“Could it be a Spatial God Tool?” another man questioned.
“That’s right. It must be a Spatial God Tool. Otherwise, it would be impossible that a real live human being disappeared without a trace.”
None of the six were idiots. With one word here and another there, they had pieced the truth together.
Their eyes became heated. According to legends, Spatial God Tools could only be forged by ultimate elites of the Genesis Tier because the inside of the God Tool could accommodate living beings. It could be claimed to be a world of its own, so, naturally, only ultimate elites of “Genesis Tier” had the ability to do so 1 .
The value of this was who knew how many times higher than a Mountain River Stone’s. Furthermore, there was still a spiritual secret technique!
F*ck, this brat was a real piece of treasure.
The eyes of the six burned, and the eyes they looked at Ling Han with were even more heated than when they were looking at Shui Yanyu.
“Hey, hey, hey. I don’t swing that way, so you don’t have to look at me with those eyes. Don’t you all just happen to be six in total? You make three pairs just nicely. I, on the other hand, will not accompany you,” Ling Han said, smiling.
“Everyone, guard your divine sense. This brat knows how to deliver spiritual attacks, so don’t give him any chance!”
“Yes!”
The six nodded as they began a new barrage of strikes at Ling Han.
Ling Han did not have an opportunity to launch consecutive attacks with his Seven Kill Subduing Soul Technique; with the barrage of blows from six great elites of the Mountain River Tier, he danced madly like a scarecrow. The only good news was that his physique was really too strong, and so their attacks dealt him completely no damage.
Shui Yanyu approached to help, but with her abilities, she could only somewhat impede two of them, and there were still four left to rain blows down on Ling Han.
Finally, Ling Han got the chance to use the Seven Kill Subduing Soul Technique, but before he managed to draw that person into the Black Tower, he was sent flying by the other three, which caused him to miss the chance for an instant kill.
The battle was in a stalemate. Overall, Ling Han and Shui Yanyu were at the disadvantage, especially in Shui Yanyu’s case. She did not have as tough a physique as Ling Han, and with the combined attacks from two equally strong foes, she was in a crisis.
“Go!” Ssing the chance brought by being sent flying, Ling Han landed beside Shui Yanyu, and said in a low voice, “I will impede them, and we will reunite at the Crimson Lake.”
Shui Yanyu hesitated slightly, and then agreed. “All right.”
Ling Han possessed an invincible body. She, on the other hand, would only drag Ling Han down. Thus, she acted decisively here, not being unreasonable and not saying anything more unnecessary.
She immediately leaped, and ran towards the side.
“Don’t even think of running!” the two people who were responsible for tying down Shui Yanyu shouted immediately, but after they suffered two subsequent spiritual attacks from Ling Han, their figures abruptly paused. Meanwhile, the other four also caught up, which gave Ling Han no further chance to make a move.
Ling Han laughed loudly, and declared, “Come, I will play with you all!”
“Shi Hao, Dong Ming, the two of you go and chase that woman!”
Two of the group of six split out to chase Shui Yanyu, but Ling Han summoned the Annihilating Dragon Star Arrow, and stopped the two from going further, firing two consecutive shots. In that one instant, Shui Yanyu had run so far that all that was left of her was a small black spot in the distance.
All of them were in the low extreme of the Mountain River Tier, so they would definitely be incapable of catching up with her now.
The six of them were all furious, and surrounded Ling Han, all of them filled with burning killing intent.
“You want to be a hero to save the damsel in distress? How touching.”
“However, how are you going to protect yourself now?”
“Your physique is indeed tough, but we have all the time in the world. We can slowly refine you after we subdue you! You have to know that even the highest grade Godly metal could be forged into weapons, so who do you think you are?”
“We will refine you to death, then pluck out your memories and get everything!”
The six spoke out one after another. One of their prey escaping was extremely displeasing to them, but Shui Yanyu was thankfully merely an appetizer, whereas Ling Han was the real treasure trove.
Ling Han smiled faintly, and said, “Then you had better find me first. Great Shift of Yin and Yang!”
Xiu , he disappeared.
The six of them were gaping in shock before going crazy.
“Where is he?!”
“Even if he has escaped into his Spatial God Tool, where is the Spatial God Tool?”
“Could it really be that whatever Great Shift of Yin and Yang?”
Chapter 952 - Advancing into Mountain River Tier
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Ling Han entered into the Black Tower, and sat down with crossed legs. Then, he gripped the Mountain River Stone in his hand.
After entering this place, he, an invincible existence in the Shattering Void Tier, could only depend on the Seven Kill Subduing Soul Technique and the Black Tower to spring traps on others, and no longer possessed the image of invincibility. This made him extremely displeased.
Now, he was filled with an incredible thirst for power.
He would first advance into the Mountain River Tier, then go out and thrash that bunch.
Advancing from Shattering Void Tier to Mountain River Tier was a qualitative change, a true metamorphosis from mortal to immortal.
