Chapter 1164 : Primordial Qi Unleashes Three Incarnations

In that fleeting moment, none of the Immortals held back, each pouring forth their full strength to withstand the onslaught of the Starry Void Ancient Beasts.

Behold, the Eastern Sovereign summoned forth the Eastern Sovereign Bell, its peerless might descending to suppress the foe, while the Primordial Ice Silkworm cast out a Frost Soul Immortal Net, revealing it to be a High Grade Immortal Treasure of formidable power.

Kael Chen was no less impressive. Above his head, three radiant blossoms unfurled, from which descended three peerless incarnations.

The first, clad in black robes with hair as dark as night, possessed an aura of startling majesty—a Sacred Lord of the Demonic Path. The second figure was a Daoist True Lord of transcendent grace and immortal bearing. The third held prayer beads, his head crowned with a halo of golden light—he was a Buddha [an enlightened being who has attained Buddhahood].

The other Immortals glanced over, their hearts stirring with shock, for they realized these three incarnations each possessed cultivation at the Ascension Immortal Realm.

"A single breath of primordial Qi [the fundamental life-force of the universe] transforms into a Buddha, a True Immortal, and a Demon Monarch. One man is the equal of four peerless Immortal."

"His methods are too astonishing, likely surpassing even ordinary cultivators at the Fourth Level of Immortal Ascension by a significant margin,"

remarked the Master of the Dao Palace, unable to contain his admiration upon witnessing the world-shaking prowess of Eldrin Chen.

The combat prowess displayed by the Eastern Sovereign, Kael Chen, and the Primordial Ice Silkworm was extraordinarily potent, each of them brushing against the threshold of the Mid Ascendant Immortal Realm.

With these three stalwarts holding the front line, the other six Immortal also unleashed their attacks in unison. Original English translation available at audio–novel.com.

Lin Tianqi [the Sword Saint of the Eastern Wastes] had cultivated the Immortal Physique known as the Peerless Sword Bone [a constitution perfectly attuned to the Sword Dao], achieving a state of perfect unity with the Sword Dao Law [the fundamental principle of the Sword Path]. His offensive power had astonishingly approached the realm of the Mid Ascendant Immortal Realm [the middle stage of the Ascendant Immortal cultivation level].

Peng the Roc Demon Sage [the ancient Roc demon] dominated with his Immortal Physique [a supreme physical form]. Empowered by his Dao Fruit [the crystallized essence of one's cultivation path], his speed reached an ultimate extreme, sufficient to contend with the Chaos Ancient Beast [a primordial beast born from chaos].

Meanwhile, the Master of the Dao Palace [the leader of the Dao Palace] activated a formation diagram, using the power of the Formation [a mystical array] to deflect the savage, primordial force of the ancient beast.

The remaining three—Kunxuan the Dao Venerable [the Dao Venerable Kunxuan], the Thunder Tribulation Deity [the deity presiding over thunder tribulations], and the Star Palace Master [the master of the Star Palace]—possessed ordinary foundations and had only recently broken through to the Ascendant Immortal [the Ascendant Immortal cultivation level]. Their combat prowess ranked among the lowest within that tier.

Though they could not overcome the Starry Void Ancient Beasts [the ancient beasts of the starry void], they joined forces to activate the Crimson Plume Immortal Ark [an immortal-class flying vessel adorned with crimson plumes], directly blocking the advance of that Starry Void Ancient Beasts.

Through this combined effort, they finally managed to hold the line against the Starry Void Ancient Beasts.

Regrettably, their cultivation was still insufficient to inflict fatal wounds upon the Starry Void Ancient Beasts. They could only prevent it from crashing into the Purple Realm [the Purple Realm, a major realm in the cultivation world].

Simultaneously, Eldrin Chen [the Abyssal Emperor] executed Body and Sword Unification [a technique merging the cultivator's body with their sword], riding upon the Heavenly Separated Twin Swords [a pair of legendary celestial swords] as he soared skyward. He traveled along the meridian channels of the Starry Void Ancient Beasts, arriving, almost imperceptibly, at a location where golden blood flowed.

This golden blood was brimming with an overwhelmingly vigorous life force, yet it also contained an incredibly domineering energy.

Even the Heavenly Separated Twin Swords felt immense pressure before this true blood [the potent, refined lifeblood of a powerful being], unable to completely evaporate or refine it.

"Such potent Primordial Blood [the concentrated life essence and power of an ancient being]!"

"This is the place."

Sensing the extraordinary nature of this Primordial Blood, Eldrin Chen knew this must be the location of the Starry Void Ancient Beasts's heart.

Without the slightest hesitation, and at the cost of depleting another significant portion of his Immortal Essence Power [the foundational energy of an immortal cultivator], he once more merged the Heavenly Separated Twin Swords into a single entity.

A sword radiance of incandescent brilliance erupted, cleaving a path through the ancient beast's innards to strike directly at its core.

"ROOOOAR—!"

In that instant, an indescribable, soul-rending roar echoed through the Boundless Starry Sky.

The Starry Void Ancient Beasts thrashed and coiled violently within the void before finally falling into absolute stillness.

"It's dead!"

As elation surged through the group, they saw a blazing white sword-light soar from within the beast's carcass, transforming mid-flight into a figure clad in snow-white robes.

