Transformation Character Secret

The countless streams of chaos exploded at once. Li Ming's heroic, towering figure stepped forward, and heaven and earth crumbled.

It was as though he had crossed the river of time itself, his figure illusory and hazy.

The next instant, his body erupted with radiance brilliant beyond measure, illuminating the dark starry sky and shaking the ages.

This was a true battle of gods!

A peak battle, a battle to the death, between flawless Imperial Dao experts!

No one had expected the outcome of this battle to be like this.

People had originally believed that Li Ming would be beaten to death by their combined assault.

Yet Li Ming alone had overturned four Dark Supremes.

What erupted from Li Ming was the incomparably terrifying Immortal Ascension Light, the Eternal Ascension Power.

Li Ming had originally thought that Empress Numinous Treasure's Soaring Immortal Art and Myriad-Transformation Sacred Art would be difficult to comprehend.

After all, although they were both Heaven-Swallowing Demonic Arts, Li Ming had comprehended his himself. It was a Heaven-Swallowing Demonic Art unique to him, and the paths of Dao they walked were different.

Yet based on certain descriptions in the original text, Li Ming had forcefully deduced a Soaring Immortal Art and Myriad-Transformation Sacred Art unique to himself. Together, they could be called the Transformation Character Secret.

This was one of the Nine Secret Techniques unique to him!

Created specifically to counter the Nine Secret Techniques!

It could transform everything in the world.

Turning decay into wonder, and wonder into decay.

When Li Ming had fought Carefree Heavenly Venerable before, he had not used it.

Because when that river of time had appeared, Li Ming had originally intended to use the Transformation Character Secret, only for it to be swallowed by that unfathomable Bronze Mirror.

Now, these four Dark Supremes had the fortune of being the first to experience this legendary Flying Immortal Power.

The unprecedented Transformation Character Secret!

Space was torn apart, the Chaos Sea boiled, and nothing could stop Li Ming.

The world was shaken. All living beings trembled in terror. The old Saints who used Heaven-Piercing Dharma Eyes to glimpse fragments of the battlefield were so shocked that they turned to stone.

Li Ming was actually this powerful. Facing four Dark Supremes who had undergone Extreme Sublimation alone, he was like something out of myth.

In this era, many Supremes coexisting in the world was something many people knew.

As for who was stronger, apart from the universally acknowledged Eight Heavenly Venerables, the rest were only fit to be called Supremes.

Yet even if they were called Supremes, none of them was willing to admit being weaker than another.

Because every one of them had once experienced the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands and ruled an era.

And now, people truly witnessed a genuine battle of gods.

Li Ming's strength clearly surpassed those Dark Supremes. Not one of them was his match.

On the Mythical Battlefield, Li Ming let out a roar. Sun, moon, and stars collapsed, while Flying Immortal Power surpassed every art in the world.

All living beings were horrified to discover that the four Dark Supremes were being driven back step by step by Li Ming alone.

As Imperial Dao Supremes, they should have known neither cowardice nor weakness, only an invincible conviction and absolute faith that they were unmatched beneath heaven.

But now, Li Ming was hunting them down alone, sending them flying and shattering their bodies again and again.

At some unknown point, people discovered brilliant crimson clouds appearing in the Cosmic Frontier Wasteland.

"That is actually the blood of Dark Supremes..."

"The blood of Dark Supremes is splashing everywhere, staining the Cosmic Frontier Wasteland..."

With a thunderous boom, accompanied by the wails of the myriad Daos of heaven and earth, a Dark Supreme who had undergone Extreme Sublimation exploded and never recovered.

He died completely, body and soul extinguished.

That incomparably terrifying fluctuation was like a blood-colored sun rising in the Cosmic Frontier Wasteland, illuminating more than half the universe.

The sun, moon, and stars in the void were all reflected scarlet by the crimson clouds.

In an instant, they were dyed the color of blood.

Crimson light flashed across more than half the universe.

That stretch of the Cosmic Frontier Wasteland had been destroyed. The stars were dim beyond compare, reduced to ruins.

All living beings trembled inwardly. It was an inexplicable pressure and terror, as though their souls were about to shatter.

