Chapter 1933 : Clash of the Golden Bull King

Fortunately, their surprise assault was timely, as this Formation [a structured arrangement of energy for defense or attack] was operating in an unattended, automatic state.

Had a Chaos Demon God [a powerful entity born from primordial disorder] discovered it and allowed Eldrin to indirectly take control of the grand formation, they would likely have had to pay a steeper price to breach its defenses.

"BOOM—"

In that very instant, the Chaos Demon God within the Chaos Golden Bull Nest [the lair of the primordial Golden-Back Savage Bulls] reacted.

A divine fiend clad in golden armor roared, riding forth on a Golden Divine Spear [a spear imbued with divine power] and launching its assault directly at the group.

"The Golden-Back Savage Bull King."

The moment he laid eyes on this golden-armored divine fiend, Eldrin Chen recognized its origin. "Leave this one to me," he declared, his voice calm.

As the words fell, Eldrin Chen casually threw a punch. He channeled surging Heavenly God [a high realm of cultivation power] energy, stirring the Six Harmonies [a powerful formation art based on the harmony of six directions], and collided with the golden-armored Demon God. The impact Burst [erupted] into a cataclysmic shockwave.

For a fleeting moment, Chaos [the primordial, formless state before creation] churned violently, heaven and earth seemed to overturn. A shockwave cleaved through the Chaos, splitting apart myriads of dimensional worlds in its path, only for them to crumble into dust an instant later.

"Such formidable physical prowess. Truly worthy of the Golden-Back Savage Bull Clan [a clan of demonic beasts renowned for their immense strength and golden hides]."

After a fleeting clash, the two combatants disengaged, passing each other like crossing blades.

Eldrin Chen turned his gaze back upon the Golden-Back Savage Bull King [a powerful demon beast with a golden-hued back and immense physical strength], a flicker of astonishment crossing his features.

This Golden-Back Savage Bull King was renowned for its formidable physical body, having walked the Path of Fleshly Body Sanctification [a cultivation art focused on tempering the physical form to an indestructible state]. Its golden battle armor, furthermore, was forged from Indestructibility Adamantine [a legendary, nearly unbreakable metal].

Such armor granted a near-immunity to physical assaults; attacks of the same cultivation realm could scarcely harm it. Even Eldrin Chen's own Primordial Chaos Indestructibility Body [a supreme constitution born of primordial chaos, granting immense physical resilience] found it difficult to overpower his foe.

"No wonder the rumors say you once held your own against an opponent at the seventh level of the Great Encompassing Golden Immortal [a high-level immortal cultivation realm] realm," Eldrin remarked.

Gazing at the Golden-Back Savage Bull King, Eldrin Chen could not help but voice his admiration.

The Golden-Back Savage Bull King, however, responded with a cold sneer. Its eyes swept over the encircling figures with undisguised contempt. "Knowing my reputation, you still dare to storm my gates?"

"Withdraw now, and you may yet cling to a sliver of life. Take one more step forward, and your fate is sealed—utter annihilation awaits."

"Is that so?"

Eldrin Chen replied with a faint smile. In his hand, the Returning Abyss Seal [a powerful magical treasure] transformed, manifesting the Chaos Heaven Halberd [a weapon of devastating power]. In an instant, it became a streak of chilling light that pierced through the surrounding Chaos [the primordial, formless state from which all things emerged], carrying with it an aura of absolute obliteration as it shot toward the Golden-Back Savage Bull King.

It was undeniable that the power Eldrin Chen now wielded was truly peerless. When he fused his physical body, his Primordial Spirit [the spiritual core of a cultivator], and his Great Path [the supreme cultivation art he follows] into one, it unleashed a divine edge capable of annihilating all creation.

The Golden-Back Savage Bull King showed not a shred of fear. Gripping his Golden Divine Spear, its power shook the very Nine Heavens [the highest celestial realms]. His roar shattered countless worlds as he charged forth with an unstoppable, earth-shaking physical might.

An epochal duel Burst [erupted] once more, causing the vast Sea of Chaos [the primordial, formless expanse from which all realms were born] to tremble and churn violently.

Almost simultaneously, Verdant Consort and Nyssa Qu joined the fray, Burst [clashing] in a grand confrontation against the Chaos Demon God [primordial fiends born from the Sea of Chaos].

