Swallowing the starry sky, my clones can evolve infinitely.

Chapter 265 Instantly Killing the Celestial Venerable

hum!

A surge of chaotic energy coursed around Shen Mu, and boundless power from heaven and earth converged, transforming into pure divine power to replenish Shen Mu's total divine power.

Before long, a dazzling stream of light flashed in the void, and in a few flashes it traversed a distance of more than half a light-year.

"As expected, someone was there. I wasn't wrong; someone must have caused this commotion."

The endless lightning subsided, revealing the figure of a human boy. Paths of lightning intertwined around him, showing a faint tendency to merge into one.

"Hiss... Such a rich, precious scent. Why does this person give me the feeling that they are also a treasure!"

A greedy look gradually appeared in the boy's eyes as he looked at Shen Mu.

If I devour it, I might evolve again and condense the ultimate Dao!

In an instant, endless lightning surged forth like a raging tsunami, instantly transforming into a terrifying inferno of lightning!

The Thunder Purgatory evolved directly into vast universes, engulfing Shen Mu entirely within them.

Countless bolts of lightning, intertwined with dazzling light and carrying a terrifying aura of destruction, formed billions of lightning spears that shot towards Shen Mu.

The spacetime of this realm began to collapse and annihilate under this attack that reached the ultimate level, turning into an endless stream of violent particles.

An endless stream of intensely hot particles instantly enveloped Shen Mu, accompanied by endless spears of lightning that madly tore apart everything within its range.

The boy in the lightning saw that his attack had successfully hit the target, and a look of great joy appeared on his face!

"It's done. This guy is only at the second level of cultivation; he's doomed!"

The void tore open, and countless bolts of lightning burst forth, coalescing into the figure of the young man.

Then the boy flew toward Shen Mu's location. During this process, the ultimate level of lightning power began to dissipate, and the collapsed spacetime recovered at an extremely fast speed.

However, a scene that terrified the boy amidst the lightning appeared.

Shen Mu's figure slowly emerged after the remnants of lightning dissipated, and surprisingly, he was completely unharmed.

Above Shen Mu's head, the small, black jade-like tower exuded a mysterious and unpredictable aura of primordial chaos.

This airflow, seemingly fragile, is actually composed of trillions upon trillions of threads operating according to a special array, forming an invisible yet tangible chaotic spacetime.

The ultimate-level Thunder Purgatory attack just now did not affect the interior of this chaotic space-time at all, and did not even shake this chaotic space-time.

"impossible!"

The young man with lightning-fast energy was terrified, his face filled with disbelief: "My attack had absolutely no effect on him! This is a treasure far surpassing mine!"

In an instant, the lightning-wielding youth transformed into a phantom bolt of lightning, merging into the void in an attempt to escape.

However, it was too late to escape at that moment.

boom!

Shen Muba's unparalleled, ultimate peak will erupted instantly, distorting and shaking the entire space-time.

The boy's figure, shrouded in lightning, rolled his eyes under the impact of this terrifying will, and his fragile soul simply collapsed and annihilated.

Boom!

Just as Shen Mu was about to check, the humanoid boy suddenly collapsed, turning into countless sparks of lightning.

In the center of the endless lightning, there is a silver pool, within which endless lightning bolts are brewing a world brimming with boundless vitality.

Thunder may seem to represent destruction, but it is also a kind of vitality.

Just like humans, without bioelectricity, humans could not exist.

"This is... a forbidden zone?"

Shen Mu's gaze fell on the Thunder Pool. He could tell at a glance that this treasure was a peak second-level treasure, not yet a top-level treasure used by the Ultimate God King.

Moreover, the spirit of the treasure had been completely annihilated by his ultimate peak will, greatly reducing its value.

"Before, it was the Xuanwu tortoise that evolved from the ice bell, and this time it's a thunder pool that has transformed into human form."

"The treasures of this world possess an incredibly high level of intelligence, and some have even developed souls."

Shen Mu's consciousness was immersed in the inner universe of the Heart of the True God. In an independent plane, there were still endless souls pouring out from the shattered Banner of Ten Thousand Souls.

The Myriad Spirits Furnace hangs high in the center of this plane, scattering endless spiritual light to cleanse every strand of lost resentment, allowing them to rediscover themselves.

During this process, the Myriad Spirits Furnace is also constantly transforming, and its own spiritual wisdom is also improving.

However, the Myriad Spirits Furnace is relatively new and its spiritual intelligence is not high; it is still far from evolving into a truly capable being.

"Outrageous! This artificially crafted treasure not only possesses sentience, but also a soul."

For most high-level treasures, possessing intelligence is nothing special.

Shen Mu's Chaotic Golden Wings already possessed sentience in the cosmic sea, and their intelligence was extremely high.

