Chapter 1617 : Thunder's Forge and the Indestructible Body

"Boom—" The moment these Thunder Creatures [demonic beasts born of pure thunder and lightning] perceived Eldrin Chen, they erupted with boundless killing intent and surged forward to annihilate him.

Yet, Eldrin Chen's expression remained utterly serene. He took a step, ascending into the heavens, and unleashed a single, unstoppable fist. It struck true, instantly obliterating one of the Thunder Creatures.

"Crackle—"

Having shattered one Thunder Creature with a punch, Eldrin Chen immediately felt a surge of Thunder Force [the power of heavenly thunder] reverberate through his flesh. To his astonishment, he discovered his physical strength had undergone a subtle enhancement.

"Heavenly Thunder Body Tempering!"

Eldrin Chen murmured softly, a flicker of pleasant surprise crossing his features.

These Thunder Creatures were not weak. The potent Thunder Force they unleashed upon striking his body possessed the wondrous effect of tempering his Primordial Chaos Indestructible Body [a legendary physique of unparalleled resilience]. Most crucially, their bodies contained minute traces of Thunder Primordial Source [the primordial essence of thunder]. By refining this essence, Eldrin Chen could accelerate the replenishment of the Thunder Primordial Source required for his Primordial Chaos Indestructible Body.

"Yes, this is precisely the sensation."

Heart alight with joy, Eldrin Chen strode forward, ascending once more to meet the horde of Thunder Creatures in furious combat.

Individually, these Thunder Creatures were no match for Eldrin Chen—he could suppress one with a mere finger. Yet, as hundreds upon hundreds of Thunder Beings [another term for the Thunder Creatures] swarmed toward him in a relentless tide, even he began to feel a not-insignificant pressure. Find thousands of chapters at site: audio-novel.com.

Even so, Eldrin Chen still did not activate the power of his Immortal Treasure or Divine Ability. Relying solely on his Primordial Chaos Indestructible Body, he charged headlong into the fray, unleashing a full-force battle against the Thunder Creatures.

Throughout this process, Eldrin Chen was battered by repeated heavy blows from the Thunder Beings. A deluge of Thunder Force nearly drowned him completely.

The offensive power of these Thunder Beings was utterly Valerius [peerless], each one comparable to the full-strength assault of an Earth Immortal [a cultivator who has ascended to the Earth Immortal realm] powerhouse. With hundreds, even thousands, joining forces, even a Half-Step Celestial Immortal [a cultivator on the verge of ascending to the Celestial Immortal realm] would likely be encircled and slain. Fortunately, Eldrin Chen's Primordial Chaos Indestructible Body was equally Valerius [peerless]. Despite the relentless onslaught, he never suffered a critical wound. Instead, under the immense pressure of the myriad thunderbolts, his body grew only stronger.

"Slaughter—!"

After an immeasurable length of time, Eldrin Chen roared forth from the boundless sea of lightning. As he crushed the final Thunder Creatures, he realized he had cleansed this stretch of sea of all Thunder Beings.

Eldrin Chen surveyed his surroundings and let out a slow, measured breath. To single-handedly shatter a horde of hundreds of Earth Immortal-realm thunder beings was a feat perhaps beyond even Myriad Spirits Ancient Ancestor.

In that moment, he could feel it clearly—his Primordial Chaos Indestructible Body had grown more seamless and flawless, radiating a soft, luminous Thunder Force.

Every fiber of his muscle seemed tempered a thousandfold, capable of erupting with force enough to pierce a vast expanse of stars.

"The Primordial Chaos Indestructible Body nears perfection." "With but one more step, to absorb the final essence of thunder and complete the Taiyi Primordial Indestructible Physique [the ultimate, perfected form of the Primordial Chaos Indestructible Body], it shall be whole."

Eldrin Chen murmured softly, his gaze piercing toward the deepest heart of the Ten Directions Annihilation Sea.

Only the final step remained to cultivate the Primordial Chaos Indestructible Body. Even though the deepest part was even more perilous, Eldrin Chen had no reason to refuse.

