Will

Zhou Tong walked step by step toward the Fusang Divine Tree.

The Fusang Divine Tree, nearly twenty meters tall, has only one main trunk, incredibly thick, with lush branches and leaves, and its canopy covers a radius of five zhang (approximately 10 meters). It radiates endless precious light and boundless auspicious clouds, as if it existed before the World Creation, flowing with divine brilliance, and the Sun Sacred Power surges forth, spreading throughout the vicinity.

No cultivator who hasn't reached the Immortal Platform Secret Realm is even qualified to approach this place.

The Sun Sacred Power emanating from just a single leaf could easily annihilate dozens of experts at the Dragon Transformation Nine Changes or even the first level of the Immortal Platform Realm. The Sun Sacred Power emanating from a ten-foot-long tree branch was comparable to the full divine power of a Great Accomplishment King whose combat strength had reached the fifth or sixth level of the Forbidden Realm.

How many leaves and how many branches, each ten feet long, does this Fusang Divine Tree in front of us have?

At a glance, there are at least 100,000 leaves; aside from the most terrifying trunk and those important branches, there are nearly a thousand ordinary branches that are ten feet long.

The Fusang Divine Tree is a rare Immortal Divine Medicine with such terrifying offensive power.

As Zhou Tong advanced, an endless stream of Sun Sacred Power surged towards him. He circulated the Solar Ancient Scripture, frantically refining it, and felt incredibly comfortable all over.

"I wonder what kind of test the Sun Sacred Emperor left me with. Could it be to refine the Fusang Divine Tree?" Zhou Tong got closer and closer to the Fusang Divine Tree, and the extremely dense Sun Sacred Power had reached its peak, transforming into a brilliant Sun Emperor fire essence.

This place is just like the Sun Emperor, making Zhou Tong feel as if he had returned to the scene where Big Dipper was refining weapons on the Sun Star.

When this Fusang Divine Tree unleashes its full Sun Sacred Power, it is absolutely no less powerful than the Sun Emperor itself.

But the medicinal power of this miraculous medicine is restrained, far less exuberant than the Sun Emperor!

Bathed in the essence of the Sun Emperor's fire, Zhou Tong remained unharmed and calmly walked step by step toward the Fusang Divine Tree.

Finally, he reached the tree and placed his right hand on the trunk.

The scorching Sun Emperor's fire essence baked Zhou Tong's body, causing his Purple Blood to boil with purple light and his Zi Xia to glow brilliantly. This blocked the power of the Sun Emperor's fire essence, leaving him unharmed.

"If this is the test of the Sun Sacred Emperor, then it's far too easy!" He sat down cross-legged and subconsciously poured his will into the Fusang Divine Tree, preparing to completely control it.

But then, an accident happened—

"Boom!"

In an instant, Zhou Tong seemed to have arrived in a strange place.

This is a golden world, surrounded by an extremely dense Sun Sacred Power. On the opposite side, there is a hazy figure, shrouded in golden mist, making it impossible to see its true form.

He was dazzling and radiant, his whole body radiating a vast flame, surrounded by chaos, just like the first light at the beginning of the world, like an Eternal Ancient Star and inextinguishable Sun Emperor.

"The Sun Sacred Emperor!"

Zhou Tong's pupils contracted. He had just seen the resurrected Sun Sacred Emperor not long ago, so he naturally recognized him.

"So that's how it is! This is the test of the Sun Sacred Emperor!" Zhou Tong looked at the Sun Sacred Emperor, a hint of excitement in his eyes.

This is not a real person, but the will left by the Sun Sacred Emperor in the Fusang Divine Tree.

Without a doubt, this is a battle of wills!

To obtain the Fusang Divine Tree, one must overcome this will of the Sun Sacred Emperor.

This has nothing to do with cultivation level or Daoist techniques; it is a battle of wills!

The Sun Sacred Emperor's test wasn't about cultivation level or secret techniques, but rather about willpower—a willpower that is unwavering and indomitable.

"Let me see just how strong the Sun Sacred Emperor's will really is!"

Zhou Tong was very excited. To compete in willpower with the Sun Sacred Emperor from the Primordial Era—this was something countless geniuses dreamed of! It was the perfect way to hone one's willpower!

"Bring it on!"

Zhou Tong made no move, but merely took a step toward the Sun Sacred Emperor.

"Puff!!"

The moment he took that step, the body sitting cross-legged under the Fusang Tree outside also trembled. An incredible and terrifying pain instantly erupted from his body and primordial spirit. It felt as if his primordial spirit and physical body were being burned in raging flames.

In the battle of wills, Zhou Tong's will completely entered the realm of the Sun Sacred Emperor, and waves of pain that tore at his soul and burned his flesh simultaneously surfaced in his heart.

The intense pain and unbearable agony caused Zhou Tong's own blood and qi to surge violently.

Subconsciously, Zhou Tong wanted to back out, but there was no way out. He only had one chance. Only by defeating the Sun Sacred Emperor's will could he truly possess the Fusang Divine Tree.

If I quit, I will never have another chance to obtain the Fusang Divine Tree, and I might even be trapped and die in the Northern Sea Eye.

Zhou Tong had no other choice but to keep moving forward!

Every step was filled with unparalleled, excruciating pain—a pain that emanated from the very soul, from one's own ego. If one could not persevere, the True Self might simply vanish.

Step by step.

He had long since lost count of how many steps he had taken, but no matter how many steps he took, the distance between him and the Sun Sacred Emperor remained unchanged. It was as if what was right in front of him was also an insurmountable distance.

This short distance has no end.

This was a kind of despair, a despair that Zhou Tong had almost never experienced before.

Before entering the world of cultivation, he was the ace of the school basketball team in college, and was invincible. After entering the world of cultivation, with the help of the Reincarnation Mirror and the power of foresight, he was also invincible.

He had never experienced such despair before.

"Having come this far, I'm caught in a dilemma. Is this what despair feels like?" Zhou Tong sighed inwardly.

The gap between him and the Sun Sacred Emperor was simply too great, so great that he saw no hope whatsoever; all that lay before him was darkness.

"Given the current situation, we can only move forward. I refuse to believe that the will of the Sun Sacred Emperor is inexhaustible!" Zhou Tong's indomitable spirit surged up.

His gaze remained clear as he endured the endless pain and continued forward.

Zhou Tong continued forward, step by step, toward the Sun Sacred Emperor, his soul burning and his body scorched. But with each step, the pain intensified.

One hundred steps, two hundred steps, three hundred steps... one thousand steps, two thousand steps, three thousand steps...

"Bear!!"

Just then, the few remaining Karma Fire on Zhou Tong's body ignited once more.

This is the All Beings' Evil Karma, which is most adept at taking advantage of weaknesses; this is an excellent opportunity.

One after another, figures appeared around Zhou Tong.

"Haha, Zhou Tong, you demon king, you've finally met your match! You should just give up!"

"Kneel before the Sun Sacred Emperor, repent for your mistakes, and beg for the Saintly Emperor's forgiveness!"

"You have no hope. No matter how many steps you take forward, you will never get any closer to the Sun Sacred Emperor!"

"Human traffickers, kneel before the Saintly Emperor and offer your necks to be chopped off!"

The figures formed from the All Beings' Evil Karma either sneered or watched coldly.

In their eyes, Zhou Tong was making a death throes!