Chapter 126: Breakthrough, Great Sun Realm

Chapter 10: Breakthrough, Great Solar Realm

That night, in the secret chamber.

Meng Chuan sat cross-legged on the meditation cushion, eyes closed, his consciousness focused on sensing his dantian space.

Within the dantian space, the Dantian Cloud Vortex was dozens of times larger than when he was in the Dantian Cloud Realm, filling every corner of the space. Inside the vortex were ten dazzling light clusters! The largest one was at the center of the vortex, while the other nine constantly revolved around it.

"The Great Solar Realm is the most difficult stage among the first three realms of Godfiends," Meng Chuan thought to himself. He dared not be careless; this was a lifelong pursuit for many Godfiends.

For Meng Chuan, it was also a crucial stage, as reaching the next realm, 'Marquis Godfiend,' involved numerous prerequisites.

He would fight on the battlefield with the power of a Great Solar Godfiend, likely for many years.

"Soul energy," Meng Chuan thought. With a single thought, his soul energy immediately merged into all the True Yuan within his dantian space. In an instant, he could clearly control every wisp of True Yuan, significantly increasing his chances of breakthrough.

"Breakthrough!"

Others could break through to the Great Solar Realm without soul energy. Meng Chuan, possessing soul energy, naturally felt more confident.

"Boom!" The entire dantian space roared. Under Meng Chuan's meticulous control, guided by his saber intent, the massive Dantian Cloud Vortex violently collapsed inwards towards the center! The central light cluster, the nine revolving light clusters, and the surging Dantian Cloud Vortex all converged into one. It seemed chaotic yet was guided with incredible precision.

A roaring sound emanated from within his dantian. Amidst the roar, the converging power seemed to be gestating something.

If one's cultivation wasn't sufficient, it wouldn't just be a 'roar' but a massive explosion, resulting in instant pulverization and death.

For human Godfiends, breaking through to the Great Solar Realm carried a relatively low risk. Further advancements, however, would become increasingly difficult and dangerous, with higher mortality rates. Although humanity had established many thresholds, ensuring a 100% chance of breaking through to Marquis Godfiend or King Godfiend if all were met, often, as one aged, the likelihood of breakthrough would continuously decline... Thus, with even a moderate chance, many Godfiends would take the gamble.

Success meant a significant increase in power and lifespan.

"I succeeded." Meng Chuan felt the changes occurring within his dantian.

The dantian space was once dark, but now, a 'Great Sun' emerged in its center! It truly resembled the golden sun in the sky; the moment it appeared, its radiance illuminated the entire dantian space, thoroughly lighting up every corner.

This Great Sun, suspended within the dantian space, emitted True Yuan in wisps of golden light, imbued with terrifying destructive power.

"Whoosh!"

At this moment, the Great Sun within his dantian continuously absorbed external energy to replenish itself.

"The Great Solar Realm, I've broken through." Although Meng Chuan was confident, he was overjoyed after the breakthrough. He could feel the Great Solar True Yuan circulating within his body, beginning to nourish his physical form.

Godfiends were not particularly adept at body cultivation. Meng Chuan, for instance, primarily relied on two methods to cultivate his physical body: first, True Yuan tempering and nourishing the body, which was the most common method. The purer the True Yuan, the stronger the physical body it would cultivate. Second, tempering the body with the power of lightning and thunder, combined with long-term consumption of Thunder Tribulation Fruits, which significantly boosted the cultivation effect.

Combining these two methods was a common practice for cultivators of the Thunderclap World Annihilation Godfiend Body. As for refining new fiend energy, it also had some body-tempering effects, but it was far inferior to the first two methods.

Even so, during combat, one primarily relied on True Yuan! The power generated by pure physical strength was only a small fraction.

Human Godfiends primarily focused on the path of True Yuan enhancement. This was, in fact, the most suitable path for them because, compared to demon races, humans were naturally much weaker physically! However, in terms of comprehension and intelligence, humans were generally far superior to demons. The cultivation path naturally involved strengthening what one was good at! Thus, a True Yuan path was created that had relatively lower demands on the physical body but higher demands on comprehension.

The physical body was finite, but True Yuan was boundless!

Liu Qiyue, who had been waiting in the outer room, immediately stood up when she heard the secret chamber door open. Seeing Meng Chuan's face alight with a smile, she too smiled happily. "A'Chuan, how does it feel to have broken through?"

"The Great Solar True Yuan is indeed far stronger than the Indestructible Realm True Yuan," Meng Chuan said, extending a finger. A wisp of golden True Yuan appeared at his fingertip, each wisp filled with endless sharpness.

"Let's see it," Liu Qiyue said, also full of anticipation. Among the disciples who hadn't descended the mountain yet, Meng Chuan was currently the only one to have become a Great Solar Godfiend!

Because most Yuanchu Mountain disciples were only at the Indestructible Realm level when they descended the mountain.

"Okay."

Meng Chuan walked out of the room into the courtyard and lightly flicked his finger.

A wisp of golden light shot into the night sky. When it reached a hundred zhang in altitude, a "boom" erupted with a thought from Meng Chuan, creating a shockwave whose vibrations could be faintly felt even a hundred zhang away.

