"Her comprehension of the Earth Origin Law is a bit deeper than mine. As for whether she has grasped any other laws, I can't sense it at all…"
"But in terms of Domain attainment, she is far above me."
Jiang Li was confident, but never arrogant.
Understanding one Origin Law makes fusing it with a Domain much easier.
Understanding two Origin Laws—and even needing to merge them effectively—was on an entirely different level.
It was just like the famed mind-force weapon Yanshen Bing: to unleash its power, its wielder had to merge two laws perfectly. Such weapons were unimaginably powerful, but using them was also unimaginably difficult.
The instant Jiang Li's thoughts stirred, Bai Kui's figure flickered—she was already upon him.
Her twin blades swept out silver streams of light that instantly intertwined into dense killing arcs, cleaving toward Jiang Li with a sharpness that seemed ready to tear through space itself.
"Hm?"
As Jiang Li swung his longsword, his body suddenly sank. Under the covering of her earth-yellow Domain, his movements instantly became heavy and sluggish.
"Open!"
Wushuang Jianjie erupted, colliding head-on with the earth-yellow Domain. His speed rose sharply while Bai Kui's assault was significantly slowed.
Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!…
His crimson sword struck against the twin blades, and as Jiang Li retreated, a pale yellow radiance burst outward—blossoming like a lotus in full bloom.
"Earth Origin Law!"
Bai Kui's body trembled violently. Her expression changed instantly.
She had been certain Jiang Li had stepped into the threshold of Law comprehension, but that judgment came from his Luoxing Pan—so it should have been the Space Law.
Yet never in her dreams did she expect Jiang Li to be wielding the Earth Law.
"Another Stellar-rank who comprehended Earth Origin!"
"That 'Luoxing Pan' must have been a decoy!"
"Kūhuā got careless!"
"This guy 'Jiang Nan' is really cunning!"
"Interesting!"
Anyone who saw the Luoxing Pan would naturally assume he'd comprehended the Space Law. Who would think it was just a smokescreen?!
As for a Stellar Rank expert comprehending two Laws?
Not impossible—but people simply didn't dare assume it.
A race-level genius… even a cosmic nation might not birth one in ten thousand years. Naturally, such a possibility was ignored.
While the watching officials were still discussing how "insidious" Jiang Li was, he had already slashed out fiercely.
Boom!
A crimson sword light crashed toward Bai Kui instantly. The violent force made the air explode. With the slowing effect of the Earth Law and Domain, Bai Kui had no time to dodge.
In that split second, silver light intertwined—she forcefully raised both blades to block.
Bang!
A thirty-six-fold explosive strike, plus the amplification of Wushuang Jianjie, making it over forty-two-fold power—Bai Kui felt like a light-speed meteor had slammed into her. Her entire body shot backward like a storm-tossed ragdoll, leaving a long pale trail in midair.
BOOM!
After she was flung several hundred meters, even her Stellar Rank level-four physique couldn't withstand the force—the body collapsed instantly.
"Losing like this… feels unfair, but also not unfair."
Bai Kui exited the Battle Arena, reflecting to herself.
Unfair—because she underestimated her opponent and was tricked by the Luoxing Pan.
Not unfair—because this was only a simulated battle. A lesson learned here was valuable. If it were a real mission, such carelessness could've meant death.
Jiang Nan, another victory!
"Bai Kui actually lost?!"
In the Quiet Meditation Chamber, a purple-haired supervisor, Zi Jun, widened her pupils abruptly. "A same-rank fighter beat one of the company's special-grade elites?"
"Just a trick," her AI assistant responded disapprovingly.
"Lulu Xi, wisdom is also a form of combat power. A win is a win—there is no such thing as trickery."
Zi Jun shook her head and ordered, "Pull up Jiang Nan's data immediately."
"Yes."
Moments later—
Jiang Li walked out of the Battle Arena. Hearing the surrounding discussions, he silently found a seat in a corner of the hall.
