The terrifying descent of the laws of the world was so powerful that even Dilia, who had been cultivating on her stone bed, was fully jolted awake. She stared in astonishment at Lin Lei, whose entire body was floating in the air. A strange aura radiated outward, and in an instant Dilia understood what was happening.
"Lin Lei is becoming a god?" Although Dilia had never witnessed anyone becoming a god before, she could sense the vast, boundless presence of the world's laws, and her heart naturally supplied the answer.
At this moment, Lin Lei didn't need to do anything.
A strange force plunged directly into his mind, embracing his soul. In that instant, every secret of Lin Lei's soul was laid bare, and the profound laws of speed he had comprehended were naturally perceived by this force as well.
Sssss~~
Directly above Lin Lei's head, a power imbued with the aura of "law" began to condense. At the same time, wind element energy surged frantically toward it. Massive quantities of world elements poured in from the chaotic spatial currents, flooding into the micro-plane before finally converging on a single point.
"What is this?" Lin Lei felt a flicker of doubt in his heart.
Only a moment later—
The surging world elements dissipated, and a black crystal radiating a faint cyan glow hovered above Lin Lei's head. It was a low-tier godhead of the Wind element. The instant this godhead took form, it naturally established a connection with Lin Lei's soul.
After all, this godhead had been formed based on Lin Lei's own soul signature—it was perfectly attuned to him.
Refining someone else's godhead, even if the refinement succeeded, could never compare to a godhead condensed by the laws of the world according to one's own soul.
"A godhead."
Gazing up at the hovering crystal that emitted a pale cyan light, Lin Lei felt a surge of excitement. Back in his childhood, under his father's guidance, his only goal had been to reclaim the family heirloom. He had never imagined that he could become a god!
Become a god, just like the God of War or the Grand Priest!
Moreover, he had done it through his own power, standing alone—not by refining another's godhead.
"Finally, I've become a god." A smile appeared on Lin Lei's face. At that very moment, a message surfaced naturally in his soul: "The laws of the world allow me to choose whether the godhead remains outside my body or resides within it."
Had it not been for Di Lin's earlier explanation, Lin Lei would not have known the difference between the two choices and might have found it difficult to decide.
But now…
Without the slightest hesitation, Lin Lei controlled the godhead and let it hover at his side.
"Ahh!" Lin Lei involuntarily let out an agonized scream. Searing pain racked his entire body, causing every muscle to spasm and convulse. Deep within his mind, in the ocean of his soul, the sword-shaped soul that had been floating there split apart with a crack under the embrace of the world's laws, breaking into two pieces.
The splitting of the soul—this pain was millions of times worse than any torture the flesh could endure.
In that moment, Lin Lei's mind went completely blank. All he could do was instinctively cry out in agony.
"Lin Lei!" Dilia, watching from nearby, grew worried when she saw him like this. But she also understood… this was the critical moment of becoming a god. No matter what happened, there was nothing she could do to intervene.
Trembling uncontrollably, Dilia stood there with her hands clasped before her chest, praying silently: "Lin Lei, please be all right." In all the years of marriage, she had never once seen Lin Lei in such pain.
Gradually…
Lin Lei's agonized cries grew quieter.
The soul in his mind, now broken into two pieces, had transformed into two sword shapes. To be precise, Lin Lei's original sword-shaped soul had become two smaller "sword-shaped souls." One remained deep within his mind, while the other flew directly out of his body.
"That is?" Dilia stared in shock at the sword-shaped soul.
But she had never seen Lin Lei's soul before and had no idea what it was.
The sword-shaped soul, radiating seven-colored light, flew toward the godhead and then merged into it with effortless ease. Soul and godhead became one—this was the hallmark of a successful godhead refinement.
"That was Lin Lei's soul?" Only now did Dilia understand.
She had cultivated for over a decade and still hadn't fully merged her own soul with a godhead, yet Lin Lei's soul had fused with his godhead in an instant. This was because the godhead had been condensed based on Lin Lei's soul from the very beginning.
"Phew." Lin Lei's capacity for thought returned.
He also felt himself growing much weaker. Splitting the soul had inflicted tremendous damage. Even his comprehension and deduction of the laws would likely slow by several fold. But in order to continue comprehending the laws of the earth, Lin Lei had no other choice.
"How peculiar."
Both his main body and the godhead now contained Lin Lei's soul. Suddenly—
Rumble~~
The surrounding space trembled. The soul within the godhead sensed something extraordinary—a place at the very core of the boundless void. It was an immense, limitless plane, one that could only be perceived by those who had reached the realm of a god—
The Elemental Ocean!
Boom~~
It was a misty, fog-filled space. No light shone in the sky; only the pale cyan glow emanating from the elemental ocean itself faintly illuminated this plane.
Boundless tides of elements surged and rolled, waves rising and falling. It was the Wind elemental ocean.
The surface of this elemental ocean was made of world elements condensed into a substance as dense as liquid. Through the godhead, Lin Lei's soul could perceive a certain depth below the surface of the elemental ocean.