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Chapter 1076 - 1041: Half-Chaos

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Yuan Ming's eyes snapped open, his gaze seemed to pierce through countless mountains and rivers, looking towards the distant horizon.

Immediately after, he took a deep breath, and the immense mana surged out like a river, propelling the Shura Palace to shift in the void.

Above the Shura Palace, silver light suddenly erupted, dazzling and brilliant, enveloping Yuan Ming's figure within, then flashed away, disappearing into endless void.

In the next moment, that silver light appeared again outside a majestic purple mountain range, Yuan Ming and the Shura Palace simultaneously emerged, like deities stepping out from the void, blocking the Taotie that was frantically fleeing.

In Taotie's fearful gaze, Yuan Ming raised his hand with a wave, an indescribable surge of overwhelming mana emerged, instantly unfolding a Spiritual Domain, enveloping the hundred-mile void around.

This Spiritual Domain was vastly different from before, the original seven-colored light had already disappeared, replaced by a chaotic hue, gray-black intertwined, halos distorted.

It was like a calligraphy painting ravaged by wild winds, seemingly chaotic and disordered, yet containing strong and bizarre waves.

Under the shroud of this Spiritual Domain, the fear in Taotie's heart surged like tides.

It had never seen such a bizarre Spiritual Domain, and the Human Clan man before it filled it with an irresistible oppression, making it want to escape this terrifying battlefield as soon as possible.

"Roar—"

Taotie's angry roar echoed between heaven and earth, forcibly suppressing the fear in its heart, suddenly opened its cavernous mouth.

"Whoosh"

A dark green corrosive beam twisted out like a serpent, wherever it passed, even the air was mercilessly corroded, emitting wisps of white smoke.

This beam struck the inner wall of the Chaos Spiritual Domain, but it was swallowed instantly by the chaotic glow, without even stirring a ripple.

Taotie's heart grew frantic, unwillingly opened its mouth again, with crimson fire glowing in its throat, a corrosive fire line erupted out, charging straight towards the Chaos Spiritual Domain.

But on the Chaos Spiritual Domain, the light surged, as if alive, swallowing the flames one by one, and the fire extinguished instantly, as if it had never existed.

Taotie howled hysterically, its four legs flying, madly rushing towards the edge of the Chaos Spiritual Domain's inner wall, its giant claws ripped through the void, crashing down with dark light.

However, the dark light shattered upon touching the spiritual domain, transforming into a weak stream of spiritual power, merging into the Chaos Spiritual Domain.

The giant claws were rebounded by a tremendous force, Taotie's massive form was knocked back repeatedly, eyes filled with despair.

It turned its head, its fierce gaze exposed, glaring at Yuan Ming, the fear in its heart replaced by hatred and resolve.

It roared towards the sky, its body leaping like a mountain, pounced ferociously at Yuan Ming.

In mid-air, Taotie opened its monstrous mouth, a fishy wind swirling wildly, a giant black vortex sprouted from its mouth, seemingly able to devour everything.

In an instant, the wind howled, sand and stones flew, all within heaven and earth were swept into this terrifying vortex.

Yuan Ming soared, leaping into the air.

Though in mid-air, Yuan Ming was dragged by the powerful suction released from Taotie's mouth, involuntarily flying towards it.

At this moment, a chaos vortex suddenly rose behind Yuan Ming, the power it emitted offsetting Taotie's suction, holding him steadily in the air.

Seizing the opportunity, Yuan Ming's figure flashed, swinging his fist towards Taotie's head.

In his Dantian, the Chaos Dao Fruit radiated brilliantly, the gray-black light covered his fist, chaotic power swirling like a nebula, with overwhelming power.

"Boom!"

Yuan Ming's fist struck Taotie's head accurately, producing a deafening roar.

A powerful force penetrated Taotie's skull, instantly knocking its colossal form down.

At this moment, it was as if a mountain had fallen, the earth trembled, "Rumbling Sound" resounded through the sky, the ground shattered, raising billowing dust.

A massive black cavity appeared in Taotie's skull, penetrating down to its lower jaw.

Taotie's head was deeply embedded in the ground, golden eyes filled with blood, nostrils only emitting breath, appearing dispirited.

"The power of this chaotic force is truly extraordinary..." Yuan Ming hovered, his eyes sharp, gazing at the Taotie below gradually losing its vitality, eyes flashing with surprise and shock.

Taotie, this Level 7 Demon akin to Mahayana cultivators, should have the Five Elements Undying Body, capable of swiftly recovering injuries using Five Elements Spiritual Power.

Yet at this moment, not a hint of recovery could be seen on its body, instead showing a state of complete destruction.

Yuan Ming understood in his heart, this was precisely the damage caused by the Chaos Dao Fruit, it was irreversible and unfixable.

All things return to ruins, return to chaos.

Even if Taotie possessed an even stronger recovery ability, before this chaotic power, it seemed powerless.

"I wonder, if facing those Body Cultivators with their Undying Bodies and Fiery Sun Bodies, what would the spectacle be?" Yuan Ming's heart couldn't help but evoke a bit of curiosity and anticipation.

Then, he raised his hand with a wave, the Chaos Spiritual Domain instantly contracted, tightly wrapping around Taotie's massive body.

In the blurry gray light, Taotie's body rapidly dissolved, as if swallowed by endless chaos, ultimately becoming void.

When the Chaos Spiritual Domain dissipated, Yuan Ming couldn't help but stretch his waist, letting out a hearty, exhilarating low roar.

A layer of faint blood mist dispersed from his body surface, with a glint flashing in his eyes, as if stars were swirling.

After refining and absorbing the Chaos Spiritual Domain, the mana within Yuan Ming's body was greatly enhanced, and his qi-blood and soul power improved significantly as well.

