33: Ultimate Supreme Baptism

(Postscript: The green light on Bai Li's forehead is a key point, it will be very useful later! This novel is a fast-paced, extreme power fantasy. After this chapter ends, Bai Li will not appear again until Chapter 400. There will be no interference from romance, only an indomitable power-up journey! Please read with confidence.)

When Lin Yuan stepped onto the final step of the Law Rainbow Bridge, the sea of clouds in the Ninth Heaven suddenly parted to both sides.

Amidst the sky-filling rosy light, Bai Li, dressed in white, stood at the end of the jade steps—the once cold and aloof Melody Fairy.

At this moment, the Nine-String Zither floated before her. No one plucked the strings, yet they vibrated on their own, emitting a clear and melodious hum, as if the Laws of heaven and earth were resonating with her rhythm. Her entire body was shrouded in a soft and divine halo.

"You've come." Her voice was still like an icy spring striking jade, crisp and clear, but the bone-chilling coldness had already melted, replaced by a kind of... warmth and softness that Lin Yuan had never felt before.

Her eyes were as clear as a lake surface that had melted ten thousand years of profound ice, clearly reflecting Lin Yuan's figure, without a hint of distance remaining.

"I said I would wait for you on the Ninth Heaven to receive the baptism together." Bai Li's fingertips lightly brushed the zither strings, playing a vibrato. "I just didn't expect you to arrive in such a manner."

Lin Yuan looked down at his palm, where the lingering Chaos aura still pulsed. He gazed at the strand of hair by her temple brushed up by the wind, suddenly remembering the zither sound that had pierced the darkness in the Law Pagoda, and his throat tightened slightly: "I said I would come for you."

Before his voice could fade, Bai Li suddenly took a step forward. The Melody Fairy, who usually maintained a distance of three feet, actually took the initiative to throw herself into his embrace. Lin Yuan's arms stiffened for half a second before tightening around her.

Through the slightly cool gauze, he could clearly feel her rapid heartbeat, thumping against his chest like a drum. He looked down and saw the tips of her ears were so red they looked ready to bleed, and even the delicate skin on the side of her neck was tinged with a faint pink.

"In the Law Pagoda..." Bai Li buried her face in his shoulder, her voice muffled as if filled with moisture, "When I heard you roar, I felt very helpless in my heart." She raised her hand and pressed it gently against her heart, "Later, when the zither music lost its tune, I realized... something on my forehead was burning hot."

Lin Yuan's heart suddenly constricted.

He suddenly remembered the faint green light that had pierced the thick pagoda walls before his consciousness sank into the boundless darkness—warm and stubborn, like the only spark at the end of an eternal night that refused to be extinguished.

At the brink of death, he had only taken it for an illusion before his Divine Soul collapsed, but at this moment, as his fingertips truly touched the warmth of Bai Li's palm, those sealed memories were suddenly lit up, and the truth hit him like a thunderbolt.

"It was you..." Lin Yuan's voice was deep and husky, carrying a hint of unbelievable trembling. He raised his hand, his fingertips possessing a slight roughness after being tempered by lightning, and landed them extremely gently on her smooth forehead.

The skin there was delicate and cool, yet it seemed to still bear the residual warmth of that initial green light. "That Origin Light... if you forcibly activated it, would it damage your Foundation?" he asked cautiously, his eyes filled with inseparable heartache and lingering fear.

Bai Li's body instantly stiffened like an ice sculpture, and she snapped her head up. In those clear eyes, panic was as visible as a startled water bird in a cold pond, the embarrassment of having her secret suddenly exposed was plain to see.

However, when her gaze met the understanding and the heartache that almost scorched her in Lin Yuan's deep eyes, her tense shoulders strangely and slowly relaxed.

"Revered Master said... that is a Seal I was born with," she avoided his burning gaze, her voice as light as falling snowflakes, her fingertips unconsciously twisting his blood-stained lapel, "He said if I were to undergo Feather Transformation and comprehend the Dao... the Origin object beneath that Seal would be Yuqing Palace's greatest future trump card..."

