Even After Transmigrating into Coiling Dragon, Who Would Still Eat Soft Rice

No wonder the Wind Element is so adept at speed. Strictly speaking, this is merely a very elementary Profound Mystery, but even so, just entering the threshold is enough to cause a qualitative change in one's strength.

Furthermore, it is only after the Profound Mystery of Speed fuses with the Profound Mystery of Slow that it reaches its complete form: the profound meaning of Speed. Relying on this, one can look down upon all other Laws in terms of speed, not to mention that it can be further fused with other speed-enhancing Laws of the Wind Element.

There are gains and losses; while possessing extreme speed and material attack power, the Wind Element has significant deficiencies in dual defense and soul aspects, presenting very obvious shortcomings.

Of course, the heavens are fair. Each Law has different areas of focus and different strengths. Generally speaking, the potential of the various Laws and Rules is about the same; how much strength one can exert depends entirely on the individual cultivator.

Simon believes that the ultimate profound meaning of the Wind Element is: Fast!

It is not just about running fast, but also attacking fast.

As the saying goes, all martial arts under heaven can be broken, except for the fast.

Simon continued to immerse himself in the ocean of Laws. Not long after, while consolidating his realm, he also incidentally entered the threshold of the most basic Laws of the Wind and Water Elements—the Profound Mystery of Wind Element and the Profound Mystery of Water Element.

"This is truly an unexpected joy. It is said that Saint Magus are the most likely to comprehend their corresponding basic elemental Laws, and it seems that is indeed true." Simon's expression was spirited.

"However, with my soul now nearly a hundred times stronger than before, it seems reasonable that I could comprehend the basic elemental Laws so easily, especially since my elemental affinity was already extremely high to begin with."

Simon radiated his soul power and discovered that while he could previously only cover a range of several hundred meters around him, he could now easily spread it out for dozens of miles; the difference between before and after was like clouds and mud.

Now, Simon could also easily perform soul transmission, the essence of which is to constrain soul power into a line and convey it into another person's mind.

Of course, this requires strong soul power as support. Simon estimated that the most basic threshold would be Saint Magus-level spiritual power, along with additional techniques.

As he is now, not only has Simon easily mastered the technique of soul transmission, but he can also use his vast soul power to release it crudely, forming a powerful Spirit Shock. Its power is sufficient to knock most Saint Realm warriors unconscious, and this is without including any techniques or Profound Mysteries.

There is no other reason; the base stats are simply too strong.

"Soul Mutators are indeed stat monsters," Simon sighed to himself.

After some simple consolidation, Simon found that the secret chamber he used for cultivation was still too small. It was fine for quiet meditation, but it wouldn't do for demonstrating certain moves. Moreover, now that he had entered the threshold of three Profound Mysteries, blind meditation was no longer of much use.

Thus, Simon left seclusion, met with his father and mother to check on their recent situation, and then arrived at the place where the clan leader resided.

The old clan leader saw Simon come out of seclusion and hurriedly stood up to welcome him.

"Simon, this seclusion didn't last long. You came out after only a year; I thought you would be like before and stay in seclusion for several years."

"Clan leader, you joke. Before, I needed to meditate to comprehend the Laws and exercise my spiritual power, magic power, and Battle Qi, so the time required for seclusion was long. Now that I have successfully broken through to Saint Magus, blind meditation no longer holds much meaning."

Chapter 3 Revenge

The old clan leader Solo was full of surprise upon hearing this. "Simon, you really broke through to Saint Magus? I thought it would take you a few more years. Truly remarkable. You just turned forty this year, right? Tsk tsk, a forty-year-old dual-element Saint Magus, and a Saint Realm warrior to boot. My Herbert Family is destined to rise."

Seeing the old clan leader so happy, Simon was also pleased. "Clan leader, this time I didn't just successfully break through to Saint Magus; I also entered the threshold of the Profound Mystery of Wind Element and the Profound Mystery of Water Element."

As for the Profound Mystery of Speed and the fact that he had become a Soul Mutator, Simon chose to keep them hidden for the time being. After all, comprehending two entry-level elemental Profound Mysteries was already quite impressive, and this was within the old clan leader's scope of understanding. Saying too much is sometimes not a good thing.

