Had he failed to earn its trust?
That was fine!
Xu Yuan smiled.
If the Origin of Truth had been that easy to fool, he would not have dared accept its power.
But remembering how Lu Feiming's strength surged each time, Xu Yuan felt a little stirred. He wanted to grow stronger too.
An idea flashed through his mind.
Grow stronger.
...There might be a way.
Perhaps he could raise his strength quickly right now!
Xu Yuan activated Heaven-Stealing and teleported from the Sahara Desert to the Antarctic Icefield.
On the Icefield.
The battle raged on.
Xu Yuan crouched in the shadows of the Fortress ruins. After watching for a while, he chose a target.
It was a half-human-height humanoid Demonic Beast with tusks. Wielding a short spear carved from human bone, it was besieging Joaquin alongside its companions.
"Sacred Land."
"Heaven-Stealing."
In an instant.
Both abilities activated at once.
Xu Yuan moved the Monster into the Sacred Land.
Inside the Sacred Land—
Countless rooms kept forming, swelling, and extending.
The Monster found itself trapped in one of them.
It could destroy the building, but once the Sacred Land unfolded, it immediately entered a state of "infinite extension."
The Monster's strength was limited. It could not destroy rooms nearly as fast as new ones formed.
That trapped it for the moment.
Xu Yuan entered the Sacred Land, and a new crown of light suddenly appeared above his head.
"You have withdrawn the power of the Sacred Election Demon-Subduing Crown deployed in the Three Realms Universe:"
"Primordial Cassette."
"You have granted this power to the Sacred Land."
"You can now kill enemies within the Sacred Land and earn Experience Points to increase your strength."
Standing outside the Monster's room, Xu Yuan invoked his Sword Seal.
His Long Sword flashed away like