116: Tenth on the List of Prodigies of the Myriad Laws Realm

Lin Yuan's eyes flashed with a sharp light, instantly suppressing the shock in his heart.

"That is right... these are the ten peerless Prodigies who truly stand at the very top of the pyramid, gathered from the entire Taichu Divine Continent and countless Myriad Laws Realm Martial Artists!" realization dawned on him.

How vast is the Taichu Divine Continent? How endless are the Opportunities?

The "Taichu Virtual Network" alone possesses Heaven-Defying places of creation such as the river of origin, the Tower of Will, and the Stairway to God! Even the Spirit Martial Hall in the Eastern Extreme Heavenly Ruins Province where he resides sits upon the "Soul Ruins Secret Realm," a training ground that would make outsiders green with envy!

Those Immortal Dynasties, Supreme Temples, ancient Holy Lands, and hidden Ancient Clans that have inherited their legacies for dozens, or even hundreds of epochs... the quantity and quality of the Secret Realms, trials, and Legacies they possess to accelerate the growth of their Disciples must far exceed what ordinary people can imagine!

"The Five Great Immortal Dynasties..." Lin Yuan's gaze was profound.

Although the Time-Space Divine Temple is strong and radiates across nineteen divine domains, only the Five Great Immortal Dynasties are the true pillars of the Taichu Divine Continent, with unfathomable Foundations!

In the core territories ruled by those Immortal Dynasties, Martial Artists can enjoy abundant resources freely distributed by the dynasty from the moment they start at enlightenment academies! Those with outstanding talent? They are key targets for cultivation, receiving the full support of the nation! The resources allocated by the dynasty's Ministry of Education to academies at all levels every year are enough to pile up countless Prodigies that the world looks up to! It is precisely this almost terrifying investment of resources that has forged the supreme might of the Immortal Dynasties, spanning epochs and never falling! The major temples, Holy Lands, and Ancient Clans are the same; every year, they conduct blanket screenings within the divine domains they rule, incorporating the top seeds into their fold for the most rigorous and top-tier cultivation!

"Especially at this critical moment of epoch transition!" Lin Yuan understood.

In order to gain an advantage in the new epoch and compete for the "Epoch Opportunity" that is illusory yet truly exists, many behemoths began to use the massive resource reserves they had accumulated for tens of millions of years, or even longer, regardless of cost as early as ten thousand years ago! In the last few hundred years, this investment has reached a crazy level! Major forces are almost scraping the pot and selling iron, exhausting their Foundations, and crazily pouring the best resources into the most dazzling Prodigies in their respective camps!

To be able to break into the top ten of the Myriad Laws Realm Prodigy Ranking in this era of resource explosion and the emergence of Prodigies... this in itself is a supreme glory enough to shock a divine domain! It represents the painstaking efforts poured in by the forces behind them, as well as the terrifying potential they themselves possess!

"However..." a cold arc curled at the corner of Lin Yuan's mouth, and a sense of self-confidence derived from absolute strength rose from the bottom of his heart, "Law comprehension is only a part of strength! The real victory... lies in actual combat!"

He possesses the three Heaven-Defying Foundations: the Chaos Dharma Body, the Primordial Dao Body, and the Eternal Evolution Body! He also masters a terrifying four-level Origin Spell—the Soul Devouring Seal! Among those of the same rank, he has yet to... taste defeat!

"Then... let's start from tenth place!" Lin Yuan's gaze was like lightning, instantly locking onto the name on the ranking list that exuded a thick aura of death—Death Divine Temple · Hei Wutian! Without hesitation, he launched the challenge!

[Challenger: Lin Yuan (Spirit Martial Hall, Eastern Extreme Heavenly Ruins Province)]

[Target: Myriad Laws Realm Prodigy Ranking · Tenth Place · Hei Wutian (Death Divine Temple)]

[Detected that the Challenger's 'Devouring Origin Law' mastery is above 50%, meeting the qualifications to challenge the 'Top Ten Prodigy Ranking'!]

[Challenge... Start!]

The cold mechanical sound rang out like war drums!

The entire pure white personal space instantly twisted, stretched, and shattered! Lin Yuan felt his vision blur, and he was transmitted to a dead, desolate battlefield filled with the aura of doomsday!

The dark red sky, like blood, hung low, as if it would drip filthy blood at any moment! The cracked, scorched earth stretched to the edge of his vision, and the air was filled with the pungent smell of decay and death! In the center of this death wasteland, a jet-black figure condensed from pure Death Law slowly emerged—it was the combat phantom left by Hei Wutian on the myriad laws heavenly stele!

