Swallowing the Stars: Heart of the Martial God

Chapter 97 Returning to Chaos City, Breaking Through to World Lord
After absorbing the dissipated void power, the Void Mirror returned to Ling Xuan's Sea of ​​Bitterness.

"Senior, you've had a very fruitful time. Are you confident you can fight that Beast God again?" Ling Xuan asked eagerly, as this was his biggest concern.

The Void Mirror's combat strength is related to his ability to survive.

"It's still a little short of perfection, but my strength has indeed increased significantly, and the power I can wield is much stronger," the deity of the Void Mirror replied.

Ling Xuan pondered to himself that the last time the Void Mirror fought the Beast God, it only lasted for ten minutes before falling into a long sleep, which showed that the gap between the two sides was not small.

The beast god comprehended a fifth-order secret technique. If the Void Mirror could have unleashed its fourth-order power at that time, it shouldn't have lasted so long.

Based on this, it seems that Void Mirror's strength at that time was probably between the third and fourth tiers, at most just entering the fourth tier.

And now, he must have at least reached the peak of the fourth rank.

"Senior, did you discover anything when you entered that tide? I have a feeling that this Chaos Ruins is no ordinary place," Ling Xuan asked with a puzzled look.

“It is indeed not simple. I can only absorb the scattered void energy at present and dare not go deeper. When you attain enlightenment, we can try to explore it in depth,” the Void Mirror said.

"Proving the Dao?" Ling Xuan's heart stirred. In the primordial universe, without the Heavenly Heart Mark to assist in comprehension and rapidly improve strength, one would probably only reach the fourth level in the end, which would be difficult to compare with the Void Emperor.

“Senior, I have now cultivated to the Great Sage realm, but the further I go, the more difficult the cultivation becomes. If I hadn’t comprehended the void power emanating from the tide this time, it would have taken me at least another hundred years to overcome this hurdle,” Ling Xuan said with emotion.

"Your talent is already exceptional. You can reach the peak of the Saint King realm in just 300 years. Such talent is comparable to that of the Great Emperor of yesteryear. Do not be overly ambitious." The Void Mirror disagreed. In its view, Ling Xuan's cultivation speed was already quite good.

It takes four hundred years to become a Great Sage, eight hundred years to become a Quasi-Emperor, and two thousand years to attain Dao. This is a normal pace. Cultivation naturally slows down as you progress, and besides, Ling Xuan has a long lifespan, so there's no need to rush.

“Senior, before the Void Emperor created the Void Scripture, he must have cultivated many other scriptures, right? If I can comprehend those scriptures, perhaps it can accelerate my pace in forging my own path.” At this moment, Ling Xuan’s map of the Yan Kingdom had been fully unfolded.

“Before the Great Emperor attained enlightenment, he did indeed study many scriptures,” the Void Mirror said. “However, those scriptures are completely different from the Void Scripture that you cultivate. They cannot be cultivated in this world you are in and can only be used as a reference.”

After saying that, the Void Mirror transmitted a memory into Ling Xuan's mind, which consisted of scriptures collected by the Void Emperor.

The most famous are the two mother scriptures of the human race, the Sun and the Moon, as well as the Hengyu Scripture from the Hengyu Jiang family, and many other scriptures.

However, as the Void Mirror stated, these scriptures cannot be cultivated. They are pure Heaven-Covering Techniques, not the "Void Scripture" which was rewritten by the Heart of the Martial God for cultivating the Void Origin Great Dao.

However, these scriptures still offer Ling Xuan some inspiration in their explanation of the "Tao".

As the tide receded, all the cosmic venerables departed, while Ling Xuan continued to devote himself to cultivation.

With the guidance of the Void Mirror, his progress in cultivating the Void Scripture accelerated once again.

As time went by, the development of the Chaos Ruins gradually came to an end, and the higher-ups of the Giant Axe Arena also sent word to Ling Xuan that he had successfully completed his highest-level mission at the Domain Lord level.

"Congratulations, Martial Uncle, on successfully completing the highest mission." Venerable Qianyue appeared before Ling Xuan as usual, smiling as he said, "Are you planning to return to the Giant Axe Arena headquarters now, Martial Uncle?"

"I plan to return to Chaos City. I haven't been back since I reached the Domain Lord level, and I intend to break through to the Realm Lord level there," Ling Xuan said.

Venerable Qianyue's eyes flashed as he stepped forward, his expression a mixture of concern and composure. He said to Ling Xuan, "Uncle-Master, the journey back to Chaos City is long. Not long ago, the Zerg sent a cosmic overlord to assassinate us. I'm afraid other alien spies will also become restless. If you don't mind, Uncle-Master, I am willing to accompany you and provide protection."

