N-A-A Chapter 2 The Terrifying Crocodile Ancestor's Divine Embryo
Chapter 2 The Terrifying Crocodile Ancestor's Divine Embryo
Zhao Tianpeng was extremely satisfied with the sea of bitterness that was the size of a fingernail. Opening the sea of bitterness was the true beginning of cultivation, and it was also the beginning of his physique manifesting its supernatural abilities. Even though it was just opening the sea of bitterness, he could now sense spiritual bodies and communicate with and capture souls. He called it the Yellow Springs Spiritual Body.
In the corner, a pair of eyes widened in shock: "Something's wrong, this isn't that old ghost!"
"Can divine thoughts manifest as new life forms?"
"How is that possible? That was a vengeful spirit formed from the evil thoughts of a supreme being. How could it transform into a new being?"
"Something's really not right."
"Judging from its imposing presence, it should be a royal body, a deity manifested in human form. What secrets lie within this?"
"If one could grasp the secrets within, it would undoubtedly be of great benefit."
However, the next moment, Zhao Tianpeng turned his gaze to the corner, smiled at the owner of those eyes, and reached out to grab at the air. The creature in the corner was startled, and then an irresistible force landed on it, pulling it directly in front of Zhao Tianpeng.
Zhao Tianpeng looked down and saw a golden crocodile, about half a foot in size, that resembled a snake but had no limbs and was covered in scales.
The moment he saw the golden divine crocodile, he knew what he had found: the Crocodile Ancestor's Divine Embryo! The divine embryo forged by the Crocodile Ancestor using the supreme, lost method of the demon race.
It seems that the previous commotion of reshaping the physical body and opening the sea of suffering was too great, attracting the attention of the Crocodile Ancestor on the upper level, who actually cut off a ray of primordial spirit light to refine a divine embryo to investigate.
"I never imagined that you, fellow Daoist, would forge a physical body and be reborn into this life. This is truly a cause for celebration."
Crocodile Ancestor's Divine Embryo stared at Zhao Tianpeng: "My true body is unable to leave the upper level, so I came to offer my congratulations in the form of my divine embryo. However, I did not want to disturb you from practicing your profound magic, so I waited on the side. I had no intention of spying. I wonder if you could release my divine embryo?"
Zhao Tianpeng completely scoffed at the Crocodile Ancestor Divine Embryo's claim that it meant no harm. If this thing hadn't been forged from the light of the primordial spirit and was not restrained by his own physique, who knows if it would have parasitized his own celestial platform like it had parasitized Li Xiaoman.
However, he was now finding it somewhat difficult to deal with this divine embryo. The hell he was in and the hell where Crocodile Ancestor was located were yin and yang, mutually restraining each other and sealing each other with the power of yin and yang. If he wanted to leave this place, he had to pass through the level where Crocodile Ancestor was sealed. If he destroyed this divine embryo and offended Crocodile Ancestor, he was afraid that Crocodile Ancestor would block him here and do whatever he wanted. But he was also unwilling to let the divine embryo go. If Crocodile Ancestor knew about the earth-shattering thing that the divine thought had been transformed into a human again, he would definitely block him and study it.
In other words, no matter how it is dealt with, given its unique nature, as long as it is exposed to the Crocodile Ancestor, it will be doomed.
Zhao Tianpeng frowned more and more, cursing Shakyamuni in his heart. Why did he put Crocodile Ancestor on the upper level? If he were on the upper level, he would have a chance to escape while the seal was loosening. In the current situation, unless he could defeat Crocodile Ancestor, he was doomed. This was a dead end.
Wait, why do I have to beat up Crocodile Ancestor?
Zhao Tianpeng fell into deep thought. "I did retain the ability to recall the Dao Fruit of the Great Accomplished Holy Body. Isn't it normal for a deity to recall the Dao Fruit for a moment of pleasure before dying? Would Crocodile Ancestor dare to gamble that he would value his life and not dare to recall the Dao Fruit? Would Crocodile Ancestor dare to gamble that he could stop him from recalling the Dao Fruit once he took action?"
