Being able to become a Demigod with the Edicts of Death was, without question, an unexpected surprise. As for fusing divine power, that was even more unexpected.
Although Li Yue wasn't weak at all, and could be considered one of the most powerful Seven Star Fiends, if he wanted to advance any further, who knew how many years it would take.
His strongest aspect was the Edicts of Destruction. He had already mastered over seventy percent of it, but he was still stuck at this step, unable to advance even a single inch.
After a few decades, no matter how Li Yue tried to comprehend the Edicts, there wasn't much of an effect.
By contrast, the Edicts of Death had successfully become a Deity in a few decades. Li Yue knew that his understanding of the Edicts of Destruction had reached a bottleneck. If he wanted to advance any further, it would be incredibly, incredibly difficult.
At seventy percent of the Edicts of Destruction, he would have the power of a Seven Star Fiend. At eighty percent, he would have the power of an Asura. At ninety percent, he would be at the peak of the Asura level. The final step, naturally, was to reach one hundred percent. That was the invincible Paragon level.
The difference was too great.
"It's impossible for me to improve in the Edicts of Destruction in a short period of time, but if I want to improve in terms of power, there are other methods!"
That was fusing divine power.
So long as Li Yue's divine death clone could successfully become a Highgod and fuse two types of Highgod power into one, his power would definitely undergo yet another qualitative change, increasing by tens of times or even tens of times.
In fact, he could fuse the other two of the four Edicts as well. Once he became a Highgod in all four Edicts, the four types of divine power would fuse together. By then, Li Yue would be virtually the number one expert below Sovereigns.
"Perhaps by then, I'll be able to fight against Sovereigns?"
Within his little courtyard, Li Yue murmured to himself. As for whether or not fusing the four types of divine power would allow him to fight against Sovereigns, he himself didn't know. After all, in the original work, although Linley was a four-element Soul Mutate, he had never truly fused all four of them. By fusing three, Linley was already invincible below the Sovereign level.
In addition, it wasn't just the fusion of divine power. Li Yue's ambitions were even greater. Only, it was still too early for that. Only after he became a Highgod in all four Edicts, or even a Paragon would he take the next step.
…
The days in Blue Fire City were peaceful. Every night, he would cultivate bitterly, and during the day, he would sit in the courtyard and read books. Occasionally, Li Yue would go out to take a look and walk around the city. He would sit in a restaurant and listen to some news.
With the passage of time, the various legends about the King of Slaughter gradually dissipated. After all, the King of Slaughter had disappeared without a trace since he appeared a few decades ago. Gradually, this topic faded away.
As the days passed, Li Yue's life was as tranquil as water.
In this place, there was no entertainment at all. Even in the relatively prosperous Green Fire City, one could still feel the strangeness and oppression from the many gods coming and going.
Outside Green Fire City, in the endless wilderness, there was no lack of slaughter. Every day, countless lives were lost. However, the population of the Gebados Dimension did not decrease. After all, after tens of millions of people, this place had already formed a unique civilization and a unique environment.
Slaughter, death, battle …
Some had gone mad, some had lived without purpose, some had formed tribes to stabilize the region, some had become destitute, some had wandered alone …
The Gebados Dimension. This place where countless gods were imprisoned was, without question, an oppressive and heavy atmosphere.
Ten million years of unchanging oppression and madness had caused countless gods to try their luck by tearing through spatial tears and entering chaotic space in an attempt to leave. But … they had never succeeded.
After all, chaotic space was simply too terrifying. In that place, without the power of a Sovereign, it would be hard to survive. Even Highgod Paragons who entered wouldn't be able to tear through space and escape. They would only be exiled and carried along with the flow.
"I wonder how much longer it will be before the Great Botha Levee collapses?"
Within the courtyard, Li Yue raised his head to stare at the sky, murmuring softly to himself.
In truth, to him, aside from waiting for the Great Botha Levee to collapse, there was another way to leave the Yulan continent. That was to find the entrance to the magical formation within the Foggy Gorge.