"Didn't expect that sunflower girl to have grasped an Origin Law too…"
Luo Feng also stepped out of the viewing space, sat beside Jiang Li, and sighed. "Too bad she met you, Jiang-ge."
"She just got careless."
Jiang Li patted Luo Feng's shoulder and laughed. "Train hard. When you reach the Stellar Rank, your Jiang-ge will give you a huge gift!"
To outsiders, this victory might have been shocking.
But to Jiang Li, it was completely expected.
In terms of Laws or battle experience, he outclassed Bai Kui. Losing would've been the real surprise.
Very soon—
Jiang Nan's name began spreading across the Black Dragon Mountain Empire's Kill Arena. Many experts who had comprehended one Law came to challenge him.
Unfortunately, none could force Jiang Li to reveal the Luoxing Pan.
"Teacher's selected secret arts—I've memorized them thoroughly. And I've accumulated enough combat experience in the Slaughter Space."
"Looks like I should try comprehending a new cultivation method."
Seated cross-legged in Villa No. 99's cultivation room, Jiang Li opened his system.
[You study the Space Secret Tome. You analyze its Origin Law. Using your prior experience, you comprehend the Space Origin Law.]
[You study the Miscellaneous Notes on Earth and Wood, awaken the Earth-Wood Origin Laws, then attempt to merge them with the Space Origin Law—you have comprehended the Method of Law Fusion!]
In that moment, brilliant golden radiance flowed around his body. His genes began an extreme, sublime evolution.
As his eyes opened and closed, the cosmic space within his soul expanded once more. Among the ten floating planet-eggs representing Laws, the three representing Earth, Wood, and Space suddenly swelled, layer after layer shining with radiant brilliance.
"This feeling…?"
In astonishment, Jiang Li sensed invisible Origin Laws pouring toward him from the vast universe—giving rise to a strange, instinctive closeness, like a newborn child leaning toward its mother.
Then—
The inner universe shone even brighter. The three Law-planets intertwined, gathering their lights.
Within that brilliance, new star-eggs began to form.
"This is…?"
"The Earth-Wood Fusion Law Star?"
"The Earth-Space Fusion Law Star?"
"The Wood-Space…"
Jiang Li's eyes widened as he watched the transformation inside his soul's universe. The lights of the Laws interwove—and in the void, new fusion stars were being born!
These newborn planets pulsed with two Law-lights, merging harmoniously into natural, seamless radiance.
"Just as I thought!"
Jiang Li sensed deeply. When he raised his hand, he could clearly feel the Origin Laws of the universe moving with him as naturally as his own shadow.
Suddenly—
The soul-universe blazed. The long-silent Void Tower emerged once more. Runes covered its surface, merging with the Law-lights, making the entire tower shine with resplendent brilliance. Inside every ray of light, a mysterious rune was engraved.
"Thirteen Earth, fourteen Wood, eleven Space!"
"Thirty-eight Law-runes woven together… one thousand four hundred forty-four Law transformations!"
"Could this be…"
"The Law Tower!"
Jiang Li's pupils contracted sharply—then surged with joy.
"The three great Laws perfectly fused, forming 1444 transformations! Even if each transformation only adds 0.1x amplification…"
"All 1444 together elevate the strength of my 'Law Tower' consciousness to 144.4 times!"
"And with my soul's fourteenfold fusion enhancement, that becomes…"
"2021.6 times!"
"Once this tower manifests…"
"It will crush everything before it!"
Even someone as calm as Jiang Li couldn't help taking a deep breath, his eyes blazing with sharp light.
At this moment—
He was certain: among all Stellar-ranks, he now had no equal.
And the most terrifying part was…
As his cultivation rose, the Law Tower would only become more and more monstrous.
Right then—
"Jiang Li, Thor is requesting a call on the Virtual Universe Network. Something seems to have happened to Hong."
Babata suddenly materialized.
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