1893-1901
Chapter 1893 - Each With Their Own Plots!
The thunder essence true body coldly looked at Wang Lin, and a thunderous rumble echoed inside the space. It suddenly moved and waved its hand at Wang Lin. Endless thunder shot toward Wang Lin and rapidly suppressed him.
Wang Lin sat there and looked up at his essence true body ruthlessly suppressing him. His expression was gloomy, and now that he had awakened, the image of the Devil Dao Sect's sect master appeared in his mind.
In particular the formation of the thunder essence true body and this sudden change must be related to the Devil Dao Sect's sect master. Wang Lin even vaguely felt his aura coming from the essence true body.
"He captured me… not to kill or injure me… but to take over my thunder essence and help me form my thunder essence true body… His purpose… is not to suppress me, but to use the essence true body to cause my mind to become chaotic and wipe away my mind!"
Wang Lin's eyes lit up. In a short period of time, thousands of thoughts appeared in his mind. He had divinated this scene back then, and it shocked him greatly. In order to not be caught off guard, he had already thought of how to deal with it back then!
Almost at the same moment the thunder essence true body came to suppress him, Wang Lin took a deep breath. His origin soul closed its eyes and called for the Heaven Defying Bead.
The Heaven Defying Bead in his soul suddenly began to move. Wang Lin's origin soul, memories, and everything began to shrink when the thunder arrived.
He retreated temporarily to let the thunder essence true body take over his body. Once the thunder essence true body had fully integrated into his body, his chance to strike back would come.
This was the only method Wang Lin had thought of to resist it when he saw this unbelievable scene.
Thunder rumbled inside this green space and countless bolts of thunder spread out from the essence true body. As it closed in, it disintegrated into countless bolts of thunder and entered Wang Lin's body. Under the will of the Devil Dao Sect's sect master, it swept through Wang Lin to erase his mind and everything.
Time slowly passed and one month went by in a flash. The thunder around Wang Lin gradually disappeared until none remained. He sat there motionless, without any fluctuation of soul or cultivation. Even his vitality seemed almost extinguished. He was like the living dead.
A powerful divine sense swept through Wang Lin and then slowly left.
At the same time, the Devil Dao Sect's sect master outside the scorpion building opened his tired eyes. He looked at the temple and his words slowly echoed.
After the Devil Dao Sect's sect master spoke, a cough came from the green space. The old man wearing the green robe used some unknown method to appear in the green space. Behind him, the two Green Devil Messengers followed him closely to guard him.
He looked at Wang Lin and revealed a satisfied smile. He then raised his right hand from under his robe and pressed it between Wang Lin's eyebrows.
His right arm was extremely terrifying and was covered in green hair. It was a shocking sight and didn't look like a human arm!
The moment his right hand pressed down on Wang Lin, a sliver of fluctuations came from Wang Lin's mind that was protected by the Heaven Defying Bead. However, under the protection of the Heaven Defying Bead, an outsider couldn't detect it.
"The Devil Dao Sect's sect master hasn't left… This is not the time to resist… Let's wait a bit more!" The fluctuations in Wang Lin's heart slowly calmed down.
After a long time, the arm rose from Wang Lin's head, and shortly after, a hoarse voice came from the old man in green.
"You can leave. After Lord Green Devil revives, you will have what was promised to you!"
Outside the scorpion building, the Devil Dao Sect's sect master's eyes revealed a strange light. He took one final glance at the temple before he disappeared from this place.
Only after the Devil Dao Sect's sect master was gone did the old man in the green robe look at Wang Lin with excitement in his eyes.
"This old man's family has waited for a long time… Generations of mortals have become Ji Si for countless years until a body that came from outside this world appeared, just like Lord Green Devil!
"Only this kind of body can be possessed by the Lord Green Devil to allow him to revive!! However, the Devil Dao Sect's sect master's will needs to be erased from the thunder essence true body…" the old man muttered to himself as he looked at Wang Lin excitedly. His voice echoed inside the green space, revealing a hint of strangeness and madness.
Wang Lin's mind was still hidden under the Heaven Defying Bead's protection. He had a feeling that the current crisis was not a life or death struggle but a great fortune that made his heart skip a beat!
The old man in the green robe trembled. His family had waited countless years and many generations for this day. He took a deep breath and bit the tip of his finger. A drop of green blood flew out and landed between Wang Lin's eyebrows.
The moment the drop of green blood landed between Wang Lin's eyebrows, a green ripple echoed. The ripple spread out and the will the Devil Dao Sect's sect master deliberately or accidentally disappeared completely.
The essence true body formed by thunder no longer had the will of anyone else. Wang Lin only needed to move his will inside to occupy it. However, for an even greater fortune, he endured this temptation.
After a long time, the green-robed old man's eyes revealed a spark of wisdom. He didn't have to say these words before Wang Lin, this was all his test!
The fact that he had obtained the title of Ji Si of the Green Scorpion Temple with the body of a mortal meant that he was very intelligent. He would not casually believe what he saw, and he would question everything.
He first used his words, then he erased the Devil Dao Sect's sect master's will from the thunder essence true body. He was tempting Wang Lin to see if Wang Lin's mind was completely erased.
After waiting for a long time, the thunder essence body still hadn't lured Wang Lin out. Only then did the old man relax a bit and felt assured. He couldn't detect the Heaven Defying Bead or Wang Lin, but he still murmured to himself.
"This body is very good. The next step is for Lord Green Devil's possession…" As he spoke, his eyes squinted and he slowly retreated. When he was hundreds of feet away, he suddenly roared with a hoarse voice.
"Green Devil guards, kill him! His mind is still there. Open the Green Devil Formation, we can't allow him to escape!" After he spoke, he quickly retreated, but his eyes revealed a strange light as he stared at Wang Lin.
As he roared, the Green Devil Messengers beside him revealed ferocious gazes and charged at Wang Lin from the left and right. As they closed in, their hands formed seals and their mid stage Void Tribulant cultivation erupted. Two giant green scorpions appeared. They hissed and roared as they rushed toward Wang Lin.
This didn't look like a test at all; it seemed like they were really going to kill Wang Lin. At this moment, Wang Lin's only choice was to spread out his mind into the thunder essence true body, leave his will on it, and activate the Heavenly Bull soul armor to kill the three of them before quickly fleeing this place.
The old man in the green robe's words were very sudden, and if it was anyone else, they would have done this. However, Wang Lin's heart moved for a moment and suddenly calm down. He was like an ancient well; his heart wasn't distubed at all.
He absolutely didn't believe the other party could detect the Heaven Defying Bead. This was a battle of wits!
All of this happened in a flash. The spells from the Green Devil messengers closed in on Wang Lin and were less than seven inches away, but Wang Lin's body didn't move. Six inches, five inches, three inches, one inch!!
A powerful life and death crisis appeared in Wang Lin's heart. Even with his determination, he was shaken, but he still remained motionless.
With a thunderous bang, the two spells from the two messengers landed on Wang Lin's body. However, when their attacks landed, a layer of green light rippled and knocked the two of them back.
This green ripple was formed by the fresh blood Ji Si had squeezed out. His blood scattered the Devil Dao Sect's sect master's will and seemed to have disappeared, but it was actually an ace he had left to test Wang Lin!!
Only at this moment did the green-robed old man relax completely and began to laugh loudly. However, as he laughed, he began to cough violently.
"There is no problem now. This body no longer has a consciousness and mind, but… it is still too weak… It still needs to be cultivated a bit before it can bear the descent of Lord Green Devil…
"Though he has eight essences, he doesn't have earth… Lord Green Devil's essence is earth… I need to add it…
"This body has eight essences, and with the earth essence, it will be nine… Nine essences together will make this an essence body. A perfect match for the arrival of Lord Green Devil. Once Lord Green Devil revives and possesses this body, I'll have completed my family's mission. I will then be able to return to the Central Continent and bring fortune to the future of my family…
"This matter is too important, so I need to prepare a bit more…"
The old man coughed and slowly left.
Chapter 1894 - A Passage of Time
The moment the old man in green and the two Green Devil Messengers left, Wang Lin's body remained motionless in the green space. Countless specks of green light flashed constantly.
Every strand of light had the shadow of a green scorpion, and they filled up this green space.
Time slowly passed. In a flash, three months went by. During these three months, Wang Lin sat still. There was no movement or vitality at all coming from him. His body was covered in green light, and if you looked closely, you would see countless green scorpions spreading across his body.
During this three month period, Wang Lin's origin soul had slowly waited while being protected by the Heaven Defying Bead. He had enough patience for what he felt was a great fortune.
The green-robed old man was extremely suspicious. Wang Lin didn't believe the old man would easily believe that he was already gone. What awaited Wang Lin was likely several more tests until the old man felt certain enough to give Wang Lin the great fortune.
