Chapter 1109: Peak of the Cloud Sea, Mobilization and Control (Third Update)

On this Barren Continent, which the Star Map within the Jade Slip named “Kai Yuan,” mountains were numerous, rising and falling like waves, faintly visible within the mist. Low roars of Vicious Beasts slowly echoed out from the various Peaks, rolling across the land.

On the ground, ruins of cities, seemingly hidden within the passage of time, silently recounted the prosperity of this Barren Continent countless years ago.

But now, it had become shattered Void Realm, devoid of the music of those who listened, leaving behind only scenes of desolation.

Among the Vicious Beasts, some preferred to live in groups, while others were arrogant loners.

At this moment, the sound of beast roars was most intense at one of the many Peaks. The earth-shattering bellows seemed impossible for even the mist to conceal.

This mountain Peak was entirely dark green and black, rugged and perilous, jutting out like sharp swords piercing the ground and soaring into the clouds. Black Ape Vicious Beasts, nearly ten zhang in size, moved across the Peak, rushing desperately toward the middle section.

At the summit of the Peak, a massive, entirely Black Ape Vicious Beast sat cross-legged like a human. Its body was tall and mighty, no less than a hundred zhang, and its thick arms resembled ancient pines, requiring several people to encircle them.

On the ground in front of where it sat cross-legged, there was a large purple tree that only reached its calf. The trunk of this tree was withered in many places, seemingly having endured countless years, yet it was still not dead. Its branches were dense, and large leaves were growing.

Strangely, the leaves of this tree were snow-white, with clear veins, giving them a crystalline appearance. Especially peculiar were the two fist-sized small fruits growing on the tree, whose black and white colors shifted and interchanged within them.

When the massive ape Vicious Beast opened and closed its eyes, a compelling light shone forth, looking from afar like two suddenly bright, eternal lamps, emitting a terrifying fierce blaze that seemed capable of penetrating the mist, passing over the Vicious Beasts, and fixing intently on the white-haired figure surrounded by a large number of Vicious Beasts in the middle section of the Peak!

The moment it looked toward Wang Lin, Wang Lin waved his right hand in front of him, and a black wind spread, taking away the souls of more than ten Vicious Beasts ahead amidst screams. He raised his head, meeting the gaze with icy indifference.

Roar!!

An earth-shaking roar echoed from the summit of the Peak. Furthermore, amidst this roar, the fierce blaze of the surrounding Vicious Beasts rushing toward Wang Lin intensified greatly. A bloody stench pervaded the air, attempting to tear Wang Lin's Physical Body and devour his soul.

Wang Lin's expression was calm as he looked at the multitude of Vicious Beasts ahead. He took a step forward, instantly transforming into a white rainbow and rushing toward the summit of the Peak!

In the sky, more than ten Mosquito Beasts roared continuously. Surrounding them were some eagle-like Vicious Beasts. These Vicious Beasts had ferocious faces, carried a malevolent Qi, and engaged the Mosquito Beasts in a battle of life and death.

Wang Lin walked onward. Any Vicious Beast that blocked his path while he advanced would often have its Physical Body collapse and die with a wave of his hand, turning into scattered blood rain. Furthermore, with a grab into the Void Realm by Wang Lin's right hand, Flying Swords flew out from his Storage Space, forming a rotating Sword Array around Wang Lin, allowing him to charge up without the slightest pause!

Looking from afar, one could see a white streak moving at an unimaginable speed, trailing splashing blood rain, instantly approaching the summit of the Peak.

The massive ape sitting cross-legged flashed a fierce light in its eyes and abruptly stood up. As it rose, the mountain Peak immediately trembled. With a fierce stomp, this hundred-zhang Black Ape roared and leaped down the Peak, charging toward Wang Lin. Its speed was surprisingly not much slower than Wang Lin's, and it rapidly closed the distance, about to collide.

