Chapter 746
The Flawless Path of Divine Rules
[The rules are truly divine; perhaps I can also utilize this divine path.]
A hint of inquiry flowed through the vast consciousness of the spirit realm's will.
This emerging path differs greatly from the divine path of authority and faith that they are familiar with. Its inherent power, logic of advancement, and potential limits remain shrouded in mystery.
Now that two vivid examples have come to us, isn't this the perfect opportunity to gain a deeper understanding?
[Let your gods wage war and conquer; in the life-or-death struggle, they will surely be forced to reveal more of the true gods' trump cards and characteristics.]
This serves both as punishment for the intruders and as a low-cost, high-return research project.
If the gods of the spirit realm can successfully kill these two madmen, then the invaders have only themselves to blame; they were simply too weak. The spirit realm has upheld its dignity, and the matter has nothing to do with the founder.
[You can't expect intruders to break into your home and loot at will, and then forbid the servants from resisting, can you?]
This is reasonable and justifiable.
Even if you can't kill them, you can still gather valuable data by observing the battle.
[Thus, a cold and majestic decree of will instantly spread throughout the spirit realm to all gods of intermediate or higher divine power.]
[Assemble, unite, and crush the heretics, regardless of life or death!]
In September of the Extraordinary Calendar 2816, amidst a protracted war of pursuit, encirclement, counterattack, and countless desperate breakouts, Aglios and Wang Meng's figures repeatedly weaved through the inescapable net constructed by the gods of the spirit realm.
Not only were they not wiped out, but their notoriety and ferocity only grew stronger.
[And at this seemingly ordinary juncture, an even more dramatic transformation erupted at the heart of a fierce siege, under the watchful eyes of countless onlookers.]
[Agrius, through the baptism of blood and fire, and under the immense pressure of countless battles pushing him to his limits, suddenly unleashed an unprecedented brilliance in the path of rules he inherited, a fundamental sublimation completed at the core of his being.]
[He successfully crossed that crucial threshold, boldly stepping from the second tier of true gods of rules into the first tier, symbolizing the pinnacle.]
This is a rank comparable to, or even surpassing, that of established and powerful deities; it is a true symbol of standing at the pinnacle of individual life.
[And He accomplished this leap in just a few hundred years!]
As the ripples of the rule announcing the advancement swept across the battlefield with unstoppable force, cleansing the void, all the spirit realm deities participating in the siege fell silent.
Regardless of the power they wielded or the length of their lives, they were instantly overwhelmed by an unparalleled shock and an indescribable fear.
[Several hundred years?]
From the second tier to the first tier?
This is an absurd reality that defies all reason!
Even for advancements below the demigod level, aren't all advancements measured in basic units of centuries or millennia?
Each advancement in divine rank requires the accumulation of countless years, a deeper understanding of authority, and a more refined mastery of faith.
Ascending to the rank of a true god is even more difficult, often taking tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of years. Many gods, in particular, remain at a certain level from birth, until eternity.
[But this heretic before us, this fellow walking on completely unfamiliar paths, has actually completed in a mere few hundred years a journey that many gods might not be able to finish in hundreds of thousands of years?]
This speed can no longer be described as just fast; it's a leap forward at the level of rules!
At this moment, the Spirit Realm Will, silently observing and collecting data from afar, experienced a violent and undeniable tremor in its previously calm and profound consciousness due to this incredible scene. An almost absurd emotion exploded within its consciousness.
Damn it!
[What kind of insane speed of advancement is this?]
[The Divine Path of Rules is not only independent and free, possessing formidable combat power, and unbound by faith or region, as shown in the intelligence reports, but its advancement speed is also terrifyingly fast?]
The will of the spirit realm, with unprecedented focus, frantically scanned and analyzed every subtle rhythm of rules emanating from Agris's ascension.
The more I analyzed it, the stronger that feeling of dread became.
[Independent of external factors, focusing on deepening and expanding its own rules.]
[Free from the poison of faith, and the natural constraints of power struggles.]
[Where the mind leads, the divine power reaches; actions are free and unfettered.]
Now, we must also add this despair-inducing, seemingly limitless promotion efficiency.
After much deliberation, the will of the spirit realm was unable to find a single truly significant flaw or weakness in this path of divine rules.
This path seems to perfectly avoid the rigidity and strife of the divine path of authority, and also completely escapes the dependence and risks of the divine path of faith, thus maximizing the potential of the individual.
This is no ordinary path to extraordinary advancement.
This is practically a highway tailor-made for the concept of individual existence, leading to the ultimate and most powerful state!
Compared to this path, the divine path of authority upon which the spirit world relies, and the divine path of faith promoted in hell, seem clumsy, inefficient, and fraught with hidden dangers.
The shock, like a cold tide, gradually receded, replaced by a deeper fear that began to spread beneath the vast depths of the spirit realm's will.
These few transcendent beings may not be able to shake the foundations of the three great worlds that have stood for billions of years; at best, they are troublesome problems and targets that need to be focused on eliminating.
However, if this path of divine rules could be practiced on a large scale and become even more powerful, it would be a different story.
[If the Red Heart Society were to follow this path and, over the long years to come, cultivate not just a few or a dozen, but dozens, hundreds, or even millions of those who surpass it?]
That image, though merely a fleeting simulation in his consciousness, sent a chill through his spirit realm, almost suffocating him.
At that time, even if the three great worlds joined forces, how could they possibly withstand it?
[A group of hundreds of transcendent beings who walk the path of the strongest individuals, possess terrifying potential for advancement, are unbound by faith or authority, and freely traverse the void.]
That would be a monstrous torrent, powerful enough to engulf everything and reshape all rules.
The key to this terrifying future seems to lie in the hands of the mysterious Red Heart Society and its even more enigmatic founder.
The gaze of the Spirit Realm's will involuntarily returned to the two True Gods of Rules who still reigned supreme on the battlefield, and to the invisible shadow of the Crimson Heart Society that loomed over everything.
For the first time, this proud will of the world felt a chill far exceeding that it felt when facing the abyss or hell.
[The rise of the Divine Path of Rules cannot be stopped by Him!] (End of Chapter)