newbobooks Chapter 997 Breakthrough
Chapter 997 Breakthrough
Deep within the Nine Spirits Manor, the quiet chamber where Su Mo had secluded himself for a hundred Chaos Eras remains ancient and simple. The bluestone walls are covered with the marks of time, yet they gleam with a warm luster due to being constantly imbued with the aura of immortals.
"Whoosh..."
A streak of azure light, like a shooting star, pierced through the celestial mist of the manor, and with a sharp whistling sound, it fell directly into the quiet room. The celestial energy along its path was torn into two white waves of energy that lingered for a long time.
The moment the light faded, Su Mo's figure stood in the center of the room. The wrinkles on his blue robe had not been completely smoothed out, as if they still carried traces of the wind from the outside world. However, the excitement in his eyes had faded, leaving only a calm and serene expression. His spiritual aura was perfectly restrained, blending into the solemn atmosphere of the quiet room, as if he were a part of this space.
Almost the instant he regained his footing, four more beams of light flashed by—one azure blue like new leaves in early spring, one gleaming white like ancient gold in the west, one crimson red like a wildfire in the south, and one jet black like a deep pool at the bottom of a lake in the north.
As the light touched the ground, it manifested four illusory spirit bodies, each dressed in a robe of a corresponding color. Their robes fluttered without wind, and their faces were shrouded in a faint halo, making them indistinct yet exuding an aura of unassailable solemnity.
Immediately afterwards, the four illusory spirit bodies moved swiftly, their toes brushing the ground and creating wisps of spiritual light that instantly formed the shapes of the four constellations. The Eastern incarnation treads the Azure Dragon position, the Western constellation stands the White Tiger constellation, the Southern constellation is occupied by the Vermilion Bird star, and the Northern constellation guards the Black Tortoise enclosure. The four entities are connected by their auras, subtly forming a closed loop of heaven and earth.
"Om..."
As the last illusory spirit returned to its place, the Four Symbols Sealing Heaven Formation was activated. A light curtain interwoven with four colors—blue, white, red, and black—surged out from the four avatars, instantly transforming into the phantoms of the four sacred beasts: Azure Dragon Swinging its Tail, White Tiger Roaring in the Forest, Vermilion Bird Fluttering its Wings, and Black Tortoise Shrinking its Head. The four connected end to end, weaving into an impenetrable net of light that enveloped the entire quiet room.
Divine light flowed across the light screen like a surging galaxy, and runes were densely packed like an interwoven spider web. Each rune trembled slightly, sealing off the indoor space. Not only could the power of a true immortal not dissipate, but even a wisp of aura could not penetrate it.
Su Mo glanced at the phantoms of the Four Symbols Sacred Beasts, nodded slightly, then turned around and sat cross-legged on the nine-layered black lotus in the center of the quiet room.
The lotus petals are layered upon each other, as if carved from black jade. The whole body is pitch black but radiates a warm jade light. It is the mount of the Black Profound Immortal and one of the treasured immortal artifacts of the Obsidian Clan, a quasi-fifth-grade true immortal artifact - the Profound Black Lotus.
As soon as the lotus platform supported Su Mo, wisps of profound Yin energy seeped out from the patterns on the lotus petals, seeping into his body along his robes, resonating faintly with his Primordial Boundless True Immortal Body, as if awakening his dormant origin.
The next second...
The space-time within the quiet room suddenly distorted, and the runes on the Four Symbols Light Screen swirled wildly, changing unpredictably like a carousel, as if turning the invisible gears of time.
The surrounding light and shadows began to blur, and time, which had been flowing smoothly, suddenly accelerated rapidly as if it were on a rocket—ten times, a hundred times, a thousand times…
The bluestone floor beneath the lotus platform visibly swelled with fine dust, which vanished in an instant, as if it had experienced countless cycles of heat and cold; the moss on the walls grew and died, leaving behind layers upon layers of marks.
Finally, the flow of time stopped at eight thousand times, and everything around us stabilized again. However, there was a heavier feeling of time in the air, and even the light became a little sluggish, as if we were traveling through viscous amber.
Then, "Bang...bang...bang..."
A series of muffled explosions resounded within Su Mo's body, like thunderclaps exploding in the abyss. It was as if the first-grade true immortal herbs within his natal sea of time shattered in response, their fragrance not yet dissipating before being refined and transformed into streams of extremely pure primordial immortal power, surging out like a rushing river, flowing through his meridians into his limbs and bones.
Wherever it passed, trillions upon trillions of cellular universes trembled in unison. Each cellular universe was as if it had been infused with living water, and the originally dormant cosmic groups began to rotate at an accelerated speed. The chaotic energy at the edges was washed away by the immortal power, constantly expanding outwards. A large number of new universes were rapidly conceived and born, forming new cosmic groups.
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Time flew by while Su Mo was in seclusion, and soon billions of years had passed in the outside world.
The fourteen True Immortal Continents and eight hundred and sixty-three Celestial Immortal Continents under the Obsidian Clan's command have all found new masters.
During this period, some mainland forces also chose to resist, but unfortunately, they were like ants trying to shake a tree. The local forces of the various continents, who couldn't even find a single True Immortal, were no match for these powerful forces at the True Immortal level.
The flames of resistance were extinguished as soon as they were lit, and the remaining creatures were either subdued or driven away, without causing the slightest ripple.
As various forces took over the Obsidian Clan's territory, undercurrents surged once again throughout the southern part of Canglinghai.
