Ch. 2851..2860
The Pinnacle of Life Chapter 2851
Alex had already gotten to his feet and sensed his body condition. He felt an unlimited power, especially the ice-attributed energy that was way unlike before.
“Frost Arrow!”
Alex casually unleashed a Frost Arrow.
Ever since he learned the True Martial Star-Shattering Punch, he had mastered a brand new set of theories on the comprehension and move spin offs with various attributes. Based on these theories, he could split and reorganize various attack methods at will… The Raging Frost Arrow, for instance, was initially an area of effect attack, but he could still attack a single target if he wanted to.
Whoosh!
One could not tell how much attack power the particularly icy blue Frost Arrow had on the surface. Even that ice-attributed power looked unremarkable, its only difference from the previous one was probably that indescribable dazzling, icy-blue color.
Some obscure and colossal cultivation had hidden the color of the Frost Arrow. Endless layers of ice lay ahead, but this arrow easily tore the ice layers apart.
Alex even believed that normal ice layers seemingly retreated wherever the Frost Arrow had passed through, melting into water and giving way to it.
That was bizarre yet amazing.
Alex’s consciousness was partially connected to this Frost Arrow. To his surprise, he sensed that the FrostArrow passed through the ice layers without facing any obstacles. Its power was not depleted but instead got increasingly faster. Eventually, it successfully traversed the ice layers and shot somewhere underground.
Coincidentally, an abyssal demon beast was hibernating underground. This arrow unexpectedly hit the demon beast, freezing it to death.
“Huh..?”
Alex could not believe his eyes at the results he got.
It turned out that the Frost Arrow, which possessed the attribute of Ice Mother Chaos, could be that overpowering… He suddenly thought, ‘Wouldn’t I be successful in every endeavor if I were to attack the enemy in the ice layers? Who would have thought that the Frost Arrow could ignore the ice layer’s barrier? Oh yeah. As for the lack of layers… I can make it!’
Just as Alex thought about it, the space before him flashed, and a pair of fiery red eyes appeared. In that instant, Alex felt that he had been seen through.
He shot out a Frost Arrow without demur. However, the Frost Arrow passed one of the eyes directly as if it was a phantom.
That eye even blinked.
Then, a voice rang in Alex’s ears. “Congratulations. You’ve just killed the 99,999th demon beast and successfully cleared the test of willpower at hell level, left behind by True Martial Starlord.”
“Uh… So, that was the last one?” Alex came to his senses after freezing for a moment.
He could count the number of demon beasts he had killed at first but soon lost count. Thus, he simply stopped counting. As of now, he rejoiced a little. If he had killed one more back then, the later incidents would not have happened. He naturally wouldn’t have seen and rescued his grandfather, Nolan, nor would he have acquired the Ice Mother Chaos.
Alex looked into those eyes and asked, “How long have I been here?”
The True Martial Starlord’s divided soul said, “A year and a half! However, this is the Shura Realm. The flow of time works differently from your original world. According to the ratio, it’s probably three to one. In other words, half a year has passed in your original world.”
Although Alex had long been mentally prepared, he was still astonished when he heard half a year had passed outside.
He had been trapped at this place for the past six months! Now, he was worried that his family would be in a mess. He hurriedly asked, “Where are my friends? Did they pass the trial as well?”
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“They didn’t!”
The divided soul of the True Martial Starlord answered Alex, “I have been guarding this place for so long, and they should be the batch with the worst grades I have met. Someone couldn’t even last a breath, and more than one killed zero enemies.”
Alex was speechless with his mouth agape.
“Where are they now?”
“They have left the True Martial Dungeon.”
“So, can I leave as well? Half a year has passed, and I don’t even know what has happened to the real world. If I had known it would take so much time here, I would ’ve never participated in the trial,” Alex complained.
The True Martial Starlord’s divided soul said, “In that case, how could you save your grandfather?”
Alex was speechless.
“Do you believe it? This is fate!”
“I don’t believe in fate. I only believe that I am the master of my own fate.”
“You are the master of your own fate? It depends on what matter and mystery you’re talking about. You have learned the Ten- Point Forbidden Spell, so you should know that there is a forbidden spell in the Ten-Point Forbidden Spell called the Spell of Great Fate. Fate is always highly corrective. No matter how far you deviate, it will pull you back at certain inconspicuous time nodes unless you have learned the Spell of Great Fate.”
