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Chapter 1412 - Nine Colors Fuse Into One!
The 100,000 foot dragon naturally had a lot of blood in its body, but the blood the old Vermillion Bird wanted was the blazing dragon blood within the bump on the dragon's head.
This blood contained the essence of the fire inside the dragon. This was much more precious than the blood from the rest of its body and was very rare. That slap from the old Vermillion Bird also forced out all of the blazing dragon blood, and it fell on the burning earth incense stick.
The moment the blood fell, it entered the incense stick and disappeared.
Inside the Earth Trial, the nine-colored fire lotus was floating in the sky and Wang Lin was sitting above it. Behind it, the nine-colored Vermillion Bird continued to cry. There was a sense of struggle in its cry, as if it was trying to be reborn.
There were endless flashes of light that spread across all directions. The sea of fire spread across the Earth Realm.
Wang Lin's eyes were bright as his hands formed a seal and a fire tattoo flashed in his eye. This fire was nine-colored, and it began to rotate. It rotated very fast, and in a flash, it looked like a nine-colored vortex.
"Nine colors, fuse into one. Vermillion Bird fourth awakening!" Wang Lin's mind was clear, he had experienced three awakenings, and his power of fire had increased many folds each time.
However, the previous three times couldn't compare to this awakening. The fourth awakening was extremely critical, it was the point where the corporeal fire transformed into Ethereal Fire!
Since ancient times, far too few people were able to awaken their Vermillion Bird four times! No more than five people!
The first generation Vermillion Bird, second generation Vermillion Bird, third generation Vermillion Bird, fourth generation Vermillion Bird; aside from them, only Wang Lin had done it! Even though the third step ancestor of the Fire Sparrow Clan also had a hint of Ethereal Fire, he wasn't even a Vermillion Bird to begin with, so how could he even awaken?
Even if he could give birth to Ethereal Fire, it would be nothing compared to the Ethereal Fire of a proper Vermillion Bird!
The difficulty of the fourth awakening was indescribable. The power of Ethereal Fire spells could cause all cultivators to tremble in fear.
However, the Vermillion Bird's fourth awakening required an unimaginable amount of fire. Only when enough heavenly fire had been gathered could there be a chance of awakening.
The nine-colored fire lotus below Wang Lin released endless nine-colored fire which entered his body. This fire appeared inside his left eye, causing the nine-colored vortex to rotate even faster.
At the same time, the large nine-colored Vermillion Bird cried even louder. Its cries were heaven-shattering and caused the entire Earth Trial to tremble.
"Not enough, not enough fire!!" Wang Lin looked up and fire erupted from his body. The nine-colored vortex flew out from his left eye and formed a nine-colored firestorm around him. This firestorm looked like it could destroy this world.
Wang Lin's Vermillion Bird's fourth awakening relied on burning his obsession to ignite the fire of karma. Thus, the amount of fire required was even higher.
Just at this instant, dark red blood light flashed in the Earth Trial and a thin, blood rain began to fall!
The blood rain fell from the sky, and each drop contained destructive fire from the fire dragon. Its arrival brought Wang Lin a new source of fire.
As the blood raindrops fell, they began to gather around Wang Lin rather than fall on the ground. Soon, a ball of blood formed around Wang Lin.
The ball of blood began to burn and immediately started being absorbed by the nine-colored Vermillion Bird. The amount of fire inside Wang Lin's body increased rapidly and the nine-colored Vermillion Bird let out a heaven-shaking cry.
The fire in the entire Earth Trial became even stronger.
The rain of blood continued to fall, and as Wang Lin's hands formed seals, the fire around him burned like crazy. The nine-colored Vermillion Bird let out cries as the blood rain fused with it. Then the nine-colored feathers on his body began to burn.
"Still not enough…" Wang Lin's eyes shined. He could feel that the fire hadn't reached the point where his Vermillion Bird could go through its fourth awakening.
The eyes of the middle-aged man on the empty mountain revealed a strange light. He looked into the distance and his hands formed a seal and the fire mark between his brows floated before him.
The fire mark became ethereal, as if it didn't exist.
This middle-aged man let out a sigh and murmured, "This person has the aura of someone I'm familiar with, the aura of my disciple Lu Yun… When I left back then, I made it difficult for that child…" The middle-aged man's eyes dimmed as he reached for the fire before him and threw it.
An Ethereal Fire began to burn inside the Earth Trial. This fire gave off no heat but could still burn everything in its path. The moment it appeared, it flew toward Wang Lin.
In an instant, the monstrous Ethereal Fire appeared around Wang Lin and quickly entered the struggling nine-colored Vermillion Bird.
The middle-aged man was the master of the fifth generation, Vermillion Bird Lu Yun, the fourth generation Vermillion Bird!
He had awakened the Vermillion Bird and entered the realm of Ethereal Fire. The moment the Ethereal Fire fused with Wang Lin's Vermillion Bird, the Vermillion Bird let out noble cry.
The fire around Wang Lin increased several fold!
With the help of this fire, Wang Lin, who was sitting on the fire lotus, let out a roar. The fire around him surged and the nine-colored firestorm shrouded around him and the Vermillion Bird. As the vortex rotated, the nine colors were about to fuse into one!
It started rotating even faster and more violently. In an instant, the nine-colored firestorm became a blur of chaos and the nine colors became blurry.
In an instant, the red within the nine colors collapsed and dissipated! Soon after, orange trembled and disappeared!
These two colors of fire seemed to have fused, making this firestorm even more intense.
The entire Earth Trial was burning under this sea of fire.
At this moment, on the Great Emperor Planet, the dragon was staring at the old Vermillion Bird. All the blazing dragon blood from the bump on its head had been squeezed dry, to the point that not a single drop more could be forced out.
The old Vermillion Bird stared at it and roared, "Damn it, what are you staring at? Since all the blazing dragon blood is gone, give me some ordinary dragon blood. You're so large, it won't be any problem to shed some blood."
The dragon was going to let out a roar of revolt, but the old Vermillion Bird was one step faster. He waved his hand and an invisible force sealed the dragon's mouth, causing its roar to be forced back with nowhere to go.
Borrowing this roar that was forced back, the old Vermillion Bird waved his hand. A wound 1,000 feet long appeared on the dragon, and blood gushed out of it like a waterfall.
"You have already given up all your blazing dragon blood, but if you give up now, it will all be a waste. If that kid can't awaken, I won't keep my promise."
The grievance in the dragon's eyes became even stronger, but when it heard the old Vermillion Bird's words, it closed its eyes. It began to squeeze out its own blood like crazy while roaring in its heart.
"These Vermillion Birds are all perverted. It was the first generation Vermillion Bird that tricked me to make me leave the Flame Domain and then constantly drew blood. What kind of life is this?! Now that the second generation Vermillion Bird has promised me freedom, this old dragon has to try!!"
Large amounts of dragon blood entered the Earth Trial. The blood rain fell from the sky, causing the fire to become even stronger.
Although this dragon blood couldn't compare to the blazing dragon blood, there was much more of it. Thus, the amount of fire Wang Lin had for his fourth awakening increased.
The firestorm around Wang Lin roared. After the red and orange fires disappeared, the yellow fire disappeared as well, followed by the ghostly green fire!
On the Great Emperor Planet, the old Vermillion Bird's eyes shined. He clenched his teeth as his left hand formed a seal and he pointed to the spot between his brows before pointing at the earth incense stick. An Ethereal Fire shot out from his finger toward the earth incense stick!
"Little fellow, in order to help you, this old man has given it his all. Whether you can awaken for the fourth time will depend on your own luck!"
Inside the Earth Trial, after the rain of blood, the old Vermillion Bird's Ethereal Fire rushed in and fused with Wang Lin's Vermillion Bird.
The appearance of this force caused the indigo, blue, and purple fires to disappear from the firestorm around Wang Lin!
At this moment, seven colors had already fused. Only black and white continued to struggle!
Wang Lin's eyes lit up. He waved his hand and whispered, "The fire here has already reached a limit, and there is nothing left to burn. In that case, I don't need any help; I will fuse the black and white fires by force!
"Dao spell, Fuse!"
Wang Lin roared, and the black and white fire around him trembled. A strange force came out of Wang Lin's body. It was a force that could fuse anything. At this moment, the white fire immediately dissipated.
There was only black fire left within the fire storm!
This black fire storm was still rotating, but it became lighter and lighter, weaker and weaker. A moment later, Wang Lin stood up and let out a roar, causing the black fire to collapse!
The nine colors fused into one!
The moment the nine colors fused into one, Wang Lin's Vermillion Bird rushed out. The Vermillion Bird was surrounded by faint Ethereal Fire, and it let out a heaven-shaking Vermillion Bird cry!
Vermillion Bird's fourth awakening, complete!
"Fourth awakening, turn my corporeal fire into Ethereal Fire!" Wang Lin suddenly got up. The nine-colored fire lotus below him shattered into countless fragments and gathered toward his Vermillion Bird.
Chapter 1413 - Change To The Heaven Defying Bead!
The moment the Vermillion Bird went through its fourth awakening, all the fire in the Earth Trial began to gather from all directions. In the blink of an eye, it all fused into the Vermillion Bird's body.
The fragments of the nine-colored fire lotus formed a nine-colored armor around the Vermillion Bird. Then the sea of fire arrived, and in just a moment, all of it was absorbed by the Vermillion Bird.
From afar, it no longer looked a Vermillion Bird, but an eternal fire spirit! The fire inside had already reached the peak of corporeal fire and only needed one step to reach the realm of Ethereal Fire!
The Vermillion Bird fire spirit seemed to distort as the fire roared, and it was going through its final transformation phase. The process could be long or short, but it couldn't be disturbed. Once it was disturbed, this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity would dissipate and the fourth awakening would revert, leaving no chance of another fourth awakening!
This was an extremely critical moment for Wang Lin!
