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00:00Welcome to Novel Studio. Today, we explore a record of Immortals' journey to immortality, the mortal realm.

00:07In this chapter, we learn that survival in the immortal world depends on wisdom, patience, and timing. Let's begin.

00:15At the very moment Gong Shu Hong's aura wavered after the destruction of his earthly deity avatar,

00:22a thunderous roar erupted from below. A burst of powerful sound waves swept through the cavern.

00:27These sound waves were none other than the Vajra, roar that Han Lee had just unleashed while in his giant

00:33mountain ape form.

00:34The cavern trembled under the force, and the space in the wake of these white sound waves blurred violently,

00:41appearing as though it might collapse entirely. The crimson cauldron that hovered in the air

00:46shuddered, violently in response to the destructive waves. It swayed unsteadily,

00:51and even the law fluctuations it had been releasing fell into complete disarray.

00:56At that exact moment, a resounding draconic roar emanated from within the cauldron.

01:01Immediately, a burst of red light exploded above it, forming a massive cloud of blood mist.

01:07From this blood mist, a fiery dragon over one hundred feet long emerged,

01:12twisting and curling in the sky before swooping directly toward Gong Shu Hong.

01:16Furious and enraged, Gong Shu Hong bellowed,

01:19How dare you destroy my earthly deity avatar and ruin my cultivation foundation?

01:24I'm going to bring all of you down with me.

01:27His deranged expression was terrifying.

01:29As his voice faded, the crimson light surrounding him intensified drastically.

01:34His body began swelling like a balloon, releasing a destructive aura so strong that it seemed ready

01:40to obliterate everything nearby.

01:43Han Lee's eyes narrowed at the sight.

01:44Sensing the threat, he immediately reverted back to his human form,

01:49and with a wave of his hand, stowed his essence fire raven safely.

01:53The fiery dragon that Worm Three had transformed into also adjusted its flight,

01:58path to skirt around Gong Shu Hong, avoiding the destructive aura.

02:02Scintillating light erupted from the dragon's scales,

02:05and vast crimson flames spread outward,

02:08covering the entire island on the Lake of Blood.

02:10These flames quickly formed into fiery red lotus flowers,

02:14blooming one after another at an astonishing speed.

02:18The moment these lotus flowers appeared,

02:20the air was filled with scorching law fluctuations.

02:23It was clear that a spirit domain had been established within the cavern.

02:27Han Lee's eyes shone with recognition,

02:30as he realized the significance of the change occurring around him.

02:34Suddenly, a burst of incandescent light,

02:36bright as the sun erupted across the cavern.

02:38Gong Shu Hong's already enormous body had now swollen several dozen times its original size.

02:44Within the blinding radiance, his body melted away like snow and ice.

02:49Violent explosions continued non-stop,

02:51and the island at the center of the Lake of Blood was completely shattered,

02:55devoured by the eruption of light leaving nothing behind.

02:58The shock waves were devastating,

03:01shattering the underground cavern and causing

03:03massive volumes of blood from the lake to surge in every direction.

03:07Above the cavern, Red Moon City,

03:10which had already been barren and lifeless,

03:12collapsed entirely into ruins.

03:14Yet amid all this destruction,

03:16one area remained completely unharmed.

03:19A layer of green light encompassed a specific spot in the cavern.

03:23Hovering above it were eight massive rhomboid turtle shells,

03:26connected together to form an ovular dark green barrier.

03:30Despite the tremendous shock waves from the explosions,

03:33the barrier remained completely stable.

03:35Within this protected space,

03:38Han Lee had activated his Xuan Wu bloodline,

03:40and his body was encased in dark green armor as he calmly inspected his surroundings.

03:45Even as the scorching aura continued to fill the cavern,

03:48Han Lee remained unaffected.

03:50Meanwhile,

03:51all of the fiery red lotus flowers in the area released.

03:55Strange aura fluctuations to counter the violent energy and maintain balance.

04:00Not far from him.

04:01Wyrm Three had reverted to human form and sat atop a giant, fiery lotus flower.

04:07His entire body was enveloped in a reddish-golden light,

04:10his robes flapping audibly as he executed rapid hand seals,

04:14actively supporting his spirit domain with full effort.

04:17Several minutes passed before the tremors gradually subsided.

04:20By then, most of the fiery red lotus flowers had dissipated,

04:24and Wyrm Three's spirit domain slowly collapsed.

04:28Exhausted, he descended from the sky with a weary expression.

04:32Seeing this,

04:33Han Lee withdrew his turtle shells and cupped his fist in salute toward Wyrm Three,

04:38congratulating him on successfully defeating Gong Shu Hong.

04:41Wyrm Three responded,

04:43acknowledging Han Lee's critical contribution to the mission,

04:47and for the first time,

04:48his normally cold and apathetic eyes showed clear approval and appreciation.

04:53Han Lee humbly replied, downplaying his contribution,

04:56but Wyrm Three insisted that power and capability

04:59were all that mattered in the transient guild,

05:03warning that those without sufficient strength could not claim benefits beyond their merit.

05:08Han Lee listened respectfully and promised to remember this lesson.

05:11Then Wyrm Three offered to recommend

05:14Han Lee for promotion to a higher-level guild member.

05:17Han Lee inquired about the responsibilities and rewards,

05:20noting that he didn't want to accept extra missions without careful consideration.

05:24Wyrm Three explained that promotion would allow him to release normal missions

05:28and exchange resources with other members

05:31and that the guild would examine his abilities through a trial mission.

05:36Han Lee agreed respectfully,

05:38understanding that he would have to prove himself further.

05:40With the mission concluded,

05:43Wyrm Three stayed behind on Red Moon Island

05:45to secure the historical resources there,

05:48advising Han Lee to explore briefly,

05:50but not linger unnecessarily.

05:53Han Lee complied, leaving quickly,

05:55aware that he had already secretly acquired Wyrm Eight's storage tool,

05:59and understanding that the main resources now belonged to Wyrm.

06:03Three,

06:04any remaining resources were insignificant and not worth his time.

06:08Two months later, Han Lee returned to Darkvale Island.

06:12As he arrived,

06:14Luo Feng emerged,

06:15elated to see him safe.

06:17During Han Lee's absence,

06:18nothing unusual had occurred.

06:20Though Liu Kun's island had gone into unexplained isolation,

06:24Han Lee considered that,

06:25given Liu Kun had fallen into the lake with his earthly deity avatar,

06:29his survival was uncertain,

06:31and if alive,

06:32he likely suffered serious injuries.

06:34Han Lee dismissed Luo Feng,

06:36returned to his courtyard,

06:37and fell asleep immediately,

06:40recuperating from the perilous mission.

