Living in the deep palace

Two hours later.

Su Chen stopped in front of a canyon.

Thick black mist filled the canyon, a manifestation of the liquefied, dense aura of the void.

Within the black mist, several ghostly figures could be vaguely seen wandering about.

"Ghost-faced Spider".

Su Chen recognized these Void Beasts at a glance.

These are gregarious Void Beasts, each possessing the strength of a late-stage True Immortal, and adept at mental attacks and weaving webs of laws.

In the past, Su Chen might have directly used a wide-range divine power to kill.

But now, he has chosen a different path.

He suppressed his aura, even lowering his heart rate to a minimum, as if he had merged with the surrounding silent rocks.

The Longevity Seed granted him absolute control over "vitality".

If he doesn't want to, even if he stands right in front of others, they will only see him as a stone.

He slipped silently into the canyon, like a ghost fish swimming into the deep sea.

Nearly.

A lone ghost spider was weaving its web, its head, covered with compound eyes, turning around in all directions, completely unaware of the approaching death.

Three feet.

Two feet.

One foot!
Su Chen made a move!

His right hand instantly grew larger, his five fingers joined together like a knife, carrying a faint golden light of the Heavenly Emperor, and pierced straight into the vital part of the Ghost-Faced Spider's abdomen!
That's where its demon core is located!
puff!

Just like cutting tofu, the Ghost-Faced Spider's proud protective demonic aura and hard carapace were utterly powerless against Su Chen's hand blade, which contained a trace of the power of order!

"squeak--!"

Just as the Ghost-Faced Spider was about to scream, Su Chen's other hand had already grabbed its vocal organs and squeezed them hard!
Click!

The throat bone was shattered!

Immediately afterwards, the bronze roots erupted!
Instant absorption!

This ghost-faced spider, a late-stage True Immortal, didn't even have time to struggle before turning into a dried-up corpse in just two breaths.

Su Chen casually tossed the dried corpse aside, the purple light in his eyes intensifying.

"This is... power."

He clenched his fist, the feeling of being filled with power intoxicating him.

This path, which focuses on power rather than cultivation of realms, and devours all things to nourish itself, is brutal, but incredibly efficient!

"Next one."

Su Chen's figure disappeared into the darkness once again.

That night, this canyon on the Bone Continent became the nightmare of the Ghost-Faced Spider.

They were hunters, but tonight, their prey has become a monster they cannot comprehend.

……

……

When the last Ghost-Faced Spider King in the canyon fell at Su Chen's feet, the Longevity Tree within his body finally let out a satisfied hum.

The seedling, which originally had only three leaves, has now sprouted its fourth tender leaf.

This new leaf is dark red all over, with strange patterns flowing on it, and it exudes a chilling aura of "bloodlust".

"Is this... a new ability that developed after absorbing too much essence of flesh and blood?"

Su Chen sensed the red leaf.

hum!
A flood of information rushed into my mind.

【Longevity Blood Fiend Body】: By burning essence blood, one can unleash ten times the physical combat power in a short period of time, and the attack comes with the "Blood Corruption" effect, which can corrode the enemy's physical life force.

"good."

Su Chen nodded.

Although this ability seems somewhat crude compared to the earth-shattering supernatural powers of the past, it is the most practical trump card for survival in this kind of melee combat in the Void Realm.

"I have killed almost all the Void Beasts on the outskirts of this Bone Continent."

Su Chen stood at the top of the canyon, gazing into the distance.

His gaze pierced through the layers of mist and saw a huge black island floating in the void.

There, there were extremely complex and powerful fluctuations of energy.

"According to that cyclops, that place is 'Iron City'."

"If we want to leave this desolate place and obtain more information about the Heavenly Domain and the Sixth Realm, we must go to a place where cultivators gather."

Su Chen straightened his tattered blue robe and prepared to set off.

Sudden.

boom! boom! boom!
A violent surge of spiritual energy emanated from the distant wasteland.

Someone's using magic!
Moreover, the commotion was quite significant; judging from their auras, it was at least a battle between experts at the "Mysterious Immortal" level!
"Xuanxian?"

A glint flashed in Su Chen's eyes.

Although the essence of the Void Beast is good, it is still not intelligent and the fragments of laws within its body are too scattered.

And cultivators...

That is a complete Dao Fruit, forged through countless trials and systematic cultivation!
For Su Chen now, the allure of a Xuanxian cultivator is far greater than that of a hundred Zhenxian Ruins Beasts!

"Go and see."

Su Chen's figure flickered, like a hawk hunting its prey, and he swooped down towards the direction from which the fluctuations came.

……

Above the wasteland.

Two cultivators, a man and a woman, stood back to back, covered in blood, fending off an attack by a group of men in black.

The man, dressed in white robes and holding a broken immortal sword, was weak but still fiercely protecting the woman behind him.

That was his Daoist partner.

