Chapter 1215: Peak of the Cloud Sea, Dominating Wuji (VI)

The Seventh Stage Azure Cloud Sect was the third-ranked sect under the Wuji Sect during the last Grand Competition in the Seventh Stage Star Domain. The Divine Abilities of the Azure Cloud Sect emphasize change and contain unfathomable Concepts. Furthermore, the sect is quite large, boasting over seven thousand Disciples, and has produced numerous experts over the countless years.

These experts were often selected by the Wuji Sect and cultivated as priorities.

The calm voice belonged to a middle-aged man wearing a Daoist Robe. The man had a serene expression and slightly sallow skin, looking as if he were afflicted by a serious illness. As he spoke, he stepped out from the crowd on the west side of the Grand Competition Platform, appearing to walk on invisible Auspicious Clouds beneath his feet, causing his body to gradually approach the platform.

This man, Yun Shan, was highly renowned within the Seventh Stage Star Domain. He usually remained in seclusion, ignoring worldly affairs, but emerged for this Main Sect Grand Ceremony. His cultivation was formidable, faintly revealing the aura of the Late Stage nirvana shattering.

Rumor had it that he was one of the three Predetermined Entrants the Wuji Sect prepared for the eighth-rank Star Domain contest following the Grand Ceremony. Over thousands of years, he had received significant attention from the Wuji Sect, with copious amounts of Medicinal Pills, Magic Treasures, and even Divine Ability techniques continuously supplied. Furthermore, one of the Seven Grand Supreme Elders of Wuji personally taught him the Dao for a millennium.

It could be said that this person was a Great Divine Ability Cultivator cultivated using the full strength of the Wuji Sect, with the sole purpose of achieving victory in the eighth-rank sect competition!

As he moved, discussions began to rise among the surrounding crowd.

Although Yun Shan did not appear aged, he had actually been cultivating the Dao for several millennia. With a calm expression, he landed in front of Wang Lin on the platform, cupped his fists, and said, "Fellow Daoist Lü, please enlighten me!"

As soon as he finished speaking, his eyes suddenly burst forth with intense light. His Late Stage nirvana shattering cultivation erupted violently, forming a whirlwind vortex centered on himself that swept outward. The world seemed to change; viewed from afar, one could faintly discern a massive vortex slowly spinning.

Nine illusory crimson fierce tigers suddenly materialized within the vortex, their roars shaking the heavens.

"Nine Revolutions of the Tiger Soul!" Among the surrounding Cultivators, those with extensive knowledge immediately focused their gaze.

On the viewing platform where the Wuji Sect members were gathered, Feng Hai's expression was grim as he stared at Wang Lin. He was deeply calculating; he would never fight someone he wasn't sure he could defeat unless absolutely necessary. He was currently seizing this opportunity to observe the limits of the cultivation of the person who killed Zhao Long!

The other Elders of the Wuji Sect looked at Yun Shan with the air of peers. They knew well that if Yun Shan hadn't been one of the three Predetermined Entrants for the Grand Ceremony, he would likely have become a Wuji Sect Elder long ago.

The white-robed old man, the Sect Master of the Wuji Sect, narrowed his eyes, revealing admiration. Although he knew Yun Shan was not the strongest of the three Predetermined Entrants, his Late Stage nirvana shattering cultivation was sufficient proof of the Wuji Sect's power.

In the previous few eighth-rank Grand Competitions, the Wuji Sect had always been ranked last. This time, the old man believed that even if the Wuji Sect couldn't win first place, they would absolutely not fall to the bottom rank as they had before.

Yun Shan's eyes showed Battle Intent. He suddenly pointed forward while forming hand seals. Immediately, the vortex formed by the nine crimson fierce tiger souls outside his body roared with a massive sound. The nine fierce tigers roared out, transforming in the sky into figures a hundred zhang in size, rushing toward Wang Lin from nine different directions to devour him.

The space between heaven and earth seemed to turn crimson with the appearance of the nine fierce tigers.

Wang Lin's expression was normal, showing no change in demeanor. The purpose of his visit to the Wuji Sect was speed—to unleash power that would shock everyone as quickly as possible, thereby bringing fame to the Guiyuan Sect.

If the fight dragged on, and his suppressed injuries re-aggravated, it would not be worth the cost.

The instant the nine fierce tigers roared toward him, Wang Lin took a step forward. With this step, his Concept suddenly changed; the space around his body twisted, making it difficult to distinguish reality from illusion. Furthermore, during this step, Wang Lin waved his right hand in the Void Realm, and a surge of Blue Flames immediately erupted, circling his entire body and forming a flame vortex.

"Open!" Wang Lin let out a low shout. The flame vortex outside his body suddenly reversed, rumbling as it scattered outwards, instantly colliding with the nine fierce tigers rushing toward him.

Roaring sounds instantly echoed, and intense ripples spread throughout heaven and earth. The nine fierce tigers were instantly encircled by Blue Flames, and three of them immediately collapsed, letting out earth-shattering booms.

From within the flames, Wang Lin's figure flashed out, heading straight for Yun Shan. As he advanced, he raised his right hand and pointed toward the sky, shouting, "Fire of Heaven and Earth!"

The moment this declaration was made, among the nearly one hundred thousand Cultivators surrounding the platform, all those whose Divine Abilities involved fire instantly changed expression. They clearly sensed that the Fire Attribute Elemental Energy within their bodies had, in that instant, become uncontrollable and frantic, attempting to rush out as if summoned!

In an instant, the bodies of the fire-cultivating Cultivators on the surrounding viewing platforms suddenly seemed to ignite. Flames soared into the sky, converging directly toward Wang Lin's right hand!

