Volume 4: Super-Tier Awakening & The Ancient Capital Calamity
Chapter 304
Nebula Shatters, Condensing the Fire Element Star Palace
The agonizing pain tearing through Lin Feng’s meridians was no longer a mere burning sting on the surface of his skin. Instead, it transformed into invisible blades directly slicing through his flesh, every fiber of his nerves, and the deepest roots of his soul. It felt as though ten thousand primordial magma rivers were boiling violently within his body, poised to blast apart his lean chest, which contained heaven-shaking, earth-shattering energy.
Within Lin Feng’s vast, hazy spiritual sea, where galactic rivers of magic circulated day and night, the Fire Element Star Sea was currently erupting with an unprecedented, monumental mutation!
The space inside his spiritual sea was originally vast, but at this moment, it had grown suffocatingly cramped and scorching hot. The golden flames carrying the breath of destruction and rebirth from the Primordial Dragon Flame, thoroughly intertwined with the peerless, tyrannical medicinal efficacy of the Primordial Divine Stone, were sweeping through every corner. Like berserk fire dragons, completely disregarding the resistance of his physical body, they directly pierced, incinerated, and reconstructed every ancient magical barrier.
Every inch of his original meridians, which had already become exceptionally sturdy through countless life-or-death battles, still emitted piercing, grating screeches under the terrifying temperature of the Primordial Dragon Flame. The old, fragile magical walls shattered in massive chunks, making way for a flood of pure, brilliant golden magic power that filled every crevice.
“Hah... hah...”
In the physical world, at the center of the gradually depleting primordial lava lake, Lin Feng sat cross-legged, his body motionless like a carved statue. Yet every bead of sweat that welled up from his skin instantly evaporated into dense white wisps of steam. His long black hair whipped wildly in the high-pressure airflow surrounding him; his eyes were tightly shut, and his brows were locked in a deep furrow. If an ordinary Advanced Mage were to endure this extreme agony, their mind would have long since collapsed, their spiritual sea shattered into ashes, and their soul scattered into oblivion.
Yet Lin Feng’s willpower had been tempered through countless thunder tribulations and brushes with death. He bit down hard on his teeth, fresh blood seeping from the corners of his lips only to be instantly vaporized by the searing heat. Deep within his mind, his divine thought remained steadfast as a boulder, directing this entire torrent of berserk energy along its predetermined trajectory.
“I’ve come this far... I absolutely cannot stop!”
Inside his spiritual sea, Lin Feng’s majestic, roaring shout rang out like morning bells and evening drums, suppressing the raging chaos.
The very next moment, the greatest mutation began.
The forty-nine Advanced fire star-particles, which had previously been cramped yet brilliantly luminous like independent stars resting quietly within the Star Sea, suddenly trembled violently. They no longer maintained their static shapes, instead spinning at a dizzying speed to form a fiery star-particle vortex so blindingly bright that it was impossible to look at directly.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Successive shockwaves of energy emitted from the collision of the star-particles made the space of the spiritual sea shake violently. Propelled by the Primordial Dragon Flame and the Primordial Divine Stone, the forty-nine Advanced star-particles began a magnificent process of exponential division and proliferation.
From forty-nine, they doubled into ninety-eight in the blink of an eye!
The ninety-eight star-particles frantically absorbed massive amounts of the surrounding golden magic power, splitting further into one hundred and ninety-six!
And then, with a muffled explosion that echoed to the depths of his consciousness, that number shattered all ordinary limits of a peak Advanced Mage, surging straight up to three hundred and forty-three brilliantly gleaming Fire Element Star-particles!
Three hundred and forty-three star-particles! That number represented the gateway opening to the Super realm, signifying the transcendence of mortal limits to step onto a towering new height of magical existence!
Yet possessing three hundred and forty-three star-particles was merely the necessary condition. The next step was the most brutal trial, one that buried the dreams of ninety-nine percent of humanity’s apex powerhouses: condensing a Star Palace!
