Supreme Dharma Form
"Boy, you've really gone too far!" Elder Zuo shouted sternly.
The voice that escaped his throat was hoarse and almost hissing, and his gaunt face was contorted with distorted features, like a piece of old tree bark that had been wrung dry.
He then stomped his foot hard, creating a crater several feet in diameter in the stone bricks beneath his feet. Gravel and dust shot out in all directions like shrapnel.
Suddenly, a terrifying Spiritual Energy erupted from his body, surging from his limbs and bones, like a volcano that had been suppressed for hundreds of years finally bursting open.
All that could be seen was the gathering of Spiritual Energy. The Spiritual Energy that surged out from the pores of his body did not dissipate, but instead rapidly condensed behind him, directly transforming into a Spiritual Energy figure that seemed to touch the sky and stand firmly on the earth.
The light and shadow were about ten thousand feet high, and its entire body was a deep gray-white color, like a giant mountain sculpted into the Human Form of a human.
The face of the figure bears a seven-tenths resemblance to Elder Zuo, but is more majestic and colder. His eyes are slightly closed, his hands hang at his sides, and his body is entangled with dense Spiritual Energy patterns.
The light and shadow flickered, exhaling clouds and mist, the breath from its mouth transforming into patches of grayish-white cloudiness that enveloped the entire hall.
The entire world was suppressed at this moment, and a suffocating heaviness filled the air, as if an invisible hand was pressing on everyone's chest.
Lin Ming stared at the giant shadow, his expression changing slightly. He could sense that the giant shadow was the Supreme Dharma Body cultivated by Elder Zuo.
The Spiritual Energy contained within the Dharma Body was extremely profound, like a vast ocean compressed into Human Form, with every inch of light and shadow containing the power to crush mountains.
When this Supreme Dharma Body appeared, Elder Zuo suddenly let out a low roar and opened his mouth.
An unbelievable scene unfolded: the giant shadow was swallowed whole by him.
The ten-thousand-foot- Dharma Body shrank rapidly like a wisp of smoke being inhaled, shrinking from ten thousand feet to a thousand feet, from a thousand feet to a hundred feet, and finally turning into a grayish-white stream of light that disappeared into Elder Zuo's mouth.
Elder Zuo actually swallowed his Supreme Dharma Body?!
Boom!
Just as Lin Ming was astonished, Elder Zuo's body suddenly swelled up in the wind.
His bones crackled and popped like a string of lit firecrackers, his muscles swelled up as if being inflated, and grayish-white Spiritual Energy patterns rose on his skin. These patterns spread from his chest to his limbs, from his spine to his cheeks, each one formed by extremely powerful Spiritual Energy compressed into his body, like steel bars embedded in his flesh.
In just a few breaths, it transformed into a giant ten thousand feet tall.
The giant stood in the hall, causing the remaining dome above to shatter inch by inch. Stone fragments fell from above like rain, hitting his shoulders only to be deflected by the Spiritual Energy patterns.
His massive body was covered with Spiritual Energy patterns, which flowed slowly across his skin, increasing his aura with each rotation.
Whoosh! Elder Zuo stood tall between heaven and earth.
He took a deep breath, a long and drawn-out breath, like a whale drawing in a lungful of seawater from the deep sea.
As he inhaled and exhaled, clouds of mist were created, which gushed out from his mouth and nose, swirling and dispersing in the air.
Amidst the clouds and mist, howling winds, booming thunder, raging flames, and all sorts of strange phenomena emerged.
At this moment, Elder Zuo seemed to be the controller of this world, capable of creating everything.
He stood there, and with each breath he uttered, he caused Heaven and Earth Phenomenon; with each gesture he made, the surrounding air receded to the sides.
A sense of mystery emanated from him, like a true god looking down upon the world he had created.
"Is this the Supreme Dharma Form that only the Earth Sovereign can cultivate?" Lin Ming looked at Elder Zuo's giant-like body and couldn't help but take a deep breath.
It is said that after ascending to the Earth Sovereign, the Supreme Dharma Body will gradually transform. At that time, the physical body and the Dharma Body will merge, and the product of the fusion will no longer be a simple Dharma Body, but will be called Dharma Form.
The Supreme Dharma Form, its Words Manifest Law.
The reason why Earth Sovereign can crush all Tier 9 Peak is because they have mastered the method of integrating the physical body with the Law.
The Dharma Form not only possesses the immense power of the Dharma Body, but also the flexibility and instincts of the physical body. When the two are combined, it is like a Fierce Beasts has been freed from all restraints, able to mobilize the Spiritual Energy of heaven and earth at will.
"Spiritual Energy Deprivation!" Elder Zuo pointed at Lin Ming and roared.
There seemed to be a mysterious fluctuation spreading between heaven and earth, like a pebble thrown into a calm lake, with ripples spreading outwards from where Lin Ming was.
At this moment, Lin Ming suddenly felt that the Spiritual Energy in the world seemed to be resisting him. It was like a group of fish that were originally circling around him were suddenly startled and scattered by something. The Spiritual Energy from all directions was retreating outward, like a group of passersby avoiding a plague god.
