She indeed looked like a girl of thirteen or fourteen, delicate and graceful, dressed in a white gown, exuding a natural innocence and charm. If not for the law chains binding her, one might have mistaken her for a harmless, beautiful maiden from a humble household. “Is this the ‘she’ who survived the last epoch? The terrifying existence behind the fall of countless immortals, the one who left them to die with hatred and regret?” Lin Xun’s gaze flickered, his heart pounding. He had imagined a fierce and malevolent being, but now what stood before him was completely different from what he had imagined. The Nirvana law power was still in effect, its golden light swirling brilliantly. It lashed the girl like divine whips, making her slim figure tremble. Her fair and delicate face turned pale, eyes tightly shut, her body curled up. Her lips were bloodless, pressed tightly together, but not a single sound escaped her from beginning to end. Anyone who saw this scene would feel distress and their heart ache. Despite that, Lin Xun and Little Five remained calm. Anyone who mistook this girl for an innocent little lamb was blind and would be no different from courting death. Lin Xun was curious about what kind of aura she possessed that could trigger the Nirvana law power to respond with such aggression. It was unheard of. After the time it took to brew a cup of tea, the girl in white had been so fiercely struck that her body seemed to dissolve into flickering light. Although her body showed no wounds or blood, her figure began to blur as if it was on the verge of collapse. Just then, the green sparrow’s voice rang out, complicated and conflicted, “Although I’d prefer you to kill this girl, I have to warn you that she...is very likely a law spirit!” Lin Xun’s eyes narrowed slightly, his heart skipped a beat. He had long heard that only the rarest ninth grade Heaven Rank laws in the Eternal True Realm could give birth to law spirits. They were mysterious beings akin to weapon spirits or array spirits. However, unlike them, law spirits were born from the very power of law and order itself, and ordinary ninth grade Heaven Rank laws were not enough. Only the exceedingly rare ninth grade Heaven Rank laws could give rise to one! Law spirits possessed no true intelligence, but they could resist and command the power of law and order, amplifying its force to unimaginable levels. What was most astonishing was that law spirits could even help the power of law and order continuously evolve and transform! In the past, Lin Xun had dismissed this as rumors. After all, he had never encountered even an ordinary Heaven Rank law, let alone one of the exceedingly rare ninth grade Heaven Rank laws. As for law spirits...they were even more vague and illusory. However, Lin Xun never imagined that the girl in white bound by the Nirvana law power before him might actually be a law spirit! No wonder the green sparrow’s voice sounded so complicated and conflicted. It likely never imagined that Lin Xun, through sheer accident, would stumble upon an opportunity that could drive even an Immortal Imperial Clan mad with envy. After a brief pause, the green sparrow spoke again, “Moreover, she’s a law spirit that survived the destruction of the last epoch... You should understand that any law spirit capable of withstanding the fall of an entire epoch is far from ordinary...” Lin Xun naturally understood. If he could subdue this law spirit, it would be equivalent to mastering a complete law power, and it would be an exceptionally rare ninth grade Heaven Rank law! Its value would be enough to drive any Immortal Imperial Clan to do everything they could to get their hands on it, even to the point of unleashing mass bloodshed or triggering a catastrophe. Now, it seemed the Nirvana law power was trying to destroy the girl in white. That was likely why the green sparrow couldn’t remain calm and warn him. Unfortunately, the awkward truth was...Lin Xun couldn’t control the Nirvana law power at all. Even though he had subdued it, with his current cultivation, he couldn’t command it at all. He also couldn’t control the Phoenix Flame of Order. Fortunately, before long, the girl in white finally appeared to reach her limit, falling into a strange stillness. Even the pain on her face softened into peace. Then, as a rain of radiant light descended, the Nirvana law power took her and returned to the Limitless Abyss Sword Cauldron. Lin Xun quietly let out a sigh of relief, thankful that she hadn’t been destroyed. The green sparrow grumbled in a sour tone, “Those who survive great calamities are destined for good fortune, but your luck is ridiculous. If the powerful forces in the Eternal True Realm find out, they would probably hack you to pieces.” Lin Xun chuckled. The more the green sparrow complained, the more it proved how extraordinary the law spirit was, and that to him, was great news. Next, he poured his spirit sense into the Limitless Abyss Sword Cauldron. Inside the world of the Nirvana law power, the girl remained silent, surrounded by streams of Nirvana law power. As Lin Xun probed deeper, a torrent of obscure information surged into his mind. Wushuang, the Spirit of the Genesis Realm. Born in the last epoch, she was the spirit of the order of the heavenly dao in the Genesis Realm. During the fall of that epoch, the heavenly dao of the Genesis Realm collapsed along with it. As the law spirit of the Genesis Realm, Wushuang had unexpectedly grasped a wisp of divine insight, survived the Five Dao Decays, narrowly preserved a trace of her spiritual essence, managing to endure even the destruction of the epoch... The insights were vague, scattered like fragments of broken words, so Lin Xun could only glean limited information. However, it was enough to send waves through his heart. This was an extremely domineering name.