Chapter 548: The Mastery of the Great Dao

The Great Xia Universe.

New Blue Star, inside the palace.

Fang Xing raised an eyebrow and lightly clenched his right hand.

Ssssh!

A ball of pitch-black fire appeared in his palm, within which faint scenes of cosmic annihilation could be seen.

"Does cultivating the 'Destruction Demon Wolf' beyond a million years of cultivation signify the perfection of the Destruction Principle?"

"Besides that, my Force Principle and Death Principle have also made great progress."

Yet the Panwu Dao requires only a complete 'True Self' and 'Destruction,' while the Force Principle needs only partial mastery.

Fang Xing now fully meets these requirements.

"This opening of the Multiverse Gate brought great gains…"

"But… the greatest gain is this."

His expression turned complex as he focused his awareness on his attribute panel.

There, on the panel, floated a single drop of pure white blood.

It took the shape of a teardrop, within which countless mental images converged—wolves, tigers, leopards, mountains, rivers, trees, flowers, birds, insects, fish—all present, and faintly visible within it was a radiant Response Dragon!

"Transcendent Blood… I never thought I'd actually bring it back."

Fang Xing recalled the final scene of the Innermost Realm.

Though he had fused with Erha and gained Erha's Destruction Power, when he reached the pure white blood, he could do nothing against it.

Even though the Transcendent Blood contained no true consciousness, its mere aura was enough to subdue him.

Even if he wished to study it, he'd likely need a Level 15 Eternal to intervene.

As a mere Level 13 Law Lord True Immortal, he was asking for humiliation.

At the critical moment, his attribute panel acted, temporarily containing the 'Transcendent Blood' within itself—but did not absorb it.

Simultaneously, a fragment of information appeared:

"Indeed… Transcendent Blood, though a Transcendent trait, is a lower-tier one—not because it's weak, but because it inevitably carries the original owner's spiritual imprint; once assimilated as one's own bloodline, it inevitably brings contamination. The best outcome is madness; the worst is becoming the original owner's resurrection vessel or external avatar…"

Even so, with the attribute panel's immense power, Fang Xing gained tremendous benefits from the Operator World.

After extracting every last drop, he left the Operator World entirely, ending this journey.

"This drop of blood has completely transcended physical form—it is now a purely mental concept…"

Even now, recalling it, Fang Xing remained stunned: "To preserve this drop of blood, I must rely on the attribute panel's power… otherwise, if released, it might transform my entire star system into a Mind Beast World… or even draw the attention of Level 14 Dao Lords or Level 15 Eternals…"

He couldn't imagine anything else capable of sealing the aura of this 'Transcendent Blood.'

Even taking it to the Immortal Cultivation Realm would only result in attracting the Dao Lord of Freedom—or even the Dao Sovereign!

"I will never assimilate this Transcendent Blood into my own bloodline… even if it grants immense benefits and a massive power surge…"

"But assimilation isn't the only use—I'll surely be able to study Transcendent Blood once I reach Level 14, or even Level 15, and extract part of its legacy…"

"For now, I need to finish what I've set out to do."

Fang Xing sighed, withdrew his awareness from the attribute panel, and with a flash of silver light, summoned a feather dozens of meters long.

—The Frenzied Vulture Feather!

Now, as Fang Xing studied this feather, he saw through its True Self and Destruction Principles completely, and faintly grasped the concept of principle fusion.

"The Operator World yielded too much—closed retreat, I must enter it immediately and thoroughly digest this!"

Fang Xing's eyes gleamed with excitement.

…

Time flowed like water.

This time, Fang Xing truly sank into closed retreat.

In a blink, over twenty years passed.

"The Panwu Dao relies primarily on the True Self Principle and Destruction Principle, incorporating partial Death, Space, and Force Principles…"

"My current principle comprehension has fully met the requirements—only the final fusion remains."

Inside the meditation chamber.

Fang Xing opened his eyes, and the surrounding void subtly flowed, manifesting diverse phenomena.

"Hmm… these twenty years of contemplation have fully digested the principle accumulations from the Operator World, reaching a bottleneck."

He gazed at the Frenzied Vulture Feather floating before him, then suddenly raised his hand.

A collection of rare treasures appeared, forming a circle around the Frenzied Vulture Feather as its core.

Then… an inexplicable liquid emerged, enveloping each material, eventually coalescing into a pool of silver fluid that wrapped the black feather.

The 'Frenzied Vulture Feather' began slowly melting under the silver solution's influence.

"According to the Panwu Scripture, this 'secret medicine' has been successfully prepared."

This "Principle Medicine" has no other effect—it only enhances the fusion rate of the Panwu Dao and boosts one's comprehension of it... unfortunately, only the first use works.

Fang Xing gazed at the silver medicinal fluid floating midair.

The fluid, the size of a human head, had changed from bright silver to silver-gray after fully digesting the Frenzied Vulture Feather.

Fang Xing sensed it briefly, then nodded in satisfaction: "Good. It succeeded."

Sssch!

His chest garment exploded, revealing a broad, powerful chest, long arms, and perfect muscle definition.

"Come."

