Chapter 441 - 229: Astonishing Information, the Technique to Break Through to Tier 9
RUMBLE!
The Chaos Cyan Lotus swayed, emitting a scorching radiance.
At that moment.
All of Heaven and Earth began to tremble violently.
Even the Array Hub and Array Platforms, which Wang Xiao had poured his heart and soul into creating, showed signs of collapsing and being annihilated!
"Hm?!"
Wang Xiao’s brow furrowed. He formed a Seal with his hand, and endless Star Power spread out.
In an instant, Heaven and Earth returned to calm.
The Array Hub and the countless Array Platforms stabilized!
Just then.
CLANG!
Ji Chengdao suddenly drew the sharp sword from his waist.
The sword seemed to transform into a cyan lotus, encircled by dragons and glittering with a thousand Thunderbolts!
A sword hum that sounded like a dragon’s roar echoed out.
Ji Chengdao slashed his sword toward Wang Xiao!
This slash clearly held no aura of a Divine Technique, yet it exuded an eternal, unchanging presence from time immemorial.
Wherever the blade passed, a cyan light spilled forth.
When the void came into contact with the cyan light, it was as if eons of time had passed in an instant. It utterly decayed and dissipated!
A permanent spatial rift formed.
It could never heal again!
The cyan light had yet to even touch Wang Xiao’s Ninefold Divine Domain.
Yet the Ninefold Divine Domain was already rapidly decaying. The seas of fire within it were extinguished, and the Thunderbolts gradually faded.
The palaces crumbled into dust and ruins, and the endless vegetation withered away!
It was as if nothing could withstand the invasion of this aura and was doomed to complete decay!
’Is this the power of the Chaos Cyan Lotus?! Using its immortal might to turn anything that touches its aura into a decaying relic?!’
’Even Time and Space can’t escape this corrosion?!’
Wang Xiao’s pupils constricted slightly.
It was the first time he had ever seen such a bizarre attack.
This power simply did not seem to belong to the Cosmos.
It flowed with the aura of time, yet it was not merely the simple Power of Time!
It was a higher form of power.
Therefore, although Ji Chengdao’s slash contained no powerful Divine Technique, Wang Xiao still found it difficult to resist!
"This is bad! Fellow Daoist Wang’s Ninefold Divine Domain is about to be broken!"
"Let’s act together and lend Fellow Daoist Wang a hand!"
Primordial Void had been observing the battle situation all along.
The moment Ji Chengdao activated the Chaos Cyan Lotus and unleashed his all-annihilating slash, he activated the Yin Yang Mixed Cave Infinite Array in a ten-thousandth of a second.
RUMBLE!
Infinite Divine Techniques transformed into the endless power of the Yin Yang Mixed Cave and surged forth.
Immediately after.
This power crossed the endless void and appeared behind Wang Xiao in an instant!
It seemed to merge into one with Wang Xiao’s Ninefold Divine Domain.
A flicker of movement in Wang Xiao’s eyes.
As Star Power flowed around him, he absorbed this force into his Ninefold Divine Domain.
In an instant.
Wang Xiao’s Ninefold Divine Domain began to recover at an extremely fast rate.
Even the speed of its decay seemed to have slowed!
’The power of this Chaos Cyan Lotus is indeed formidable. However, Ji Chengdao can’t fully wield it; he can only borrow a fraction of its lingering might.’
’If I can just spike my power for an instant, I can completely crush Ji Chengdao’s power!’
’However, relying on the Yin Yang Mixed Cave Infinite Array cast by Daoist Lords like Kaoyu and Primordial Void is far from enough!’
Sensing the changes in his Ninefold Divine Domain, Wang Xiao’s brow knitted slightly.
He had already thought of a way to crush Ji Chengdao’s formidable power.
Heaven Shattering!
To break through to Tier Eight, one must complete three steps: Inner Strength, Heaven Shattering, and Void Transformation!
Inner Strength is the process of strengthening one’s Grotto Heaven until it reaches its maximum possible limit.
As for Heaven Shattering, it is the act of directly shattering the Grotto Heaven after it has reached its limit.
Then, the power released from the shattered Grotto Heaven is fused into the Great Daoist Nascent Soul.
