Chu Xinghe was utterly bewildered at the moment...
The terrifying spiritual power within the pillar of light was madly surging into his body, and in an instant, his entire being underwent a complete transformation. Chu Xinghe could feel that all his abilities had reached the state of Great Perfection at this level.
Yet, the influx of spiritual power did not cease after his transformation; it continued its attempt to penetrate his spiritual sea to elevate his cultivation level.
But just as the spiritual power reached the edge of his spiritual sea, the Compass of Misfortune, which had always resided there, spun slightly.
In an instant, his spiritual sea was sealed off by the Compass of Misfortune.
All the spiritual power was blocked outside his spiritual sea by the Compass of Misfortune, unable to enter even a fraction.
However, the spiritual power was relentless... It was like an army charging forward, undeterred by any obstacles. If it couldn't enter, it would force its way through.
At this moment, Chu Xinghe realized the terrifying nature of the Compass of Misfortune.
The world-destroying spiritual power was unable to breach the defense of the Compass of Misfortune.
The Compass of Misfortune seemed to be asserting its sovereignty, allowing no force to penetrate Chu Xinghe's spiritual sea.Chu Xinghe understood that the Compass of Misfortune was not harming him but protecting his spiritual sea.
Think about it... What was the concept of the spiritual power within the pillar of light?
If all this spiritual power were to rush into his spiritual sea at once, Chu Xinghe wasn't naive enough to believe that he could immediately break through to a higher realm after absorbing it.
If the spiritual sea were a bottle, a normal breakthrough would gradually expand the bottle, increasing its capacity, and eventually making it larger, thus elevating one's cultivation level.
But if you had only a palm-sized bottle and suddenly poured in a massive amount of water, what would happen?
Undoubtedly, the bottle would shatter, and if the spiritual sea shattered, Chu Xinghe wouldn't just fail to transform; even borrowing a body to return to life would be useless.
So, although today's massive influx of spiritual power helped him transform, if the remaining power were to rush into his spiritual sea all at once, he would be doomed.
The Compass of Misfortune finally acted in his favor, blocking all the overwhelming spiritual power outside.
But while the Compass of Misfortune protected his spiritual sea, the rampant spiritual power began to rampage through Chu Xinghe's body.
Damn, if it weren't for the transformation just now, he would have exploded a hundred times over by now.
Even with the transformation, it was useless. Chu Xinghe felt like his body was a balloon, swelling larger with each surge of spiritual power. If left unchecked, he would eventually burst.
Just as Chu Xinghe lamented that he might become the first person to transform only to be blown up, the Compass of Misfortune suddenly spun again. Accompanied by its rotation, an invisible light flew from Chu Xinghe's body, instantly reaching the distant crowd of the Grand Sky Sect.
The divine light selected Gu Mingchao from the crowd, giving him no chance to react as the Compass of Misfortune spun again.
With the Compass's rotation, the pillar of light seemed to be influenced, moving away from Chu Xinghe and toward Gu Mingchao, who had been chosen by the divine light.
Moments later, the divine light shifted direction, leaving Chu Xinghe and settling over Gu Mingchao.
"Boom!"
Gu Mingchao hadn't even figured out what was happening before he was engulfed by the vast ocean-like spiritual power, which poured into his body with full force.
No wonder he was once the number one in the world. As the massive spiritual power surged into Gu Mingchao, his powerful spiritual sea began to absorb the golden pillar's energy madly.
But the power was too terrifying. Even someone as strong as Gu Mingchao was overwhelmed.
Yet, the former number one was no ordinary person. Suspended in mid-air within the pillar of light, countless streams of spiritual power converged toward Gu Mingchao's spiritual sea.
The spiritual power began to transform Gu Mingchao's spiritual sea, which had been dormant for who knows how many years, now expanding under the infusion.
"Sect Master..." The elders of the Grand Sky Sect turned pale.
"Do not disturb the Sect Master. This is the opportunity Xinghe has secured for him to break through to Martial God!" The Great Sage's loud voice stopped all the elders who wanted to rush forward.
Hearing the Great Sage's words, everyone was moved.
A chance to break through to Martial God?
Martial God? This realm hadn't appeared on the Blazing Sun Continent for a thousand years.
Since the Battle of Exorcism, the world's spiritual energy had shattered, and the Martial Emperor seemed to have become the highest realm of this era, with the Martial God realm becoming a legend.
Some even said that after the Battle of Exorcism, no new Martial God could ever be born.
But today, Xinghe had brought forth the holy soul to reappear in the world, and all the major sects had received inheritances. The people of the Grand Sky Sect thought they would be the only losers today.
No one expected that after the holy soul completed its inheritance, it would gather into that terrifying golden pillar, transforming Xinghe.
