High, Unseen Peak, Three Thousand Laws

But when Styx reached for the Law Leaf, he felt a tremor in his soul.

It seemed to forbid him from taking it.

Styx observed it closely—the law flowing through this leaf appeared to be the Wind Law.

It truly didn't align with him.

Styx decisively gave up and continued climbing the tree.

He crawled onto another branch, and sure enough, there was another Law Leaf there.

This time it was the Fire Law. Styx's divine soul didn't reject it, but it also showed no reaction at all.

Clearly, his divine soul didn't consider this the law most suited to him.

Styx wasn't disappointed.

Among the three thousand laws, there had to be one that fit him.

He wasn't in a rush.

And what surprised him somewhat was that as he climbed onto another layer of branches, his cultivation realm seemed to loosen.

The surrounding spiritual energy automatically surged into his body, pushing his realm upward.

Styx climbed higher and higher, layer by layer.

But when he reached the hundredth branch, he felt the pressure around him grow heavier, and climbing upward became more difficult.

Originally, climbing this tree would have cost Styx no more than some extra effort.

But now the difficulty had suddenly increased by nearly thirty percent.

And there was no telling if the pressure would keep growing.

Naturally, Styx wasn't about to give up easily.

He had probably already missed Hongjun's sermon.

And now, what he might gain from this Law Tree could very well surpass what he would have gained from listening to Hongjun.

If he gave up now, he'd be a fool.

Soon, Styx climbed onto the hundred-and-first branch.

This time, it was the Creation Law.

Speaking of which, Nüwa had only been able to preliminarily explore this law with the help of the Heavenly Dao, which was how she created the human race.

Styx's divine soul finally showed a slight reaction.

But it was very faint.

Styx hesitated for a moment.

The Creation Law was undoubtedly a powerful one. If he could cultivate it, it might even help him create the Asura Race in the future.

But...

Styx glanced up at the Law Tree, its top still invisible.

What exactly lay at the summit of the Great Tree?

Styx gritted his teeth and ultimately abandoned the Creation Law, continuing upward.

If he stopped here, Styx was certain he would never be satisfied.

"Maybe I should just take all the Law Leaves and be done with it?"

Styx muttered to himself.

These Law Leaves were undoubtedly supreme treasures that everyone in the Primordial Wilderness would fight over. Even if he couldn't use them himself, they would be excellent for winning allies and building his forces.

But the moment those words left his mouth, the Law Tree shook violently.

Styx grabbed the thick branch with quick reflexes, barely managing to avoid being thrown off.

Clearly, the Law Tree had rejected his idea of taking all the Law Leaves.

Seeing this, Styx had no choice but to let it go and keep climbing.

The branches from the hundred-and-first to the two-hundredth held no law that Styx wanted.

At the two-hundred-and-first, the Time Law appeared. Styx's heart stirred.

After all, this was the law once mastered by Shi Chen, the number one among the Three Thousand Demon Gods of Chaos.

It was said that if one could truly master the Time Law, they could freely travel through time.

But Styx's divine soul remained utterly calm.

Styx could only sigh.

The Time Law was good, but it just didn't fit him.

Starting from the two-hundredth layer, the pressure Styx felt grew even heavier.

But at the same time, the spiritual energy was also growing increasingly abundant.

Styx even felt that if he climbed a bit further, his cultivation would break through to Great Luo Golden Immortal Peak!

To raise his cultivation and find the law most suited to him, Styx resolutely decided to keep climbing upward.

Section 202, Rain Law!

Section 203, Cloud Law!

Section 300, Wood Law!

By the time Styx had climbed all the way to the thousandth branch, his cultivation had finally broken through to Great Luo Golden Immortal Peak!

But the pressure he was now enduring was already more than ten times what it had been before!

Styx was even drenched in sweat.

Here, he had his cultivation, but he couldn't mobilize it to help himself.

So Styx had truly relied on his own perseverance to reach this point, step by step.

The law on this branch was the Slaughter Law!

Styx's divine soul reacted intensely!

Clearly, the Slaughter Law was extremely compatible with Styx's Dao.

Styx reached out to touch the Law Leaf of the Slaughter Law.

The leaf trembled gently, as if welcoming Styx.

Styx let out a soft chuckle.

The endless law power of the Slaughter Law coiled around him.

He felt a light, floating sensation.

As if the exhaustion from climbing a thousand branches had completely faded away.

Moreover, Styx had a premonition that if he plucked the Law Leaf right now, he could immediately comprehend the Slaughter Law and even break through to Quasi-Sage on the spot!

But Styx's fingertip only lingered on the leaf; he did not pluck it.

"Perhaps the Slaughter Law really does suit me, but..."

Styx glanced at the Law Tree.

He had already climbed past a thousand branches.

A third of the three thousand laws had appeared, yet the Great Tree before him still showed no end in sight.

Styx still felt an overwhelming sense of his own insignificance.

Soon, he withdrew his hand.

Styx was certain!

On this Law Tree, there was definitely a law even more suited to him than the Slaughter Law!

And besides, Styx truly wanted to find out whether this Law Tree had a top at all.

After pausing here briefly to rest, Styx once again set out on his upward journey.

This time, the pressure Styx faced suddenly multiplied tenfold!

The moment he took a single step, Styx, without any warning, nearly collapsed under the weight of the pressure.

Styx braced himself with both hands against the ground, refusing to fall.

"Damn, why did the pressure suddenly increase so much!"

Before, every hundred branches he climbed, the pressure would grow heavier, but it had always been within an acceptable range for Styx.

This was the first time the pressure had surged so drastically!

For the first time, Styx began to doubt whether continuing to climb upward was the right choice or the wrong one!

If he had just taken the fragment of the Slaughter Law and left, would that have been far better than pressing on?

But soon, Styx cast that thought out of his mind.

A seeker of the Dao must first and foremost possess an unyielding Dao Heart!

If he lacked even this much perseverance and wanted to turn back or retreat at the first sign of trouble, he might as well go back to the Blood Sea and grow sweet potatoes!

Styx pulled himself together once more.

Even though the pressure on him was still terrifying, he stood up!

The moment Styx rose to his feet, the pressure on him seemed to ease slightly, no longer as overwhelming as before.

He let out a small sigh of relief.

Section 1001...

Styx climbed step by step.

At the same time, his cultivation deepened without pause.

Yet he never crossed the boundary of the Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal.

Every time Styx thought his cultivation had reached the perfection of the Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal realm, just a hair away from becoming a Quasi-Sage—

Reality always told him, You still have a long way to go!

It was like an abyss.

In the midst of falling, Styx always believed he had hit the bottom.

But in truth, the abyss was so deep it had no visible end.

When he climbed to the two thousand nine hundred ninety-ninth step, Styx encountered a peculiar fragment of a law.