Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me
Chapter 612: Four Hundred and Ninety-Four, Connecting to Thunder Marsh

Chapter 612: Four Hundred and Ninety-Four, Connecting to Thunder Marsh

"It seems that the pressure I put on you wasn’t enough. It neither made you realize the severity of the situation nor made you feel any despair,"

The voice of Jiang Chen was becoming colder, carrying an undertone of murderous intent. Immediately, he flicked his sleeve, igniting billions of creation origin pills which transformed into a sea of immense energy, a sacrifice to the Heavenly Dao.

Boom!

With this aid, the power of the God Sovereign increased considerably. However, instead of being excited, he felt a great sense of terror.

That’s because he realised, as he grew stronger, the Prehistoric Thunderbolt Treasure Tree rooted within him was also growing stronger, surpassing him and drawing even more power from him.

Even though his own power was increasing rapidly, it still could not keep up with the speed at which the Prehistoric Thunderbolt Treasure Tree was devouring his energy.

It could be said that the stronger the God Sovereign became, the more disadvantageous his current circumstance was. So instead of being thrilled about his escalating power, he started to panic.

But not long after, something even more terrifying happened to the God Sovereign.

He discovered that as the Prehistoric Thunderbolt Treasure Tree grew, its roots were slowly sinking into his life imprint, beginning to draw on the source imprint inherited from Daoist Venerable Xuantian within him.

The reason the God Sovereign could reach his current status was entirely because he refined the remnant shell of Daoist Venerable Xuantian in the past. This allowed him, an ordinary member of the Human Race, to cultivate to the Dao Venerable Realm.

But now, the Prehistoric Thunderbolt Treasure Tree was trying to extract the remnant shell of Daoist Venerable Xuantian, which the God Sovereign had refined, out of his body, using it as nutrients for its own growth.

This measure was essentially akin to undermining his lifeline, threatening to sever his foundation.

Once in the Dao Venerable Realm, one’s status is permanent. Without the remnant shell of Daoist Venerable Xuantian, the God Sovereign’s level wouldn’t fall, but his power would depreciate significantly. Moreover, his chances of becoming a Quasi-Saint would become incredibly slim.

Despite betraying the Human Race, the God Sovereign could still reach the Dao Venerable Realm thanks to the protection of Daoist Venerable Xuantian’s remnant shell. Now, if it left him, he would soon feel the backlash of the Human Race’s shared fate.

Without the protection of Daoist Venerable Xuantian, how could the God Sovereign possibly resist the backlash from the Human Race’s shared fate?

At this moment, the God Sovereign started to panic. An unprecedented terror, greater than when he was being devoured by the Human Demon, terrified him.

"Damn it, stop!"

An angry, anxious roar filled with dread burst forth from the God Sovereign. He struggled desperately, trying to escape the roots of the Prehistoric Thunderbolt Treasure Tree.

But it was useless.

The power of the Nine Heavens was becoming stronger, firmly suppressing him in place, rendering him immobile.

In the end, the Prehistoric Thunderbolt Treasure Tree began to grow, gradually exuding an aura of Dao Venerable’s majesty. Instantly, the pressure on the God Sovereign increased, reaching a level where he couldn’t even utter a sound.

Despair!

At some point, a feeling of despair was revealed in the God Sovereign’s eyes.

Yes, despair. The God Sovereign was truly desperate. He couldn’t even beg for mercy anymore. He could only watch as the power derived from Daoist Venerable Xuantian within him was gradually drained.

Boom!

Daoist Venerable Xuantian, like the Prehistoric Thunderbolt Treasure Tree, was a great life force created from the origin of the Thunder Marsh. After absorbing his power, the Prehistoric Thunderbolt Treasure Tree grew at an even faster rate.

With each breath, it grew by tens of thousands of feet, generating an endless amount of innate thunder, creating a myriad of phenomena.

At one point, as if breaking through some kind of barrier, with one "boom," the crown of the Prehistoric Thunderbolt Treasure Tree pierced through the Nine Heavens, thrusting into the vast void.

On the other end of the void was none other than the Ancient Thunder Swamp, the sacred land of the Thunder Dao that many powerful beings in the Three Realms had been searching for years but never found.

At this moment, after devouring the power of Daoist Venerable Xuantian within the God Sovereign, the Prehistoric Thunderbolt Treasure Tree has officially stepped into the Dao Venerable Realm, allowing it to penetrate the vast void and enter the Thunder Marsh with its true body.

Rustle!

The Prehistoric Thunderbolt Treasure Tree swayed, making a rustling noise as it spread its branches, expanding the void it had pierced, making it larger.

Boom!

As can be seen, with the swaying of the Prehistoric Thunderbolt Treasure Tree, a massive void passage suddenly appeared in the Nine Heavens.

Jiang Chen raised his head and, through this passage, he could clearly see countless innate thunders converging inside, interweaving to create a vast and boundless scene.

That was the Thunder Marsh, a great marsh composed entirely of innate divine thunder. In the eyes of all living beings in the Three Realms, Nine Heavens was considered the first sacred land of Thunder Dao. But in the face of the Thunder Marsh, the Nine Heavens was nothing.

Deep within the Thunder Marsh, just a single discharge of innate thunder could shatter the Nine Heavens, reducing it to countless fragments and completely annihilating it.

Rustle!

Amidst the Thunder Marsh, the Primordial Thunders were indeed like a vast ocean, surging down through the gap pierced by the Prehistoric Thunder Treasure Tree.

Thunderous roars!

