Chapter 1257: Peak of the Cloud Sea, Thirteenth Stage

"A Thirteenth Stage human-transforming Vicious Beast!" Wang Lin stood in the sea of blood, his gaze flickering as he looked at the black-clothed woman with the scorpion phantom behind her. He recognized at a glance that this woman was definitely not a Cultivator, but rather a being that had reached a certain level of cultivation and could transform from a beast into a human.

The whip shadow that shattered the blue light around Li Qianmei's body was caused by the Nine-tailed Scorpion behind this black-clothed woman. Without this scorpion, Li Qianmei would not have been severely injured, and might even have held on until Wang Lin's arrival.

The moment he saw the black-clothed woman and the scorpion phantom, killing intent flashed in Wang Lin's eyes. He could tell at a glance that although the opponent had transformed into human form, her cultivation was only equivalent to the Second Decline of a Celestial in the Cultivator ranks! He completely ignored her words, his body swayed, and he directly turned into an afterimage in the sea of blood, striding towards the black-clothed woman.

The instant his body moved, the Blood Sword swept across, instantly arriving by Wang Lin's side. He gripped it with his left hand and fiercely slashed forward!

The black-clothed woman's expression changed. She had been injured by this Blood Sword before, so she immediately retreated. Waving her hands to both sides, the huge scorpion phantom behind her suddenly shook violently, letting out an earth-shattering roar. The nine scorpion tails simultaneously lashed out, like nine whips, heading straight for Wang Lin.

Wang Lin's expression was savage, his body showing no pause. As he strode forward, the Blood Sword swept across, transforming into a blood-red Sword Ray. Piercing shrieks also emanated from the Sword Ray as it charged towards the nine-tailed whip shadows.

Booming sounds suddenly erupted, and the blood-red Sword Ray scattered, stirring up the sea of blood here, causing it to surge skyward and form a swirling vortex of blood that swept across. Under the intense noise, three whip shadows utterly collapsed.

Furthermore, with a flash of blood light, the Blood Sword, indestructible, flashed and directly severed four whip shadows! The remaining two, as they approached Wang Lin, were met by Wang Lin's left sleeve, which he flicked, drawing in heaven and earth origin energy and circulating the Ancient God Power within his body, transforming it into a world-shaking gale that collided with the two whip shadows.

Loud booming sounds echoed, and the two whip shadows collapsed!

Having opened the Seal, assimilated the Dao Fruit, and stepped into shattered nirvana cultivation, becoming a Middle Stage shattered nirvana Divine Ability Cultivator, Wang Lin had also absorbed the Ancient God Qi within the Wuji Sect, restoring his Ancient God Star Points and becoming a true six-star Ancient God. Even the seventh star had already taken shape.

Coupled with the strange Blood Sword refined by Ancient God blood, the battle power Wang Lin could unleash at this moment even surpassed when he fought Daoist Shui back then!

Especially since the five Origins contained within his body had already awakened. Although the Origin Power they emitted was weak, it was constantly growing stronger. It could be said that the current Wang Lin was at his strongest point in two thousand years of cultivation!

It could be said that the current Wang Lin had truly stepped into the ranks of the powerful, capable of becoming a hegemon in both the Inner Realm and Outer Realm!

"A mere Thirteenth Stage human-transforming Vicious Beast, what right do you have to stop me, what right do you have to ask my name!" Wang Lin's clothes were drenched in blood, and even his hair seemed to be stained red by the fresh blood. As he strode forward, his entire being was like a blood-red meteor, heading straight for the black-clothed woman!

The woman's face grew even paler, her eyes filled with shock. She had initially thought the most troublesome thing was the Blood Sword that had injured her, but now she realized that this Cultivator before her, though not high in cultivation, for some unknown reason possessed the power to kill her!

Seeing Wang Lin approach like a meteor, the woman immediately retreated. Performing Hand Seals, she raised her right hand and waved it, and a pitch-black whip immediately appeared in her hand. This whip was not an illusion but a physical object, covered in sharp barbs, and at its end, a hook like a scythe.

This was no whip; it was clearly an entire scorpion tail! The black-clothed woman gripped the scorpion tail whip in her right hand and lashed out. The Void Realm immediately echoed with a world-shattering tearing sound, transforming into a series of loud bangs, carrying an afterimage, as if it could tear open heaven and earth. The moment Wang Lin arrived, it struck down at his head.

Wang Lin sneered and waved his left hand forward. The Blood Sword, with an excited cheer, transformed into a blood-red light and charged forward, slashing towards the whip. At the same time, Wang Lin raised his left hand and pressed it forward. Immediately, the heaven and earth origin energy frantically condensed. His gaze was like a finger, falling upon each of his five fingers, one by one. This replaced his right hand, which was unable to be freed while holding Li Qianmei, allowing him to cast the Divine Ability he learned from Old Man Lu.

The heaven and earth origin energy surged in, condensing. Wang Lin's left hand instantly contained an indescribably destructive power, permeated with Ancient God Power. With a boom, as Wang Lin struck at the black-clothed woman through the Void Realm, the Divine Ability contained in his left hand directly surged out.

Amidst booming sounds, the palm print Wang Lin unleashed transformed into a dazzling light, illuminating tens of thousands of miles around, like a sun, descending upon the black-clothed woman.

The woman's face revealed terror. In a shrill shriek, she ignored the scorpion tail whip shadow, bit her tongue, and spat out blood. The blood immediately disintegrated upon exiting, forming a blood mist that enveloped her entire body, carrying her in a frantic retreat.

