Mid-level God

In Linley's view, even if this special ability stopped improving in the future, it would still be incredibly powerful. After all, the human heart was impossible to predict. As long as he stayed alert in advance to anyone harboring ill will toward him, that preparation alone would be an enormous advantage.

"Right now, cultivation still comes first. Once I become a mid-level God, my strength will skyrocket."

Linley quickly adjusted his mindset.

Sitting atop the magic array, Linley closed his eyes and cleared his distracting thoughts, carefully sensing the lightning elements between heaven and earth. Fine electric arcs occasionally leaped around him, flickering with bright light.

Although he had learned how the Lightning Profound Mystery was divided, Linley still decided to thoroughly master the Lightning Element first, then consider Lightning Speed and the other Mysteries. Becoming a mid-level God as soon as possible and skyrocketing in strength was the priority.

"Lightning Element... explosion... speed... fusion..."

Linley rose to his feet and darted back and forth. As electric arcs flickered, afterimages appeared one after another, moving faster and faster...

In fusing Profound Mysteries, the beginning and the end were the most difficult!

Relying on his previous foundation, Linley's cultivation progressed smoothly.

In the thirtieth year of seclusion, the Lightning Element and Lightning Speed had made significant progress, and this excellent state remained stable...

In the hundredth year of seclusion, the Lightning Element and Lightning Speed were 50% fused!

In the hundred and ninetieth year of seclusion, the fusion reached 99%!

In the two hundred and ninety-fifth year of seclusion, he had comprehended both Profound Mysteries to the peak, and they were simultaneously fused to 100%!

In an instant, Linley raised his head as inspiration struck him. He thought, It's coming!

"Vmmmm—!"

The Heaven and Earth Law Pillar descended upon the Tianlan Tribe with a boom, immediately startling everyone.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!"

Three figures rushed out of the houses. When they saw where the pillar of light was, all three froze.

Thomas' mouth fell open, his face filled with shock and disbelief. "That's Linley's residence!"

Carl's eyes widened, and she muttered as if she had seen a ghost, "How is this possible? He's been a God for less than three hundred years!"

Jess smacked his lips, unable to say a word. His eyes held nothing but shock, envy, and jealousy.

Soon, the Heaven and Earth Law Pillar vanished. After waiting a moment, they saw Linley stroll out calmly, wearing a faint smile. The fluctuations of divine power belonging to a mid-level God radiated from him!

"It really is Linley!"

Thomas, Carl, and Jess were shocked and bitter, but they immediately surrounded him, their faces filled with excitement and elation.

"You brat, you actually became a mid-level God so quickly! I have to admit, I'm impressed. Now I finally understand what a genius is!"

"Congratulations!"

"Ah, compared to you, I really feel ashamed."

The three of them had complicated emotions. Mid-level Gods were not common at all. If an ordinary Low-level God had poor talent, it might take millions of years to break through to the mid-level God realm!

For the vast majority of lifeforms, becoming a God independently was already the limit. Without sufficient talent, no matter how hard they worked, they would only be wasting their time!

"I was lucky enough to gain some insight. By a combination of luck and coincidence, I broke through!"

Linley spoke modestly.

That was not exactly a lie. If not for the flexible thinking of a transmigrator, his refusal to confine himself to a single path, and the many ideas that occasionally surfaced in his mind, becoming a mid-level God so quickly—and one who had fused two Profound Mysteries—would have been far from easy!

Now, Linley's strength had skyrocketed in every aspect!

The division of strength among mid-level Gods was quite special!

After all, both those who had comprehended two Profound Mysteries and those who had comprehended five Profound Mysteries were mid-level Gods!

The two did not undergo a qualitative difference in strength. The latter merely had more varied methods for dealing with enemies!

Therefore, strictly speaking, excluding his special ability, Linley's basic strength was now only ten times weaker than that of a High-level God!

After all, a High-level God who had fused zero Profound Mysteries was ten times stronger than a mid-level God in both divine power and Divine Domain.

If Linley worked harder and fused a third Profound Mystery, he could completely close the gap!

And this was only his most basic attack power!

If he developed an Ultimate Move, his actual combat power would increase considerably. Defeating a High-level God from an ordinary race would be no problem at all!

"The most important thing is my special ability!"

Linley thought excitedly. In his perception, the magnetic fields radiating from Thomas, Carl, and Jess were much stronger than they had been when he was a Low-level God, and even the emotions they contained were clearer.

Although he had yet to test it in practice, Linley faintly sensed that he could now preliminarily influence his own magnetic field, turning it into a means of attack—or even defense!

This was definitely a qualitative transformation.

"I see. You really are lucky, kid!"

When the topic of gaining insight came up, Thomas, Carl, and Jess exchanged glances. They could all see a trace of understanding and relief in one another's eyes.

Such opportunities could not be forced. They had heard of them before, but their uncertainty was too great, and luck played the largest role.

Even so, Linley's talent was still outstanding. Being able to seize such an opportunity was itself a skill. In any case, he was now a mid-level God!

"I just broke through, so I need to find somewhere to get used to my strength."

After Linley finished speaking, he transformed into a streak of light and vanished before Thomas, Carl, and Jess.

At the edge of the rear mountains of the Tianlan Tribe, inside a cave that someone had excavated.

"After becoming a mid-level God, the Magnetic Field Power seems to contain an aura of the Lightning Law. No, perhaps it was there before, but it simply wasn't obvious enough. For now, I can't determine whether similar changes will occur after my other talents reach the mid-level God realm."

Linley imagined the future while fusing the Magnetic Field Power and Spiritual Sense in reality.

One hundred meters... one hundred and fifty meters... three hundred meters... four hundred and fifty meters. Once he reached the maximum range, his perception became much weaker.

"An effective coverage range of four hundred and fifty meters!"

Linley's heart trembled, and he could not help taking a deep breath. He had already expected his Spiritual Sense's coverage range to increase significantly after becoming a mid-level God, but he had not expected it to skyrocket this much.

"Although I became a mid-level God and underwent the Soul Baptism from the Heaven and Earth Laws, the soul damage caused by becoming a God for the first time still hasn't completely recovered. After a few more years, it'll be more than easy for my Spiritual Sense's coverage range to exceed five hundred meters."

A brilliant smile appeared on Linley's face.

Linley continued testing. He raised his right hand and condensed a ball of mid-level God-level Lightning Element divine power. It was ordinary and nothing special, but when his own magnetic field merged into it, its aura suddenly increased tremendously.

Linley could clearly sense that it had grown roughly fivefold!

As Linley felt satisfied, he thought, "It's hard to say whether this is a fixed value or whether the increase will grow as my physique and soul become stronger. I'll need to observe it in daily life from now on."

"Next, I'll test the Magnetic Field Power on its own."

After carefully probing the area with his Spiritual Sense and confirming that there were no other god-level experts nearby, Linley began observing and testing the ability's further changes with confidence.

Linley looked at a two-meter-tall red rock. It had no life aura and was dead matter in anyone's eyes, but in Linley's eyes, it emitted a faint magnetic field.

With a thought, he linked his own magnetic field to it.

In an instant, the red rock began to shake violently.

"Go!"

Linley's magnetic field moved according to his will. In the next instant, the red rock exploded with a boom, blasting into fragments.

Linley's expression was somewhat awkward. His original intention had been to launch the rock like a cannonball, but who would have thought that it would explode in the barrel instead?

"Again."

Linley tried again and again: rocks and soil, flowers and trees, water, fire, and lightning...

In the end, he discovered that through his own magnetic field, he could control matter and energy equivalent to the limits of his own strength and soul.