Projection of the Heavens: I prove my immortality through slaughter.

The ancient starry path is far from smooth; the deeper one ventures, the more complex and bizarre the spatial structure becomes. The area Lin Xuan is currently in is known as the "Shattered Star Corridor." Looking out, the view isn't of a dark void, but rather filled with countless shattered stars, solidified nebula dust, and distorted spatial folds. Huge rock fragments float like islands, occasionally bearing the remnants of collapsed ancient buildings, silently testifying to the glory and destruction this place has experienced.

The turbulent energy here manifests as visible bands of colored light, like dangerous venomous snakes, silently weaving among the shattered stars. Occasionally, a collision with these bands triggers a devastating explosion. This environment is a death trap for Golden Core cultivators, and even those newly entering the Nascent Soul stage must proceed with extreme caution and vigilance.

Lin Xuan walked with considerable ease. A faint, clear light enveloped him, a barrier formed by the natural flow of his magical power, easily deflecting the invading energy turbulence and spatial rifts. He was more focused on comprehending the new realm, especially the analysis and deduction of the new realm of "Words Become Law".

"After the baptism of the origin, my perception of the laws has become more than ten times sharper." Lin Xuan looked inward at the nascent soul in his dantian, whose eyes contained images of birth and death. His mind was clear. "Words become laws. The core lies in 'understanding' and 'definition.' Understand the composition of the laws, and then use will and words to temporarily 'cover' or 'correct' them."

As he moved forward, he conducted small experiments. His gaze fell upon a house-sized meteorite drifting towards him. He subtly focused his mind, remaining silent, but simply resolved: "Shatter."

The meteorite's internal structure seemed to be instantly disintegrated by an invisible force, silently turning into a fine cloud of dust, which was swept away by the energy flow.

"The effect is acceptable, but although silent words consume less energy, their coverage and absolute effectiveness seem to be inferior to spoken words." He pondered to himself, "Words themselves are like an amplifier, a coordinate, capable of activating the power of the laws more precisely and efficiently. It seems that in the future, I will need to choose between silent expression and spoken expression depending on the situation."

Just as he was immersed in comprehending the laws, a subtle and malicious sense of being watched, like a cold, poisonous thorn, suddenly attacked from all directions!

Lin Xuan paused, a cold glint flashing in his deep eyes. He remained calm, his divine sense spreading out like mercury, instantly locking onto the source of the malice.

"Whoosh!" "Whoosh!" "Whoosh!"

With a sharp whooshing sound, seven dark figures shot out from behind the huge star fragments from different directions, forming an encirclement and trapping Lin Xuan in the center.

These were seven humanoid creatures, but they were far from benevolent. They stood over ten feet tall, their skin a dark, matte black that seemed to absorb light, their muscles bulging with explosive power. Their heads resembled lizards, covered in fine scales, their vertical pupils a greedy scarlet, and their mouths dripped with highly corrosive saliva from their interlocking teeth. Their hands and feet were covered in sharp claws, gleaming coldly, clearly capable of easily tearing apart magical treasures.

What's even more striking is that they are surrounded by a chaotic and violent energy fluctuation, which shares the same origin as a certain negative aura permeating the ancient starry road, clearly indicating that they are native predators of this place.

"Hiss... Fresh... Nascent Soul aura..." The lead predator, exceptionally large in size, stared intently at Lin Xuan with its scarlet vertical pupils, emitting a hoarse, twisted spiritual fluctuation filled with bloodthirsty desire, "Devour... Evolve..."

Their auras were all at the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm, and the leader was even close to the middle stage! Seven Nascent Soul level predators working together were enough to hunt down most lone Nascent Soul cultivators in this Shattered Star Corridor.

"Ancient Road Predators, huh?" Lin Xuan's gaze swept calmly over them, his tone indifferent. "Perfect, let's use them to test our methods."

His composure only enraged these notoriously ferocious predators.

"kill!"

The leader let out a sharp screech, and seven black shadows suddenly sprang up at the same time!

Their coordinated attack was seamless, clearly not their first time orchestrating such a coordinated ambush. Four predators pounced from the front and flanks, their claws tearing through the void, creating black spatial rifts as they targeted Lin Xuan's vital points. Two other predators, positioned at a distance, spewed forth dark green energy breath, its corrosive and soul-polluting properties causing even space to hiss and crackle. The leader, meanwhile, leaped high, clenching its claws to form a collapsing, terrifyingly suction-force ball of dark energy, preparing to deliver a fatal blow.

Its offensive was fierce, blocking all angles of evasion, and its energy attributes were even more bizarre and vicious.

Faced with an attack that would have thrown ordinary mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivators into a panic, or even killed them on the spot, Lin Xuan simply shook his head.

"Having strength without understanding the laws is ultimately the behavior of a beast."

He did not use any movement techniques to dodge, nor did he summon any magical treasures for defense, nor did he condense any powerful divine abilities to counterattack.

In the instant before the barrage of attacks was about to strike him, he merely raised his right hand, his index finger gently pointing forward, and at the same time, uttered four clear and calm words, as if stating a perfectly ordinary fact:

"The law is forbidden here."

Words spoken become law!

There was no earth-shattering explosion, no dazzling brilliance.

But the instant those four words fell, an invisible yet supreme power of rules rippled outwards from Lin Xuan's fingertip like waves, covering an area of ​​dozens of miles in radius!

