The moment both hands pulled out the "Scepter of Destruction," the divine power of destruction instantly erupted once more, surging into Chen Junting's body.
Chen Junting only felt his entire body violently shake. An indescribable will of destruction instantly spread throughout his body; the feeling was as if everything in the world was about to plunge into doomsday. The terrifying aura caused his entire body to fiercely tremble.
"This is..."
Within the Spiritual Sea, Electrolux witnessed the mutation occurring at this moment and immediately realized that this was a perfect opportunity—a chance for Chen Junting's spiritual power and physical body to achieve a complete breakthrough.
Thus, when Chen Junting prepared to grope for the "Scepter of Life," intending to use the divine power of life to expel this will of destruction and divine power of destruction, Electrolux promptly spoke out to stop him.
"Wait!" The old and familiar voice echoed in Chen Junting's mind, instantly causing him to halt his actions.
"Junting, this is a good opportunity..."
When Electrolux explained that this was an excellent opportunity for his physical body and spiritual power to break through, out of trust in his teacher, Chen Junting's eyes couldn't help but light up. "In that case, let this storm of destruction rage even more fiercely!"
Reaching the mortal pinnacle with his physical body and spiritual power was something Chen Junting had long wanted to do. However, the tempering at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well ultimately couldn't let him take that final step; at most, he reached the Body Sect's realm of the Half-Step Flawless Golden Body.
As for his spiritual power, although the Evil Emperor's heritage was available for a breakthrough, the remaining quantity was simply too massive. Even though he gradually absorbed and converted it, the latter portions were still not something he could accept at his current level, causing him, like his physical body, to be stuck at the halfway mark.
Neither here nor there, and he didn't know when he would be able to cross over.
Who would have thought that this opportunity would arrive today?
Therefore, after hearing Electrolux's words, Chen Junting immediately stopped his original movements. Instead, he sat down cross-legged and, following Electrolux's guidance, actively drew the divine power of destruction into his body. At the same time, he allowed the will of destruction to continue its descent!
In an instant, Rumble, rumble, rumble—
With the introduction of the divine power of destruction, the blood essence power within Chen Junting's body instantly boiled. Without him needing to control it, this blood essence power began to madly "clash" against the divine power of destruction.
And because Chen Junting wasn't resisting, the impact of the descending will of destruction on him became increasingly apparent. At this moment, Chen Junting felt his entire mind and spirit being affected.
"Focus your mind, guide and absorb."
At the critical moment, Electrolux spoke.
Chen Junting immediately focused his mind. Controlling his soul cores to continuously release massive amounts of soul power, he surged it toward the blood essence throughout his body. The vast and fierce soul power rapidly merged with his blood essence power, and together they washed over the divine power of destruction, as if purifying his own body.
At the same time, under Chen Junting's focus, the Snow Empress soul spirit, following Electrolux's method, mobilized the Ultimate Ice of her soul bone. Relying on the bitter cold, she injected it into Chen Junting's brain and Spiritual Sea, allowing his mind to stabilize.
Under these circumstances, the divine power of destruction and the will of destruction produced by the eruption gradually weakened. It looked just like when Chen Junting had pulled out the "Scepter of Life."
"The time is a bit too short."
In Chen Junting's Spiritual Sea, Electrolux's expression remained unchanged. He seemed to be sitting securely on the fishing platform, yet his tone inevitably carried a hint of regret.
This was originally a perfect opportunity, who would have thought... The problem lay in the time. If it were just a bit later, the quantity would have been enough.
"Forget it, we'll see how far he can get."
Checking Chen Junting's condition, Electrolux found that with the existing divine power of destruction and will of destruction, Chen Junting could still go a bit further, missing the pinnacle by only a single line.
However, right at this moment, Hum—
From the small hole in the center of the altar, the divine power of destruction and the will of destruction actually erupted once again, then violently surged toward Chen Junting!
This sudden change immediately surprised Electrolux slightly, but it stopped there.
Quickly reacting, Electrolux didn't dwell on why the divine power of destruction and the will of destruction would erupt again; there were only two or three possible reasons anyway.
In any case, for the current Chen Junting, it was beneficial and harmless.
Little did he know, a murmur that would be hard to hear unless one was a True God echoed in this space, yet also seemingly outside of it: "Since you've already reached this step, this old man will lend you a hand..."
In an instant, destruction ran rampant!
A rich purplish-red light shone, and the divine will of destruction and the intent of destruction instantly filled every corner of Chen Junting's being.
At this moment, Chen Junting's entire body instinctively trembled violently, and his whole body was completely soaked in a purplish-red hue.
