272 – Killing a Quasi-Immortal!

“I hope I can directly become a quasi-immortal next… Although the possibility is not high…”

Wang Ping’s gaze flickered as he pondered silently in his heart.

Becoming a quasi-immortal is not easy. Wang Ping hasn’t even comprehended the Great Perfection of Chaos true meaning; he is still far from the level of a quasi-immortal.

Moreover, Wang Ping doesn’t know what conditions are needed to break through to the quasi-immortal level, or if one needs to comprehend an even more powerful Dao.

While Wang Ping was contemplating, the textual simulation continued.

【After the sermon, you became the Emperor Sovereign, signifying the most noble emperor among emperors. At this moment, your prestige reached its peak.】

【However, you did not become arrogant. After ending the sermon, you continued to seclude yourself, stabilize your cultivation, and refine your understanding of Dao. You wanted to develop the Small Chaos Body to the Great Success Domain or comprehend the Great Perfection of Chaos Heavenly Dao true meaning.】

【In the blink of an eye, ten million years passed. During these ten million years, you diligently cultivated but were still unable to comprehend the Great Perfection of Chaos Heavenly Dao true meaning. One could say that your previous path has been too smooth; your quick understanding of Chaos Heavenly Dao true meaning was also due to the help of the tower’s trial.】

【Now, in this world, you can only rely on your own perception. There are no life-and-death battles, so your cultivation progress has slowed down naturally. Additionally, the Great Perfection Heavenly Dao true meaning is a qualitative leap; it is naturally not easy to comprehend, especially the Chaos Heavenly Dao true meaning. Hence, although you have had some insights, you are still a long way from comprehending the Great Perfection of Chaos Heavenly Dao true meaning.】

【As for the Great Success of the Chaos Body, there is likewise no progress. After all, Nine-Star Pavilion Master Leng Yue, this senior transmigrator, achieved perfection of the Chaos Body by refining the Ten Great Universes. It is unrealistic to think you can reach the Great Success Domain of the Chaos Body merely through understanding Dao.】

【However, you were not flustered and continued to cultivate calmly. During this period, Emperor Qing Yuan continually hinted at forming a Dao union with you, but you consistently refused, not interested in becoming her Dao partner. In your heart, you only wanted to achieve Dao and become stronger.】

【Emperor Qing Yuan was quite helpless about this, but had no choice but to give up her thoughts, inspired by your diligent cultivation to also enter a state of rigorous training.】

【In the blink of an eye, another ten million years passed, and you still had not comprehended the Great Perfection of Chaos Heavenly Dao true meaning. This made you somewhat anxious, considering the Source of Darkness’s eruption was imminent.】

【After consideration, you finally decided to give up on comprehension and first focus on upgrading the three Natural Emperor’s Weapons to Immortal Artifacts.】

【In the end, the three Natural Emperor’s Weapons devoured the divine source, successfully becoming Immortal Artifacts. The Immortal Artifact tribulation also appeared in this world. The emperors of this world felt the breath of immortal for the first time and were extremely shocked and fervent.】

【Ultimately, the Essence Devouring Pearl successfully passed the tribulation, becoming a true Immortal Artifact and returning to your hand. Seeing this, the emperors could only put away their thoughts, inwardly admiring you as their master, the most noble emperor, who could even obtain an Immortal Artifact.】

【Just when the emperors were marveling, the Source of Darkness erupted. Seeing this, your expression changed slightly, your gaze became extremely solemn. According to your memory, there should have been some time before the source erupted, but it erupted now, likely influenced by the immortal tribulation.】

【However, you quickly abandoned this thought because you discovered that this eruption was much smaller in scale compared to your memory. Although many dark beings appeared, even Dark Empire level beings, it was still far less than the previous appearance of thousands of Dark Empire level beings.】

【For this reason, you easily suppressed them with a casual strike. However, you did not let the Essence Devouring Pearl absorb them. After all, these were dark beings condensed by the dark breath of the Source of Darkness. Even if not actively condensed by it, its dark breath was difficult to refine. You feared that the Essence Devouring Pearl would be polluted. As for the Dark Emperors, although fallen, their sources and Dao fruits were not utterly polluted and could be partially refined.】

