Chapter 472: Chapter 459: A Great Harvest
As Shen Lang spoke, his hands never stopped, constantly shifting through a series of Hand Seals.
Above the Grand Array, the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi roiled, growing even more terrifying than when he had dealt with Zhu Feng and the others.
Zhu Feng and Tang Hao watched, their hearts pounding in terror. Several times, they almost couldn’t stop themselves from blurting out...
’Can you let us out first? This is too damn scary...’
Below, the Desolate Domain Demon Ape mustered all its strength to say, "I... I am willing."
"Good!"
Shen Lang shouted. With a point of his right hand, the Star Moon Bodhi Prayer Beads shot out like a bolt of lightning, spinning as they came to hover above the Desolate Domain Demon Ape’s body.
Boundless Buddha Light radiated outward. Vaguely, it seemed as if countless celestial beings were soaring and dancing, and ethereal images of gods and buddhas filled the heavens.
Then, a majestic Buddha Power surged from the Star Moon Bodhi Prayer Beads, coalescing into a giant hand.
It was like the Buddha’s hand, flipping over from its flower-holding gesture and slowly pressing down.
In an instant, it had scooped up the Desolate Domain Demon Ape’s massive body!
"Do not resist! Do your best to undergo Transformation and assume your human form!"
"Elder Ancestors, give it your all! Pour your Spiritual Power into the Buddha’s Hand!"
The surrounding experts immediately acted in unison. Beams of Spiritual Power, each a different color, shot out like pillars of light and connected with the Buddha’s Hand.
At that very moment, Shen Lang, still in mid-air, executed several Spells. Using the Elder Ancestors as a foundation, he activated another Array within the Grand Array!
"Seven-Star Eight Trigrams Formation!"
Instantly, rays of light emerged from everyone’s bodies, automatically linking together.
Everyone began pouring their Spiritual Power into the Buddha’s Hand with all their might. Linked by the power of the Grand Array, each of them experienced a profound sensation—the ability to sense the others’ presence without needing to use Divine Thought.
As they channeled their power, the Buddha’s Hand grew more vibrant and dazzling, its form becoming increasingly solid.
Bathed in this light, everyone within the Grand Array felt an incomparable sense of peace and tranquility in their hearts...
Many of them were pleasantly surprised as sudden flashes of insight and understanding arose within their minds.
"The Dao of Heaven is Yin and Yang; the Dao of Earth is soft and firm; the Dao of Man is benevolence and righteousness. Seven-Star Eight Trigrams, let your breaths communicate, your hearts connect! Strike vertically and horizontally, echo one another!"
"Heaven is endless, Earth is boundless. Between them lies the Dao. The Dao gives birth to One, One gives birth to Two, Two gives birth to Three, and Three gives birth to all things. All things are fundamentally one. What is called life is the transformation of the Dao; what is called death is the return to the Dao... Demon Ape, open your Divine Soul and accept the Buddha Power!"
"If fate has been unkind, do not blame heaven or man. If you are not destined to die, then this is your great fortune! Trust us. Entrust everything to me, and I will do everything in my power to help you!"
Opening one’s Divine Soul, letting go of one’s Sea of Consciousness... this was tantamount to completely handing over every fatal vulnerability one possessed.
At a time like this, if Shen Lang so wished, he could gain complete and total control over the Desolate Domain Demon Ape.
This was far more severe than surrendering one’s Soul Blood.
Once a Divine Soul was fully controlled, it wasn’t just a matter of coercion like with Soul Blood. One could completely control the target’s every word and action, even... their thoughts.
The countless Secret Techniques Old Monster Han had used to torment the Desolate Domain Demon Ape were all for the sake of completely devouring its Divine Soul and turning it into his own avatar.
Hearing Shen Lang’s words, the Demon Ape below hesitated for only a moment before immediately opening its Divine Soul, entering a state of no-thought and no-action.
It was a very strange feeling.
It was purely the innate intuition of a Demon Beast.
This intuition told the Demon Ape that the youth before it... was worthy of its trust.
Just as the Demon Ape below opened its mind and spirit, no longer even caring about its collapsing physical body as it absorbed the Buddha Power, the same Grand Array that had once beaten Zhu Feng and Tang Hao to a pulp began to operate again.
The Primordial Qi between heaven and earth began to converge madly onto Shen Lang, making him seem as tall as the sky and as firm as the earth, like a Celestial God!
