Chapter 84: Predecessors
Taking out the [Gift of the Rampant Growth], this contained the method for using the finger bone of the first-generation Law Destroyer.
This method was absolutely correct, developed and recorded by a certain Law Destroyer. Later, the person who obtained this record attempted to strike a deal with the Rampant Growth. However, when summoning the Rampant Growth, the array was set up incorrectly, causing the Rampant Growth to appear above them. In an instant, that unlucky soul turned into a pile of tree roots.
The Rampant Growth was not a benevolent existence. Upon discovering that the unlucky soul carried a notebook, it took it away.
It could be said that this method of using the remains of the first-generation Law Destroyer nearly became lost. First, a senior Law Destroyer developed the method. That senior Law Destroyer died. Then, it passed through the hands of the unlucky soul, reached the Rampant Growth, and finally ended up in Su Xiao's possession.
This process reminded Su Xiao of a senior Law Destroyer whose name was unknown. From the information he had gathered, this person was so severely injured that he recuperated in a certain world. The severe injuries, coupled with that world being too far from the Void, ultimately led to that senior Law Destroyer's death there.
That Law Destroyer was absurdly powerful. Heaven knows what kind of formidable enemy he fought to be injured to such an extent. On the brink of death from severe injuries, with his soul in tatters, that senior Law Destroyer lived for about a hundred years before passing away.
In the end, he left behind a message: "A broken body, continued survival is meaningless. Today, I choose to end it here, lest the world collapse from bearing my burden."
From the sound of it, if that senior Law Destroyer had wanted to, he could have lived for a few more decades. However, the world that had sustained him had overdrawn too much World Force, so he chose to die there.
Although this senior Law Destroyer left no name, in the hundred-plus years before his death, he developed many abilities and knowledge exclusive to Law Destroyers.
Su Xiao had obtained one such ability, called Soul Scythe Form. The prerequisite for this ability was mastering Slaughter Shadow and Soul Severing Shadow, using Slaughter Shadow as a carrier to form a Soul Scythe, thereby unleashing the power of Soul Severing Shadow to a greater extent.
Unfortunately, to this day, this ability was useless to Su Xiao. He had yet to master the Soul Severing Shadow ability.
Su Xiao suspected that the knowledge he had just obtained on how to use the first-generation Law Destroyer's finger bone was developed by that senior Law Destroyer.
Su Xiao looked at the black sphere in his hand. This was the [Gift of the Rampant Growth]. He searched through a nearby miscellaneous box and found a stone bowl. This should work. He filled the stone bowl with water, then walked out of the Alchemy Laboratory and entered an empty room.
Su Xiao placed the black sphere in his hand into the stone bowl, letting it soak in the water. After doing this, he set the stone bowl on the ground and sat cross-legged a few meters away to meditate.
Upon entering a meditative state, Su Xiao sensed something a few meters away. Due to the existence of that thing, fragmented whispers appeared in his ears. This feeling was extremely unpleasant, as if it were about to tear strips of skin from his entire body, and his blood vessels seemed ready to break free from the restraints of flesh, writhing wildly.
Not only that, but he also felt as if his skull was about to be pried open, exposing his brain to maximally absorb that knowledge. Although these were all illusions, the experience at this moment was still extremely terrible. This was the risk of trading with the Rampant Growth.
After a while, Su Xiao seemed to have grasped some knowledge, but for a moment, he couldn't figure out what it was. This feeling was like watching a movie. The frustrating part was that the movie would fast-forward, then jump to the end, then start playing in reverse. Sometimes, characters in the movie would even rush out and punch him. It was that bizarre and strange.
Su Xiao's mental strength was high enough. After sorting through it for a while, he finally understood the meaning of this knowledge.
First, the term "finger bone" of the first-generation Law Destroyer was just a description. The section of first-generation finger bone Su Xiao had obtained was the first-generation Law Destroyer, before his demise, using his own bones as a medium to compress and converge all his Primordial Power into the bones, intending to leave his power for later generations.
The Law Destruction Era of the Void had already proven one thing: the first-generation Law Destroyer was by no means a selfish person. Otherwise, the Shadow of Law Destruction would not have achieved its current accomplishments. The inherited power he left behind had a high probability of being safe to use.
The section of first-generation finger bone Su Xiao had obtained, in the final analysis, was the Primordial Power of the first-generation Law Destroyer. To use this Primordial Power, it wasn't as difficult as imagined. First, one had to ensure they were in a state without any auxiliary power enhancements, otherwise, death was certain.
Su Xiao removed all his equipped items. The first step was complete. Next, he had to confirm that his Spirit Shadow Constitution ability had reached a very high level, having broken through its limit at least once.
Su Xiao opened his skill list and looked at the "Spirit Shadow Constitution X++++++" ability. It had already broken through the limit six times. Very stable.
The third point was that the ability to endure pain had to be strong enough. Preferably, one had already mastered Azure Shadow King and had not fainted during the process of mastering it.
Su Xiao glanced at Azure Shadow King Lv.26. He had long since adapted to it. This requirement could be ignored.
The fourth point was that the body had to be strong enough. Su Xiao estimated that he was already capable now. He had accumulated for so long.
The fifth point was to hold the first-generation Law Destroyer's finger bone in the palm and release a trace of Azure Steel Shadow Energy into the finger bone. It had to be a trace. Releasing too much Azure Steel Shadow Energy would most likely result in sudden death.
Su Xiao held the first-generation finger bone in one hand. A wisp of Azure Steel Shadow Energy gathered in his palm. He could feel the bone components within this section of finger bone rapidly being glassified. If he looked now, this finger bone would definitely appear translucent blue.
After Su Xiao could sense every part of the first-generation finger bone in his hand, he exerted force in his hand. With a crack, he crushed the first-generation finger bone in his hand. A vast energy surged through his arm and into his body.
Su Xiao's vision went black, and then he felt nothing. Pain? Not at all. The requirement for pain tolerance when using the finger bone was not to endure pain, but to ensure that the nervous system within the body did not collapse during the absorption of the first-generation finger bone.
Vaguely, Su Xiao felt himself falling in pale blue water, unable to move at all. If he fell to the very bottom, today would be his death.
A translucent hand grabbed Su Xiao's shoulder, stopping his fall. Immediately, one translucent arm after another appeared. Some grabbed Su Xiao's arms, while others supported him from behind.
"You are... the only one left."
"Right and wrong, who can truly distinguish."
"Our era... is over. You are just you. You don't have to bear anything. You have your own choices. Every Law Destroyer has their own choices."
"Take this power. Go find more. Next time, you can only rely on yourself. We have long since perished. What remains here are merely fragments of consciousness. Don't bother remembering this insignificant help, and don't feel grateful to us, the departed."
Su Xiao didn't know if it was an illusion, but he heard many voices. Then, he felt himself being pushed rapidly upward through the "water" by many hands. Finally, he burst through the surface with a crash. Crystalline water droplets splashed everywhere. Sunlight shone down, and he vaguely saw a hall in the distance.
Su Xiao's eyes suddenly snapped open. He looked around. He was still in an empty room of his Exclusive Room. Had everything just been an illusion?
Su Xiao raised his hand. Drops of pale blue liquid dripped from his fingertips. Before they even touched the ground, these pale blue droplets evaporated into the air.