"Whoosh~~" Waves from the Star Mist Sea crashed against the shores of Biluo Island. Under the watchful eyes of the Bagshaw family patriarch 'Bowkerwe' and others like Uraili, Lin Lei's group boarded a metal life form, embarking on their journey to the Blood Peak Continent.
The metal life form shifted into a ship shape, onto the deck of the bow.
"Finally leaving," O'Brien sighed with emotion.
"Yes, leaving," Hisei said, relieved. "Forget this place, forever!" Lin Lei glanced at Hisei. Back then, Hisei had asked Lin Lei to help look for news about Cecilia. Although Lin Lei had sensed something wasn't right and wasn't sure if Cecilia was alive or dead, he still told Hisei that Cecilia was fine inside the patriarch's manor.
"Perhaps this way, Hisei will feel better," Lin Lei thought to himself.
"Finally leaving, Father, we've finally left," Klieo, the eldest of the six-eyed golden lions, was also very emotional. In the past, he and his brother hadn't known that their father, the Emperor Forest, had been soul-controlled until now. They felt a chill run down their spines.
"Yes, we've left. We're free," Emperor Forest gazed toward the southeast, not looking back at all. He would probably never return to Biluo Island in his lifetime.
"Kreee!" A piercing cry suddenly resounded across the sky.
Lin Lei turned to look. It was Tarosha. Tarosha was currently throwing his head back, emitting bizarre, piercing sounds, his entire body trembling slightly. After a long while, the roaring stopped. Tarosha turned back to look at Lin Lei, his eyes faintly red. "Lin Lei, words cannot express my gratitude. Thank you."
Those who haven't been soul-controlled cannot understand the current state of mind of Tarosha and Emperor Forest.
"Haha, let's go. To the Blood Peak Continent, to the Youlan Prefecture," Lin Lei said, holding Dilia's hand.
The journey across the Star Mist Sea was very peaceful. Occasionally, they encountered some bandits and robbers, but given the strength of Lin Lei's group, they only needed to have a few Highgods show themselves, and those bandits and robbers would be so scared they fled immediately.
The journey was uneventful this way.
Inside the ship's cabin.
Lin Lei sat cross-legged in a corner with his eyes closed. Whether it was his true self or his other three god clones, they were all in a state of cultivation. After this incident, Lin Lei had also discovered his greatest weakness: his soul!
It wasn't that the profound mysteries of his soul defense were weak!
Now, having fused the Earth Pulse, Gravitational Space, and Earth Element profound mysteries, his "profound mystery" in soul defense wasn't weak. What was truly lacking was the foundation, that is, the soul power itself!
A Midgod's soul power was inherently inferior to a Highgod's soul power by a significant margin. Even relying on soul profound mysteries, Lin Lei's defensive capabilities could at most match the soul power defense of the most ordinary Highgod.
Of course, Lin Lei still possessed the incomplete Divine Artifact for soul defense. Precisely because of this Divine Artifact... Lin Lei was able to roam the Star Mist Sea, killing Gammonting and numerous Highgods. Without the soul defense Divine Artifact, how could a Midgod like Lin Lei possibly be so powerful?
Divine Artifacts were too powerful.
"My primary goal now is to quickly reach the Highgod realm," Lin Lei understood his cultivation direction. "Once I reach the Highgod realm, I can then refine large quantities of Purple Crystals again. These two aspects will allow my soul power to increase by dozens of times in quality! That way, I'll only need to worry about the one flaw in my defensive Divine Artifact. Even a Seven-Star Demon who specializes in soul attacks, I won't fear."
Lin Lei knew.
At the Midgod stage, fusing profound mysteries was somewhat easier. Once reaching the Highgod stage, the difficulty increased dramatically.
But fusing a large number of profound mysteries at the Midgod stage would take an astonishingly long time. The Earth Law's "Earthwalk" profound mystery hadn't yet fused with any of the other three profound mysteries, let alone all of them together.
"If I've fused three profound mysteries now, and want to fuse the fourth, it looks like it would be a blessing if I could succeed within ten thousand years."
"The 'Force' profound mystery is already mastered. I need to quickly cultivate the 'Force' profound mystery to completion. Then cultivate the final 'Life Force'. Once all six are complete, I'll be a Highgod. Then my strength will greatly increase! Whether it's physical defense or soul defense, there won't be significant weaknesses. Dealing with ordinary Seven-Star Demons, I'll have confidence."
Lin Lei knew.
Reaching the Highgod realm didn't mean fusing profound mysteries was impossible. It was just more difficult.
"Wait until I reach Highgod, then slowly fuse them. There's no rush."
As long as one became a god independently, there was hope for fusion.
"I should also thank that Mossi. If not for his hammer strike, I don't know when I would have grasped the 'Force' profound mystery." Lin Lei then calmed his mind, and both his true self and Earth god clone devoted themselves wholeheartedly to cultivating the 'Force' profound mystery.
Lin Lei now leaned towards the Earth Law.
As for the Wind Element Law, Lin Lei had only just started cultivating five of its profound mysteries, but there were still a full four left to cultivate, which would also take an astonishingly long time.
As for the Fire Element Law, Lin Lei's Fire god clone hadn't even reached the Midgod realm yet.
"Cultivating the Fire Element Law is too slow." Lin Lei also felt the importance of talent.
With high talent...
The Earth Law and Wind Element Law cultivation speeds were fast. In less than a thousand years, Lin Lei had cultivated to the fifth profound mystery of the Earth Law.
With low talent...
Although there were no bottlenecks, the Fire Element Law was so slow that even the second profound mystery was still being cultivated.
Breaking through bottlenecks required enlightenment, opportunity, and personal comprehension.
However, normal cultivation speed depended on personal talent.
Lin Lei's "Earth and Wind" element affinities, according to his childhood tests, were superior! Fire was merely average. As for the others, they were very low.
Clearly, the god clone with the greatest hope of reaching the Highgod realm first was his Earth god clone. And his Earth god clone was obviously the strongest, so naturally, even his true self comprehended the Earth Law to accelerate cultivation speed.
The Star Mist Sea was vast and boundless, with islands appearing occasionally.
"Whoosh, whoosh~~~" The metal life form cut through the waves.
Lin Lei and Dilia stood side by side, gazing into the distance toward the southeast. Nearby were Olivier, Bei Bei, O'Brien, Emperor Forest, Tarosha, Hisei, and the others. Everyone had smiles on their faces.
Up ahead in the distance, a coastline appeared, stretching an immense length.
"The Blood Peak Continent, we've finally arrived!" Lin Lei was thrilled.