Among them, Verdant Consort and Nyssa Qu each engaged a Golden-Back Savage Bull at the Great Encompassing Golden Immortal Mid Stage [a high-tier immortal realm]. The remaining four Chaos Demon God at the Great Encompassing Golden Immortal Early Stage [a lower-tier immortal realm] were deemed less threatening. Ethan Chen, Ao Hong, Gentle Deer, and the Reincarnation Body [a powerful avatar formed from the essence of past lives] each took on one.

Meanwhile, Violet Consort Yan and Lila held back, watching for the perfect moment to strike.

In such a fierce battle, it took merely a little over a thousand exchanges. The Reincarnation Body seized an opening and with a single, devastating blow, annihilated one of the Chaos Demon God.

"Not good!"

Seeing a Chaos Demon God fall in such a short time, the Golden-Back Savage Bull King finally showed a flicker of alarm on his face.

In that instant, any thought of continuing the fight vanished. He immediately barked an order, "Second Brother, Third Brother! Hold nothing back!"

As the words fell, the two Great Encompassing Golden Immortal Mid Stage Chaos Demon God [primordial demons born from chaos] immediately went berserk, unleashing their Forbidden Divine Ability [a supreme technique that trades lifespan or vitality for immense, temporary power] in a desperate bid for survival.

The cultivation base of those two Chaos Demon God, originally only at the fourth or fifth layer of Great Encompassing Golden Immortal, surged instantly upon activating the Forbidden Divine Ability. Their power skyrocketed to the threshold of the Seventh Layer Great Encompassing Golden Immortal.

When they unleashed their Divine Ability [a supreme supernatural power] and other techniques anew, their might was incomparable to before. They even began to suppress Verdant Consort and Nyssa Qu, forcing them onto the defensive.

Witnessing this, Eldrin Chen’s expression grew solemn.

For Eldrin Chen, battles between Great Encompassing Golden Immortal were not inherently fearsome. The true danger lay in Great Encompassing Golden Immortal fighting with utter disregard for their own lives.

Even though the strength of the Chen Immortal Clan far surpassed that of the Golden-Back Savage Bull Clan, if a Chaos Demon God resorted to a Forbidden Divine Ability, the Chen Immortal Clan in its current state could still suffer devastating losses.

Fortunately, the Chen Immortal Clan had prepared for such a contingency.

Eldrin Chen’s gaze shifted to Nyssa Qu and Lila, and he commanded without hesitation, “Now.”

"Whoosh—"

The moment Eldrin Chen’s order was given, Violet Consort Yan and Lila sprang into action.

In that instant, Violet Consort Yan unleashed the Dutian Violet Flame Net [a divine ability manifesting as a vast, violet-flame net]. Simultaneously, she activated two other Divine Ability [a supreme supernatural technique]—the Dutian Violet Flame Divine Thunder [a divine thunder imbued with violet flame] and the Nether Heaven Sealing Realm Path [a sealing technique that isolates a region of space]. These coalesced into a divine net that blotted out the heavens and earth, suppressing two of the Chaos Demon God [primordial, formless beings of immense destructive power] who were on the verge of Burst [a self-detonation technique].

With her power alone, Violet Consort Yan could not possibly restrain two Chaos Demon God who had activated their Forbidden Divine Ability [a supremely powerful technique that exacts a heavy toll on the user].

Fortunately, Lila acted in the same breath. Not only did she activate the Amplification Divine Ability [an ability that enhances power] of her Frost Soul Immortal Pearl [a peerless treasure of ice and soul essence], she also executed the Forbidden Divine Ability, Frost Soul Ascendant Immortal Path [a forbidden art that temporarily elevates one's cultivation base]. This surge elevated her cultivation to the level of a Sixth Layer Great Encompassing Golden Immortal [the sixth stage of the Great Encompassing Golden Immortal realm]. Empowered thus, she summoned her Innate Divine Ability [a divine ability one is born with], the Eternal Glacier [a manifestation of primordial, unending frost].

Amplified by the Forbidden Divine Ability and further bolstered by the Frost Soul Immortal Pearl, the glacial power Lila now channeled through the Eternal Glacier was potent enough to threaten even a Late Stage Great Encompassing Golden Immortal [a cultivator at the pinnacle of the Great Encompassing Golden Immortal realm] Chaos Demon God.

In that fleeting moment, a wave of absolute cold swept across the Eight Desolations [a vast, barren expanse]. This frigid tide, working in concert with Violet Consort Yan's Dutian Violet Flame Net, managed to suppress the two Chaos Demon God who had unleashed their Forbidden Divine Ability.

"Now!"

