But Adrian wouldn't tolerate continued evil deeds. While these criminals were indeed wicked, entering the Exile Realm meant transitioning from chaos to order.Scar declared himself a servant of the Death God, leading ninety thousand people in prayers day and night. Under his leadership, the Shadow Court grew stronger. Initially, anyone who simply believed in death could enter, but now only the chosen were admitted.Interestingly, Adrian discovered nearly ten thousand fervent believers among them. These fanatics had unwavering faith in the Death God, their contributions of faith exceptionally pure. This surprised him greatly. He also realized that that great entity sought exceedingly pure faith, treating their strength with reverence and dedicating themselves to extending life.At times, Adrian responded to his followers' prayers. For instance, when a female follower asked Adrian to name her child, he left behind a name. When some followers prayed for rain to relieve drought in their
Adrian possessed the ability to wield the powers of time, thunder, fire, and water laws up to the level-eight tier within the Exile Realm. Additionally, he could use Draco Veinergy on creatures within the realm without depleting their lifespan.However, there were clear restrictions. Using any of these powers required consuming law fragments, which were generated and accumulated by the Exile Realm through the evolution of the entire world. Whether Adrian employed time acceleration or utilized thunder, fire, and water powers for attacks, he needed to expend law fragments. Once these fragments were used up, he had to wait for the Exile Realm to replenish them over time.Law fragments for the time law accumulated at a rate of one piece per year, each capable of accelerating time at any speed for one month. Spatial law fragments functioned similarly, although Adrian hadn't yet detected their accumulation; it was expected to be comparable to time law fragments.He carefully monitored the
Law fragments could be perceived as individual pieces with specific functions, while the power of faith was like a drop of dawn that remained calm from its inception. Due to his Earthly origins, Adrian placed great emphasis on thinking and logic, the ability to reason in both direct and reverse ways. He felt there had to be a connection between them, so with a mindset of experimentation, he fused basic laws.The laws of thunder, water, and fire blended together seamlessly into Adrian's right hand. At the same time, a drop of faith appeared on his left hand, and something miraculous happened. The mixed fragments on his right hand unexpectedly carried a hint of the power of faith as if it were an incomplete version of faith power. Or rather, faith itself was formed by the fusion of basic laws.It was only then Adrian understood why the entity sought law fragments. It was to ultimately fuse them into faith power. However, what he did not understand was why the entity did not collect t
Adrian returned to the Southern Sea. Due to the collapse of the sky, humanity had to confront the daemons head-on. Over a thousand years of reproduction, the number of daemons had swelled to an uncountable number, and Adrian moved stealthily among them."Sir, look, another kid seeking death.""Hmph, another clueless young man thinking he can hone his skills with a few tricks?"The crowd mocked as Adrian charged into the daemon swarm. Such reckless behavior often came from young nobles or elders' descendants from prestigious factions who were overconfident and under-skilled."This kid will be dead within seconds," someone in the crowd said. There was no way Adrian would engage in such a risky venture. He targeted lower-level daemons. Using his Fog Barrier, he hid within and brought up the portal to the Exile Realm.In Adrian's view, these daemons were like headless flies, darting around aimlessly. Some were trampled to death, others injured, but gradually, many daemons fell into
"Hehe." The man chuckled. "There have been quite a few daemon attacks recently. How about joining us? If you join us, it'll be easier for you to handle those daemons too."Adrian waved dismissively. His pause earlier had been purely out of courtesy and curiosity about these peoples’ intentions. If they were merely asking for directions, that would be fine, but if they harbored malicious intentions, Adrian would not mind teaching them a lesson."Are you sure about this?" the man asked. His hand subtly moved, and the other four men approached with smirks.Pretending ignorance, Adrian asked, "Have I done something that upset you? If so, I'm willing to offer an apology. How about it?"The man was taken aback for a moment, and a sly-looking man with a treacherous face interjected, "Sir, don't waste time talking to him. Let's take him down, and everything will be ours.""Aren't you afraid that I'm an apprentice of a major faction?" Adrian asked coldly."Hmph, if you weren't from a majo
Adrian not only established connections through offerings in the Southern Forest but also garnered a considerable number of followers in the South Sea. This allowed him to wield the power of faith in this region for the first time.After discovering that the power of faith was merely the fusion of basic laws, Adrian understood how to use it and how to communicate with it. Those five who intended to rob him had actually fallen into his trap. With his escape techniques, they would not be able to catch him. However, Adrian could not resist the urge to use the power of faith once he figured out how to harness it.He focused the power of faith on his right index finger. Though it was just a single drop, it was filled with unstable, destructive energy. The elements of metal, wood, water, fire, earth, wind, and thunder swirled within it.Guided by Adrian's consciousness, the white power of faith swiftly moved toward the five men. The blinding white light eventually turned into a rainbow li
Even though Adrian had reached level nine, he sat amidst the residual fluctuations of the power of faith. Furthermore, the way he addressed her further convinced Eloise that Adrian indeed was a level nine immortal.Eloise's thoughts were in turmoil, and she slowly teared up."Do you know that she missed you very much?" she said."Who?" Adrian was confused. He did not understand why this young lady erupted in such a rage upon arriving here, and after all that fuss, started speaking nonsensically. "Have we met before?" he asked."No, we haven't,” Eloise answered, "But I see you’ve reached level nine. Why didn’t you find us? Why? Why did you abandon us? Mother kept waiting for you."Adrian realized that the young woman in front of him must have mistaken him for someone else. "You’ve got the wrong person. I'm sorry, but I must leave now,” he said and turned to leave.Seeing Adrian so cold-hearted, Eloise said, "Go ahead. Mother has passed away. Before she left, she made me promise
Eloise asked, "Are you really at level nine? And what about that senior from earlier?" She sensed Adrian's level and realized that he was not lying. It was just that she had been too emotional to notice earlier.Adrian smiled and said, "Which senior are you referring to? Do you mean this?" He revealed a drop of white faith power in his hand, and its pressure made Eloise sweat. "What is this?" she asked."This is the power of faith. It's a type of power," Adrian replied.Eloise was taken aback. "What is the power of faith?" "It's the fusion of various elemental laws. This drop of faith power is a combination of metal, wood, water, fire, earth, wind, and thunder law fragments. That's why you sensed it as level nine power yet found it familiar.""But I'm only at the Aqua Root Stage. How could I have obtained faith power?" Eloise asked skeptically.If what Adrian said was true, then reaching beyond level nine seemed impossible. Most cultivators had a single root stage, and tho