Furthermore, as she retreated, her body crouched low, her clothes tearing open to reveal her fair skin, while barbed spines emerged fiercely from her body, as if a giant scorpion was contained within her.

At this moment, as she retreated, the scorpion broke through her body and burst out! But just as it burst out, the palm print caught up, directly striking the blood mist, emitting an earth-shattering roar and a tragic shriek.

At this very instant, the Blood Sword swept across. The scorpion tail whip was utterly unable to stop it, and with a boom, it was severed by a single sword strike, exploding.

In this battle with the black-clothed woman, Wang Lin was completely and utterly dominant. The black-clothed woman had no power to resist at all; it seemed that before Wang Lin, she could only retreat, retreat, retreat!

"I am a subordinate of Ancient Empress Yiyue! If you dare to kill me, the Empress will surely slaughter your entire clan!!!" That shrill voice frantically came from the rapidly retreating blood mist, but it did not make Wang Lin retreat even a bit. Instead, he pursued even faster.

"Slaughter my entire clan? My entire clan is already dead, leaving only me alone! You injured this woman, so I will take your life and refine you into a Magic Treasure, to endure endless suffering!" Wang Lin's voice was cold. His body instantly caught up, and he raised his left hand to strike fiercely again.

A roar suddenly erupted, but the instant Wang Lin's left hand struck down, his gaze narrowed, and his body involuntarily paused, retreating several steps. The moment his body retreated, the blood mist collapsed, and a shockwave swept across. Even more, a fierce aura surged skyward, revealing that the black-clothed woman was no longer within the blood mist.

A colossal black scorpion suddenly appeared. This scorpion was originally only a few zhang in size, but the moment it appeared, it frantically grew, becoming larger and larger, and in an instant, it reached ten thousand zhang!

The scorpion phantom behind it overlapped with it even more, as if a Cultivator's Primordial Spirit had returned to its place. The moment they completely overlapped, a foul wind swept over.

At the head of the scorpion, flesh and blood were wriggling, forming a human face—it was precisely the black-clothed woman. She stared at Wang Lin with venomous hatred, letting out a piercing shriek.

The nine physical scorpion tails behind it also moved, emitting earth-shattering roars that stirred the Void Realm as if it were about to collapse. With shrieks and venomous hatred, this gigantic scorpion charged directly at Wang Lin. In addition to the nine scorpion tails lashing out, two colossal scorpion claws also came straight for Wang Lin.

Before the giant scorpion, Wang Lin seemed like an insignificant ant, but his expression remained unchanged. With a cold snort, he slapped his left hand to his glabella, and the Ancient God Star Points erupted, spinning frantically.

As they spun, Ancient God Power boomed out, rushing into Wang Lin's entire body, causing his bones to continuously lengthen and his flesh to swell! His body rapidly grew, ten zhang, a hundred zhang, and in an instant, he reached nearly a thousand zhang in size!

Rough skin, world-shaking pressure, and an ancient aura—at this moment, an Ancient God appeared in heaven and earth!

"Ancient God!!!" Seeing the star points on Wang Lin's glabella, the black-clothed woman's eyes revealed unimaginable horror.

Wang Lin's eyes seemed to contain the starry sky, emitting dazzling light. Li Qianmei was held in his palm. His massive body took a fierce step forward, and he clenched his left fist, powerfully swinging it forward.

Amidst booming sounds, the giant scorpion immediately shuddered violently, its body seeming to be pushed aside and swept away. Especially when its scorpion claws collided with Wang Lin's left arm, emitting intense banging sounds, cracks appeared on them!

Excruciating pain emanated, causing the human face manifested on the scorpion to show an expression of agony.

Wang Lin did not pause, charging out again. In an instant, he caught up to the giant scorpion, his body flickering, and he directly stepped onto the scorpion's back, smashing his left hand down frantically.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The scorpion let out a tragic shriek. Its two scorpion claws collapsed with a bang, and as blood permeated the air, the instant the nine scorpion tails lashed out, Wang Lin fiercely grabbed two of them with his left hand. Stepping down with his body, he leaped up. The scorpion tails were firmly gripped by Wang Lin, and with his leap, under the great strength of the Ancient God, it was utterly unable to break free and was pulled up alive!

Wang Lin harbored intense hatred for this scorpion Vicious Beast. At this moment, as he pulled it, he directly swung it and smashed it forward with a roar! Booming sounds echoed. The scorpion's body was too large, and now, gripped by Wang Lin, it was directly smashed onto the large group of Vicious Beasts watching from a distance, instantly killing many.

But this was not the end of it. Wang Lin actually continued to hold the giant scorpion's tail, dragging its body, and sped forward. As he went, he continuously swung and smashed it down, actually breaking through the encirclement of countless Vicious Beasts.

The fear in the eyes of those Vicious Beasts as they looked at Wang Lin was indescribable, almost as if they were seeing a Thirteenth Stage Vicious Beast. However, their retreating speed could not match Wang Lin's, especially since Wang Lin now held this giant scorpion in his hand. As he sped along, roars continued, and the scorpion was used as a weapon. With each successive smash, it grew weaker and weaker, and even its shrieks became faint.

The Mosquito Beasts surrounding Wang Lin buzzed intensely at this moment, especially the Mosquito King, which stared fixedly at the scorpion, its eyes revealing a look of desire.