【While all beings extolled your unmatched power in instantly suppressing such a terrifying dark calamity, an anomaly occurred again. A terrifying aura descended… the aura of an immortal, though not true immortal, but quasi-immortal.】

【A quasi-immortal walked out from the Source of Darkness.】

【Feeling the terrifying pressure and power fluctuations of this quasi-immortal, the emperors’ faces changed drastically. They understood the quasi-immortal realm through your sermon. Originally, they thought their world did not have quasi-immortals. Unexpectedly, a quasi-immortal emerged from the Source of Darkness.】

【This is undoubtedly a bad signal, suggesting they could live in this world solely because the other side chose not to act against them. If the other side had intentions, they would all be dead.】

【You faced this quasi-immortal without fear, stared at him, and coldly questioned if he woke up just to die.】

【Unfazed by your ridicule, the quasi-immortal commented on how quickly time had passed, remarking that another era had ended and the cultivation world should restart. He noted that this era had produced a remarkable genius, offering good gains for him.】

【You frowned, finding the implications in his words deeply unsettling.】

“Could the Source of Darkness’s eruptions be orchestrated by these fallen quasi-immortals, rather than the Source’s inherent will?”

Wang Ping’s expression shifted as he read the simulation’s content.

If so, then these quasi-immortals clear the strong from the cultivation world at the end of every era…

No, maybe not clearing; perhaps they’re absorbing the life essence for their own power or practicing some secret technique. After all, as quasi-immortals, the ways to grow stronger in the Lower Realm are extremely limited.

But if so, why do the eruption times of the Sources of Darkness across various worlds coincide?

Could it be that the Sources of Darkness in the Immortal Domain’s affiliated Lower Realms are connected, allowing them to transfer between worlds, albeit with great difficulty?

If that’s the case, the number of hidden masters in the Source of Darkness would be terrifyingly high…

“Forget it, thinking about this now is meaningless. It’s better to watch how simulated Wang Ping handles this quasi-immortal. Although the current simulated Wang Ping is very strong, fighting a quasi-immortal is still incredibly difficult. Perhaps, only by comprehending the Great Perfection Chaos Heavenly Dao true meaning and perfecting the Chaos Body can he have a chance to battle and even kill it.”

Wang Ping calmed his thoughts, shook his head slightly, and continued to gaze at the screen.

【While you were deep in thought, the emperors were also quite shocked, amazed at your formidable presence. Even when facing a quasi-immortal, you still exude dominance. They were also astonished by the words of the quasi-immortal.】

【Next, the quasi-immortal didn’t say much and casually launched an attack at you. The power of the quasi-immortal was too strong, and you, with a serious expression, didn’t dare to underestimate it. You unleashed your full battle power and talents, erupting with the Chaos Emperor Fist, aiming to deflect the attack.】

【This time, you were very fortunate and triggered a tenfold critical hit effect, directly withstanding the attack. You managed to block the Black Dark Quasi-Immortal’s attack head-on.】

【Seeing this, the Black Dark Quasi-Immortal was quite surprised and became increasingly interested in you. A mere emperor being able to block his attack was astonishing. Although it was just a casual strike, it still showcased Wang Ping’s strength.】

【Subsequently, the Black Dark Quasi-Immortal’s expression turned a bit serious as he launched another attack, displaying even greater battle power. In response, your expression turned solemn as you summoned the Essence Devouring Pearl, utilizing its power to fight against the Black Dark Quasi-Immortal.】

【Although the Essence Devouring Pearl’s performance was disappointing in the last simulation, where it couldn’t even come close to you, it was logical at the time because it was facing more than ten quasi-immortals and was in an unmanned state. Now, your cultivation has reached the Great Perfection Emperor level, allowing you to better wield the Essence Devouring Pearl, significantly boosting your battle power to unimaginable levels.】

【Therefore, as you fought using the Essence Devouring Pearl, you absorbed the Black Dark Quasi-Immortal’s essence, weakening its power and converting it into your own; absorbing its attacks to reduce the lethality of its divine abilities.】

