Chapter 4743: Facing Annihilation Power Head On
The soul had grown stronger too quickly.
With just the first strengthening, it successfully broke through the Great Venerate realm.
Normally, becoming stronger was a good thing, but for Lin Moyu, it was not so simple.
His soul had successfully broken through the Great Venerate realm, but his flesh had not.
The levels of the two were now completely different.
After the soul became stronger, its endurance greatly increased, and it now needed half a second to die.
Yet the Rebirth ability had a requirement on the time of death.
Once it exceeded one second, the special enhancement effect of Rebirth could no longer be activated.
At the same time, Rebirth required both soul and flesh to die for it to work.
Once either one took more than a second to die, Lin Moyu's grand courting‑death plan would be declared a failure.
"Hopefully, the flesh will break through soon as well!"
The Hongmeng Gem prayed silently in its heart.
If the flesh could also break through the Great Venerate realm smoothly, then even if it did not reach the Supreme level, at least the attempt would not count as a complete failure.
Lin Moyu was aware of the soul's changes, but there was nothing he could do; the strengthening of his soul was beyond his control.
All that could be said was that the soul, after achieving fusion of virtual and real, had turned out somewhat beyond imagination.
At this point all he could do was take one step at a time.
Rebirth continued.
Every hundred rebirths brought a one‑percent increase based on the existing foundation.
The flesh had clearly long ago reached the Great Venerate limit, yet despite the repeated enhancements, it still did not break through.
Lin Moyu could feel that his flesh was accumulating power, preparing for a breakthrough.
But compared to the constantly growing soul, the gap between the two was widening.
After dozens of rounds of strengthening, the soul's toughness had nearly doubled again, and the time it could endure attacks was about to surpass one second.
Once it exceeded one second, this round of the grand courting‑death plan would be over.
If the flesh still did not break through by then, there would be no choice but to wait for next time.
As for when and where such a suitable environment could be found again, that was hard to say.
Lin Moyu could not help feeling anxious, and not only him; the Hongmeng Gem was anxious as well.
But no matter how anxious they were, it was pointless.
No external force could be used to change this.
The Balancing Gem could, in theory, balance the flesh and soul, but doing so would also affect the force that was continually destroying them both, and in the end it would completely ruin the grand courting‑death plan.
"It all comes down to luck…"
Just as this thought arose in Lin Moyu's mind, his flesh and soul were reborn again amidst the violet light, and this time they had just been strengthened once more.
Facing the terrifying power descending from above, the flesh was instantly smashed to brilliance.
The soul, seemingly already accustomed to it, held on for a full second before collapsing, and only then did Rebirth begin again.
Lin Moyu's heart skipped a beat.
His grand courting‑death plan had failed.
Because the soul's survival time had exceeded the limit, the continuity of Rebirth was broken, and it no longer carried an enhancement effect, so the count had to start all over.
Meanwhile, the flesh was still stuck at the peak of the Great Venerate realm, and the accumulated power had not erupted to allow a breakthrough.
"Master…"
The Hongmeng Gem had just been about to offer a few words of comfort when Lin Moyu, freshly reborn in the violet light, suddenly dove into the gap and entered the spatial passage.
The Hongmeng Gem froze for a moment, then realized what Lin Moyu intended to do and, without thinking, unleashed a powerful burst of force.
The Balancing Gem was fully activated, working at full strength to balance both ends of the passage and keep it stable, while the Hongmeng Gem also produced a clone and followed Lin Moyu inside.
After entering the spatial passage, Lin Moyu quickly located the point where it connected to the Forbidden Zone of Life.
Threads of annihilation power from the Forbidden Zone of Life were merging with the forces of the two worlds, then flowing along the passage into each world.
Where the three forces gathered and fused, a vortex had formed.
It resembled the Primal Heaven Vortex, but it was far more terrifying than that vortex.
"The power inside that vortex is enough to destroy my soul in an instant, but it is still weaker than the true Forbidden Zone of Life."
