Free Web NovelChapter 537: Chapter 530: Attempt
’What a troublesome clan... Oh well. If it’s come to this, I might as well go all out and break through in one fell swoop.’
The black-robed man shook his head.
BZZZZ!!
Every cell in his body vibrated in unison, each one providing immense biological Energy. This Energy conducted naturally through his body, spreading beyond his physical form. Under the pull of a magnetic field, it condensed into a massive and terrifying structure.
A Divine Soul.
WHOOSH! WHOOSH! WHOOSH!
A seemingly endless pillar of dark blue light shot toward the sky.
Ten meters, twenty meters, thirty meters, forty meters!
Finally, the vast, dark blue light surged to a height of nearly forty meters, its immense power twisting and coalescing.
Black mist swirled as a pair of colossal, blood-red eyes peered out from within. A massive creature loomed, partially obscured by the fog.
A tortoise head and a serpent head simultaneously opened their cavernous mouths, revealing vicious fangs.
ROAR!!!
The tremendous roar vibrated the air, sending out violent, concentric waves of pressure.
The seemingly giant "Forest Guardian" looked so minuscule before this behemoth.
The Evil True Martial Form!
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「Deep within the Congo Basin, at the Forest Race Ancestral Land.」
Inside a treehouse formed from interwoven vines.
The chief of the Forest Race sat across from a white-robed elder, seemingly discussing something.
Suddenly, a member of the Forest Race burst into the treehouse. He hurried to the chief’s side and whispered a few words in his ear.
The Forest Race chief’s expression changed drastically in an instant.
"What’s wrong?"
Nearby, Daoist Bailong saw the chief’s expression and felt a bad omen. He snapped his head toward a certain direction.
"Successor of Xi, it seems you’ve already guessed what happened."
The Forest Race chief said with a heavy expression.
"Our Third Clan Elder activated the ’Forest Guardian’ at the cost of his own life, but even that wasn’t enough to halt our enemy’s advance. It seems the release of the King Level seal is now unavoidable."
"A King Level is a King Level, after all. Their power is unimaginable."
"We can agree to all of your terms for cooperation. However, I’m afraid that even you will be unable to stop a King Level’s advance, correct?"
"I’ve heard many rumors about that person recently, but he is not a King Level, after all..."
"Right now, my only hope is that you can assist us until reinforcements from the other clans arrive. We, the Forest Race, will stake everything to defend this final line."
The Forest Race chief said in a low voice.
"We will. The release of a King Level entity is now inevitable, but we must conserve our strength to protect the Primordial Ancestor’s seal. On this point, we will also give it our all."
"Also, do not underestimate that person."
"Perhaps, in the entire world right now, he is the one who most wants to encounter a King Level being."
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「Meanwhile, Zhou Yuanjue was unaware of the terrifying battle taking place in the Congo Basin.」
After killing Bai Jiu, he had completely ended his journey of public challenges, disappearing from the world’s sight once more and leaving behind a wave of disappointed sighs.
Afterward, he quickly contacted Huang Bin and the other special agents from Donghua. He found a deserted area near the Great Satan Desert and immediately entered a state of Cultivation.
He needed to summarize and internalize the vast insights he had gained from his battle with Beichuan Xuanxin as soon as possible.
This was especially true for the insights and information regarding magnetic fields. That kind of understanding was exceedingly profound; as time passed, the insights would grow increasingly vague and elusive.
In the desolate desert, yellow sand swirled and filled the sky.
Zhou Yuanjue sat cross-legged, a solitary figure amidst the yellow sands. The sun had begun its descent in the sky, its heat no longer as scorching as before.
At this moment, his Spirit was completely focused inward. The Lamp Burning Technique was active, and in the dimness of his spiritual world, a bright lamp illuminated everything.
Wisdom, awareness, focus...
The positive attributes of his Spirit and will were infinitely magnified in this state of absolute concentration.
Right now, his first goal was the Natural Magnetic Field that Beichuan Xuanxin’s technique had once pulled him into.
The Three Rivers Return Path.
It was the final destination for the condensed, lingering magnetic fields of will from all deceased life. All magnetic fields and imprints would be completely broken down there, once again becoming part of nature.
For Zhou Yuanjue, however, that place was an extremely important medium.
By communicating with that field, he could borrow the power of the Natural Magnetic Field to temporarily "extract" his own will and soul’s magnetic field from his body.
This was the first step he had to take in exploring that higher path.
In his countless previous attempts, no matter how strong his control over his own Spirit was, he had been unable to voluntarily separate his Spirit from his body.
Humans have their limits, bound by all sorts of rules.
It’s like how no matter how strong a person is, they can’t lift themselves into the air by pulling on their own hair.
No matter how strong one’s will is, escaping the body and breaking free from the "rules of life" requires some external help.
The Three Rivers Return Path was the "external force" Zhou Yuanjue wanted to borrow from the natural world.
Before, he had found it difficult to find a clear path through those complex and obscure magnetic fields. But things were different now. Having been pulled into that Natural Magnetic Field by Beichuan Xuanxin and then forcibly breaking away from it, he now had a sufficient understanding of it.
Now, he was highly confident that he could reconnect to that Natural Magnetic Field using these residual impressions and insights.
Within the world of the spiritual magnetic field.
Zhou Yuanjue focused everything and lit the bright lamp.
He was like a man trapped deep in a dark space, unable to discern the way forward. Only the bright lamp in his hand emitted a light to guide his path.
He constantly recalled the magnetic frequency of the Three Rivers Return Path he had experienced before, and the bright lamp continuously amplified that insight.
Suddenly, the flame of the bright lamp trembled slightly, flickering toward a certain point in the darkness.
Without hesitation, Zhou Yuanjue followed the direction the flame leaned, slowly fumbling his way forward through the darkness.
Under the guidance of the flame, he could feel his spiritual magnetic field undergoing some kind of change. As he advanced, it was connecting to an unknown path.
BZZZZ!!
In the outside world, his body began to emit a strange glow. His magnetic field linked with the surrounding environment, seeming to trigger something peculiar.
When that inexplicable vibration reached its peak...
CLICK!
Suddenly, inside his spiritual world, Zhou Yuanjue stopped in his tracks.
He saw it clearly: a peculiar "Light Sect" had appeared in the vast darkness.
It seemed to lead to an unknown, distant place.
It was the "gate" between life and death.
