Jackie Chan Adventures: I, the Mirror God, Master of Fear

Chapter 91 Rules
"rule?"

“Yes, the rules.” Ouroboros nodded. “Within the framework of balance, there are many rules that are endowed with power. Water and fire are rules, fear is a rule, and greed is also a rule.”

"Only with rules can there be status, and status can help mortals break through the limits of their race and truly achieve immortality."

"Their magic has reached its limit outside of balance, and outside of balance, they cannot connect with the rules, and therefore cannot obtain immortality."

The ouroboros explained in great detail, and Lin Luo seemed to understand something: "I roughly understand."

In Lin Luo's understanding, a distinction began to emerge between rules and magic.

Magic is the application of magic power by mages to the rules. For example, water magic can manipulate the rules of water, but no matter how powerful a mage's water magic is, it cannot be completely destroyed.

He still uses magic to influence the rules of water, thereby achieving his goal of controlling the water.

He can become a powerful archmage, even wielding a vast amount of magic to defeat a demon wizard in a magical duel.

But he was still a mortal, and he would grow old and die.

Rules are the status, and also the only way to transcend the ordinary.

However, if a mage controls water-related rules such as divinity or demonic energy, even if it's just a tiny bit of those rules, then theoretically...

If he can completely merge with the rules of water using his own magic or spirit, he can control water and thus unleash the magic he used to do without the help of magicians.

And he already has the potential to become a demon wizard.

Once he truly integrates the rules into his physical body, he will become a powerful demon wizard and receive the reward of immortality.

Furthermore, he can continuously climb upwards, using Basha as his target, until he surpasses Basha in growth rate, touches Basha's territory, and then begins to vie for power.

Suppose that he defeats Basha in the realm of water and strips her of her authority, he can replace Basha and become the new water demon or water god.

Therefore, magic and alchemy are both means of manipulating the rules.

In other words, the goblins' failure lies in having only basic rules outside of balance, such as only ordinary earth, water, fire, and wind, and almost silent magical elements.

Their technology has completely mastered these energies. To control something higher would exceed the limits of the magic that place can bear, and also exceed the fundamental laws of that place.

They will certainly fail.

Lin Luo shared his thoughts.

Ouroboros looked at Lin Luo and nodded:

"This is indeed the path of the demon wizard, and also where alchemy and magic are limited."

However, demons are out of the question. They are not ordinary rule controllers; we are merely pioneers of the rules. We can indeed be replaced in this way because we have not yet reached the peak, and we are only climbing within the rules. But it is impossible for them; they themselves represent the rules.”

“I know, that’s just one example.” Lin Luo nodded. “I’ve seen Basha up close and I understand her authority over water.”

The eight great demons represent the limits of this world.

Their strength needs no further explanation.

Basha has a divine loophole in her body. She was already seriously injured and on the verge of death when she entered hell, and in that state, she was continuously weakened for 40,000 years.

then
The Nightmare's authority over water was taken away without a second thought, leaving nothing for anyone else.

The Holy Lord is in an even worse state; he's been reduced to parts, yet he remains the Lord of Flames. But no one would even consider killing the Holy Lord with a fireball—what difference would that make from restoring his fire?
Ouroboros also knows about Bazaar's recent resurgence.

"The Water Lord was indeed very powerful some time ago, but in my eyes, he was already a very, very weak Water Lord."

Ouroboros recalled: "In that era when demons ruled, if you were an enemy of Basha, even your blood would want to betray you. If you were a mortal, as long as you had this hostile thought, your blood would kill you without Basha even lifting a finger."

"Only demon wizards could say no to Basha, which is why it is recorded as a glorious era led by eight great demons and assisted by thousands of demon wizards."

The ouroboros was somewhat sentimental, its tone a mixture of reminiscence and a hint of fear.

"Only rules can resist rules," Lin Luo said with some emotion.

The ouroboros nodded: "That's a very accurate summary."

However, Lin Luo was a little curious about the rules.

He looked at the ouroboros and asked, "What rules do those eight gods control?"

As soon as the words were spoken, even the Ouroboros, which had already decided to give up, still shivered.

"do not know."

"Ok?"

Lin Luo became even more curious: "Weren't you killed by Lü Dongbin? You didn't even know what rules he used?"

The ouroboros avoided eye contact, its fear impossible to conceal, even faintly connecting to the other end of the void.

In an instant, the Ouroboros severed the fragment of consciousness, causing the consciousness and the Brotherhood member to burn and vanish into nothingness.

At the same time, a line of text appeared on the big screen.

[I truly don't know. With this sword, I can't sense any rules, including my own greed. Only remnants remain. I myself must rebuild to complete my greed, rather than regaining control.]

Lin Luo was thoughtful.

In the mythology of the Dragon Kingdom, the Eight Immortals actually represent eight characters: men, women, young, old, rich, poor, and noble. However, there is no similar record in this world.

Lin Luo also found it hard to imagine what rules the eight immortal gods controlled.

However, anything capable of fighting against the eight great demons must be something extraordinary.

Give up thinking.

However, Lin Luo also knew the limits of those goblins.