The rules have been rewritten!

Within this area governed by rules, concepts such as "spells," "energy projection," and "supernatural power" are temporarily stripped from the underlying rules!

Thus, the black cracks tearing space on the claws of the four predators that pounced upon them vanished instantly, as if smoothed out, leaving only pure physical impact. The two dark green, corrosive energy breaths inexplicably dissipated the moment they left their mouths, turning into harmless specks of light. And the dark energy sphere condensed by the leader, radiating a terrifying suction force, was like a bubble that had been punctured, disappearing silently without a sound, without even causing a ripple.

All attacks relying on magic, energy, or supernatural powers became ineffective at this moment!

"??!"

The seven predators' crimson vertical pupils simultaneously erupted with utter bewilderment, astonishment, and disbelief! They could feel the energy within their bodies still surging, but their connection with the outside world and their resonance with the laws of heaven and earth seemed to be completely severed by an invisible, absolutely impenetrable barrier!

They transformed into "savage beasts" that possessed only Nascent Soul level physical bodies and energy, but were unable to unleash any supernatural powers or spells!

The offensive collapsed instantly.

The four predators that pounced on them were momentarily distorted and frozen in their movements because their supernatural powers had suddenly vanished.

How could Lin Xuan let such an opportunity slip by?

He didn't even use much magic power; his figure moved like a ghost, his fingers like swords, his fists or palms striking precisely at the openings revealed by the predators in their shock.

"Pfft!" "Pfft!" "Pfft!" "Pfft!"

The four soft sounds were like ripe fruit falling to the ground.

The heads of the four melee predators were either pierced by swords or shattered by fists. Their powerful vitality was instantly extinguished by the fierce energy. The crimson light in their eyes dimmed, and their corpses were swept away by the chaotic energy flow.

Effortless and carefree, like crushing four ants.

Only now did the two ranged predators and the aerial leader recover from their immense shock.

"Roar! Impossible! What kind of sorcery is this?!" The leader roared in shock and anger. It couldn't understand how there could be such a bizarre method in the world, that could suppress all magic with a single word!

The answer was Lin Xuan's indifferent gaze, as serene as the eternal starry sky, and his raised finger once more.

The two ranged predators were terrified and turned to try to escape using their physical strength.

"This place is a spatial confinement."

Lin Xuan spoke again, and his words became law.

The space within a radius of dozens of miles instantly became as solid as divine iron. The two predators felt as if they were trapped in endless amber, and every movement required tremendous strength, making them move as slowly as snails.

"No--!"

Amidst a desperate roar, Lin Xuan pointed out with two fingers from a distance.

Two extremely condensed pale golden finger winds ignored the barriers of space, instantly traversing the distance and precisely piercing their backs. The sharp sword intent and the laws of life and death contained within the finger winds instantly destroyed all their vitality.

In the blink of an eye, of the seven Nascent Soul level predators, only the lonely leader remained.

It hovered in mid-air, looking down at the figure in black robes as if gazing upon a demon god who wielded the rules. Fear, like an icy tide, completely overwhelmed its ferocious nature.

"Who...who exactly are you?!" Its divine sense trembled.

Lin Xuan did not answer, but simply looked at it calmly, his gaze as if he were examining an experimental subject.

"Here, energy flows backward."

The third statement was made.

"boom!"

The leader's vast energy, which was originally like a gentle river, suddenly became extremely violent, as if a boulder had been thrown into it, and frantically impacted its meridians and internal organs!

"ah--!"

It let out a piercing scream, its body swelled up like an inflating balloon, countless wounds cracked open on its skin, and dark blood and violent energy gushed out together.

finally.

"Bang!"

With a muffled thud, the predator leader, who was close to the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm, was blasted into a cloud of blood mist from the inside out by his own reversed energy, leaving no trace of his body!

Silence returned to the starry sky once more.

Only the drifting blood mist and debris proved that a brief but mind-blowing battle had just taken place.

Lin Xuan slowly withdrew his fingers, feeling the depletion of his magical power, and nodded slightly.

"The effect is quite good. The power of words becomes law, and it is indeed very effective in group battles and rule suppression. Especially against opponents who only know how to use force but do not understand the essence of the law, it can be called a dimensional reduction attack."

He whispered, "Here, the laws have been restored."

The temporarily modified rules instantly reverted to their original state, the spatial confinement was lifted, and energy flow returned to normal.

Without even glancing at the remains of the predators, he transformed into a streak of light once more and headed deeper into the Shattered Star Corridor.

However, although the battle was brief, the terrifying scene of words becoming law and prohibiting all laws was vaguely captured by some cultivators who were also struggling on the ancient road, or some hidden ancient beings, with their divine sense.

"A single word can silence a spell... what kind of divine power is that?" "The Dark Scale Clan of the Shattered Star Corridor was so easily slaughtered..." "Who is this person? A newly promoted Nascent Soul cultivator, yet possessing such terrifying abilities?" "Another extraordinary individual has arrived on the Ancient Star Road..."

A variety of divine thoughts, some shocked, some fearful, and some curious, intertwined and passed through the void.

The name Lin Xuan is still unknown.

However, its unpredictable power of "words becoming law" has already begun to shine on this ancient starry road, quietly spreading and shaking the region!