Although Wang Lin couldn't guess what kinds of tests he would have to overcome in the future, he was prepared. He calmly waited under the protection of the Heaven Defying Bead.
To not change and a form of change, this was Wang Lin's plan. He allowed the green scorpions to cover his body. Some had even entered his mouth and nose, but he did nothing.
Time unknowingly began to pass once more. Three months, three months, three months… Soon, Wang Lin spent one year inside the green space after the old man in green left.
After reaching his current cultivation level, his body wouldn't decay for tens of thousands of years. His body didn't change during this year, but even more green scorpions had covered his body.
Inside this green space, the scorpions already considered Wang Lin as part of them. This place was like a dungeon, and it gave off a gloomy aura.
At this moment, if anyone else saw the scene inside the screen space, they would be shocked.
Wang Lin no longer existed. The only thing that remained was a human-shaped mound.
Wang Lin's origin soul remained as calm as an ancient well and didn't reveal any fluctuations inside the Heaven Defying Bead.
During this year of time, the green-robed old man didn't appear again, as if he had forgotten Wang Lin. There was not a trace of anyone in the scorpion building.
A strange aura was born in this silence.
One year, two years, three years…
On this day, the fourth year slowly arrived. In the green space inside the scorpion building, Wang Lin's origin soul struggled. He had waited here for four years!!
During these four years, the green-robed old man didn't appear at all. His body underwent a strange change due to the green scorpions that were covering his body. This change was the root of his struggle!
Egg-like green lights appeared in his 108,000 pores. These lights had appeared two years ago, and after they broke open, they absorbed Wang Lin's flesh and blood to form young scorpions!
The scorpions were using Wang Lin's body as a nesting ground and a source of nutrients. After four years, the number of scorpions occupying this space had almost doubled. Not only did they cover Wang Lin, but they also covered most of the ground. It was a shocking sight.
The appearance of the young scorpions caused wrinkles to appear on Wang Lin's body. His body gradually withered as it was used as nutrients for the scorpions.
Taking note of this development, Wang Lin had a strong feeling that if he didn't take control of his body and leave soon, he would never be able to leave.
He also understood why the green-robed old man hadn't appeared and hadn't put him through any more tests. It was because time was the best test!
There was no better tool than time to see through something and find the truth.
Wang Lin guessed that the old man was using time to begin a very cruel test on Wang Lin. Only when this test satisfied him would he complete his original plan.
Wang Lin didn't know what the consequences would be if the result of this test was not satisfactory.
If there was no problem and his body didn't wither, Wang Lin could wait ten years, a thousand years. If he really wanted to wait, then with his decisiveness and determination, he could endure it.
However, right now, the withering of his body made Wang Lin struggle. His firm belief was shaken because everything was just his speculation. He had no real clues to prove any of this.
If his speculation was wrong and he didn't leave now, his body would wither completely and he would miss the real opportunity. He would forever remain here!
Similarly, if his judgment was wrong, he would lose a great fortune!
This was a choice, a choice that made Wang Lin struggle!
This struggle lasted for a year. On the fifth year, the struggle disappeared. Wang Lin decisively cut off all other thoughts. With a crazed belief in his own speculation, he calmly waited.
The sixth year, the seventh year, the eight year… The withering on his body spread to most of his body, but his mind still didn't move!!
The ninth year, the tenth year… His body was surrounded by large amounts of scorpions, and it looked like a bag of bones without any nutrients. It looked like his body would collapse from a gentle breeze, but Wang Lin was still waiting!!
Ten years!! He had waited inside the green space for ten years. For the past ten years, he had no idea what had happened outside. Whether the battle between the Green Devil Continent and the Heavenly Bull Continent was still on going, or if it had ended.
During these ten years, Wang Lin's origin soul didn't control his body; it remained hidden under the protection of the Heaven Defying Bead. He was using his great endurance to gamble!!
What supported his belief was his judgement and analysis. That green-robed old man was obviously a mortal, but Wang Lin felt a sense of terror from him. That old man could make the Devil Dao Sect's sect master act politely, so if Wang Lin made a reckless move, he would face great danger.
There were too many secrets he didn't know about inside the Green Scorpion Temple. Most importantly, because the green-robed old man was a mortal, his lifespan couldn't be too long!
The competition this time was each other's patience!
But this was under the premise that Wang Lin's speculation was correct!
At this moment, he didn't know that there was a cave inside the giant scorpion building, at the head. Inside sat the old man in green, who looked at a green mirror before him. The mirror reflected everything inside the green space where Wang Lin was.
During these ten years of time, Wang Lin wasn't the only one waiting. The old man in green had also been waiting.
His lifespan was limited. Although there was a secret spell to make him live longer, every generation of Ji Si only lived for 3,000 years at most.
He was more than 2,800 years old. He was very close to death.
"Time is the best method to see the truth… Even though what I'm doing is a little redundant, I must do this for the safety of Lord Green Devil… I want to see if he really lost his mind, or if he is pretending…"
He didn't lack patience. He had lived in this scorpion building for more than 2,000 years and had grown accustomed to the flow of time. It had become second nature to him.
Two years, three years, four years… The second decade passed as the two waited for each other. This was an extremely cruel battle, far more cruel than ordinary fights between cultivators, because they were fighting with time!
This battle of time was silent, without any trace of conflict, but it was filled with danger. The family of the old man in green had prepared for countless years for this. They couldn't afford to lose…
Wang Lin also couldn't afford to lose. Right now, even his bones had begun to weaken. If his body wasn't that of an Ancient Dao, it would have become completely wasted several years ago.
This green space was mostly covered by green scorpions now, and they emitted green light as they moved.
During these 20 years of time, Wang Lin's mind hadn't moved at all. He was immersed in the belief of his own faith. It was a rare big gamble in his life.
"I'll never lose…" This sentence had supported Wang Lin for nearly 20 years.
Time sometimes could be very slow, but it was often like the autumn leaves, falling from the sky. It may feel like a change in season, but in truth, it was only a short journey.
In a flash, another 20 years passed. Wang Lin rarely stayed in one place for 40 years. He had also given up on his body, and his origin soul acted like it was dead.
Even his Ancient Dao body showed signs of complete death after 40 years.
The old man in green was still waiting. In the last 40 years, aside from his daily needs, he spent all his time looking at the mirror and silently waiting.
40 years, 40 years… After Wang Lin got used to it, a total of 80 years had passed!
On this day in the 80th year, the old man in the green robe revealed a hint of hesitation. He didn't believe anyone who was conscious could endure it for 80 years!
And the most important thing was that he didn't have much lifespan left…
The choice before him was the same was what Wang Lin had faced back then: to wait or not to wait!
Chapter 1895 - The Ninth Essence
He decided to wait. He still had nearly 60 years of life left. He didn't want to give all the tributes his family had prepared over the generations into someone else's dowry.
80 years of time was enough for a person's entire life. For Wang Lin, he spent these 80 years in the Green Scorpion Temple.
During these 80 years, he could not absorb any energy and could not cultivate. He could only wait under the protection of the Heaven Defying Bead. As he silently waited, he seemed to become like an old man. A lot of things and memories seemed to become blurry.
It was as if there was a layer of fog that made it so he couldn't see clearly, or it might be more accurate to say that his memories were sealed.
He forgot a lot of things, whether it was the Heavenly Bull Continent or the cave world. He even slowly forgot the danger he was in. He was in an indescribable state where he seemed to have merged with the world, but not like Spatial Bending.
However, in his mind, there were still some figures he could not forget and didn't want to forget… Among those figures were his parents and that girl with the gentle smile playing the zither…
Some people stayed busy their entire life and would forget the purpose of the reincarnation…
Some people lived an ordinary life, and only when they looked up at the stars before their death would they suddenly remember that they had lost their pursuit…
Someone had subverted the entire world perhaps just to find a figure… Even if it was just a reflection, he was going to defy the world…
Time passed by. This time it wasn't 40 years, but 30 years… After Wang Lin endured with determination for 110 years, the green-robed old man made a choice!
He could no longer wait. He had less than 30 years of lifespan left and there was no need to continue testing Wang Lin. He didn't believe someone could wait like this for 110 years. This wasn't cultivation, but walking toward death!!
He saw that Wang Lin's body had become completely useless. Unless he had made preparations ahead of time, it would have been destroyed by those scorpions.
If the origin soul was there, then once the physical body was destroyed, the origin soul would be swarmed and devoured by the scorpions. He didn't believe someone could endure waiting for their death!
On this day, on the 110th year, the green-robed old man stood up. His coughing was even more intense as he walked toward the space Wang Lin was in, accompanied by the two Green Devil Messengers.
Shortly after, the coughing voice became faint in the scorpion building.
In the green space, the green-robed old man's weak figure walked out from the ripples. He looked at Wang Lin's body that was covered in large amount of scorpions and pondered for a moment.
