Five Years Later

"The space... is different now?"

The golden- Jin Xingkong, showed a slight change in expression.

He could clearly feel the pressure from the surrounding space on him increasing dramatically.

The space within a million square miles seemed to have frozen in place.

"This is Wu's secret technique for spatial divine bodies?" The Bald Giant was equally incredulous.

As a direct descendant of the Heavenly Cave Lineage of the Dongyou Galactic Human Empire, he was naturally very familiar with Wu's intelligence, knowing that the other party possessed a secret technique for suppressing spatial divine bodies.

After all, the last person to face this divine body and secret technique, Chaxi Zhuiyuan, also came from the Dongyou Galactic Human Empire.

The Bald Giant was initially quite puzzled as to why Su Yuan hadn't used the Space Divine Body Secret Technique, but now it seemed that Su Yuan hadn't been refusing to use it; rather, he had been secretly activating it all along.

The Space Divine Body Technique has now been fully formed, achieving the ultimate suppression and control over the four directions of space.

"You want to keep us here permanently?" The figure, as swift as a blade of space, spoke with icy eyes. "Let's see if you have the ability."

Su Yuan suddenly activated his spatial divine body technique to suppress them just as they were about to leave, his intention to keep them there practically written on his face.

However, whether it's keeping eight peak ninth-tier cultivators at the same time, or even those who are fleeing in all directions, neither Jin Xingkong nor the other peak ninth-tier cultivators seem to think that Su Yuan can do it.

Leaving one or two might be possible, but leaving them all?

It's too difficult.

"World in the Palm..."

Su Yuan closed his eyes and carefully sensed everything within a million miles.

The Divine Body Secret Technique <World in the Palm> has two ways of being used. One way is simply "World in the Palm," meaning the world within one's palm.

Another one... is the palm of heaven and earth.

It means that the world is as large as the palm of one's hand.

At this moment, Su Yuan was using the second method.

The entire world, spanning millions of miles, was now in Su Yuan's palm.

Compared to the first method, the second method, Heaven and Earth Palm, has a wider coverage area and is more in line with Su Yuan's idea of leaving everyone behind.

Splash!

The space surged like flowing water.

The eight peak ninth-tier cultivators, who had initially only felt slightly uneasy, immediately realized that something was amiss.

"How could such a vast spatial divine body technique suppress so much power?" Jin Xingkong was shocked. The spatial divine body technique he cultivated was called the Spatial Domain, which also belonged to the category of suppression.

Therefore, it is very clear what the advantages and disadvantages of this type of divine body secret technique are.

Its advantages are all-encompassing. The Suppression-type Space Divine Body Secret Technique is the most versatile secret technique, capable of attacking, trapping enemies, and even saving one's life.

The drawback is that the larger the coverage area, the weaker the power.

However, in Jin Xingkong's view, Su Yuan's suppression and control over space currently had no drawbacks whatsoever.

"I'll deal with you first."

Su Yuan took a step forward, and within the area covered by the <World in the Palm>, he was almost able to teleport.

Of course, the use of "almost" here is different from the large-scale teleportation that Stellar Lifeform tears through space. Essentially, it still achieves a similar teleportation effect by influencing space and shortening the scale.

"Not good!"

Jin Xingkong's pupils contracted sharply. His Spatial Domain covered hundreds of feet around him, and he immediately sensed the pressure from the World in the Palm.

Before Jin Xingkong could react, Su Yuan appeared in front of him.

Wow!

Without any hesitation, Su Yuan swung his fist and smashed it towards Jin Xingkong.

With the divine body technique <Indestructible Golden Body> activated, Su Yuan's entire body became indestructible and indestructible.

And being strong and immortal means sweeping away everything.

Normally, such sturdiness and immortality could only be used for defense.

As for offense? The speed is too slow and the technique is too poor. With Jin Xingkong's level of spatial manipulation at the peak of the ninth rank, Su Yuan's punch had already disappeared far away before it even hit the ground.

It's impossible to touch or even budge from it.

But now?

The world seemed to be in his palm, and the terrifying spatial suppression made it impossible for Jin Xingkong to move an inch. Under these circumstances, he had no choice but to take Su Yuan's punch head-on.

In this way, the offensive capabilities of the "Indestructible Golden Body" can be fully utilized.

This is the result of combining different divine body secret techniques.

When Su Primordial Spirit body reached perfection, the three divine body secret techniques he chose were not only the most suitable for his cultivation, but also able to complement each other, producing an effect far greater than the sum of its parts.

"No!"

Jin Xingkong watched Su Yuan's fist, radiating immortal golden light, hurtle down upon him, and knowing he couldn't dodge it, a look of despair crossed his face.

Boom!

With a single punch, Jin Xingkong felt as if he had been struck by lightning, and his consciousness began to blur.

The second punch!

The third punch!

