Divine Forms Unite, Fish Transforms into Dragon, Permanent Divine Prohibition
Zhou Tong sat cross-legged at the deepest part of the Ancient Path to Immortality.
He separated his Divine Form, completely separating the six unified Divine Form that he had almost completely merged into one.
It was a monster, a monster that changed shape constantly, alternating between features of True Dragon, Immortal Phoenix, Nine-Leaf Sword Grass, Kirin, Kunpeng, and Thunder Emperor.
"The Void the Great collapses, transforming into a cauldron!" Zhou Tong waved his hand casually, and the Void the Great trembled violently, a terrifying dent instantly enveloping his Divine Form.
"Fill it with the North Pole Immortal Light!"
Streaks of hazy, multi-foot-long immortal light shot out from around Zhou Tong toward the Void the Great cauldron. In a desperate gamble, Zhou Tong poured all the North Pole Immortal Light he had obtained into the Void the Great cauldron.
Almost instantly, the entire Void the Great cauldron was filled with Immortal Qi, and even Zhou Tong felt that his Dao injury was being healed at an unprecedented speed.
This is the power of the North Pole Immortal Light from the Immortal Domain!
Zhou Tong felt completely comfortable; he hadn't felt this comfortable in a while.
"I went to the Ziwei Star Domain, and along the way I've acquired various Great Dao imprints!" Zhou Tong took out his Hegemonic Bell, which was covered with endless Great Dao imprints.
These marks are all things that Zhou Tong has come to understand over the years from his visits to various places where sages attained enlightenment, as well as other places.
"The imprint of the Great Dao transforms into the Dao Fire! The All Beings' Evil Karma transform into the Karma Fire!" Zhou Tong said softly.
Instantly, countless runes erupted from the Hegemonic Bell, transforming into the most terrifying Dao Fire, which filled the Void the Great cauldron.
At the same time, wisps of red and black light suddenly appeared inside the Hegemonic Bell, roaring and flowing, entering the cauldron along with the Dao Fire.
"Buzz!"
The Divine Form within the cauldron remained quietly inside, with the Karma Fire and the Dao Fire shining brightly, endless flames surging, and Myriad Daos light. The Divine Form no longer reacted as violently as it had during its last cultivation!
Zhou Tong didn't waste those ten-plus years.
Since his own Divine Form was that of the Ten Fiends, he needed to comprehend the profound mysteries of the Ten Evils Treasure Art in order to merge with the Ten Fiends. Over the past ten years, he had spent a great deal of time comprehending the Ten Evils Treasure Art.
Although he had only initially integrated a little bit of profound meaning, this little bit of profound meaning, coupled with the existence of the Reincarnation Seal, was enough for Zhou Tong to successfully integrate the six Divine Form.
At this moment, Zhou Tong felt no pain. These six Divine Form seemed to have been fused together by nature, and he was simply reuniting them.
It was an indescribable enjoyment; he could clearly perceive his own growth and clearly enjoy this most direct improvement. It was as if he could see the final Endpoint.
The fusion of the six Divine Form is constantly improving, and they are growing every moment.
91%, 92%, 93%...
"Boom!"
When the fusion reached 95%, Zhou Tong suddenly froze, as if he had completely merged with the separated Divine Form, and a picture appeared before his eyes.
In the beginning of time, in the boundless wilderness, a single grass seed took root, sprouted, broke through the soil, and slowly grew, eventually transforming into a plant with nine sword-like leaves. As the nine sword-like leaves fluttered, the world was turned upside down.
With a 96% integration rate, the image changes.
Amidst the dazzling Star River and Chaos Qi, a True Dragon battles between heaven and earth, its transformations illuminating the mortal realm.
With a 97% integration rate, the image changes again.
In the pitch-black sea, with towering waves, a black Kun Fish bursts out of the water, transforms into a bird, soars straight into the starry sky, flaps its wings to strike the heavens, and its brilliant feathers fly out, blasting countless large stars apart.
With a 98% integration rate, the image changes again.
The thunder was endless, and a thunder god gradually awoke from the sea of thunder, exuding boundless majesty, wielding Heavenly Tribulation, and Sovereign the thunder between heaven and earth.
With a 99% integration rate, the image changes again.
The mountains stretched endlessly, overflowing with Chaos Qi. A Kirin, exuding the aura of a supreme beast, stood tall and moved forward, shattering mountains and rivers and suppressing the Void the Great.
The integration is 100%, and the final change is made to the image.
The Immortal Phoenix Nirvana, bringing with it endless sunset clouds, like the last rays of the setting sun stretching across the horizon, warm amidst its incompleteness, and crimson, with gushing blood and spreading vitality.
Zhou Tong's spirit traveled through the vast void, and he felt everything his Divine Form experienced. The Dao Fire, the Karma Fire, and the Immortal Light—all of these things were completely and perfectly merged into one.
