novelraw Chapter 174: Palm Like a Toppling Sky
Chapter 174: Palm Like a Toppling Sky
The vertical eye appeared pure gold, while simultaneously swirling with a dark, nether intent. The moment it opened, Su Yuan felt the scale of space constantly compressing within his line of sight.
An area of dozens of miles, hundreds of miles, and even thousands of miles was entirely encompassed within his field of vision.
It was important to know that most Imperial Citizen Players in the Divine Body World needed to use the majority of their Mental Will to maintain their Divine Bodies. It was very difficult for them to cover the outside world. Even if they projected it outward, they could only investigate an area of a few miles to dozens of miles around them at most.
As for anything further?
They would lack the power to do so, regardless of their intentions.
After all, the Divine Body was composed of energy. Once it lost the maintenance of Mental Will, it would naturally collapse and dissipate.
This was also one of the limitations of Late-stage Starry Sky Lifeforms in the Divine Body World.
And precisely because of this, detection-type Divine Body Secret Methods in the Divine Body World were especially precious. In particular, something like the Eye of Netherworld Passage, which could investigate surroundings across hundreds or thousands of miles, was precious Beyond Comprehension.
Not to mention, the Eye of Netherworld Passage was not merely a detection-type Divine Body Secret Method; it also possessed the effect of attacking an enemy's Mental Will.
In fact, the three Divine Body Secret Methods provided by the gray mirror were not only the most suitable for Su Yuan, but they were also the absolute top-tier Divine Body Secret Methods within the Divine Body World.'The Eye of Netherworld Passage... has reached Great Completion...'
Su Yuan thought silently in his heart.
Among the three Divine Body Secret Methods, aside from the Indestructible Golden Body, both the Heaven and Earth in Palm and the Eye of Netherworld Passage involved space. And Spatial Power already belonged to the power level of a Stellar Life Form.
"Now, I can finally be considered to have a modicum of self-preservation capability in the Divine Body World."
A smile surfaced on Su Yuan's face.
With all three Divine Body Secret Methods reaching Great Completion, given Su Yuan's strength, he would not be afraid even when facing a Tier 9 Expert. Even if he could not win, he could at least end up Retreating Unscathed.
Of course, the Tier 9 mentioned here referred to an ordinary Tier 9 Expert. If it were the most top-tier kind of Tier 9, Su Yuan would still need to retreat and evade them.
'What a pity that these three Divine Body Secret Methods are difficult to replicate in reality...'
Su Yuan sighed inwardly.
Whether it was the Indestructible Golden Body, the Heaven and Earth in Palm, or the Eye of Netherworld Passage, the reason they possessed such massive might in the Divine Body World was because they were built upon a purely energy-based Divine Body.
It was just like in the depths of the Cosmic Starry Sky, where those starry sky behemoths bred from the Universal Origin possessed a Physical Body that perfectly resonated with a certain Cosmic Force or even a supreme power. A casual strike from them could tear apart the universe.
The power of that strike was the result of the Physical Body perfectly aligning with a certain Cosmic Force and supreme power.
The Divine Body Secret Methods were the same; they required the prerequisite of the Physical Body being completely converted into energy.
But in reality?
For a Physical Body completely composed of a Flesh and Blood Body, even if one forcefully cultivated a certain Divine Body Secret Method, the ultimate power displayed would be far lower than its might within the Divine Body World.
'However, it is not completely without a solution...'
Su Yuan's thoughts stirred slightly. Just because other Imperial Citizen Players and Late-stage Starry Sky Lifeforms could not replicate the secret methods from the Divine Body World to the outside world, did not mean he was also incapable of doing so.
Possessing the gray mirror, there were no secrets in the myriad things of the world in Su Yuan's eyes. As long as he wanted to, there was nothing he could not achieve; it was nothing more than a difference in the level of difficulty and the length of time consumed.
'Let me first test the perspective of the Eye of Netherworld Passage...'
