Shiing.
A subdued saber howl resounded as a hefty click erupted. Saber sheathed, a lonesome figure stood amidst the dissipating chaos of Mystic Aura and tumultuous mama. The corpses of three Ascended beings began to collapse on a fundamental scale, disintegrating by the principles of Omega, an end to all things.
Their Mystic Dao enriched cells, energies, and bones began to break down amidst a surge of saber light. They had all died; their lives and consciousness were gone with three swings of Wei Wuyin's saber.
"H-he did it!" Lin Xianxian cried out in abject disbelief, yet a hard-to-miss joy reverberated in her tone. As the only Ascended being amongst the seven beautiful spectators, she was the only one that truly understood the deeply disturbing strength of a Demi-Mortal Lord and their resulting Demi-Mystic State.
Da Shan clenched her fists as her heart pounded fiercely. The glowing golden irises of hers betrayed her blazing excitement, and within that gaze of hers, reflecting the lone figure of Wei Wuyin, was a growing desire. In her heart and mind, images of an equally as impressive child bearing her and Wei Wuyin's image and traits were born.
"The Holy Son is unrivaled!" Si De clasped her hands tighter as her eyes flashed with deep worship. At this moment, Wei Wuyin had vastly exceeded the divinities of her religion in her heart.
Nyla Shur blushed a deep pink, her eyes quivering, tears brimming at the edges, yet her thoughts were anyone's guess.
Xiang Ling and Mei Yang's eyes simply shone with an ardent light of pride. To these women, Wei Wuyin had chosen them out of trillions of others, not forgetting them despite their lackluster origins and talents. Even in terms of physical appearance, they couldn't compare to his fiancée—Xue Yifei, or the self-sealed Ascended, Lin Xianxian. However, throughout these years, not once had he treated them as lesser and had even remembered them after becoming a figure that could shake the known world.
"..." Ai Yin was serenely silent, but her hands couldn't stop trembling from her rising emotions. Those pupils of hers similarly reflected that lone figure who accomplished the seemingly impossible.
While they stirred, Wei Wuyin slowly closed his eyes while immersing himself in his three swings. By incorporating the Minor Time Law with his Saber Intent, Element had unleashed three invincible attacks. Element had reached Level Three as a Nascent Saber Soul after feeding it a continuous flow of War Souls, taking about eight years to accomplish.
During its Level Two state, Wei Wuyin hadn't been able to properly explore its abilities. However, that state could be described as enriching the will of his Saber Intent. This greatly increased the ease to execute certain complex Saber Arts; moreover, his Saber Heart Intent range of conversion was amplified should he funnel it through Element.
Level Three amplified those already existing abilities, including reinforcing its ability to manifest as a true Saber, something that was mostly irrelevant as it possessed the Essence of War's transformed state, but its primary power was Saber Energy Enhancement. It was called the Profound Saber Meridian.
While it was an external existence, the Nascent Saber Soul can merge with his Spirit of Cultivation temporarily, granting him the ability to refine Saber Energy by a level. This type of amplification could be likened to the Alchemic Soul!
While Wei Wuyin's intrinsic qualities were within the Mortal Dao, its intensity and power were a level higher, capable of rivaling the refined Alchemic Energies of Earthly Saints. It was regarded as one of the most heaven-defying abilities of the Alchemic Soul, as other Spirits of Cultivations such as a Wind Soul might increase the quality of power by a stage or two within the realm, but never an entire level.
The Profound Saber Meridian brought his Saber Energies from peak Astral-grade to peak Mystic-Earth grade.
With this, including its other abilities, the Essence of War it possessed had elevated alongside the change of King's Saber Energy becoming Omega Saber Energy, and therefore increased to high Mystic-World grade!
Unfortunately, it was an external benefit, and Wei Wuyin had to actively refine this energy at the Nascent Saber Soul's pace, so it was an arduous effort, and filling King's World Sea with this energy required three months of continuously ceaseless cultivation.
Wei Wuyin had just expended all that effort in one go. He was closing his eyes trying to recall the spent saber force, but the world had grinned it down shortly after it reached a certain distance, causing it to vanish. The Mortal Dao had acted, in much the same way as Mortal Annihilation, it removed the threat that was his saber force.
