Chapter 591: Two Kinds of Laws

Chapter 591: Two Laws

"More colorful divine flames?"

Even the Holy Dragon King could not answer Li Wei's question.

After all, even he was seeing the ten-colored divine flame for the first time.

"I'm afraid that question can only be explored by yourself."

Even if he knew how the ten-colored divine flame came to be,

the Holy Dragon King dared not risk attempting it himself.

After all, nine-colored divine flame could already ascend one to godhood.

From what could currently be seen, the ten-colored divine flame merely allowed for faster conversion into divine power.

However, for the vast majority of deities, what truly limited their strength was far from the speed of divine power conversion.

It was belief matter.

The belief matter obtained by deities fell far short of the maximum rate at which their divine flames could burn and convert into divine power.

Li Wei was purely an exceptional case.

He could actually burn stars as belief matter to transform into divine power.

This peculiarity alone surpassed most deities.

The Holy Dragon King glanced around and said, "The Godfiend has been dealt with; let us quickly leave the Abyssal Depths, lest the Evil God senses the Godfiend's disappearance and comes looking for trouble."

The Holy Dragon King's words confirmed Li Wei's earlier suspicions.

The reason the Evil God had not appeared here was due to fear of the Godfiend's presence.

Now that the Godfiend had vanished, the deities within the Abyssal Depths no longer had any restraint.

They might appear nearby at any moment to launch an attack.

Li Wei nodded and said, "Alright, let's return to Abyssal City first."

He opened a spatial portal.

Li Wei and the Holy Dragon King passed through the spatial portal in succession, returning to Abyssal City.

Looking back at the portal behind them,

Li Wei sensed through the portal a faint aura of the Evil God emerging from the other side.

The Godfiend had only just disappeared.

Yet the Abyssal Evil God was already eager to make its appearance.

Fortunately, Li Wei and the Holy Dragon King had fled quickly.

Back in Abyssal City,

Princess Anna of the merfolk soon appeared before Li Wei and the Holy Dragon King.

"You're back! That's wonderful!"

"Mm, we're back," said Li Wei.

The Holy Dragon King said, "Sheng Xi is still within the independent space beneath the underground sea."

Li Wei nodded, indicating he understood.

"Let's go retrieve Sheng Xi first."

With a greeting to Princess Anna of the merfolk, the man and dragon flew toward the entrance of the underground sea.

In the underground sea, the Holy Dragon King opened the independent space, and a small island appeared before Li Wei.

Sheng Xi lay sleeping on the island, yet to awaken.

Looking at Sheng Xi, Li Wei asked, "Holy Dragon King, how much longer until Sheng Xi completes her Sacred Dragon inheritance?"

The Holy Dragon King shook his head and said, "I'm not sure either. Some time ago, Sheng Xi's aura strengthened once again; she should be close to completing her Sacred Dragon inheritance."

"Once she completes her Sacred Dragon inheritance, she will advance to demi-god status."

"At that point, using the fragment of the Dragon God's divine core, she will possess the strength of a demi-god at the extreme level."

Mention of the divine core fragment reminded Li Wei of the main purpose of this trip to the Abyssal Depths.

His visit to the Abyssal Depths was not only to see Sheng Xi,

but also to inquire with the Holy Dragon King about matters concerning the divine core fragment.

The cause began when Li Wei returned to Maple Leaf City and accidentally discovered a spatial rift leading to the underworld within the secret realm beyond the Dragonfall Slope outside the city.

He entered the underworld intending to carry out a decapitation strike to prevent the dark races there from invading Maple Leaf City.

Unexpectedly, however, the queen of the dark races in the underworld turned out to be the Spider Goddess Lolth.

During his battle against Lolth's divine avatar in the underworld, he suffered considerable losses.

Li Wei wanted to comprehend laws and enhance his strength,

to gain the ability to face divine-level opponents.

Comprehending laws, however, was not something that could be achieved in a short time.

Thus, Li Wei thought of the divine core fragment.

He wished to take a shortcut using the divine core fragment.

But he was uncertain whether doing so would affect him adversely.

Therefore, he intended to first consult the Holy Dragon King on how to proceed.

Various unexpected events occurred while in Abyssal City.

Only now had he finally returned to the right path.

Li Wei hurriedly inquired of the Holy Dragon King about matters concerning the divine core.

"How exactly does one use a divine core fragment? After using a divine core fragment, doesn't one become a false god, unable to become a true deity ever again?" Li Wei asked.

Upon hearing this, the Holy Dragon King explained, "What you described refers to using the divine core fragment as one's own divine core to break through to the ninth stage and achieve godhood."

"Achieving godhood this way results in the position of a false god, whose strength falls far short of true deities."

"Of course, if the divine core fragment used is sufficiently powerful, one might not be weaker than some deities."

"Besides this method, there exists a second method of using divine core fragments, but the prerequisite is breaking through to demi-god level and possessing divine power."