At Fang Xing's mental command, the silver-gray medicine landed directly on his chest, then, as if alive, enveloped his entire body, seeping relentlessly through his skin.

In an instant, Fang Xing became a silver statue.

In this state, he seemed to directly wander the source of the Dao, entering a vast, dragon-like path—black as night. "Panwu! Panwu!"

The black dragon roared and thrashed, radiating unimaginable majesty, suppressing all other Dao paths.

"Incredible… I seem to witness the moment Pangu Wu forged his own Dao and suppressed all others…"

"Hmm… this must also be a form of 'Proving the Dao Through Force,' right?"

His awareness focused on the attribute bar, navigating to the principle comprehension section—most principles had vanished, leaving only one icon:

【Panwu Dao: Entry → Proficient!】

【Panwu Dao: Proficient → Expert!】

BOOM!

Strange Dao patterns converged on Fang Xing's body, forming the shape of a black dragon on his back.

In an instant, his bloodline surged wildly; a colossal, strange giant's shadow appeared above Blue Star, larger than the planet itself.

Terrifying pressure erupted, sweeping across the entire Blue Star.

In one look/p>

"It's the Lord!"

Some newly relocated immigrants knelt to the ground.

Crack! Crack!

In a factory, Zhang Chu piloted his new mech: "Hah! I've finally reached Level 12 Mech Master!"

But the next instant, he saw the giant in space.

Even with his body partially mechanized, he still felt crushing pressure.

As if stripped of his mech, turned into an ordinary man, stripped naked, and thrown into a snowfield facing a polar tiger!

THUD!

Zhang Chu's mech knelt to the ground.

"Panwu Dao… so this is it."

Long after, the giant, resembling Pangu, standing tall between heaven and earth, slowly faded.

The black dragon Dao pattern on Fang Xing's back gradually vanished.

He pondered silently: "Since I had already comprehended many principles, once the secret medicine revealed the fusion opportunity… after entering the Dao, did my progress surge?"

"Expert-level Panwu Dao… likely grants Level 4 Law Lord power, and even among them, I'm no weakling."

"Master-level Panwu Dao might reach Level 5 Law Lord combat power?"

"What about Grandmaster level?"

Fang Xing felt exhilarated.

Though he always knew Panwu Dao was strong, its sheer power exceeded his expectations.

"Generally, Level 5 Law Lords are those who nearly fully comprehend their Dao, or possess supreme secret arts, unimaginable physiques, or true legendary treasures…"

"But I already possess Level 5 Law Lord combat power at Master level, proving Panwu Dao surpasses their Dao—even by far? No wonder it's the Dao of Proving Through Force!"

"If so, when I reach Grandmaster level, and acquire suitable treasures or unleash secret techniques… could I become a Level 6 Law Lord capable of battling Dao Lords?"

"If I advance further at Grandmaster level, could I truly defeat the most ordinary Dao Lord?"

A fierce ambition rose in Fang Xing's heart; he glanced at his attribute panel:

【Name: Fang Xing】

【Age: 198】

【Profession: Star Warrior】

【Level 13: Law Lord (Rank 4)】

【Panwu Scripture: 1/20000 (Expert)】

【Panwu Dao: 1/20000 (Proficient)】

【Eternal Solar King Spell of Space-Time: 1/2000 (Skilled)】

【Gate of All Realms (Charging)】

……

"I'm so strong now!"

"The Panwu Dao is inherently the Path of Combat. Having reached Proficient level in its comprehension, I can now wield many Combat Sacred Techniques from the Panwu Scripture! These are eternal teachings of the Fifteenth Realm!"

"My strength is at Law Lord Fourth Stage, yet I'm no ordinary Law Lord Fourth Stage—I might even compete for a spot in the top twenty, or even top ten, of the Starry Sky Rankings…"

Of course, the top three on the Starry Sky Rankings are Fifth Stage Law Lords; Fang Xing still couldn't defeat them now.

"The Gate of All Realms has entered its charging phase again…"

"For my next world, I'll choose one that can help me rapidly break through to Dao Lord…"

Fang Xing glanced at the icon representing the Gate of All Realms at the bottom of his attribute panel and murmured silently.

The Gate of All Realms had even located the blood of Transcenders; it surely wouldn't disappoint him in this regard.

He changed his clothes and comfortably stepped out of seclusion, savoring life.

After all, Fang Xing cultivated for joy, not for anything else.

After prolonged seclusion, one naturally needs to balance rest and activity.

Many powerful cultivators, after long periods of seclusion, similarly enjoy banquets, pleasures, or travel…

In the Great Xia Universe, there are countless entertainment planets, some even captivating Law Lords to the point of forgetting to leave.

Besides, he trained extremely hard—just a brief seclusion lifted him from Law Lord Third Stage to the peak of Fourth Stage.

Law Lords who had lived for tens of thousands, even hundreds of thousands of years yet failed to advance a single step would likely be so ashamed they'd destroy themselves upon seeing this.

"Hmm?"

Just as Fang Xing began to find leisure dull and connected his awareness to the Grand Void Universe, an email caught his attention: "This… is interesting…"

(End of Chapter)