I am the Arcane Archer, and all my skills are self-created.

Hua Zitong's body tensed up suddenly, then relaxed.

Her eyes were closed, and her eyeballs were moving rapidly under her eyelids, as if she were processing a large amount of information.

Zhui Feng stared at her intently, clutching the last complete crystal of laws in his hand, ready to use it at any moment.

About thirty seconds later, Hua Zitong's expression changed.

It wasn't pain, it was confusion, then surprise, and then something deeper.

Her lips moved slightly, but no sound came out, yet Li Wu understood her lip movements.

"So that's how it is."

About two minutes later, Hua Zitong opened her eyes.

Her eyes looked different than before.

It's not about becoming sharper or stronger, but about becoming more... transparent.

"What did you see?" Li Wu asked.

Hua Zitong did not answer immediately.

She looked down at her palm, then turned it over to look at the back of her hand.

"I have seen my law," Hua Zitong said softly. "Causal reversal. I always thought it was an ability, a tool I created. But it is not."

"What is it?"

"It's a relationship. My relationship with time, my relationship with cause and effect. I'm not using it, I'm participating in it."

Li Wu nodded.

She understood.

It's not a complete understanding, nor does it delve into the essence like his understanding [repost].

But she found her way and knew the direction.

This is enough.

Hua Zitong's soul rift began to heal at an accelerated pace.

The returning energy of the laws no longer flows passively along the guiding path, but actively seeks the optimal repair route.

"Is an hour enough?" Li Wu continued to ask.

Hua Zitong took a look.

"Forty minutes."

Zhui Feng listened to the conversation between the two people but couldn't get a single word in.

He could sense the changes in Li Wu and Hua Zitong, changes that were not at the level of power, but something more fundamental.

He couldn't quite put his finger on it, but he knew that from this moment on, the gap between him and them was no longer a difference in level or skill.

It's a gap in understanding.

"President," Zhui Feng spoke, his voice lower than usual, "what...what did you see in that place?"

Li Wu glanced at him.

"I have seen the true face of the law."

"What is its true nature?"

"We have always believed that laws are a kind of power, a tool that can be used, woven, and created."

"But it is not. The law is the world itself, not something within the world; it is the world itself."

Zhui Feng frowned, trying hard to understand.

"You mean... the secret texts, higher languages, and laws weaving that we've been using are all just..."

"It's all just painting on the surface of the world," Li Wu continued to explain. "No matter how well it's painted, it's still just painting. To truly change the world, you have to understand what the canvas is."

Zhui Feng remained silent for a long time.

"So you understand now?"

"I've grasped a small part, the essence of a law."

"One is enough?"

"That'll hold out for a while," Li Wu repeated what he had told himself earlier.

Zhui Feng noticed that "moment".

"and then?"

"Then we need more."

"How much more?"

"Erling understood the thirty-six points."

Zhui Feng's expression changed.

"Thirty-six..."

"But Erling couldn't defeat the Unifier either, so quantity isn't the key; the key is how to use them."

At that moment, the pillar of law flashed again.

Li Wu walked over and placed her hand on it.

New information has arrived.

It was sent by Gu Yuan, using the encryption channel provided by Cangming, which bypassed normal communication interference.

The message was brief: "The anchor point has been destroyed, and the Unification Council's legal protection within the Origin Realm has been severed."

"Caesar has taken control of the situation. Cangming has sustained minor injuries and is returning."

Li Wu relayed the information to everyone.

Zhui Feng breathed a sigh of relief.

"Is the Origin Realm safe for now?"

"For now, the anchor point is gone, and the ordinary members of the Unification Council will revert to normal players, but the higher-ups still have fragments of the law, so they will not immediately lose their combat power."

"Caesar can hold out for a while, but it's not a long-term solution."

"So now we..."

"Wait until Hua Zitong recovers, wait until Gu Yuan returns, and then deal with the projection on the outer track."

Zhui Feng nodded and asked no more questions.

Li Wu walked to the edge of the platform and stood facing outwards into outer space.

His perception of the laws extended outwards and touched the projection hovering on the outer track.

The laws of projection are still fluctuating, but they are weaker than before.

The internal chaos caused by his "arrows of destiny" has not yet been fully repaired.

But it's still there; it hasn't left.

Li Wu was making plans in his mind.

His current condition:

Having grasped the essence of [Transformation], my ability to apply the laws has greatly improved, but my mental energy has been significantly depleted, leaving me with approximately 70% remaining.

Hua Zitong recovered forty minutes later, but her soul had just healed and could not withstand high-intensity combat.

Gu Yuan's condition is unknown as he returns.

Chasing Wind, Shadow, and others can't offer much help in this level of combat.

On the other side was the projection of the One Who Returns to Oneness, an existence at the level of a law definer.

He repelled it last time with the Arrow of Fate, but that was because the projection was unprepared and he exploited the weakness that "the definition system cannot handle the concept of fluidity".

It won't make the same mistake again this time.

Li Wu needs new methods.

He pondered what he had just realized.

After understanding the essence of the law, his way of applying the law underwent a fundamental change.

Previously, he needed to build the structure; now he directly manipulates it.

There used to be an upper limit, but now there is no clear upper limit.

However, "no clear upper limit" does not mean "infinite".

His mental strength is limited, and his physical endurance is limited.

Understanding the essence of a law does not mean that one can use it without any cost; it only increases efficiency and raises the upper limit.

Even though it is just a projection, the ability of the Unifier to define laws is extremely terrifying.

During the last confrontation, the projection could define flames as cold, speed as zero, and existence as nothingness.

What is the essence of this ability?

Li Wu can see much more clearly now.

Definition, in essence, is an act of "forcibly assigning a relationship".

There is no inherent equality between fire and cold; the projection forcibly creates one.

Velocity and zero are not inherently constant, but projection forces them to be constant.

This ability to "force a relationship" is the opposite of the essence of "forwarding".

The essence of [the repost] is "natural relationships," which are the inherent connections between things.

A "definition" is an "artificial relationship," a connection that is forcibly imposed.

Natural relationships are flexible, fluid, and changeable.

Human-made relationships are rigid and fixed; once established, they will not change on their own.

This is the weakness of the unifiers.

Erling's words in the Corridor of Fate, "Fate cannot be defined, but can only be guided," are not just a teaching about the laws of fate.

It is the truth about all laws.

Rules cannot be defined, only understood.

Those who forcibly define rules will ultimately be devoured by those rules themselves.

Thinking about this, Li Wu had a vague plan in mind.

He doesn't need to defeat the projection head-on.

He only needs to create a conflict between the projected "definition" system and the real "laws".

Let it break down on its own.