"..." Semua mata mengikuti cahaya pedang aneh yang memukau saat menembus ruang, melintasi jarak tak berujung seperti komet yang tak pernah berakhir. Ajaib betul cahaya pedang itu bergerak, namun bersamaan menghindari setiap halangan, lenyap di langit berbintang sebagai salah satu dari banyak misterinya.
Sementara penonton terpaku pada detail itu, Wei Wuyin sepenuhnya basah kuyup keringat dingin, wajahnya beberapa derajat lebih pucat, dan napasnya sedikit terengah-engah.
Tangan yang memegang Element bergetar tak henti. Kelemahan yang khas terasa dari tangannya, namun ia tak kenal menyerah mempertahankan kontak dengan gagang Element.
Berdiri di hadapan Wei Wuyin, di bawah langit berbintang, tidak sampai satu kaki pun jaraknya, adalah replikanya, sebuah Avatar Duniawi yang dirancang menyerupainya, penuh tiga belas meter tingginya, dan matanya terbuka lebar. Meski beda tinggi, mata keduanya sejajar.
Mata Avatar Duniawi seperti lubang hitam, tak berujung, menghancurkan tak terbatas, dan menarik tak terduga. Sulit mengalihkan pandangan, tapi selama tertangkap dalam pandangannya, kau akan merasakannya—niat membunuh yang memakan semesta, menghancurkan dunia. Ia mengandung keinginan tak berujung untuk mengakhiri kehidupan yang mewakili kehendak seluruh dunia.
Saat ini, tangan Avatar Duniawi sedikit terangkat dari posisi netral, jarinya yang panjang, licin, dan tanpa cela meregang sedikit ke arah Wei Wuyin. Hanya naik sedikit, menunjuk ke bagian bawah tubuh Wei Wuyin!
Keringat di dahi Wei Wuyin semakin deras saat menatap Avatar Duniawi, matanya perak tetap fokus ke mata jurang itu yang murni, tak terbatas kegelapannya. Kalau seseorang zoom out sedikit, memeriksa kondisi kedua sosok ini, mereka akan segera mencatat perbedaan mencolok!
Kaki kiri Wei Wuyin hancur!
Bukan sekadar dihancurkan, tapi tulang, daging, sisik, pembuluh darah, arteri, dan darah tercampur aduk begitu kejam sehingga mustahil menebak apakah itu kaki atau hanya lumpur abu-putih. Tak bisa dikenali sama sekali!
Alis Wei Wuyin bergerak-gerak, secercah keterkejutan tercermin jelas di matanya.
Avatar Duniawi baru saja bergerak sekejap, tapi tubuh Wei Wuyin, yang telah disempurnakan oleh Cahaya Mistis yang memberdayakan energi elemen dan fisik tingkat puncak, Garis Keturunan Naga Sejati di puncak Mitos Fana, peningkatan unik Medan Perang Nexus, dan empat Jiwa Astral, dihancurkan oleh tunjukan jari setengah hati itu!
Apa yang sebenarnya terjadi—
"Hm," Avatar Duniawi Wei Wuyin mengeluarkan suara lembut yang mengguncang seluruh dunia, bergerak begitu cepat hingga gerakan mana yang dahsyat menghantam Wei Wuyin seperti tsunami. Ia tidak terlempar, tapi rambutnya acak-acakan, kulitnya tertekan kuat ke otot-ototnya, dan matanya serta telinganya berdarah abu-abu.
Lalu, leher Avatar Duniawi bersinar redup. Cahaya itu semakin cemerlang setiap milidetik lewat, aura pemusnahan yang tajam dan mendominasi meresap semakin dalam. Cahaya mencapai puncak, menyelimuti kepala Avatar Duniawi dari leher ke atas, menelan seluruhnya, dan mengeluarkan raungan pedang!
Dalam setengah detik, kepala Avatar Duniawi hilang! Tubuhnya tanpa kepala langsung lumpuh, melayang di langit seperti mayat di laut. Pergeserannya begitu cepat dan drastis, membuat Wei Wuyin merasa sedikit suramis tiap detik mengamatinya.
"Haaaa...." Wei Wuyin menghela napas berat.
