Lin Feng gently held the Innate Treasure Pearl in his palm, his eyes slightly closed as his mind sank into it.
Within the pearl of swirling chaos lay what seemed to be an unopened universe. Chaotic energy surged within, nurturing infinite possibilities.
He guided the Chaos Power within his body, continuously pouring it into the Innate Treasure Pearl. The Innate Treasure Pearl was like a bottomless pit; no matter how much Chaos Power was poured in, it could be devoured and refined.
As the Chaos Power was infused, the Innate Treasure Pearl began to undergo subtle changes.
The chaotic color on its surface became richer, as if it were about to drip, and inside the pearl, strange patterns began to form. These patterns intertwined, forming complex designs.
These designs were not formed randomly but contained the most fundamental laws and powers of the universe, encompassing the textures of the Great Dao and evolving the ultimate principles of heaven and earth.
The birth of every single pattern was like the creation of a new world, establishing new rules and order.
Lin Feng's mind was closely connected to the Innate Treasure Pearl. He could clearly feel every slight change within the pearl, as if he himself had become a part of that chaotic universe.
His consciousness roamed in the chaos. Time lost all meaning at this moment. Lin Feng felt as if he were in the eternal chaos, isolated from the outside world.
His divine soul became more resilient under the baptism of chaos, and his understanding of the laws grew deeper.
Outside, the chaotic aura emanating from the Innate Treasure Pearl gradually permeated the entire Weiyu Grotto-Heaven, filling the space with an air of mystery and unpredictability.
The originally restored, tranquil fairyland was now enveloped in a faint halo of chaotic light, appearing even more transcendent.
As the pearl and Lin Feng changed, the Weiyu Grotto-Heaven was also quietly transforming.
This was originally a space created by Lin Feng and Gu Yuena. After modifications, it became a semi-plane. When Lin Feng reached the god-level, it officially became a complete small-scale plane. Now, under the influence of the Innate Treasure Pearl's aura, the Weiyu Grotto-Heaven was undergoing an unprecedented metamorphosis.
The structure of the space became more stable. The textures of the laws faintly emerged in the depths of the space, like imprints from the beginning of time, endowing this plane with life and order.
The spiritual energy within the plane, already extremely rich, had now reached a nearly tangible state, forming streams of spiritual flow that shuttled between mountains, rivers, lakes, and seas, nourishing every inch of land and every leaf.
Under the baptism of this spiritual energy, all things grew more robust. Even some ordinary plants began to exhibit strange characteristics, showing a trend of evolving into spiritual plants.
As this grotto-heaven evolved, some strange creatures also began to appear. They were either condensed from spiritual energy or evolved from plants, all unique existences of this grotto-heaven.
The plane was also constantly growing. If it were to separate from its space and manifest on the Douluo Star, it would likely be comparable in size to half of the Douluo Continent.
Moreover, it was still continuously expanding its own boundaries along with Lin Feng's comprehension and the changes in the Innate Treasure Pearl, as if there were no limit.
Lin Feng's comprehension and all these various changes occurred in but an instant.
"Creation, is it..." A sudden insight came to Lin Feng. He slightly opened his eyes and clenched his palm.
This Weiyu Grotto-Heaven, with an area about to surpass the Douluo Continent, actually began to slowly contract under his will. The scenery of heaven and earth rolled up like a scroll, gradually flowing into the Innate Treasure Pearl of chaotic color.
As the grotto-heaven continued to shrink, Lin Feng could feel the laws and powers contained within it being more tightly integrated and condensed by the Innate Treasure Pearl.
The chaotic aura that had originally permeated the entire grotto-heaven now flowed back like a tide, all of it devoured by the pearl, making the colors on the pearl's surface even more brilliant and dazzling.
The connection between Lin Feng's mind and the interior of the Innate Treasure Pearl became even closer. He could almost hear the roar of the universe's creation coming from within the pearl and feel the mighty power that created all things.
At this moment, the Innate Treasure Pearl was his Dao Fruit, and even more so, it was like a cosmic embryo gestating infinite possibilities.
"With it, create myriad worlds; with it, nurture all life; with it, shape the origin; with it, forge all laws."
The Innate Treasure Pearl slowly rotated in Lin Feng's palm.
Lin Feng gazed at it and murmured in a low voice, "But, do I really have to use it? It is already a part of myself. If I have to separate it, will my Dao still be complete?"
