Light Fortress Chapter 1737 - 389: Origin

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Previously on Light Fortress...
Lin Lin and Gu Shen discuss the impossibility of defeating the Deep Sea host while Qinglong remains at the Source Tower. They conclude that Qinglong must be eliminated first. Meanwhile, Qinglong meets with Deep Sea, who is inhabiting the decaying body of the Light God's Seat. Deep Sea explains that the required spiritual power for its eleventh iteration is immense and asks Qinglong to consider initiating the Extraordinary Era to provide enough computational power. Qinglong refuses, stating it's not his decision, but Deep Sea argues that Central Continent alone implementing the Awakening Bill would force others to follow. Qinglong then challenges Deep Sea to prove its capabilities by completing the eleventh iteration, promising to grant all necessary permissions if successful.

Qingzhong Cemetery, wrapped in golden light.

Gu Shen directly brought Shen Li and Mu Wanqiu to the cemetery.

His identity as the Netherworld King is not a secret to Mr. Bai Shu.

As for these two Angel Envoys, there’s nothing much to hide.

Back then, Mu Wanqiu’s spiritual crisis was resolved by Mr. Bai Shu, who has long been aware of Gu Shen’s little thoughts and his preferred choice for Angel Envoys.

"Mr. Bai Shu!"

Gu Shen stood at the Outer Tomb and just as he spoke loudly, a circle of golden Divine Radiance spread out and cleared the fog, revealing a wide passageway, wide enough for the three to enter together.

"Come on in."

With a smile, Gu Shen turned back and gestured to Shen Li and Mu Wanqiu not to be too formal.

Despite the words.

Shen Li and Mu Wanqiu remained respectful, both bowing before daring to step into the divine radiance.

After all, it’s their first time entering the Battle God Domain, even with Gu Shen present, they tread carefully.

The presence before them is indeed a true Torch Controller!

Even someone as proud as Mu Wanqiu wouldn’t dare act rashly; Mr. Bai Shu’s status is on par with Her Majesty the Empress, and his seniority even surpasses hers.

At the end of the fog-filled corridor, connected to a vast wilderness.

Bai Shu’s Battle God Domain adopted Gu Changzhi’s "Four Seasons Wilderness" scene, which Mu Wanqiu and Shen Li are very familiar with—

Gu Shen’s Pure Land is identical to this moment’s wilderness in the Battle God Domain!

Pure Land was born from this.

"Greetings, Lord Divine."

"I have seen Lord Divine."

Shen Li and Mu Wanqiu, upon seeing the divine silhouette wrapped in golden Divine Radiance, felt awe in their hearts.

Their identities, now as Angel Envoys under the Netherworld King’s Throne, have more or less received a trace of Authority Power.

With this trace of Authority Power, they are already different from other Transcendents, undergoing a qualitative change. At least when facing High Order Life, they feel more assured.

But at this moment, truly seeing the "Divine Throne," they couldn’t help but be overwhelmed by the powerful aura.

Because Bai Shu is currently in the "youthful state" of his peak period.

Divine Radiance like a dragon, coiling on the shoulder.

Compared to Little Iron Man and Mu Wanqiu, Gu Shen seemed much more at ease.

He spoke cheerfully, directly asking, "Mr. Bai Shu, has your Cultivation Realm improved again?"

"Only after melting the fire seed, I realized the path of cultivation has no end."

Bai Shu slowly opened his eyes, his golden pupils burning with intense firelight, saying, "The abilities awakened by Transcendents themselves merge into some encompassing ’Great Path.’ By melting the fire seed, it equates to touching the origin of all ’principles’ and ’rules’ in this world. From then on, the cultivation is no longer Extraordinary Power but origin power."

This is the essence of cultivation spoken from the mouth of a forbidden existence!

Gu Shen’s expression was solemn.

Shen Li and Mu Wanqiu noted every word in their hearts!

Origin!

"Extraordinary Cultivation itself is the leap of life levels, the higher you go, the more you can touch the ’essence’ of this world’s existence, deconstruct and reorganize all powers of the world."

Bai Shu calmly said, "Melting the fire seed is the endpoint of the Transcendent, yet the beginning of another path. Each Divine Throne can complete ’deconstruction’ of the powers of the world, but due to the differences in fire seed characteristics, the origin power they can ’reassemble’ also varies."

Gu Shen asked tentatively, "Is deconstruction destruction, and reorganization creation?"

"Somewhat similar, but not quite the same."

Bai Shu stated seriously, "Truly reaching the level of ’Divine Throne,’ you’ll understand that the so-called ’destruction’ and ’creation’ are also origins. Deconstruction is easier than destruction, reorganization is simpler than creation... No Divine Throne dares to claim they can achieve ’creation and genesis from nothing,’ I can’t, Qinglong can’t, Gu Changzhi certainly can’t either."

Gu Shen asked again, "Then what does origin power refer to?"

"Boom!"

Bai Shu raised a palm, and in the center appeared the Battle Fire, which was a completely refined "Divine Power Seed."

The entire Golden Divine Domain began to tremble.

"It’s widely known my Divine Domain is called [Reverse Flow]. Before the molten furnace spark, I was able to reverse certain time and space within the domain."

Bai Shu’s voice echoed within the Heart Lake of the three.