One Supreme after another from the Dark Restricted Areas was awakened, and they carefully observed this battle.

The entire universe seemed to have frozen, sinking into deathly silence.

No one dared make a sound, as though they feared being noticed.

The entire universe was deathly still, as though all things had withered away.

With another thunderous boom, another Dark Supreme was blasted apart.

Blood energy surged through the Nine Heavens, and endless crimson clouds burst forth, as though destroying heaven and earth, yet also as though opening heaven and earth.

"Two Dark Supremes have already died!"

"Only the Lord of Reincarnation and the Thunder God remain!"

"The Lord of Reincarnation and the Thunder God are fleeing madly! They have escaped toward the Chaos Sea in the Cosmic Frontier Wasteland!"

People were profoundly shaken.

They had never expected that after two Dark Supremes died, the Lord of Reincarnation and the Thunder God would not dare remain on the Mythical Battlefield. They fled it outright, escaping toward the Cosmic Frontier Wasteland.

They wanted to hide within the Chaos Sea.

The battle continued. Flying Immortal Power tore apart heaven and earth, becoming even more dazzling and powerful.

The Chaos Sea was forcibly ripped open.

Li Ming looked entirely unscathed, his momentum like a rainbow as he radiated peerless, invincible divine might.

This battle had caused even the Chaos Sea of the Cosmic Frontier Wasteland to collapse, turning countless stars to drifting ash.

To replenish their blood energy, the Lord of Reincarnation and the Thunder God desperately fled toward places inhabited by life.

Wherever they passed, there was a bloody storm.

Countless life-bearing stars had every living creature upon them swallowed by the two in an instant.

They even swallowed entire planets in a single bite.

But that was all they could do. Under Li Ming's pursuit, they could not escape very far at all.

They were soon forced back into the ruins of the Cosmic Frontier Wasteland.

There was no light here, no trace of life, and no intact river of stars.

Everywhere lay ruins, boundless chaos, or endless void.

There were occasionally corpses larger than star fields. They had long lost their divinity, and with the slightest touch, they immediately turned to ash.

Li Ming's battle against the Lord of Reincarnation and the Thunder God shattered heaven and earth, making ghosts weep and gods howl.

Countless terrifying and bizarre phenomena appeared. Torrential blood rain fell across the universe, black lightning streaked through the starry sky, and terrifying thunder continuously exploded.

All of these came from the Dao power of the Thunder God.

Endless heavenly soldiers and generals, endless nether soldiers and generals, stretched across the starry sky.

These, meanwhile, came from the Lord of Reincarnation's manifestation.

No matter how the Thunder God and the Lord of Reincarnation struggled and resisted, every terrifying phenomenon and scene was completely ground away.

In that place, incomparably dazzling radiance erupted.

With a thunderous boom, another surge of blood shot into the sky, spilling blood across the universe.

That region of the universe underwent a great collapse. Even time and space were about to fall into disorder.

The Thunder God's body exploded.

Bloodlight was like a sea, lightning like a sea, vast and surging, filling all who saw it with terror.

The Thunder God was actually killed just like that.

In Ye Fan's era, there had also been a Forbidden Zone Heir called the Thunder God. It was unknown whether he had inherited this Supreme Thunder God's legacy.

Li Ming was also greatly surprised. He had not expected this obscure Thunder God from the original text to have studied lightning to such an extent.

After death, he had actually transformed directly into a Thunder Sea, into an endless thunderstorm. He truly could not be underestimated.

But that was all.

The incomparably terrifying Sea of Bitterness was directly swallowed by the black hole Li Ming had manifested.

It was devoured into the black hole within his own Wheel Sea Secret Realm.

He felt that the Thunder God's cultivation arts and secret techniques were worth studying carefully.

Seeing that the Thunder God had also been killed, the Lord of Reincarnation immediately fell into a frenzied state.

He madly devoured one life-bearing planet after another, frantically replenishing his blood energy.

In his current state, having undergone Extreme Sublimation for so long, he had no path of retreat left.

Thus, when devouring living beings, he had no scruples whatsoever. He sought only to become stronger, to severely wound Li Ming, or even perish together with him.

