Chapter 517 - 315: Comprehend! This Makes Perfect Sense
If finding the Power of Rules he wanted meant sifting through this many items, it couldn’t really be called "comprehension."
Therefore, there had to be a faster way for him to find a Power of Rules that suited him.
He began by trying the Lighting Technique. Dark red flames illuminated his immediate surroundings, their light glinting off the nearby weapons. But even after several moments, nothing unusual happened.
He had hoped that the Xian Fire, being an eternal and unchanging flame within the Xian Origin Land, would possess a power of the same origin. However, the result disappointed Yang’an—it was useless.
’The Lighting Technique didn’t work, so what about my other Techniques?’
There wasn’t much Yang An could do. His only option was to test things by activating the Techniques he had mastered, hoping to find some inspiration.
But he didn’t cancel the Lighting Technique. Instead, he simultaneously activated another Light Magic.
A Golden Radiance flared to life around Yang An. The golden light merged with the flames, illuminating a larger and brighter area around him.
Countless weapons and other assorted junk were bathed in the light, but still, nothing stirred.
’Keep going!’
Yang An activated another Light Magic. His entire body began to radiate a pure white light. The illuminated area grew larger, and the light itself intensified.
’Still nothing.’
’Maybe it’s not enough. Again!’
Another Light Magic. The light radiating from Yang’an now covered a radius of several hundred meters.
’Again!’
Eight hundred meters!
’Again!’
Two thousand meters!
The area grew larger and larger. It was as if a new sun had been born upon the boundless wilderness, shining in response to the one in the sky.
Three thousand meters! Four thousand meters! Five thousand meters!
Holding nothing back, Yang An unleashed his Light Magic one after another, making the area vast and dazzlingly bright.
And then, just as the range of his light reached a terrifying eight thousand meters...
Finally, something changed!
The ground began to tremble violently. Up in the clear sky, the scorching sun seemed to grow larger and larger.
From Yang An’s perspective as a modern man, a bigger sun meant it was getting closer to this world.
Yang An naturally noticed this as well. He couldn’t feel any heat from the light he was emitting, yet the entire place was suddenly growing hotter and hotter, as if the sun itself were falling from the sky.
The sun he had become seemed to be calling out to the sun in the sky.
The weapons and junk scattered across the wilderness were all affected. At first, they merely trembled, creating a cacophony of CLANGS and BANGS. One by one, weapons that had been stuck upright toppled over. Then, in the scorching heat, they began to show signs of melting.
The heat Yang An felt grew more and more intense as the temperature of the entire world rapidly rose. But to him, this change was a good thing. It meant that by activating all of his Light Magic, he had attracted and triggered a Power of Rules from the same category. This was the one he wanted, the Power of Rules that was most suitable for him!
But Yang An never, ever imagined that the Forbidden Artifact would be the sun in the sky!
Only then did it finally dawn on him.
’If everything in this Forbidden Land Core is the physical manifestation of a different Power of Rules...’
’...then it wouldn’t just be the weapons, junk, and other random things he could see.’
’Every blade of grass, every tree, every mountain, and every stone should also be some kind of forbidden item.’
’In that case, the sun in the sky could also be a Forbidden Artifact!’
’The sun... scorching heat... dissolving all things... a Forbidden Artifact... a Power of Rules with an origin in the Light Category...’
’It all made perfect sense!’
Countless times, after activating all of his Light Magic, Yang An had felt as if he himself had become a sun. But he had never dreamed that the Power of Rules he sought would be embodied by the actual sun hanging high in the sky.
He felt thrilled, excited, and expectant, but more than anything, he was worried about the unknown dangers to come.
His body felt like it was burning, just like everything else around him.
When the sun falls, nothing can escape. All of creation will melt away, including him.
’So what do I do now?’
Yang’an’s mind went blank with confusion for a moment, but he quickly thought of a single word: comprehension!
’Since the Forbidden Artifact that embodies the Power of Rules has appeared, the next step must be to make this Power of Rules my own.’
’If it’s about comprehension, does that mean I have to survive within this terrifying Power of Rules and grasp its purest origin?’
It was like a sudden enlightenment. As his body began to melt like a candle and the situation grew more critical, Yang An’s mind paradoxically became sharper and faster than ever, reaching an unprecedented peak.
In a single instant, countless thoughts, theories, and validations flashed through his mind.
’Yes! That’s it! This has to be the way!’
He had no other choice. So, even as his body began to show signs of melting, he slowly closed his eyes and pushed himself even harder, activating every Technique he had mastered.