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Chapter 160: The Physical Divine Ability, Mu Qingliu's Decision The thousand-foot-tall giant ape wa
Chapter 160: The Physical Divine Ability, Mu Qingliu's Decision (Subscription Request) The thousand-foot-tall giant ape was powerful.
This 'power' was not limited to physical strength alone.
It excelled in its understanding and control of space and other profound rules.
If anyone thought that the giant ape was merely a gigantic 'hulking brute', they would be terribly mistaken.
To be able to go head-to-head with an Ancient Saint, the first prince of the Wild Beasts clan, required more than just brute force.
However, unfortunately for the giant ape, it had encountered Lin Yuan.
With its strength, even if it had truly come across an Ancient Saint, it would have had the ability to protect itself.
After all, the Yao Sacred Nest was not far away.
As long as the giant ape held on for a while, the Yao Saint from the nest would arrive.
Yet, in front of Lin Yuan, who had already stepped into the realm of physical cultivation and comprehended the Void, the giant ape couldn't even last a single breath before it was trampled under Lin Yuan's feet, severely injured and on the brink of death.
This was the power of physical cultivation and the Void.
A pinnacle of bodily strength never before seen in the Central Plains of China, a force that could suppress the surrounding void with every punch and kick.
The saying, "One force to break ten thousand laws," truly described the might of physical cultivators.
"Since I'm about to die anyway, why not..."
Lin Yuan looked down at the giant ape that was spewing mouthfuls of blood, a decision forming in his mind.
In the distance, several demonic beasts that had been watching were now silent, their eyes dull and unblinking.
What had they just witnessed? Their first prince, a being powerful enough to challenge Ancient Saints, was utterly helpless before this minuscule human.
He was their first prince.
A prince that could boldly face off against Ancient Saints.
How could he be so powerless before Lin Yuan?
The beasts exchanged glances, their instincts telling them that their prince seemed too weak.
But in the next moment, they realized that their prince couldn't possibly be weak. Throughout their journey, his ferocious might had been evident.
If it wasn't their prince being weak, then it could only mean that the human was extraordinarily strong.
So strong that their prince had no chance to resist.
"Just who is he?
"Does he not fear causing chaos in the world?"
The hearts of the demonic beasts trembled. The minuscule human before them had rendered their mighty prince incapable of resistance with just a few moves.
This meant that he was undoubtedly on the level of an Ancient Saint.
In the present world, the Dao Sect occupied the Central Plains of China, while the Youming Ghost Palace, the Blood Demon Sea, and the Yao Sacred Nest occupied the south, north, and west of the land respectively.
However, among these four powers, there was an unspoken 'rule'.
Unless absolutely necessary, Ancient Saints at the Immortal Ascension level would not take action.
Even ten years ago, when the Dao Sect's layout in the Black Veil Archipelago in the East China Sea was destroyed, the sect's master had only sent an immortal avatar to deal with the situation, while his true self remained seated in the Dao Mountain.
"Look, what is that person doing?"
The demonic beasts' thoughts were in disarray, their pupils suddenly shrinking.
Because they saw— That minuscule human.
Opening his mouth and sucking towards the giant ape.
In an instant.
The giant ape, which had been gasping for breath, had its vital energy and life force sucked out of its body.
In less than a moment.
It turned into a pile of dry bones.
"Not bad, not bad at all."
"It's almost equivalent to several dozen quasi-sixth-rank elixirs."
A smile appeared on Lin Yuan's face.
He had just broken through to the physical cultivation of the Void, and while his combat power had surged, his body was in a weakened state due to the breakthrough.
The arrival of the giant ape couldn't have been more timely, as it became the perfect nourishment for Lin Yuan to compensate for his weakness.
At this moment.
As the giant ape completely perished.
Deep within the untamed wilderness, a vast presence began to stir.
"Is that the Yao Saint?"
Lin Yuan glanced over.
It was no secret that the Yao Sacred Nest was guarded by a Yao Saint, but most of the time, this Yao Saint remained in a state of slumber.
"Let's go."
Lin Yuan had no intention of fighting the Yao Saint.
It wasn't that he wasn't a match for the Yao Saint, but that it held no meaning.
His current strength had not yet reached the level of invincibility in the world, and leaving this Yao Saint alive to act as a counterbalance to the Dao Sect was not a bad idea. There was no need to eliminate it just yet.
A moment later.
A terrifying divine sense descended.
Transforming into an even more majestic and towering giant ape shadow.
"Who is it?"
The giant ape shadow let out a low roar, its eyes fixed on the remains of the first prince, its heart filled with rage.
It had high hopes for the first prince, and if all had gone well, the prince would have only needed to sleep for another five thousand years to reach the Immortal Ascension level of an Ancient Saint.
By then.
The Yao Sacred Nest would have had two Yao Saints.
Perhaps they could even lay claim to the Central Plains of China.
But now.
The first prince was dead.
All its plans had come to naught.
In the short term, none of the countless demonic beasts in the wilderness showed any potential to become a Yao Saint.
"Hmm?"
The giant ape's shadow turned its gaze towards the distance, where several demonic beasts were trembling.
