Rainbow Transformation
Hu Mang was quite interested in ascension.
After all, Heavenly Gate had searched dozens of planets before but had not found any trace of extraterrestrial cultivators.
But above this realm lies another realm, the legendary Immortal Realm, which seems to be an even more powerful place than the Azure Mysterious Realm.
It is said that even the lowest level in the Upper Realm Loose Immortal.
However, according to the Sutra Repository, this ascension is not from point A to point B. If one had to describe it, it would be more like the Foundation Establishment to Golden Core, or from Nascent Soul to Spirit Transformation.
The change in coordinates is secondary; the most important thing is the elevation of one's realm.
However, the invasion of the Heavenly Demons was quite the opposite.
In a sense, it can be considered a partial ascension, only in the completely opposite direction.
The Extraterrestrial Heavenly Devil invaded the Azure Mysterious Realm, a world of high Spiritual Qi, from the void devoid of life, and successfully corrupted and tainted this Small Chiliocosm, turning it into a new demonic lair.
Those celestial demons have lived in the depths of the void for countless millennia, and have long since adapted to that extremely harsh environment; they themselves are part of the void, a twisted will born from nothingness.
When they invade the Spiritual Qi rich world of the Azure Mysterious Realm, it's like a dried-up fish leaping into the ocean; they are either overwhelmed by its vastness or pollute the ocean into a swamp suitable for their own survival.
However, this world is full of powerful figures, so unless one receives help from the demonic forces of this world, it is easy to be killed.
When Hu Mang's Divine Sense entered the void passage, he immediately sensed the strange and unpredictable changes in the void within.
It was a perception completely different from that of the Azure Mysterious Realm.
His Divine Sense was as if it had been plunged into a boundless deep sea, surrounded by chaotic, flowing, and ever-changing void forces. These forces sometimes swirled like whirlpools, sometimes were as sharp as blades, sometimes were as viscous as glue, and sometimes were as ethereal as a thin mist. Every inch of void was constantly collapsing, expanding, twisting, and reorganizing, like an invisible giant hand kneading a lump of dough that would never settle.
"That's why Extraterrestrial Heavenly Devil don't have a physical form; if they did, they would probably be crushed to dust by this strange void."
Hu Mang suddenly understood.
"To traverse the void, one needs immense Law Power."
"However, theoretically speaking, when the Primordial Spirit condenses into a primordial energy infant, Law Power should regress rather than advance."
In this realm, the highest level Primordial Spirit can cultivate is the Yang Spirit realm.
However, Hu Mang had witnessed the Yang Spirit before, and he did not believe that the Nascent Soul of Heavenly Gate could defeat such a Yang Spirit.
Unless, the Nascent Soul itself possesses some special evolutionary process applicable to the void.
"... And this kind of evolution only applies to ascension."
Hu Mang's heart skipped a beat as he considered a possibility.
He imbued the Nascent Soul Divine Sense with the power of the Three Flowers.
The Divine Sense at the Nascent Soul level immediately surged, transforming into a "Nascent Soul phantom" within the Niwan Palace.
Then, the Nascent Soul's form began to undergo some kind of dramatic change.
It was no longer just a small figure sitting cross-legged in the Dantian, but a small Nascent Soul dissipating.
The feeling was wonderful, as if the whole person was being peeled away layer by layer, revealing the pure light at the very core.
Then, that point of light began to expand.
The Nascent Soul level Divine Sense surged on the spot, like a great river that was originally bound in the channel suddenly bursting its banks and rushing in all directions.
His perception range expanded many times over in an instant; the depths of the void, which he could only vaguely sense before, became crystal clear.
The chaotic void power was no longer a blurry mist, but transformed into countless flowing, clear veins, unfolding before his eyes like the meridians of the earth.
When his Divine Sense combined with the power of the void, something indescribable was created, as if a very thin film of light covered the surface of his Divine Sense.
The light membrane was colorless and formless, yet it truly existed, like a dewdrop encased in an invisible film.
He felt as if he had broken free from some invisible constraint and transformed directly into a ray of light.
Holy crap! Rainbow Transformation!
He understood instantly.
The extraordinary phenomenon of immortals ascending to heaven is also known as Rainbow Transformation.
Those legendary immortals, when they ascend to heaven, are surrounded by a seven-colored glow, their physical bodies transforming into a long rainbow that soars into the sky and disappears into the heavens.
People only know that it is the grand display of immortals, an auspicious sign of ascension, but they do not know that the rainbow light itself is the essence of ascension - at the moment of ascension, the immortals transform their existence from a material form into a pure light, cross the boundary at the speed of light, and arrive at a higher level of world.
Rainbow Transformation is the speed of light!
And the speed of light is the speed of ascension!
However, "the Primordial Spirit into an infant" can be achieved through clever means, allowing one to undergo Rainbow Transformation ahead of time and ascend to heaven amidst the rosy clouds.
He felt his Divine Sense extending outward at an unprecedented speed.
Every inch of the void became transparent and clear. The vortexes, blades, and gelatinous areas that had previously made him feel dangerous now passed through him as easily as ripples on water.
In just a few breaths, he rushed to the end of the void passage and saw the lair of the Extraterrestrial Heavenly Devil!
Those were countless points of light, like a starry sky of different colors, each point of starlight representing an Extraterrestrial Heavenly Devil, or perhaps its lair.
