The Heavens: One World, One Superpower

"As expected, a divine soul was hidden within the bones."

Su Chen felt a chill run down his spine.

In the cultivation world, there is no shortage of old dogs.

When he saw the "Scripture of Refining the Divine Soul" on the cave wall, he became wary. This scripture is specifically for refining the divine soul; once mastered, it is comparable to celestial gold, imperishable by decay.

By using special methods to fall into a deep sleep, a remnant soul can survive for tens of thousands of years, hiding within the corpse.

Now it seems that he was right.

He activated the Devouring Demon Jar, which was filled with the laws of the Emperor's Dao, suppressing the remnant soul.

Although the remnant soul was at the Quasi-Emperor level, it was like a lamb to the slaughter inside the Devouring Demon Jar.

The magic jar emitted numerous chains of divine order, piercing through the remnant soul as if pierced by a thousand arrows. Below, a ball of black divine fire appeared, roasting the remnant soul.

The remnant soul screamed, "My lord, please spare me! I'm willing to be your slave!"

Su Chen said, "Foolish! If you don't make a move, then don't make a move at all; but if you do, you must make it thorough. You don't even understand this principle. How are you going to survive in the cultivation world?"

Before long, a bead formed from the power of divine soul appeared in the Devouring Demon Jar.

Su Chen took out the Divine Soul Pearl; it was icy cold to the touch and emitted a powerful divine soul force.

If it can be swallowed and absorbed, the spirit and soul will surely be strengthened many times over.

However, he was somewhat fastidious and unwilling to improve his strength by absorbing the souls of cultivators; otherwise, the Undying Heavenly Art would have no side effects.

Place the Divine Soul Bead in a spot near the Devouring Demon Jar, where there are many Essence Beads, all formed by absorbing the essence of cultivators' blood and flesh.

The Divine Soul Bead nourishes the soul, while the Essence Bead nourishes the body; they complement each other and can improve physical constitution.

This is the preciousness of the Undying Heavenly Art, which allows one to cultivate an acquired Chaotic Body.

If one can devour a special physique, one can cultivate an acquired chaotic body more quickly and eventually attain the position of Great Emperor.

Looking at the Refining God Pot, he took out four pieces of Feathered Azure Gold and placed them at the notch.

The four pieces of Feathered Azure Gold adhered tightly together, radiating divine light, and merged with the Refining God Pot as one.

"It turns out to be a fragment of a quasi-emperor weapon. Although I obtained a quasi-emperor weapon, the Feathered Azure Gold cannot be used to refine my natal Dao artifact, so it can be considered a gain and a loss."

The cracks on the Refining God Pot instantly melted away, restoring its original perfect appearance.

But Su Chen knew that the Refining God Pot needed a long time to repair itself.

The pot is about three feet tall, with a full body and a slightly upturned spout, engraved with a sun god pattern.

After storing them in the Devouring Demon Jar, Su Chen took out 365 treasure artifacts, 72 Dao artifacts, and 3 holy weapons.

Treasures, Dao artifacts, and sacred weapons shone brightly in the cave, like hundreds of tiny stars floating in the air.

Activating the digital secret, three divine lights flew out of his body, transforming into youth, middle-aged, and old clones.

Su Chen said, "I ask the three fellow Daoists to help me refine 365 small star banners, 72 large star banners, and 3 main array plates, so that we can jointly refine the Small Heavenly Circulation Star Array Artifact."

The youth, middle-aged, and elderly clones all said in unison, "We are willing to serve you, my lord."

Immediately, one person activated three separate bodies, generating divine fire. Based on the Small Heavenly Cycle Star Array evolved from the Secret of Combining Characters, the fire burned hundreds of treasures, Dao artifacts, and sacred weapons.

Forging a sacred weapon is extremely difficult, so Su Chen directly used the Devouring Demon Jar to generate Chaos Divine Flame, which was as black as ink. As soon as the divine flame appeared, space shattered, and wisps of void energy were drawn out.

The heat inside the cave suddenly increased, as if one were inside Laozi's Eight Trigrams Furnace.

Gradually, the precious artifacts, Dao artifacts, and sacred weapons began to melt.

It transformed into a radiant, divine essence.

