Buzz!
A pitch-black hole descended from the sky. Although it wasn't swift, Mu Chen knew that he couldn't avoid it.
In that instant, an indescribable sense of danger surged in Mu Chen's heart, which made him understand that if anything were to happen to him, he might really die here today.
Thus, he circulated the Immortal Golden Body to the limits without any hesitation. A purplish-golden lustre blossomed as he disregarded the cracks on the Immortal Golden Body and circulated all of its power.
Thus, a massive Immortal Golden Lotus appeared once again and formed into a protective barrier.
This was Mu Chen's strongest defensive move, and even with his current strength, it would be tough for him to execute it twice in a row. That's because it would exhaust his Immortal Golden Body. But at this crucial moment, he naturally wouldn't hold back. Otherwise, everything would be for naught.
Just when Mu Chen executed his strongest defensive move, the pitch-black hole finally descended and gently landed on the golden lotus.
At the moment of contact, endless black light suddenly spouted out. The black light enveloped the golden lotus, and the golden lotus began to tremble violently the moment it came into contact with it. In the next instant, it began to be swiftly destroyed at a speed visible to the naked eye.
It was a genuine feeling of being turned into nothingness. It was so much so that even the Spiritual Energy had disappeared under the shine of the black light.
Mu Chen's strongest defensive move couldn't resist the black lustre at all!
At this moment, Mu Chen's heart violently trembled. At this moment, more than half of his body had been reconstructed. Raising his head to look at the golden lotus that was being corroded in just a few dozen breaths, a deathly aura enveloped his heart.
If someone else was here, they would definitely be in despair. However, Mu Chen had experienced many life-and-death situations over the years, so there wasn't much fear in his eyes despite the ripples in his eyes.
Pursing his lips, he didn't give up just because the black hole was unstoppable. Instead, he focused his mind and merged his body with the Immortal Golden Body to resist.
Another dozen breaths passed, and the golden lotus turned into nothingness. The pitch-black hole floated down again. This time, it went straight for the Immortal Golden Body and Mu Chen's half-reconstructed body.
Mu Chen raised his head expressionlessly. The purplish-golden light around his Immortal Golden Body grew brighter and brighter. From afar, he looked like a Buddha sitting quietly in the void.
As the hole fell, the domineering black light sprinkled onto the Immortal Golden Body.
As the black light fell, the purplish-golden radiance gradually dimmed. In the end, the Immortal Golden Body, starting from its head, swiftly turned into nothingness.
Watching this scene, Mu Chen slowly closed his eyes. At this moment of destruction, his mind seemed to have completely fused with the Immortal Golden Body.
A wisp of enlightenment rose in his heart.
As the black lustre enveloped him, the Immortal Golden Body was reduced to nothingness. Thereafter, Mu Chen's body, which had been reconstructed, had also disappeared under the black lustre.
As a result, Mu Chen's figure completely disappeared, as if he had been turned into nothingness by the Heavenly Sovereign Tribulation.
Along with Mu Chen's disappearance, the pitch-black hole also slowly disappeared from this region.
The entire chaos space returned to a deathly stillness.
No one knew how long the deathly stillness lasted. It seemed like ten years, or a hundred years. But regardless of how much time passed, time continued to slow down in the chaos space.
Outside Blood Demon Mountain.
Bai Susu and the others stared at the massive pagoda with unease in their eyes. Although Mu Chen seemed to have cultivated for decades in the chaos space, it had only been half a day here.
But even though it had only been half a day, Bai Susu and the others still felt uneasy.
They could sense that the radiance on the pagoda had started to dim, which meant that it wouldn't take long for the Blood Demon Monarch to break free.
At that time, if Mu Chen still hadn't returned, all of them would be turned into ashes with a flick of the Blood Demon Monarch's finger.
"There's no need to be anxious. We've already reached the last step, and it all depends on the heavens."
The White Dragon Sovereign, on the other hand, was much more indifferent. He was probably used to seeing life and death. Furthermore, he also knew that since things had come to this point, there was no use worrying about it. Rather than worrying for nothing, why not wait quietly?
When Bai Susu heard his words, she calmed down and nodded her head. "Milord will definitely succeed!"
The White Dragon Sovereign sighed. He had cultivated in the Great Thousand World for a long time, so he naturally knew how tough it was to ascend to the Heavenly Sovereign Realm. Even the Ancient Clans in the Great Thousand World had a tough time trying to create a Heavenly Sovereign. That's because there were many obstacles in the process of ascending to the Heavenly Sovereign Realm, and the slightest mistake would result in death.
So although he felt that Mu Chen was a genius, it was still unknown if he could break through to the Heavenly Sovereign Realm.
As time passed, the deathly stillness spread out.
