#201 - Chapter 201: Cultivation Increase

With this thought in mind, you clashed with the Fire Blade Empress. As expected of the number one overlord of the Seven Kingdoms eight thousand years ago, this empress's strength far surpassed the Sword Bamboo and Evil Cloud Man from before. You exchanged a hundred moves with her without a clear victor. This empress before you might be the strongest enemy you've ever encountered, far stronger than the Fourth Prince. She unleashed the Heavenfire Undying Blade Technique, causing flames to burn everywhere, and fiery lotuses to bloom. This kind of flame divine ability both threatened you and made you anticipate that after swallowing the Fire Blade Empress's divine ability seed, your mastery of flames would reach another level.

"Heavenfire Lotus, Heavenfire Lightning." The Fire Blade Empress fought like a madwoman. Wielding a fiery red blade, she once again unleashed the two core killing secret techniques from the Immortal Scripture.

As the Fire Blade Empress spoke, the void suddenly exploded with scarlet lightning. Streaks of Heavenfire Lightning descended, beginning to encircle and kill Lin Changqing. Lin Changqing narrowed his eyes. He seemed to have been pulled into a world of fire and lightning by the Fire Blade Empress. He was surrounded by densely packed fire and lightning, each one carrying a tremendous threat. Looking up, the vast sky was like three bloody gashes torn open by a giant beast's claws. The Fire Blade Empress walked slowly, stepping on a lava river. With each step, a fiery lotus bloomed in the void. The buzzing sound of the Heavenfire Undying Blade vibrating actually burned spiderweb-like cracks in space!

"Truly formidable. It's only satisfying to encounter an opponent like the Empress. Today, let's have a good fight!" The Empress's display of such powerful divine abilities not only didn't make Lin Changqing feel fear but instead made him excited. Only by fighting against such opponents could he improve.

Lin Changqing began to display the Immortal King Body phenomenon. Behind him, an Immortal King appeared, pushing across the heavens and striking towards the fire and lightning unleashed by the Fire Blade Empress!

"Immortal King Body?" The Fire Blade Empress narrowed her eyes, her crimson pupils reflecting the green-robed figure before her. "The later generation is indeed extraordinary, actually creating such an invincible physique."

At this moment, the Fire Blade Empress was clearly just a replica of the Jade Ladder, but she seemed to possess her own soul and life, actually commenting on Lin Changqing.

"Since the younger generation is so strong, then I can't lose either. Let me witness the Immortal King Body!"

The Fire Blade Empress held the fire blade, the blade lightly turning. Immediately, a lava sea phenomenon appeared beneath her feet. The sky was instantly filled with flames, and three thousand six hundred fire phoenixes soared from the boiling lava, their cries shattering the clouds for a hundred miles. Behind the Empress, the ancient totem of the Burning Heaven Sacred Ground appeared, and nine rounds of crimson suns formed a world-destroying formation above her head—precisely the forbidden killing secret technique in the Immortal Scripture, the Burning Heaven Nine Blade Slashes!

Boom, boom, boom!

[The sky was filled with explosions. You and the Fire Blade Empress both used your strongest killing moves. Your great battle had reached a fever pitch!]

"Later generation, I once reigned supreme over the world. Heavenfire once burned everything. Even if you create your own invincible physique, you can't defeat me." The Fire Blade Empress's words were domineering and confident. She unleashed all kinds of Heavenfire divine abilities to encircle and kill Lin Changqing, while also attacking Lin Changqing's Dao heart with her words.

Lin Changqing remained silent. He began to display the Myriad Sword Immortal King phenomenon. Behind him, ten thousand green giant swords appeared, and an Immortal King Dharma Idol slowly descended. At this moment, Lin Changqing's pupils actually had green swords inverted: "Though Heavenfire is fierce, it's difficult to burn an Immortal King!"

As soon as the words fell, it was as if an ancient Immortal King had descended to the mortal realm. Behind Lin Changqing, the Immortal King held seventy-two green giant swords. With a wave of the Immortal King Dharma Idol's hand, the seventy-two green swords transformed into chains, entangling the attacking fire phoenixes. The ancient inscriptions that appeared on the chains completely devoured the crimson flames!

