Chapter 859 - 847: Divine Demon Strength
Two months passed in the blink of an eye.
Without the blood-colored Black Wind Demon, Lan Zhang also did not appear, and the result of the Nine Cups Calculation Scripture remained uneventful.
On this day, by White Bird Lake.
After completing his daily Qi Refinement practice, Chen Mu pondered the Great Power Divine Ability.
The Great Power Divine Ability is straightforward; it transforms Yin Spirit Divine Power into immense strength.
Using one's own Yin Spirit Divine Power to perform it counts as a regular secret technique at best. It can't match the lethal strike of Netherworld Qi against Spiritual Deities, nor the destructive power of Yin Yang Qi obliterating matter.
However, when previously used alongside the Five Ghosts Possession Technique, it displayed remarkable power. Not only did it effortlessly organize the vast Yin Spirit Divine Power brought by the possession of one hundred thousand Ghosts, but it also smoothly converted it into boundless strength, pinning Lan Zhang to the spot with one blow.
"This Great Power Divine Ability has some mystery to it," Chen Mu became intrigued.
"This is just one hundred thousand Ghosts. What if it were two hundred thousand, three hundred thousand, seven or eight hundred thousand, or even a million?"
"In White Bird City, it's full of Yin Spirits, all of which I have planted with the Heavenly Demon Spirit Seed, capable of forcefully merging into one using the Mountain-Carrying Scripture."
"If I integrate all that majestic Yin Spirit Divine Power into my body using the Five Ghosts Possession Technique, and then manipulate it with the Great Power Divine Ability, the power would be..."
Chen Mu's eyes suddenly brightened.
"I have to try it!"
The one hundred thousand Ghosts kept within the Five Ghosts Bag were first merged into a black cloud.
Then, Chen Mu closed his eyes to sense the City Defense Camp stationed in all directions, using the Heavenly Demon Spirit Seed as a medium to activate the Mountain-Carrying Scripture, easily summoning ten thousand soldiers to merge into the black cloud.
"Try with another ten thousand first."
The Five Ghosts Paper Man leading the Yin Soul Black Cloud performed the Five Ghosts Possession Technique, surging into the Yin Divine Dharma Form dark dragon.
Chen Mu cautiously perceived and discovered that the Yin Divine Dharma Form only felt slightly heavier, with no other discomfort.
"Remarkable!" he couldn't help but praise aloud.
Before, when Chen Mu performed Myriad Ghosts Possession, using his own body to bear the one hundred thousand Ghosts, he would instantly swell like a balloon. Let alone mobilizing them, even keeping himself from being injured was already a struggle.
Also, because he had a bearing limit, the Candle Dragon Dharma Form's power was significant, but it was tough to further enhance in a short time.
Now, replacing the object of Myriad Ghosts Possession with the Yin Divine Dharma Form resulted in eleven hundred thousand Ghosts possessing it with no pressure at all.
Clearly, it could accommodate even more Ghosts!
"Now let's see if the Great Power Divine Ability can manipulate this divine power!"
Chen Mu took a deep breath.
With a thought, the enormous Yin Soul Divine Power surged from the Yin Divine Dharma Form like a bursting flood into his body.
Not daring to be negligent, he immediately executed the Great Power Divine Ability.
That overwhelming divine power, like continuous giant waves, was promptly suppressed and calmed, transformed into a calm lake.
Chen Mu gently clenched his fist.
Boom!
The air instantly emitted a burst of explosive sound.
"Is it really this easy?!"
"Again!"
The Mountain-Carrying Scripture exerted force, and another twenty thousand Yin Soldiers from the City Defense Camp turned into black wind, summoned from the garrison camp within the city, possessing the giant black dragon in midair.
Chen Mu's body already had a vast amount of Yin Soul Divine Power swiftly rising, yet the whole process was without any agitation!
"This..."
Chen Mu gritted his teeth, boldly drawing the entire eighty to ninety thousand soldiers from the City Defense Camp within the city into the Yin Divine Dharma Form.
The Yin Soul Divine Power flooding into his body rapidly swelled, and that calm lake-like Yin Soul Divine Power finally began to show fluctuations.
Then... then it reverted to tranquility in the blink of an eye.
"What a Divine Ability!" Chen Mu's eyes suddenly lit up.
He started again.
One hundred thousand, two hundred thousand, five hundred thousand... until all the Yin Spirits in White Bird City were pulled into the Yin Divine Dharma Form.
At this moment, Chen Mu's internal Yin Soul Divine Power was like a boundless ocean, and the seemingly unremarkable Great Power Divine Ability was like a Sea God, effortlessly steering all the waves.
"Haha..."
Chen Mu's eyes emitted a crimson glow as he raised his hand and punched toward the sky.
Bang!
Accompanied by a thunderous explosion, a blank passage appeared in the sky. The Mist of Confusion, always enveloping the sky, was instantly blasted open into a massive hole.
"Finally experiencing what is meant by having no handles on the sky and no rings on the earth," Chen Mu looked at the giant hole in the sky, grinning broadly.
After experiencing it for a moment, Chen Mu dispersed the million Ghosts and looked at his right hand.
The skin on the surface of his fist was ripped open, exposing stark white bones.
A pale golden Jade Cicada Qi automatically emerged, aiding and stimulating the damaged skin and flesh, which were regenerating and recovering at a speed visible to the naked eye.
"The strength indeed is powerful, but it exceeded what I can bear."
"It's not that the Great Power Divine Ability is inadequate, but that my body's toughness isn't enough," Chen Mu regretted.
He had cultivated for over thirty years, tempering his physique since his earliest martial practice. Whether it was Five Ghosts Possession or the accidentally achieved Heavenly Demon Body, all underwent multiple transformations of his body. Qi Cultivation also refined his physique several times.
