As the five-colored crystal shattered, a long sword gleaming with divine light appeared in Lu Sheng's mind. The sword's magnificence was beyond description. It was crystal clear, composed of seven parts, each a different color. Each color represented the power of an emotion.
Joy, anger, worry, thought, grief, fear, and surprise.
"Anger is the blade,
Fear the sheath,
Surprise the tip,
Joy the hilt,
Hope the guard,
Grief the spine,
Worry the pommel."
Each emotion represented a law.
"The power of the law of a single emotion is not that strong..."
At least, the power of the level 13 beast general that Lu Sheng killed, who only possessed the law of anger, was not strong enough to withstand his thunder law. However…
"Two emotional laws are different."
Sheng clearly sensed this. Two emotional laws combined could rival, or maybe even surpass, the power of the thunder law. Three would easily surpass it. Four or five… Needless to say.
"If I could gather all seven emotions…"
In his divine consciousness, Lu Sheng reached out and gently grasped the seven-colored divine blade, holding it in his hand. A wondrous sense of control instantly welled up from the depths of his heart.
"Perhaps an incredible qualitative change will occur."
At this moment, he had only unlocked five emotional powers in total. Therefore, only five colors were truly illuminated on the seven-colored divine blade in his hand and the red, representing anger, was the most abundant. It had already condensed and almost completely filled the blade of the divine blade.
"A blade of emotional rules composed of five emotional powers, directly severing the spirit—one more trump card!"
The Divine Crystals Dao finally shone with its own light, instantly becoming one of his most powerful trump cards at this stage. Lu Sheng was very satisfied.
"My spiritual power has also successfully broken through; now, it's time to officially step into level 12." He thought, taking a deep breath.
Instantly, the massive amount of lightning plasma and stellar energy surrounding him was absorbed into his body. Lu Sheng charged towards that higher realm.
"Boom!"
At the same time, in the Battlefield base, the silver ocean that almost enveloped half of the base space also trembled violently. Countless people exclaimed in surprise. Star Elder Mokodo and others' expressions tightened, as if they had anticipated something, their faces showing a hint of anticipation.
"He has begun his true advancement!"
The silver ocean rapidly converged and collapsed towards its center, quickly engulfing the massive purplish-red cocoon of light. Simultaneously, an inexplicable tremor emanated from it, spreading like invisible ripples throughout the entire space, causing countless hearts to tremble violently. The feeling was as if... something of utterly earth-shattering power was about to be born!
Everyone's blood boiled, their hearts raced, and they stared unblinkingly at the center of the silver sea. There, more than forty rule galaxies floated around, like the most dazzling Northern Lights in the universe, swaying and shimmering, breathtakingly beautiful.
The scene of more than forty streams of rule power slowly converging into the silver sea was unforgettable for countless people. Just then... A powerful aura suddenly erupted from somewhere within the base.
"Boom!"
A figure suddenly appeared. It was a young man with long, braided hair, dark skin, and handsome features. His hair and eyes were entirely green. Countless green, lightning-like energies swirled around him, making him appear extraordinary.
The young man's appearance attracted the attention of many. The people at the Hundred Great's interdimensional battlefield base recognized him at a glance.
"It's Anon!"
"Anon Turing! He's been drawn out too!"
Anon Turing had been in seclusion, making final preparations for breaking through to level 13. But Lu Sheng's breakthrough had drawn too much force of rule power from the void. The frequent fluctuations finally alerted this prodigy, causing him to break out of seclusion.
"This is..."
Anon's eyes widened as he stared intently at the forty-odd strands of rule power, his handsome face filled with shock.
"A powerful figure within the base has advanced to level 13? And they're advancing to level 13 with forty-three rule galaxies! Who is it?!"
You must understand, even after so long in seclusion, Anon Turing had only managed to comprehend twenty rules of power. He had originally thought that his emergence would shake the Hundred Great district to the core. But, unexpectedly, someone had advanced to level 13 before him.
Moreover... Their accumulated foundation was more than twice his! Anon's incredibly proud heart couldn't accept this, and his face turned grim. But as time passed, he gradually noticed something amiss in the scene before him.
"No, this doesn't seem like the scene of someone breaking through to level 13."
