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Chapter 1564: Chapter 1565: Realization Chapter 1564: Chapter 1565: Realization Basford couldn’t afford to be killed, otherwise, with Song Jian’s strength, it would be impossible to clear this instance. The next time they entered this instance, who knows when that would be? At the very least, it would be extremely difficult for players to obtain the Divine Power Crystals within the next two or three years.

Just as Song Jian re-entered the temple, he saw the fallen statue of the goddess firmly stepping on Basford.

Basford transformed into a ball of Flame and instantly escaped to a spot a dozen meters away. Turning his head and seeing Song Jian, a look of grief and indignation emerged on Basford’s face.

“Song Jian, didn’t you just say that you killed the Guardian?” Basford bellowed.

“Of course, there was originally a fallen Temple Holy Spirit inside the temple, which is also at the Demi-God Level. I’ve already killed it!” Song Jian replied, taking out the necklace he’d obtained and showing it to Basford before putting it back into his inventory.

“That isn’t the Guardian. It’s a fall from grace, a remnant of the Goddess of Harvest that’s merged with the statue. If you want to seize the chance to ascend to godhood, you must defeat it!” Song Jian shrugged his shoulders and said, “I’m only in the Legendary Realm. I’m no match for it… Oh, right, if our opponent is too powerful and we can’t beat them, it wouldn’t count as a breach of the Sacred Contract if we fail to secure your chance to ascend to godhood, right?”

At this, Basford was momentarily at a loss for words, trembling with anger. The fallen goddess’s statue had already locked onto Basford, launching a relentless assault against him.

Dodging the attacks, Basford unwillingly asked, “Tell me, what is the price you require? Will you still help me kill it?”

“Heh, you mentioned before that you would share your experience of breaking through from the Legendary Realm to the Demi-God Realm with me,” Song Jian said with a smile.

Basford cast a glance at Song Jian who merely stood at the Temple Gate, unwilling to take a step forward.

Taking a deep breath, Basford said word by word, “The key to breaking through from the Legendary Realm to the Demi-God Realm is the comprehension of the Power of Law. And how do you comprehend the Power of Law? You must rely on Domain Power. Domain Power is like sand, very loose, while the Power of Law is like glazed glass, though made by kiln firing, it’s completely different from sand!”

“Sand, glazed glass…” Song Jian frowned deeply, his mind racing with thoughts as he began to think rapidly.

Seeing Song Jian standing at the gate pondering how to upgrade Domain Power to the Power of Law, Basford nearly choked on his own blood in frustration.

“Is this something you can comprehend in a short time?” Basford roared inwardly: “Is this the time to comprehend the Power of Law? Do you want to see me dead…”

“Burning, forging, remolding…” Song Jian muttered to himself like someone lost in a spell, his Domain Power unwittingly released to its limit.

The power of the Time Domain enveloped the entire great hall in almost an instant. Song Jian’s Time Domain had devoured many treasures containing the Time Law and was already saturated, ready to upgrade to the Time Law. Still, it always seemed like there was a glass window separating it.

Boom!

With a thunderous roar, Song Jian’s body jolted violently, and transparent flames started to burn around him. Basford was momentarily stunned, then his face showed a look of shock.

“Madman, you’re an utter madman!” Basford screamed at the top of his lungs while dodging attacks and cursing furiously, “You’ve actually set your Domain Power ablaze. Have you gone insane? Do you actually believe that by doing this, you’ll truly comprehend the Power of Law? Madman, once the Domain Power burns out, it will disappear completely. If it burns up, you’ll plummet right back down to the Legendary Realm…”

Boom!

The fallen goddess statue, wielding a bone whip covered in barbs, harshly lashed out at Basford. A series of pale blue fireballs condensed in front of Basford and shot like a line towards the bone whip.

A series of explosions erupted, and the entire bone whip began burning with a pale blue flame. These flames, like bone-corroding maggots, persisted in burning on the surface of the bone whip.

An eerie smile appeared on Basford’s lips, “Haha, fooled, finally fooled! My Bone-corroding Demonic Flame is a Divine skill. Once touched even slightly, it will burn uncontrollably until nothing is left. Hahahaha, until nothing is left!”

Basford had long realized that the bone whip in the hands of the Goddess statue, which appeared to be a weapon, was actually one with the statue itself. Once touched by the Bone-corroding Demonic Flame, the statue would not be able to rid itself of it.

Squeak squeak squeak~
The bone whip made a “squeak squeak” sound as it burned, and the flames began to spread from the bone whip toward the palm of the Goddess statue. Soon, a dark aura emanated from the palm of the Goddess statue, resisting the upward creep of the pale blue flames.

“It’s no use, the more you resist, the faster the flames consume…” Basford muttered to himself, before turning his gaze towards Song Jian.

At that moment, half of Song Jian’s Domain Power had already burned, but he still showed no signs of understanding the Time Law, which is the most difficult of all Laws to comprehend, even more so than the Space Law.

The Time Law encompasses myriad aspects. Once truly comprehended, Song Jian, even with only Demi-God Realm cultivation, could fight beyond his level and contend with true deities.

“Sand forged into glaze, forged into glaze…” Song Jian murmured to himself, using the burning power to continuously condense his Domain Power, gathering it tightly.

But most of the Domain Power only served as fuel for the burning, turning to ash. Despite having used up the majority, not a single bit of Domain Power had yet to coalesce.

Just then, the Time Domain mark on Song Jian’s chest suddenly burst into brilliant light, and the burning power on Song Jian’s body surged, instantly consuming the remaining third of his Domain Power.

Basford couldn’t help sighing, shaking his head. The complete burning of Domain Power was highly probable; he had never believed that Song Jian would succeed.

“You no longer have the right to stand before me and speak as an equal!” A scornful smile emerged on Basford’s lips.

Every year, countless geniuses emerged, and just as many fell. There were plenty of self-assured talents like Song Jian, but a true genius is absolutely impossible to find among them.

Basford withdrew his gaze and looked towards the statue. By now, the pale blue flames had reached the wrist of the Goddess statue, continuing to burn.

Crack, crack~
Fracture sounds echoed, and the bone whip, eroded by the Law of Flames, could no longer endure the scorching and broke apart once again. Each segment burned with flames, turning directly to black ash as they fell to the ground, scattering down.

“Burning out was just a matter of time. The chance to become a god, hahaha…” Excitement flared in Basford’s eyes. This time, he was only half a step away from divinity. No, he could now say that it was within easy reach; he only needed to wait patiently for a short while, and he would acquire the Goddess of Harvest’s legacy and become a true deity.

However, just as Basford’s entire focus was on the Goddess statue, a dazzling light suddenly burst from the chest of Song Jian at the Temple Gate. The light, like multicolored glaze, exuded a sacred aura.

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