Chapter 542: Golden Cicada's True Form Dual Body, First Time Marquis Becomes a God

Seventy-two hours later, the aurora swept in as promised.

This time, Yan Ao did not recall Zhao Xing into his body. After the aurora passed, Yan Ao asked Zhao Xing, "What do you feel?"

"Nothing much, just saw a flash of light." Zhao Xing's true spirit was not yet able to perceive the aurora reflecting the Nine Swamps God.

Yan Ao then looked at Bowei, "Is there still danger here?"

Bowei nodded, "Yes, the aurora reflects the Nine Swamps God, retaining some of the divine realm's power. We are fine seeing it, but if Zhao Xing sees it, his true spirit will be impacted."

"But this is also a beneficial time for his cultivation."

Yan Ao nodded. Danger and opportunity coexist; completely avoiding danger means rejecting opportunity.

Bowei glanced at Zhao Xing, "There's another way to minimize the danger while still allowing Zhao Xing to seize this opportunity."

"No need." Yan Ao and Lu Ya spoke in unison, rejecting Bowei's suggestion.

Bowei said nothing more and silently returned to Zhao Xing's inner world.

"Seniors, what did Bowei just say?" Zhao Xing, noticing the awkward atmosphere, asked Palace Master Lu Ya.

"Bowei just suggested that you teach him the Divine Heaven Transformation Needle, and once he learns it, he would then comprehend the divine manifestation of the Nine Swamps God left in the aurora."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Xing immediately felt this method was feasible.

Bowei was a God General, so there would be no danger for him to comprehend it, and if successful, he could pass the method on to Zhao Xing.

"The idea is good, but we cannot agree to it."

"When he comprehends it, you would have to relax the restrictions of the Great Dao Golden Hoop. After learning the Nine Swamps God's method, he might gain the ability to break free from his bonds. We cannot take that risk."

Zhao Xing felt some regret but understood. Bowei currently had conditional freedom and had not fully gained the trust of the human high-ranking officials.

Assuming Bowei escaped and then joined the evil god faction, the cost would be unbearable for anyone.

When Zhao Xing refined the incantation for the Great Dao Golden Hoop, he discovered that the hoop had a self-destruct function.

Given Bowei's previous hatred for the divine realm, if Bowei became uncontrollable, the human high-ranking officials would rather kill him than let him go.

"Zhao Xing, this aurora contains the divine manifestation of the Nine Swamps God. Your true spirit will be impacted when you comprehend it."

"You'll only get one chance to try. If we find that it causes significant harm to your true spirit, Palace Master Lu Ya will immediately break through the aurora, and we will leave this place, returning another time."

"Understood." Zhao Xing also understood that his safety was paramount to the Divine Protectors.

If the divine manifestation severely impacted him, it would prove that this opportunity was beyond his grasp, and he would naturally have to give up.

Flap.

Palace Master Lu Ya flapped his wings once. Zhao Xing noticed that although his feet hadn't moved, he was now far from his original position.

"Look, it's right there."

Palace Master Lu Ya flapped his wings a second time, and the nebula ahead dispersed.

Zhao Xing looked in the direction Lu Ya pointed, unconsciously widening his eyes.

In the starry sky ahead, he saw an enormous beast. It had a lion's face with crimson hair, a spiraled golden horn on its forehead, and twin pupils that were swirling vortices of burning stardust.

Its two front legs had hooves resembling a Qilin, while its two hind legs had the iron claws of a giant turtle.

Its torso was like a dragon's body but covered in snow-white scales.

It moved by treading on waves, with nine ripples of water emerging around its body, seemingly chaining the surrounding space-time.

The true form of the Nine Swamps God appeared before Zhao Xing for the first time, and it was vastly different from the Marquis Transformation method in the Divine Heaven Transformation Needle!

"The true form of the Nine Swamps God is so different from his divine descendants!"

Zhao Xing instinctively cast the Marquis Transformation method, comparing his own transformation with the true form.

He then discovered a huge discrepancy between this divine manifestation and the life dao diagram in the *Nine Swamps God* Marquis Transformation method.

