Chapter 226 - 225: One Body to Cross Wan Jie (Part 1)

"This Body Demon is too insane!" someone couldn’t help but mutter upon seeing this.

"Legend says that a Mortal Body cultivating an Immortal Body will cause the Body Tribulations to stack!" an Old Undying said with a look of horror. "There’s a legend that once a Mortal Body starts to cultivate an Immortal Body, it will face an even more powerful Body Tribulation. This is because it goes against the will of the heavens; the heavens do not permit a Mortal Body to cultivate an Immortal Body! For this very reason, throughout the ages, it has been exceptionally rare for anyone with a Mortal Body to successfully cultivate an Immortal Body!"

"Today, I will slaughter both of your sects—" At this moment, Li Qiye’s Demon Eyes blinked open and closed, sending a chill down everyone’s spine. Right now, Li Qiye was as terrifying as a Demon.

Li Qiye’s words instantly caused the faces of the disciples from the Nantian Country and Jiangzuo Family camps to turn pale. The Jiangzuo Six Emperors were dead, Nan Tian Hudu was dead. This was a tremendous blow to both of their factions.

Li Qiye’s two massive hands blotted out the sky as they suddenly reached for the disciples of the two camps!

"How dare you, junior!" In that instant, a deep roar resounded, a roar so powerful it seemed to shatter the heavens and the earth. Even the stars in the sky trembled.

With a massive BOOM, a hand suddenly shot out from each of the two Ancient Coffins placed within the Jiangzuo Family and Nantian Country camps, swatting the demon-like Li Qiye away!

BANG! Li Qiye fell into the Nether River. The moment he did, the green hair covering his body grew even more frantically, like countless Demon Roots plunging into the Nether River.

"This is too freaky! He fell into the Nether River and isn’t even being washed away!" Seeing Li Qiye’s green hair take root in the Nether River made people gasp. Legend had it that once many experts fell into the Nether River, they would lose control of their bodies and be swept away by the Nether River Water. Yet Li Qiye stood there, unmoving, as if he had grown roots.

"So the two Old Ghosts in the coffins aren’t dead yet!" The demon-like Li Qiye let out a dry laugh. "Crawl on out. Otherwise, you’re no match for me."

"You court death!" A huge hand shot out from the Jiangzuo Family’s Ancient Coffin, slapping straight toward Li Qiye!

At the same time, a giant hand also emerged from the Nantian Country’s Ancient Coffin, grabbing for Li Qiye as if to crush him to death.

"Hiding in your coffins won’t be enough!" Li Qiye roared. At that moment, the Kunpeng hovering above his head opened its mouth and swallowed the endless torrent of Nether River Water.

BOOM—BOOM—BOOM— Something incredible happened. As Li Qiye swallowed countless amounts of Nether River Water, his body began to shoot up, instantly transforming into a Giant with arms as thick as mountain ranges.

"This... this is insane!" Everyone was dumbfounded. One had to understand that the Nether River Water was harmful to any Cultivator, yet this kid had actually swallowed such a massive quantity of it. This was simply madness!

"Get out here!" Li Qiye roared furiously. His two hands, like mountains, slammed down. BOOM! The blow shattered the heavens and the earth. If not for the miraculous nature of the Ancient Sky Corpse Land, the Nether River would have been severed by this strike.

The demon-like Li Qiye actually managed to block the two giant hands. Although he was forced back several steps—THUD, THUD, THUD—he still withstood the attack.

"Get out here, or today I’ll smash your coffins and dig you two old relics out of your Time Blood Stones!" Li Qiye’s eyes were now fixed on the two Ancient Coffins of Nantian Country and the Jiangzuo Family!

BOOM— At this moment, the lids of the two Ancient Coffins flew open, and a figure stepped out of each. The moment these two men took a step, an endless, surging Divine Power erupted, forcing countless Cultivators to their knees on the spot.

From the Nantian Country’s Ancient Coffin stepped a Giant, his body immeasurably larger than an ordinary person’s, with a pair of Demon Horns on his head! And from the Jiangzuo Family’s Ancient Coffin emerged a short, withered old man.

Although the two old men were completely different, they shared one thing in common: they were on the verge of death. Their Blood Qi was depleted to almost nothing. But even though these two were dying, they were still terrifying to the extreme. It seemed as though their every move could shatter the Nine Heavens and tear apart the six daos.

"The ancestors are invincible!" Seeing their two Elder Ancestors appear, the disciples of the Jiangzuo Family and Nantian Country couldn’t help but cheer!

"That’s not the Guardian National Divine Beast of Nantian Country!" an Old Sect Leader muttered, staring at the enormous old man. "That... that’s the Old Demon God of Nantian Country!"

"The Old Demon God... I heard he once served as the National Preceptor of Nantian Country for ten generations. He’s from an invincible generation, the longest-serving National Preceptor in the history of Nantian Country." Someone couldn’t help but shudder!

The Old Demon God of Nantian Country wasn’t an actual Demon God. Legend says Nantian Country once adopted an infant from the Sky Demon Clan. This infant was a descendant of the extremely rare Demon Clan within the Sky Demon Clan. His talent was terrifying, and he was eventually raised to become a heaven-defying individual who could sweep across the world! He even served as the National Preceptor for Nantian Country for ten generations; his origins were frighteningly ancient!