In a short span of time, Su Yuan unleashed three punches, the terrifying power penetrating Jin Xingkong's divine body and directly annihilating his mind and will.

This was also the result of Su Yuan deliberately restraining himself; otherwise, not only would Jin Xingkong's spiritual will have been extinguished, but his divine body would not have been preserved either.

However, without the support of his mental will, Jin Xingkong's divine body also began to disintegrate and collapse.

"Keep."

With a slight thought, Su Yuan used the power of World in the Palm to silently intercept a wisp of the essence of the great cycle of cosmic power within Jin Xingkong's body.

"Jin Xingkong is dead?"

The expressions of the other seven peak ninth-tier experts in the distance turned grim.

They were quite relieved when they saw Su Yuan make the first move against Jin Xingkong.

Because this means they have time to escape Su Yuan's World in the Palm.

Just now?

Jin Xingkong didn't even have a single breath left; how could they possibly have time to escape?

With a whoosh, the illusory image of the Heavenly Cave in the Bald Giant's eyes suddenly surged violently, as if it wanted to break free from the depths of his eyes and descend into the World of Divine Bodies.

"Heavenly Cave?"

Su Yuan appeared not far away, and a pure golden vertical eye silently opened between his brows.

The Divine Body Secret Technique: The Eye of the Nether.

To deal with Jin Xingkong, Su Yuan used his fists directly.

To deal with the Bald Giant, Su Yuan used the <Eye of the Nether>.

This is also the fastest way for the Grey Mirror to resolve the issue.

"Ah?!"

The Bald Giant looked at Su Yuan's vertical pupil between his eyebrows and immediately felt the Heavenly Cave deep within his own eyes being suppressed.

My own mental will is also rapidly collapsing.

"Receive."

Watching the Bald Giant's divine body uncontrollably disintegrate, Su Yuan also extracted a trace of the essence of the Great Cycle of Cosmic Power from within the divine body.

The third one.

Su Yuan took another step forward and arrived next to the third peak ninth-tier expert.

As for the result?

Naturally, there was no suspense; none of the peak ninth-tier experts could last more than a breath after Su Yuan made his move.

Within the area covered by the World in the Palm, the strength of these peak ninth-tier experts was already greatly suppressed, with less than one in a hundred surviving.

With the blessing of the World in the Palm, Su Yuan's strength can increase by dozens or even hundreds of times.

With this shift in power, the eight peak ninth-tier experts were as fragile as paper in front of Su Yuan. If it weren't for the concern about damaging their divine bodies and causing the incomplete cycle of extracting cosmic power, Su Yuan wouldn't have needed to take action personally; he could have simply swept them away with his absolute power of the World in the Palm.

The scene of Su Yuan brutally killing eight peak ninth-tier experts was also witnessed by hundreds of eighth-tier and ninth-tier experts watching from afar.

These powerful figures were initially in a state of panic. Under the influence of the palm's protective barrier, even a peak ninth-tier expert could barely move, but they were almost completely immobilized.

But after witnessing the fate of eight peak ninth-tier experts...

All the eighth and ninth-tier powerhouses fell silent.

"Jin Xingkong... how can he be so weak?"

"And that Heavenly Cave Lineage..."

Many absurd thoughts flashed through the minds of all the powerful individuals, but they quickly came to their senses.

It's not that the eight ninth-tier experts are weak, but that Su Yuan is too strong.

It was so powerful that even a peak ninth-tier cultivator seemed incredibly weak.

In the center of the battlefield.

After Su Yuan carefully dealt with all the peak ninth-tier experts,

His gaze then fell upon the hundreds of eighth and ninth-tier experts watching from afar.

Lord Wu...

Under Su Yuan's gaze, a ninth-tier expert stepped forward, "We come from..."

This ninth-tier expert introduced himself, hoping that Su Yuan would spare their lives out of consideration for the power behind them.

After all, they hadn't made a move the entire time, even though they had thoughts of picking up the scraps or waiting for the peak ninth-tier experts to both suffer heavy losses.

But it was never implemented.

Are you threatening me?

Su Yuan glanced at the crowd, then his pure golden vertical eye between his brows opened again.

The Divine Body Secret Technique: The Eye of the Nether.

This kind of divine body secret technique only attacks the mind and will. Even that Bald Giant from the Heavenly Cave Lineage, who specializes in cultivating the mind and will, could not resist it, let alone an eighth or ninth-level expert.

Buzz!

The Eye of the Nether.

One by one, the consciousnesses of the eighth and ninth-tier powerhouses plummeted into darkness.

As the divine body uncontrollably disintegrated and collapsed, a trace of the cosmic power's great cycle essence within it was extracted by Su Yuan.

"Um?"

After dealing with everyone, Su Yuan's heart stirred slightly, and he looked towards the distance.

There, a small tree, about half a person's height, was trapped.

It was the very same miraculous herb that had been born.

Whoosh!

Su Yuan beckoned, and the divine herb flew over and landed in front of Su Yuan.

