Endless Horde: Through the Eyes of a Godking-Chapter 900: Mid-stage Empyrean Realm

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Metal, Earth, Wood, and Water? All four consecutively?

If others were to know how Cedric spent his most recent comprehension time rewards, they’d probably curse at his wastefulness.

Why do they consider it a waste? Because everybody knows that you can only focus on one concept law at a time, especially when you’re trying to gain the acknowledgement of the Origin Laws.

This wasn’t any rule; it’s a given fact. Nobody was capable of juggling two concept laws at a time. It doesn’t matter whether they have prior understanding of it or whatever.

You pick, stick to it, comprehend it until you complete its origin law diagram, and wait until you get the acknowledgment of the origin law. Only after that could you pursue other concept laws to the same level.

That’s how it is, and everybody knows that.

That’s also why others would call Cedric’s actions wasteful. For many, it is incredibly difficult to gain comprehension time rewards because of how complicated the trial could get. Others would try to conserve as much of it as they could.

They might even spend only 10 days at max, just to unlock the other half of the concept law essences that are invisible to them. Then, they’d return outside to comprehend the rest on their own. They would only use their comprehension time rewards when they’re out of options.

But clearly, Cedric doesn’t work the same way.

The trial might be complicated to others, but to him, who had figured out the underlying mechanics right away, it couldn’t be any simpler. He could gather a lot of comprehension time rewards whenever he wants, and he could, and would, use them however he saw fit. It’s his reward after all.

Besides, he’s a different kind of genius.

Sure, in their eyes, what he did was wasteful. But in Cedric’s opinion, he’s saving time this way.

They couldn’t possibly know that Cedric could manipulate his memories so well that he could isolate all the insights in one place, effectively preserving them without leaking. They have no idea that he had a lot of thought compartments on standby, waiting for his orders to immediately sink their fangs into these memories and comprehend all of them at blistering speeds that would leave them speechless.

None of them knew that his eyes had always been special. That he could shamelessly stare at the very structure of concept laws without provoking the Supreme Will’s ire.

They have no idea how special he was. And if they ever knew, they’d probably die of jealousy.

That’s why they don’t know. Ignorance is a blessing sometimes.

Anyway...

Cedric returned to his humble abode. He sealed the entrance, and it made it very clear that he won’t be entertaining guests anytime soon.

Once he’s in the comfort of his own privacy, Cedric begins unlocking the sealed memories and insights, starting with the metal laws.

In that instant, all of his thought compartments were engaged. The diagram of the Origin Metal Law started shimmering into existence in his mind and in his inner world.

Of course, its brilliance couldn’t compare to that of the Sword and Fire Law diagrams just yet. But with everything he had captured so far, and how he’s already got the diagram memorized? It won’t take long before it gets to that level too.

Cedric’s entire existence was engaged in this. He only left a little of this thought compartment to pay attention to his Sector Lord responsibilities.

Insights flowed into his mind like a raging tsunami. He devoured them, made them his, and incorporated everything into the essences he needed to complete the diagram.

Years passed just like this, and because he already had the origin metal law diagram memorized, he knew just how to fill it out completely. And it didn’t take long for him to do that either.

After a decade or so, he was done. He had filled out the Origin Metal Law diagram. Now, he’s just waiting for the acknowledgement of the origin laws.

But he didn’t stop here. He knows that the origin source law will visit him eventually on its own, and he didn’t plan on waiting for it.

Instead, he turned his eyes to the earth laws. Like before, he already had the first half memorized, the other half was sealed, and the diagram was memorized.

And like what he did to the metal laws, he did the same to earth laws and to the wood and water laws too.

Through the next forty years, Cedric was practically locked inside his chambers, continuously comprehending and filling out origin law diagrams.

Not once was he worried about the acknowledgment of the origin source laws. He didn’t wait for it, nor did he feel anxious since it was taking its sweet time coming to him. He just did what he had to do, and that’s it.

Once he was done, Cedric felt profound exhaustion, which was normal. He had been engaged in a lengthy and focused work for four decades after all. Anybody would be tired after that. It’s already a miracle that he lasted this long.

So, he gave in to his exhaustion and allowed himself to sleep, to not think about anything important, and just rest. Obviously, he kept one clone active to cover for his sector lord duties, but for the most part, he was unavailable since he was resting.

Cedric slept for a whole month before his real body woke up groggily. He ate once after that and slept again for another week before calling it even.

After this, he didn’t engage in another stressful analysis work. He just relaxed and idly passed time.

It wasn’t until another month afterwards that he looked at the four new origin law diagrams hovering in his consciousness and in his Inner World.

Again, they’re not as bright as the Sword and Fire Law diagrams, and that was fine; there’s a massive difference between them, after all. His Sword and Fire Laws were already recognized by the Origin Source Laws; the other four weren’t. And that’s enough of a disparity for now.

But Cedric wasn’t worried. He knew that it wouldn’t be long before the Origin Source Laws visited him again.

And he’s right! It didn’t take long at all.

Just three months later, he felt a foreboding sense of arrival. The same feeling he got when he knew that the origin source law was coming.

Cedric looked at the skies, spread his senses, and made a little bit of deductions to see if either Nicholas or Patricia was spying on everyone. He calculated that they shouldn’t be right now.

So, he quickly hopped off his territory and visited his isolation chambers in the void outside of the Heavenly Star Chaos Realm’s dimensional gap.

Once he’s in there, he seals himself in and activates the cloaking function of the site, making it practically invisible to the senses and attention of the two Primal Origin Lifeforms of the human race.

A month later, Cedric felt its presence arriving. And only he, and he alone, could sense it coming here right now.

In that instant, his body froze. Four origin law diagrams emerged from his body, floating behind his head. Each one was almost ’preening’ at the attention of the origin source laws, like they’re waiting for its praise.

Cedric then felt himself being scrutinized from head to toe; even his soul wasn’t spared.

He remained calm and collected. He’d been here before, had experienced the same thing. He didn’t have anything to hide, nothing that the origin source law hadn’t seen before, so he wasn’t afraid at all.

Then, after what felt like years of scrutiny, Cedric felt the approval of the origin source laws. And just like that, the origin law diagrams of metal, earth, wood, and water that had been hovering behind his head suddenly exploded with a blinding radiance.

Cedric’s eyes rolled back as he subconsciously went into a trance.

One by one, the origin law diagrams turned into their most primitive form, their very first manifestation upon the conception of everything. One by one, they fused into his forehead, baptizing him in some sort of an ascension ritual.

With each one that baptized him, Cedric felt a part of his existence elevating, transforming, and ascending into a completely different level.

The feeling was incredible. It’s like he recovered something that he had been missing before.

Strangely though, as the other four of the basic elements reached the origin law level, legitimately with the acknowledgement of the origin source law obviously, a strange connection formed between all five.

His origin fire law diagram moved and joined the other four, and a strange resonance was created between them. It’s hostile with fire laws but very amicable with metal laws.

A line formed between them with distinction. They formed a small pentagram that indicated their relationship, and this resonance brought even more changes within Cedric.

There was a sense of sublimation from within him, one that was more profound than the rest. And this sublimation elevated not only his consciousness but also his life evolution realm.

And so, without him knowing, Cedric made a great leap in our life evolution, reaching the mid-stage Empyrean Realm just like that.