She paused, as if making some kind of decision, and finally raised her eyelashes to look directly at him, "But at that time... there was only you in the pagoda... I just wanted you to know that there was still someone waiting outside, someone... who didn't want you to die."

She took a deep breath, trying to make her tone sound more relaxed, "It's fine now, that thing has been sealed back, it should be... no problem."

What she didn't say was how clear the intense throbbing pain from the depths of her Soul and the subsequent sense of weakness were the moment that wisp of aura containing the Origin of life was forcibly stripped from her forehead.

But at that time, the figure inside the pagoda who might have been torn apart by endless pain occupied her entire mind. Compared to that, this small price was as light as a swan feather.

Lin Yuan's fingertips pressed slightly on her brow, and with an unquestionable force, he pulled her into his embrace.

The memory fragments wrapped in that green light from within the pagoda surfaced again—the aloof young girl stubbornly looking up in the snow, the brilliant sea of stars reflected in her eyes while playing the zither, and... those slender jade hands pressed tightly against the cold pagoda wall, bloodied yet refusing to move.

It turned out that as early as the abyss where his Divine Soul was on the verge of extinction, this figure as cold and clear as the moon had already crashed into his life regardless of everything, carving an indelible mark deep within his Soul.

He tightened his arms, holding her closely in his embrace as if to rub her into his bones and blood. He buried his nose deep into her waterfall-like black hair, greedily inhaling that familiar, cold yet reassuring scent of snow lotus, silently conveying the joy of regaining what was lost and his bone-deep heartache.

“BOOM—!!!”

Before his words could fall, above the Nine Heavens, it was as if the Universe Origin had been violently torn apart! Two majestic pillars of light, enough to make the stars dim and the Laws tremble, descended with the power to destroy heaven and earth!

One was pure white and flawless, like the condensed moonlight of the Nine Heavens, containing the ultimate power of purification and order, precisely enveloping Bai Li!

One was an interlacing of purple and gold, like the first ray of dawn at the creation of the world, violent and overbearing, filled with the primitive power of Chaos and creation, completely swallowing Lin Yuan!

[Ultimate Realm Baptism, Begin!]

Bai Li stood within the moon-white light pillar, as thousands of runes composed of profound musical notes emerged and manifested from the Void Realm!

They were no longer illusory symbols but transformed into crystal-clear Jade Slips flowing with the rhythm of the Great Dao, rapidly flying and colliding around her like stars surrounding the moon, emitting heavenly chimes.

Her already otherworldly aura rose step by step during this divine baptism, as if there was no end! Finally, all the radiance retracted, condensing atop her ink-black hair into a transparent, flawless crown emitting eternal frost and supreme majesty—the Ice Crystal Crown!

[Bai Li, conferred as King of the Extreme Realm!]

Base combat power, Title bonus 100%!

Awakened Dao Body—Heavenly Sound Saint Body!

Musical Law comprehension, 5% comprehension level!

Lin Yuan's baptism, however, was a completely different scene! Within the purple-gold light pillar, violent Law auras spun crazily, forming a destructive tornado that connected heaven and earth! Thunder roared, transforming into a ferocious battle armor covering his body; sharp Sword Intent howled, condensing into a fluttering dark-gold cloak; the Five Elements Origin rotated ceaselessly, weaving into a Law belt around his waist that suppressed the Universe.

The power of the eight strongest Laws manifested around him as physical phenomena that shook the Void Realm! Finally, these eight forces, capable of tearing the firmament apart, suddenly collapsed inward as if swallowed by a black hole, all converging at his forehead!

A speck of purple-gold radiance, so brilliant it was impossible to look at directly, lit up, finally imprinting a complex and profound Supreme Dao Mark that emitted a supreme aura of reigning over all living beings and looking down upon all Daos!

[Lin Yuan, ascends as Ultimate Realm Supreme!]

Base combat power, Title bonus 200%!