[1] However, what shocked him most was that this girl in white called Wushuang wasn’t some ordinary law spirit. Instead she was born from the order of the heavenly dao in a place called the Genesis Realm! In other words, during the past epoch, Wushuang was the very heavens in the eyes of all cultivators in the Genesis Realm, the incarnation of the heavenly dao itself. This was a revelation that turned Lin Xun’s understanding on its head. In his eyes, the taboo law power wielded by the Luo Clan was immense. Although it was powerful enough to blanket the Ancient Nebula Road, making its wielder like the ruler of all heavens, ultimately, it lacked a law spirit. On the other hand, Wushuang was a true law spirit, born from the order of a world’s heavenly dao! That comparison alone made her terrifying origin unmistakably clear. However, Lin Xun also realized that after the calamity that destroyed the epoch, the heavenly dao order of the Genesis Realm that Wushuang once wielded had long since collapsed and ceased to exist. Only Wushuang had grasped a sliver of hope, endured the Five Dao Decays, and survived the destruction of an era. This meant that even though Wushuang was a law spirit, she had lost her source and had become incomparably weak. “Perhaps, in the years to come, the Nirvana law power might be able to restore her?” Lin Xun couldn't help but imagine. After all, the law power of the Netherworld of the last epoch had now been reborn through the Nirvana law power... “How is it?” The green sparrow asked anxiously, “What kind of divine power does this law spirit possess?” Lin Xun thought for a moment and replied, “Her source is gone. I’m afraid recovery won’t be easy.” The green sparrow sneered, “As long as her spirit body still exists, as long as enough law power is gathered and refined, she can eventually reconstruct her source and regain her former might. If you don’t want her, then how about handing her over to me? I’ll make sure to repay you with something beyond your wildest dreams!” Its eyes were blazing with hope and excitement. Lin Xun gave it some thought. “So you’re saying, as long as I collect enough law power, I can help her restore her source?” The green sparrow stared at him blankly. It wanted to slap itself for its loose tongue. Why did I let that slip? Now this kid definitely won’t let the law spirit go! “Hmph! Law power isn’t something you can just gather, especially not the kind needed to restore a law spirit’s source. Who knows how much you’ll need to accumulate? And with your strength alone...” The green sparrow gave Lin Xun a pitying look. “You likely will have to take countless years before you can help her gather enough law power.” Lin Xun nodded. “That’s fine. I’m in no rush.” The green sparrow was fuming inside, but there was nothing it could do. Suddenly it asked, “Aren’t you afraid I’ll spread word of this to others?” “And aren’t you afraid of the price you’d have to pay for that?” Lin Xun retorted. The green sparrow snorted coldly, clearly unwilling to waste more words. Lin Xun smiled. With the threat of the white-clothed girl Wushuang neutralized, he could finally breathe easy. For him, the ninth district had become the safest place. “There are only two days left until the trial ends. It’s time for my breakthrough...” Lin Xun murmured to himself, a gleam of determination flickering in his eyes. He had originally planned to break through after entering Origin City, but who would have thought that the city would be full of turmoil, hidden dangers and constant threats, delaying his breakthrough. Now, things were different. The next moment, Lin Xun soared into the skies, striding across the silent cosmos and the sea of stars. He continued until his mind grew clear and tranquil, then finally came to a stop in the vast void. He stretched his limbs, relaxed his spirit, and gazed up at the boundless universe. Standing alone amidst the stars, he began his breakthrough, ready to face his own heavenly tribulation. Light surged from him like a tide, divine radiance blooming in all directions. His entire body blazed, and vaguely, he seemed to transform into a massive abyss, spanning the starry sky. As vast as the universe and as deep as the void! Before long, the heavenly tribulation descended. Thunder and lightning tore through the heavens, unbelievably fierce and blinding, like countless falling stars crashing down to engulf the place. Lin Xun’s figure vanished, swallowed by a sea of violent thunder and divine lightning. The planet beneath him was completely submerged in dazzling radiance. Far away, the green sparrow’s eyes widened. If the tribulation of a supreme Emperor is already far beyond that of ordinary Emperors, like rivers of stars cascading down and converging into a vast sea, then Lin Xun’s heavenly tribulation is a boundless ocean of thunder crashing down in wave after wave. The unprecedented sight left the green sparrow dumbstruck. Was this still a heavenly tribulation? The entire cosmos seemed to tremble and drown beneath its power. Could a supreme Emperor endure such a thing? Fortunately, the green sparrow had moved far away. Any closer and it might have been obliterated on the spot! Amid the raging storm of thunder and lightning, enormous stars exploded one after another, turning into blinding bursts of light that scattered and spread. However, within the vast sea of heavenly tribulation, they appeared utterly insignificant, like a few splashes in a boundless ocean, unable to stir any waves at all. All of this made Lin Xun’s heavenly tribulation seem all the more terrifying and abnormal! 1. Wushuang means incomparable. ☜