Now that Ren Isana had broken through to Tier 10, simply accumulating Excelia was no longer enough to advance further. Excelia was completely useless to him now.
If he wanted to continue breaking through, he had to follow his path step by step: acquire the laws of space-time, then acquire abilities related to karma. Once he obtained these abilities and condensed them into his own laws, he would naturally break through.
Walking out of the palace, he completely ignored the doors in front of him and phased right through them. Every building in his eyes was now nothingness, like a mirage.
Of course, you could also consider Ren Isana himself to be a mirage. He was completely etherealized now. His spatial dimension existed on a different plane, making it impossible for physical attacks to target him.
Even shattering space wouldn't be enough to target him. Because aside from existing in a different space, he also existed in a different time. The only way to attack him now was to lock onto the specific time he occupied and launch an attack there.
Tell me that isn't sneaky! Even if you locked onto his time, you still might not hit him. Ren could scatter his existence across any point in time at will, making it incredibly difficult to pin him down.
When Ren emerged from the palace, the Flügel were still chatting and didn't notice his movements right away. Only Jibril, who happened to glance at the palace doors, spotted him.
"Wah!!" Seeing Ren appear so abruptly, she jumped in fright. Her exclamation drew the gazes of all the surrounding Flügel!
"Master, when did you get out?!" Seeing Ren, Azriel hurriedly stepped forward, looking at him with excited eyes. She had picked up this title from Little Ji.
Jibril, in turn, had learned the title from the Heroic Spirits. Seeing that Ren was perfectly fine, she finally breathed a sigh of relief. Lord Ren hadn't suffered any accidents.
"Just now. What are you all gathered around here for?" Ren looked at the Flügel with some curiosity. He was in a great mood right now, having finally broken through.
"Waiting for you! You suddenly caused such a huge commotion, it scared us half to death!" Jibril glared at Ren in utter dissatisfaction.
Hearing her words, Ren scratched his head, a strange look flashing through his eyes. He briefly read the information within the world and understood the situation. "I see. That was just the commotion from my breakthrough. It's fine now."
At this, the corners of Ren's mouth curled up slightly. These guys claimed they didn't acknowledge him, but their bodies were quite honest. The only tough thing about them was their mouths!
"Hmph, at least you know you caused a huge commotion!" Jibril didn't even know how to roast this guy anymore. Thank goodness they weren't on the ground. If they had been at his school, the time of the entire campus probably would have been thrown into chaos, right?
"Are you considered a god now? Above the god level? Can you tell me what the difference is up there?" Think Nilvalen didn't care about the rest; instead, she asked Ren about the realms above godhood.
After all, she was also Tier 9. Her future felt uncertain, and she had no idea how to break through. She didn't have a deity to explain these things to her, so with a living example of a breakthrough right in front of her, how could she not ask?
Faced with Think's inquiry, the gazes of many Flügel shifted over. It wasn't just Think who wanted to know; they wanted to know too. The strength of the Flügel was fixed.
If they could learn how to become stronger, they would definitely be willing to try. Even if they hadn't reached that point yet, Jibril and Azriel could certainly use the information.
"Hmm, alright. I might as well tell you guys about these things." Ren thought for a moment and decided to explain the realms beyond Tier 9 to them.
Hearing Ren's words, everyone immediately perked up. They all stared at him eagerly, hoping he would reveal what came next.
Seeing this, Ren didn't hesitate much and slowly began, "According to the terminology on our side, breaking through from Tier 9 to Tier 10—which is the level of strength Jibril is currently at—requires you to master your own laws!"
Seeing Ren use her as an example, Jibril's eyes widened, but she didn't interrupt. Instead, she pricked up her ears and listened intently.
"The God of War mastered the Law of War, which is why he was so strong. In terms you can understand, it's a Divine Essence, or perhaps a certain concept? Regardless, these are all symbols of laws," Ren continued, explaining it in terms they could comprehend.
Put like that, everyone instantly understood. A Divine Essence? Could they master one too? They couldn't help but mutter among themselves. It sounded like something they had to forge themselves.
"Laws are divided into two types. One is a world law, bestowed by the world. However, this type binds you completely to the world, making it impossible for you to leave. If you do leave the world, it becomes useless. The other type is a law you condense yourself," Ren said, getting to the main point.
