Chapter 4694: Rule Lifeform
The attack came so suddenly at the very instant Lin Moyu saw the soul flame, he was attacked, without warning or control, sent hurtling backward and crashed onto the seabed.
The sea floor was softer than expected, and as soon as he touched it, Lin Moyu's soul warned him of danger.
He felt as if countless hands grabbed him tightly, stretching into his body.
"It's the seaweed!"
In that instant, the seaweed invaded not just his body, but even his spiritual world.
His spiritual world was protected by Primordial Energy, which held off the seaweed… but not for long.
He tried to break free, but his physical body was out of control his strength dramatically reduced.
The seaweed possessed a bizarre power, suppressing both body and soul that's how Lord Xunzhi's half soul had been trapped.
A spark of flame suddenly ignited, illuminating the seabed.
Countless seaweeds were instantly reduced to ash the World Destroying Fire could refine any world, and the seaweed simply could not resist.
Lin Moyu regained himself, flew from the seabed, and once again looked forward.
In the distance, he saw that soul flame once more.
Bang!
With a loud crash, Lin Moyu was blasted away again repeating the earlier situation, smashing into the seabed.
This time, protected by World Destroying Fire, the seaweed could not affect him.
"What's going on!"
Lin Moyu was confused he couldn't make sense of the repeated attacks. They came so fast, he had no time to react.
The Primal Gem explained, "It's likely a Rule Lifeform. Once a world reaches the Seven Wheel level and above, the world rules become extremely powerful, and a whole new class of life appears called Rule Lifeforms.
"Born from rules themselves, these beings are a kind of world rule. They're very peculiar: not very intelligent, but they strictly follow some particular rule.
"From the moment of their birth, their rule is set, almost never changing."
The Primal Gem gave Lin Moyu a thorough explanation of everything it knew about Rule Lifeforms.
Such beings only appear in Seven Wheel and higher worlds. Not even Lord Xunzhi or the Breaker of the Sky had heard of them.
Only the Primal Gem, who had seen them inside the Forbidden Zone of Life, had any experience.
Rule Lifeforms act both logically and illogically impossible to fully understand by normal means.
Lin Moyu understood the soul flame he saw was one such creature.
Its rule was to attack any living being that looked at it, and once spotted, it would always attack.
Because this is a "rule," the attack simply cannot be dodged or avoided.
Knowing this, Lin Moyu approached again, this time carefully avoiding looking at it.
Sure enough, no more attacks came.
"How interesting," he murmured his first encounter with a Rule Lifeform, and a sign there was much about the universe he'd yet to grasp.
The Primal Gem said, "This one isn't strong some Rule Lifeforms have very odd rules, so be cautious."
Lin Moyu ignored the Rule Lifeform, and casually flicked the World Destroying Fire at it.
With a soul piercing scream, it was burned to ash.
It hadn't been powerful just peculiar, and easy to defeat once its rule was known.
When the world was shattered, all beings perished and the rules retracted to the world's core. There, instead of weakening, the rules became stronger eventually evolving into new Rule Lifeforms.
Lin Moyu realized: in all Seven Wheel or higher worlds, there were no Supremes, so Rule Lifeforms were the greatest challenge he would face.
Approaching the world's core, he soon encountered another soul flame another Rule Lifeform.
Preparing for another attack, he was surprised: it didn't come.
Instead, the soul flame grew rapidly in power: from a mere flicker to a towering pillar of fire.
Around the flame, a giant formed from seawater, dark blue black and shining, appeared.
Lin Moyu sensed this giant had surpassed even Grand Venerates it was extremely powerful.
The Seven Wheel world lacked Supremes, but that didn't mean there weren't existences beyond Grand Venerates.
These beings, on the same level as "Daos" in the Chaos Wilderness, were even stronger because they emerged from the Seven Wheel world.
Especially Rule Lifeforms, capable of manipulating world power they were even more formidable.
Lin Moyu didn't feel afraid he was excited. This was his first time facing something beyond a Grand Venerate.
"Let's see if you can cleanse me!"
With a low shout, Lin Moyu transformed, also becoming a giant.
The enemy charged, massive palm slashing through the sea Lin Moyu met it head on, fist against palm.
Two giants clashed on the seabed, sending waves skyward.
Stronger than Grand Venerates, they used no magic only raw physical force, battling in the most brutal way.
Lin Moyu was slightly weaker in strength, but only by a bit so the fight was deadlocked for a while.
The sheer physicality delighted him; every punch could shatter a near Venerate, far stronger than any technique.
He merged all his mastered spells into his fists, channeling the Death Dao's power: every strike contained immense Dao force and horrifying corrosion.
Death power spread its terrifying aura through the sea, and within 5.73 million miles, all seaweed shriveled.
Even world rules could be eroded by death power.
With each exchange, the Rule Lifeform grew weaker death force clearly taking its toll.
Lin Moyu gained the upper hand, but disappointment showed in his eyes.
The other could not kill him not instantly, nor even if he just stood still.
This enemy, despite the spectacle, was less troublesome than the previous one.
Punch after punch, he shattered its body, never letting it reform.
The soul flame whipped violently; the Rule Lifeform let out a terrible roar, stabbing right through Lin Moyu's soul.
His body froze he triggered its rule!
He realized, just then: he'd violated the other's rule.
Unable to move, he was not attacked; instead, the foe kept screaming, and its body instantly healed, returning to full strength.
As it healed, Lin Moyu regained movement and the battle resumed.
After shattering its body a second time, the scream struck again again, he was frozen while the foe recovered.
The cycle repeated for a third round.