"...haaaa..." Keempat Jiwa Astralnya menghela napas serentak, jelas perasaannya sama, tapi harmoni ini cukup tepat waktu. Wei Wuyin melirik ke kaki kirinya yang hancur. Rusak parah sehingga ia tidak merasakan apapun kecuali ketidakhadiran aliran energi dan respons dari kaki kirinya.
"Apakah aku akan mati instan?" Wei Wuyin bertanya tak pada siapapun, tapi Jiwa Astral diam tak khas, bahkan Ori dan Eden yang biasanya menjawab dengan penuh semangat atau menghibur. Jelas mereka merasakan kematian.
Wei Wuyin mengeluarkan beberapa pil dan eliksir, mengetuk Tanda Eden, dan membiarkan energi kayu dan daya hidup mengalir ke kakinya. Eden mengeksternalisasi diam-diam, menyapu pil dan eliksir itu, buru-buru memurnikannya sebelum mengirimkan daya alkimia ke dalam efek penuh. Bagian tubuh yang tercampak, hancur, dan musnah mulai tumbuh kembali dengan benar.
Kalau Wei Wuyin tidak tangani dengan benar, dia bisa lumpuh seumur hidup. Untungnya, dia alkemis yang mendalami meracik segala macam produk untuk penelitian dan eksperimen. Dia siap penuh kehilangan kaki, tangan, atau bahkan meridiannya. Selama dia masih bernapas, berpikir, dan mengendalikan tubuhnya, dia yakin bisa pulihkan diri dari ambang kematian.
"Apa yang kalian lakukan?" Wei Wuyin bertanya gelap. Dia menatap mayat tanpa kepala Avatar Duniawi berbentuk dia. Dia tahu Jiwa Astralnya bermain dengan hasil tak diketahui, mempengaruhi atau menipu kesengsaraan entah caranya, dan mereka punya, hanya sedikit, sedikit sekali, sepetik, angan-angan apa yang mungkin muncul dari keberhasilan mereka.
Tapi kalau 'makhluk' itu sepenuhnya bangun, dia akan mati instan! Bukankah itu terlalu berlebihan?!"Maaf..." Ori, mengejutkan, meminta maaf!
Wei Wuyin terkejut begitu dalam hingga lupa sakit kehilangan kaki. Nada dan emosi di balik suara itu tulus! Ini permintaan maaf tulus!
'Yah... aku...'
Namun Kratos membela Ori. "Kami lakukan yang harus kami lakukan!" Seolah saudara yang biasanya agresif dan kepala batu itu justru mempertahankan saudara manis, polos, dari ayah mereka!
Wei Wuyin termangu. Dia tidak bermaksud menghujat Ori, tahu bahwa semua yang mereka lakukan untuk peluang lebih besar selamat dari Malapetaka Neraka. Dia sekarang merasa salah bertanya. Dia menghela napas lagi, tersenyum kecut sebagai respons.
"Tidak apa-apa. Cuma hati-hati la—TUNGGU!" Wei Wuyin tiba-tiba berhenti menghibur Ori. Kenapa dia menghibur itu? "Berhenti memalingkan! Apa sebenarnya makhluk ini?!" Wei Wuyin sadar dia hampir terbawa alur mereka. Dia menunjuk ke Avatar Duniawi yang melayang berbentuk dia, menolak mundur.
"Dunia," Eden menjawab lembut.
"Dunia?" Wei Wuyin mengerutkan kening.
"Bukan," King menegaskan keras, "'Dunia'."
Dunia? Wei Wuyin perhatikan penekanan pada kata 'dunia', tapi dia tidak paham artinya. Faktanya, orang pakai kata itu biasanya bermaksud dua hal: kesadaran terbatas dari yang bisa berinteraksi, atau luasan tak terbatas yang terlihat dan di luar.
Dunia mereka atau dunia.
"Dunia! Simpel!" Kratos menggeram sedikit.
Wei Wuyin tidak tahan mengalihkan mata. Dari itu saja dia sadar Kratos clueless seperti biasa. Biasanya berarti ini sesuatu yang bisa mereka ucapkan dan sadar tapi tak bisa jelaskan biar dia mengerti. Setidaknya, bukan seperti sekarang.
