Chapter 353 – Three Flowers Gather at the Crown, Half-Righteous Half-Evil Form, Feeding on Heaven

The oppressive aura of an Immortal Fiend at the Deity Transformation Stage was entirely different from that of one at the Nascent Soul Stage.

As Immortal Fiends who had cultivated all the way to the Deity Transformation Stage in the distorted world of the Ancient Fiend Nine Realms,

each of them had hands stained with copious amounts of blood.

Moreover, for Immortal Fiends, Karma not only failed to harm them

but instead became a part of their power.

This was the greatest difference between the two worlds.

One side followed the normal Heavenly Dao, while the other adhered to a twisted Heavenly Dao.

After emerging from the mountain-protecting formation, Elder Yin and the other two immediately surrounded Lu Chen in an encirclement.

The Karma they released directly distorted the surrounding environment.

Around Elder Yin, countless beings of various kinds could be seen, bound hand and foot to pillars.

The phenomena generated by the other two Deity Transformation Stage Elders were, respectively, a graveyard full of skeletons

and a vast space composed of countless eyeballs—a nightmare for those with trypophobia.

Elder Yin looked at Lu Chen not far away and raised his right hand.

Crack!

For some reason, Elder Yin’s right hand suddenly twisted like a rope, bones shattering audibly, blood vessels bursting, and copious amounts of blood seeping out.

Yet, he seemed entirely unfazed, his expression remaining calm.

Surprisingly, almost the moment Elder Yin was injured,

Lu Chen’s right hand twisted in the same way.

Crack!

Hearing the sound of shattering bones, Lu Chen lowered his head to look at his right arm.

His arm bore the exact same injury as Elder Yin’s.

Moreover, this injury not only affected the Physical Body but also the cultivator’s Divine Soul.

This method of harming the enemy by injuring oneself was truly bizarre.

Although Elder Yin’s move seemed to harm both himself and the enemy equally,

this was under the assumption that he couldn’t heal his injuries.

As a Deity Transformation Stage Elder of the Great Thousand Mountains, Elder Yin naturally had more than just this trick up his sleeve.

Countless tentacles suddenly sprouted from Elder Yin’s right hand.

The crimson tentacles intertwined, rapidly restoring his arm to its original state in a very short time,

as if nothing had happened.

“How does my ‘Celestial Being Shared Longevity’ taste?”

Lu Chen did not respond but calmly raised his head.

Immediately after, his right arm seemed to reverse time, recovering in the blink of an eye.

The three Deity Transformation Stage Immortal Fiends nearby were not particularly surprised by this.

After all, at their Realm, even if they couldn’t achieve Rebirth from a drop of blood, regenerating a severed limb was no difficult feat—it was almost a basic ability.

However, Elder Yin’s move was merely a test.

He wanted to see how effective his Divine Ability would be against Lu Chen.

From the results, it was not only effective but even somewhat outstanding.

After all, with just a minor attempt, he had managed to inflict some damage on Lu Chen.

If he were to get serious, with the help of this bizarre Shared Fate with Heaven and Earth and the assistance of the other two Deity Transformation Stage cultivators,

killing Lu Chen, a Nascent Soul Stage cultivator, would not be a difficult task.

“Let’s begin. We mustn’t keep Mountain Lord She waiting.”

Upon hearing Elder Yin’s words, the other two Deity Transformation Stage Immortal Fiends immediately unleashed their Great Divine Powers.Great Divine Power, Bone Purgatory.

Great Divine Power, Nether Eyes.

As Bone Venerable and Demon Eye Venerable unleashed their Great Divine Powers, they completely suppressed the Sword Intent surrounding Lu Chen, confining it to an extremely small area.

Bone Venerable transformed into a towering white skeleton, with masses of ghost fire dancing in his hollow eye sockets.

Then he opened his mouth and began to inhale violently.

With this inhalation, countless streams of Life Qi emerged directly from the ground and flowed straight into his mouth.

In an instant, the surrounding land seemed to have endured tens of thousands of years of weathering, becoming utterly barren.

Although Lu Chen was protected by his Sword Intent,

Bone Venerable’s Life Qi plundering appeared to bypass ordinary protective Divine Abilities, acting directly on the cultivator’s body.

It was like a fundamental rule.

Or perhaps, every Great Divine Power at the Deity Transformation Stage was a manifestation of such a rule.

To counter it, one must oppose it with power of the same level,

or find a flaw within this rule.

Lu Chen’s current situation seemed to satisfy neither condition.

He neither displayed a Great Divine Power capable of rivaling it, nor had he found a weakness in Bone Venerable’s Great Divine Power.

Thus, within just a few breaths,

the exposed skin on Lu Chen’s hands began to wrinkle at a visible pace.

His hair gradually turned silver-white.

He appeared as if a significant amount of his Life Qi had been absorbed by Bone Venerable.

Meanwhile, Demon Eye Venerable was not idle either.

Countless crimson eyes spread across the sky around Lu Chen, staring at him with an eerie gaze.

