Chapter 2282: Fifth Level of the Divine Dao

In the battle on Myriad Abyss Island, Jiang Chen had successively annihilated over ten god-demons. Some were killed outright, while others were captured alive.

For the god-demons killed on the spot, Jiang Chen had collected relatively little of their Divine Dao essences — the Four Great Divine Beasts had divided those amongst themselves.

As for the several god-demons captured alive, Jiang Chen naturally did not let the opportunity slip. He refined all of their life essences, and the god-demon flesh was given to the Gold-Munching Mouse clan.

This god-demon flesh was practically a supreme tonic for the Gold-Munching Mouse clan. In particular, the Gold-Munching Mouse King — its fortuitous encounters over the years had caused its cultivation to surge dramatically, finally breaking through the threshold of the Divine Dao and successfully evolving into the ancient Gold-Munching King Mouse.

After its transformation, the Gold-Munching Mouse King's bearing had changed completely.

Even alongside the Four Great Divine Beasts, the Gold-Munching Mouse King's presence was no longer inferior in the slightest. This time, Jiang Chen handed yet another batch of god-demon flesh to the Gold-Munching Mouse King, and the creature was naturally overjoyed.

With this god-demon flesh, the Gold-Munching Mouse clan could undergo yet another perfect evolution. Watching the clan's path of evolution grow ever smoother and faster, the Gold-Munching Mouse King's reverence for Jiang Chen deepened further still.

The Gold-Munching Mouse King even harbored some regrets — regret that it had not followed Jiang Chen to wage war on Myriad Abyss Island.

Had they joined the campaign this time, the Gold-Munching Mouse clan would surely have claimed a far greater share of the spoils, and their evolutionary path would have been even more perfect.

The Four Great Divine Beasts, having fought in this battle, naturally reaped abundant rewards as well, and each entered secluded cultivation to seek breakthroughs.

Jiang Chen was no exception. The days of campaigning on Myriad Abyss Island had been equivalent to decades of bitter cultivation, and the gains were so vast they almost exceeded Jiang Chen's own estimates.

However, it had not been long since he had broken through to the Fourth Level of the Divine Dao. At this stage, his accumulation was still insufficient for another breakthrough.

He would have to borrow outside power.

He had little interest in the life essences of the demon race. He remembered that Lord Luli had left him several treasures.

Among them were three Divine Dao Relics.

Jiang Chen still remembered that all three of these Divine Dao Relics were of mid-tier Divine Dao quality.

Perhaps it was time to consume the Divine Dao Relics and seek a breakthrough.

He took out one of the Divine Dao Relics, studied it for a moment, then began refining it. Just as with the Heaven Rank Relics he had refined before, the process was nothing novel — everything proceeded methodically, step by step, following the same procedure as before.

The Divine Dao Relics were the crystallized martial essence of ancient Divine Dao cultivators. Like consuming a pill of boundless potency, the effects were immediate.

Once Jiang Chen had completely refined one Divine Dao Relic, he immediately felt the divine power within his body surge violently. An indescribable urge flooded every fiber of his being with energy, reaching a point where breakthrough was inevitable.

Whoosh!

The divine power within Jiang Chen's body coalesced into a tremendous force, which in his divine consciousness passed through forty-nine major circulation cycles in rapid succession.

With a thunderous crash, an entirely new gate was thrown open.

Fifth Level of the Divine Dao!

Jiang Chen had not expected that his breakthrough to the Fifth Level of the Divine Dao would be so smooth.

"Worthy of the treasures Lord Luli left behind — the effect of these Divine Dao Relics is truly immediate," Jiang Chen marveled inwardly.

He had originally thought that after refining the Divine Dao Relics, he would still need a period of preparation. He never expected to break through right then and there.

It seemed the Divine Dao Relics Lord Luli had left behind were anything but ordinary.

After breaking through to the Fifth Level of the Divine Dao, one more link in the chain seal within his divine consciousness vanished with a sudden flash. That link transformed into a beam of light that descended before Jiang Chen's eyes.

The orb of light shattered, scattering into tiny motes of brilliance that glimmered before slowly fading away.