As for the short, withered old man from the Jiangzuo Family, no one could recognize him.

"So, the great-grandson of that old ghost from Jiangzuo. The one I hate most is that old relic, the Jiangzuo Prince. A sanctimonious hypocrite!" Li Qiye sneered, staring at the old man from the Jiangzuo Family.

Hearing Li Qiye’s words, everyone gasped. The Jiangzuo Prince’s great-grandson was actually still alive! How terrifying! Truly worthy of an Ancient Family, to have sealed away such an ancient Old Undying!

"Junior, now that we have emerged, you should be prepared to die!" The Old Demon God and the Prince’s great-grandson wasted no time on words. They needed a swift battle. For them, who were hanging on by a single breath, the more time they wasted, the faster they would die.

In an instant, the two beings of a once-invincible generation brandished their Treasure Artifacts and slashed down. With a single strike, the sun and moon lost their light, and the six daos fractured!

"OPEN—" Li Qiye, now immense, roared madly as his wings swept out. BOOM, BOOM, BOOM! Amidst the continuous roar and a sky-rushing pillar of bloodlight, his pair of demonic wings still couldn’t block the strike from the two invincible existences. The demonic wings were severed in an instant.

"Truly terrifying, as expected of beings who were once invincible!" Seeing the two Old Undyings sever the demonic wings with their first move, everyone was moved. As for the disciples of Nantian Country and the Jiangzuo Family, they couldn’t help but cheer.

BOOM— In that instant, a Treasure Artifact appeared beside Li Qiye—the Ten Thousand Gods Furnace! At that very moment, the Ten Thousand Gods Furnace poured down Essence Qi, washing over Li Qiye’s physical body.

TZZZ—TZZZ—TZZZ— Something incredible happened. As the Essence Qi from the Ten Thousand Gods Furnace tempered Li Qiye’s body, the green hair on his body began to fall off as if he were shedding.

BOOM—BOOM—BOOM— Li Qiye’s physique manifested. His body began to swallow the Nether River Water like a Giant Whale. Endless Nether River Water flowed over his body while, at the same time, the Ten Thousand Gods Furnace poured out a boundless stream of Essence Fire. It set the Nether River Water ablaze, and once ignited, the water transformed into wisps of yin fire that drilled into Li Qiye’s body, frantically tempering it!

With a loud BOOM, Li Qiye’s Life Palace opened wide. Above his head appeared the Life Furnace, the Tree of Life, the Pillar of Life, and the Spring of Life.

In that instant, endless Life Force poured down. Something even more freakish happened: both the Tree of Life and the Pillar of Life plunged into the Nether River, frantically absorbing the Nether River Water.

SPLASH—SPLASH—SPLASH— At this moment, Li Qiye actually stirred the Nether River Water. The water began to shower down upon him, and the endless power of the Nether River was absorbed into his body.

CRACK—CRACK—CRACK— Following the sound of popping joints, Li Qiye’s body shot upwards, growing taller and larger until his head touched the stars, leaving everyone completely stupefied.

"Body Communication, Body Bathing, Advancement! This... this is the second Body Tempering! This is too unnatural! This kid’s realm is still the Nirvana Realm!" an old expert exclaimed in horror, his eyes wide.

Everyone gasped. The Nirvana Realm was a Cultivator’s second Body Tempering. A Cultivator at this level could, at best, barely be called an expert. Yet Li Qiye, at this very realm, had slaughtered Princes, defeated True Masters, and battled Ancient Saints. Killing enemies so far above his own level was simply unbelievable!

’Instant completion of a realm!’ Seeing Li Qiye’s situation, the Old Demon God and the Prince’s great-grandson both snorted coldly. In an instant, the Treasure Artifacts in their hands turned into a Gale and Torrential Rain of attacks, striking Li Qiye’s body.

The Nirvana Realm has three levels in total, but today, Li Qiye was going to complete all three levels and the Body Tribulation in one go. This simply left everyone dumbfounded.

SQUELCH—SQUELCH—SQUELCH— The two Treasure Artifacts hacked into Li Qiye’s body, sending flesh and blood flying. But the endless Nether River Water transformed into yin fire, continuously performing Refinement on Li Qiye’s body, which grew crazily, taller and taller. No matter how the Treasure Artifacts slashed at him, even if they chopped off his arm, it would grow back in the blink of an eye.

Li Qiye paid them no mind at all, letting them hack away. When his body had grown so tall that no one could even see his head, Li Qiye opened his mouth and swallowed the part of the Nether River descending from the Nine Heavens, gulping down its endless waters.

"AWOOO—" Finally, when Li Qiye’s body had become sufficiently massive, a furious roar suddenly erupted from within his chest, like the unwilling cry of a god or demon. The physique within his chest became incomparably brilliant, as if it were about to undergo a Divinity Transformation and achieve Ascension. Strands of Law descended, and Immortal Sound echoed all around.

"’Not good, he’s Seizing Heaven’s Creation!’" The faces of the Old Demon God and the Prince’s great-grandson changed drastically. They exchanged a look and roared, "KILL—" In that instant, their Life Wheels materialized, and drop by drop, their Longevity Blood fell gently into their Life Wheels.

Before this, they had both been conserving their Blood Qi, not using their full strength. They cherished even their Blood Qi. As men on the verge of death, the amount of Longevity Blood they possessed was pitifully small—only a few drops remained.