We made you practice martial arts, and you've mastered the Great Golden Body?

Chapter 118 Activation - Divine Skill: Eye of God!
"What the hell?"

Shen Bailian walked back to the living room, sat on the sofa, and drank tea while looking at the skill descriptions on the panel.

His brows furrowed, because his mental energy, depleted from his previous journey through the Universe, had not yet recovered, and his thought process slowed down for a moment.

Shen Bailian could understand the gift from the Land of the Universe; it was simply that he had misunderstood the Land of the Universe's intentions. The golden light that had split off earlier was a gift for him.

And this gift is the divine skill – the Eye of God.

But what does the following sentence, "Are you ready?", mean?
What do I need to prepare?
"Forget it, there's no point in thinking about it so much."

After thinking for a few seconds without any clues, Shen Bailian simply stopped thinking about it. Since there were no clues at the moment, thinking too much would just be wild guessing.

The road will straighten itself when it reaches the bridge; even if something is wrong, just cut it down.

Shen Bailian then focused his attention on the Eye of God, wanting to see how its activation conditions differed from the Shadow Follower skill, but he was stunned again—

Divine Skill: Eye of God (Not Activated).

Activation required: A gift from the universe, so you don't need to pay any price.

[Conditions have been met. Activate now?]

"Fuck."

Shen Bailian rubbed his eyes, and when he opened them again, he found that the panel was unchanged.

He really couldn't hold back this time, so he swore. Shen Bailian didn't expect that this was actually a gift. Even the most basic running skill required a solidification point to activate.

But this divine skill requires no cost?
After calming down from my excitement...

Shen Bailian's mind stirred slightly, and he immediately focused his attention and clicked the "Yes" option.

Congratulations! You have successfully activated the divine skill – Eye of God.

【Eye of God LV1 (0/400)】

[Skill Description: In your eyes, they have nowhere to hide; you will see through illusions and gaze directly into the distant future.]

[Skill Effect: Consumes mental energy to continuously gain vision.]

Is there only one active effect?

Shen Bailian frowned slightly as he looked at the skill effect descriptions on the panel. It wasn't that he was dissatisfied, but rather that he felt the Universe Land skill was a bit lacking.

After all, the divine skills he acquired were divided into active and passive effects, and the passive effect was an incredible resurrection skill.

However, the Eye of God gifted by the Land of the Universe only has a simple active effect: it consumes mental energy to continuously gain vision.

Can't we see to gain a field of vision?

Even if he can't see, Shen Bailian's mental strength has already successfully broken through to level 10.0 or above, and he can perceive the situation outside the world through his super-strong perception.

"Try it out first to get familiar with it."

After being solidified onto the panel, the skill became an instinct for Shen Bailian, similar to drinking water when thirsty.

Therefore, with just a slight thought, Shen Bailian successfully entered the 'Eye of God' state, and he stared intently at the coffee table in front of him.

After a while~
Shen Bailian found that it was no different from what he saw with normal eyes, and it only cost him mental energy for no reason, which was not worth the loss.

"Divine skills can't be that simple." Shen Bailian lay on the sofa, squinted slightly, looked at the skill description on the panel, and pondered to himself: "Consumes mental power to gain vision."

"Field of vision?"

Shen Bailian increased his mental effort, and as a result...

Swish!
Shen Bailian's body suddenly sprang up from the sofa like a spring. He looked at the housekeeping robot behind him, his eyes revealing an undisguised surprise and horror.

"Hello, how can I help you?" A smile appeared on the display screen on the housekeeping robot's face as it slowly moved towards Shen Bailian.

Upon hearing the voice, Shen Bailian immediately declined, saying, "No need, you go ahead with your work."

"Okay." After saying that, the housekeeping robot turned around and left to continue cleaning the villa.

"So that's how it's used."

Shen Bailian closed his eyes and watched the housekeeping robot gradually disappear from his sight. He suddenly realized what was going on and a happy smile appeared on his face.

The mechanism of the Eye of God is very simple: by investing mental energy, one gains a field of vision, but this field of vision is an extraordinary one.

In the state of the Eye of God, Shen Bailian could 'see' the housekeeping robot behind him, which was completely different from his previous perception using mental power.

Mental perception can only provide a general sense; it is not very precise.

