Very quickly, another three months passed.
This day, Luo Fan arrived at the depths of Earth's ocean.
The oceans of Earth had already been cleared once by the slaves of the Guanghua race.
There were no longer any monsters above the Beast General level inside.
The remaining Beast Generals and Beast Soldiers, many of them were just seafood.
Those were deliberately left behind by Luo Fan.
Mainly because they were tasty.
At this moment, Luo Fan was in a deep sea trench more than ten thousand meters below.
The pressure here seemed nonexistent to him.
Beside him was a pile of over ten thousand Water Source Crystals.
During this period, Luo Fan had constantly felt that he was on the verge of mastering the seventh layer of the Water Domain.
Yet, he had not been able to grasp it fully.
Now, he was preparing to absorb the trace of energy contained in the Water Source Crystals, the energy infused with the laws of the Water Origin.
Then, in one move, he would break through and master the seventh layer of the Water Domain.
He directly unfolded his Water Domain.
In the next instant, the surrounding seawater instantly turned into ice.
He did not completely release his domain.
However, even so, the water within a hundred meters around him was entirely frozen solid.
At this moment, Luo Fan seemed to be sitting inside an ice bowl.
[Mission: Absorb in one attempt the Water Origin Law energy from ten thousand Water Source Crystals. Reward: Water Origin Law Comprehension +100]
He was somewhat surprised to discover that this time, the reward was not comprehension of the Water Domain.
This time, the reward was comprehension of the Water Origin Law!
Luo Fan did not hesitate. He directly used his Water Domain and began channeling divine energy into his body, frantically absorbing the most precious trace of energy within the Water Source Crystals.
In that instant, countless insights surged into Luo Fan's mind.
Even though each Water Source Crystal only contained a single trace of the Water Origin Law's energy…
But the combined essence from ten thousand Water Source Crystals was no small amount.
Luo Fan felt as if he himself had turned into water.
At this moment, it was as though he had become the Water Origin Law itself.
He knew this was an illusion.
Yet it was also a tremendous opportunity.
Luo Fan did not waste a single moment, carefully savoring the comprehension flooding through him.
The next instant, the color of his Water Domain deepened.
Even the seabed beneath him froze solid.
He suddenly opened his eyes wide.
The Water Domain Seventh Layer finally achieved!
At this moment, Luo Fan could not care about the loss of ten thousand Water Source Crystals.
He expanded his Water Domain and began sensing the surroundings.
He realized that the world seemed… different.
It was as if he could see something new, yet he could not quite grasp that feeling.
He knew that this must be the Water Origin Law.
As expected, just as he had guessed.
Mastering the seventh layer of the Water Domain meant he could begin comprehending the Water Origin Law.
Luo Fan was not unfamiliar with this feeling.
After all, his Space Worm body could naturally sense the Space Origin Law.
However, even though his Space Worm clone had tried for a long time, it still had not stepped across the threshold of the Space Origin Law.
This showed just how difficult it was to reach the threshold of a law.
Merely sensing the law did not mean one could step into its threshold.
In the Universe Genius Battle, there were countless people who had reached the eighth or ninth layer of their domains.
At the ninth layer, one could sense the laws.
Some with higher law affinity could even begin sensing them at the eighth layer.
But then... Why was it that among so many contestants who had mastered the eighth or ninth layer of their domains, so few had managed to step into the threshold of a law?
It was precisely because entering the threshold of a law was too difficult.
Once one stepped into the threshold of a law, entering the finals of the Universe Genius Battle was almost guaranteed.
And if someone could step into the threshold of either of the higher laws of Time or Space, then entering the top hundred or even the top ten of the Universe Genius Battle was entirely possible.
Therefore, Luo Fan was not in a hurry.
After all, he still had plenty of time.
Just then, a sudden thought struck him.
Hadn't he yet to claim the previous reward?
That was comprehension of the Water Origin Law!
Those insights would definitely be more than the sum of what he had just gained from ten thousand Water Source Crystals.
Could it be… he should give it a try?
Luo Fan wasn't certain. After all, he had only just begun to comprehend the Water Origin Law.
He recalled the auxiliary secret manual within his mind, detailed Explanation of the Water Origin Law.
This manual contained no combat techniques.
It recorded only one thing, the Water Origin Law.
Within it were not only words, but also lines of secret patterns.
Luo Fan counted them. There were exactly 10,081 secret patterns, forming a massive pattern diagram.
This great diagram could be further divided into seventy-two smaller diagrams.
According to Detailed Explanation of the Water Origin Law, these seventy-two smaller diagrams each represented one essence of the Water Origin Law.
Previously, when he had recalled this diagram, it had been utterly obscure to him, completely incomprehensible.
This time, although he still could not understand it fully…
He nonetheless felt as if he had gained a faint trace of comprehension.
As he recalled the diagram within his mind, he then claimed the reward he had obtained earlier.
In the next moment, an immense flood of Water Origin Law comprehension surged into his mind.
Water is diverse.
Water possesses vitality; it can make plants grow and bring life to all things.
Water is also unyielding; it can turn into solid ice, becoming the strongest shield or the sharpest spear.
Water is also mysterious; it can transform into mist and conceal everything.
Water is ever-changing.
A flood of insights flashed through Luo Fan's mind.
He felt as if he had a faint understanding.
However, before long, these insights vanished.
He couldn't help feeling a little regretful, if he had gained just a bit more comprehension, he might have stepped into the threshold of the law.
Nonetheless, this session of comprehension also gave him greater understanding of his domain.
At the same time, he gained more insight into how to use his domain.
Although he didn't seem much different from before, his combat power had increased considerably.
The newly mastered seventh layer of the Water Domain could now exert its full power.
At that moment, he remembered that he still had a task reward unclaimed.
It was the reward from previously establishing mastery of the seventh layer of the Water Domain after consuming the Life Source Fruit.
"System, claim reward!"
The next moment, seventy thousand Water Source Crystals appeared before him.
At the same time, his comprehension increased once more.
As for the remaining Water Domain insights, they were only marginally useful for him.
He then established a new task for mastering the eighth layer of the Water Domain and left the deep sea.
After returning home, he checked on Fang Xueyi once more.
Then, Luo Fan entered to see his child.
…
A few days later, Luo Fan prepared to leave.
By now, Wan Xing had reached the peak of the Stellar level.
He planned to visit the secret realm rewarded by the system.
"Wife, I'm leaving."
Luo Fan said goodbye to Fang Xueyi.
Fang Xueyi didn't react much, only waving her hand.
After all, the Space Worm incarnation could transform into Luo Fan's appearance and stay beside Fang Xueyi.
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