Chapter 248.3: Unmatched throughout history, and unrivaled by any other: A Heaven-Born Saint! (III)

The recording of Lu Changsheng's battle with the Blood River True God and Blood Divine King set off an uproar throughout the Saint Alliance branch. After all, it showed something almost unimaginable: a Martial Saint killing a True God in one strike, and even going toe to toe with a Divine King.

"Is that... the Blood Divine King?"

"Yes, that's the Blood Divine King. And there's the Blood River True God, who was killed in a single blow earlier... But is this even real?"

"It's real. I just received confirmation that the Blood River True God really is dead. The Blood Divine King also appeared in the Blood River Divine Empire afterward, apparently searching frantically for something."

"This Martial Saint who fought the Blood River True God and Blood Divine King looks familiar..."

"That's Lu Changsheng! Have you forgotten? Last time in the arena, he fought three Martial Saints together and defeated all three with a single move."

"Right, Lu Changsheng. But can he really rival a Divine King?"

"Being able to fight the Blood Divine King definitely proves he can unleash an attack on the level of a Divine King. But damn, since when could a Human Saint strike with the power of an Earthly Saint?"

"Lu Changsheng may be the first Human Saint in history capable of unleashing an Earthly Saint-level attack."

"If that's true, then this is a great opportunity to obtain deity fragments. Slaying True Gods would be so much easier if we just teamed up with Lu Changsheng."

The sharper minds immediately spotted an opportunity: team up with Lu Changsheng to slay True Gods!

True Gods were notoriously difficult to kill. Even when several supreme Martial Saints joined forces, there was no guarantee of success. Most clashes inevitably turned into battles of attrition, with the Martial Saints gradually wearing down the True God.

However, the longer a battle with a True God lasted, the greater the danger became. There were too many variables, too many things that could suddenly go wrong. Worse, if a Divine King suddenly emerged mid-fight, the entire group of Martial Saints could very well be wiped out.

However, those risks could be avoided by simply teaming up with Lu Changsheng. After all, he could slay a True God almost instantly, which meant the battle would not drag on dangerously. Even if they were unfortunate enough to encounter a Divine King, Lu Changsheng had already proven that he could withstand a direct confrontation long enough for everyone to retreat safely. Indeed, with him on the team, the chances of successfully obtaining deity fragments would increase dramatically.

There were plenty of sharp people in the Saint Alliance branch who understood how amazing this opportunity was, and soon they began approaching Lu Changsheng. He accepted almost all of their offers to team up. As long as someone could provide reliable information about a deity's whereabouts, he was willing to work with them. They would track down the True God, Lu Changsheng would kill it, and the resulting deity fragments would be divided according to their agreement.

Just like that, half a year had passed. By then, Lu Changsheng had collected more than a dozen different types of deity fragments. For some types, he had only acquired one fragment, and for others, he had two or three. In total, he had gained more than twenty deity fragments.

I've been in the Divine Region for almost a year now. It's time to leave.

He pulled up his Status Panel.

[Status Panel]

Host: Lu Changsheng

Perception: 988,300 (Praised for a Hundred Generations)

Primordial Chaos Saint Body: Momentum of the Masses (76%)

His Perception had already climbed to nearly a million points, and once he crossed that mark, his Perception would undoubtedly undergo another transformation.

His Primordial Chaos Saint Body had also progressed rapidly through the momentum of the masses, reaching seventy-six percent. It was already drawing close to Perfection at a hundred percent.

From the dozen or so types of deity fragments Lu Changsheng had gathered, he had chosen ten to contemplate ten different Laws and glimpsed ten origins of heaven and earth. All he needed now was for the Primordial Chaos Saint Body to reach a hundred percent, then he could stir up the origins of heaven and earth, elevate his Saint Body, and break through to become an Earthly Saint. As such, there was no reason to stay in the Divine Region any longer.

Furthermore, he had also grown famous here, known not just within the Saint Alliance but among the deities themselves. Divine Kings were already watching his movements, and if he continued drawing attention to himself, a Divine Lord might soon take action against him. If such an entity truly trapped him, he would have no way of escaping.

So, Lu Changsheng decided to quit while he was ahead and leave the Divine Region. Having made up his mind, he hesitated no longer. Like any ordinary Martial Saint leaving the Divine Region, he notified no one of his departure and quietly left.

