Behind the Bourne family estate lay a waterfall and deep pool amid beautiful surroundings. At this moment, a black-haired young man actually stood beneath the torrent, as steadfast and unyielding as a rock that had endured ten thousand years.
Rumble~~
The waterfall poured down like countless white pearls, crashing into the deep pool below.
At this moment, the consciousnesses of both of Luo Ao's clones were already immersed in comprehending the "Profound Mysteries of Water Elements."
Although the "Profound Mysteries of Water Elements" were only the foundation of the Water Law, the entire Water Law was, in fact, composed of various wondrous Profound Mysteries formed by countless water elements coming together. Comprehending the "Profound Mysteries of Water Elements" would also help a cultivator comprehend the other Profound Mysteries.
Luo Ao dispersed his spiritual power completely, merging it into every water element.
Water elements were extremely tiny, invisible to the eye, yet they filled heaven and earth. Individual water elements floated throughout space, moving without any pattern. They collided with one another, then separated.
Water elements both attracted and repelled one another.
"Waterfalls, streams, rivers, icebergs, even the air-active water elements are everywhere, yet their structures are utterly different..."
Once Luo Ao truly focused on cultivating, he became completely immersed in this wondrous world of the "essence of water."
"Roar~~~"
Lately, furious roars and bellows had often rung out from the deep pool. These were precisely the occasional roars of the various magical beasts Luo Ao formed by controlling the elements during his cultivation. As his understanding of the elements' fundamental nature deepened, one problem after another was resolved.
"The relationships between elements truly are wondrous. Only by truly seeing through their secrets can one understand what makes them so incredible." A delighted smile appeared on Luo Ao's face. He opened his eyes and watched a Deep Sea Demon Dragon leap from the pool and roar furiously at the sky.
A faint blue glow surrounded the Deep Sea Demon Dragon's entire body. It roared in anger, occasionally swiping its draconic claws.
This Deep Sea Demon Dragon was precisely what Luo Ao had formed by condensing water elements.
Having truly grasped the wonders of the elemental Profound Mysteries, he could now form whatever elemental creatures he wished at will. Moreover, the elemental creatures he created possessed more genuine "spirituality." Compared with the rigid Elemental Battle Beast magic of before, their power had increased far more than tenfold—the difference was truly that between heaven and earth.
The waterfall continued crashing down with a rushing roar, and flashes of insight appeared one after another.
Completely immersed in sensing the elements, Luo Ao felt as though a clear lake had formed within his heart. Every drop of comprehension flowed into his mind like little streams.
On this day, Luo Ao finally grasped the last sliver of the secrets of the "essence of water," and he involuntarily opened his eyes.
At the same time-
A vast, irresistible, peculiar power descended. The space around Luo Ao began to distort. Before this special, law-like existence, even the mightiest deities were nothing more than ants.
Even Darren, who stood guard nearby, could not help trembling inwardly.
He had originally thought Luo Ao was trying to stabilize his damaged divine soul, yet in the blink of an eye, the man had actually broken through again.
"Mr. Luo Ao, he... he broke through again, just like that? Isn't this too unbelievable?" Darren finally felt the gap between himself and a genius.
Still, this was good. The stronger Mr. Luo Ao became, the more confidence they would have in killing Korno.
The Natural Laws descended.
"Sizzle~~" Boundless water elements rapidly gathered above Luo Ao. That peculiar power enveloped his soul, seemingly knowing everything within it with complete clarity. Above him, the water elements gathered faster and faster.
In an instant-
"Buzz!" The gathered water elements dispersed, leaving a Black Crystal suspended at their former center, radiating a faint, deep-blue glow.
Once the Divine Spark formed, it naturally established a connection with Luo Ao's soul.
A Water-attribute Divine Spark. Delight surged within Luo Ao. He was already familiar with this process.
At last, I've become a deity in both water and fire. Luo Ao could not help feeling somewhat excited. For an ordinary person, this breakthrough would normally mean nothing more than gaining another divine clone, but he could fuse water and fire divine power. This time, his strength had increased considerably.
So he's become a Water Element deity. But why is Mr. Luo Ao choosing to split his soul in two again? Darren knew very well how painful splitting one's soul was. Having one's soul forcibly torn into two halves would make even the most powerful expert cry out uncontrollably.
Mr. Luo Ao has both great talent and great ambition. It seems he still wants to cultivate other Laws. Darren could only envy him. Although he, too, had chosen to split his soul in two back then, he still had only a wind divine clone.
Meanwhile, Luo Ao once again sensed that vast, peculiar plane-the Elemental Sea Plane.
The gray, hazy space was filled with an endless Elemental Sea, its tides rising and falling. Those deep-blue waters were entirely liquefied elements. Deeper within lay increasingly pure Water Element divine power, and Luo Ao did his utmost to probe for divine power farther below.
With the Water-attribute Divine Spark as its core, the Water Element divine power directly condensed into a naked divine body identical in appearance to Luo Ao.
"Why do these Natural Laws always form a naked divine body?" Somewhat helpless, Luo Ao immediately controlled his Water Element divine power to form an ocean-blue robe over his divine clone.
With a thought, his fire divine clone also flew out of his original body.
His fire divine clone and water element divine clone both surrounded his original body.
Then both divine clones merged into his original body.
Within Luo Ao's Soul Ocean, the crimson-robed Luo Ao and the pale-cyan-robed Luo Ao floated cross-legged above its surface. Suspended above the two divine clones was a sword-shaped soul glowing with three colors, though it was much smaller than before.
As soon as Luo Ao flew out of the deep pool beneath the waterfall, he met Darren, who had been standing guard nearby.
"Congratulations." Envy showed in Darren's eyes, but he immediately offered his good wishes and raised his thumb. "In just three short years, Luo Ao, you've become a Water Element deity as well. I'm afraid there's never been anyone as remarkable as you in the entire history of the Boya Continent."
Luo Ao looked at Darren, his expression relaxed. "You flatter me, Mr. Darren. There are heavens beyond the heavens and people beyond people. This little bit of talent of mine hardly amounts to anything."
"Luo Ao, you really are..." Darren pursed his lips, not knowing what to say.
"But Mr. Luo Ao, you've split your soul in two twice in succession. Wouldn't the damage to your soul be...?" Darren suddenly thought of something. He remembered that after splitting his own soul in two, it had taken a very long time for his damaged soul to slowly recover.
"It's fine. Let's rest for ten days or half a month, then set out." Luo Ao also knew that Darren was probably growing anxious from waiting. Fortunately, with the Myriad Worlds Pearl constantly nourishing his soul, he would recover in a few days. Then they could set out and make their move.
"Good. Sorry for the trouble, Mr. Luo Ao." Darren could not be bothered to dwell on what treasure Luo Ao possessed that could rapidly restore his soul. All he could think about now was the revenge he would take before long.
Korno, just you wait. Your death isn't far off! A trace of barely restrained ferocity flashed across Darren's refined, easygoing face, while the hateful figure of that black-robed old man flashed through his mind once more.
He had already waited sixty-three thousand and twenty-one years for this day.