Chapter 3572

Chapter 4743: Facing the Power of Destruction

The soul was strengthening too quickly. It had successfully broken through to the Great Venerable realm on the very first try. Normally, becoming stronger is a good thing, but for Lin Moyu, this was not the case.

The soul had successfully broken through to the Great Venerable realm, but the physical body had not. The levels of the two were now vastly different.

After the soul strengthened, its endurance increased significantly, requiring half a second before it would perish. However, Rebirth had requirements regarding the time of death. Once it exceeded one second, Rebirth could not be activated. At the same time, Rebirth required both the soul and the physical body to die simultaneously to function. If the death time of either exceeded one second, Lin Moyu's great undertaking of courting death would be declared a failure.

"I hope the physical body breaks through soon," the hongmeng gem prayed in its heart. If the physical body could also successfully break through to the Great Venerable realm, even if it couldn't reach the level of a Supreme Expert, at least it wouldn't be a complete failure. Lin Moyu was aware of the soul's changes, but he was helpless. The strengthening of his soul was not under his control; one could only say that his soul, after the fusion of the virtual and real, was somewhat beyond imagination.

For now, he could only take it one step at a time. Rebirth continued; every hundred times, it would enhance the foundation by one percent. Although the physical body had long reached the limit of the Great Venerable realm, it still wouldn't break through despite being enhanced time and again. Lin Moyu could feel that his physical body was accumulating power, preparing for the breakthrough. However, compared to the constantly strengthening soul, the gap between the two was growing wider.

After experiencing dozens of enhancements, the strength of the soul had almost doubled again, and the time it could withstand attacks was approaching one second. Once it exceeded one second, this great undertaking of courting death would be declared over. If the physical body still hadn't broken through by then, he would have to wait for the next opportunity. As for when and where he could find a suitable environment again, it was hard to say.

Lin Moyu couldn't help but feel anxious, and not just Lin Moyu, the hongmeng gem was also anxious. But being anxious was useless; it couldn't be changed by external forces. The balance gem could indeed balance the physical body and the soul, but that would also affect the power that was constantly destroying his soul and body, ultimately ruining the great undertaking of courting death. It was all down to luck.

Just as the thought crossed Lin Moyu's mind, his soul and body were reborn once more within the purple light, and they had just happened to strengthen by another fraction. Facing the terrifying power descending from above, the physical body was destroyed. The soul seemed to have become accustomed to it, persisting for a full second before dissipating, only then beginning to be reborn again.

Lin Moyu's heart sank; his great undertaking of courting death had failed because the soul's survival time had exceeded the limit. The continuity of Rebirth was interrupted; he no longer possessed the ability to enhance, and the calculation had to start over. Meanwhile, his physical body remained at the peak of the Great Venerable realm, and the accumulated power had not erupted to allow the physical body to break through.

"Master," the hongmeng gem was about to offer a few words of comfort when Lin Moyu, having just been reborn in the purple light, suddenly rushed into the breach and entered the spatial passage. The hongmeng gem was stunned for a moment, realizing what Lin Moyu was about to do. Without hesitation, it erupted with powerful energy, fully activating the balance gem to stabilize both ends of the passage. At the same time, it manifested an avatar and flew in after Lin Moyu.

Lin Moyu entered the spatial passage and quickly found the connection point to the Life Forbidden Zone. Wisps of the power of destruction from the Life Forbidden Zone were merging with the power of the two worlds, then flowing along the spatial passage towards the two worlds respectively. At the point where the three forces converged and merged, a vortex had formed.

It was similar to the Tianchu Vortex, but far more terrifying. The power inside the vortex was enough to destroy a soul in an instant, yet it was weaker than the true Life Forbidden Zone. "As long as I am careful, I should be able to continue courting death in the vortex." Lin Moyu was not willing to give up. Although his soul had broken through, his physical body had not. If he gave up this time, he didn't know when he would be able to find such a suitable place again.

However, the situation inside the vortex was unclear, and the possibility of danger could not be ruled out. After all, this involved the Life Forbidden Zone; if something went wrong, he might truly die. "This is my opportunity." With a thought, Lin Moyu made his decision.

The hongmeng gem's avatar followed. It saw Lin Moyu's hesitation but did not try to dissuade him, instead saying, "Although it is very dangerous inside, as long as you are careful, it shouldn't be a problem." "I trust you, Master." Lin Moyu nodded. "I will be fine." These words seemed to be spoken to himself.

