The First Venerable of All Paths

"I've been waiting for this moment for a long time!"

Fang Xuan stood atop a mountain of wild beast carcasses, gazing up at the sky, his eyes gleaming with a sharp light.

The once unchanging gray sky was now filled with swirling black clouds and piled-up calamity clouds.

Layers upon layers of purple-gold lightning imprisoned the entire world, and the domineering power of the Heavenly Dao suppressed the vast wasteland.

A martial artist's tribulation can only be achieved through divine intervention.

In other words, a martial artist will only encounter a tribulation when they advance to the Divine Intent Realm.

But Fang Xuan was undergoing the ultimate tribulation.

When one's cultivation reaches the tenth level and one's physical body reaches its peak, one will inevitably suffer divine retribution.

"Let me see just how powerful this fifth Extreme Heavenly Tribulation is."

Fang Xuan clenched his fists, his eyes blazing with fierce fighting spirit.

Their clothes fluttered in the wind, undeterred by the overwhelming power of the heavens.

Twenty-four chaotic golden patterns spread upwards from the ten fingers of both hands and the ten toes of both feet, encircling the whole body, shining brightly.

At this moment, his power had been pushed to its limit.

His condition reached an unprecedented peak.

"bring it on."

He spoke softly, his body as upright as an ancient sacred mountain.

"Boom!"

As if hearing Fang Xuan's declaration of war, the sky exploded.

The first bolt of purple-gold tribulation lightning tore through the clouds. It was only the thickness of a thumb, yet it carried the divine might of the Heavenly Dao capable of destroying all things. It crashed down with a deafening roar, striking Fang Xuan precisely on the head.

There was no dodging, no resistance.

Fang Xuan let the tribulation lightning strike him.

Cracking thunderclaps exploded on his body, and the violent and domineering power of lightning tried to destroy Fang Xuan's body.

However, the twenty-four chaotic golden patterns around Fang Xuan emitted a dazzling light, like a golden light shield protecting him.

Chaotic Qi!

This is a divine innate ability that can only be awakened when the second stage of the Chaos Sacred Body is fully achieved.

Its defensive power far surpasses Fang Xuan's ability to withstand it with his bare body.

Once Fang Xuan cultivates the Chaos Sacred Body to the third level, the Chaos Qi will evolve into the Chaos Golden Bell, and its power will increase exponentially.

The chaotic energy had just condensed when the heavenly tribulation power, which was enough to blast the physical body of a Divine Intent Realm expert into dust, only stirred up layers of flowing light.

For Fang Xuan, blocking was not the goal.

What he needs to do is to use this heavenly tribulation to continue tempering his physical body.

"Chao Sheng Ti, refine it!"

Fang Xuan's eyes shone brightly as he exerted all his strength to circulate his Chaos Sacred Body, frantically absorbing the power of the Heavenly Tribulation from the surface of his body.

"Crackling and popping!"

The moment the power of the heavenly tribulation touched the skin, a blinding flash of lightning erupted.

The sacred body possesses the power to be impervious to all magic.

Under the baptism of the heavenly tribulation, every inch of skin and flesh became increasingly refined and pure in the baptism of thunder.

Then another golden pattern spread out from Fang Xuan's body.

Twenty-five chaotic golden patterns!

Chaotic Holy Body, directly entering the third realm!

At the same time, even more heavenly tribulations, like a torrential downpour, crashed down on Fang Xuan, engulfing him.

If it weren't for the Chaos Saint Body, which allowed him to advance to the third realm, this heavenly tribulation and thunderstorm would have been enough to blast Fang Xuan into dust.

Fang Xuan stood amidst the sea of ​​tribulation, fully activating his Chaos Sacred Body to resist, accept, and refine the power of the tribulation lightning, continuing to temper his physical body.

The heavens were filled with lightning bolts, which poured down like rain, and the desolate land continued to crack and collapse. Countless beast corpses turned to ashes under the might of the heavens.

Fang Xuan's aura rose steadily, and the shackles of his physical body were completely shattered, rebuilt, and sublimated.

"Boom!"

Until one moment, a figure burst forth from the sea of ​​calamity.

He clenched his fist and threw a punch.

"Open it!"

A roar resounded through the heavens, and the fist, wreathed in golden patterns, shattered all the heavenly tribulations.

