Chapter 1035: Chapter 559: Success! Advancing Further! (Part 2)
The Chaos Furnace completely crushed and reorganized the two laws, with newly birthed gray misty currents surging through the meridians. Wherever it passed, even the centipede poison deeply embedded in the bones was assimilated into nutrients that could enhance Jiang Shu’s physique.
Stars suddenly fell from the dome of the cave.
Each star transformed into eyes that seemed to peer into one’s soul, reflecting Jiang Shu’s past and present, countless sufferings, and attempting to drive him insane, becoming a puppet of desire.
From the torrent of foul air emerged a bone claw covered in runes, with lines of causality around its fingertips piercing through the void, aiming directly at the transforming core of the law.
"Break!"
Jiang Shu suddenly opened his eyes, the gray divine light in his eyes sweeping across the world.
The newly formed Taichu Law coalesced into a Heaven Opening Giant Axe in his palm. With one slash, the lines of causality fractured bit by bit, and the eyes of the falling stars turned into a foul blood rain.
The Desolate Star Halberd sensed its master’s transformation, and the thirteen black holes on its shaft merged into a vortex that engulfed the incoming foul air completely.
The abyss boiled at this moment.
The foul air accumulated over millions of years condensed into a giant hand that covered the sky, and the lines on its palm were actually enlarged Dao Patterns of the Taichu Law.
Jiang Shu, stepping on the Chaotic Qi flow, soared into the sky, the Kunpeng Demon Wings behind him enveloped with the newborn laws. Each flap left everlasting cracks in the void.
"Bring it on!"
The gray axe light cleaved through the foul giant hand, and the chaotic aura erupting from the cracks corroded the abyss walls into beehive-like holes.
Seizing the opportunity, Jiang Shu hurled the Desolate Star Halberd into the crack, the chaotic vortex coiling around the halberd’s body madly tearing at the last resentment left by the Taichu Centipede.
Jiang Shu closed his eyes, sitting cross-legged deep within the cave, as the Chaos Thunder Paste solidified into a cocoon around him.
The Taichu Law coursed through his meridians like a living entity, every inch of flesh enduring the intense burning pain of reverting to its origin and forcibly reshaping.
"Not enough..."
Jiang Shu’s murmurs echoed in the cave.
The Desolate Star Halberd was planted into the rock layer in front of him, the thirteen black hole vortices on the halberd spinning in reverse, filtering the foul air of the abyss into pure energy and injecting it into the thunder cocoon.
In his dantian, the Tai Chi Vortex was rapidly collapsing, using the Law of Power and immense strength to condense a hazy Daoist Embryo phantom in the sea of Qi above.
The outside world had long been turned upside down.
The disheveled youth Jian Changge, conspired with Jiang Shu, and the news of slaughtering hundreds of geniuses had spread far and wide.
In an instant, countless forces looked at Jiuyu Commerce Alliance with hatred!
The geniuses entering the Secret Realm all had significant resources invested in them and were true prodigies, all with the potential to rise to the Venerable Level.
But now, they died inexplicably in the Secret Realm.
One by one, the forces joined forces, putting pressure on the Jiuyu Commerce Alliance.
...
The Bronze Skull Lamp flickered, and a figure clothed in a gray robe flickered incessantly, his fingertips brushing over the reflection of the blood pool.
"Has the news been spread?"
"Reporting to the Lamp Master, now everyone knows, and even those powerful figures outside have heard."
The figure kneeling in the shadows said tremblingly,
"Those cultivators who escaped swore they personally saw Jiang Shu and Jian Changge conversing on the centipede’s back..."
"Not enough."
The gray-robed man suddenly crushed the star phantom in his palm: "Our means still aren’t enough to affect all the geniuses and strong characters who got away, it simply can’t withstand scrutiny."
"We need to push a bit more."
The blood pool suddenly boiled, revealing the image of the disheveled youth healing in the void.
"Project this memory out, and make sure to handle the aftermath well."
Upon hearing that the superior had no intention of making things difficult, the figure in the shadows couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief, kowtowing again, he shouted loudly, "Understood!"
...
Half a month later, in the abyss cave.
"Crack!"
The surface of the thunder cocoon split open with a crack, and gray misty currents reached out like tentacles.
Jiang Shu suddenly opened his eyes, with three thousand worlds of life and death scenes reflected in his pupils.