However, just at this moment, a shocking change that Wang Lin couldn't have predicted occured!
The 10,000 cultivators were all starting at the earth incense stick, but only a few noticed that a shocking change was occurring in the magnetic fog around the Great Emperor Planet. The magnetic force was churning the fog, and muffled rumbles could be heard from within.
The Great Emperor Planet was shaped like a bar, and normally it would very difficult to detect its rotation. However, at this moment, the entire planet rumbled and the sky changed colors. The surrounding cultivators all felt like the earth was shaking and the sky was trembling!
The Great Emperor Planet began to slowly rotate!
From an almost unnoticeable rotation, it got faster and faster until it was like a needle spinning frantically on a compass!
This change immediately caused the expressions of the surrounding cultivators to change. Master Simo's eyes were filled with terror as he suddenly looked up.
Grandmaster Yun Luo's hand was still forming seals when, with a bang, her right hand became a bloody mess. Her body was knocked back, her face became pale, and she coughed out a mouthful of blood.
"The upheaval of the Great Emperor planet, a calamity will descend upon the Ancient Star System!" Grandmaster Yun Luo trembled as she retreated with fear in her eyes.
Her divination just now had reached a critical point, and she was about to divinate the truth when a force came out of nowhere and caused her right hand to explode.
However, the moment her right hand was crippled and her divination was interrupted, she saw a blurry image.
In that image, there was a blurry figure surrounded by a bead. There was also a pointer of a compass behind him. It was the Ancient Star System, and it was filled with a monstrous blood light, and countless dead bodies could be seen!
The entire Ancient Star System was dyed blood red!
She saw Dao Master Miao Yin's flesh collapse and origin soul destroyed. She also saw the various third step cultivators of the Ancient Star System all dying tragically.
She also saw the collapse of the Sealed Realm Formation!
She also saw herself and a palm from the vague figure swinging at her. Intense pain filled her body as her body was reduced to ashes and her origin soul died. The moment her origin soul was destroyed, she let out a miserable scream.
As she that scream echoed, at the moment of her death, that blurry figure seemed to turn around and looked at her.
This gaze became her nightmare!
Grandmaster Yun Luo coughed out blood once more and retreated several hundred feet. She had never felt so afraid before.
Dao Master Miao Yin also jumped up, and the cloud below him dissipated. He caught the fan and his divine sense spread out, his expression immediately changing.
Not only him, Dao Master Blue Dream's eyes also narrowed. He waved his right hand and blue light surrounded his daughter. His gaze locked onto the already chaotic sky.
At this moment, the sky was filled with fog and endless magnetic force! The magnetic fog around the planet suddenly descended!
The old Vermillion Bird's expression was extremely serious as he silently looked up.
Even the old man on the lizard that had his eyes closed the whole time suddenly opened his eyes in shock.
If they reacted like this, there was no need to talk about the surrounding 10,000 cultivators. They all scattered and fear filled their minds. They could feel the earth tremble and that the Great Emperor Planet was rapidly rotating. Of course, they were rotating with it.
There was also that giant tortoise on the arena. It raised its head and let out a sharp roar.
Even more magnetic fog appeared in the sky. The fog formed a vortex in the sky before everyone's eyes and descended on the giant tortoise on the arena!
The 10,000 surrounding cultivators all scattered and fear filled their eyes.
Only the old Vermillion Bird and company remained motionless as they stared at the incoming magnetic vortex.
The magnetic vortex suddenly descended. It wasn't attacking the giant tortoise but aimed at the earth incense stick! In a flash, the vortex entered the earth incense stick.
From afar, this scene looked very shocking. It was as if the earth incense stick had become a black hole that devoured all the surrounding magnetic fog.
The old Vermillion Bird's eyes filled with shock and he subconsciously gasped.
"This…" Master Simo's expression revealed terror. He was in a daze and couldn't guess what was happening in the earth incense stick!
As for the pale Grandmaster Yun Luo, when she saw the magnetic fog enter the earth incense stick, the fear in her eyes became even stronger!
"Could it be… Could it be that the blurry figure was him!?!"
Dao Master Miao Yun was also staring at the earth incense stick. His mind was trembling and he roared in his heart, "Heaven Defying Bead, this is definitely the power of the Heaven Defying Bead!!!"
Inside the earth incense stick, Wang Lin was at the key moment of his fire's transformation into Ethereal Fire. However, the Heaven Defying Bead inside his body suddenly erupted with origin energy.
Wang Lin's expression changed and he felt the Earth Trial tremble as if it was rapidly rotating. However, with him inside the trial, it was difficult to judge right away.
At this moment, the sky of the Earth Trial was replaced by fog. This fog contained powerful magnetic force, and after it covered the whole sky, it charged at Wang Lin!
Wang Lin couldn't dodge at all. The endless magnetic force rushed into his body and toward the Heaven Defying Bead! The Heaven Defying Bead appeared on his chest and looked like a cyclone that continued to devour the magnetic force.
It flashed rapidly, and every time it flashed, even more magnetic fog was absorbed.
All of this happened in a flash. Wang Lin felt his body rumble. As the Heaven Defying Bead absorbed the magnetic force, it released a force into his soul and images flashed in his mind!
The images all contained the same thing!
It was a giant compass!
This compass was very large; it could be compared to space itself! On the compass, there was a large pointer that was slowly turning. There was flash light that came from the pointer and went into the unknown.
At the center of the compass was a socket with a giant bead. That bead was… the Heaven Defying Bead!
At the same time the images appeared in Wang Lin's mind, an illusion that shocked everyone's minds appeared around the Great Emperor Planet as well!
Outside the Great Emperor Planet, there were flashes of light, and a giant compass appeared! After the illusion appeared, the Great Emperor Planet in the middle looked like a pointer!
At this moment, the Giant Emperor Planet was rapidly rotating just like a compass pointer spinning!
There was a blurry bead at the center of the compass. This bead was cloudy, and a vague figure could be seen inside. This figure was Wang Lin!
The pointer-like Great Emperor Planet suddenly trembled and stopped rotating. It was pointing at the southwest direction!
The moment it stopped rotating, a ray of ghostly light flashed from the Great Emperor Planet and shot out toward the southwest direction of the Ancient Star System!
The ghostly light was something unknown and moved at an indescribable speed. In a flash, it shot into the distance. Anything that got in its path, whether it was cultivators or cultivation planets, silently dinstegrated.
In a flash, the ghostly light arrived at the end of the southwest direction. This was where the Sealed Realm Formation was! The Sealed Realm Formation had cultivators stationed there at all times. All the cultivators felt their vision blur, and in a flash, these nearly 1,000 cultivators' bodies all disintegrated.
The ghostly light directly collided with the Sealed Realm Formation. The Sealed Realm Formation seemed to boil and all the treasure spirits appeared. Then the ghostly light dissipated. It was unknown if it had merged with the formation or pierced into it.
The illusory compass around the Great Emperor Planet slowly dissipated and the planet stopped rotating, returning back to the way it was before. Inside the Earth Trial, the Heaven Defying Bead inside Wang Lin absorbed the last of the magnetic force. Then endless magnetic force rushed out of the bead as if it was spitting back out all of the magnetic force that was devoured.
Wang Lin's body was like a sieve as the large amount of magnetic fog erupted from his body. The Vermillion Bird that was at the critical moment of turning from corporeal fire to Ethereal Fire was the first to bear the brunt of the magnetic force.
The moment the magnetic force swept by, all the corporeal fire collapsed and turned into Ethereal Fire. However, due to the magnetic force that swept by, the fire went through a bizarre change!
If the first generation Vermillion Bird ancestor saw this change, even he would be shocked!
Chapter 1414 - Fame of the Fallen Land
The Ethereal Fire is invisible, and it can ignite all emotions ablaze. However, this fire can only be used to hurt enemies and can't increase the cultivation level of a Vermillion Bird Clan member.
Ethereal Fire is the fire that can exterminate the world! It can kill but can't be extracted from the cultivator's body. It's invisible, so it can last forever.
The amount that exists will only ever be the amount that was converted from corporeal fire. All the way until the cultivator's death, that's how much Ethereal Fire they will have.
However, at the moment of the birth of Wang Lin's Ethereal Fire, it was swept by the magnetic force. A strange change that not even the first generation ancestor could explain occurred!
This moment the Ethereal Fire was born, it absorbed some of the magnetic force! If this was just it, it wouldn't be a big deal, as the external magnetic force could dissipate at any time.
However, the magnetic force inside Wang Lin's Ethereal Fire came from the Heaven Defying Bead, so the magnetic force was eternal!
As a result, although the magnetic force hadn't changed the power of the Ethereal Fire, it made Wang Lin the first person in existence to be able to absorb Ethereal Fire!
Wang Lin didn't have much Ethereal Fire at its birth, but if he continued to absorb more, the power of his Ethereal Fire would be terrifying!
The magnetic fog quickly surged out from Wang Lin's body and filled the Earth Trial in an instant. A moment later, it broke out from the Earth Trial and rose up above the Great Emperor Planet.
The endless magnetic fog rushed out and filled the sky of the Great Emperor Planet. It charged back out and became the magnetic force that surrounded the planet.
It looked as if hadn't changed from before, but if one looked closely, they would find the difference.
Before entering the Heaven Defying Bead, the magnetic fog was destructive and was dead. However, now it seemed complete and seemed to contain life.
The 10,000 cultivators stared dumbfoundedly at all of this. As they watched the second incense stick release all the magnetic fog, cracking sounds came from the giant incense stick that was half-burned.
This sound was ear-piercing and clearly entered the ears of every cultivator. Cracks appeared on the incense stick and began to spread. Soon, cracks covered the entire incense stick.
With a bang, the burning earth incense stick was split in half down the middle. The burning side slid off the giant tortoise and fell on the arena.
The surroundings were completely silent.
The human incense stick was extinguished and the earth incense stick was split in half… The only one that remained towering was the heaven incense stick!
