At the center of all the anomalies, Zhu Haomiao trembled uncontrollably, his flesh flickering between reality and illusion, as his body defied gravity and slowly and lightly floated upward.
Using all his strength to resist the pressure of ascension, grey-white divine light swirled in the depths of Zhu Haomiao's pupils, and he squeezed two words through his clenched teeth.
Invisible grey-white threads spread from the void, wrapping around the youth bit by bit like living creatures.
The cultivation technique seed of the originally abandoned [Plum Blossom Step] and the vast attributes were gathered into the depths of the spirit and body within the [Book of Black].
As layers of pupa shells sealed him, the irresistible repulsive force gradually dissipated, his translucent and ethereal flesh and blood solidified once more, and Zhu Haomiao let out a long breath of turbid air.
It was as if the "buoyancy" was expelled from his body, and the young man's floating body gently descended, his toes lightly touching the ground.
Gasping heavily, Zhu Haomiao wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and gulped down nervously.
If I hadn't held it just now, I would've spiraled into the sky in an instant!
To be forced to ascend midway through the competition, the most favorable contender for the championship "voluntarily withdrawing," would cause much laughter among other countries.
Zhu Haomiao smacked his cheeks, slowly calming his emotions, and turned to look out the window.
The several meters high waves calmed down, the surging sea was slowly regaining its peace, and the overwhelming tribulation clouds, having lost their target, were also dissipating.
The terrifying anomaly came quickly and left just as fast; within a dozen minutes, the world returned to blue skies and white clouds.
The unsuspecting mortals didn't even react, thinking it was a sudden thunderstorm, but only the keen Transcendents knew the terrifying crisis that had just enveloped all of Shanghai.
On the other side, after Zhu Haomiao stabilized his own sealing, he furrowed his brows in distress.
He had a clear premonition that the next time he fully unseals will be the moment of his ascension!
A Triple Seal, at most he could only undo two, reverting to...
As thoughts swirled in his mind, Zhu Haomiao suddenly noticed that even under the Triple Seal, he still had power at the Silver Level!
Then, unsealing two levels would mean he could reach Dominance Level?!
Instinctively lifting his coat, he looked at the [Dragon Emblem], and Zhu Haomiao was suddenly stunned.
On his chest, the originally noble and elegant Purple Gold Badge had changed color, turning into darkness akin to an abyss.
At first glance, it looked somewhat like the grey-black Black Iron Badge, but upon closer inspection, the darkness of his [Dragon Emblem] seemed to devour all light, as if wanting to swallow the viewer's soul along with it.
As the observation angle changed, tiny golden specks reflected from the depths of the dark badge, as if an infinite universe was sealed within.
Magnificent, mysterious, sinister, profound, fantastical...
After looking for over a dozen seconds, Zhu Haomiao withdrew his gaze, blinking in confusion.
He had previously noticed that as his power increased, his [Dragon Emblem] turned slightly black.
But he didn't expect it to turn completely black in the end...
What's going on with me now?
As the young man pondered, a wave of itchiness came from his chest, and the last trace of divine sword intent was completely erased, the hideous scar squirmed briefly, disappearing without a trace in the blink of an eye.
A powerful force surged forth within him out of nowhere, as Zhu Haomiao took a deep breath and looked at the Illusionary Page in the [Book of Black].
As before, the six-dimensional attributes directly increased by 10 points, of which 5 points were provided by [Super recovery], while the other 5 points came from digesting the accumulated attribute.
Taking one last look at the scant remaining accumulated attributes, Zhu Haomiao gritted his teeth and poured all his remaining [Greed Coins] into it.
Through research over this period, he discovered that the [Greed Coins] required for the manifestation of [advance] were related to one's own strength.
Initially, only 11 or 12 coins were needed to exchange for 1 point of attribute, but this gradually increased, and it now took over 20 coins for 1 point of attribute.
By reverse logic, if he were at the mortal stage, perhaps 1 [Greed Coin] could realize 1 point of accumulated attribute.
Having fused all the money he earned from the Three Noble Sons into himself, Zhu Haomiao looked at his fresh and clean attribute panel, as if fulfilling some obsession, he exhaled with satisfaction.
Admiring his outrageous six-dimensional attributes, understanding this power didn't belong to the First Layer Heaven, Zhu Haomiao couldn't help but curl the corner of his mouth.
Great, now I just need to wait for the awards...
Hold on, I can't be arrogant!
High-level divinity is beyond reason, no matter how enormous my [Quantity] is, it can't withstand a [Quality] crush.
Yet, glancing at his lineup of Perfect Basic Strength, Zhu Haomiao sighed and gazed at the vast world outside the window.
I'm not targeting anyone, I'm just saying everyone here is trash!
With a humble mindset, Zhu Haomiao left the cruise ship amidst the trembling and kowtowing servants, heading straight to the [Yanhuang Armory].
Sheltered by the Triple Cocoon, the young man concealed all signs of the Transcendent, appearing like an ordinary mortal, weaving through busy streets.
Familiar with his route, he entered the [Yanhuang Armory], where people were busy and chaotic, rushing around like headless flies.
"Senior Brother Wang, what's going on?"
Finding the exhausted and busy Wang Hua, Zhu Haomiao curiously looked around.
"Damn, kid, you disappeared without a sound for months, where'd you go?"
Though busy, Wang Hua was happy to greet the youth with a bear hug, then his tone shifted, speaking excitedly.
"I'm telling you, we just detected a high-energy reaction we've never seen before, but it disappeared before we could pinpoint it, we're now trying to capture it again!"
Frowning, Zhu Haomiao blinked, wanting to speak but hesitated.
Seeing this familiar expression, Wang Hua's eyes widened, looking at him in disbelief.
"Damn it, couldn't be you again... um um~"
Covering Wang Hua's mouth, Zhu Haomiao secretly gave him a look, lifting his coat to reveal a deep, dark blackness.
At first glance, it seemed the young man had turned into Black Iron, Wang Hua's eyes widened, but upon closer inspection, he noticed the divine peculiarity, gasping in shock.
"Huh? What on earth?"
Without answering, Wang Hua silently broke free of the youth's grip, looked at him with an incredibly complex expression for a long while, and sighed heavily.
"Let's go, Senior Brother Feng needs to know about this."
Following Wang Hua to Feng Zhaobai's office, as soon as the door opened, Wang Hua couldn't wait to shout.
"Senior Brother Feng, two pieces of good news!"