232: Panel 3.0

Xiao Zhuo's thoughts stirred, and the point of Chaos light on his fingertip quietly vanished.

His eyes gleamed, no longer satisfied with the achievement of the Five Elements Fusion.

“The Five Elements are one of the wan fa, and the The Way of Freedom should control all wan fa!”

Taking a deep breath, Xiao Zhuo immersed his Divine Thought deep into his Sea of Consciousness, intertwining it with the profound Natural Freedom Dao Principle Rune.

This time, he no longer confined himself to a single attribute, but attempted to outline a more complex, more Origin Law combination.

“Cycle of Creation and Destruction!”

Under the guidance of his will, the Zizai Immortal Power on his fingertip suddenly divided.

A portion of the Immortal Power transformed into vibrant green light points, full of life, dancing like spring sprouts; another portion condensed into dull grey light spots, symbolizing silence and decay, exuding the chill of all things returning to the void.

The two opposing forces did not clash; instead, under the command of the Natural Freedom Dao Rhyme, they connected end to end, weaving into a tiny, constantly circulating “Ring of Creation and Destruction.”

The verdant life force nourished and grew, then transformed into a purer, grey destruction force; the destruction force annihilated all things, but deep within its ashes, new life quietly sprouted.

A profound and unpredictable Concept of Reincarnation permeated the Cultivation chamber.

“Breath of Destruction!”

Xiao Zhuo's thoughts shifted again.

The Ring of Creation and Destruction instantly collapsed! All the Immortal Power was forcibly compressed and twisted by an invisible, mighty power, finally transforming into a pure, heart-palpitating dark purple energy.

It was formless and immaterial, yet it exuded a terrifying aura that could annihilate everything; merely hovering at his fingertip, the surrounding space emitted faint, piercing groans, as if it would be completely torn apart by its very essence in the next moment.

“Ice and Fire, Same Origin!”

The purple Destruction aura suddenly receded, as if it had never appeared.

In its place, on his left fingertip, pulsed a cluster of scorching white true flame, as if it could incinerate all things, radiating destructive high temperatures;

On his right fingertip, a deep blue profound ice condensed, emitting absolute cold, freezing all life around it.

Ice and fire, these natural archenemies, now achieved a delicate balance under Xiao Zhuo's control of the Dao Principle, using Zizai Immortal Power as a bridge.

The flames no longer tried to melt the ice, nor did the ice freeze the flames; where their edges met, space violently twisted, and a chaotic mist steamed up, containing the terrifying destructive power of extreme heat and extreme cold intertwined.

“Intertwining Light and Darkness!” “Turbulent Wind and Thunder!” “Space-Time Ripples!”

Xiao Zhuo was like a masterful musician, using Zizai Immortal Power as strings and the wan fa of the heavens as notes.

Immortal light flowed incessantly on his fingertips, manifesting various incredible complex Law phenomena: sacred light and profound darkness permeated and devoured each other, forming a blurred, indistinct, chaotic grey Domain; violent hurricanes enveloped purple lightning that tore through the sky, and dull roars reverberated through space; space rippled like a water surface into which a stone had been thrown, subtly revealing strange fluctuations of accelerated or stagnant time... Inside the Cultivation chamber, various Law glows interwove, and energy fluctuations surged like a tumultuous tide.

Xiao Zhuo was completely focused, fine beads of sweat appearing on his forehead.

Controlling these complex Laws, especially high-level Laws like Destruction and Space Law, consumed a terrifying amount of Divine Sense and Immortal Power.

He also needed to constantly maintain that exquisite balance and control, his spirit taut like a bowstring; the slightest distraction would lead to a Law backlash and eternal damnation.

Time quietly slipped away in his concentration, he knew not how long had passed.

Just as his mind was highly concentrated, a clear, ethereal female voice suddenly echoed in his mind:

“Heavens Panel System update complete. Current version: 3.0.”

Xiao Zhuo's eyes flashed with a sharp glint, and a ball of light in his hand, containing terrifying power and evolving “Space-Time Ripples,” was casually dispersed by him, turning into specks of starlight and disappearing.

His consciousness instantly sank into his Sea of Consciousness, and a more three-dimensional, exquisite panel, seemingly composed of starlight, clearly appeared before his eyes:

Name: Xiao Zhuo.