Anon's eyes were fixed on the surging silver sea of rules, and a sudden flash of lightning struck his mind. An unprecedented and terrifying guess appeared in his mind. In an instant, he was struck dumb, his entire body frozen in place.
"This is... The phenomenon of advancing from level 11 to level 12..."
"This..."
"How is this possible?!" "
Frozen, numb and dumbfounded.
Anon Turing's appearance didn't cause much of a stir; most people's attention remained focused on Lu Sheng, who was about to break through. Including Mokodo and the others. At this moment, the vast silver sea of rules in the void had completely shrunk into the cocoon of light.
The location where the purplish-red cocoon of light had originally been was now a dense ball of silver energy, looking like a giant silver cocoon of light. Mokodo stared at the cocoon of light for a while, then suddenly looked up, his six eyes gazing towards the distant void.
"Are you ready…?"
Mokodo spoke softly. The group of people standing beside him, including Haiji Dao, tensed up, seemingly realizing something, and nodded in unison. Almost as Mokodo spoke, a chaotic and evil aura rapidly emerged from where his gaze fell. Like a blackish-gray tide. Appearing from somewhere in the void, it quickly spread towards the base.
This most unusual event attracted the attention of many beasts in the area, and simultaneously several incredibly powerful auras erupted from the human side.
One was ashen and bony, carrying a dense aura of decay and desolation. Another burst like fire, seemingly capable of incinerating and melting everything. Another was incomparably sharp, possessing the power to slice through anything.
These three auras emanated from the three members of the Haiji Dao group beside Mokodo. All three entered battle mode, their bodies surging with icy energy and their killing intent soaring.
"Whenever a prodigy of our human race breaks through, the alien beasts will inevitably send forces to assassinate them! That was the case when Anon broke through to level 12. Now, Lu Sheng's talent surpasses Anon's by several times, and he will be no exception."
"This is… a battle to protect the Dao!"
Mokodo slowly raised one arm, his majestic voice emanating from his chest, quickly resounding throughout every corner of the void where the base was located.
"Everyone prepare to engage the enemy!"
"Buzz—"
The battle alarm sounded within the base, and squads of warriors poured out, countless people entering a state of combat readiness.
Led by Haiji Dao and his two companions, they faced the direction from which the evil, chaotic aura originated… Standing ready for battle!
Haiji Dao and his two companions stood at the forefront of the battle formation, squinting as they gazed into the distance. The blonde woman among the three suddenly spoke, "When Anon advanced to level twelve, they sent two level thirteen generals to assassinate him. Now that Lu Sheng has advanced, let's guess… How many will they send?"
Haiji Dao and the other man smiled, about to speak. Suddenly, an indescribable, terrifying pressure ripped through the void, silently descending. Their expressions instantly changed, even their voices distorted slightly with shock.
"Level 14… a commander-level?!"
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Translation notes by dhoo
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The Hundred Great battle district
The Hundred Great star district is the area where the portal to this battlefield is located; we already know that it is a collection of 100+ star regions like Yamu, Polo, Sawyer, etc. In this chapter, this strange, interdimensional battlefield is called the Hundred Great battle district. So, there are two areas in the Hundred Great area: the Hundred Great star district (located in Lu Sheng's Universe) and the Hundred Great battle district (an otherwordly battlezone located between this universe and the Dark Side universe). And there are two level 14 chief star elders: one for the "star district" and one for the corresponding battlefield, the "battle district".
百大星區, bǎi dà xīng qū: hundred, big/great, star, region/district/...
百大战區, bǎi dà zhàn qū: hundred, big/great, war/battle, region/district/...
That new name is nice and short and confirms earlier hypotheses about how to best translate 百大星區: there isn't a "Hundred Great Stars region", but an area called "Hundred Great Star Regions" or Hundred Great "star district". Previously, the battlefield area had no specific name, it was described as "the interdimensional battlefield which entrance is located in the Hundred Great star district".
异空战场 (trad. 異空戰場), yì kōng zhànchǎng: 异 other/strange 空 space 战场 battlefield (war+stage)
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Hundred Great battle district's base
Full name 百大战區基地 (trad. 百大戰區基地) with 基地, jīdì: base