A terrifyingly incomparable aura madly ravaged his insides, yet his eyes suddenly snapped open at this moment!
Moreover, they were exceptionally clear!
But these eyes were a pair of blood-red eyes. Light flickered as the will of destruction continuously escalated, stimulating Chen Junting's brain, as if the terrifying will of destruction wanted to devour him entirely.
At this moment, even the bone-piercing cold of the Ultimate Ice seemed unable to stimulate his brain and restore Chen Junting's calm.
If his mind were to fall, the consequences would be unimaginable. One had to remember, this was destruction!
However, the actual situation wasn't that dire.
A blood-red soul ring suddenly lit up!
Fourth Soul Skill—Sword God Without Self!
Emotions instantly faded, rationality instantly cleared.
No matter what the will of destruction did, Chen Junting, under multiple amplification states like Heaven and Man as One and Human and Sword as One, forcefully resisted the will of destruction with extreme rationality, preventing it from invading his soul and thus truly affecting his "heart."
At the same time, Chen Junting mobilized his two great soul cores. Relying on the Yin-Yang complementary vortex, he merged his soul power with his blood essence power, and then continuously washed against the divine power of destruction. While strengthening his own blood essence power, it also made his physique gradually become harder and tougher.
Even as time passed, the continuous washing of the two—or rather, the three—forces caused Chen Junting's body to begin swelling, and even his entire body trembled violently because of it.
Moreover, with every tremor, thick blood essence power, soul power, or divine power of destruction would be released outward from Chen Junting's body.
This was because his body's strength could no longer withstand the constant "clash" of the three forces within him.
Just look at the surface of Chen Junting's body.
There were already abnormally thick blood vessels bulging like little dragons covering his entire body, looking as if they could burst at any moment.
As time passed second by second, Chen Junting once again felt the sensation he had when the life energy washed over him and swelled him into a ball, as if he could explode at any moment.
At most, when his body was on the verge of tearing apart, he would be healed by the life energy of the Life Gold that he could control.
As for the rest of the time, he ignored it entirely. Pain like this was a hundred times worse than before!
Severe pain accompanied by an incredibly rich bloodline power flowed throughout his body. According to his teacher's intentions, he couldn't control his body right now; he could only guard his soul during this "drifting with the tide" phase, letting the will of destruction only strike the Spiritual Sea while not giving it the slightest chance to drill into his soul world.
As for the Spiritual Sea, the four great soul spirits stood beside Electrolux. Except for the Snow Empress, who was still mobilizing the Ultimate Ice to physically cool Chen Junting's brain, the others remained motionless, allowing the will of destruction to continuously "destroy" the Spiritual Sea.
Or to put it another way—allowing the will of destruction to expand the Spiritual Sea until this expansion reached a critical point.
"It's about time."
After an unknown period, Electrolux's eyes suddenly focused.
He knew that if this continued, Chen Junting wouldn't be able to hold on. Coincidentally, with the current vastness of the Spiritual Sea, it was already sufficient to accommodate the last bit of spiritual power left behind by the Evil Emperor.
So, with a flip of his hand, a grey small ball the size of a walnut appeared in Electrolux's palm. Then, with a gentle push of his palm, the grey ball instantly flew out, piercing through the will of destruction, and finally sank into the "seawater" of the Spiritual Sea.
The next second, Splash, splash, splash—
A faint and continuous sound rang out. Under the watchful eyes of Electrolux and the four great soul spirits, grey and golden light burst forth from the spot where the grey ball fell!
Right at this moment, Electrolux spoke.
"You can do it now."
Outside, a sharp glint flashed through the blood-red in Chen Junting's eyes.
Immediately after, an emerald-green light lit up in the Spiritual Sea, carrying a golden radiance, and drove the will of destruction out. Only the Life Gold above continued to shine brightly. It was like the radiance of the sun dispelling the night.
The instant the will of destruction was expelled, Chen Junting's mind calmed down once more, and even the blood-red color in his eyes dissipated along with it.
At this very moment, Chen Junting instinctively looked inward at his Spiritual Sea. As the "seawater" continuously expanded, he felt his senses enhanced several times over, and even everything in the outside world was entirely within his grasp.
Whoosh—
At this moment, Chen Junting's eyes suddenly lit up! An unprecedented feeling permeated his whole body, as if a loud "boom" had exploded in his brain.
At this moment, it was as if he pierced through space, bringing this entire island chain into his line of sight, and everything became exceptionally clear.
Everything was imprinted in his mind.
No matter how tiny the change, at this very moment, it could not escape Chen Junting's perception.
