The following days passed uneventfully.
The mysterious Song Ziyue was placed under constant surveillance by Ye Yun's orders to Luo Jiutian and Xiao Lingluo.
They were instructed to notify him immediately of any unusual occurrences.
Ye Yun himself, lacking any inclination for a honeymoon, began his attempts to break through to the Heavenly God level.
In fact, Ye Yun had started trying to break through much earlier, constantly pondering the key points of breakthrough that Qian Qingning had once explained to him.
The essence was to perceive that strand of power that surpassed all things, all heavenly principles, yet was in harmony with the Dao.
And then, to draw upon that power to refine the divine personality into an ethereal form...
It sounded incredibly simple, but what exactly this power was, and what the ethereal state of the divine personality entailed, remained unknown.
Even Ye Yun found it difficult to comprehend...
But what he hadn't expected was that, during his attempts today, everything was completely different!
What he had previously been unable to grasp suddenly materialized in his mind as if by nature, so simple that it astonished him.
"What a peculiar power, could this be the power that surpasses everything Qian Qingning spoke of?"
What surprised him even more was that he not only felt this power with ease.
He could even manipulate that power effortlessly, wrapping it around his divine personality!
Following this, the divine personality within him began to gradually transform into an extremely special state!
It was a peculiar sensation; although the divine power within the divine personality seemed to be decreasing, the intensity of the divine power in his body was inexplicably increasing!
"Is this... the ethereal state?"
In reality, the sensation he described was merely the most obvious physical change.
The actual transformation involved matters that could not be fully explained in a few words!
Everything was wonderfully profound; only after truly comprehending it did he understand why Qian Qingning had spoken as she did.
This was indeed a realm that could not be described through mere explanation; without personally attaining it, one could never truly understand!
Thus, after meditating for not long, Ye Yun felt the signs of entering a breakthrough state.
This remarkably rapid comprehension speed surprised Ye Yun greatly; he was even bewildered, until finally, he seemed to recall something.
"Could it be because I established a connection with that fellow?"
It seemed plausible, after all, a link capable of connecting their divine personalities must be a very deep one.
If that were the case, then some other connections, such as in comprehension, were not impossible to explain...
Regardless, so many strange things in this world could be explained by divine power!
However, if he truly broke through because of this connection, could this be considered a blessing in disguise?
"Forget it, let's complete the breakthrough first!"
Ye Yun was decisive; he would not dwell on things he couldn't figure out for the moment. The priority now was to seize the opportunity and complete the breakthrough!
He immediately set up divine power restrictions around himself to prevent anyone from disturbing him. After all, within this Heavenly Domain, apart from the Heavenly God powerhouses of the Lingluo Domain, no one could break through his defenses!
After a simple setup of the restrictions, Ye Yun once again devoted himself wholeheartedly to meditation, to feel the essence of the breakthrough!
Time passed little by little, a day, then two...
During this period, Xing Wu and his disciples also noticed his unusual state and the restrictions around him.
They immediately understood that Ye Yun was likely engaged in something important and subsequently invited the Heavenly God level powerhouses over to ensure that Ye Yun was not disturbed by outsiders.
Thus, a week passed!
This day, the weather was clear, with not a cloud in the sky...
But around noon, the sky's atmosphere suddenly changed, and boundless dark clouds and lightning gathered above. Many people were puzzled by what was happening.
It was only when they witnessed this scene that Xing Wu and the others understood why Ye Yun had suddenly set up restrictions.
"This guy, he's actually going to break through again!"
Xing Wu watched the celestial phenomenon with emotion and couldn't help but sigh.
Along the way, this person had truly been constantly refreshing her understanding.
The few Heavenly Gods from the Lingluo Domain were also filled with shock.
In their understanding, Ye Yun was barely over two hundred years old. At this age, their proud Prince Qian Ling was only just entering the Star God level.
Yet Ye Yun was already on the verge of breaking through to the Heavenly God level?! This was too monstrous!
"No wonder the Star Lord wants to curry favor with him like this; his future is indeed limitless..."
The few Heavenly God powerhouses sighed, gazing at the sky...
Amidst the attention of everyone, streaks of lightning began to descend, transforming into a lightning tribulation that continuously struck towards Ye Yun's location.
Indeed, upon breaking through to the Heavenly God level, and even higher realms, one would begin to directly face the trials of the world's will.
This was a level that surpassed ordinary beings and common sense; that profound will would naturally not allow them to pass so easily!
Therefore, whether breaking through to the Heavenly God level or higher, it was an extremely perilous undertaking!
However, this lightning tribulation was truly a bit too childish for Ye Yun!
Above his head, he wore a massive defensive divine artifact. Speckled lights converged upon it, and all the lightning strikes upon it failed to create even the slightest ripple.
Undoubtedly, this divine artifact, radiating the light of stars, was the return reward Ye Yun had previously obtained.
The ninth-tier divine artifact, the Protection of Stars!
Even with minimal use, the defensive power brought by the Protection of Stars was extraordinarily immense!
Facing this Heavenly God level lightning tribulation, there was no pressure at all, which truly opened the eyes of those Heavenly God powerhouses.
It proved that the world was never fair. Recalling their own breakthroughs to the Heavenly God level, hadn't each of them been on the brink of death?
Yet here, Ye Yun hadn't even managed to scratch Ye Yun's hair!
"Alas, truly a monstrous talent..."
As they marveled, the lightning tribulation in the sky gradually receded.
Concurrently, a world-shattering divine power bloomed like a flower, directly shattering the dark clouds that filled the sky.
Instantly, the sky returned to its clear, cloudless state, as if nothing had happened.
"Success!"
These three words appeared in the hearts of everyone who had been watching Ye Yun!
Of course, this included Ye Yun himself.
Feeling the unprecedentedly vast divine power within his body, he was indeed slightly astonished!
Even Ye Yun marveled at how he had managed to defeat Heavenly Gods, and those of a rather high rank, at the Star God level in the past!
Oh, it was because of high-tier divine artifacts, a cheat. That makes sense...
But it was truly only now that Ye Yun fully understood the terrifying enhancement those divine artifacts had brought him back then!