"Buzzz~~~"
A magnificent, peculiar fluctuation of the laws descended from the sky, enveloping Rhodes directly.
"He's broken through." All the Lowgods who had regained consciousness, including Pulide, looked toward Rhodes.
They all understood that the descent of the fluctuations of the laws of heaven and earth was proof of a breakthrough by someone who had attained godhood independently.
Rhodes floated into the air, and at the same time, his Wind Divine Clone flew out of his body-a Rhodes dressed in pale blue robes.
"Buzzz~~"
A pale blue Divine Spark emerged from the head of his Wind Divine Clone and hovered above Rhodes's head. Vast quantities of gathered Wind Element converged on the Divine Spark, enveloped by the laws of heaven and earth. Within that embrace, the Divine Spark gradually transformed.
A moment later-
That Wind Element Lowgod Divine Spark had transformed into a Wind Element Midgod Divine Spark.
The fluctuations of the laws of heaven and earth dispersed, and Rhodes opened his eyes.
"Uh..." Rhodes suddenly discovered that the Lowgods who had been unconscious earlier were all awake, and every one of them was staring at him.
"Congratulations on gaining another Midgod Divine Clone, my lord," Di'ers congratulated him tactfully.
Immediately, the thirty-odd Lowgods all spoke in unison. "Congratulations on gaining another Midgod Divine Clone, my lord."
Looking at the crowd, Rhodes cast his gaze over Di'ers and Pulide. He understood that the two had probably explained everything after these Lowgods woke up. From the looks of things, they had all submitted, saving him the trouble of wasting more words.
Perhaps these people had originally harbored a few other thoughts, but after Rhodes gained another Midgod clone, all the thoughts they should not have had vanished.
Ah. A low sigh sounded deep in Pulide's heart.
"All right, don't stand around outside. Everyone, go into the castle! Di'ers, make the arrangements, then come see me with Pulide." With that, Rhodes flew straight toward his courtyard deep within the castle.
"Let's go, everyone!" After watching Rhodes leave, Di'ers addressed Pulide and the others.
He then led the thirty-odd Lowgods into the castle, instructed Shuini'er to arrange quarters for the others, and headed toward Rhodes Courtyard with Pulide.
On his way back to the courtyard, Rhodes kept thinking about his next steps.
First of all, his cultivation could not stop, but he also had to search for the Amethyst Mountains. He needed to send the other Lowgods out in several directions to look for them.
Still, the Infernal Realm now was much better than the absurd situation in the original story's timeline, when there were Deities everywhere and there was no telling how many bandits lurked along a stretch of eight million li.
At the very least, there were not that many Deities in the Infernal Realm now. The Infernal Realm, which had yet to finish expanding, still had no Teleportation Arrays connecting it to those countless Material Planes.
Once the Overgod sent down mighty power and built the Teleportation Arrays, the Infernal Realm's population would grow explosively.
Although the Infernal Realm's population was relatively small now, fighting was still unavoidable. He needed to have them leave their Saint Domain true bodies here; otherwise, no one would even know if they all perished.
"My lord, Pulide and I are here. What instructions do you have for us?" Di'ers said from outside Rhodes Courtyard.
Rhodes, who was still considering how to search for the Amethyst Mountains, had his thoughts interrupted by Di'ers's words. He said, "Come in. I have a few things for you and Pulide to do."
Di'ers and Pulide pushed open the door and entered, finding Rhodes sitting alone beside a stone table, waiting for them. Without further ado, they walked over to the stone table and said respectfully, "What would you have the two of us do, my lord?"
"Now, in this place you call the Ten Thousand Layers Thunder Domain, I've already unified all the surrounding factions. The innermost area is now entirely our own territory. I need you to keep expanding outward and subdue more factions and more Deities!" After saying this, Rhodes looked at the two standing beside the stone table.
Di'ers and Pulide immediately declared, "No problem. With you overseeing our forces, my lord, there isn't a second Midgod within ten million li. If Pulide and I join forces, no one can defeat both of us at once."
"Good. There's one more thing. I need you to send people out to find the Amethyst Mountains for me. I don't know where they are either, but the place produces purple, crystal-like stones that can strengthen the soul." Rhodes paused here, then continued, "Make this clear to your subordinates: the Amethyst Mountains are extremely dangerous. Once you find them, I'll go there personally, and all of you will receive amethysts to increase your strength."
How could the Amethyst Mountains not be dangerous?
This was a place that would nurture two Sovereigns in the future. Moreover, Zijing and the others had probably already been born. Even if they were not Midgods yet, they were probably not far from that realm. With the Amethyst Sacred Beast's innate divine ability on top of that, he could not be careless.
