This was a pale world, where everything around was composed of pale clouds, and even the air itself shimmered with a silvery white hue.
Taking a deep breath, Liu Bai suddenly felt as if he had inhaled a mouthful of thick mist. The air here actually had a taste?
In the next moment, Liu Bai realized that this air was starting to damage his lungs. Scanning with his Spiritual sense, he discovered that the entire space was filled with countless tiny spiritual blades, fine as dust.
These spiritual blades entered the lungs along with the air, piercing the alveoli, slowly destroying the lungs from the inside.
Frowning slightly, Liu Bai did not expect the environment of the Five Elements Realm to be so harsh.
Combined with the faint soul pressure in the surroundings, even without fighting, many people might suffer heavy injuries if they stayed here for long.
However, for Liu Bai, this was not a disadvantage. It could even be an advantage.
As the air, filled with Metal Elemental force, entered his lungs, Liu Bai's Lung Aperture immediately activated. The spiritual blades were devoured before they could fully exert their power and were then transformed into the purest Geng Metal Force, merging into his Lung Aperture.
For others, every breath here might injure their lungs, but for Liu Bai, every breath was a strengthening of his Lung Aperture.
As for the so-called soul pressure, with Liu Bai's current soul strength, it had absolutely no effect.
A smile appeared on Liu Bai's lips. It seemed that the Five Elements Realm would be extremely beneficial for him.
Without lingering, Liu Bai sensed his surroundings, confirmed the direction, and began moving deeper into the Metal Elemental space.
Before he had gone far, he encountered lifeforms in this Metal Elemental space.
From a distance, the pale cloud mountains suddenly became tinged with gold, and like a raging torrent, surged frantically toward Liu Bai.
Squinting his eyes, Liu Bai clearly saw that the flood-like surge was actually composed of golden ants, each the size of a grown human, with bodies and claws made entirely of metal capable of tearing anyone into pieces.
Yet Liu Bai felt no panic at the sight. On the contrary, he was somewhat delighted.
Previously, when he had killed fire-elemental beasts in the dungeon of the Fire God Domain, although he did not gain experience, he had obtained Flame Origins.
Could it be that these Metal Elemental Beasts would also provide him with Metal Origins?
Watching the colossal golden ants rushing forward like a flood, Liu Bai summoned a purple flame in his hand.
Undying Fire, the legendary flame possessed by the Super Divine Beast Phoenix of Immortality, one of the top-tier divine fires in this world.
The instant the purple Undying Fire appeared, the temperature of the entire space skyrocketed, instantly consuming the surrounding Metal Elemental force.
Each golden ant, formed entirely from Geng Metal Force, could kill even a Heaven Completion Realm expert. Their indestructible bodies and limbs, capable of piercing through spiritual defenses, were their most deadly weapons.
But Liu Bai's Undying Divine Fire was their nemesis.
The towering purple flames surged like waves toward the golden flood. Any ant engulfed by the purple fire quickly perished.
The once surging golden flood collided with the fire like a torrent hitting a mountain, instantly splitting in two, with the separated streams rushing in opposite directions at even greater speed.
The power of the Undying Divine Fire continued to rise. In just a short while, it annihilated the massive swarm of golden ants, leaving only concentrated Geng Metal energy on the ground.
A white light streaked across, instantly drawing the condensed Geng Metal energy and forming a Metal Origin in Liu Bai's hand.
"Ding, killed a Heaven Completion Realm Metal Elemental Beast, obtained one Five Elemental Divine Object Metal Origin."
"Ding, do you wish to integrate the Metal Origin into your Lung Aperture?"
The dense system notifications rang incessantly in Liu Bai's ears, forcing him to temporarily mute the system.
"System, integrate all Metal Origins into my Lung Aperture."
As Liu Bai spoke, the dense golden light particles quickly disappeared, while a platinum-colored sphere began to form and expand inside his Lung Aperture.
Geng Metal Thunder was delighted, circling around the platinum light sphere, just like the Fire God Thunder had around the previous flame.
