Breakthrough! The Thirteenth Layer of the Crimsonbright Nine Heavens Diagram!

"Senior, I'm sorry, but if this is your strongest move, then I think I'll win."

Ji An's voice echoed throughout the Water Prison Sword World.

The moment he finished speaking, his aura changed drastically!

A vast Dao intent, seemingly containing the ultimate principles of Heaven and Earth and earth, erupted suddenly – the Heaven and Earth Great Dao Domain!

This power, which transcends ordinary Minor Dao, instantly became the absolute core of the previously unstable sword light, perfectly controlling the numerous Minor Dao that Ji An had comprehended on the Universe Sword in his hand.

In an instant, the destructive power of the Complete Thunderfire Dao, the sharpness of the Complete Sharp Metal Dao, and the power of the other Eight Metal Minor Daos Domain Stage he had comprehended, all merged under the guidance of the Heaven and Earth Great Dao of Heaven and Earth, like rivers flowing into the sea!

"Senior, then take my strongest sword strike, Universe Metal Extreme Thunder Light Sword!"

At the same time, the mid-grade Heavenly Rank magic treasure Windsun Heaven-Escaping Wings, Houtian Ji An shone brightly as the Path of Gale merged into it, pushing his movement technique to its limit.

He transformed into a streak of azure light, ignoring the pressure and spatial stagnation brought by the Water Prison Sword World, and charged straight at the Loose Immortal who controlled the sword realm with an indomitable momentum.

The Universe Sword in his hand, at this moment, had its brilliance restrained, yet it contained a terrifying power that made one's heart tremble.

This is Ji An's current peak sword strike, a fusion of the True Meaning of the Grand Dao and numerous Minor Dao.

"Change!" Sensing a deadly threat, the Loose Immortal unleashed his full power. The Azure Dragon and Black Dragon, swirling within the Water Prison Sword World, roared, striking Ji An from the left and right like two massive mountains, attempting to crush him within the Water Prison Sword World. However, facing this combined attack capable of severely injuring or even annihilating an ordinary immortal, Ji An shouted, "Break!" His eyes flashed with brilliance, his speed undiminished, as he fiercely thrust the Universe Sword in his hand towards the twin dragons.

The twin dragon hammers struck, sending the massive body flying backward uncontrollably, crashing heavily into the barrier of the Water Prison Sword World.

The sword realm trembled; the twin dragons' spiritual light dimmed slightly as they circled and regained their footing, before they could pounce again—

The instant the twin dragons were repelled, Ji An shattered the Water Prison Sword Realm's Seal with a single sword strike, his figure appearing like a ghost less than ten feet in front of the Loose Immortal!

For Qi Refining Loose Immortals, the physical body is universally acknowledged as their fatal weakness!

Even though this Loose Immortal possessed the combat strength of a top-tier Loose Immortal, his physical strength was far inferior to that of Ji An, who had cultivated the "Crimsonbright Nine Heavens Diagram" to the Twelfth level of the Myriad Phenomena Perfection Realm and also cultivated the third level of the Perfected Blood God Body.

The fate of Qi Refining Immortal being approached by Godfiend Body Refining cultivator with Immortal-level combat power is already sealed.

Faced with the Universe Sword so close at hand, the defensive spell hastily conjured by the Loose Immortal was easily pierced.

Just as the attack was about to pierce through the Loose Immortal, a soft light appeared out of thin air and enveloped the defeated Loose Immortal.

The light vanished the next moment, and the Loose Immortal was forcibly teleported out of the Battle Space, disappearing without a trace.

Above the void, the turbulent energy flow gradually subsided. Ji An stood there, sword in hand, his aura fluctuating wildly. But in the end, he had won!

The Windsun Heaven-Escaping Wings on his back retracted gently, and the Universe Sword disappeared from his hand.

A spatial fluctuation enveloped Ji An, teleporting him out of the void battlefield on the Sixth Layer of the War God Hall.

As the light faded, his figure reappeared before the bronze gate of the War God Hall.

"Elder brother!"

"Ji An!"

Ji Ning and the Yellow Big Bear's voices rang out almost simultaneously.

Ji Ning's eyes were filled with undisguised admiration. He had witnessed firsthand how his elder brother, with his myriad forms of Myriad Phenomena Godfiend power, had defeated that immortal.

That's a top-tier Loose Immortal!

His elder brother's figure grew even taller in his heart, becoming the goal he would pursue on his future path.

The Yellow Big Bear looked at Ji An with a complicated expression, its huge face filled with shock and regret.

It patted Ji An, its voice deep: "Six—only six years—" The Yellow Big Bear exclaimed, "Ji An, you've actually comprehended the complete Thunderfire Dao, the Metal Dao, and the Path of Gale! You've even touched the Grand Dao Heaven and Earth, reaching the Domain Stage! And that sword technique, you created it!"

As a magical artifact spirit that has lived for hundreds of millions of years, it has this much insight. That sword move must have been created by itself, otherwise it wouldn't be so perfectly suited.

It paused, its massive head shaking. "You abandoned the First Divine Ability left by your master," what a pity! If you had it, your strength would have been much greater! However, to have reached this point in six years on your own, defeating a top-tier Loose Immortal, you were a rare genius even in your master's era!

