Chapter 1431: Peak of the Cloud Sea, The Second Fated Battle! (Part One)

Passive versus active—a single character difference, yet a distance as vast as heaven and earth—changes not only one's actions but also one's mindset!

With Seven-star Ancient God descending upon him, Wang Lin, through two thousand years of cultivation, finally succeeded in raising his Ancient God Physical Body to the Seven-star level!

A Seven-star Ancient God, due to the might of their Physical Body, is almost impossible for a Second Step Cultivator to injure easily. Unless they are undergoing the Ancient God Damage Tribulation, it would take countless Immortals, like those who besieged the Ancient Gods in the Immortal Realm back then, several days of focused attack to possibly kill or wound them.

It could even be said that a complete Seven-star Ancient God possesses a Physical Body strength capable of fighting a Third Step void nirvana Early Stage Cultivator!

Furthermore, and most importantly, among the Ancient God race, Seven-star Ancient Gods represent the entry into the rapid maturity phase. At the Seven-star Ancient God level, their Physical Body will continuously strengthen as time passes!

Ancient God Nine-star—after Five-star, every subsequent star is extremely difficult to achieve. But once successful, the strength multiplies countless times. The current Wang Lin, combined with his Cultivator Divine Abilities, the two Origins of Thunder and Fire, and the intricacies of various Daoist Magic, although he has not yet reached the Third Step, he can fight a Third Step void nirvana Early Stage mighty figure without falling into a disadvantage. Barring any unforeseen circumstances, he is capable of victory!

Seven-star Wang Lin is already in no way inferior to the Seven-star Tu Si of the past. Although Tu Si possessed a complete Legacy, Wang Lin is the first powerful existence throughout history to achieve the Fusion of Cultivator and Ancient God!

Wang Lin even dares to fight a void nirvana Middle Stage mighty figure. Although the chances of defeat are high, even a void nirvana Middle Stage mighty figure would find it extremely difficult to kill him!

Among the mighty figures of the Third Step, the void nirvana, Empty Spirit, empty profound, and Empty Tribulation Realm—each Realm, just like the Second Step, has four levels: Early, Middle, Late, and Perfection. The gap between each level is enormous, comparable to the difference between Pure Nirvana and shattered nirvana!

Wang Lin's eyes were like torches. He sat steadily on the chair, allowing the Counter-shock Force inside to vibrate intensely, just as it had during the eighteenth breath. However, the force that had been enough to cause his entire body to collapse during that eighteenth breath now failed to cause much damage to his body.

If counting consecutively from the previous eighteenth breath, this was now the nineteenth, twentieth, and twenty-first breath!

Three breaths passed in a flash. The Counter-shock Force surged violently in waves, booming as it impacted Wang Lin's body, while simultaneously, a dense aura of Legacy permeated the area.

This Legacy aura was frantically devoured by Wang Lin. His body and the Ancient Demon corpse pressed by his right hand seemed to transform into two horrifying black hole Vortexes. After drawing the Legacy aura inside, they immediately split it into two streams and rapidly absorbed it.

This absorption became extremely difficult under the Counter-shock Force of the chair, yet Wang Lin did not give up. He clearly knew that if he missed this moment, he would likely never encounter such an Opportunity again!

The twenty-second, twenty-third, and twenty-fourth breath!

The chair's Counter-shock Force had reached a terrifying degree, roaring with booming sounds. Even Wang Lin's Seven-star Ancient God Physical Body was starting to struggle to endure it.

His body trembled, showing signs of collapse, but the recovery power of a Seven-star Ancient God far surpassed that of Six-star. Almost immediately upon collapsing, it rapidly recovered.

On Wang Lin's brow, as he continuously absorbed the Legacy aura, a faint, blurry, weak Qi Vortex suddenly appeared outside the seven Ancient God Star Points!

This Qi Vortex was the embryonic form of the eighth Ancient God Star Point. Once this Star Point appeared, Wang Lin would become an Eight-star Ancient God!!

An Eight-star Ancient God, an extremely powerful existence in this starry sky!!