The pure golden vertical eye between Su Yuan's brows began to look in all directions. As for the barriers of the cultivation room? There was simply no way for them to block it.
With the power of the Eye of Netherworld Passage, unless it involved spatial isolation, no external object could obstruct its gaze.
His line of sight passed beyond the cultivation room, and Su Yuan quickly saw the Luoyang City Lord guarding outside.
'Hmm?'
Observing the Luoyang City Lord with the Eye of Netherworld Passage, Su Yuan quickly noticed a multitude of information about the other party.
The circulation of the several types of Great Cycle of Universal Power within his Divine Body, and even their flaws and weaknesses, were all laid bare beneath the gaze of the Eye of Netherworld Passage.
'Weaknesses? Flaws?'
Su Yuan observed carefully. With his strength, he simply did not need to target weaknesses or flaws to deal with the Luoyang City Lord, but this feeling of seeing through everything was very special.
Compared to the omniscience of the gray mirror, this sensation of personally seeing through everything made Su Yuan feel quite fascinated.
The Luoyang City Lord guarding outside the cultivation room did not sense any observing gaze. At this moment, his heart was still filled with apprehension and unease.
Even though the aura Su Yuan had revealed during his cultivation these past few days had absolutely reached the Tier 8 level.
However, regarding the revenge that could arrive at any moment, the Luoyang City Lord still felt a lack of confidence in his heart.
That Xuan Ming from the Dongyou Cosmic Human Empire was a Petty and Vindictive master. Having died in Luoyang City, the other party was bound to return and kill his way back.
And given Xuan Ming's personality, he definitely would not be returning alone this time. Instead, he would call upon his friends and rally his forces.
When that time came, with Su Yuan's strength, could he really withstand them?
Hum... Su Yuan's line of sight continuously zoomed out, quickly crossing over Luoyang City and looking further away.
Relying on the fully energy-based Divine Body and fusing with the boundless power between heaven and earth, Su Yuan's vision reached incredibly far and with absolute clarity.
Very quickly.
Su Yuan's gaze saw thousands of miles away.
This was also the limit of the Eye of Netherworld Passage. If he wanted to look even further, he would need to cultivate this Divine Body Secret Method to the perfection stage.
'That is?'
As the Eye of Netherworld Passage operated, Su Yuan faintly sensed dozens of terrifying auras speeding over from thousands of miles away.
Among these dozens of terrifying auras, the weakest was a Tier 7 Expert, and the strongest had even reached Tier 8. Their imposing presence was vast and mighty, permeating the heavens and the earth.
'Is it Xuan Ming and the others?'
Su Yuan's heart remained calm, having anticipated this long ago.
In truth, this scene was also something Su Yuan had intentionally guided.
Su Yuan had ten thousand ways to make Xuan Ming die an inexplicable death, to the point where he wouldn't even know who killed him.
Let alone having the chance to gather friends for revenge.
However, Su Yuan specifically chose to do it this way.
It was precisely to make Xuan Ming come seeking revenge.
Su Yuan's ultimate goal in descending upon the Divine Body World was to use the Heaven Swallowing Demonic Art to devour the essence of the Great Cycle of Universal Power within the Divine Bodies of other Imperial Citizen Players.
He would use it to perfect his own Great Cycle of Yin-Yang and Five Elements, making it even more flawless.
The key point here was the essence of the Great Cycle of Universal Power within the Divine Bodies of other Imperial Citizen Players.
It must be known that Su Yuan's Great Cycle of Yin-Yang and Five Elements was already sufficiently complete and perfect. The essences of other Great Cycles of Universal Power that could actually provide him with assistance were rarely seen.
For example, the essence of the Great Cycle of Universal Power within the Luoyang City Lord's Divine Body would be of no help to Su Yuan whatsoever.
Simply put, the essence of a Great Cycle of Universal Power that could help Su Yuan had to belong to a genius Late-stage Starry Sky Lifeform at the very least, such as Xuan Ming, or Xuan Ming's friends, and so on.
