Chapter 215

While the clone seized the chance as the Wujixing Palace came under attack and the higher‑ups were too busy to attend to the Pure Yang Hall, when the Pure Yang Sea was drained and struck the third tier of Longevity, the true body within the chaotic primordial fetus also rose with the clone, reaching the power of a single Ling.

And the battle between Xue Yi Ren's weapon spirit and Huang Xiao Yu also went exactly as he expected, ending in the Blood‑Clothed Man's defeat.

At this moment, Xue Yi Ren was restrained by Huang Xiao Yu, a single hand pressing down on his head, forcing him to kneel on the ground.

"Ha ha, in less than ten days or half a month I can use you and the blood‑flesh essence inside the primordial fetus to ascend to God Emperor. Then I alone can sweep across the great Xuanhuang world, dominate all heroes, and earn glorious battle merits for my divine race."

Huang Xiao Yu laughed wildly, the hand pressing on Xue Yi Ren's crown crazily siphoning the blood Qi from his body.

With each passing instant, his aura grew stronger by a degree.

There was even a faint trend of breaking through his bottleneck.

He was already at the pinnacle of True Immortal; if he broke the bottleneck, he could become a Celestial Immortal.

Moreover, the Divine Race differs from cultivators; perhaps they need not the Primordial Qi to enter the Immortal's secret realm.

"The blood‑flesh essence inside the primordial fetus, including me, was prepared by the Chaos Lord for the destined one. How dare you covet it! Huang Xiao Yu, if the Chaos Lord discovers your actions, not only will you die, but your father, the Heavenly Desolation Emperor, will also die without a burial place!"

Seeing his own vital essence being continuously drained by Huang Xiao Yu, Xue Yi Ren's weapon spirit's fangs were about to be crushed.

No matter how he roared or struggled with all his might, he could not break Huang Xiao Yu's shackles.

He was on the brink of despair.

"Foolish beyond reach, you petty weapon spirit, how could you comprehend the Chaos Lord's benevolent intentions?" Huang Xiao Yu sneered disdainfully.

He lowered his head, gazing down at Xue Yi Ren, and continued: "In fact I am that destined one. The Chaos Lord had long foreseen that I would enter the immortal realm, slay the five great Heavenly Lords of the Celestial Court, avenge him, and therefore fashioned this primordial fetus from countless strongmen's blood and flesh, waiting for me to claim it. You need not struggle at all; obediently become the nourishment for my ascent to God Emperor. Once I suppress the Gate of Immortality, I will revive you and grant you a chance at eternal life."

All the surrounding Divine Race, hearing this, were immensely excited and shouted fervently toward the center's Huang Xiao Yu: "Yes, Young Master Huang, unrivaled across ancient, present and future, you will surely suppress the Gate of Immortality and lead our divine race to achieve eternity!"

【7】 Amid the shouts, Huang Xiao Yu's imposing figure grew ever more upright, his posture more arrogant, his gaze disdainful, exuding absolute confidence.

【8】 As if the Gate of Immortality were within easy reach!

【9】 Yet at that moment, a thunderous roar like rolling thunder echoed from afar—a terrifying giant hand tore through the void, exuding overwhelming demonic aura, shaking the sun and moon, piercing the emptiness, tearing apart chaos, and reaching out with a single grasp.

【10】 "Who are you!" Huang Xiao Yu shouted in terror, turning his head toward the source of the voice.

【11】 He hadn't expected a powerful enemy to appear at this moment; its aura was overwhelming, giving him a strong sense of danger.

【12】 He dared not delay; his whole body trembled, and a suit of armor appeared on him, with a ferocious divine beast head on the chest and each shoulder, while the rest was chainmail.

【13】 The chain links transformed into countless runes that flowed over his body, celestial aura radiating, merging with his own breath, causing his internal power to climb step by step, soaring from the original eighty million ancient celestial dragon force to ten million dragons.

【14】 His internal power kept soaring, breaking the True Immortal limit of ten million dragons, reaching the terrifying tier of "Half‑step Celestial Immortal".

【15】 This armor was bestowed upon him by his father, the Heavenly Desolation Emperor, named the Manggu Immortal Armor, and like the End‑of‑World Destruction Banner of the Grand Emperor of Heaven, it is a half‑immortal artifact; wearing it makes one invincible and causes one's power to surge dramatically, truly unrivaled in the True Immortal realm.