Of course, one doesn’t actually have to reach the absolute limit. A Grotto Heaven with an area of 100,000 li is sufficient for Heaven Shattering!
However, most Tier Seven Life Forms would do their utmost to expand their Grotto Heaven to its maximum area.
This is because it affects the subsequent transformation of their power.
The smaller the area at the time of Heaven Shattering, the weaker one’s power will naturally be after breaking through to Tier Eight.
During the Heaven Shattering step, the Grotto Heaven releases an endless amount of energy!
The amount of this energy depends on the size of one’s Grotto Heaven.
It is just like a supernova explosion.
It will spike the power of one’s Great Daoist Nascent Soul in an instant!
At the same time.
After Heaven Shattering, Wang Xiao’s Domain, the Ninefold Divine Domain, will reach its absolute peak!
It will erupt with ten times its previous power!
With Wang Xiao’s current Grotto Heaven area of one light-year, the power unleashed by Heaven Shattering would be enough to destroy most celestial bodies in an instant.
He believed that with this power, he could instantly crush Ji Chengdao!
However.
Doing so came with a huge problem.
Once Heaven Shattering was complete, the Grotto Heaven’s area could no longer grow.
Wang Xiao would then lose his chance to explore the limits of an Extreme Grotto Heaven.
After all—
He felt that according to the Cultivation Technique of Cutting the Three Corpses, a Grotto Heaven area of one light-year was still far from the limit!
However, this was no time to be considering such things.
Seeing the sword that threatened to annihilate everything slash down, Wang Xiao hesitated no longer and directly began to shatter his Grotto Heaven!
’An idea had already formed in my mind. In any case, the one who entered this world this time isn’t my true body. After I deal with this world’s greatest trouble and return to the Real World, my true body can re-enter this world again. And in this world, there is still an unrefined Life Seed that contains the main body of the Meteor! With this Life Seed, I’ll have a chance to try for an Extreme Grotto Heaven with my true body.’
RUMBLE!
The instant Wang Xiao initiated Heaven Shattering, his Ninefold Divine Domain began to collapse at an unimaginable speed!
At the same time.
A power strong enough to destroy Heaven and Earth and remake the universe suddenly rose from within Wang Xiao’s body!
Like a supernova, with each layer of the Ninefold Divine Domain that collapsed, it released endless light and heat, annihilating everything.
In an instant, the power from the shattering Grotto Heaven collided with the slash from Ji Chengdao’s sword.
Endless brilliance clashed ceaselessly with the cyan glow on the sword.
It was as if only two colors remained in all of Heaven and Earth!
At that moment.
The power of the cyan glow seemed to have actually been blocked.
’There’s a chance!’
A flash of light appeared in Wang Xiao’s eyes, and his Ninefold Divine Domain shattered even faster!
His Great Daoist Nascent Soul flew out, radiating an endless afterglow of the Great Dao!
The Great Daoist Nascent Soul formed a Seal, and at that moment, all the power from the shattering Grotto Heaven fused into its body!
Then, it condensed into a resplendent Blank Rune!
BZZZT!
As the rune vibrated, a power even stronger and more majestic than the Ninefold Divine Domain surged out like an apocalyptic flood!
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
The Great Daoist Nascent Soul instantly returned to his body, emitting a might that far surpassed that of a Grotto Heaven!
The rune on it, containing the endless power of the Great Dao and the Grotto Heaven, transformed into Star Power!
This Star Power was so vast, yet so solid!
It was like a piece of pig iron that had been tempered a thousand times, forged into an indestructible sword!
’So this is what Heaven Shattering feels like!’
Wang Xiao felt the Blank Rune that had formed inside his Great Daoist Nascent Soul due to Heaven Shattering.
He could feel a power ten times stronger than before surging out.
Then, this power once again formed the Ninefold Divine Domain!
This time, under the enhancement of the Blank Rune, the Ninefold Divine Domain became supremely powerful.
It instantly shattered the cyan-glowing sword that shone with the light of annihilation!
"Wang Xiao, what kind of sacred being are you to wield such power? But with the Power of the Cyan Lotus, victory will certainly be mine!"