One punch shatters the heavens!

If others were to witness this scene, they would be astonished.

That's an extreme heavenly tribulation, countless times more powerful than the tribulation of an ordinary divine intent realm.

Now, however, it has been blasted open with a single punch.

Fang Xuan stood suspended in mid-air, arms outstretched, feeling the surging, boundless power within his body.

The number of chaotic golden patterns has also increased dramatically from twenty-five to twenty-eight.

"With the Chaotic Saint Body, after advancing to the third realm, each additional Chaotic Golden Rune becomes incredibly difficult to obtain, like ascending to heaven. Three runes are more than enough!"

His cultivation level is still stuck at the peak of the Condensation Realm, but his physical foundation has completely entered the Divine Intent Realm of the Physical Body!

The physical body testifies to the divine will, the sinews and bones contain the principles of the Dao, and the blood and flesh conceal the divine power.

Within the same level, one's physical body is invincible, and one can kill those of higher levels.

With his current physical body, he can shatter a martial artist at the second level of the Divine Intent Realm with a single punch!

Just when Fang Xuan thought the Heavenly Tribulation was over and was preparing to find a way to break through the Desolate Realm and leave.

"Buzz!"

The void trembled, and the entire desolate realm suddenly fell into deathly silence.

The remaining swirling clouds of calamity abruptly ceased, the howling wind vanished instantly, and all movement in the world disappeared.

A vast, ancient, indifferent, and all-consuming supreme will slowly awakened from the depths of the void.

That is... the will of the wilderness!

"It's happened again!"

Fang Xuan pursed his lips, his entire body tense.

Twenty-eight chaotic golden patterns flowed silently.

"Click click click!"

The next moment, the sound of porcelain shattering reached Fang Xuan's ears, then continued in a continuous stream.

Fang Xuan suddenly looked up, his face showing shock and surprise.

A boundless, gray giant eye, covering the entire desolate realm, slowly opened in the sky.

Neither sad nor happy.

Dead silence and nothingness.

A single glance is enough to shatter the soul and collapse the Dao heart of an ordinary expert.

"Those who steal my essence shall be punished."

A detached thought resounded through the sea of ​​consciousness, devoid of any emotion, yet carrying an absolute sense of control and annihilation.

The next instant, an invisible and colorless beam of divine soul light burst forth from the center of the Desolate Giant Eye.

Ignoring space and defense, it pierced straight into Fang Xuan's sea of ​​consciousness!

It does not destroy the physical body or break the spiritual power; it only aims to completely destroy Fang Xuan's sea of ​​consciousness and soul.

Once his soul is destroyed, no matter how strong Fang Xuan's physical body is or how heaven-defying his holy physique is, he will only become a mindless beast puppet, forever sinking into the desolate realm.

Just like the wild beasts he killed.

"Ara, you were here after all!"

Fang Xuan's eyes narrowed sharply, but his mind remained perfectly calm.

Although he didn't know how long he had stayed in the desolate realm, Fang Xuan estimated it to be at least three years.

Over the past three years, he has not only been killing wild beasts to obtain the origin of the wild path.

At the same time, we are keeping an eye on things and observing.

He was now certain that Huang wouldn't have targeted him for no reason, much less throw him into this desolate wasteland of bones for no reason.

Huang has his sights set on the Undying Fire Phoenix!

Perhaps the Undying Fire Phoenix itself knew this, but it didn't tell me, perhaps out of fear of attracting Huang's attention.

So they avoided the wilderness by falling into a deep sleep and cutting off all contact.

Huang could only control the wild beasts with his will, wanting to slowly obliterate Fang Xuan, along with the Undying Fire Phoenix within him, and disperse them into the world for Huang to slowly absorb.

"But my holy body is complete; you cannot destroy me!"

Fang Xuan immediately sat cross-legged in the void and fully activated his Chaos Sacred Body.

Chaos is the origin, and life goes on endlessly.

The chaotic golden patterns radiate golden light.

"Get out of here!"

Fang Xuan roared inwardly, and the Chaos Origin surged into his sea of ​​consciousness, preparing to expel the will of the Desolate One.

But the power of the wilderness is too strong and too domineering.

Fang Xuan's divine soul power was suppressed, and he was unable to use the two heavenly flames.