In an instant, the giant ape raised its right hand, and the trembling beasts appeared before it.
"Search their souls."
The giant ape's shadow willed it, and the memories of the demonic beasts, the scenes they had just witnessed, appeared clearly before it.
"Such power?"
The giant ape's shadow saw Lin Yuan stomping the first prince to death with his feet, and its expression changed slightly.
"Without relying on any profound rules, it was purely physical strength. This kind of ability belongs to the human race's body cultivators. Could this person be a Void-stage body cultivator?"
The giant ape's shadow muttered to itself.
Body cultivators were adept at close-quarters combat, and their battle prowess was extremely strong among peers. However, due to various reasons, they could only become an auxiliary force to the Immortal Dao.
"The Dao Sect? Have they cultivated a Void-stage body cultivator?"
The giant ape's shadow frowned, its expression grim.
Regardless, body cultivators were still a part of the Immortal Dao. Now that a Void-stage body cultivator had appeared, it could only suspect the Dao Sect.
Half a day later, a radiant light crossed an infinite distance and descended upon the buffer zone between the Central Plains and the untamed wilderness.
"The Yao Saint's offspring is dead?"
Mu Qingliu, the leader of the Dao Sect, furrowed his brows.
"Leader, at that time..."
Jun Xiaoyao immediately began to explain. When he sensed that the first prince of the demonic beasts in the wilderness was about to awaken, he had ordered the disciples of the Dao Sect to temporarily return to the Central Plains.
Furthermore, Jun Xiaoyao had used a secret technique to remotely observe the movements of the thousand-foot-tall giant ape.
And that was when he witnessed a terrifying scene.
The thousand-foot-tall first prince had been stomped to death by a 'minuscule figure'.
Jun Xiaoyao hadn't seen the 'minuscule figure's' face because the person's aura was surging, repelling any magical techniques or divine abilities.
"Let me see."
The leader of the Dao Sect, Mu Qingliu, arrived at the scene and, with the help of the light from the Taihao Immortal Mirror, began to 'rewind' the events that had transpired.
This was the ability of the Taihao Immortal Mirror, capable of forcibly 'rewinding' the past events of a certain area.
Of course, the 'rewound' scenes could not involve the Void stage. Ancient Saints had already started to influence the surrounding world, making them the bane of such 'rewinding' techniques.
"Buzz."
The images flowed.
The next moment, the screen was filled with endless vitality.
"As expected, an Ancient Saint, and a body cultivator at that."
The leader of the Dao Sect, Mu Qingliu, remained silent. Although the images didn't specifically show anything, based on Jun Xiaoyao's explanation and the residual aura at the scene, he could already deduce a lot.
"A body cultivator Ancient Saint?"
"When did such a powerful being emerge in the Central Plains?"
Mu Qingliu wondered, his brows furrowed.
He didn't know this body cultivator Ancient Saint, and whether they were an ally or an enemy of the Dao Sect.
But without a doubt, a body cultivator Ancient Saint skilled in offense could, if they wished, easily influence the balance of power among the current four major forces.
In the north of the Central Plains lay the Blood Demon Sea.
The Blood Demon Lord sat cross-legged on a small island deep within the Blood Demon Sea. Although he was also a Void-stage Ancient Saint, he had become one with the Blood Demon Sea.
This gave him an almost immortal and indestructible ability, but at the same time, it restricted his freedom. His true body couldn't leave the range of the Blood Demon Sea.
Of course, if he was willing to pay a price, the Blood Demon Lord could enter the Central Plains.
That would involve stimulating the Blood Demon Sea, causing it to start expanding.
As long as the Blood Demon Sea grew vast enough to cover the entire world, it wouldn't matter whether the Blood Demon Lord could leave its range or not.
"Hmm?"
"Is that news from the Yao Saint?"
The Blood Demon Lord's eyebrows rose.
To jointly resist the Dao Sect, the Yao Sacred Nest, the Blood Demon Sea, and the Youming Ghost Palace had always shared intelligence.
The enemy of my enemy is my friend.
The Dao Sect was too powerful. If they didn't unite, they would only face faster destruction.
"A body cultivator Ancient Saint has appeared?"
The Blood Demon Lord's expression turned solemn.
Body cultivators had an upper limit of the Divine Transformation stage, which was why they were only an auxiliary force to the Immortal Dao. Many cultivators treated body cultivation techniques as a means of strengthening their bodies.
Even so, if they didn't rely on external objects, body cultivators at the same level were never weaker than their cultivator peers.
In some aspects, they were even stronger.
Especially since body cultivators, starting from the Divine Transformation stage, had an extremely low probability of attaining a physical body divine ability.
Divine Transformation stage body cultivators had a chance to master a physical body divine ability.
In theory, Void-stage body cultivators had an even higher chance of attaining such an ability.
"Who is this body cultivator Ancient Saint, and is he the Dao Sect's hidden card?"
The Blood Demon Lord was eager to know the identity of this body cultivator Ancient Saint.
