Chapter 435 – Strength Skyrockets, Purging the Endless Abyss!
by spirapiraChapter 435 – Strength Skyrockets, Purging the Endless Abyss!
【You, far away in the Azure Origin Domain, learned partial intelligence through the alien divine domain, but knew little of the war’s details.】
【All you knew was that according to alien intelligence, this great battle had been a pyrrhic victory at best.】
【Although the Seventh Legion came to reinforce, the Heavenly Secrets Domain was after all the strongest Immortal Domain of the human race, harboring no small number of hidden powerhouses.】
【And when the human race faced extinction, many Golden Immortals and Supreme Unity Golden Immortals who had slumbered for countless ages emerged one after another…】
【Yet even so, the human race still lost.】
【More than half of the Heavenly Secrets Domain’s territory was occupied by the aliens, with only the worlds north of the Celestial Secrets Realm still holding out.】
【But according to intelligence, the next wave of alien reinforcements was about to arrive… the entire Heavenly Secrets Domain was on the verge of falling!】
In the Real World, Su Xing’s heart skipped a beat when he saw this.
He had expected the human race to lose, but he hadn’t expected them to lose this quickly!
Not even three thousand years had passed, and the human race was already in full rout. Even the core domain—the Heavenly Secrets Domain—couldn’t hold, let alone the other great domains.
“Moreover, the Heavenly Secrets Domain is the strongest domain of the human race… the aliens concentrated the vast majority of their forces there…”
“Once the Heavenly Secrets Domain is completely overrun, the other great domains probably won’t hold out much longer either…”
Su Xing’s expression grew grave. The time left for him… was running out!
“With the simulator, a thousand years… ascending to Great Firmament Golden Immortal would be effortless.”
“But what about beyond Great Firmament Golden Immortal?”
“Even a Great Firmament Golden Immortal would struggle to protect themselves in this chaotic era… In three thousand years, could I possibly glimpse the secrets of Sainthood?”
Su Xing felt uncertain.
Since he had obtained the simulator and set foot on the path of immortality, barely three years had passed in total.
In merely three years, advancing from Qi Refinement to Golden Immortal—such speed was absolutely unprecedented, with none before and none to come after.
But as his realm ascended, Su Xing inevitably felt that cultivation grew harder the higher one climbed.
“From Golden Immortal to Supreme Unity… that can still be measured in years.”
“A talented immortal might ascend to Supreme Unity Golden Immortal within a million years.”
“But for a Supreme Unity Golden Immortal to ascend to Great Firmament… it’s simply too difficult!”
Su Xing furrowed his brow slightly.
Throughout the ages, there had been countless Supreme Unity Golden Immortals, but those who could ascend to Great Firmament were exceedingly rare—not even one percent!
“Supreme Unity Golden Immortals have lifespans of ten million years or more… If one also cultivates longevity arts and consumes heavenly treasures… perhaps their lifespan could reach tens of millions of years…”
“While Great Firmament Golden Immortals have lifespans that are nearly endless…”
Su Xing murmured.
And in this simulation, what he truly worried about—
Was that the human race would inevitably be exterminated by the aliens within the next few thousand years!
This meant Su Xing could not remain uninvolved. The upper limit of each simulation… would be at most a few thousand years!
“If each simulation only allows a few thousand years of cultivation… how long would it take to reach Great Firmament Golden Immortal?”
“Several years… or even decades?”
After a pause, Su Xing murmured:
“And what about beyond that… the Saint realm?”
At this thought, Su Xing had already lost some confidence.
“Besides, the higher the realm, the more energy needed for advancement…”
“Collecting origin energy is also a major problem!”
Su Xing clenched his fists.
“Thinking about all this now is meaningless… the top priority right now is increasing my strength!”
With that thought, Su Xing turned his gaze to the simulation panel.
This simulation was nearly at its end.
【Over the following period, you paid even closer attention to alien intelligence.】
【At the same time, you vaguely sensed that a calamity seemed to await you.】
【In the blink of an eye, another hundred years passed.】
【Year 2,900. These past hundred years had been uneventful for you.】
【Until one day, you were attacked by a mysterious figure.】
【This human powerhouse possessed terrifyingly immense strength. The two first-tier deities protecting you couldn’t even withstand a single move from him.】
【And from this mysterious figure, you sensed a trace of familiarity… his aura was wild and frenzied, as if consumed by demonic madness!】
【Finally, just before death, you recognized this mysterious powerhouse.】
【Qingyunzi!】
【This was Qingyunzi, who had completely fallen to the demonic path!】
【Though he had lost his sanity, his half-saint cultivation was unmistakably real!】
【You had not the slightest power to resist…】
【You died…】
【Ding! This simulation has ended!】
Looking at the text announcing the simulation’s end, Su Xing nodded slightly.
“Regardless, this simulation’s objective has been achieved…”
“As long as I have enough energy, my strength will undergo another tremendous leap!”
His gaze turned to this simulation’s reward list.
【Black Tortoise Divine Physique】: Gold talent, priced at 10 origin energy.
