Wind blew like a violent hurricane around Yun Wuji's Heretic God body, sweeping away everything for hundreds of kilometers. Inside the world of his profound veins, the lump of yellow divine power shone brilliantly, slowly shrinking in size.
Having collected all the Heretic God's elemental seeds, the seal that had blocked his progress no longer existed. He began refining the power the Qilin God had left him. In the novel, Yun Che had used the remaining thirty percent of that divine power to reach the Second Level of the Divine Master Realm.
But Yun Wuji now had the entirety of it at his disposal, so theoretically, he should be able to reach the 5th Level of the Divine Master Realm.
The reason he had not refined this power with his main body was that, despite the energy being immense, it was still far from enough for him to reach the Divine Master Realm. Back then, even when he used core beasts of the 10th Level Divine Master, their effect on him had been weaker than that of Divine Origin Realm cores on a Divine Master.
The amount of energy he required was astronomical, at least hundreds of times greater than what this Divine Power could provide.
Another burst of wind erupted from Yun Wuji's body as his realm rose once again. Third Level of the Divine Master Realm, and it continued to climb steadily. After stabilizing, it pushed forward without pause.
4th Level of the Divine Master Realm.
5th Level of the Divine Master Realm.
His aura surged slowly but relentlessly until it reached the peak of the 5th Level Divine Master Realm. Yun Wuji opened his eyes, a sharp light flashing within them, ready to kill billions.
Boom!
Standing up, he suddenly clenched his fist and struck his main body with a powerful punch. The air around him recoiled, and space shattered like glass, leaving a black trail in its wake.
The punch landed directly on his main body's chest. His loose clothes were swept by the wind, yet he remained completely unharmed, not even a scratch, despite taking a full-powered attack rivaling the strength of a 5th Level Divine Extinction Realm.
However, the scene behind him told a different story.
A massive crack had split the ground, spanning hundreds of kilometers. It was so deep that only darkness could be seen at its bottom.
"Not bad," Yun Wuji said, brushing his clothes. He was satisfied with the output; it was indeed the battle strength of a 5th Level Divine Extinction Realm.
After settling the matter of the Heretic God body, Yun Wuji took out two shining objects from the Sky Poison Pearl and slammed them directly against his chest. The objects phased through his body, transforming into yellow light that flowed into his bloodstream.
He began refining the Qilin God's Divine Blood and Divine Marrow. After the Divine Marrow of the Dragon God, he had obtained another one once again.
Without bothering to sit cross-legged, Yun Wuji remained standing, his eyes closed as he split his attention between refining the two gifts and comprehending the divine art of the Qilin God, the Qilin Sacred Palace.
The Qilin race's greatest defense, the Qilin Sacred Palace, was renowned for its unparalleled protective power, considered one of the only two ultimate defenses in the entire universe beneath the Creation Gods.
The other was the Black Tortoise's Xuanji Tower.
In less than a quarter of an hour, a shining yellow light spread around Yun Wuji and quickly expanded into a gigantic yellow palace that covered the entire area. What was interesting about this Sacred Palace was that it not only provided absolute defense but also isolated everything inside, including auras, sound, and even light. It was a complete two-way disconnection. A war could be raging outside, and anyone inside would not sense a thing.
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Another quarter of an hour later, Yun Wuji finally finished refining the Divine Marrow and Divine Blood. The entire process of refining the two and comprehending the divine art had taken around half an hour. If the Qilin God were still alive to see this, he would have committed suicide from shock. It had taken him thousands upon thousands of years to comprehend his race's divine art, yet Yun Wuji had done it in just a quarter of an hour. Compared to him, the Qilin God's millions of years of life seemed wasted.
Too bad he was dead and had never managed to tell Yun Wuji that his talent was frightening.
"Now it's time to leave this place and explore." Clapping his hands, Yun Wuji smiled. He was very satisfied with the result of this trip; everything had gone smoothly.
Yun Wuji waved his hand and once again stored the Heretic God Body. It was not yet time to reveal it. Another thing worth noting was that after reclaiming the Earth Seed, he had not only removed the seal on his cultivation but also unlocked the last two gates. He could now use God Ash and Heresy.
These were his two new trump cards, though he still did not know if he would ever be forced to use them in this world.
Stomping the ground, Yun Wuji buried the formation he had set up under the sand and took off into the sky. He flew at a slow pace, his attention completely focused on the Abyssal Dust around him.
Abyssal Dust was everywhere. It was the Power of Extinction, separated from the original Primal Chaos by the Ancestral Goddess, but diluted so many times over that it could be resisted by anyone with a strong enough profound aura. Those who had reached the level of a True God could even isolate it completely and achieve what the Abyss denizens called the "Divine Grace."
Of course, not even True Gods could control abyssal dust as easily as they controlled profound energy. No matter how thin the Power of Extinction had become, it was still the cosmos' most primal power. It was one of the ancestral energies that had given birth to the Ancestral Goddess herself.
Of course, it could not be controlled by the living of this era.
Those who could control it to a certain degree were people born with the Power of Nothingness, like Xia Qingyue (The one from the novel), or anyone who had managed to cultivate the Law of Nothingness. Even then, their control was limited. Only someone like Yun Che, who possessed the Sacred Body of Nothingness, could potentially achieve perfect control over it.
Yun Wuji did not possess the Sacred Body of Nothingness, so his control was weaker than Yun Che's. However, he had comprehended the Law of Nothingness from the two fragments of the World-Defying Heaven Manual, though he was still missing the last part, which remained with the Heaven Smiting Devil Emperor.
Yun Wuji was not worried. He was confident that, given enough time, he could fully comprehend the Law of Nothingness. As he banged Xiao Lingxi, he could feel his understanding growing steadily.
He might be somewhat at a disadvantage when it came to controlling the Abyssal Dust compared to Yun Che, but that was only temporary. The Ancestral Goddess had been able to comprehend the Law of Nothingness and create the World-Defying Heaven Manual.
Granted, she had been born as the consciousness of the entire universe and possessed a special physique, but Yun Wuji considered himself far more talented and extraordinary than her. If she could do it, then why could he, Yun Wuji, not do it as well?
He would accomplish it, and in a far shorter time than she ever had. His genius was frightening. He was the one who had created techniques that even she would never have been able to produce, such as Invictus.
As he spent more time in the Abyss, the Abyssal Dust obstructed him less and less. This was reflected in how it reacted to him. On the first day he had arrived in this world, he could only spread his senses to fifteen percent of what they had once been. Now, however, the range of his senses had not only returned to normal but even surpassed his previous peak.
Yun Wuji's Unfettered Profound Veins made him completely immune to being bound or suppressed by any law or power. He was, in every sense, unfettered. The Abyssal Dust did not suppress him but merely obstructed him, like someone placing a veil over his vision as he traveled through this world of ever-present dust.
He opened his palm, and as he focused, the Abyssal Dust began to gather within it, forming a small lump of dust.
In the past few days, he had been experimenting with the Abyssal Dust, and by now, he could barely control a small amount, either pushing it away from him or gathering it. However, this was his limit for the moment. To progress further, he needed not only to elevate his Law of Nothingness but also to comprehend the very nature of the Abyssal Dust itself.
'This is gonna be fun. I hope it gives me some challenge.' Yun Wuji clenched his fist, scattering the dust as an excited smile spread across his face. For most of his life, everything had been far too easy for him to understand and comprehend. No profound art had ever escaped his insight. As time went on, he had begun to feel bored, so right now he sincerely hoped that this time he would finally get a challenge.
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