Immortal Diamond Body

Inside an E9-class starship within the Dark Universe.

Bai Luoyan's expression was dark. He had never expected Bai Yuan to be so sharp, seeing through the killing trap he had laid.

Just as Bai Tianning and his nephew had speculated, he had indeed developed the intent to kill Bai Yuan.

In another cabin, Bai Xingyun sat in silence, reflecting on everything that had happened, gradually sensing the strangeness of it all.

"If I had known this would happen, I shouldn't have agreed to take him as my disciple so quickly."

"Sigh, what a bitter fate, bitter indeed."

The die was cast; for now, he could only take things one step at a time.

--

The Blade Clan's God Temple, an existence on par with the Holy Temple.

The Holy Temple bore the names of countless Blade Clan powerhouses throughout the ages, a symbol of honor.

The God Temple, however, was a gathering place for the true elites of the Blade Clan. All major and minor meetings were held here, and without Domain Lord-level strength, one had no right to even set foot inside.

At this moment, Bai Yuan stood outside the gates of the God Temple, while Bai Tianning beside him continued to nag with reminders:

"Once you're inside, watch more and speak less. Every single person in there is someone we can't afford to offend. Be extremely cautious."

Bai Tianning was only at Universe Realm ninth stage, utterly unqualified to enter.

As for Bai Yuan, he had been summoned by the higher-ups for reasons unknown, but the fact that the meeting was set at the God Temple showed how seriously they took it.

"I understand, Second Uncle. You should head back first. I'm going in."

With that, Bai Yuan stepped into the God Temple.

As he passed through the temple gates, the sight before him was truly astonishing.

Inside, there were no magnificent golden buildings—only a vast, boundless wilderness. The air was thick with tangible blade intent, stinging his skin with a faint ache.

"A small world!"

Bai Yuan was deeply shocked.

He had never imagined that the legendary God Temple was merely an empty shell on the outside, while inside it housed an entire vast small world.

Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud...

Heavy footsteps approached from afar, shaking the ground with slight tremors.

Bai Yuan followed the sound, and his heart leaped.

"Wow! So huge!"

It was a giant nearly sixty meters tall, resembling an ordinary Blade Clan member, except for a golden mark on his forehead.

Both the Blade Clan and Earthlings belonged to the human race.

Under normal circumstances, a human height of seven or eight meters was already considered enormous.

This one before him had clearly cultivated some special secret technique, pushing his physique to the extreme.

In just a few breaths, the giant arrived before Bai Yuan, looking down at him from above.

After sizing him up, he spoke slowly: "Your build is a bit frail, but your willpower is decent. You pass. You are qualified to inherit my Sharp Metal Thirty-Three Slash."

These words revealed the identity of the newcomer—the creator of this very technique, Bai Kuangren.

The next moment, two books glowing with golden light descended from the sky. Bai Yuan quickly reached out to catch them.

One of the books was the complete version of Sharp Metal Thirty-Three Slash, and the other was Immortal Diamond Body.

"Alright, the items are yours. You can leave now."

Without giving Bai Yuan a chance to speak, he suddenly found himself back at the entrance, with no opportunity to resist.

Bai Tianning, who had not gone far, sensed the aura and immediately turned back.

Seeing Bai Yuan come out, he was greatly startled.

"How did you come out?"

"I'm not sure either." Bai Yuan looked helpless. "I just went in, and Senior Bai Kuangren appeared before me, took one look, tossed me two books, and sent me out."

From start to finish, he hadn't managed to say a single word or take a single step.

"Shh! Let's talk back home!"

Bai Tianning quickly lowered his voice, glancing around warily.

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Inside the God Temple, deep within the small world.

Bai Kuangren had returned to his normal height of over two meters, walking into a dwelling built from plant life.

Someone was already waiting inside, smiling as he looked at Bai Kuangren.

"Old Kuang, it seems you think highly of that kid. Not only did you pass down your technique, but you even gave him an Immortal Realm technique like Immortal Diamond Body."

"Hmph, it's still the later generations not being ambitious enough." Bai Kuangren snorted coldly. "Those whose burst multiplier can't even reach tenfold—how dare they call themselves geniuses? This kid is barely passable."

Hearing this, the clan leader smiled bitterly. "Don't compare us to you. A twelvefold burst multiplier at the Apprentice Realm—you're simply a monster!"

Bai Kuangren's tone turned low. "You have the nerve to say that. You and Bai Luoyan both had no lack of talent, but unfortunately, one of you was burdened by the position of clan leader, and the other couldn't let go of his obsession with this seat."

"If the two of you could set those aside and travel more through the universe, you'd find that reaching a tenfold burst multiplier isn't difficult at all."

Indeed, a tenfold burst multiplier was not rare across the vast universe.

For example, back in the days of Meteor Ink Star, the average standard for their ninth-stage Apprentice disciples was a tenfold burst multiplier.

Of course, at that time, Meteor Ink Star had over ten Immortal Realm experts stationed there, including Marquis Realm existences, so their standards for selecting disciples were naturally extremely high.

In other words, even Bai Yuan's current performance would only barely meet the threshold when placed among those powerful Immortal forces.

The clan leader's expression shifted slightly. That was true. After he inherited the position of clan leader, his drive to grow stronger had gradually lost its purity.

But it was easier said than done.

When he truly sat in the position above ten thousand yet below one, holding authority that influenced the entire clan in his hands, letting go was no longer something that could be done with mere words.

In the end, he simply couldn't give up that power.

Otherwise, with his talent, he should have at least broken through to the fourth stage of the World Lord Realm, rather than remaining stagnant at the second stage as he was now.

Seeing this, Bai Kuangren knew persuasion was useless.

"Forget it." He let out a soft sigh.

"Sometimes I still recall what you two looked like when you were young. Back then, even working together, you couldn't defeat me, but there was never a hint of surrender in your eyes. You always aimed to surpass me, pushing forward all the way."

The clan leader lowered his head with a wry smile. "Yeah, back then, we truly feared nothing. Now that we're older, we've lost that ambition instead."

While the two were talking, Bai Yuan was busy on his end as well.

In his own small courtyard, Bai Yuan sat cross-legged in meditation, sinking his mind into cultivation.

After the clan's grand competition, he faintly sensed that his comprehension seemed to have improved slightly. His perception and understanding of artistic conception were indeed clearer than before.

Even so, comprehending the twelfth stance of the Sharp Metal Thirty-Three Slash remained as difficult as reaching the heavens.

After all, in the history of the Blade Clan, not a single person had mastered the twelfth stance at the Apprentice Realm. Most clansmen, even those with outstanding talent, needed to train painstakingly for many years at the Planet Realm to achieve it.

Therefore, Bai Yuan did not rush to cultivate the blade technique. Instead, he temporarily focused his energy on the guidance art Hurricane Gold and the movement technique Gilded Gold.

According to the complete inheritance passed down by Bai Kuangren, these three were originally one whole.

Hurricane Gold channeled the flow of primal force, forging the foundation of Sharp Metal; Gilded Gold moved the steps with the body, like golden currents weaving through, ever-changing and unpredictable.

Ultimately, when combined with the blade technique, the power of the "Sharp Metal" path could be pushed to its limit.

As for the epiphany points granted by the system, Bai Yuan thought it over repeatedly and decided to keep them for now.

The Apprentice Realm was too low a level. Using such precious epiphany opportunities now would be somewhat wasteful.

He planned to wait until he broke through to the Planet Realm and underwent a life-level transition before using the epiphany points.