Chapter 597: Rose as Bait, Fishing for Deities!

Chapter 597: Rose as Bait, Angling for Divinity!

"What do you want?"

Rose asked Levi.

She wished to negotiate with him.

If things continued like this, she would surely die here.

For now, she had used the Web Law to seal herself; the Ten-Color Divine Flame could not consume her divine power.

But once her divine strength was exhausted and she could no longer wield the Laws, death would come.

Naturally, Rose refused to sit idly awaiting her doom.

She hoped to bargain with Levi, to trade for a path to survival.

Levi ignored her.

Seeing his silence, Rose fell quiet too, saying nothing more.

She was still scheming ways to escape from the sun.

Relying on her own strength, there seemed little hope at present.

So all that remained was to seek outside aid.

Thus, using a fragment of her divine essence left behind in the Underworld, she reached out to some old friends among the gods beneath the earth, sharing extremely tempting tidbits of information:

A shard of a god's divine core, complete with full command over natural laws, originating from a higher deity.

And a demigod nearly brimming with infinite divine energy—and its source of endless power.

Few deities could resist such temptation offered by Rose.

Yet every one of them proceeded with utmost caution.

Even those eager to verify the truth behind Rose’s words did not act rashly.

The gods of the Underworld dispatched their faithful followers to investigate whether what Rose claimed was real or fabricated.

To confirm if indeed there existed a demigod possessing limitless divine might.

With Rose’s disappearance, the Underworld was thrown into great upheaval.

Yet because of her revelations, that very turmoil—which threatened to overturn the established order—dissolved silently into nothingness.

Gods cared above all else about their interests.

No matter how much territory they might claim or how many worshippers they might gain in the Underworld, none compared to the allure of directly acquiring raw, tangible power.

Under the will of their gods, dark races dwelling deep underground began sending scouts far and wide, seeking news from the human world.

Searching for the demigod spoken of by Rose.

Ever since Rose first proposed negotiating with Levi,

at regular intervals, she renewed her request.

Still, Levi gave no reply.

Undeterred, Rose persisted tirelessly in extending offers of negotiation.

It appeared as though she had run out of options, reduced to bargaining alone as a means of survival.

This illusion was precisely what Rose intended to create for Levi—

lest he discover her secret machinations.

In reality, Levi paid no attention to any of her actions whatsoever.

His consciousness was entirely absorbed in comprehending the rudimentary Natural Laws.

He simply had no time to spare for Rose.

Three months passed in the blink of an eye.

Mapleleaf City, battered after its war against the dark races of the Underworld, barely regained a sliver of vitality.

The Northern Xuan Kingdom also seemed reborn from the brink of annihilation.

Welcoming truly legendary-level strength unique to itself.

After a month of secluded cultivation, Orne successfully broke through to become a Legendary warrior, ascending to the rank of Legendary War Knight.

Otz bestowed upon Orne the titles of Supreme Commander of the Northern Xuan Kingdom and First Prince of the Realm—second only to the king himself in military authority.

Second to none but the monarch, towering above ten thousand others.

From then on, the Northern Xuan Kingdom possessed three Legendary warriors and one formidable demigod whose power rivaled even that of true gods.

Though Otz could not fully control these forces,

to outsiders, it already appeared that the Northern Xuan Kingdom had subtly risen to dominate the northern frontier.

Why "subtly"? Because another force in the north could not be overlooked—the Orcish race.

What humans called the "northern frontier" referred narrowly to lands within the domain ruled by human kingdoms.

It excluded the territories of the Orc Empire.

Within this limited scope, yes, the Northern Xuan Kingdom had become dominant.

However, across the broader expanse—including the Orc Empire and even the distant Frozen North—the Northern Xuan Kingdom could hardly be considered supreme.

Only due to having a single demigod whose strength approached that of a god was it seen as potentially capable of rivaling the Orc Empire.

Thus regarded as the hidden master of the northern frontier.

Recently, Otz had been troubled by matters concerning the Orc Empire.

Just when he thought the crisis of invasion from the Underworld was finally resolved,

the orcish kingdoms along the border started harassing the Northern Xuan Kingdom, seemingly intent on marching southward to conquer the entire northern region.

One orc kingdom alone couldn’t possibly possess such ambition.

Without doubt, someone powerful must have orchestrated this move from behind the scenes—the Orc Empire itself.

According to intelligence gathered by spies within the Orc Empire,

the empire had recently suffered greatly from demonic plagues, plagued beyond endurance.

Lately, the situation worsened drastically, even giving rise to rumors of demon lords descending into the mortal realm.