Race: Human Race.

Realm: Mahayana Peak (Quasi-Immortal);

Physical Body: Mahayana Peak (Quasi-Immortal);

Divine Soul: soul infant Seventh Rank Early Stage;

Divine Sense: Low Grade Heavenly Tier (Coverage: Ten thousand li radius);

Divine Thought Bonus: 30000 times;

Physique: Thunder Dao Body; Devouring Divine Body; Innate Blood God Body; Universe Extreme Divine Body;

Cultivation Technique: Primordial Chaos Golden Scripture Perfection (Low Grade Heavenly Tier, 35000 years of cultivation); Purgatory Demonic Body Perfection (Low Grade Heavenly Tier, 20000 years of cultivation); Sacred Soul Scripture Perfection (Low Grade Heavenly Tier, 10000 years of cultivation); Taiyi Bright Scripture Minor Achievement (High Grade Earth-Grade); Remaining Cultivation Techniques folded (can be expanded to view)

Great Divine Ability: Weapon of Freedom/Self-Mastery, Limit Broken (Low Grade Heavenly Tier); Technique of Freedom/Self-Mastery, Limit Broken (Low Grade Heavenly Tier); Limit-Breaking Universe God Step (Low Grade Heavenly Tier);

Unique Skills: Heavenly Demon Hegemon Body; Heaven-Observing Divine Eye; Heaven and Earth Calamity Weapon; wan fa Natural; One Step to the Horizon; Remaining Unique Skills folded (can be expanded to view)

Secret Arts: Source Blood; Soul Burning Sacred Method; Soul Slaughtering Sacred Method; Soul Fusing Sacred Method;

Talents: Danger Perception; Innate Divine Strength; Soul Perception; Origin Force Fusion; Blood Manipulation; Space Manipulation; Devouring;

Concept: Thunder Tribulation Saber Intent (Divine Intent); Blood Intent Realm (Perfection); Space Concept (Perfection); Destruction Sword Intent (Perfection); Slaughter Intent/State (Perfection);

Domain: Thunder Tribulation Domain (Triple); Blood Fiend Domain (Triple); Space Domain (Triple); Slaughter Domain (Double);

Law: Soul Law (Middle Thousand Worlds) (Perfection); Law of Thunder (Middle Thousand Worlds) (Perfection); Law of Blood (Middle Thousand Worlds) (Perfection); Law of Power (Middle Thousand Worlds) (Perfection); Space Law (Middle Thousand Worlds) (Perfection);

Dao Principle: The Way of Freedom (Minor Achievement);

Exotic Flame: Purple Extreme Star Flame;

origin divine weapon: Unnamed;

Attribute Points (Middle Thousand Worlds): 7641841.

Aside from being more magnificent and refined, the most significant change in his attributes on the panel was that his soul infant had broken through the Sixth Rank shackles due to the initial success of the Dao Principle, reaching the Seventh Rank Early Stage.

However, the independent function buttons for Cultivation Technique deduction, Law deduction, Domain deduction, etc., which were originally present at the bottom of the panel, had all disappeared, leaving only a single button glowing with a deep, ethereal light—Deduce.

Xiao Zhuo focused his consciousness on it, and a line of explanation appeared:

“Deduce: Can deduce all entries learned by the host, and can also deduce new entries according to the host's requirements.”

Xiao Zhuo's eyes trembled, and an irrepressible excitement surged in his heart.

“The Way of Freedom!”

Without hesitation, he used his will to lock onto the The Way of Freedom under the Dao Principle column and threw it into the Deduce button.

“Deduction task received: The Way of Freedom (Minor Achievement) can be deduced. Deduction target: Minor Achievement level. Attribute Points required: 10,000,000. Estimated deduction time: 135 years.”

“Detected that the current host's Attribute Points are insufficient, deduction cannot be started. Task progress has been reverted.”

The excitement in his eyes was instantly replaced by immense disappointment.

Consuming ten million points was still acceptable.

But this 135 years of deduction time... The estimated deduction time on the panel was real-world time, not like the Attribute Points consumption in the White Mist Space that didn't affect external time at all.

At this moment, Xiao Zhuo was both happy and worried.