06:42The next day,

06:43fully revitalized,

06:44Han Lee examined the fruits of his journey.

06:47He revealed several storage tools,

06:49spirit treasures,

06:50and Wyrm Eight's broken earthly deity avatar.

06:53Upon examining the broken avatar,

06:56he noted that most of the materials

06:58were identical to those used in Luo Meng's avatar,

07:01with the key difference being the large quantities of precious wind attribute,

07:06materials in Wyrm Eight's avatar.

07:08While these materials couldn't be reused,

07:10Han Lee could study them to prepare for refining his own avatar in the future.

07:15Next, he inspected the spirit treasures.

07:17Wyrm Sixteen's black metal.

07:19Spike appeared to be a low-grade immortal treasure,

07:22but on closer inspection,

07:24it had sustained severe internal damage.

07:26The power of laws embedded within it was gradually leaking,

07:30which explained why Wyrm Sixteen could not use it effectively.

07:34The other treasures were unremarkable,

07:36so Han Lee stowed them away,

07:38as he didn't require them in his current state.

07:41Finally,

07:41Han Lee infused his spiritual sense into the storage tools.

07:44After a while,

07:46he opened his eyes satisfied,

07:48discovering that the collections of these true

07:50immortals were filled with priceless materials,

07:54far exceeding what could be found on Dark.

07:56Veil Island.

07:57Many items were unfamiliar,

07:59but all were clearly valuable,

08:01ensuring he would have sufficient resources for cultivation in the near future.

08:06Han Lee categorized and stored these items carefully,

08:09then produced a jade slip containing an earthly

08:11immortal cultivation art called

08:13The Profound Astral Wind Arts.

08:15While it wasn't,

08:16it immediately useful,

08:18he still needed to become an ancestral god first.

08:21It was a valuable resource to

08:22study and prepare for future advancement.

08:25After a month on this particular day,

08:27Han Lee was seated in his secret chamber,

08:30completely still,

08:31legs crossed,

08:32eyes closed,

08:33fully focused.

08:34After a moment,

08:35his eyelids fluttered,

08:36and he opened them.

08:37Rising to his feet,

08:38he appeared in the air above the courtyard,

08:41already wearing his azure cow mask.

08:43Without hesitation,

08:44he launched himself through the sky as a streak of azure light.

08:48Nearly half a day later,

08:50Han Lee arrived above a nameless island,

08:52countless kilometers from Darkvale Island.

08:55He circled the island a few times in the air before the azure light dissipated,

09:00revealing him hovering next to a small hill.

09:02Immediately,

09:03spatial ripples appeared nearby,

09:05visible even to the naked eye,

09:07and from them stepped a gray figure.

09:09This figure wore a red mask,

09:11and their entire body was enveloped in a gray light that concealed all aura.

09:16Even standing directly in front of Han Lee,

09:19the figure felt distant and inscrutable,

09:21impossible to see clearly.

09:23Han Lee's pupils contracted slightly at the presence of the masked figure.

09:27From the very moment they appeared,

09:29he sensed that this person was likely even more powerful

09:32than Worm 3.

09:33The gray figure sized up Han Lee before speaking.

09:37They informed him that Worm 3 had

09:39recommended him for promotion to an azure member of the guild.

09:43His past contributions were insufficient,

09:45but Worm 3 had used his one-time recommendation on him.

09:49However,

09:50a trial mission would be required to secure the promotion.

09:53The figure's voice was indistinct,

09:55revealing no hints of gender or age.

09:58Han Lee nodded in understanding.

09:59Next,

10:00the gray figure presented a list of trial missions.

10:03A crimson badge appeared in their hand,

10:06and upon a tap,

10:07strange patterns lit up on it.

10:09Countless tiny runes emerged and intertwined,

10:12forming a massive crimson screen of light.

10:15Lines of small text appeared,

10:17describing the various missions Han Lee could choose from.

10:20Han Lee immediately studied the missions carefully.

10:23They were extremely diverse,

10:25including tasks like overseeing a dangerous area for 10,000 years,

10:30slaying a powerful being ruling a distant region,

10:32and gathering rare treasures.

10:34All the missions shared a common trait,

10:36difficulty.

10:37Many were no less challenging than killing the Lord of Red Moon Island.

10:42Han Lee's mind raced.

10:43Some missions were theoretically achievable with his current power,

10:47but they would require immense amounts of time,

10:50and time was his scarcest resource.

10:52He had no desire to wait 10,

10:54a hundred,

10:55or even thousands of years.

10:57The true immortal realm was filled with peril,

11:00and he clearly had unknown powers hunting him,

11:03as evidenced by his loss of 300 years,

11:06memories,

11:06and his being trapped in the spirit domain realm.

11:08As he scanned the list,

11:10his eyes landed on a single mission.

11:12Revive the seed of an unknown spirit medicine within 100 years.

11:16His eyes lit up.

11:18He didn't know the type of spirit medicine,

11:21but with the heaven-controlling vial,

11:23this mission would not pose a real challenge.

11:26Han Lee pointed to the mission,

11:27and asked the gray figure to elaborate.

11:29The figure's body flashed slightly,

11:31as if intrigued.

11:33They explained that the mission had been issued by an elder of the guild,

11:37who had found the seed but could not identify it.

11:40The seed was completely devoid of life,

11:42and reviving it would require

11:44would attribute power of laws of a certain level.

11:47Han Lee accepted the mission with a nod.

11:49Without asking further questions,

11:51the gray figure stowed the crimson badge

11:54and produced a white array plate,

11:56explaining that the seed would arrive through it in a few days.

11:59Once revived,

12:01it was to be returned via the same plate to complete the mission.

12:04Han Lee accepted it, intrigued,

12:06noting he had never seen such a device outside the immortal realm.

12:10Once the mission was selected,

12:12the gray figure did not linger.

12:13They released a burst of gray light,

12:15which transformed into a murky spatial passageway with faintly glowing edges.

12:20The figure stepped into it, vanishing instantly,

12:23and the passage closed behind them.

12:26Han Lee's eyes narrowed in surprise.

12:28The gray light had contained an ordinary-looking talisman with golden patterns,

12:33capable of breaking through space with ease.

12:35The figure had merely used it as transportation,

12:38a display of excessive capability.

12:40Shaking off his thoughts,

12:42Han Lee streaked away into the distance.

12:44That night,

12:45Luo Feng hurried to Han Lee's courtyard,

12:47greeting him respectfully.

12:49Han Lee instructed him to gather high-grade,

12:51spirit soil suitable for growing spirit plants,

12:54requesting as many types as possible,

12:56though not too much of each.

12:58Luo Feng accepted the order without question.

