Path of Alchemy Mastery-Chapter 453 - 466: Heart of the Strong

"Did I win?" Although he had returned to his human form, one could hear from Donghuang’s tone that he was very weak, so weak that even speaking took a great deal of effort.

"You won." The lord of the Three Realms looked at Donghuang with a complex expression, never expecting that Donghuang would unleash such a violent attack at the last moment. Only now did he understand how Donghuang managed to do it.

"There’s actually such a move." Mu Can, observing the slowly recovering Donghuang, was filled with emotion.

In the arena, Donghuang had slowly transformed back to his human form, but immediately after recovering, he fell straight to the ground.

"I won." Though he was lying on the ground, Donghuang looked at the avatar of the lord of the Three Realms with unwavering determination.

"Mm, this is what you deserve." The Divine Crystal in the hands of the lord of the Three Realms slowly flew towards Donghuang, who stretched out his hand to receive it and struggled to get up, walking slowly towards Mu Can and the others.

The avatar of the lord of the Three Realms did not stop him, and once Donghuang left the Array, the avatar disappeared within it.

"I won." Donghuang, holding a Divine Crystal in his hand, looked at Mu Can excitedly.

"Woof! You really went all out, kid." Wang Cai looked at Donghuang with a complex expression.

Although he didn’t want to admit it, Wang Cai found that he could not deny Donghuang’s actions just now.

Such a decisive move even made Wang Cai feel a sense of alarm.

"Here, this is for you." Donghuang divided the Divine Crystal into several portions, handing each person one portion.

"What is this?" Dongfeng Shuo looked at Donghuang, puzzled, not understanding why Donghuang would do such a thing.

Actually, not just Dongfeng Shuo, even Donghuang himself didn’t know why he did that.

"I won’t have the strength to fight again after this. Absorb these, strive to defeat him, victory is within reach—I don’t want our efforts so far to be wasted." Donghuang found a reason to convince himself.

"I don’t need it, you guys use it. I’ll take this next challenge." Mu Can shook his head.

His biggest problem now wasn’t with the Divine Crystal. Having seen Donghuang’s duel, Mu Can realized he was lacking something.

It was a spirit called desperation.

In recent battles, Mu Can had been fighting under completely safe conditions, without any crisis, naturally, there was no motivation to break through.

"I’ll go try it myself." Mu Can pondered for a moment and said.

From Donghuang’s recent battle, Mu Can decided to face the avatar of the lord of the Three Realms alone and fight with all his might.

"Have you gone mad too?" Dongfeng Shuo spoke out to dissuade him, noting that Donghuang had already self-destructed and only damaged the corner of the opponent’s robe. How could such a powerful enemy possibly be taken on alone by human power?

"Don’t worry, I’ll be fine. At worst, I’ll make a breakthrough during the fight." Mu Can shook his head.

He had been restraining himself for too long, so long that he had lost the courage to fight recklessly.

"Woof! Go ahead, I support you." Wang Cai nodded.

He supported Mu Can’s choice. A Cultivator can only have a new breakthrough after truly facing their inner self.

The path of cultivation is against the heavens, and if one lacks the courage to fight desperately, their cultivation journey is surely limited.

"Take this." Donghuang handed the portioned Divine Crystal to Mu Can.

Mu Can shook his head, not reaching out to take it.

"One day, I’ll give you a fair fight, life and death aside, and we’ll settle my grudge against you then." Mu Can got up and walked away without looking back.

"I got it." Donghuang held the Divine Crystal intended for Mu Can without saying more.

Mu Can slowly walked into the Array, stomping his foot lightly.

"Just yourself?" The avatar of the lord of the Three Realms appeared again, looking at Mu Can coldly.

"Yes, just myself."

Having made the decision, Mu Can would not regret it.

This battle was earth-shattering, and even within the tower protected by the Array, the ground was pitted from the fierce attacks.

Mu Can had exhausted all means except for the Reincarnation Pearl.

It has to be mentioned, as Mu Can’s strength increased, not only the intensity of his Spiritual Power but also his control over it had drastically changed compared to before.

In the end, the few fortunate enough to witness the fight could feel the entire Sky Tower trembling.

Around Mu Can stood five Spiritual Power Avatars, identical to him, and a long gash was visible on Mu Can’s face, while the avatar of the lord of the Three Realms on the opposite side was not faring much better, his entire face swollen.

"Is this Mu Can’s true strength?" Donghuang, watching Mu Can’s performance, doubted himself for the first time.

"He’s very strong. He hasn’t even broken through to the Void Level, but he can fight on par with one." Dongfeng Shuo also watched the battle with a serious expression.

"Boss Mu Can is truly powerful." Wang Cheng knew Mu Can was strong, but never imagined Mu Can could be so immensely powerful.

