Cultivation Online novel Chapter 2457

Chapter 2457: Path to Eternity

When Deemo altered the energy flowing into Yuan, his consciousness flickered, and he blacked out for a brief moment before slipping into a half-conscious state, akin to being caught between sleep and wakefulness.

Although Yuan screamed in agony, he wasn’t even aware of it, and his cries were nothing more than a raw, instinctive response to the overwhelming pain.

’Where am I...?’ Yuan wondered to himself as it felt like his soul was aimlessly drifting in space, similar to when he was in the phenomenon during his ascension to the God Ascension realm.

However, unlike back then, he couldn’t control where he was going.

’Damn... what the hell did that bastard do to me? Did I die?" Yuan started to wonder if he had died and his soul was traversing through the river of reincarnation, where those who died with their souls intact must go to begin their cycle of reincarnation.

Unfortunately, even if he really died, there was nothing he could do but wait for his reincarnation.

After drifting for what felt like millions of years, Yuan suddenly sensed a presence in the distant void. Though it had only just entered his awareness, its power was unfathomable—growing ever more overwhelming the closer he drifted toward it.

However, the moment he reached a certain distance, Yuan was abruptly halted, as if he had run headfirst into an invisible wall.

There was an invisible barrier before him, one that was similar to the ones he had to break through during his ascension. Yet, it felt fundamentally different and not something he could forcefully bypass.

<You have discovered the Path to Eternity>

A familiar sound suddenly resounded inside Yuan’s head.

’Path to Eternity...? As in the path of becoming an Eternal?’ Yuan wondered to himself.

After receiving the notification, Yuan’s consciousness began to sharpen, and he could suddenly sense the presence beyond the barrier with far greater clarity.

’This presence! It’s the same as the one beyond the 1,000th layer during my ascension to the God Ascension Realm!’ Yuan quickly recognized this presence.

Suddenly, Yuan felt his consciousness being dragged back to his body.

<Your Demonic Awakening has evolved, becoming Transcended Demon Awakening>

<You have begun walking the Path to Eternity>

<Progress: 10%>

Yuan opened his eyes, a vicious, ruthless light flickering within them, giving him an aura of infinite malice.

He glanced down at himself, and the first thing he noticed was that the crystal that was embedded in his chest had vanished. Yet he could still feel its energy coursing through him, as though its power had been released and merged entirely into his body.

His skin grew paler, resembling Selena and the others. His hair returned to black, but it became so dark it seemed to devour any light that touched it. As for his eyes, he had to use his divine sense to see them, and they had turned almost entirely black, with golden pupils.

’I look even more demonic than before... No, I look exactly like Selena and the others. Does this mean I have turned into a Transcedent? I don’t feel much different, though,’ he thought to himself, not feeling any different than before.

Then he lifted his head to look at Deemo, who was hovering a few meters away from him. Despite Deemo’s featureless face, Yuan could somehow tell that he was smiling at this moment.

"Looks like you have succeeded in your ascension," Deemo remarked.

"However..." Deemo continued after a brief moment of silence, "Something feels different. You look like a Transcendent, but you do not have any of their powers. In fact, besides your appearance, I cannot tell if anything has changed."

Yuan narrowed his eyes at Deemo and said, "Maybe it has something to do with you changing the energy. What the hell was that, anyway?"

"It’s fundamentally similar to the original energy but would theoretically create something even stronger—more perfect than Transcendents."

"I thought Transcendents are already perfect beings!" Selena suddenly said.

"While you are above humans, I would not call you perfect beings. In fact, you are quite far from it."

"Then what the hell are we?!"

"A being beyond humanity, yet not a god—an existence that exists between the two," Deemo said calmly. "You are also a successful experiment, but not necessarily an ideal one."

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