The Wizard's Pursuit of Truth

This required a two-pronged approach.

The first was to sever the biological expression of certain special genes in the human body. This would prevent them from triggering immature neurons to spontaneously die off, a process driven by the body's mistaken belief that it already has enough.

According to Teacher Illusory Dream, this was an unseen natural corrective force meant to prevent highly intelligent creatures with long lifespans and complex thoughts from disrupting the original balance of nature.

This special gene expression wasn't unique to humans; it existed in other creatures and even other races of humanity.

Even Extraordinary Creatures were not immune.

The Illusory Dream Wizards had once tried to research this corrective force, but eventually gave up because it was completely untraceable—far too illusory and ethereal.

It was more speculation than fact; no one truly knew if such a corrective force actually existed.

The second approach involved using Dream Power for nourishment on a subtle level, allowing the neurons to gradually mature. It was like planting seedlings: the body was the soil, and after cultivating them to maturity, it would be time to harvest the fruit.

That special gene expression, then, was the thief that came to steal the fruit and destroy the seedlings.

Dream Power would subtly transform the body, eventually enabling it to directly resist this gene expression.

Specifically, Wang Ya believed he needed to cultivate the expression of desired gene fragments himself. This would override the special gene expression, allowing him to reap the rewards.

As Wizards progressed step by step toward the Extraordinary, their physical bodies transformed under the radiation. Wasn't this, in essence, a process of inducing genetic leaps and cellular evolution?

Wang Ya felt he was on the verge of grasping something, yet it remained just out of reach, causing him to frown subconsciously.

「Early the next morning.」

Wang Ya opened his eyes. A sharp glint shone from within them, followed by fine, blue specks of light that flashed and then vanished.

A powerful aura erupted from Wang Ya. His Spiritual Power exerted a tangible influence, scattering the many restless dream apparitions that had been stirring around him.

The faint white luster on his skin gradually faded as his connection to the Dream World was severed.

The Dream Gap vanished, and along with it, the many dream apparitions faded, returning the surroundings to their normal, real-world state.

A smile spread across Wang Ya's face, an expression of pure, heartfelt joy.

[Target: Wang Ya Harak]

[Spiritual Power: 25.9]

He was only 0.1 away from reaching 26 points.

Wang Ya carefully savored the changes within himself. The might of his Extraordinary Spiritual Power was all-encompassing, a leap in not just quantity, but quality as well.

While his Extraordinary Spiritual Power was at its peak potency, Wang Ya began calculating his body's radiation metrics.

With the aid of the Eye of Truth, the process was incredibly fast.

It took him only about a minute to complete the necessary calculations.

HUMMM!

His own Particle Energy suffused his entire body—his limbs, his bones, and even his spinal cord. A comfortable, pleasant sensation spread through every inch of his flesh, down to each individual cell.

After about three minutes, Wang Ya dispersed the Particle Energy from most of his body, continuing the benign radiation only in his spinal cord.

His analysis with the Eye of Truth had shown that his spinal cord could withstand a greater amount of benign radiation.

If he had let the rest of his body continue, the benign radiation would have become malignant, leading to troublesome consequences like pathological changes.

Ten minutes later, Wang Ya closed his eyes. His Extraordinary Spiritual Power began to influence the surrounding natural particle energy, drawing it into his body.

A body conditioned by radiation could accommodate more Particle Energy. When Wang Ya opened his eyes again, the aura he exuded was completely different—more turbulent, more imposing.

[Current Physique: 17]

[Current Particle Energy Units: 22]

He had successfully broken the 20-point barrier, and the value was now not far from catching up to his Spiritual Power.

The number of Particle Energy Units was directly related to one's Physique value; the stronger the body, the more Particle Energy it could withstand.

Consequently, the more internal Particle Energy one could possess.

To be honest, Wang Ya's Physique value wasn't weak. In fact, among Level 2 Wizard Apprentices, it would be considered extremely high.

Of course, that was only when comparing him to Wizards of the same Wizard System.

Different Wizard Systems had different specializations. If compared to Blood Wizards—also known as White Wizards—his Physique couldn't hold a candle to theirs.

Wang Ya also considered whether he should focus on raising his Physique to increase his Particle Energy Unit capacity.

He hadn't made a decision yet, choosing to focus on perfecting his Dream Witchcraft System first.

Time was limited; he had to do the right thing at the right time.

It wouldn't be too late to consider it later.

Improving his Physique wasn't so simple. In some respects, it was even more difficult than increasing his Spiritual Power.

After changing into a Blue Wizard Robe, Wang Ya pushed open the door to his study, and Teleportation Fluctuations enveloped him.

A warm spring breeze caressed Wang Ya's hair. He was on a massive cliff face, with surging waves crashing against the reefs below. In the distance, the sea seemed to have no end, just a single, thin gap.

This was, in fact, an illusion. Although the interior of the Illusory Dream Tower contained Folding Space, it still had its limits.

This sea area had its limits as well. It wasn't as vast and boundless as a real ocean, but it was large enough to serve as a Biological Cultivation ground for entire populations of marine creatures, including massive ones.