Chapter 914 Impact, Reversal Technique
Boom!
When Zhang Yu’s Law Edict True Domain crashed head-on, the first to feel it was Tai Yuebai, who was charging at the very front.
But what shocked Tai Yuebai was not the data regarding the propagation speed or the Thought Tide amplification of the Law Edict True Domain, but rather the content of the Law Edict itself.
An expiration date for Law Edicts?
Tai Yuebai could feel that wherever the True Domain of this Law Edict reached, its content began to spread throughout the Dharma Realm and the Spirit Realm.
In the preceding time, the competition among Tai Yuebai and the other trainees had reached a fever pitch, like athletes accelerating with all their might on a racetrack. At that time, they poured almost every ounce of their energy and every bit of their strength… into expanding their own Law Edict True Domains. They rarely observed the situation outside the track, nor did they care much about Law Edicts too far away from their own True Domains, let alone knowing what was going on with Zhang Yu, who had been trying his best to stay far away from them and hide himself…
Looking at the content of this Law Edict now, Tai Yuebai found it simply unbelievable: “Setting an expiration date for Law Edicts? Temporarily freezing them after they expire? Reviewing them for renewal? And if they fail the review… completely banning them?
“Doesn’t this mean managing all Law Edicts? Wielding the power to establish and abolish Law Edicts?”
“How was this Law Edict approved? How could it possibly pass the review?”
“Who is it? Just who established such a Law Edict? Is there such a person hidden among this year’s trainees?”
Tai Yuebai rapidly gathered information, only to find that the person who established the Law Edict had completely concealed their identity.
“This guy is different from us. He just quietly established the Law Edict and spread it, but didn’t promote it much, let alone announce his identity. Instead, he deliberately hid all traces that could expose his identity.”
“That’s right, this guy’s Law Edict… is making enemies of everyone. That’s why he was hiding the Law Edict and himself in the early stages, not contacting anyone, and developing in secret.”
“Until now, as his True Domain continues to expand, it’s no longer possible to hide the Law Edict.”
On the other side, Lie Jinghong, the second person to suffer the impact of this wave of Law Edicts, also had a huge question welling up in his heart.
He looked at the content of the Law Edict in bewilderment and thought, “Impossible! Even with my Law Edict template, there wouldn’t be such freedom in Law Establishment. It’s absolutely impossible for such content to be approved! None of the judges could possibly pass this kind of Law Edict!”
“Is it fake? Deliberately deceiving us?”
But soon, as Lie Jinghong continuously expanded his Law Edict True Domain and sprinted deeper inside, he discovered something even more shocking.
“Are these the traces of [One Qi Swallows the Universe]?”
“How is this possible? Why does this person also possess the Dao Seed Ability of my One Qi Swallows the Universe?”
Lie Jinghong never imagined that the ability of his ultra-high-danger Dao Seed One Qi Swallows the Universe, would not only be copied by Tai Yuebai during this Law Establishment Ceremony… but also be recreated in the hands of another mysterious person.
“Tai Yuebai!”
An explosive shout echoed like the divine thunder of the Nine Heavens. Waves of sound, mixed with fierce Spirit Realm impacts, continuously transmitted toward Tai Yuebai.
“What else did you do? Why does he also have the ability of [One Qi Swallows the Universe]?”
“Did you use the Book of Dao Seeds to copy my Dao Seed to him as well?!”
“Recklessly spreading an ultra-high-danger Dao Seed! Do you even know what you are doing?”
Tai Yuebai remained silent, but his eyes were also filled with utter shock.
He did not know whether the so-called Book of Dao Seeds could actually copy a Dao Seed to someone else.
But as the owner of the Book of Seed Theft, the one thing he could be absolutely certain of was that he had not transferred [One Qi Swallows the Universe] to anyone else.
“My Book is not the Book of Dao Seeds at all, but rather the Book of Seed Theft. Could it be that this person… is the one who holds the true Book of Dao Seeds?”
Meanwhile, inside the judges’ office.
The judges from the Dharma Realm Dao Lineage were already glaring at Fa Liuyuan.
“Fa Liuyuan! What exactly is going on? Why does Zhang Yu also possess the One Qi Swallows the Universe Dao Seed ability?”
“What is your Reformist Faction trying to do? Are you wholesale distributing ultra-high-danger Dao Seeds?”
Facing the judges’ questioning, Fa Liuyuan kept his mouth shut, a picture of profound silence.