If this body cultivator Ancient Saint truly came from the Dao Sect, then in the next thousands or even tens of thousands of years, the Blood Demon Sea, the Yao Sacred Nest, and the Youming Ghost Palace would never be able to turn the tables. They could only cower in their respective territories, barely surviving.
In the southern lands of China, within the Youming Ghost Palace, a withered and skinny man sat upon a throne, his expression pained.
"A Physical Ancient Saint?" he muttered, his brow furrowed.
Over the past few decades, the world had changed drastically. First, the Master of Primordial Yang Island had emerged from the East China Sea, possessing the strength of a half-step Ancient Saint. And now, a Physical Ancient Saint had appeared.
As the king of Ghost Cultivators, how could this man be unaware of the might of a Physical Ancient Saint?
"Where are all these people coming from?" he muttered, rubbing his temples.
For now, he would set aside the Master of Primordial Yang Island from the East China Sea; perhaps he was a hidden cultivator who had reached the half-step Ancient Saint realm. But a Physical Ancient Saint? Such a being had never appeared before. Shouldn't there be some signs or omens? Like the birth of a group of Body Refinement cultivators at the Spirit Transformation stage.
And from that group, a Physical Ancient Saint could emerge. That would be a gradual and logical progression.
"We must investigate further," the skinny man said. "We must determine this Ancient Saint's stance."
He did not believe that this Physical Ancient Saint was affiliated with the Dao Sect. If they were, the sect would have proudly proclaimed their existence by now, given their domineering style.
How could there be no news of them at all?
Cloud Mist Blessed Land Lin Yuan quietly reappeared in his cultivation chamber. "No one noticed," he said, assessing the situation of the Cloud Mist Blessed Land after being away for over ten days. Everything seemed normal, and Chun Hua Qiu Yue had obediently stayed outside.
"Physical Divine Ability," Lin Yuan breathed a sigh of relief. At that moment, he faintly felt a stirring deep within his bloodline, as if something was about to 'break free from its shell.' "I wonder which Physical Divine Ability it is," Lin Yuan wondered, his eyes sparkling with anticipation. He sat quietly, waiting for the ability to fully form.
Half a day later, the Physical Divine Ability took shape.
In an instant, a plethora of information about the 'Physical Divine Ability' flooded Lin Yuan's mind.
"Physical Divine Ability—Blood Rebirth?" Lin Yuan's eyes lit up with excitement.
This divine ability was truly versatile. Whether it was for self-preservation or combat, it would be immensely useful.
According to the introduction of this ability, as long as Lin Yuan's physical body did not completely turn to nothingness and a single drop of his blood remained, he could quickly regenerate his body.
This was incredibly formidable. For Lin Yuan, an Evolver with a Martial Dao Primal Soul, even if his physical body collapsed, his primal soul would still retain its combat prowess.
However, for the vast majority of sixth-rank Evolvers, losing their physical bodies would not result in death, but their soul or spiritual body's strength would be greatly diminished.
"First, I must understand the principles and essence of this divine ability," Lin Yuan thought, his expression focused. With his Heaven-defying Comprehension, he began to carefully study and unravel the secrets of this ability.
While the Blood Rebirth divine ability was indeed powerful, it originated from the bloodline power of Jun Wuji, the ruler of this world. In other words, once Lin Yuan's time in this world came to an end and he returned to the main world, even if he regained his Physical Cultivation at the Void stage, the awakened Physical Divine Ability might not be Blood Rebirth.
After all, their physical bodies and bloodlines would be different.
However, as long as he comprehended the fundamental principles of Blood Rebirth, Lin Yuan would be able to utilize this divine ability regardless of where he was.
So-called divine abilities and talents were merely complex techniques. Once one understood their essence, they could easily be wielded. This was the terrifying aspect of Heaven-defying Comprehension.
Study all things, and then wield all things.
Dao Sect In the grand hall of the Dao Sect, the sect leader, Mu Qingliu, sat with a neutral expression.
"We cannot afford to wait any longer," he said, standing up and speaking softly to himself.
The emergence of a Physical Ancient Saint in the buffer zone between the Central Plains and the untamed wilderness made Mu Qingliu uneasy and added a sense of pressure.
If this Physical Ancient Saint joined forces with the Youming Ghost Palace, the Blood Demon Sea, and the Yao Sacred Nest, it would not shake the foundation of the Dao Sect, but it would undoubtedly plunge the world into chaos.
At that moment, the Dao Sect desperately needed a second Ancient Saint at the Immortal Ascension level to maintain stability.
Initially, Mu Qingliu had intended to observe for a while longer and choose between Jun Dongjin and Mu Mengting as the eventual successor.
But now, time was of the essence. The resources and methods currently at the Dao Sect's disposal were only sufficient to forcefully push one person to the Immortal Ascension level.
"As long as our sect has two Ancient Saints, even if that Physical Ancient Saint joins forces with those three old fellows, it will be of no avail," Mu Qingliu thought to himself.
Having two Ancient Saints in the Dao Sect would create a far more powerful effect than a simple sum of their individual strengths.
"Jun Dongjin, Mu Mengting," Mu Qingliu muttered, his eyes narrowing as he made a decision.
(End of Chapter)
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