Chapter 882: Talent Enhancement; Bearing Laws

Each time the talent tree was nourished, it entered a new stage of growth.

Countless branches drooped downward, flourishing with vibrant life.

Lin Moyu could clearly sense the joy and affection radiating from the talent tree.

It was his talent, yet at the same time, it felt like his own child.

One by one, the willow-like branches coiled, completely enveloping his soul main body.

Then, blazing flames suddenly erupted across the branches.

Purple fire once again burned his soul.

A sharp pain surged through him, but Lin Moyu had long since grown accustomed to such torment.

Compared to the suffering he had endured before, this level of pain was nothing.

Amidst the scorching agony, the impurities hidden within his soul were continuously refined and expelled.

His soul became purer, sharper, and more powerful than before.

At the same time, an enormous stream of Divinity Force flowed from the branches into his soul.

Crack!

A faint breaking sound suddenly echoed from within his soul.

In an instant, Lin Moyu felt his entire body become lighter, as though an invisible chain binding him had shattered.

Immediately afterward, a white speck appeared on the chest of his soul main body.

The speck rapidly expanded, transforming into an incomparably complex rune.

The flickered endlessly, continuously releasing a terrifying stream of curse power.

"The curse of the greater world rune!"

Lin Moyu had seen the greater world rune before, but this was the first time he had seen it embedded within his soul main body.

With a single glance, he could tell that this rune was only a derivative of the true great world rune.

However, its power still originated from the great world rune itself. Its might was not something ordinary people could hope to withstand.

This curse had plagued him for a long time.

It suppressed the power of his law arts, restricted the strength of his skeletons, and prevented his law arts from carrying any external laws.

But now, a visible crack had appeared on the rune.

Because of that single crack, the power of the curse had been greatly weakened.

Understanding what had happened, Lin Moyu immediately attempted to make his law art bear laws.

A Skeletal Divine Warrior appeared before him.

With a thought, Lin Moyu guided a strand of the law of undeath and allowed it to land on the skeleton.

In the past, the moment a strand of law touched his skeletons, they would collapse instantly.

Law arts could only rely on their own innate laws and were incapable of bearing external laws, placing a severe restriction on their potential.

But this time, the Skeletal Divine Warrior did not crumble.

Instead, it smoothly absorbed the strand of the law of undeath.

A gray-white mist enveloped its body, and its aura surged explosively, instantly breaking past its previous limits.

On the surface, its realm remained at the Transcendent God 1st tier.

After all, Lin Moyu's soul rank was only at the Transcendent God 1st tier, and his skeleton could not exceed the limits of their master.

However, its true combat strength was another matter entirely.

The law of undeath granted the skeleton greater offensive power.

The death aspect contained within the law was fully unleashed, causing every attack to carry an overwhelming aura of death.

At this moment, the Skeletal Divine Warrior resembled a Grim Reapper.

At the same time, the law of undeath also granted it astonishing recovery ability.

Even without the support of a Lich General, the skeleton possessed an extremely powerful regeneration power.

The life and death aspects of the law of undeath were perfectly displayed within the Skeletal Divine Warrior.

"I live, and you die!"

That was the domineering feeling the Skeletal Divine Warrior gave Lin Moyu.

Afterward, Lin Moyu performed several more tests.

He currently mastered 2% of the law of undeath, but his law arts could only bear half of that amount—1%.

The power of the curse still remained. It had merely been weakened.

Yet even this alone was enough to fill Lin Moyu with excitement.

A portion of the curse had been broken, allowing his law arts to finally bear laws. His overall strength had risen tremendously as a result.

He firmly believed that one day, the curse would be completely lifted.

When that day arrived, he would finally be able to unleash the full potential of his law arts.

…

Outside the cultivation chamber, Gu Qingxuan's eyes carried a trace of worry.

She was concerned that Lin Moyu might fail to bring out a talent.

Without the enhancement from his talent, his evaluation in the upcoming assessment would inevitably suffer.

