Due to the Duke of Crimson Flame's race's peerless physical body Art, Su Ming's clone that practiced the Art of Swallowing Hollow Shadows Whole had gone through one of the nine disasters. From then on, his physical body had become a paragon and he had stepped into World Plane Realm.
However, he was only in the initial stage of World Plane Realm. He needed to devour more power of World Planes before he could go through the next few disasters. Only then could his body continue becoming stronger.
However, the further he progressed in the Art of Swallowing Hollow Shadows Whole, the more difficult it would be to practice. More importantly, before Su Ming stepped into Western Ring Nebula's foreign land, it had been inconvenient for him to continue devouring the power of World Planes, because once he attained completion for the second time, his soul would completely fuse with his physical body, causing the Abyss Builders' inborn ability to create clones to disappear.
In fact, his soul would not be able to fuse with his real physical body in the land of Immortals.
Su Ming had thought about it before. If he truly could not find a suitable spirit to Possess, then he would randomly choose one to Possess. After all, he could not stop his cultivation base because of this. There might be a lot of drawbacks to this sort of random choice, but he had to do it.
Yet now, the matter that had made Su Ming hesitate in the past had been perfectly resolved. Even though his Ecang clone was not the clone he had originally wanted to gain an epiphany of his cultivation base, the Divine Essence cultivated by his Ecang body had surpassed Su Ming's expectations, turning into a serendipity that could change his entire life.
During this serendipity, he had broken free of the control of Yin Death Region's will and freed himself of the seal Di Tian had hidden deep within him. To Su Ming, this was not any less than obtaining his Ecang clone.
Besides, now that he had the Ecang clone, Su Ming could split his soul. Because of that, he could completely fuse with the clone that practiced the Art of Swallowing Hollow Shadows Whole so that he could continue his journey through the nine tribulations.
As these thoughts flashed in Su Ming's head, he looked at his clone, and the clone was also looking at him. When their gazes met, a feeling as if they were in perfect harmony rose within him.
This was a very mysterious feeling. It was as if a person had two bodies. Perhaps this analogy was not quite appropriate, but at that moment, Su Ming felt as if these two clones had become his left and right hands. His soul was his brain, and his control over them was incredibly natural. There was not a hint of rudeness in his movements.
"This clone should become stronger," Su Ming mumbled. At the same time, his clone that practiced the Art of Swallowing Hollow Shadows Whole opened his mouth and said the same thing as Su Ming.
Laws surrounded him and filled the area. As Su Ming spoke, the galaxy roared. Violent sounds spread in all directions, causing the galaxy to tremble. A planet could be vaguely seen.
This star was golden in color.
Then, the second, the third, the fourth … all the way to ten thousand!
Once the one hundred thousand galaxies fused together, the purple Ecang was not the only thing that gathered together. The one hundred thousand golden planets did not turn into one, but turned into a golden galaxy formed by one hundred thousand planets.
The light from the galaxy was endless, and there was a hint of purple within the golden light. At the instant it illuminated the entire galaxy, Su Ming's Ecang clone swung his right hand forward casually.
"One hundred thousand rivers of stars, one hundred thousand primordial stars in my sky … awaken your Essence." At the instant Su Ming finished speaking, the presence of the Essence of the World erupted with a bang from the one hundred thousand planets in the river of one hundred thousand planets.
The one hundred thousand presences fused together and covered the sky and earth. At the instant they shook the galaxy, Su Ming spoke again.
"The power of World Planes is born in the Essence of the World!"
Boom!
A vast amount of power of World Planes erupted from the one hundred thousand galaxies. It was so thick that it could not be described with words, and it instantly charged towards Su Ming's clone that practiced the Art of Swallowing Hollow Shadows Whole. In the blink of an eye, it surged into his body through every inch of his skin.
As the power of World Planes gathered together, the hair of Su Ming's clone moved without wind, and waves of powerful presence swiftly increased exponentially in his body.
"Absorb as much as you want. Now that I have become the master of one hundred thousand galaxies … I will no longer be manipulated by anyone!" Su Ming lifted his head and looked at the one hundred thousand galaxies while speaking softly. His face was pale. Runic symbols overlapped in his right eye, but there was … an ancient look in his left eye.
As the presence of the clone that practiced the Art of Swallowing Hollow Shadows Whole continued rising, and as the power of World Planes born from the Essence of the World continued fused into him, it soon reached the second state of completion in the Art of Swallowing Hollow Shadows Whole.
'From now on, this clone will become the strongest body I have in my life based on the power of Qi. If each of my clones can become the strongest, then in the end, once I fuse with them …' A glint appeared in Su Ming's eyes.
Boom!
Once the clone reached the second state of completion, he took a step forward. The second disaster descended, causing a hint of a presence that did not belong to this place to appear in the one hundred thousand galaxies.
This presence that did not belong to Su Ming came from within the clone. It was just like the first disaster in the past. Besides the last three disasters, the Duke of Crimson Flame's race's Art of Swallowing Hollow Shadows Whole were born in the physical body, as if they were suffering from a backlash.
"Begone!" Su Ming said calmly with an indifferent expression. With just one word, the galaxy instantly distorted, and a vast will erupted from Su Ming's Ecang body. Like a windstorm, it swept towards the clone that practiced the Art of Swallowing Hollow Shadows Whole.
