Chapter 2056 - The Ancient Divine Embryo!
Chapter 2056: The Ancient Divine Embryo!
Translated by: Hypersheep325
Edited by: Michyrr
Though Wang Chong had received the entirety of the High Priest’s memories regarding arts and spells, this was the first time Wang Chong had ever used the ‘Origin Spirit Art’.
This is an Origin Spirit? Wang Chong thought.
The sensation of Psychic Energy breaking free of the body and condensing into an Origin Spirit was a very unique experience. Wang Chong felt himself floating in the air and looking down at ‘himself’, and he could also sense that he was not in the shape of a human.
Wang Chong carefully observed and slowly began to understand.
The ‘Origin Spirit’ was the maximal compression of Psychic Energy, resulting in a part of the soul essentially having the trait of a ‘mental body’ that, once free from the physical body, could freely travel the earth.
However, the High Priest’s memories had been very clear.
The ‘Origin Spirit’ was merely a short-term searching art. While one was not restrained by the physical body, it did not mean that one was without limits.
The Origin Spirit could be away from the body for no more than four hours. Any more would cause extreme damage to the body.
“Four hours! Enough!”
Wang Chong’s eyes gleamed, and then he streaked into the ground like a shooting star, vanishing from sight.
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Without the restraint of a physical body, Wang Chong’s Origin Spirit could move at ten-some times his original speed, even faster than the Nightmare Beast. In the blink of an eye, Wang Chong passed the depth of two hundred thousand feet, going down to a depth of three hundred thousand feet and continuing even farther.
After the granite layer was the basalt layer. The rock would only get tougher and denser from here.
A few moments later, Wang Chong sensed unusual fluctuations coming from beneath the earth.
It’s the magnetosphere! Wang Chong realized.
Besides rock, there was also an invisible and powerful magnetic field. This magnetic field covered the entire subterranean world and could affect one’s mental state and rationality. If one weren’t careful, it would be easy to lose oneself in the magnetic field.
Go in!
Wang Chong didn’t hesitate, shooting right into the magnetosphere.
The resistance was noticeably much greater in the magnetosphere, and even the Origin Soul was having a hard time. The sensation was like trying to swim through an ocean wave. He was now four hundred thousand feet from the surface—one hundred and twenty thousand meters.
In normal circumstances, even with the power of the Subtle realm, Wang Chong would have found it impossible to reach these depths.
There was no air in this place, making it a forbidden zone for living creatures!
Without the Origin Spirit Art, martial artists would never be able to reach this depth!
Still nothing! Where is the divine embryo?
After traveling so deep and still seeing no trace of the divine embryo in his surroundings, Wang Chong finally hesitated.
For a moment, Wang Chong even began to wonder if it was the first scenario, that his appearance had caused the divine embryo to no longer be here. Or perhaps it had never been here and there was some mistake in the information from his previous life.
But Wang Chong quickly shook off these thoughts.
If I don’t see a trace of the divine embryo at six hundred thousand feet, it really might not be here! Wang Chong quietly said to himself.
The magnetic field had already dropped the speed of Wang Chong’s Origin Spirit. Six hundred thousand feet was one hundred and eighty thousand meters. No matter what he found, Wang Chong would have to leave.
The Origin Spirit could only last for four hours. Taking into account the return time, Wang Chong had to go back once he hit six hundred thousand feet. Otherwise, the consequences would be unimaginable!
Five hundred thousand feet, six hundred thousand feet!
Finally, just when Wang Chong was about to give up, he sensed a powerful ripple of Origin Energy. This energy was so intense that even a Subtle realm expert like Wang Chong felt a storm of terrifying pressure.
Not only that, this lightless world that was originally calm was suddenly rife with intense rumbling as if waves were seething deep under the earth. At the same time, he could feel searing waves of heat sweeping out.
Magma?!
Wang Chong was delighted to sense this intense heat, and he suddenly felt enlightened.
In that tale from the apocalyptic era, the divine embryo had appeared together with an intense eruption of lava. But Wang Chong had never imagined that this magma had come from so deep under the earth.
Six hundred thousand feet!
One hundred and eighty thousand meters!
At this depth, even the luster and pressure of magma was different.
It’s Pure Gold Magma!
This name passed through Wang Chong’s mind.
Wang Chong remembered the Demonic Emperor Old Man talking about it before. It was extremely damaging and powerful, but the vast majority of people would never encounter it in their lifetimes.
In reality, Pure Gold Magma was extremely hard to find. There was an extremely small chance that Pure Gold Magma would erupt to the surface alongside regular magma, which was how people knew about it.
At a depth of six hundred thousand feet, the pressure is extremely strong. The divine embryo probably only reemerged because it was forced out by the Pure Gold Magma! Wang Chong quietly said to himself.
He now understood. The appearance of the divine embryo had clearly been due to an intersection of coincidences. It was no wonder that no one had found it before then.
A moment later, Wang Chong shot toward where the energy ripples were most concentrated.
Bang!
In a flash, Wang Chong plunged into the searing Pure Gold Magma.
So hot!
Wang Chong was flabbergasted.
