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

The trials in the Fallen Star Abyss are not simply about tempering the body and bloodline; they are more like a foundational rebuilding!
Jiang Shu's heart skipped a beat.

His foundation was incredibly solid, yet even so, he could still sense some changes within himself.

Those prodigies and demon lords, if they can withstand it, will only reap even greater benefits.

The demon race's resources are indeed not to be underestimated.

Every major acupoint on my body was vibrating.

The dragon bone structure within his body seemed to have become more solid and resilient, and the surging vitality brought by the dragon blood seemed to be tinged with an ancient gray, more like the heavy texture he had sensed on some ancient dragon remains.

An indescribable realization flashed through his mind: the Dragon Transformation Technique was undergoing a qualitative change. If it did, he would no longer be imitating the dragon race, but would be transforming into a physique that was almost like that of a true dragon under the refinement of these two powers.

It was as if some invisible thread was guiding this refining force, gradually solidifying his disguise into reality.

"This is not the purpose of this so-called trial!"

Jiang Shu felt a surge of vigilance. His divine sense swept over every inch of his flesh and blood, every breath of blood, and even traced back to the source of the power that propelled the Dragon Transformation Technique.

He sensed a vast, cold, and subtle yet indifferent driving force, as if the abyss itself was breathing, guiding the power of the great formation to perform some kind of optimization and filtering.

It seems to be simply following some kind of rule, focusing intently on refining his "ancestral dragon bloodline".

They are indifferent to his personal will, and perhaps even to the difference between humans and demons.

At least for now, this power is simply optimizing his dragon body and enhancing his strength, without any malice or traps involved.

"Since it's harmless and greatly beneficial to my strength..."

Jiang Shu made a decision instantly.

"Then just have to put up with it for now!"

At the bottom of the abyss, undercurrents surge; now is not the best time to investigate the mastermind behind it all.

He immediately calmed his mind and stopped resisting this strange transformative power. Instead, he opened his body and mind to accept it and further refined himself.

The bones emitted a faint yet clear dragon roar, and the dull dragon scale marks on the body became clearer and deeper under the gray light, as if coated with a layer of time's rust, exuding a primitive and wild aura.

He began to "enjoy" the pain like an old tree taking root, while the demon prodigies beside him were plunged into true hellish torment.

"puff!"

The first to give up and bleed profusely was Feng Xiao of the Phoenix Clan.

Her magnificent plumage, which she was so proud of, broke inch by inch under the violent pressure, and the bright flames flickered uncertainly, like a candle in the wind.

A mouthful of blood, streaked with tiny golden sparks, shot out a long distance. Her face was ashen, and spiderweb-like bloodstains appeared on her body. Unable to maintain her levitation, she staggered back towards the edge of the Starfall Platform, activating the Star Coffin Mark on her body.

A hazy flame protected her, instantly repelling her from the center area.

Immediately afterwards, the muscular giant of the True Hou tribe let out a heart-wrenching roar.

His proud, brute body was being repeatedly hammered by a giant hammer, his skin cracking inch by inch, revealing the dark golden muscle fibers inside, as if cast from steel. At this moment, they were also trembling and deforming, and even strands of blood with a metallic luster were uncontrollably overflowing from the cracks and flowing into the void.

His forehead veins bulged, and his eyes were bloodshot, almost dripping blood. Finally, he roared and activated the mark. His massive body suddenly knelt down and was enveloped by the protective shield and sent away.

Before leaving, his aura was noticeably weaker.

Xuan Ling of the Kunpeng Clan was even paler than his silver hair. His body trembled violently under the pull of the ancient star's residual power and the erosion of the earth's turbid air, like a willow in the wind.

He tried to use his spatial talent to deflect the force, but the omnipresent chaotic laws were like a sticky swamp, making it difficult for him to move.

A mouthful of blood surged up his throat, but he forced it down, and a shocking silver-blue line of blood spilled from the corner of his mouth.

A struggle flashed in his eyes, but he ultimately chose to withdraw. Before his figure disappeared, the faint spatial Daoist aura emanating from his body was exceptionally clear.

One by one, the other prodigies withdrew.

They naturally felt that there would be great benefits in staying in the trials.

It is even possible to shape one's foundation into something as powerful and majestic as that of a demon lord.

However, I simply couldn't keep going.

Screams, vomiting blood, and even the limbs of some weaker demons breaking apart, and parts of their bodies turning back to their original form—these horrific scenes unfolded one after another.

