Although the enlightenment state universally accelerated a person’s comprehension speed by a significant amount, this acceleration was also relative to the individual.

Depending on their overall ability, fortune, and talent, among other factors, the time required to comprehend the same law in the enlightenment state would still vary between individuals.

Considering Empyrean Oceanheart was comprehending an extremely difficult law, such as the Nihility Law, Vaan was quick to lose his confidence in her, even though he had imparted a flawless Seed of Law.

Unfortunately, Empyrean Oceanheart couldn’t be disturbed. Thus, they could only wait.

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In Empyrean Oceanheart’s state of enlightenment, she witnessed the beginning of nothingness, the birth of existence, and the eventual return of nothingness.

They formed a cycle that repeated endlessly.

Empyrean Oceanheart felt strange as she witnessed this cycle of destruction and creation over and over. She was unable to recall them, as if they had disappeared from her memories.

Her memory wasn’t so bad that she would forget something she had just seen, let alone seen repeatedly.

Yet, the scenes continued to fade from her memories as soon as they ended.

She failed to recall them.

Such a situation surprised her. She wondered why it was happening. Clearly, it was unnatural, as if some power or law was at play.

Was this the mystery of nothingness?

Despite "seeing" the scenes, she could not understand them, and because she could not understand them, she would have to forget them?

What was the power of nothingness?

Even if she could understand it, how could she wield it if she couldn’t even remember that she understood it?

Originally, she thought that comprehending the power of nothingness required studying the absolute void and emptiness.

Yet, here, she was seeing contrasting scenes between nothing and everything.

However, she didn’t believe these scenes were simply trying to showcase to her the contrast between nothing and everything. Rather, it seemed to suggest that the power of nothingness was simultaneously nothing and everything.

But how was that possible?

Such a contradiction didn’t make sense, but then again, nothing ever made sense in Chaos. Everything was governed by will. It was the will of living beings that shaped reality.

Perhaps the concept of nothingness was only the most basic understanding of the Nihility Law, and the concept of "everything" could only be understood on a higher plane of existence.

It was limited by perception.

Just like the fire spell of a Fire User could only burn if the Fire User believed their fire spell could only burn.

However, magic was the manifestation of one’s will.

Thus, if the Fire User truly believed fire could only burn, then it would never be capable of any other feat. The infinite potential of fire magic would be limited by the Fire User’s lack of imagination and thinking.

Empyrean Oceanheart gradually understood that to comprehend the Nihility Law, she had to see beyond the surface nothingness.

After all, if it was truly "nothing," then how could it possess such terrific power of annihilation, capable of erasing all things?

If it was truly "nothing," then how could it possess any effect at all?

How could she draw upon any power if the numerical value of nothingness was truly zero?

The Nihility Law was a contradictory law – Empyrean Oceanheart finally understood this. To comprehend it, she had to understand that its numerical value of nothingness was simultaneously zero and infinity.

To draw the power of infinity to reduce a target to zero.

Unknowingly, the cycle of destruction and creation no longer disappeared from Empyrean Oceanheart’s memories. It was firmly imprinted on her soul, reforming it and becoming the foundation for her to wield authority over nothingness.

Boom!

Empyrean Oceanheart’s mind awakened, feeling completely enlightened. The vague concept of nothingness was finally comprehended.

The Nihility Law, which used to be a distant dream, was unexpectedly comprehended!

In that instant, Empyrean Oceanheart felt as if some invisible shackles on her very existence were broken, setting her free.

The stubborn bottleneck that restricted her cultivation to the early stage of the Empyrean God Realm was also loosened, causing her magical power to surge freely into the new uncharted territory.

Boom!

Middle stage of the Empyrean God Realm!

The moment the bottleneck loosened, Empyrean Oceanheart’s cultivation broke through almost instantly. Her magical power surged upward tremendously, and her Oceanheart expanded tenfold.

The gap between the early stages and the middle stages of the Empyrean God Realm was truly huge.

However, Empyrean Oceanheart was even more surprised by the vast influx of magical power she received, which seemed to appear out of nowhere.

She quickly suspected it was related to the "infinity" concept of nothingness.

Although she couldn’t be certain if this was the case, she was pleasantly surprised and welcomed the double happiness. It was truly a day worth celebrating.

Of course, she owed all of this achievement to Vaan.

When Empyrean Oceanheart glanced at Vaan, her eyes brightened with complex thoughts. This kind of tremendous favor was truly impossible to repay.

"Lord Vaan, you have truly surprised me!"

Empyrean Oceanheart expressed her joy and gratitude in a light-hearted manner, unaware that her tone was rather suggestive. Her emotions and goodwill seemed to spill out, unable to be contained.

Seraphina glanced at her great-grandmother strangely, surprised by this rare side of her.

At the same time, she couldn’t help but feel wary, suspecting her great-grandmother had her eyes on Vaan. Was her own great-grandmother going to compete with her for a man?

Seraphina was astonished by these random thoughts.

"Congratulations on your breakthroughs, Empyrean Oceanheart. I didn’t expect you to comprehend a law and advance your cultivation at the same time. This is joyous news."

Vaan didn’t hide his surprise. He truly didn’t expect Empyrean Oceanheart’s cultivation to advance.

However, this was a good thing.

The stronger Empyrean Oceanheart was, the greater the chance of their survival. With such a powerful protector, the Umbral Edge’s dangers didn’t seem as bad as before.

"Hahaha, this is all thanks to you. Tell me, Lord Vaan. How should I repay you?"