Chapter 84: Transcendent Beings

The surprise came so suddenly.

Dongbo Xueying was so excited that his head felt hot, and his blood boiled. He had been trapped within the Black Wind Abyss for a full six years, always yearning to become Transcendent! Yet deep down, Dongbo Xueying had prepared himself for a long wait—perhaps twenty or even fifty years. But in reality… he had broken through and become Transcendent in just six years!

“I’ve become Transcendent! I can finally return! I can finally go home!” Dongbo Xueying’s mind swirled with images of many people.

The bustling world outside—the younger brother Qing Shi, his father and mother, Uncle Zong and Uncle Tong, the servants and soldiers within the castle, the mage Bai Yuanzhi, even Si An from Longshan Pavilion, and Yu Jingqiu, who had once completed missions alongside him…

He had been alone for so long, and his longing for the outside world had grown immense.

“Now that I am Transcendent, I can easily rescue my parents,” Dongbo Xueying thought, his eyes glistening with faint tears of joy. Then, he grinned, inhaled deeply, and calmed himself. “Stay calm, stay calm. Eat one bite at a time. First, I should fully transform my Qi into Transcendent Qi.”

Within his dantian sea of energy,

The round, glowing core on its surface continuously emitted radiant light, forming more mist. This faint, flame-red mist grew increasingly abundant. Generating the first wisp of Transcendent Qi was the hardest part; everything afterward would accelerate.

Soon, the flame-red mist filled the entire dantian sea. Crackling sounds echoed as the round, solid core began to develop fractures. This core had been formed from solidified Champion-level Qi, but as it cracked, all that Champion-level Qi was drawn in… absorbed and transformed by the Transcendent Qi, completely converting into Transcendent Qi.

This process lasted for about the time it took to drink a cup of tea. When it ended, not a trace of Champion-level Qi remained within his dantian sea—only this faint, flame-red mist.

“Hu.” Elemental fire power from the heavens and earth continuously flowed into his body.

Directly absorbing this cosmic power, his Transcendent Qi transformed it into more Transcendent Qi. When his dantian sea felt as if it might burst from the pressure, Dongbo Xueying immediately stopped.

“Now my Qi has become Transcendent,” Dongbo Xueying’s eyes sparkled with anticipation. “Now it’s time for my body to become Transcendent!”

Silently,

Strands of Transcendent Qi began to seep into his muscles, bones, and skin. Even during his mortal days, he had used Qi to improve his body repeatedly, so he was quite familiar with the process. However, the changes brought by Transcendent Qi were far more noticeable and dramatic.

His skin and muscles absorbed the power of Transcendent Qi, quietly transforming—evolving toward the “Transcendent.”

His connective tissues and muscle sheaths also became tougher and more elastic, undergoing internal qualitative changes.

“Gugu~~~” Even the marrow within his bones transformed. The blood generated from the marrow naturally evolved as well. Flowing through his entire body, coursing through his organs and even his brain, even his fragile organs and the most delicate part—his brain—began to change quietly.

The penetration of his Transcendent Qi into his body ensured the safest transformation. Everything unfolded naturally.

In contrast, those who were pseudo-Transcendent relied on external forces to forcibly reshape their bodies, gambling their lives away. Even getting such an opportunity often came at a great cost. For them, it was worth the gamble, as many Champions were already over a hundred years old, nearing the end of their natural lifespans. Whether they gambled or not, they would die of old age soon anyway. It was better to risk it all. If they succeeded, their lifespans would skyrocket!

“My muscles, bones, and skin have all become Transcendent. Now it’s time for my organs and brain,” Dongbo Xueying murmured. After being influenced by the blood, his organs and brain had already undergone some transformation, making them more receptive to Transcendent Qi now.

Under the direct penetration of Transcendent Qi, his organs rapidly absorbed the power and transformed.

Subtle substances produced by the organs flowed into his brain, prompting further transformation.

For over an hour, all his organs fully transformed. Only then did Dongbo Xueying’s Transcendent Qi finally penetrate his brain. By now, his brain had undergone several minor transformations, making it safe to endure the Transcendent Qi.

“Boom~~~”

Dongbo Xueying felt his brain roaring as it transformed, burning hotly, and his ears rang, but he remained calm.

