Living in the deep palace

"No...this is impossible..."

The Southern Heavenly King sensed that the aura of the "parasite" behind him was not weakening, but rather growing stronger, even emanating a chaotic aura that made him feel uneasy. He panicked completely.

"You are the variable! You are the source of the great calamity!!"

"You shouldn't exist!"

The Southern Heavenly King roared, a resolute glint in his eyes.

"Severing an arm to survive!"

puff!
He actually had the heart to cut himself off, severing the shoulder that Su Chen had bitten off along with his entire right arm at the root!
boom!
Golden divine blood cascaded down like a waterfall.

Having lost his anchor point, Su Chen, clutching the massive severed arm and half a shoulder, plummeted from the sky.

Meanwhile, the Southern Heavenly King seized the opportunity to transform into a golden ray of light and instantly retreated tens of thousands of miles away.

He covered the wound on his severed arm, where a strange, bluish-gray energy was preventing the wound from healing.

He looked at Su Chen in the distance, his eyes filled with fear and apprehension.

"A madman... a complete and utter madman!"

The Southern Heavenly King had lived through countless eons and had never seen such a fighting style.

Even the Demon Ancestor of yesteryear relied on supernatural powers to clash. How could anyone act like Su Chen, pouncing and biting like a wild beast?!

And... he actually managed to bite it!
This guy is absolutely insane!
"Huh...huh..."

Amidst the ruins, Su Chen slowly stood up.

He was covered in blood, and half of his body was almost just a skeleton, making him look extremely miserable.

But in his arms, he held tightly the "Heavenly King's Severed Arm," which was still radiating terrifying pressure.

"hey-hey……"

Su Chen wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, looked at the Southern Heavenly King in the distance, and smiled brightly.

"thanks for treatment."

"This 'food'...is quite a generous portion."

As he spoke, in front of the Southern Heavenly King, the illusory image of the Longevity Tree behind Su Chen suddenly opened up, and countless chaotic roots wrapped the severed arm layer by layer, dragging it directly into his inner universe!

Rumbling--

The universe within my body trembled violently once again!

An arm of the fifth realm! The energy contained within it is greater than that of ten Thunder Punishment Heavenly Generals!

Su Chen's injuries healed at a visible speed, and the newly grown flesh was no longer purplish-gold, but instead had a faint... chaotic gray tinge.

That was the prototype of the "Chaotic Body"!

Although he is still a long way from becoming a true Chaos Body, this means that Su Chen's life level is approaching the fifth realm!
"you……"

Seeing this, the Southern Heavenly King trembled with rage, but dared not step forward again.

He was afraid.

He feared that if he got any closer, the rest of his body would be gone.

"Very well! Su Chen! I'll remember you!"

"The humiliation of today will be repaid a hundredfold in the future!!"

"When I return to Heaven, I will activate the 'Haotian Mirror' and refine you, you monster, into ashes!!"

The Southern King made a harsh statement, and then... turned around and ran away!
A dignified fifth-realm Heavenly King was driven away by a fourth-realm junior!

If this gets out, the entire Heavenly Domain and the Ruins Domain will probably laugh their heads off.

But the Southern Heavenly King couldn't care less; the fear of losing his essence made him want to get away from this monster.

"Ran?"

Su Chen watched the Southern Heavenly King's figure disappear into the horizon, but did not chase after him.

It’s not that I don’t want to, it’s that I can’t.

"puff--"

Su Chen spat out another mouthful of black blood mixed with fragments of internal organs, and his whole body swayed precariously.

Although it looked like he won the battle just now, it was actually a Pyrrhic victory.

The Heavenly Emperor's bones were almost completely shattered, and his divine soul was also severely damaged. If he hadn't awakened the [Chaos Branch] at the last moment, he would have exploded and died long ago.

"The fifth realm... is indeed ridiculously strong."

Su Chen plopped down on the ground, panting heavily.

"but……"

He touched his swollen belly, feeling the Heavenly King's severed arm being slowly digested by the Chaos Branch inside his body.

"This bite... was worth it."

"Once I digest this arm, not only will my injuries heal, but I can also restore my reconstructed immortal body..."

"Truly stepping into the realm of the Great Immortal Luo!"

Su Chen looked up at the devastated Changsheng City.

The city walls collapsed, the great formation was destroyed, and the cultivators suffered heavy casualties.

But those who survived saw no fear in their eyes, only a godlike fervor.

Because their king truly did it.

To defeat immortals with mortal strength, to swallow the strong with the weak!
He shattered the sky's throat!
"Pass the order."

Su Chen's weak yet firm voice echoed throughout the city.

"Lockdown and renovation."

"I need to go into seclusion to digest this information."

"Wait until the day I emerge from seclusion..."

"That's when we... launch a counterattack against the Heavenly Court and completely drive their henchmen out of the Ruins!"

