Chapter 333: Burning by Karma's Flames, Clash Against Perfected Humanitas

Chapter 333: Burning by Karma's Flames, Clash Against Perfected Humanitas

"The heavens and earth as a furnace, nature as the craftsman, yin and yang as charcoal, one's body is copper..."

Amidst the raging flames, Ji Jingqiu sat in meditation, undergoing a metamorphosis. He was melting and refining the 3,000 talisman glyphs into his body, effortlessly completing the first layer of 'Way Beyond Taboos'.

Three thousand apertures opened one by one, emitting a hazy glow, like countless stars in the heavens, lighting up in succession, revealing layer upon layer of cosmic universes.

Although it was merely a projection for now, it was still vast and awe-inspiring, a glimpse into the future.

With the opening of the three thousand apertures, Ji Jingqiu's divine human form in this divine avatar reached an unimaginable state. It could withstand the source of ten-thousand fires, tempered by the Supreme True Buddha, floating in an endless sea of flames.

Anyone attempting to attack would trigger the descent of the ten-thousand fires upon approaching a certain range, the intensity of which would depend on their cultivation realm, a true 'see and serve' situation.

This was also a trap set by the Tiansheng Hu side.

Unfortunately, the Phoenix Blood Palace and other forces seemed to be lacking in competence at the moment.

As the 3,000 talisman glyphs entered the apertures, Ji Jingqiu's body was enveloped in immortal golden light, merging with the boundless light, bathing in the radiance of immortality, exuding a majestic aura.

With the rise of his aura, the divine fire in the mysterious void grew more intense, maintaining a balance.

He continued to use the heavens and earth as a furnace, burning and refining himself, tempering his divine nature.

In a trance, he seemed to see his meridians and divine bones transforming into brilliant starry rivers, with three thousand stars shining within, and divine nature raining down like a shower, nourishing the parched heavens and earth, evolving the vitality of all creation...

It was all so real yet unreal, but Ji Jingqiu did not dwell on its authenticity. Instead, he contemplated the profound mysteries within.

Vaguely, he felt as if he were sacrificing himself, opening up the heavens and earth, creating myriad spirits, becoming the will of the world, witnessing the rise of countless spirits, and the unfolding of ancient histories...

He was immersed in this grand evolution until his divine nature gradually withered, and the last bit of divine essence burned out, as if waking from a grand dream.

"Divine nature is the beginning of all..."

He maintained a bystander's perspective, observing the intense fluctuations in the avatar's mind as it was 'roasted'.

Ji Jingqiu infused a strand of his consciousness into the avatar, allowing him to remain calm and serene amidst the burning, like an observer, watching the avatar being 'roasted'.

And this 'roasting' lasted for three months.

Ji Jingqiu's main body had already visited two strange lands to temper himself, returning to Jiuzhou with large and small packages, while the avatar was still being 'heated'.

In terms of the richness of divine nature alone, this avatar's divine essence was even more concentrated than Ji Jingqiu's, after all, it was a divine avatar created by the combined divine authority of four divine masters and Hela.

However, the avatar's future progress in divine nature would be challenging, halting at the threshold of the Heaven King realm, until the main body broke through to the Heaven King realm, only then could it lead the avatar to breakthrough.

This was related to the 'true self'. The avatar, being a projection, would have continued to endure the roasting for a longer period if the 'heavenly fire' summoned by the Supreme True Buddha was more intense.

"It's coming to an end... Next, only the remnants will remain."

Ji Jingqiu slowly opened his eyes, and the ten-thousand fires, falling like a waterfall in the void, gradually receded. The condensed Great Sun Disc's temperature gradually decreased, and he absorbed it into his apertures.

Various cosmic wonders surrounded him, shining from the apertures, manifesting divine forms, and revealing the Dao's manifestations.

Within Ji Jingqiu's body, a thunderous sound reverberated like a bell, shaking his apertures and integrating his entire being, connecting him to the Dao realm.

"Each aperture is an ancient star, a future cosmic universe. With three thousand universes within the body, evolving the ultimate end of all realms, this is the initial joint evolution of 'Way Beyond Taboos' and 'Ten Thousand Phenomena's End' into the Dao."

