Chapter 172: Honored Rank Late Stage, Entering the Fourth Pass!

Lin Potian sat cross-legged, his body surrounded by rings of pale golden light; his eyes were tightly shut, his expression resolute, as he engaged in a fierce struggle against the power of the legless bird's Inner Core within his body.

That legless bird's Inner Core was spinning violently at his dantian, emitting a volatile aura that was completely incompatible with his Immortal Divine Power!

"Even the legless bird was slain by me; does a mere Inner Core still wish to show off its might? Melt for me!"

Lin Potian let out a low roar, wisps of fresh blood sliding from the corner of his mouth and dripping onto his clothes, blooming like red plum blossoms; his hands quickly formed seals, his ten fingers flying to outline complex Runes that flickered with a deep blue light, forcibly suppressing the berserk legless bird's Inner Core!

The Inner Core seemed bound by an invisible giant net within his dantian, its rotation speed gradually slowing, and the volatile aura circulating upon it was also stripped away bit by bit, transforming into a torrent of pure energy that surged violently into Lin Potian's limbs and bones, causing his muscles to knot and his veins to bulge!

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A full hundred years passed before the Inner Core gradually merged. With every rotation, Lin Potian could feel his cultivation base constantly rising, transforming into thick Immortal Divine Power surging through his meridians like rivers flowing into the sea, vast and boundless!

His newborn skin was also faintly revealing a crystalline luster!

Boom, boom, boom!

As time passed, Lin Potian's aura grew increasingly powerful, and the pale golden light around his body suddenly became intense, like the rising morning sun, dazzling and eye-catching!

The Immortal Divine Power within his body was like boiling magma, surging and turbulent; every impact caused the space around him to tremble slightly, as if it had reached a critical point, and the rotation speed of the legless bird's Inner Core accelerated even more, also becoming visibly smaller!

Immediately, the roaring sound within Lin Potian's body grew louder and louder, shaking his pale golden light until fine cracks appeared, as if it were about to be unable to bear this newfound, massive power!

Beneath his skin, his veins even burst open!

"Success or failure lies in this moment, break through for me!"

Lin Potian kept his eyes tightly shut, his teeth clenched, enduring the intense pain and transformation brought by this power, his aura also constantly climbing, as if wanting to pierce the heavens and vie with the sun and moon for brilliance!

Crack...

With a soft sound, the golden radiance around Lin Potian suddenly erupted, his eyes snapped open, and two substantial beams of light shot from his pupils, straight into the sky!

The pressure of the Honored Rank Late Stage surged out from his body, shattering the surrounding ice and snow into dust!

"Ahhh, finally broken through, Honored Rank Late Stage!"

Lin Potian looked up and let out a long howl, his fists clenched tight, trembling with excitement!

Having been in seclusion for a full five hundred years, with all his cultivation time used up, he had finally broken through; how could he not be joyful?

Then, his figure flashed, appearing a hundred million miles away like a ghost; every step he took seemed to carry the force of ten thousand jun, stamping deep depressions into space!

After reaching the Honored Rank Late Stage, with a wave of his hand, a massive surge of spiritual power gathered into a giant Ice Crystal Long Sword; the blade was crystal clear and emitted a bone-chilling cold, yet it contained the terrifying might to burn the heavens and boil the seas!

"Sword, emerge!"

With a light spin, the Ice Crystal Long Sword tore through the sky; wherever it passed, space was split in two, leaving behind a thin, black Space Rift, with icy light flickering within the rift!

At the same time, the Ice Crystal Long Sword was in perfect harmony with Lin Potian's mind; with a light tap, the earth shook and the mountains swayed, and ripples of Immortal Divine Power spread crazily from the tip of the sword as the center, instantly freezing the surrounding snowfield into an ice plain, even condensing the water vapor in the air into frost that danced across the sky!

"Let's try other methods, Ice Luo Myriad Phenomena!"

