Chapter 695: Chapter 10: The Rules of the World

"The Power of the Death Domain...?"

Upon hearing this term, Chen Zaikun was first stunned and then found it rather incredible.

Actually, although the Death Domain has always posed a significant threat to the human world, causing millions to die or become homeless each year due to the creatures from the Death Domain, in the eyes of high-tier Death Gods, this matter is never of much consequence.

Most Death Domains have become assessment projects for Apprentice Death Gods during their internship period, and the few slightly more dangerous Death Domains can be easily handled by Tier Four demigods.

It can be said that apart from "Alef Creatures," the Death Domain is simply a joke to high-tier Death Gods, especially to Tier Six experts like Chen Zaikun.

However, now... Zhu Xing claims that his power comes from the Death Domain, and also says the power of the Death Domain is indeed connected to that of Death Gods...

Chen Zaikun simply couldn’t comprehend this; it was beyond his cognitive scope.

"Actually, this should be quite easy to understand, right?"

Seeing Chen Zaikun in a daze, Zhu Xing scratched his head and whispered, "In our place, even a sixth-grade elementary school student knows this..."

"Alright, if you don’t understand, I’ll explain it to you."

He patiently tapped his own forehead and explained, "You all possess talent abilities and know of the existence of ’Sur Particles.’ You understand that whether it’s this thing or the power of the Death God Sequence, they’re all related to [soul], right?"

Chen Zaikun instinctively nodded.

Indeed, that is the truth.

Talent abilities are closely tied to the Death God Sequence; the two have countless complex relations, with some people’s Death God Powers even relying on talent abilities to be used, like his "Eternal Moment" and Tian En’s "Blood Scale Rose Court."

And these two are manifestations of soul power.

Yet, what soul power really is and where it comes from, no one knows.

At least, not until one becomes a genuine God. Even the high-ranking Quasi-Gods know nothing about it.

If they knew something, Jin would certainly have revealed it at his end.

"Actually, the soul is not some vague, elusive thing."

Zhu Xing shrugged and said, "It exists for real, but it exists in higher dimensions, beyond what fleshly mortals can perceive."

"And both consciousness and the Power of the Death God Sequence, as well as the Death Domain, are simply projections of soul power—a form of influence from the higher-dimensional world on the lower-dimensional one."

"So, how can soul power be triggered?"

"It’s simple: by utilizing extreme emotions."

Zhu Xing grinned.

"Humans are emotionally-driven animals. Our instinct for hunger allows us to survive, but to develop and grow, we rely on emotions."

"Extreme love, extreme hate, extreme fury, extreme friendships..."

"Every form of extreme emotion can cause people to generate soul power."

"The powers of both the Death Domain and the Death Gods come from this; however, Death God Power leans more towards ’positive emotions,’ while the Death Domain is formed by ’negative emotions.’

"Under normal circumstances, positive emotion should be more abundant than negative emotion, but you know well how rotten this world has become. Despite advanced technology, there are still people who can’t get enough to eat and some who freeze to death in winter."

"An extreme society has created a multitude of negative emotions. Unfortunately, mortals do not know how to harness these emotions, so they let them wander the world, eventually decaying into various Death Domains."

"And Death Gods? Their so-called positive emotions, truly, are quite bad—often used to better oppress others and gain more personal benefits. This may be a positive emotion for an individual, but overall, it’s not exactly beneficial."

"That’s why ’Mad Dogs’ are so rampant among the Death Gods. You know what ’Mad Dog’ stands for."

Chen Zaikun’s expression grew a bit rigid.

He certainly knew.

Mad Dog is the embodiment of pure desire, a presence that is both righteous and evil.

There were statistics from scholars indicating that Death Gods with the Mad Dog Sequence are always prone to extremism, indiscriminately targeting foes on the battlefield, enslaved by desires for blood and slaughter.

And this sequence is actually the most numerous within the Death Gods community, at times comprising a third of the population.

From a certain perspective, the number of Mad Dog Sequences also symbolizes the state of the real world.

The worse the environment and the more chaotic the situation, the more Mad Dog Death Gods there are.

"Then how should the Death Domain be utilized?"

Chen Zaikun inquired, "Can negative emotions truly be harnessed?"

Zhu Xing nodded with a smile.

"Naturally."

"Actually, so-called negative emotions are just human definitions."

"Take hatred, for example; in others’ eyes, it’s a dangerous demon that can ignite everything. But in the eyes of a revenger, it is only rightful ’justice.’

"Human standards are always flexible—when something benefits themselves, they deem it ’positive,’ turning black into white. Whereas if it’s detrimental, then white can become black."

"So, as long as one understands this point, and then applies some special methods, they can recycle and utilize the Power of the Death Domain."

"Though generally the power of the Death Domain cannot rival Death Gods, as the saying goes, little by little adds up. With enough power from the Death Domain gathered inside, it can indeed match the Death Gods."