"Grandpa Doehring, calm down."
Linley's words brought Doehring back to his senses.
"Right. If it had been Hamlin, how could I possibly still be alive?" Doehring gave a self-mocking smile. "Sorry, Linley. I got too worked up."
"No, Grandpa Doehring." Linley hurriedly shook his head. "It's my fault. That senior told me not to reveal his identity for the time being."
"Linley." Doehring was silent for a moment before continuing, "So the changes you've undergone recently, and your current strength, are all thanks to that senior?"
"That's right, Grandpa Doehring." At the mention of it, Linley perked up. "My senior said the battle technique I just used was actually a Law and Profound Mystery."
"Laws and Profound Mysteries?"
Doehring looked at Linley in confusion.
Before his death, he had indeed been a Saint-level Peak mage.
He had also been fairly well-known throughout the Yulan Continent.
However, because he had always kept to himself, Doehring had few friends.
As a result, he actually knew very little about the Yulan Continent as a whole.
"Linley." Lin Ke's voice suddenly sounded in Linley's mind. "I've added an explanation of Laws and Profound Mysteries to the shop. You can buy a copy."
"Thanks, Big Brother Lin Ke."
At Lin Ke's words, Linley's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly opened the shop panel.
Complete Compendium of Laws and Profound Mysteries: 10 Green Energy Points
Linley spotted the new item in the shop at a glance.
Energy Points: 90010 Green, 17 White
"Big Brother Lin Ke, help me exchange for a copy of the Complete Compendium of Laws and Profound Mysteries."
Linley glanced at his Energy Point balance.
He had just killed more than a hundred Tooth Wolves.
A level-three Tooth Wolf was worth 40 points, a level-four one 50, a level-five one 70, and a level-six one 100.
The most valuable was the Tooth Wolf King. A level-seven Tooth Wolf King was worth a full 1,000 Green Energy Points.
Of course, that was what Linley received.
In reality, Lin Ke had secretly deducted nine-tenths, leaving Linley with only one-tenth of the Energy Points.
The instant Linley made the exchange, a thick book appeared in his hands.
Doehring had seen Linley take things out of thin air several times, despite not even having a Space Ring.
But after hearing Linley's earlier explanation, if this was an ancestor of the Dragonblood Warrior Clan,
then it wasn't impossible to understand.
If what Linley had said earlier was true, and the Dragonblood Warrior Clan could awaken their bloodline by consuming Dragon Blood,
then that proved that a thousand years ago, the Dragonblood Warrior Clan had been made up entirely of Saint-level powerhouses.
Among them, there might even have been Dragonblood Warriors who had become gods.
Thinking of this, Doehring could accept the changes Linley had undergone recently.
A god could do all this. It wasn't impossible, right?
"Look, Grandpa Doehring." Linley opened the book. The first page introduced the Earth Element Profound Mysteries. "These are all the Earth Element Profound Mysteries. There are six in total."
Linley's words brought Doehring back from his thoughts.
However, when he saw the contents of the book in Linley's hands, he fell silent.
"Profound Mystery of Earth Element, Profound Mystery of Earth Walking, Profound Mystery of Strength, Vitality, Profound Mystery of Gravity Space, and Earth Pulsation. Six in total."
Doehring's mouth trembled.
"Profound Mystery of Earth Element. What I comprehended back then must have been the Earth Element Profound Mystery."
Doehring's expression turned delighted.
"Grandpa Doehring, there's more." Linley turned the page again. "These are the Wind Element Laws. What I just used should have been the Profound Mystery of Slow. But why are there nine Wind Element Profound Mysteries?"
"The Profound Mysteries differ greatly from one element to another." Doehring looked away from the book and turned to Linley, his gaze unusually excited. "And it says here that the Profound Mysteries can be fused together. For example, the Profound Mystery of Fast and the Profound Mystery of Slow can be fused into the Profound Mystery of Speed."
As he spoke, Doehring's eyes gleamed.
A path forward.
He could see the path ahead.
Originally, after death, Doehring had been left with only his soul and had given up on cultivating.
After all, without a body, he couldn't refine magic power, and his spiritual power wouldn't grow.
No matter how he cultivated, he couldn't make any progress.
But now, Doehring saw a different path.
Although he was left with only his soul,
his comprehension of the Laws from back then hadn't faded.
"Grandpa Doehring." Linley flipped all the way to the end of the book. "It says here that as long as you fully comprehend one Profound Mystery, you can become a god."
Linley's words cleared the way forward for Doehring.
"Become a god. Fully comprehend one Profound Mystery." Doehring murmured to himself. "Profound Mystery of Earth Element. As long as I fully comprehend the Elemental Profound Mystery, I can become a god."
"Linley." Seeing Doehring's excitement in the outside world, Lin Ke spoke again. "Tell Doehring not to rush. He has no body right now. If he becomes a god later, he'll only have a Divine Clone. But if he gets a body first and then becomes a god, he'll have both his original body and an Earth Element Divine Clone. That means he'll have two lives."
When Lin Ke finished speaking, Linley looked at Doehring, stunned.
"Linley?" Doehring noticed that something was wrong with Linley and asked, "What is it? Did something happen?"
"Grandpa Doehring, you can come back to life." Linley spoke excitedly. "My senior told me to tell you that he'll prepare a body for you after a while. You can possess it and come back to life."
At Linley's words, it was Doehring's turn to stare in shock.
"Linley." Though Doehring was already a Soul Form, his throat felt dry. "Did you just say... come back to life?"
"That's right, Grandpa Doehring." Linley nodded repeatedly. "Give me some time. I promise you'll have the best body."
As he spoke, Linley contacted Lin Ke again. "Big Brother Lin Ke, what kinds of bodies are there?"
"I offer custom designs or standard options." As Lin Ke spoke, he snapped his fingers, and new items began appearing in the shop. "Whether it's a Super Divine Beast from this world, a Divine Beast from another world, or a custom body designed according to Doehring's own wishes, it's all possible."
Hearing this, Linley hurriedly opened the shop.
Super Divine Beast Wu Kun: 100 billion Golden Energy Points
Super Divine Beast Ancient Tree of Life: 100 billion Golden Energy Points
Golden Horned Beast: 100 billion Golden Energy Points
Immortal Phoenix: 100 billion Golden Energy Points
The rows of Divine Beasts of all kinds left Linley overwhelmed.
But most importantly, Linley had already flipped through more than a hundred pages, and every single one cost 100 billion Golden Energy Points.
"Big Brother Lin Ke." Linley looked dejected. "What tier are Golden Energy Points? When will I ever have any?"
"Don't even think about that for now." Lin Ke shook his head slightly. "Or you could ask Doehring what he wants. I can custom-design a body for him. It might cost less."
"Grandpa Doehring." Hearing Lin Ke's suggestion, Linley hurriedly looked up at Doehring. "What do you need in a body? My senior said he can design one for you."
"Custom-designed?"
Doehring felt his thoughts stop for a moment.
Was this custom design what he thought it meant?
However, seeing Linley's certainty, and thinking of the changes Linley had undergone recently,
Doehring quickly made up his mind.
"Earth Element. It absolutely has to retain its Earth Element talent." Doehring thought for a moment before continuing. "And it has to be human. It must be human."
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