At the skytop of the Four Seasons Wilderness, a rumbling sound arose.

Countless raindrops reversed course.

The three of them, at this moment, experienced unprecedented "dislocation," their time advancing forward, yet the wilderness’s time being reversed, with a massive return of accumulated water rising from the ground to the skytop, as Bai Shu casually reversed time in the domain, speaking simultaneously: "After melting the fire seed, my [Reverse Flow] Domain Power did not dissipate; instead, it merged into the Battle God Domain. The origin I’ve contacted is the [time-space] origin."

Bai Shu sat in front of the ancient coffin, at this moment, completely becoming the god of the world.

To casually manipulate time, such a thing... only a divine can accomplish.

However, with the Reverse Flow of time, his life form also undergoes transformation, he starts to reverse from a youthful state.

"Touch the origin, comprehend the origin, master the origin..."

"This is the cultivation of the Divine Throne."

Bai Shu said: "Why say this path of cultivation is entirely different from the Transcendent, they’re two different things. Because once you refine the fire seed, the power you come into contact with is no longer on the same level as ordinary Transcendents... Just take myself for example, during my twenties, no matter how much I was at my peak, I couldn’t rival the self that had mastered the origin power."

This is simply not the same level of power!

"However, the comprehension of the origin... is too challenging."

Bai Shu softly lamented: "Even I have no way to completely master it."

In fact, Gu Shen has also noticed that Mr. Bai Shu’s life form is unstable; every time they meet, Mr. Bai Shu oscillates between several age levels.

It is clear.

In the periods of an old man nearing twilight, the combat power is weakest, spiritual power strongest.

As for a child, both combat and spirit are weak, but vitality is strongest.

The truly strongest period, of course, is just this "youth" full flourish stage; if Bai Shu truly comprehends the origin power, he can manage to let most of his time stay at this phase, at least when encountering enemies of divine level, surely he can fight with "peak posture"!

"So... is Her Majesty the Empress’s origin ’ice and snow’?"

Mu Wanqiu cautiously spoke.

In the Duolu River Disaster Realm, everyone witnessed the scene of the North Continent Empress slaying travelers with her sword, that moment was indeed heart-stirring.

"Correct."

Bai Shu smiled and said: "This is the origin belonging to the fire seed refiners themselves; every refiner awakens a ’ability’ suitable for them before touching the fire seed, the Federation has already defined and divided using a genealogy chart. After ascending to the Divine Throne, this ability will then be integrated into the corresponding life origin. Apart from this inherent ’origin’, each Divine Throne also has their exclusive ’authority origin’."

His gaze shifted to Gu Shen.

"Just like you... if you complete the ascension of the Divine Throne in the future. You will possess the ’Blazing Fire Origin’ and ’Netherworld King Authority Origin’."

This path, there are so few who can glimpse it on the Five Continents.

"I see..."

Gu Shen sighed and said: "If I created two domains in the fourth cultivation realm?"

"Unite them, unite them."

Bai Shu was still calm, "Don’t forget, what is the standard of the ’Titled’ defined by the Federation? No matter how many domains you cultivate, to complete the next level of life tier ascension, you need to ’unify’ them, only by ’unifying’ them, will you have a chance to unlock the so-called origin."

This sentence was like a sudden revelation.

Gu Shen suddenly understood.

Now, this countless Transcendents searching for the ’path of ascension’, is a true grand path; step by step, developing potential, expanding Spirit Sea, and comprehending domains, are all essential steps towards ’divine’.

But unfortunately.

To become divine, these are not enough.

The hard condition is to refine the fire seed!

With the fire seed, you have the qualification to ascend the Divine Throne, and only by reaching the Divine Position, will you have the chance to touch this world’s origin power.

Unification is preparation for touching the origin...

Over countless years, innumerable Transcendent cultivators like schools of fish swimming, have rushed towards the ultimate ’life leap’, but all ended in failure.

"Without the fire seed, even with domain unification, it’s impossible to touch the ’origin’."

Bai Shu said blandly: "To reach this step is the Federation’s acknowledged ’Titled’, which is already the ultimate of Transcendent, further ascension and cultivation can only be said to approach the ’Divine Throne’, across a thick barrier, to touch and feel the legendary ’origin power’. Perhaps there have been dazzling geniuses who could sense some origin power, but mostly they stay in the comprehension stage, to master the origin, only the Divine Throne can do it!"

Bai Shu of those days, was already the limit of the mortal.

The whole Bai Family sacrificed the power of bloodline, allowing him to comprehend the complete Reverse Flow.

However, even so...

He merely barely touched the barrier of "origin", felt the existence of such a thing, wishing for further ascension was already hopeless and impossible.

After listening, Shen Li subconsciously murmured: "Really... despairing."

"You two, are different from others."

Bai Shu continued: "Because having become Angel Envoys, you can receive the gift of ’authority’, in some sense, you also possess your own ’authority origin power’, the moment you became Angel Envoys, you already reached the endpoint. A stage beyond the endpoint of the Titled. If you can master the ’authority origin’, perhaps you have the chance to use the power gifted by the Divine Throne to nurture yourself, to achieve the further leap of ’self-origin’."

Angel Envoys can wield divine objects, erupting with unimaginable power.

The so-called ’god descent’.

Is actually the descent of authority origin power!

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(There’s another Chapter tonight!)