Chapter 1844: Immortal Astral’s tenth sun, Obstruction

Snow fell continuously, and a cold wind blew. In the twilight of this winter day, Wang Lin walked through this Mortal city. He didn't know why, after noticing this city from afar, the thought of coming here arose within him.

"Perhaps I'm searching for a sense of ordinariness…" Wang Lin's feet crunched on the accumulated snow, making a 'ga-zhi ga-zhi' sound. A few snowflakes landed on his face, very cold.

He walked from one end of the city to the other, traversing the entire city, leaving behind footprints in the snow that were quickly submerged and vanished without a trace.

By the city gate at the other end, Wang Lin looked back. Along the way, he had witnessed scenes of the Mortal world, seeing the myriad lights of households gradually illuminating in the snowy twilight.

However, that warm feeling was gone. Everything about him was like the footprints covered by falling snow on the ground; he didn't belong here.

This was the first time Wang Lin had experienced such an indescribable feeling. He vaguely understood that with the increase in his cultivation, he had severed the last trace of connection with the Mortal world.

He vaguely knew that three transformations into a Mortal were the end, and after three times, it was the severing of the Mortal connection! This was a change in mindset. He still wanted to rest in this Mortal city, watching the births and deaths of ordinary people, but he could no longer fully integrate into it.

"Is my heart no longer calm…?" Wang Lin looked up at the falling snow in the night after twilight, standing alone by the city gate, murmuring.

"My Origin now has eight Dao… I still lack one Origin to step into the empty profound Realm. After that, I am confident that I can pass through the nine Mysterious Tribulations in a very short time… Perhaps my heart is truly no longer calm, but one day, I will be able to calmly comprehend the sky in a Mortal city, just as I did in the past…"

Wang Lin arrived, but left with a sense of melancholy. It was as if he had lost something, and though he wanted to find it, he couldn't.

"This is a price… the price of becoming a strong person…" Wang Lin silently walked away with light steps, passing through the closed city gate, facing the cold wind and swirling snow outside the city, stepping away into the distance.

The myriad lights of the households behind him flickered, exuding warmth, a warmth Wang Lin yearned for but couldn't touch.

The wailing wind blew through the snowflakes, gradually seeming to play a melody of wind and snow, echoing faintly, accompanying Wang Lin's lonely figure, its destination unknown.

On this day, several months later, the collapsed Pill Sea had already become a massive basin, vast and empty, devoid of any vitality, only desolation and deathly silence.

Wang Lin's figure appeared in the mid-air above this Pill Sea. This was his second time here, and compared to the last time, this time, his mood carried a sense of parting.

Walking in this desolate Pill Sea basin, Wang Lin's Divine Sense spread out. The closer he got to the Green Devil Continent, the more cautious he became. After another month, as Wang Lin traversed the entire Pill Sea and stepped onto the Green Devil Continent, he felt a sinister aura enveloping the entire Green Devil Continent.

This sinister aura exuded ruthlessness and bloodlust, and was permeated with an evil scent. Whether Mortals or Vicious Beasts born on such land, including Cultivators, all possessed a demonic nature.

The land of the Green Devil Continent was different from the Tianniu Continent. There were few mountains here; what occupied most of the land were endless swamps. The continuous swamps seemed to hold many terrifying legends, making one's heart palpitate when walking on them.

Wang Lin disliked the Green Devil Continent very much.

The entire Green Devil Continent currently had very few strong Cultivators, mostly low-level Cultivators, posing no threat to Wang Lin. However, he still maintained a certain rhythm, crossing the Green Devil Continent using the technique of Shrinking the Ground into an Inch.

He could feel a mysterious power existing deep within the Green Devil Continent. This power carried monstrous Devilish Qi and was extremely vast. According to the tortoise shell map, that location was where the Green Devil Scorpion Temple of the Green Devil Continent was located.

The Tianniu Continent had not built a Heavenly Ox Temple. The construction of such temples required an Immortal Emperor's decree; without a decree, they could not be built.

That demonic nature was very strong, even capable of affecting one's state of mind. Wang Lin did not approach it, but instead detoured, moving towards the end of the Green Devil Continent, to the border connecting the Mengtu Continent.

Time slowly flowed by, and in a blink, several months passed. During these months, Wang Lin encountered some Cultivators, but no one could stop his footsteps. On this day, several months later, Wang Lin appeared at the border of the Green Devil Continent.

The border leading to the Mengtu Continent was one of the few mountain ranges on the Green Devil Continent. This mountain range was extremely high, appearing to connect with the sky. Crossing this mountain range would lead to the Mengtu Continent.

Standing beneath the mountain range, Wang Lin's expression was calm as he looked at the towering mountains. He sensed two monstrous Devilish Qi on the mountain Peaks. This Devilish Qi converged on the mountain range directly ahead, forming two colossal scorpion phantoms, coiling between the mountains and the sky.

Those were two Green Devil Emissaries!!

Behind these two Devilish Qi, at the very Peak of the mountain range, there was a heaven-shaking Sword Qi. The moment Wang Lin arrived, it seemed to rise up to destroy the heavens, transforming into an ancient sword phantom, like a mountain Peak, floating in the sky.

