Chapter 446: Twentyfold Ascension Saint Body! One Hundred Eighty Magic Patterns!

You… what did you do to this emperor?!!

The Heavenly Swallowing Devil Emperor widened their eyes, their eyes filled with shock and disbelief.

Because he discovered that, although he had just recovered some of his Original Power, it was once again suppressed.

Combined with the effect of the Spiritual Array, compared to his peak, his strength now is only three-tenths! Chu Yang smiled and said: "As for you now, you might even be inferior to a Mid-stage Saint Product."

The Heavenly Swallowing Devil Emperor's face darkened, and he gritted his teeth, saying: "Dealing with you is enough!"

As his words fell, he rushed straight toward Chu Yang.

Chu Yang put away the Heavenly Gate, the Original Body of Martial Essence appeared behind him, the Dragon-Elephant Phantasm swallowed a large amount of magic patterns in one gulp, then merged into the left arm of the Dharma body.

The Original Body of Martial Essence threw a punch, shattering space; the entire mountain range trembled on the verge of collapse, and even the space where the Ancient Heavenly Palace Ruins lay began to become unstable.

Boom!!!

The Heavenly Swallowing Devil Emperor never expected that a mere Mid-stage Immortal Product could unleash such terrifying power.

Even though he had already begun to take Chu Yang seriously, he still underestimated Chu Yang's strength, so this punch caught him completely off guard.

The Heavenly Swallowing Devil Emperor's attack collapsed in an instant, and the fist of the Original Body of Martial Essence slammed hard into his chest.

The Heavenly Swallowing Devil Emperor's flesh shattered inch by inch, his soul wrapped in Original Demonic Qi tried to escape, and the direction of that escape……

…was precisely the Spiritual Array that had sealed him for tens of thousands of years……

There was no way; as long as that Spiritual Array wasn't destroyed, he could not leave this space—any escape route was a dead end.

Chu Yang, however, had no intention of stepping forward to block him; he simply stood in place, formed seals with both hands, and a strange power emanated from his body.

The Heavenly Swallowing Devil Emperor's movement froze momentarily, then he turned his head in horror, his face full of disbelief as he said: "Saint Demon Order! This is a Saint Demon Order?!"

Hearing his words, the Heavenly Emperor's expression also shifted slightly, he frowned and looked toward Chu Yang.

The Saint Demon Order is not referring to a treasure or a token, but a special means of the Outer Evil Tribe, which only the top-tier Heavenly Demon Emperors can master.

The Saint Demon Order does not require cooperation to activate; it is purely a soul technique, and it is effective only against the evil tribe.

Naturally, the Saint Demon Order cannot be used by just anyone; it requires a strong foundation of the evil tribe's Original Power as support, otherwise its effectiveness will be greatly reduced.

In short, top-tier Heavenly Demon Emperors can, through the Saint Demon Order, to some extent control the strong ones of the evil tribe.

Chu Yang naturally lacked the evil tribe's Original Power, but the Saint Heavenly Devil Emperor's condition was extremely poor at this time—being sealed by the Spiritual Array on one side, affected by the sealing dust on the other, and also heavily wounded by a strike of Demonic Might from the Original Body of Martial Essence.

Even in this situation, Chu Yang could not forcibly control the Heavenly Swallowing Devil Emperor, but he could to some extent restrict his movements.

No! You… you lack Original Power support, you merely grasped the secret art of the Saint Demon Order……

The Heavenly Swallowing Devil Emperor's face kept changing: "Impossible… how could a traitor appear among the top-tier Heavenly Demon Emperors?"

Upon hearing that, the Heavenly Emperor's expression eased a bit; he had just doubted Chu Yang, but now he dismissed the thought.

But he grew increasingly curious about this young man—a Mid-stage Immortal Product who possessed such formidable strength and even mastered the core secret art of the Outer Evil Tribe, which is truly astonishing.

Chu Yang smiled faintly and said: "Perhaps you think the annihilation of the evil tribe, or even my future slaying of the Heavenly Evil God, are also impossible……"

Don't rush…… these matters will surely happen sooner or later!

As his words fell, the Heavenly Gate leapt into his hand; he raised it and unleashed a slash—Extreme Sword Art·Night Bloom! The Heavenly Swallowing Devil Emperor's soul was annihilated, leaving only Original Demonic Qi drifting in the air.

Chu Yang gathered the qi, then looked at the Heavenly Emperor and smiled: "Senior Heavenly Emperor, to help you revive, the Grand Thousand Palace has sent a powerful flesh body."

"I, the junior, will help you live a second life; now the situation in the Grand Thousand Realm is complex, I believe that after your revival, Senior, the situation will become much more stable."

At this moment, the Heavenly Emperor no longer doubted Chu Yang's words, and with a somewhat wistful smile he said: "I never expected that after tens of thousands of years, the Grand Thousand Realm could produce a talent like you, junior friend!"

It seems that my Grand Thousand Realm will pacify the evil tribe, return to its peak, and that day is not far off!