But this only possesses the most basic spiritual awareness; it has not given birth to a true spirit, much less a soul.

Besides the Chaos Golden Wings, there is another special being in the Cosmic Sea: the ancestor of the Prison Clan, who also evolved from a treasure into a life form and is capable of cultivation.

But without a soul, there is no soul. In the Origin Continent, those life forms without souls have extremely low potential, and it is almost impossible for them to reach the Chaos Realm.

However, once they reach the Chaos Realm, they will generally choose to reincarnate a wisp of their will or true spirit into a being with a soul.

"The Boundless Nine Wonders Mountain is indeed extraordinary."

Exploring the rules of the boundless Nine Wonders Mountain was beyond Shen Mu's current capabilities, so he stopped thinking about it.

Then Shen Mu raised his hand and waved it, his will instinctively spreading out, and the Thunder Pool treasure seemed to be summoned, quickly flying towards him.

"go."

Shen Mu lightly tapped his finger, and a surge of soul power shot out, imprinting itself on the Thunder Pool Treasure.

With the completion of the soul imprint, Shen Mu felt a special connection established between himself and this Thunder Pool treasure, and the recognition of him as its master was successful.

"Let's set up a formation to prevent us from being disturbed."

With a thought, Shen Mu unleashed a surge of chaotic energy, forming a tower-shaped cloud that contained its own universe.

During this period, Shen Mu has created the prototype of his body refining method, but it still needs enough time to improve, and his understanding of the Great Dao needs to be rapidly enhanced.

Time slips away quietly, and in the blink of an eye, nearly a thousand years have passed.

During this period, Shen Mu remained in seclusion, constantly refining his cultivation techniques and comprehending the Great Dao.

A thousand years is but a fraction of a thousand years in the grand scheme of things, compared to this journey to the boundless Nine Wonders Mountain.

Meanwhile, within the Ten Absolute Exquisite Pagoda, Shen Mu's consciousness, accelerated a million times, comprehended three Great Daos over a period exceeding one cycle of reincarnation.

For Shen Mu, given his level of comprehension, while it might be impossible to fully comprehend the ultimate Dao within the span of one reincarnation era, comprehending a branch of the Great Dao would be effortless.

……

At this moment, in a vast mountain range nearly two light-years away from Shen Mu, two streaks of light flashed rapidly like shooting stars, one chasing and the other fleeing, breaking the tranquility of this mountain.

This region is also very vast, with countless peaks soaring into the misty clouds, stretching endlessly like giant dragons winding and coiling.

Above the mountain peaks, clouds and mist swirl, creating a mysterious and magnificent sight. Large stars, each millions of kilometers in diameter, orbit this star, radiating brilliant light.

These giant stars have mysterious patterns and colors on their surfaces, which are perfect Dao patterns containing terrifying energy, hence their enormous size.

It should be noted that the height of an ordinary god-king in this realm is only a few thousand to tens of thousands of miles.

The energy from randomly detonating a large star is enough to severely injure most god-kings, which makes this mountain range full of danger and mystery.

Ahead, the divine light being pursued suddenly increased its speed. This person was none other than Lei Tianheng, the third disciple of Palace Master Di Shitian. And the one chasing him was an old monster at the Heavenly Venerable realm.

"Kid, stop running! You can't escape. Stop obediently, and maybe I'll spare your life."

A thunderous voice came from behind him, but Lei Tianheng ignored it and channeled a wisp of his soul power into the communication token.

Besides sending messages, this communication token can also detect the location of powerful figures from nearby sects. The most eye-catching coordinate is Shen Mu's, which is extremely close to him, only two light-years away.

"My lord, you must reply!"

A moment later, Lei Heng received a reply to his message, but it wasn't from Shen Mu. Instead, it was the default reply set by the communication token, indicating that Shen Mu was in seclusion.

"This is troublesome."

Lei Tianheng's expression was solemn. He was still more than two light-years away from where Shen Gongfeng was.

The two light-years here are two light-years in this world. An ordinary Venerable One could cross endless mountains and seas in an instant, but even flying for a day and a night would not be enough to travel that far.

"Shadow Kunpeng Soars, Third Level!"

Lei Tianheng burned his own bloodline, frantically urging himself to accelerate, and rushed towards Shen Mu's direction.

"You little brat, you just wait!"

Behind Lei Tianheng, the old monster roared repeatedly. He had guarded the Hunyuan spiritual medicine for countless years, but this little guy had actually picked the fruit. He was filled with rage and chased after him like a madman.

This old monster was not from the True Spirit Holy Realm, but came from another source world. After entering the Boundless Nine Wonders Mountain, he never left and cultivated in seclusion for a long time, breaking through from the Venerable Realm to the Heavenly Venerable Realm.

Boom!