Without talking about anything else, even Shattering Void Tier would only have a lifespan of slightly more than 1,000 years, but what about Immortals? A cultivator of the low extreme of the Mountain River Tier would have a lifespan as long as 100,000 years, and every next advance of a minor level would increase his lifespan by another 100,000 years.
And after advancing into the Sun Moon Tier, his lifespan would be counted in millions of years.
Hence, whether it was the advance of a minor level or a major cultivation tier, it was a massive transformation.
Without entering into Immortal level, he would only be an ant in the end.
Ordinarily speaking, taking this step would need several months, years, or even more than a century, but with a Mountain River Stone now in his possession, it was extremely simple. After refining it, he would advance into the Mountain River Tier. However, there was a limit to this kind of Mountain River Tier. He would not be able to advance past the low extreme, and still required his personal comprehension of the cultivation level.
One hand holding onto the Mountain River Stone, Ling Han began refining.
Weng , an unknown energy surged out of the Mountain River Stone, and directly took effect inside his Dantian, stimulating an amazing change inside his body.
His Spiritual Ocean was drying up, his Spiritual Pedestal was deteriorating, and the inside of his Dantian had very quickly become a mass of ruins.
To bring new life amongst destruction.
This realization suddenly arose in Ling Han’s heart. From mortal to Immortal was a qualitative change; hence, he needed to cast away his old body.
The great ocean ebbed completely, leaving behind a wasteland, and in this wasteland, a sliver of life slowly came to be.
Hong, long, long. The ground was trembling, and some kind of change was brewing beneath it.
The more essence of the Mountain River Stone Ling Han drew on, the more obvious this change was. Finally, when he had completely refined this Mountain River Stone, the ground split apart as if a terrible earthquake was occurring. Then, from beneath the ground, a huge— no, a small sharp peak emerged.
Hong , Ling Han only felt his whole body shake. This small sha
rp peak was exuding a powerful energy, which was remolding his body.
This was the mountain of Mountain River Tier?
A muscle in Ling Han’s cheek twitched slightly; this was a bit too small, wasn’t it?
However, he had only refined a single Mountain River Stone. How could he possibly manage to reach the middle stage or the middle stage of the low extreme in an instant?
“I am already in the Mountain River Tier now?”
Ling Han stood up, yet abruptly felt an intense hunger within him. This was not his stomach being hungry, but rather his body, which was filled with hunger for more power.
He hurriedly grabbed a large pile of Spiritual Herbs, and began eating like crazy as he continued to purify even more of the Spiritual Herbs with the Heaven Transformation Bowl. Then, he poured it into his mouth to fulfill the demands of his body.
From mortal to Immortal, how humongous this step was? Ling Han could finally understand. After all, if he were to swallow these Spiritual Herbs a day before… he would burst from being overnourished even if there was only a ten thousandth of the amount.
But now, he only felt a terrible hunger as if he were about to starve to death…
Once about half of the Spiritual Herbs planted in the Black Tower had been consumed by him, this feeling of hunger finally disappeared. Instead, there was an indescribable feeling of power replacing it.
It was really too strong, at least a few hundred times the power of 20 Stars of Shattering Void Tier!
Xiu , Small Tower appeared. It was moving lightly, and said, “To advance in this manner is not beneficial to your cultivation.”
“I know!” Ling Han nodded. “However, I am now in a rush to give someone a thrashing, so we can only do this. When I go back, I will cultivate once more from the beginning.”
Small Tower nodded, and continued, “However, you still have advanced into the Mountain River Tier, so the fourth floor of the Black Tower can be opened now.”
“The floor of Fire!” Ling Han was pleasantly surprised.
“That’s right. You can use Divine flame in the Black Tower to temper your spirit and physique to a whole new level,” Small Tower said.
“Can’t I use it outside?” Ling Han’s brow wrinkled in a frown.
“For the moment, no.” Small Tower swayed from left to right; this meant a shake of the head. “As long as the tower is not mended, you will only be able to use a portion of the might of the Black Tower, and this is a very small portion.
“Now, you can go and pass the heavenly tribulation,” Small Tower continued.
The Black Tower was very amazing as it could even block the tribulation. This was really an absolutely independent space of its own.
Ling Han nodded, and flashed out of the Black Tower. Abruptly, he could see the red clouds disperse, and black clouds came rolling out in waves. The brilliant white light of lightning was flickering in the sky.
The heavenly tribulation was coming.
Ling Han was unafraid. He would make use of the power of the tribulation to temper his Godly bones, and improve his physique so it would reach the level of Level Two Godly metal.
“Yi!” In the vicinity, a young man appeared. At first, he looked surprised, but then he immediately released a large shout to summon his companions.
He was a member of the group of seven from before. They had not managed to find Ling Han, yet were not satisfied to miss out on this “fateful opportunity”. Hence, they had left one of their group to stand guard nearby, wanting to know whether Ling Han would suddenly reappear or not.
They had really managed to anticipate that moment.
The man was slightly surprised. Ling Han actually managed to refine the Mountain River Stone in the short time of a single day and complete the breakthrough. However, he was just a Mountain River Tier cultivator that had just broken through, so how much battle prowess could he actually possess?
