Chapter 802: Chapter 670: Sudden Surge of Power, Paradise Opens_2
Moreover, Breaking Army’s greatest function is its ability to ignore most magical defenses; it’s bound to surprise some enemies at the time.
Although he only tried it slightly, Lou Yi’s face turned pale, his head felt tight, and a trace of vital blood permanently disappeared from his body.
To recover, it would take at least ten days to half a month.
If he were to exert it fully, Breaking Army would become a formidable weapon in his hand. However, the side effects are astonishing, so it cannot be used lightly.
But Lou Yi believes that as his Divine Power talent further improves, the power of all passive and active skills will continue to strengthen, and the side effects will also become less.
He looked at the Attribute Panel:
[Name: Lou Yi]
[Age: 29/420]
[Realm: Mid-stage Martial Saint (251/600, Second Aperture (7/600)), Three-star Body Cultivator (447/600), Ninth Layer of Qi Cultivation (2/600)]
[Cultivation Technique: Yellow Extreme Breathing Technique (Third Stage, Mastery 0/5000+ Seven Aperture Spiritual Resonance Fruit)...]
[Skills: Tidal Surge (Perfection), Lou Family Axe Technique (Perfection), Sky-splitting Claw (Perfection), Light Body Technique (Great Achievement), Companion Martial Skill·Body into Sword, Companion Martial Skill·Glazed Armor, Companion Martial Skill·Rising Dragon, Secret Skill: Dragon Piercing Technique - Fragment (One), Martial Arts True Intent·Injury·Fragment (Mastery), Knowledge Storage Technique (Perfection)]
[Magic: Corpse Control Technique (Perfection)...]
[Talent: Ride Wind (Minor Achievement 0/5000+1 Thunder Wind God Crystal), Disguise (Great Achievement 0/50000+1 Earth), tenacity (Mastery 0/1000+1 Spirit-devouring Vine), Divine Power (Mastery/5000+1 Red Blood Essence Ginseng)... Taunt (Mastery 0/500+1 Curse Grass), Devour (Beginner 0/500+1 Spirit-transforming Iron), Divination (Proficient 0/3000+1 Time Grass), Clone (Proficient 0/3000+1 Void Jade)]
[Divine Skills: Golden Body (Mastery/?)]
[Detection: Yes/No]
[Deduction: Yes/No]
[Energy: 25768]
Within the Attribute Panel, besides Monster Power talent upgrading to Divine Power talent, the biggest change was longevity, which increased by as much as twenty years.
Ordinary early-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators can usually live for three hundred years.
Each breakthrough in a minor realm can extend lifespan by fifty years.
In other words, without a Spirit Pill for life extension, the lifespan limit of a Foundation Establishment cultivator is four hundred years, and now he has surpassed this threshold.
If his subsequent Immortal Cultivation improves, it is bound to increase substantially.
’Now I’ve made great progress in terms of strength and defense, only speed remains a weak point; I must find a way to make up for it.’
Lou Yi thought somewhat dissatisfied.
Following the sense with the first clone, he immediately set off to find other companions in the team.
Su Xinghe, Ming Du, Three Corpses Daoist, Lin Xuan, Ding Shiniang, and others are hiding in a secluded cave, silently tending to their wounds, recovering.
The busiest person is Elder Gui.
He excels in long-lasting magic, urgently treating a cultivator’s ruptured chest, where a rich green light provides a vibrant sense of life.
Upon seeing Lou Yi, everyone was overjoyed.
"Brother Liu, it’s so good that you’re okay!"
"Your friend just left, said we’d meet again if fate permits."
"I, Fang Zhiyuan, have never bowed to anyone in my life; from now on, if you head east, I will absolutely not head west!"
"Why do I feel like not only were you unharmed, but your strength also improved?"
Su Xinghe, although not lightly injured, as the Grand Daoist, is sensitive.
He sensed the feeling Lou Yi exuded as he walked over was completely different than before.
In a daze, he seemed to perceive the other transforming into a moving mountain, his aura steady and unfathomable.
"Between life and death, there is great terror, and also great opportunity." Lou Yi did not deny it, and smiled.
Hearing this, everyone present gasped.
"Unfortunately, no matter how powerful Liu Shu is, he’s still struggling alone.
The True Monarch Blessed Land opens tomorrow, I’m afraid we’ll only be able to watch helplessly." Someone said unwillingly.
"Even if we enter the Blessed Land, what can we, a group of incapacitated people, possibly do? Compete with those scoundrels?" Another person sighed.
Suddenly, the atmosphere at the scene dropped to rock bottom.
In the cave, everyone was either missing a hand or a leg.
Or had hollowed blood and flesh in their chest, sustained purely by a pulsating green light—a truly wretched crowd.
Even if such a group were allowed to enter the Blessed Land, they likely wouldn’t have the ability to seize opportunities.
