"Sorry, I wasn't able to help much this time." On the way back, Luo Ao suddenly turned to Lawson and said this.
"It wasn't your fault." Lawson shook his head, his voice low. They had simply been weaker than their opponents this time. There was nothing to say.
They had thought victory in this contest was firmly in their grasp, only for the sudden appearance and interference of the Planar Overseer to leave them not only without ownership of the Sacred Spring, but with Wayne's life lost as well.
"Luo Ao, I still have some Sacred Spring here. I have no family left alive, either, so you can have it all." Seemingly remembering something, Lawson took a blue flask from his Space Ring and handed it to Luo Ao. The flask was still more than half full of milky-white liquid.
After this humiliation, Lawson had no interest in attending any more of these so-called "grand events." He intended to enter secluded cultivation on Thunder God Peak as soon as he returned, and would not emerge again until he reached Deity Level.
"Let me trade these Saint-level magic cores for it." Luo Ao looked a little embarrassed, but did not refuse Lawson's kindness. He did indeed need this now.
As for the Saint-level magic cores he offered, they might have been worth a fortune to ordinary people, but to Lawson, who was already at Peak Saint-level, their value was nothing special.
"As you like." Lawson casually accepted the Saint-level magic cores Luo Ao handed him, without even looking at them.
"I'm planning to return to the Darren Empire for secluded cultivation this time, too. We'll meet again if fate allows." Hearing Luo Ao's words, Lawson nodded in wholehearted agreement. Luo Ao then parted ways with the others.
Saint-level experts did indeed stand at the pinnacle of worldly power, but before Deity Level experts, they were still as weak and helpless as children. Luo Ao never wanted to experience that earlier feeling a second time.
My two profound mysteries have already begun to fuse. There won't be any more bottlenecks before I become a deity, so there's no need to keep going out in search of opportunities. That was what Luo Ao thought now.
Although traveling did indeed allow him to grow faster-otherwise, he would not have made one breakthrough after another so smoothly-he had the Myriad Worlds Pearl's support, after all. Even without fortuitous opportunities, his progress would not be slow.
Besides, I've already found a treasure that can prolong my family's lives, so there's even less reason to go wandering recklessly. Perhaps this continent truly was full of wonders, but he had no need to venture out on adventures now.
Once he became a deity, once he became a God, he would have plenty of opportunities to travel the world at leisure.
Helen City, Darren Empire.
"The master has returned." Steven, the Purple-Eyed Golden-Haired Ape guarding the estate, soon informed everyone of the good news.
"It hasn't even been a year, and Luo Ao is back already?" Bourne did not know what the boy had encountered, and felt somewhat worried.
"Father, Mother, I'm back." Before facing his parents, Luo Ao had already composed his previously pent-up emotions, and he presented them with the Sacred Spring.
"To think the Boya Continent has such an incredible treasure!" His father, Bourne, was clearly astonished by Luo Ao's fortuitous encounter.
Just under half a cup of this Sacred Spring could extend the life of a member of the Human Race below Saint-level by over two thousand years, and even improve their aptitude slightly. To ordinary people, it could indeed be considered a supreme treasure.
That half-flask was enough for his parents and elder sister to each use it two or three times. For several thousand years at least, he no longer needed to worry about their lifespans.
"Father, I plan to enter secluded cultivation for a while. If any visitors come calling, please turn them all away for me." After returning this time, Luo Ao had thoroughly recognized the true nature of this world.
Strength, strength, and more strength!
As long as he had enough strength, why would he need to give face to the so-called imperial family and academy head? If he broke through to become a God, even the founding emperor-Wind God Darren-would have to bow his head before him.
This boy seems to have grown a great deal. Bourne nodded in agreement, thinking this to himself.
Ever since returning from his travels in the outside world, Luo Ao had stayed alone on the mountain behind the estate, cultivating diligently.
Staying on the rear mountain, far from the clamor of the mundane world, allowed him to grow calmer. He immersed himself completely in the Fire Elemental Law, constantly working out and perfecting the fusion of Fire Element and the Fire Body Technique...
As he comprehended the boundless elemental Laws, the three illusory flames representing Fire Element, the Fire Body Technique, and their fused form continued their transformations. Those three flames took on countless forms, sometimes gathering into a single fiery cloud, sometimes condensing into a soaring dragon...