"I don't know if you can hear me. If you can hear me, this old man admires your patience… To be able to endure for more than 100 years in such an environment, this old man couldn't do it…
The battle between the Heavenly Bull Continent and the Green Devil Continent has reached its final stage from what the Green Devil Messengers can feel…" The green-robed old man suddenly paused.
After a long time, his voice echoed through this green space once more.
"If you can hear me, if you have really endured, then I hope that after you receive this great fortune, you won't make it too hard on the Green Devil Continent… If you can do this, even if your mind still remains, this old man will give you this fortune without hesitation!!"
The green-robed old man muttered, his words containing a sense of fatigue.
"I'm already very old and will die in a few decades. I have been very tired over the years… My family's mission is to guard this place…
"After I die, I hope you can promise to take all the ashes buried here and bright them back to the Central Continent, because that is the home of my family…" The old man's words felt like they were his last words before his death; they revealed an unspeakable sense of sincerity.
But!!
In his right hand, hidden inside his robe, was a jade. This jade was green and didn't need cultivation to use. Only each generation of Ji Si could use it. Its main role, aside from destroying things, was to detect the fluctuations of the minds nearby.
If Wang Lin's mind showed any sign of movement, then he would not hesitate to kill with the jade; he not be so kind like his words!
This was his last test!
A long time after he finished speaking, the jade in his hand had no reaction at all, and the green-robed old man relaxed. He put away the jade and looked at the large amount of green scorpions. He suddenly bit the tip of his tongue and spat out a mouthful of blood.
The moment the blood appeared, it scattered on the space below. All the scorpions hissed and retreated like crazy. Wang Lin's withered body that was buried under them was revealed.
"Eight essences, still missing one…" the old man muttered. Then he raised his right hand. His robe was lifted, revealing his right arm covered in green hair. The arm was dried-up and gave off the smell of decay.
At this moment, all the green hair fell off and a yellow light surrounded his right hand. His arm slowly melted and three earth yellow beads flew out.
"With these three Meng Earth Beads, you should be able to form the earth essence!" The old man's breath was slightly rough as he waved his left hand and the three beads flew toward Wang Lin. One entered the spot between Wang Lin's eyebrows, one went into his chest, and the last one went into his dantain.
When these three beads entered Wang Lin's body, his body trembled. A dazzling, earth yellow light came from his body.
When the dazzling light spread out, the surrounding scorpions hissed and retreated. They seemed to be very sensitive to the light. This light flashed for several hours and then a thin layer of earth covered Wang Lin.
After being covered by the earth, Wang Lin became a mudman and remained motionless.
Time passed. The green-robed old man didn't leave but sat down and looked at Wang Lin with a solemn expression. The dream of his family for countless years was about to be achieved, so this was very important to him.
Three days later, the thin layer of earth on Wang Lin's body didn't change at all. This caused a hint of surprise to appear in the old man's eyes.
"Three Meng Earth Beads are not enough… Only enough for the earth essence in his body to reach small completion…" The old man frowned and pressed his left hand between his own eyebrows. He used some special method to pull out three grains of sand!
The three grains of sand were dark red, as if they were stained with blood.
Looking at the three grains of sand in his hand, the old man let out a sigh. His family had spent a great deal of effort and countless years and resources to gather these three grains of sand. It was rumored that these three grains of sand were part of the nine grains of sand filled with earth essence when the Celestial Ancestor created the continents!
Aside from these three grains, five others were absorbed by people for the earth essence and the last one was turned into the continent where the Imperial City was built!
This item was extremely valuable, and very few people had even seen it first hand. The old man didn't hesitate to throw a grain of sand toward Wang Lin.
When the gain of sand entered Wang Lin's body, a thunderous rumble erupted. The thin layer of earth around his body rapidly grew until Wang Lin was shrouded by a 90 foot ball of earth.
The ball of earth released extremely powerful earth essence and lasted for nine days before it shrank until it disappeared. Then it spread out from Wang Lin's body once more and did so eight times before it lost its effect.
However, when it lost its effect, the green-robed old man threw the second grain of sand. There was another thunderous rumble from Wang Lin's body and then the earth essence began to cycle once more.
This time, it cycled nine times. After the ninth cycle was completed, a large amount of earth essence surged out from Wang Lin's body. The ninth essence was added to his body!!
But it was not over yet. After the ninth essence formed, the earth essence power wasn't all used up. It rapidly rushed toward forming an essence true body for the ninth essence.
The green-robed old man excitedly stood up and waved his left hand, sending the third grain of sand toward Wang Lin. When the earth essence surged, Wang Lin's withering body immediately recovered. All the injuries were reversed.
His earth essence immediately expanded and absorbed all the earth essence from the third grain of sand. Signs of a third essence true body appeared.
However, without Wang Lin's will, this true body could not form completely. If Wang Lin's origin soul came out of the protection of the Heaven Defying Bead, he could take over the earth and thunder essence true bodies. He would become a cultivator with three essence true bodies!
With three essence true bodies, even if he was still at the peak of the Spirit Void stage, his strength would increase several fold!
On top of that, Wang Lin had nine essences now. The moment his origin soul appeared, he could use these nine essences to break into the Arcane Void stage!!!
"This person's body also has three ethereal and two special essences. The remaining four are all corporeal… I don't have any method of forming essence true bodies for the ethereal and special essences, but I do have a method for the fourth corporeal essence!" The green-robed old man was excited.
Chapter 1896 - A Crazed Fortune!
"All the things my family has prepared can finally be used!" The old man's eyes lit up and his left hand immediately hit various parts of his body.
Every time he hit his body, a mysterious item would fly out from his body and float there, emitting a dazzling glow. His body was like a storage bag that had stored the large amount of items his family had prepared over the countless years.
These items had all been prepared to aid the revival the Green Devil Scorpion. They were sealed into the Ji Si of each generation with a special method. Unless they took them out willingly, no one else can take these items. Perhaps only a Grand Empyrean could do it.
"This person's body is clearly from the Ancient Dao, but although the Ancient Dao body is strong, it lacks resilience. I'll use this 90,000-year-old celestial tree branch to make this body extremely difficult to destroy!" The green-robed old man's left hand reached out and grabbed a black tree branch that gave off an ancient aura.
This branch was extremely rare on the Immortal Astral Continent. His family had paid a great price to trade for it. He didn't hesitate to throw the branch filled with the power of the world toward Wang Lin's body.
When it closed in, the branch exploded into black powder and surrounded Wang Lin's body. This powder spread out as if it had life and formed fine wires that entered Wang Lin's pores. They connected to each other inside his body and formed a dense net inside Wang Lin.
Next, the powder connected to Wang Lin's flesh and blood. It was buried deep within, and popping sounds echoed throughout his body. His body gave off a strange feeling of toughness and was now beyond an Ancient Dao body. Not only was it extremely strong, it was also resilient, making it very difficult to destroy.
"This person's eyes aren't sharp enough to suppress others. Even though this body is strong, it lacks the aura to suppress the world. I'll take the fragments of the celestial sword that Lord Green Devil broke while battling the Celestial Ancestor to create this aura of majesty for this body!!
"From now on, one gaze from this person will be able to suppress cultivators!!" The old man's eyes were filled with madness. He waved his left hand and a palm-sized piece of metal flew toward Wang Lin.
This piece of metal was made of some unknown material. It was a metal that was like wood and a wood that was like metal. There were many lines forming dark-colored characters. The moment it appeared, it caused this green space to be filled with endless sword energy.
This sword energy howled and swept through the entire green space. This caused all the green light to collapse, and the scorpions all hissed loudly as if they were extremely afraid of this metal fragment.
The piece of metal instantly closed in and entered Wang Lin's body. It melted and turned into a golden aura that spread to every part of his body.
At this instant, a powerful pressure erupted from Wang Lin's body. It was so powerful, it felt solid. The old man's body trembled. At this moment, Wang Lin's origin soul was not controlling his body, or else the pressure would be even more shocking with his current cultivation level!
The two Green Devil Messengers' expressions changed. They looked at Wang Lin's body with extremely serious expressions.
"Although this person's body is that of the Ancient clan, Lord Green Devil's body is stronger than the Ancient clan, and his cultivation is more powerful than the Celestial clan. This person's body is still not strong enough…
"Although I can't make his ancient and celestial powers fuse, the more pure his bloodline, the more his celestial power will be rejected. In order to avoid the rejection, I must create a separate vein so that when Lord Green Devil descends, he can reach peak cultivation!" the green-robed man muttered. The madness in his eyes became even stronger. He waved his sleeve and four leaves, six pills that gave off the smell of blood, a red blood line, and three grey stones flew toward Wang Lin.
