Chapter 432: Fourth Level of the Earthly Immortal Realm

Only a thunderous boom was heard.

Majestic energy, under Shen Qing's guidance, surged into his Qi Sea.

Shen Qing immediately pinched a seal; the Myriad Laws Primordial Pill spun slightly, emitting endless rosy light.

The Blood Sea rose, myriad blades hovering in the air.

The Chaos Giant covered the sky with one hand; wherever its palm passed, all energy was refined.

Within Shen Qing's Qi Sea, these phenomena frenziedly assisted in transforming energy.

The aura on Shen Qing's body also expanded at extreme speed.

With a boom, his realm, as natural as water reaching its channel, arrived at the Second Level of the Earthly Immortal Realm.

Then Shen Qing changed his seal; a pair of terrifying eyes appeared, and his breakthrough speed surged again.

The Chaos Giant let out a roar, clapping its palms together.

Instantly, the Blood Sea churned up terrifying waves.

The rosy light of the Myriad Laws Primordial Pill grew even more brilliant, and Shen Qing's realm directly broke through to the Third Level of the Earthly Immortal Realm.

Moreover, the breakthrough wasn't over; this time Shen Qing had consumed two Precious Fruits, their medicinal effect overwhelmingly massive.

Until half a day later, Shen Qing's realm reached the Fourth Level of the Earthly Immortal Realm.

Meanwhile, outside, Xuanji and the others were already dumbfounded.

"Is this the Fourth Level of the Divine Realm?"

"If even the First Level of the Divine Realm is this fierce, the Fourth Level won't shatter the heavens, will it?"

And Ziyin, feeling the disturbance, also left the treatment room.

"That's not the point; the point is, there are still five breakthroughs left to reach the Ninth Level of the Divine Realm, and the Creator God can still undergo five power increases!"

These words made everyone shudder.

But just then, Xuanji noticed an anomaly: "Ah, why do I feel something's off?"

"Look, the energy of the Precious Fruits has been fully digested; why hasn't the master's aura calmed down?"

The people stared intently and found, just as Xuanji said, Shen Qing's aura not only hadn't stabilized but was steadily rising, leaving them somewhat bewildered.

Only the Martial Emperor and Shen Wendao exchanged a smile and spoke.

"He wants to embark on a new path!"

The Martial Emperor and Shen Wendao instantly saw through what Shen Qing intended: he wanted to comprehend a new path.

At the same time, the atmosphere between them grew subtle.

The Martial Emperor chuckled: "Old Shen, which path do you think Shen Qing will take first?"

"Will he follow my path, or yours?"

Shen Wendao narrowed his eyes, chuckled: "What's the point of arguing? Any path will do."

The Martial Emperor also laughed heartily: "Right."

Both burst into loud laughter, but their expressions betrayed them—they each wanted Shen Qing to take their own path first; since their strength was evenly matched, they decided to compete in other aspects.

Just then, Shen Qing suddenly opened his eyes.

His eyes turned pitch black, and he formed a seal with his hands.

A Dharma Aspect over a hundred meters tall rose to support the heavens; unlike Shen Wendao's golden Dharma Aspect, Shen Qing's was entirely pitch black, his upper body bare, covered in terrifying blood-red patterns, muscles coiled like a sleeping dragon, and at his side flickered a faint white silk—this white silk was the manifestation of the Domain of Karma; when the Dharma Aspect opened its eyes, it shot forth a terrifying blood-red beam, as if to shatter heaven and earth.

The pitch-black Dharma Aspect let out a low grunt, and a dark-green halo appeared behind Shen Qing—this was the Domain of Vital Force.

Shen Wendao, watching nearby, burst into laughter, patting the Martial Emperor's shoulder: "Old Wu, it seems Shen Qing still thinks the Dharma Aspect path is stronger, hahaha!"

"Take your claws off!" the Martial Emperor snapped, then pointed ahead: "Are you speaking too soon? Look again."

The Dharma Aspect's right hand slightly lifted; the black domain before it gradually expanded, and within it seemed to gestate a terrifying Divine Blade.