“The Spell of Great Fate? Do you know it?”
The True Martial Starlord’s soul shook his head. “Only one person can learn the Spell of Great Fate in the entire world. The only unique person who knew the Spell of Great Fate was the Goddess of Fate.”
Alex asked, “Where is she now?”
“I don’t know. The Goddess of Fate has gone missing. It is unknown if she’s alive or dead.”
Alex had asked that simply to satisfy his curiosity. Since it was a considerable gap, learning the Great Icebound Spell would be a great opportunity for him.
Thus, he asked directly, “Previously, I heard you say rewards would be provided after clearing the trial. The higher the difficulty, the better the rewards would be. Now that I have cleared the trial on hell difficulty, what rewards do I get?”
The True Martial Starlord’s divided soul blinked. “Hold your horses. You’ve completed the trial of willpower, but the entire trial is divided into two stages. There is one more stage; the physical trial. Once you pass the two stages…”
Before he could finish, Alex cut him off. “Stop! I won’t participate in the other stage because I’m running out of time! The resurrected spiritual energy accumulated for three millennia has spurted in the Wastelands. It is the best time to acquire opportunities… But I have wasted half a year here! If I were to participate in the physical trial, all opportunities would be lost.”
The True Martial Starlord’s divided soul continued, “I guarantee that your reward for clearing the trial will be stronger than those you acquire elsewhere.”
Alex shook his head. “Forget it. I really don’t want to participate. I’ll have to return now even if you give me a pic in the sky. Just give me the reward for the first stage.”
The True Martial Starlord’s divided soul said, “Are you sure? In fact, I want to tell you that you have cleared the second stage as well.”
“Huh…?”
“You have brought your physical body into the Shura Realm, which is equivalent to completing the two stages simultaneously. Hence, you are the second person who completed the trial in 100,000 years! Congratulations!” .
“Is that even possible?”
Alex, too, was shocked.
The True Martial Starlord’s divided soul confessed to himself, ‘I’ve waited here for 100,000 years before I met someone who could clear the first stage. My days are numbered, and I’m afraid I can’t wait for the third person, so… It’s a bargain, brat. You should be grateful to me.’
The True Martial Starlord’s divided soul said, “I also never expected the Ancestral Bodhi Tree to drag your physical body into the Shura Realm. Although slightly out of line with the rules, I still have some privileges. You have cleared the two stages, given your actual situation.”
Alex was naturally delighted. “Thanks a lot. Can I receive the rewards then?”
The True Martial Starlord’s divided soul cast him a few glances.
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He said the three words, ‘thanks a lot’. without any gratitude, tears, or snivel.
“Since you have cleared two stages, you will acquire the True Martial Marrow and the True Martial Soul.”
“Uh… What is their usage?”
“You will know when you acquire them. Let go of your divine sense. I’ll bestow them on you now.”
“Wait! Wait a minute!”
Alex was suddenly a little scared, especially about that so-called True Martial Soul. “Explain it to me, what on earth is that True Martial Soul? It can’t be another soul wisp from the True Martial Starlord, right? What should I do if it were to possess me?”
The True Martial Starlord’s divided soul was furious as soon as he heard that. “Possess you? You’ve thought too highly of yourself. If that’s really the True Martial Starlord’s divided soul, you won’t be able to withstand even a wisp in your current state. You will explode and die right away. In fact, my divided soul is vanishing soon. If I want to possess you, I don’t need your consent. Rather, you won’t be able to withstand it as well.”
Alex was still a little worried.
“Alright. As a trialist who successfully cleared the stages, you have the right to understand the specific function of the rewards. The True Martial Marrow is an essential portion of the bone marrow that the True Martial Starlord had refined. It allows your physical body to have unparalleled affinity in the True Martial path and exponentially enhances its strength and recovery rate. Meanwhile, the True Martial So id is the core of the True Martial path. It allows you powerful enlightenment in True Martial skills.”
“Are you sure that what you’re saying is true?”
“…”
The True Martial Starlord’s divided soul was speechless this time. It was indeed his first time meeting such a cautious man.
However… This man was truly his only chance.
“I can swear on the name of True Martial Starlord that my words earlier were nothing but the truth. Otherwise, my soul will perish.”
