In the Nascent Soul stage, Yu Zhibo not only upgraded his Nascent Soul to a Primordial Spirit but also evolved his five internal organs and two eyes into seven internal miniature worlds of Yin, Yang, and the Five Elements.
These miniature worlds contained their own laws and could manifest as a world-shield to protect him, which was the fundamental reason he could crush all enemies at or below the Nascent Soul stage.
Although his cultivation had regressed, after a period of recovery, he could temporarily enter the Nascent Soul stage. However, he could only utilize the power within the miniature worlds; he could not manifest the entire world to protect himself.
Otherwise, he would have manifested it from the beginning, placing himself in an invincible position.
Even so, using the power of the fire laws within the miniature worlds placed a considerable burden on his body. Veins bulged on his forehead, and the boundless, violent power of fire laws raged within him, nearly causing him to spit out a mouthful of blood.
"Nascent Soul stage?"
The dog emperor of Cangyun Kingdom let out an incredulous cry upon seeing the energy surging around Yu Zhibo.
What greeted him was a sea of fire, entwined with endless fire laws, sweeping towards him with the force to scorch mountains and boil seas.
In the sky, the seven stars forming the Starfall Annihilation Array were burned by the terrifying flames and began to fall. Mid-air, they transformed into the avatar of the Cangyun Kingdom emperor, emitting a shrill scream before turning into dust.
"Pfft~"
The Cangyun Emperor spat out a mouthful of blood, his eyes filled with fear and resentment. He then spread his fingers and waved them down fiercely.
Heaven and earth trembled once more as the Cangyun Emperor used the power of the grand array to try and counter the sea of fire released by Yu Zhibo. However, the two powers were not on the same level.
Yu Zhibo stood with his hands behind his back, his expression indifferent. At this moment, he was enveloped by the laws of fire, and all the laws of his own realm retreated, making him appear like an emperor of fire.
Under his control, a ten-thousand-zhang-tall fire giant emerged from the sea of fire. It opened its mouth and let out a silent roar, tearing apart all the encroaching array power before striking the Cangyun Emperor with a punch.
The moment this punch was thrown, the sea of fire spread countless fiery tongues, tightly entangling the Cangyun Emperor and rendering him immobile.
"Bang bang bang!"
The instant he was entangled by the fiery tongues, the Cangyun Emperor's body lit up with the activation of defensive magical treasures and protective array talismans. However, they were quickly shattered by the licking flames.
The fear of life and death caused the Cangyun Emperor to abandon the pride and dignity of a major sect disciple. He roared at Yu Zhibo, "Immortal, spare my life! I am from the Star Luo Sect..."
Boom!
The massive fist descended like a hammer crushing an ant. All of the Cangyun Emperor's words were cut short.
[Killed a Half-Step Nascent Soul expert, gained 8 million energy points.]
"How could such a scoundrel appear in the Star Luo Sect?" Receiving the system notification and confirming the Cangyun Emperor's complete death, Yu Zhibo felt a faint surge of anger.
He had heard of the Star Luo Sect's great name as early as his time on Earth, though he didn't know much. He only knew that the sect was skilled in formations, and when cultivated to the extreme, they could even arrange formations using the celestial bodies, possessing immense power. It was one of the great immortal sects of the Upper Realm's Qingchu Continent, with a history of tens of thousands of years and unfathomable depth.
He even suspected that the Grand Celestial Array protecting Earth was arranged according to the formation methods of the Star Luo Sect, though he didn't know who was responsible.
In the past, the name Star Luo Sect appearing in his mind had never stirred any ripples within him. But at this moment, after killing the Cangyun Emperor, his heart actually felt a tremor.
"Could I have been a disciple of the Star Luo Sect in my past life?"
This thought crossed Yu Zhibo's mind, but he quickly laughed at his own nonsensical idea.
His talent in formations was ordinary; it was unlikely.
"Father, you... killed the dog emperor?"
A soft voice came from his side.
Yu Zhibo turned his head slightly, meeting Chen Kuhe's adoring eyes, and couldn't help but smile, "Isn't that obvious?"
