Three Laws in Hand, Earth-Shattering Compound Divine Technique!

Mo Lei was filled with shock and fury. Yet he was powerless. There was never any cohesion to speak of in an ad-hoc group like this. Had he been in their position, he wouldn't have wanted to court trouble at such a moment either. "Hmph, Zhao Yuanshan's hitman! You want to kill me? Let's see if you have what it takes!" Mo Lei sneered. With that, his brain domain descended, frosty chill permeating every corner of it, freezing everything in its wake. The Ice Law! This was Mo Lei unleashing his Ice Law. Even without employing any divine technique, the mere manifestation of his Ice Law seemed capable of freezing a thousand li in ice. This was no exaggeration in the slightest. Whether it could truly freeze a thousand li depended entirely on the range of his brain domain. If his brain domain could span a thousand li, Mo Lei's Ice Law would truly be capable of doing so. *His Ice Law has reached at least fifty percent comprehension, if not more,* Lu Changsheng thought, feeling a jolt of vigilance. Mo Lei was no weakling. Naturally, he had something to rely upon. Otherwise, how would he have dared to default on Zhao Yuanshan's debt? Once the cultivation progress of a law surpassed fifty percent, its might became exceedingly terrifying. With Lu Changsheng's current Flame Law—even bolstered by his brain domain—at a mere ten percent comprehension, it was utterly impossible to withstand Mo Lei's Ice Law. "Fire." Lu Changsheng's brain domain descended as well. The Flame Law instantly blazed furiously. Lu Changsheng wanted to see for himself whether his Flame Law, reinforced by his brain domain, could contend with Mo Lei's Ice Law without resorting to a divine technique. The outcome proved that it could not! Mo Lei's Ice Law swept forward with overwhelming, unstoppable force, crushing everything in an instant. The flames within Lu Changsheng's brain domain sputtered and extinguished one after another before the surging Ice Law. Seeing this, Mo Lei smiled. The Dao Foundation expert Zhao Yuanshan had found amounted to nothing more than this. He had previously worried that Zhao Yuanshan might enlist some formidable powerhouse, but now it seemed that pinnacle Dao Foundation experts were hardly so easy to hire. Dealing with him, Mo Lei, was no simple task. Seeing this unfold, Mo Lei's two companions exchanged glances, their expressions turning rather somber. "Mo Lei's strength truly is formidable. There is still quite a gap between us and an Ice Law of this caliber. That unfamiliar Dao Foundation martial artist is likely no match for him." "Indeed. Though Mo Lei wields only a single law at present, he has immersed himself in the Ice Law for far too long, refining it to an unfathomable depth." "If the stranger has no other tricks up his sleeve, he will probably lose. Could we take this opportunity to strike together and patch up the rift between us and Mo Lei just now?" "No, wait a bit longer." Their expressions flickered with indecision. At that moment, Lu Changsheng confirmed that his Flame Law alone indeed could not hold out against Mo Lei's Ice Law. *As expected, anyone worthy of Zhao Yuanshan hiring someone to collect a debt from is no simple character.* *However, a mere Ice Law is hardly enough.* Lu Changsheng's expression remained completely unchanged. "Divine technique: Void Burning!" The next instant, with a single thought from Lu Changsheng— *Boom!* The flames boiled violently. The fire within Lu Changsheng's brain domain had been nearly entirely frozen by the Ice Law. Now, however, the flames erupted into a cataclysmic inferno, blazing even across the empty void. Even the frost melted away into water. Mo Lei instantly felt a suffocating, terrifying pressure crash down upon him. "What?" "Is this... a divine technique?" "The Void Burning Divine Technique, one of the Ancient Region Heavenly Sect's supreme flame divine techniques! And it seems to have reached perfection!" "A pinnacle divine technique at perfection..." Mo Lei's expression warped drastically. The Ice Law he had just unleashed melted and shattered to pieces under Void Burning, unable to resist Lu Changsheng's divine technique in the slightest. "Divine technique: Ice Seal!" Mo Lei gritted his teeth and unleashed his own divine technique. However, Mo Lei's divine technique was far from perfection; it had not even achieved great success, sitting only at minor success. Its power was only marginally stronger than unleashing the Ice Law alone. Facing Lu Changsheng's perfected Void Burning Divine Technique, it proved utterly defenseless and was pushed back at every turn. The flames incinerated the void, twisting and distorting Mo Lei's brain domain. Even though ice crystals filled Mo Lei's brain domain, they did nothing to deter Lu Changsheng's scorching fire. In the end, the flames engulfed Mo Lei himself. "No—!" Mo