Eternal Evolution Body · Star Radiance Body, Awakening degree soared by 10%!

Comprehended Laws, comprehension degree increased by 5%!

When the light pillar dissipated, a flash of determination crossed Bai Li's eyes, and she suddenly took off an ice-blue ring.

“This is my Grotto-Heaven Secret Treasure, the 'Cold Jade Realm'...” She pressed the ring into Lin Yuan's palm, her voice so soft it was almost inaudible, “No one has ever touched it except me.”

Lin Yuan took the ring; it was slightly cool and still carried her body temperature.

“This is...”

Bai Li suddenly stood on her tiptoes and lightly touched his lips: “Lin Yuan Gege, you must come to Yuqing Palace to find me when you have time!”

Lin Yuan directly pulled her slender waist and deepened the kiss. The chaos heavenly extreme sword automatically unsheathed itself, drawing a sword curtain around them that isolated heaven and earth. Inside the sword curtain, the flow of time seemed to slow down, as if the world had given this perfect couple a moment of tenderness.

When their lips parted, the tips of Bai Li's ears were already red as blood. She hurriedly pushed away Lin Yuan's restless hands and stuffed a Jade Slip into his hand: “Not before the coronation ceremony! This contains some information about Yuqing Palace. I... I have to go back now. In two years, Yuqing Palace will hold a Saintess Coronation Ceremony for me. You must come find me then!”

Lin Yuan looked at the expectation in her eyes at this moment, as stubborn as a child guarding a promise. He reached out and pulled her back into his embrace.

This time he used some strength, letting her clearly hear his heartbeat. “I will definitely go!” He lowered his head, his nose brushing against the top of her head.

Bai Li's body completely softened, and she nodded gently in his arms like a bird that had found its nest.

She raised her hand, her fingertips brushing across Lin Yuan's forehead, suddenly remembering something, a hint of solemnity flashed in her eyes: “On the day of the coronation ceremony, Revered Master will personally bestow Yuqing Palace's sect-protecting treasure, the 'heavenly sound zither'.”

She paused, her voice carrying her longing for the future, “At that time, I will use it to play the 'Welcome Immortal Melody' for you, alright?”

Lin Yuan looked at Bai Li's beautiful face and nodded solemnly: “Alright!”

Bai Li suddenly thought of something: “By the way, your current Peak combat power...”

“It has reached 2 Feather Force!”

Hearing this, Bai Li's mouth opened slightly as she gasped, her eyes instantly bursting with incomparably brilliant light—it was pride in her lover's powerful strength and infinite longing for the future.

She gazed at Lin Yuan, word by word, with a young girl's prayer and a Fairy's determination: “I hope that by then, you can have Ten Thousand Feathers Condensing Wings, carry the supreme war spirit, trample through the clouds, and come to Yuqing Palace...”

Along with a burst of clear zither music, Bai Li's figure gradually faded. Before finally disappearing, she suddenly gave a cunning smile: “I left something in the ring. Look at it when you are about to come find me.”

Lin Yuan held the ice-blue ring, gazing at the white figure receding into the depths of the sea of clouds, the residual warmth of the green light in his palm seemingly still there. He looked down, his fingertips stroking the patterns on the ring, and suddenly smiled—this time, no matter how much wind and rain lay ahead, he knew he was no longer alone, there was still someone thinking of him.

When Bai Li's figure had completely dissipated into the sea of clouds, “Clang!” The chaos heavenly extreme sword sensed its Revered Master's intent and let out a clear sword chime, automatically hovering three feet above his head.

Nine condensed Chaos airflows hung down from the tip of the sword like nine Protector Dragons, firmly guarding him within.

The Ultimate Realm Baptism was complete; it was time—to break through to the Gathering Origin Realm!

With a thought, Lin Yuan pulled up the data panel that others could not see:

evolution points: 65,233

Base Combat Power: 64,960 Stars

Since his combat power broke through the fifty-thousand-star threshold, he had understood a key point: there was no need for tedious cultivation; he could directly consume evolution points to forcibly elevate his base combat power!

