Chapter 519 - 494 The Difficulties of Law Creation

"Exciting, truly exciting,"

Lu Yan laughed heartily towards the heavens.

Since arriving in this world, he had been cautious at every turn, repressing himself. When had he ever fought so exhilaratingly?

He discovered that deep in his bones, he might also be a battle fanatic, just always suppressed by reason before.

He fought continuously for ten days and nights before he started feeling a trace of fatigue, and then he left the Battle Dragon Tower to rest.

But after just one day, he had fully recovered, brimming with energy and a strong desire to fight.

He once again charged into the Battle Dragon Tower.

Like this, he focused single-mindedly on cultivating at the Battle Dragon Tower.

This ceaseless slaughter not only helped him integrate the rules; he was also able to fully unleash the Immortality Skills he learned over the years, commanding them as if they were a part of his body.

Mastering the Immortality Skills to perfection and the capacity to utilize them in actual combat were completely different matters.

For instance, some students perform extremely well normally, understanding everything, but become confused during major exams and their results plummet dramatically.

Mastery and practical combat are distinct matters.

In the blink of an eye, Lu Yan had been fighting in the Battle Dragon Tower for half a year.

"Not enough, still not enough. The fierce beasts of Immortal Fifth Layer can’t make me face a life and death crisis, time to go up one floor..."

Lu Yan rushed towards the twenty-second floor of the Battle Dragon Tower.

The fierce beasts that appeared on this floor were still of the Immortal Fifth Layer, only their numbers had increased somewhat.

Lu Yan continued upward.

It wasn’t until the twenty-sixth floor that a few beasts of the Immortal Sixth Layer burst forth to attack.

Just after one encounter, Lu Yan was almost killed by the assault.

The Immortal Sixth Layer’s strength was much greater than that of the Immortal Fifth Layer.

Here, he couldn’t leverage the advantages of his physical body; he could only rely on various Immortality Skills and rules to battle fiercely with the beasts.

"Thunder Step."

With a thought, Lu Yan’s feet stepped on lightning, flashing by, dodging the attacks of two fierce beasts.

Thunder Step was an Immortality Skill he acquired later, even more brilliant than the Shock Thunder Nine Flashes.

But just as he stopped moving, a thunderous roar filled the air.

A fifty-meter-tall Golden Lion appeared behind him. With a roar, space undulated like ocean waves, rolling towards him in a tide.

Lu Yan was engulfed and sent flying back, feeling a piercing pain all over his body as if he was about to explode.

"Such a terrifying beast, could this be the Spatial Golden Lion of true beasts?"

Lu Yan’s expression turned grave.

The creatures that appeared within the Battle Dragon Tower were all existences that had been seen by the Formation Ancestor and the high ranks of the Dragon Alliance in reality; they had captured their essence and infused it into the Battle Dragon Tower.

The Spatial Golden Lion was a powerful race on the Origin Continent with very few in number, but each of them possessed tremendous combat strength, having few equals amongst their peers.

The other fierce beasts, upon seeing the appearance of the Spatial Golden Lion, all showed signs of fear, retreating.

Roar!

The Spatial Golden Lion pounced, heading straight for Lu Yan. Its speed was unbelievably fast. In an instant, it was close to Lu Yan, with golden claws carrying spatial blades aiming for Lu Yan.

Lu Ming attempted to dodge with Thunder Step but found it impossible to evade; the Spatial Golden Lion’s speed was too fast. No matter how he tried to dodge, the distance between them rapidly closed.

Lu Yan had no choice but to defend with his sword.

Clang!

A ringing boom, Lu Yan was sent flying back, his body sliced by dozens of blades, resulting in scores of wounds.

"Such formidable strength; even if my True Body were here, I might not be able to contend."

Lu Yan’s expression became even more somber.

Roar!

The Spatial Golden Lion attacked once more, its body as vast as a mountain, bringing a sense of death to Lu Yan.

Facing this dire situation, Lu Yan became exceedingly calm. His spirit concentrated at a high level, elements of wind, fire, and thunder enveloped him.

Among them, the Rule of Thunder and Rule of Fire merged, while the Rule of Wind intertwined with the other two without merging.

But just as Lu Yan delivered a full-powered strike, the Rule of Wind suddenly merged with the Thunder Fire Rule.

Boom!

The blade’s light collided with the Spatial Golden Lion.

Endless blades pounded against Lu Yan, causing his body to explode on the spot, turning into a ray of light that dissipated between heaven and earth.

Meanwhile, the Spatial Golden Lion’s claws quickly retracted. One could see a two-meter-long wound on its claw, with a strange new rule pulsing within.

This new rule was born of the merger of the Thunder Fire Wind rules.

Outside the Battle Dragon Tower, on a stone stool.

Lu Yan suddenly opened his eyes.

"I did it, that final strike was successful."

Lu Yan showed a look of excitement.

Right before death, with his spirit highly focused, he unleashed a peak strike, breaking his limit and finally succeeded in merging the Thunder Fire Wind rules.

He quickly closed his eyes, carefully contemplating the sensation of that final strike.

He needed to imprint this feeling deeply in his heart.

A day and night later, Lu Yan opened his eyes again, his spirit had recovered to normal.

"I didn’t expect you to succeed in just half a year, truly astonishing,"

Little Phoenix said somewhat surprised.

"I am a peerless talent, naturally extraordinary,"

Lu Yan said with some pride.

"That, I cannot refute,"

Little Phoenix said, "The fusion of rules becomes increasingly difficult as you proceed, and the difficulty multiplies. Fusing two rules is the simplest. Fusing three rules is several times more difficult than fusing two, while merging four is ten times harder than three..."

