Chapter 608 The Collapsed Martial Soul True Body.
"What's going on?"
Looking around, Mu Lin was surprised to find that while the nine-colored energy fluctuations repelled him when he sat down to cultivate, a closer look revealed that some energy within the fluctuations was actually merging into his body.
"Hehe, you noticed, didn't you?"
With a light laugh, Xuan Mo continued forward. When he felt he could no longer move, he simply sat down cross-legged on the spot.
Immediately afterward, the same scene as Mu Lin's unfolded on Xuan Mo. At the same time, the illusory image of the Taotie appeared behind him, continuously absorbing and releasing nine-colored energy.
"Don't resist this energy; it's good for you."
Mu Lin naturally chose to unconditionally trust Xuan Mo's words. So, following his instructions, he began to cultivate on the spot.
The nine-colored energy visibly merged into his body at an accelerated pace, causing his Martial Soul illusory image to appear spontaneously, just like Xuan Mo's.
Moreover, to his surprise, the quality of his Martial Soul had actually improved. Even though the feeling of this improvement was very weak.
One year later.
"What a pity."
Looking at the "main hall" so close at hand, a hint of regret flashed in Xuan Mo's eyes.
After a year of rigorous training under immense pressure, his physical physique, soul power, and even the quality of his martial soul had all improved significantly.
Even his soul power had reached level eighty-nine! Just one step away from level ninety. But that one step!
He could no longer continue cultivating, because the pressure from the object in the main hall was constantly diminishing, preventing him from cultivating beyond his limit.
Therefore, he had no choice but to complete the Earth Dragon King's test. Otherwise, staying here would be a waste of time for him.
"Are you sure you don't want to come with me?"
Xuan Mo asked, looking at Mu Lin, who was still cultivating beside him.
"With my current strength, I can't even reach the gate."
Mu Lin knew his limits, so he simply shook his head. Moreover, the events of the past year had diminished his obsession with himself considerably.
Just a month ago, with the help of the Nine-Colored Energy, Mu Lin broke through the shackles of insufficient Qi and Blood, finally completing the qualitative change.
With the help of the Dragon Kings, he was given a Dragon-Binding Stone containing the soul and energy of a Thunder Dragon, allowing him to break through the level 80 bottleneck and reach the Soul Douluo realm, the same as Xuan Mo.
But even so, with this level of cultivation, he was willing but unable to go to the main hall with Xuan Mo.
"Then wait for my good news."
The next moment, the earth-yellow martial soul light and the blood-red soul ring light suddenly burst forth from Xuan Mo's body.
Taotie True Form, Release!
Xuanmo's figure vanished, replaced by a ferocious Taotie, radiating a powerful devouring aura.
The moment the Taotie appeared, the nine-colored energy surged violently, rushing towards its true form.
The Taotie's ferocious aura was instantly shunned, like a mouse encountering a cat.
However, Xuanmo paid little attention to this.
He had no intention of using his full strength at this moment. After a year of testing, he knew that the pressure outside the hall wasn't the most difficult part—finding the object itself.
The most difficult part was pushing open the hall door.
Therefore, he didn't plan to use his domain now.
At the same time as Xuanmo completed his Martial Soul True Body, he began his advance and sprint.
It was then that Mu Lin witnessed for the first time the full strength Xuanmo possessed after this ordeal.
The Taotie's true form took a single step forward, covering more than a hundred meters in the blink of an eye.
The gravity and repulsion seemed nonexistent to him, unable to stop his current progress.
Mu Lin, meanwhile, kept a close eye on Xuan Mo, not daring to relax for a moment.
He wanted to know just how vast the gap was between them.
Xuan Mo maintained an astonishing speed, sprinting rapidly under the frenzied impact of the nine-colored energy fluctuations.
Soon, he arrived at the entrance of the main hall.
But as soon as he reached the entrance, he clearly felt an unprecedented change in the pressure around him.
If the previous pressure was like a person being squeezed into a ball, constantly having to withstand the ball's elasticity, then the ground he was facing now was like an iron ball, requiring him to crush the solid pressure in front of him to continue moving forward.
At the same time, the impact of the nine-colored energy fluctuations gave him the feeling that his martial spirit was dissipating.
"No, what's going on!?"
The next second, when he placed his Taotie True Body against the disproportionately large hand of the hall entrance, his expression suddenly changed!
His Taotie True Body had actually disintegrated.
Outside the barrier, the five Dragon Kings stood silently, gazing at Xuan Mo, whose Martial Soul True Body was disintegrating.
After a long while, "He probably didn't expect this," the words echoed outside the barrier, but no one responded. It wasn't until the Earth Dragon King spoke again, "Do you think that kid Mo can successfully push open the hall's door and see that thing?"
"What's the big deal? If he doesn't succeed, he can try again."
The Fire Dragon King's tone was dismissive, but his expression was the opposite.
"However, if he really does try a second time, his suffering will increase exponentially."
"But his gains won't be less." The Wind Dragon King stopped them from continuing. "And since we chose him, I believe he can succeed on his first try. After all, you all, you don't think you've misjudged him, do you?"
"Hehehe..."
The four Dragon Kings exchanged glances. "We've never thought so. Besides, this hall is..."
Xuan Mo, of course, couldn't hear the Dragon Kings' conversation. His Martial Soul True Body had already disappeared, and he activated his domain without hesitation.
However, an inevitable pause occurred. It was during this pause that he felt a massive drain on his soul power, and the nine-colored energy fluctuations seized the opportunity to violently assault him, causing his meridians and bones to emit a series of audible, strained sounds.
Moreover, the newly activated Devouring Domain began to tremble violently.
Xuan Mo knew he had to finish this quickly.
So he activated all his amplification-type soul skills, veins bulging on his arms and forehead, as he exerted immense force.
The palace door seemed to be locked in a constant struggle with Xuan Mo.
A full half-incense stick later, Xuan Mo finally managed to push open the door, leaving only a fist-sized crack.
Given two more hours, Xuan Mo was confident he could have pushed it open. But with his current physical strength and soul power, he couldn't hold out that long.
(End of chapter)