Chapter 384 - 202: The Might of Xiao Chen, Raging Flames Burn the Heavens

Inside the grotto, which was rich with Spiritual Qi, a faint golden light shimmered, accompanied by terrifying Thunder Arcs that made the void tremble and distort. Glimpses of an endless, pitch-black abyss could be seen, leaking terrifying streams of chaos.

Gu Yun sat cross-legged in the void. Upon his handsome face, a sharp glint flashed through his eyes.

Golden blood flowed through his body as he felt the immensely powerful energy within.

Gu Yun murmured in a deep voice, ’I can’t believe I accidentally forged the Vajra Jade Soul.’

The Vajra Jade Soul was a state within the path of a Body Cultivator, a manifestation of tempering one’s physical form to an extreme degree. A body like a vajra, invulnerable to all techniques, capable of tearing Spiritual Artifacts apart with bare hands. Such strength was even more formidable than that of an ordinary Tongxuan Realm expert.

Above it were even higher states: the Divine Martial Spirit, the Divine Martial Dharma Aspect, and Martial Refining Heaven and Earth. A state of being indestructible by any technique, where all great power is one’s own, breaking all techniques with a single force—even more terrifying than a titan of the Unity Realm!

After forging the Vajra Jade Soul,

Gu Yun didn’t rush to emerge from his seclusion. Instead, he continued to cultivate in private, refining his physical body while also working on his Cultivation Technique and practicing his Martial Techniques.

[You have diligently cultivated the Nine Tribulations Thunder Gang Decision twenty times. The heavens and earth may shatter, but the thunder remains. Nine Tribulations Thunder Gang Decision Skill Level +2%]

[You raced against time to cultivate the Dharma Golden Body thirty times. When the Dharma Aspect appears, its Divine Power treads upon the heavens. Dharma Golden Body Skill Level +3%]

[You have tirelessly cultivated the Three Thousand Roaming Dragon Steps ten times. Body like a roaming dragon, swift as lightning. Three Thousand Roaming Dragon Steps Skill Level +1%]

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At the same time, while Gu Yun was cultivating on the Celestial Thunder Dao Peak,

Central Earth.

Yin Qi Mountain.

The sky was dim. The clouds, black as ink and heavy as mountains, loomed overhead as if trampled by a million iron-clad horsemen, creating an intense, oppressive feeling.

WHOOSH!

A streak of light shot across the sky at an incredible speed, yet its passage was utterly silent. The trail of light it left behind vanished almost instantly, a clear sign that its owner had concealed their aura.

The streak of light crossed thousands of li in the blink of an eye. Its form flickered and then landed on a magnificent, towering mountain peak. The mountain was tens of thousands of feet high, its cliffs as smooth as sharpened blades.

Looking down from the summit, one could see a crimson mist blanketing the landscape below, revealing a dense, seemingly endless sea of blood that stretched to the horizon!

Xiao Chen hovered at the mountain’s peak. He spread his immense Divine Sense in all directions, trying to get a clear picture of the area. However, when his Divine Sense entered the boundless sea of blood, it seemed to encounter a mysterious, invisible power that actively suppressed it.

Normally, his Divine Sense was sufficient to scan a five-hundred-li radius. But within this boundless sea of blood, it could only probe fifty li. The difference was tenfold.

"What in the world is this?" Xiao Chen’s brow furrowed slightly.

This place, a sea of blood and bones, suppressed Divine Sense and radiated a Heaven-Reaching Evil Qi. He had sensed the great disturbance from thousands of li away just moments ago. The earth had shaken, and the Blood Evil Qi had condensed into a storm sweeping across the sky—the sheer scale of the phenomenon made it impossible to ignore.

RUMBLE!

Suddenly, heaven and earth began to shake. Space itself roiled violently as if battered by a flash flood.

ROAR!!

A Demon Beast appeared, its body dozens of li long. Its form, a swirling mix of purple and black, was immense. It had wings on its back, eyes like a falcon, and a ferocious countenance. The creature tore through the air, letting out a sonic boom as a wave of Powerful Qi swept across the sky.

Its roar was filled with a bloodthirsty, violent aura as it dove madly toward the endless sea of blood and ghastly white bones!

But what happened next was a truly terrifying sight. As the enormous Demon Beast plunged into the endless sea of blood and bones, the crimson mist that blanketed the sky for ten thousand li suddenly stirred as if it were alive, radiating a chilling excitement.

Then, like a roiling, unending tide, it surged from all directions, overwhelming the flying Demon Beast.

BOOM!!

At that same instant, the entire boundless sea of blood seemed to spring to life. It trembled violently as layer upon layer of crimson tides surged like frantic waves. It was like a primeval behemoth kicking up a sky-blotting storm, opening its hideous, abyssal maw to silently await its prey, ready to devour it in a single gulp!

As the great beast—dozens of li long, enormous, winged, its body a mix of purple and black, its huge eyes filled with bloodlust—was enveloped by the dense, ominous, blood-red mist,

it was as if a mysterious, evil power began to corrode it. The Demon Beast’s skin, which had glowed with a Purple Nether light and seemed as indestructible as a steel fortress wall, instantly lost its luster. It shriveled and cracked, shattering into fragments before sloughing off in large chunks.

As its impossibly tough skin crumbled away, its flesh and blood also withered rapidly. In the space of just a few breaths, the gigantic Demon Beast, dozens of li long, was reduced to a desiccated skeleton.

HISS!

HISS!!

The massive Demon Beast flapped its shriveled, withered wings, shrieking through the air. It threw its head back and let out a heaven-shaking, agonizing roar. The resulting wave of Demon Qi swept out in all directions with a tremendous BOOM, blasting massive craters into the endless sea of blood.

Its death throes didn’t last long. Soon, after one final, despairing shriek, the massive winged Demon Beast’s shriveled corpse, with bone and flesh laid bare, fell from the sky like a lifeless statue.