Unrivaled Comprehension: From Mortal to Immortal King

The vast celestial energy surged into Lin Jiufeng's body, shaking every inch of his flesh and every strand of his soul, fueling an all-encompassing transformation.

His cultivation level, physical form, strength, and primordial spirit—everything was undergoing a meteoric rise.

Especially his Divine Demon Body Refining Technique—a path once walked by the ancient divine demons. In the past, he had no choice but to absorb mundane mortal energy. Later, in the Dimensional Battlefield, he could only harness its unique chaotic energy. Though his technique continued to grow, it had never reached its full potential due to the lack of celestial energy.

Now, with ten Celestial Crystals in his possession, the Divine Demon Body Refining Technique began to operate on its own, frantically absorbing energy, pushing his very existence to an entirely new level.

Lin Jiufeng's lifeform had once been merely human, but his journey had already elevated him beyond that. In the mortal realm, breaking into the Eighth Restriction had been a significant evolutionary leap—his flesh had transformed into raw energy.

Later, upon entering the Dimensional Battlefield, he underwent yet another lifeform ascension, further unlocking his body's hidden potential and bringing him closer to the ancient divine demons.

Given his recent transformation, Lin Jiufeng never expected to undergo another ascension so soon. Yet, the ten Celestial Crystals overrode his expectations, directly igniting his body-refining technique into autonomous evolution.

His flesh burned with golden flames. Impurities were incinerated in an instant, leaving only pristine essence—his body becoming translucent, like red crystalline jade, while his blood surged like molten fire.

Meanwhile, his primordial spirit underwent its own metamorphosis.

It condensed into a tiny golden figure, seated within his mental sea, clutching an ethereal celestial palace in its arms. It breathed deeply, drawing in the celestial energy from the shattered crystals.

At the same time, Lin Jiufeng's cultivation level shook violently.

The energy within him raged like an unchained river, overwhelming all resistance. The boundary of the Mid-Thirteenth Restriction shattered instantly.

Boom!

With a resounding explosion, Lin Jiufeng's cultivation surged into the Late Thirteenth Restriction.

But it did not stop.

Like an unstoppable tide, his power continued to swell, obliterating all barriers in its path.

Boom!

Another restriction collapsed—Lin Jiufeng had reached the Thirteenth Restriction Peak.

At this moment, his primordial spirit became boundless. With a single thought, he could generate millions of consciousness fragments, each capable of independent existence. His mastery of Thirteenth Restriction Soul Tendrils had reached its pinnacle.

In battle, if he was ever overpowered, he could instantly scatter into a million fragments, dispersing across the world. As long as even one consciousness thread remained, he could resurrect himself.

Yet, Lin Jiufeng showed no signs of stopping.

Summoning the Dao of Time, he enveloped himself in an accelerated time field, magnifying his cultivation speed tenfold.

His goal was not Thirteenth Restriction Peak.

His true ambition was to break into the Fourteenth Restriction.

Perhaps… even the Fifteenth Restriction.

The energy surging within him became furious gales, forming a howling vortex around his body. His Divine Demon Power skyrocketed.

Ten threads.

Twenty threads.

Thirty threads.

Forty threads!

The power of forty Divine Demon Threads pulsed within him, making Lin Jiufeng feel invincible—strong enough to single-handedly annihilate the younger generation of the Hundred Races.

"Not enough!"

"Still not enough!"

Lin Jiufeng roared in his heart. His hunger for power burned hotter than ever. He yearned to break through the Fourteenth Restriction, to condense his Grand Dao Golden Core, to become stronger.

A deep intuition told him that breaking into the Fourteenth Restriction would trigger an earth-shattering transformation.

Without hesitation, he swallowed all ten Celestial Crystals at once.

Crack! Crack! Crack!

His internal organs twisted like a grinding mill, shattering the crystals within him.

Boom!!!

An explosive surge of celestial energy erupted within his body, as if he had been struck by a god. Blood spewed from his mouth, his flesh trembled violently, and cracks spread across his body—like shattered porcelain, on the verge of collapse.

For any other cultivator, this would mean instant death—their bodies obliterated by the sheer force.

But Lin Jiufeng was different.

His physical form had already transcended his peers. Even an Eighteenth Restriction expert would struggle to match his raw physical resilience.

And so, he endured.

He crushed the Celestial Crystals within him, forcing their energy to flood through his veins.

"I will use this overwhelming energy to directly break into the Fourteenth Restriction!"

Lin Jiufeng roared. His internal energy rampaged like an untamed beast, wreaking havoc within his body, shattering and reforging him anew.

Suddenly—

The divine demon phantom in his dantian opened its eyes.

It had a human head and a serpentine body, its features indistinct, but its gaze burned with terrifying wisdom.

As Lin Jiufeng endured the destruction within him, the divine demon phantom raised its hand—

And pressed down.

Boom!!!

The raging celestial energy was suddenly grasped by an enormous hand and forcibly directed toward Lin Jiufeng's Fourteenth Restriction barrier.

The divine demon hand, carrying the boundless power of ten Celestial Crystals, smashed through the restriction in an instant.

Crack!

The Fourteenth Restriction Initial Stage—broken!

The Fourteenth Restriction Mid Stage—broken!

The Fourteenth Restriction Late Stage—broken!

Finally, the divine demon hand reached the pinnacle of the Fourteenth Restriction.

Crack!

Like shattering glass, the final boundary collapsed.

The divine demon phantom slowly faded, returning to its illusory form, its presence once again mysterious and unfathomable.

Lin Jiufeng witnessed it all, his heart shaken.

"Is this phantom… truly alive?"

It had always existed within his dantian, emerging only when he activated the Divine Demon Body Refining Technique. Previously, Lin Jiufeng had assumed it was merely a natural phenomenon of his cultivation.

But now…

It had helped him break through.

It had a will of its own?

It was conscious?

A flood of questions filled Lin Jiufeng's mind.

But he pushed them aside.

"I will uncover the truth when I am stronger. For now, I must stabilize my new cultivation."

Although he had broken through, there was still one final step.

At the Fourteenth Restriction, one must condense a Grand Dao Golden Core.

This golden core was forged from both energy and Dao comprehension.

The deeper one's Dao enlightenment, the stronger the golden core.

Lin Jiufeng had already planned how to forge his.

Boom!

His inner energy boiled.

Every Dao he had ever comprehended—every step of his journey—was now infused into a swirling, ethereal golden core.

But he wasn't satisfied.

"Not enough. This golden core must be… unique."

And so, he began the next phase—

Carving divine techniques into the Grand Dao Golden Core.