System Activation, Reward: Chaos Undying Body

Qin Feng's roar, which came from the depths of his soul, was like a spark igniting dry tinder.

[Ding! Host confirmed! The Backing System is officially activated!]

[Newbie gift pack and mission rewards are being distributed simultaneously!]

[Congratulations to the host for accepting the mission: Become Niangniang Shi Ji's backing. Mission reward - Chaos Undying Body, has been distributed!]

The cold, mechanical voice spoke each word distinctly, yet it sounded like the most sacred decree from the highest heavens, striking heavily upon the core of Qin Feng's consciousness.

He did it!

He really did it!

Ten thousand years of waiting, ten thousand years of solitude, finally, at this moment, the dawn of breaking free had arrived!

Before Qin Feng could even rejoice, a torrent of information, far vaster, more ancient, and more terrifying than he had ever imagined, poured into his mind with an irresistible force.

This information flow contained all the functions and rules of the system.

By becoming a backing for a goddess, solving her crises, he would receive heaven-defying rewards tailored by the system based on the crisis's difficulty and the goddess's own characteristics.

The more goddesses he protected, the greater the crises he resolved, the more generous the rewards would be, and he could even unlock the legendary "Alliance Buff" for group-wide, heaven-defying boosts.

This was simply... a custom system for professional goddess's protectors!

Qin Feng instantly understood the core gameplay of the system.

However, the main body of the information flow was not a system manual, but an ancient, profound cultivation method that seemed to originate from before the creation of heaven and earth.

Chaos Undying Body!

Every character seemed to contain a complete Great Dao, and every syllable appeared to expound the ultimate truth of the universe's birth and death.

This information was too immense. Even though Qin Feng had been trapped for ten thousand years and his Spiritual Sense far surpassed that of ordinary people, his entire consciousness was being stretched to its limit, causing excruciating pain, as if his head were about to explode.

Just as he was about to be overwhelmed, a strange power, indescribable and inexplicable, as if it existed yet did not, arrived from beyond the heavens. It traversed time and space, ignored all the restrictions of Skeleton Mountain, and precisely infused into the Stubborn Stone he inhabited.

It was a wisp of gray mist.

It seemed tiny, just a wisp, yet it was as heavy as the entire chaos.

It seemed ordinary and unremarkable, yet it contained the supreme divine might to create all things and destroy all things.

Chaos Qi!

This was the primordial power from before the creation of heaven and earth, when the universe was still undifferentiated!

The moment this wisp of Chaos Qi merged with the Stubborn Stone, Qin Feng felt his Spiritual Sense, which was on the verge of exploding from the information torrent, instantly enveloped by a warm and powerful force.

All the excruciating pain vanished, replaced by an unprecedented sense of comfort and clarity.

The profound Chaos Undying Body cultivation method was no longer obscure in the slightest. Every character transformed into his instinct, imprinted upon the deepest part of his soul.

[Chaos Undying Body: Born from the primordial chaos, the source of all things. Invulnerable to all laws, indestructible through all tribulations. Possesses immense strength, its physical body comparable to a primordial innate treasure.]

The system's prompt sounded again, as if offering a hymn to the birth of this divine body.

Immediately after, a world-shattering transformation began.

Qin Feng could clearly "see" the astonishing changes occurring within his Stubborn Stone body, which had been trapped for ten thousand years.

That wisp of Chaos Qi, like a supremely skilled creator, used the Stubborn Stone as its embryo and his divine soul as its guide, undertaking a heaven-defying reshaping.

The hardened stone structure, under the scouring of the Chaos Qi, decomposed layer by layer and then reassembled layer by layer.

Impurities were removed, the origin was purified, and a new immortal body and Dao body, far surpassing Vajra Glazed Jade, was rapidly taking shape.

His Spiritual Sense perfectly merged with this newborn body, without any obstruction.

He could even feel an unprecedented, terrifying power surging wildly within his limbs and bones.

This was pure physical strength, devoid of any magical power, yet it felt as if a single punch could shatter stars, and a single stomp could crack the primordial wilderness!

Meanwhile, atop Skeleton Mountain, the battle had reached its most critical juncture.

