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Chapter 121 Life Rules at the Saintly Level
As dawn broke, the east began to lighten with a pale, fish-belly white.
Lin Yun remained seated beneath the Tree of Life, leaning against its thick trunk, his eyes closed. The inheritance of the previous night had bestowed upon him a new power deep within his soul—the power of the rules of life. Fragments of the six branches flowed slowly through his consciousness, like six rivers of different colors converging to form a vast ocean.
He didn't rush to get up, but quietly reviewed what he had learned that night.
"Endless life, the source of life..." Lin Yun silently recited the names of these two branches in his heart.
These two abilities will have an immeasurable impact on his future battles. Endless Regeneration ensures his stamina is virtually inexhaustible, allowing him to maintain sustained combat effectiveness; the Life Source rapidly heals injuries and dispels toxins. The combination of these two means that no matter how powerful the enemy, as long as they cannot kill him instantly, he will always have a chance to turn the tide.
"In the Panlong World, battles are often a contest of the depth of one's understanding of the laws and the strength of one's divine power," Lin Yun thought to himself. "But with the Everlasting Life and the Fountain of Life, I can withstand more damage and recover faster. Even when facing an enemy with a higher cultivation level than me, as long as he can't kill me in one blow, I can wear him down through a war of attrition."
He recalled his battle against the Wind Fiend and the Earth Fiend on the Arctic ice plains. If he had possessed the power of life and the source of life back then, he wouldn't have fought so miserably, and might even have won without the Little Cauldron's intervention.
"These two branches are the foundation for survival and continued operation," Lin Yun concluded.
"The gift of life..." Lin Yun murmured.
This is a protective power. It allows him to pass on his life force to others, healing injuries and enhancing vitality. For Lin Yun, this means he can better protect those around him.
"Grandpa is getting old. Although he has treasures to nourish his body, he will eventually grow old," Lin Yun thought to himself. "If we nourish his body with the power bestowed upon him by his life, perhaps he can live longer and even break through to immortality."
"That little girl, Leilei, has good talent, but the path of cultivation is full of dangers. If she encounters danger in the future, I am willing to give my life to save her."
"My older brother Linley, my father Hogg, Wharton... and Lingruo and Lin An. They all need my protection."
Life's gift gave him the ability to protect his family.
"The origin of life..." Lin Yun took a deep breath.
This is the most profound and elusive of the six branches. It is not power, nor skill, but a state of being. It touches upon the ultimate question of "why life exists," and is the ultimate pursuit of all practitioners of the rules of life.
"Completely comprehending any one branch of the Laws of Life is enough to become a Great Perfection Upper God," Lin Yun thought to himself. "And an Upper God who has achieved Great Perfection in the Laws of Life, even without any profound fusion with other laws, is still stronger than a Great Perfection Law God of the same level. This is because the Laws of Life themselves are the supreme laws that transcend the laws of elements."
The road ahead is still long. But at least he has already started.
"Life Affinity...Life Enhancement..."
Lin Yun focused his attention on these two branches.
These two branches will be of the greatest help to him in the future.
His affinity for life allows him to analyze and perceive the essence of life in all things in the universe. At a deeper level, he can even perceive the mysteries deep within the soul, acquiring the innate abilities of other races from their souls. This reminds him of Luo Feng's last avatar in the original story—the Blood Sea Avatar. The Blood Sea Avatar possesses the innate secret technique "Creation," which allows it to continuously analyze the lives of all races, ultimately reaching a level of life genes ten thousand times greater.
"Life affinity is more perfect and more abnormal than the 'Creation' secret technique." Lin Yun was shocked.
The Secret Technique of Creation can only analyze life, while Life Affinity can not only analyze, but also imitate and even surpass. If one could truly cultivate this lineage to its peak, he might possess the innate supernatural abilities of countless races, becoming a truly all-powerful being.
Life enhancement, on the other hand, is a branch that directly improves one's own life essence.
In the world of Swallowed Star, the life gene multiplier is a crucial concept. The life base of an ordinary human is 1, while the life base of the Manka Star people is several times that of ordinary humans. The life base of star behemoths and beings with special bloodlines can reach 10 times or even higher. The higher the life gene multiplier, the stronger the basic power and the greater the potential.
Luo Feng's ability to become the strongest in the universe was largely due to his constantly increasing life gene multiplier—from 10 times that of the Golden Horned Beast to the perfect gene level he achieved later through the "Nine Tribulations Secret Manual".
