Chapter 273 - 272: The Five Great Secret Realms of the Body (3)

The kidneys began to transform. They no longer felt like ordinary physical flesh; they gradually became an independent existence, a hidden pocket dimension within his own body!

Using his divine sense, Lin Yuan entered the kidneys and began to construct the phantom image of the Black Tortoise.

Initially, the massive, snake-tailed turtle was only an illusion, floating in the void of the secret realm. Lin Yuan continuously nourished it with the purified Water Origin. Slowly, the phantom gained texture, weight, and conceptual gravity. It transformed from an illusion into absolute reality.

When the Black Tortoise finally became completely real, the entire arena felt the shift.

The newly formed Divine God connected with Heaven and Earth, establishing a link with an ancient, mysterious primordial imprint. A majestic, archaic aura erupted from within Lin Yuan’s body.

The Black Tortoise opened its heavy, ancient eyes.

And it released a tremendous roar.

The roar did not remain inside the kidneys. It resonated throughout his entire body, echoing outward into the Grand Court. It was a sound of absolute stability, signifying that the fifth secret realm had successfully taken shape.

The Origin of Water within the kidneys became increasingly abundant, transforming the secret realm into a vast, boundless internal ocean. The God of the Black Tortoise sat at the center, stabilizing the entire realm.

With the Black Tortoise established, the most important transformation occurred.

The Five Secret Realms began their true cycle.

The Heart, Liver, Spleen, Lungs, and Kidneys simultaneously activated. Their respective Elemental Origins began circulating according to the absolute laws of the Five Elements. Water fed Wood, Wood fed Fire, Fire fed Earth, Earth fed Metal, and Metal fed Water.

The Origin of Water from the Kidney Secret Realm continuously nourished the other secret realms, while the other four Elemental Origins likewise returned energy to the Kidneys. The five Divine Gods—Vermilion Bird, Azure Dragon, Qilin, White Tiger, and Black Tortoise—responded to one another, their powers forming a continuous, unbreakable internal loop.

The five organs stopped functioning as isolated secret realms; they became a single interconnected system. They became independent Origin Worlds housed within his mortal frame.

Because the system was now perfectly balanced and self-sustaining, Lin Yuan could draw upon the power of one secret realm while receiving instantaneous replenishment from the other four. The explosive power of the Vermilion Bird became sustainable. He could repeatedly activate it without exhausting his qi and blood, completely bypassing the limitations of orthodox body cultivation.

But the evolution did not stop at the organs.

Once the Five Great Secret Realms became completely interconnected, an enormous physical transformation swept through the rest of his newly forged body.

Qi and blood surged violently through his veins with the force of crashing tsunamis. His cells and microscopic particles began to divide at an extraordinary, terrifying rate.

It was a repeated cycle of absolute purification: Cell division → cell death → stronger cell birth → further transformation.

The Heavenly Fire, which had previously sought to eradicate him, was now merely serving as the forge. The newly formed cells were fundamentally stronger than the previous ones. This was not merely an increase in spiritual energy; it was a fundamental transformation of the physical body itself.

After the transformation was complete, every microscopic cell particle possessed significantly greater strength and resilience. His body had reached a level where it could rival true soul transformation cultivators through physical strength alone.

This was a horrifying advantage!

Because this strength was contained directly within his flesh, bones, and internal Origin Worlds, even if he entered the the restricted Hollow Beyond where the Great Dao suppressed spiritual cultivation, his physical body would retain its absolute, soul transformation-level dominance.

Which such a bodily cultivation, one could dare to say Lin yuan was even unrivaled if he was in the ancient era!

In the center of the crater, the golden-crimson Heavenly Fire began to wildly fluctuate, losing its cohesion.

Lin Yuan opened his deep purple eyes.

He was whole. He was physical. He was clad in newly manifested robes of deep, abyssal black and crimson, woven from his own Qi.

He did not look up at the bleeding sky. He looked at the swirling inferno that was still trying to burn him.

Lin Yuan slowly raised his right hand.

He did not use a spell. He did not draw a sword. He simply reached out and grabbed the core of the Heavenly Fire with his bare fingers.

The Qilin membrane protected his skin. The Black Tortoise stabilized his endurance. The Vermilion Bird provided explosive strength.

With a casual, and effortless squeeze of his fist, Lin Yuan crushed the focal point of the Fire Retribution.

CRACK-BOOOOOOM!

The Heavenly Furnace shattered like a fragile glass dome. The golden-crimson flames violently dispersed, blowing outward in a harmless wave of hot air that washed over the stunned spectators.

The tribulation was destroyed!

Above Sky Jade City, the Heavens, having exhausted its execution protocols against a target that refused to be unmade, slowly began to retreat. The pitch-black clouds rapidly dissolved. The jagged, bleeding cracks of the Nine Heavens Ward stopped leaking the demonic miasma, the sky slowly returning to a serene blue.

The crisis of the Hollow Beyond was averted, for now!

Lin Yuan stood in the center of the crater, a true, elemental god forged from the wrath of the Heavens.

Behind him, Bai Qingyue let out a breathless sob, slumping into Bai Chen’s arms. The tears streaming down her face were no longer born of devastation, but of a profound, overwhelming joy. He had kept his promise. He had not let the fire consume him.

Lord Zhao Shenming stood up, his eyes wide with absolute fervor. "He rebuilt himself," the Lord whispered, his voice echoing in the silent arena.

High above, the Five Emperors stood frozen before their thrones.

Emperor Tianxu looked down at the man who possessed a Primordial Spirit, a Tri-Dao intersection, and now, a body containing Five Origin Worlds.

"The tribulation is broken," Emperor Tianxu murmured, his eyes filled with a terrifying mix of awe and absolute certainty.