Chapter 557: Chapter 261: Breaking Through to Seventh Tier! Knocking on the Heavenly Gate!
The Beast Race is truly blessed. Not only do they not need to unlock apertures at the first tier, they also don’t need to traverse the Heavenly Connection Route to break through to the seventh tier.
"Boom!"
At this moment, within the Purple Mansion of the Supreme Dragon Beast, it was as though the sky and earth were splitting open.
A pale purple Divine Soul, condensing the Tao Origin and integrating with the self, appeared in the Purple Mansion.
With the appearance of the Divine Soul, the aura of the Supreme Dragon Beast began to surge wildly.
In an instant, it was as if it had advanced from a primitive life form to a higher level, no longer existing in the same dimension as before!
"Boom!"
Every cell in the Supreme Dragon Beast’s body was transforming, and every moment, its power doubled.
"So this is what it means to be advanced."
The Supreme Dragon Beast’s eyes shone brightly, fully comprehending the meaning of being high-tier.
After the transformation, everything in the world around it seemed to have changed in its eyes.
Now with a glance, it could see the composition of all things in heaven and earth, even breaking down the Five Elements, Yin and Yang, and thunder into various elements before its eyes.
With just a thought, it could manipulate these heavenly elements.
With a single thought, the heavens resounded together.
This is high-grade!
Of course, this is different from Divine Skills, which actively harness heaven and earth energy.
But with high-grade, the heaven and earth energy actively approaches you.
Thus, the divine skills performed by high-grade experts will also be incredibly powerful, capable of shattering the heavens and earth at will.
Simultaneously, the Supreme Dragon Beast also gained the perspective of the Divine Soul, able to perceive the wondrous abilities that came with the Divine Soul.
"Hmm? What is this..."
The Supreme Dragon Beast, with a thought, had the Divine Soul’s small hand clench a fist, and immediately a more powerful aura erupted from within.
"So that’s it, utilizing the Divine Soul’s abilities can increase my power by more than tenfold."
The Supreme Dragon Beast showed a look of understanding.
Of course, using the abilities of the Divine Soul does not come without cost.
After use, the Divine Soul becomes quite weakened, unable to be used again in a short time.
Additionally, in moments of crisis, the Divine Soul can be burned for extremely powerful strength, similar to a Golden Core self-detonation.
Once the Divine Soul is burned, the damage is irreparable, causing irreversible harm to the Divine Soul.
Avatar: Supreme Dragon Beast
Tier: Level 1 of Seventh Tier (5%)
Net Weight: 3,450,000 kilograms
"After breaking through to the seventh tier, I can only increase my tier by 5% per day from now on."
The Supreme Dragon Beast pondered, "At this rate, when will I ever reach the ninth tier— in the year of the monkey?"
"But luckily, my current weight has reached 3,450,000 kilograms, with just over a million kilograms to go until the next evolution."
"That’s just about a month’s time."
"I wonder what kind of enhancement my talents will experience with the next evolution?"
The Supreme Dragon Beast silently anticipated.
At the same time, it sensed the situation on the main body side.
"Now that I have broken through to the high tier, the main body side should also receive a certain degree of feedback, right?"
...
In the villa.
Xu Zhou was striving towards the Three-Transformation Golden Core.
"Hmm?"
At this moment, Xu Zhou suddenly sensed a wave of mysterious energy converging into his body as if descending from above.
"It’s the feedback from the avatar."
Xu Zhou immediately realized this was the feedback after the Supreme Dragon Beast broke through to the seventh tier.
However, he was still only a sixth-grade, so where would this feedback apply to him?
Soon, that wave of energy entered Xu Zhou’s body.
"Boom!"
The next moment, in Xu Zhou’s mind, a scene akin to the creation of the world occurred, rumbling tremendously.
Then, to Xu Zhou’s astonishment, that wave of energy forcibly entered a mysterious space deep in his mind.
"Is this... my Purple Mansion?!"
"The Seventh-grade Purple Mansion just opened like this?!"
Xu Zhou was astonished.
It was no wonder he was so surprised.
The main reason being, a human’s Purple Mansion is naturally closed.
And before reaching Seventh Grade, it’s impossible to know the location of the Purple Mansion.
Only by reaching the peak of Sixth Grade, allowing the Primordial Spirit to break out of the Golden Core and walk the Celestial Path, can one find the location of the Purple Mansion and knock open its gates.
This act is also called "Knocking on the Heavenly Gate."
