313: The Way of Heaven is a net, the spirit is the fish, and all living beings are mayflies.

A KTV in G City!

Xu Le did not want to gamble on the integrity of the Hidden Immortal Society, so he only sent paper figurines to operate in cities far away from him.

He himself was silently Cultivating the Faith Deification Method.

Because of these few operations, the faith Xu Le obtained was truly massive.

Not only in Daxia, but even in major nations such as Fusang, the White-Headed Eagle, the Mao Xiong, and Shenniu knew of a person named Xu Le.

Especially with the legendary feat of surviving a hydrogen bomb explosion, his fame resonated in almost every place with internet access.

The faith points obtained were even more massive!

The dense threads of faith were so numerous that even though Xu Le harvested them once every hour, he felt exceptionally strained. With hundreds of billions of people exerting force simultaneously, he felt as if he were moving a mountain.

But this also meant that the immense faith was being refined into Mental Energy.

2709.01

2709.02

2709.03

...

Ever since his Rank reached 99, even though massive amounts of faith were converted into massive amounts of Mental Energy, the vast majority of the Mental Energy was like undigested food, unable to be absorbed; only a tiny fraction was converted into Mental Energy.

This was because the human Soul has its limits.

It is like a piece of iron; in the beginning, a few hammer blows could knock out Impurities, but once it approaches perfection, even with intense fire tempering, it is difficult to remove its Impurities, unless...

Improve the quality of the iron!

For the Soul, this step is to evolve into a god!

Evolving from a Soul into a Divine Soul!

If it were in another world, this step would be thousands or even tens of thousands of times further away, but this world is special; the distance between the two seems extremely small.

Xu Le continuously refined the faith points, and after more than twenty days, his Mental Energy finally reached 2709.99.

The time had come!

Ghost separated a cluster of pure Divine Soul and, in the capacity of an ancestral spirit, helped Xu Le's Soul evolve.

Xu Le's Soul, which had originally been tempered to the extreme, began to transform the moment it was compressed by Ghost's Divine Soul.

This was only because Ghost was Xu Le's ancestral spirit; if it were anyone else using this method, it would have directly crushed him into Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering.

Time passed slowly.

One minute.

Two minutes.

Three minutes.

Xu Le's Soul was finally compressed to the extreme, turning into a golden dot.

Boom!

The qualitative change was completely finished.

Xu Le only felt a sense of clarity in his head, and the previously accumulated, undigested Mental Energy rapidly transformed into nutrients, promoting the growth of his Divine Soul.

His five senses were further strengthened to a new Realm.

Ten meters.

Fifty meters.

Two hundred meters.

Four hundred meters.

...

It wasn't until two thousand meters that the speed slowed down.

Finally, his spirit domain stabilized at 2710 meters.

This was his Mental Energy before his Soul transformed into a Divine Soul.

Within 2710 meters, he could appear anywhere he wanted with a single thought, which was a world of difference from his previous spirit domain.

Furthermore, as his strength increased, his previous Skills were also further strengthened.

He opened his attribute panel:

[Name] Xu Le [Occupation] Spirit Tamer [Rank] Divine-Grade [Talent] Innate Divinity [Strength] 1 [Agility] 1 [Physique] 1 [spirit] 2.95 million [Skills] Paper Control Technique 1, Thunder Control Art 1, Universal Salvation 2, Faith Deification Method 1, Star Pattern Deduction Technique 0 (others are under Seal) [Equipment] paper ring, void realm stone [spirit source points] 0

Each of his physical attributes was still 1.

The immense Mental Energy was like it was trapped in a cocoon, wanting to break free and emerge as a butterfly.

But a premonition in the dark told him that after breaking out of the cocoon, there would be great terror!

Forcing down the craving in his heart, Xu Le opened his eyes and was instantly stunned.

The world before him had completely changed its appearance.

Countless purple threads hung down into the world, some thick and some thin, dense and numerous.

Everyone had one or two purple threads on their head; one was connected to the person, and the other was connected to the ancestral spirit in the Ancestral Spirit Space.

The one connected to Ghost's head was exceptionally thick, purple to the point of being black. Xu Le looked up and also saw the purple thread on his own head, which was the same thickness as the others.

It wasn't just humans; various animals and plants also had them on their heads.

Heavenly Dao is like a net, trapping all living beings from the very beginning; ancestral spirits are the fish, and humans are merely the mayflies among them.

Mayflies are small and still outside the net; fish are large, but they are in the net.

Xu Le understood!

If he were to leave his physical shell, his Divine Soul would gain further nourishment, but he would lose the protection of his shell and be exposed to the Heavenly Dao, becoming a fish in the net.

No wonder he obtained the "spirit Grafting Technique" after killing Golden Buddha and the "Heavenly spirit Symbiosis Technique" after killing Lin Yuanyuan.

Both of these Secret Manuals were intended to bind his Soul to his ancestral spirit and be tied up by the Heavenly Dao. How insidious the Heavenly Dao is.

"Did Eye Demon and the others fall for it?"

"Have they started to resist the Heavenly Dao of this world?"

Xu Le looked at the threads filling the sky. Even with his astonishing willpower and fearlessness, he could not help but feel a sense of powerlessness at this moment.

This Heavenly Dao had existed for who knows how many years, and those threads had stolen who knows how much nourishment. Fighting such a behemoth was truly too difficult!

The more he saw, the more he could feel the infinite power of the Heavenly Dao!

But...

Xu Le breathed out a turbid breath. A great man once said, "Fighting against the heavens is endless joy." Although I prefer bullying children, it does not mean I am afraid of this heaven.

If you want to fight, then let's fight!

If there is no path ahead, I will tread one out; if this Heavenly Dao is unjust, I will defy this heaven and earth!

If Heaven had feelings, Heaven would also grow old.

This is what Heaven should look like!

Since it has developed intelligence and lived for so many years, the Heavenly Dao must be executed!

Rumble!

The Heavenly Dao seemed to sense something and struck down a thunderbolt!

The wind and clouds changed suddenly, leaves rustled, and bean-sized raindrops fell down.

Xu Le looked at his equipment—[void realm stone].

Hmm?

Didn't it merge with my [Contract Space]?

Xu Le sensed it slightly and soon felt the Contract Space.

"Master Brother, you finally came to see us. Wuwuwu..."

"Master, we missed you so much!"

"..."

After comforting Nine Phoenix and the other contracted beasts, Xu Le explained the situation in the outside world.

"Master Brother, let Nine Phoenix go out and help you too! I will accompany you to execute the Heavenly Dao!"

"Master, Master, me too! I can produce delicious immortal coils to help you improve your strength."

"..."

Xu Le waved his hand, and the contracted beasts quieted down. He then said, "Alright, but it is too early for now. Let us accumulate strength first. I will take Nine Phoenix out to test the waters first, and later I will join you all to execute this heaven!"

Although the contracted beasts all wanted to accompany Xu Le, they knew this was the best choice; after all, they did not have the "Phoenix Nirvana" Skill to resurrect and be Reborn.

Afterwards, he went to look at the other living beings in the Contract Space, but unfortunately, for some reason, they had all disappeared from the Contract Space.

Even the thirty million believers he had converted were nowhere to be found.

Yet the cities he had helped build were all still there!

In the entire Contract Space, there were only his contracted beasts.

Xu Le did not delve into it further; he returned to reality and summoned Nine Phoenix immediately!