【Spirit Realm 21,000 Li (10,500 km)】: Spirit Domain transformation, reaching Spirit Realm level. Within the Spirit Realm, supernatural arts and spatial Dao are massively enhanced. The Spirit Realm gradually evolves toward a real world. Priced at 300,000 origin energy.
【Golden Immortal Layer Four Cultivation】: Late Golden Immortal Layer Four cultivation. Priced at 10,000,000 origin energy.
【Great Shaman Body Forging Art Cultivation Results】: Great Shaman Body Forging Art, Sixth Layer Minor Mastery. Internal Primordial Energy Tree reaches two zhang (6.66 m) and three chi (99.9 cm). Primordial energy flows endlessly. Priced at 6,000,000 origin energy.
Su Xing looked at this simulation’s rewards. All four were things he could use.
“The rewards are certainly tempting, but unfortunately… I don’t have enough origin energy on hand…”
Su Xing frowned slightly. His remaining origin energy was 6,848,858 points.
Close to seven million origin energy—enough for Su Xing to extract three rewards, but the mid-stage Golden Immortal cultivation still couldn’t be taken out.
“Hah… but I can’t worry about that now!”
“Right now, I’ll boost my strength as much as I can!”
Without hesitation, Su Xing placed the Black Tortoise Divine Physique and Spirit Realm comprehension results into the reward pool reserve zone, where he would only need to pay an extra ten percent in energy to extract them.
“I choose to extract…”
【Ding! Congratulations on extracting Black Tortoise Divine Physique. Cost: 11 origin energy… Remaining origin energy: 6,848,847…】
【Ding! Congratulations on extracting Great Shaman Body Forging Art cultivation results. Cost: 6,000,000 origin energy… Remaining origin energy: 848,858…】
【Congratulations on extracting Spirit Realm 21,000 Li (10,500 km). Cost: 330,000 origin energy… Remaining origin energy: 518,858…】
Three consecutive Chimes sounded, and Su Xing felt enormous changes occurring within his body.
First, the primordial energy within Su Xing’s body surged by roughly thirty percent.
The expansion of the Spirit Realm’s range also meant the Spirit Realm had grown significantly more powerful…
Beyond that, the Black Tortoise Divine Physique also granted Su Xing stronger defensive capabilities.
At the same time, Su Xing noticed a subtle change in his life force.
It seemed… his lifespan had grown considerably longer!
“The Black Tortoise Divine Physique… grants three times the lifespan of cultivators at the same realm!”
Su Xing nodded slightly. Although the increase in lifespan wasn’t particularly useful for him within simulations,
who wouldn’t want to live a little longer?
Even immortals were no exception…
After adjusting to his increased cultivation, Su Xing pondered for a moment, then estimated:
“Compared to before, my overall strength has increased by roughly forty percent… The biggest change is naturally that the Five Elements Dao has advanced to the sixth realm!”
“It’s just a shame I couldn’t extract the mid-stage Golden Immortal cultivation… otherwise, my overall strength increase should be around fifty percent!”
Such a massive leap in strength left Su Xing very satisfied!
After all, a fifty-percent increase in overall strength at the Golden Immortal realm was equivalent to ascending several tiers!
“Then… next, it’s time to officially venture into the Endless Abyss!”
Su Xing took a deep breath, his gaze sweeping across the blood-red earth and the mysterious passage ahead.
That passage, naturally, led to the four hundred and first floor of the Abyss!
Su Xing arrived at the passage entrance and murmured:
“Once I step through to the next floor… there’s no turning back!”
“If I enter the four hundred and first floor, it will inevitably draw Red Moon’s attention…”
“But this move could also bring me tens of millions of origin energy in wealth!”
Before such enormous wealth, Su Xing could hardly remain unmoved.
The only issue was that Su Xing had just five days!
However many floors he could clear in five days would determine how much origin energy he could gain!
And once five days were up, Su Xing had to retreat!
After all, now was not the time to confront Red Moon head-on!
“Before, my strength was enough to reach roughly floor four hundred and ten-something… but after this power surge, I can definitely push to even higher floors!”
Desire blazed in Su Xing’s heart. Without hesitation, he stepped forward and entered the four hundred and first floor of the Abyss.
…
Blood-red earth stretched in all directions, the sky saturated with ominous energy. The viscous feeling in the air made Su Xing furrow his brow slightly.
“The four hundred and first floor of the Abyss… the ‘malice’ it projects is far greater than before!”
Su Xing took a deep breath, and his divine sense surged outward like a tide, enveloping the entire floor.
Soon, within his perception, three second-tier deities of varying forms lay sleeping.
“Hmm… these three, as expected, are red-eyed aliens?”
Su Xing extended his Spirit Realm to encompass the entire floor of the Abyss, then flickered and appeared behind one of the alien deities.
A dazzling Five Elements Immortal Burst took shape in Su Xing’s hands.
With a gentle toss, the five-colored vortex traced an elegant arc through the air and grazed the alien deity’s skin.
The next second, a terrifying shockwave erupted.
Without the slightest power to resist… this second-tier deity evaporated in an instant.
All that remained was a single Abyss Stone at its core!