Ji An smiled slightly, his breathing had calmed down. He looked at the Yellow Big Bear and said frankly, "Senior, you flatter me. I chose this path myself, so I will continue walking it. Now, it's Xiao Ning's turn."

"Yes! Big brother, senior, it's my turn!" Ji Ning, unable to contain his fighting spirit any longer, immediately replied.

"Alright!" The Yellow Big Bear, recovering from its regret and shock over Ji An, looked at Ji Ning and said, "Little Ji Ning, remember, there are only two chances to reach the Violet Palace God-Demon Realm! The guardian of the second level of the War God Hall is a puppet at the early stage of the Myriad Phenomena Godfiend. Are you ready?"

"Ready!" Ji Ning nodded emphatically.

The early stage of the Myriad Phenomena Godfiend? Big Brother just defeated a top-tier Loose Immortal!

Although he is not as good as his older brother, he has his own pride!

"Go!" The Yellow Big Bear waved its paw.

Ji Ning pressed down on the blood-red gate.

Brush!

Ji Ning's figure disappeared inside the blood-red gate.

The water curtain lit up, reflecting the scene on the second floor of the War God Hall.

This second level is different from the one Ji An; this time it's a huge Rock Platform.

Ji Ning appeared in the center of the platform, and opposite him, a Metal Puppet about ten feet tall, with a dark gold body and Giant Axe in its hand, was already waiting for him. It was the guardian of this second level, possessing the strength of the early stage of the Myriad Phenomena Realm.

Because it was a puppet, it didn't waste time talking to Ji An like a Loose Immortal.

The battle erupted instantly.

The Myriad Phenomena Godfiend and Demon Puppet swung its Giant Axe at Ji Ning.

Ji Ning dared not be careless in the slightest, nor dared to take the attack head-on. He immediately used the "Windwing Evasion," his figure flashing like the wind to evade.

At the same time, hundreds of flying swords appeared out of thin air around him.

With a thought, these flying swords formed the Minor Thousand Sword Formation, transforming into a continuous river of sword light that swept towards the puppet.

However, the vast difference in their cultivation levels put Ji Ning at a complete disadvantage.

Even if one controls the flying sword with Divine Sense and uses a supernatural power like the Minor Thousand Sword Formation, the power of the flying sword is at most only at the level of the Violet Palace Complete stage.

Such power, when it landed on the incredibly hard, dark golden shell of the Myriad Phenomena Godfiend Puppet, could only scatter sparks, not even leaving a shallow mark, let alone causing any substantial damage.

The puppet's attacks were powerful and heavy. Every axe strike put Ji Ning in grave danger. He could only barely hold on with his exquisite movements and the powerful vitality brought by the Seventh Layer the Crimsonbright Nine Heavens Diagram. He kept blocking and dodging, looking quite disheveled.

"Tsk, this Myriad Phenomena Godfiend's body is incredibly powerful. Little Ji Ning's flying swords aren't high enough in grade. Although there are many of them, they're not enough to break through its defenses." The Yellow Big Bear looked at Ji Ning's appearance in the water curtain and shook its head slightly. "His cultivation level isn't weak, but controlling these hundreds of flying swords with his Divine Sense to deal with the Myriad Phenomena Godfiend is still too much of a strain. If this continues, defeat is only a matter of time. The fact that he's been able to hold out this long is already quite impressive—"

Ji An stood with his hands behind his back, calmly watching his younger brother's battle in the water curtain, without the slightest anxiety.

He knew that Ji Ning's potential was far greater than this, and he also knew that real battles often brought out his greatest potential.

Sure enough, just as Ji Ning was forced to roll around in a sorry state by the puppet's powerful sweeping attack, boom!

Within Ji Ning's Sea of Consciousness, a Heaven Opening were splitting apart, seemed to resound!

An unprecedented sense of clarity and power instantly filled his soul!

His "Divine Sense" had long since reached the limit of this level through years of cultivating the "Nuwa Painting," and now, under the influence of battle, his "Divine Sense" has finally completed its final transformation!

Divine Consciousness, formed!

At that moment, Ji Ning felt that the whole world had become different.

The subtle fluctuations in the surrounding space, the trajectory of energy flow within the puppet's body, and even every wisp of air current generated by the Giant Axe's slash were all clearly reflected in his "heart," every detail visible!

The heavy burden of controlling hundreds of flying swords was lightened, as if he had gone from carrying a boulder to carrying feathers.

"Minor Thousand Sword Formation, Seventh Layer!" Ji Ning's eyes shone brighter than ever before as he silently shouted in his heart.

Buzz

The previously struggling Minor Thousand Sword Formation suddenly shone brightly!

The power of the 729 flying swords controlled by "Divine Sense" increased greatly.

Seven hundred and twenty-nine flying swords coalesced into an invincible torrent of sword light.

The sword light instantly broke free from the Giant Axe's suppression, transforming into a dazzling dragon of sword light that pierced through the chest of the Myriad Phenomena Godfiend and Demon Puppet with lightning speed.

Pfft!

