Life span plundered, I became a detective and achieved immortality

Su Mo's voice was not loud, but it carried a power that transcended time and space, echoing in the independent world, as if each word had transformed into a law rune, imprinted in the void.

The moment the words fell, the core area of ​​the Wuxiang Forbidden Land seemed to have been switched on. The spacetime rift at its boundary with the inner perimeter suddenly became violent, and the chaotic air surged like boiling magma. The entire core area was dyed dark purple, and all other colors seemed to have been swallowed up. Only the constantly condensing tribulation clouds emitted a heart-palpitating luster.

For an immortal golden immortal to attain the Dao of immortal king, they must overcome the eternal tribulation to truly be reborn and successfully attain the Dao.

"This ordeal is likely to be anything but simple."

Su Mo looked up at the eternal tribulation constantly being conceived in the void, a trace of solemnity flashing in his eyes. Ordinary immortal golden immortals all progress step by step, passing through nine minor eternal tribulations, advancing step by step to the ninth-order quasi-immortal king, before triggering the true eternal tribulation. At that time, the eternal tribulation, weakened nine times, is far less powerful than before, more like a symbolic baptism.

He, however, skipped the nine Lesser Eternal Tribulations and directly challenged the final Eternal Tribulation. The difference in power between them was like heaven and earth.

Not to mention, every major breakthrough in his cultivation of the "Primordial Chaos Undying Scripture" requires not only a massive amount of eternal true spirit, but also the ability to overcome an extremely perilous Primordial Chaos Tribulation. Now, the Eternal Tribulation and the Primordial Chaos Tribulation have merged into one—this is by no means a simple addition of one, but rather an intertwining and collision of two world-destroying forces, the terror of which is absolutely a hundredfold, a thousandfold, or even more.

It should be noted that the Eternal Tribulation is still in the process of brewing, but the oppressive force it exudes is already enough to make even a third-tier Eternal Immortal King breathless. Once it is fully formed, many fourth-tier Eternal Immortal Kings will likely not be able to withstand the bombardment of the first tribulation lightning.

However, Su Mo's furrowed brows quickly relaxed, a sharp glint flashed in his eyes, and a defiant smile appeared on his lips.

The power of this Eternal Tribulation has surged dramatically, but Su is by no means an easy opponent. Although he hasn't truly attained the Immortal King realm, his power is already comparable to a seventh-tier Eternal Immortal King; moreover, he has 1,800 illusory spirit bodies assisting him. In terms of combat strength, he is no weaker than most ninth-tier Eternal Immortal Kings. He refuses to believe that this mutated Eternal Tribulation could be so abnormal as to kill a tenth-tier Eternal Immortal King.

"Fellow Daoists, be on guard!"

Su Mo spoke in a deep voice, which traveled through the array to the surrounding illusory figures.

"Hold your positions firmly!"

Eighteen hundred illusory spirit bodies responded in unison, and the fourth and fifth-grade immortal artifacts that served as the array's core hummed in unison, pushing the defense of the independent world to its limit. Purple lightning danced wildly on the thunder-patterned spear, chaos surged outside the ivory seal, and starlight densely covered the dragon-patterned token... One immortal array after another protected Su Mo in the center like an iron barrel, awaiting the arrival of the tribulation lightning.

Time flowed slowly as the tribulation was gestating, one year, ten years, a hundred years... The dark purple tribulation clouds grew thicker and thicker, like an ancient divine mountain pressing down on the void, each surge causing the laws of the Great Dao to tremble. The spacetime rifts outside the independent world were forced to shrink continuously by the tribulation's power, and the chaotic energy was annihilated inch by inch at the edge of the tribulation clouds. Even the indestructible array of light rippled, as if it were bearing an invisible pressure.

A thousand years is but a fleeting moment for an immortal golden immortal, yet it allowed this tribulation lightning to accumulate to its limit, and the destructive aura permeating the void almost solidified into a tangible form.

Finally, a thousand years later, the dark purple tribulation clouds suddenly stopped churning, and the entire void fell into deathly silence. Even the roar of the spacetime rift seemed to be strangled. Only the extreme darkness at the center of the tribulation clouds foreshadowed the coming of the storm.

