Zhong Shenxiu, while engaging in a battle of wits with Ji Daoling, recalled the gains from his recent cultivation retreat.

His Daoist skill had improved, which naturally meant advancements for his incarnation as well.

Today, he felt that the unfortunate incarnation that had been banished to the Da Mo rebirth plane, had once again narrowly escaped death by slaying several divine calamities. Along with previously accumulated divinity, the incarnation had ascended to the peak of a mid-level divine calamity, just a hair's breadth from the upper divine calamity tier.

With just one more assimilation of divinity, he would surely rise to the level of an upper divine calamity—a demon hunter!

Of course, at that point, Da Mo might choose him as the vessel to begin an irreversible resurrection.

Alternatively, he might completely digest the divinity within, effectively causing Da Mo to permanently lose that part of its divinity.

But Zhong Shenxiu didn't gamble and instead decided to maintain this position, just a whisker away from the upper tier, preserving his overwhelming combat strength against all the divine calamities of that world.

"After that war, there was no longer any existence in that world that could threaten the incarnation's life... thus, the tribulations ceased."

"Having ascended to the peak of the mid-level divine calamities, I could sense divinity across the entire world. Coupled with maneuverability, it essentially meant wherever there were divine calamities ascending to mid-level, I could roam directly to them and slay them... thereby severing Da Mo's path to resurrection."

"As long as I delay long enough for Time's Ouroboros to digest Da Mo's 'sole divinity,' even if It revives, It can no longer seize it back and will inevitably degrade in rank, no longer as fearsome... or perhaps, It won't be able to revive at all!"

"Thanks to this great battle, I too have finally transcended another tribulation and reached the stage of the Three Tribulations Primordial Spirit..."

"Even... the main body has vaguely begun to trigger the signs of the fourth tribulation..."

"Thanks for waiting, now... let's begin."

Zhong Shenxiu stood tall in the void, stepping on auspicious clouds, looking at Ji Daoling in the stone pavilion with a hint of pity in his eyes.

"It wasn't a long wait. I must also thank Donghua True Monarch for his generous gift of geographical advantage!"

Ji Daoling rose gracefully.

Boom!

His seat and the entire stone pavilion... turned into a thick fog in the blink of an eye and dissipated.

At the same time, the dense fog around continued to roll, part of it gathering on his body, and outside the Five-colored Cloud Robe, another ring of cloud patterns formed.

Part of it rolled toward Zhong Shenxiu like waves, carrying a certain suppressive force.

Hundred Transformations Thousand Illusion Cloud Mist True Method!

This secret spell of Fangcun Spirit Mountain was brought to its extreme by Ji Daoling!

"It's far inferior to the Yellow Heaven Miao Technique..."

Zhong Shenxiu, sensing a slight suppression in the void, commented lightly to himself.

His horizons had elevated recently; he was generally mingling at the Dharma Body Expert level.

Even when once cornered to a dangerous extent by a [Ruler], it was only because the opponent was too strong.

The Western hierarchies didn't correspond one-to-one with the Eastern cultivation realms.

The weak ones in Sequence 7 were equivalent to some powerful Primordial Spirits, while that [Ruler] was on the brink of ascending to an [Ancient One], comparable to a weaker Dharma Body!

Yet, even so, after facing that opponent, Zhong Shenxiu showed no signs of tribulation.

This meant that the opponent was also unable to pose a life threat to him!

"All this effort for such a slight increase in rank, spanning several hours, draining thoughts and mana to blend with the surroundings... it truly must have been a hardship..."

Zhong Shenxiu extended his right hand and gently swept through the air, as if brushing away dust in the void.

Boom!

The expansive white fog trembled and then dissipated at a speed visible to the naked eye, instantly vanishing without a trace!

Outside the hills, the onlooking cultivators were all astounded!

"This..."

The Sect Master of Water Moon Mirror Flower Sect widened his eyes: "East Sea Daoist, who was already among the strongest of Primordial Spirits... Donghua True Monarch's performance completely overpowered him, is it only fitting to say... truly worthy of the title True Monarch bestowed by the imperial court?"

