Breakthrough, God Zhao Xing!

Lu Ming was awakened by the pain. He thought he was dead. When he opened his eyes, he saw a young man with a fierce expression and a face full of scars cutting his own flesh with a knife.

The knife didn't seem very sharp, making it difficult to cut, which made the scraping sound of the knife cutting through the meat, tendons, and bones audible.

"What are you doing, sir?"

Du Yun sneered, "What for? Of course, I'm going to cut off your flesh and eat it."

"Oh, then you can continue."

"?.?"

Du Yun was taken aback.

Why isn't this guy playing by the rules?

He and Zhao Xing had originally planned that he would play the role of a pervert, and once Lü was frightened, Zhao Xing would step in and gain Lü's favor.

But this guy, he's not afraid!

"Du Yun, stop."

Zhao Xing walked over from the edge of the square.

The once-famous Liu Qingci could hear the voice of the soul.

Zhao Xing guessed that he had seen through these two clerks.

You heard everything?

"Yes." Lü nodded. "You call him Du Yun, and he calls you Zhao Xing."

"You healed me with his blood."

"What kind of move is this?" Du Yun was surprised. He had returned to his original upright appearance and was no longer playing the role of a fierce demon.

"Divine Body Echo," Wen explained. "Even when I'm unconscious, my divine body can still receive any sound within a certain range, including telepathic messages and even the idle chatter of Fate Master."

"When I wake up, I will be able to recall what sounds occurred during my coma."

A martial artist's divine body is very nourishing; Du Yun's is a case of nourishing within nourishment.

The musicians of Lu also have unique features, one of which is their ability to store sound.

"Now that you've heard it, you know your current predicament." Zhao Xing looked at Lü: "You've been made into the Year Beast's meal."

"Hmm, how would you like me to cooperate?"

"It's simple, we want to know the situation here, and how to escape." Du Yun was somewhat impatient.

How could he not be anxious? He was bleeding and cutting off his own flesh every day, castrating himself, for decades. Who could endure that?

If he stayed any longer, Du Yun felt he wouldn't even need to act anymore; he'd really become a psychopath!

"I don't know." He shook his head.

"Don't know? How could I not know? Aren't you from the Nine Nether Dao Palace?"

"You're right. Of course I know how to get out of the original Nine Nether Dao Court, but it's different now." Lü's voice was tinged with sorrow. "The Dao Lord is dead, the Dao Court has been destroyed, it's no longer the place I remember."

"So, which area do you usually stay in?" Zhao Xing asked.

"Feather Sound Mountain."

"Feather Sound Mountain?" Zhao Xing's expression changed drastically. "Feather Sound Mountain, the Unknowable Mountain?"

"What unknowable mountain?" Lu wondered, "What are you talking about."

"The Emperor Yu Ascends Mountain to Create Divine Sound, and the mountain grew with the sound, increasing by one level every day. After the Feather Sound Divine Rank of the Five Divine Sounds was created, that mountain was named Feather Sound Mountain."

"Later, the upper part of Feather Sound Mountain disappeared, leaving only Six-Winged Mountain visible," Zhao Xing explained. "Are you referring to this mountain?"

"Yes, the Dao Lord cut it off and took it. But it doesn't belong to the Unknowable and Unseeable Mountain," Lü corrected.

"It's here—"

When Zhao Xing Mountain Head of Ancient Hill of Antiquity, he opened up and sealed off mountains throughout the Xuanling Star Domain, collecting essence and auspicious energy, and ranking the mountains.

They had once been to the Six-Winged Mountain in the territory of the Demon Race.

There is also a legend that in the Tuoyuan Kingdom of [Yang Cangtian], there was a true god named You Tianfu who proved the Dao of Heaven and Earth, and who invented the You Tianqin and the Tianfu flute.

After Zhao Xing recounted the events at Six-Winged Mountain, he asked with a somewhat strange expression, "Which era are you from? How could the story of Feather Sound Mountain be spread so far as to be so outrageous?"

Absolutely wrong?

Zhao Xing Xingyi.

"I wonder what makes you say that?"

"Feather Sound Mountain was taken away because one of the Eight Sound Divine King under the Dao Lord Demon fought at the Heaven Reaching Convention and defeated the Yang Cang Dao Master Tuoyuan Kingdom God King under the Dao Lord Demon Yang Cang."

"Since the other side lost, they naturally have to cede Feather Sound Mountain."

