"Open the Spirit Sea!"
Lin Fan's cultivation reached the Peak Core Formation Realm.
He intended to open his Spirit Sea through the lightning tribulation. With his previous experience opening a Spirit Sea, Lin Fan was on a familiar road and soon found the spot where he needed to open it.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Lin Fan mobilized the Spiritual Qi within his body and absorbed the Spiritual Qi between heaven and earth. Terrifying spiritual power surged through his meridians toward his gleaming golden core.
Rumble!
Yet even the terrifying spiritual power within the lightning tribulation could not open his Spirit Sea.
No matter how he charged at it, he could not break it open, only leaving his meridians riddled with wounds.
This left him somewhat frustrated.
He wondered whether reconstructing his dantian and imprinting ten core patterns on it had made it tougher, increasing the difficulty of opening his Spirit Sea.
Or was it because this was his first time opening his Spirit Sea, and his approach was too forceful? Perhaps he needed to be gentler.
Lin Fan racked his brains but could not find an answer. Unfortunately, he did not have enough Villain Points either.
"Ah..."
Having swallowed too much of the lightning tribulation's power, Lin Fan felt searing pain throughout his body. The lightning tribulation's power was too terrifying. He could no longer spare any attention for opening his Spirit Sea and had to concentrate on facing the tribulation.
His physical body underwent a qualitative transformation, becoming dozens of times stronger in an instant.
If not for the need to open his Spirit Sea, his cultivation would definitely have surged through several minor realms.
At the same time, he could sense the power he absorbed being stored within his enormous golden core, ready to erupt once he opened his Spirit Sea.
The Chaos Scripture circulated, tempering his entire body with the excess power that could not be stored.
Lin Fan's entire body was translucent like jade, immaculate and flawless. Black-and-white Chaos Qi swirled around him, making him appear even more mysterious and extraordinary.
His Chaos Gods and Devils Body reached minor accomplishment.
Rumble!
Lin Fan's Chaos Gods and Devils Body wove together mysterious sounds of the Dao, rumbling as though the furious roars of ancient gods and devils were echoing out, shaking heaven and earth.
Roar! Roar! Roar!
The next moment, a terrifying sight appeared behind him.
Three thousand phantoms of gods and devils emerged, wielding sabers, spears, swords, and other weapons. They roared and bellowed, their voices resounding through heaven and earth as terrifying pressure filled the firmament. They actually seemed to be... bowing their heads!
The sight stunned everyone.
The Three Thousand Gods and Devils Phenomenon!
Lin Fan was already mysterious and extraordinary. Now, with three thousand ancient gods and devils setting him off, he resembled a sovereign of the universe, looking down upon all directions and the eight wildernesses.
"The phenomenon of the Chaos Gods and Devils Body reaching minor accomplishment!"
"Heavens, he manifested a phenomenon before even breaking through to the Spirit Sea Realm! Is he still human?"
"As expected of a monster who formed ten core patterns. He's shattered the legend that phenomena can only manifest upon reaching the Spirit Sea Realm, too."
Every expert present was horrified. They were all powerhouses who dominated their own corners of Archaic, yet they actually felt pressure from a junior in the Pill Condensation Realm.
They could not help breaking out in cold sweat.
He... was only in the Pill Condensation Realm. What if he broke through to Sage, Quasi-Emperor, or Great Emperor?
They simply dared not imagine it.
Hum!
Before they could think further, he stood up. A Chaos Azure Lotus appeared beneath his feet, blooming with crystalline radiance amid the chaos. Noble and extraordinary, it nevertheless willingly remained beneath Lin Fan's feet.
The Three Thousand Gods and Devils Phenomenon!
A Chaos Azure Lotus beneath his feet!
Phenomena!
They were manifestations that might arise when cultivators opened their Spirit Seas, and could become a means at the cultivators' disposal.
Brilliantly gifted geniuses would possess different phenomena, such as golden lotuses or a bright moon rising over the sea, each extraordinary in its own way.
Those who possessed phenomena could comprehend divine abilities and the like from them.
Through these, they could unleash various techniques, making them far stronger than cultivators of the same realm.
For instance, the Wang Clan's Wang Teng had manifested the Ancestral Devil Phenomenon. Powerful and terrifying, it had once allowed him to cross realms and slay a Half-Step Purple Mansion Realm expert while in the Spirit Sea Realm.
Yet Lin Fan had manifested two terrifying phenomena before even opening his Spirit Sea.
Everyone's shock reached an unsurpassable height. Today, Lin Fan had shattered countless legends, and they had witnessed history.
