Chapter 296: Breakthrough, the Supreme Realm!

The sound of the Great Dao echoes; many powers, born from this world yet entirely distinct, are coming into being.

Chen Mo senses his own transformation; he is breaking through from the Great Ability realm toward the Supreme Realm.

He realizes even more why the Supreme Realm is difficult to break through to, and why the gap between it and the Great Ability realm is so vast.

If one were to say this world, this universe, is a blank sheet of paper, then the Great Dao laws are the orderly, colorful lines drawn upon that paper.

Before the Great Ability realm, all the cultivation a Martial Artist performs, and all the methods they employ,

are actions taken within these lines; all the power they use does not deviate from the existing lines.

But after reaching the Great Ability realm, a Martial Artist has the ability to briefly shift and reverse the lines; more than that, they can even draw on this blank paper, permanently changing the trajectory of the original lines.

Making the lines change according to one's own ideas certainly requires considering the harmony of the entire picture; one cannot be too unorthodox in changing the lines.

Yet, compared to only being able to use power within the framework, the Great Ability realm and the many realms before it are undoubtedly separated by a chasm, possessing fundamentally different changes.

And the Supreme Realm takes this step even further.

It completely breaks away from the old framework, equivalent to deriving a blank area on this sheet of paper.

And this area is entirely controlled by the Supreme powerhouse.

A Supreme powerhouse can extend lines at will in this blank area, establishing a law that belongs uniquely to themselves.

It is precisely because of this that the gap in combat power between a Great Ability Martial Artist and a Supreme powerhouse is so vast.

A Great Ability practitioner, even if they can reverse and master the Heavenly Dao, is still drawing on the original paper.

But a Supreme practitioner opens up a path that belongs uniquely to themselves; from then on, they are equal to the Heavenly Dao, completely crushing the Great Ability practitioner in status.

And by using the Great Dao they have opened up, there is almost no power in the world that can contend with them.

Because although this Great Dao is born from the world, to the world, it is a completely blank area.

Even if the Heavenly Law can have some influence on it, the effect can be called minimal.

Therefore, no matter what kind of power exists between heaven and earth, it is difficult to block the power of a Supreme.

The reason Chen Mo can briefly elevate his combat power to the Supreme Realm is because there is a complete world within his body.

The myriad laws all evolve from the Heaven and Earth Origin Laws, and this Small World does not depend on the operation of the world at all.

This point is the most important.

Whether it is the Small World opened up by a Martial Artist or the three thousand Great Worlds existing in reliance on the Da Tiandi,

the foundation of their existence is because the Da Tiandi exists.

And the Small World with perfect Origin Laws within Chen Mo's body can be said to be an independent Small World.

Even if the external Da Tiandi undergoes the destruction of the Wind of Return Ruins, and all worlds relying on the Da Tiandi are destroyed together,

the Small World opened up by Chen Mo can still exist independently.

It is precisely because of this that he could possess power comparable to a Supreme while in the Great Ability realm.

Because although he did not open up a path belonging uniquely to himself in the world like a Supreme, he mastered a Small World belonging uniquely to himself through another method.

The aura around Chen Mo continues to climb, and the sound of the Heavenly Dao echoes continuously.

The Small World he opened up no longer exists only within his physical body, but is gradually reflected in the world.

The area of this world is not vast, only a billion miles in radius.

Yet within it, the Heaven and Earth Origin Laws operate, and it has not the slightest connection to the existing world.

Within the Small World opened up by Chen Mo, the sound of the myriad Daos echoes, resisting the power of the Mirage Sea from the outside.

Chen Mo's physical body is blazing, emitting the light of ten thousand Dao treasures; the Small World he opened up is resonating with his physical body.

The two are becoming increasingly compatible, and Chen Mo can better sense his own path to enlightenment.

And at this moment, several Mirage Sea Supremes remain indifferent.

Although Black Shadow Supreme shouts about stopping Chen Mo, it is only shouting; it is impossible to use a life-risking trump card.

It is not just it; the other Mirage Sea Supremes are the same.