Only now, after his journey, did Wang Lin encounter Green Devil Continent Cultivators truly capable of obstructing him, especially since he felt a familiar fluctuation within that Sword Qi.

This was enough to show that Wang Lin's choice to leave from the Green Devil Continent was correct; otherwise, he would likely encounter more obstructions in other directions.

"Three people, huh… you think too highly of me." Wang Lin's expression was as usual as he stepped towards the mountain range. The moment he took a step, two streams of Green Devil Qi roared up from the mountain range. From a distance, it looked as if the two Green Devil Scorpions were rushing down from the mountain, fiercely charging towards Wang Lin.

Immediately after, from the very top of the mountain range, the ancient sword phantom let out an earth-shattering sword cry, sweeping across the heavens and earth. A sword followed closely behind the two streams of Devilish Qi, slashing down towards Wang Lin with a power capable of cleaving the heavens!

Heaven and earth hummed. The might of this sword seemed to replace all light in the area, transforming into a startling flash, like the only light in the Void Realm, arriving in an instant.

A cold glint flashed in Wang Lin's eyes. The Heavenly Ox totem on his right cheek instantly shimmered with a faint light, transforming into countless black threads that enveloped Wang Lin's entire body in a flash, forming the Heavenly Ox Soul Armor that covered him completely, leaving only his long white hair fluttering and his cold eyes visible within the Armor.

The moment the Soul Armor was donned, Wang Lin's aura surged explosively, instantly reaching the Peak of the Early Stage Empty Tribulation Realm. He took a step forward, moving so fast that he instantly neared the Green Devil Emissary within the first Green Devil Scorpion formed by Devilish Qi.

The moment the two approached, before Wang Lin could even strike, the Green Devil Emissary's cold face suddenly showed a trace of madness. He didn't use any Divine Ability at all, but as Wang Lin approached, he formed Hand Seals with both hands and pressed them to his glabella.

Immediately after, a terrifying fluctuation erupted from his body with a rumbling sound. This Green Devil Emissary, whose cultivation was at the Middle Stage Empty Tribulation Realm, actually chose to self-destruct at this very moment!!

This was a complete self-destruction, without any hesitation, exploding with a roar!

The self-destruction of a Middle Stage Empty Tribulation Realm Cultivator possessed enough power to shake the Green Devil Continent and generate a force capable of destroying the heavens and earth. Even a Late Stage Empty Tribulation Realm Cultivator would frown when facing it.

Without any reason, without any warning, at the moment this Green Devil Cultivator self-destructed, the other Green Devil Emissary behind him also chose to self-destruct simultaneously!

The self-destruction of two Middle Stage Empty Tribulation Realm Cultivators—this kind of power would make even a Late Stage Empty Tribulation Realm Cultivator hesitate whether to retreat and avoid it!

The moment these two Green Devil Emissaries self-destructed, Wang Lin's eyes gleamed, and an enormous sense of crisis suddenly enveloped his entire body. This crisis didn't come from the destructive power of the two Green Devil Emissaries' self-destruction, but from why they chose to self-destruct at all!

To self-destruct before even engaging in battle was too bizarre. Moreover, behind these two, there was Yun Kong, who had unleashed a heaven-shaking Sword Qi. These three had the full strength to fight Wang Lin; there was absolutely no need for self-destruction!

When things are abnormal, there must be something demonic!

With the sacrifice of two Middle Stage Empty Tribulation Realm Green Devil Emissaries, the Green Devil Continent's objective must be enormous, seemingly determined not to let Wang Lin leave here easily.

Amidst the rumbling roar, Wang Lin's gaze flashed. He raised his right hand and grabbed at the Void Realm, and immediately, the Humanoid Earth Armor suddenly appeared in his hand. With a wave, a yellowish-brown light instantly enveloped his entire body.

Immediately after, Wang Lin unleashed all the cultivation he could muster at that moment, and without any further hesitation, fully revealed his dao ancient power. The moment this dao ancient aura completely spread out, a colossal figure, seemingly supporting the heavens and earth, appeared behind Wang Lin!

As soon as that figure appeared, it could be clearly seen within tens of thousands of miles, and a wave of dao ancient fluctuations spread out with a roar.

The dao ancient giant figure roared towards the sky, simultaneously enveloping Wang Lin's entire body, directly withstanding the destructive power of the two Green Devil Emissaries' self-destruction.

With a bang, the power of the first Green Devil Emissary's self-destruction furiously impacted the dao ancient giant figure. The dao ancient giant figure trembled all over, and the moment signs of collapse appeared, the destructive power of the second self-destructing Green Devil Emissary roared in.

The earth-shattering roar was deafening. Wang Lin's entire dao ancient power, boosted by its Fusion with his current Early Stage Empty Tribulation Realm cultivation, immediately collapsed!

At the same time as its collapse, a portion of the destructive power from the two Middle Stage Empty Tribulation Realm Green Devil Emissaries' self-destruction still swept towards him, landing on the first layer of Wang Lin's double Armor, the Humanoid Earth Armor.

Fell asleep in a daze, woke up, and stared blankly out the window; it's almost dark…