13:00Three days later,

13:02Han Lee sat cross-legged in his secret chamber before a white array plate,

13:06which revolved and emitted a faint buzzing.

13:09Moments later,

13:10dazzling white light erupted from the plate,

13:13accompanied by countless silver runes swirling around it.

13:16The runes surged to the center,

13:19forming a ball of white light that swelled,

13:21shrank,

13:22and scattered to reveal a palm-sized azure jade box hovering above the plate.

13:27Han Lee drew the box to himself,

13:29inspected it,

13:30and removed its lid.

13:32Inside was a thumb-sized brownish-yellow seed,

13:35dry and withered resembling a small walnut.

13:38He held it carefully between his fingers,

13:40examining it meticulously.

13:42After a long inspection,

13:44he confirmed it was completely devoid of life,

13:47just as the gray figure had said.

13:49There was nothing outwardly remarkable about the seed,

13:52and Han Lee wondered why a high-ranking elder of the guild

13:55would place such importance on it.

13:57After contemplation,

13:59Han Lee summoned his jade badge to enter the secret area,

14:02proceeding to a plot of empty land behind a wooden hut.

14:05He produced a jade basin and filled it with a mix of five-colored soils.

14:10He had prepared from Luo.

14:12Feng's gathered materials.

14:14While not guaranteed to nurture all spirit plants,

14:17it could sustain the majority.

14:18He buried the seed in the soil and pulled out the heaven-controlling vial,

14:23which had developed a single drop of green liquid.

14:26Carefully, he dripped the liquid into the soil where it quickly seeped in.

14:30Crossing his legs,

14:31he closed his eyes and extended his spiritual sense into the seed.

14:35Time passed slowly.

14:37About four to six hours later,

14:38a faint vitality emerged in the seed,

14:41growing slowly.

14:43Satisfied,

14:43Han Lee left the secret area,

14:45returned to his courtyard,

14:47and set up layers of restrictions.

14:49He placed the vial on the ground,

14:50where it absorbed starlight from the night sky.

14:53In the span of a month,

14:55another drop of green liquid appeared in the vial,

14:58which Han Lee poured onto the seed.

15:00Now,

15:01faint green hints appeared on its surface.

15:03Over the next five months,

15:05he applied six drops in total,

15:07restoring the seed's vitality to approximately twenty percent.

15:10Its dull surface had become grayish green.

15:13Three months later,

15:14after applying another drop,

15:16the seed cracked slightly,

15:18and a tender seedling about an inch long emerged.

15:21Several white roots resembling silk strands

15:24plunged into the five-colored soil.

15:26Han Lee observed it with intrigue,

15:28though he still did not know the seed type.

15:31It was clear it would grow into a remarkable spirit plant once matured.

15:35The seed's revival was the most difficult part,

15:38as it had been completely lifeless.

15:40At this stage,

15:41about a quarter of its vitality was restored,

15:44gradually stabilizing.

15:45Further nurturing and appropriate

15:46would attribute spirit.

15:48Liquid would eventually bring it to full recovery,

15:51Without the green liquid,

15:52this process could take tens of thousands of years.

15:55But Han Lee had no intention of fully accelerating it.

15:59Satisfied,

15:59he returned to his secret chamber,

16:02donned his cow mask,

16:03and produced the white array plate.

16:04He placed the seedling and jade basin onto it,

16:07and activated the plate's restrictions.

16:09A burst of white light enveloped the basin,

16:12and in the next instant it vanished into thin air.

16:15Han Lee remained fixedly staring at the jade plate hovering before him.

16:20His gaze did not waver,

16:22and he did not blink.

16:23After a long period of silence,

16:25the array plate began emitting a faint buzzing sound.

16:29Following this,

16:30bursts of white light appeared from the jade.

16:33Plate and gradually formed a white array.

16:35Within this array,

16:36a gray shadow became visible,

16:38indistinct yet recognizable as the same,

16:41transient guild envoy who had previously assigned Han Lee his mission.

16:44The gray figure spoke first,

16:47expressing surprise at Han Lee's success.

16:50He acknowledged that Han Lee had managed to revive the seed in less than a year,

16:54a result that exceeded expectations.

16:57The envoy explained that the

16:58elder who had released the mission was curious about

17:01Han Lee's method and wished to inquire about it.

17:05Moreover,

17:06the elder was willing to exchange something in return for the method,

17:09allowing Han Lee to name the price for sharing it.

17:12Han Lee responded politely,

17:14but declined to reveal the method.

17:16He explained that he had obtained a small vial of special liquid by chance and used it

17:21to nurture the seed together with a type of five-colored spirit soil,

17:25only after preliminary.

17:26Tests had restored a hint of vitality within the seed,

17:30had he dared to undertake the mission.

17:32He also clarified that the liquid was limited,

17:35and he had used all of it to complete the task.

17:38However,

17:38he expressed willingness to share the method for creating the five-colored spirit soil,

17:44if the elder was interested.

17:45The envoy acknowledged this and expressed regret,

17:48but informed Han Lee

17:49that if he ever acquired this type of liquid again,

17:52he could contact the guild at any time.

17:54The elder was prepared to offer an immortal treasure in exchange.

17:59The envoy then officially confirmed that Han Lee had completed his trial,

18:03mission,

18:04and was now an Azure member of the transient guild.

18:07He presented,

18:08Han Lee with a new mask,

18:10emphasizing that it should be kept safe.

18:13With a wave of his hand,

18:14the envoy caused a streak of Azure light to emerge from the jade plate.

18:19This light transformed into an Azure cow mask that Han Lee caught in his hand.

18:24The mask's appearance was nearly identical to his previous one,

18:28except for the change from blue to Azure,

18:30and it retained the number 15 on its glabella.

18:34Han Lee expressed his gratitude and bowed toward the envoy.

18:38Without further words,

18:39the envoy vanished along with the white array surrounding him,

18:43leaving the secret chamber in silence.

18:45Han Lee examined the mask,

18:47sensing its peculiar fluctuations.

18:48He removed his previous blue mask and replaced it with the new Azure mask.

18:54Immediately,

18:54the mask began to ripple with a gentle watery glow,

18:57and the old blue mask disintegrated into nothingness.

19:01At the same moment,

19:02glowing golden text appeared in Han Lee's mind,

19:05detailing the methods for utilizing the mask's functions.

19:08These included the old capabilities,

19:11disguise adoption,

19:12aura alteration,

19:13and confidential voice transmission,

19:16as well as new functions,

19:17such as releasing missions and exchanging resources with other members of the same tier.

19:23After memorizing the instructions,

19:26Han Lee formed a hand sign by joining

19:27his middle and index fingers and tapped the glabella

19:30of the new mask while chanting a peculiar incantation.

