Chapter 476

The energy singularity was like an endless abyss, continuously absorbing energy from two dimensions.

The unknown lower dimension had no trace of life left and had lost its dimensional spirit, so Chu Yang had no need for any restraint.

However, on the Qi Cultivation Continent, he needed to hold back.

After all, even with the connection to the Grand World, it would take time for spiritual energy to become abundant.

If he drained the energy of the Qi Cultivation Continent before spiritual energy replenished, everyone on it would face stagnation—or even regression—in their cultivation, and Mu Tianyin’s power would be severely diminished.

With the Source Martial True Body enveloping him, once the compressed Source Qi within the energy singularity reached its limit, Chu Yang began activating the secret technique to condense the Supreme Law Body, attempting to peel the Source Martial True Body away from himself.

The technique naturally came from Pan Gu’s spiritual awareness and Mu Tianyin; Chu Yang combined their methods and, considering the unique nature of the Source Martial True Body, created a one-of-a-kind path suited only to himself.

The process was extremely arduous; because the Source Martial True Body was too powerful, peeling it away and making it a tangible, independent existence required immense energy as fuel.

The energy singularity quivered wildly, converting absorbed energy into Source Qi and channeling it into the gradually peeling Source Martial True Body.

Chu Yang chose to heavily deplete the energy of the Qi Cultivation Continent and the unknown dimension rather than wait until the Qi Cultivation Continent connected with the Grand World to condense the Supreme Law Body there—this was deliberate.

The most critical issue was that the Source Martial True Body was too strong!

Gathering energy on a massive scale and condensing a Supreme Law Body comparable to—or even surpassing—the Primordial Law God would inevitably cause massive disturbances.

Although Chu Yang’s current strength could rival a Heavenly Supreme, he had not yet reached the level to roam freely within the Grand World.

A Supreme Law Body surpassing the Primordial Law Body was an irresistible temptation to any powerful being in the Grand World.

Even reclusive Saint-grade Heavenly Supremes would likely be stirred by it.

In the world of cultivators, murder and theft of treasures happened constantly; Chu Yang had no intention of becoming someone else’s prey.

That was why he went through great lengths to condense the Supreme Law Body first, then open the dimensional passage.

As time passed, the Source Martial True Body gradually detached from his body, becoming a faintly ethereal “energy form.”

Shoulders bearing sun and moon, the spectral shadows of the Four Sacred Spirits hovered behind him, resembling a deity.

In a certain sense, the Source Martial True Body now qualified as a Supreme Law Body.

Yet the Source Law Body was still highly unstable; without continuous energy supply, it would instantly collapse.

Two days passed in a flash; the instant the last trace of energy from the unknown dimension was consumed, the spatial rift before Chu Yang shuddered violently and then shattered completely.

He knew the unknown dimension would soon collapse, leaving not a single trace behind.

All life had been extinguished, and even the dimension itself no longer existed—it was truly tragic, but at least the legacy had passed to Sun Wukong, ensuring its continuation.

Chu Yang frowned slightly as he gazed upon the Source Law Body, whose upper half had solidified, sun and moon shining brilliantly, yet whose lower half and the Four Sacred Spirits behind remained profoundly ethereal.

More than half the energy of the Qi Cultivation Continent had been consumed, and the unknown dimension’s energy had been fully absorbed, yet the condensation of the Source Law God was only halfway complete.

Clearly, the energy within the Qi Cultivation Continent alone was insufficient to fully form the Source Law Body.

If he stopped now, all the energy gathered so far would dissipate, rendering all effort futile, forcing him to start over from scratch.

Chu Yang frowned tightly; he had made precise calculations using Pan Gu and only begun condensing the Law Body after confirming the two dimensions’ energy was sufficient.

Pan Gu’s calculations could not be wrong—the problem lay with the Source Law Body itself.

Chu Yang stared at the Four Sacred Spirits behind the Law Body, his expression weary.

He had not anticipated that the Four Sacred Spirits were also encompassed within the Source Law Body.

Though originally part of the Source Martial True Body, after evolving through the Ascension Spirit Technique, they had become independent entities no longer reliant on the Source Martial True Body.

And as the Source Martial True Body transformed into the Source Law Body, it was a process of materialization; once the Four Sacred Spirits were included, they would instantly evolve from energy forms into true living beings.

But no one had ever heard of a Supreme Law Body condensation technique capable of creating life!

That was why Chu Yang had overlooked this point, leading to his current energy shortfall.

Sensing the Holy Embryo’s medicinal effect was about to fade, Chu Yang sighed.

