Chapter 458

Chapter 458: Breaking Through to the Earth Immortal Realm

The shadowy handprint blotted out the sky, leaving Mu Lin with the sensation that despite the vastness of the world, there was no escape. The eerie spiritual fluctuations carried an extremely obscure energy.

When he touched it, his spirit vaguely glimpsed an entire illusory world – perfect, magnificent, and unimaginably vast. This colossal world now emitted a pulling force, attempting to drag Mu Lin’s spirit into its depths. He instinctively knew his spirit would be utterly consumed if drawn in.

But while the enemy possessed such a world, so did Mu Lin.

"Hummm!"

The moment the attack came, Mu Lin’s True Spirit Domain Chart unfurled. The Yin Soil – a realm opposing the world of the living – manifested instantly around him.

"Clang!"

The Mountains and Rivers Cauldron descended like a mountain range, its crushing weight immediately steadying Mu Lin’s spirit. World against world, he withstood the enemy’s pull.

Yet he soon discovered a problem: existing in this illusory dimension rather than the physical world, the enemy couldn’t be mirrored through his Yin Soil.

…

Not only could Mu Lin not reflect the soul reflections of the Nightmare clan’s leader, but the Night Demon clan’s leader proved equally elusive. To his senses, this foe had merged completely with the surrounding night itself. Mirroring its soul reflection would require capturing the essence of all darkness in this region – a feat beyond Mu Lin’s current power given the vast night energy involved.

"Celestial masters truly aren’t to be underestimated," he muttered. "Battling those fused with heaven and earth feels like fighting the sky itself!"

No time remained for contemplation. The sky-blotting shadow hand closed in relentlessly.

Mu Lin commanded most clones to flee as streaks of light while sacrificing others in fiery charges toward the descending hand.

"I AM THE SUN!"

"Boom… roar!"

Upon collision, the clones detonated under the overwhelming Will of Dominance. The Embodiment of Calamity – Great Sun lived up to its name – the nuclear explosion’s fury unleashed devastating light and heat, shredding the shadowy appendage and bathing the world in radiance.

But Mu Lin’s relief proved short-lived. As the explosion’s glare faded, countless shadows swarmed from all directions, reforming the colossal hand anew.

Suddenly, in the next moment, the giant hand exploded and transformed into countless shadow beasts.

These monsters included winged dragons, scorpion-tailed lions, stone gargoyles… thousands of shadow creatures radiating powerful auras, alive yet not living, chased after Mu Lin’s clones.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

In the sky, Mu Lin’s clones, transformed into streaks of rainbow light, clashed fiercely with the monsters.

"Clang! Clang!"

Chains whipped through the air as flames erupted violently.

Using the Embodiment of Calamity – Great Sun, Mu Lin shredded countless shadow beasts—yet they instantly reformed from nearby shadows when destroyed.

This endless tide of monsters rendered most of his attacks useless.

"I can’t win this battle of spells. He’ll wear me down."

Realizing this, Mu Lin narrowed his eyes and scanned his surroundings.

He activated his heavy pupils technique to track the enemy.

But… the Night Demon leader’s aura permeated everything Mu Lin saw. Wherever shadows lingered, the clan leader’s presence lingered too.

"…"

This was a celestial master—merged with heaven and earth. Their magic was endless, their aura boundless, their rank transcendent. Cultivators below this level couldn’t even locate such beings, let alone harm them. It was like mortals defying the heavens—hopeless.

But Mu Lin was no ordinary man.

When his heavy pupils failed, he triggered Gazing at the Heavens. This secret technique, honed through calligraphy and painting, revealed the fundamental threads binding all existence—including the Night Demon leader’s aura.

"Hum!"

As Gazing at the Heavens activated, Mu Lin’s aura turned cold and detached. Through this mystical vision, he finally pinpointed the enemy’s location.

—Not the leader’s physical form, but the source of his power: a Root Word brimming with mysteries. The character for "Night" burned in Mu Lin’s sight.

"Found you!"

Mu Lin’s hovering clones stopped evading. They ignited completely, becoming incarnations of the Embodiment of Calamity – Great Sun.

With a burst of speed from his transformation into a rainbow technique, every clone surged toward the Night Demon leader.

"Burn with me."

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The Night Demon leader retaliated immediately, hurling waves of shadow beasts to block Mu Lin’s charge.

At the same time, shadow spells blanketed the sky with overwhelming force, bombarding Mu Lin’s figure in a frenzy.

The overwhelmingly dense attacks covering the heavens meant that, despite his Transformation into a Rainbow secret technique, over a dozen of Mu Lin’s clones were blasted apart mid-air.

However, their explosions unleashed boundless light and heat, temporarily breaking through the Night Demon leader’s blockade.

As a result, over a dozen clones still reached before the Night Demon leader.

"I am the sun!"

Without hesitation, the Mu Lin clones at their target positions immediately self-destructed.

To annihilate the enemy in one strike, Mu Lin didn’t stop at just one clone. Over a dozen bodies exploded simultaneously.

"Boom… Roar!!!"

The relentless nuclear explosions shook the world violently.

The earth trembled and split open as the air temperature soared, boiling violently.

Meteor-like craters pockmarked the land, leaving the surface scarred and ravaged.

Night Demon Heaven now resembled an apocalyptic wasteland, hell itself manifesting on earth.

This demonstrated the horror of Embodiment of Calamity – Great Sun. Combining past-life knowledge, Golden Crow’s talents, and Calamity King’s traits, Mu Lin’s destructive power now rivaled celestial masters.

As he’d once declared, he truly was the world’s Great Catastrophe, the ender of all things. Given time, Mu Lin could gradually cleanse the entire surface world.

With such might, Mu Lin believed he could injure celestial masters – not kill, but wound. This reflected his wariness and respect for them.

But soon Mu Lin’s pupils constricted – he’d still underestimated celestial masters.

While the attacks were devastating, the Great Sun’s self-destruction did not harm the Night Demon leader. Through his eye of Gazing at the Heavens, Mu Lin saw the nuclear blast had scattered the dark energy.

Yet the dispersed power didn’t vanish in the light. Instead, shadows expanded proportionally with the blazing radiance. When the light faded, the shadows coalesced again – nearly undiminished.

"Where light exists, so does shadow. You can never kill me!"

The shadow energy formed a sky-blotting hand grasping towards Mu Lin. The Night Demon leader showed no weakness.

Mu Lin’s clones that had terrified Earth Immortals were now halved. Only thirty-three remained. Even if all exploded near the leader, shadow laws would likely prevent its demise.

"Celestial masters… truly formidable."

Mu Lin marveled at the colossal hand, yet felt no fear.

For Zhang Hetian had acted. Mu Lin wasn’t some helpless free cultivator – he had protectors. The Black Sha Legion commander, Thunder Legion commander, and Zhang Hetian now assaulted the Night Demon leader, Nightmare leader, and insect apostle as planned.

Zhang Hemiao appeared beside Mu Lin. "Don’t despair. Losing to celestial masters isn’t shameful. They’re pillars who could stabilize any nation."

"Your defeat only shows your youth. One day you’ll surpass…"

Before she finished, Mu Lin interjected:

"You’re right. I will surpass them."

"Not ‘one day’ – today."

Mu Lin’s consciousness linked with the True Spirit Domain Chart, unleashing all stored energy.

He was breaking through.

Today, Mu Lin would fully ascend to Earth Immortal realm!!!