The Legend of the Great Desolation: I Am the Fortress

Inside an island on the fifth level of Star Island.

"Hmm? You accepted the challenge?" A child wearing a silver cloak, who appeared thin and dark-skinned, held a golden book and looked surprised.

"It's really not easy to fight this World God of Unity on Star Island. However, I've fought almost every one of the sixteen World Realm experts on the fifth level, even Betalieu..."

"My battle with Betalieu forced me to break through to the brink of death, further enhancing my strength. If I were to fight this World God of Unity, who is even more powerful than Betalieu, the benefits would likely be even greater!"

Those cultivators who can reach the fifth level of Star Island are already monstrous geniuses in the World Realm, and naturally they also yearn to challenge even stronger opponents.

"I can't wait! I'll finally see just how far the World Realm can go!"

……

On an island where spring is in full bloom, the entire island is covered with lush greenery and is incredibly beautiful.

Wow~~~
Wow~~~
After a spatial teleportation, two cultivators appeared on the island.

One was a young man dressed in a black robe, and the other was a lean, dark-skinned child, their silver cloaks fluttering in the sea breeze. They were none other than Rei and Chisei, who had accepted the challenge.

"Chishinko?" Lei Zhan looked at the lean, dark-skinned child and a faint smile appeared on his face.

“The God of the Unified World.” Chishinko looked at Reizen as well, her body radiating a fierce fighting spirit. “I’ve heard of you, and you’ve fought against Betalieu. He was strong, but you, who were able to defeat Betalieu… this battle makes me even more eager to see what happens next.”

"Hmm?" Lei Zhan smiled slightly. "A hundred years have passed. Some of those who were at the fifth level of the World Realm have left, while others, like you, have rushed up from the fourth level. This is the first time I've seen this."

"However, I am interested in seeing your Thousand Body Sacred Scripture, which you have mastered to a high level."

When Lei Zhan was young, he had considered cultivating the top-tier clone technique, the Thousand Bodies Holy Scripture, but the price required to master this technique was too high!
The mere entry into the realm requires a World Heart, and there is only one World Heart in the entire Three Realms. Naturally, Lei Zhan couldn't obtain a second one, so he gave up on the idea.

However, Lei Zhan was still somewhat curious about this method.

After all, compared to the "Eighteen Gods and Demons of Tao Wu", the "Thousand Body Holy Scripture" is the only one that can truly make the world realm comparable to the Dao Lord of Life and Death through its own power.

"Hmm?" Qian Xingzi was taken aback, but her eyes suddenly flashed with a terrifying fighting spirit. "If you want to witness my Thousand Body Holy Scripture, then show me your full strength!"
"The stronger the better! Let me see just how far one can reach when cultivating to the pinnacle of the World Realm!"

"Full strength?" Lei smiled. "Then let's see if you have that strength!"

Now that the Shattered Star Style has broken through to the strongest level, and the five strongest paths have been perfectly combined, if he were to encounter the Dragon God Dao Lord again, Lei Zhan would be confident that he could kill him based solely on his understanding of the Dao, let alone the Thousand Star Child in front of him.

Even with the protection of Star Island, if she went all out, Qian Xingzi would probably die before she could even react.

call.

Just as the thought of building the tower flashed through her mind, Senshoko stood in mid-air, her figure swaying.

In an instant, a thousand star-like particles appeared in the sky, covering the entire island and forming a powerful array that resembled a 'Minor Thousand Ancestral God Array'.

"That's all? You're almost on par with Yibu Daojun." Lei Zhan shook his head and laughed, "But you're still far from forcing me to use my full strength."

"Hmph! We'll only know how much it's missing after we try it!" said a thousand Qianxingzi indifferently.

Wow~~~
Instantly, all around Lei Zhan were Qian Xingzi's clones, and the surging power, like a domain, vibrated and swept towards Lei Zhan.

“Suppress!” Lei Zhan slowly extended a finger and pointed at it from afar.

"Rumble~~~"

Suddenly, a gigantic hand, tens of thousands of miles in size, appeared high in the sky.

The moment this enormous hand appeared, the flowers, trees, the entire island, and even the vast ocean around it trembled and shook.

The island trembled, and the ocean churned.

"Hmm? What's going on?" Qianxingzi frowned. "This power..."

A large number of 'Thousand Stars' looked up at the sky. Even before the giant hand had landed, the mere wisp of power it emitted made them feel extremely threatened.

"Rumble~~~"

This hand was larger than the entire island, and it crushed down on Qian Xingzi the moment it appeared.

Layers of spacetime were compressed and began to shatter and reform under the palm of this hand; the shattered spacetime even transformed into layers of more solid and dense spacetime...

Layer upon layer of time and space, pressing down relentlessly.

"Damn it! This is completely different from what Betalieu said!" Qianxingzi gritted her teeth. "When fighting Betalieu, I can still use the Thousand Body Holy Scripture to maneuver and force Betalieu to take out his weapon."

“But this World God of Unity, just a casually used secret technique, is already this powerful…” Qian Xingzi was very unwilling. Although he tried his best to resist with the array formed by a thousand clones that resembled a domain, he was extremely vulnerable under this ten-thousand-mile-long hand.

