Looking at the Pill of Nurturing Origin in his hand, Ying Hao's heart surged, and he could no longer maintain his composure.
The Pill of Nurturing Origin was not particularly precious. To him now, it was completely useless.
But this pill held extraordinary significance!
Although the system had arrived late and even malfunctioned, believing that the world he was in was the Great Desolation World,
as long as he could obtain rewards after completing missions, what difference did it make whether this was the world of Shrouding the Heavens or the Great Desolation World?
Just as his emotions were surging, the system's notification rang out in his mind once more.
"Golden Crow detected. Random mission activated! 1. Slay the Golden Crow and receive the Golden Crow Bloodline! 2. Flee far away and preserve your life. Receive one Rank-Three Golden Pill! Warning! The Golden Crow possesses the bloodline of a Heavenly Emperor and is incomparably powerful. The host is advised to temporarily avoid its sharp edge!"
Ying Hao's heart stirred. His divine sense swept across the heavens and earth, immediately discovering the Golden Crow not far away.
A Great Sage Realm Golden Crow was actually loitering near the Sun God Cult. What could it want?
The Golden Crow Great Sage gazed at the Sun God Cult from afar. His eyes were filled with wariness, as well as greed that could not be dispelled.
"I never expected the Sun God Cult to produce an unparalleled genius in this lifetime, actually allowing it to rise from the ashes!"
After the Sun Sacred Emperor passed away, the Sun God Cult suffered a devastating blow, and nearly all of its experts were lost.
The Human Emperor Lineage was of immeasurable value. Who could remain unmoved?
Their Golden Crow Clan had plotted over this for many years. They were on the verge of success, yet an accident had appeared in this very lifetime.
The Sun God Cult had produced an unparalleled genius, allowing the declining Sun God Cult to rise from the ashes and flourish once more.
No matter how unwilling they were, they could only lower their banners and drums, daring not to harbor any further designs.
But this was only temporary. The Sun God Cult could produce one genius, but could it produce one in every lifetime?
As long as the calamity of the past repeated itself, the Sun God Cult would decline in an instant.
By then, wouldn't the Sun God Cult become the possession of their Golden Crow Clan?
All of a sudden, the Golden Crow Great Sage's heart jolted. As if sensing an inexplicable danger, his body began to tremble uncontrollably.
In the next moment, billions of strands of immortal radiance danced through the air, illuminating eternity. A great sun slowly emerged before him.
"No! I bear no ill will!"
Sensing the power that had suddenly appeared—boundless in its terror and unrivaled in its dominance—the Golden Crow Great Sage was instantly horrified beyond words.
Looking across the entire Sun God Cult, aside from that unparalleled genius, there was no one else with such terrifying power.
The unparalleled genius he had just been talking about had unexpectedly appeared before him the very next moment.
Escape was impossible. He had not the slightest chance. All he could do was beg for mercy.
But before he could finish speaking, endless light and heat had already swallowed him whole.
Ying Hao paid no attention to the Golden Crow Great Sage's screams, merely staring blankly as the Golden Crow Great Sage slowly turned to ashes.
After the Underworld had attacked their lineage, many factions in the Ziwei Star Domain had taken advantage of their misfortune, including the Golden Crow Clan.
As far as he knew, in later generations, their lineage had been bullied by the Golden Crow lineage and had nearly suffered bloodline extinction.
Because of this, he naturally had no favorable impression of the Golden Crow lineage. He would rather kill by mistake than let one go.
In truth, he had already planned to sweep through the Ziwei Star Domain before forcibly achieving the Dao, eliminating all future troubles.
Now that the Golden Crow Great Sage had delivered himself to his door, wouldn't refusing to kill him disappoint the other party's kind intentions?
"Ding! The host has slain a Golden Crow immediately after entering the Great Desolation World, achieving the 'Talent of the Heavens' accomplishment. Reward: one random draw!"