Li Wei's eyes flickered slightly, and he quickly said, "Please, Holy Dragon King, explain in detail the second method of using divine core fragments."

The Holy Dragon King told Li Wei how to use divine power to activate the law forces contained within the divine core fragment.

Previously, he had been able to resist the Abyssal Evil God's invasion of Abyssal City for hundreds of years

precisely by relying on the power of the Dragon God's divine core fragment.

Merely expending a small amount of divine power, the Dragon God's divine core fragment could unleash astonishing power,

easily repelling the abyssal evil gods.

The Sacred Dragon King said, "The laws within the divine fragment have already shattered and do not yet belong to one's own power. Thus, we can only utilize the inherent traits of the divine fragment for battle, unable to control the law-based strength contained within."

"Give me the Dragon God's divine fragment."

Li Wei handed over the golden divine fragment of the Dragon God to the Sacred Dragon King.

The Sacred Dragon King poured in a thread of divine power, activating the law-based strength within the fragment.

He said, "Depending on the amount of divine power consumed, different levels of law-based strength can be unleashed. This is the weakest form—its power is roughly equivalent to a demi-god at the peak of their strength striking with full force."

As he spoke, he released the power stored within the divine fragment.

Boom!

A beam of golden light pierced through the underground sea below.

The entire cavern trembled and shook violently.

Li Wei’s eyes widened in shock.

The Sacred Dragon King had only used a sliver of divine power—not even a tenth of a single strand.

Yet such tremendous force had been unleashed.

If the Sacred Dragon King were to release an attack of similar magnitude using his own power, it would likely require dozens or even hundreds of times more energy.

The Sacred Dragon King returned the Dragon God's divine fragment to Li Wei.

He continued, "The power within this fragment is pure destructive force. Depending on how much divine power you expend, you can unleash explosive dragon beams of varying intensity."

Li Wei took hold of the divine fragment and attempted to use its law-based strength.

Buzz!

Divine power flowed into the fragment and was instantly transformed by its internal laws into a sheer force of destruction.

It seemed that the laws within the Dragon God's divine fragment were related to destruction.

Boom!

Li Wei aimed forward.

A golden explosive dragon beam shot forth, striking the underground sea and creating a massive crater while triggering a tsunami tens of meters high.

In terms of raw destructive power alone, perhaps the explosive dragon beam couldn't match the elemental nuclear blast from a magic crystal.

However, the explosive dragon beam could harm law-based forces.

It could destroy them.

This was something the elemental nuclear blast could never achieve.

Had Li Wei known earlier how to use the Dragon God's divine fragment,

he could have torn apart Rose's web of law-based threads with the explosive dragon beam.

After testing the power of the Dragon God's divine fragment, he turned his attention to the other two fragments in his hand—the black one from the Beast God and the green one from the Elf God.

Li Wei channeled divine power into them, but nothing happened.

His expression grew puzzled. "What's going on? Why aren't these two divine fragments working?"

The Sacred Dragon King speculated, "Perhaps these fragments are too small, containing incomplete laws that cannot convert divine power into law-based strength."

He added, "If these fragments actually worked, the Beast King and the Elf King wouldn't have given them to you so easily."

Upon hearing this, Li Wei nodded reluctantly in agreement.

That was indeed the truth.

If the two divine fragments were truly useful, the Beast King and the Elf King would have treasured them immensely.

They would have been like two divine artifacts—

priceless beyond measure.

Li Wei asked, "Then what should we do now?"

The Sacred Dragon King suggested, "Why don't you try burning them with divine fire? You might gain unexpected insights."

Li Wei looked puzzled. "Unexpected insights?"

The Sacred Dragon King shook his head. "I'm not sure either. Once before, I burned the Dragon God's divine fragment with divine fire and sensed an opportunity to break through to godhood. But because I also sensed danger beyond the ninth tier, I chose not to proceed."

"You could give it a try."

Li Wei gave a bitter smile. "Even if I sense a breakthrough, what can I really do? The gods won't stand idly by while we ascend to godhood."

The Sacred Dragon King replied, "Even if you can't break through to godhood, at least it will let you experience the domain of a god once."

After pondering for a moment, Li Wei nodded. "Alright then, I'll give it a try."

He brought the divine fragments to the Astral Plane.

Looking at the two fragments in his hands, he noticed the green one from the Elf God was smaller.

He cast the green fragment into the Prismatic Divine Flame.

Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle!

The Prismatic Divine Flame began to burn the fragment.

The divine fragment floated steadily within the flames, seemingly unaffected.

After a short while, Li Wei felt a slight shift in his consciousness—he sensed something unusual.

Fragments of broken, elusive thoughts and ideas surfaced in his mind.

Like sudden flashes of inspiration, they appeared and vanished in an instant.

Just as he tried to grasp them, the inspirations disappeared.

It felt like suddenly forgetting something important.

Quickly calming his mind, he focused on capturing those fleeting sparks of insight that emerged during the burning process.

After a long time, Li Wei slowly opened his eyes.

