Chapter 559: Striving for the Divine Realm!
Chapter 559: Striving for the Divine Realm!
Chen Mu's gaze swept across the battlefield.
At this moment, the battlefield was in disarray, with all the demons annihilated. The remaining human cultivators and Blood Transformation Experts were mostly injured, but even so, the atmosphere on the battlefield wasn't overly somber; instead, it was filled with excitement.
Victory!
Although the victory was hard-fought, and it was only through perseverance until Chen Mu's arrival that they finally prevailed, they had still won this round!
Perhaps this wasn't the full extent of the Demon Catastrophe, merely the demon race's initial probing attack. But after witnessing Chen Mu's awe-inspiring strength, all the human cultivators, including the Blood Transformation Experts, felt a surge of confidence in their hearts!
In truth, everyone knew that Chen Mu was exceptionally powerful, having been invincible since ancient times and reaching the pinnacle of martial arts in this era. However, no one truly understood the extent of Chen Mu's strength, as he hadn't engaged in a real battle since the Kunlun Discourse.
Although he had once manifested the Void and the Dao of Chaos, those weren't actual combat situations.
This battle, however, gave everyone a new understanding of Chen Mu's strength, which far surpassed the martial arts of the mortal world. This supreme power was akin to the divine beings of myths and legends.
"So, this is his current strength..."
Flower Moon and Flower Shadow, with bloodstains on their skirts, gazed at Chen Mu from afar, their eyes sparkling with the same brilliance, an unprecedented radiance.
Not far away, Yuan Ying Song was in a dire state, with his right arm missing and only his left arm remaining to support his body as he held a large spear. Witnessing Chen Mu's swift annihilation of the demons, he couldn't help but feel a surge of emotions.
Many years ago, he had the qualification to compete with Chen Mu, but now, he couldn't even catch a glimpse of Chen Mu's back.
However, he wasn't surprised.
In his generation, he only revered Chen Mu, a peerless talent throughout history, a being who could rival the heavens and earth. After countless years of human existence and the birth of countless millions, Chen Mu finally arrived in this world.
Chen Mu was a celestial being, a divine existence beyond the mortal realm. It was only natural that he wouldn't compare himself to Chen Mu, even though humans could overcome the heavens. Chen Mu had already transcended the heavens and earth, becoming a divine being.
On the other side.
In a corner of the battlefield, Zuo Qian Qiu stood atop a hill, his right hand gripping a sword and his left hand pressed against his chest. He suddenly coughed up several mouthfuls of blood, and beneath his sword, there remained traces of demonic energy from the ancient demons he had slain.
He silently gazed towards the distant horizon, his eyes reflecting that piece of heaven and earth, mirroring Chen Mu's figure standing in the air. After an unknown period, he finally let out a lonely sigh, turned around, and took a step.
Pursuing Chen Mu was an impossible task; it was his own stubbornness.
Although he had set this as his sword's aspiration, just as all living beings should have a sense of reverence, if one fails to recognize their own limitations, they might take a wrong step and fall into the demonic path, leading to their downfall. It was time for him to wake up.
Chen Mu's gaze swept across the battlefield, and although he saw countless familiar figures, he ultimately only glanced at Qin Meng Jun and Yin Heng before looking at Chen Yao from afar.
He didn't question Chen Yao about her participation in this battle, her presence on such a perilous battlefield. The current Chen Yao was no longer the frail girl who used to curl up in his embrace for warmth; she was now a renowned master in her own right, seeking her own martial path.
There was also Flower Moon, Flower Shadow...
And Meng Dan Yun, Chu Jing Su...
Everyone was pursuing their own path.
Chen Mu raised his head once more, gazing deeply at the sky, and then quietly turned around. Without speaking to anyone on the battlefield, he silently disappeared.
Only after Chen Mu's departure did the quiet Northern City Gate battlefield slowly come back to life. Masters and Blood Transformation Experts from various sects and factions gathered in groups of three or two, assessing the casualties of this great battle.
"Cough, cough..."
Gong Yang Yu sheathed his sword and coughed twice while holding his chest.
Gu Xiao Chen's figure appeared quietly beside him, with no visible bloodstains but a slightly pale complexion. His breath was relatively stable as he asked Gong Yang Yu, "Gong Yang Yu, how are you?"
"I'm fine."
Gong Yang Yu shook his head.