“Uh… Haha. I didn’t say I didn’t believe you. I just… Find it a little unbelievable. Why did you swear?!”
“Clear your mind and prepare to receive the rewards.”
“Alright. I’m ready.”
If the True Martial Starlord’s divided soul could make a complaint, he would’ve definitely complained a lot. Within the period of a breath, Alex felt something entering his body. Then… It was over.
“Wasn’t it too fast? I didn’t feel anything at all!”
“There is a fusion process for both the True Martial Marrow and True Martial Soul. You still can’t experience it now, but you will know that these rewards will certainly satisfy you when you need them.”
Having said that, the True Martial Starlord’s divided soul gradually closed its floating eyes.
When Alex saw that, he thought of the critical question.
“Hey. Wait a minute. I’m still in the Shura Realm. When are you going to send me back?”
The True Martial Starlord’s divided soul said, “If you were in an astral state, you would have gone back by now. Now that you have come in with your physical body, I can’t do anything about it. You will go back through the method you came in. In addition, I should remind you that this space will soon collapse and turn into complete nothingness because you have devoured the Ice Mother Chaos. You still have a hundred breaths’ time at best, so you’ll have to hurry!”
After that, he disappeared completely.
In the void, he left ambiguous words. “I hope you can complete the forbidden mission left in the True Martial Soul!”
Alex vaguely heard half of his words. Just as he pondered over it, a sudden commotion could be heard behind him. It would turn out that Julian had caught up to him.
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“Hahaha! As expected, you’re still here! You won’t be escaping this time!”
Julian was lightning fast, since the ice layers no longer had the blessing of the Ice Mother Chaos, they were more fragile than the underground layer of earth. A dozen flying swords could tear the defense apart easily.
Alex secretly called Ancestor Bodhi, “Hurry up. Send me back to the original world.”
Ancestor Bodhi poked his head out. After looking at Julian who was 110 yards away from him, he touched his bald head. “No way. Didn’t I tell you before? The Ancestral Bodhi Tree is undergoing detoxification at this critical juncture and must not be disturbed. Hence, you can only go through this tribulation on your own.”
“Darn it!”
Alex was about to curse him. Only then did he recall the detoxification. More importantly, he had no idea how long the the Ancestral Bodhi Tree would take to heal and detoxify.
Wouldn’t he be trapped here for a few years if the process was not completed by then?
No…
“Ancestor Bodhi, at most a hundred breaths’ time is left in this world. After that, it will collapse and everything inside will turn into nothingness. You’ll have to think of a way to get me out, no matter what.”
Upon hearing that, Ancestor Bodhi fell silent for a few seconds.
What he had told Alex was just an excuse. If he wanted to send Alex away, he could do it right now. However, he knew he still had to execute the plan with integrity as he remembered Shelly’s words.
‘Indeed. It seems the entire world’s collapse is a life or death matter. Technically, I can lend him a hand.’
At that thought, Ancestor Bodhi responded as he said, “Alright. A hundred breaths’ time, right? It appears I can only take a chance since it is such a crucial moment. Give me the time of a hundred breaths, and I’ll secretly try to divert the Ancestral Bodhi Tree’s attention to deal with this matter of yours.”
“It is not about if you can do, but you must be able to. Otherwise, I will die here and you guys will be equally done for,” Alex said.
As he spoke, Julian had already attacked him impatiently. Forming some kind of awesome sword formation, a dozen flying swords rushed over from behind like a flower of flame.
‘Icebound Force Field!’ Alex shouted into himself. Endless energy with ice attributes gushed out of his body, forming an icebound barrier behind him.
“Hmph! The same move is useless to me!”
Julian’s face darkened. Without a second thought, he directly spun the flying swords to cut and bombard the force field.
Clank! Clank! Clank!
As ice shards blew everywhere, the flying swords left sword marks on the icy blue barrier, boring out a hole as huge as a bucket on it right there and then.
Alex was shocked and slightly discouraged… Before this, Julian could not even leave a dent the ice barrier on the Ice Mother Chaos’ periphery. Now, it was cut open easily although he’d devoured so much Ice Mother Chaos and his Great Icebound Spell had strengthened by countless levels.
Nonetheless, he did not know Julian’s current mood. He was in a worse mood than Alex.
