Just in the nick of time, a layer of Twisted Light enveloped his entire body.
In an instant.
High in the sky, the Thunder Tribulation that had been furiously gathering power suddenly seemed to lose its target.
It was like a headless fly, wandering aimlessly through the vast void, utterly without direction.
Streaks of blinding lightning shot out in all directions, rampaging across the sky like untethered beasts. Yet, they could never find a direction to attack. Ultimately, filled with endless reluctance, they dissipated along with the dark clouds.
The bright moonlight poured down once more, and all was calm again.
It was as if everything that had just happened was merely an illusion.
This scene left the members of the Demon Race and the Cultivators watching from afar gaping in astonishment, their eyes filled with utter disbelief.
They had thought they would be fortunate enough to witness a Great Cultivator of the Nascent Element Realm or a Demon King emerge, breaking through under the baptism of the Thunder Tribulation.
Or, failing that, to be utterly crushed by the thunderous might and perish between heaven and earth.
But who could have predicted that this terrifying Thunder Tribulation would end in such a bizarre fashion?
For a moment, everyone was filled with shock and uncertainty.
’Could it be that the one about to face the tribulation met with some disaster?’
’Or perhaps they have some technique to evade the Thunder Tribulation...’
The moment the thunder clouds dissipated, a faint golden gaze shot out from the center of the vast Tai Ze Lake, which stretched for thousands of miles. It seemed to pierce the distance, landing on the spot where the Thunder Tribulation had vanished.
But after a sweep of the area, it found nothing and reluctantly withdrew.
Following that, several other powerful Divine Senses swept across the area.
Naturally, they too found nothing.
Upon discovering this, the Divine Senses didn’t retract. Instead, they began to scan other regions of Tai Ze Lake.
Just then, the golden gaze from before appeared once more.
At the same time, a cold snort suddenly echoed.
"Everyone, this is Tai Ze Lake. Do not overstep your bounds!"
Upon hearing this,
the Divine Senses paused for a moment, seemingly wary of the one who had spoken.
The various Divine Senses promptly withdrew.
All was calm once again.
...
「Inside the Water Ape Mansion.」
Hu Qi was, of course, aware of the Divine Senses scanning the outside world like radar.
However, he was shrouded in Twisted Light and had no fear of being discovered.
Just like his Spirit Devouring Talent, Twisted Light had also been considerably strengthened by the enhancement from his Taiyu Serpent Bloodline.
With his current strength,
unless an Immortal from this world took action, it was fundamentally impossible for anyone to detect his presence.
He paid no mind to the outside world.
After the Thunder Tribulation dissipated,
the Demon Essence within Hu Qi’s body began to tremble, as if undergoing some kind of metamorphosis.
After a long moment,
Hu Qi opened his eyes, and two rays of blood-red light shot out from his Crimson, serpentine pupils.
"The Nascent Element Realm... I’ve made it!"
Hu Qi felt the changes in his body.
His gaze shifted slightly.
He looked at his panel.
[Owner: Hu Qi]
[Status: Abnormal (Internal Pocket World evolution progress 38%)]
[Age: 59 days]
[Bloodline: Taiyu Serpent]
[Talent: Spirit Devouring, Twisted Light (Heaven and Earth), Primordial Eye (Crimson Sun Flame Prison), Eternal Ring]
[Divine Techniques: Water Control, Intention Sword, Celestial Silk, Ten Thousand Thunders, Buddha Realm, Heart Inference]
[Skills: Cyan Profound Mysterious Pill Technique (First Layer), Lifebound Technique: Profound Yin Heavy Water]
...
[Modification Points: 12 (7%)]
Over the past few days,
while using the panel to raise his Cultivation to the Dao Foundation Ninth Layer,
he had also been hunting the Demon Race in the surrounding waters to harvest Modification Points.
Furthermore, he used the panel to deduce a Dharma Gate suitable for himself for the Nascent Element Realm: the Cyan Profound Mysterious Pill Technique.
After using the Cyan Yang Sect’s Cultivation Technique, obtained from Bai Tongtong, as a reference blueprint, Hu Qi had managed to greatly reduce the cost of deducing the Cyan Profound Mysterious Pill Technique.
Even so, it still cost him nearly a thousand Modification Points.
As a result, his current Modification Points were nowhere near enough for another upgrade.
At this moment,
he turned his senses inward.
The nine Lotus Dao Platforms that had formed inside his body after his breakthrough to the Dao Foundation Ninth Layer had vanished without a trace.
In their place was a cyan Demon Core.
A single, fine Pill Pattern was etched upon the Demon Core, its surface shimmering with faint, fluorescent light.
A far more powerful stream of Demon Essence surged forth from it.
The Nascent Element Realm could also be called the Core Formation Realm.
The most important step was to condense one’s own Demon Essence (or True Essence),
compressing it until it formed a Demon Core.
The Nascent Element Realm was also divided into nine layers, with each layer corresponding to one Pill Pattern.
He was now at the First Layer of the Nascent Element Realm.
Once one stepped into this realm, their Lifespan would increase dramatically.
If the Dao Foundation Realm offered a maximum Lifespan of only two hundred years,
then the Core Formation Realm granted five hundred.
This was in reference to Human Race Cultivators.
In reality, the Lifespan of a Demon Race member in the Nascent Element Realm was even more abundant, lasting a full thousand years—twice that of an ordinary Human Race Cultivator.
Of course, something like Lifespan was of no use to the current Hu Qi.
As an Eternal Serpent, the Taiyu Serpent had no such thing as the shackles of a limited lifespan.
Furthermore, after his Cultivation reached the Nascent Element Realm,
the characters for his three remaining Divine Techniques—Ten Thousand Thunders, Buddha Realm, and Heart Inference—were brightly lit, clearly indicating they were now usable.
The only one that remained dim was the Primordial Eye Talent.
After he had awakened his Taiyu Serpent Bloodline, both his Spirit Devouring and Twisted Light Talents had been strengthened.
’Presumably, the Primordial Eye Talent should also have undergone some kind of change.’
At this thought,
his enormous body began to shrink rapidly.
In the blink of an eye,
he transformed into a Young Man in his twenties.
He glanced down at his well-built, completely naked body.
He reached out and grabbed the snakeskin he had shed, which lay to one side.
The massive snakeskin instantly transformed into a streak of Flowing Light and draped itself over his body.
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