175: Chapter 175 Ultimate Emperor Realm
In the midst of chaos, a single spark of red-gold flame was born out of thin air.
Like a prairie fire, it instantly burned through the entire sea of the soul.
Billions of sparks gathered and rose, finally outlining a massive silhouette that blotted out the sky above Lin Yuan.
Divine Phoenix!
It spread its wings, each feather woven from the purest laws of the Dao of Life, burning with the inextinguishable Nirvana Fire.
An ancient, immortal aura permeated the air.
The fourth dharma idol, Divine Phoenix Nirvana Idol!
With just a single thought from Lin Yuan, a supreme dharma idol representing ultimate life and immortality would completely condense into form.
However, at the very last moment before that Divine Phoenix phantom could solidify.
Lin Yuan, in the center of the secret chamber, suddenly snapped his eyes open.
There was no joy in those eyes, only a madness and determination that could burn the eight desolations!
“My physical body is the foundation of everything, the strongest divine weapon!”
He actually intended to follow the example of forging the Black Tortoise Prison-Suppressing Pupils, shattering this about-to-be-born fourth dharma idol on the spot to turn it into nourishment for tempering his body!
This was a madman! A complete and utter madman!
“Shatter!”
Lin Yuan's mental power transformed into a world-opening giant axe, and without the slightest hesitation, it hacked down fiercely toward that exquisitely beautiful Divine Phoenix phantom!
Crack!
A crisp wail echoed through the chaos.
That Divine Phoenix idol, which would have driven anyone in the Emperor Realm mad with desire, was cut down before it could even display its full form, its future severed by its own creator.
It collapsed and shattered!
The shattered idol did not dissipate; instead, it turned into billions of strands of pure red-gold divine fire. Carrying the intent of Nirvana and immortality, it surged backward like crazy through Lin Yuan's seven orifices and hundred meridians!
“Ugh, ah—!”
Agony!
Indescribable agony!
This wasn't fire burning the skin; it was a complete reshaping and incineration originating from the source of life, from the depths of every single cell!
Every drop of his blood was burning! Boiling!
Skin, muscle, fascia, bone... everything he was turned to nothingness under the calcination of the Divine Phoenix True Fire, only to be instantly reorganized under the endless, surging vitality of the Immortal Blood Begonia!
Destruction! Rebirth!
Destruction! Rebirth again!
This process achieved a terrifying cycle within his body!
Vaguely, a clear and high-pitched phoenix cry exploded from the deepest part of his spinal dragon, piercing through his soul and echoing throughout the secret chamber!
Time passed.
The agony that could have caused even someone in the Emperor Realm to collapse slowly faded away.
In its place was an unprecedented sense of perfection and power.
On the surface of Lin Yuan's skin, countless complex and ancient dark-red divine runes quietly emerged, eventually weaving into a totem of a Divine Phoenix spreading its wings, deeply branded into every inch of his flesh.
His body shimmered with an immortal golden light, indestructible.
Blood Tang Divine Phoenix Body!
It was done!
Lin Yuan snapped his eyes open. Deep within those taboo pupils that fused the Black Tortoise and the Netherworld, two clusters of red-gold blood flames burned fiercely!
Thump!
Thump! Thump!
His heart beat steadily and powerfully.
Each beat was like the striking of an ancient divine drum, as surging vitality mixed with the Nirvana Fire washed through his limbs and bones.
He had a clear intuition.
As long as his heart remained, even if his head were cut off, he could restore himself to perfect condition within a single breath!
This body itself was an inextinguishable dharma idol!
Yet, as Lin Yuan felt the inexhaustible, terrifying vitality within him, there wasn't a hint of satisfaction on his face.
His ambition went far beyond this.
His consciousness sank once again into the sea of vegetation grotto-heaven.
Targets: guixu black lotus! void-eroding thousand-knot vine!
“The end of all things, devouring heaven and earth... this power is a natural match for the Taotie intent!”
