Comprehending the Laws of Earth

But Luo Feng remained unmoved. He calmly stepped forward, one step at a time, while a blood-red War Blade appeared in his hand.

The Silver Moon Fierce Wolf knew that a fight was inevitable. The distance between them shrank to less than fifty meters.

"Whoosh!"

The Silver Moon Fierce Wolf transformed into a silver streamer and launched itself at him.

It was incredibly fast, reaching Luo Feng in the blink of an eye. Its enormous wolf paw came crashing down.

Luo Feng drew his blade and instinctively used the Nine-Layered Thunder Blade.

"Shing!"

The Silver Moon Fierce Wolf's paw was cleanly severed. The blade didn't slow as it sliced halfway through the wolf's neck, spraying blood everywhere.

The Silver Moon Fierce Wolf let out an angry, despairing howl. Then the light gradually faded from its eyes.

[ Ding: Killed High-Level Beast General Rank Silver Moon Fierce Wolf. Reward: 0.6 points. ]

"This...

"Was that it? The Silver Moon Fierce Wolf that escaped from a War God-level powerhouse was this weak?"

Luo Feng said, puzzled.

What Luo Feng didn't know was that he was no ordinary Elementary War God Level fighter.

His Blade Technique, Movement Technique, and Nine-Layered Thunder Blade had all reached the second level.

The first two layers of the Nine-Layered Thunder Blade alone gave him threefold force exertion, or 2.1 times his strength. Each strike was comparable to one from an Intermediate War God, far beyond what a High-Level Beast General could withstand.

Although he hadn't gotten the tempering he wanted, he still had to collect his spoils.

Luo Feng walked over and casually beckoned at the two glowing orbs the Silver Moon Fierce Wolf had dropped.

[Silver Moon Wolf Armor: Seven-element leather armor made from the hide of a Silver Moon Fierce Wolf.]

[Contract Scroll: A scroll imbued with Magic that can forcibly bind wild creatures. (Note: The creature must be completely defeated before it can be subdued.)]

"Hm? A Contract Scroll? Swallowed World doesn't have anything like this. It seems to come from Coiling Dragon World again. If I find a suitable monster later, and it looks like a good fit, I could contract one for fun."

Luo Feng studied the piece of parchment in his hand, thinking.

"This Silver Moon Wolf Armor looks great. It's much better-looking than the one the system gave me, and it's one tier higher, so its defense should be a little better too. I'll change into it for now."

After putting the Contract Scroll into his Space Ring, Luo Feng upgraded his gear.

The main reason was that the Silver Moon Wolf Armor was silvery white, which suited his taste.

Then Luo Feng salvaged the valuable parts from the Silver Moon Fierce Wolf.

Afterward, he headed toward City No. 031.

Luo Feng was about to step back onto his shield and continue flying toward City No. 031 when he suddenly stopped.

Looking into the distance, he saw dense swarms of flying beasts blotting out the sky above City No. 031. They looked like a vast, dark cloud, dimming the heavens.

Luo Feng's heart tightened, and he immediately abandoned the idea of continuing by air.

He knew full well that even as an Advanced War God-level Spiritual Telekinetic, he would be in extreme danger if he flew straight into a city teeming with countless flying monsters.

After all, most flying monsters were high-level monsters. If he ran into one of the top-ranked flying monsters, it would be an Advanced Lord. If he charged in recklessly, he would probably have to flee in disgrace.

"I might as well go on foot. It's not that far anyway."

Luo Feng thought it over.

"Right, Linley from Coiling Dragon World had already begun grasping the Laws of Earth when he was an Eighth-level Warrior, hadn't he?

"I'm already an Advanced War God-level Spiritual Telekinetic. I should have a chance of reaching the threshold of the laws too, shouldn't I?"

The thought flashed through Luo Feng's mind.

He knew the two worlds were different, and that comprehending the laws would be incredibly difficult for him at this point. Still, since the idea had occurred to him, he decided to give it a try.

He had inherited Linley's talent, and he was naturally gifted in his own right. Although he had never heard of anyone at the Apprentice Level comprehending the laws in the original story, that didn't mean it was impossible.

After all, Hong had grasped a domain at the Planetary Level. Why couldn't Luo Feng go a step further and try to reach the threshold of the laws while still at the Apprentice Level?

Perhaps there were peerless geniuses like that somewhere in the boundless universe; they just hadn't been mentioned in the original story.

Besides, there was nothing to lose by trying. Even if he failed to comprehend them, he wouldn't be any worse off. And beginning to cultivate this awareness now would surely benefit him when he tried to comprehend the laws at the Planetary and Star Levels in the future.

With that thought, Luo Feng didn't hesitate. He took off his Battle Boots, stood barefoot, and pressed both feet firmly against the ground, trying to draw closer to the earth in this way.

"I'll just learn from Linley. This method should work."

Luo Feng thought to himself.

Perhaps it was because he had studied Earth Magic and gained a deeper sense of the Earth Elements.

Or perhaps his body was naturally highly attuned to earth. The moment he took off his shoes and set foot on the ground, Luo Feng vaguely sensed the earth's Pulsation and its weighty power.

This strange sensation would undoubtedly greatly help him comprehend the laws in the future.

And so, out in the wilderness, Luo Feng and his shoes parted ways, and he became a barefoot traveler.

The remaining distance was a little over ten li. Even without deliberately quickening his pace, Luo Feng's far-above-average physical abilities allowed him to reach his destination in just over half an hour.

As soon as he entered the big city, Luo Feng immediately noticed how different its atmosphere was from that of County-Level City No. 0201.

In County-Level City No. 0201, Beast General Rank monsters were usually surrounded by large groups of Beast Soldier monsters, as if the stars revolved around the moon.

Here, however, he often saw Beast General Rank monsters acting alone. Some wandered through the ruins, while others searched for prey in the streets. Many went about by themselves.

Luo Feng's strength was now far beyond what it had been before. One or two Elementary or Intermediate Beast Generals at a distance could no longer catch his interest, and he wouldn't go out of his way to hunt them.

At that moment, Luo Feng strolled leisurely along the city's desolate roads, his sharp gaze searching for traces of large monster groups.

Of course, if any suicidal monster attacked him, Luo Feng wouldn't hesitate to draw his blade and kill it in a flash.

The outskirts of City No. 031.

A fierce battle was unfolding on the roof of a twenty-five-story building.

"Clang!" "Clang!" "Clang!"...

The sound of weapons crashing against the monsters' scales rang out again and again.

"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!"...

The concrete walls collapsed under the monsters' assault, kicking up clouds of dust as if the end of the world had arrived.

Four Martial Artists were locked in a desperate struggle, doing everything they could to fend off the fierce attacks of a Lord Rank Red Flame Scaled Flood Dragon.

The Red Flame Scaled Flood Dragon was enormous, over thirty meters long, with a body as thick as a water barrel. Its hard, crimson scales covered it like a layer of natural armor.

Its massive body nearly filled the entire floor.

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