Each one of them was extremely precious. If they were taken out in public, they would cause countless cultivators to fight for them. The green-robed old man didn't hesitate at all to use them on Wang Lin. The items collapsed into countless pieces and entered Wang Lin's body. Among them, the blood line was the most valuable. Rumor had it that it was a strand of hair from the Celestial Ancestor!
It looked ordinary, but there were few items in the world sharp enough to cut it. After it entered Wang Lin's body, it cycled through him nine times. The head and the tail met to form a second vein in Wang Lin's body!
If Wang Lin's origin soul came out of the Heaven Defying Bead, he could utilize both ancient power and celestial power at once. This was something no one had ever been to manage before!
Even with Wang Lin's determination, he was shocked by the green-robed old man's determination. However, this was not the end; the green-robed old man could not have only prepared these few things.
"Once Lord Green Devil has been resurrected, he will need a sharp treasure that can cut open the world. It would not be good for it to be external, it should be an internal treasure, and only then would Lord Green Devil be impressed.
"Over the countless years, my clan has searched the world to gather more than 90,000 different kinds of yin materials. We also paid any price to obtain a sliver of soul from 20 of the Eastern Continent's suppressed souls to refine them together to form this yin blade!
"This blade has not gone through an Immortal Astral Calamity. Once it has passed the calamity, it will be a treasure to make a Grand Empyrean's eyes red!" The green-robed old man's eyes revealed a bright light and he waved his left hand. A cold mist surrounded him and flew toward Wang Lin. An invisible blade seemed to be hiding inside the fog!!
The blade looked like a curved spine, making for s a shocking sight!
"This treasure cannot be accommodated by any storage space. It can only be used within the body. This person's body is destined to be taken over by Lord Green Devil, so I'll plant this yin blade in his right arm!!
"This blade will become famous across the Immortal Astral Continent someday!"
The green-robed old man looked crazy as the fog quickly gathered inside Wang Lin. It rushed into his right hand, and his right hand immediately turned black. It was as if he had been frozen by nevermelting ice!
With a crackling sound, a nine-inch-long blade grew out from the palm of his hand!
Chapter 1897 - Green Devil Furnace
The moment the blade appeared, a storm appeared inside the green space, cracking sounds echoed, and ice filled this space. The green-robed old man's robe was made of some unknown material. As soon as the cold air closed in on him, it was blocked.
But the two Green Devil Messengers behind him didn't have such a mysterious treasure. When the cold energy closed in on them, their expressions changed greatly and they retreated. Their bodies were immediately covered in ice and even their eyebrows became ice.
Their faces were deathly pale and they let out roars as they retreated. They activated their full cultivation to barely resist the cold.
This was because the Yin Blade had no owner. If Wang Lin's origin soul had left his mark on it and he borrowed the surge in cultivation from this soul armor, the Yin Blade would be powerful enough to startle the world and make gods and ghosts cry!
It could even summon the souls from the 29 continents to form a shocking suppression, which was why it was extremely difficult for the two Green Devil Messengers to resist the cold!
This blade could even battle against late stage Void Tribulant cultivators and not lose out!
"Only someone like Lord Green Devil is worthy of this Yin Blade!" The green-robed old man's hidden face was strangely red. His eyes were filled with excitement as he watched the blade in Wang Lin's hand return into the flesh. After it disappeared without a trace, he couldn't help but laugh.
As he laughed, he began to cough violently and even coughed out blood. He was far too old and was almost out of time.
"This body now has a ninth essence, is more resilient, the eyes have gained suppression, it has a vein formed by the hair of the Celestial Ancestor, and its right hand contains the Yin Blade! This body is almost perfect!
"But he only has three essence true bodies and is still missing a water essence true body. I'll use my family's countless years of preparation to form the fourth essence true body for this body!!"
The green-robed old man waved his left hand. The items around him shined brightly.
"Celestial Sea Mother Soul!" the old man said as he waved his hand. A ball of ghostly light appeared. There was extremely pure water essence aura coming from the ball of ghostly light. It was impossible to see what was inside, but the aura was powerful enough to cause layers of water ripples to appear inside this green space.
This item was something the old man's family had stolen by launching a war without hesitation. This was stolen to help the Green Devil Scorpion heal.
But at this moment, the old man took it out without hesitation in order to make Wang Lin's body perfect.
"Mortal Dream Water!" The green-robed old man waved his left hand and the second item flew out. It was a black porcelain bottle, and there was only one drop of water inside.
This item was very precious. The old man had planted this drop inside the dreams of countless mortals. After countless years, he harvested it from the dream of mortal. This dream water was an illusion, but it contained the extreme power of the water essence!
"Dao Heart Melting Liquid!
"Water Celestial Blood!"
"Heaven and Earth Water Origin!"
The green-robed old man waved his hand and the items around him flew out. When they closed in on Wang Lin, they exploded and entered Wang Lin's body where the blood was still solidified. They all released dense water essence aura and caused Wang Lin's water essence to power up like crazy.
This increase in power was something Wang Lin had only seen inside the Dong Lin Pool in the illusion in the cave world. He had an indescribable feeling as he watched his water essence true body move toward completion!
The items that made his water essence power up were extremely rare. If Wang Lin wanted to obtain them, he would need at least 1,000 years. Some of these items were so rare, Wang Lin wouldn't even know where to find any clues on how to obtain them.
However, at this moment, during this great fortune, they suddenly appeared and entered his body.
His water essence true body suddenly formed an outline and began to form. However, it was still a bit away from forming an essence true body. However, since the old man was confident in forming Wang Lin's fourth essence true body, then he had to have a certain degree of confidence.
He suddenly bit the tip of his tongue and coughed out a large mouthful of blood. After that, his body hidden inside the green robe trembled. This blood contained the power hidden in his family.
In addition, this mouthful of blood contained eight years of his lifespan. The blood mist covered Wang Lin's body.
However, the old man didn't stop, he clenched his teeth and coughed out blood once more. He used up another eight years of his life!
These two mouthfuls of blood contained the inheritance and trace of life force from the old man's clan. At this moment, Wang Lin's body trembled and his water essence gathered like crazy. His blood also began to circulate rapidly.
In a flash, several months passed. Several months later, water essence aura erupted from Wang Lin's body and condensed within his body to from the fourth essence true body!
This was the water essence true body!!
At this moment, the essence true body seemed to be asleep and didn't contain any will. However, as long as Wang Lin wanted to, he could take control of it!!
But he was still waiting!
Wang Lin had already won part of this battle of time. If he wanted to continue to win, he would have to keep waiting. He couldn't be tempted by anything and would have to fight until the end!
The countless items the green-robed old man's family had gathered had mostly been used on Wang Lin. Only four or five items remained, and they each gave off a gentle glow.
But the old man's fierce face was filled with excitement. He seemed to have forgotten that he had less than 15 years left to live, forgotten the price he had paid, and forgotten how tired he was. The only thing in his mind was to see the arrival of Lord Green Devil and see the Green Devil Scorpion resurrect!
"This body is already perfect, Lord Green Devil will love it. Now we must temper this body as the final preparation. Transform it to a scorpion body that would be perfect for Lord Green Devil!" The green-robed old man waved his sleeve and all the remaining materials few toward Wang Lin. They shattered into fragments and surrounded Wang Lin.
The green space began to tremble and the countless scorpions collapsed. They turned into green light and flew toward Wang Lin. The green space began to shrink around Wang Lin as well until it formed a giant, green furnace!!
The furnace was 10,000 feet tall; it was like a heavenly furnace. It was completely green and covered in the aura of the green scorpions. It also contained the few remaining rare items the old man had, and it was going to transform Wang Lin's body!!
"Green Devil Messengers, turn your cultivation into fire to fuel the furnace!" The green-robed old man coughed and his hoarse voice was filled with excitement.
The two Green Devil Messengers didn't hesitate to step forward and sit down next to the green furnace. This hands formed seals and their origin souls flew out. They spat out large amounts of origin essence to turn into fire to fuel the furnace!
The moment the furnace surrounded Wang Lin, his body trembled and released popping sounds. At the same time, strands of green gas came from the furnace and entered his body. Every strand contained extremely powerful energy of the world!
This was not the aura of the Ancient clan or the Celestial clan, but a power that belonged to the world. This power belonged to the Green Devil Scorpion, but it also belonged to Wang Lin!
These strands of endless power of the world entered Wang Lin's body like crazy and gathered inside him. Wang Lin's body was like a bottomless pit that continued to absorb this power.
His origin soul stared at the power of the world under the protection of the Heaven Defying Bead. More and more excitement filled his eyes, but he endured and didn't absorb it.
At this moment, he only needed but one thought to assume control over his body and absorb this power of the world to cause his cultivation to surge. However, he was waiting, waiting for more of this power to gather inside his body.
He had waited for more than 100 years for this fortune. If his origin soul appeared early and was noticed by the outside, his fortune would decrease greatly.