Solo was even happier upon hearing this. "It seems my insistence on you practicing both magic and martial arts was correct. I have always heard that it is easier for a Saint Magus to comprehend the Laws, and now it seems it is true."

Immediately, Simon chatted with Solo for a few more moments, mentioning that his current bitter cultivation was no longer effective. He wanted to go out and travel, just like his Saint Magus teacher Phil, to broaden his horizons while pushing his comprehension of the Laws to a higher level.

To this, Solo was very supportive. He was very satisfied with Simon's current strength, and there was no need to worry about him encountering any dangers he couldn't handle while traveling.

A dual-element Saint Magus of Water and Wind has many means of attack and defense, and Simon could now be considered a peak Saint Realm warrior.

As long as he wasn't overly arrogant, self-preservation was not a problem.

Thus, Simon packed his bags, took the Wind-Annihilation Longsword that had accompanied him for decades, and set out, heading toward the border of the empire.

The reason Simon hid the matter of his soul mutation from Solo was, firstly, to keep a trump card that only he knew about. Another reason was that in ordinary Material Planes, people likely did not know, nor did they have the channels to know, about such secretive matters. Let alone an ordinary Saint Realm warrior, even if one became a god, if they had not been to the Supreme Plane or the Divine Planes and lacked broad experience, they would not be aware of soul mutation.

If Simon had confessed, it would only have added trouble. Because of the things he experienced in his dreams, Simon knew very well that although Solo's strength was decent—having reached the peak of the Saint Realm and even approaching the limits of the Saint Realm—he was not very clear about the affairs of the Supreme Planes or the Divine Planes. He hadn't even seen a Plane Guardian and only knew through rumors circulating on the continent that one could go to other planes after becoming a Saint Realm warrior.

But what Simon found strange was that these rumors actually included the warning that it was best for Saint Realm warriors not to leave the Material Plane, and that it was best to wait until they became gods, or even Midgods, before going to other planes.

Simon guessed that this was information spread by some kind-hearted Plane Guardian, or perhaps told by some powerhouse who was born in the Rayast Plane, went to a Supreme Plane, and then returned.

Regardless, this was all the information Solo, still only a Saint Realm warrior, knew. As for anything else, he was completely in the dark, and he had never even heard of soul mutation.

Moreover, his intuition told Simon that the fewer people who knew this secret, the better.

Although, judging by the current situation, Rayast was just an ordinary Material Plane with a large land area, and the layout of the plane was also quite ordinary, generally consisting of two continents in the east and west with a vast ocean in the middle. The eastern continent was the Rayast Continent where Simon was located, the western continent was called the Shadow Continent, and in the middle was a vast ocean called the Endless Sea.

Although the land area was much larger than the Yulan Plane from the original work, a large area did not mean there were many powerhouses. Overall, the Rayast Plane currently gave Simon a feeling very similar to the Ocalan Plane from the original work: similarly large in area and population, but the top-tier powerhouses were average. Perhaps it had once birthed Highgod-level powerhouses, but they had likely gone to the various Supreme Planes. Those who remained now should not exceed the level of Midgods, and it was more likely they were only Lowgods.

It was not as special as the Yulan Plane, which had Sovereigns, super Divine Beasts, Soul Mutators, and even birthed a Grand Perfection. One could only say it was worthy of being the hometown of the protagonist of the original work.

As for the vast majority of other Material Planes, the strongest should only be at the Midgod level, and in all likelihood, that would be the Plane Guardian. If powerful Midgods or Highgods could be birthed easily, the Plane Guardian would not be worthy of the title, and the Sovereigns would not be at ease sending them to guard the various Material Planes to spread their faith.

At least based on Simon's current understanding, the Rayast Plane was indeed very ordinary in all aspects except for its size, though it could not be ruled out that it was because Simon's current strength was insufficient and he had not come into contact with a more powerful circle.

Therefore, for the sake of safety, Simon kept this secret in his heart, using it as his trump card. And the fewer people who know about a trump card, the better; it is best if only he himself knows, as that is the safest way.

Always leave yourself a way out, always keep a backup plan.

This was the lesson Simon understood after losing to Elodi.

Flying all the way to the northwest, it wasn't long before Simon arrived at the Despair Mountain Range.