Lei let out a bloodcurdling scream. He desperately wanted to flee, but inside Lu Changsheng's brain domain, even a Shift Talisman was rendered useless unless he could break through the domain. Under these circumstances, how could Mo Lei possibly break it? It was outright impossible! After a few breaths, calm returned. Only the raging flames in Lu Changsheng's brain domain seemed to remain. As for Mo Lei? He had already been reduced to ashes, stripped of all signs of life. "Hm?" Lu Changsheng's eyes narrowed slightly. Dead. Mo Lei had died just like that. Lu Changsheng had not even needed to deploy his Spiritual Law, let alone unleash the Spiritual Millstone. Mo Lei was simply too weak, blasted to death by a single strike of the Void Burning Divine Technique. This was more than enough proof of just how terrifying the might of a pinnacle divine technique was—and an accomplished one at the perfection realm was all the more astounding. When the dust and smoke dispersed, Mo Lei was gone without a trace. Even his aura had completely vanished. *Fortunately, I recorded everything with a recording stone. Otherwise, I really wouldn't be able to prove that Mo Lei is dead.* Lu Changsheng had known for a long time that when Dao Foundation experts clashed and annihilated an opponent, the loser was often reduced to powder and ash. Aside from certain extraordinary items, nothing would be left behind. Preparing in advance and recording the battle was the only way to prove he had slain Mo Lei. Seeing this scene, Mo Lei's two companions shuddered from head to toe, feeling immensely fortunate in their hearts. "Mo Lei is dead? He really died?" "To think Mo Lei would fall to a martial artist with only a single law. Everyone here commands one law, and while disparities in strength exist, they are usually marginal—slaying a peer of the same tier is extraordinarily difficult. Yet this Dao Foundation expert has mastered a pinnacle divine technique to perfection. That advantage is simply too overwhelming." "Thank heavens we didn't meddle in this earlier. Let's go, leave immediately! Don't linger in Hidden Mist Mountain any longer!" The two exchanged a look and turned away without a second glance, vanishing into the distance. Lu Changsheng's eyes narrowed slightly. He did not leave right away, but instead looked toward the Wind-Winged Heavenly Demon still trapped within his brain domain. A trace of pleasant surprise flickered in his eyes. He truly had not expected that coming to Hidden Mist Mountain to hunt Mo Lei would yield such an unexpected harvest—a wind-attribute heavenly demon! *A wind-attribute heavenly demon...* Lu Changsheng naturally possessed a Wind Law Seed, and he similarly required wind-attribute heavenly demon essence blood. "Suppress!" Lu Changsheng's brain domain immediately attempted to subdue the Wind-Winged Heavenly Demon. However, it failed to suppress it completely. The Wind-Winged Heavenly Demon darted and thrashed wildly. While Lu Changsheng had been fighting Mo Lei, the beast had been causing chaos, though Lu Changsheng had barely kept it under control. Now, Lu Changsheng had no desire to waste any more time. *Boom!* Suddenly, a horrifying pressure manifested within Lu Changsheng's brain domain. A law! A brand-new law! Lu Changsheng unleashed his Spiritual Law! The moment the Spiritual Law appeared, the Wind-Winged Heavenly Demon let out a mournful shriek, engulfed in excruciating agony. The Spiritual Law targeted the spiritual plane, and as a demon, its spirit was inherently frail compared to martial artists. Thus, Lu Changsheng's mere release of the Spiritual Law completely subdued the Wind-Winged Heavenly Demon, rendering it immobile. *This works out well. It makes extracting the essence blood much easier,* Lu Changsheng smiled faintly. The Flame Law was certainly formidable—especially the Void Burning Divine Technique, which practically incinerated everything. But sometimes, being overly lethal was a drawback. If Lu Changsheng accidentally burned the Wind-Winged Heavenly Demon to ash, leaving behind not even a drop of essence blood, wouldn't that be a pity? Therefore, the Spiritual Law was far more suitable. Against demons and heavenly demons, it was simply invincible. *Bang!* The Wind-Winged Heavenly Demon abruptly burst apart. As its physical form ruptured, Lu Changsheng directly extracted its heavenly demon essence blood. After a moment of extraction, the massive beast was nowhere to be seen, leaving behind only a single drop of crimson heavenly demon essence blood hovering before him. This single drop of essence blood concentrated nearly the entire life essence of the Wind-Winged Heavenly Demon. Lu Changsheng sealed it into a porcelain bottle. "One drop of heavenly demon essence blood obtained. Not a bad harvest at all." A smile appeared on Lu Changsheng's face. Just as he prepared to leave— *Whoosh!