"Hahaha, that was thrilling." Mu Can laughed loudly, having forgotten how long it had been since he last fought so freely and intensely.

The battles in the Heavenly Pillar Space, as well as those with Brother Lin, were all dependent on Wang Cai’s Arrays and the power of the New World.

He hadn’t fought relying solely on his own strength for far too long.

The battle reached its climax at this moment.

Five Spiritual Power Avatars each used a kind of spiritual power ultimate technique, something Mu Can was inspired to do after learning from Donghuang.

Focusing on a single attribute, the Avatars could clearly manipulate spiritual power more easily.

"You are strong, I can feel the familiar aura from you, Tongshen Mountain is with you," said one of the avatars of the Lord of the Three Realms as he looked at Mu Can.

"Congratulations, you got it right. Rest assured, I will protect the Three Realms," Mu Can nodded and then launched an attack at the avatar of the Lord of the Three Realms.

At this moment, Mu Can possessed an invincible belief in his heart.

If even the avatar of the Lord of the Three Realms couldn’t be defeated, how could he fight against the extraterritorial demons who had severely wounded the Lord of the Three Realms?

"As you wish." The avatar of the Lord of the Three Realms also let out a roar, engaging in battle with Mu Can once again.

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Mu Can had lost count of how many times he had picked himself up from the ground, nor how many times he had drawn spiritual power from the New World to replenish his depleted spiritual power.

But with a crisp sound, the avatar of the Lord of the Three Realms in the center of the Array finally fell.

As he fell, a horde of Divine Crystals appeared on the ground.

They clinked and scattered all over the tower’s floor.

"Woof!" Wang Cai barked, rushing up immediately.

In a dazed state, Mu Can felt a warm and soggy tongue licking his face and slowly opened his eyes.

"Wang Cai, what are you doing?" he asked, wiping his face and ending up with a hand full of drool.

"You won." Wang Cai’s eyes were moist with emotion.

This time, Mu Can had won entirely through his own strength, defeating a true Void Level opponent.

At this moment, Mu Can had truly grown, now possessing the heart of a true strong warrior.

After slowly recovering for a while, Mu Can struggled to sit up, looking at the Divine Crystals scattered on the ground in silence.

"What’s wrong?" Wang Cai saw a bewildered look in Mu Can’s eyes and asked.

"It’s nothing, I was just wondering just how powerful the leader of the extraterritorial demons sealed away really is."

Mu Can looked at the Divine Crystals on the ground with silent wonder.

So many Divine Crystals could create several Void Level beings, and still maintain the normal operation of the entire Sky Tower.

Just how vast must the spiritual power be to achieve this?

"Don’t worry, everything will be alright, by the time they invade, your New World will surely evolve into its own realm, and once that happens, a realm would stand behind you; your strength might even surpass that of the Lord of the Three Realms. The outcome of the battle then is uncertain," said Wang Cai, trying to comfort him.

Although Wang Cai didn’t express it, he could feel that Mu Can’s mood had been a bit off recently, constantly in a state of anxiety.

And this anxiety had one source: the extraterritorial demons.

The threat of their invasion hung over Mu Can’s mind like an unspecified time bomb.

"Hmm, I hope so." Mu Can knew that once he left this place, there were necessary things he’d have to do.

"Let’s collect all these Divine Crystals," said Mu Can as he got up, signaling to Wang Cai not to mind him.

Wang Cai happily began collecting all the Divine Crystals, and roughly estimated, there were over five hundred pieces.

A huge harvest.

Who knows how many Divine Crystals the avatar of the Lord of the Three Realms had gathered, now all bursting forth.

"You are strong, and perhaps the hope for the future lies with you," said Dongfeng Shuo, looking at the limping Mu Can with a complex expression.

If initially, he approached Mu Can for his young age and formidable strength, now, in his eyes, Mu Can had truly become a powerhouse far surpassing him.

"Everything will be fine," Mu Can nodded in response.

Once the extraterritorial demons invade, no one in the Three Realms can remain uninvolved.

In Mu Can’s mind, there was even another plan.

That was to unite all the powers of the Three Realms, to prepare for the war against the extraterritorial demon’s invasion.

"You are strong, but I will defeat you," Donghuang said, looking at Mu Can with complex emotions.

From the conversation between Mu Can and Dongfeng Shuo, he understood that a catastrophe would befall the Mortal World in the future, and he keenly felt that Mu Can’s attitude towards him was likely due to this calamity.

"If you’re still alive after this catastrophic trial, I’ll treat you to a drink," Mu Can looked at Donghuang.

The grievances of the past, at this moment, seemed trivial compared to the survival of the Three Realms.