryly: "I'm already finding it difficult, and I haven't even mastered the first level of the Void Tower yet."

"Hmph!" Babata said with displeasure, "Ye Yang! Don't become arrogant and complacent just because you've achieved some success. If you want to become a true powerhouse, a realm lord, or even an immortal, you must seize every minute and every second!"

"I've seen far too many realm lords who, because they wasted time in the early stages, were just one step away from breaking through to immortality, only to eventually die of old age due to the exhaustion of their lifespan!"

"If you want to be one of them, I can't stop you."

Ye Yang was helpless; he had shot himself in the foot.

How could he possibly have completed the first level of the Soul Imprint in four months? It clearly took one year and four and a half months!

Moreover... cultivating on the white hole orbit, although he now has 102 billion and doesn't lack those fate points, the long and tedious cultivation is indeed quite torturous.

Ye Yang was also thinking that after finishing the first volume of "Soul Imprint" as soon as possible and completing the verification, he would take Babata away from Earth and explore the universe.

In particular, Ye Yang wanted to take on mercenary missions through the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance, to experience the most realistic battles, and thus hone and solidify his 'true meaning prototype'.

His true essence is not yet up to standard, so Elder Guo doesn't even teach Ye Yang the powerful supernatural abilities that body cultivators use.

I'm just afraid of leading Ye Yang astray!

Therefore, Ye Yang still wanted to immediately begin honing and condensing the 'prototype of true meaning'.

It's unclear how long it would take to cultivate all 12 basic soul imprints.

"Do you know what it means to strike while the iron is hot? Do you know what it means to press on with one burst of energy? These are principles that you Earthlings yourselves have summarized. As the strongest on Earth, the natural leader of your race, how can you not understand these things?"

Babata started lecturing again:

"I've calculated it. At the current rate of discovering alien ruins, I should be able to build a spaceship capable of traveling between star systems in about six or seven years! And in those six or seven years, with your abilities, you should be able to complete all 12 basic soul imprints to a minor level while laying the foundation!"

"Everything is just right! After mastering the 12 basic soul imprints, you'll have more combat options and greater security when venturing into the universe!"

"Okay, okay, I'll practice, alright?" Ye Yang could only quickly agree.

He knew where the spaceship was, that extraterrestrial trail in the Pacific Ocean, not far from the Hawaiian Islands.

In fact, not long ago, the US military had already detected the anomaly there using alien equipment. After Ye Yang produced the blueprints for the A9-class laser cannon, he had already obtained the exact coordinates.

However... since Babata said that having 12 basic soul imprints would make him safer in the universe, it makes sense.

Ye Yang thought to himself, "Isn't it just a matter of training hard for a while longer?"

As long as it leads to becoming stronger and brings benefits, there's nothing that can't be tolerated.

So... he continued to devote himself to the basic inheritance of martial artists, controllers, and illusionists, as well as the practice of secret techniques such as "Soul Imprint" and "Tower of the Void".

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2024 11 Month 23 Day.

On the boundless sea, a figure is flying at a speed dozens of times the speed of sound.

"Within the two island chains of the western Pacific, only a small number of apprentice-level monsters below the seventh rank roam. Highly intelligent monsters such as lord-level and king-level monsters have disappeared within the island chains."

Ye Yang looked down at the boundless sea.

Calm and azure blue.

For four years, he has repeatedly cleaned up this area of ​​the western Pacific Ocean, treating these sea monsters as toys for taking walks and relaxing in his spare time.

Repeatedly ravaged!

In particular, after Ye Yang cultivated the 12 basic soul imprints, he wanted to refine them into his 'true meaning prototype'.

Each of the 12 basic soul imprints has its own unique characteristics.

For example, the Forgotten Soul Imprint can make the soul forget a specific memory.

The Soul Seal of Peace and Tranquility can make the other person feel positive emotions such as happiness and tranquility unconditionally, even feeling happy while being cut to pieces...

