Exploring Immortality Cultivation-Chapter 1082 - 165: Golden Core Slays Mahayana (Part 1)

When the Heavenly Tribulation dissipated, the Modern Cultivators who had witnessed the entire scene slowly relaxed the enclosed space and unlocked the defense of the Cave Heaven Comparison Ruler. All the changes earlier happened in just a brief moment. Before they could react, that rapid succession of attacks forced the Holy Emperor Venerable to abandon his pre-arranged preparations for the tribulation.

The Black-Faced Master asked his companion in a daze: "Did the Holy Emperor Venerable... fail?"

"Probably failed?" Another person replied. The power that could destroy heaven and earth earlier had made him feel a chill in his heart. He couldn't imagine how a carbon-based life form could survive under such a powerful Heavenly Tribulation without spells like the Prison Thunder Spell that specifically restrain it.

"No, he hasn't!" Yue Luo Liu Li screamed. The accumulated heritage of two hundred million years of Dragon Clan evolution allowed her to possess many practical abilities without needing a high cultivation: "That Parasitic Beast hasn't died... No! It has already transformed into an Undying Beast! Mortal means can no longer kill it!"

After the aura of the Heavenly Tribulation dissipated, another powerful aura gradually revealed itself. This group of people suddenly felt a pang of fear.

If the fear that the Shenzhou Creatures felt towards the Dragon Clan originated from the Innate Bloodline—being that "those who are not afraid of the Dragon Clan's Divine Power have all perished on the evolutionary path," then their fear at this moment was coming from their rationality—their minds were screaming, wanting to flee from that ferocious creature. Even Yue Luo Liu Li was no exception.

Under a cloud of darkness, the Holy Emperor Venerable lifted his head.

He was, of course, still alive. The Immortal Ascension Tribulation is indeed a narrow escape for those who are ascending for the first time, but for a Banished Immortal, it was nothing more than a gentle breeze. Even if forced by Wang Qi to face the tribulation early, he wouldn't fall.

However, his current state wasn't good. The Balance Crown he usually wore was shattered, his hair hung down messily, with a faintly scorched smell. That Balance Crown was a treasure from the Emperor's Extreme Split Sky Dao, dating back to the times of the Three Emperor Dao, almost as old as the history of the Shenzhou People Clan, long refined to near Immortal Artifact status. The Holy Emperor Venerable initially planned to temper it through the Immortal Ascension Tribulation, turning it into a true Immortal Artifact, but now it was gone. His Red Gold Dragon Robe was torn in several places. The Holy Emperor Venerable's left hand hung low, evidently crippled, with his pinky and ring finger curled up like worms, likely with the bones inside completely gone.

Though it wasn't visible externally, his will was equally devastated. The clamor of the thoughts of tens of thousands of cultivators still buzzed inside his mind, making it impossible for him to think straight.

A thousand years, a whole thousand years, the Holy Emperor Venerable had never been this disgraceful. Even when multiple Mahayana Witches of the Holy Infant Sect attacked together in the past, they were forced to retreat by him. Yet, who could have imagined that he would find himself so embarrassed now by a mere Core Formation Cultivator?

Mere Core Formation! Just one!

And now, his enemy was completely unscathed!

The black-robed Wang Qi reappeared. He too had chosen to defend by closing the space and twisting reference frames. He raised an index finger and waved it at the Holy Emperor Venerable: "Tsk tsk tsk, Venerable, you're in no good shape now, aren't you."

As he spoke, a series of Divine Spirits appeared beside Wang Qi. The Holy Emperor Venerable raised his head, showing a look of surprise: "What..."

"Ta-da! Surprise!" Wang Qi raised both arms, indicating the Divine Spirits behind him. From the Great Wilderness God Longevity Heaven to the Mountain Gods and Land Deities of famous mountains and great rivers, as long as they still had form and could manifest, every Divine Spirit appeared behind Wang Qi: "You see the Hongyuan God, you should understand, right? I can seize any Divine Spirit—and it gets easier with experience!"

The Holy Emperor Venerable took a deep breath: "You're right, I'm indeed in poor shape now..."

As he spoke, his Red Gold Dragon Robe gradually faded in color, turning to gray, then slowly blackened, turning into pieces of black debris ripped away by the sea wind, slowly drifting away.

Zhen Chan said: "This guy, his robe isn't a Magic Artifact, but a manifestation of his Divine Skills! He's actually directly abandoning his Emperor's Qi!"

The Emperor's Qi is a powerful, comprehensive Divine Skill with exceptional effects when validating the Innate Saintly Virtue. Although the light of the Holy Emperor Venerable's Innate Five Virtues was completely dissipated by Wang Qi, no longer possessing the Innate Saintly Virtue Dao, it was still a commendable method. He's abandoning it just like that now, which is quite abnormal.

Wang Qi's face also changed. He realized that the Holy Emperor Venerable had disconnected from the fusion with the Human Dao of Spirit Phoenix Island.

He actually gave up two thousand years of his hard work!

"I... no, indeed I'm too disgraceful." The Holy Emperor Venerable exhaled deeply. After disconnecting from the Human Dao of Spirit Phoenix Island, it was as if the physical connection had been severed; no matter how sharp the DOS from Spirit Phoenix Island was, it no longer concerned him. Although he felt a bit dizzy, the situation was rapidly improving. He said, "If, from the beginning, I just thought of leaving with the achievements gained in this world, without collecting the Human Dao that you've tampered with, who could have stopped me? There's no need to be this disgraceful."

