And upon comprehending ten percent of the spatial Laws, one could advance to become a Lower Deity.
Converted accordingly, that corresponded to two-fifths of the portion accessible through the Water Laws.
"Hiss..."
Loran sucked in a cold breath.
Although he had long known from the power within his bloodline that his bloodline power was extraordinary—
And before seeking guidance from his father, he had already had a premonition that if he could comprehend his bloodline power to a sufficient degree, he might one day stand on equal footing with Sovereigns—
Actually receiving confirmation from his father still caused his emotions to surge.
Since his birth, more than ten trillion years had passed for Loran.
Over such a long period of time, Loran naturally understood that Sovereigns and Deities existed on two completely different levels.
Only Paragons, who possessed Willpower, were barely considered to have escaped the ranks of "ants" in the eyes of Sovereigns and could be regarded seriously by them.
But being taken seriously was all that meant.
The enormous difference in strength still caused Paragons to appear like slightly larger ants in front of Sovereigns.
The only difference between Paragons and ordinary living beings in the eyes of Sovereigns was that ordinary beings who weren't Paragons could be annihilated by a Sovereign projection combined with Willpower as long as they were within the range of a Sovereign's divine sense.
As for Paragons, Sovereigns had to personally appear in order to kill them.
Paragons represented the upper limit of all living beings, yet they still failed to reach the lower limit of Sovereigns.
What a despair-inducing reality that was.
When Loran had become a Water Paragon and sensed the powerful bloodline force within himself, he had once wondered whether his feeling that mastering this bloodline power could allow him to rival Sovereigns was merely an illusion.
But as he continued digging deeper into his bloodline, he came to understand that it wasn't an illusion.
It was reality.
And because of that, after obtaining the Water Sovereign spark, Loran had not immediately fused with it himself, but had instead given it to Levlenxia, allowing her to become a Sovereign.
He also wanted things to be like they were with his parents—both himself and his wife becoming Sovereigns!
Seeing Loran's shocked expression, Locke was very satisfied.
"However, An'an, this path also has its limits."
"I already told you before that the space of this world is formed through the fusion of the four elemental Laws of earth, wind, water, and fire."
"Therefore, with only Water Paragon Laws, you can at most comprehend twenty-five percent of the spatial Laws."
"You are a Water Paragon and possess one portion of Willpower. If you walk this path, you'll eventually become somewhat stronger than ordinary Intermediate Sovereigns."
"And if you can fuse the Water Laws with the spatial Laws to form Water-Spatial Laws, your strength may increase another hundredfold, reaching the level of an elemental Chief Sovereign."
"Elemental Chief Sovereign..."
Hearing his father paint such a tempting picture, Loran nearly started drooling.
Although, judging from his father's tone, the difficulty involved clearly wasn't small.
It was just like the cultivation of the Laws.
His father had arranged everything for him, yet he had still spent countless trillions of years making no progress.
Only after meeting Levlenxia and developing deep feelings for her had he finally experienced enlightenment while carving an ice sculpture of her.
Only then had he taken that final step, completely fusing all six Profound Mysteries of the Water Laws and entering the Paragon realm.
So, the future his father painted really was incredibly enticing.
Of course, the prerequisite was that he could actually achieve it.
Whether comprehending the spatial Laws or fusing the Water Laws with the spatial Laws, in Loran's opinion, both were far more difficult than becoming a Paragon.
Actually reaching the goal his father had described definitely wouldn't be easy.
For example, if he hadn't truly loved Levlenxia deeply, it would've been impossible for him to enter enlightenment while sculpting her ice statue.
"Elemental Chief Sovereign..."
Loran's heart burned with excitement.
His wife, Levlenxia, was already the Water Chief Sovereign.
Who would've thought that he himself might also reach that level one day?
"Father, I want to learn this!"
"Wait, don't rush."
Seeing Loran's excited appearance, Locke raised his hand and motioned for him to calm down.
"An'an, have you forgotten what I taught you before?"
"No matter what you encounter, or what choice you wish to make, you must first understand the situation clearly."
"Not necessarily everything, but at the very least, you should understand everything that can be known within your reach."
"You're my son. If I don't prepare the best possible path for you, then who should I prepare it for?"
"Yes, Father."
After being scolded by Locke, Loran immediately straightened his posture and sat upright.
"An'an, my bloodline is that of Emperor Jiang, the only spatial divine beast in this universe. The bloodline within me contains the mysteries of the spatial Laws."
"When your father completely perfects his bloodline, I may even reach a level comparable to the Overgods."