They were besieged by a group of cultivators dressed in black iron armor with sinister faces.

"Hehe, run! Keep running, you guys!"

The leader, a burly man in black armor, wielding a large, ghost-headed saber, grinned maliciously and said, "Within a radius of ten thousand miles of Black Iron City, no one dares to renege on the debts of our 'Black Fiend Gang'!"

"Black Tiger! We've already paid the entrance fee! It's your insatiable greed that's causing this, and you're trying to steal our family heirloom!"

The man in white robes roared in grief and indignation.

"Cut the nonsense!"

Black Tiger licked the blade. "The rule of the Void Realm is the survival of the fittest! What I want from you, is mine! Even... if I want your woman, she's mine too!"

"you wanna die!"

The white-robed man, consumed by rage, spat a mouthful of blood onto the broken sword in a desperate attempt to fight back.

"act recklessly!"

Black Tiger snorted coldly, unleashing the pressure of a mid-stage Xuanxian. He slashed out a jet-black blade of light with his ghost-head saber, shattering the white-robed man's sword light and sending him flying.

"Husband!"

The woman screamed in agony and rushed forward to embrace the critically injured man.

"Hahaha! Take them all back! The men will be turned into corpse puppets, and the women... hehe!"

With a wave of his hand, Black Tiger summoned the Black Fiend Gang members around him to swarm forward.

at this time.

"Pfft!"

A soft sound suddenly rang out at the edge of the battlefield.

It sounds like a watermelon being crushed.

Everyone was taken aback and instinctively turned around to look.

One of the Black Fiend gang members responsible for guarding the perimeter was standing there blankly.

On his chest, an arm, as if cast in bronze, pierced straight through his chest, clutching a still-beating heart in its hand.

And the owner of that arm...

He was a young man dressed in rags, with long, disheveled hair, who looked like a wild man.

He remained expressionless, not even glancing at the dead cultivator, but simply looking down at the heart in his hand.

"The heart's blood of the Xuanxian... is indeed sweeter than that of the Xu Beast."

Su Chen's voice was very soft and calm.

But everyone present felt a chill that rose from the depths of their bones!

next moment.

Oh!

Countless bronze roots erupted from Su Chen's palm, instantly devouring the heart and draining all the essence and immortal energy from the corpse!
In the blink of an eye, a cultivator at the early stage of the Profound Immortal realm was turned into a dried corpse, collapsing to the ground and crumbling into powder.

"What...what kind of evil magic is this?!"

Black Tiger's pupils contracted sharply, and his hand gripping the knife trembled.

He was a habitual murderer and robber, and had witnessed countless cruel methods in the Ruins Domain.

But he had never seen anything like it before...

Such a scene of treating monks as "food" to be eaten!
That wasn't killing, that was eating! "You...who are you?!" Black Tiger roared, his voice trembling with fear. "I'm the vice-leader of the Black Fiend Gang in Black Iron City! My elder brother is..."

Su Chen slowly raised his head.

In those eyes, there was no good or evil, no pity, only... hunger.

What is a Xuanxian anyway?
At his peak, even Xuan Yuxian was not qualified to see him, and Golden Immortals had to bow down to him.

Da Luo could barely stand behind him and follow in his footsteps!

The fifth realm of eternity also saw a Nether Lotus Saint Lord slain by his sword, but that was all.

So what does a Xuanxian (a type of immortal) amount to?

"You guys are so noisy."

"Sorry to disturb my meal."

boom!
The ground exploded!

Su Chen's figure disappeared!

"Watch out! Form a battle formation!" Black Tiger roared.

But how could this rabble possibly make it in time?

boom! boom! boom!
With a series of muffled thuds, three members of the Black Fiend Gang were instantly smashed into a bloody mist!
Su Chen was like a Tyrannosaurus Rex charging into a flock of sheep, completely ignoring any magical attacks and letting the flying swords and magical treasures smash into him, making a crisp clanging sound.

His body is harder than any magic weapon!

"Damn it! What kind of monster is this?!"

Seeing the heavy casualties among his men, Black Tiger was terrified and turned to flee.

But just as he flew a hundred feet, he felt a tightness in his ankle.

Looking down, he saw a bronze root, as thick as a wrist, that had somehow emerged from the ground and was tightly wrapped around his foot!
"No! Cut it off!"

Black Tiger swung his sword wildly, hacking and slashing.

clang!
When the demon-headed knife struck the root, sparks flew everywhere, but it didn't even break the skin!

"come on."

Su Chen's indifferent voice came from afar.

Whoosh!
A tremendous force came, and Black Tiger was pulled back and slammed hard at Su Chen's feet.

Su Chen stepped on his chest, the immense force shattering his protective aura and sternum.

"Ahem!"

Black Tiger spat out a mouthful of blood mixed with his internal organs, his eyes filled with despair.

"Senior...please spare me...I have a treasure on me! My elder brother is a Golden Immortal..."

