Within the Heart of the World space.
Dongbo Xueying, clad in white, hovered in midair with his eyes closed, sensing the countless ripples within this space. These ripples were the tangible manifestations of the profound mysteries of the laws, forming the very fabric of the world’s principles. To those of lower cultivation, it would seem overwhelmingly vast and incomprehensible. Only by mastering a first-grade True Intent could Dongbo Xueying perceive its true essence.
“So this is how the laws of heaven and earth are structured.” The grand curtain lifted, revealing a brand-new world before his eyes.
Countless insights surged within Dongbo Xueying’s mind, merging and converging.
He remained suspended, eyes closed, for an entire day and night. Finally, the myriad mysteries in his mind were fully organized and integrated into a flawless whole.
“Though I comprehend it, it defies description.” Dongbo Xueying opened his eyes, gazing at the chaotic yet orderly tapestry of the world’s laws before him. What once appeared as a tangled mess now revealed itself as a harmonious arrangement, like the strings of a celestial zither. Now, he could pluck one of those strings and make it resonate.
With a faint smile, Dongbo Xueying extended a finger and lightly flicked.
*Hum!*
Not by manipulating the Heart of the World, but by guiding the mysteries of the laws, a simple flick conjured countless bubbles. Each bubble faintly contained a nascent chaotic world, and for a moment, thousands of them shimmered into existence, their combined power terrifying beyond measure. If unleashed, they could annihilate all life in the entire Xia Clan world.
“This is the ‘World Law’ within the heavenly principles,” Dongbo Xueying murmured softly. “By comprehending the World Divine Heart, one can fully master the World Law.”
He strolled leisurely, stepping upon the void itself.
Space parted naturally around him, all ripples suppressed. Dongbo Xueying moved like an emperor surveying his domain.
“Master of the World.” He spread his arms, and the surrounding space trembled faintly as miniature worlds flickered into existence and vanished. “The sensation of controlling an entire world is truly wondrous! The gap between a Deity and a World Deity is vast—not merely in raw power, but in the understanding of the laws. With complete mastery over the World Law, even the strongest second-grade Divine Hearts are mere playthings in my hands. Back when the Witch God fought me, he must have looked down on my level of comprehension.”
Dongbo Xueying sighed inwardly.
The Witch God was a first-tier World Deity, possessing a first-grade Divine Heart. The Great Demon God, a second-tier World Deity, had fused two first-grade Divine Hearts, making his grasp of the heavenly laws far more formidable.
Both had utterly surpassed him in comprehension at the time. Yet, their divine avatars were suppressed to the ‘Demigod limit.’ No matter how profound their insights, they couldn’t kill Dongbo Xueying, while even a wisp of his peak Deity-level power could obliterate them. Still, their final defeat came only when the world’s power swept them away.
“Witch God.”
“Now, my comprehension is no less than yours.” Dongbo Xueying smiled.
*Whoosh—*
Countless copies of Dongbo Xueying appeared in the surrounding space, each smiling before transforming—some into magical beasts, others into towering mountains, still others into surging waves. In moments, the Heart of the World space became a vivid, lifelike realm, complete with forests, lakes, mountains, beasts, and humans.
An illusion so real it defied disbelief.
“Among first-grade Divine Hearts, the World Divine Heart is renowned for its dominion over worlds,” Dongbo Xueying mused. “With this ability, even millions of Deities could be effortlessly toyed with and slain.”
The chasm between Deity and World Deity was indeed insurmountable.
—
*Huff.*
Dongbo Xueying emerged from the Heart of the World, appearing atop a mountain peak.
With each step, he traversed vast distances across the Xia Clan world—millions of miles crossed in a single stride. This far surpassed the mere hundred-thousand-mile range of the Pole Penetration Divine Heart.
“My world, my omnipresence.” Dongbo Xueying stood on a sandy shore, gazing at the endless waves.
Though not yet a World Deity, a first-grade Divine Heart was the very essence of a World Deity’s comprehension. The power of the heavenly laws was far more terrifying than mere strength or speed.
“Time to ascend.” With a single step, Dongbo Xueying vanished from the shore, reappearing in the dark void ten thousand miles beneath the earth, near the Redrock Mountain. The artifact spirit, Redstone, immediately teleported him inside.
On the Red Dust Island:
Redstone asked eagerly, “Dongbo, what brings your true body here?”