Tiba-tiba, Avatar Duniawi meledak jadi butiran cahaya indah segala warna. Seolah seluruh wilayah bintang terbentang di matanya, disertai jutaan starfield. Dia langsung tercengang tak berkata-kata.
Butiran-butiran itu seperti Solar Stars dan planet mini. Mereka berputar di sekitar Wei Wuyin seperti sebelumnya, tapi perasaannya terasa jauh lebih... tak terbatas. Dia mengulurkan tangan dan memejamkan mata. Putaran melambat saat sinar demi sinar memasuki tubuhnya, khususnya dantian, jati, dan glabella.
Mereka memasuki unit penampung basis kultivasinya. Wei Wuyin kehilangan diri. Terasa seperti ribuan tahun lewat saat merasakan aliran cahaya masuk tubuh, seperti pijat nyaman dari keindahan yang mengguncang surga. Sangat menenangkan.
Saat Wei Wuyin akhirnya membuka mata, semua cahaya duniawi hilang. Dia mengangkat pandangan ke langit berbintang tak berujung di atas, tak lagi tertutup atmosfer, terbuka bebas baginya.
"Aku merasakannya... kedekatan ke segalanya," Wei Wuyin bergumam pelan. Dia menurunkan pandang dan melihat kakinya pulih sepenuhnya, termasuk pakaiannya terbuat dari Esensi Perang. Avatar Duniawi tak bisa menghancurkan pertahanan quasi Mistis-Dunia tingkatnya meski kekuatannya luar biasa.
Wei Wuyin selalu penasaran rasanya naik ke Fase Dunia Alam, jadi Realmlord sejati! Dia baca pengalaman tak terhitung, tapi saat mengalaminya sendiri, dia merasa tak satupun yang adil. Euforia selamat tak terbayangkan, dan sensasi merasa terhubung ke segalanya tak terlukiskan.
Kultivasi mungkin sulit, tapi ajaib!
Memeriksa tiga pusat kultivasinya, Wei Wuyin melihat empat bola warna unik, mewakili tiap Jiwa Astralnya. Di Lautan Kesadarannya ada bola tujuh warna yang menyelubungi bentuk asli Eden, terpusat di Inti Astralnya.
Di jantungnya, bola abu-abu yang mengurung siluet berkabut. Inti Astral Kratos hidup.
Sama untuk Ori dan King, bola mereka putih murni dengan percikan sembilan warna yang tak berenti dan putih normal dengan pusaran hitam di dalam. Bola-bola ini menampung Jiwa Astral mereka.
Wei Wuyin langsung mengenali mereka sebagai Benih Domain Fase Dunia Alam!
"Jadi inilah kenapa basis kultivasi dianggap kokoh di level ini," Wei Wuyin memperhatikan Benih Domain Fase Dunia Alam, beda dengan Benih Domain Neo-Dawn-nya, mengurung dan memisahkan Jiwa Astral dari Inti Astral mereka. Mereka tak bisa lagi memperluas Inti Astral efektif, hanya merawat Benih Domain mereka, Domain Duniawi mereka.
Istilah 'benih' dipakai untuk arti ini, sebagai aspek kultivasi butuh dipelihara, dan Jiwa Astral serta kultivator kini didorong ke kondisi unik untuk tugas ini. Suatu hari, Jiwa Astral ini akan naik jadi Jiwa Mistis. Ini langkah pertama menuju evolusi mengubah hidup, sangat bergantung pada kekuatan Benih Domain mereka.
"Menarik," Wei Wuyin catat lubang hitam-putihnya tetap di dadanya, memadatkan dan mememperkuat energi bawaan. Tapi mengingat Benih Domain Fase Dunia Alam sudah terbentuk penuh, ini mengisyarat Massa Pusat Gravitasi sudah disuntikkan ke bola-bola ini, termasuk Sumber Cahaya Primer, Resonansi Spasial, dan Idola Jiwa Jiwa Astralnya.
Dia tak merasakan mereka lagi, tapi Massa Pusat Gravitasi tetap ada. Seolah jadi entitas terpisah, sedikit membingungkan. Benih Domain Fase Dunia Alam memadatkan dan memperkuat energi bawaan jadi kekuatan astral lagi, membingungkannya. Penemperan dua lipat?
