Chapter 1132: Transformation of the Creation Forge
Chapter 1132: Transformation of the Creation Forge
Of the ninety Sky Patrolling Arrows, only half were actual, lethal projectiles.
The other half were merely illusions generated by formations, impressive in appearance but utterly harmless.
But the treants of the Spirit Wood Realm, their courage shattered by the destructive power of the first arrow, were in no state to distinguish reality from illusion.
The central giant tree was intrinsically linked to the Spirit Wood Realm.
If the tree flourished, the realm thrived; if the tree was destroyed, the realm would perish.
The gaping cavity in the giant tree's trunk extinguished any thought of resistance among the treant tribe.
The treant matriarch led her entire people in a humiliating kneel before the Great Xuan Forbidden Army, signifying their surrender.
Afterward, following the Heavenly Mandate Sage Emperor's instructions, Sun Erlang began to carve intricate formations onto the heart of the giant tree.
With his current strength at the peak of the Golden Core realm, activating the formations was still a considerable strain.
He also had to remain vigilant against a potential counterattack from the treant tribe.
Fortunately, the deterrent power of the Sky Patrolling Arrows was overwhelming. In the end, the treants dared not risk a desperate struggle.
Once the formations were complete, the heart of the giant tree erupted in a brilliant green light.
The spirit tree's wound began to slowly heal, and a figure materialized from the interplay of light and shadow.
"The spirit of the giant tree..." Sun Erlang murmured thoughtfully.
Just as he had suspected, after the giant tree's spirit appeared, it did not side with the treants.
Instead, it communicated with Sun Erlang via voice transmission. "Are you Senior Brother Sun? The Teacher has instructed you to leave half of the Forbidden Army here to assist in constructing the formations."
"Oh, and my name is Lin Ling."
Lin Ling transmitted a visual message. Upon hearing the familiar voice of the Heavenly Mandate Sage Emperor from the projection, Sun Erlang nodded slightly.
Without losing a single soldier and expending only one Sky Patrolling Arrow, Sun Erlang had successfully conquered the Spirit Wood Realm. However, he knew this had nothing to do with the Great Xuan Forbidden Army's combat prowess. It was all thanks to the terrifying, world-shattering power of the Sky Patrolling Arrows.
Sun Erlang shook his head slightly, pushing aside the flicker of frustration in his heart. He led his remaining troops toward their second target: another small world.
"The Great Li? Hmph..." A murderous glint flashed in Sun Erlang's eyes.
...
After the Great Xuan Forbidden Army departed, Lin Ling began to supervise the treant tribe, following the formation techniques Li Fan had taught her.
She felt little affection for these treants.
In contrast, Li Fan—who had taught, guided, and enlightened her at the very moment of her birth—was the person in the world she felt closest to.
"The Heaven and Earth Myriad Spirits Array?"
"The day the array is complete, it will open a passage to the Teacher's world. It will also increase the overall concentration of spiritual energy in the Spirit Wood Realm, allowing the world to ascend."
"First, complete the construction of the foundational array. The other key materials will be delivered by the Great Xuan Forbidden Army later."
Thinking of the array instructions Li Fan had imparted, and remembering his promise that she could go to the Great Xuan once she completed the Heaven and Earth Myriad Spirits Array, Lin Ling was filled with motivation.
Brimming with vigor, she once again urged the sluggish treants onward.
...
Great Xuan.
Sensing the somewhat blurry images transmitted from the Spirit Wood Realm, Li Fan nodded to himself.
Although in this life he had already planned to use [Truth] within the Gloomy Realm, leveraging its dark power to diminish the Faceless Immortal's perception...
...Li Fan couldn't predict how significant this reduction would be.
Therefore, the [Heaven and Earth Myriad Spirits, All Beings Refine the Spirit] Grand Array was also a necessary precaution.
If the first time he witnessed the simultaneous fall of hundreds of millions of living beings had caused some ripples in his heart...
...then after the second time, and the time after that...
Li Fan truly felt no psychological pressure at all.
He collected his thoughts and looked at his nominal second disciple in this life.
Wang Xuanba.
Unlike Sun Erlang, Li Fan did not teach him the New Method of cultivation.
Instead, he taught Wang Xuanba the [Creation Forge Art] that he had developed himself.
This version had undergone a world-altering transformation compared to the original, which had merely pried open the body's hidden reserves and crudely strengthened the flesh.
In his previous life, after receiving guidance from the Heavenly Doctor and fully integrating the <
However, turning theory into practice still required experimentation.
Wang Xuanba's unique constitution made him the perfect test subject.
"The Xuanhuang world, at the very brink of destruction, erupts with a myriad of profound and wondrous transformations in an instant."
"A person should be the same."
"Under normal conditions, the human body maintains a state of balance. Only when invaded by a foreign object or facing a mortal crisis does it draw upon its own potential."
Before Li Fan, the seventeen-year-old Wang Xuanba lay unconscious, his eyes closed.
His height had already reached nearly ten meters. His muscles bulged, and his skin was covered in a layer of golden, armor-like keratin.
Although one could still faintly discern human features, at a glance, he resembled an ancient, ferocious beast.
"I've implanted the flesh and blood of eighteen different strange beasts into him, but he has only fused with and absorbed seven. The rest caused severe rejection reactions. If I hadn't intervened, he would have died from bloodline collapse by now."
"However, as his physique grows stronger, perhaps we can try again."
With this thought, Li Fan injected a mass of flesh and blood from the strange beast [Heavenly Silk Fox] into Wang Xuanba's body.
Simply strengthening his power seemed to have created an imbalance in Wang Xuanba's physical development, bringing him to the brink of collapse. He needed to be enhanced in terms of agility.
Li Fan was eager to see just where the limits of the human body lay.
...
The Li Realm.
The conquest of the Great Li was even easier than that of the Spirit Wood Realm.
They didn't even need to use a Sky Patrolling Arrow. The mere sight of the Great Xuan Forbidden Army flying through the air was enough to make the emperor and all his civil and military officials in the capital drop to their knees.
Adhering to the principle that there could only be one emperor, the Heavenly Mandate Sage Emperor, Sun Erlang mercilessly executed the emperor of the Great Li.
He then selected the Southern Pacifying King, Xiao Tianyou, as a proxy ruler.
As statues of the Sage Emperor appeared throughout the Great Li, the people quickly accepted the fact that the dynasty had changed overnight.
And they accepted the existence of the Heavenly Mandate Sage Emperor.
The Great Li also began its gradual transformation into a small world with spiritual energy.
Anchor Point: Year 8.
"85%."
"It's a bit slower than before."
"Is it because of my current physical state?"
Li Fan stared at the numbers on the [Truth] panel, lost in thought.
In three years, as small worlds like the Spirit Wood, Beast Seed, and Li Realm were incorporated into the Great Xuan's territory, his [Heavenly Emperor Qi Canon] had successfully advanced to the third level.
The fortune of the Great Xuan was like a rising sun, radiating a scorching red light and brimming with vigorous life.
The actual combat power he could now display was equivalent to the early Soul Transformation stage in the Xuanhuang Realm.
However, Li Fan could already sense the bottleneck of the Heavenly Emperor Qi Canon.
To advance to the fourth level, the Purple Qi realm...
...at the current rate of development, it would likely take several decades.
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