"The Nine Swamps God's life dao diagram in the Divine Heaven Transformation Needle ultimately manifests as a figure with a golden horn on its head, a human face and lion's body, a crocodile's tail, and flowing mane. Although its limbs have claws, it generally maintains an upright, human-like posture."

"But what he saw now was a completely bestial form, with all four limbs on the ground."

"One is an idealized cultivation method, and the other is the Nine Swamps God's true form?"

Deep confusion appeared in Zhao Xing's eyes. At the same time, his true spirit began to vibrate violently because the level of the Marquis Transformation method he had previously cultivated violently clashed with the divine manifestation of the Nine Swamps God he now saw.

To comprehend it, he would involuntarily correct his original Marquis Transformation method, thus embarking on an unknown path of transformation.

Puff, puff, puff.

Zhao Xing's right hand split open, involuntarily sprouting sharp spikes, and his palm began to transform into a hoof.

"Roar!"

The sound of wind and thunder emerged from his body. Zhao Xing's body hunched over, dense fur grew, and he painfully collapsed to the ground.

When the divine manifestation of the Nine Swamps God appeared before him, his own Marquis Transformation method was guided by it, causing chaos in his sacred body and triggering uncontrollable mutations.

Subsequently, the soul body within his Life Palace also began to crouch down, assimilating with the Nine Swamps God's form.

"If this continues, I will become a divine descendant of the Nine Swamps God, completely assimilated and losing myself."

Alarm bells rang in Zhao Xing's mind. He stopped pushing the Marquis Transformation method, instead desperately suppressing the transformation within his sacred body, attempting to return to human form.

Whoosh~

Azure Flower Dharma Power burned on his body surface, followed by Profound Soul Dharma Power guarding his mind, and Azure Sea Dharma Power repairing his soul body.

Finally, there was dark yellow Extreme Land Dharma Power, light golden Great Sun Dharma Power, and multicolored Primordial Chaos Dharma Power...

Dharma Power represented the Dao Zhao Xing cultivated. At this moment, different Dharma Powers surged inside and outside his body, desperately suppressing the uncontrollable transformation.

Finally, after nearly seventy-one hours of struggle, Zhao Xing, aided by the Divine Heaven Transformation Needle, reverted to human form.

"Hah-hoo."

He gasped for breath, collapsing onto the ground.

Zhao Xing glanced at his panel and saw that the fifth layer of Nine Swamps God had increased by about a hundred points, advancing the progress by roughly one percent.

It wasn't a complete loss.

However, Yan Ao and Lu Ya didn't know this. They believed Zhao Xing couldn't grasp this opportunity and intended to take him away.

"Wait, wait a minute." Zhao Xing quickly stopped them. "Seniors, please wait. I wasn't without gain."

Yan Ao frowned, "You were impacted by the divine manifestation and almost couldn't recover. If you had turned into a monster, you would have been completely ruined."

Lu Ya also advised, "That's right, Zhao Xing. You once saved Emperor Tianwu on Wanxing Island. You should know how difficult it was for him to recover after turning into a monster. Not everyone is so lucky."

"The Marquis Transformation method is the most difficult technique to reverse; it explores the forbidden zones of life. If you became a divine-level monster, even a God King might struggle to save you."

"Seniors, didn't I just revert?" Zhao Xing said, "Moreover, I have the Divine Heaven Transformation Needle protecting me, which allows me to control the impact of the divine manifestation."

A mere one percent increase in progress from the first comprehension attempt—where else could such a good thing be found? Zhao Xing naturally wouldn't miss it.

Lu Ya and Yan Ao exchanged glances; they were also a bit hesitant.

"Seniors, please give me another chance to prove that I have indeed made progress."

"I believe the second comprehension will definitely not be as dangerous."

Ultimately, Zhao Xing convinced them.

After all, this was Zhao Xing's journey, his adventure, and his protectors had to consider his own wishes.

"Alright, then try again." Lu Ya nodded first, "But if your second attempt is like the first, then I'll have to take you away."

"Understood." Zhao Xing seized the moment and immediately began resting to restore his Dharma Power.

While recovering, he also communicated with Bowei in his inner world.

