With a subtle flick of his wrist, a burst of five-colored light erupted, and He Yiming’s Natal Divine Weapon, the Five Elements Rings, materialized in his grasp.

As the divine weapon appeared, a flicker of relief crossed He Yiming’s face. Although his attempt to condense a divine body within the range of Gold Divine Power had failed earlier, it had still brought him considerable benefits.

The greatest of these benefits was the return of his Five Elements True Qi.

Just as he intended, he wasn't merely controlling the divine weapon with his will now, but rather manipulating the Five Elements Rings with pure Five Elements True Qi.

The long-absent power of the Five Elements flooded his Dantian once more, evoking a feeling of profound familiarity in He Yiming.

Of course, this iteration of power felt somewhat different from before. Perhaps due to the prolonged exposure within the domain of Gold Divine Power, a trace of potent Gold-elemental Divine Power seemed to be subtly interwoven with the ordinary True Qi.

After a moment’s hesitation, He Yiming swept his hand out, channeling the Five Elements True Qi into the replica Divine Artifact, the Five Elements Rings. Simultaneously, however, he sensed that an extremely faint trace of Gold Divine Power had indeed mixed in.

The look of satisfaction on his face immediately twisted into a wry smile; what use was True Qi that he couldn't command at will?

He settled his spirit and calmed his breath. After a long pause, a sharp glint flashed in his eyes, and the Five Elements True Qi surged forth again. This time, however, it was purely the Five Elements True Qi, untainted by any other force.

A flash of triumph crossed his eyes. He flicked his wrist, and the Five Elements Rings flared brilliantly, manifesting a colossal Wheel of Five Elements above his head.

The Flower of the Great Five Elements Reincarnation. He Yiming’s eyes felt faintly hot; it had been too long since he had felt this power.

With a gentle sweep forward, the massive Flower of Reincarnation lumbered ahead like a colossal millstone.

This was a deliberate action by He Yiming; he wished to gauge whether the might of his Five Elements True Qi had diminished after this period of restraint.

An unbroken series of thunderous roars erupted ahead. Before him, this Flower of Reincarnation had carved a massive, gaping tunnel through the terrain, akin to a monstrous beast’s path.

Whatever stood in its way—be it ancient, thousand-year-old trees or living creatures—was utterly pulverized in that instant.

He Yiming’s eyes brightened. He clearly felt the immense power of the strike. Under the suppression of the combined Light and Darkness powers, his Five Elements True Qi seemed utterly undiminished.

The all-consuming darkness and the light that purified all things had merely suppressed the Five Elements True Qi, rather than dissolving it. This result astonished He Yiming.

Yet, he remained unaware that within his Dantian resided three Divine Weapons and three distinct forms of Divine Power. With these powers acting as buffers, the integrity of the Five Elements True Qi was naturally preserved perfectly.

Especially those three strands of Divine Power, which originated within the Five Elements True Qi itself—there was no way they would remain indifferent to the might of the Light and Darkness synthesis.

Therefore, He Yiming’s current issue was merely one of rusty application; the power itself had not waned in the slightest.

Gazing at the passage, now stretching over ten zhang long, He Yiming contentedly retracted the Five Elements Rings. He quietly probed the state of his internal Dantian.

The power of the Light and Darkness synthesis remained overwhelmingly potent, but compared to before, it had become significantly more subdued. Though it still occupied the greater half of his Dantian, the previous phenomena of enveloping, confining, and repelling other forces were gone.

And the other half of his Chaos Dantian was unquestionably dominated by the Divine Power and the light emanating from the several Divine Weapons.

It was precisely because the restraint of the Light and Darkness synthesis had lessened that He Yiming could now employ True Qi to control the Divine Weapons within him, rather than relying solely on mental command.

Slowly, his focus shifted primarily to the half belonging to the Five Elements True Qi. After all, he had nearly mastered the Light and Darkness synthesis over the past period, but he was immensely curious about the Five Elements True Qi, newly infused with Gold Divine Power.

The Five Elements True Qi followed a cycle of reincarnation where the five different energies complemented, yet also constrained and restrained, one another.

However, following the upheaval of the Light and Darkness synthesis, the Divine Powers of each element had also begun to integrate into the genuine Five Elements system. Although the complete set of Five Elements power was not yet gathered, with five out of five (five elements, one missing the full divine infusion yet), it was barely usable.

Perceiving this development, He Yiming was filled with profound emotion.

Without the immense pressure of the Light and Darkness synthesis, these Divine Powers would never have so easily integrated into his Five Elements body.

A sudden thought struck him, causing his expression to shift slightly.

Taking a deep breath, He Yiming ceased deliberately controlling the True Qi within him, instead casually channeling the Five Elements True Qi into the Five Elements Rings.

