What Fang Chen didn't know was that the limit of a Mystic King realm cultivator was 100.
When the owner of the Star Relic built the Star Spirit River, he once said that no one in the world could catch 100 Spirit Pythons.
It was still possible to catch 99 Spirit Pythons.
However, countless years had passed.
Fang Chen was the only genius who caught 99 Spirit Pythons.
As for the others, they couldn't do it at all.
Fang Chen searched for three days at the two-kilometer mark, but he did not find anything.
In the end, he continued to dive.
At 3,000 meters, he didn't find any Spirit Pythons.
At 4,000 meters, he didn't find any Spirit Pythons.
At 5,000 meters, the perfect Sword Body was no longer enough to withstand the pressure of the Spirit River. Fang Chen felt a great pressure.
His body couldn't dive any further.
"Could it be that 99 Daos is my limit?" Fang Chen muttered to himself.
Although he had already broken the record, he was not satisfied.
He had a feeling that if he caught the 100th Spirit Python, there would be an earth-shaking change.
Therefore, he tried his best to find the 100th Spirit Python.
He didn't want to end the Spirit River baptism.
It only took him five days to catch 99 Spirit Pythons.
And it took him a whole month to find the 100th Spirit Python.
During the month, Fang Chen kept searching.
In the end, he even activated the golden heart, but he still couldn't find the 100th Spirit Python.
However, just as Fang Chen was about to give up.
The golden heart beat rapidly. Traces of clear currents appeared and wrapped Fang Chen's body. He dived for 1,000 meters.
Fang Chen, who steadied himself, suddenly found a Spirit Python with a thickness of 30 feet in front of him.
"Spirit Python."
Seeing this, Fang Chen was extremely excited.
After searching for a month, he finally found the 100th Spirit Python.
Roar!
This Spirit Python was much stronger than the previous ones.
His stout body shot towards Fang Chen at high speed.
When it got close to Fang Chen, it opened its bloody mouth and wanted to swallow Fang Chen.
The latter performed the Heavenly Star Technique.
Swoosh!
A large hand made of stars struck the head of the Spiritual Python.
With a bang, the starry hand shattered.
Fang Chen was startled. This Spirit Python seemed different from other Spirit Pythons.
After being hit by Fang Chen, the Spirit Python was furious and began to counterattack.
Rumble
The python's tail kept whipping Fang Chen's body. Fortunately, Fang Chen had the Perfect Sword Body to protect himself. Otherwise, he would have been sent flying.
The battle continued for an hour.
Fang Chen finally found a weakness of the Spirit Python.
At the bottom of its stomach, there was a small white dot.
This small dot was the vital point of the spirit python.
"Let's fight!"
Frantically activating the True Meaning of Spacetime, Fang Chen's figure appeared under the Spirit Python like a ghost.
Puchi
The Spirit Python's tail instantly lashed out.
The Hidden Star Sword appeared, and the Heart Illusion Sword was used. Instantly, ninety-nine sword lights pierced the tail of the spirit python.
Roar
A heart-wrenching cry came from the Spirit Python.
The Hidden Star Sword pierced the tail of the Spirit Python. While the Spirit Python was in pain, Fang Chen's finger suddenly pointed at the small white dot.
Crash!
The ten-meter-long Spirit Python was hit in the vital point. Like a deflated balloon, its body kept shrinking.
Roar!
The roar to the sky resounded through the Star Spirit River.
In the blink of an eye, the Spirit Python shrank to the size of three meters.
At this time, the speed of the Spirit Python's struggle became slower and slower.
Fang Chen felt that the time was right.
The Sea of Qi opened, and a terrifying suction force swept the Spirit Python and sucked it into the Sea of Qi.
Dong!
When the hundredth Spirit Python entered the Sea of Qi, the Sea of Qi changed dramatically.
The ninety-nine Spirit Pythons in the Sea of Qi quickly merged into the hundredth Spirit Python in front of Fang Chen's dumbfounded eyes.
Then, a golden airflow emerged from the golden heart, entered the Sea of Qi, and entered the hundredth Spirit Python.
Buzz!
The Spirit Python was changing. Fang Chen's Sea of Qi expanded again.
"What's going on?"
In the face of this situation, Fang Chen was very puzzled.
In the blink of an eye, the Spirit Python in the Sea of Qi changed.
"The Power of Vital Spirit!"
When the Spirit Python turned into the terrifying Power of Vital Spirit, Fang Chen cried out involuntarily.
He could no longer suppress the trembling of his body and cried out excitedly.
The Spirit Python turned into the Power of Vital Spirit. Its aura was monstrous, and the Sea of Qi was expanding rapidly.
Eleven times, twelve times.
When it reached twenty times, the Sea of Qi stopped expanding.
Crack!
The terrifying Power of Vital Spirit instantly turned into countless fragments of Vital Spirit and merged into the Sea of Qi.
Then, dots of light scattered all over Fang Chen's body.
Fang Chen felt that his body was rapidly becoming stronger.
"What a terrifying Power of Vital Spirit!"
Fang Chen could not help but exclaim.
He did not expect that after capturing the hundredth Spirit Python, such a change would happen.