Seeing him like this, the numerous judges couldn’t help but recall what Fa Liuyuan had said earlier.
“Could it be that, just like with Tai Yuebai, the higher-ups also know about Zhang Yu’s situation?”
“The Reformist Faction has quite the ambition, having Zhang Yu establish the Law Edict Expiration Date and Tai Yuebai establish the weekly Dual Rest, while also allowing both of them to obtain the ultra-high-danger Dao Seed ability One Qi Swallows the Universe.”
“Who would have thought? After being silent for so long, the Reformist Faction could actually pull off such a massive move?”
Meanwhile, in the heart of the completely silent Fa Liuyuan, thousands of thoughts were swirling.
On the other side, inside the testing arena.
Shortly after Tai Yuebai and Lie Jinghong successively felt the impact of the Expiration Date Law Edict, Di Xuan and Bu Yingshu, who were charging forward together, also felt this unfamiliar Law Edict Domain crashing head-on toward them.
“An Expiration Date for Law Edicts?!” Di Xuan’s body jolted. He was first shocked by the content of the Law Edict, and then even more surprised by the data he had detected.
“Such a fast propagation speed, such a strong Thought Tide amplification.”
Di Xuan even had a feeling: “This speed and intensity… why does it feel even faster than Tai Yuebai and Lie Jinghong? Among this batch of trainees, is there actually someone stronger than those two?”
Bu Yingshu said, “This is exploiting the base nature of the lower-tier cultivators. It condenses the malice of the masses, utilizing the dark psychology of the lower-tier cultivators — their unwillingness to take responsibility, to attend makeup classes, to live longer, to pay more taxes… all to accomplish his own Law Edict!”
Zhang Yu’s Law Edict Domain was still expanding at an extreme speed, and soon it successively crashed down onto the heads of Kuang Zhiqian, Yue Qinglan, Cang Juehuan, and the others.
Kuang Zhiqian’s heart jolted: “This Expiration Date Law Edict, it’s setting a one-month validity period?”
He immediately thought of his own final test and was secretly alarmed: “Could this guy be planning to freeze all of our Law Edicts at the very end? What an arrogant fellow. Who exactly is he?”
On the other side, Yue Qinglan and Cang Juehuan felt the oncoming impact of the Law Edict, both startled.
Lines of dense data appeared before Yue Qinglan’s eyes, detecting the spread speed of this unfamiliar Law Edict: “It’s still… accelerating? It’s actually still accelerating? And the intensity of the Thought Tide amplification — how can it still skyrocket at this stage?”
“No…” Yue Qinglan, who was constantly observing and compiling the data, quickly had a flash of realization in her heart. “It gained acceleration after entering our Law Edict Domain.”
“Especially in the areas where the Law Edict True Domains overlap the most, the acceleration is the fiercest.”
Within the cities enveloped by the Law Edict True Domain, the miniature people successively experienced events such as work-gambling, lifespan extensions, unemployment, supplementary classes, tax increases, and so on.
Even though they themselves completely endorsed the Law Edicts, it still left them incomparably lost and in agony.
Therefore, when the Law Edict Expiration Date descended upon them, and its contents surfaced in their minds, a trace of hope… emerged in their hearts.
“The Law Edicts are indeed correct, but they also change with the situation… becoming outdated. That is why they need to be frozen, they need to be modified!”
“As long as there is the Law Edict Expiration Date, as long as the Law Edicts are frozen, life can return to how it used to be.”
“Let the era where everyone can die early come back quickly!”
Zhang Yu, who was constantly expanding his Law Edict True Domain, also sighed inwardly at this moment.
“I underestimated the growth speed of these heavenly chosens’ Law Edicts during the evaluation, and I also underestimated how inhumane these Law Edicts truly are.”
Zhang Yu understood that it was precisely because of the insane oppression brought by various new Law Edicts that the Material Humans, after coming into contact with the Law Edict Expiration Date, sincerely chose to support it from the bottom of their hearts.
Under the impact of this Law Edict… the Material Humans’ immediate support had nothing to do with Thought Tide technology or Third-Generation Law Edict Technology; rather, it was a natural… heartfelt support from the Material Humans after making comparisons, which subsequently brought about the Thought Tide amplification.
Of course, later on, with the influence of “the more they comply, the more they oppose” taking hold, that very support generated for the Law Edict Expiration Date — born from opposing all those other Law Edicts — would become inextricably dependent on Thought Tide technology once again.
