Living in the deep palace

"The aura of the sixth realm..."

Su Chen's pupils suddenly contracted.

But he didn't retreat.

Because behind him lies the City of Immortality, his foundation.

"Heavenly Emperor Bone! Hold on!"

Su Chen roared, his whole body radiating golden light, his hands crossed in front of his chest, and he crashed head-on into the golden line!

He also possessed the aura of the Sixth Mirror.

puff!

A golden line swept across.

Su Chen's towering figure actually...

It was cut in half at the waist!
The purple-gold divine blood fell like rain!

"Dao Ancestor!!" Lady Kugu and the others below screamed in despair.

"Hmph, ignorant of their own limitations."

The Divine General sheathed his sword and stood there, his eyes filled with cold arrogance.

"Once you've been struck by the 'Rebellious Severing' law of the Heavenly Emperor's Sword, no matter how strong your physical body is, it will never heal, and your soul will be banished forever!"

"is it?"

Just then, a mocking voice came from the two severed bodies.

Countless bronze-colored roots suddenly surged out of the wound, like needles and thread, forcibly stitching Su Chen's severed upper and lower body together!
"This...how is this possible?!" The Divine General was shocked.

That Heavenly Emperor's Sword was imbued with the decree that it was "irreparable"!
"Irreversible?"

Su Chen stood up again. Although his face was a little pale, the fierce light in his eyes was even more intense.

He touched the wound on his waist, where a ring of golden sword energy was still raging, but under the suppression of the Longevity Tree, it was being gradually...digested.

"Feel sorry."

"My Tree of Immortality tells me..."

"This sword energy... has a satisfying texture."

Su Chen grinned, and the Longevity Tree behind him grew rapidly once again. This time, not only the roots, but also a huge bronze eye appeared on the tree crown.

That is... the Eye of [Wasteland]!
As he devoured everything in his path, his Great Luo Immortal Dao Fruit gradually revived, and the forbidden power of the Dao of [Wu] also returned.

Once the Great Luo Immortal Dao Fruit is revived, he will once again become a terrifying being capable of killing even the strongest beings in the fifth realm.

"Next..."

"It's my turn to eat you."

Su Chen spoke coldly.

"Eat...eat me?"

As Shenwei Tianjiang looked at the purple-gold giant in front of him, who had been cut in half at the waist but had strangely healed and whose aura had even increased instead of decreased, a sense of absurd chill arose in his heart for the first time.

The Heavenly Emperor's magic sword in his hand—the Rebellion-Slaying Sword—is a mid-grade acquired spiritual treasure! It also carries the "Rebellion-Slaying" law personally inscribed by the Heavenly Emperor, and is known as "one sword strike, severing all laws."

Even a Great Immortal could be killed by it!

But now, this monstrous creature from the lower realm has actually withstood the attack, and even said it wants to...eat it?

"Madman! Since you want to die, then I'll grant your wish!"

"Heavenly Emperor's Nine Slashes - Second Form: Severing Cause and Effect!"

The Divine General roared and poured all his magical power into the golden giant sword.

Om-!
The sword trembled, emitting a mournful cry.

This time, what was unleashed was no longer a tangible sword aura, but a transparent ripple that was ethereal yet caused a stinging pain to Su Chen's very soul.

This sword strike does not sever the physical body, but rather severs the cause and effect!
It wants to sever Su Chen's connection with this world and the symbiotic contract between the Longevity Tree and Su Chen!
"cause and effect?"

Su Chen stood in the void, his deep eyes reflecting the frantic swaying of bronze-colored tree shadows.

At the very top of the tree canopy, the "Eye of Desolation," which had just opened, suddenly began to spin.

It was an eye devoid of any emotion, even color.

Wherever it looks, the laws of that place become blank.

"My cause and effect are not in heaven and earth, nor in the past."

Su Chen slowly opened his five fingers to meet the causal sword energy.

"My karma... resides only in my stomach!"

"Longevity, Wasteland, Gluttony!"

boom--!
The phantom of the Longevity Tree behind Su Chen suddenly cracked open, transforming into a pitch-black maw that stretched across the sky!

Inside this gigantic maw, there are no teeth, only endless rotating black holes, which is the embodiment of [Wu] – the "emptiness" that denies the existence of everything, and the "devouring" bestowed by the Tree of Immortality.

The combination of the two creates the most terrifying divine power in the Void Realm—Gluttony!
woohoo-

The invisible sword energy, powerful enough to sever the karma of a Golden Immortal at the Great Perfection stage, emitted a shrill shriek the moment it approached the giant maw.

It's struggling!

It doesn't want to go in!
But that suction force was too domineering; it was an absolute crushing force from the level of life itself.

Slip!

Just like sucking in noodles, the causal sword energy was directly sucked into that pitch-black giant mouth!
belch--

As the giant jaws closed, Su Chen's body trembled slightly, and a sickly blush appeared on his face.

