Sky Dome Crystal!

Blood Luo Crystals improve Law affinity by modifying the body's genes, while Sky Dome Crystals are more like directly opening a door to the source of the Laws for the user.

"Sky Dome Crystals are controlled items in the Sky Dome Realm. Only geniuses who join the Sky Dome Palace are issued them, and these people outside also have Sky Dome Crystals."

Yan Ning pondered, planning to acquire a few Sky Dome Crystals to test their effects.

Standing before the gates of Moon Wheel Palace, Yan Ning fixed his gaze on the majestic city below, "Mystic Sky City."

The City Lord was a Domain Lord level nine powerhouse, also one of the Sky Dome Palace's stationed external stewards, so he was bound to have Sky Dome Crystals.

"Xiao Yan, confirm the City Lord's location."

"Master, the City Lord's mansion is at the city center, where the energy reaction is strongest."

Yan Ning nodded slightly, his figure flickering as he vanished from Moon Wheel Palace in an instant.

Within Mystic Sky City, the streets were bustling, crowded with pedestrians.

Yan Ning strolled among them, his body shrouded in an invisible layer of illusionary fluctuations.

With the Thousand Illusion Pearl, a soul-type supreme treasure masking him, these mere Planetary and Stellar level beings couldn't possibly detect him.

In everyone's eyes at that moment, Yan Ning was like a gentle breeze, utterly devoid of presence.

He walked straight toward the City Lord's mansion, the guards looking right through him as he stepped inside without resistance.

Passing through layers of halls, Yan Ning finally arrived before a grand palace.

Inside, a middle-aged man in a purple-gold robe sat cross-legged, faint Law fluctuations swirling around him.

The Mystic Sky City Lord, Domain Lord level nine, an external steward of the Sky Dome Palace.

A slight smile tugged at Yan Ning's lips as he pushed the door open and walked straight in.

"Who?!"

The City Lord's eyes snapped open, a cold glint flashing within them.

But the next second—

Yan Ning's pupils contracted, and the power of the Thousand Illusion Pearl erupted instantly!

"Boom!"

An invisible soul impact surged like a tidal wave into the City Lord's sea of consciousness. His eyes went vacant for a moment, then cleared again, but his gaze toward Yan Ning had completely changed.

"Master... master."

The City Lord knelt on one knee, bowing his head in reverence.

Yan Ning nodded in satisfaction, walked straight to the main seat, and sat down, saying calmly:

"Sky Dome Crystal. Give it to me."

Without hesitation, the City Lord flipped his hand and produced a crystalline, translucent silver crystal, offering it with both hands.

"Master, this is a low-grade Sky Dome Crystal I've kept in my collection."

Yan Ning took the crystal, rubbing it gently with his fingertips, sensing the strange energy within.

"Only low-grade?"

The City Lord quickly explained: "Sky Dome Crystals are divided into low-grade, mid-grade, and high-grade. My authority is limited, so I can only hold low-grade ones."

Yan Ning narrowed his eyes.

"Then where are the high-grade Sky Dome Crystals?"

"At the Sky Dome Palace headquarters, personally managed by the Palace Lord, Sky Dome Venerable."

Yan Ning let out a soft laugh.

"Looks like I'll have to visit the Sky Dome Palace. But for now, let's try this low-grade Sky Dome Crystal first."

Yan Ning sat cross-legged, the silver crystal resting lightly on his fingertip.

The Sky Dome Crystal floated slowly in his palm, mysterious Law Secret Patterns flowing across its surface, trembling faintly like a living thing.

He closed his eyes slightly, his divine sense stirring as Divine Power within his body flowed like a gentle stream, slowly pouring into the crystal.

"Hum—"

The Sky Dome Crystal suddenly lit up, silver radiance rippling like water. The crystal's surface began to soften, melting like snow and ice, transforming into wisps of crystalline liquid.

These droplets didn't fall. Instead, they slithered like spirit serpents, climbing along Yan Ning's arm and converging at his brow.

