I Arrived At Wizard World While Cultivating Immortality Chapter 692: Dual Dharma Manifestation

An ear-splitting alarm immediately engulfed the entire defensive legion.

Within the operation center of the headquarters, numerous on-duty officers were jolted from their rest.

Mere seconds later, the intelligence confirmation was finalized, and the alert status was elevated to the maximum level.

The border fleet stationed at this plane was fully mobilized.

Warship after warship had their energy cores switched from standby to peak operational capacity. Streaks of blue-white propulsion flames ignited one after another across the vast darkness of space. One hundred and twenty seconds elapsed.

The fleet concluded its preparedness sequence.

Gazing at the frantically blinking red indicator on the central display, the commander issued a chilling directive:

“All fleet vessels, initiate spatial transition to the designated coordinates.”

“Upon locating the target, dispense with any warnings—commence immediate bombardment!”

In orbit, hundreds of warships, precisely synchronized, activated the spatial jump engines of their lead vessel.

Shifting blue transition energy pulsed across the fleet formation, akin to a string of cold fire suddenly kindled.

In the ensuing moment, vessels dematerialized from their initial positions, only to rematerialize near the target coordinates after traversing the void.

Before the hulls had even fully settled, the bridge crews could clearly perceive the scene unfolding before them.

Then, a stunned silence fell over everyone.

Outside the planet's shield, a colossal dark-gold entity, reaching nearly a thousand meters in height, was plunging both its hands into the shield's outer layer.

With each surge of effort, brilliant arcs of energy erupted from its fingertips—a spectacle far more dramatic than even the output of their largest capital ships.

These arcs blazed and leaped through the emptiness, causing the surrounding starfield to waver unstably.

The giant possessed two distinct faces, one facing forward and another on its rear.

The countenance at the front appeared refined and serene, its three golden vertical pupils unwavering like instruments of exactitude; the rear visage bore stern, resolute features, its gaze icy and radiating an immense, crushing force.

Simultaneously, the vertical eyes above the brow of both faces blinked, and beams of golden light shot across the fleet formation like cosmic searchlights spanning the universe. The bark-like plating on the fleet commander’s back shuddered intensely, shedding a fine layer of dust and fragments.

There was no necessity for the warships' sensors to transmit data. Witnessing the giant autonomously tear a person-sized breach in the planetary barrier was sufficient proof.

Observing the expanding fissure in the planetary shield, a chilling dread coiled around his core like frozen tendrils.

“Open fire! All vessels, commence firing!”

He projected the command with nearly all his might.

The primary cannons of hundreds of warships illuminated in unison.

In the next instant, streams of energy and electromagnetic projectiles wove together, forming an impenetrable web of firepower that tore through the void, breached the planetary barrier, and rained down upon the dark-gold colossus.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

As the initial barrage pierced the barrier, dozens of blinding white impact explosions blossomed across its surface.

Coruscating flames and dense plumes of smoke instantly obscured the view, causing even the fabric of space to tremble.

The commander's grip tightened on the control console, his appendages spasming with strain.

He couldn't afford to even blink.

It was only when the real-time analysis data from the observation team arrived that he felt as though a bucket of frigid water had been doused over him.

Every single incoming attack had been intercepted by a translucent blue shield positioned several kilometers in front of the target.

The feedback indicated that every single assault had been utterly nullified.

“How could this possibly…”

The commander whispered, his crystalline eyes constricted sharply.

Just moments earlier, Jie Ming had finally managed to pry open a finger-width gap in the barrier from the rear through his own efforts.

Concurrently, however, on the opposite side of the planar shield, discernible spatial distortions began to manifest in the dark cosmos, warping the starlight behind them.

Aware that his actions had been detected, Jie Ming couldn't help but furrow his brow as he regarded the nascent fissure—it was too narrow even for his hand to fit through. If he intended to widen the breach further under these conditions, he would have no choice but to withstand incoming attacks.

While other sixth-ring wizards had endured similar bombardments at this stage, Jie Ming had no inclination to take damage without purpose. Fortunately, he possessed a means to address the current predicament.

A small opening gently materialized within the internal dimension of his being.

In the subsequent moment, the Nest emerged.

Initially, it resembled a small azure lake, its gelatinous form slowly unfurling in the void.

However, within mere instants, it completed its rapid transformation.

The expansive, lake-like mass transformed into a colossal thin membrane, flowing like liquid into the rift ripped open by Jie Ming’s true form. Utilizing its viscous structure, the Nest infiltrated the incredibly narrow passage undetected and reformed within the dimensional barrier.