With a thought, the fire giant punched the ground. Instantly, the earth cracked open, and scorching lava erupted from a fissure that spanned the entire capital. Following that, the immortal spiritual energy, so dense it was almost solidified, broke free from all restraints and permeated the heavens and earth.
"Such rich energy!"
Yu Zhibo took a deep breath, a look of intoxication on his face. Immediately, every cell in his body became active.
His body was like a black hole, continuously absorbing the immortal spiritual energy pervading the world. The damaged spiritual platform between his eyebrows began to recover rapidly, and his shattered Primordial Spirit underwent a transformative change.
Furthermore, various injuries within his body were swiftly healed by the surging immortal spiritual energy, making his physical body new and vibrant.
His aura also began to climb at an incredibly exaggerated pace, not only consolidating his Nascent Soul realm but even pushing him to its peak.
"Buzz~"
An invisible momentum swept through his body. Yu Zhibo raised an eyebrow. Before he could understand what was happening, he felt the laws of this world, which had previously resisted him, suddenly become intimate. Not only could he freely control and use them, but they even showed a tendency to merge with him.
"Is this the reward from the Dao of Heaven?"
A smile appeared on Yu Zhibo's lips. Unlike the broken laws of the Eternal Night world, this world was a complete intermediate-level world. The quality of its laws was much higher than that of the Eternal Night world, and they possessed more variations and agility than the various laws within the alternate dimension.
At this moment, Yu Zhibo had become the darling of the world. All the myriad laws vied to embrace him, with the intention of assimilating him into this world and granting him longevity with heaven and earth.
As long as he agreed, he could immediately ascend to the limit of the realm that this world could accommodate.
To this, Yu Zhibo refused. The Eternal Night world had already been destroyed, and who knew what changes this world might undergo in the future? How could he bind himself so casually?
Without hesitation, he suppressed the laws that sought to embrace him. Yu Zhibo activated the seven miniature worlds of Yin, Yang, and the Five Elements to absorb and suppress the corresponding laws, simultaneously perfecting his own reserves of laws such as lightning and wind, finally regaining control over all aspects of the laws.
A faint sigh echoed in Yu Zhibo's heart, as if the Dao of Heaven was lamenting his refusal. Before Yu Zhibo could react, he felt waves of clear radiance emanating from the system panel in his mind, shielding him from all sighs.
"What is the origin of this system? It can even suppress the Dao of Heaven of an intermediate-level world?"
Yu Zhibo was startled. He had initially thought that the system would have little use at such a realm, but he was clearly mistaken.
As he stood there in a daze, within the capital, a faint reddish mist began to float from all the deceased beings, converging towards him.
Within these red mists, distorted and roaring faces of the departed could be vaguely seen, as if they were extremely unwilling to have met such an untimely end.
Unlike ghosts, these distorted faces remaining in the red mist were more like residual fragments of the deceased's will, constantly on the verge of dissipation.
"Karma?"
Yu Zhibo recalled the karma-red lightning of the Eternal Night world, his brow furrowing. Seeing the karma twine towards him, his expression turned cold.
"Good heavens, the Cangyun dog emperor killed you, so why are you coming after me?"
Immediately, with a thought, a golden Primordial Spirit, radiating dazzling golden light, flew out from between his eyebrows. Its expression was indifferent, and it opened its mouth, spewing out a golden Primordial Spirit Fire.
The Primordial Spirit Fire had no temperature, but upon contact with the karma, it incinerated all the karma with overwhelming force, scattering it into the void.
Just as Yu Zhibo was about to calm himself and digest the energy he had controlled, Chen Kuhe's voice suddenly reached him.
"Father, I... my head hurts so much!"
"Hmm?"
Yu Zhibo turned his head to look, and his pupils slightly contracted.
He saw that Chen Kuhe's originally delicate, translucent, and clear black and white eyes were gradually turning black.
The whites of her eyes were transforming into an extreme ink color, and there was no longer any reflection in her pupils.