"You Tianfu is not from the Tuoyuan Kingdom at all; he is True God under the Dao Lord Demon, and also my grandmaster."

"You actually thought my grandmaster was from the Tuoyuan Kingdom, and even said he was a prince?" Wen couldn't bear to continue.

Zhao Xing nodded. It seemed that history had changed beyond recognition over the years.

He had heard it in historical legends during the Desolate Territory Era, and who knows how much time had passed since then.

You Tianfu was the god who defeated Tuoyuan Kingdom, yet he was said to be born a prince of the Tuoyuan Kingdom, which naturally seemed absurd to Wen.

"Alright, let's get serious," Du Yun said. "Is there anyone left on Feather Sound Mountain?"

"Yes, including my teacher, there are twenty-four people."

What level?

"They all have Six Divine Kings and Eight True Divine Generals, and the rest are all Divine General like me."

"What?!" Du Yun and Zhao Xing both widened their eyes.

Such combat power is simply terrifying.

So even if the Year Beast is strong, it probably can't defeat them. How could this be?

"Don't you want to get out? And how did you get beaten up like this by the Year Beast? Aren't the gods going to help you?"

"You misunderstand us," Lü shook his head. "It's not that a higher cultivation level necessarily means greater fighting ability."

"Grandmaster You Tianfu was an exception; he was skilled in both diplomacy and warfare."

"Half of the Feather Sound Mountain have little fighting ability, and the remaining half, even if they are skilled in battle, are unable to fight."

"Why?" Du Yun was puzzled. They clearly had Six Divine Kings and Eight True Divine Generals, yet they were bullied by a Year Beast.

I won't answer your question.

Zhao Xing stared at him and said, "Is it because of the Fengshan ceremony? You can't fight back against the Year Beast?"

Looking at Zhao Xing with some surprise, Wen asked, "What era are you from? You don't understand the True History, yet you know about the Fengshan ceremony."

"What do you mean?" Du Yun asked, somewhat confused. Zhao Xing pointed and guessed, "They are the team prepared by the Nine Nether Dao Master for the Fengshan Contingent. The first step is to Sacrifice to Heaven. The Year Beast is born from the Time Origin. To fight the Year Beast is tantamount to disrespecting Heaven. There must be some taboo involved."

"Oh, wait a minute." Du Yun frowned and said, "That's not right, I saw that the Year Beast was injured when it came back this time?"

If it couldn't fight back, then how was the Year Beast injured?

He replied, "Because I am not yet a fully qualified priest for the Fengshan ceremony, but merely a candidate, I need not heed this taboo."

Zhao Xing organized his thoughts:

At the Heaven Reaching Convention, the Nine Nether Dao Master won the Feather Sound Divine Mountain from the other Lords.

This might be an object or place that Heaven and Earth Attainment?

Afterwards, the Nine Nether Dao Master brought it back to the Dao Court and trained musicians and Dancer Master in preparation for the Fengshan ceremony.

He doesn't need these people to charge into battle; musicians and Dancer Master are not combat professions to begin with.

Just like the Emperor Bisui of the Primordial Beginning Realm, who was not good at fighting, but could grow many life-saving and healing herbs.

Although this group of people had high cultivation levels, half of them were not good at fighting, while the other half were. However, since they were preparing for the Fengshan ceremony, they had to respect Heaven and therefore could not attack the Year Beast.

In a way, Jian was the worst of the bunch. But because he wasn't a formal member, he wasn't restricted, so he could fight back against the Year Beast. However, he never won and ended up as its meal.

"So you don't want to get out? You should know that the Nine Nether Dao Master is dead, right?" Du Yun asked again. "You don't still believe that the Nine Nether Dao Master can be resurrected."

The Nine Nether Dao Master died in the war for the Divine Emperor, and was killed by Emperor Luo.

To reverse this fact is simply wishful thinking; perhaps only the Emperor Luo himself could achieve it.

After a moment of silence, he said, "We want to get out, at least I want to. But we can't."

"Once they leave the Dao Court, True God is no longer True God, and God King is no longer God King."

"When the rules of the universe return to us, they will take our lives."

"You mean the Divine Tribulation?" Du Yun asked.

"More or less." Lü nodded. "Even if I manage to get out, the Life String can only be played twelve more times at most."

What does this mean?

"This means I can only live for a maximum of twelve Solar Year, including the time I traverse through time and space."

Only twelve Solar Year? What about everyone else? Will they die immediately if they go out?

The idea that had just formed in Zhao Xing's mind was instantly extinguished.

