"No system? No golden finger? No laws? Ha!"

"I've combined science with the supernatural. A legendary combination."

"But there is still a weakness..."

"My spiritual energy is limited."

John then realized something.

"So that's why those seers saw the end of the world. If I follow my current path. My thinking will lean in the direction of attaining infinite spiritual energy."

"A nascent soul in this world can use their consciousness to generate Qi."

"But my methods do not use Qi. They instead rely on the spiritual energy of heaven and earth."

"If I want to have a generator that is infinite. To really reach my past immortality. I will need to steal the yin and yang of this universe."

"By stealing that... the world will undergo devolution."

"It will be a calamity for cultivators. Cultivating further will become impossible. The path to eternity will be cut off. It is a true apocalypse for them."

"The yin and yang of this universe is like the ultimate engine for me. Even as an origin. I used to lack a body. If I steal the generator in this universe."

"That will be the resource needed to have the qualifications to explore my other universes. Once I have gained everything I can from them."

"I'll have mastered the internal."

"Then I will need to find a way to connect to external universes."

"But first. Let me master my current power."

John began to design multiple programs. Similar to his 'revival interval'. He also created systems that would check the state of his body.

Spiritual energy has three states that it exist in at the same time.

By removing a value through splitting the energy. It becomes negative spiritual energy. By flooding it against more negative spiritual energy. You get positive spiritual energy.

Otherwise... it reacts as if it is in its neutral state.

When you combine the two together. You get something dangerous. A type of unstable energy that can erase matter.

John has found that he can regenerate or 'revive' the body using positive spiritual energy.

Not to mention he could use the positive and negative energy to widen the gaps in spacetime. Creating wormhole like portals.

Since John was essentially 'dying' each time he teleported and then reconstructing himself. He was able to strengthen his body.

His skin became tougher. His bones denser... His muscles more powerful and flexible.

He already lacked most organs.

Negative spiritual energy almost acted as if it had negative mass when condensed into a material form.

John used this negative mass to fly.

It wasn't very fast though and he couldn't reach the speeds he could with his abyssal body. He was extremely slow.

But John was capable of teleporting. Speed wasn't a major issue.

John soon had many programs for different scenarios.

He could heal something as dangerous as being beheaded now. Or something as inconsequential as a paper cut.

"Imagine how powerful I'll be with this body if I unseal my abilities and blessings..."

John was looking forward to removing his limits.

"I'll save that for when I escape my multiverse."

John was feeling as ready as ever. He felt he had mastered the basic applications of spiritual energy now.

It was time to do something with this power.

So he called his father.

Another application of spiritual energy was communication. John was able to have his formations communicate regardless of distance.

He could transmit information to any location.

By using a spiritual 'leap' and 'intent'. He could for instance use positive spiritual energy to arrange atoms in a way that would create soundwaves.

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Li Du heard a voice in his head.

He soon came to John's lab.

He lowered his head waiting for commands.

John spoke:

"it is time..."

"You mean!?"

"Yes."

"But first. I must inform you of something."

"I am not Kai. Nor am I Zuzhou Fudan."

Li Du looked confused.

"I am John Destinatus! The Origin of Calamity!"

Li Du mumbled to himself:

"Origin of calamity?..."

John grabbed his shoulder and spoke:

"We will be performing a... heist."

Du nodded his head and spoke:

"With my current strength. Stealing an inheritance shouldn't be a problem."

John shook his head.

"We aren't stealing money. Nor are we stealing spiritual stones. I also don't need a formation inheritance anymore."

"Then what do you mean by a heist?"

"Du. Where does spiritual energy come from?"

"...the heavens?"

"Exactly!"

"You mean to tell me... you plan on stealing the source of spiritual energy? The most heavily guarded thing in all of existence?"

"Indeed."

Du began to laugh.

"You son of a bitch... I'm in!"

"Father... our mother..."

"Hahahahaha..."

"Hahahahaha."

John and Du couldn't stop laughing.

Then things got serious. They stopped laughing in an instant.

"Du. I need to test my strength first. I want you to go all out. Do everything in your power to kill me!"

John expected some hesitation. But Du had already decapitated him!

John's vision rotated as he saw his headless body collapse to the ground.

IMMORTAL PROTOCOL ACTIVATED

The spiritual energy around John began to transform into positive energy. Soon his head was regenerated.

He stood up and laughed.

"Alright. Again!"

John felt danger. But this time he overclocked his brain making his reaction time faster. He put his arms at the side of his skull. Having his bones protect his spine.

