Chapter 156: The Spirit Fetus Realm

Chapter 156: The Spirit Fetus Realm

The final thread of clarity in his heart meant that Xia Zheng’s consciousness had not completely fallen. He held fast to his bottom line within the Succubus Queen’s trap of infinite desires. Though he wavered continuously, as time passed, he did not sink entirely. Having withstood the test, his being gradually began to evolve in the direction of a transformation.

Deep within his consciousness, when that mysterious ball of green energy light revealed itself, fragments of memory from the *Divine Dao Art* emerged, leading to the chanting of that incantation.

The *Divine Dao Art* was an ancient, high-tier cultivation method, particularly suited for superhuman espers whose attribute was spiritual power like Xia Zheng.

Aided by the mysterious green light energy within his body, Xia Zheng’s consciousness began to undergo evolution.

"This energy... Why have I never seen it before yet feel it is intensely familiar, as if it were a memory originating from the womb?" Xia Zheng felt puzzled, but facing this energy with its exceptionally high affinity, he offered no resistance whatsoever and completely accepted its embrace.

From the very beginning, this green light energy had accompanied him, allowing him to awaken his supernatural abilities and granting him massive leaps forward during every crisis. However, this was the first time Xia Zheng had become aware of the existence of this energy while in a fully conscious state.

"This energy makes me feel warm and powerful, as if it could rival every force in the world, yet it can also merge with any force whatsoever. What on earth is it?" Xia Zheng’s consciousness began to ponder, but he could not find an answer. After all, such mysterious energy bordered on the mythical. He recalled a mysterious scene he had inadvertently peered into once in the past. At that time, he had no idea what he had touched, and was eventually expelled by a mysterious voice, as if he had prematurely brushed against some truth.

Xia Zheng simply stopped thinking about it and instead utilized this mysterious green energy to strengthen his own consciousness, equipping it with the power to contend with the immediate crisis.

Having reached a certain level of mastery in practicing the *Divine Dao Art*, Xia Zheng followed the mental incantations of the technique and entered a state of profound emptiness.

The green energy enveloped his consciousness, causing it to continuously expand and grow stronger. Time felt as protracted as ten thousand years.

When the green energy receded, Xia Zheng’s core consciousness had undergone massive changes.

If his former core consciousness had merely been a vague and indistinct mass of gas, that mass had now vanished, having evolved instead into a human form, resembling an infant.

This human-shaped infant radiating a green light throughout its entire body was none other than Xia Zheng’s conscious form. Nourished by the mysterious green energy, it had undergone a tremendous transformation, seemingly entering an entirely new realm.

"The Spirit Fetus... Is this the second realm of the *Divine Dao Art*?" Xia Zheng’s conscious avatar extended its hands, looking them over and sensing an energy unlike anything before. It seemed his supernatural powers had grown much stronger, and additionally, something new had been acquired.

Shortly after, memories from the *Divine Dao Art* surged forth once more, this time bringing entirely new skills.

The first skill transmitted in the memories Xia Zheng perceived was called "Spatial Shuttle." It allowed his physical body to completely dissipate for a short duration, transforming into the form of energetic photons that merged into the surrounding space, before rapidly re-condensing at another spatial location at a distance. It could ignore the limitations usually imposed on him, achieving short-to-medium-range travel. The memories indicated that the deployment range of this skill was between one kilometer and ten kilometers, with a very short interval between uses of about five seconds. However, the spiritual power consumed appeared to be massive.

"Just in time; the current situation demands that I break out of the blockade." Having comprehended the first skill, Xia Zheng committed more of its key points to memory.

Next, he accepted the second skill from his memories: "Willpower Augmentation." This skill was a support ability that allowed his willpower to add extra attributes to the attacks of all targets—not just himself, but allies and even enemies as well. This skill had no cooldown; as long as his spiritual power was sufficient, it could be continuously cast.

"My spiritual power possesses the characteristic of materializing all things. Because of this, my own attacks can be imbued with supplementary or even opposing attributes. If an opponent attacks me, their attack can likewise be imbued with extra attributes by my willpower, causing their offensive power to weaken or even become completely ineffective?" Thinking of this, Xia Zheng felt a surge of excitement. This skill might seem unremarkable at first glance, but upon careful analysis, it was exceedingly powerful. If used by merely an ordinary telepath, its utility would not be particularly great, but for Xia Zheng, it was exceptionally practical because his spiritual power was simply too unique.

After another period of study and comprehension, Xia Zheng basically mastered the essentials of this skill. Now, as his strength continued to rise, his comprehension was also progressing at a rapid pace, much like an enhancement in his brain's development level, while the spiritual power within his mental domain had expanded even further.

Following that, he continued to accept the inherited memories, acquiring three more skills.

The third skill was called "Intrinsic Domain." It was likewise a spatial-type skill, capable of creating a unique, exclusive space belonging to oneself during combat. Within this domain, one's own strength was enhanced while the opponent's strength was suppressed, thereby establishing an advantage. However, the skill description warned that it could only be maintained for a maximum of ten minutes. Furthermore, if the opponent possessed a similar capability, a collision would occur between their respective Intrinsic Domains, resulting in backlash for both parties. The weaker side would bear the greater backlash, ultimately resulting in their own Intrinsic Domain being completely replaced by the opponent's domain.

"It seems this skill is unsuited for fighting enemies of the same or higher tier, but it is well suited for suppressing opponents whose realm and strength are inferior to my own," Xia Zheng summarized to himself. At the same time, he recalled the Intrinsic Domain of that man at Black Ice Lake back then—it was exceptionally formidable. Even a terrifying monster like the one in the lake had appeared utterly vulnerable under his Intrinsic Domain.

The fourth skill was a purely offensive skill named "Spring Thunder from the Tongue," which seemed to be an upgraded version of Divine Thunder. This time, Xia Zheng discovered that the skill permitted the short-term deployment of high-density spiritual thunder attacks. As long as the state of Spring Thunder from the Tongue was active, any single word or phrase he uttered could transform into divine lightning to strike the opponent. If he stopped speaking during the activation, the skill ended; if he did not stop, the divine thunderbolts would rain down continuously. However, this state could only be maintained for a maximum of one minute, and the original Divine Thunder skill would disappear concurrently.

The cooldown interval required for this skill was about ten minutes, and the spiritual power consumed also appeared to be considerable.

Xia Zheng could not help but picture a scenario: facing a myriad of troops, he stood calmly with a feather fan and silken headscarf, pointing at the battlefield and righteously rebuking the enemy, while the enemy disintegrated amidst the divine thunder power brought by his words, looking majestic and imposing.

The final skill was likewise a high-tier skill, originating from the contemplation scroll chapters, belonging to a tier similar to "Flying Arrival."

This skill was called "Mountain Deity." It consumed almost all of his spiritual power to summon a Mountain Deity to fight for him, operating under the control of his willpower. The Mountain Deity belonged to the earth attribute, possessing a massive physique and extremely high defense, though it moved slowly and was somewhat cumbersome. Nonetheless, its offensive power was equally astonishing, capable of existing for a maximum of one minute, with a cooldown interval of three days.

Xia Zheng felt a secret joy in his heart as he once again immersed himself in the inheritance of memories...