If building Star Paths at the Beginner level was merely connecting straight lines, and Star Webs at the Intermediate and Advanced levels were complex interweavings of spatial forms, then a Star Palace at the Super level was the construction of a complete magical architectural masterpiece—a majestic divine temple reigning over the center of human consciousness.
This process was brutally cruel, demanding hair-breadth precision and a formidable willpower vast enough to fill an ocean.
Under the guidance of Lin Feng’s divine thought, the first forty-nine star-particles crashed into one another, fusing and crystallizing into the first colossal Star Web. Next came the second, the third... until seven magnificent Fire Element Star Webs formed, hovering amidst the boundless expanse of the spiritual sea.
These seven massive architectural structures carried world-destroying power, refusing to submit to one another as they continuously collided, emitting sparks of lightning that illuminated the entire sky of his mind. If they were allowed to continue clashing, Lin Feng’s spiritual sea would instantly be torn to shreds, reducing him to a crippled, vegetative state.
“Want to rebel? Even if it is the laws of heaven and earth, here in my spiritual sea, you must bow and obey!”
Lin Feng’s divine thought transformed into a towering giant tens of thousands of feet tall, standing steadfast between the heaven and earth of his spiritual sea. His gaze flashed with a sharp, blade-like light; both hands swept outward, turning his iron will and most formidable spiritual strength into invisible shackles that resolutely subjugated the seven rioting Star Webs.
He resembled the greatest blacksmith of the primordial wilderness, pouring his very life, devotion, and soul into forging a miracle.
Every single strand of divine thought shackle stabbed deep into every corner of the seven Star Webs, forcing them to revolve according to a flawlessly perfect trajectory. The seven fiery galaxies began to swirl around a central focal point, forming a massive energy vortex resembling a black hole devouring all light.
Crack... crack... rumble!
The sound vibrated through the depths of his soul. Under the terrifying pressure of his divine thought, the seven Star Webs began to press closely against one another, the colossal magical structures locking together perfectly down to the tiniest detail.
Sky-supporting pillars of fire rose from the void, stretching straight from the bottom of the spiritual sea to the infinite apex, propping up the entire canopy of his consciousness. Massive, towering walls of flames, densely covered in ancient magical runes, materialized around them, radiating a coercive pressure that made all creation tremble. And at the topmost roof, layers of dragon-scale tiles forged from thousands of the purest golden fire sparks stacked upon one another—majestic, magnificent, and unbreakable.
This was not merely an ordinary palace. It was a masterpiece of magical art, a testament to humanity’s unyielding defiance against adversity!
“Nine... Dragon... Flame... Palace... COMPLETE!”
In the depths of his mind, Lin Feng threw his head back and let out a long roar. That roar carried the true essence of his willpower, piercing through layers of spiritual space and echoing out into the physical world.
BOOM——!
A heaven-shaking, earth-shattering explosion reverberated across the nine heavens and ten earths within Lin Feng’s mind! Boundless, brilliant radiance erupted from the center of the spiritual sea, brightly illuminating his otherwise dark inner world.
Amidst that boundless expanse, a magnificent, towering flame divine palace, carrying an oppressive aura that weighed over all things, proudly erected itself! The Nine Dragon Flame Palace was complete!
The exact moment the Nine Dragon Flame Palace was successfully condensed, a horrifying backlash of energy from the divine temple instantly surged backward, spreading through all of Lin Feng’s internal organs, bones, and blood vessels.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Lin Feng’s body emitted sharp popping sounds like firecrackers. Yet those were not the sounds of breaking bones, but rather the sounds of metamorphosis—of rebirth rising from the mud onto a supreme lotus pedestal!
Every single cell in his body seemed to bathe in the primordial mother’s milk of heaven and earth, frantically absorbing the incredibly pure energy originating from the Super Fire Element. His previously scholarly skin grew firm and toned, glowing with an illusory, divine golden jade luster. Every line of muscle harbored an explosive force capable of tearing the sky apart, relaxing and contracting rhythmically with each powerful breath.
Outside the cavern, the manifestation began to break outward, shaking the surrounding space violently.
