My Simulated Road to Immortality Chapter 2303: 1724: Mountain Sea to the Extreme, Then Devoured

Precisely as the All Saints had predicted.

The relentless shocks from Suo’s Net, resembling a blazing furnace purifying precious metal, steadily shaped a genuinely tempered and resilient army.

Only fewer than a hundred warriors remained from those who endured right from the start until now.

However, the fighting strength they exhibited when staring death in the face couldn't be judged by typical measures.

Each one could take on a hundred foes single-handedly, erupting with fearsome and shocking might.

Using these veterans at the heart, the Holy Dynasty's forces steadily grew into an invincible army. The backbone included fighters with marginally less battle prowess, yet their ranks swelled far beyond the elite survivors. In total, their role in the conflict proved even more vital.

Additionally, the vast majority formed the ordinary troops, replenished at the fastest rate, though they demanded the heaviest resource drain after each clash.

Acting as successive sieves, they methodically weakened the assaults delivered by Suo’s Net.

Meanwhile, a formidable and majestic power emerged from the process, battling and reacting with growing steadiness.

Despite staying in his mortal form, the Taiwei Saint Emperor was utterly safe while positioned with his men—no force in this domain could touch him!

Since his arrival, the Taiwei Saint Emperor hadn't employed any intentional Divine Technique.

He depended solely on the intrinsic principles and edge of the Taichu Immortal Realm, combined with his endless imperial wisdom over ages, managing not just to persist.

He appeared ready to seize control and rule a domain inside this intricately spun trap.

According to the current guidelines of Suo’s Net, overthrowing the solidly rooted Taiwei Saint Emperor proved unattainable.

Whatever developments arose later would merely fuel the expansion of the Holy Dynasty Legion.

Suo surely grasped this reality without question.

Thus, this hunter swiftly chose to rework its trapping snare.

Across the Taichu Immortal Realm, the once-dominant killing intent abruptly faded away.

Amid the grave silence enveloping Heaven and Earth, all motion ceased.

At the same time, a fresh regulation appeared to be forming.

Given Suo’s capabilities, the shift happened in an instant.

This brief opening was precisely the chance the Taiwei Saint Emperor had anticipated!

The Taiwei Saint Emperor, who had been sitting with eyes shut amidst the Holy Dynasty’s warriors, abruptly rose to his feet.

His face blank, he gazed at the endless ranks encircling him.

He merely inquired, “Soldiers, are you willing to die for me?”

His tone was soft, yet to the Holy Dynasty's troops, it boomed like thunder.

No doubts arose, no rebellion stirred.

Immediately, every warrior dropped to their knees, their unified reply thundering forth.

“At your command!”

“At your command!”

“At your command!”

The warriors' shouts, thunderous in might, resounded through the Taichu Immortal Realm's heavens.

But already, their forms had morphed into countless rays of crimson glow, all rushing toward the Taiwei Saint Emperor at the center.

Thus, the Holy Dynasty's veteran strength scattered into nothingness.

However, the presence surrounding the Taiwei Saint Emperor swiftly swelled to a breathtaking level.

When the Taiwei Saint Emperor first arrived, his power hadn't weakened much at all.

Through fierce combats, he had drawn in substantial sustenance from the Taichu Immortal Realm.

Before, this entire might had spread across the myriad soldiers, but now it all funneled back into the Taiwei Saint Emperor.

A Mountain Sea Saint appeared in a flash.

Clad in an expansive robe embroidered for the sovereign, featuring countless Golden Dragons. The crown with twelve prongs, dangling jade strands across his brow, failed to conceal the sharp flash in the Taiwei Saint Emperor’s gaze.

Right then, with Suo’s Net caught in the interval of rule shifts, the Taiwei Saint Emperor swept his broad sleeve.

The embroidered sun and moon along his robe's hems churned wildly.

For this, the colors of Heaven and Earth shifted dramatically.

It was as though the Taiwei Saint Emperor had seized the enigmatic entity lurking behind Suo’s Net, then ripped it apart with savage force!

The realm warped, shattering fragment by fragment!

On the Other Shore, the visions of light and shadow that All Saints observed abruptly grew dim.

Next, resembling struggling fireflies, they flickered weakly a few times before fading out in despair.

The radiance from the Taiwei Holy Dynasty disappeared in a blink.

“This is…”

All Saints stood frozen, staring at the spot where the Taiwei Saint Emperor once was.

“Taiwei put in real effort this round.”

The Saint Lianshan declared, while sending over a strand of essence.

Li Fan likewise witnessed how, once Suo bared its actual shape, the Taiwei Saint Emperor's avatar got swallowed up right away, leaving his main body apparently seriously wounded too.

Afterward, he offhandedly passed along a cluster of stored True Spirit.

“Suo gained notoriety right from the Mountain Sea's onset, and Taiwei dispatched just a shard, so his quick defeat was inevitable,” the Saint Lianshan remarked calmly, showing no astonishment.

“Ultimately, though Taiwei came close to victory, he uncovered Suo's hidden signs within the net. That's vital—it's our breakthrough against the deadlock.”

The Sea Return Saint stated, making the Xuanji Ring glow anew.

This captured the instant Suo’s Net ripped open, plunging the Taichu Immortal Realm into gloom.

Though blurry after the Sea Return Saint's revival, the scene still showed a silhouette lounging beyond the cosmos, gazing down through the net at the creatures inside.

Along the silhouette's borders, endless dark tendrils like spider limbs waved chaotically.

Formerly positioned loftily, yet with the net breached, its concealed weave now conveyed an air of...

Terror.

“Even with Suo's might to consume mountains and seas, it has no choice but to lurk in darkness, forbidden from showing itself openly.”

“When revealed, its powers suffer a major hit, and its brief consumption capacity drops sharply too,” the Sea Return Saint clarified why Suo panicked.

Noticing confusion on some Saints' faces, he went on: “Think of it as a flaw stemming from its mountain-and-sea devouring strength. Back at the Mountain Sea's beginning, plenty of powerhouses shared such vulnerabilities.”

“It stems from the rebound of pushing one's Dao Path to its utmost, surpassing the Mountain Sea,”

The Sea Return Saint appeared reluctant to delve deeper, offering just a subtle clue.

Then he turned back to seizing the vision once more.

“Ha, looks like Suo lacks that ruthless edge after all, unwilling to unleash its full self in the Mountain Sea with Dao Yan watching.”

“The Suo we see isn't its absolute true body, rather a projection channeling nearly all its force.”

“Pulling so much power like this implies that at the Mountain Sea's dawn, Suo could end up powerless, driven to withdraw. For Suo, that's a real risk.”

As though spotting a detail, the Three Saints jested, their tension visibly lifting.

“The Mountain Sea forms a unity. Now that it's laid bare here, folks grasp its flaw from the Mountain Sea's outset.”

“Soon enough, it'll have to pull back.”

The Saint Lianshan added: “Based on my understanding, it's definitely waffling on returning or not. A little more pressure, and the upcoming Mountain Sea blockade gets broken.”

Upon hearing that, every Saint breathed easier.

After the earlier chances were snatched, with Bai Xiao, Fang Cun, and Taiwei's deep investigations, Suo's essence became mostly clear.

As for stepping up as the following fortunate soul, opposition had vanished.

So, under the sweeping starlight, the subsequent one ensnared by Qiu Tianhui's Mountain Sea Dao Path…

Turned out to be Li Fan.