【16】 Moreover, a snow‑white long sword materialized in Huang Xiao Yu's hand, its blade bearing countless trillion rays that surged and withdrew, cleaving heaven and earth, exuding murderous intent; a single slash could slay immortals and gods, slicing the great world inch by inch into fragments, shattering it into innumerable dust.

The sword is called the Reverse Immortal Divine Blade, implying a deity that kills immortals; it is also a half‑immortal artifact, famed for its lethal power, its edge shaking the world.

Swish!

Huang Xiao Yu, with a king‑ruling‑the‑world aura, swung the blade fiercely at the grasping giant hand; before the blade arrived, light surged ahead, exploding across the sky in dazzling white, so blinding it made the sun and moon tremble, the heavens wept, and the universe moaned.

That slash was terrifyingly potent, capable of cutting through all ghosts and gods; without exaggeration, aside from the Exquisite Immortal Sovereign and a few beings beyond ordinary comprehension, no cultivator in any Longevity secret realm could withstand it.

Never expected that at this moment a powerful enemy would suddenly attack; its momentum was extremely formidable, giving him a strong sense of danger.

Because the owner of that giant hand was Chen Zheng.

Chen Zheng's magical power at this moment not only possessed ten million dragons, but with five clones stacked upon his true body, it surged to sixty million ancient celestial dragon power—far beyond what a mere Huang Xiao Yu could resist with two half‑immortal artifacts.

Only if his father, the Desolate Heaven Emperor, arrived might there be a chance to defeat Chen Zheng.

This armor was given to him by his father, the Heavenly Wasteland God Emperor; it is named the Vast Ancient Immortal Armor, just like the Apocalyptic Destruction War Banner of the Supreme Imperial Heaven, it is a semi-immortal artifact; wearing it not only makes him indestructible, but also greatly increases his own power, truly invincible in the True Immortal realm.

As expected, the endless blade light from the Reverse Immortal Divine Blade struck the giant hand, causing no damage; instead it was extinguished by the demonic aura emanating from its surface.

The giant hand's onslaught continued unabated, reaching over Huang Xiao Yu and all the Divine Race, like the heavens of the demon realm collapsing in a single sweep.

"How could anyone withstand the edge of the Reverse Immortal Divine Blade! Are you a Celestial Immortal? Which senior Celestial Immortal is striking me? You cannot kill me; I am the son of the Desolate Heaven Emperor…"

Huang Xiao Yu's entire field of view was shrouded by the giant hand's shadow covering the heavens, terrifying him to the point of soul and spirit scattering, a fearful roar.

Unfortunately no one heeded him; the giant hand's five fingers, like pillars of heaven, seized down, grabbing him along with tens of billions of ordinary Divine Race, realm kings, and even four Void‑Immortal‑rank divine sovereigns. With a slight squeeze, it compressed all of them and their myriad treasures into a massive ball of iron and flesh, blood gushing wildly over its surface.

"Ahhh…"

Screams of agony echoed from the sphere, indistinguishable as to who was who, only a heartrending wail that made the bewildered Xue Yi Ren's weapon spirit's hair stand on end.

Chen Zheng's magical power at this moment is not just one hundred million dragons; moreover, with five doppelgangers superimposed upon his true body, it surged to six hundred million strands of primordial heavenly dragon power—how could the mere Huangxiao Prison possibly withstand it with just two semi-immortal artifacts?

The massive flesh ball was melted by the raging true fire that erupted from the giant hand, leaving only Huang Xiao Yu's two half‑immortal artifacts, which fell into the hand's cuff.

The giant hand also vanished.

As expected, the endless blade light unleashed by the Immortal-Slaying Divine Sword struck the giant hand, causing it no harm; instead, it was annihilated by the demonic aura emanating from its surface.

"I am a mixed‑blood Daoist; may I ask which senior saved me?" The weapon spirit of Xue Yi Ren, surviving the calamity, hurriedly rose from the ground, bowing toward the direction from which the giant hand had reached.

"It is I, your true destined one." Chen Zheng materialized before Xue Yi Ren, a faint smile on his face.

The Huangxiao Prison's entire field of vision was shrouded by the shadow of the giant hand covering the heavens, startling it so that its soul fled and its spirit scattered, it howled in terror.

