401: Thirty-seven Dharmas, Ascension to Immortality

Not just Dragon Barbarian Blood, but Dragon Sky Achieve, who was stronger than Dragon Barbarian Blood, and Dragon First Tribulation were in equally bad shape.

Sweat poured from their foreheads, their backs, their entire bodies.

At the same time, blood was also pouring out!

Because the 44 37 Dharma Forms sealed the heavens and locked the earth, the incredibly terrifying suppressing power, the moment it appeared, had already suppressed their physical bodies until they cracked, splitting open one shocking bloody mark after another.

They were like porcelain dolls that had suffered heavy blows; with every flick of a finger, more cracks would appear on their bodies.

"Damn it, open... open for me..." Dragon First Tribulation forcibly suppressed the fear in his heart, wanting to unleash his mana, release his Dharma Idol, release his dharma aspect spirit, and fight Lu Chen.

But he couldn't do it, he couldn't do it at all.

At this moment, these 44 Lu Chens, 44 37 Dharma Forms, were like the boundless universe starry sky condensed here, possessing infinite power, like Immortals descending to the Lower Realm.

Even without moving, they could firmly suppress the ants in the mortal world.

His vast and surging mana, at this moment, was like solidified rock, turning into stubborn stone; no matter how he tried to activate it, it had no effect.

Even his soul and Nascent Soul, at this moment, felt as if they were deeply trapped in a muddy swamp; the more he struggled, the deeper he sank. Forget about escaping, he couldn't even prevent himself from being swallowed by the swamp.

Especially his Physical Body, which was cracking, making his heart panic.

His entire body's dragon bones were shattering. Initially, they broke from large pieces into small pieces, but now they were breaking from small pieces into tiny particles. If this continued, the tiny particles would continue to shatter until they became dust, and his Physical Body would lose all support, completely shattering into a puddle of mud, flesh and blood gone, form and spirit extinguished.

"Don't force me... you forced me..." Dragon First Tribulation's entire body was covered in dragon blood mixed with cold sweat, having been suppressed into a bloody person.

He seemed to be on the verge of going mad.

And he certainly had the right to go mad.

An peerless Heavenly Pride like him, ranked on the Ten Thousand Clans Prodigy Ranking, an descendant of noble Bloodline possessing True Dragon Bloodline, originating from the Bixi lineage of the Dragon's Nine Sons, how could he not have something to save his life?

Of course he did.

"Roar!"

Without the slightest warning, from within Dragon First Tribulation's Physical Body, which was almost completely shattered, a terrifying dragon roar suddenly rang out.

Shaking the heavens and the earth.

It even broke through the sky of the Azure Underworld, echoing into the universe starry sky.

At this moment, the entire Azure Underworld felt as if the sky had collapsed. A supreme Dragon Might erupted, seemingly pressing down from the Nine Heavens, pressing down upon the entire Azure Underworld.

All living beings, regardless of strength, were at this moment suppressed to the point of feeling suffocated, on the verge of exploding.

One terrified gaze after another simultaneously cast from various parts of the Azure Underworld, looking towards this place.

The 44 Lu Chens, the 44 37 Dharma Forms that sealed the heavens and locked the earth, all exploded and shattered at this moment, shaken into dust by this dragon roar.

But the 44 Lu Chens still did not retreat a single step.

Dao Soldiers are neither living nor dead, outside the Three Realms, not within the Five Elements. Any kind of pressure would have no effect on them.

Unless a transcendent being personally arrived!

But clearly, Dragon First Tribulation's trump card, which was that dragon roar, was not enough.

"Since you forced this venerable one to use this trump card, then these 44 external Incarnations of yours don't need to be kept!" Dragon First Tribulation, whose entire body was stained with blood but whose mana, which had been like solidified fossil, had recovered, had an irrepressible fierce light in his eyes.

What 37 Dharma Forms, what unparalleled Heavenly Pride of the ages.

In front of an Ascended Being's trump card, they were all just ants.

They would still turn into dust under the might of an Ascended Being.

"Roar!"

