The water surged above the Heavenly Lake, occasionally sweeping myriad foot high waves with rumbling noises that constantly resounded between the heavens and earth. At the same time, a dense spiritual mist was raised that covered the sky.
In the mist that filled the heavens and earth, a massive pillar of light descended with boundless sword lustre gushing out with a silhouette quietly sitting below the pillar.
The sword lustre penetrated into the silhouette's body and the domineering power constantly tore his flesh apart, as if he was being sliced into pieces.
That silhouette was naturally Mu Chen.
He had been sitting there for half a month. In this half a month, he had been constantly enduring the baptism of the boundless sword lustre.
Under that erosion, every single piece of his flesh and bone had been destroyed thousands of times. But after they were destroyed, he had relied on the power of his Dragon-Phoenix Physique to forcefully recover and repeat the cycle once more.
If one's mental fortitude wasn't firm, they would have long been unable to endure the torment and their spirit would collapse. In the end, this great opportunity that the Heavenly Emperor had bestowed to him would be destroyed.
But fortunately, Mu Chen wasn't a weakling. His years of cultivation had already forged a steel-like character. He had walked step by step and experienced many life and death situations. He had no idea how many times he had wandered between life and death to achieve what he had today.
Therefore, even if the True Spirit Empowerment was torture, it was impossible for Mu Chen to give up.
Furthermore.
After half a month of sword lustre, Mu Chen's body had also gradually adapted to this method.
Along with the destruction of his flesh and blood, new flesh, bones, and meridians were slowly being strengthened.
As the sword lustre continued to wash over him, the surface of Mu Chen's body was no longer torn apart. Instead, there would only be deep scars, a sign that his body had grown stronger.
At this moment, the surface of Mu Chen's body was no longer torn apart by the sword lustre. There were only deep sword marks on his body, which was the sign of his physical body becoming stronger.
According to Mu Chen's estimations.
In just half a month, his physical body had become several times tougher than it had been half a month ago.
He couldn't help rejoicing inwardly. The tempering of one's physical body was extremely difficult. After all, the tempering of one's physical body must be stronger than the previous one.
But at the same time, he had to maintain a certain degree. Otherwise, if he tempered himself too intensely, it would harm his body.
The baptism triggered by the Celestial Thearch's Celestial Thearch Sword was obviously perfect.
That kind of scouring would gradually strengthen along with the strengthening of Mu Chen's physical body. In any case, it would remain at a level that could temper and improve Mu Chen's physical body.
But not to the extent of directly destroying it.
Therefore, with such a sweet taste in front of him.
Even though there was unbearable pain, Mu Chen still clenched his teeth and endured it.
Moreover.
Most importantly, although the strengthening of his physique was something that made Mu Chen wild with joy, it was his Spiritual Energy that made him even more joyful.
At this moment, the sea level in his Sovereign Sea had already expanded to a shocking degree. On the ocean, huge waves of a few myriad feet would sweep from time to time. Every single wave contained boundless Spiritual Energy.
Furthermore, there was an endless stream of sword lights whistling over from the top of his Sovereign Sea to nourish his Spiritual Energy.
At this moment, the Spiritual Energy in his Sovereign Sea was much stronger than half a month ago. According to Mu Chen's estimations, if he were to fight with the him from half a month ago, he would probably be able to exhaust the him from half a month ago to death with his robust Spiritual Energy.
If he wanted to rely on his own cultivation to strengthen the Spiritual Energy in his Sovereign Sea to such a degree, he would probably need an entire year to accumulate it.
But right now, with this opportunity, he managed to achieve it in just half a month.
"But the Spiritual Energy in my Sovereign Sea is too robust. If this goes on, I'm afraid that my Sovereign Sea won't be able to hold on for long."
As his Spiritual Energy violently strengthened, Mu Chen started to worry. Although the Sovereign Sea was vast and boundless, there was still a limit to it. The moment it reached the limit, there was a possibility that his Sovereign Sea would explode if he continued to forcefully endure it.
"Could it be that I have to fill up my Sovereign Sea to break through to the Earth Sovereign Realm?"
Facing this answer, Mu Chen, who had yet to come in contact with the Earth Sovereign Realm, wasn't sure.
Although he couldn't be sure, Mu Chen did not stop. Furthermore, he couldn't stop it, since the True Spirit Empowerment was controlled by the Heavenly Emperor. If he didn't stop, then Mu Chen could only passively accept it, unless his body collapsed first.
With this thought in mind, Mu Chen suppressed his worries and calmed his heart, sensing the rapid strengthening of his physical body and Spiritual Energy.
