153: Chapter 153 Comprehension 'V999'

On the far left, there was a bronze mask.

A ghost face was carved onto the mask.

It looked like it was crying, yet not crying.

It looked like it was laughing, yet not laughing.

It emitted a strange, eerie aura.

In the center, there was a primitive wooden box.

The box was open.

It was empty inside.

However, a line of text was carved into the bottom of the box.

"I do not seek to become an immortal, I only wait for your return in this mortal world."

On the far right, there was a wordless heavenly book made of a material that was neither gold nor wood.

Lin Fan looked at these three items.

The corners of his eyes twitched violently.

"What the hell?"

Lin Fan blurted out a curse.

"Did the owner of this immortal palace go for advanced training on the set of 'Shrouding the Heavens'?"

"Did they even move the Ruthless Empress's gear over here?"

Lin Fan steadied his mind.

He stretched out his right hand and reached for the bronze ghost mask.

The moment his fingertips touched the edge of the mask,

a terrifying pressure

erupted from the mask.

Lin Fan's heart jolted.

His entire body was sent flying backward by this pressure.

His feet plowed two deep furrows into the hard stone floor.

He retreated more than ten steps before he could barely steady himself.

His right arm felt numb.

Blood was actually seeping from the web between his thumb and index finger.

"This pressure..."

Lin Fan stared at the mask.

"It exceeds a sacred weapon?"

Although his physical body was currently sealed, his foundation was still there.

To think he couldn't even touch it!

"System, scan!"

Lin Fan issued the command in his mind.

Upon returning to the main hall, the system had finally come back online.

"Ding!"

"Scan successful."

"Item Name: Heaven Swallowing Devil Jar (Replica)."

"Grade: quasi-emperor weapon."

"Item Description: Contains a wisp of supreme emperor aura. Those without the bloodline of a Great Emperor or who do not cultivate a homologous technique cannot touch it. Forcing ownership will inevitably lead to a backlash from the emperor's aura, resulting in the destruction of both body and soul."

A quasi-emperor weapon replica!

Lin Fan was secretly shocked.

No wonder even sacred weapons had to act like a grandson in front of it.

If this thing could be used to smash people, the aliens on Battlefield Number One wouldn't be worth a damn.

"Too bad, I can't move it."

Lin Fan shook his numb right arm.

He did not force it.

His gaze shifted to the wordless heavenly book on the far right.

Since he couldn't take the mask, he could at least read this heavenly book, right?

Lin Fan stepped forward.

His eyes were fixed tightly on the blank pages of the heavenly book.

"Hum!"

The moment his gaze landed on it,

the wordless heavenly book erupted with black light.

A massive torrent of information

transformed into countless golden runes and rushed directly into the center of Lin Fan's brow.

Lin Fan's sea of consciousness churned violently.

The intense, throbbing pain made him unable to help but let out a muffled groan.

The torrent of information rapidly reorganized in his mind,

transforming into a supreme divine technique.

Source Devouring Saint Transformation Scripture!

"The legendary demonic scripture that can devour the source of all things and transform the acquired into chaos!"

Lin Fan endured the headache and quickly browsed the outline of the technique.

This technique was too overbearing.

It didn't need to absorb spiritual energy step by step.

It could directly devour an enemy's source, bloodline, magical treasures, and even the laws of heaven and earth,

converting them all into the purest chaotic energy for his own use.

As long as he devoured enough, he could become infinitely stronger.

"This is simply a god-tier skill tailor-made for me to kill and loot!"

Lin Fan rubbed his hands together excitedly.

He immediately sat down cross-legged.

"System, activate maximum Comprehension Ability!"

Lin Fan activated his level 500 Comprehension Ability.

His brain operated at high speed,

attempting to analyze this Source Devouring Saint Transformation Scripture.

One minute passed.

Ten minutes passed.

Half an hour passed.

Dense beads of sweat seeped out on Lin Fan's forehead.

He opened his eyes.

"What's going on?"

Lin Fan gritted his teeth.

With level 500 Comprehension Ability, he usually understood any heaven-grade technique in seconds.

But now, looking at this demonic scripture, he couldn't understand it at all.

Those runes kept changing in his mind, and he couldn't capture the patterns within them.

"Ding!"

The system notification sounded.

"Warning: The host's current Comprehension Ability level is insufficient to analyze an emperor-grade technique."