He had unleashed all methods as a half-stepped Immortal and had attacked the force field with a dozen flying swords. Nonetheless, he only managed to cut the ice barrier a little. Judging by how things were turning out, he would definitely lose him. Even if he still had the two grandsons on the periphery, they probably could not stop him.
‘No. I must never let him escape.’
Roar!
Julian roared before punching himself in the heart. He was desperate, punching himself repeatedly till he spat out a mouthful of blood essence.
Bleurgh!
The large mouthful of his heart blood essence splattered on his weapon.
The next second, his dozen flying swords simultaneously emitted bloody sword light. Dozens of yards long and going underground a dozen miles, they unleashed their fiercest slash, like otherworldly lights, on the ice barrier.
When Alex saw the scene, he scolded, “Julian Fourcade, you old fart. Do you think you can break through my ice barrier by spitting a mouthful of blood? Fine. Let’s see how much blood you can spit.”
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“Great Icebound Spell!”
“Old bast*rd! Just freeze!”
The Great Icebound Spell was the strongest ice attribute move in the Ten-Point Forbidden Spell. Alex deliberately wanted him to die inside, so naturally, he would not hold back.
Julian found layers of thick, icy blue ice had condensed around himself in the blink of an eye. Surprisingly frigid, he unexpectedly shuddered all over when he touched the ice wall, even at his cultivation. It was so cold his limbs couldn’t help but twitch lightly.
Buzz!
Julian summoned Kylin Flame and wrapped it around his body, preventing himself from taking any damage. Julian had long been unable to bear Alex’s insults but knew that, as of now, there was nothing he could do about Alex. In desperation, he had no choice but to beat around the bush. “A request. I request a truce. Brat, which sect’s expert are you? You possess such a powerful ice attribute technique even though you’re so young. Could you be a favored disciple from the Snow Flower Shrine? I am Julian Fourcade from the ancient noble Fourcade family of the Eastern Plain. My family is acquainted with your Snow Flower Shrine, so you’d better not start a friendly feud.”
Alex said scornfully, “To hell with the ancient noble family. I want all of you Fourcade’s dead someday. No one will be spared!”
“What? Are you perhaps not a Snow Flower Shrine member?”
“Snow Flower Shrine, my *ss. I’m the Fourcades’ grim reaper.”
“Huh..?”
Julian stared intently at Alex as rage filled his eyes. At that moment, Alex somehow looked increasingly similar to William from the Rockefeller family. A thought immediately crossed his mind-
Could this man be William Rockefeller’s son?
“Are you William Rockefeller’s son, an evil remnant of the Rockefeller’s?”
Since Alex had been recognized, he did not deny it. “That’s right. I’m your Grandpa Rockefeller. I’ll first kill you, old bast*rd, and your two bast*rd grandsons today. After a while, I’ll go for your ancestor in the Fourcade family and behead him as my pisspot.”
The words made Julian yell and curse in inconsolable rage.
“Abomination! The evil remnant of the Rockefeller family! We almost wiped out your entire Rockefeller family! Your grandfather is crippled! Your father is even more miserable! My ancestor will soon plant the soul successfully in him! He will soon become a slave and suffer a fate worse than death for the rest of his life! How many boats do you think you can rock, you bast*rd? You will only end up dead if you go against the Fourcade’s! But… I’m in a good mood today, so I’ll give you a chance. Give up retaliating right away and become the Fourcade family’s vassal. The Fourcade’s will let you off the hook and won’t kill every last one of you. What do you think?”
“You are in a good mood?” Alex sneered.
The next moment, he shot out an oversized Frost Arrow with a swish. It had directly come out of the ice layers and shot him right in the chest, unbeknownst to Julian.
Although the Kylin Flame’s temperature was extremely high, it was unable to negate the Frost Arrow’s chill.
Smack!
The Frost Arrow exploded.
Julian was stunned. The Frost Arrow had frozen his Kylin Flame, turning his entire body into ice.
“Old bast*rd, are you still in a good mood now? Go to hell with your good mood then!”
Alex laughed heartily, pulling out his Dao Killing Sword that was extremely heavy in his hand.
He didn’t know about this before, causing his heart to skip a beat. To his surprise, he almost failed to hold the sword with his physical body’s strength.
