Chapter 547 285: The Arrival of the Cosmic Silent Extinction

「Within Celestial Palace Mountain.」

WHOOSH WHOOSH WHOOSH—

Fierce gales howled, laced with a sinister, chilling aura.

The eerie winds within Celestial Palace Mountain were far more powerful than those outside.

It could drain a person's physical strength in an instant, then begin to erode their Divine Soul and True Spirit.

Wang Xiao stood at the foot of Celestial Palace Mountain, the Cosmic Star Crystal in his hand emitting a faint light that enveloped him.

The surrounding eerie winds parted around the light, as if they had encountered something terrifying.

'Where do these eerie winds, acid rain, and death fire even come from? And why are they afraid of the Cosmic Star Crystal?'

Wang Xiao's eyes filled with contemplation.

He relaxed slightly.

With a Cosmic Star Crystal in hand, Xu Muying could indeed survive for a while on Celestial Palace Mountain.

However, Wang Xiao also noticed that under the constant assault of the eerie winds, the light emitted by the Cosmic Star Crystal was growing weaker and weaker.

He estimated that it could last for about ten years at most before the light dissipated completely.

'I have to take advantage of the light and hurry to the peak. Otherwise, I'm not sure I can withstand the combined assault of the three great celestial calamities with my own strength!'

Wang Xiao knew that upon entering Celestial Palace Mountain, one would almost always appear at the foot of the mountain.

From there, they had to ascend to the summit step by step.

And because of the three great celestial calamities, Wang Xiao couldn't fly; he could only ascend on foot!

'This is the perfect opportunity. While I head to the summit, I can see if I can find any opportunities to break through to become a Tier Thirteen Life!'

Without another thought, Wang Xiao's figure flickered as he headed straight for the summit of Celestial Palace Mountain.

He knew that to become a Tier Thirteen Life, one not only had to transcend the River of Time.

More importantly, one needed to be able to influence the River of Time and master its properties.

For example, by traveling upstream against the flow of the River of Time, one could pull people who had passed away from its currents and resurrect them!

Alternatively, by traveling downstream, one could foresee glimpses of the future and perceive danger in advance.

One could even eliminate future enemies!

Of course, a Tier Thirteen Life could not foresee the future of a Tier Twelve Life.

This was because a Tier Twelve Life had already transcended the River of Time.

If a Tier Twelve Life wished to be resurrected, they would need to entrust a wisp of their True Spirit's aura to a Tier Thirteen Life.

Only then could the Tier Thirteen Life use that wisp of True Spirit aura, cast it into the River of Time, and thereby retrieve the deceased Tier Twelve Life from the river's currents.

Of course, influencing the River of Time had its backlash, even for a Tier Thirteen Life!

Using the ability too often could cause too much of their own aura to enter the River of Time, which would result in being rejected by the river.

Therefore, unless it was for someone of extreme importance, a Tier Thirteen Life would not easily retrieve a deceased person from the River of Time.

'To master the properties of the River of Time, the number of starry skies in my Dimensional Strike must first reach ten billion.'

'Only when the number of starry skies for the Dimensional Strike reaches ten billion can one enter the River of Time in a transcended state.'

After breaking through to become a Tier Twelve Life, Wang Xiao had gained his own understanding of how to advance to Tier Thirteen.

A Tier Twelve Life had transcended the River of Time, and trying to enter it again without being affected was extremely difficult.

There was always a risk of being tainted by it once more and falling back into its depths.

To break through to become a Tier Thirteen Life, one needed to enter the River of Time and find the Tai Sui hidden in its depths.

Only by comprehending the profundity of the Tai Sui could one achieve a breakthrough!

Therefore, achieving a count of ten billion starry skies was the hard requirement for breaking through to become a Tier Thirteen Life!

Previously, Wang Xiao had used the Book of Space-Time to retrieve many Immortal Objects from the River of Time.

By refining their Origin, he had increased the number of starry skies for his Dimensional Strike to one hundred million.

This was clearly far from enough!

And within Celestial Palace Mountain, besides Cosmic Star Crystals, there were other treasures that could rapidly increase the number of starry skies for his Dimensional Strike.

Lost in thought, Wang Xiao continued up Celestial Palace Mountain without pause.

He was protected by a Cosmic Star Crystal, and he also had treasures like the Chaos Cyan Lotus.

His journey through the treacherous Celestial Palace Mountain was surprisingly smooth.

Before long, he reached the mountainside.

'The real danger begins now!'

Wang Xiao took a deep breath.

He scanned his surroundings. The air was thick with yellow sand, and everywhere, deep, emerald flames flickered, exuding a terrifying aura.

From this point on, the three great celestial calamities no longer appeared individually. Instead, at least two of them would manifest at once.

However, he was well-prepared and unafraid.

In fact, he was even somewhat looking forward to all three calamities appearing together.

For it was only when all three celestial calamities appeared at once that Wang Xiao could find the treasure he needed to break through to become a Tier Thirteen Life as quickly as possible.

SWISH SWISH SWISH—

Wang Xiao's figure flickered, and though he couldn't fly, his speed was still immense.

He channeled power into the Cosmic Star Crystal and the Chaos Cyan Lotus, and even brought out the Dragon Divine Wood and Glazed Water—which resisted acid rain and death fire—to completely shield himself.

Even as he moved through the calamities, he was completely unaffected.

After traveling for roughly half an hour,

Wang Xiao had a journey full of thrills but no real danger, and he could already see the silhouette of the summit.

However, at that very moment,

WHOOSH—SPLASH—WHOOSH—

A torrential downpour, borne on a gale, came howling toward him.

Laced within the storm were emerald-green flames.

These flames showed no fear of the downpour. They even seemed to merge with it, burning with an eerie glow.

The very void collapsed in that instant.

At that moment, the three great celestial calamities finally appeared together, creating a bizarre and terrifying spectacle.