On his panel, the progress of [Land of Fengshan] was already more than halfway complete. He thought that one day, he might be able to use this group of people to go to the Profound Yellow World and complete the Heaven and Earth Attainment.

However, among this group, the one who lived the longest was Jian; the others would drop in rank or even die if they went out.

"It's a good thing that you still want to get out." Du Yun didn't think that far ahead; all he wanted was to get out.

If someone doesn't even want to go out, then there's nothing more to say; saving them with blood is essentially pointless.

"Since the Year Beast can come and go, then as long as we defeat Year Beast, we can get out." Du Yun clenched his fist. "Lu, right? You're cooperating with us. Counting the two of us, what do you think our chances of winning are?"

Du Yun gave a general overview of his and Zhao Xing's abilities and combat strength.

"Zero."

"How could it be zero?" Du Yun frowned. "Did you not hear me clearly? Not to mention my brother, even for me, it would take the Year Beast some time to bite through my bones!"

Zhao Xing almost fainted. "Old Du, is that how you give an example?"

"You don't understand." Lü shook his head. "There are many Year Beasts, but not many who call themselves 'Year Beast'."

"This one was once granted a title."

"Rewarded by the mighty power of the Emperor Luo?"

"Um."

Zhao Xing was also somewhat puzzled. He had originally thought that the Year Beast was Divine General Peak Stage, but it was not Human Race and belonged to a special race, making it more powerful.

Just like the Divine General among Human Race, they are usually not as strong as Demon Race or plant life forms.

Lu Ya is also at the Divine General Peak Stage, but his combat power is significantly higher than that of the other Divine General of the Origin Heavenly Palace.

The Year Beast was bestowed with a title, no wonder Zhao Xing felt that the Year Beast was invincible at times and could be defeated at others when he was in the Thousand Feather Great World.

He has two states when it comes to emotions: only when he is physically present will he fear his own Firecracker Bamboo and Yi Ren's Spring Talisman.

"Once he transforms into his Extreme Star True Form, no one can do anything about it," he asked.

"In his Year Beast form, he does have weaknesses, but no one can stop his transformation into Extreme Star, because no one's Time Origin is stronger than his."

Zhao Xing thought of the Zu Emperor Dynasty.

The power of the Divine Emperor is indeed unimaginable. The Zu Emperor Dynasty within his own body is merely an insignificant component of the Divine Court, and it was even created by the Moon God Palace Master from nothingness, not the real thing.

However, even the Immeasurable True God cannot see through it, and even the God King cannot see through it unless he observes closely or spends a long time with the gods.

"It seems I need to reassess the strength of the Year Beast." Zhao Xing's original plan was that once he gathered the three origins and broke through to become Free God, his strength would inevitably surge, giving him the ability to contend with the Year Beast.

Now, hearing from the rumors, he no longer has any confidence.

With the Agricultural Official gathered, and having broken through to godhood, can he defeat the Year Beast, which had been sealed away by the Emperor Luo?

"It's over, is it? Am I completely stuck here?" Du Yun felt a sense of despair. Was he destined to be used as food for the rest of his life?

"No, what did you just say?" Zhao Xing asked again.

"Once he transforms into his Extreme Star True Form, no one can do anything about it."

"Not that sentence."

"He has weaknesses in his Year Beast form, but no one can stop him from transforming into Extreme Star, because no one's Time Origin is stronger than his," Lü said.

That's it!

Zhao Xing pondered in silence.

What if there were an opportunity to drain the Year Beast's life force?

"The Heaven Mending Method, the Sky Swallowing World Sea." Zhao Xing pondered rapidly as he surveyed the harsh environment surrounding the Nine Nether Dao Palace.

Would you consider this an extreme environment like the Desolate Territory?

He also wanted to ask about the Sky Swallowing World Sea and the Heaven Reaching Convention.

Just then, an urging voice came from the lair in the square:

"Cook, is it ready yet? Do you want me to starve to death?!"

"Almost there, almost there!" Zhao Xing's expression changed instantly. He strode to the edge of the square, bowing and scraping, adopting a fawning demeanor.

Wen couldn't help but take another look; this person had the potential to be Dancer Master.

Zhao Xing got a scolding, dealt with the Year Beast, and then ran back, looking at him and asking questions.

"Just bear with it."

"Come on," Lü nodded.

He knew very well that these two were not Year Beast's people, at least not genuinely loyal; they were merely submitting to the beast's tyranny.

