Battle Against a Great Sage

In the Starry Sky, the old man smiled as he blocked Xu Changqing's path. His vast and majestic Divine Sense spread across the heavens, sealing off every possible route of escape.

Strands of thread wrapped around him, preventing him from fleeing.

Xu Changqing remained utterly calm. He did not believe that a single Great Sage could keep him here.

In his youth, he had obtained the inheritances of two Demonic Great Sages, as well as the inheritance of a Quasi-Emperor. He had never used that Quasi-Emperor's artifact.

"Wuqing, before meeting you, none of us believed those rumors. But now, it seems that you are the most dangerous one. Perhaps you really could have become invincible in this world. Unfortunately, the Emperor's Road is not a path that leads straight ahead, nor is it a competition between those of the same realm."

Xu Changqing did not take his words to heart. Instead, he considered whether he should let the Great Sage capture him, then, once they reached their destination, bring out his Quasi-Emperor Weapon and wipe out the man's entire clan.

Boom!

A world-shaking battle suddenly erupted on the Woman in White's side. Using her damaged Great Sage Weapon, she broke free of the Great Sage's restraint and tried to escape.

"Still resisting." The blurry figure spoke coldly, reaching out and directly grabbing the Woman in White's Black Long Spear.

At Saint King Third Heaven, even with the Divine Prohibition and the strength of the Forbidden Domain, I can only contend with him for a while.

But this old man before me is unfathomable. Even with the suppression of my Ruthless Body, it will not have much effect.

Xu Changqing calculated that with his current strength, at Saint King Third Heaven, combined with his physique, Dao techniques, and the advantages of the Forbidden Domain, he could exchange a few moves with a Great Sage First Heaven expert.

With a Great Sage Weapon as well, he might be able to last longer, but victory was impossible. Even escaping would be difficult.

When the old man saw Xu Changqing remain silent and merely watch him, the smile on his face vanished at once, replaced by a cold sneer. Then he clenched the five fingers of his right hand.

Swoosh!

In an instant, the dense golden threads twisted toward Xu Changqing, seeking to wrap him into a cocoon.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh~"

Xu Changqing immediately took out the Demonic Banner. Its dark-red surface was carved with countless ghostly figures, scenes of Heaven Collapses and Earth Cracks, and all manner of mountains of corpses and seas of blood.

The moment it appeared, the Starry Sky was dyed crimson as boundless red mist spread outward.

Above Xu Changqing's shoulder floated Four Black Nails. They exuded wisps of Great Sage pressure, but unfortunately, he was not a Great Sage after all.

However, when the old man saw the two weapons, his pupils shrank. His expression darkened as he asked in a low voice, "You actually possess the artifacts of Blood Demon and Demonic Great Sage. You obtained the inheritances of both of them!"

Xu Changqing immediately understood upon hearing this. The old man knew the two Demonic Great Sages whose inheritances he had obtained. Were they from the same era?

But that should not have been possible. The two Demonic Great Sages had appeared ten thousand years ago and slaughtered countless living beings throughout the Starry Sky, becoming figures feared by all. If not for a Quasi-Emperor stepping in, they might truly have become Quasi-Emperor experts.

"So, you are their successor. In that case, you absolutely cannot be allowed to live!"

"Die!"

The old Great Sage blocking Xu Changqing suddenly became violent. His eyes filled with bloodshot veins, and his breathing grew rapid.

He attacked at full strength without any preparation, unleashing his strongest Divine Ability at once in an attempt to kill Xu Changqing in a single blow.

"Myriad Phenomena of Heaven and Earth, Heaven and Earth Collapse!"

No one knew what had provoked the old man, but upon seeing Xu Changqing bring out the belongings of the two Demonic Great Sages, he erupted. His entire body radiated extreme fury and terror.

Dense runes burst from his body. His gray hair whipped through the air, his black robes flapped violently, and waves of incomparably powerful aura spread outward. The entire Starry Sky trembled and shattered.

The Guide Envoys noticed it as well. They all turned their gazes over with shocked expressions before roaring angrily, "Yan Tian, what are you doing? As a Guide Envoy of the Human Race, you are actually attacking a Heavenly Pride of the Human Race!"

"This brat is the successor of Blood Demon and Demonic Great Sage. You know what happened back then too. You cannot stop me. No matter what you say today, I will capture him and slowly torture him!"

Boom!

Myriad Phenomena of Heaven and Earth appeared. Boundless lightning descended, while a sea of fire as vast as an ocean covered the entire Starry Sky. The Great Sage's pressure was immeasurable, like countless mountains crushing down upon Xu Changqing.

The pressure alone made it difficult for Xu Changqing to breathe, forcing his back to bend slightly.

