The Mecha Driver Is a Cultivator

The body shattered into countless pieces, flames burning above, like fragments of paper scattered while burning, vanishing after the last spark extinguished in the void.

Alongside the dismemberment of the Golden Crow, Qin Jin clearly sensed a sharp flicker around the Divine Intent, as if the gloom had been dispelled, an uncanny sense of seeing the light through the clouds arose in his heart.

"What is this?"

At the same time, the figure of the Eight-armed Divine Being had already vanished from Qin Jin’s sight, with information swirling into his mind.

He swept through it with his Heart Spirit.

"External latent fear?"

Qin Jin mused in his heart.

After the eight disasters, comes one difficulty.

To pass this checkpoint, participants need to confront the [fear] manifested in their hearts, face it, and shatter it.

"As expected, it’s something manifested from oneself."

"Golden Crow..."

Qin Jin pondered over his expression: "The Golden Crow is not my fear. From the day I first saw that Golden Crow in the sky, one of my cultivation goals has been to visualize the Golden Crow. If there was fear in my heart, how could I dare to have such a thought?"

"So, this might be an evolution on a comprehensive level."

"The so-called Golden Crow probably represents that real world beyond the Great Wilderness."

Qin Jin’s gaze turned slightly solemn.

Back then, based on the information he knew, after peeling away layers to deduce the external world, Qin Jin had a tangible worry in his mind, after all, the power level displayed there was extremely high, and the external environment looked extremely grim.

"There’s a shadow of the Golden Crow in my heart, coupled with various worries, evolving into this form under the mystical nature of the checkpoint itself."

Gently exhaling, Qin Jin’s gaze looked forward.

After the Golden Crow formed, the area he was in automatically became isolated from the outside world, imperceptible to others, indeed, such checkpoints already involve deep secrets of the Extraordinary themselves.

And now.

In the place where the Golden Crow shattered, a ball of light appeared, radiating brilliance.

This was a reward for passing the third checkpoint.

Qin Jin stepped forward, reaching out to gently touch it, the light ball vanished and was entirely absorbed into the Spiritual World.

Images flashed past within the Spiritual World.

Unveiling the outer garment, revealing the self.

The reward for this checkpoint is allowing participants to truly see the greatest fear within their hearts.

[Fear], is an innate human emotion, for ordinary people, the objects of fear are countless, though those stepping onto the path of the Extraordinary Evolver have mitigated much in this respect, they inevitably have their own taboos.

"What will my greatest fear be?"

With such thoughts in mind, Qin Jin’s Spiritual Power surged, capturing the images flashing within the Spiritual World.

Several scenes imprinted themselves in his heart.

Qin Jin saw his younger self, climbing onto the roof, looking through the defensive light screen into the sky outside, at the thunder that lingered over his hometown.

That was when he received the sad news of his parents.

He saw Wen Jinglun, with a gentle expression, seriously explaining the basics of the Martial Arts Family within the campus.

He saw himself standing alone before the Thunder Pool in the Star God Forbidden Area.

Various scenes flashed through Qin Jin’s heart, rather than scenes of fear, it was better to say these were milestones of his growth to date.

Qin Jin was speechless.

Divine Intent, the embodiment of a Martial Artist’s will, only by facing great fear can one find the final flaw in will and make up for it.

This great fear may change due to personal experiences and growth.

"So that’s it..."

"My greatest fear, now the deeply hidden matter within my heart."

"Is the fear of... not being strong enough."

"This is the latent obsession within my heart, having lost something in childhood, and having truly stepped onto the path of the Extraordinary, witnessed and experienced too much, only truly understanding the depth, gave birth to such thoughts within my heart."

The next moment.

The restrictions within the surrounding area lifted, reconnecting with everything outside, Qin Jin’s gaze looked around, he was already inside the Fourth-level Region, surrounded by the Star Sea filled with larger and smaller light clusters emitting a purple glow.

Looking back.

In the checkpoint area, many people were still passing through, a glance showed that the figure of the white-clothed woman was already gone, it’s unknown if she had already passed the checkpoint and continued deeper or was experiencing the final step of this checkpoint, isolated from the outside world.

