This yellow fireball was a Solar Essence. It was condensed with an enormous quantity of Solar Qi that Hengsheng had accumulated over many continuous years.
And now it was about to be used as a material to perform a technique that he rarely had a chance to use: a Sun God Incarnation, a heaven-grade technique—a technique that allowed him to summon a Sun God Avatar, a powerful projection of himself that would fight in his place.
The Sun God Avatar summoned from this technique was very powerful compared to other clone or avatar techniques in the same rank. Its strength largely depended on the quality of Solar Essence that had been used to summon it; it could be more powerful than the real body if the Solar Essence used to summon the avatar were potent enough.
Hengsheng, who had his eyes closed, began to chant a spell and mobilized his inner Spiritual Qi, performing the Sun God Incarnation technique.
The yellow fireball rose above Hengsheng's head into the sky. When it rose high enough in the sky, it suddenly burst into an enormous fireball, millions of times bigger than before, and began to take shape—a humanoid figure made entirely out of flame, radiating a powerful burning aura into the surroundings.
…
BOOM!
Two Qi attacks collided, resulting in a powerful explosion.
One male figure bounced off from the force of the explosion. He was covered in blood, severely injured from the impact, but not enough to make him fall here. He quickly regained his balance and flew toward the north at full speed.
"Senior Brother! Please wait!" came the voice of his junior sister from behind. But he didn't stop, despite clearly hearing his junior sister begging—what's more, he even increased his flying speed.
"No! Senior Brother, don't leave me!" the voice shouted in despair.
"I'm sorry..." the man said and disappeared into the horizon, leaving the female junior sister behind.
"No!! Ahhhh..." The scream of the female rang out. The man, who had already been at a considerable distance, could still hear it.
His heart burned with hatred. He swore to himself that he would take revenge for all his comrades who had died in this battle.
His vengeful thoughts didn't last long. When he saw the Great Sea on the horizon before him, his earlier thoughts were completely forgotten, replaced with joy. All his despair disappeared—because he was about to escape this cursed continent.
The man put all of the Qi he had into increasing his flying speed. His speed burst forth, and the shockwave from his movement was strong enough to shake a mountain. His eyes were locked on the horizon, on the continent's border. If he passed this border, the enemy would have a hard time following him, since the sea beyond this was the palace's territory.
In the blink of an eye, he had already crossed the border.
After crossing the border, he immediately let out a maniacal laugh while continuing to move toward a nearby island, where the palace's secret base and teleportation formation were hidden.
"HAHAHA!"
However, life was never that easy—especially in a supernatural world.
"HA…" The man's laugh was cut short as his body disintegrated into ash, carried away by the scorching wind. Everything happened instantly—he didn't even realize he was dead.
In the Hell Realm.
The man came to his senses and realized he was in an unfamiliar place. Around him, countless transparent figures were lined up in a straight line, slowly walking toward a majestic palace atop an infernal mountain.
To his horror, most of his cultivation had disappeared, leaving him with tiny amounts of Qi compared to that trash Qi Gathering realm cultivator. Panic surged within him—until an immortal ghost appeared before him and explained the situation. That was when he finally understood his fate.
When his turn came to meet the one in charge of this place, he complained to the Yama King about the unfairness of his death. But the King of Death couldn't be bothered with the whining of an extra character and casually threw the dead soul into the Samsara.
"NEXT!!!"
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At the northern border of the Myriad Dynasty Continent.
The atmosphere twisted under the pressure of a rising heatwave, warping the air like rippling water. At the exact spot where the male demonic cultivator had just been disintegrated, an imposing figure emerged—a gigantic titan wreathed in flame.
This flaming titan was the Sun God Avatar.
Its appearance and facial resemblance to Hengsheng's true body, but unlike his real form, which wore a dark, luxury-themed robe, this titan was adorned in divine, golden, radiant attire befitting a god. Its size was colossal—comparable to a small planet like Earth.