"Whew!" Xu Changqing exhaled a breath of foul air. Brilliant white light began to erupt from his eyes until they were filled entirely with an intensely blazing radiance, like two suns.

"Since that is the case, then I will stake everything on this!"

Xu Changqing was enraged as well. He directly burned his blood vitality and Nascent Soul, activating the Divine Prohibition and forcefully entering an inexplicable state. His aura continued to rise.

He had been stopped for no reason, and now the other party wanted to capture him and slowly torture him.

"Heaven's Will!"

Boom!

Ruthless Blade Intent filled the air. A single wisp of blade light split open the Starry Sky and severed countless stars into fragments.

The Bone Saber trembled as though it could not withstand such immense power and fury.

"Wuqing, he... he has entered the Forbidden Domain. In his current state, he is invincible. Among those of the same realm, no one can defeat him!" The Heavenly Prides being transferred were stunned by the sight.

This was their first time seeing Xu Changqing attack. He was going all out without holding anything back.

His aura alone was already comparable to that of a Great Sage.

The Feathered Divine Son fell silent when he saw this, but in the end, a faint sneer appeared on his face. He muttered to himself, "You are very strong, but you have no backing and no power. In the end, you are still destined to die."

Swoosh!

The vast white blade light was like a streak across the heavens. Its radiance was so blazing that many experts could not even open their eyes. The entire Younger Generation stood dumbfounded. Was this truly strength that someone of the Younger Generation could possess?

The Starry Sky was cleaved apart. The blade light extended all the way above the Human Race's Fiftieth Pass, splitting the clouds and severing an ancient road.

The ancient road had been cut apart...

"Damn..."

"Is that your father?" A soft-featured woman held a child's hand as she stood beside Xu An, staring dumbly at the Starry Sky.

Xu An fell silent. The immense pressure made it hard for him to breathe. In a somewhat hoarse voice, he said, "Yes. He is terrifying. By age, he does not belong to the Younger Generation, because he is already nearly four hundred years old."

"But he is a Mortal Body."

He regretted listening to the Holy Land elders back then and going to trouble his father. He had once held expectations for Xu Changqing, but the Holy Land elders had brainwashed him since childhood.

Now that he understood, there was no undoing what had happened before.

He only hoped that Xu Changqing would spare his family and his mother.

As for himself, he would let Xu Changqing deal with him as he wished.

If not for what had happened back then, could he have returned to Big Dipper in grand fashion and shouted for all to hear, "My father is invincible!"

Boom!

The next moment, the blazing blade light collided with the old Great Sage's strongest Divine Ability, unleashing terrifying shockwaves that shattered countless meteors.

The Vision of Myriad Phenomena of Heaven and Earth was split apart by the terrifying blade light, and the endless sea of fire was extinguished. But the Great Sage was far too terrifying. Xu Changqing had only neutralized seventy percent of the attack.

The remaining thirty percent struck him directly.

Pfft!

In an instant, he was struck by a massive fist. His body bent sharply as the iron fist pierced through his abdomen, shattering all his bones and tearing apart his internal organs in a single moment.

The old Great Sage appeared directly before Xu Changqing. Fury filled his icy gaze as his right hand pierced Xu Changqing's stomach. Then he gave a savage pull, ripping out pale intestines mixed with blood.

Xu Changqing's face twisted in agony. With his eyes shut tight, he gritted his teeth and endured without making a sound.

Bang!

A sharp pain erupted from his temple and shoulder as the old man delivered a one-hundred-and-eighty-degree roundhouse kick at Xu Changqing.

Many experts saw a streak of white light carrying a length of intestines shoot across the starfield and crash into a bluestone road built within the Starry Sky. Fragments of bone flew there, and blood shot into the heavens.

Swoosh!

Blade light rose again. Xu Changqing used a secret technique, instantly restoring all his injuries. His expression slowly calmed as well.

He knew why the old man was so furious.

The two Demonic Great Sages had exterminated too many clans in the Starry Sky. Once, at the Human Race's 73rd Pass, the two had joined forces to slaughter an entire great clan belonging to a Guide Envoy.

It seemed that the old man who had intercepted him was one of the survivors from that time.

Xu Changqing wrapped himself in the Demonic Banner and activated another of its functions.

"Roar..."

"Wuu wuu~"

"Ah, it hurts so much! It hurts! Save me..."

In an instant, the Starry Sky filled with the wails of ghosts. The next moment, countless ghostly figures appeared. There were too many of them, like a black ocean without end.

No one knew how many living beings there were. Standing in the Starry Sky, they were enough to rival an entire galaxy.

Xu Changqing formed hand seals with both hands and opened his mouth. Dark-red runes appeared around his lips, while an eerie dark-red mark emerged between his brows.