After devouring the Thunder God, Li Ming went to hunt down the Lord of Reincarnation.

The Carefree Boots were unbelievably fast. In the blink of an eye, Li Ming caught up to the Lord of Reincarnation.

He instantly blew him apart five times.

Every time, he used Flying Immortal Power to blast him apart.

He smashed him into fragments, scattering blood and bone in every direction as his primordial spirit exploded.

At last, he died completely.

The Lord of Reincarnation was dead.

The several Supremes of the Reincarnation Sea had all died at Li Ming's hands.

This incomparably terrifying battle of gods was like a Dark Turmoil. The living beings devoured by the Thunder God and the Lord of Reincarnation were beyond counting.

When they saw the battle had ended, cheers erupted everywhere in the world.

In the eyes of many, the Dark Supremes of the Reincarnation Sea had intended to unleash a Dark Turmoil, only to be suppressed by Li Ming.

Other than those Dark Supremes, no one knew that Li Ming had actively provoked the Supremes of the Reincarnation Sea and killed them.

Li Ming did not take this misunderstanding to heart.

In his view, a good reputation was nothing more than moral shackles.

A bad reputation, on the other hand, allowed him to do as he pleased, be dark or righteous as he wished, follow his heart and nature, and live freely and at ease.

Li Ming's Heavenly Demonic Saber automatically devoured the flesh, blood, and bones of the four Dark Supremes.

The fragments and flesh scattered through the cosmic starry sky flew backward as though time had reversed, entering the Heavenly Demonic Saber.

Imprints of five Dark Supremes, including Carefree Heavenly Venerable, appeared on the Heavenly Demonic Saber.

Clearly, only true Imperial Dao experts were qualified to leave the imprints of their Dao upon it.

As for the fragments of their weapons, Li Ming gathered them all as well.

The Lord of Reincarnation's weapon of enlightenment was a suit of armor forged from Eternal Blue Gold.

After interrogating the Lord of Reincarnation's scripture from the damaged weapon spirit, Li Ming had the Heavenly Demonic Saber devour both the Eternal Blue Gold fragments and the weapon spirit.

The Thunder God's weapon was a black scepter made from Dragon-Patterned Black Gold.

After extracting the Thunder God's Scripture, Li Ming likewise had the Heavenly Demonic Saber devour the Thunder God's scepter.

As for the weapons of the other two Dark Supremes, they were also quite distinctive.

One was a ruler, and one was a pagoda.

The ruler had been forged from Phoenix Blood Crimson Gold. It shone brilliantly like a rainbow and radiated dazzling crimson divine light.

As one of the Nine Immortal Metals, Phoenix Blood Crimson Gold was rarely seen and exceedingly scarce.

Throughout the world of Shrouding the Heavens, only a handful of Phoenix Blood Crimson Gold pieces had ever appeared.

Even Huang Xudao of Blood Phoenix Mountain would be drawn to Ye Fan's fist-sized piece of Phoenix Blood Crimson Gold.

Yet this ruler, an Extreme Dao Weapon, had been forged entirely from pure Phoenix Blood Crimson Gold.

At this moment, the ruler had also been shattered into fragments, its weapon spirit likewise badly damaged.

Li Ming gazed at the Phoenix Blood Crimson Gold and repeatedly marveled at it.

This was the first time Li Ming had seen genuine Phoenix Blood Crimson Gold.

Its divine light came in ten thousand rays, crimson like a ruby, bewitchingly dazzling and breathtakingly beautiful.

Divine splendor flowed through its crystalline body. Faint phoenix patterns could be seen within it, mysterious and beautiful.

After carefully examining it, Li Ming tossed it to the Heavenly Demonic Saber and let it devour it.

He likewise interrogated the weapon spirit, extracting its scriptures and secret techniques.

As for that pagoda, its origins were equally extraordinary.

It was actually a Divine Marked Purple Gold Pagoda!

This purple divine pagoda, a full meter tall, had not been shattered. It simply lay there in silence.

Although its weapon spirit had already been devoured by the Heavenly Demonic Saber, the aura flowing from the Divine Marked Purple Gold Pagoda was still like the eternal blue heavens crashing down, radiating Extreme Dao divine might.

