274: Late Nascent Soul stage, strength soars again

The eye of the Heavenly Dao closed, and the void tribulation cloud dissipated.

The supreme heavenly might that had pressed the entire Five Elements Small World to the brink of collapse also vanished without a trace.

The sky returned to a deep blue.

Sunlight spilled down, dispelling all the gloom and deathly silence, bringing a trace of long-lost warmth to this battered land.

He won!

Shen Yuanmo, with his own strength, stood against the entire Heavenly Dao, and in the end, he actually forced the Heavenly Dao to retreat!

"This... this is... over?"

Inside the Five Elements Hall, the hall spirit's light Incarnation stared blankly at the restored sky; its core, composed of data and Law, was still in a state of system crash, unable to comprehend everything that had just happened.

In legend, the Dao-Extinguishing Tribulation, which offered no chance of survival, had just been... beaten back by the New Master?

Just as the hall spirit was in a daze, strange phenomena arose once more in the sky!

As the tribulation cloud dispersed, an endless amount of the purest, most primal Heaven And Earth Spiritual Essence, mixed with countless fine fragments of Dao Law flickering with various colors, transformed into a vast, seven-colored rain of sweet dew that poured down from the Nine Heavens!

This was the "reward" from the Heavenly Dao for the victor!

Although Shen Yuanmo's Dao was not tolerated by the Heavenly Dao, he had ultimately relied on his own strength to defeat the trial of the Heavenly Tribulation head-on.

According to the oldest rules of this world, the Heavenly Dao had to grant him the fortune he deserved!

Whoosh—

The seven-colored sweet dew fell, bathing Shen Yuanmo's brand-new Innate dao body.

Every drop of the sweet dew contained vast energy sufficient to drive any Nascent Soul Cultivator mad.

Every fragment of the Dao was inscribed with the most primal mysteries of a Law.

Shen Yuanmo did not waste this Heaven-sent Opportunity; he opened his arms, relaxed his mind and body, and let the seven-colored sweet dew wash over his body, nourishing his Divine Soul.

The chaos myriad dao nascent soul behind him opened its small mouth like a hungry infant, greedily swallowing every single one of the falling fragments of Dao Law into its belly!

Hum! Hum! Hum!

With the influx of massive amounts of spiritual essence and Dao fragments, Shen Yuanmo's aura began to soar crazily at an unbelievable speed!

His Realm of the Nascent Soul Middle Stage peak, which had just broken through and was still slightly unstable, was rapidly solidified and stabilized during this baptism gifted by the Heavenly Dao!

After swallowing countless Dao fragments, the chaos myriad dao nascent soul within his Dantian had the thousands of dao rhyme halos circulating on it become more condensed and profound.

In the end, all the brilliance was internalized, returning to simplicity.

That Nascent Soul no longer emitted any earth-shattering pressure; it looked just like an ordinary, exquisitely carved porcelain doll, devoid of any of its previous miraculous qualities.

But only Shen Yuanmo knew what kind of terrifying, world-destroying power was contained within this seemingly ordinary Nascent Soul!

His cultivation base settled firmly at the peak of the Late Nascent Soul Stage!

At the same time, a heaven-shaking, earth-shattering change occurred within his Sea of Consciousness!

Under the nourishment of the seven-colored sweet dew, his Divine Sense, which was already comparable to that of a Late Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator, underwent a qualitative transformation once again!

The Nine Revolutions Spirit Refining Art, without anyone activating it, broke through its Bottleneck on its own, leaping from the sixth revolution directly into the Realm of the seventh revolution!

Boom!

A power of Divine Sense, more than ten times stronger than before, erupted from his Sea of Consciousness!

That Divine Sense was vast like misty waves and as condensed as divine iron; its strength was no weaker than that of an ordinary Nascent Soul Initial Stage Cultivator!

Who knows how long passed, until the last fragment of the Dao in the sky was also swallowed by the chaos myriad dao nascent soul.

This unprecedented baptism of the Heavenly Dao finally came to an end.

High in the sky, Shen Yuanmo slowly opened his eyes.

Sss! Sss!

Two deep streaks of Chaos divine light flashed past in his eyes.

The space in front of him was actually sliced by these two gazes, creating two pitch-black cracks several zhang long, within which spatial turbulence surged, unable to heal for a long time!

A mere gaze was enough to tear space apart!

"Is... this the Nascent Soul Realm?"

Shen Yuanmo muttered to himself, slowly clenching his fist.

An unprecedented feeling of power, as if he could control this world and define the order of all Laws, surged into his heart.

This feeling was more than a hundred times more profound and powerful than the pure sense of strength he felt when his Physical Body broke through earlier!

With a thought, he looked inward at his Dantian.