Grandmaster Yun Luo's expression was even more pale. The broken earth incense stick was like her broken mind, and the fear in her eyes became even stronger.
"It shouldn't be him, it can't be… It can't be him!"
Master Simo's mouth was dry after witnessing Wang Lin's trial; everything that had happened was beyond his imagination. A trace of a deeply hidden sense of fear toward Wang Lin arose inside him.
This was originally an impossible situation for a third step cultivator, to dread a second step cultivator… However, at this moment, it appeared within Master Simo.
Dao Master Miao Yin stared at the earth incense stick that had broken in half. His eyes narrowed as he took out a peach and took a big bite out of it. There was a flash of greed in his eyes.
"Heaven Defying Bead… Heaven Defying Bead… I want it!"
Dao Master Blue Dream had a complicated expression as he withdrew his gaze and silently pondered. Beside him, Li Qianmei lowered her head, so no one could see her expression.
The old Vermillion Bird scratched his head and revealed a bitter smile.
"This little fellow, what did he do… The change to the Great Emperor Planet was clearly related to him… How many secret does his kid have hidden… This is great, the first incense stick went out and the second incense stick was split in half… How can the trial continue, how will the trial be scored…"
The surrounding 10,000 cultivators went into an uproar after a brief moment of silence.
"The second incense stick actually split in half! This…"
"What cultivation level is this third Young Emperor at to be able to do this? The first incense stick extinguishing is already shocking, but it is nothing compared to the second incense stick splitting in half!"
"I fear this is not related to the third Young Emperor, I think it has to do with the magnetic fog! However, why would the magnetic fog suddenly enter the incense stick…"
Various thoughts appeared in their heads, but all of their eyes landed on Wang Lin's body before the first incense stick, and they awaited his awakening!
"Will this person awaken or will he ignite the next incense stick without touching it like before…"
In the Earth Trial, after all the magnetic fog had rushed out of Wang Lin's body, the Heaven Defying Bead gradually disappeared.
The entire Earth Trial quieted down, only the Ethereal Fire around Wang Lin's Vermillion Bird was silently burning.
After a long time, Wang Lin looked at the Vermillion Bird and inhaled. The Vermillion Bird let out a cry and entered his left eye. At the same time, Ethereal Fire appeared around Wang Lin's body. This fire was colorless and gave off a destructive aura.
Wang Lin let out a deep breath of foul air and looked up at the sky. A moment later, instead of opting to leave, he stepped forward. He crossed tens of thousands of kilometers and arrived at the edge of the Earth Trial, at the empty mountain that wasn't burned.
The fourth generation Vermillion Bird was sitting silently on the empty mountain. He was inside the trial as well, so he had clearly felt what Wang Lin had gone through, and he was shocked.
However, he wasn't an ordinary person. He quickly suppressed the shock and silently looked into the distance.
Before him, the world twisted and Wang Lin walked out. He arrived before the fourth generation Vermillion Bird and also silently pondered.
The fourth generation Vermillion Bird looked back at Wang Lin and whispered, "After your fourth awakening, you still need to nourish your Ethereal Fire for a period of time. Bear that in mind."
Wang Lin revealed a complicated expression toward the middle-aged man before him. He clasped his hands and asked, "Is Senior the fourth generation Vermillion Bird?"
"I am." The middle-aged man nodded.
Wang Lin stayed quiet. After a long time, he whispered, "The fifth generation Vermillion Bird has done a long for junior. Before he died, he talked about how he accompanied the fourth generation Vermillion Bird…"
The middle-aged man's eyes revealed sadness and he nodded. His voice contained melancholy as he whispered, "I know…"
Wang Lin raised his right hand and waved at the void. A crack to this storage space opened and a stone statue slowly flew out!
This stone statue was formed by the old Vermillion Bird Divine Emperor's body after he died!
"The old Vermillion Bird Divine Emperor lived his life for the Vermillion Bird Divine Sect. In my opinion, no one is more qualified to be called a Vermillion Bird!" As Wang Lin looked at the remains of the old Vermillion Bird Divine Emperor, memories of the past flashed in his mind.
"While the old Vermillion Bird Divine Emperor was worrying about the Vermillion Bird Divine Sect, you weren't there, the second generation Vermillion Bird wasn't there… In the Four Divine Sect, the White Tiger Divine Emperor died, the Black Tortoise Divine Emperor defected, and the Azure Dragon Divine Emperor was trapped. For tens of thousands of years, only the old Vermillion Bird Divine Emperor held on. Even at this death, he couldn't forget about the matter of the Vermillion Bird Divine Sect… He couldn't forget his teacher… Today, Junior was able to see Senior, so I'll leave his remains here. I believe the old Vermillion Bird Divine Emperor would choose to stay here as well to accompany the teacher who abandoned him and never went back. Perhaps this is his home."
Wang Lin withdrew a few steps, knelt before the old Vermillion Bird Divine Emperor, and kowtowed three times. "Old Vermillion Bird Divine Emperor, this disciple has brought you here from the Vermillion Bird Divine Sect. I have brought you back to the side of the fourth generation Vermillion Bird, your home… I can't repay what you've done for me, but my promise will continue."
After he got up, Wang Lin looked at the fourth generation Vermillion Bird with a complicated expression. He clasped his hands and said, "Thank you, Senior, for helping me before. Junior is going to leave." Wang Lin let out a sigh and walked away.
He could accept the second generation Vermillion Bird, but he couldn't accept the fourth generation Vermillion Bird… If the fourth generation Vermillion Bird hadn't left, the old Divine Emperor would have already gone through the fourth awakening. If the fourth generation Vermillion Bird hadn't left, the old Divine Emperor wouldn't have died.
The fourth generation Vermillion Bird looked at the corpse of his disciple and his body trembled. A powerful sense of sadness appeared in his eyes. He slowly stood up and his trembling right hand touched the face of his disciple.
"Lu Yun… your teacher… has wronged you…" Tear flowed down from the eyes of the fourth generation Vermillion Bird.
"Teacher knew everything about the Four Divine Sect… It's just that I couldn't go back… When I came to the Ancient Star System, someone placed a mysterious seal in me…" the fourth generation Vermillion Bird murmured. His appearance seemed to age a lot as he looked at the corpse of his disciple and thought of the past.
"Over the years, I have tried to break the seal on me, but I still haven't succeeded… Even the first generation ancestor couldn't release the seal… I can only stay in the Earth Trial and not take half a step outside… If I were to leave, the seal would erupt, making me lose my sanity and become crazy… Lu Yun, it's not that Teacher didn't want to go back, I just couldn't go back…" The tears of the fourth generation Vermillion Bird fell as he looked at the corpse of his disciple. The tears contained the endless sadness his heart, the painful memories, and the endless remorse.
"Not just me, but the second generation Vermillion Bird also has this seal inside him. He can suppress it, so he doesn't have to stay inside the Earth Trial, but he can't leave the Fallen Land… Fallen Land… Fallen Land, this is the fallen land of my Vermillion Bird Clan… Either we fall into madness or fall from grace!" the fourth generation Vermillion Bird bitterly murmured as if he was explaining it to his disciple… Wang Lin's figure walked toward the sky further and further away until he disappeared without a trace.
The moment his figure disappeared, his closed eyes suddenly opened under the human incense stick!
Chapter 1415 - Ancient Order Tomb… Opens!
The moment Wang Lin opened his eyes, the nine-colored fire in his left eye became ethereal and rotated rapidly. It made him look extremely strange!
The moment he opened his eyes, Ethereal Fire erupted from his body. This Ethereal Fire was heaven-shaking and spread out in all directions.
Wang Lin's hair moved without any wind and began to flutter. He withdrew his hand from the first incense stick and looked at his surroundings!
Grandmaster Yun Luo was still staring at Wang Lin, and when Wang Lin opened his eyes, she clearly saw his left eye. Her eyes widened, her pupils shrank, and monstrous fear filled his eyes.
Her body trembled and she began to retreat. It was as if millions of bolts of thunder had flashed across her mind. She had lost all power in her body and her face was as pale as a dead person's!
"This gaze… This…" Grandmaster Yun Luo could never forget the image she had just seen. The gaze from the figure that turned around and looked at her at the moment of her death!
That blurry figure's left eye had a nine-colored vortex!!
Master Simo stared at Wang Lin and silently pondered.
Dao Master Miao Yin also looked at Wang Lin. There was a strange light in his eyes and he revealed an almost unnoticeable sneer.
The old Vermillion Bird stood up with a laugh, feeling full of relief. However, given everything that had happened, Wang Lin had shocked him once more on top of having five essences!
The old Vermillion Bird laughed. "You've burned the nine-colored karma fire to ignite the fourth awakening and enter the realm of Ethereal Fire, good, good!"
The old man sitting on the lizard looked at Wang Lin with a different gaze. He had battled the old Vermillion Bird far too many times and knew how powerful Ethereal Fire was. Now that Wang Lin had entered the realm of Ethereal Fire, he couldn't help but pay attention to Wang Lin.
The woman behind Dao Master Blue Dream looked silently at Wang Lin. Dao Master Blue Dream saw her expression and let out a sigh in his heart.
"If only I hadn't erased Yue Er's memory and made Wang Lin stay to help his cultivation… instead of just passing him three spells…" Dao Master Blue Dream felt remorse for the first time for what he had done back then.
Wang Lin's gaze swept by everyone and he let out a deep breath. He saw flowing emotions from all of them. If he wanted to, he could turn those emotions into Ethereal Fire.
When Wang Lin's gaze moved onto Grandmaster Yun Luo, she immediately lowered her head and slowly retreated. However, Wang Lin still saw that her emotions were way more intense than everyone else's.
Wang Lin withdrew his gaze and clasped his hands at the old Vermillion Bird, "Junior was fortunate and has already awakened!"
