Chapter 1523: Three Seconds, a True Demigod

Three Seconds, a True Demigod

Gurgling blood flowed from Chen Ling's seven orifices.

Under the extreme overdraft of Spiritual Power, his consciousness had even begun to blur, but his voice was like roaring thunder, rumbling within the temple.

Thud——!!!

As the riddled-with-holes Jiang Xiaohua smashed a punch onto the top of Xiaoji's skull, the latter violently spat out a mouthful of blood and plummeted to the ground like a meteorite!

Those chains connected to dozens of ghosts dissipated into thin air. Losing their restraint, the ghosts of Yao Qing and the others floated back toward the direction of the River Styx...

Chen Ling's eyes could already barely see clearly at this point, but he still forcefully squeezed his body dry and activated the Red Paper Umbrella once again!

Dozens of ghosts were sucked into the umbrella and vanished.

Bang!

He used the closed Red Paper Umbrella to barely support his body so he wouldn't fall directly to the ground. But in reality, he was already an arrow at the end of its flight, unable to exert even a tiny sliver of strength.

Jiang Xiaohua on the side wasn't much better off. His entire person looked as if he had been chopped to pieces, severed limbs dropping all over the ground, only barely maintaining a human shape relying on bandages connecting them.

Both Chen Ling and Jiang Xiaohua had lost their combat capabilities, while that black divine pillar piercing heaven and earth still stood firmly in place like a rock... The ultimate winner of this battle seemed to have been decided. These two battle-damaged ants before it no longer had any chance of shaking the Dao Foundation.

Right at this moment,

Chen Ling's blurry and cloudy eyes slowly looked toward the passage behind him.

The corners of his mouth curled into a faint smile...

Tap, tap, tap——

Steady footsteps went from far to near.

A figure wearing a black and red Tang suit finally stepped into this battlefield. With one hand in his pocket, his other hand slowly took off the small Round Sunglasses on the bridge of his nose. Those eyes with nested colored rings were exposed to the air.

Sun Bumian's gaze swept over the heavily injured Chen Ling and Jiang Xiaohua, ultimately looking at that towering black divine pillar...

"Damn it..."

"I've held it in all the way, and it's finally my turn to make a move."

Sun Bumian snorted coldly and casually tossed the sunglasses aside. With his next step forward, phantoms of the Reincarnation Cycle manifested around him one by one. A profoundly mysterious and terrifying aura frantically raged from his body!!

His sideburns began to burn;

His aura began to skyrocket!!

As multicolored flames swept out centering on him like giant waves, faint sounds of firecrackers and cheering transmitted from the nothingness. The rich aura of the mortal world just tore apart the extreme coldness of the Ghost Path, instantly turning all the dim green candlelight around them into orange-red!

The phantom of the Awakened Lion surfaced behind him. Those past powers hidden in the Reincarnation Cycle continuously gathered into Sun Bumian's body. In an instant, his Rank crossed the threshold of Rank 8, and was still skyrocketing at an astonishing speed!

Rank 8, mid Rank 8, peak Rank 8...

"Bumian..."

"Use your accumulation when it's time to use it."

"The time left for you and this world is running out..."

His Master's voice from earlier still lingered in Sun Bumian's ears. He shrugged and muttered in reply,

"It's not like I didn't want to use it. Isn't it just that there was no opportunity? But now..."

Sun Bumian took another step forward.

Boom——!!

An explosive sound came from within Sun Bumian's body. His aura directly broke through the threshold of Rank 9, instantly reaching the Demigod Realm!!

He didn't need to undergo Divine Path Certification again, because in that thousand years of the Reincarnation Cycle, he had already proven himself.

The reason he couldn't step onto the Demigod Realm in modern times was because the Demigod Position of the Path of the Actor was already occupied by the Red King... But right now, the Demigod Position of the Path of the Actor was vacant, which meant...

Sun Bumian could truly step onto the Demigod Position.

Even if it was just for a brief moment.

...

The instant Sun Bumian stepped onto the Demigod Position.

Atop Clown Peak,

The figure of a child with White Ash smeared on his nose suddenly looked up toward the direction of the Ancient Vault of the Ghost Path...

He tilted his head, seemingly somewhat puzzled.

"Iyaa——?"

...

At the same time, all over the Human Domains, numerous Path of the Actor practitioners seemed to have sensed something, widening their eyes in shock!

"Someone has proven the Demigod Position of the Path of the Actor?!!"

"Which divine being is this?"

"I don't know... I've never heard of any other Path of the Actor experts in this world?"

"Could it be a Path of the Actor practitioner lying dormant outside the Realms?"

"..."

...

"Holy crap! Diamonds!!"

Seeing Sun Bumian exuding genuine Demigod's Aura, Jian Changsheng's eyes widened completely round.

Jiang Xiaohua on the side also opened his mouth slightly in surprise.

Around Sun Bumian's body, raging multicolored flames swirled. The instant he stepped onto the Rank 9 Demigod Position, he perceived a gaze filled with anger and threat falling upon him...

Sun Bumian completely ignored the hostility of the Ghost Path, loosened his joints, and let out a long breath.

"The feeling of returning to Rank 9... is really good."

Those eyes exuding the Demigod's Aura of the Path of the Actor looked at the magnificent black divine pillar before him.

The corners of the Tang suit on Sun Bumian's body fluttered under the fierce gale. He lifted his right foot... Terrifying power gathered toward his foot, and an incomparably huge Awakened Lion phantom behind him also slowly raised a paw.

Then,

He violently kicked toward the Ghost Path Foundation!!

"Off you go!!"

A giant multicolored pillar of fire piercing through the nothingness, like the giant foot of the Awakened Lion, crashed violently into that towering black divine pillar. The next moment, the entire Ancient Vault of the Ghost Path rumbled and shook, as if it had been directly kicked by someone!

Boom——!!!

A visible shockwave swept across the Ancient Vault. In an instant, the ancient cities on the periphery collapsed with a crash. Layer upon layer of waves of fire swept through the nothingness, almost lighting up the entire Ancient Vault as bright as day!

Fine cracks spread across the surface of the Ghost Path Foundation. At the same time, Jian Changsheng's soul, which had been frozen in the air, only felt the pulling force behind him lighten, flying straight toward Chen Ling's direction!

The Red Paper Umbrella spun lightly beside him. As Jian Changsheng's soul flew over rapidly, Chen Ling directly let go of Jian Changsheng's physical body on his back while simultaneously closing the Red Paper Umbrella, letting his soul directly crash into his physical body!

Thump——

A faint heartbeat sounded from within Jian Changsheng's body.

Although weak, although faint, although this body was still heavily injured and broken, the appearance of this heartbeat heralded that death had completely left him, and the Ghost Path could no longer forcefully snatch back the soul of a living person.

Hearing this heartbeat, Chen Ling didn't look at Jian Changsheng anymore. Directly laying him flat on the ground, he charged toward the Ghost Path Foundation at full speed!

Sun Bumian's kick had indeed shaken the Ghost Path Foundation. Under the spread of the fine cracks, a small stone fell from the surface of the Dao Foundation, plummeting straight toward the earth!

Chen Ling caught it steadily.

Waves of fire were still churning in the air. Chen Ling felt the ice-cold touch of this Dao Foundation Shard. His blurry and cloudy eyes looked up and swept a glance over this towering divine pillar...

"As the Ghost Path, you arbitrarily interfered with the affairs of the world of the living..."

"There is a cause for every effect. Let this Dao Foundation Shard be the price you pay for it."