19:34As the chant concluded,

19:35a burst of gentle azure light radiated from the mask,

19:39spreading throughout the secret chamber.

19:41Within this light,

19:42a projection of a massive array plate appeared,

19:45occupying almost an entire wall of the chamber.

19:48The array plate was square and glowing azure,

19:51intricately covered with complex array runes.

19:54Its center featured a circular vortex,

19:56roughly the size of a well,

19:58slowly rotating while releasing spatial fluctuations.

20:01The array plate was divided into two sections by the vortex.

20:05The left section displayed the heading Missions,

20:07while the right displayed Exchange.

20:09Just as Han Lee prepared to inspect the array,

20:12golden text appeared across the surface,

20:15providing rules for exchanges.

20:17The text explained that all items exchanged across realms

20:20were appraised by professional personnel of the Transient Guild.

20:25This included detailed descriptions of each

20:27item's quality,

20:29strengths,

20:29weaknesses,

20:30and origin,

20:31ensuring fairness and transparency.

20:33It also warned that anyone violating an agreement

20:36would face severe punishment,

20:38up to permanent loss of guild membership.

20:41After reading the rules,

20:42Han Lee focused on the left Missions section.

20:45It contained vertical summaries of multiple missions,

20:48each followed by rewards.

20:50The missions were diverse,

20:51including requests to locate individuals,

20:54hire assassins,

20:55or join groups to explore secret regions.

20:57Rewards varied according to mission difficulty.

21:00On the right,

21:01the Exchanges section contained items classified into major categories.

21:06Spirit medicines,

21:07spirit materials,

21:09treasures,

21:09talismans,

21:10and scriptures.

21:11Each major category was further subdivided by levels.

21:14Han Lee briefly reviewed all categories before focusing on scriptures,

21:18which mainly contained cultivation methods of different attributes.

21:22There were very few cultivation methods for ancestral gods,

21:26and high-grade earthly immortal cultivation arts were even rarer.

21:30After nearly six hours of searching,

21:33Han Lee discovered an earth attribute.

21:35Earthly immortal cultivation art called the origin earth refining arts.

21:39The description indicated that mastering it could allow the user to reach at least the golden immortal stage.

21:46However,

21:47the price was a mature fire-origin dragon-tooth fruit,

21:50a spirit fruit containing the power of fire laws.

21:54Such fruits were extremely rare,

21:56requiring tens of thousands of years to mature,

21:59and often consumed by spirit beasts immediately upon ripening.

22:03Han Lee concluded that acquiring this cultivation art was impractical and moved on.

22:07An hour later,

22:09he found another earthly immortal cultivation art.

22:12The heavenly glacial ice arts,

22:15a water attribute method suitable for the black-wind sea environment.

22:20Its price was equally steep.

22:22The seeker had to retrieve an item from the northern glacial immortal,

22:25region over a 100-year mission,

22:28after which the cultivation art could be obtained if the seeker survived.

22:32Han Lee immediately abandoned this option.

22:34After a full day and night of searching,

22:36Han Lee found a final cultivation art,

22:39the Black Sea Heavy Water Tome.

22:41This water attribute earthly.

22:43Immortal cultivation art allowed the user to

22:45harness water laws through faith and derive

22:48heavy water from seawater,

22:50a process that also increased the cultivator's immortal spiritual power.

22:55The art contained nine tiers of heavy water derivation,

22:58theoretically allowing progress from the true.

23:01Immortal stage to the golden immortal stage.

23:03The text clarified that this progression was only theoretical.

23:07No one had successfully completed it in practice.

23:10The method itself was less complex than the previous two arts.

23:14But deriving heavy water was extremely time-consuming,

23:17and each subsequent tier required progressively longer effort.

23:21The earthly immortal who created the art had only derived three levels,

23:26roughly equivalent to the water in a small creek,

23:29which had taken 500,000 years, barely reaching mid-true immortal stage.

23:35Frustrated with the slow progress, he abandoned the art,

23:39predicting that completing all nine levels would require tens of millions of years.

23:44Han Lee was unconcerned with this limitation,

23:47as his goal was temporary recovery of magic power,

23:50rather than the earthly immortal path.

23:52The art's flaw also made its exchange price far lower than the others.

23:57The owner required only materials containing the power of laws.

24:01After deciding to acquire it,

24:03Han Lee formed the same hand sign and tapped his glabella.

24:07A wisp of azure light emerged from the mask and landed on the Black Sea,

24:12heavy water tome in the array,

24:14causing it to disappear from the display.

24:17Approximately fifteen minutes later,

24:19A beam of azure light projected into the secret chamber.

24:22A figure appeared.

24:23A tall, muscular male wearing an azure raccoon mask and unusual tribal attire,

24:29giving him a non-human appearance.

24:31He saluted Han Lee and asked warmly if his

24:34Black Sea, heavy water tome had caught Han Lee's attention.

24:38Han Lee returned the salute and inquired

24:40about the specifics of the requested materials,

24:43containing the power of laws,

24:45noting that the details had not been provided.

24:47He him smiled and explained,

24:50Just as there are disparities in the quality of cultivation arts,

24:54the same naturally also applies to materials that contain the power of laws,

24:59hence the number of items required to exchange for my cultivation art,

25:04will depend on the quality of the items offered.

25:07Han Lee paused, then flipped his hand,

25:09summoning one of the peculiar walnuts he had,

25:12the ones with human face-like patterns etched across their surface.

25:15Instantly, it began radiating a strong Earth-attribute aura.

25:19Han Lee looked at the man and asked,

25:21Would something like this be satisfactory to you, fellow Taoist?

25:25The man hesitated,

25:27taking a reflexive half-step toward Han.

25:30Lee before regaining his composure and wearing a casual smile.

25:33He explained,

25:34This Grand Earth Fruit does indeed contain a hint of Earth-law powers,

25:39but it's not very abundant at all.

25:42If you want to exchange this for my cultivation art,

25:44then I'll be requiring at least ten of them.

25:47Han Lee noted the name silently,

25:49Grand Earth Fruit,

25:50but didn't react.

25:51He simply observed the man in quiet, expressionless silence.

25:56Internally, the man sighed,

25:58realizing that his subtle move toward Han Lee

26:00had revealed his desire for the fruits.

26:02He tried to adjust the offer.

26:05If you have Grand Earth Fruits of a higher caliber than this one,

26:08then I can accept five instead.

26:10A faint smile appeared on Han Lee's face,

26:13and he raised two fingers.

26:15Two.

26:16The man waved his hands, insistently, arguing,

26:19That's a little unreasonable of you, is it not, fellow Taoist?

26:22This black sea-heavy water tome is indeed slightly flawed,

26:26but it is still a genuine high-grade Earthly.