"Golden Immortal?"

A hint of interest flashed in Su Chen's eyes.

Above True Immortal are Mysterious Immortal and Mysterious Jade Immortal, and above that is Golden Immortal.

Beyond this sea of ​​stars lies the true world. Without a doubt, the immortal foundation here is absolutely solid, capable of crushing beings of the same realm in the sea of ​​stars.

But... in Su Chen's eyes, it was nothing more than food.

Food of the Golden Immortal level must be extremely delicious!
“Very good, it seems that the ‘ingredients’ from Black Iron City are of good quality.”

"Thank you for providing me with this information."

He lowered his head and looked at Black Tiger.

"As for you... you're too weak, just a high-level Xuanxian, only fit to be a snack."

puff!

Countless roots burrowed in!

Black Tiger's shrill screams echoed across the wasteland, but quickly turned into weak groans, and finally disappeared completely.

After absorbing the black tiger's energy, Su Chen's Longevity Purple Qi became even more concentrated, and even the Heavenly Emperor's Golden Light grew stronger.

"call……"

Su Chen let out a sigh of relief.

He turned his head and looked at the Daoist couple who were already terrified.

The two men were trembling with fear, looking at Su Chen with a thousand times more terror than they had at Black Tiger.

This is hardly a savior.

This is clearly a demon god more terrifying than a bully!

"Hand over the maps you have, and all the information about Black Iron City."

Su Chen extended his hand, his tone calm.

"I do not kill useless people, nor do I kill...food that is not hostile."

The white-robed man, feeling as if he had been granted a pardon, trembled as he pulled out a jade slip from his robes and respectfully handed it over.

"Senior... everything is here! This is the Black Iron City entry pass, and a map..."

Su Chen took the jade slip and scanned it with his divine sense.

"Black Iron City... Is the city lord a Golden Immortal at the peak of his cultivation, and also a quasi-fourth-realm cultivator who obtained a section of a Great Luo Immortal bone?"

"and."

There's an auction?

Su Chen's lips curled into a playful smile.

"Yes, it's a good place."

He put away the jade slip, turned and left, leaving the couple with only a bronze-colored, wild silhouette.

"remember."

"If anyone asks, just say... 'Bronze Asura' has arrived."

Su Chen narrated slowly.

This is the new name he gave himself.

As an immortal being, the only one who could successfully kill a fifth-realm eternal being while at the peak of the fourth realm of Great Luo Immortal, he had to sever all ties with the past.

To prevent its location from being deduced.

Even their titles are no different from those of ordinary wandering immortals, meaning they have no prestige or uniqueness whatsoever.

……

……

Three thousand miles away from Black Iron City lies a dangerous area called "Shattered Star Forest".

Countless huge meteorite fragments float here, forming a natural labyrinth.

Su Chen did not go directly into the city.

He is waiting.

Or rather, he's looking for the last piece of the "puzzle".

According to the memories plundered from Black Tiger, a real "big guy" dwells deep within this Shattered Star Forest.

A Void Beast with "King-level" bloodline - "Sky-Splitting Crystal Armor Rhinoceros".

It is said that a fragment of the "spatial law" is fused within its body, which can briefly tear through the void, making it extremely difficult to deal with.

Many cultivators who wanted to go to Black Iron City became its dead souls.

But for Su Chen, that "fragment of spatial laws" was the most crucial "foundation" for repairing the universe within his body.

"Without space, how can there be a universe?"

"Only by swallowing it can my inner world reopen its storage space, and only then can the Longevity Tree truly unfold."

Su Chen stood on a huge meteorite, his aura completely concealed, as if he were an inanimate object.

He was hunting.

Moreover, they were hunting a beast king whose strength was comparable to that of an "early-stage Golden Immortal"!

If it were any other Xuanxian, even one at the peak of Xuanxian realm, they would run as far away as possible upon seeing such a beast king.

But Su Chen...

He was longing for it.

The stronger the life form, the faster it recovers after being devoured.

Boom!Boom!Boom!
The dull sound of footsteps approached, each step creating visible ripples in the surrounding void.

A giant rhinoceros, as large as a mountain, covered in crystal armor and with a single horn on its head, slowly emerged from the depths of the chaotic forest.

With each breath, it expelled two streams of white air, shattering the meteorite in front of it.

This is the Sky-Splitting Crystal Armored Rhinoceros!

Its single horn shimmered with a silvery-white light, which was the fluctuation of the laws of space.

"coming."

Su Chen's eyes flashed with a sharp light.

There was no nonsense, no probing.

Just as the giant rhinoceros passed beneath him.

Su Chen descended from the sky!

boom!
His bronze-colored body underwent another change during his descent!

The golden lines that were originally hidden under the skin suddenly erupted with full force for the first time!
Golden Immortal Life.

That's enough for him to unleash his full power! (End of Chapter)