One person split into three bodies and formed hand seals, and divine patterns condensed from the void and converged into the essence.

Gradually, the essence was condensed into 365 small star banners, 72 large star banners, and 3 small Zhou Tian star array plates.

The Dao patterns flowed on the Star Banner and the array plate, with stars faintly twinkling.

It is entirely silvery and very dazzling.

The scattered silver spots on it resemble the stars in the sky, radiating endless divine light.

The clone entered Su Chen's body, and he exhaled a breath of stale air, his eyes revealing a trace of fatigue.

Crafting the Small Heavenly Cycle Star Array artifact truly requires a great deal of effort.

He activated the Undying Heavenly Technique, devoured the essence of the divine source within his body, and inhaled and exhaled the spiritual energy in the cave, adjusting his own state to its peak.

The next day arrived.

"System, draw today's items."

[Item draw in progress today. Successful draw. Please choose one of the following three items.]

【Ascension to Azure Gold: From the Ancestral Star of the Light Clan Deep in the Universe】

【A Fragrance of Azure Gold: From the Ruins of the Feathered God Dynasty in the Heart of the Central Plains of the Big Dipper】

[Ascension to Azure Gold: The Lord of Reincarnation from the Forbidden Zone of Life in the Central Continent of the Big Dipper]

Su Chen's eyes lit up. "It's rare to find an option that doesn't require any agonizing over."

"System, select item three."

[The Ascension to Azure Gold Elixir is in progress; successful draw]

A huge piece of Feathered Azure Gold appeared in front of Su Chen.

It radiates azure divine light, is covered with flowing immortal feather patterns, and contains the Dao principles of immortality.

He put it into the Devouring Demon Jar, placing it alongside the previously obtained Immortal Tear Green Gold.

Within the Sea of ​​Reincarnation, in the storage space of the Lord of Reincarnation, a massive piece of Feathered Azure Gold disappeared.

He was in a deep sleep and did not realize it.

Su Chen activated the array flags and array plates.

They were quickly placed throughout the cave, greedily absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and constantly seizing the essence from the source stones, forming an absolute defensive barrier.

Hundreds of stars appeared, forming a starry sky within the barrier.

Su Chen activated the Undying Heavenly Art and began to cultivate his spine, refining the human dragon into a true dragon.

The true dragon connects the dantian (lower abdomen) to the chakra, the five internal organs to the four cardinal points, and the hands and feet to the four cardinal points.

Divine power surged into the spine from the three points: the Sea of ​​Wheels, the Palace of the Dao, and the Four Extremes.

The spine is imbued with divine power, radiating a luminous glow.

At this moment, his tailbone was burning hot, like a red-hot piece of iron, and Su Chen endured the pain.

After reaching its extreme heat, faint golden dragon patterns appeared.

boom!

For some reason, dark clouds appeared in the sky, with flashes of thunder and thick bolts of lightning.

With a loud crack that shook the heavens and the earth, cultivators within a radius of a thousand miles were all astonished.

"Is that the Dragon Transformation Tribulation?"

"Someone is actually breaking through to the Dragon Transformation Realm. With such momentum, they must be a prodigy with great potential."

"I guess he's breaking through to the ninth stage of the Dragon Transformation Realm. Only the lightning tribulation of the ninth stage has such power."

"Hehe, you've guessed wrong. That must be the first to third transformation of the Dragon Transformation Realm. Only the lightning at this stage is light blue-green."

"But this power is too great! How could a mere initial breakthrough cause such a phenomenon covering a radius of a thousand miles?"

"I don't know, that's why they're considered the chosen ones, something we ordinary people can't even imagine."

......

A thick, light blue bolt of lightning struck down.

It struck through the mountain and into the already arranged Zhou Tian Xing Dou Grand Array.

The stars in the sky twinkled, receiving the power of the thunder, which split into hundreds of tiny bolts of lightning that struck Su Chen's coccyx.

The tailbone was struck by lightning, and gradually many bone fragments were formed.

The coccyx became increasingly translucent, like divine jade, and the golden dragon patterns on it became clearer, thicker, and more numerous.

The Small Heavenly Cycle Star Formation did not weaken the power of the thunder; instead, it differentiated it, preventing the thunder from striking the coccyx violently, and instead catalyzing it at a deeper level.