Unexpectedly, this epee’s weight surpassed his arm strength, 330,000 pounds. This was awfully exaggerated, an epee of such enormity could crush an expanse of people with a single press.
Buzz!
Alex blessed himself with divine power before he could pick up the Dao Killing Sword again.
“Die!”
Alex picked up the epee and painted it at the ice bounded Julian before slaying him with a slash.
At that moment, underground energy unexpectedly gushed out and instantly shook the place non-stop. The earth layer shifted, and the ice cracked from the shock as they were swallowed by some kind of unknown energy.
“Oh crap! This world is starting to collapse!”
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Presently, Julian moved away from Alex’s position due to the ground’s violent movement. Moreover, that devouring ability of the unknown energy underground was even more shocking.
“How can a world collapse like this?”
“It looks like… A huge demon beast is devouring it.”
He couldn’t wait any longer.
“Are you done yet, Ancestor Bodhi?” Alex shouted in his mind palace.
Ancestor Bodhi replied, “Hang in there. I need some time.”
Ancestor Bodhi was sweating, not because he had deceived Alex, but after the world’s collapse, he felt a devouring force that would affect the position of the Ancestral Bodhi Tree roots. One needed to have a stable environment to cast the Earth Escape Technique of the Ancestral Bodhi Tree.
“Rockefeller brat, hurry and leave this place. Find a spatially stable spot so that I can cast the long-distance Earth Escape Technique!” Ancestor Bodhi shouted.
“A spatially stable place?” Alex looked down. Such an energy eruption had so vigorously shaken the space to the point that spatial debris appeared. He glanced at the icebound Julian, who was barely alive but still wanted to retaliate. He knew this guy was a half-stepped Immortal who wouldn’t die so easily.
However, Alex could not let him go. He had to be killed by all means.
Roar!
“Old bast*rd, die!”
Alex dragged the Dao Killing Sword and unleashed his most decisive slash on Julian.
Instantly, the space shook even more vigorously, and a large void rift appeared.
Boom!
Alex unleashed the slash, and he did not have time to look at Julian’s final result. Immediately afterward, he put the Dao Killing Sword away and opened the way with the Frost Arrow, rushing upward like lightning.
Roar!
The earth-shattering roar was deafening. Containing boundless coercion and brutal fury, it shook the entire space violently.
‘This… It doesn’t feel like that old bast*rd Fourcade’s aura, does it?’
Alex looked down amid all the chaos and almost couldn’t believe what he saw.
The voice didn’t actually come from Julian, but from a huge mouth appearing under the ice layers further below where Julian was located… He even saw rows of painted teeth. Each tooth looked extremely ghastly, terrifying, and sharp like a huge epee.
‘W-what is that thing?’
When Alex saw the mouth, and his heart shuddered involuntarily.
Never had he ever seen something so terrifying. To his awful surprise, a terrifying monster lurked underground in this world. It was simply unbelievable.
Boom! Boom!
Alex saw it.
Since only its mouth had caused the huge commotion earlier, how terrifying would its main body be if it had a mouth as big as a world?
It was something he truly dared not imagine. He saw that the mouth was about to devour Julian.
Unexpectedly, Julian forcibly escaped from the frozen state with a loud bang. He was drenched in blood, and his body was wrapped in a layer of strange orange flame with densely packed silver runes that moved rhythmically on the periphery.
Rushing upward like a ball of fire, he was surprisingly faster than Alex, brushing past him from less than 11 yards away.
Julian roared furiously, “Just you wait, bast*rd Rockefeller! I, Julian Fourcade, hereby swear that I won’t be a Fourcade if I don’t skin you alive! You better don’t die here! I’ll come after you soon! It will be your demise then! I’ll kill every single bast*rd related to you!”
Alex watched helplessly as Julian overtook him. Moreover, Julian had also exerted a fierce palm on top of him.
Alex instantly froze the area above him. However, he just slowed Julian down a little. That huge mouth below bit into him.
‘D*mn it!’
Alex was stunned. He instantly unleashed all the moves that he could use.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Despite trying his best, though, it seemed all but ineffective.
Ancestor Bodhi, who was in the mind palace, was stunned. He had set foot over all the universe and had a strong foothold in the Shura Realm, but he had never seen such an existence…
An existence that could devour the entire world.