"Ding! The host has successfully slain a Golden Crow. The reward has arrived and is being issued!"
Just as Ying Hao had predicted, after slaying the Golden Crow Great Sage, he had truly completed the mission.
He could not help wondering: if he had transmigrated to the Great Desolation World instead of the world of Shrouding the Heavens, what would have happened?
In the Great Desolation World, how difficult would it be to slay a Golden Crow?
Even if he could kill one, how would he face the two Heavenly Emperors coming at him with their supreme treasures?
But in the world of Shrouding the Heavens, let alone one Golden Crow—even if he killed hundreds or thousands of Golden Crows, what difficulty would there be?
If one looked at it this way, the system's error was, to him, instead an enormous blessing.
Just as he was letting his imagination run wild, his bloodline suddenly surged, startling him greatly.
He returned to his secluded cultivation grounds at top speed, immediately sat down cross-legged, and began closed-door cultivation.
At this moment, he could clearly feel his bloodline boiling, while his flesh and bones were glowing.
An unbelievable transformation was taking place within his body. Was this the Golden Crow Bloodline rewarded by the system?
He suddenly understood. The Golden Crow mentioned by the system was the Golden Crow of the Great Desolation World, so the Golden Crow Bloodline it rewarded was naturally the Golden Crow Bloodline of the primordial heavens and earth.
In the Great Desolation World, the Golden Crow was the essence of the great sun, supremely firm and supremely yang, the incarnation of the great sun.
What effect would possessing the Golden Crow Bloodline of the Great Desolation World have in the world of Shrouding the Heavens?
At this moment, Ying Hao could clearly feel that his strength, which had already reached its limit, was actually rising layer by layer.
Everything originated from the transformation of his physique!
He already possessed the Sun God Physique. After achieving the Dao by an alternative method, he had cultivated this physique to its limit.
A divine sun dwelled within his body, resplendent as the great sun. He was already not far behind his ancestor, the Sun Sacred Emperor.
Yet after fusing with the Golden Crow Bloodline, his physique continued to improve, ascending toward an unimaginable level.
The Sun God Physique was already one of the most supreme physiques in the world. The number of physiques stronger than it could be counted on one hand.
Perhaps only the Chaos Physique and the Innate Sacred Body Dao Fetus could surpass the Sun God Physique!
Now that his physique was transforming and becoming even stronger, wouldn't it be comparable to the Chaos Physique and the Innate Sacred Body Dao Fetus?
No one knew how much time had passed. When the transformation within his body gradually subsided, Ying Hao slowly opened his eyes.
"I actually became stronger?"
His voice was filled with confusion. To him, it felt like he had merely experienced a dream.
He had achieved the Dao by an alternative method. Unless he attained enlightenment and became an Emperor, he had already reached the limit of what he could achieve.
Yet after the Golden Crow Bloodline fused with the Sun God Physique, he had unbelievably advanced another step despite already standing at the top.
He could clearly feel endless light and sunlight within his body, as though he himself were a great sun.
With each breath, he resonated with the origin of the sun, and endless solar power surged into his body.
He could sense an extremely domineering power within him, a kind of blazing flame.
The True Sun Fire!
With merely a thought, the True Sun Fire could sweep across the firmament and burn everything to nothing.
Indeed! People really were different from one another!
A fully matured Sacred Body could contend with a Great Emperor!
The Chaos Physique would likely be even stronger after achieving the Dao by an alternative method!
Now that his physique had transformed and his Sun God Physique had advanced another step, it was only natural that his combat strength had increased dramatically.
He slowly rose to his feet and raised his head toward the sky. His gaze pierced through the void and looked toward the direction where the Underworld was located.
Although he wanted to forcibly achieve the Dao, he knew very well that his chances of success were actually less than ten percent!
But now, everything was different. After the transformation of his Sun God Physique, it could be called the Sacred Sun Physique!
Even if he forcibly achieved the Dao, what could possibly stop him?
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