Ordinary magma would have had no effect on Wang Chong’s Origin Spirit, but upon entering the Pure Gold Magma, Wang Chong could clearly sense the consumption of his Psychic Energy multiplying.
It was evident that Pure Gold Magma was not like ordinary magma.
At this speed, his Origin Spirit wouldn’t last the full four hours, and he would have to return shortly.
Wang Chong rushed through the Pure Gold Magma.
At a depth of six hundred thousand feet, the Pure Gold Magma formed a sea.
Thirty thousand feet, sixty thousand feet, one hundred and eighty thousand feet…
Rumble!
A great rumbling entered his ears, and Wang Chong finally managed to sense that ancient divine embryo that had once dazzled and stunned the people of the apocalyptic era, inciting a massive battle.
Impossible!
Within the Pure Gold Magma, as Wang Chong spotted that giant divine embryo floating within a ball of multicolored light, he couldn’t help but be stunned.
Even though he had heard countless tales, this was Wang Chong’s first time seeing this unbelievable giant divine embryo for himself.
The divine embryo radiated multicolored light which extended for fifty feet in all directions, taking the form of a chicken. And inside this chicken was the divine embryo.
Though it was called a divine embryo, it was no embryo at all, but a completely mature body.
From Wang Chong’s perspective, the divine embryo appeared to be covered in an azure suit of armor. It was thirty-some feet tall, equivalent to four or five adult humans stacked on top of each other. The divine embryo was bursting with unbelievably powerful and primordial energy. Wang Chong estimated that the level of this energy exceeded the Subtle realm.
It was clear that this was a universal level of energy.
Not only that, in his Origin Spirit form, Wang Chong could sense
the laws of the world extending like threads of a silkworm through space and converging on the divine embryo.
Most importantly, Wang Chong could not sense any sort of Stellar Energy or martial art on this divine embryo.
A diamond in the rough!
This was undoubtedly a completely natural and unembellished divine embryo, something countless martial artists could only dream about.
Judging by its energy ripples, if it could be successfully refined and turned into a clone, one could instantly transcend the Subtle realm.
The wonders of the world are truly miraculous! It can have things like Wootz Steel that can produce magical patterns when forged into weapons, as well as mysterious and incredible existences like this divine embryo!
Wang Chong couldn’t help but sigh in praise upon seeing this legendary object.
A divine embryo!
This was Wang Chong’s target for this expedition!
If he could get the divine embryo, all he would need to do was pour his energy into it, refining it and allowing him to swiftly approach the Grotto Heaven realm.
Wang Chong was even confident that he could soon break into the Grotto Heaven realm, and shortly after that, he would have the strength needed to fight back against Genesis Supreme.
With the divine embryo, Wang Chong no longer needed to fear Genesis Supreme, and so long as ‘Heaven’ did not appear, Wang Chong would not need to hide in the capital. Instead of passively waiting, he could actively resist the Celestial God Organization, even wipe it out.
Buzz!
With this thought in mind, Wang Chong shot over to the divine embryo.
But when he was several dozen feet from the divine embryo, he felt intense danger.
Danger!
Wang Chong’s heart trembled as he came to a stop.
There was nothing here except surging flows of Pure Gold Magma. After looking around, he eventually set his eyes on the chicken-shaped aura of multicolored light around the divine embryo.
Any sort of natural treasure is protected by some unusual creature or other defensive barrier. Given how powerful the divine embryo is, it must have its own dangerous seals around it.
Buzz!
After a few moments of thought, Wang Chong sent out a sliver of Psychic Energy from his Origin Spirit and sent it shooting forward.
Psychic Thorn!
This was the simplest form of Psychic Energy attack. But given how condensed Wang Chong’s Psychic Energy was, this simple attack could shatter stone.
Bang!
Wang Chong’s Psychic Thorn shot forward like a bolt of lightning and crashed into the chicken-shaped barrier around the divine embryo.
Chapter 2057 - Seizing the Divine Embryo!
Chapter 2057: Seizing the Divine Embryo!
Translated by: Hypersheep325
Edited by: Michyrr
At the moment of collision, Wang Chong felt an intense resistance, but the piercing attribute of Psychic Energy allowed the Psychic Thorn to squeeze its way in.
But a moment later, Wang Chong felt something strange…
Bang!
As if he had prodded a beehive or triggered a volcano, a destructive wave of energy exploded outward, traveling along the trail of Wang Chong’s Psychic Energy.
Not only that, the calm multicolored barrier around the divine embryo suddenly flashed with mysterious symbols. These symbols revolved around the divine embryo, forming a golden sealing formation that covered the divine embryo.
The energy wave hurtling toward Wang Chong had been triggered by disturbing this formation.
As this terrifying energy swept toward Wang Chong, he felt the sense of danger multiply by one hundred times.
No!
It was no longer simply danger, but the stench of death!
Wang Chong had no doubt that if he were struck by the divine embryo’s protective seal, his Origin Spirit would be destroyed on the spot with no chance of returning to his physical body.
Bang!
Wang Chong reacted with incredible speed. The moment the seal’s power erupted, his Origin Spirit shot toward the surface.
