In the Luohou Prefecture, when Wang Lin devoured the Luohou Great Evil's soul to fuse with the slaughter soul, Prince Ji Du's body trembled and he coughed out a mouthful of blood.
The moment he coughed out this mouthful of blood, it was as if an invisible seal inside his body had been broken.
Prince Ji Du's eyes revealed a strange light. He could feel a power awakening inside his body. This power filled his body and made him close his eyes.
Outside the palace, the black-haired Wang Lin's slaughter true body slowly withdrew his gaze from Origin Mountain. His eyes were filled with indifference and ruthlessness.
Beside him was Wang Lin's five-element true body with five-colored light revolving around it.
Although these two true bodies looked the same, the feeling they gave off was completely different.
The five-element true body represented Wang Lin's lifetime of cultivation. It gave off a gentle but powerful pressure.
The slaughter true body represented Wang Lin's life of blood. It was cold and ruthless, making people's hearts turn cold and not dare to touch it.
"True body, return!"
After a long while, a calm voice rang out from the secret room in the palace, reverberating through the world. The five elemental true body lowered its head and looked at the secret room. Its body flickered and turned into a five-colored streak of light that shot towards the ground, disappearing in the blink of an eye.
As for the slaughter true body, it didn't hesitate at all. Its black hair fluttered and its black robe fluttered in the wind. It slowly walked toward the earth and gradually dissipated.
In the secret chamber of the palace, Wang Lin sat there. The five-element true body and slaughter true body stood before him. He looked at the two true bodies with a serious gaze.
"100 years of cultivation and finally condensed this slaughter true body … Now I want to see if my cultivation can go from peak Void Tribulant to another step after it fuses with my original body!
"If my cultivation level can increase once more, perhaps I can completely expel the curse from the Celestial Emperor's soul and completely control it!"
Wang Lin took a deep breath and withdrew his gaze from the two true bodies. He looked at the soul of the Celestial Emperor that had been refined by his soul fire for 100 years. There was a flash of golden light and the grey aura had stopped spreading. It had condensed into a ball the size of a baby's fist and couldn't be expelled from the Celestial Emperor's soul.
"My cultivation is completely different from others. After reaching peak Void Tribulant, there are two titles, Empyrean Exalt and Ascendant Empyrean. In truth, whether it's Empyrean Exalt or Ascendant Empyrean, they are all peak Void Tribulant.
And every time my cultivation level increases, it is divided by realm … "Wang Lin suddenly had expectations. He wanted to know what kind of level he would reach after peak Void Tribulant if his cultivation level really increased.
"Grand Empyrean … Or …" Wang Lin's eyes were filled with fervor as he muttered.
"Or … The fourth step!!
"However, is there really a fourth step existence in this world … Could it be that the Celestial Ancestor and Ancient Ancestor were at the fourth step …" Wang Lin's eyes lit up and he suppressed the anticipation in his heart. He pointed at the five-element true body and it stepped forward. It overlapped with Wang Lin's body and sat down. They became one, so there was no difference between them.
The moment the five-element true body fused, Wang Lin's white hair moved without any wind and his cultivation surged. In an instant, he reached peak Void Tribulant. His 100 year soul was in closed door cultivation, so he was full of energy and his cultivation was at its peak.
Looking at the black-haired slaughter essence true body, Wang Lin clenched his teeth and revealed a decisive gaze. He raised his right hand and pointed at the slaughter essence true body. The slaughter essence true body looked at Wang Lin with a ruthless gaze and began to walk toward him.
In the blink of an eye, the slaughter essence true body closed in on Wang Lin. It didn't stop and overlapped with Wang Lin's body. Then it turned around and overlapped with Wang Lin's body and slowly fused.
As the process of fusing continued, Wang Lin's eyes gradually became filled with confusion. At the same time, his cultivation level increased at an indescribable speed and caused the world to change. Wang Lin's cultivation level seemed to break through a bottleneck and reach a strange realm beyond peak Void Tribulant.
During this process, his cultivation level surpassed the so-called Empyrean Exalt set by later generations and directly reached the so-called Ascendant Empyrean.
It continued and showed no signs of stopping. The confusion in Wang Lin's eyes became even stronger. He felt like he had lost his mind and was in an illusory state.
As his cultivation level continued to rise, he passed the Ascendant Empyrean level and rushed toward another limit. This limit was the limit of Grand Empyrean!!
After an unknown amount of time, the slaughter essence true body and Wang Lin's fusion was more than half complete. There were only a few overlaps left and they would soon fuse into one. Wang Lin's eyes revealed a silver light. His eyes were filled with confusion and confusion.
