Chapter 268: Chapter 253 Devouring Law
As soon as the Mysterious Flame appeared, it immediately fell on the lifeless corpse of the Devouring Celestial Beast, igniting a massive flame that enveloped the entire beast.
The more the flame burned, the smaller it became, until the Devouring Celestial Beast’s body was completely consumed by the Mysterious Flame.
A moment later, the Mysterious Flame became the size of a fist and darted back into Wang Xu’s abdomen.
Cosmic Energy surged through Wang Xu’s entire body.
Wang Xu comfortably bathed in the Golden Light, feeling the surging Cosmic Energy within him, and unabashedly absorbed it all completely.
"Hmm?!" Suddenly, Wang Xu’s body stiffened, and his eyes widened abruptly, "The Law... the Law actually improved!"
This discovery left Wang Xu utterly astonished.
Now, every strike of Wang Xu contained the Law, greatly increasing his attack power, enough to threaten those in the Demigod Chaos Realm.
Therefore, he was always with the Law, and even the tiniest change in the Law could not escape his eyes.
However, just now, at the moment when the Mysterious Flame released the surging Cosmic Energy, the Law within him, which had always been as calm as still water, improved significantly. The process was natural, as if Wang Xu had advanced on his own. If Wang Xu hadn’t been constantly feeling the changes in the Law, he might not have noticed it at all.
"The Mysterious Flame devoured this Devouring Demon Beast, and after it transformed within me, it actually allowed my Law to improve?" Wang Xu speculated in his heart, his eyes filled with disbelief at this phenomenon.
It should be known that the method of cultivating Cosmic Law can only rely on insights.
Through understanding the existence of the Law from the moves of the ancestors, and then finding common points to slowly improve one’s own Law... this is a process that requires long-term comprehension and analysis.
Precisely because of this, countless Cosmic Martial Artists have fallen on this path due to poor insight, with their Law never reaching the Prophet Realm, sighing for the Celestial God Realm.
But suddenly, a piece of information appeared in Wang Xu’s mind, all about Law Insights, as if it was innate, natural, with no discomfort at all, and the Law also noticeably improved slightly.
"It’s actually true..." Wang Xu took a deep breath, his eyes filled with ecstatic joy.
The Mysterious Flame could devour Demon Beasts from the Mortal Realm, thus allowing his Law to grow, which means that as long as he continues to hunt Mixed Cosmos Realm Demon Beasts from the Mortal Realm, he can let his Law reach the Prophet Realm!
As long as he devours, he can improve!
Wang Xu’s mind was thrilling, and even his blood boiled in excitement.
"No need to sit idly comprehending, no need to spend hundreds of thousands or millions of years, just let the Mysterious Flame devour Demon Beasts, and my Law can keep growing... That’s excellent!" Wang Xu clenched his fists tightly.
Once the Law is perfected, his power will experience a tremendous change, definitely allowing him to rival figures in the Celestial God Realm like Senior Brother Lu Chen, even able to chase down those in the Celestial God Realm!
Additionally, the achievement of the Law gave Wang Xu the hope of condensing a Holy Image, no longer relying on the Seventy-Two Sub-Halls.
Once the Holy Image is formed, Wang Xu will have a means of protecting his life, and when he ventures out again, he won’t be as powerless as before.
"Alright, the Law hunt begins now!" A fierce light flickered in Wang Xu’s eyes. The temptation of the Law’s enhancement excited him immensely. He immediately took a step forward, heading into the distance.
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"Poof!" A large tiger head flew off, and Spiritual Consciousness abruptly enveloped as the consciousness of the burning-furred tiger-headed demon beast vanished, its life seized by Wang Xu.
"The first one, devoured!"
Wang Xu invoked the Mysterious Flame. He still couldn’t freely control the Mysterious Flame and could only rely on his consciousness to trigger it.
The Mysterious Flame did not disappoint Wang Xu’s expectations; it leaped out and directly enveloped the corpse of the tiger-headed demon beast, completely devoured it, then returned to Wang Xu’s body.
"The Law has improved!" Feeling the slight enhancement of the Law, a segment of Law Insights merged into his mind, Wang Xu’s mind was thrilled, realizing that at this pace, perhaps it wouldn’t be long before he could raise the Law to the Half-Knowledge stage.
"The next one... is at Feifeng Mountain." Wang Xu held the map purchased with Spirit Stones collected by slaying evildoers in the towns of the Mortal Realm.
Demon Beasts containing the Law could only be what the Mortal Realm referred to as Divinity Transformation Stage Demon Beasts. Such powerful Demon Beasts were rare to encounter, and even after Wang Xu slew numerous evildoers, he only encountered a single Devouring Celestial Beast.
Therefore, Wang Xu bought maps from the Mortal Realm to track Divinity Transformation Stage Demon Beasts and then hunt them.
Wang Xu didn’t kill all Divinity Transformation Stage Demon Beasts. Though he desired his Law to rapidly improve, he wouldn’t disturb the kind demons secluded in the valleys who didn’t meddle in the mortal world.
In contrast, demons that sought to absorb human Cultivators’ blood to boost their own Cultivation, Wang Xu would show no mercy to, letting none escape.
The tiger-headed demon beast just now was about to devour a tribe of humans when Wang Xu swiftly arrived and struck it down.
Hitting the road, Wang Xu thrust forward on his Cyan Blade, hastening toward Feifeng Mountain.
......
"Immortal! Spare me!"
"I will turn over a new leaf, please have mercy on me!"
