Soul micro-particles are the real side of the soul, though their form of power is somewhat special. Ordinary soul power is of little use to them.
Lin Moyu had filled his soul with soul micro-particles, completing the fusion of the soul's real and illusory sides, changing the essence of his soul and solidifying its foundation. But those soul micro-particles were still in a depleted state, with very little power inside them.
What they needed was Heaven-and-Earth power, and specifically Heaven-and-Earth power with no attribute imprint, pure and clean.
This kind of Heaven-and-Earth power only appears when Heaven-and-Earth first opens, or when Heaven-and-Earth undergoes its first great tribulation, when life and death are decided.
For others this would be incomparably difficult, almost impossible. But for Lin Moyu, newborn Heaven-and-Earth power was not a difficult thing.
This re-enactment of an eight-wheel Heaven-and-Earth was an extremely good opportunity. During the process, a vast amount of Heaven-and-Earth power would be produced. Technique God Heaven-and-Earth might not be able to absorb it all, and he could just use the surplus to replenish his soul micro-particles.
This was exactly what Lin Moyu had planned before he started, and now it turned out he had been right.
Just then, outside Heaven-and-Earth Source Water, a vast swathe of black clouds appeared out of nowhere.
Heaven-and-Earth rules descended with punishment.
Bai Zhong and Bo Yang, the two Great Supremes, were startled. They knew that Lin Moyu must have done something to draw down Heaven-and-Earth punishment.
"Retreat."
The two exchanged a glance and moved away together, leaving this place of right and wrong.
Even as Great Supremes they did not want to oppose Heaven-and-Earth rules. That would only harm themselves with no benefit.
Bai Zhong Great Supreme said with a bitter smile,
"In all Heaven-and-Earth, I am afraid only Lin Daoist Friend would dare do this."
"We have lived countless years in vain. Compared to Lin Daoist Friend, we are far too lacking."
Bo Yang Great Supreme very much agreed.
"Indeed. It seems we have lived all these years for nothing. I already cannot understand what Lin Daoist Friend is doing, but I can vaguely feel that he has a far higher goal."
Bai Zhong Great Supreme was in full agreement.
"Yes. I feel the same. Lin Daoist Friend does not seem to only want to be master of this Heaven-and-Earth."
Bo Yang Great Supreme smiled lightly.
"That is right. The end point of countless people is not even as high as Lin Daoist Friend's starting point."
The two watched from afar as black clouds gathered above Heaven-and-Earth Source Water.
Countless bolts of lightning were brewing.
"Roll."
With a low shout, cold light flashed.
A giant fist rose together with Heaven-and-Earth Source Water, which surged up like a waterfall flowing in reverse, carrying endless momentum as it punched into the black clouds.
Thunder exploded, black clouds shattered and turned to dust, vanishing in an instant.
Once again Lin Moyu overturned their understanding.
It was one thing to draw down Heaven-and-Earth punishment, but he even directly smashed Heaven-and-Earth punishment apart.
They could never do such a thing.
The more they thought about it, the more it seemed that besides Lin Moyu, no one else would even dare.
As Heaven-and-Earth punishment was shattered, Heaven-and-Earth rules clearly grew enraged.
Even more and greater dark clouds immediately formed, turning into a boundless sea of lightning.
Just as the sea of lightning took shape, another giant fist flew out from Heaven-and-Earth Source Water and shattered the black clouds once more.
The clouds gathered again and again, and Lin Moyu shattered them again and again.
Lin Moyu did not indulge Heaven-and-Earth rules at all.
As long as they dared to gather, he dared to strike.
In the constant shattering, Heaven-and-Earth punishment reached its limit. Black clouds covered a trillion li and no longer increased.
Lin Moyu still used his fists to blast the dark clouds apart.
Seeing how relaxed and effortless he seemed, Bo Yang and Bai Zhong could tell that Lin Moyu was not even using his full strength.
A thought suddenly surfaced in their hearts.
"Could Lin Daoist Friend be testing the limits of Heaven-and-Earth?"
The two looked at each other and saw shock in each other's eyes, as if this really was the truth.
They were not wrong. Lin Moyu was indeed testing the limits of Heaven-and-Earth.
Through this test he could roughly judge how strong the Chaotic Primordial Wilds were, then compare that with Technique God Heaven-and-Earth and also use it to plan his next moves.
Technique God Heaven-and-Earth continued to absorb Heaven-and-Earth power and grew stronger without stop.
