He didn't seem to move, just a casual wave of his hand. A red light filled everyone's field of vision.
Far off in the distance, the earth lit up. The earth collapsed inward, and an ear-piercing shriek filled the entire planet.
Since the appearance of the thundercloud, no aliens had set foot in this area.
At that very moment, the ground had caved in where the Void Mother was.
The thick veins that connected heaven and earth collapsed, and a thick stream of vital energy scattered through the air.
The Dharma Idol waved its other hand in the air, and the life energy immediately fell from the sky and returned to the ground.
As for the progenitor who had reached the Nirvana level, the ground had completely caved in. It was as if a dark-red black hole had appeared, devouring its body in a frenzy.
It struggled with all its might, but there was nothing it could do against the collapsing black hole.
In the blink of an eye, the progenitor's body was reduced to dust.
Behind him, Lan Jue's dharmic image looked at Captus in his hand. It was covered in golden runes, and emanated an aura of unparalleled terror.
The dharma smiled. Both he and the crimson sword shrank in size. Finally, it disappeared into Lan Jue's body, and Captus returned to hover above his head.
Of the large number of runes that had lit up earlier, only seven remained. Compared to the runes on the Immortal Slaughtering Sword, they were much clearer.
Done?
The Paragons swallowed hard. A Nirvana-level progenitor had been destroyed by a single stroke of the sword?!
Only the Pharmacist Faerie understood that in that moment, Captus' true power had been unleashed.
The Adept had controlled his power. If he hadn't, the sword would have destroyed the entire planet!
Roxanne understood differently. She knew that the dharma that had appeared behind Lan Jue was a type of inherited dharma.
After this Legacy Dharma Idol appeared, there was a possibility that it could awaken a sliver of the will left behind by the ancient powerhouses in the world. It was this sliver of will that made the legacy even more complete. Then, it would be able to fuse one's will with the Dharma Idol in a short period of time to do some simple things.
For example, destroying the Progenitor.
In the future, it would be almost impossible to make this mighty being appear again, unless Lan Jue's cultivation could reach the level of an immortal. Only then would there be a chance to communicate with this mighty being's remnant will.
Lan Jue, on the other hand, did not feel anything. After a long while, she slowly opened her eyes in the air.
He could sense everything that was happening in the outside world, and he could also sense the changes within.
At this moment, he felt as if he had been reborn.
The energy in his body did not change. Not only did it not increase, it even disappeared.
However, he had already become a part of heaven and earth. Every movement he made caused the laws to change.
He could mobilize all laws at any time.
A Sovereign was a Sovereign who controlled the laws of a world.
He'd finally become a Paragon.
Furthermore, just like Lan Qing, he had reached the Heavenly Laws Embodiment Level in a single step.
No, not just that.
Now that he was one with Zhou Qianlin, it wasn't just a feeling of being a Reflection of Heaven and Earth. It was as if the stars were one with him, and everything else on the planet was within his perception.
With a single thought, he could feel something far away on the battlefield.
His consciousness subconsciously probed into space, but in the next instant, his expression changed.
This was because he suddenly felt that there was a terrifying force in space that was squeezing him from all directions, making him feel like he couldn't breathe.
It was as if his spirit was about to be obliterated.
With a muffled grunt, Lan Jue quickly retracted his consciousness. He felt much better.
Universal protogenia?
Lan Jue never would have guessed he would feel the pressure of universal protogenia so soon after his breakthrough.
He turned to look at where the progenitor had been. It was now a crater thousands of meters deep. The red light was gone, and so was the progenitor's presence.
The fungal carpet around them was disappearing at an alarming rate.
Strangely, as the fungal carpet disappeared, plants began to sprout in lush greenery.
This was the result of his dharma devouring the progenitor's life force and spreading it across the land.
Although it was only a small portion of the alien's energy, it was enough to nourish a large area.
Success, they had completed the first part of the mission.
The enemy was stronger than they'd anticipated, but they'd dealt with it easier than expected.
Lan Jue descended from the sky. The Paragons looked at him strangely.
The Driver sighed. "Just a little bit more, and I'd have perfected my Reflection of Heaven and Earth.
What a pity. "
In the end, he hadn't perfected his dharma. However, he'd reached the edge of the Realm of Protogenia. He only needed to stabilize his dharma and then he'd break through to the second stage of Paragon.
He wasn't the only one. Everyone else had benefited as well.
Especially the Gourmet, whose progress had been slow ever since his breakthrough. Now that his protogenia had taken a qualitative leap, his progress was noticeably better.
The Pauper's transformation wasn't insignificant either. He too had inherited his dharma, the Subduing Dragon Arhat. Influenced by Lan Jue's dharma, he too was a step away from the Realm of Protogenia.