Jelas Benih Domain lebih kuat juga, mengisi kekuatan astral yang dimurnikan Jiwa Astralnya dengan kekuatan spiritual lebih besar, aliran energi cahaya lebih halus, energi spasial lebih murni, dan kepadatan lebih tinggi.
Aneh sekali...
Adapun Benih Domain Pil Gerhana Neo-Dawn, mereka terserap total, jadi cara cepat stabilkan Benih Domainnya.
Wei Wuyin perlahan tenggelam di Benih Domain Asal Elemen, merasakan segala kedalaman di dalam. Dia merasakan sensasi mengusik, dorongan untuk membuka diri, dan menunjukkan ke dunia bahwa dia, Wei Wuyin, telah jadi Realmlord!
Dia mengetuk inti Benih Domain, Jiwa Astralnya, dan merasa seolah ia terurai saat untai cahaya duniawi mulai berputar di Lautan Dunianya, memadat, lalu mekar keluar seperti teratai ke luar dan ke luar! Ledakan kekuatan duniawi meledak dengan Wei Wuyin di pusat!
Tekanan Duniawi!
Bola warna putih murni, berganti-ganti sesekali, dilepaskan! Wei Wuyin jadi episentrum bola ini saat ia mengembang! Domain Duniawi Asal Elemen!
Seratus meter!
Diameter terendah Domain Duniawi asli! Ukuran Wei Wuyin langsung meledak melewati itu dalam kedipan mata manusia biasa, capai satu kilometer mudah!
Dua kilometer!
Tiga kilometer!
Terus tumbuh!!!
Chapter 887: Worldly Forces,Realmlord!
"..." All eyes followed the oddly gorgeous saber light as it thrusted through space, traversing a seemingly endless distance like a never-ending comet. It was magical how the saber light traveled yet simultaneously avoided any other obstacle, vanishing in the starry sky as one of its many mysteries.
While the spectators were transfixed on this detail, Wei Wuyin was entirely drenched in cold sweat, his facial complexion a few shades paler, and his breathing slightly labored.
The hand that held Element was shaking ceaselessly. There was a distinct grip of weakness emanating from his hand, yet it was unyieldingly maintaining contact with Element's hilt.
Standing before Wei Wuyin, beneath the starry sky, not even a feet apart, was his replica, a Worldly Avatar designed in his image, a full thirteen-meters tall, and its eyes were fully opened. Despite the difference in stature, the two's eyes were on the same level.
The Worldly Avatar's eyes were like black holes, endless, infinitely crushing, and unfathomably attractive. It was hard to move one's gaze away, but as long as one was caught in its sights, they would feel it—the all-consuming, world-crushing killing intent. It contained the endless desire to end life that embodied the entire world's will.
At the moment, the Worldly Avatar's hand was slightly lifted from a neutral position, its long, sleek, and immaculate finger stretching ever-so-slightly in Wei Wuyin's direction. It had only risen a little, pointing at the lower-half of Wei Wuyin's body!
The sweat on Wei Wuyin's forehead intensified as he stared at the Worldly Avatar, his silver eyes remained focused on those chasm-like eyes of pure, unfettered darkness. If one were to zoom slightly out, inspecting the states of these two figures, they would instantly note a noticeable difference!
Wei Wuyin's left leg was crushed!
It wasn't a simple crushing, but bone, flesh, scales, veins, arteries, and blood was mangled in such a vicious manner that it was impossible to determine if it was a leg or just grey and white mush. Absolutely unrecognizable!
Wei Wuyin's eyebrows twitched, a wisp of shock reflected clearly within his eyes.
The Worldly Avatar had made the briefest of moves, but Wei Wuyin's body, refined by Mystic Light empowered apex-level elemental and physical energies, his True Dragon Bloodline at the peak of the Mortal Myth, the unique enhancement of the Nexus Battlefield, and four Astral Souls were crushed by that mere half-hearted finger point!
What in the actual fu-
"Hm," the Worldly Avatar of Wei Wuyin released a soft sound that shook the entire world, traveling at such a speed that the violent mana movement smashed against Wei Wuyin, hitting him like a tsunami. He wasn't blown away, but his hair was ruffled, his skin pressed heavily against his muscles, and his eyes and ears bled grey blood.