* The next instant, two howling gales surged forward, blotting out the sky and sun as if intending to grind Lu Changsheng into mincemeat. *Are those... Wind-Winged Heavenly Demons?* *And not just one, but two!* *No, besides the heavenly demons, there are ordinary demons—a massive flock of wind-winged demons!* Lu Changsheng's Perception Domain instantly took in the scene ahead. Two Wind-Winged Heavenly Demons, along with over a hundred wind-winged demons! Over a hundred wind-winged demons! Under ordinary circumstances, even several martial artists who had mastered laws would turn and flee for their lives. Remaining in Hidden Mist Mountain against such numbers was a surefire death sentence. Lu Changsheng could clearly sense the wrath radiating from the two Wind-Winged Heavenly Demons. *Wrath?* *These two must be related to the one I just killed—perhaps very close. Are they here for revenge?* *Furthermore, they brought over a hundred wind-winged demons. They've practically mobilized their entire nest...* Lu Changsheng took a deep breath. Truth be told, if he only possessed the Flame Law, he would have fled without a second thought. Hidden Mist Mountain was no Skeleton Mountain; his Flame Law held no special counter against wind-winged demons. Over a hundred wind-winged demons was a terrifying force. Now, however, things were different. Lu Changsheng had the Spiritual Law. He even had a spiritual divine technique. Watching the densely packed horde of roaring demons and the massive tempests summoned by the Wind-Winged Heavenly Demons rolling toward him, Lu Changsheng took a deep breath. "Divine technique: Spiritual Millstone!" *Hum—* The moment Lu Changsheng spoke, a colossal millstone materialized in the void. The millstone appeared as solid as stone, spanning the sky and blocking out the sun, completely blanketing the hundred-plus demons and the two Wind-Winged Heavenly Demons. As the millstone descended slowly, the demons roared, clearly feeling the unprecedented, suffocating pressure bearing down upon them. Yet no matter how they snarled and struggled, it was entirely futile. The Spiritual Millstone descended inexorably with crushing momentum, finally sinking entirely into the minds of the hundred-plus demons and the two Wind-Winged Heavenly Demons. *Rumble!* Tempestuous waves churned within the demons' bodies. The massive millstone did not crush their flesh; it crushed their spirits. They tried to resist, but this was no ordinary spiritual technique—it was a pinnacle spiritual divine technique. What was more, it was a pinnacle divine technique at the perfection realm! Facing such a terrifying art, let alone mere demons, even the two Wind-Winged Heavenly Demons could not endure it. The two Wind-Winged Heavenly Demons cried out mournfully, unable to maintain their flight in the void, and plummeted straight toward the ground. *Thud, thud, thud, thud, thud!* Not just the two heavenly demons, but all the other wind-winged demons as well. Unable to stay airborne, they crashed to the earth one after another, slamming massive craters into the ground. Although they fell from a great height, the physical bodies of heavenly demons and demons were exceedingly tough; the impact alone could not harm them. Yet they lay utterly motionless where they fell, showing no sign of life. Looking across the terrain, over a hundred wind-winged demons lay dead, their life auras completely extinguished. Dead! With a single blow, over a hundred demons had perished. The spectacle was utterly breathtaking. Over a hundred demons had died in utter silence, their spirits pulverized and annihilated by the Spiritual Millstone Divine Technique. A ruined spirit was, in truth, death itself—yet not a single wound marred their flesh. Even Lu Changsheng felt a chill in his heart. "What a terrifying Spiritual Law, what a terrifying spiritual divine technique!" Lu Changsheng murmured under his breath. The Spiritual Millstone and Void Burning were both divine techniques, but they occupied two complete extremes. Void Burning was earth-shattering and wild with surging flames, burning everything to ash and reducing virtually every foe to cinders. The Spiritual Millstone, by contrast, crushed the spirit, allowing opponents to die soundlessly while leaving their physical forms intact. They were pure opposites. To Lu Changsheng, neither was superior; it was merely a matter of which was more suitable. Against demons, the Spiritual Law was evidently far more effective. "Collect." Lu Changsheng directly harvested the essence blood from the two Wind-Winged Heavenly Demons. His original intent in coming to Hidden Mist Mountain had not been to hunt heavenly demons, but merely to pursue Mo Lei. He had never expected that slaying Mo Lei would yield such a windfall. Three drops of wind-attribute heavenly demon essence blood was a massive gain for him. *Whoosh.