Although Bowei couldn't learn the Nine Swamps God's Marquis Transformation method, it didn't mean Bowei didn't know other Marquis Transformation methods; his understanding of them must be profound.

"Divine-level Marquis Transformation methods, in essence, involve peeking into the life essence of a divine realm." Bowei slowly said, "Divine realms protect their life essence, which is why there are countless divine manifestations, ever-changing."

"The Nine Swamps God's essence reflects space-time, and while its divine manifestation is much weaker, it still possesses a protective mechanism."

"Do you remember the Primal Assembly you attended? You must have seen how Gu Luo River tampered with and solidified the elemental divisions of plant life, right?"

Zhao Xing nodded. Back then, when he used the Elemental Extraction Needle on certain plants, he saw the words "Welcome to the Primal Realm" upon touching specific life divisions, which had greatly shocked him at the time.

And the Agriculturist factions in the universe generally block the life essence of plants, sealing off the reproductive capabilities of certain seeds and seedlings, firmly controlling precious seeds.

"If you want to peek into the divine essence of the Nine Swamps God, you will naturally be assimilated by its divine manifestation in return."

"That's why when divine-level Marquis Transformation methods were created, they all used a 'body form' to counter the 'divine manifestation'."

"The reason the Marquis Transformation method is the Ace technique of the Temporal Sect lies in its essence: it pries into the evolutionary path of life."

"Otherwise, it would be no different from those common transformation or illusionary techniques."

"It seems you haven't learned the Marquis Transformation Body Form method."

Listening to Bowei's words, Zhao Xing was stunned.

Divine-level Marquis Transformation methods involve "body form" and "divine manifestation"? Their essence is evolution?

"Elder, please teach me." Zhao Xing sincerely asked for guidance. Since Bowei knew about it, he must possess the Marquis Transformation Body Form method.

"I can teach you, but you must agree to one condition."

"Elder knows I have no authority to release you."

"Not that."

"Please speak."

"In the future, take me to the Land of Fengchan." Bowei said, "Agree to this condition, and I will transmit it to you."

"Okay." Zhao Xing nodded. Wei Tianchen and Bamboo Sword had both entered before, so one more Bowei wouldn't be an issue.

Upon seeing this, Bowei used his finger as a brush, drawing on the inner world's boundary wall within Zhao Xing, carving out a secret method.

*Golden Cicada Body Form: Twofold Body*

Zhao Xing carefully comprehended this secret method.

"The golden cicada has a shell, about to shed but not yet shed. The inner shell is me, the outer aperture is divine; this is the Twofold Body... What a profound method."

As soon as he began comprehending it, Zhao Xing was stunned by this secret method.

"The golden cicada forms two shells, inner and outer, shedding its shell for a new birth. The founder of this secret method observed the ancient golden cicada of the Dao, using the divine body to form inner and outer twofold bodies, similar to the ancient golden cicada's two shells."

"The inner aperture is the body form, stabilizing the first racial form, meaning the primary body form."

"The outer aperture is the divine manifestation, stealing the profound essence of the divine realm, transforming into a god through the Marquis Transformation."

"Although the inner and outer shells are one, they can greatly reduce the dangers associated with cultivating the Marquis Transformation method."

"If an uncontrollable accident occurs, one can always discard the outer aperture to prevent being implicated."

"One could even have a threefold body, a fourfold body—a myriad of bodies, integrating the Marquis Transformation method?" Zhao Xing couldn't help but marvel at the wisdom of the ancients.

"What Bowei gave me must be a fragmented text, only containing the Twofold Body cultivation method. It was likely obtained from past timelines and is a very powerful Marquis Transformation Body Form cultivation method of the Temporal Sect."

Bowei once possessed the World-Transmitting Tower, actively instigating calamities from infinite space-time.

By peeking into the secrets of past space-time with the World-Transmitting Tower, Bowei knew even more than the God Kings.

It was not surprising for him to have peeked at powerful techniques and acquired them.

"No wonder the human high-ranking officials were reluctant to kill Bowei, instead letting him atone for his crimes by rendering meritorious service. Bowei is a walking secret technique library."

However, extracting secret techniques from Bowei wasn't so simple. After all, Bowei was already a God General, and his needs were few.