A blade of Qi slashed his arms almost making him lose both limbs. But he had survived as the Qi didn't fully cut through the bone.

John shook both of his arms as they regenerated back to perfect health.

Du looked surprised.

"You aren't a cultivator? No spiritual roots or dantian.... how did you survive?"

John wasn't one to monologue in the middle of a fight. But he was in a good mood.

"Spiritual energy is amazingly simple and complex. I have transformed my body into a collection of formations. I can not be killed."

John instantly put up his arms crossing them as he was punched where his heart should be. He was sent flying through multiple walls of his lab.

John flexed his muscles and pulled himself out of the wall.

Du began to speak:

"I don't believe you are truly immortal. If I remove all traces of your existence. You won't be able to regenerate!"

Du had no idea how John's formations worked. His plan would obviously fail.

John also liked how serious Du was taking his commands. He didn't hold back at all and even was really trying to kill him!

A ball of plasma formed in Du's hand.

It expanded as it was launched at John.

John didn't plan to be a punching bag.

"When you mix positive and negative spiritual energy. You get my favorite type of energy."

John held out his index finger.

Positive and negative spiritual energy began to circle around in a orb of energy.

John held out his finger pointing at the ball of plasma currently traveling towards him.

John said one word:

"Unstable."

It then grew in size. Becoming as wide as his head.

John flicked his fingers and the ball of unstable energy clashed with the ball of plasma.

It cut right through it as if the plasma ball didn't exist. The ball of plasma blew up. But after Du saw this. He didn't let it attack him.

His reaction speed was incredible.

"Nice trick! But you won't be able to hit me with that. I am too fast. Your mind may be fast, but your physical bodies reaction time isn't great."

Li Du began to travel at incredible speeds bouncing back and forth and attacking John.

It was like John was a pinball in an arcade.

John was on the ground outside in a crater as a bloody mess.

His blood began to evaporate as he regenerated and stood up.

Du spoke:

"You are surprisingly strong. Maybe the strongest mortal. But if we are to do a heist... I fear your strength isn't close to enough."

John smirked:

"Is that so? I'm still standi-"

The temperature dropped to dangerously low levels as a hurricane formed around Du.

He then waved his hands and John was swept away in a blizzard.

Before John could get his bearings. Du had grabbed his neck and snapped it. He then injected Qi through John's body disrupting his formations.

"You shouldn't give away so much information in a fight. I know that formations have something to do with your powers. By destroying your formations. I win."

John then vanished.

Du was shocked!

"You've comprehended space dao?"

John appeared good as new a few meters away from Du. He was floating in the sky...

"Not exactly!"

Du spoke:

"I can't think of a way to kill you. But that means this is a stalemate."

John spoke:

"Who said I was out of attacks?"

"Are you aware that spiritual energy can 'leap'?"

John made spiritual energy leap into the location of Du's organs. He then created unstable energy there removing his organs.

"Lea-?!"

Du started to cough up blood.

John vanished and appeared behind him.

"My body may be weak. But if I use it correctly. I can even enhance my body."

Du felt his body reaching its limit.

But John hit him at the top of the head sending him flying into the ground.

He was about to die.

John landed beside him and placed his hand on his chest. Spiritual energy in the surrounding environment began to listen to his commands.

Soon Du's organs were reconstructed.

John spoke:

"So... do you think I am strong enough?"

Du spoke:

"We won't be going up against cultivators with human weaknesses. We will be facing the cream of the crop. The legendary true immortals. Only those people have managed to reach the heavens and they likely guard what you are after."

"With your current strength..."

"With our strength together... I don't think we will win."

John laughed.

"Have you forgotten?"

John opened up his soul manipulation ability that he had gained when upgrading his soul. When he had cheated death.

John spoke:

"Your soul is ordinary. But, do you know who I am?"

John also saw something interesting in Du's soul. When John had experimented on Du with the intent of his Origin. It had given him infinite spirit power.

John found a trace of his origin in Du's soul!

What could this trace do exactly? That was a secret.

John stabbed his hand through Du's chest.

Du had no idea what John was doing. But he felt that things were 'alright'.

John was modifying Du's soul.

John ripped his hand out of Du's chest. The hole healed.

"Done."

"What did you do?"

"Let's just say I gave your soul an upgrade."

John had also injected some of his blood cells into Du.

The Insanity Virus wasn't present in John's body anymore.

John spoke:

"I think it is time for us to raid the heavens!"

Du couldn't help but ask...

"How will we reach them?"

John just smiled.

A portal opened up.