The Dark Maiden's Legacy

The Lord of Slaughter picked one up to examine as well.

"It's like... a status?" he chose the word uncertainly.

Chu Yuan tried refining one. It went smoothly, as if it required no digestion at all...

Afterward, the most obvious sensation was his increased affinity with the Soul Law.

Though it had only risen by a trace, his original affinity with the law had already been high. And he had refined only one crystal—gaining even a little was already remarkable.

Besides that... it seemed he had gained some kind of recognition from the Great Universe Will?

Mobilizing the Soul Law became easier, at a lower cost!

For instance, where others could mobilize ten portions of law with one portion of effort, he could mobilize twelve... Of course, absorbing just one crystal was still far from achieving that degree.

The seven colors representing the Soul Law;

The gray-black representing the Curse Law;

And the dark green representing the Poison Law... were piled together in a heap.

"Perhaps this is the true purpose behind primordial lifeforms devouring one another." Chu Yuan was eighty percent certain.

The rest were nothing more than energy crystals and law-origin crystals—any living being could refine those...

Yet the rulers among the major races were never known to enjoy hunting and devouring one another. The efficiency was far too low.

Even the Light Saint Race...

When the Lord of Slaughter had set his sights on them before, it was because the pills refined by the Light Saint Race's rulers could create new rulers for humanity, not because they were useful to him personally.

"Using these things on someone in the Origin Realm... could probably create a ruler as well.

"But that would be far too wasteful..." said the Lord of Slaughter.

These items could directly enhance a ruler's