Chapter 251: Thunder-Fire Law

Just as Jiang Yan was engrossed in deducing the laws, the secret realm entrance token in his embrace suddenly vibrated.

Jiang Yan snapped back to reality, realizing that so much time had already passed.

He reluctantly glanced at this Ten Thousand Laws Secret Treasury. Although the law fragments here were not abundant, for his current stage, they were already the best he could use.

“Sigh, it seems I have no choice but to leave.”

Just as Jiang Yan was about to stand up, a hand pressed down on his shoulder.

The Sky Demon placed his right hand on Jiang Yan’s shoulder, his gaze fixed on the ground as a large pile of Cloud Core Coins clattered to the floor.

“Take these to use. After all, they’re just useless stones to me.”

“I’ve struck it rich!”

Jiang Yan’s eyes darted around, realizing how extravagantly wealthy this Sky Demon was—first giving away Origin Source and now money.

If his identity were to be exposed later, this guy would probably be so furious he’d vomit blood and steam from all seven orifices, right?

Just thinking about that scene made Jiang Yan feel guilty.

But with so many Cloud Core Coins, he no longer had to worry about running out of time.

Another hour later.

“You have comprehended a trace of the Sky-Severing Law Embryo.”

As the law fragment in his hand vanished, Jiang Yan felt a pang of regret. He swept his Spiritual Power around the area but found no fragments similar to the Sky-Severing Law.

“No wonder cultivating this law is so difficult. Forget the hurdle of Comprehension Ability—just the resources alone have stumped the majority of heroes.”

Thus, the path of Transcendence ultimately comes down to competing in wealth and Talent. Not everyone has the conditions for perseverance and hard work like Jiang Yan.

Since he couldn’t find any space fragments, Jiang Yan had no choice but to settle for the next best thing—a fairly decent elemental law fragment.

Although it wasn’t a high priority, there wasn’t much to pick from within the Ten Thousand Laws Secret Treasury anyway.

Elemental fragments are quite common throughout the universe. Not to mention the Ten Thousand Laws Secret Treasury, even in the outside world, one might occasionally come across them.

Therefore, many Rogue Cultivators in the universe without significant backgrounds prefer to cultivate elemental laws.

They mobilize the elements within the universe, causing collisions and reactions to form formidable attacks.

Transcendent beings who comprehend laws are like creators, able to mobilize various elements of the natural world and utilize them as means to confront enemies.

Within the Ten Thousand Laws Secret Treasury, fire and thunder elements are particularly abundant.

Jiang Yan first collected fragments of these two laws, meticulously unraveling them to comprehend their core.

Compared to the profound core of the Sky-Severing Law, the Thunderfire Law was completely insignificant to Jiang Yan.

The Sky Demon beside him watched in astonishment.

“How do you know other laws?”

Jiang Yan: “Perseverance and hard work, that’s all.”

The Sky Demon didn’t understand. “Are hybrids this powerful now?”

He scratched his head, completely baffled by the reason.

At the very least, from what he had observed so far, he had already detected three different types of laws on Jiang Yan.

Although the Demon Race is powerful, and some talented clansmen might comprehend two laws, the truth is, having more laws isn’t necessarily better.

There is a difference between entering the Dao with one law and entering with multiple laws.

If one cultivates a single law, a Transcendent Creature only needs to fuse that one law into themselves to achieve a Tenth Rank Breakthrough.

But if one masters two laws, they must fuse both laws into themselves, doubling the difficulty.

Moreover, this increase in difficulty doesn’t even account for the mutual exclusivity between laws!

It is well known that Laws have a hierarchy, and different Laws are difficult to coexist within a single individual. They repel each other, and a single misstep can lead to one’s body exploding and death.

Of course, powerful races like the Demon Race have exceptions.

They can pass down certain Laws to their descendants, and the number of Laws is not necessarily limited to one.

The powerful Bloodline Talent of the Demon Race allows some Demon Race Prodigies to inherit two Laws without conflict.

For example, the Sky Demon.

He first reached the Tenth Rank with his Destined Sky Demon Law and later Awakened the Life and Death Law, with no conflict between the two.

Instead, it was a Bloodline Legacy that automatically harmonized them.

But if a third Law were introduced, the Sky Demon would likely explode and die.

So, when the Sky Demon saw that Jiang Yan had comprehended at least three Laws, he was completely unsettled.

“Brother, you’re insane!”

Jiang Yan: ?

“What’s wrong?”

“How dare you cultivate a third Law? Hurry! Before the Law fully forms, stop cultivating immediately!”

The Sky Demon was somewhat anxious. He had finally found a kindred spirit like himself, only for his good brother to be on the verge of Qi Deviation and death the next moment.

Wait, isn’t he already a demon?

No, he should be a Half-Demon!

No! Now is not the time to worry about whether he’s a demon or not. The priority should be figuring out how to prevent Jiang Yan from exploding on the spot.

Jiang Yan was cautious but pretended to be clueless.

“Why can’t one cultivate multiple Laws?”

Although the Sky Demon wasn’t particularly clever, he was well-traveled and knowledgeable.

“Mastering multiple Laws may give you Combat Power far surpassing your peers before the Tenth Rank, but once you attempt to Breakthrough to the Tenth Rank, the Laws you’ve cultivated will become obstacles!”

“With good luck, the Breakthrough fails, damaging your Foundation. With bad luck, you explode and die!”

Jiang Yan feigned terror. “That serious!”

The Sky Demon nodded confidently, putting on an air of profound wisdom. “You’ll understand when you reach my level of strength.”

Jiang Yan continued to comprehend the Thunderfire Law.

Sky Demon: ? Are you even listening to me?!

Jiang Yan took a deep breath. He was about to lie again.

His head lowered slightly, and a despondent Aura slowly emanated from his entire body.

“I know, I am a Mixed-Blood Demon Seed abandoned by the Demon Race. My mother had no choice but to abandon me back then. With half-human Bloodline, my Talent will never match that of a true Demon Race member, and I will never become a powerful Demon Lord like you.”

“So…” Jiang Yan’s tone faltered. “So, I must become stronger!”

“I will use my future and my life to prove that we Mixed-Blood Demon Seeds can also become strong like pure-blooded Demon Race members!”

“What does it matter if the Laws conflict? What does it matter if I explode and die?”

“I will prove to my clan that my mother’s half of the Bloodline—

Is not weak!”

Jiang Yan’s Aura surged like a rainbow, his tone impassioned, his expression fervent, and his gaze sincere.

He was like a stubborn weakling, using all his strength and risking his life to charge onto the battlefield of the strong.

He did not believe in fate, he refused to give up, and he would use his life to prove to his Family—

Mixed-Blood Demon Seeds also have their own dignity.

Jiang Yan suddenly laughed, a pale and bitter laugh. “Brother Xiang, the more Laws one has, the stronger they become after Breaking Through to the Tenth Rank. Even if there’s a cliff ahead, even if I might explode and die the next moment…”

He choked up.

“I have never regretted this path.”

“Not now, and not ever!”

The Sky Demon was bombarded by this series of sincere words and short-circuited on the spot.

Like Jiang Yan, he too was a mixed-blood despised by his clan.