He was shrouded in a tattered black cloak, revealing only a pair of eyes burning with miserable green soul fire! In his hand, a white bone war spear polished from the spine of an unknown Vicious Beast was wrapped in a nauseating aura of death! Behind him, a Death Dharma Idol emitting thick Death Qi loomed, and on the Dharma Idol, five jet-black dao patterns emitting auras of extinction slowly rotated! Among them, the two thickest and most core Origin dao patterns were tightly intertwined, emitting a terrifying pressure that far exceeded the other three!

"Another one... a challenger courting death?" Hei Wutian's voice was like sandpaper rubbing against withered bones, hoarse and hollow, carrying a coldness that penetrated the marrow, "Are you ready... to become a wisp of resentful soul in my river of origin?" (Note: The phantom contains a trace of the original owner's combat consciousness and can communicate briefly; the original owner can also receive combat images at any time)

Lin Yuan was not surprised by this. As his thoughts turned, his data panel instantly unfolded before his eyes:

[Realm]: Peak Myriad Laws Realm

[Chaos Dharma Body (Immortal Grade)]: 1 million feathers

[chaos heavenly extreme sword]: 5,000 feathers

[Primordial Dao Body (20%)]: Life Origin Law (5%); Death Origin Law (5%); Devouring Origin Law (50%)

Comprehensive dao body Bonus: 280,000 feathers

[Eternal Evolution Body (Great Void Body 50%)]: 500,000 feathers

[Chaos Origin Law (12%)]: 120,000 feathers

[Total combat power]: 1,905,000 feathers!

[Origin Spell]: Swallowing Origin Mending Heaven Art (Level 1 · Auxiliary); Soul Devouring Seal (Level 4 · Core Killing)!

"Death Spear · Extinction!" Hei Wutian did not waste words, and the phantom suddenly erupted! The white bone war spear in his hand made a shrill screech! The two intertwined Origin dao patterns instantly lit up, turning into two jet-black destructive lightning bolts wrapped around the spear tip! The war spear turned into a black rainbow of death that tore through space, carrying a terrifying will to corrode all things and end everything, stabbing straight at the center of Lin Yuan's eyebrows! Where the spear tip passed, space was eroded by the Death Law, leaving behind black cracks like spider webs that lingered for a long time!

"Hmph!" Cold light exploded in Lin Yuan's eyes! The Immortal Dharma Idol in his body was running to the limit, and his whole body was instantly shrouded in a layer of deep Chaos black light that seemed to be able to devour light!

His right hand reached out like lightning, his five fingers forming a claw!

"Buzz—!"

In the palm of his hand, a terrifying mark that was jet-black, as if connected to a black hole in the Universe, instantly condensed and formed! In the center of the mark, a profound vortex rotated wildly, emitting an absolute devouring power that caused even space to collapse!

Four-level Origin Spell — Soul Devouring Seal!

"Devour!"

A cold, bone-chilling low shout!

The small Soul Devouring Seal in his palm swelled in the wind! In an instant, it turned into a huge black hole with a diameter of over ten zhang, crazily rotating, twisting light and space! The terrifying suction force formed visible spatial ripples, violently tearing and devouring everything around it, including light and the aura of death!

"Chi la—!"

The Death Spear, which had condensed Hei Wutian's two Origin dao patterns and was enough to kill those of the same rank in seconds, was like a fragile withered branch the moment it touched the edge of the black hole, not even lasting a ten-thousandth of a second! The Death Law wrapped around the spear body was violently torn and disintegrated! The entire bone spear crumbled inch by inch, turning into countless dim black light particles, swallowed by that greedy black hole... leaving nothing!

"What?!" Hei Wutian's phantom trembled violently, and the burning soul fire in his eyes was filled with unbelievable shock! He clearly felt that the power of his Death Origin Law, which he was proud of, was being forcibly plundered and devoured by a power with a higher status, more domineering, and more greedy!

"No! This... this is the fluctuation of a four-level Origin Spell! You..." The terrified roar had just left his mouth—

Lin Yuan's figure had already torn through space like a ghost, appearing in front of him!

His cold eyes carried no emotion.

"It's over."

As the words fell, the suspended terrifying black hole suddenly contracted and collapsed! And then within a thousandth of a second... it exploded!

Soul Devouring Seal · Full Power!

The ultimate devouring with the blessing of a four-level Spell!

Nearly 6 million feathers of destructive energy erupted completely!

"No—!!"

Hei Wutian's phantom only had time to let out a scream of extreme despair!

