Chapter 419 – First Battle After Golden Immortal, The Terrifying Six-Winged Divine Sovereign

Chapter 419 – First Battle After Golden Immortal, The Terrifying Six-Winged Divine Sovereign

“The Luotian Mirror truly is an exceptional treasure for improving the Hundred Arts of Immortal Cultivation!”

“In just a few hundred years of outside time, my Formation Dao has actually improved further, finally stepping into the realm of Formation Dao Paragon…”

Su Xing was in quite a good mood.

A fifteenth-order Formation Dao Paragon held a status no less prestigious than a Golden Immortal.

If he could advance two more stages and become a seventeenth-order Formation Dao Paragon, Su Xing would be able to formally attempt constructing a Grand Grotto-Heaven.

A Grand Grotto-Heaven could condense immortal liquid — the benefits to Su Xing were self-evident.

“At this stage, I should prioritize improving my Body Tempering cultivation… Once the Grand Grotto-Heaven is constructed, improving my Qi Refinement cultivation will be the most efficient approach.”

“For Golden Immortal cultivators, breaking through a single layer can easily take tens of thousands of years. Without immortal liquid to assist me, even with an Ethereal Root, I might not be able to break through a single layer in one simulation… That efficiency is far too low…”

Su Xing quickly formulated his future development path based on his current situation.

He would focus primarily on Body Tempering cultivation. Once he could construct a seventeenth-order spirit-gathering formation and had sufficient immortal liquid support, he would then switch to Qi Refinement.

…

The only regret was that during this simulation, Su Xing had devoted all his energy to the Luotian Mirror and failed to complete the Celestial Secrets Pavilion’s mission. He likely wouldn’t have enough merit to exchange for access to the Mirror of The Void.

“You gain some, you lose some. Even for me, it’s impossible to cover everything in every simulation — after all, time is limited…”

“It’s not a big deal to miss one baptism from the Mirror of The Void…”

Su Xing shook his head slightly, deciding to keep his focus on the Luotian Mirror, attempting to replicate the Dao-Enlightenment Tea while also nurturing the Celestial Primordial Tree.

His gaze turned to the simulation panel.

【In the six hundredth year, you successfully became a Formation Dao Paragon, capable of constructing fifteenth-order spirit-gathering formations.】

【That same year, the first leaf of Dao-Enlightenment Tea was successfully cultivated. The emerald-green tea leaf emanated a refreshing fragrance that seemed to enhance one’s wisdom with just a single whiff.】

【However, you were still quite dissatisfied with this result.】

【A hundred years of time, and only one leaf of Dao-Enlightenment Tea had been produced. By that calculation, it would take three hundred years to replicate three leaves — barely enough to brew a single cup.】

【So you asked the Luotian Mirror’s Artifact Spirit whether there was any way to speed up the replication of Dao-Enlightenment Tea.】

【The Artifact Spirit’s reply was that it had not yet fully recovered, and the Dao-Enlightenment Tea was of extremely high grade — an innate treasure.】

【If you wanted faster replication, you would either need to continue repairing the Luotian Mirror or inject more magical power.】

【Upon hearing this, you understood — you would need to inject more magical power to replicate more Dao-Enlightenment Tea… So you decided to temporarily shelve the replication of Dao-Enlightenment Tea and instead devote yourself entirely to cultivating Celestial Primordial Fruits.】

【The second batch of Celestial Primordial Fruits had already ripened a hundred years ago.】

【So you consumed one Celestial Primordial Fruit every two years while simultaneously injecting magical power to maintain the Luotian Mirror’s thirty-fold time differential with the outside world.】

【With the help of the Celestial Primordial Fruits, your Body Tempering cultivation advanced rapidly…】

【In the blink of an eye, another hundred years passed…】

【In the seven hundredth year, all forty-nine Celestial Primordial Fruits had been consumed, and your physical strength had more than doubled compared to before!】