The old Vermillion Bird smiled even more brightly, then he waved his hand and threw the dragon in his hand into the distance. "You're free little dragon!" He laughed.
The dragon was almost dead as it had lost almost all its blood. When it heard this, its eyes lit up and it let out a roar as it struggled to fly far away. It disappeared into the horizon.
"The trial is not over. There is someone waiting for in the last heaven incense stick. Go!" The old Vermillion Bird looked meaningfully at Wang Lin.
"The human incense stick was extinguished and the earth incense stick was split, but the heaven incense stick won't extinguish or break. This incense stick is guarded by the first generation ancestor himself, and what is tested inside it is potential! The longer you can maintain it, the greater the potential… This old man lasted 12 breaths and the fourth generation lasted 14 breaths… I want to know how long you will last! If you can surprise me again, this old man will gift you the restriction in that silly dragon's body. With it, you can easily find where it escaped to.
"With the dragon as a guard, this old man will be at ease once you leave here." The old Vermillion Bird's words entered Wang Lin's mind. No one but him could hear Wang Lin.
Wang Lin nodded and looked at where the dragon flew off to. The dragon that had just left the Great Emperor Planet was very excited.
"Free, finally free!! Roar!! This old dragon is finally free from the claws of the devil. After how many years, how many years!!" Tears appeared in the eyes of the dragon. It didn't know that it had been cheated by the first generation Vermillion Bird and was just given away as a gift by the second generation Vermillion Bird… Wang Lin withdrew his gaze. He didn't look at the crowd again but looked at the heaven incense stick. After pondering for a moment, he took a deep breath and pressed his hand on the heaven incense stick.
"First generation Vermillion Bird Ancestor… The ancestor of the Vermillion Bird Clan… One of the four great generals under the Ancient Celestial Sovereign… Such a person probably knows many secrets…
"If the Vermillion Bird Clan is in the Ancient Star System, why does the Fire Sparrow Clan exist?
"Since the Vermillion Bird Clan has lasted until today, I presume the Azure Dragon, Black Tortoise, and White Tiger Clans are also alive. Where are they…
"The Ancient Celestial Sovereign, is it the same person as the Ancient Celestial Emperor the Lord of the Sealed Realm mentioned? If not, then what is their relationship…"
While Wang Lin pondered he closed his eyes.
The Heaven Trial was completely different from the other two trials. This was a world filled with white clouds, and there was only one other thing beside clouds!
It was a giant statue. It was extremely large and covered a portion of the world. It was an old man that looked like a Vermillion Bird. His nose was like a beak and there were even Vermillion Bird wings on his back!
His eyes were closed and there was a nine-colored fire burning between his eyebrows.
The right hand of the statue reached out and its palm opened. Wang Lin's figure was shrouded by a flash of light and he appeared inside the palm.
In the Ancient Star System, within a calm star domain, ripples echoed. These ripples were like waves, and they slowly spread in all directions. Shortly after, a ray of ghostly light flashed by.
Before the ghostly light passed by, there was an abandoned planet here. There were no living beings on this planet, and it had no spiritual energy; it was considered a wasted planet.
If any cultivators approached it, they wouldn't even take a look. However, this abandoned planet was in the ray of the ghostly light. When the light passed, the planet disintegrated, leaving only the ripples that slowly spread.
However, at this moment, a 100 foot crack appeared in the center of the ripples. Endless death aura came from inside the crack, causing the crack to become bigger and bigger.
Through the crack, one could see another world inside, and it was filled with countless floating rocks… On these rocks lay huge heads… Some ancient gods, some ancient demons, and some ancient devils… The crack extended to 1,000 feet before it stopped expanding. It was like a large mouth waiting for food to arrive… Its appearance would set off a storm in the Ancient Star System, shocking countless cultivators… The Ancient Order Tomb… Opens!
Chapter 1416 - Traitorous Third Vermillion Bird
Inside the Heaven Trial, Wang Lin stared at the giant statue and his eyes lit up.
This statue was too strange, and no matter how Wang Lin looked at it, it didn't look like a person. Instead, it looked like it was formed from a Vermillion Bird.
After pondering for a bit, Wang Lin clasped his hands at the statue and bowed before it. He said. "Junior sixth generation Vermillion Bird greets the Ancestor."
As he spoke, the nine-colored fire between the statue's eyebrows roared violently and shot into the sky. Light emitted from the statue's closed eyes.
"To awaken four times without a strong bloodline, you're very good…" A mighty buzzing voice echoed.
"Junior…" Wang Lin's expression was calm and he was about to speak.
"You can ask your questions in the trial. I'm seriously injured and my divine sense won't be awake for long. For every five breaths you last, you can ask one question!" There was no emotion in that buzzing voice when it interrupted Wang Lin.
As his voice echoed, fire began to roar on the hand Wang Lin was standing on. This fire rapidly changed between corporeal fire and Ethereal Fire. Every nine transformations, the power of the fire would increase.
"This fire isn't Ethereal Fire, but my mind fire. In the past, it was known as the Vermillion Bird Endless Flame."
When Wang Lin was experiencing the trial, an ancient aura came from the Ancient Order Tomb, extending out of the 1,000 foot spatial crack. This ancient aura merged with the Ancient Star System and began pulling in tiny, almost invisible dust particles toward it.
More and more dust particles gathered until they formed a storm around the spatial crack. From a distance, it looked like a spinning nebula.
This storm became larger and larger until it shook the entire star domain.
A terrifying force came out of the storm, destroying everything around it. Many abandoned planets nearby were pulled in by the suction force. They were quickly torn apart inside the storm and became part of it.
There were 19 cultivation planets lined up in a line in the northern part of the Ancient Star System. The 10th planet at the center looked like it was all ocean, like a planet of water.
There was a cultivator sitting at the bottom of the ocean under the endless water.
He looked very old and his hair was white. Every time he breathed, the ocean would roar and waves would be sent out in all directions.
The moment the Ancient Order Tomb opened and the storm formed, the old man opened his eyes. His eyes were deep, as if they were the ocean itself.
"Something's wrong!" The old man's eyes lit up. After pondering for a bit, there was a hint of hesitation in them.
"It is impossible to do anything about the Heaven Defying Bead on the Great Emperor Planet, so I'll deal with it later… Avatar, quickly come back and check out that storm; see what it is!"
This old man was one of the five masters, the original body of Dao Master Miao Yin. The young man on the Great Emperor planet was just one of his three main avatars!
At the same time, outside the Fallen Land, a giant, oval-shaped beast the size of a cultivation planet was slowly closing in. The old man sitting on its back with the Yin and Yang face tattoo had his eyes closed, but he suddenly opened them and looked into the distance with a strange light in his eyes.
"This is…" Before he finished muttering to himself, the Moongazer under him suddenly trembled and looked into the distance. There was flashes of fear and excitement in its eyes as it opened its mouth to let out a heaven-shattering roar.
The old man with the Yin and Yang face tattoo hesitated for a bit before changing directions and steering the Moongazer to head toward the location of the Ancient Order Tomb.
On the Great Emperor Planet, everyone was looking at the heaven incense stick when the young man's expression suddenly changed. Without hesitation, he clasped his hands at the old Vermillion Bird and smiled. "Friends, I have another matter to attend to, so I won't keep watching the ceremony. Goodbye!"
With that, he turned around and took a step. His body turned into specks of light and he disappeared.
This sudden change shocked everyone, and the expressions of all the third step cultivators changed.
Dao Master Blue Dream's eyes narrowed and he looked up. After pondering a bit, he clasped his hands at the old Vermillion bird and said, "This matter is strange, I need to go check it out." After he finished speaking, he looked at Li Qianmei and let out a sigh. He waved his sleeve and blue light surrounded the two of them before they disappeared.
There was also the old man sitting on the lizard; his eyes also revealed a strange light. His mouth, which was sealed by a needle, twitched, then he clasped his hands at the old Vermillion Bird but didn't speak. His right hand hit the lizard and it flew off with a hiss.
Grandmaster Yun Luo and Master Simo looked at each other. She clasped her hands and was about to speak when smoke suddenly came from the heaven incense stick.
"The heaven incense stick has ignited!!"
"He has ignited the last incense stick so quickly!"
"I wonder how many breaths this third Young Emperor can last. Can he surpass the second Young Emperor?"
The surrounding cultivators' gazes suddenly gathered on the heaven incense stick. Even Grandmaster Yun Luo, who was about to leave, looked at it.
The heaven incense stick began burning. and the smoke it started emitting was monstrous. It was like a torch giving off waves of heat, and it rapidly burned down.
One breath, two breaths, three breaths… In the Heaven Trial, Wang Lin was sitting in the palm and nine-colored fire was burning around him. From away it looked like the palm was holding a ball of fire.
The moment the fire appeared, it contained a terrifying, destructive force. Three breaths passed by instantly, but the fire made Wang Lin feel an indescribable sense of heat.
He even had the feeling that he was inside a furnace and was being refined by someone. The feeling became even more intense and the fire continued to surge!
After almost every breath, the fire would transform nine times, so every breath would cause the power of the fire to increase greatly!
Three breaths, just three breaths had already made Wang Lin feel like he was going to collapse.
What kind of trial was this? This fire was trying to refine his soul!
Wang Lin could clearly feel that if not for the fact that his Vermillion Bird had had its fourth awakening and Ethereal Fire had appeared in his body, his soul would have been burnt to nothing after three breaths.
On the Great Emperor Planet, his body began to tremble and large beads of sweat rolled down his forehead. However, the moment it appeared, the sweat turned into fog.
His body was like a piece of hot iron that was going to be destroyed by the heat inside him!
Inside the Heaven Trial, Wang Lin's face was pale. His expression was no longer respectful, it had become ferocious. He let out a roar as his hand formed a seal and nine-colored fire rushed out of his left eye. Then the nine-colored fire surged out from his body. He was using fire to resist the fire!