Whenever a prodigy of the demon race withdraws, the uncontrollable essence of their blood and qi and the fragments of Daoist essence that they have painstakingly refined are drawn away by the invisible suction force emanating from the flesh-and-blood furnace stone tablet. Like rivers flowing into the sea, they are absorbed into the pitch-black array patterns below and transformed and purified by the great array.

At this moment, Jiang Shu became the most relaxed person in the entire storm vortex.

While enduring excruciating pain to undergo the double purification, his true essence hidden beneath his dragon body, containing all the Great Dao he had comprehended, was greedily operating.

In particular, the Devouring and Creation Dao, under Jiang Shu's exquisite control, were like two invisible nets, subtly penetrating the power of the great array flowing beneath him.

The torrent of energy that the flesh-and-blood furnace absorbed and transformed from the qi, blood, and Dao essence of others, was purified and refined through the complex array patterns at its core. During the process of pouring this pure energy into the stone tablet, which was to be used or stored for the final purpose, Jiang Shu quietly intercepted a small strand of it.

This small wisp was the essence of over a hundred top geniuses of the demon race, and it was incredibly pure.

Like sweet rain falling on parched land, this vast and pure energy was perfectly differentiated and absorbed by the four rules as soon as it entered Jiang Shu's body.

The desolate path transforms the destructive and decadent power within into its own, tempering its foundation.

The Primordial Dao ignited a trace of primordial vitality, stimulating its own original Dao source.

The Devouring Dao swallowed everything whole, transforming its pure energy into an ocean of its own magical power without any hindrance.

The Great Dao of Creation is the most active, like the most skilled craftsman, using this perfect nourishment to rapidly repair the damaged flesh and bones during the tempering process, and even using it as a catalyst to promote the evolution of the Dragon Transformation Technique, making the bones more solid and the dragon blood more mellow!
Jiang Shu's true cultivation level, the immense power that remained at the early stage of Dao Venerable, was like a furnace being filled with endless fuel, and began to surge upwards in an almost tyrannical manner.

The invisible barrier between him and the mid-stage of Dao Venerable was clearly visible. He could even feel the core of his inner world cheering and greedily absorbing this unprecedented nourishment.

Its speed far exceeded that of his seclusion.

At the same time, the aura of his exposed Demon Lord realm was also rising steadily.

Dark, ancient dragon scales completely covered its body, and its once sharp horns sprouted forked, gnarled branches, as if it were an ancient remnant. A deep, heavy dragon aura spread out uncontrollably, and although it was suppressed, it still caused the remaining violent energy around it to retreat.

This overwhelming pressure clearly declared that his cultivation level had instantly reached the mid-stage of the Demon Lord realm, and he was getting closer and closer to the late-stage Demon Lord realm!
When the last remaining Phoenix Clan red-haired youth, bleeding from all seven orifices, left after his divine fire dimmed and activated the mark, only Jiang Shu remained on the core Starfall Platform.

Alone!
Huangya, a powerful figure at the peak of the late stage of the Demon Lord realm, witnessed the entire event.

He watched as the elites of various races, on whom high hopes were placed, retreated in disarray, and as the descendants of Kunpeng, Phoenix, Zhenhou, and the Chaos lineage were defeated and sunk under immense pressure, his face remaining impassive.

But when his gaze finally locked onto the Golden Horn, which remained only in the center of the Starfall Platform, a look of astonishment flashed across his weathered old face, followed by an uncontrollable surge of ecstasy, like volcanic lava boiling in his deep-set eyes.

Jiang Shu persisted for far too long; even with the support of his incredibly pure bloodline, the time taken far exceeded his expectations.

He saw the dark dragon scales on the Golden Horn's body flowing with a heavy radiance, saw his powerful dragon body remaining motionless in the chaotic energy tide, and felt the energy rising steadily, even approaching the late stage of the Demon Lord. His previous calculations and assessments were completely overturned at this moment.

"Good good!"

He could no longer contain himself, his lips moving silently.

"As expected of someone who triggered the Ancestral Mirror of Origin, possessing the bloodline of the Ancestral Dragon. If Golden Horn had been born earlier, how could Jiang Shu have earned such a great reputation!"

When the last prodigy withdraws, it means that the best resources for the plan have been gathered. Now the only task is to secure this one and only, the greatest hope.

Golden Horn, who possesses what appears to be the bloodline of the Ancestral Dragon, has successfully completed his final body tempering and sublimation!

Thinking of this, Huang Ya did not hesitate at all. His withered figure swayed and instantly crossed dozens of feet, sitting cross-legged on the edge of the stone platform three feet behind Jiang Shu.