【At the same time, the greatest improvement was in your primordial energy. Within your dantian, the ethereal Celestial Primordial Tree had already grown to about one chi (33.3 cm) in height.】

【You could clearly feel that your primordial energy had become self-sustaining and inexhaustible. As long as the Celestial Primordial Tree did not wither, you would have an endless supply of primordial energy.】

【The enhancement this brought to your combat power was self-evident…】

【That year, the third batch of Celestial Primordial Fruits ripened, and you continued cultivating.】

【Another hundred years passed…】

【In the eight hundredth year, as forty-nine more Celestial Primordial Fruits entered your body and transformed into pure energy, your physical body was strengthened by approximately fifty percent again, and your primordial energy doubled.】

【The Celestial Primordial Tree within your body had also grown from just over one chi (33.3 cm) to more than three chi (99.9 cm) in height.】

【According to the records of the Great Shaman Body Forging Art, when this ethereal Celestial Primordial Tree grew to one zhang (3.33 m) in height, the Great Shaman Body Forging Art would be considered to have formally reached the sixth layer’s Minor Mastery.】

【In ancient times, warriors of the Wu Clan tribes who could advance to the Golden Immortal stage were already considered top-tier prodigies.】

【But for the Wu Clan, progressing from sixth layer entry to Minor Mastery required three hundred thousand years.】

【Yet with the Celestial Primordial Tree, your progress was astonishing.】

【Even so, you did not continue improving your Body Tempering cultivation that year, nor did you even maintain the Luotian Mirror’s time acceleration.】

【Because the first great war between the Heavenly Secrets Domain and the alien races had fully erupted.】

In the Real World, Su Xing’s eyes flickered continuously as he read this.

“That’s right, aside from the time spent in immersive comprehension and the war between the alien races and the Heavenly Secrets Domain, one simulation gives me at most three harvests of Celestial Primordial Fruits… a total of one hundred and forty-seven.”

Su Xing was being somewhat greedy. If only the simulation could continue indefinitely, he could consume countless Celestial Primordial Fruits and rapidly pile his cultivation up to sixth layer Perfection.

At that point, Su Xing’s strength would likely rival that of a Supreme Unity!

But Su Xing also knew this was unrealistic. With the simulator, his growth speed was already unmatched throughout all of history.

What he lacked was simply time.

“The ancient Wu Clan had lifespans ten times that of the human race. A Golden Immortal-stage Wu Clan member possessed tens of millions of years of lifespan, which was what allowed them to support the Great Shaman Body Forging Art’s lengthy breakthrough process…”

“For me, I don’t have that much time. Fortunately, I have Celestial Primordial Fruits…”

“So next comes the first great war against the alien races… This battle is the perfect opportunity to show off once more, to see where my current strength would place me on the Earth Ranking.”

After advancing to Golden Immortal, Su Xing’s short-term goal was to become first on the Earth Ranking and earn the opportunity to meet the Celestial Secrets Pavilion Master.

“Then let’s see just how much power I possess after dual breakthroughs in both Qi Refinement and Body Tempering!”

Su Xing’s gaze turned to the simulation panel.

【In the eight hundredth year, the first great war between the Heavenly Secrets Domain and the alien races erupted. You participated in the war as an Elder of the Celestial Secrets Pavilion.】

【In the first two years after combat began, the human race and the alien races were constantly probing each other. During those brief two years, you slew over a hundred Divine Sovereign-class aliens, and even effortlessly killed one alien Divine Sovereign who was approaching the Late Golden Immortal stage.】

【Through continuous battle, your ranking on the Prodigy List climbed steadily, rising to eleventh on the Earth Ranking.】

【Until the eight hundred and third year, when you encountered an unprecedented formidable enemy.】

【A Peak Golden Immortal six-winged Divine Sovereign!】

【The six-winged Divine Sovereigns were one of the ten Emperor Clans among the alien races, and this one’s cultivation at the peak of second-rank Divine Sovereign was sufficient to defeat any prodigy in the top ten of the Earth Ranking.】

