Which Path to Choose?
The six Ace brothers were overjoyed. They had been living cautiously in the Gebados Plane, narrowly escaping death countless times. This life of dancing on the edge of a knife had left the Ace brothers exhausted.
It wasn't until they met their "eldest brother," a Midgod, that their lives improved slightly, though still quite difficult. If it were just the eldest brother alone, things would be much better, but carrying so many burdens was a real weight. Fortunately, the six Ace brothers gradually became gods, easing the eldest brother's burden somewhat. However, Ace accidentally obtained a Midgod Artifact, attracting the covetous eyes of others. The eldest brother, a Midgod, was leading a group of Lowgod, and the sixth brother, a Saint Domain being—the pressure was immense. Ultimately, he perished, along with most of his brothers, leaving only the six Ace brothers alive.
Now Luo Feng has actually agreed to take them in, and in their eyes, Luo Feng is now a quasi -Highgod. They no longer have to live such a difficult life. Although Gebados's resources are still so limited, and even Highgod don't necessarily have many resources, their lives are countless times better than before.
Ace and his brothers swore on the spot in the name of the Overgod that they would never betray him and would die for him.
Seeing Ace and the others' oaths, Luo Feng felt a little relieved. After all, no one wants the person they're protecting to be an ingrate, and the Gebados Plane is a prison; you never know when they might turn against you.
Looking at the six brothers, Luo Feng noticed that Ace, despite being a Midgod, didn't even possess a single Lowgod Artifact, which was truly a pitiful situation. However, this also highlighted the scarcity of resources in the Gebados Plane. After all, what good things could you expect in a prison? They were all things that others brought in before entering the prison themselves.
Luo Feng recalled that there were still a few divine artifacts in his spatial ring in the Necropolis of the Gods. Since Luo Feng had no use for them, he had given quite a few to Luo Fu. However, Luo Fu only took one weapon and one piece of armor, and the rest were thrown into the spatial ring by Luo Feng as trash.
Luo Feng tossed the Midgod Artifact Guard the Evil Eye King from his spatial ring to Ace, completely ignoring Ace's idiotic expression, which looked like he'd won five million overnight. Then, he tossed a Lowgod Artifact to each of Ace's brothers, and even gave a Lowgod Artifact to the Saint Domain dragonman.
Luo Feng's move truly shocked Ace and his companions. The things they treasured were thrown to them by Luo Feng like trash. Ace was terrified by Luo Feng's actions. My god, just how strong is his master? Not only is his strength frighteningly high, but he also has so many divine artifacts. He must have killed and plundered quite a bit.
Little did he know that Luo Feng had treated these divine artifacts like trash, tossing them away in his spatial ring. If he hadn't seen how miserable they were, he wouldn't have remembered that these artifacts were actually quite valuable in the Gebados Plane Prison.
Luo Feng said, "Alright, you all come back to the depths of the snowfield with me. And that dragonman, he reached the Peak Saint Domain in just fifty years, not bad. Keep up the good work, don't become a burden to your brothers. Let's go."
The matter of the Ace brothers stirred up Luo Feng's heart like the wind blowing across the water; the wind was gone, but the water still rippled.
The ripples spread wave after wave. The bizarre experiences of the six Ace brothers, as heard by Luo Feng, were deeply buried in his heart. Luo Feng 'Luo Feng mentality underwent some subtle changes. Originally, he had left himself a way out, but now, that way out was gone.
Originally, Luo Feng only wanted to find a quiet place to cultivate, and then continue cultivating without competing for anything. When he had enough strength, he would go to Bluefire Royal City where Bluefire was located, or the Evil Abyss where Odin was located. After all, he knew that Bluefire and Odin were people who had returned to the Yulan Continent. Of course, finding Dylan would be much better. However, Luo Feng couldn't find Dylan at all, but at least Bluefire and Odin had a royal city there, which made them more of a target.
But now, Luo Feng felt the cruelty of the Gebados Plane even more clearly. There was never peace or tranquility here; it was a place of slaughter almost every moment. It was a paradise for the strong and a graveyard for the weak.
Strength! Never before had Luo Feng realized the importance of strength. Without strength as a guarantee, everything else is just empty talk. Luo Feng entered a state of selfless cultivation, and now he has already achieved godhood in Wind Element, Water Element, and Lightning Element.
