Free Web NovelChapter 92: Chapter 92: Breakthrough
’He doesn’t care about gender?’
Shen Daoxing froze, momentarily at a loss for words. He turned to look at the man completely cloaked in black robes, only to find him staring back with a peculiar glint in his eyes. The man even stuck out his tongue and licked his lips greedily.
A shiver ran down Shen Daoxing’s spine.
"Boy, I won’t kill you outright, but not just anyone can be my master. If your strength isn’t up to par..."
Da Shi, standing to the side, gave a wicked grin. "Then I’m afraid you’ll have to stay and serve me. The last few guys from the floor below didn’t last more than a few days before I tortured them to death. I hope you can hold out a little longer."
Mo Ya, the one cloaked in black robes, let out an effeminate laugh. "Little one, ignore this brute. All he thinks about is fighting and killing. Why not come serve me instead? I’ll show you what true ecstasy feels like!"
As he spoke, Mo Ya actually gave Shen Daoxing a suggestive wink.
The hairs on Shen Daoxing’s arms stood on end. It felt as if an invisible pressure was bearing down on him. ’I can’t become these prisoners’ plaything, their object of torture.’
Instantly, Shen Daoxing’s feet blurred. Leaving a trail of afterimages, he executed the Demon Ape Meteor Step to flee.
"SWOOSH!"
In that instant, Mo Ya transformed into a swarm of countless blood-red crows that enveloped him.
With a flick of his wrist, a massive, jet-black sword appeared in Shen Daoxing’s hand. He drew the Great Ming Demon Sparrow, unleashing a seemingly simple strike that carried a heart-stopping cyan glow.
But as the strike swept through the crows, it was like a stone sinking into the ocean; it vanished without making the slightest ripple.
Shen Daoxing froze. ’The power gap between the Profound Platform realm and the Grotto Heaven realm is immense,’ he thought. ’It’s a chasm that’s impossible to cross!’
"Boy, what are you daydreaming for?"
Just then, Da Shi roared, descending from above with a massive cyan axe in hand.
Startled, Shen Daoxing hastily executed the Demon Ape Meteor Step and vanished in a flash.
"BOOM!"
With a deafening crash, a fissure was instantly cleaved into the ground.
Shen Daoxing had barely dodged the attack when the Six-Eared Demon Ape appeared before him. Its lips peeled back into a grotesque, terrifying grin as a massive palm reached out to grab him.
Shen Daoxing’s feet blurred, leaving a flurry of afterimages as he dodged by a razor’s edge.
Under the combined assault of the three Grotto Heaven masters, Shen Daoxing used the Demon Ape Meteor Step to fight and fall back. Several times, he was almost caught and destined to become their next victim.
Of course, if he was truly outmatched, Shen Daoxing could leave the Venerable Domain at any moment. But he had come seeking an opportunity. ’How can I break through if I don’t push myself to the brink?’
Fortunately, the second level of the Venerable Domain had plenty of cells and a maze of intersecting paths. As they chased and cornered him, Shen Daoxing’s Demon Ape Meteor Step unknowingly became much more refined.
After finally managing to shake them off for a moment, Shen Daoxing’s form flickered as he ducked into a branching path. The moment he entered, he heard the THUD... THUD... of footsteps approaching from two directions.
He glanced to one side and saw the Six-Eared Demon Ape approaching slowly, that horrific grin plastered on its face. In one hand, it dangled a bloody head, likely belonging to one of the other prisoners.
From the other direction, Da Shi also advanced slowly, completing the pincer. He was leading another prisoner by a chain, a man whose hands and feet were bound, forced to crawl on the ground like a dog.
It was painfully clear that if Shen Daoxing were caught, he would suffer the same fate.
Shen Daoxing immediately spun around, intending to flee the way he came.
"Gotcha!"
An effeminate voice suddenly whispered right next to his ear.
It was Mo Ya, who had somehow crept up behind him without a sound.
Shen Daoxing felt as though an invisible hand had seized his body, paralyzing him.
"Relax, I won’t hurt you!"
Mo Ya’s effeminate voice chuckled. "I’ll make you feel a pleasure so intense it’s like dying, and you’ll taste the true joys of manhood!"
As he spoke, Mo Ya actually stuck out his tongue and gave Shen Daoxing’s cheek a long lick.
A wave of horror washed over Shen Daoxing. He was definitely not into *that*. The thought of being locked in a pitch-black cell, living a life too horrible to imagine...
Shen Daoxing’s mind jolted. A seven-colored light erupted from within his Dantian as immense Primordial Energy surged out like a tidal wave, rushing forth with incomparable ferocity.
The Six-Eared Demon Ape, Mo Ya, and Da Shi watched as Shen Daoxing’s aura surged. A seven-colored light burst from his body with the earth-shaking might of a Venerable Supreme. The powerful pressure sent Mo Ya flying.
A Seven-Colored Profound Platform in Shen Daoxing’s abdomen radiated with a brilliant, multicolored glow.
Shen Daoxing felt a roar echo within his Dantian, accompanied by the sound of countless thunderclaps. A moment later, everything fell silent. It was as if the universe had just been born; his Dantian transformed from its primordial, chaotic state into a vast, white, empty space.
It was like he had created a new world, a Grotto Heaven of his own. But there was nothing inside it except for a single Seven-Colored Profound Platform, spinning and emitting a dazzling light right in the center.
Shen Daoxing had broken through. Under the relentless pressure from the three Grotto Heaven masters, he had successfully shattered the shackles on his body.
"A Seven-Colored Profound Platform!"
The Six-Eared Demon Ape, Mo Ya, and Da Shi were all stunned. They clearly had not expected Shen Daoxing to possess such talent.
"Aside from the first Venerable Supreme, no other generation has ever possessed a Seven-Colored Profound Platform."
The Six-Eared Demon Ape nodded in satisfaction. A rare smile appeared on its perpetually ferocious face. Then, without a backward glance, it returned to its cell.
"Interesting! I suppose you’re somewhat qualified to be my master."
Da Shi also nodded. He gave Shen Daoxing an intrigued look before returning to his own cell.
"What a pity!"
Mo Ya sighed. He could already see that Shen Daoxing was extraordinary. With talent like this, he was very likely to become the next Venerable Supreme. This person was not someone he could afford to offend.
With one last, reluctant glance at Shen Daoxing, he returned to his cell.
Shen Daoxing clasped his hands and bowed deeply toward the three cells to express his gratitude.
He knew that if the three of them had used their full strength, his Profound Platform cultivation would have been no match for them. It was obvious they had deliberately suppressed their power, continuously testing him with moves to help him achieve his breakthrough.
Meanwhile, outside, Ling Shuanghua’s eyes flew open in astonishment as she saw a seven-colored light suddenly erupt from within Shen Daoxing’s body.
’He broke through to the Grotto Heaven realm!’
Ling Shuanghua was stunned. ’Not long ago, Shen Daoxing was only at the Eighth Layer of the Profound Platform realm... How many days has it been?’
She had thought that breaking through to the Ninth Layer of the Profound Platform realm would have been incredibly fast. She never expected him to break straight through to the Grotto Heaven realm, as if there were no barriers between realms for him at all.
’Is he even human?’
This superhuman cultivation speed left Ling Shuanghua speechless, but it also filled her with a deeper worry.
It was obvious that at his current pace, Shen Daoxing was bound to surpass Xia Junze within a year. However, revealing such talent so openly could invite disaster. The appearance of Wang Rong was the perfect example of this.
’Whether he can even survive for another year is another question entirely.’
’It seems I’ll have to stick even closer to him to protect him.’