26:28Immortal cultivation art, there's no way.

26:30I can trade it for just two Grand Earth Fruits.

26:33Han Lee calmly countered,

26:35While this is indeed a high-grade Earthly Immortal cultivation art,

26:40you know better than anyone that it's not just slightly flawed.

26:44Its limitations make it nearly useless for the vast majority of people,

26:48so surely two Grand Earth Fruits will suffice.

26:51The man considered his words,

26:53then hesitated before saying,

26:55I'm afraid I can't accept two.

26:57How about you add one more and make it three instead, fellow Taoist?

27:01Han Lee paused, then replied,

27:03I can throw in another one,

27:04but you have to answer a question for me first.

27:07The man looked surprised.

27:09Answer a question?

27:11That's all I need to do?

27:12Han Lee smiled.

27:13That's right.

27:14I'm sure you know the answer to this question, fellow Taoist.

27:18After a brief pause, the man nodded.

27:20Go ahead, fellow Taoist.

27:22Han Lee admitted.

27:23Even though I managed to acquire several Great Earth Fruits by chance,

27:27I don't know what they do.

27:29I was hoping you could tell me, fellow Taoist.

27:32A wry smile crossed the man's face.

27:34You've asked the right person.

27:36This fruit is a very special wood attribute spirit fruit.

27:39It takes one hundred thousand years to grow into a seedling,

27:43one thousand thousand years to become a tree,

27:45and ten thousand thousand years to bear fruit containing the power of Earth laws.

27:49It's an exceptional material for refining high-grade immortal treasures and weapons.

27:55Han Lee smiled faintly.

27:57Thank you for enlightening me, fellow Taoist.

27:59Let's complete this trade now.

28:01Without further words, the two raised their hands,

28:04and objects appeared in their palms.

28:06Han Lee's human-faced walnut, glowing with earthy yellow light,

28:10and the man's ancient book flew toward the vortex at the center of the array plate.

28:15The three fruits vanished instantly.

28:17Moments later, a dark azure book emerged from the vortex,

28:20and Han Lee caught it,

28:22verifying with his spiritual sense that everything was intact.

28:26The man, having examined the fruits,

28:28cupped his fist in salute and vanished.

28:31Han Lee chuckled softly,

28:33recognizing the man's subtle frustration at being outsmarted,

28:36but he was unconcerned.

28:38After storing the cultivation art safely,

28:40he returned to the array plate.

28:42Now, Han Lee possessed a high-grade earthly deity cultivation art,

28:48but he still lacked the materials needed to refine his earthly deity avatar.

28:53Originally, the grand earth fruits would have been the main ingredient,

28:57but with his decision to cultivate the Black Sea heavy water tome,

29:01he required a material containing water law powers instead,

29:05raising his hand to the exchanges section of the array plate.

29:09Han Lee offered his great earth fruits in exchange for water,

29:13law-infused materials.

29:15Observing the platform, he realized that the transient guild,

29:19despite its mysterious nature,

29:21must have a vast number of members to sustain.

29:24Such a massive, intra-guild exchange network.

29:27Seeing so many active traders,

29:29Han Lee was confident he could secure the necessary material.

29:32Within days, several people contacted him through his mask,

29:36offering exchanges for the great earth fruits.

29:39Han Lee waited,

29:40comparing the dozen or so offers before choosing a single.

29:44Highly potent item,

29:45the sea-condensing crystal.

29:47Though fingernail-sized,

29:49this crystal contained the essence of a sea region,

29:53tens of thousands of kilometers wide in immense water law power.

29:56Acquiring it required almost all of his remaining.

29:59Great earth fruits and additional.

30:01Spirit materials.

30:02With the material ready,

30:04Han Lee went into seclusion.

30:06Seasons changed rapidly,

30:08and over the course of a year,

30:09he continued nurturing the soul-birth flower with the green,

30:13liquid from the vial while diligently studying the black.

30:16See Heavy Water Tome,

30:18preparing for the refinement of his earthly deity avatar.

30:21The scene shifts to a region on the seabed

30:23about 10,000 kilometers from Darkvale Island.

30:26The terrain is rugged,

30:28forming rocky underwater mountains with dark red.

30:31Bumpy surfaces made of cooled magma.

30:33Numerous dark holes hint at a network of underwater volcanoes that erupt frequently,

30:39rendering the area largely unvisited.

30:41In a flat section of the seabed,

30:43a massive hemispherical blue barrier blocks the surrounding seawater.

30:47Inside,

30:48Han Lee sits at the center of the array,

30:50legs crossed.

30:51Around him stand a dozen stone pillars,

30:54and beneath him is a fire attribute array engraved with crimson runes.

30:58Slowly opening his eyes,

31:00Han Lee assumes a solemn expression and begins chanting.

31:04Immediately the array ignites.

31:06The stone pillars radiate dazzling crimson light,

31:09and even through the blue barrier,

31:11the seabed for several kilometers is illuminated.

31:13As he forms hand seals,

31:15the ground trembles.

31:16Cracks appear at the center of the array,

31:18revealing a vast hole.

31:20Through it,

31:21waves of magma churn beneath,

31:23topped by scorching flames of a faint reddish-golden hue.

31:26This isn't ordinary magma.

31:28It is deep-sea ground fire,

31:30capable of coexisting,

31:32with seawater and exponentially more powerful than normal fire.

31:36Han Lee appears near the hole,

31:38resuming his cross-legged position,

31:40flicking his fingers rapidly.

31:42The array accelerates,

31:44surging bright red light into the magma,

31:46which begins to ripple toward the opening.

31:48A corkscrewing pillar of golden flames erupts,

31:52seventy to eighty feet into the water,

31:54violent and unstable.

31:55Han Lee intensifies his incantations,

31:57and the array glows brighter,

32:00controlling the wild flames,

32:01which now move obediently as if tamed.

32:04With the ground fire under his command,

32:06Han Lee waves his hand,

32:08causing materials of various colors to hover beside him.

32:11He cannot refine these with his current power,

32:14so he uses the deep-sea ground fire.

32:16White crystalline ore flies through the air into the flames,

32:20melting into semi-transparent liquid.

32:22One by one, all materials are refined over the course of a month,

32:26eventually forming a millstone-sized blue ball slowly rolling in the fire.

32:30Han Lee, slightly pale, consumes a cloud crane herb to restore his complexion,

32:34then produces the dark blue sea-condensing crystal.

32:38The crystal glimmers,

32:39the rippling blue radiance visible externally,

32:42and the water law energy radiating from it immense.

32:45He tosses it into the ground fire,

32:47and a layer of faint blue light instantly envelops it,

32:50resisting the deep-sea fire while the crystals watery.

