A Paragon Soul

"That's how it is!"

As he heard the system notification, information about the item he had drawn appeared in Lynn's mind as well.

The item he had drawn this time was simple: it would directly strengthen his soul to the level of a Paragon Highgod.

One had to know that the Soul Power of experts increased along with their strength, especially when they became gods and underwent the enhancement of the Heaven and Earth Law. At such times, their Soul Power would increase dramatically.

From the Saint Domain to the Paragon level, one experienced the descent of the Heaven and Earth Law four times. Each time, it increased by more than tenfold. In particular, when breaking through from the Saint Domain to godhood, Soul Power underwent a qualitative transformation.

A Saint Domain Expert's Soul Power could only cover several dozen miles, but when Demigods released their Spiritual Sense, they could easily cover a range of several thousand miles.

Their Soul Power was hundreds of times stronger.

Directly from the Saint Domain to the Paragon level! My Soul Power must have increased by at least several hundred thousand times! Lynn thought to himself.

In an instant, countless thoughts flashed through his mind. Lynn came back to his senses and immediately ordered, "Use Soul Strengthening!"

Strengthening his soul took half a day. When the system notification sounded in his mind again, informing him that the Soul Strengthening was complete, Lynn abruptly opened his eyes. Terrifying Soul Power erupted from him, instantly covering an area of more than a million miles around him.

In truth, genuine Paragons had the amplification of Willpower in their Soul Power. In a Material Plane, they could instantly spread it across hundreds of millions of miles—far more terrifying than Lynn's display.

The Orlando Continent was roughly eighty thousand miles long from east to west and thirty thousand miles wide from north to south. Within the range of Lynn's Soul Power, it was merely a tiny portion.

He saw countless islands scattered around the Orlando Continent. Beyond them lay another vast ocean, while south of the South Sea was a continent covered year-round in endless ice and snow...

Nothing could hide beneath his Soul Power!

"The Elf King, the Beast God, the Dark Mountain Range King, and the North Sea King are all Demigods. The Sea God is a Midgod. And this Midgod guarding the teleportation array at the South Pole must be a Plane Guardian!" Lynn's Soul Power was simply too powerful. He could clearly see the true nature of everyone in Orlando, yet none of them could detect him in the slightest.

"What a pity! I don't understand Soul Attack. Otherwise, with such terrifying Soul Power, even fighting gods across realms wouldn't be difficult!" Lynn shook his head and withdrew all of his Soul Power.

He then silently examined the changes in himself. The benefits of powerful Soul Power were beyond question.

Being able to survey a vast area and remain undetectable to those with weaker Soul Power was only one aspect.

The other was the benefit to himself. A powerful soul not only made his Soul Attack and soul defense stronger, but also made it easier for him to deduce ultimate moves and cultivate the laws at a faster pace.

"Moreover, when ordinary Saint Domain experts become gods, if they choose to form a divine body outside their body, their soul splits in two, leaving them weakened for a long time." Lynn thought silently, With Soul Power as powerful as mine, even after forming a divine body outside my body and splitting my soul in two, it would still be several times stronger than a Highgod's. There would be no period of weakness at all.

After entering the Saint Domain, Lynn did not rush to leave the Dark Mountain Range. Instead, he continued onward through its central region. In addition to cultivating, he constantly sought out Saint Domain Demonic Beasts to spar with.

Earth Tyrant Bears, Nine-Headed Serpent Emperors, Saint Domain Thunder Dragons...

One Saint Domain Peak demonic beast after another fell to Lynn's hands. Of course, he did not take their lives.

The Saint Domain Demonic Beasts of the Dark Mountain Range were all subordinates of the Dark Mountain Range King. Challenging and defeating them was one thing, but slaughtering them indiscriminately would inevitably draw out the Dark Mountain Range King.

Lynn was not arrogant enough to believe that he could fight a god in his current state.

Of course, he was not afraid of gods either. With his terrifying Soul Power, if he deliberately hid himself, even Highgods would not be able to find him.

He might not be able to provoke them, but he could hide from them.

Finally, several months later, while battling a Saint Domain Tyrannosaurus that cultivated the Dark Element Law, Lynn gained a hint of insight into the Shadow Clone Technique Profundity and stepped across the threshold of the laws.

In the central region of the Dark Mountain Range, near the South Sea, Lynn sat cross-legged inside a cave.

As the sun gradually rose, its light slowly shone into the cave, making it brighter and brighter.

Suddenly—

Lynn, who had been sitting cross-legged, gradually melted away into a shadow, then slowly vanished into the darkness untouched by sunlight.

The Shadow Clone Technique had reached the beginner level!

A moment later, Lynn's figure emerged from the darkness again. As he carefully savored the sensation of merging into the shadows, he could not help but ponder.

"This Shadow Clone Technique Profundity truly is profound, but it leans toward concealment, hiding, and escape within the Dark Element Law. Its boosts to offense and defense are very minor!"

Among the six major profundities of the Element Laws, excluding the wind element, there were superior, intermediate, and inferior distinctions, and each profundity excelled in different areas.

For example, within the Dark Element Law, Dark Element was the foundation. Devour Profundity specialized in Material Attack and Material Defense, Evil specialized in restraint and control, while the Shadow Clone Technique specialized in movement techniques and speed.

Lynn guessed that the two remaining unknown profundities in the Dark Element Law should respectively specialize in Soul Attack and soul defense, as well as spatial abilities similar to the Gravity Space of the Earth Law.

"If the profundity within the God Devouring Rat's soul were Devour or a Soul Attack Profundity, that would give the greatest boost to my strength!" Lynn sighed.

God Devouring Rats possessed powerful physical strength and excelled at frontal Material Attacks. His Paragon-level Soul Power excelled at Soul Attack.

But the Shadow Clone Technique was meant for sneak attacks and escape.

Like Cesar, the assassin king from the original story, he could even threaten opponents stronger than himself by relying on concealment and sneak attacks.

Forget it. It doesn't matter. The God Devouring Rat's strongest ability is its Innate Divine Ability! Lynn thought to himself. If I break through to godhood with the Shadow Clone Technique, then as long as I use the God Devouring Innate Divine Ability, I'll still be invincible among those of the same rank!

"Now that I've comprehended a trace of the Shadow Clone Technique and crossed the threshold of the laws, continuing to temper myself in the Dark Mountain Range has no further meaning for me." Lynn walked out of the cave and raised a hand to block the dazzling sunlight.

"It's time to go home!"

Whoosh!

He rose directly into the air.

Standing in midair, he identified the direction, then flew swiftly toward the Royal Capital of the Magat Kingdom. His speed instantly reached its limit. He became nothing more than a black streak of light, leaving a string of afterimages across the sky before vanishing beyond the horizon.

Behind him, the Dark Mountain Range in the early morning remained full of life!