"All things in Heaven and Earth have their seasons of prosperity and decline. Flowers bloom and wither, trees flourish and decay. Whether constant or inconstant, like the twin trees withering and blooming, from north, south, west, east, all is neither false nor empty..."
Immense Heaven and Earth Power gathered upon Shen Lang, then began to pour into him at a frantic pace.
Shen Lang extended his hands, brought them together in front of him, and began to slowly rotate them.
A massive Black and White Tai Chi Diagram, formed from the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi of Supreme Yang and Firmness, began to slowly turn.
"The Tai Chi moves and generates Yang. When movement reaches its limit, it becomes still. Stillness generates Yin. When stillness reaches its limit, it returns to movement. One movement, one stillness; they are each other’s root. Dividing Yin and Yang, the two energies interact, transforming to create all things."
As Shen Lang spoke, he pushed his hands forward, and the Tai Chi Diagram instantly imprinted itself onto the Desolate Domain Demon Ape’s chest.
The moment the Tai Chi Diagram was imprinted on the Desolate Domain Demon Ape, another Tai Chi Diagram formed between Shen Lang’s hands.
Two beams of light suddenly shot out from the Tai Chi Diagram between Shen Lang’s hands, connecting with the one on the Desolate Domain Demon Ape’s chest.
And just like that, the incomparably pure Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi mobilized by the Grand Array was absorbed by Shen Lang.
He then acted as a conduit, using the Tai Chi Diagram to channel all of it into the Desolate Domain Demon Ape’s body!
The Desolate Domain Demon Ape’s huge body convulsed violently, as if it had been electrocuted.
Under the intense pain, the Demon Ape’s roars were deafening.
Seeing this, Gong Lanyan, the Elder Ancestor of the Xiu Hua Sect, cried out in alarm, "Shen Lang, stop! With your current Cultivation and physical strength, you can’t possibly withstand such potent Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi! Under the impact of such pure Primordial Qi, you’ll be killed!"
The Elder Ancestors, who had been focused on channeling their power, were startled and couldn’t help but glance over at Shen Lang.
One look was all it took for their faces to turn pale with shock. They almost lost control of their minds!
They saw that all the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi mobilized by the entire Grand Array—enough to instantly annihilate King Martial Realm Fifth Heaven Powerhouses—was converging entirely on Shen Lang!
He was playing with fire!
One must understand, this Grand Array was not a formation for saving people. On the contrary, it was a powerful Killing Array!
The Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi it mobilized was of Supreme Yang and Firmness, capable of annihilating all things...
No one in the Grand Array could withstand such powerful Energy!
Let alone absorb this Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi!
Using the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi from such a Killing Array to save the Desolate Domain Demon Ape... a single misstep, and Shen Lang himself would be destroyed, body and soul!
Within the Buddha’s Hand, the Desolate Domain Demon Ape heard the commotion and opened its eyes.
As it looked at Shen Lang, who seemed to be undergoing a baptism of lightning, the blood-red color in its eyes slowly faded, replaced by a rare and inexplicable feeling of being moved...
The Demon Ape had already reached the King Martial Realm Second Heaven. Its Spiritual Wisdom was fully awakened, and it had been capable of Transformation for many years.
So, with just one look, it, like the Elder Ancestors around it, found its heart in turmoil.
In its and the Elder Ancestors’ eyes, Shen Lang truly wanted to save it, but the cost, the risk... was simply too great.
Whether it was to save it or to control it, no one would be willing to take such a huge risk and place themselves in such peril.
In the eyes of the Desolate Domain Demon Ape and the Elder Ancestors, what Shen Lang was doing was even riskier than the Demon Ape’s own impending doom...
A single careless moment, and he would be damned beyond redemption!
Only Shen Lang himself knew that while there was a little risk, it was nowhere near as great as the others imagined.
Possessing the Tai Chi Diagram, absorbing this level of Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi was still very difficult, but not to the point of being unbearable.
The growth of the Tai Chi Diagram was tied to the growth of his own Cultivation.
His own Cultivation wasn’t just about his Pill Sea absorbing Spiritual Qi; it also included the strengthening of his physical body.
At the same time, the more Heaven and Earth Energy the Tai Chi Diagram absorbed, the larger its internal space became, the stronger its power grew, and its ability to devour Energy also increased dramatically.
