Chapter 303: Great Wilderness
BZZT BZZT BZZT!
Myriad black arcs of electricity suddenly appeared, crackling over the Great Ming Demon Sparrow. The surrounding space began to warp.
Hundreds, thousands, tens of thousands of sword lights that crisscrossed the heavens and the earth suddenly flew out. They shot out in every direction—forward, backward, left, and right—and vanished in a flash.
Xu Hong’s enormous Dharma Body froze, then started to contort.
The next moment, it was diced into countless, perfectly square little pieces.
Then,
BOOM!
With a tremendous roar, Xu Hong’s Dharma Body exploded in a blinding flash of light.
A tiny, blood-soaked figure shot backward like an arrow released from its bow. It slammed heavily onto the ground with a BANG, then skidded across the earth with a long SCREEECH, carving out a deep trench. This blood-drenched body was none other than Xu Hong himself.
"Cough! Cough!"
「A moment later.」
Xu Hong struggled to his feet from the trench, looking utterly wretched. He opened his mouth and spat out a huge mouthful of blood, then raised his head to stare blankly ahead. The arrogance and indifference in his eyes were gone, replaced by sheer disbelief.
"Divine Power! Impossible! Absolutely impossible! You’re only at the Spirit Transformation realm! How could you possibly wield the power of Divine Techniques?"
Xu Hong suddenly yelled.
"Who ever said someone at the Spirit Transformation realm can’t master Divine Power?"
Shen Daoxing looked down on Xu Hong from above, his gaze indifferent.
Xu Hong, still in disbelief, shouted, "Impossible! Absolutely impossible! You’re just a brat at the Spirit Transformation realm. An ant is just an ant! No matter how much you struggle, you’re still an ant! How could you possibly master Divine Power?"
The next moment, the Celestial Pig Ruler shot up, appearing above Shen Daoxing’s head as if a divine arbiter. It descended with the crushing force of a mountain, threatening to blot out the sky.
But just as the Celestial Pig Ruler began to press down, its form suddenly froze. Without any warning, it came to a bizarre halt in mid-air.
「The next moment.」
BZZT BZZT BZZT!
Countless black arcs of electricity appeared, flashing across the Celestial Pig Ruler.
Then,
BANG!
With a loud bang, the Celestial Pig Ruler shattered, its fragments scattering across the sky.
Down below, Xu Hong suddenly spun around and began running frantically in a specific direction on Ancestor Mountain.
Not far in the direction he was running, a massive Pill Furnace stood tall. It shimmered with a brilliant, iridescent light, as if something was about to burst forth from within.
Seeing this, Emperor Tianze cried out in alarm, "Quick, stop him! We can’t let him get the Creation Pill! Xu Hong is only one step away from the Refining Dust realm. If he takes the Creation Pill and successfully breaks through, no one here will be his match!"
"Quick! Stop him!"
Emperor Tianze shouted urgently.
But in the sky, Shen Daoxing stood upon the Venerable Dharma Seal, the Great Ming Demon Sparrow in his hand, and simply watched Xu Hong quietly from above, making no move.
On the ground, Xu Hong arrived before the massive Pill Furnace.
It glittered with golden light, shimmering and iridescent.
Illusory, magnificent dragons seemed to be flying out from within.
Xu Hong was suddenly overjoyed. "It’s a success! It’s a success!"
He kicked off the ground and shot up, hastily landing atop the Pill Furnace.
BOOM!
Instantly, a brilliant beam of light, like a magnificent dragon, shot out from the Pill Furnace, knocking the lid into the air. It soared into the heavens, painting a dazzling rainbow across the sky.
Xu Hong was ecstatic. "It’s a success!"
However, after that brilliant light shot into the sky...
...there was nothing.
The Pill Furnace went completely still.
Xu Hong waited for a long, long time, but the Pill Furnace remained motionless.
"???"
Xu Hong still didn’t understand.
CRACK! CRACK!
With a series of sharp cracks, fissures suddenly appeared on the Pill Furnace, and they rapidly grew larger.
BANG!
The entire Furnace Cauldron exploded into pieces.
Startled, Xu Hong leaped away. He quickly looked back, only to freeze in utter shock.
Inside the Pill Furnace, where was the Elixir?
There was only a charred husk of a mountain, with nothing left but dregs.
"???"
Xu Hong was stunned.
"???"
Emperor Tianze was also stunned.
"Impossible! Absolutely impossible! I have run countless experiments on my Creation Pill refinement process. It can’t have failed!"
Xu Hong suddenly roared, his eyes filled with shock.
High above, Shen Daoxing shook his head calmly. "Do you still not understand?"
As he spoke, Shen Daoxing took a step forward. Within him, his Seven-Colored Profound Platform began to shine dazzlingly.
WHOOSH!
A brilliant light flared and shot up from within Shen Daoxing’s body.
It was like a multitude of seven-colored Wandering Dragons, coiling and spiraling upward together.
The entire sky was filled with a breathtaking radiance.
Xu Hong looked up, stunned. "This... this is the power of the Seven-Color Attribute!"
Then, as understanding dawned, he turned to look at Shen Daoxing, utterly aghast. "It was you! You! You stole and ate my Creation Pill!"
"Damn you! Brat! I will never let you get away with this!"
Xu Hong’s eyes suddenly turned bloodshot as he flew into a rage.
Without any warning, Xu Hong suddenly thrust out his palm and slapped it against his other arm.
With a sharp CRACK, the arm snapped.
Then, gritting his teeth, Xu Hong resolutely picked up his own severed arm and began muttering, rapidly drawing on the ground at his feet.
In just a short moment, a string of archaic and mysterious symbols appeared beneath his feet.
A dazzling red light suddenly flared up from the mysterious symbols.
Not far away, Emperor Tianze, who was taking cover under a large rock, froze. His expression changed drastically. "Quick, stop him! Xu Hong is using his own blood as a catalyst for the Blood Sacrifice Technique! He’s summoning something terrifying!"
"Hahaha, too late!"
At that moment, Xu Hong suddenly threw his head back and laughed wildly. He stopped what he was doing and casually tossed his severed arm aside.
The red light at his feet intensified, and a blinding, blood-red pillar of light shot into the sky.
Instantly, the color drained from the sky and the earth, and dark clouds gathered abruptly.
RUMBLE RUMBLE RUMBLE!
A bolt from the blue fell without warning.
The ground shook and the mountains swayed. Everyone felt Ancestor Mountain tremble violently.
BOOM!
A massive fissure suddenly split open down the very center of the summit, forming a giant chasm.
The next moment, Shen Daoxing’s vision went dark as a colossal figure shot out from the chasm.
Shen Daoxing hurriedly dodged.
A massive beast’s claw, dozens of feet long, had emerged from the ground.
With just a light swipe,
BOOM!
a huge gash was torn into the summit of Ancestor Mountain.
Then, everyone saw a pair of enormous, blood-red eyes suddenly light up, shooting out a terrifying, soul-stealing glow.
A massive, pointed head had emerged from the ground. It turned slowly, its cold, merciless gaze fixed on the crowd.
"It’s the Great Wilderness! One of the Four Great Fierce Beasts of the East Continent! Xu Hong actually summoned the Great Wilderness!"
The people on the mountain were suddenly aghast, staring wide-eyed up at the colossal figure, their own eyes filled with terror.