Thunderous rumbles echoed inside the giant palm. Four breaths, five breaths!
On the Great Emperor Planet, the cultivators were staring at Wang Lin's body. At this moment, his body was surrounding by a mist formed from his own sweat. At the fifth breath, the mist collapsed.
The burning from the heaven incense stick paused for a moment after having already burned half the incense stick.
After Wang Lin lasted for five breaths, he immediately roared, "The Vermillion Bird Clan is in the Ancient Star System, so why does the Fire Sparrow Clan exist?"
"The traitorous third Vermillion Bird was created by the enemy. He stole my treasures and escaped to create the Fire Sparrow Clan. I'm sealed here, so I couldn't clean house! Also, the existence of the Fire Sparrow Clan is good for me," the buzzing voice answered simply and then fell silent once more.
The fire around Wang Lin increased. The fire from the ancestor turned into a firestorm.
Wang Lin was rushed by the storm, and the nine-colored fire around him collapsed. Intense pain washed over him as he coughed out a mouthful of soul energy. His face immediately became deathly pale.
The injury in his soul reached his body. On the Great Emperor Planet, his body trembled and blood came out of the corner of his mouth. However, before it could drip to the ground, it was burned to ashes and dissipated into black smoke.
After witnessing this scene, the old Vermillion Bird's eyes became serious and his expression became extremely gloomy.
"Could the first generation ancestor have lost it so use the Vermillion Bird Endless Flame for the trial!! The purpose of the Heaven Trial should be to give him a great fortune; what is the meaning of his behavior!?"
Master Simo's eyes lit up and revealed a hint of surprise. He couldn't help but look at Grandmaster Yun Luo. She bit her lower lip and narrowed her eyes. She wanted to divinate, but when she recalled Wang Lin's gaze, her mind trembled and she didn't dare to try.
Sixth breath… seventh breath… eighth breath… Under the heaven incense stick, blood flowed out from Wang Lin's mouth and his skin wrinkled, becoming dry; even his blood started boiling. It was as if his blood was going to evaporate from the heat coming from his soul.
Wang Lin's souls inside the Heaven Trial clenched his teeth and his face became twisted. The fire from the first generation Vermillion Bird was no longer nine-colored but chaotic. The temperature inside had reached Wang Lin's limit.
Under this intense heat, the pain was like the ocean waves. It was several times more intense than the Human Trial and the Earth Trial!
"This is a trial?" Wang Lin suddenly looked up and stared viciously at the statue of the first generation Vermillion Bird. There was anger in his eyes and the thunder tattoo appeared in his right eye!
Thunder suddenly rumble across the world and endless thunder appeared in the Heaven Trial. Endless thunder gathered toward his right eye and the thunder tattoo appeared around his body.
The moment the thunder tattoo appeared, and thanks to the thunder around Wang Lin, it allowed him to pass the ninth and tenth breaths!!
Chapter 1417 - Cultivation is Like a Hand
After ten breaths passed, the thunder tattoo around Wang Lin shined brightly, and it included the fire of his fourth awakening Vermillion Bird.
"What is the relationship between the Ancient Celestial Sovereign and the Ancient Celestial Emperor?"
"In your world you call him the Ancient Celestial Emperor. In my time he was called the Ancient Celestial Sovereign…" the first generation Vermillion Bird slowly answered. There was no emotion in his words.
However, the moment he finished speaking, the fire from the palm Wang Lin was in increased once more. The fire quickly turned into a giant Vermillion Bird. This Vermillion Bird was very old and seemed to have lived for countless years. It let out a grim cry as it charged toward Wang Lin.
Eleventh breath!
Wang Lin's eyes revealed madness. The thunder tattoo that contained fire suddenly expanded. As the Vermillion Bird closed in, Wang Lin suddenly stood up and pushed up.
In an instant, the ancient Vermillion Bird collided with the thunder tattoo and a thunderous roar echoed across the world. A powerful shockwave spread in all directions.
Wang Lin's body trembled violently and half of his soul exploded and dissipated. His body on the Great Emperor Planet shook violently.
His body coughed out blood and was teetering. His face was ashen and large amounts of blood fog came out of his body. Large amounts of his blood was being evaporated.
This scene shocked all the surrounding cultivators. The old Vermillion Bird's pupils shrank as he let out a roar and arrived next to the heaven incense stick. His divine sense rushed out toward the Heaven Trial.
The moment his divine sense entered, his voice roared inside the Heaven Trial.
"Ancestor!!! What is the meaning of this!?! Could he not be a member of my Vermillion Bird Clan?! Could he have been created by someone else?!"
"You, leave!" The buzzing voice rumbled and formed an invisible force that landed on the old Vermillion Bird's divine sense, forcing him out of the Heaven Trial.
"I have my own plan!"
Twelfth breath!
The thunder tattoo collapsed and turned into countless fragments that returned to Wang Lin's eye. The fire from the old Vermillion Bird collapsed and he was knocked back a few hundred feet.
Wang Lin waved his right hand and a rift to his storage space appeared. There was a flash of blood light and the blood sword appeared. Wang Lin pointed ferociously at the sky and the blood sword chased after the Vermillion Bird.
At this instant, after the blood sword shot out, Wang Lin's hand formed a seal. He pointed at the sky and shouted, "In the name of my heavenly thunder, condense the endless thunder of heaven to open the ancient thunder realm!!"
Thirteenth breath!
His voice became louder and louder until it was heaven-shattering. The moment he spoke, Wang Lin waved his hand at the void before him.
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The world rumbled and began to swist. A giant spatial rift 10,000 feet long opened. Endless roars echoed from the rift and several ancient thunder dragons' giant bodies could be seen moving within.
Open the Ancient Thunder Realm, this was the spell of the Scatter Thunder Clan's head elder. However, after soul searching the head elder, and thanks to his thunder essence, Wang Lin could also use this extremely powerful thunder spell!
The thunder dragons let out angry roars and were coming out of the spatial rift. However, just at this moment, the voice of the first generation Vermillion Bird echoed.
"Vermillion Bird Seal, seal!" As the indifferent voice echoed, the ancient Vermillion Bird let out a hiss and charged at the 10,000 foot rift. There was a surge of fire and it imprinted on the 10,000 foot rift.
The Vermillion Bird turned into a giant seal and sealed the rift to the ancient thunder realm!
The ancient thunder dragons struggled inside to break out, but no matter how much they tried, they couldn't break the Vermillion Bird Seal!
Fourteenth breath!
Wang Lin's body trembled and he waved his hand without hesitation. The blood sword in the sky changed directions and charged at the huge statue. At this instant, the huge statue's closed eyes suddenly opened.
The pair of eyes was devoid of any emotion. The moment the eyes opened, the blood sword was surrounded by an invisible force. It was frozen just outside the eyebrows of the statue and couldn't move forward.
"This sword is in your hands!" For the first time, shock appeared in the voice of the first generation Vermillion Bird.
On the Great Emperor Planet, the old Vermillion Bird's expression was gloomy and his right hand bounced off the incense stick. He took a step few steps back and looked at Wang Lin with a complicated expression. He had no idea why the ancestor was doing this.
"Fourteen breaths… The third Young Emperor also reached fourteen breaths!!"
"Fourteen breaths is his limit. You can see that his flesh is almost destroyed and almost all of his blood is about to evaporate!"
Master Simo narrowed his eyes. With his cultivation level, he naturally saw the old Vermillion Bird's gloomy expression. He sneered in his heart.
"It looks like another accident has happened. This little bastard has gone through a lot of ups and down in this trial. It is best he dies in this trial and save me some trouble."
The heaven incense stick violently and quickly burned down. There was only a few dozen feet left!
In the Heaven Trial, after the fifteenth breath passed, the palm under Wang Lin trembled and began to move!
The palm formed a fist as the fire roared. Wang Lin didn't even have a chance to ask the third question before the pressure from the five fingers descended.
A mysterious force descended, making it so Wang Lin couldn't escape. Seeing the five fingers descend, Wang Lin let out a roar and popping sounds came from his body. The five fingers pressed down on his arms.
He felt as if his entire body was going to disintegrate. Wang Lin had a ferocious expression and let out a roar. The lower half of his body collapsed under this powerful force.
Sixteenth breath!
Seventeenth breath!
Eighteenth breath!
Wang Lin's body continued to collapse. He could not see the sky anymore as the five fingers covered the sky. When Wang Lin reached nineteen breaths, the hand clenched!
However, just as the hand clenched, a Vermillion Bird cry came from the fist along with Ethereal Fire. Wang Lin's soul turned into a Vermillion Bird.
The eyes of the first generation Vermillion Bird revealed a strange light. He looked at his own fist, and his gaze seemed to penetrate it as he watched Wang Lin's struggling Vermillion Bird soul.
The nine-colored fire between his eyebrows flashed and Ethereal Fire shot out toward his fist.
This Ethereal Fire was invisible, but when it entered his fist, his entire palm was shrouded in fire.
"I can decide whether you live or die with just a thought. But you still won't tell me the truth, even now. I saw through your secret when you were at the Armored Dragon Clan. I only let you live because I want to know your true identity! I arranged for you to become the Young Emperor to draw you here. I arranged for the second generation to appear to lead you to this trial!
"Now that you are finally here, tell me who are you! Why are you impersonating a member of my Vermillion Bird clan!? The juniors might not see through your secret, but you can't hide anything from me!"
Right after he spoke, a monstrous fire appeared in the eyes of the first generation Vermillion Bird as he stared at the struggling Wang Lin and carefully observed Wang Lin's expression.
After hearing this, Wang Lin was startled for a moment while struggling and let out an angry laugh.
"Since you won't tell me the truth, then this Vermillion Bird will grant you death!" The first generation Vermillion Bird's eyes revealed a strange light as he stared at Wang Lin inside his fist. After he spoke, his Ethereal Fire rushed toward the center of his fist and entered Wang Lin's Vermillion Bird.