He lifted his foot and continued towards the Ten Directions Annihilation Sea. Unexpectedly, within the depths of the Ten Directions Annihilation Sea, there seemed to be none of those Thunder Creatures. What he saw was, instead, an extraordinary calm.

"Strange."

Eldrin Chen was inwardly puzzled, then continued striding forward.

He journeyed for an unknowable length of time. When Eldrin Chen finally set foot in the deepest part of the Ten Directions Annihilation Sea, he discovered ten thunder islands, each glowing with a different hue. These ten islands were divided into 'two primary and eight secondary.' The two larger islands occupied the Central Realm, holding the position of the Yin-Yang Supreme Ultimate. The eight smaller islands were positioned in the eight directions, forming the pattern of the Bagua [the eight trigrams].

This arrangement of two primaries and eight secondaries formed an incredibly profound Yin-Yang Bagua Formation. Even with Eldrin Chen's discerning eye, he found its depths unfathomable.

"This is the Ten Directions Annihilation Grand Formation."

Eldrin Chen performed a quick calculation with his fingers and immediately understood the origin of this Formation.

It turned out this Formation was an innate Slaughter Formation from the Primordial Era. Even an existence at the level of an Ancient Immortal Great Power would likely perish on the spot if they tried to force their way through this formation.

"Who in the world could have laid down a Supreme grand formation here?"

Eldrin Chen's heart was filled with shock. Just as he was about to speak, he noticed a stone stele at the edge of one of the ten islands. And upon this stele, a line of characters was inscribed.

Through this line of ancient script, Eldrin Chen understood the origin of the Ten Directions Annihilation Islands [a legendary archipelago of ten islands imbued with the power of ultimate annihilation].

It turned out that the Ten Directions Annihilation Sea [a vast, perilous sea region named for its annihilating properties] was, in the Primordial Era [the most ancient epoch of creation, when the world was first formed], a Daoist Assembly Ground [a sacred site for cultivation and enlightenment] left behind by an ancient Immortal [a being who has ascended to immortality, transcending mortal limits].

That Immortal was named 'Annihilation Daoist' [the Daoist of Annihilation]. He founded the Great Dao of Ten Directions Annihilation [the supreme Great Dao principle governing complete annihilation from all ten directions], and was a member of the Innate Human Race [the primordial, first-born humans of creation] who had reached the Ancient Immortal Realm [the realm of an Ancient Immortal, a venerable and immensely powerful state of being]. He was also a close friend and confidant of Qing Cang, the Great Deity.

Later, when the calamity of the Primordial Era erupted, not only was the Primordial Divine Court [the primordial court of the gods] severely wounded, but the Innate Human Race also found it impossible to remain unscathed. The Annihilation Daoist fell at the hands of a powerful enemy. Before his end, he entrusted his legacy to Qing Cang, the Great Deity.

Later, Qing Cang, the Great Deity, transferred the Annihilation Daoist's Daoist Assembly Ground into the Azure Firmament Immortal Domain [the Vast Azure Immortal Domain, a major realm in the cosmos], leaving it within this Ten Directions Annihilation Sea. Read the full novel exclusively on audio-novel.com (official site).

Any being below the realm of a Heaven Immortal [a Celestial Immortal, a higher tier of immortal existence] who comes to this Ten Directions Annihilation Sea and comprehends the power of the Ten Directions Annihilation Dao Principles [the fundamental laws governing the Dao of Ten Directions Annihilation] can obtain the Annihilation Daoist's inheritance. Alas, the Great Dao of Ten Directions Annihilation is far too profound and mighty, making its comprehension exceedingly difficult. To this day, no one has truly managed to fathom it completely.

"An Innate Human Race from the Primordial Era?"

"Wouldn't that make him a primordial ancient human from the same era as Taishi Dao Ancestor and the Seventy-Two Sages of Humanity?"

After reading the stele's record, Eldrin Chen could not help but murmur these words, his heart filled with boundless astonishment.

