343: Ancient and sacred, the seed of rules

[Spirit Energy Points] 268953

Much more than expected.

Unfortunately, those Heavenly Soldiers did not provide [Physical Energy Points].

There were still no upgrade arrows for the basic attributes, but they appeared after the talents.

Without hesitation, he first sublimated the [Innate Divinity] talent.

That was the foundation of his foothold and the key that helped him rise step by step.

Swish!

The Spirit Energy Points decreased by 10,000 immediately.

It seemed as if something had awakened in his Divine Soul, just like an ancient seed, buried under the barren soil, which had finally absorbed enough nutrients to break out of its shell and sprout.

The text on the panel flickered.

[Innate Divinity] [Contemporary Divinity]

[Contemporary Divinity] suppressed an entire generation, unrivaled under the heavens.

The original Spirit Domain expanded by more than double, and he could even see countless lines; it seemed that a gentle touch would cause unexpected changes.

But something in the dark told him that those lines could not be touched; touching them would mean death.

There was still an upgrade arrow after [Contemporary Divinity] in front of him, so Xu Le clicked it again.

100,000 Spirit Energy Points vanished.

Boom!

Xu Le felt the era of Chaos before heaven and earth were opened—no light, no dust, no four elements of wind, water, earth, and fire; everything was like nothingness.

Then the Universe explosion occurred!

The world was born from nothing into being, and he too was born from nothing, transforming into a real existence.

The text on the panel flickered again.

[Contemporary Divinity] [Eon Divinity]

[Eon Divinity]

You are the past, you are the present, you are the future. Indestructible through ten thousand kalpas, untainted by Karma.

Compared to before, the Spirit Domain had improved a hundredfold!

Seeing that [Eon Divinity] could still be upgraded.

Xu Le poured all his remaining Spirit Energy Points into it.

Balance or whatever, not needed!

This talent is the foundation; this is balance!

Countless profound insights flooded his mind...

The Water Being was recounting its experiences. Seeing Xu Le's dazed gaze, it knew he wasn't listening. Anger at being ignored surged, and it snorted coldly: "I'm talking, and you're zoning out?"

Xu Le was immersed in profound insights and didn't hear it at all, so naturally, there was no response.

"You're courting death!"

The Water Being grabbed a drop of water, aimed at Xu Le's right arm, and prepared to give him a lesson. It hadn't seen anyone in years and wanted to vent.

Swish!

The water drop pierced through space, but just as it was about to hit his right arm, it was caught by a hand.

Xu Le opened his eyes and spread his palm, where a crystal-clear drop of water wobbled: "Primordial Heavy Water, condensing 128,000 catties of water into a single drop—truly immense power!"

After speaking, he gave a gentle flick, and the water drop flew toward the Water Being's brow at an even greater speed. The Water Being did not dodge, smiling contemptuously: "Trying to hurt me with my own water, you must be delu..."

Swish!

Before it could finish, the water drop had already pierced through the Water Being's brow.

The Water Being's body stiffened and turned into a puddle of clear water, falling into the Jade Pool.

"Stop pretending, you can't fool me!"

The Jade Pool was silent, without any reaction.

A wisp of electric arc appeared between Xu Le's fingers, jumping into the Jade Pool and quickly disappearing.

"This Skill is enough to kill a Peak Divine-Grade, but it ultimately didn't touch upon the rules."

"Without reaching the rules, it all ends up as a bubble."

Xu Le sighed and opened his attribute panel:

[Name] Xu Le

[Occupation] Contract God

[Rank] Divine-Grade

[Talent] Eon Divinity

[Physique] 10000

[Mana] 10000

[Divine Soul] 30000

[Skill] 〖Rule〗 Contract Rules

〖God〗 Thunder Control Art, Light Control Art, Paper Control Art, Prison Suppressing Indestructible Body, Divine Eye, Universal Salvation, soul-hooking chain

[Equipment] void realm stone

[spirit source points] 0

[Physical Source Points] 0

His own attributes were raised to the extreme, his Skills were fused and mastered, and in the end, only seven Divine-Grade Skills and one Rule Rank Skill remained.

This also meant that he had raised his strength to a Peak that could hardly be increased further.

The only point was the Contract Rules.

