Achieving Godhood Through Destruction

"Here."

Instead of the expected mockery, a Divine Spark flew from the throne and landed steadily in Durandal's hand.

"Thank you, Chief!"

Durandal's hands trembled as he held the Divine Spark. After taking a deep breath, he cut his finger and let a drop of blood fall onto it.

The Divine Spark absorbed the blood and merged into his body. For someone like Durandal, who was at the limit of the Saint Domain, it would only take a short time to undergo the transformation in life level.

Linley smiled and said, "Go back and digest it properly. Remember to study Alchemy more. If it proves valuable, I won't be stingy with Mid-level Divine Sparks in the future!"

A mere Divine Spark wasn't something Linley particularly cared about. Even dozens of Low-level Gods combined wouldn't be his match!

Linley simply intended to keep a low profile for now while steadily improving his strength. He planned to expand the tribe significantly only after fully integrating the three Profound Mysteries, to avoid the bad luck of encountering any passing powerhouses. After all, this place wasn't too far from Red Stone City, and quite a few God-level beings passed by daily.

Over the years, there had occasionally been some metal life forms passing through the airspace near the tribe. Private ones were rare; most were from the Blood Peak Legion. If they were lucky, they would even deploy Saint Domains, a sight Linley had grown accustomed to.

As soon as Durandal and Thomas left, Diana snuggled into Linley's arms and giggled coquettishly, "Giving a Divine Spark to such a useless man, isn't that too wasteful?"

Linley chuckled and replied, "You want a Divine Spark, don't you?"

Diana nodded repeatedly, her face filled with longing.

She understood her own potential better and earlier than Durandal. To become a god independently, she wouldn't achieve it for thousands of years, even with good luck. With that much time, it would be better to plan for refining a Divine Spark.

"Then what value do you have?"

Linley's voice remained calm, with a hint of a smile.

Diana was momentarily speechless. She suddenly realized that Linley giving a Divine Spark to Durandal, that failure, was more due to his Alchemy talent. Her own worth wasn't as much as she'd imagined. How could a powerhouse like him lack women?

Linley scooped Diana up and walked towards the bedroom, chuckling, "If you can bear my child, not only a Low-level Divine Spark, but Mid-level and High-Divine Sparks will be yours in the future."

Time flew by, and a thousand years passed.

In the center of the Magic Array within the castle.

"Zzzzt... Zzzzt..."

Blue arcs of electricity flashed wildly, outlining spiderweb-like lines that intertwined to form an energy shield, covering the entire Magic Array like an inverted bowl.

Linley's figure flickered repeatedly, afterimages stacking up, gradually slowing and becoming stagnant. It was as if time had been paused, though it was merely a visual illusion, signifying that his speed had reached its absolute limit.

"Hoo!"

The afterimages vanished instantly. Linley let out a deep breath, a satisfied smile on his lips as he murmured, "Finally, the critical point for merging the three Profound Mysteries!"

This was different from the initial fusion of the Lightning Element and Lightning Speed Profound Mysteries.

Those two were Low-level Profound Mysteries, and they were being fused while being comprehended simultaneously.

Electromagnetic Space was a High-level Profound Mystery! Fusing it with two already perfected Profound Mysteries naturally presented a much greater challenge!

This was still Linley attempting the fusion while comprehending Electromagnetic Space; otherwise, it would have been even more difficult!

Currently, Linley was stuck at the final step before mastering Electromagnetic Space! His compatibility with the two Low-level Profound Mysteries had reached ninety-nine percent!

With his emotions stable and calm, Linley began to consider his next steps.

A very practical problem that had to be faced.

In the process of cultivating the Lightning Laws in his daily practice, the occasional insights into the rules were difficult to suppress completely.

He was prioritizing the comprehension and fusion of the Electromagnetic Space Profound Mystery, rather than the most attack-oriented and destructive Lightning Collapse Profound Mystery. This was to avoid accidental breakthroughs and stimulating the Destruction Rule to prematurely surpass the Saint Domain limit and become a god.

Even Profound Mysteries like Lightning Marsh, which involved healing and life force, needed to be suppressed as much as possible, without letting his thoughts wander into their comprehension.

However, this accidental insight served as a reminder to Linley. The Lightning Law, with its primary characteristics of speed and destruction, was very similar to the Fire Law. Especially for someone with his talent, it was easy to make connections and think of the Destruction Rule.

The Electromagnetic Space Profound Mystery also had a destructive aspect. If he deliberately suppressed it, it would definitely affect the fusion of Profound Mysteries. Instead of struggling with it, it was better to let go completely and go with the flow.

With his thoughts cleared, Linley adjusted his state for three months.

"Destruction... Ruin... Shatter... Reassembly..."

In the soul sea of Linley's Saint Domain avatar, ripples of inspiration arose. He gained a deeper understanding of the Destruction Rule, breaking through that bottleneck.

Instantly, Linley was enlightened, realizing, "It's coming."

"Buzzzzz—!"

The laws of heaven and earth descended!

A vast aura emanated from the castle, immediately alerting the God-level powerhouses within the Tianlan Tribe, as well as numerous Saint Domains. All of them wore expressions of shock and envy.

"Someone has become a god! Who is it!"

"It seems to be coming from the Chief's castle!"

Thomas, Donald, Dennis, Corey, and others quickly gathered, looking towards the castle with surprised expressions.

"It must be Linley breaking through."

"Definitely, and judging by the aura, it's likely he became a god through the Destruction Rule. It can't be anyone else."

"If that's the case, Linley will soon have his second God Avatar. Truly amazing."

The God-level powerhouses spoke one after another, their expressions full of envy and admiration.

Most had their Divine Sparks refined in hell. It was already difficult to become a god with one perfect talent, let alone two. After all, an extra God Avatar meant an extra life – that was the simplest and most direct benefit.

"Sizzle... sizzle..."

Inside the castle, Linley's body was drawn upward by a magnificent force, floating. Above his head, a large amount of black Destruction Rule power gathered, rapidly condensing into a black crystal – a Destruction-type Low-level Divine Spark!

At the same time, the Heavenly Law asked Linley whether he wished to form his Divine Spark within his body or outside!

Linley decisively replied, "Outside my body!"

The moment he made his choice, the soul of his Saint Domain 본존 was violently torn in half!

"Ah—!"

The intense pain from his soul caused Linley to cry out in agony. His entire body turned pale, weak, and exhausted. This experience was beyond any words to describe. If not for the special protection of the Heavenly Law, such soul damage would have been unsurvivable.

Half of his soul merged with the Divine Spark, and his consciousness perceived an ocean of Divine Power, beginning to draw upon it to shape his divine body...

The fluctuations of the Heavenly Law quickly disappeared, and a new Linley, a Destruction God Avatar in black robes, appeared in the castle.

Linley immediately sensed his own condition and soon frowned. "As expected, due to the soul being torn, the active sensing range of my Magnetic Field Power has actually decreased!"