Unexpectedly, the golden ants did not completely vanish after being scorched by the Undying Divine Fire. Countless bodies were calcined by the flames, eventually transforming into small pieces of Taiyi Refined Gold.
Liu Bai knew that within the Metal Element, there was not only the sharp Geng Metal Force but also the relatively mellow Xin Metal Force. Combining them could produce the decisive Taiyi Force.
Taiyi Refined Gold was a top-tier material for forging divine artifacts and a treasure for cultivation.
Many Sovereign Celestial bodies associated with Metal Attributes required Taiyi Force from Taiyi Refined Gold to cultivate, resulting in formidable offensive power and unrivaled destructive capability.
However, it was extremely rare. Even a large refined gold deposit could only produce a fist-sized piece of Taiyi Refined Gold.
Now, after each golden ant died, it left a small silvery-white bead, the purest form of Taiyi Refined Gold.
Liu Bai pursued and burned through the swarm. By the time all the golden ants were eliminated, the Taiyi Refined Gold in his hand had accumulated into a block over three meters high, weighing hundreds of thousands of jin.
The value of this single block of Taiyi Refined Gold surpassed the reward that the Five Elements Divine Sect would offer to the first-place winner.
Meanwhile, the Metal Origin in Liu Bai's Lung Aperture had condensed into a fist-sized luminous pearl. The platinum light it radiated would likely blind anyone who gazed directly at it.
With such a powerful Metal Origin, the previously somewhat weak Metal Force in Liu Bai's body due to not having integrated divine objects was immediately strengthened. While still not strong enough to merge with the Undying Divine Fire, it was considerably stronger than the other three elements.
This meant that he could now strategize according to the Five Elements' mutual restrictions, enter the Wood Elemental space, and use the Wood Origin to enhance his wood attributes.
With this Five Element cycle, by the time he completed all elemental spaces, he would have improved all his elemental powers.
Thinking of this, Liu Bai felt an immense surge of excitement and motivation. After a short rest, he set off again.
However, the following journey left him slightly disappointed. Since the golden ants, he had not encountered any other Metal Elemental Beasts. It was as if they were all avoiding him.
Although a little disappointed, Liu Bai did not continue searching. Instead, he followed the instructions on the token, moving toward the center of the space.
Passing the final trial at the center would signify completing the test of the Metal Elemental space, after which he could proceed to the next realm.
As he approached the center, Liu Bai instinctively sensed a growing danger.
He released his spiritual sense and saw a vast white expanse. Countless Geng Metal energies condensed, exuding an endless aura of sharp, killing intent.
Eventually, they coalesced into the form of a white tiger.
A Super Divine Beast, the White Tiger.
Along with the Azure Dragon, Black Tortoise, and Vermilion Bird, it forms the Four Directional Spirits, the top-tier Super Divine Beasts. Except for the Dragon and Phoenix, only a few Super Divine Beasts can rival the Four Spirits.
Of course, the one appearing before Liu Bai could not possibly be the true White Tiger Divine Beast, not even in its juvenile form. After all, even a juvenile White Tiger ranks among the top four on the Beast Rankings, comparable to a Sovereign in strength.
But this White Tiger, although exuding killing intent, was merely a form without substance.
Even so, it still brought Liu Bai a deadly sense of crisis.
Step by step, its massive tiger paws landed on the ground, making Liu Bai feel as if a primeval ferocious beast was approaching him.
As Liu Bai tried to dispel the trace of fear in his heart, the White Tiger, which had been moving slowly, suddenly sprang into action.
Condensed from Geng Metal Force, the White Tiger possessed terrifying natural speed. Before Liu Bai could react, its massive form became a phantom, dreamlike and elusive.
The White Tiger's speed even surpassed Liu Bai's fully mastered Golden Crow Rainbow Transformation, and in the next moment, it had already appeared before him.
Fast!
Too fast!
Coupled with its razor-sharp claws, capable of extinguishing an opponent's life in an instant, its attacks were overwhelmingly lethal.
Although the White Tiger's attack speed was unparalleled, Liu Bai had already prepared the moment he sensed the danger. As the White Tiger vanished, the purple flames immediately enveloped him.