Under this gaze, Lu Chen’s body became like a puppet controlled by strings, losing all autonomy.

He could only submit to Demon Eye Venerable’s manipulation.

This, too, was a rule of heaven and earth, not easily negated.

Coupled with Elder Yin, who from a distance needed only to harm himself to directly injure Lu Chen without approaching him,

the three Great Divine Powers formed a remarkably coordinated combination.

As a result, aside from initially dropping a Sword Mountain toward the Great Thousand Mountains, Lu Chen had shown no substantial resistance.

He seemed completely suppressed by Elder Yin and the others.

Yet neither Elder Yin, Bone Venerable, nor Demon Eye Venerable

let their guard down despite the apparent advantage.

Because Lu Chen was behaving far too calmly.

So calm that it unsettled them.

Given Lu Chen’s strength, even if he couldn’t defeat the three of them,

he shouldn’t have been so utterly helpless.

But since their appearance, Lu Chen had hardly fought back,

appearing as if he had resigned himself to capture.

“Is this… all you’ve got?”

Just as Elder Yin and the others pondered what countermeasures Lu Chen might have,

Lu Chen, who had remained silent until now, finally spoke.

Bone Venerable looked at Lu Chen and realized he was staring directly at him.

Those bizarre Lotus Pupils were clearly visible to Bone Venerable.

An intense sense of crisis suddenly surged in Bone Venerable’s heart.

For a moment, he felt as if he had been locked onto by some fundamental Dao of heaven and earth.

Crack!

Bone Venerable looked down in disbelief at his own right arm.

His massive right arm was now twisted like a hemp rope.

Bones shattered, fragments flying.

Exactly like the ‘Shared Fate with Heaven and Earth’ that Elder Yin had used on Lu Chen earlier.Just as Bone Venerable intended to take further action, he sensed countless gazes upon him.

The space around him had unknowingly turned completely dark.

Countless pairs of eyes filled this dark void, all fixed upon him.

Under their collective stare, a primal fear from the depths of his soul rendered him completely unable to control his body.

In an instant, Bone Venerable understood what he was facing.

This was clearly Demon Eye Venerable’s Great Divine Power—the Nether Eyes.

And the injury to his right hand earlier had been inflicted by Elder Yin’s Heaven and Earth Shared Fate technique.

Realizing this, a terrifying thought simultaneously dawned upon Bone Venerable and his two companions.

This guy… could actually wield their Great Divine Powers!

“Did… you hear that?”

Just as Bone Venerable remained trapped in the netherworld, unable to move, a calm voice suddenly spoke from behind him.

Out of the corner of his eye, Bone Venerable saw Lu Chen had appeared behind him at some unknown time.

Wh-when did he—?!

The Netherworld Ghost Fire in Bone Venerable’s eye sockets flickered violently, clearly reflecting his inner turmoil.

Beneath Lu Chen’s Seven-Star Mask, his Lotus Pupils held only boundless tranquility and indifference.

As if in Lu Chen’s eyes, Bone Venerable was already nothing more than a corpse.

Before Bone Venerable could respond, a clear, resonant sound suddenly erupted.

“Roar!”

An ear-splitting Dragon’s Roar tore through the sky as a black true dragon materialized behind Bone Venerable and swallowed him whole in one bite.

When the Concept dissipated, a black sword had pierced through Bone Venerable’s skull, nailing him firmly to the ground.

Just like that, a Transformation Soul Stage Immortal Fiend had died without understanding what happened.

Watching Lu Chen standing beside Bone Venerable’s corpse, Elder Yin and Demon Eye Venerable in the distance felt a chill run down their spines.

Although Bone Venerable had been the weakest among the three of them…

Even so, the Transformation Soul Stage was still the Transformation Soul Stage.

While they could defeat Bone Venerable in combat, actually killing him was no easy task.

Yet Lu Chen had completely annihilated him in a single encounter.

The gap in their strength exceeded everyone’s expectations.

Clang!

Lu Chen’s Immortal Sword automatically flew out from Bone Venerable’s body.

Then Bone Venerable’s form began to disintegrate continuously until it turned into a pile of ashes scattered across the ground.

Elder Yin and Demon Eye Venerable exchanged glances.

Both could see the gravity of the situation reflected in the other’s eyes.

Meanwhile, deep within the Great Thousand Mountains, another Transformation Soul Stage Immortal Fiend witnessed these events from outside.

Without hesitation, he rushed to the scene.

Leaving only one Transformation Soul Stage Cultivator behind to maintain control within the mountains.

Given the current situation, if he didn’t intervene and allowed Elder Yin and Demon Eye Venerable to also fall to Lu Chen…

The grand scheme of the Great Thousand Mountains would undoubtedly end in complete failure.

After all, beings at the Transformation Soul Stage level weren’t easily cultivated.

Even for the Immortal Fiends as a group, this held true.

After leaving the Formation, that Transformation Soul Stage Immortal Fiend immediately drew an Ancient Fiend Treasure from his hand.

