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Thirty million... fifty million...

Eighty million... One hundred million!

Nie Kong's soul continuously merged with and separated from the Power of Faith; the number of cycles he endured reached an astonishing degree. Each cycle was a complete rebirth, a miniature reincarnation.

Through this endless repetition, Nie Kong's soul had undergone a subtle, profound transformation. Each time his soul separated from the Power of Faith, it grew stronger, even if only slightly.

This incremental strengthening, repeated one hundred million times, resulted in terror beyond measure. The colossal soul force, intertwined with the residual spiritual aura clinging to the Power of Faith, made it seem as if Nie Kong possessed one hundred million tiny soul avatars, significantly accelerating his comprehension of the cycle of reincarnation.

One hundred twenty million! One hundred forty million!

... The reincarnation continued as Nie Kong delved deeper along this unique path of the Supreme Sovereign.

The peak of Caimei Peak exploded with even more dazzling, mesmerizing golden light. Under the shroud of this golden radiance, the Spiritual Mansion itself began to change.

"This physical body is indeed stronger than my previous true form; it recovered its strength to the Celestial Spirit Realm so quickly." On the ninth floor of the Medicine Pagoda, Hua Pianxian awoke from her cultivation, her beautiful eyes brimming with joy. Yet, this joy was immediately replaced by astonishment.

"The spiritual energy elements here have nearly doubled in density. Nie Kong, in the process of advancing to Supreme Sovereign, has actually caused such a mutation in this Spiritual Mansion; truly..." "Huh?" The latter half of her sentence was abruptly cut off by an exclamation of surprise.

Hua Pianxian gasped aloud, "Divine Power elements? There are actually some Divine Power elements appearing here?" Her delicate, lovely face was etched with incredulity.

She was certain that the emergence of these Divine Power elements was undeniably Nie Kong's doing. "Generating Divine Power elements—even the Venerable Supreme Xu and Pangu Supreme Sovereign could not achieve this..." After a long silence, Hua Pianxian finally managed to suppress the shock surging in her chest, murmuring, "Once this Nie Kong truly becomes a Supreme Sovereign, who knows how immensely powerful he will become?" ...

In the Hall of the Medicine King Palace, a magnificent sanctuary, Dayyan Spirit Venerable and Taiyan were fused as one, her curvaceous, perfectly formed body seated motionless upon a meditation cushion. "These are Divine Power elements?" Suddenly, her eyes snapped open, and unconcealed astonishment bloomed on her face.

Dayyan Spirit Venerable's voice rang out, "Nie Kong... is about to ascend to Supreme Sovereign!" By now, Dayyan Spirit Venerable knew that Nie Kong was not a true Supreme Sovereign, but rather stood half a step shy of that realm.

Yet, even knowing this, she harbored not the slightest thought of resistance. Although Nie Kong was only a Half-Step Supreme Sovereign, he was still beyond her current capacity to confront.

Even if she reached the Supreme Sovereign realm herself, she would still be incapable of dealing with Nie Kong. Because on this matter, Taiyan would never align her intentions with hers; as long as Taiyan refused to cooperate, Dayyan could never exert the full power of a Supreme Sovereign in Nie Kong's presence.

"Of course he can, he is my elder brother," Taiyan’s voice followed immediately, the astonishment on her face dissipating, replaced by a cheerful smile. "Hmph!" Dayyan Spirit Venerable pursed her lips sullenly.

"Aren't you trying to help him? Then stop thinking about him and hurry up and continue refining!

If we still can't coordinate perfectly after he becomes a Supreme Sovereign, how will you help him? His enemies won't be merely Ninth-Grade Spirit Gods, but Supreme Sovereigns!" "You're right." Taiyan nodded repeatedly, then added with delight, "Dayyan, have you noticed?

My little baby seems to have grown a bit bigger again." "You... stop mentioning your little baby to me!" "Oh, then let's resume our cultivation." "..." ...

The peak of Caimei Peak glowed brilliantly with golden light. As the cycles of reincarnation increased, Nie Kong's soul grew ever stronger, until finally, he sensed that the limit of his soul was approaching.

One hundred eighty million! Two hundred million!

"Boom!" The instant he detached from the Power of Faith, Nie Kong's soul violently exploded, and the two hundred million strands of soul power instantly fused with the two hundred million portions of the Power of Faith. "Now!" With a mere thought, Nie Kong summoned forth a colossal white sun that slowly ascended from the golden light engulfing the heavens.

"Whoosh!" Beams of snow-white light cascaded down, igniting the fierce "Great Sun Chaos True Fire," which instantly enveloped the statue atop Caimei Peak, severing the scattering golden radiance. At virtually the same moment, Nie Kong’s physical body melted away, transforming into a vast expanse of shimmering, pale white chaos.

A warm, pervasive feeling, like spring rain nourishing the earth. The two hundred million portions of the Power of Faith, now infused with soul power, melted instantly and seeped into the mass of chaos, absorbed by it.

Not only that, but nearly one hundred million portions of the Power of Faith within the statue that had not yet been imbued with soul power were also refined and merged into that chaotic mass. When all the Power of Faith within the statue vanished, Nie Kong drove the "Chaos Divine Art" to its absolute peak.

"Buzz!" The mass of chaos trembled slightly, the oscillations growing increasingly intense, and fine wisps of dissolved spiritual aura began to emerge from the chaos. One month, two months, three months...

Half a year passed in the blink of an eye. ...

"Finally broken through to Spirit God!" On the ninth floor of the Medicine Pagoda, Hua Pianxian exhaled deeply, her pretty face alight with wild ecstasy. "Thanks to the Divine Power elements Nie Kong generated, the time it took for me to recover to the Spirit God realm was reduced by several times.

This Nie Kong, though infuriating, has unintentionally done a great service this time." "I wonder how his own cultivation is progressing?" Hua Pianxian muttered, her spiritual sense instinctively probing beyond the Medicine Pagoda, extending towards Caimei Peak. "Boom!" Just then, Caimei Peak seemed to be struck by a violent hurricane, as streaks of snow-white energy radiated wildly outward from the statue at the epicenter.

Accompanying this white storm was an aura of soul power so terrifyingly immense it defied description. Instantly, the spiritual sense Hua Pianxian had extended towards Caimei Peak was pulverized, and a tremor of ineffable dread washed over her heart.

She subconsciously whispered two syllables: "Supreme Sovereign..." "This is the realm of the Supreme Sovereign; it truly is terrifying!" Mu Xueyi took a deep breath, her eyes clearly showing shock, but in the next instant, this shock was replaced by elation. "He stayed on Caimei Peak for an entire year without leaving half a step; Kong'er has finally achieved his wish and stepped into this supreme, peerless realm." "Hoo!" In a flash, this soul storm penetrated the Spiritual Mansion, sweeping across the entire Tianling Continent, and then propagated toward the even more distant Netherworld at a horrifying speed.

Wherever the storm passed, the minds of almost all living beings shuddered, as if a god had descended upon the world. "The little fellow has finally stepped onto that half-step." Deep within the Yin Ruins, the colossal "Ancestral Heaven Astral Tree" shuddered violently, as if suddenly awakened from slumber.

Mu Zu's aged laughter echoed from within the tree. "Only one year, and Brother Nie Kong has already achieved Supreme Sovereign status?" On the God of War Mountain in the Netherworld, deep within the core of the War Clan, Chi Lian, enveloped in fiery red energy, suddenly opened her eyes.

An unconcealed surprise flashed in her pupils, and the faintly visible "Fire Feather Celestial Bamboo" within her body instantly vanished. ...

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