Ling Xuan felt a warmth in his heart and smiled, nodding: "In that case, thank you very much, Qian Yue. With you by my side, I feel much more at ease."

Venerable Qianyue nodded slightly and raised his hand to summon an immortal servant from his world ring.

"Use the Divine Kingdom Teleportation to take me and my martial uncle directly back to the headquarters of the Giant Axe Arena."

The servant understood immediately, and his divine power surged. Soon, a verdant divine power descended from the sky, eventually forming a stable teleportation channel.

Ripples spread through the space, and light flickered within the passage, as if connecting to an endless, distant land.

Ling Xuan and Venerable Qian Yue stepped inside, and in an instant, their figures disappeared from their original positions, appearing directly at the headquarters of the Giant Axe Martial Arts Arena.

Upon arriving at the headquarters of the Giant Axe Arena, there is a teleportation portal leading directly to the Initial Universe. This portal is not normally open; even Ling Xuan had to submit an application in advance to use it.

However, with Venerable Qianyue, a cosmic venerable, accompanying us on this trip, we can directly open the passage using Venerable Qianyue's authority.

Returning to the primordial universe, Ling Xuan once again felt the comfort brought by the thin chaotic energy within it.

"Qianyue, thank you for your trouble." Ling Xuan nodded in acknowledgment.

Venerable Qianyue remained calm, but a faint smile appeared on his lips: "Uncle-Master, you are too kind. It is my honor to be able to share your burdens."

Afterwards, Venerable Qianyue sent Ling Xuan an email. "Then I won't disturb your cultivation any longer, Uncle-Master,"

The email attachment not only listed her address in Chaos City, but also granted her teleportation access—allowing Ling Xuan to teleport directly to Venerable Qianyue's palace on Tianzhou Island.

After bidding farewell to Venerable Qianyue, Ling Xuan found a place to stay in Chaos City.

He sat cross-legged in the center of the cultivation room, his gaze calm, beginning his preparations for breaking through to the Realm Lord realm.

His understanding of the laws and the strength of his will have long since met the requirements for breaking through to the realm lord level. If even he cannot break through to the realm lord level, then no one in this world can.

The inner world.

A vast fiery continent began to frantically absorb the endless sea of ​​fire surging around its perimeter, as well as the endless red flames high above the continent. Mist enveloped the entire fiery continent... Unlike the previous world transformations, the vast fiery continent that devoured the endless sea of ​​fire did not expand, but shrank!

Chichichi~~
The more endless sea of ​​fire it devours, the smaller the Flame Continent itself becomes, while the entire inner world space grows larger and larger.

Just a moment!

The diameter of the entire internal world space was more than ten times larger than before, while the vast fiery continent, which was 90 kilometers long and wide, became smaller and smaller as the red flames accumulated over countless years were absorbed, eventually turning into an endless abyss surrounded by red mountains.

"The Abyss of Two Realms, complete!"

Boom!

The Two Realms Abyss hovers in the vast inner world space. The abyssal cliffs of the Two Realms Abyss are covered with incredibly complex runes, far more complex than the runes on the 'Beast God Head Roaring Diagram' condensed from the Beast God statue that we saw before.

Within the mountains of the Two Realms Abyss, countless red light spots were simultaneously gathering. These red light spots... were the essence of the previous 900,000-kilometer-long and 900,000-kilometer-wide Flame Continent and countless endless seas of fire. At this moment, the dense red light spots were constantly rotating, slowly gathering like a nebula.

As the world within Ling Xuan's body underwent drastic changes, the 'original core' within him also began to change dramatically.

"Boom~~"

Under the influence of an invisible force, the Soul Crystal and the Force Crystal melted directly into a liquid torrent. The two torrents began to collide. When the spiritual power and the Force truly touched, and the first fusion occurred after the union of consciousness and will... the first wisp of World Power was born! The World Power was born!

This allowed Ling Xuan's consciousness to resonate as if sensing the origin of the vast universe.

Originally, only the Two Realms Abyss remained in the inner world.

At this moment, it was as if a channel had been opened between the 'inner world' and the 'original source of the universe' in an instant. Endless primordial energy of the universe, the 'power of the world', surged into the inner world like a raging flood, incredibly fierce, and almost instantly filled the space of the inner world completely!
It should be noted that the internal world space has expanded ten times in diameter compared to before, yet it still fills up instantly.

Apparently—

For the primordial origin of the universe, the energy released by the cosmic crystal contained in any grain of sand is enough to fill Ling Xuan's inner world.

"It feels so good."

"To possess so much cosmic energy in an instant... It's a pity that such an opportunity only comes once, when a Domain Lord breaks through to the World Lord level. It's the only chance." Ling Xuan sighed inwardly, then stopped thinking about it and began to manipulate the cosmic primordial energy, 'World Power,' that filled his entire body.

(End of this chapter)