Under the people's gazes, Su Ming continued absorbing Bei Bang's vast life force, using it to repair his own cultivation base.
Time trickled by, and the life force continued surging into Bei Bang's body endlessly. To an Almighty in Life Realm, his life force was practically endless, which was why Bei Bang had been so arrogant earlier.
But gradually, Bei Bang's expression changed. He had a strong feeling that Su Ming was like a bottomless pit. His own life force might be nearly endless, but Su Ming's absorption also gave him a feeling that his life force was nearly limitless.
An hour later, Bei Bang's expression changed completely. In fact, he had a feeling that his life force could no longer keep up. A shock that came from the bottom of his heart rose in his heart. Su Ming was like a bottomless pit at that moment, and he could absorb an endless amount of life force.
If that was all there was to it, Bei Bang could sever the connection at any time. However, when he was about to sever the connection between his life force and the lotus platform, he discovered to his shock that the connection was reversed. It was no longer him sending out his life force and the lotus platform absorbing it. Instead, it had become … he had to send out whatever the lotus platform absorbed.
This was a change of master and subordinate. It might have seemed simple and the same, but in truth, the right to decide whether or not to break off was no longer in Bei Bang's hands, but in Su Ming's.
"How … how is this possible!! 'The Rune in this place isn't set up this way, and I don't see anyone changing the structure of the Rune either. Besides, it's impossible for someone to change this Rune in such a short amount of time.' Bei Bang's expression changed drastically. As his pupils shrank, a sense of danger swiftly descended on him.
He could not break free from the lotus platform's absorption. His life force was sucked out with a bang, and once it fused into the lotus platform, it was sucked away by Su Ming.
In Su Ming's mind, the bald crane's smug voice was making a ruckus.
'Grandpa Crane is still the best, isn't he? Heh heh, that idiot actually dared to fuse himself with the rune here. This confidence comes from his nearly endless life force, which is why he's not afraid of being absorbed by others.
'But that idiot is so unlucky that he ran into me. With just a twitch of my finger, I can change the outcome of the Rune. I can make him go from fusing with the Rune to being fusing with the Rune, and from controlling the Rune to being enslaved by it.
Little boy Su, absorb, absorb to your heart's content. One crystal per breath, unlimited supply. " The bald crane's voice was filled with pride and excitement. At that moment, it was brimming with a happiness that only it could understand.
When another hour passed, Bei Bang's face turned pale. He glared at Su Ming, and the shock on his face turned into anguish. At that moment, there was no way he would not understand that this was Su Ming's revenge for his previous words and actions.
"What a vengeful person …." Bei Bang sighed inwardly. He closed his eyes and stopped thinking about anything else. His Cultivation base surged as he tried to struggle free of the spell formation. However, in almost the same instant that he began to rotate his Cultivation base, the threat from the void once again appeared.
After the time it takes for another incense stick to burn, Su Ming opened his eyes. At that moment, Bei Bang's face was incredibly pale.
Su Ming dispelled the absorption from the Rune and stood up.
"Thank you for healing me, Senior Bei Bang." He said calmly. Bei Bang was silent for a moment, then nodded.
"There's no need for us to continue challenging each other. The Anointment Ceremony has ended, and we will enter the trial. All of you … Nine Dynasts, the location of this trial is Dao Ocean below us.
"Dao Ocean is divided into an inner and outer region. There are some lost souls of Morning Dao Sect in it. Some of them were once powerful enemies of Morning Dao Sect, some were traitors, and some were cultivators who were lost after they were punished and sank into Dao Ocean, losing their sense of self.
"Some of them are strong, and some are weak. Your trial is related to these lost souls.
"Kill ten lost souls, and you will obtain the right to participate in the trial. Once you have the right, you can activate the trial in Dao Ocean at any time you want. Based on your results, you will be able to enter different trial grounds at random.
"This trial is unique to all of you. To you, it is also a serendipity … Because this trial is related to the Immortals' Union. Over the one thousand something years, Morning Dao Sect has fought against the Immortals' Union of various scales. Among them, there are hundreds of small-scale battles, nearly a hundred large-scale battles, and seven super battles.
These battles have been recorded in detail and have been imitated to create illusion-like places. According to your different qualifications, you will be sent into continuous battles. There, you will be taught how to lead the direction of a battle and how to change the direction of a battle. This is your trial.
"Remember, even though you cannot be killed in these illusions, all your words and actions will be observed by the people here, and they will be included in the final results of the trial.
"At the same time, you must also remember that in the different illusions, you will no longer be fusing into them with your own appearances. Instead, you will be turned into normal cultivators of Morning Dao Sect.
"But you will be able to retain your cultivation bases. You can use them at will, and you can do anything you want!" When Bei Bang's voice echoed in the air and he swung his arm, a vortex that was ten thousand feet big immediately appeared in the space between the nine continents in the first plane.