Yet even so, he still couldn't withstand the backlash of the Great Power Divine Ability.
"After all, it is the power of a million Yin Spirits."
"To utilize it freely without injuring myself, I might have to halve the number of aggregated Ghosts."
"But even if halved, it still ranks as the strongest Divine Ability in my hands except for the Netherworld Qi," Chen Mu beamed with a broad smile.
The Netherworld Qi can lethally strike a Spiritual Deity, but it has only one strike per day.
However, the Great Power Divine Ability has no limits. As long as a million Ghosts can be aggregated, there truly is limitless strength.
He used to dismiss the Great Power Divine Ability, but now...
"There are no bad divine abilities, only inadequate people. Great Power Divine Ability is wonderful."
Is the divine ability simple?
Where is it simple? It's the great Tao in its simplicity!
Hehe!
"I remember that within the Underworld God Transformation cultivation system, there's a transformation called Great Strength Divine Demon Transformation."
"I never encountered it before, so I'm not sure about its exact power."
"But with my millions of Ghosts' power, calling it Divine Demon Strength is surely not an exaggeration."
"If I were to encounter Lan Zhang's true form now, hmm hmm..."
"I'd probably still be unable to beat it."
"Hmm..."
"Oh! It doesn't matter!"
"Lan Zhang has cultivated the Blood God Scripture, who knows how many demons he's refined over the years."
"I can gather the power of millions of Yin Spirits, Lan Zhang can gather even more, and they're all stronger Nether Demon Heaven Demons."
"It's normal not to defeat him, but it's certainly good for survival."
"Adding another survival divine ability, not bad!"
...
Months flew by in the blink of an eye.
By White Bird Lake, twenty-four fist-sized Bright Pearls floated above the thatched roof.
Two hundred pieces of Exquisite Jade Plate hovered around, with dense Spiritual Vitality filling the thatched house.
On the wooden corridor at the entrance, Chen Mu took a deep breath as the mana consumed by refining Pure Yang Qi quickly recovered.
The Golden Dao Foundation Jade Seed seemed to grow slightly larger, but upon closer examination, it seemed unchanged.
Chen Mu wasn't anxious.
He had established his Daoist Foundation early and rapidly condensed the Yellow Springs Gourd Spiritual Treasure. Based on his current lifespan, he had at least another one hundred fifty to sixty years to indulge himself.
Cultivating his Primordial Spirit was certainly enough; he was not in a hurry at all.
After his mana fully recovered, Chen Mu raised his hand to collect all the Exquisite Jade Plates, then activated the Nine Cups Calculation Scripture to calculate fortune and misfortune.
For a long while, the results were mundane and unremarkable, which finally set his mind at ease.
"Now I should have completely escaped Lan Zhang's tracking."
Previously, Lan Zhang attacked, discarding even his clone to seize the Soul Nourishing Lamp, showing how much he valued the Linglong Celestial Secret Spell.
Chen Mu truly feared using the Exquisite Jade Plates might lure Lan Zhang to chase after him.
But he didn't want to interrupt his Qi Refinement.
So, after some experimentation, he reduced his original three hundred-plus Exquisite Jade Plates to two hundred to support Qi Refinement cultivation without stealing too much Heavenly Mechanism.
Moreover, after each cultivation session, Chen Mu would perform a calculation with the Nine Cups Calculation Scripture for any threats,
Fortunately, since arriving here for nearly half a year, it had been peaceful, allowing him to finally relax.
"Without a large quantity of Soul Nourishing Lamps, Lan Zhang won't be drawn."
"The White Bird Divine Soldier completely absorbed and vanished by Thousand Lanterns City won't attract Mist Ridge Commander."
"With this, no one can disturb me from cultivating peacefully," His mood grew increasingly relaxed.
...
"Wait, the White Bird Divine Soldier had all been devoured by Thousand Lanterns City, so why are there Divine Soldier fragments coming?"
Days later, in front of the thatched house.
Chen Mu circled around the newly transplanted Moonlight Tree in front of the house.
Behind him, two fist-sized grayish stones floated like clingy followers, hovering leisurely behind him.
"So, it wasn't the White Bird Divine Soldier that attracted the Divine Soldier fragments but me?"
Chen Mu couldn't help scratching his head.
Thinking it over, he placed his focus on the One Heart Scripture.
With Three Paths City gone, Three Celebrations Scripture couldn't possibly attract fragments of divine soldiers.
Rootless Scripture was even less likely, with the White Bird Divine Soldier devoured by Thousand Lanterns City; how could it have such a significant effect?
As for the other texts like Flame Immortal and Wushan, he hadn't even practiced them, and his initiation was only a passive effect of the Divine Soldier fragments.
Thinking it over, it had to be the One Heart Scripture.
"It's said that Wuxiang City's City Lord, Wei Wubing, frequently conquers and raids other cities to seize divine soldiers."
"I maxed out the Root Scripture from Wuxiang City and gained a connection with Wuxiang City's divine soldiers. From the perspective of scripture mastery, I could even be considered the second City Lord."
"So whenever they capture divine soldiers, I get a share?" Chen Mu's mouth twitched.
"But I don't want it!"
"Why is there a forced redistribution?" He felt worried.
In White Bird City, the people are limited, and Thousand Lanterns City's efficiency in refining divine power is adequate, the Great Power Divine Ability's might is sufficient. Refining more divine soldier fragments doesn't greatly benefit him and might attract Wei Wubing instead.
"How long has it been since it was stable?" Chen Mu couldn't help but grit his teeth.
"Alright, they're here already, can't drive them away either."
"Better hurry up and absorb them," Chen Mu turned his hand and tossed the two divine soldiers into Thousand Lanterns City, intending for destruction and concealment.
"Without divine soldier fragments, let's see how you track me!"