Chapter 670: Success Achieved

The boiling dark-red liquid was scorching beyond measure, no less intense than the surface of a solar star. Of course, Dongbo Xueying was completely unfazed.

Crack, crack, crack—

Sounds emanated from within Dongbo Xueying’s body as his incredibly resilient bones began to shatter bit by bit. With his mind having reached the second level of cultivation—’Will as Sharp as a Blade’—he meticulously controlled the power within the dark-red liquid, guiding it into his body with utmost precision. Every shattered bone was infused with this energy, permeating down to the most microscopic level.

The initial volume of *The True Body of Ten Thousand Demons* primarily focused on blood and bone replacement!

His entire skeletal structure and blood were to be completely renewed, undergoing a fundamental evolution. From there, the bones and blood would naturally nourish his internal organs, muscles, and skin. According to the Demon Ancestor, the core essence of flesh-and-blood lifeforms lay in their bones and blood. Hence, among the three foundational secret arts were the *Bone-Corrosion Secret Art* and *Blood-Fusion Secret Art*. Without such an unfathomable level of control, it would be impossible to cultivate this technique.

Moreover, a sufficiently high level of mental cultivation allowed him to endure the excruciating pain while still manipulating external forces to gradually merge with his bones and blood.

Thus, mastering these three secret arts was indeed crucial. Once achieved, the initial volume’s cultivation would become relatively easier.

“*This is no ordinary pain*,” Dongbo Xueying mused silently. Yet, his current willpower allowed him to remain calm and undisturbed.

His bones underwent a gradual transformation, their surfaces eventually gleaming with a crystalline radiance—not emitted by the bones themselves, but reflected by other light sources. The bone replacement alone took over three thousand years before his entire skeletal structure evolved successfully. The resilience of these bones surpassed even that of many supreme-grade World Deity artifacts, and the tendons attached to them were so flexible that a single strand could be forged into a weapon.

After bone replacement came blood replacement.

This process also consumed over three thousand years. Once completed, every drop of his blood resembled a treasure of the heavens—crimson yet shimmering with faint iridescence.

With bones and blood successfully transformed, the subsequent steps were comparatively easier.

His bones and blood gradually nourished his muscles, skin, and internal organs, facilitating their evolution. This phase was the most effortless and comfortable part of the cultivation.

—

The dark-red liquid in the deep pool gradually receded until only a thin layer remained at the bottom.

Dongbo Xueying, now clothed, sat cross-legged within the pool. His aura surged violently, generating shockwaves that rippled outward, causing the entire underground hall to tremble slightly. Fortunately, this hall was his usual cultivation site, reinforced to an extreme degree. The mere shockwaves could annihilate ordinary Fourth Heaven World Deities—such was the natural aura of a powerful lifeform.

If unrestrained, his every movement would be akin to a natural disaster.

“*Hah*.”

Dongbo Xueying exhaled slowly, the breath emitting a piercing screech as it howled through the underground hall.

This single exhalation lasted the time it took to drink a cup of tea, expelling every last trace of impurity from his body.

“*This feeling is truly marvelous*,” Dongbo Xueying mused, sensing the unfathomable strength and regenerative power within his body. Even his speed had far surpassed his previous limits, giving him the illusion that he could crush a Venerable with a mere flick of his hand. Of course, this was merely an illusion born from his body’s rapid enhancement. After all, Venerables had forged their own Daos and possessed means of survival.

Gripping the rocky walls of the pit with both hands, Dongbo Xueying prepared to rise.

*Crunch—*

The walls crumbled instantly under his grasp.

“*This…*” Dongbo Xueying was stunned. This pit was his cultivation site, its walls reinforced by arrays to ensure stability. Yet, a casual grip had shattered them? Before cultivating the initial volume of *The True Body of Ten Thousand Demons*, he would have needed a full-powered strike to achieve the same.

“*Just how much stronger has my body become?*” Puzzled, he summoned a high-grade World Deity-tier staff.

He couldn’t bear to test his strength with a supreme-grade artifact.

“*Let’s see*.”

Gripping both ends of the staff, he applied force. The unrefined World Deity artifact bent under the pressure, forcing him to stop—any further and it would snap.

“*Breaking it seems effortless*.”

With a forceful twist of his palms, the staff trembled violently before snapping with a sharp *crack*, its broken ends scattering powdered fragments. Dongbo Xueying observed this calmly. “*Has my strength truly reached this level?*”

He now had a rough estimate.

“*The Taihao Force offers me little aid now*,” he realized. As for the *Annihilation Profound Body*? His body had evolved beyond it, leaving only the armor useful.

“*My body should now surpass that of an ordinary Matriarch-Protector from the Mother Goddess Sect. Compared to a top-tier Protector like ‘Venomous Ying,’ I’d estimate my strength at about thirty percent of his.*” With his immense advantage in cultivation realm, even without employing the Slaughter Dao, he could hold his own in direct combat. “*If I combine the Void Dao and Slaughter Dao, I might even suppress Venomous Ying.*”

Of course, Protectors like *Qi Yun* could unleash explosive power in life-or-death struggles. Having witnessed Venomous Ying’s final clash with the Ancient Demon, Dongbo Xueying knew the terror of such might. In an all-out battle, he’d likely be evenly matched.

But he could outlast them.

The Void World allowed him to pursue his foes relentlessly.

“*Now, I can rival the top-tier Venerables*,” Dongbo Xueying clenched his fist, miniature black holes flickering between his fingers. He felt the sheer might of his body—though raw strength alone meant little. Combined with the Void Dao and Slaughter Dao, his power reached new heights.

After all, the same Slaughter Dao, the same weapon—when wielded with greater strength—could unleash attacks of an entirely new magnitude.

—

Yet Dongbo Xueying harbored no arrogance. He was acutely aware of his strengths and weaknesses. The initial volume of *The True Body of Ten Thousand Demons* had granted him a formidable physique, but his cultivation realm paled in comparison to figures like Qing Jun, the Annihilation Emperor, Bai Junwang, and the Water Demon Monarch. With further refinement, he could one day rival them—perhaps even contend with Sovereigns.

But that required time.

His Void Dao cultivation spanned over eight million years, yet remained far from perfection.

“*One step at a time*,” Dongbo Xueying remained patient.

—

At the Black Fog Sea Imperial Manor, he spent time with his wife and practiced his spear arts. Soon, the day of the Ten Thousand Flowers Banquet arrived.

“*Not a single member of our Dongbo Clan has advanced to the final battles at the Divine Court*,” Yu Jingqiu remarked.

“*I could’ve made it, but alas, I’m only a Second Heaven World Deity—ineligible to participate*,” Dongbo Yu chimed in.

“*Those who become World Deities early receive special nurturing. The Ten Thousand Flowers Banquet is the Divine Emperor’s way of offering countless deities another chance—allowing the exceptionally talented to rise*,” Dongbo Qingyao added.

“*Enough. Let’s depart. You two stick close to your mother once we arrive*,” Dongbo Xueying instructed.

“*Yes*,” Dongbo Yu and Dongbo Qingyao replied obediently. They had pleaded to accompany their parents, who had relented.

*Whoosh—*

With a tear through spacetime, Dongbo Xueying and Yu Jingqiu flew side by side through the dimensional passage, their children in tow, heading toward the Bloodblade Divine Court.