Stealing the Heavens.

Chapter 203 The Temple on the Sacred Mountain
"My clone is already at the true seventh rank, how can it merge with my main body?" Zi Dong asked worriedly.

"You're so stupid! You and your clone already share the same space, so you can naturally merge!" Donglai Ziqi scolded.

"The purple aura from the east, you actually know how to share!" Zi Dong joked, trying to cover up his embarrassment.

Donglai Ziqi ignored him and Zi Dong dared not offend him again, so he quickly tested the space sharing.

Although his cultivation level was only one major realm lower than his clone's, there were already seven layers of star charts within the space.

Zi Dong was only at the sixth rank and had no way of controlling the space with the seven-layered star map.

"Then we'll have to cut off one layer of the star map," Zi Dong said helplessly.

Although he lost one layer of the star map and his clone fell to the sixth rank, he was still able to control space with his clone at the same time.

Moreover, his main body also possessed the defensive power of a seventh-grade supreme being, because the seven minor cycles of his clone were integrated into his acupoints.

"Let's go, let's deal with the Lion King!" Zi Dong stood up confidently and called to the two women as they strode off.

After the clone and the main body completely merged, Zi Dong found it much easier to fight against the Void Flame.

As they drew closer to the Lion King, Zi Dong only needed to consume his Righteous Qi and Luck to deal with the Flame of Nothingness.

The Lion King finally lost his patience and led his men to attack, because the Void Flame could not stop Zi Dong and his two companions.

"Get out of my territory!" The Lion King transformed into a burly man and roared at Zi Dong and the other two.

"Little lion, kneel down and sing 'Conquer,' and I, the city lord, will spare your life!" Zi Dong said with a disdainful look.

"What conquer?!" The Lion King stared at Zi Dong, his head full of stars, and asked.

"Tell him what conquest means!" Zi Dong arrogantly ordered the two women.

"Master, what does 'conquer' mean?" the Fox King asked, his head full of black lines.

"Little lion, hand over the inner core!" Zi Dong quickly ordered the lion king.

"If you dare to take my inner core, then leave your life behind!"

The lion roared, and its entire body immediately burst into flames as white as candles.

The Void Flame was originally colorless and formless, but the Lion King condensed it within himself, which is why it has color and form.

"You two deal with those guys," Zi Dong instructed the two women, immediately mobilizing his righteous energy.

The surging void flames were suppressed, and the candle flames were on their last legs.

The two women dealt with the Lion King's group of subordinates with relative ease, as their cultivation levels were completely suppressed.

Lion King unleashed a frenzied surge of Void Flame, which Zi Dong desperately suppressed.

His cultivation level is now at the sixth rank, comparable to the Lion King, and his physical body is at the seventh rank.

The righteous energy, infused with the power of space, true qi, and fortune, is enough to contend with the flames of the void.

Moreover, Zi Dong's divine sense completely suppressed the Lion King, which was the most crucial point.

For cultivators, all power needs to be controlled by divine sense; a strong divine sense can suppress everything.

"Ah!" With the Void Flame suppressed, the Lion King was going crazy and roared to the sky.

"Shut up!" Zi Dong shouted angrily, mobilizing more of his righteous energy to suppress the Lion King.

"This guy's gone mad!" The two women rushed back to see what was going on after dealing with the Lion King's men.

"When did Master become so powerful?" the Scorpion King muttered in surprise.

"Master was already powerful!" the Fox King said proudly.

The lion king could no longer roar; all the candles went out, leaving only a thin white film.

"Boy, release me now, or I'll destroy you completely!" the Lion King threatened.

"Little lion, what do you have to make me, the city lord, perish completely?" Zi Dong laughed.

"My ancestor is an elder of the temple. If you dare to kill me, my ancestor will surely annihilate you, body and soul!" the Lion King shouted triumphantly.

"Little lion, your ancestor has arrived, and this city lord will kill him too!" Zi Dong sneered.

Ultimately, the Lion King was unable to resist, and the Void Flame was suppressed into his body by Zi Dong. At this moment, the Lion King had almost lost control of the Void Flame, which was threatening his life.

Moreover, the Void Flame is infused with righteous energy and is further controlled by Zi Dong's divine sense.

"Boy, let go! I surrender!" The Lion King finally couldn't hold on any longer.

"Hand over your inner core, and I'll spare your life!" Zi Dong continued to suppress him.

"Lord of the city, I am willing to be your slave!" The Lion King tried to bargain.

"Hand over the inner core!" Zi Dong continued to suppress the Lion King, giving him no chance whatsoever.

The Lion King had no choice but to hand over his inner core to Zi Dong, otherwise he would die from his own Void Flame.

Zi Dong took the inner core, offered a few words of comfort to the dejected Lion King, and then left with the two women.

Three days later, Zi Dong refined the Lion King's inner core and directly advanced to the seventh-grade Supreme Realm.

The clones merged with him more perfectly, and could be separated and merged at will.

Zi Dong opened his eyes, about to shout excitedly, when a spirit appeared in front of him.

"Purple Qi from the East, is this a ninth-grade avatar?!" Zi Dong asked excitedly in his divine sense.

"Merge," Donglai Ziqi coldly ordered.

Zi Dong quickly reached out and grabbed the shoulders of his ninth-rank clone, and immediately began to merge with it.

He had already fused with a seventh-grade clone, and fusing with a ninth-grade clone was a piece of cake for him.

However, the ninth-rank clone was too powerful, and the fusion process took far too long.

A month later, Zi Dong finally merged his ninth-grade clone and advanced to the eighth-grade realm.

Due to Zi Dong's advancement, the seventh-grade clone also became an eighth-grade clone.

"The purple aura from the east, isn't this advancement speed too fast?" Zi Dong asked, both excited and worried.

"Just stabilize it a bit." Donglai Ziqi didn't take it seriously at all.

Zi Dong quickly sat down cross-legged again to stabilize his cultivation.

Ten days later, the three continued their journey, and after defeating two beast kings, they finally arrived at the center of the Endless Sand Sea.

On the summit of a golden mountain, a magnificent golden palace is hidden among the clouds.

"Wow, this is the temple!" The Fox King's eyes were filled with stars.

"Master, I've heard that this sacred mountain exudes the pressure of a ninth-grade Supreme Realm expert," the Scorpion King warned worriedly.

"Ninth-grade Supreme Realm, nothing special!" Zi Dong said proudly.

Although the two women were still worried, they had no choice but to follow Zi Dong toward the sacred mountain.

At the foot of the mountain, the three of them already felt a powerful pressure.

Zi Dong immediately summoned his ninth-grade clone to help the three resist the powerful pressure.

The three began climbing the mountain, each step subjecting them to increasing pressure.

Halfway there, the ninth-rank clone finally couldn't withstand it any longer.

Zi Dong could only summon an eighth-rank clone to resist with his righteous energy, spatial power, and true energy.

Three days later, the ninth-rank clone fully recovered, and Zi Dong and the other two continued their climb.

This mountain is ten thousand meters high, and the higher you climb, the greater the pressure becomes.

Zi Dong had to let his ninth-rank clone recover after walking a certain distance, as protecting the three of them was too taxing.

It took the three of them two whole months to reach the top of the mountain, where a series of steps shrouded in mist led directly to the temple.

"Master, what should we do?" The Fox King was extremely nervous, as the temple was filled with ninth-grade supreme realm experts.

"Of course we're going to the temple!" Although Zi Dong was also nervous, with the support of the Eastern Purple Qi, he had to go to the temple.

(End of this chapter)