As soon as he said this, they instantly understood. The God of War's law must have been bestowed by the world. This wasn't hard to guess. Although Ren didn't elaborate further, there were definitely many restrictions involved.
For example, being restricted once you developed to a certain level? Wasn't that exactly what happened to the God of War? His strength was already at the absolute pinnacle of the world, but he couldn't improve any further. That was, until Ren appeared.
This had given him hope, ultimately leading him to seek his own death just to pass his concept on to Ren. Thinking of this, all the Flügel fell silent.
Ren had no idea what the Flügel were thinking and simply continued, "To condense your own laws, you must choose the most suitable path and keep moving forward. Once you take this step, other things will be waiting for you in the future."
Finishing his sentence, Ren looked at the Flügel and said, "You were created by the God of War, and he modeled you after himself. In other words, you are the most suited for the Law of War."
Saying this, Ren raised his hand. A golden light flashed, and a law began to condense from within his body. The moment this aura appeared, the Flügel's gazes locked onto the light in Ren's hand.
"This is the Law of War that the God of War gave me, his final gift to me. I'm going to place it inside Avant Heim so you can study it yourselves!" This Law of War had long since merged with Ren.
However, extracting a portion of it wasn't difficult. And the Flügel were the most suited to walk this path. It was just that if they chose this path, they had to be prepared, because they might not be able to go very far.
If they completely followed the God of War's old path, their final outcome would only be like his—stagnating once they reached a certain level, unable to advance any further.
"Is this bound to the world, nya?" Azriel couldn't help but ask. This law belonged to Lord God of War, and Lord God of War had been bound to the world.
"No, this isn't bound to the world. When the God of War was beaten down into a Divine Essence, he directly extracted this purest law," Ren shook his head, denying Azriel's assumption.
Hearing Ren say this, the Flügel suddenly saw the light. So that was it. This tempted quite a few of them, but at the same time, they hesitated. Could they really walk this path?
"If we obtain this law... are there any restrictions? Or will we just end up walking the old man's path?" Jibril wasn't as tempted. She stared at the Law of War in Ren's hand and couldn't help but ask.
As a race created by the God of War, if they truly followed his path, wouldn't they ultimately just become the God of War? If that was the case, Jibril didn't really want it.
"Exactly. The upper limit is the God of War!" Ren nodded at Jibril. As expected of Little Ji, she saw things very clearly.
Hearing this, Jibril completely lost interest. "I knew it. If that's the case, then forget it. This thing is only good as a reference. I don't want to keep walking down the old man's path."
Speaking of this, she was a bit disdainful. Her dream was to surpass the God of War. If she followed his path, her final destination would only be the God of War, which went completely against her dream.
The other Flügel exchanged glances. They didn't share Jibril's ambitions, but knowing this thing had an upper limit made them lose a lot of interest. Unless it was absolutely necessary, they probably wouldn't choose this path.
"Anyway, that's the gist of it. I'll leave this law here, and you can study the rest yourselves. Regardless, if you want to break through, it's best to choose the law that suits you best." Saying this, Ren waved his hand and sent the power of the law into the palace behind him.
The next moment, the entire palace radiated the aura of the Law of War. As long as they stayed inside, they could study it at all times. This could be considered a backdoor Ren left for the Flügel.
"Are laws... like certain types of magic, where you can just use them directly without any underlying logic? No need to build magic channels, no need to construct logic, no need to copy any incantations or formulas—just using them at will?" Think suddenly asked.
Ren nodded. He looked at Think and said, "Exactly. That's how it is, because doing that means you've mastered the law. Remember, it applies to everything. Just like me right now—manipulating space-time is as easy as breathing. I use it purely on instinct."
Turning a law into one's own ultimately resulted in this. It seemed Think had gotten an idea. Truly worthy of being a magic genius. If nothing unexpected happened, she might be able to break through very soon as well.
"I understand. It's exactly as I guessed. The magic we cast by constructing formulas and using incantations is actually just one of the world's laws, right? Because without incantations and formulas, we can't invoke the mystery. But if we possess it ourselves, we can use it like instinct!" Think grew increasingly excited as she spoke, faintly grasping onto something.
Hearing her words, Jibril also fell into deep thought. She loved all kinds of magic too. Now that the other party had explained it so simply and crudely, she roughly understood. If that was the case, perhaps she could give it a try as well?
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