161: The Three Flowers Gather at the Crown Annihilate the Spirit of the Great Heavenly Venerable

"Your Excellency must have foreseen all of this," Li Jiangchen said calmly. "Or perhaps I should address you as... the Great Heavenly Venerate Spirit."

As soon as these words were spoken, Elder Zong's aura shifted instantly, and his Divine Soul spread out, permeating through his body like bubbles.

Pop! The Divine Soul bubbles burst, and pairs of pure white wings sprouted from his back.

"When did you figure it out?" an aged voice emanated from Elder Zong's body.

"That is not important. Rather, Your Excellency has just been resurrected with a mere wisp of true spirit, yet you wish to fight This Li to the death?" Li Jiangchen held the demon slaying sword, its blade covered in silver Sword Light, while the Power of Time and Space surged around him.

"Cultivating all three paths simultaneously, reaching Pseudo-Saint combat strength at the fifth heaven. Even in my era, you would be ranked among the top-tier Geniuses. However, this only makes me covet your body even more..."

As soon as the voice fell, the six-winged monster flashed into the Void Realm, its body dissolving into brilliant silver light. Instantly, a mysterious Divine Soul fluctuation invaded his Soul Sea.

The seed of the Great Heavenly Venerate Spirit, originally suppressed in the Soul Sea, began to sprout wisps of silver threads, looking as if it were about to take root and germinate. Suddenly, a silver eye rose up, shooting a beam of light from within. The silver threads instantly dissipated, transforming into incomparably pure Soul Power that merged into the Soul Sea.

"Hmm? The aura of the Ancient Demon Emperor Clan..." Terror and resentment appeared on the face of the Great Heavenly Venerate Spirit.

"So you are a Possession by an Ancient Demon. I shall collect interest on the debt from those years ago from you, a mere junior, today."

Whoosh— The winged Venerate Spirit melted completely, turning into spiritual light that surged into the Great Heavenly Venerate Spirit's body. Instantly, its aura skyrocketed.

Sixth Heaven Overlord... Pseudo-Emperor... Seventh Heaven Emperor Realm!

With a spear formed from silver light in hand, the Great Heavenly Venerate Spirit thrust it out violently, transforming into a roaring silver Dragon.

The surging Divine Soul power caused ripples in the Void Realm.

This single spear strike alone was enough to suppress and kill any Sixth Heaven Overlord.

Seeing this, Li Jiangchen's Battle Intent soared. He stepped forward, the Power of Time and Space surging around him as the three powers of essence, energy, and spirit converged into one.

"Momentary Eternal Calamity!"

Boom! The Sword Light and the silver light collided, instantly illuminating the entire world in a brilliant white.

The aftermath spread, and a powerful wave of qi force swept over. The Great Heavenly Venerate Spirit retreated half a step, while Li Jiangchen remained motionless.

"Emperor Realm combat strength!" The Great Heavenly Venerate Spirit's eyes were filled with disbelief.

The gap in combat strength between the Sixth Heaven and the Seventh Heaven is immense, hence there is a transitional title—Pseudo-Emperor.

Since ancient times, any Genius below the Seventh Heaven who crossed the threshold of a Pseudo-Emperor has, without exception, gone on to create their own Supreme Divine Martial Art and ascended to the Nine Heavens to become a Supreme.

At this moment, the Great Heavenly Venerate Spirit's killing intent boiled more fiercely than ever before.

Boom— A silver beam shot out from within the altar, landing on its body and transforming into a ferocious silver armor.

Twelve trails of black qi emerged from the silver armor, transforming into long spikes that pierced into its Divine Soul. The previously boiling Divine Soul power surged instantly.

"This is not a Divine Ability... It is the prototype of a Supreme Divine Martial Art!" Li Jiangchen sensed the aura of multiple Divine Abilities contained within the silver armor, merging and converging into one.

It only lacked a wisp of primordial violet qi to fully sublimate and transform into a Supreme Divine Martial Art.

"It is a pity that the original body died, and the primordial violet qi once refined dissipated along with it. This prevents the Twelve Sealing God-Devil Armor from being pushed to its limit, but it is more than enough to deal with a mere fifth heaven Saint Realm Genius."

Divine Soul power gushed out, converging onto the silver spear. The silver light at the spear tip emitted soul-devouring fluctuations.

In an instant, the spear struck out like a Dragon, filling the sky with spear shadows.

Five Elements escape light sprouted beneath Li Jiangchen's feet, and the Power of Wind and Thunder surrounded him, transforming into electric arcs to dodge at high speed.

His speed far exceeded that of an ordinary Seventh Heaven Emperor Realm expert.

Before coming here, he had consumed his last chaos true crystal to raise the Power of Wind and Thunder to the Perfection Realm.

'I have no choice but to use that move...'

