Chapter 2296: Into the Hundred-Shackle Realm
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Zhang Ruochen’s first shackle was located in his right arm and embedded in the fascia. It was like an iron chain wrapped around his wrist, restricting the power of his right arm and locking the powerful divine power contained in the demigod body.
Because his physical body was strong, Zhang Ruochen’s shackles were also tougher.
It was not until he drank “The Twelve Blossoms” that he showed signs of weakening.
It had been two hours since he swallowed the Ampliofruit. Zhang Ruochen mobilized the Divine Purification Flame to refine it with all his might, and then he performed the Empyrean Emperor Ming’s Scripture to absorb it speedily.
At the same time, he unsealed part of the Elixir Qi from the Fugue Pill locked inside his heart.
The Elixir Qi fused with the blood and surged toward his right arm like a tide, constantly battering at the shackle.
“Break!”
Zhang Ruochen shouted.
BANG!
A clap of divine thunder came from his body. His bones shook while the Saint Qi and divine flames transformed into circles of ripples that spread in all directions.
It was not broken.
The shackle remained tough.
“Break!”
Zhang Ruochen attacked again. The power in his body burst out and dispersed like clouds and mist.
The first shackle was like a bowstring stretched to its limits, and it let out a frightening sound.
But he failed again and could not break it.
“Break!”
Zhang Ruochen persevered and continued his onslaught.
“Break!”
“Break!”
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Even with Zhang Ruochen’s powerful physical body, he could not withstand the tenth attack. Blood trickled from the corner of his mouth.
“I’m almost there. I have to break it no matter the cost and enter into the Hundred-Shackle Realm.”
Zhang Ruochen gritted his teeth and did not give up. He continued to attack.
“Break!”
“Break!”
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After attacking consecutively for the 15th time, cracks developed on Zhang Ruochen’s skin. Blood dripped from his pores. Even his Saint Soul was damaged, showing signs of cracking.
Zhang Ruochen’s physique was amazing. He had also taken Divine Herbs before so he recovered at an exceedingly fast rate.
Therefore, he wasn’t afraid of hurting his origin and continued his attacks.
The first shackle had become very fragile. He needed to break it off in one go. If he gave up now, all his previous efforts would be wasted.
“Break it.”
Zhang Ruochen shouted loudly. He gathered all the power in his body and struck hard against the shackle.
He had experienced the process of breaking the shackle countless times, but this time, he felt an unrestrained tide of energy flowing within. His right arm felt like an unstoppable flood that had broken through the bank.
BANG!
Like a bowstring being pulled apart, a deafening sound came from Zhang Ruochen’s body.
Then, Zhang Ruochen felt his body becoming lighter. It was as if the chains that had once bound him had broken. His body became relaxed and his Saint Soul was set free.
The first shackle was finally broken.
He had successfully broken through to the Hundred-Shackle Realm!
From now on, Zhang Ruochen would be considered a Hundred-Shackle Realm Supreme Saint.
His entire body was covered in blood and sweat. His right arm was in so much pain that it was on the verge of splitting apart. His flesh was badly mangled, but it was still full of power. Rays of divine Qi and multicolored light spread out and shone in the realm space within Violet Gourd.
The demigod’s blood boiled over, and the divine force of the demigod body was released.
Zhang Ruochen slowly raised his right hand and gathered it above his head.
The wound on his arm that was emitting the bloody divine light healed quickly. It quickly became as good as new. His skin was crystal clear, and his blood flowed like a river.
“Divine force... I can finally release a portion of my divine force. Before this, I possessed a demigod body, but the divine force I can use is very limited.”
He felt that he could unleash a devastating attack with a casual sweep of his palm.
The Thousand-Koan Realm elephant souls in his right arm quieted down. They didn’t bring adverse effects to their master like before.
“Now that I’ve broken the first shackle, the next shackle should be much easier.” Zhang Ruochen looked at his right arm with satisfaction. He really wanted to test his might with a Great Perfection elite of the Hundred-Shackle Realm.
