Unfortunately, perhaps due to the excessively high energy level, Dugu Zangtian's life spring was nearly depleted. The Five Aggregates Divine Power it stimulated, and the wisp of gray energy fused from it, were not abundant.
After reinforcing Dugu Zangtian's entire body, especially his limbs and head, it vanished without a trace.
"Hah!"
The Four Extremities realm, which should have been cultivated step by step, was completed by Dugu Zangtian in mere moments, at an almost impossible speed.
Furthermore, after his body was reinforced by that gray energy, Dugu Zangtian felt that his physical strength far exceeded his imagination.
Seeing that the space within the Starry Sky Giant Python was rapidly shrinking towards him, Dugu Zangtian threw a punch towards the body of the Starry Sky Giant Python in front of him.
"Boom!"
As Dugu Zangtian unleashed this punch, before his fist even made contact with the Starry Sky Giant Python's body, the immense power it carried had already created a white shockwave in the air before him, striking the Starry Sky Giant Python.
"Bang!"
The white shockwave pierced through the Starry Sky Giant Python's body the moment it made contact.
Subsequently, Dugu Zangtian's punch landed on the python's body, causing half of the Starry Sky Giant Python's body to violently expand before ultimately exploding.
"Boom!"
A rain of blood splattered. A hint of ferocity flickered in the Starry Sky Giant Python's indifferent pupils as it let out a bone-chilling roar.
Half of the Starry Sky Giant Python's body detached and drifted in the cosmic starry sky, while the flesh at the wound of the other half began to writhe and quickly regenerated, covered in a wet, sticky fluid.
"Hiss~"
A spine-chilling growl emanated from the Starry Sky Giant Python's mouth. Then, countless whip-like shadows flashed across the starry sky, striking at Dugu Zangtian with unparalleled might.
"Heaven Shaking Palm!"
A massive golden palm print was unleashed from Dugu Zangtian's hands.
Unlike the "scratching" effect from the first time he used it, this time the golden giant palm struck the Starry Sky Giant Python's body, leaving a massive palm print on it.
Blood rained down, but this wound, hundreds of meters long, was not a significant injury for the fifty-thousand-meter-long Starry Sky Giant Python.
In just a few breaths, the wound inflicted by Dugu Zangtian's Heaven Shaking Palm had completely healed.
"This..."
Dugu Zangtian was taken aback by the damage.
Having broken through to the Four Extremities realm and fully integrating his Five Viscera Gods with the Four Extremities, he had cultivated the Four Extremities realm to its peak in mere moments.
At this point, Dugu Zangtian could be considered an Emperor-level expert.
The Heaven Shaking Palm, which could wound the Starry Sky Giant Python, demonstrated a power comparable to the attacks of other Emperor-level experts.
However, its effectiveness was far inferior to the result of Dugu Zangtian's close-range punch earlier.
Disbelieving, Dugu Zangtian unleashed another golden giant palm, but this strike yielded the same result as the previous one.
Could the first attack after his breakthrough have been an illusion?
Dugu Zangtian was somewhat confused, but after glancing at the sticky fluid on the latter half of the Starry Sky Giant Python's body, he dismissed the thought.
Even if he had experienced an illusion, there was no need for the Starry Sky Giant Python to make itself so wet to cooperate with him.
Could it be that his life spring had dried up, triggering the last reserves of the Five Aggregates Divine Power, thus unleashing such a powerful attack?
However, facing the approaching python body, Dugu Zangtian ignited his sacred blood, and fierce golden flames surged around his body. He crossed his hands to protect his head.
"Bang!"
The massive python body slammed into him. The golden flames on Dugu Zangtian's body flickered a few times before being dispersed.
However, to Dugu Zangtian's surprise, although his sacred flames were destroyed, his body merely trembled when facing the overwhelming assault of the Starry Sky Giant Python.
By the time Dugu Zangtian regained his senses, his body had already pierced straight through the Starry Sky Giant Python.
"This..."
At this moment, Dugu Zangtian finally understood.
Although he didn't know what had happened, his body seemed to have become even stronger than the Starry Sky Giant Python.
"Hahahaha, 'Old Heaven,' you've miscalculated again this time!"
With that, Dugu Zangtian laughed loudly and lunged towards the Starry Sky Giant Python.
"Haa!"
...
"Oh?"
"The first evolution of the Heavenly Dao is complete?"
"That fast?"
In the Hong Meng Realm, Luo Yi's expression shifted.
He had initially expected the evolution of the Nine Heavens to take at least tens of millions of years, if not one evolution per era.
Unexpectedly, in the less than three thousand years he had been alive, the first "Heaven," meaning the evolution of "Old Heaven," had already been completed and concluded successfully.
"Mm, let me take a look..."
With a touch of curiosity, Roy closed his eyes and merged with the Heavenly Dao within the Starry Sky world, instantly comprehending everything.
The Heavenly Dao of the Starry Sky Universe had hidden itself, leaving behind a single seed.