Lin Moyu could feel that Technique God Heaven-and-Earth was getting closer and closer to qualitative transformation.
"Soon. Almost there."
He murmured to himself.
The soul micro-particles were likewise absorbing Heaven-and-Earth power and Primordial Qi.
Compared to Technique God Heaven-and-Earth, they were even more direct. They did not need extra refining and could absorb it straight away.
Those tiny soul micro-particles were like bottomless pits, never full.
Lin Moyu naturally did not restrict them. They could absorb as much as they liked.
The more they absorbed, the stronger they became, and the more solid his soul foundation became.
A full ten years passed.
The rebirth and evolution of the eight-wheel Heaven-and-Earth was still ongoing.
Technique God Heaven-and-Earth finally reached its limit. Its power no longer increased, but the absorption did not stop.
Technique God Heaven-and-Earth continued to absorb Heaven-and-Earth power.
It had reached the limit, and next it would have to surpass that limit and trigger qualitative transformation.
Little Tree grew another new branch, with three emerald leaves hanging from it.
Little Tree grew stronger. One leaf turned transparent, with a space passage appearing inside it.
Little Tree had finally found another new Heaven-and-Earth remnant.
At this moment Lin Moyu did not pay attention to Little Tree. Technique God Heaven-and-Earth had entered a critical juncture and he could not be distracted.
Black clouds covered the Chaotic Primordial Wilds.
Lin Moyu shattered the dark clouds again and again, crushing Heaven-and-Earth punishment.
Heaven-and-Earth rules, however, were tireless, continually gathering anew.
After he tested the limit of Heaven-and-Earth punishment, Lin Moyu grew too lazy to bother with it.
Thunder fell, pierced through Heaven-and-Earth Source Water, and struck Lin Moyu's soul avatar.
The soul avatar remained unmoving within the lightning, completely ignoring it.
Heaven-and-Earth punishment was strong enough to seriously injure a Great Supreme, yet could do nothing to Lin Moyu's soul avatar.
This scene shocked Bai Zhong and Bo Yang once again.
They finally understood that Lin Moyu had reached a level that they had never attained.
Another ten years passed in the blink of an eye.
Technique God Heaven-and-Earth seemed to have once more absorbed its fill.
Lin Moyu felt that the power gathered in Technique God Heaven-and-Earth had already surpassed the limit and was enough for qualitative change, yet it seemed to still lack something, a trigger.
He had to find a trigger.
Lin Moyu fell into deep thought.
A trigger was not so easy to find, but without it Technique God Heaven-and-Earth would always be just a bit short.
He thought through all possible options, continually deducing and simulating, and finally his gaze fell upon the soul micro-particles.
At this point Technique God Heaven-and-Earth had stopped absorbing Heaven-and-Earth power.
All the Heaven-and-Earth power and Primordial Qi produced by the ongoing evolution were being absorbed by the soul micro-particles instead.
Soul micro-particles truly were bottomless pits.
They had absorbed an unknown amount of Heaven-and-Earth power and were still not full.
The evolution of the eight-wheel Heaven-and-Earth was almost at its end.
It looked like even an entire eight-wheel Heaven-and-Earth was not enough to feed all these soul micro-particles.
Looking at the countless soul micro-particles, Lin Moyu narrowed his eyes slightly.
"Perhaps I am the trigger."
Once the soul split into real and illusory, then fused again, his soul power should undergo qualitative change.
Using his own qualitative change to trigger Heaven-and-Earth's qualitative change, spreading his soul and his will through every corner of Technique God Heaven-and-Earth.
Thinking it, he acted.
The soul micro-particles sped up their absorption, doing their utmost to devour everything until the eight-wheel Heaven-and-Earth completed its evolution and no longer produced new Heaven-and-Earth power.
Although the soul micro-particles were not yet fully saturated, it was enough for Lin Moyu to make a try.
This attempt was very safe. Even if it failed, it did not matter, so Lin Moyu could act without worry.
With a thought, countless soul micro-particles dispersed and spread throughout every corner of Technique God Heaven-and-Earth.
In just a few minutes, the entire Technique God Heaven-and-Earth was filled with Lin Moyu's soul micro-particles.
Through these particles Lin Moyu seemed to gain countless eyes and could see every inch of space in Technique God Heaven-and-Earth simultaneously, down to the smallest detail.