Following Hela's suggestion, Ji Jingqiu's main body had abandoned the cultivation of 'Way Beyond Taboos', switching to the avatar's primary practice.

After all, when 'One Qi Transforms into Three Purities' recalled the avatar, the cultivated Dao methods would also be reclaimed.

Ji Jingqiu stood in the sky, his gaze calm and silent. A formidable pressure spread around him, without specific hostility or killing intent, but rather like the will of heaven, lofty and impartial, overlooking everyone.

This sudden change caused the battling forces around him to change their expressions.

The Tiansheng Hu side's fighting spirit grew more vigorous and fervent, while the Phoenix Blood Palace and other forces became increasingly anxious and impatient.

...

In the starry sky, the flying platform transformed from Gusu Star stood alone in the void, expanding and swelling at an astonishing rate, quickly becoming the center of the surrounding star systems.

The star at the center of the galaxy began to merge into Gusu Star's orbit, becoming a satellite.

But this was not the end; the massive gravitational force continued to spread to the surrounding star systems, like a black hole, fearlessly devouring everything in its path.

On the dark side of the planet, a colossal figure swam and hovered in the shadows, resembling a tortoise and a serpent, using its power to block the invasion of the three.

"Xuan Wrong, you can't stop us for long!"

A wave of furious mental ripples swept through the universe.

One figure, clad in a black robe, spoke with an icy tone. Their third eye, the magic eye, was fully open, and their gaze turned into a spear, piercing the void, carrying intense mental fluctuations, causing everything in its path to wither and perish.

On the dark side of Gusu Star, a tortoise head cautiously emerged, glancing disdainfully at the one who had spoken harshly. With a deep voice, they said, "Your ancestors said the same thing to me back then."

The tortoise head alone was as massive as some asteroids, and only by restoring Gusu Star to its former glory could it conceal this gigantic beast.

The warriors of the Magic Eye Empire were itching for a fight.

The ancient tortoise from the Beast Sea was a mythical creature, inheriting the bloodline of Xuanwu, but it was not pure. Though it had no special abilities, its longevity made it a survivor through generations in the Macroverse.

It perfectly exemplified the principle of 'the survival of the fittest'.

Behind them, an elder with frosty hair and captivating eyes spoke in a deep voice, "This old thing is best at defensive and sealing techniques. We can't afford to waste time with him. You two find a way to stop him, and I'll look for an opportunity to enter Gusu Star."

The other two nodded.

The three of them, all perfected humanitas, represented the strongest combat power of the Macroverse at that time.

This battle among several forces was not limited to Gusu Star but also extended to their respective headquarters.

In the native power rankings, the Beast Sea stood at the pinnacle, but even they couldn't withstand the combined might of several forces. However, on this occasion, they managed to "slip" out a Heavenly Perfected old tortoise, who held off the others for a long time outside the Gusu Star.

A powerful figure from the Canghai Empire took the lead, donning a tattered armor that made his aura incredibly profound, resembling a black sun.

Upon seeing this heavy armor, the old tortoise's expression turned solemn. He immediately retracted his head, manifesting the form of the Black Tortoise, and took residence in the world's yin-yang, evolving the yin-yang dual energy into a massive grinding wheel, ready to get serious.

...

"How does it feel?"

In the inner realm, sensing the unusual change in Ji Jingqiu, Hela asked.

"It's great. I feel that after my divinity was consumed, a new life began. It's an incredible sensation, as if divinity is the key that connects the beginning of all things."

Ji Jingqiu whispered, then suddenly asked curiously, "Is the fire disaster you arranged for my original body also the gateway to the Fire Universe?"

After this experience, he felt that there should be no flame in the world more vast and pure than the Fire Universe.

This True Saint had clearly spared no effort for him.

"Fire Universe?" Hela scoffed, "It's just ordinary fire. Even the 'True Fire' that Yin Fire belongs to is still 'ordinary fire' compared to the trials I've prepared for you."

Ji Jingqiu doubted, "Where does this confidence come from?"

Hela suddenly asked, "Do you know how Mu Shitian died back then?"

Ji Jingqiu was taken aback.