Xue Yi Ren stared in astonishment at the person before him, thinking inwardly with resentment: how could he have just lost the destined one Huang Xiao Yu, only to have another destined one appear?

"Never ending, huh?"

"What, you think I don't look like a destined one?" Chen Zheng's expression hardened, seeming angry.

"No, no, no."

Cold sweat streamed down Xue Yi Ren's forehead; he hurriedly gestured, speaking from the heart: "Senior, you look very much like it, exactly the destined one appointed by the Chaos Lord back then, a perfect match!"

"I am the meat on the chopping board; what else can he say?"

Moreover, he had never seen anyone so extraordinary; appearing only at the second tier of Longevity, the Undying Body realm, yet capable of single‑handedly slaying Huang Xiao Yu—truly terrifying.

Such combat power, though still far below a Celestial Immortal, is enough to sweep away any figure within the world's Longevity secret realms.

Chen Zheng nodded and asked, "If I absorb the blood‑flesh essence within this chaotic primordial fetus, you won't mind, will you?"

"Senior, please don't be formal; take as much as you like, no matter how much you absorb, I won't feel a twinge," Xue Yi Ren said outwardly magnanimously but insincerely.

"Fine, then I shall begin absorbing."

It never ends, does it?

"What, you think I don't look like a fated person?" Chen Zheng's face turned rigid, seeming very angry.

"No, no, no."

The blood‑clad man's cold sweat dripped down his forehead, he waved his hand anxiously and said from the heart, "Senior, it's very much alike, extremely alike, absolutely the fated person appointed by the Chaos Lord back then, genuine without substitution!"

He is the butcher, I am the meat; what else could he say?

Moreover, he has never seen such an extraordinary person; apparently only at the second level of the immortal undying‑body realm, yet can single‑handedly annihilate the Wasteland Howling Abyss—truly terrifying.

Even though such combat power is still far below that of a celestial immortal, it is enough to sweep away any figure within the world's Immortal secret realms.

Chen Zheng nodded and asked, "Then if I absorb the flesh‑and‑blood essence inside this Chaos primordial embryo, you won't feel sorry, will you?"

"Senior, please don't hold back; go ahead and absorb as much as you like, I won't feel a single pang of sorrow." The blood‑clad man said outwardly boisterously but insincerely.

"Alright, then I'll begin the absorption."

Chen Zheng's face lit with satisfaction as a massive black hole burst from his body, blotting out the sky and sun, so huge it could frighten someone to death, like a glutton's maw gaping wide and sucking hard.

Boom—

All flesh and blood in the heavens and earth trembled, frenziedly pouring into the huge black hole before Chen Zheng; in the blink of an eye, all the flesh and blood within the Chaotic Primordial Embryo vanished.

Not bad, it's gone—completely swallowed in one gulp by the black hole before Chen Zheng, leaving only a thin cicada‑wing‑like shell.

……

The blood‑clad person stared, dumbfounded, never expecting Chen Zheng to be so unceremonious, absorbing his true form until only a layer of skin remained.

He's ruined.

As the artifact spirit of the Chaotic Primordial Embryo, most of his power came from his true form.

Now that his true form has been messed up by Chen Zheng, his strength plummeted; though his realm remains that of a True Immortal, his mana dropped to the second level of Longevity, leaving only ten strands of Primordial Heavenly Dragon power, making him arguably the weakest True Immortal in history.

"Without the blood essence, I can no longer fulfill the order given by the Great Chaotic Heavenly Sovereign back then; I've committed a heinous crime and am doomed." The blood‑clad person went weak all over, collapsed, wanting to cry but no tears.

Chen Zheng lowered his gaze, looking down at him with a smile, and said: "From now on, follow me; I will restore your strength."

"Can I follow you? Is that for real?" The blood‑clad person's dull eyes lit up with hope as he looked up at Chen Zheng.

Losing the embryo's flesh and blood isn't irreparable; as long as he follows someone like Chen Zheng, an unparalleled existence, and asks him to intercede with the Chaotic Heavenly Sovereign, he believes the sovereign will surely not pursue his fault.

"Why doubt my words?" Chen Zheng stood with hands behind his back, casually saying: "Get up; don't keep looking like you've lost your parents, embarrassing me."

"Mixed‑Blood Daoist pays respects to my lord; from now on, if my lord tells me to go east, I will never go west!" The blood‑clad person jumped up excitedly, hurriedly performing a grand salute to Chen Zheng.