32:53Surface shimmers endlessly,

32:55the sea-condensing crystal showed.

32:57Absolutely no signs of melting inside the deep-sea ground fire.

33:01Han Lee was not surprised by this.

33:03Instead, a trace of excitement rose within him.

33:06He immediately began chanting an incantation,

33:09and abruptly swept both arms through the air.

33:12Dozens of array flags shot out from his sleeves in rapid succession.

33:16They arranged themselves in a precise formation around the main,

33:20array before vanishing in flashes of light.

33:22In the next instant, balls of dazzling flames erupted in the surrounding area

33:27and exploded one after another.

33:29The red radiance of the array instantly doubled in intensity.

33:33Countless red runes surged outward,

33:36forming streams of red light that fused directly into the ground fire below.

33:40A violent, scorching aura burst upward from beneath the seabed.

33:44The temperature climbed again,

33:45and the golden hue of the ground fire deepened dramatically.

33:49Within the intensified golden flames,

33:51the flowing blue light surrounding.

33:54The sea-condensing crystal finally began to slow.

33:57The protective blue radiance was now being stripped away at a rate,

34:01visible to the naked eye.

34:02After an unknown span of time,

34:04the exterior of the crystal finally began to melt,

34:08its surface turning slightly murky.

34:10Relief flashed through Han Lee's eyes.

34:12He accelerated his hand seals even further.

34:15Gradually, the sea-condensing crystal changed shape.

34:18It slowly transformed into the form of a heart.

34:21Despite the transformation,

34:23it remained dazzling and translucent,

34:25its surface radiating brilliant blue light.

34:28After a brief moment of contemplation,

34:30Han Lee raised one hand.

34:32The large blue ball formed from the previously refined.

34:35Materials flew forward under his control,

34:37while his other hand formed another incantation seal.

34:41Instantly, a second array beneath him activated,

34:44a massive blue water attribute formation.

34:47It glowed intensely,

34:49forming a gigantic eight-trigrams diagram that hummed continuously.

34:54At the same time,

34:55seawater within a radius of hundreds of kilometers began to churn violently.

35:00Countless vortexes formed across the ocean's surface,

35:03colliding and tearing into one another.

35:05Faint traces of blue light,

35:07barely visible to the naked eye,

35:09emerged from the seawater.

35:11These strands of light converged toward Han Lee,

35:14carrying extremely rich water law fluctuations.

35:17With another hand seal,

35:18Han Lee directed the incoming blue light.

35:21Countless wisps streamed into the large blue ball in orderly fashion.

35:26Bulges rapidly formed on the surface of the blue sphere,

35:29only to flatten again.

35:31Slowly, the sphere elongated,

35:34gradually taking the shape of a humanoid figure.

35:36At first, it lacked fully formed limbs,

35:39and its face was blank and featureless,

35:41maintaining a solemn expression.

35:43Han Lee chanted continuously,

35:45releasing one incantation seal after another.

35:48The blue humanoid figure continued evolving.

35:51Its limbs developed completely,

35:53and facial features began forming,

35:55features that bore a strong resemblance to Han Lee himself.

35:59With a loud cry,

36:00Han Lee released a burst of azure light from his hand.

36:03The light enveloped the heart-shaped sea,

36:06condensing crystal,

36:07and slowly guided it into the chest of the blue humanoid figure,

36:11precisely where its heart would be.

36:13A brilliant pillar of blue light erupted skyward from the humanoid body,

36:17so intense that even the surrounding ground fire could not suppress it.

36:22Blue lines emerged from the figure's chest and rapidly spread,

36:25throughout its body like meridians and blood vessels.

36:28As more blue light from the surrounding sea converged and entered its body,

36:33the previously liquid form began solidifying.

36:35Before long, a solid blue male figure hovered in midair.

36:39A flicker of elation passed through Han Lee's eyes.

36:42At this moment, the initial stage of refining his earthly deity avatar was complete,

36:48and the entire process had progressed smoothly.

36:51This success was largely due to Han.

36:54Lee's prior observations of Luomeng and Worm ate its flawed earthly deity avatars,

36:59which had given him crucial insight.

37:01However, the avatar had only just taken shape.

37:04It still required further tempering in ground fire to fully consolidate.

37:08Taking a deep breath,

37:10Han Lee formed hand seals again.

37:12The ground fire surged upward,

37:14enveloping the avatar and forming a massive fireball around it to continue refinement.

37:18Time passed steadily.

37:21In the blink of an eye,

37:22forty-nine days went by.

37:23Suddenly, Han Lee's eyes snapped open.

37:26With a sweep of his sleeve,

37:27the giant fireball dispersed instantly,

37:30revealing the earthly deity avatar within.

37:33The avatar had shrunk considerably,

37:35but it was far more condensed.

37:37Its entire body radiated watery blue light.

37:40The refinement was complete,

37:42yet it remained nothing more than a lifeless vessel.

37:45The final step remained,

37:47imparting sentience.

37:48Han Lee glanced around briefly,

37:50then flipped his hand.

37:51A blood-dripping object appeared,

37:53the heart of a demon beast.

37:55He set it down beside him.

37:57It released a thick,

37:59bloody odor mixed with a peculiar fragrance.

38:01Hundreds of kilometers away,

38:03at the bottom of a deep-sea trench,

38:05a massive smooth-edged black hole lay hidden,

38:08the lair of a powerful sea beast.

38:10Suddenly,

38:11with a thunderous boom,

38:12a massive black shadow burst from the hole.

38:15It was a gigantic fish demon,

38:17several thousand feet long.

38:19Its body was as pristine as white jade.

38:21On its head was a human face,

38:23its mouth lined with two rows of sharp white fangs.

38:27The demon sniffed the water vigorously.

38:29An excited expression appeared on its human-like face.

38:32It shot forward in a blur of white.

38:34In mere moments,

38:35it covered several kilometers before abruptly stopping.

38:38Roughly ten kilometers ahead,

38:40a faint blue glow shimmered.

38:42From it emanated the alluring scent of its favorite prey,

38:45the sand-pig beast.

38:47Yet within that blue glow stood a young human with a weak aura.

38:51Despite the apparent weakness,

38:52the demon's instincts warned it of danger.

38:55It hesitated.

38:56The young human was Han Lee.

38:58A faint smile formed on his lips as he kept his head lowered.

39:01In the next instant,

39:03he vanished.

39:04A loud splash echoed beside the fish demon.

39:06Han Lee appeared out of nowhere

39:08and reached forward with a grabbing motion.

39:10Terrifying power exploded outward.

39:12The surrounding seawater blasted apart,

39:15forming a temporary vacuum.