Seizing this opening, Verdant Consort struck. In a flash, she summoned the Crimson-Azure Twin Dragon Swords [a pair of sentient dragon swords, one crimson, one azure]. They merged into a single, blindingly brilliant dragon-shaped sword aura that cleaved through the void, piercing straight through the physical body of the Second Ancestor of the Golden-Back Savage Bull Clan [a clan of powerful, bull-like demonic beasts].

At the same moment, her Reincarnation Body [an avatar born from the power of reincarnation] shattered the sky as it arrived. Wielding the profound mysteries of Reincarnation [the cycle of death and rebirth] and the Space-Time Great Path [the supreme law governing space and time], it launched a devastating assault across the firmament. Instantly, it shattered the physical form of the Third Ancestor of the Golden-Back Savage Bull Clan.

"*Clang!*"

Meanwhile, Ethan Chen paid the price of taking a direct blow from his opponent to unleash a forbidden Slaughter [a divine ability focused on absolute destruction]—the Divine Ability known as 'Polarity Life-Death Slash' [a slash that embodies the ultimate dichotomy of life and death].

In that fleeting instant, a sword energy swept through the Six Harmonies formation, completely piercing the Primordial Spirit [the spiritual core of a cultivator] of the Golden-Back Savage Bull Clan's Second Ancestor and shredding it into nothingness within the Chaos [the primordial, formless state before creation].

"Second Brother!"

Witnessing the Golden-Back Savage Bull Clan's Second Ancestor fall so abruptly, and with the Third Ancestor grievously wounded, the several Great Encompassing Golden Immortal [a supreme realm of immortal cultivation] experts of the Golden-Back Savage Bull Clan were filled with shock and fury.

The Golden-Back Savage Bull King himself paled dramatically. Not daring to hold back in the slightest, he immediately unleashed a Forbidden Divine Ability [a supreme technique that exacts a heavy price for immense power], pushing his combat prowess to its absolute limit.

"Be careful."

Seeing this, Exquisite Jiang's expression shifted slightly, a trace of concern flashing in her eyes as she prepared to intervene.

But Eldrin Chen stopped her, his voice calm and steady. "Go and deal with the rest. Leave the Golden-Back Savage Bull King to me."

With those words, Eldrin Chen's countenance turned utterly grave. He surged forward, clashing directly with the Golden-Back Savage Bull King in a titanic struggle.

Yet it was undeniable—the Golden-Back Savage Bull King was truly formidable. Empowered by the Forbidden Divine Ability, his strength had soared to the level of a Seventh Layer Great Encompassing Golden Immortal. Moreover, within that realm, his combat power could be considered exceptionally potent.

If the two Great Encompassing Golden Immortal experts of the Golden-Back Savage Bull Clan could only barely reach the threshold of the Seventh Layer Great Encompassing Golden Immortal after using their Forbidden Divine Ability, then the Golden-Back Savage Bull King's current power was on a completely different level—fearsomely powerful.

Even if the two Great Encompassing Golden Immortal Mid Stage cultivators of the Golden-Back Savage Bull Clan were to unleash their Forbidden Divine Ability and attack together, they would stand no chance against the Golden-Back Savage Bull King.

Although Eldrin Chen's combat power had already reached the level of the Seventh Layer Great Encompassing Golden Immortal, without employing his Forbidden Divine Ability, he still felt immense pressure facing the Golden-Back Savage Bull King and harbored little confidence in securing victory.

Witnessing this, he hesitated not a moment. He immediately activated his Forbidden Divine Ability, the 'Polarity Sacrificial Self Path'.

In that instant, Eldrin Chen's aura surged violently. His entire foundational combat power was amplified by more than double, temporarily elevating him to the Fourth Layer of the Great Encompassing Golden Immortal realm. His battle prowess even brushed against the threshold of the Eighth Heaven of the Great Encompassing Golden Immortal.

"Damnation!"

Seeing Eldrin Chen unleash his Forbidden Divine Ability, a flicker of despair crossed the Golden-Back Savage Bull King's visage.

He could no longer afford to continue the fight. He immediately sought to disengage, break through the encirclement, and flee towards the Depths of Chaos.

Yet, how could Eldrin Chen allow him his wish?

Behold, Eldrin Chen attacked with his full might, relentlessly clashing head-on with the bull king in a Burst of divine power, forcing his foe into a position where escape was impossible.

And so, as the duel between the two raged on, the battle on the other side finally reached its conclusion.