"No—"
In Feifeng Mountain, three Demon Beasts in the Divinity Transformation Stage resided. These three Demon Beasts wreaked havoc, first slaughtering passing human Cultivators, and later, feeling their cultivation was advancing too slowly, they directly attacked weaker Cultivator nations.
The countries on the Endless Continent often invited Cultivators to guard them, defending against Demon Beast assaults.
Yet some weaker nations could not afford powerful Cultivators, becoming mercilessly devoured by Demon Beasts.
By the time Wang Xu arrived, a small Cultivator nation was already in ruins, with many Cultivation Sect Leaders and Elders fleeing; the disciples couldn’t escape in time and became blood meals for the Demon Beasts.
Enraged, Wang Xu took action immediately. These three Demon Beasts were only at the early stage of Divinity Transformation, with strength at most comparable to those exceeding the White Hole Level, and were caught like birds in Wang Xu’s hand, showing fear in their eyes and begging for mercy.
"Mercy? Hmph! Blood for blood!" Wang Xu, in his fury, crushed them in his hand; sparing such heinous Demon Beasts even a moment longer would be a kindness to them.
The small nation below, upon seeing a black-robed Nascent Soul Perfection Cultivator kill the three Divinity Transformation Stage Demon Beasts by merely grasping them, prostrated themselves in admiration, constantly bowing and calling him an immortal, tears of gratitude in their eyes.
This was only the beginning. Wang Xu, without consuming them on the spot, waved his hand to collect the three Demon Beast corpses, continuing on to the location of the next Demon Beast.
In the Celestial Demon Sea, he killed a mid-stage Divinity Transformation Sea Beast.
In Peak Ridge, he killed two late-stage and one early-stage Divinity Transformation Demon Beasts.
In the Black Magic Mountain Range, he killed three early-stage Divinity Transformation Demon Beasts.
... As Wang Xu traversed, he slew his way through; since he entered the Mortal Realm to execute his task of eradicating evil, ten years had passed.
During these ten years, Wang Xu had walked across billions of continents and countless Cultivator nations, yet he had only slain seventy-two Divinity Transformation Stage Demon Beasts, falling short of even a hundred.
There were simply too few Divinity Transformation Stage Demon Beasts.
Although Demon Beasts had strong cultivation talent and faced no bottlenecks, achieving promotion merely with enough vital blood and Spiritual Qi, the required amount was colossal, and most Demon Beasts perished prematurely before maturing.
Among ten million Demon Beasts, one reaching the Divinity Transformation Stage was already considered numerous.
Fewer Demon Beasts were slain, yet Wang Xu achieved his desire, successfully advancing his Law of Light to the half-knowledge stage.
The Law Insights in his mind were exceptionally clear, and Wang Xu found the Law Insights gained through the Mysterious Flame were even more profound than those he comprehended himself!
...
While walking through the towns in the Mortal Realm, Wang Xu, when weary from traveling, liked to pause and wander in the town.
The solitude of being alone could only be completely dispelled when mingling among the crowds in the town.
Entering an inn, Wang Xu went up to the second floor, leaning by the bed and watching the bustling crowd below. He ordered a bottle of wine and a few dishes, savoring the mundane world while eating.
The civilization in the Mortal Realm was akin to ancient civilization on Earth, and since all beings were human, it gave Wang Xu a sense of belonging.
"Hey, have you heard? There’s a treasure emerging in the Wind Snow Mountain Range, reportedly a Divine Artifact left by an Immortal. Anyone who acquires it could ascend to immortality!"
"That’s right, I’ve heard too. The stir caused by the treasure’s emergence is too great, already alerting over forty nearby major nations. Numerous Cultivation Sects are on their way."
"Tsk, tsk... It’s a Divine Artifact, a treasure that can enable one to ascend to immortality. What Cultivator wouldn’t covet it?"
"That’s easy to say, but all the big shots from the Cultivation Sects are coming. However, don’t forget, what’s in the Wind Snow Mountain Range..."
"What is it, tell me quickly!"
"You don’t know? It’s said that a Divinity Transformation Perfection Demon Beast resides there, soon to ascend to the Immortal Realm and become an Immortal Beast, with incredibly terrifying strength. Moreover, many Divinity Transformation Stage Demon Beasts have rushed over to snatch it upon hearing of the treasure’s emergence... Now you surely understand how deep this chaotic water is."
Wang Xu’s ears twitched, easily capturing this conversation.
In the Mortal Realm, Cultivators all have Thousand-Mile Sound Transmission, the sound reaching only specified individuals, but evidently, this wasn’t a secret in need of concealment.
"A treasure emerging? A Divine Artifact?" Wang Xu’s heart stirred. Having spent ten years in the Mortal Realm, he had some understanding that what these Cultivators called Divine Artifacts were surely Supreme Treasures used by those of the Celestial God Realm.
In the Mortal Realm, Supreme Treasures were exceptionally rare, even rarer than in the Cosmos. Once they emerged, they inevitably caused a commotion, attracting a multitude of powerful contenders.
Yet Wang Xu’s focus wasn’t there; what truly interested him was the Divinity Transformation Perfection Demon Beast in the Wind Snow Mountain Range and the Divinity Transformation Stage Demon Beasts coming from all directions.
"I should have thought of using such a method long ago; a Supreme Treasure can attract them all. I have so many Supreme Treasures on me, why not throw some bait too?" Wang Xu thought to himself.
Whether this method would work, he put aside for now. Presently, there was an excellent opportunity before Wang Xu, a chance to rapidly enhance his Law Insights! (To be continued. If you like this work, feel free to vote for it on Qidian () with recommendation votes and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile users, please read on .)