"It is indeed a bit better, but that's about it. Once you arrive at my home, Simon, you'll know what true taste and luxury are."
"Naturally, it can't compare to the super clans of Hell."
Simon smiled and patted Fanny's little head.
Fanny squinted her eyes in contentment.
After the two shared a moment of tenderness, Simon sat cross-legged on the bed and began his cultivation.
The Floating Shadow from earlier that day had brought him a great sense of crisis. Simon couldn't help but wonder: if they encountered such an enemy now, would they even have a chance of survival?
The answer was: no!
They wouldn't have even the slightest chance to escape!
Although Simon's Ice Wind Space was currently very effective at assisting in battle, that was only when bullying Five-Star Fiends or those weaker.
He had struggled even against a weak Six-Star Fiend like the leader of the Black Wind Bandit Group. If it hadn't been for the fact that he and Fanny perfectly countered the opponent, winning that battle wouldn't have been so easy.
It was unrealistic for Simon to expect a major breakthrough in his Profound Mysteries in such a short time.
The only way for him to achieve a significant boost in strength, and by extension, improve the strength of their small team, was to further enhance the Ice Wind Space.
He needed to elevate the binding power of the Ice Wind Space to a new level.
As it happened, his Profound Mystery of Wind Element and Wind Space had already fused to the point of near-completion, and the Profound Mystery of Wind Element and Water Element had also reached the final step.
Now, Simon prepared to have his Wind Element divine clone focus entirely on pushing the fusion of the Wind Space and the Profound Mystery of Wind Element, while his true body would be responsible for the fusion of the Water and Wind Element Profound Mysteries.
There was no other way; Simon had to put in the effort here. It was the fastest way to increase his strength in the short term.
Although most of the strongest bandits in Hell were only at the level of a Six-Star Fiend, who could say for sure?
If they happened to run into a Seven-Star Fiend who decided to become a bandit for a change of pace, they would truly have nowhere to cry.
The best solution was to improve his own strength; that was the best way to resolve everything.
Putting aside these chaotic thoughts, Simon quickly immersed his mind into the Ocean of Laws, striving to find every possible path for the fusion of his Profound Mysteries.
The Ocean of Laws was truly vast. Even with Simon's extraordinary sensitivity to the Profound Mysteries, it was difficult to immediately find the one correct possibility among the countless combinations.
It was only through his exceptional intuition that he was able to avoid many detours.
Time passed quickly. During this period, Napote and the others wanted to come over several times to chat with Simon or go out shopping, but they held back.
This was because Simon had told them in advance that he would be in seclusion for the time being.
Napote and the others could only marvel at Simon's diligence and hard work.
"To be such a genius and yet so hardworking, no wonder he is so much stronger than us," Hamut remarked with genuine admiration.
During this time, Fanny also politely declined Lona's invitations to go shopping.
With Simon in seclusion, she didn't feel at ease leaving him alone in the hotel, so she stayed behind to guard him.
Although the city was safe and, theoretically, no one would dare to make a move, Fanny just felt more at ease watching over him herself.
Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, it was time to depart.
Early that morning, Simon was awakened by Fanny, and only then did he realize the time.
Indeed, cultivation knows no days or nights.
Simon felt as though he had only just immersed himself in the Ocean of Laws for a moment, yet nearly a month had already passed.
During this period of cultivation, Simon had not succeeded in fusing the Wind Space and the Profound Mystery of Wind Element as he had hoped, nor had he fused the Profound Mystery of Wind Element and Water Element.
However, it was worth celebrating that Simon had successfully pushed both sets of Profound Mysteries to their final bottlenecks.
Simon was very happy about this.
Perhaps one day, when he had a sudden realization, he would achieve completion.
By then, his strength would see a massive increase.
In particular, if the fusion of the Water and Wind elements succeeded, Simon's strength would truly reach the level of a Six-Star Fiend.
This was the charm of Soul Mutation. Fusing just two disparate Profound Mysteries could rival the power of fusing three Profound Mysteries from the same law.
Moreover, by that time, Simon's Ice Wind Space would also see a significant boost. With the two combined, he would be able to put up a fight even against a Seven-Star Fiend.
After everyone packed their belongings, they headed outside the city.
Kenchi was already waiting there, and he let out a long sigh of relief upon seeing Simon and his group.
There was no helping it; they couldn't proceed on the road ahead without them.
After waiting a while longer, once everyone had arrived, Kenchi released the Leopard-shaped Metal Lifeform. Everyone boarded and continued their flight toward Lier City.
Chapter 55: 'Space' Characteristics
After arriving on the metal lifeform, Kenchi specifically set aside a large room for Simon and Fanny this time, immediately distinguishing their treatment from the others.
He was treating Simon entirely as a Highgod.
The others had no objections to this.
Just kidding, they wouldn't dare to have any objections.
To survive this journey, he still has to keep an eye on Simon and the others.
As for Napote, Elno, and the others, Kenchi also set aside a separate room for them.
He had seen clearly during the last chaotic battle that the strength of Lona, Napote, and Elno was not weak, and even Hamut possessed astonishing speed.
