Chapter 537

Chapter 537: Wanqing’s Fall, the Life Restriction List

This absolute killing move is a secret technique of the Heavenly Sect. Throughout the ages, there have been cultivators who inscribed the Heavenly Path, but none have ever practiced it.

In other words, once used, one can receive full benefits.

The prerequisite for this technique is the Ascension of the Heavenly Path, as the Heavenly Path can only inscribe "laws," not include "techniques."

Laws are cultivation methods; without cultivating the Spiritual Law Meridians, Ninth Turn Foundation, self-Mystic Heaven, and other series of prerequisites, one cannot utilize them.

Only the Ascension of the Heavenly Path can defy heaven to modify one’s constitution and bloodline, directly acquiring the body that has practiced this method.

Without the Ascension of the Heavenly Path, even if one uses this secret technique, they cannot obtain the Heavenly Path’s enhancement. Although the power is still significant, it cannot achieve absolute killing.

Wanqing, filled with determination, activated this move. Besides the requirement of the Ascension of the Heavenly Path, it also needed a certain state of mind; one must enter a state of selflessness and annihilation. Even True Disciples who enter this state for an extended period risk losing themselves, making it a trump card not easily wielded.

However, using it was naturally to achieve absolute killing.

Wanqing, free of distractions, let the demonic figure act freely, encompassing the Flying Zombie with annihilation power, erasing every particle of it as the calamities wailed and perished.

The eight arms of the demonic figure formed a circle, trapping the Flying Zombie within, obliterating it entirely, and even Lack of Shadow could not recover.

The destruction of the Flying Zombie was obviously not the end; the annihilation power continued to close in, striking directly at Lack of Shadow after neutralizing the spatial ripples.

Lack of Shadow was still growing rapidly, evolving through the Ten Heavenly Arts. Although its control and computational power were insufficient to reach the strongest level of Opening Heaven and Earth, and it could only fuse five or six laws at most, its potential was immense. As it continued to evolve, its foundational power increased, and Lack of Shadow’s limits soared.

The annihilation power was effective for only a moment, but an entity capable of withstanding this power was born, quickly replicating and spreading. After a few seconds of stalemate, another entity capable of devouring this power emerged, drawing upon the annihilation power as nourishment and rapidly growing again.

From its creation, Lack of Shadow, which had been at the level of lower-tier national destruction, officially stepped into the upper-tier national destruction level at this moment.

The ranking of demons is often related to the average strength of local demons.

The lower-tier national destruction bloodlines in the Star State are not simple and can devour True Disciples from the Star State.

Upper-tier destruction beings are comparable to Qilin prodigies and can sweep away many True Disciples; even perfect True Disciples could fall to such demons.

However, defeating the perfect True Disciples of the Heavenly Sect requires a handful of powerful entities, and Lack of Shadow happens to be one of them.

After advancing to the upper-tier, Lack of Shadow experienced a leap in power, and when it acted again, it easily destroyed the demonic figure. Wanqing, still immersed in his special state of mind, did not react in time and fell completely. A massive burst of True Essence erupted, forming a falling phenomenon.

However, before this, Lack of Shadow had already roamed the Azure Mystic Heavens, swallowing it whole and turning it into its own nourishment.

The vast True Essence of the True Disciples of the Heavenly Sect is far beyond what the True Disciples of the Ten Thousand Flowers Spirit City can compare to, and carrying massive Killing Power allows Lack of Shadow to grow even further, drawing close to a realm that can rival the extraordinary figures of the Heavenly Sect.

At this point, Lack of Shadow can prepare to advance to king of the Manifest Realm.

This involves resonating with higher dimensions, opening up a realm, and descending upon the earth, which is the method by which demons advance to become kings of the Manifest Realm.

Normally, the realm of the Manifest can be inherited within a clan; once a predecessor reaches the Manifest realm, it becomes much easier for subsequent demons to follow suit, similar to the positions of honored beings among humans.

However, Lack of Shadow is a mutated being without a race, so it can only rely on itself to advance to the Manifest realm.

