"Not bad. Of the nine Wind Laws Profound Mysteries, your technique has already completely fused six of them."
With a light squeeze, Locke crushed Teresia's Spear of the Wind God in his hand.
"Lord Sovereign truly possesses discerning eyes."
The anticipation in Teresia's eyes grew even stronger.
Despite not being a Wind Sovereign, he could clearly identify the Wind Laws Profound Mysteries contained within his technique. The Sovereign's capabilities were far greater than he had imagined.
"Hahaha, Teresia, I must say, your luck is exceptionally good."
After sensing exactly which six Profound Mysteries Teresia had fused, Locke immediately understood why Teresia possessed the potential to become a Paragon.
"Teresia, do you know why the other Laws all have only six Profound Mysteries, while the Wind Laws possess nine?"
"Oh?"
Teresia raised an eyebrow.
"Lord Locke, isn't it because the Wind Laws are the strongest, and therefore possess the greatest number of Profound Mysteries?"
"The strongest?"
Hearing this, Locke smiled but didn't refute him.
Every expert aspiring to become a Paragon possessed absolute confidence in their own Laws and believed the Laws they cultivated were the strongest.
Because of this, they generally cultivated only a single set of Laws.
In other words, Paragons usually possessed only one original body.
The Chief Sovereign of Destruction, Wordred, became a Deity with his original body.
The Chief Sovereign of Life, Wawaya, was the same.
The Chief Sovereign of Fate, Orloff, had separated his negative emotions into Augusta. In a certain sense, Augusta could also be considered his original body.
Dunnington had likewise become a Deity with his original body.
Teresia was no different.
Among the Four Chief Sovereigns of the Edicts, only the Chief Sovereign of Death, Lilia, possessed a divine clone.
Could this be the reason why Lilia had been unable to become a Paragon?
For a moment, such a thought surfaced in Locke's mind.
But he immediately dismissed it.
There was no denying that becoming a Deity with one's original body greatly increased elemental affinity and affinity toward the Laws, granting substantial advantages during cultivation.
Many Paragons Locke knew had indeed become Deities with their original bodies.
However, Locke also knew of people who possessed divine clones and still reached the Paragon level.
Over a thousand cycled eras later, the Fire Lesser Sovereign Bluefire, Reisgem's father Leylin, had become a Fire Paragon Lesser Sovereign with the aid of the immense faith energy within his Sovereign spark.
As for the present, under Locke's assistance, Lilia had removed the influence of faith energy and ultimately reached the Paragon level in the Edicts of Death.
"Whether the Wind Laws are the strongest, we can discuss that later."
"Right now, let me explain why I say your luck is exceptionally good."
"In my view, although the Wind Laws possess nine Profound Mysteries, they can actually be considered as six."
"Among them, the Sound Wave and Sound Music Profound Mysteries can be grouped together as the 'Sound' Profound Mystery."
"The Speed and Slow Profound Mysteries can be grouped together as the 'Velocity' Profound Mystery."
"The Doppelganger and Windstyle Profound Mysteries can both be classified under the 'Windstyle' Profound Mystery."
"Thus, in my view, the Wind Laws consist of the Elemental Laws of Wind, the Sound Profound Mystery, the Velocity Profound Mystery, the Windstyle Profound Mystery, the Dimension Profound Mystery, and the Spatial Wind Profound Mystery."
"Among the six Profound Mysteries you've already fused, you possess the Windstyle Profound Mystery and the Sound Wave Profound Mystery."
"Therefore, in my opinion, the difficulty of fusing the Doppelganger Profound Mystery with Windstyle, and the Sound Music Profound Mystery with Sound Wave, will be greatly reduced."
"Perhaps you'll become the strongest God in history, completely fusing eight Wind Laws Profound Mysteries while still at the God stage."
"As for your future cultivation, my suggestion is that you first fuse the Doppelganger Profound Mystery with the Windstyle Profound Mystery, and fuse the Sound Wave Profound Mystery with the Sound Music Profound Mystery."
"Afterward, reintegrate these newly fused Windstyle and Sound Profound Mysteries into the other Laws Profound Mysteries you've already mastered..."
"So that's how it is!"
To Teresia, Locke's guidance was like a lamp illuminating the darkness.
This was the first time he had learned that the nine Wind Laws Profound Mysteries could effectively be regarded as six.
And among the six Wind Laws Profound Mysteries he had already fused, some could further merge with others to form even stronger Profound Mysteries.
According to Sovereign Locke's explanation, once he completed the pairwise fusion of Windstyle and Doppelganger, as well as Sound Wave and Sound Music, the difficulty of completely fusing eight Wind Laws Profound Mysteries would become almost negligible.
"Thank you for your guidance, Lord Sovereign."