However, Eight-star Ancient God is too difficult, far surpassing the level required to condense Seven-star previously. Although the Qi Vortex had appeared, if one didn't look closely, it was impossible to clearly discern it!

Moreover, should Wang Lin relax even slightly now, this faint, almost imperceptible Qi Vortex would instantly dissipate, leaving nothing behind!

At the same time, within the Ancient Demon corpse in front of Wang Lin, majestic Devilish Qi boomed and circulated, being frantically poured into it by Wang Lin. Even the Demonic Star that Wang Lin had condensed in his right eye, which had not yet solidified, was entirely sent into the Ancient Demon corpse. In just a few breaths, the Ancient Demon's petrified Physical Body actually showed faint signs of recovery, becoming slightly softer instead of rock-hard.

Furthermore, in its right eye, which had been completely dull and lifeless, a faint glow was slowly flickering now. One could seemingly see inside it the Demonic Star that was about to appear! It was slowly condensing, becoming clearer and clearer!

Meanwhile, several hundred zhang in front of Wang Lin, behind the illusory great net, Tuo Sen was rapidly healing. In these few breaths, his Physical Body recovered eighty percent as flesh and blood wriggled.

Tuo Sen's Physical Body is the body of Tu Si. Back then, Tu Si was infinitely close to the Nine-star Royal Ancient God, having reached the Peak of Eight-star. He had even stagnated at this Eighth-star Peak for far too long. In terms of Physical Body alone, he had already reached the limit of Eight-star!

In order to assault Nine-star, Tu Si utilized the Ancient God race's Secret Technique, Ink Flow Divided Soul. However, the technique failed, which is why the demonic thought Tuo Sen appeared!

The Physical Body occupied by Tuo Sen possesses Recovery Power far exceeding Wang Lin's. Had he not been too severely injured by the power of that roar earlier, he certainly wouldn't have been delayed until now to recover.

Recovering to eighty percent was already his current limit. The final twenty percent was not Physical Body damage, but the collapse of his mind and Soul caused by the power of that roar. This injury requires secluded cultivation to heal and cannot be cured quickly.

Tuo Sen suddenly looked up, the eight Ancient God Star Points on his brow spinning rapidly. He stared intently at Wang Lin, who was seated on the chair behind the illusory net, his expression complex.

He could be said to be the person in this world who understood Wang Lin the most, following him from the little Core Formation Cultivator of the past to the present, where he actually possessed the demeanor of a generation's Grandmaster, giving him ample time to recover.

Such a thing is easy to say, but how many people in the world can truly achieve it!

"You want to fight me? I shall grant your wish! The battle outside the Sealed Realm Grand Formation back then wasn't satisfying enough. Today, in this dao ancient Legacy location, let us fight once more!" As Tuo Sen spoke, he took a step forward. Amidst the resounding boom, he stepped directly through the gap in the Ancient Breath Leaf Seal, crossing the illusory great net and entering the Legacy Palace!

This was the first time Tuo Sen had spoken without referring to himself as "This God." This simple change in address revealed that, deep down, he acknowledged Wang Lin's identity as an Ancient God!

Throughout his life, Tuo Sen had never considered Wang Lin an Ancient God. Even after escaping his predicament, he consistently believed the other party was merely a Cultivator who had taken his memory Legacy. Even after Wang Lin became a Six-star Ancient God and fought him, Tuo Sen still looked down on Wang Lin internally, always believing that Wang Lin was unworthy of becoming an Ancient God!

But now, after seeing Wang Lin become a Seven-star Ancient God, feeling the majestic Ancient God Power within Wang Lin's body, and personally witnessing the dignity of the opponent who was undergoing an extremely dangerous Legacy yet still granted him time to recover, he had no choice but to accept the other party's identity!

An Ancient God, just like him!

"You and I have no inherent enmity. This battle is the fated battle of us two, the battle for the Legacy!" Tuo Sen's voice was like a wave. The moment it sounded, his body took a thunderous step forward, causing the entire palace to shake instantly. Tuo Sen's body rapidly swelled, transforming into a thousand zhang giant in the blink of an eye. He clenched his right fist and punched forward!

