Two Realms: A giant of immortal martial arts emerges from low Wu Gan

Jiang Shu heard Ao Hai's flattery.

He deliberately made his breathing a little heavier, and responded without turning his head with a deep voice that sounded like he was "carrying a heavy burden," as if every word he spoke required a great deal of effort.

"Brother Ao, don't get distracted. The most important task right now is to get through the Starfall Road as soon as possible. We can talk about it when we get to the core."

He remained completely calm.

This path of falling stars is extremely difficult, even for a demon lord.

Having already advanced to the Dao Venerable realm, he could have easily bypassed it.

Simply by unleashing the great paths, the Dharma protectors will surround the body.

However, this would completely expose his identity.

Therefore, what Jiang Shu was doing at this time was, on the one hand, to disguise his identity, and on the other hand, to use the remnant power of the ancient star to cleanse his physical body once again.

"If I did not possess the World Tree and the Desolate Great Dao, which gives me a certain degree of control and resistance to the power of chaos and decay, it would be extremely difficult for me to put on such an act so easily by relying solely on the disguise of the dragon race."

"This is a natural defensive formation. Perhaps the core of the great formation we are looking for is right there."

Just as Jiang Shu was pondering to himself, several shrill screams suddenly came from the advancing group.

A demon race prodigy, resembling a giant pangolin but covered in crystal-like armor, was seen. Its defensive shell, after enduring several waves of intense ancient star remnant force and a sudden surge of intensified, pitch-black earth turbidity, emitted a heartbreakingly crisp "crackling" sound.

Spiderweb-like cracks spread rapidly across the carapace, and its color quickly faded, as if all its essence had been drained away.

The demon prodigy was terrified and tried to activate his origin, causing the three Great Daos to surge around him.

But before it could even let out a final howl, its massive body, along with its crystal shell, was transformed into a cloud of grayish-white powder mixed with dark red blood streaks, just like a stone weathered for millions of years, right before everyone's eyes. It was torn apart by the invisible gravity in the void and vanished without a trace in an instant.

A demon lord who had comprehended three great paths was unable to put up even the slightest decent resistance here!
At the same time, not far away, a fox clan prodigy who was constantly flashing and shifting his position using his innate illusion ability in an attempt to avoid the main force suddenly became extremely sluggish.

To her horror, she discovered that the demonic power she had cultivated was being silently and rapidly drained away by the road beneath her feet, as if it had been thrown into the sea.

An invisible swamp formed by the earth's turbid air tightly bound her, as if a million greedy tongues were licking her very essence.

"No!"

She screamed in despair as her body withered and shrank at a visible speed. Her smooth fur quickly lost its luster, becoming rough, gray, and wrinkled. The lively light in her eyes was extinguished as quickly as a candle in the wind. In the end, she became a decaying, dried-up corpse, which was completely shattered into dust by the slightest touch of a huge, rolling fragment of a star.

Bloody and cruel!
These top geniuses, renowned in the outside world, are like ants here; a slight misstep could lead to their death.

Upon witnessing this scene, the demon race prodigies who had managed to hold on were all shaken to their core, a chill running from their feet to the top of their heads.

Even the arrogant Feng Chi and Xuan Ling had a more serious look in their eyes, and even a hint of unprecedented fear.

The shadow of death and destruction instantly overwhelmed the greed for the Spirit-Guiding Land, making this chaotic path even more terrifying.

The survivors gritted their teeth and desperately used their bloodline secrets or last-ditch life-saving methods to continue their arduous journey.

After an arduous journey of unknown duration, and after several more demon geniuses were swallowed by the remnants of the ancient star's power or the earth's turbid energy due to exhaustion or bad luck, the heavy darkness and chaos ahead finally began to change slightly.

The pervasive corrosive pressure suddenly lessened by more than half. Although the surroundings were still dark, it was no longer a void, but rather a solid, cold, massive ground, as if forged from black iron.

This is an extremely vast underground plain.

In the center of the plain stood an incredibly tall black stone monument.

The stone tablet was so tall it could support the sky and the earth, and its entire body was as black as ink. From a distance, it looked like a void abyss that could devour all light.

Just one glance at it and you feel like your soul is being sucked in.

It stands there silently, the sole center of this region and the final resting place of all chaotic energy, exuding a suffocating sense of oppression and an ancient aura that seeps into the very marrow.

Beneath the stone tablet, several figures were already waiting there, even earlier than them.

Their figures were either as tall as mountains or hunched and emaciated, their aura as deep and still as a deep pool, yet containing a terrifying power capable of tearing apart stars.

