Ch. 2161Limitless Mystic Fruit, Nine-Dragon Divine Baleful Intent
Chapter Summary
Key Plot Points and Events
- The Hongmeng Secret Realm opens, but Chaos Sovereigns cannot enter directly because their presence would alert the realm and the Chaos Bell, causing the entire secret realm to flee.
- Chen Nianzhi enters after the half-step Limitless experts and discovers that the realm is filled with dense Limitless Essence, a precious cultivation resource superior to Supreme Divine Liquid.
- He immediately collects a nearby pool of Supreme Divine Liquid. Three peak Dao Integration Supremes from Heavenflame Sovereign’s faction attempt to stop him, but Chen’s hidden half-step Limitless allies quickly kill them.
- Chen orders the half-step Limitless experts accompanying him to follow the treasure-seeking mouse. The mouse, whose bloodline and abilities have reached the half-step Limitless level, leads them to Limitless Grass, ingredients for two batches of Limitless Immortal Pills, Hongmeng Purple Qi, and other treasures.
- The group discovers a Limitless Mystic Fruit growing atop a divine mountain formed from nine intertwined terrestrial veins. The fruit can increase a fleshly cultivator’s chance of breaking through to the Limitless realm by twenty percent.
- The mountain is surrounded by the terrifying Nine-Dragon Divine Baleful Intent, a fusion of killing intent and Hongmeng Purple Qi capable of destroying the foundations of even half-step Limitless experts.
- Seven members of the Primordial Wolf Race arrive, led by Supreme Sky Wolf, the direct son of a Chaos Sovereign. They attempt to force Chen’s group to retrieve the fruit for them.
- Chen pretends to be merely a peak Supreme and agrees, but demands that the Wolf Race suppress the baleful intent. Supreme Sky Wolf uses the damaged high-grade Chaos spiritual treasure, the Sky Wolf Ancient Halberd, to open a path through the divine baleful intent.
- Chen advances extremely slowly, deliberately allowing the Wolf Race and his own allies to expend their strength suppressing the mountain’s baleful force. In reality, his Eternal Body, Unbreakable Physique, and Guixu Divine Form allow him to withstand the baleful intent far better than he reveals.
- Chen reaches the summit and successfully plucks the Limitless Mystic Fruit. He secretly considers collecting the Nine-Dragon Divine Baleful Intent with the Gale Immortal-Slaying Gourd to strengthen his flying knife and potentially create a weapon capable of threatening peak Sovereigns.
- On the return journey, Chen moves even more slowly, further exhausting the seven Wolf Race experts. Supreme Sky Wolf becomes eager to receive the fruit but hides his impatience.
- Once Chen returns, Supreme Sky Wolf reaches for the fruit. Chen suddenly attacks with the Chaos Heavenly Halberd. Supreme Sky Wolf counters with the Sky Wolf Ancient Halberd, but Chen unexpectedly blocks him.
- At that moment, Qu Nishang and Chen’s other allies launch a coordinated surprise attack on Supreme Sky Wolf. Their combined strike breaks through the Wolf Race’s defenses and hits him in the back, leaving the battle unresolved at the chapter’s end.
Character Developments
- Chen Nianzhi demonstrates exceptional composure, tactical deception, and patience. He conceals his true strength, manipulates both sides into exhausting themselves, and waits until the perfect moment to betray the Primordial Wolf Race.
- Chen’s physical cultivation is shown to be extraordinarily powerful. His Eternal Body, Unbreakable Physique, and Guixu Divine Form enable him to endure the Nine-Dragon Divine Baleful Intent with little real danger.
- The treasure-seeking mouse has matured into a half-step Limitless creature, greatly improving its ability to locate rare treasures and becoming crucial to the group’s progress.
- Qu Nishang and Chen’s allies successfully conceal most of their power while cooperating with the Wolf Race, then reveal their strength in a coordinated ambush.
- Supreme Sky Wolf is ambitious and confident, hoping to use the Mystic Fruit to strengthen both his physical body and Great Dao before obtaining the Chaos Bell and eventually pursuing Sovereignhood. However, his arrogance and desire for the fruit leave him vulnerable to Chen’s counterattack.
- The crimson-robed Wolf Race expert is openly aggressive and impatient, repeatedly pressuring Chen to move faster, while Supreme Sky Wolf is more calculating and recognizes Chen’s deliberate stalling.
Significant Themes
- Deception and strategic patience: Chen wins the initiative not through immediate force, but by pretending to be weak and allowing his enemies to exhaust themselves.
- Greed and ambition: Supreme Sky Wolf’s desire for the Mystic Fruit, Chaos Bell, and Sovereignhood clouds his judgment.
- The value of cultivation resources: Limitless Essence, Hongmeng Purple Qi, Limitless Immortal Pill materials, and the Mystic Fruit all represent different paths toward higher realms of power.
- Danger and opportunity: The Nine-Dragon Divine Baleful Intent is both a deadly obstacle and a potential weapon that Chen hopes to exploit.
- Hidden strength: The chapter repeatedly contrasts outward appearances with true power, especially through Chen’s concealed cultivation and the Wolf Race’s misjudgment of his group.
Important Character Interactions
- Chen ignores the demands of the three Heavenflame-affiliated Supremes, prompting his hidden allies to eliminate them.
- Chen directs the treasure-seeking mouse while discussing the potential of the gathered treasures with Qu Nishang and the others.
- Emperor Jiang warns Chen that the Nine-Dragon Divine Baleful Intent will make obtaining the Mystic Fruit extremely difficult.
- Supreme Sky Wolf and his followers threaten Chen’s group, but Chen cleverly negotiates their assistance in suppressing the baleful intent.
- Chen repeatedly uses cautious behavior and warnings about the mountain’s danger to persuade the Wolf Race to continue exhausting themselves.
- After Chen obtains the fruit, Supreme Sky Wolf attempts to claim it, only for Chen and his allies to launch a carefully timed ambush. The chapter ends as their combined attack strikes Supreme Sky Wolf.