……

……

The deepest part of the Longevity Palace has been transformed into a completely sealed "Chaos Chamber".

There is no light, no sound, and even the concepts of time and space have been forcibly distorted by Su Chen using the [Void Branch] and [Wilderness], forming an "absolute domain" independent of the Ruins Domain.

Su Chen sat cross-legged, hovering in the center of the domain.

At this moment, his appearance was nothing short of terrifying.

Although half of his body had barely healed in the previous battle, the new flesh and blood seemed out of place with his original purple-gold body, presenting an eerie grayish color.

Between his chest and abdomen, the "Heavenly King's severed arm" that he had forcibly stuffed in was throbbing and struggling wildly!
Those are the remains of a Fifth Realm cultivator!

Even when separated from its original form, it still possesses the characteristic of "eternity" and has an independent will!
"Roar--!!!"

It felt as if a golden Tyrannosaurus Rex was rampaging inside Su Chen's body.

The eternal laws released by the severed arm transformed into countless golden chains, attempting to pierce Su Chen's internal organs from the inside, trying to turn the tables and assimilate Su Chen's body into its own!

"puff--"

Su Chen suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood mixed with golden fragments.

Large lumps appeared on his skin, as if the severed arm was trying to break through his body!

"As expected of someone in the Fifth Realm..."

"Even with just one arm, you're thinking of rebelling?"

Su Chen wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, but the fierce light in his eyes did not diminish in the slightest.

pain?
For him, who had experienced the shattering of his Dao Fruit and the fall from the clouds to the mire, this kind of pain was merely... an appetizer!

"In my territory, if you're a dragon, you have to coil up; if you're a tiger, you have to lie low!"

"The Seventh Branch of Immortality - Chaos Furnace! For me—refine it!!"

Rumble——! ! !
Su Chen's inner universe was completely boiling.

The Immortal Tree rooted in the center of the starry sea now seemed to have transformed into a gigantic, wildly spinning millstone. The seventh, hazy gray Chaos Branch, like countless tentacles, tightly coiled around the golden severed arm.

sizzle-

The chaotic currents, like the strongest acid, began to corrode the eternal golden light on the severed arm.

"No... what kind of power is this... this is chaos?!"

"Impossible! How could the Law of Chaos be born in the lower realm?!" "The Law of Chaos is not a power that the Fifth Realm eternally comprehends; only the most exceptionally talented individuals in the Fifth Realm, and the Heavenly Emperors of the Sixth Realm, can comprehend it..."

"You clearly haven't even reached the fifth realm!" The remaining will of the Southern Heavenly King in the severed arm let out a terrified scream.

It felt itself being disintegrated!
The originally indestructible "eternal matter" began to collapse under the grinding of this chaotic airflow, and was reduced to the most primitive and purest energy particles!
"nothing is impossible."

Su Chen's voice was as cold as ice.

"My path is to turn the impossible into the possible."

"Now... let it melt!"

boom!
With the support of Su Chen's will, the speed of the Chaos Grinding Wheel increased tenfold!
The stalemate lasted only half a day.

The once invincible arm of the Heavenly King finally let out a desperate cry and completely disintegrated into a ball of dazzling golden liquid energy!
That is... the "Eternal Origin"!
Although it was only a single clump, its quality was higher than everything Su Chen had previously devoured combined!
"Gudu."

The Immortal Tree greedily inhaled, swallowing the entire mass of origin.

Immediately afterwards, the feedback began.

This time, the feedback was no longer a simple increase in magical power, but rather... a leap in the essence of life!

Click! Click! Click!

Su Chen's bones began to shatter inch by inch, and then reformed under the nourishment of golden light.

The original purplish-gold [Heavenly Emperor Bone] has now begun to deepen in color, with an extremely profound... chaotic gray appearing within the purplish-gold!

That was a perfect fusion of "chaos" and "order"!

Not only that.

His withered, nascent Great Luo Dao Fruit, under the infusion of this immense energy, finally…

It's hatched!
boom--! ! !
A terrifying aura belonging to the fourth realm, belonging to the Great Luo Golden Immortal, suddenly erupted in the secret chamber!

However, this time the aura of the Great Luo was completely different from the "Path of Jianmu" that Su Chen had cultivated before.

Previously, it was described as "continuous life, supporting heaven and earth".

And now...

That's tyranny! That's plunder! That's devouring everything to nourish oneself!

Su Chen's inner universe is expanding wildly!

One million miles... five million miles... ten million miles!
Ultimately, it stopped at thirty million miles!

This is no longer an ordinary "inner world"; it's practically a miniature "microcosm"!
At the center of that universe, the Immortal Tree stands a million feet tall, its canopy obscuring the Milky Way. Its seven branches, each a different color, resemble seven ancient ancestral dragons, suppressing this newly born world!
"call……"

Su Chen slowly opened his eyes.