A philosopher once said that to win, you don't necessarily need strength or resources; the most important thing is confidence and courage. Giving up guarantees defeat, while trying offers a 50/50 chance.
He has the resources, so if he were to gamble with Crocodile Ancestor, it would be a matter of confidence and courage. It's not about whether he has the courage and confidence, but about letting Crocodile Ancestor know that he definitely has the courage to bring back the Great Accomplished Holy Body and Dao Fruit!
So how do you let people know about courage? Of course, you have to show it by doing it!
"Who says that when a deity invokes the fruit of one's path, it must be completely restored?"
At this moment, Zhao Tianpeng had a sudden inspiration. To put it bluntly, recalling the Dao Fruit could be seen as similar to taking out a loan. The limit is a limit, and you don't necessarily have to use it all.
If a deity summons back the Dao Fruit, the person will die. But if the deity only borrows a portion of the Dao Fruit's power and prevents the Dao Fruit from returning, wouldn't that solve the problem? There's something called the Summoning Technique in the Ghost Path. If the Summoning Technique is combined with the deity's ability to summon back the Dao Fruit and localized, there's a high probability that the power of the Great Accomplished Holy Body can be borrowed without actually summoning back the Dao Fruit.
This way, they can not only get past the Crocodile Ancestor, but also have another trump card to play later.
The Crocodile Ancestor Divine Embryo, held firmly in his grasp and completely unable to break free, was utterly bewildered. What? Recall the Dao Fruit? Wait, old ghost! Fellow Daoist!
"Fellow Daoist, to be given another life is an incredible stroke of luck, truly a sign of divine favor. Why then do you harbor thoughts of abandoning your life and disregarding the Dao?"
"Fellow Daoist, please think it over!"
Crocodile Ancestor Divine Embryo felt his scalp tingle and cursed the old ghost in his heart, "You're crazy! How dare you even think about a god summoning back the Dao Fruit? Do you want to die?"
Zhao Tianpeng disregarded the thoughts of the Crocodile Ancestor Divine Embryo in his hand. Instead, he sensed the Dao traces related to the Summoning God Technique from the character "Ghost." He then established himself at a different level of enlightenment, constantly sensing the connection between the divine will and the Dao fruit. He combined this connection with the Dao traces to modify the Summoning God Technique into a profound method that suited the world of Shrouding the Heavens.
In Zhao Tianpeng's eyes, countless Dao traces transformed into streams of light, drawing profound trajectories. These trajectories constantly collided and combined until his mind was greatly exhausted and he could no longer stand at that height of vision. Then he would stop and begin to continuously refine the Sea of Bitterness.
For other cultivators, cultivation requires a large amount of medicinal liquid to provide essence and energy, but for Zhao Tianpeng, yin energy is also an excellent resource, especially the high-quality yin energy generated by the divine thought of the Great Accomplished Holy Body. When he opened his mouth and inhaled, the rich yin energy was swallowed into his mouth like a whale swallowing a dragon.
A massive amount of Yin energy crashed into his sea of suffering, causing the muddy yellow ocean to surge with towering waves. For Zhao Tianpeng, the Yin energy was nothing short of a thousand-year-old elixir, which he directly absorbed and transformed into streams of demonic essence that resembled ghostly mist within his wondrous sea of suffering.
As the dim, divine light emanated from Zhao Tianpeng's location in the Sea of Bitterness, a chilling wind howled through this layer of hellish space, and ghostly figures occasionally darted through the yin energy, while clusters of will-o'-the-wisps flickered uncertainly.
At this moment, the Crocodile Ancestor Divine Embryo was no longer thinking about how to escape from this old ghost's grasp, but rather how to dissuade the other party from recalling his former Dao Fruit.
However, Zhao Tianpeng did not communicate with him at all, but only focused on deducing the invocation of the gods. Once his mind was too exhausted, he would absorb yin energy to expand and refine the sea of suffering.
In just half a month, his sea of suffering had expanded to the size of a fist, with vital energy soaring into the sky above the muddy yellow ocean, like the billowing smoke column before a volcanic eruption.
Zhao Tianpeng's sea of suffering is now constantly churning, like a volcano about to erupt beneath the surface of the sea.