Willpower

## Description

Willpower or will (意志, *Yìzhì*, lit. Will, sometimes seen coupled with Consciousness as 意志意识, *Yìzhì yìshí*, lit. Will Consciousness), is a mental component of a cultivator's strength. Willpower is important to both Spirit Masters and Warriors. For Warriors, willpower (along with Consciousness strength) helps them evolve and breakthrough, contributes to both their offense and defense, and is even a component of Domain and associated techniques. For Spirit Masters, willpower commands their consciousness, and consciousness condenses and strengthens the cultivator's spirit power. Willpower helps any cultivator defend against Soul Attacks and illusions, but if a cultivator has strong hatred, that will prevent their willpower from properly defending them from illusions.

## Willpower Qualities

Willpower grows with a fighter; as one comprehends more of the Original Laws, their willpower increases along with their strength. There is a standard level of willpower that can be expected at different levels of cultivation, but specific training and life experiences can increase one's willpower. This means that an Apprentice Level cultivator, with sufficient background, training, and/or experiences, could have willpower equal to that of a World Master! Once one breaks through to Immortal, their willpower is part of their body, fused with their Immortal Energy; thus willpower can be considered one of the main aspects of becoming Immortal. The Virtual Universe Company tests willpower (as well as Consciousness) through the Fantasy Ocean. Willpower and consciousness strength are the mental strength of a cultivator; this means that even if one is battling on the Tong Tian Bridge, World of Glory, Sky Mountain, or simply existing in the Virtual Universe, their willpower and consciousness strength will still translate if they wish to impose it! Certain species have higher willpower and higher potential in training willpower, such as Earthlings, Golden Horned Beasts, and Sector Beasts.

While willpower can contribute to the strength of soul attacks, any creature with a mind possesses will, and thus can train and be affected by willpower (unlike the Mosha Clan's immunity to and inability to perform soul attacks). Strong willpower also increases one's processing speed and ability, increasing the effectiveness of their training. The importance of willpower increases as cultivators get stronger. While it can be felt even by cultivators below Planetary Level, it is not typically seen as important to their overall strength. Before becoming Immortal, its influence can mostly be seen in the ability of higher-tiered cultivators to instantly suppress lower-tiered ones (for example, a World Master's willpower can knock a Universe Level cultivator unconscious), as well as the ability to resist illusions.

For Immortals, on the other hand, willpower determines the level of consciousness they can maintain as their Divine Body is destroyed, allowing them precious moments to self-destruct rather than possibly be soul controlled. The willpower of Universe Overlords is one of the attributes that makes them more than just a strong Universe Venerable. As their Divine Power increases, their Consciousness increases, providing further assistance to their willpower; this meant that it was impossible for a World Master to have willpower that rivaled a Universe Master, even though they could have willpower superior to Universe Venerables. When one's willpower increases to a sufficient level, it can increase the efficiency with which they can transform their Divine Power when they are making their fundamental breakthroughs to Universe Venerable, Universe Master, and True God.

### True God and Beyond

Once one becomes a True God, their body changes from being an Immortal Energy lifeform to their original form. This meant that their willpower was then separated from their body. However, if they trained in willpower techniques, their will would merge with their Divine Body, meaning it would remain even after their death! This willpower can attack minds that do not have adequate strength, creating openings in battle; this is the primary function of the Ancient God Eye. This remaining willpower can also convey messages, through spoken or written word, transcending language barriers. When a cultivator breaks through to True God, willpower is used to help create their Miniature Universe, and it can be used to defend the origin of their Miniature Universe.

## Training Willpower

Willpower, unlike Consciousness, is not tied to soul strength, and thus is not necessarily trained when one is training their soul. Since willpower is tied to one's mental and internal strength, persevering through painful and difficult times strengthens one's will, albeit in a primitive way. Fighting through life-or-death situations is another method, as is mental state training. Certain methods of training one's soul (such as the Devil's Voice God General Inheritance) can train willpower due to their constant testing of the cultivator's ability to endure pain. Another very effective method is enduring direct willpower attacks; through this method, great beings train their willpower at the Black-Striped Stone Pillars.

Although willpower is immaterial, and thus most can only use willpower in primitive, basic ways, if one had sufficient willpower they could train in willpower techniques.

