Douluo: The True Eye

Chapter 132: Cognitive Space

Huo Yuhao's consciousness first entered his own Sea of Spirit.

Accompanying the constant churning of golden waves, Huo Yuhao's Sea of Spirit became increasingly vast after integrating the Spiritual Origin of the Ice Silkworm.

Feeling the constantly growing spiritual power, Huo Yuhao was not blinded by this seemingly ever-increasing power in the Sea of Spirit.

Huo Yuhao methodically controlled this still-growing spiritual power through his own will, solidifying it and allocating it to the positions he had planned in advance.

He used this to continuously transform and fill his Sea of Spirit, making it more stable and increasingly in line with his previous plans.

Pillars sank into the Sea of Spirit, all of which were constructed by Huo Yuhao with solidified spiritual power, containing the knowledge he had organized.

Whenever needed, they could be activated through consciousness, allowing them to be directly manifested in the outside world through spiritual power without on-site construction, turning them into magic or array diagrams, which was quite convenient.

At that time, Huo Yuhao's spiritual power level will inevitably break through to the Spirit Domain realm. However, after dealing with the spiritual power in the Sea of Spirit, Huo Yuhao did not continue to stay in the Sea of Spirit.

Instead, he directly passed through the magic imprint left by Ilias, allowing his consciousness to directly enter the Undead Demiplane.

However, the place where he appeared this time was different from the monotonous barren land he had seen in the past.

He was now at the edge of the Undead Demiplane, where even the purple sun hanging high in the sky of the Undead Demiplane could hardly reach.

Beyond the land, the boundary was pitch black, with no visible matter or light, more profound than darkness, as if it could devour everything.

Compared to the barren land in other areas of the Undead Demiplane, this place was even more silent because it had lost the illumination of the purple sun, coupled with the absence of the sounds of undead creatures colliding and rubbing against each other.

This place seemed even more silent, or rather, lifeless. Ilias stood here alone, quietly waiting for Huo Yuhao's arrival.

Only, unlike before, Ilias's demeanor at this time was extremely solemn and majestic. Huo Yuhao also appeared directly in this place in the form of his own spiritual body, rather than relying on undead creatures.

Ilias was seen wearing a rarely seen magic robe, holding a huge golden scepter in his hand.

At this moment, Ilias exuded an indescribable aura of holiness and nobility. Even if he didn't make any movements, it made people involuntarily want to worship him.

Compared to the original work, where Ilias would always act as the last trump card when Huo Yuhao encountered danger, not hesitating to burn his own divine consciousness to help Huo Yuhao, the current Ilias was in a much better state and had recovered much more.

This was because, firstly, the resources Huo Yuhao had acquired now, such as immortal herbs, were much earlier than in the original work, and secondly, Huo Yuhao had avoided many unnecessary actions by Ilias in the original work, reducing his consumption.

As a result, after his divine consciousness recovered to a certain extent, although he did not use the Gold of Life transformed into the Second Sea of Spirit for recuperation as in the original work, Ilias had already recovered to the point where he could rely on the Undead Demiplane for his divine consciousness to exist, rather than having to rely on Huo Yuhao.

Now, the appearance that Ilias is showing, the full power that his divine consciousness body can use, does not consume the foundation of his divine consciousness, nor does it consume Huo Yuhao's spiritual power, but rather consumes the energy in the Undead Demiplane.

As the creator of the Undead Demiplane, after Ilias recovered to a certain extent, he was able to complete the control of the Undead Demiplane through special means, thereby using the energy of the Undead Demiplane to restore himself.

And this speed is much faster than Ilias's previous recuperation in Huo Yuhao's Sea of Spirit.

After all, even if the Undead Demiplane is incomplete, it is a small world-like existence, and its efficiency in absorbing and transforming energy is far from what Huo Yuhao's Sea of Spirit can currently compare to.

Of course, Ilias could also use the Spiritual Origin of the Ice Silkworm to recover, and even the speed would be much faster than converting energy bit by bit.

After all, if the spiritual power contained in the Spiritual Origin of the Ice Silkworm is converted to repair the divine consciousness, the efficiency will naturally be much higher.

However, this would not be a good thing for Huo Yuhao, so Ilias never mentioned it.

Before recovering to the point where he could control the Undead Demiplane, Ilias at most used some things that Huo Yuhao could not use to restore himself, such as the Gold of Life or the uncontrollable overflow residue when Huo Yuhao's spiritual power increased.

Because for Ilias, his greatest obsession in this life has long been resolved. Now, even if there is still a trace of divine consciousness in the world, it doesn't matter to him whether it exists or dissipates.

Now, all he wants to do is to leave as many traces of his existence in this world as possible.

"Teacher."

Huo Yuhao understood that since Ilias had shown his current appearance, then what he was about to say and do next must be of utmost importance.

"Yuhao, watch carefully. The magic I am about to cast, I cannot use a second time in a short period of time. You must carefully observe the changes in it and the differences between it and what you have done before."

Accompanying Ilias's voice was an supreme majesty emanating from him.

At this time, the feeling that Ilias gave Huo Yuhao was no longer the kind old man he usually was.

But a god, a god without any emotions, but supreme and noble, in charge of all things in the world.

Only to hear the profound incantations murmured and recited in Ilias's mouth, but Huo Yuhao at this time had no ability to record these incantations.

The incantation entered his ears and was immediately forgotten by Huo Yuhao. He couldn't understand it, couldn't remember it. Now, Huo Yuhao could only try his best to remember everything that gradually unfolded as Iilex's incantation began.