He placed his hands flat on his knees, and the vast, abyss-like demonic power within his body began to flow slowly. An incredibly thick, invisible energy field, like the most loyal shield, silently unfolded and enveloped Jiang Shu.

It isolated the increasingly violent and chaotic residual energy turbulence outside the Starfall Platform, and carefully guided the ancient star remnants and earth turbidity surging towards Jiang Shu, making them more stable and pure.

This was actually protecting him!
A powerful demon lord in the late stage was now protecting him.

This is far beyond the treatment that ordinary genius demon lords would receive.

Even Jiang Shu himself had never had such an experience!
Jiang Shu naturally and clearly sensed Huang Ya's actions.

His eyes subconsciously revealed a hint of shock, which he disguised very well.

The heavy, mountain-like protective aura almost completely isolated him from the chaos outside, and the surging energy flow around him instantly became docile and controllable, transforming into more precise forging and scouring.

It seems that even this desolate place knows the trials are difficult.

They were terrified that all their efforts would be in vain.

"Fortunately, having gone through the trials, my Dragon Transformation Technique has improved to a higher level. I'm confident I can deceive even a late-stage Demon Lord!"

"Otherwise, even though Huangya is protecting the Dharma, he will find his own problems once he looks at himself."

Jiang Shu sneered inwardly, but on the surface, his dragon face, perfectly modeled by the Great Dao of Creation, revealed a hint of solemnity and focus brought about by the rapid increase in power.

Within his body, an abyss-like, boundless power surged forth relentlessly.

The barrier of true cultivation level is like a sturdy dam being constantly bombarded by billions of giant hammers; cracks spread, and it groans as it struggles to bear the weight.

The mid-stage Dao Venerable realm is already within reach.

The inner world is constantly being opened up, condensed, and compressed.

Jiang Shu already sensed that if he wanted, he might be able to take this opportunity to directly advance to the mid-stage of the Chaos Realm.

However, this almost completely depleted the foundation of his World Tree.

It's better to play it safe.

Anyway, the power here is still being continuously poured in!
Pure streams of primordial energy from heaven and earth were born from Jiang Shu's inner world.

Every wisp of primordial energy in the universe is filled with surging power.

It seems to possess boundless vitality.

The dozen or so Great Dao chains within his body shone with unprecedented brilliance, each pulse causing the entire microcosm of his physical body to vibrate and resonate.

The foundation of the Dao was repeatedly washed and solidified, becoming as firm as eternal divine metal. Under the impetus of immense power, the Dao runes contained within the body continued to split and evolve, becoming even more profound and unpredictable.

On the surface, the disguised dragon aura had reached its ultimate peak.

They were getting closer and closer to the realm of the Demon Lord.

Dark golden demonic power surged and roared through his blood like tangible lava, converging within the spine's dragon bones.

The dragon aura emanating from his body became even more profound. Beneath the dark dragon scales, countless tiny stars seemed to be born and die, and each breath stirred up imperceptible rhythmic fluctuations in the abyss's veins.

Time slipped away quietly amidst the roar of energy.

When the last surge of ancient star power, carrying with it the purest turbid earth energy, rushed into Jiang Shu's body, it was as if a cold torrent had been injected into the boiling magma, and the energy suddenly reached a certain critical point!
"boom!"

Within Jiang Shu's body, the forces of truth and disguise collided violently at their respective peaks!

The barrier that existed in the early stages of Dao Venerable has finally been completely breached!
A profound, mysterious, and vast aura, surpassing anything before, suddenly erupted from his true essence, instantly filling his limbs, internal organs, and even every single particle!
This aura vanished in a flash, immediately and perfectly suppressed and concealed by the Great Dao of Creation, without leaking a single trace to the outside world.

But Jiang Shu himself knew that he had already firmly stepped into the mid-stage of the Chaos Realm!
With every gesture, his control over the rules of heaven and earth increased by more than double. His Dao Domain expanded to cover a much wider area, and the power of heaven and earth he summoned became even more terrifying.

Almost simultaneously, the disguise of his golden horns also reached its peak.

Avenues, like dragons, emanated from his body, bursting forth with dazzling dark golden light.

A powerful aura, far purer and more refined than before, carrying the might of an ancient and primordial dragon, soared into the sky!

The dark dragon scales solidified completely, like fragments of stars that had endured countless ages, solid and cold, exuding an aura of death and immortality.

The dragon horns on his forehead branched and meandered like the gnarled branches of a divine tree, exuding a sense of power that suppressed time and space.

Late-stage Demon Lord! (End of Chapter)