Just like this, another ten-odd days passed.
The Spiritual Energy in his Sovereign Sea had gradually reached the critical point.
In his Sovereign Sea, the Spiritual Energy violently surged and vaguely felt as if it was about to explode, which caused Mu Chen's heart to involuntarily beat faster.
He did not doubt that if this continued, his Sovereign Sea would explode because of this.
However, while he was trembling with fear, the Heavenly Emperor still showed no signs of stopping.
"Could it be that my Sovereign Sea really has to explode?"
Mu Chen's heart surged with emotions, which made him want to withdraw from the empowerment. But in the end, he forcefully suppressed it with his rationale.
The Heavenly Emperor did not have any reason to harm him, nor was there a need for him to do so. He was once a pinnacle expert of the Great Thousand World, and even if he had fallen, he could still kill him with a flip of his hand, just like the Saint Demonic Monarch, Lu Heng.
Since that wasn't the case, then there must be a reason for the Heavenly Emperor to do this.
Therefore, after a brief hesitation, Mu Chen chose to believe in the Heavenly Emperor.
He deeply inhaled a mouthful of air in his heart and completely opened up his spirit, allowing the endless sword light to pour into his Sovereign Sea, filling it up completely.
When the last bit of space in his Sovereign Sea was occupied, Mu Chen felt as if the entire heavens and earth had turned quiet at this moment.
Crack!
Cracks appeared in the space of his Sovereign Sea, which swiftly spread out. In the end, just as Mu Chen had expected, his Sovereign Sea had reached its limit and started to shatter.
This scene was enough to frighten any Sovereign Realm expert to the point that their souls would leave their bodies. That's because everyone knew the importance of the Sovereign Sea. The moment it shattered, the Spiritual Energy would leak out and his years of bitter cultivation would instantly disappear.
Beads of sweat rolled down from Mu Chen's forehead, but he still did not move.
"Calm your mind and let nature take its course."
Just when Mu Chen was feeling uneasy in his heart, the Heavenly Emperor's voice finally rang out in his heart.
Hearing those words, Mu Chen finally felt relieved as he calmed his mind and allowed his Sovereign Sea to change.
Boom!
More and more cracks appeared on his Sovereign Sea. In the end, it couldn't bear the violent Spiritual Energy and exploded with a bang.
A light spot blossomed on Mu Chen's chest, which was the location where his Sovereign Sea was hidden. But at this moment, along with the explosion of his Sovereign Sea, the light spot abruptly expanded and instantly enveloped Mu Chen's entire body.
Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
An indescribably terrifying Spiritual Energy swept out from Mu Chen's body, causing his flesh, meridians and bones to crumble into a bloody mist.
The crumbling started from the inside out. A few breaths later, even Mu Chen's body had instantly crumbled into a bloody mist.
A golden light appeared in the bloody mist and the bloody mist swiftly shrunk. Vaguely, a body was formed once again. It was Mu Chen frantically using the Dragon-Phoenix Physique to restore his shattered body.
Boom!
Boom!
However, just when Mu Chen's restoration was formed, another terrifying Spiritual Energy shock wave burst out and destroyed it once again. Thus, his body was reduced into a bloody mist once again.
Mu Chen gave his all to restore his body!
Boom!
Restore!
Boom!
The cycle of destruction and restoration continued. At this moment, Mu Chen finally rejoiced. Fortunately, his physical body had obtained a great improvement in this period of time. Otherwise, his restoration wouldn't be able to keep up with his speed.
Through the shattering and repairing process, Mu Chen gradually sensed that every time he repaired his body, there would be a different feeling in his body.
It was a true metamorphosis.
If the strengthening of Mu Chen's physical body in the past was due to the toughness of his physique, then this transformation was a genuine transformation from the inside out. Every single piece of his flesh and every single cell had undergone a qualitative change!
As the bloody mist spread out, Mu Chen's body was still constantly being destroyed.
But at this moment, the fear that he had previously felt had completely disappeared. Replacing it was a gradual comprehension. He could sense that his Sovereign Sea had completely shattered, but he did not feel the slightest weakness. On the contrary, he felt an unimaginable power.
That feeling was as if he could directly smash his past self with a single punch.
His original Sovereign Sea had indeed shattered and disappeared. However, it did not truly disappear, but it had become omnipresent.
If the previous Mu Chen only possessed a single Sovereign Sea, then right now, he felt as if his body was filled with Sovereign Seas. Every single piece of his flesh and blood had turned into a Sovereign Sea.
"From being one to omnipresent, so this is the Earth Sovereign Realm!"
(To be continued.)