At this moment, the death energy that originally existed in the surrounding environment directly dissipated without a trace. Solemn light bloomed from Iilex's body, and at the same time, the surrounding environment seemed to be faintly emitting light.

Is it light? Huo Yuhao couldn't help but think so, but what Iilex was doing was clearly not that simple.

With the appearance of this light, the originally stable space interface at the boundary of the Necromancy Demiplane actually produced rhythmic waves.

The invisible, intangible, and indescribable space was actually given form by the light, allowing Iilex to knead its shape at will.

Then, outside the Necromancy Demiplane, the originally pitch-black void, where no light or matter could be seen, began to be gradually swallowed by the Necromancy Demiplane.

In Huo Yuhao's eyes, the boundary line of the Necromancy Demiplane rapidly expanded at a speed visible to the naked eye, until it extended a full meter before stopping.

It must be known that the boundary of the Necromancy Demiplane was already vast, but how much area would be equivalent to expanding its radius by another meter on this basis?

Huo Yuhao didn't know for the time being, but compared to the power that Iilex was displaying at this moment, the artificial Xuanbing Cave that Huo Yuhao had created before couldn't even be considered a small fight.

And this was also the first time Huo Yuhao truly recognized how powerful Iilex's knowledge and foundation as a demigod-level mage were in his hands.

At least on the current Douluo Continent, it could be completely regarded as a dimensional strike. After all, the so-called Soul Spirits were just soul beasts' souls that Iilex had transformed based on his necromancy magic.

Even the artificial Soul Spirits researched by Gu Yuena in the Dragon King Legend era, compared to a powerhouse like Iilex who could create a Necromancy Demiplane that continuously birthed undead creatures as a laboratory, what could they really be considered?

Huo Yuhao was silent for a moment, then slowly said, "Space manipulation, but not just simply influencing space through mental power."

"Previously, by disassembling the spell structure of low-level space magic and reassembling it into a magic array, I enabled the artificial Xuanbing Cave to continuously expand and evolve."

Huo Yuhao sighed, "But the expansion of space and the gathering of ice elements are actually always in conflict."

"Using space as the basic framework and ice elements as the flesh and blood to fill it, forcibly shaping it can only barely maintain balance."

"But it is also necessary to balance the two in order to expand slowly. During this process, there will also be a lot of internal friction, making it impossible to achieve the effect of one plus one equals two."

"Compared to the skill you have displayed, teacher, it is simply not the same level of matter. It is not a difference in strength, but..."

Iilex dispersed the staff in his hand and the magic robe on his body, transforming back into the kind old man he usually was, and then said, "That's right, Yuhao, tell me, what exactly did I just do?"

Huo Yuhao frowned slightly, "I didn't completely understand it, but I did understand one thing, and that is that Elder I's methods are definitely completely based on the control of light elements."

"As for how it was specifically operated, and how it led to the current result..." Huo Yuhao shook his head. He really didn't see it.

Iilex nodded with some approval, "Being able to see this step is already enough for you now."

"Earth, water, fire, wind, light, darkness, and space, although earth, water, fire, and wind are more common, light and darkness are rarer, and space is difficult to master, they can all be seen as the basic elements that make up this world."

"Take the water element as an example. On the basis of water, it can be transformed into the ice element, and the ice element can also form other elements."

"Pure elements are called ultimate at the level of mortals, and can also be considered powerful, but this does not mean that only pure elements are powerful."

"In the world, there are sunshine, grass, trees, wind, rain, thunder, and lightning, and countless living beings thrive. A complete world must have the common existence of the seven elements to truly form."

"Although my Necromancy Demiplane cannot yet be called a complete world, it is based on my research on light elements. Even if it is not complete, it is not far off."

Huo Yuhao nodded. He naturally understood this point. Although the Necromancy Demiplane was a demiplane where undead creatures existed and multiplied.

Moreover, the undead creatures here were special existences born based on light elements, but it was unreasonable that there was no light element in this plane itself.

"Light and darkness can also be reversed. In the extremely dark place, aurora can be born. This is why the undead creatures created by this old man have the characteristics of light creatures that defy common sense."

"And since light can be reversed into darkness, then earth, water, fire, wind, and even space, in the final analysis, are just types of elements."

"Through various derivations, changes, and transformations of light elements, corresponding existences can naturally be born."

"Light and darkness accompany each other. Through the derivation and change of light elements, the alternating rotation of dark elements can naturally be stimulated."

"And the sun and the earth in the Necromancy Demiplane were all transformed by this old man through the transformation between light and darkness."

"Between the reversal of light and darkness, accompanied by the formation of a cycle, the space element in the dark is naturally captured."

"It is not that space is the dominant factor in the composition of the world, but that there are other elements first, and then space is introduced as the entity that carries it..."

Huo Yuhao was thoughtful, but at the same time, he also saw the somewhat vague space he had originally understood more clearly.

"Although space is difficult to figure out, it is indeed an element that actually exists, but it is usually difficult for people to observe and capture."

"These are the experiences and understandings of the world that this old man has gained from studying magic. Yuhao, you can listen and learn, but you must add your own understanding and thinking to how to do it."

"Moreover, what I just said is only for ordinary people. It is not so for you, Yuhao."

"It is only because you lacked the understanding of it in the past that you could not see the existence of space through your magical eyes."

"After all, for you who can even pry into and influence the power of destiny in the dark, what you lack in your understanding of space is only the final step."

Compared to some visible but intangible understandings gained from the previous artificial Xuanbing Cave, Iilex's personal teaching allowed Huo Yuhao to truly complete the initial understanding of space.