Swallowing the starry sky, my clones can evolve infinitely.

Chapter 264 A Soul Strength at the Half-Step Ultimate Realm, Comparable to a Teacher of a Half-Primordial Life Form

Within the Heart of the True God universe, a vast and boundless force of will coalesced, firmly fixing the old man's soul in place.

The old man's face was filled with terror as he trembled and begged for mercy. "My lord, spare my life! I shouldn't have had such improper thoughts. Please spare my remnant soul. I have cultivated for many years, yet I have made a grave mistake today. I truly know I was wrong."

The old man never expected that a Venerable Realm cultivator would possess such a vast and boundless ultimate realm will.

Completely unable to resist, he had no power to fight back against Shen Mu's will.

"It's too late."

Shen Mu's expression was cold and stern. With a thought, he activated the Myriad Spirits Treasure Furnace.

The divine furnace transformed into a divine sun, instantly enveloping the old man. Countless hazy, colorful clouds intertwined, transforming into rolling divine fire that scorched the old man's soul with crackling sounds.

"Ahhh! Have mercy!"

The old man's screams echoed within the treasure furnace, as strands of pure soul power were extracted and slowly condensed, transforming into the phantom of a soul elixir.

As time passed, the old man's soul could no longer even utter a mournful cry, becoming utterly ethereal.

The boundless pure soul power condensed and finally transformed into a crystal-clear elixir that reflected a universe of thought, suspended within Shen Mu's Myriad Spirits Furnace, cascading with endless soul radiance.

In no time at all, the soul of this peak Celestial Venerable Realm expert was completely annihilated, transforming into a true Soul Pill.

Shen Mu's vast will Dharma form opened its mouth and inhaled, swallowing the Soul Pill directly. It then dissolved into endless soul energy, surging into Shen Mu's soul origin.

Boom!

The entire Heart of the True God universe trembled violently, erupting with endless roars, and then began to expand, with the cosmic membrane radiating countless strands of divine light.

As Shen Mu's soul power began to transform, this small universe, with a diameter exceeding one trillion light-years, also expanded rapidly.

In a short while, the entire universe expanded many times over, its size comparable to the primordial universe that once existed in the cosmic ocean.

Endless energy and matter intertwine and condense in the universe, forming new galaxies that spread throughout the cosmos and emit a shimmering glow.

hum!

Suddenly, the entire universe trembled slightly, its expansion reaching its limit.

In the origin of the universe, endless light of souls surged, and Shen Mu's soul also transformed to a limit, showing a faint tendency to transform into the ultimate realm.

"Alas, what a pity, just one step away."

Shen Mu felt somewhat regretful, as the old man's resources had been exhausted, only enough for Shen Mu's soul to transform from the peak of the Heavenly Venerable realm to the half-step ultimate level.

Moreover, even if the old man's soul was stronger, Shen Mu's soul could not continue to transform.

The reason for this is that the heart of the true God could no longer bear it.

The size of the Heart of the True God depends on the soul and the divine body; the strengthening of both will cause the Heart of the True God to expand and transform within the universe.

However, if the soul undergoes a frenzied transformation like Shen Mu's, while the divine body does not, then the expansion speed of the True God's Heart universe will not be able to keep up.

Shen Mu slowly opened his eyes, and the soul power of his half-step ultimate comprehension spread out, sweeping across the boundless space and time around him.

Hundreds of millions of mountains and rivers came into Shen Mu's view.

Shen Mu saw countless unique life forms, but he could not judge their cultivation level by their aura.

According to the information provided by Indra, these are all native life forms of this world, which is very strange.

hum!

Suddenly, in Shen Mu's perception, the whole world seemed somewhat illusory, and he could vaguely explore deeper levels of reality in the space-time, matter, and every blade of grass and tree in this world.

That is the operating rule at the bottom of this world, with endless mysterious threads interwoven together, like a huge and mysterious net, which is the foundation of all matter.

With a thought, Shen Mu concealed his vast soul power and then focused his gaze on the old man's corpse.

At this moment, the Hunyuan weapon, the Treasure Bell, which had transformed into Xuanwu, had disappeared.

Even if the precious bell were still there, Shen Mu would have no chance of refining it with his current strength.

Above the old man's corpse, the pitch-black Banner of Ten Thousand Souls floated in mid-air, its terrifying resentment swirling and evolving into the Five Elements Universe. However, the universe representing the Great Dao of Water was still incredibly illusory.

With a thought, Shen Mu sent out wisps of invisible soul power, which seeped into the Myriad Soul Banner.

A sense of resistance emanated from the Myriad Souls Banner; it was the resistance of the four Heavenly Venerables' souls within the banner.

"town!"

With a soft shout, Shen Mu caused the souls of the four Heavenly Venerable Realm beings to dissipate, and their soul power successfully left its mark on the evil artifact.

Shen Mu dared not use such a wicked treasure, lest he be killed by a passing Lord-level Hunyuan expert.