"By refining the Innate Treasure Pearl and integrating its origin into my body, I will become the source of all laws, influencing the entire universe!" Lin Feng chanted in a low voice, declaring his will and determination to the heavens and the earth.
"Without the Innate Treasure Pearl, I will use my own Dao to prove my state of transcendence!
The Great Dao is fifty, and the heavens manifest forty-nine. And I... am the one!"
As his voice fell, the Chaos Power in his body surged madly into the Innate Treasure Pearl. This power, like a raging torrent, battered every corner inside the pearl, causing it to tremble violently.
The chaotic colors on the surface of the Innate Treasure Pearl began to grow more brilliant, as if they were about to burst into flame.
The strange patterns inside the pearl also began to slowly crack under the impact of this power, releasing torrents of primordial origin power.
Lin Feng's mind was closely connected to the Innate Treasure Pearl, and he could clearly feel every slight change within it. He felt as if he were in a universe in the process of being born, witnessing the creation and evolution of all things.
"Shatter!" Lin Feng shouted abruptly. An unprecedented power erupted from within him, striking the Innate Treasure Pearl.
Under the force of this power, the Innate Treasure Pearl finally could not bear it and shattered with a boom!
The moment the pearl shattered, streams of chaotic origin power gushed out like a tide, madly pouring into Lin Feng's body. Lin Feng felt as if his divine soul and physical body were receiving an unprecedented baptism and sublimation at this moment.
With the integration of the chaotic origin power, Lin Feng could clearly feel that his understanding and control of the universal laws had reached an unprecedented height.
His consciousness continuously ascended, as if he were standing at the pinnacle of the universe, looking down on the thousands of worlds, controlling all laws and powers.
Many clusters of light appeared before Lin Feng's eyes, as brilliant as stars.
"Is this the Douluo Divine Realm?"
Lin Feng looked at the nearest cluster of light and said slowly.
His gaze swept over the Douluo Divine Realm, and he had already seen everything within it.
Looking further into the distance, among those clusters of light, there were other Divine Realms similar to the Douluo Divine Realm, yet each with its own unique characteristics.
Some Divine Realms were radiant with light, their law power surging, clearly a place of many experts; others were gentle as water, with dense spiritual energy, a scene of peace and harmony.
There were even some that were filled with a monstrous bloody aura and countless demonic shadows, exuding a heart-palpitatingly evil air, as if they were the lairs of demons and evil gods, filled with the power of chaos and destruction.
Perhaps in their respective worlds, such existences were not called Divine Realms, but their function was not much different from that of the Douluo Divine Realm; they were all powers that maintained stability in a region of the universe.
Lin Feng scanned himself and only felt the chaotic origin power surging within him like a river entering the sea, perfectly merging with his divine soul and physical body, allowing him to feel an unprecedented level of power and realm.
With a single thought, his eyes could perceive the essence of all things in the universe; with a wave of his hand, the chaotic origin power moved as he willed, transforming into thousands of laws, enacting the cycle of life and death in the universe.
Just by standing there, he seemed to be one with the entire universe. Every movement contained the ultimate principles of the universe, and every breath was in harmony with the rhythm of the heavens and the earth.
"What is this?"
He suddenly noticed something was spying on him, hidden in the dark. Simple time and space power could not locate it.
With a thought, Lin Feng grabbed at the void. A power that could not be seen or described condensed in his palm, forming a wisp of energy as thin as a thread.
This wisp of energy coiled around his fingertip, as if it had life, trembling gently and emitting a faint glow.
"Cosmic Law? Cosmic Will?"
Lin Feng narrowed his eyes. "So you were the one who struck me with heavenly lightning before?"
The wisp of energy seemed to understand Lin Feng's words and trembled even more violently, as if in response, or perhaps in protest.
After struggling to no avail, as if resigning itself to its fate, the wisp of energy finally calmed down on Lin Feng's fingertip, as if expressing a kind of submission, or perhaps acknowledgment.
"Heh."
Lin Feng wouldn't be fooled by it. This thing was a real old trickster; it was still unknown if it was the one who got the Dragon God killed.
"You think I'll let you go just like that? When you were striking me with the lightning tribulation before, I didn't see you being so obedient."
The wisp of energy seemed to sense the killing intent in Lin Feng's words and trembled gently again, this time with a hint of helplessness and a plea for mercy.
"I had no choice. I was only acting according to the laws of the universe. You are an anomaly, so naturally, it had to be this way."
"An anomaly? I think you look like an anomaly."