As time passed, more and more power of the world entered his body. In the end, it occupied and overlapped in almost every part of Wang Lin's body, but Wang Lin still waited.
One year, two years, three years…
In the blink of an eye, 10 years passed!!
During these ten years of time, the green-robed old man had only sat outside the green furnace, and his eyes were red as he stared at it. He had spent his life on this, and he didn't have much time left. His body was weak, but he wanted to hold on and see the moment the Green Devil Scorpion resurrected!
Even though there were three rays of light flying through this fog that no one had been to in 100 years, the green-robed old man didn't care anymore.
The three rays of light were very careful as they slowly closed in. Wang Lin was familiar with these people. It was the other three that possessed the Heavenly Bull soul armor!
The Gui Yi Sect's sect master's plan had been delayed for more than 100 years for some reason and had just relaunched!
Chapter 1898 - Last Breath!!
Outside the green furnace, the two Green Devil Messengers had been spewing out their origin essence for 10 years. Their origin souls were very weak now, and they could not bear it much longer.
Several days later, one of the Green Devil Messengers' origin souls spat out the last of his origin essence. His origin soul dissipated and his body fell down. He was dead.
Less than half an incense stick of time after he died, the other messenger's origin soul also dissipated.
The deaths of the two Green Devil Messengers who had accompanied the old man for a long time didn't cause the old man's expression to change. This old man gave off the aura of death and he was in a semi-dead state. If not for his powerful will supporting him, he would have already died.
His eyes were red and the excitement that had lasted for 10 years wasn't anywhere near dying down now. His excitement grew until it erupted at this moment.
His weak body knelt down from sitting and he looked up. His face was filled with excitement as he spoke loudly with his hoarse voice.
"With my identity as the Green Devil Scorpion's Ji Si, I invite Lord Green Devil to awaken and descend… This old slave has prepared this body for Lord Green Devil to possess!!" The old man began to chat an old mantra of an unknown language. Soon, his voice filled the area.
The scorpion building slowly began to tremble. As dust flew into the air, a powerful soul aura seemed to awaken and slowly spread out.
The green-robed old man looked up in excitement. As the scorpion building continued to tremble, nine strands of green gas gathered from nine different directions. The green gas gathered above the furnace and formed a giant shadow!
This shadow was tens of thousands of feet large. It was a green scorpion!!
This scorpion was covered in scars and its aura was weak. However, it exuded an indescribable pressure, and under this pressure, the entire Green Devil Continent seemed to tremble!
This shadow was part of the main soul that was being suppressed. His main soul couldn't leave, it could only produce this wisp of soul. However, once this wisp of soul gained a body, it could think of a method to absorb his suppressed main soul and truly be resurrected!
The giant scorpion soul slowly opened its eyes that had been closed for countless years. Its eyes were cold and ruthless and gave off an aura as if it was above all. It looked down.
"Was it you who called this lord…" An extremely cold voice echoed across the world. Its voice was like law and immediately shook the world.
However, even so, the scorpion wasn't able to hide how weak it was. It was so weak, it could collapse from a gentle breeze!
The green-robed old man's body trembled and bowed toward the soul.
"This old slave greets Lord Green Devil! Lord Green Devil, this old slave has prepared the perfect body for Lord to possess. There is no divine sense or origin soul left, so it won't affect Lord's possession!" The green-robed old man was very excited and his voice was no longer hoarse.
He knew that the Green Devil Scorpion was extremely weak after being suppressed, and that it was only here as a wisp of soul. This was why he had tested so many times, because if there was an origin soul inside the body, it would cause problems for the possession!
This problem could cause everything to be for nothing, and the weak Green Devil Scorpion would end up getting seriously injured!
After the green-robed old man spoke, the Green Devil Scorpion's giant body turned slightly. It looked at the green furnace and its gaze seems to become solid when it saw Wang Lin inside the furnace.
Its gaze swept past Wang Lin's body nine times, but not even it could detect the Heaven Defying Bead, much less Wang Lin's soul that was hiding inside.
After a long time, the scorpion soul withdrew its gaze.
The green-robed old man knelt there and excitedly said, "Lord Green Devil, this old slave has completed the transformation according to Lord's requirements. There is not a trace of origin soul remaining!"
"You… Are very good… After this Lord revives, you will be rewarded…" The giant scorpion soul sent out ripples and then suddenly moved. In a flash, it penetrated the green furnace and closed in on Wang Lin.
Wang Lin's origin soul hiding in the Heaven Defying Bead still didn't move!
After 10 years, he was still waiting. He was not only waiting for the fortune to enhance his body, he had an even bolder idea. The green-robed old man had been very cautious and had tested him again and again. This showed that if an origin soul remained inside the body, it would cause the possession to fail. It could make it so the Green Devil Scorpion couldn't revive!
Since that was the case, he was going to gamble until the end. He was waiting for the arrival of the Green Devil Scorpion. Since it wanted to devour him, he was going to devour it!
The scorpion soul looked powerful, but in truth, it had already been seriously injured and was still being suppressed. Also, only a wisp of its main soul was present here. The scorpion soul didn't immediately enter Wang Lin but spread out its divine sense many times. Only after doing so did it relax a bit and charge into Wang Lin's body!
In a flash, the green scorpion slowly entered Wang Lin's body. It didn't choose to immediately possess the body but carefully absorbed after entering Wang Lin's body.
Time slowly passed. In a flash, three days went by. Only after observing for three days did it slowly enter Wang lin's body a bit more. Looking at how careful it was, it seemed like anything would make it flee immediately.
It couldn't see Wang Lin's origin soul, but Wang Lin could see it. Wang Lin watched the scorpion soul slowly enter his body and spread out, but it didn't begin the possession. The scorpion's caution had reached a limit.
This showed how weak it was.
Wang Lin's origin soul didn't move. He was still waiting. If he attacked now, the scorpion soul would leave quickly because it hadn't started the possession. Once it began the possession, it wouldn't be easy to leave, and that would be the best chance for Wang Lin.
Wang Lin's origin soul revealed a cold gaze. He didn't know what his cultivation level would be after he devoured the scorpion soul, but he had a feeling that this would be a great fortune for him!!
He had enough patience to use his body as bait to gain this fortune!
Outside the green furnace, the green-robed old man waited excitedly. He was waiting for the green scorpion to complete the possession. If he could see the complete possession, he would smile into the underworld.
The green scorpion soul seemed to lose its patience after seven days. A large portion of its body entered Wang Lin and occupied more than 70% of Wang Lin's body.
It seemed to have relaxed, and it began the possession. Its soul inside Wang Lin spread out like crazy and moved toward Wang Lin's mind. When it entered Wang Lin's mind, it found no trace of an origin soul. It immediately became excited.
It had waited for so many years for this perfect chance. It could finally begin the possession! It has to be said that even if an Immortal Astral Continent cultivator's body had no origin soul, the scorpion couldn't possess it because they were born here. It could only possess the body of a cultivator that was not born here, like itself.
At this moment, it stopped holding back and a large portion of its soul entered Wang Lin. The figure of a scorpion slowly formed in Wang Lin's mind. Once it formed completely, it would finish its possession.
However, just as this shadow was half-formed, Wang Lin's origin soul suddenly erupted from the Heaven Defying Bead.
The moment he appeared, he charged toward his head, where the scorpion shadow was forming. The moment he closed in, he began to devour it.
There was no spell or power, just naked devouring power. The scorpion soul screamed. It didn't think there was still an origin soul inside this body. It was caught off guard by Wang Lin's sudden appearance.
Although it was very weak, it became fierce when Wang Lin began to devour it. It began resisting Wang Lin's origin soul, and a fierce battle of devouring began inside Wang Lin's body.
But the scorpion wasn't prepared at all, while Wang Lin had prepared for more than 100 years. Wang Lin became crazy and desperately devoured.
Time passed instantly. After one incense stick of time, the battle of devouring between Wang Lin and the scorpion soul reached a dangerous point. The scorpion soul continued to scream. It was weak, and it had only come with only part of its soul. Against Wang Lin, who had prepared for over 100 years, it was gradually losing.
People outside could not feel the dangerous battle inside Wang Lin's body. The green-robed old man excitedly looked at the furnace and the scorpion soul that had mostly entered the furnace. The scorpion soul trembled and the old man was startled.
"This is…" He couldn't imagine why Lord Green Devil would tremble during possession as if something was wrong. However, the old man soon felt relief.
"It must be because the Lord is not satisfied with the body and is remodeling it during possession." The more the old man thought about it, the more it made sense, and the more he smiled. For Lord Green Devil to personally transform it showed the value of this body.
He smiled even wider as he looked at the trembling scorpion soul on the furnace.
Inside Wang Lin's body, Wang Lin and the scorpion soul had devoured each other no less than 10,000 times. He became more and more crazy. He had waited and prepared for more than 100 years. How could he let go of the scorpion soul that was going to devour him?