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It was a huge mouth that swallowed everything.
‘What on earth is that thing?’
The point was that he really couldn’t help Alex now.
‘He’s done for! He’s done for!’
‘Is the brat Rachel fancied about to die here just like that?’
Ancestor Bodhi felt his heart exploding.
Boom!
The huge mouth chomped down, and like rows of heavenly swords, the jagged teeth broke all the affected materials. It had even bitten through the space and devoured it.
Alex narrowly dodged it. Even if he had completely dodged the biting mouth, that dark, devouring power had implicated his legs…
For a moment, he could not feel his legs anymore. At a glance, all the flesh on his legs had almost disappeared, leaving only bare bones that dazzled with a white glow.
“Oh crap!” Alex exclaimed. After that, he felt excruciating pain.
However, he did not have time to deal with his legs now. He hurriedly fled in desperation.
“Ultimate Frost Arrow! Go!”
Ignoring the ice layers, Alex grabbed the Frost Arrow and soared.
Half a minute later, he saw Julian. Julian was also desperately fleeing upward.
The two people were not far apart at that moment, but it was a life-and-death situation, and the devouring power of the massive alien beast below was like the scythe of a Grim Reaper. Thus, they simply did not have the time to deal with each other.
“Grandpa, help!”
“Grandpa, save me!”
On the way, Alex saw Julian’s two grandsons.
Julian roared and changed directions, taking the two grandsons with him. It was then that Alex lashed out an area of frost with a wave of the hand, blocking Julian’s way.
“…”
Callum and Collin were dumbfounded at that instant. The frosted area was not wide, but it blocked Julian’s only way to save his two grandsons. However, if he were to break the ice layer and save his grandsons, he might be devoured by the terrifying alien beast below.
Julian made a decision in an instant, abandoning his two grandsons.
Both Callum and Collin screamed at the top of their lungs. However, they were swallowed into the alien beast’s mouth by its boundless devouring power.
As Julian helplessly watched his grandsons meet their demise, he roared madly at Alex.
Alex, however, sneered. “This is just the interest. Wait for me to behead the Fourcades of the Eastern Plain!”
He wanted to unleash frost at Julian, but unfortunately, he was a little far away. It was not enough at that speed.
After a brief moment, he left Julian behind and rushed out of the ground. The space on the ground was still stable, albeit only temporarily.
“Ancestor Bodhi!” Alex shouted.
Swoosh!
The Earth Escape Technique was activated, and Alex’s figure disappeared instantly.
Five seconds later, Julian rushed out of the ground shaking nan-stop with its space collapsing. He covered the surroundings with his divine sense, but he could not find Alex at all. At that time, his face darkened. He took out a mysterious talisman bursting with golden light and activated it. The next second, he turned into a beam of golden light and broke through the void without a trace.
Thud!
Alex reappeared in the True Martial Shrine. He saw the old protector at the last gasp.
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In fact, the old protector was ready to wait for his death in the True Martial Shrine. After staying in the Genbu egg for three millennia, he was still unable to escape the fate of impending death. The only regret in his mind was that, there was no one else left in the Genbu Tribe.
As soon as he died, the entire Genbu Tribe would probably be history. When the time came, the later generations would never know that once, a race called Genbu had come to this world. It was a time of the tribe’s heyday, where it stood on the pinnacle of this world.
“Sir?” Alex shouted.
Only then did he open his eyes slowly. When he saw Alex appearing before him, he jolted, and his eyes gleamed with an incredulous expression. “W-why… Aren’t you dead?”
Alex had clearly vanished after the True Martial Starlord’s divided soul obliterated him!
Half a year had passed, so how did he appear again?
Alex asked, “Sir, what made you think that I was dead?”
The old protector said, “You were obliterated, and your physical body vanished. How could you be alive? If you weren’t obliterated, then where did your physical body go?”
Alex smiled. “Well. My physical body entered the Shura Realm. It’s out now.”
The old protector mumbled something. Then, he seemed to remember something suddenly and got excited. “I remembered it! The physical body had to be transferred in the second stage of the True Martial Starlord’s trial… But the first stage was just the trial of the soul’s will. So, I didn’t think you would enter it at the beginning… But it’s good that you are alive. The second stage was the physical trial, but it didn’t matter anymore if you possessed the Genbu’s tortoiseshell. You wouldn’t be obliterated even if you failed to clear the trial…”
Alex said, “I have cleared the trial.”