By the time the border fleet’s powerful weaponry struck the opening of the rift, the Nest had already secured a dominant position at its forefront.

It unfurled, becoming a translucent blue shield that enveloped the exterior edge of the spatial tear created by Jie Ming.

As a unit nearing seventh-rank with immense potential, even though the Nest’s current operational capacity hadn't reached its theoretical maximum, its specialized function as a defensive destruction unit made it impervious to ordinary assaults.

Energy beams impacting it were absorbed like droplets vanishing into arid earth, disappearing instantly without a trace.

Electromagnetic projectiles, launched with ferocious speed, encountered the gelatinous surface and were instantaneously broken down into informational data. This data was then reassembled and integrated into the Nest’s own structural components.

Absorption.

Conversion.

Followed by propagation.

The Nest’s physical form began to expand visibly.

Every barrage the fleet unleashed served as sustenance, being digested and assimilated by the Nest.

The blue shield not only endured but thickened, its boundaries continuously pushing outwards.

After weathering just a few salvos, its size had increased substantially compared to when it first emerged from the inner dimension.

The fleet’s commander observed the ever-expanding blue silhouette on his display. The terror in his crystalline eyes finally eclipsed his sense of duty.

His tendrils quivered as he initiated an urgent transmission.

“Command—border fleet’s offensive capabilities are entirely negated… repeat, entirely negated!”

“The target possesses a defensive mechanism that assimilates energy-based attacks. Our assaults are not suppressing it… we are inadvertently reinforcing it!”

A moment of silence ensued from the other end.

Subsequently, a voice with higher clearance joined the communication channel.

“Orders acknowledged. Headquarters is currently…”

Before the other party could complete their statement, a deep, resonant vibration echoed through the communication link.

This was not a malfunction in communication.

It was the sound of the very fabric of space rending, originating from the far side of the dimensional barrier.

Concurrently, beyond the dimensional barrier.

Jie Ming had fully immersed both his hands into the barrier’s intricate structure.

He drew a profound inhalation of air.

Then, he channeled the entirety of his physical power.

The might of his true form surged into a colossal torrent in unison, applying simultaneous pressure from both sides.

The spatial rift was violently wrenched wider.

Ten meters.

A hundred meters.

Keep expanding!

The initial narrow passage, only permitting limited entry, rapidly enlarged to accommodate a colossal sixth-rank obsidian giant of several hundred meters in single file. However, for a legion numbering in the hundreds of billions, this width remained insufficient.

Jie Ming did not cease his efforts.

To him, the initial small rift had been merely a preliminary exertion.

And at this precise juncture, a long-dormant technique began its slow awakening.

Upon achieving the Dao Integration Realm, a cultivator's progression in power typically follows a highly consistent trajectory: a continuous deepening of their understanding of their own unique Dao.

Once their comprehension of their chosen path reaches a significant threshold, they can undertake further profund transformations based on the methodologies adopted during the Void Refinement Realm. During his Void Refinement stage, Jie Ming had practiced the *Ultra True Body Sutra*, which aligned with the Dharma Manifestation path.

At that period, his primary form stood at less than two meters tall.

By the late stages of Void Refinement, his Dharma Manifestation had fully solidified, merging seamlessly with his physical being, and ultimately evolving into his present thousand-meter true form.

And now.

His Dao Integration Realm had stabilized, and his grasp of his own path was profoundly deep.

He had finally satisfied the prerequisites to commence a secondary “transformation.”

Put simply, he could once again cultivate Dharma Manifestation techniques upon the foundation of his current true body and project a new Dharma Manifestation.

This is what is referred to as… [Dual Dharma Manifestation]!

When he first cultivated a Dharma Manifestation, his original body was under two meters, yet the manifestation achieved a height of a thousand meters.

Now, his true body already stood at a thousand meters.

The Dharma Manifestation serves as a projection of the true body, an external representation of power and fundamental laws.

Consequently, the scale of the Dharma Manifestation is directly proportional to the dimensions of the true body.

Behind Jie Ming, a resplendent dark-gold luminescence began to gather.

Even before the Dharma Manifestation had fully materialized, it instigated a complete upheaval in the surrounding elements within the void.

The four cardinal elements, the fervent incense emanating from the Infernal Sulfur Plane, and even the radiant starlight originating from the distant home world of the tentacle trees all converged and flowed towards the space behind him.

Then, its silhouette started to take form.

First, the head.

Next, the neck.

Then, the shoulders, torso, and arms followed suit…

From a distance, it appeared as though another sky was slowly descending behind him.

This was a gigantic golden phantom, towering over five hundred kilometers.