"Life enhancement and the increase in life gene multiplier in the Swallowed Star world are essentially the same," Lin Yun realized.
In the world of Panlong, the life essence of ordinary people is relatively weak, so ordinary human warriors of the same level are often no match for magical beasts of the same level. Furthermore, the life essence of ordinary magical beasts is far weaker than that of divine beasts. The four ultimate warrior families—Dragonblood Warriors, Purple Flame Warriors, Tiger-striped Warriors, and Undying Warriors—had ancestors who fused with the bloodlines of the four divine beasts, possessing a life essence far exceeding that of ordinary magical beasts, second only to true divine beasts. Therefore, when they enter the Holy Realm, their basic strength is more than ten times that of an ordinary Holy Realm cultivator.
This is the essential difference in life.
Life enhancement, on the other hand, involves analyzing and perceiving the life essence of all things through life affinity, and then using the understood life rules to strengthen one's own life essence. This is a continuous process of improvement and evolution.
"According to the tradition, the process of life enhancement is the same as increasing the gene multiplier in the Swallowed Star world." Lin Yun was excited. "It can continuously enhance one's own basic strength, reaching the level of perfect genes! This is an extremely powerful ability that transcends the mysteries of the universe's rules."
In the world of Swallowed Star, even the reincarnated powerful figure, Sitting Mountain Guest, paid a heavy price to create the "Nine Tribulations Secret Manual," which helped Luo Feng reach the perfect genetic level. Yet Lin Yun actually obtained a similar ability in the Panlong world.
"The only thing that needs to be verified is whether the rules of life can be cultivated in the Swallowed Star world," Lin Yun thought to himself.
If the rules of life also apply in the Swallowed Star world, then he can use life enhancement to continuously increase the life gene multiplier of his human form and the Golden Horned Beast avatar. The Golden Horned Beast's base life force is already 10 times that of an ordinary human; if life enhancement is added to that... it would be a terrifying number.
"I must give it a try in the Swallowed Star world too," Lin Yun decided.
After the debriefing session ended, Lin Yun opened his eyes.
Daylight had broken. Sunlight filtered through the leaves of the Tree of Life, casting dappled shadows on the ground. In the distance, birds chirped merrily in the branches, and butterflies danced among the flowers. Everything was vibrant and full of life.
"It's time to start formal training." Lin Yun took a deep breath.
He decided to start with life affinity and life enhancement. These two branches complement each other, one responsible for analysis and the other for enhancement. Only by clearly understanding the life essence of all things can one enhance oneself in a targeted manner.
Moreover, since he was already a god-level powerhouse with strong spiritual power and a pure soul, cultivating the life rules at the Saint-level was relatively simple for him. The life rules at the Saint-level were merely the very beginning, far from touching upon the deeper mysteries of the rules.
"Let's start with the closest one." Lin Yun turned his gaze to the towering tree in front of him.
The Sacred Tree of Life. This divine tree, which has lived for tens of thousands of years, is the source of life force in the Magnolia Plane. Although it possesses no combat power, its life essence far surpasses that of ordinary god-level powerhouses. If its life essence can be clearly analyzed, it will greatly enhance Lin Yun's life affinity branch.
Lin Yun closed his eyes and immersed his consciousness in the intimate perception of life.
The frequency of the Tree of Life slowly unfolded in his perception—an extremely slow and steady pulse, like the breath of the earth, like the flow of time. He followed those pulses deeper and touched the "core" of the Tree of Life.
That is the essence of the Tree of Life—its genetic map, its life structure, the secrets of every leaf, every branch, and every inch of bark.
Lin Yun's consciousness cautiously probed into it, like an apprentice observing a master's work. He dared not be greedy, but started from the very basics—analyzing the life essence of a single leaf of the Tree of Life.
The structure of the leaf gradually became clear to him—the direction of the veins, the distribution of chloroplasts, the way cells divide… everything appeared in his consciousness.
"I see," Lin Yun realized.
He applied the insights he gained to his own body. His original body possessed the bloodline of a dragon warrior, and its life essence was already about 10 times that of an ordinary person. But this was far from the limit.
Lin Yun attempted to use the power of life enhancement to replace the inferior gene sequences in his body with the superior gene map he had deciphered from the Tree of Life. This was an extremely delicate process that required a profound understanding of the essence of life.
The first attempt failed. The replaced gene sequence was rejected by his body; his muscles began to twitch, and his bones creaked.
Lin Yun was not discouraged. He stopped and re-analyzed the genetic map of the Tree of Life, looking for where he had gone wrong.