The old monster waved his hands, and bolts of lightning shot towards Lei Tianheng like sharp swords.

Within these lightning powers, boundless principles and truths intertwine, narrating the fundamental principles of the great Dao of thunder.

Wherever the dazzling lightning passed, space was torn apart with cracks.

Seeing this, Lei Tianheng directly activated his Shadow Kunpeng Roaming technique to its maximum.

Suddenly, a huge phantom of a Kunpeng appeared behind him, its wings flapping and casting large shadows. Lei Tianheng's figure moved through the countless shadows.

This escape technique was created by his teacher, the Palace Master Di Shitian. It was developed based on the movement techniques of the fallen Kunpeng spirit and is extremely extraordinary.

Lei Tianheng activated his escape technique to its limit, instantly increasing his speed. Although he temporarily gained some distance, he was still relentlessly pursued by the old monster.

The old monster roared, "Damn brat, hand over my spirit fruit, or you will surely die if I catch up with you!"

As soon as the old monster finished speaking, he used some kind of special secret technique, and endless lightning illuminated space and time, increasing his speed several times over, instantly closing in on Lei Tianheng.

"It seems we have no choice but to use this treasure."

Lei Tianheng's heart tightened, and a special true feather appeared in his palm. This was the true feather of the True Spirit Kunpeng, a one-time consumable.

Bang!

Zhenyu exploded, and a special primordial power enveloped Lei Tianheng, instantly increasing his speed by another leap, from three hundred times the speed of light to nearly seven hundred times the speed of light, and he began to slowly shake off the old monster.

In fact, Lei Tianheng's speed could be even faster, but the faster the speed, the more the consumption of this wisp of Kunpeng power would increase by tens or even hundreds of times.

At this speed, we can definitely hold off the old man. As long as we can hold out until we reach the vicinity of Shen Mu, we'll have a chance of survival.

"Damn brat, he's covered in treasures!"

The old monster, in a fit of impotent rage, also burned his own bloodline power to avoid being left behind by Lei Tianheng.

……

Half a day later, a valley came into Lei Tianheng's view.

Within the valley, endless chaotic currents swirled, their shadows forming a tower shape. Lei Tianheng was overjoyed, for according to the token's guidance, Shen Mu's coordinates were located within this tower-like cloud.

"Shen Mu, save me! I am Lei Tianheng, the Palace Master's third disciple, and I am being hunted down by an old monster named Heavenly Venerable!"

Closely following behind Lei Tianheng, the old monster roared furiously, "No one can save you! Only Venerables can enter the Boundless Nine Wonders Mountain. Even if you are Emperor Shitian's disciple, you will die today."

Clearly, the old man could tell that Lei Tianheng came from the True Spirit Holy Realm and that he was a disciple of Emperor Shitian. This was because Lei Tianheng's magic weapon was the "Spirit Radiance Sword," and the cultivation technique he practiced was the "Heavenly Evolution Divine Technique," both of which were created by Emperor Shitian.

Indra is very famous in the many source worlds he passes through while traveling through the boundless Nine Wonders Mountain.

The old man had barely finished speaking when the Chaos Pagoda, formed from the endless chaotic energy, collapsed.

Shen Mu's figure emerged from the Chaos Pagoda, and endless divine radiance emanated from his body—pure divine power.

Then Shen Mu took a step forward, and his figure, which was nearly 100,000 miles tall, began to grow rapidly, reaching over a million miles in just a moment.

Even this old monster, a Celestial Venerable who broke through within the boundless Nine Wonders Mountain, only possessed a divine body over two hundred thousand miles tall.

"Ultimately, the ultimate existence is impossible!"

"How could an ultimate being possibly enter the boundless Nine Mystic Mountains?"

The old monster was utterly horrified when he saw Shen Mu's enormous divine body. The difference between them was like that between an adult and an infant.

Shen Mu could not possibly be the ultimate being; he was merely a Venerable whose divine body was comparable to that of a Celestial Venerable.

Although Shen Mu's body-refining technique is not yet the true ultimate technique, it has reached the peak of the Heavenly Venerable Realm and the strength of a half-step ultimate level with only a slight improvement on his perfect divine body.

Shen Mu spoke, his boundless willpower surging forth: "Since you are hunting down people from my True Spirit Holy Realm, then you must be prepared to pay the price."

Shen Mu's voice contained a terrifying will. Even though it wasn't directed at Lei Tianheng, and he even deliberately protected Lei Tianheng, it still caused Lei Tianheng's will to ache in waves, and his thoughts almost came to a standstill.

As for the old monster who directly faced the impact of Shen Mu's will, his eyes rolled back, his soul suffered a severe injury, and his divine body, which was more than 200,000 miles high, fell from the void, causing a series of booming sounds that shook the entire valley.

(End of this chapter)