## Willpower Techniques

While willpower can show similarities to spirit power, techniques that utilize it, such as Lie Yuan Technique, are completely different from Soul Attack techniques like Soul Cutter. Unlike Soul Attacks, even palace-type Xeon Arcana cannot defend against willpower techniques. Willpower techniques, unlike techniques for burning Divine Power, could only be fully comprehended, and thus created, by those who mastered the Law of Chaos, which meant they would have to be at least a Saint. Despite this, those below Saint could still practice these techniques if they had sufficient willpower strength. Since most cultivators do not train specifically in willpower (as the benefits are not immediately obvious), those with willpower techniques can completely change the tides of battles between the strong. Willpower techniques can knock opponents unconscious who otherwise have incredible willpower and consciousness strength, making them defenseless. They can be used to affect entire groups or focused on an individual enemy to remove them from the battle.

### Willpower Techniques

* Divine Eye Secret Technique (Requires True God of Void Space willpower)
* Lie Yuan Technique (Requires Saint willpower)

## Arcana

Certain Arcana can affect willpower, either by strengthening the user's willpower, launching a willpower attack, or by weakening their opponent's. Like willpower techniques, Arcana that affect willpower can be incredibly destructive in a battle between the strong. Some Arcana also have willpower requirements before they recognize a cultivator as their master.

### Arcana that affect Willpower

* Ancient God Eye (launches willpower attack)
* Black Prison Tower (attacks willpower)
* Blood Sea Devil Armor (launches willpower attack)
* Crazy Devil Extermination Godly Armor (launches willpower attack, also affects the user's willpower)

### Arcana with Willpower Requirements

* Black Prison Tower (Universe Master must have True God willpower)
* Ice Cliff Fortress (Universe Master must have True God willpower)
* Star Tower (World Master must have Pinnacle Universe Venerable willpower)
* White Wings (World Master must have Universe Venerable willpower; Immortal must have Universe Master willpower; Universe Venerable must have True God willpower)
* Yan Jun Rod (Universe Master must have Pinnacle Universe Master willpower; True God must have Pinnacle True God willpower)

## References

1. ↑ Volume 4, Chapter 6 - Chapter 229
2. ↑ Volume 4, Chapter 31 - Chapter 254
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Volume 9, Chapter 10 - Chapter 488
4. ↑ Volume 16, Chapter 23 - Chapter 884
5. ↑ Volume 7, Chapter 5 - Chapter 369
6. ↑ Volume 9, Chapter 40 - Chapter 518
7. ↑ Volume 3, Chapter 23 - Chapter 196
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Volume 7, Chapter 23 - Chapter 387
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Volume 9, Chapter 3 - Chapter 481
10. ↑ Volume 17, Chapter 18 - Chapter 906
11. ↑ Volume 18, Chapter 13 - Chapter 956
12. ↑ Volume 17, Chapter 16 - Chapter 904
13. ↑ Volume 16, Chapter 22 - Chapter 883
14. ↑ Volume 7, Chapter 27 - Chapter 391
15. ↑ Volume 28, Chapter 48 - Chapter 1448
16. ↑ Volume 24, Chapter 1 - Chapter 1213
17. ↑ Volume 1, Chapter 12 - Chapter 12
18. ↑ Volume 15, Chapter 67 - Chapter 859
19. ↑ Volume 19, Chapter 6 - Chapter 999
20. ↑ Volume 25, Chapter 37 - Chapter 1295
21. ↑ Volume 29, Chapter 19 - Chapter 1468
22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 Volume 27, Chapter 49 - Chapter 1386
23. ↑ Volume 27, Chapter 53 - Chapter 1390
24. ↑ Volume 25, Chapter 21 - Chapter 1279
25. ↑ Volume 25, Chapter 10 - Chapter 1268
26. ↑ Volume 23, Chapter 52 - Chapter 1209
27. ↑ Volume 23, Chapter 41 - Chapter 1198
28. ↑ 28.0 28.1 28.2 Volume 25, Chapter 3 - Chapter 1261
29. ↑ Volume 24, Chapter 16 - Chapter 1228
30. ↑ Volume 23, Chapter 17 - Chapter 1174