He now faced only two choices.

Either abandon condensing the Supreme Law Body and restart after entering the Grand World.

Or make a sacrifice: relinquish the chance to solidify the Four Sacred Spirits, and peel them out of the Supreme Law Body.

But after all the effort he had invested to condense the Supreme Law Body, how could he accept a flawed form?

Moreover, choosing to avoid risk did not mean fearing it!

With this thought, Chu Yang prepared to disperse the Law Body and redirect all gathered energy into the Qi Cultivation Continent.

But at that moment, he suddenly recalled something…

Reaching out, he pulled forth a living, pulsating heart; his eyes grew brighter.

This thing… might reverse the situation!

Acting on impulse, Chu Yang held the Holy Embryo in one hand and the Klein Bottle in the other, then fixed his gaze and tossed the Holy Embryo directly into the Klein Bottle.

The next instant, the Klein Bottle blazed with light!

Compared to last time, Chu Yang could distinctly feel this time’s outburst of power was far greater.

Even around him, the void space began to tremble; waves of spatial storms surged, time pausing, reversing, and accelerating erratically.

Temporal and spatial chaos!

Chu Yang frowned; he was within the void space, where such temporal-spatial chaos would not greatly affect the outside world.

But as he stood at the epicenter of this chaos, relative to him, the entire Qi Cultivation Continent—even the entire Grand World—was experiencing temporal-spatial disarray!

He did not want to emerge from seclusion to find the world transformed beyond recognition.

Fortunately, this temporal-spatial chaos did not last long; within moments, the Klein Bottle’s light receded.

A crystal-clear, jade-like heart slid out.

Feeling the surging energy within the heart, Chu Yang exhaled deeply.

The pure energy within this Holy Embryo now exceeded the combined residual energy of the unknown dimension—more than enough to support the perfect condensation of his Supreme Law Body!

Three more days passed; during this time, Chu Yang took the soul-energy-restoring pill.

He needed to constantly control the singularity, converting energy into Source Qi and channeling it into the Supreme Law Body, a process that drained immense soul energy.

Even with his astonishing soul energy reserves, he had to rely on the pill for support.

Any ordinary Spirit-grade Heavenly Supreme would have long since failed from soul-energy depletion.

Within the void space, Chu Yang gazed at the Source Law Body before him—identical to his own face, over five meters tall, bearing sun and moon, the Four Sacred Spirits dancing behind, clad in golden feathered robes. Though weary, a smile touched his face.

All the effort, all the painstaking work—it had not been in vain!

His gaze settled on the chest of the Source Law Body; he pondered deeply.

Within the chest cavity of the Source Law Body beat a heart—a most astonishing phenomenon.

After all, the Supreme Law Body was merely a technique of a cultivator above the Supreme Realm, not a truly independent existence.

Yet no one had ever heard of a Supreme Law Body possessing an independent heart!

But Chu Yang knew it was not a true heart—it was the transformed shell of the Holy Embryo fused into the Supreme Law Body.

This change exceeded his expectations; yet the heart showed no apparent special properties, and the Source Law Body was unaffected by it.

Since the Holy Embryo had been purified by the Klein Bottle, it carried no threat; the heart must benefit the Source Law Body, not harm it.

Its specific function could only be deciphered later.

Chu Yang gently waved his hand; the Source Law Body dissolved into a streak of light and merged into the energy singularity.

His soul energy swept over his dantian, clearly seeing the Source Law Body seated within the singularity, all Source Qi orbiting it slowly, like a cosmic deity anchoring the stars.

Now that the Supreme Law Body was complete, Chu Yang’s next concern was “Human and Law as One.”

Human and Law as One—literally, merging the Supreme Law Body with the physical body—was a top-tier technique among Grand World supreme beings.

Typically, only those who reached Saint-grade Heavenly Supreme could fuse body and Law Body; otherwise, the Law Body’s overwhelming power would shatter the physical body.

Some powerful Supreme Law Bodies, like the Five Primordial Law Bodies, were so potent that even late-stage Saint-grade Heavenly Supremes struggled to withstand the shock of Human and Law as One.

Aside from Human and Law as One, only after breaking through to Earth Supreme could one begin to merge physical body and Supreme Law Body’s power, achieving the Supreme Law Form.

In Chu Yang’s view, the Supreme Law Form was akin in principle to Sun Wukong’s Law of Heaven and Earth Manifestation.

What he sought was not the Supreme Law Form, nor even Human and Law as One—but complete fusion of body and Law Body, as he had once been with the Source Martial True Body.