"After more than ten years of deduction, this time we can succeed without the Reincarnation Seal!" Zhou Tong withdrew everything, and the Dao Fire, Karma Fire, and Immortal Light all dissipated. The fused and unified Divine Form finally transformed into a ball of essence, energy, and spirit, soaring into the sky and becoming wisps of misty light that quickly entered Zhou Tong's body.
It was at this moment that Zhou Tong saw his second Immortal Qi, pure white as jade, hazy and mysterious, taking shape and expanding.
"Boom!!"
Zhou Tong stood up, rising like a mountain from the ground, exuding an extremely terrifying aura. Two streams of immortal Immortal Qi coiled around his body like two True Dragon, and his eyes held a terrifying fighting spirit that seemed capable of tearing the heavens apart.
"Just as I predicted, Permanent Divine Prohibition! This is the feeling that only Great Emperor can experience—the feeling of Permanent Divine Prohibition! Although it was only for such a short moment, this feeling is fundamentally different from the previous fluctuating divine barrier!" Zhou Tong opened his arms as if embracing the heavens.
Previously, when he entered the Divine Prohibition State, although he experienced a huge boost, there was always a stone in his heart that made him feel inexplicably blocked. But now that he has entered the Divine Prohibition State, that feeling of blockage has completely disappeared, replaced by a sense of calm and composure.
The Eight Restrictions are like a river, and all cultivators are fish swimming in it. Peerless geniuses, occasionally comprehending the divine forbidden zones, are like fish occasionally leaping out of the water, looking down upon the world from above, and witnessing a different kind of scenery.
But a fish is still a fish; it will eventually fall back into the water and return to the riverbed.
Zhou Tong's current state is like Fish Transforms into Dragon, freely soaring through the heavens. There is no reluctance, no coercion, only composure and ease.
In that instant, Zhou Tong understood why those former Great Emperor looked down upon the mortal world and why they were so disdainful of those who failed to attain enlightenment.
It is precisely because of this state of "permanent divine prohibition".
The permanent divine restriction is completely different from the usual experiential divine restriction.
Having truly experienced the permanent presence of the divine barrier, a cultivator's confidence and will undergo an unimaginable baptism, elevating their spirit, will, and mentality to a state that is difficult for ordinary cultivators to reach.
This kind of baptism is a peak spectacle that even peerless geniuses who have cultivated to the Quasi-Emperor level cannot experience. At least, only peerless geniuses at the Quasi-Emperor Ninth Heaven can barely feel it.
That's why many supreme beings call those geniuses who advance to the Quasi-Emperor Ninth Heaven "Little Dragons," because they have truly encountered this unparalleled opportunity of "Fish Transforms into Dragon" and experienced this baptism.
Originally, this kind of baptism required at least the Quasi-Emperor Ninth Heaven to comprehend, but Zhou Tong experienced it ahead of time.
This realization, this experience, is no less profound than Ye Fan's mental transformation after the Supreme Battle in the original novel.
" To Permanent Divine Prohibition —this is the true essence of invincibility." Zhou Tong opened his arms, embracing heaven and earth.
This invincibility wasn't about combat prowess, but rather an invincibility of mindset and will. Having reached this point, Zhou Tong felt that his mindset and will had undergone a complete transformation.
He believed that in the future, when he clashed with other prodigies and their wills clashed, his will would absolutely crush the other prodigies like a giant crushing an ant.
"This feeling... must be the invincible feeling Ye Fan had after experiencing the Supreme Battle in the original story!" This thought came to Zhou Tong's mind.
Before he had even Dao Severing, he had already touched upon the invincible aura and thoughts that only Great Emperor could possess.
He stood quietly on the Path to Immortality, an immeasurable power rising from the top of his head, sometimes transforming into True Dragon, soaring through the nine heavens; sometimes into Kirin, emanating Auspicious Qi; sometimes into Immortal Phoenix, undergoing rebirth; sometimes into Nine-Leaf Sword Grass, turning the world upside down...
Behind Zhou Tong, halos of light flickered, some domineering and powerful, some resembling Heavenly Tribulation, and some with astonishing aura... There were six halos in total. They represented the six Ten Fiends Divine Form Zhou Tong had now merged with.
"My Battle Immortal Path is finally about to officially begin!"
Zhou Tong looked up at the boundless chaos that blocked the Path to Immortality to immortality, and finally made his move—
"Boom!"
Zhou Tong unleashed a punch that defied the heavens. The six Paths Ten Fiends auras behind him trembled violently, transforming into a six-colored divine light that clung to his fist. In an instant, the terrifying fist pierced through the heavens, its terrifying battle intent unparalleled in the world, dominating the heavens and the earth, and actually shattering a small piece of chaos.
Zhou Tong unleashed a variety of Ten Evils Treasure Art techniques, combining them into one, crushing a Divine Form mass like an unparalleled overlord.
"Boom!!"
Just then, a massive bolt of lightning pierced through the sky and descended upon the land, terrifying beyond measure.
The Heavenly Tribulation of Dao Severing the Dao, the third great tribulation of Immortal Qi, descends simultaneously!