* Lingering no longer, Lu Changsheng took flight and departed Hidden Mist Mountain. *** "I'm back..." Lu Changsheng returned to the Ancient Region Heavenly Sect outpost. Instead of going into seclusion right away, he headed straight to the Trading Hall to find Zhao Yuanshan. "Here. This is the recording stone. Mo Lei is dead," Lu Changsheng stated calmly. "Hm? So fast?" Zhao Yuanshan was somewhat incredulous. Activating the recording stone, he viewed everything captured within. Seeing Lu Changsheng reduce Mo Lei to ashes with the Void Burning Divine Technique, Zhao Yuanshan was overjoyed. "Good!" A look of delight surfaced on Zhao Yuanshan's face. This was the fate of anyone who dared default on his debt! He would even make sure to publicize the scene recorded in this stone so everyone knew the consequence of reneging on a debt owed to Zhao Yuanshan. "I truly didn't expect you to have cultivated the Void Burning Divine Technique to perfection..." Zhao Yuanshan looked at Lu Changsheng, his feelings rather complex. He knew Void Burning well—it was a pinnacle flame divine technique. Zhao Yuanshan himself had once attempted to cultivate a pinnacle divine technique, but had been unable to even cross the threshold, ultimately having to settle for ordinary divine techniques. Yet even among ordinary divine techniques, Zhao Yuanshan had never brought a single one to perfection to this day. Lu Changsheng, however, had cultivated Void Burning to perfection in such a short time, attaining terrifying combat prowess. At this moment, Zhao Yuanshan held Lu Changsheng in even higher regard. "Lu Changsheng, if you need anything else, you can always come to me," Zhao Yuanshan said solemnly. Lu Changsheng nodded and produced a porcelain bottle. "Conveniently enough, I do need your help with something right now. I have a drop of Wind-Winged Heavenly Demon essence blood here. Can you trade it for a drop of a different wind-attribute heavenly demon essence blood?" Zhao Yuanshan glanced at Lu Changsheng. "Of course, no problem at all." He could tell that Lu Changsheng's trip to Hidden Mist Mountain had likely yielded substantial rewards. And so, Lu Changsheng selected a different drop of wind-attribute heavenly demon essence blood. Afterward, Lu Changsheng returned to his cave dwelling. He now possessed three drops of heavenly demon essence blood: two from the Wind-Winged Heavenly Demons and one from another wind-attribute heavenly demon. Without hesitation, Lu Changsheng began his seclusion. He took out the two different drops of wind-attribute heavenly demon essence blood. "Let's begin." Lu Changsheng first comprehended the Wind Law contained within the Wind-Winged Heavenly Demon essence blood, then proceeded to the other wind-attribute essence blood. One day, two days... After merely two days, Lu Changsheng's body trembled. Immediately afterward, his brain domain descended as wild gales rampaged through it. A brand-new law was born: The Wind Law! *Swish.* Lu Changsheng opened his eyes, a glint of sharp brilliance flashing across them. "Flame Law, Spiritual Law, Wind Law!" "I now command three laws!" "Even across the entire third layer of the Ancient Region, a Dao Foundation martial artist commanding three laws is undeniably among the pinnacle!" Lu Changsheng murmured softly. He was not belittling himself; he knew very well how strong his current realm was. With three laws, he was by no means weak. He still had one drop of Wind-Winged Heavenly Demon essence blood remaining. Even if he traded it with Zhao Yuanshan for another attribute, he would not be able to comprehend a law with just one drop—he would still be short a second. Therefore, Lu Changsheng was in no rush to trade it. He decided to hold onto it until he acquired a second drop of that attribute in the future. Lu Changsheng's combat power was already formidable. Possessing the Spiritual Law and a pinnacle spiritual divine technique gave him an overwhelming advantage in battle. However, for Dao Foundation powerhouses who held two or three laws, divine techniques were even more paramount. For those wielding multiple laws, what truly determined their combat strength was a compound divine technique. "A compound divine technique..." Lu Changsheng understood clearly that the more laws one had, the stronger a compound divine technique became upon cultivation. Having a compound divine technique and not having one were entirely different realms of power. Thus, Lu Changsheng rose, left his cave dwelling, and headed to the Divine Technique Hall. Inside the hall, Lu Changsheng made a beeline for the shelves housing compound divine techniques. On the shelves, manuals for compound divine techniques were conspicuously scarce. Creating a compound divine technique was simply too difficult. Spiritual compound divine techniques were practically unheard of; at the very least, the Ancient Region Heavenly Sect