Chen Mo breaking through to the Supreme Realm is indeed a great hidden danger for the entire Mirage Sea and for the creatures of the Mirage Sea.

It might delay the time for the Mirage Sea to completely destroy this world by a million or even ten million years.

But so what?

It is nothing more than waiting a little longer; it is completely unworthy of risking one's life for this.

If one risks their life and succeeds, it is only to exterminate the living beings of the world a little earlier.

The benefits one can obtain will not be more than the benefits obtained from exterminating the living beings of the world later.

But if the life-risking attempt fails and one truly gets oneself killed, then everything will be turned to dust.

Conversely, the other Mirage Sea Supremes can sit back and enjoy the fruits of success.

Under these circumstances, no Mirage Sea Supreme is willing to risk their life.

Even if they wait another day, it does not matter; the erosion of this world by the Mirage Sea is stronger with each passing day.

Time is always on their side.

And the living beings of the world must risk their lives, because once they fail, they will lose everything.

Chen Mo senses the power constantly surging within him; his physical body is radiating the myriad Great Dao laws outward.

These Great Dao laws connect into one, constantly proving to the world that an entirely different Great Dao has been born.

The cultivation Great Dao established by Chen Mo is called the Heavenly Dao, though it can also be called the path of becoming a saint through the physical body.

Because the most fundamental cultivation of the Heavenly Dao still lies in the Martial Artist's physical body.

This Great Dao is, of course, not completely independent of the world; before him, there were already those who became saints through the physical body born in this world.

But no one has ever specifically studied the cultivation method of this technique; even for Martial Artists who cultivate the physical body, after reaching the True One Realm, they only use the method of cultivating the physical body as an extra supplement.

And the existing ones who became saints through the physical body all induced laws into their bodies after their cultivation reached a certain level, only then becoming saints through the physical body.

Chen Mo established this cultivation Great Dao, which can allow a Martial Artist, from the moment they first enter the path of cultivation, to cultivate the physical body step by step, reaching the realm of becoming a saint through the physical body.

To reach this step, a Martial Artist must temper their physical body to increase their Qi and Blood, nurture the Mysterious Apertures within their body, and without relying on Heavenly Law, construct a Chaos Small World using the power of physical laws.

Everything in this Chaos Small World is extremely ignorant and obscure, and there is not even a shred of Heavenly Law.

The Martial Artist must perfect these laws step by step and continuously strip away the influence of the Da Tiandi on this Small World.

Until the Small World can operate independently of the Da Tiandi, the Martial Artist then accepts the feedback from the Small World onto themselves; in this way, they can achieve the Zhizun Realm.

It sounds easy, but practicing it is absolutely difficult beyond measure.

Chen Mo is clear that the reason he can cut off the Da Tiandi's restraint on himself so thoroughly, and even allow his own Small World to operate without relying on the Da Tiandi,

is firstly because he is currently within the Mirage Sea, where there is absolutely no operation of Heavenly Law, only the ever-changing Mirage Sea Law.

Under these circumstances, the world he has opened up and evolved will not be influenced by another world.

If he wishes to break through, he can only do so within this Mirage Sea.

Otherwise, if he were within Xuanhuang Heaven, once the Small World he opened up operated independently of his physical body,

it would inevitably conflict with this world; two worlds with the same laws would inevitably be compatible, and it would be absolutely impossible for them to coexist.

And although the current world has already been occupied by the Mirage Sea in most areas,

the remaining power is definitely not something he can resist, so if he wants to break through, he must risk venturing into the Mirage Sea.

Furthermore, there is another point: the reason he was able to easily cut off the world's restraint on himself

is mainly because he does not originate from this world, so the restrictions this world places on him are far less than those on beings born from this world.

If he wants to spread the Heavenly Dao and the method of becoming a saint through the physical body in the future,

he will have to spend energy to perfect the cultivation method, so that other Martial Artists can practice the Great Dao he has created.

But there is no need to rush these things at this moment; solving the matter at hand is what is important.

Chen Mo reflects the world with his physical body, thousands of laws change and flow, and the Small World he opened up exists independently within the Mirage Sea.