At this moment, it seemed as if the Nine Heavens’ Milky Way was hanging upside down, countless Primordial Thunders poured down like a waterfall, streaming relentlessly into the Nine Heavens.

These Primordial Thunders, although incredibly fearsome, could turn even an Innate Dao Sovereign into ashes and cause their downfall.

But once they entered the Nine Heavens, they instantly restrained all their might and transformed into pure strands of Heaven and Earth Essential Qi. These strands intermingled with the Nine Heavens Thunder, continuously corroborating and compensating for each other’s flaws.

Visibly, the original source of the Nine Heavens began to surge rapidly. More devastating Primordial Thunders were born, constantly shattering the void and opening new Thunder Domains.

With the assistance of the Thunder Marsh, the Nine Heavens began to advance, transforming from a small Thousand World into a middle Thousand World.

Thunder Marsh, a deficiency of Heaven and Earth, was formed by the residual power of Pangu Great God and the Chaos Demigod, possessing unimaginable might. Its power, even just a strand, was dreadfully strong.

Not to mention now, as Primordial Thunders poured like a waterfall into the Nine Heavens. The power contained within was far beyond a mere strand.

Indeed, for the Nine Heavens to advance, it would need to devour at least nine Innate Dao Sovereigns. But how could the power of nine Dao Sovereigns compare to the power of the Thunder Marsh? It’s no wonder that once the Nine Heavens obtained it, they began to advance immediately.

Thunderous roars!

Within the Nine Heavens, countless interweaving laws were woven like a net, containing the entire Heaven and Earth.

At the same time, within the void, endless Immortal Dao Lights started to shine, illuminating the entire Universe World transparently.

Between the laws and the Dao Lights, strands of Innate Dao Rhyme permeated, generating numerous patterns of the Great Dao within Heaven and Earth. These patterns interweaved into a delicate net and gradually embedded into Heaven and Earth.

Interweaving patterns of the Great Dao and the spreading Innate Dao Rhyme were the signs of a middle Thousand World. Once these patterns were interwoven to the extreme, they could breed various Innate Paths and give birth to eternal Innate Divine Light.

By then, the Nine Heavens could progress from a middle Thousand World to a big Thousand World.

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After an unknown duration, the Nine Heavens finally ceased expanding, their area no longer increasing, and began to consolidate their foundation.

At this time, Jiang Chen, looking at the Nine Heavens that had grown more than a hundredfold than before, could hardly hide his excitement.

This time, the Nine Heavens advanced from a small Thousand World to a middle Thousand World. Although their area only expanded over a hundredfold, their power multiplied immensely.

Previously, even if Jiang Chen utilized his full strength to mobilize the original power of the Nine Heavens, he could barely counter an Innate Dao Sovereign. But now, relying on the original power of the Nine Heavens, Jiang Chen could easily suppress a Dao Sovereign.

Even early Quasi-Saints could now have a fair fight against the Nine Heavens.

At this moment, just relying on the Nine Heavens, Jiang Chen could become a giant in the Three Realms. Ordinary Innate Dao Sovereigns wouldn’t dare to provoke him.

The benefits the Nine Heavens brought from their promotion to a middle Thousand World weren’t just limited to this. The Chaos energy derived from beyond the heavens was even more surging. One could produce hundreds of Chaos Origin Pills in one day.

Additionally, with the promotion of the Nine Heavens, Cang Mountain connected underneath also increased its power by a lot. The innate spiritual energy within the mountain range was even more rich, giving birth to an unknown amount of Heavenly and Earthly Treasures.

Simultaneously, the area of Cang Mountain was also quietly expanding, gradually returning to its grandeur of the Ancient Era bit by bit.

The divine artifact, Thunder Pool, that Jiang Chen had placed in the Nine Heavens before, also gained considerable benefits. The small Thousand Worlds inside it were even more perfect, countless Primordial Thunders were born and destroyed within, breeding endless Chaos Origin Pills and thunder tribulation divine fluid.

"This is just the outermost layer of the Thunder Marsh, and the power emanating from it is enough to promote the Nine Heavens to a middle Thousand World. If it continued to deepen, gaining more power from deeper within the Thunder Marsh, it would likely promote the Nine Heavens directly to a big Thousand World."

"If it could devour the entire Thunder Marsh, even if the Nine Heavens could not reach the level of Heaven, it should not be far off, reaching the Universe World level."

Looking at the Thunder Marsh hanging high above the Nine Heavens, Jiang Chen’s eyes were full of longing.

Now that the Prehistoric Thunder Treasure Tree had grown to the level of an Innate Dao Sovereign, it penetrated the vast void, formally connecting the Nine Heavens to the Ancient Thunder Swamp.

This implied that on the path to devour the Thunder Marsh, the Nine Heavens had already taken a crucial first step. As it is often said, a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. Once the first step is taken, how far could the path be?

Although the Nine Heavens, which have advanced to a middle Thousand World, seem insignificant compared to the Ancient Thunder Swamp.

But that’s only for now. In the future, as the Prehistoric Thunder Treasure Tree grows, more origin from the Thunder Marsh will surely be swallowed by the Nine Heavens, making it more robust.

As things come and go, in the end, the increasingly powerful Nine Heavens can completely devour the diminishing Thunder Marsh.

This day may be far away, but it is bound to come.

Given that the plan to devour the Thunder Marsh was established by Heavenly Dao, not Jiang Chen. He was merely chosen by Heavenly Dao to execute this plan.

The Heavenly Dao had coveted the Thunder Marsh for ages and would by no means let this plan fail. All Jiang Chen had to do was to find every possible way to accelerate the growth of the Prehistoric Thunder Treasure Tree.