A Mortal's Start in the Spirit Beast Mountain

Chapter 456 Perfected Incarnation

In particular, when Luo Ming told the two women about the hidden danger that the demon race might take advantage of the internal strife of the human race to launch a "holy war," it made Ling Yuling, who came from the Star Palace, and Miao Yu, who came from the Reverse Star Alliance, completely put aside their factional differences and set their primary goal as escaping the predicament, integrating their forces, and preparing for the possible great calamity in the future.

Compared to Ling Yuling's shock, Fairy Miaoyu's heart was in turmoil, and her thoughts were even more complicated.

She had already recognized that the unfathomable Brother Luo in front of her was the mysterious cultivator who had bought the incomplete "Blood Fusion Technique" from her at the auction in Tianxing City more than a hundred years ago!

In just over a hundred years, this person has progressed from the Core Formation stage to the present day, cultivating both body and magic, with magic power reaching the early Nascent Soul stage, and body refinement breaking through to a terrifying level comparable to a mid-stage Transformation stage demon cultivator!

Despite the heaven-defying effects of this pool of "Myriad Spirits Blood Water," Luo Ming's ability to cultivate the "Blood Fusion Technique" to the "Golden Body Dharma Form" level before this was simply astonishing!

She knew all too well the difficulty of body cultivation; Elder Blood Fiend's centuries of arduous training, yet remaining stuck at the peak of Core Formation, was clear proof of this. But Luo Ming, on the other hand, was advancing simultaneously on the path of cultivating both body and spirit, breaking through in both areas! Just how many secrets did this man still harbor?

Just as the two women were filled with turbulent emotions and their own thoughts, Luo Ming, who was in the blood pool, slowly opened his eyes.

"call"

A long, condensed breath of blood, carrying a faint scent of blood and metal, shot out from his mouth like a sharp arrow, traveling several feet before slowly dissipating. His eyes shone with inner light, and a flash of golden light seemed to appear between them.

Feeling the surging and roaring blood and qi within his body, which was nearly twice as powerful and refined as before his breakthrough, and the physical strength, power, and defense that increased in tandem with the growth of blood and qi, Luo Ming finally revealed a genuine joy on his face.

"Twenty years of hard work, consuming almost all the blood and essence of all living beings, and finally, it's done!" he murmured to himself. From the time he condensed his golden body in Qinghu Market to now breaking through to the mid-stage, it had taken him more than sixty years!

This was achieved even with the support of abundant and high-quality demon beast essence blood and heaven-defying resources like "Myriad Spirit Blood Water," which gives an idea of ​​the extent of the difficulty involved.

But the rewards are equally astonishing. Now, relying solely on his physical strength, he is confident that he can hold his own against a demon cultivator in the mid-stage of the Transformation Realm without being at a disadvantage. If he were to combine this with the mana of the early Nascent Soul Realm and numerous supernatural powers and magical treasures, his strength would be enough to crush cultivators below the late Nascent Soul Realm.

As for the late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, although he really wanted to test the opponent's strength, he also knew that the supernatural powers of late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators far surpassed those of mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivators. If he didn't have a heaven-defying magic weapon and methods comparable to a spiritual treasure, he would probably find it difficult to defeat them.

This is also why cultivators in the late Nascent Soul stage are called Great Cultivators.

Luo Ming glanced at the four-colored protective shield surrounding them, then at the two women looking over from the pool with concern, and nodded slightly in acknowledgment.

Then, a thought struck him.

"Buzz!"

An even more powerful and solid aura erupted from his body! Immediately afterwards, a statue, entirely dark gold with ancient patterns,...

A colossal, almost tangible phantom slowly emerged from behind him! It was none other than his golden avatar!

Compared to the previous golden body dharma form, this golden body dharma form is now more than twice as solid! Although he did not fully unleash its maximum potential, Luo Ming estimated that it would be at least two hundred feet in size.

At this moment, Luo Ming had only managed to raise his Dharma Body to a height of nearly fifty feet, almost touching the four-colored barrier light screen above the cave! The Dharma Body's appearance was seven or eight parts similar to Luo Ming's, but it was more majestic and full of explosive power. Dark golden light flowed around its body, and the oppressive feeling it emitted made Ling Yuling and Miaoyu, who were not far away, hold their breath.

