Withered Yellow Leaves, Law Envoy

Unlike the lush green of other Law Leaves, this Law Leaf had already withered to yellow.

The law force within it had even dissipated entirely.

Only the faint traces of law aura lingering around reminded Styx that a tremendously powerful law had once existed here.

Only the final branch segment remained.

Yet Styx still could not see where the top of the Law Tree lay.

The Law Tree remained towering, its summit invisible.

It seemed the Law Tree's wonders went beyond merely containing three thousand laws.

Styx passed the two thousand nine hundred and ninety-ninth branch segment and was about to move to the next.

A gust of wind blew.

Styx froze. How could there be wind here?

Then the withered yellow Law Leaf was stirred by the wind, broke free from the branch, and drifted down into Styx's palm.

Styx caught it, waited a moment to confirm the Law Tree had no reaction to him taking this withered yellow Law Leaf, and then stepped away.

When Styx arrived at the final branch segment, his cultivation was only a hair away from Quasi-Sage.

And that hair's breadth would no longer be an issue once Styx chose his law.

The moment he set foot on the last branch segment, the environment around Styx suddenly underwent a tremendous change.

Originally, Styx could be certain he was standing on a branch of the Law Tree.

But abruptly, he found himself atop a grand formation!

This formation was layered and stacked, nine levels deep.

Each level of the formation had a corner, and on each corner stood a stone statue suppressing it.

At the center of the formation, Styx saw the final Law Leaves.

But there were two of them!

The instant he saw those two Law Leaves, Styx's divine soul screamed a frantic warning, urging him to go and claim them.

Styx studied the two Law Leaves closely, but he could not determine what laws they were at all.

Yet that very fact proved the extraordinary nature of these two Law Fragments!

Only.

These two Law Leaves were clearly different from the previous ones; they could not be taken casually.

Otherwise, there would be no need for a nine-layered formation to suppress them.

"You want to take the Law Leaves?"

A voice, whose owner Styx could not identify, suddenly sounded behind him.

"Who's there!"

Styx instantly went on alert, activating four spiritual treasures on the spot.

Yuantu and Abi appeared in his hands, one sword in each, like twin silver dragons.

The Karma Fire Red Lotus beneath his feet blazed with crimson light, while the Profound Origin Water Control Flag above his head shimmered with dark radiance.

Only after summoning all four spiritual treasures did Styx realize that the power sealed on the Law Tree had been unsealed.

Behind Styx was a man seated cross-legged on a white cloud.

This man was also clad in a white robe, as if he had merged completely with the cloud.

Styx could not sense this person's realm, suggesting he was likely a Quasi-Sage, or even stronger!

No wonder Styx had felt no trace of the man's presence when he first arrived.

The man's demeanor was extremely cold, and even his words seemed to carry ice.

"You want the Law Leaves? Then defeat me!"

Styx noticed that the man's movements were somewhat stiff, and his eyes lacked the normal spark of a living person.

He understood in his heart—this man was likely an envoy guarding the Law Leaves.

But Styx did not act rashly.

Clearly, the envoy before him far surpassed Styx in strength.

If it came to a fight, he would definitely be at a disadvantage.

Styx wanted both Law Leaves, but he was no fool.

Seeing that Styx made no move, the Law Envoy observed him for a moment, then opened his mouth to toss out a complaint.

"So weak!"

Styx: ???? Such freezing words...

His expression was complicated.

But indeed, compared to the Envoy, he really was weak.

"It has been a long time since anyone came here, but of all the people who have come, you are the first one this weak."

Just as Styx was privately lamenting his own cultivation level, the Law Envoy spoke word by word.

And he said it with such sincerity that Styx could detect no hint of deliberate mockery in his tone.

"Alright, I get it. Don't bring that up again."

Seeing the Envoy open his mouth as if to say more, Styx quickly stopped him.

Wasn't wounding him once enough? Now he was rubbing salt into the injury.

"May I ask, Envoy, what realm are you at?"

After thinking it over, Styx took the initiative to ask.

The Envoy pondered seriously for a moment, then finally shook his head.

"I don't know. But I am much stronger than you."

Styx: Fine, fine, fine. I shouldn't have opened my mouth to ask.

"However, I will suppress my cultivation to the same realm as yours."

As he spoke, the Law Envoy's aura steadily declined, no longer as unfathomable as before.

In no time at all, Styx could sense the other's realm.

It was the same as his own: Great Luo Golden Immortal Peak.

Styx grew solemn. It seemed a battle between him and this Envoy was inevitable.

But even though the Envoy had voluntarily lowered himself, he was by no means an easy opponent.

For one thing, his techniques were certainly more advanced than Styx's.

And his comprehension of the Laws was beyond what Styx could match.

Styx marshaled every ounce of his focus.

"If battle it must be, then let it come!"

This was the first time since arriving in the Primordial Wilderness that Styx had seriously crossed swords with someone of a similar realm.

The Law Envoy across from him flipped his right hand, instantly conjuring a Law Sword. With a flick of its tip, Sword Qi was born and shot toward Styx.

Styx stood unafraid.

This was merely a shallow probe from the other side.

The Northern Mysterious Yuan Controlling Water Flag effortlessly blocked the Sword Qi.

Styx likewise raised the twin swords in his hands.

"You use a sword, and so do I. Then let's see whose blade is sharper!"

Styx dared to claim that he was a true master of the sword in the Primordial Wilderness!

Perhaps only Tongtian among the Three Pure Ones could rival him in the Way of the Sword.

As for the rest? Hah!

The Heavenly Dao Envoy's face was utterly cold, as if waiting for Styx to make his move.

Indeed, he had the right to be arrogant before Styx.

But Styx was different.

He had to take the initiative to break the deadlock!

"Yuantu, Abi! Unite!"

Styx exerted force with both hands at once!

In his left hand, Yuantu; in his right, Abi.

These two swords were born from the same source as Styx himself, their origins interconnected, and they could even be fully merged into one.

It was only that Styx's current strength was insufficient to turn both swords into a single blade.

But he could still achieve a brief union between them!

Yuantu and Abi erupted with dazzling silver light, and terrifying Sword Qi surged into the sky!

Styx's Daoist robe fluttered as well, all his power concentrated into the twin swords in his grasp.

"No Sword!"

Styx called the sword formed by the union of Yuantu and Abi the No Sword.

A sword, yet no sword, because man and sword were one!

Under that single strike, there was no heaven, no earth, no sentient beings!

The Heavenly Dao Envoy's gaze finally turned serious.

He gripped his Law Sword tightly and channeled the Laws of Water and Fire into the blade.

Styx, watching this scene from afar, had already guessed as much.

As a Law Envoy, he was naturally capable of manipulating laws.

But drawing upon two laws at once to empower a single sword still filled Styx with envy.

"Don't disappoint me, No Sword!"

No Sword broke free from Styx's palm and shot forward.

At the same time, the Law Sword in the envoy's hand did the same.

After Yuantu and Abi merged into one, No Sword's momentum had clearly surpassed the limits of a Top Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure.

Whether it had reached the level of a Connate Supreme Treasure, Styx did not know.

But what Styx could be certain of was that his No Sword would one day become the foremost sword in the Primordial Wilderness!

"Clang!!!"

No Sword and the Law Sword collided, producing a crisp, ringing clash!