Thousands of strands of Shenhai Breath are constantly attempting to erode it.

But although the area of the world Chen Mo opened up is small, its laws are incomparably perfect.

It is precisely because the area is not large, and he is there to preside over it, that the Mirage Sea cannot erode it in a short time.

As this world evolves, the thousands of mysterious laws within the world gather into a Divine Sea.

Chen Mo is currently receiving the baptism of this Divine Sea; one who becomes a saint through the physical body evolves a complete Small World and can henceforth become the master of the Small World, mobilizing the power of the Small World.

Although he could mobilize the power of his own world before, he could not sustain it for long because that power exceeded the limit he could bear.

Now there is no need to worry about this; the Heavenly Law baptizes his physical body, and his power advances further.

His physical body erupts with infinite vitality, nurturing thousands of laws; from now on, he can easily bear the power of the world.

Only at this step can Chen Mo be considered to have truly broken through to the Zhizun Realm.

Unlike before, although he could use the power of a Supreme, he could not sustain it.

Not only that, the power Chen Mo currently possesses, apart from the world, also combines the power of becoming a saint through the physical body.

The power hidden within his physical body is by no means inferior to a true Small World.

If it were any other Martial Artist, they would not be able to achieve this step; even Martial Artists who practice the same Heavenly Dao would find it difficult.

Because Chen Mo completed the process of becoming a saint through the physical body long before breaking through to the Zhizun Realm, and received the baptism of the Origin Law of a world.

No matter how later generations practice, it is impossible for them to achieve this step.

The power Chen Mo can mobilize now is definitely stronger than many Martial Artists who have just broken through to the Zhizun Realm.

The sound of the Great Dao echoes continuously between heaven and earth, and Chen Mo feels the power he can mobilize.

The power of the Small World and the power of his physical body are both integrated by him, and a domain capable of suppressing everything emerges.

Within this domain, Chen Mo is the absolute master.

"Go!" Black Shadow Supreme roared.

As the words fell, he immediately stopped fighting with Taichu Daojun and decisively turned to retreat.

Chen Mo has already completed his breakthrough; it will not be so easy for them to forcefully attack Juhaiguan again.

Rather than continuing to waste power here, it is better to leave decisively.

However, as if they had a tacit understanding, the several Mirage Sea Supremes who left together all headed in the direction of Xuanhuang Supreme.

He had already been injured when he used the Reincarnation Stone to completely detach his clone.

Coupled with being besieged by his own clone and a Mirage Sea Supreme, and in order to cover Chen Mo's breakthrough, he had even forcefully used a Secret Technique to boost his strength.

Chen Mo's breakthrough did not take long, but even so, under the constant siege of a Mirage Sea Supreme and his own clone,

the power that Xuanhuang Supreme could erupt with at this moment was almost exhausted.

And the reason the many Mirage Sea Supremes approached him with such tacit understanding was to see if they could take this opportunity to finish him off completely.

In this way, their attack this time would ultimately have some gains.

The several Mirage Sea Supremes left quickly, and Taichu Daojun and Fuyao Supreme were helpless at this moment.

Although they were not injured before, each of them faced the siege of two Supremes; even if they used Secret Techniques, they could only barely resist them.

Now, although they have the strength to fight again, they dare not easily leave the vicinity of Juhaiguan.

Once they move away and lose the support of the Array, the situation they face will not be much better than that of Xuanhuang Supreme.

Therefore, even though they saw the intentions of the several Mirage Sea Supremes, they did not rashly pursue them.

All they could do was find a way to support Xuanhuang Supreme; the rest could only depend on Xuanhuang Supreme himself.

If they could not support him, then that was a helpless act.

They could not risk venturing deep into the Mirage Sea; that would be too dangerous, tantamount to gambling with all the living beings of the world.

Chen Mo naturally discovered this too; he did not hesitate and decisively gathered his Small World.

His figure flashed, crossing countless spaces, and he arrived beside Xuanhuang Supreme.

The remaining several Mirage Sea Supremes had also arrived at this moment.