The Dharma Aspect roared; the black domain surged like waves, and a terrifying Divine Blade matching its height slowly rose from within, the blade entirely black, covered in purple patterns.

Shen Qing extended his hand, gripped the hilt tightly, and with a fierce swing, a terrifying black blade aura appeared.

Shen Qing lowered his head to gaze at the Dharma Aspect, then at the terrifying Divine Blade in his hand, a smile he could hardly suppress spreading across his face—who as a boy hasn't dreamed of piloting a Gundam or transforming into Ultraman?

Feeling the overwhelming power, Shen Qing really wanted to find some damned wretch to test it on.

Finally, unable to hold back, he threw his head back and laughed loudly.

His rich laughter echoed continuously within the Qiyuan Dao Academy, making even Li Lun and the others feel their eardrums surge.

Li Lun stared at the terrifying Dharma Aspect before him and couldn't help but speak.

"You say, when our master laughs like that, doesn't he seem a bit like a villain?"

Xuluo pondered seriously, then bluntly remarked: "He's even more like one when he's not laughing."

Not long after Xuluo finished speaking, a stone fell from the sky and buried him right there.

The Martial Emperor and Shen Wendao fell silent for a moment; they didn't care whether Shen Qing's image was that of a villain, since they themselves weren't exactly saints.

Ziyin, meanwhile, fell silent outright; he was now certain that Shen Qing was definitely not the Creator God.

The Creator God could not produce such a terrifying Dharma Aspect.

And while Shen Qing was breaking through,

the Heavenly Dao side also stirred.

The Defiers of Heaven Stronghold.

A dozen or so Heavenly Dao gathered here; a powerful Destruction Heavenly Dao spoke: "We've received news—Shen Yun's side also lost contact, and all three Precious Fruits have been seized."

"Although Shen Yun isn't dead yet, we can't locate him either; he's likely been imprisoned in the Primordial Clan Relics."

Another Death Heavenly Dao spoke, somewhat angry: "Again the Primordial Clan Relics! Again the Primordial Clan Relics!"

"We can't go on like this; this Primordial Clan is extraordinarily fierce, and with the Primordial Clan Relics aiding them, we can't find anyone else—we must first deal with the Primordial Clan Relics!"

A voice of discontent arose among the Heavenly Dao: "Say something nobody wants to hear—who doesn't know we must first resolve the Primordial Clan Relics, but how do we resolve it?"

"Why don't you go?"

The Death Heavenly Dao fell silent.

The Destruction Heavenly Dao said: "Don't worry, the clan has already summoned reinforcements; judging by the time, they should be arriving soon."

Before his words even faded, a cold voice rang out from the air: "Looks like you really need me, huh?"

In the air appeared a huge creature, most peculiar: a giant purple eye with no facial features, and behind the eye grew over a hundred twisted tentacles, looking extremely bizarre.

This is an innate spirit, the Eye Devil.

He has come to assist the Heavenly Dao in seeking the Qiyuan Dao Ground.

The Eye Devil's single eye is extremely domineering, with ninety percent of its abilities concentrated in that eye.

The Eye Devil asked: "Is this the first battlefield?"

The Destruction Heavenly Dao looked at the Eye Devil, breathed a sigh of relief: "You finally came."

"This is the first battlefield; the remnants of the Primordial Clan must have lingered here for a while—can you track them down?"

The Eye Devil glanced around: "It's possible, but could you move farther away?"

The Destruction Heavenly Dao knew the Eye Devil's rule: when it activates its ability, no living beings may be present nearby.

The Destruction Heavenly Dao furrowed its brows: "Eye Devil, I know your rule, but this situation is somewhat different; that Primordial Clan is a bit strange, appearing and disappearing unpredictably—I fear it might suddenly attack for no reason."

The Eye Devil snorted coldly: "Nonsense—back in the endless ages, when hunting the Primordial Clan, I was the one who helped!"

"Back then they couldn't detect me! Now they can?"

"Even if they detect me, so what! Back then I feared the complete Primordial Clan, but now you should ask whether that Primordial Clan fears me!"

"You want him to give it a try?"