He could clearly feel that both his body cultivation and soul cultivation paths had made notable progress.

"It seems I've gotten a step closer to achieving the Fiery Sun Body, and in terms of soul cultivation, the threshold for advancing to Ghost Witch is within reach." Yuan Ming was secretly delighted.

At this moment, Xi Ying's figure quietly appeared.

She gazed at Yuan Ming with a look that was both surprised and delighted: "This Chaos Dao Fruit is indeed extraordinary; even a Level 7 Great Demon like Taotie is no match for you."

"I hadn't expected the Primordial Dao Seal to evolve into a Chaos Dao Fruit either." Yuan Ming smiled slightly.

"However, this Tao Divine Ability still seems not completely perfected. When you were devouring Taotie, it seemed like a lot of impurities accumulated in your body and Sea of Consciousness." Xi Ying cautioned.

"The Chaos Dao Fruit encompasses Dharma Body Soul Three Cultivations; it's truly not easy to accomplish. Though I've entered the Mahayana Realm, my body cultivation and soul cultivation power are still lacking. Once they are supplemented, perhaps it can be fully perfected." Yuan Ming nodded.

He understood well that the current Chaos Dao Fruit could only be considered half-chaotic, unable to perfectly refine other spiritual powers.

"Xi Ying, you should return to look after Senior Xia Jie first. I still need to continue hunting Level 7 demon beasts, enhancing my strength while also verifying some issues." Yuan Ming said.

"Take care of yourself. If anything happens, contact me anytime." Xi Ying instructed.

The two of them exchanged a smile and then went their separate ways.

As he watched Xi Ying's silhouette gradually recede in the distance, Yuan Ming spread his immense divine sense like an eagle, rippling outwards, limitless.

After advancing to the Mahayana and absorbing Taotie's divine soul, his soul power surged like a vast ocean, effortlessly covering an extensive area of ten thousand miles.

In just a moment, Yuan Ming's divine sense detected movement at the edge of the purple mountains several thousand miles away.

There, a vast green lake, spanning thousands of acres, lay calm, but hidden in its depths was a Level 7 Xuanwu demon beast.

Without hesitation, he activated the Shura Palace, traversed the void, and swiftly moved towards that lake.

With a wave of his hand, the Xi He Tablet descended like a blazing sun, fiercely crashing into the lake, the scorching solar heat instantly engulfing the entire lake, the water boiling like a pot, forcing the Xuanwu demon hidden at the bottom to reveal its true form.

It was not skilled in escape techniques, but relied on its powerful defense to engage in fierce combat with Yuan Ming.

Yet, the might of Yuan Ming's Chaos Dao Fruit far exceeded the expectations of Xuanwu.

In merely three punches, the turtle shell, which it had prided on as nearly indestructible, shattered under his fists, followed by another punch, smashing Xuanwu's head to pieces, and its massive body collapsed.

Yuan Ming unleashed the Chaos Spiritual Domain, absorbing Xuanwu's remains, and his mana, qi-blood, and soul power received another significant boost.

With a flip of his hand, an imprint pattern shaped like a turtle shell condensed in his palm, exactly the Tao Divine Ability mastered by Xuanwu.

This was a Divine Skill with astounding defensive capability, containing the Earth Attribute True Intent of Dao; if not for Yuan Ming comprehending the Chaos Dao Fruit, defeating Xuanwu would not have been easy.

Yuan Ming refined this Divine Skill, as if enveloped by an invisible armor, impenetrable.

"With this Divine Skill, my safety is no longer a concern."

Just as he was about to continue forward, he suddenly looked up beyond the purple mountains, where two clouds of demonic aura rapidly approached, it was Su Wu and the Black-armored Man.

They sensed the astonishing soul power encapsulated within the phenomena triggered by Xia Jie's attempt to break through to Witch God Realm, and both unconsciously slowed their tunneling light.

"Fellow Daoist Su, this commotion is extraordinary, it seems someone is striving for a higher realm, we should best avoid unnecessary trouble." The Black-armored Man's voice held a hint of hesitation.

Su Wu's expression also grew serious, as he was about to speak, a flash of golden light appeared in the void ahead, and Yuan Ming's figure emerged out of nowhere.

"It's you, Yuan Ming! Have you already broken through the Mahayana Realm?" Su Wu immediately recognized Yuan Ming, a look of surprise on his face.

"Yuan Ming? Is he the Human Clan's cultivator who stole the World Tree?" The Black-armored Man looked Yuan Ming up and down.

"That's right! Yuan Ming, you got away at the Three Realms Immortal Boat, today you won't be so lucky, hand over the World Tree, and I might leave you a complete corpse!" Su Wu's figure flickered behind Yuan Ming, seemingly fearing that he might escape.

Yuan Ming raised his eyebrows; he was worried they would flee, but unexpectedly, they surrounded him, fearing he would escape.

"Makes things easier."

Yuan Ming chuckled lightly, the Chaos Spiritual Domain instantly expanded like a deep vortex, enveloping Su Wu and the Black-armored Man within.

The two of them felt an irresistible suction enveloping their bodies, as if bound by invisible chains, momentarily immobile.

Su Wu's face flashed with a hint of astonishment.

He had always enjoyed devouring others' mana, but never imagined being backfired upon today.

He clenched his hands tightly, exerting a push, the Sky Cicada Spirit Domain instantly unfolded, light and resilient like cicada wings, isolating the suppressive force of the Chaos Spiritual Domain outside.

The Black-armored Man was not to be outdone, letting out a roar, qi-blood surged fiercely, transforming into golden flames erupting from his body, forming a colossal golden sea of fire.

The temperature within the sea of fire was high enough to melt the void, temporarily isolating the devouring force of the Chaos Spiritual Domain.