After seeing Immortal Tear Green Gold, Dragon-Patterned Black Gold, Eternal Blue Gold, and Phoenix Blood Crimson Gold, Li Ming finally saw the legendary Divine Marked Purple Gold.

He lifted the Divine Marked Purple Gold Pagoda and examined it carefully.

Such a large piece of Divine Marked Purple Gold—the nameless Dark Supreme had truly been fortunate to obtain such a huge piece of immortal material and forge it into an Extreme Dao Weapon.

By Li Ming's estimate, this Divine Marked Purple Gold was more than sufficient in quantity, amounting to a full cubic meter.

Even if it were shattered and recast, it could still be forged into two Extreme Dao Weapons.

"I never expected the Age of Mythology to have so many rare materials."

"In later generations, such extravagance would be impossible. One certainly would not easily obtain such a large piece of Divine Marked Purple Gold!"

"I remember that when Ye Fan and Little Pine entered the Kunlun Secret Realm, they obtained a Divine Marked Purple Gold Pagoda half a meter tall. It probably used no more than a quarter cubic meter of Divine Marked Purple Gold."

Looking at such a huge Divine Marked Purple Gold Pagoda, Li Ming also sighed at his own good fortune.

"Murder and robbery truly are the quickest routes to wealth."

"No wonder Ye Fan of later generations was extravagant enough to take a cubic meter of each of the Nine Immortal Metals, forge them into nine immortal cauldrons, then merge them with the Myriad-Mother Qi Cauldron."

"After defeating so many Dark Supremes, the immortal materials those Dark Supremes had accumulated over the ages likely all fell into Ye Fan's hands."

Thinking of this, Li Ming became even more interested in fighting those Dark Supremes.

Not to suppress a Dark Turmoil, but for their treasures.

Immortal light swirled around the Divine Marked Purple Gold. Having been forged into an Extreme Dao Weapon, it had already begun to gradually develop spirituality.

This Divine Marked Purple Gold Pagoda was crystalline and translucent in every inch, its purple light flickering with the brilliance of violet diamonds.

It was covered in fine, threadlike patterns, like divine marks branded by gods, containing an indescribable aura of the Great Dao.

No wonder it was called Divine Marked Purple Gold.

After examining it carefully, Li Ming tossed it to the Heavenly Demonic Saber and let it devour it.

"This Heavenly Demonic Saber has already gathered Immortal Tear Green Gold, Dragon-Patterned Black Gold, Eternal Blue Gold, Phoenix Blood Crimson Gold, and Divine Marked Purple Gold. Its materials are more than sufficient; it is no weaker than the Undying Heavenly Emperor's Undying Heavenly Saber in later generations."

"Based on the original text, there should also be Dao Tribulation Gold, Heaven's Mandate Orange Gold, Light Platinum, and Eternal Blue Gold... If I can gather those other four Immortal Metals as well, then the Heavenly Demonic Saber's material will reach the same level as the Immortal Ascension Cauldron."

"What level will a Heavenly Demonic Saber that perfectly fuses all Nine Immortal Metals evolve to? It is truly something to look forward to."

At that thought, Li Ming could not help but eye those Dark Supremes like whetstones.

But now was not the time.

He had obtained so many rare and precious materials, as well as the origins, scriptures, cultivation arts, and secret techniques of those Supremes. They were enough to keep him studying for a long time.

There was also the Reincarnation Sea. Li Ming intended to claim it for himself and absolutely would not allow it to fall into the hands of other Dark Supremes.

Li Ming soon arrived at the Reincarnation Sea and left his own unique mark at its entrance.

He wanted everyone to know that this was his territory, and that they had better not come here and disturb him blindly.

He needed to enter the Reincarnation Sea and see whether there were any treasures inside.

Since the Humanoid Immortal Medicine, in its tree-trunk state, had fallen into Carefree Heavenly Venerable's hands, he wanted to see whether the Humanoid Immortal Medicine itself was in the Reincarnation Sea.

By his reasoning, with so many Dark Supremes in the Reincarnation Sea, there should at least be an Immortal Medicine there, right?