It had been rare for Dongbo Xueying’s true form to enter, as his avatar usually handled matters within Redrock Mountain.
“I’ve comprehended a first-grade Divine Heart and am ready to break through to World Deity,” Dongbo Xueying announced.
“You’ve mastered a first-grade Divine Heart?!” Redstone exclaimed in disbelief. “By the heavens! Without counting time acceleration, you’ve cultivated for only nine hundred years! Even including accelerated time, it’s merely fifteen hundred. And time acceleration doesn’t aid in comprehending the heavenly laws. Just nine hundred years… and you’ve achieved this? Even Huiming took twenty-two hundred years!”
Dongbo Xueying chuckled. “There’s still a long way to go. When I break through, I’ll need your help to conceal the phenomenon. It must not be exposed.”
While becoming a Deity could be masked easily as a Material World Lord, ascending to World Deity was another matter. The commotion would be immense—far surpassing the scale of the Xia Clan world itself. Even as a Lord, he couldn’t fully suppress it.
“Leave it to me,” Redstone assured.
“Good.”
Dongbo Xueying stepped to a nearby short tree and sat cross-legged amidst fallen leaves.
*Boom!*
Within his sea of consciousness, his soul began merging with the mysteries of the ‘World Divine Heart.’
His soul transformed, crystallizing into a delicate, childlike figure with tender skin, seated in meditation. Around it, visions of rivers, mountains, and landscapes materialized—a colossal world’s phantom looming behind the tiny figure.
“The world is me; I am the world,” the figure intoned.
“Divine Sea, manifest!”
*Rumble—*
The fiery battle qi within his body rapidly converted into surging divine power, churning like tidal waves.
Above Red Dust Island, a titanic illusion emerged—an ocean spanning hundreds of millions of miles. Yes, hundreds of millions! A second-grade Divine Heart’s sea was merely a hundred thousand miles, but a first-grade’s sea began at this staggering scale. The entire Xia Clan world, including its transcendent realms, spatial layers, and outer membranes, spanned only tens of millions of miles in total.
Had he ascended within the Xia Clan world, the phenomenon would have been impossible to conceal.
*Crack! Crack!*
Piles of divine crystals materialized around the tree. Dongbo Xueying inhaled deeply, shattering them into torrents of divine energy that streamed into his mouth, flooding his nascent Divine Sea.
The sea was vast, demanding an immense amount of energy.
To evolve it into an Inner World required even more. Cultivating slowly was impractical, but as Redrock Mountain’s recognized master, Dongbo Xueying could afford such extravagance.
*Roar—*
The divine ocean churned endlessly. A sea spanning hundreds of millions of miles held power so immense that only such magnitude could birth an Inner World.
Nine days passed as he absorbed divine crystals, saturating the sea to its limit.
“Now begins the true transformation.”
“World, take form!”
The Divine Sea convulsed, its energies coalescing into substance—land, forests, rivers, deserts, grasslands… all unfolding in a grand act of creation.
A world spanning hundreds of millions of miles was born.
Yet it was eerily incomplete. No air filled its skies; its plants neither grew nor withered.
“I’ve only grasped the World Divine Heart—a fragment of the heavenly laws.” A colossal face, Dongbo Xueying’s own, materialized in the sky, eyes wider than a hundred thousand miles, surveying his creation. “With imperfect laws, this world remains but a prototype.”
From first-tier to fourth-tier, a World Deity’s Inner World was flawed, incapable of sustaining true life.
Only by becoming a Paramount Sovereign could one perfect it, allowing life to thrive within.
“Still, it can house souls or temporarily shelter transcendents,” Dongbo Xueying mused.
—
Beneath the short tree, Dongbo Xueying opened his eyes.
His gaze alone carried crushing pressure; every movement radiated awe-inspiring might.
“An Inner World changes everything.” He marveled. When World Deities unleashed their domains, they projected their Inner Worlds. A first-tier World Deity’s domain spanned hundreds of millions of miles, capable of annihilating countless lives with ease. Against such power, even hordes of Deities were but lambs to slaughter.
“Congratulations, Dongbo!” Redstone cheered. “Nine hundred years—a World Deity!”
Dongbo Xueying smiled.
A World Deity.
A mid-to-high-tier existence even in the Divine Realm or the Abyss.
On this day, the first World Deity in the history of the Xia Clan was born—quietly, unassumingly.
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