Chapter 1622

"Beep, successfully exchanged electromagnetic rule fragments (branch- magnetic field rotation)*10!"

"Beep, successfully exchanged electromagnetic rule fragments (branch- charge explosion)*10!"

"Beep, successfully exchanged electromagnetic rule fragments (branch- particle acceleration simulation)*10!"

Faction: Long An core.

In an underground training field of over ten thousand square meters, Lin An stood with eyes closed, the Cain's Blade tightly gripped in his hand constantly flashing with a dark blue light.

In the empty underground training field, crackling electric sounds continuously echoed.

In a quiet underground space, it was like a beast's roar, nurtured in the thunder.

With constant exchange of rule power, the usage methods of a large amount of rules, through an incomprehensible principle, directly entered Lin An's thoughts.

Just like infusion, it forcibly let him master it.

His temples throbbed.

Straining to digest the exchanged rules, Lin An's face turned pale, sweat the size of soybeans dripped from his forehead.

"Pat"

Sweat that fell onto the alloy floor would, as soon as it landed, be vaporized by the solidified electromagnetic field, turning into faint water vapor.

Thunder and spirit mist swirled around his body.

The constantly flashing electricity, like stars, burst-flashed at a rate of thousands of times per second.

It illuminated the dim underground training field, turning it into a expanse of light.

In the light, Lin An's whole body constantly trembled slightly, as if bearing immense pain.

Those who have never exchanged a large amount of rules in one breath cannot imagine how tormenting it is to forcibly ingest hundreds of rule fragments in an extremely short time.

Pain piercing the marrow, striking straight at the soul!

Within the Thought Space.

Originally an empty, dark space with only a floating consciousness projection, it was now occupied by a large amount of fragments.

Hundreds of rule fragments, flashing with thunder, seemed to have life of their own, crashing wildly in his thoughts.

Whenever these fragments struck his consciousness, Lin An's face turned a little pale.

There was no way; to speed up absorption, he could only do this.

By forcibly colliding undigested rule fragments, he increased efficiency.

This was the shortcut he found during this period.

Of course, the price was extreme pain, as if constantly stirring the brain with an electric drill.

Each collision and absorption was enough to cause an ordinary person's mind to collapse, even to go completely insane.

"Repair... will..."

"Recover... state..."

"Hum!"

Not just the umpteenth time using the exchange function to repair the body.

After a bolt of lightning suddenly shattered beneath his feet, turning into a kilometer-wide lightning net that burst and spread.

With a thud, Lin An could no longer support himself and directly half-knelt on the ground.

"Still... can't digest any more..."

"Crackle!"

The hand supporting the ground, like condensed lightning, instantly melted and evaporated the alloy surface it pressed on.

In an instant, a metal structure over ten meters was suddenly pierced into a huge void.

Inside the melted opening, the metal liquid vaporized by electromagnetic high heat surged like molten lava.

He almost fell down.

Lin An gave a bitter laugh, and only after wrapping himself in a layer of spiritual energy could he barely support himself, lest he cause greater destruction.

"Barely improved a bit... but still only at the intermediate level of the Fourth Stage..."

"At this rate, it will still take some time to break through to the advanced level..."

Although it was long known that breaking through with rule power is extremely difficult.

But thinking back to when he returned from the Alien Species world, he has been digesting rule fragments all along.

He had nearly infinite points to help, and also super-strong mental power to aid digestion.

But in the end, the effect was only this...

Lin An then felt a deep sense of helplessness.

"Wanting to rely purely on rule power to advance to the Fifth Stage is almost unrealistic..."

"Even if I constantly exchange fragments, I would need two to three years to reach the peak of the Fourth Stage."

"No wonder the Emperor of the Alien Species gave up on this path..."

Giving a bitter laugh, Lin An strained to lift his palm, looking at the blue light sphere spontaneously condensed in his hand.

He had to admit that he was not a genius.

At least on the path of rule power, his talent is too poor.

Or rather, the time since he became Fourth Stage is too short.

No one guided him, and battles after Fourth Stage rarely used rule power.

Each time was a life-and-death struggle, with no chance to hone his rule power.

Under these factors, Lin An helplessly discovered that his grasp of rule power was actually not much different from when he first became Fourth Stage.

The path of rule power is like building a machine.

By understanding different rules, condensing corresponding 'modules', then combining the modules to erupt with complete power.

It's like assembling a car—some rules are wheels, some rules are engines.

They can be used alone, but only when combined does the effect become better.

For Lin An, the fragments he exchanged points for amount to saving him the time needed to manufacture parts.

But similarly, he has no idea how to assemble them, nor does he know what these rules actually are.

"If I say I previously stacked the electromagnetic rule with the Eternal Body, it's like putting a wooden board on a wheel, turning it into a handcart—the effect is not bad."

"And now…"

He gave a bitter smile and shook his head.

When the rules were simple before, he could use them with relative ease.

But now…

In the eyes of those veteran Fourth Stages, he's basically adding a wheel to a wheel and then mounting a windshield wiper on top.

Apart from having a stronger reserve of rule power than before, Lin An doesn't even know what else he has mastered.

"As long as I can get stronger, any improvement is better than none."

Suppressing the useless negative emotions in his heart, Lin An staggered to his feet and gathered all his electromagnetic rules.

For the upcoming Five-Star Mission, he has to push his strength to the utmost.

His body can't be improved, faith can't be condensed in time; after thinking it over, he can only choose to make a breakthrough in the rules.

Although the effect isn't great, he can only hope his burst becomes a bit stronger.

"The Stellar Battlefield… according to the Overseer's information, it should be a mode similar to a duel."

"Fifth Stage…"

"Head‑on combat is definitely out of the question; if I want to survive and complete the mission, I can only think of ways to increase speed and attack power."

Over and over, he simulates the scene of fighting a Fifth Stage in his mind.

Having never truly witnessed a Fifth Stage, Lin An can only combine the Overseer and the Planet Devourer, add some of his own guesses, and simulate the strength of a Fifth Stage.

In the simulated combat, he clearly knows he has no chance of facing any Fifth Stage head‑on.

Perhaps his only chance of victory lies in hiding, dragging a Fifth Stage into the Judgment Space, then finishing them off with all his trump cards!

Therefore, strengthening the electromagnetic rule is the most important.

Discard defense, discard the most mysterious calamity rule.

Use attack in place of defense!

Every bit of strength gained is a bit gained!

Who knows, maybe there's still a hope of killing a Fifth Stage!

"With my Fourth Stage strength, I believe the system couldn't possibly expect me to take out many Fifth Stages!"

"With all my trump cards unleashed, fighting desperately, I might not be unable to survive!"

Gripping Cain's Blade tightly, Lin An's eyes firm, he stared dead‑eyed at the mission countdown.

Since his rebirth, he has endured too many desperate situations.

This time, he likewise believes he will surely survive.

And when he returns, he will make those "gods" know what true cruelty is!