Immortal Slayer sighed, “If there were no evil laws in the world, how could all living beings support us so much? If this land were truly thriving and peaceful, our Law Edict Expiration Date would be nothing more than the weakest third-generation Law Edict.”
Just then, Desolate Ox spoke up, “They should also soon discover the reverse effect after the Law Edict start to effect the others.”
The “Artifact Spirit Human Rights” established by Cang Juehuan, whether in terms of propagation speed or the intensity of the Thought Tide amplification, was far inferior to that of Tai Yuebai, Lie Jinghong, and the others.
But because of this, after suffering the Law Edict impact brought by Zhang Yu, he sensed the abnormality in his own Law Edict’s Thought Tide amplification earlier than the rest.
“The growth has slowed down?”
“Why?”
“No, it’s that in all areas covered by that Law Edict Expiration Date’s True Domain, the rise of the Thought Tide Amplification is slowing down…”
On the other side, Di Xuan also quickly noticed this: “The Thought Tide amplification I’m receiving is gradually stopping its growth.”
At this moment, a massive amount of data suddenly surfaced before his eyes. Within the entire area covered by the Law Edict True Domain, every minute change was under his observation.
“Within the True Domain of the Law Edict Expiration Date, the Thought Tide Amplification has been affected.”
“Is it slowing down? No…” Di Xuan’s gaze hardened. “It’s decreasing!”
It was only at this moment that the trainees gradually felt… the true impact brought by that mysterious Law Edict.
Di Xuan immediately announced his findings to everyone else.
Although he didn’t know how the other party managed to do this, he had already realized…
“Even though the technical principles are temporarily unclear, one thing is certain: this guy can reverse the Thought Tide amplification, reducing the Thought Tide amplification of other Law Edicts within the scope of the Law Edict True Domain.”
“This guy wants to be everyone’s dad.”
“If he’s allowed to succeed, then all Law Edicts will have to lower themselves by a grade when they encounter him.”
On the other side, Yue Qinglan looked at the information Di Xuan had published, as well as the data she had collected, and immediately said, “It’s the uplifting effect! As long as the Law Edict hasn’t expired, this guy can uplift all Law Edicts.”
Kuang Zhiqian felt that within the area covered by his Law Edict True Domain, the gambling data of the Material Humans had actually declined.
In Kuang Zhiqian’s view, this should have been impossible.
The appeal of gambling itself was enough to make people love it more the more they gambled.
Not to mention that after he established the third-generation Law Edict and combined gambling with work, how could the data decline?
A terrifying guess immediately popped into his mind: “Can this person reverse the third-generation Law Edict technology?”
Hearing Kuang Zhiqian’s guess, Yue Qinglan said in disbelief, “How is that possible? If he could do that, getting nominated for the Celestial Evolution Award wouldn’t be a problem!”
“This person wants to step on all of our heads! Then find him for me first!” Bu Yingshu shouted angrily. “Everyone, report the content and location of your Law Edicts.”
Just as the trainees were reeling in shock, making guesses, and continuously investigating.
Inside the judges’ office, the atmosphere also gradually stagnated.
“Fa Liuyuan!” Ling Chenji from the Innate Dao Lineage stared fixedly at Fa Liuyuan and said, “Where did Zhang Yu’s technology come from? Did your Reformist Faction secretly crack our sect’s third-generation Law Edict technology long before the Law Establishment?”
“The third-generation Law Edict technology is a sect secret. I don’t recall when your Reformist Faction ever received development authorization.”
“Where did you steal the core technology from? And who led the cracking process? You are simply lawless.”
On the other side, the chief judge, Su Xianchen, also felt a wave of shock.
As a Level 10 Sect Staff and an Ascension Realm cultivator who had personally participated in the research and development of the third-generation Law Edict technology, he understood the technological depth of the third-generation Law Edict technology better than anyone present.
Especially the part regarding Thought Tide interference, which, in his eyes, had reached the pinnacle of brilliance and could not tolerate even the slightest modification.
Yet now, it was being subverted in the hands of a minor Void Refinement cultivator?
Su Xianchen looked at Fa Liuyuan and said, “Heavenly Monarch Fa, the matter of duplicating the ultra-high-danger Dao Seed twice can be discussed slowly later. But regarding the reversal technology of the third-generation Law Edict, your Reformist Faction had best provide an explanation as soon as possible.”