Di'ers and Pulide, who had not been particularly concerned about this matter at first, secretly resolved to subdue more of the surrounding factions and Deities as quickly as possible, then find out exactly where the Amethyst Mountains were.
After all, being able to strengthen their souls meant they could comprehend the laws and study their profound mysteries faster.
"Lastly, I'd like to learn about your cultivation." Hearing Rhodes say this, the two had gratitude in their eyes. After all, Rhodes was now a full major realm ahead of them. With his guidance, they could comprehend the profound mysteries faster.
Di'ers and Pulide exchanged a glance, then Di'ers said, "My lord, why not let Pulide speak first? I can receive your guidance afterward."
Pulide did not insist on yielding. This was a world where strength reigned supreme. It had never been about yielding politely, only the strong devouring the weak.
"My lord, I cultivate the strength profound mystery of the Laws of the Earth. It not only increases my strength, but also bolsters my defense. Combined with my defensive innate divine ability, I have yet to meet a Lowgod capable of breaking through my defenses. I'm also comprehending other profound mysteries now, but my understanding of them is still unclear. I'm still quite far from the Midgod realm." Looking at Rhodes, Pulide explained his progress in comprehending the laws.
Other than the Laws of Lightning and Wind, Rhodes knew nothing about the other laws.
Fortunately, Pulide cultivated the Laws of the Earth. The Laws of the Earth! Anyone who had read the original story knew they were the laws Linley primarily cultivated, and they had been described in considerable detail. Earth Pulsation, the earth element profound mystery, Gravity Space, and so on all had detailed explanations of how to cultivate them and comprehend their profound mysteries.
For Earth Pulsation, one had to feel the pulsation of the earth, standing barefoot and sensing it with one's heart. As for the earth element profound mystery, when Bluefire guided Linley's cultivation in the original story, he had said to control earth elements to form a giant beast. The faster it formed and the stronger it was, the closer one was to comprehension.
Rhodes explained what he knew of the earth element profound mystery to Pulide. Seeing Pulide's eyes grow brighter and brighter as he explained, Rhodes knew that Pulide had certainly gained a great deal. As for fusing the elemental profound mysteries, Rhodes did not intend to explain that so early.
For one thing, these people had limited potential. For another, few people currently knew that profound mysteries could be fused, so he could still keep it as a trump card.
Besides, the two before him were still Lowgods and could be said to be very far from becoming Midgods. It was too early to discuss it now.
After explaining what he knew about the Laws of the Earth, Rhodes had Pulide return to contemplate the laws himself.
Looking at Di'ers, who had remained silent, he said, "Di'ers, you should be nearly finished comprehending the lightning element profound mystery, shouldn't you? Are you confident you can break through soon?"
"My lord, I feel I've reached a bottleneck. It's hard to say when I'll break through. It could happen in the next second, or I might need to spend some more time contemplating." Di'ers truthfully described his progress with the laws.
Rhodes thought for a moment and said, "The first profound mystery you comprehended was a high-level profound mystery of the Laws of Lightning, so your combat strength is inherently greater than that of those who comprehend low-level profound mysteries. It isn't suitable for you to go out fighting now. Put aside the task of subduing Deities for the time being and let Pulide handle it first. Go into seclusion now to contemplate the lightning element and break through to the Midgod realm as quickly as possible! There are more and more Midgods. Lowgods no longer amount to much!"
"Yes, my lord. I was thinking of entering seclusion myself. If there's nothing else, I'll head back and begin," Di'ers said respectfully.
"Go. Break through as soon as possible. I need to enter seclusion to contemplate the laws too." With that, Rhodes waved for Di'ers to return.
After Di'ers and the others withdrew, Rhodes summoned the system panel to check his stats.
"System."
Host: Rhodes (Wind-Thunder Divine Roc) Realm: Midgod (Lightning Element Midgod, Wind Element Midgod) Innate divine ability: Heaven and Earth Extreme Speed, (???) Willpower might: fifty percent Profound mysteries of the laws-lightning: lightning element, profound mystery of judgment Profound mysteries of the laws-wind: profound mystery of speed, profound mystery of slowness Overall strength: Five-Star Fiend strength (the strength of a Highgod who has fused two profound mysteries) (innate divine abilities not included)
Rhodes looked at the changes on the panel. The profound mysteries of the laws had become one lightning category and one wind category, while his overall strength was still Five-Star Fiend. It seemed there was still a gap between him and a Six-Star Demon!
After all, a Six-Star Demon had a hundred times the strength of an ordinary Highgod.
Putting away the system panel, which had changed little, Rhodes summoned his Wind Divine Clone again. One dressed in purple robes and the other in blue robes, the two quietly contemplated the profound mysteries of the Laws of Lightning and Wind in the courtyard.
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