Another earth-shattering dragon roar came from within his body. But unlike the first dragon roar, after this second one, a terrifying dragon phantom, so vast that it seemed capable of entwining the entire Azure Underworld, slowly rose from his body.

If it weren't for the 44 Dao Soldiers here, any Tongtian Realm expert who arrived would be suppressed into bloody mud and die under this terrifying dragon phantom.

That kind of Dragon Might was not comparable to any Red Dragon, Flood Dragon, or even Fire Dragon. It was as if a True Dragon had truly descended from the Immortal Realm, indescribably terrifying.

This was Dragon First Tribulation's trump card.

It was also where the Bixi lineage's foundation lay.

The phantom of a true Ascended Being.

Only one strike, but this one strike was enough to obliterate all living beings below the Ascension Realm.

An Ascended Being, an existence linked to the word 'Immortal', whose half-body has already surpassed the mundane, is an existence that is just one final step away from completely shedding their mortal form and becoming an Immortal. Essentially, they are different from ordinary living beings and cultivators.

Such an existence was too strong, too strong.

Even Dragon Sky Achieve and Dragon Barbarian Blood, who were also ranked on the Heaven's Pride Rankings, were suppressed to the point of being unable to breathe at this moment.

If they weren't also descendants of the Dragon's Nine Sons, also flowing with True Dragon Bloodline, they would have perished at this moment.

"Unexpectedly, in the end, Brother Chujie was actually forced to such a state by this external Incarnation of Lu Chen?!" Dragon Sky Achieve's eyes held lingering fear.

But, this was very worth it.

This Lu Chen of the Human Race was too terrifying.

And too astonishing.

His external Incarnation had clearly been just an ordinary Tongtian Realm combat power that could be easily crushed and killed when fighting Dragon Barbarian Blood earlier. Why, after just one battle, did this Lu Chen seem to have been injected with stimulant, suddenly becoming an unbelievable existence with 37 Dharma Forms?

More importantly, wasn't he Twenty-Five Dharma Images?

How long had it been since Mystic Heaven to Azure Underworld?

Or was it that from beginning to end, this Lu Chen of the Human Race had been hiding his strength?

Including the external Incarnation that fought him before, had it also hidden its strength?!

He deliberately let Dragon Barbarian Blood win, letting Dragon First Tribulation, Dragon Sky Achieve, and Yin Hong see it, making them lower their guard, making them think that Lu Chen of the Human Race was nothing more than this...

So, before they even came looking for Lu Chen, Lu Chen had already come knocking first, the purpose being to catch them off guard.

But then again, how did Lu Chen find them?

But it didn't matter anymore, because soon, very soon, Lu Chen would perish under Dragon First Tribulation's trump card.

That was a phantom left behind by an Ascended Being, and furthermore, an Ascended Being of the Bixi Clan. It was no exaggeration to say that anyone below the Ascension Realm who came would die.

"Roar!"

The dragon roar that shook the Nine Heavens sounded again, echoing through the Azure Underworld, and even beyond the Azure Underworld. But, relatively, this dragon roar also echoed within Dongming Sect.

Chen Tianshu, who was in seclusion healing his injuries, instantly woke up in alarm: "An Ascended Being of the Bixi Clan?!"

Damn it!

At this moment, his injuries had not yet fully healed, but he couldn't care about that anymore.

There were 44 Lu Chens there. Although none were Lu Chen's true body, if they were all lost there, Lu Chen's strength would inevitably be greatly reduced as a result. This was something Chen Tianshu absolutely did not want to see.

It was just the phantom of an Ascended Being of the Bixi Clan. Even if it was suppressed, it couldn't make his, a true Ascended Being's, injuries worse.

Especially since those 44 Lu Chens were all 37 Dharma Forms.

37 Dharma Forms!

What kind of Heavenly Pride could cultivate 37 Dharma Forms? Even Chen Tianshu, this Ascended Being, didn't dare to imagine it!

But surprisingly, Lu Chen's external Incarnations did it.

To put it bluntly, in the future, any one of Lu Chen's 44 external Incarnations, if picked out randomly, would be an existence capable of reaching the top of the Ten Thousand Clans Prodigy Ranking, an existence capable of Ascension Immortal. If they were lost in the Azure Underworld like this, the Holy Master of Dongxu Immortal Mansion would likely jump out and hammer Chen Tianshu.

