Chapter 6644 A Divine Sovereign’s True Power
“Dean Long Chen, attack me,” said the Heavenly Constellation Ancestor. “That is the fastest way for you to understand the true strength of the Divine Sovereign realm.”
“Then Junior will apologize in advance!”
Long Chen cupped his fists and grew serious.
A dragon’s roar echoed through the void as the Sovereign King Dragon Crown manifested above his head. He extended a hand.
Endless runes converged, forming a golden dragon claw that tore through space toward the Heavenly Constellation Ancestor.
However, the golden dragon claw simply burst apart before it could hit him.
“What?”
Long Chen was startled.
Long Chen knew that this elder’s power was unfathomable, yet even so, he currently possessed the power to wipe out Divine Sovereigns. Thus, he had not started with his full strength.
That dragon claw should have been enough to force any Divine Sovereign to respond with everything they had. However, it was crushed outright by the Heavenly Constellation Ancestor’s protective qi.
When his dragon claw shattered, Long Chen sensed boundless law power for a brief moment. Long Chen was shocked. Though they were all Divine Sovereigns, this elder’s command of the laws existed on an entirely different plane from those he had faced before.
“There’s no need to probe. Go ahead and unleash your full might,” urged the Heavenly Constellation Ancestor.
With the last attack, Long Chen knew that the elder’s power was beyond him, so he had no further misgivings.
His dragon blood roared. A sharp, domineering aura erupted from his body, sweeping outward like an unsheathed blade.
“Good,” the Heavenly Constellation Ancestor praised.
He sensed an indomitable will within Long Chen, so resolute that even his own soul stirred faintly in response.
“Sovereign Blaze Dragon Fist!” Long Chen shouted.
A dragon shadow rose behind Long Chen and drove a punch forward, shaking heaven and earth. He held nothing back.
BOOM!
The Heavenly Constellation Ancestor raised a single hand. Violet runes swirled across his palm, linked like chains of order yet flowing with the vitality of energy within one’s body. With a dull explosion, Long Chen’s devastating punch was stopped cold.
“Divine Dragon Tail Pendulum!”
“Dragons Fly Through the Heavens!”
“Berserk Dragon Voidbreaker!”
Long Chen unleashed a stream of attacks, each sharper than the last.
Every single one of these powerful attacks was easily blocked.
Moreover, the Heavenly Constellation Ancestor did not so much as budge an inch under this torrent of attacks.
Long Chen suddenly stopped and cupped his fists to the Heavenly Constellation Ancestor.
“Thank you for your pointers, Senior. So there is actually such a large gap between laws.”
Long Chen was deeply shocked. The Heavenly Constellation Ancestor’s law power was on a completely different level than that of the Divine Sovereigns he had encountered.
“Where does the difference lie?” asked the Heavenly Constellation Ancestor.
“One is dead, one is alive!”
“Hahaha!” The Heavenly Constellation Ancestor laughed. “As expected of the High Firmament Academy’s youngest dean in history. No wonder that senior would single you out with his favor.”
“Senior overpraises me. This junior is still lost and does not know the exact reason,” replied Long Chen.
Long Chen did not quite understand why the law power of all the other Divine Sovereigns he had slain was so much weaker. With this direct comparison, Long Chen felt that their law power was stiff and wooden, devoid of life.
On the contrary, the Heavenly Constellation Ancestor’s law power was alive—fluid and capable of endless transformation. It was this transformation that gave rise to such overwhelming power.
The Heavenly Constellation Ancestor explained, “It’s actually very simple. The Divine Sovereigns you encountered didn’t consider the passage of time. They relied entirely on law runes condensed during the primal chaos era and never changed them afterward.
“But the laws of the primal chaos era differ fundamentally from those of the present age. As a result, the law runes of that era are not suited to this era. Their power gradually eroded, falling outside the true bounds of law.
“What they wield now is no longer law, but technique.”
Long Chen instantly understood.
Whenever those Divine Sovereigns released their so-called law power, it always manifested as fixed magical arts or divine abilities. Once formed, they could not transform anymore.
“Can law power truly be divided into essence and technique?” Long Chen asked. “So, they can use laws through techniques, but not the law’s essence itself?”
“Precisely,” the Heavenly Constellation Ancestor replied. “A Divine Sovereign must comprehend a law and merge with it. From this, law runes form both essence runes and derivative magical arts or divine abilities. That is the essence and technique you speak of.
“Merging the essence and technique is exceedingly difficult, so cultivators found a shortcut—using essence runes to condense a heaven-earth law manifestation. Thus, the heaven-earth law manifestation was born.
“However, in the primal chaos era, such manifestations stood on a completely different level.”
After saying that, he formed hand seals, and a giant figure appeared behind him—his law manifestation.
Long Chen’s heart jolted violently.
It felt as though he had been locked onto by the discarnate soul of a Heavenly Sovereign. Every hair on his body stood on end.
The manifestation was not even deliberately releasing pressure, yet the weight it carried surpassed that of the Divine Sovereigns who had assaulted Heavenly Maple Valley.
The Heavenly Constellation Ancestor said, “A true heaven-earth law manifestation is the vessel that merges one with the laws of heaven and earth. It is also a Divine Sovereign’s strongest means.
“A physical body can only bear so much law power. Meanwhile, a heaven-earth law manifestation can contain dozens, perhaps even hundreds, of times more.
“What you encountered before were nothing more than hollow constructs. They were like wooden puppets incapable of unleashing the manifestation’s true might.
“Moreover, those old fools sealed away since the primal chaos era are still lost in their former glory. They are not thinking of advancing and do not realize that this era has already surpassed them.
“Thankfully, our violet blood race is blessed by our ancestors. Our sensitivity to the Heavenly Dao’s laws exceeds that of other races.
“When I came out of seclusion, I sensed this flaw at once. I shattered my original heaven-earth law manifestation and rebuilt it from nothing. With our ancestors’ blessing, I was fortunate enough to succeed.
“Thus, my law power is adapted to this era. I can draw upon more law power to assist me in battle. That is why I am... slightly stronger than the average Divine Sovereign.”
Long Chen was stunned.
“Slightly stronger” was a massive understatement. After this exchange, Long Chen knew with certainty that any of the Divine Sovereigns he had slain would have been annihilated by a single palm strike.
Now, he understood the Heavenly Constellation Ancestor’s warning. He could not assume that all Divine Sovereigns stood on equal footing. The differences between them could be vast beyond measure.
At the same time, Long Chen could not help but admire the elder’s resolve. Rebuilding a heaven-earth law manifestation was unimaginably dangerous. One misstep would have meant death.
More than that, this elder’s very existence was tied to the survival of the entire violet blood race. To take such a gamble without hesitation was nothing short of astonishing.
The Heavenly Constellation Ancestor was incredibly powerful. With such an expert standing guard, Long Chen felt no concern for the violet blood race’s safety.
“Dean Long Chen, the path to the Primal Chaos World is fraught with danger. If you encounter an enemy you cannot beat, seek out our people there. Sovereign Mountain cannot yet enter the Primal Chaos World as the clapper of the Violet Gold Bell is at a critical juncture of recovery. I’m ashamed to say that we won’t be able to provide you support.”
Long Chen hastily replied, “Senior is too courteous. You used yourself as an example to temper my arrogance. That alone is an immense help.”
“Next,” said the Heavenly Constellation Ancestor, “I will use the power of my heaven-earth law manifestation to exchange further pointers with you. This will allow you to better comprehend the profundities of law power.”
As his words fell, his aura sharpened abruptly.
A crushing pressure descended upon Long Chen like the weight of the heavens themselves.