Although the Human Race [the collective of human beings] rose to prominence only in the late Ancient Era [a primordial age of myth and legend], and only gained its second Dao Ancestor Immortal Sage [a supreme being who has merged with the fundamental Dao and achieved sagehood] before the third Calamity Tribulation [a cataclysmic event ordained by fate to reshape the cosmos], it is nonetheless one of the earliest Innate Spirit [a primordial spiritual entity born from the chaos of creation] within the Cosmos [the entirety of existence] and the Primal Immortal Domain [the original and most sacred realm of the immortals].

The seniority of Taishi Dao Ancestor [the Progenitor of the Great Beginning Dao] is in no way inferior to that of the Primordial Beginning Divine Sovereign [the Divine Sovereign who presided over the dawn of creation].

While the Innate Human Race [humans born directly from the primal forces of creation, not through ordinary procreation] cannot claim to be born as Great Luo Golden Immortals [immortals of the highest golden rank, sovereign and unchanging], they were beings comparable to Innate Divine Spirit [primordial spirits of divine nature]. That Annihilation Daoist [the Daoist who mastered the path of utter annihilation] was of the Innate Human Race speaks volumes of the profound nature of his origins. According to the stele's records, Annihilation Daoist was born innately possessing the Innate Thunder Primordial Source [the primordial essence and origin of thunder itself].

His talent was peerless and unrivaled. He simultaneously cultivated the Earth-Fortress [a divine ability embodying the unyielding defense of the earth], the Wood-First Divine Thunder [the divine thunder of burgeoning wood and life], the Metallic Essence [the refined spiritual essence of metal], the Fire-Sun Divine Thunder [the divine thunder of the blazing sun], and the Flood Water Divine Thunder [the divine thunder of deluging waters]. He further contemplated the principles of Frost Soul, Annihilating Wind, Silent Extinction, the Supreme Yang [the ultimate principle of active, masculine energy], and the Supreme Yin [the ultimate principle of receptive, feminine energy], ultimately comprehending the power of ten distinct Divine Thunders.

Building upon this foundation, Annihilation Daoist further deduced ten kinds of Profound Grade Divine Ability [divine abilities of the profound and mysterious grade], along with astonishing techniques such as the Ten Directions Annihilation Grand Formation [a grand formation capable of annihilating everything in all ten directions].

Relying on these ten battle-oriented Divine Ability [supernatural powers granted by divine comprehension], Annihilation Daoist's combat prowess was nearly invincible among the Ancient Immortals [immortals who lived and thrived in the ancient eras].

Later, Annihilation Daoist sought to fuse these ten Divine Thunders into one, thereby creating the Great Dao of Ten Directions Annihilation Divine Thunder [the supreme cultivation art of the Annihilating Divine Thunder encompassing all directions].

The power of the ten Divine Thunders was too terrifying; their fusion would inevitably lead to a qualitative transformation. Had this endeavor succeeded, Annihilation Daoist might even have had the potential to ascend to the Dao Ancestor and Immortal Sage Realm [the realm of merging with the fundamental Dao and achieving immortal sagehood].

Alas, he ultimately failed. The fusion of the ten Dao Principles [the fundamental laws and truths of the Dao] proved too arduous a task. In the end, his efforts fell just short, and he failed to cultivate the Great Dao [the supreme and complete path of cultivation]. Because he did not master the Great Dao of Ten Directions Annihilation, Annihilation Daoist remained forever at the Ancient Immortal Realm [the cultivation realm of an ancient immortal], meeting his regrettable end within a Dao Tribulation [a tribulation directly testing one's comprehension and adherence to the Dao].

"According to the ancient stele, within these ten Immortal Island [islands inhabited or blessed by immortals] are recorded ten Divine Ability of at least the Mysterious Profound [Mysterious and Profound] grade or higher."

Among them were the two divine abilities of Supreme Yin [the ultimate principle of passive, receptive, and dark forces] and Supreme Yang [the ultimate principle of active, creative, and light forces], and even a supreme killing art of the Patriarch Grade [a realm of cultivation where one becomes the founding ancestor of a lineage]. For the best reading experience, visit http://www . audio-novel.com.