Chapter 246: Domain!

Gu Fan was somewhat excited. With a wave of his large hand, the blue-grey lotus seed slowly floated into his palm.

“Finally… the third lotus seed is in hand. I can’t wait!”

Looking at the lotus seed in his hand, Gu Fan was filled with deep emotions, but even more so, anticipation.

The abilities of the previous two lotus seeds were immensely overpowered—they were the fundamental reason he could battle across realms.

Without Tenfold Strength, Gu Fan would at best have been a cultivator with a faster-than-average advancement rate.

Thus, his current achievements were undeniably founded on the abilities granted by the lotus seeds of the Evil Lotus!

At this moment, the Evil Lotus transmitted a thought. Gu Fan frowned as he listened, then nodded.

He completely understood what the Evil Lotus conveyed—the third lotus seed was rather special.

Even the Evil Lotus itself had been startled during its own gestation. It was warning Gu Fan to be extremely cautious when consuming it, especially of the terrifying energy contained within.

This was the first time Gu Fan had ever heard the Evil Lotus speak like this, and immediately, his alertness heightened.

Immediately afterward, Gu Fan began adjusting his state on the spot, maintaining his aura and Divine Soul at their peak condition.

Half an hour later, all preparations were complete. Gu Fan raised his hand and tossed the blue-grey lotus seed into his mouth.

Then he began the refining!

“This is the moment of truth!”

Boom!

Gu Fan felt a buzzing in his ears, as if he had been struck by a terrifying force.

Next, a tsunami-like wave of horrifying energy exploded within his body, surging through his meridians and flesh.

In addition, the lotus seed unleashed a peculiar energy that began to corrode his Divine Soul!

It continuously performed a sort of modification and reinforcement.

“Ah!!”

The excruciating pain of soul-tearing surged like a tsunami, wave after wave, seemingly never-ending.

Gu Fan could not suppress the agonized howls escaping his mouth; cold sweat poured from his forehead.

His muscles spasmed uncontrollably, convulsing without end.

In the end, even a terrifying phenomenon of muscular dissolution began to occur.

In mere seconds, Gu Fan had turned into a pile of melting flesh, soft and shapeless like clay.

This condition lasted for several minutes, during which his roars grew increasingly faint, and his aura weakened continuously.

From the Primordial Yang Realm, he fell to the Spirit Sea Realm, and finally plummeted to the Qi Gathering Realm.

The collapse of realms and the vanishing of strength brought overwhelming dread, even affecting Gu Fan’s state of mind.

Uncontrollably, despair welled up within him!

Why… was it this terrifying?

Why were the side effects so intense this time?

Gu Fan didn’t understand. He had thought that reaching peak condition would be enough to withstand it. Who could have predicted such a hopeless predicament?

The mutation continued. The energy of the lotus seed relentlessly destroyed every function within Gu Fan’s body.

If viewed through a microscopic method, one would see that every cell in his body was being destroyed—even annihilated—by this energy.

“Damn it…”

Gu Fan knew he couldn’t sit and wait to die. If he remained passive, he might really have to rely on the Split-Soul nourished within the Evil Lotus to resurrect.

If this resurrection trump card were truly used, it would be equivalent to losing a life.

He roused the last remnants of Mysterious Power and Spiritual Power within him, attempting to generate a force to counteract the lotus seed’s power.

That was—the conflict produced from the collision of Mysterious Power and Spiritual Power!

Without the harmonizing effects of Killing Aura and the Taiji Fish, the explosive force from the conflict between these two powers might just be enough to resist the bizarre energy of the lotus seed.

In the next moment, an extremely terrifying energy erupted. The energy born from the clash between Mysterious Power and Spiritual Power directly collided with the energy produced by the lotus seed.

Gu Fan’s body instantly swelled like a hot-air balloon, as the terrifying energy desperately sought an outlet.

With a thought, Gu Fan directed the uncontrollable energy into his right hand.

Boom!

With a thunderous explosion, his right hand burst into fragments of blood and flesh!

However, this operation greatly alleviated the mutation within Gu Fan’s body.

Without any hesitation, taking advantage of the temporary lapse in energy replenishment after the lotus seed had just exploded, Gu Fan immediately activated his Mysterious Power and Spiritual Power to simultaneously suppress the terrifying and bizarre energy!

“Die for me!”

Thus, although there appeared to be no abnormalities around Gu Fan, the battle within his body had reached a fever pitch.

Fortunately, the lotus seed’s energy was ultimately limited, while Gu Fan had a continuous supply of Yuan Crystals and Mysterious Dao Stones at his side.

After prolonged combat, Gu Fan gradually regained the upper hand.

With the cessation of corrosive destruction, his body began to recover slowly—his bones were restructured and regrown, and his physical body was reforged!

In the end, he completely absorbed and refined all the energy of the lotus seed in one gulp. Only then was the devouring of the entire lotus seed truly completed!

Gu Fan opened his eyes and drew upon a strand of Life Force from the Evil Lotus, quickly restoring his missing right arm.

Then, he hurried to treat all the mutated parts of his body, ensuring there were no lingering issues, before finally letting out a long breath of relief.

“That was close… I almost died this time!”

Recalling the utterly horrifying scene from moments ago, even Gu Fan felt a chill run down his spine.

All the bones in his body had dissolved, his muscles melted, and he had lost control of his body, which turned into a puddle of flesh and flowed in all directions.

His realm had kept falling—that sensation alone sent a cold sweat down his back.

Fortunately, at the last moment, he had used the conflict between Mysterious Power and Spiritual Power to successfully resist the invading energy and turn the tide.

Otherwise, if he had relied on the Evil Lotus’ main body to resurrect, he might have returned only to see a pile of flesh on the ground.

At that moment, the tendrils of the Evil Lotus curled around him, conveying the worry it had felt earlier.

“It’s not your fault. Ultimately, I underestimated your power. Annihilation Evil Lotus… it seems your growth attribute is formidable. Even I can barely withstand it now!”

After a few comforting words, Gu Fan excitedly began to examine the new ability he had obtained.

After all, he had faced tremendous danger, and the energy released by the lotus seed was terrifying—surely, the new ability would be extraordinary.

With that thought, Gu Fan’s anticipation grew, and he immersed his Divine Soul into his body, sensing everything carefully.

Suddenly, a bizarre black domain emerged, spreading outward from him as the center, rapidly enveloping an area of twenty kilometers.

At the very instant this strange domain appeared, Gu Fan’s eyes revealed an expression of understanding.

It felt like a skill he had known all along. Upon using it, he immediately grasped the function of this domain.

“A skill that only Celestial Heart Realm Experts can comprehend—Domain!”

If cultivation was likened to a process of universal evolution, then from the Primordial Yang Realm to the Yang Spirit Realm was akin to condensing energy into a star.

This star would provide continuous energy during battle, ensuring constant output.

Whereas the Celestial Heart Realm—or the Three Blossoms Realm—was about developing a personal Rule Domain centered around that internal star, allowing one to partially govern the laws.

After that came the task of continually expanding the domain’s power, allowing one to harness the enhancement of Rule Power during combat!

According to ancient texts, powerful cultivators possessed domains within their bodies that formed a self-contained universe—capable even of birthing life!

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