Chapter 461: Tenfold Increase!

Difficulty increased tenfold? Rewards increased tenfold too?

Hun Yuan Xue and Feng Lingyun heard that, were startled at first, then their eyes simultaneously burst with scorching light.

The opportunity at Sheng Xian Chi may be gone, but this current turn of events could be an even greater chance for them!

The Ten Thousand Methods Martial Arena is a place that purely tests combat skill and the strength of one's celestial essence.

The Great Dao Furnace Realm, however, tests one's comprehension and creative ability regarding the Laws.

In Hun Yuan Xue and Feng Lingyun's view, the so‑called Black‑robed Man has god‑like combat power, which might give him a decisive edge on the Ten Thousand Methods Martial Arena.

But the Great Dao Furnace Realm is different!

There the test is of true talent, foundation, and comprehension—a cultivator's understanding of the Dao!

It cannot be compensated merely by brute strength or by practicing some forbidden demonic technique.

Who are they?

One is the cherished jewel of the Heavenly Chaos Immortal King, the other a contemporary goddess of the Wind Queen lineage; both have been raised with the highest inheritances, constantly immersed in Immortal‑King‑level Law insights.

Regarding their grasp of the Great Dao and their ability to create techniques, they possess absolute confidence!

"Whether it's Gu Yuan or that Black‑robed Man, they probably just got lucky, their mortal bodies underwent some mutation, and they happened to acquire a domineering demonic art."

Hun Yuan Xue glanced at Gu Yuan's clone still "healing" nearby, and the pride of a supreme prodigy surged within her again,

"In combat I may be temporarily inferior to you, but in comprehension and foundation, Miss Me is confident she's stronger than you."

Perhaps it's because that Black‑robed Man is absurdly overpowered.

In their hearts they do not regard him as an opponent.

Instead, they see 'Gu Yuan' as the rival.

They think they might perform better than him.

On the other hand, Feng Lingyun does not display confidence as overtly as Hun Yuan Xue, but the corner of her mouth beneath the light veil lifts in a faint, assured curve. As an official practitioner of Zang Tian Ge, her perspective far surpasses Hun Yuan Xue's.

She knows well that Zang Tian Ge's power, though domineering and able to quickly boost combat strength, is fundamentally destructive and devouring, and it naturally shackles the creation and evolution of the Great Dao.

This 'Gu Yuan', though powerful, is destined to blend into the crowd in a place like the Great Dao Furnace Realm.

This is precisely her best chance to rally the others, concentrate all battle seals, and exchange them for the Heavenly Dao Furnace!

"Gu Yuan," Hun Yuan Xue cleared her throat, regaining the haughty lady demeanor, "How are your injuries?"

"Miss Xie, thank you for your concern; I'm no longer seriously injured," Gu Yuan's clone replied weakly.

"That's good."

Hun Yuan Xue nodded approvingly, "The Ten Thousand Methods Martial Arena is a place for brutes, unsuitable for a lady like me. We'll go to the Great Dao Furnace Realm! I want to see what mysteries this ancient heavenly court's trial truly holds!"

"Yes, miss," Gu Yuan's clone bowed obediently.

Feng Lingyun, seeing this, also glided forward and smiled, "Princess Snow's words are spot on; I too have long yearned for the Great Dao Furnace Realm. How about the three of us travel together, so we have support?"

"Hmph, I'll give you credit for being perceptive."

Hun Yuan Xue gave her a glance, tacitly consenting.

The three reached agreement and, guided by the puppet elder, walked toward a magnificent portal on the western side of Sheng Xian Chi.

The portal towered ten thousand zhang, its whole body forged from an unknown chaotic stone; the lintel bore the four ancient characters "Great Dao Furnace," and merely gazing at it seemed capable of drawing a person's soul inside, casting it into an endless furnace of Laws for tempering.

"Entering this realm, the soul separates from the body and merges with chaos; I will watch over the mortal flesh outside, ensuring no mishap," the puppet elder halted at the doorway and mechanically warned, "Remember, the limit is to emerge. If the soul is assimilated by chaos within, it is true death."

The three nodded, inhaled deeply, and stepped into the profound portal one after another.

Buzz—

A whirlwind of heaven and earth.

When Hun Yuan Xue regained consciousness, she found herself transformed into a pure soul‑body, floating in an endless chaotic void.

Here there is no up, down, left or right, no time or space, only endless, raging Law Fragments flying everywhere.

These Law Fragments shimmer in myriad colors, each form different—some like a stray broken flame, some like a severed sword‑light, others like a fragment of incoherent rune… They are the basic components of a vast world, yet now they swirl like a pot of boiling chaos, utterly disorderly.

In the distant chaos, larger, more complete Law Chains can be faintly seen, acting as the sea‑anchor of this chaotic ocean, emitting light of varying intensity; yet each bears some degree of imperfection.

"So this is the Great Dao Furnace Realm..." Hun

Yuan Xue felt the utterly pure Law aura around her, and her eyes sparked with unprecedented brilliance.

Here she can most directly grasp the essence of the Great Dao!

"The rule is to supplement or create."

Hun Yuan Xue quickly cooled and began to analyze.

"Creating an entirely new Immortal‑King method is no easy task; it requires massive accumulation and a flash of insight. The safest, most efficient way is to first supplement those incomplete Laws!"

Resolute, Hun Yuan Xue's soul‑body turned into a blaze of fire and shot straight toward a distant crimson Law Chain radiating scorching aura.

It was a broken Fire Dao, its chain riddled with gaps of all sizes, causing its light to flicker wildly and remain highly unstable.

"It's you!"

A hint of confidence flashed in Hun Yuan Xue's eyes.

She herself practices the *Li Huo Nan Ming Jing*, giving her a comprehension of the Fire Dao far beyond ordinary people.

She cautiously approached the Law Chain, extended the hand formed from her soul, and gently touched it.

Boom!

A massive torrent of Law information surged into her sea of consciousness instantly.

Hun Yuan Xue let out a muffled groan, feeling excruciating pain in her soul, yet she gritted her teeth and persisted.

She began to mobilize her entire understanding of the Fire Dao, using her own Southern Bright Fire source as ink and her soul's telepathy as brush, sketching and repairing the broken Law Chain stroke by stroke.