It was too much of a threat.
Moreover, Wei Wuyin could feel his Mortal Dao Aura undergo a little turmoil—A WARNING! The saber force had sliced into the fabric of the Mortal Dao, faintly scratching it, giving it the lightest of wounds. This level of power shouldn't exist within the Mortal Dao!
Wei Wuyin's eyes opened as his Celestial Eyes observed the world. Others couldn't see without a special Ocular Spell such as the Celestial Eyes, but space and time were annihilated, leaving behind rainbow-colored scars. They were beautiful, but he could see the effort of the chaos mana attempting to funnel in to close the damage.
"If my intrinsic power was governed by the Mystic Dao, this certainly wouldn't happen." Wei Wuyin concluded as he analyzed the situation, and he heaved a sigh. The Mystic Dao had a higher tolerance level. His understanding of Daos deepened as he felt the warning permeate his soul. It resembled a gentler version of the River of Time's rage.
That said, Wei Wuyin's internal situation was downright depressing. While he seemed perfectly fine on the surface, a degree of power touching upon the edges of an Earthly Saint's grade of energy had circulated through his body. While his body was refined thoroughly and enhanced by countless products, he hadn't formed his Astral Physique yet and suffered countless injuries to his physical cells.
Eventually, Wei Wuyin begrudgingly accepted the loss of cultivated effort.
He sent a spiritual transmission out, and then his heart shook as a faint saber howl emanated from his soul.
"Look!" Ori exclaimed.
Wei Wuyin could feel something emerge in his soul. Abruptly, the Mark of Annihilation on his palm manifested. Then, his arm with the mark, without his control, began to move as his palm faced the annihilated portions of the Mortal Dao. At the edges, faint Omega Saber Light, the combination of Saber, Imperial Heaven Aura, Divine, and Annihilation, flickered violently as the surrounding mana actively tried to snuff it out.
Then, the Mark of War vanished.
Wei Wuyin's eyes widened as he stared at his palm, the Mark of Annihilation was genuinely gone! This was his ticket to entering the Battlefield! He didn't even get a chance to properly analyze what happened before the Emblem of Annihilation within his Saint Ring, an item he obtained for his outstanding performance in the Nexus Battlefield, similarly vanished without a warning.
"What's happening?" Confused, Wei Wuyin doubtfully asked. But then, his mind experienced a spark of realization. He then sent his senses to King, and he saw two globs of light circulate it, tethered to his soul.
Seeds!
Seeds of Law!
TWO OF THEM!
The Mark of Annihilation and Emblem of Annihilation, from Wei Wuyin's first impression, was designed to help one create a Seed of Law, and the Obelisk of War, which granted one Soul Light, what's used to nurture Seeds of Law, and Heart of the World helped the Laws flourish.
Was this an innate Edict of the Sage that the Heavenly War Spirit described?! Supposedly, the Edict of the Sage could generate a link to a law called the Heavenly Resonance of Three Thousand Realms, and powerful beings would place these inside their children and create an Artificial Link that granted them a chance to manifest a Seed of Law as mortals.
He had suspicions that Jing Jiu and Long Chen both had these Edicts of the Sage imprinted in them, calling into question their origins, and likely meant that they weren't nearly as simple as their memories suggested. Whether it was Jing Jiu or Long Chen, they both noticed the profound power of possessing a genuine Seed of Law and used it to exceed conventional belief, firmly labeling them as geniuses that could defy standard limitations such as Long Chen using Grand Transformation before his cultivation would allow him to.
But before he could ask the Heavenly War Spirit or probe the two Law Seeds, he felt his soul tremble once again, and…
A THIRD SEED!
Wei Wuyin's soul quivered as the third Seed of Law formed, tethering itself to his soul and King's Spirit of Cultivation. Without warning, it began to cleanse the space of foreign Soul Light just as before, only accepting Omega Saber Soul Light! All three of them!
Saber!
Annihilation!
And shockingly, Imperial!
"ME NEXT! ME NEXT!" Ori shouted excitedly!
