Chapter 473

Chapter 473: The Heavenly Techniques of Darkness Ascend, Mastery Realm!

Seeing competitors around him with exceptional backgrounds and origins, Mu Lin felt pressured for the first time.

Yet while he bore this weight, every cultivator nearby—be it the Thunder Giant, the True Dragon Prince, or other races—tightened their brows at his presence.

“How did that monster get here?!”

Everyone knew Mu Lin well.

Even those unfamiliar with him learned his name when the declaration “Above the Heavens and Below, Only I Hold Supreme Power” shook the world.

These days, every major race debated daily how to counter him. Smaller races even discussed submitting to him outright. Such was Mu Lin’s fearsome reputation.

The Fourth Prince, Thunder Giant Tian Yu, and Dragon King Ao Chang all scowled. They’d witnessed the Boundless Light erupting from the North Wilderness that day—a feat they knew they couldn’t replicate. They couldn’t even grasp how he’d done it.

“Sustaining blinding radiance for two hundred breaths? Spreading it from the North Wilderness to Central Province and Southeast Province? Light that purges all corruption and guarantees death… How? Not even a Celestial Master at full strength could manage this!”

Despair crept into many hearts. But as gloom settled, advisors stepped forward to counsel their leaders.

Beside the Fourth Prince, a grand scholar advised, “Your Highness, don’t fear him overmuch. Our studies show Mu Lin’s power stems from heaven’s favor within our world. He briefly becomes heaven’s avatar, wielding its might against foes—surpassing even Celestial Masters.”

“But here in the realm beyond, heaven’s power doesn’t reach him.”

The scholar lowered his voice respectfully. “Moreover, his endless conflicts with evil gods trap him. Until he ascends to True Lord status, his true body dare not leave our world. What stands before us is merely a clone—a shadow of his true strength.”

The Fourth Prince stayed silent, uneasy about relying on evil gods’ hatred for advantage. Yet surrender was unthinkable. This divine position equaled a True Lord’s rank—flawed but still immeasurably valuable. Neither Ji Ming nor the royal family would abandon this prize.

“You’re right. Without his true form, we can still challenge him!”

…

Ji Ming wasn’t alone in noticing Mu Lin’s limitation. Other races had similar suspicions, easing their tensions. Relief turned to conspiracy as factions began plotting—their first move would be crushing Mu Lin’s clone in the coming struggle.

Still the same story – after wiping out countless demonic evils with a single Heavenly Techniques of Darkness, Mu Lin became widely hated for blocking countless paths.

In the outer realm, enemies lurked everywhere for Mu Lin.

Yet his actions brought benefits. Across the North Wilderness, all became his devotees, fueling his ever-growing power.

By suppressing the outer realm evils, he gained heavenly favor. Blessed by fortune, Mu Lin’s cultivation realm kept expanding daily.

"Enemies will be enemies. They only dare lurk in shadows anyway."

With this muttered thought, Mu Lin dismissed their threats.

In subsequent days, Mu Lin remained in Spirit Flower Garden for closed-door training while awaiting final arrivals.

Days of Hard Practice showed little progress in other cultivation methods, but his void-based Heavenly Techniques of Darkness reached Grandmaster Level.

Not Master, but Grandmaster Level – peak technical mastery. One step beyond lay the unimaginable divine realm.

This rapid advancement made sense. Even the holy monk who created this technique understood black holes less than Mu Lin with his past-life memories.

Moreover, his talent as the Calamity King allowed him to simulate black holes through personal transformation, directly experiencing the technique’s essence.

With these advantages, reaching Grandmaster Level within days seemed almost slow.

At Grandmaster Level, Mu Lin fully commanded this technique’s power:

【Heavenly Techniques of Darkness】

【Rank: Beyond Reason】

【Cultivation Realm: Fifth Stage Grandmaster】

【Traits: Black Hole Simulation, Hell of No Escape】

He could now manually create simulated black holes.

Though mere imitations, they held fragments of true black hole power. When unleashed, no technique or enemy could resist their gravitational pull – all would be crushed into fundamental particles by infinite gravity.

A world-destroying technique!

Beyond destructive power, Heavenly Techniques of Darkness let Mu Lin construct the Hell of No Escape.

In his past life, this hell’s nature remained unclear. Here, it manifested as black hole simulation.

Its light-trapping gravity ensured no escape. Through relativity principles and Root Word – fixed, time within nearly stopped.

Trapped enemies moved mere inches per minute (simulation only).

"No Escape indeed."

Inescapable gravity, frozen time, and crushing forces – even Celestial Masters couldn’t break free.

But after reaching Grandmaster Level and establishing Hell of No Escape in True Spirit Domain Chart, Mu Lin discovered a flaw.

The technique became an energy-devouring beast, constantly demanding more power. Failure to feed it would consume Mu Lin’s magic, memories, and essence.

"Heavenly Techniques of Darkness isn’t for casual cultivation."

Rather than destroy it, Mu Lin chose to sustain it – not with world’s spiritual energy (which would collapse reality), but through black river and Burial Power.

Channeling Grave Lord’s tomb’s dissolving black river into the hell, Mu Lin let the black hole absorb its power while using the river’s corrosive nature to counterbalance gravity.

He also turned to City of Heaven’s Funeral. Once feared during his weakness, its decay power now called to him through paper folder connections. Knowing avoidance proved impossible, Mu Lin linked their passage above Hell of No Escape, letting the simulated black hole drain the city’s forbidden decay energy.