Chapter 1541 - Purge and Cultivation (1/2)
Chapter 1541: Purge and Cultivation
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Demons' Domain.
The heavens and earth here were gray. There was a cold aura in the atmosphere, and the earth was mottled and decayed. Atop a mountain, the Flame Emperor and Martial Ancestor stood with their hands clasped behind their backs. They frowned at this vast world as countless spiritual lights could be seen. It was the army of the Great Thousand World Alliance searching for signs of the Extraterritorial Race.
It had been half a year since the Great Thousand World launched a counterattack, but during that time, a great war had not broken out as expected. For when the sovereigns had swarmed the Demons' Domain, it seemed to be empty.
In the purge, they found some remaining traces of the Extraterritorial Race. As soon as the two parties clashed, the Extraterritorial Race was submerged by the flood of countless sovereigns and annihilated cleanly before they could retaliate.
Qin Tian appeared behind the Flame Emperor and Martial Ancestor, and reported solemnly, ”Flame Emperor, Martial Ancestor, the news received about the remnants of the Extraterritorial Race is that they have retreated into the Lower Planes...”
”So they hid, indeed.” The Flame Emperor sighed. The Heavenly Evil Deity needed time to recover and could not easily strike. On the contrary, the two of them had no such concern, so there was no doubt that the Great Thousand World Alliance had the upper hand between the two parties at the moment. Because of this, the Extraterritorial Race simply chose to avoid conflict for the time being.
”Since they are hiding, we will drive them out inch by inch!” The Martial Ancestor's voice was firm with hints of coldness. The Extraterritorial Race was strong. Even if they hid in the Lower Planes, it was inevitable that there would be unusual fluctuations. As long as they carried out careful detection, they would be able to ferret them out. In any case, they could not let the Extraterritorial Race stabilize, and they had to ruin the Heavenly Evil Deity's plans.
”Alright!” Qin Tian nodded forcefully, murderous intent surging in his eyes. The army of the Great Thousand World Alliance had the courage to risk their lives to come to the Demons' Domain and originally thought that they would experience a life and death war. No one had expected this current situation, and it caused everyone to feel like they had punched the air.
With Qin Tian's departure, the Flame Emperor and Martial Ancestor looked at each other and saw each other's grave worry. They knew that if the Heavenly Evil Deity was determined to hide, it would be really difficult to find him in the vast Lower Planes.
And now, as time passed, with every day they delayed, the Heavenly Evil Deity's power would grow stronger. At the end of the day, it would return to the horrendous nine-eyed state.
”I wonder how's Mu Chen doing now?” They all glanced in the direction of the distant Great Thousand World with a solemn look.
”I hope he will succeed. Otherwise, five years from now, the Great Thousand World will be doomed.”
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Roar!
The massive Spiritual Energy Windstorm raged deep in the earth, and as the storm expanded, the ground around the Northern Wilderness Hills began to tear apart. At the center of the Spiritual Energy Windstorm, two figures sat face-to-face, rock-like and motionless. Their palms collided with each other. In the Immortal Emperor's flesh, endless spiritual power poured out and surged into Mu Chen's body, tearing his repaired body apart again.
Blood spurted out constantly, but Mu Chen's face did not quiver at all. For over half a year, he had grown accustomed to the pain of being torn apart inch by inch. Once he became used to it, he was naturally numb to the pain.
The Undying Lord sat on a pillar of stone some distance from the altar, his wizened face looking far away at Mu Chen as he murmured, ”He's at the later stage of God Grade…” He could feel that the spiritual fluctuations emanating from Mu Chen had entered the later stage of God Grade.
”This speed is a little slow,” the Undying Lord murmured to himself. Judging from the normal speed of cultivation, the period of more than half a year to ascend from the middle stage to the later stage of God Grade should have been regarded as extremely swift. But at present, Mu Chen was receiving the magnificent legacy left over by the Immortal Emperor. Thus, the rate of ascension could not be measured using normal circumstances. Moreover, in the Undying Lord's perception, with the breakthrough to the later stage of God Grade, the spiritual growth in Mu Chen began to progress more slowly. This was not due to a lack of spiritual energy, but because Mu Chen was actively suppressing the absorption rate.
”Youngsters now are formidable, indeed. It is no wonder that he was acknowledged by the Primordial Immortal Body at such a young age.” The Undying Lord ruminated, then understood Mu Chen's plan. At once, he could not help but gasp in admiration. Mu Chen was deliberately suppressing the growth of his spiritual power. Overly rapid growth would cause the foundation to be unstable.
Even though the Immortal Emperor's spiritual energy had lost its will, he could easily absorb it. However, its magnitude was so large that rampant absorption would have an impact on Mu Chen's foundation. Thus, he was doing his best to suppress the absorption speed, giving himself more time to adapt to the strength of the surge. But in this way, his suffering would continue to be prolonged.
In the face of rapid and powerful spiritual energy, Mu Chen continually maintained a calm mind in order to choose the best way for himself. Even the Undying Lord applauded his ambition. It was no wonder that the Flame Emperor and Martial Ancestor were so optimistic about him.
However, although Mu Chen was currently ascending in spiritual cultivation, he had not yet developed the Tri-God Level of Qi into Trinity. This made the Undying Lord a little worried. After all, this was the real power that Mu Chen had to capitalize on to ascend on the Heaven's Declaration List.
If he could not achieve this, it would take a hundred years of accumulation to reach that step, even with Mu Chen's talent. But now, apparently, they didn't have that much time. Therefore, Mu Chen would only truly possess this qualification when he had truly cultivated the Tri-God Level. If he failed, all these opportunities were nothing more than useless work, even if he ascended to Divine Grade.
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Time passed in the twinkling of an eye, as another year and a half went by. It had been two years since the Northern Wilderness Hills war.