Chapter 500

Chapter 500: Great Divine Power, Five-Color Divine Light

"By combining Five Qi Returning to Origin with my Purifying Light, could I develop the Five-Color Divine Light?"

After careful thought, Mu Lin realized… the possibility was great.

Five Qi Returning to Origin granted him control over the five elements, while Purifying Light could cleanse all things. Together, they might allow his Five-Color Divine Light to sweep away countless obstacles.

"But this is just basic combination. The true power of Five-Color Divine Light lies in its ability to neutralize anything within the five elements’ domain. To reach such mastery, I must fully comprehend the cycles and transformations of the five elements."

Though capable of studying the five elements, Mu Lin knew this path would take too long. "Even with my Attribute Panel, solo research would require thousands of years. I need the world’s talents to join this endeavor."

His solution came through Five Element Fruit. Using the Five Organs Nurturing Spirit Tree alongside Golden Fruits, he created this new resource. While Golden Fruits granted light-based divine bodies with purification abilities, Five Element Fruits bestowed five-element ethereal spirits.

Consumers would naturally pursue elemental cultivation with innate talent. Their accumulated knowledge and experiences would flow back to Mu Lin through the True Spirit Domain Chart due to their spiritual connection.

"With enough five-element practitioners, my Five-Color Divine Light could manifest faster." Without delay, Mu Lin produced batches of Five Element Fruits and instructed Yan Yunyu’s group to distribute them.

…

Life’s adaptability proved remarkable in this spirit-rich world. Using his powers of life, Mu Lin not only absorbed these evolutionary advantages but enhanced them further.

The Five Organs Nurturing Spirit Tree yielded Five Qi Returning to Origin, Five-Color Divine Light, and Five Element Fruits – merely initial achievements. His Environmental Transformation Device showed greater promise.

This invention utilized fast-spreading algae capable of devouring massive energy and organic matter. Once threatening the Dragon Palace as "Sea Demon King," these resilient organisms survived continuous purges by the Dragon Palace water tribe.

Mu Lin modified their photosynthesis ability to produce spiritual rice-like grains. Their explosive reproduction transformed from ecological hazard to sustainable food source.

"Still, their spiritual energy consumption resembles invasive species. Unsuitable for Xuanling world’s main ecosystem." Mu Lin resolved, "I’ll deploy them on orbital satellites to test extraterrestrial terraforming."

"Regarding foreign races – wholesale slaughter isn’t feasible or wise. Xuanling world lacks such strength, and the casualties would be catastrophic."

"But in the past, with limited spiritual ground and resources, we couldn’t let them enter the world to compete with ordinary humans."

"But with the Environmental Transformation Device, everything changed. I could turn satellites and planets into Gaia-like planets for those foreign tribes to live."

"Accepting them requires strategy… Humans must stay dominant. I’ll only take tribes willing to submit."

"And they can’t settle for free—they must buy territory with resources!"

These exiled tribes carried their world’s legacy and wealth.

Mu Lin suspected they possessed divine authorities or artifacts like Dao tools.

Such items could speed up his True Spirit Domain Chart’s advancement.

After merging the powers of life with Lord of Mount Tai, the Chart’s experience points jumped by ten billion to 36.5 billion.

More divine authorities would push it further.

"This deal works… but I’ll discuss it with True Lord Tianwu first."

The Five Element Fruit and Device weren’t his only gains.

He’d also made biological smart brains—a fantastical blend.

Mu Lin combined the Enlightenment Tea tree, Bodhi tree, and Intelligence Snails.

The first two boosted wisdom and insight.

Intelligence Snails, Celestial Spirit tribe’s speciality, were house-sized with massive brains.

Yue Ling said they’d once ruled regions by enslaving other races.

Their downfall came from overthinking: old snails deemed everything meaningless—power, pleasure, even their tribe’s survival.

Many hid away to ponder philosophy, collapsing their empire.

"…"

Mu Lin found this absurd yet logical.

Overthinking breeds nihilism, driving seclusion or self-destruction—he’d seen philosophers self-destruct before.

Luckily, some snails remained. Their genes revealed hyperactive, advanced brains.

Mu Lin hybridized them with Tea leaves and Bodhi fruits.

Most attempts failed despite his life powers, but endless energy let him persist.

Using the Time Secret Realm, he sped up trials.

After countless failures under accelerated time, hybrid brains emerged—fusing Tea and Bodhi traits.

These incomplete beings needed life energy injections and precise environments to survive.

Fragile yet brilliant, their processing dwarfed ordinary humans’ by hundreds of times.

Bodhi and Tea let them grasp laws and insights.

"It worked!"

Mu Lin gazed at the dish holding glowing brains—his key to ascension.

Translucent and starry inside, they shimmered beautifully, not gruesomely.

"Starry Sky Brain fits you."

"You’ll be my first apostle—the Giant of Light’s cherubim."

He logged its name and True Spirit into the Chart, binding it eternally.

As the universe’s blueprint, the Chart ensured even a future Star God-level Brain stayed subordinate.

Fearless of betrayal, Mu Lin ordered:

"Analyze the five elements. Share the results."

He’d seize the Five-Color Divine Light swiftly.