With one hand, Zhou Yuanjue crushed the shadowy mass as silver sparks of starlight ignited around him. 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

CRACK! CRACK!!

His body, twisted from the car crash, began to recover at a startling rate. He rapidly shed his youthful appearance, expanding and returning to his original form.

The deformed car frame buckled outward, and he climbed out through the window.

The surroundings were a complete wreck, but Zhou Yuanjue was completely oblivious. He stood silently before the mangled sedan, gazing at the fresh blood spilling out of it.

Once, that scene had been his Nightmare. Now, however, he could face it with perfect calm.

’The living should live their lives to the fullest, and the past should be left behind.’

’Only the weak wallow in past suffering, unable to break free.’

’Besides, everything before me is merely an illusion.’

"So this is the Glowing Moon Attainment Realm? It’s far too simple."

Zhou Yuanjue shook his head slightly. The bewilderment of the Glowing Moon Attainment Realm had only lasted for that hazy moment upon waking; the instant he saw his parents’ faces clearly, he had already become fully lucid.

He had experienced this moment countless times and broken free by his own power. How could this scene possibly confuse him?

’I really don’t understand why the Glowing Moon Attainment Realm chose to extract this particular memory.’

In reality, what he didn’t realize was that this was already the greatest mental weakness the power of the Glowing Moon Attainment Realm could extract from the fragments of his memory...

Zhou Yuanjue tore his gaze away from the sedan and surveyed his surroundings.

Smoke and dust, debris, wreckage, screams...

Everything was so real. He could even see the individual motes of dust floating in the air and feel the subtle sensation of them landing on his skin.

He then sensed the surrounding magnetic field structure and his own physical body, only to be surprised that they seemed completely identical to those in the outside world.

It was like a genuine world. If Zhou Yuanjue hadn’t been a being who had awakened his own will, and if he hadn’t recalled the Great Clan Elder’s words, he would have almost believed he had been transported to a parallel dimension.

In a normal dream, although the dreamer might possess senses that feel almost real, the moment they realize they are dreaming, they discover many things are, in fact, not real at all.

But the True Dream Realm, constructed by Moonlight Power, was different. Not only were the five senses hyper-realistic, but even the fundamental information governing the world’s structure seemed identical to reality.

’This Moonlight Power... it’s truly extraordinary.’

"No wonder the Great Clan Elder of the Moon Race said that any experiment attempted here would also be effective back in the real world."

Zhou Yuanjue understood now.

’According to the Great Clan Elder, as long as I awaken within the dream, I can shatter this Dream Realm and, like a creator, Reshape it entirely...’

Zhou Yuanjue looked up at the azure sky. He slowly raised a hand, his powerful will radiating outward as he clenched his fist.

Break!!

CRACK!!

Terrifying fissures began to spread across the entire Dream Realm, and then, it shattered completely.

Outside the Dream Realm, the eggshells formed by the Moonlight Power had only just materialized around the four participants. The three Clan Elders had just begun timing them, still discussing whether any of the group might break the Moon Race’s standing record.

CRACK!!

Suddenly, a sound came from the silvery-white barrier of light surrounding Zhou Yuanjue.

The three Elders’ discussion came to an abrupt halt. They whipped their heads around to look toward Zhou Yuanjue.

They clearly saw distinct cracks appear on the silvery-white light barrier surrounding Zhou Yuanjue.

"..."

The Great Clan Elder was completely shrouded in his white robe, his expression hidden from view.

"It cracked? Did something go wrong with the Mental Attainment Realm?"

the Second Clan Elder said in a low voice.

"That can’t be..."

the Third Clan Elder began to say.

However, before he could finish...

CRACKLE!!

A dense web of fissures, originating from the first crack, instantly covered the entire silver barrier.

POP!!

The next moment, the entire silver barrier exploded, dissolving into countless silver Star Points within the stone chamber. These Star Points rapidly contracted, merging with the silvery-white pillar of light beaming down from the dome, and flowed as one into Zhou Yuanjue’s body.

The three Clan Elders exchanged a look, speechless for a long moment.

"Did he... break through the realm?"

the Third Clan Elder asked.

"Yes."

The Great Clan Elder softly uttered a single word, but his voice seemed to carry a uniquely complex emotion.

"Did it even take ten seconds?"

the Second Clan Elder asked.

"I don’t think so... I can’t really remember."

the Third Clan Elder said, uncertain.

"This is truly..."

The Second Clan Elder was at a loss for words.

"Does this guy have no regrets? No weaknesses? No darkness in him at all?"

the Third Clan Elder asked, completely baffled.

"Perhaps... this is the true new era that Bailong wanted us to witness."

the Great Clan Elder remarked with a sigh.

...

...

「Inside the Glowing Moon Attainment Realm.」

After shattering the Dream Realm, Zhou Yuanjue found himself in a boundless expanse of dense Glow of the Hazy Moon.

Without form, without sensation.

Everything was silvery-white; it was impossible to distinguish distance or the passage of time.

In that moment, Zhou Yuanjue felt he could use his will to shape this Glow of the Hazy Moon into any scene he desired.

He could become a plant, a beast, or even a woman.

The next moment, shaped by his will, his own form materialized within the Glow of the Hazy Moon.

Then, with a point of his finger, the surrounding scenery rapidly transformed.

An incredibly vast training ground appeared before Zhou Yuanjue’s eyes.

Now, he needed to use his time in this training ground to conduct as many experiments as possible.

This time, he wanted to experiment with a power he had only recently witnessed from the Qi Clan.

Qi Veins.

Previously, he had been searching for a way to store Southern Dipper Starlight within his body, but unfortunately, he had no solid leads.

But the abilities of the Qi Clan had given him some inspiration.

Qi Veins are based on the human body’s meridians but are superior to them, connecting all the Acupoints throughout the body. They inherently possess the ability to store Magnetic Field Power. If he could create his own Secret Skill based on this principle, it was highly likely he could finally store the Southern Dipper Starlight Magnetic Field within his body. Furthermore, he could evolve even more possibilities from there.

Zhou Yuanjue had always believed that although the powers of Spirit Guardians were profound and mysterious, they weren’t actually beyond the scope of human understanding. Spirit Guardians were simply born with these kinds of abilities.

He had always believed that even an ordinary person could master the abilities of a Spirit Guardian, provided they found the correct method.

’If the secret teachings of the various schools in the Martial Arts Realm were practiced to their absolute limit, allowing one to break through to Saint Awakening, wouldn’t the resulting effects and characteristics be similar to the powers of Spirit Guardians?’

’The powers of Spirit Guardians are by no means unattainable.’

’Humanity simply understands far too little about its own body.’