Chapter 600: Top‑Tier Power

Although the power of this phoenix egg is strong, it seems not very adept at using it. So it did not unleash an especially powerful attack.

After sensing the Golden Crow's power, the phoenix egg emitted a phoenix cry, and the fiery red flames began to burn, clearly resisting the Golden Crow's power.

Ye Liuyun sat in the lotus position and first tried to communicate with the phoenix egg using Divine Sense, but even his Divine Sense was burned away by its flames.

"Damn, it actually refuses to communicate with me!"

Ye Liuyun thought it might be because he already possesses the Golden Crow Holy Fire, so the phoenix egg has identified him as an enemy.

Since communication is impossible, he certainly cannot let it recognize a master and hatch the phoenix egg. So the idea of raising a phoenix pet is definitely out.

"Then I'll just absorb it directly and break through my realm!"

So Ye Liuyun sat in the lotus position again and began to focus on absorbing the flame power within the phoenix egg.

As he accelerated the absorption, the phoenix cries from the egg kept coming in succession. Yet no matter how mournfully it cried, it could not break through the Golden Crow Holy Fire's enclosure.

Ye Liuyun kept raising his realm to the Heavenly Gang Ninth Layer Late Stage before he was forced to pause. He dared not absorb the phoenix egg's power all at once, lest excessive phoenix flame corrupt the Golden Crow Holy Fire.

After absorbing a certain amount, he first needed to consolidate the Golden Crow Holy Fire, waiting for the flame power to fully merge into the Golden Crow and be assimilated before daring to continue absorbing.

During this process, Ye Liuyun took out the Skeleton Puppet for protection, while he hid inside the Xuan Kong Shi to accelerate, then emerged to continue absorbing.

After two interruptions, Ye Liuyun's realm also rose to the Heavenly Gang Ninth Layer Summit. Continuing to absorb would soon bring a breakthrough.

At this point, the phoenix egg no longer emitted any phoenix cries, and its flame power was scarce. The remaining power was insufficient even for it to launch an attack.

Without the phoenix flame's support, the temperature throughout the cavern gradually returned to normal.

Ye Liuyun accelerated the absorption, and after drawing out the last of the phoenix egg's power, he directly entered the Xuan Kong Shi to break through.

His current breakthrough is a major realm breakthrough, a process far more dangerous than breaking through the Heavenly Gang Realm, so he dared not stay outside to break through.

The Skeleton Puppet guarded outside, while inside the Xuan Kong Shi he was absolutely safe.

At this moment, the True Essence within Ye Liuyun's body was gradually becoming uncontrollable. As he converted all the last absorbed energy into True Essence, the True Essence in his core pill also began to surge within his body.

This time, the True Essence not only expanded his Meridian but also directly absorbed Heaven and Earth Power.

"No wonder those strong ones have such potent Heaven and Earth Power; it turns out they directly merged it into their True Essence!"

Ye Liuyun suddenly realized, and immediately let his Divine Sense roam the Taixu, helping himself absorb more Heaven and Earth Power and fuse it into the True Essence.

True Essence infused with Heaven and Earth Power is more malleable. Once back in the core pill, it compresses into an even tighter form.

Ye Liuyun also noticed that the surface of his core pill displayed a faint pattern: lines of golden red and blue‑white colors swirling around the core pill.

Such a two‑color variation of the core pill is also seen among other Yin‑Yang Realm strongmen, so it was not surprising.

However, his core pill's change was not very obvious; only two colored lines formed a simple Tai Chi pattern, and the transformation then halted.

After the pattern was etched, Ye Liuyun immediately felt that as the True Essence circulated, the pattern seemed to rotate along with it.

Now, even without exerting force outward, he can sense the Heaven and Earth Power contained in the True Essence within the core pill.

"A world apart!"

This True Essence imbued with Heaven and Earth Power is far stronger than the True Essence of the Heavenly Gang Realm. Ye Liuyun estimates that if he threw a punch now, the power gap would be at least fivefold.

The Meridian's expansion also allows these True Essences to fire more smoothly at will, like rivers rushing, each invocation feeling endless.

Ye Liuyun emerged from the Xuan Kong Shi and continued to absorb the cavern's flame power, wasting none of it.

And that phoenix egg, lacking energy support, had already cracked and been damaged.

Afterward, Ye Liuyun produced a number of Spirit Stones to replenish the True Essence, and only after fully restoring the True Essence did he leave the cavern to rejoin the others.

But when he emerged from the cave, his Divine Sense swept, instantly activating the Cross‑space Golden Pupil and launching an attack.

For unknown reasons, Lei Ming and others were under attack by the Dark Night Demon Hall. The opponent also had many strong fighters, and the two sides were evenly matched.

A Heavenly Gang Ninth Layer Martial Cultivator was launching an attack on Yu Er, about to injure her, but he suddenly froze in place, and Yu Er turned him into an ice sculpture with a single sword.

"My master has returned!" Yu Er exclaimed delightedly.

She also sensed that the opponent's Soul had been devoured, and the only one capable of devouring a Soul at range was probably only Ye Liuyun.

Upon hearing this, the others instantly felt their spirits lift, and their offensive immediately grew stronger.

The several Martial Cultivators of the Dark Night Demon Hall immediately began to retreat. They realized a strong presence had arrived and dared not linger.

Then, the next moment, another Heavenly Gang Ninth Layer Elder had his Soul attacked, and Lei Ming's Blood Thunder blasted his Physical Body into fragments.

A Heavenly Gang Ninth Layer Martial Cultivator who had been fighting Wu Qingcheng, seeing the unfavorable turn, immediately rushed toward the lower‑realm Su Miaoyin and Piao Yun.

But before he could arrive, his Physical Body ignited mid‑air; golden‑red flames turned him to ash within a few breaths, scattering with the wind.

This time, Ye Liuyun employed not only Spiritual Soul Attack but also Physical Body attacks, both unleashed through the Mixed‑Origin War God, making the power even stronger.

After breaking through his realm, his strength in all aspects was enhanced, perfect for sparring with these people.

With his current realm, he can certainly represent the Cangyun Continent's topmost strength. These Heavenly Gang Ninth Layer Martial Cultivators now appear to him as utterly unthreatening.

Ye Liuyun's figure now manifested from the void, appearing before everyone.

"Yin‑Yang Realm! Retreat quickly!"

An Elder of the Dark Night Demon Hall sensed the aura emanating from Ye Liuyun and immediately ordered a retreat.

"Want to leave? Did you ask me?"

Ye Liuyun waved his hand, and a vast expanse of Golden Crow Holy Fire enveloped the remaining six Martial Cultivators of the Dark Night Demon Hall, sealing their escape route.

Swish!

He raised his hand, drew the Demon Slaying Sword, and slashed a Heavenly Gang Eighth Layer Martial Cultivator with a single strike.

The sword intent of the Demon Slaying Sword had further strengthened, already evolving from a budding state into the shape of a blade. Though still imperfect, its outline was now discernible.