Chapter 90
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Chapter 90: Even If I Lose an Arm, I Will Learn
“How could this happen?”
“After learning the Spirit Law version of the Chaos Technique, I actually have to pay the price of losing an arm?”
In the valley, the Spirit Law Tribe Members, who were originally excited and thrilled, all fell into a struggle.
Yi Chen did not rush; he quietly waited for their decision.
After more than half a minute, Zong Shan, the leader of the Northern Army, suddenly gritted his teeth and said, “I am willing to cultivate the Spirit Law version of the Chaos Technique. Please, tribal chief, teach me.”
Everyone’s gaze focused on his face.
On Zong Shan’s face, there was only determination and resolve.
He stood nearly six feet tall, yet he wasn’t particularly burly.
The reason he made this decision was that he had to learn the Spirit Law version of the Chaos Technique.
The primary reason was that the temptation of advancing in levels was simply too great.
Even though he didn’t know, like the viewers in the live room, that level increases could significantly prolong life, the increase in power also brought him an indescribable sense of achievement and fulfillment.
For him, it was an irresistible temptation.
The reason he became the first to decide was that among the four main leaders, he would benefit the most from learning the Chaos Technique.
The commanders of the Eastern and Southern Armies were the former tribal warriors Guli and Rog.
The commander of the Western Army was the former tribal chief, Tai Shi.
Before learning the Chaos Technique, they may not have had such great power, but with their sturdy builds and strong strength, they were ranked among the top three in the tribe.
Zong Shan had previously been insignificant in the tribe.
Thanks to his outstanding talent, he was suddenly chosen by Yi Chen to become the leader of the Northern Army.
He had grown accustomed to having everyone respond to his call, his subordinates fearing him, and leading the charge against fierce beasts with blood splattering on site.
To give up improving his strength and relinquish his leadership position would be harder than death for him.
“I will learn!”
Guli was the second to step forward.
Her thoughts were a bit simpler.
Greater strength would enable her to help Yi Chen expand their territory more effectively.
Losing an arm was nothing to her.
“I will learn too!”
Tai Shi was the third.
He had once been the chief of the Flame Mountain Tribe, but now at over thirty years old, his physical strength had significantly declined and he had aged considerably.
To avoid being replaced by the tribe’s warriors, he decided to step down willingly.
This feeling of fallen heroism can only be understood by him.
It was the Chaos Technique that made him stronger than ever before, and he did not want to experience the emptiness of a hero again.
“I will learn!”
“I will learn too!”
Soon, all the Spirit Law Tribe Members, after careful consideration, stood up to express their intentions.
Forty-three Spirit Law members were all willing to give up an arm as a price to continue advancing their realms.
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“Alright! As expected, they are all willing to learn.”
“There’s no other choice. The humanity in the Primitive Era has been in a precarious state for a long time, making them tougher and more willing to pay any price for strength.”
“Not to mention, they are all high-ranking members of the Yanhuang Tribe’s Military. If they don’t advance, they will eventually be replaced.”
“The consequences of not learning will lead to stagnant strength and insecure positions; the price will far exceed that of an arm.”
In the live room, all the viewers seemed weak, as if their vitality had been drained.
“It feels like we will end up learning too. Even if we don’t learn the Spirit Law version of the Chaos Technique, our status may be secure, but the feeling of not being able to enhance our strength is just too uncomfortable.”
“Not to mention, we know that the higher the realm, the longer the lifespan. After breaking through to Spirit Law, the lifespan cap can reach five hundred years.”
“Only by learning the Spirit Law version of the Chaos Technique can we break into the next major realm, which might allow our lifespan cap to reach one thousand years.”
“From now on, whether it’s on the exile planet or in our human federation, all humans will have to become one-armed.”
“Sigh, the terrible side effects have finally arrived. Who knows if there will be even more severe side effects after breaking through to the next major realm and learning a higher level of the Chaos Technique?”
“This must be the cost of evolution! We will slowly get used to it. Take the Various Races, those powerful entities; aren’t they all oddly shaped compared to ordinary tribe members?”
“Angelic Beings have different powers, differing wing numbers and colors. The Three-Eyed Tribe, different powers, differing pupil sizes and colors. The Ten-Armed Tribe, different powers, differing numbers of arms…”
“Based on these side effects, it seems that among humanity, the stronger the ability, the fewer the arms. Or rather, the stronger the ability, the fewer the limbs…”
“Right now, because of aesthetic standards, everyone thinks that having one less arm might look strange, but this is an unavoidable cost of evolution. We will gradually get used to it.”
Everyone sighed, their hearts in turmoil.
They all tried to comfort themselves to accept this cost.
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“Since everyone is willing to learn, let’s begin!”
In the valley, seeing that everyone was willing to learn the Spirit Law version of the Chaos Technique, Yi Chen said no more and started the lesson.
“All methods are rooted in the mind; the path is shaped by nature. Ultimately, everything becomes one, and through the heart, we glimpse the unity. This section means that after breaking through to Spirit Law, perception ability becomes increasingly important, and one can vaguely sense the various rules formed by the Dao of Heaven and Earth.”
“Some of these rules are beyond our current realm and touch those we can’t even reach yet. However, some rules can be grasped with effort; we can at least touch upon the surface.”
“The most important rule of spirit energy is balance. It is an infinite source of energy, yet seemingly boundless in nature. Though it may seem contradictory, it is not in conflict.”
“To put it simply, within a certain area, spirit energy will continuously emerge. But when a powerful entity appears in that area, it will absorb most of the spirit energy, making it thin and affecting others trying to draw from it.”
“If one cannot grasp this balance and the various rules formed by the Dao of Heaven and Earth, various restraints and even disastrous changes for that powerful entity will occur.”
“One of the variances imposed on us humanity by the Dao of Heaven and Earth is that after breaking through to Spirit Law, it will be difficult to absorb large amounts of spirit energy for our own use.”
“So, what you first need to do is perceive the rules of spirit energy, understand the path of balancing spirit energy, and absorb massive amounts of spirit energy without limitation…”
Yi Chen invested substantial patience and detailed his understanding of the Spirit Law version of the Chaos Technique without reservation.
After breaking through to Spirit Law, what struck him most was the path of cultivation, a path against the heavens.
Merely reaching the Spirit Law level gave him a vague sense of impending crisis.
It seemed that further advancement would no longer align with the operational rules of the Dao of Heaven and Earth.
The Dao needs balance; it requires a perfect closed loop.
It allows a particular race to stand at the top of the food chain within a closed loop.
But it does not allow the top race of this food chain to disrupt this closed loop, monopolizing all resources and compressing the living space of other races.
Once this situation occurs, terrifying variances will surely arise.
Either the reproductive ability of that race will plummet, or a disaster sufficient to destroy that race will descend, or a natural enemy that can restrain that race will be born…
One must either rein in at the edge of the cliff and stop advancing, or find a shortcut to enter a larger closed loop that alleviates the pressure of the smaller loop.
Or one can only seek ways to avoid variance, reducing or delaying its occurrence as much as possible.
Yi Chen had never considered the first method.
The second method was beyond his current capabilities.
He chose the third method, researching and searching for loopholes in the rules of the Dao of Heaven and Earth.
He worked hard to find reasonable ways to improve within the loopholes of the Dao’s rules.
In fact, there was a fourth method.
That was to break the rules set by the Dao of Heaven and Earth and have the ability to create his own rules.
This method only flickered through Yi Chen’s mind briefly before he dismissed it.
His current strength had only a shallow understanding of some basic rules.
There was still a vast distance in understanding both himself and the opposition, not to mention breaking the rules of the Dao of Heaven and Earth and creating new ones.