Ji Chengdao’s eyes showed surprise as he sensed the instantaneous surge in Wang Xiao’s power.
However.
He showed no signs of panic. Endless Star Power also began to gather around him.
The next moment.
RUUUUMBLE—
Beyond the firmament, streaks of light shot across the sky.
Asteroids, from untold light-years away, were pulled over by him, tearing through the barrier of Heaven and Earth to appear in this world at extreme speed!
Amidst a surge of shimmering cyan light, these asteroids suddenly converged, forming a super-massive celestial body.
An immense expanse of the void was almost instantly filled.
Heaven and Earth were plunged into darkness, without a single trace of light to be seen!
BOOM!
Following a world-shaking bang, the super-massive celestial body collapsed to its absolute limit and was grasped in Ji Chengdao’s hand.
Then, he hurled it violently at Wang Xiao!
BAM!
The hyper-collapsed celestial body seemed to have turned into a black hole, with an infinitesimally small area and infinite mass!
The power it emanated tore apart all Great Dao Rules.
Large permanent rifts appeared in Space, never to heal again!
Wang Xiao took a step, as if shattering the galaxy itself, his body erupting with brilliant starlight, emitting endless light and heat.
Enveloped by his Ninefold Divine Domain, he charged violently toward the black-hole-like celestial body!
BOOM!
The sky truly fell and the earth caved in!
Time, Space, everything seemed to freeze at this moment!
The force of this collision had already surpassed the limits of what Heaven and Earth could bear!
All of Heaven and Earth seemed to be tearing apart at a speed visible to the naked eye.
A massive, permanent spatial rift, spanning hundreds of millions of miles of void, suddenly appeared!
The rift was so terrifying that even Heaven and Earth could no longer heal it on their own.
An unknown amount of time passed.
It could have been an instant, or it could have been tens of millions of years!
BOOM!
Wang Xiao’s figure transformed into a streak of light, tearing the black-hole-like celestial body to pieces before instantly piercing through Ji Chengdao’s body!
Ji Chengdao stared in disbelief at his shattered heart and chest.
He could only feel a surging power boiling within him, threatening to annihilate every single one of his cells!
Even his ability of Blood Rebirth was now useless.
"No! I am protected by the Power of the Cyan Lotus! I will not lose! I cannot lose!"
Ji Chengdao let out a furious roar.
Every cell in his body began to vibrate, releasing endless power.
However, just then.
Wang Xiao splayed his five fingers, then clenched them into a tight fist!
"It’s over!"
RUMBLE!
The Ninefold Divine Domain abruptly enveloped Ji Chengdao and then collapsed inward.
BOOM!
In an instant.
Ji Chengdao’s physical body and Great Daoist Nascent Soul were directly crushed.
Not even a single cell remained!
However, just then.
BZZZT!
A streak of cyan light, invisible to the naked eye, suddenly bypassed the Ninefold Divine Domain and drilled into Wang Xiao’s mind in a bizarre manner.
In an instant.
Wang Xiao felt as if his True Spirit was about to be twisted by the cyan light!
His expression changed drastically. This power was far beyond his comprehension, making it almost impossible for him to resist.
Just then.
BZZZT!
Deep within his mind, the Book of Space-Time suddenly flipped its pages, sending out a ripple of golden light!
It instantly erased the cyan light.
’That was close. These Immortal Objects can actually twist the Spirituality of a True Spirit. No wonder Ji Chengdao was affected and lost his sense of self.’
Wang Xiao let out a sigh of relief.
He beckoned with his hand.
From within the Ninefold Divine Domain, a crystal emitting a grand and sacred light flew out!
It was the last remaining Life Seed in this world.
It contained the main body of the Meteor and most of the planet’s consciousness.
This Life Seed had been hidden inside Ji Chengdao’s body, unrefined.
Wang Xiao breathed a sigh of relief and sent his Divine Thought into the Life Seed.
The next moment.
His pupils constricted violently.
Under the perception of his Divine Thought, he discovered that the Life Seed contained a vast amount of information.
This information was all-encompassing and utterly astonishing.
Wang Xiao even saw, among it all, the Cultivation Technique for breaking through to Tier Nine!