Then I will trouble you, junior friend……

Without excessive pleasantries or thanks, the Heavenly Emperor originally disliked superficial formalities; having accepted Chu Yang's favor, he will keep it in mind.

Afterwards, things became much simpler; the Heavenly Emperor fulfilled his earlier promise, gathering all opportunities from the Ancient Heavenly Palace Ruins to help Xiao Xiao and Dan Tong advance further.

Chu Yang then directly, on this plaza, aided by the gathering spiritual power effect of the residual Spiritual Array, also took out a Plane Spirit, beginning to help the Heavenly Emperor reforge his flesh body and reshape his soul.

This process is relatively complex; the Plane Spirit Chu Yang used is not from the Azure Wave Plane, but rather a higher lower plane under the Great Xia Dynasty.

The Plane Spirit of the Azure Wave Plane has some particularities, and moreover it does not match the Heavenly Emperor.

After several days, Chu Yang finally completed a series of preparations; the flesh body had been completely reshaped, and the Heavenly Emperor's remnant soul had returned to its original state.

Next came the fusion of flesh body and soul; this process likewise required Chu Yang's assistance from the side, but did not demand his full attention.

Thus, Chu Yang directly multitasked—on one side helping the Heavenly Emperor's flesh body and soul fuse, on the other taking out the Fire Essence to catalyze the Spiritual Fetus.

Meanwhile, he also began the sixteenth ascension, and had the Original Body of Martial Essence refine together the Original Demonic Qi gathered during this period.

In recent series of events, Chu Yang can be said to have profited abundantly.

First, the expedition to the Azure Wave Plane slaughtered large numbers of the Yellow Spring Evil Tribe, as well as two Heavenly Demon Emperors, and even several Demon Emperors.

Then came the Demon Slaying Plan; Huo Ling and Ao Ting each gathered much Original Demonic Qi, which also included those two Heavenly Demon Emperors.

Moreover, the Original Demonic Qi of the Heavenly Swallowing Devil Emperor, when added together, is truly not to be underestimated.

The only regret is that the Heavenly Swallowing Devil Emperor's Original Power was damaged during its tens of thousands of years of seal, causing its Original Demonic Qi to be greatly reduced, differing little from that of a Mid-stage Heavenly Demon Emperor.

Nevertheless, Chu Yang greatly looks forward to seeing to what extent the number of magic patterns on the Original Body of Martial Essence will increase after all Original Demonic Qi is refined! The catalytic effect of the Fire Essence on the Spiritual Fetus is significant; when that Fire Essence is completely consumed, Chu Yang roughly estimated that the Spiritual Fetus's growth progress would advance by about one percent.

It seems little, but know that without external catalysis, raising that one percent would require at least a month's time.

Chu Yang preliminarily judged that for the first-layer Spiritual Fetus to grow on its own until transformation, at least ten years are needed.

That is to say, if he now has one hundred twenty Fire Essences, he could skip that ten-year growth period and let the first-layer Spiritual Fetus transform directly! After a moment's thought, Chu Yang began to attempt catalyzing the Spiritual Fetus using Mermaid's Blood Tears.

But soon after, he couldn't help but furrow his brow. Although the Spiritual Fetus showed an anomaly, it did not directly absorb the power of the Mermaid's Blood Tears, and even exhibited some rejection.

This is completely different from the situation with the Fire Essence; but if the Mermaid's Blood Tears have no effect on the Spiritual Fetus's growth, why would the Spiritual Fetus exhibit an anomaly? Chu Yang frowned in thought, and quickly realized the function of the Mermaid's Blood Tears, and the vital essence it contains.

After a moment's hesitation, he directly tried to have his body absorb and refine the Mermaid's Blood Tears.

This process encountered no mishap; after all, anyone can absorb Mermaid's Blood Tears and thereby extend their lifespan.

When he completely refined a single Mermaid's Blood Tear, the anomaly of the Spiritual Fetus suddenly became intense.

The Original Power and vitality within Chu Yang's flesh body, as if stimulated, suddenly accelerated its influx into the Spiritual Fetus!

So that's how it is!

Chu Yang's eyes lit up, and a smile appeared on his face.

Mermaid blood tears can indeed speed up the growth of the spiritual fetus, but they differ from fire brain.

Fire brain directly catalyzes the spiritual fetus, destroying its absorption speed.

Meanwhile, mermaid blood tears stimulate Chu Yang, accelerating the speed at which his origin and vitality flow into the spiritual fetus.

Soon, the speed at which origin and vitality flow into the spiritual platform returned to normal.

Chu Yang made a rough estimate; it was roughly equivalent to one percent of fire brain's effect.

That's already quite good, after all the base number is there; fire brain is extremely rare, whereas mermaid blood tears are not.

Chu Yang had thousands of mermaid blood tears in his hand; after refining them all, the spiritual fetus's growth progress advanced by seven percent.

You should know, Chu Yang left a backup in the Canglan Plane; the merfolk will continuously provide mermaid tears for it.