Freedom was one; thirst for knowledge was another. Zhao Xing couldn't provide the former, but there were some areas where he could exchange for the latter.

"I should chat more with Bowei in the future; maybe I can get some good stuff out of him."

After obtaining *Golden Cicada Body Form: Twofold Body*, Zhao Xing focused on cultivation.

After the first year, his skin began to emit a golden glow, and his physical body expanded by a full circle.

The Qiankun Primordial Chaos Sacred Body underwent a flesh-and-blood division and recasting. At this moment, Zhao Xing's aura appeared bloated and superficial.

Lu Ya found it quite novel to observe.

How could there be only one Zhao Xing standing before him, yet he felt as if two Zhao Xings were superimposed?

"Zhao Xing, you can use the Yuanji Mountain and your inner world to stabilize your primary racial body form. This way, your cultivation safety will be maximally guaranteed. Even if something goes wrong with the outer form's cultivation of the Nine Swamps God Marquis Transformation method, it would just mean wasting a few more years to cultivate a second twofold body."

Bowei gave his advice, and Zhao Xing readily followed it. He used the Great Dao Divine Artifact, Yuanji Mountain, to suppress his dharma body's primary form. Every part of his human body, flesh, blood, and meridians, was pressed down by a great mountain.

At this point, even if Zhao Xing were shattered, his body would break into mountain-shaped fragments.

His body structure, including his life essence, could be described as incredibly stable.

Only after doing all this did Zhao Xing observe the divine manifestation of the Nine Swamps God for the second time.

You observe the divine manifestation of the Nine Swamps God. Marquis Transformation method *Nine Swamps God* Layer 5 proficiency 15.You observe the divine manifestation of the Nine Swamps God. Marquis Transformation method *Nine Swamps God* Layer 5 proficiency 30.

The impact of the divine manifestation persisted, but Zhao Xing was able to minimize the damage.

Due to the impact, the comprehension was still somewhat halting, but after a period of familiarization, the progress became much faster.

You observe the divine manifestation of the Nine Swamps God. Marquis Transformation method *Nine Swamps God* Layer 5 proficiency 100.You observe the divine manifestation of the Nine Swamps God. Marquis Transformation method *Nine Swamps God* Layer 5 proficiency 125.*Nine Swamps God* entered Layer 6!

The panel records kept refreshing, and Zhao Xing was immersed in the joy of his gains.

Yan Ao and Lu Ya were both somewhat surprised.

"Zhao Xing nearly lost control during his first attempt at comprehension. In just over a year, during his second attempt, he's completely unafraid of the divine manifestation's impact. How did he do it?"

The little yellow duck stood on Yan Ao's shoulder, its small eyes filled with great confusion.

"He seems to have cultivated some kind of dharma body secret technique." Yan Ao was also very interested. "After cultivating it, he reduced the harmful impact of the divine manifestation."

It was now Zhao Xing's hundredth year of comprehension, and his body had only disintegrated twice.

The first disintegration occurred after the fifth layer of Nine Swamps God entered the sixth layer. The new form changed significantly and couldn't be reversed. The outer aperture was impacted by the divine manifestation, with an urge to spread to the inner shell, so Zhao Xing decisively cut off the twofold body.

The second disintegration happened after the sixth layer entered the seventh. The impact force suddenly increased, so he again had to sever the twofold body and temporarily halt his comprehension.

"Now, my Nine Swamps God has entered the seventh layer, not far from the eighth."

"The closer to completion, the greater the impact force of the divine manifestation."

"A fifteenth-tier true spirit is already difficult to control."

Although *Golden Cicada Body Form: Twofold Body* provided stability, the true spirit was still too weak relative to a divine-level secret method.

Thus, in his 101st year, Zhao Xing decided to first have Palace Master Lu Ya take him out to undergo his sixteenth true spirit tribulation.

"You've only sealed your first mountain, and you're already in such a hurry to pass the sixteenth tribulation? Are you absolutely sure?" Palace Master Lu Ya squinted his eyes. "If you're not sure, don't act recklessly. There's no salvation if you're struck dead by a heavenly tribulation."

