Therefore, when Xiao upgraded his Superhuman ability to the sixth stage, he had already given up on the idea of making Superhuman abilities his primary focus for improvement.
The reason was simple: to advance from the sixth stage to the seventh, the resources and consumption required were simply too immense.
Not only would it require building an even larger foundational pyramid of values, but merely stacking those values would require adding another zero to the existing number.
This gap was even greater than the leap from the first to the sixth stage, and Xiao simply didn't have enough patience or energy to continue enhancing his Superhuman abilities.
Thus, Xiao thought of using the power of laws to achieve his goal.
The power of laws possesses unique characteristics; it can be bestowed upon others through dissemination and blessings, and it grows continuously as others use it.
Furthermore, it can be recalled when necessary, thereby strengthening one's own power.
Therefore, Xiao decided to bestow Radiance upon the Horned People.
Under the illumination of Radiance, the bodies of these Horned People gradually assimilated a portion of Destoroyah while also awakening powerful Superhuman abilities.
However, this was still far from enough to give birth to a law.
The birth of a law requires a comprehensive and profound understanding of a certain path, developing it to its extreme, and only then can it be born after breaking through the limits of that path.
The birth of a law is indispensable; otherwise, even a Grace-Given King like Morgott, who reached the extreme of powerful Holy Words, could not ascend to a law.
This was because Morgott's understanding of Holy Words was limited; although his Holy Words appeared sacred, they were actually imitations.
His power did not originate from the Golden Order, but from the Horned People's Divine Invocation power.
The ultimate goal of Divine Invocation is to allow the Greater Will to descend upon the Lands Between.
But its essence is to draw upon the soul power of deceased individuals from the past.
In other words, as long as any one of those past souls had mastered a certain power, the Horned People could, through Divine Invocation, claim that power for themselves.
This is the fundamental reason why the Horned People fought to the death with the Gloam-Eyed Queen.
The Horned People's power originates from souls, so they do not care about the death of their physical bodies. In fact, when necessary, they are willing to let their bodies perish, transforming their souls into a source of power for other clan members.
The law of Destined Death, however, is a power that harvests both soul and body together.
All life killed by Destined Death, whether soul or body, must be annihilated and returned to the Godskin Furnace, leaving not even a speck of residue.
The motto of the Gloam-Eyed Queen is:
"I'll slaughter you all!"
Without souls, the Horned People naturally cannot perform Divine Invocation, and their strength will decline infinitely.
The Divine Invocation ritual is like the Horned People drawing cards from a soul prize pool; whichever power they draw is the power they can use.
The power of Destined Death is to drain the Horned People's prize pool, leaving no cards inside and instantly nullifying the Horned People's law.
And the tool the Horned People use for drawing cards is the cluster of horns on their heads.
But unfortunately, Morgott, due to his hatred for the Horned People's bloodline and the injustice of his own fate, angrily severed his most important horns.
This made him belong neither to the Erdtree nor to the Horned People anymore.
After all, for the Horned People, cutting off one's own horns is an unforgivable sin.
Even the most rebellious sinners have never cut off their horns; this is simply outright blasphemy.
It was precisely Morgott's momentary outburst of anger that led to him never truly understanding and controlling his own power.
Even before he used the Glimmer-Glimmer Fruit given by Xiao, he spent his entire life unable to comprehend a law of his own.
Even after becoming a Demigod, he could only rely on Great Runes to enhance his vitality and physique.
Xiao's mastery of Radiance is also similar to Morgott's.
Neither his understanding of the path nor his mastery of the power had reached the required standard.
At this point, Xiao had to mention his core power, the Myriad Machine Law.
As Xiao's true core power, the greatest strength of the Myriad Machine Great Rune lies in analysis, reading, recording, research, optimization, and omniscience.
The existence of this Great Rune is like that of an all-purpose god of mathematics.
It can convert anything into data that Xiao understands.
Under the Myriad Machine Law, all things in the universe are subject to mathematics.
Even something as profound as the "Gate of All Wonders" cannot resist; under the Radiance of the Myriad Machine Great Rune, it too becomes comprehensible mathematics.
As for any nonsense like "it can only be understood, not explained," such a thing simply cannot exist.
Here, Xiao wants to specifically criticize those charlatans who pretend to know what they don't.
Damn it, if you can't explain it yourself, just admit you're incompetent!
But no, they have to elevate themselves and say, "Figure it out yourself."
You're incapable of explaining it, and you expect others to figure out everything on their own?
If they figure it out correctly, it's because you taught well. If they figure it out wrong, then they are rotten wood that cannot be carved.
So no matter what, you're always right, huh?
Perhaps it was Xiao's dissatisfaction with such inexplicable statements that gave rise to the absolutely data-driven ability of the Myriad Machine Law.
Through the analysis of the Myriad Machine Law, any matter in the world can be disassembled and studied, thereby rapidly breaking through limits and giving birth to new laws.
Previously, whether it was Xiao's Necromancy Law or the Law of Reincarnation, even though he obtained the powers of the Deathbird Child and the Regal Ancestor Spirit,
Xiao was able to so quickly convert their powers for his own use and construct them into Great Runes, ultimately thanks to the assistance of the Myriad Machine Law.
However, the application of the Myriad Machine Law is not without cost; its calculations require massive amounts of energy.
Among all forms of energy, the most effective is the power of faith.
As long as there is sufficient faith, the Myriad Machine Law can easily solve difficult problems.
With the help of the Myriad Machine Great Rune, the data of the Radiance Law quickly appeared before Xiao's eyes.
Through the data analysis of Radiance, Xiao quickly understood why Radiance brought about Superhuman abilities.
The fundamental reason lies in Radiance's complete transformation of genes.
Individuals who have been stimulated by Radiance for a long time will experience genetic mutations, gaining the ability to store Radiance.
The source of Superhuman abilities lies in a specific gene segment mutating into a matrix capable of triggering cosmic rules, thereby allowing consciousness to influence reality.
Scientifically speaking, if Superhuman abilities are compared to electrical appliances, then the genes transformed by Radiance are the circuit boards.
When the circuit boards are supplied with power, the appliances can be used freely, and Radiance is the energy flowing through those circuit boards.
In short, the existence of Superhuman abilities relies entirely on Radiance for support.
Without Radiance, or if the gene segment storing Radiance is destroyed, a Superhuman will immediately lose their abilities and revert to being an ordinary person.
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