After receiving payment from Gustavo, Squinn left.
Yilisham didn't linger, leaving time and space for the reunited family of three.
Index, the Spider Mom, who had been berating the Egg of Resurrection, was speechless when she saw Sylvain, the Spider Dad, resurrected and standing before her. She simply stepped forward and embraced him for a long time.
The three siblings, now relegated to being the third wheel, exchanged bewildered glances, then sulked and hid in a corner. Gustavo took out a bunch of treasures, wrapped them in spider silk to shield them from detection, and let Mora and Bradley choose, to see who had the best luck.
The cunning man deliberately threw a weakened version of "Descent of Misfortune" while Mora was choosing treasures, reducing Mora's luck value to about 0.01.
As "Descent of Misfortune" is one of his abilities, Gustavo can certainly control it freely. The description of reducing the target's luck value by 127 × 75% only refers to the effect when it is activated at its maximum.
After tearing through the spider silk, Mora looked at the low-grade magic crystal in her hand, then glanced at the Demigod in Bradley's hand. She was stunned for a long time, as if struck by lightning, unable to believe that this was her luck, and immediately fell into a state of depression.
Gustavo appeared calm on the surface, but inwardly he was laughing hysterically. No matter how strong he became, teasing his proud older sister was truly entertaining.
"Gustavo, you're bullying Mora again?!"
Spider Mom walked over and glared at Gustavo. She knew her son all too well; any talk of "taking a chance" was definitely cheating.
Mora finally realized what was happening, her eyes filled with tears, and lunged at Gustavo with bared teeth and claws, only to be easily subdued by the latter, who pinned her head down in one move.
Sylvain watched the siblings playfully bickering, a deep warmth appearing in her gentle eyes.
"You're not planning to go back to help the Guta Federation this time, are you?" Spider Mom glanced at her husband and asked in a hostile tone.
Sylvain pulled his wife into his arms, stroking Index's long hair, and took a deep breath, saying, "It's over. It's all over. My grudges with the Guta Federation are now wiped clean."
"That's more like it. I was thinking that if you were still so stubborn, I would have the second son seal you away!" Index rolled her eyes at her husband and said quietly.
"This..."
Sylvain's forehead creased with annoyance. After glancing at his second son, whose aura had far surpassed his own, he could only manage a wry smile.
At this moment, Gustavo took out a Demigod and tossed it to Mora. After their playful fight, he walked over and said, "Dad, do you still remember how you felt when you were killed by Diorus?"
"Diorus?"
"Oh, it's that Primordial Evil God!"
"It's Him, I remember him, what's wrong?"
Gustavo's eyes lit up, and he rubbed his hands together with a grin, saying, "That's great! Can I take a look at your memories?"
"Are you trying to find out the weakness of the evil god?" Sylvain's eyes narrowed.
Spider Mom Index's eyes widened instantly as she looked at Gustavo and shouted, "What do you think you're doing, Second Brother? Don't go and die! That's a True God! You no longer have the King of the Demonic Sea's help!"
Index felt utterly exhausted. Her husband had just given her assurances, and now her precious son was plotting against the evil god. Didn't these guys know how to give their mother a break?!
"Hehe, Mother, don't worry. I'm not like Father, willing to die. I'm just curious about some of Diorus's traits and want to verify one of my ideas!"
Gustavo quickly patted his chest and assured him.
Hearing this, Spider Mom was relieved and said no more.
With their biggest obstacle gone, the father and son sat down together. Sylvain controlled the newborn soul, disabling the defense mechanism and allowing Gustavo to probe the depths of his soul with his soul spider silk.
A scene then appeared before Gustavo's eyes.
The hall was shrouded in smog; Sylvain knelt on one knee, coughing up blood; his eyes were contorted in a ferocious crimson light; the feeling of being torn apart as he was swallowed up; the boundless darkness and the pulling sensation he experienced as his consciousness sank...
