Chapter 8 – Foundations of Power: Spirit and Domain
The sun rose over Zhi-An City, bathing the skyline in gold.
After his successful mission, Luo Feng had been recommended for a special cultivation program by the dojo — a chance to awaken his latent spiritual force.
Inside a sealed training room, filled with flickering energy screens, Luo Feng sat cross-legged.
His instructor stood nearby: Instructor Jiang Nian, a stern man known for his sharp eyes and deep understanding of spiritual cultivation.
"Close your eyes," he said.
"Empty your mind. Feel the stillness… and then feel the world."
Luo Feng's breath slowed.
The silence deepened.
Gradually, the world around him dimmed. Light, sound, sensation — all faded. In their place, something else stirred.
A presence.
Like a vast ocean of stars… just outside his perception.
Suddenly—
BOOM!
A ripple passed through his mind.
It was faint, but real.
Spiritual Force — the first spark had awakened.
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Meanwhile, far away in the Western Desert, where monsters roamed and humans dared not tread…
A black figure stood alone.
Luo Chen.
There was no road here. Only endless dunes and jagged rocks — and above, the vast cosmic sky.
> [Designated Area: Secured – Surveillance Nullified]
[Space-Time Clone: Deployed to Dimensional Fold]
[Domain Training Grounds Initialization Sequence: Begin]
■ Domain Seed Core – Type: Personal Space-Time Layer
— Radius: 30m
— Density: 0.7
— Anchor Points: 12
— Time Ratio: 1.0 (Stable)
From the sand rose twelve glowing monoliths, each etched with ancient cosmic runes, pulsing with faint dimensional light.
Luo Chen stood at the center.
A swirling storm of space threads surrounded him — visible only to one who had touched the first level of the Domain Path.
> [Space Domain: Level 1 → 9%]
[Time Domain: Level 1 → 5%]
[Comprehension Method: Active Resonance – 10x efficiency]
[Risk: Fatigue, Fragmentation (Low)]
He activated his clone consciousness link.
Instantly, the world twisted.
His perspective expanded — two minds, two bodies — working in sync.
His real body controlled the gravitational anchors.
His clone bent local space into geometric spirals.
And together, they simulated real combat:
— Spatial Pinch (a burst that crushes a localized zone)
— Micro Blink (instant movement within 10 meters)
— Thread Trap (space net from folded threads)
— Temporal Pulse (slows enemy motion by 0.2s)
One move after another — flawlessly executed, recorded, and refined.
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> [Personal Training Field Established]
— Domain Training Efficiency: +800%
— Time Domain Stabilization: 67% faster
[Unlockable Ability Preview:
★ Level 2 Space Domain – Gravity Thread Compression
★ Level 2 Time Domain – Temporal Loop Illusion]
Luo Chen stood within his newly forged battlefield, breathing evenly.
"This place… will become my crucible."
A place where time could be slowed.
Where space could be folded.
Where he could test forbidden techniques — away from eyes.
While Luo Feng lit his spiritual flame in the dojo…
Luo Chen had already begun forging a reality of his own.