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Well of Urd!
The SSS-tier item, Book of the Chaos Era, allowed Oliver to see many prophecies and myths about the future, and in those creation myths, this well held an incredibly important position!
Legend has it that this well contains countless lawsâitâs the source of all laws. The water inside is crystal clear and can reflect the destinies of all living beings!
In fact, this well is also the Well of Fate from Norse mythology, which perfectly matches the myths Oliver knew from his previous life.
And in those myths (whether from his past life or now), this sacred well nurtured the legendary World Tree!
When Aether created the world, to spread the new laws throughout the entire universe, he threw those brand-new laws into this well. With the wellâs help, he successfully made the new laws take effect.
The power and importance of this well go without saying.
Moreover, itâs said that Aetherâs greatest enemy, the Chaos God Chaos, in an attempt to return the universe to chaos and sabotage Aetherâs creation, attacked this well multiple times, trying to dry it up and invalidate the cosmic laws within it, so the world would revert to a state of chaos.
Of course, in the future Oliver knows about, Chaos failed time and time again.
But at this moment, the Well of Urd that Oliver is seeing is clearly just a phantom, not the real sacred well.
This is because he recited too many primordial runes, and the water in the well also contains countless primordial runes.
So, the sound of Oliver reciting the runes resonated with the holy water in the well, which holds those runes, causing this illusory shadow of the sacred well to appear!
Of course, even though itâs just a shadow, it can still bring benefits to Oliver!
First of all, the resonance with the wellâs water makes the sound of the primordial runes Oliver recites from his mouth seem louderâno, not just louder, but also richer, more substantial, and even more pleasant to hearâ¦
The laws of the universe transformed into sound, and Oliverâs body continuously attempted to resonate with them. Amid this strange vibration, his form began a new round of transformation and enhancement!
Every fiber of his massive body underwent change and evolution within the resonance of the cosmic laws!
Oliverâs heart swelled with joy, and the chanting voice from his mouth continued without pause.
One rune, two runes⦠ten⦠a hundred!
Even his body, in the constant vibration, began to tremble, and the trembling sound was precisely the syllables of these runes. With each syllable he uttered, his power grew a little stronger!
With his body at the center, a space spanning two hundred thousand kilometers was enveloped in this peculiar sound.
The shadow of the Well of Urd was immense, far larger than Oliverâs 28,000-kilometer body, looming over his head as if symbolizing his resonance with the origin of chaos, signifying that he was an immortal existence!
The space around Oliver, those chaotic currents, began to form terrifying storms, far more fearsome and vast than the chaotic tides caused by the Chaos Gem last time!
Whoosh!
From the shadow of the Well of Urd, spring water unexpectedly surged forth, and a flood of phantom spring water began to wash over Oliverâs body.
Yes, though this spring water was clearly just a shadow, it still allowed Oliverâs body to undergo a baptism!
And it wasnât just his bodyâeven the Chaos Gem hidden within him floated out, beginning to receive the power of this spring water.
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It had originally been just a newly born âinfant.â Though its future was renowned in mythology, it was still a very nascent existence at present.
This spring water was immensely beneficial to it as well!
Immersed in this recitation, Oliver completely lost track of time.
In the chaos, time seemed meaningless, and it was unclear how many millennia had passed.
The chaotic void where Oliver now resided had been entirely encased in a massive eggshell-like structure of chaotic energy.
Yes, that dense chaotic energy had transformed from gas to liquid, then to solid, forming an eggshell that completely enveloped him, this giant serpent.
It was called an eggshell, but in reality, its thickness reached hundreds of thousands, even millions of kilometers. Even if some deity passed by, theyâd have no way of penetrating such a wall to find Oliver inside.
But at this moment, this incredibly thick eggshell began to crackâsnap, snap!
An overwhelmingly powerful aura of a giant serpent erupted from the fissures in the eggshell, the energy rippling outward, causing nearby weaker Level 3 and Level 4 deities to flee in abject terror, fearing theyâd become prey to this high-level deity.
