1282: Chapter 378: White Tiger City 1282: Chapter 378: White Tiger City Whiz!
A sword chime sounded.
The Tao Rhythm Immortal Sword slashed backward in the Sword Dao River, cutting off its connection with the river and shot downwards, charging straight towards Sword Mountain.
On the hilt, numerous root-like tassels trailed long behind.
These were the roots through which the Tao Rhythm Immortal Sword absorbed nutrients from the Sword Dao River.
Su Huanian pointed one hand to the sky, the sleeve falling to reveal an arm as flawless as lotus root.
Following the direction of Su Huanian’s fingers, the Immortal Sword slashed down, shattering just inches from his brow and dissipating into speckles of starlight that entered Su Huanian’s Intention Orifice.
Upon closer inspection, each dot of starlight was a tiny sword with diverse shapes.
Some were supremely pure and holy, others were supremely vile and evil, with roots of deep affection or devoid of all emotion, as if all the swords in the world could be found here.
As one Immortal Sword after another entered his body, Su Huanian slowly closed his eyes, and strands of Sword Qi gathered on him, a piercing aura soaring skyward, stirring the surging tumult of the Sword Dao River.
In a blink, an Opening Heaven Giant Sword congealed, and in another, the swords turned as gentle as flowing water…
The scenes kept changing incessantly.
Su He stood at the other side of the Sword Mountain, making sure his wife was unharmed before slowly closing his eyes.
His consciousness did not sink back into his Inner World.
The changes in the Inner World couldn’t be completed in a mere moment.
However, with visible mightiness, the Power of the World and Life Force born within the Inner World had nearly doubled compared to when he first reached the Four-fold Heavens.
With such an Inner World, even if Su He were to condense an Opening Heaven Seven-fold Divine Artifact immediately, it would suffice.
However, reaching the Opening Heaven Five-fold was still far off.
The Bright Mirror spelled it out clearly:
Status: Cheating, in heat
Boundary Status: Opening Heaven Four-fold (17%)…
Dual Cultivation was indeed effective, especially within the Origin Space.
But whether it’s due to the brevity of time, insufficient frequency of Dual Cultivation, or a gradually developed immunity, Su He always felt that the Dual Cultivation’s bonus to advancing the Inner World was weakening.
Only 17% to this day.
Without reaching 85%, one cannot open the heaven, even if the Inner World’s sturdiness surpassed the typical Four Spirits in the Six-fold or even Seven-fold Heavens.
Just like a three-year-old child, no matter if one possesses the strength to lift myriad pounds or the innate capacity to support the heavens, if they haven’t grown up, they’re simply not grown up, and they aren’t yet capable of siring offspring.
It’s the same with Su He’s Inner World; no matter how strong, without reaching 85%, he cannot open the heaven.
This can’t be rushed, without considering external forces, a 1% increase per month is already Su He’s limit.
Being able to ensure that one level is opened every ten years is unimaginable among any Divine God Beasts.
But…
even his status now displays cheating, Su He’s current status is definitely more than just accelerated.
Thinking back to his own perception of spending several months in the Origin Space, only to realize barely three days had passed outside…
Perhaps he hadn’t brought Su Huanian into this world for long.
With such a short time, yet the Inner World had advanced so much, he couldn’t think of any other term but cheating.
Which family’s Dragon Turtle cultivates within the Origin of the World?
Setting aside concerns for the Inner World for the moment, Su He’s Turtle Body lay on the mountaintop, consciousness sinking into the Heritage Sea.
Now, nearing independence with Opening Heaven Four-fold, the Divine Skills that could be inherited suddenly increased, with the main ones reaching over a dozen.
The Dragon Turtle belongs to those with relatively few Divine Skills.
It’s probably related to the nature of turtle species; the Dragon Turtle has always been a loather of any hassle, only after White Spirit was born did it gradually muddle the waters.
Before that, it would simply find a place to lie down, unmoving for ten thousand years.
Its Divine Skills are the same, choosing simplicity over complexity.
At the same Opening Heaven Four-fold, the Phoenix Clan has over thirty main Divine Skills.
Moreover, White Tiger has to start from scratch, not to mention the Divine Skills included.
And Su He…
will open the Heaven Five-fold in at most ten years.
Then there will be a multitude again.
He cannot inherit them all; he simply cannot!
Lacking the energy, Su He must make choices.
One moment Su He’s Dragon-Turtle body sinks into the Heritage Sea, the next moment his Peacock Body descends into the Phoenix Nest.
He carefully selects the Divine Skills, attempting to match them up.
Unlike other Divine God Beasts, Su He isn’t just a single species, nor are his first and second bodies disconnected as before.
His human form integrates the abilities of all bodies, allowing the Divine Skills of each to be utilized simultaneously, making skill combination a priority.
Like Hidden Edge, originally meant to amass attack power through withstanding damage.
But now Su He can use Hidden Edge unscathed amidst the Phoenix True Fire.
What Su He needs to inherit isn’t just the strongest Divine Skill of each form, but those combinations that result in the strongest synergy.
He doesn’t need to be the strongest Dragon Turtle, nor does he need to be the strongest Peacock.
He just needs to be the strongest Su He—even with Pearl Jade as a precedent, it would be difficult for Su He to surpass.
Previously, Su He always believed that although he rose through ranks via cheats and external aids, both the Dragon Turtle and Peacock were the strongest in their realm.
It was only upon returning this time, from hearing another perspective from Ji Feixue—Thai Zu’s strength was an accumulation from the beginning, and he had always been the strongest all the way.
“The Phoenix Ancestor lives the longest, Thai Zu is the strongest,” such sayings existed even before Thai Zu became an “Ancestor”.
That Old Turtle could suppress peak Immortals at Opening Heaven Five-fold, not just once did he emerge unscathed from the hands of an Immortal Sovereign.
The combat power of a peak Immortal is roughly equivalent to the Wasteland Ancestor before the fusion with Soaring Snake.
With the Immortal Sovereign not making a move, the Wasteland Ancestor was indisputably the top-tier in the All Heavens and Myriad Realms.
Su He is confident, without relying on outside aid, that upon reaching Opening Heaven Five-fold he should be able to suppress peak Immortals.
But that is only possible when his human form merges the powers of Xuan Wu, Peacock, and White Tiger.
As a mere Dragon Turtle—absolutely impossible!
Even others’ estimates of him consider that, at Opening Heaven Five-fold, he should possess the combat power of Gu Luo at this very moment.
Uncle Luo is still far from the Wasteland Ancestor at this time.
Wasteland Ancestor is only a step away from Immortal Sovereign moves, though separated by a thin line, it is as far as the Inche from the Sky.
But to suppress a peak Immortal, one must at least have the might of Half Step Immortal Sovereign.
The aforementioned comparison makes Thai Zu seem outrageously formidable.
Could it be, at most, with Opening Heaven Six-fold, he equals an Immortal Sovereign?
With Opening Heaven Seven-fold, he should at least be among the strongest Immortal Sovereigns?