148: The God Emperor's Test

However, just as Lin Ye had barely managed to stabilize his aura—

“Dong—”

A bell chime, filled with supreme majesty and vast Dao charm, resounded without warning in his ear!

Just one chime made Lin Ye’s Divine Soul Origin, which was already somewhat unstable due to forcibly hanging up, tremble violently! He nearly collapsed on the spot!

Immediately after, a calm voice, devoid of any emotion, yet seemingly containing the vast majesty of the entire world, slowly and clearly echoed in the depths of his Divine Soul.

“guest elder Lin Ye…”

“Come immediately to the Divine Hall on Ziwei Peak…”

It’s here!

Lin Ye’s heart sank sharply!

...Ziwei Peak is the foremost of Tianxuan City’s seven major Peaks, and even the core of the entire vast divine city’s Dragon Vein!

Here, it is perpetually enveloped by an extremely dense, almost materialized, purple-gold divine light! The air is filled with a supreme Divine Might capable of making all Laws submit and the heavens and earth tremble!

At this moment, at the very top of that ten-thousand-zhang-tall heaven-reaching divine pagoda, within the vast Divine Hall perpetually shrouded by endless starlight.

Lin Ye stood alone, quietly.

His face bore an appropriate expression of “panic” and “unease,” and his dark eyes were filled with “awe” towards the superior.

He firmly suppressed his aura to the edge of the Early Stage of a Demigod, and even deliberately emitted a sense of “instability” from his divine spark.

And before him, on a giant futon seemingly condensed from an entire galaxy, Heavenly Profound Divine Emperor sat quietly.

His pale golden eyes, which seemed to contain the cycles of birth, death, and Reincarnation of the sun, moon, and stars, calmly looked at Lin Ye, his face, filled with supreme majesty, showed no trace of emotion.

“Lin Ye,” he slowly began, his voice not loud, yet seemingly containing a terrifying power where words became Law, clearly resounding in the depths of Lin Ye’s Divine Soul, “You have been residing on Tianshu Peak for three days. How do you… feel?”

It’s here!

Lin Ye’s heart instantly jumped to his throat!

But his face immediately showed an expression of “overjoyed” excitement! He bowed deeply to Heavenly Profound Divine Emperor: “Reporting to the Emperor! Tianshu Peak is a blessed land for immortals! In these past three days, merely sitting there, I feel that the hidden injuries left by my Ascension have mostly healed! My Divine Power has also advanced considerably!”

“Hehe…” Heavenly Profound Divine Emperor, hearing this, finally revealed a gentle smile on his face, “Since you are a guest elder of my Tianxuan City, this is what you deserve.”

He paused, but his tone suddenly shifted, and a hint of an unknown light flickered in his pale golden eyes, “However… I see that although your Divine Power has advanced, your aura remains unstable, and your divine spark is even at risk of dissipating. I assume the Cultivation Technique you cultivated in the Lower Realm was too crude and somewhat… conflicts with the Great Dao of my Divine Realm.”

“The Emperor sees clearly!”

“Disciple… Disciple is also troubled by this! The Cultivation Technique Disciple cultivates is a crude Body Refining method from the Lower Realm. Although I fortunately condensed a nascent divine spark, but… but the path forward has long been cut off! Disciple… Disciple has a treasure mountain but doesn't know how to mine it, truly… I am unworthy of the Emperor’s profound kindness!”

He unreservedly exposed his “shortcoming” before the other party!

“No matter.” Heavenly Profound Divine Emperor seemed to have long anticipated his answer. He slowly raised his hand, and “benevolent” light flickered in his pale golden eyes, “Since you have entered my Tianxuan City, you will naturally not be mistreated.”

“Your potential is rare through the ages. If it were to be obscured by a Cultivation Technique, wouldn't that be… Heavenly Dao’s injustice?”

“Today, I will make an exception.”

He slowly spoke, his voice filled with unquestionable majesty and… temptation!

“Personally… demonstrate the Law for you!”

Before he finished speaking!

A vast Dao charm, seemingly transcending all Laws of this world, suddenly erupted from within his majestic body!

The entire vast Divine Hall was instantly submerged in a pale golden divine light, filled with supreme majesty and a sense of control!

Lin Ye only felt as if his entire Divine Soul had been instantly pulled into a strange world constructed purely from the power of Law!

Before his eyes, it was no longer the empty Divine Hall.

But… a boundless starry sky!

Giant stars, one after another, slowly condensed, operated, collided, and annihilated before his eyes!

Every operation seemed to contain the supreme truth of the heavens and earth’s genesis and the birth and death of all things!

Every collision seemed to completely… crush his Divine Soul!

And in the center of that starry sky, a blurry golden figure, yet seemingly containing the vast majesty of the entire Universe, slowly raised his hand and gently… pointed a finger at the myriad stars!

At that instant!

Lin Ye only felt as if he had seen… the Origin of the “Dao”!

He saw… the fundamental Great Law that Heavenly Profound Divine Emperor relied on to prove his Dao!

A trace of the divine charm of the “Cang Xuan God Emperor Scripture”!!!

“Watch carefully.”

Heavenly Profound Divine Emperor’s voice, filled with supreme majesty, exploded like a final decree in the depths of his Divine Soul!

“This is… My Dao!”

“And also… your future path!”

Lin Ye’s Divine Soul Origin, which had long been tempered by the System to be as solid as a rock, still firmly held onto the last shred of clarity!