【Under these circumstances, you did not fall behind. This made the Black Dark Quasi-Immortal even more eager for the Essence Devouring Pearl. This Immortal Artifact was far superior to any ordinary Immortal Artifact he knew of, and its devouring capabilities were extremely suitable for a Black Dark Quasi-Immortal like him.】

【Finally, after praising you and the Essence Devouring Pearl a bit, the Black Dark Quasi-Immortal stopped holding back entirely and revealed all his battle power, truly showcasing the strength of a quasi-immortal, shocking the other emperors.】

【As for you, your expression turned as serious as ever, realizing you were completely overpowered. Deep inside, you sighed, knowing you were still lacking. With the help of an Immortal Artifact, if you could comprehend the Great Perfection Chaos Heavenly Dao true meaning, you wouldn’t need the Great Success Chaos Body to battle the Black Dark Quasi-Immortal, potentially killing it.】

【Unfortunately, comprehending the Great Perfection Chaos Heavenly Dao true meaning is too difficult. Although you believe that given more time, you could comprehend it, time waits for no one. For now, you must think of a way to overcome the immediate crisis.】

【Fortunately, you aren’t entirely without means. Over the years, you have always been wary of the Black Dark Quasi-Immortals and have made considerable preparations for this day.】

【Next, you activated a trump card, transforming into the formation’s core. Countless starlights shone over the universe as a large amount of chaotic energy appeared, forming a massive array in the cosmos.】

【With the creation of your self-invented Chaos Star River Formation, your battle power began to increase rapidly. This caused the Black Dark Quasi-Immortal’s expression to change slightly, not expecting you to have such means hidden.】

【However, he remained unphased, calmly engaging in battle with you, mocking you by predicting that the formation couldn’t last forever. He didn’t believe you could hold out for long, asserting that in terms of endurance, a quasi-immortal like him was far superior to an emperor like you.】

【Unmoved by the Black Dark Quasi-Immortal’s taunts, your battle power soared rapidly due to the formation, turning the tide and even suppressing the Black Dark Quasi-Immortal, injuring him. With the advantage, you launched a frenzied attack, intending to kill him.】

【However, you hoped more to trigger the seven-colored talent: Instant Death Attack effect, instantly killing the quasi-immortal before you.】

【Unfortunately, as the battle continued, the seven-colored talent: Instant Death Attack effect did not trigger, causing you to frown and feel a sense of dread. You realized that the level of the seven-colored talent was ultimately only at the Emperor’s stage, while the quasi-immortal exceeded this level, rendering it ineffective.】

【Thinking this way, you suddenly felt that the special ability type of seven-colored talent was not as useful as the seven-colored talent: Explosive Blade, which could directly enhance your battle power. Of course, you also knew that if you reached the quasi-immortal level or became immortal, the seven-colored talent’s effect would likely become ineffective. Then, you could only hope for the Life Simulator to optimize and refresh more powerful talents.】

【Of course, this was not something for the simulated Wang Ping to contemplate but rather for Wang Ping himself.】

【At this moment, as the battle dragged on, the formation you set up began to waver while the quasi-immortal remained formidable. Despite significant consumption, he recovered quickly and only felt slightly weakened. This made the Black Dark Quasi-Immortal smirk coldly, believing he was about to gain the upper hand and kill you.】

【At this moment, you discarded all distracting thoughts and activated another trump card. You called upon the emperors and quasi-emperors of this world to enter the formation and assist you in killing the enemy.】

【Upon hearing your call, most of the emperors and quasi-emperors, led by Emperor Qing Yuan, entered the formation without hesitation to lend you strength. A small group felt conflicted but, recalling your kindness in imparting the Dao, sighed and entered the formation as well. Only a very few remained unmoved, choosing to watch silently and plotting in their minds.】

【You didn’t mind this, as the entry of most powerful figures into the formation significantly boosted your battle power. You intensified your attacks, shattering the Black Dark Quasi-Immortal’s body multiple times and using the Essence Devouring Pearl to absorb a portion of its power.】

【This infuriated the Black Dark Quasi-Immortal, filling him with hatred for the interfering emperors and quasi-emperors. However, he couldn’t understand why these emperors and quasi-emperors obeyed your command and cooperated so fully. Such cooperation went beyond mere self-preservation, as emperors could also fall into the Source of Darkness.】

