Top Grade Immortal Emperor in the Flower City

Outside the black pool, Alice waited anxiously, her eyes fixed intently on the churning black water.

In the not-so-large black pool, the full black liquid suddenly began to bubble as if boiling, gurgling and gurgling, then bursting, with wisps of green smoke rising.

The rising green smoke caused a shiver of terror in Alice, and her expression grew tense.

"What on earth is this black water! How can it be so terrifying, Ye Ling, you must hold on!"

"Divine Spirit above, if there must be punishment, then punish me instead!"

Alice brought her hands together in prayer, earnestly beseeching, her heartbeat racing, her concentration intense.

Meanwhile, in the black pool, Ye Ling was undergoing the most excruciating pressure, with the surrounding water showing signs of viscosity, getting heavier and heavier.

"What in the world is this stuff, those eight old immortals are definitely not ordinary Immortals! Who are they!"

"Damn it, it's crushing me to death, why the hell did I play the hero for no reason."

But just then, a slight loosening occurred in the spiritual power sealed within his body, filling Ye Ling with unparalleled excitement, like seeing a glimmer of hope on a certain death path.

"This... this is Hell God Mud!"

"Damn! Who the hell are these eight old bastards to have so much Hell God Mud, haha!"

Ye Ling, who had been an Immortal Emperor, was worldly and had seen many miracles of heaven and earth, including the Hell God Mud that he had been searching for before his fall.

Hell God Mud, originating from the Nine Nether Yellow Springs, is a treasure hidden within the Nine Nether Yellow Springs, a rare divine substance in heaven and earth.

To ordinary people or Immortals, this treasure is a disaster, as it has a high density and contains powerful deathly energy from hell. Anyone who gets tainted by it may suffer the binding of death energy.

However, this treasure is also beloved by those Immortals who practice body refining. The highly dense Hell God Mud naturally carries great strength. It compresses like what happened just now, but the power it contains also constantly forges the body, strengthening it and discarding the dross.

Hell God Mud is very expensive and rare, almost priceless; even the Lord of Hell doesn't have much of it. But today, Ye Ling saw a whole pool of it.

"Haha! I've struck it rich! This time, my Nine Nether Emperor Technique is going to soar!"

Ye Ling was overwhelmed with excitement. For him, the Hell God Mud was the best treasure, as it was the ultimate cultivation asset for his Nine Nether Emperor Technique.

Hum, the spiritual power that had found a slight opening within Ye Ling's body was released like a flood through a breached dam, uncontrollable and growing stronger, until the binding was completely gone!

"Haha! I'm back!"

Ye Ling was overjoyed as he realized that the several old bastards who had placed a pool of Hell God Mud hadn't ever imagined that it would trigger the Nine Nether Emperor Technique within his body, thus completely releasing his bindings.

In that moment, Ye Ling was like a wolf among sheep, a fish entering the ocean, completely unrestrained. The power of Nine Nether within his body erupted thunderously, as he unleashed the Nine Nether Emperor Technique to its full potential.

The Nine Nether Emperor Technique voraciously devoured the surrounding intimidating Hell God Mud. What was undoubtedly deadly poison to others was an irreplaceable treasure to Ye Ling.

Boom boom boom!

Ye Ling's body surged with spiritual power, rapidly escalating. The Nine Nether Emperor Technique instantly broke through to the third fold, with a terrifying aura swirling around him.

Deathly energy rolled in waves, killing intent filled the air, nothing dared to be tainted—this was the Nine Nether Emperor Technique.

Boom!

Suddenly, around the Golden Core within Ye Ling's body, a bright light slowly began to condense, growing brighter and more brilliant, a dazzling splendor.

"How is this possible! A second Golden Core!" Ye Ling's eyes widened in disbelief.

He had been an Immortal Emperor for so many years and had never heard of the possibility of a second Golden Core. A Golden Core represented the essence of an Immortal; one person could only possess one essence and there would never be a second.

The most against the heavens one could go was to refine a Law body, like Three Purities, able to split into three, but that was after achieving the Way—now, Ye Ling was actually about to condense a second Golden Core.

It was simply unimaginable—after combing through countless ages of Immortal Realm history, absolutely no precedent existed, absolutely none.

Suddenly, Ye Ling's expression grew stern as he seemed to sense the peculiarity of his Golden Core.

He had perished as the Nine Tribulation Immortal Emperor. The Nine Tribulations were the most terrifying tribulations for Immortal Emperors in the Immortal Realm, with each tribulation being a rebirth, a transcendence, like reincarnation anew.

And Ye Ling, the Nine Tribulation Immortal Emperor, in the history of Immortal Realm, was probably the first Nine Tribulation Immortal Emperor to die during Tribulation Transcending since, at such a stature, the average Nine Tribulation Immortal Emperor wouldn't easily undertake tribulations as they already stood at the pinnacle of the Immortal Realm, with no need to risk death for it.

This unusual Golden Core must correspond to his own Nine Tribulations, then; thus, having a second meant that there would be a third, a fourth, up to the ninth!

Thinking of this, even Ye Ling couldn't help but tremble with shock—nine Golden Cores, how incredibly powerful and terrifying would that be?

Once he broke through the Golden Core realm, wouldn't the nine Golden Cores unite into one? What a terrifying spectacle that would be.

Ye Ling didn't know; he only knew that he had now successfully condensed the second Golden Core, and the third Golden Core was also faintly beginning to take shape due to the increasingly rapid absorption by the Nine Nether Emperor Technique.

The Nine Nether Emperor Technique was Ye Ling's cultivation method, his signature technique. It not only provided Ye Ling with an unrivaled speed of cultivation and terrifying Spiritual Power but also allowed him to absorb more Spiritual Power from the world, faster and more dominantly.

The Nine Nether Emperor Technique devoured like a whale swallowing waves, whereas ordinary techniques were like small fish riding waves; by comparison, the Nine Nether Emperor Technique truly showcased its terror.

And Ye Ling's strength was surging like madness, rapidly escalating, and his body was also becoming increasingly strong, with countless quantities of hell mud transforming his physique.

Rumble!

The third Golden Core condensed into being, and the Nine Nether Emperor Technique had also cultivated to the Threefold pinnacle, just a step away from the fourth level.

Too terrifying. This hell mud had spared Ye Ling countless years of cultivation, especially the Nine Nether Emperor Technique—it was a once-in-a-millennium heavenly opportunity.

As strong as Ye Ling had been in his previous life, he had only cultivated to the Sevenfold level before perishing. But now, the Nine Nether Emperor Technique had broken through to the third level, and it seemed it wouldn't stop there.

The hell mud was being devoured ceaselessly, Ye Ling's Spiritual Power within rumbled tumultuously, the three Golden Cores emitting a terrifying force. Sitting amidst the hell mud, Ye Ling was like an unchallenged Divine Emperor, majestic and unassailable.

"Nine Nether Emperor Technique! Break through the fourth level!"

Ye Ling abruptly opened his eyes, his aura becoming even more dominant. The Nine Nether Emperor Technique directly broke through, stepping into the terrifying fourth level.

An unparalleled devouring force, like a black hole, frantically absorbed the dwindling hell mud, the terrifying power contained within gradually converting into pure Spiritual Power to form the fourth Golden Core.