The Chaos Dragon Prince

Before her thoughts went into a spiral, Lan Rui said out loud, "Martial brother's talent really knows no bound. But it seems you are lacking the final perfection step?"

"Indeed. I had many inspirations during my last seclusion but still lack the last critical one. But with our training, I'm feeling that I'm rapidly closing in on this point."

Even while speaking, Cain never stopped manifesting Ice essence forms.

Ice Law Lights formulated above his head, converting into nine icy pikes. With a thought, the nine icy pikes soared forward.

The pikes' freezing atmosphere could slow down the region of space around it, thereby increasing its own speed throughout the atmosphere.

The icy pikes neared Lan Rui within a few moments.

A great sense of pressure crushed down onto Lan Rui. Her chest painfully tightened up. Specks of frost nearly covered her hands.

In the face of this deadly attack, Lan Rui revolved a Martial Skill!

A tremendous rise of power shot out of her. Streams of Ice Law lights surged. These icy streams converged and condensed, forming a tiny singular point.

With a faint flash, the icy streams manifested into a small Ice needle. Despite its size, the power radiating from the Ice needle was far greater than anything Lan Rui created before!

She controlled the Ice needle with a thought. The Ice needle's figure nearly turned blurry. Its speed was exceedingly swift.

Space heavily distorted as the Ice needle smashed into the Ice nine pikes at the same time!

The profoundness of the Ice needle speed went beyond what ordinary Early Divine Ruler can react to.

Brilliant sparks of Ice lit up the area. Sound-breaking clashes reverberated.

Despite the extraordinary power of the Ice needle, the nine Ice pikes weren't instantaneously destroyed. They smashed on for a few seconds before finally cracking apart and dispersing completely.

It may seem like an effortless defeat. But large cracks had split down the Ice needle.

Lan Rui's brows had also hardly creased. She had to expend a considerable sum of energy just to destroy the nine Ice pikes.

However, in doing so, a faint sensation started to emerge in her mind. Her control over her Ice Laws gradually enhanced and what felt like a new stage of principles slowly emerged in her Spiritual Sea.

At the same time, Cain's mind similarly jerked from stimulation. The energy principles from the Ice needle were what he needed for the final step!

Condensed Supreme Divine Laws to the very extreme allowed Cain's Spiritual Sea to rapidly broadened. Essence from that Martial Skill formulated the Ice energy principles in a unique way that focused Ice essence into nothing but pure offensive power!

Black lightning enhanced Cain's Spiritual Sea to its very limit.

Compared to Lan Rui, Cain's comprehension-grasping abilities were at a monstrous speed. A new flow of Ice essence energy was gradually felt by Cain's Soul Sense. Inspiration broadened his mind!

"Martial Sister. Examine this new move of mine."

As his soul energy grasped this new inspiration, a small stream of Ice essence flowed from Cain's body.

This ice essence stream improved at a terrifyingly quick pace. It soon quickly surpassed the energy principles of his previous nine Ice pikes!

In an instant, his ice essence stream converged into a similar, tiny ice needle Lan Rui had formed.

With a thought, Cain's tiny ice needle pierced forth at sound-breaking speed. Far faster than what Lan Rui had showcased!

The piercing blue light caused Lan Rui to feel a sting in her eyes. But she didn't close them. Instead, she focused square on Cain's tiny Ice needle.

The sensation of higher Ice energy principles formed in her mind! Her control of Supreme Divine Ice Laws had taken a great leap forward!

As her soul energy took control of this higher power, Lan Rui nearly instantaneously reformed her tiny Ice needle.

Frosty mist spewed out. Shiny Law Runes nearly drowned her surrounding area in a sea of blue.

Lan Rui's tiny Ice needle shot out to meet Cain's tiny Ice needle head-on!

'Chi!'

Violent and terrifyingly cold airwaves rippled through the atmosphere. Both Ice needles violently smashed each apart, bursting into tiny particles of light.

In terms of Law complexity, both Cain and Lan Rui were completely equal to each other!

Lan Rui's eyes brightened as she stared at Cain. This ordinary-looking man became even more unfathomable. 'I was the one force to use my cultivation arts. And he still hasn't used anything but his base abilities, yet his complexity can still match a greater control of Supreme Divine Laws! Pure complexity alone, he and I are at 30% of the True Great Dao.'

She could only sigh at such a brilliant genius. Even when understanding that Cain is a Divine Mortal, his ability still seems grossly exaggerated.

At the same time, Cain was silent in contemplation. Absolute perfection Divine Ice Law had finished fusing into his Inner World. His prowess took a substantial leap forward!

But Cain could still keep a clear mind about it. 'She's so surprised, but realistically, without that mutated force of Ice Phoenix essence, my Ice Laws would've been inferior. Mutated Law forces truly are amazing...'

Cain calmly smiled. He flew off his frozen mountain peak while recalling his portion of the frozen wonderland.