Surely those five Dark Supremes had not relied on begging for Immortal Medicines when they lived out their Second Lifetimes?

Where was Emperor Zun at this time?

Was the Humanoid Immortal Medicine in his possession?

Emperor Zun was a very strange person.

When he first appeared, Emperor Zun had possessed an imposing air, looking every bit like a heroic leader.

With immense wisdom and perseverance, he established the Heavenly Court and forged the Immortal Ascension Cauldron.

He refined the Nine-Revolution Immortal Elixir and invited numerous Dark Supremes to emerge together and ascend as immortals with their entire faiths.

Yet on the day of ascension, Emperor Zun suddenly seemed to go mad and insisted on sacrificing the other Supremes.

Then he inexplicably faked his death and vanished for so many years.

He branded countless Great Dao runes throughout the universe, intending to refine the entire world into a World Cauldron.

With the strength of an old-established Red Dust Immortal, he could even kill any other Red Dust Immortal in a one-on-one battle.

Yet at the end, he overestimated himself and challenged Ye Fan, Empress Numinous Treasure, Beginningless Emperor, and Duan De.

No matter how one looked at it, that was no different from seeking death.

If he truly wanted the Dao Fruits of three Red Dust Immortals, he could have defeated them one by one. There was no need to fight four at once.

Yet he insisted on seeking death. Why?

There were far too many things that made no sense.

A person had finally become a Red Dust Immortal, only to insist on courting death.

When Li Ming read the original text, he had formed all sorts of guesses. He had also seen many fanfictions with countless speculations.

After transmigrating here, he had even more guesses.

Since the era of the Desolate Heavenly Emperor, there had been rumors that the Heavenly Court was inauspicious, and that anyone who touched it would inevitably suffer a curse.

Then the truth was most likely just that.

Either he had been contaminated by the strange, or he had been cursed by some supreme powerhouse.

Li Ming had yet to discover any marks left by Emperor Zun in this universe.

Perhaps it was because Emperor Zun had not yet established the Heavenly Court and had not yet been contaminated or cursed?

According to the descriptions in the original text, Emperor Zun should have been the reincarnation of some Ancient Venerable, who had lived out a new Lifetime and named himself Emperor Zun.

According to the original text, Emperor Zun had actually attained the Dao as a Venerable long ago.

Later, he transformed into an infant born of heaven and earth, devoured the essence of the universe, underwent Extreme Sublimation and extreme transformation, and directly became one who had attained the Dao.

Moreover, he abandoned his former Dao and methods, naming himself Emperor Zun.

From these descriptions, Li Ming vaguely formed a guess.

Emperor Zun had likely not attained the Dao as a Venerable again, but instead lived out a new Lifetime.

Given that he had been born of heaven and earth, Emperor Zun had most likely used the Saint Spirit Transformation Method to live out a new Lifetime.

In other words, after consuming an Immortal Medicine, Emperor Zun had lived out his Second Lifetime.

Then, through the Saint Spirit Transformation Method, he lived out his Third Lifetime or Fourth Lifetime.

This sort of Sacred Spirit transformation clearly corresponded to abandoning all Dao and methods, abandoning all ties to one's past.

That was because this Sacred Spirit transformation method almost altered one's racial traits and physique entirely.

However, Emperor Zun's transformation method was extremely special. He did not seem to become a true Sacred Spirit, but instead retained human appearance and form.

He was practically reborn.

There was also some supporting evidence.

For example, during the era of Shrouding the Heavens, a supreme Sacred Spirit from the Divine Organization once fought an expert from the Underworld.

Then there was Eternal Emperor, the man who possessed the inheritance of the Ancient Heavenly Court.

After living out his Second Lifetime, he used the Saint Spirit Transformation Method to live out his Third Lifetime.

Eternal Emperor's inheritance had most likely come from Emperor Zun.

The fact that Eternal Emperor successfully lived out his Third Lifetime showed that he had also found the threshold of the Red Dust Immortal Path.

Unfortunately, his descendants were utterly useless.

In the end, under the pressure of the Ruthless Empress, he could only die in misery and resentment.