These powerful figures calmly surveyed the twenty-odd demon prodigies who had just survived their tribulation, as if examining raw materials about to be placed on the altar.

There was no sympathy or approval in his eyes, only an almost cold indifference and a deep, indescribable expectation.

One of them was Huang Ya, who had previously presided over the ceremony.

His figure, like a black boulder, appeared silently beside the powerful figures at the foot of the stone tablet, standing side by side with them.

His cloudy old eyes swept over the slightly disheveled, even somewhat fearful, prodigies, and finally, when they landed on Jiang Shu, who was also deliberately showing exhaustion and panting, his gaze couldn't help but flash with a burning light.

Huangya nodded slightly, a deep, blood-tinged smile appearing on his gaunt face, his voice like two dry rocks rubbing together, slowly echoing in the silent heart of the place:

"Very good. Being able to set foot on this core area shows that your bloodline and will are still usable."

His gaze swept across the faces of every prodigy present, especially landing heavily on Jiang Shu, as he spoke with an unquestionable command and expectation.

"Now let the baptism begin."

The moment the words fell, Jiang Shu clearly felt that deep within the plain beneath his feet, paved with countless star fragments and as cold and hard as black iron, the massive core structure connecting the Myriad Spirits Forging Grand Array began to emit an extremely faint, almost imperceptible hum.

It was as if a greedy beast, which had been sleeping for millennia, was slowly awakening.

……

On the frigid Black Iron Plains, the smell of blood and gunpowder has been replaced by thick stardust and a terrifying aura emanating from the depths of the earth.

Huangya continued speaking, his withered finger pointing to the surroundings filled with an aura of decay and chaos:

"The power of ancient stars, the power to shatter the remains left by countless ancient stars, is extremely domineering. It can crush your bones and muscles, and also temper your physical body until it becomes indestructible."

"The earth's turbid air, thick and gloomy, originates from the deepest filth of the star core. It corrodes bones and souls, capable of severing the foundation of your path, but it can also cleanse the impurities in your bloodline and purify the impurities in your demonic essence, making your origin clearer and purer!"

"If you can get through this, each and every one of you will be able to advance to the Demon Venerable realm, or even climb to the Demon Lord realm, which is even higher than the Demon Venerable realm!"

As soon as he finished speaking, his sharp, eagle-like gaze swept across every face, his tone leaving no room for doubt.

"Now everyone, sit tight!"

"The core power of the spirit-guiding force must be unleashed immediately!"

"This is the first and most crucial baptism. All of you, stretch your bodies to withstand it! Use your skin, muscles, bones, and blood to sense and endure it!"

"You are not allowed to use magical powers to protect yourself lightly!"

His tone suddenly became harsher, carrying a bloody, rusty undertone. "Only when your physical body is on the verge of collapse and your soul is about to dissipate, are you allowed to activate the Star Coffin Mark on your bodies. It will form a temporary protective shield."

"If you hold on until that moment, it means your physical body has reached its limit, and naturally there will be a force to move you out of the core area."

Huangya did not mention how long the Star Coffin could last after being activated. The old monsters behind him stood like statues, their auras obscure and profound, watching coldly.

The group of prodigies looked solemn, and Ao Hai and the others from the Dragon Clan immediately straightened their backs and moved closer to Jiang Shu.

On one hand, they were fellow dragons, and on the other hand, they recognized Jiang Shu's potential and felt that he could achieve greater improvement here.

Just as everyone was adjusting their breathing, preparing to face the terrifying impact, an extremely subtle thought, like a cold silver needle, pierced the sea of ​​consciousness of the Golden Horn, the incarnation of Jiang Shu, with unparalleled precision.

It was a divine message transmitted from the desolate cliffs!

"Young Master Jinjiao".

Huangya's voice rang directly in Jiang Shuxin's heart, as if it contained a magic power that could see through everything.

"You possess a potential unseen in the entire history of the dragon race, and even a trace of the ancestral dragon is enough to illuminate the future of the entire demon race."

"However, the path is difficult, especially if we want to reach the top and fight against Jiang Taixuan who is pressing down on our demon race. We still need a long time to mature if we rely solely on natural growth."

"Do you... wish to reach the Demon Lord realm even faster, or perhaps even ascend to the heavens in one step?"

Jiang Shu's dragon blood avatar sat cross-legged with his eyes closed, his surface calm, but the chaotic space inside his body was like the movement of stars.

Huang Ya's words did not stir any real waves in his heart; he remained extremely calm and calculated with lightning speed.