Lou Yi’s expression remained unchanged, he asked: "I’ve heard that innate pure energy can not only aid in breakthroughs, but also serves as the best miraculous remedy for healing.
The so-called ’no destruction, no establishment,’ perhaps a damaged body makes breaking through bottlenecks easier?"
"What do you mean?" Daoist Ming Du asked, his expression puzzled.
...
The next day.
In a certain area of Fangsu District, suddenly a myriad of multicolored lights burst forth, and the world momentarily turned chaotic, as if the heavens and earth were reopening.
A giant island, somewhat ethereal in appearance, emerged in this space.
It seemed to exist independently from this world, surrounded by rolling clouds. The light on the island shifted between bright and dim, creating an intricate, surreal scenery within that was indistinct.
As time passed, the massive island became increasingly clear.
Around it, between it and the heavens and earth of Fangsu District, appeared a ring of dark, cold, mysterious buffer zones of unknown depth, where winds seemed to blow, thunder clashed, and unidentified creatures howled and wept.
"The True Monarch Blessed Land has appeared; based on past experience, it should be fully open in about an hour or two!"
"That ring of black land doesn’t look long. Can’t we just fly across it?"
"Ha! Those who had such thoughts have ended up with symbolic graves.
The True Monarch Blessed Land is sandwiched between the first layer of the heavenly abyss and the main world. That black zone is a buffer zone of different spaces; it may not look long, but who knows how much spatial turbulence lies within.
Only a Golden Core Master has hope of crossing it, but a Golden Core Master cannot reach the first layer of the heavenly abyss either..."
Outside the True Monarch Blessed Land, a group of humans hidden in the shadows scattered across various areas, all looked at the blessed land with fervent expressions.
They are the "ones that got away," not yet purged.
After all, the heavenly abyss is immense, with countless heroes within.
Though Daoist Zhao Wushuang of the Taiyi Sect has done his utmost to expel them, many have slipped through the net.
"They are coming!"
A low whisper sounded, alerting these hidden stragglers, urging them to conceal themselves deeper, making them nearly undetectable.
Three forces approached the forefront of the blessed land openly, without hiding anything.
They were led by Zhao Wushuang, Daoist True Mastery of Spirit Treasure Sect, Daoist Heaven-Burning of Leaving Fire Palace, Ningshuang Daoist of the Five Elements Sect;
followed by the six Trench Patrol Guests and numerous followers representing the heavenly abyss’s resident powers;
and an army of demon clans led by half-dragons, celestial demon horses, Fei demons, silver sacred apes, and nine-tailed foxes...
They were numerous, marching grandiosely, divided into three sides, unmoved and focused entirely on the blessed land in front of them.
The appearance of the blessed land grew clearer, aside from the surrounding clouds and various rays of light, resembling no more than a typical large island.
At a certain moment, a rainbow bridge about thirty feet wide extended from the blessed land, spanning across the seemingly chaotic spatial black zone, and eventually reached the ground in front of the people.
The rainbow bridge hovered between reality and illusion, flickering with light, exuding a sacred and extraordinary aura.
"The cross-boundary bridge has appeared!" someone whispered, "It usually appears for only two hours, then disappears, not to reappear until seven days later for those who return!"
"Everyone who enters the blessed land ends up in a random location.
But those who enter at the same time are highly likely to gather nearby."
"This is a chance not to be missed; it won’t come again!" Another person hidden in the shadows excitedly said, "Once they all enter the blessed land, we might have a chance to slip in too!
The inheritance of the True Monarch is for anyone destined to share!"
But soon, he growled in anger and disbelief, "How can this be so shameless!"
In everyone’s view.
The three sides of the forces, after the rainbow bridge appeared, sent part of their people and demons onto the bridge, who disappeared moments later.
However, a small number of people and demons did not board the bridge, instead staying firmly at the front of it, clearly not wanting to give others the chance.
"Shameless, truly shameless. The blessed land didn’t belong to them; why won’t they let us in!"
"Zhao Wushuang and those bastards, colluding with the demon clan, I’ll make sure to expose their vile faces to the world in the future!"
"Damn it, I don’t believe they can guard it until the last moment!"
The people lurking and waiting for a chance were furious, yet no one dared to move recklessly.
The reason being, those leading the guard at the front of the rainbow bridge were formidable figures from either human or demon factions, with astonishing strength.
The flawless silver sacred ape was bathed in a metallic sheen;
Daoist Heaven-Burning from Leaving Fire Palace, dressed in a black and gold robe, stood triumphantly atop a fire dragon;
the Trench Patrol Guest from Xingsu District, with white-streaked temples and a weathered face, eyes filled with wisdom and experience...
Anyone among them was a top expert in the Fifth Layer of the Spirit Platform or Fifth Bloodline Transformation, with ordinary experts of the Fifth Layer unlikely to last a single move against them!
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