"Current Comprehension Ability progress: 0.0001%."

Lin Fan was speechless.

Zero point zero zero zero one percent?

How long would he have to contemplate this? Until the year of the monkey?

By the time he mastered it, the catastrophe of the ten thousand races outside would have long since ended.

"The opportunity is right in front of me; I absolutely cannot let it slip away."

Lin Fan gritted his teeth.

Previously on Battlefield Number One, he had slaughtered three hundred thousand elite aliens, plus dozens of Heavenly Lords,

accumulating a massive amount of evolution points.

He hadn't been willing to use them until now.

Now, it was time to use them where they mattered most.

"System!"

Lin Fan shouted in his mind.

"Upgrade my Comprehension Ability!"

"Dump all my evolution points into it! Make it as high as it can go!"

"Ding!"

"Received host's command."

"Deducting 10 billion evolution points."

"Comprehension Ability level is breaking through its limits..."

10 billion!

Lin Fan felt a pang of heartache hearing that number.

This was the fortune he had worked so hard to kill for.

But the next second,

an unprecedented feeling of clarity erupted from the depths of his soul.

"Ding!"

"Congratulations to the host, Comprehension Ability has broken through to 'V999' (Near-Dao Level)!"

Lin Fan felt like the whole world was different.

He opened his eyes.

The stone pillars in the hall, the stars on the dome, and even the dust flowing in the air—

in his eyes, they all shed their appearances,

transforming into clearly visible lines of laws.

All things in heaven and earth held no secrets from him anymore.

This was a terrifying realm!

"Is this what V999 Comprehension Ability is like?"

Lin Fan steadied his breathing.

He closed his eyes again.

His consciousness sank into his sea of consciousness to face the obscure and difficult Source Devouring Saint Transformation Scripture.

This time,

those golden runes that were previously chaotic and disorganized became incredibly docile.

They automatically arranged and combined themselves,

transforming into the most easy-to-understand operational route, branded deep into Lin Fan's soul.

"So that's how it is."

Lin Fan laughed.

"Swallow the heavens and the earth, transform the source into holiness."

"Turn for me!"

Lin Fan let out a low roar.

The first level of the Source Devouring Saint Transformation Scripture was directly mastered!

The moment the technique began to operate,

the rule shackles of the Sea of Reincarnation that sealed Lin Fan's cultivation within his body

were directly caught by this overbearing swallowing power.

"Crack!"

The indestructible rule shackles were actually bitten apart by force,

transforming into pure source power that surged into Lin Fan's limbs and bones.

His sealed cultivation returned frantically.

Heavenly Origin Realm!

Desolate Realm!

Domain King Realm!

Dharma Aspect Lord!

Early Heavenly Lord!

In just a few breaths of time,

not only was Lin Fan's cultivation fully restored,

but after devouring those forbidden zone rules, his aura became even more unfathomable.

Dark golden True Dragon Qi permeated his body once again.

Nine dragon pearls emitted joyful dragon roars in his Qi Sea.

"Comforting!"

Lin Fan stood up tall.

He clenched his fists, feeling the power inside him.

He turned his head to look at the bronze ghost mask on the stone table.

"Now, I am also someone who cultivates a homologous technique."

Lin Fan walked up to it in large strides.

He reached out his right hand.

The aura of the Source Devouring Saint Transformation Scripture wrapped around his palm.

This time, the mask did not erupt with resisting emperor aura.

Lin Fan grabbed the bronze mask that looked like it was crying yet not crying.

It felt incredibly heavy in his hand.

"Good stuff."

Lin Fan was not at all polite; he threw the mask and the empty box with the inscription directly into his storage ring.

Just as he put the mask away,

"Hum!"

A violent vibration came from Lin Fan's chest.

He took it out to look.

It was the enlightenment token he had snatched from the Shadow Clan Heavenly Lord.

At this moment, this black token was radiating golden light.

The character "Enlightenment" on the token came to life,

transforming into a golden vortex that directly wrapped around Lin Fan.

"A teleportation array?"

Lin Fan looked at the vortex.

He did not resist, letting the golden light take him and tear through space.

A strong sense of weightlessness followed.

The surrounding scene twisted rapidly.

When his vision cleared again,

Lin Fan discovered he had already left the Reincarnation Immortal Palace.

His feet landed on solid ground.

He was met with rich spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

Lin Fan looked up.