Seeing that Su Yu had no intention of admitting defeat, Chu Wudao stopped holding back.
Boom—!!!
At the center of the Taixu Arena, the platform completely shattered.
A dazzling golden pillar of light, centered on Chu Wudao, broke through the arena’s energy barrier with overwhelming force.
It shot straight into the starry sky!
A million drops of Origin Blood!
The true pressure of the black-hole level erupted without the slightest restraint.
Under the terrifying force of its mass, the surrounding space cracked apart inch by inch like a fragile mirror, turning into vast expanses of nothingness.
The entire audience was stunned.
Dead silence.
So quiet that even a pin dropping could be heard.
A full ten seconds passed before earth-shaking cries of astonishment suddenly erupted.
“Black-hole level!”
“That’s genuine black-hole-level pressure!”
“My heavens! The Ninth Prince isn’t even ten thousand years old yet, is he?!”
A prodigy from an ancient family clutched his head with both hands, his face filled with disbelief.
“A black-hole-level powerhouse who isn’t even ten thousand years old?!”
“You have to understand, even for many of the most exceptional geniuses, accumulating one hundred thousand drops of Origin Blood by the age of ten thousand would already be a blessing from the heavens!”
“He actually has a million drops?!”
“As expected of the Ninth Prince. His reputation is well deserved!”
“This isn’t even a battle on the same level anymore!”
The spectators shouted wildly, completely overwhelmed by the foundation Chu Wudao had revealed.
However…
In the exclusive viewing areas reserved for the various major powers, the elders and patriarchs who had lived for hundreds of thousands of years and witnessed countless things were focused on something else entirely—not the number of one million drops.
Swish!
More than a dozen grand elders from reclusive sects rose from their seats in unison.
They stared fixedly at Chu Wudao’s back.
There, as the million drops of Origin Blood circulated, an extremely compressed, profoundly deep point of absolute darkness was slowly taking shape.
“No! That’s not right!”
The voice of a peak black-hole-level elder trembled violently as he pointed at the dark singularity.
The young prodigies around him looked utterly confused.
“Elder, isn’t condensing a black hole what breaking through to the black-hole level is all about? What difference does it make?”
“The difference is enormous!”
The elder took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the shock in his heart as he began explaining loudly.
“When a martial artist breaks through to the black-hole level, the black hole they condense can be divided into several grades!”
“The lowest grade is known as a ‘Collapsed Black Hole.’”
“On the surface, it appears as a dim vortex of energy, with a chaotic gravitational pull. At most, it can increase a martial artist’s combat power by one or two hundred times.”
“The superior grade is known as a ‘Star Abyss Black Hole.’”
“On the surface, it appears as an abyss surrounded by a dazzling galaxy. Its gravitational force is pure, and its amplification can reach more than five hundred times!”
The elder swallowed, his eyes fixed on the phenomenon behind Chu Wudao.
“But the one behind the Ninth Prince…”
“It has no light at all!”
“It contains not a trace of impurity!”
“That is an extremely compressed point of absolute darkness!”
“That is… the legendary ‘Singularity Black Hole’!!!”
Boom!
The moment the words “Singularity Black Hole” were spoken, all the old monsters present who possessed even the slightest knowledge of the starry sky drew in a sharp breath.
“The highest level of black hole!”
“The ultimate singularity, capable of forcibly devouring even light and the laws of the universe!”
“Its amplification starts at a thousand times at the very least!”
“And it comes with an absolute annihilation property. Any force below its dimension will be destroyed the instant it comes into contact with it!”
The elders exchanged glances, their eyes filled with awe.
They had never imagined that the Ninth Prince would have grown this powerful.
“Ten thousand years old, and he has not only reached the base requirement of one million drops of Origin Blood, but has also condensed the most perfect singularity black hole!”
“The foundation of the Great Chu Imperial Family is terrifying!”
On the arena.
Listening to the cries of astonishment and worship rising from all around him, Ninth Prince Chu Wudao stood proudly.
He slightly raised his chin, savoring the terrifying power within his body—the kind of power that seemed capable of crushing stars with ease.
He was utterly confident.
Naturally.
This was the power granted by the Origin Edict bestowed upon him by his Imperial Father.
Not only did it provide one million drops of Origin Blood and the might of a singularity black hole, it also granted him the protection of a domain-lord-level law!
Although this power would last only one day, it was more than enough to defeat an eighteen-year-old brat.
“Su Yu.”
Chu Wudao looked down at Su Yu from above, his voice radiating absolute control.
“Admit defeat!”
“In the face of true black-hole-level power, your mere one thousand drops of Origin Blood are nothing but a joke.”
Faced with Chu Wudao’s arrogance, Su Yu stood where he was, his black combat attire fluttering violently in the raging gravitational storm.
He said nothing.
His deep eyes calmly observed the obscure domain-lord law surrounding Chu Wudao.
“He really is strong.”
Su Yu secretly assessed him.
One million drops of Origin Blood, combined with the thousandfold amplification of a singularity black hole—the raw figures alone had reached the terrifying level of one billion drops of Origin Blood.
And with the absolute suppression of domain-lord laws on top of that…
If he relied only on the one thousand drops of Origin Blood he had revealed publicly, even with his spear intent that touched the Dao, his chances of victory were slim.
“I can’t hide it anymore.”
Su Yu sighed.
He had originally intended to quietly claim first place while maintaining the cultivation level of one thousand drops of Origin Blood.
But the Great Chu Imperial Family had shown no regard for martial ethics and had directly brought out a cheat-level trump card.
If he did not go all out, first place would have nothing to do with him.