These direct descendants of major factions possessed top-tier aptitude and noble bloodlines. Coupled with abundant resources and constant guidance from their elders, the Great Cycle of Universal Power they ultimately Managed to Fully Comprehend would generally not be poor in quality, thus fitting Su Yuan's expectations.
Driven by Su Yuan's machinations, these genius Late-stage Starry Sky Lifeforms would next deliver themselves right to his doorstep all at once, saving Su Yuan the time of actively searching for them.
The Divine Body World was simply too large. The Eastern Barrens alone was incomparably vast and boundless.
'They are almost here...'
Su Yuan once again looked in the direction from which Xuan Ming and the dozens of genius Late-stage Starry Sky Lifeforms were arriving, and immediately retracted the Eye of Netherworld Passage.
Meanwhile.
Tens of thousands of miles away from Luoyang City, dozens of figures were flying over at breakneck speeds.
In the Divine Body World, once one's strength reached Tier 6, they could achieve Flight.
"We're almost there."
Among the dozens of figures, Xuan Ming could be considered extremely inconspicuous. After all, his strength was only at Tier 6, whereas everyone else present was at least a Tier 7 Expert.
"Xuan Ming, you were way too careless. How did you stumble in such a small place?"
"Yeah, you didn't even manage to launch a counterattack and just died instantly?"
"Hahahaha, luckily this matter hasn't spread out."
The experts chimed in one after another, teasing Xuan Ming.
In terms of status and position, none of them were any inferior to Xuan Ming, and their strength far surpassed his.
The reason they responded to his call was not because they valued Xuan Ming, but rather his father. The Xuan Family, ranking as the fiftieth major faction within the Dongyou Cosmic Human Empire, possessed terrifying influence, and Xuan Ming's father was the second Successor-in-line to the Xuan Family.
If it were merely that, Xuan Ming still wouldn't have such immense face. But according to certain intelligence, the Xuan Family's first Successor-in-line encountered a problem while attempting to break through to the Cosmic Saint level.
The transition from a Stellar Life Form to a Cosmic Lifeform, although not like the transition from a Starry Sky Lifeform to a Stellar Life Form where failure meant death...
...encountering a problem during such a major leap in life tier would very likely cause that first Successor-in-line's strength to plummet drastically, perhaps even eradicating any possibility of him becoming a Cosmic Saint in the future.
Under such circumstances, it would highly likely cause a change in the Xuan Family's line of succession. Xuan Ming's father would take his place and become the Xuan Family's first Successor-in-line.
"So much time has passed. That ambusher should have already fled far from this place,"
At this moment, Di Fansi spoke up.
He was a peak Tier 7 Expert, and also hailed from a major faction within the Dongyou Cosmic Human Empire.
"It doesn't matter. Eldest Brother Chaxi has his tracking methods,"
Xuan Ming immediately replied.
Eldest Brother Chaxi.
As soon as these words came out, the gazes of all the experts present turned toward the figure flying at the very front.
Chaxi Zhuiyuan!
An imperial descendant of the Dongyou Cosmic Human Empire.
The imperial family of the Dongyou Cosmic Human Empire was divided into two lineages: one was the Heavenly Hole, and the other was the Zhuiyuan Lineage.
And Chaxi Zhuiyuan was an imperial descendant of the Zhuiyuan Lineage.
Although he was only from a branch family of the Zhuiyuan Lineage, he was ultimately still royalty. And within the Dongyou Cosmic Human Empire, the imperial family held supreme status.
"The ancestors of our imperial family have left behind many tracking-type Divine Body Secret Methods in this evolutionary world. As long as that ambusher has appeared here before, I can lock onto him directly,"
Chaxi Zhuiyuan stated.
He looked no different from an ordinary person, but his eyes were incomparably pitch-black and profound, as if they were connected to an abyss.
The Abyss was one of the most terrifying Nine Great Secret Realm Worlds in the vast universe. It was boundless and endless, nurturing countless dreadful Life Forms.