Understanding his intention, Elder Yin and Demon Eye Venerable simultaneously produced similar Ancient Fiend Treasures.

Under the influence of the three treasures…

The three figures then transformed into streams of light and entered their respective Ancient Fiend Treasures.

Subsequently, the three treasures converged, ultimately forming an entirely new entity.

Boom!Accompanied by a terrifying Spiritual Pressure, an Ancient Immortal Dharma Aspect with three heads and six arms, crowned by three blossoms, appeared outside the Great Thousand Mountains.

The aura of this Ancient Immortal Dharma Aspect had already reached the Peak of the Transformation Soul Stage.

Perhaps the Karma contained within this Dharma Aspect was too astonishing.

Even though there were Formations around the Great Thousand Mountains shielding it from heavenly detection,

they still could not conceal this Karma from the gaze of the Central Province’s Heavenly Dao.

Boom!

A terrifying Heavenly Tribulation suddenly appeared above the Great Thousand Mountains.

Its target was the Ancient Immortal Dharma Aspect below.

Yet facing this Heavenly Tribulation locked onto him, the Ancient Immortal Dharma Aspect showed no fear, instead revealing a ferocious expression.

His massive thousand-meter body directly raised a hand into the Heavenly Tribulation.

Ignoring the damage inflicted by the Lightning Tribulation, he fiercely pulled something out from within.

Clutched in the Ancient Immortal Dharma Aspect’s hand was a small patch of pale golden auspicious clouds.

The Ancient Immortal Dharma Aspect greedily gazed at this portion of clouds, stuffing them directly into his mouth and devouring them ravenously.

His intoxicated expression seemed as if he had tasted something extraordinarily delicious.

With the loss of this support from the world’s Origin, the Lightning Tribulation over the Great Thousand Mountains gradually dissipated.

The Ancient Immortal Dharma Aspect looked regretfully at the sky, as if lamenting not having his fill.

But just then, he seemed to sense something, sharply glancing around.

Four massive Immortal Swords had materialized around him out of thin air.

Each Immortal Sword hung inverted beneath an enormous heavenly gate.

Sensing the terrifying Sword Intent contained within these Immortal Swords,

the previously fearless Ancient Immortal Dharma Aspect, who fed on heaven and earth, immediately showed a grave expression.

For within this Sword Formation, he sensed danger.

Lu Chen stood within the Sword Formation, his gaze calm and detached as he looked at the Ancient Immortal Dharma Aspect.

As Lu Chen raised his hand, countless sword lights transformed into flowing rainbows, assaulting the Ancient Immortal Dharma Aspect.

Facing these flowing rainbows, the Ancient Immortal Dharma Aspect brought his six palms together.

An aura both sacred and sinister, righteous and wicked, emerged from the Ancient Immortal Dharma Aspect.

Then, a black Cultivation Technique wheel appeared behind the Ancient Immortal Dharma Aspect.

Along with it came a vast protective Cultivation Technique light.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Countless Sword Qi rainbows struck the protective Cultivation Technique light, stirring ripples across its surface.

The four Immortal Swords continuously released Sword Intent, further suppressing the Ancient Immortal Dharma Aspect within the Formation.

Though these Sword Qi could briefly suppress the Ancient Immortal Dharma Aspect, they could not truly harm him.

This, Lu Chen had anticipated.

He raised his hand again, and one of the Immortal Swords flew directly above the Ancient Immortal Dharma Aspect.

The Immortal Sword spun rapidly, suddenly enlarging into an immensely colossal heaven-propping Immortal Sword.

Though slightly smaller than the Sword Mountain Lu Chen had summoned earlier,

it was still not to be underestimated.

After gathering sufficient power, the Immortal Sword slowly descended, aiming directly at the Ancient Immortal Dharma Aspect.

Finally, the Ancient Immortal Dharma Aspect released a pair of hands and pointed them at the Immortal Sword above.

Boom!

As the Immortal Sword made contact with the Ancient Immortal Dharma Aspect’s palms, numerous black Immortal Markings immediately appeared on his arms.

The power contained within these Immortal Markings seemed inherently repulsive to orthodox Immortal Markings.

Causing intense vibrations between the Immortal Sword and the Ancient Immortal Dharma Aspect.

A terrifying Spiritual Pressure centered around them, spreading outwards in all directions.

This time, the Spiritual Pressure was astonishingly powerful.Even the protective formation of the Great Thousand Mountains experienced violent tremors.

Fortunately, the formation was no ordinary object after all and did not shatter under the Spiritual Pressure.

Once the turmoil subsided, the Ancient Immortal Dharma Aspect looked mockingly at Lu Chen.

For it had used its own pair of hands to clamp down on one of Lu Chen’s Immortal Swords, rendering it immobile.

However, the smile on the face of the Ancient Immortal Dharma Aspect soon vanished.

Because it saw Lu Chen raise his hand again, and another new Immortal Sword… soared into the air.

It only had six hands, but Lu Chen… had four swords!

(End of Chapter)