"It's a bit spicy... but it's very nutritious."

As this law of cause and effect was digested, Su Chen felt his connection with the Longevity Tree become even closer, and even his previously damaged origin was being rapidly repaired.

“No… This is impossible!!”

Divine Might Heavenly General's Dao Heart collapsed. "You can even eat karma?! You... what kind of monster are you?!"

"monster?"

Su Chen took a step forward, and his ten-thousand-foot-tall body instantly shrank to the size of an ordinary person, appearing directly in front of the Divine Might Heavenly General.

He stretched out a hand covered with purple-gold divine patterns and grabbed the trembling Heavenly Emperor's Magic Sword.

Zizizi!
The divine runes of order on the magic sword erupted wildly, attempting to sever Su Chen's hand.

This time, however, Su Chen's palm was covered with a layer of gray "aura of decay and prosperity" and black "soul-capturing light".

"Be quiet."

Su Chen said softly, "When you're making ingredients, you have to be prepared to be an ingredient."

Click!

Su Chen suddenly exerted force with his fingers, using the supreme divine power of the Giant Spirit Clan!
That mid-grade acquired spiritual treasure actually groaned under the strain, and cracks appeared on its blade!

"Release my sword!!"

The divine general's eyes widened in fury, and he tried to draw his sword and retreat.

But Su Chen's other hand was already pressed on the top of his head.

"I want the sword."

"I want your people too."

boom!
Countless bronze roots erupted from Su Chen's palm, instantly piercing into the Divine Might Heavenly General's sea of ​​consciousness, dantian, and meridians!
"Aaaaaah—Your Majesty, save me!!!"

The Divine General let out a desperate scream. He tried to detonate the half-step Great Luo Dao Fruit within his body, but under the suppression of the Longevity Dao Tree, he couldn't even self-destruct!
He could only watch helplessly as that greedy man slowly drained away his magic, laws, and even memories!

Ten breaths.

In just ten breaths.

This half-step Grand Luo expert, who commanded the Heavenly Court's first punitive army and whose power shook all realms, became a withered corpse and then turned into ashes and vanished.

The Heavenly Emperor's Sword, now without its master, let out a mournful cry before being directly stuffed into Su Chen's inner universe and suppressed deep within the Longevity Tree.

"call……"

Su Chen exhaled a long breath, his eyes flashing with purple light, and his aura surged once again.

"Half-step into the Great Luo... indeed delicious."

He turned around and looked at the Heavenly Court fleet behind him, which had completely lost its composure.

The tens of thousands of heavenly soldiers scattered and fled like headless flies.

Su Chen licked his lips and revealed a devilish smile.

"The main course is finished..."

"Now, it's time to liquidate." ...

……

"Run! The general is dead!!"

"This is not human! This is a demon god from the Void Realm!!"

The once orderly and majestic fleet of the Heavenly Court has now completely collapsed.

Countless golden warships turned around, trying to rush back into the spatial rift and escape back to the Heavenly Realm.

however.

"Since you're already here, why are you in such a hurry to leave?"

Su Chen stood in the void, making a clenched fist with one hand towards the spatial rift.

"Eternal Life - First Branch - Starry Sky Sealing Boundary!"

Om-!
Within his inner universe, the natal star that evolved from the "core of the starry sea" suddenly lit up.

Outside, countless bronze-colored star-like phantoms suddenly appeared in the void spanning tens of thousands of miles.

These stars arranged themselves in some mysterious trajectory, instantly forming a huge star cage that completely isolated the entire fleet from the spatial rift!
boom! boom! boom!
Those warships that charged at the forefront crashed into the star barrier and exploded into fireworks.

"The road is blocked."

Su Chen walked towards the fleet step by step, and with each step he took, the illusory image of the Longevity Tree behind him expanded a little.

Finally, the divine tree covered the sky and the sun, and millions of its roots, like tentacles reaching down from the sky, hung down!

"Longevity Feast!"

boom!
This is a massacre.

It is also a meal.

Those warships forged from the Heavenly River Divine Gold were as fragile as paper before the bronze roots, instantly shredded and devoured. The celestial soldiers on the warships, whether True Immortals or Golden Immortals, were instantly drained of their life force once entangled by the roots.

Screams, explosions, and the creaking of metal intertwined to create a symphony of destruction.

Su Chen hovered in the center of the "feast," his eyes closed, fully enjoying the infusion of this enormous energy.

A large amount of metallic essence, laws of order, and immortal blood energy surged into his body like rivers flowing into the sea.

His inner universe has undergone another dramatic change!
The original space of ten thousand miles has expanded wildly to one hundred thousand miles!
In that sea of ​​stars, besides the main star, companion stars made of pure metal began to emerge—these were "soldier stars" formed after devouring thousands of warships.

