# Chapter 369: Sky-Mending City Trembles

"Wh-what is that?!"

An Elf Battle Sovereign standing by the roadside cried out in alarm.

"Stars?! How can there be a starfield in the Upper Layer of the Land of Origin?!"

"No... those are phantoms, aren't they? Where did these stellar phantoms come from?! This is Sky-Mending City — space here is rock-solid. Even Spatial Rifts can't form in this place... so where are these phantoms coming from?"

"Wait... there seems to be some strange energy within these phantoms! What is that? It feels so profound... I can't make sense of it."

The onlookers vaguely sensed something arcane circulating within the stellar phantoms — the flow of mysterious Laws.

However, limited by their strength, they couldn't perceive anything specific. They could only tell that something extraordinary was happening.

Among them, a small number of powerhouses who possessed Combat Techniques derived from Stellar Laws stood frozen in place.

They had discovered that the Gene Battle Techniques within their bodies seemed to be undergoing changes.

This realization immediately filled these Gene Warriors with alarm.

"What's happening?! Why do I feel my Gene Chain changing??"

A stocky Star Dwarf Battle Emperor's face had gone pale with unease.

The changes in his Gene Chain had triggered transformations in his physical body, bringing pain no less intense than Gene Inscription. His expression twisted in agony.

He wasn't the only one. Most other Gene Warriors possessing Combat Techniques derived from Stellar Laws elements were experiencing the same thing.

Considerable chaos spread through Sky-Mending City.

Before long—

A stream of water materialized in the sky, and from within it stepped an elegant, regal figure — Ruoshui.

Having received reports from her subordinates, she had rushed back to Sky-Mending City at the first opportunity to assess the situation.

The moment she appeared, she saw the stellar phantoms blanketing the entire city. A tremor ran through her as her eyes went wide, shock and uncertainty warring across her features.

"This energy... Laws? Someone is comprehending the Laws..."

Then realization struck, and her breath caught.

"Is it Lu Yuan?! How is that possible? It hasn't been that long!"

Ruoshui calculated carefully. From the last time Lu Yuan had contacted her — saying he planned to comprehend the Laws — until now, only eight months had passed in the Land of Origin.

Yet these Law phantoms had already begun affecting reality, and the profundity contained within them was enough to startle even her. Clearly, he was already very close to truly mastering the Laws.

*How can it be this fast?!*

*In a mere eight months of Land of Origin time, he's already comprehended a set of Laws to this degree?!*

*What kind of monster is he...*

Then she recalled Lu Yuan's various feats prior to this, and a wry smile crept onto her face.

*Come to think of it, hasn't everything he's done been monstrous?*

*It's just that this time is even more outrageous than before.*

After all, since the birth of the universe, no one had ever mastered the Laws. No one had even comprehended them to this extent — so tantalizingly close to true mastery.

Ruoshui's gaze flickered. After a long silence, she drew a deep breath and suppressed the shock roiling within her.

Her eyes swept below, where countless Gene Warriors lined the streets, staring up at the sky in astonishment.

She narrowed her eyes, and then her elegant voice rang out, carrying across all of Sky-Mending City:

"Everyone — I am War God Ruoshui!"

At those words, the warriors who had been stunned by the phantoms overhead jolted to attention and turned toward the source of the voice.

Upon seeing Ruoshui, reverence and awe settled over every face.

"It's Lord Ruoshui!"

"Lord Ruoshui is here — this phenomenon must be significant. Could there be danger?"

"With her here, we should be fine, right? My Lord ranks among the top War Gods of the Human Race."

"I hope nothing goes wrong..."

The crowd murmured among themselves.

Then Ruoshui's voice continued:

"This phenomenon is completely harmless — there is no need for concern. One of our Human Race War Gods is comprehending the Laws. You may carry on as though nothing has happened and continue your cultivation."

At this, something occurred to her, and she paused briefly.

"However — those of you who have inscribed Combat Techniques related to Stellar Laws may remain here to meditate on them. You may find something to gain."

Her words sent a wave of commotion through the crowd.

"What?! A War God is comprehending the Laws?! This phenomenon was caused by Law comprehension??"

"If Law comprehension can produce something like this... doesn't that mean the War God has an excellent chance of advancing further?!"

"Who could it be?!"

"Stellar Laws... could it be Lord Nuxing?!"

The many Battle Saint-level powerhouses — who already possessed some understanding of a War God's Law Force — were uniformly stunned.

Their shock now dwarfed what they had felt when the phantoms first appeared and they hadn't understood their nature.

This was a phenomenon born from Law comprehension!

If it could produce something this dramatic, didn't that mean there was genuine hope of surpassing the War God level?!

That was the goal and dream of so many War Gods!

Compared to the Battle Saints, those at lower ranks were rather lost.

