Chapter 457
457 Divine Thunder
In the blink of an eye, a few days had passed.
Heaven Suppressing City, a large city that had been standing strong for a long time outside the forbidden death zone, had already turned into ruins. There were traces of excavation everywhere among the ruins.
The reason was that normally, when the city ruler left, no one would dare to touch his nest.
However, in the current south mountain range, with the conflict between the Infinite Island Group and the source ore shops, the situation was naturally different. They had pretty much crossed the line.
Li Zhentian had forced the four teams from the source ore shops to leave. He had even secretly arranged for the Heaven Suppressing Army and the person with twin pupils to chase after them.
The factions behind the source ore shops would naturally not be merciful when it was their turn. Taking advantage of the fact that Li Zhentian could not return in a short period of time after rescuing the person with twin pupils, they destroyed Heaven Suppressing City and excavated the city ruler’s treasure vault at the same time.
A gust of wind blew past.
Trash flew into the sky and fluttered in the wind. After the gust of wind blew past, it fell back to the broken walls.
A few demon spirits floated in the air, passing through the broken walls and buildings and wandering around the ruins of Heaven Suppressing City.
The demon spirits were a branch of the spirits. They held blood-stained red sickles in their hands and were dressed in black robes with raised collars that almost covered their entire bodies.
“I heard that the person with twin pupils has been successfully rescued from the space-travel distortion.”
“It seems that the city ruler is still quite powerful. The factions behind the source ore shops are definitely secretly obstructing him, but even so, he still saved him.”
“Isn’t that to be expected? If he dared to name it ‘Heaven Suppressing City’, it’s not like he is weak. In the past, when Li Zhentian was active, he wasn’t weaker than those with twin pupils, and was only slightly weaker than those who were invincible.”
“Oh? Then… won’t Chen Yiming, who tricked the person with twin pupils and indirectly caused the destruction of Heaven Suppressing City, be in trouble next? Won’t Li Zhentian go crazy and chase after him?”
“That might not be the case. Chen Yiming killed a genius of the Roc clan on Flying Cloud Planet. The ancestor of the Roc clan participated in the pursuit, but I’ve never heard of him being captured.”
“Indeed. It seems that even for those with twin pupils, it’s very difficult to walk the path of invincibility. How long has it been since it appeared? He had just trampled on a group of geniuses to become famous, but he immediately encountered a setback after that.”
“That makes sense. It does sound like they will be sworn enemies. I wonder who will win in the end. After all, the person with twin pupils didn’t really lose this time.”
“I have high hopes for the person with twin pupils.”
“I also have high hopes for him.”
“I originally wanted to bet on it, but since we all have high hopes for the person with twin pupils, we can’t place any bets.”
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The demon spirits were discussing the recent incident that had caused a commotion in the south mountain range. The battle between Chen Yiming and the person with twin pupils had overshadowed the fact that the teams from the source ore shops had retreated and were being chased.
In the end, the twin pupils, which leaned towards spiritual talent, was looked upon more favorably. The reason why they were favored was because they had greater potential and had a smoother cultivation path.
Perhaps when the person with twin pupils broke through to the jade star realm, Chen Yiming, who could fight against him when he was at the star condensation realm, would still be stuck at the star condensation realm.
By the time Chen Yiming broke through to the jade star realm, the person with twin pupils would already have reached the top of the jade star realm. He would never be able to catch up to him in terms of cultivation speed.
If they were one level apart, he would definitely no longer be able to compete with the twin pupils. Perhaps when he reached a higher level and his physical talent was insufficient to support his combat strength, he would quickly lose the halo of a genius.
Just as the few demon spirits were still trying to find the treasure vault of the city ruler, an invisible aura enveloped the world. Killing intent rose from the sky, and it was extremely oppressive.
The demon spirits immediately panicked. They subconsciously thought that the city ruler had returned and was angry that his nest had been dug out.
They did not dare to continue floating in midair, so they immediately fell to the ground and scattered to find broken walls to hide behind, hoping to escape this disaster.
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At the same time, about a hundred kilometers away from the ruins of Heaven Suppressing City, a huge mountain suddenly shattered, and a figure blurred by sand and dust walked out.
In an instant, nine bolts of divine lightning struck down consecutively. The void resonated, and the natural laws of lightning vaguely appeared. It turned out that they were hidden in the divine lightning.
“Boom, boom, boom…”
The nine bolts of divine lightning struck the figure one after another, then bounced off and turned into a terrifying lightning domain. With the naked eye, the ground was covered in strange lightning.
At this moment, if any living creature was accidentally struck by the domain formed by the divine lightning, they would instantly be electrocuted into ashes. The power of the natural laws was extremely terrifying, and not even the gods at the jade star realm could withstand it.