【However, at this point, the Black Dark Quasi-Immortal’s thoughts were futile. If this continued, he would definitely fall here and be killed by you.】

【Thus, the Black Dark Quasi-Immortal roared, demanding to know how long you would stay hidden, warning that the next to die would be you.】

【As these words fell, disturbances emerged from the Source of Darkness again. This made your pupils contract and your expression change slightly, realizing the worst-case scenario had arrived. This world didn’t just have one Black Dark Quasi-Immortal; there were others.】

【Although the number of Black Dark Quasi-Immortals here couldn’t compare to your previous Upper Realm, two Black Dark Quasi-Immortals were still enough to be lethal. After all, dealing with one Black Dark Quasi-Immortal at full strength was already your limit. Another appearance would spell your death.】

【However, you had no other choice now and had to go all out, making all the emperors and quasi-emperors in the formation burn their essence madly, elevating your power to the highest level. Then, you launched an unrestrained attack, not using your self-comprehended Chaos Emperor’s Scripture, but instead, for the first time, used the celestial techniques from the Heaven Spirit Immortal Scripture, aiming to kill the first Black Dark Quasi-Immortal before the second could strike…】
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Over the years, although you’ve devoted most of your energy to comprehending the Great Perfection of the Chaos Heavenly Dao’s true meaning, you also found time to cultivate the Immortal King Scripture. After all, once mastered, it can significantly enhance your combat power…

As you unleashed the Immortal King Technique, a terrifying immortal aura appeared, accompanied by a dreadful attack capable of slaughtering immortals and Buddhas. This sight caused the first Dark Quasi-Immortal to show a horrified expression, never expecting you to have such a hidden trump card.

This strike made the Dark Quasi-Immortal sense the threat of death. If he couldn’t withstand it, he would truly fall here…

To counter this, the Dark Quasi-Immortal’s eyes turned red. He resorted to a self-harming secret technique to boost his combat power, hoping to block your strike.

Just as you were intensifying your assault at all costs, the second Dark Quasi-Immortal appeared, looking down at you with a cold and aloof expression… then, he decided to take action.

With the appearance of the second Dark Quasi-Immortal attacking the formation from the outside, the formation showed signs of breaking immediately.

At this moment, your attack collided with the first Dark Quasi-Immortal, resulting in a terrifying explosion. The first Dark Quasi-Immortal’s body was blown apart, and he was completely killed by you. Thus, despite countless arrangements, you finally managed to kill a Dark Quasi-Immortal.

Although you didn’t accomplish this feat on your own; you calculated your opponent and used the support of numerous powerful beings to nail the kill. However, slaying a Dark Quasi-Immortal with an Emperor’s cultivation is still something to be proud of…

At this moment, the second Dark Quasi-Immortal launched his attack again, directly breaking the formation.

With the formation shattered, all the Cultivators, including you, spat out large mouthfuls of blood, suffering severe backlash. These Cultivators, who had already been weakened to the extreme due to burning their essence to provide you with power, could no longer withstand the backlash. Most of the quasi-emperors and emperors died instantly. Those who survived were easily wiped out by the second quasi-immortal.

As for the emperors who hadn’t joined the battlefield earlier, their complexions also changed drastically as they attempted to escape into the Source of Darkness to save their lives. However, before they could hide, the second Dark Quasi-Immortal grabbed them and refined them on the spot…

Thus, only you remained in the starry sky, confronting the second Dark Quasi-Immortal. At this moment, you had no trump cards left and couldn’t possibly match these two Dark Quasi-Immortals…

However, even knowing you faced certain death, your expression remained unchanged. Seeing this, the second Dark Quasi-Immortal put away his aloof demeanor and began to genuinely admire you. Despite borrowing external power, your previous performance of killing a Dark Quasi-Immortal with Emperor’s cultivation impressed him, earning you his respect as a worthy opponent…

However, after a brief admiration, his expression turned cold again, demanding that you hand over your Immortal Artifacts and Scriptures before committing suicide to avoid unnecessary suffering.

In response, your expression remained indifferent, unmoved. You attacked him, with a spirit of seeking life through death, hoping to break through your limits in this desperate situation and comprehend the Great Perfection.