However, he restrained himself and continued to meditate and practice.
The Ampliofruit was very precious. Its most important function was not to assist in breaking the shackle but to help him comprehend high-level Saint Techniques.
Since he had swallowed one, he naturally could not let it be wasted.
Because Zhang Ruochen wanted to cultivate the “Yin Yang Five-Element Saintwill” with all his strength, he mainly focused on practicing the Luoshui Fist technique, Dragon-Elephant Prajna Palm Strike, Divine Purification Flame, Incarceration of Divine Demon, and Yanshen’s Leg, while his swordsmanship and the paths of space and time were temporarily put aside.
His Dragon-Elephant Prajna Palm Strike had reached a bottleneck period.
The practice of Divine Purification Flame needed to be done step by step. It was very difficult to be mastered immediately.
Meanwhile, there were no practicing methods for the Luoshui Fist technique. He could only use his own understanding of the fist technique to further deduce the practice methods.
Therefore, Zhang Ruochen ultimately decided to continue practicing Incarceration of Divine Demon with the power of the Ampliofruit.
Instead of being greedy, it was better to practice a Saint Technique to perfection.
One move that he could utilize in every battle.
The Incarceration of Divine Demon had already reached the fifth tier of high-level Thousand-Koan Saint Technique. It was unrealistic to advance it to the sixth level in a short time. Therefore, Zhang Ruochen’s idea was to combine the Incarceration of Divine Demon and the Saint Aspect of the Immovable Wisdom King.
He put his hands together.
Whoosh
Torrential saint light surged out of Zhang Ruochen’s body. It was bright and extremely hot, reflecting together with the light emitted by the Golden Sun of Destruction in the gourd’s inner realm. It was like a Gemini star.
The thousand-mile-tall Saint Aspect of the Immovable Wisdom King appeared. It was formidable and sacred. Above its head, nine heavens formed from the heavenly and earthly precepts in addition to Saint Qi that resembled an imperial palace.
Ever since the power of within his blood vessels was activated, Zhang Ruochen had a Divine Shadow Will of the Immovable Wisdom King in his body. At the same time, the Saint Aspect of the Immovable Wisdom King had transformed. It was much stronger than before.
‘Now that I’ve reached the Hundred-Shackle Realm, I should be able to use my Saint Aspect of the Immovable Wisdom King to fuse with the Divine Shadow Will of the Immovable Wisdom King and make the Saint Aspect stronger.’
Thinking of this, Zhang Ruochen activated the Divine Shadow Will of the Immovable Wisdom King in the saint’s heart.
The Divine Shadow Will of the Immovable Wisdom King was not in the likeliness of the Immovable Wisdom King. It was sacred and majestic, like an unrivaled being.
The Immovable Wisdom King Saint Aspect looked like Zhang Ruochen. He was young, handsome, and had a keen temperament.
From afar, it looked like Zhang Ruochen and the ancient Immovable Wisdom King was facing each other. He seemed like a pile of dirt beside a towering mountain. However, If Zhang Ruochen wasn’t afraid of the towering figure, he must have possessed a powerful strength within that could devour heaven and earth.
At the God-ascension Ceremony,?when Zhang Ruochen had just achieved Supreme Sainthood, He had defeated Lord Xia Yu and Gu Chenzi together because he had used the combination of the Saint Aspect and the Divine Shadow Will.
However, that combination only lasted for a short moment.
At this moment, Zhang Ruochen wanted to completely refine the two and merge them into one.
No matter how powerful the Divine Shadow Will of the Immovable Wisdom King was, it was only a wisp. Zhang Ruochen was confident that he could refine it.
Moreover, Zhang Ruochen was extremely ambitious. He would never allow other wills in his body to affect him. Only by refining it into a part of himself could he feel at ease.
After the Immovable Wisdom King Saint Aspect and the Divine Shadow Will of the Immovable Wisdom King were recombined, Zhang Ruochen immediately shot out the divine purifying fire. It turned into a sea of fire and enveloped them.