"broken!"

Boom!

The sound of the universe collapsing rang out, and the entire Banner of Ten Thousand Souls shattered. Endless resentment began to emanate, and in an instant, this entire world was transformed into a hellish inferno, where ten thousand ghosts wailed.

These souls were refined into true vengeful spirits. Hatred and slaughter completely clouded their minds and spirituality. Without the restraint of the Ten Thousand Souls Banner, these vengeful spirits began to attack all life they saw.

This also includes Shen Mu, who rescued them from the Five Elements Purgatory Universe.

"It's up to you now."

As soon as Shen Mu finished speaking, the Myriad Spirits Furnace materialized and conveyed a joyful emotion to him.

Then the Myriad Spirits Furnace transformed into a hazy divine sun, radiating endless colorful clouds.

The countless vengeful spirits, like grains of sand in the Ganges, stood frozen in place, their minds and wills, clouded by emotions, revived, staring blankly at their surroundings.

"Go, all of you. Reincarnation in this world is a great opportunity for you."

The Boundless Nine Wonders Mountain is very mysterious, containing the Great Dao of Reincarnation, so they can be reborn in this realm.

Bathed in the colorful glow emanating from the Myriad Spirits Furnace, these souls had a portion of their wisdom and spiritual intelligence eroded.

Shen Mu did not intend to completely extract their minds, but merely to make them a little less intelligent, as a reward for rescuing them.

As the souls gradually recalled their past, they bowed and kowtowed to Shen Mu one by one. Then, guided by the fundamental Dao of reincarnation in this world, they dissipated and transformed into pure true spirits to be reincarnated.

The process of purifying the soul is very long, and the old man stayed in the boundless Nine Wonders Mountain.

He regarded the boundless Nine Mystic Mountains as a flying boat that traveled between various worlds, and he didn't know how many worlds he had smuggled himself into, or how many souls he had secretly harvested.

Every moment, trillions of souls surge out from the shattered Banner of Ten Thousand Souls, so purifying souls is a slow and painstaking process for the Myriad Spirits Furnace.

However, during this process, the Myriad Spirits Furnace constantly absorbs a large amount of spiritual energy, allowing itself to transform towards the level of an ultimate treasure, reaping enormous benefits.

Shen Mu withdrew his gaze and focused his attention on himself.

He had achieved true godhood with a perfect divine body, his physical body and soul far surpassing those of other strong individuals at the same level, comparable to beings of even higher realms.

Whether one achieves the Chaos Realm or breaks through to the God King Realm, both the physical body and soul will become stronger.

Therefore, although he is only at the peak of the Venerable level, his soul and physical foundation are comparable to those of a newly entered Heavenly Venerable. This is the importance of a solid foundation.

Previously, consuming the sacred fruit at the Hunyuan level to cleanse his soul had greatly benefited Shen Mu's soul.

Not only does its soul possess a trace of the Hunyuan level characteristics, but its strength is also approaching that of a peak Celestial Venerable.

This time, refining the old man who was at the peak of the Heavenly Venerable realm further transformed Shen Mu's soul from the peak of the Heavenly Venerable realm to the half-step ultimate realm.

The powerful soul force had brought the True God's Heart Universe to its limit, and even wisps of soul light flowed around Shen Mu's body.

"My divine body is too weak; it can't keep up with the strength of my soul at all."

There are many methods for body refinement, such as refining the body with the Dao of Life, refining the body with the Dao of Array Formation, refining the body with the Dao of Time and Space, and even refining the body with the Dao of Treasure Refining, etc.

Shen Mu's former teacher, Zuo Shan Ke, was a grandmaster of treasure refining, who had refined his own divine body to an extremely high level, comparable to a god-king level treasure.

The Spacetime Dao Body Refinement is also extremely powerful. It uses the basic particles of one's own divine body as a cosmic embryo to temper oneself. If one reaches the Great Completion stage, every move one makes can suppress the endless universe.

As for the array-based body refinement method, it is even more complex. It involves engraving supreme divine arrays within one's own divine body to refine oneself. This is a more extreme and violent method of body refinement, which causes a qualitative change in the structure of the divine body through repeated destruction and revival.

"Each of these Great Daos has its own advantages and disadvantages when used to refine the body."

Shen Mu was in a difficult position. If it were his true self, he would definitely have to refine his body using the Dao of Life and the Dao of Destruction.

Because of his exceptional talent and profound foundation, comparable to the Beast King and the Primordial Universe, he could easily undergo a qualitative change in his divine body.

"Perhaps I can develop a method for refining the body through the path of the soul."

A thought flashed through Shen Mu's mind, but he immediately dismissed it.

The Path of the Soul is too difficult to comprehend. Now, I rely on the Path of the Heart to improve my realm, and I rely on external things to transform my soul.

If it were merely about comprehending the Dao of the Soul, Shen Mu's soul could not have reached such a level of strength.