"The gene sequence arrangement here is incorrect," Lin Yun discovered the problem.
He adjusted the replacement plan and tried again.
This time, the resistance lessened, but it still existed. He adjusted the plan again.
The third time, the fourth time, the fifth time...
After countless attempts, he finally found that balance. The new gene sequence fused perfectly with his body, and his cells began to transform. Muscle fibers became denser, bones became stronger, and his blood flowed with greater vitality.
"It's a success." Lin Yun opened his eyes, a hint of excitement flashing in them.
He clenched his fist, sensing the changes within his body. His strength was at least ten percent greater than before. His life essence had increased from ten times that of an ordinary person to about eleven times.
"continue."
Lin Yun didn't stop. He continued to analyze the genetic map of the Tree of Life and to strengthen his body.
Time ticked by. The sun rose high in the east and then slid westward. Leilei came to call him for dinner, but he didn't go; Dixie came to greet him, but he didn't respond. His entire attention was focused on the practice of cultivating affinity and strengthening life.
As evening approached, the setting sun painted the horizon a golden-red hue.
Lin Yun opened his eyes and let out a long breath.
In a single day, his life essence increased from 10 times that of an ordinary person to 20 times. In other words, his basic strength doubled.
"20 times..." Lin Yun clenched his fist, feeling the surging power within his body.
On the Yulan Continent, the descendants of the four ultimate warrior families possess a basic strength at the Saint Realm level that is about 10 times that of an ordinary Saint Realm warrior. He, however, has reached 20 times. This means that, without using any laws or magic, his physical attributes are already twice that of an ordinary peak Saint Realm ultimate warrior.
"But this is far from the limit," Lin Yun knew clearly.
He could sense that in the Life Enhancement branch, he had only reached the initial stage of the Saint Realm. He was far from reaching the Saint Realm's limit. In other words, his life essence could continue to improve at the Saint Realm level—30 times, 40 times, 50 times… or even higher.
"If I reach the limit of the Saint Realm, to what extent will my life essence be elevated?" Lin Yun wondered.
He didn't know. But he knew it must be a terrifying number.
Moreover, this is only at the Saintly Realm level. Once he breaks through to the God level, the Life Enhancement will continue to take effect, further elevating his life essence at the God level.
"The rules of life are indeed unfathomable," Lin Yun exclaimed.
Night falls, and the stars twinkle.
Lin Yun stood up and stretched his somewhat stiff body. His bones made a slight crackling sound, a natural reaction to the enhancement of his life essence.
"Master!" Lei Lei's voice came from afar.
Lin Yun turned his head and saw Lei Lei carrying a food box, walking quickly towards him. The little girl's face was filled with worry, as if she was afraid he would go hungry.
"Master, you haven't eaten all day." Leilei handed him the food box. "The High Priest asked me to bring this to you."
Lin Yun took the food box, opened it, and saw several plates of delicate side dishes and a bowl of steaming rice inside. He smiled and patted Leilei's head.
"Thanks."
He sat under the tree, eating slowly. Leilei squatted beside him, her hands supporting her chin, watching him eat.
"Master, you've been sitting under the tree all day. What have you been doing?" Leilei asked curiously.
"I'm cultivating," Lin Yun said.
"What are you cultivating?"
"It's a very powerful rule," Lin Yun said. "When you grow up, your master will teach you it too."
Leilei's eyes lit up: "Really?"
"Really," Lin Yun said, "but you need to lay a solid foundation first."
"I definitely will!" Leilei nodded vigorously.
After finishing her meal, Leilei went home.
Lin Yun sat alone under the Tree of Life, gazing up at the starry sky. The moonlight shone warmly on his face.
His mind was still replaying the process of cultivating Life Affinity and Life Enhancement during the day. The genetic blueprint of the Tree of Life contained far too many mysteries. He had spent the entire day analyzing it, yet he had only scratched the surface.
"Let's continue tomorrow," Lin Yun decided.
He closed his eyes and immersed his consciousness in the intimate perception of life.
The frequency of the Tree of Life slowly unfolded in his consciousness, like a vast library waiting to be explored. Lin Yun did not rush things, but started from the most basic parts, analyzing and absorbing them little by little.
He knew that learning the rules of life required patience and accumulation. It couldn't be rushed.
Moonlight bathed his shoulders, and the Tree of Life rustled in the night breeze. In the distance, the lights of the Temple of Life flickered with a warm glow in the darkness.
Lin Yun sat under the tree, motionless like a statue.
His consciousness roamed the ocean of life.