As the little girl's voice rang out.
Li Yue felt wisps of strange power, yet power resembling the Divine Path Law, winding toward him.
"Why does this feel..."
"Is this another kind of Divine Path Law?"
He sensed the wisps of law power curling toward him and raised an eyebrow.
Could it be—
The power Evil Specters wielded was the original Divine Path Law of this world?
But how could the Divine Path Law, which should have protected the world, become such bizarre, uncanny Evil Specters?
As for the Divine Path Law wielded by Blue Star Deities like them...
Its source did not belong to this world.
It came from the "Mastermind" who had caused them to cross over.
Of course—
What the "Mastermind" had given them was only a seed. What kind of Divine Path Law would bloom in this world depended entirely on them.
"The Divine Path is built upon the Human Path."
"Without the Human Path, there can be no Divine Path."
"But Evil Specters are not only strange—they also prey on the Human Race..."
"Could such a Divine Path Law exist in this world?"
"Or—"
"Has it been corrupted?"
"But what could possibly corrupt the Divine Path Law?"
Li Yue murmured to himself.
He reached out and beckoned. The wisps of strange law converging on him were instantly restrained, settling in his hand and condensing into a deathly pale thread.
The pale thread writhed in his hand like a living threadworm, trying to escape.
A glint flashed in Li Yue's eyes.
Divine power appeared in his hand and suddenly struck the pale thread formed from that strange law.
At once—
The pale thread stiffened. Then, as divine power flowed into it, the deathly pallor peeled away bit by bit, turning into a brilliant, pure white.
"This is—"
Li Yue was astonished.
He had only tried to see if divine power could purify it.
He hadn't expected—
The strange law really could be purified by divine power!
No—
Not purified—
Rather, the divine power had awakened the law's original force, annihilating the strange power infused within it and restoring it to its original state!
"A Divine Law Fragment!"
"This is a Divine Law Fragment!"
Li Yue's eyes lit up.
His earlier impression had been right.
This Evil Specter really did contain a trace of Divine Path Law!
It had merely been corrupted by some unknown, strange power, turning it into an Evil Specter!
Now, upon encountering divine power, it was like parched earth receiving rain. The Divine Path Law had immediately awakened to its full might, annihilating the strange power infused within it!
He had originally thought...
The only way to obtain a "Divine Law Fragment" was to kill other Blue Star Deities in "God War."
But he hadn't expected—
The Evil Specters of this world actually contained Divine Path Law!
Divine Law Fragments—
They were essential for conferring the title of Subordinate God.
As long as he had enough Divine Law Fragments, he could confer the title of Subordinate God.
Even if he didn't use them to confer such a title—
Divine Law Fragments were still extremely precious. He could exchange them for a good amount of divine power at the "Deity Shop"!
"Big brother—"
"Ayin will count to ten, then come find you—"
"Big brother, hurry and hide. Ayin will definitely find you—"
The little girl's face was deathly pale as she grinned. She shook the Rattle Toy in her hand and began counting:
"One... two... three... nine... ten."
"Big brother, Ayin's coming to find you now—"
The little girl's eerie laughter rang out.
Li Yue remained where he was. He hadn't hidden.
His expression was peculiar as he watched the little girl hopping among the piles of rubble, seemingly searching for him.
Now—
In his eyes—
How could this possibly be an Evil Specter?
It was nothing less than a precious Divine Law Fragment!
"Found you!"
"Big brother, from now on, you'll stay here with Ayin forever—"
"Ayin will show you a magic trick and turn big brother into a paper figure—"
The little girl stood before Li Yue, smiling sweetly, as if delighted to have another person to keep her company.
The next moment—
Li Yue noticed—
Even more strange Divine Path Law surged toward him, enveloping him.
It seemed intent on turning him into a paper figure.
But none of the strange Divine Path Law could envelop him. It all landed in his hand, condensing into pale threads.
When she saw that Li Yue hadn't turned into a paper figure—
The sweet smile vanished from the little girl's deathly pale face. Her expression turned sinister, and fury and madness filled her eyes.
"Bad man! Bad man! How dare you break your promise to Ayin!"
As her voice fell—
The seven paper figures outside the Paper Effigy Shop flew over.
A flood of paper figures also flew out from inside the shop.
Silver-bell laughter rang out from every direction. Countless paper figures hovered in midair, staring eerily at Li Yue with grins tugging at their mouths.
In that moment—
An even thicker tide of strange Divine Path Law swept toward him.
Li Yue remained calm.
He gave a light wave of his sleeve.
At once—
The countless paper figures filling the sky exploded, turning into strange Divine Path Law that fell into his hand.
Then—
He turned his gaze to the little girl, whose deathly pale face had twisted into a savage grimace.
Cloud and mist rose in every direction.
The clouds and mist swept toward the little girl.
This was the Subordinate Ninth Rank Divine Art, "Cloud and Mist Method." In his hands, it could serve for both attack and defense.
Under the clouds and mist's terrifying erosion, the little girl only managed to roar and struggle for a moment before she melted away.
A dense wave of strange Divine Path Law fell into Li Yue's hand.
"That leaves the Paper Effigy Shop."
He pointed lightly.
At once, winds howled and clouds gathered in the Firmament, while lightning flashed and thunder roared!
Boom—!
A bolt of heavenly lightning fell!
The Paper Effigy Shop was instantly swallowed by the lightning. Its destructive brilliance annihilated everything!
The entire Paper Effigy Shop burst apart, then turned into a surging mass of strange Divine Path Law that tried to flee in every direction.
But the clouds and mist had already filled the area on all sides, no one knew when.
The strange Divine Path Law darted back and forth, but in the blink of an eye, the clouds and mist had wrapped it into a tiny ball, which settled in Li Yue's hand.
"Its strength reached the limit of the fourth rank."
"Even a Subordinate Ninth Rank Deity probably couldn't destroy this Paper Effigy Shop."
"As for a Human Race member or a Demonic Creature at the fourth-rank limit—"
"They probably wouldn't merely be unable to destroy it. They'd get trapped inside."
Li Yue sighed.
Fortunately, he was a Principal Ninth Rank Deity. He could destroy it with a casual gesture.
Of course—
It was precisely because he was an Orthodox Land God of Principal Ninth Rank, with a "Jurisdiction" spanning a thousand qing and covering a vast area, that he had come across this Paper Effigy Shop.
If he were still an Orthodox Land God of Subordinate Ninth Rank, with a "Jurisdiction" of only fifty qing, the odds of encountering the Paper Effigy Shop would have been far lower.
He could tell—
The Paper Effigy Shop had no consciousness. It merely acted according to the corrupted Divine Path Law.
Even the little girl who could speak had no consciousness either.
He looked at the mass of deathly pale, strange Divine Path Law that had gathered in his hand.
Divine power surged from within him.
One strand!
Ten strands!
Fifty strands!
As ninety strands of divine power poured in, every trace of strange energy within the mass of deathly pale law was annihilated. It became a brilliant golden Divine Law Fragment, pure and flawless.
It was as dazzling as a fragment of the sun.
"I have only one hundred and sixteen strands of divine power left."
Li Yue felt rather helpless.
Who could have known he would suddenly run into an Evil Specter?
He had used two Subordinate Ninth Rank Divine Arts, and awakened the power of the Divine Path Law as well. All told, he had spent seventy-one strands of divine power.
"Let's see how much this 'Divine Law Fragment' is worth..."
"Should I open the door..."
He murmured softly.
With one step, he returned to his "Divine Domain." Then he opened the "Deity Shop" and placed the Divine Law Fragment in his hand for sale.
Putting it up didn't mean he had to sell it.
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