Devouring the Stars: Starting as the Weakest Special Life
Chapter 48

Borrow Your Body For A Moment

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The final year of the Blood Trial, the Eastern Domain, Western Domain, Southern Domain, and Northern Domain would rapidly shatter from the outside in under the World Projection controlled by the Realm Lord.

At the same time, the Central Domain would open directly.

Within this thousand-kilometer range of the Central Domain, the innermost hundred kilometers or so was what they called the Core Land.

When the four great regions completely collapsed under the pressure of the World Projection, that pressure would further spread into the Central Domain until it reached the edge of the Core Land and stopped.

The surviving trial participants and the horde of fierce beasts first had to use this buffer period to flee into the Core Land.

As for those who couldn't make it in, their fate went without saying.

But entering the Core Land didn't mean they could rest easy either.

Looking down from above, the entire Core Land had only a few kilometers of flat ground at its very center. There stood a massive ancient tree with a trunk over a hundred meters thick and several thousand meters tall.

And the "Prize" of this Trial Ground was hung by a specially made rope under one of this ancient tree's branches.

Aside from the flat ground, the rest of the Core Land was covered in a Stone Forest Mountain Path formed by countless interlocking hard boulders.

Under normal circumstances, these trial participants had to find a path through these jagged mountain crevices to reach the flat ground.

Because the pressure of the World Projection was too great—even Li Long couldn't manage to fly through the air.

But what the trial participants from the Nine Spirits Society hadn't expected was that Leo could actually transform into a Cyan Giant, enduring the immense pressure to fly straight toward the "Prize" hanging in midair.

"The master really is something—the Prize is right in front of us, and if we two join forces, we could take it directly and then wait out the year to complete the mission smoothly! But no, he has to make things this troublesome, making me feel like I'm putting on a monkey show."

Leo transformed into a Cyan Giant over two hundred meters tall, flapping his purple wings as he flew before this Elf Woman. Though he felt some irritation inside, he could only follow orders.

Around him, a faint cyan wind pillar flickered in and out of sight, interspersed with countless arcs of lightning. The Wind Domain and Thunder Domain merged into one, helping him resist the pressure of an entire world.

Of course, this was all he could manage for now.

The oppressive might of a Realm Lord's World Projection was no joke. Even if the Realm Lord high above wasn't going all out—since this was just a trial test—it was still enough to make these little ones, none even reaching Cosmic Level, cry out in misery.

"A Domain? How is that possible? After the Thunder Wing Giant Clan comprehends the Thunder Domain, their skin turns black at Sky Grade, bronze at Nirvana, silver at Domain Lord, and gold when they reach Realm Lord."

"But he clearly has a Domain already, so why is his skin still Earth Grade cyan?"

Many who saw Leo's actions were greatly shocked and even more puzzled.

"He does have a Domain, but I never expected it to be the Wind Domain! Impressive—just for this, the current Leo has already exceeded my expectations!"

Li Long saw the faint wind pillar around the Cyan Giant and smiled bitterly.

He had been pushing himself as hard as he could, believing his own comprehension was unmatched, that no one could compare. But faced with others' innate advantages, his efforts and talent seemed utterly fragile.

"So that's it! With the reputation of the innate secret technique 'Thunder Domain,' we've all just assumed the Thunder Wing Giant Clan would naturally comprehend the Thunder Domain. But they're also favored by the Wind Source Law—it's normal for them to comprehend the Wind Domain too."

"What's the difference between these two Domains?" another trial participant pressed on.

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"Domains only differ in energy attribute, but having a Domain is the prerequisite for comprehending the corresponding Source Law. For example, if you don't even have the Wind Domain, it means you can't even manage the most basic control over wind-type energy, so how could you talk about comprehending the Wind Source Law?"

"The Thunder Wing Giant Clan, even if they do nothing, will directly gain the Thunder Domain by the time they reach the Nirvana stage."

"So if Leo keeps comprehending, it's possible he alone could grasp the laws of both the Wind and Thunder Source Laws. Then his strength—need I say more?"