The Daoist Embryo phantom lifted its hand for a virtual grip, and the entire abyss suddenly echoed with the roar of gears turning.
"I see."
Jiang Shu murmured to himself.
It was as if he had seen the flow of time in the evolution of the cosmos.
The more he comprehended the Taichu Law, the more he felt the mystical nature of the Taichu Law. It not only connected to the Space Law but even to the elusive Time Law as well.
Unfortunately, the Taichu Law of this Taichu Centipede itself was limited.
If he could completely comprehend an entire Taichu Law, perhaps at this moment his combat power would be comparable to a Venerable in the Forget Realm.
As the Tai Chi Vortex in the dantian fully formed, the dormant Swallowing Sky Mirror suddenly erupted in black light, with densely packed Ancient Divine Text appearing on its surface.
The outside world’s tremors grew more intense, but Jiang Shu remained unaware.
The Three Holy Embryos within him also merged with the Taichu Law, with seemingly light but actually massive as a mountain chaotic currents constantly emanating, nurturing Jiang Shu’s physique.
"Just one Taichu Law can continuously absorb all surrounding energy to strengthen itself, coupled with the effect of the Devouring Law, I fear any attack below the Tenth Realm would no longer have any effect on me."
"Without even formally entering the Deep Space Sea, I have already gained such an opportunity. No wonder that disheveled youth had to resort to scheming measures."
"It is just a pity that this is not within the Eternal Tower, otherwise I could have directly secluded myself for cultivation in there, perhaps I would even have hope of breaking through into the Eighth Floor."
Jiang Shu couldn’t help but recall the scenes of his battles on the Eighth Floor in his mind.
His thoughts shifted, from the Eternal Tower, to the Demon Domain in the Cang Mang Domain.
"No rush, once I fully enter the Deep Space Sea, I will then proceed to the Demon Domain. If there is real danger, I can continuously comprehend the Space Law in the Deep Space Sea. One day, I will completely enter the Forget Realm. By then, even if the Demon Venerable takes action, he might not be able to kill me."
Jiang Shu had comprehended many powerful laws, reaching an extremely profound level in understanding the laws, and could vaguely see the road ahead for himself.
"It’s time to go out and take a look."
Jiang Shu exhaled a breath of stale air, with a wave of his hand he collected all the spring water within the cold pond.
This spring water had existed unknown for how many years under the abyss, soaked in Earth Vein Qi, tasting it carefully one could even feel a scorching breath, a rare treasure indeed.
Jiang Shu shattered the void and returned to the edge of the abyss, the rock layer beneath his feet suddenly cracked, countless metallic weapons burst out with sharp auras.
Jiang Shu did not panic, just punched toward the attacks coming from all directions, only to be restrained by an invisible force in the next instant.
Unbeknownst to him, a formation had been set here!
"I’ve been waiting for you."
A hoarse voice came from the sky, thirteen Bronze Battle Puppets wrapped in chains tore through the clouds.
Each Battle Puppet had a blood-colored crystal stone embedded in its chest, with a viscous fluid resembling blood flowing around.
Several figures appeared before Jiang Shu, all exuding a despairingly powerful aura.
Each aura was not weaker than ancient anomalies like Bei Jue!
Jiang Shu, holding a weapon, with Thunder Armor condensed on his body, snorted coldly and an endless flow of Dao Rhythms circulated, cutting off the binding formation’s influence on him.
"I don’t think we’ve met before."
Jiang Shu was unaware of this final competition’s schedule, but he thought that his past performance should be enough for him to enter the Deep Space Sea, so he wasn’t in a hurry to go elsewhere, looking at the few people in front of him with interest.
"I have clansmen who died at your hands."
Behind a Battle Puppet, a massive metallic figure spoke, its voice sounded like metal grinding against each other, causing discomfort.
Jiang Shu grinned and said, "In my life, I’ve killed countless, I’ve long forgotten who died at my hands."
"But you seem to be a strong one from the Mechanical Clan."
"Pity, until now, no one from the Mechanical Clan has been killed by me personally."
Hearing Jiang Shu’s tone being so tough, the few immediately grew dissatisfied.
"Jiang Shu, you allied with Jian Changge, killing nearly a hundred geniuses, and now you dare to deny it."
"Do you really think that with a trivial denial, you can make us believe you!"
Upon hearing these words, Jiang Shu furrowed his brow.
Knowing that he seemed to be caught up in some kind of conspiracy.