Gu Xiao Chen looked into the distance at the region where the demons had been annihilated. Although the area had returned to normal, a vast crater had formed, creating an immense sinkhole.
Witnessing the awe-inspiring power from before, Gu Xiao Chen couldn't help but whisper, "The might of divine beings is probably no greater than this."
Their experiences had broadened far beyond the past. Although Gu Xiao Chen couldn't determine if Chen Mu had truly entered the Divine Realm, he understood one thing: with Chen Mu's current level, entering the Divine Realm would be as easy as water flowing into a channel.
Gong Yang Yu was also well aware of this fact.
Regardless of whether Chen Mu had already entered the Divine Realm or not, he was destined to be the first in the Great Xuan World to ascend to the Divine Realm through martial arts.
However, even so, it couldn't be said that this Demon Catastrophe had already passed. After all, the Demon Race also had true Divine Realm existences, which were even more ancient and powerful. Whether Chen Mu could withstand the Divine Realm of the Demon Race was still the key to whether the Great Xuan World could survive this catastrophe.
But at that level of confrontation, they were completely unable to help.
"In my entire life, I'm still unable to be of much use in the face of a world-ending calamity."
Gong Yang Yu sighed softly. He also wanted to resist the Demon Race's army and protect this land, but his strength was ultimately insufficient. Even if he had once been a peerless master of the world, in the face of the Demon Race, he could only feel his own insignificance.
"We can only do our best."
Gu Xiao Chen spoke with remarkable composure at this moment.
They couldn't defeat the Demon Race, not because of their fighting skills, but because they were born in this world and in this era. It was their destiny to be unable to reach the Divine Realm in martial arts, and there was no changing it.
If this Demon Catastrophe were to be postponed for thousands or even tens of thousands of years, with Chen Mu, who had successfully found the path to ascend to the Divine Realm through martial arts, spreading his teachings throughout the world and guiding the progress of martial arts, martial arts would surely flourish and prosper. Even if the overall strength still couldn't compare to the Demon Race, it wouldn't be as it was now, with a gap so vast that it was almost impossible to resist.
"Yes, we can only do our best."
Gong Yang Yu also sighed softly and nodded.
In terms of age, Chen Mu was undoubtedly the youngest generation. But now, these older martial artists could only look up to Chen Mu's realm. They couldn't resist the Demon Race's army, and the heavy burden of resisting the Demons could only fall on Chen Mu alone.
But as Gu Xiao Chen said, it was their destiny, and they could only do their best.
They could only hope that Chen Mu, the unparalleled genius born after countless eras and among millions, would stand at the pinnacle of the Human Race's martial arts and withstand this Demon Catastrophe for the Great Xuan World, allowing the millions of common people in the world to survive this calamity.
...
Central Continent.
The bottom of the Abyss.
Fragments of continents floated in this place.
Chen Mu's figure silently appeared on one of the floating continents. His gaze swept around, and without specifically looking for a spot, he went to sit cross-legged atop a towering, peculiar stone in the center.
He had completed all the preparations for ascending to the Divine Realm. Even without the pressure and threat of the Demon Race, he wouldn't have delayed any longer. At this moment, he had only one goal—to charge into the Divine Realm!
Although Chen Mu didn't know much about the process of ascending to the Divine Realm, he understood one thing clearly: with the cultivation of the Immortal Heart Soul and the Immortal Body, breaking through to the Divine Realm would be as effortless as his previous advancements.
Hum!
Silently, Chen Mu's soul slowly floated out from the top of his head, transforming into a blazing red cloud, like a hanging sun, with streaks of spiritual light shimmering within it.
His physical body sat cross-legged, with his five hearts facing the sky. The fiery heart's blood coursed through his veins, flowing throughout his entire body.
Thump!
This was the sound of Chen Mu's heartbeat.
With this beat, the crimson martial blood flowing in his veins quickened its pace, becoming even hotter and more scorching, gradually emitting a dazzling red light.
Thump, thump, thump...
The sound of heartbeats continued, like the beating of drums, echoing across this dim and isolated continent.
The martial blood flowing in Chen Mu's veins grew increasingly hot, gradually resembling molten lava. As this blood flowed through his entire body, everything started to slowly melt!
Veins, flesh, meridians, bones... and even the five internal organs! Everything was melting.
To be precise, this wasn't melting but a unification, as all the power and energy within his entire body converged towards a single point, flowing with the martial blood.