Mu Shitian's physical body still existed, but his true self had long perished. The once-flourishing Buddhist country had turned into a wasteland.

"Wasn't it because he couldn't bear the weight of the Sea of Suffering and failed to break through?"

"Indeed, he died during his breakthrough, but there are many ways to die during a breakthrough. This guy was burned to death by the karmic fire of sentient beings." Hela raised her head and said, "In the face of endless karmic fire, what are heaven fire and spirit fire compared to that?"

Ji Jingqiu's expression turned wooden.

As a descendant of the Sutian lineage, he naturally understood the concept of karmic fire.

"You want me to burn myself with karmic fire now?" Ji Jingqiu ground his teeth, feeling like biting this guy.

What is karmic fire? It is the accumulation of sins and karma from the world.

In the final moments of Mu Shitian's enlightenment, he burned himself with karmic fire, resisting all kinds of karmic forces and ultimately attaining the fruit of the Dao.

Even with the protection of the Bodhi tree, he didn't want to provoke this thing, as it was not something that could be overcome by willpower alone.

"Wait until you capture another Wu Zhou avatar, then we'll talk about this matter." Hela said.

"Forget it, it's time to take action." Ji Jingqiu muttered to himself. The main challenge of the fire disaster had been endured, and although his inner realm had not yet experienced rebirth, the Supreme Law had been achieved, ensuring his combat power remained unaffected.

Recently, despite the previous record of suppressing various forces, there had been unusual rumors circulating within the Tiansheng Lake sect, mainly due to the gradual stabilization of several other Ascending Platforms.

Currently, the Five Virtues Palace, the Yin-Yang Dao Palace, and the Ascending Platform where the Ten Thousand Calamities Mountain is located have all been settled.

Adding to that, the Taiyin Divine Palace had also stabilized not long ago.

In contrast, the Tiansheng Lake, which was once only slightly less influential than the Yan Huang Federation, had not shown any signs of activity, inevitably attracting strange rumors.

Ji Jingqiu, standing amidst the setting sun, suddenly emanated an immortal golden light.

The long sword pierced through the void, resembling a cast of red gold, cold and sharp. The sword's edge was concentrated on the blade, and with a horizontal slash towards his neck, it produced a terrifying metallic tremor, sounding particularly harsh and eerie.

"You..."

The elder Xigu You from the Magic Eye Empire narrowed his eyes.

Although this sword attack didn't unleash the full power of the ritual weapon, it was still sharp enough to cut through a Heavenly Perfected body.

But in the end, it returned without success, landing on Ji Jingqiu's divine human form, only causing a series of sparks and barely breaking the skin!

"Old thing, do you know what 'Supreme Law' means?"

Ji Jingqiu stood with his hands behind his back, his expression disdainful, fully displaying his Lawless Youngster nature.

In an instant, the heavens and earth transformed, and all the acupoints lit up, imbuing him with the power of the world.

Before Xigu You could recover, Ji Jingqiu took a step forward, his long fingers pressing against Xigu You's face, forcefully holding him down, and with a single step, he flew into the starry sky.

Here, although he lacked the full support of the power of the world, he was also free from the suppression of the Gusu Star's unique rules, enjoying the "freedom" that a Heavenly Perfected being deserved.

"Xigu!"

"Lawless Youngster?!"

In the starry sky, Ximen Yan, who was still entangled with Xuan Ming, immediately noticed the anomaly and their expressions changed as they looked towards the person whose face was being held by Ji Jingqiu.

Amidst the roars of anger, Xigu You, whose face was being held by Ji Jingqiu, unleashed his sword intent, which soared into the sky like a torrential downpour. In an instant, the sword light turned into a flood, engulfing both himself and Ji Jingqiu.

"Boom!"

Thousands of dazzling sword lights transformed into a flood, and in just a moment, the land ahead for thousands of miles turned into a vacuum, leaving nothing behind.

"Lawless Youngster!"

In the shadows, Xuan Ming poked his head out, anxiously watching Ji Jingqiu being engulfed by the sword light.

The other two didn't take the opportunity to strike, fearing they might accidentally harm their own Xigu You. They solemnly waited for the outcome.

