"Eh?"

Beside him, Wei Qian let out a light sound of surprise, staring at Fang Heng with eyes reflecting astonishment, murmuring, "God’s Eye..."

The moment the God’s Eye activated, the flow of the Source of the Void immediately slowed before Fang Heng’s eyes.

The movement of power gradually decelerated in his vision, becoming increasingly clear.

Time seemed to freeze, and the circulation of the Source of the Void repeated itself before Fang Heng’s eyes.

At a certain moment, Fang Heng suddenly understood the deconstruction of Origin Power.

So that’s it!

He began to comprehend the meaning behind Wei Qian’s words.

Construct!

Origin Power could be considered the starting point for nearly all power.

The source of all strength.

Previously, he had always used Origin Power directly, assimilating the enemy’s power, which consumed a tremendous amount in the process.

It was actually the most crude application.

But if he used Origin Power to deconstruct, dissolving the enemy’s barrier power and domain power and converting it in reverse to the source...

Then, by using power of the same level with Origin Power to perform reverse deconstruction...

Fang Heng suddenly understood.

No wonder Wei Qian had been able to achieve that effortless effect.

Understanding this was simple, but executing it was extremely difficult, requiring precise timing immediately after using Origin Power.

Very hard!

Fang Heng realized that the "Breaking Limit" Wei Qian had spoken of was not really a level, but rather an insight and technique for handling power.

Gaining understanding and comprehension of the technique was already very difficult, and applying it in actual combat was even harder.

Yet Wei Qian could manage it.

He had only just learned the ’Breaking Limit’ technique.

If it were Fang Heng, even with understanding, he could improve his strength immediately in part, but to reach Wei Qian’s level and fully integrate the technique into his body would take hundreds of years of rigorous practice.

Moreover, Wei Qian had only just grasped "Breaking Limit" and had not yet fully mastered it.

While pondering, a game hint appeared on Fang Heng’s retina.

[Hint: The player has currently mastered the special ultimate-Origin.]

Ultimate-Origin.

Description: All skills gain an additional 20% release efficiency and 20% final effect; skills additionally carry Origin Power.

Fang Heng reopened his eyes, sensing the enhancement of his new power.

"Amazing! Fang Heng! You’re incredible!"

Wei Qian praised repeatedly beside him, excitedly saying, "Truly, our Mind Clan’s talent allows perception of ’Breaking Limit.’ Few other races can reach this step."

"Thanks."

Fang Heng nodded lightly.

He took it as Wei Qian’s compliment.

Fang Heng thought Wei Qian’s true strength was terrifying.

So, what level of martial artist was Wei Qian really?

Only seventh place?

Fang Heng looked up at Wei Qian seriously and asked, "Wei Qian, I’m curious, how many times have you participated in the Martial Apex Tournament?"

"Haha, I’ve lost count. I basically participate every year."

"And your ranking? With your ability, could you enter the top ten in the tournament?"

"Ah... well..."

Wei Qian scratched his head sheepishly. "Actually, I don’t know why, but I always get nervous during matches. Sometimes I lose to opponents who feel weaker than I do. Probably bad luck. The best I’ve ever ranked was just inside the top sixteen."

Only sixteen?

Fang Heng frowned.

If he fought Wei Qian now, he would have no guarantee of victory.

Were the semifinalists of the Martial Apex Tournament all monsters?

"Haha, let’s not discuss that now. Though Origin Power has temporarily broken limits, truly mastering this power requires diligent practice. Talent alone only reaches the upper limit when combined with effort."

Wei Qian then took out a Martial Apex Tournament token and nodded. "Fang Heng, it’s nice to meet you. I need to return quickly. We’ll see each other again at the tournament. I wish you good results."

"Mm."

Fang Heng nodded lightly. "I look forward to meeting you again at the tournament. Perhaps next time we’ll be opponents. I won’t be merciful then."

"Hahaha, certainly, certainly."

Fang Heng watched as Wei Qian used the tournament token to teleport away.

"Power and technique."

Fang Heng murmured to himself.

He had entered the game for such a short time that nearly all his strength had risen rapidly due to the game’s bonuses, and his exploration of technique, aside from domain, was almost zero.

Wei Qian was right.

With his current strength, brute force could handle ninety-nine percent of situations, but to further enhance combat strength, he could consider integrating techniques.

Doing so would lead to a qualitative improvement in his own power.

However...

"That won’t be easy..."

Fang Heng shook his head lightly.

It was better to take it step by step.

At least for now, the Black Fog Game’s enhancement could give his physical attributes a rapid boost in a very short time.

Techniques could be practiced later.

He would first max out everything else.

Increase his strength attributes!

He had not yet reached his peak.

Greed rose in Fang Heng’s heart as he looked at the Origin Orb before him.

The orb’s outer metal ring remained intact, and the missing part of the magic array carved on it had already been completed by the two Evil Gods.

Fang Heng approached the Origin Orb and condensed an imprint before him, using mental strength to activate the metal ring and manipulate the orb.

"Buzz..."

The metal ring emitted a faint glow.

"Whoosh!"

A spatial rift slowly tore open before him, forming a space passage.

Fang Heng nodded inwardly.

With the metal ring, it was much easier. Teleporting the Origin Orb back to the game world was only a matter of time.

He still needed to bring back the remaining Source of the Void, though.

That was a bit troublesome.

Since he could not store much of the Source of the Void, making round trips to the Void Realm very cumbersome, Fang Heng frowned.

"Right, does the Origin Orb work?"

He suddenly looked at the Origin Orb.

The God of Eternal Silence and the God of Final Filth had put tremendous effort into bringing the orb here, likely to use its power to manipulate the Source of the Void.

Moreover, the Origin Orb had been created after drawing energy from the Source of the Void.

Since it was the same source of power, could it store some void energy?

He would try.

Fang Heng reached toward the Source of the Void.

The Source of the Void’s power slowly floated toward the Origin Orb under his guidance.

"Buzz..."

As the Source of the Void’s power gradually infused into the Origin Orb, the orb became translucent, radiating silver light.

Sure enough! It worked!

Fang Heng was quietly pleased.

He had guessed correctly: the orb could store part of the void power.

Though not much.

But the remaining Source of the Void in the cavern was already limited.

In just a short moment, all of the cavern’s Source of the Void power had been absorbed and stored in the orb.

Done!

Fang Heng touched his chin.

The Origin Orb could absorb void power, and by extension, other types of orbs could absorb their corresponding source power.

This gave him a hint.

For example, he could try to absorb the Source of Death from the Divine Realm using the Death Realm Orb.

Fang Heng had coveted that for a long time.

However, the strategy was risky, requiring precise control of the Death Realm Orb in the Divine Realm.

One slip and it could go disastrously wrong.

He would consider that later.

Fang Heng took a deep breath and stepped into the space passage, carrying the Origin Orb.