After speaking, Lin Moyu flew into the vortex. Inside the vortex, the three forces were constantly merging. Before merging, they retained their original power, especially the power of destruction from the Life Forbidden Zone. It was extremely aggressive and domineering, far surpassing the power of heaven and earth. Even after merging, although its nature weakened and became much milder than in its original state, it could still kill a Great Venerable in seconds, or even kill a Supreme Expert.

After entering the vortex, Lin Moyu used his Soul Eye to find that trace of power from the Life Forbidden Zone. After determining its flow, he began to touch it boldly. He had always been bold; once he decided what he wanted to do, he would do it daringly. His physical body turned to ash in an instant, and his soul died after persisting for only half a second.

His soul, having already broken through to the Great Venerable realm, was as fragile as tofu when facing even a single trace of power from the Life Forbidden Zone. Lin Moyu was not alarmed but delighted; this was the effect he wanted. The power of destruction from the Life Forbidden Zone, with only a trace entering and then being influenced by the rules of heaven and earth, had its destructive power reduced by ninety-nine percent, leaving at most one percent. Even this one percent of the power of destruction was enough to kill a Great Venerable in seconds, or even finish off a Supreme Expert.

Lin Moyu had entered the Life Forbidden Zone with his physical body and had a deep understanding of the power of destruction within it; he knew how terrifying that power was. It was simply the nightmare of all living beings. Even now, with only one percent of it, a Supreme Expert would have to retreat three times. Compared to the power of destruction here, the former Tianchu Vortex was nothing at all; it was simply gentle to the extreme.

The great undertaking of courting death was restarted. Lin Moyu constantly accepted the impact of the power of destruction, dying and being reborn time and time again. After hundreds of Rebirths, his soul and physical body grew stronger once more. After breaking through to the Great Venerable realm, his soul seemed to have lost its bottlenecks, ascending smoothly. Conversely, his physical body remained stuck at the Great Venerable realm, constantly accumulating power, struggling to break through.

Lin Moyu felt the different treatment of his soul and physical body, and an epiphany welled up in his heart. No wonder those Supreme Experts were so difficult to achieve. They had not comprehended the fusion of the virtual and the real, so wanting to break through to the Great Venerable realm became incomparably difficult. They could only rely on opportunities and the power of heaven and earth to break through. The fusion of the virtual and the real was the correct path; as long as the path was correct, bottlenecks and the like would not exist.

"Now that my soul has embarked on the correct path, and my world is also fine, all that remains is the physical body. Once I find the 'virtual' of the physical body and complete the fusion of the virtual and the real, I will surely be able to surpass the Supreme Experts and step across the Life Forbidden Zone." Through comparing the changes in his soul and physical body, Lin Moyu confirmed that his path was completely correct. His previous understanding of the Life Forbidden Zone was too one-sided; this place, which could block all living beings, was indeed not that simple.

He believed that countless people over the years must have thought of this point, but they simply couldn't do it. And he had the opportunity. Unknowingly, the number of Rebirths exceeded three thousand again, and the soul strength doubled once more. The physical body finally accumulated enough power, shattered the bottleneck, and officially broke through. A vast aura rose; the physical body finally surpassed the Great Venerable realm.

It reached the same level as the soul again. Although the power was very different, at least the level was comparable. From the moment this breakthrough began, the road for Lin Moyu to become a Supreme Expert had been cleared. Moreover, he did not need to be like other Supreme Experts, who required the recognition of heaven and earth. He was himself; he just needed to keep getting stronger.

Chapter 4744: The End of the Supreme Expert

He would be able to possess combat power comparable to other Supreme Experts with his pure physical body and soul. Even now, Lin Moyu's actual combat power was not weaker than that of Great Venerable Tianzai and the others. With his strength increased, his chances in this Great Tribulation of the Chaos Ancient Wilderness had become greater. Lin Moyu now had at least a ninety percent chance of pushing Lin Mohan to the position of a Supreme Expert. As for the others, he would suppress those who needed to be suppressed and kill those who needed to be killed. He would never be soft-hearted towards his enemies.

"Finally, a breakthrough." The hongmeng gem breathed a sigh of relief. Lin Moyu had finally completed the breakthrough, firmly grasping this opportunity without wasting it. After dying more than a thousand times, the strengthened soul could persist for more than a second again, and Rebirth was interrupted. Lin Moyu did not continue; although continuing deeper into the vortex would allow him to keep courting death, it was too dangerous. The place where he was now was only half a step away from the Life Forbidden Zone; one carelessness and he would be dead completely.

After one Rebirth, Lin Moyu left the vortex. Golden light flowed within his physical body and soul, and a vast aura radiated naturally. The power that had been suppressed in the vortex was fully released at this moment. The passage trembled violently, and the hongmeng gem shouted, "The passage is going to collapse! Master, leave quickly!" Lin Moyu quickly left the passage and returned to the world; the spatial passage collapsed and turned into dust.