The speed at which Luo Ao worked through these transformations in a single instant was beyond an ordinary person's imagination.
Only by working them out and then executing the moves, allowing the two to verify each other, would understanding gradually arise in his heart.
Through repeated practical demonstrations, he determined whether they were correct.
The more Luo Ao comprehended, the more clearly he discovered that the two profound mysteries, Fire Element and the Fire Body Technique, complemented one another to begin with, and contained many points in common.
He also now understood why fusing profound mysteries was said to become much harder after breaking through to Highgod.
Precisely because neither of his two profound mysteries had reached full mastery, as he progressed in each individual mystery, these Fusion Profound Mysteries came together as naturally as water flowing into a channel.
If he simply comprehended Fire Element and the Fire Body Technique separately to an extremely high level before attempting to fuse them, it would inevitably become exceedingly difficult.
Time flowed ceaselessly like water.
With Luo Ao's previous aptitude, it would probably have taken him at least several decades to break through and become a deity. However, the improvement in talent brought by the Myriad Worlds Pearl truly seemed to have no limit. The further he cultivated, the faster his comprehension of fusion became. Clearly, his "spiritual insight" was constantly improving as well.
In the blink of an eye, ten years passed.
On the mountain behind the Bourne Clan estate, Luo Ao sat cross-legged on a slab of bluestone, immersed in cultivation. Within his mind... those three illusory flames were constantly evolving, and the flame representing the Fusion Profound Mysteries had just demonstrated a new, wondrous pattern-
It's here.
Understanding came in a flash, and a feeling naturally arose in Luo Ao's heart... He clearly sensed that he seemed to have crossed a certain boundary: the boundary between Saint-level and the Divine Realm.
Luo Ao abruptly opened his eyes and looked up!
"Hummm~~~"
A vast, soul-shaking power suddenly descended, enveloping Luo Ao completely. The space around him twisted, seemingly separating him from every other area, and his entire body actually floated into the air.
He floated up beyond his own control.
How terrifying. Luo Ao could sense that vast, boundless, ancient, peculiar power. To be precise, it should have been an existence akin to Laws or rules. Before it, Luo Ao felt like an ant.
These should be the Laws of the World that determine whether a living being has become a deity in the Coiling Dragon World. Luo Ao was utterly shaken.
Only when truly facing a vast power that could not be resisted could one truly appreciate one's own insignificance.
Although he had already become a deity, before the whole world, he still amounted to little.
Still, I've finally become a deity. Luo Ao remained tremendously excited...
The terrifying Natural Laws suddenly descended, and Wind God Darren, cultivating in seclusion in the imperial capital, immediately sensed them. At the same moment, the many Saint-level experts also immediately realized-someone else in the Darren Empire had become a deity!
The master is becoming a deity? Although Steven had never seen anyone become a deity, sensing the presence of those vast, boundless Natural Laws naturally allowed him to guess. He, too, could not suppress his excitement.
This is? Becoming a deity! Bourne, who had only recently broken through to Saint-level, turned his gaze toward the mountain behind his home, his heart filled with nothing but shock. He knew Luo Ao was cultivating in seclusion, but had never expected that, in just ten years, Luo Ao would break through from Saint-level to Deity Level.
A special power entered Luo Ao's mind directly, enveloping his soul. At this moment... all the profound mysteries Luo Ao had comprehended were seen through completely. Naturally, this special power also saw through the state of fusion between the two profound mysteries of the Elemental Laws of Fire that Luo Ao had comprehended.
"Hiss, hiss~~"
Directly above Luo Ao's head, a power containing the aura of Laws began to condense. At the same time, scorching fire elemental power also gathered there madly. Vast quantities of the world's elements converged in a frenzy, finally condensing into a single point.
Only a moment later-
The surging elements of the world dispersed, and a red crystal radiating fiery-red light hovered above Luo Ao's head. It was a fire-attribute Lowgod Divine Spark.
At last, I've become a deity. Luo Ao was in a very good mood today, and just then, a piece of information naturally entered his soul. These Natural Laws are letting me choose whether to place the Divine Spark outside my body or inside it.
Did that even require consideration? Of course it would be...