Chapter 574: After modification: Chapter 573 Caught Up

In the midst of high-speed flight, Bai Ziyue’s expression remained calm. Although he was already far from those two Demon Monarchs, *the sense of danger lingered above him, ever-present, like a dark cloud.*

After a moment, he suddenly seemed to remember something, paused, and then, with a wave of his divine thought, a somewhat damaged warship appeared in the void. The ship had a trace down the middle almost splitting it entirely.

This warship was the fourth-grade warship Bai Ziyue had acquired from Wang Weizhen.

Although its appearance was damaged, and its defense and attacking capabilities were lacking, its Speed was not greatly affected.

“My Divine Thought Power might last for a while longer, but it would eventually be depleted. It’s better to use the power of this fourth-grade warship to travel, allowing me to adjust my state and restore my divine thought.”

Thinking this, Bai Ziyue leaped directly onto the ship.

Soon, with a wave of his hand, a thousand top-grade Spirit Stones fell into the energy furnace.

These Spirit Stones were enough to sustain the warship for a long time.

“Activate the warship!”

Bai Ziyue’s divine thought circulated throughout the ship, quickly gaining control, and under his command, the warship quivered, and the grand array rose up.

Then, the warship soared across the sky, its Speed gradually climbing, transforming into a stream of light swiftly departing.

In the blink of an eye, the Speed increased to the ship’s potential limit.

Though it couldn’t match the speed Bai Ziyue had maintained previously, equal to the speed of a Golden Core Peak Cultivator at full flight, it reached the speed of a Late-stage Golden Core Cultivator at full flight, which wasn’t slow.

The crucial aspect was, using the ship to travel required no Divine Thought Power consumption, and he only needed to adjust the direction occasionally, making it very convenient.

“Next, I’ll restore my Divine Thought Power back to its peak state.”

“That way, even if those two Demon Monarchs catch up, I would face everything in optimal condition.”

With these thoughts, Bai Ziyue waved his hand again, and a batch of Spirit Stones appeared beside him. With a sweep of his divine thought, all the stones crumbled into powder, and *a vast amount of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi rose instantly.*

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

…

Then, a terrifying suction force emerged as Bai Ziyue operated the Heaven-Devouring Divine Transformation Technique, as if it could swallow the sky and consume the earth, directly drawing all the thick and pure Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi into his body.

One breath, two breaths, three breaths…

*Within merely ten breaths,* this amount of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, sufficient to make a Peak Divine Realm Cultivator explode, was entirely absorbed by Bai Ziyue. It then swiftly flowed through the Cultivation Technique and was refined by the Dao Heart Lamp, converting into streams of pure Divine Thought Power, gradually recovering Bai Ziyue’s previous consumption.

*In less than half the time it took to burn an incense stick,* Bai Ziyue’s Divine Thought Power restored to its peak state.

“The Heaven-Devouring Divine Transformation Technique not only had an astonishing cultivation speed, but its recovery speed using its heaven-devouring ability was equally impressive.”

“Hence, any Spirit Pill that could enhance strength and restore divine thought was not as effective as the Spirit Stones.”

Bai Ziyue slowly opened his eyes, showing a hint of satisfaction.

Of course, in urgent times, the effectiveness of Spirit Pills was greater.

With his divine thought fully recovered, Bai Ziyue’s tense nerves slightly relaxed, *his thoughts involuntarily turning to the soul mark within his mind.*

After half an hour, Bai Ziyue somberly shifted his focus.

Just as he expected, with his current strength and realm, to break this soul mark would indeed require three months without rest.

“It really still requires the power of the Shadow Domain to shield tracking effectively.”

Bai Ziyue furrowed his brows, quickly focusing again on domain-type great divine techniques, particularly the Shadow Domain.

One hour, two hours, three hours…

Bai Ziyue slowly opened his eyes.

“The Shadow Domain is an extremely rare domain-type great divine technique.”

“Its cultivation requirements are far higher than typical divine techniques.”

“Firstly, the necessary condition is possessing domain power.”

“Just this point excludes nearly all Divine Realm level cultivators.”

“However, fortunately, although I was at the Divine Realm level, I possessed my own domain, meeting the cultivation requirements.”

For most great divine techniques, rational Divine Realm Cultators could cultivate them with some difficulty, but *entry* wasn’t hard if one was willing to spend time and resources.

However, this Shadow Domain Great Divine Technique, because it’s a domain-type great divine technique, required a cultivation threshold typically only accessible to Golden Core Realm Powerhouses who possessed domains.

Someone like Bai Ziyue, a Divine Realm level cultivator having his domain, was extremely rare, nearly one in billions.

“Besides, the Shadow Domain requires high soul strength, soul power, and a deep understanding of Heaven and Earth Dao principles.”

“Only with greater soul strength and more powerful soul power, alongside deeper comprehension of Dao Principles, can a cultivator’s domain power be stronger and more effective.”