After all, Human and Law as One was merely a combat technique; even the Grand World’s top figures could not sustain it long.

When the Source Martial True Body, now transformed into the Supreme Law Body, fused once more with his physical body, Chu Yang’s overall strength would undergo a qualitative leap!

Yet no one had ever achieved this, so Chu Yang could only explore it himself through the principles of Human and Law as One.

Setting aside his thoughts, Chu Yang’s soul energy probed through the void space to check the Qi Cultivation Continent’s condition.

Three years!

Due to the temporal-spatial chaos, though he had spent only five days in the void space, three years had passed in the outside world.

But Chu Yang breathed a slight sigh of relief—at least time had not reversed, and the Immortal Realm and Qi Cultivation Continent had advanced three years; it was not entirely bad.

At that moment, Chu Yang’s eyes flickered, and a perfect smile appeared on his face; he reached out and tore open a spatial rift, stepping directly out of the void space.

…………

Qi Cultivation Continent, Central Continent, border of the Great Xia Imperial Dynasty.

“Akatsuki Yan, let’s see how far Itachi can run now,” said Hun Tian Di, standing mid-air, his Qi coalescing behind him into a blood-red ocean that blotted out sun and moon, causing countless beings to tremble.

Emperor Soul Heaven stood atop the void, his battle qi coalescing behind him into a blood-red ocean that blotted out the sun and moon, causing countless living beings to tremble in fear.

The second Dou Di in the Qi Cultivation Continent’s End-Era, after Chu Yang.

Yet opposite him, Akatsuki Yan, enveloped in variegated flames, radiated an equally terrifying aura—he too had reached the Dou Di realm!

But compared to Hun Tian Di, Akatsuki Yan was clearly weaker, his aura unstable, as if severely wounded.

Amidst the variegated flames, Akatsuki Yan’s face was pale, his robes torn in many places, a deep wound across his chest exposing bone, blood soaking his chest.

Wiping blood from his lips, Akatsuki Yan gritted his teeth: “Hun Tian Di, this is the border of the Great Xia Imperial Dynasty!”

“Let’s see if Itachi dare to fight here, within Great Xia’s territory!”

I’d like to see if Itachi dare to strike within the borders of the Great Xia Imperial Dynasty.

Emperor Soul’s lips twitched slightly; though Chu Yang had been missing for three full years, his lingering aura still kept Emperor Soul from acting rashly.

Especially after breaking through to the Dou Emperor realm, Emperor Soul and Akatsuki Yan had come to fully realize just how terrifying Chu Yang’s power truly was!

For they could clearly perceive that even after their own breakthrough to Dou Emperor, they still stood as far from Chu Yang as heaven is from earth.

“Akatsuki Yan, don’t think I don’t know what’s between Itachi and the Emperor Chu!”

Emperor Soul sneered: “He helped Itachi only because he made a fair trade with Itachi.”

“Itachi’re not of the Yunlan Sect or the Great Xia Empire—do Itachi really expect Emperor Chu to offer Itachi protection?”

“Don’t forget, the Tianfu Alliance lies outside the borders of the Great Xia Empire!”

“If Itachi flee into Great Xia, I swear I’ll leave not a single living soul in the Tianfu Alliance!”

Akatsuki Yan’s face darkened, yet he had no recourse.

Threaten him with the Soul Clan?

Don’t be absurd—Emperor Soul had already sacrificed the entire Soul Clan to break through to Emperor realm using the Emperor-grade Prototype Pill.

Thus, the Soul Clan now consisted of only Emperor Soul himself.

Taking a deep breath, Akatsuki Yan clenched his teeth, knowing he had no choice but to burn his boats; he turned and bowed deeply toward the Great Xia Imperial Palace, calling out loudly:

“Akatsuki Yan offers to serve the Great Xia Empire for a hundred years! I humbly beg Your Majesty to lend me fire!”

His voice rang like thunder, instantly echoing across the entire Central Continent; countless heads snapped up in stunned shock.

Who is Akatsuki Yan?

The most legendary genius on the entire continent, next to Emperor Chu!

With no powerful clan behind him, he rose through sheer talent and relentless effort, crushing countless prodigies to earn the title of Flame Emperor.

And now, to borrow fire, he’s willing to serve the Great Xia Empire for a hundred years!

But then again, Emperor Chu himself once declared that neither he, nor the Yunlan Sect, nor the Great Xia Empire, would interfere in the feud between the Soul Clan and the Tianfu Alliance.

Under these circumstances, will the Empress of the Great Xia Empire agree? (End of Chapter)