Having one-shot a second-tier deity, Su Xing nodded in satisfaction.
“Not bad. The Five Elements Dao at the sixth realm… this is power that surpasses the Golden Immortal level!”
“How could a mere newly-advanced second-tier deity alien possibly withstand it?”
Su Xing gauged his internal energy expenditure. His Five Elements Dao comprehension had been depleted by less than one-fiftieth, and was slowly recovering.
His magical power consumption was roughly one-twentieth.
Being able to instantly kill a Golden Immortal-level target naturally came with significant supernatural art expenditure.
However…
Su Xing took out a vial of supreme-grade spirit liquid, drained it in one gulp, and immediately felt his magical power rapidly recovering.
Within moments, he was back at full strength.
“Hmm… the magical power consumption can be ignored, since I have plenty of spirit liquid to replenish it!”
“But the consumption of Five Elements Dao comprehension is something I must take seriously!”
Su Xing estimated that against aliens of this caliber, he could kill several dozen in a short period before needing to rest.
But aside from the Five Elements Dao, Su Xing had other offensive methods.
They were just more laborious to use—he couldn’t achieve instant kills with them.
“Still, more pressing right now is…”
Su Xing glanced at the Abyss Stone in his hand.
To this day, Su Xing still didn’t know the origin of these Abyss Stones.
But that didn’t stop him from converting them into origin energy!
With a thought, the simulator’s Chime sounded in Su Xing’s ears.
【Ding! Large quantity of origin energy detected. Value: 198,769 points… Absorb?】
Hearing that delightful sound, Su Xing’s heart trembled.
“A single Abyss Stone is worth nearly 200,000 origin energy!”
“That’s several times the value of before!”
Su Xing inwardly exclaimed that it was well worth the trip.
Between the three hundredth and four hundredth floors of the Abyss, a single third-rank deity alien provided at most tens of thousands of origin energy.
But now, on the four hundred and first floor, just one alien deity provided several times that amount!
“Excellent. The value is even higher than I expected!”
“Then, it’s time to get to work!”
Knowing the Abyss Stones’ value, Su Xing was even more motivated. His figure quickly appeared beside another alien deity.
Once again, the Five Elements Immortal Burst brutally crushed its target.
The Five Elements Dao at the sixth realm, infused with yin-yang life-and-death Dao essence, was more than enough to instantly annihilate enemies at this level!
…
A quarter hour later, Su Xing had purged all three alien deities on the four hundred and first floor of the Abyss.
But he didn’t rush to enter the next floor. Instead, he rested in place for a moment.
Another quarter hour passed. Su Xing felt his magical power had mostly recovered and his condition had returned to Peak. He nodded slightly:
“Including recovery time, it takes roughly half a shi-chen to clear one floor?”
“That speed is truly astonishing!”
Su Xing was elated.
Compared to the previous simulation, the speed at which he could slay alien deities had improved several times over!
Of course, Su Xing understood this was due to the advantage of the Five Elements Dao at the sixth realm.
Having Great Dao comprehension equivalent to an early-stage Supreme Unity Golden Immortal—and in a killing-oriented Dao at that—naturally made dealing with enemies equivalent to early Golden Immortals effortless.
But once Su Xing’s Five Elements Dao essence was depleted, his speed would slow by several times or more.
“Still, I’ll kill as many as I can!”
Su Xing’s figure flickered as he entered the four hundred and second floor of the Abyss!
The moment he set foot on the four hundred and second floor, Su Xing’s heart lurched.
An ominous premonition flooded Su Xing’s mind, and his Blessed by Fortune talent began sending warnings.
“So it’s noticed me, has it?”
Su Xing frowned slightly. His gaze pierced through the blood-red earth, and he seemed to see, at the very bottom of the Endless Abyss, a powerful being slowly awakening!
“Fortunately, Red Moon hasn’t fully revived yet. To completely awaken… it needs at least five days!”
“And those five days are my best window for growth!”
With that thought, Su Xing accelerated his pace of purging alien deities even further.
Another half shi-chen passed.
Su Xing arrived at the four hundred and third floor of the Abyss…
As the Five Elements Immortal Burst grew ever more practiced in his hands, Su Xing cleared the alien deities floor by floor.
The four hundred and fourth floor…
The four hundred and fifth floor…
In the blink of an eye, one day had passed.
The four hundred and fifteenth floor.
Su Xing temporarily halted his purge of the aliens.
Glancing at his origin energy total on the panel, Su Xing nodded in satisfaction:
“Not bad. Swept through fifteen floors, a total of forty-five second-tier deities!”
“Finally… my origin energy has broken through ten million points again!”
“Then… it’s time to extract that mid-stage Golden Immortal cultivation!”
Boosting his strength first, then continuing deeper—that was undoubtedly the most efficient approach!
With that thought, Su Xing intoned silently:
“I choose to extract Golden Immortal Layer Four late-stage cultivation…”
【Congratulations on extracting Golden Immortal Layer Four late-stage cultivation. Cost: 10,000,000 origin energy… Remaining origin energy: 374,355…】