This mountain range was quite famous throughout the Gale Empire. The highest peak was over thirty thousand meters tall, four times the height of Mount Everest in his previous life.

Ordinary people could not reach the summit at all, and the Despair Mountain Range itself stretched for over a million square miles, bordering several empires. Powerful magical beasts were everywhere within the mountains.

This had also become a paradise for adventurers. Although magical beasts were dangerous, in the eyes of humans, especially the strong, they were nothing more than walking gold coins.

If they weren't, it simply meant one wasn't strong enough.

Simon came here not just for travel, but also because this was the location of the disputed Magic Crystal mine. Now that Simon's strength had greatly increased, he was in urgent need of a battle to prove it, and naturally, Elodi, who held a grudge against him, became the top choice. With Simon's current strength, even if he couldn't kill him, self-preservation would be no problem at all. Furthermore, only a year had passed since their last battle, so it was impossible for Elodi's strength to have improved significantly.

Another reason was that Simon wanted to search the area carefully to see if he could find a cultivation secret chamber hidden within the Magic Crystal mine, just like in the original story.

Although the possibility was low, he would always feel unreconciled if he didn't come to take a look.

A portion of this Magic Crystal mine belonged to the Herbert Family, while the other part lay within the territory of the Joshua Clan; naturally, the ownership of the Magic Crystal mine appearing here became a dispute.

The best way to resolve such disputes was through battle. The long-declined Joshua Clan refused to let go of any opportunity to strengthen their family foundation, and it just so happened that Elodi had made a major breakthrough. Believing his strength surpassed that of the young genius of the Herbert Family, Simon, he naturally initiated the challenge to Simon to fight for the Magic Crystal mine.

If the Joshua Clan knew that Simon had greatly increased his strength because of this, one wonders if they would regret it.

Traveling through the mountain range, Simon released his full soul power to search the surroundings, with the underground becoming the primary focus of his investigation.

Perhaps I'll discover a Micro-Plane Secret Chamber. Even if I can't find one, finding the Saint Realm expert of the Joshua Clan would be good enough.

With such a massive Magic Crystal mine, the Joshua Clan would certainly dispatch a Saint Realm expert to oversee it.

Although they had agreed at the time that regardless of the outcome of the battle, neither side would use it as a reason to continue picking fights, that was merely a rule everyone followed on the surface to maintain basic decency. In the shadows, if anyone truly caught an opportunity, no one would show mercy.

Simon, who was familiar with the rules of the Coiling Dragon World, would not be so pedantic. If he truly ran into the Joshua Clan's Saint Realm expert, he would never let the other party go, and the other party should be thinking the same.

The current Joshua Clan had two Saint Realm experts: one was the patriarch, Lachlan, an ordinary Saint Realm expert who had remained at the mid-stage for hundreds of years, and it was because of him that the Joshua Clan had risen again; the other was Elodi, who had severely injured Simon.

Searching quietly, Simon gradually approached the depths of the Despair Mountain Range.

Simon, who was constantly radiating soul power to search, soon discovered traces of humans.

"As expected, the Joshua Clan is already mining the Magic Crystals. It looks like quite a few people have come, but I wonder if it's Lachlan or Elodi overseeing things here."

He covered the area with his soul power without any attempt at concealment.

"Who is it? Which Saint Realm friend has come here? Please show yourself."

Elodi, who was in deep meditation, opened his eyes and spoke loudly to the surroundings. Unfortunately, although Elodi had stepped into the peak of the Saint Realm, his soul power was still only at the level of a Level 9 Magician for the time being, so he could not perform soul transmission and could only sense that soul power had swept over him.

His voice, infused with battle qi, resounded through the area, and the people still mining couldn't help but put down their work and look around.

"It really is this Elodi overseeing things. Today, I will make you pay it back with interest." Simon licked the corner of his mouth, his expression cruel.

Elodi was a hidden danger that Simon had to eradicate no matter what, not just for himself but also for his family. After all, he would definitely head to the Supreme Plane in the future and could not leave such a threat behind.

"Elodi, it's me!" Simon said via soul transmission.

"Simon? Aren't you still in a coma? How did you get here? Even if you woke up, have you forgotten the bet from back then?" Sensing the direction of the transmission, Elodi flashed over to a spot not far from Simon.

