Swallowing the Stars: Starting with Optimizing the Five Hearts Towards the Sky

How much can artistic conception amplify one's strength at most?

Upon hearing this, Chen Yuan opened the panel and glanced at it. Under the "Enlightenment Enhancement" column, it clearly stated 4.9 times.

But Thor said that the increase in artistic conception couldn't be that high. Chen Yuan observed Hong's expression and found that the strongest man on Earth also looked puzzled, obviously agreeing with Thor's statement.

So, it's his fault? Chen Yuan's heart skipped a beat, and he silently asked the panel, "What's going on with the 'Intent Enhancement' data?"

The system quickly provided a detailed explanation, and Chen Yuan seemed to understand after reading it.

He then raised his head and said to Hong and Lei Shen, "I think the reason why my artistic conception can exert power far beyond the norm is related to my special physique."

The system's answer was clear: it was precisely because Chen Yuan possessed a special physique that he was able to unleash the originally limited power of his artistic conception to such an astonishing degree.

The system refers to his physique as "Wind Law Affinity".

That's right, the talent granted after perfecting the Gale Sword Technique and the amplification brought by the Thousand Winds Manual both originate from this talent.

Chen Yuan had been misunderstanding all along. He thought that the affinity of the wind law only made it easier for him to comprehend the law, without considering that this physique would also have an additional amplifying effect on the use of the wind's essence.

"So, perhaps my special physique can be called a darling of the Law of Wind? Just like Luo Feng's Demon Slayer Clan clone." Chen Yuan recalled the original work, and such a thought flashed through his mind.

The original work does indeed contain this type of special physique, such as Luo Feng's Demon Slayer Clan clone, which is hailed as the "darling of the spatial laws".

Besides being extremely efficient at comprehending the laws of space, this clone, under the same level of comprehension, could create nine illusory bodies when Luo Feng's Earthling main body used the spatial secret technique "Myriad Threads Flow," while his Demon Killer clone could create hundreds of clones at the same time.

This is the difference brought about by different physical constitutions, and Chen Yuan is no exception: with the same understanding of artistic conception, other martial artists can only obtain a 30% to 50% increase, but he can unleash several times the power!

After hearing Chen Yuan's explanation about his physique, Hong and Thor looked at each other in surprise. Thor even joked with a smile, "Chen Yuan, are you even from Earth? This talent is completely unlike anything you've ever seen."

Chen Yuan was speechless: "My family history can be traced back three generations, how come I'm not from Earth?"

"Perhaps this is what makes the Chen family so extraordinary." Hong's expression was thoughtful. "Back then, Chen Xuandao was in a similar situation, able to make an ordinary C-level sword technique perform like an A-level technique. I originally thought it was because of his profound understanding of the artistic conception, but now it seems..."

Hong's gaze lingered on Chen Yuan for a moment before he smiled and said, "Your Chen family members should all have this kind of physique related to the Law of Wind, but Chen Yuan, your physique is even stronger."

"This is great news!" Thor clapped his hands excitedly. "With Chen Yuan's talent, he will definitely be able to comprehend the Law of Wind much more easily in the future. He might even be able to touch the threshold of the Law at the Hengxing level."

"By then, our title as one of the three strongest on Earth might become one of the four strongest on Earth." With that, Thor laughed heartily.

Upon hearing this title, Chen Yuan smiled somewhat awkwardly: "It's too early to talk about these things now."

"Chen Yuan is right, it's too early to think about these things now." Although Hong also had a happy look on his face, he quickly regained his composure. "Let's get back to our previous topic, your secret technique, 'Breaking the Heavens'."

Hong paused briefly, his tone becoming somewhat hesitant: "Well... to be honest, I don't have much to say about the power generation technique you just demonstrated. It was perfect, and it followed the orthodox power generation path, so you just need to continue along this path."

"The problem still lies in the secret technique you used, 'Breaking the Sky'." Hong's expression was somewhat puzzled. "How so? The core of this secret technique isn't the essence of wind. The 'Mountain Sweep' move is more suitable for combining with the essence of earth. While other essences can be used, the effect will be greatly reduced. Yet you actually managed to perfectly fuse the essence of wind with it..."

Hong gave a vivid example: a martial artist who comprehends the essence of earth and practices the "Qingshan" technique can fully integrate the 50% bonus of the essence into the secret technique, increasing the original burst damage from 2x to 2.5x.

However, if the mood is changed to another mood, the same feeling may only have a 20% or 30% bonus.

However, Chen Yuan broke this convention and achieved a perfect fusion using the seemingly incompatible concept of wind.

"To be honest, I'm not sure if you're on the right path," Hong said frankly. "In the short term, the results are indeed amazing, but in the long run... I can't guarantee anything."

At this point, Hong couldn't help but ask, "How did you modify this secret technique? Could you explain in detail?"

Chen Yuan thought for a moment, then said, "I think it's related to my talent. When I encounter some secret techniques, I can optimize them using my talent, and these optimized techniques will be perfectly suited to me."

"This 'Mountain-Shattering Technique' is a secret method that perfectly suits me after my talent has been optimized," Chen Yuan said, shaking his head. "But I have no idea how exactly my talent works."

"Talent again...?" Hong fell into deep thought, and after a long while sighed softly, "There are indeed all sorts of strange talents in the universe, but I know very little about them."

"So, I don't have much to offer regarding your secret techniques." Hong shook his head helplessly, seemingly surprised that with his current strength, he couldn't even guide a martial artist who had just entered the planetary level.

"Alright then, if you have any questions about your cultivation, feel free to ask. Thor and I will do our best to answer them for you," Hong said to Chen Yuan after thinking for a moment.

"Anything can be asked?" Chen Yuan already had an idea in mind, and immediately asked, "I would like to ask about the relationship between artistic conception, domain, and law. Could the master explain it in detail?"

"Artistic conception, domain, and laws?" Hong was slightly taken aback by the question, then smiled and said, "That's a good question."

"Let me explain it to you briefly." Hong organized his thoughts and began to explain in detail: "According to the four levels of realm, they are foundation, artistic conception, domain, and world, and the laws run through the entire process."

"In theory, even if you only sense a trace of the power of the conception, you can be said to be on the path of the law. However, this power of the law is too weak, so it is not recognized and is only attributed to the conception."

"In fact, apart from the different levels of power, the realm of intent is a primary manifestation of the power of the law. The various branches of ability contained in the realm of intent correspond to different essences of the law. The more you comprehend in the realm of intent, the greater your chance of touching the threshold of the law in the future."

"That's the relationship between artistic conception and laws." Hong paused for a moment, "As for domains, they are not necessarily related to laws, because they are a necessary step to becoming a domain lord."

"To become a Domain Lord, one must first possess a Domain. As for the level of the Domain, it doesn't matter, because after becoming a Domain Lord, until becoming a World Lord, the Domain will be gradually cultivated to the ninth level."

"As for the role of the domain... in addition to providing assistance in battle, the domain will also amplify your understanding of the laws. The higher the level of the domain, the clearer your understanding of the laws will be."

"And when the nine realms are perfected and one ascends to the world level, that is the moment when one's understanding of the laws is clearest."

"This is the relationship between artistic conception, domain, and laws." Hong looked at Chen Yuan. "Do you understand?"

Chen Yuan nodded, a thoughtful look in his eyes.