Li Changsheng Battles Shen Ni!

East Sea skies, wild winds howled, and an oppressive aura sealed the world.

Facing Shen Ni, the peak powerhouse of the Primordial Baleful Dao, Li Changsheng felt not the slightest hint of underestimation or carelessness.

His opponent was a genuine Primordial Golden Immortal, commanding countless ferocious beasts and attaining the Dao through the providence of the tribulation. He had run rampant through the earliest days of the primordial world, his foundations unfathomably deep. Even after undergoing multiple transformations and wielding Pangu's inheritance along with the laws of two Daos, Li Changsheng still did not dare let down his guard in the slightest.

This battle was his first upon stepping onto the primordial world's highest stage. There was no room for even the smallest mistake!

Moreover, he had too little combat experience. He could only bring out seventy or eighty percent of his strength.

Being able to fight a supreme powerhouse like Shen Ni would naturally bring unparalleled benefits to the growth of his strength!

With a thought, spiritual light surged explosively from Li Changsheng's palm.

A vast, weighty stream of black-and-yellow energy that seemed to span all ages burst into existence. Threads of golden merit light coiled around it, sacred and domineering as it suppressed the four directions!

An ancient, boundless ruler tore through the void and hovered quietly above his palm. It was one of his trump cards—the Hongmeng Measuring Ruler!

Black-and-yellow was the origin of heaven and earth, while merit was revered above all Daos. The moment the Measuring Ruler appeared, even the violent Sha Qi that filled heaven and earth involuntarily slowed, and the overall momentum of heaven and earth quietly tilted toward Li Changsheng.

Furthermore, the power of merit itself restrained the baleful aura of the world's creation to a certain extent.

Seeing this, a ripple finally passed through the indifferent eyes of the black-robed Shen Ni.

He could clearly sense the terrifying foundations of this ruler. It had originated from the dawn of chaos, carried Pangu's Great Dao, and was a supreme treasure capable of shaking the myriad Daos of the primordial world!

Shen Ni did not hesitate. His slender hand, wreathed in black qi, slowly rose.

Buzz—!

A dark, profound spear cry exploded from the void, and a pitch-black spear shimmering with icy, world-destroying radiance suddenly appeared.

The spear's body was black as ink, its Sha Qi condensed into substance. Every inch of its patterns was etched with the Dao rhythm of destruction. Its spearhead gleamed with chilling light, locking onto every vital point on Li Changsheng's body and bringing an incomparably bone-piercing threat of life and death.

The Godslaying Spear!

Li Changsheng's pupils narrowed slightly as he instantly recognized the origin of the treasure.

A Heavenly Dao treasure from primordial legends, its ferocious might covered the world and its killing power was unparalleled. Since ancient times, it had borne the heaven-defying reputation of being capable of grievously wounding Saints!

The aura leaking from the spear alone made the skin all over his body prickle faintly, and his divine soul instinctively became wary.

Yet amid his heightened vigilance, an incredibly faint and deeply concealed sense of affinity quietly emerged from the depths of his mind.

This resonance was gentle and shared the same origin. It was absolutely not an aura an enemy treasure should possess.

Li Changsheng instantly understood. The ancient legends truly were not false!

The Godslaying Spear, renowned throughout the primordial world, truly originated from the stalk of the Primordial Chaos Lotus, sharing the same origin as his true body, the Creation Green Lotus!

It was precisely because their origins were connected that the two could produce this faint resonance of origin across endless ages.

On one side was the Hongmeng Measuring Ruler, Pangu's treasure of creation, suppressing the myriad Daos and carrying merit. On the other was the Godslaying Spear, transformed from the Primordial Chaos Lotus, its killing power reaching the heavens and its ferocity unmatched through all ages.

The two great primordial treasures confronted each other above the East Sea. Their terrifying Dao rhythms clashed, throwing the laws of heaven and earth across the entire sea region to the brink of disorder.

One commanded the peak of the righteous path; the other controlled the ultimate ferocity.

At this moment, both men's eyes burned with fighting intent, eager to make their move.

Shen Ni had lain dormant for endless years. Having commanded the Ferocious Beast Tribulation, he had rarely encountered a cultivator of his generation worthy of making him fight seriously. Li Changsheng, meanwhile, had risen step by step and undergone enlightenment and transformation. He too desperately needed a battle of the highest level to temper his cultivation and hone his true combat strength.

