115: The Origin River

Boom!

Those terrifying figures projected from the data torrent of the Myriad Laws Realm were like mountains of solid pressure, ruthlessly crushing down upon Lin Yuan's Divine Soul!

The aura emanating from each figure was enough to suffocate him, causing the surging spiritual power within his body to freeze!

And this was merely a glimpse!

Deeper within, those resplendent figures representing the supreme majesty of the Five Great Immortal Dynasties, the sons and daughters of supreme temples like the Time-Space Divine Temple and the Destruction Temple, the peerless successors meticulously cultivated by the Hundred Great Sacred Lands, the Heaven-Defying prodigies emerging from thousands of ancient valley clans, and the Peak combat power piled up by the resources of countless Sects... figures as numerous as the sands of the Ganges, bobbed and shone within the vast data torrent!

Together, they formed the true, despair-inducing pyramid of Peak combat power for Myriad Laws Realm Martial Artists in the Taichu Divine Continent!

Merely sensing their existence filled Lin Yuan with an unprecedented, heavy pressure that felt as if it would crush him to pieces!

"This item is for you."

Li Xuan's voice was like a needle pinning the sea, instantly dispelling the suffocating sensation in Lin Yuan's Divine Soul.

He lightly brushed his robe, and a jade token, crystal clear and containing a vast galaxy within, floated slowly toward Lin Yuan.

On the surface of the jade token, two ancient and vigorous "Taichu" Dao characters, which seemed to contain the power to open up the world, emitted a faint aura of Chaos.

"This is the 'Primal Virtual Token'. Refine it with your Divine Soul Origin, and you will be able to truly ascend to that world."

Li Xuan's voice carried a sense of indifference that saw through all things. "Upon entering for the first time, your consciousness will undergo the 'Data Torrent Baptism'. When that happens... your virtual identity will naturally be forged."

Lin Yuan solemnly received the jade token with both hands.

The moment his fingertips touched the warm jade—

"Hum!"

The two characters "Taichu" on the surface of the jade token suddenly lit up! It was no longer a faint glimmer, but two beams of Chaos divine light that seemed capable of piercing through the Void Realm!

A cool and vast torrent of energy, like a river from the Nine Heavens pouring backward, surged up along the Meridians of his arm and rushed into the deepest part of his Sea of Consciousness without any obstruction!

"Boom!"

Lin Yuan felt his Divine Soul shake violently! A unique, profound mark interwoven from countless tiny Law runes was deeply branded onto his Soul Origin like a stamp!

That mark resonated miraculously with the galaxy inside the jade token, and the rhythm of the galaxy's rotation perfectly matched the beating of his heart, the surging of his blood, and even the rhythm of his breathing... becoming one seamless whole!

"What an overbearing way to bind a master... what a profound connection!" Lin Yuan's heart surged with stormy waves.

This jade token seemed to have become an extension of his body and Soul, and a sense of control arose spontaneously.

After Li Xuan's figure completely merged into the sea of clouds, Lin Yuan immediately found a secluded Immortal Cave filled with dense Spiritual Qi and sat cross-legged.

With a slight movement of his mind, the Great Void Token floated up on its own, steadily fixing itself in the Void Realm level with his glabella.

The Immortal Cave was dim, yet the Great Void Token itself bloomed with gorgeous, seven-colored glazed radiance!

This radiance was not scattered in disorder, but precisely outlined and condensed into one tiny yet incredibly clear Law rune after another!

These runes seemed to possess life, briefly flickering and rotating in the Void Realm before finally dissipating slowly like stardust, leaving behind a lingering glow of profound dao rhyme.

"Begin!" Lin Yuan hesitated no longer; he closed his eyes, and his vast, sea-like Divine Soul power was released without reservation, transforming into the purest torrent of intent that crashed toward the floating jade token!

The moment his Mental Energy touched the Chaos Dao characters on the surface of the jade token—

"Boom—!!!"

An unimaginable, terrifying devouring force that seemed capable of swallowing all the worlds erupted violently from inside the Great Void Token!

Lin Yuan felt his Soul being ruthlessly gripped by a massive Chaos hand that spanned the Star Domain, and then... violently dragged out of his Physical Body!

An unprecedented sense of weightlessness and the dizziness of dimension-hopping struck him simultaneously!

His consciousness was accelerated to the extreme in an instant, breaking through some ineffable barrier of time and space!

The light and shadows before his eyes twisted, stretched, and shattered crazily! Countless bizarre scenes flashed by like a revolving lantern:

Shattered stars slowly rotating and cooling in the deathly silent Void Realm...

A vast, boundless, and brilliant river of origin composed of pure liquid Law flowing and roaring across the Universe...

That Tower of Will, reaching from heaven to earth and wrapped in hundreds of millions of dao chains, exuding a terrifying pressure that suppressed eternity...

...