The moment the Ethereal Fire entered Wang Lin's Vermillion Bird, he clearly saw images flash by. These images included the fifth generation Vermillion Bird leaving the Vermillion Bird mark on Wang Lin. He saw Wang Lin's first awakening, second awakening, third awakening.
The first generation Vermillion Bird didn't just look through the memories once, but over and over again,carefully examining them thousands of times. Finally, he let out a deep breath and the mysterious light in his eyes disappeared, revealing a rarely seen trace of kindness.
This fist also slowly loosened.
"Can you still hold on?" His voice was no longer cold; it now contained a hint of admiration.
Wang Lin's Vermillion Bird silently stared at the first generation ancestor.
"Before, it was because I was wrong about one person and thought of him as one of my own that I ended up like this… I can't even take half a step out of the Heaven Trial… You suddenly appeared, and although all your characteristics line up with my clan, this old man must be cautious. I hope you understand."
Wang Lin silently pondered as the Vermillion Bird he had formed slowly dissipated. He returned to his human form and slowly said, "The third generation Vermillion Bird?"
"That's right. I couldn't find a single flaw after searching his soul. No matter how much I observed, I couldn't find a single clue. It wasn't until the end that I found out that he was created by someone else…" There was hatred in the words of the first generation Vermillion Bird.
"In the absence of incense stick, you already have five essences. Although these five essences have just formed, this phenomenon is rare. However, your path is wrong!" the first generation Vermillion Bird slowly said.
"Your thunder essence formed the Void Gate, but you couldn't open it… You think you're not strong enough, that's right and wrong. You think you should wait for your fire essence to be completed before trying to open the Void Gate again. In your heart, you don't even value the five Heaven's Blights. You don't want to go through the five Heaven's Blights, you want to directly break the Void Gate at the peak of the Nirvana Shatterer stage! If you think you can do it, you're wrong!"
Wang Lin was startled but remained silent.
The first generation Vermillion Bird let out a sigh and slowly closed his eyes. His voice echoed in the world.
"Do you know why humans have five fingers in each hand? In my time, there was also the five Heaven's Blights, only it was called the Five Void-Shattering Fingers… Cultivation, cultivation, in truth, you and I are only cultivating a hand. The first step is the palm and the second step is the palm print. The palm print is law, and everyone's palm prints are different, so their laws are also different.
"The Five Void-Shattering Fingers or the Five Heaven's Blights are the finger on your palm. If you want to cover the sky with your hand, you must have all five fingers. If you understand it, you understand it. If not, there will be no chance for you to break the void."
Chapter 1418 - Can Do It As Well!
Wang Lin frowned. The words of the first generation Vermillion Bird echoed in his mind, causing him to become silent.
"The Five Void-Shattering Fingers is a process to gather the power to break the void. Only by cultivating to the limit of the second step can you borrow the power of your essence to break the Void Gate in one fell swoop!
"Your cultivation is too chaotic. First of all, your ancient god body. Ancient god, ancient god, I didn't expect a member of my Vermillion Bird Clan to become an ancient god!" There was a strange light in the first generation Vermillion Bird's eyes as he looked at the blood sword before him.
"This old man doesn't know much about ancient god cultivation, but during my time, the ancient gods' power was heaven-shaking. Back then, although the Ancient Order's Ye Mo wasn't as strong as the Ancient Celestial Sovereign, the Ancient Celestial Sovereign still dreaded him…"
"Ancient Order?" Wang Lin was startled as he looked at the first generation Vermillion Bird.
"Due to my promise from back then, I can't tell you any more, so don't ask me again. If you have the opportunity, you will find the answer that is lost in time." The expression of the first generation Vermillion Bird seemed crestfallen.
"If you were to only cultivate the ancient god body and use your power as dao, it would be easier to open the Void Gate… However, essences have appeared inside your body, and it is a shocking five essences!!
"Therefore, if you want to enter the third step, it will be even more difficult. The more essences you have, the more difficult it becomes, unless you give up your essences and enter the third step as an ancient god. Or you can give up your ancient god body and four essences to enter the third step with one complete essence!"
Wang Lin silently pondered.
"The third step requires the completion of an essence. Then, with the help of Joss Flames and devouring a dao spirit, there is a chance to enter the third step. However, I can't find any Joss Flame aura from you.
"You walk a very difficult path, one completely different from that of the second and fourth generations, so I can't help you… However, right now you have a choice, and I want you to think about it carefully."
Wang Lin looked at the first generation Vermillion Bird and calmly said, "What choice?"
"Give up your ancient god body, abandon your seemingly complete but still flawed thunder essence, and also give up all your essences except for your fire essence… Stay in the Heaven Trial and this old man will help you reach the third step within 100 years!
"From then on, you will only have one essence, the fire of the Vermillion Bird! Once you have reached the third step, this old man will teach you the Vermillion Bird Endless Flame! You will cultivate in peace here with the second and fourth generation Vermillion Birds and wait until this old man breaks the seal. Then this old man will take the three of you… and leave this place!" the first generation Vermillion Bird said slowly.
"Leave this place?" Wang Lin's eyes lit up. He felt like there was some hidden meaning behind these words.
"Leave this place!" The first generation Vermillion Bird's eyes revealed reminiscence as he softly said, "To go back to the world I came from…"
Wang Lin's mint trembled and he was about to speak.
"Don't ask, I can't say. If I speak, I'll die! They want to fight, they want to steal, but this old man is tired. I'm unwilling to participate, I just want to… go home." The first generation Vermillion Bird sounded tired.
"I'll give you time to think, I hope you consider it carefully…" The first generation Vermillion Bird let out a sigh.
Wang Lin's breath became a bit rough and he struggled. The words of the first generation Vermillion Bird was very tempting, even more tempting than Dao Master Blue Dream's offer!
Dao Master Blue Dream was not of the Vermillion Bird Clan. In his heart, Wang Lin was leaning more toward the first generation Vermillion Bird.
Wang Lin hesitated and asked, "If I give up my ancient god body and my other essences, once I reach third step, can I re-cultivate my essences?"
"Of course you can. Third step cultivators also cultivate essences, and the more essences, the deeper their comprehension; their cultivation level also increases this way. However, the new essence will never reach true completion and will stop at the third step. This path poses no danger to you; it is a peaceful path that will allow you to keep your obsession. This old man has also faced the flame of obsession and knows how important it is to people like us…" The first generation Vermillion Bird looked at Wang Lin as if he was looking at himself and let out a sigh.
Wang Lin's mind trembled and his breathing became even more rough. Before him, the choice began to tilt. There was a voice filled with 2,000 years of exhaustion in his heart. With the possibility of a quiet life, there was a hint of excitement in the voice that continued to whisper to him.
"Stay here…
"Stay here… You don't have to experience the bloodbath, you don't have to worry about life and death…
"Stay here… Reach the third step in 100 years… Even if it means giving up the other essences and the ancient god body. After reaching the third step, they can be re-cultivated… Even if they can't become complete, reaching the third step is worth it, even if it means not being able to move forward any more!
"Stay here… Are you not tired of 2,000 years of cultivation? Walking the line of life and death over and over again, are you still not afraid… Stay here, stay here…"
Wang Lin's struggle became even stronger and his breathing became anxious. This short period of time was like thousands of years for him. After a long time, Wang Lin suddenly looked up at the first generation Vermillion Bird. His voice was slightly hoarse as he said, "Can the ancestor only take the three of us? Can I bring a few more people? Junior has some friends I can't leave behind…"
The first generation Vermillion Bird pondered, and a moment later, his voice echoed in the world.
"Taking the three of you is my limit… Forget it, when the day to leave comes, this old man can give you one more spot! If any more people come, I fear I won't be able to make it back."
"One spot…" Li Muwan appeared in Wang Lin's eyes… Then Situ Nan, Qing Shui, and Zhou Ru appeared… Li Qianmei appeared… The figures that he had encountered over his 2,000 years of cultivation that caused him to struggle with this decision appeared.
"Now tell me, what is your choice?" The first generation Vermillion Bird's words entered Wang Lin's mind.
A monstrous wave was set off in Wang Lin's heart. This choice made him struggle and hesitate… A moment later, Wang Lin's right hand reached at the void and a rift to his storage space appeared. A coffin slowly floated out, and Li Muwan was calmly sleeping inside the coffin.
"Can Senior resurrect her?" Wang Lin looked up with bloodshot eyes. The struggle of making this choice was like a vicious battle for him!
A long sigh echoed across the world and the first generation Vermillion Bird's words echoed.
"This old man saw the coffin when you opened your storage space earlier. This woman must be your obsession… This coffin was refined by a junior, because I have never seen it before, but I can feel the effect of this coffin… This woman's lifespan ended and her nascent soul was then injured. She died… Then you put the nascent soul inside the coffin to reform her flesh, but her soul had already collapsed…"
Wang Lin's body trembled as he stared at Li Muwan inside the coffin.
"This coffin is very strange. It allows a collapsed soul to not dissipate for a while. If you can find the correct method of control, you can find the shattered pieces of her soul one by one… But even if you can find all of her soul, this old man can't resurrect her…"
Wang Lin's heart was filled with despair and his gaze became dim. He stared at the coffin as if his heart had been torn apart, and pain filled his body.
The first generation Vermillion Bird pondered a bit and slowly said, "However, if this old man can't do it, that doesn't mean others can't. In my hometown, there are three people that can mend her soul and resurrect her! It's just… all three of them have extremely high statuses, and this old man can't get them to help… However, you can rest assured, I'll do my best…"
Wang Lin didn't look up, and he slowly withdrew his gaze from the coffin. His right hand touched the coffin and he put it back inside his storage space.
"The three people Ancestor talked about are too far away from Junior. The three are able to do it presumably due to their unfathomable cultivation…" Wang Lin raised his hand and looked at the first generation Vermillion Bird's statue. Although his eyes were still bloodshot, they no longer contained any struggle. Instead, they were filled with clarity and determination.
