358: Chapter 358 The Final Step

Meteorite Sea.

The space trembled slightly as the figures of Su Mo and Yun Wuya quietly emerged.

The phantom of Great Desire Heavenly Immortal Venerable, who had been anxiously waiting here and maintaining the Formation just in case, sensed the movement immediately and quickly condensed into view.

When his gaze fell upon Su Mo and then swept over the figure behind him, even with his Heart-Nature tempered over countless eons, his phantom could not help but fluctuate violently, his face revealing an undisguisable shock!

"Little friend... did you really... suppress him?!" Great Desire Heavenly Immortal Venerable's voice carried a rare trace of trembling.

His original plan was to use the Formation and the collective strength of everyone to trap Yun Wuya, and then have Su Mo use the power of his Chaos Dao Body to attempt to seize his Origin. He knew full well the dangers and variables involved.

But he never expected that Su Mo would not only pursue him into the Heavenly Demon Realm alone but also, in such a short time, suppress a Devouring Dao Body at the Peak Taiyi Golden Immortal level!

This method, this efficiency, this result... it far exceeded his estimations!

Su Mo nodded.

"The Devouring Dao Body Origin has been obtained."

He pointed at Yun Wuya.

"Good! Good! Good!"

Great Desire Heavenly Immortal Venerable said the word 'good' three times in a row, his phantom so excited it almost condensed into substance.

"In that case, the most critical and difficult step of the plan is complete! Little friend, there is no time to lose; you must immediately begin the Fusion of the Devouring Dao Body Origin!"

Su Mo sat cross-legged.

Yun Wuya, who had been converted into an Incarnation, immediately transferred everything he possessed into Su Mo's body.

Boom—!

It was like dropping cold water into boiling oil! The moment the Devouring Origin entered his body, it produced a violent reaction with Su Mo's own Chaos Qi!

Intense pain surged, and Su Mo's body trembled slightly, but his mind remained steady, firmly guarding his spiritual platform.

This was a process of slow, meticulous work, and also a severe test of one's Heart-Nature, perseverance, and the solidity of one's dao foundation.

In the Meteorite Sea, there was no sun or moon, only eternal cold and deathly silence.

Time seemed to lose its meaning here.

An unknown amount of time passed; it could have been an instant, or it could have been several years.

Within the barrier, the aura around Su Mo began to undergo an earth-shaking transformation.

He slowly opened his eyes, the phenomenon of a devouring vortex flickering within his pupils.

A vast pressure surpassing that of a Golden Immortal naturally emanated outward, yet it was perfectly controlled by him within a three-foot radius.

Taiyi Golden Immortal!

It was a natural progression, without any hindrance.

Almost at the same moment he opened his eyes and completed the transformation of his aura—

Rumble!

Above the Meteorite Sea, the originally dead void suddenly surged with wind and clouds!

Countless grey tribulation clouds condensed out of thin air, covering tens of thousands of miles of the starry sky in an instant!

Within the tribulation clouds, blood-gold lightning shuttled like wild dragons, emitting a terrifying heavenly might that threatened to destroy everything!

Facing this terrifying Lightning Tribulation that would make any newly ascended Taiyi stay on high alert and treat it as a formidable enemy, Su Mo only slightly raised his eyes, his face showing no sign of tension.

He didn't even stand up, remaining in his cross-legged position, merely shifting his thoughts.

Buzz!

A wisp of grey Chaos Qi rose from the top of his head, turning into a thin screen of light.

In the next moment, the first thick bolt of blood-gold divine lightning tore through the tribulation clouds and struck down fiercely!

Boom!

The moment the divine lightning hit the Chaos light screen, it was like a clay ox entering the sea; it quickly decomposed and turned into the purest Origin energy, which was then devoured and absorbed.

Following that, the second, the third... the ninth!

A total of nine blood-gold divine lightning bolts of increasing power fell in succession, but without exception, they all silently vanished before that seemingly thin Chaos light screen, completely absorbed!

The Taiyi Golden Immortal Tribulation was passed!