【This time, this six-winged Divine Sovereign intended to use your blood to spread its name.】

【And you — had you not been thinking the very same thing?】

【And so, battle erupted in an instant.】

【Initially, your battlefield was a lesser chiliocosm that had been invaded by the alien races.】

【In this battle, both sides were probing each other’s strength.】

【The six-winged Divine Sovereign excelled tremendously at speed. Its comprehension of speed laws had already reached the sixth realm!】

【By all indications, this six-winged Divine Sovereign was not far from first-rank Divine Sovereign, and could be considered a prodigy even among the six-winged Divine Sovereign race.】

【Beyond its terrifying speed, what was even more troublesome were the three pairs of wings on its back. Not only could they disrupt one’s mind, they could also unleash a Bloodline supernatural art.】

【Countless feathers danced through the sky like a rain of blades, and even a Golden Immortal who let their guard down for a moment would suffer severe injuries.】

【In the blink of an eye, a month passed…】

【The probing between you — one human and one alien — was nearly concluded, and you had mostly figured out the six-winged Divine Sovereign’s capabilities.】

【Its speed surpassed yours, but its physical strength was slightly inferior.】

【Though the six-winged Divine Sovereign’s innate supernatural art was formidable, you were not without a chance in this fight.】

【The probing phase officially ended, and for the first time, you deployed your ultimate technique — Void Slash.】

【Piercing sword qi carved a silver arc of light through the air, soaring skyward before twisting at a bizarre angle, instantly piercing through space and vanishing from sight.】

【In the next instant, the sword qi appeared behind the six-winged Divine Sovereign a thousand li (500 km) away, striking directly at its vital points.】

【However, what you hadn’t expected was that the six-winged Divine Sovereign actually blocked your strike.】

【Its black wings unfurled in an instant, shielding the vital points on its back. The sword radiance struck the wings, and the terrifying shockwave distorted the surrounding space.】

【But strangely, a ring of black light seemed to completely neutralize the power of the Void Slash.】

【The six-winged Divine Sovereign shook its wings, a mocking smirk appearing on its face.】

【Using the human language, it taunted that the wings of a six-winged Divine Sovereign were among the sturdiest things in all the alien races — certainly not something a mere sword could sever…】

【Seeing this, your expression darkened somewhat. The Void Slash ranked among the top three of your offensive techniques, yet it couldn’t inflict even the slightest wound.】

【The terror of the six-winged Divine Sovereign was enough to drive most Golden Immortals to despair.】

【But you did not give up.】

【After entering the sixth layer of the Great Shaman Body Forging Art, offensive power was no longer your greatest strength. Your most formidable asset was your terrifying physical body and defensive capability!】

【And so, when one sword strike failed, you temporarily abandoned long-range attacks and instead closed in for melee combat with the six-winged Divine Sovereign.】

【You invoked the power of space, appearing before the six-winged Divine Sovereign in an instant. Primordial energy coated both your fists as you swung them at the six-winged Divine Sovereign’s skull.】

【The six-winged Divine Sovereign used its wings to block your punch, a hint of confusion evident in its eyes.】

【Having seen you wield a sword earlier, it had assumed you were a sword cultivator. In its understanding, human sword cultivators should not be skilled in physical combat.】

【But what it didn’t know was that the Sword Dao was merely one of your many methods. Right now, your greatest strength was close-quarters combat!】

【The ancient Wu Clan had once driven the alien races out of the Ten Domains with nothing but their fists and feet…】

【Your fist, imbued with terrifying power, struck the six-winged Divine Sovereign’s wing, but it felt as though you had struck an indestructible steel plate.】

【The six-winged Divine Sovereign sneered coldly, declaring that your attacks were too weak.】

【Seeing this, you remained unhurried. The primordial energy within your body was released in an instant. Inside your dantian, the ethereal Celestial Primordial Tree continuously surged forth with primordial energy.】

