Breaking through to tier-seven perfection within a century of cultivating laws was only the second stage of the destruction calling.
There was also the third stage the voice had mentioned: competing for the Origin Chapter.
Meng Chuan considered it further. Perhaps the limit-breaking trait of the Mortal Chapter will be the key to competing for the Origin Chapter in the third stage...
Every being capable of surviving the second stage of the destruction trial was a force to be reckoned with—a formidable rival for both him and his master.
As he pondered, Meng Chuan glanced over, and the panel unfolded:
[Final Ruin, Vanishing of Myriad Laws · Mortal Chapter: Tier five (87%), awaiting limit breakthrough] [Core limit-breaking trait: Dao Extinction Stele (core)]
"A core trait?"
In the room, Meng Chuan froze for a moment, then paced back and forth, analyzing it.
He had entertained similar guesses before, so he was not particularly surprised.
"After all, there are so many laws subordinate to Destruction. Hmm... now I know what maxing out proficiency in branch laws like Soul Devouring and Judgment is good for. One use must be filling out the [Dao Extinction Stele] and upgrading it into a core trait!
"...Hmm, I shouldn't be too sure. I'll only know for certain once I have the trait."
Meng Chuan rubbed his chin in thought.
"That name is pretty frightening, though. Dao Extinction... Stele. Could the Cosmos's Dao Extinction Plan have been proposed by the Destruction Demon God? Hiss! Is that old bastard still alive? Master was right. What a rotten man..."
He could not begin to guess what the trait did, so he stopped thinking about it. Sitting cross-legged, he immersed himself in cultivation. Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, another New Year arrived.
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