Swallowing the Stars: Cultivate to Become Stronger

On the 999th step.

The life energy contained in the 800th step enabled Luo Shen to successfully cultivate the seventh level of the smelting method of his divine body. After that, Luo Shen's divine body officially entered the realm of the Divine King, so his progress in ascending the ladder to heaven was also rapid.

Although 2.5 centuries have passed, compared with his own progress, Luo Shen feels that this period of time is still necessary.

Because Chao Yong was left behind, Luo Shen knew the situation in the Shiwandashan Mountains very well.

Although the sudden disappearance of Tuodi Beast Saint and Luo Shen caused the Shiwan Mountains to panic for a while, the comfort of Yu Saint soon calmed the entire beast herd.

Nothing went wrong.

When Luo Shen arrived, the man in golden armor, who had once wanted to find the opportunity in the hands of the Beast Saint Tuodi under the pretext of looking for the young master, had also come once during these 2.5 centuries.

However, due to Yu Sheng's strength and the sudden appearance of Chao Yong, the opponent retreated temporarily.

However, judging from the other party's gaze, this guy is not going to give up.

The future of Shiwandashan began to become uncertain.

But all this could not stop Luo Shen from wanting to continue climbing the ladder to heaven. The Ten Thousand Mountains did not hold any emotional support for him, nor were they like Huyang City, which had given him some time to grow when he first arrived at the Origin Continent.

That's why Luo Shen chose to help Huyang City and obtain some cultivation resources at the same time.

As for the beasts in these one hundred thousand mountains, even if all of them died, Luo Shen would not feel the slightest bit. After all, the reason he wanted to take in these one hundred thousand mountain beasts was just because he wanted to speed up the expansion of the Origin Universe.

Now the strength is improving so rapidly.

Although he has not yet truly entered the realm of God King, his divine body has entered the God King level first, which means that Luo Shen's combat power has officially entered the God King level. Even when facing other Eternal God Kings, Luo Shen is not at all inferior.

Even if he faces several God Kings at the same time, he is sure to escape.

In this case, the importance of the beasts in these hundred thousand mountains has decreased a lot in Luo Shen's heart, even though the opportunity to climb the ladder to heaven was given to him by the Beast Saint Natuo.

If he could no longer move forward and chose to leave, and encountered a crisis in the Shiwan Mountains, or if the beasts in the Shiwan Mountains chose to follow him, Luo Shen would still be willing to help them.

Otherwise, there would be no other circumstances that would allow him to leave.

It is precisely because of this psychological preparation that Luo Shen can focus all his attention on the practice of climbing the Ladder to Heaven, so Luo Shen's progress is very fast.

Now it is almost reaching the thousandth floor.

Before, when Luo Shen was on the 101st floor, he had already received a reward. The true meaning of power brought by the Heart of Power had already made Luo Shen feel its power.

However, from the 101st floor to the current 999th floor, there are no rewards.

If there are other rewards for climbing the ladder to heaven, they will surely appear on the 1,000th floor. If there are none of them, it is very likely that there will be no more rewards until you have completely passed the ladder to heaven.

"Whether you have it or not, as long as you can complete the Heavenly Ladder and obtain this inheritance, the effect will be the same."

Thinking this in his mind, Luo Shen kept moving towards the next step.

The thousandth floor.

Just as Luo Shen expected, there was no movement. After all, there was no reward feedback on the 100th floor. It only appeared quietly on the 101st floor.

Take a deep breath where you are, and quickly digest the life energy surging in your body.

Because of his advancement to the power of a God King, Luo Shen's speed of absorbing life energy is now thousands of times faster than before. However, in a short period of time, he has already absorbed a massive amount of life energy.

But perhaps it is because the eighth level of smelting requires far more resources than the seventh level.

Even though it was a leap from the 999th to the 1000th level, that much life energy still couldn't light up any of the smelting stars in the eighth level of the smelting method.

The eighth level of smelting method.

One hundred and eight Smelting Stars are nurtured in the body, and each of them possesses divine power a hundred or a thousand times greater than that of a practitioner who has cultivated the seventh level of the Smelting Method. Only when all the one hundred and eight Smelting Stars are lit up can one officially enter the eighth level of the Smelting Method and possess a top-notch divine body in the realm of God King.

By then, relying solely on his divine body, Luo Shen could easily defeat a God King of the same level as the King of Yu State, and be comparable to the Purple Wood God King.