All the scenes eventually collapsed and converged, turning into a boundless, roaring torrent of starry sea composed of pure data and Law information!

Lin Yuan felt as small as a speck of cosmic dust, carried along by this violent data torrent, forced to surge and be washed forward against his will!

Countless streams of data shining with different colors and composed of the purest Law information, like light-snakes possessing spirit, frantically wove and coiled around his conscious form!

There were even some data streams containing massive amounts of information that, like greedy tentacles, attempted to forcibly drill into his consciousness core to perform the most thorough analysis and branding!

【Identity authentication passed—East Pole Heavenly Ruin Province · Spirit Martial Hall · Lin Yuan】

【Primal Virtual Network authority level: Level 1 (Initial)】

【Soul Origin fluctuation has been deeply bound, recorded, and encrypted】

【Deep scanning of Martial Artist Aptitude in progress...】

【Detected: Chaos Dharma Body (Immortal Rank)】

【Detected: Primordial Dao Body (Awakening degree: 20%)】

【Detected: Eternal Evolution Body (Great Void Body · Fusion degree: 50%)】

【Comprehensive combat power evaluation: 1,905,000 Yu (Myriad Laws Realm Peak)】

【Scan complete! Welcome to... the Primal Virtual World! Pioneer Lin Yuan!】

A grand, cold, emotionless, yet seemingly containing the truth of the Universe, mechanical synthesized voice exploded in Lin Yuan's consciousness core like hundreds of millions of thunderclaps sounding at once! Each syllable carried supreme authority, shaking his Divine Soul!

Lin Yuan suddenly "opened" his eyes in the virtual world!

He found himself standing inside a pure white, smooth, and clearly bounded cubic space.

The space was not large, about ten meters square, absolutely blank, and absolutely silent, like the Origin point at the beginning of Creation, waiting for him, its master, to shape it.

"Is this... the starting point of my virtual world?" Lin Yuan subconsciously took a deep breath—cool air carrying strange energy factors surged into his lungs, bringing an incredibly real sense of fullness!

He raised his hand and pinched his cheek hard—the elasticity of the skin, the feedback of the muscles, and even the subtle temperature transmitted from his fingertips... were exactly the same as his real Physical Body!

If not for the clear Soul mark in his Sea of Consciousness and the incredibly profound memory of refining the Great Void Token, he would have almost thought he had been instantly teleported to another reality plane!

With a slight thought.

"Swish!"

A semi-transparent light screen flowing with pale golden data streams slowly unfolded before his eyes like a scroll!

On the light screen, dozens of three-dimensional icons shining with different divine radiances and emitting distinct auras were suspended and arranged like stars:

【river of origin】 - A Holy Land for enlightenment where the Origin Law flows!

【Ascension Ladder】 - The path to the heavens leading to supreme Creation!

【Primal Arena】 - The glorious furnace for the bloody battles of hundreds of millions of prodigies!

【Tower of Will】 - A purgatory for tempering the Immortal Dao Heart!

【myriad laws heavenly stele】 - An immortal monument inscribed with the names of eternal powerhouses!

【Endless Sea of Blood】 - The ultimate trial ground for slaughter and tempering!

【Divine Armory】 - A treasure vault of divine weapons where virtual and reality intertwine!

【Sacred Hall Corridor】 - A hall for inheriting the wisdom of ancient sages!

【Feathering Heavenly Pool】 - A celestial pool for tempering the Physical Body and Divine Soul!

【Primal Auction House】 - A trading hub gathering exotic treasures from all the heavens!

【War Spirit Heavenly Abyss】 - A forbidden ground for experiencing the might of War Spirit in advance!

【Enlightenment Platform】 - An excellent place for deducing Cultivation Technique and Divine Ability!

【Bloodline Evolution Pool】 - A place of Creation for stimulating Bloodline potential!

【Primal Virtual Bank】 - The cornerstone for storing and exchanging virtual wealth!

【Reincarnation Trial Ground】 - An illusion realm for experiencing ten thousand lifetimes of Reincarnation!

【Communication Information】 - A network connecting hundreds of millions of virtual lives!

...

Lin Yuan's gaze swept rapidly over the many icons exuding fatal temptation. Finally, his gaze locked firmly onto the 【river of origin】!

Focus with his mind!

Detailed information about the river of origin instantly refreshed and expanded on the light screen like a waterfall:

river of origin Basic Enlightenment:

Cost: 10,000,000 virtual coins/hour (Limited to once per day)

Effect: Allows close-range observation of the materialized operation of the Origin Law, with enlightenment efficiency increased by at least a hundredfold! (Depending on personal Comprehension Ability and Law compatibility, it can reach up to a thousandfold!)

river of origin Deep Baptism:

Consumption: Special Authority × 1

Effect: Briefly merge into the core of the river of origin to directly realize the deepest structure and essence of the Origin Law! The effect far exceeds basic enlightenment! (Specific effects depend on the baptizer's endurance and Comprehension Ability; risks coexist!)