At the same time, Lan Rui flew down to Cain's level while also recalling her Ice powers. A tantalizing smile graced Lan Rui's face. Her typically cold, calm persona was nowhere to be seen. It made looking at just that more beautiful.

She happily praised, "Congratulation to Martial brother on this breakthrough. Your foundation is exceedingly amazing to breakthrough in one go. That's not even mentioning your equally powerful Lightning Laws."

Cain similarly put forth his own praise. "You as well underwent a new breakthrough after only one bout of training. Your comprehension is quite amazing."

A slight giggle escaped Lan Rui's lips. The more she thought about the perfection of Cain's Divine Laws, she soon realized something critical.

"That's right, Marital brother. You are very close to the Divine Star realm. Only a little bit more and you can perfectly reach it. But I wouldn't recommend breaking through right now."

"Oh? Why so?" Cain curiously asked.

"Because very soon, the Starry Earth Realm will open up. This is a mystical, independent realm that's highly beneficial to everyone under the Holy King realm. If we can get through the trials there, we can cultivate on the Starry Earth platform. Doing so will allow us to directly feel the full sensation of Starry Heaven Skies."

Cain's curiosity was piqued. From what he was taught, the Starry Heaven Skies is where one studies Supreme Divine Laws and forms their Dao Source Core to become their Dao Origin.

There are also rumors claiming that's where the 3000 Great Daos reside. The verification of this rumor is still a mystery. But what is true is that anyone can perceive the sensation of the True Great Dao from there.

Cain continued to ask, "That would be a great experience. But how would that help me reach the Divine Star realm? I thought I would need to fuse a Dao Core Fragment into my Inner World."

"And what other better Dao Core Fragment there could be than directly from a Dao Source Core itself? You wouldn't need to depend on the sensation of a Dao Core Fragment. The Starry Earth Platform will not only provide a more concentrated sensation, but you will also have a greater chance of absorbing a highly accumulated Dao Source Core." Lan Rui calmly stated.

This was the last pull Cain needed.

Going from the Divine Star realm, it would be difficult to increase one's innate Spiritual Sea perception abilities. Some geniuses would take thousands or even tens of thousands of years to see even the slightest progress.

Some wouldn't be able to advance at all!

That's all because their innate Spiritual Sea perception abilities are extremely limited.

There are only a few natural ways to increase an innate Spiritual Sea perception ability.

One of them indeed includes the Starry Heaven Skies. Within it, the Dao Source Cores have long accumulated an abundance of Source Essence Threads from the universe.

These Source Essence Threads contain numerous deep and complex Great Dao energy principles. Being able to absorb a Dao Source Core with high Source Essence Threads would release these Great Dao energy principles to enhance the Spiritual Sea!

Of course, it wasn't easy to grasp these unfathomable Dao Source Cores.

A lack of comprehension would mean a cultivator's soul energy can't grasp that Dao Source Core. And weak in foundation Inner World would completely collapse if the Dao Source Core has too many Source Essence Threads.

One needs to be an extreme, or even an absolute genius, to achieve the highest Dao Source Core.

Cain didn't believe he or Amber lacked in this area. He was full of confidence and other ideas. 'Since it's beneficial to all those under Holy King, Jin Ya, Yulong, Xu Tao, and Hu Wen would surely experience a great change as well.'

Cain nodded at Lan Rui. "Since it's so, then I'll eagerly await for this realm to open."

"Ah, excellent. I'm sure Martial brother can progress wonderfully there." At this point, Lan Rui suddenly paused.

She appeared a bit hesitant while asking, "And about this Martial brother...you see, the Starry Earth Realm is widely known across the Wintry World. So it's only natural that even Divine Decree Lords and other extreme geniuses would come. Since this realm only forbids those over Divine Ruler from entering and that there's only 15 spots for the platform, the competition is intense."

Cain already knew where this was going. He casually waved Lan Rui off, saying, "Don't worry, don't worry. Everyone coming with me will be sure to have a spot on the platform. After some training, I won't fear any Divine Decree Lord coming."

Considering that Lan Rui knows there would be Divine Decree Lords even stronger than Wen Dao and Wen Shao coming, this should've sounded like an outrageously arrogant statement, for even an extreme genius.

But Cain is a Divine Mortal who has two Divine Laws at the Absolute Perfection Stage!

Lan Rui wasn't sure what the depths of his current prowess are or will be, but she was sure it will far surpass any estimate she can think of.

Lan Rui's tone and face were serious as she said, "I humbly thank Martial brother for this help. I will owe you a favor for this."

"Save your thanks and favors for when we actually get through that realm." Cain casually smiled. "For now, let's have another bout. I have the itch to stretch my muscles."

A fire sparked within Lan Rui's eyes. Her smile was determined as she said, "I, too, want to test my new abilities. If you please, Martial brother."

As she spoke, Ice Law essence energy was already flowing from Cain's Inner World. It really was pleasant to have friends as passionate about cultivation as himself.

It also especially helps that Lan Rui is a beautiful woman and has a captivating charm different from Amber, Yulong, and Jin Ya.