Chapter 1677: Origin Rule

Problem?

「What exactly do you want to say? 」

Two dragon heads glanced sideways at Hei Di; in the vertical pupils unique to cold-blooded creatures, a trace of probing and doubt appeared.

What problem could there be? He/She obviously knows there is a problem.

To be honest, in the Chimera Emperor's heart, whether it's the so-called optimal solution or Hei Di, the only thing that truly makes him dare not act is always just one point.

That is Lin An's Shattered Star title.

Even if there is only a one-in-a-million, one-in-ten-million chance, it will always give him a warning deep in his heart.

At the most critical moment, it makes him lower his head.

As for abnormalities, etc...

Heh..

Any abnormality displayed by Lin An is considered natural under the Shattered Star title, and isn't even deserving of it.

What should a true abnormality be?

It should be a hidden rule, able to instantly crush them, yet concealed as an absolute domain!

Seeing the Chimera Emperor's disdain, Hei Di gave a light chuckle and shook his head:

「Didn't you feel that power just now? 」

「Although the gap with Shattered Star Level is huge, have you ever wondered why this battlefield is so strange? 」

Having said that, Hei Di gave the Chimera Emperor a meaningful smile, then turned and left without hesitation.

After drifting away, only the stunned Chimera Emperor remained.

Power..

Battlefield?

Watching Hei Di leave after speaking, the Chimera Emperor grew more suspicious, feeling that Hei Di was posing some boring riddle.

If you're going to speak, speak clearly; this damned old fool always only says half of what he means.

In his view, this old fox Hei Di acts so strangely largely just to put on a show for him, dragging him into the act!

After thinking for several seconds without finding a clue, sparks of dissatisfaction flew from the red dragon head.

But just as he suppressed his doubts and turned to walk back to his position, the sound of shattering stones suddenly rang out beneath his feet.

Huh?

Frowning at the shattered stone slabs beneath his feet from the earlier clash, the Chimera Emperor irritably crushed the pebbles to dust.

The material structure of this battlefield is extremely hard, to the point that it even feels 'uncomfortable underfoot' for him.

According to the Chimera clan's custom, he had originally intended to dig a cave as a resting place.

But for some unknown reason, in an instant, a thought struck like lightning on a clear day, exploding instantly in his mind.

「Material structure... battlefield? 」

Wait!?

In the huge vertical pupils, they contracted like needle points.

In nearly 0.001 seconds, the two dragon heads seemed to split apart—one looked shocked toward the sky, the other gazed at its own feet.

(The battlefield has a problem... no! The battlefield has limits!)

Pressure... it's merely pressure on pure power! Is...!?

His breathing grew rapid, and the Chimera Emperor suddenly recalled Lin An's humiliating kick; after quick calculation, one shocking guess after another began to surface.

It wasn't that he reacted too slowly, nor did he fail to realize how powerful that kick was.

But as a Star-Destroying Level, having attributes around a thousand points is simply too normal!

Especially since he could see that Lin An's kick had used his full strength, yet he pretended to be nonchalant!

How ridiculous!

But at this moment, when the thousand-point attribute was linked with the battlefield Hei Di mentioned, an absurdly extreme idea suddenly popped into his mind.

「Isn't it that they dare not reveal the rules? ！」

「Is... that kind of rule? ！」

「Is... the Origin Rule? ！」

His heart pounded wildly.

The Chimera Emperor's eyes, looking toward Black Lock, were filled with indescribable shock.

Within the system of rules, many rules can enhance power or speed; in fact, almost any rule can do that.

Impact force, high-speed movement, defense interception....

These are the manifestations of rule power acting upon the material world.

But this does not mean they have mastered these effects.

As a Star-Destroying Level, the Chimera Emperor actually knows full well that their rule-enhanced attributes, which produce destructive effects, essentially rely on external forces, not their intrinsic nature, nor the essence of 'damage'.

It's like an ordinary person putting on powered armor and controlling a star-destroying warship.

They can likewise destroy heaven and earth, and wield transcendent martial power.

But does this count as grasping the essence of martial power?

No, they are three or four layers away from the essence!

It's like a lighter igniting paper!

What they master is the force of pressing the lighter; the combustion comes from the lighter itself.

But in essence, what burns the white paper is an oxidation-reduction reaction!

More precisely, it is the excitation and de-excitation of an energy field!

It is the Casimir effect, the vacuum energy fluctuation under microscopic effects!

Even in higher dimensions, it is the catalytic self-change of material structure!

Therefore, in the Rule System, among the rumors once heard by the Chimera Emperor, there exists an extremely rare super-powerful being who has grasped the essence of some functions and mastered the most direct force!

"Origin Rule! Direct Acting Force!"

His mind and spirit trembled, like an infant gazing at the sun; the frightened Chimera Emperor could not help but shudder and step back two paces.

Just thinking that Lin An might be such a monster, he felt his whole body as if plunged into an ice cellar, a chill rising from his heart.

Is that possible!?

He didn't even know what this type of rule is specifically called.

He only vaguely knew that those perverts who mastered the four major force rules might be similar beings.

That is a monster who has mastered essential power, and in performance it is extremely similar to the Body System.

Unlike the clumsy Body System that needs to consume excessive energy and matter to strengthen itself, those of the Fifth Stage who have mastered this rule can already draw power directly from the rule.

If that is truly the case...

In an instant, the Chimera Emperor seemed to think of what the Black Emperor had actually discovered.

That respectful, fearful expression might not be an act!

Gazing at the endless, supremely oppressive Black Lock above his head, at this moment he felt that this was the truth!

"Could it be... that guy..."

"Upon entering, he immediately opposed the entire heaven and earth!"

The shackles covering the entire stellar battlefield are not the world's boundary, but a super prison locking Lin An.

"Is that Chimera perhaps mistaken about something?"

In the distance, the Black Emperor, who had deliberately hinted to the Chimera Emperor, now looked with some doubt at the double-headed dragon leading troops, huddled at the outermost edge of the fortress.

For some reason, he felt that this super-powerful being of the same rank as him was now excessively fearful.

If it weren't for the large number of Fifth Stage beings surrounding them outside, he would suspect that this dragon would have fled.

It's as if he had been frightened badly.

He deliberately hinted that this stupid dragon was not mistaken.

But even if he had guessed something, he shouldn't be this afraid, right?

"Forget it..."

"Just drag it out; before that person regains power, I also need someone to help me share the pressure."

Shaking his head, the Black Emperor also couldn't be bothered to think about what the Chimera Emperor had thought of.

He now only cares about how much combat power Lin An can display once the restriction ends.