“One hundred thousand stars... the Foundation for breaking through the realm!” A sharp light burst from Lin Yuan's eyes, and without the slightest hesitation: “Consume 35,040 evolution points!”

Boom—!

It was as if an ancient volcano that had been silent for ages was instantly ignited within his body! The 35,040 evolution points transformed into the most pure Origin energy, like a heavenly river pouring down, crazily surging into his limbs, bones, Meridians, and acupoints! The spiritual power that was originally rushing like a river instantly turned into a roaring starry sea tide!

[Base Combat Power: 100,000 Stars!]

[Remaining evolution points: 30,193]

“Peerless Prodigies take 1 star as their Foundation? Holy Land Saints take a thousand stars as their pride? The legends of the Central Continent are merely ten thousand stars for a Golden Foundation...” Lin Yuan looked inside his body at that billion-point base combat power (100,000 stars = 1 billion points of combat power), as vast as the beginning of the Universe and as violent as a starry sea storm, and a surge of pride that looked down upon the Universe arose spontaneously, “Today, I, Lin Yuan, shall use these one billion points of world-shaking Foundation to condense a Red Crystal and break through to the Gathering Origin Realm! I will forge a Dao Foundation unprecedented in history!”

The common knowledge of the Xuanxiao Great World clearly surfaced in his mind:

Ordinary People (White Foundation): 10,000 combat power to condense a White Crystal (1 star), 100 stars at the Peak of the Gathering Origin Realm.

So-called Geniuses (Green Foundation): 100,000 combat power to condense a Green Crystal (10 stars), 1,000 stars at the Peak of the Gathering Origin Realm.

Prodigy Talents (Blue Foundation): 1,000,000 combat power to condense a Blue Crystal (100 stars), 10,000 stars at the Peak of the Gathering Origin Realm.

Holy Land Saints (Purple Foundation): 10,000,000 combat power to condense a Purple Crystal (1,000 stars), 100,000 stars at the Peak of the Gathering Origin Realm!

Central Continent Legends (Golden Foundation): 100,000,000 combat power to condense a Golden Crystal (10,000 stars), 1,000,000 stars at the Peak of the Gathering Origin Realm! This is an existence that even the Holy Land Saints of the Xuanxiao Great World must look up to! A peerless talent!

“White, green, blue, purple, gold... Heh.” A cold and arrogant curve hooked at the corner of Lin Yuan's mouth as he remembered the limited conclusions in ancient texts, “The container is limited, and the grains of sand are different? Ridiculous! My Dao is to smelt the starry river and recast heaven and earth!”

“Condense for me!”

“BOOM!!!!!!”

Within his body, those one billion points of base combat power compressed to the extreme, suddenly collapsed like a supernova explosion! Endless light and heat, the powers of destruction and creation, were crazily clashing and squeezing! A tiny, red light, almost imperceptible yet containing a tremor that would make the entire Universe pulsate, was stubbornly born at the center of the Chaos!

That was a grain smaller than dust, yet heavier than a star—a Red Crystal!

Crack, crack, crack—!!!

At the very billionth of a second that this Red Crystal condensed into form!

An indescribable, terrifying suction force that transcended all cognition erupted with Lin Yuan at the center! The entire Ancient Battlefield, which had been silent for ages, emitted an unbearable groan!

As far as the eye could see, within a ten-mile radius, all the remains of ancient gods and demons, and carcasses of giant beasts that had weathered the ages and were harder than divine iron... no matter how powerful they were in life, were instantly turned to powder as if struck by a billion-ton hammer!

The nearly immortal residual spiritual power that had lain dormant in these bones for ten thousand years was forcibly extracted by this unreasonably overbearing suction! In an instant, nine dragons composed of the purest, most ancient, and most violent spiritual power tore through space, letting out roars that shattered the void, and from all directions, from the Nine Heavens and the Ten Earths, they crazily poured down towards Lin Yuan, who was sitting cross-legged atop the rainbow bridge!