This requires extensive undertaking, and constant evolution does not guarantee a rapid breakthrough. Early preparation can save time.

In dangerous moments, it is also possible to skip directly to the advancement of the king of the Manifest realm without stepping into the upper-tier national destruction.

The tier only reflects the foundation and does not require a complete foundation to advance, but insufficient foundation significantly increases the failure rate and results in weaker outcomes.

Given Lack of Shadow’s potential, even an immediate advancement would still be terrifying, sufficient to draw out the power of the Nine Star Heavenly Sect.

After reaching the True Disciple stage, it is time to advance to the position of Honored Being; as long as an Honored Being steps in, Yun Ye’s mission will be fully accomplished.

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Upon witnessing the fall of Wanqing, the three powerful figures of the Ten Thousand Flowers Spirit City immediately fled. However, Lack of Shadow’s rapid growth intensified its hunger, making it difficult for the three powerful figures to take a single step.

Lack of Shadow devoured the self-Azure Heaven one bite at a time, resulting in the immediate death of the three powerful figures.

What surprised Yun Ye was that despite the annihilation of the three powerful figures, the Spirit Law Tower within the city continued to operate, refusing all things to approach, even Lack of Shadow.

Currently, Lack of Shadow was much stronger than at the beginning and should theoretically be able to easily destroy any area of the Ten Thousand Flowers Spirit City; the super formations were now ineffective.

But the reality was that even with all its might, Lack of Shadow still could not breach the defenses of the Spirit Law Tower, as if a chasm lay in between, impossible to cross.

“It seems to be the power of the Honored Position. Otherwise, with Lack of Shadow’s current strength, it would be impossible to find no way to proceed. But that’s fine; early exposure can also increase the margin for error,” said Mingri, hugging her legs as she sat with Yun Ye on the towering ancient tree.

“We probably don’t have much time. Since we have not concealed the heavenly secrets, the fall of a perfect True Disciple will undoubtedly raise the Heavenly Sect’s alertness. The next ones to come will either be invincible forces of the True Realm or practitioners in Honored Positions, which would pose a significant challenge for Lack of Shadow.”

“But that is precisely where Lack of Shadow defies heaven; even with such formidable enemies, it is still merely a considerable challenge, not insurmountable,” Yun Ye replied.

“Hopefully, they will be invincible forces of the True Realm, giving more time for growth and more things to test.” Mingri nodded.

Lack of Shadow had advanced to upper-tier national destruction in just one short hour, surpassing what would normally take ten thousand years of accumulation.

It could be said that Lack of Shadow’s evolutionary ability was nothing short of flawless, reaching an astonishing level.

If it were another life form, it would have long collapsed under such massive growth within a short time.

Both power and information serve as a baptism; if one cannot control it, either the body collapses or the soul disintegrates, rapidly leading to self-destruction.

Lack of Shadow maintained a balance through continuous cycles of annihilation and rebirth, ignoring this danger. This essence of life was extremely perilous, representing the potential for unrestricted growth, devouring all, and monopolizing everything, indeed reaching a level that could land it on the life restriction list.

The list targets both races and individuals.

Entities that can be recorded possess taboo-level abilities that may need to be eradicated when necessary.

These abilities mainly fall into three categories:

1. Abilities that can greatly damage the Red Heaven realm’s environment.

2. Abilities sufficient to destroy various races.

3. Abilities that could give rise to twisted life forms.

Lack of Shadow and calamities belong to the second category; since the advent of calamities, countless weak races have already been exterminated.

For example, normal insect species have basically been declared completely extinct, with none left even on the fringes like Huangzhou.

Aside from Spiritual Herbs, any life affected by calamity will be consumed, as ordinary animals and insects do not establish a barrier; thus, extinction is the only outcome.

The same fate befell weak demons; races that could not find a way to resist calamities would all be wiped out in the face of this disaster, truly deserving to be called a world-ending cleansing.

If not for this upheaval being able to end the Celestial Empire prematurely, as the whole trend of events dictates, it might not have spread so smoothly throughout the entire Red Heaven realm.