The green divine fragment floating in the divine flame before him had vanished.

Before his eyes appeared a line of blurry text:

[Basic Natural Law (Incomplete)] 1648/10000

Once the divine fragment from the Elf God was fully burned,

Li Wei grasped the fleeting inspiration in his mind and comprehended part of the natural law once wielded by the Elf God.

However, the laws within the divine fragment were fragmented.

Thus, the natural law Li Wei obtained was also broken—a basic, incomplete version.

Using the same method, Li Wei burned the black divine fragment from the Beast God.

He gained a second law-based ability:

[Basic Strength Law (Incomplete)] 2145/10000

Both law-based powers were merely the most elementary forms of divine law.

And in this fractured state, Levi found himself utterly unable to wield either of the two laws.

Yet, the proficiency panel granted him a distinct pathway to seize the unblemished power of these laws.

The hardest part was always forging something from nothing.

Whatever remained was now merely a matter of time.

Levi drew forth the golden shard of the Dragon God's divine spark.

After a brief moment of contemplation, he tucked the golden fragment away once more.

Had he chosen to ignite this divine shard, he might have extracted a relatively intact law capability.

However, doing so offered little practical significance.

It was far better to preserve it, reserving its power for the Holy Dragon King or Sanxi.

In any case, he had already mastered two rudimentary law capabilities.

Levi opened a portal and stepped through, returning to the Abyssal City.

Seeing his return, the Holy Dragon King inquired, "How did it go?"

Levi offered no answer to the question, asking instead, "How long have I been gone?"

The Holy Dragon King pondered for a brief moment before replying, "Roughly twenty-six days or so."

A sense of dread gripped Levi's heart as he said, "I will explain the matter of the law shards to you shortly, but I must head back first."

Discerning that Levi was pressed by an urgent matter, the Holy Dragon King pressed no further.

The Holy Dragon King nodded in agreement and said, "Very well."

Levi hastily conjured a portal leading to Maple Leaf City and threw himself back toward it.

He arrived back within the wizard tower of Maple Leaf City.

His immediate priority was to search for any sign of Gwyneira.

Failing to find her within the confines of the tower, a sudden tightness gripped Levi's chest.

He swiftly flew from the wizard tower, casting his gaze everywhere in search of Gwyneira.

At last, he located Gwyneira upon a sloping hillside just outside the city.

Answering an invitation from Oates, she had ventured to the front lines for the very first time to anchor the rear for the grand army, bolstering the morale of the soldiers.

Levi breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing that the dark races had not breached the defensive lines of Maple Leaf City.

The moment he heard that over twenty days had slipped away.

He had deeply feared that Maple Leaf City might have already fallen to the dark races of the subterranean world, plunging Gwyneira into mortal peril.

He had hurried back with an unbearable impatience.

Fortunately, the unfolding events had not yet spiraled beyond his expectations.

Ever since the legions of the subterranean dark races had suffered that devastating blow last time.

Nearly a month had elapsed, and by all appearances, they had yet to fully recover from the strike.

Nevertheless, the dark races had firmly established a foothold just beyond Dragonfall Slope.

They were now locked in a grueling war of attrition over the terrain against the Northern Mysterious Kingdom.

The dark races hailing from the subterranean world were indeed formidable.

The prowess of their individual soldiers generally eclipsed that of the Northern Mysterious Kingdom's forces.

The vast majority of the soldiers belonging to the Northern Mysterious Kingdom were still mere common folk.

Only a scarce few regiments were comprised entirely of seasoned professionals.

The dark races of the subterranean world relied heavily upon their inherent racial advantages.

Even without ascending to the rank of a professional, they possessed physiques and raw strength comparable to first- or second-tier professionals.

Were it not for the diverse array of professionals weaving various buffing enchantments from behind the human lines, an army composed entirely of ordinary humans would have been utterly crushed upon their very first encounter with the mighty host of the dark races.

Among these efforts, the various group-enhancing aura skills inherent to Orne’s War Knight profession proved to be of paramount importance.

With all of Orne’s auras blazing at full capacity, he could temporarily grant an ordinary human soldier strength and a physique nearly equal to a first- or second-tier professional.

The amplification bestowed upon the professionals under his command was grander still.

It could be argued that Oates' Northern Mysterious Kingdom was able to conquer the Northern Realm and rise as its most potent kingdom.

Precisely because Orne’s contributions were absolutely indispensable to the cause.

Orne and Oates each obtained exactly what they required from one another.

Through his continuous participation in these conflicts, Orne’s War Knight profession was also advancing at a breakneck pace, already touching the absolute peak of the sixth tier.

He stood a mere single step away from reaching the legendary realm.

Levi teleported directly to Gwyneira’s side.

Sensing the sudden ripple of spatial fluctuations nearby, Gwyneira instinctively grew vigilant.

Turning her head to find that the newcomer was Levi, she let out a soft sigh of relief, a smile gracing her lips.

"You have returned."