Usually, no accidents would happen when they left at this time. The three ferocious beasts would also return to the volcano and wait for the next time they came.
But this time, for some unknown reason, almost at the moment the crowd retreated and the three ferocious beasts shrank back into the volcano, the small beast that had swallowed Su Ming immediately started trembling viciously and let out a shrill roar.
That roar came incredibly suddenly, causing the people who were swiftly leaving to be momentarily stunned. However, none of them were mentally weak. All those who could survive in the Barren Lands of Divine Essence were all cunning people. After being stunned for a moment, they immediately gave up on their curiosity and increased their speed without any hesitation, leaving swiftly.
In the galaxy of the Barren Lands of Divine Essence, curiosity had to be paid with one's life. Even though the cultivation planet was not located at the center of the Barren Lands of Divine Essence and was located near its edge, the level of danger was still incredibly high.
That shrill roar was still echoing in the air. Its voice traveled in all directions and did not disappear even after a long time had passed.
At the instant Su Ming was swallowed by the slightly smaller creature, he suddenly understood why the ancient existence in the vortex in Yin Death Region would choose him, a person who was only in Life Privation Realm, to become Yin Death's Child and pay a great price to send him to the Barren Lands of Divine Essence.
Because … his body was formed by the aura of death, and the core of his body was his soul. His soul … was different from the rest!
Once his body was split up, it was as if he had been released from a set of shackles. A feeling of being free of all restraints and no longer being able to affect his soul rose in Su Ming's heart.
When his soul completely spread out and he was sucked into the ferocious beast's mouth, his soul covered the entire body of the creature. He could sense that the creature was about seventeen thousand something feet long, and he could also sense a soul struggling madly in the creature's body, fighting against Su Ming's soul spreading out.
However, once that struggle touched Su Ming's soul, it immediately let out a shrill scream, causing the creature to let out a roar that echoed in all directions.
With a rumble, the little beast's body fell into the magma within the crater of the volcano. The scorching magma instantly surrounded the beast. At the same time, the two ferocious beasts beside the little beast roared and moved their bodies around the little beast. However, the confusion in their eyes made it clear that they did not know what had happened to the little beast.
The shrill screams from the small creature's mouth lasted for the time it takes for an incense stick to burn before they gradually became weaker. Its soul had already shattered, and when it faced Su Ming's soul, it did not seem to have the slightest bit of strength to fight back.
Its body was slowly being torn apart in the magma. A large amount of blood sprayed out, and its scales collapsed. Its body was shrinking rapidly, as if it was withering.
The other two ferocious beasts roared as they wandered around and stared at the withered little beast.
As it withered, a hand suddenly stretched out from the bloody mess on its back. That hand seemed to be made of bones and was rather limp. It looked as if it could not be lifted, but as the little beast continued withering and its body shrank to less than five thousand feet from its original size of seventeen thousand feet, that hand that stretched out immediately seemed to have gained power, and gradually, it reached its full length.
Soon after, another hand appeared, and then … Su Ming's head, and then his body. Su Ming closed his eyes. As his body continued manifesting, the small creature's entire body trembled. Its flesh and blood were being rapidly absorbed by Su Ming, turning into nutrients for his physical body.
When its body withered until it was only a thousand something feet long, most of Su Ming's body had already walked out of the little beast's back. At the instant Su Ming completely walked out, the small beast's body froze, and once it withered completely, it was submerged in magma.
Not a single drop of blood could be seen on Su Ming's body. Instead, waves of fragrance spread out from his body. He closed his eyes and immersed himself in the magma, but the heat of the magma could not harm him in the slightest.
The two ferocious beasts, one big and one small, were slowly approaching Su Ming. Once they swam a few rounds around him, their roars disappeared, as if to them, Su Ming was the little beast.
Half a month passed by in the blink of an eye. Su Ming remained immersed in the magma and did not move. On the day half a month later, Su Ming's eyes trembled and he gradually opened them.
When he did so, a brilliant light shone in his eyes. There was a slight difference between that light and Su Ming's eyes in the past. If no one looked closely, it would be difficult for them to see any clues, but Su Ming knew what the difference was.
Previously, his body had been an illusion formed when he died. It might have seemed real, and it had been real when he was in Yin Death Region, but in truth, that body was an illusion. It was fake, and everything was based on his soul.
Yet now, there was no longer a hint of aura of death or an illusion in his body. Instead, he had a real body of flesh and blood. Once his soul occupied the ferocious beast, he had changed its body and used it as nourishment.
"Building Abyss, huh..?" Su Ming mumbled softly. Once the three seals on his soul were broken in Yin Death Region, his soul was finally complete. Once it was complete, he heard that familiar voice saying the words' Building Abyss' by his ears.
That voice had echoed in Su Ming's ears once again when he was in the ferocious beast's body.