"Hmm, follow me to the Boundless Grand World." Chen Zheng flicked his sleeve, and the embryonic world's true form where they were vanished.

Taking another step, he brought the blood‑clad person away from the heart of the Chaotic Continent, walking through the cosmic starry sky toward the Boundless Grand World.

At that very moment, the clone stationed in the Pure Yang Hall of the Boundless Star Palace, striving to reach the third level of Longevity, finally succeeded, relying on numerous fragments of spatial law and ten years of time within the primordial meteorite, in comprehending spatial law and advancing to the third level of Longevity, the Cave Heaven realm.

Chen Zheng's true form, as he walked through the starry sky, shuddered; he felt a strange power linked to his destiny arrive, bringing him to the third level of Longevity.

His mana originally was ten trillion dragons; after absorbing all the flesh and blood within the Chaotic Primordial Embryo and refining the likes of the Desolate Roar Prison and others, he gained another ten trillion dragons.

Now that his realm has risen, his mana doubled again, reaching forty trillion dragons.

His lifespan likewise doubled, from an original 810,000 years to 1,620,000 years.

The power of the various calamity characters has also increased: the "Ji" character's absorption capacity greatly increased; the "Fen" character can now split into sixteen clones, and by stacking all clones through the "He" character, one's mana can surge to the power of sixty‑four Lustrous Immortal Sovereigns.

Sixty‑four Lustrous!

Even a heavenly immortal above the Longevity Secret Realm could be resisted, perhaps even slain, right?

Moreover, Chen Zheng, relying on his own comprehension of spatial rules, can now manipulate and tear space at will, no longer needing to rely on treasures.

Within him also arose his own inner space, that is, a cave heaven, containing mountains and rivers, wind, thunder, rain and lightning, sun, moon and stars, yin‑yang and the five phases; although not as vast as the cosmos, it equals dozens of star systems, allowing countless beings to live and reproduce within.

Many Cave Heaven cultivators do just that: they raise millions of beings within their own space, providing them with food, clothing, shelter and travel, alleviating their worries; then they have those beings pray for them, generating devout vow power, which they use to cultivate various divine abilities, condense treasures, forming a virtuous cycle.

Moreover, the inner space follows the cultivator's realm as it rises, becoming ever sturdier and vaster; at the seventh level of Longevity it becomes a world, at the eighth a primordial chaos, and at the second level of the Immortal Secret Realm it becomes an inner universe.

That's why many say that even a god of the second level of the Immortal Realm cannot bear the universe; the mere lift of a hand can destroy it.

Of course, the immortal's inner universe is not the end; at higher realms, the universe will further evolve into a multiverse, divine kingdoms, the heavenly nexus, the heavenly heart holy realm, the supreme realm, the equal‑to‑heaven realm, and so on.

These are still far from Chen Zheng; for now he has little interest in them; his sole interest at present is to check the newly appeared calamity character on the Sheep Skin Scroll.

This character is "Palm".

"Palm? A set of palm techniques?"

Chen Zheng halted his steps, pondered for a moment, then had a sudden realization; his eyes lit up with excitement.

From this character he comprehended a set of palm techniques named the Ten True Devil Styles, created when the Supreme True Devil and the Supreme Sovereign fiercely battled; a peerless palm art, once unleashed, it brings devilry to the ages, with a single hand burying myriad paths, leaving no gods in the world.

The Ten True Devil Styles are: Boundless Calamity Sea, Eternal Decline of Heaven and Man, Myriad Calamities Irreversible, Endless Calamity Waves, Azure Heaven Devil Hand, Gods' Lament, I Descend into Hell, Eternal Submersion, Ancient Darkness, Eternal Calamity Boundless!

The Ten Styles of Palm Technique are truly the supreme devil's secret art; each style is boundlessly terrifying, progressively layered, each stronger than the last, worthy of being called invincible!

Chen Zheng was eager to try, wanting to find an opponent to test the power of his palm technique, preferably a heavenly immortal.

"When I attain eternity, all myriad worlds and every being will enter the realm of immortals……"

"When I attain eternity, all beings in the heavens, as numerous as motes of dust, who remember my name, will be at ease……"

Suddenly, a series of mighty sounds came from the distant Boundless Grand World, as if the immortals and gods were resonating, entering Chen Zheng's ears.

(End of Chapter)