During the refining process, Zhang Ruochen’s consciousness entered a mysterious state.
Some obscure and cryptic content kept entering his mind. There were incomplete exercises, Saint Techniques, and even spells, witchcraft, and secret arts.
It was the bloodline inheritance.
Generally speaking, only high-tier savage beasts or divine beasts could inherit their bloodline. When they reached a certain level, the bloodline inheritance would be released, allowing them to naturally learn some innate divine abilities.
Some could release lightning, some could spit fire, and some could travel thousands of miles in a day.
The difficulty for humans to obtain the bloodline inheritance was far greater than that of savage beasts. Only if the ancestor’s bloodline was strong enough was it possible for him to pass on some things to his descendants through the memory of the bloodline.
For example, a son who looked like his father was a manifestation of the bloodline inheritance.
However, the bloodline memory would become thinner and thinner, making it harder for the descendants to obtain the inheritance.
Even if they obtained it, it was often incomplete.
The bloodline memory that Zhang Ruochen had obtained by fusing with the Divine Shadow Will of the Immovable Wisdom King was also incomplete. Most of them were scattered fragments, making it difficult to combine them into a complete spell.
However, he had a vague glimpse of the practice exercises contained within Empyrean Emperor Ming’s Scripture.
At present, Zhang Ruochen had practiced the Empyrean Emperor Ming’s Scripture to the highest level. The ninth heaven, “Chi Ming and Yang Tian,” was enough to support his practice to the Paramount Realm.
However, if he wanted to achieve divinity, he had to practice higher-level techniques.
If Empyrean Emperor Ming’s Scripture only had nine heavens, it meant that if he practiced to the Paramount Realm, he had to change to a divine level exercise. Not only would it take time, but the compatibility would also be much worse.
According to the bloodline inheritance, at least he knew that “Ciming Heyang Heaven” was not the last level of the Empyrean Emperor Ming’s Scripture.
There was still the 10th, 11th, 12th heaven..
Zhang Ruochen did not think about where the complete Empyrean Emperor Ming’s Scripture was for the time being. Because at this moment, the Immovable Wisdom King Saint Aspect and the Divine Shadow Will of the Immovable Wisdom King had completely merged into one.
The Divine Shadow Will of the Immovable Wisdom King disappeared, leaving only Zhang Ruochen’s Immovable Wisdom King Saint Aspect floating in the air.
The Saint Aspect was thousands of miles tall. It gave off a blinding saint light and an explosive aura. It was so powerful that the Immortal Vampires Supreme Saints who were cultivating in the inner realm of the gourd felt great pressure.
It was as if they were facing a Supreme Saint from the Paramount Realm and a demigod. They couldn’t help but feel awe and respect.
“There’s great difference in Zhang Ruochen’s Saint Aspect, compared to the time during God Ascension Ceremony.”
“The thousand-mile-tall Saint Aspect contains unimaginable power. It could easily destroy the stars with a swing of its arm.”
“Cousin has reached the Hundred-Shackle Realm. How many cultivators left in the Battlefield of Celestial-Hunting could be his opponents?”
“Zhang Ruochen’s aura doesn’t look like a Supreme Saint who has just entered the Hundred-Shackle Realm. Even a Thousand Koan Realm Supreme Saint might not have such power.”
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In the gourd world, the Supreme Saints of the Immortal Vampires sighed and discussed amongst themselves.
Some were extremely envious, some were full of respect, and some had eyes that shone excitedly.
At the moment that the Divine Shadow Will of the Immovable Wisdom King merged with Zhang Ruochen’s Saint Aspect, the Divine Shadow Will of the Progenitor Bloodximius flew out of the heart and merged with the five pairs of golden wings on Zhang Ruochen’s back.
The?Divine Shadow Will of the Progenitor Bloodximius was also born during the baptism in the immortal blood pool. At that time, it even competed with the Divine Shadow Will of the Immovable Wisdom King.
The Progenitor Bloodximius had 24 pairs of golden wings. He was a great figure in the history of the Bloodysky Clan and the Immortal Vampires. His cultivation skill was almost at the pinnacle of gods.