Then soul power surged, real and illusory combined, and all the Heaven-and-Earth power just absorbed exploded at once.
Using his own soul as the trigger, Lin Moyu caused all the power absorbed by the soul micro-particles to erupt in one go.
Inside it was fused with his own soul power.
After the fusion of real and illusory, his soul power had already undergone qualitative change. It had surpassed the soul power in the ordinary sense and become almost tangible.
Now, as it erupted, the entire Technique God Heaven-and-Earth was shrouded in soul power so solid it was like a thick quilt covering everything.
"So strong."
Lin Moyu was taken aback.
He had known that after the fusion of real and illusory, his soul power would be very strong, but he had not expected it to be this strong.
His soul power could blanket the entire Heaven-and-Earth. He even had the sense that he could crush Technique God Heaven-and-Earth to fragments with soul power alone.
To crush Heaven-and-Earth with soul power.
Even the Supremes of the past would not dare think such a thought. That would not merely be exaggeration, but delusion.
Soul power covered Technique God Heaven-and-Earth and penetrated everywhere, seeping down into its depths.
Technique God Heaven-and-Earth burst into dazzling light. The accumulated power exploded in full, as if Heaven-and-Earth were being recreated.
Technique God Heaven-and-Earth rapidly grew stronger. Heaven-and-Earth power grew stronger. Heaven-and-Earth grew thicker and heavier.
It was as if countless springs appeared within Heaven-and-Earth, pouring out vast amounts of Primordial Qi from every corner.
A slight smile appeared on Lin Moyu's lips.
"It is finally done."
Technique God Heaven-and-Earth had stepped onto a new level.
Although it had not yet endured its first great tribulation, he knew very clearly that his Technique God Heaven-and-Earth had already become a seven-wheel Heaven-and-Earth.
As long as he could become the Supreme of Technique God Heaven-and-Earth, he would be the first person in all history to become a Supreme within a seven-wheel Heaven-and-Earth.
He would surpass the strongest Po Cang Emperor and become the true number one.
However, Lin Moyu was not satisfied. His goal was higher and farther.
Becoming a Supreme was only one stop along the way. After a brief stay he would inevitably move on to more distant places.
Technique God Heaven-and-Earth was still strengthening. Space boiled like water at a rolling boil, endlessly churning.
Suddenly Lin Moyu saw a stretch of void, void outside Heaven-and-Earth.
Within that void a massive light-mass slowly rose.
The light-mass was larger than the entire Technique God Heaven-and-Earth.
"This is… the Heaven-and-Earth Wall."
He recognized that the light-mass was the Heaven-and-Earth Wall.
He had actually seen the Heaven-and-Earth Wall from within Technique God Heaven-and-Earth.
He roused the Hongmeng Gem.
"What is going on?"
Hongmeng Gem said,
"The appearance of the Heaven-and-Earth Wall means the first great tribulation is about to arrive."
Lin Moyu frowned.
"The first great tribulation is coming this fast? Technique God Heaven-and-Earth has not been evolving for very many years."
Under normal circumstances it should not have come so early.
Hongmeng Gem said,
"Your Heaven-and-Earth is somewhat special. Both its birth and its growth are very special. Perhaps it is precisely this special nature that has caused the Heaven-and-Earth Wall to appear early.
"Looked at that way, it might make sense."
Lin Moyu asked,
"Roughly how much time is left?"
"Normally there should still be several thousand years, but for your Heaven-and-Earth, it is hard to say. It will probably come earlier."
Because of the special nature of both Lin Moyu and Technique God Heaven-and-Earth, even Hongmeng Gem did not dare be sure.
Especially Lin Moyu.
The things he had done had far-reaching effects and were already affecting even beyond Heaven-and-Earth.
Lin Moyu calculated in his heart.
"In other words, if I want to raise Technique God Heaven-and-Earth to nine-wheel level, time is already very tight."
Hongmeng Gem had said several thousand years, but Lin Moyu did not believe that.
He felt that at most a thousand years from now, the first great tribulation of Technique God Heaven-and-Earth would arrive, deciding its life or death.
If Technique God Heaven-and-Earth smoothly crossed the tribulation and became a living Heaven-and-Earth, its level would be set at that point.
Although it could still grow stronger afterward, strengthening from seven wheels to nine wheels would be no problem, yet that type of growth would be prone to many issues.
Xunzhi True Lord had already proven that such a method was not the best choice.