39:17Startled,

39:17the fish demon emitted dazzling blue light.

39:20It slashed forward with its front claws.

39:22The seawater churned violently.

39:24An enormous pillar of water shot toward Han Lee.

39:27Filled with rippling blue light and rumbling thunder,

39:30the two forces collided with an earth-shattering explosion.

39:33The water pillar detonated and arcs of blue lightning burst outward.

39:38This was not ordinary lightning.

39:40It was water lightning, even more powerful.

39:43Han Lee snorted coldly and charged forward without evasion.

39:46The arcs struck him and exploded harmlessly against his body.

39:50Alarm flashed across the fish demon's face.

39:53In the next instant,

39:54Han Lee appeared behind it like a ghost and punched directly into its head.

39:58The demon's head exploded instantly.

40:00Blood and brain matter sprayed outward, staining the seawater red.

40:04A ball of blue light shot out from the blood,

40:07the demon's soul, fleeing rapidly.

40:09Before it could escape far,

40:11an azure-robed figure appeared and seized the soul mid-flight.

40:15The demon struggled violently but could not break free.

40:18Han Lee glanced at the captured soul,

40:20then returned to the array in a flash.

40:23This creature was known as a net maiden demon,

40:26a rare water-dwelling demon.

40:28To grant sentience to an earthly deity avatar,

40:31one had to kill such a demon on the spot and use its soul as a catalyst.

40:36Han Lee had spent considerable effort locating one nearby.

40:39The presence of underwater volcanoes and this demon

40:42were the reasons he had chosen this location.

40:45He sat cross-legged opposite the avatar.

40:47Forming an incantation seal,

40:50he caused the avatar to sit in the same posture.

40:53Opening his mouth,

40:54He released azure light that enveloped the blue soul

40:57and guided it onto the top of the avatar's head.

41:00His hands continued forming rapid seals.

41:03Translucent light shimmered from his glabella,

41:06growing brighter and blurring his features.

41:09Sweat formed on his forehead.

41:10The process demanded absolute concentration.

41:14After a long time, his eyes snapped open.

41:16Two streaks of translucent light burst from his pupils like lightning.

41:20He formed another seal.

41:21A speck of green light emerged from his glabella.

41:24A miniature green figure.

41:27It was a fragment of his own soul.

41:29To fully control the avatar,

41:31he had split off part of his soul and injected it into the vessel.

41:35The miniature green figure instantly merged into the blue.

41:38Soul atop the avatar's head.

41:40Green light exploded outward, attempting assimilation.

41:43The blue soul resisted, biting at the green figure.

41:47The green figure struck it away with a punch.

41:50Sending it crashing into the surrounding azure light.

41:52The green figure grabbed the blue soul,

41:55bit into it, and tore off a piece.

41:57The blue soul screamed in agony,

41:59struggling desperately, but it was weaker.

42:01The green figure devoured it piece by piece until nothing remained.

42:05Blue and green light intertwined across the miniature figures.

42:09Body as it sat cross-legged atop the avatar's head.

42:12Meanwhile, Han Lee continued casting incantation seals into the avatar.

42:17Suddenly, the earthly deity avatar's eyes snapped open.

42:20A spark of life appeared within them.

42:23Encouraged, Han Lee accelerated his incantations.

42:26Streak after streak of translucent.

42:28Light shot from his glabella into the avatar's head.

42:32With each one, the avatar's gaze grew more vivid.

42:35Up to this point, everything had gone smoothly.

42:38The final action remained, injecting the juice of the soul birth flower to stabilize the soul fragment within the avatar.

42:46This step would determine complete success or failure.

42:49Han Lee flipped his hand, producing a dark green jade box.

42:52The moment he opened it, dazzling golden light spilled out, revealing a golden peony-like spirit flower inside.

42:59However, at that very instant, vigilance flashed in his eyes.

43:03Five or six streaks of light had appeared in the surrounding area.

43:06They were closing in rapidly from all directions.

43:09Each one carried the aura of a true immortal stage cultivator.

43:14Han Lee quietly closes the jade box in his hand.

43:17He already knows.

43:18The instant those figures appear, his spiritual sense locks onto them.

43:22He identifies every single one immediately.

43:25At the front of the group is a burly man wearing engraved white armor with a hollow visor covering his

43:31face.

43:31This is ancestral god Han Q's earthly deity avatar.

43:35And this isn't their first encounter.

43:37Han Lee has fought this avatar before.

43:40Even through the mask, Han Lee can feel it.

43:42Cold.

43:44Dense killing intent radiating from behind the visor.

43:47Behind the avatar are five more figures.

43:49Their faces look completely lifelike.

43:52But their expressions are slightly stiff, slightly wooden.

43:55They're avatars, too.

43:57Among them, a black armored man, an elderly man with a yellow beard,

44:02two azure-robed Taoist priests who look exactly identical, clearly twins,

44:07and finally, a woman in blue.

44:10That woman is familiar.

44:11It's Mistress Gugu, the same one who accompanied Han Kyo during his previous visit.

44:16Han Lee has never met the others before.

44:18But from Luo Feng's information, he immediately identifies them.

44:23They are ancestral gods from nearby islands.

44:25Now here's something important.

44:27All six of them have perfectly concealed their auras.

44:30They appeared only several thousand kilometers away, and Han Lee didn't sense them at all.

44:36For true immortals, several thousand kilometers is nothing.

44:40It can be crossed in an instant.

44:41And that's exactly what they do.

44:43Han Kyo doesn't waste time talking.

44:45He sweeps his hand through the air.

44:48A streak of white light shoots out.

44:50It becomes a glowing white sickle.

44:52And in a blink, it expands to over one thousand feet long.

44:56It tears toward Han Lee viciously.

44:58It's not an immortal treasure, but it contains tremendous power.

45:02Before it even reaches him, the seawater nearby splits apart under its aura.

45:07And at this exact moment, Han Lee is at a critical stage in refining his earthly deity avatar.

45:14He cannot stand.

45:15He cannot move.

45:16He cannot defend normally.

45:18But he is completely calm.

45:19He forms a hand seal and points.

45:21A burst of blue light shoots from his fingertip and disappears into the blue, barrier surrounding him.

45:28Instantly, the blue light barrier thickens and solidifies.

45:31Countless wave projections appear on its surface, accompanied by splashing sounds.

45:35The restriction is extremely powerful.

45:38And just as it fully forms, the white sickle slams into it.

45:42A metallic clang explodes outward.

45:44Sparks scatter everywhere.

45:46The sickle is repelled.

45:47The wave projections on the barrier surge violently.

45:50But it does not break.

45:52At the same time, the other five attack.

45:54The black armored man summons a dark golden scepter.