Throughout history, whenever a Primordial Spirit was conferred the title of True Monarch, it was always an extraordinary and monstrous genius!

The Second Prince and the Ninth Prince's expressions changed subtly, seemingly struggling to predict the turn of events.

The Fourth Prince and Lord Qingyuan, on the other hand, were all smiles, though one was largely based on calculations, and the other simply out of pure joy.

"Good, this is the opponent Mr. Ji wants to face!"

Ji Daoling's eyes blazed with surging battle spirit, and behind him, a Dharma Image soared into the sky.

Vague and misty, as if shrouded in a profound mystery!

Amidst the overflow of countless Primordial Spirits' Divine Lights, a towering and proud ephemeral figure stood tall.

It appeared to wear a sky-blue magic robe, towering a hundred feet high, with each arm entwined by a deep blue sea snake, its features faintly resembling those of Ji Daoling!

But the next moment, the Dharma Image became somewhat blurred. Beneath the intense blue robe, saturated with colors so dark as to be nearly impenetrable, there seemed to be tentacle-like appendages twisting and warping...

The two sea snakes, too, became strange, sprouting various mouths, fins, claws, and scales...

Around the Dharma Image, cloud-like and water-like, waves that resembled black holes emerged, expanding outward continuously.

The pale languages of the human race simply could not describe this kind of Dharma Image, or rather... it was completely unlike anything imagined by the human race!

Yet paradoxically, it seemed to explicate the grand Dao of heaven and earth, capturing the gaze of onlookers, causing them to fall unknowingly into a trance.

—Spirit Lord Dharma Form!

Dharma Image, the ephemeral form!

Just this illusory Dharma Image, though not as terrifying as the real Dharma Body, still carried a profoundly intense impact on the Divine Soul.

At this moment, many of the watching cultivators were caught off guard, painfully covering their eyes, or bending at the waist, coughing up large amounts of black blood.

The Dharma Body must not be looked upon directly!

Had they directly gazed upon the Dharma Body, perhaps most of them would already be dead!

A Primordial Spirit Practitioner who can cultivate a Dharma Image has reached the peak of Primordial Spirit and possesses the potential to become a Dharma Body Expert.

Such individuals, regardless of the force to which they belong, are invariably treated as Dharma Body seeds and are carefully nurtured.

And for Xie Daoling, cultivating a Dharma Image seemed to be something that was naturally expected.

Beyond the vast Spirit Lord Dharma Form, twelve rays of light flew out, transforming into the Black Emperor Water Scenery Sword, arranging the Twelve Water Elements Green Waves Formation.

The enormous Dharma Image extended its right hand, clutching a pot that resembled the vast blue ocean, from which a resonant dragon's roar echoed from the dragon-shaped spout.

Spiritual Treasure—East Dragon Pot!

Amidst this dragon's roar, infinite mana blessed the Dharma Image, giving it a hint of substance from its ethereal nature.

The Spirit Lord Dharma Form, as if turned solid, with infinite mana, immense authority, and boundless Divine Skills, pressed directly towards Zhong Shenxiu!

"Indeed... is it not that in a battle, magical weapons are inferior to Divine Skills, Divine Skills are inferior to mana, and mana is inferior to cultivation level?"

Zhong Shenxiu smiled, and behind him, too, a manifestation of the Primordial Spirit emerged.

A swift spread of chaotic gray engulfs everything around. Within it, it seems that a gourd, a Spiritual Pearl, and two flag banners were dancing in their spiritual light.

The Three Tribulations Primordial Spirit, boosted by the four Spiritual Treasures, suddenly broke through yet another realm.

Within that vast chaos, something that lay dormant suddenly took shape, faintly forming an unclear Dharma Image, that was...

Boom!

The two great Primordial Spirit Dharma Images collided fiercely.

An aura of world-destroying force overflowed everywhere...

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