The best would be if Heaven-and-Earth could be strengthened to the limit before the life-and-death tribulation, and then become a nine-wheel Heaven-and-Earth within that tribulation.
That had been Lin Moyu's original idea.
Before, he had felt there was still plenty of time. Now it seemed time was a bit tight.
The appearance of the Heaven-and-Earth Wall was a warning. After remaining for a while it vanished again.
The next time it appeared would be when the Heaven-and-Earth life-and-death tribulation arrived.
Technique God Heaven-and-Earth gradually calmed.
Lin Moyu carefully sensed its changes.
This qualitative shift had raised Technique God Heaven-and-Earth from six wheels to seven, and its Heaven-and-Earth power had increased by around a hundredfold.
Compared to the Chaotic Primordial Wilds, Technique God Heaven-and-Earth now was at least a thousand times stronger.
The gap between Heavens-and-Earth below seven wheels was not this large.
Lin Moyu judged that the Chaotic Primordial Wilds should lie between four-wheel and five-wheel level. When Hongmeng Gem had originally said it was a four-wheel Heaven-and-Earth, that had not been wrong.
A four-wheel Heaven-and-Earth should originally have been able to withstand four cycles of Heaven-and-Earth great tribulation, but for some special reasons the Chaotic Primordial Wilds had been damaged and could now only endure three cycles.
When the fourth cycle came, the Chaotic Primordial Wilds would head toward its end.
This problem did have a solution.
As long as a Supreme appeared in this cycle of the great tribulation, Lin Moyu had a way to extend the life of the Chaotic Primordial Wilds, letting it exist for another hundreds of billions of years without issue.
With Technique God Heaven-and-Earth stronger, some things became easier to handle.
"Elder Sister, are you ready to become a Supreme?"
Lin Moyu spoke softly to himself.
At this moment he was in an excellent mood.
Technique God Heaven-and-Earth had successfully advanced and completed a major task, laying the foundation.
Heaven-and-Earth Source Water from the Chaotic Primordial Wilds was gathering inside Technique God Heaven-and-Earth.
Heaven-and-Earth Water-Mother surged up and merged with Heaven-and-Earth Source Water.
The two divine waters, both from the Chaotic Primordial Wilds and of the same origin, fused smoothly under Lin Moyu's control and formed a lake.
Heaven-and-Earth power in Technique God Heaven-and-Earth continually flowed into it. After filtering, dissolving, and purification, it became pure Heaven-and-Earth power and blended into the lake.
Lin Moyu said lightly,
"When Elder Sister becomes a Supreme, this Heaven-and-Earth water will be the foundation for the Chaotic Primordial Wilds' ascension, extending its life by hundreds of billions of years."
After finishing all this, Lin Moyu clapped his hands.
"Done. Next is to continue strengthening Technique God Heaven-and-Earth."
Hongmeng Gem stood at the side and flattered him.
"Congratulations, Master, felicitations, Master, for soon becoming the only existence in all history to break through to Supreme within a seven-wheel Heaven-and-Earth."
Lin Moyu said,
"You should know seven-wheel Heaven-and-Earth is not my goal."
Hongmeng Gem replied,
"Of course. Seven-wheel Heaven-and-Earth is only the foundation. Master's goals are naturally far greater."
Lin Moyu's gaze swept over Technique God Heaven-and-Earth and his soul micro-particles all returned.
In this qualitative transformation, the power they had absorbed had once again been consumed by seventy to eighty percent.
At this time, every corner of Technique God Heaven-and-Earth, every inch of space and every fragment of spacetime, bore Lin Moyu's soul imprint.
Lin Moyu no longer needed to move a single thought to know everything that happened within Technique God Heaven-and-Earth.
Even past events could be viewed by him at any time.
As the master of Technique God Heaven-and-Earth, he had become all-knowing.
"This is what it truly means to hold Heaven-and-Earth in one's hand."
Lin Moyu could not help a heartfelt sigh.
His gaze fell on Little Tree.
Previously Little Tree had grown a third branch and had nine leaves.
Now, after Technique God Heaven-and-Earth's qualitative change, Little Tree had grown three more branches and now had six branches in total.
The leaves on each branch had also increased from three to six.
Altogether there were now thirty-six leaves.
The number of leaves and branches determined Little Tree's strength.
When Little Tree's branches and leaves became dense and flourishing, no one knew what level its strength would reach.
Lin Moyu's gaze was drawn to one transparent leaf.
"Found another one."