At the center of these halos of light floats a colossal palace formed from pure darkness.
The palace had no specific shape, but rather resembled a constantly writhing shadow. Countless blurry faces appeared on its surface from time to time, some in pain, some ferocious, and some hollow, as if countless souls were imprisoned within it. It was the source of all starlight in the depths of this void.
"Huh?"
"Holy crap, damn it! They're going way too fast!"
How did we end up in the lair of the Extraterrestrial Heavenly Devil!?
The Hu Mang was so frightened that it broke out in a cold sweat, and its Three Flowers instantly vanished.
The next moment, Hu Mang's Divine Sense returned to its place.
Unexpectedly, the Hu Mang's Divine Sense not only did not dry up, but instead showed an abnormal surge.
In the blink of an eye, his Divine Sense broke through from the Nascent Soul Early Stage to the Nascent Soul Middle Stage.
However, Hu Mang's expression was not pleasant.
Because he knew why his Divine Sense was so powerful.
The void rift that had been partially opened had disappeared.
To be precise, it didn't disappear; rather, it was devoured by him and transformed into the third type of Void Devil Field evolution of the Heavenly Devil Field.
Boom!!
Hu Mang turned his head and saw that Senior Brother Wei, who had made a rather stunning entrance earlier, had been slammed to the ground, leaving an unsightly human-shaped mark.
"Ahem, junior brother, you've sealed that void rift again! Well done!"
While spitting out blood, Wei Du'e tried his best to save face.
"Senior brother, where's your 'Slay Ghost God' technique? You've practically been beaten into a ghost." Hu Mang complained.
"Cough, cough, cough, I've only grasped 30% of the Founding Ancestor's sword intent, but given enough time, I'll naturally be able to perfect this sword move."
"So here's the question: do you have the time?" an unfamiliar voice asked.
A figure shrouded in Demonic Qi slowly emerged; it was a figure entirely composed of Void Devil Field.
To be fair, although this senior brother Wei was a terrible teammate, he wasn't incompetent.
At least the physical body of this demonic cultivator was completely destroyed by Senior Brother Wei's sword.
"The void rift has disappeared. In your current state, you probably won't be able to open the Void Devil Path again."
Wei Du'e gave a bitter laugh.
"Moreover, without a physical body to rely on, and given that you've absorbed so much Extraterrestrial Heavenly Devil consciousness, you won't last long before you're assimilated by the demonic consciousness and become one of them."
"Junior brother, I'll carry it, you go first."
"Senior brother, you are truly righteous!" Hu Mang exclaimed in deep respect.
"No, what I mean is, you should go back and get help right away. I can't handle this evil scoundrel by myself."
Hu Mang glanced at the demonic figure opposite him a few times.
With his surging Divine Sense and his newly achieved "Rainbow Transformation" state, he was able to achieve this.
A thought struck him, and he suddenly sent Divine Sense message to Wei Du'e.
"Junior brother, is what you say true?!" Wei Du'e's spirits lifted.
"There's no harm in giving it a try, and given Senior Brother's current condition, he shouldn't be able to delay it for long."
"That makes sense!"
Wei Du'e forced himself to focus and activated the Tribulation-Crossing Divine Sword, which had already been cracked in several places, to once again unleash a low-powered version of the Slay Ghost God.
The void was once again filled with countless ghostly sword shadows, and in response to this sword move, the "demonic cultivator" on the other side directly unleashed Void Devil Field, and not just one, but at least ten.
The two sides unleashed their ultimate attacks, causing the entire Heavenly Gate Mountain to collapse and split open, with boulders the size of water vats flying everywhere.
Seeing this, Hu Mang took a deep breath and immediately entered the "Rainbow Transformation Mode," which had not yet completely dissipated, and under this mode, he evolved the "Tribulation-Breaking Divine Spear."
The surrounding area vanished, replaced by a dense Thunder Net.
Then, the Thunder Net disappeared, replaced by a more complex void.
Then, in this world, Hu Mang saw traces of demonic Cultivation Method operating on the other party's body.
Wisps of Demonic Qi, like shadows, swirled within different Void Devil Field, drawing them into humanoid bodies.
"This shadowy, Demonic Qi looks familiar."
This seems to be the same Cultivation Method by the mysterious Devil Cultivator who cut off an immortal's arm in Demon-Subduing City.
Could they be from the same demonic sect?
Knowing that his current state was temporary, the Hu Mang vanished into thin air the next moment.
As the Hu Mang disappeared, the sky was filled with rosy light. Within the light, a long, drawn-out spear shadow pierced through the void, directly piercing the physical body of the demonic cultivator opposite.
The speed was so fast that even Wei Du'e's sword intent could not capture the complete trajectory. He only saw a streak of seven-colored light flash by, and a hole the size of a bowl appeared in the chest of the humanoid monster, with traces of rainbow light burning still remaining at the edges.
"What terrifying escape techniques!"
The other two people present simultaneously had the same thought.
The next moment, the demonic cultivator opposite him let out a painful groan, and at least ten Void Devil Field lost control and were severed from their connection.
Before Wei Du'e could react, the Divine Light of Earth Virtue swept across, and layer upon layer of rock walls closed in.
One of his arms was grabbed, and at the same time he heard a familiar voice.
"Walk!"