"Fifth Layer Perfection!"
Gu Jinlai felt the Great Sun Core stabilizing once more within him, and that dense energy that seemed inexhaustible no matter how much he unleashed.
Immediately, he took a deep breath.
In an instant, the wind and clouds surged with power.
Centered on him, an area spanning dozens of miles seemed to be engulfed by a giant vortex, with what appeared to be a tornado forming below.
His entire being was like a giant whale sucking in water, continuously absorbing the hydrogen element from the air to replenish himself.
With the aid of these hydrogen elements, the brilliance of the Great Sun Core grew even brighter, and a steady stream of energy infused his body, causing it to rapidly increase in size.
Two thousand four hundred meters, two thousand six hundred meters, two thousand eight hundred meters...
His body grew to a terrifying height of nearly two thousand nine hundred meters.
The improvement of the Great Sun Eternal Method wasn’t as simple as just increasing the output power of the Great Sun Core; it also encompassed the nuclear power and gravity derived from this Cultivation Technique.
After all, the larger the volume, the greater the gravitational forces and the interaction between materials that one needs to counteract.
This was why, back in the Baofeng Mountain Range, Gu Jinlai could crush the Immortal Master with gravity, which wasn’t his main attack method, and withstand the attack of the Mo Longjian, which summoned the Geng Metal Heavenly Dao, with his Immortal Body.
Because the enhancement of the Great Sun Eternal Method was comprehensive each time, Gu Jinlai chose to consume one thousand strands of Qingguang to further grow his volume this time, rather than advancing the Eighteen Layers of Heaven to Mahayana or even to Eighth Layers Perfection.
"This volume... Eight Heavens Profound Immortal?"
Gu Jinlai speculated.
At the same time, he felt that his previous estimates might have been wrong.
Either the body size of a Profound Immortal was more than three thousand meters.
As they fused more with the Heavenly Dao, their volume would increase at a diminishing rate, but instead their methods would become more numerous, with various combinations of the Heavenly Dao capable of executing many attack techniques.
Gu Jinlai leaned more towards the latter possibility.
After all, there are limits to one’s growth.
If continuously merging with the Heavenly Dao simply led to unlimited growth in volume, then wouldn’t a Profound Immortal who merged with hundreds of Heavenly Daos start at tens of thousands of meters in size?
A diminishing return would be more logical.
Unlike others, he wasn’t into all those fancy techniques; he just kept piling on volume.
"With a volume nearing two thousand nine hundred meters, being an Eight Heavens Profound Immortal isn’t false, but at the same time my control over my power has fallen from the previous level to the point where even my speed is affected," Gu Jinlai said as he moved slightly, "But it’s like a small guy about one meter sixty and weighing a hundred or so pounds who has learned combat sports, and a common strong man over two meters tall and weighing over two hundred pounds. Even if that strong man never learned proper Fist Techniques, a flurry of wild punches could easily crush that smaller man to death."
In this sense, when facing those Eight Heavens Profound Immortals who have refined a large number of Heavenly Daos and have a variety of techniques, he was like an ordinary adult fighting a martial arts expert—it’s hardly a contest.
He could even be defeated by some Seven Heavens Profound Immortals who excel in slaughter.
It is likely that even Sixth-Heaven Profound Immortals could confront him head-on.
But if he were to bully those Five-day Profound Immortals and Four Days Profound Immortals, that would truly be like a grown man punching elementary school students and kicking kindergarteners.
"According to information from Longevity Pavilion, the strongest in the Mo Family is Mo Ziya, this Patriarch of the Mo Family is suspected to have top-notch Profound Immortal Cultivation, which is Three Days Profound Immortal level, but with the Clan Suppressing Immortal Device, Unlimited Annihilation Sword Qi, even when facing Five-day Profound Immortals, he can still contend," Gu Jinlai mused as he twisted his neck a little.
He looked towards the interconnected Grotto Heavens and Formations several tens of thousands of miles away.
"With the Great Sun Eternal Method elevated to Fifth Layer Perfection, my power has surged enormously, and I’m a bit eager to smash something. Let’s start with the outer Grotto Heavens," he thought, and with that mindset, Gu Jinlai leaped out from the clouds, his terrifying size making him appear like a towering mountain that mere mortals can’t see the top of, charging straight towards the Mo Family.
Although the Mo Family were already ordered to tighten their defenses, as soon as he appeared from the clouds, he was immediately noticed by the Mo Family members.
Watching that huge figure tearing through the Void with a terrifying, Shake-the-world momentum, all the knowledgeable True Immortals and Void Immortals were simply stunned.
One by one, they gazed blankly at the massive figure crossing the Heavenly Track, its form pressing the atmosphere into combustion, each of them feeling their breaths seized.
"How... how can it be so big..."
"Is that Jiang Yufeng! Is that Venerable Daoist Jiang Yufeng from Creation Gate? Are we supposed to fight against such a terrifying Demon God!?"
"Wasn’t it said... his Immortal Body was only one thousand eight hundred meters? Only with a special Burst Secret Technique could he barely manifest two thousand four hundred meters and deliver a deadly blow, but now..."
The Mo Family members watching from the outskirts were dumbfounded.
Their bodies, which have completed energy transformation, were trembling slightly, but they felt nothing.
Everyone was completely dumbstruck by the shocking figure above the heavenly dome.
It wasn’t until the figure had completely disappeared into the distance, with the terrifying reverberations echoing like thunder throughout the world, that these True Immortals and Void Immortals suddenly snapped out of their shock.
"Quick! Quickly inform the elders... He’s coming! Jiang Yufeng... He’s coming!"
But for most, the sight of that terrifying figure in the sky had scared them witless, leaving them shivering in fear.
"What kind of monster is this... How could we possibly defeat such a creature!?"
"Dozens of True Immortals died in the Baofeng Mountain Range, three thousand Immortals... We’re not even comparable to those Immortals who have weathered the Heavenly Tribulation, how could we be involved in a war of this level!"