At this moment, Chen Mu's clothes had already silently burned away, the flames consuming his green robe, revealing his well-defined muscles and skin. His entire body was filled with blazing red light, like a sun illuminating the four directions.
These blazing red lights slowly surged from his limbs, gradually gathering towards his chest and abdomen, and then slowly concentrating towards his heart, forming a blazing Blood Sun!
This Blood Sun, condensed from the essence of his physical body, shone in unison with the Soul Sun formed by his soul above his head.
At this moment, upon closer inspection, one could vaguely discern a subtle difference. Although Chen Mu's head was also enveloped in a ball of crimson sun, this sun above his head and the blood sun condensed in his chest were fundamentally different in nature.
Buzz!
Chen Mu was well aware of how to ascend to the Divine Realm. At this moment, with a thought, the heart-soul sun hovering above his head descended, while the blood sun in his chest rose.
The blood sun in his chest was like a rising sun on the horizon, illuminating everything with its brilliance.
The sun above his head, on the other hand, was like the setting sun, fading into the horizon, its last rays slowly disappearing.
Gradually, these two suns merged within his mind.
Boom!
As the blood sun, which had condensed all the power of the Immortal Body, and the heart-soul sun, which had gathered all the heart-soul power, completely merged, an ultimate transformation finally occurred.
With a buzzing vibration, Chen Mu felt his heart-soul shattered, breaking into countless scattered thoughts. These thoughts were swallowed by the surging blood-red sun, and his soul and body merged.
Silently and without a trace.
Chen Mu's body began to disintegrate from the feet upwards.
His legs, his chest, and everything else slowly turned into dust and disappeared, leaving only a golden-red sun floating in the void, constantly changing and flickering. An indescribable power was brewing within it.
Although Chen Mu's consciousness was scattered into countless fragments, strangely, these scattered thoughts were inexplicably unified, and he could clearly sense the changes occurring within himself at this moment.
The heart-soul and the physical body were one and yet not one.
The heart-soul resided within the physical body but was not completely fused with it. Instead, it was merely housed in the depths of the Niwan Palace.
At this very moment, the physical body shed its physical form, and the heart-soul revealed its true nature. Only then did these two truly merge into one, no longer distinguishing between soul and flesh. The life imprint permeated every corner of his power.
Chen Mu could sense that during this fusion, a power was slowly growing at his core. This power was both unfamiliar and familiar to him. He had witnessed it and experienced it, but this was the first time he possessed it.
Divine Energy!
In the Endless Universe, all living beings, whether they were plant spirits, tool spirits, or elemental spirits, would undergo a unified transformation. The basic unit of life would transform into the unique Divine Energy!
This power far surpassed all differentiated powers, transcending wind, thunder, water, and fire. It stood shoulder to shoulder with the Three Primordial Powers, and could only be compared to the Void, Time, and Creation Powers!
When the first strand of Divine Energy was born, Chen Mu immediately realized that his transformation was accelerating.
This strand of Divine Energy frantically absorbed his heart-soul power and blood power, growing and strengthening, with his life imprint permeating it and his will guiding it.
Finally, the floating sun completely disappeared, replaced by a shapeless, formless, and colorless strange light cluster, like a cluster of colorless liquid.
"It's done."
As this shapeless light cluster appeared, this thought quietly rose in Chen Mu's mind.
His consciousness was housed within it, or perhaps this light cluster was his very existence. From now on, Divine Energy was his life essence, and his physical body and heart-soul were but a thought away, able to be transformed at will.
Swish.
With a mere thought, the shapeless light cluster in the void instantly transformed into his original body, standing tall and wearing a green robe, which was also a manifestation of Divine Energy.
"This is the Divine Realm."
Chen Mu muttered to himself.
But before he could fully experience the changes after entering the Divine Realm, the surrounding world transformed once more. The boundary of the Great Xuan World shattered, but it was not the Demon Race that tore through the boundary; instead, it was an endless, majestic, and supreme power.
Without a doubt, upon sensing this power, Chen Mu knew what it was. It was the almost boundless Primordial Power, the Primordial Sea manifested by the Supreme Rules of the Endless Universe!
The Supreme Rules' bestowal...
By fusing his Immortal Soul and Immortal Body, proving his path with strength, and ascending to the Divine Realm, Chen Mu, who had cultivated all three Primordial Paths, would have the qualification to possess a much stronger foundation of Divine Energy. This was the result of his hard work and perseverance, finally bearing fruit.
(End of Chapter)
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