In the state of the Eye of God, a three-dimensional image is formed in Shen Bailian's mind, accurate to every centimeter, even every millimeter.
As mental energy is rapidly invested, the angle of this three-dimensional image will become wider and wider, until finally there is no blind spot at all, a full 360 degrees.

If you accelerate the investment of mental energy, the range of the three-dimensional image will expand, and the larger the range, the faster the mental energy will be consumed.

However, to determine the exact state of the Eye of God and the extent of mental energy consumption, simple tests are still needed.

However, there is one rather troublesome aspect.

After mental energy is depleted, even with the support of an iron body, it's impossible to recover in ten minutes or so, just like physical energy, once nutrients are replenished.

To fully recover, you'll need at least a few hours of sleep.

Shen Bailian glanced at his smart bracelet and realized that it was already 9 p.m., and there were only 33 hours left until the trial started on September 1st.

Because they had to rest before midnight on the 31st, and the wilderness was no joke, something Shen Bailian knew all too well.

Therefore, this means that Shen Bailian can only choose between continuing to cultivate and testing the Eye of God.

Shen Bailian sat on the sofa and began to ponder, his eyes gleaming with a faint light. In less than a minute, he made up his mind.

"We'll use the remaining time to test the Eye of God."

This skill is definitely useless in arena battles, but it's a completely different story in the wilderness.

Because ferocious beasts won't abandon their ambush just because they are stronger than the martial artist; most ferocious beasts seek a fatal blow.

Therefore, if used properly, the skill "Eye of God" is simply a divine skill, and the traces of any ferocious beast will have nowhere to hide.

Shen Bailian naturally had a clear sense of what was more important.

ding dong~ ding dong~
"Who is it?" Feng Yanqiu, dressed in a pink martial arts uniform with a cute cat pattern in the middle, walked to the door and opened it as soon as she saw who was outside.

"Yueyue, what brings you here today?" Feng Yanqiu looked at the tall girl in front of her with a surprised expression, revealing an incredulous look.

Although they had only known each other for a short time, the cheerful Feng Yanqiu had already figured out Chen Jiyue's temperament quite well.

In short, just like Wang Yuxuan, a cultivation fanatic. "Let's discuss the specifics of forming a team," Chen Jiyue said calmly, explaining the purpose of her visit.

"Eh." Upon hearing this, Feng Yanqiu was stunned for a moment, then immediately rushed forward, hugged Chen Jiyue's arm, and said with a smile, "You've finally figured it out?"

"Mm." Chen Jiyue nodded.

Generally speaking, the rules for the second round of trials for freshmen organized by the six universities remain relatively unchanged, except for the location, which is kept secret.

Martial arts students at martial arts schools generally follow an individual combat route, pursuing the highest individual combat power, which differs from the military.

However, the leadership of Tiangang Academy neither supported nor opposed the idea of ​​forming teams to participate in the trials, since in the real battlefield, one does not fight alone.

However, each university imposes certain restrictions on team formation, such as the number of members, leadership requirements, and most importantly, a points reduction mechanism.

The specific implementation varies from school to school, and also from year to year.

This is the information gap that comes from large families. Ordinary martial arts students would never know about this, even if they received the news after the trial had begun.

Even hastily assembled teams need a period of adjustment; forming teams haphazardly can harm both the team and the individual.

Normally, in previous years, martial arts geniuses like Chen Jiyue, Feng Yanqiu, and Wang Yuxuan wouldn't need to form teams.

but.

This year, a Shen Bailian emerged who doesn't play by the rules. Not only is his physical attribute value excessively strong, but his mental attribute has also reached level 9.5 or higher.

Even if Shen Bailian's mental strength was damaged from gazing at the sun, a few days would be enough to restore two or three tenths of it, even if he couldn't fully recover.

According to Wang Yuxuan's estimation, as long as Shen Bailian does not deliberately challenge level 14 or 15 first-tier ferocious beasts, it will not have a significant impact.

Therefore, Wang Yuxuan contacted Chen Jiyue, wanting to form a team of three, with the two of them responsible for melee combat and Feng Yanqiu skilled in using a war bow, complementing each other perfectly.

"Hmm?" Chen Jiyue followed Feng Yanqiu into the villa, but didn't see Wang Yuxuan. She couldn't help but ask:

"Where's Xuanxuan? Isn't she going out to rest for a bit?"

"Her?" Feng Yanqiu handed Chen Jiyue a fruit plate, gestured with her lips, and said, "She was provoked by Shen Bailian and is practicing visualization techniques in the underground cultivation room."

