Journey to the West: Signing in for 500 Years-Chapter 618 - 612: Surpassing Nuwa [Seeking Subscriptions and Monthly Tickets]_1

Lord Yuan Shi was aghast and utterly astonished. He could never have imagined that Sha Chen would dare to use his own body as a crucible to ingest ten thousand first-class Immortal Elixirs and several Approaching-Divine Medicines. Even he wouldn't be able to assimilate such an immense medicinal potency all at once. Yet Sha Chen dared to do so; he was truly audacious.

Sha Chen burst into hearty laughter. "You don't dare to do it, but I do. Just because you can't, doesn't mean I can't."

Lord Yuan Shi's expression turned slightly sour, but Sha Chen's words did hold some truth. Perhaps this method could only be achieved by Sha Chen himself, and anyone imitating him would surely die. This was because no one else possessed such an immensely powerful physical body; Sha Chen's physique alone could overwhelm everyone. His physical body rivaled divine artifacts in toughness, perhaps even surpassing them in resilience. Thus, using it as a crucible to refine elixirs seemed plausible.

However, this process was destined to be painful.

Sha Chen was currently sweating profusely, gritting his teeth and persevering. Fortunately, the medicinal potency coursing through him steadily increased, deepening his cultivation and enhancing his Primordial Spirit's Divine Sense several times over, which helped him endure the excruciating pain. It also enabled him to control the rampaging medicinal potency within his body. Otherwise, even if his body could withstand the strain, the wild potency would have thrown his meridians into disarray, leaving him flailing about like a headless chicken.

Yet even so, Sha Chen's actions had slowed.

Seizing the opportunity, Lord Yuan Shi launched a fierce attack, while Sha Chen defended himself with the Chaos Bell and Spatial Divine Skills. He did not continue his assault but focused solely on defense.

During this period, he was tempted to deploy the Zhou Tian Xingchen Formation on several occasions but ultimately restrained himself. This formation, which he had developed using the River Diagram and Luo Chart along with the Chaos Bell, was one of the three great ancient killing formations, specifically designed to counter Saints. It was his trump card. If he was not certain of victory, Sha Chen did not intend to reveal it; otherwise, Lord Yuan Shi would be on guard the next time.

Moreover, the formation required three defenders and one leading individual. Siti and Yao Yue could be counted as two defenders, with him as the leader, but they still lacked a third. If the strength of any participant was significantly disparate, the formation would exhibit vulnerabilities—points that a Saint would undoubtedly exploit. Thus, this was also why Sha Chen did not deploy the formation.

Of course, it also required eighty-one Daluo Golden Immortals working in concert, along with thirty-six Quasi-Saints. With him leading it, such a grandly deployed Zhou Tian Xingchen Formation could slay Saints. Such a formidable lineup, in combination with the formation, was not just for countering Saints, but for slaying them.

However, Sha Chen currently lacked enough experts of this caliber by his side. If the power levels of all participants weren't up to par, slaying a Saint would be impossible. Given this, it was better not to deploy the formation at all, lest he expose this trump card prematurely.

He could only continue to grit his teeth, rapidly refining the medicinal potency within him, a process that was extremely painful and uncomfortable. However, being violently beaten by Lord Yuan Shi also seemed to bring about miraculous changes to his physical body. His physique grew even more robust and resilient to attacks, and his application of strength became increasingly masterful and profound.

Moreover, as he gradually refined the medicinal potency, his mana cultivation grew even more immense, elevating him from the lower tier of the Peak Quasi-Saint Realm to its middle tier. Previously, Sha Chen's mana cultivation was already unparalleled within the Quasi-Saint Realm. Now, his cultivation had ascended to an even higher level. Though still within the Quasi-Saint Realm, he had pushed its boundaries to the absolute extreme, leaving no further path to tread within it. With such overwhelming mana, he was naturally peerless among those in the same realm.

Yet, this was still insufficient. Finally, after an hour, the mana within Sha Chen was completely ignited. All the medicinal potency assimilated into his being, achieving perfect, harmonious integration.

BUZZ.

Sha Chen, now glowing with blue light, unleashed the Heavenly Splitting Palm, forcing Lord Yuan Shi back. Previously, he had been consistently at a disadvantage against Lord Yuan Shi, and even when he had used the Heavenly Splitting Palm, it hadn't inflicted significant damage. But now, a single palm strike actually sent Lord Yuan Shi reeling back half a step.

Lord Yuan Shi paused and carefully scrutinized Sha Chen, his brows deeply furrowed, his eyes exceptionally sharp.

"Never would I have thought that you, unable to step into the Saint Realm, would carve out such an extraordinary path within the Quasi-Saint Realm."

"With your current cultivation, the mana in your body is likely more than ten times greater than that of an ordinary Peak Quasi-Saint."

Sha Chen smiled faintly. He had refined ten thousand first-class Immortal Elixirs and several Approaching-Divine Medicines. With such boundless medicinal potency gathered within him, refined by his consummate alchemy skills, it would have been a colossal waste if his mana hadn't undergone a qualitative transformation.

If a typical Peak Quasi-Saint, like the Nine-winged Mosquito Man for instance, has a total mana of ten points, then more formidable Peak Quasi-Saints might reach fifteen or sixteen points. Someone like Tathagata Buddha, a supreme expert among Peak Quasi-Saints, might possess mana exceeding twenty points. Sha Chen, prior to this, had mana totaling around thirty points.

Now, however, his mana was as vast as a smoky ocean, definitely in the eighty to ninety-point range. Such a total was indistinguishable from that of an average Saint. Even Nuwa, when she first entered the Saint Realm, hadn't possessed such boundless mana; her current level might be comparable to this.

Previously, when Sha Chen fought Lord Yuan Shi, his combat prowess could match the current Saint Nuwa, but his mana reserves had been insufficient, a shortcoming he compensated for with other advantages. But now, his mana reserves had caught up. This meant his capacity was vast enough, not inferior in the slightest to an average Saint. Combined with his other remarkable strengths, his true combat power was likely even greater than that of the current Saint Nuwa.

Lord Yuan Shi's expression turned grim. Though reluctant to admit it, he had to acknowledge that Sha Chen's current state was flawless, likely equivalent to an ordinary Saint. He was a bit stronger than Nuwa and on par with Saint Zhunti, who had once attacked the Flowing Sand River.

Lord Yuan Shi demanded, "What exactly is going on with the mana inside your body? It's impossible for a typical Peak Quasi-Saint to accumulate such immense mana; otherwise, Tathagata would have achieved this level of power long ago!"

No sooner had he spoken than he suddenly realized something.

"Tathagata's physical body is far inferior to yours. He can fill his body with mana to its limit, unable to advance further. However, your physique vastly surpasses his, enabling you to withstand such immense mana. Naturally, your upper limit is far higher."

Sha Chen nodded. "You're right. And let me tell you something else: I still haven't reached the peak capacity my body can handle. My current mana is likely only at seventy to eighty percent of that limit."

Lord Yuan Shi was stunned. If that's true, once Sha Chen accumulates mana to his absolute limit, wouldn't he be genuinely comparable to me?

Damn it!

Lord Yuan Shi roared furiously and charged again. However, he could no longer effortlessly dominate Sha Chen, just as he couldn't effortlessly dominate Saint Zhunti.