In silence, Su Ming lowered his head and looked at his body. His expression was calm, and when he slowly lifted his right hand, he clenched it, and a wave of power burst forth from his body.
It was an incredibly unique feeling, one that he had never felt before - the power of Qi.
Besides this feeling of Qi, Su Ming also had a vague feeling that his fist contained some power of law that he did not quite understand. This power of law was like an inborn instinct, but it did not belong to him. Instead, it belonged to his physical body and the beast with the phoenix head.
'If that's the case, then my body in Yin Death Region might have felt real, but in reality, it was fake. Even when I sacrificed my entire body, what changed was not my illusionary body, but … my soul.
'With my soul as my body, this is the me in Yin Death Region.' Su Ming stood up slowly and stepped on the magma. He did not feel a single hint of unbearable heat. Besides the fact that he had lost his sense of pain, there were also other reasons for this.
'With all manner of things as my body, this is the me right now.' Once Su Ming stood up, the magma immediately started tumbling, and a small beast with the head of a phoenix crawled out. Its gigantic head swiftly closed in on Su Ming, and once it rubbed against his body a few times, it let out a joyful cry.
Su Ming's presence was familiar to it. It was the presence of its companion. Even though Su Ming's appearance was different from its companion's, their presence was the same.
Su Ming stared at the small beast. After a long while, he slowly lifted his right hand and patted the small beast's head. Immediately, the small beast let out a cry and swung its head. Its ten thousand something feet body charged out of the magma and charged towards the entrance of the volcano above. After a moment, as it let out piercing screeches, the small beast flew down. There was a bald crane on its head that held it in a tight grip, and it was brought into the magma.
During the past half a month, the bald crane had been carefully hiding beside the mouth of the volcano. It had wanted to come down to check on the situation many times, but the mighty pressure coming from the mouth of the volcano made it not dare to get closer.
Just then, it had stuck its head out of the mouth of the volcano to take a look, but it had immediately felt a wave of heat coming towards it. Before it could register what was going on, it had been picked up by the small hand with the head of a phoenix. Once it was flung onto its body, it was brought into the volcano.
As it screamed, the bald crane saw Su Ming standing in the magma with just one glance. Its screams disappeared, and were replaced by pleasant surprise.
"Darn it all, Little Su, you didn't die? You made me think that you were dead." The bald crane flapped its wings and carefully flew to a burning, crimson rock by the side. Once it stepped on it a few times, as if it felt that it could still withstand the heat, it laid down on the rock and looked at Su Ming, praising him repeatedly.
Su Ming's expression was aloof. Once he cast the bald crane a glance, he lifted his right hand and extended his arm towards it.
The bald crane saw the aloof look in Su Ming's eyes, and its voice faltered for a moment before it started sighing. With a flap of its wings, a storage bag immediately flew out, and Su Ming grabbed it.
With the storage bag in hand, Su Ming opened it calmly and immediately brought out a long robe. Once it appeared, starlight immediately shone in the volcano. This was Dao Yuan's Sacred Constellation Robe.
Once Su Ming wore it, his presence instantly changed. However, the constellation on the robe did not move, as if it was a dead object.
'So it's difficult for those who aren't direct descendants of Dao to bring out its power?' Su Ming cast the Constellation Robe a glance, then spread his Atman outwards. His Life Privation Atman fused into the robe, and after a moment, he pulled his Atman back. The constellation on the robe might not have moved, but its color gradually changed until it turned into an incredibly normal looking black robe.
'There are one hundred and eight Runes to verify my identity. Only those with Dao Yuan's bloodline can bring out its full power. Even if someone left their divine sense on this robe, they can only bring out the basic power of this robe.'
A glint appeared in Su Ming's eyes. He no longer bothered himself with this and instead sat down cross-legged on the magma. He closed his eyes and began exercising his breathing slowly. He was already used to this sort of exercise when he was in Yin Death Region, but once he truly obtained a physical body, he found it slightly unfamiliar. As he continued exercising, a large amount of hot air spread out from the magma and gathered towards his body.
In the blink of an eye, three months went by. During these three months, Su Ming did not venture out. He continued training in the volcano, absorbing the hot power of fire, causing his hair to gradually turn dark red. His body and soul had also fused together perfectly, and he could now bring out the full power of Life Privation Atman with this physical body.
On one day three months later, as the bald crane was yawning and wondering whether it should go out for a stroll out of boredom, the magma around Su Ming suddenly started boiling and tumbling about. At the same time, the gigantic ferocious beast with the phoenix head, which was one hundred feet thick and had not appeared since Su Ming woke up, rushed out of the magma. It let out a roar towards the mouth of the volcano above and charged forward.
The small beast with the phoenix head also flew out behind it. Su Ming lifted his head, and a glint appeared in his eyes. In his ears, a faint voice echoed in the air beyond the volcano.
"Offer sacrifices to the gods! Ask the gods to appear!"
The fourth update was released before dawn. (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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