In addition, at the center of his brow.
The shining Rakshasa God seal gradually dimmed, and then a crack opened with it at the center, and a speck of dark blue and emerald green quietly expanded. But immediately after, rose-gold replaced everything.
All the crystalline light seemed to merge with the man-made Three-Eyed Golden Lion head soul bone at this moment, which enhanced Chen Junting's perception once again. Even if his eyes closed involuntarily, those scenes still surfaced in his mind. Without using his eyes to look, he could grasp all changes.
Within the Heavenly Eye, the dark blue and emerald green lights completely retreated, fully merging and transforming into rose-gold. An indescribable spiritual power fluctuation erupted centered on his head, forming a dazzling halo of light that spread outward.
Seeing this, Electrolux curled his lips upward, "One is done, the other will be soon."
But Chen Junting couldn't hear these words.
Because after the halo spread out and retracted, and the Heavenly Eye closed once more... suddenly, a flash of blood light appeared, and his consciousness plunged back into darkness.
Then, Chen Junting perceived a series of dense sounds like popping beans coming from the bones all over his body, and everything about his physical body—muscles, blood vessels, meridians...—was violently transforming!
And right at this moment, the "Scepter of Life" lying motionless on the altar for a long time suddenly mutated; a divine power of life of the same quality as the divine power of destruction suddenly erupted from within it!
In an instant, it enveloped Chen Junting!
Subsequently, the divine power of life drilled into his body.
Amidst a series of rumbles, Chen Junting's entire body trembled violently, and the fluctuations of blood essence within him began to grow even more intense.
Finally, after repeated fierce energy impacts, the divine power of life and destruction reached a delicate balance within his body.
The two energies directly detached from his blood essence power and soul power, and instead of repelling each other, they wound around each other like two giant dragons, revolving around his physical body, continuously fusing and transforming, causing astonishing changes to Chen Junting's physique.
Under the repeated washing and baptism, his bones became harder, as if cast from refined steel; his muscle fibers continuously reorganized, becoming thicker and more powerful; his skin also radiated a layer of luster, as if it were indestructible...
Even his five soul bones were continuously baptized by the two great divine powers. Until...
Chen Junting suddenly felt that his entire body had heated up. An extremely scorching sensation instantly transmitted into his body through every limb and bone, giving him a feeling of total comfort.
Immediately after, this hot current began to retract, quickly condensing in his chest and abdomen, and blood essence also continuously surged out from within his body.
As the blood essence spread to his front, blood light began to ripple like water waves. Soon, it enveloped his torso and right arm, presenting a layer of blood-red illusory armor. It gradually spread to his neck, and overall, it perfectly conformed to the contours of his muscles, possessing a ruby-like texture throughout.
However, compared to his torso, the most significant changes were to Chen Junting's head, left arm, right leg, left leg, and left hand.
At his head, a profound rose-gold airflow extended downward, instantly connecting with the ruby-like armor;
At his left arm, an extreme cold transmitted over, interwoven with ice-blue and white. Connecting to the left hand, which possessed a sharp aura capable of tearing everything apart, it similarly linked with the ruby-like armor.
At his right leg, a resolute yet tyrannical aura came through, which complemented the cruel and slaughterous aura at his left leg.
Om—
The Heavenly Eye opened, and rose-gold burst out from Chen Junting's brow. An icy touch instantly extended, and in the blink of an eye, it had covered Chen Junting's entire head and neck.
A complete helmet appeared on Chen Junting's head. The style of the helmet was ancient and simple, presented in rose-gold. In terms of aura and color, it was identical to the Heavenly Eye in the exact center of his forehead.
The same situation occurred with his left arm, left hand, right leg, and left leg.
On the left arm's armor, the Snow Empress's figure manifested, as cold and clear as its color. And the left hand, tightly connected to the left arm, was a dark gold gauntlet shaped like a Dark Gold Terror Claw.
As for the right leg and left leg...
They were also armor, but apart from the different colors, the engravings on them were also not the same. One depicted a dinosaur entangled with a chrysanthemum, while the other showed a bird shrouded in spider shadows.
Regardless, these five pieces of physical armor were tightly connected to the fiery illusory armor of his torso without the slightest gap. Even the colors seemed to be dyed by his blood essence, all turning blood-red.
This scene not only looked familiar to Chen Junting but also brought him more shock! More joy!
Because,
"Is this the embryonic form of a Divine Amor!?"
In an instant, under the rapid operation of the yin-yang complementary dual soul cores, vast energy continuously surged around his body, and an extremely powerful amplification had already descended upon Chen Junting!
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