Coiling Dragon: I Transcend with Earth Element

It was precisely this power that melted his Godhead, tempered his soul and body, greatly increasing his strength and ultimately breaking through the universe's space to enter this realm of gray mist.

Within this space, Linley had no concept of time or space whatsoever.

After trying it out, Linley discovered that in this space filled with gray mist, no matter how he moved, he was merely treading water.

Though startled, Linley remained calm and carefully recalled the situations he had encountered before.

Just as Linley was at a loss, a white light suddenly appeared before his eyes.

Linley narrowed his eyes slightly. With his keen eyesight, he could see a figure within the white light rapidly approaching him.

When the white light reached Linley's side, Linley realized he could move again.

Under the illumination of this white light, the gray mist surrounding him actually began to evolve space-time.

Linley could only grasp a sliver of the profound mysteries within.

It was as if a portion of the Hong Meng Qi had evolved into earth, wind, water, and fire. Linley could only understand a part of this because he had fused the Sovereign Power of the four elements—earth, wind, water, and fire—to produce the Hong Meng Qi.

Within the space evolved by the gray mist, Linley moved a little. The feeling of being stuck in a quagmire was gone. He then turned his gaze to the person rapidly approaching him within the white space.

"Hahahaha, third brother, you've made your big brother wait a long time!"

As the figure approached, Linley realized the burly man was wearing a coarse linen robe, his black hair casually draped behind him, and a joyful smile on his face.

When the newcomer approached, Linley suddenly felt his entire body stiffen.

What terrifying pressure!

Standing before the burly man, Linley suddenly felt the same fear he had experienced at six years old, gazing up at two Saint Realm powerhouses battling in the sky.

It was an instinctual awareness originating from his life level, strength, and body.

It was as if this burly man before him could casually swat him dead.

This man was incredibly strong!

However, Linley was surprised. Why would this person call him "third brother"?

"Brother, who are you? Why do you call me third brother?"

"Haha, I call you third brother because you are the second being to break through the universe and survive after arriving in the Primordial Space in over a thousand recorded epochs."

"Break through the universe?"

"Second?"

Linley wasn't foolish. From Hong Meng's words, he realized that the material planes, God planes, and Supreme Planes he had lived in before were what this burly man referred to as the "universe."

"Mm, come, third brother, I'll take you home first, and then I'll explain everything in detail."

With that, Hong Meng reached out and took Linley's hand, flying towards his home.

"So fast!"

Pulled by Hong Meng, even Linley's current eyesight felt dizzy.

This meant the burly man's flying speed had surpassed his eye's ability to track.

Before long, Linley felt a jolt and saw a space tens of meters across appear before him.

On the yellow earth stood a thatched cottage and a small courtyard.

The house in the courtyard was somewhat dilapidated, as if it had suffered some damage, and there was a large pit in the yard.

Standing on the earth, Linley's heart stirred. He stomped his foot with all his might, causing his feet to tingle. The ground only caved in slightly; if one didn't look closely, it was indistinguishable from the surrounding area.

"This..."

Linley was greatly shocked.

With his current strength, he felt he could easily destroy the Star God Realm.

Yet here, he couldn't even leave a footprint?

Linley's small action did not escape Hong Meng's notice.

However, Hong Meng merely smiled slightly and offered no comment.

Compared to his second brother, Roy, who had cultivated step by step to achieve the "Space Body," his third brother, Linley, was indeed far inferior.

If not for his good fortune in having his soul mutate with the four elements of earth, wind, water, and fire, it was uncertain whether he would have been able to reach the Primordial Space and become his third brother.

Comparing the slight indentation he made with his foot to the large pit in the courtyard, Linley instantly understood.

Here, he was a nobody!

After Linley sat down, Hong Meng proceeded to explain the situation of the Primordial Space to him in detail.

"So that's how it is."

It was only then that Linley realized how incredibly fortunate he was.

With the four elements of earth, wind, water, and fire, losing even one or gaining another would have rendered him incapable of reaching this stage.

Furthermore, the soul mutation after being injured on the Plane War had opened a path to the heavens for him.

Finally, the cultivation method originating from Roy, the Earth Supreme God, allowed him to reach the realm of a Lord God, successfully absorbing enough Sovereign Power from the elemental ocean to fuse the Hong Meng Qi and cultivate the Hong Meng Body.

"Right, Big Brother, you said I was the second being to break through the universe and enter the Primordial Space, so who was the first?"

