[After that, more and more extraordinary beings, even those at the second or first realm, arrived. Some directly tried to snatch it, some offered some junk to exchange or gamble with you, and others claimed to be acting on orders from some important figure, saying that you were not qualified to possess such a treasure...]

They all came for the spatial ring.

"Luckily, I'm a strong cultivator rebuilding myself, and I have Xu Daolin by my side. Otherwise, it would have been a classic story of the protagonist getting a powerful treasure, being hunted down, and leveling up along the way."

You muttered to yourself.

And now—

Several Star Wizards and even Moon Wizards around him bowed: "Greetings, Lord Cloud Emperor!"

You take a step forward, landing on a head: "You say I'm not worthy?"

The owner of the severed head cried out in terror, "Yun, Your Majesty Yun, I didn't know it was you! I... I really didn't know it was you!"

He is a direct descendant of a top-tier sorcerer family. Because his grandfather was a fourth-realm Bloodthirsty sorcerer, he wielded immense power from birth, capable of destroying a nation or killing millions with a single word.

His family does possess spatial rings, but he's only at the second realm and isn't qualified to acquire one.

Upon hearing that you, a relatively unknown nobody, possessed a spatial device, he immediately decided to snatch it from you.

As for the possibility of encountering a tough opponent... it's extremely low. The Azure Domain spans billions of miles, but there are less than two thousand people in the four realms, including wizards and sorcerers. Even though not many people possess spatial rings, spatial rings are something you can find by chance; they're not treasures crafted by powerful individuals.

Even if he was unlucky and the other party was a junior member of another prominent family traveling around, he could just say it was a misunderstanding, what else could he do?

[Everyone has patriarchs at the fourth realm; can't we just clear up the misunderstanding? It doesn't have to come to a life-or-death struggle, does it?]

Then his father, grandfather, and even many other powerful members of his clan... all knelt down around him.

Remembering this person's previous threats, you scoffed and left: "I never want to see him again, or anyone associated with him."

[His fourth-generation grandfather, the old man whose head you had previously rubbed and tapped several times, nodded repeatedly, then turned to look at his grandson with a fierce glint in his eyes.]

[It is already a case of killing Sun Wukong without regret.]

[...]

[The First Realm of Ultimate Martial Arts: Nine Transformations of True Essence!]

In the path of ultimate martial arts, the first true step is to use the ever-flowing blood within the human body as energy to undergo a comprehensive and extraordinary evolution.

Strengthening the blood must begin at its source, namely, strengthening the bone marrow, the organ responsible for blood production!

This step is called the Nine Transformations of True Essence. After the nine transformations, one reaches the peak of the first realm, equivalent to the perfection of a Grandmaster!

[Year 4034.]

[You've ventured and explored many places, and now only the Sea Soul Continent has a relatively large number of wild monsters, and you can even see demon beasts from the Fourth Realm.]

Because demonic beasts are different from monsters, and because the original Three True Kings of the Sea Soul Continent did not have such a severe racial distinction, there are still a few demonic beast lords ruling over their respective regions even now.

In other parts of the Azure Domain, only Great Demons of the Third Realm who have submitted to the human race can survive. Outside of the cities where humans live in large numbers, even Innate-level demonic beasts are rare—this is only preserved for the sake of biodiversity and to provide opportunities for young people to gain experience and engage in combat.

"Those above the third realm in the Azure Domain are domesticated, while those below the third realm are wild, right?"

"If you want to enjoy adventuring in the wild, leveling up, and fighting monsters, then the Sea Soul Continent is definitely more convenient."

You tamed two one-eyed mountain giants on the vast plains of the Netherlands, and had them move two large mountains from the front of the houses of the local residents.

[You encountered the "Undying Mandeko Dragon" in the Forest of Demons, but later discovered that those undying dragons were merely the fruit of a demonic tree, and the tree itself was the dragon.]

[You encountered harpies at Xuan Tian Cliff. They said that you saved their entire race by killing the Ancient Luo Serpent King below the cliff and wanted to treat you to a meal.]

[You also saw a group of mermaids at the Azure Lake, which is much better than merfolk. You even dressed up as a seashell.]

"How did the adventure story turn into a riding adventure story?"

After grinding reputation on another map and defeating all the surrounding bosses, you return to your main palace.

[Dragged along by Xu Daolin's true essence, you are positioned between the Touyang Belt. He casually pushes aside rows of great suns, and you race through the Sea of ​​Suns.]

[At other times, you descend into the sea of ​​thunder, where you see countless bolts of lightning surging forth, thunder serpents, thunder spheres, and thunderclouds.]

Sometimes you'll even encounter wizards and sorcerers in these two realms. Your palace's reputation has spread throughout the Azure Domain, and all who see it show it respect and bow in reverence.

The reason they fly at such high altitudes is because ordinary human vision cannot penetrate the gale-force winds.

[If it's placed too low, wherever the palace stops, a mysterious master named Shouyun will appear... That's too deliberate.]

Although many Supreme Beings know that Emperor Yun is cultivating his second incarnation, this is not common knowledge that should be known to everyone in the entire Azure Domain. In the central region of the Yuan Tian Realm, even cultivating to the sixth realm again is a top secret!

[You recline in the armchair, eyes closed, enjoying the massage, while simultaneously practicing the ultimate martial arts.]

[Now, you have reached the "Seventh Transformation of True Essence"!]

[His bone marrow underwent seven transformations, and his blood was replaced seven times throughout his body, resulting in a significant increase in his physique and a substantial enhancement in his sustained combat ability!]

[Furthermore, starting from the third transformation of the True Essence, you will possess the ability to make your blood boil, rapidly burn blood, and double your physical combat power for a short period of time.]

[Starting from the sixth transformation of the True Essence, you can even sacrifice a month of weakness to condense a drop of essence blood, store it within your body, and unleash a five-fold attack when necessary.]

[In the True Essence Realm, some geniuses can use powerful elixirs to condense dozens of drops of essence blood in a short period of time, and then unleash a series of attacks to kill opponents stronger than themselves!]

[Your blood essence reserve is capped at tens of thousands of drops, but you only condensed a dozen or so drops as a show, just to test this method.]

Condensing essence and blood takes too much time; it's better to level up.

"Right now, I should be close to the peak of the early stage of the Celestial Realm, or barely reaching the middle stage... Once I reach the eighth transformation of the True Essence, I will be a true mid-stage Celestial Realm cultivator." You assess in your mind: "But the mid-stage Celestial Realm only requires strong Yuan Power, while I will also possess physical combat strength even more formidable than my current Gang Jin!"

"Starting from the Celestial Realm, the gap between those at the same level becomes incredibly vast!"

The difference between the early and middle stages of the Celestial Realm is only four times; however, the difference between the middle and late stages, and between the late stage and the peak, is nearly ten times!

"At the zeroth realm, I can rival those at the second realm, but upon entering the second realm, my numerical stats will still be at the second realm!"