"Continue deeper."

Turning around, Qin Jin prepared to proceed forward.

However...

At this moment, a slight tremor emerged from the Spirit Ruins.

...

Qin Jin entered the Miracle Corridor.

Candle Kite maneuvered the Xingzhou Ship, continuing its voyage, a peculiar planet was already visible through the porthole.

Crystal Branch Star.

At a glance, this planet, vast in its magnitude, stood particularly conspicuous in the Star Sea. Looking at its exterior, the entire planet appeared like a gemstone hanging in the Star Sea, covered with sharp and distinct Crystal Stones enveloping its surface at the outermost level.

A glance couldn’t count how many facets existed.

Outside the Crystal Branch Star, thousands of large Space Ports relied on the planet, seemingly built of a special type of Crystal Stone, with materials similar to those on the planet’s surface. After initial identity verification, because Qin Jin, the nominal captain of the Starship, hadn’t shown himself, the Xingzhou Ship docked at the Space Port.

Inside the cockpit.

Candle Kite’s figure floated out, looking through the porthole towards the vast planet below.

"Crystal Branch Star."

She softly murmured, streams of data flashed through her eyes, revealing the related information grade.

"Level 10 Life Planet, Gaia Planet."

"Yunsheng Star God..."

"Ritual Crystal Lord Ao Yan."

...

At the moment the tremor from the Spirit Ruins appeared, Qin Jin perceived it and quickly confirmed the source.

[Heaven-Reaching Platform]

This truly bestowed object normally remained in a dormant state, but any sign of movement undoubtedly signified something important. It was the first time Qin Jin saw it show movement in the Star Sea.

"Is there something needed by the Heaven-Reaching Platform within this Fourth-level Region?"

"If the Heaven-Reaching Platform needs it, does that not mean..."

Eyes slightly brightening, following the tremor from the Spirit Ruins, Qin Jin did not directly proceed to the Fifth-level Region but started exploring here.

Shortly after he left.

The white-dressed woman’s figure passed the trial, entering the Fourth-level Region.

Her eyes glimmered, her brows faintly furrowing when she didn’t see Qin Jin’s figure, then quickly headed towards the checkpoint leading to the Fifth-level Region.

...

Following the tremor forward, compared to the [beta test], this entire Fourth-level Region had unknowably widened, with an increased number of light clusters inside, and some changes had appeared. On some undulating purple light clusters, [markers] constructed of light appeared, seemingly describing the trials and rewards within.

Going deeper all the way, when the tremor from the Heaven-Reaching Platform rose to its peak, Qin Jin stopped.

Ahead, was a large light cluster, with a symbol representing [danger] within the Federation flashing above it.

This indicated that the trial within this light cluster inherently contained danger.

Eyes slightly lowered, Qin Jin prepared to contact the light cluster immediately.

Just as he approached.

Not far away, a power fluctuation emerged, with a figure rapidly nearing.

"Has someone else also set sights on this trial light cluster?"

A fleeting thought arose in Qin Jin’s mind, yet his calm expression remained unperturbed. His Domain was activated at this moment, and as if his palm was a blade, with power surging, Qin Jin’s hand blade swept in the direction of the approaching figure.

Power fluctuations!

In an instant, a vast blade light formed of power swept away, engulfing outwards.

Moments later.

That approaching figure retreated at an even faster speed, its aura fading away.

Around, many observed this scene, none dared to come closer.

In the Miracle Corridor where participants cannot communicate, combat is the most direct approach, dispensably needing no fancy rhetoric.

Precisely because of this...

As long as one exhibited combat strength, they could avoid many troubles, focusing on reaping rewards from the light clusters.

Raising his hand to touch the light cluster, within Qin Jin’s sight, everything around transformed in an instant, the Star Sea vanished, replaced by a dim room, with its furnishings ancient and worn, the door was open, despite no wind, it kept opening and closing, emitting a dull sound.

Beyond the door.

Was a hallway that seemed endless at a glance.