With the fusion of the three divine powers, his strength improved by leaps and bounds. Even at the peak of the Midgod level, Luo Feng felt no fear. After all, the fusion of divine power alone was already a hundred times that of Lowgod, and the comprehension of laws by Midgod was roughly the same as that of Lowgod.
The fusion of laws, in essence, is simply using the fusion of laws to increase one's own power. The more laws fused, the stronger the power. The same applies to the fusion of divine power. The power of fusing two types of divine power is ten times that of the same level, and three types is a hundred times. The difference is that only Soul Mutation can possess the fusion of divine power. Soul Mutation are much rarer than divine beasts, but it still allows one to see the potential of Soul Mutation.
This puts Luo Feng in a dilemma. First, he can focus on the path of divine power fusion, comprehending only the laws without fusing their Profound Mysteries of the Laws. For example, Linley in the original work didn't actually have a high level of law fusion, only fusing four Earth Element laws. If he hadn't had the Soul Stone, he wouldn't have been able to reach the level of Seven Star Fiend when he was Midgod. Even when he reached the level of Highgod, Linley, who fused three laws, was only at the bottom of the ranks. It was only after fusing four laws and creating the World Within a Sword that his situation changed.
However, Linley later followed the path of divine power fusion. His fusion of the three elements was already comparable to Magnus's. Of course, it's possible that Linley gained the Willpower bestowed by heaven and earth, but don't forget that Magnus also possessed it. As a Paragon cultivator, he also had the Willpower. In a battle between the two, the Willpower is useless. Linley managed to banish Magnus by fusing the three elements of divine power, without fusing any of the laws. What does this mean? It means that the power unleashed by the fusion of the three elements of divine power was already comparable to the power unleashed by Magnus, Paragon cultivator, after fully comprehending all the laws.
Luo Feng also possessed Three-element Soul Mutation. Although he didn't reach Linley's Four-Element Soul Mutation, it still indicates that when Luo Feng reached the Highgod level, the power resulting from the fusion of his divine power was comparable to Paragon. Of course, he lacked the Willpower of Linley, who had Four-Element Soul Mutation in the original story. However, this could be compensated for by his Soul Defense Sovereign Artifact. With the Soul Defense Main Artifact, Bebe Chegewen, who possessed the Soul Defense Sovereign Artifact, were unable to be killed by Paragon level powerhouses like Baie and Linley, who possessed the Willpower, and could only be exiled. As for the Soul Defense Sovereign Artifact, with Luo Feng's strength at that time, he was more than capable of Overgod Emissary. The drawback was that after reaching the Highgod, Fusion Law became far more difficult.
The second option is to follow Olivier's example and slowly fuse one Profound Mysteries of the Laws from each element. In the original work, Olivier chose to fuse the Profound Mysteries of the Laws of light and darkness. After Refine Divine Spark, her two Divine Clone reached the Highgod, with strength comparable to Seven Star Fiend. Luo Feng possesses three Divine Clone; the fusion of his divine power alone is comparable to Paragon, and the fusion of laws would further multiply his strength several times over. However, the drawback is similar to the first option: although it takes a tremendous amount of time, it's uncertain whether the fusion will be successful. Furthermore, once one reaches the level of Highgod, Profound Mysteries of the Laws.
After careful consideration, Luo Feng made a choice. The first option was to reach the Highgod as soon as possible, fuse divine power, and then be comparable to a master at the Paragon level. The second option was to spend time fusing with the laws, which would not only fuse with divine power but also with laws, and increase his strength several times over. However, this would take too much time, as Fusion Law requires great perseverance, great opportunity, and great wisdom.
In the end, Luo Feng chose neither option, opting instead to follow his own path. Regardless of the fusion of laws, he would slowly fuse the profound mysteries of Profound Mysteries of the Laws. Luo Feng still wanted to reach the Paragon on his own and obtain the Willpower. Although the first and second options could allow Luo Feng to grow to a level comparable to the Paragon in the end, they would never be complete. Without the Willpower, he could never be considered to have Paragon. After all, the sooner he fused with the profound Profound Mysteries of the Laws, the better. Waiting until he became Highgod to begin fusing would be too late.