Wang Lin's madness caused the scorpion soul to feel extreme fear. It was already weak, and after the endless devouring, it showed signs of retreating. It had taken countless years to condense this wisp of soul. Once this wisp dissipated, it would have no chance of awakening.
Right now, it already hated the Ji Si's family to the bones. From its view, all of this was because of that Ji Si!!
When it decided to retreat, the scorpion soul roared silently and quickly retreated. However, Wang Lin gave chase and continued to devour like crazy. It caused the scorpion soul to become even more frightened.
It quickly retreated and finally left Wang Lin's head. Just as it was about to leave Wang Lin's body, Wang Lin devoured a big mouthful, causing it to let out a cry. It quickly flew out of Wang Lin's body, but its huge body had shrunk by half. When it was outside, it escaped into the sky in panic.
The green-robed old man saw this. He was startled and his eyes revealed confusion.
After the scorpion soul left, Wang Lin's origin soul immediately shrouded his entire body. Sitting inside the green furnace, his eyes opened for the first time in more than 100 years!
The moment he opened his eyes, the world rumbled. The green furnace around him collapsed into countless fragments and shattered as Wang Lin jumped into the air.
"Fire essence true body!" Wang Lin roared. A sea of fire appeared in his left eye and a fire essence true body that looked exactly like him appeared behind him!!
"Thunder essence true body!" Wang Lin roared, and thunder flashed in his left eye. The thunder essence true body formed by the Devil Dao Sect's sect master was integrated with Wang Lin's will and appeared behind him.
"Earth essence true body!" Wang Lin let out a roar at the sky. Yellow light came out of his 108,000 pores and formed his third essence true body behind him!!
"Water essence true body!" The water essence true body had fused with Wang Lin's blood. At this moment, Wang Lin's blood vessels swelled and a shadow appeared behind him. It quickly formed into Wang Lin's fourth essence true body!!
After the four essence true bodies appeared, Wang Lin's aura was startling. His cultivation level was still the same, but he only needed to calm himself and his cultivation level would increase greatly with one thought.
However, right now was not the time to calm down. After the four essence true bodies appeared, Wang Lin's eyes released a burst of golden light. This golden light contained a suppression force, and he looked at the escaping scorpion soul!
The scorpion soul let out a scream. It felt the aura of the celestial sword from the Celestial Ancestor! Its soul trembled after being stared at by this gaze.
Time was of the essence. Wang Lin didn't hesitate to raise his right hand. There was a sharp pain as the nine-inch Yin Blade grew out from his right palm. A blade grew out of the right palms of each of the essence true bodies, and they all sliced at the scorpion soul!!
As the green-robed old man watched all of this unfold, he coughed out a mouthful of blood. His eyes widened and he died of anger!! He had angered himself to death!!
Chapter 1899 - Offering!
"I hate!!!" These were the last words the green-robed old man roared before he died. With his wisdom, he naturally understood what had happened. He had watched Wang Lin use the suppression eye and Yin Blade he had given him on the green scorpion.
This scene was enough to anger him into a heart attack. He already didn't have much lifespan left as he coughed out blood and died!
He had given Wang Lin a resilient body, eyes to suppress the world, a vein formed from the hair of the Celestial Ancestor, the Yin Blade, and the earth essence. On top of all that, he had even helped Wang Lin form two essence true bodies!
All of these things were given by him…
His eyes widened from anger and his eyes were filled with monstrous hate. Even though he was dead, the hatred remained, as if the hatred itself was going to turn into a ghost.
Wang Lin had no time to pay attention to the dead green-robed old man. He leaped forward and raised the blade his right hand had turned into. His four essence true bodies did the same. He mercilessly sliced down on the escaping Green Devil Scorpion soul!
The Green Devil Scorpion soul also contained endless hatred. It hated the green-robed old man for making it end up in its current state. However, the green-robed old man was dead, so it had no place to vent its anger. It also could not vent its anger in this moment of danger; it could only escape.
From afar, this was a shocking scene. The green furnace was still collapsing and the fragments scattered. The green scorpion soul screamed as it fled. Behind it, Wang Lin's white hair fluttered as he gave chase with a powerful aura. He raised the blade in his hand with the momentum to destroy the heaven, and earth and sliced down with his four essence true bodies!
It was at this moment that ripples echoed and three rays of light closed in. However, when they revealed their bodies, the three of them trembled. They watched what was happening with disbelief!
The three that arrived were the other owners of the Heavenly Bull soul armor beside Wang Lin. Yun Yifeng, Tang Jia, and the old man Edge Cloud!
The three of them had come to the Green Scorpion Temple for some unknown reason after 100 years. The journey to the temple was extremely difficult, but after arriving at the temple, it was a smooth path. They had encountered nothing and arrived in the deepest part of the temple.
However, what awaited them was this soul-shaking blade!
"Wang Lin!! He is actually here!!" Yun Yifeng and Tang Jia were both startled.
"Didn't he die!?" Edge Cloud's pupils shrank and he was filled with shock.
The blade sliced down and flashed as the scorpion soul's scream reached a limit. It trembled and wanted to resist, but it didn't only have to face Wang Lin's blade - the blades of his four essence true bodies were coming as well!
When the first blade closed in, the scorpion soul distorted and tried to dodge. The second and third blades arrived, but the scorpion soul could not dodge them all. It suddenly turned around and sprayed out a large amount of green fog as the fourth and fifth blade sliced down.
Thunderous rumbles echoed across the world. The scorpion soul let out a miserable scream as it was cut into six parts by the five blades.
Four of the parts were absorbed by Wang Lin. They turned into strands of smoke around Wang Lin, making him look like a celestial.
The remaining two parts quickly escaped into the distance as they screamed. They disappeared into the scorpion building, and where they had gone was unknown.
The surroundings gradually calmed down. Only Yun Yifeng and company's breathing was extremely clear in the silent scorpion temple.
Wang Lin floated there and the fog around him soon condensed into seven strands of soul force that entered his body. His right hand was still a blade and his four essence true bodies coldly stood there. His gaze swept by Yun Yifeng and company.
"Leave!" He didn't speak much and only said this one line. However, when he spoke, a shocking aura erupted from his body. When his gaze landed on them, Yun Yifeng felt his heart tremble. It was as if Wang Lin could clearly see through all his secrets, and he even had the illusion that he was being suppressed.
Fortunately, this feeling disappeared the moment it appeared. Otherwise, he might not even be able to speak from trembling.
The same feeling also filled Tang Jia's mind. Her face was pale as she stared at Wang Lin. She couldn't believe that Wang Lin's gaze was so terrifying after just 100 years!
That gaze gave off a sharpness that could tear apart the world itself. It contained a suppression force that could cause anyone who was swept by it to collapse!
Compared to the two of them, Edge Cloud's feeling was even more intense. He had fought with Wang Lin before, and Wang Lin didn't go easy on him. When Edge Cloud was swept by the gaze, he felt his heart rumble and he took three steps back. His face became pale and his forehead was covered in sweat. Thunderous rumbles echoed in his ears and he felt like he was abandoned by the world. He was all alone and was being suppressed by the heavens.
He even felt that the heavens that were suppressing him was Wang Lin's gaze. It felt like there was a sword in Wang Lin's gaze that hadn't fully appeared. Once it fully appeared, he would be torn apart by that sword!!
This feeling was so powerful that he almost went crazy. Just as he was about to collapse, Wang Lin's words echoed like the law of the world. Edge Cloud retreated like crazy, and only after he was thousands of kilometers away did he feel at ease. His whole body was soaked in sweat, leaving him with a chilly feeling.
Yun Yifeng and Tang Jia also retreated. The two of them were not suppressed by Wang Lin, so their retreat was not as embrassasing as Edge Cloud's. However, Yun Yifeng was extremely bitter. He had never expected to meet Wang Lin here after 100 years and see such a scene.
The three of them silently pondered and slowly retreated. They didn't leave the scorpion temple, but they stopped far away from Wang Lin. They still had a mission to complete, and the scorpion temple was not completely destroyed.
However, Wang Lin's presence made it so they didn't dare to act recklessly. Tang Jia looked into the distance and there was still disbelief in her eyes. She was silent and her mind was very chaotic.
Wang Lin stood in the air and looked at the dead green-robed old man. Wang Lin was very calm. This person had helped him greatly, except all his intentions were to kill Wang Lin!
Not much how many fortunes this person had given him, Wang Lin wouldn't feel any gratitude. Just as he was about to withdraw his gaze, Wang Lin exclaimed softly and looked again.
He saw strand of black gas come out of the old man's body and condense in his head, forming a palm-sized cloud of fog. This fog was filled with hatred and was extremely cold. It caused the surrounding area to immediately become cold.
"This is…" Wang Lin's mind moved and his divine sense spread toward the black fog. The moment his divine sense touched the fog, a hoarse voice roared in his mind.