The avatar was entirely composed of blazing Solar Qi, its body radiating with overwhelming scorching heat. Above its head floated a majestic, shiny crown, and behind it were ten miniature suns orbiting in perfect formation like a divine wheel.
After its emergence, the titan stood motionless for a brief moment before it slowly began to move.
Raising its hand, the Sun God Avatar gazed at it with radiant eyes, then spoke in a thunderous voice.
"Amazing…"The voice shook the atmosphere, echoing across the entire place.
The titan noticed that its careless action had disturbed the surroundings. It immediately waved its colossal hand, extending its power to suppress the spreading sound—ensuring it wouldn't jeopardize the ambush plan.
After that, the titan returned to stillness, covering the entire place within the concealment veil, silently awaiting the enemy's arrival.
Far from the border, Hengsheng sat cross-legged in quiet meditation, his eyes closed as he reflected on the experience he had just undergone.
He was currently controlling the Sun God Avatar from a safe location. This was the first time he had activated the technique at full potential, and the results far exceeded his expectations.
The overwhelming power coursing through the avatar astonished him. Even though it had yet to reach the level of Patriarch Xia—who had fully stepped into the Dao Realm—it was already dangerously close. Far closer than any half-step Dao Treader expert that he knew.
Despite its immense power, the Sun God Avatar was not without weaknesses. It was not a permanent avatar, but a temporary summon. With each passing second, its Qi was rapidly consumed—far faster than it could absorb Qi from the surroundings.
At this rate, the Sun God Avatar would dissipate after a month. And that was only if it was in its idle state. If the Sun God Avatar were to fight with its full power, its Qi would be exhausted within a single day, rendering it incapable of maintaining its form.
"Master, they are coming…" Blue's voice rang in Hengsheng's head, reporting the situation.
"Thank you," Hengsheng replied, then shifted his focus to controlling the Sun God Avatar. The image in his mind changed, and he began to see through the Avatar's eyes—viewing the world through its lens.
On the horizon, he saw something that resembled a dark cloud moving toward the continent's border. It wasn't a cloud, but a sea of people—countless demonic cultivators being chased relentlessly by the dynasty's cultivator army from behind.
The demonic cultivators' expressions brightened as they saw a Great Sea before them. On the other hand, the dynasty cultivators' faces turned grim—they were upset that they were about to miss the chance to eliminate all their enemies.
"STOP!" Zhang Minghao shouted. The cultivators from the Dark Gold Army immediately halted their pursuit. Other cultivators looked at them with disdain, thinking they gave up too easily.
"STOP!" another shout rang out—this time from the senior elder of the Xia Clan.
This caused cultivators from all other factions to pause midair. Chasing the enemy without the support of the Great Clan was too risky. They were also confused: why would the Xia Clan stop the chase so early?
If they continued, they could have eliminated over ten thousand more enemies before the rest escaped to the Great Sea.
The demonic cultivators looked back at their enemies, who had stopped the chase, smirking. This was the difference between them—these righteous cultivators were cowards, unlike the demonic cultivators who risked everything in their pursuit of immortality!
However, before they could indulge further in their arrogant thoughts, something appeared before them—plunging them all into despair.
The veil of concealment around the border was lifted.
Brilliant light radiated from the Sun God Avatar's body, flooding the entire region and incinerating everything that came near.
The demonic cultivators screamed as their eyes burned under the divine radiance. Though physically blinded, they could still see clearly with their Divine Sense—and what they saw made them feel like they were trapped in a nightmare.
A towering flaming titan stood in their path, its body composed entirely of blazing Solar Qi. Behind it, the vast Great Sea had dried up—evaporated by the searing heat. It was as if the Sun God himself had descended.
The Sun God Avatar extended its colossal hand toward them. With a single motion, its divine flames disintegrated everything in its path—over a million demonic cultivators were erased in an instant.
They couldn't run. The titan's massive body blocked any escape. And they didn't fight—because who among them had the courage to challenge such a being?
On this day, over a hundred million demonic cultivators were reduced to ash at the border.