The dark golden shell, which could only be punctured by sparks, was as easy as paper before the Minor Thousand Sword Formation, whose power had greatly increased under the enhancement of Divine Consciousness!

Boom!

The menacing Myriad Phenomena Godfiend and Demon Puppet suddenly stiffened, its movements abruptly halted, before crashing to the ground and dissipating into specks of light.

"Divine Consciousness?!"

Outside the water curtain, the Yellow Big Bear suddenly widened its eyes, pointed at the water curtain, and exclaimed in surprise to Ji An, "Little Ji Ning— "

He actually broke through to a higher level in the heat of battle, and even condensed his Divine Consciousness during the fight?! He's only at the Violet Palace Mansion Realm! Are you and your brother really not reincarnations of immortals?!

Ji An shook his head. Others might not know, but he didn't. Although the two of them were reincarnations, they were at most mortals. How could they be reincarnations of immortals?

Huang Grand Dao shook his head. "Tsk--you two brothers--you're both monsters! This little Ji Clan --you're really lucky!"

A spatial fluctuation came, and Ji Ning was teleported War God Hall space, landing in front of the gate.

The Yellow Big Bear's voice carried a hint of approval. "You've passed the second level. Would you like to try the third?"

Ji Ning shook his head and refused, saying, "Senior, I have already exerted all my strength on the second level. The third level is far beyond my ability to handle. It's not too late to try again when I am stronger in the future."

The Yellow Big Bear nodded. "In that case, let's go to the Treasure Hall first—"

Ji An passed the fifth and Sixth Layer levels, and with the addition of the Myriad Phenomena Godfiend, he can now choose one Earth Rank treasure. He can now choose two Heaven Rank and one Earth Rank treasure.

Ji Ning, along with Violet Palace Cultivator, has one and two opportunities to choose a Human Rank treasure.

Before he could finish speaking, Ji An suddenly said, "Wait. I need to break through the thirteenth level of the Crimsonbright Nine Heavens Diagram first."

"Breakthrough!"

Upon hearing this, both Ji Ning and the Yellow Big Bear were shocked.

It's important to know that breaking through to the Kangshen in the Crimsonbright Nine Heavens Diagram is incomparably more difficult than breaking through to the Kangshen in the Qi Refining. And now Ji An is actually about to break through?

In fact, Ji An's understanding of the Dao was already Complete Sharp Metal Dao, the Thunderfire Dao, and the Dao of Gale, and had even comprehended the Grand Dao to the Domain Stage. Breaking through to the level of the Kangshen Godfiend was already a piece of cake for him.

However, he has not yet broken through because the challenge opportunities in the War God Hall are precious: each major realm only allows two attempts, and if one breaks through the realm prematurely, the remaining opportunities will be wasted.

He had already wasted three attempts at the Xiantian and Violet Palace Mansion realms, so he really couldn't afford to waste any more at the Myriad Phenomena level, which was why he hadn't broken through yet.

Now that he's on the fifth and sixth levels, having exhausted his Myriad Phenomena- level opportunities, he has no more worries.

Ji Ning exclaimed in shock, "Big Brother's level is too high--"

The Yellow Big Bear's eyes were also filled with shock. "Good lad! You're only putting up with this for the sake of the War God Hall, aren't you!"

Ji An nodded, readily admitting, "That's exactly right. My cultivation level is already high enough; I just didn't want to waste these two precious opportunities to challenge the War God Hall at the Myriad Phenomena Realm."

The Yellow Big Bear nodded. "You little rascal, you're quite the cunning one."

Without another word, the three of them flashed back to the ancient and simple hall of the Water Manor.

Ji An walked straight to a futon in the main hall and sat down cross-legged.

He closed his eyes, and breaking through the thirteenth level of the Crimsonbright Nine Heavens Diagram was simply a natural progression for him.

It activated the divine runes on its back, beginning its transformation towards a higher level of existence— the Kangshen Godfiend.

Buzz!

An invisible wave spread out from Ji An.

His aura began to transform at an astonishing speed.

The two supreme Stars, Lunar Star and Solar Star, from countless worlds beyond, sensed the summons. Grand Yin True Water and Grand Yang True Fire descended from countless worlds to his side, and the Power of the Sun continuously flowed into Ji An's body.

The whole process was exceptionally smooth, without the slightest surprise.

Ji Ning stood by, holding his breath. He could clearly feel the aura emanating from his elder brother growing stronger at an extremely rapid pace.

Time passed slowly, and the Grand Yin True Water and Grand Yang True Fire around him were completely absorbed by Ji An.

Ji An opened his eyes.

His aura had completely changed!

Although he was strong when he reached the Myriad Phenomena Perfection, he was still only comparable to Qi Refining cultivator.

Now, with his breakthrough, his Godfiend Body Refinement is comparable to that of Ordinary Godfiend Late Kangshen.

"Brother Yexi, you have achieved the status of Kangshen Godfiend!" Ji Ning said, his voice filled with joy.

Ji An smiled slightly, stood up, and felt the Crimsonbright divine power flowing within his body, which was more than ten times stronger than before. He was in a good mood.

"Let's go," Ji An said, "To the Treasure Hall."