The two confronted each other in mid-air.

"A bet? It's just a Magic Crystal mine; my Herbert Family isn't lacking this one. I came here to find you for another spar."

"Heh heh, a spar? Aren't you afraid I'll accidentally kill you?" Elodi looked at the Simon before him—a defeated opponent. Even if he was lucky enough to wake up, so what? Elodi was quite confident in his own strength.

"As long as you have the strength, feel free to try and kill me."

"Haha, it seems you're still as reckless as ever after waking up."

"Stop the nonsense, Elodi. Shall we spar here or find another place?"

"Of course, we'll find another place. I don't want our fight to destroy our family's Magic Crystal mine; I would feel heartbroken if that happened."

A moment later, Simon and Elodi flew above the main peak of the Despair Mountain Range. This place was tens of thousands of meters from the ground, so they didn't need to worry about affecting the ground no matter how intense the fight became.

"I was actually prepared to let you go for the time being if you hadn't appeared," Elodi said softly.

"Haha, Elodi, I hope you can still say that in a moment." After speaking, Simon charged at Elodi with all his might and directly unleashed the signature move of a Saint Magus—Spirit Storm.

Seeing Simon charge directly at him, Elodi couldn't help but feel a surge of joy. This Simon is still so reckless. Him daring to charge over saves me from having to find another opportunity. He immediately launched a soul attack at Simon.

In an instant, the two streams of soul power met in the air. Elodi's soul power only blocked it for a moment before being dissolved by Simon's overwhelming soul power, and then Simon's still-fierce and violent soul power surged toward Elodi.

Elodi, who had been confident of victory, saw his expression change drastically as he felt the storm formed by this soul power that seemed to crush everything.

He had originally thought that since Simon dared to come and challenge him, he must have had a breakthrough, but hadn't he been improving as well? Elodi was quite confident in his own strength; after all, he had made significant breakthroughs in soul defense and attack recently.

The violent soul power instantly invaded Elodi's mind. Elodi hurriedly mobilized his remaining soul power to use the profundity he had newly comprehended for defense.

But it only blocked it for a moment; just like a wooden board trying to stop a surging sea wave, the board was instantly shattered.

Elodi's soul defense, which he relied on with confidence, was broken just like that, and his soul ocean fell into chaos. He lost consciousness and began to fall.

Taking advantage of Elodi losing consciousness and falling, Simon mercilessly exerted his Fused Battle Qi to the limit. Holding his Wind-Annihilation Longsword, he executed the Profundity of Speed and split the falling Elodi in two!

With this, this Saint Realm expert who could have had a bright future fell just like that.

Carefully searching the spoils left behind by Elodi, Simon discovered a ring. After examining it carefully, he tried to drip his blood onto it and discovered that it was actually a Spatial Ring! He probed his soul into it and found that the space was quite large, about a hundred meters in length, width, and height. Inside, scattered about, were some mined top-grade Magic Crystals, gold coins, weapons, books, and other items.

This is a huge harvest. Simon thought happily. He had previously felt that carrying things was inconvenient, and he hadn't expected that just as he was feeling sleepy, Elodi would deliver the pillow.

Although the Herbert Family hadn't been rising for long, the entire family currently only had one such precious item as a Spatial Ring, which belonged to the patriarch, Solo, and that was a reward from the emperor of the Gale Empire.

After carefully putting away the Spatial Ring and disposing of Elodi's corpse, Simon left the area and returned to the sky above the Joshua Clan's encampment.

"Elodi is dead; there is no need for you to continue living either." Simon said coldly, then unleashed a forbidden wind-element magic—Destruction Storm.

Under the sweep of the sky-filling Level 7 and 8 wind blades, the entire Joshua Clan of over ten thousand people vanished from the spot, including Elodi's younger brother.

Afterward, Simon found a mountain nearby, sat down cross-legged, and released his soul power to cover the surroundings, waiting quietly. If there is no news from this Magic Crystal mine for a long time, then the Joshua Clan will certainly send people to investigate. Perhaps their patriarch, Lachlan, will even come. When that happens, I can completely eradicate the threat. Even if he is lucky enough not to come this time, it doesn't matter; there will always be opportunities in the future.