The nine divine fire dragons had completely sealed off all of Shi Ji's escape routes. The net of fire they formed tightened with each passing moment. The terrifying high temperature, capable of incinerating all things, had already scorched her green Daoist Robe black, and burn marks appeared on her fair skin.

Shi Ji's magical power was nearly depleted, and her primordial spirit trembled uncontrollably under the pressure of the divine fire. Yet, she still stood defiantly, gripping the dimly glowing Tai'a Sword in her hand, her beautiful eyes showing no sign of surrender.

"Heh, what a tough bone," Taiyi Zhenren said with a cruel, cat-and-mouse smile. Far from appreciating Shi Ji's resilience, he found it even more amusing.

He most enjoyed the process of grinding such so-called "tough bones" into dust, bit by bit.

"Fine, the game is over."

Taiyi Zhenren pouted, finding it somewhat uninteresting, and prepared to issue the final killing command.

Just then, a premonition, completely out of the blue, surged from the depths of his heart!

It was an indescribable fear, originating from a level of existence beyond comprehension, as if he had been targeted by some terrifying entity from the ancient, primordial era.

The smile on Taiyi Zhenren's face froze instantly.

Following that, he horrifyingly discovered that the intimate connection between his mind and the Nine Dragon Divine Fire Cover had developed a subtle, almost imperceptible hitch.

The divine fire cover, suspended high in the sky, actually trembled slightly.

The nine divine fire dragons, roaring and intent on tearing Shi Ji to shreds, suddenly paused. The blazing inferno consuming their hundred-zhang bodies seemed to have been doused with cold water, their might diminished by a third.

Within their flame-formed dragon eyes, a trace of... fear?

What was happening!

Taiyi Zhenren's heart pounded in alarm. His spiritual sense swept across Skeleton Mountain like a tide, searching for the source of this anomaly.

But his scan yielded nothing.

Shi Ji was already at her limit, surely she had no more trump cards.

Within a radius of ten thousand miles, there was no aura of any powerful being's arrival.

The entirety of Skeleton Mountain, besides himself and Shi Ji, was only populated by the low-level spirit monsters trembling under the residual might of the divine fire.

"An illusion?"

Taiyi Zhenren's brow furrowed, then slowly relaxed. A self-satisfied sneer returned to his lips.

It must be an illusion!

He was a Golden Immortal of the Chan Sect, a personal disciple of Yuanshi Tianzun, wielding a supreme treasure and blessed by destiny. On this Great Wilderness, who else besides the handful of Saints and Quasi-Saint mighty figures could make him feel a tremor?

Could a mere Skeleton Mountain, a mere stone goblin of inferior origins, be worthy of that?

"Hmph! Playing tricks, a dying struggle!"

Taiyi Zhenren attributed this inexplicable anomaly to some obscure tactic Shi Ji was employing.

This realization, coupled with the provocation to his inherent sense of superiority, fueled his rage and intensified his killing intent.

"Let's see what other tricks you have!"

"Burn! Turn her and this entire mountain into ashes!"

He formed a hand seal, pouring his magic power into the Nine Dragon Divine Fire Cover without reservation.

Buzz--!

Empowered by the torrent of magic power, the divine fire cover blazed with red light. The nine fire dragons, as if injected with stimulants, instantly dispelled their fear, letting out roars even more ferocious than before as they lunged towards Shi Ji at the cave entrance once more.

However, Taiyi Zhenren failed to notice.

At the very moment he increased his magic power output, below, at the entrance of White Bone Cave, the stubborn stone that had been there since Shi Ji's arrival began to show a network of golden cracks on its surface, without any warning.

Crack...

Crack, crack...

The cracks spread rapidly, covering the entire stubborn stone.

Strands, wisps, of Chaos Qi, more ancient than primordial chaos and more sublime than the Great Dao, slowly seeped out from the golden fissures.

This aura was faint at first, but the moment it leaked out, the distorted space around, scorched by the divine fire, seemed to be smoothed out by an invisible hand.

The rampaging, ferocious innate divine fire, upon contact with this aura, retreated as if encountering its nemesis. It was as if this was not an aura, but the most terrifying poison in existence.

A terrifying pressure, capable of stirring the heavens and earth and commanding all laws to submit, was quietly awakening within the stubborn stone that was on the verge of shattering.