Chen Yiming looked up at the sky and thought to himself, “There’s indeed the natural laws of lightning hidden in the divine lightning, but why does it feel like it’s just scratching an itch?”
The various natural laws that existed in space could be easily sensed as long as one’s spiritual power was strong enough.
Some of these spiritual talents could even sense the power of the natural laws in advance. Some secret techniques could resonate with the natural laws and borrow their power from a higher realm.
Chen Yiming’s pure spiritual power was also a terrifying existence of the same level. It wasn’t weaker than the twin pupils of the same level, but its methods were much more crude.
Chen Yiming had taken the initiative to come into contact with the natural laws of lightning. Furthermore, because it was a direct contact, the natural laws of lightning turned into divine lightning and struck down at him.
Soon, he threw this matter to the back of his mind.
He summoned the system interface.
Chen Yiming
Talent: Undying Body – Level 7, Giant – Level 6, Space Anchor – Level 4
Level: Jade Star Realm
Physique: Advanced Undying Giant Body
Sword Spirit
Talent: Swordsmanship – Level 7
Level: Star Condensation Realm
Physique: Advanced Sword Body
Skill points: 7,426,893
“The source ores stored in the spatial item by the ruler of Heaven Suppressing City have given me a total of nearly 60 million Skill Points. The Undying Body talent and the Giant Talent have both increased by one level.”
After his two talents were upgraded a few days ago, Chen Yiming didn’t immediately break through to the jade star realm. Instead, his inner world welcomed an opportunity to undergo a transformation.
After settling the silver-winged woman down, he bid farewell to Gao Shuai for the time being. After leaving Heaven Suppressing City, he found a random mountain and quietly waited for the transformation of the inner world.
The difference between the jade star realm and the star condensation realm was whether one had comprehended the essence of a certain natural law and replicated it in the inner world to further strengthen the inner world.
At the jade star realm, the power of the world that one had mastered would also undergo a qualitative change due to the enhancement of the natural laws. Compared to this, the difference from those at the star condensation realm was huge.
Chen Yiming was no exception.
The power of natural laws corresponding to the Undying Body talent and the power of natural laws corresponding to the Giant Talent did not need him to comprehend and master them. They would automatically be born in the inner world.
At this moment, he only had one feeling. Every cell seemed to have unlimited vitality, and at the same time, it was so strong that it was almost impossible to destroy. For example, even the nine bolts of divine lightning that had just fallen could not destroy his body.
“Even if one understands the essence of certain natural laws in the universe, the structure of the universe is so complicated. It’s far from what a small inner world can compare to.”
“No wonder those at the jade star realm all looked old and weak. That’s the result of the natural laws from the inner world being unable to perfectly match each other. While the natural laws bring about power, they are also an indelible curse.”
Chen Yiming had experienced this process personally and immediately understood how uncomfortable it was to be at the level of the jade star realm.
The power of natural laws derived from his bloodline talent naturally matched the power of the inner world perfectly.
Therefore, the power of natural laws he had mastered did not become a burden to the inner world. However, this was a perfect result brought about by the system. Otherwise, it would not have been possible to achieve this.
On the other hand, unless others could also achieve the level of their bloodline talent and automatically recreate the natural laws, the compatibility would not be perfect.
Then, the self-recovery ability of the inner world had to be stronger than the additional damage the natural laws brought to the inner world.
Otherwise, these additional injuries would accumulate over time. When they accumulated to a certain extent, they would cause a god at the jade star realm to die.
“The natural laws are double-edged swords!”
At this thought, Chen Yiming couldn’t help but sigh.
The path of cultivation of gods was no longer just a difficult one. There was also a huge risk involved. It was as if the universe had set a threshold that automatically eliminated a group of gods who had forcefully broken through.
After sorting out his thoughts, Chen Yiming quickly met up with the silver-winged woman.
Now that he had gained enough power to protect himself, it was time to revisit the many plans that he could only think about and could not carry out previously.
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Xuanyang City was a large city that they passed by on the way from Heaven Suppressing City to the floating canyon.
Because this place did not share a border with the forbidden death zone which was the closest dangerous place that produced source ores, it was actually quite far away and did not have any advantage in terms of geographical location.
Therefore, without someone at the level of the city ruler, the average cultivation level of Xuanyang City had decreased by a level. Its status could only be considered as that of a large city.
In an old room, the air was a little hot and humid, and some silver feathers fell to the ground.
After an intense night between Chen Yiming and the silver-winged woman, the silver-winged woman snuggled into his arms and chatted as they rested.
“It’s only been a few days. Why do I feel that you’ve become stronger?” After she finished speaking, the silver-winged woman seemed to feel that her words were a little ambiguous, and the blush on her face immediately became even more obvious.
