Chapter 55: Heaven-Defying Power
"Mo Li, what is going on?" Yun Che raised his hands, looking at the flames on his body, and said with a shocked expression.
Mo Li did not answer him. Inside the Heavenly Poison Pearl, she silently watched the flames around Yun Che's body, murmuring softly, "The color of his Xuan Vein has changed. It seems that is indeed one of the five seeds left by the Evil God. In other words, this place is actually one of the five secret grounds of the Evil God!"
"And he just stumbled upon it like this. Should I say his luck is too good... or is it the guidance of the Evil God's Mysterious Vein?"
The flames on Yun Che's body burned more and more intensely, quickly leaping to a height of dozens of meters. The surrounding walls and even the rocks beneath his feet slowly melted and collapsed in the inferno—one could imagine how terrifying the temperature of these flames was. Yet, from start to finish, Yun Che suffered not a single injury, nor did he feel even the slightest discomfort.
As the flames enveloped him, he felt his Xuan Vein churning violently. He barely managed to calm his mind and quickly looked inward at his Xuan Vein... and what he saw nearly made him shout in shock.
Because his Xuan Vein... had completely turned a fiery red! Even all fifty-four of his opened Xuan Gates had become a deeper shade of red.
What... is going on?
His Profound Force began to surge rapidly within his Xuan Vein. Waves of Profound Force, coming from an unknown source, rushed in, causing the Profound Force in his Xuan Vein to expand and expand... until it reached the limits of what his Xuan Vein could contain...
Bang...
With a soft sound, Yun Che vaguely heard something being broken through.
The Profound Force in his Xuan Vein rapidly contracted, not decreasing in quantity but becoming much denser. This was clearly... the most obvious sign of a breakthrough in Profound Force level!
His Profound Force, in the blink of an eye, had directly leaped from the fourth level of the Initial Xuan Realm to the fifth level of the Initial Xuan Realm!
But this was far from the end. The Profound Force in his Xuan Vein continued to expand rapidly. Profound Force from an unknown source surged in like a mad torrent, filling his newly broken Xuan Vein again, and then...
Bang!
The nature of the Profound Force in his Xuan Vein once again underwent a tier leap. From the intensity of the Initial Xuan Realm's fifth level, it jumped to the sixth level.
Yun Che's mouth fell open in shock. Even with his two lifetimes of experience, he could hardly accept this utterly astonishing Profound Force advancement. In less than half a minute since the flames ignited on his body, his Profound Force level had gone directly from Initial Xuan Realm fourth level to Initial Xuan Realm sixth level!!
Such a thing had not only never been encountered, but never even heard of!
He even felt for a moment as if he were dreaming.
The leap of two levels was still not the end. The red flames on Yun Che's body continued to rise slowly, bursting to a height of several dozen meters. The ground around him melted and sank significantly, and streams of magma gathered at Yun Che's feet, yet they still caused him no harm.
The Profound Force from an unknown source continued to madly impact and fill his now crimson Xuan Vein, causing his Profound Force intensity to undergo an incredibly terrifying explosive growth...
...Initial Xuan Realm, seventh level!
...Initial Xuan Realm, eighth level!
...Initial Xuan Realm, ninth level!
...Initial Xuan Realm, tenth level!
"Mo Li... what is going on?" Yun Che bit his tongue hard. This was already the third time he had checked to see if he was dreaming! These few minutes felt like a dream. Before he could even react to the shock of two consecutive Profound Force level increases, his Profound Force had already skyrocketed wildly... all the way to the tenth level of the Initial Xuan Realm!!
Even a genius raised in a large sect with abundant resources and excellent teachers would need at least three years to go from the fourth level of the Initial Xuan Realm to the tenth level! According to the rumors he had heard, Xia Qingyue took three and a half years to go from the fourth to the tenth level of the Initial Xuan Realm. That time was considered a once-in-a-century occurrence in the small city of Liuyun, and she was hailed as the number one genius of Liuyun City!
And it had taken him less than five minutes!!
This not only shattered Yun Che's understanding, but completely overturned the basic rules of Profound Force growth on the Tian Xuan Continent!
Therefore, although Yun Che's heart was filled with immense surprise, there was even more immense shock!
Even more terrifying was that the expansion of Profound Force still hadn't stopped, nor had the speed slowed! The Profound Force that had already reached the tenth level of the Initial Xuan Realm was still rapidly increasing.
"As I thought, what you swallowed is one of the five seeds left by the Evil God! I, this princess, searched for so long in the eastern part of the Cang Feng Empire and couldn't find it, yet you, stumbling around with such low ability, found it without even realizing it. Your luck is so good that you deserve to be struck by lightning!" Mo Li's voice carried a hint of grinding teeth.
"...What exactly is this Evil God's seed that can skyrocket Profound Force?" Yun Che asked, still full of shock and doubt.
