Chapter 572 - 552: An Unprecedented Path of Legend
Li Wei listened as the Elf King explained the Path of Legend, and he understood it all perfectly now.
To put it simply, the Path of Legend and the Path to Divinity were one and the same.
Once a Path of Legend was chosen, the future Path to Divinity was also set.
Changing paths midway or heading in a different direction would come at a great cost.
It was almost tantamount to abandoning all past efforts and starting one’s Cultivation from scratch.
And even then, it wasn’t a guaranteed option.
If he had only listened to the first half of the Elf King’s speech, he would have thought the Path of Legend was simply about one’s ability to master a Rule.
In that case, Li Wei would have almost certainly chosen to embark on the [Holy Flame Lord] Path of Legend.
His mastery of the Flame Rule had already reached a very high level.
After embarking on that Path of Legend, he could have rapidly increased his strength in a short amount of time.
It wouldn’t have been impossible for him to become a High Tier Legendary Mage in a single leap.
After all, Professionals who had just reached the Legend realm only mastered the Basic Level Power of Rules.
Li Wei, on the other hand, had mastered the High Level Power of Rules before he had even broken through to the Legend realm.
That was already the level of a High Tier Legendary Mage.
The only thing remaining would have been to accumulate a sufficient Mana Foundation.
However, after hearing the second half of the Elf King’s explanation, Li Wei dismissed the idea.
If the Path of Legend truly determined the subsequent Path to Divinity, then he absolutely could not choose the [Holy Flame Lord] Path of Legend.
It was a dead end.
Since ancient times, the Flame Law had always been a popular and hotly contested Law.
There were countless Flame Deities.
Not to mention the Fire God, who mastered the orthodox Flame Law.
Even the Light God had a hand in the "Light and Heat" branch of the Flame Law.
This field was already crowded with countless competitors.
A true red ocean.
Li Wei might be able to carve out a new path by fusing Holy Power and Flame Power.
However, it would ultimately be unable to compare to the orthodox Flame Law.
At best, it would only be considered a sub-branch of the Flame Law.
Trying to develop and strengthen it would lead to many restrictions and problems.
A Path of Legend that no one has ever walked.
A Path to Divinity that no one has ever trod.
The Elf King’s hint was already obvious.
He wanted him to take the road less traveled.
Following the conventional paths, it was nearly impossible to achieve divinity.
The paths of ascension had long been sealed off by countless mortals and Divine Spirits.
Li Wei’s gaze swept over all the Extraordinary Traits he possessed.
He selected three.
[Arcane Enlightenment (Epic)] (Can initiate a Path of Legend)
[Elemental Fission (Epic)] (Can initiate a Path of Legend)
[Nirvana Rebirth (Holy Spirit Level)] (Can initiate a Path of Legend)
These three paths had likely never been walked before.
After a moment of thought, he dismissed Arcane Enlightenment.
The Magic Goddess might have already mastered the corresponding Power of Laws.
Nirvana Rebirth was also out.
It was an extension of the Extraordinary Traits of a Bright Angel.
The Light God had likely mastered the related Power of Laws.
The only option left for Li Wei was [Elemental Fission], a concept he had brought with him from another world.
Having come to this conclusion, Li Wei unhesitatingly initiated the [Elemental Fission] Path of Legend.
For others to advance to the Legend realm, they first had to find their own Path of Legend.
But Li Wei had his cultivation panel.
He skipped this process entirely, directly initiating his Path of Legend.
[Elemental Fission (Epic) (Path of Legend)] 0/10000
Even after finding their Path of Legend, others would still need to spend a long time exploring how to progress.
Thanks to his cultivation panel, Li Wei’s Path of Legend was simplified immensely.
Once he completed ten thousand instances of Elemental Fission, he would reach the end of his Path of Legend and ascend to the Legend realm.
After he initiated the [Elemental Fission] Path of Legend, the options to start a Path of Legend with his other Extraordinary Traits vanished.
Clearly, he could only choose one Path of Legend.
Li Wei’s hope of pursuing multiple paths at once was dashed.
’Still, it’s for the best. It’ll keep me from getting distracted.’
"Ten thousand instances of Elemental Fission..."
Li Wei murmured to himself.
Elemental Fission wasn’t some ordinary Magic that he could cast at will.
Even the most common Fireball Skill would become terrifyingly powerful when amplified by Elemental Fission.
After an Elemental Fission was unleashed, the Heaven and Earth Magic Elements in the vicinity would enter a high-energy state.
This would make it impossible to trigger another Elemental Fission for a short period.
If a Magic enhanced by Elemental Fission were to lose control, it would very likely escalate into a disaster.
The principle behind Elemental Fission was the same as that of nuclear fission.
Li Wei himself had derived the Elemental Fission Extraordinary Trait by applying the principles of nuclear fission.
Nuclear fission was no child’s play.
And Elemental Fission was even less so.
’At the very least, I absolutely can’t use it within the Elf Forest.’
’One slip-up could cause a major disaster.’
With this in mind, Li Wei made his decision.
’It’s time to leave the Elf Forest.’
Li Wei planned to wait for Saint Xi to awaken from her slumber, then bid farewell to the Elf King and leave the Elf Forest.
He would set off to find the final fragment.
And at the same time, complete his Path of Legend.
"Laya, goodbye."
Li Wei waved goodbye to Laya.
He arrived at a platform on the World Tree.
The Elf King was waiting for him here.
When Li Wei and Saint Xi arrived, the Elf King gave Saint Xi a second glance, noticing that her life aura was somewhat unusual.
Although only a month had passed, the Elf King sensed that thirty years of Saint Xi’s life had gone by.
As a master of the Life Rules, he was exceptionally sensitive to the Power of Life in all things.
That was how he was able to perceive the abnormality in Saint Xi.
The Elf King didn’t probe any further. It was Saint Xi’s own secret.
It was none of his concern.
The Elf King said, "I will send you out of the Elf Forest."
"The fewer people who know about this matter, the better."
Li Wei nodded and said, "I understand."
Seeing this, the Elf King opened a spatial rift.