42: The mysterious starry sky, successfully broke through.

Su Yun dizzily opened his eyes.

"This is?"

He saw only darkness before him; he could see nothing at all.

"Where the heck am I?"

"Wasn't I breaking through to the Golden Core Stage?"

"System, are you there?"

"Did I transmigrate again?"

After Su Yun muttered to himself, he found that the System did not respond.

Suddenly, the scene before his eyes changed.

The originally pitch-black scene vanished in an instant.

In its place was a starry sky.

"Isn't this the Universe?"

"No, these star-like places are individual worlds!"

Su Yun discovered to his horror that his body had disappeared.

Gazing at the endless starry sky, he felt incredibly small, like a speck of dust.

At that moment, the distant starry sky suddenly cracked open.

Countless cracks appeared throughout the starry sky.

Then, the cracks suddenly expanded, and the areas around them shattered like glass, revealing numerous voids.

Countless monsters filled with black power surged through the openings into the starry sky.

Some of these monsters were humanoid, some were beast-like, and most were of chaotic, irregular shapes.

With just one look at the monsters, Su Yun instantly felt himself being affected by a mysterious power.

Although he had no body now, he still felt his mind beginning to descend into chaos.

His entire being was slowly fading away.

"What on earth is this?"

Su Yun felt his vision growing darker, his memories rapidly vanishing, and his spirit collapsing.

"Am I going to die?"

After this thought flashed through his mind, he could no longer think.

Suddenly, a beam of pure light illuminated the entire starry sky, and many of the voids vanished.

Su Yun, who had been collapsing and disappearing, was instantly restored.

"That scared me to death. What exactly were those monsters?"

"Just one look and I almost ceased to exist."

"What's the deal with this pure light?"

At this thought, Su Yun turned his gaze toward the center of the starry sky.

There stood a white figure.

Su Yun could not see the figure's specific appearance clearly.

He only felt as if that figure carried all things in the world.

As soon as the white figure appeared, countless voids emerged in the starry sky once again.

Countless eerie eyes appeared within the voids, staring intently into the starry sky.

Meanwhile, the voids expanded again, and even more monsters entered the starry sky.

Countless stars—or rather, worlds—vanished after being attacked by the myriad monsters.

The white figure gave a wave of the hand.

Countless Great Dao Laws transformed into multicolored light, attacking the monsters and those eerie Vertical Eyes.

Sensing the attack, the monsters and Vertical Eyes released black power to resist.

The multicolored light and the black power collided.

It was like a Big Bang.

Countless monsters were directly obliterated by the multicolored light, and many worlds vanished in the aftershocks of the explosion.

At this moment, the black power suddenly grew stronger.

It seemed to have been provoked by something.

An indistinguishable sound emanated from the largest void.

"..."

Su Yun could not understand the content of the sound, but two words automatically surfaced in his heart.

"Myriad Dao."

The same sound was frantically repeated from the void.

The monsters seemed to go berserk, directly and incessantly attacking the various worlds within the starry sky.

Those eerie Vertical Eyes seemed to become irritable, increasing the output of black power.

Seeing the critical situation, the white figure...

...opened both hands wide.

Countless lights of the Great Dao bloomed.

The entire starry sky was enveloped in countless rays of light, and all the monsters and eerie Vertical Eyes were swept away in an instant.

The voids disappeared, and the residual black power within the starry sky was also purged.

Perhaps because these lights were too powerful, countless worlds were torn asunder.

Su Yun felt that everywhere he looked was filled with world fragments.

His entire being seemed to shatter as well, and he slowly lost consciousness.

At the final moment before losing consciousness, Su Yun noticed that the white figure seemed to glance at him... When he opened his eyes again, Su Yun found himself still in the natural cave on Qingyang Mountain.

At this time, a large amount of Spiritual Energy was still continuously pouring into his body.

He seemed to still be in the process of Core Formation.

"System, come out!"

"Was that your doing just now?"

"You pulled me into a starry sky; I almost died!"

[Ding... Host's condition is detected to be normal, with no emergencies. Please do not slander the System!

According to analysis, the Host may have experienced hallucinations due to excessive fatigue.]

"I... you..."

Su Yun did not believe the System's explanation.

Especially that "Myriad Dao" made him think of the Myriad Dao Immortal Art he was cultivating.

This Cultivation Technique was likely not that simple.

Perhaps it involved some great Karma.

The majestic figure he saw in that starry sky was definitely more than just an Immortal.

The System definitely knows something.

Forget it, I won't think about these things for now.

Once I become stronger, I will be able to figure these things out one day.

Su Yun collected himself and focused his attention inside his body.

He saw a Golden Core slowly taking shape in his Dantian.

"Eh?"

"Why is this Golden Core transparent?"

"Am I forming a Golden Core or a glass marble?"

"System, explain this. What's going on?"

[Ding, the Golden Core becoming transparent is due to the influence of the Myriad Dao Immortal Art.

According to analysis, the final Golden Core will be transparent red; the red color is due to the Host's Physique.

The more Physiques the Host has, the more colors will appear on the Golden Core. These colors are related to the types of Spiritual Energy it carries.]

"That impressive?"

Soon, the Golden Core within Su Yun's body took shape.

Just as the System said, it became transparent red.

At the moment the Golden Core was formed...

...a beam of transparent light was released from within the Golden Core.

Su Yun felt as if his entire body had undergone a marrow-cleansing and bone-refining process.

A small amount of Impurities turned into gas and were expelled through his pores.

"Is this the Golden Core Stage?"

Feeling the ceaseless flow of Spiritual Energy in his body, Su Yun felt that he now only needed one move to defeat Mu Wanning.

Suddenly, Su Yun had a special premonition.

"Is the Lightning Tribulation coming?"

"So soon?"

Su Yun immediately stood up and left the cave, transforming into a streak of red and white light.

He soon arrived at the summit of Qingyang Mountain.

The sky above the summit was pitch black.

Countless bolts of thunder flashed within the clouds.

Su Yun felt that this Lightning Tribulation had already locked onto him.

No matter where he went, it would follow him directly.

The Lightning Tribulation soon finished gathering its power.

A massive sense of pressure descended from the sky.

"It's coming!"

Spiritual light flickered on Su Yun's body as various Cultivation Techniques operated simultaneously.

The Glazed Sacred Fire became even stronger after he reached the Golden Core First Layer Realm.

He directly controlled the Glazed Sacred Fire to transform into a garment that enveloped his entire body.

Meanwhile, after Su Yun activated the Heaven Refining Art,

his entire body was covered in a layer of Protective Spiritual Light.

After the Cultivation Technique reached the second layer, the Spiritual Energy Barrier turned into Protective Spiritual Light, and its defensive power greatly increased.

The Lightning Tribulation clouds in the sky suddenly burst with dazzling light.

An exceptionally thick bolt of lightning struck down from the sky.

"Fivefold Fire Control Art!"

Su Yun raised his hand, and the Glazed Sacred Fire transformed into a massive flaming palm that blasted toward the lightning.

A massive explosion rang out.

The lightning was reduced to half its original size.

However, it ultimately struck Su Yun's body with great force.

Instantly, sparks flew everywhere, and the ground became scorched black.