Lu Changsheng headed straight for the Heavenly River Sacred Land. When he had first departed from the Azure Mountain Sacred Land for the Divine Region, the journey had taken roughly half a year. The distance from the Divine Region to the Heavenly River Sacred Land was slightly shorter, requiring about five months of travel.

The stretch of sea between them was vast. Even after traveling for an entire month, Lu Changsheng had yet to reach the coast. At that point, however, he stopped. He landed on a small island in the middle of the ocean. The island was barren and uninhabited, with nothing but a few seabirds nesting among the rocks. He settled on a massive boulder, cross-legged, and gazed across the boundless sea, waiting.

Over the past month, his Perception had risen to 998,300 points. At his current rate of gaining ten thousand points each month, he needed only another five or six days to cross the one-million mark. Once that happened, his Perception would undergo another transformation. This was too important a moment to rush through while traveling, and it was why he had deliberately chosen this deserted island and decided to wait in peace.

One day passed, then two, three, four, and five...

Lu Changsheng remained seated on the boulder throughout those five days. Sunlight warmed his body while the salty sea breeze brushed across his face. He did not even bother checking his Status Panel. When the moment came, he would feel it.

On the sixth day, Lu Changsheng suddenly opened his eyes. Nothing extraordinary happened around him. The sky did not change, the sea remained calm, and the cries of seabirds still drifted across the island. And yet, he knew that everything had changed. Just moments earlier, his Perception had undergone a transformation.

A resounding boom echoed through his mind, and when it finally faded, Lu Changsheng looked out across the boundless sea and found that he could now see strands of Principles emerging everywhere. However, there was something else on top of that.

He glanced up at the sky and saw countless white lines stretched across the sky, intersecting and overlapping in every direction. There were so many of them that they seemed to cover the heavens themselves, piercing through the sky and extending into every corner of the world.

He knew these lines well. He had already contemplated ten just like them.

Are those... Laws? Lu Changsheng was reeling. I can see... Laws? How is that possible?!

Within the Divine Region, countless Martial Saints risked their lives merely for the chance to contemplate a single Law. But now, Lu Changsheng could see the Laws themselves as easily as anything else before his eyes.

He had spent nearly a year in the Divine Region and gone to great lengths to collect more than a dozen different types of deity fragments, yet even then, he had only managed to comprehend ten Laws.

And now, there were far more Laws before him. Countless Laws densely permeated the surroundings, crisscrossing one another as they spread throughout heaven and earth, all laid bare before his eyes.

Lu Changsheng selected one of the more ordinary Laws among them and attempted to contemplate it.

One day passed, then two, then three... After only a few days, Lu Changsheng opened his eyes, his expression unusually serious.

I did it!

He had comprehended an eleventh Law, and through it, he had also glimpsed an eleventh origin of heaven and earth. What he glimpsed was no different from the origins he had previously seen through deity fragments.

Lu Changsheng found himself wondering, Did that mean my trip to the Divine Region had been for nothing?

But he quickly shook that thought off. No, it wasn't for nothing. The deity fragments gave me experience in contemplating Laws. That's why I could comprehend this one so quickly. Without that experience, even though my Perception has transformed and I can now see the Laws directly, I could never have comprehended one in only a few days. Each Law might have taken me months, perhaps even years.

Indeed, his experience in the Divine Region had allowed him to save an enormous amount of time. Apart from that, it had also allowed him to witness deities, beings that were the very manifestation of Law, and encountering them had greatly deepened his understanding of Laws. So, considering everything he had gained, spending one year in the Divine Region was not too long at all.

Lu Changsheng called up his Status Panel.

[Status Panel]

Host: Lu Changsheng

Perception: 1,001,300 (Heaven-Born Saint)

Primordial Chaos Saint Body: Momentum of the Masses (79%)

Lu Changsheng's gaze sharpened. He noticed that in the entry for his Perception, the words "Praised for a Hundred Generations" had been replaced by "Heaven-Born Saint."

Unmatched throughout history, and unrivaled by any other. Such is a Heaven-Born Saint!

That was the description of Heaven-Born Saint offered by the Status Panel.

Reading that, Lu Changsheng couldn't help smiling to himself. So this is what it means to be a Heaven-Born Saint...

That realization came as he stared at the countless threads of Law spread before him.