"It's about to begin."

As if sensing something, Su Mo, who was sitting cross-legged on the Ancestral Phoenix Futon, suddenly opened his tightly closed eyes, his golden light flashing like lightning, piercing straight into the void. The faint primordial aura around him suddenly swirled, intertwining with the golden phoenix flames of the Ancestral Phoenix Futon to form a dazzling cocoon of light, protecting his immortal body within.

"Boom..."

As if in response to Su Mo's whisper, the first tribulation lightning bolt crashed down. A chasm-like opening torn open in the dark purple tribulation clouds, and a black lightning dragon stretching for millions of light-years burst forth. Its scales were composed of countless tiny lightning patterns, and its body was shrouded in an aura of destruction capable of annihilating everything. Its claws tore through the void, carrying the full force of a fifth-tier early-stage Eternal Immortal King's attack, and slammed directly at Su Mo at the center of the great formation.

"As expected, just as I predicted."

Su Mo gazed at the sky-covering thunder dragon, a knowing glint in his eyes. The power of this strike was enough to leave even a fourth-tier Eternal Immortal King severely wounded, if not killed. What was even more terrifying was that the Eternal Tribulation Lightning had an extremely strong restraining effect on the immortal power within Golden Immortals and Immortal Kings, weakening it to its limit and rendering their terrifying regenerative abilities useless.

"However, you are still far from being able to harm me."

With a thought, the hundreds of eternal immortal arrays surrounding them trembled in unison, their array patterns retreating as if alive, creating a gap just large enough for the lightning dragon to pass through, allowing the destructive tribulation lightning to rush straight in.

Only by undergoing the ultimate baptism of tribulations can one forge a truly indestructible immortal body. Relying on external forces to resist it will only leave flaws in one's foundation.

"Roar! Swallow me!"

With a furious roar, Su Mo's body suddenly swelled, growing infinitely taller like an inflating balloon, instantly transforming into a terrifying colossus billions of light-years high. His green robe shattered under the immense force, revealing a celestial body with golden Dao patterns surging like a galaxy, every inch of his muscle containing the power to tear apart heaven and earth. He opened his enormous mouth, his throat seemingly transforming into an abyss connecting to the primordial chaos, and swallowed the roaring thunder dragon whole!

"Om..."

The "Primordial Chaos Undying Scripture" circulated wildly within his body, and countless law runes surged towards the thunder dragon like a swarm of bees. The black thunder dragon struggled madly within his abdomen, its aura of destruction impacting his meridians and immortal soul, yet it was enveloped and refined layer by layer by the primordial pure energy.

In just a few breaths, the thunder dragon, which was enough to severely injure a fourth-order Immortal King, was completely dissolved, turning into pure tribulation power to nourish his immortal body, making the golden Dao patterns on his skin more solid, faintly revealing the phantom of the word "undying".

"Again!"

Su Mo licked his lips, looked up at the tribulation clouds, and spoke with a hint of provocation, as if mocking the powerlessness of the world-destroying tribulation lightning. The golden Dao patterns around him grew even more intense as he devoured the lightning dragon, and the golden phoenix flames on the Ancestral Phoenix Futon also leaped, as if cheering him on.

"Boom..."

Enraged by this provocation, the Eternal Tribulation Clouds churned violently, unleashing a barrage of tribulation lightning bolts. Some transformed into a sky-covering net of lightning, others coalesced into lightning spears imbued with chaotic energy, and still others materialized into lightning shadows resembling Su Mo, carrying the Dao of Destruction as they hurtled towards the scene, each bolt stronger than the last, their power surging with each strike.

However, Su Mo was not afraid at all; on the contrary, he became even more excited, his eyes flashing with fierce light. His figure sometimes transformed into a colossus spanning billions of light-years, and sometimes shrunk to the size of an ordinary person, opening his gaping maw like a ferocious beast to devour every bolt of tribulation lightning. The lightning net within his body disintegrated into fragments of laws, the lightning spear was ground into the source of tribulation power by the primordial energy, and the lightning shadow was assimilated by him using the "Primordial Undying Scripture," transforming it into nourishment for himself.