After unleashing its Forbidden Divine Ability [a supreme technique that grants immense power at a great cost], the Third Ancestor of the Golden-Back Savage Bull Clan temporarily attained the power of a Seventh Layer Great Encompassing Golden Immortal [the seventh level of the Great Encompassing Golden Immortal realm]. However, after suffering grievous wounds, its cultivation base plummeted once more.

Now, besieged by the combined assault of its foes, it found that even its mighty fists could not fend off so many hands. In the end, it was slain upon the Void Heaven [a desolate expanse of primordial void] by the Reincarnation Body [a profound technique that manifests a combat avatar imbued with the power of reincarnation].

The remaining four Chaos Demon Gods [primordial demons born from chaos] struggled with all their might, but their fate was already sealed. One by one, they were suppressed and executed within the depths of the Chaos [the primordial, formless state from which all things emerged].

During their final struggle, they too attempted to unleash their own Forbidden Divine Abilities in a desperate bid for survival. Yet, the greatest effect of their last stand was merely to force the members of the Chen Clan to counter with their own Forbidden Divine Abilities to deliver the final blow.

The great battle raged for over three hundred thousand years. By the time all six Chaos Demon Gods had been vanquished, the Golden-Back Savage Bull King could no longer sustain its forbidden combat state. Its cultivation realm fell back to the Great Encompassing Golden Immortal Mid Stage [the middle stage of the Great Encompassing Golden Immortal realm].

Furthermore, suffering from the severe backlash of using a Forbidden Divine Ability, the Golden-Back Savage Bull King's combat power temporarily plummeted to a level equivalent to the fourth layer of an ordinary Great Encompassing Golden Immortal.

In stark contrast, the side effects of the first stage of Eldrin Chen's Forbidden Divine Ability, the Polarity Sacrificial Self Path [a supreme cultivation art that sacrifices aspects of the self to achieve polarity-based power], were negligible, leaving his combat prowess virtually unaffected.

Thus, as Eldrin Chen launched his full assault, the Golden-Back Savage Bull King finally found itself unable to withstand the onslaught and was suppressed and slain within the void.

"It is over."

With a decisive victory secured, Eldrin Chen allowed himself a moment to release a soft sigh of relief.

He surveyed the assembled group, noting that the auras of all present were notably weakened.

The most severely affected were Lila and Ethan Chen. Both had unleashed a Forbidden Divine Ability [a supreme technique that consumes the user's life force or cultivation base], and their current cultivation and combat power had plummeted to the level of the Great Encompassing Golden Immortal Early Stage.

Ethan Chen, in particular, had sustained grievous wounds in his decisive strike to slay the Second Ancestor of the Golden-Back Savage Bull Clan.

Fortunately, for a Great Encompassing Golden Immortal Early Stage cultivator to recover from using a Forbidden Divine Ability, it typically required only a single Kalpa Tribulation [a cycle of cosmic destruction and renewal]. Furthermore, Gentle Deer's Nine-Colored Immortal Nectar [a miraculous elixir capable of healing nearly all common injuries for a Great Encompassing Golden Immortal] could treat such wounds.

As for the others, while they all bore injuries of varying severity, their wounds were far lighter than those two. With several hundred thousand to a million years of rest, they would make a full Recovery.

Contemplating this, Eldrin Chen stored the carcass of the Golden-Back Savage Bull King within his palm. A smile touched his lips as he declared, "This battle spanned over three hundred thousand years and held moments of true peril. Yet, in the end, we achieved a resounding victory."

His words were met with nods and shared smiles from the group.

This triumph was complete, made all the more decisive by the fact that not a single Chaos Demon God [a primordial being of chaos and malevolence] had managed to escape.

This point was crucial. Had any Chaos Demon God escaped, the true strength of the Chen Immortal Clan would have been exposed. Such exposure would inevitably draw the wary attention of neighboring Chaos Demon God hordes and, more dangerously, the focused scrutiny of the Chaos Demon God powers within the Eastern Departure Flame Domain.

Moreover, any escaped Chaos Demon God would become a sworn and formidable enemy of the Chen Immortal Clan.

The manner of the former Sword Abyss Immortal Lord's demise was something Eldrin Chen understood all too well.

That Sword Abyss Immortal Lord possessed a character of unyielding sharpness. Within the span of a mere ten Kalpa Tribulation [immense cosmic cycles], he had launched dozens of Chaos War [wars waged in the primordial chaos]. In these conflicts, he conquered numerous Chaos Lair [demonic strongholds in the primordial chaos] and slew several Chaos Demon God [powerful demonic deities born from chaos].