Then, the Worldly Avatar's neck shone with a faint light. This light became increasingly brilliant with each passing millisecond as a sharp, annihilation, and domineering aura permeated to a greater degree. The light reached a crescendo, enveloping the head of the Worldly Avatar from neck up, engulfing it whole, and releasing a saber howl!
In a split second, the head of the Worldly Avatar vanished! Its headless body went limp instantly, floating in the sky like a corpse at sea. The shift was abnormally swift and drastic, causing Wei Wuyin to feel a little surrealism with each passing second observing it all.
"Haaaa…." Wei Wuyin sighed heavily.
"...haaaa…" All four of his Astral Souls unified sighed, clearly the feeling was mutual yet this harmony was quite timely. Wei Wuyin glanced at his crushed left leg. It was so destroyed that he hadn't felt a single thing except the absence of flowing energies and response from his left leg.
"Would I have died instantly?" Wei Wuyin questioned no one in particular, but the Astral Souls was uncharacteristically silent, even Ori and Eden who typically chimed in with energetic or consoling responses. It was clear that they felt death.
Wei Wuyin took out a few pills and elixirs, tapping into the Mark of Eden, and allowing wood energies and lifeforce to pour into his leg. Eden externalized silently, sweeping the pills and elixirs, hurriedly refining them before sending their alchemical efficacy into full effect. The mangled, crushed, and decimated portions of his body began to undergo the proper regrowth.
If Wei Wuyin didn't handle this properly, he could be a cripple for life. Fortunately, he was an alchemist who delved into concocting all sorts of products for study and experimentation. He was fully prepared to lose his legs, arms, or even his meridians. As long as he had breath in his lungs, thoughts in his head, and control of his body, he was confident in bringing himself back from the verge of death.
"What did you guys do?" Wei Wuyin darkly asked. He stared at the headless corpse of the Worldly Avatar shaped in his image. He knew that his Astral Souls were playing with unknown outcomes, affecting or outright tricking the tribulations somehow, and they had some, just a teensy, a freaking smidgen, of an inkling as to what might come from their success.
But if this 'thing' had fully awakened, he would've instantly died! Wasn't that a little too much?!
"Sorry…" Ori had, shockingly, apologized!
Wei Wuyin was taken aback so deeply that he forgot the pain of losing a leg. The tone and emotion behind this voice was genuine! This was a genuine apology!
'Well…I'll be…'
However, Kratos defended Ori. "We did what we had to!" It was as if the normally aggressive and meat-headed sibling was actually defending the sweet, innocent sibling from their father!
Wei Wuyin was speechless. He wasn't intending to berate Ori, knowing that everything they did was for increased chances in surviving the Calamities of Hell. He now felt as if he was in the wrong for asking. He sighed again, wryly smiling in response.
"It's fine. Just be careful nex-WAIT!" Wei Wuyin instantly stopped himself from consoling Ori. The hell was he consoling it for? "Stop deflecting! What the hell is this thing?!" Wei Wuyin realized that he nearly got caught up in their pace. He pointed towards the floating Worldly Avatar that took his image, refusing to relent.
"The World," Eden softly answered.
"The world?" Wei Wuyin frowned.
"No," King strongly elaborated, "the 'World'."
The World? Wei Wuyin noticed the emphasis placed on the word 'world', but he couldn't figure out what that meant. In truth, when people use that word, they either mean two things: a limited awareness born from the interactable or the vast, boundless expanse of the perceivable and beyond.
Their world or the world.
"The World! It's simple!" Kratos growled slightly.
Wei Wuyin couldn't help but roll his eyes. Just from that, he realized that Kratos was as clueless as always. This typically meant its something they can say and are aware of but can't explain in a way that he would understand. At least, not as they currently were.
Suddenly, the Worldly Avatar exploded into motes of gorgeous lights of all colors. It was as if an entirely stellar region had unfolded before his eyes, accompanied by millions of starfields. He was instantly awed speechless.
