The ninth bridge was sacred and filled with awe for the people of the Immortal Astral Continent. Since ancient times, only four people had been able to take this step!
Of the four, one was the master of the Immortal Astral Continent and the other three were the three strongest Grand Empyreans.
However, at this moment, there was one more person!
At the same time, the 11th sun above the Immortal Astral Continent shined brightly once more. The light was so dazzling that it seemed like it would envelop the entire world.
Amidst the blinding light, Wang Baole, who was standing at the end of the ninth bridge, also had a glint in his eyes. He could feel the resistance in front of him. He could feel that his body seemed to be frozen, and he was unable to take another step forward.
It was as if … his path to the heavens was going to stop here.
"I won't stop here!" Wang Baole whispered as he slowly raised his head. The light in his eyes suddenly changed and a ghostly light appeared in his eyes. It was like a drop of ink had fallen into water. It quickly melted and spread in all directions.
Instantly, his eyes turned black, and an aura of death spread from his body, enveloping the surroundings. Due to the strangeness of the aura, Wang Baole, who was standing there, no longer looked like a living person, but a corpse!
The death aura churned once more and the black fog spread out from Wang Baole's pores. It quickly spread out, bringing with it decay and death. This was … Wang Baole's Underworld Shadow Dao!
At that moment, everyone who was looking at Wang Baole had varying degrees of shock in their hearts. That was because, amidst the black fog, in the sky above the ninth bridge, the black fog had gathered to form a gigantic statue!
This statue … was exactly the same as Wang Baole. However, it was wearing a black robe and had a cold face without any emotion. It held a book in one hand as if the book controlled the death of the world. From a distance, it was filled with an ominous aura.
"The incarnation of the Dao of Death!"
"Legend has it that after mastering the Dao of Death and becoming one of the origins, one can transform into … the Nether Lord!"
"This … Could this be the body of the Nether Lord?"
Just as the hearts of the cultivators of the Immortal Astral Continent were shaken … the statue formed by the black fog … took a step forward!
This step was heaven-shaking and caused the stars to rumble. Violent fluctuations were set off in the universe.
This step shook the world and caused thunder to rumble in the minds of countless people.
This step was like going from a mortal to a celestial god. This was … the peak of the fourth step. This was … the sign of the fifth step!
At this moment, a monstrous rumble echoed, the sky lost its color, and the clouds scattered. There were crackling sounds that could not be concealed. It was as if a barrier had been broken, and the statue to appear in the void to cross the ninth bridge.
As it landed, the figure seemed to have used up all its remaining energy and could no longer maintain its form. It was as if a gust of wind had blown past and reduced its existence back to mist, dissipating and revealing … Wang Baole's figure within the gigantic statue!
"The peak of the fourth step?" Standing in the void between the ninth and tenth bridges, Wang Baole's expression was calm as he felt his current state. He had a feeling that he only needed to point a finger to destroy his past self.
The gap between the two was simply too great.
In the past, although he was also in the Eight Extreme Daos and was in the fourth step to a certain extent, only the Dao of Wood had a natural origin. The other Daos seemed to have a natural origin, but they were not. They only had one's own power.
The current him could control metal, earth, water, and fire with a wave of his hand. Although it was only one of the five Daos, and there were others who could share them with him … this was the limit of what a cultivator could do with the five Daos.
Under normal circumstances, no one could monopolize any one of the five Daos.
However, Wang Baole's Dao of Wood could!
In addition, his Underworld Dao was connected to the Dao of Death in the great universe. He had become the Underworld Lord, so although he was also in the fourth step … he could suppress almost all fourth step cultivators!
Most others only had one origin, but Wang Baole had five, including the true origin of the Dao of Wood. As a result, all fourth step cultivators would be suppressed by him.
It could be said that at this moment, Wang Baole was the strongest fourth step cultivator.
But … that wasn't the end of Wang Baole's journey. He stood in the void between the ninth and tenth bridges and raised his head to look at the tenth bridge. At his current level, he could already see three figures on the tenth bridge.
He was not unfamiliar with these three figures. The two standing at the head of the tenth bridge were the two strongest Grand Empyreans on the Immortal Astral Continent that had made Wang Baole feel a sense of crisis.
And standing in the middle of the tenth bridge was … Situ, who he had played chess with.
As for the end of the bridge, there was no one. There was also no one on the eleventh bridge.
There were two meanings to this. Perhaps no one had walked on it, or perhaps … everyone had walked on it, which was why no one had left a trace.
But no matter what, Wang Baole could see that there was no one after the middle of the tenth bridge!
"Can I walk on the tenth bridge?" Wang Baole narrowed his eyes. He knew that the ninth bridge represented the fourth step, and the tenth bridge represented … the fifth step of cultivation!
As long as he walked on it, it meant that he had reached the fifth step. If he reached the middle, it meant that he was halfway to the fifth step. If he could reach the end, it meant that he had reached the peak of the fifth step.
However, Wang Baole wasn't confident. His Dao … had been used up.
Although he still had the Yang Saint Dao, he didn't have anything to carry it. As for Carefree, it was the same.
"What a pity …" Wang Baole sighed. However, just at this moment …
Father Wang, who was sitting next to the first bridge, suddenly spoke.
"Baole, let's go!"
Hearing that, a glimmer flashed across Wang Baole's eyes. He seemed to be deep in thought. Then, with a sudden flick of his body, he walked forward. As he walked forward, his body's aura suddenly changed. The Dark Hell aura dissipated, and a rich vitality suddenly erupted from his body.
This was … the exact opposite of the underworld Dao … the Yang Saint Dao!
This Dao was pure and holy, and as soon as it appeared, it was filled with a majestic will that towered up to the Heavens. It was so bright that it could suppress all other light, and so powerful that it could suppress all death!
Unfortunately … it was only an illusory will, and had no physical body. It was like a river without roots, like duckweed or willow catkins. It seemed powerful, but in reality, it was only a superficial layer!
That was because Wang Baole's Eight Extremes Dao, other than Carefree, was the Yang Saint Dao. There was no Dao carrying item, and he hadn't been able to find one in the world of the stone steles. Because of that, his Dao was unable to reach its peak.
However, at that moment, as Wang Baole unleashed his Sun Saint Dao, Father Wang, who was under the first bridge, raised his right hand slowly. An irregularly shaped rock appeared in his hand.
The stone was about the size of a fist, and emanated a majestic will. Although it wasn't very large, it seemed limitless. If you looked closely, you would see that it was covered with glittering symbols. Apparently, it was made from … the same material as the Heaven Trampling Bridge!!
"This is the leftover bridgestone from when I was building the eleventh bridge. I'll give it to you … as a Dao carrying item!" With that, Father Wang casually waved his hand, and the bridgestone began to shine with brilliant light, which then shot toward Wang Baole!
In the blink of an eye, it merged into him!
A tremor ran through Wang Baole as the Yang Saint Dao exploded out!
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