Teresia deeply bowed toward Locke.
A single sentence of true teaching outweighed volumes of false instruction.
To Teresia, Locke's guidance was unquestionably true teaching.
Although Locke couldn't instantly enable him to complete the fusion of eight Wind Laws Profound Mysteries, he had already shown him the road ahead.
From now on, as long as Teresia cultivated according to the path Locke had pointed out, there was a very high possibility that he would completely fuse eight Wind Laws Profound Mysteries while still at the God stage and become the strongest God in existence.
"Hahaha, Teresia. Cultivation has no end. I also hope there will be more companions on this road."
"You possess the potential to become a Paragon, which is why I think so highly of you."
"However, Teresia, you must understand that potential is merely potential. If you fail to convert your potential into strength, then in the end, you won't become my companion. You'll simply be left behind."
"Next, leave Mount Nether and continue your cultivation elsewhere. I still have some matters to discuss with this brat of mine."
With a wave of his hand, Locke immediately exchanged the space around Teresia with a location outside Mount Nether.
Seeing Teresia disappear and noticing the look in his father's eyes, Loran shivered.
"Hahaha, um... Father, since you and Teresia have finished talking, I'll be leaving too."
As he spoke, Loran stood up from his chair and prepared to leave the Water Mansion.
The ring of lightning chains surrounding Mount Nether was powerful, but Loran possessed a divine spark defensive artifact, allowing him to break through the lightning barrier and leave Mount Nether directly.
"Leaving?"
"Loran, don't you want to advance further in your cultivation?"
"Or perhaps... don't you want to see the world through the eyes of a Paragon?"
"A Paragon?"
Loran immediately put his raised foot back down and turned toward his father in astonishment.
"Father, can you make me become a Paragon?"
"Heh, you're dreaming quite beautifully."
"What I can do is merely help you get as close as possible to that realm. As for whether you'll truly become a Paragon in the end, that depends on yourself."
"If you still fail to reach the Paragon level even with my help, then there is nothing more I can do."
"After all, for me, it's difficult to understand why you can't accomplish something so simple."
"Simple?"
Loran's voice became noticeably sharper.
"Father, you actually think becoming a Paragon is easy?"
"Of course. What's so difficult about it?"
Supporting his cheek with one hand, Locke raised his chin slightly toward his son.
"Loran, your father is a dual-Paragon of Water and Fate."
"Furthermore, the fusion between my Water Laws and Edicts of Fate has already surpassed the Paragon level."
"If I possessed affinities toward other Laws, then three Paragons would merely be the limit imposed upon me by the universe—not my own limit."
"What?"
Loran stared at Locke in shock.
Previously, he had only known that his father was a Sovereign and one of the exceedingly rare Paragon Sovereigns.
Beyond that, because he had left Mount Nether and rarely returned, almost everything he knew about his parents had come from the mouths of others.
This was the first time Locke had personally explained his circumstances in detail.
"Not just me. Your mother has also reached the Paragon level in the Edicts of Death."
"Counting your mother and me together, we possess four Paragon bodies in total. Tell me, do you think becoming a Paragon is difficult for us?"
"And you—my son. If, under the guidance of your mother and me, you still fail to become a Paragon, then you'll truly disappoint us."
"Hehe... hehe..."
Cold sweat trickled down Loran's forehead.
After roaming the Netherworld and other Divine Planes for hundreds of thousands of years, how could he not understand the difficulty of becoming a Paragon?
For many years now, he had been unable to find the compatibility point for his final Water Laws Profound Mystery, to the extent that he had already lost confidence in advancing further.
Yet now he had learned from his father that both of his parents were Paragons.
More importantly, his father had even surpassed the Paragon level in the fusion of different Laws and Edicts.
Loran himself was a dual-element soul mutator. However, he had only fused one pairing between his Water Laws and Death Edicts, equivalent to the complete fusion of three single-element Profound Mysteries.
Because of this, he knew better than anyone how much more difficult fusing different Laws and Edicts was compared to fusing a single set of Profound Mysteries.
Since Father had reached a realm beyond Paragon in the fusion of different Laws and Edicts, then if Father possessed affinities toward additional elements or Edicts, he would undoubtedly have produced even more Paragon bodies.
Loran had absolutely no doubt that his father was speaking the truth.
"Father, please teach me."
After the shock came overwhelming joy.
A Paragon!
Who wouldn't wish to attain such a realm?
Just look at Teresia earlier. He had remained stuck at the Six-Star Fiend level for so long that he had already fallen into confusion.
Yet after only a few words from Father, Teresia had become completely revitalized and found the road ahead.
Loran had no doubt whatsoever that within the next hundred thousand years, Teresia would become a legend throughout the Seven Divine Planes and Four Higher Planes.
(End of Chapter)
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