Eldrin Chen held the heart of the Chaos Ancient Beast in his hand, his expression serene as he surveyed his surroundings. Finally, he transformed into a streak of flowing light that cleaved through the void, striking towards the Starry Void Ancient Beasts that spanned eight million Li-lengths [one Li-length equals five hundred meters].

If Eldrin Chen could slay a Starry Void Ancient Beasts spanning ten million Li-lengths, then this one, a mere eight million Li-lengths in size, was inevitably fated to meet the same end.

This ancient beast of eight million Li-lengths was far inferior to its predecessor; its physical form could not withstand the piercing edge of the Heavenly Separated Twin Swords.

As Eldrin Chen channeled the Heavenly Separated Twin Swords for a devastating strike, it did not take long for him to grievously wound the beast. Then, with the might of the Heavenly Separated Twin Swords Union, he suppressed and annihilated it just beyond the borders of the Purple Realm.

"It is finished!"

With the only two Immortal Rank Starry Void Ancient Beasts slain, the remaining ancient beasts, no matter how powerful, were merely beneath the Immortal Rank. The various Demi-Immortal of the Purple Realm could cleanse them thoroughly, posing no significant threat. Experience the full epic at audio - novel . com.

Moreover, the Violet Nine Immortals had now freed their hands and began slaughtering these ancient beasts, eradicating them completely before long.

"BOOM! RUMBLE!"

Heaven and earth roared, and the land stretched into infinity.

Amidst the continuous peals of thunderous sound, the Purple Realm grew increasingly vast and expansive.

Across the Eight Directions of Heaven and Earth, vast stretches of untamed wilderness materialized from the void, their expanse stretching beyond measure, spanning countless billions of Li-lengths [one Li-length equals five hundred meters].

"The current Purple Realm is likely as large as a small half of the Celestial Sand Archipelago,"

Eldrin Chen stood at the edge of the world, gazing upon the ever-expanding Purple Realm, a thought flickering through his mind.

An immeasurable span of time passed before the commotion of the world's ascension gradually subsided.

Then, from the boundless Firmament above, several thousand beams of Merit Radiance descended, scattering towards various corners of the Purple Realm.

"Is this... Merit Radiance?"

Eldrin Chen murmured, a glimmer of amusement lighting his eyes.

Merit [a metaphysical "currency" representing good karma or virtuous deeds] is an extraordinary thing; every being between heaven and earth carries some measure of it, or its counterpart, karmic burden.

However, for nearly all, the threads of merit and sin are so faint as to be invisible. Only a rare few can accumulate enough merit to manifest it into a tangible substance.

Such beings are invariably those who have performed great deeds of virtue for Heaven and Earth.

This time, the successful ascension of the Purple Realm [a major cultivation world] has fundamentally elevated its status, granting it the power to bestow Merit Radiance [a luminous manifestation of accrued virtue and good karma] upon all living beings.

Those who received this merit were almost exclusively individuals who had made significant contributions to the Purple Realm, yet the amount of Merit Radiance they were allotted varied immensely.

The Nascent Soul Dao Lords [powerful cultivators at the Nascent Soul stage] received only minuscule portions of Merit Radiance; it vanished from sight the moment it entered their bodies.

If someone were to slay them, they would damage their own merit, increase their own Karmic Burden [the weight of negative karma and sin], and inevitably incur the disdain of the Purple Realm's World Will [the sentient will of the world itself]. Their future cultivation path would become fraught with insurmountable obstacles.

The Violet Nine Immortals [a legendary group of nine powerful Immortals], who resisted the Immortal Rank [a realm of power] Chaos Ancient Beast [a primordial beast of chaos] and contributed to the Purple Realm's ascension, received a share of Merit Radiance a thousand times greater than that of the Nascent Soul Dao Lords.

These nine Immortals [beings who have transcended mortality] shared approximately one-tenth of the total Merit Radiance, each receiving over three thousand units of Heaven and Earth Merit [the highest form of cosmic merit, recognized by heaven and earth].

With three thousand merits shielding their forms, this bounty would prove immensely valuable when they later ascended to the Immortal Realm [the realm of the Immortals].

Even the Immortals within the Immortal Realm, to avoid damaging their own myself merit, would generally refrain from delivering a fatal blow to those bearing such vast stores of virtue.

Yet Eldrin Chen received far more. He alone claimed eight-tenths of the merit, a staggering three hundred thousand units of meritorious power.

This merit coalesced behind Eldrin Chen's head, ultimately manifesting as three luminous rings of Merit's Pure Radiance [a halo of pure, condensed merit] encircling him.

"Merit's Pure Radiance."

Perceiving the halo of Merit's Pure Radiance [a visible aura of accumulated virtuous deeds] glowing behind his head, Eldrin Chen could not help but reveal a faint smile.

It requires the power of one hundred thousand units of Merit [a metaphysical "currency" representing good karma or virtuous deeds] to condense a single strand of Merit's Pure Radiance, and its wondrous utility is truly extraordinary.

As far as Eldrin Chen knew, for one who possesses the Merit's Pure Radiance, each strand could offset a single Great Tribulation [a catastrophic heavenly trial] lasting one million years.

Not only that, but now, with this Merit's Pure Radiance shielding his body, even an Earth Immortal Progenitor [a supreme cultivator who has attained immortality while remaining on earth] would think twice upon seeing him; unless absolutely necessary, none would dare to strike a fatal blow. Find this and other novels at audio–novel.com.