This is the disadvantage of having fewer resources in a large family.

To cultivate the visualization method, there is a mental strength threshold of level 10.0. However, for martial artists with a stable mental platform, this threshold can be lowered to some extent depending on the quality of the stable mental platform.

On the market, the lowest quality Tier 1 Divine Platform is worth 30 million Great Xia Coins, but it can only lower the threshold by 0.5 levels.

It's basically useless, because if someone can naturally cultivate to level 9.5, it means they already have good talent. Even if their mental strength breaks through to level 10.0, it's just a qualitative change, not a qualitative leap, and it doesn't directly help them much in combat.

This is why the extraordinary profession of mentalist has gradually been eliminated from the battlefield.

“Alright.” Upon hearing this, Chen Jiyue put down the fruit plate in her hand, looked directly at Feng Yanqiu, and said lightly, “Then let’s go cultivate together? We can practice in the virtual world and hone our martial arts skills.”

"Huh?" Feng Yanqiu looked surprised and said helplessly, "But I just came out. You have to let me rest for a while."

"Hey, hey, don't pull me! Let me finish eating this apple first!"

On the evening of December 31, 345th year of the New Era.

"Whoo~"

Shen Bailian lay on the bed in a starfish position. Although his face was slightly pale and his forehead was covered with fine beads of sweat, he still couldn't hide the smile on his face, which was as bright as the rising sun.

After working continuously for thirty hours.

There's only one thing Shen Bailian isn't sure about yet: who exactly are the 'them' mentioned in the skill description? He's guessed it might be those gods.

However, the term for deities is usually 'He' rather than 'it' (as in animals).

The rest have basically been figured out by Shen Bailian.

Within the range of the Eye of God, no living being or matter can hide. It also has X-ray vision capabilities, and so far no matter has been found that can block the Eye of God's vision.

For example, Shen Bailian is currently lying in bed with the door closed, but she can clearly see what the housekeeping robot is doing outside.

Furthermore, the area covered by the Eye of God is not fixed; it can be changed at will. It can be a sphere centered on itself, a cuboid, or even a cylinder.
Of course, after many experiments, Shen Bailian discovered that the optimal solution for combat was a sphere with himself as the center and a radius of 10.3 meters.

This corresponds to a level 10.3 mental strength.

Within this range, whether underground or in the air, all attacks and creatures are exposed and cannot escape the reach of his divine eye.

This state can be maintained continuously for three hours, after which mental energy will enter the red line range.

Shen Bailian set a red line for himself: 20% of his total mental power. As long as his mental power was above the red line, it would not directly affect the outcome of the battle.

"I'm determined to break this trial record." Shen Bailian thought to himself, his eyes flashing slightly as he opened his interface—

Character Level: LV7 (1264/1800)

Physical Strength: 15.4; Spirit: 10.3

Divine Skill: Shadow Follows LV1 (0/1) (Energy Storage: 1 times)
Eye of God LV1 (4/400)

[Active Skill: Running LV5 (191/1000)]

Tian Gang Qi LV2 (50/700)

Basic swordsmanship LV3 (260/700)

Basic Breathing Techniques LV1 (326/400)

Passive Skill: Iron Body LV4 (160/1300)

With a physical fitness score of 15.4, his maximum single-arm punching power in normal conditions reaches 29.4 tons, an increase of 5.3 tons compared to the first round of trials on the 25th.

With Shen Bailian's current physical condition, he can barely withstand a 2.5 times burst of power and barely reach level 17.0 physical condition, which is the minimum threshold for a Transcendent Realm martial artist.

No one would have expected that in a freshman trial where the average physical fitness level was between 12.0 and 14.0, a martial artist with a physical fitness level of 15.4 would emerge.
This is simply a case of dimensional reduction attack!
When Shen Bailian wakes up tomorrow morning, his energy and spirit will be restored to their best state, instead of the state that Chen Jiyue and the others imagined, where his mental strength has not yet recovered.

"It's time to sleep."

Shen Bailian glanced at the smart bracelet and realized it was already 9:30 pm. He took a quick shower and then turned off the bedside lamp.

However, he soon drifted off to sleep.

However, this time there was no snoring. Inside the quiet villa, only the figures of the housekeeping robots were seen working.

A new storm is brewing!
Today's update will begin the trial; the second chapter will be updated later.

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(End of this chapter)