'He was corrupted... by god that was at least if not stronger than me, meaning at least 1st-Class God of Spirit Rank 121+.'
I thought as I observed the corpse of Tang Chen and weird black energy that was still in his body until the energy went to my body.
[Unknown Energy is trying to corrupt the host.]
I heard Architect's voice in my head as I used Laws of Devour to absorb the energy.
[Unknown Energy Devoured.]
[Demonic Energy Reserved increased by 4 Units.]
This was better than all mortals in the Slaughter City, but that was understandable, as this energy belonged to an entity on the same level as me; even though it was very little of it, it still gave me a lot of benefits.
"Come, we need to complete the Hell Road so you can initiate Inheritance Trail."
I said as Bibi Dong followed me to the Slaughter City.
"Don't forget to send some people here to clean this place up... they should have hoarded a lot of treasures during its existence."
Slaughter City existed more than 100,000 apparently, so the number of things it hoarded should be enormous, not including personal possession of its residents. Some of them were very, very rich people. It would be a shame to leave everything here just gathering dust.
It would be suitable for Bibi Dong to take it, and it was somewhat a gift from me.
As we walked the desolate streets of the Slaughter City, we have arrived at the Hell Slaughter Arena, where the entrance to Hell Road was located, and it was opened already...
"Here, take this. This should protect you in case you get attacked by that god during your trial."
I said to Bibi Dong while I passed her Magic Seal, as she nodded and entered the Hell Road, which closed immediately after she entered.
I sat cross-legged in the Slaughter Arena and started comprehending the Law of Slaughter. This place is basically saturated in the killing intent, and Laws were easier to comprehend in areas, where they were strong.
Meaning, Slaughter Arena was the best place to comprehend the Law of Slaughter.
I have been comprehending Law of Slaughter for several hours, and my comprehension rate quickly reached 14%.
Law of Slaughter, contrary to the Law of Devour, was combat-oriented and gave a massive boost to my offensive capabilities.
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Unknown POV
It has been a long time since I have descended onto the mortal plane of the Douluo Planet.
I only went down here because my Successor was killed... unfortunately for him, being corrupted by Rakshasha Goddes made him unable to inherit my God Position.
The girl who entered Hell Road seemed to have good potential to make a suitable successor.
But what interested me more right now was the foreigner that came with her.
It was a very long time since I have encountered one, and all of them were extremely strong... but wľas needed.
To traverse the dark, cold depths of the Void between Universes and even survive encounters with Void Beasts was an achievement on its own.
'He already started comprehending Law of Slaughter on his own... his power system must be attuned to it, but even then, comprehension of Laws without any outside help is astounding, and his speed is tremendous.'
I thought as I observed a crimson-silver-haired man who was comprehending Law of Slaughter at tremendous speed.
Gods of Douluo Divine Realm also comprehended Laws, but that was not the correct term to say.
God's Position was basically a special condensation of Laws that gave its user, or its host, for better terms, control over the Laws themselves. In my case, my God Position gave me Laws of Slaughter, Murder, Order and special Authority of Judgement.
If I pass my God Position to a new successor and he would become a new Asura God, then I would also lose access to the Laws in the God Position.
Due to that, I have spent millennials comprehending those Laws on my own, making them my own, as other God-Kings did. Having a God Position greatly lessened the required effort to comprehend Laws; it made everything easier.
Though Authority cannot be obtained from it.
'Hmm... Universal Law is still silent about this one, meaning his presence here didn't endanger the existence of the Shao Universe or any other Dimensional Realm within the Universe. Suppose I pass the God Position to Successor. In that case, it may be dangerous for me, as God-King without God Realm or Anchored to any, probably the Universal Law would choose to dispose of me, unless...'
I thought in my head about several possible outcomes.
The Universal Law is the origin of everything in the Shao Universe and also where everything originates from, including the Multidimensional Space. It's beyond the normal 3-Dimensional universe of mortals, with the Universal Law being above the rules of every multi-dimensional universe and with them being only parts of it. The Universal Law is formless, it cannot be seen or touched, and it's considered an irreversible existence in the Douluo Dalu Universe and is what balances the entire universe.
The Universal Law is hostile to all thing that it considers a threat; it will destroy all God-Kings that is not in a God-Realm or with a positioning anchor to a God Realm.
'Maybe in another Universe, I could reach a higher level of power. My level and understanding are high enough to the point where I can forge my own power system rather easily, something that cannot be done here due to Universal Law. Hmm... I could imitate his power system and combine it with mine to create a new path. Also, from what I know, Divine Power is one of most common energy types in existence right behind Qi and Magical Power.'
I thought, and soon I have decided on the next course of action.
I went to the man and slowly revealed my presence until he opened his eyes and looked at me with a calm yet wary expression.
"Hello, a foreigner. I am Asura, the Asura God of this Realm."