Talents like Zhao Xing indeed had opportunities for resurrection, but dying under a true spirit tribulation was one of the few situations where there was no salvation.

"Rest assured, Palace Master, I am confident that after I pass the sixteenth true spirit tribulation, the seventeenth will not descend for a while."

"Alright, then I'll take you out." Lu Ya flapped his short wings, hopped onto Zhao Xing's shoulder, and then gently flapped a wing.

The next moment, the man and the duck appeared in the Sea of Mists.

Zhao Xing actively triggered his sixteenth true spirit tribulation. Yellow sand filled the sky, and the ocean flowed overhead, engulfing them.

"Tangible tribulation, Mountain Tribulation."

Zhao Xing smiled upon seeing it.

Yellow sand and ocean condensed into great mountains, compressing inward.

These bodies squeezed inward, continuously thickening and enlarging.

Zhao Xing was intimately familiar with these characteristics.

It was precisely the Tribulation of the Stacked World Mountains.

"Using Stacked World Mountains to suppress me? For this sixteenth tribulation, I don't even need to use the Mountain Spirits."

If it were another type of tribulation, Zhao Xing's main body would be confident, but he would also have to consider whether his split souls could pass through.

The Six-Winged Mountain Spirits mainly helped the split soul bodies overcome tribulations.

But since some of the tribulations now formed were suppressions by Stacked World Mountains, Zhao Xing had no such worries at all.

"Come on, all of you!"

Zhao Xing simply released all his split souls, triggering the sixteenth true spirit tribulation together.

Two hundred Stacked World Mountains, nested one within another, trapped Zhao Xing and his split souls inside.

The terrifying negative pressure and immense earth veins brought by 200 Stacked World Mountains, if they descended upon any galaxy, would be a terrifying "Earth Transformation Disaster."

Even the border forts built by the empire, the Great Wall of Desperation, would struggle to withstand it and would be crushed.

"Five Extremes Spirit Orb Earth Palace!"

Two hundred and one Zhao Xings simultaneously performed the Five Extremes Spirit Orb Earth Palace method.

Brilliant spirit orbs lit up like stars, and over a thousand Five Extremes Spirit Orb Earth Palaces surged skyward.

"Boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom!"

The spirit orbs continuously bombarded the Stacked World Mountains.

For sixteen days, the towering, layered Stacked World Mountains were all broken through by Zhao Xing and all his split souls.

Whoosh~

When Zhao Xing emerged from within the mountains, the 200 Stacked World Mountains abruptly transformed into yellow sand, gravel, and ocean, as if nothing had ever happened.

"Buzz~"

Zhao Xing felt his true spirit grow stronger, and the universe's essence further gathered towards him.

Looking at his panel again, he now possessed a sixteenth-tier true spirit and a sixteenth-tier Qiankun Primordial Chaos Sacred Body.

"My Dharma Power, true spirit, and sacred body have all increased significantly, with the true spirit showing the largest increase," Zhao Xing thought to himself.

Starting from the fifteenth tier, each additional tier represented a massive gap in strength. This gap could usually only be bridged with divine techniques and divine artifacts.

Assuming there were no such additional techniques or artifacts to bridge the gap, no matter how many fifteenth-tier demigods there were, they couldn't defeat a sixteenth-tier demigod.

"However, my lifespan and luck didn't grow much, remaining at nearly 10 epochs of remaining lifespan and thirty-first tier luck."

The biggest reward for passing a true spirit tribulation was in terms of combat power. The increase in luck and lifespan was negligible, because the cosmic natural laws limited lifespan and luck.

In the post-universe, entering the quietus period, tribulations arose precisely to eradicate powerful life forms.

"It is said that when the universe truly reaches the moment of quietus, all life, whether God Kings or God Emperors, cannot escape death."

There was a precedent for this. Bowei had said that historically, a God King was born within a source world.

After that source world died, the God King born within it also perished, ceasing to exist in all space-time.

It was precisely this example that led to the "Cosmic Quietus Theory," supporting the Egoist Sect's theory of the four cosmic stages.

It also marked the beginning of the split between the two divine-level factions. To survive, they had to prevent the universe from reaching the moment of Great Quietus.