“What? You have cleared it?”
“Yes.”
“The second stage as well?”
“I have!”
“Oh my God..!”
The old protector simply could not believe his ears because no matter how many had participated in the trial, no one managed to clear it. Back then, there were tens of millions in the entire Genbu Tribe, but only Heavenly Emperor Genbu cleared the trial. After that, no one else managed to clear it.
In addition, there were at least several hundred million other participants as well!
Just then, a pair of eyes appeared in the shrine. They belonged to none other than the True Martial Starlord’s divided soul.
He said slowly, “Congratulations, Alex Rockefeller, you have successfully escaped the Shura Realm. As expected, you didn’t let me down.”
Alex smiled bitterly as he looked at his legs that had turned into bones. “What’s there to congratulate when I am like this?”
The True Martial Starlord’s divided soul said, “These little injuries are nothing for you who have already possessed the True Martial Marrow. It still hasn’t completed the fusion now, but you should completely recover from the injuries within one hour at most.”
“One hour? Are you kidding me?”
Alex was a miracle doctor, so how could he not know his own condition?
Even if he used both the Ultimate Book of Medicine and divine power to heal such injuries, it was impossible to heal himself before a week. Moreover, he did not know if it would affect his cultivation.
It implied that other than the bones, the severed limbs needed to be regenerated within one hour. Even a deity couldn’t possibly do it in such a short time.
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The True Martial Starlord’s divided soul said, “You will know after taking a good look at your legs.”
Alex unconsciously looked down.
He surprisingly found that the skin, meridians, and muscles on the upper part of his legs were recovering magically. He had truly never seen or heard of this speed and recovery method. It was unlikely to take an hour at this rate, but probably only half an hour.
“How… Can it be so fast?”
“It’s still not fast enough!” The True Martial Starlord’s divided soul said, “The former True Martial Starlord could regrow an arm right after it was severed. Don’t be too surprised. The True Martial Starlord’s cultivation level has surpassed the limit of your comprehension. Even if it were Genis Ondine, the first person who successfully cleared the trial, his lifetime achievement would be less than 1% of the True Martial Starlord’s.”
Even the old protector was stunned this time. Moreover, he could not allow his ancestor to be humiliated like that.
“Isn’t it a bit too much to say that his achievement wasn’t even 1%? Heavenly Emperor Genbu had long achieved Divine Emperor status ten millennia ago and was a step away from becoming the Supreme God. He had already reached such a level, so how is it possible that he hasn’t even achieved 1% of what the True Martial Starlord did? Even if it was the Supreme God, the difference shouldn’t be that wide, right?”
The True Martial Starlord’s divided soul said, “You’re ill-informed then. The Supreme God? Hmph. Only you people in this realm dare to call him the Supreme God. In other places, your Supreme God is at rock bottom.”
“What?!”
Hearing those words, Alex was dumbstruck.
The divided soul continued, “The True Martial path is a path honed completely through battles. It has extremely high requirements for your physical body’s recovery. That’s why the True Martial Marrow possesses the most incredible recovery ability in the entire universe! Enjoy this reward! This secret realm will be closed completely. Alex Rockefeller, ask me now if you still have any doubts!”
“Oh… By the way, I just saw how bizarre the destruction of the Shura Realm looked. It turned out that a huge mouth had devoured that world. What the hell was going on? What on earth was that mouth?”
When Alex thought of that huge mouth, a lingering fear shook his soul.
The True Martial Starlord’s divided soul said, “Originally, that wasn’t something you should know about, but you won’t see me in the future. I’ll tell you about its name. It is called the Abyssal Overlord. In terms of strength… The Abyssal Overlord surpasses your Supreme God. The one you just encountered was a minor.”
Alex was speechless.
The True Martial Starlord’s divided soul smiled. “You shouldn’t overthink it. It is useless to think about it. When the time comes, you will naturally understand it.”
After a pause, he said to the protector, “Protector, I’m grateful to all your Genbu Tribe’s long-term dedication as a wisp of the True Martial Starlord. As a reward, I allow you to be reborn. Moreover, I can also tell you one thing. Your Genbu Tribe is not extinct yet. Your race still exists in a certain small hidden world.”
