The star was dull. As far as Su Ming understood the Ancient G.o.ds, it seemed like all of their power was gathered in the stars at the center of their brows. After a moment of pensive silence, Su Ming sat down cross-legged and raised his right hand, pressing it against the star. When he closed his eyes, his appearance under the black hood changed. In an instant, he turned into the appearance of the clone that practiced the Art of Swallowing Hollow Shadows Whole.

However, he did not have a corporeal form for this clone, only an illusion. After all, all of Su Ming's clones were destroyed in the world beyond the universe. While he could make all of them manifest once more as long as his soul was around, he needed to use up different amounts of power to do so.

His Dao Kong clone could be taken as an example. It required the least energy, and it was also the easiest to control. What it required was just Su Ming's cultivation base, but now that he had Zhang Ji Dao's body, that clone was no longer of any use to him, which was why he had yet to restore it.

If Su Ming wanted to restore his clone that practiced the Art of Swallowing Hollow Shadows Whole, he required something with great physical strength. This was the reason why he had rushed to this place when he heard about the Ancient G.o.d's corpse.

As for his Ecang clone, he would need to spend Ecang's power. Su Ming was already prepared for it. He was the complete Ecang, so he only needed time to recover. It was a lot of time, however, so if Su Ming could find the portions of Ecang's souls which had escaped from the foreign lands and devour them, he could form his Ecang clone much faster.

'I no longer have a physical body, or rather, I never had a physical body to begin with. My body was destroyed an unknown number of years ago. This means that what I need to do now is not to obtain a physical body… but to create a body that belongs solely to me!

'It will have all of my clones serve as its flesh and blood and my cultivation base as its bones. I will use my epiphany of moving from winter to spring to form my soul. When my flesh, blood, bones, and soul fuse together… I will form my real physical body, and it will belong solely to me!'

Su Ming's eyes shone with a brilliant light while hidden under the black hood. He closed them swiftly, and while his right hand was still pressed at the center of the Ancient G.o.d's brows, he sent his fingers deeply into the skull.

However, the instant he was about to seize the mark of the star, Su Ming's palm suddenly stopped moving. With his eyes sparkling, he cast a scrutinizing glance at the Ancient G.o.d before he raised his head and cast a glance at Old Monster Wen, who was in the distance. A hint of a cold sneer appeared on his lips.

But it did not last. Instead, he swiftly seized the mark of the star with his right hand.

With it, a vast power surged up Su Ming's right hand into his body. In an instant, it filled his physical body.

'Explode! Explode!'

A glint shone in Old Monster Wen's eyes while he sat in the white ripple in the distance. He was shouting loudly and smugly in his heart. Su Ming was not the first person he had met. In truth, he was the third to be tricked into coming to this place over the last couple months. Every single one of them craved for the physical power of the Ancient G.o.d and wanted to absorb it, but both had exploded while they were absorbing the power.

Su Ming was the third, and on his way to face the same fate. Old Monster Wen could practically see Su Ming exploding in a few breaths. When he died there, all of his treasures would belong to Old Monster Wen.

He felt proud of himself, but as time pa.s.sed and the ten breaths went by, the pride in Old Monster Wen's heart slowly turned into hesitation. He stared blankly at Su Ming who was at the center of the Ancient G.o.d's brows. His aura was running rampant, and his robes fluttered. It was as if he was still continuously absorbing the power, but the sight Old Monster Wen longed to see, the sight of Su Ming exploding, did not bless his eyes.

His heart made a loud thump.

'It's fine. It has only been ten breaths. Before long, this person will definitely explode. No one can absorb the giant's physical body. Even if he is a Grand Immortal, it's impossible for him to be able to do so. After all, the Ancient G.o.d personally told me that no one can obtain his physical power!'

Old Monster Wen sucked in a deep breath, but when time trickled by and another twenty breaths pa.s.sed, his face gradually turned pale.

