Storm Sea, the First Battle
"From what we can see now, besides us outsiders, there are 11 top-tier Divine Court in the Sole True Realm."
"These Divine Court have all produced at least one great being, and possess the insights they have passed down regarding the path to becoming a great being."
"Each of the Divine Court Lords is at least a super strong individual who has perfected the Three Laws, and is also the True God in the Divine Court with the greatest potential to advance to the Greatness level."
"Under normal circumstances, all forces in the entire Sole True Realm will engage in divine wars revolving around resources of laws, innate divine artifacts, and divine positions of true gods."
"If I hadn't yet condensed the profound mysteries of the laws of combat, I'm afraid a true god in this field would have already attacked me."
"Fellow Daoist, if you go there, you must be careful and not rashly reveal the profound mysteries of your cultivation. If you are encountered by other True Gods, endless battles and slaughter will be the only possible outcome."
"It will not stop until you kill all the true gods on this path."
Wang An listened to Jiuli Bingjian speak eloquently and describe his experiences over the years in detail, many doubts arose in his mind.
"Jiuli, why are these True Gods so hostile towards their fellow Daoists?"
Upon hearing this, Jiuli Bingjian, with the expression of someone who had been through it all, sincerely sighed:
"We must first thank the Great Sage Falling Star for creating the cultivation atmosphere we have in our Milky Way today."
"Fellow Daoist, are you aware that when most Middle Tier experts die, their profound laws and principles crumble? To acquire their Dao and laws, one can only allow the Dao to transform the world, and only then can one comprehend the principles within the extraordinary environment it creates."
"But this is far too slow and inefficient. We usually stop the transformation directly, preserving a portion of the body as spoils or materials."
Wang An nodded in agreement.
"That's right. The concealment ability of my Heavenly River is something I salvaged from the corpse of a star beast. It's mainly created using my skin talent."
"After it transforms into a spiritual land, its extraordinary energy level decreases, making it of little use to us."
But Jiuli Bingjian Jian took out his long halberd as he spoke.
"The Sole True Realm is different. When True Gods and other beings die, a portion of their essence dissolves into the heavens and earth, while the rest either becomes resources of the laws or divine artifacts to prolong their existence."
"The divine authority and divine essence will be extracted and can maintain their existence for a certain period of time, enough for comprehension."
Upon hearing this, Wang An then examined the long halberd.
"My sacrificial weapon, the [Rust Dragon Eroding Halberd], was able to improve to this extent only after absorbing the resources of a mid-level True God's Law from the War Divine Court."
With a gentle flick of his sword, Jiuli Bingjian unleashed a powerful aura of ancient warfare, amplifying the senses of countless battles that would crumble into dust and rust beneath its blade, leaving only ruins.
He experienced a different kind of decaying metallic aura than before, as well as the brutal killing intent and malevolent energy of war and battlefield, as if the [Rust Dragon Eroding Halberd] was about to fall into the ancient battlefield as soon as it entered the world.
"It seems you've indeed acquired quite a few good things, fellow Daoist. This sacrificial artifact might even have undergone its transformation first."
Jiuli Bingjian sheathed his weapon, his face full of humility as he repeatedly said he was lucky, his lips curving into a smile that barely closed.
However, recalling that Great Perfected Heavenly River already possessed a palace-like artifact the size of a small mountain, his smile immediately vanished, and he quickly changed the subject to cover up his embarrassment.
"Fellow Daoist Heavenly River, the intersection we are guarding is located in the Storm Sea."
"Be careful of the Storm and Lightning True Gods when entering. They often hide in dark clouds and storms to perform their divine duties and attack Middle Tier powerhouses who enter."
After a long discussion between the Jiuli Bingjian, Wang An finally left the Bronze Defense Line Star System and piloted the Heavenly River to approach the World Crystal Wall to observe the situation in the Divine True Realm.
Here, the Sole True Realm is nowhere to be seen; only an ocean shimmering with starlight.
Those starlight are the countless worlds floating in the Realm Sea within the Divine True Realm.
Wang An arranged for the Heavenly River to dock at the entrance/exit berth.
Wang An then followed the main group into the exploration, traversing the world's crystal wall to reach the Sealed Storm Sea on another level.
The wind howled, the waves surged in the west, dark clouds obscured the sun, and powerful lightning bolts that illuminated the entire world struck intermittently.
Standing beneath the dark clouds, he sensed that the [Heavenly Gleam] artifact was reacting after arriving in this realm, gradually awakening and becoming usable normally.
This [Heavenly Gleam] artifact, after following him into the Heavenly Stars Past World, was separated from the laws and power related to the isolated world, and its connection to the Great Dao was weak, so it could only exert less than 1% of its power.
Wow!
As expected, a massive bolt of Lightning Light struck down towards where Wang An was standing.
Unlike the thunder in a normal storm, it clearly shows the surging of the law of electric shock within, as well as the hidden aura of the same origin as the path of thunder.
The other Middle Tier experts, who had just entered the Storm Sea, decisively dispersed in all directions upon seeing this scene to avoid being affected by any further events.
Under the Shelter the Jade Earth Heavenly Palace and the Heavenly Canopy, the surging lightning passed right through him, unable to touch Wang An's true form.
He showed no leniency toward such ambush tactics, hiding in the storm; the Supreme Yang god's moon rose high, illuminating the heavens.
The bright moon appeared, and all the elves, thunderbirds, and fairies that had been hiding in the storm were exposed to his sight as the storm was dispersed.
Surprise and astonishment appeared on their faces.
They were immediately drawn to the magical artifact that illuminated the sky. Thunderbirds flew straight down, elves darted through the void, and the fairy that had been specifically targeting Wang An summoned dark clouds again, releasing the surging lightning accumulated within its body.
Looking around, only the fairy who wielded the profound mystery of the law of pulsation had reached the perfection of one law; the auras of the others were probably between the second and third levels of the Middle Tier Middle Tier.
He acted decisively, and a thin flying sword shot out from the energy floating on the surface of space, instantly approaching the lightning fairy. The chilling sword intent instantly aroused the fairy's defensive instincts.
Lightning Light condensed into a shield, attempting to block the flying sword piercing through the air, but unfortunately, the lightning laws wielded by this fairy were indeed unsuitable for defense.
If it were an ordinary opponent of equal strength, they would be somewhat helpless against these Thunder Dao True Gods who were in their home field and hiding in the storm, but against Wang An, who had many tricks up his sleeve, they were full of flaws.
In a fraction of a second, the flying sword's intent froze the lightning, shattered the shield, and killed the fairy who wielded the divine power of lightning.
At the same time, under the illumination of the Supreme Yin Divine Moon Ring, the Supreme Yin Divine Light instantly ignited the Spirituality of the elves and thunderbirds. In an instant, most of the spiritual light in their eyes was burned away, their movements became sluggish, and they swayed precariously.
Immediately afterwards, the flying sword attacked, piercing through the divine body and freezing the divine fire.
In an instant, the three great Daos manifested, and images burst forth.
The creatures of the End Forest, who had sensed the battle raging from afar, were stunned by the horrifying scene. They dared not linger, fearing they would suffer the same fate, and all moved on to a more distant place.