247: Chapter 239 Breakthrough to Seven-Star Dou Sheng

Ling Yuan sat cross-legged at the core of the Bodhi Ancient Tree, his consciousness instantly detaching from his Physical Body to experience his hundred-life Reincarnation.

The identity and experiences of each life were different: the first life was a fallen Genius, the second was a Mortal without any Qi, the third was a Cauldron for the Saintess of the Hehuan Sect, squeezed dry...

In the dozens of lives that followed, he had been an Empire emperor, a destitute beggar, an Alchemist, a lone assassin, and a mercenary. In each life, he had to Cultivate from scratch, experiencing birth, old age, sickness, and death, love and hate, separation and reunion, gain and loss, regret.

It was as if Ling Yuan was having a very long dream, and this dream would randomly reorganize itself, with plots that never repeated.

In these cycles, there was the glory of ascending to become a Dou Sheng and holding supreme power, as well as the despair of having one's cultivation completely crippled and being betrayed by everyone.

One hundred life cycles, each lived out completely. While only a few days had passed in the outside world, his Soul had experienced the vicissitudes of several lifetimes. His state of mind was polished layer by layer, his Soul foundation skyrocketed, and his insights into the operation of Qi deepened rapidly.

Ling Yuan had grown too fast, and this was something he lacked. The hundred-life Reincarnation happened to make up for it.

...

Time passed in a flash, and Ling Yuan and Gu Yuan had been trapped inside for half a month.

While there were no major changes inside, the situation outside was very lively.

The Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan was naturally proficient in space. With Zhu Kun leading and coordinating the relocation, the two major clans moved at an astonishing speed.

In just half a month, the entire Spirit Realm and Dragon Island, two major Small Worlds, were moved as a whole and took root in the Savage Ancient Wasteland.

Because of the appearance of these two clans, all living beings within a radius of ten thousand miles were cleared out. It was truly terrifying.

Moving such a massive Small World just like that, with over a hundred Dou Sheng appearing together—this grand display once again showed the people of the Central Plains the strength and dominance of these ancient clans.

In these first few days, Zi Yan was restless all day, worried that Ling Yuan might encounter danger, and she had to check on Ling Yuan's life status every moment.

After half a month of waiting, Ling Yuan's aura remained stable, without any signs of serious injury or decline; instead, she could clearly perceive his strength rising steadily.

Zi Yan felt completely relieved.

This meant that Ling Yuan was safe.

If Gu Yuan had wanted to make a move, he would have had plenty of opportunities in the first half of the month. He could not have endured without acting, and even less likely to allow Ling Yuan to continue growing stronger using the Opportunity of the Bodhi Ancient Tree.

All the Dou Sheng from the Ling Clan and the Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan were arranged around the perimeter of the Bodhi Ancient Tree, sealing the entrance and exit layer by layer.

The two clans joined forces to set up a giant combined attack array. Its power could not compare to the Hun Clan's Emperor Slaying Array, but with all clansmen activating it simultaneously, the layered offensive would be enough to give Gu Yuan a headache.

Over a hundred Dou Sheng experts were just waiting for Gu Yuan to come out, and then they would swarm him.

This action was exactly what Hun Tiandi wanted to see.

In his vision, Ling Yuan was a dead man.

Putting himself in their shoes, if Hun Tiandi were Gu Yuan, he would most likely have taken Ling Yuan hostage.

Gu Yuan likely lacked such depth of character; in front of his enemy, Gu Yuan would definitely be unable to resist killing him.

Hun Tiandi's deduction was as follows: when Gu Yuan came out, he would be surrounded by the experts of the Ling Clan and the Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan. Then, Gu Yuan would not be able to beat so many people, and even if he wanted to run, he wouldn't be able to. Finally, he would definitely choose to self-detonate.

The power of a Late Nine-Star Dou Sheng's self-detonation was terrifying. If Zhu Kun were caught in the blast, he would definitely be seriously injured.

Once the Ling Clan and the Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan were both injured and their high-tier combat power was mostly lost, the Hun Clan could then emerge in full force, reaping the benefits and taking the Opportunity to wipe out both clans.

Perfect!

After making his calculations, Hun Tiandi continued to refine the Void Swallowing Flame.