Yet, now, without the formation’s support and the power provided by many Cultivators, combined with the immense energy you expended using the Immortal King Technique earlier, you only had around twenty to thirty percent of your peak combat power left. How could you possibly be a match for the second Dark Quasi-Immortal?

Thus, you were easily killed by him. Thanks to the Rebirth Talisman, you revived. However, the second Dark Quasi-Immortal sensed the time anomaly and seemed to have anticipated your revival. He ambushed and killed you again…

With your death, the simulation ended.

As the textual simulation concluded, Wang Ping’s mind was filled with numerous insights and memory scenes, finally finding himself in the starry sky, gazing at everything from afar.

“Still dead, huh… But this time, it wasn’t a battle I could win…”

Wang Ping looked at the Dark Quasi-Immortal and sighed inwardly…

This time, the simulated Wang Ping performed admirably, knowing that the Immortal Artifact might attract a Dark Quasi-Immortal and made extensive preparations in advance…

His preparations were indeed worth it and successfully allowed him to kill a Dark Quasi-Immortal.

However, the appearance of the second Dark Quasi-Immortal was beyond the simulated Wang Ping’s capabilities to handle; there was truly no way out of this…

Thus, the simulated Wang Ping, though defeated, retained his honor.

Just as Wang Ping was filled with complex emotions, his consciousness flickered, exiting the immersive simulation state and returning to the real world.

Then, the System’s voice timely sounded.

“Ding, reward generation successful. The host can choose two of the following rewards:

①. Great Perfection Emperor Cultivation.

②. Essence Devouring Pearl.

③. A random Emperor’s Weapon.

④. A random quasi-emperor weapon.

⑤. Purple Talent: Blood Drinking Sword.”

6. Purple Talent: Grand Summoning Spell.

“Holy crap!”

Wang Ping looked at the rewards refreshed this time, utterly stunned.

Getting cultivation refreshed is something worth celebrating, though the probability of refreshing cultivation is quite high. It’s surprising but acceptable.

However, seeing an Immortal Artifact being refreshed genuinely shocked Wang Ping.

After all, since he acquired the Life Simulator, it had never refreshed a reward for an Immortal Artifact.

Originally, he thought Immortal Artifacts couldn’t be refreshed, even Emperor’s Weapons couldn’t be refreshed.

Now, this was another surprise for him.

Therefore, the Essence Devouring Pearl was definitely a must-pick.

In his previous battle with the dark quasi-immortal, without this Essence Devouring Pearl, he couldn’t have fought the dark quasi-immortal to such an extent, even using the Immortal King Technique with the help of a grand formation might not have killed him.

In short, the combat power boost brought by the Essence Devouring Pearl was quite significant.

As for cultivation… to be honest, Wang Ping was a bit conflicted about whether to choose cultivation.

This time, he could directly advance to the Great Perfection stage of the Emperor Realm, but he might not be so lucky next time.

After all, being transported to such a world this time was indeed incredibly fortunate; there might not be such luck in the future.

Although he could gamble with the number of uses of the Life Simulator, the real-world situation was very grim, and he might not have the time.

His current situation was very delicate, really fearing that the Nine-Star Pavilion Master Leng Yue, a senior transmigrator, would block his door.

After all, the plots in Life Simulations can be used as references but can’t be entirely trusted.

The real world has the multiverse, has Allheavens Playground, the situation is too complex; the Life Simulation has flaws.

If he gets cornered, Wang Ping would indeed be in trouble.

Therefore, quickly enhancing his power is a necessary thing.

As for the Immortal King Artifact, the Immortal Tower, and the increased fee for Paid Simulation after raising his cultivation, that couldn’t be helped.

Although the Immortal Tower is tempting, Wang Ping didn’t think he could train his willpower to the level needed to pass the Immortal King Trial in a short time. Only optimizing the Life Simulator might refresh a similar talent.

Moreover, Wang Ping really didn’t dare to accept this Immortal King Artifact.

After all, he had too many secrets on him unless it is a weapon he can control himself or a weapon he truly subdued or cultivated; other people’s Life-bound Weapons are too dangerous to keep around. His secrets would be spied on.

