Chapter 606: Dark Domain
The dharma manifestation of the Dharma Manifestation Realm is not something a martial artist can condense at will.
The dharma manifestation of the Dharma Manifestation Realm is an ultimate form that evolves from injecting one's insights into power into the heavens and earth.
Therefore, what level of dharma manifestation you can ultimately condense and its might is almost completely uncertain, depending on how much you comprehend the power of heaven and earth.
Han Zheng himself is not quite sure how powerful his Twin Divine Demon Form truly is.
However, one thing Han Zheng can be sure of is that it is definitely stronger than most Dharma Manifestation Realm martial artists.
Back then, the Thousand Illusion Sky Demon Dharma Form of Dugu Guicang, the Heavenly Evil Venerable who pursued Han Zheng, was only a thousand zhang or so, whereas Han Zheng's Twin Divine Demon Form is five thousand zhang tall, reaching the clouds, terrifying in every way.
It can be said that if Dugu Guicang dared to chase him now, Han Zheng might not even need three moves to kill him.
Han Zheng stayed at the edge of the Dark Domain for three months, only after thoroughly familiarizing himself with the power of the Dharma Manifestation Realm did he prepare to enter the Dark Domain.
During these three months, Han Zheng did not see any demon clans coming to investigate, not a single shadow of the demon clan.
Possibly, the people of the Qingqiu Demon Country did not expect Han Zheng would take the risk to come into the heart of the Country of Demons, choosing such a ghostly place.
Upon stepping into that Dark Realm, Han Zheng instantly felt surrounded by a vacuum zone of heaven and earth primordial qi.
All external forces were locked, almost as if Han Zheng had entered a forbidden domain.
He could not borrow even a trace of heaven and earth power, equivalent to having parts of his Yang God and Dharma Manifestation Realm powers locked away, with his true essence power dwindling without replenishment.
Moreover, the darkness here was not just a visual darkness, even perception had become much more obscured.
Just then, a roar suddenly rang out beside Han Zheng.
Han Zheng turned to look, finding it was a two-headed giant elephant, over ten zhang tall, with pitch-black skin, charging at him roaring.
This creature was common in ancient times, not considered part of the demon clan, but a mindless ancient giant beast.
Han Zheng had seen it in memories of the divine envoy, even the tribe used it as food while escorting the divine coffin to Smoke Wave Lake, hunting many.
However, in his memory, these two-headed giant elephants were mostly brown or gray, rarely black.
Han Zheng directly grasped the elephant's tusk, let out a shout, and lifted it, then violently smashed it to the ground.
With a loud boom, the two-headed giant elephant shattered apart but did not shed blood, instead its flesh turned into black pus and merged into the earth.
Han Zheng frowned slightly, what kind of ghostly thing is this?
Unable to make sense of the situation, Han Zheng could only follow the direction in his memory.
Along the way, Han Zheng saw many ancient giant beasts that had gone extinct outside.
However, these ancient giant beasts were strange, all stained black by some power, with violent consciousnesses filled with aggression.
Upon slaying them, they would turn into that black liquid and merge into the ground.
The deeper Han Zheng went, the denser the darkness became, to the point of being almost pitch black in the end.
Moreover, such ancient giant beasts increased in number, consuming a considerable amount of Han Zheng's power.
If other Yang God Realm martial artists or demon kings were here, their power might already be exhausted.
At this moment, a sudden disturbance came from the darkness.
It was as if a mass of black fog was rushing toward Han Zheng, even blacker than the black of the Dark Domain, in Han Zheng's perception, it was almost glowing black!
In an instant, Han Zheng felt a tingling sensation on his scalp.
Within that black fog, vaguely various tentacles, insect limbs, and even human arms reached out to grab Han Zheng.
A boundless surge of qi and blood erupted around Han Zheng, powerful qi blood rose to the sky, transforming into a several hundred zhang tall dragon-elephant phantom roaring at the heavens.