“Betaleche can also reveal the true form of a special life form, breaking through my large handprint with brute force…”

Lei Zhan looked at Qian Xingzi from afar with a slight smile on his face, "The strongest part of the Thousand Body Scripture should be the Thousand Body Unity! If you don't achieve Thousand Body Unity soon, you'll lose!"

The most powerful aspect of the Thousand Bodies Sacred Scripture is its ability to merge one body into another, allowing the cultivator's divine body to rival that of a first-stage Dao Lord! And most importantly, cultivators of the Thousand Bodies Sacred Scripture can also unleash supernatural powers!
It should be noted that although the blue-and-white mist power cultivated by Lei Zhan is strong, it also has many shortcomings compared to others.

Most importantly, when the power of the blue-and-white mist was first created, it could only enhance the divine body and could not be used to unleash supernatural abilities.

"It's a pity that when the Supreme Being created this method, it was still immature. If one could use the Azure Mist while simultaneously unleashing supernatural powers..." Lei Zhan's gaze fell on Qian Xingzi, whose thousand bodies had merged into one in an instant, and this thought flashed through his mind.

Whoosh!
Qianxingzi wielded a curved sword, her swordsmanship ethereal and unpredictable. "Die!"

"Too slow! Too slow!" Lei Zhan shook his head and pointed again.

Wow~~~
A spacetime barrier appeared instantly, followed by a transparent sphere of light that completely enveloped Qian Xingzi.

boom! ! !
The scimitar cleaved through the sky and struck the spacetime barrier directly, unleashing a terrifying sound that resounded throughout the entire sky.

"Huh? It's unbelievable, it's unbelievable..." Qian Xingzi's eyes widened. The spacetime barrier in front of him seemed to have crashed into the hardest magic weapon under his full-force attack, but it didn't even leave a white mark.

"This, this... the gap is too big!" Qianxingzi shook his head and sighed. He looked at Leizhan and gritted his teeth, "I admit defeat."

……

"Your strength has increased again!"

On a snow-covered island, Lei Zhan and Betalie sat facing each other. "What a prodigy! It wasn't enough that he had comprehended the four strongest paths; now his understanding of the Dao has advanced even further. Is he going to leave any room for other cultivators to survive?"

"It was just a fleeting insight," Lei Zhan shook his head and smiled. "The path to enlightenment is endless, and I will naturally not let go of any opportunity to become stronger."

There are multiple paths to the strongest that combine, and beyond these paths lies the legendary ultimate path.

Lei Zhan also understood in his heart that he was just pursuing power.

“The Way has no end…” Bertaleu pondered this sentence, filled with emotion.

"Putting aside me, your strength has improved quite a bit. At least now, you can really give me a good fight in close combat!" Lei Zhan said with a smile, sipping his wine.

"Hmph. On this Star Island, you're not the only one making progress." Betalieu glanced at Lei Zhan and continued:
"I heard that after Qian Xingzi fought you, she went back and went on a rampage against the other cultivators on the fifth floor? That's not like you. Are you... leaving?"

"Hmm?" Lei Zhan nodded. "I've stayed on Star Island for too long, and it's time for me to leave."

"Too long?" Betalieu said helplessly. "You've only been here for a hundred years at most, right? Is that what you call a long time? I've been here for almost half a Chaos Era!"

“A hundred years is not a short time!” Lei Zhan’s gaze lingered. “I have spent most of my time cultivating inside the Time Treasure. With the time flow rate tens of thousands of times faster, I have actually been on this Star Island for a full million years!”

“This…” Bertalie shook his head, “Ten thousand times the time acceleration…that is indeed not short.”

“Let’s not talk about this anymore.” Lei Zhan looked at Betalieu with a smile in his eyes. “Take out the spiritual power inheritance of Daoist Yushang. This inheritance has been with you for too long, and it’s time to return it to its rightful owner.”

If Lei Zhan hadn't possessed a complete set of the second-ranked legacy, he would have acquired it long ago.

On this Star Island, a cultivator can only possess one complete inheritance at most. If they possess two sets, they must leave immediately.

Lei Zhan also needs to constantly comprehend the inheritance of the master, so naturally he doesn't need this mental effort to inherit.

“You freak.” Bertaleus flipped his hand, and a beautiful feather appeared in his hand. “Here you go! I went through a lot of trouble to collect these, and you just asked for them! No wonder they all say you’re like a high and mighty emperor, you’re really domineering.”

“Emperor? I guess so.” Lei Zhan shook his head. “Of the inheritances within Star Island, only the first and second ones are somewhat useful to me. But in reality, these two inheritances aren’t even the most core ones in the Twelve Palaces.”

"To go further, we need to venture into a wider world. For example, the Twelve Palaces, or the endless territories beyond..."

“A wider world?” Betalieu gazed at him, and after a moment of silence, shook his head and said, “I have wandered outside for many years, but I have found some solace on Star Island. In the future, I may leave for the Twelve Palaces, but before that, I must become strong enough.”

“Yes.” Lei Zhan nodded. “If you want to stay here, then stay here.”

“However…” Lei Zhan suddenly revealed a strange smile, “If you are still on this Star Island someday in the future… and if you meet a cultivator named Bei Ming or Ji Ning, then help me hone my skills.”

"Hmm? Beiming?" Betalieu paused, then said softly, "Okay."

...(End of chapter)