Hearing this explanation, the gathered trial participants finally understood Leo's terrifying potential.

A Domain was the key to comprehending the corresponding Source Law (specifically referring to lower laws here). In the past, most Thunder Wing Giants used only the Thunder Domain to comprehend the Thunder Source Law, but a rare few could possess both Domains simultaneously.

These Thunder Wing Giants had even greater potential, far surpassing the former type.

"So that means Leo is stronger than Lei Ao?"

"Lei Ao is recognized as the strongest genius of the younger generation in the Thunder Wing Giant Clan! Not only did he comprehend the Thunder Domain early on, but it's said he's even touched a bit of the Thunder Source Law's surface. His strength is practically unmatched in the Blood Sun Tribe!"

A trial participant exclaimed in shock.

Throughout the entire Blood Sun Tribe, if you're talking about Star Grade cultivators with Domains, you could still find a hundred or so.

But as for Star Grade cultivators who have also comprehended a Law—aside from Lei Ao of the Thunder Wing Giant Clan—no one seems to have heard of anyone else achieving that.

"You're overthinking it. Leo's situation just represents potential. But when it comes to actually comprehending two Source Laws at once, that's extremely rare, because it's too difficult."

"Even comprehending a single Source Law is incredibly hard. Among those Realm Lords, a considerable number haven't even touched the surface of a Law, let alone the current Leo."

"The hardest part is going from Realm Lord to Immortal. Look at our Blood Sun Tribe—in hundreds of thousands of epochs, only Blood Sun himself has successfully broken through to Immortal. That alone shows how hard it is. If that Leo really wants to have a foot in both boats and comprehend both the Wind and Thunder Source Laws at the same time, he's just asking for death!"

Someone immediately sneered with contempt.

Exactly!

Hundreds of thousands of epochs without a single new Immortal, and that's just counting the time since the Blood Sun Tribe was established.

If the Blood Sun Tribe lasted a million epochs or even ten million epochs and still no new Immortal was born, that would be entirely possible.

"Don't overthink it—thinking too much is useless! Among us trial participants, I doubt even a few will become Realm Lords. Worrying about things that aren't our business only brings trouble."

"What we need to do now is wait, kill some trial participants from other factions, and then walk out of the Trial Ground safely and enjoy ourselves!"

At these words, everyone's eyes lit up sharply.

Eighty-one trials, and they'd already passed eighty. If they could survive this last one by luck, then they'd truly be free and easy.

As for Realm Lords, Immortals, Law comprehension, and all that—they didn't need to bother with it. The lives of the bottom rung and those of Realm Lords or Immortals were two completely different worlds.

"Yeah, this feeling is pretty good too!"

Wu Sheng, upon hearing the conversations of the other trial participants, felt his own mindset undergo a slight transformation.

In the past, he had placed too much importance on improving his strength, but strength was merely a means to an end.

If he kept advancing without knowing what he truly wanted, he would eventually have his original intent clouded by power.

Cultivating the heart meant cultivating the state of mind! Without the support of one's mindset, no matter how strong the will, it was like duckweed without roots—quick to come, quick to scatter.

"What are you doing?"

Midair, the bound Elf Woman looked at Leo, her stunningly beautiful face filled with wariness as she asked in the common tongue of the human territories.

"I heard you're also a human genius, able to comprehend the Wood Source Law even at the Sky Grade. To fight over you, our major factions have really gone all out!"

Leo chuckled in the common language of the Prison Clan, though the two of them were clearly not on the same wavelength.

"I don't understand. Can you speak human?"

The Elf Woman stared at the Cyan Giant before her, who had rattled off a long string of gibberish without her catching a single word. Frowning, faint green lines appeared on her fair brow.

"I know you're praising me too. The innate advantages of our Thunder Wing Giant Clan are definitely not something your human body can compare to. But for now, I still need to borrow your body for a bit."

With that, Leo extended his ten-meter-long right hand, slowly reaching for the Elf Woman.

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