At the same time, Su Ming's lips curled up into a cold sneer once more. He had noticed a long time ago that he was not absorbing the Ancient G.o.d's physical power from the mark of the star, but its ancient thought hidden within it.

The divine thought was disguised as his physical power, like a flying beast pretending to be a candle flame so that it could devour all the moths lunging at it. After devouring enough of them, he could repair his body until all of his injuries were healed.

"The Ancient G.o.ds who descend in Arid Triad Expanse Cosmos only have at most seven stars at the center of their brows. Forget the fact that you're injured. If I could fight against Ancient G.o.ds with seven stars at the peak of their condition, then it is even easier for me to stand up against you, since you're heavily wounded and recuperating.

"You disguised your divine thought as your physical body. Once I tried to devour it, you could obtain my cultivation base and Nascent Divinity to use as nutrients for your recovery. You've… overestimated yourself in this matter."

At the same time Su Ming absorbed the divine thought, he sent his own divine thought into the Ancient G.o.d's mind through his right hand. It turned into a rumble as loud as thunder.

The Ancient G.o.d jolted. His eyes instantly flew open, and a hint of panic showed up in them while the smile on Su Ming's lips grew colder. A white ripple spread out from the ring on his right index finger. It surged into the Ancient G.o.d's mind through the mark of the star, and a loud rumble echoed in s.p.a.ce. It turned into a power that suppressed the Ancient G.o.d.

At the same time, Su Ming lifted his right hand. With a single move, he appeared on the Ancient G.o.d's left arm, then raised his left hand to seize it.

"There is an incredibly sinister Art in Zhang Ji Dao's memories. I'll use your body to test Saint Defier Expanse Cosmos' Forbidden Art! Foul Flesh of h.e.l.l!"

The instant Su Ming touched the Ancient G.o.d's left arm with his own, a black ripple spread out from it. Immediately, the Ancient G.o.d's left arm started withering before his eyes. The Ancient G.o.d started trembling violently, but his divine thought had already been suppressed, and he could not fight back in the slightest. His entire left arm was swiftly reduced to only skin and bones in the the span of a few breaths.

At the same time, a large amount of physical power surged madly into Su Ming's body, causing his clone that practiced the Art of Swallowing Hollow Shadows Whole to gain corporeal form at a terrifying speed.

In just ten breaths, the Ancient G.o.d's left arm no longer had any flesh or blood left. However, it was not the end yet. Once the Ancient G.o.d's left arm was reduced to only skin and bones, his torso and his legs withered away. The vast power of his flesh and blood was continuously absorbed by Su Ming, and his clone that practiced the Art of Swallowing Hollow Shadows Whole gained corporeal form. It was swiftly getting stronger.

The Foul Flesh of the Netherworld lasted for half the time it takes for an incense stick to burn. The Ancient G.o.d remained large in stature, but he had become completely emaciated and resembled a skeleton. He looked incredibly terrifying.

This scene caused the faces of Miao Feng and the other three to turn pale. Fear appeared in their eyes, and when they looked towards Su Ming, they seemed to see an evil spirit.

"Netherworld Burns Bones!"

Su Ming moved. This time, he appeared at the top of the Ancient G.o.d's head and pushed his left hand against the skull. He grabbed it swiftly, and as cracking sounds reverberated in s.p.a.ce, a black ripple spread out from Su Ming's hand and covered the Ancient G.o.d's body.

The Ancient G.o.d trembled even more violently. If it was not because of the white ring suppressing him at that moment, his shrill roars would have rang out in all directions. He would not be acting as quiet as he was now, only able to shudder. The Ancient G.o.d's eyes turned bloodshot as he descended into madness. He wanted to self-destruct, but due to the white ring suppressing him… he could not!

As he trembled, his legs gradually melted and his body slowly became pliant. Su Ming absorbed the power from the bones with his left hand and fused it with his clone that practiced the Art of Swallowing Hollow Shadows Whole.