And on the Tree of Immortality, the fifth branch finally broke through the bark!

This branch is different from others.

Its entire body is a sharp, bright silver, devoid of leaves, only countless metal spikes resembling swords, spears, and halberds. It exudes a sharp aura that can cut through anything and is indestructible!

This is a killing branch that was born after it devoured the endless divine metal weapons of the Heavenly Court fleet and a portion of the aura of the "Heavenly Emperor's Magic Sword"!
[The Fifth Branch of Immortality - Divine Weapon Branch]!
Effects: Dominates slaughter, capable of devouring all weapons and evolving into countless other weapons. With this branch unleashed, all armies submit! It can even transform Su Chen's physical body into the strongest humanoid weapon!

Zheng——!
As the divine weapon branch took shape, a soaring sword aura erupted from Su Chen's body, directly cleaving a crack ten thousand miles long in the thick, dark clouds of the Void Domain above his head!
"Such a powerful edge!"

Su Chen opened his eyes, and it seemed as if countless divine swords were being born and dying within them.

He grabbed it casually.

hum!
The divine weapon branch trembled, and countless metal laws converged, transforming into a bronze longsword in his hand.

This sword has no physical form, yet it is sharper than any immortal artifact.

"With this branch, my attack power... will no longer be a weakness."

Su Chen nodded in satisfaction.

At this point, the battle below had ended.

The Heavenly Court's first punitive expeditionary force was completely annihilated.

All that remained were countless fragments of wreckage, still telling the story of the devastation that had just occurred.

In the City of Immortality below, Lady Dry Bones and her subordinates were already dumbfounded.

This is their Dao Ancestor...

This is the king of the realm of immortality!

One man wipes out an entire army!
"Clean the battlefield."

Su Chen put away his Dharma form, and his voice echoed throughout the city.

"All the remains were forged into the city walls."

"From this day forward, I will ensure that no one in this desolate region will dare to invade my Eternal Realm!"

……

The battle in the Realm of Immortality swept across the entire Ruins Domain like a hurricane.

Countless forces that were in a wait-and-see state were so frightened that they moved overnight, fearing that if they got too close to Su Chen, they would be eaten as snacks.

And in the deepest part of the Ruins.

A forbidden place called "Chaotic Ancient Abyss".

Three terrifying divine thoughts are communicating across the void.

"Did you...see that?"

An aged voice rang out; it was the "Nine-Headed Lion Ancestor." At this moment, all nine of his heads were trembling slightly.

"I saw it..."

Another sound, like metal scraping against metal, came from an ancient "mechanical god-demon".

"The Divine General was devoured. The Heavenly Court fleet was devoured. Even... the Heavenly Emperor's Magic Sword was suppressed."

“That Su Chen… he’s not some kind of cultivator.”

"He is a beast king disguised in human skin... the King of the Void Beasts!"

"He keeps eating and eating, he eats everything! Do you still think he's human? He must be a monster transformed from a Void Beast..."

The third sound was a formless "void ghost," which shrieked:

"We can't let him grow any further!!"

"His current aura is already at the late Taiyi stage! If he breaks through to the [Daluo Immortal] level... he'll devour the entire Void Domain! Including us!!"

"Yes."

A ruthless glint flashed in the eyes of the Nine-Headed Lion Ancestor.

"The Heavenly Court is powerful, but it's far away. This Su Chen is right next to us!"

"We must join forces! While he's still recovering from a major battle and his foundation isn't solid, let's kill him and divide up his Tree of Immortality!"

"agree."

"Seconded."

"Then... let's activate the 'Abyss Blood Alliance,' summon all the overlords of the depths, and join forces to vanquish this fiend!"

……

……

Deep within the area where Su Chen was located, a storm was brewing.

A massive ambush targeting Su Chen is brewing.

However, inside the Longevity Palace at the center of the vortex, Su Chen was taking stock of his gains from this experience.

"Late stage of the Great Luo Golden Immortal..."

"good."

"I'm just one step away from transforming into a Great Luo Immortal. When we both reach the Great Luo Immortal perfection, I will be even stronger than when I killed the Underworld Lotus Saint Lord."

Su Chen looked inward at himself.

After being consumed by this great battle, his physical body, magical power, and divine soul all reached a new level.

In particular, the inner universe, after incorporating a large amount of "Sumeru meson" material from the Heavenly Court warships, became exceptionally stable, capable of withstanding even stronger impacts from the laws.

"But it's not enough."

Su Chen opened his eyes, his brows furrowing slightly.

"To return to the [Great Luo Immortal] realm, or even to reach the true fifth realm of eternity, this amount of energy is merely a drop in the ocean."

"and……"

Su Chen touched his chest.

There, although the Longevity Tree had grown five branches, it was still far from the perfect "nine branches" or even "ten branches".

It is still hungry.

It yearns for a higher "Tao". (End of Chapter)