"Hahaha, I knew you'd ask."

Hong Meng chuckled, "Actually, Third Brother, you should be very familiar with Second Brother's name. In fact, you owe Second Brother a lot of credit for successfully reaching the Primordial Space."

"I'm familiar with them?"

Hearing Hong Meng say this, a name popped into Linley's mind.

"Could it be that Second Brother is Roy, that Supreme God who was the first in our universe to cultivate to the Supreme God realm?"

"Hahaha..."

"Yes, that's him."

"So it was him..."

Knowing he had an "acquaintance" in the Primordial Space put Linley's tense mind completely at ease.

"Indeed, if there was anyone in our universe most likely to enter the Primordial Space, it would have to be Supreme God Roy."

"But Big Brother, as far as I know, Supreme God Roy only had the Earth Supreme God as his main body, right? How did he cultivate the Hong Meng Body and enter the Primordial Space?"

From Big Brother Hong Meng, Linley also learned that the Magic Universe was created by Big Brother Hong Meng using Hong Meng Qi to derive earth, wind, water, and fire as the foundation of the world. To break through the universe's limitations, one had to return to the origin using the Sovereign Power of the four main elements – earth, wind, water, and fire – and fuse them into Hong Meng Qi to cultivate the Hong Meng Body.

"Heh heh, your Second Brother is a genius."

Since he had already accepted Linley as his Third Brother, Hong Meng naturally wouldn't hide anything from him.

Moreover, he felt that given Second Brother Roy's personality, he might even proactively tell Linley about these things before Linley could ask.

After all, in Hong Meng's opinion, Second Brother Roy had etched cultivation into his very bones. If he could find someone to discuss the path of cultivation with, he might be overjoyed for thousands of eons.

"Actually, before you, your Second Brother Roy had already grasped the origin of the Magic Universe. After countless years of experimentation, your Second Brother successfully fused the Sovereign Power of the four elements – earth, wind, water, and fire – into Hong Meng Qi."

"It's a shame that because he didn't have Divine Clones for the other three elements, your Second Brother Roy couldn't control the fused Hong Meng Qi..."

"Later, based on the planes of the Magic Universe, your Second Brother Roy created the cultivation technique 'Star Transformation,' which even I, upon seeing it, greatly admired..."

"Second Brother Roy is so powerful!"

Under the osmanthus tree, as Linley listened to Big Brother Hong Meng recount Second Brother Roy's deeds, his understanding of Roy became more three-dimensional.

Here, when Linley said Roy was powerful, he wasn't referring to Roy's strength, but rather his seemingly boundless thinking, as if no difficulty could stump him.

Truly worthy of someone who had comprehended a cultivation method from the laws of heaven and earth that could directly lead to the Supreme God realm.

"Then Big Brother, is this small courtyard his? Why isn't he here now?"

"The courtyard is his. As for why he's not here now, it's naturally because he's in seclusion cultivating in the depths of the Primordial Space."

"When he emerges from seclusion, his strength might even surpass mine, hahahaha..."

Hong Meng couldn't help but shake his head as he said this.

When Second Brother Roy cultivated the Space Body, Hong Meng had sparred with him once.

At that time, Hong Meng hadn't used Xuanhuang Qi, but he had used all his other abilities, yet he still couldn't defeat Roy.

If Roy were to break through and cultivate the Space-Time Body, then with the profound mysteries of the Space-Time Body, his strength might indeed surpass Hong Meng's.

"Right."

Speaking of strength, Hong Meng suddenly remembered something. He gestured, and a leaf fell from the osmanthus tree. Hong Meng caught it, and Xuanhuang-colored patterns appeared on it.

Then, Hong Meng handed the leaf to Linley.

"Third Brother, this method I've comprehended for creating worlds should be of great help to you."

"Mhm."

Linley reached out and took the osmanthus leaf, probing it with his Soul Power.

Instantly, a vast amount of information flowed into Linley's mind from the leaf.

"Amazing!"

After digesting the information, Linley clicked his tongue.

From this information, Linley understood how to derive the five elements and four phenomena from Hong Meng Qi to create a universe.

At the same time, he also learned that his next step in cultivation was to create a universe and use the Xuanhuang Qi that would appear after its birth to cultivate the Xuanhuang Indestructible Body.

"Thank you, Big Brother. Your insights have benefited me greatly."