This is the threshold of becoming a demon wizard, the limit before truly stepping into the realm of rule controllers. Without rules, they cannot break through this limit. Only in balance can technology that is about to touch the rules continue to advance.

Only within a balance can they possibly achieve immortality.

Looking at the screen, he asked, "I think we need to use a gentler approach with the goblins."

"It's unlikely that I'll let you stand at the front, so I need your identity so that the God of Fear can at least be considered a greedy thing in the detection of those instruments."

After the words were spoken, the screen went black for a while before finally displaying a single sentence: "[Yes, it's just fear. I've sacrificed too much.]"

Lin Luo was somewhat surprised. Greedy people actually dared to negotiate terms?
"what do you want?"

Lin Luo was somewhat interested. It was good that they had demands; having demands meant they weren't invincible, which made genuine cooperation possible.

Greed was still useful in Lin Luo's eyes, after all, he was also a master of the rules.

[I don't want anything in particular, I just feel that these things could potentially expose me.]

This was quickly followed by: "So, I need three days. After three days, once I've prepared the items, I'll send them over."

Lin Luo's interest quickly waned, and he nodded: "Okay."

Greed hasn't changed after all.

Lin Luo turned around, but stopped abruptly just before leaving: "Besides this, I also need some alchemical equipment to help me, mainly for survival. I don't want to be afraid of being captured and studied."

【Can. 】

Lin Luo took a step and disappeared.

He still needs to make some preparations.

We returned to the castle.

The three Mirror Gods have now hypnotized three goblins and are trying to lure other spaceships to Earth.

The coordinates are already being posted.

It took about thirty minutes after Lin Luo arrived.

A much larger spaceship, over seventy meters in diameter, descended.

The three mirror gods charged forward under Lin Luo's gaze, and similarly, the goblins among them were all frightened by the sudden appearance of the evil god.

Once fear takes hold of them, the outcome is already decided in the eyes of the god of fear.

However, this time some unexpected things happened.

Zhang Gui unleashed the same power of fear upon the spaceship's shield, using his own power to capture the aura of fear within it, and began to traverse the barrier.

But the next moment, a sacred aura instantly spread within the shield.

Zhang Gui looked somewhat surprised: "Hmm? Divine power?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the spikes on the spaceship began to gather energy, and a faint sense of threat came over him, which surprised Zhang Gui.

Then, the ox and horse tilted their heads, their figures gradually faded, and a phantom slowly appeared in the position that rejected the rules.

Instantly, the fear inside the spaceship intensified, and the next moment, the three Mirror Gods entered and instantly took control of the twelve goblins inside.

The spaceship weapons that were about to be launched gradually subsided.

Lin Luo seemed to be deep in thought. The brief confrontation had shown Lin Luo the goblins' even more terrifying potential.

If they had been researching on Earth for so many years, he couldn't even imagine how brilliant the alchemy civilization must have been.

Just like magic from tens of thousands of years ago.
Thinking it over, Lin Luo raised his hand and began to examine the goblins' memories and the spaceship.

After reviewing the records, the goblins on both spaceships had similar memories, but this time the goblin on the back was more wary, as if he had reported the situation on Earth to his superiors in advance.

Didi didi.
A crimson light shone from the enormous spaceship, and a mechanical voice slowly rang out.

[Batina, the powerful figure from the ancestral planet, captain of the third squad of the Goblin Civilization Exploration Team, requests to speak with you.]

Lin Luo waved his hand and cut off the communication.

He looked at the oxen and horses: "Are you confident in controlling this civilization?"

The ox and horse hesitated, saying, "My lord, it might be difficult. The goblin civilization is stronger than I imagined, and violent rule is basically impossible."

"For example, these two spaceships would have difficulty breaking through the shield if they weren't afraid, and these are just reconnaissance ships without heavy weapons."

Lin Luo nodded: "I know, so I plan to make you their former monarch, to go to the goblin civilization in the name of the weak monarch, and to start spreading fear there."

"You can gain most of your advantage by overcoming initial fear."

Lin Luo's eyes flickered slightly as he spoke: "Until you touch the authority of the goblins' fear, then you can come back and share your current authority with Zhang Gui and Tian Xin, thus becoming the god of the goblins' fear."

"If you become the complete god of fear for a race, then with your full authority you will be able to nurture that world, for their world has no balance."

The ox and horse were taken aback, somewhat tempted, but then felt a bit hesitant: "My lord, you may have forgotten that without balance, it is impossible to condense a divine spark."

“I know.” Lin Luo nodded; he was quite experienced in this area.
"But you already possess a divine nature. Pure and abundant fear of other races is a kind of pollution for you. Once the pollution reaches a certain level, you can sever your current divine nature."

Lin Luo's current complexity is based on a similar principle.

But Lin Luo simply chose not to sever ties with the human race, but to have it all.

The ox and horse nodded and replied in a low voice, "I'll give it a try."

　To explain, this might be a bit complicated, since the original work has a lot of plot holes, and the author spent a long time revising the settings, so it's a bit late (hehe).

　　
　
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