"What—what is he going to do?" Ling Yuling's beautiful eyes widened as she looked at the almost towering dark golden giant, an unbelievable thought flashing through her mind.

Under Luo Ming's mental control, the enormous golden Dharma image slowly raised its arms, which were as big as small mountains, with its five fingers spread out, carrying a steady and firm power as it slowly lifted upwards.

Finally, the two enormous dark golden hands firmly landed on the "Four Symbols Gathering Spirit Array" barrier at the top of the cave, which was filled with light in four colors: blue, white, red, and black!

"Creak—!"

A tooth-grinding sound, as if metal were being forcibly twisted by a tremendous force, came from the point where the golden body's palm made contact with the four-colored barrier of light!

The entire cave trembled slightly! The four-colored light curtain that had enveloped the cave for countless millennia, a barrier even Nascent Soul demon cultivators struggled to break free from, visibly caved in and deformed under the terrifying force of the golden body's dharma form! The four-colored spiritual light on the light curtain swirled wildly, attempting to counteract this immense force, emitting a "buzzing" vibration!

"Brother Luo—could it be that he intends to—by his own strength, using this golden body Dharma form, forcefully—open up this tortoise shell?!" Fairy Miaoyu exclaimed in shock, her charming face filled with astonishment.

She knew that Luo Ming's strength would increase greatly after his body refinement breakthrough, but she never expected that he would dare to directly confront this ancient formation with brute force! What terrifying power that requires!

Luo Ming naturally knew that it would be difficult to break through this restriction by brute force alone; otherwise, he wouldn't have gathered all four of them, the Nascent Soul cultivators, before taking action.

The most important reason he did this was to deplete the power of the restriction more quickly.

"He Luo Ming let out a deep, thunderous roar, his muscles bulging, and beneath his dark golden skin, it seemed as if a giant dragon was writhing, his veins standing out. His golden body, over fifty feet tall, shone brightly, and his arms suddenly thrust upwards!"

"roar!!!"

As if the core restriction had been triggered, four slightly blurry but incredibly powerful phantoms suddenly appeared on the four-colored light screen!

The four phantom images roared, carrying the power of the formation, and rushed towards the golden Dharma image in the center from four directions! Although they were just phantom images derived from the restriction and far from the true spirits, the savage majesty and suppressive power originating from ancient times were still terrifying.

"Hahaha! Well done! Just what I was looking forward to!" Luo Ming laughed instead of being surprised, his laughter echoing within the golden body and causing the cave to hum. His mind raced, and a flash of blood-red light appeared beside him, instantly revealing three enormous, blood-red phantoms with powerful auras and different shapes!

A blood-red phantom, shaped like a giant bird, spread its wings, creating streaks of azure wind blades. It was the Blood Shadow Incarnation nurtured with the essence blood of the Rending Wind Beast.

Another blood-red phantom, as large as a mountain and vaguely resembling a whale, exuded a heavy and powerful aura of blood and qi, which was formed from the essence blood of the Desolate Ridge Giant Whale.

The last blood-red phantom was six or seven parts similar to Luo Ming's real body, except that it was entirely blood-red, held a blood-red longsword, and exuded a murderous aura. This was the "true self" blood shadow incarnation cultivated by fusing Luo Ming's own blood essence with the blood essence of various demonic beasts.

The auras of all three avatars had stabilized at the level of eighth-grade demon beasts. Although they were not as powerful as Luo Ming's main body, they were still extremely fierce.

Over the years, in addition to refining the blood of all spirits, he has also been cultivating his avatar, which he successfully cultivated several years ago.

Although the combat power of the avatar is difficult to sustain, its insane fearlessness in the face of injury is unmatched by ordinary cultivators of the same level, and its self-destruction at critical moments is extremely terrifying.

