Endless Desire

Time passed, and after a couple of minutes of running with the speed of a Martial Great Grandmaster, Blade appeared in the location of a large and expansive pond.

The pool, known as the spiritual ascension pool, glistened even though there wasn't any light present as Blade made his way, approaching it, and stepped into the water.

Boom!

Instantly upon stepping into the water, Blade felt an explosion take place inside his mind, in his soul, as if something was forcefully expanding his soul.

It was similar to the feeling when the system upgraded yet it was different. While the system leveling up strengthened the soul greatly, this spiritual ascension pond's water improved the quality of the soul greatly.

Boosting the willpower and comprehension of those around it.

As for those like Blade who could step into it, they normally are only Mortal Sages. After all, only Mortal Sages had developed a willpower that was enough to enter this pond...

Upon entering the pond, Blade was for a moment, left in a daze. His body was unmoving as if frozen in an ice sculpture.

But, this lasted only for a moment. After several breaths of time, Blade escaped the feeling of being forced into a deep meditative state and took another step.

This time, from his bare ankles being covered, now up to his shin was covered. And similarly to the first time he took a step into the water, his soul was once again, almost forced into a state of comprehension...

But, Blade was never affected by a bottleneck due to a weak heart, or mental demon. The reason for this was simple, his willpower couldn't be measured by the norm.

Even after experiencing torture... twice... he was still steadfast. In the face of this pond's mental disrupting abilities, Blade remained strong and steadfast.

Though it took more time than the last, under a minute, he regained himself and took another step forward. Like this, time passed. Even though the thought of simply entering the state of deep meditation was enticing, he wanted the fullest effect.

He wanted to use the spiritual ascension pond to comprehend the path to becoming a Martial Emperor in one swift and singular deep meditation.

So after ten minutes of being forced to enter yet also forcefully breaking out, Blade's body was completely submerged under water and the ability to resist was stripped away.

His mind was completely lost now... In this state, the outside world was forgotten. Any semblance of caution had become a thing of the past as he forgot everything.

Light and darkness. These two world laws were the most mysterious of them all. If one could gain an affinity for either of them, they'll be labeled as a genius worth giving resources to.

After all, both Laws were top class, the highest of world laws and once one begins comprehending either of them, the cultivator would always be stronger than those of the same realm.

But, in exchange, the speed of cultivation would slow down if one didn't have resources. Resources specifically for Light and Darkness were incredibly rare. The only things sects could give, were resources to boost the cultivation base, not the comprehension speed.

For comprehending these Laws, the cultivator was only to rely on himself. If he's lucky, maybe an expert who cultivated the Law of Light or Darkness would accept them as their disciple.

But those who could reach the level of Martial King were rare. Martial Emperors, humph, were few and far between.

One can use their hands to count how many Martial Emperors cultivating either light or darkness a supreme power of this world had.

Out of all the Laws Blade had, his comprehension of these two was much slower compared to Lightning as even in the short span of two months after acquiring the Flame Law, he had comprehended it to a stage where it was comparable to his insights into Light and Darkness...

But, these two world laws which were previously soo hard to comprehend, at this time in Blade's mind and soul, his comprehension speed skyrocketed. Light and Darkness slowly began unraveling their secrets by themselves.

One must understand. Blade's comprehension speed was already nonsensical compared to other geniuses and geniuses amongst geniuses.

Now that the spiritual ascension pond had rose the speed of comprehension even more, at this stage, it was as simple as eating and drinking.

Simply put, before, comprehending Light and Darkness was akin to a form-three secondary school student doing university math.

But now, for Blade, comprehending Light and Darkness was as simple as a form-three student doing the mathematics of a standard five primary school child.

He didn't even have to put a massive amount of concentration on it to gain insights. Light and Darkness didn't seem to be soo mysterious any longer.

And while his insights into Light and Darkness were undergoing constant changes, it was the same for the other two elements, especially Lightning.

Currently, Blade's confusion was answered... He had slowly unraveled the secrets behind the path to becoming a Martial Emperor.

This path, if he were to desire it, he could become a Martial Emperor on this day. This path involved his Lightning Law.

Unlike Light and Darkness, his comprehension of this destructive Law had reached a different type of bottleneck.

Inside his heart, where his dantian and soul amalgamated to form a core, one would see purple patterns that radiated a mysterious and ancient aura slowly being etched onto this core.

This was the essence of the Lightning Law!

After reaching a certain level in the comprehension of a Law, and after the complete amalgamation of the Martial King's dantian and soul, the essence of the world Law they comprehend will slowly merge too with the core.

Once the patterns completely etched themselves around the dantian, this will be the confirmation of the Heavens being formed...

Yes, the dantian was the foundation for everything and it was considered to be the so-called earth whilst the soul that fused with the dantian, the soul was the man and finally, the essence that merged with earth and man was the Heavens above.

This was the way to becoming a Martial Emperor, perfecting the formation of the core, hence its name core formation... Completing the Earth and the Soul is merely halfway there...

Gaining enough insights into the world Laws until reaching a different type of bottleneck as the world Laws descend onto the core and mark the very essence, forming the Heavens.

Knowing this, Blade finally understood the path to becoming a Martial Emperor yet... But, Blade who had comprehended this didn't desire for this Lightning Law to be completely etched onto his dantian, and become a Martial Emperor today.

No, he didn't desire this at all.

If he took this path and became a Martial Emperor with his Heavens as the essence of Lightning, he would lose anything to do with the other Laws.

Light and Darkness...?

Once he took the Lightning path, the other world Laws would abandon him, including the Fire Laws he had just acquired.

So what did he plan to do..? Weren't there nine world Laws? It is exactly what one would do if one were in his position.

Firstly, it was important to suppress the Lightning Law from descending... Suppressing his state of comprehension in that particular field and focusing on the other world Laws.

With the help of the Chaotic Body Scripture, he would comprehend the Light Laws, Darkness Laws, and Fire Laws until they also descend and etch their essence into his core.

One Heavens...? No, Blade didn't want merely one Heaven, the lightning law... Four Heavens? Lightning, Light, Darkness, and Fire? No, he didn't plan to stop there either!

The Chaotic Body Scripture was simply Heaven-defying. Reaching this point, it is no wonder why the Heavens wanted to kill him at that time...

Sensing what type of method he used to cultivate, surely the Heavens couldn't accept this and decided to strike him down from early.

But, there must also be some other rule, otherwise, the Heavens would have simply killed him and not used the underhanded tactic which left a slim chance for his survival.

Anyway, after realizing the secret behind his affinity for multiple world Laws, a desire was formed in his heart... A desire for not simply four heavens, but for all Nine Heavens.

He would form a Heavens in his core that would be equal to the Heavens of the real world... This... It was truly going against the Heavens..!

Comprehend all nine world laws and form Nine Heavens... Fire, Ice, Wind, Earth, Wood, Metal, Lightning, Darkness, and Light...!

Now, there were Three ways to do this insane act of going against the order. The first and most straightforward act would be by acquiring Law Fruits.

Similarly to how it had enhanced Athena's Fire Attribute, once he ate something that naturally enhanced the Law, he'll surely be able to use his Chaotic Body Scripture and absorb the essence, acquiring affinity for the element.

The drawback was obvious too. The duo spent two months in Forbidden Zone 029 and found nothing besides a few Beast Emperors... The chances of finding a Law Fruit, much less six different types, were low...