When reading the original text, there were simply too few Great Emperors and Ancient Emperors who could live out a Third Lifetime.

Every Great Emperor or Ancient Emperor who could live out a Third Lifetime was extraordinary.

Since Emperor Zun might have used the Saint Spirit Transformation Method, he might currently be hiding somewhere and undergoing Sacred Spirit transformation.

Li Ming was extremely interested in this improved Sacred Spirit Transformation Method and very much wanted to obtain it.

Since even Eternal Emperor could use this method to live out a new Lifetime, Li Ming was confident that he could comprehend it as well.

In any case, there was still a vast amount of time before the era of Shrouding the Heavens began. He could use this lengthy Sacred Spirit transformation method to live out a new Lifetime.

That would allow him to walk the Red Dust Immortal Path more steadily.

Moreover, Li Ming's ambitions ran deeper.

In the original text, Undying Mountain had once nurtured an Immortal Tears Green Gold Spirit. The nurturing process had taken an extremely long time, but he had been unimaginably powerful.

Furthermore, judging from the original text's descriptions, the Immortal Tears Green Gold Spirit Emperor had even been stronger in his First Lifetime than Chaos Heavenly Emperor Wang Bo in his Second Lifetime.

This could roughly be seen from how many moves they used in their battles against Ye Fan.

Therefore, in order to make himself even stronger, Li Ming thought that he would definitely have to pry the Saint Spirit Transformation Method out of Emperor Zun in the future. He would find Undying Mountain somehow, or seize it from the Undying Heavenly Emperor. He not only wanted to transform into a Sacred Spirit and live out a new Lifetime, but also wanted to use the long passage of time to become even stronger. Ideally, he would become an Immortal Tears Green Gold-level Sacred Spirit and make up for the deficiencies of his former physique.

Among the Sacred Spirit Great Emperors who appeared in the original text, one was the Spirit Emperor, the so-called Spirit God.

The other was the Stone Emperor, likewise a powerhouse born and nurtured by heaven and earth.

They were all living beings nourished by heaven and earth, born through transformation and sublimation.

Their gestation required an extremely long time, requiring millions of years before they could succeed.

Although most Sacred Spirits could not achieve perfect transformation due to all kinds of accidents, some ultimately attained the Dao and became Emperors.

Every child of a Sacred Spirit had received Heaven's blessing. Ordinary people who killed Sacred Spirits might suffer a curse.

Only true Dao attainers dared slaughter them without restraint, unafraid of curses.

This Sacred Spirit transformation method had both advantages and disadvantages.

The Sacred Spirit Method improved by Emperor Zun clearly required far less time.

This could be seen from Eternal Emperor, who completed his transformation in only several hundred thousand years.

If it were anyone else, they might worry that the transformation would take too long and be sabotaged, causing all their efforts to go to waste.

They might even be secretly devoured by the Undying Heavenly Emperor.

But Li Ming was different.

Li Ming possessed the Bronze Mirror, which could help him conceal his aura.

While he was gestating, he could completely hide all traces of himself.

Even when he succeeded, he could pretend to still be transforming, deliberately put away the Bronze Mirror, and leak his aura.

Perhaps he could lure in the Undying Heavenly Emperor, who sought special bloodlines for transformation.

Then he could devour the Undying Heavenly Emperor.

However, whether Li Ming would be stronger by then, or whether the Undying Heavenly Emperor would be stronger, was hard to say.

After all, although the Undying Heavenly Emperor's transformations consumed a great deal of time, they had not taken that long in the beginning.

The Undying Heavenly Emperor's transformations during his earlier Lifetimes had been extremely rapid.

This matter still required careful consideration.

Li Ming did not want to successfully complete his Sacred Spirit transformation, only to discover in shock that the Undying Heavenly Emperor had just completed another transformation, had transformed more times than him, was at the peak of his power, and was searching everywhere for fresh bloodlines.

When that happened, a bloody battle would be unavoidable.

Therefore, this matter still needed long-term planning. He would decide only after carefully deducing it.

He did not know whether the Undying Heavenly Emperor had been born yet. In any case, he should not yet have fallen from the Immortal Domain into this world.