Perfecting the Ultimate Move, the Possibility of a Breakthrough

Kofinor felt no pressure whatsoever regarding his upcoming battle with Ren. The boost provided by a Sovereign Artifact could elevate an ordinary Asura's strength by an entire tier. Coupled with the situation as described by Emmanuel, it was safe to assume Ren was no match for him, so he naturally didn't pay it much mind.

The terror of a Sovereign Artifact is by no means limited to it being a simple weapon. Although in the Planar Battlefield, Asura-level powerhouses possessing Sovereign Artifacts seem to be everywhere, that is only because the participation of all Divine Planes brings together all sorts of super-experts, which can even give one the illusion that Sovereign Artifacts are worthless.

In reality, looking across the Divine Planes, the proportion of Asura-level powerhouses who possess Sovereign Artifacts is only about one-tenth. Taking Hell as an example, the number of Asura-level powerhouses—including the one hundred and eight Prefects and the one hundred and eight Purgatory Commanders—totals over two hundred, even without counting those who possess Asura-level combat power but are not Prefects.

As for the Sovereign Envoys of the Destruction Sovereign in Hell, there are eight for the Chief Sovereign, four for each of the two Intermediate Sovereigns, and two for each of the four Lesser Sovereigns. Even if the quota for Sovereign Envoys were full, it would only total twenty-four. Adding in the children of Sovereigns like Resjing, the overall proportion would not exceed twenty percent.

Although Kofinor had never been to the Planar Battlefield, he had fought other Asuras before and had a rough idea of their strength. At the end of the day, most Asura-level powerhouses have fused at least five types of Laws and Profound Mysteries. Aside from Dannington of the Chaos Sea, no one had fused six, so there is usually no massive gap in strength between Asuras.

Under these circumstances, the role a Sovereign Artifact plays is unparalleled. If Ren were a special super divine beast, he might have a chance to defeat Kofinor, but according to Emmanuel's intelligence, that was clearly not the case. Kofinor naturally had nothing to worry about.

"As expected, these honorary elders don't care about family honor at all; they can only be moved if you offer enough compensation."

Emmanuel cursed inwardly. Although he had long anticipated this result, he hadn't come without the fantasy that Kofinor might take the initiative to act out of consideration for the "favors" the Four Divine Beasts Clan had bestowed upon him over the years. Now, it seemed he would have to pay a price after all.

"If Elder Kofinor can help me kill Ren, then the two drops of Sovereign's Might hidden in Alfred's interspatial ring can both be yours as compensation."

Although Emmanuel was reluctant, he still spoke the words aloud.

"Oh? Two drops of Sovereign's Might? Then I must thank Elder Emmanuel for such generosity."

Kofinor snorted coldly in his heart, though he didn't say much, instead revealing a satisfied smile. Internally, however, he couldn't help but grumble:

"This Emmanuel, what a clever scheme. Using Alfred's Sovereign's Might to pay me—he ends up paying nothing himself, a classic case of getting something for nothing."

"And he makes it sound so nice, saying he's giving me two drops of Sovereign's Might as payment, but in reality, to prevent that Ren from escaping, how could I not use one drop of my own Sovereign's Might during the fight? Why isn't he reimbursing me for that?"

Although Kofinor was somewhat displeased with Emmanuel's approach, he would still be getting one drop of Sovereign's Might in the end. No one ever complains about having too many treasures like Sovereign's Might, especially since he only had three drops to begin with. Earning an extra drop was better than nothing. Therefore, after bidding farewell to Emmanuel, he quickly left the Heavenly Sacrifice Mountain Range and flew in the direction of the Bifu Continent.

Ren was unaware that Emmanuel of the Four Divine Beasts Clan had already arranged for someone to deal with him. He had taken over Alfred's spot at Tamojin Lake and entered seclusion to begin his cultivation.

After the previous battle, he had developed some new ideas regarding his ultimate techniques and was preparing to perfect them as soon as possible. At the same time, the process of refining these techniques might help him find a path toward further fusing his Profound Mysteries.

Inside the palace at Tamojin Lake, in a room covering over ten meters, Ren sat cross-legged on the floor. His body was enveloped in cyan air currents, and the space emitted rumbling sounds from time to time. Strange music flickered in and out of existence, and faint Dimensional Blades manifested occasionally.

"Indeed, battle is the best way to achieve a breakthrough."

Ren nodded inwardly, feeling the collision between the Laws and Profound Mysteries. Ever since his strength reached the Seven-Star Demon level, he had rarely fought against powerhouses of the same rank. Especially after his Wind-style divine clone became an Asura, he had always kept a low profile. Alfred was the first Asura-level powerhouse he had ever faced.

Ren felt that he was beginning to understand the mindset of battle-hungry maniacs like Lieremons and Luomiu. Relying on actual combat to comprehend the Laws and break through one's own limits was indeed the fastest method, though the level of danger was also very high.

"As expected, what I lack is the raw attack power of my physical strikes."

Ren frowned and began to mobilize the divine power within his body, forming a halo in front of his chest. He adjusted the flow, attempting to further improve and enhance his attack power. During the previous battle, he could feel that his attack power still had room for improvement; it was not enough yet.

Although his previous ultimate technique—Gale Dimensional Blast—was not inferior to Alfred in terms of attack power, Ren still felt it was insufficient. If he wanted to unleash the strongest physical attack possible with his Wind-style Laws and Profound Mysteries, he needed a further breakthrough in his insights.

"The final Dimensional Profound Mystery... even when fully fused, I still can't find the point of convergence." Ren furrowed his brows, attempting new fusions from different angles, yet he felt something was missing.

In a sense, the Wind-style Laws and Profound Mysteries are quite unique among the seven major Laws, because the Wind-style Laws consist of nine Profound Mysteries, while all other elemental Laws consist of only six.

The Wind-style Laws are divided into Wind Element, Wind Movement, Clone Technique, Vocal Music, Sound Wave, Fast, Slow, as well as Wind Space and Dimension. Among them, Element is the foundation, Wind Movement and Fast/Slow focus on speed, Vocal Music and Sound Wave focus on the soul, Wind Space is for binding, and Dimension is for attack.

Ren had already perfectly fused eight of the Profound Mysteries; only the ninth, the Dimensional Profound Mystery, remained to be perfectly integrated. And among the Wind-style Laws, the Profound Mystery that provides the strongest physical attack—the most fundamental one—is precisely the Dimensional Profound Mystery.

"The comprehension of the Dimensional Profound Mystery is not complex, but when it comes to fusion, it leaves one without a direction." Ren's brows were tightly locked, and the halo around his body became slightly chaotic before returning to normal.

The Dimensional Profound Mystery is very common among those who cultivate Wind-style Laws. Wind-style Saint-level mages can use the Saint-level forbidden magic, Dimensional Blade, which is also recognized as the strongest attack magic at the Saint level.

The difficulty of comprehending the Dimensional Profound Mystery is not high; otherwise, it wouldn't be used for magic in the material planes. In the Wind-style Laws, it is often the Sound Wave and Vocal Music Profound Mysteries that are more difficult to comprehend. The first Profound Mystery Ren comprehended back then was Wind Element, and the second was the Dimensional Profound Mystery.

It was only when he reached the fusion stage that the difficulty suddenly changed. It was as if the Dimensional Profound Mystery existed independently, and finding a point of convergence with the other eight Profound Mysteries was harder than ascending to the heavens.

"Dimension..."

Ren repeatedly simulated it in his mind, flipped his right hand to take out his cyan spear, and began to experiment continuously.