"Don't — don't be hasty!"
Li Yao wriggled hard. "I've just recovered from the separation of my soul and my body. I'm still rather weak …"
"What? The cutting-edge medical teams of the Federation, the Imperium, and the Holy League all say that you have recovered and that you have swallowed dozens of high-energy nutrition tonics of an elite special force. You are so vigorous that you can blow up an asteroid with one punch. But I'm still not convinced. I want to see how tough you are!"
Ding Ling Dong sniffed. "Weak? How so? I'll examine you carefully! "
"No. What I mean is —"
Li Yao said, "Shouldn't we prepare ourselves first? There's no need to be so simple and violent, is there?"
"We're already an old married couple. What's there to prepare for? Don't you always like to be violent? Why are you still pretending to be a big shot in front of me?"
Ding Ling Dong narrowed her eyes and became alert. "Or rather, did something really happen to you outside, and your heart is as still as water now that you've reunited with your wife after a long time?"
"How is it possible?"
Li Yao swore to the heavens. "My heart is not as still as water at all. My — my heart is beating so fast. It's not just a volcanic eruption but a supernova outbreak!"
"That's enough, you jerk!"
Ding Ling Dong pinched Li Yao's chest hard. "Let me tell you, paying taxes according to the law is the sacred obligation of every citizen. Don't think that you can resist taxes armed just because you are the real dominator of three Sectors and the Divinity Branching Stage expert!"
"No, no, I dare not. I just feel that, with our identity and level today, it is too unambitious for us to indulge in such simple, primitive pleasure."
Li Yao chuckled. "Honey, do you want to experience a new move?"
"New move?"
Ding Ling Dong snorted. "Come on. What new moves do you have? You've been using the same moves all the time. Do you think that I don't know you?"
"You really don't know me."
Li Yao said solemnly, "It's a new move that I've been practicing recently. I guarantee that you haven't seen it before."
"Really?"
Ding Ling Dong smiled, but her eyes were much sharper than before. "Then, may I ask, Mr. Vulture Li Yao, dominator of three Sectors, who did you practice your new move with?"
"Huh?"
Li Yao was dazed for a long time. Cold sweat spurting out like magma again, he stammered, "No — I didn't practice it with anybody. I came up with it on my own. It's a new move that I created on my own!"
"In other words …"
Ding Ling Dong leaned her face close to Li Yao's nose and stared into his eyes. "You were in the enemy's rear, fighting against Wuying Qi, Fuxi, and Lu Qingchen, and saving the Federation and even the entire universe time and time again, and you were still in the mood to work on … new moves?"
"Well, honey, don't get too excited. I know that it sounds weird, but I can really explain it."
Li Yao managed a smile. "All in all, you just need to crawl down from me and sit cross-legged next to me. All you need to do is to look at the sky."
Ding Ling Dong was dazed. "Why?"
"Training, of course!"
Li Yao said matter-of-factly, "Didn't you say that you were going to train in seclusion with me for seven days and seven nights after you asked for a seven-day leave?"
"I did say that, but … wait a moment …"
Ding Ling Dong asked suspiciously, "Are you sure that the 'training in seclusion' that you said is the same as the 'training in seclusion' that I said?"
"Yes, I am!"
Li Yao said, "Isn't the 'training in seclusion' the same as the 'competition of beliefs'?"
"Exactly."
Ding Ling Dong was still somewhat confused. "But are you sure that the 'competition of beliefs' that you understand is the same as the 'competition of beliefs' that I want?"
"I think so. All in all, you just need to sit cross-legged and prepare yourself for the deep meditation."
Li Yao leaped high into the air like a carp, coaxing Ding Lingdang to lie on the ground. Soon after, he sat cross-legged in front of Ding Lingdang and slowly exhaled a mouthful of turbid air. His eyes were shining and his face was solemn.
"Seriously?"
Ding Lingdang was dumbfounded. "Hubby, are you going to tell me that you no longer have any desires after cultivating to the highest level?"
"Who told you that? Of course I have desires, and they are very powerful!"
Li Yao said solemnly. "However, it is not my body that is weak right now; it is your body that is weak, honey!"
"Me?"
Ding Lingdang was amused. She warmed up her arms confidently, triggering the most ferocious flames of spiritual energy. "Honey, you don't know this yet, do you? I gained infinite feelings during the fierce battle at the center of the cosmos. I made a breakthrough in the battle and broke into the Divinity Transformation Stage!
"Also, my belief is extremely pure, and it is born for battles. It is safe to say that I am a 120% battle-type Divinity Transformation Stage Cultivator. My combat ability is even higher than that of other Divinity Transformation Stage Cultivators of the same level!