His face, at the opportune moment, revealed an appropriate “shock,” “bewilderment,” and… a hint of uncontrollable “ecstasy”!

It was as if a child who had never seen the ocean was seeing the vast and boundless… world for the first time!

He even, cooperatively, with a “thud,” his knees gave way, and he knelt on the ground in that vast “starry sky”! His dark eyes were filled with an extreme longing for the “Great Dao”!

“System!”

At the same time, he let out a silent, hysterical roar in his heart!

“Myriad Law Source Exegesis! Operate at… full power!!!”

[Instruction confirmed! Detecting [God Emperor]-level Law fluctuations… Myriad Law Source Exegesis has automatically adapted…]

[Starting to parse ‘Cang Xuan’ Dao charm… Progress 1%…]

Buzz!!!

A Chaos light, filled with endless profound mysteries and wisdom, instantly enveloped his entire Divine Soul!

At that moment, the “Cang Xuan Starry Sky,” which had been filled with endless majesty and profound mystery, enough to make any Demigod expert fall into it, suddenly became… clear in his eyes!

The seemingly perfect trajectories of the stars were actually… full of flaws!

The seemingly boundless power of Law could actually… be parsed! Be… imitated!

“So… that’s how it is…”

A monstrous wave surged in Lin Ye’s heart!

But his face still maintained that “pious” and “bewildered” expression.

He closed his eyes, and a layer of fine cold sweat “appropriately” seeped from his forehead! It was as if he was trying his best to comprehend… a mere fraction of the vast Dao charm!

Time slowly passed in silence.

Heavenly Profound Divine Emperor’s pale golden eyes always calmly observed the young man kneeling in the “starry sky,” not missing any subtle changes on his face.

Initially, his eyes held a hint of cold scrutiny.

But gradually, that scrutiny was replaced by a hint of uncontrollable… surprise!

Because he was horrified to discover that the young man was actually… comprehending?!

Although the speed of comprehension was extremely slow!

Although the direction of comprehension was crude and… deviated!

But the “Divine Demon” aura on him, which was incompatible with the “Cang Xuan” Dao charm and filled with the meaning of destruction and rebirth, actually, within this short incense stick of time, truly acquired a trace of… extremely faint “Cang Xuan” meaning?!

How… how could this be?!

One must know that what he was demonstrating was the most core and most… obscure Origin Law within the “Cang Xuan God Emperor Scripture”!

Let alone a Cultivator in the Early Stage of a Demigod, even a Peak Demigod expert, without his personal guidance, would not even glimpse a fraction of the path within a hundred years!

And this young man… only used an incense stick of time and had already… touched the threshold?!

This Comprehension Ability… is simply… Heaven-Defying!!!

And just then!

As if to confirm his conjecture!

Lin Ye, kneeling in the “starry sky,” suddenly opened his eyes!

His dark eyes, which had been full of “bewilderment,” instantly burst forth with a dazzling gleam! As if, finally, he had grasped a trace of… inspiration!

“Em… Emperor!” He raised his head, his pale face filled with “excitement” and “disbelief,” “Disciple seems to have grasped something!”

“Oh?” A hint of playfulness flickered in Heavenly Profound Divine Emperor’s eyes, “Tell me.”

“Disciple is dull!” Lin Ye quickly lowered his head, “Disciple only feels that the Emperor’s Dao seems to contain some kind of… supreme rule that controls the operation of heaven and earth and commands the birth and death of all things!”

“Disciple seems to see that between the birth and death of stars, there are invisible ‘lines’ pulling everything! Those ‘lines’ are Your will, Emperor! Your Law!”

His words were vague and full of various presumptions.

He was merely describing the superficial phenomena he “saw” in the most superficial way, one that “matched” his current Realm!

However, this “superficial” comprehension, falling into Heavenly Profound Divine Emperor’s ears, was like… the sound of nature!

“Hahaha… Hahahahaha!”

He suddenly burst into laughter, his laughter filled with endless joy and… appreciation!

Control! Command! Will! Law!

Although the understanding was still very crude!

Although it was still at the most superficial level!

But this young man, relying on his Heaven-Defying Comprehension Ability, had truly, within a short incense stick of time, touched a trace of the true meaning of his “Imperial Dao”!

Prodigy!

A true Prodigy!

He slowly retracted the vast Dao charm that could envelop the heavens and earth.

The Divine Hall returned to its previous tranquility.

He looked at the young man, still kneeling on the ground, his face filled with “excitement” and “fatigue,” his pale golden eyes filled with unprecedented… satisfaction and appreciation.

“Good,” he slowly said, his voice filled with unquestionable majesty and… anticipation, “Your Comprehension Ability is rare through the ages.”

“Today, I grant you to… cultivate in seclusion within this Divine Hall for one month.”

“I hope that within this month, you can completely… integrate what you have comprehended today.”

“Do not… disappoint My… high expectations for you.”

“Disciple obeys!!!”

...When that majestic figure, filled with supreme majesty, slowly receded like a tide.

When the giant hall door, seemingly unchanging through eternity, slowly closed.

The entire vast Divine Hall returned to silence.

“God Emperor…”

Lin Ye slowly raised his head, his dark eyes piercing through the layered palace dome, looking towards the sky, filled with endless majesty and mysterious aura.

He knew that the high and mighty Emperor’s doubts about him might… only be temporarily dispelled.

Once the seed of doubt is planted, it will never… easily disappear!

He must quickly improve his strength!