Even so, Su Chen felt intense pain in his body.

As his coccyx transforms into a stronger form, constantly forging bone fragments, he endures immense pain.

The essence of the Azure Heaven Overlord Body began to flow into the coccyx, undergoing repeated tempering.

It is only the first of the nine transformations of the dragon, and it is tempered thousands of times almost every second.

Su Chen thought to himself, "Even the Great Emperors would never undergo such a tempering process. When they were in the Dao Palace Secret Realm, they simply did not have enough source power to support this level of tempering."

After this bolt of lightning was exhausted, another bolt of lightning descended, continuously providing power for the tempering of the coccyx.

Gradually, nine bolts of lightning struck down in succession.

The tailbone turned light purple, and the golden dragon patterns covering it became increasingly dense, seemingly covering the entire tailbone.

At this moment, a large number of cultivators escaped from the area covered by thunderclouds, which stretched for dozens of miles.

The cultivators within a thousand miles were all dumbfounded.

"The nine bolts of lightning have ended, so why is the tribulation still continuing?"

"This has completely shattered my worldview. Did this happen when I broke through to become a dragon?"

"I don't understand, I really don't understand. What kind of heavenly tribulation is this? Nine strikes have already fallen, why hasn't it stopped yet?"

"Perhaps this person wants to break through multiple minor realms of dragon transformation at once."

"That makes sense. We must know that taking too big a step can lead to disaster. This person is too greedy; he'll probably die in this tribulation."

......

Su Chen was unaware of the speculation surrounding him.

If he knew, he would definitely laugh. At this moment, he was not breaking through to the second transformation of the Dragon Transformation at all, but was still in the process of modifying his tailbone.

Even with nine bolts of lightning striking, the first tribulation should have ended by now.

However, it is because of the origin of the Azure Heaven Overlord Body that it continuously modifies the coccyx.

At this time, his coccyx was undergoing a series of transformations, which resulted in his coccyx being renovated each time.

The renovation will not end, nor will the first heavenly tribulation, because the first heavenly tribulation will be renovated accordingly.

The tribulation of the first transformation into a dragon is still ongoing and intensifying.

Another bolt of lightning struck, this time changing from light blue to turquoise.

Falling into the Small Heavenly Star Array, it continued to be broken down into hundreds of tiny bolts of lightning, further tempering the coccyx.

Gradually, the tailbone changed from light purple to dark purple, and the light gold dragon pattern gradually covered more than half of it.

However, the very essence of the Azure Heaven Overlord Body is still being transformed.

The heavenly tribulation continued to renew itself, changing from turquoise to azure.

The cultivators outside all thought that Su Chen had broken through to the 7th to 9th stage of the Dragon Transformation Realm, and no one could have imagined that he was still lingering in the first stage.

After nine bolts of azure divine lightning struck, the coccyx finally turned completely purplish-black. Faintly visible, golden dragon patterns had seeped into the coccyx, covering the entire coccyx.

The golden dragon pattern is a manifestation of the Dao principles of the Immortal Heavenly Art. Different dragon patterns will emerge at this stage as one cultivates different scriptures.

The divine power of the Sea of ​​Wheels, the Palace of Dao, and the Four Extremes began to converge on the second coccyx.

It repeated the same mistake as the first coccyx.

The same three rounds of azure lightning tribulations were transformed into a purplish-black state by the transformation of the Heavenly Tyrant Body's essence.

The same applies to the third coccyx.

The cultivators outside were utterly shocked.

"Is this still the Dragon Transformation Tribulation?"

"This continuous, doubling-intensity situation is unprecedented."

"Brother Dao, you are knowledgeable and have read extensively in ancient texts. Have you ever seen such a dragon-transformation tribulation?"

"This is unprecedented. There has never been any record of this situation before. It's more like weapon forging, but the weapon forging tribulation doesn't have the Dao principles of the Dragon Transformation Realm."

"Could it be that this person used their own great dragon as an embryo, and heavenly tribulation lightning as divine fire, to refine the great dragon into a divine artifact?"

"Your idea is interesting, but it's suicidal."

......

The fourth transformation begins, refining the middle section of the spine.