Instantly, a colossal surge of power, like a tiger released from its cage, rushed forth, pouring into the Five Elements Rings with an unparalleled, overwhelming momentum.

The characteristic of quintuple power amplification was exploited to its absolute extreme at this moment.

A far thicker, almost mountain-like Flower of Five Elements Reincarnation abruptly manifested above He Yiming’s head.

Feeling the immense pressure bearing down from above, He Yiming’s expression became indescribable.

The sheer weight of the power grew heavier, seemingly threatening to crush him entirely. With a soft sigh, he waved his hand gently, and this massive Flower of Reincarnation shot off toward a distant valley like a bolt of lightning.

A deafening explosion echoed from the valley, and He Yiming could distinctly feel his own feet tremble a few times.

At this moment, his only solace was that he had traveled quite far since leaving the main peak, well beyond the Tianchi Mountain Range. Otherwise, such earth-shaking disturbances would surely have drawn the attention of countless Tianchi masters.

His figure swayed slightly as he entered the valley. Looking around, even his composure nearly broke as he gasped in sharp surprise.

At one corner of the valley walls, a massive section was simply missing. Seeing the enormous indentation, with faint wisps of smoke rising from it, He Yiming finally grasped the incredible might wielded by the Five Elements True Qi, now imbued with the Divine Power of four elements.

This was only the True Qi of four elements, yet its destructive potential was nearly comparable to the combined power of Light and Darkness. If he could fully assimilate the Divine Power of all five elements, He Yiming firmly believed that the Eastern Flower of the Great Five Elements Reincarnation would undoubtedly surpass the Western Light and Darkness synthesis.

In truth, these two powers represented the pinnacle forces of the East and West, energies capable of forming their own worlds, and no one could confidently claim dominance over the other.

However, He Yiming had successfully refined the replica Divine Artifact, the Five Elements Rings, into his Natal Divine Weapon. Under these circumstances, he naturally felt the Five Elements True Qi was superior to the power of the Light and Darkness synthesis.

If he were to also refine the Staff of Light and the Chain of Darkness, the might released when wielding those two replica Divine Artifacts would surely ascend to another level.

Yet, He Yiming still preferred his original three Divine Weapons; he simply felt unaccustomed to the divine armaments of the Western world.

Frowning slightly, He Yiming finally understood certain matters after several attempts.

The Divine Power of the four elements had now completely merged into He Yiming’s True Qi, much like the Light and Darkness synthesis.

He recalled that in the past, the three great Divine Powers acted independently. Although they eventually merged during the push toward the Ninth Heaven, replacing the function of the Divine Weapon Light, they retained the arrogance of Divine Power, merely serving as substitutes for the Divine Weapon Light without ever truly mixing with the intrinsic Five Elements power.

But now, within He Yiming’s Five Elements body, their traces could be clearly found, and the two were utterly integrated.

This situation was similar to the Light and Darkness synthesis; both had thoroughly fused with his body and True Qi. Whenever He Yiming took action, unless specifically controlled, some form of Divine Power would inevitably be involved.

Once he grasped this fact, He Yiming felt a mixture of surprise and elation.

To possess a touch of Divine Power in every gesture was an astonishing feat, and the Divine Power stored within him was far richer than that of any ordinary Peak Human Dao expert.

Now, he was absolutely confident: if he were to clash again with any expert at the peak of the Ninth Heaven in the Human Dao, the only outcome would be him using Divine Power to force his opponent into a mutual draining contest. Once the Divine Power accumulated within the opponent was exhausted, the result would be…

A strange restlessness began to stir inexplicably within He Yiming’s heart.

The old assassin, Gimo Vanshu, was up on the mountain; perhaps he should go and spar with him? This profoundly tempting thought flashed through his mind, yet he was certain that unless the old assassin’s brains had been kicked in by a donkey, he would absolutely refuse his proposal.

On the other hand, while the power released with every casual movement had indeed increased dramatically, this step forward felt too immense.

Until he could gain complete mastery over this newfound strength, he had to proceed with extreme caution; if he inadvertently allowed the True Qi to leak…

The thought of the power inherent in Divine Energy made He Yiming’s head ache.

Glancing once more at the massive crater before him, the joy in He Yiming’s eyes gradually gave way to hesitation.

After a long silence, a towering sense of ambition suddenly surged within his heart.

Regarding whether to venture to the Thousand-Year Ice Island, He Yiming had been indecisive initially, but at this moment, he instantly made up his mind.

He had reached the true pinnacle of the Human Dao realm, having even nearly taken the final step just now.

If he failed to seize this opportunity now, he would have no chance of ascending to the Divine Dao for the next thousand years.

For him now, this prospect was more agonizing than death itself.

In his eyes, a fierce fighting spirit began to swell. He gritted his teeth fiercely, having made his final decision!