"Faster?"

Jiang Shu responded with a question that was befitting of Jin Jiao's identity, tinged with a hint of youthful arrogance.

"Is there some forbidden or secret technique you're referring to, senior?"

"But the way of heaven and earth is to take from the surplus and give to the deficiency. If you want to achieve quick success, there must be a price to pay, right?"

He was indeed somewhat curious about the demon race's secrets and methods.

The fluctuations in Huangya's divine sense revealed a subtle hint of appreciation and understanding.

“There will be a price to pay, but it is by no means the kind of price that ordinary people would think of, such as lifespan or foundation.”

His voice was incredibly seductive.

"Young Master Golden Horn, you have been in seclusion in the Dragon Clan for a long time. Have you ever heard of the methods of grafting cultivation or bloodline resonance?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Shu understood immediately, as if a clear mirror were reflecting his thoughts.

Sure enough!

This is precisely the function of the Myriad Spirits Forging Grand Array. He had already guessed this when he heard the "Star Coffin" resonate with the mark. This was the reason why these old monsters had gathered so many top geniuses of the demon race here.

He understood almost immediately what Huangya wanted to do.

Without the slightest hesitation, Jiang Shu's thoughts, carrying an astonishing calmness and penetrating power, pierced into Huang Ya's sea of ​​consciousness in reverse.

"Senior, do you mean to use the great formation of the Falling Star Abyss to gather the power of other bloodline elites here, and even the endless blood energy and demonic essence accumulated by the Myriad Spirits Forging Venerable Formation, and forcibly graft and infuse it into my body with some kind of profound formation as a bridge, so as to ignite the fire of my path and forcibly push my realm forward?"

This thought was so sharp and penetrating, like a beam of cold light at dawn in the dead of winter, that it instantly pierced the calm of the desolate lake in my heart.

His body, as withered and lifeless as a tree on a desolate cliff, tensed almost imperceptibly in the shadow of the stone tablet, and a look of disbelief and astonishment flashed deep in his turbid pupils.

After a brief silence, Huangya's divine sense resounded again with intense tremors and barely suppressed excitement; he even omitted the title.

"It seems that your clan's ancestor had already seen through the mystery and told you such an astonishing secret."

He directly confirmed Jiang Shu's guess.

"That's right, this is the method!"

"All things in the universe have their own inherent strengths and weaknesses; the law of the jungle, where the strong prey on the weak, is one of the fundamental laws of nature!"

"Those so-called prodigies gather here, contributing their essence and blood to the rise of our demon race's true dragons. This is an unparalleled honor!"

"Through our careful refinement and guidance, and with the assistance of the pure blood essence accumulated over ten thousand years by this Myriad Spirits Forging Venerable Array as fuel, it is enough to ignite and sublimate your Primordial Chaos Power in a short time, forcibly stepping into the threshold of Demon Venerable!"

"This method is earth-shattering, and the dangers involved are naturally considerable."

Huangya's tone suddenly turned cold and solemn.

"Grafting is no easy task. The blood essence of ten thousand years is pure and incomparably powerful. If one is not careful, the foundation of one's cultivation will collapse, and one will die and one's cultivation will be destroyed!"

"The chances of success... are about 60%."

"However……"

Huangya abruptly changed the subject and continued,

"Once you succeed, you will truly ignite the fire of the Dao Venerable, and your potential will be unleashed to an unprecedented level!"

"What did Jiang Taixuan, a human at that time, have to fear?"

"Your name, Golden Horn, will surely dominate the world, and you may even enter the Imperial Palace and become the undisputed future emperor of our demon race!"

Whether he was an emperor or not, Jiang Shu didn't really care. He was just thinking about whether it would be a good thing for him if he really accepted this infusion method.

Buzz!
Within the inner world that he had begun to cultivate, all the chains of the Great Dao he controlled trembled, as if they understood the immense benefits that Huangya's plan could bring them.

Among them, the four Great Daos of Desolation, Primordial Beginning, Devouring, and Creation resonated the loudest, like soldiers volunteering for battle.

Yes, yes, with these four supreme Daos, no matter what kind of Dao essence, blood energy, star power, or turbid energy it is, as long as it is energy and dares to pour in, it will only become nutrients for the growth of the World Tree in my Chaotic Space.

Huangya thought they were laying the foundation for the future demon emperor, but little did he know they were actually making wedding clothes for the current human Daoist.

Moreover, the 40% risk was negligible for Jiang Shu.

After all, what if there really is some huge risk?

He could travel between the two worlds instantly!
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