After a period of growth, this seed manipulated the destinies of living beings, absorbing their thoughts and growing. Ultimately, the will to resist within the hearts of all beings gave birth to Dugu Zangtian.
The two engaged in several cycles of love and hate, both achieving significant growth.
However, Dugu Zangtian's fortune was greater. Coincidentally, when breaking through from the Dao Palace realm to the Four Extremities realm, he fused the Five Elements to create a wisp of Hong Meng Qi, strengthening his body. This led to "Old Heaven" being pushed back repeatedly in subsequent battles.
Even when "Old Heaven" finally used a claw from a Starry Sky Beast King, Dugu Zangtian shattered it, spilling blood across the starry sky.
Following that, after cultivating through the Dragon Transformation and Immortal Platform secret realms, Dugu Zangtian's strength reached the Quasi Heavenly Emperor realm. He then infiltrated Guixu and forcefully killed the Starry Sky Beast King, a subordinate of "Old Heaven." Finally, using the connection between "Old Heaven" and the Starry Sky Beast King, he arrived at the location of the Heavenly Dao seed with his soul and annihilated "Old Heaven."
But Dugu Zangtian did not fare well either. He was infected by "Old Heaven's" aura, nearly becoming its puppet. In the end, he had no choice but to seal himself in a forbidden area, slowly purging the remnants of "Old Heaven's" aura from his body.
The "Heavenly Dao seed" was shattered, and a tender green sprout emerged from its cracks.
Because it was predominantly green, this sprout named itself "Azure."
...
On the first day, "Old Heaven" had completed its destiny. On the second day, "Azure Heaven" began its own evolution.
Much like "Old Heaven," "Azure Heaven" started by guiding the destinies of ordinary people.
However, unlike "Old Heaven," who viewed all living beings as mere pawns, "Azure Heaven," while also part of the Heavenly Dao, adhered to the principle of "karma."
Therefore, among the common folk, it earned the affectionate title of "Esteemed Lord Azure Heaven."
However, similar to "Old Heaven," the power "Azure Heaven" evolved was ultimately limited to the Quasi Heavenly Emperor level. Its capacity to enforce "karma" was restricted to beings below the Emperor level.
The one who annihilated "Azure Heaven" was Moluo.
Moluo, originally named Luo Mo, once had his family and friends perish when the battle of powerful cultivators affected his city.
But Luo Mo waited for centuries, and the two powerful cultivators remained high above, yet they received no punishment from "Esteemed Lord Azure Heaven." Thus, Luo Mo came to believe that "Azure Heaven" was also biased.
To find evidence of "Azure Heaven's" bias, Luo Mo traversed mountains and seas, journeying through the territories of major powers. Ultimately, he gathered all those who had been persecuted by cultivators at or above the Emperor level, establishing the "Demon Race," proclaiming himself "Demon Lord Moluo," and raising the banner of rebellion against Heaven.
After "Azure Heaven," "Blue Heaven" continued the lineage, drawing from Azure Heaven's branches and absorbing the thoughts of all beings to grow.
"When the Blue Heaven loses the Dao, the Yellow Heaven shall be established."
...
The continuous evolution of the Nine Heavens caused the people of the Starry Sky Universe to turn their attention to the various chosen ones who faced tribulation.
In the battles against "Heaven," every "Heaven-defying" individual was a peerless prodigy of their era.
"Old Heaven" and "Azure Heaven" had only evolved their power to the Quasi Heavenly Emperor level.
Following "Old Heaven" and "Azure Heaven," "Blue Heaven," benefiting from the blessings of the previous two Heavens, finally reached the Heavenly Emperor realm.
Although "Yellow Heaven" did not break through to the Heavenly Emperor realm, it still strengthened "Heaven's" foundation.
"Sky Blue Heaven" reached the realm of Immortality.
"Mysterious Heaven" and "Nether Heaven" evolved directly to the Immortal King realm.
"Jun Tian" and "Hao Tian" even evolved to the Immortal Emperor realm.
Finally, the Heavenly Dao of the Starry Sky Universe, having absorbed the Nine Heavens, experienced a massive growth.
In particular, the Dao of Destiny finally completed its evolution, advancing to a level that even Roy found difficult to comprehend.
At this point, Roy could, through his own Dao of Destiny, peer into the space above the Primordial Space.
From Roy's own perspective, even if there were powerful beings in the space above the Primordial Space, they could not be significantly stronger than him.
Especially after the transformation of the Destiny Rule, it was possible that after breaking through the Primordial Space, he could become a top-tier expert in that world as well.
After the Nine Heavens completed their evolution, Roy personally intervened, intercepting a period of time in the Starry Sky Universe. He placed all beings affected by the evolution of the Nine Heavens into this river of time, allowing them to start new lives.
Those with great fortune and exceptional talent, who could forge their own paths and become gods or ancestors, could also emerge from the river of time and rejoin the grand starry universe. Their projections were also recorded in the Heavenly Dao rankings.