To refine the body using the Dao of the Soul and create the ultimate method, one must first comprehend the ultimate Dao of the Soul.

At that point, there's no need for body tempering; you'll directly become a Lord-level Primordial Grandmaster.

With a thought, a small, jet-black tower, like ink jade, appeared above Shen Mu's head. Countless streams of chaotic energy transformed into garlands, enveloping Shen Mu within them.

"Why bother with all this? My Ten Absolute Exquisite Pagoda contains three ultimate Daos. Just use these three Daos to create a body-refining method."

However, Shen Mu's understanding of the Dao of Chaos and the Dao of Spacetime is still insufficient. These are the Daos that Shen Mu used to begin his comprehension of the laws of chaos.

However, this is far from enough to create a body-refining classic at the God-King level. Therefore, Shen Mu needs to comprehend the countless secret patterns within the Ten Absolute Exquisite Pagoda to enhance his mastery of the laws of the three Great Daos.

hum!

A vast power of will and soul surged forth, filling the small black jade tower and revealing the countless secret patterns on it.

Each type of secret pattern is woven from three great Dao secret patterns: chaos, spacetime, and formation. It is constructed and interwoven from the smallest details, eventually covering the entire black jade pagoda and transforming into a great Dao secret pattern that encompasses the entire pagoda.

"Tower Spirit, I want to comprehend the three ultimate paths: spacetime, chaos, and formations. I need you to explain the mysteries of these three paths to me."

With a thought, a spiritual light appeared in the small tower.

"Rest assured, Master! I have thoroughly mastered the mysteries of the three Great Daos, and my comprehension is comparable to that of a semi-primordial being. I will definitely be able to rapidly improve Master's Dao attainments."

Once Shen Mu had recognized the pagoda as his master, the pagoda spirit was essentially controlled by his soul and became absolutely loyal to Shen Mu.

This is equivalent to Shen Mu having an additional half-primordial life form who has comprehended these three ultimate paths as a teacher. The secret patterns inside the small tower are the textbook, and the speed of his comprehension surprised even Shen Mu himself.

As time passed, the divine power within Shen Mu's body began to surge, and each drop of divine power condensed into small towers.

Within the small tower, which evolved from divine power, a vast expanse of space and time opened up, and endless chaotic energy surged forth, evolving into countless stars.

These stars intertwine and are arranged, evolving into star arrays.

These star arrays are nodes in the entire cosmic array. Each strand of divine power changes in this way, forming tower-shaped universes. Within the universe, chaotic power surges, and billions of star arrays are formed.

As Shen Mu's understanding of the three Great Daos deepened, countless such tower-shaped universes formed within his body.

Each universe is like an independent world, and countless tower-like universes construct a solemn divine body.

At this moment, looking at Shen Mu from afar was as if looking at countless heavens and earth, seeing endless universes piled up and transformed into Shen Mu's divine body.

In the blink of an eye, more than half a month has passed.

Shen Mu's wisp of consciousness had already experienced tens of thousands of reincarnations inside the small tower.

As the supreme treasure that carries the ultimate Dao of spacetime, as long as Shen Mu has a sufficiently vast energy supply, the flow of time in the universe inside the small tower can be accelerated infinitely.

"The difficulty of comprehending the Great Dao is still too high, and the speed of my divine body's transformation is still too slow. It is simply not enough for my divine body to transform in a short period of time."

Shen Mu's consciousness and thinking operated a billion times faster, and his vast, peak-level will caused spacetime to tremble.

"Perhaps I can do what I did when I created the secret technique."

Shen Mu recalled the Secret Pattern School he had learned when he created secret techniques in the Cosmic Sea.

The Secret Pattern School does not require complete comprehension of the secret patterns. It only requires understanding the combination, arrangement, and basic framework of the secret patterns to create secret techniques that far exceed one's own realm of laws.

Back then, Shen Mu's understanding of the laws was barely comparable to that of the Lord of the Universe, yet he easily created a fifth-order soul secret technique.

"Perhaps I can emulate the Secret Pattern School and refine my body."

With a thought, Shen Mu focused his will back into the small tower. This time, when comprehending the three ultimate Dao patterns, Shen Mu did not seek to completely understand all the mysteries of the Great Dao, but only to grasp the general framework.

Then Shen Mu directly engraved the secret patterns on this treasure within the countless tower-shaped micro-dust universes within his body.

Sure enough, as Shen Mu used this secret pattern style to refine his body, every drop of divine power that made up his divine body was transforming, turning into real yet infinitely tiny tower-shaped universes.

As the divine power condensed and grew stronger, Shen Mu's divine body also shrank rapidly, and the power it contained was increasing at a terrifying exponential rate.

A vast and powerful suction force emanated from Shen Mu's body.

In the blink of an eye, the endless energy that had been wandering in the mountains and rivers where Shen Mu was located was drawn together and gathered by Shen Mu's ultimate level of will, forming a vast energy vortex.

(End of this chapter)