Wu Heng's eyes were bloodshot, his long hair was wildly dancing, and his white robes were stained with a bewitching crimson. He devoured the middle-aged cultivator's primordial spirit alive, standing like a demon god in the falling snow, eerie and terrifying.
The middle-aged cultivator was trembling so badly that his legs were too weak to stand straight. He was terrified and felt a chill in his heart. His primordial spirit was being devoured alive. He had never heard of such a bizarre thing before, but unfortunately, this strange event had happened to him.
"What have you done?" the middle-aged cultivator asked in a trembling voice.
"I didn't do anything, I just devoured your primordial spirit!" Wu Heng glanced indifferently at the middle-aged cultivator, his eerie eyes radiating a chilling killing intent.
"Hahahaha, how is this possible? This is impossible! You must be bluffing..." The middle-aged cultivator suddenly went mad and laughed loudly, but he soon found that his essence was dissipating. He tried desperately to protect the spiritual energy in his dantian, but to no avail.
At this moment, he finally understood that Wu Heng was not bluffing him. This sixteen-year-old boy had really swallowed his primordial spirit. He regretted his actions. If he had known that this boy was a monstrous talent, he would not have dared to provoke him even if he had given up the Ice Mountain Snow Bear.
Having lost his primordial spirit, the middle-aged cultivator was doomed. His body began to slowly dissipate, his arm turning into a wisp of green smoke and dissolving into the world. Then his body also slowly dissipated until only his head remained, suspended in the void. His pupils were ferocious, his face was full of horror, and his long hair was messy, making him extremely frightening.
"You, you are a devil..." The middle-aged monk uttered his last words with a trembling voice before his head vanished.
"Devil, huh? I quite like that title!" Wu Heng muttered to himself, his eyes bloodshot. The blood in his body churned, and killing intent overflowed. The entire snowy forest was eerily quiet, and the demonic beasts within dozens of miles seemed to sense the approaching danger, scattering in all directions and not daring to approach Wu Heng even a fraction of an inch.
The middle-aged cultivator's primordial spirit began to wreak havoc within Wu Heng's body. The spiritual energy within his dantian surged and overflowed into every meridian of his body. Because the spiritual energy was too powerful, his blood vessels swelled up, causing him extreme pain.
"Ah..." Wu Heng suddenly let out a heart-wrenching roar, rolling on the ground in extreme pain. The veins on his forehead bulged, and his five fingers dug into the soil. The essence in Wu Heng's body surged wildly, as if it was about to expand and explode.
The primordial spirit of a cultivator at the second level of the Acquired Realm is several times stronger than the essence of Wu Heng's physical body. With such a violent surge of essence into his body, if it weren't for Wu Heng's strong divine body, an ordinary person would have been choked to death by the overflowing essence!
"It seems the effects of the Thousand-Year Dao Fruit are starting to kick in. This monster can actually devour a cultivator's primordial spirit alive; he's practically a thousand-year-old freak. I wonder how terrifying he'll be when his Dao Soul awakens!" Snowflakes transformed into a beautiful woman, standing proudly amidst the falling snow. She was tall and slender, graceful and elegant, radiant as a flower, with a delicate nose, flowing long hair, and a fragrant aroma.
Such a stunning beauty would drive any man mad, even Wu Heng…
No, Wu Heng had already begun to go mad. His eyes flashed red, his long hair was disheveled, and his once handsome face was now hideous. His snow-white robe was torn to shreds.
"It hurts so much!" Wu Heng knelt on the ground, roaring to the sky like a mad beast, destroying the surrounding flowers, plants and trees into wood chips.
"What kind of Dao Soul awakening is causing this kid so much pain?" Xuehua stood at a distance, observing Wu Heng with an extremely complicated look in her eyes. She did not expect that even with the physical strength of a divine body, it would be difficult to resist the negative power of Dao Soul awakening.
Wu Heng felt as if he were in a world of extreme heat and cold, with two divine forces of extreme heat and extreme cold raging within his body. The intense pain had already numbed his senses, but the swelling of his body was extremely difficult to bear.
