Chapter 1773: Immortal Astral’s tenth sun, True Body’s Regret

Du Qing's cultivation had survived seven Mysterious Tribulations; although he wasn't truly in the Early Stage Empty Tribulation Realm, he was still unfathomable. If Wang Lin hadn't possessed numerous methods, it would have been very difficult to make this person submit.

Furthermore, this person was cautious and adaptable, capable of bending and stretching to achieve his goals. Now, to curry favor with Wang Lin, he unleashed his strongest Divine Ability with this attack. A purple light flashed within his body, and the Origin of Weight spread out.

As the Dragon Soul roared and approached Du Qing, its entire body immediately trembled, as if an immeasurable weight had been added to it out of thin air. It let out a shrill scream and crashed down from the sky, slamming into the earth, roaring incessantly in its struggle, but unable to break free.

Following the roar of the Branch Dragon Soul, flames immediately spread from within Du Qing's body as if out of control, appearing as if they wanted to backfire.

Wang Lin's peripheral vision caught this scene, and he gained a new understanding of Du Qing's Origin of Weight. Ignoring Du Qing, Wang Lin, apart from dedicating a trace of Divine Sense to vigilance, focused all his energy on the roaring Magma Fire Dragon.

The Branch Fire Dragon emitted intense heat from its entire body. As it approached, perhaps due to friction and combustion with the Qi of heaven and earth, a large amount of rolling black smoke was generated outside its body. It looked less like a fire Dragon Soul and more like an Immortal Astral Demon Dragon!

The moment the fire Dragon Soul, shrouded in black smoke, charged towards Wang Lin, Wang Lin's white hair fluttered. He took a step forward, raised his right hand, and with Hand Seals, waved it forward. Immediately, a bloody light flashed, and the Blood Sword appeared out of thin air from Wang Lin's hand, transforming into a world-splitting bloody light that slashed down from top to bottom towards the Branch Fire Dragon Soul!

With this slash, the heavens and earth changed color. Amidst the echoing rumble, the bloody light struck the fire Dragon Soul, producing a deafening roar. The fire Dragon Soul cried out in pain, its body recoiling as it tried to avoid the Blood Sword's strike.

But the bloody light was too vast; almost the instant the fire Dragon Soul retreated, it swept across its body. Amidst a shrill roar, a section of the fire Dragon Soul's body was severed by the Blood Sword!

A heaven-shattering roar erupted. The fire Dragon, now missing a section of its body, continuously retreated. Wang Lin's eyes flashed with cold light. He was at a crucial point in condensing his Origin True Body, so without hesitation, he took a step forward, grabbed a section of the Branch Dragon Soul with his left hand in the Void Realm, and tossed it backward into the ten-foot fireball.

The fireball absorbed this section of the Dragon Soul, and its flames immediately intensified. The Origin True Body within, which had already manifested limbs, immediately showed signs of condensing its torso.

Wang Lin was as fast as lightning, covering a thousand feet in a flash, instantly appearing above the retreating Branch Dragon Soul. His movements were fluid; although he couldn't suppress the Dragon Soul with a single Origin like Du Qing, his sword strike was equally sharp and world-shattering.

At this moment, above the fire Dragon Soul, Wang Lin suddenly raised his right hand, and a golden light, thousands of feet wide, spread from his palm. The flash of golden light immediately startled Du Qing, who was not far away.

In his pupils, the Golden Seal, enveloped in golden light, was reflected in Wang Lin's hand!

As soon as this Golden Seal appeared, not to mention Du Qing, this mere Dragon Soul immediately trembled, and fear appeared in its ferocious eyes. It had not wanted to come here; it had been forcibly drawn by Wang Lin. Now, upon seeing the Golden Seal, its first reaction was to flee. Its body swayed, and in an instant, it covered tens of thousands of feet, appearing only as a black dot from afar.

Wang Lin's expression was calm. He pointed his right hand towards where the fire Dragon had fled, and immediately, amidst intense flashing golden light, the Golden Seal whistled up and sped into the distance.

Wang Lin didn't even look at the result, turning instead to look at the other fire Dragon that Du Qing was suppressing.

Just as he turned, a thunderous boom that shook the earth came from the distance. Immediately after, a golden light flashed, and the distant Golden Seal whistled back in an instant, floating beside Wang Lin. Within the Golden Seal, a fire Dragon, shrunken countless times, clearly existed, struggling and letting out desperate roars.

This scene made Du Qing's heart pound with fear.

“As expected of a Magic Treasure made by the Great Heavenly Venerate, this power… and judging by his expression, he clearly hasn't used his full strength yet…” Du Qing blinked, then quickly showed a smile and cupped his fist towards Wang Lin.

“Congratulations, Fellow Daoist, on obtaining two Branch Dragon Souls. This Origin True Body can almost be fully condensed now.”

Wang Lin shook his head slightly, saying nothing. Instead, he raised his right hand and pointed at the Golden Seal. Immediately, the Dragon Soul within was encircled by a golden light and flew towards the ten-foot fireball.

The fireball absorbed an entire Branch Dragon Soul, and its flames roared. The Origin True Body, which already had limbs, began to condense its torso at a visible speed.

However, after condensing halfway, the flames gradually dimmed, slowly showing signs of extinguishing. Wang Lin frowned and glanced at Du Qing.

Du Qing, if not having a Seven-Aperture Exquisite Heart, was close enough, and immediately understood. He raised his right hand and pointed at the suppressed Dragon Soul. Amidst the Branch Dragon Soul's struggle and roar, it flew towards the ten-foot fireball.