"Every person capable of fusing rules is a genius, especially those who can merge three rules—they are exceedingly rare in each era, and as for four, they are scarce throughout the annals of history..."

"Of course, with each additional rule merged, the power increases explosively."

"Is that so?"

Lu Yan clenched his fists, filled with a fighting spirit.

How many rules could he merge in the future?

"Let’s continue..."

Lu Yan once again entered the Battle Dragon Tower.

This time, Lu Yan didn’t go directly to the twenty-sixth floor but stopped at the twenty-fifth to train and find his rhythm.

As he wielded his saber, three types of rules emerged as he sought to merge them again.

But he failed.

He continued, yet still failed.

Lu Yan made over a hundred moves without achieving fusion even once.

Indeed, stepping fully onto that path wasn’t going to be easy.

Lu Yan could only capture that spark of inspiration through relentless combat.

The beginning is always the hardest.

After succeeding once, the second success becomes much easier.

Half a day later.

Lu Yan no longer knew how many times he had swung his saber, nor how many times he had tried.

Suddenly...

Whoosh!

The saber’s light surged, and with a thunderous roar, three beasts of the Immortal Fifth Layer were torn apart by the blade’s light, dissipating into energy.

"I did it."

After continuous effort, he finally succeeded for the second time.

Lu Yan etched that feeling deeply into his memory as he continued to wield his saber and fight.

After the second success, the third came even more easily.

A hundred or so moves later, the third fusion succeeded.

Afterwards, his success rate continued to increase.

In the blink of an eye, another half month passed.

The twenty-sixth floor of the Battle Dragon Tower.

A figure was locked in combat with the Spatial Golden Lion.

It was Lu Yan.

Even though Lu Yan was still at a disadvantage, he was able to hold his own.

Every time he swung his saber, the three rules merged, massively increasing its power and barely allowing him to contend with the Spatial Golden Lion.

"This feels exhilarating."

With excitement in his eyes, Lu Yan assessed his own strength.

With his current abilities, plus the Saint Soldier’s Formula, he should be able to contend with Tianjiao figures in the Immortal Sixth Layer.

Of course, this was only speculation.

Because the Spatial Golden Lion was just a simulation of the Battle Dragon Tower, not its True Body.

The True Body would presumably be stronger, not weaker, than the simulation.

But this was already astonishing.

Between the Immortal Fourth Layer and the Immortal Fifth Layer, there was a colossal chasm.

And above the Immortal Fifth Layer, the gaps between each Layer were also immense.

"Now that the fusion of the three rules of Thunder Fire Wind is complete, I can wield them as I wish. It’s time to try creating a new skill."

Lu Yan thought to himself.

Lu Yan had considered fusing the Earth Rules with the Thunder Fire Wind, but the difficulty was much too high.

According to Little Phoenix, it’s more than ten times harder than merging three rules.

Perhaps it would be impossible to achieve in this lifetime.

For now, the priority was to create a new skill and break through the Immortal Fifth Layer Heaven.

Otherwise, stuck at the Immortal Fourth Layer, he couldn’t even use his Magic Elixir.

Only after breaking through the bottleneck could he utilize his resources and make leaps in his cultivation level.

"I mustn’t aim too high. I’ll start with the Thunder Fire Rule and create an Immortality Skill suited for it."

Lu Yan considered quietly within as he continued to tangle with the Spatial Golden Lion.

Although he now mastered dozens of Immortality Skills, they were all based on the Rule of Thunder, created on the foundation of the single Rule of Thunder.

When used, they mainly drew upon the Rule of Thunder.

If he tried to activate these Immortality Skills with the Thunder Fire Rule, he couldn’t bring out the full might of the Thunder Fire Rule. Moreover, the power of the Immortality Skills couldn’t be fully utilized either.

Only Immortality Skills tailored for the Thunder Fire Rule could truly unleash its power.

Similarly, to bring out the full might of the fusion of Thunder Fire Wind, an Immortality Skill has to be rooted in these three rules.

Lu Yan concentrated, clashing with the Spatial Golden Lion while attempting to create a new skill.

But after most of the day, his mind was still in chaos, with no clues to guide him.

Ultimately, his thoughts became more and more disordered, his moves full of flaws, and the Spatial Golden Lion blasted him away with a swipe of its paw, forcing him to leave the Battle Dragon Tower.

"Lu Yan, creating a new skill is harder than fusing rules, especially since the cultivation world has seen countless prodigies over endless eons, who have created many Immortality Skills. Now, creating an Immortality Skill that no one else has is even more difficult. So, don’t rush it,"

Little Phoenix consoled him.

"I know I can’t rush it, but I’m clueless, inspirationless, directionless, not knowing where to start,"

Lu Yan sighed.

"To create a new skill, you must stand on the shoulders of the ancients. It cannot come out of nowhere. Even those peerless powerhouses of the True One State stand on the shoulders of the ancients, reading countless secret techniques and combining them with their own conditions to create something new."

"You have the Dao Book that allows you to master countless Immortality Skills. With such a foundation, you’re far ahead of others,"

Little Phoenix said.

"Are you suggesting I should extend and expand upon the basis of existing Immortality Skills?"

Lu Yan said.

"Exactly."

Little Phoenix nodded.

"Senior, is there an Immortality Skill based on the Thunder Fire Rule in the Zhou Tian Huan Yu Map?"

Lu Yan asked.

"Certainly, but you haven’t cultivated to that level on your Zhou Tian Huan Yu Map, so you can’t master it yet,"

Little Phoenix replied.