Yet, it was precisely these actions that sowed the seeds of his own downfall.

Those Chaos Demon God who had once been defeated by the Sword Abyss Immortal Lord banded together. Seizing the moment when his Forbidden Divine Ability [a supreme, world-shaking technique] had not yet fully recovered, they allied with a Seventh Layer Great Encompassing Golden Immortal [a cultivator at the seventh layer of the Great Encompassing Golden Immortal realm] Chaos Demon God and laid an ambush, surrounding and killing him deep within the Chaos [the primordial, formless void].

Even the Primordial One Imperial Lord [an Imperial Lord of the Primordial One realm] from the Sword Clan who sought to rescue him was blocked by a forbidden existence lurking within the Chaos.

Thus, it was clear: letting an enemy escape today often plants the thorn of future calamity.

With this thought, Eldrin Chen turned his gaze to the Chaos Lair before them and spoke, "Let us inspect this nest."

So saying, Eldrin Chen was the first to step across the threshold into the Chaos Lair.

The Chaos Golden Bull Nest was immense, its vastness boundless and majestic, rivaling even the legendary Chaos Violet Phoenix Nest of ages past.

Exploring the depths of the Chaos Golden Bull Nest, the group discovered a large Immortality Adamantine Vein [a vein of an ultra-hard, immortal-grade metal], an Innate Spiritual Root [a spiritual plant born from the primordial essence of heaven and earth] known as the Indestructibility Golden Fruit Tree [a tree bearing fruit that grants a form of unbreakable durability], along with a considerable number of other various Rare Spiritual Wonders [rare and wondrous spiritual materials].

That colossal Immortality Adamantine Vein [a legendary mineral vein of immense durability and value] held extraordinary worth. It could ceaselessly produce Primordial Unity Adamantine [a foundational, supremely durable metal], with each Kalpa Tribulation [a grand cosmic cycle spanning billions of years] nurturing a yield of Primordial Unity Adamantine valued at over ten million strands of Innate Energy [the primordial, uncreated energy of the cosmos].

Furthermore, on rare occasions, it could even give birth to the far more astonishing Great Encompassing Adamantine [adamantine metal refined to a supreme, all-encompassing grade], a precious treasure perfect for forging Great Encompassing Divine Weapon [divine weapons of the highest order] and suits of armor.

The Indestructibility Golden Fruit Tree [a divine tree bearing fruit that grants an unbreakable physique], too, was a supreme treasure for cultivating the physical body.

This tree took root upon the Immortality Adamantine Vein, drawing upon the power of Adamantine [the general class of supremely hard, spiritual metals] to grow Indestructibility Golden Fruit [golden fruit that bestows an indestructible body]. Consuming this fruit could aid a cultivator in achieving the Indestructibility Body [a legendary physique of absolute durability], and it was also one of the finest cultivation resources for those pursuing the Path of Fleshly Body Sanctification [the ascetic path of refining the mortal form to sanctity] to reach the Great Encompassing Golden Immortal [the Golden Immortal realm of the Great Encompassing stage].

"Excellent,"

Eldrin Chen said with satisfaction, gazing upon the Indestructibility Golden Fruit Tree. "With this tree, we have gained another vital resource for our cultivation."

Hearing this, the others also felt a surge of joy.

There were, in truth, certain limitations for a Great Encompassing Golden Immortal refining Great Encompassing Rare Treasure [rare treasures of the Great Encompassing grade] to advance their cultivation.

For instance, a cultivator with a Great Encompassing Physique [a physical constitution at the Great Encompassing stage] in its initial phase could only refine three Great Encompassing Immortal Pill [immortal pills of the Great Encompassing grade] per Kalpa Tribulation. Consuming more would risk destabilizing their foundational cultivation.

However, by switching to a different type of Rare Spiritual Wonders [rare and wondrous spiritual objects], this limitation could be partially circumvented.

Each Indestructibility Golden Fruit [a miraculous fruit said to grant a sliver of immortality] can only be consumed three times in a lifetime, yet it can be taken alongside the Great Encompassing Immortal Pill [a supreme elixir that refines the cultivator's foundation], further accelerating one's cultivation progress.

Contemplating this, Ethan Chen spoke his thoughts: "The Indestructibility Golden Fruit Tree [the divine tree that bears the Indestructibility Golden Fruits] can only survive rooted upon a spiritual vein. Should we transport the Chaos Lair [a primordial and unstable pocket dimension] back with us, or leave someone here to guard this place?"