The light of the blade flashed!

Seeing that she was falling into a disadvantage, the Empress didn't give up. She moved with the blade, appearing diagonally above Lin Changqing, and once again fiercely slashed out seven blades. When the Heavenfire Undying Blade slashed out, it actually brought with it the illusion of the river of time. The first slash split open the green sword lock formation, the second slash pierced the Immortal King's chest, and by the time of the seventh slash, the blade energy had transformed into a scarlet training that stretched across the heavens and earth, seemingly wanting to completely obliterate Lin Changqing's Immortal King Body phenomenon.

But at this moment, Lin Changqing's Immortal King Dharma Idol suddenly soared thousands of feet, the Immortal King's right hand pinching the Fire Blade Empress's peerless blade technique, the left hand forming a profound Dharma Seal—the entire space suddenly had countless green lotus swords.

"Immortal King Lotus Sword!"

The green lotus swords fell like rain, colliding with the Fire Blade Empress's Burning Heaven Nine Slashes. In an instant, the entire space seemed unable to withstand the power of Lin Changqing and the Fire Blade Empress's duel and began to collapse!

[And at this time, your duel with the Fire Blade Empress entered its final, most intense stage. The ground beneath your feet transformed into a vortex of interwoven flames and green swords, and the surrounding space began to collapse layer by layer. You two didn't know how many times you had clashed. Finally, the Empress's golden hairpin shattered, and undying fire ignited in her hair, while your sleeves were torn to shreds, and countless wounds appeared on your exposed skin!]

[After resting for a moment, you two clashed again. You two didn't know how many times you had fought.]

Finally, when the fiery blade light and the green sword shadow collided for the last time, time seemed to stand still. Countless spaces shattered, witnessing this duel that spanned time, one was the number one person in the world eight thousand years ago, and the other was the number one person on this Starry Sky Ancient Road.

When all sound ceased, the Heavenfire Blade was inserted into the cracked ground, while the Immortal King Dharma Idol's right hand held the sword, pressing it three inches from the Empress's forehead.

[You finally won this battle!]

[You defeated the number one overlord in the world eight thousand years ago, the Fire Blade Empress!]

"Later generation, you won." The Fire Blade Empress's illusion slowly disappeared, and at this moment, two kinds of rewards slowly began to descend from the sky, one was a spirit energy liquid, and the other was the Fire Blade Empress's divine ability seed.

[You swallowed the spirit energy liquid, increasing your cultivation by another ten years, and then swallowed the Fire Blade Empress's divine ability seed. After a moment, the Heavenfire Undying Immortal Scripture appeared in your mind. You seemed to have a deeper understanding of flames. Behind you, fiery lotuses bloomed, and an Immortal King was born in the flames. You formed a new Immortal King phenomenon, the Immortal King Fire Lightning!]

"Not bad." Lin Changqing nodded in satisfaction. His goal was finally achieved. He had formed a new Immortal King Body phenomenon, and he had also obtained the Immortal Scripture of the Chu Kingdom. Now, after going out, he could repay the Chu Kingdom princess for her favor.

[Five minutes later, after resting briefly, you began to challenge the fifty-fourth level. The person who appeared on this level was the number one person in the world ten thousand years ago, a person named Poison Insect. You quickly defeated him, obtained the reward, and then continued on your way.]

[In this way, within four hours, you cleared the levels all the way, dueling with the number one people in the world from various eras. Relying on the Immortal King Body, you slaughtered in all directions, and finally, you made it all the way to the ninetieth level!]

[At this moment, you had defeated a total of thirty-nine number one people in the world from past generations. After swallowing their divine ability seeds, you had thirty-nine more Immortal King Body phenomena.]

[More importantly, relying on the spirit energy liquid rewarded by the Jade Ladder, you also gained three hundred and ninety years of cultivation. You felt that you were only one step away from the eleventh level of the Nascent Soul stage.]

"After passing the ninetieth level and swallowing the spirit energy liquid, I should be able to reach the eleventh level of the Nascent Soul stage."

[You thought to yourself.]