Rahula had been in the Southern Wilderness for over a month.
By now, most of the powerful experts in the Southern Wilderness had already taken their seats amid the packed crowds of fellow daoists.
Most of those left were wretched souls, mainly ordinary people.
In Rahula's eyes, ordinary people who hadn't even reached the level of a Level One Warrior were no more than ants, unworthy of being fellow daoists.
To further strengthen Rahula's talent, he might need to slaughter millions of these "ants" before it could improve.
As for strengthening the talent Behind Me Are Thousands of Fellow Daoists to its limit, Rahula suspected that even wiping out every ordinary person on the entire Azeron Continent might not be enough.
"This talent has two key requirements. First, 'thousands' means the number can't be too small. Second, 'fellow daoists' means the quality can't be poor."
"To raise this talent to its limit, both conditions must be met."
"The boost from one Advanced Warrior or mage is worth several thousand, or even tens of thousands, of ordinary people. One Saint Domain expert is worth a million..."
"Staying cooped up in the Southern Wilderness will only slow this clone's growth. I need to find a new hunting ground."
Rahula remained calm and composed as he weighed the pros and cons.
With Saint Domain-level mental strength and the Law Comprehension he shared with Lynn and Xiao Yan, this clone of Rahula was no weakling. His strength was infinitely close to the Saint Domain limit. His only shortcoming was that he had accumulated magic power for too short a time to fight for long.
By rights, with strength like this, Rahula could hunt ordinary Saint Domain experts directly instead of coming to the Southern Wilderness to seek out these villains, among whom there weren't even many Level Nine Warriors.
Lynn had thought long and hard before making this decision.
First, it would help distinguish the connection between the two clones and the original body. After all... if the two clones frequently drew on Saint Domain-limit-level Fate Law Comprehension, and Plane Overseer Roger noticed something unusual, his curiosity could cause considerable trouble.
Second, it would give the clones a better chance to cultivate. Most magic in the Material Plane had been simplified from the laws. Fighting with these spells was also a form of cultivation, a way to comprehend the laws or rules.
"Even without using the Fate Law or the Fire Laws, this clone's physical strength and Saint Domain mage-level mental strength make him no weaker than an ordinary Saint Domain expert."
"Moreover, as the talent grows and the killing continues, this clone's perception of the Death Law has become increasingly clear. He could grasp it at any moment."
"Once he grasps the Death Law, even without using shared comprehension, this clone's apparent strength will be no weaker than a Saint Domain expert at the peak. He'll be able to openly kill ordinary Saint Domain experts..."
Rahula made his decision. The Ten Thousand Soul Banner spun, and countless vengeful spirits surrounded the area as terrifying demonic flames blazed into the sky.
"The day I leave the Southern Wilderness will be the day chaos descends upon the continent!"
The peaceful days passed quickly. In the blink of an eye, half a year went by.
After splitting his soul, Lynn once again finished refining and absorbing all the Soul Essence in a Pseudo Soul Gold Bead. The sword-shaped soul in his sea of consciousness had returned to its former size.
"No wonder god-level experts love refining Soul Gold Beads. The pleasure of feeling your soul grow is a beauty unique to cultivation. It's addictive."
With his soul power fully restored, Lynn left the underground cultivation chamber and decided to take a walk around Blackstone Town.
Blackstone Town... or rather, the Martial Saint City that was under construction.
Earlier, because of Roger, Lynn's identity had been exposed. The Roland Empire had given him, a newly emerged Saint Domain expert at the limit, considerable privileges.
They had not only granted him the honorary title of duke, but also upgraded Blackstone Town to a city and named it after Lynn's title, granting honor to his hometown.
The small town, which had originally held only tens of thousands of people, had attracted many visitors because of Lynn. Its population had surpassed a million.
To avoid trouble, Lynn didn't take the crowded streets. He walked along some of the town's shabby lanes, where he saw only a few elderly people.
At a crossroads, Lynn saw someone approaching him.
"Big Brother, you're out of seclusion?" The figure hurried over to Lynn. It was Kasa.
"You graduated?" Lynn said with a smile, sensing that Kasa's magic power had yet to settle.
Kasa nodded excitedly.
Kasa had excellent talent, with exceptional affinity for the laws and exceptional mental strength. He had advanced to Level Five Mage at fifteen and Level Six Mage at eighteen.
His experience defending Qingli City and the harrowing ordeal after his capture had both tempered his will and transformed his soul. Not long after Lynn rescued Kasa, his soul power had broken through to Level Seven Mage. All he lacked was an accumulation of magic power.
Now, his breakthrough had come naturally.
"Hmm?" Lynn suddenly felt a stir in his heart.
"Second Brother, has anything happened on the continent recently?" Lynn asked casually, as though it were just a passing question.
Kasa looked a little puzzled, but still thought it over before replying seriously. "I don't think so. Aside from the Tianluo Empire and the Church of Darkness, everywhere else is as it always was."
"Got it," Lynn said with a smile, continuing on with an easygoing gait.
Watching Lynn's back, Kasa couldn't help but feel puzzled. What did he mean by suddenly asking that? Well, if he couldn't figure it out, he'd stop thinking about it. Kasa left Martial Saint City, ready to find Taylor and brag about reaching Level Seven Mage.
Lynn made his way to the back mountain of Martial Saint City and gazed into the distance.
"In the blink of an eye, I've become someone who can stir up the winds and clouds across the continent."
The South Sea, in a calm stretch of water.
Suddenly, the ocean began to churn. Countless orange-red flames surged out of the water, scorching the sky and boiling the sea!
Sizzle—
"Hahahahaha..."
A hearty burst of laughter rang out from beneath the water. Then a figure in a dark robe shot up from below the surface.
It was Xiao Yan.
His eyes gleamed with golden light, and a phantom Green Lotus appeared in his palm.
"Go!"
Xiao Yan swept his hand lightly. The Green Lotus became a streak of Aurora, darting hundreds of meters in an instant and entering the body of a magical beast.
"Eek—"
The beast's body jolted. It managed only a single cry before crashing to the ground, its soul aura weakened to the extreme.
Seeing this, Xiao Yan's lips curled into a smile.
"I never expected that Rahula grasping the Death Law would let me draw parallels and comprehend the soul-attack mystery within the Fire Laws. Now... I've grasped four mysteries of the Fire Laws."
"Of them, my comprehension of the Fire Element Profound Mystery is the deepest. It has already reached the Saint Domain limit. Like the original body, I'm only missing the right opportunity to become a god."
"But unlike the original body, I can keep cultivating other mysteries. I can even try to merge mysteries while slowly working out the final step of the Fire Element Profound Mystery."
After finishing his thoughts, Xiao Yan returned to the submarine volcano to continue cultivating.
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