Lin Fan had shattered three great legends in succession: surviving the Nine-Nine Annihilation Divine Lightning, forming ten core patterns in the Pill Condensation Realm, and manifesting two terrifying phenomena.
Most importantly, both phenomena were legendary.
This event was destined to spread throughout the Three Thousand Provinces of the Desolate Ancient Land.
Only now did everyone understand that ten core patterns could be formed and the Nine-Nine Annihilation Divine Lightning could be survived. It was not that legends could not be broken, but that you were not strong enough.
"Aren't these the phenomena from a few days ago?"
Many experts fell silent for a moment before their pupils sharply contracted, disbelief filling their eyes. Their shock knew no bounds as they remembered that these very phenomena had shaken the Three Thousand Provinces of the Desolate Ancient Land a few days earlier.
Was this some kind of joke?
That might had rivaled a Great Emperor's Dao attainment tribulation.
Only now did everyone realize that the phenomena that had previously shaken the three thousand provinces had not come from some treasure emerging at all.
They had been the awakening phenomena of the Chaos Gods and Devils Body, the physique of the Lin Clan's young master, Lin Fan!
The terrifying phenomena that shook the Three Thousand Provinces of the Desolate Ancient Land had actually all come from a little child's body?
Who the hell would believe that without seeing it with their own eyes?
Even more appalling was that phenomena were normally manifestations of heaven and earth that only had a chance of arising from a cultivator's Spirit Sea after it had been opened.
Yet Lin Fan before them was merely in the lowly Pill Condensation Realm, and he had actually manifested such terrifying phenomena.
Did that make any fucking sense?
No wonder such a terrifying Physique Tribulation had descended. He had it coming!
Meanwhile, somewhere in the void, cold light flashed in the eyes of the experts from the Wang Clan and the others.
The Wang Clan's newly arrived Great Emperor ancestor, Great Emperor Chiyan, glanced at Wang Kun beside him and said coldly, "This... is the Lin Clan's cripple you said was struck by the Immortal-Exterminating Curse? Would you believe your own words?"
"How would this junior dare deceive you, Ancestor!"
"This is absolutely true. That little bastard really was struck by the Immortal-Exterminating Curse that day. Many people saw it with their own eyes."
As though struck by lightning, Wang Kun immediately lowered his head, utterly terrified. He looked toward the experts from the other orthodoxies, signaling for them to hurry forward and testify.
"Yes, we saw it with our own eyes!"
"This boy really was struck by the Immortal-Exterminating Curse and reduced to a cripple!"
"We simply don't know what means the Lin Clan used to resolve a curse capable of exterminating immortals, removing the Immortal-Exterminating Curse from him and bringing about such an earth-shaking transformation."
The experts from the various clans nodded, confirming that Wang Kun had spoken the truth. The ancestors of the great clans remained silent, understanding that the matter was genuine.
"This boy is truly a monster!"
"He will surely be a major obstacle on our Teng'er's path to immortality!"
Ancestor Chiyan stared at Lin Fan, a cold gleam flashing in his eyes as killing intent stirred within him. But if he acted rashly, he would surely beat the grass and startle the snake!
There was no other way, either. They had missed their previous opportunity to kill Lin Fan.
This was the Lin Clan's territory, and no one could say for certain, especially given the Lin Clan's hidden reserves. Back in ancient times, they had possessed means capable of exterminating immortals.
"Ancestor, I have a plan..."
Wang Kun volunteered, and Ancestor Chiyan nodded, signaling for him to speak.
Wang Kun said, "When the time comes, all we need to do is..."
Toward the end, his voice disappeared. His lips moved as he transmitted his words to the experts.
The experts from the various clans exchanged glances and nodded, a chill appearing in their eyes. Several quietly slipped away in secret.
None of the imperial clans or supreme imperial clans wanted to return to the situation before ancient times, with the Lin Clan pressing down above them once more.
Truly, a hundred-legged insect did not fall even in death.
The orthodoxies of the Three Thousand Provinces of the Desolate Ancient Land had only managed to knock the Lin Clan from its position as Archaic's foremost imperial clan with great difficulty. None would allow the Lin Clan to reclaim the throne of Archaic's foremost orthodoxy.
"It doesn't matter if we can't kill him!"
"Our Wang Teng has the confidence to sweep through all of Archaic. This boy is still young, merely in the Pill Condensation Realm, while Teng'er has long since reached the Purple Mansion Realm. He is nothing to fear."
Ancestor Chiyan waved his hand, his words brimming with confidence in his clan's Wang Teng.