And the Zhuiyuan Lineage of the Dongyou Cosmic Human Empire was said to have obtained a certain power from The Abyss. This power immersed itself within the eyes of every Zhuiyuan royal descendant.
"Understood."
"With Eldest Brother Chaxi here, even if that ambusher flees to the ends of the earth, he will still die."
"That's right."
The numerous experts immediately voiced their flattery.
A moment later.
Chaxi Zhuiyuan, flying at the very front, slowed his speed.
"It's right there!"
Xuan Ming immediately spoke up.
The gazes of the numerous experts also looked toward the distant Luoyang City.
"It's just a remote, small city."
"There aren't many experts, not even many Imperial Citizen Players."
The experts sized it up for a brief moment before reaching their conclusions.
Compared to the other large cities in the Eastern Barrens, Luoyang City was indeed very inconspicuous. Otherwise, the strongest Imperial Citizen Player before Su Yuan arrived wouldn't have merely been the Tier 4 Luoyang City Lord.
Whoosh.
In the span of a breath.
The dozens of experts had already appeared in the sky above Luoyang City.
An invisible pressure ran rampant, and all the citizens of the entire Luoyang City felt a suffocating oppression welling up in their hearts.
At the same time.
The Luoyang City Lord guarding outside the cultivation Quiet Room immediately reacted. This was Xuan Ming's revenge arriving.
"We're doomed."
The Luoyang City Lord gulped, having already made preparations for his death.
He had crossed into the Late-stage by forming a Great Cycle out of three Cosmic Forces. To re-enter the Divine Body World, he would need to spend ten million Azure Surge Coins.
Ten million Azure Surge Coins was not considered much for a Late-stage Starry Sky Lifeform.
Creak.
Just as the Luoyang City Lord was thinking about how to face what was coming next.
The heavy doors of the cultivation Quiet Room slowly opened.
Su Yuan strode out.
"Lord."
As if having found his pillar of support, the Luoyang City Lord immediately looked at Su Yuan.
"No matter."
Su Yuan's tone was placid as his figure vanished.
By the time he reappeared, he was similarly standing in the sky above Luoyang City, facing Xuan Ming and the numerous experts.
"You?"
Xuan Ming's pupils shrank slightly as he immediately recognized Su Yuan.
"You actually didn't run away?"
An expression of sheer disbelief surfaced on Xuan Ming's face.
In his estimation, Su Yuan should have long since fled far away from Luoyang City by now.
"That's him?"
"He's the one who ambushed Xuan Ming?"
The other Tier 7 Experts present also looked at Su Yuan, revealing looks of interest.
After ambushing Xuan Ming, not only did Su Yuan not flee, but he actually waited right here for them to come?
What was he trying to do?
Giving up resistance? Voluntarily staying behind to accept his death?
"Interesting."
Chaxi Zhuiyuan was also looking at Su Yuan, a smile gracing his face. It had been a very long time since he had seen this kind of person.
"Since all of you have traveled from afar, it is only natural that I welcome you. Come on in."
Su Yuan raised his right hand. With a palm like a toppling sky, he lightly swept it toward the dozens of experts in the distance.
Swoosh!
Space continuously distorted, and all directions abruptly became entirely blurred. By the time Xuan Ming and the others reacted, they discovered that Luoyang City beneath their feet had already disappeared without a trace.
Meanwhile, hundreds and thousands of miles away, a hazy gray aura was faintly swirling.
"Where is this?"
"Where did Luoyang City go?"
The expressions of the group of Late-stage Starry Sky Lifeforms slightly shifted as they continuously surveyed their surroundings.
"Hmm?"
Chaxi Zhuiyuan was doing the same, his abyss-like eyes constantly observing in all directions.
If the area of thousands of miles was shrunk down by hundreds of millions of times, one would discover that at this moment, everyone was standing atop a gigantic palm. The span of thousands of miles was nothing more than a tiny square of space upon this palm.
And at this moment, outside of this palm, Su Yuan was looking down at the dozens of experts who were akin to specks of dust.