With a thought from Lin Yuan.
Inside the sea of vegetation grotto-heaven, that pitch-black lotus trembled violently.
A burst of pure destruction and devouring power exploded, merging fiercely with the Taotie martial intent Lin Yuan had comprehended in the Sea of Chaos!
Roar!
The phantom of an indescribable, terrifying giant beast slowly emerged behind Lin Yuan.
It had no fixed form and was pitch-black all over, as if condensed from ten thousand abysses. Its only defining feature was that terrifying maw which occupied its entire body, seemingly capable of devouring the stars, sun, and moon!
Around the giant mouth, nine black lotuses rotated eerily, emitting an aura that could extinguish all laws.
Guixu Gluttonous!
But this wasn't over yet!
The moment the Taotie idol took shape, Lin Yuan's divided will enveloped another divine plant.
void-eroding thousand-knot vine!
“Nine calamities, spatial erosion... the nine heads of Xiangliu, poisoning all living beings!”
Buzz!
Countless deep purple vines grew frantically out of nothingness, entangling and merging with the martial intent of the ancient ferocious beast, Xiangliu!
A nine-headed giant serpent, larger than a mountain, coiled beside the Guixu Gluttonous!
It was purple-black all over, its serpentine body formed from the strangulation of countless vines covered in spatial cracks. Its nine hideous snake heads were held high, each representing one of the nine extreme calamities!
With nine mouths opening together, the poisonous miasma they exhaled caused the indestructible arrays of the high-grade cultivation chamber to let out an overwhelmed wail!
Void-Eroding Xiangliu Aspect!
Lin Yuan's mind was clear.
He knew that the Guixu Taotie and Void-Eroding Xiangliu were only temporary transitions.
Once he broke into the Emperor Realm and opened his domain.
These two peerless ferocious beasts would become the core of his natal domain, a death zone that would strangle all enemies!
...
Three days later.
Outside the underground secret chamber of the Baoan City Lord's Mansion.
Qin Wanshuang sat cross-legged like an ice sculpture, motionless for three days and three nights.
She was here to protect him during his seclusion.
Suddenly.
Creak—
The heavy door forged from Star Essence Gold slowly opened.
A slender figure walked out from within.
It was still that clean-cut face, still those casual clothes.
At this moment, Lin Yuan's aura was restrained to the extreme; he looked even more ordinary than before his seclusion, a state of returning to basics.
Qin Wanshuang opened her eyes and was about to stand up.
But the very instant Lin Yuan stepped out of the secret chamber.
A trace of Divine Phoenix blood-qi, which he had not yet fully controlled and had leaked out unconsciously, drifted out.
It was an extremely faint, red-gold wisp of aura invisible to the naked eye.
It drifted lightly onto the longsword in Qin Wanshuang's hand.
That was a King Realm divine weapon custom-made for her by the military at the cost of massive resources.
Clang!!
An extremely shrill wail suddenly rang out!
In Qin Wanshuang's suddenly constricted pupils, her proud sidearm was unexpectedly covered in spiderweb-like cracks without any warning!
The next second.
Bang!
The longsword exploded on the spot, turning into a cloud of metal powder that drifted down.
An indescribable heat and pressure surged wildly along the hilt!
Qin Wanshuang felt as if she had been struck by lightning, and the true essence in her body instantly went haywire!
She let out a muffled groan, her delicate body trembling violently as she uncontrollably retreated a dozen steps.
She forced herself to stabilize and snapped her head up to look at the man.
Lin Yuan, however, just scratched his head with a bit of annoyance.
“Sorry.”
He spoke casually, as if he had merely accidentally broken a glass cup.
“I used a bit too much strength; I'm not used to it yet.”
Qin Wanshuang stared blankly at her empty right hand, then at the pile of hot metal powder on the ground, and finally at Lin Yuan's clean-cut face.
Her mind was a complete blank.