【In an instant, the amount of primordial energy coating your fists multiplied several times over, and the force behind your punch increased by several fold as well.】

【The primordial energy, like an all-cutting blade, tore through the six-winged Divine Sovereign’s wing.】

【Immediately after, the six-winged Divine Sovereign let out a muffled groan and was sent flying thousands of meters by your punch.】

【Warm blood trickled down your fists, along with two black feathers clinging to them.】

【That blood was not yours… it belonged to the six-winged Divine Sovereign!】

【In the distance, a fist-sized dent had appeared on the six-winged Divine Sovereign’s wing, with traces of blood seeping through the feathers.】

【Feeling the pain in its wing, the six-winged Divine Sovereign wore an expression of utter disbelief.】

【It looked at its own wing. It had been countless tens of thousands of years since it had last been wounded.】

【The pain turned this powerful Divine Sovereign furious.】

【Without hesitation, the six-winged Divine Sovereign let out a roar, then tore off two of its own wings from its back.】

【Just as you were puzzling over this, a shocking scene unfolded before your eyes…】

【The six-winged Divine Sovereign caressed the pair of wings in its hands, and a mysterious energy stripped away every last feather from them.】

【Then, that pair of wings transformed into a grotesquely shaped bone sword, its entire body blood-red, like a sword of judgment from Western mythology.】

【The moment the bone sword was in hand, you could clearly sense that this six-winged Divine Sovereign had become something entirely different.】

【Its eyes turned crimson red, and a savage grin twisted the corners of its mouth.】

【Behind it, blood continuously seeped from the wounds where the wings had been torn away.】

【But it seemed completely indifferent, letting the blood flow freely downward.】

【It even reached out with its left hand to touch the wounds on its back, smearing the blood across its lips.】

【Witnessing this scene, you furrowed your brow slightly. The six-winged Divine Sovereign in this state was likely going to be quite troublesome.】

【…】

【Sure enough, after the six-winged Divine Sovereign took up the bone sword, its power clearly more than doubled, as though it had entered a berserk mode.】

【It swung the bone sword in its hand, and with every slash, it shredded the primordial energy before you.】

【Not daring to be careless, you immediately channeled your sword intent at full power. Combined with your enhanced primordial energy, a new Protective Sword Aura enveloped you in a solid barrier of protection.】

【The power of the Protective Sword Aura derived from both the Sword Dao and primordial energy.】

【Although your Sword Dao still remained at the fifth realm, the enhanced primordial energy after your advancement multiplied your Protective Sword Aura’s defensive power by several fold.】

【Six thousand four hundred layers of Protective Sword Aura shielded your body from every angle in all three hundred and sixty degrees, withstanding the bone sword’s terrifying onslaught.】

【One strike, ten strikes, a hundred strikes…】

【The six-winged Divine Sovereign’s eyes blazed crimson as it maniacally slashed with the bone sword…】

【With each successive strike, the Protective Sword Aura around your body shattered rapidly.】

【Six thousand four hundred… six thousand… five thousand… three thousand…】

【The six-winged Divine Sovereign had unleashed over a hundred strikes, and finally, every last layer of your Protective Sword Aura was shattered.】

【Seeing this, a look of hungry anticipation appeared on the six-winged Divine Sovereign’s face. It gazed at your exposed body like a hunter that had finally cornered its long-coveted prey.】

【In its eyes, you saw a hunger for food and a desire to toy with its victim.】

【It seemed that without the Protective Sword Aura, you were no longer its match…】

【And yet…】

【The corners of your mouth curled upward ever so slightly, forming nothing more than a faint smile.】

【With a casual wave of your hand, primordial energy surged outward like a tidal wave, and sword intent reconverged…】

【Six thousand four hundred layers of Protective Sword Aura reappeared around your body.】

【As if the six-winged Divine Sovereign’s desperate barrage of strikes had been nothing more than a joke…】