Its outline remained indistinct, its details still materializing. The contours of muscle and bone flickered in and out of existence within the semi-transparent golden luminescence.

Even so, the Dharma Manifestation already emanated a radiance that could outshine stars.

Within the precise center of the Dharma Manifestation’s chest stood Jie Ming’s true body, spanning a thousand meters. Compared to the phantom, he was minuscule—like a faint glimmer embedded in the heart of an immense statue. The face of the Dharma Manifestation bore an exact resemblance to the refined visage of his true body.

Only magnified hundreds of times over.

The vertical eye situated on its brow opened and closed gently. Even with its aperture less than half-open, the golden light it projected had already illuminated the majority of the void ahead, transforming it into broad daylight.

Inside the Infernal Sulfur Plane, Viola stood elevated in the primary control chamber, arms folded, gaze fixed upon the sky.

Visible through the spatial rift, the five-hundred-kilometer-tall golden phantom was so clear it was almost blinding.

Her pale green eyes mirrored that golden brilliance. She blinked, and a subtle, enigmatic smile slowly curved her lips.

“Impressive!”

She whispered, her tone tinged with a rare hint of astonishment.

“My junior brother’s three centuries of secluded cultivation have yielded truly…”

Pausing mid-sentence, she raised a hand to her lips, as if struck by a sudden thought. The smile in her eyes deepened.

“Tsk, there will be quite a spectacle when the old man emerges.”

Within the confines of the plane barrier, the fleet commander’s bark-like skin was no longer simply trembling.

He stared intently at the energy readings on the detector, which had surged to the verge of distortion. His tentacles remained frozen on the controls; he lacked the will to issue further commands. The curve on the main display rocketed upward from high-rank six without the slightest hesitation.

Increasingly rapidly. Ascending ever higher.

Until it completely surpassed the maximum threshold of the measurement instrument.

Warning indicators flashed erratically along the screen’s periphery. The detection equipment emitted a high, piercing wail before completely overloading.

A faint wisp of green smoke gradually ascended from the seams of the detector’s casing.

“Accelerate…!”

The commander’s commands began fragmenting, his tentacle movements accompanied by tremors indicative of near collapse.

“Initiate acceleration of the ultimate weapon charge! Now! Immediately!”

“Disregard the safety parameters—bypass the third-stage cooldown! I will bear full responsibility for any repercussions!!”

The remaining warships of the border fleet continued their futile bombardments.

However, their cannon fire striking the Nest now failed to leave even the slightest visible trace.

The Nest had absorbed an overwhelming amount of energy. Its mass had expanded to several times its original size upon emerging from the inner world.

Its blue, gelatinous surface pulsed with the residual glow of the absorbed attacks, forming an impenetrable azure bulwark before the planar fissure.

And at that precise moment, the Dual Dharma Manifestation behind Jie Ming slowly lifted its hands.

Those palms were now of a magnitude unmeasurable by conventional standards.

Each hand resembled a moving metropolis.

Elemental disturbances within the void swirled into colossal vortices at the edges of the palms. The vortex perimeters trailed ragged arcs of electricity, extending from warship-class proportions to thundering torrents capable of engulfing half the fleet.

Then, with synchronized motion, those colossal hands reached into the fissure Jie Ming had torn open.

BOOM!!!

The very fabric of the planar barrier was forcefully wrenched wider.

The power unleashed by the five-hundred-kilometer-tall Dharma Manifestation was no longer solely brute force.

It was power that Jie Ming had meticulously constructed, utilizing the laws of the cosmos as leverage, the Incense Fire Divine Dao as its pivot, and the Fate Subsystem as its guiding navigation.

With every incremental advance of the Dharma Manifestation’s fingers, the barrier’s structure at the points of stress would crumble, layer by layer, akin to falling dominoes.

The rift expanded at a discernible pace.

What had been a mere hundred meters moments prior now spanned hundreds of meters in the blink of an eye.

Then thousands, tens of thousands, ultimately exceeding a hundred kilometers.

Irregular fissures continuously emerged along the fractured edges. Azure-white spatial arcs leaped erratically along the boundaries. Occasionally, a few streaks of light lashed out into the black void, momentarily illuminating the entire distant fleet formation with a single, brilliant flash.

On the Infernal Sulfur Plane’s side, the legion of black giants had completed their formation.

A hundred billion black giants stood densely arrayed within the plane’s internal expanse, forming a vast, dark tide that filled the entire visual field to the horizon.

Leading this multitude was the seventh-rank black giant, Molten Mountain, whose colossal size far surpassed that of his fellow beings.