"It probably carries a small amount of the Evil God's power within the seed. Now that it has found the inheritor of the Evil God's Mysterious Vein, it changed your Xuan Vein to fire attribute while also bestowing its power upon you. Don't worry, this somewhat exaggerated Profound Force increase will have no side effects!" Mo Li said slowly.
"Changing my Xuan Vein... to fire attribute?"
Bang!!
A feeling of a barrier being directly broken through came from deep within Yun Che's Xuan Vein. The red flames that had been blazing on his body for so long finally extinguished at that moment.
In that instant, Yun Che clearly felt his entire Xuan Vein undergo a near-sublimation change, becoming tougher and wider, also becoming more scorching hot. The Profound Force within it had become so dense and thick that he could hardly believe it. Even every meridian, every bone, and every bit of flesh in his body seemed to have undergone a transformation, filled with a far greater and more powerful force than before.
His eyes became clearer, his hearing sharper, and even his perception of the world around him changed significantly. This pleasure of being reborn from the inside out almost made him shout in delight. Yun Che raised his head and slowly exhaled. Instantly, a Profound Force aura many times stronger than before radiated from his body!
"The first level of the Xuan Entry Realm! Congratulations, you have stepped into the Xuan Entry Realm. Now you can finally be considered a true Xuan practitioner. Reaching the Xuan Entry Realm at the age of sixteen—in this land, that shouldn't be too common." Mo Li said very flatly.
All the shock, awe, and anxiety from before vanished the moment he directly entered the first level of the Xuan Entry Realm. He raised his hands and held up a finger. With a thought, a small flame ignited on his fingertip. The flame was blazing hot, but it did not burn his skin at all. Looking at this flame kindled by his own Profound Force, he smiled silently.
Is this Heaven's compensation to me? After being crippled for sixteen whole years... in this single day, it has returned everything that should have been mine, many times over!
Yun Che silently looked inward and saw that his Xuan Vein had become a deep crimson, as if carved from translucent, flawless red gemstone. Not only his Xuan Vein, but also his meridians, blood, and even every cell now contained specks of red.
"By the way, does this mean my body will never be afraid of being burned by fire from now on?"
Yun Che knew how shocking his question was, but it was an extremely real feeling transmitted by his body and Xuan Vein at that moment.
"That's right," Mo Li said, a hint of peculiarity in her voice. "In ancient legends, the Evil God possessed the most powerful elemental force in the chaotic space. He could freely control the natural elements with his Profound Force, and could even convert his Profound Force into elemental power at any time. In the memory imprint of that drop of Undying Blood, it is clearly recorded that the five seeds left by the Evil God contain the 'source power' of this powerful elemental force. If one obtains these source powers, not only can one control the corresponding element, but also gain 'absolute' immunity to that element!"
"It was because of this record that I, despite not using the Evil God's Indestructible Blood myself, risked great danger to come to this continent, trying to find the Evil God's secret realms mentioned in the memory imprint. The temptation of being able to manipulate elements and be immune to them is something even I cannot resist. Because, in this era where true gods have long since completely fallen, this ability is, in the truest sense..."
"Heaven-defying power!"
Mo Li's voice suddenly turned cold. "At the same time, this is also a forbidden Pandora's box! Now that this box has been opened by you, no one knows what chain reactions the reappearance of this divine power—which should have long been extinct—will cause in the world. Perhaps you will face divine punishment, or perhaps it will bring endless disaster and calamity upon you. Because, once the secrets on your body are exposed, countless people in this world will want to kill you and seize your heaven-defying power... If it weren't for the fact that I share your life, even I would want to kill you and take your power."
"...Hey! Don't scare me like that, okay? Although I suddenly reached the Xuan Entry Realm, it's just the Xuan Entry Realm. Don't talk about defying heaven—any random Xuan beast that pops up here could kill me." Yun Che shrank his neck a little, putting on a scared expression.
Although he said that, having Mo Li confirm his ability to control fire and be completely immune to it, the turmoil in his heart could not calm for a long time. Never fearing fire... this was indeed a power that only a legendary god could possess! Not to mention humans; even the powerful Flame Dragon that Mo Li had killed, despite its fire attribute, could never reach the level of complete immunity to fire. If it encountered a fire force far above its level, it would still be burned to nothing.
"I am not scaring you! So never let your guard down because of the sudden Profound Force increase. You must quickly raise your strength, at least to have enough ability to protect yourself. Now that your Profound Force level has reached the Xuan Entry Realm, in the coming time, you need to consolidate your current Profound Force, and I can also start teaching you some Profound Techniques that you can learn... Before that, deal with this Flame Dragon. Its corpse is a huge treasure trove for you now!"
Mo Li's tone was still as cold and detached as before, devoid of emotion. However, to Yun Che's ears, it gave him a feeling very different from before. Because from Mo Li's words, he no longer sensed the previous hints of disdain, contempt, and occasional annoyance. Although her tone was still hard, there seemed to be faint traces of... concern?