"Boom!"
Suddenly, a bolt of lightning streaked across the sky, illuminating the snowy forest where night had already fallen, and highlighting Wu Heng's extremely ferocious face. A deafening clap of thunder shattered the silence of the night, causing the surrounding monsters to become extremely uneasy, hiding in their lairs and daring not to emerge.
"Lightning tribulation? Impossible. Wu Heng is only at the second level of the mortal realm. Even if he breaks through to the divine body, he shouldn't have to suffer a lightning tribulation..." Xuehua felt a chill in her heart. She immediately retreated several thousand meters away. The area where the lightning tribulation descended would tear everything apart, and she would be no exception.
"Boom!" Thunder rumbled across the sky, deafening everyone, and bolts of lightning shattered the void before crashing down into the snowy forest.
Wu Heng had lost his mind. His eyes were bloodshot as he roared to the sky, exuding a murderous aura that could destroy the world, sending chills down one's spine.
"Boom!" A bolt of lightning that seemed to destroy the heavens and earth struck Wu Heng's body directly, tearing his skin open and charring his entire body. He clutched his head in pain and roared in despair.
"A lightning tribulation? It was actually Wu Heng who attracted this tribulation? How is that possible?" Xuehua's heart churned as she saw Wu Heng truly struck by lightning. Lightning tribulations are usually only triggered when extraordinary figures break through to the heavens. Their extraordinary cultivation violates the laws of heaven and earth, so a lightning tribulation is sent down to stop them.
Clearly, Wu Heng is only at the second level of the mortal realm, not a terrifying figure. Even if someone breaks through to the divine realm, a tribulation lightning would usually only descend to stop them after reaching the profound realm.
It's unheard of for a cultivator at the mortal level to suffer a lightning tribulation!
"Could it be that a monstrous genius is really about to appear in the world?" Xuehua murmured to herself.
"Boom!" Another earth-shattering bolt of lightning struck Wu Heng's body. He grimaced in pain as his clothes turned to ashes, revealing his mangled body. The flowers, grass, and trees within a radius of several miles were all pulverized.
When the third bolt of heavenly lightning struck, Wu Heng felt as if his skeleton was about to be shattered, and his entire body was charred black. Wu Heng gritted his teeth and persevered, his face turning purple.
When the fourth and fifth lightning bolts struck, Wu Heng felt dizzy and unsteady on his feet. If another lightning bolt struck, he estimated that he would be reduced to ashes. Even a divine body would find it difficult to withstand such a terrifying lightning tribulation.
"Boom!" The sixth lightning tribulation illuminated the entire night sky, descending upon the snowy forest. Its lightning flashed, its momentum overwhelming, seemingly capable of cleaving the heavens and annihilating the void. The sheer power of the attack caused even the snowflakes to pale, secretly thinking that Wu Heng was likely about to collapse!
She darted towards the lightning tribulation, and with a wave of her jade hand, she actually created a heaven and earth array pattern with her bare hands. The shimmering runes transformed into a square array, attempting to seal the world-destroying lightning tribulation. However, her current strength was less than one level of her peak, and she was willing but unable to do so.
The array pattern was shattered by the lightning tribulation and slammed fiercely towards the dying Wu Heng.
Wu Heng gave a bitter laugh, his eyes as cold as a wild beast's. He felt a deep sadness in his heart, wondering what sins he had committed upon being born with his divine body that would lead to his destruction by the heavens just as he was about to break through.
"Boom!" The sixth earth-shattering lightning tribulation struck, nearly shattering the already dying Wu Heng into pieces. Blood flowed freely from his limbs, and his life force began to fade. Wu Heng finally understood the meaning of despair and believed that he was doomed to die.
At that very moment, the medicinal power of the Millennium Dao Fruit finally took effect in his body. Wu Heng was enveloped by the golden light emanating from the Millennium Dao Fruit, and his body healed rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye. His originally dim eyes gradually regained their vitality.