The motes were like miniaturized Solar Stars and planets. They swirled around Wei Wuyin like the others had before, but the feeling they gave off felt far more…boundless. He reached out and closed his eyes. The swirling slowed down as rays of light after ray of light entered his body, specifically, his dantian, heart, and glabella.
They were entering the housing units of his cultivation base. Wei Wuyin lost himself. It felt as if thousands of years had passed as he felt the gushing flow of light enter his body, like a comfortable massage from a heaven-shaking beauty. It was extremely relaxing.
When Wei Wuyin finally opened his eyes, all the worldly light had disappeared. He lifted his eyes to observe the endless starry sky above, no longer concealed by an atmosphere, freely exposed to him.
"I can feel it…a closeness to everything," Wei Wuyin softly muttered. He looked down to notice that his leg had been fully repaired, including his attire made from Essence of War. The Worldly Avatar couldn't crush its quasi Mystic-World grade defenses despite its tremendous power.
Wei Wuyin was always curious how it would feel to progress to enter the Realm World Phase, becoming a genuine Realmlord! He had read countless experiences, but when he experienced it himself, he felt as if none of them does it justice. The euphoria bestowed by surviving was unimaginable, and the sensation of feeling connected to everything was indescribable.
Cultivation might be difficult, but it was miraculous!
Inspecting his three hubs of cultivation, Wei Wuyin saw four orbs of unique colors, defining each of his Astral Souls. Within his Sea of Consciousness was a seven-colored orb that enveloped the true form of Eden, contained in the center of its Astral Core.
Within his heart, a grey orb that encased a cloudy silhouette. The Astral Core of Kratos was lively.
The same held true for Ori and King, their orbs were pure white with an ever-changing splash of nine colors and a normal white with a black vortex swirling within. These orbs housed their Astral Souls.
Wei Wuyin instantly recognized them as Domain Seeds of the Realm World!
"So this is why one's cultivation base is considered as cemented at this level," Wei Wuyin noticed that the Domain Seeds of the Realm World, unlike his Neo-Dawn Domain Seeds, were encasing and segregating his Astral Souls from their Astral Cores. They wouldn't be able to effectively expand their Astral Cores any longer, only nurture their Domain Seed, their Worldly Domain.
The term 'seed' was coined for this meaning, as an aspect of cultivation needing to be nurtured, and the Astral Souls and cultivators were now thrust into a unique state for this task. One day, these Astral Souls would ascend into Mystic Souls. This was the very first step towards that life-changing evolution, heavily reliant on the strength of their Domain Seed.
"Interesting," Wei Wuyin noted that his black-white hole had remained in his chest, condensing and tempering his innate energies. But considering that his Domain Seeds of the Realm World had fully formed, this suggested that his Gravitational Central Mass had been infused into these orbs, including the Primary Light Source, Spatial Resonance, and Soul Idol of his Astral Souls.
He didn't feel them any longer, but his Gravitational Central Mass remained. It seemed to have become a separate entity, causing him a little confusion. The Domain Seeds of the Realm World condensed and tempered his innate energies into astral force once again, baffling him. A two-fold tempering?
It was clear the Domain Seed was stronger too, imbuing the astral force refined by his Astral Souls with greater spiritual strength, flow of light energies, refined spatial energies, and higher density.
How peculiar…
As for his Neo-Dawn Eclipse Pill's Domain Seeds, they were thoroughly absorbed, serving as a way to swiftly stabilize his Domain Seed.
Wei Wuyin slowly immersed himself in his Elemental Origin Domain Seed, feeling all of the profoundness within. He felt that sensation prick at him, a sensation to unfold himself, and show the world that he, Wei Wuyin, had become a Realmlord!
He tapped into the Domain Seed's core, his Astral Soul, and he felt as if it was unraveling as wisps of worldly light began to spiral within his World Sea, condense, and then unfurl like a lotus outwards and beyond! A burst of worldly power exploded with Wei Wuyin at the center!
Worldly Pressure!
A sphere of pure white color, shifting every so often, was unleashed! Wei Wuyin was the epicenter of this sphere as it expanded! The Worldly Domain of Elemental Origin!
A hundred meters!
The lowest diameter size of a genuine Worldly Domain! Wei Wuyin's size instantly exploded beyond that in the blink of a mortal's eye, reaching a kilometer with ease!
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