Therefore, he arranged VIP treatment for them as well.
After greeting Kenchi and Tara, Simon returned to his room to begin deep cultivation once more. Fanny, meanwhile, stayed in the hall to chat with Lona.
Within the vast Ocean of Laws of the wind element, Simon was once again immersed in the study of the wind element and the water element.
The more he studied these most fundamental Profound Mysteries of the elements, the more amazed Simon felt.
These seemingly ordinary Profound Mysteries of the elements contained so many possibilities.
Facing the greatest bottleneck in fusion before him, Simon prepared to start again from the basic elements.
At this moment, all three of Simon's bodies were completely immersed in cultivation; he did not even notice when Fanny returned to the room.
The wind element.
The cornerstone of the Law of Wind.
The same applied to the water element.
Currently, on the surface, Simon had mastered both of these Profound Mysteries.
However, as he pushed the fusion of the water and wind element Profound Mysteries to a bottleneck, Simon discovered that he still had many deep-seated things left to unearth.
The first was the manifestation of the wind element in space.
Although the Coiling Dragon World prohibited the cultivation of the Laws of Space, Simon discovered that the Law of Wind was actually an infinitely weakened version of the "Laws of Space" within the Coiling Dragon World.
The reason was that the domain technique Simon had first gained enlightenment on, the Ice Wind Space, was actually the ultimate manifestation of the wind element in terms of space.
In fact, thinking about it, it was normal; after all, the wind element filled the entire world, so naturally, it had intricate connections with space.
By manipulating these wind elements, one could naturally exert an influence on space.
But those influences were generally very weak and basically useless in combat.
Just like the Gravity Space in the earth element; an average person could only use it to affect enemies, and it would have no effect on slightly stronger opponents.
However, like Reisjin and Linley, by using special methods, one could greatly enhance the gravitational force and even add repulsive force, with effects comparable to fusing one or two more Profound Mysteries.
The Ice Wind Space that Simon comprehended followed this same principle; through a very special application of the wind element, Simon had luckily developed the Ice Wind Space.
Note that the wind element here refers to the wind-type elements filling the world, not the simple Profound Mystery of Wind Element.
Subsequently, by fusing the water element and the Wind Space on the basis of Simon's special application of the wind element, the binding force of the Ice Wind Space could be continuously improved.
But in essence, it still relied on the "Spatial Properties" contained within the wind element itself.
Because of the restrictions of the Coiling Dragon World, although Simon could not truly comprehend the "Laws of Space," he could cleverly utilize them through an infinitely weakened version of the wind element.
Specifically, this manifested as the Ice Wind Space, whose binding force was abnormally strong.
This was very similar to the joint Innate Divine Ability of the Four Divine Beasts; they also had not comprehended the Laws of Space and Time, but they could unleash attacks containing the Laws of Space and Time through their Innate Divine Ability.
Simon also discovered that the Law of Wind could be approximately divided into three aspects: "Suppression," "Strangulation," and "Teleportation."
These three aspects were also manifestations of space in different forms.
Among them, teleportation was impossible in the Coiling Dragon World; this was a restriction of the world. Unless one was a Grandmist Controller, it wouldn't work for anyone.
But when speed reached its limit, and others could not capture your movement trajectory at all, then in the eyes of others, it was no different from teleportation—though, in reality, there was still an essential difference.
This was just an example to illustrate an external manifestation of the Law of Wind in terms of teleportation.
He believed that once he reached the Main Universe, following this path would give him a chance to touch upon the teleportation aspect of the Laws of Space.
As for "Suppression," it was easy to understand; the Wind Space within the Law of Wind had a very obvious binding and suppression function, and the special application of the wind element that Simon developed also belonged to a type of suppression.
Strangulation was also closely related to the Dimension and Wind Space within the Law of Wind.
All of this was enough to show the uniqueness of the Law of Wind. It could be said that among the seven elemental laws and four rules, the Law of Wind had the closest connection to space, followed by the Laws of Destruction, which were very similar to the Law of Wind.
This rule was very special; it was the only one among the four rules that did not specialize in the soul, and like the wind element, it was extremely adept at material attacks, but it was not as prominent in speed as the wind element.
This forced Simon to guess that the Laws of Destruction also had an indescribable connection with "space."
Because both focused on the material aspect.
The difference was that the Laws of Destruction tended to directly annihilate the target, making it disappear from space.
While the material attacks of the Law of Wind tended to divide and shred matter, not seeking to annihilate or make it disappear.
This was the reason why, although both focused on material attacks, the differences remained significant.
This was also an insight Simon gained after coming to Hell and witnessing the battles of several Highgods who cultivated the Laws of Destruction.
Additionally, Simon actually had the potential to cultivate the Laws of Destruction, which confirmed this guess.
After all, his Sword-shaped Soul was very special and possessed the potential to cultivate the Laws of Destruction.
However, Simon did not intend to divert his energy to the Laws of Destruction for the time being; after all, the water and wind laws, as well as the fusion laws, had already consumed all of his energy.
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