An Ancient God Physical Body can change size according to one's will—Tuo Sen was capable of this! The former Wang Lin was still unable to fully grasp this, but now that he had become Seven-star, he faintly touched upon the edge of this ability. For instance, the thousand zhang Physical Body he attained after becoming Seven-star was not the Seven-star limit!

Wang Lin's eyes were like lightning. The moment Tuo Sen stepped into the palace, his eyes burst forth with bright light, and towering Battle Intent surged within them. The seven Ancient God Star Points on his brow spun rapidly. The instant Tuo Sen's punch approached from across the air, Wang Lin raised his left hand, clenched his fist, and punched forward without hesitation!

Two Ancient Gods, both Gods of Tu Si's Legacy, commenced their second fated battle within this Ancient Tomb Palace!

Following Tuo Sen's punch, the entire palace erupted in a booming storm, sweeping like a gale and forcing Venerable Ling Dong and Zhou Jin to retreat rapidly. Both were severely injured at the moment and could no longer assist in the battle; they could only sit cross-legged in the distance and speed up their healing.

Venerable Ling Dong's expression was calm; he completely ignored the outcome of this battle, immersing his entire mind in breathing and circulation.

Zhou Jin, on the other hand, had a complex look in his eyes. He had personally witnessed Wang Lin's immense strength and transformation before and after entering the Ancient Tomb. At this moment, he gave up his last shred of fantasy, closed his eyes in silence, and began healing.

Behind Tuo Sen, the moment he threw his punch, a massive phantom image suddenly materialized. This phantom image was as tall as the heavens, immense in size, its expression filled with tyranny, and an arrogant contempt for all living beings was wildly displayed.

The moment it appeared, the palace trembled violently, seemingly on the verge of collapse!

This illusory image was Tu Si!

The Phantom Image of Tu Si, an Eight-star Peak Royal Ancient God! Tuo Sen was a strand of Tu Si's demonic thought. Although this demonic thought had now usurped the host, his Soul, and everything about him, still belonged to Tu Si!

With this full-force punch, the Phantom Image of Tu Si suddenly materialized, swinging its right fist behind Tuo Sen. It moved with a booming sound like a meteor, striking directly toward Wang Lin alongside Tuo Sen!

Behind Wang Lin, in this instant, another massive phantom image, tall as the heavens, also materialized. This phantom image was astonishingly also Tu Si!! However, compared to the Tu Si behind Tuo Sen, this phantom image held no tyranny, only wisdom and profound age!

As Wang Lin punched, the Tu Si figure behind him raised its left hand, clenched its fist, and thunderously blasted a punch forward!

If there were heavens, the colors of the world would change instantly! If there were clouds, the wind and clouds would roll back instantly!

This scene was a scene of fate!

Looking from afar, two gigantic Ancient God Phantom Images—both as tall as the heavens, identical in appearance, with not the slightest difference in size, and even the fine cracks and patterns in the skin of their Physical Bodies being exactly the same—were swinging their fists, unleashing a furious strike!

The only difference was that one Ancient God was tyrannically demonic, while the other was wise and serene!

Beneath these two gigantic Ancient Gods were Wang Lin and Tuo Sen!

The two grew closer. In an instant, Tuo Sen approached the stone platform, his right fist thundering down in mid-air, colliding directly with Wang Lin's left fist!

At the same time, just as the two began this fated battle, an enchanting figure appeared outside the illusory great net in the distance. This figure was none other than the Charming Woman among the Eight Ancient Concubines!

Thank you to Chopra, San Yu, and Ban Meng Zhi Ling for joining the renegade immortal Hundred Alliance, launching three swords together, and bestowing great Opportunity upon Wang Lin at the Ancient Burial Ground when he achieved Major Achievement of Seven-star Ancient God. Er Gen is greatly honored. An Ancient God's roar, a sound of blessings!

Additionally, a Fellow Daoist created a renegade immortal RPG map for Warcraft. Er Gen and his wife played it for a while earlier, but unfortunately, we are both very unskilled. We were defending, and before we could even react, we were wiped out by the first wave of monsters… Fellow Daoists who are interested can download it here.