89: Crystallization of the power of laws

Above the blood-colored throne, Lin Yuan's slender fingers gently stroked the six-sided crystal, the faint blue halo flowing across the crystal's surface appearing exceptionally mysterious under the illumination of the dim Soul Spirits fire.

With every turn, the Law power contained within flowed slowly like a galaxy, emitting heart-palpitating energy fluctuations.

"Master, Master..." Soul Blue King prostrated itself on the ground beneath the cold throne, its forehead pressed tightly against the floor, its voice carrying undisguised awe. "This is a Crystal of Law Power, which only has a chance to condense after a Rank 2 Purple Soul Spirit or higher falls."

"Ordinary Soul Spirits only dissipate after death, but Purple Soul Spirits with a combat power exceeding ten thousand feathers have a certain probability of condensing the Law power they have cultivated throughout their lives into a crystal when their Soul Core disintegrates."

A flash of realization crossed Lin Yuan's eyes; he remembered the Space Law crystal bestowed upon him by the Grand Hall Master back then—that was a supreme treasure that only had a one-in-a-thousand chance of condensing after a powerhouse at the Peak of the Feather Transformation Realm fell.

In the Taichu Divine Continent, major forces would often not hesitate to wage war just to contend for a single Law crystal.

Although those top Prodigies only comprehended ordinary Laws, they could often comprehend hundreds or even thousands of them within a thousand years.

This was not due to their exceptional talent, but because they were forcefully piled up with a large amount of Law crystals provided by the forces behind them.

"A complete Law crystal is priceless in the Taichu Divine Continent..." Lin Yuan muttered to himself, the crystal at his fingertips trembling slightly with his words. "However, as I want to improve my Realm now, this Crystal of Law Power is what I need most urgently!"

Because he clearly knew that the essence of cultivation in the Myriad Laws Realm was to irrigate the Dharma Body with Law power energy and solidify the Heavenly Palace.

And the Crystal of Law Power was precisely the purest "nourishment."

His Nine Heavens phantom required a massive amount of Law power crystals to transform from virtual to real.

"This Soul Ruins Secret Realm..." Lin Yuan's breathing unconsciously became rapid. "It is simply a Holy Land for cultivation tailor-made for me!"

This discovery made his heart beat violently.

He suddenly realized that he might have discovered an unprecedented shortcut for cultivation—while others were still slowly absorbing the Law power from the world to achieve a Breakthrough, he could use massive resources to violently break through!

If this cultivation method were to spread, it would likely cause a sensation throughout the entire Taichu Divine Continent.

"However..." Lin Yuan quickly calmed down, a flash of thought crossing his eyes. "I am afraid only a monster like me, who possesses a Chaos Dharma Body, can withstand this cultivation method."

He introspected the incomparably huge Chaos Dharma Body in his Sea of Consciousness, a wry smile appearing at the corner of his mouth.

Where would ordinary people's Dharma Bodies need so much Law power as nourishment?

It was not surprising that his immortal-level Chaos Dharma Body required ten thousand times more Law power than ordinary people.

The Dharma Body of an ordinary Myriad Laws Realm Cultivator was like a fragile clay pot; injecting too much Law power at once would only lead to collapse.

But his Chaos Dharma Body was an iron furnace like a bottomless pit, capable of swallowing and digesting however much energy came!

This difference made Lin Yuan feel both fortunate and somewhat helpless.

He did not hesitate to activate his Divine Thought, guiding this crystal toward the first layer of the Nine Heavens phantom suspended in his Sea of Consciousness.

"Hum—"

The crystal turned into a stream of light and submerged into the Heavenly Palace phantom.

Immediately, the originally blurry outline solidified slightly.

Although the change was extremely subtle, it meant—as long as there was a sufficient quantity of crystals, he could complete the cultivation path that would take others a thousand years in a short time!

Lin Yuan carefully perceived and discovered that this crystal only made the Heavenly Palace phantom solidify by about one hundred-thousandth!

"Nine hundred thousand..." Lin Yuan's heart shook. According to this progress, to fully solidify the Nine Heavens, he would need at least nine hundred thousand such crystals!