He was happy that even the ethereal Dao Principle could be enhanced through the System's deduction, opening up a clear path forward. He was worried about the dauntingly long deduction period, often spanning centuries.

One must know that Xiao Zhuo had been Cultivating for less than a hundred years to date!

However, a thought struck him about the terrifying power displayed by the Dao Principle of Freedom, and then he considered those peerless powerhouses who mastered Dao Principles, none of whom had lived for less than tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of years... A subtle sense of superiority quietly arose.

“A hundred years... perhaps... it's not unacceptable?” he mused inwardly.

It was just that the current Attribute Points deficit was huge, so the deduction had to be put on hold for now.

Immediately, another thought emerged:

“Although the Natural Freedom Dao Principle Rune has condensed, and I can initially transform Primordial Immortal Power into Zizai Immortal Power, this process is far from perfect or efficient. Instead of wasting it, why not let the panel deduce a personalized Cultivation Technique that perfectly aligns with the Dao Principle of Freedom? If the Foundation is solid, future deductions of the Dao Principle might yield twice the results with half the effort!”

He acted on his thought!

Xiao Zhuo's will once again pressed the profound Deduce button.

A translucent pop-up window appeared, and he quickly entered his requirements with his will:

Deduction Requirement: Based on the The Way of Freedom, customize a core Cultivation Technique that perfectly adapts to this Dao Principle.

Phase Goal: High-grade Heavenly Tier Cultivation Technique.

Expected Effect: Maximize the conversion efficiency and power of Zizai Immortal Power, solidifying the Dao Principle Foundation.

“Deduction task received: Deduce an exclusive core Cultivation Technique for the host's The Way of Freedom (Minor Achievement). Target Rank: High-grade Heavenly Tier. Attribute Points required: 1,000,000. Estimated deduction time: 1 year and 3 months.”

“Confirm?”

“Another year?!” Xiao Zhuo frowned tightly.

He remembered that in the past, deducting Cultivation Techniques took a few hours at fastest, and at most a few days.

This was the first time he encountered a deduction time measured in years.

“host,” the clear, ethereal female voice spoke at the opportune moment, explaining, “Previously, the Cultivation Techniques or skills the host deduced were all skills the host had already comprehended and mastered, and the target Rank was relatively low, hence the short deduction time. This deduction requires the System to construct a brand new High-grade Heavenly Tier Cultivation Technique from scratch based on the host's Dao Principle characteristics, involving deep analysis and reconstruction at the rule level, so the time consumption is naturally greatly extended.”

Xiao Zhuo was slightly stunned: “Number One?”

“I am here, host,” the female voice immediately responded, her tone steady.

“Your voice... seems to have changed?” Xiao Zhuo asked.

“This System upgrade simultaneously enhanced my authority, allowing access to a higher-level database. Voice line adjustment is also one of the latest authorities. The current voice line is a preferred option called based on an analysis of the host's potential preferences,” the female voice explained unhurriedly.

Xiao Zhuo was instantly somewhat speechless.

What do you mean, a voice line I like?

How come I don't know myself... But at this moment, he had no time to dwell on these minor details.

After receiving a reasonable explanation, he no longer hesitated.

“Confirm Deduction!”

Boom!

The Deduce button at the bottom of the panel instantly turned an inoperable grey, and a thin, thread-like rainbow light lit up around its edge, like a miniature progress ring, beginning to rotate clockwise extremely slowly.

Clearly, achieving full progress would indeed require a considerable amount of time.

More crucially, once the deduction started, he would be unable to deduce any other entries during that period.

Xiao Zhuo suppressed the distracting thoughts in his mind and prepared to first use the Primordial Chaos Golden Scripture, which had already reached Low Grade Heavenly Tier, to impact the True Immortal Realm.

Once the new Cultivation Technique was deduced, he would then switch to Cultivating it.

However, just as his mind settled and he was about to use Attribute Points to Breakthrough.

Rumble!!!

A colossal roar, filled with boundless rage and terrifying pressure, like billions of thunderbolts exploding directly overhead, instantly shattered the tranquility of the Cultivation chamber, shaking the entire Blood Demon Realm with a hum!

Immediately after, a voice full of murderous intent, like cold ice scraping bone, penetrated the thick world barrier and clearly resounded throughout the entire Blood Demon Realm: “Junior! Get out here and die!”