Among the Wuji Sect members, a white-haired Elder's expression suddenly shifted. His cultivated Divine Ability was fire. He immediately formed hand seals while sitting cross-legged, rapidly tapping his chest several times before managing to stabilize the Fire Essence within his body.

It seemed that in this moment, Wang Lin had become the Incarnation of the first flame at the dawn of creation, the Controller of Fire, with all the Fire of Heaven and Earth obeying his command.

Streaks of flame flew out from the crowd and converged toward Wang Lin. All of this happened in an instant, incredibly fast. As Wang Lin advanced, the flames arriving from all directions rapidly formed a massive fireball on his right hand. As his right hand descended, the fireball violently merged into Wang Lin's right hand.

Yun Shan's expression also changed. He immediately retreated, raised his right hand, and grabbed into the Void Realm, causing a Storage Rift to appear as he prepared to take out a Magic Treasure to resist.

But how could Wang Lin allow him the chance to retrieve a Magic Treasure? Every nirvana shattering Cultivator possessed a few powerful Magic Treasures; once taken out, this battle would certainly not end quickly.

Wang Lin's eyes flashed. He suddenly raised his left hand and pointed at Yun Shan, silently uttering, "Fix!"

With the single word "Fix," Yun Shan's body paused for an instant. In the moment of his pause, Wang Lin transformed into a Sea of Fire, instantly closing the distance. His right hand, containing the previous fireball, now resembled a hand of flame. As he passed Yun Shan's body, his two fingers tapped Yun Shan's chest three times in quick succession!

With every tap, a booming sound echoed. Yun Shan's body violently trembled, and his entire body was instantly enveloped by the Sea of Fire. After the three taps, Yun Shan spat out blood, his body violently propelled by a great force, throwing him fiercely backward.

If that were all, it would not display Wang Lin's Divine Ability. His body stopped, but his right hand fiercely grabbed into the Void Realm!

Following this grab, an endless Sea of Fire instantly materialized out of thin air between heaven and earth, sweeping across and replacing the sky, making the area seem like a world of flames.

The moment the endless flames appeared, they madly rushed toward Yun Shan's body, which had been thrown back. The roaring sounds continued to echo, growing increasingly astonishing. Finally, with a bang, blood mist erupted from Yun Shan's entire body, but his Physical Body did not collapse. Instead, a milky white light emanated from within him, constantly resisting and neutralizing the power of the flames.

Yun Shan was pale, landing on the platform a thousand zhang away. The moment he landed, the platform beneath his feet immediately emitted cracking sounds, as countless rifts tore open and then shattered explosively.

He retreated again, pushing back a total of a hundred zhang before finally stopping. He spat out a mouthful of fresh blood onto the ground—a shocking sight!

"Many thanks, Fellow Daoist, for showing mercy!" Yun Shan remained silent for a moment, cupped his fists toward Wang Lin, and then turned to leave, staggering away.

Silence fell all around. Wang Lin's expression was as usual, as if the battle just fought was extremely effortless for him. He had indeed shown mercy; otherwise, that final strike would have been enough to collapse the opponent's Physical Body.

However, the cost of this move was immense. Wang Lin had forcefully used his full strength, worsening his injuries slightly. But outsiders could not tell at all.

The Cultivators on the surrounding viewing platforms mostly stood up abruptly the moment Yun Shan was defeated, gazing remotely at Wang Lin on the platform, whose clothes were fluttering in the residual wind, their eyes filled with deep awe.

The Elders of the Wuji Sect also showed shock in their eyes. Although they had heard rumors of Wang Lin's strength before, hearing was not as convincing as seeing. Even if they believed the rumors, it was nowhere near as direct and impactful as witnessing it firsthand now.

Previously, when Wang Lin killed members of the Xianyin Sect and the Xunluan Sect, it felt somewhat like bullying the weak with strength. Although his Divine Ability was astonishing, these Wuji Sect Elders felt they could also achieve it, so they hadn't paid too much attention.

But now, everything had completely changed!

Yun Shan's cultivation was similar to theirs. Comparing themselves to him now, they bitterly realized that even if they were in Yun Shan's shoes, it seemed… they would still lose!

Most importantly, Lü Zihao's expression was calm, appearing extremely relaxed, as if he hadn't used his full power at all. This caused their hearts to tremble involuntarily.

Feng Hai was silent, his gaze flickering as he watched Wang Lin on the platform.

The Elder next to him, who cultivated Fire Essence, looked at Wang Lin with a trace of fear. His perception was the deepest: at the final moment, he had the feeling that with just a single thought from the opponent, his own flames would leave his body and be used by the other party! In all his life fighting others, this was the first time he had encountered such a strange phenomenon.

Wang Lin's gaze was calm as he looked up at the sky and slowly said, "I, Lü, wish to fight today. Who else will accompany me!"

"Du Lin of the Seventh Stage Purple Pine Valley, I will fight Fellow Daoist Lü!"

"I am Yin Yue of the Seventh Stage Heavenly Yin Sect. Fellow Daoist, please grant me guidance!"

Two voices, one male and one female, rang out almost simultaneously. From the southeast and east directions of the platform, two Long Arcs of Light shot out, rapidly approaching with a whistle, but they couldn't help but pause upon noticing each other.

"You two, come together!" Wang Lin retracted his gaze from the sky and spoke calmly. He raised his right hand and pressed down toward the Void Realm beneath the platform. Immediately, the massive platform, which occupied half of the Cultivation Planet, violently shook. Even the Cultivation Planet itself trembled. An aura of ancient vicissitudes seemed to be forcibly pulled directly out of the Cultivation Planet by Wang Lin's grab, causing Wang Lin's body to become indistinct within this aura.

"Extracting Planet Soul Power!" A Cultivator immediately cried out in alarm, their voice filled with deep terror!

I'm not in the zone today, and I'm not satisfied with myself. I originally intended to post just one chapter.