Chapter 352: A Year and a Half
Seeing that Xiao Tian couldn't break the barrier, the surrounding people all turned pale.
This was just the power of the Heavenly Evil God's sixth eye, barely opened. If all nine eyes were opened, how terrifying would the Heavenly Evil God be?
"Heavenly Emperor, what should we do?" The Undying Lord hurriedly asked.
Xiao Tian replied, "Now, there is only one way. I must break through again and leave my full name on the Celestial Monument. This way, I can harness the entire power of the Great Thousand World to kill the Heavenly Evil God."
The Green-Robed Sword Saint asked hopefully, "Heavenly Emperor, if we gather all the resources of the Great Thousand World, can you leave your full name?"
Xiao Tian replied, "To leave a complete name requires an enormous amount of power. Such power can only be accumulated over a long period. I can't guarantee that I'll break through within eight years."
The Undying Lord pondered for a moment and then said, "The Heavenly Emperor can inherit the Immortal Emperor's legacy. It contains all of the Immortal Emperor's power. Though it may not guarantee your breakthrough, it will significantly accelerate it."
"With the Immortal Emperor's legacy, the chances are indeed much higher," Xiao Tian nodded. "However, I still need special flames and lightning forces from heaven and earth. Additionally, if my avatars can also cultivate two more original bodies, my chances of breaking through will increase."
Looking at the leaders of the Black Heaven and Archaic clans, Xiao Tian said, "At this critical moment of life and death for our world, I trust you won't withhold your treasures?"
Hearing this, the two clan leaders felt a heavy weight. They never expected Xiao Tian to ask for their clans' original bodies. These were their clans' most precious treasures, the very foundation of their strength.
The Black Heaven clan leader said, "But Heavenly Emperor, haven't you already cultivated the Eternal Immortal Body?"
"Yes, I have obtained the Eternal Immortal Body, but my avatars haven't cultivated any supreme bodies," Xiao Tian replied. "If it were an ordinary avatar, it wouldn't be able to cultivate a supreme body. But I have inherited the technique of One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones. This technique allows three bodies to each become independent individuals, capable of cultivation."
"If the Heavenly Emperor needs it, we will lend it to you," the two leaders said through gritted teeth, suppressing their pain.
They had no choice. They had previously offended Xiao Tian, and their strength was inferior to his. In this world, power speaks. If they didn't compromise, they could become enemies of the entire Great Thousand World.
In that case, Xiao Tian could openly take their original bodies and even destroy their clans. And no one would criticize him, as the beings of the Great Thousand World needed Xiao Tian to fight the Heavenly Evil God.
Xiao Tian cupped his hands and said, "On behalf of all living beings in the Great Thousand World, I thank you both."
"We're just doing what we should as members of the Great Thousand World," they replied hastily.
Turning to the Undying Lord, Xiao Tian said, "Let's go."
"Yes," the Undying Lord nodded and led Xiao Tian deep into the Northern Desolate Hills.
Meanwhile, the other Heavenly Sovereigns used various inter-domain teleportation arrays to leave. The news of what had happened in the Northern Desolate Hills soon spread throughout the Great Thousand World.
When people learned that the Heavenly Evil God had broken free, they were all shocked and terrified.
Despite the ancient war being so far in the past, everyone knew that half of the Great Thousand World's territory had been occupied by the external evil clans.
In ancient times, there was the Immortal Emperor. Now, they had the Heavenly Emperor, a being even stronger than the Immortal Emperor. All living beings prayed that Xiao Tian would successfully break through and slay the Heavenly Evil God.
Deep in the Northern Desolate Hills, it was like a bottomless abyss. Giant chains, covered in rust and ancient runes, were everywhere. These chains, which once sealed the Heavenly Evil God, had all broken.
Xiao Tian and the Undying Lord continued to the depths, where there was a high platform. Ascending the stone steps, they saw an altar.
At the center of the altar sat a figure in white robes, quietly meditating. This figure, with long, scattered hair and a slightly thin build, radiated an overwhelming pressure.
This was the Immortal Emperor, the strongest being of the ancient era.
The Undying Lord immediately knelt before the Immortal Emperor, as if worshiping an ancestor.
Xiao Tian also bowed. Regardless, the Immortal Emperor was worthy of respect.
Xiao Tian sighed, "As expected of the Immortal Emperor, his body is even stronger than mine."
While his body was at the mid-Saint level, the Immortal Emperor's body had reached the peak of the late Saint level. Though Xiao Tian's combined form was strong, it was still slightly inferior.
The Undying Lord stood up and said, "Heavenly Emperor, please inherit the Emperor's legacy."
"Yes," Xiao Tian nodded, splitting into three and sitting in three different directions around the Immortal Emperor.
A vast and indescribable spiritual power flowed from the Immortal Emperor, channeled by Xiao Tian.
The power was immense. Despite being partially depleted over tens of thousands of years, it still seemed endless.
As the spiritual storm raged, the Undying Lord had to retreat. Despite his late-stage Saint power, he couldn't resist the storm, which Xiao Tian absorbed entirely.
A year and a half passed.
Xiao Tian finally absorbed all of the Immortal Emperor's power and physical strength, reaching the half-step sovereign level in his own right, no longer needing to combine his forms to reach this state.
Opening his eyes, Xiao Tian saw the Immortal Emperor's body turn to dust due to the energy depletion.
"Thank you, Emperor. I will destroy all evil demons!" Xiao Tian bowed again.
Then he looked at the strange flames and lightning floating around him. These were collected by various clans over the past year and a half, with the strongest even reaching peak celestial level.
"Heavenly flames and lightning, come!" Xiao Tian absorbed the flames and lightning, his cultivation and fighting body growing stronger.
After absorbing them all, Xiao Tian looked at two stone lotuses in the void. Inside were two light shadows, radiating ancient power.
One shadow emitted black light like a black hole. The other radiated a primordial aura, like the beginning of the universe.
These were the original bodies, the Night God Ancient Body and the Wild Ancestor Body.
"It's time to master these original bodies," Xiao Tian thought.
Although he had the Immortal Emperor Flame Body, it was refined into a fighting body, not a true supreme body. So his main body could still cultivate a supreme body.
(Chapter ends)