At the instant the vortex appeared, roars came from within. A large number of dark shadows could be vaguely seen in the vortex. As they roared, they looked as if they wanted to leave the vortex, but at the instant they touched it, they screamed in pain and fell back.
The vortex was connected to the periphery of Dao Ocean. The dark shadows were the lost people inside. They wanted to rush out at all times, but over the years, they had never been able to do so.
"If there are any of you who are afraid, you can give up on the trial now. Those who give up on the trial will immediately have their status as Dynasts revoked. You must think this through. During the process of obtaining the right to go through the trial, you will … die!" When Bei Bang said those words, he swept his gaze past the Dynasts and completely ignored Su Ming.
Besides Su Ming, hesitation immediately appeared on the faces of some of the eight Dynasts. If Su Ming had not revealed his level of cultivation and if the person who had returned from the Barren Lands of Divine Essence had not brought such great shock to them, then they would have definitely gone through the trial without any hesitation.
Yet now, the competition for the title of Dynasts had ended before it even started. They knew that unless an accident happened, it would be impossible for them to compare to Su Ming in their lives. Because of that, the trial was completely useless to them, and there was also the danger of death within it.
In silence, four of the eight Dynasts chose to give up. They took a few steps back, and as their faces turned pale, not only did they give up on the trial, they also gave up on their right to be Dynasts.
Among the remaining four, Dao Lin was roaring in his heart. The humiliation he felt caused his eyes to turn bloodshot, and he was the first to charge into the vortex. Once he disappeared, the other three also gritted their teeth and turned into long arcs that charged into the vortex.
Su Ming was the last. His injuries had mostly recovered by then. As he took a step forward with a calm expression, he immediately attracted the gazes of the ten million cultivators in the area, and he stepped into the vortex.
When Su Ming's figure disappeared, the ten million cultivators in the area let out a cry of shock that had been suppressed by Su Ming and formed by the words of the person who had returned from the Barren Lands of Divine Essence.
"True Sacred Yin World will definitely not let this matter rest. Could it be that the battle between Morning Dao World and True Sacred Yin World is about to begin?!"
"True Morning Dao World has the Immortals' Union on the inside, and we've also offended True Sacred Yin World on the outside. Dynast Dao Kong … is really unwise."
The sounds of discussions echoed in the air. The tanned old man's sullen expression and Bei Bang's silent sigh caused the Anointment Ceremony to gradually deviate from its course.
— — —
Dao Ocean was located at the deepest part of Morning Dao Sect. It had been a forbidden ground for countless years, and it was divided into two parts. The inner part of Dao Ocean was always sealed, and only the outer part would be opened during certain special moments. Otherwise, all forms of life were forbidden from entering.
If someone truly wanted to step in, it would not be impossible for them to do so, but since ancient times, all those who had stepped in on their own had never survived. Perhaps that was not the case, and perhaps there were indeed people who had survived, but in Morning Dao Sect, there were far too few of them.
Dao Ocean's mysteriousness came from the rumors that it was still before Morning Dao World.
It was said to be an ocean because the sounds of waves could be heard there, but when Su Ming cast his gaze over it, he found that the area was filled with thick fog. It filled the area, causing people to be unable to see their surroundings clearly. In fact, even their divine senses were suppressed.
A glint appeared in Su Ming's eyes. At the instant he stepped into the vortex, he appeared in the place filled with fog. He swept his gaze across the area, and Bei Bang's words appeared in his head. Clearly, the trial this time was divided into two parts. The first was to obtain the right, and the second was the key.
That was why obtaining the right was not very difficult, but due to the mysteriousness of Dao Ocean, there would still be life-threatening dangers.
"Killing ten Lost Ones gives me the right to enter, huh …. If I could really enter one of the battles that happened over a thousand years ago, the one I really want to enter is the one where the 30,000-meter-tall giant or the black-robed old man appeared and seriously injured Patriarch Mount Tai." Su Ming's expression remained as calm as ever. With a single move, he disappeared into the fog and started moving around the area.
After a moment, as Su Ming was moving forward, he suddenly let out a cold harrumph. A shriveled right hand appeared behind him without a single sound and charged towards his back. That arm was black, and black smoke spread out from its fingertips. It contained the power that was nearly at the later stage of World Plane Realm. At the instant it closed in, Su Ming did not move forward, but instead moved back. He lifted his right hand and seized the air behind him. With a bang, he caught the incoming arm, and with a fling, a thin figure was dragged out of the fog.
With a flick of his right hand, a powerful wave of power surged into the figure's body. With a bang, the figure immediately crumbled into pieces.
"One." Su Ming took a step forward and disappeared into the fog. (To be continued. If you like this work, please come to Qidian.Com and vote for me. Your support is my greatest motivation.)
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