Purple Wood God King, as the only super God King in the Origin Continent who went to the Universe Sea and successfully enslaved the world beasts, his strength is so powerful that even a behemoth like the Ancient Country of Yanfeng is unwilling to easily provoke Purple Wood God King who owns a mature world beast king.

If Luo Shen succeeds in practicing the eighth level of the smelting method, he will possess a powerful strength comparable to that of the eighth level.

Can be imagined.

How big is the distance between the seventh and eighth levels?

"call!"

Taking a deep breath, Luo Shen's eyes focused slightly, as if he was facing an extremely powerful opponent. He raised his right foot and slowly and firmly landed on the step.

"boom!"

A powerful impact that was comparable to the terrifying attack of the God King instantly bombarded Luo Shen's divine body.

Even though he possessed a powerful body at the level of a God King, Luo Shen couldn't help but tremble. His muscles seemed to come alive, continuously extending the powerful impact to the steps under his feet, before he calmed down.

“I never thought that the 1001st step would already have the power comparable to that of a God King.”

If it weren't for the realization he had gained from practicing the Law of Life some time ago, as well as the Heart of Strength and the breakthrough of his divine body, I'm afraid he would have to retreat several steps before he could stabilize himself after being bombarded like this.

However, Luo Shen was superior in skills, and he was still able to hold on despite the powerful impact of the God King realm.

But what puzzled him was why there was no reward even though he had already stepped onto the 1,001st step?
Before, when we were on the 101st floor, there was quite a lot of noise.

Just when Luo Shen was puzzled, the stairs suddenly shone with light, just like when Luo Shen first stepped on the 101st floor. At the same time, a low voice like a magic sound was heard.

[Congratulations, you are the 1081st candidate to pass the second stage test and become the Chosen One! ]

[I am the previous God's Chosen One, and as the guardian of this Origin Continent, my purpose is to select the strongest and most transcendent people on this Origin Continent. Fortunately, a true super genius was born on this Origin Continent, which allowed me to be liberated.]

[But the important task of being the chosen one cannot be abandoned. I need to find a successor.]

[Anyone who passes the first stage of the test will receive a small reward from me, and candidates for the Chosen One who pass the second stage will receive the 'Mark of the Chosen One' from me! ]

[The God's Chosen Mark is a mark of the God's Chosen identity. It also contains the secret methods practiced by the God's Chosen of all generations, as well as various inheritances and treasures. Most importantly, the God's Chosen candidates can use the God's Chosen Mark to observe the various law imprints on the Origin Continent and speed up their cultivation.] Hearing this, Luo Shen's heart skipped a beat.

If the mark of the Chosen One is so good, why is it that I am already the 1081st candidate, and there is no new Chosen One born yet?
Luo Shen will not be blinded by the immediate benefits.

Although the Mark of the Chosen One sounds like it’s full of benefits, Luo Shen is very clear that for some things, the benefits you mention may not always be something you can eat, just like a carrot in front of a mule.

More importantly, arsenic wrapped in sugar is just as deadly!
Fortunately, the great being who called himself the Chosen One did not hide the dangers of the duty of the Chosen One.

[Although the Chosen One sounds noble and has the power to enforce the law on the entire continent, and can even be said to be the most noble existence on this side of the Origin Continent, in fact, the appearance of the Chosen One candidate also means that all the strong men on this side of the Origin Continent will have an extra sword of Damocles hanging over their heads.]

[For any strong person, this is something they are unwilling to do. Therefore, when you become a candidate for the Chosen One, it means that any strong person who had a friendly relationship with you before may become your enemy.]

Luo Shen nodded.

This is true.

The Chosen One sounds good, but in fact, you can tell with your ass that the waters on the Continent of Origin are so deep and there are so many powerful people hidden. You never know where a powerful person will pop up. If you want to command them, it depends on whether your fist is strong enough.

It is conceivable that even the original Yuan could only transcend, rather than become the chosen one of God in this continent of origin.

[Secondly, being the Chosen One does not mean you can become one just because you have the power to overwhelm the Origin Continent.]

The deep voice seemed to be able to guess Luo Shen's thoughts. After Luo Shen's thoughts came to an end, it popped up again.

[Candidates for the Chosen One need to go through a series of trials, some of which are man-made disasters, and some of which are natural disasters. Only when they are truly recognized by the Mark of the Chosen One can they become the true Chosen One.]