"Those are—the Rending Wind Beast, the Desolate Spine Giant Whale—and one more, transformed from Brother Luo's own essence and blood?" Ling Yuling's beautiful eyes were fixed on the three newly appeared blood-red figures. She was secretly shocked as she sensed the violent aura emanating from them, which was comparable to that of an eighth-level demon beast.

Luo Ming's own strength is already unfathomable. Now, with the addition of these three avatars, each possessing nearly half the strength of his original body, how terrifying will his overall combat power become?

Beside her, Fairy Miaoyu's eyes darted around, her gaze lingering slightly on the three incarnations. Especially when she saw the incarnation of the Desolate Whale, a look of understanding and shock flashed in her eyes.

She turned her head and lowered her voice to Ling Yuling, saying, "Sister Yuling, look at that giant whale incarnation—its aura is almost identical to that of the infamous Whale King from back then. It seems the truth of that great battle wasn't that the Whale King escaped severely injured as rumored, but rather—it was slain here by Brother Luo. No wonder those transformed demon cultivators near Silver Shark Island have all disappeared in recent years; I'm afraid—"

She didn't finish her sentence, but the meaning was clear. The two women exchanged a glance, both seeing deep apprehension and a hint of relief in each other's eyes—a relief that they were friends with Luo Ming, not enemies.

Just as the two women were secretly alarmed, the situation on the field changed again.

"Go!" Luo Ming shouted. The three blood shadow avatars, upon receiving the order, locked onto a target without further ado and pounced fiercely! The Rending Wind Beast avatar flapped its wings, creating a whirlwind of azure, and met the oncoming white tiger phantom; the Wild Ridge Giant Whale avatar let out a deep roar and crashed into the Black Tortoise phantom like a mountain; the "True Self" blood shadow avatar swung its blood-red longsword, creating a sky full of sword shadows, and slashed at the Vermilion Bird phantom.

Meanwhile, Luo Ming's golden body continued to hold firmly against the deformed four-colored light shield with both palms. Dark golden light surged around his body, and his blood and qi erupted like a volcano, continuously impacting and consuming the power of the restriction.

At the same time, he opened his mouth and spat out four golden sword lights, which were transformed from his natal magic weapon! The four swords were as agile as swimming dragons, forming a simple sword formation, which entangled the last phantom of the azure dragon that was pouncing. The sword energy crisscrossed and continuously weakened its power.

In an instant, the cave resounded with booming sounds and flashes of spiritual light. The golden Dharma image shook the heavens and the earth, the four phantom spirits roared and charged, the three blood shadows transformed into fierce warriors, and four flying swords weaved and clashed—the scene was incredibly intense.

However, compared to the difficult and slow process when Luo Ming, the Ninth Elder, and Xue Sha broke the formation together twenty years ago, the speed of breaking the formation now is more than ten times faster! One reason is that the three of them had their own thoughts back then and did not use their full strength;

On the other hand, and most importantly, Luo Ming's strength is now vastly different from what it used to be! With his mid-Nascent Soul stage body refinement cultivation, combined with three Nascent Soul stage early stage avatars, and the sharpness of his flying sword, his overall attack power and sustained consumption ability far exceed the sum of the three of them back then.

"Roar!" "Awooo!"

Supported by Luo Ming's immense strength and attacked by his avatars, the four phantom spirits could only hold out for less than an hour before letting out mournful cries of despair. Their forms quickly became illusory and transparent, and finally, with a few soft "poof poof poof poof" sounds, they completely exploded into countless four-colored light spots, merging back into the restrictive light curtain above.

Without the support of the four phantom images, the four-colored light shield, which was already teetering on the brink of collapse and severely deformed by the golden body of the Dharma image, dimmed even more and made cracking sounds.

"Open it!"

Luo Ming's eyes flashed with golden light, and his golden body suddenly inhaled. His already enormous body seemed to expand even further, and his arm muscles bulged like the roots of an old tree as he used all his strength to lift himself upwards!

"BOOM—!!!"

A deafening roar shook the entire cave, sending rubble raining down. The Four Symbols Gathering Spirit Array, which had shrouded this place for nearly twenty years, finally shattered with a mournful cry as the golden avatar forcefully broke through!