In one section of the city, a young Battle Sovereign-rank prodigy looked at the Battle Saint elder beside him and asked with some confusion:

"Ancestor, aren't the Laws something War Gods already command? Why would they need to comprehend them?"

The Battle Saint, still visibly shaken, considered his clan prodigy's question for a moment before answering.

"Normally, this isn't something you need to understand yet. But since we've encountered it... I'll explain. The Law Force that comes from inscribing Divine Grade genes — even for War Gods — amounts to mere *utilization*. But mastering the Laws and merely using them are entirely different concepts. I once had the privilege of hearing Lord Bu Chang speak on this: if one truly masters the Laws, they can transcend the War God level and reach an entirely new realm."

The young prodigy sucked in a sharp breath — so forcefully that the surrounding space warped into a vacuum.

He exclaimed in shock:

"Surpass a War God?! I thought War Gods were the pinnacle!"

The Battle Saint let out a soft sigh.

"If War Gods were the pinnacle, our universe would be on the brink of annihilation... You accompanied me to the Mechanical Kingdom during the Aberrant Beast invasion. Did you feel nothing?"

The young prodigy recalled their time at the defense line. A flicker of lingering dread crossed his eyes before he blurted:

"Ancestor — are you saying there were beings among those monsters that surpassed the War God level?!"

The Battle Saint nodded slowly.

"Indeed. Before, we might not have been able to hold them back. But things are different now..."

A fervent light blazed in his eyes.

"If a War God truly reaches Laws Rank, then our universe may yet survive!"

Even the young prodigy felt his blood surge with excitement, staring at the stellar phantoms with burning intensity.

Within his clan, he was considered the strongest prodigy — deeply cherished by his Ancestor, with an excellent chance of reaching Battle Saint level in the future. But the War God level had only ever been a distant, fleeting daydream.

He had never imagined that a War God was already walking the path to an even higher level — and appeared close to succeeding.

Awe filled the young prodigy's eyes.

In another part of the city, the Star Dwarf Battle Saint Silas was enduring the changes wrought upon his inscribed genes. He had been gritting his teeth through immense pain when Ruoshui's announcement reached him. His eyes instantly lit up, and he turned to the Star Dwarf Battle Emperor beside him, speaking through the agony:

"Hurry! Notify every clansman with stellar genes who can get here — bring them all back to Sky-Mending City! This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! An *unprecedented* opportunity!"

As a Battle Saint, Silas had considerable mastery over his own genes, and he could already feel it — the stellar genes within his body were evolving toward a higher tier.

His own genes were *evolving*.

Nothing this extraordinary had ever occurred before. For any Gene Warrior, this was an opportunity impossible to refuse.

The only thing Silas found regrettable was that while his Saint Grade genes were also being refined, the changes were far less dramatic than those in his lower-grade genes.

Otherwise, he might have achieved the unthinkable — inscribing a Divine Grade gene while still at the Battle Saint level.

After a moment of wistfulness, excitement surged through him again.

Once this opportunity ran its course, he might actually have a chance at breaking through to War God!

With his original foundation, reaching War God had been virtually impossible. But now — he had a real shot.

Ruoshui's announcement set the entire city into motion.

Especially when people saw those around them radiating stellar energy, their auras resonating with the phantoms overhead as their power visibly strengthened.

This confirmed what Lord Ruoshui had said — Combat Techniques related to Stellar Laws truly could benefit here.

Many were overjoyed. Some rushed off to notify friends and family who possessed similar techniques, while others lamented bitterly that such an extraordinary opportunity had nothing to offer them.

Sky-Mending City bustled with even more activity than before.

But with Ruoshui watching from above, naturally no one dared cause trouble.

She swept her gaze across the scene below, then raised her eyes to the stellar phantoms filling the sky. A hint of frustration stirred within her.

*What a shame...*

She possessed no stellar-type genes. Otherwise, she might have had an opportunity to comprehend Stellar Laws herself.

However...

Her eyes glinted with purpose. She produced a Communication Crystal and contacted Nuxing.

Nuxing was the one who had been working to comprehend Stellar Laws. If he could gain insight from these stellar phantoms, his strength would leap forward considerably.

If possible, Ruoshui even dared to hope that Nuxing might achieve a breakthrough in one stroke and reach Laws Rank.

If that happened, the Human Race might gain *two* Laws Rank powerhouses!

When that day came, even facing the Aberrant Beast Mother Nest head-on, they would have the confidence to stand their ground.

Upon receiving Ruoshui's message, Nuxing rushed from the breach to Sky-Mending City at full speed.

Starlight shimmered, and he materialized at Ruoshui's side.

Ruoshui watched as he stared unblinkingly at the stellar phantoms, then asked:

"Well? Are you gaining any insight?"