The probing attacks launched by the Orc Empire against the Northern Xuan Kingdom hinted that this vast empire was beginning to struggle under the weight of the calamity.

Regardless, so long as the Orc Empire stood between the Northern Xuan Kingdom and the spreading disaster, the latter need not face the dangers of the plague firsthand.

While dealing simultaneously with widespread demonic outbreaks within its borders and contemplating expansion into the Northern Xuan Kingdom,

the Orc Empire found itself confronting two formidable adversaries, forcing it to proceed with extreme prudence.

Originally, before the Orc Empire, the Beixuan Kingdom was completely unworthy of mention.

But after the war of the subterranean world invasion three months ago,

the Beixuan Kingdom displayed powerful strength, forcing the Orc Empire's southward strategy to temporarily slow down,

concentrating its forces to suppress the demonic disaster that erupted within its own borders,

and sending several orc kingdoms on the Beixuan Kingdom's border to test the Beixuan Kingdom.

These were all matters for Oates to fret about,

having absolutely nothing to do with Li Wei.

Three months had passed, and he had completely comprehended the Low-grade Natural Law.

[Low-grade Natural Law] 26/10000

What Li Wei comprehended was the natural law of the composition of natural creatures.

Through the Low-grade Natural Law, Li Wei used divine power to reshape his flesh-and-blood body.

Reshaping the flesh-and-blood body turned all the cells in his body into divine cells, which wouldn't be an exaggeration to call a divine body.

For non-divine creatures, Li Wei's body at this moment was no different from Tang Monk's flesh; a single bite could truly grant immortality.

Of course, the prerequisite was being able to digest the divine cells within Li Wei's body.

If one could not digest the divine cells, the swallowed "Tang Monk's flesh" would instead turn into a deadly poison.

The divine cells would conversely devour all matter and energy to strengthen and expand themselves.

This was Li Wei's unique understanding of the Low-grade Natural Law.

Living organisms of natural structure.

After reshaping his flesh-and-blood body, Li Wei also got his wish and made Gusevie pregnant, forming the crystallization of their love.

Li Wei saw Gusevie standing by the balcony, one hand caressing her abdomen, a gentle expression on her face.

Even now, she still felt it was somewhat unbelievable.

The very first moment this life was born, she could strongly perceive the existence of the individual life,

even if it was still just a single cell. Li Wei had also spent a great deal of effort just to restrict the devouring instinct of the sperm's divine cells.

Otherwise, it wouldn't even wait for the combination of sperm and egg; the sperm would treat the egg as food and devour it completely,

and furthermore, it would threaten Gusevie's life and safety.

Li Wei walked over, holding Gusevie's shoulders, and said, "What are you thinking about?"

Gusevie leaned against Li Wei's shoulder naturally, smiling happily as she said, "I'm thinking about whether the baby will look more like you or more like me when it grows up."

Li Wei smiled and said, "I actually hope it looks more like you."

He was well aware of his own talent.

Right now, all the achievements he possessed relied entirely on his cheat.

In terms of pure magic talent, he was far inferior to Gusevie.

Not counting the time spent inside the Secret Realm of Time, Gusevie had become a legendary mage before the age of thirty.

After becoming a legendary mage, one possessed a lifespan of at least five hundred years.

A thirty-year-old legendary mage

was equivalent, in terms of human lifespan, to a five or six-year-old toddler already graduating with a doctorate and becoming a top professor.

This was definitely a genius among geniuses.

The only talent he could give his offspring might be the divine bloodline.

Li Wei had not yet seen a descendant of a deity, nor did he know how much power a divine bloodline could exert.

Gusevie turned her head to look at him, asking with some curiosity, "Why?"

Li Wei smiled and didn't explain. Changing the subject, he said, "What do you think is a good name for it?"

Gusevie thought for a moment, then smiled and said, "If it's a girl, let's call her Li Nianwei. If it's a boy, let's call him Li Arthur."

Hearing this, Li Wei smiled faintly, nodded, and said, "A combination of our two names? That's quite nice."

Gusevie looked down at her completely flat stomach, caressing her abdomen and murmuring, "Baby, how much longer until you can be born?"

Li Wei looked down, took a glance, and said, "Our baby might be born later than normal people."

Gusevie smiled and said, "It doesn't matter, no matter how long it takes, I am willing to give birth to it."

Li Wei's offspring was born from divine cells.

Even after countless divisions and differentiations, when the power of the divine cells was infinitely weakened, it still required a massive amount of energy and nutrients to form a complete, independent individual.

To prevent the fertilized egg, which had already fused with the divine cells, from devouring the mother's energy and nutrients predatorily,

Li Wei restricted the developmental speed of the fertilized egg.