But it seemed to have reached the world's limit; even though he had used over 100,000 Spirit Energy Points previously, after his talent upgraded to Eon Divinity, there was almost no progress.

Divine Domain unfolded!

With a thought from Xu Le, a Dragon of thunder appeared, roaring and tearing at the Heavenly Soldiers in the Divine Domain.

Those Heavenly Soldiers looked on in terror, unable to move at all, and could only watch helplessly as they were torn apart by the Dragon of thunder, turning into ashes and dissipating.

Some Heavenly Soldiers had purple light appearing in their eyes, but they still couldn't move.

Inside the Contract Domain, everything is decided by the Contract God!

The most those Heavenly Soldiers could do was grit their teeth and self-destruct.

Ten minutes later, Xu Le poured the newly acquired Spirit Energy Points into the only upgradeable [Eon Divinity] talent, but there was still no progress.

This is the limit of the world; there is no further room to advance.

The only way out is to break the world and enter a new one.

It's not that he can't improve!

Xu Le's heart stirred. He condensed his Divine Domain to the size of the Jade Pool and began to refine the water of the Jade Pool with all his might.

This water looked like only a pool's worth, but every drop was condensed from Primordial Heavy Water; the true volume was enough to submerge the real world.

"Audacious!"

"How dare you steal the water of the Jade Pool privately! Do you know your crime?"

In the Jade Pool, a Beautiful Woman appeared. She wore imperial robes embroidered with twelve patterns, symbolizing the emperor's dominion over heaven and earth.

She held a jade seal in her left hand and the Son of Heaven's sword in her right.

Her phoenix eyes were stern, carrying an inherent majesty without anger!

"No way! Is this the plan you came up with after playing dead for ten minutes?"

Xu Le didn't care at all, laughing loudly as he increased the intensity of the refinement.

Gurgle, gurgle...

The water of the Jade Pool began to boil.

"Audacious! I have only been in seclusion for a mere few tens of thousands of years, yet someone dares to provoke the majesty of the Queen Mother of the West. Do you think this seat's Son of Heaven sword is blunt?"

The Beautiful Woman shouted, and the jade seal in her left hand shot out a glistening green light, shining upon Xu Le.

The Son of Heaven sword in her right hand erupted with brilliant light, reaching straight into the sky, shredding the clouds, and slashed down.

The Void Realm was faintly unable to withstand this might!

This is the core of the Heavenly Dao; the rules are ten thousand times stricter than in the Spirit Realm.

This sword strike, carrying the power of nine drops of Nine-Primordial Heavy Water, was enough to destroy the world a thousand times over.

The sword fell, startling the wind and rain!

Xu Le extended two fingers and easily caught the Son of Heaven sword.

The wind and rain ceased!

"You know, this is completely useless; otherwise, you wouldn't have had to play dead."

This person who called herself the Queen Mother of the West was the previous Water Being.

Although arrogant in speech, she knew the score in her heart and dared not call him a Mortal again.

In his Rule Domain, nothing could be hidden from him.

"Impossible!"

The Water Being roared angrily in disbelief, struggling desperately to pull the Son of Heaven sword, but could not move it a single bit.

It had already Cultivated to the Peak in this world; otherwise, it would not have dared to call itself the Queen Mother of the West.

It considered itself the existence at the very Peak, unless the Heavenly Dao intervened.

Never did it expect to be defeated in one move!

Even the jade seal in its left hand could not move at all. It was as if that green light had become solid, firmly binding the jade seal.

Xu Le smiled gently, but did not move against the Water Being.

It was one with the Jade Pool below; as long as the water did not dry up, it would not perish.

Just like his previous Prison Suppressing Indestructible Body; as long as the suppressed evil spirit did not perish, he would not perish.

The vast power of the rules was like a blazing sun, and the Jade Pool water steamed up into dense mist.

The Water Being consecutively cast several Spells, but they all stopped three feet away from Xu Le, not even managing to stir the corner of his clothes.

Seeing the water level of the Jade Pool dropping rapidly, it was finally afraid.

"No, no, no, you can't do this!"

"Whatever you want to ask, just ask! I'll tell you everything!"

Xu Le shook his head: "Is that so? I don't believe it! I prefer to believe what you say when you are near death."