“The jade star realm is naturally stronger than the star condensation realm. Furthermore, it’s stronger in all aspects.”
Chen Yiming remained calm and collected as he said, “Of course I’m fine. You know that my physique is abnormally strong. Back then, I could tear apart mutant beasts with my own hands after just cultivating for a short period of time.”
When the silver-winged woman heard this, her body went weak. Thinking that she had to rest for a while, she quickly changed the topic. “By the way, while you were cultivating in seclusion, I heard some news from the silver-winged clan.”
“Li Tengfei was severely injured when he was rescued. After that, he was brought into the South Palace clan by Li Zhentian. They seemed to have reached some kind of agreement to help the person with twin pupils develop fully.”
Chen Yiming said in surprise, “The South Palace clan’s Heavenly Eye bloodline seems to be a top-notch talent among the source ore experts. The South Palace clan is also an important faction behind the source ore shops.”
“The South Palace clan has just had a source ore shop destroyed by the ruler of Heaven Suppressing City. Is such a deep grudge going to be let go of so easily? Is the alliance of the source ore shops going to split up since they are working together with Li Zhentian?”
The silver-winged woman nodded and said, “I don’t know what Li Zhentian and the South Palace clan’s elders discussed. In short, the factions behind the source ore shops have determined that the South Palace clan is about to betray the alliance. It’s just that they haven’t made it public yet.”
With that, she paused for a moment before continuing, “There’s another piece of news. According to internal information, the South Palace clan has offered many pairs of Heavenly Eyes to help the twin pupils undergo a further transformation.”
“The silver-winged clan reminded me that Li Tengfei had profited from this disaster. At the same time as the transformation of the twin pupils, he broke through to the jade star realm in one go and embarked on the path of invincibility again.”
The silver-winged woman was afraid that Chen Yiming wouldn’t hear about the news. If the person with twin pupils flew back and he fought against his opponent who was at the jade star realm while he was still at the star condensation realm, he would be at a huge disadvantage.
Chen Yiming smiled and said, “Isn’t it just breaking through to the jade star realm? Since the person with twin pupils can break through, I’ll naturally achieve it faster than him.”
As soon as he finished speaking, a stream of world power appeared in the room. It was clearly different from the power of the star condensation realm.
“Divine power!”
The silver-winged woman’s mouth fell open, and her eyes revealed disbelief. He had really broken through just like that. She was too shocked and surprised.
At the same time, Chen Yiming saw that the silver-winged woman’s mouth was like two dew-covered petals. She didn’t need to apply any powder on it, and it was naturally rosy. He felt his blood rise again.
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After another round, the room became even more chaotic.
The silver-winged woman was very tired. She took a short nap before opening her large watery eyes again. Her long, fair legs were exposed to the air and arranged in a comfortable position.
Chen Yiming asked, “Do you feel that I became stronger? So what if he has twin pupils? If I can beat him up once, there will naturally be a second time.”
The silver-winged woman pouted and hugged him even tighter, as if she never wanted to let him go, not giving others any chance to get between them.
After the two of them had been intimate for a while, Chen Yiming recalled the divine power that the silver-winged woman had mentioned earlier. Hence, he asked the silver-winged woman about it.
Soon, he understood the situation.
It turned out that divine power was the symbol of a true god. It referred to the power of the world that one had mastered that had undergone a qualitative transformation after being enhanced by the natural laws. It was still the power of the world, but its essence was already different.
In other words, although they were all gods, the star condensation realm still had the nickname of a false god. This was because on the path of cultivation for gods, it did not involve the domain of natural laws.
The inner world condensed in the body of the star condensation realm was only equivalent to providing the environment for the natural laws to appear. There was not much risk in this realm.
At the jade star realm, one began to come into contact with the natural laws. The natural laws were double-edged swords that would injure both the enemy and oneself. The path to becoming a god was even more dangerous, and it would only be more difficult after the jade star realm.
In addition, the next realm above the jade star realm was the star evolution realm.
The silver-winged woman was also unclear about the exact situation of the star evolution realm. She only had a rough idea about it. After all, she was far from reaching this level.
However, Li Zhentian was a god at the star evolution realm. The elders of the overlord factions in the galaxy were also gods at the level of the star evolution realm.
It could be said that those at the star evolution realm had the power that could truly stir up the wind and clouds, and could truly create an absolute deterrence in the Hidden Dragon Galaxy and the abandoned world.
Chen Yiming had a clearer understanding of his own strength.
As long as he could remain undefeated in a head-on battle with the city ruler, he would definitely have the right to establish himself in the periphery of the forbidden death zone.
The various factions would be afraid of him. Even if he went overboard and let the humans from the blue planet enter the forbidden death zone and get a large portion of the source ores, they could only accept it.