45:57The yellow-bearded elder wields an earthy yellow seal.

46:00The twin Taoists raise long blue halberds.

46:02Mistress Gugu holds a black longsword.

46:04All five treasures radiate dazzling light.

46:07They strike the barrier together.

46:09The seawater around them churns violently.

46:11But just like the sickle, every attack is repelled.

46:14The barrier trembles like a willow tree in a storm.

46:18Its surface roars like massive waves crashing.

46:21It stabilizes.

46:22But the blue glow is noticeably dimmer now.

46:25From the outside, the interior is blurry.

46:28But faintly, two cross-legged figures can be seen sitting opposite each other.

46:32Hanley speaks coldly.

46:33He asks Han Cho what this means.

46:35Their previous conflict was already settled.

46:38Han Kyo chuckles.

46:39He blames Han Lee for greed.

46:41If Han Lee didn't obtain Luo Meng's soul-birth flower,

46:44then why is he refining an earthly deity avatar?

46:47The flower hasn't reached 10,000 years yet.

46:50But it's close enough.

46:51Han Lee immediately understands.

46:54Han Kyo knows the refinement process.

46:56He waited.

46:57He waited until the final step, when Han Lee cannot retaliate.

47:01Han Kyo presents two choices.

47:03Hand over the soul-birth flower and keep ruling Dark Vale Island.

47:07Or refuse.

47:08And face the consequences.

47:09Han Lee doesn't respond to him.

47:11Instead, he turns to the other ancestral gods.

47:14He says he has no vendetta against them.

47:16Do they insist on helping Han Kyo kill him?

47:19Mistress Gugu answers.

47:20She calls him fellow Taoist Lu.

47:22She says they're acquaintances.

47:24She advises him not to resist.

47:26He already chose the profound immortal path and achieved a true extreme body.

47:31Why pursue the earthly immortal path as well?

47:33If he cooperates, he can keep ruling Dark Vale Island.

47:37Han Lee laughs.

47:38So they want him to be a puppet island master.

47:41A lapdog.

47:42Han Kyo drops diplomacy.

47:44He says they tried being nice.

47:45Now they'll use violence.

47:47He promises to honor his agreements if they help him kill Han Lee.

47:50He forms a seal.

47:52The white sickle attacks again.

47:54The other five unleash their treasures once more.

47:56The barrier shakes violently.

47:58It holds.

47:59But now only a thin layer remains.

48:02Inside, Han Lee is silent.

48:04Han Kyo roars.

48:05He forms another hand seal.

48:07Eight giant sickle projections appear around the main sickle.

48:10They revolve like petals of a pristine white lotus.

48:13The massive sickle lotus crashes into the barrier.

48:16Earth-shattering explosion.

48:18The blue barrier finally shatters into countless specks of light.

48:22Han Lee and his earthly deity Avatar are exposed.

48:26The five treasures instantly converge toward him.

48:28But at that exact moment, blue light reappears.

48:32Dozens of hemispherical blue light barriers form around him.

48:35They're thinner than the original one.

48:37But there are dozens of them.

48:39Blue radiance erupts brilliantly.

48:41The five attacks destroy the outermost layer instantly.

48:44But their treasures are repelled again.

48:46Then the remaining barriers begin buzzing.

48:48Blue light ripples across their surfaces like water.

48:51Streaks of blue light surge from the surrounding sea.

48:54In an instant, the destroyed barrier is restored.

48:58Han Kyo's face turns grim.

49:00The other five mirror his expression.

49:02Inside the formation, Han Lee remains completely unmoved.

49:05He anticipated this risk.

49:07He paid a heavy price for this formation.

49:10The Thousand-Fold Wave Array.

49:11It has no offensive power.

49:13But its defense is extraordinary.

49:15Even six true immortals attacking together cannot easily break it.

49:19At this moment, Han Lee takes out a jade vial filled with golden liquid.

49:23He begins pouring it onto the glabella of the earthly deity Avatar below him.

49:28Outside, the attackers pause briefly.

49:30The yellow-bearded elder expresses concern.

49:32This man isn't ordinary.

49:34Breaking this array won't be easy.

49:36Mistress Goo Goo dismisses the concern.

49:38Han Lee is using only an 8,000-year soulbirth flower.

49:41Stabilizing the soul will take at least a day and night.

49:45Even a 10,000-year flower would require four to six hours.

49:49They have time.

49:50Han Kyo urges them to kill him and split Dark Veil Island's resources evenly.

49:55Then he attacks again.

49:56The white lotus sickle forms once more.

49:59Simultaneously, he grabs the air.

50:01A translucent little blue sword appears.

50:03It shoots forward like lightning.

50:05Hundreds of feet of blue sword lights sweep through the air.

50:08It carries glacial aura and traces of law powers.

50:12The outermost barrier flashes erratically.

50:14Most of it freezes into ice.

50:16The white lotus immediately shatters it.

50:18The others attack as well.

50:19Several barriers break instantly.

50:22Han Kyo sneers.

50:23He flicks his wrist.

50:24A vast surge of blue sword chi erupts.

50:27It forms a massive sword mountain that crashes forward.

50:31Barrier after barrier shatters.

50:33In moments, they break through over a dozen layers.

50:35The array regenerates, but the attacks are too rapid.

50:39It cannot keep up.

50:40However, as they go deeper, the barriers become stronger.

50:44Each layer takes longer to destroy.

50:47They realize this, and they begin unleashing their trump cards.

50:50Time passes.

50:51Two hours go by.

50:52Most of the dozens of barriers are gone.

50:55Only seven or eight remain.

50:56These last ones are incredibly strong.

50:58They tremble violently under the assault, but they do not break.

51:02Han Kyo grows uneasy.

51:03He looks toward Han Lee.

51:05An inexplicable sense of danger creeps into his heart.

51:08Suddenly, he stops attacking.

51:10He flips his hand.

51:12An egg-sized dark red sphere appears.

51:14Red patterns cover its surface.

51:16It emits a strange, peculiar aura.

51:19We see the classic race-against-time trope executed brilliantly here.

51:23As the six attackers grind through dozens of barriers, the tension shifts from if they can break in, to what

51:29version of Han Lee will be waiting for them when the last layer falls.

51:32The inexplicable sense of unease, Han Kyo feels is the audience's first hint that the hunters are about to become

51:38the prey.

51:39That wraps up our chapter explanation of a mortality to immortality.

51:44Immortal realm.

51:45Han Lee's part reminds us that God comes gradually, and wisdom in decision-making is just as vital as strength.

51:55Every challenge he faces shows the value of strategy, passion, and learning from experience.

52:02If you found this chapter insightful, make sure to like, share, and stay tuned for the next episode in his

52:10journey to immortality.

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