[1081 candidates for the Chosen One have been born in these years. 】

[As of today, there are still eight candidates left. One more candidate was added today, which means there are nine candidates. These nine candidates need to go through the trials of God's selection before they can become the final God's Chosen One.]

[Or maybe you will be like your predecessors, all falling on the eve of the dawn leading to the light. ]

Luo Shen narrowed his eyes slightly.

Being able to become a candidate for God's Chosen One means that these candidates' combat power has at least reached the level of God King, and their divine body cannot be bad either.

But even so, 1081 percent of the candidates had died.

Even including myself, there are only 9 people.

It is not difficult to hear from the previous voice that the trials that the chosen ones of God have to endure are different, but without exception, they are all very difficult, including but not limited to natural disasters and man-made disasters, and it is even very likely that they will eventually confront several ancient countries.

ancient country.

It means ancient, it means powerful.

In the Continent of Origin, no strong person is willing to be their enemy. From the Yanfeng Guild Hall founded by several forces in the ancient country of Yanfeng, to this day, no strong person dares to provoke it, which shows the strength of the ancient country.

"Being an enemy of an ancient country gives me a headache just thinking about it."

Thinking that he would go to the ancient country of Yanfeng and become a guest official there, Luo Shen suddenly had a sense of sending a sheep into the tiger's mouth.

[The Mark of the Chosen One has a hidden feature. Even candidates for the Chosen One cannot see through it. It can only be revealed by using the secret method exclusive to the Chosen One.]

That voice was like a worm in Luo Shen's stomach, always answering when Luo Shen needed it.

"That's not bad."

Luo Shen nodded slightly and said, "Otherwise, if I, the Lord of Chaos, were to go against the Ancient Kingdom, I would feel that I am tired of living. It would be better to have a hiding function."

But Luo Shen was also thinking in his heart.

Since the candidates for the Chosen One have such good conditions, and unless they expose themselves, they will not be discovered by other strong people, why did so many candidates fail before?

And judging from the description in that voice, these candidates for God's Chosen One actually did not interfere with each other, and most of them eventually fell due to external factors.

"It seems that the identity of this candidate for God's Chosen One is also a hot potato."

But no matter what, for Luo Shen now, at least the secret techniques and the imprints of various laws contained in the mark are still very practical. Maybe Luo Shen's hope of quickly breaking through to the God King lies here.

Moreover, as long as you become a candidate for the Chosen One, you do not need to return here if you want to take the trial of the Ladder to Heaven. You can completely open the Ladder to Heaven space folded in the endless void above this Continent of Origin on your own.

"Qiang!"

In the void, a purple mark with white light dots floated down and imprinted on Luo Shen's forehead.

This is the mark of God’s choice!
By communicating with the mark of God's Chosen One, Luo Shen's consciousness can enter the God's Chosen One's exclusive space. Although due to his identity as a candidate, Luo Shen can only see a part of the space, the secret techniques contained in this space can be used by Luo Shen at will, so it does not have much impact.

The only thing that matters is that the candidate for God's Chosen One can only choose one treasure from the treasury.

Only after becoming a true chosen one of God can one obtain all the rights to the treasury.

"It's good to be able to choose a treasure. After all, anything that is favored by the Chosen One and called a treasure must be a rare treasure on this Origin Continent."

Speaking of which, Luo Shen doesn't have many treasures on hand now.

The main tools used to fight the enemy are the Abyss Blade or the Chaos Golden Wings. The Golden Tower is just a flying auxiliary tool, and the Chaos Golden Wings are only suitable for the realm below the Chaos Lord.

even.

If it weren’t for his strong enough foundation before, Luo Shen might not have been invincible in his level.

Even the Chaos Lords such as Liusha Hou who were easily killed before, although their strength was average, their strength was greatly improved because they had suitable weapons.

He could handle these small fry now, but he had never encountered a truly powerful Chaos Lord, like Jue Jianhou or the top Chaos Lord like Di Chuyu after his breakthrough.

Besides, with Luo Shen’s current strength, the enemies he will encounter next will probably be powerful people at the level of God King.

The Abyss Blade, which has not yet been imprinted with the God-King-level combat secrets, is really useless. The extended armor of the Chaos Golden Wings has a level of defensive capability that can be easily ignored by any Eternal True God.

"So, I have to choose a life-saving armor first, so that I can make the best use of my already powerful divine body." (End of this chapter)