Chapter 67: The Posture of a God Looking Down on the Mortal World; Indifferent, Supreme, Nothing Visible

"Boom—"

Three Thousand Flame Infernos erupted from within him; pitch-black flames swept the surroundings, instantly vaporizing the accumulated snow and turning the frozen earth into molten lava. Above the sky, countless starlight beams pierced through the clouds, drawn downward like a magnet, forming a brilliant star ring around Ye Xuan.

Aizen slightly narrowed his eyes, his spiritual pressure blocking the oncoming heatwave, his gaze never shifting from Ye Xuan.

"Truly curious."

His voice was very light, as if muttering to himself, watching the flames burning around Ye Xuan during his transformation.

"A sword path that manifests the momentum of heaven and earth, flames possessing both destructive and healing properties, and the unique energy system of this world."

"When these abilities become the foundation of his own transformation, what kind of power will condense after the transformation is complete?"

"Thump!"

A heartbeat sound, as if the world had just opened, echoed atop Mount Kunlun Mountain.

Ye Xuan slowly opened his eyes.

His pupils turned pure gold, with star-like fragments of light flowing along the edges of his irises; his skin was flawless like white jade, every inch of flesh and blood radiating a holy glow. His long hair moved without wind, the tips burning with faint black flames.

Merely standing there, he emitted a terrifying aura.

The corner of Aizen's mouth involuntarily curved into a smile; gazing at Ye Xuan before him, who resembled himself after breaking his limits back then, a surge of excitement rose in his heart.

Indifferent, supreme, nothing could catch his eye.

This calm gaze sweeping over all things in heaven and earth, the posture of a god looking down upon the mortal world, was far too similar to him back then.

Ye Xuan did not know Aizen's thoughts; he slowly raised his palm, surging spiritual energy swirling at his fingertips. That was power on a completely different level from before; this body had indeed surpassed its previous limits.

The distant sea of clouds was visible in minute detail in his eyes; when the mountain wind brushed past, he could perceive the trajectory of every single grain of dust.

Such a leap in perception would likely cause an ordinary person to instantly become intoxicated by it, but Ye Xuan simply calmly withdrew his gaze, the light in his eyes flickering slightly.

"The power possessed by the Demon Emperor under the boost of heaven and earth's power?"

"No, perhaps even stronger."

"But compared to that state, it still falls far short."

Because he had summoned the Emperor Armor and experienced the true feeling of wielding the rules, where all things were within a single thought; therefore, Ye Xuan felt no arrogance regarding the power after his life-level transformation.

Aizen observed every subtle reaction of Ye Xuan. Ye Xuan noticed Aizen's gaze and understood in his heart what the other was expecting; after all, the man before him knew best how transcendent power would corrode the mind.

"This world is not your world."

"Just this level is not enough to make me feel arrogant."

Ye Xuan said lightly, then casually clenched his fist; the energy around him completely retracted, with not a single bit wasted or restless.

The more one knows, the more one feels their own insignificance.

This applies not only to knowledge, but to power as well.

When you are just an ordinary person, terms like "city-destroying," "nation-destroying," or "planet-bursting" in novels are merely standards for displaying power to you; you cannot fully understand the might of such power.

But when you truly possess the power to destroy a city, a nation, or even a planet, only then can you understand how incredible that power truly is; and how far beyond reach, beyond comprehension, the next level of power is.

Indeed.

He is completely different from me back then.

Aizen chuckled softly and spoke to Ye Xuan:

"Care to fight me? Feel for yourself how far you have come now."

It was not a question, but an invitation.

Just as he had done to Kurosaki Ichigo back then in the Las Noches.

The corner of Ye Xuan's mouth lifted slightly; battle intent rose in his pupils; that single strike just now was still fresh in his memory.

"I could not ask for more."

The moment the words fell—

"Boom!!"

The figures of both vanished from their spots simultaneously.

The next second, the space atop Mount Kunlun Mountain twisted; the instant the sword light and spiritual pressure collided, the clouds above the sky were torn to shreds by the violent airwaves!

Mount Kunlun Tianshu Bureau · Seventh Monitoring Station

A piercing alarm cut through the silence; the entire Tianshu Bureau was instantly shrouded in flashing red light.

"Mount Kunlun Mountain peak, energy index exceeds threshold—nuclear-level reaction!"

The monitor stared at the values wildly jumping on the screen, his eyelids twitching constantly, but his body made no move.

The surrounding staff only glanced over, then immediately lowered their heads to continue their current work, not even bothering to lift an eyelid.

"How many times is this? The seventh time this month, right?"

Someone yawned and casually muted the alarm.

Mo Mo Tianxiong rubbed his temples, looking at the energy waveform on the big screen that was almost off the charts, and sighed:

"Record it, file the activity under 'Unknown Holder of Heavenly Treasures,' and report to the General Bureau according to custom."

"Shouldn't we send someone to take a look?"

The newly arrived intern asked cautiously.

The entire Tianshu Bureau fell silent for a second, then burst into a round of bitter laughter.

"Xiao Zhou, you just joined the Tianshu Bureau, so you might not know what 'nuclear-level' means."

Bai Xiao patted his shoulder.

"It means exactly what it says: a human-shaped walking mushroom bomb."

"Currently, the only known nuclear-level individual in the Great Xia is Old Zhong."

"Of course, mushroom bombs vary in yield; this one certainly cannot compare to Old Zhong, but it is still beyond what we can bear."

"We certainly want to go see, and have even gone to see more than once, wanting to invite this unknown holder of Heavenly Treasures to join the Tianshu Bureau, but it's useless."

"By the time we get there, the other party will have long since left."

"The Tianshu Headquarters only asked us to try our best to find the other party, but they aren't forcing it."

Nuclear-level — this is a level the Tianshu Bureau specifically defined for Elder Zhong.

Who would have thought that in such a short time, someone capable of being compared to Elder Zhong would appear.

Although in terms of energy waveform it still wasn't enough to be mentioned in the same breath as Elder Zhong, they weren't blind — they could all see that the amplitude of this energy waveform was changing every day, and the other party's strength was still rising.

Of course they wanted to know who had triggered such an energy fluctuation, but the problem was that by the time they rushed over, there was no one left on that side.

The instruments they had set up were also destroyed.

Even satellites couldn't see them — the massive spiritual energy fluctuation directly concealed their figures.

Even Tianshu Headquarters only told them to search to the best of their ability, and didn't impose any excessive compulsion.

There was no way around it.

In a situation where the strength was unequal, having them find the other party was really too much to ask of them.

Still, having said that, the longer the spiritual energy revival went on, all sorts of monsters and demons came crawling out — that previous swordsman who was suspected to be a cultivation practitioner but was actually another member of the Tianshu Bureau, and now this unknown powerhouse capable of triggering nuclear-level energy fluctuations.

Why do they all like coming to Mount Kunlun?

(End of chapter)