Sizzle!
The sharp tiger claws left four blade-like scars across Liu Bai's chest, but the extended claws were instantly incinerated by the Undying Divine Fire.
A white light flashed across Liu Bai's chest, and the originally bloodied wounds vanished instantly. The residual Geng Metal Force was also extinguished by the fire, leaving no effect on the recovery of the Ice Jade Divine Lotus.
The White Tiger, being a spiritual body, saw the surrounding Geng Metal Force churn again, and its vanished claws reappeared.
In this first exchange, neither side gained an advantage.
However, Liu Bai now understood the White Tiger's capabilities, and in the next moment, he launched a proactive attack, transforming into a giant golden firebird, instantly charging toward the White Tiger.
Seeing this, the White Tiger sensed danger. Radiating blinding white light, it charged forward without hesitation.
Boom!
Flames erupted and sword energies crisscrossed.
The Golden Crow in midair was torn apart by the White Tiger's claws but transformed into a mass of flames, enveloping the tiger completely.
Seeing his attack succeed, Liu Bai pressed the advantage. The purple Undying Divine Fire appeared again, trapping the White Tiger, which was just about to break free from the Golden Crow's true flames.
Liu Bai exhaled in relief.
The Golden Crow True Fire was the flame of the Ancient Golden Crow, weaker than the Haotian True Fire that Liu Bai had obtained, not to mention its inferiority compared to the Undying Divine Fire.
Currently, Liu Bai did not intend to reveal the Haotian True Fire in a short time. The Undying Divine Fire he possessed was limited, which the White Tiger could evade easily. Therefore, Liu Bai had no choice but to first lure the enemy with Golden Crow True Fire and then kill it with the Undying Divine Fire.
Fortunately, the White Tiger was not truly alive and had low intelligence, so it could be easily deceived.
Fully engulfed by the Undying Divine Fire, the White Tiger felt its power weakening, and the terrifying flames burning its body infuriated it.
It suddenly inhaled sharply, and a white sphere appeared quickly in its mouth. Sparks of intense electricity crackled around it. This was a thunder sphere condensed from Divine Thunder.
Seeing this, Liu Bai laughed.
It actually used lightning.
Using Divine Thunder to attack him was better described as directly providing him with a charge.
The platinum-colored spherical lightning surged in all directions, exploding repeatedly, with countless sword energies cutting across, yet all in vain.
When the lightning contacted Liu Bai's body, it was immediately absorbed by the Geng Metal Thunder within his Lung Aperture. The Geng Metal Thunder, being a force greater than even strong opponents, allowed no resistance from the lightning.
As the Undying Divine Fire continued to refine the White Tiger, its internal Geng Metal Force rapidly diminished, while the Metal Origin within Liu Bai grew steadily.
Under this reversal, the White Tiger, sensing its impending end, launched a final desperate strike.
Its body rapidly contracted, reaching a limit before suddenly exploding.
The furious Geng Metal Divine Thunder instantly engulfed the area. Golden lightning raged like an endless sea, continuously striking a single point.
At this moment, Liu Bai could see nothing, only blinding golden light before his eyes.
Within his Lung Aperture, the Metal Origin erupted with immense energy, pouring directly into the Geng Metal Thunder circling it.
The next moment, the Geng Metal Thunder, as if infused with energy, shot out of his Lung Aperture, entering the Qi Sea, and instantly merged into the spiritual energy ocean beneath Liu Bai's Qi Sea space.
At that moment, Liu Bai clearly sensed that the Geng Metal Thunder, under the influence of the boundless external lightning and guided by the Metal Origin, had rapidly merged into his spiritual energy.
From now on, he no longer needed to worry about the Geng Metal Thunder disobeying him whenever he wanted to mobilize it.
The instant it completely merged with his spiritual energy, Liu Bai realized that the lightning within his Qi Sea could now be directed at will, just like the Undying Divine Fire, becoming a powerful force he could freely wield.
[Ding, congratulations, player has comprehended the Lesser Divine Spiritual Art Geng Metal Divine Tribulation Thunder]
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