And to achieve a Breakthrough to the Peak of the Myriad Laws Realm, the Nine Heavens must all be solidified!

"I need nine hundred thousand Crystals of Law Power," Lin Yuan's voice was as cold as ice. "Tell me, how should I obtain them?"

This astronomical figure made the Soul fire of the Soul Blue King nearby tremble violently: "Mas... Master, the entire Soul Blue Kingdom currently only has six Rank 2 Purple Soul Spirits left; even if we kill them all, I am afraid..."

"Too few." Lin Yuan interrupted coldly, his gaze as sharp as a blade. "In this Soul Ruins Secret Realm, is there any place where one can obtain a large amount of such crystals?"

The Soul Blue King's Soul Core spun rapidly. Suddenly thinking of something, it hurriedly said: "Master, three days later, the 'heavenly soul pagoda' of the Soul Holy Land is about to open!

This pagoda contains its own space, and every time it opens, it forcibly summons nearly half of the number of Rank 2 Purple Soul Spirits or higher in the entire Soul Holy Land to go for a trial!

A year ago, the heavenly soul pagoda already landed about three hundred million li away from us. If you, Master, have a flying Spiritual Artifact, you will certainly be able to make it in time."

Lin Yuan had the top-grade Spiritual Artifact, the Void Crossing Boat, which could traverse space, so naturally, he was not afraid of not making it in time. He signaled for the Soul Blue King to continue.

Seeing this, the Soul Blue King hurriedly added: "The probability of Law power crystals condensing from Soul Spirits that fall within the heavenly soul pagoda is twice that of the outside world!

More crucially, Rank 2 Purple Soul Spirits must slaughter in the first and second levels to advance to the third level.

And Rank 3, Rank 4 Purple Soul Spirits or higher, no matter where they are, as long as they are summoned to participate in this trial, can be directly teleported to the third level to wait for the victors from the lower two levels to continue the trial together!"

Lin Yuan tapped the armrest of the throne with his fingers, a flash of thought crossing his eyes.

The heavenly soul pagoda—he had seen relevant records in the Grand Hall Master's Jade Slip before.

This pagoda contained five layers of Small Worlds within, each layer forming its own world with distinct rules. Human Prodigies had also entered before and would not be repelled.

"Tell me in detail about the rules of this heavenly soul pagoda," Lin Yuan said indifferently.

The Soul Blue King did not dare to be slow and hurriedly said: "Reporting to Master, the heavenly soul pagoda is established specifically for the evolution of Soul Spirits. The first two levels prohibit the entry of existences above Rank 3; violators will be directly wiped out by the Restrictions within the pagoda!

Every time it opens, the first level will gather tens of millions of Rank 2 Purple Soul Spirits or higher, and every time there are also tens of thousands of Rank 2 Gold Soul Spirits heading for the trial."

"The pagoda is divided into five levels. The first two levels are 'Elimination Levels.' All Rank 2 Soul Spirits must slaughter here; only when 90% of the Soul Spirits die can they enter the next level, and the second level requires 99% of the Soul Spirits to die for the slaughter to end!

The third level is the 'Law Level,' where they conduct Law trials together with Rank 3 and Rank 4 Soul Spirits; the fourth level is the true 'Life and Death Level,' where only true powerhouses can reach the top of the fifth level.

And the 'Heavenly Soul Pool' on the fifth level is said to contain mysterious power that can allow Red Soul Spirits to advance further!"

Lin Yuan narrowed his eyes: "Then, quite a few Soul Spirits must die every time this heavenly soul pagoda opens, right?"

The Soul Blue King said: "Every time the heavenly soul pagoda opens for a trial, only one in a thousand of the participating Rank 2 Soul Spirits survives; only a very small number of Soul Spirits obtain the Opportunity to evolve into higher-level Soul Spirits.

It is truly a river of blood... The slaughter in the first two levels is always extremely tragic, because only the powerhouses who survive are qualified to compete with those high-level Soul Spirits directly teleported to the third level."

This answer made the corners of Lin Yuan's mouth curl up slightly.

Survival of the fittest, where the strong are respected—such rules were exactly to his liking!

He seemed to have already seen countless Crystals of Law Power beckoning to him.