This prevented him from absorbing any Spiritual Energy from the outside world.
He tried to activate his cultivation Cultivation Method to absorb Spirit Qi, but as soon as the Spirit Qi approached his body, it was pushed away by an invisible force, like two magnets with the same poles repelling each other.
"Is this the Earth Sovereign's Words Manifest Law becoming law?" Lin Ming's expression was solemn.
If he were just an ordinary Tier 9 Peak, he would probably be in dire straits just from Elder Zuo's words.
Unable to draw Spiritual Energy from the outside world, it meant that the Spiritual Energy within his body was dwindling with every bit he used, like a pond whose water source had been cut off, only able to survive by relying on the remaining water. Indeed, there was a vast difference between the Earth Sovereign and the Tier 9 Peak.
"Thunder!" Elder Zuo roared again.
Instantly, countless bolts of lightning roared like Giant Dragon across the heavens and earth. These lightning bolts appeared out of thin air, like a group of Thunder Beast released from a thunder pool, tumbling and coiling in mid-air. Each bolt of lightning was as thick as a palace pillar, its entire body gleaming with a purplish-white light, crackling and flashing, electrifying the surrounding air to the point of emitting a burnt smell.
Then, the lightning, carrying destructive power, swept fiercely towards Lin Ming.
The scene was like a torrential downpour of thunder pouring down from all directions, blocking all of Lin Ming's escape routes.
Faced with such a ferocious attack, Lin Ming dared not be careless. He immediately activated the Four Spirits Blood Array, which was not yet fully formed, to create layers of protection.
The Four Spirits have returned to their respective places: the Emperor Flame Fire Dragon resides in the south, the Glacier Ice Phoenix spreads its wings in the north, the Bodhi Ancient Tree takes root in the east, and the Earth Spirit Turtle stands tall in the west.
The four Spirit Avatar are connected by blood-red light bands, each of which is like a taut blood rope, firmly binding the will and Spiritual Energy of the Four Spirits together.
The Four Spirits Blood Array formed layers of protection around him, like a tortoise shell protecting him.
The lightning bolts struck the protective barrier, creating a series of dense roars that shattered the outermost layer of protection.
But the inner layer of protection immediately comes into play, like a group of runners in a relay race, where those in front fall and those behind immediately take their place.
Boom boom boom!
The relentless barrage of attacks shattered the layers of protection, yet the protective structure itself continuously replenished itself, demonstrating remarkable resilience.
"Wind! Fire! Mountain!"
Meanwhile, Elder Zuo launched an increasingly ferocious attack. He swung his hands repeatedly, each strike creating a Heaven and Earth Phenomenon.
A fierce wind howled out from the void, its force so great that it swirled up the rubble in the hall into the air, like a flock of birds caught in a tornado.
Flames erupted from the gale; the flames were grayish-white, yet their temperature was terrifyingly high, distorting and warping the air itself.
Mountains condensed from the flames, each about a hundred feet tall, formed entirely of grayish-white Spiritual Energy, resembling miniature mountain peaks.
At this moment, all the Spiritual Energy of the entire world was mobilized, forming a terrifying wind and fire attack that ravaged Lin Ming with a destructive force.
The wind, fire, and mountains pressed down layer upon layer, like a herd of driven beasts launching a final charge on their prey.
Under this onslaught, the Four Spirits Blood Array finally began to retreat steadily.
The outermost layer of protection was torn apart by wind and fire, the second layer was crushed by mountains, and the third layer shattered amidst thunder and fire. The fragments flew in all directions like shattered stained glass, each fragment containing a trace of the will of the Four Spirits, exploding into a small patch of four-colored light upon landing on the ground.
However, even as the Four Spirits Blood Array was defeated, Lin Ming's eyes did not show much panic.
His gaze pierced through the layers of shattered protection and landed on the Four Spirits. The Four Spirits remained in their respective positions, and although the blood-red light bands were stretched taut, they did not break.
Because the Four Spirits Blood Array has begun to truly take shape.
Those crimson light bands became increasingly condensed and tough, like blood-gold chains that had been repeatedly tempered.
The resonance between the Four Spirits grew stronger and stronger. The four fundamental Law were like a machine with its intricate gears activated, beginning to mesh, coordinate, and amplify each other.
Given Elder Zuo's current state, even with the help of the Supreme Dharma Form, he would not be able to ultimately break through.
Elder Zuo was clearly aware of this as well.
Therefore, his face grew increasingly gloomy, his deep-set eyes flickered with uncertain light, the muscles at the corners of his mouth twitched uncontrollably, and his eyes were filled with resentment and anger.
He hadn't expected that even after summoning his Supreme Dharma Form, he still couldn't overwhelm Lin Ming.
Once he activated his Supreme Dharma Form, he should have swept away everything. However, that Tier 9 Peak brat was like an unkillable cockroach, cowering in his tortoise shell. No matter how fiercely he attacked, the tortoise shell was dented and never completely shattered.
He could sense something brewing inside that tortoise shell that made his heart pound, like a seed buried in the soil sprouting rapidly.