"The Thousand-Year Dao Fruit has taken effect!" Xuehua was overjoyed. She had heard that this kind of divine medicine could not only greatly increase the strength of cultivators and awaken their Dao Soul, but also bring the dead back to life and heal the wounded. It was a supreme spiritual medicine and rare treasure.
However, at this very moment, a world-destroying, ancient aura surged forth from Wu Heng's body, which was bathed in divine light. At the same time, another mysterious and vast divine power also awakened, suppressing the terrifying aura of world destruction within Wu Heng's body and preventing it from erupting.
This vast, ocean-like power is the divine force that suddenly emerges to suppress Wu Heng's breakthrough every time his cultivation is on the verge of breaking through.
For more than a decade, that mysterious and vast divine power has been completely worn away by the aura of world destruction. Now, Wu Heng has a breakthrough in sight, which is the day it breaks free from its shackles. It will break the chains that have sealed it for more than a decade and achieve the Great Dao of World Destruction!
"A Dao Soul with the aura of ancient times, the Dao Soul this kid is about to awaken must be extraordinary!" Xuehua was stunned again. She was once a great figure in ancient times, having weathered many storms, but tonight, a cultivator at the lowest level of the second stage of the mortal realm brought her countless shocking news.
"Roar!" Wu Heng roared to the sky again, the roar echoing throughout the entire snowy forest. The monsters were extremely uneasy, hiding in their dens and trembling. The entire earth seemed to tremble beneath his feet!
Finally, the world-destroying aura defeated the vast divine power that had been sealed within Wu Heng's body for over a decade, and overflowed from Wu Heng's body, its dazzling golden light illuminating an area of several miles. His Qi Sea began to expand rapidly, showing signs of an imminent breakthrough.
The world-destroying Dao Soul is born!
"It's actually the Soul of Annihilation! No wonder this kid can't break through the third realm. He must have been sealed by a powerful figure to prevent him from awakening the Soul of Annihilation. The Soul of Annihilation is a demonic soul. This kid actually possesses such a terrifying soul. It seems that the entire continent will no longer be at peace in the future..." Xuehua's expression was solemn as she recalled the events of the past.
In ancient times, a great emperor once awakened such a demonic soul, but eventually strayed into the demonic path, causing bloodshed and devastation across the entire continent. Later, he was sealed by several supreme beings with indestructible array patterns; otherwise, the entire continent might have been destroyed by this demonic emperor!
However, even the most powerful beings could only seal this Demon Emperor, but they could not destroy his physical body or extinguish his divine essence. One can imagine how terrifying this person was!
Later, people developed an instinctive fear of this Dao Soul, but fortunately, the chance of a World-Destroying Dao Soul appearing was even rarer than that of a Divine Body. After it appeared once in ancient times, there was no news of the World-Destroying Dao Soul awakening again.
If the news of Wu Heng awakening such an ancient demonic soul were to spread, the entire continent would be shaken. Countless top experts would be unable to sit still and would issue the highest kill order, doing everything in their power to nip this child in the bud.
Snowflakes couldn't imagine what kind of sparks would fly when a divine body and a demonic soul merged. She hoped that Wu Heng wouldn't be controlled by the demonic soul and stray into the demonic path. The path of a divine body wouldn't be smooth, but at least it wouldn't attract the world's pursuit. However, if he cultivated a demonic soul, he would most likely be annihilated by a powerful figure before he could even grow up.
Bathed in golden light, Wu Heng's blood-red eyes resembled those of a mad beast. In this state of demonic possession, Wu Heng broke through, shattering the shackles that had been difficult to break for decades.
The three realms of mortals...
Wu Heng still had a few conscious thoughts left. He was overjoyed. After so many years, he had finally broken through the shackles of the second level. It was this shackle that had sealed away his brilliance for decades!
Xuehua's eyes were filled with complex emotions. She didn't know whether to feel happy for Wu Heng or worried. Her beautiful face was secretly saddened.