That dragon-elephant phantom was completely condensed from the extreme power of qi and blood, dragon-formed, armored, with sharp tusks, shaking the heavens and earth!
Dragon Elephant Luotian Dharma Body!
Han Zheng directly entered the body of Dragon Elephant Luotian Dharma Body, composed entirely of extreme qi and blood, but those black forces could erode qi blood power, tearing away large chunks in a single pull.
In almost a blink, the massive Dragon Elephant Luotian Dharma Body was eroded by this force, losing eighty percent of its qi blood power!
Han Zheng's complexion paled slightly, he immediately withdrew this Dragon Elephant Luotian Dharma Body and unleashed the Nine Revolutions Immortal Martial Golden Body's power to the extreme.
Yet, even this defensively strong body refining technique could not withstand the power within the black fog, though it lasted slightly longer than the qi blood power.
Seeing this, Han Zheng knew it was bad, his figure frantically fled outward, but the black fog persistently chased him.
Then, from behind Han Zheng, a large mass of black fog unknowingly appeared.
At this moment, the crude jade pendant on Han Zheng's body suddenly emitted a faint golden light.
This light was faint, but it slowed the black fog's speed, seemingly making it unwilling to touch the jade pendant.
"Come, this way."
A voice suddenly came from the jade pendant, very faint and weak, but Han Zheng seemed to understand its direction.
Han Zheng paused for a moment, still going in the direction indicated by the jade pendant.
The jade pendant given by the divine envoy seemed ordinary but was actually of great origin, possibly a divine gift.
Back when confronted by the descent of Mercy Mother, Han Zheng escaped danger thanks to this jade pendant, otherwise, he might have had to face a god directly.
Thus Han Zheng hesitated only slightly before deciding to follow the direction pointed by the jade pendant.
As he walked, the light from the jade pendant made the surrounding black fog retreat, leading Han Zheng to the ruins of an ancient tribe.
This ruin had a simple and rough divine hall, surrounded by disorderly scattered houses, everything exuding an ancient desolate aura.
Han Zheng clearly remembered that this was where the divine envoy's tribe was.
They had placed the divine in the coffin here and escorted it to Smoke Wave Lake.
In front of the divine hall stood a giant tree a hundred zhang tall and several zhang thick, now turned pitch black.
Beneath the giant tree sat a figure.
But upon closer inspection, Han Zheng realized it was not a person, but a skeleton clad in a luxurious robe.
The skeleton was not grayish-white but had a jade-like quality, crystal clear and smooth, like a piece of art.
At that moment, the skeleton was surrounded by a layer of weak divine light, identical to what emanated from Han Zheng's jade pendant, though much weaker.
Just then, an old voice suddenly resonated in Han Zheng's heart.
"Gentleman of future generations, thank you for bringing my clansmen back."
Han Zheng stared at the skeleton, paused, and took out the jade pendant, its light blossomed and gently floated towards the skeleton.
"This jade pendant is your clansman?"
The skeleton's eye sockets glowed with faint flames, its voice ringing in Han Zheng's mind.
"The jade pendant is not my clansman, but the true spirit of my clansman resides within the jade pendant.
During the escort to Earth Abyss, my clansmen who sacrificed along the way had their true spirits collected into the jade pendant, awaiting the moment to return home.
Your bringing it back proves my clansmen successfully completed their mission, allowing the divine to rest, finally freeing me from waiting."
Han Zheng hesitated, asking, "The one who asked me to escort the jade pendant back is a divine envoy, who are you?"
"I am Ye, the previous generation divine envoy, the one who asked you to escort the jade pendant back is Cheng, my son."
Ye's voice was soft and low: "Gentleman of future generations, thank you for bringing my clansmen back, I can now rest peacefully, no longer endure agony.
My true spirit will enter the embrace of the divine, ask whatever you want.
I can see, you must have many questions."