"I feel very good right now. My control over every muscle, vein, nerve, and even cell has never been so precise and precise. Not that I'm bragging, but in the entire universe, as long as my opponent is in the Divinity Transformation Stage, I am confident that I can defeat them even if they are experienced Divinity Transformation Stage Cultivators who have been famous for hundreds of years. Any one, two, or even ten Divinity Transformation Stage Cultivators will have to pay a terrible price if they want to defeat me!"
Ding Ling Dong clenched her fists so hard that they were cracking. She waved her fists right before Li Yao's nose.
"I know that you are already in the Divinity Transformation Stage. Even if Xiaoming did not tell me, I already had a high understanding about your body and your soul the moment I saw you."
Calmly, Li Yao sighed and said, "But don't you find it odd? You have been dealing with too many affairs as the Speaker of the Federation in the past few years. You have been busy maintaining and operating the complicated relationships and situations in the entire federation. You have barely had any time for battle training. Am I right?"
Ding Ling Dong was slightly dazed. Deep in thought, she replied, "Yes."
"Of course, as the Speaker of the Federation, the training resources that you have access to are certainly the best in the entire Federation. The Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures are enough to maintain your body in the peak state."
Li Yao said, "However, the effects of drugs and supplements are limited after all. It is already the best that they can do to keep your combat ability in the Yuanying Stage. There is no way that they can help you break into the Divinity Transformation Stage."
"Fair enough."
Ding Ling Dong pondered for a moment and said, "When I decided to shoulder the burden of the Speaker of the Federation, I knew that the stagnation over the past five years would not do me much good. The path of training is like sailing against the current. If you don't move forward, you will fall behind. My intensity of training has been reduced by at least 50% over the past five years. It is true that I shouldn't have made a breakthrough.
"But I made a breakthrough in the middle of the battle right in front of all the stars and billions of soldiers. My combat ability right now is not something that the Yuanying Stage can compare to. How do you explain that?"
"On one hand, it suggests that you are a real martial arts genius who is destined to fight. On the other hand, it also suggests that you boast the greatest willpower and the deepest passion for the Federation. It was your willpower and passion that pushed you into the temple of the Divinity Transformation Stage at the most critical moment!"
Li Yao suddenly changed the topic and said, "However, when it was not suitable for you to break into the Divinity Transformation Stage, you forced yourself to break into it without bothering about anything. Even though your combat ability was temporarily improved, your body and especially your soul were seriously damaged.
"You are like a burning torch that is draining your vitality without bothering about anything. If you are not treated soon, you will burn out completely and turn into lifeless ashes very soon.
"If my guess is correct, recently, during the day, or in other words, when you are facing a star and receive the most intense radiation from the star, the Baihui acupoint on the top of your skull will feel a dull pain, right?"
"How did you know that?"
Ding Ling Dong was greatly surprised. "Yes. Since half a month ago, the center of my skull has been aching vaguely at noon every day. But the pain is not very severe, and it feels like cool air is popping up from the top of my head. The medical team of the Federation examined me for a long time and found nothing wrong with me. So, I simply let it be. Even the best brain specialists and Meditation Healers failed to notice it. How did you notice it?"
"They are not distracted, but your husband is."
Li Yao said casually, "It's because your soul is too strong and too excited for your fleshly body to bear it. Although the soul is intangible, it is still possible for the shell of your body to 'explode' when you train yourself to our level."
"Then, what do we do?"
Ding Ling Dong asked anxiously.
"It's fine. You still have your husband, don't you? That's why I said that I would like to have a special training session with you so that our souls will be integrated. We will explore the harmony of the universe together and solve your problem by the way."
Li Yao smiled. Colorful mystic colors beamed out of his eyes again as he said softly, "Come on. Feel my spirit and enter deep meditation. Enter the illusions of the mortal world. Let me share all the feelings and understandings that I've received recently with you!"
The colorful mystic colors in his eyes grew larger and larger, forming a rainbow swirl that seemed to be real very soon.
Naturally, Ding Ling Dong trusted Li Yao more than anything. Staring at the swirl, she soon entered the deep meditation state.
In a trance, the material world fell apart. Under the rainbow, a brand-new spiritual world was born and blossomed when their eyes met.
BOOM!
Volcanoes were erupting far away. The air was filled with the smell of sulfur. The earth was muddy, and all kinds of bizarre-shaped animals were galloping on the primeval land.
The dominator of the spiritual world was undoubtedly …
"What the hell is this?"
Ding Ling Dong lowered her head and stared at her brand-new body in bewilderment. She discovered that she had turned into a real tyrannosaurus rex.
Yes. Sharp tusks, short arms, thick lower limbs and tail, as well as wrinkles and sparse feathers all over her body. What else could she be if not a tyrannosaurus rex?
"Honey, don't be scared. This is an illusionary space that I created. Or rather, it is a memory piece that I learned during the training of my 'clones in three thousand Sectors'. In other words, we are inside each other's memories, minds, and souls!"
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