And it was done in such an overbearing manner of 'ignoring' and 'devouring'!

"Congratulations, little friend. You have not only successfully fused the Devouring Dao Body Origin but also crossed the Taiyi Tribulation in one go, forging a supreme dao foundation!" The phantom of Great Desire Heavenly Immortal Venerable appeared, his voice filled with heartfelt admiration.

The potential and methods Su Mo displayed had exceeded his expectations time and again.

Su Mo stood up and stretched his limbs, his body making slight popping sounds like beans roasting; it was his newborn Taiyi Immortal Body adapting to its greater power.

"Now, only the final step remains." Great Desire Heavenly Immortal Venerable's tone became incredibly solemn.

Su Mo cast his gaze into the depths of the void, his eyes sharp: "The Chaos Sea."

"Correct!" The phantom of Great Desire Heavenly Immortal Venerable began to move his hands rapidly, and ancient Formation runes that had been pre-engraved in the surroundings lit up one by one.

"This is the 'Chaos Induction Formation.' It can open a relatively stable passage at the weakest point of this realm's barrier, leading directly to the Chaos Sea outside the realm!"

Great Desire Heavenly Immortal Venerable's voice carried a hint of fatigue, but it was exceptionally firm:

"Little friend, the time the passage can be maintained is limited, and the Chaos Sea is extremely dangerous, filled with the most primitive and violent Chaos Qi. Those who do not possess the Dao of Chaos will turn to nothingness upon contact! You must return before the passage closes. Once your tempering reaches Perfection, return immediately. You must not explore deep within. Remember this! Remember this!"

Su Mo nodded solemnly: "Don't worry, Senior, I understand."

"Formation, activate—Break the Barrier, Induct!"

Great Desire Heavenly Immortal Venerable's phantom suddenly became incredibly solid as he poured all his power into the Formation eye!

Buzz—!!!!

The entire Formation diagram erupted with a brilliant grey-gold light that pierced through the sea of stars!

The space at the center of the Formation diagram began to ripple and distort violently like water, until finally, with a 'shredding' sound, a narrow fissure about ten feet long was forced open!

Through the fissure, one could vaguely see a boundless, eerie ocean—the Chaos Sea!

Su Mo no longer hesitated; his figure transformed into a streak of grey light condensed to the extreme, instantly shooting into that spatial fissure!

The moment he crossed the fissure and truly stepped into the edge of the Chaos Sea—

It was as if a drop of water had entered a boiling oil pan!

Boom—!!!

Endless Chaos Qi, purer and more concentrated than could be imagined, and also violently chaotic to the extreme, surged from all directions like a school of sharks smelling blood, instantly submerging Su Mo's figure completely!

In an instant, Su Mo felt as if he had fallen into an abyss composed of countless blades and furnaces!

His green robes, any accessories he wore, and even his newly achieved Taiyi Immortal Body, the immortal essence surging within him, and even his resilient Divine Soul...

Under the wash of that terrifyingly extreme Chaos Qi, they began to rapidly decompose, turning into the most primitive particles, seemingly about to be completely reduced to nothingness and become a part of the Chaos Sea!

At the critical moment when Su Mo was about to be completely erased—

The Chaos Dao Foundation Crystal within him, which had fused with the Devouring Dao Body Origin, suddenly erupted with an unprecedentedly brilliant light!

The crystal seemed to transform into a crazily spinning Chaos black hole, which not only firmly protected Su Mo but also began to greedily devour and absorb the surrounding endless, violent Chaos Qi!

At the same time, the Chaos Qi that was guided and devoured began to reconstruct, temper, and sublimate his body according to the trajectory of some profound logic!

Decomposition and rebirth, annihilation and creation, were all playing out simultaneously at the edge of the Chaos Sea, with Su Mo at the center!

His immortal body was constantly collapsing, yet under the support of the Chaos dao foundation, it was being constantly reorganized and reborn in a more perfect way that was more compatible with Chaos!

Every inch of his newborn skin, bone, and Meridians was imprinted with the patterns of Chaos and contained the potential of Devouring!