The Reincarnation Soul Imprint, when combined with other basic soul imprints, can be automatically triggered time and time again. As Ye Yang's skill deepens, it can be triggered thousands or even tens of thousands of times!

Compared to Ye Yang's direct use of "True Meaning" to forcibly control the soul consciousness of others, his technique is indeed countless times superior.

But as the saying goes, the Way, the Law, and the Technique are all different, each with its own function, advantages, and disadvantages.

The Tao is the guide, the general principle, and the direction! It is very important, but also very illusory.

Without a solid foundation and without the application of methods and techniques, it is nothing but a castle in the air.

What Ye Yang used to fill the gaps was a cultivation method from the Immortal Alliance, which was not only of low rank but also lacked a system that led directly to higher ranks.

If the Soul Imprint can be filled in, Ye Yang's true essence will have a more solid foundation in terms of "soul law and soul technique"!

After being integrated from the prototype of the true meaning, the Soul Imprint itself can exert a more powerful vitality.

After Ye Yang cultivates the Soul Imprint to the same level as Hu Yanbo did back then, it will become much easier for him to absorb the strengths of other schools and continue on his path.

In terms of specific secret techniques, casting the basic soul imprint can also be accompanied by Ye Yang's true intent, resulting in even greater effects.

When practicing soul attacks and illusion-type arcane techniques, finding a 'sparring partner' is of course the best option.

It's okay if he's a little weak; at worst, he can be a "one-time sparring partner."

These sea monsters would be perfect.

When Ye Yang occasionally wants to relax, he likes to go for a stroll in the western Pacific Ocean to clear his mind.

They can toy with the souls of these sea monsters at will.

When encountering a group of low-intelligence monsters, one can use a memory imprint to make them instinctively find their lord, or their king.

Then Ye Yang followed them, capturing those lord-level or king-level monsters and casting various soul imprints.

But they are usually driven to a state of mental derangement, half-dead, but not actually dead.

Therefore, within the circle of highly intelligent lord-level and king-level sea monsters, a consensus gradually formed:

The western Pacific coast is an extremely ominous and terrifying place!

Any lord-level or king-level monster that dares to approach that place, or allows its minions to approach it, will suffer a terrible fate!

It strikes fear into the hearts of countless ocean lord-level and king-level monsters.

"Sigh, this is pointless. But if this happens, the Chinese coast will probably only need to defend against monsters below the seventh level of the Apprentice class for the next few decades."

"The pressure on the ocean has been greatly reduced, and we only need to deal with threats on land. Moreover, Jia Yi has already advanced to the planetary level, and we also have an A9-class laser cannon... Even if I leave Earth for a long time to go into space, they can hold out."

Ye Yang has already started thinking about leaving Earth.

A year ago, he and Babata brought back the Black Dragon Mountain X81 spaceship, but it is still under repair.

Ye Yang was getting impatient.

On the Immortal Alliance's side, they have been accelerating on the White Hole orbit for 12 years, and he is already 36 years old.

However, that's in the orbit of a white hole. If calculated according to the Milky Way's standard time, Ye Yang hasn't even finished his first year of university yet.

A 36-year-old freshman is an extremely rare thing, even in the Immortal Alliance where the average lifespan is 360 years (excluding immortals)!

The main problem is that no one else is as rich as Ye Yang, and yet willing to sacrifice their lifespan.

He dared to enter the White Hole Orbit Time Acceleration during his freshman year of college, and then secluded himself for 12 years!

However, it's about time it came to an end.

"The foundations for the three major paths—Martial Artist, Controller, and Illusionist—have been firmly established!"

"I have mastered the 12 basic soul imprints, completed the first level of the Void Tower, and have also begun to understand the secret techniques such as the Hexagram and Body Possession."

"The 12 basic soul imprints are fused into the embryonic form of true meaning, and the soul imprint secret techniques can also be imbued with a trace of the fire elemental law attack..."

"It's time to leave Earth."

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