However, just as Chen Tianshu was preparing to make a move.

A light, airy voice had already entered Chen Tianshu's ears: "Old Chen, rest, I'll handle it!"

Holy Son?!

Old Chen?!

As expected, the Holy Son's wings were hardened!

Although it wasn't the first time he had been called "Old Chen" by the Holy Son, Chen Tianshu still had the urge to puff out his beard and glare.

However, although the Holy Son wasn't exactly low-key, he always acted according to his capabilities. Calling him "Old Chen" at this moment likely meant he had surpassed Chen Tianshu by far too much. Furthermore, as the Holy Son, his status was extraordinary, second only to the Holy Master in Dongxu Immortal Mansion. Calling him "Martial Uncle Chen" was giving Face; calling him "Old Chen" meant Chen Tianshu's strength was too lacking!

'Not a son of man!'

Chen Tianshu felt bitterness in his heart. To think, he had entered the Ascension Realm hundreds of years ago, while the Holy Son had only entered the Ascension Realm just before leaving the Azure Underworld.

How long had that been?

Just over half a year, yet now the Holy Son had already surpassed his hundreds of years of Ascension Realm cultivation!

Monster, truly unreasonable!

And that kid Lu Chen, he was a monster among monsters. It was also just over half a year. When he left the Azure Underworld, he was only in the Nascent Soul Realm, but over half a year later, first he was seen cultivating the Twenty-Five Dharma Images, shaking the universe starry sky, and now it was even more incredible, because he hadn't just cultivated the Twenty-Five Dharma Images, but the even more unbelievable...

37 Dharma Forms!

Chen Tianshu didn't even dare to imagine what kind of sensation Lu Chen with Twenty-Five Dharma Images had already caused in the Starry Sky, let alone what kind of sensational scene 37 Dharma Forms would create!

Fortunately, fortunately, his own Holy Son was not as sharp as Lu Chen. Otherwise, if the Myriad Clans knew that Dongxu Immortal Mansion had produced two such despair-inducing peerless Heavenly Prides in the same era, they probably wouldn't even be able to sleep soundly.

Especially the Demon Clan, they would definitely go to any length to strangle Lu Chen.

As for the Holy Son, the Holy Son had now completely grown up. To kill him was almost impossible.

Unless all the Fallen Immortals of the Demon Clan came out together, or Demon Immortals from the Immortal Realm descended to the Lower Realm, but this was not realistic.

Fallen Immortals would not easily emerge because this was the Human Realm, and there was not enough longevity substance to support their recovery. If they forcibly recovered, once the longevity substance was depleted, even Fallen Immortals would perish.

Demon Immortals descending to the Lower Realm was even more difficult to achieve.

The Immortal Path had been cut off for one Yuanhui. Even those in the Lower Realm could not ascend to the Upper Realm. For Immortals in the Upper Realm to come down, the difficulty would only be greater, unless the Immortal Realm collapsed.

It had to be his own Holy Son!

Without saying a word, he had already grown to this level. Besides Immortals, no one could restrain him.

As for Lu Chen, his sharpness was too great. If he entered the Immortal Path in the future, he would likely encounter unimaginable challenges. The Myriad Clans would all want to kill him.

But, if Lu Chen could persuade the Holy Son to go to the Immortal Path for Dao protection...

Hmm, the possibility wasn't high. The Holy Son was most afraid of trouble. To make him enter the Immortal Path to protect Lu Chen's Dao, unless Lu Chen could bring him Ascension Immortal.

Then again, recently the Holy Son seemed to be very concerned about Lu Chen!

He had made moves one after another because of Lu Chen. Could there be some unknown secret between these two?

It couldn't be that Lu Chen had become the Holy Son's disciple, could it?!

Chen Tianshu suddenly jumped up in alarm. He hadn't even taken this disciple, and the Holy Son had poached him?!

'Not a son of man!'

...

On the other side.

"Roar!"

