Chapter 218: Breaking Through to the Divine Palace Realm!
"Many thanks, Immortal."
"Thank you, Big Brother."
Jiang Taixuan and Xiao Fan cupped their fists in gratitude.
Just as the two received the pills, two system notifications echoed simultaneously in Li Xun's mind:
[Ding! Congratulations, Host. Investment successful. You have gained 50 years of cultivation. Would you like to claim the reward?]
[Ding! Congratulations, Host. Investment successful. You have obtained a high-grade spiritual treasure: the Blood-Melting Tower. Would you like to claim the reward?]
'Finally, some cultivation.'
A faint smile flashed across Li Xun's face.
After so many investments, getting actual cultivation time was like pulling teeth. It was almost impossibly rare.
"So you're Li Xun?"
At that moment, the black-robed youth flew over from the distance. His body radiated cold intent, and killing intent still lingered. He spoke in a low, grim tone:
"You do have some talent, but it's a shame you've chosen the wrong path."
He had heard some things about Li Xun before, though not in much detail. After all, he had never visited this region until now. The few achievements he knew came from idle chatter along the way.
And those feats? To him, they were nothing special.
If his own Young Master Xiao Chen made a move, the resulting stir would undoubtedly eclipse anything Li Xun had done.
After all, Li Xun merely possessed the Scarlet Flame Divine Body, while his young master held two top-tier bloodlines. Either one of them could rival Li Xun on its own.
As for the rumors that Li Xun had withstood a ten lightning calamities tribulation?
The black-robed youth dismissed them as nonsense. From ancient times till now, even nine lightning calamities tribulation were exceedingly rare. Where would a ten lightning calamities tribulation even come from?
More likely, Li Xun and the Profound Sun Holy Land were just boasting to inflate their own reputation.
"You think you have a right to touch what's mine?"
Li Xun appeared in the sky, standing protectively in front of Xiao Fan and Jiang Taixuan. His entire being was bathed in divine radiance, calm and poised, emanating an aura that made others tremble.
He raised his hand, retrieving the Black Tortoise Divine Beast's egg and gently placing it beside Xiao Fan once again.
"Your possession?"
The black-robed youth narrowed his eyes, then looked at Xiao Fan with contempt.
"With your measly Life and Death realm cultivation, what can you possibly protect?"
"Once I kill you, not only will I take the Black Tortoise egg—Xiao Fan will die with you!"
"You're welcome to try." Li Xun replied calmly.
He began to walk step by step into the sky, like an immortal war god. Without making any flashy moves, his aura continued to rise rapidly.
He stood between heaven and earth like a reincarnated celestial emperor, every pore on his body radiating infinite light that washed across the heavens.
In that moment, his essence, spirit, and will became one. His battle intent tore through the skies with unstoppable momentum, shaking the clouds in all directions.
BOOM!!
A thunderous boom erupted.
From the top of Li Xun's head, his true essence surged like a war banner, piercing the heavens. His cultivation leapt across a major realm.
The moment he accepted the 50 years of cultivation, he broke through from the peak of the Life and Death realm into the Divine Palace realm!
This realm marked the beginning of the late stage in the world's cultivation system. From here on, advancement was no longer a matter of decades—it could take centuries or even millennia to rise a single minor realm.
For ordinary cultivators, if they had no great opportunity or fortune, they would remain stuck for hundreds or even thousands of years.
Even with Li Xun's extraordinary talent, under normal circumstances, he would need a full century to break through a single minor stage.
Fifty years of cultivation was just barely enough for him to leap from the peak of Life and Death into the early stage of Divine Palace.
There was still a long road to reach the mid stage of Divine Palace Realm.
But, for now, the early stage of the Divine Palace realm was more than enough.
"D-Divine Palace realm???"
The moment they sensed Li Xun's breakthrough, both the black-robed youth and the two Divine Palace experts nearby were completely dumbfounded.
They couldn't believe what they were seeing.
"Ho— How is this possible?!"
A white-haired, white-bearded elder muttered to himself.
"Li Xun belongs to the younger generation, yet in this era, most of his peers are still stuck wandering in the Life and Death Realm. How has he already broken through?"
After all, the gap between the Life and Death Realm and the Divine Palace Realm was enormous.
When Li Xun was still in the Life and Death Realm, he was already slaying Divine Palace experts like chopping vegetables.
And now, he had entered that realm himself.
Who could still stand against him?
With his strength, he could likely sweep the entire younger generation without resistance.
"A rushed breakthrough—how much of that new power can you even wield? Fall back to the Life and Death Realm!"
The black-robed youth, though shocked, did not panic. With a cold shout, he transformed into a stream of black light and charged forth. No words, only a killing blow.
In his mind, Li Xun had just broken through and wasn't yet a true Divine Palace cultivator.
If he could defeat Li Xun now, then this so-called breakthrough would be no more than a fleeting illusion. It might even destabilize his foundation, causing him to fall back a realm.
BOOM!
The black-robed youth punched forward with all his might. Behind him surged a radiant sea of kingly energy, waves crashing across a billion miles, and a full moon descended, blanketing the land in destruction. The heavens and earth trembled.
But—
Li Xun raised a hand.
He struck like a true god, his palm encompassing the universe, containing all things. Within his palm, it was as if sun and moon rotated, and in a single motion, he grasped the black-robed youth's fist.
That terrifying divine technique, which had just moments ago seemed capable of shaking the world—the moment it touched Li Xun's hand, It just vanished.
Like a candle flame in a hurricane. No waves. No resistance.
"Wha–What's going on?!"
The black-robed youth's face turned red with panic. He tried to retreat, but the hand that grasped his fist felt like forged steel—unyielding and immovable.
No matter how he pushed his true essence, the hand holding him didn't budge in the slightest.
"You're too weak."
Li Xun spoke, casually and without emotion—but his words sent chills down everyone's spine.
He began to clench his fingers.
A grotesque cracking sound rang out.
Crack!!
The black-robed youth's fist was crushed in Li Xun's palm like dough. White bone splintered, and blood splattered everywhere.
"AARRRGH—!"
The youth's face twisted in agony, and a piercing scream erupted from his throat. The kind that made your scalp go numb.
"Time to go."
Li Xun said again.
He was bathed in divine radiance, like a Heavenly Emperor awakening, swallowing mountains and rivers with his aura. His long hair gleamed with light. He raised his other hand, formed a fist, and punched forward.
"No—!"
The black-robed youth roared, trying to resist. But his other hand was still being held—he couldn't escape.
All he could do was block with his remaining arm.
BOOM!!
Li Xun's golden fist crashed down like the collapse of the firmament. A destructive aura surged forth like the end of the world.
The black-robed youth's body was instantly annihilated under that punch.
Not even a speck of ash remained.
He was utterly reduced to nothingness.
"One punch!"
Beside them, the two Divine Palace experts stared in shock, exchanging glances. In each other's eyes, they saw the same deep horror.
That black-robed youth had been no weakling.
Even they would have had trouble fighting him.
Yet in front of Li Xun, he was killed in a single punch.
If word of this spread, who would even believe it?
They had long known that once Li Xun reached the Divine Palace Realm, he would be able to dominate others of the same rank, but they didn't expect the domination to be this absolute.
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