"If your path in the Laws reaches a dead end, you can also choose the path of excavating your bloodline power."
"Although your achievements on this bloodline path can never surpass mine, even so, as long as you fully excavate the power within your bloodline, no Sovereign will be your match."
Invincible amongst Sovereigns...
Loran's gaze toward Locke became so fervent that it seemed capable of burning space itself.
So after cultivating the Laws for so many years, it turned out that everything was still inferior to the bloodline he had inherited from his father!
However, Loran also understood that the status of the spatial Laws was simply too high.
If he hadn't cultivated the Water Laws to the Paragon level, he would've had no qualifications to come into contact with the spatial Laws or use spatial power.
Before becoming a Paragon, the highest level to which Loran could use the bloodline power within his body was merely disrupting an enemy's perception of space.
As a result, enemies couldn't accurately judge how far away his attacks actually were and ultimately failed to evade them.
"Father, I want to cultivate this!"
Loran slapped his thigh and voiced his request to Locke.
"Heh..."
Seeing that he had successfully stimulated his son's enthusiasm for cultivation, Locke finally stopped teasing him.
"Alright, enough teasing."
"Huh?"
Hearing this, disappointment immediately appeared on Loran's face.
So everything his father had said earlier had merely been to tease him.
He had even been thinking that once he reached the level of being invincible among Sovereigns, he would bring Levlenxia back to meet his parents.
Smack!
Seeing the change in Loran's expression, how could Locke not know what he was thinking?
He immediately slapped the back of Loran's head.
"What are you thinking about?"
"When I said I was teasing you, I didn't mean that everything I said before was false."
"What I meant is that the two cultivation paths I described aren't mutually exclusive and incompatible."
"They can actually be cultivated together and complement each other."
"For other Paragons, they can only take the first path of comprehending the spatial Laws."
"However, because they lack affinity for the spatial Laws, if they want to remain in contact with the spatial Laws for extended periods of time, they must rely on the blood essence of divine beasts possessing spatial innate divine abilities in order to have a chance of comprehending the spatial Laws."
"But we're different."
"Your father is Emperor Jiang, a spatial divine beast. You're my son, and the Emperor Jiang bloodline flows within your body. You can clearly sense the spatial Laws."
"However, that also means that our blood essence is the greatest cultivation treasure for other elemental Paragons."
"Your father isn't afraid of anyone setting their sights on me."
"But you are different."
"Before your strength reaches a sufficient level, it would be best not to reveal your identity as the offspring of a spatial divine beast."
"Otherwise, if some Sovereign targets you and then hides inside their home material plane, even your father wouldn't be able to do anything to them."
This was naturally a lie.
More than ten trillion years ago, Locke had already been able to use the "Edict" ability of the Edicts of Fate to assist his spatial Laws, directly transferring the Water Lesser Sovereign Luoxue from a material plane into spatial turbulence.
Compared to back then, Locke's mastery over the spatial Laws had increased by an unknown amount.
Previously, he still needed the support of the Edicts of Fate.
Now, as long as his divine sense reached a target, he could attack Sovereigns inside material planes directly through space without even needing to drag them out.
And with Locke's current strength, including elemental Chief Sovereigns, no one could survive even a single move from him.
Even among the Chief Sovereigns of the Edicts, aside from Death Chief Sovereign Lilia, the other three were still insignificant before the current Locke.
However, when it came to cultivation, one still needed to maintain a sense of crisis.
Only then would Loran possess greater motivation.
Locke felt that if not for the "persecution paranoia" he had carried as a transmigrator, he probably would've never reached his current level in the Panlong Universe.
Increasing the difficulty of Loran's cultivation path and giving him some pressure wasn't necessarily a bad thing.
"Don't worry, Father. I understand."
Naturally, Loran had no idea what Locke was thinking.
But he took his father's warning very seriously.
"Then next, I'll explain the spatial Laws to you."
"Yes, Father."
Loran was delighted.
After all that talk, his father was finally going to get to the real substance.
"In my opinion, the spatial Laws contain three Profound Mysteries in total."
To help Loran understand more easily, Locke introduced the spatial Laws as though they were ordinary Laws.
After all, Laws with clearly defined Profound Mysteries were much easier to comprehend than one single unified Law.
For example, if the Edicts of Destruction were subdivided, they could be separated into Profound Mysteries such as Slaughter, Destruction, Annihilation, and so forth.
"These three Profound Mysteries are: the Profound Mystery of Spatial Teleportation, the Profound Mystery of Spatial Lockdown, and the Profound Mystery of Spatial Shattering."
(End of Chapter)
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