Accompanying the little girl's voice—
Li Yue felt a wisp of eerie power—similar to divine law—entangling him.
"What's this feeling…"
"Is this another kind of divine law?"
He sensed the wisp of law power twining around him and raised an eyebrow.
Could it be that—
The power mastered by the evil spirits is the original divine law of this world?
But how could the divine law—meant to protect the world—become something bizarre and terrifying?
As for the divine laws they Blue Star deities possess—
Their source does not belong to this world.
But originates from the "man behind the scenes" responsible for their arrival.
Of course—
The "man behind the scenes" only gave them seeds. What kind of divine law flower blooms in this world depends entirely on themselves.
"The divine way is based on the human way."
"Without the human way, there is no divine way."
"But evil spirits are not only strange but also harmful to the human race…"
"Could such a divine law truly exist in the world?"
"Or rather—"
"Is it being polluted?"
"But what could possibly pollute the divine law?"
Li Yue muttered in his heart.
He reached out and summoned the wisps of eerie law that were gathering toward him, restraining them and condensing them into a pale white thread in his hand.
The pale white thread writhed in his hand, like a living nematode, trying to escape.
Li Yue's eyes flashed.
Divine power surged from his palm and fell upon the pale white thread formed from the eerie law.
Instantly—
The pale white thread stiffened. Then, as divine power fused into it, the paleness faded slightly, revealing a bright and pure white beneath.
"This is—"
Li Yue was shocked.
He had merely tried to purify it with divine power out of curiosity.
Unexpectedly—
This eerie law was actually purified by divine power!
No—
Not purified—
But the divine power activated the law's original essence, annihilating the eerie power within and returning it to its true origin!
"Divine Law Shard!"
"This is a Divine Law Shard!"
Li Yue's eyes shone with excitement.
His earlier intuition was correct.
These evil spirits did contain traces of divine law power!
It had simply been corrupted by some unknown eerie force, turning them into evil spirits!
Now that it had encountered divine power—like a long drought meeting sweet rain—it immediately activated the inherent divine law essence, purging the eerie force.
He had originally believed—
That Divine Law Shards could only be obtained by killing other Blue Star deities in the [Deity War].
But unexpectedly—
The evil spirits of this world also contained divine law power!
Divine Law Shards—
Were essential for appointing subordinate deities.
With enough of them, he could confer subordinate gods under his command.
Even without that purpose—
Divine Law Shards were highly valuable items and could be exchanged for substantial divine power in the [Deity Shop]!
"Big brother—"
"A Yin will count to ten, and then come find you, oh—"
"Big brother, hide quickly, A Yin will definitely find you—"
The pale-faced little girl grinned, shaking a rattle in her hand as she began to count:
"One… two… three… nine… ten."
"Big brother, A Yin is coming to find you, oh—"
Her eerie laughter echoed in the surroundings.
Li Yue still stood in place and did not hide.
He looked strangely at the little girl bouncing among the large rocks, seemingly searching for him.
Now—
In his eyes—
This wasn't some evil spirit.
It was clearly a precious Divine Law Shard!
"Found you!"
"Big brother, from now on you'll stay with A Yin forever—"
"A Yin will perform a trick for you and turn big brother into a paper doll—"
The little girl stood in front of Li Yue with a sweet smile, seemingly delighted to have new company.
But in the next moment—
Li Yue noticed—
Even more eerie divine law power enveloped him—
As if trying to transform him into a paper doll.
But none of the eerie divine laws could affect him. All of them flowed into his hand, condensing into pale white threads.
Seeing Li Yue remain unchanged—
The sweet smile on the little girl's pale face vanished. Her expression turned gloomy and hideous, her eyes filled with fury and madness:
"Bad person! Bad person! How dare you break your promise with A Yin!"
As her voice fell—
The seven paper dolls outside the paper shop flew over.
A swarm of paper dolls also flew out from within.
Silver bell-like laughter rang in all directions as the paper dolls fluttered through the air, staring strangely at Li Yue with eerie smiles.
At this moment—
Even more intense divine law power invaded.
Li Yue remained calm.
He waved his sleeve lightly.
Instantly—
The mass of paper dolls covering the sky exploded one after another, dissolving into eerie divine laws and merging into his palm.
Immediately afterward—
He looked toward the little girl, whose pale face had become twisted and malevolent.
Clouds and mist surged in all directions.
The mist rolled toward the little girl.
It was the high Rank 9 divine art 'Cloud Mist Technique,' which could both attack and defend in his hands.
Under the terrifying corrosion of the cloud mist, the little girl only struggled for a moment before being melted completely.
A rich amount of eerie divine law power flowed into Li Yue's hand.
"Only this paper shop remains."
He pointed lightly.
Suddenly, the skies changed—wind roared and thunder rumbled!
Boom—!
Heavenly thunder crashed down!
The paper shop was instantly engulfed by lightning, the destructive force annihilating everything!
The entire paper shop exploded and dissolved into surging divine law energy, attempting to disperse.
But the area had already been blanketed by the mist.
The divine law power darted in all directions, but in the blink of an eye, it was wrapped tightly by the mist and fell into Li Yue's hand.
"My strength has reached the peak of fourth-order."
"Even a high Rank 9 deity probably couldn't destroy this paper shop."
"If it were a peak fourth-order human cultivator or demon—"
"They wouldn't necessarily be destroyed, but they'd be trapped inside."
Li Yue sighed.
Fortunately, he was now a high Rank 9 land deity, and his [Jurisdiction] covered a full four hectares, allowing him to encounter this paper shop.
Had he still been a high Rank 9 land deity with only two hectares of [Jurisdiction], his chances of stumbling upon the paper shop would have been much smaller.
He could tell—
This paper shop had no true consciousness. It was simply acting under the influence of divine law.
Even the little girl who could speak had no real awareness.
He looked at the pale white eerie divine laws gathered in his hand.
Divine power surged from his body.
One strand!
Ten strands!
Fifty strands!
As ninety strands of divine power poured in, all the eerie energy was annihilated—transforming into a golden, pure, and flawless Divine Law Shard.
It shone like a fragment of the sun.
"Only one hundred and sixteen divine power left."
Li Yue felt somewhat helpless.
Who could have expected to suddenly encounter such an evil spirit?
Casting two high Rank 9 divine arts and activating the divine law had cost him seventy-one divine power in total.
"Let's see how much this Divine Law Shard is worth…"
"Should I open the door…"
He murmured softly.
He took a step back into his [Divine Domain], then opened the [Deity Shop], placing the Divine Law Shard in his hand on display.
Listing it for display didn't necessarily mean selling it.
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