Inside the Dantian, that gray, misty Chaos space had already evolved into a nascent, miniature Universe.

The chaos myriad dao nascent soul, which looked exactly like him, was sitting cross-legged at the center of this Universe, its eyes tightly closed as if it had fallen into a deep slumber.

But Shen Yuanmo could clearly feel the absolute connection between himself and this Nascent Soul—a bond of blood, as if it were an extension of his own arm.

He could feel that he could manipulate any of the Law powers surrounding this Nascent Soul as he pleased!

"Five Elements!"

Shen Yuanmo thought.

He extended his right hand and spread his five fingers.

Gold, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth—the five purest powers of the Five Elements Origin appeared from his palm, intertwining and rotating, eventually condensing into a shimmering, five-colored Magic Treasure sword.

"Destruction!"

Shen Yuanmo shifted his intent again.

The light on the five-colored sword instantly dimmed, replaced by a pitch-black color that could devour everything, and the blade emitted a heart-palpitating aura of destruction.

"Creation!"

The pitch-black sword of destruction changed once more.

A warm, gentle dao rhyme of creation surged in, and from the pitch-black blade, a tender bud sprouted out of thin air, blooming into a tiny, flawless, white lotus that emitted a refreshing floral fragrance!

Life and death were but a single thought away! All Laws followed his will; his words became the Law!

This was the most intuitive and terrifying ability brought to him by the [chaos myriad dao nascent soul]!

"Con... Congratulations, New Master, on achieving a Dao Nascent Soul unseen in all eternity!"

Just at this moment, the hall spirit's voice, filled with endless excitement and awe, rang out behind him.

It floated in front of Shen Yuanmo, its light-formed body trembling violently.

It actually mimicked the appearance of a human Cultivator, bowing respectfully at a ninety-degree angle to Shen Yuanmo.

"With such potential, such Foundation... Void Return... No! A True Immortal can be expected! If the Old Master knew this in the afterlife, he would surely feel gratified for the New Master!"

The hall spirit's voice was filled with heartfelt shock and submission.

It knew that from today on, the future of the young man before it had completely exceeded the scope of its imagination.

All it could do was follow and look up to him.

"Rise."

Shen Yuanmo smiled slightly and dispersed the Law sword in his hand; the terrifying aura of controlling everything also receded, and his entire being once again became ordinary.

He turned around, looked at the hall spirit, and asked, "How long did my seclusion take this time?"

"Replying to the New Master," the hall spirit answered respectfully, "According to the external time flow, from the moment you entered the Five Elements Hall for seclusion until now, when you have successfully completed the Undergoing Tribulation, exactly half a year has passed."

"Half a year, huh..."

Shen Yuanmo nodded, a hint of contemplation flashing in his eyes.

"Time is still quite sufficient."

The gains from this seclusion far exceeded his expectations.

Not only had he successfully broken and then established, reshaping his dao foundation, but through a stroke of luck, he had also broken through to the peak of the Late Nascent Soul Stage, with his Physical Body and Divine Sense also undergoing a heaven-shaking, earth-shattering transformation.

His current overall strength was more than a hundred times greater than before he entered the Guixu Divine Palace!

If he were to face the likes of Ancestor Xuan Ming or Ji Changkong now, Shen Yuanmo had absolute confidence that he could kill them one by one using only his raw strength, without needing any schemes!

"Old Monster Cang Xuan..."

In Shen Yuanmo's mind, the hunched figure appeared—the one leaning on a cane, looking like he was on the verge of death, but actually terrifying to an unfathomable degree.

Although his strength had soared, Shen Yuanmo knew very well that there was still an insurmountable chasm between him and those old monsters who had lived for thousands of years and had already stepped half a foot into the Void Return Realm.

The most urgent task was to continue improving his strength.

The goal of breaking through to the Nascent Soul had been completed; next, it was time to deal with those two Magic Treasures that had rendered him great service in the battle at the Guixu Divine Palace, but were now on the verge of shattering because of it.

With a thought from Shen Yuanmo, two Magic Treasures, their light dimmed and covered in cracks, flew out from his Storage Ring and floated quietly in front of him.

One was the [great evolution immortal slaying sword], its blade covered in dense cracks, as if it would shatter completely at the slightest touch.

The other was the [great five elements destruction glazed armor], which had long since disintegrated and reverted to the forms of its five Spirit Treasures: the geng metal world-breaking sword, the yi wood longevity shield, the kui water profound pearl, the bing fire heaven-burning fan, and the wu earth heaven-flipping seal.

Looking at these two old companions that had accompanied him all the way but had suffered great damage to their spirituality because of it, a sharp glint flashed in Shen Yuanmo's eyes.

"You have worked hard."

"Next, let us undergo a rebirth together!"