Su Chen's face was already pale, but he had greatly stimulated the origins of the Great Accomplished Heavenly Tyrant Body and the Undying Divine Phoenix Body.

"If it weren't for the support of the Great Accomplishment of the Heavenly Tyrant Body and the Undying Divine Phoenix Body, I would never have dared to act like this. I would probably have already fainted from the repeated torment of the Heavenly Tribulation."

His physique was already extremely strong, and if he wanted to temper the dragon, he would have to endure even more terrifying heavenly lightning.

In this way, the pain will increase exponentially.

Fortunately, the power of the source sustained his life; otherwise, he would have been severely injured and on the verge of death.

However, he could clearly feel that with the completion of the first to third transformations, his physical strength had increased many times over.

Three new sources of divine power appeared in his body, namely these three coccyx vertebrae.

It even emitted bursts of dragon roars.

At the very center is a crimson marrow, the middle section is purplish-black bone, and the outermost layer is a ring of pale gold dragon patterns.

Such a wondrous dragon is probably something no one in the world could possess.

He looked up at the sky, his eyes filled with excitement.

That day, the lightning began to change from a pale blue to a light purple.

Rumble.

The pale purple lightning struck, but it remained within the range of the Lesser Heavenly Cycle Star Array.

The formation is supported by abundant spiritual energy and divine essence, which can continuously decompose the lightning.

The bones in the middle of the spine began to be tempered, producing bone fragments every second, and were also repaired and renewed every second by the origins of the Azure Heaven Overlord Body and the Undying Divine Phoenix Body.

It begins to undergo three thousand tempering processes in one second.

Su Chen couldn't help but circulate the "Former Word Secret" to ensure his soul remained clear.

Gradually, the fourth to sixth segments of the spine transformed into bone marrow imbued with crimson divine light, containing the Dao principles of the Undying Phoenix. The central section, purplish-black like metal, possessed the Dao principles of the Heavenly Overlord Body. The outer perimeter was covered with dense pale golden dragon patterns, possessing the Dao principles of the Undying Heavenly Technique.

After the second round of quenching ended, the third round of quenching immediately began.

Su Chen planned to make the most of his momentum and break through to the Dragon Transformation Perfection stage, and then break through to the Immortal Platform stage.

The lightning in the sky changed from deep purple to light red.

This is a different level of thunder.

This time, Su Chen endured even more intense pain, and the Small Heavenly Cycle Star Array began to be unable to decompose such powerful lightning. From the initial hundreds of bolts, it has now decreased to less than a hundred, and its decomposition ability has been greatly weakened.

A purple dragon-like glow appeared around him, and six vertebrae faintly emerged on his back, forming a stark contrast with the remaining three unrefined vertebrae.

When the seventh section was completed, a dragon's roar emanated from the spine.

Roar!

The sound rolled out, reverberating for three hundred miles.

Three hundred miles away, a large number of cultivators had already gathered.

Cultivators from the four secret realms of Lunhai, Daogong, Hualong, and Sendai gathered together.

Although the highest level of power was only at the second level of the Sendai realm, a single breakthrough could attract thousands of cultivators to watch, which can be considered an unprecedented feat.

Some monks used a recording stone to capture this scene.

"Hehe, I'll sell the memory stones later, and I guarantee I'll make a fortune."

"This is the Southern Region of the Eastern Wilderness. An unparalleled genius has emerged, attracting powerful forces such as the Ji Family, the Tai Xuan Sect, and the demon race of the Crimson Cloud Mountains. It can be considered the grandest event in the cultivation world."

"That dragon roar definitely proves that this person is breaking through to the Dragon Transformation Realm. I wonder what kind of genius he is, that he is so extraordinary."

The Ji family members asked the elders of the Tai Xuan Sect, "It is said that your sect leader was killed by a cultivator from the Wheel Sea Secret Realm?"

The elder of the Tai Xuan Sect snorted coldly and said, "Your Ji Ziyue is also present. Why don't you ask her what that kid's background is?"

The Ji family member said, "Ziyue has returned to the Ji family. She told me that she met that person on the way and doesn't know anything about him."

The elders of the Tai Xuan Sect were furious and no longer showed any concern for the Ji family.