"Hahaha...Good timing!"

Su Mo waved his arms, his gaze fixed on the tribulation clouds in the sky as if he were eyeing the most succulent prey. As each bolt of tribulation lightning was devoured and refined, the pressure around him rose at a visible speed, and the "undying" Dao patterns on his skin became clearer and clearer, even beginning to emit a faint nine-colored glow, a sign that the Myriad Tribulations Undying Body was beginning to take shape.

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Ten days later.

The power of the tribulation lightning was approaching that of a full-force attack from a seventh-tier Eternal Immortal King. Golden Primordial Tribulation Flames began to swirl around the black lightning dragon's body, and each roar shattered tens of millions of miles of void. Su Mo's gaze, however, grew increasingly fervent. In just ten days, his power had more than doubled, and the strength of his immortal body had reached an unbelievable level, making it difficult for even a full-force attack from a seventh-tier early-stage Immortal King to leave a mark.

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Another ten days have passed.

The Eternal Tribulation was nearing its end, with only nine tribulation lightning bolts remaining. At this moment, the power of the tribulation lightning had surpassed that of a late-stage seventh-order Eternal Immortal King. The destructive tribulation fire around the lightning dragon transformed into tangible chains, weaving together to form a cage, even scorching the surrounding spacetime with blackened marks.

"Fortunately, I still have 1,800 illusory spirit bodies." Su Mo's gaze sharpened. The power of the final ninth tribulation lightning was no less than the full-force attack of a late-stage seventh-tier Eternal Immortal King, and the final tribulation lightning was very likely comparable to, or even stronger than, the killing move of a perfect seventh-tier Eternal Immortal King. With his main body's current strength, which barely reached the threshold of the late-stage seventh tier, he was still a little short of being able to withstand it without the help of immortal arrays or other external forces. In that case, it would inevitably leave flaws in his Myriad Tribulations Indestructible Body.

"All illusory forms, return to your places!"

A shout resounded throughout the independent world, and 1,800 illusory spirit bodies flowed into Su Mo's body like streams of light. In an instant, his immortal body rose again, and the primordial energy and golden Dao patterns around him intertwined to form a chaotic domain. A terrifying pressure surpassing that of a ninth-order Eternal Immortal King swept across the surroundings, even causing the dark purple tribulation clouds to freeze.

"Roar! Swallow me!"

Su Mo opened his mouth wide, like a whale swallowing the sea, and swallowed the first lightning dragon that descended from the sky in one gulp, followed by the second, the third... all the way up to the ninth. However, he was still not satisfied. Just as the tribulation clouds were about to dissipate, he transformed into a streak of azure light and shot straight into the void, absorbing the remaining dark purple tribulation clouds along with the lingering tribulation power within them into his belly!

next moment......

The world suddenly changed!

Where the tribulation clouds dissipated, a nine-colored divine light pierced through heaven and earth, suddenly descending and enveloping Su Mo's entire body like a waterfall. The divine light contained the pure power of eternal laws, which forcibly raised the power of his immortal body, which had already reached its peak, to an even higher level. The "undying" Dao patterns on his skin solidified completely, transforming into profound runes that merged into his flesh and immortal soul.

Almost simultaneously, astonishing phenomena arose throughout the entire Southern Heaven Dao Domain: the sound of the Dao resonated endlessly, like celestial music echoing through the heavens, enlightening the Dao hearts of those who heard it and advancing their cultivation; countless golden lotuses descended from the void, their petals flowing with the Daoist charm of Immortal Kings, even cultivators from mortal kingdoms could feel the aura of universal benevolence, cleansing away the impurities of the mortal world; and countless ancient Immortal King marks appeared and flickered in the starry sky, seemingly welcoming the birth of a new king, or perhaps expressing reverence.

"This strange phenomenon... indicates that a Quasi-Immortal King has attained the Dao of an Immortal King!"

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