440. Circuit Completion
As her grasp of the rules continued to deepen, Xu Zhi could sense that her body was constantly changing as well.
The changes in her circuits were especially obvious.
The more rules she mastered, the more vigorously the circuits born from rules within her body grew. They seemed to have plans of their own; even Xu Zhi, their owner, had no idea what they would eventually become.
The presence of circuits and the power of rules became increasingly apparent, but her body was no less formidable. Since rules had long since fused into her bones and blood, a portion of the newly acquired rule power obediently remained behind to temper her body. New rule symbols also merged into every corner of her body, as though turning her flesh-and-blood form into something forged by [Rules].
Her aura continued to rise. Rules seemed like a limitless path to advancement, but Xu Zhi knew that was not the case.
During this process, she realized something.
Midnight's rules possessed an extremely powerful allure. Or rather, any rule—such ultimate power—held a powerful allure. It was very similar to the intense, irresistible temptation of the Lost Land, something no one attempting to comprehend rules could avoid.
Living beings would immerse themselves in their understanding of rules, inevitably pursuing more and stronger rule power while trying to draw ever closer to the rules themselves.
More than once during her comprehension, Xu Zhi had thought, If only my entire body were made of rules.
The good news was that her idea could be realized. Rules had already merged into her bones and blood; as long as she continued comprehending them, one day her physical body would be completely filled with rules.
But that was because she did not follow the usual path.
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