Chapter 225: 225. Aion's breakthrough
After parting the technique to Wisely, Aion and Jin left the fifth floor since it was not useful for them to stay there. Their life continued in the same way after that. Jin focused on his soul cultivation and Aion entered seclusion and focused on the next realm.
Jin also focused on his Mortal Mill cultivation and handed most of the matters to the elder and surprisingly the elders took it happily. They want to gain the opportunity to aim for the next realm so they are not going to miss it.
The Fate couple also came back and to everyone's surprise, they bought four kids with them in which one of them has the talent comparable to Rachel. Jin was stunned when he realised that and he was even more shocked when he realised that elder Kira was two months pregnant.
Jin immediately ordered them to rest since it was very rare to have children with high cultivation and he even ordered all the elders to act as family in front of the children. The elders didn't understand why but they still obeyed.
Two weeks passed and Jin also achieved his 412th Mortal Mill completion. After two weeks, Jin sensed something and he appeared in front of Aion who was cultivating with his eyes closed.
Aion was serious right now and there was a crown on his head. The crown was shining with each passing moment and it was slowly melting into Aion but the process was extremely slow. Jin didn't know when but he sat in front of him and closed his eyes because there was the rhythm of laws around Aion which was beneficial to Jin.
Nox also appeared not far from him and when he realised what was going on, he merely clenched his teeth and focused on his cultivation.
Aion's breakthrough was far more abnormal than the silent elder Goren's where not many realised. But when Aion started that, even the scroll couldn't hide the fluctuation of Aion. Elder Goren and Wisely also noticed this. They looked at each other and saw the astonishment in them.
Wisely was stunned because he could feel the laws of time surrounding the tower and this was a very rare path. Goren was stunned because he could feel it more as an emperor. He looked in the direction of the sixth floor and sighed.
To have the time in the pagoda becoming slow and fast at will is something even he couldn't do but it also proved the strong foundation. In the end, he sighed and closed his eyes once again.
Aion opened his eyes and he left the scroll immediately. Jin and Nox also stopped and followed after him. When Aion appeared above the Pagoda of Hope, everyone in the fort felt the fluctuation and the king realm experts were the first to arrive. They looked at the figure in the sky and without wasting time, they all sat in meditative position because they sensed the laws around Aion.
Jin and Nox were no different. Aion ignored everyone and focused on himself. As the crown melted in him, his body shone and he transformed into his true form. When everyone saw that the area around Pagoda of Hope was darkened and they looked up, they all were stunned.
In the sky, there was a silver snake that started revolving around the Pagoda of Hope. They never saw such a massive snake.
Aion then looked at the sky which slowly darkened. After the lord realm, every realm must go through a tribulation which is necessary to build a foundation for the baptism of laws. Aion was doing the opposite. He looked at the sky and the tribulation was different for him.
He didn't want the baptism of the laws, he wanted the recognition of his own laws from the universal laws and this will be the perfect foundation for him for his next steps.
The emperor realm is the wielding of the second layer of laws- The decree. Decree is something that gives one the order on the law that they comprehended. It is divided into lesser and major.
Lesser decree represents the order on the first layer of laws and the major represents the order over the second layer of laws. The emperor realm is divided into two stages before reaching the Sovereign realm. The emperor realm is divided into domains and establishments.
Domain is the place where the decree of the emperor works, establishment is where the decree creates an order over others. Aion already finished the first step and he was already at the peak of the first step in the king realm. This is the benefit of being a supreme king.
Aion looked at the clouds that were gathering the time tribulation. When he passed the king tribulation, he was the same but this is different because this is also the birth of his body. A true body that manifests in the river of time and passes through the river of time.
The silver snake looked at the tribulation. When the clouds darkened enough, everyone slowed. Jin was the same, others were the same. To the shock of everyone, they can see the law manifestation everywhere around them which is not possible.
The one passing the tribulation is the silver snake not them. But there are also benefits of this tribulation. Jin closed his eyes and activated his Mortal Mill. His soul started grinding and the laws of time in the surroundings also passed through the mill and they were shattered and slowly merged with Jin.
Jin's soul became strong and he completed one phase within moments. Nox looked at the time laws and then he looked at Aion with a deep look in his eyes and then he took out the disk that he always uses. He closed his eyes and started to do something strange.
The other king realm experts also used their crowns to resist the law of time and started comprehending it. then the time tribulation descended on Aion. Aion didn't panic. The snake chanted in a majestic tone,
"Monarch of Time."
With that, his domain descended and his body glowed. He raised his head and along with his domain, he slowly disappeared in the tribulation clouds. The law tribulation in the surrounding started to slow down but in reality, all it took was two days.
When everyone opened their eyes, they were surprised by their gains. Jin was surprised because he refined the time itself along with his soul and this caused him to complete his 500th crushing. In reality, because of the time laws, more than two months passed.
When the king realm experts opened their eyes, their eyes were bright and there were smiles on their faces.
Nox opened his eyes and kept a neutral expression but Jin beside him felt the ecstasy inside Nox. He sighed and shook his head. After that, he looked at the sky. He didn't know how much time had passed for Aion.
He turned and looked at the king realm experts. He spoke,
"Everyone check the surrounding area and make sure that there will be no spies around us. I want this news to stay within the Pagoda of Hope. Aion is our true trump card."
Hearing this, the king realm experts nodded and they all vanished. They all gained something and they didn't want the outsiders to know that they all are one step away from the emperor realm.
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In the air, a silver snake was flowing through time laws all over its body. The size of the snake was increased by half of its original size and it looked more majestic. There was another thing beside the time law, the ice laws that perfectly merged with the time law and Aion was focusing on one extreme effect of ice.
Freezing the time itself. This is very difficult and Aion was not sure if he could do that. But that was for the latter. He looked at the time laws of the universe around him and smirked slightly. He transformed and a human figure appeared in the clouds.
The human was none other than Aion. But he was different from before. He became more muscular and mature. Before he was someone around nineteen but now, he became a complete, mature adult of twenty-five years.
But he looked at the time laws around him and muttered to himself,
"The time laws were suppressed by me. This is something no one can do, in the same layer of law. But I think that there is still a bit of a requirement for me."
With that he closed his eyes and flew into a mysterious space. When he opened them, he was in front of a vast river. Aion looked at the river and without speaking, he moved forward and when he was in front of the silver river, he just looked at the river. From the river he could see something far deeper than the second layer of law.
He observed it for a while and then he turned and looked at some unknown space. He spoke in a cold voice,
"Just you wait. I don't know who you are but I know where I can find you."
And with that, he slowly disappeared. The one that appeared just now was his soul and the emperor realm helped him condense a body that will help him bear the weight of soul travelling to the river of time. This will strengthen his soul and he will recover faster.