The Black Ape revealed a ferocious expression, raising its right arm and fiercely swinging it down. But in that instant, Wang Lin's body blurred and vanished without a trace. The Black Ape's arm missed. It abruptly turned its head, only to see Wang Lin's figure appearing next to the large tree on the Peak.

The Black Ape's fierce eyes clearly narrowed. As it roared and swung its right arm, a violent gust of wind suddenly materialized outside its body, forming a hurricane that connected heaven and earth, sweeping directly toward Wang Lin.

Wang Lin placed his right hand on the nearby large tree and gently patted it. The tree immediately vanished entirely, roots and all, and was taken into the Storage Rift.

At this moment, as the hurricane approached, Wang Lin used Hand Seals with his left hand and pointed forward. Immediately, streaks of slaughter qi violently erupted, surrounding Wang Lin's body and astonishingly forming a Slaughter Storm. Wails echoed through heaven and earth, heading straight for the hurricane.

Roaring sounds spread all around. The hurricane instantly collapsed, but the Slaughter Storm's speed did not diminish at all. It charged directly toward the giant ape and collided with it.

The roar was earth-shattering. A rumbling sound came from in front of the giant ape, which was left bloody and mangled. Its massive body immediately retreated, violently thrown backward into mid-air.

Wang Lin looked up, his eyes flashing. He took a step, transforming into a shooting star and instantly closing in on the giant ape that was flying backward. His right hand formed a sword with two fingers, and he repeatedly jabbed at its massive body!

With every jab, the Black Ape screamed miserably, its body trembling. A blood hole appeared wherever his fingertip landed, spurting out large amounts of blood that stained the surrounding mist red.

Furthermore, streaks of origin energy entered the Black Ape's body through Wang Lin's fingers, forming Seal after Seal.

"Are you willing to become my Spirit Beast!" Wang Lin retracted his fingers and spoke the cold words. He had been on this Barren Continent for seven days, slaying many Vicious Beasts along the way and obtaining quite a few medicinal herbs.

Some of these Vicious Beasts possessed Divine Abilities and could fight Cultivators. There were even several Fifth-rank Vicious Beasts comparable to Nirvana Scrutiny Cultivators, but in the end, all were slain by Wang Lin, who took their souls.

The massive Black Ape before him was also a Fifth-rank Vicious Beast, but its skin was thick and rough. Even after being struck by Wang Lin's Divine Ability, it was only heavily injured but not dead. Clearly, among Fifth-rank beasts, this creature was also at the Peak, and it was highly possible it could step into the Sixth-rank at any time. Thus, Wang Lin had the idea of subduing it.

The answer Wang Lin received was an even more violent roar, along with a whistling punch from its left arm. The swing of this punch immediately whipped up a fierce wind, surprisingly giving the illusion of a trace of Ancient God Power, showing the might of this Black Ape's strength.

Wang Lin frowned. Since he had not undergone Fusion with his main body, his Physical Body strength naturally couldn't compare to this Black Ape's. He was about to coldly snort and evade to unleash another Divine Ability, but his eyes flashed. For some reason, the image of the Third Step Cultivator, the Black-robed Old Man from Luotian, extending his palm when facing the Ancient God's arm that day, flashed through his mind!

Wang Lin remained silent. Facing the fierce wind, his mind was completely calm. All the origin energy within his body surged and moved, rushing directly toward his palm and condensing within it, immediately causing bursts of thunderous rumbling. He simply closed his eyes. The image of the black-robed old man raising his hand to block Tuo Sen, the Ancient God, played continuously in his mind. A strange enlightenment gradually enveloped Wang Lin's heart.

Just like the enlightenment he gained from the massive palm print in the Rain Realm back then, here on the Barren Continent, in the sky, within this Star Mist, and in a situation almost identical to when the Black-robed Old Man faced Tuo Sen in the Ancient God Land.

Wang Lin's previous observation of the Third Step, combined with Qing Lin's creation that allowed him to personally experience the Third Step—with these Opportunities layered together—he gained astonishing enlightenment regarding the black-robed old man's palm, which was clearly a Third Step Divine Ability!