As the words fell, the Immortal Divine Power around Lin Potian boiled, first condensing into an Ice Crystal Giant Eagle; its wings spread, blotting out the sky and sun, with every feather containing the terrifying power to tear through space!

Subsequently, at a thought from Lin Potian, the Immortal Divine Power around him surged again like a tide; as his ten fingers flew, runes flickered, condensing into an Ice Crystal Long Spear, the tip of which was incomparably sharp, emitting a chilling, cold light!

He swung the Ice Crystal Long Spear in his hand violently; the spear tip moved like a dragon, bringing with it a piercing whistle; wherever it passed, space was frozen, leaving behind a thin trail of ice crystals that flickered with a heart-stopping cold light!

Immediately following, an Ice Crystal Great Blade appeared out of thin air; the blade was heavy, and an ice-blue luster flowed over the edge, revealing a domineering aura that could slash and extinguish all things!

Following that, Lin Potian swung the Ice Crystal Great Blade, the edge carving a brilliant arc in the air, splitting even the ten-thousand-mile snow-capped mountains in the distance in two!

At the same time, an Ice Crystal Giant Axe and an Ice Crystal Long Halberd also took shape one after another, standing beside him and emitting a biting chill!

Lin Potian first gripped the Ice Crystal Giant Axe and slashed down violently; the axe blade rubbed against the air, erupting with blinding ice-blue sparks!

Wherever it passed, space was split in two, leaving behind a deep fissure; cold air surged out from within, instantly solidifying the snow on both sides of the fissure into crystal-clear ice walls, with cold air continuously overflowing from the fissure!

Subsequently, Lin Potian swung the other Ice Crystal Long Halberd; as the halberd danced, a storm of extreme cold suddenly erupted; wherever the halberd tip pointed, space seemed to be eroded by endless cold, gradually condensing into a deep blue Bing Yu!

In this Bing Yu, snowflakes flew, but they were not ordinary snow; they were Ice Crystal Snowflakes condensed from pure spiritual power, each one containing a terror sufficient to freeze the soul!

"Halberd Explosion!"

A sharp light flashed in Lin Potian's eyes as he thrust the long halberd violently into the center of the Bing Yu!

In an instant, the entire Bing Yu was detonated, countless Ice Crystal Snowflakes exploding and turning into ice dust that filled the sky, each grain shining with a chilling light, cutting the surrounding space into pieces!

Swinging the halberd again, amidst the flying ice dust, an indescribable power of destruction suddenly erupted!

One could see that wherever the long halberd passed, space seemed to be completely torn apart by the endless cold, leaving behind black-as-ink Space Rifts; cold air raged within the rifts, and even light was frozen, turning into beams of deep blue ice-crystal light that traveled through the rifts, beautiful enough to be heart-stopping!

But the power... if even light could be frozen, one could well imagine!

In addition, various strange beasts also condensed one by one: an Ice Crystal Fierce Tiger roared in the mountains and forests, an Ice Crystal Rhinoceros was incomparably sturdy, and the mane of an Ice Crystal Lion was lifelike!

"As expected of the Honored Rank Late Stage, the power of these divine abilities is several times stronger than before!"

"If I were to fight that legless bird again, three moves, it would only take three moves to slay it!"

Lin Potian's gaze was deep, but the corners of his mouth could not suppress his wild joy!

Another major breakthrough!

Honored Rank Late Stage fighting Peak of Venerable Rank, the advantage is with him, Lin Potian!

By rights, once one reaches a realm almost at the pinnacle, fighting across ranks is as difficult as ascending to heaven, but Lin Potian never liked to follow reason!

Ever since he fused the dual powers of Immortal and Divine, those of the same rank were no longer in Lin Potian's eyes; he only fought across ranks, only played in peak-level matches!

"I can't wait to pass the nine passes and go out to stun everyone!"

"Hahaha!"

Lin Potian stood with his hands on his hips, laughing wildly, and looking at the portal to the Fourth Pass that had already appeared above, he took a step forward.

Entering the Fourth Pass!