In the end, there was a thunderous rumble in his mind and Wang Lin felt like his soul had left his body. He felt his soul leave his body, penetrate the limits of his body, penetrate the secret chamber, and appear in the sky.
The sky was no longer blue and there was no sun, moon, or stars. It was as if Wang Lin's soul was the only thing left in this vast world. He looked at the earth. The earth was covered in white fog, and he couldn't see through it.
He looked at the sky. The sky was covered in fine lines that seemed to have their own laws. Each line had its own law.
"This is the sky …" Wang Lin was confused. He couldn't see the sky, he could only see these thin lines. Even when he used all his strength to look, he could only see that there were even more thin lines beyond the endless lines. There was no end to them.
With confusion, Wang Lin wanted to fly up. He had a vague feeling that if he could step out of these endless lines, he would be able to take the step beyond peak Void Tribulant!
This step would be a leap in life, a shocking transformation. It would be like a butterfly breaking out of a cocoon and flying out!
This feeling was extremely strong and deep, as if it was buried in the depths of his soul.
After pondering for a moment, Wang Lin suddenly looked up. Although there was still confusion in his eyes, there was more decisiveness. Without hesitation, he charged toward the endless lines!
His speed was so fast that even he could not sense it clearly. However, as he continued moving forward, he charged into the endless lines that were like the sea. He allowed the lines to surround him, but he continued moving forward day by day.
After an unknown amount of time, Wang Lin saw a bridge in the endless sea of lines!
More accurately, it wasn't one bridge, but nine bridges!!
After this bridge, there was another bridge that was like a rainbow. After that, there were … many more rainbow-like bridges that lined the sky. They gave off an ancient aura, and it was unknown how long they had existed. It was as if they had existed since the world was born.
Behind the distant ninth bridge, there was an illusory screen. There seemed to be another world inside, and one could vaguely see the figure of a person. However, when Wang Lin looked closely, he couldn't see anything; it was a blur.
"Heaven Trampling Bridge!"
Wang Lin muttered. He saw a giant stone tablet under the first bridge, and there were four large words engraved on it. These words were very strange, and Wang Lin had never seen them before. However, when he saw them, a strange meaning appeared in his mind.
Aside from these four words, there was another line of smaller words on the stone tablet. Wang Lin silently pondered and looked over.
"Trampling Heaven's Path, Void Extermination Dao, Immortal Soul, All Living Beings Worship!"
Wang Lin was in a trance. Years ago, he had vaguely heard that if there really was a fourth step, it would be called Heaven Trampling!
After standing outside the first bridge for a long time, the trance on Wang Lin's face gradually disappeared. His eyes shined brightly, and after pondering for a moment, he looked up and walked toward the first bridge.
One step at a time, the first bridge seemed very close, but in truth, it took several hours. When Wang Lin arrived at the bottom of the bridge, he was finally able to see it clearly.
The bridge was illusory, without any corporeal substance. He could see it, but he couldn't sense it with divine sense. The ancient aura it gave off indicated that it was not something that could be constructed by humans.
"Heaven Trampling Bridge …" Wang Lin raised his right hand and gently touched the bridge before him, but he easily passed through it. He was startled and carefully looked at his hand.
There were some sparkling particles of light in his hand. Each particle contained powerful vitality, and they gradually flew out of Wang Lin's hand and returned to the first bridge.
Wang Lin closed his eyes and stood there. After the time it takes half an incense stick to burn, he suddenly opened his eyes and stepped toward the first Heaven Trampling Bridge!
The moment he stepped onto the bridge, Wang Lin could clearly feel his soul body sublimate. It was as if he could clearly understand a large amount of the laws of the world. He had never felt this kind of feeling before. He stood motionlessly on the bridge.
After a long time, Wang Lin let out a deep breath and looked at the bridge with a strange gaze.
He walked forward step by step. When he reached the end of the first bridge, the changes in the laws of the world seemed to be imprinted in his mind, and it was impossible to erase them.
He raised his head and looked into the distance. The blurry and illusory scene behind the ninth bridge had become slightly clearer at this moment. It seemed to be a place where birds sang and flowers bloomed. However, the figures inside were increasingly blurry. He could not even tell how many people there were.
Silently, Wang Lin walked down the first bridge and slowly walked toward the second Heaven Trampling Bridge. He had a strong feeling that if he could cross the ninth bridge, he would be able to clearly see what was inside.
When he could clearly see what was inside the illusory scene on the ninth bridge, he would be able to break through to the third step and enter the legendary Heaven Trampling Dao!