Stronger from Earth

The thunder had vanished without a trace, but the thickness of the tribulation clouds was now even more intense than before.

The Heaven and Earth Seals of one Immortal after another were being nurtured and birthed within the Thunder Sea, reaching their peak state.

In the Thunder Sea, one Heaven and Earth Seal after another emerged, and Wang Xuan naturally sensed the Heaven and Earth Seal that belonged to him.

Wang Xuan’s Heaven and Earth Seal resonated with his true self, and this Heaven and Earth Seal suddenly dissipated, alongside the dissipating seals of numerous Immortals.

The Celestial Tribulation thus retreated.

This wondrous and eerie scene left everyone dumbfounded, yet also disappointed.

They had thought that today they would witness Wang Xuan battle the youthful forms of Immortals, but never imagined that this battle never materialized.

Or perhaps, there was no need for a battle after all.

Wang Xuan’s Heaven and Earth Seal was forged during his Half-step True Immortal stage, already placing him on the same level as the youthful forms of Immortals.

Once Wang Xuan steps into the Immortal Domain and recasts his youthful form, his Heaven and Earth Seal will surely become much stronger than it is now.

Realizing this, the crowd’s gaze grew strange. They already understood that as long as Wang Xuan didn’t perish, he was bound to become an Immortal, and definitely a preeminent one!

After overcoming the tribulation, Wang Xuan had already broken through the bottleneck between Celestial Immortal and True Immortal, with his Essence, Qi, and Spirit suddenly flourishing eightfold.

Mental Power sensed the True Spirit in the unseen realms, eternally existing within the World Origin. Under Wang Xuan’s guidance, it descended from the Void and merged into his body.

The moment the Primordial Spirit fused with the True Spirit, a spiritual flame surged up and engulfed Wang Xuan, reaching dozens of feet high.

In that instant, Wang Xuan felt that his life level was beginning to leap forward, a transformation of the Primordial Spirit, a sublimation of the spirit.

At the onset of this transformation, Wang Xuan could clearly sense the existence of space, and the level of space gradually unfolded before him.

The entire process was so smooth and natural.

Like a child opening their eyes to see a brand-new, colorful world, the world in Wang Xuan’s eyes was composed of energy particles, layers upon layers of space, captivating to behold.

Upon the complete fusion of the True Spirit, Wang Xuan could even sense the existence of deeper high-dimensional spaces, emitting a terrifying pulling force, with wisps of high-quality Source Power dispersing.

"Is that the Life Source Star beyond Earth’s Mother Star?" Wang Xuan speculated in his heart.

Now that he could sense their existence, one day he would be able to break the dimensional barriers and absorb Source Power from higher planes. If strong enough, he might even venture into those higher planes.

But these matters were not for today.

When Master He Fang saw Wang Xuan successfully fusing with the True Spirit, he couldn’t help but nod silently. As long as the breakthrough goes smoothly, there is some hope of victory.

"Such a powerful True Spirit, indeed a favored child of destiny by World Origin!" Senior Brother Wu Zhutian’s eyes widened.

The True Spirit is born from the World Origin, the origin of life’s Divine Soul. Though starting points are the same, end points vary greatly.

The True Spirit absorbs the power of cycles, and naturally grows strong if one is immensely powerful in this life.

When Wu Zhutian fused with the True Spirit back then, its momentum was not even a third of Wang Xuan’s, yet the Void True Immortal praised him, saying his True Spirit might have once belonged to a Half-step Immortal.

Second Senior Brother Hou Zhaohua also felt ashamed, recalling the scene Master had described about how the Valkyrie broke through to True Immortal back then with heavenly fires rising.

"After fusing the True Spirit, some top prodigies will exhibit a Heaven and Earth phenomenon, which is the World Origin’s recognition and a form of reward!"

Hou Zhaohua remembered this and couldn’t help but take a deep breath, eyes wide as he looked at Wang Xuan.

Sure enough, after the tribulation clouds faded, a long band of purple Qi appeared in the sky, stretching thirty thousand miles east to west.

"Purple Qi stretching thirty thousand miles, this is a Saint’s phenomenon!" praised the Primordial Ancestor high in the air, while the gluttonous Kun Roc beneath him wagged its fish tail, eager to fly up and consume the purple Qi.

Consuming the purple Qi might be a chance for its transformation, but it couldn’t do that, for once consumed, heavenly judgment would swiftly descend.

Encircled by purple Qi, the prodigies of Immortal Martial Mountain had parched throats, even Zhou Chengwu was secretly amazed since his breakthrough phenomena back then were not as grand.

At this moment, another sword shadow appeared in the sky, a Divine Sword suspended above Wang Xuan’s head, and immediately all swordsmen’s swords buzzed, letting out soft hums.

Even the swords of the Void True Immortal resonated, though the Lifebound Sword of Half-step Immortals stood unmoved, whereas those with lower cultivation found their Lifebound Flying Swords wailing in fear.

"This is the myriad swords converging phenomenon, being acknowledged and favored by the Sword Dao, the sword talent of the Immortal Martial Taoist is indescribably high!"