Without affecting Gusevie's normal life, the fertilized egg grew and developed slowly.

This was not difficult to achieve for Li Wei, who mastered the Low-grade Natural Law.

The Low-grade Natural Law comprehended by Li Wei was more about the control over natural creatures,

not yet involving the power to control the entirety of nature itself.

That was a power that only High-grade Natural Laws could control.

Aside from reshaping his flesh body, birthing offspring, and controlling biological processes,

after mastering the Low-grade Natural Law, Li Wei also possessed a deeper observational perspective on the evolution of nature.

This finally allowed him to find the opportunity to master the law of elemental generation and destruction.

Following the profound meanings of nuclear principles, elemental fission, and elemental fusion rules, it further extended into the underlying cosmic law—the law of elemental generation and destruction,

or rather, the laws of creation and destruction.

Whether it was the law of creation or the law of destruction, both were far too immense,

vastly exceeding the scope of Li Wei's capability.

Even higher deities might not necessarily master these two powers.

If some deity mastered the law of creation, then he would surely be the Creation God.

The law of elemental generation and destruction was a narrow law of creation and destruction derived under the worldview premise that the world is composed of four elements: wind, fire, water, and earth.

As long as he glimpsed the opportunity, for Li Wei who possessed a cheat, mastering the law of elemental generation and destruction was only a matter of time.

Li Wei's mind suddenly stirred. Holding Gusevie, he overlooked the beautiful scenery of Maple Leaf City with her.

Although everything appeared unchanged, his mind had already shifted into the Astral Realm.

He sensed an abnormal power appearing near the ten-colored star.

An abnormal power sensed by him

was bound to be the power of law originating from another deity.

"Let us talk. Whatever you want, I can give it to you."

Rose repeated this sentence for what felt like the thousandth time.

Upon hearing it, Levi lowered his gaze toward the depths of the sun's core, where Rose now lay.

The giant spider that was once Rose was tightly wrapped in a cocoon of silk.

It was a web spun from the threads of law itself—capable of withstanding the burning of the Tenfold Divine Flame.

However, weaving such lawful silk required the continuous expenditure of Rose’s divine power.

Placed within the furnace of the Tenfold Divine Flame, Rose had to constantly consume her own divinity to maintain the sealing effect of the lawful silk.

When her divine power was exhausted and she could no longer sustain the silk, that would be the moment she was refined away by the divine fire.

Rose understood all too well the predicament she faced.

She had been racking her brains, searching for any means to break free from this deadlock.

Negotiation was one such method.

Unfortunately, Levi offered no response whatsoever.

And so, she could only resort to other methods.

Levi glanced at Rose briefly before turning his eyes toward the starlit sky.

A spatial rift appeared among the stars, and from the other side came a faint, indistinct gaze peering through.

It seemed as though someone were observing their situation across the divide of space.

Levi did not reveal himself immediately.

Thus, the deity on the other side of the rift could only see the massive star suspended in the void, endlessly blazing.

A sun radiating light in ten hues was indeed rare.

But that was not what truly captured the attention of the god beyond the rift.

After some time of observation, he perceived something extraordinary: divine essence was being born ceaselessly upon the surface of the sun.

His expression shifted to one of astonishment—he had never seen a sun whose very combustion produced divine power.

Desire kindled in the god’s eyes. If he could claim this sun capable of generating endless divinity for himself, wouldn’t he then possess an inexhaustible source of divine strength?

According to the rumors spread by Rose,

Levi, being merely a demigod, had stumbled upon this divine-producing sun by chance, thereby gaining infinite divine energy.

She had deliberately omitted the truth—that the sun *was* Levi himself.

Revealing that secret would have discouraged many timid underground deities right from the start.

Even Rose had to admit—

The gods dwelling beneath the earth were suppressed so thoroughly they resembled nothing more than mice hiding underground, fearful and skittish.

At the slightest sign of danger or disturbance, they would flee without hesitation.

Her defeat at Levi’s hands had been sheer misfortune—an accident in the gutter.

Just as Rose had anticipated, none of the deities from the Underworld sent forth their true forms.

They didn’t even dare release fragments of their divine selves.

Instead, the god dispatched his faithful servant to investigate the sun that generated divine power.

From the spatial rift emerged a dragon with stone-like skin and a single eye—a One-Eyed Stonehide Drake soaring toward the sun.

This legendary creature, unique to the Underworld, possessed innate magical resistance rivaling that of ancient dragons.

Moreover, its survival instincts were unparalleled.

Even amidst molten lava, it could endure.

Truly, there was no better choice for exploring the mysterious sun.

(End of Chapter)