Chapter 1860 - 598: Rapid Progress, Challenging the Tribulation Body
Chapter 1860: Chapter 598: Rapid Progress, Challenging the Tribulation Body
The flow of time between the Dark Realm and Ice Abyss is different.
One day in the former is most likely equal to a year in the latter.
While cultivating deep in the Mist Swamp Forest, Xia Hong came up with this hypothesis. His heart was in turmoil, and he immediately summoned Six-Arms. After confirming his theory, he contemplated whether to stop cultivating and head directly to White Bone Mountain, to Lady Yulou’s cave, to find that passage and quickly return to Ice Abyss.
Why did he have this guess?
Because during his retreat, the annual incense fire cultivation boost of the Ancestral Spirit Stele suddenly activated by itself.
At the onset of entering the Dark Realm, he was possessed and eaten away by the Scattered Spirits, leaving him in a dazed, inexplicable frenzy, losing all sense of time. But once he had the Soul Lamp and his Bone Golden Body was repaired, he returned to normal.
The incense fire cultivation boost of the Ancestral Spirit Stele only occurs once a year on a fixed date, which he had set on the Great Xia Sect’s memorial day, that is, the ninth day of the ninth month.
The first incense fire cultivation boost arrived so inexplicably, why wouldn’t he be suspicious? He subsequently called out Six-Arms to ask, and indeed got the answer that one day in the Dark Realm equals a year in Ice Abyss.
He entered the Dark Realm on January 9, meaning that by the time the first incense fire cultivation boost arrived, nine months had already passed in Ice Abyss.
Whether the ceasefire agreement with Cai Qiu was signed; how to deal with the 100,000 troops of Chen Cang in East River City; whether the feudal town war within Moao River would escalate and eventually affect the Southern Slope territory; the Holy Tripod and the Beast Emperor Puppet had not yet been left in Xia City, if the news of his disappearance were known to the feudal towns, how would Xia Chuan and Li Xuanling cope...
From initial worry and panic, gradually realizing that his strength was far from sufficient, recklessly going to White Bone Mountain was asking for death, to finally suppressing the chaotic thoughts in his heart, continuing to immerse in the rapid advancement of his cultivation, Xia Hong’s mental journey over these nearly six days was fraught with twists and turns.
"Phew..."
But in any case, he eventually pulled through!
In the deep blue forest, Xia Hong suddenly exhaled a long breath, absorbing the last trace of medicinal power. The dark red Bone Golden Body behind him had already reached an astonishing size of thirteen zhang, and from the core meridians to the internal flesh, and to the outermost skin membrane, all had formed.
In other words, he had completed the entire Xianyang level stage of cultivation, and the Bone Golden Body had completely transformed into a higher-level Golden Body Battle Form.
"The Tribulation Body of the Four Vassals, or most Tribulation Bodies in Ice Abyss, their War Body Golden Body form is literally the Vajra Dharma Body. It is not affected by the skeletal aptitude of the Xianyang level, whether it’s low-level Iron Bone and Silver Bone, or higher Golden Bone and Jade Bone, or even my Bone Burning, as long as the Bone Appearance is completely fulfilled, what is ultimately formed is called the Vajra Dharma Body.
The only difference is probably in the strength of the Dharma Body and the individual’s power!"
Recalling the descriptions of the Tribulation Body Realm seen in the Book Collection Tower of Lin Chu County, Xia Hong felt the immense power emanating from his Golden Body, his mind slightly stirred.
He saw the War Body Golden Body floating behind him slowly extend its right hand and throw a punch forward.
Boom...
The intense power contained within the fist pushed forward abruptly, instantly compressing the surrounding air to the limit, forming a sharp invisible shockwave like an arrow, which shot out suddenly, unexpectedly reaching over a hundred meters ahead.
Do not underestimate a hundred meters, the Dark Realm is a Soul Body World, with strong restrictions on physical flesh. Six days ago, when he first arrived, even with the Soul Lamp to see through those soul bodies, invoking the Bone Golden Body to unleash his full power had an attack range of just over thirty meters. Now, it’s more than three times that.
Moreover, not only did the distance improve, the wind from his punch resembled an arrow, nearly forming a line within the hundred-meter range, a terrifying sense of power control that was beyond his previous capabilities.
"After breaking through the Peak period, although my basic strength didn’t double, it increased by over 50 jun. Now it’s 170 jun, even without using the Holy Pattern, relying only on my martial arts, I can confront an ordinary Second Turn Tribulation Body Realm head-on..."
With peak Xianyang cultivation and a basic strength of 170 jun, looking across Ice Abyss Land, in the entire Four Vassals, no one in the same realm could compare, even without the Beast Emperor Puppet, just with martial arts, Holy Pattern, and Shattering Divine Light, even against the current pinnacle in the Four Vassals, the Fourth Turn Tribulation Body strong person, Xia Hong has the confidence to face them.
"Although the War Body Golden Body has taken shape, I still haven’t transcended the Xianyang level, it remains separate from my flesh. To mobilize it, I still need to invoke my full power, hence, dealing with those soul bodies is still challenging.
Only by breaking through to the Tribulation Body Realm, allowing the flesh and War Body Golden Body to completely merge, can I disregard the physical burden and, under the guidance of the Soul Lamp, truly deal with these soul bodies at will!"
Feeling the immense power within him, Xia Hong’s eyes first flickered with hesitation, before quickly becoming resolute.
This was already his sixth day in the Dark Realm, six incense boosts meant that six years had passed in Ice Abyss, it was now the 19th year of Great Xia.
The battle between Cai Qiu and Chen Cang must have ended, if the Four Vassals within the river have turned their attention to the Southern Slope territory, without him as the Lord of Great Xia, the situation is imaginable.
Xia Hong had no doubts about the abilities of his wife Li Xuanling and his brother Xia Chuan, but no matter how strong the two were, they had only Xianyang level cultivation. In the three years he stayed in Moao River, he had left the Holy Tripod and Cold Beast Stake, but now Great Xia had nothing.