Life Insights

"I was just short on money. And look, it came right to me."

Looking at the Space Ring in his hand, Linley could not help but sigh. In Hell, doing any legitimate business was nowhere near as profitable as the purest, most primitive forms of killing and plundering.

The strong at the very top would only grow stronger and wealthier, while the weak could only become fodder. It was cruel, but that was reality.

A Seven-star Demon had so little wealth. It was far less than he had expected, but his expectations were based on his memories of the original work.

The timeline had diverged greatly by now, and there were far fewer god-level powerhouses. Taking that into account, it was actually normal.

Linley suddenly remembered something. He took a Low-level God godhead from the Space Ring and held it in his palm. As he flew, he activated his magnetic field ability, and faint blue specks of light began to circle the godhead.

This continued for an entire year. The godhead in his palm did not soften or show the slightest sign of damage.

Linley silently put away the godhead. He was not disappointed. This had been a bold experiment and practice in developing his magnetic field ability. Before he knew it, he had entered a subtle state of sudden enlightenment.

"Magnetic fields... elements... vitality..."

Linley's flying speed gradually slowed. In the end, he descended onto an island covered by a red forest. Beside a beach densely scattered with broken stones, he closed his eyes and fully deduced that faint, elusive sensation. His entire body was wrapped in a pale blue glow as he guided a magnetic-field vortex to continuously compress energy, raise its temperature, undergo fission, and temper his body, strengthening it bit by bit!

"Urmi, don't push it!"

"Fox, give me back my brother's life!"

"None of you are leaving the Star Mist Sea alive today!"

Shouts of battle came from the red forest, accompanied by ripples of divine power. Shock waves stirred the leaves, and sand and gravel were sent flying above the beach.

"That's a High-level God Demon!"

The two sides had fought fiercely before and had not noticed their surroundings. Only now did they discover the High-level God Demon. They stopped at the same time. Sensing the powerful aura of lightning emanating from Linley, the two groups showed different expressions. One group of dark-skinned Night Elves had been driven into a desperate situation. After rapidly communicating through divine sense, they charged straight toward him.

Just then, Linley's state of sudden enlightenment faded, and his clear consciousness returned. The instant he opened his eyes, an emotion that needed release erupted within him, and he instinctively threw a punch forward.

"Boom!"

A thunderous force exploded. Space was as fragile as paper, and cracks the size of fists stretched over a dozen meters!

This group of Night Elves, which had wanted to redirect the disaster toward him, died without even having time to react. Their Divine Avatars and true bodies alike were annihilated by the spatial turbulence!

"Not bad luck!"

Linley laughed heartily.

He had already completely fused the Lightning Element, Lightning Speed, and Electromagnetic Space Mysteries. The other Mysteries had made varying degrees of progress, and this epiphany allowed the Lightning Element to completely fuse with Lightning Marsh!

The difficult parts of fusing Mysteries were the beginning and the end. Without an opportunity, one might spend an extremely long time struggling without crossing that threshold.

Linley sighed inwardly. "The vitality of the Lightning Law lies in vitality emerging from destruction. The greater the accumulated energy, the more violent the eruption. Vitality that exceeds the limit of what can be endured becomes destruction—death!"

If he suffered severe injuries now, whether to his body or soul, his recovery efficiency would increase greatly.

Of course, Linley did not want too many opportunities to experience this.

As the saying went, once one law was mastered, all laws became clear.

Although it was not truly so miraculous, it could definitely be considered drawing inferences from one example. For instance, Linley's three great Rule Systems had advanced further, and he had gained new insights to varying degrees.

Within Red Stone City, at Linley's residence.

"Buzz—!"

The Laws of the World descended, and Linley's Life God Avatar broke through to the Mid-level God realm.

His Death God Avatar was also in seclusion, digesting the insights from his Sanctuary True Body through memory sharing. Although it had not broken through yet, it was not far off.

The Life God Avatar adapted to its new power and laughed. "The Lightning God Avatar gained far too much from cultivating outside this time. Its efficiency was much higher than bitterly cultivating behind closed doors in the city."

"Crash..."

On the island covered by the red forest, pale purple waves beat against the reefs as a cool sea breeze mixed with thin mist blew over.

This was an area on the edge of the Star Mist Sea, only several hundred li from Blood Peak Continent.

"My lord, spare us!"

"We absolutely had no ill intentions toward you!"

The group fighting the Night Elf Race was a group of druids. After seeing Linley brazenly unleash a spatial crack with one strike, they immediately realized that he was a super powerhouse at the Seven-star Demon level. Their expressions changed, and they lowered their heads respectfully and fearfully, pleading in terror and unable to calm themselves.

A Seven-star Demon!

They were among the exceedingly few peak existences throughout Hell. They had actually encountered one, and their boundless fear overwhelmed their delight.

They had no chance of escaping, while resisting would only mean certain death. Thus, they could only kneel!

This was not a multiple-choice question. It was a question that would cost them their lives!

"Where is this? How far is it from Blood Peak Continent?"

Linley frowned and studied the surrounding environment. He should still be in the Star Mist Sea.

When he had entered his state of sudden enlightenment, his perception of harmless things in the outside world had weakened greatly. Without realizing it, he had arrived here.

While asking his questions, Linley also casually collected some godheads and Space Rings from the beach. He would never let someone else profit from them.

The leading druid was a burly man with sleek, dark-green hair. He immediately pointed out the direction and said respectfully, "My lord, this is Fire Maple Island. From here, Blood Peak Continent is only several hundred li away."

Linley used his magnetic field perception and sensed that the other party was not lying. He nodded, took out the Metal Life, and tossed a God Crystal into the control room. After activating it, it transformed into a black shadow and rapidly vanished into the horizon.

Linley opened a room. His Lightning Element High-level God Avatar began refining the Soul Gold Beads one after another. The transformed High-level God soul greedily absorbed these nutrients and grew stronger.

His Sanctuary True Body and Destruction Mid-level God Avatar cultivated together.

"Zzt..."

Strands of black energy flowed across Linley's body like electric arcs. His eyes were tightly shut, and the two bodies sat cross-legged facing each other.

The power of the Destruction Rule collided and fused. At times, it followed a pattern; at others, it changed unpredictably.

Linley's body began to blur and twist, while faint ripples spread through the surrounding space.

Cultivating Rules was different from cultivating Laws. There was no clear division into Mysteries.

His method was similar to that of most Rule System god-level powerhouses: he imitated the classification of Mysteries in Laws and fused them.

The number varied from person to person. Most had six, and he was no exception.

Influenced by the Lightning Law, while comprehending the Destruction Rule, his mind would connect it to the destructive power of lightning, the effects of electromagnetic waves on matter, and so on.

Ripples rose across the Soul Ocean...

Linley sank into deep thought. "Destruction is not merely a concept on the material level. It also exists on the spiritual and soul levels! It can destroy the body, but it can also annihilate the world of the mind!"

The black energy around his body that resembled electric arcs gradually grew deeper and purer, rather than stiffly imitating the Lightning Element Law.

The subtle change occurred silently. Sparks of insight merged into the depths of the Soul Ocean, deepening Linley's understanding of the Destruction Rule bit by bit as he steadily advanced toward the High-level God realm.