"I hate!!!!"
"I hate!!!!"
This voice was so fierce, even Wang Lin's heart skipped a beat, and his eyes shined brightly.
"Ghost soul!! This person formed such a powerful ghost soul after he died!!" This ghost soul was several times more powerful than the Void Tribulant cultivator from the Extreme Sky Prairie!! It was peak upper quality, infinitely close to perfect quality!!
Wang Lin's eyes shined and he waved his sleeve without hesitation. The ghost soul formed by the green-robed old man few toward Wang Lin and was put away!
With this ghost soul and the ghost soul from the Extreme Sky Prairie, Wang Lin was confident in refining an almost perfect-grade Ghostly Sail!
With this Ghostly Sail and the Vice Ghost Sail Wang Lin had, he could display almost perfect-grade level illusion spells!
The green-robed old man had not only given Wang Lin many fortunes, he had even given himself to Wang Lin in the end…
After putting away the Ghostly Sail, Wang Lin had a strange expression. He looked at the green-robed old man with a complicated expression, and after a long time, he let out a sigh.
He waved his sleeve and the old man's body disappeared into ashes, leaving behind only the green robe.
Grabbing the green robe, Wang Lin's divine sense scanned it. This item was very strange. His divine sense could not penetrate it or see what was inside. After pondering a bit, Wang Lin put the only thing the old man had left, the green robe, away.
With this, it could be said that the green-robed old man had completely given everything to Wang Lin…
Wang Lin's eyes lit up. His cultivation level had showed signs of increasing. He took a deep breath and his eyes were filled with excitement!
"This time, let's see how far my cultivation level will go!! My cultivation level was too low before. I hope I can stand high in the Immortal Astral Continent after this!!
"And the Devil Dao Sect, I made an oath that I never forgot in these 100 years!!" Wang Lin was filled with killing intent. When he closed his eyes, he could see the human heads he was familiar with. They were all people he knew from the Extreme Sky Prairie.
Chapter 1900 - A Surge in Cultivation!!
He sat down and the four essence true bodies guarded him. With these four essence true bodies, Wang Lin could calmly increase his cultivation level inside the silent scorpion temple!
He had reached peak Spirit Void with eight essences, and one of them had even formed an essence true body! Today, everything was different. Wang Lin had three essence true bodies and had also obtained his ninth essence!!
This ninth essence was very important, it was the key to Wang Lin's increase in cultivation level!!
He had nine essences now: life and death, karma, true and false, restriction, slaughter, thunder, fire, water, and earth!
"Rush for Arcane Void!!" Wang Lin's eyes shined brightly and he took a deep breath. The four essence true bodies around him released essence aura into his body. The nine essences inside him rapidly rotated and he rushed toward Arcane Void!
Spirit Void and Arcane Void were only one word apart, but the difference was like heaven and earth! Reaching the Arcane Void stage required one to understand the heavens and to possess at least one ethereal essence.
Once he reached the Arcane Void stage, he would be stepping into the ranks of the powerful. Aside from the likes of the nine sects and thirteen factions, an Arcane Void cultivator was still considered very powerful on the Immortal Astral Continent. Most importantly, after reaching the Arcane Void stage, one could cast some mysterious spells. Although they weren't very useful to Wang Lin, reaching Arcane Void would be a big step in his cultivation!
The nine essences in his body continued to rotate and his late stage Spirit Void cultivation level suddenly increased. The speed of this increase was extremely terrifying, and in the blink of an eye, an illusion appeared above Wang Lin.
It was a mass of clouds, and it rotated into a vortex. It seemed to maintain the same speed as Wang Lin's essences, which was very fast. Wang Lin's origin soul seemed to undergo a metamorphosis and released a blinding light. Although this light came from inside his body, but it seemed to release through his skin.
Right now, Wang Lin looked like he was transparent, and he was filled with an unspeakable sense of majesty. At this moment, he broke through peak Spirit Void and reached early stage Arcane Void!!
The moment he entered the early stage of Arcane Void, a lot of things in this world changed for Wang Lin. A lot of things he was confused about became clear.
He opened his eyes and looked around. His gaze revealed wisdom.
"Arcane Void for me is only a transition; my goal is to step into Void Tribulant!!" Wang Lin muttered. Like he said, Arcane Void was just a transition stage. He had obtained a great fortune, especially the power of the world that had gathered inside him from the green furnace. Once his origin soul absorbed it, his cultivation level would increase greatly once more.
Most importantly, Wang Lin had nine essences, and he needed to fuse the nine essence into one!! If he could do this, he could face the nine Arcane Tribulants!!
Once he passed through the Arcane Tribulants, Wang Lin would become a Void Tribulant cultivator
His gaze was filled with decisiveness. He had waited a long time for a fortune like this, and he would not let it go. Without hesitation, Wang Lin took a deep breath, his hands formed a seal, and he pointed forward!
"Nine essences, return to one!" He pointed and the fire essence true body, the earth essence true body, and the water essence true body trembled. Large amounts of essence energy spread out from their foreheads.
The three essence auras swirled before Wang Lin. There was fire, earth, and water moving inside the vortex.
"These three belong to the five elements. Once these three fuse into one, it will help me reach the mid stage of Arcane Void! They all have essence true bodies, so after they fuse, the essence true bodies will be even more powerful!" Wang Lin's eyes revealed a strange light as his hands formed a seal. The three essences before him rotated faster; fire raged, water surged, and earth trembled.
These three five-element essences continued to collide as they rotated. A thunderous rumble echoed, but the three essences didn't fuse, they suddenly scattered.
Wang Lin's eyes lit up and he bit the tip of his tongue to spit out blood. He used his blood as an adhesive and began controlling the three essences to fuse once more!!
"Water and fire are opposites, but I'll use earth as the medium. Earth can bury water and can also bury fire. With my essence blood that contains my will, I refuse to believe these three essences can't fuse!!" Wang Lin roared and his hands quickly formed seals.
The three essences rumbled inside the vortex before him, and thunderous rumbles echoed. The image inside the vortex constantly changed. Sometimes it was a terrifying flood, and sometimes it was a sea of fire. However, whether it was water or fire, both were being shrouded by a rolling sandstorm.
As time passed, the image inside the vortex flickered faster and faster. Several months later, Wang Lin had coughed out seven mouthfuls of blood, but the essences showed signs of fusing. Wang Lin became more alert as he controlled the three essences to collide hundreds and thousands of times!
Another seven days passed. A thunderous rumble echoed as the three essences began to fuse. The images flashed flashed between the sand, flood, and fire until they overlapped to form a complete image!!
This image had the earth in the middle, with the sea of fire raging above and the roaring flood below. The moment this image was completed, the three essence true bodies began to fuse after their auras had fused!
This was the fusion of three essence true bodies. This new essence true body contained water, fire, and earth. This essence true body was an independent existence and could no longer be called an essence true body. It was more similar to a five-element avatar!
The moment the body created by the fusion of the three essence true bodies appeared, Wang Lin's origin soul began absorbing the power gathering inside his body. His early stage Arcane Void cultivation suddenly began to increase!!
It was increasing like crazy toward mid stage Arcane Void. This process lasted for a month, and Wang Lin let out a long laugh afterwards. His cultivation level was no longer early stage Arcane Void but mid stage Arcane Void!
Since ancient times, no one could pass the early stage of Arcane Void and reach the mid stage in a few short months. If this got out, Wang Lin would have everyone's attention!
But all of this was just the beginning, it was far from the end!
"The slaughter essence and the restriction essence are special essences and are very difficult to integrate. However, I can use the thunder essence as threads to temporarily fuse the two special essences and allow my cultivation level to climb to late stage Arcane Void!!
"This is possible because the thunder essence has an essence true body, which makes it far stronger than the two special essences!" As Wang Lin muttered, his eyes lit up and countless blood lines appeared, forming the restriction essence before him. At the same time, a monstrous killing intent gathered before him to form his slaughter essence.
These two special essences rotated before him. Wang Lin raised his right hand and pointed at the thunder essence true body.
The thunder essence true body suddenly opened its eyes, and they were filled with thunder. It quickly changed into a bolt of thunder and moved between the slaughter and restriction essences. It formed threads connecting the two special essences and rapidly fused them!
This fusion was even more difficult than that of the five element essences. After one month, Wang Lin was still unsuccessful. The slaughter essence was extremely domineering, and the restriction was a natural counter to the thunder essence. It was extremely difficult for them to fuse.
Wang Lin's eyes were filled with blood lines. He looked at the three essences and frowned. Once an opportunity was found, the fusion of essences could be done quickly, but if the opportunity was not there, no matter how much he tried, it would be pointless.