After the dazzling flood of sword light dissipated, the two and the tortoise, regardless of their positions, all had their pupils shrink at that moment.

In the arena, Ji Jingqiu, who had withstood Xigu You's outburst, still had his hand on the old man's head, standing calmly in the void.

Only the tattered golden brocade robe, which began to heal on its own, seemed to indicate that he hadn't dodged the attack.

"My goodness, this is even harder than my tortoise shell." Xuan Ming muttered, "Is this the thousand-foot difficulty of 'Way Beyond Taboos'?"

As the other two looked on gravely, Ji Jingqiu suddenly clenched his five fingers, crushing the old man's head in his hand!

This wild and savage scene left Xuan Ming speechless.

"Be careful, this little guy already has some characteristics of the Heaven King's 'Immortality'." Xuan Ming warned.

Ji Jingqiu's expression changed, and indeed, he didn't find the Sacred Embryo of the Soul within the old man's body.

Suddenly,

The corpse in his hand exploded!

Ji Jingqiu looked up and saw that by the side of the other old man, a drop of blood quickly evolved into a complete body, which turned out to be the just-crushed head of Gu You Tong.

In addition to a slightly weaker aura, this person seems to have undergone no significant changes.

After consuming a special potion, his aura visibly soared to its peak.

"This is quite interesting. The perfection of heavenly humanity is indeed an important watershed." Ji Jingqiu muttered to himself.

This realm can be roughly divided into two types of people.

One is the newly ascended Great Heaven Position, crossing the threshold of heavenly perfection.

The other, however, is the pinnacle of heavenly perfection, having accumulated for countless years in heavenly perfection, and is only a step away from the Heavenly King.

For the latter, condensing one or two Heavenly King characteristics and having the potential to become a Heavenly King warrior is not difficult.

After Xigu You recovered, he spoke in a deep voice, "Let's go together. This child hasn't truly entered the Great Heaven Position yet, and his Dao power is almost inconceivable. Be careful, he still has the 'Incompleteness of Ten Thousand Laws' in his body."

The warrior, whose name was simply Cang, and who wore a tattered armor, didn't say much. He took a step forward, and his surging blood energy rose to the sky, merging with the armor on his body and transforming into a black sun.

The other was a middle-aged man with eyes like the ocean, deep and weathered. He held a long spear, and his killing intent was bone-chilling. He took a step and entered the void, disappearing without a trace, as if merging with the void.

The next moment, Ji Jingqiu suddenly turned around and slammed his fist into the spear tip that had pierced through the void, leaving a trace of vermillion blood.

However, the opponent didn't linger in battle. After missing the first strike, he retreated and disappeared from Ji Jingqiu's perception.

'Incompleteness of Ten Thousand Laws'?

Ji Jingqiu wasn't accustomed to passively taking hits. He left a clear footprint in the void, merged with the void, locked onto the opponent with his mind, and unleashed a punch.

The spear-wielding warrior stood with his hair standing on end, his expression solemn. The long spear in his hand didn't retreat but advanced, and the spear light shone white and hazy like a hanging galaxy falling, like a heavenly deity killing up close, piercing Ji Jingqiu's chest!

This long spear seemed ordinary, with a dull and dim surface, but it contained an immortal divine nature, which was revealed at this moment. The spear tip seemed to have a divine being appearing!

Ji Jingqiu met the punch with his own, and each strike was powerful and destructive, swallowing mountains and rivers. He gradually erased countless spear lights.

The silhouettes of the two fighting at this moment seemed to be in sync at hundreds of coordinates, leaving afterimages due to their extreme speed.

Both mastering 'Incompleteness of Ten Thousand Laws', they pushed the concept of 'speed' to the extreme, making the others mere spectators.

Difficult to lock onto, and unable to guarantee not harming their own side, they could only watch as the two warriors' footprints covered the void.

Wherever the spear passed, even the stars were pierced and exploded. With each strike, it pierced and destroyed all tangible matter.

"Bang!"

Ji Jingqiu swung his fist, still dominating with his powerful and destructive punch. The immortal golden light gradually enveloped his entire body like ripples of water.

This wasn't the 'Way Beyond Taboos', but the second level of 'All Laws Subdued' in 'Way Beyond Taboos'.