“While not as advanced as true Golden Core Realm Powerhouses, *my discrepancy wasn’t large*, so I’ve met all the requirements.”

“So, the only thing I’m missing to cultivate this Great Divine Technique is the cultivation medium, the Void Shadow Stone.”

Bai Ziyue’s mind quietly flashed with some records about the cultivation techniques of the Shadow Domain.

He had already met many cultivation thresholds, but the cultivation medium, the Void Shadow Stone, was in short supply for him.

This Void Shadow Stone was a rare treasure possessing both spatial and dark attributes, not only of high value but also extremely scarce.

Although he had a few pieces, they were obtained from the Shadow Demon Monarch he had slain earlier.

But a few pieces were far from enough to cultivate this domain-type Great Divine Technique to entry level.

“Throughout the Cloud-piercing Mountain Range, besides the Four Great Immortal Sects, the place most likely to have the Void Shadow Stone should be Cloud-piercing City.

So, my next step is to head back to Cloud-piercing City first.”

Bai Ziyue, eager to resolve the issue of the soul mark deep within his soul, hurriedly controlled the warship and headed towards Cloud-piercing City.

However, during the journey, Bai Ziyue didn’t remain idle.

The insights he had gained earlier had already given him some understanding of cultivating this Great Divine Technique. With a flip of his hand, a Void Shadow Stone quickly appeared in his palm.

Then, with a thought, he used the Heaven-Devouring Power to directly devour the special power within the Void Shadow Stone.

In the blink of an eye, a stream of black and white energy, possessing both spatial and dark power, transformed into a brilliant flow, rushing into Bai Ziyue’s body.

At the same time, he frantically operated the cultivation technique of the Shadow Domain within his body.

Sizzling sounds ensued,

and under the influence of this special power, the field around Bai Ziyue began to roll violently.

Soon, it transformed from loose to tight and orderly, with the external form of the domain gradually changing as well.

Especially with over twelve hundred acupoint skills simultaneously swallowing and expelling, enhancing the field’s strength by over thirty percent in an instant.

*Indeed, it’s worthy of being a domain-type Great Divine Technique, and even more so a supreme Great Divine Technique containing over twelve hundred acupoint skills. Although just roughly cultivated and not yet entry-level, it already made me feel a subtle difference.*

*Of course, the rapid progress couldn’t ignore the significant contribution of my Heaven-Devouring Divine Transformation Technique.*

*Not everyone’s cultivation technique possesses the ability to devour energy as freely as the Heaven-Devouring Divine Transformation Technique does.*

*Just this point alone surpasses countless Divine Realm cultivators and even Golden Core Realm cultivators.*

*The time saved on absorbing energy is considerable.*

Bai Ziyue weighed the pros and cons, especially valuing this point under the pursuit of two Demon Monarchs.

Just as he reflected on this, Bai Ziyue’s scalp suddenly tingled, his heart tightened sharply, and he turned around abruptly with a grim expression.

“They’ve caught up this quickly?”

As Bai Ziyue turned, he immediately saw two cultivators in the distance, coming at him rapidly, one after the other.

Perceiving that he had spotted them, the leading Peak Golden Core Realm demon cultivator suddenly accelerated to the extreme, rapidly chasing Bai Ziyue.

“You can’t escape!”

He shouted loudly, a terrifying momentum rising from him, with a horrifying power brewing within his body.

“Hmph! Relentless like a Yin Soul!”

Bai Ziyue snorted coldly, his momentum surging, and immediately unleashed his full battle potential.

In an instant, as lights flickered in rapid succession, Bai Ziyue unleashed various divine techniques such as the Heaven Repairing Skill, Immortal Dharma Body, Thunder Escape Light, Five Emperors Divine Robe…

Reaching out, Bai Ziyue retrieved the warship, then, without hesitation, a humanoid phantom arose from him.

The humanoid phantom raised its eyes, gazing at the quickly approaching Liumu Demon Monarch, and slightly opened its mouth, suddenly letting out a light shout.

“Ha!”

A grayish-blue light instantly transformed into a stream and rushed into Liumu Demon Monarch’s body.

At this point, Bai Ziyue didn’t pause, reaching out, an endless sword light soared into the sky and then crashed down in an instant.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The sword-shaped phantom crashed down.

“Innate Divine Technique? Unfortunately, its power is a bit weak.”

Liumu Demon Monarch’s face changed slightly, only feeling a pain in his head but quickly recovering his senses. Seeing the countless sword lights falling, threatening to seal him, his body flashed repeatedly, transforming into streams that broke free from the encirclement of the sword lights.

In an instant, Bai Ziyue’s Five Emperors Heaven-Sealing Sword missed its target.

But by then, Bai Ziyue’s third attack had already been launched. A thin black line split the void, silently winding out.