Right now, Shen Lang was using the Grand Array to mobilize the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi and then using the Tai Chi Diagram to devour it.
He was converting a portion for his own use and sending the rest to the Desolate Domain Demon Ape to help it condense its Divine Soul and solidify its physical body.
Although controlling the Tai Chi Diagram was extremely taxing for Shen Lang right now, and there was indeed a chance he could be blasted to smithereens by the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi from the Grand Array, his control over the Tai Chi Diagram had reached the point of instinct. The probability of that happening was incredibly small.
"Don’t worry, everyone. I know my limits. Nothing will happen."
Shen Lang’s reassurance finally lifted a great weight from everyone’s hearts.
「More than three hours later...」
The Elder Ancestors and Zhuge Xian’Er were starting to sweat, their efforts becoming strained.
Shen Lang was even more soaked in sweat, and exhaustion was clearly visible in his eyes.
As for the Desolate Domain Demon Ape below, it had now transformed into a tall, rugged-looking man.
He sat cross-legged with his eyes closed, his aura growing steadily more stable. The feeling that he could collapse at any moment was gone.
Not only that, but just as Shen Lang had said, this was a great fortune for him. Not only was his aura stable and his Realm had not declined, but because he had absorbed a large amount of Buddha Power and the Elder Ancestors’ Spiritual Power, his presence had become as heavy as a mountain, so imposing that one dared not look at him directly!
’We’re about at the limit...’ Shen Lang thought, dismantling the Grand Array and recalling the Star Moon Bodhi Prayer Beads.
When everyone stopped, the Dark Moon Abyss once again returned to tranquility.
The Desolate Domain Demon Ape opened its eyes. An ecstatic expression appeared on its simple and honest face, and without a word, it prostrated itself before Shen Lang.
"A real man kneels only to heaven, earth, and his parents. Don’t bow to others so easily," Shen Lang said, wiping away his sweat.
However, the Desolate Domain Demon Ape still kowtowed three times respectfully before standing up.
Shen Lang didn’t put on any airs and said directly, "The Supreme Yin Qi has appeared in the world. I now need powerful allies to help me through these chaotic times. Are you willing to follow me?"
Before the Desolate Domain Demon Ape could respond, Shen Lang added, "I will not force you. The choice is yours. If you are willing to follow and trust me, I will help you go further on the Dao of Heaven and Earth. You’ve already seen that I have the ability to do so."
The Elder Ancestors were all stunned, finding this quite baffling.
’He should have taken the Desolate Domain Demon Ape’s Soul Blood while saving it.’ To say such things now... if it refused, wouldn’t everyone’s efforts have been in vain?
The Demon Race was full of ferocious energy. The more powerful the demon, the more fearless and defiant they were. Making them submit was no small feat.
The Desolate Domain Demon Ape raised its head, its gaze falling upon Zhuge Xian’Er.
As a fellow member of the Demon Race, he could sense the unique aura of the Demon Race on Zhuge Xian’Er without even needing to use his Divine Thought.
Zhuge Xian’Er gently wiped away her sweat, gave the Desolate Domain Demon Ape a friendly smile, and flew to Shen Lang’s side.
She didn’t need to say anything; her action spoke for itself.
Without another word, the Desolate Domain Demon Ape dropped to one knee. A thunderous voice boomed from its mouth, "Yuan Bupu is willing to follow My Lord to the death, to become My Lord’s right-hand man, and never betray you!"
"My right-hand man... a good right-hand man indeed! HAHAHAHA!" Shen Lang burst into loud laughter.
The greatest gain from today’s battle was bringing Yuan Bupu and Zhuge Xian’Er under his command.
One was the Desolate Domain Demon Ape, a Barbaric Alien Species with a world-shaking Talent Ability, immense potential for development, and the strength of ten thousand men.
The other was a terrifying figure of supreme intelligence and meticulous thought, someone who had even outmaneuvered Shen Lang by a move and a half, forcing him to follow the path she had laid out.
Both were at the King Martial Realm Second Heaven, a perfect combination of brawn and brains...
Just as Shen Lang was marveling at this in his heart, Zhuge Xian’Er suddenly faltered. With a gentle wave of her hand, she released the Seal above the Dark Moon Abyss.
Shadow Charm, one of the Five War Wolf Commanders, shot down like a meteor. Before he even arrived, his shout echoed through the air: "My Lord, something has happened at the Profound Dao Sect!"
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