"H-How is this possible? Who in the world are you?!"

Only then did the giant insect Celestial Demon shriek in terror.

Its massive body thrashed, all its previous composure gone.

It suddenly realized that if it let this person continue to devour it, it would be eaten whole, never to revive again!

However, an Eight Trigrams Furnace, marked with a suppression talisman, held it down firmly. No matter how it struggled, the furnace remained as immovable as a mountain!

Zen Master Kong Ming and the others watched Wang Xiao continuously devour the Celestial Demon, their minds reeling in shock.

’S-So this was Master Wang’s method for eradicating the Celestial Demon?! To use his own body as a vessel and devour the Celestial Demon whole?! But the energy inside the Celestial Demon’s body is immense. An ordinary person would be corrupted by just a single drop of its blood. Even a Cultivator would likely explode and die from eating a single piece of its flesh. Can Master Wang really devour the entire Celestial Demon and be fine?!’

"Th-what do we do now?"

The crowd instinctively looked to Zen Master Kong Ming.

Zen Master Kong Ming recited a Buddhist phrase. "All we can do now is trust Master Wang."

Wang Xiao circulated his Gang Qi, devouring the Celestial Demon’s body at an incredible speed.

He could clearly feel a vast surge of energy detonate within him as the Celestial Demon’s flesh entered his body.

It surged through his Five Viscera, his limbs, and every fiber of his being!

CRACK! CRACK! CRACK—

His flesh, sinews, and bones began to thrum and roar.

Every cell in his body seemed to boil and sing with joy.

They devoured the vast essence of energy like a parched land soaking up a long-awaited rain!

In an instant, Wang Xiao had devoured all eight of the giant insect Celestial Demon’s heads and most of its body.

CRACK! CRACK! CRACK—

It was as if he had reached a critical point.

His body began to tremble violently, erupting in a brilliant light.

Wang Xiao felt his control over his own body reach an entirely new level.

It felt as if every drop of his blood, every inch of his skin, and every single bone could now transform at his will!

’The Heaven and Earth technique... I’m just one step away from a breakthrough!’

A fervent glint flashed in his eyes as Wang Xiao stared at the giant insect Celestial Demon, now just a mangled torso.

His body grew taller, and he moved to swallow the rest of the giant insect Celestial Demon whole!

But just then...

「A thousand miles away.」

A deep, powerful voice rang out like a clap of thunder. 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶

"Wang Chongyang, how dare you!"

As the voice rang out, the heavens churned violently. The sky darkened as a torrential storm of wind and rain erupted!

The endless Heaven and Earth Spiritual Mechanism suddenly converged above Wang Xiao’s head.

Amidst the rumbling, it coalesced into a Palm Seal of immeasurable size!

The Palm Seal was immense, boundless, and chilling, blotting out the sky and the sun!

In an instant, the world for a thousand miles around went dark. Only the Palm Seal remained, suspended between Heaven and Earth!

’A single hand that blots out the sky... What kind of Magic is this? No, this is almost a Divine Technique!’

Wang Xiao stared at the Heaven-Covering Hand Seal in the sky, inwardly aghast.

What were Divine Techniques?

They were powers that only a Tier Six Life could master after consolidating a Dao Fruit.

They contained the Power of the Great Dao Rules!

The most fundamental difference between Divine Techniques and Magic was this:

No matter how powerful a Magic technique, once its caster died, it would lose its anchor and dissipate completely.

However, a Divine Technique could persist between Heaven and Earth even after its creator’s death!

This was because it was, in essence, a part of Heaven and Earth itself.

Although this Heaven-Covering Hand Seal before him didn’t yet possess the full power of a Divine Technique, it already showed the nascent form of one.

This was a Magic Technique far more tyrannical than any Daoist Technique in this world!

"Zhao Yin, you’re too late!"

Wang Xiao’s eyes narrowed. He ignored the Heaven-Covering Hand Seal, opened his mouth, and swallowed the remainder of the Celestial Demon in one single gulp!

At that exact moment, the Heaven-Covering Hand Seal came crashing down, transforming into a veritable Divine Mountain as it descended to crush Wang Xiao!