"Boom!"

The Mirage Sea trembled, and boundless energy swept across; Chen Mo could feel that the entire world was gradually being sealed off.

Under these circumstances, it would not be easy for either him or Xuanhuang Supreme to break away.

The five Shenhai Supreme stood in sequence, their energies pulling at one another to form an Array that sealed the world.

Meanwhile, the clone previously stripped away by Xuanhuang Supreme stood to the side, continuously drawing Shenhai Breath into its body, ready to support the Shenhai Supreme at any moment.

Xuanhuang Supreme's brows were tightly locked and his expression was grim; he was, of course, clear about the situation he currently faced.

Being besieged by five Supremes while his own strength was continuously declining was the price he paid for forcibly using a Secret Technique.

If he were in his prime, this would certainly not be a major issue.

But in the current situation, it was difficult to maintain peak strength, and without a doubt, the outcome awaiting him would certainly not be very good.

"You shouldn't have come," Xuanhuang Supreme said in a low tone.

Chen Mo's strength was indeed very strong, and he had displayed combat power no less than a Supreme while at the Great Ability realm.

But he did not believe that Chen Mo could take on five opponents alone.

"Senior, do not worry. Since I dared to come, I have a way to leave," Chen Mo responded with a smile, his tone very steady.

With his current strength, even if he could not defeat the five Shenhai Supreme, he would have absolutely no problem escaping safely by relying on his own abilities.

Otherwise, given his personality, he would never have acted rashly.

Moreover, if it were not for Xuanhuang Supreme fighting for time for him to break through, then it would not have been so easy for him to achieve that breakthrough.

After all, he could not break through within the existing world; if he missed this opportunity, he would have to find a way to risk venturing into the Mirage Sea again next time.

And what the situation would be like when facing that, he could not estimate at all.

If the several Shenhai Supreme were prepared in advance, it would definitely not be so easy for him to break through when he waited until then.

Both emotionally and rationally, he should act to save Xuanhuang Supreme.

Chen Mo's gaze continuously swept over the five Shenhai Supreme who had formed a surrounding formation.

They were of different shapes and appearances, yet as they moved together now, the entire Mirage Sea seemed to be pried open by them.

Taichu Daojun and Fuyao Supreme were also watching the situation here with extreme tension, simultaneously preparing to act to support Chen Mo and the others.

As long as Chen Mo could tear a gap in the Array of the Shenhai Supreme, they would act to assist.

As for defeating these few Shenhai Supreme, that was absolutely impossible at this very moment.

If the Mirage Sea and Xuanhuang Supreme could return safely and then recuperate for tens of thousands of years.

The next time they contended with the Shenhai Supreme, they might be able to gain some upper hand, but they would never hold the dominant advantage.

As long as the Shenhai Supreme took the initiative to flee into the depths of the Mirage Sea, they would absolutely be unable to pursue.

Because once they were far from Juhaiguan, they would lose the support of the Array.

At that time, facing five with four, they could only manage not to be defeated.

Even so, it could still be called an extremely rare event to have one more Supreme like Chen Mo.

Not to say that the living beings of the world would completely reverse the decline, but the situation they faced would be much better than before.

"Splash!"

The endless Shenhai Water surged, and the Mirage Sea Law transformed into five chains, continuously compressing the space in which Chen Mo could move.

A smile appeared on Black Shadow Supreme's face; it truly had not expected Chen Mo to be so stupid as to dare to come and save Xuanhuang Supreme.

"Since you dared to come, then die together!" The voice Black Shadow Supreme emitted at this moment sounded extremely strange to the ear.

As its words fell, the five Supremes integrated the power of the Boundless Mirage Sea together.

Streaks of Mirage Sea Law, like towering mountain ranges, blotted out the sky and sun, rising high and strange, like waves crashing, continuous and unending.

Chen Mo only felt a surge of intense malice, like mountains and rivers, instantly covering him.

Thousands of laws unique to the Mirage Sea continuously drilled into his body, clashing violently with the Heavenly Law within him.

(End of chapter)