Everything was developing in a positive direction.
...
In the Primordial Space, time was immeasurable.
Only the Universe Ranking Battles, held once every trillion years, could inject a bit of vitality into the Primordial Space.
Within the Hong Meng Realm, beneath the Four Heavenly Gates, ten Level Two Hong Meng Controllers and sixty Level Three Hong Meng Controllers had already taken their positions.
Among them, two beings from the universe of his eldest brother, Hong Meng Universe, finally broke through to become Level Three Hong Meng Controllers.
In the universe of his third brother, Lin Meng, three individuals eventually became Level Three Hong Meng Controllers.
Among them, Linley's fourth disciple, Che Houyuan, after receiving guidance from Roy, re-practiced the Qiankun formation, integrating the formation into his body. He became a Hong Meng Being before Kravig, leaving his name on the Hong Meng Golden Ranking and becoming a Level Three Hong Meng Controller.
After Che Houyuan, Kravig and Zhou Qing broke through successively, catching the last train to becoming Hong Meng Controllers.
Besides these five, the remaining Hong Meng Controllers and the beings within the Hong Meng Realm mostly originated from Roy's Starry Sky Universe and Qin Yu's Qin Meng Universe.
Roy's Starry Sky Universe was naturally unparalleled, possessing a complete cultivation system, progressing from ordinary beings to the Warrior stage, Saint Realm, Emperor level, Ancient Emperor, Emperor, Quasi Heavenly Emperor (Heavenly Emperor), Immortal, Immortal King, and Immortal Emperor.
At the Immortal Emperor realm, one is only half a step away from becoming a Hong Meng Being.
Therefore, seven-tenths of the Hong Meng Beings in the Hong Meng Realm broke through in the Starry Sky Universe.
The remaining three-tenths of the Hong Meng Beings broke through from the Qin Meng Universe of my fourth brother, Qin Yu.
Unlike the Starry Sky Universe, in the Qin Meng Universe, due to the existence of the "Void God Realm," the powerhouses within it break through with their souls. They draw upon the Hong Meng Qi in the Void God Realm to temper their souls, and only after tempering their souls to the level of Hong Meng Spirit do they break through the Qin Meng Universe and enter the Primordial Space to become Hong Meng Beings.
With the abilities of the Hong Meng Primordial Spirit, it is very easy to gather Hong Meng Qi to condense a Hong Meng Body.
However, the Hong Meng Bodies condensed through their Hong Meng Primordial Spirit can only be considered the lowest level of Hong Meng Bodies.
They can also be considered the lowest-tier Hong Meng Beings in the Hong Meng Realm.
Among the Hong Meng Beings, apart from the Hong Meng Controllers, the strongest are those who broke through to the Immortal Emperor realm in the Starry Sky Universe and entered the Hong Meng Realm.
Each of them is a powerful existence who has at least fused their own laws with the Laws of Space and the Laws of Time. The Hong Meng Bodies they condensed are also the liquefied Second-tier Hong Meng Bodies, and their strength is no less than that of Third-level Hong Meng Controllers.
Even more advanced ones have condensed the Third-tier Hong Meng Solid Body, with strength comparable to Second-level Hong Meng Controllers.
Of course, those who have condensed the Third-tier Hong Meng Body and are themselves Hong Meng Controllers are even stronger.
In the hearts of all beings in the Hong Meng Realm, apart from the four high and mighty Level One Hong Meng Controller adults, the strongest person is undoubtedly Lilia, the Sovereign of the Netherworld, who broke through from the Starry Sky Universe.
After more than a thousand epochs, Lilia successfully became a Hong Meng Being and entered the Hong Meng Realm.
Her Reincarnation Law is a powerful law that fuses Water, Life, and Death. After ascending to the Immortal Path, she further integrated the Laws of Space and the Laws of Time.
In other words, Lilia is a powerful being who became a Hong Meng Being by fusing five laws.
With the laws fused from these five powerful laws, Lilia became the first being in the Starry Sky Universe to become a Hong Meng Being without first opening up an inner world.
After entering the Primordial Space, Lilia used the fusion of five laws as her foundation to open up an inner world. This powerful world actually attracted the Hong Meng Qi in the Primordial Space to surge into Lilia's inner world, helping it to evolve into a universe.
Ultimately, although Lilia did not have her name recorded on the Hong Meng Golden Ranking, she still cultivated the Second-tier Xuanhuang Indestructible Body by creating a world comparable to a Second-level Universe within herself, her strength far exceeding that of a Second-level Hong Meng Controller.
She also became the "fifth sister" of Roy and the others.
However, compared to the four of Roy, Linley, and Qin Yu, Lilia's strength was indeed still a notch below the eldest brother. Therefore, Roy did not establish a fifth "Heavenly Gate" in the Hong Meng Realm. Instead, he recreated a massive floating island beneath the Heavenly Gate, on the island of the Second-level Hong Meng Controller.
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