Through a deep spiritual connection, Gustavo seemed to transform into Sylvain at that time, experiencing those scenes again and again.
Several hours later, he finally managed to extract the soul spider silk from Spider Dad's brain and let out a long breath.
Bright light, like stars, shone in the center of his pupils. Gustavo murmured, "I was right. The Devouring Physique of the Dragon-Hunting Spider and a World Destroyer being like Diorus share a strong similarity, which is why He chose Father's body..."
Thinking of this, Gustavo's eyes suddenly lit up. "He can devour Father, so conversely, could I devour Him? The World Destroyer's physique is no weaker than the Power of Adaptation..."
Having embarked on the Devouring Path for over a year, Gustavo has gained a thorough understanding of the path he has chosen.
The concept of "devouring" can be divided into two parts: "Swallowing" and "devouring".
[Swallow], mainly composed of characteristics such as "absorption", "digestion" and "accommodation".
[Bite] is composed of characteristics such as "tearing", "killing" and "destruction".
According to Gustavo, the cyclical mechanism of the [Law of Devouring] is circular: [Destruction] → [Death] → [Absorption] → [Containment] → [Domination] → [Destruction]!
These nodes together constitute the [Law of Devouring] envisioned by Gustavo.
To put it simply, his next path of cultivation is to continuously improve and strengthen each node in this cycle.
Perhaps, in the eyes of other Dragon-Hunting Spider have embarked on the Devouring Path, the Law of Devouring should not operate in this way, and this kind of cultivation is incorrect!
But Gustavo understood that every life is unique, and the Transcendent paths they take are naturally different; differences are perfectly normal.
Gustavo doesn't readily dismiss others' paths, but he also doesn't belittle himself; he firmly believes that his own path is absolutely correct.
That being said, the Devouring Path belongs to the Law System, and as it grows and expands, it naturally needs to devour various types of Law Power.
Whether it's the Divine Realm of other True God, fragments of the Astral Realm rules, or the laws hidden within matter, all can become food for Gustavo.
However, perfectly digesting this 'food' is no easy task; it requires constantly strengthening one's 'stomach,' which is the [Devourer] talent!
Whether it's laws or rules, they can all be categorized into six types based on bodily attributes: energy, spirit, matter, mystery, charm, and Fate.
To devour and perfectly absorb these six rules, one not only needs sharp teeth capable of chewing anything, but also the ability to digest and absorb substances. Similar to how ordinary humans acquire the ability to digest steel, this ability must be acquired through cultivation.
Gustavo was quite confident in his ability to devour the rules of the three dimensions of "spirit," "matter," and "energy."
However, he falls short in the other three dimensions: "Mystery," "charm," and "Fate."
Perhaps the question of "Fate" can be resolved in the Fate Supremacy War.
As for "mystery" and "charm," you'll have to figure that out yourself.
Actually, if Lancelot's "Power of Adaptation" could be perfectly transferred over, Gustavo wouldn't need to worry about all this; he could just eat it.
The Power of Adaptation can accommodate all types of laws!
But he was not the Earth Guardian after all, and without the help of the Mother of the Stars and the Chaos Stele, he had no chance of awakening the Power of Adaptation.
Then we'll just have to figure it out ourselves.
Is there any ability in the Astral Realm similar to the Power of Adaptation, capable of rivaling it?
The answer is yes!
That is the constitution of the World Destroyer!
Becoming the World Destroyer will surely solve the problems Gustavo is facing.
Unfortunately, to become World Destroyer, one needs to Destruction the Astral Realm located within the "Assimilation Zone," and there is only a certain probability of success. With Gustavo's current abilities, he can forget about it!
No plane, not even the most ordinary one, is beyond his reach.
Since that's the case... then we'll have no choice but to target the existing World Destroyer!
Excellent, Diorus, you're the one!
You despicable World Destroyer of the world, what right do you have to monopolize my innate talent and physique?!
Writing your name on my body? How utterly despicable!