“In that case…”
Su Yu slowly closed his eyes.
The next instant—
Boom!
A deep, terrifying roar, like the birth of the universe itself, erupted from within Su Yu’s body!
This was not the sound of released qi and blood.
It was a transformation taking place deep within his physical body!
Previously, in order to conceal his strength, Su Yu had used his cultivation technique to shatter more than forty-four thousand drops of flawless Origin Blood, hiding them deep within his limbs and bones, his muscles and marrow—even within every tiny cell.
That had merely been concealment.
But now!
Su Yu completely released his restraints!
The more than forty-four thousand drops of Origin Blood lying dormant deep within his body awakened in this moment!
They were no longer lifeless matter sunk in slumber.
Instead, they began to surge wildly, instantly converging with the one thousand drops of Origin Blood in his heart!
Forty-five thousand drops!
A full forty-five thousand drops of absolutely flawless Origin Blood!
Within Su Yu’s body, they formed a perfect cycle so vast that it was impossible to imagine!
The Origin Blood and his physical body became completely fused at this moment!
The strengthening effect of the Origin Blood was finally brought into full use!
Hum—!!!
The Primal Chaos Infinite Origin Blood Art, a remnant of the black-hole-level technique known as the Starry Sky’s Dead End, was driven to its absolute limit by Su Yu!
A full 9,999-fold amplification!
The ultimate profundity of the dual tempering erupted within Su Yu’s body with a bang!
Hiss, hiss, hiss!
Wisps of gray, hazy airflow slowly seeped from Su Yu’s pores.
The streams of air seemed inconspicuous.
Yet the moment they appeared, the singularity black hole’s gravitational force—powerful enough to crush stars—was forcibly repelled!
The power of chaos!
A higher-level force that surpassed ordinary qi and blood, and even ordinary cosmic laws!
It arose naturally!
Su Yu suddenly opened his eyes.
In his eyes, gray, murky streams of primordial chaos churned wildly.
He released no earth-shaking pillar of light.
Nor did he conjure any massive phenomenon.
He simply stood there, calm and composed.
Yet the aura emanating from the fusion of forty-five thousand drops of flawless source blood and the power of chaos was like an ancient divine mountain that none could surmount.
It forcibly pushed back the pressure of Chu Wudao’s one million drops of source blood!
They stood as equals!
uld barely embark on the path to immortality. Just as he was on the verge of death, his golden finger awakened. No matter whether it was poison, drained blood and vital energy, diminished lifespan, or any other physical debuff caused by paying a price—once midnight passed, everything would be refreshed. From then on, whenever someone asked what kind of person Chu Ran was, the answer was simple: Forbidden arts that other cultivators dared not learn? Chu Ran would learn them. Prices that even demonic cultivators dared not pay? Chu Ran would pay them. Lifespan that even righteous cultivators dared not burn? Chu Ran would burn it. All the blood essence in his body? Take it. Want both his hands and feet? He would cut them off and send them to you. You say he’s finished? He wasn’t built to sit idle. You think he’s gone mad? No—he was simply waiting for midnight. From that day onward, Chu Ran would respect neither Heaven nor Earth, bow to neither gods nor ghosts. He had only one wish: For midnight to arrive a little sooner.
nd fell into a coma while saving his younger sister from an out-of-control car. He became a vegetable. No one knew that his consciousness had crossed into a world of cultivation. Over the course of sixty years, he began as the lowest kind of mine slave, struggling to survive amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood. By sheer chance, he eventually obtained the complete memories of a fallen Immortal King. Alchemy, medicine, formations, feng shui, physiognomy, artifact forging… Every great inheritance of the cultivation world was now his. But when he opened his eyes again, he discovered that ten full years had passed in the modern world. To pay for his treatment, his father had sold the family’s shop and house, leaving himself covered in lasting injuries and illness. His mother had cared for him day and night, and more than half of her hair had already turned white. His younger sister, who had been only fifteen back then, was now twenty-five. To help repay the family’s debts, she had been forced to lower her head and put on a smiling face in places of glittering lights and endless revelry. Only then did Chen Xuan understand that what he had lost was not merely ten years. He had lost the life his entire family was meant to have. The good news was that he had brought back the memories of an Immortal King’s entire lifetime. The bad news was that his soul had returned alone—his cultivation had not come with him. Spiritual energy was scarce, resources were depleted, and the modern world still had firearms, surveillance, capital, and laws. If he wanted to protect his family, break free from everyone’s control, and become truly invincible beneath the heavens, he would have to start all over again.
s + Rent Collection Wealth】 At the start, he inherited a rundown house in the urban village from his grandfather. The house had no tenants, but the moment he was diagnosed with a terminal illness, a self-proclaimed empress from the Tianxuan Continent arrived as his first tenant. Ye Chuan soon discovered that with every new tenant moving in, not only did he receive massive daily payments, but he also obtained unique items related to their backgrounds. 【Acquired Bai Qianshuang’s related item: Tiger Strength Pill—dramatically enhances physical power!】 【Acquired Bai Qianshuang’s related item: Deer Blood Pill—significantly boosts vitality!】 …… From that day on, all sorts of bizarre tenants began appearing in the house: the empress from Tianxuan Continent, an apocalyptic sorceress from the Magic Realm, a mysterious scientific girl who fell through a spacetime rift… Every single day, he received strange, powerful items and endless money. Then one day, he suddenly realized—he had become invincible. Enough, enough! Stop giving me more!
lanned to earn money steadily and take life at a slower pace. But he never expected... his father's remarriage, and the stepmother bringing along a dependent, would completely disrupt his life's plans...