"In my previous life, I was a timid and anxious wretch; in this life, I only sought the power to traverse the Immortal Heaven, yet because of greed, I faced this calamity. Youngster from the Heterodox Path, you've enlightened me, I must thank you—let me grant you a swift and neat death!"

The last note of the Holy Emperor Venerable's words twisted instantly—he moved so quickly that the Doppler effect completely altered the sound. Nobody reacted in time. Even those Divine Spirits at the Unification Realm who saw the Holy Emperor Venerable's action and stretched out their hands to block were helpless. The Holy Emperor Venerable immediately appeared in front of Wang Qi. At that moment, Wang Qi still wore a slight smile. The Holy Emperor Venerable struck out a palm, hitting Wang Qi's body. Then, a horrifying scene unfolded. Wang Qi's black robe shattered into countless debris, scattering, leaving only a head tumbling in the air.

Holy Emperor Venerable revealed a startled expression.

—Is this...a human head?

—Under that black robe, there's only a human head!

He didn't feel the sensation of hitting a body at all!

"Surprise! Multiple surprises!" Wang Qi's "head" cackled in mid-air. He used his trachea in cooperation with mana to draw air and loudly said, "Come on! Guess where my body is?"

Wang Qi's avatar, in essence, is merely a skeleton covered by a layer of single-celled organisms forming skin, not relying on a heart or anything; even just a head can survive.

Holy Emperor Venerable slapped the head apart, revealing a hidden calculator inside. Holy Emperor Venerable grabbed this calculator and dodged a punch from the Great Wilderness God. He reached below Spirit Phoenix Island, gripping the magic artifact, swiftly calculating the exact location of Wang Qi.

"Above...so far!" Holy Emperor Venerable flicked away the thunder strikes of Longevity Heaven that chased him, stretched out his right hand in the void, and gently grasped—a spear formed by chaotic power flew swiftly towards the sky.

On the synchronous orbit, Feng Luoyi's illusion sighed again, waved to block Holy Emperor Venerable's strike that pierced through the Nine Heavens Gang Wind. Simultaneously, the sword box behind him slowly closed.

Now the Heavenly Sword is not needed.

Holy Emperor Venerable's strike was fruitless, but he was tangled by several river gods. These divine spirits only manifested an "interface," with their true bodies sharing the same existence with the Human Dao, being standard Undying Bodies. Holy Emperor Venerable, extremely annoyed by the entanglement. At this moment, the magic artifact in his hand suddenly trembled: "Oops, wrong, wrong, I'm not above. I'll give you a hint; I'm within a hundred-mile radius!"

Holy Emperor Venerable, furious, crushed the useless magic artifact in his hand. He obviously knew the technique of Modern Immortal Path using artificial heavenly bodies to transmit spirit sense, so the artifact linking to the artificial heavenly body was nearly useless. Holy Emperor Venerable casually swatted away the divine spirits that came to entangle him, and suddenly revealed a cruel smile. He soared above Spirit Phoenix Island, and forcefully swung his fist down.

Since these livestock cannot assist him in merging the Human Dao, they shall all perish!

If these people die, let's see how this little evil demon can mobilize the Power of Human Dao!

Holy Emperor Venerable, witnessing Tai Chu, Tai Shi, Tai Yi, is absolutely not weak in essence, qi, spirit, and "strength." With this punch, the sky collapsed and the earth cracked. The atmosphere violently displaced, friction between gases even producing a hint of plasma. Seawater receded like ebb tide, revealing miles of the sea bed. The distant Modern Cultivators watching had to break through a layer of tsunami. The entire Spirit Phoenix Island trembled, sinking a total of ten meters!

However, Spirit Phoenix Island did not shatter.

The three rings of blood and white brilliance blocked Holy Emperor Venerable's strike. The awe-inspiring divine power of the eternal number one Divine Tao's number one divine spirit transformed into numerous barriers, and three concentric circular bodies enveloped Spirit Phoenix Island entirely.

"This..."

"Hahaha! I'm a good person, how could I watch you kill people!" Wang Qi continued laughing. Another avatar of his said, "Tsk tsk, just now I blew up two divine spirits myself, a Hongyuan God, a Son of Terror Torture, then replaced them with a big one, plus tens of thousands of 'small gadgets,' made a great deal, didn't I!"

The final strike of Son of Terror Torture also implanted the Divine Plague Curse Technique, which Wang Qi used to seize Hongyuan God, into the body of Father Holy Son Pure Wind King. Hongyuan God's attack on all divine spirits also served this purpose.

"Then I will eradicate all your avatars and divine spirits, leaving you nowhere to hide!"

"Try hard, Emperor Venerable!" Wang Qi's avatar drifted over. This avatar was the one that just threw the Heavenly Sword at Holy Emperor Venerable. The arm that held the Heavenly Sword had completely vaporized, revealing the Mystical Thought Body within his chest cavity. He shouted at Holy Emperor Venerable: "My true body is outside Father Holy Son Pure Wind King's protection! As long as you can penetrate these divine spirits and avatars, I will appear as the ultimate enemy! Surprised? Happy now?"

"Madman, incomprehensible." Holy Emperor Venerable casually crushed a land deity. This time, he used some true power, with Immortal-level mana and will penetrating the physical and data layers, destroying the deity's real body—this deity will never be restored.

The gods roared, launching a full-scale attack on their masters of moments ago, now their enemy!