Precisely because of this, that path is called the Celestial Path.
But now?
The energy feedback from the Avatar actually directly opened his Purple Mansion!
Moreover, it directly settled within the Purple Mansion.
Most critically, Xu Zhou found that after his Purple Mansion was opened, there were no signs of closing.
This means that through the feedback from the Avatar, his Purple Mansion has truly opened!
If Di Jun’s previous two paths were like distant starlight illuminating the way.
Then the forcibly opened Purple Mansion now is like a blazing sun, dazzlingly bright, almost telling Xu Zhou, just follow this path.
"This... is wonderful."
Xu Zhou, upon realizing, was exceedingly delighted: "With the Purple Mansion opened, it means I don’t need to walk the Celestial Path. Once I cultivate the Immortal Golden Core, I can directly let the Primordial Spirit enter the Purple Mansion."
Why did he seek the path before?
After reaching the peak of Sixth Grade, above the Divine Pill, there’s a dark expanse, like a vast universe.
The process of seeking the path is like finding one’s own starlight in the vast universe, which is the location of the Purple Mansion.
Previously, Xu Zhou did not choose the two paths provided by Di Jun for this reason.
Choosing someone else’s path, the Purple Mansion he finds may not belong to him.
Moreover, even if he finds the Purple Mansion, he may not be able to knock open its gate.
Most strong individuals with One-Transformation or Two-Transformation Golden Core do not have the strength of Primordial Spirit needed to knock open the gate of the Purple Mansion.
They can only sit at the Purple Mansion’s gate waiting.
Only after breaking through to the Eighth Grade, cultivating the Divine Soul Dharma Form, can they possibly knock open the gate.
And some extraordinary geniuses with Three-Transformation or even Four-Transformation Golden Core can shake the Purple Mansion’s gate during the Seventh Grade, but may not be able to knock it open completely.
That’s why Xu Zhou is so delighted.
Without breaking through the Seventh Grade, the Purple Mansion’s gate is wide open.
This kind of thing, perhaps no one in ancient times or in the future can achieve.
"However... walking the Celestial Path itself is a tempering of the Primordial Spirit, I should still try walking it."
Though he doesn’t have the Celestial Path, the distance from the Divine Pill to the Purple Mansion is already across the endless void, the journey filled with dangers.
Now that the Purple Mansion is wide open, if he encounters real danger, he can send the Primordial Spirit into the Purple Mansion in an instant.
Without worries, he can fully focus on tempering.
"Next, I should quickly cultivate the Immortal Golden Core!"
Xu Zhou suppressed the excitement in his heart, swallowed a quasi-Seventh Grade pill, and continued his cultivation.
He has a premonition, once he breaks through the Seventh Grade, there will be dramatic changes!
After all, the Purple Mansion’s gate is entirely open before reaching Seventh Grade.
This has never happened before!
...
Meanwhile, as Xu Zhou was absorbed in cultivation.
On Earth Star, Central State, within the Dark Palace.
Around the round table, several statues opened their eyes, the atmosphere heavy.
The Earth Star Leader at the head of the table spoke solemnly: "Three-eyed King, Ming Ji, the three of you can’t even capture a mere Sixth Grade?"
His words deepened the atmosphere around the table.
Both the Three-eyed King and Ming Ji knew, the Leader is truly angry now.
This time they returned empty-handed, and once the elders of the Dark Realm hear of it, there will surely be punishment.
Ming Ji sighed and said honestly: "We were stopped by Di Jun."
The Earth Star Leader asked: "Are the three of you no match for Di Jun?"
The Three-eyed King replied hoarsely: "Di Jun’s strength has improved compared to a century ago, and he is nearing his end. Fighting him now is unnecessary."
"..."
The Earth Star Leader spoke solemnly: "Alright then, Three-eyed King, you should go to the Dark Realm and answer for yourself afterward."
"Yes." The Three-eyed King, though unwilling, had to comply.
Being at the Absolute Peak, he is considered a significant figure even in such a colossal power as the Illusion Moon Royal Family.
But the Three-eyed King relied entirely on the support of the Dark Realm to achieve Absolute Peak; his cultivation could be abolished with just a nod from the few respected elders.
Thus, though he is at the absolute top rank on Earth Star, in front of the Dark Realm, he is just a servant.
The master has spoken, and the servant must follow orders.
The Earth Star Leader said no more, turning to Ming Ji: "Ming Ji, can you use the Heavenly Connection Plate to deduce about this person?"