Round Soft Profound Mystery Breakthrough

As Barn walked out of the Colosseum, the bearded boss suddenly stepped forward and blocked his path.

"Interested in becoming a gladiator? There's money to be made."

Barn looked at the man and immediately understood his intent.

Back in the Yulan Continent, many colosseums hired experts for this kind of work, though the Yulan Continent would never dream of hiring a god-level expert to serve as a gladiator.

"I could, but I've had some recent insights, so let's talk about it next time."

The bearded boss didn't push him, instead tossing him a bronze token. "Just look for me when you come back."

Barn wasn't making excuses; he had truly gained some insights.

Perhaps intense, life-or-death combat really could stimulate hidden potential; or perhaps his own talent was simply not weak to begin with. After that battle concluded, he clearly felt that his grasp of the Round Soft Profound Mystery had loosened.

Returning to their base, Barn immediately entered a state of deep meditation.

With Adele, the second god-level expert in their team, standing guard, he didn't have to worry about accidents and could focus on his seclusion.

Inside his room, Barn's original body and his Water Clone replayed the battle against Joanna over and over again.

The long spear like a whip, the round and soft deflection of force, the trajectory distortion... scene after scene played back on a soul level.

Meanwhile, his Fate Clone was immersed in contemplating the veil domain Joanna had used.

Fate Divine Power flowed slowly around his body.

That battle had given him an important inspiration:

He didn't necessarily have to be close to an enemy to trigger Trajectory Distortion.

If he could spread out his Fate Law to form a domain of his own, causing an enemy's attacks and movements to be automatically interfered with once they entered a certain range—the effect would far exceed his current point-to-point control.

But this was too difficult.

Joanna was able to create her veil domain because her understanding of the Darkness Laws was already extremely deep, and she had perfectly fused the Night Veil with the Darkness Element.

The Black Stone Space that appeared in the original story was even more complex, having fused three Earth Profound Mysteries into an extremely intricate structure.

Barn's understanding of the Fate Law had only just begun.

At most, he could currently distribute his Fate Divine Power evenly around his body, but this method was far too crude; not only was the consumption of divine power terrifying, but the power was also negligible.

Barn slowly opened his eyes and shook his head gently. "No, my understanding of the Fate Law is still too shallow. I must focus on deepening my comprehension first before considering developing a finishing move."

He looked at the Fate Clone standing silently to the side and sank back into bitter cultivation.

Unlike the Fate Clone, which was at a dead end, his original body and Water Clone were experiencing inspiration like a bursting flood, unstoppable.

The Round Soft Profound Mystery had been stagnant for over three hundred years.

Originally, this was the first profound mystery he had comprehended from the philosophies of his past life, and Barn had once held high hopes for it. But later, as the Water Body Technique and Water Element profound mysteries began to fuse, he had prioritized increasing his combat power and temporarily shelved the Round Soft, using it only occasionally in battle to deflect force.

The Round Soft itself had no attack power, and it wasn't even a pure defensive technique.

It was an auxiliary profound mystery that could be paired with other Water-style profound mysteries to strengthen force deflection and amplify both attack and defense.

Once it truly fused with other profound mysteries, its power would undergo a qualitative change.

And at this moment, this profound mystery, sealed for three hundred years, finally ushered in a massive breakthrough—

The Round Soft Profound Mystery and the Water Body Technique Profound Mystery had begun to fuse!

By the time Barn ended this seclusion, a hundred years had quietly passed in Gobada.

Outside the door, Adele was waiting to greet him.

"Where are the others?" Barn asked.

Adele remained as cold and aloof as ever. "They are all cultivating. Especially Declan; he seems to have touched upon a key bottleneck. Not long after you went into seclusion, he followed suit and went into deep meditation, and he hasn't come out yet."

She looked at Barn, her eyes flickering slightly. "You are in a very good mood."

The corners of Barn's mouth couldn't help but rise, his smile impossible to hide.

"Yes, a major breakthrough. If I were to fight Joanna again now, I am confident I could fight her to a solid draw."

At this moment, within his Water Laws: the Water Element and the Water Body Technique were fused, and the Water Body Technique was now fused with the Round Soft.

Although none of these were high-level profound mysteries, as long as he continued step by step without needing to fuse other profound mysteries, his Water Clone alone could reach the level of a top-tier Five-star Demon.

Combined with his soul mutation and the innate talent of a Tiger-pattern Warrior, his combat power could easily touch the peak of a Six-star Demon.

A Six-star Demon was already a true expert in Gobada.

One must know that Adkins, from the original story, was a Six-star Demon, yet he was able to secure his position as the second strongest in the Azure Fire Royal City.

Such strength was already enough for him to protect himself in Gobada.

In Barn's heart, the path forward had also gradually become clear:

The safest route—continue to cultivate in seclusion at the base for a few hundred years, steadily break through to a Midgod, and then search for clues to escape Gobada. If no leads could be found, then defect to the Azure Fire Royal City.

The slightly riskier route—wait until the Water Clone completely fuses three profound mysteries, then push for the Midgod realm. However, the opportunity for fusion was ethereal and elusive, and searching for clues outside as a Lowgod carried too high a risk factor.

After much deliberation, Barn finally decided: he would not rush to break through to a Midgod just yet.

Because deep in his heart, he had always harbored a hopeful possibility—the fusion of the Fate Law and the Water Laws.

Adele watched Barn's expression and said softly, "A team came by earlier to propose we join forces to complete a mission, but I turned them down."

Barn was not annoyed: "That suits me perfectly. We aren't lacking supplies right now, and both of us still have plenty of room to improve our strength, so there's no need to go out and take risks."

Adele nodded: "Then what are your plans for the future?"

"I want to go to the Colosseum again to find people to fight."

Adele sighed: "I didn't expect you to be such a battle maniac. I won't go with you this time; I have some insights to process. Be careful, and if you can't win, concede in time."

"I will be careful."