Insight in the Mist Sea

The Celestial Realm, the Saint Cruz Archipelago.

Fulaite, who was visiting a friend, suddenly turned grim. Of the geniuses under his control, the one with the most potential, Li Wei, had actually died!

Li Wei had the greatest talent for fire. He had already fused three profound mysteries of the Laws of Fire alone, and as a Soul Mutator, he had fused the Laws of Fire with the Laws of Darkness. His strength surpassed that of an ordinary Seven-Star Fiend.

Once he made a breakthrough in the Laws of Fire and fused a fourth profound mystery, he would have the combat power of an Asura. But now he had actually died!

"Fulaite, you look quite unwell. What's wrong? Did something happen?" The man asking had a golden, sun-like mark between his brows and seemed very approachable. He was even stronger than Fulaite, but everyone had their own specialty, and there were some things for which he truly had to trouble Fulaite, who cultivated the Death Rule.

"It's nothing, Mr. Saimengte, just a minor matter." Fulaite suppressed the anger on his face and forced a smile. Saimengte was too powerful for him to offend, so he could only maintain good relations with him.

"Mr. Rog, you seem even stronger than our patriarch and the others. Could you be one of those Asura experts living in seclusion?" For the moment, only Rog and Angelina were aboard the new Metallic Lifeform, and Angelina was quite bold, constantly flirting with him.

"I'm still a long way from an Asura." Rog knew very well that those in the Infernal Realm who truly bore the title of Asura were far stronger than ordinary "Asura-level experts."

They either had formidable trump cards, a deeper understanding of the laws, or powerful Innate Divine Abilities or special racial gifts. In any case, they were considerably stronger than ordinary experts who had fused five profound mysteries.

It could be said that as new experts rose one after another, the people holding the positions of Asura grew ever stronger as well.

That did not mean experts without the title of Asura were weak, however. Someone like Lord Aiken, who had voluntarily stepped down from the position of Asura, would only be more terrifying.

"Is that so? Then you must still be stronger than the vast majority of Seven-Star Fiends." Angelina herself was only an ordinary Highgod, but her family was quite powerful. She had watched Floating Shadows of Seven-Star Fiends fighting before, and it seemed to her that none of them were anywhere near as fearsome as Mr. Rog.

"I'm not a Seven-Star Fiend yet," Rog said casually, then stopped talking to her.

How could he fail to see what Angelina was up to? But he was not interested in that sort of thing at the moment, and the woman was scheming, not Rog's type.

"All right, we're almost at Red Moon City. Hurry and recruit a few more Highgod Fiends." Rog was not afraid of danger, but he did not want to have to deal with every stray nobody himself.

After a new group of Fiends joined them, they set out again. With an expert like Rog escorting them, the assorted scoundrels they encountered along the way were naturally dealt with easily.

There was a minor incident along the way: they really did run into a large bandit gang, and this time Rog or Dimont had to take action personally.

Rog appeared outside the Metallic Lifeform and struck once with his blade. Scattering bolts of lightning killed dozens of Highgods in a single blow, and the terrifying sight made the other Fiends cry out that he was a Seven-Star Fiend.

One could only say that the Infernal Realm truly was a place where strength reigned supreme. As long as you had enough strength, you would naturally earn others' respect.

"Boss, look, there's lightning in the distance!" Dimont suddenly said, pointing excitedly into the distance.

Rog turned to look as well-

Sure enough, in the thin mist in the distant sky, countless bolts of lightning darted about like electric snakes.

"Lightning!" several people nearby exclaimed.

Without wasting a word, they shot back into the vessel like startled rabbits.

"Is this a Fog Sea Riot? What a beautiful sight.

"Rog could not help exclaiming in delight. He flew out of the Metallic Lifeform and headed off in pursuit of the lightning. "As expected of a Seven-Star Fiend. He even dares to venture into a Fog Sea Riot. If it were us, a single bolt of lightning would probably finish us off!" Watching Rog disappear into the distance, the Fiends could only sigh with envy. When would they possess such strength?

"Rumble~~~~" A deep sound rang out.

Countless electric snakes and wisps of mist began to swirl. In the sky, a vortex formed from countless electric snakes and mist, spanning ten thousand li. The enormous vortex of electric snakes shone brilliantly in the dead of night, lighting up a vast stretch of the night sky.

"Rumble~~"

The giant vortex that formed across ten thousand li of sky unexpectedly caused the seawater below to form a terrifying vortex of the same size. Its power was astonishing; the mere thought of the force needed to churn the sea across ten thousand li was frightening.

As the sea churned across ten thousand li, waves dozens of meters high rose up and joined the mist overhead.

Fog Sea Riots were a natural phenomenon in the Star Mist Sea. The mist there was rather unusual: it naturally absorbed the power of lightning from heaven and earth, and whenever someone entered it, the mist would strike that person with lightning.

But since people knew about this, few were foolish enough to go in and get struck.

With no one entering the mist, the lightning within it naturally accumulated in ever greater quantities. Once it reached a certain point, it had to be released.

That was a Fog Sea Riot!

A process in which a vast amount of lightning was discharged!

"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!" ...

Feeling the explosive thunder at close range, Rog seemed to grasp something-

In an instant, countless electric snakes crashed down from the sky across ten thousand li, falling as densely as rain. For that moment, heaven and earth shone with a blinding light!

"What a Fog Sea Riot! What Laws of Lightning! Coming here really was the right choice!" Within this sea of lightning, he could clearly sense the last profound mystery of lightning slowly beginning to show signs of fusing with the others.

"This profound mystery of 'Thunderbolt' really is closely connected to the sound of thunder. No wonder it's also called the Profound Mystery of Thunder." Of the six profound mysteries of the Lightning Law, only the Profound Mystery of Thunder and Electromagnetic Space remained unfused for Rog.

"This is a rare opportunity. I have to seize it-" Rog understood that he felt so deeply moved because this was his first time witnessing a Fog Sea Riot. If he missed this chance, he might not have so much inspiration the second time he came.

"Go!"

Thus, amid this apocalyptic scene of heavenly might as dreadful as a prison, a figure flew through the air, ignoring the lightning that struck down.

During a Fog Sea Riot, hundreds of millions of lightning bolts struck down, and even Highgods could not withstand them. Its might was undeniably terrifying, but Rog's skill gave him courage. His current strength was not far short of an Asura's, so naturally he paid the lightning no mind.

"I see. The mysteries of lightning are actually all but laid bare within these furious bolts..." Rog plunged straight into the thunderstorm.

Thick bolts, like hundreds of electric snakes entwined together, constantly struck down at Rog as he stood on the sea's surface.

He stood as straight as a spear, his long purple hair reaching his hips and blowing wildly.

"Sizzle~~~"

Countless bolts struck his forehead with tremendous force, then spread across his body. Yet he remained motionless as a mountain. From time to time, two cold, crimson bolts of lightning shot from his eyes and straight into the Mist Sea above, causing the lightning striking down from it to grow stronger.

The lightning shook even space itself as it struck, but he was completely unharmed.

The lightning during a Fog Sea Riot would normally dissipate on its own after striking for a while, but Rog kept attacking the Mist Sea, as though provoking it, causing it to punish him again and again.

What was punishment to others, however, was a wonderful pleasure to him.

"Lightning was originally a force responsible for judgment when heaven and earth first opened. Its core mystery is actually..." Rog immersed himself in the insights brought by the lightning.

He could sense that this time, he had not only fused the Profound Mystery of Thunder into his laws, but had also gained a deeper analysis of the nature of the Laws of Lightning.

That profoundly mysterious feeling gave him considerable confidence that he would one day become a Lightning Paragon!