The protector was overjoyed. “Really? Where are they?”
The True Martial Starlord’s divided soul said, “You will encounter them in the future. Now, I will send you out. Then, I will give you a new life!”
Buzz!
Alex suddenly felt dizzy.
When he awoke, he found that he had left the True Martial Dungeon and landed on the previously drilled location.
“Alex Rockefeller, this Genbu egg is the protector’s new life. I hope you can look after it, considering that I have fulfilled my promise to the Genbu Tribe. In return, I will pass you a set of fencing techniques, once perfect for your Dao Killing Sword. What do you think?”
The True Martial Starlord’s divided soul’s voice entered Alex’s ears.
He turned around and saw that an egg as big as cantaloupe was lying quietly next to his feet.
He nodded. “What sword technique?”
“The True Martial Tyrant Sword!”
The Pinnacle of Life Chapter 2860
Whoosh!
Alex felt an abrupt wave of information rushing into his mind-everything about the True Martial Tyrant Sword.
At that moment, the True Martial Starlord’s divided soul also sent a divine sense to him, telling him that if some unforeseen factor appeared because of the True Martial Soul, he had to remember to find his daughter.
She would lend him a hand.
“Huh?”
Alex was dumbfounded as he heard it through his divine sense telepathy.
“What did you mean?”
“Hey. Why would an uncontrollable factor appear in the True Martial Soul? Darn it. There is really a trap within it. You’ve scammed me. You took an oath, but it was all bullsh*t.”
He suddenly recalled that the True Martial Starlord’s divided soul had said his days were numbered and that he would die soon. If that were the case, the oath that he had taken would be rendered useless!
‘Argh! You scammer!’
Alex cursed furiously as he pointed to the sky. He could somehow feel a small, vague, gray shadow in the depths of his soul, especially after he gave it a good inspection.
‘D*mn it. Not only did you con me, but you even want me to raise your tortoise grandson?’
Alex looked at the Genbu egg next to his feet… He wanted to kick it away, but he held back the impulse.
“Hu… Hubby..?!”
A figure appeared behind Alex, its voice trembling and crying.
Alex turned around quickly and saw a woman without any makeup in plain clothes. She looked cautious with her tear-stained face, as if afraid of scaring away the rabbit in front of her.
“Luna Flores!”
Alex’s heart pounded. He was a little shocked upon seeing the woman before him because she looked completely different from the little witch, full of vitality like a wild kitten. Now, she looked haggard, pale, and pitifully thin.
“Hubby. It is really you. You are really alive…”
Luna shouted as she rushed forward. However, when she gave Alex’s legs a good look after he got to his feet, her body that was about to leap paused abruptly as if she had been nailed to the ground.
“Your… Your legs… Your legs..!”
She stared at Alex’s legs. The stripped-clean bones tugged at her heartstrings, causing tears to fall uncontrollably from her eyes.
“How did you become like this?! What… What should I do? It is my fault. I called you over for an adventure. Otherwise, you would’ve…”
Alex blocked her remaining words with his palm. Standing on his bones, Alex walked up to her naturally and wiped off the transparent tears that streaked down her face. “What happened to my little witch? Why did you become a crybaby all of a sudden?” he asked with a smile.
Luna could clearly feel the warmth of his fingers.
Her heart trembled voraciously, and so did her soul. She abruptly spread her arms, hugged his body, and started bawling like a child.
“I am a crybaby. I like to cry. As long as you come back safely, I… am willing to become a crybaby. Arghhh! Where have you been in the past six months? I thought I would never see you again in this lifetime…”
For the first time, Alex learned that Luna could cry so hard. Her tears quickly soaked half of his clothes.
He touched her beautiful back with his large hand. After a while, he landed on her hips and gently grabbed it with his five fingers that sunk in at once. “It is said that women are made of water. My Luna is simply filled with water. Nobody has a better ability to spurt water than you.”
Luna blushed abashedly, but she enjoyed the moment very much. She was simply reluctant to push him away.
Even if such embarrassing words were addressed to her, she could not help but feel delighted.
“Hubby… You are naughty again.”
“How was I? I was talking about your eyes Spurting water. Where did you think it was from?”
“I… Why would I…”
Luna fiercely kissed Alex on the lips.