Water Origin Law

What happened next left quite a few people speechless.

Several Universe Country Lords actually competed to take Rong Jun as their disciple, leaving the other geniuses feeling rather discouraged.

Luo Feng and the others, however, did not care in the slightest. They already had plans of their own.

Soon, True Yan King still sent Luo Feng an email, explaining the issues he faced and recommending that he buy the Drifting Blood secret technique.

Luo Feng chuckled at that. I already bought it.

Once he chose a residence, he could have the Virtual Universe Company deliver it to him.

The same went for Chen Ao. The Original Wood and Wood-Space Essays he had chosen had arrived as well, and he could begin studying them.

Although his comprehension of the law of wood was already close to earning the origin law's recognition, what he needed was to comprehend the law of wood completely and fuse it with other laws. He felt that this still warranted further study.

Only by building a solid foundation could he make fusing laws easier in the future.

His main objective, however, was to study the law of water.

At that moment, the three Invincible Kings of the Green Shadow lineage saw that Chen Ao was actually studying the law of water and nearly exploded with anger.

It was bad enough that this little fellow had chosen the path of illusions, but now he was studying the law of water?

What the hell did that have to do with the Green Shadow Chaos Stele? What had he even chosen the Green Shadow Chaos Stele for?

They had no idea that Chen Ao did not particularly care about Chaos Steles at all. He simply wanted to understand the foundations of the laws and prepare to fuse them.

Thus, he was not concerned about advancing to a higher level.

"What should we do? Go talk to the little fellow directly?" Sword Ghost King asked.

Sword Ghost King, whom everyone feared and who had slaughtered hundreds of millions of alien Undying, actually felt somewhat awkward now. The main problem was that this little fellow, Chen Ao, was simply too peculiar.

"I think we should forget it for now. Let him suffer a little. Once he starts progressing through the Heavenly Bridge more slowly than everyone else, he'll realize he was wrong. Then we can give him some pointers!"

The three discussed it and agreed that this made sense. Losing a little time now did not really matter; he was only just starting out.

It mattered, but only so much.

It would not affect his future too badly.

All three sighed. They had waited tens of thousands of years to encounter someone like him, and he was extremely talented, yet he simply refused to follow the proper path.

That made it all the more unbearable.

Naturally, Chen Ao could not detect that anyone was watching him. He merely buried himself in studying the law of water.

In between, he would also team up with others to hunt Chaos Beasts, using them to improve his soul and make it easier to comprehend the laws.

The effects of studying in Chaos City are pretty ordinary. It's nowhere near as good as studying myself!

By studying himself, he had earned the wood origin law's recognition in two years. Now, after nearly five years of study in Chaos City, he was still a little short of gaining recognition from the law of water.

I reckon it'll take another year before I get close to earning the origin law's recognition!

For now, however, he could not continue studying.

Luo Feng had already cleared the second level of the Heavenly Bridge.

Chen Ao could not fall too far behind. Soon, he followed Luo Feng in clearing the second level, once again leaving everyone speechless by choosing an Illusionist.

He cleared it simply by standing still.

This greatly disappointed the masters of the Green Shadow lineage, who had been preparing to watch Chen Ao make a fool of himself.

"None of us understands illusions. Do we really have to invite someone from another lineage to guide this kid?"

They were all pure warriors. Even though their foundations in the laws were far stronger than Chen Ao's, their paths were different. They could not see through the intricacies of his methods at all, so how could they guide him?

"Don't rush. This little fellow might only have passed through luck this time. The fact that he can still barely keep pace with the others is probably because he built up a substantial foundation! Once he exhausts everything he accumulated before, he should understand!"

"Exactly. An Illusionist has no future in the Green Shadow lineage!"

"We'll wait and see how far his accumulated foundation can take him! His progress will only get slower and slower, until he's finally forced to abandon illusions and return to the path of a warrior!"

"Right. A warrior's flashing blades are the real thing. Illusions are useless!"

Chen Ao had no idea that others had been fretting over him for years. He continued studying his law of water.

Another year or so passed.

Suddenly, the power of the laws around Chen Ao began to fluctuate faintly.

"The water origin law is descending?"

"Someone has earned an origin law's recognition?"

"Who's the lucky fellow? Looks like we'll have another Undying in a few eras, or perhaps a few hundred!"

Quite a few people sensed the fluctuations of the law.

Soon, however, they were dumbfounded. Why had the fluctuations lasted only an instant? Had the person's study suddenly been interrupted, preventing them from receiving the origin law's recognition?

"What a shame. They were so close. If they'd held on a little longer, they might have succeeded!"

"Ah, it's never that easy. Often, that final step determines life or death!"

"Now that they've missed this chance, who knows how many years it'll take to earn the law's recognition next time!"

Everyone discussed it, but Chen Ao, the person involved, felt rather relieved.

I didn't expect the Primal Universe's law to descend so quickly. It almost formed a Law Mark!

In the Initial Universe, when he had been about to earn the law of wood's recognition, the process had taken roughly three or four seconds.

Here in the Initial Universe, however, it took barely a second.

Fortunately, he had reacted quickly, or the mark would have formed.

I've more or less finished studying wood and water. Next, I'll start analyzing space essence!

He had reached Ten Thousand Line Flow long ago. If he continued down the path of outward manifestations, he might soon reach the level of teleportation.

However, that would be extremely difficult. Even if he overcame those difficulties, he might end up knowing how it worked without understanding why.

Worst of all, once he reached that level, it would interfere with his analysis of the 108 aspects of space essence.

For the next twenty-five years, I'll devote myself entirely to analyzing the essence of the space law!

Luo Feng had taken Lian Luo's residence, so Chen Ao could only choose somewhere else.

Fortunately, Chen Ao found insights left behind by a Venerable who had studied the laws there. They likewise analyzed the 108 aspects of space essence.

After a thorough search in the Treasure Vault, he also found the foundational secret technique that this Venerable had left behind.

However, with the prestige of the author's Venerable status, the same material cost twice as much.

It required 1,500 points.

Ah, it's the same thing, but the price doubles just because someone else wrote it!

Still, no matter how much it cost, he had to buy it.

It could help him progress faster.

"I, Li Cheng, have comprehended all 108 aspects of space essence and fully understood the first three diagrams of the Giant Axe Chaos Stele. I am also completely confident in how to study the remaining diagrams. In the future, I will surely become an Undying, and even a Space Venerable!"

Reading this passage, Chen Ao could feel the author's bold spirit.

However, this author had already fallen, just like Lian Luo.

Reverse Time and Space was not omnipotent. In certain special secret realms, death truly was final.

Sure enough, being bold is useless. Staying alive is what really matters. I'd better keep a low profile! I'll leave all that boldness to others.