The next moment, Xu Changqing inhaled forcefully. The dark-red runes began to rotate, and the countless ghosts transformed into wisps of red smoke that entered his mouth.

Those ghosts could greatly increase his strength for a short time, but the price was that they would all vanish.

Boom!

After absorbing the countless ghosts, Xu Changqing forcefully raised both his realm and combat power to Great Sage Second Heaven.

The Demonic Great Sage had slaughtered too many living beings. There were more than a dozen beings of the same realm alone, and their resentful souls had all been absorbed by Xu Changqing using a demonic secret technique.

"Ah!!" Yan Tian suddenly roared, his entire body erupting with an aura of desolation.

He sensed a familiar aura being devoured by Xu Changqing.

"Grandfather."

Tears streamed from Yan Tian's eyes as he saw a particularly distinct figure among the countless ghosts. It was an almost solidified ghost with an aged face.

It was a Great Sage. But unfortunately, its eyes were empty. It directly transformed into a tiny figure and entered Xu Changqing's mouth.

Yan Tian's clan had been destroyed by Blood Demon Great Sage ten thousand years ago. Back then, his grandfather had sealed him within Divine Source and sent him to another clan, allowing him to escape calamity.

From what he knew, the cultivation of the two Demonic Great Sages had been terrifying. One had reached Great Sage Peak, while the other had reached Great Sage Eighth Heaven.

Xu Changqing's white hair whipped wildly in the air. Demonic energy poured from his entire body. His cold face was expressionless, and an eerie mark appeared between his brows.

The dark-red Demonic Banner wrapped around him as strange runes flowed across it.

Holding the milky-white Bone Saber, he pointed it at Yan Tian from afar. His breathing was heavy, and demonic energy and resentment spilled from his mouth and nose.

Standing in the Starry Sky, black mist seeped from every pore of his body. All manner of wails echoed from within that mist.

Everyone was stunned. They had not expected Xu Changqing to possess such a method.

Combined with a special secret technique, those ghosts could actually forcefully raise his realm by an entire level.

But no one knew what the price would be.

"Kill!"

Xu Changqing charged forward with the Bone Saber in hand. With one slash, endless blade light swept forth like a horizon without end.

Yan Tian restrained his emotions. A grave expression appeared on his aged face, while his eyes remained blood-red.

Although he was at Great Sage Fifth Heaven, Xu Changqing had forcefully raised his strength by an entire realm. He also possessed the Divine Prohibition and his own forbidden secret technique.

Boom!

In a shocking collision, Xu Changqing and Yan Tian fought to a draw.

Then milky-white ripples emerged from Xu Changqing's body. The ripples were as though the Great Dao itself had been stirred, sweeping over the entire Starry Sky. In that instant, many people felt their strength being suppressed.

Saint Heavenly Prides were directly suppressed by eighty percent and could only exert twenty percent of their strength, while Saint Kings were suppressed by seventy percent.

Great Sages were suppressed by twenty percent. This sudden change left everyone stunned.

What kind of method was this? Why had they never heard of it?

Xu Changqing used his movement technique. With a single step, his entire body seemed to vanish, leaving behind neither trace nor aura.

Yan Tian's expression became extremely grave, mixed with shock. He warily watched his surroundings. At his peak, he could still fight Xu Changqing to a draw, but now that twenty percent of his strength had been suppressed, the outcome was difficult to predict.

Swoosh!

Suddenly, a blade light even more terrifying and breathtaking than Heaven's Will Saber Art appeared. This strike lit up the entire Starry Sky, and its range even destroyed the grand formation of the Human Race's 50th City.

It was supremely powerful!

The Three Guides were battling in another starfield, yet even their skin felt a stabbing pain. They were utterly shocked by Xu Changqing's strength.

Was this truly power that someone who had forcefully raised his realm could unleash?

Even from so far away, their skin felt stinging pain.

Moreover, the terrifying blade light felt completely different, as though it contained the entirety of three hundred years.

"Ah!"

Yan Tian was cleaved in half by Xu Changqing. Blood sprayed everywhere, while intestines and internal organs spilled across the void.

It was too strange. Xu Changqing's disappearance and attack had occurred in but an instant, without any warning or fluctuation.

Swoosh!

Spiderweb-like threads appeared above Yan Tian's head, forming a Heavenly Net. The white threads emitted a gentle glow before descending directly.

Pfft!

The next moment, Yan Tian's body, already split in two, was sliced into eight pieces.

Countless chunks of flesh scattered through the Starry Sky. Internal organs and bones mixed together, soaking in the galaxy beneath the blade light.

This was a complete crushing defeat!

PS: It will be released tomorrow.