"Stingy-"
Lin Hao opened his eyes again.
He was still inside the cave where the earlier battle had taken place, but it had clearly expanded considerably, with layers of solidified lava all around it.
Besides the small entrance he had originally entered through, there was now a large passage above, melted straight through to the outside.
It was the opening created by the Sun God's projection earlier!
"[Sun Domain] could theoretically fuse [Touch of the Sun], [Ghost Insect], and [Ghost Card] together, but its intrinsic power is too great. I'll leave things as they are for now-"
After fully drawing [Sun Domain] into the Obsidian Heavy Armor, Lin Hao could sense that even armor of its quality was approaching its limit.
"And the source of [Black Night Aberration] actually turned out to be that so-called Sun God too. I wonder if I'll have a chance to find any clues."
Lin Hao floated up cross-legged, borne along the passage by a current of air. Once outside, he looked up at the sun.
He could still faintly see those tendrils shifting like solar prominences.
"Looks like it won't happen quite so soon, but it should probably be fine. Otherwise, having something like that set its sights on me would really leave me unable to eat or sleep in peace."
Lin Hao sighed a little.
"Now I've completed the Third Tribulation too. Once I finish nurturing my power, I can attempt the ultimate leap, simultaneously connect the three great secret realms, unite essence, energy, and spirit, and gather the three flowers at my crown, attaining the qualifications of both a Human Immortal and a Ghost Immortal-"
He circulated the true essence compressed within his body through the [Five Elements Origin-Returning Art].
That overpressurized true essence was like a gas-liquid mixture in an ultra-supercritical