possessed none. What Lu Changsheng sought now was a compound divine technique combining the Wind Law and the Flame Law. These two laws were relatively common, and the more common the laws, the more divine techniques existed. Since he could cultivate a compound divine technique, there was no need for Lu Changsheng to search for an isolated wind divine technique. "Oh?" "There really are quite a few compound divine techniques combining wind and fire." "After all, wind feeds fire... Once the Wind Law and Flame Law form a compound divine technique, its power can instantly multiply tenfold or more!" Lu Changsheng's eyes lit up. The compound divine technique he chose had to be a pinnacle one. Lu Changsheng spent two whole hours browsing through the Divine Technique Hall. In the end, Lu Changsheng settled on a compound divine technique called Windfire Purgatory! This was a pinnacle compound divine technique that layered the Wind Law and the Flame Law together. Once mastered, its power was earth-shattering. Between wind and fire, an infernal purgatory formed, terrifying beyond measure, obliterating practically everything in its path. Such was Windfire Purgatory! However, this pinnacle divine technique placed astronomical demands on comprehension. If one's comprehension were mediocre, even achieving entry would be arduous, to say nothing of perfection. It was said that across the current generation of the Ancient Region Heavenly Sect, virtually no one had mastered Windfire Purgatory. It was an exclusive technique of the Ancient Region Heavenly Sect, created by a senior of the sect in the past. Relying on this single technique, that senior had run rampant across the third layer of the Ancient Region with only the Wind Law and Flame Law. Of course, creating a divine technique—especially a compound one—was exceedingly difficult. It often required a spark of inspiration, followed by decades or even centuries of meticulous refinement. That senior had spent a lifetime of blood and sweat to forge this technique. Yet that was as far as he ever went. Having expended too much vitality and time creating this pinnacle compound divine technique, his combat strength had indeed skyrocketed, but he was never able to condense a divine ability in his lifetime, ultimately dying at the ripe age of three hundred. For a Dao Foundation martial artist, one must never forget that condensing a divine ability remained the paramount objective. Everything else was merely a secondary path; only condensing a divine ability led to the grand path to the heavens! This compound divine technique required a tremendous number of contribution points. However, Lu Changsheng traded in the demon corpses and treasures he had scavenged from Hidden Mist Mountain. Contribution points were certainly no issue. Having successfully exchanged for Windfire Purgatory, Lu Changsheng returned to his cave dwelling. "Let's try it." Lu Changsheng closed his eyes and began cultivating this pinnacle compound divine technique. One day, two days, three days... Lu Changsheng evidently ran into a slight snag. After several days, he still had not crossed the threshold. Yet Lu Changsheng was in no hurry. Sparks of inspiration collided continuously within his mind. With a comprehension stat exceeding ten thousand points, his limits were far beyond this. Lu Changsheng could sense that the mysteries of this pinnacle compound divine technique were gradually unravelling before him. Ten days later. *Boom!* After continuously breaking down and rearranging his Flame Law and Wind Law, they finally reassembled into the terrifying Windfire Purgatory. Within Lu Changsheng's brain domain, wind and fire rampaged incessantly. Any person or demon engulfed by his Windfire Purgatory would instantly be ripped to shreds by the two laws and reduced to ashes. Once he deployed this pinnacle compound divine technique, Lu Changsheng could hardly imagine what law or power could stand against it. A single law, or even two, would be torn apart in an instant. Lu Changsheng even thought of the magic treasures wielded by Dao Lords. A Dao Foundation martial artist's adversaries were not merely demons and fellow martial artists, but also Dao Lords! And what was a Dao Lord's most formidable asset? Without a doubt, it was their magic treasures. If one could not counter a Dao Lord's magic treasure, a Dao Foundation expert could do little against them. But now that Lu Changsheng had mastered Windfire Purgatory, he believed that even a Dao Lord's powerful magic treasure would struggle to withstand it. "What a terrifying compound divine technique." "And this is merely the entry level. I still need time to cultivate it to perfection. Only then will my combat power become truly unstoppable!" Lu Changsheng continued his seclusion to cultivate Windfire Purgatory. Until the divine technique reached perfection, he would not emerge.