If Ji Ziyue hadn't escaped so quickly, the Tai Xuan Sect would never have let her go so easily.

By the time the ninth spine was tempered, the heavenly lightning had turned crimson red.

With the completion of the ninth vertebra, the entire essence of the Great Heavenly Overlord Body was integrated into the Great Spine Dragon.

Roar!

A purple dragon, thousands of feet long, soared into the sky, instantly swallowing the spiritual energy in the cave, completely engulfing the spiritual energy, spiritual mist, spiritual liquid, and source.

At the same time, he inhaled upwards, and spiritual energy from within a radius of five hundred miles surged forth, forming a vacuum zone.

Zilong was accompanied by countless divine phoenixes, and numerous black vortexes appeared around him, forming black treasure bottles. Nine phantom images of sacred beasts also appeared.

"The heavenly tribulation has dissipated. Let's go over there and see if we can recruit this boy into our sect."

Immediately, cultivators from various forces flew towards the mountain where Su Chen was located, hoping to recruit such a prodigy into their sects and make him a pillar of their sects' development.

The Ji family, the Tai Xuan Sect, and the powerful demon beasts of the Chi Xiao Mountains remained stagnant.

The elder of the Ji family frowned and said, "The Xuanhuang Cries in the Nine Heavens, this is an unusual phenomenon of the Undying Divine Phoenix Body."

An elder from the Tai Xuan Sect said, "Purple Qi dominates the heavens, and the sacred beasts take on nine forms; this is an extraordinary phenomenon of the Azure Heaven Overlord Body."

The demons in the Crimson Cloud Mountains said, "The Heaven-Devouring Treasure Bottle is a Daoist phenomenon of the Ruthless lineage."

The elders of the three major forces exchanged glances, each seeing an unbelievable scene reflected in the others' eyes.

The elders of the Tai Xuan Sect gritted their teeth and said, "This boy is definitely from the ruthless lineage that killed our Tai Xuan Sect Master. Kill him!"

Instantly, they transformed into streaks of light, charging towards Su Chen. At the same time, they activated their sacred weapons, Dao artifacts, and treasures, aiming to reduce Su Chen and that entire mountain range to ashes.

The thousand-foot-long purple dragon flew back into Su Chen's body and merged with his spine.

Su Chen's momentum surged.

His physical strength has increased tenfold, so he might be able to traverse the void, wander through the starry sky, and shatter stars with a single punch.

His divine sense also surged, sweeping across the sky and traversing numerous stars.

He did not stop. At this moment, the Sea of ​​Wheels, the Palace of Dao, the Four Extremes, and the Dragon Transformation were all perfected without any flaws.

The principles he cultivates are profound, his physical body is strong, and his soul is extremely refined.

It is sufficient to withstand the baptism of Sendai's Dao principles.

He immediately set out to build the first Immortal Platform deep within his own sea of ​​consciousness, using his own Great Dao as the foundation.

From then on, he transcended the mundane, was imbued with the principles of Tao, experienced a dramatic increase in lifespan, and rose to the rank of a great being.

Immediately, all divine power was withdrawn into his body, the great dragon of his spine receded inward, and he fell silent as night.

The power of the four secret realms merged together and converged towards the sea of ​​consciousness between the eyebrows.

The body's own vital energy begins to burn, refining the impurities of the mortal body. Under the influence of this vital energy, the flesh, bones, and muscles of the entire body will undergo a transformation, giving birth to immortal patterns.

He immediately extracted the innate Dao body essence belonging to the Eternal Heavenly Venerable from the Devouring Heaven Demon Jar and integrated it into his body.

Driven by this primordial source, it is bound to defy the mortal realm and become an immortal, giving birth to the first immortal Dao pattern.

He had already made up his mind.

The first of the nine sacred platforms must form the Devouring Dao Law of the Undying Heavenly Power, and govern the Devouring Order between Heaven and Earth.

Suddenly, dark clouds began to form in the sky again, and turbid waves surged into the air, covering an area of ​​over a thousand miles.

The cultivators who were rushing towards Su Chen were startled when they saw thick black lightning dragons appear in the sky.

With just one glance, divine power became disordered and the principles of the Dao collapsed.