Chapter 1263: The Demigod Realm

For others, there was still a vast gap between the Ninth Order Great Perfection and the Demigod Realm.

Because even if one achieved Great Perfection in all three aspects—essence, energy, and spirit—it still did not constitute the Demigod Realm.

The hurdle of achieving Great Perfection in the state of mind had stymied countless heroes.

But what Ye Yuan lacked was merely the realm of primal force.

Of course, reaching the peak of Divine King in primal force was not something that could be accomplished overnight.

However, Ye Yuan could.

During their last encounter, Ye Yuan had only just stepped into the rank of top-tier Divine King.

Not long after they parted, Ye Yuan had actually broken through directly.

This was what truly astonished Li Kui.

Even in their era, he had never seen such a rapid breakthrough.

"What are you waiting for? While he's breaking through, just kill him!"

Zhuge Qingxuan's tone was gloomy, yet it carried a hint of urgency.

"You don't know a damn thing! He has already triggered the Heavenly Dao, merging essence, energy, and spirit to achieve the Demigod Realm! If you attack him now, you'll be going against the Heavenly Dao and be instantly obliterated! If you want to die, go ahead. At worst, I'll just find another body!" Li Kui cursed angrily.

"Hmph! Aren't you supposed to be a peak Heaven-Scrutinizing Divine Realm expert? Yet you don't even dare to attack someone breaking through to the Demigod Realm!" Zhuge Qingxuan sneered.

"Provoking me won't work! If it were a million years ago, I wouldn't have cared about this level of Heavenly Dao at all. But now... heh."

The implication was naturally that he dared not make a move against Ye Yuan.

Although Zhuge Qingxuan was anxious, he knew that Li Kui's hatred for Ye Yuan was even stronger than his own. If he could kill him, he would definitely not hold back.

"Then... are we just going to watch him break through?" Zhuge Qingxuan said in a deep voice.

"Even if he breaks through to the Demigod Realm, he's still only at the second level of the Divine Path. Your body is somewhat inferior, but dealing with him, I still have some confidence!" Li Kui said.

Zhuge Qingxuan surprisingly did not refute Li Kui's words. Once Ye Yuan broke through to the Demigod Realm, he would be completely outclassed in terms of realm.

In fact, Zhuge Qingxuan had long cultivated essence, energy, and spirit to Great Perfection, but the final state of mind—the unity of heaven and man—had eluded him.

The gap between him and Ye Yuan was not insignificant.

Li Kui was not belittling him; he was merely stating a fact.

...

At this moment, Ye Yuan finally understood what it meant to be one with heaven and man!

The moment his primal force reached Great Perfection, Ye Yuan experienced a wondrous resonance with the Heavenly Dao.

His essence, energy, and spirit achieved unprecedented harmony at this moment.

"Man follows the earth, earth follows heaven, heaven follows the Dao, and the Dao follows nature! This is the Demigod Realm!"

Ye Yuan felt an unprecedented sense of power.

In his previous life, Ye Yuan had also reached the peak of Divine King, but this feeling was entirely different from that time.

Primal force, physical body, and soul, under the harmonization of the unity of heaven and man, became a seamlessly integrated whole.

No matter which aspect you employed, the other two would provide a tremendous boost.

Just this step alone made Ye Yuan feel a world of difference in strength compared to before!

No wonder Fang Tian could engage in an epic battle with Cano; such power was almost the limit below the Divine Path.

However, Ye Yuan sensed that he was now in a critical state.

The elusive Divine Path seemed within reach!

In the age of the Divine Path, there was originally no so-called Demigod Realm.

Being able to cultivate the state of mind to the Great Perfection of unity of heaven and man made breaking through to the Divine Realm almost a natural progression.

Because this step was the key to breaking through to the Divine Realm!

Using the state of mind as a harmonizer to perfectly blend essence, energy, and spirit, and to touch the elusive Heavenly Dao—this was the crucial step to becoming a god.

But when Ye Yuan tried to touch that Heavenly Dao, he found it impossible to reach.

It wasn't that it was too high to reach; it was simply untouchable!

That feeling was like trying to grab something with all your strength, only to miss because you exerted too much force—an extreme sense of loss.

That Heavenly Dao was empty!

It did not exist!

At this moment, Ye Yuan finally understood Fang Tian's feelings.

This feeling of being within reach yet unattainable was maddening.

"Hehe, that feeling of wanting to break through but being unable to—doesn't it feel terrible?" Li Kui said in a strange, mocking tone.

Ye Yuan glanced at him indifferently and said, "Aren't you more pitiable than me? Having a peak Heaven-Scrutinizing Divine Realm soul but being suppressed to the Demigod Realm—doesn't that feel awful?"

Li Kui's face turned cold, and he said in a chilly voice, "What a sharp-tongued brat! You destroyed my hundred-thousand-year effort. Today, you will pay with your blood!"

Indeed, although Ye Yuan had touched the Heavenly Dao, he had never personally experienced it.

But Li Kui, who clearly had the strength, was forcibly suppressed to the Demigod Realm, which was even more frustrating.

That feeling was like wanting to surface but having someone forcibly hold your head down.

And he simply couldn't lift his head.

"Come on, I'd like to see just what kind of strength a peak Heaven-Scrutinizing Divine Realm expert has." Ye Yuan said disdainfully.

Li Kui's anger was finally provoked by Ye Yuan.

His face turned cold, and the surrounding space instantly echoed with wails and howls.

Countless ferocious ghostly shadows surged toward Ye Yuan from all directions, devouring him.

"Hundred Ghosts Devouring Souls!"

This technique was a combination of primal force and the ghostly path, harming not only the physical body but also the soul.

Given Li Kui's level of law comprehension, this technique was naturally not to be underestimated.

However, Ye Yuan's face showed no sign of concern. The Evil-Slaying Sword shot out fiercely, and pure sword qi flew in all directions, attacking the vengeful spirits.

"Righteous Sword!"

With righteousness in the heart, invincible against all evil!

As soon as this move was unleashed, it carried the might of heaven and earth, a natural bane to those vengeful spirits!

Ye Yuan executed this move at the Demigod Realm, and its power was incomparable to before—many times stronger!

In less than ten breaths, all the vengeful spirits were completely slain.

Seeing this, Li Kui's expression changed.

He naturally knew that Ye Yuan had this Righteous Sword technique, and he hadn't expected this move to harm Ye Yuan's physical body.

His real target was Ye Yuan's soul.

But... Ye Yuan seemed completely unaffected, entirely immune to the soul attack of this technique!

"If you have any other tricks, just bring them on!" Ye Yuan said calmly.

Of course, Ye Yuan knew that Li Kui's move contained a powerful soul attack, but he didn't need to defend against soul attacks at all.

With the Soul-Calming Pearl, any soul attack was nothing but a paper tiger.

"Hmph! Damn Jue Tian, always haunting me! Since that's the case, let's see if your disciple can withstand my Undying Ghost Kill!"

Li Kui gave a cold smile, and a terrifying soul force spread out, causing heaven and earth to change color!