If his evaluation was not high enough, he would be unable to enter God City, and his future prospects would be greatly limited.

Of course, this would not affect her relationship with Lin Moyu.

She would not look down on him because of it, and she would still regard him as a friend.

Even so, she would undoubtedly feel a sense of disappointment.

"Qingxuan, are you worried?" Old Luo's voice suddenly sounded beside her.

Gu Qingxuan turned around and saw Old Luo looking at her with a knowing smile.

Her bright eyes turned in thought before she ran over with a smile, "Old Luo, do you know something?"

Old Luo smiled kindly, "No need to worry. He had already successfully brought out a talent, and it’s far from ordinary."

As the person in charge of the War God Temple, Old Luo could sense everything that occurred within its boundaries.

When it came to the baptism of the greater world's laws, whether someone successfully brought out a talent was something that could not escape his perception.

Hearing this, Gu Qingxuan finally relaxed.

As long as Lin Moyu had successfully brought out a talent, his performance in the upcoming assessment was bound to be impressive.

Old Luo chuckled, "Qingxuan, you seem to think very highly of him."

Gu Qingxuan nodded, "The first time I met Junior Brother Lin was in a small world. Even then, he gave me a very unusual feeling. That's why I gave him a Guiding Jade Token."

Old Luo understood what she meant, "He probably won't disappoint you."

"I hope not. Whether I can enter God City now depends on him." Gu Qingxuan lowered her voice.

Lin Moyu's performance would directly determine the rewards she received, tying into the mission she was currently carrying out.

If everything went well, she would earn a chance to enter God City.

The baptism was drawing to a close, and the Shenzhou Cauldron ceased its activity.

By now, the tree talent had reached a height of two hundred meters.

Purple flames blazed around its roots, while golden light coursed through its many willow-like branches.

Its roots stretched into the unknown, piercing deep into the mysterious void.

The talent tree continuously absorbed energy, refining it into pure soul force before channeling it directly into Lin Moyu's soul.

Once his soul reached saturation, any excess soul force would disperse throughout his soul world, further strengthening it.

Lin Moyu examined his soul world.

A sturdy outer shell surrounded it like a suit of armor, safeguarding the entire domain.

Most of the shell had already transformed into a transparent crystal, with only a small portion still retaining its glazed appearance.

His soul main body likewise had only a trace of its former golden color remaining; nearly all of it had become flawless jade.

A jade soul within a crystal world.

This signified the threshold of a 4th grade soul.

A 1st grade soul corresponded to the Transcendent God realm, 2nd grade to the True God realm, and 3rd grade to the God King realm.

A 4th grade soul formed the very foundation of the God Sovereign realm and represented the greatest obstacle on the path toward it.

Countless people remained stuck at this bottleneck for millions of years, unable to advance even a single step.

Yet Lin Moyu, despite being only a Transcendent God 1st tier, had already come within touching distance of a 4th grade soul.

If news of this spread, no one would believe it.

With the baptism complete, Lin Moyu checked his talent.

[Paramount (2nd tier): law art effects are amplified 200-fold. All members of the undead army share damage, health, and spirit. Damage taken is reduced by twofold. When the undead army or its master receives fatal damage, they are instantly reborn, restored to peak condition, and all law art cooldowns are reset. This rebirth may occur once every 50 seconds.]

His talent had officially advanced to 2nd tier.

Its law art amplification had doubled from 100-fold to 200-fold.

The undead army's damage reduction had likewise doubled.

As a result, the undead army’s overall survivability had effectively quadrupled compared to before.

Lin Moyu's own resistance to elemental and physical laws had also increased dramatically, jumping from 10,000-fold damage reduction to 40,000-fold.

At this level, he felt that even a True God 5th tier would find it extremely difficult to kill him.

The cooldown of his Comprehensive Rebirth component had also been reduced by 5 seconds, bringing it down to 50 seconds—a remarkable improvement.

His talent was simply too terrifying.

Antares had repeatedly warned him never to reveal his true talent to anyone.

Looking at it now, Lin Moyu understood exactly why.