Killing intent flashed in Li Jiangchen's eyes. True essence, qi force, and Divine Soul power swirled around him, gradually condensing into three flowers above his head.

Pure white, cyan-green, and blue-purple, representing the three powers of essence, energy, and spirit, respectively.

This was the result of his months of comprehending the Fusion of the three paths.

"Three Flowers Gather at the Crown."

Li Jiangchen's aura skyrocketed. The three powers intertwined, converging into a grey force resembling Chaos, covering the sword blade.

Clang— He slashed with his sword.

A grey Dragon shadow swept across the world. In an instant, the spear shadows were annihilated, and the ferocious silver armor covering the Great Heavenly Venerate Spirit's body crumbled inch by inch. A cyan sphere the size of a thumb floated out.

Li Jiangchen pulled with his palm, and the cyan sphere landed in his hand. Instantly, a surge of Divine Soul power transformed into a ferocious face, lunging straight at his face.

"I was already guarding against you..."

The three flowers burned, crazily boosting his Divine Soul power. A vertical eye split open between his brows, and the Crimson Evil Eye Technique shot out a beam of red light. The ferocious face wailed and dissipated instantly.

He was still not at ease, so he simply cast several more spells. Upon discovering that there was truly no change, he finally let his Spiritual Sense penetrate it.

A piece of information surfaced in his mind. "Great Heavenly Venerate Spirit. Pseudo-Incarnation."

He injected his Divine Soul power into it. Instantly, the cyan sphere gushed with vast Divine Soul power, covering his body surface. His aura skyrocketed, reaching the level of the Seventh Heaven Emperor Realm.

"So it is a Seventh Heaven Incarnation."

Li Jiangchen pondered slightly, and a Clone condensed into existence.

The next moment, the Divine Soul power covering his body flowed like water, attaching itself to the Clone, and its aura skyrocketed.

"With my original body, I now have two Seventh Heaven combat strengths; this is perfect for handling matters where it is inconvenient to show my face."

Li Jiangchen walked to the altar, from which silver light continued to pour out.

"To have died for so many years and still leave behind so many contingencies, resurrecting at the slightest opportunity. If those at the Eighth Heaven are so hard to kill, I wonder how it is for a Nine Heavens Supreme?"

According to the description of the Human Realm Saint Spirit, during its Peak, the Human Realm had over ten Nine Heavens Supremes.

Countless years have passed, and there has yet to be any news of a Human Race Supreme being resurrected.

"This altar is somewhat eerie; it is not worth coveting..."

Li Jiangchen pointed a finger, and Sword Qi erupted. The altar shattered, turning into countless stone fragments.

Suddenly, his brows arched. He faintly saw a pitch-black crystal at the bottom covered in ancient seal characters and patterns.

He pulled with his palm, and the black crystal came into his hand, emitting a warm and smooth sensation.

"Twelve Sealing God-Devil Armor... It is that Supreme Divine Martial Art it used earlier."

After some investigation, he immediately understood that this secret technique was actually formed by the Fusion of three Emperor-grade soul-path Divine Abilities.

And the Emperor Soul Stone in his hand was the key to mastering this Supreme Divine Martial Art.

"Relying on the Emperor Soul Stone and Divine Soul Divine Abilities in my hand, I have at least a ninety percent chance of mastering this prototype of the Supreme Divine Martial Art."

The corners of Li Jiangchen's mouth curled up.

"Wait, if the two people who disappeared earlier were not secretly dealt with by the Great Heavenly Venerate Spirit, then..."

Whoosh— A shocking yet obscure Divine Soul power swept past. Instantly, strange gibberish echoed in his ears, causing Li Jiangchen's Divine Soul to experience a trace of confusion.

The next moment, the silver eye within his Soul Sea shot out a beam of light, bringing him back to clarity.

"Something is wrong; this mountain is strange..."

Li Jiangchen stepped on escape light and fled outward at high speed.

Dozens of breaths later, after leaving the range of the Soul Suppressing Mountain, that feeling of heart palpitations gradually disappeared.

He looked back, his gaze piercing through layers of soul fog, and faintly saw countless eyes emerging from the Soul Suppressing Mountain.

"This... is definitely not the Soul Suppressing Mountain."

Li Jiangchen gritted his teeth, the Power of Wind and Thunder exploding to its limit. He dashed into the passage, and a cup of tea later, the surrounding scene changed abruptly.

"I finally got out. Fortunately, that powerful entity is in a deep slumber and did not pay special attention to me."

"I did not expect that there would be such a terrifying entity in the Three Mountains Star Domain."

Li Jiangchen's eyes were grave.

His combat strength had already soared to the Seventh Heaven Emperor Realm; even the Phantom Star Emperor could not give him this feeling.

Was it an Eighth Heaven... or a Nine Heavens entity?