"Unfortunately, I only have two special essences. If I had a third one, it might have been easier… However, I can't wait any longer. Since I can't do it this way, I'll just have to try a different method. Condense onto the thunder essence true body!" Wang Lin's eyes lit up and he changed his method. He no longer used the thunder essence as an auxiliary but as the main body to absorb the two special essences!
As Wang Lin's hands formed seals, he coughed out several mouthfuls of essence blood that shrouded the thunder essence true body. After the true body absorbed Wang Lin's blood, which contained his will, the body stretched out its arms and reached toward the slaughter and restriction essences!
Use the thunder body to fuse slaughter!
Use the thunder body to fuse restriction!
Once it was successful. the thunder essence true body would change rapidly and contain three essences. Even the thunder would change. but such a thing was extremely rare. Wang Lin didn't know what would happen, but he had to do this!
In a flash, several months passed. On a day several months later, the thunder essence true body gave off a shocking aura. It had successfully integrated with the slaughter and restriction essences. With a thunderous bang, the thunder essence true body went through a shocking change that startled Wang Lin!
Chapter 1901 - Thunder!
Thunder, the extreme power of the world. It wasn't number one, but the only one!
Thunder was the might of the heavens and lived above the world. When it occasionally descended below, the thunderous rumbles were like the wrath of the heavens!
Wang Lin's thunder essence was born from half an ancient thunder dragon. The ancient thunder dragon was created to bear the power of thunder and was the embodiment of thunder in the world.
With this half ancient thunder dragon, Wang Lin had the bud of an essence. Then, after absorbing the thunder from the Scattered Thunder Clan, his essence was one step from completion!
This step was not easy to cross, but Wang Lin created another path by creating the accompanying thunders. He used the soul of the Thunder Toad and his Ji Realm to complete the accompanying thunders, which brought the essence infinitely close to completion!
Then, on the Immortal Astral Continent 100 years ago, the Devil Dao Sect's sect master, who had a different thunder essence, poured his thunder essence into Wang Lin. He had even devoured two Thunder Emperor Beads and transferred their power into Wang Lin!
All of this accumulated to allow Wang Lin's thunder essence to change dramatically and condense an essence true body!
This thunder essence true body contained its own will, but most of this will belonged to Wang Lin!
Even Wang Lin didn't expect his inadvertent action to cause such a drastic change to happen to his thunder essence true body!!
The slaughter essence was a special essence. Its power was invisible. It was composed of endless slaughter, and this wasn't indiscriminate slaughter, but a slaughter with a purpose. This is what made it a special essence.
The slaughter essence contained unimaginable killing intent and could change how the world functioned. It was far more powerful than ordinary essences.
Back then, Qing Shui's slaughter essence allowed him to battle against people with higher cultivation levels, which just showed how powerful it was.
Wang Lin had not used the slaughter essence much; he had mostly used it to create an imposing aura. However, when it was fused with the thunder essence, it suddenly changed!
This change was not something Wang Lin could imagine. This kind of thing was extremely rare. The fusion of thunder and slaughter formed a type of slaughter that was above everything. It could destroy all life!
Most importantly, this slaughter had a mission. This mission would start when the slaughter appeared and end with it disappeared!
Ancient legends say that when heaven was angry, it used thunder to destroy the world. Thunder existed in early times to punish living beings. Only during the destruction of the world would this slaughter thunder appear.
After Wang Lin's thunder essence true body fused with the slaughter essence that required its own will, the thunder changed. When they integrated, it gave birth to something that shouldn't be created, or perhaps something that could not be controlled by cultivators. The wrath of the heavens slaughter thunder!
Wang Lin stared dumbfoundedly at the thunder essence true body before him. He could not see a trace of thunder on this essence true body, but with his divine sense, he could feel a terrifying bolt of thunder slowly moving through the body.
This bolt of thunder contained the power that made Wang Lin's scalp go numb. Once this thunder was released from the essence true body, it would have shockingly destructive power!
Wang Lin swallowed hard and gasped. He vaguely guessed that his unintentional action had formed a terrifying form of thunder.
Once his thunder was released, even his own body would be destroyed! This feeling was so strong that he had the impulse to immediately stop this fusion.
He had a feeling that this thunder should not appear in this world!! Or that it was not the time for it to appear!
The thunder slowly rotated around the essence true body and released crackling sounds. These crackling sounds were extremely clear in the silent scorpion temple. Wang Lin's pupils shrank when the thunder seemed to show signs of instability.
It gave off a sliver of aura that leaked out of the scorpion temple and instantly spread out across the entire Green Devil Continent. Every living creature trembled and felt the illusion that they were all going to be destroyed.
However, the moment this silver of aura appeared, it instantly disappeared. Everything happened in a flash and didn't attract the attention of any Grand Empyrean!
"Once this thunder explodes, the Green Devil Continent…" Wang Lin rarely felt fear, but this time, he felt fear toward the thunder he had created!
Just as the slaughter thunder became unstable, Wang Lin's thunder essence true body began to integrate with the restriction essence. The restriction essence was law and rule. It formed a large net and shrouded the thunder essence true body.
Thunder had laws and rules, but they were made by the heavens. However, because the thunder essence true body contained Wang Lin's will and the restriction essence, the thunder was no longer controlled by the heavens. It had completely changed!
The result of this change was that this bolt of thunder contained laws and rules that belonged to Wang Lin. The slaughter thunder was perfectly contained within the essence true body, and the signs of instability slowly disappeared.
In this short period of time, Wang Lin's forehead had become covered in sweat. He looked at the essence true body before him and felt like he was dreaming.
The appearance of the avatar was no different from before, and it calmly stood there. However, from Wang Lin's point of view, it was completely different from before.
One couldn't see any trace of thunder on this essence true body. The inside and outside of the body were covered in restrictions that were all wrapped around a bolt of slaughter thunder!
"Perhaps… It's not to destroy a continent…" Wang Lin stared at his essence true body and silently pondered.
As he silently pondered, his mid stage Arcane Void cultivation suddenly erupted. His power formed a storm and rotated rapidly, becoming a vortex.
Every rotation would increase Wang Lin's cultivation level greatly. Not only was he absorbing power from the world, but also the power that had been gathering inside his body that was for the Green Devil Scorpion.
With this force as fuel, Wang Lin's white hair moved as if there was a powerful gust of wind. Popping sounds echoed and his eyes shined. The power in his body increased, increased, and increased until it reached a peak. Then a thunderous rumble echoed.
He suddenly rushed past the mid stage of Arcane Void and entered the late stage!
Late stage Arcane Void!!
The doubt in Wang Lin's eyes dissipated and was replaced with determination!
The appearance of the slaughter thunder was beyond his imagination. He vaguely felt his heart skip a beat when the slaughter thunder appeared. A small part of the shock was due to the thunder itself; it was the changes that were triggered by this thunder that really shocked him.
These changes was not something anyone else could feel, not even a Grand Empyrean. Only Wang Lin could feel it, because it was created by him and contained his essence and will!
Wang Lin no longer thought about this matter. When Wang Lin reached the late stage of Arcane Void, he looked at the last three ethereal essences!
Life and death, karma, and true and false!
Once these three ethereal essences fused into one, his nine essences would become three and he would go from late stage Arcane Void to peak Arcane Void! Then he could go through the nine Arcane Tribulants!
Once he broke through nine Arcane Tribulants, he would step into the realm of Void Tribulant cultivators!!
With his battle ability, if he reached the early stage of Void Tribulant, he could battle peak Void Tribulant cultivators. He could even become number one below Grand Empyrean!!!
In other words, he would become half a Grand Empyrean!!
This amount of power would make it so there was no place he couldn't go, and no one would casually scheme against him or manipulate him!
Because he, Wang Lin, was going to become the 10th strongest person on the Immortal Astral Continent!!
While Wang Lin was fusing his essences and staring at the three remaining ethereal essences, outside the Green Devil Continent, outside the Eastern Continent, outside the land of the celestials… Outside the Immortal Astral Continent…
If the Immortal Astral Continent was the world, then there was a space-like void outside this world.
In a place extremely far away from the Immortal Astral Continent, there was another continent. This continent could not compare to the Immortal Astral. It was less than one-tenth the size and there was no trace of life on it.
One could see ruins of death on this continent. It was as if there was a large amount of life here, but it had all died in a disaster.
In the middle of this continent, there was a very large ruin of a city with a huge statue at the center. This was a statue of a woman, but it had mostly collapsed and only half the body remained. Sitting on the statue was a middle-aged man.
This man looked ordinary, but he had shockingly long hair. His hair was nearly 1,000 feet long, and it was hanging on the mostly collapsed statue.
Just as Wang Lin's thunder essence true body fused with the slaughter essence to give birth to the slaughter thunder, this middle-aged man seem to awaken from countless years of slumber and opened his eyes.
There were no pupils in his eyes, only a void filled with death.
He looked into the distance and there was a flash of light in his eyes.