Cultivation Online

Chapter 2704: Level 4 Black Zone

"> <Due to your incomplete Eternal Constitution, your body cannot contain any more Eternal Essence>

Yuan stared at the notification with a blank face, blinking several times in quick succession, looking like he couldn’t believe what he was seeing.

"My body cannot contain any more Eternal Essence...?" he muttered in a daze.

However, he quickly snapped out of it and sighed aloud, "Why am I even surprised? This should’ve been expected."

He quickly realized he shouldn’t have been surprised. If anything, he should’ve expected this outcome, as this wasn’t the first time his physique had hit bottlenecks, especially during his earlier days when he still had the Heaven Refining Physique.

"Now what?" he mumbled to himself.

Now that he’d hit a bottleneck, there was no point trying to improve his Eternal Essence. Of course, he could progress toward completing his Eternal Constitution.

But there was one problem. One major problem.

’How the hell am I supposed to complete my physique in this world? Not only do I lack the materials to do so, but I am not even in my real body!’ he cried inwardly.

It quickly became clear that it was impossible for him to complete his physique for as long as he remained in this world.

’I really need to hurry up and meet Gaia and leave this place...’ he sighed inwardly.

Yuan turned his attention to the Void Specter slowly approaching from a distance, its appearance resembling a mammoth.

’Although I cannot improve my Eternal Essence, I can still strengthen my cultivation...’

Since Limitless derived from Eternal Essence, he could still improve his cultivation through it.

After defeating the Void Specter, Yuan absorbed its energy. However, instead of absorbing it in its pure form as Eternal Essence, he used the Limitless Cultivation Technique to convert it into Limitless.

"> <Your cultivation has reached Fifth Level Sixth Ascension>

"> <Your cultivation has reached Sixth Level Sixth Ascension>

"> <Your cultivation has reached Seventh Level Sixth Ascension>

His cultivation increased by three levels in the blink of an eye.

With nothing else to do, Yuan spent the rest of his time in the Level 3 Black Zone to increase his cultivation level.

"> <Your cultivation has reached First Level Seventh Ascension>

"> <Your cultivation has reached Ninth Level Seventh Ascension>

"> <Your cultivation has reached First Level Eighth Ascension>

"What the hell is going on?! His cultivation suddenly started improving at a ridiculous rate, and it hasn’t stopped since then!" Supreme General Tian exclaimed in disbelief after noticing the change.

Yuan’s three-month training session eventually ended, and he returned to the flying ship.

"I won the challenge. From now on, I’ll be able to leave the city on my own, right?"

Supreme General Tian nodded in a daze.

"By the way, where is the Level 4 Black Zone?" Yuan suddenly asked, a curious expression on his face.

Supreme General Tian immediately frowned.

"Don’t even think about it," he said sternly.

However, Yuan suddenly turned to look in a certain direction and smiled.

"Is it in that direction? I can sense something ominous coming from there," he remarked. "I want to take a look."

"Absolutely not! Do you have a death wish?!" Supreme General Tian shouted.

"Are you going back on your word?"

"This and that are two different matters! You may have permission to train outside as you wish, but you do not have permission to enter the Level 4 Black Zone!"

Yuan smiled and replied, "Who said I was going inside? I merely want to take a look at it from the outside."

After saying that, Yuan jumped off the flying ship and flew toward the place he’d just been looking at.

"This crazy bastard!"

Supreme General Tian had no choice but to chase after him.

A few days later—

"Stop! If you go any further than this, you’ll enter the Level 4 Black Zone!" Supreme General Tian warned him.

Yuan suddenly slowed down, though not because of Supreme General Tian’s words. Instead, something in the distance had caught his attention.

"What is that?" Yuan asked, narrowing his gaze at the tree-like silhouette on the horizon.

Supreme General Tian stared at the distant silhouette for a few seconds before responding, "We don’t know. No one has ever made it that far. However, we call it the Grand Tree."

He paused briefly before continuing, "There are many theories surrounding its existence. Some even believe it may be the origin of the Void Specters."

Yuan continued staring at the Grand Tree. Although he could only make out its distant silhouette, a strange sensation gradually began to stir within him—an inexplicable urge to approach it, almost as though the tree itself were beckoning him closer.

’I have to get closer to it,’ he thought inwardly.

Unfortunately, there was a good chance he wouldn’t make it that far. The presences emanating from deeper within the area were simply too overwhelming, even for him. In fact, some of them felt even stronger than the entity on the 48th floor.

"Let’s go. You’ve seen enough." Supreme General Tian said a moment later.

Yuan nodded.

However, just as Yuan turned around and prepared to leave, he sensed a familiar presence suddenly appear out of thin air like a ghost.

The next moment, the atmosphere changed drastically, and the temperature plummeted.

"T-This atmosphere?! Impossible!"

Supreme General Tian’s complexion changed instantly, his face turning deathly pale as though all the blood had been drained from it.

"WE NEED TO LEAVE! IMMEDIATELY!" he shouted at Yuan.

Yuan shook his head, pointed at the human-like silhouette that had just materialized, and said, "I think it’s a little too late for that."

This silhouette belonged to none other than the Void Hunter.

"Why is it appearing now?! There are only two of us here!" Supreme General Tian gritted his teeth so hard that his gums bled.

Without looking at Supreme General Tian, Yuan spoke, "Leave. I’ll hold him off for as long as I can."

However, to his surprise, Supreme General Tian sneered and replied, "Who the hell do you think you are to command me? Last I checked, you’re still my underling."

He left the flying treasure and continued, "I am not going anywhere without you."