"Hiss... this price..." Even with Lin Yuan's Heart-Nature, he couldn't help but gasp!

He quickly recalled the information he had seen in the Spirit Martial Hall's classics: 1 virtual coin = 1 Taichu coin!

And Taichu coins were hard currency jointly minted by the Five Great Immortal Dynasties, backed by the supreme Imperial Dynasty Luck and vast resources!

In the Taichu Divine Continent, a normal Myriad Laws Realm Martial Artist, even working desperately and taking on various dangerous missions, only had a total annual income of about 100,000 Taichu coins!

And 1 Taichu coin could be directly exchanged for 1 Top-Grade Spirit Stone containing majestic and pure Spiritual Qi!

What did this mean?

It meant that entering the river of origin for one hour of enlightenment required consuming the entire life savings of an average Myriad Laws Realm powerhouse, accumulated over a full hundred years without eating or drinking!

"Hundredfold enlightenment efficiency... Bottleneck Breakthrough..." Lin Yuan's eyes were sharp as knives, his fingers unconsciously sliding across the light screen. "For those old monsters who have been stuck at a critical Bottleneck for millions of years and are nearing the end of their Lifespan, or top Prodigies anxious to improve their strength before the era changes... this price, I'm afraid they would scramble to pay it even if it meant selling everything they own! This is simply a life-saving straw! It is a shortcut to the heavens!"

As for the river of origin Baptism that required "Special Authority"... Lin Yuan currently had no clue.

This kind of authority was clearly not something that could be bought with money.

However, when his gaze swept toward the 【myriad laws heavenly stele】 icon and he clicked it with his mind—

"Hum!"

The light screen information refreshed!

The myriad laws heavenly stele was divided into three supreme rankings:

【Myriad Laws Realm Overall Ranking】: Records the ultimate combat power rankings of all Myriad Laws Realm powerhouses from the past to the present, spanning the 903rd Era since the establishment of the Primal Virtual Network! (Status: Sealed!)

【Myriad Laws Realm Era Ranking】: Only records and displays the combat power rankings of Myriad Laws Realm Prodigies born within the current era! (Status: Sealed!)

【Myriad Laws Realm Youth Prodigy Ranking】 (Bone age limit: under 30 years old): This is a bloody stage exclusively for the young generation—hot-blooded, endlessly potential-filled, peerless Prodigies—to prove themselves and fight for glory and resources!

The first two rankings were in a sealed state, and he could not yet spy on the eternal giants and contemporary giants hidden within.

But the 【Youth Prodigy Ranking】 at the very bottom was like a lighthouse in the dark night, instantly attracting all of Lin Yuan's attention!

What truly made his breathing rapid and his heart race was the naked, temptation-filled ranking reward!

【First-time Top Ten Ranking Reward Rules】:

First time reaching tenth place: Reward Special Authority × 1!

First time reaching ninth place: Reward Special Authority × 2!

...

Each ranking place improved adds 1 additional Special Authority reward!

And if one could... reach the top of the list!

One-time reward: Special Authority × 5!

"Isn't what the river of origin Baptism requires... Special Authority?!"

Golden divine light instantly erupted from Lin Yuan's eyes like solid matter! An irrepressible Battle Intent and desire erupted like a volcano in his chest!

He did not hesitate at all and immediately clicked on the detailed information of the top ten in the 【Youth Prodigy Ranking】!

However, when those names and strings of cold and terrifying data entered his eyes—

"Damn!"

Lin Yuan couldn't help but curse in his heart! A feeling of utter absurdity instantly welled up in his mind!

Didn't Li Xuan say that enlightenment of the Origin Law was extremely difficult, and it was hard for ordinary people to comprehend even 1%?

Lin Yuan had always thought that by relying on his Chaos Dharma Body and Devouring Origin, he should be far ahead of his peers in Law enlightenment, enough to look down upon the masses...

But the data of the top ten on this list was like loud slaps in the face, ruthlessly shattering his "self-conceit"!

Tenth place: Origin Law control degree - 52%

Ninth place: Origin Law control degree - 54%

Eighth place: Origin Law control degree - 56%

Seventh place: Origin Law control degree - 58%

Sixth place: Origin Law control degree - 61%

Fifth place: Origin Law control degree - 64%

Fourth place: Origin Law control degree - 67%

Third place: Origin Law control degree - 73%

Second place: Origin Law control degree - 76%

First place: Origin Law control degree - 79%!

"The top ten... the lowest is over 50%?!" Lin Yuan's pupils contracted like an earthquake. "The top three have even broken through the 70% mark?! Are... are these guys starting to comprehend the Origin from the womb?! Or... are the forces behind them so extravagant that they can use the Origin Law as food?!"

An unprecedented pressure, accompanied by intense fighting spirit, like ice and fire, crazily intertwined and burned in his heart!