"Junior also wants to live peacefully. I'm tired of the constant life and death situations and the schemes of the cultivation world. I would very much like to stay here until I'm old. Even if it means my cultivation would stop at the third step, so what?"
Wang Lin's eyes became bright and he continued, "It's just that Junior can't do it… Asking others for help is too unreliable, and I don't like having someone else controlling my fate… I might as well not ask for their help. Since they can cultivate to that degree, I, Wang Lin, can do it as well!"
"… Can do it as well!" Although these words were not loud, but after he spoke them, it was as if an indescribable force had surged into his body, giving him a shocking presence.
There words seemed to echo inside this world. Even the first generation Vermillion Bird's eyes narrowed.
"I can't give up my ancient god body! I can't give up my other four essences. Even if this path is difficult, I have to continue down it! I can't allow my cultivation to stop…" Wang Lin bowed at the first generation Vermillion Bird before stepping into the air.
"Junior appreciates the old ancestor's good will… Whether it is the Five Heaven's Blights or the Five Void-Shattering Fingers, they are all things comprehended by cultivators as required steps to break the Void Gate… Then why can't Junior find my own way, a method unique to me! Ancestor said that I need five fingers to cover the sky, but Junior doesn't want to go through the five Heaven's Blights!
"My ancient god body is junior's palm and my five essences are my fingers! Five Heaven's Blights, Five Void Shattering Fingers, five essences, they have different names, but their meanings are the same!
"I've completed one essence, which is the same as the first Heaven's Blight. Once my five essences are complete, I'll be the same as a peak fifth Heaven's Blight cultivator. I'll break open the Void Gate and form my own path!"
Note:
1. "We don't understand exactly what the author is saying in this chapter regarding the essences and staying at the third step. We don't know if he would be pema-stuck at the third step with his fire essence or if he could continue cultivating the fire essence but the other essences and the ancient god body would be stuck at the third step."
Chapter 1419 - Come!!
Wang Lin floated in the air and clasped his hands at the statue of the first generation Vermillion Bird. He then waved his right hand and the blood sword let out a sword hymn before flying back to Wang Lin.
His words revealed his determination. When the first generation Vermillion Bird heard this, he silently pondered.
Wang Lin looked at the sky. Fire burned in his left eye and thunder flashed in his right eye. They seem to support the entire world as he stood there as his voice echoed.
"Since I can't rely on others to resurrect Wan Er, then I can only rely on my own strength! Since the old Ancestor can't take my friends away, then I'll stay here and break through heaven on my own. I'll take my friends and ascend with them!"
His mighty words echoed across the world like rolling thunder.
If leaving this world was like becoming a celestial, then Wang Lin's words meant not only that was he going to become a celestial, but he was going to make all his friend celestials too!
After pondering for a bit, the first generation Vermillion Bird let out a sigh.
"Perhaps you're right… Forget it, you pass the Heaven Trial… I know you left a drop of Vermillion Bird blood on an abandoned planet and lured the Fire Sparrow Clan to take it… Your purpose should be the fire essence in the Fire Sparrow Clan… Your Vermillion Bird has awakened four times and you've given birth to Ethereal Fire. If you can devour the fire essence left by the traitorous third Vermillion Bird, your fire essence will increase greatly!
"Although the traitorous third Vermillion Bird was a fake, he was the most talented person I've seen. Although he was seriously injured by me, his cultivation was powerful and his mind cunning. He must have left himself a few safety measures to protect himself.
"This old man also suspects that he has another identity in the Ancient Star System. However, I'm unable to leave this place, so I can't investigate this matter. If you have plans for the Fire Sparrow Clan, you need to be careful of the traitorous third Vermillion Bird… He might be in closed door cultivation in the holy land of the Fire Sparrow Clan… If he is really there, then I'll give you this item condensed from my Vermillion Bird Endless Fire. With it, even if you meet the traitorous third Vermillion Bird, you can keep your life… If I'm wrong, then take this as a weapon to protect yourself!"
As the first generation Vermillion Bird spoke, the nine-colored fire between his eyebrows flashed. It condensed into a nine-colored feather that slowly flew at Wang Lin.
"The traitorous third Vermillion Bird has a treasure of my Vermillion Bird Clan, but he doesn't know the method to control it. I'll teach it to you, and if you have the power to take it back, I'll gift that treasure to you!"
The moment Wang Lin caught the nine-colored feather, a complex chant was engraved into his soul.
"Try to keep the members of the Fire Sparrow Clan alive, as they have great use to me! I'll help you make that Vermillion Bird blood you left on the abandoned planet more real. No one but the third generation Vermillion Bird would see through it. You can leave." The first generation Vermillion Bird's voice gradually became more faint until eventually it disappeared. The statue lost its vitality and seemed to turn into a dead object.
Wang Lin looked at the statue of the first generation Vermillion Bird, and after a moment, he bowed deeply. Then he turned around and disappeared.
On the Great Emperor Planet, the heaven incense stick seemed like it would burn forever without end. Time slowly passed, one breath, one breath… It had been a total of 23 breaths now!
Although Wang Lin's conversion with the first generation Vermillion Bird was long, thanks to the interference of the first generation Vermillion Bird, it was merely a few breaths of time outside.
Twenty-fourth breath!
Twenty-fifth breath!
The surrounding cultivators were all filled with shock. Master Simo frowned, and there was a flash of hostility on his face.
Grandmaster Yun Luo's right hand formed seals so fast that her hand formed afterimages as she calmly stared at Wang Lin.
Only the old Vermillion Bird had a gloomy expression. He vaguely guessed the purpose of the ancestor, that this trial was a test of identity… Twenty-sixth breath!
Twenty-seventh breath!
"Twenty-seven breaths!! This third Young Emperor was able to make the heaven incense stick last this long!"
"Look at his body. It just looked like he was facing a life and death crisis, but now he has calmed down!"
The surrounding cultivators began to debate. Every breath that past caused their minds to be shaken even more. Just at this moment, the fire from the heaven incense stick became monstrous and covered almost half the sky.
The monstrous fire charged at the small remaining part of the heaven incense stick. In just an instant, the remaining heaven incense stick had been burned clean.
This sudden change attracted the attention of all the surrounding cultivators. Even the old Vermillion Bird's eyes lit up, and he looked closely.
Although it sounds slow, it happened in an instant. The heaven incense stick was rapidly shrinking, and the fire was about to reach Wang Lin's body.
At this moment, Wang Lin's soul still hadn't returned. If he didn't return before the incense stick was burned clean, then even if he passed the trial, he would have failed in the eyes of the surrounding cultivators!
All of this happened in a flash. The sudden increase in the burning rate of the heaven incense stick was like an invisible force that attracted everyone's attention.
Under their gazes, the fire from the heaven incense stick quickly descended and devoured Wang Lin. The heaven incense stick had completely burned out!
"He didn't come out!! The third Young Emperor's soul didn't come out!!!"
"Did he fail? Hmph, I told you this trial was extremely difficult and he wouldn't succeed!"
"So what if his cultivation is monstrous? He still failed in this trial. I want to see how the first Young Emperor will save him."
The surrounding cultivators went into an uproar. Master Simo took a deep breath and joy appeared in his eyes. However, the moment the joy appeared, it drained away and was replaced with endless gloom.
Grandmaster Yun Luo's right hand was a bloody mess once more as she was interrupted once more. This time she wasn't interrupted by a strange force, but by an indifferent gaze coming from the burning incense stick!
The gaze was like fire and thunder, and the moment it appeared, it caused the world to rumble!
A black shadow gradually walked out of the burning stick and appeared before all the cultivators present!
Wang Lin walked out with a gloomy expression. The moment the heaven incense stick burned out, his soul returned to his body. Once he was back in his body, this fire was nothing to him. Under the shocked gazes of all the surrounding cultivators, Wang Lin waved his right hand and the fire behind him moved with him. It turned into a river of fire that wrapped around his right hand. Wang Lin clenched his fist and the river of fire collapsed, sending fire scattering in all directions.
The scattering bits of fire were like fireflies with Wang Lin at the center. The nine-colored fire rotated rapidly in Wang Lin's left eye and turned into Ethereal Fire. In his right eye, the thunder tattoo had nine accompanying thunders rotating around it.
His clothes fluttered and his hair moved without wind. His gaze swept past all the surrounding cultivators!
At this moment, Wang Lin was like a celestial and a demon fused into one. An indescribable aura surged out from him, and all the injuries on his body healed. At the same time, an endless fire burned in his soul as endless power condensed his body!
All the cultivators that met his gaze felt their minds tremble, and huge waves were set off in their minds. They felt as if a fire was burning inside them, and the stronger their emotions became, the more powerful the fire became. In an instant, the fire was strong enough to burn them to ashes!
What was even more shocking was that once you were swept by Wang Lin's gaze, your mind and soul seemed to no longer belong to you. At this moment, you would feel as if the world was occupied by a giant thunder tattoo with nine different thunders around it trying to destroy your soul.
This feeling only lasted for an instant for most cultivators when Wang Lin's gaze swept by them. However, it was unforgettable, and that feeling of terror was something they could never forget!
Wang Lin was about to display his might!
Just one sweep of his gaze had caused the hearts of the surrounding 10,000 cultivators to tremble. Panic appeared in their eyes and they all lowered their heads. They actually didn't dare to look at Wang Lin.
In particular, those who were disrespectful to Wang Lin and had talked behind his back turned deathly pale. They clearly felt that as soon as Wang Lin willed it, their bodies would be burned to nothing and their origin souls would turn to ashes!
Wang Lin's gaze swept past these cultivators one by one. No matter what cultivation level they were at, Wang Lin could see the Ethereal Fire coming from them. The more their emotions fluctuated, the more intense the fire became!