As the deathly silence spread out, there was a sudden commotion in the Primal Chaos. A purplish-gold speck of dust had appeared in the Primal Chaos. That speck of dust was initially weak, but a long time later, the purplish-gold light suddenly surged.
As the lustre spread out, the speck of dust expanded and in just ten-odd breaths, it had turned into a cocoon that was roughly a thousand feet in size.
The cocoon of light seemed to be engraved with ancient runes that originated from the world. The golden runes spread out, symbolizing immortality.
When the cocoon was formed, it began to devour the Primal Chaos Lustre between the heavens and earth. After a long time, it seemed to have reached its limit and cracks started to spread out on the cocoon. Crack!
Ka-cha Ka-cha!
The moment the cracks appeared, they continued to extend, quickly reaching every corner of the golden cocoon. In the next moment, the golden cocoon trembled and exploded.
Myriads of purplish-golden lustre shot out and even the Primal Chaos Lustre couldn't conceal it and was shot out.
An indescribable aura suddenly gathered in the Primal Chaos Lustre. Under that aura, even the Primal Chaos Lustre retreated, as if they did not dare to come in contact with it.
Everyone gathered their gazes over and saw a silhouette vaguely appearing in the endless purplish-golden lustre. A few breaths later, that silhouette became clearer.
There was a slender youth standing with his hands behind his back, donned in a black robe with purplish-golden lustre around him. Every single flicker of light would cause the heavens and earth to tremble with gales rising and clouds surging.
Standing in the purplish-golden lustre was naturally Mu Chen. His tightly shut eyes had also slowly opened at this moment. His pitch-black eyes seemed to contain the heavens and earth, looking extremely abstruse. Just a sweep of his gaze had caused space to fluctuate.
He lowered his head slightly and looked at his body. His body was glowing with a jade-like light. It was truly pure and without any impurities. Because right now, his body and spiritual energy had completely fused together.
From today onwards, even if his body was destroyed, as long as there was still Spiritual Energy between the heavens and earth, he could reconstruct his body with a single thought. He was truly indestructible.
"This is a Heavenly Sovereign?"
Mu Chen muttered to himself. He was intoxicated by the power that could destroy the heavens and earth with a wave of his hand. It was something that he couldn't even imagine in the past.
He could sense that even if he had unleashed all his strength and even used the Eight-Divisional Pagoda, it still couldn't compare to this palm.
"With such power, it's no wonder why the Heavenly Sovereign Tribulation is so terrifying."
Mu Chen pursed his lips. If it wasn't for him fusing with the Immortal Golden Body and comprehending the third Sovereign Ability when he was facing death, he would probably be dead by now.
The third Sovereign Ability was called the Immortal Life-Death Transformation, and it was the last Sovereign Ability of the Immortal Golden Body. It was extremely profound, but the conditions to use it were extremely harsh. Only when one was facing death would they have a chance to learn it.
But once it was cultivated, even in the face of death, he would be able to rise from the ashes and become stronger.
However, this Divine Ability required great courage. After all, not everyone had the courage to face death head-on.
Mu Chen smiled as he inwardly sighed. He had experienced many trials and failures for this step, but he still held onto his heart and wouldn't be swayed by anything.
Today, this bitter training had finally ushered in the time for it to blossom and bear fruit.
Leaving the Northern Spiritual Realm at a young age, I've ascended the Heavenly Gate today.
From today onwards, I'll be able to soar as high as the sky, and there will be a place for me in the Great Thousand World.
With a gentle smile, Mu Chen waved his hand and his silhouette gradually dissipated, along with the primal chaos in the sky.
Blood Demon Mountain
Rumble!
Explosions constantly resounded between the heavens and earth. Every single explosion would cause Bai Susu and the other residents to turn pale as they trembled.
That's because the explosions came from the pagoda.
At this moment, the pagoda was constantly trembling with a terrifying power wreaking havoc within it. Judging from the looks of it, the pagoda wouldn't be able to bear it any longer.
Boom!
Another explosion resounded and the pagoda trembled before it soared into the sky. The bottom of the pagoda shattered and an ocean of blood swept out before it formed into the silhouette of the Blood Demon Monarch.
Looking at the Blood Demon Monarch's silhouette, Bai Susu and the rest couldn't help feeling despair in their hearts.
But just when they were prepared to die, they realised that the Blood Demon Monarch wasn't paying any attention to them. On the contrary, he was looking at the sky with a grave expression.
Bai Susu and the rest were briefly stunned before they suddenly understood what was going on. They instantly raised their heads and saw a primal chaos light descending from the sky.
When the primal chaos light dissipated, a familiar silhouette stepped out with a burst of laughter that calmed the fear in their hearts.
"Sorry for the long wait."
(To be continued.)