But after the transformation, the power hadn't completely dissipated. Xinghe didn't choose to absorb all the spiritual power himself but instead gave the opportunity to Sect Master Gu Mingchao.
Truly, Xinghe!
This child understands gratitude. Although the power is strong, if Xinghe absorbed it all, he would at most reach the Martial Emperor realm. But does our Grand Sky Sect lack a Martial Emperor?
Instead, Xinghe chose to give the power to Sect Master Gu Mingchao. Everyone knows that Gu Mingchao was once the closest to the Half-Step Martial God, and now with so much power infused, isn't it equivalent to giving Sect Master Gu Mingchao a chance to break through to Martial God?
All eyes turned to Chu Xinghe, who looked speechless...
Well... Great Sage, you've overthought it... This time, it wasn't me who acted... It was entirely the Compass of Misfortune controlling everything.
But the reason no longer mattered.
Countless streams of spiritual power surged into Gu Mingchao's body, causing him to tremble violently. The vast ocean-like spiritual power was too much for even Gu Mingchao's spiritual sea to bear.
Cracks began to appear in Gu Mingchao's spiritual sea. Despite his desperate attempts to repair them, the sheer amount of spiritual power was overwhelming, and he couldn't keep up.
Finally, Gu Mingchao's spiritual sea reached its limit, starting to shatter piece by piece, and he coughed up mouthfuls of blood.
Seeing this, the elders of the Grand Sky Sect turned ashen.
But at this moment, no one could help Gu Mingchao. If he couldn't withstand this trial, today would be the day of his demise.
The scene descended into chaos; no one expected things to escalate to this point.
If Gu Mingchao were to die here today, the Grand Sky Sect would undoubtedly be finished.
"Compass of Misfortune, damn it, you're cheating, you know that? Did I ask you to save me? You took action on your own, you're cheating! If something happens to the Sect Master, do you believe I'll end my life right here and take you down with me?"
Chu Xinghe's eyes were red with frustration.
Though he had always dreamed of the sect suffering a loss to elevate himself, he never intended to harm the Sect Master.
With so much spiritual power pouring in today, it should have been his burden to bear, ending his sinful life by exploding from the overload.
But the Compass of Misfortune was unreasonable, taking action on its own and choosing the Sect Master as the recipient. If the Sect Master died today, Chu Xinghe couldn't accept that outcome.
As if responding to Chu Xinghe's words, just as Gu Mingchao was continuously coughing up blood and seemed on the brink of death, a divine light, visible only to Chu Xinghe, flew out from the Compass of Misfortune.
The divine light instantly reached Gu Mingchao, and as it merged with his body, a terrifying pressure emanated from Gu Mingchao that no one could withstand.
This pressure even suppressed the continuous influx of spiritual power. As the divine light entered Gu Mingchao's body, his once-dying form suddenly radiated with brilliance.
In the next second, Gu Mingchao's eyes snapped open, and as he did, all the surrounding spiritual power seemed to rush toward him in an orderly manner.
Massive amounts of spiritual power poured into Gu Mingchao's body, and beams of light began to emanate from him.
One beam... two beams... three beams...
A total of nine beams of divine light emerged from Gu Mingchao, converging behind him into a nine-colored apparition!
"Nine-colored apparition! Quasi-God realm!" The Great Sage exclaimed, unable to contain his shock at the sight of the nine-colored divine light behind Gu Mingchao.
At this moment, not only the Great Sage but everyone was stunned by the nine-colored divine light behind Gu Mingchao.
The nine-colored divine light transformed into a nine-colored apparition. Although this era no longer had Martial Gods, records of Martial Gods still existed.
A Martial God gathers nine-colored divine light, transforming it into a nine-colored apparition, representing the power of a Martial God!
"Boom!" As the nine-colored apparition formed, all of Gu Mingchao's injuries healed instantly.
Gu Mingchao hovered in mid-air, and all the surrounding spiritual power was absorbed by his nine-colored apparition, causing the golden light between heaven and earth to dissipate.
But as the golden light faded, countless dark clouds began to gather from all directions toward the Grand Sky Sect.
With the emergence of a Martial God, the heavens unleashed a thunder tribulation!
The thunderclouds in the sky were incomparable to those that appeared when a divine pill was born. Within the thunderclouds, countless purple-gold lightning bolts coalesced into a spiraling purple thunder dragon.
The thunder dragon roared, and thousands of lightning bolts crashed down.
Thousands of lightning bolts instantly enveloped the entire Grand Sky Sect, each bolt a hundred times more powerful than those from the birth of a divine pill.
At this moment, Gu Mingchao looked up at the lightning in the sky. The nine-colored apparition behind him soared into the air, expanding rapidly until it became a presence that enveloped the heavens and earth.
The apparition's brilliance shone, and the countless lightning bolts were instantly reduced to ashes!