Lin Feng snorted coldly. The wisp of energy on his fingertip seemed to feel his displeasure and trembled even more, but it dared not show the slightest resistance.
"Cosmic Law? Hmph, you are merely a force in the universe, and you dare to put on airs in front of me? Do you think I, Lin Feng, am someone to be trifled with?"
"I... I was... right! I was conducting trials and tests on an abnormal existence. This has been the rule of the universe since ancient times, and I cannot change it."
"Oh, is that so? I think you were afraid that I would bring unnecessary variables to this universe, you feared me, you were afraid that I would break the established order, right?"
A cold smile appeared on the corner of Lin Feng's lips. The wisp of energy on his fingertip trembled even more violently under his piercing gaze.
"You... you stop your nonsense! I am the Cosmic Law, what is there to fear?" The wisp of energy trembled slightly, yet it still tried to maintain its majesty, though its voice betrayed a lack of confidence.
"Hmph, not afraid? Then why are you so submissive before me? If I am really as you say, an anomaly, a threat, then why don't you dare to erase me directly, but instead waste time talking to me here?"
Lin Feng pressed on, his tone filled with mockery for this cosmic force.
The wisp of energy fell silent for a moment, seemingly searching for the right words to respond to Lin Feng.
Finally, it slowly spoke, its voice tinged with a hint of helplessness. "Lin Feng, you now stand at the pinnacle of the universe. Your power, your existence, has indeed surpassed the conventions of this universe.
I cannot kill you. Now, I'm afraid that even if this universe were destroyed, you would not perish with it.
Chaos Power is clearly an energy that only existed at the beginning of the universe. Even in the current universe, only a few places have meager traces of it.
Why can you condense it yourself?
Now, you yourself have transcended this universe, leaped out of the great world, and can easily catch me. What... are you?"
"Me? Just a cultivator pursuing the truth, longing for transcendence."
"Do you want to become an existence that reigns above all else?" The voice of the Cosmic Law carried a hint of confusion and unease. "You will break the balance of this world. You shouldn't have appeared here."
Lin Feng snorted coldly and said, "Balance? What is balance? Is it the strong being revered, or the weak struggling to survive?
Is it rules binding everything, or all beings competing for freedom?
You don't care about balance. What you care about is stability. You are afraid that the universe will change, which would cause instability for you.
You are afraid that if the Divine Realm's godheads and the plane's ascension fail, the universe will be damaged, causing you to weaken, or even for your spiritual consciousness to dissipate.
I don't want to delve into how the Dragon God died, but if you dare to cause trouble for me, then I won't show any mercy!"
As he spoke, Lin Feng clenched his palm tightly around the wisp of energy. A series of rapid and faint whimpers came out. It was like a candle flame about to be extinguished, struggling to emit its last light before finally dissipating into the world.
"Heh, sending a fake to fool me. Didn't I say you were an old trickster?"
Lin Feng clapped his hands, his gaze shifting to a corner of the universe. With a move, he directly crossed the endless void and appeared in a hidden corner of the universe.
Here, a more ancient and profound power was hidden. It was a secret place in the depths of the universe, unknown to the world.
The surroundings were a vast expanse of chaos. There were no stars, no light, only endless darkness and chaotic energy intertwined, as if it were the most primitive state of the universe.
Lin Feng stood in this chaos, yet it was as if he were standing on solid ground.
"Hmph, Cosmic Law, do you think I can't find you no matter how deep you hide?" Lin Feng snorted coldly. He stretched out his palm, and chaotic origin power gathered in it, transforming into a brilliant beam of light that illuminated this dark corner.
As the beam of light shone, a faint outline gradually appeared before Lin Feng's eyes.
It was a huge vortex formed from chaotic energy. At the center of the vortex, an indescribable power seemed to be hidden.
"The true core of the Cosmic Law."
Lin Feng gazed at the huge chaotic vortex. This vortex existed neither in reality nor in illusion. It seemed to exist in the cracks of time and space.
Even if one had mastered the laws of time and space and achieved the God-King realm, it would probably be difficult to touch the substance of this chaotic vortex or to see its existence.
It seemed to have transcended the conventional constraints of the universe, existing on a higher dimensional plane.
Probably besides Lin Feng, only the Dragon God, who could once view the river of time, could have faintly perceived its existence, but still could not locate it.
Compared to the height at which Lin Feng now stood, the Dragon God's perception back then had merely touched the tip of the iceberg.
Lin Feng looked around curiously.
Cosmic Law: "...Don't come over here!"
"Be good, let me have a look."