The sudden warning made Lin Feng a little nervous.
"Warning!"
"You have forcibly used energy to attempt to activate the transcendence mission. If you continue, it may cause irreversible consequences!"
Lin Feng breathed a sigh of relief.
It wasn't a forced stop.
Hadn't he been going against heaven by accumulating his foundation to this point?
As for the consequences.
He couldn't afford to worry about them!
"Continue!"
The old beggar's spirit lifted upon hearing this.
"Alright!"
The light on his body intensified.
Clearly, the speed at which his soul was burning had increased.
And under these circumstances, the opponent for the eighth transcendence finally arrived!
This was also an old man.
He looked about the same age as the old beggar.
But his mental state and aura were far beyond that of the pale-faced old beggar whose aura was declining.
Upon seeing Lin Feng, his eyes lit up.
"I didn't expect such a heaven-blessed talent to exist in this remote star domain?"
He stared at Lin Feng with shining eyes, marveling.
"Such a genius, staying in this forgotten star domain is such a waste. Why not come and join me?"
Since the other party showed goodwill, Lin Feng was no longer in a hurry to transcend.
Instead, he asked with interest.
"What are the benefits of joining you?"
The old man's spirits rose.
"There are many benefits!"
"At the very least, you summoned my projection to increase your realm, and it seems to be one wave after another."
"I can let you pass this time instantly."
"Even if you have the ability to increase your realm further and summon another wave, I can give you another opportunity to complete it without a fight."
Lin Feng's pupils contracted.
If this old man was not bragging, it would be too terrifying.
Just a so-called projection had reached level eleven, serving as an assessment target for his transcendence.
And he even had a way to complete the ninth transcendence using the projection again.
If the previous increase rate held,
The ninth transcendence would face a level twelve powerhouse.
And this was merely one of the old man's projections.
Then, how strong was this old man?
Seeing Lin Feng's hesitation, the old man's expression brightened.
But the next moment, Lin Feng's words made his face change drastically.
"You can cover me for two transcendences, which is indeed good."
"However... I still need to transcend three more times. What about the last one?"
"Impossible!"
The old man's voice rose by an octave.
Realizing his gaffe, his old face flushed.
"You are clearly just a consciousness projection within this world. To bypass the will of this world, communicate with the heavens beyond, and summon my projection is already extraordinary."
"How could you possibly transcend three more times? Wouldn't that mean the last one would face the Immortal Realm?"
"Immortal Realm?"
Lin Feng turned his confused gaze to the old beggar, only to find him equally bewildered.
The old man breathed a sigh of relief.
"You haven't even heard of the Immortal Realm? It seems I was overthinking."
"You call this method of breakthrough transcendence, right?"
The old man stroked his beard and said generously.
"How about this, you just transcend. Whether it's twice or three times, I'll accept it!"
"At worst, I'll boost the projection's combat power a bit more."
"I'll guarantee your future!"
Lin Feng raised an eyebrow.
It seemed he had met an extraordinary person.
Since the other party was so confident, he no longer hesitated.
"Then I'll trouble you, senior!"
After cupping his fists in salute, he reached forward.
The old man smiled and lowered his defenses.
Lin Feng easily shattered his projection.
"You have completed the eighth transcendence."
"Your base five-dimensional attributes have received a 100% additional increase."
"Due to unknown factors, you have received an additional 50% bonus."
"Your base five-dimensional attributes have cumulatively received a 150% additional increase."
Seeing his base attribute points directly break through the 300 billion mark, Lin Feng was overjoyed.
He also felt fortunate about his choice.
If he had fought directly, he wouldn't have gotten such an extra reward.
The old beggar was also astonished to find that.
His soul had stopped burning, but the resonance of energy from beyond the heavens had not weakened; instead, it had become stronger.
In just the blink of an eye.
An energy fluctuation hundreds of times more powerful than before surged before Lin Feng.
The old man, stroking his long beard, reappeared with a smile.
He was just about to greet them when he felt the energy level of his body and his expression changed.
"What are you up to, boy? How has my projection been boosted to this extent?"
Lin Feng spread his hands.
"There's nothing I can do about it. Each transcendence involves an increase of hundreds of times."
"Besides, didn't you say you would guarantee my future?"
The old man paused, but still waved his hand.
"It's fine. I stand by my word. Come on!"
He also lowered his defenses, and Lin Feng easily defeated him.
"You have completed the ninth transcendence."
"Your base five-dimensional attributes have received..."
"Due to unknown factors..."
Seeing his attribute points leap to 750 billion, Lin Feng's expression became somewhat strange.
Was this considered cheating?
The battles he had anticipated had become so easy, something Lin Feng had never expected.
Even the old beggar felt a sense of unreality.
"Just like that, nine transcendences?"
"Equivalent to the assessment target of level twelve?"
He always felt that things shouldn't have developed this way.
However, seeing Lin Feng's body fluctuations, which had clearly increased countless times, he was still very excited.
"Since that's the case, let's go all out and complete ten transcendences!"
"Or, let's max out the realm directly!"
As he voiced this thought, his body trembled.
Because.
He had just realized.
According to the promotion rules for extraordinary beings in this world, completing ten transcendences would mark the end of the mortal realm.
Next, naturally, would be the transformation from mortal to immortal.
Human Immortal, Earth Immortal, Heaven Immortal.
Golden Immortal, Taiyi, Daluo...
The more the old beggar thought, the more terrifying it seemed.
In their mortal realm, even the most powerful could at most fight an average Heaven Immortal to a draw.
This kid, however, had only just begun to transcend, and this world could not contain him, requiring external energy for his advancement.
At this point, having only completed the ninth transcendence, his aura made him feel uneasy.
If he completed the tenth transcendence, and then broke through subsequent realms, how strong would he become?
Based on his knowledge, he could no longer predict it.
He looked at Lin Feng with a sense of reverence.
Lin Feng seemed to have guessed his thoughts and said gently.
"Don't worry, senior. No matter how strong I become, it's all due to your kindness."
"If you need any help, just say the word!"
The old beggar's nose tingled.
"Good!"
He took a deep breath and burned the remaining part of his soul once more.
"Young friend, I will risk my life to assist you one last time!"
And at this moment.
The two figures high in the sky were astonished to discover.
The entire world began to shake violently!
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