Chapter 471

Chapter 471: The Floating Mountain in the Outer Realm

Luo Chen… convinced Mu Lin.

Or rather, Mu Lin already wanted to join the competition himself.

Though young, Mu Lin remained at an age brimming with ambition.

As for risks? He saw little danger.

First, he wouldn’t use his real body. Even if his clone perished, it wouldn’t harm him much.

Second, Mu Lin never planned to use his own soul to hold the divine position.

If successful, he aimed to fuse the Celestial Spirit tribe’s Goddess of Life position into the True Spirit Domain Chart, turning it into sustenance for the Lord of Mount Tai – who already commanded the power of revival.

This way, even if the Goddess of Life’s position proved flawed, Mu Lin could discard the Lord of Mount Tai’s role without damaging his core foundations.

If all went well? The rewards would be immense.

A complete divine position could save centuries of effort. The Celestial Spirit tribe’s hoarded treasures and wisdom would broaden his vision and strengthen his foundations.

He could even seize the Twin Sacred Trees and transplant them into his world.

The more he considered it, the clearer it became – this divine position was worth fighting for.

After deciding… Mu Lin didn’t act rashly. He first consulted Master Hetian about conditions beyond the world, particularly regarding the Celestial Spirit tribe.

"I’ve dealt with them once. A long-lived race, slow-paced and prideful. Their arrogance makes them avoid becoming corrupted beings. In the outer realm, they mostly keep to themselves, only trading with human royalty."

"About their divine inheritance… typical behavior for normal Celestial Spirits. But remember – their Goddess of Life and Twin Sacred Trees got tainted. Once corruption sets in, anything could happen."

"Compete if you must, but stay cautious."

After confirming the opportunity, Mu Lin prepared thoroughly before seeking Yue Ling. Together they flew skyward.

"Haa…"

Three days passed crossing violent wind layers, thunderclouds, and endless void until reaching the world’s barrier.

With a soft pop, Mu Lin pierced through a filmy membrane into the outer realm.

Initial freedom quickly gave way to… dread.

Leaving the world felt like standing naked in dangerous emptiness. Rootless voidness stirred panic in his heart.

Without the world’s protection, his power dwindled sharply.

His domain – once allowing effortless control over spiritual energy and heavenly laws within the world – now faltered. As the world’s offspring, metamorphosis stage cultivators could unleash spells spanning kilometers… but here, Mu Lin became an outsider.

Void energy resisted his commands, demanding greater mental strain. Worse, the chaotic energy mix weakened his spells – not just spiritual energy here.

Most troubling? His Incarnation of Heaven ability lay nearly sealed. The void offered no heavenly power to borrow.

Even if there were, those unfamiliar with Mu Lin wouldn’t lend assistance.

…

When first entering the outer realm, Mu Lin struggled with numerous discomforts.

As he furrowed his brow to adjust, Yue Ling spoke.

"You sense it too. Outside our world, we’re like rootless driftwood. Forget progressing further, even surviving is a struggle."

She sighed and warned solemnly: "Protect your world if you can. Avoid leaving… Void-wandering brings only hardship."

"Don’t remind me."

Within moments, Mu Lin stabilized himself.

The surrounding spiritual energy wouldn’t bend to his will, so he forced it into submission with his overwhelming Will of Dominance.

Foreign energy resisted absorption?

The Root Word’s purification stripped away all impurities, leaving only pure essence.

Now freed from worldly constraints, Mu Lin unleashed his full power. Activating the Heavenly Techniques of Darkness, he drew swirling tides of cosmic energy into himself.

"Hummm!"

The energy torrent threatened to burst his form, yet Mu Lin remained unchanged. All absorbed power flowed into the True Spirit Domain Chart, expanding its secret realms.

Though anchored beneath Tian Shi City in North Wilderness, the chart wasn’t permanently fixed. Like mythical landscape scrolls, it could fold and unfold. When retracted, all domains – Fengdu City, Blood Abyss, Other Shore Flower Sea – compacted into Mu Lin’s core foundation.

He’d originally unfolded the chart in North Wilderness to harness its spiritual veins and Power of Belief, building both chart and Divine Kingdom. But within the world’s confines, caution ruled. Disrupting spiritual veins risked heavenly punishment – merit loss, disfavor, even celestial smiting.

Here in the cosmic void, Mu Lin feasted freely. As his simulated black hole devoured energy, he surveyed surroundings. His world hung like colossal orb amidst floating bubbles – its attached secret realms. Beyond these drifted titanic entities: crumbling arks, mountain-sized beasts, floating peaks exuding menace.

Hungry gazes fixed upon his world. Guardian Giant Gods stood vigil – towering manifestations confronting otherworldly evil gods. Though outnumbered, humanity’s True Lords held firm. Their world offered sanctuary for healing and energy replenishment, while wounded evil gods faced permanent death.

Mu Lin marveled at these cosmic colossi – continent-sized mountains, state-bearing vessels, primordial trees. His wonderment drew attention.

"That human whelp…"

"Mu Lin! The plan-ruiner!"

"BZZZT!!!"