The huge black hole, which seemed to be able to devour stars, was like the giant mouth of an ancient Vicious Beast, completely and thoroughly enveloping and devouring his body, his Death Dharma Idol, and the Death Law lingering around him!

The phantom was like an illusion thrown into a meat grinder, unable to even struggle, and under the violent tearing and devouring force of the black hole, it disintegrated and collapsed inch by inch! Finally, it turned into a wisp of insignificant black smoke, completely crushed and assimilated by the black hole, disappearing without a trace!

[Battle over: Winner — Lin Yuan!]

[Battle duration: 3.7 seconds!]

[Congratulations! You are ranked tenth on the Myriad Laws Realm Prodigy Ranking for the first time!]

[Daily basic reward: 100,000 virtual coins (issued to your account immediately)]

[Received special reward: Special authority × 1! (Deposited into your virtual mark)]

In the pure white space, Lin Yuan's figure re-condensed. He let out a long breath of non-substantial "turbid Qi," but his eyes remained as cold as ice.

"I won, but... it was by the absolute crushing of a four-level Origin Spell." He was not complacent at all in his heart, "Hei Wutian only used the power of two Origin dao patterns, clearly having cultivated a two-level Origin Spell, reserving space for the future... I just don't know, what level of Spells do those monsters in the top three of the ranking list have mastered? And how thick is their Foundation?"

A strong sense of crisis and thirst for knowledge surged into his heart.

"It seems the top priority... is still to improve the depth of comprehension of the Origin Law!" Lin Yuan's gaze instantly locked onto the option on the light screen that exuded endless temptation — [river of origin]! His fingertips tapped lightly, and without hesitation, he chose that... baptism of the river of origin which required consuming special authority!

At the very moment Lin Yuan chose to undergo the baptism of the river of origin—

Throughout the Taichu Divine Continent, the intelligence hubs of all major top forces were completely detonated by the name Lin Yuan of the Eastern Spirit Martial Hall!

Destiny Temple · Stargazing Platform:

A black-haired youth wearing star robes hovered quietly in the brilliant star map. In front of him, on the projected light screen of the Myriad Laws Realm Prodigy Ranking, the name "Lin Yuan" was shining with a dazzling new light.

"Eastern Extreme Heavenly Ruins Province? Spirit Martial Hall?" The youth tapped his fingertips lightly on Lin Yuan's name, his voice indifferent but carrying unquestionable majesty, "Investigate! Use the 'Threads of Fate,' I want to know everything about this Lin Yuan's background, Bloodline, and Legacy! Immediately!" The invisible power of fate instantly spread to the distant Eastern region.

Destruction Divine Domain · Obsidian Training Room:

In the thick, impenetrable fog of destruction, a figure like a demon slowly opened his eyes, and billions of stars seemed to be collapsing and annihilating in his pupils. On the light screen in front of him, the 3.7-second combat image of Lin Yuan killing Hei Wutian's phantom was replaying.

"Hmph!" A cold sneer sounded, carrying the pressure of endless destruction, "That trash Hei Wutian! He has disgraced the Death Divine Temple! To be killed in seconds by a wild boy who popped out of that backwater in the Eastern region?!" The black fog surged violently, showing the master's disdain and a hint of... imperceptible gravity.

Death Divine Temple · Hall of Eternal Silence:

"Bang—!!"

A precious wine glass carved from ten-thousand-year Nether Jade was smashed hard on the cold floor, shards splashing everywhere! The rich aroma of wine mixed with the aura of death permeated the air.

An old man in a black robe with a withered face but an aura as terrifying as an abyss had soul fire burning in his eyes, staring fixedly at the image of Hei Wutian being devoured by the black hole on the light screen!

"Trash! Trash!!" the old man roared, his voice shaking black dust from the dome of the hall, "Connect me to Hei Wutian's communication immediately! Tell him! Ten days! No! Three days! If he can't step on this Eastern little mongrel named Lin Yuan and take back his tenth place for me..."

Fierce light shot from the old man's eyes, word by word, like a death sentence:

"All his cultivation resources for the next hundred years... will be halved!!"

At the same time, in Lin Yuan's newly activated virtual network communication module, a massive amount of email notifications poured in like an avalanche!

Olive branches from academies under the Five Great Immortal Dynasties...

Recruitment letters from the foreign affairs halls of various temples, Holy Lands, and Ancient Clans...

There were even cooperation invitations from some mysterious organizations, vague but full of temptation...

The name Lin Yuan of the Eastern Spirit Martial Hall, like a giant stone thrown into a calm lake, stirred up... monstrous waves at this critical moment before the epoch transition!