Every time the two warriors clashed, the aftermath would tear hundreds of miles of void cracks.

Ji Jingqiu threw out several punches in quick succession, like shadows following his movements. Each punch was majestic and grand, without any fancy moves, just a hard hit!

As the sound of teeth-grinding metal clashing filled the air, the spear, which was at the level of a semi-divine weapon, gradually revealed dense cracks.

With a loud bang!

The spearhead was abruptly cut off, and the middle-aged man stumbled backward, his palm torn. He showed a furious expression, gritted his teeth, and swung the long spear like an iron rod, smashing it over!

However, Ji Jingqiu still delivered a punch, and the immortal golden light enveloped his fist. His momentum was overwhelming, and the punch wind blew through the starry sea, like a cosmic hurricane, shattering the spear shaft, and the remaining power didn't diminish. It slammed into the middle-aged man's chest.

Even though the latter exerted all his strength to drive 'Incompleteness of Ten Thousand Laws', he still couldn't escape. He was pierced through the chest by this punch, and his blood stained the starry sky.

"Do you also have 'Undying and Unfading'?"

Ji Jingqiu spoke softly, and the three thousand orifices lit up, evolving into the 'End of Ten Thousand Phenomena'. The starry sky behind him seemed to be dyed with blood, and the chaotic gas spread, making everything silent!

This punch draws upon the Dao and the stars, and it will explode. The void behind it reveals the color of chaos, and it will blow you into pieces. White bone blocks fly in all directions, and blood stains the starry sky!

This scene made Xuan Ming shrink his neck, feeling the ferocity of the young one.

A cold light flashed in the starry sky, and Xigu You finally caught Ji Jingqiu's figure and trajectory. The sacrificial weapon longsword in his hand burst out with a blood-red light.

It was as if a world of blood was covering and enveloping it.

"Another sacrificial weapon?" Ji Jingqiu smiled.

As soon as the word "another" came out, Xigu You showed a furious expression. "Lawless Youngster! Is the sacrificial weapon from my Magic Eye Empire in your hands?!"

"If you beat me, I'll tell you!" Ji Jingqiu laughed, and the punch light was as intense as the divine sun hanging in the sky. Vaguely, one could see the hazy shadows of the collapsing worlds!

This punch broke into the void, extremely domineering, like a divine sun exploding. The boundless light filled Xigu You's line of sight in an instant.

Xigu You's heart sank, and he swung his sword, driving the power of the sacrificial weapon and increasing it to the maximum scope he could currently bear. A sword finally broke through the 'Way Beyond Taboos' body of the Lawless Youngster, revealing the bone!"

"Boom!"

This punch was extremely domineering, majestic, and grand. It's hard to observe the 'Incompleteness of Ten Thousand Laws', and it's very powerful. It's a unique feature of the Heavenly King."

A muffled groan sounded, and Xigu You voluntarily self-destructed the remaining remnants of his body, relying only on a little flesh to re-condense a perfect flesh body in the distance.

"Undying and Unfading'?"

Ji Jingqiu opened his five fingers, closed them, and clenched his fist again. He stepped down, suppressing the remnants of the body that were difficult to re-condense, and the middle-aged man who was trying to revive.

Although this person didn't master 'Undying and Unfading', the vitality of the heavenly human was still strong enough to revive as long as the mind didn't collapse.

Ji Jingqiu looked at the heavenly human form that had re-condensed not far away, and at Xigu You, who had a difficult expression. He chuckled and said,

"I want to see how many times you can revive today."

Xuan Ming beside him lightly exhaled, freezing the universe's void and beginning to evolve the formation, sealing off the four directions.

Fierce! Too fierce!

No wonder it's the Heavenly Lake that inherited the supreme law of the divine prohibition. Its combat power is simply inconceivable!

The perfection of heavenly humanity, especially at this level of mastering the characteristics of the Heavenly King, makes it almost impossible to distinguish victory or defeat, and fighting for several days is a common occurrence.

However, this person, relying on his rampant Dao power, the characteristics of the supreme law, and even the characteristics of the Heavenly King, rampantly oppresses Xigu You and the others on today's battlefield!

(End of Chapter)

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