Staying Alive Cautiously in the Celestial Realm and Becoming the Strongest

The spirit of the Nether Hive, vanished in an instant.

Under the suppression of Wang Chen's supreme spiritual energy, it self-destructed silently, leaving no residue or fragments.

However, at that exact moment, Wang Chen suddenly groaned as his head involuntarily tilted backward.

Bright red blood spilled simultaneously from his nose, ears, and eyes!

At this instant, Wang Chen's head felt like it was about to explode, as a peculiar force penetrated the barrier of spiritual energy, madly flooding into his sea of consciousness, creating a massive impact on his divine soul and consciousness.

Without a doubt, this was the final counterattack from the spirit of the Nether Hive.

Even though Wang Chen had been on guard, he couldn't defend against this wave of mental assault and suffered a significant loss.

His face turned a purplish-red, veins bulging on his forehead, and his expression slightly contorted.

Even more terrifying, the mental power from the spirit of the Nether Hive conjured a storm within his sea of consciousness!

Wang Chen immediately envisioned the Great Majestic Heavenly Dragon Dharma Aspect in his sea of consciousness, attempting to suppress this force.

Yet, as soon as the Heavenly Dragon Dharma Aspect manifested, it was forcibly torn apart by the mental storm.

He couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood!

However, Wang Chen's will was not destroyed by this; instead, it grew even more resilient and tenacious. Without hesitation, he summoned his strongest artifact — the Ancient Taoist Stele.

Boom!

The Ancient Taoist Stele, dormant in the deepest part of his sea of consciousness, responded to Wang Chen's call and manifested instantly.

It radiated billions of golden lights, illuminating the sea of consciousness filled with dark evil power, like the sun melting snow, rapidly dissolving it.

The mental storm in Wang Chen's sea of consciousness lost its raging force in an instant.

In less than half a minute, only a dragon-eye-sized mass of black light remained.

This was the power core of the spirit of the Nether Hive.

It continued to resist the suppression of the Ancient Taoist Stele!

But in the next moment, the Ancient Taoist Stele generated a powerful suction, slowly "dragging" the black light toward it.

As they collided, the power core of the spirit of the Nether Hive was instantly devoured by the Ancient Taoist Stele!

In that moment, Wang Chen "heard" a whisper filled with extreme malice.

That was the desperate curse from the spirit of the Nether Hive!

Its power was indeed formidable, but its body was fatally wounded and on the brink of death. Encountering an opponent like Wang Chen with his fortuitous abilities sealed its tragic fate.

So ended the complete eradication of the Nether Hive.

Immediately after, the ground shook violently, and the strange underground cave seemed forcibly compressed by an immense external force. The circular walls began to deform and twist, and countless stones fell from the cracked seams.

It was about to be destroyed!

Wang Chen retrieved the War God Mecha from the Starry Seas Ring.

It was time to leave.

More precisely, it was time for him to return to the Haotian Realm!

Wang Chen distinctly felt the world rejecting him — a rejection at the level of the divine soul.

Without any hesitation, his divine soul consciousness separated from his body and floated above his head.

At that moment, Wang Chen felt as if his entire body was being pricked by needles, the intense pain nearly causing him to faint!

But with the divine soul leaving the body, the Ancient Taoist Stele reappeared, emitting an endless light to protect his consciousness core from the rules of the Starry Seas World.

The Heaven-Ensnaring Punisher Net, fixed on his left arm, automatically flew up, enveloping Wang Chen's true soul.

Wang Chen's true soul lunged forward, opening the Heaven-Ensnaring Punisher Net to envelop the world source fire within.

He glanced back at his body.

At that moment, this corporeal body regained its spiritual essence, the once lifeless eyes now radiating a light of life.

It had been taken over by his avatar!

Wang Chen's true soul and avatar resonated together, generating an extremely powerful force that tore through the space in front.

At this moment, Wang Chen clearly sensed the beacon of the Haotian Realm — the position of his true self.

Without hesitation, he enveloped himself with the world source fire and plunged into the endless void!

As Wang Chen's true soul returned, the body controlled by the avatar slipped into the control cabin of the War God Mecha.

The earth shattered and the sky collapsed!

Guided by the beacon of his true self, Wang Chen's true soul traversed the void at unimaginable speed.

It was not clear how much time had passed when his consciousness suddenly awoke, and he instinctively opened his eyes.

A familiar aura enveloped him, making Wang Chen feel as if he were soaking in a hot spring, warmth spreading throughout his body, soothing and rejuvenating his exhausted spirit.

This was the aura of nature's spiritual energy!

He had returned!

He safely returned to the Haotian Realm, his true soul reuniting with his body without any hindrance.

But in the next moment, another strange and powerful force surged upward.

Above Wang Chen's head appeared a vortex of space, its core like a black hole, absorbing every bit of power from Wang Chen's true soul without missing a trace.

Until a source fire emerged and silently entered the vortex.

During this process, Wang Chen was immobilized, unable to interfere whatsoever.

The source fire, which he had risked his life to bring from the Starry Seas Vast World, was thus seized by the Haotian Realm!

However, once the source fire completely vanished, an ancient and vast force suddenly descended, enveloping Wang Chen entirely.

The Nascent Soul residing in his dantian shone brightly, with the true infant's vitality soaring higher.

Nascent Soul second tier, Nascent Soul third tier, Nascent Soul fourth tier…

In just a few breaths, Wang Chen's cultivation realm had surged, breaking through to Nascent Soul seventh tier.

His original cultivation was only at Nascent Soul first tier, making it unimaginable to break through six stages to reach this high level!

But Wang Chen knew very well that this was the reward bestowed by the world's consciousness of the Haotian Realm.

In fact, he couldn't fully absorb this abundant reward from the Heavenly Dao, as his current body's limit had reached Nascent Soul seventh tier. The remaining power of the Heavenly Dao merged into his limbs, bones, and internal organs.

It allowed Wang Chen's Heavenly Dragon Vajra Right Method to suddenly break through to the peak of the eighth tier!

Vajra Undying Realm!

At the eighth tier, the Heavenly Dragon Vajra body had already far surpassed the Nascent Soul level, reaching a new extreme.

Even if Wang Chen was dismembered, sliced in half, or even decapitated, he would recover and regenerate his limbs and vital organs — including his heart!

In fact, under the support of the eighth-tier Heavenly Dragon Vajra Right Method, even a direct attack from a magical treasure would barely harm his body.

[Physique +10], [Root Bone +5], [Divine Soul +10]

Three prominent notifications appeared successively in Wang Chen's vision, exceptionally conspicuous!

This exploration of the Starry Seas Vast World brought Wang Chen unprecedented gains.

Holding back his excitement and exhilaration, he closed his eyes, calmed his inner energy, and reflected on this newfound realm, stabilizing the boiling qi-blood within, soon entering a state of complete serenity.

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