Chapter 435: Third Layer, Dao Qi Everywhere

As the terrifying aura of the Giant Head Immortal King receded.

The hearts of many heaven's pride finally could let out a long breath.

Only that trembling feeling originating from deep within their souls still made them feel terrified.

Before the true Eternal Giant Head, their prideful immortal meridians were as fragile as a thin sheet of paper.

Lei Qianjue crawled up from the ground with a deathly pale face; the thunder dharma manifestation behind him had already dissipated, while his qi and blood still surged within.

He glanced fearfully at the Heavenly Dome, then his gaze turned cold and dark toward Gu Yuan not far away.

Originally, he, Feng Lingyun, and Mo Wuxin had already formed an assassination alliance, preparing to use the trump card bestowed by their elders at the entrance to the Third Layer, to completely eradicate this native whose strength was strange and who held great wealth.

But at this moment, Lei Qianjue hesitated.

The Holy Master of Yaochi suddenly went mad, and the Giant Head Immortal King exchanged blows from afar, making the laws here extremely unstable.

If they used an Immortal King–level trump card now, it would likely provoke a backlash from the True Immortal battlefield laws, or even the wrath of the Supreme Immortal King.

Once the Supreme Immortal King is angered.

Even their own ancestor could not protect him!

"Brother Lei, let's pause the plan."

Feng Lingyun's voice echoed in the two of their seas of consciousness; her idea seemed the same as Lei Qianjue's.

"The laws here have been provoked; using a trump card now is like drawing fire upon oneself. Though that native is strong, entering the Third Layer may still offer other opportunities, so let's halt for now."

Mo Wuxin shook the white bone folding fan in his hand, a flash of regret crossing his handsome, demonic face:

"What the Wind Fairy says is reasonable; there are still opportunities, no need to rush this one or two."

Lei Qianjue nodded, also knowing this was not the time to act on impulse.

He let out a cold snort and cut off the voice transmission.

Gu Yuan stood silently in place, his ink‑black eyes taking in the exchange of glances among the three.

The gray‑black Extinction Source Power within him slowly circulated, and the corner of his mouth curled in a barely perceptible sneer.

"What are you all standing around for? Hurry up and count the war seals, then open the Third Layer!"

Hun Yuan Xue's domineering, spoiled voice broke the silence.

Although she too had been frightened badly by the Giant Head Immortal King's aura, as the daughter of the Huntian Immortal King she recovered the fastest.

She swept her phoenix eyes over the followers still trembling around her, her anger flaring.

"The entrance to the Third Layer requires two thousand Primordial War Seals to open; I have one hundred twenty in my hand—how about you?"

Hun Yuan Xue looked at Lei Qianjue and the others.

Lei Qianjue's face darkened; he waved a hand, and a cluster of golden light appeared: "One hundred fifty."

Feng Lingyun lightly raised her jade hand: "One hundred ten."

Mo Wuxin let out a strange, grating laugh, tossed out a cluster of war seals: "This young master's luck is poor; I have only ninety."

Adding the scattered war seals held by other heaven's pride, the total gathered barely reached over twelve hundred.

They were still short of the two thousand needed to open the Third Layer gate by nearly eight hundred.

"Damn it! That old madman just swept his gaze over and crushed those strange beasts; the war seals scattered into the spatial turbulence—if we go look for them it'll take time, unless someone…"

Just then, Gu Yuan walked forward slowly, his expression blank, merely slowly opening his right hand.

Hum—!

A blinding, dazzling golden sphere of light rose from his palm, formed by countless Primordial War Seals gathering into a River of Qi Fortune, emitting a palpitation‑inducing fluctuation.

"Gu Yuan here has six hundred thirty."

Gu Yuan's voice was hoarse, his tone calm as if stating a trivial matter.

Hiss—!

The whole venue rang with the sound of everyone sucking in cold air.

Several peak heaven's pride, after exhausting themselves, together amounted to just over a thousand, yet this native taken in by Hun Yuan Xue as a lackey produced over six hundred by himself?!

This is simply more extravagant than robbery!

Hun Yuan Xue first stared, then her pretty face broke into a wild, delighted smile; she glanced provocatively at Lei Qianjue: "See? This is strength! Lei Qianjue, your ninety‑eight immortal meridians aren't even as good as one of my lackeys—what face do you have to be arrogant?"

"You—!"

Lei Qianjue trembled with rage, yet had no retort.

Originally his plan was to make Gu Yuan the target of everyone's ire, but the person just produced it outright.

"What a waste, not a shred of backbone!"

"Adding Gu Yuan's, plus the few we picked up from the ruins just now, we have just over two thousand."

Hun Yuan Xue ignored Lei Qianjue, swiftly forming seals with both hands and hurling the two thousand Primordial War Seals toward the sky.

Boom—rumble—!

The two thousand war seals burned in the void, forming a thick golden pillar of light that fiercely struck the deepest part of the Second Layer space.

Accompanied by an earth‑shaking roar, a massive gate exuding ancient, primordial aura slowly opened before everyone.

"The Third Layer is open—go!"

Hun Yuan Xue took the lead, turning into a streak of scarlet light that shot into the gate.

Gu Yuan followed closely behind.

Lei Qianjue, Feng Lingyun, Mo Wuxin and the others were not to be outdone, each leading their remaining heaven's pride in single file into the gate.

……

Passing through that ancient gate, the view before them suddenly opened up, yet everyone involuntarily halted their steps and let out a shocked exclamation.

Here, it was no longer the First Layer's looted‑clean ruin, nor the Second Layer's desolate plain strewn with steles.

The Third Layer, astonishingly, was a complete and vast continent!

On the earth, immortal mountains rose and fell, and spirit springs gushed.

One after another, the ancient immortal herbs, already extinct to the outside world, swayed in the wind, emitting a fragrance that soothed the heart.

The dense ancient immortal aura almost turned into tangible mist, winding through the forested mountains.

But what choked everyone most was not the continent's abundance, but its Heavenly Dome!

The Heavenly Dome of the third layer was neither azure nor pitch black, but displayed a profound purple‑gold hue.

Above that purple‑gold canopy, slender threads of faint yet supremely noble purple qi drifted slowly, like an aurora.

Just by inhaling a breath of that drifting purple qi, every True Immortal Celestial Pride present felt a roaring in their internal immortal veins, as if a qualitative metamorphosis were about to occur!

"That is... Hong Meng Dao Qi?!"

"It really is Hong Meng Dao Qi! It's not only the Hong Meng Dao Qi that appears at the Di Wu Ceng Sheng Xian Chi of the Celestial Hall—how can it be permeating the third‑layer Heavenly Dome!"

Mo Wuxin's breathing grew heavy, and he even forgot to flutter the bone folding fan in his hand.

Hun Yuan Xue's delicate body trembled with excitement.

Hong Meng Dao Qi, the primordial qi that existed before heaven and earth opened, even a single strand is enough to reshape a true immortal's Dao foundation, even to spontaneously forge several new immortal veins!

It can even surpass the limit of a hundred!

This is the supreme ladder leading to the Jue Dian Immortal King!