Huanglong Zhenren only strictly ordered that no force from the participating continents should attack them within one epoch, but he did not say that they could not attack other continents in the southern region.
The True Immortal forces of the East, West, and North have long coveted the resources of the South. Now that they have a foothold, they will naturally not be satisfied with the Obsidian Clan's territory. It is only a matter of time before they secretly accumulate strength and wait for an opportunity to conquer other forces.
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In the blink of an eye, the agreed-upon period of one cycle between True Immortal Huanglong and the various True Immortal forces of Cangling Sea quietly passed.
Inside the quiet room of Jiuling Manor.
"Om..."
A slight tremor resounded from within Su Mo's body, like a star that had slumbered for billions of years suddenly awakening, carrying a power that could shake the universe. His tightly closed eyes slowly opened, a trace of chaos flashing in them at first, as if containing the primordial chaos yet to be created, before they became clear and bright, reflecting every detail of the quiet room, even revealing the flowing trajectory of the runes on the light screen.
next moment......
The major events that have occurred in the Southern Territory since the beginning of this era flooded into his mind like a tidal wave breaking through a dam—who annexed which power, which continent was shattered in the flames of war, which True Immortals were secretly plotting... Countless fragments of information rapidly integrated, outlining the entire picture of the Southern Territory in his mind.
Although he was in seclusion, he had hundreds of illusory spirit bodies distributed throughout the southern region, forming a net that covered the entire southern part of Canglinghai. No movement could escape his notice.
"It's a pity that no one has taken action against those continents acquired through auction!"
After a short while, Su Mo clicked his tongue, a hint of obvious regret flashing in his eyes. The last auction had given him a taste of success. If he could use the pretext of "illegal attacks" to take down a few dominant forces and hold a few more auctions, let alone reaching the fifth rank of Perfected True Immortal, even breaking through to the sixth rank of Perfected True Immortal wouldn't be impossible. Unfortunately, those True Immortal ancestors were all shrewd and treated Huanglong Zhenren's prohibition as gospel, managing to leave him no leverage whatsoever.
"I never imagined that in just one epoch, the Southern Territory would fall into such chaos!"
Su Mo gently tapped the petals of the Xuanmo Black Lotus with his fingertips, his brows slightly raised. He had anticipated that the influx of True Immortal forces from the Eastern, Western, and Northern Realms into the Southern Realm would inevitably alter the power structure, but he never expected the chaos to be this intense. In the Southern Realm now, there were hardly any safe places to be found. The spiritual light of battle could be seen everywhere in the void rifts, continental debris floated in the sea of stars, and every moment, Void Immortals and Celestial Immortals perished in the fighting. Many small and medium-sized continents even shattered directly in the aftershocks of True Immortal battles, turning into cosmic dust.
Of course, Su Mo merely sighed, his eyes remaining completely unmoved, and he showed no intention of intervening. The bloody storm outside the Four Symbols Sealing Heaven Formation seemed to exist in a completely different world from this quiet room.
As long as those forces don't provoke him, he has no interest in these trivial matters. He's not some savior who rescues people from suffering; what do the lives and deaths of the creatures of the Southern Territory have to do with him? Even if all the creatures of the Southern Territory were to perish and turn into a desolate, silent chaos, he wouldn't even blink an eye.
The thought flashed through his mind, and Su Mo stopped paying attention to the external conflicts. He closed his eyes, and a faint halo reappeared around him. The Xuanmo Black Lotus trembled slightly, condensing the remaining primordial immortal power within his natal sea of cosmic energy once more. It flowed slowly along his meridians, continuing to nourish the still expanding cellular sea of cosmic energy.
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Time flies, and five chaotic eras have passed quickly.
After devouring and refining all the first-grade and second-grade true immortal medicines, as well as a small portion of the third-grade true immortal medicines, Su Mo's Primordial Boundless True Immortal Body finally made a further step forward, successfully breaking through to the fourth level of minor completion.
Meanwhile, the chaotic situation in the southern region gradually calmed down.
Apart from the two overlord territories of the Golden Origin Immortal Clan and the Purple Light Immortal Clan, which remained relatively undisturbed, the twenty-one True Immortal races in the Southern Territory had at least three layers of territory plundered by other True Immortal forces from the other three realms. Three True Immortal races were even completely wiped out by other overlords, their inheritance marks erased and disappearing into the river of time.
During this period, Yunlong Immortal City was not greatly affected. Apart from the stricter security, the increase in unfamiliar faces, and the sharp rise in housing prices, there were basically no major changes.
It's just a mere immortal city, not some true immortal continent. Any of the other three realms' forces, unless they're completely out of their minds, wouldn't go with a third-rank true immortal like Yunlong for such a small gain.
Yunlong True Immortal is no ordinary third-grade True Immortal, but a perfect third-grade True Immortal. With the advantage of the terrain, even a slightly weaker fifth-grade True Immortal would have to pay a price to take Yunlong Immortal City.
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Time flies, and thirty chaotic eras have passed in the blink of an eye.
Su Mo had consumed all the Grade 3 True Immortal Medicines in his hands, and even nearly half of the Grade 4 True Immortal Medicines. His Primordial Boundless True Immortal Body had successfully entered the fourth stage of mastery. The terrifying aura around him was not much inferior to that of Hei Xuan True Immortal, a Grade 5 mid-stage True Immortal.
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Soon, another two hundred Chaos Eras passed.
"Boom..."
Su Mo's body trembled violently, like a thunderclap exploding in the quiet room. A terrifying pressure that would make even a fifth-grade True Immortal tremble rose from his body.
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