After a quarter of an hour, the Sea of Qi was calm again.
At this time, Fang Chen's body was emitting a dazzling luster, which was even more moving.
Fang Chen carefully sensed his own body, and he was shocked.
"The Sea of Qi has expanded twenty times."
Fang Chen said softly, "Most importantly, after the baptism of the terrifying Power of Vital Spirit, my body can actually automatically absorb the Power of Vital Spirit of heaven and earth."
This was definitely a pleasant surprise for Fang Chen.
Above the Spirit River, the armored figure trembled with excitement.
One hundred Spirit Pythons. Fang Chen really captured one hundred Spirit Pythons.
Just as he was shocked, Fang Chen rushed out of the Star Spirit River.
The baptism of the Spirit River was over.
"Brother Fang Chen, you've created a historical record," the armored figure said excitedly when he saw Fang Chen.
Fang Chen heard this and nodded.
"One hundred Spirit Pythons. My master once said that the limit of a Mystic King Realm martial artist is one hundred Spirit Pythons, but almost no one can do it." The armored figure took a deep breath and continued, "But you did it."
The armored figure's excitement could not be described with words.
After hearing this, Fang Chen's heart was also moved.
No wonder it was so difficult to capture the hundredth Spirit Python.
It took an entire month to capture it successfully.
After a long time, the armored figure calmed down and looked at Fang Chen. He asked, "How is it? Has the Sea of Qi expanded?"
It was more than expansion. It had expanded twenty times.
"Brother Fang Chen, your potential is the strongest I've ever seen," the armored figure said in a deep voice.
Fang Chen smiled and cupped his hands at the armored figure.
The baptism of the Star Spirit River was beyond Fang Chen's expectations.
However, Fang Chen felt that it was a pity that his overall strength had increased, but his cultivation had not broken through to the Heaven Star Border Realm.
Seeing the regret on Fang Chen's face, the armored figure knew what Fang Chen was thinking.
"Brother Fang Chen, luckily you didn't break through to the Heaven Star Border Realm," the armored figure said.
"Hmm?" Fang Chen asked, puzzled.
"Ordinary martial artists will break through to the Heaven Star Border Realm when they reach the limit of the Mystic King Realm. This method is not good," the armored figure said.
"Is there a large amount of Vital Essence in your Sea of Qi?" the armored figure asked.
Fang Chen nodded.
The armored figure continued, "My master once said that a Mystic King Realm martial artist can absorb one hundred Spirit Pythons and their body will mutate. They will be able to absorb Vital Essence on their own.
"When your Vital Essence occupies the entire Sea of Qi and breaks through to the Heaven Star Border Realm, you will receive unexpected benefits."
Vital Essence fills the entire Sea of Qi and breaks through to the Heaven Star Border Realm.
Fang Chen was puzzled.
"That's what my master said. I don't know the specifics," the armored figure said.
Fang Chen thought back to when he had just absorbed the hundredth Spirit Python. Originally, his cultivation had hopes of breaking through the bottleneck.
However, when his cultivation reached the limit of the Mystic King Realm, he was suppressed by an aura at the critical moment, unable to break through the bottleneck.
Now that he thought about it, the aura suppressing him was the golden heart.
"Could it be that the golden heart is suppressing me on purpose?"
Fang Chen was puzzled.
If that was the case, then the golden heart was too heaven-defying.
"I never thought that I would be able to meet a genius like Brother Fang Chen in my lifetime." The armored figure's voice woke Fang Chen up.
A Mystic King Realm martial artist could absorb one hundred Spirit Pythons and possess the True Intent of Time and Space.
Fang Chen's appearance had shattered the armored figure's understanding of geniuses.
"Brother Fang Chen, I can guarantee that you will become a peak existence in the future. You might even be able to stand shoulder to shoulder with my master," the armored figure said confidently.
"I hope so."
The baptism of the Star Spirit River had changed Fang Chen greatly.
The current Fang Chen's combat strength had soared. Fang Chen was confident that he could defeat a Heaven Star Border Stage 3 martial artist.
"Brother Fang Chen, this is a small token of my appreciation." The armored figure seemed to have the intention of befriending Fang Chen.
A map appeared in his palm.
Fang Chen took the map and opened it. There were a few red dots on the map.
"This is the map of the Star Spirit River. The red dots are the safe areas. This is all I can help you with," the armored figure said.
Due to the rules, he couldn't provide any more help to Fang Chen.
If it was an ordinary person, the armored figure wouldn't have bothered.
However, Fang Chen was different.
Perhaps he could become a peak existence in the future.
Such an expert must be befriended.
Putting away the map, Fang Chen revealed a smile.
"Thank you, Senior." Fang Chen cupped his hands.
"Alright, you can leave this place now."
The armored figure said, "However, the Star Relic is extremely dangerous. Even some powerful experts will die if they enter the dangerous area. You have to be careful."
Fang Chen nodded.
Indeed, the Star Relic was dangerous.
Even the Blue Thunder Emperor, the Nine Firmaments Wind Lord, and the Chaos Prime Demon Lord had perished in the ice.
He was lucky that he didn't encounter any danger.
"Senior, how do I leave this place?" Fang Chen asked.