Chapter 29: Announcing New Rules, Raising the Plane's Upper Limit
Within the Undead Space, the confrontation between several of the continent's top powerhouses was temporarily halted due to Mu En's mediation, but the tension and suspicion permeating the air did not dissipate.
They all held their breath, alertly sensing any slight movement in this world of dead silence, waiting for the existence that could bring them here without any power to resist to show itself.
In the midst of this oppressive silence, a sudden change occurred.
Above the entire Undead Space, the eternally hanging black sun seemed to dim for a moment. Endless seven-colored light emerged out of thin air from the void, like ten thousand rivers returning to the sea, frantically converging toward an open area in front of everyone.
This seven-colored light was not a simple light effect; every strand was as solid as liquid, flowing with an unspeakable charm of laws, and even emitting energy fluctuations that made all seven people present feel palpitations.
Mu En's cloudy eyes suddenly burst with sharp light, Ye Xishui's body under her blood-colored robe tightened slightly, Long Xiaoyao's deep pupils contracted, Xuan Zi, Poison Immortal, Zhongli Wu, Kong Deming... whether righteous or evil, all of their expressions changed drastically at this moment, and a monstrous wave rose in their hearts.
"This... how is this possible?!"
Poison Immortal growled in a lost voice. He felt that even a negligible strand of the seven-colored light in the converging torrent contained an energy level that far surpassed his own as a Level 98 Super Douluo.
The feelings of the three Limit Douluos—Mu En, Ye Xishui, and Long Xiaoyao—were even clearer and more profound.
They already stood at the pinnacle of the human world and considered their cultivation to have reached perfection. However, in the face of these strands of seven-colored light, their Soul Power was like a firefly to a bright moon, a stream to a vast ocean—there was a fundamental gap!
"Every strand... is above us..." Long Xiaoyao's voice was dry; this completely overturned his understanding.
"All the light converging... this power..." Ye Xishui's fingertips trembled slightly, and an unprecedented fear gripped her heart.
She and Zhongli Wu looked at each other, both seeing deep terror in the other's eyes.
This kind of power was definitely not something that should exist in the human world. Could it be a deity from the God Realm descending?!
If so, with their status as Evil Soul Masters, they might...
Just as everyone's minds were shaken and their thoughts were in disarray, the vast and boundless seven-colored light finally condensed into a form.
A slender and tall figure quietly emerged. He had black hair and black eyes, and his appearance was extraordinarily handsome. Seven-colored halos naturally flowed around his body, and a purple-gold lightning pattern at the center of his brow added a bit of majesty.
He simply stood there without releasing any overbearing pressure, yet the seven people present couldn't help but feel a kind of reverence and oppression originating from the depths of their life's source, as if ants were looking up at a great dragon. That was an absolute gap in the level of life.
The atmosphere in the field was so stagnant it seemed about to freeze. Finally, it was Mu En, who had experienced many vicissitudes and had the most stable temperament, who took a deep breath, forcibly suppressed the shock in his heart, stepped forward, and bowed to the seven-colored figure in an extremely solemn gesture:
"Respected... senior, I wonder how we should address you? For what purpose have you summoned us here?"
Lei Chen's gaze calmly swept over the seven people, taking in all their reactions before he slowly spoke. His voice was peaceful yet seemed to resonate with the entire world: "I am this world, and this world is me."
"You may call me—the Plane Master."
Lei Chen's calm yet supremely majestic words were like thunder from the nine heavens, exploding in the depths of the souls of the seven people below.
"Plane Master?"
"I am this world, and this world is me?"
Everyone's brains were working rapidly at this moment, trying to understand the terrifying meaning contained in those short words, which was enough to overturn their lifelong understanding.
He wasn't a deity descending from the God Realm? He was... the embodiment of this plane itself? The world's will nurtured by the Douluo Star? The true ruler of the earth beneath their feet and the sky above their heads?
Once this thought arose, it grew wildly like weeds, and the shock it brought was countless times stronger than learning that a deity had descended!
Deities were certainly powerful and noble, but to them, they were ultimately existences from another world. Whereas the Plane Master—he was this world itself! His will was the law of the world!
Thinking of this, the shock in the eyes of the several people present was almost overflowing.
In front of such an existence, the strength they had been proud of in the past seemed so small and laughable.
Mu En was the first to recover from the massive shock, and his attitude became even more respectful. He bowed deeply once again: "Respected Plane Master! I wonder what instructions you have for summoning us here?"
Lei Chen said indifferently: "Naturally, there are matters to inform you of."
He paused slightly and continued: "First is the matter of Soul Rings no longer appearing after the fall of Soul Beasts recently. I believe you are all already aware of this."
Hearing these words, everyone's eyes immediately narrowed, especially Mu En, Xuan Zi, Poison Immortal, and Kong Deming, who were most concerned about this matter.
They had indeed heard reports from their subordinates over the past two days that, for some reason, dead Soul Beasts suddenly stopped producing Soul Rings. They were originally troubled by this, but now it seemed that this matter was likely related to this suddenly appearing Plane Master.
"This anomaly is neither a disaster nor a misfortune; it is caused by this seat modifying the basic rules of this world," Lei Chen directly revealed the answer. "From this day forward, when a Soul Beast dies, its origin will return to the world to nourish the plane, and it will no longer be forced to transform into a Soul Ring."
"If you Soul Masters wish to advance, you must use the method of 'Skill Imprint' to condense a Soul Ring from a Soul Beast that matches your own attributes. The old habit of hunting Soul Beasts to obtain rings is henceforth extinct."
"This is a move to ensure the continuation of the Soul Beast race and maintain the ecological balance of the plane. You must keep this in mind."
Learning that the truth was that the Plane Master had personally modified the rules, Xuan Zi, Poison Immortal, and Kong Deming all showed expressions of realization, and then they all breathed a sigh of relief.
Whether it was hunting or imprinting, as long as Soul Masters could still continue to obtain Soul Rings to advance and the path of Soul Master cultivation was not cut off, it was fine.
As for Ye Xishui, Long Xiaoyao, and Zhongli Wu, the three of them didn't care much about this information. Anyway, their Soul Rings were already complete; even if Soul Beasts never produced Soul Rings again in the future, it wouldn't affect them. As for whether the cultivation path of future Soul Masters would be cut off, what did that have to do with them?
Only Mu En bowed once more: "Thank you, Plane Master, for informing us of the reason and resolving the doubts in our hearts. The changing of the laws of heaven and earth has its own reason; we shall respectfully follow the will of the plane."
Lei Chen nodded slightly, showing approval of Mu En's attitude, and then changed the subject, throwing out an even more impactful piece of information:
"Besides this, there is one more thing."
"Through this seat's promotion of the plane's evolution, the upper limit of cultivation that this plane can bear has also been increased."
As soon as these words were spoken, the pupils of all the powerhouses below suddenly contracted!
The upper limit of cultivation has been increased?!
For the Limit Douluos who had been trapped at the level 99 bottleneck for many years, this was no different from a clap of thunder!