The fierce wind howled, whipping Wang Lin's clothes backward. The giant ape's arm instantly approached. The moment it smashed toward Wang Lin, Wang Lin suddenly opened his eyes, raised his right hand, and gently placed it on the giant ape's arm that was already upon him.

A massive force violently erupted from the arm, colliding with the origin energy within Wang Lin's palm, emitting rumbling sounds. His clothes flapped violently, and his white hair streamed backward, but his body did not move at all!

The giant ape's body also trembled. Its arm felt as if it had struck a ball of mist, lacking any feeling of solid impact. Instead, it triggered an inexplicable sharp pain throughout its body.

Wang Lin's eyes grew brighter and brighter. The Black-robed Old Man's movements played back countless times in his mind, eventually becoming almost instinctual. Subconsciously, he raised his left hand and rapidly tapped his right palm!

Every time his fingertip landed, a stream of heaven and earth origin energy would condense onto his fingertip from all directions and settle onto his right palm. After tapping three times in succession, Wang Lin's complexion became slightly rosy, his eyes shone brightly, and he let out a soft shout.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The giant ape immediately retreated. Its entire arm sprayed out a large amount of fresh blood, clearly bearing a palm print. Furthermore, three Rift spread from the three fingers of the palm print, extending down the giant ape's arm and spreading across its entire body!

As they extended, the rumbling sounds echoed continuously, and blood sprayed forth.

Wang Lin's eyes were bright. He didn't look at the giant ape but lowered his head to look at his right hand, an expression of enlightenment on his face. He didn't know the name of this Divine Ability, but vaguely, he seemed to have grasped something in his heart. It was as if, in that instant, he hadn't been mobilizing the heaven and earth origin energy to arrive using his own power, but rather controlling it!

To forcibly control the heaven and earth origin energy, it must rapidly converge from all directions, dominatingly transforming into the Divine Ability he uses for attack!

A mournful roar interrupted Wang Lin's contemplation. Fear appeared in the giant ape's eyes as it watched the three Rift spread across its entire body. It seemed that with even a slight exertion of force, its body would immediately shatter into pieces.

Amidst the crisis, for some unknown reason, white light suddenly shone within the giant ape's body. Under the white light, a faint Illusory Soul appeared on its massive head.

This Illusory Soul was very vague, but its appearance was identical to that of an ape. However, it possessed a slight human form and seemed intent on rushing out of the ape's Physical Body and fleeing!

Seeing this scene, Wang Lin's eyes suddenly lit up.

"Condensing the Soul to become a God! According to the Jade Slip, this is a Divine Ability possessed only by Sixth-rank Vicious Beasts. I didn't expect this giant ape to achieve a Breakthrough under this life-and-death crisis."

Wang Lin stepped forward, instantly arriving above the giant ape's head. He slapped down with his right hand, and the giant ape's soul was immediately forced back into its body.

"Become my Spirit Beast!" Wang Lin stared into the giant ape's eyes and spoke calmly.

The giant ape's body trembled, and fear appeared in its eyes. Its Spiritual Sense was wide open, so it naturally understood Wang Lin's words and nodded its head.

Wang Lin patted the giant ape's body with his right hand. Immediately, the three Rift on the Vicious Beast's body paused, transforming into specks of crystalline light and dissipating. At the same time, a Spirit Control Seal, recorded within a Jade Slip, shot out from Wang Lin's hand, landing on the giant ape's glabella, turning into a rune that flashed a few times before disappearing.

At this moment, the Mosquito Beasts in the sky had also killed all the eagle-shaped Vicious Beasts that had entangled them. They whistled over and circled outside the giant ape's body. Wang Lin sat cross-legged on the giant ape's shoulder, looking ahead.

The giant ape roared toward the sky, taking large strides and rushing into the distance like a shooting star!