The Divine Urban Physician Chapter 3623 - 3613: Golden Divine Mark (Sixth Update)
Previously on The Divine Urban Physician...
The golden divine mark merged completely with the Refining God Peak, flickered a single time, and promptly vanished!
A miniature projection of the Refining God Peak appeared within Ye Chen’s consciousness, bathing his mental landscape in brilliant golden radiance. Now that the peak was integrated into his mind, Ye Chen’s divine soul became virtually impenetrable. Barring an overwhelming disparity in cultivation realms, no soul-based Dao attack could ever disturb his consciousness!
Furthermore, any soul-based assault Ye Chen launched from this point onward would see a massive increase in potency!
The Refining God Peak, which once stood at the very edges of the Abandoned World Extremity, possessed power that truly defied the natural order.
By securing the peak, Ye Chen had effectively become the new Divine Master of the Refining God Peak.
Essentially, the title of Divine Master was bestowed upon the one who commanded the legendary peak.
All things considered, Ye Chen had reaped incredible rewards from this venture.
Beyond the acquisition of the peak, the mysterious individual from the Abandoned World Extremity had also gifted him the Soul-cutting Sword.
This blade served as Ye Chen’s ultimate trump card, functioning almost like a second chance at life.
However, Ye Chen swore he would keep it sheathed unless forced into an absolute life-or-death confrontation.
After steadying his breathing, Ye Chen rose and spoke to Lan Ying, “Elder Lan, now that the Refining God Peak is under control, Shuhui and I should make our way to the Moon Soul Domain.”
Jin Shuhui glanced at Lan Ying, her lovely eyes shimmering with a hint of reluctance, yet she remained silent.
She had always possessed a deep thirst for greater strength. Following the marriage tournament and the retribution dealt to the Zhan Family, that feeling of powerlessness had only intensified.
If she intended to safeguard her master and the Refining God Peak, she required more cultivation power.
Her advancement within the Star Swirl Domain was simply too sluggish.
Lan Ying nodded toward Ye Chen, “Martial artists hailing from the Star Swirl Domain must typically pass evaluations at the Star Moon Palace to gain entry into the Moon Soul Domain; reaching the Heavenly Repairing Realm is the standard requirement. Given your current capabilities, you should have no trouble escorting Shuhui there.”
Ye Chen nodded in agreement and set off immediately for the Star Moon Palace with Jin Shuhui by his side.
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High above the horizon, tucked away behind thick blankets of white cloud, a colossal palace appeared.
Suspended motionless in the void, the structure was as vast as it was opulent. Every architectural detail glowed with potent spiritual energy, crafted from priceless materials. If this palace were relocated to the Star Swirl Domain, every single brick and tile would be worth a small fortune.
This was the boundary marking the divide between the Star Swirl Domain and the Moon Soul Domain, known as the Star Moon Palace.
A sudden, thunderous roar erupted from within the palace walls.
A burly, dark-skinned man with unkempt hair and a thick beard bellowed in rage, “I have already cleared the evaluation—why am I being denied entry to the Moon Soul Domain?”
A short, slender man stood before him, wearing a chilling, mocking smirk, “Cleared the evaluation? When exactly did that happen? News to me.”
The stout man retorted desperately, “I passed the test when I last arrived at the Star Moon Palace, but a deacon told me there were issues with the array gate leading to the Moon Soul Domain and that it required calibration. Are you now trying to pretend that never happened?”
The shorter man waved his hand dismissively, “I know nothing about your previous history. Regardless, if you want access to the Moon Soul Domain today, you will complete the evaluation again. Do I make myself clear?”
The stout man clenched his teeth, his eyes burning with intense fury.
This man, known as Sun Tianmin, was a formidable combatant in the Star Swirl Domain who had never been treated with such blatant disrespect.
What frustrated him most was the realization that the Star Moon Palace was deliberately obstructing his path.
He had heard rumors that entering the Moon Soul Domain required not only personal strength but also a massive stockpile of cultivation resources.
Why? Because one had to bribe the greedy deacons and officials running the Star Moon Palace.
Without such tributes, one was doomed to face endless bureaucratic delays or outright harassment.
As for retaking the evaluation? Could it really be passed so easily? One first had to secure a spot for it, and last time, it had taken Sun Tianmin twenty full years of waiting.
Moreover, the trek to enter the Moon Soul Domain was perilous; even those in the Heavenly Repairing Realm faced a high risk of catastrophic injury during the test—it was not something to be taken lightly.
The corruption within this Star Moon Palace was staggering.
While they were charged with overseeing the transition of martial artists from the Star Swirl Domain, they had instead converted their duties into a mechanism for extortion.
This was no longer a simple case of administrative inefficiency; it was the naked abuse of power for personal gain.
Sun Tianmin was a man of integrity, and he despised such venality with every fiber of his being.
In fact, he had abandoned his Sect to cultivate in isolation precisely because he could not stomach the similar corrupt behaviors he had seen before.
Yet, here at the Star Moon Palace, he was being forced to confront the same rot all over again.
How could he possibly remain patient? Without warning, Sun Tianmin roared, his energy detonating as a Scarlet Gold Flame erupted from his body, raising the ambient temperature inside the palace a hundredfold.
If the palace had not been built from supreme-grade materials, it surely would have melted instantly.
Sun Tianmin was a fearsome master of internal fire, wielding flames that surged with even greater intensity than Ye Chen’s Mystic Flames.
Even the guards within the palace began to show signs of distress in the stifling heat, casting fearful glances in his direction.
Sun Tianmin shouted at the short man, “I have already succeeded in the evaluation; why must I do it again? Regardless of your games, I am entering the Moon Soul Domain today!”
The short man, his face pinched into a thin, ugly sneer, looked at him with profound disdain, then suddenly spat. The glob of saliva traveled through the air and landed right on Sun Tianmin’s face.
Though the moisture evaporated instantly against the sweltering aura of the fire, it remained an unbearable humiliation for a warrior of the Heavenly Repairing Realm.
The short man jeered, “A piece of trash from the Star Swirl Domain, you actually think you’re someone, don’t you? Whether or not you enter the Moon Soul Domain is entirely up to me. Understand? If I say you are barred, you are barred. Do you honestly think you have any rights here? You still dare to bark at me? I’ll give you three seconds to kneel and beg for forgiveness, or you will never step foot into the Moon Soul Domain as long as you live!”
Sun Tianmin snapped.
His cultivation energy from the Heavenly Repairing Realm vented without restraint, the rolling flames warping into a ferocious fire dragon that scorched the very void. As the dragon roared, the sound rattled the sky and boiled away the nearby sea of clouds.
“Die!”
Sun Tianmin yelled, throwing a fist toward the short man. The strike was brutal, trailing behind the fire dragon in a display of overwhelming strength.
Yet, as the blow flew, the surrounding members of the Star Moon Palace simply looked on with smug, playful expressions.
Fear was nowhere to be found in their eyes. Every member of the Star Moon Palace hailed from the Moon Soul Domain—did this pathetic outsider really think he could strike down their people with impunity?