A powerful feeling appeared in Wang Lin's eyes. A hint of killing intent appeared in his eyes as he waved his hand and the world rumbled. Ethereal Fire appeared in the bodies of all the surrounding cultivators. This fire gave off intense heat, and fear appeared in their eyes.
In an instant, the ethereal fire that had ignited within the 10,000 cultivators rushed out of their bodies and gathered toward Wang Lin, who was still on the back of the giant tortoise.
This scene was extremely shocking. The monstrous Ethereal Fire was like smoke, and it turned into a huge vortex and was absorbed by Wang Lin. The fire surrounded him and formed a monstrous firestorm!
This storm rotated rapidly and formed violent gusts of wind. The surrounding cultivators were all blown back 10,000 feet by this gust of wind.
"This is… gathering of external Ethereal Fire!!" The old Vermillion Bird's eyes widened and he was filled with shock.
Grandmaster Yun Luo's face was pale and her mind trembled. At this moment, if Wang Lin had a bead and a needle floating before him, then he would look exactly the same as the figure she had seen.
Wang Lin's body floated up inside the storm of Ethereal Fire. He looked down past Yun Luo and directly at the gloomy Master Simo.
"Master Simo, didn't you want to kill me? I'll give you the chance, come!" Wang Lin stretched out his right hand and taunted Master Simo.
Chapter 1420 - Battle!!
Challenge!
To launch a challenge at a third step cultivator!
Since ancient times, third step cultivators were like gods to second step cultivators. Such people were almost invincible unless it was a battle between third step cultivators, but it would be impossible for them to lose to second step cultivators.
This was like a law. Not only had it existed for eternity in this world, but it was imprinted in the minds of all the cultivators!
Third step cultivators were invincible!
All cultivators were like ants before third step cultivators!
Even though Master Simo had been humiliated by the old Vermillion Bird, the fact was that anywhere else, whether it was in the Outer Realm or the Inner Realm, he would merely have to stomp his foot to cause a great disaster!
Even though he was only at the early stage of Nirvana Void, he was still a god to second step cultivators!
However, right now unbelievable words that surprised all the cultivators here had echoed like thunder across the Great Emperor Planet!
"He… He dared to challenge a third step cultivator!!"
"Although the third Young Emperor is powerful, there is still a big gap between him and a legendary third step cultivator. To challenge him now is really stupid!"
"This person has just experienced a trial, so he must be injured, yet he wants to boastfully challenge a third step cultivator? Simply ridiculous, ridiculous!"
"I don't think so. Although his cultivation can't compare to a third step cultivator, the shock from the trials has brought his momentum to its peak. If he doesn't battle now, he would be wasting this opportunity!"
"Hmph, a third step cultivators is not someone people like us can challenge. I say Master Simo only needs one spell to teach this third Young Emperor the consequences of being arrogant!"
"I admire the third Young Emperor for doing this. Whether he succeeds or not doesn't matter; how many people would dare to be like him? All of you here talk with disdain, but how many of you would dare to go up and challenge him like the third Young Emperor?"
The 10,000 cultivators were talking behind Wang Lin's back at the start, but after the trials, a portion of them now spoke of Wang Lin with respect!
Wang Lin's words, especially his last word, "come", revealed his great confidence!
Grandmaster Yun Luo was also shocked. She didn't think Wang Lin would dare to challenge Master Simo. At this moment, the Wang Lin before her was rapidly interchanging with the terrifying figure. She felt like she had entered a trance and almost couldn't tell them apart.
The old Vermillion Bird revealed a smug smile. This was what he wanted, he wanted his junior to do something that everyone thought impossible!
"Although third step cultivators are strong, I didn't throw those few slaps for nothing!" The old Vermillion Bird looked at Master Simo.
Master Simo looked at Wang Lin, and his eyes suddenly turned clear. There was no joy or sorrow within them, and coldness filled his body. At this moment, he looked like a different person from before. A powerful sense of majesty slowly spread out from his body and caused the world to distort.
As the world twisted, countless illusory souls seemed to appear. Every single soul looked mournful, and bursts of silent cries echoed across the Great Emperor Planet.
"Do you think you can challenge a third step cultivator just because you won against my avatar? Since you want to die, then this old man will comply with your wish!" Master Simo looked calm. He took a step forward and moved like a ray of light toward Wang Lin.
The surrounding cultivators all stared at this scene, and their breathing seemed to stop. An indescribable sense of excitement began to fill the minds of all the surrounding cultivators.
A third step cultivator was going to act; such a battle was a once-in-a-lifetime situation. It was very rare to see something like this, so how could they not be excited?
"Heaven Breaking Nine Extinctions!" Master Simo's voice was calm and it echoed across the world. In a flash, he was within 1,000 feet of Wang Lin. There was no killing intent or coldness in his eyes as he waved his right hand.
"First Extinction, Heaven!" With his wave, the sky rumbled and countless spatial cracks appeared. It seemed like the sky was being ripped open by force. These hideous scars shot straight at Wang Lin.
The sky distorted and even more spatial cracks appeared.
"Second Extinction, Earth!" Master Simo said. The earth rumbled and the surrounding cultivators retreated in terror. The entire earth around the giant tortoise trembled as if it was moving. Mountains piercing the sky suddenly arose from the earth, and they all shot toward Wang Lin!
At this moment, the sky distorted while the spatial cracks came toward Wang Lin. The earth trembled and countless mountains shot toward him.
"Third Extinction, Life!" There was a flash in Master Simo's calm eyes. He waved his right hand and a cold gust of wind appeared from the void. It blew toward Wang Lin!
This cold wind was very similar to Wang Lin's Call the Wind; it could blow out the fire of life!
All of this happened in a flash. As soon as Master Simo started his attack, he used his most powerful spell. He had the intent of killing Wang Lin instantly!
Wang Lin's eyes lit up. As the three extinctions closed in on him, the ethereal firestorm rotated rapidly around him!
"Nine-color ethereal fire, in my name I order you to form the fire spirit!" Wang Lin's hand formed a seal and then he waved his hand inside the ethereal firestorm. There was a loud rumble followed by the roar of dragon.
A giant dragon head came out of the center of the ethereal firestorm. The dragon was red and it let out bursts of roars as it charged at the spatial cracks in the sky.
Monstrous fire quickly filled the spatial cracks in the sky! This made the sky look extremely fierce!
At this moment, another dragon head came out of the firestorm. This time it was an orange dragon, and it roared as it charged at the mountains coming from below. This dragon was 10,000 feet long, and the mountains began to burn before it.
Shortly after, roars continued to echo as the third, fourth, fifth… until nine fire dragons had appeared!
These seven dragons charged out and the firestorm dissipated! Wang Lin simply stood there. Adding the two from before, there were now nine fire dragons coiled around him. Those plus the nine-colored fire rotating in his left eye amounted to a shocking scene. A powerful aura erupted from Wang Lin's body.
The 10,000 cultivators that had retreated were all shocked. Wang Lin's figure was deeply imprinted in their minds; they wouldn't be able to forget it in their lifetimes!
"Fourth Extinction, Death; Fifth Extinction, Time; Sixth Extinction, Void; Seventh Extinction, Desolation; Eighth Extinction, Reincarnation… Ninth Extinction… Heaven Breaking!" Master Simo's expression was still the same, without any killing intent or anger. His mind remained calm; the first thing one had to do when battling someone with Ethereal Fire was guard their mind!
If his mind became a mess, his emotions would fluctuate and then his enemy could ignite the Ethereal Fire!
Master Simo had stepped forward every time he spoke, walking step by step toward Wang Lin. Every word he had said caused illusions to appear before him.
The first one to appear was an illusory graveyard. It was like a bag that quickly filled the world. The various tombs caused a monsterous death aura to appear!
Shortly after, the power of time formed light under Master Simo's feet. It was as if time was rapidly changing as he walked forward.
Then a vague void shrouded him. The endless tomb and his body were surrounded by this void. It made it so others couldn't see him clearly.
Inside that blur lay an ancient aura that turned into the aura of reincarnation. He closed in on Wang Lin, and in an instant he was 100 feet away from Wang Lin. When he said the last two words, "Heaven Breaking", he was three feet from Wang Lin. He raised his right hand and mercilessly slammed down!
"Heaven Breaking Nine Extinctions, Nine Steps to Extinguish Heaven!" The world trembled. The moment Master Simo's palm descended, all the illusions behind him collapsed into countless fragments. These fragments turned into rivers that flowed into Master Simo's right palm, and the palm closed in!
All of this happened in a flash. Wang Lin's eyes lit up and his right hand formed a sword and suddenly pointed forward. The nine dragons around him let out roars, then they fused with his finger and he pointed at Master Simo!
From afar, this looked like a shocking scene!
Master Simo's palm had the power to break the heavens. By borrowing the momentum of the nine extinctions, and adding on his third step cultivation, that palm could break all living things!
Wang Lin's finger had nine dragon heads tangled together. It looked like Wang Lin's fingers had become the dragon's body. The nine dragons roared and were surrounded by fire!
In a flash, Wang Lin's finger and Master Simo's palm collided. This was an encounter with the Heaven Breaking power and Ethereal Fire. It was a collision of law!
Rumble, rumble, rumble, rumble!
Intense rumbles echoed across the entire Great Emperor Planet like crazy. Almost all the 10,000 cultivators coughed out blood and their ears buzzed. They all anxiously retreated.
As the rumbles echoed, Wang Lin's body rapidly retreated. He retreated a few hundred feet, and his face revealed a strange red. He looked up with a cold gaze.
"Third step cultivators are indeed amazing!"
Master Simo's palm trembled and he felt the fire rebound at him. His blow that could break the heavens couldn't extinguish this fire. The calmness in his eyes dissipated and there was a moment of shock.
However, the moment that sliver of shock appeared, Wang Lin's eyes lit up. He pointed at Master Simo.
"Ethereal Fire, rise!"