Although the effect of mermaid tears is inferior to that of mermaid blood tears, a hundred mermaid tears combined can match a single mermaid blood tear.

Why are mermaid blood tears precious? Because both mermaid tears and mermaid blood tears are unique to the beings of the Great Thousand Realm.

For a person whose lifespan is nearing its end, refining a single mermaid tear can extend life to some extent, but refining a second yields no effect.

However, mermaid blood tears can, on this basis, further extend lifespan once more, yet they too possess uniqueness—refining a second has no effect.

In short, a person can refine only one mermaid tear and one mermaid blood tear in a lifetime.

But this limitation does not exist for Chu Yang at all! He doesn't need to prolong his lifespan; he only needs to stimulate himself via merfolk and mermaid blood tears, accelerating the flow of his origin and vitality into the spiritual fetus.

How many mermaid tears can a single merfolk provide in a year without harming its foundation?

Twelve! That is, each merfolk can produce one mermaid tear after a month of rest and recuperation.

With the help of Chu Yang's spiritual array, this number can be increased to eighteen!

Even if the total merfolk population is now under ten thousand, in a year that amounts to nearly 180,000 mermaid tears!

For Chu Yang, that equals 1,800 mermaid blood tears! And this is just the current situation; as the merfolk population grows through reproduction, the number of mermaid tears produced each year will only increase.

This is different from fire brain; it stimulates Chu Yang himself, so he judges that even if One Qi Transforms into Three Purities reaches the second level, it will still be effective.

Thus, in Chu Yang's eyes, the value of mermaid tears far exceeds that of fire brain! Just as Chu Yang finished refining all his mermaid blood tears and his ascension upgrade reached the sixteenth level, the power of faith in his ascension talisman suddenly began to grow at a terrifying speed.

Chu Yang's eyes lit up; he knew this was the Myriad Palace's side, Qin Tian's plan had been fully launched, and its effects were obviously good.

Once everything is made public, panic is inevitable, but since I can receive a large amount of faith power, it shows the situation has stabilized.

Under Qin Tian and the Myriad Palace's operations, I seem to have become a national idol? … That statement isn't quite certain…

Chu Yang knows that he himself can now be called the faith of countless beings in the Great Thousand Realm, or rather…

He is the spiritual pillar in countless hearts, daring to face the Outer Evil Tribe! In just half a day, the faith power in his ascension talisman has already accumulated enough to support a seventeenth ascension.

Chu Yang hesitated not, directly beginning the seventeenth ascension.

Hardly had it ended when he discovered that the faith power was already sufficient to support an eighteenth ascension! At the moment the Heavenly Emperor's soul and body fully fused—true resurrection—the rate of increase of faith power in the ascension talisman finally slowed.

Chu Yang's ascension sacred body has indeed reached the twentieth level! Five consecutive ascensions have brought an extremely noticeable boost to his overall strength.

The ascension sacred body's overall enhancement rose from about 238 percent to about 263.5 percent.

A full twenty-five percent increase! At Chu Yang's current realm, even the slightest improvement would be quite noticeable, let alone a comprehensive enhancement across all abilities.

Moreover, his cultivation broke through to late Immortal Product in one fell swoop! Chu Yang lightly raised his hand, and the Original Body of Martial Essence appeared; seeing the demonic patterns covering the chest of that form, a smile appeared on his face.

The number of demonic patterns on the Original Body of Martial Essence rose from ninety to one hundred eighty, doubling! As Chu Yang's cultivation reached late Immortal Product, without reinforcing the patterns, the limit of Heavenly Devil Force that the Original Body of Martial Essence can withstand increased from seventy-two to ninety.

In other words, the true limit of the Original Body of Martial Essence now is one hundred twenty patterns of Heavenly Devil Force! Compared to the previous seventy-eight, that's an increase of forty-two.

This seclusion has given Chu Yang's overall strength a leapfrog increase.

Before this, even if he played all his trump cards, Chu Yang could only contend with a late Saint Product expert.

But now he has confidence to slay a late Saint Product expert, even a peak Saint Product!

Even when facing a titanic-level expert, he can meet moves with counters!

Chu Yang narrowed his eyes; presumably, when he breaks through Saint Product, he will be invincible in the world beneath a half-step Sovereign.

A half-step Sovereign expert is, after all, one who can leave a name on the Azure Sky Ranking; even a titanic-level being has a vast chasm compared to them.

Chu Yang wants to use various means to bridge that gap and engage in close combat, but that's no easy feat.

But he has confidence that, when his cultivation reaches mid-Saint Product, he will surely not be weaker than that Immortal Great Emperor! When his cultivation truly reaches titanic-level, he may even be able to contend with the Sovereign realm.

But these are not Chu Yang's goals; he has always had a clear purpose.

That is the Unity of Man and Law!

But to achieve that, one must inevitably transcend the limits of the Great Thousand Realm and stand opposed to the world's will of the Great Thousand Realm! (End of chapter)