In just the span of a breath, the invisible windstorm containing Su Ming's will touched the clone that practiced the Art of Swallowing Hollow Shadows Whole. The second disaster was born in the clone, and the presence that did not belong to this galaxy, immediately crumbled and disappeared without a trace.
At the instant the second disaster disappeared, the clone threw his head back and let out a low roar. As it reverberated in space, he instantly rose from the initial stage of World Plane Realm to the peak of that realm, attaining completion in the initial stage of World Plane Realm.
He was now many times more powerful than before. The clone's howl was filled with a heaven-shaking, earth-shattering rumble. His hair floated in the air, and his body instantly became much more powerful than before.
When he clenched his fist, the feeling of being in control of power was incredibly beautiful and mesmerizing.
This sort of instant increase in strength, especially when one's Realm of World Plane Realm increased exponentially, would immediately cause anyone to be delighted and excited, but Su Ming's two clones frowned at the same time.
'The power of World Plane Realm is so thick, and the Duke of Crimson Flame's words when he taught me this Art. Once I get through the second disaster, I should have reached the middle stage of World Plane Realm.
'Since the middle stage of World Plane Realm is much stronger than the initial stage of World Plane Realm, that is why … I need the third disaster and the fourth disaster to reach completion in the middle stage of World Plane Realm.
'When I go through the fifth disaster, I can step into the later stage of World Plane Realm, and when I go through the ninth disaster, I will reach completion in World Plane Realm. I will fuse the nine disasters into my body, and I will be able to gather together the moon in Lunar Kalpa Realm and become a powerful warrior in Lunar Kalpa Realm.
'But I've completed the second disaster, and I'm only at the peak of the initial stage of World Plane Realm. There's … something wrong with this. ' Pensive looks appeared in the eyes of Su Ming's two clones at the same time. Once they cast each other a glance, Su Ming's Ecang clone moved his will, and his vast will immediately gathered on the clone that practiced the Art of Swallowing Hollow Shadows Whole. As he observed the clone carefully, he controlled the power of World Plane Realm around him to surge towards him once again.
As the clone that practiced the Art of Swallowing Hollow Shadows Whole absorbed the energy, reached completion for the third time, and got rid of the third disaster, Su Ming's clone became stronger once again. Booming sounds that sounded like the beating of drums traveled out from within the clone, and he immediately reached the middle stage of World Plane Realm from the peak of the initial stage of World Plane Realm!
The middle stage of World Plane Realm was completely different from the initial stage of World Plane Realm. It was just like how Su Ming could kill those in the initial stage of World Plane Realm in the past, but when he ran into those in the middle stage of World Plane Realm, he had to run. These were two completely different Realms. In fact, it could be said that only those in the middle stage of World Plane Realm could be considered as true Lords of World Planes. Only when they reached this Realm could they treat cultivators in Heaven Cultivation Realm as ants.
He might have become stronger, but Su Ming still frowned. After a moment of pensive silence, he gathered up the power of World Plane from the one hundred thousand galaxies once again.
Time trickled by. An hour later, Su Ming's clone reached completion for the fourth time. He got rid of the fourth disaster, and his body became stronger once again. His presence surged into the sky, and as it shook the entire area, another few hours passed, and he reached completion for the fifth time.
If the Duke of Crimson Flame woke up at that moment, he would definitely be so shocked that he would be dumbfounded. This was something that had never happened to his race before. In fact, he could not imagine that the Art of Swallowing Hollow Shadows Whole could be practiced in this manner.
This was a right that could only be obtained after one gained control of a galaxy.
As the fifth disaster disappeared, the strength of the clone's physical body reached a state that was near the peak of the middle stage of World Plane Realm. If he could return to one thousand years ago, then with his Qi alone, he would be able to fight against Zhao Family's Progenitor without being at a disadvantage.
After all, Zhao Family's Progenitor was only at the peak of the middle stage of World Plane Realm. This sort of power had allowed his family to become the third strongest in Western Ring Nebula, and it was a telling sign of just how strong he was.
'As expected, there's something off about the second disaster not being as strong as I expected. The fifth disaster should have allowed my physical body to reach the later stage of World Plane Realm, but now, this clone that practices the Art of Swallowing Hollow Shadows Whole can only reach the peak of the middle stage of World Plane Realm.
'Is it because this clone of mine is too strong, which is why this Art can't reach perfection, or is it … because this clone itself has a flaw? ' Su Ming's eyes sparkled. When he circulated the power of World Planes to form the clone that practiced the Art of Swallowing Hollow Shadows Whole once again, he suddenly understood the answer.
Because his clone … could no longer absorb the power of World Planes. The fifth disaster had become its limit.
'It's a flaw. The Crimson Python Phoenix's flaw. 'Su Ming shook his head.
'But all lives in the universe have flaws. Everything they practice is to make up for what they lack … I don't know what the Crimson Python Phoenix's flaw is, but … there will come a time when I can make up for it. 'In silence, Su Ming closed his eyes. The clone that practiced the Art of Swallowing Hollow Shadows Whole also closed his eyes at that moment.
"The third change of heart … should end now," Su Ming mumbled. As one thousand years passed, the exchange of ancient memories and nostalgia turned into a thread at the bottom of Su Ming's heart. That thread was like a dot on the tip of a pen, and at that moment … it turned into a circle.
At the instant Su Ming's two clones closed their eyes, the same change of mountains and rivers appeared in the one hundred thousand planets in the galaxy.
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