Chapter 1044 Time Reshaping Ends

Chu Tian, accompanied by Wei Jin and Miao Zuo, advanced with great momentum.

Without any pause, they reached the fifth level.

Along the way, Chu Tian had pondered much and finally decided to have Wei Jin and Miao Zuo remain there.

Having experienced this anew, he was confident that the previous catastrophe would likely not occur again.

His objective was the ninth level, the only place he had not ventured to last time.

He felt an隐隐 sense that this might be the destination the current time-reshaping was guiding him towards.

If he merely returned with powerful cultivation and retraced his old path, it would be meaningless.

Understanding this, he parted ways with Wei Jin and Miao Zuo, taking no detours, ascending through layer after layer of the Ascension Stairs.

He had now reached the eighth level, the Sacred Spirit Realm secret grounds.

Last time, he had stopped here.

Gazing at the colossal volcano and the scorched earth, familiar scenes reappeared, yet everything was changed.

Reaching the summit of the volcano, he saw the immense corpse of the Crimson Flame Qilin floating in the lava below.

Shattered Star had been obtained here, along with h3107, and ultimately, death...

"Continue to slumber here!"

Chu Tian sighed, then raised his gaze towards the entrance...

The entrance leading to the ninth level.

The ninth level...

What would he encounter?

This was unknown to him, yet he felt excitement and anticipation.

Approaching the glowing portal, Chu Tian stepped through.

As before, the Ascension Stairs were visible.

However, the Ascension Stairs here differed from those before.

Here... there were only nine steps.

Each step was enormous, with a sphere of light in the middle of each level.

These were places to claim reward items.

The previous eight levels had posed no obstacle to Chu Tian. Upon seeing this, he merely smiled.

Without hesitation, he stepped onto the first step.

Boom...

Chu Tian was completely unprepared, feeling a thunderclap erupt in his mind.

"Pfft..." Blood streamed from Chu Tian's nostrils.

The first level here tested the divine soul. A fierce soul impact shattered numerous cracks in his divine platform.

In just one blow, Chu Tian was severely injured.

To wound his body, blessed with divine-level cultivation, and his vast divine soul.

One could imagine the power of the Ascension Stairs from level eight to nine.

However, Chu Tian was delighted.

On the Ascension Stairs, as long as one could endure and survive, there would be a backlash reward.

Standing his ground, blood poured from Chu Tian's seven orifices.

The immense divine soul pressure continued to assault him.

The entire space felt as scorching as a midsummer day, with ripples rising from the ground.

Visible divine soul power could only be perceived by Chu Tian after compressing his divine soul.

It was unimaginable how such immense divine soul power could be generated so casually on the Ascension Stairs, a testament to the skill of its creator.

These nine steps of Ascension Stairs were on an entirely different level compared to those below.

Chu Tian would later learn that these nine steps were the true Ascension Stairs.

Divine soul power continued to surge.

Chu Tian's previously straight posture began to tremble, his knees buckling.

The pressure on his soul not only affected his divine platform but had grown so powerful it suppressed his physical body.

This divine soul power carried the essence of heaven and earth, as if an entire realm was pressing down on Chu Tian.

Sweat beaded on Chu Tian's forehead. Now, he not only endured the power of his soul but also the force of endless Heavenly Dao laws.

He had never imagined that divine soul power could reach such a monstrous level.

"Argh..."

Finally, after half an hour, his knees were about to touch the ground.

Chu Tian had a faint feeling that if he knelt, this will would immediately vanish, the trial would be complete, and he would receive his due reward.

Yet, stubborn pride fueled him. The power intensified, demanding his surrender.

Chu Tian's stubbornness flared, and he roared.

His face turned crimson, veins bulging on his neck.

Blood gushed from his seven orifices, his eyes turned blood-red.

"You want this Chu San to kneel? Dream on... not even the Jade Emperor could make me!"

His trembling body struggled. His legs, which had begun to bend, slowly started to straighten.

This was not due to a weakening of the divine soul pressure; rather, it grew stronger.

Chu Tian's action resulted in a spray of golden blood mist.

Instantly, it dyed his surroundings red.

This blood erupted from the countless capillaries throughout his body.

Since obtaining his divine spark and reaching divine-level cultivation, his once-red blood had turned golden, tinged with faint green starlight.

Boom...

Chu Tian's body straightened. At that moment, space warped, and a colossal aura surged from him, centered around him.

That aura carried an unyielding ironclad spirit, an invincible pride, an arrogance that crushed the divine soul power on the platform.

This aura emanated from Chu Tian himself.

Simultaneously, a voice echoed in his mind, seeming to come from the ancient heavens, ethereal and indistinct.

"Domain?"

Chu Tian murmured. The voice he seemed to have heard just now told him he had awakened a domain.

However, when he listened closely, the voice seemed to have vanished.

"Huff, huff..."

Chu Tian took a couple of breaths.

Hum...

The entire platform flashed. Divine soul power reappeared.

But instead of oppression, it surged into Chu Tian's body, forming a vortex that swirled around him.

The backlash began. His divine soul power, almost depleted, was instantly restored.

Yet, it did not stop.

Half an hour later, Chu Tian felt a slight swelling in his head. The divine source lake within his divine platform was full.

His divine platform island was submerged, yet the pure divine soul power showed no sign of ceasing its backlash.

"Damn... I wasn't crushed by you, are you trying to stuff me to death?"

Chu Tian gave a wry smile. He found he had no way to interrupt this backlash.

Another half hour passed, and a look of terror appeared on Chu Tian's face.

This... seemed to be truly stuffing him to death.

Inside his divine platform... the soul lake was full.

His divine platform ached, like a water-filled balloon constantly expanding.

"Stop it!"

He struggled to control his divine sense, attempting to halt it, but terrifyingly, his divine sense was too vast, seemingly beyond his control.

Thus, under his fearful gaze, his divine platform... with a crack, shattered in his mind.

His vision went black, and all sensation vanished.

It felt as though his soul had vanished along with it.

[Ding... Time Reshaping complete. Remaining uses: 9. Energy: 100% usable.]

After an unknown duration, Chu Tian heard this voice, which slowly brought his absent consciousness back.