The five elements: metal, wood, water, fire, earth; thunder; life...

After observing for a while, Su Yuan sensed that this divine herb contained eleven kinds of cosmic power. These eleven kinds of cosmic power were intertwined and fused together, forming a stable great cycle of cosmic power.

Of course, the great cycle of cosmic power within the divine medicine is different from the great cycle of cosmic power within the divine body. The former is naturally generated, which is why it contains as many as eleven types of cosmic power.

"Let's take a little too."

Su Yuan looked at the small tree in front of him, about half a person's height, and broke off a small section of its branch.

This small section of branch contains the great cycle of cosmic power flowing within the sapling.

Although the cosmic power cycle within the divine medicine encompasses a large quantity of cosmic power, it is innate and lacks depth. Therefore, its usefulness to Su Yuan is not as great as imagined; it is roughly equivalent to the cosmic power cycle mastered by a peak ninth-tier cultivator.

Even though they are all part of a great cycle composed of four cosmic forces, some advanced-realm Starry Sky Lifeform can only cultivate to the fifth level, while others can cultivate to the eighth or even ninth level.

Why is that?

This is naturally because of the different depths of their understanding of the great cycle of cosmic power.

The Heaven-Swallowing Demon Art that Su Yuan cultivates requires the deep absorption of the great cycle of cosmic power.

That's why neither divine medicine nor Undying Divine Herb was as useful to Su Yuan as he had imagined.

Outside the base.

The Canghai Tower Master and the others had been waiting for Su Yuan for a long time.

"Brother Wu." Upon seeing Su Yuan's arrival, the Canghai Tower Master immediately spoke, his tone quite respectful. "If it weren't for Brother Wu's intervention this time, Canghai Tower would have suffered heavy losses..."

With so many eighth and ninth-tier experts, once they start fighting, the members of Canghai Tower will definitely be the first to be affected.

"It's nothing," Su Yuan shook his head slightly and said, "This divine herb..."

Su Yuan raised his right hand, and the small tree, about half a person's height, floated towards the Canghai Tower Master.

"Brother Wu, I dare not accept this divine herb..." the Canghai Tower Master couldn't help but say.

If Su Yuan were merely a typical peak ninth-tier cultivator, the Canghai Tower Master might have shamelessly accepted the divine medicine.

But in that battle just now, Su Yuan killed a peak ninth-tier cultivator like a chicken. Under these circumstances, even if the Canghai Tower Master had a thousand times the courage, he wouldn't dare to continue accepting the divine medicine according to the previous agreement.

"It's alright, we agreed beforehand that I would protect this miraculous herb for you."

Su Yuan said in a calm tone.

"This..." The Canghai Tower Master trembled inwardly.

The agreement did require Su Yuan to protect the divine medicine, but that was all; what did it mean to kill all the powerful individuals vying for it?

However, seeing Su Yuan's unwavering gaze, the Canghai Tower Master still nervously accepted the divine herb.

"Brother Wu, if you have any orders in the future, just say them. My Canghai Tower... and the Xien Family will obey your commands." After putting away the divine medicine, the Canghai Tower Master immediately promised.

This promise is not limited to the World of Divine Bodies; it also extends to the real-world Xien Family.

Next.

I chatted with the Canghai Tower Master for a few more minutes.

Su Yuan then turned and left.

The one who benefited the most from this incident was, on the surface, the Canghai Tower Master, since he obtained that divine herb.

In reality, Su Yuan was the one who reaped the greatest benefits, extracting the essence of the cosmic power cycle from so many eighth- and ninth-tier powerhouses, including the essence of the cosmic power cycle from eight peak ninth-tier powerhouses.

This achievement was unprecedented for Su Yuan.

It should be noted that among the dozens of powerful individuals that Su Yuan Chaxi Zhuiyuan last time, only Chaxi Zhuiyuan reached the eighth rank, while the rest were at the seventh rank.

Even under these circumstances, Su Yuan's strength still skyrocketed, from an ordinary peak ninth rank to a level that could sweep through the peak ninth rank.

If Su Yuan were to acquire even more of the essence of the Great Cycle of Cosmic Power, it is foreseeable that his strength will once again experience a significant boost in the near future.

Call!

A hill somewhere.

Su Yuan appeared and walked into a cave at the foot of the hill.

This cave is extremely well hidden and will remain undiscovered for the next ten years.

Therefore, Su Yuan also chose this cave as his place of seclusion.

Having gained so much of the essence of the Great Cycle of Cosmic Power, Su Yuan needs to go into seclusion to thoroughly absorb these essences and replenish his own Great Cycle of Yin-Yang and Five Elements.

"Start."

Inside the cave, Su Yuan sat cross-legged, circulating the <Heaven-Swallowing Demon Art>, rapidly absorbing and comprehending its power.

Time passed.

Five years have passed in the blink of an eye.