“This concerns the future legal construction and Thought Tide construction of this sect. If exploited by others, it will become a massive sect loophole. It concerns the first-generation and second-generation Law Edicts currently in operation, as well as the soon-to-be-launched third-generation Law Edicts, involving the flow of at least one quadrillion Immortal Coins.”
All the judges looked silently at Fa Liuyuan, seemingly waiting for his explanation.
And Fa Liuyuan, who had remained silent all along, appeared increasingly unfathomable in their eyes.
Watching this scene, Bu Yuangui thought to himself, “As expected of the contingency left behind by Ying Xintian, the foundation of the Reformist Faction runs far deeper than I previously estimated.”
“It seems the word ‘Reform’ isn’t just mere talk.”
“This Zhang Yu… it seems he is meant to become a… Myriad Laws Divine Sword that bears the evils of this world and the evils of all living beings.”
Right at this moment, Dugu Ming, a fellow judge, stepped forward and stood beside Fa Liuyuan.
Standing behind Fa Liuyuan, Dugu Ming voiced his support, “Everyone, Heavenly Monarch Fa is a veteran. I believe their Reformist Faction will not act recklessly. For now, let us first complete the Law Establishment Ceremony.”
Ling Chenji said, “Dugu Ming, do you really not understand just how massive the impact of reversing the Thought Tide influence of the third-generation Law Edict is? If the Reformist Faction acquired the relevant technology beforehand and cannot even provide a legal and compliant justification, then Zhang Yu inherently has no qualifications to participate in this Law Establishment.”
“This matter must be clarified!”
Meanwhile, in the testing field on the other side.
As the numerous trainees reported their data, shared information, and investigated one another… one suspect after another was eliminated from their minds.
And the name of the creator behind the “Law Edict Expiration Date” gradually emerged before them.
“Zhang Yu?”
The moment the other party’s identity was finally confirmed, a trace of disbelief still lingered in Tai Yuebai’s eyes: “To think it was actually you who established the Law Edict for this Law Edict Expiration Date?”
“So did you also copy [One Qi Swallows the Universe] yourself?”
“And as for this technology to reverse the Thought Tide, who gave it to you?”
Recalling Zhang Yu’s various past actions, Tai Yuebai sighed inwardly: “Zhang Yu, you were too impatient.”
“You want to regulate the world’s Law Edicts, but who is going to regulate you, Zhang Yu?”
“In the end… it will be none other than the Immortal Emperor.”
Tai Yuebai sighed inwardly, “At this rate, you will only become a tool in the hands of the Immortal Emperor used to purge and manage Law Edicts. You will cause the entire Myriad Laws Sect to become increasingly draconian, allowing the Myriad Laws Immortal Emperor to thoroughly control everything, leaving no possibility of ever turning the tables…”
On the other side, Lie Jinghong’s heart was already filled with indignation.
“I should have been the one handpicked by the Immortal Emperor, the one who best represents the Immortal Emperor’s interests and the overall situation of our Myriad Laws Sect, rightfully deserving to be elected as the first-class Law Edict this term.”
“Wasn’t Zhang Yu supposed to be sent here for my uplifting?”
“Why does he possess a higher degree of Law Establishment freedom than me? How can he possess my [One Qi Swallows the Universe] ability?”
“Could it… could it be… the Immortal Emperor’s support? But if the Immortal Emperor supports him, why didn’t he say so earlier?”
At this thought, Lie Jinghong let out a furious roar that transformed into echoing shouts reverberating throughout the Spirit Realm, “Zhang Yu! Get out here!”
At this moment, Lie Jinghong desperately wanted to confirm one question.
“Tell me! Just how did you pass the Law Edict review!”
On the other side, cold light shot from Bu Yingshu’s eyes: “Zhang Yu…”
Thinking of all the lies he had told her during the law establishment training, Bu Yingshu felt an unprecedented anger.
“You played me too? You deceived me too?”
“Why? I already said I would marry you! Why did you still deceive me like this?”
“You little beast! Not only did you not stay below to uplift me, but you even climbed over me and want to ride on top of me?”
Beside them, Di Xuan said, “Uplift you? He said similar things to me. I’m afraid that to hide his true purpose, he had been running around deceiving everyone, telling a bunch of people he would uplift them.”
Di Xuan sneered, “Though, he can indeed be considered to have uplifted everyone now.”
The next moment, Bu Yingshu’s furious roar instantly echoed throughout the Spirit Realm: “Zhang Yu! Come out here!”