Chapter 805 Conspiracy Brewing
The force collided violently, causing the Immortal Divine Corpse to stagger back, but it also swept a dense aura of undying presence onto Chu Yuan, as if infusing him with the most sinister power.
However, Chu Yuan's Great Swallowing Technique swiftly activated, and all the undying presence was transformed into his energy.
The Immortal Divine Corpse moved again. With a wave of his palm, a dark palm print suddenly came crashing down.
Yet Chu Yuan countered with the Great Ascending Technique, forcefully shattering the dark palm print. As he continued his assault, the Immortal Divine Corpse directly fled into the black mist, vanishing from sight, elusive and hard to trace.
"Where can you run to?"
Although the Immortal Divine Corpse disappeared in an instant, Chu Yuan was firmly locked on to him. The void flickered, and he pursued.
The endless Origin operated, ensuring the Immortal Divine Corpse, no matter which layer of time and space he fled into, could not escape his lock-on.
After an unknown number of time-space layers chased, the Immortal Divine Corpse suddenly stopped.
"A concealed, small universe."
Within the time-space, Chu Yuan saw that the Immortal Divine Corpse had entered a small universe.
However, this small universe was shrouded in dense black mist, bereft of bright splendor. His eyes shifted slightly, he deployed the Great Swallowing Technique, dissolving the power of the outer prohibition, and stepped in as well.
"Are these heavenly palaces?"
Once inside, Chu Yuan saw many familiar structures, actually resembling the style of the vast Heavenly Palace.
But these Heavenly Palaces weren't pure white as jade, sacred; instead, they were suffused with thick black streams, making him confident that a vast Astral River in the sky flowed past, not the celestial white of fairies.
It was more like it had been corroded by sewage, black.
"This cosmic god hails from the ancient Heavenly Emperor Era, once part of the Heavenly Palace, but was tainted by Undying Mountain, and this cosmic god became one of the Immortal Divine Corpses."
Chu Yuan said calmly.
He saw the cosmic god seated upon the Astral River. The brief battle he had with Chu Yuan just now consumed enormous energy, and he was replenishing it.
Heavenly Hand!
Chu Yuan watched the cosmic god and reached down again. A massive, heaven-sized force immediately suppressed the Immortal Divine Corpse, eliciting a beast-like roar from his mouth.
The Immortal Divine Corpse fought back. He no longer possessed his own wisdom, only being manipulated by instinct, yet he could still use the power of this small universe, flinging out a beam of light with his palm.
Chu Yuan felt no anger towards his retaliation, just a counter-attack.
A soft sound of lament echoed, and he stepped in front of the cosmic god like a fallen petal on a flowing river. With a light wave of his hand, the undying presence was ineffective against him, suppressing the god's power back.
The more harshly he suppressed, the more ferociously the Immortal Divine Corpse fought back.
"Dust to dust, earth to earth, what kind of immortality is this? It's even worse than a puppet."
Chu Yuan spoke softly.
His hand, colossal as the heavens and the earth, pressed down, and the Immortal Divine Corpse was immediately immobilized. A hand then reached for his head.
The hand reached down, not to strike immediately, but to operate a tremendous suction force, devouring the dense undying presence from within his body.
Hum!
The undying presence on the exterior of the cosmic god diminished more and more, and after the last strand was devoured, the whole body seemed like a rock weathered by the wind, turned to ashes, and utterly dissipated.
This cosmic god had died long ago; his survival until now was all due to the undying presence.
In Chu Yuan's hands, these undying presences made his brows furrow, as he realized it seemed not just a simple presence, but more like a living entity, containing a colossal thought.
"The undying presence is the ultimate secret hidden within the Immortal Time and Space."
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The Undying Mountain had existed for so long that almost all remaining records could be traced back to it.
And this cosmic god, if the heavens had a soul, would surely have sighed in relief, for he had finally been liberated.
"Immortality is not for everyone, but for one person alone."
Chu Yuan spoke slowly.
Now that this cosmic god had been erased, this miniature universe had already fallen under Chu Yuan's control.
However, the very essence of this miniature universe had been contaminated by the power of immortality, and ordinary people dared not refine it, for fear the aura of immortality would invade their bodies and turn them into an Immortal Divine Corpse just like the cosmic god.
But Chu Yuan had no such concerns.
The Great Devouring Technique instantly transformed into an enormous black hole, completely encompassing the miniature universe.
The devouring power wildly absorbed energy, and in that instant, surging forces converged toward his body.
Before long, the entire miniature universe collapsed, disappearing completely, but this also caused Chu Yuan's cultivation to soar, nearly reaching the limit of a world god.
"It's still not enough to break through to a cosmic god."
Although Chu Yuan had reached the limit of a world god, he felt that he still lacked too much energy to reach the true realm of a cosmic god.
If he could devour the power of a few more miniature universes, he would be able to break through to a cosmic god.
Nevertheless, the power at the limit of a world god had significantly strengthened Chu Yuan.
"Only by killing a few cosmic gods can I break through to the status of a cosmic god," said Chu Yuan, his voice light but filled with a bloody despotism.
He was determined to kill cosmic gods to achieve his breakthrough!
Suddenly, his gaze shifted skyward, sensing the entire Undying Mountain trembling.
At that moment, countless ruptures in the fabric of space and time emerged, pouring forth endless currents of immortal aura, as if a forbidden Pandora's Box had been opened, and streams of ascension scriptures also transformed into waves of light that swept outward.
Chu Yuan's eyes were piercing, cutting through layers of obstacles, witnessing numerous beings clad in Feathered Armor uniting to perform the Feathered Divine Fist.
This terrifying power evaporated vast swathes of the void, and countless treasures hidden in the deeper dimensions were consequently uncovered.
Boom! A massive force penetrated swiftly, creating a huge opening in an instant, revealing even more intense concentrations of the immortal aura—this was precisely the Immortal Time and Space that many powerful beings had been desperately searching for!
As soon as the Immortal Time and Space was torn open, the great army of the Feathered Divine Dynasty immediately barged in.
"The Immortal Time and Space has been found by the Feathered Divine Dynasty, the only force in this universe that dares proclaim itself a dynasty!"
Chu Yuan knew that, in the previous cosmic era, gods ruled supreme, but this era had yet to herald a new Sovereign. Naturally, the Feathered Divine Dynasty aspired to become the Sovereign and control the entirety of the universe's powers, seizing infinite resources.
Now, it seemed his empire had no connection to the Feathered Divine Dynasty, but as long as they were in the same universe, confrontation was inevitable.
"The Feathered Divine Dynasty has already found the Immortal Time and Space and stormed in. We cannot let them reap all the benefits. Rumor has it that while dangerous, it is filled with treasures, including Cosmic Artifacts, even Immortal Artifacts!"
"We must also charge in!"
"Hmph! Let the Feathered Divine Dynasty face the first wave of the fiercest dangers for us!"
In the void, countless roaring voices echoed, as many experts, waiting for this opportunity, launched a massive invasion.
"Does the Feathered Divine Dynasty really not know that by opening the Immortal Time and Space, they will face targeted hazards, allowing others to pick up the spoils from behind?"
At this time, Chu Yuan shook his head and also sensed a conspiracy brewing.
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