"How long have I been reciting?"
At the center of the eggshell, Oliver suddenly opened his eyes, a fearsome light bursting from them. Deep within his serpentine pupils, countless primordial runes emerged, spinning endlessly, representing innumerable laws.
Oliver had finally recited all the runes and mastered a hundred of them!
"I wonder how much my strength has improved after reciting for so long?"
With that thought, he quickly opened his panel.
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Oliver Stark
Race: Deity
Deity Rating: 9
Attributes:
* Defense: 11,300
* Strength: 11,500
* Chaos Power: 10,500
* Soul Power: 14,000
Skills:
* Devour
* Concealment
* Poison
* Elemental Law Manipulation
* Chaos Chains
* Eye of Laws
Possessions:
* Book of the Chaos Era
* Chaos Gem
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All the stats on his panel had skyrocketed!
He had directly become a Level 9 deity, with all his stats surpassing 10,000 points!
This increase was staggeringâhis strength had surged fivefold compared to before!
Notably, Oliverâs 28,000-kilometer body had grown to two hundred thousand kilometers!
Two hundred thousand kilometersâenough to circle the Earth five times!
One could imagine what a terrifying behemoth he had become!
But beyond the changes in his panel stats, what Oliver cared about most was naturally the new skill he had acquired.
Lawâs Eye!
Lawâs Eye: After learning about 14,400 primordial runes (knowing them doesnât mean mastering them), your sensitivity to rules has greatly increased. Now, no law can escape your gazeâyou can easily detect the fluctuations of any law.
The description of this skill might sound a bit confusing, but to put it simply, in battle, Oliver can effortlessly spot the weaknesses of other godsânot just the weaknesses in their bodies, but also the flaws in their skills.
As long as they use the power of rules or the strength of primordial runes, he can easily pinpoint their vulnerabilities!
In other words, even if the god heâs fighting is Level 10 or even Level 11, he can rely on detecting their weak points, target them precisely, and defeat them!
This is an incredibly powerful skill, and Oliver canât help but feel a little excited. It reminds him of those comics and novels he read in his past lifeâalmost every protagonist had some kind of weakness-detecting ability like this!
And beyond his own tremendous progress, Oliver also noticed that his Chaos Gem had undergone astonishing changes!
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[Item Name: Chaos Gem]
Item Grade: SS
Enhancement Level: +3 (Upgrade Potential)
Endowed Skill: Weakening Pulse
Chaos Space: The primordial runes have caused drastic changes in its internal space, expanding its range. The powers represented by the rune laws are clashing within it.
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The first thing that caught Oliverâs attention was its Enhancement Level: +3.
It actually leveled up?
The benefits brought by these primordial runes are incredibleâeven the gemâs enhancement level has increased. Itâs said that the maximum enhancement level for items is 9.
And after this enhancement, Oliver discovered that the gemâs internal space had expanded by an astonishing dozens of times. It used to be about the size of Earth, but now itâs at least twenty times larger!
In other words, with each enhancement, the gemâs attributes grow exponentially.
The Chaos Gem from mythology must have been enhanced to the maximumâits internal space unimaginably vast, which is why it could be used to seal the Titans.
After all, the Titansâ bodies were already incomprehensibly massive. How could the gemâs space be small if it was capable of sealing them?
On top of that, the group-weakening skill attached to the gem had its coverage range massively increased, going from 10,000 kilometers to two million kilometers!
"I wonder how Alex and the others are doing?"
Oliver had never actively gone looking for them, but now it seemed like the time had come.
Since heâd crossed over, who knows how many centuries had passedâsome of them might already be dead.
But Oliver believed that most of them were definitely still alive.
The reason was simple: in this chaos, the native gods started off with very low intelligence. Although those guys didnât have SSS-tier items or a system panel like Oliver did, they were smarter than the other gods, which was enough to keep them alive.
Plus, Alex, that guy, had started out as an extremely powerful dragon god. His initial attributes were highâhe wouldnât die that easily.