More importantly, this region of the East Sea was boundlessly vast. Within ten thousand miles, there were no living beings, no plant spirits or monsters, and no mortal cultivators.

Fighting here meant they need not fear harming innocents, nor would they incur the slightest karmic debt from slaughter. It was the perfect place for a fierce battle!

"Make your move."

Shen Ni's black robes fluttered as Sha Qi churned around him. His icy voice carried an ancient, undying ferocious majesty.

Li Changsheng's expression remained calm, battle intent condensed in his eyes. He offered no unnecessary words.

With a raise of his hand, the Hongmeng Measuring Ruler cleaved forth with a thunderous roar!

Dazzling, majestic black-and-yellow origin energy intertwined with golden divine light of merit, transforming into a ruler shadow that stretched for a thousand miles. It tore through layer upon layer of void, carrying the supreme force to suppress the heavens as it crushed directly toward Shen Ni!

The ruler's force was vast, heavy, and majestic. Wherever it passed, space collapsed, while the sea waves were forcibly pressed flat for a thousand miles by the sheer pressure!

Faced with this domineering strike, Shen Ni's expression did not change. He lightly tapped the void with his spear.

Rip!

An utterly black spear radiance shot forth. World-destroying Sha Qi condensed to the extreme gathered at a single point, peerlessly sharp as it pierced through the vast sea and precisely met the descending ruler shadow.

One black-and-yellow, one pitch-black—two utterly terrifying forces collided violently in the skies above the East Sea!

There was no earth-shaking explosion, yet an invisible storm of Dao rhythm erupted in an instant.

The powers of the two supreme treasures crashed against and neutralized each other. Violent ripples of energy swept in every direction, instantly evaporating more than half the seawater across ten thousand miles and turning it into white mist that shrouded the heavens.

After their first exchange, neither gained the upper hand. Both understood something clearly.

The opponent before them was no ordinary foe!

Shen Ni was secretly alarmed. A Green Lotus cultivator who appeared to have risen only recently could actually wield Pangu's treasure and clash head-on with a Primordial Golden Immortal like him. His combat power and foundations far surpassed those of ordinary primordial powerhouses.

Li Changsheng was equally wary. Relying on the Godslaying Spear and endless Sha Qi, Shen Ni possessed stable foundations and immense combat strength. The foundations of a Primordial Golden Immortal truly lived up to their reputation.

After the brief deadlock, the two moved at the same time and once more fought as one!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

High in the sky, ruler light filled the heavens while spear radiance streaked in all directions.

Layer upon layer of black-and-yellow ruler shadows suppressed, tore apart, and sealed, containing the supreme mysteries of Pangu's Dao of creation. The pitch-black spear radiance was tricky, ruthless, swift, and fierce, carrying world-destroying ferocity as every strike aimed directly at the weaknesses of the divine soul.

Both possessed movement techniques that had reached the pinnacle of the world. One azure figure and one black figure crossed, shifted, and darted through the high skies at extreme speed.

Every collision between ruler and spear sparked endless flames of Dao rhythm.

Terrifying aftershocks exploded without end. The once vast and boundless surface of the East Sea was repeatedly torn apart, crushed, and vaporized.

The seawater across ten thousand miles rapidly dwindled, exposing the reefs on the seafloor. Space continually shattered and swiftly repaired itself, while heaven and earth roared without cease, shaking the four seas and eight wastelands.

Wild winds swept Sha Qi and divine merit light together, weaving them into a chaotic and terrifying battlefield.

Neither held back. The power of their Great Daos poured forth in full force, and the might of their supreme treasures erupted completely.

There were no flashy techniques, only the purest and most supreme collisions of Great Daos. Every blow was enough to destroy an entire hidden realm and annihilate thousands upon thousands of demons and monsters.

This great battle spread from the high skies over the East Sea to the void beneath the deep sea, fighting until heaven and earth darkened and the sun and moon lost their light!

Fortunately, there were no living beings here. Otherwise, who knew how many innocent lives would have died in the aftershocks of their battle? Li Changsheng had no desire to become entangled in karmic debt. If he became burdened by karmic debt, even Pangu would lose confidence in investing in him.

Shen Ni, on the other side, grew more shocked the longer they fought. Li Changsheng was the first being who could contend with him head-on!