But the next moment, the world also began to tremble violently. Lin Moyu already knew what was going on; he had broken through the Great Venerable realm. Although he had not yet truly become a Supreme Expert, he had already exceeded the limits of this world. Existences above the Great Venerable realm could not set foot in other worlds; otherwise, at best, it would attract the backlash of the power of heaven and earth, and at worst, it would directly cause the world to collapse.

Now he had two choices: either leave immediately, or find a way to refine the world before it collapsed. Just like what the True Monarch Xuntun did back then, finding a suitable world and refining it with thunderous means. However, one could only refine one; the other connected Remains of Heaven and Earth had to be abandoned. Moreover, refining it was of no use to him; he hadn't even refined the Yushen World yet, and refining this world wouldn't bring any benefits to the Yushen World. The results of him refining it versus the World-Burning Fire refining it were completely different.

The hongmeng gem pointed in one direction: "Master, the world core is there." Lin Moyu did not move. "Refining the world is useless to me, and besides, I don't want to let go of the other Remains of Heaven and Earth." Whoosh! The Wings of Heaven and Earth unfurled. The Wings of Heaven and Earth turned into rays of light, crossing ten thousand miles of void, forming a pair of vast wings that shrouded the world. The Nine Heavens Fate Technique submitted; the world hummed, and all the broken rules seemed to be summoned at this moment, gathering towards Lin Moyu and submitting under the wings.

He cast the Nine Heavens Fate Technique to forcibly change the rules, re-condensing the broken rules. The condensation of rules made the world stronger, allowing it to accommodate more vast power, and by using the Wings of Heaven and Earth as a medium, he compelled the rules to submit. In this way, the world would no longer reject Lin Moyu. The vibrations gradually stabilized, and a ray of light appeared out of thin air in the world, falling onto Lin Moyu.

Lin Moyu's eyes flickered slightly, as if he knew something. "So that's how it is." The hongmeng gem asked curiously, "Master, what did you see?" Lin Moyu said, "After the soul broke through, although the realm did not change, the techniques became much stronger. Now, casting the Nine Heavens Fate Technique is much easier than before. The Wings of Heaven and Earth are almost covering a small half of the Remains of Heaven and Earth, and this world will no longer reject me."

The hongmeng gem flattered him, "Master is indeed powerful; only Master can possess this technique." Lin Moyu said, "This breakthrough is crucial to me. I have comprehended many things, especially my understanding of the world, which has completely surpassed the past. Why do those Supreme Experts all walk the same path? Why do they all want to refine the world? Because they are already at the limit of the world, and furthermore, some people will see 'it'."

The hongmeng gem was puzzled, "What is 'it'?" Lin Moyu shook his head, "It cannot be spoken of, nor can it be described. Only those Supreme Experts who are refining the world and have mastered and comprehended the Tianchu Technique will see it. This is the end point pointed out by the rules of heaven and earth. Those Supreme Experts will realize that it is the end point, but the end point cannot be spoken of or described; it can only be known by oneself. They will try to find a way to reach the end point, but no one has succeeded."

The hongmeng gem seemed to understand a little, "To reach the end point, does one have to step across the Life Forbidden Zone?" Lin Moyu nodded, "That's right. I shouldn't have known these things, but I possess the Nine Heavens Fate Technique. By using the Nine Heavens Fate Technique and the Wings of Heaven and Earth to command the rules of heaven and earth, it is equivalent to refining the world, which is why I can know these things."

The hongmeng gem did not pursue the question; since it could not be spoken of, it would not ask. It searched its memory, "I remember now. No wonder those strongest guys, when stepping into the Life Forbidden Zone, seemed to be locked onto something with their eyes. I thought it was strange at the time; these guys didn't seem to be aimless but had a goal. Now that Master has said this, this doubt is finally resolved. Those powerful Supreme Experts all have an unspeakable goal. This is the information indication given to them by heaven and earth; heaven and earth will tell them where the true end point is. So they will try every possible means to move towards that end point."

The hongmeng gem asked curiously, "If one obtained that thing, what would happen?" Lin Moyu shook his head, "I don't know. Only after obtaining it can one know." "Then, Master…" the hongmeng gem asked cautiously. Lin Moyu said calmly, "I will naturally go and take that thing, but not now. I am not qualified yet." The hongmeng gem said, "I understand. I mean, Master will surely be able to obtain that thing in the future." Lin Moyu said, "I will do my best, but whether it can be done or not depends on fate."