The dragon roar that shook the Nine Heavens became even more terrifying. The terrifying dragon phantom, so vast that it could entwine the life star of Azure Underworld, completely burst out from within Dragon First Tribulation's body. Its heaven-shading, sun-blotting dragon claws seemed to fall casually, pressing towards the 44 Lu Chens.

But even just a casually falling dragon claw had already pressed the Void of the Azure Underworld to the point of seeming collapse. The entire Azure Underworld seemed to have been pressed down by thousands or tens of thousands of feet.

"Serves them right." Dragon Sky Achieve and Dragon Barbarian Blood felt delighted in their hearts, watching with surging emotions.

Such terrifying external Incarnations, Lu Chen was about to lose 44 of them at once. This was worth it, very worth it, because it would definitely greatly damage Lu Chen's strength.

However, at this moment.

The Void trembled, and then suddenly fell silent, as if an invisible, heaven-covering giant hand had pressed the pause button.

The terrifying dragon phantom capable of entwining the life star of Azure Underworld, the Void that was about to be crushed, the dragon claws—at this moment, they were all firmly frozen in place.

"It seems the Great Golden Crow of the Golden Crow Emperor Clan didn't teach you a lesson. Even you, a low-grade fake dragon, dare to manifest a phantom and lay hands on this venerable one's people!" An indifferent, ethereal whisper echoed through the heavens and earth.

Then, a boundless giant hand, large enough to cover the entire Azure Underworld with just one finger, grabbed down from the universe starry sky, seizing the neck of that great dragon phantom.

"Roar!"

The great dragon phantom struggled violently, but was precisely suppressed by the boundless giant hand, unable to move even an inch. Let alone breaking free, it couldn't even sweep out Dragon Might or press down a dragon claw.

"Do you think being an Ascended Being gives you the qualification to escape before this venerable one?" The indifferent, ethereal voice let out a lazy chuckle: "Ignorant."

The next instant, the giant hand clenched.

"Boom!"

The boundless, massive dragon phantom instantly disintegrated, scattering into light dust that filled the sky, disappearing without a trace.

Only in the distant Starry Sky did an enraged roar seem to sound, as if responding: "Who dares to shatter this venerable one's phantom?"

"Amusing." The indifferent, ethereal voice came from somewhere unknown, not even bothering to respond.

What's the point of shouting from across half the Universe?

If you have the guts, come over and take two slaps. If you can still utter threats, then you, old Bixi, are a figure of note.

Unfortunately, he only dared to shout from afar.

If he were really told to come, this old Bixi wouldn't dare.

"Our Holy Son is indeed as awesome as ever!" Lu Chen praised in his heart.

Before, the Great Golden Crow Ascended Being of the Golden Crow Emperor Clan had his Physical Body crushed by the Holy Son with a single finger. Now, an Ascended Being of the Bixi Clan had a phantom trump card seized and shattered. The old Bixi's true body knew about this matter, but was too scared to show his head, only symbolically uttering a harsh remark.

However, thinking that his own Holy Son was already so awesome, yet there were still a few on the Ten Thousand Clans Prodigy Ranking who were even more awesome than the Holy Son, Lu Chen felt that the path of cultivation was long and arduous, and the road he had to walk was still very, very long.

'Forget it, let's first capture three descendants of the Dragon's Nine Sons to boost my strength!'

Without Dragon First Tribulation's trump card, without the phantom of that terrifying great dragon, the 44 Lu Chens once again manifested their 37 Dharma Forms, about to suppress Dragon First Tribulation, Dragon Sky Achieve, and Dragon Barbarian Blood once more.

"Damn it, he still has an Ascended Being Dao protector behind him." Dragon Sky Achieve was shocked and angry in his heart: "Quick, use whatever trump cards you have! If we don't act now, you and I will both perish here today."

The Dao protector behind Lu Chen seemed to have no interest in attacking them. However, there was no need for the Dao protector behind Lu Chen to act; just these 44 external Incarnations of Lu Chen were enough to crush them to death.

"Underworld King Yin Hong, if you're not dead, quickly show yourself and attack together." Dragon Barbarian Blood gritted his teeth fiercely, almost cursing out loud.