"Sss—"

At his brow, a faint silver light pattern emerged, like a third eye slowly opening.

The moment the silver liquid from the Sky Dome Crystal touched his skin, it seeped into his flesh like spring rain soaking parched earth, merging without resistance, straight into the depths of his soul.

Yan Ning's brow relaxed.

Comfortable, cool! This feeling...

He could clearly sense a strange force flowing from his brow into his sea of consciousness, like countless fine threads, gently yet firmly entwining around his soul.

"This is..."

His soul felt as if it were soaking in a warm spiritual spring, every wisp greedily absorbing the energy of the Sky Dome Crystal.

His soul, once vast as a sea of stars, now showed faint signs of growth!

Though the increase was minuscule, to a powerhouse like Yan Ning, even the slightest enhancement of the soul was a heaven-defying opportunity!

"It can directly nourish the soul?"

Yan Ning's heart trembled.

In the outer universe, treasures that could strengthen the soul were exceedingly rare, and most came with severe side effects.

But this Sky Dome Crystal not only showed no rejection but perfectly fused with his soul, like a fish in water!

He calmed his mind and carefully comprehended.

Within his sea of consciousness, silver light wove into a net, each thread containing the most fundamental aura of the laws.

The Law of Fire, the Law of Space, and even a faint ripple of the Law of Time all flickered within, appearing and disappearing.

"So that's it..."

Yan Ning suddenly understood.

The Sky Dome Crystal did not forcibly elevate one's comprehension of the laws; instead, it briefly connected the user's soul to the origin of the universe's laws, like dropping a drop of water into the ocean, allowing one to personally experience the vastness of the laws.

"No wonder those little fellows at the Star level could all trigger law fluctuations."

A faint smile curled at the corner of his mouth.

"But for me, its value goes far beyond that..."

As a member of the Yan God Clan, his physical talent needed no elaboration—it was top-tier, overwhelmingly powerful, as he was part of a race specially bred and created by Sitting Mountain Guest.

Their bodies possessed a talent that directly led to the level beyond True God.

But when it came to the soul, the Yan God Clan had a significant defect.

That was precisely why Sitting Mountain Guest had refined the Original Soul, a supreme treasure for the Yan Emperor.

It was meant to compensate for this defect in the soul.

But because of the Yan Emperor's actions, Sitting Mountain Guest was deeply dissatisfied.

Now, however, if there were enough Sky Dome Crystals, his soul would surely undergo a transformation!

If he could absorb all the Sky Dome Crystals in the entire Sky Dome Realm...

He turned his gaze to the Mystic Sky City Lord beside him.

"Do you have any more of these?"

The Sky Dome City Lord nodded, then walked out. After a moment, he returned.

In his hand were two more Sky Dome Crystals.

"Master, this is all there is."

Yan Ning nodded.

He then absorbed these remaining two Sky Dome Crystals as well.

This kind of improvement was still far too weak.

He needed more.

And he needed higher-grade ones!

Yan Ning lightly tapped his fingertip, and a wisp of soul power silently slipped into the Mystic Sky City Lord's brow.

"Forget."

The City Lord's eyes went blank for a moment, then returned to normal, as if nothing had happened.

He glanced around in confusion, furrowed his brow, then sat back down cross-legged and resumed his cultivation.

Within Moon Wheel Palace, Yan Ning stood with his hands behind his back, his gaze profound.

"Xiao Yan, call up all known individuals in the Sky Dome Realm who might possess Sky Dome Crystals."

"Yes, Master."

A light screen unfurled, and dense information appeared: 1. Sky Dome Palace Headquarters—High-grade Sky Dome Crystal reserves, quantity unknown, controlled by Sky Dome Venerable.

2. The imperial families of the Nine Great Dynasties, each holding many Sky Dome Crystals, quantity unknown, no high-grade Sky Dome Crystals.

3. The Three Hundred Sixty Sects.

4. Sky Dome Academy.

A faint smile curled at the corner of Yan Ning's mouth.

"It seems I'll have to pay them all a visit."