"As long as I am careful, I should be able to continue courting death inside this vortex."
Lin Moyu was not willing to give up.
His soul had already broken through, but his flesh had not.
If he gave up this time, there was no telling when such a perfect place could be found again.
But the situation inside the vortex was unclear, and there was no guarantee it was not fatally dangerous.
After all, it involved the Forbidden Zone of Life; if anything went wrong, he might truly die.
"This is my opportunity."
With that thought, Lin Moyu made his decision.
The Hongmeng Gem's clone had already caught up.
Seeing Lin Moyu's hesitation, it did not try to persuade him otherwise.
Instead, it said, "Although it is very dangerous in there, as long as you are careful, it should not be a problem. I believe in Master."
Lin Moyu nodded.
"I will be fine."
The words were as much for himself as for anyone else.
After saying them, he flew into the vortex.
Inside the vortex, the three powers were constantly merging.
Before they merged, each still maintained its original nature.
The annihilation power from the Forbidden Zone of Life, in particular, was extremely fierce and overbearing, far surpassing the forces of the worlds.
Even after fusion, while its nature did weaken and become much milder than in its original state, it could still instantly kill a Great Venerate and even destroy a Supreme.
After entering the vortex, Lin Moyu used his Soul Eyes to locate a wisp of power from the Forbidden Zone of Life.
Once he confirmed its flow, he boldly reached out and touched it.
He had always been daring; once he decided on a course of action, he would follow through without hesitation.
His flesh turned to dust in an instant, and his soul held on for only half a second before dying.
Even a soul that had already broken through the Great Venerate realm was still as fragile as tofu when faced with even a single strand of power from the Forbidden Zone of Life.
Instead of being alarmed, Lin Moyu was overjoyed.
This was exactly the effect he wanted.
"Only a wisp of annihilation power from the Forbidden Zone of Life enters here, and after being affected by the rules of the worlds, its destructive force is reduced by ninety‑nine percent, leaving at most one percent."
"And just this one percent is enough to kill a Great Venerate in an instant and even wipe out a Supreme."
Lin Moyu had once entered the Forbidden Zone of Life with his flesh and had deep firsthand experience of its annihilation power.
He knew all too well how terrifying it was; it was practically the nightmare of all living beings.
Even at just one percent, Supremes would steer well clear of it.
Compared to this annihilation power, the old Primal Heaven Vortex was nothing at all.
That had practically been gentle to the extreme.
The grand courting‑death plan was restarted.
Lin Moyu repeatedly bore the impact of annihilation power, dying and being reborn again and again.
After hundreds of rebirths, flesh and soul strengthened again.
Once the soul had broken through the Great Venerate realm, it seemed to have no further bottleneck and advanced as easily as walking up a slope.
The flesh, by comparison, remained stuck in the Great Venerate realm, endlessly accumulating power without managing to break through.
Feeling the very different treatment between his soul and flesh, Lin Moyu gained a sudden understanding.
"No wonder Supremes are so hard to achieve. They never comprehended the fusion of virtual and real, so breaking through the Great Venerate realm became incredibly difficult, dependent only on fortune and relying on the power of heaven and earth to force a breakthrough."
"Fusion of virtual and real is the correct path. Once the path is right, bottlenecks simply do not exist."
"Now my soul has already set foot on the correct path, and my personal world has no problem either. The only thing left is the flesh."
"Once I find the 'void' of the flesh and complete its fusion of virtual and real, I will definitely surpass the Supremes and step over the Forbidden Zone of Life."
By comparing the changes in his soul and flesh, Lin Moyu became certain that his path was absolutely correct.
His previous understanding of the Forbidden Zone of Life had been far too shallow.
For a place that barred all living beings, it naturally would not be so simple.
He was sure that, over countless years, others must have thought of this as well, but they simply had not been able to pull it off.
As for him he had the chance.
Unconsciously, the number of rebirths passed three thousand, and the soul's toughness doubled yet again.
The flesh finally accumulated enough power to break through the bottleneck and officially advance.