However, the power of the primordial chaos cannot drive it away.

"Since I can't banish you, I'll refine you!"

The Chaos Saint Body is inherently capable of refining all paths.

The will of the wilderness also belongs to one of the myriad paths.

"Refine it for me!"

Fang Xuan's eyes turned bloodshot as he mobilized all the Heavenly Tribulation power he had just refined into his sea of ​​consciousness, transforming it into a Heavenly Dao Thunder Prison!

To encircle, suppress, and refine the will of the wilderness.

"Sizzle!"

The invisible divine will struggled violently, twisted, and dissolved in the thunderous purgatory.

The will of the wilderness is vast and boundless, dominating heaven and earth.

Under the tempering and scouring of the tribulation lightning, all the negative rules of violence, devouring, and imprisonment were eliminated, leaving only the purest and most original essence of the Great Dao of Desolation.

Fang Xuan's soul trembled, his sea of ​​consciousness opened wide, and he frantically devoured this unique source of the Great Dao.

Outside, the giant gray eye in the sky trembled violently, its pupils contracting repeatedly, as if in surprise or confusion.

It never imagined that the willpower it used to annihilate living beings would be forcibly devoured and refined by a mere human ant!

"Freeze it!"

With a roar, Fang Xuan merged the Chaos Origin, the Heavenly Tribulation Power, and the Desolate Dao Origin into one.

Deep within the space between his brows, a hazy, gray eye-like image, containing endless void and gathering lightning, slowly condensed, took shape, and solidified!

"Boom!"

The Heavenly Eye took shape, and extraordinary phenomena soared into the sky!

The Heavenly Eye of Desolate Calamity!

With chaos as its bones, desolation as its marrow, and thunder as its eyes!

Once this eye is opened, it can detect falsehoods, suppress evil spirits, and even destroy the consciousness and soul of others!

With the complete formation of the Desolate Heavenly Eye, all strange phenomena returned to calm.

The giant eye formed from the will of the wilderness had long since vanished.

Fang Xuan stood in mid-air, and no trace of his aura could be felt on his body.

Beneath the skin lies an immense power.

"The Heavenly Eye of Desolation is not bad."

Fang Xuan touched his brow, a faint smile curving his lips.

In future battles, using the Desolate Heavenly Eye to unleash the secret techniques of the Soul Path will definitely have a surprising effect.

"Waaaaah!"

The strange phenomenon had just subsided when another strange change occurred.

A chilling, eerie, and deathly atmosphere suddenly filled the entire Desolate Trial Grounds.

The earth churned and the mountain peaks collapsed.

The scene revealed an endless expanse of corpses and bones.

"Clang, clang, clang!"

These remains and bones seemed to have come alive.

Wriggling, splicing.

Finally, it coalesced into a bizarre creature with no skin or bones, a distorted shape, resembling neither a beast nor a soul.

A thick fog swirled, resentment abounded, and death filled the air.

It has no fixed form; its body is sometimes ethereal and sometimes solid.

However, Fang Xuan sensed a strong negative emotion emanating from this strange creature.

"This thing... doesn't seem to have been created by Ara."

Fang Xuan's heart sank.

"Other forces exist in this place!"

Just as Fang Xuan was in shock, the strange creature suddenly pounced on him.

It moved as soon as it did, appearing in front of Fang Xuan like a ghost, its sharp claws striking directly at him.

That aura definitely surpassed the sixth level of the Divine Intent Realm!

Even stronger!

Fang Xuan first condensed chaotic qi to protect himself.

He then threw a punch.

But this punch not only missed its target, it also sent him flying by an invisible force.

"Knock knock knock!"

Several mountain peaks were shattered by Fang Xuan's impact.

Fang Xuan scrambled up from the dust, spitting out the dirt from his mouth, his face filled with horror.

If it weren't for his physical evolution to the third level of Chaos, that slap alone would have been enough to turn him into dust.

"Buzz!"

The strange creature did not let Fang Xuan off the hook, and slammed down with another claw.

It is faster and stronger than before.

"This is never going to end!"

Fang Xuan's eyes were icy cold, and chaotic golden patterns bloomed all over his body, converging on his fist.

"Open the gates, your might is enough to shatter the mountains!"