The Year Beast is inherently violent, and only those Year Beasts that have been granted titles have a slightly better temperament. These two are quite capable for surviving being devoured by the Year Beast.

As for why he feels this way?

You can tell by looking at the other person's experience in cutting their losses.

Half of his flesh and blood were removed, but he did not experience much pain.

Such a smooth technique could only be achieved through long-term struggle to survive under the Year Beast.

"Alright."

Zhao Xing breathed a sigh of relief, looking at the half-skeleton, half-flesh and blood, and Du Yun body was peeled away even more thoroughly.

"Du Yun will give you a drop of blood, and then tell you how to recover faster."

Du Yun watched Zhao Xing leave, then, supporting his skeletal body, hopped over to sit down next to him, nudging him with his elbow. "Brother Jian, from today onwards, we are fellow Daoists."

"Fellow Daoist?" Lü was both amused and exasperated.

Only those who share the same ideals can be considered fellow Daoists. They are both focused on escaping and surviving the jaws of the Year Beast, so in a sense they can indeed be considered fellow Daoists.

After the Year Beast finished its feast, it called Zhao Xing over to give it a massage.

In the words of the Year Beast, this is a reward.

Many people would love to serve Year Beast, but they don't even have the chance!

Zhao Xing's Nine Origin Divine Thunder rubbed back and forth against the back of the Year Beast. The divine thunder that could kill Xufeng Divine General was just the right amount of force for the Year Beast.

Seemingly having satisfied the Year Beast, it groaned and turned its belly upside down. Zhao Xing immediately flew down, continuing the lightning strike.

The Year Beast lazily said, "Cook, is that guy who can play the flute a troublemaker?"

Zhao Xing thought for a moment, then said softly, "Year Beast has keen insight; he was indeed dishonest and said some unpleasant things to me."

"Hmph, I knew it." The Year Beast opened its eyes, its gaze fierce. "Its flesh is far less delicious than Du Yun's. I think we shouldn't keep it; we should just eat it!"

"I'll listen to Year Beast Nian," Zhao Xing said first, then added, "I'm just worried that Year Beast might get tired of eating the same thing all the time."

"Hmm--that's true." The Year Beast closed its eyes again. "Those old guys are hard to kill. If we can eat them and ascend to a higher level, that would be perfect.---Mmm, that feels good."

Before long, the Year Beast arrived. Zhao Xing, while blowing on the wind and generating electricity, looked at the Year Beast that had arrived, trying to find something.

Since it was an investiture, there must have been something bestowed upon them, just like their Zu Emperor Dynasty.

If it were removed, the Year Beast might be able to be subdued.

But Zhao Xing looked at it for a long time and still couldn't find it.

"I'm currently far too weak compared to the Year Beast. It seems I can only wait until the Time Origin are gathered before making any further moves."

"Once I become a true god, the interface might change." Zhao Xing pondered, leaving behind a protective aura before flying back.

Time passed, and twenty-one years after the rescue, the Year Beast once again traveled with Zhao Xing to the Sky Swallowing World Sea.

This time, Zhao Xing obtained three times the amount he had last time.

"Buzz~"

As Zhao Xing continuously absorbed the light clusters within the Sky Swallowing World Sea, the sea and the great sun within his body expanded and became more solid.

When the progress reached its final stage, the orb of light was still more than half full.

Zhao Xing stopped.

"One more step forward, and we'll reach the third level of the Great Sun Nature Sea."

"Breaking through in the Sky Swallowing World Sea, the Year Beast probably won't be able to detect it."

"However, I'd better go a little further."

Zhao Xing went deeper until the location of the Year Beast became a dim spot of light.

Having chosen a relatively safe place, Zhao Xing arranged the Earth God Crystal from his Internal World into a patch of earth, with the life essence of the Bilai Divine General floating beside it.

Then Time Origin light cluster floated overhead, forming the sky.

Then, Zhao Xing used [Sub-Middle World] to activate the projection and enter his Internal World with his mind.

He needed to inform the Tree Son to see if the breakthrough would hinder his devouring of the Zhou Yuan.

The Tree Son explained that the breakthrough would only temporarily hinder the progress of devouring, but after the breakthrough was completed, it would greatly increase the progress of devouring the Zhou Yuan.

Therefore, Zhao Xing no longer had any worries.

The three major cultivation techniques—<Primordial Chaos Realm>, <Extreme Land Primal Chaos World>, and <Great Sun Sea>—are advancing simultaneously, propelling us towards godhood!