Lin Feng’s entire body had now completely transformed into a living torch of fire. The golden flames of the Primordial Dragon Flame no longer concealed themselves within, blazing brilliantly to engulf his entire form, turning him into a descended god of fire in the mortal realm. The surrounding temperature skyrocketed to the point that the iron-hard rocks beneath his feet melted into a thick, sluggish pool of lava within less than three breaths.
And it did not stop there; the suction force driven by Lin Feng’s breakthrough was terrifyingly potent.
The half-lake of primordial lava spirit liquid surrounding him, which had contained immensely pure magical energy accumulated over thousands of years, suddenly churned with massive waves. Millions of liters of spirit liquid boiled, transforming into crimson streams of liquid energy that poured frantically toward Lin Feng like a hundred rivers flowing into a single sea.
Inhale... exhale...
Lin Feng drew a deep breath. With a single inhalation of air, the remaining spirit liquid of the half-lava lake was instantly sucked dry in a single breath! A massive, berserk fire cyclone formed right inside the cavern, spinning wildly around his body and carrying the oppressive might of a genuine Super Mage, sweeping away all dust and miasma within a radius of several miles.
Feeling the endless power surging through his veins, an unprecedented wave of exhilaration washed over Lin Feng. He slowly opened his eyes.
Within his deep black eyes, normal vision was gone; instead, two sacred flames circulated, condensing into two minuscule, crystal-clear forms of the Nine Dragon Flame Palace. With merely a glance from him, the empty space ahead distorted under the intense heat, spawning blinding, micro-sized spatial fissures.
“Is this... the Super level?”
Lin Feng murmured, his voice low yet carrying an invisible might that made the surrounding air vibrate. His current power alone—releasing even a basic flame—was enough to instantly incinerate a peak Advanced powerhouse into ashes. The gap between the Advanced and Super levels was truly like an abyss versus a towering mountain peak; it was a qualitative metamorphosis, not merely an increase in magical energy.
Yet before the exhilaration of stepping into the threshold of the Super level could fully sweep through Lin Feng’s mind, a sudden mishap occurred!
The exact moment the Fire Element completed its Star Palace condensation and consolidated the Super realm, the delicate balance within his spiritual sea was abruptly shattered.
Located in another corner of his inner world, the Lightning Element Star Sea, previously tranquil, was violently stimulated by the overwhelmingly tyrannical golden energy. Like a dormant beast awakened by the roar of an overlord, the Lightning Element Star Sea boiled frantically; the purple-black lightning bolts that carried destructive and judgment attributes began breaking away from their original orbits.
CRASH! CRASH! CRASH!
Successive waves of purple-black lightning roared fiercely within the spiritual sea, tearing the hazy veil of magical mist into a hundred pieces. They no longer obediently circled as before, transforming instead into vicious lightning dragons that bared fangs and brandished claws, lunging straight at the barrier walls separating the various magic elements within Lin Feng’s body.
Their target was exceedingly clear: heading straight for the newly formed Fire Element Star Palace, roaring to blast his entire spiritual sea in two!
Lin Feng’s gaze suddenly constricted, his expression instantly shifting from relaxed to gravely solemn. He had never anticipated that breaking through the Fire Element would trigger such a massive chain reaction in the neighboring Lightning Element. Two extreme energies—one being the Primordial Dragon Flame incinerating all things, and the other being the purple-black judgment lightning of heaven and earth—were now plunging into a life-or-death clash right inside his cramped spiritual sea!
If these two forces were allowed to clash completely without timely suppression, the consequences would be catastrophic. His spiritual sea would collapse, his meridians snap; lightly, he would become a cripple, and severely, he would perish on the spot!
“Want to defy the heavens? Having entered my body, even your nine-heavens thunder tribulations must obediently obey commands!”
Lin Feng shouted coldly in his mind, his hands clenching into fists. Amidst the storm threatening to swallow his consciousness, an aura reaching up to the heavens erupted from him once more, meeting the roaring lightning gale head-on!