Gradually, the roaring and heat faded, replaced by an unprecedented clarity in his mind. His thinking speed increased dramatically. His eyes, nose, and ears also underwent astonishing changes. His vision improved immensely; now, he could clearly see a tiny earthworm from a hundred miles away.

Incredible! This was the power of the Transcendent!

“What a strange sensation,” Dongbo Xueying looked around. The once seemingly ruined and lonely hall now appeared vibrant with colors, and the world itself seemed incredibly beautiful.

“Transcendent.” Dongbo Xueying extended his hand, summoning a dagger, and stabbed his own arm directly.

Hua!

The dagger sliced through his arm, but it was like cutting through air—his arm remained completely unharmed.

It was as if the two were in separate worlds. The dagger clearly cut through, yet his arm remained unaffected.

“Mortal substances and Transcendent substances are now entirely different,” Dongbo Xueying marveled. “My body has fully become Transcendent. Only Transcendent substances can harm me now.”

This was why mortals were utterly useless against the Transcendent.

They couldn’t even wound a Transcendent being! Even the weakest pseudo-Transcendents—like those ranked in the top fifty of the Longshan List, powerful Champions—needed weapons forged from Transcendent materials or blades coated with a layer of Transcendent material to wound or kill a pseudo-Transcendent. And if a pseudo-Transcendent truly wished to escape, it would be very difficult to kill them.

“My body should be able to change forms!” Dongbo Xueying’s body transformed.

Gugu~~~

Instantly, his body softened, quickly turning into a puddle of liquid. Then, the liquid coalesced into a flowing, liquid sphere.

“Ah, Master!” The golden ape and golden roc, watching from a distance, were shocked to see their master transform into a liquid sphere. “Has Master become Transcendent?”

The liquid sphere continuously changed shape.

Sometimes it became a cube, sometimes a knife, sometimes a long spear.

Then, in an instant, it completely disintegrated into countless particles! These countless particles represented the finest state into which a Transcendent body could decompose.

Huuu.

Finally, he transformed back into his original human form.

“Truly amazing, this Transcendent body,” Dongbo Xueying marveled. However, during life-or-death battles, maintaining a human form was better, as other forms had weaker defenses and combat power.

“Flight through heaven and earth!” Dongbo Xueying’s body instantly transformed into a flame.

A flame, like a meteor.

Huuu.

In an instant, he zoomed around the hall at high speed, then flew even faster, circling repeatedly… like flowing light and lingering shadows, countless flame-like rings appearing in the hall. After a thrilling flight, the flame finally landed, transforming back into Dongbo Xueying.

“Try turning into water again!” Dongbo Xueying’s body instantly transformed into a stream of water. The stream flew at high speed within the hall, even performing S-shaped turns, freely and joyfully flying around before finally stopping.

“What a thrill,” Dongbo Xueying beamed.

Transcendent beings flying through heaven and earth relied slightly on cosmic power.

For those who entered Transcendence merely at the Heaven-Man Unity stage, their Transcendent bodies could disintegrate into countless particles and attach themselves to cosmic power, using their control over cosmic energy to fly at high speeds. Thus, the flight speed of Transcendent beings was incredibly fast.

Flying through air was the easiest. Moving through earth or water created resistance, slowing them down.

But if one reached the Realm of All Things, their body’s particles could attach to cosmic fire or water forces, making them even faster and more powerful!

Different mysteries of the All Things brought different flight effects!

For instance, those who mastered the mystery of earth could attach their power to earth forces, enabling them to move through the ground at incredible speeds!

Attaching to water forces allowed them to fly at high speeds in oceans or rivers. Those who mastered other mysteries would fly much slower.

Even some who mastered spatial mysteries could achieve teleportation! Of course, mastering the mystery of space was extremely, extremely difficult.

After landing from his flight, Dongbo Xueying felt exhilarated. “Flying through heaven and earth is truly thrilling—so free and unrestrained.”

“Hmm, I was mortal before and couldn’t access certain areas of the Black Wind Divine Palace recorded by Elder Lei Zhen. Now I should go and explore them. After that, it’s time to go home,” Dongbo Xueying thought joyfully.

As Dongbo Xueying landed, the golden ape and golden roc approached him together, both saying in unison, “Congratulations, Master, on becoming a Transcendent being!”