His left eye was a spinning black hole (wu).

His right eye is a dazzling star (longevity).

"Great Luo Golden Immortal... initial stage."

Su Chen clenched his fist, feeling the power within him that was ten times stronger than during his peak in his previous life, and a satisfied smile appeared on his lips.

"Although his cultivation level is only at the initial stage, in terms of combat strength..."

"Now I should be able to crush that so-called Divine General with one hand."

"As for the Southern Heavenly King..."

Su Chen licked his lips.

"Next time we meet, it won't be as simple as just taking a bite."

……

……

Outside the City of Immortality.

The smoke of war has not yet dissipated.

Although the Heavenly Fleet was repelled and the Southern Heavenly King was scared away, Changsheng City also paid a heavy price.

The newly forged Dragon Bone City Wall broke into several pieces, most of the buildings inside the city collapsed, and countless wounded lay groaning in the ruins.

Lady Dry Bones and several giant spirit guard commanders were leading the remaining forces in a difficult attempt to repair the formation.

Everyone's face showed exhaustion, and a hint of... uncertainty about the future.

We won this time.

But what about next time?

The Heavenly Court's retaliation will only grow stronger; can they really withstand it?
Just when people's hearts were in turmoil.

Boom!
A melodious bell suddenly rang out from deep within the city lord's mansion.

The sound wasn't loud, but it seemed to strike directly into the depths of everyone's soul, instantly dispelling everyone's weariness and fear.

Followed by.

hum-

A vast, majestic, vibrant, and domineering bronze divine light shot into the sky from the Longevity Palace, instantly dyeing the entire Void Domain's sky green!
"That is……"

Lady Dry Bones suddenly looked up, her pupils contracting sharply.

Amidst the azure light, a towering, ten-thousand-foot-tall phantom of a Dharma image slowly emerged.

The Dharma Image was dressed in a Chaos Emperor's Robe and wore a Star Crown. Behind it, seven divine wheels slowly rotated, each containing a terrifying Great Dao Law!

Stars, decay and prosperity, soul-capturing, giant spirits, divine weapons, void, chaos!
The seven paths unite as one, their power overwhelming the world!
Under this oppressive force, all the chaotic laws within the vast area of ​​ten million miles ceased to flow, and all the beasts of the void lay prostrate on the ground, trembling in fear.

This is... the true "King"!
"The Dao Ancestor...has broken through?!"

"This is a Grand Luo Golden Immortal?! No! This pressure... is a hundred times stronger than that of an ordinary Grand Luo Golden Immortal!!"

Lady Kugu wept with joy and knelt down on the spot.

"Welcome back, Dao Ancestor, as you emerge from seclusion!!"

"Welcome back, Dao Ancestor, from seclusion!!!"

Millions of cultivators shouted in unison, their voices shattering the dark clouds in the sky.

In mid-air, Su Chen's true form slowly emerged.

He looked down at the devastated city below, his eyes showing no pity, only calm.

"Since you've followed me, how can I let you shed your blood in vain?"

Su Chen slowly raised his right hand, and in his palm, the withered branch swayed gently.

"Eternal Life - Reversing the Cycle of Life and Death!"

"rise!"

Om-!
A gray-green light wave swept down, covering the entire city.

A miracle occurred.

Those broken city walls, as if time had reversed, saw countless rubble and bone dust fly back automatically, reforming and even becoming stronger and more crystalline!
The collapsed buildings have sprung up and been restored to their original state!
The most shocking thing was the wounded.

The cultivators who were originally missing limbs or even on the verge of death had their wounds healed at a speed visible to the naked eye under the bath of this light wave, their severed limbs regenerated, and their pale faces instantly regained their rosy color!
Even those who had just died and whose souls had not yet dissipated were affected by this heaven-defying vitality...

I opened my eyes again!
"I...I'm alive?!"

"My legs have grown back?!"

"A miracle! This is a true resurrection!!"

The whole city is boiling!

If their previous submission was due to fear, their worship of Su Chen at this moment has turned into a fanatical faith!

To follow such a ruler who holds the power of life and death, what does it matter if it means going against the Heavenly Court?!

"This...it's fixed already?"

Lady Kugu looked at the newly renovated Changsheng City and felt like she was dreaming.

This is a ruin that was bombed by the Heavenly Court's fleet! Even a Taiyi Golden Immortal, who is skilled in creation, would need to cultivate for several hundred years, right?

The Dao Ancestor merely waved his hand?

"It's just a small trick."

Su Chen withdrew his hand, his expression indifferent.

This is the "Law of Withering and Flourishing" of the Great Luo Realm.

As long as this world still possesses energy—such as the corpses of those who died in battle and the remaining primordial energy—he can transform it into life force and forcibly repair everything! (End of Chapter)