At last, they had ventured into the realm of the fantastical: rules!
Chen Xiaojun pressed his palms together, looking like a curious child hungry for knowledge, and asked, "Great-grandmother, could you clear up my confusion? What exactly are rules? And what are laws?"
Bo Xian'er smiled faintly. She reached out and gently stroked Chen Xiaojun's head, explaining, "Laws are the bedrock upon which the world operates, its deepest and most fundamental patterns. They are like the meridians running through heaven and earth, and cannot be controlled. Rules, meanwhile, are the projections and applications of those profound laws in the specific activities and actions of all things."
"To put it plainly, Peerless Douluos can perceive and grasp the essence of these rules, making the tangible manifestations of laws their own and wielding them freely."
A glimmer of understanding flashed in Chen Xiaojun's eyes. He picked up her explanation. "Then, as Super Douluos advance from level 96 to level 98, they are actually passing through different stages of gradually merging their martial souls with their conceptions."
"And when they reach level 99 and become Peerless Douluos, that fusion reaches its culmination. They can grasp and command a law as effortlessly as an arm directs its fingers."
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Chen Zixiu nodded approvingly. "Xiaojun, your comprehension really is keen."
Bo Xian'er looked somewhat wistful and sighed. "Yet truly mastering a rule is no easy feat."
"I advanced to level 98 more than a decade ago, but even now, I have yet to master a rule of my own."
Chen Zixiu, too, was moved. He said slowly, "The path of a soul master is fraught with barriers."
"The first threshold, Soul Elder, weeds out soul masters with the poorest aptitude. The second, Soul Saint, eliminates those with middling