It approached in an instant, and upon contact, the ten-foot fireball erupted with a powerful suction force, frantically absorbing the Origin of Fire within the Dragon Soul. Under the Dragon Soul's roar, it eventually dissipated, all of it absorbed by the fireball.

Having absorbed another Branch Dragon Soul, the fireball surged again. The torso of Wang Lin's Origin True Body within immediately condensed, and after half an incense stick of time, the torso was fully formed!

At this moment, the Origin True Body within the fireball possessed limbs and a torso, but its head still retained the appearance of a Vermilion Bird, looking quite bizarre.

But the power of the flames had reached its limit. The ten-foot fireball collapsed with a bang, turning into specks of fire that were reabsorbed into the True Body, which still had an untransformed head.

With the disintegration of the fireball, an extremely powerful pressure emanated from this not-yet-fully-successful Origin True Body, enveloping all directions. Du Qing, who was not far away, was secretly startled by this pressure.

Even with his cultivation, he felt an urge to retreat and avoid it, which was enough to show the power of this Origin True Body.

“This isn't even a complete True Body, yet it possesses such pressure. Once it's complete…” Du Qing took a deep breath, his eyes filled with longing. He also wanted to condense his own Origin True Body.

“One hundred eighty-eight branch meridians and three Branch Dragon Souls still can't fully condense the Origin True Body… The difficulty of this True Body is simply too great… Given this difficulty, it's no wonder that in the Immortal Cave Realm, I've never seen a single Origin True Body. With the resources of the Immortal Cave Realm, it's simply impossible to complete, not even one.” Wang Lin sighed inwardly, deeply moved by the arduousness of the Origin True Body at this moment.

“The further one goes, the more Origin of Fire is needed. How much fire will it take to condense this one head, I wonder…” As Wang Lin pondered, the half-formed Origin of Fire True Body took a step forward, transforming into a sea of fire that merged into Wang Lin's left eye.

The moment it merged, Wang Lin's left eye immediately underwent astonishing changes. Within his left eye, the former fire mark was gone, replaced by double pupils!

Those double pupils gave off an extremely eerie feeling.

After moving his head, Wang Lin walked forward. The moment his body moved, a phantom immediately appeared behind him, seemingly synchronized with his body, but its appearance was unclear.

This sudden change immediately made Du Qing gasp.

“Could this be the anomaly that appears after the Origin True Body manifests, a Shadow That Moves With The Body! I once saw the Great Soul Gate's Old Ancestor in the Great Soul Gate, and when he appeared, it was like this, with a phantom seemingly always following behind him.

It's like this wherever he goes, especially when he uses Divine Abilities.”

Wang Lin frowned, as if sensing the changes in his body after the Origin True Body condensed. After a brief contemplation, the phantom behind him slowly faded, eventually disappearing completely and no longer appearing.

“Let's go to the Azure Dragon Sect. I want to reside there for a period,” Wang Lin said, looking at Du Qing.

Upon hearing this, Du Qing immediately brightened, a smile appearing on his face. He cupped his fist and said, “Du is honored to the extreme, Fellow Daoist Wang, rest assured, I will mobilize all Disciples to search for the location of the Earth Fire Dragon Vein, and even dispatch the Sect's Elders to extract Dragon Souls and bring them back for Fellow Daoist's cultivation.”

Wang Lin's expression showed neither joy nor anger as he slowly nodded. He and Du Qing transformed into two long rainbows and flew into the distance. Behind them, beneath the vast mountains, the Earth Fire Branch Vein gradually withered.

Within the Tianniu Continent, two long rainbows pierced through the sky, moving at an extremely fast pace. Especially Du Qing, whose cultivation was already profound, was naturally much faster than Wang Lin. As they traveled, his peripheral vision swept over Wang Lin beside him, and different thoughts arose in his mind.

“What exactly is this person's cultivation… He appears to be at the Peak void spirit, yet he can withstand two of my Divine Abilities, and he doesn't seem to have used his full strength… However, cultivation can be hidden, but speed is also a standard for judging cultivation… Let's see how fast he can be!” Du Qing subtly increased his speed, whistling past Wang Lin slightly, and the distance between them grew larger.

“I can't be too obvious; just a little bit is enough. After all, I still need to rely on this person to get in touch with the Great Heavenly Venerate…” Du Qing didn't dare to overdo it. Just as he saw Wang Lin seemingly unable to go any faster and was about to slow down, his pupils suddenly constricted.

Because Wang Lin's icy gaze fell into Du Qing's eyes. At the same time, Wang Lin raised his right hand and waved it forward, and immediately a black mist diffused from his hand. In an instant, a sharp roar suddenly erupted from within the black mist.

This roar was extremely piercing and had a soul-shaking effect. Du Qing, who was not far away, felt his mind tremble the moment he heard the roar, even having the illusion that his body was about to collapse, as if an unparalleled fierce flame had burst forth from the scream, wanting to tear his body apart.

“What Vicious Beast?!” Du Qing's expression suddenly changed.

From the black mist, the Mosquito King flashed out. Its ferocious appearance, huge proboscis, its mountain-like body after intentionally shrinking, and the sharp black spines all over its body, all made Du Qing's heart tremble!

“Fellow Daoist Du, you're too slow. You need to keep up.” Wang Lin spoke slowly, taking a step forward and stepping onto the Mosquito King. The Mosquito King charged forward, disappearing in a blink of an eye.

Its speed made Du Qing once again horrified.