Fierce explosions came from behind him, the destructive energy almost brushing against Wang Chong’s Origin Spirit as it blasted the area it had been occupying a brief moment ago.
The area affected was truly shocking.
That was risky!
One hundred feet away, Wang Chong was alarmed by what he sensed. If he had not sensed the danger beforehand and stopped, his Origin Spirit would have already been annihilated.
This is going to be difficult!
Wang Chong slightly frowned as he looked at the divine embryo.
The divine embryo was right in front of him, but obtaining it was as difficult as ascending to the heavens. The power displayed by the divine embryo’s seal was incredibly difficult to overcome, and this depth was far too great for Wang Chong’s physical body to come down, leaving his options limited.
The seconds continued to drip by as Wang Chong pondered over what he should do.
Meanwhile, the explosions created by the divine embryo gradually began to settle down.
He was so far from the surface that Wang Chong was not at all worried that the explosion would draw anyone’s attention.
After some time…
It seems that I’ll have to try this!
Wang Chong muttered to himself as he swiftly sent his Origin Spirit back to the surface. At the same time, Wang Chong used his connection between the Origin Spirit and the physical body to speak to the Nightmare Beast.
“Nightmare Beast! I have a plan that requires your help. I will send you the Origin Spirit Art. In a little while, lend me a hand!”
After making these arrangements and resting his Origin Spirit for a while, Wang Chong went back.
But this time, Wang Chong’s Origin Spirit did not come empty-handed. In this area more than six hundred thousand feet beneath the surface, he had brought the Origin Immortal Sword and another nearly tangible body of energy. This was the Nightmare Beast’s ‘Origin Spirit’.
The Nightmare Beast had much stronger Psychic Energy than Wang Chong, but perhaps because it was of a different species, the Origin Spirit it had created was not stable, and it could not sustain it for as long as Wang Chong.
“Do you remember what I told you?”
Wang Chong looked down at the divine embryo as he spoke.
“Mm, Master, be at ease. I will do everything in my power to assist you,” the Nightmare Beast’s mental ripple responded.
Although it had had its physical body destroyed by Wang Chong, ever since it learned that Wang Chong was the inheritor of the Origin Immortal Sword—or the Xuanyuan Sword, to be more precise—it had become utterly devoted to him, even willing to give up its life.
A few moments later, Wang Chong started his plan.
Creee!
On Wang Chong’s order, the Nightmare Beast shrieked and then shot toward the divine embryo. A few moments later, the seal around the divine embryo exploded.
In order to draw away the seal’s power and create an opportunity for Wang Chong, the Nightmare Beast needed to attack even more fiercely. The explosion triggered would be commensurate with the assault.
Terrifying energy surged out in waves, battering the underground world and making it shudder.
The mysterious symbols linked and intersected, instantly recreating that sealing domain.
“Now is the moment!”
In a flash of light, Wang Chong sent his Origin Spirit into the Origin Immortal Sword. At the moment the energy exploded, the sword flew in a large arc through the underground world to come around to the other side.
Bang!
In normal circumstances, the sword would have instantly been flung back, but with the Nightmare Beast drawing away the barrier’s power, the rest of the barrier was weak enough for the Origin Immortal Sword to penetrate it.
Success!
Wang Chong was ecstatic. As the Origin Immortal Sword pe
netrated through, Wang Chong’s Origin Spirit flew out through the tip to infiltrate the multicolored barrier.
Boom!
After a tenth of a second, the seal erupted with power and blasted away the Origin Immortal Sword, but this had no effect on Wang Chong.
Wang Chong’s Origin Spirit had already attached itself to the divine embryo!
Like a fish in water!
The door was wide open!
This was the sensation Wang Chong felt upon touching the divine embryo.
Unlike the frightening seal around it, Wang Chong found the divine embryo to be like a completely unguarded house.
There were no obstructions within the divine embryo. All of the meridians, acupuncture points, and nerves were wide open. As long as one managed to get in, anyone could easily possess this precious divine embryo.
This was a true blank piece of paper!
What immense strength!
Wang Chong soon sensed that seemingly boundless sea of energy within the divine embryo. This was a primordial treasury, one that no one had ever visited or even known about.
Wang Chong felt unprecedented excitement.
This divine embryo was even more powerful than he had imagined. It was definitely enough for him to reach the goal he desired.
Buzz!
Wang Chong divided his Origin Spirit into numerous strands that seeped into all parts of the divine embryo, upon which he began to refine it.
In a flash of light, the surging Pure Gold Magma instantly calmed, and even that dangerous sealing domain made of mysterious characters withdrew.
All fell silent.
The Nightmare Beast’s Origin Spirit stopped moving, sighing in relief as it looked at the divine embryo.
After some time, energy rippled out from the divine embryo.
At the same time, the multicolored barrier around the divine embryo began to retract, its surging energy returning to the divine embryo.
Buzz!
As the last of the barrier entered the divine embryo’s body, the blank face of the divine embryo suddenly changed, forming eyebrows, eyes, a nose, and a mouth.
If one looked closely, one would realize that this face was extremely young and was identical to Wang Chong’s.
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