At that time, it would be like planting a landmine around himself. If the artifact spirit of this Immortal Weapon had any designs on him, he might really get into trouble.

Therefore, from any perspective, Wang Ping had to temporarily give up on this Immortal Tower and prioritize enhancing his cultivation and combat power.

As for the fee issue, who cares… at worst, find a way to extract some top-grade divine sources.

Isn’t the Emperor of Destruction that foolish big spender waiting for him to exploit?

“System, I choose 1. Great Perfection of the Emperor Realm and 2. Essence Devouring Pearl.”

With a clear mind, Wang Ping made his choice and said in his heart.

“Ding, reward selection successful, distributing…”

The system’s voice sounded.

Then, Wang Ping felt his cultivation rapidly increasing.

Early Emperor Stage!

Mid Emperor Stage!

Late Emperor Stage!

Until he reached Great Perfection Emperor Stage!

“Phew, this feeling of skyrocketing cultivation… No matter how many times I experience it, it’s always so exhilarating…”

Wang Ping felt the incredibly powerful strength within his body, very satisfied and with a great sense of accomplishment.

At that moment, Wang Ping was surprised to find that the Essence Devouring Pearl had not appeared, which made him frown. He couldn’t understand what was going on with the Life Simulator and even suspected there might be a bug.

Just as Wang Ping was thinking this, he was shocked to find that the three Devouring Emperor’s Weapons in his internal world floated out.

Simultaneously, a divine source mysteriously appeared here, and then, under Wang Ping’s watchful eye, was rapidly absorbed and refined by the three Devouring Emperor’s Weapons.

Then, the three Devouring Emperor’s Weapons directly merged into the Essence Devouring Pearl, transforming into an Immortal Artifact.

This scene caused Wang Ping’s pupils to contract sharply. There was no thrill, only fright.

After all, the way this reward was delivered was too anomalous. It didn’t add an extra Essence Devouring Pearl; instead, it synthesized an Immortal Artifact from his existing three Devouring Emperor’s Weapons and a suddenly appearing divine source.

Obviously, this indicates that the reward wasn’t created out of thin air by the Life Simulator but rather accelerated some process.

This couldn’t help but make Wang Ping have some speculations.

Low-level items might be created or replicated by the Life Simulator, but at the level of Immortal Artifacts, the current Life Simulator can neither create nor replicate them, so it uses existing materials from reality.

The rules involved in the Life Simulator pertain to time, space, creation, and causality.

Such rules are not the kind of ‘Dao’ understood in the fantasy world.

In the fantasy world, there are myriad paths, each leading to power.

But the rule-level abilities and concept-level abilities of the multiverse are irrational abilities.

The talent refresh mechanism and reward mechanism, their truth might be like this.

If that’s the case, then Wang Ping feels he’s touched upon some of the truths of the Life Simulator.

Perhaps, after reaching the Allheavens Playground, he will understand more profoundly the operating mechanism and principles of this Golden Finger.

It’s also possible that an optimized Life Simulator will provide him with a different experience, no longer operating under the previous mode.

Wang Ping’s heart was restless, with numerous thoughts swirling within.

Just as these thoughts crossed Wang Ping’s mind, a wave of Heavenly Tribulation’s aura suddenly began to brew, bringing him back to his senses, his expression changing once more.

“Is this… the Immortal Artifact Tribulation? Damn, Life Simulator, you’re screwing me over!”

Wang Ping looked at the brewing Immortal Artifact Tribulation, breaking down and couldn’t help but curse.

Had he known the Life Simulator’s limit truly wasn’t capable of creating an Immortal Artifact as a reward, but rather chose this compromise to deliver the reward, Wang Ping would have absolutely not chosen this reward now.

Even if it meant not getting the Essence Devouring Pearl for a long time, he wouldn’t have chosen it.

After all, once the Immortal Artifact Tribulation appears, it means his current situation is truly exposed to the eyes of all powerful beings in the real world.

Simultaneously, all those quasi-immortals will come out early to snatch the Essence Devouring Pearl.

In other words, unless Wang Ping flees, he really can’t survive in this realm anymore.