The moment it was combined with the five pairs of golden wings, Zhang Ruochen felt that the five pairs of golden wings became extremely heavy as if they had turned into ten mountains of gold.
Whoosh
Strange blood-colored lines appeared on the five pairs of golden wings, emitting a demonic light.
A burning pain came from his back. Half of his body seemed to be melting.
Roar
Zhang Ruochen’s eyes were scarlet. Blood-red evil lines appeared on his face and body. Two sharp fangs grew out of his mouth, and he let out a long roar.
The deafening sound spread throughout the gourd world, and the Supreme Saints of the Immortal Vampires all felt a piercing pain in their eardrums.
What was even more terrifying was that the aura from Zhang Ruochen’s body caused their blood to gradually solidify and had difficulty in flowing.
Even their spiritual willpower was suppressed.
“What a terrifying aura, has Zhang Ruochen become the reincarnated primogenitor of the Immortal Vampires?”
Two Nine-Step Saint Kings who had not reached the Supreme Sainthood could not withstand the pressure from their blood vessels and consciousness. Their legs trembled and was compelled to kneel before Zhang Ruochen.
Whoosh
Zhang Ruochen turned into a bloody streak of light and flew out of the gourd world. He shot into the sky like a pillar of blood. The powerful energy in his body instantly swept throughout the entire Bloodysky Continent.
He flew out of the planet’s atmosphere and flew thousands of miles away before stopping.
His long hair was blood-red, but his face was as pale as paper and looked extremely handsome and ferocious. The five pairs of golden wings on his back had become extremely large, with multiple blood patterns interweaving on them.
Every time the ten wings flapped, they would form a blood qi storm that would send the space meteorites flying, causing tidal waves to form.
The sky above the entire Bloodysky Continent turned blood-red. Clouds rolled and pressed down on the ground.
On the continent, the 30 million of those from the Immortal Vampires knelt on the ground, trembling in fear.
Gu Chenzi, who was guarding the Bloodysky Continent, stood in the mansion belonging to the lord of the Cloud City. He looked up at the sky with a smile on his face. “He has finally broken through to the Hundred-Shackle Realm. Who still dares to make an enemy of the Bloodysky Clan?”
Lord Xia Yu was leading a team of array masters to inscribe array inscriptions in the cloud layer of the clan’s planet.
Sensing that the void was shaking and the precepts of heaven and earth were in disorder, she hurriedly raised his head and looked into the distance. Tens of thousands of miles away, on the other side of the planet, a large amount of bloody light emerged over the horizon, forming a frightening storm.
Her eyes narrowed. “It’s just breaking through to the Hundred-Shackle Realm. Why did you cause such a stir? But... now that you’ve broken through to the Hundred-Shackle Realm, I can finally have a good fight with you again.”
Ever since she had broken through to the Great Perfection of the Hundred-Shackle Realm, Lord Xia Yu had always wanted fight with Zhang Ruochen to redeem herself.
However, Zhang Ruochen had only reached the cultivation of the Neverwilt Realm before. Even if she defeated him, she would not be able to regain her face. Therefore, she had been waiting for Zhang Ruochen to break through and reach the Hundred-Shackle Realm.
“Why are his Qi movements so strange? It seems to contain an ancient and powerful divine power. Even the blood within my body has been affected from tens of thousands of miles away. Could it be the aura from the ten great progenitors of the Immortal Vampires?” Lord Xia Yu muttered to herself in confusion.
The ten great progenitors of the Immortal Vampires had established the ten great clans. They were the oldest great divine arts practitioners.
Because the ten great progenitors had existed for too long, their identities had always been in dispute. The great families all said that their progenitors were one of the ten great progenitors who had established their clans.
Therefore, there exist dozens of progenitors.
It was near impossible to find the real ten great progenitors.
However, even if the progenitors’ bloodline had awakened, how could it appear in Zhang Ruochen?
He was not a pure Immortal Vampire but a half-human.