"Buzz~~" Dust rose from Bei Bei's fur as well, and this dust was even bound by an invisible force, eventually condensing into a single stone.
Bei Bei pressed down the brim of his straw hat and looked at Lin Lei excitedly. "Boss, what did you mean just now about the musical profound mystery, and the sound wave profound mystery—how fusing them is the true essence of sound? What exactly are those things?" Bei Bei was thoroughly confused.
Lin Lei smiled faintly.
Although he had only been cultivating for two years, his soul's deduction speed was now a hundred times faster than before he had become a god. Moreover, both of his souls were comprehending and verifying things simultaneously. These two years of cultivation were absolutely equivalent to two hundred years before his ascension.
Lin Lei had already achieved minor success in both the musical profound mystery and the sound wave profound mystery.
Of course, major success was still a long way off.
"Bei Bei, when sound is emitted, it's actually a form of sound wave transmission," Lin Lei explained. "Since a sound wave is a wave, it naturally vibrates. The number of vibrations per second falls within a certain range, which is why our ears can hear it."
This was something Lin Lei had grasped years ago while studying sound back at Dragon Blood Castle.
Bei Bei nodded.
"Different sounds we hear can produce all sorts of peculiar effects." Lin Lei immediately manipulated the wind system elemental forces to begin stirring them up. Different elemental particles collided with one another, forming sound wave transmissions. Instantly, music filled the air.
The melodious sound was like a lover's whisper, drawing one in involuntarily.
Even Bei Bei was somewhat affected.
"This is the musical profound mystery!" Lin Lei said with a smile. "I'm only controlling elements to produce it. If I used divine power, the effect would be much stronger. Even god-level beings would feel some influence. For example, my 'Whisper of the Wind' uses music to bewitch the enemy's soul, causing them to let down their guard for a moment, and I can seize that chance to kill them."
Bei Bei nodded repeatedly. "Wow, that's amazing. And what about the sound wave mystery?"
"Like I said, sound waves are waves—they vibrate. The number of vibrations per second falls within a range our ears can hear, but… once the vibrations exceed that range, everything changes." Lin Lei let out a sigh of emotion. "I didn't realize this before, but when I saw a particular sound wave formation in this canyon, I finally understood."
"Oh?" Bei Bei looked curious.
"Watch." Lin Lei's formidable spiritual power once again controlled the surrounding wind system elements.
A peculiar sound wave was generated, this time directed straight at the surrounding canyon walls. Abruptly, as if the rock faces themselves were alive, they began to pulse and vibrate faintly—*shua shua*—pebbles and stone dust continuously slid down from above.
"Huh?" Bei Bei was startled.
Lin Lei intensified his spiritual power, and the fluctuation of the surrounding wind system elements grew stronger.
*Boom!* *Boom!* Like a drum being struck, the entire canyon's walls shook violently. With a deafening *BOOM*, countless boulders on both sides of the canyon exploded outright, pulverized into innumerable clouds of stone dust.
"Whoa." Bei Bei's eyes went wide in shock.
The canyon's unique structure had previously caused the howling winds to form that particular resonant wave. Now, after Lin Lei's display, the internal structure of the canyon had been completely altered, and it could no longer generate that kind of sound wave. The howling of the wind immediately returned, and vast quantities of stone dust were swept up and flung into the air, turning the sky into a hazy fog. It took a long while before clarity was restored above.
Only now the canyon was filled with the roaring of wild winds.
"The Dead Mountain Range—it's no longer the Dead Mountain Range," Lin Lei said with a sigh.
"Boss, that kind of attack is really powerful," Bei Bei exclaimed in admiration.
Lin Lei smiled mildly. "It's really only so-so. I've only achieved minor success in the sound wave mystery. From what I've discovered so far, it can only be used to attack physical matter. As for the musical mystery, it only affects the soul. But if the enemy doesn't understand what's happening, even a god-level being might suffer a bit."
Sound waves and music—two facets of sound.
One attacked the body; the other affected the soul.
"I don't even know the true potential yet, since I've only reached minor success." A smile lingered on Lin Lei's face.
This was exactly why he loved cultivating.
Lin Lei felt that every profound mystery he comprehended was a deeper understanding of the heavens and the earth. With continued insight, one day he would be able to bring the heavens crashing down without so much as batting an eye. But reaching that level—who knew when that would happen.
"Bei Bei, what profound mystery did you comprehend when you became a god?" Lin Lei asked curiously.
Bei Bei curled his lips helplessly. "Nothing as impressive as yours, Boss. Mine is just for staying alive—similar to what the King of Assassins, 'Xisai,' has. If I need to fight someone, I still have to rely on my innate divine abilities."
Lin Lei understood right away.
Suddenly—
*Hummm!* The world trembled faintly. This subtle vibration spread throughout the entire Yulan Continent plane. Countless god-level beings across the Yulan Continent turned their gazes westward. Lin Lei and Bei Bei, naturally, also looked toward the north in surprise.
"Someone became a god?" Bei Bei said in astonishment.
The descent of the Laws of the World—that was the hallmark of independent ascension. After all, one who refined a divine spark to become a god would not summon the Laws of the World.
"This isn't the first time. It seems like a few years ago, someone in the west also ascended independently," Lin Lei said, gazing downward with a puzzled expression. His divine sense spread outward. "It's roughly in the area of what used to be the Holy Alliance. What's going on—two independent ascensions in just a few years?"
Independent ascension was extraordinarily difficult.
Precisely because it was so hard, it was rare and precious. A few years ago, someone had ascended on their own and Lin Lei and the others had marveled. Now another independent ascension had occurred—it was starting to feel like quite the coincidence.
"Boss, let's go take a look!" Bei Bei urged.