"Kid, you certainly cause a lot of commotion. My divine concealment state dropped another tier." After the tribulation, Lu Ya flew back to Zhao Xing's shoulder.

Zhao Xing still couldn't clearly perceive when it flew over.

"I've made the Palace Master laugh."

"Quack quack, I'm praising you!" Palace Master Lu Ya squawked, "So, do you want to go in now, or rest a bit?"

"First, I'll consolidate my gains."

Zhao Xing said, "Thank you for waiting, senior."

"No trouble. Just make sure you manage your time. After that aurora was triggered, it's been continuously consuming its power. It will extinguish in at most another four hundred years."

The aurora reflecting the Nine Swamps God Realm had been weakening in power since Zhao Xing and the God Generals entered.

It could only last another four hundred years; this was truly a fleeting opportunity.

While Zhao Xing comprehended for a century in the aurora space-time, He Chengzi burned incense, prayed, and chanted scriptures at the altar for a hundred years.

Over a hundred years, He Chengzi and his junior sister had accumulated a vast amount of true spirit incense offerings, ready for Zhao Xing to absorb as soon as he cast his gaze upon them.

"Junior sister, don't you think this Zhao Xing has incredible patience?" He Chengzi sat on a chair, massaging his leg. "We've offered so much true spirit incense over this past century, and he hasn't even glanced at it."

A century of high-level sacrifices had generated incense offerings comparable to a Reincarnation Realm family like Li Chang's offerings over a million years.

If it were him, He Chengzi, he probably would have devoured this grand incense feast long ago—it was a great tonic!

"Senior brother, Zhao Xing is revered as the Chief of Mount Qiu in the Primordial Era. His schedule is packed; he might just be too busy," Fairy Xuehui said, picking up a book and opening it.

"True." He Chengzi asked, "Junior sister, what are you reading?"

"*Cold Food Scripture*," Fairy Xuehui replied without looking up. "The second Cold Food Dharma Assembly has convened. This time, it's not as secretive as the first, but open to all."

"The *Cold Food Scripture* records many dietary supplement methods, the three main ones being Sun and Moon Nourishment, Material Food Method, and Human Food Method."

"What's so interesting about that?" He Chengzi had no interest in food other than incense offerings.

Fairy Xuehui, however, looked up and smiled, "Senior brother, don't underestimate these three dietary supplement methods. They can cause conflict between the demon race and the human race and will also lead to a significant decrease in the Sun and Moon dual stars."

"Just wait and see, senior brother. If the second Cold Food Dharma Assembly convinces a demon god to believe in the Lord of Cold Food, then the alliance between the human and demon races might develop cracks."

"Wait and see? I don't want to wait at all." He Chengzi grumbled, "I just want to quickly complete the task of influencing Zhao Xing and return to our own era. The environment in the Desolate Domain Era is truly terrible."

Fairy Xuehui looked up and saw her senior brother, He Chengzi, also take out a Daoist scripture to read.

"Senior brother, what are you reading now?"

"*Treatise on the Three Epochal Divides* and *Eight Methods of the Stacked World Mountains*."

"Aren't these Zhao Xing's works?" Fairy Xuehui was startled. "Senior brother, why are you reading these?"

He Chengzi had always disliked Zhao Xing. Both were demigods, yet He Chengzi had to make offerings to Zhao Xing, a junior, which he considered dishonorable.

"I just want to generate more incense offerings and complete the task sooner," He Chengzi said indifferently. "Understanding more about Agriculturist Zhao's theories is beneficial for the mission."

Fairy Xuehui looked at her senior brother's serious expression and murmured to herself, "Agriculturist Zhao? He never used to call him that. Now, 'Agriculturist Zhao' pops out now and then. Senior brother, you haven't gotten caught up, have you..."

Land of Fengchan: 11.

Zhao Xing glanced at his panel, and then a scene of He Chengzi devoutly reciting scriptures appeared in his mind.

"He Chengzi has started studying my theories. When I absorb the true spirit incense, the sounds I hear gradually include more content about my theories."

"They've even started reading and debating scriptures now. Do the evil god factions have to be this serious?"

Sealing these thoughts, Zhao Xing put the matter aside.