If ordinary Paragons' ascension was beneficial to Adepts, then Lan Jue and Zhou Qianlin's caution was even more beneficial. Not even Lan Jue could have predicted this would happen.
Lan Jue chuckled. "Don't be so dissatisfied. How many people can improve as fast as you?"
The Driver chuckled. "Choosing to team up with you was the smartest decision I've ever made."
Ever since he and Lan Jue had begun cultivating yin-yang lightning, his cultivation had continued to rise at a pace he couldn't believe.
With each passing day he became a Paragon, and now he was on the verge of becoming a Reflection of Heaven and Earth. This was something he wouldn't have dared dream of before!
Lan Jue was the one who'd brought this to him.
The Driver didn't say much, but his friendship with Lan Jue was deeply etched in his heart.
Roxanne smiled. "He's not the only one. We've all benefited, more or less.
But how did your breakthrough trigger tribulation lightning?
It's something that only happens when you become an immortal! "
Lan Jue scratched her head. "I don't think it had anything to do with tribulation lightning. It wasn't tribulation lightning, it was the thunderclouds that appeared when I ascended. They were there to give me strength, not to strike me."
Roxanne's heart skipped a beat. "What is your dharma?"
Lan Jue smiled wryly. "My dharma's full name is longer than my brother's title.
Can I not tell you? "
Roxanne glared at her. "What?
You're keeping secrets from me? "
Lan Jue sighed. She muttered a few words. "Middle Heaven Great Emperor of the North Pole Star of Purple Subtlety."
Hearing these words, everyone couldn't help but be stunned.
The Gourmet was at a loss. He'd grown up in the Northern Alliance, and though he was part of the Eastern Alliance, he didn't know much about the ancient history of China.
The Driver was in a similar situation. He too was at a loss, but he seemed to remember something.
The Pharmacist and the Pauper, however, were wide-eyed.
They all had their own inheritances, so they naturally knew the situation of some of the Ancient Era's almighty beings very well.
The Middle Heaven Great Emperor of the North Pole Star of Purple Subtlety. Who was he?
This ancient almighty had too many titles.
The Master of the Stars, the Exalted Heaven Tower, the North Pole Star Palace.
The legendary Great Immortals of the North Pole Star Palace were all under his command.
Legend had it that the Middle Heaven Great Emperor of the North Pole Star of Purple Subtlety was the incarnation of the Primordial Celestial.
The Primogenitor Lingbao Tianzun, who possessed the Four Immortal-Slaying Swords, was the junior brother of the Primogenitor Tianzun, one of the Three Pristine Ones.
This Great Emperor Ziwei also lived at the highest point of the North Pole, above the Middle Heaven.
His status was extremely high.
The corresponding star was the North Star, the Master of Divination.
His Dharma name was Blazing Golden Wheel, and his Taoist name was Yu Dou Xuan Zun.
He was a Wanxiang grandmaster, the ruler of the universe.
In the world of immortals, he was second only to the Jade Emperor.
Myriad Star Sect Master, Wuji Primitive Emperor.
Even the Pharmacist couldn't help but gape at the revelation that Lan Jue's dharma had come from this almighty being.
No wonder, no wonder that even the Celestial Trapping Sword in the hands of Dharma Idol was able to unleash its full brilliance.
That was Ziwei the Great!
Only a Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal could unleash the full power of the four fairy-slaying swords. How could a Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal compare to Great Emperor Ziwei?
Even if it was just a trace of consciousness existing in the world, it was still so powerful.
The Middle Heaven North Pole Great Emperor of Purple Subtlety wielded the Five Thunders Execution.
If that was the case, then the thunderclouds from before could be explained.
The first bolt of golden lightning was the primordial lightning that could destroy everything in the world, the head of the Five Lightnings Dharma.
The second bolt of blue lightning was the All-Heaven Lightning that Lan Jue had previously cultivated. It was created when Pangu split the heavens and earth.
The Driver had been given a portion of the third bolt because he too had the aura of the Primordial Lightning.
The fourth was three bolts of green lightning. They were the Three Pure Lightning.
The last was the six types of lightning that the Five Lightnings Dharma Idol had. They were: Sky Lightning, Earth Lightning, Cloud Lightning, Water Lightning, Monster Lightning, and Battle Lightning.
The Five Lightnings Dharma Idol had officially completed the dharma inheritance.
It allowed Lan Jue to truly possess the dharma idol of Great Emperor Ziwei.
It had been suppressed for so long, nurtured for so long.
The final breakthrough had shocked the world.
In terms of the power of dharma, the Middle Heaven North Pole Grand Emperor of Purple Subtlety was not inferior to Vairocana.
In terms of actual combat, he was even stronger.
After all, Great Emperor Ziwei was one of the best immortals in battle.
Have you guessed it?
Lan Jue's dharma.
Heh heh.