The Sword Immortal of Celestial Sword Mountain exclaimed, for being a sword cultivator, he knew how rare such a phenomenon was, a coveted achievement for all sword cultivators!

Back in the days, the sect leader of Celestial Sword Mountain once possessed such an extraordinary phenomenon, but it was not accompanied by such an astonishing scene, even able to shake the sword of a Void True Immortal.

Two phenomena are not the end; amidst the incredulous gazes of the crowd, the sky is awash with billions of golden lotuses, celestial flowers drifting down slowly from above, causing wild growth upon touching the ground.

"Celestial flowers falling! To have such an extraordinary phenomenon is rumored to be the mark of one with great fortune and merit!"

One person breaking through to the True Immortal realm and possessing three phenomena, all extremely rare, is indeed remarkable.

Everyone cannot help but acknowledge Wang Xuan’s exceptional talent and strength, unrivaled among his contemporaries.

Of course, they need not give their recognition because the World Origin has already acknowledged it.

Wang Xuan’s breakthrough and incredible phenomena bring joy and pride to both the Immortal Martial Mountain and immortals from other factions.

As each phenomenon grants an additional level of combat power to oneself, the presence of three phenomena is enough to greatly enhance Wang Xuan’s strength.

The exceptionally talented Wang Xuan is undoubtedly the foremost among the Earth’s young generation. The more outstanding he is, the more glory he brings to Earth Civilization.

In contrast to the joy and pride of Earth’s immortals, the people of the Celestial Divine Realm are astounded and frowned, feeling sour yet highly alert.

"This person’s talent is indeed overwhelmingly high. No wonder he ascended from mere ordinary to today’s heights in less than ten years." Diyang Wushuang stood with arms behind his back, appearing carefree, yet his fingers were clenched tight enough to turn white.

"I lost, but it’s not unjust." Having previously felt humiliated after losing to Wang Xuan, Celestial Gold suddenly relaxed at this moment, shedding all psychological burdens.

Faced with an extraordinary talent like Wang Xuan, who among the same tier could not be defeated? Losing to him was perfectly natural.

"One’s hero is another’s nemesis; this child cannot be left alive. Killing him would be best, preventing future troubles." Some saw Wang Xuan under the spotlight and were moved with murderous intentions.

Seeing the Celestial Divine Realm’s people with expressions as if they had eaten a fly, Earth’s immortals felt incredibly satisfied, almost bursting into laughter.

Since these people’s arrival, they’ve shown an aggressively arrogant attitude, truly detestable.

At this moment, they indeed felt vindicated.

Suddenly, Night Sea White Tiger let out a cold laugh, drawing everyone’s thoughts back.

"You shouldn’t rejoice too early, this Immortal Martial Taoist has broken through, showing an unimaginable talent.

But regardless of how extraordinary he is, he has just entered the Grotto Void Realm, still far behind His Highness Diyang Wushuang!

In today’s battle, this Immortal Martial Taoist is destined to lose, possibly even dying today. The more you celebrate now, the more you’ll suffer later!"

With these words, all the emissaries of the Celestial Divine Realm relaxed with smiles; yes, the gap is so vast. Facing His Highness Diyang Wushuang, isn’t Wang Xuan surely defeated?

The more impressive Wang Xuan appears now, the higher his talent, ultimately highlighting His Highness Diyang Wushuang’s strength, making Wang Xuan a stepping stone for Diyang Wushuang’s ascension to the divine altar!

Diyang Wushuang’s lips curled into a subtle smile, but it vanished upon seeing the girl Tianwei, revealing a trace of alarm and worry.

"This woman, actually worrying for the enemy, what does this mean?" Viewing Tianwei as his possession, Diyang Wushuang’s pride couldn’t tolerate it, overwhelming shame surged in his heart.

"I want to kill him!" The urge to kill arose in Emperor Wushuang’s heart.

With lotus blooming underfoot, he walked out, announcing, "Wang Xuan, are you prepared, when can we fight?"

Sitting cross-legged, Wang Xuan slowly rose, calmly saying, "I can now."

"Now?" Diyang Wushuang strategically replied, "If you were at the peak of the Grotto Void, perhaps you could fight me. But now, you’re merely in the early stage, still a long way to go."

This was a fact, no matter how extraordinary Wang Xuan was, even with the three phenomena, he was not yet a match for Diyang Wushuang.

But Wang Xuan remained calm, stepping forward as his aura suddenly intensified, his cultivation level rising from the early to the middle stage of the Grotto Void Realm.

"Is it the realm’s gap? That’s manageable," Wang Xuan chuckled.

His casual step echoed like thunder in everyone’s hearts, their minds buzzing with the realization.

He stepped forward, and broke through? How solid is Wang Xuan’s foundation to support successive breakthroughs!

But as they were astonished, Wang Xuan took two more steps, with each step his momentum soared.

After these three steps, Wang Xuan’s cultivation advanced from early to the peak of the Grotto Void Realm.

Just three steps, and Wang Xuan traversed the hundred-year, millennium path of other Grotto Void True Immortals; such a breakthrough is truly an act of god!