Doubts Intensify

In the Scripture Pavilion, a treasure trove of knowledge, Lin Tian struck gold, discovering numerous cultivation manuals left by Saint Domain experts and fire-type deities. The manuals were densely packed with their insights into the Mysteries during cultivation, brimming with ingenious ideas and unconventional techniques. Since Leo I was a Mid-God of fire, most of the content revolved around the cultivation of fire-type laws and Mysteries. For Lin Tian, this place was undoubtedly a perfect haven to broaden his horizons and elevate his understanding.

Lin Tian devoured the manuals one after another, his hunger for knowledge insatiable. Combining these with the descriptions of fire in the original Coiling Dragon novel, his grasp of the fire-type laws and Mysteries grew ever deeper. The unique perspectives and novel ideas of those predecessors were like lamps, illuminating his path through the fog of cultivation and granting him immense inspiration.

One manual mentioned using the Fire Body Technique Mystery to transform one's entire being into a form of flame element, thereby enhancing personal speed. This notion instantly stirred waves in Lin Tian's mind. He couldn't help but think—wasn't this similar to certain principles of the Earth Movement Technique?

Both achieved speed enhancement by integrating into the element itself. Drawing on the laws of physics he had learned in his past life, Lin Tian quickly grasped the reasoning: merging into the element drastically reduced external resistance. Just as an object moving through air moves faster the smoother its surface, the less resistance it faces, the greater its speed. A vivid image formed in his mind—himself turning into a blazing flame, streaking across the heavens like a meteor, and his heart swelled with longing for such a wondrous ability.

Right after that, the content of another book made Lin Tian chuckle. It described a method of using the fire-type Explosion Mystery to boost speed by creating flame bursts behind oneself, relying on the powerful thrust to propel forward.

Seeing this, Lin Tian was genuinely taken aback. In this fantastical Coiling Dragon World, he could actually encounter such a familiar acceleration method—wasn't this the same principle behind airplane flight in his past life? Using the powerful thrust generated by flames to achieve rapid flight. He could almost picture a Saint Domain expert, roaring flames jetting from behind, shooting into the sky like a rocket, their speed breathtaking.

When Lin Tian opened a manual written by a fire-type deity who had achieved godhood through internal cultivation, he was deeply shaken by its contents. This deity elaborated on the application of the Fire Body Technique Mystery and mentioned, through their observations of those who became gods internally versus externally, that for internal godhood cultivators, using the Fire Body Technique to enhance physical body strength yielded far more significant results than for external godhood cultivators.

Under the same conditions, the physical body of an internal godhood cultivator would far surpass that of an external one. Moreover, in terms of physical attacks, those with stronger bodies could unleash far greater physical attack power than those with weaker bodies, all else being equal. This deity even proposed a hypothesis: the higher the divine body's strength, the greater the physical attack power. If one focused solely on enhancing divine body strength, could it compensate to some extent for a lack of insight into the laws and Mysteries?

Having read the original Coiling Dragon, Lin Tian naturally knew that Heimos was the most obvious example. His innate physical strength was pushed to the absolute limit. Even without fusing any laws or Mysteries, his power exceeded that of a Seven Star Demon and approached the Asura level. As a result, from the moment he was born, the Earth Sovereign took him as an Overgod Envoy. This was a clear case where high divine body strength could make up for insufficient comprehension of the laws and Mysteries.

Seeing all this, Lin Tian's heart was clouded with doubt. Leo I was merely a fire-type Mid-God and seemed never to have set foot in the Seven Divine Planes or the Four Higher Planes. So where on earth did he obtain these precious books?

Furthermore, this deity claimed to have conducted extensive observations. Observation implied research, and research required ample samples. The limited number of deities on the Maya Continent alone was clearly insufficient to meet such research needs. Thus, the author of this manual likely did not complete these studies on the Maya Continent.

From the descriptions in the original Coiling Dragon novel, knowledge related to the development and application of laws and Mysteries was priceless even in the Infernal Realm. Yet here, it could be accessed so easily.

Filled with confusion, Lin Tian continued flipping through other manuals. He discovered many more handbooks related to Mystery cultivation. Among them, the Saint Domain manuals described the Mysteries in relatively shallow terms, but every manual written by a deity delved into the laws and Mysteries with profound depth—so deep that it seemed beyond what a lower-level deity should be capable of. Strangely enough, the Saint Domain manuals were usually signed, while the deity manuals bore no signatures. Any mention of locations or names was deliberately blurred.

As he read deeper, Lin Tian grew increasingly uneasy. Many books even touched on the fusion of Mysteries. For instance, one manual explored the fusion of the Fire Element Mystery and the Fire Body Technique Mystery, noting that under their combined effect, a person could transform into a flame form, thereby becoming immune to some physical attacks. At this point, an image flashed through Lin Tian's mind—the Logia-type ability users from One Piece in his past life. The two concepts were remarkably similar. This strange parallel gave him a more intuitive sense of the wonders of fused Mysteries.

Another book detailed the fusion effect of the Fire Space Mystery and the Scorching Mystery: through this fusion, one could, to a certain extent, enhance the high temperature of the Scorching Mystery within a flame space.

Specifically, within that defined space, the scorching heat could not only directly burn enemies but also produce a distillation-like effect on those at the edges. As the temperature rose, the resulting high-temperature steam would inflict additional damage on enemies, causing them to suffer from the heat's assault without even realizing it.

This complex and exquisite fusion of Mysteries was described at a level clearly beyond the scope of a Mid-God, as it involved the fusion of three or four Mysteries. Since Leo I was only a Mid-God, why would such profound content appear here?

Lin Tian was utterly baffled, his mind churning with questions: How exactly did Leo I acquire this knowledge? Could it be that Leo I only revealed a Mid-God divine avatar, while his true strength far exceeded that level? But if so, why would he hide his power?

Lin Tian racked his brains but could find no answer. Yet, he quickly shifted his thinking: as a member of the Leo Family, the knowledge in these cultivation manuals was immensely enlightening for his own training. For now, it was more important to focus on deepening his insight into the Fire Element Mystery.

So, he set aside these doubts for the time being and immersed himself once more in the world of the manuals. He cross-referenced the content with his memories of the original novel, striving to strengthen his understanding and comprehension of the Fire Element Mystery. With each book he read, it was as if a lamp was lit in his heart, illuminating Lin Tian's path of cultivation in the fire-type laws and Mysteries.