In the original work, this entrance would eventually be found by Dylin and the others, and they would leave.
But first of all, he didn't know if the magical formation would be discovered or not. After all, he had already taken Bloodviolet. He didn't know if the storyline would change or not.
And second of all, even if the storyline hadn't changed, to find a specific person in the vast Gebados Plane, who was a stranger he had never met before, heh heh … Li Yue didn't have the time to waste.
Thus, he would rather wait patiently for an opportunity to strike. After all, in the original work, Bluefire, Leylin, and the others had successfully left the Gebados Plane.
By now, Li Yue had been in this place for more than two hundred years. Although his power had improved at an extraordinary rate, to be honest, compared to the Four Higher Planes and the Seven Divine Planes, the Gebados Plane was simply too small and too barren. To live in this place, it was impossible for him not to resist it. Even given his temperament, he felt rather uncomfortable, much less those who had lived here for millions of years.
To not be driven mad meant that one's temperament was extraordinary, or perhaps one had already become numb to it.
Li Yue had been waiting this entire time. He was waiting for the day when the storyline would progress, when the Great Botha Levee would collapse. Then, he would be able to smoothly escape this place, this cage.
Yet another day. The sky was still dark. Li Yue was seated in the meditative position on his bed, his eyes closed. In his mind, one strand of the Edicts of Death after another swirled around him, being analyzed, comprehended, and absorbed …
He was comprehending the Edicts of Death. He hoped that the Edicts of Death could be improved further. After all, compared to the Edicts of Destruction, which had reached a bottleneck, the Edicts of Death still had much room for improvement.
Right at this moment, Li Yue's mind suddenly exploded with a terrifying sound.
Rumble …
This sound was incomparably loud, echoing in every direction. Everyone in Bluefire City was instantly alarmed.
"This is …"
Within his room, Li Yue suddenly opened his eyes. His body instantly disappeared, reappearing in his courtyard.
At this moment, he was hovering in mid-air, staring at the sky. Following his gaze, he saw that in the skies above Bluefire City, at some unknown time, terrifying bolts of lightning and wild wind had begun to swirl. As they howled and flashed, an enormous magical formation could be seen amidst those bolts of lightning and wild wind.
The magical formation was enormous and complex. It flashed in the clouds, flickering between brightness and darkness, giving off the impression that it was unstable.
"Crunch!"
Suddenly, a cracking sound could be heard. The magical formation actually split open from the middle.
A black crack appeared in the skies above the dense clouds. As soon as it appeared, the surrounding wind and lightning were all sucked into it, wildly swallowing, forming a terrifying vortex.
Space itself was distorted by the vortex, and for a moment, the entire Bluefire City was filled with this sort of boundless terror.
It wasn't just Bluefire City. At almost the same time, in other parts of the Gebados Plane, this sort of strange phenomenon appeared as well.
"This is … the aura of the Yulan continent. The magical seal of the Great Botha Levee has been broken! "
Li Yue's eyes lit up. In the instant that this strange phenomenon appeared, he could sense a familiar aura emanating from the other side of the crack. It was the aura of the Yulan continent.
He knew that the destruction of the Great Botha Levee would quickly alert Beirut. Once Beirut intervened, the crack would once more be sealed shut.
Thus … there was no time to hesitate.
"Let's go!"
Without any hesitation at all, Li Yue's body moved, transforming into a ray of light as he flew towards the enormous crack and the vortex.
Not just Li Yue. Many other rays of light rose up from Bluefire City, flying towards that direction.
Many of them had powerful auras, and they moved extremely fast.
Li Yue passed through the vortex and the crack. Once more, that feeling of space twisting and shrinking came to him. It was both familiar and unfamiliar.
This feeling disappeared as quickly as it had come. In the blink of an eye, he felt his body lighten, and he appeared in a completely new world.
Dense natural energy, elemental essence, suitable gravity, clear air, and beautiful scenery. This was the Yulan continent.
"How many years has it been? I, Li Yue, have finally returned!"
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