After absorbing the information, Linley thanked Hong Meng.

However, Linley also gained a deeper understanding of the immense difficulty in creating a universe.

With the amount of Hong Meng Qi within him, the universe he could create would likely only be about the same size as the combined area of the Seven God Planes and the Five Supreme Planes within the subordinate universes.

How much Xuanhuang Qi could be born in such a small universe?

If there was less Xuanhuang Qi, the strength of the Xuanhuang Indestructible Body he would eventually cultivate would naturally not be very high.

"Hahaha, we're brothers, no need to be so formal."

Next, Hong Meng waved his hand, and a golden ranking scroll flew from the depths of the Primordial Space, hovering in front of Hong Meng and Linley.

"Third brother, this treasure is called the Hong Meng Golden Ranking."

"As long as one leaves a trace of their soul power on the Hong Meng Golden Ranking, they can become a 'Hong Meng Controller'."

"Once you become a 'Hong Meng Controller', you can control all the energy within the Primordial Space and see through the destinies of beings in the universe."

"This… there's actually such a treasure?"

Hearing his eldest brother Hong Meng's introduction, Linley's eyes lit up.

His current situation was that he could open up universes, but it was limited by the amount of his own Hong Meng Qi. After opening up universes, the amount of Xuanhuang Qi he obtained was not much.

But if he became a Hong Meng Controller and could use the endless Hong Meng Qi in the Primordial Space, how vast would the universe he opened up be?

And to what extent could the Xuanhuang Qi obtained from opening up such a vast universe elevate his strength?

"Eldest brother, how do I leave my soul power's imprint on it?"

"No rush for now."

Hong Meng waved his hand slightly, calming the impatient Linley.

"Third brother, before you become a Hong Meng Controller, I still have something to tell you."

"I also offered the Hong Meng Golden Ranking to second brother Roy, letting him leave his imprint and become a Hong Meng Controller, but he refused."

"Refused?"

Linley was stunned. Someone would refuse such a good thing?

Afterward, Linley looked up and carefully examined the Hong Meng Golden Ranking floating before him.

Indeed, in the upper right corner of the Hong Meng Golden Ranking, Linley only saw the character "Hong", with no other soul imprints.

"Eldest brother, why did second brother refuse?"

Linley didn't understand.

Becoming a Hong Meng Controller meant one could open up the largest universe, obtain the most Xuanhuang Qi, and cultivate the strongest Xuanhuang Indestructible Body.

This was a good thing.

If one didn't become a Hong Meng Controller and opened up a universe using their internal Hong Meng Qi, the Xuanhuang Qi obtained would be at least several million or even tens of millions of times less.

Anyone with a brain would know that the strength of a Xuanhuang Indestructible Body forged with such a vast difference in Xuanhuang Qi couldn't be the same, right?

"Haha, third brother, you and second brother Roy both broke through the universe from the Magic Universe."

"In your universe, there are Godheads and Lord Godheads. Both of these can greatly increase one's strength after being refined."

Linley nodded.

Indeed, by refining a Godhead, a Saint Realm expert could more quickly comprehend the Profound Mysteries of Laws and become a God-level expert within decades.

A High-level God who achieved godhood independently, upon refining a Lord Godhead, could instantly become a lofty Lord God, looking down upon all beings.

"However, whether it's refining a Godhead or a Lord Godhead, one's strength will never increase any further after that."

As Hong Meng spoke, Linley instantly understood.

Indeed, whether it was a Lord Godhead or a Godhead, once refined, one's strength was fixed.

"Second brother Roy felt that this Hong Meng Golden Ranking was very likely something similar to a Godhead or Lord Godhead. Once a soul imprint was left on it, it would likely be impossible to improve one's strength further."

"Therefore, second brother ultimately refused to leave his name on the Hong Meng Golden Ranking and chose to cultivate and break through on his own."

"Third brother, it's your turn to choose now."

"Will you leave your name on the Hong Meng Golden Ranking to become a Hong Meng Controller, or will you, like second brother, not become a Hong Meng Controller and cultivate on your own?"

Linley remained silent.

After a long while, Linley finally revealed a smile.

Then, Linley directly split off a trace of his soul power and let it enter the Hong Meng Golden Ranking.

After being absorbed by the Hong Meng Golden Ranking, this trace of soul power slowly crawled towards the upper left corner like an earthworm. Finally, below the character "Hong" on the first line, it condensed into the character "Lin".

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