A few months ago, after the Void Swallowing Flame was heavily injured and on the verge of death, Hun Tiandi had taken action against it in order to heal quickly.

In the past, Hun Tiandi would not have dared to move against the Void Swallowing Flame.

Firstly, because he needed the help of the Void Swallowing Flame, and secondly, the Void Swallowing Flame had long ago planted a devouring fire seed mark in the bodies of all the Dou Sheng and core Elders of the clan. As long as the exotic fire had a thought, all the clansmen who had been marked would instantly have their Divine Souls self-detonate, and Hun Tiandi would directly become a leader without a clan.

But the Void Swallowing Flame was heavily injured and dying; it would take at least thousands of years to recover to its Peak, and Hun Tiandi could not afford to wait.

Therefore, taking advantage of the Void Swallowing Flame being unconscious, Hun Tiandi decisively slaughtered and refined it.

If there was no one to guide the way to the Ancient Emperor Cave, so be it; it was better than waiting for the Ling Clan and the Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan to grow up and turn the tables on him.

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Everyone was waiting for Ling Yuan and Gu Yuan to come out.

This wait lasted for more than twenty days.

Inside the Bodhi Ancient Tree, the entire space was filled with thick and pure life energy all year round. Ordinary Cultivators staying here would see their injuries recover much faster.

But Gu Yuan had been quietly healing inside for over twenty days, and his injuries not only showed no signs of improvement but were getting worse day by day.

The root cause was still the sliver of negative emotions that had invaded his body earlier.

These dark forces were hidden deep in his flesh, Meridians, and Soul, unceasingly eroding and destroying his Physical Body and spirit day and night.

Gu Yuan had tried countless methods, mobilizing his own Origin Qi to repeatedly scour every part of his body, wanting to forcibly expel the negative emotions, but every attempt was ineffective.

Even the Bodhi Ancient Tree had not been able to do it, let alone Gu Yuan.

His eyes were even redder, and several times he almost lost his sanity and attacked Ling Yuan inside the tree body.

Having suffered such severe injuries, and with his mental state so poor.

Gu Yuan estimated that he could only exert the strength of an Early Stage Nine-Star Dou Sheng.

Fear spread in the bottom of Gu Yuan's heart for the first time.

With his own combat power greatly reduced, he felt less and less confident about whether he could kill Ling Yuan.

He still clearly remembered that Ling Yuan carried seven high-tier dou sheng puppet, three of which were Eight Star Dou Sheng.

Ling Yuan was growing, while his own combat power was being slowly whittled away.

As one grew and the other waned, Gu Yuan became increasingly anxious.

He prayed in his heart for Ling Yuan to finish the Legacy quickly.

He knew in his heart that if he continued to drag it out, the negative emotions in his body would only erode deeper, and his own combat power might fall to the Eight Star Dou Sheng level.

By then, the balance of power would be completely reversed; it would no longer be him hunting down Ling Yuan for revenge, but Ling Yuan who could easily take him down instead.

Coincidentally, Ling Yuan, who had been sitting cross-legged at the core of the ancient tree for over a month without moving, slowly opened his eyes at this moment.

Only a month had passed, and his appearance had not changed in the slightest; he was still in his thirties, but deep in his eyes, they were filled with heavy, unwashable vicissitudes.

The hundred life cycles were vivid in his mind: the birth, old age, sickness, and death of Mortals, the hardships of a Cultivator's journey, the glory of ruling a clan, and the despair of its destruction—a thousand kinds of life experiences were all engraved into his Soul.

In just a short month of outside time, he had experienced what felt like ten thousand long years. The experience and calmness settled at the bottom of his eyes were not inferior to those old monsters who had lived for thousands of years.

After a while, Ling Yuan saw the heavily injured and disheveled Gu Yuan and realized that he had finished the Reincarnation.

Although he didn't know why Gu Yuan had ended up like this, it was exactly what he wanted!

"Heh heh heh, it is time to deal with Gu Yuan!"

With this thought, Ling Yuan stepped out of the tree body.

At the same time, the aura on his body was also skyrocketing.

"Six-Star Dou Sheng Peak!"

"Seven-Star Dou Sheng Early Stage!"

"Seven-Star Dou Sheng Middle Stage!"