"Without even using saber intent, a single wisp of True Yuan is this powerful?" Liu Qiyue was also stunned. "If you unleash your full power, you could probably turn an area of several li into ruins in an instant."

"Great Solar True Yuan is known for its domineering power," Meng Chuan said. "With my perfected Thunderclap World Annihilation Godfiend Body and strong Godfiend foundation, my Great Solar True Yuan... should be nearly ten times stronger than that of an ordinary Great Solar Godfiend."

There were also geniuses among Great Solar Godfiends.

Take Xue Feng, for example; in terms of True Yuan purity, he probably wouldn't be inferior to Meng Chuan at all.

And that mountain demon was much stronger than an ordinary Third-Heaven Demon King!

"Even after I break through to the Great Solar Realm, my True Yuan still won't compare to yours," Liu Qiyue said with a smile.

"The Phoenix Divine Body's strength lies in its Phoenix Flames, never in True Yuan," Meng Chuan mused. "Qiyue's arrows... their penetrating power and other aspects are secondary; the terrifying part is the Phoenix Flames they carry."

"But I have no way to deal with your speed at all. If I fought you, I'd definitely lose; I couldn't even escape," Liu Qiyue said. Although she could fly, flying also required time to create distance! With Meng Chuan's terrifying speed, even if she flew into the air, he could leap two or three li in a single bound and quickly catch up! It would be too difficult to escape Meng Chuan's pursuit.

"So, with me protecting you, no one will be able to harm you," Meng Chuan said with a slight smile.

The following evening, Liu Qiyue also began her breakthrough.

Having reached 'Soul Realm Great Perfection' several months prior, Liu Qiyue was exceptionally well-prepared and naturally succeeded in breaking through to the Great Solar Godfiend level.

Both of them were filled with joy and anticipation; their time to descend the mountain was drawing nearer.

On the morning of October 19th, in front of the Nine Mystical Cavern.

Meng Chuan and Liu Qiyue arrived there.

"Go in," Liu Qiyue said. "I'll await your good news."

"Don't worry, I will definitely pass through the Nine Mystical Cavern," Meng Chuan said confidently, then turned and walked directly into the depths of the cavern.

As he advanced, an invisible force impeded him.

After fully passing through this obstructive barrier, he saw a vast, dark-red world.

"A world appearing inside a mountain—I wonder how Yuanchu Mountain managed that," Meng Chuan mused. As humanity's most ancient sect, Yuanchu Mountain indeed held many mysterious places.

Meng Chuan, familiar with the route, advanced quickly. Moments later, he saw the familiar small mountain, several dozen zhang high.

The small mountain began to tremble, then rose completely, growing a massive, ugly head. It was the mountain demon.

The mountain demon's rocky head also bore the Yuanchu Mountain mark on its brow.

"You dare to come again?" the mountain demon growled, staring at Meng Chuan with rage in its rocky eyes.

"Why wouldn't I dare? You didn't even harm a single hair on my head last time," Meng Chuan chuckled.

That slight smile, however, irritated the mountain demon. It rumbled, "So, you've become a Great Solar Godfiend. Do you think breaking through to the Great Solar Realm makes you my match? I've already killed three Great Solar Godfiends; you'll be the fourth."

Meng Chuan's gaze turned cold.

He had already guessed that such a powerful Third-Heaven Demon King had likely killed more than one human Godfiend.

"Bring out all your tricks," Meng Chuan said coldly. "Don't claim you didn't get to use your full strength after I kill you."

"Such arrogance. Your movement technique and speed are decent, but they're utterly useless against me now," the mountain demon snarled, its killing intent surging. "Die!"

No sooner had it spoken.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!" The mountain demon's massive rocky body instantly disintegrated, turning into countless hovering fragments. This revealed the dark-red mountain demon, only about ten zhang tall! After hovering, the myriad fragments then surged forth, overwhelming Meng Chuan as if to completely engulf him!

These rocks were part of the mountain demon's 'outer body' and were extremely hard. Since the mountain demon controlled them as extensions of its own body, they were naturally very agile.

Though not as fast as its outer body self-detonating! When its outer body self-detonated, each rock fragment moved faster than the speed of sound.

Now, however, they were being controlled to envelop Meng Chuan, so their speed was much slower, though still comparable to a First-Heaven Demon King.

"Within my territory, will your movement technique still be useful?" the dark-red mountain demon roared, charging forward. It was even faster, plunging into the midst of the countless rocks, heading straight for Meng Chuan.

"Hm?" Meng Chuan was startled as he watched the dark-red mountain demon approach, accompanied by countless rocks.

The rocks spread out, covering an area of two to three li. This two-to-three li area was its 'territory,' and the dark-red mountain demon flew at its center.

Meng Chuan wanted to fight the mountain demon up close! But he would have to immerse himself in a swarm of countless rocks! Within such an encirclement, it would be difficult to utilize his speed.

Clearly, after their last encounter, the mountain demon had discovered Meng Chuan's weakness! With its very first move, it disintegrated its outer body to form a territory, enveloping all directions.