Regardless, he could simply lie back while his followers did the work, greatly advancing his progress in the Land of Fengchan, which was a definite benefit.

"Senior Lu Ya, we can go in now."

The little yellow duck sleeping with closed eyes on his shoulder flapped its wings with sleepy defiance, and then Zhao Xing felt his vision blur before he was back inside the aurora space.

In the 223rd year of cultivation in the aurora space, Zhao Xing successfully broke through to the eighth layer of the *Nine Swamps God* Marquis Transformation method.

Over the next 54 years, Zhao Xing pushed the eighth layer of the Marquis Transformation method to perfection.

At this time, *Golden Cicada Body Form: Twofold Body* also reached perfection.

Zhao Xing's eyes developed double pupils, his breathing seemed to parallel two separate paths, and occasionally, he even produced two distinct heartbeats.

"The ninth layer is the final one, the last step in transforming into the Nine Swamps God through the Marquis Transformation."

"The aurora space has just over a hundred years remaining. I wonder if I can cross this threshold," Zhao Xing mused.

As the eighth layer reached perfection, the impact of the divine manifestation grew increasingly powerful.

Zhao Xing's instances of severing his twofold body also became more frequent.

Previously, he could gain insights from routine comprehension, but now, he could only comprehend anything when he severed his twofold body.

Now, he was just a little proficiency away from crossing into the ninth layer, and his state after the Marquis Transformation would reach the divine level.

"Bang bang bang bang bang bang!!!"

Time flowed, and within the aurora space, the sounds of his physical body bursting apart continuously echoed.

Each explosion produced some scales and fur.

Initially, these scales and fur would quickly lose power and turn to ash after shattering.

But gradually, even when the twofold body was severed, some material could be preserved, and features of the Nine Swamps God slowly began to appear.

In the 478th year of entering the aurora space, Palace Master Lu Ya no longer slept but watched Zhao Xing's surroundings with great interest.

At this point, the area around Zhao Xing was no longer empty. The surrounding starry sky was filled with large amounts of flesh and blood, scales, claw fragments, crimson mane, and some skin keratin.

It was dense, almost occupying half of a small galaxy.

"Every time he shed his physical body before, because the divine manifestation involved the divine essence, it was impossible for it to exist in this space."

"Now, not only can it exist, but there's actually so much of it?"

"Yan Ao, do you think he's truly succeeded, or will he turn into a monster?" Palace Master Lu Ya stood on Yan Ao's head, pecking at Yan Ao's forehead.

Yan Ao also awoke from his meditation, glanced at Zhao Xing's surroundings, and his eyes showed some surprise.

He looked at Bowei, who had already been summoned out.

The latter immediately replied:

"Regardless of whether Zhao Xing can remain conscious, he is certainly entering the divine realm after this Marquis Transformation."

"According to my calculations, he has about thirty more attempts before his Marquis Transformation method reaches the divine level."

Yan Ao and Lu Ya instantly held their breath, intently staring at Zhao Xing's transformation.

Countdown thirty Marquis Transformations: failure, sever twofold body.Countdown twenty-nine: sever twofold body.Countdown twenty-eight—

The aurora space grew dimmer and dimmer, and Zhao Xing's body-severing cultivation became more rapid.

Soon, it was Bowei's estimated thirtieth Marquis Transformation.

"Boom!"

A colossal divine power radiance shone, sweeping away all the remnants. Simultaneously, the aurora rapidly contracted, and the entire space-time collapsed.

The three God Generals appeared together in the space of the Sea of Mists.

Before them stood a figure emitting an astonishing divine aura, its aura burning with an imposing presence. The sand rivers no longer flowed, the oceans no longer churned; the entire Sea of Mists seemed to be frozen in place.

"It's this taste, a familiar taste! The best meal I ever had tasted just like this!

"Quack quack, it's definitely a divine being!" Palace Master Lu Ya squawked, hopping around on Yan Ao's head.

"Yan Ao, Bowei, tell me quickly, is Zhao Xing's will still present? If not, I won't be able to resist eating it!"

Before Bowei and Yan Ao could speak, a familiar voice emerged from the light and shadow.

"Hold on, Palace Master, it's me."