He did not make a move. If he dared to disturb the tribulation of another, he would incur the ire of the heavens and earth, and end up pulled in to experience the tribulation together. This was definitely not good news.
Moreover, what need was there for him to be in a rush?
After passing the tribulation, Ling Han would definitely be severely injured—this was him speaking from experience. Thus, he was in even less of a rush to make his move.
Xiu, xiu, xiu. Very quickly, his five companions leaped over in quick succession as well. When they saw Ling Han was about to pass a heavenly tribulation, they could not help but smirk coldly.
You hid yourself, so we couldn’t find you, but now, you were actually stupid enough to undergo a tribulation here? That really was courting your own death.
Hong , a bolt of lightning was already descending from the sky.
Ling Han stood proudly. The thing he feared the least was the tribulation—his physique had already crossed over into the Mountain River Tier in advance, and the might of the tribulation would definitely only be in the early stage of the low extreme. Otherwise, how many people would be able to survive?
Kuang, kuang, kuang. Bolts of lightning descended one after another. Ling Han basked in the divine lightning, and took the initiative to let it disintegrate his physique to temper it with the divine lightning.
The divine lightning could not harm him, but it was a different case if he were to take the initiative to disintegrate his own physique. His Godly bones were broken by force, transforming into uncountable pieces; experiencing the barrage by the lightning, they were improving and advancing further.
In the future, every time he increased his cultivation level, there would be another experience like this?
Or so Ling Han thought. This was absolutely a cruel torture!
“That’s right. Every time you advance a minor level, you’ll have to experience a tribulation and another tempering of your physique,” Small Tower responded. “Only with that would your physique be refined and polished to perfection, becoming indestructible and invincible. At the same time, every experience of tempering is also a polishing of your spirit.”
“Couldn’t we get some Divine Pills that could allow one to instantly advance into the Genesis Tier?” Ling Han said mockingly.
“Where would be the fun in that?” Small Tower countered.
“There is indeed none,” Ling Han replied, smiling. His eyes were bright; he was beginning to structure his Godly physique.
Chapter 953 - Trying Out New Moves
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Ling Han circulated the Indestructible Heaven’s Scroll, and reformed his Godly bones.
Destruction followed by construction was a tempering and a qualitative boost.
However, this process was really not an enjoyable experience.
Ling Han obviously possessed the Indestructible True Fluid, but he could not use it now, because he needed to allow his Godly bones be tempered by the heavenly tribulation to wash away the impurities within. Only with that could his physique advance towards the level of Level Two Godly metal.
This caused him so much pain that he wanted to die.
Temporarily existing without one’s body was only possible when one had reached a cultivation level as high as his and had a strong spirit. Otherwise, if it had been an ordinary human being, the body being shattered would have naturally led to definite death.
“Oh no, this brat failed to pass the tribulation and died!” the six people on the sidelines all exclaimed, their expressions filled with disappointment.
It was naturally impossible that they were sad about Ling Han’s “death”, but if this brat had died, they would not be able to pluck out his soul and obtain the profound secret techniques on Ling Han. But with the raging of the tribulation now, who would dare make a move on Ling Han?
Causing a disturbance when another was passing the tribulation, they would be treated the same by the said tribulation.
“That’s not right. If this brat was dead, why has the tr
ibulation not dispersed yet?” someone immediately called out.
“That’s right. If the person was dead, the tribulation would immediately disappear, so why is it still continuing now?”
“This brat is not dead yet!”
“Hehe, it’s best if he’s not dead. Now, this brat has such heavy injuries, with his physique completely disintegrated by the tribulation, so it would be a piece of cake for us to kill him later.”
They immediately became excited again. They had an incredible trust in the tribulation because it was a threat that any great elite was incomparably afraid of. Even the ultimate elites of the Genesis Tier did not dare clap their chests with confidence and claim that they were absolutely certain of passing a tribulation safely.
Who would not lose half their life every time they passed a tribulation?
After four hours, Ling Han’s Godly bones finally completed a qualitative change. He circultated the Indestructible Heaven’s Scroll to allow his Godly bones to heal. Now, these Godly bones were on par with Level Two Godly metal, and had been boosted up another level in terms of quality.
After the reforging of his skeleton, flesh and blood immediately regrew, and he was quickly recovering.
He had a bit of spare attention, so he took the initiative to absorb the power of lightning, and began once more to temper his Body of Lightning. But, this time, he discovered that his ability to absorb the power of lightning was limited. It was not that his physique was inadequate, but rather that the Thunderclap Ninth Heaven seemed not to be as strong as he desired in transforming the power of lightning.
It was a Mystical Power, but in the Immortal Realm, it was perhaps a very common technique.
It already appeared to be less strong than he desired when he had just entered into the Immortal level.
Ling Han could not help but shake his head. Upon further thought, the Three Styles of Black Origin originated from the Heaven’s Sword Palace, and the strongest character in the Heaven’s Sword Palace was only in the Sun Moon Tier, so the might of this sword technique would very soon touch the highest bottleneck it could reach, and it would no longer be possible to improve it further.
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