Chapter 3286: Xiu Chen Heavenly God Battles the Golden Crow God
His physical body strength was comparable to thirty percent of the Infinite level, and his blood qi was abundant within him.
His spiritual power had also broken through, reaching the eighty-first rank.
His cultivation realm had also achieved a major breakthrough. Based on his past experience fighting against Grand Void realm great gods, Zhang Ruochen judged that his current cultivation should be considered mid-stage Grand Void.
However, in terms of physical body strength and divine soul strength, he had already surpassed some ancient gods at the third stop, the "Heart Stop" realm.
The reason Zhang Ruochen believed he was still at mid-stage Grand Void, rather than the Heart Stop realm, was based on the quantity of rule divine patterns within his body, as well as the degree of refinement and density of his divine qi. In these two aspects, he only reached the level of a mid-stage Grand Void great god.
This was a drawback of having cultivated for too short a time, a manifestation of insufficient personal foundation.
Of course, by using the Wuji Divine Dao to mobilize the rules and power of heaven and earth, he could compensate for the deficiencies in cultivation realm and foundation, allowing him to defeat enemies across four realms!
Xiu Chen Heavenly God activated the sundial to heal his injuries and said, "Actually, the fact that you didn't condense the Greater Yin can't be blamed on me. The fault lies solely in your insufficient foundation and your eagerness for quick results. Cultivation isn't that easy; you have to advance step by step, steadily and firmly."
"You only cultivated the Lesser Yin and Lesser Yang a hundred years ago, right? Even with the empowerment of time power, it's less than ten thousand years, isn't it? In less than ten thousand years, how could you possibly expect to achieve a second major breakthrough in cultivation?"
Zhang Ruochen wanted to tell her that he had cultivated the Lesser Yin just a few days ago. But fearing it would discourage her, he held back.
At the same time, Zhang Ruochen reflected on whether he had truly been too eager for quick results.
This time, the backlash from the power of heaven and earth was severe, a significant lesson. Zhang Ruochen took out a Changqing Fruit and swallowed one.
Xiu Chen Heavenly God naturally recognized the item, knowing that a Changqing Fruit was comparable to a healing divine pill. She hinted, "A great enemy is approaching. As the number one powerhouse here, I must recover from my injuries as quickly as possible."
"There's none left. I only had one." Zhang Ruochen said.
Xiu Chen Heavenly God naturally didn't believe him and snorted.
"Congratulations to the Realm Lord for another major advancement in cultivation. I no longer know what words to use to describe the reverence in my heart." Source Heaven Lord walked over, his expression sincere, not like a flatterer, and bowed deeply.
Blood Soul Lord said, "The gods of the Hell Realm should soon arrive at the Great Heart Ape Main Realm. I wonder what strategy we should adopt next?"
Zhang Ruochen said, "What do you think?"
Blood Soul Lord said, "I believe there's no need to fight the Hell Realm head-on. We can adopt a guerrilla tactic. Continuously capture the gods and saint realm soldiers of the Hell Realm, take them as hostages, and use this as leverage to negotiate with the Hell Realm. Avoiding bloodshed is the superior strategy."
Zhang Ruochen said, "Where do you think our next target for capture should be?"
"Cold Stone Ancestor Realm! Only by capturing the Cold Stone Ancestor Realm can we truly hold Fengdu Ghost City by the throat." Blood Soul Lord said.
Zhang Ruochen's gaze fell upon Cang Jue. He waved his arm, and a pillar of black soul mist light shot out, landing on him.
Cang Jue's aura continuously strengthened. Divine patterns danced around him, and a vast nether realm faintly appeared beneath his feet.
"Cang Jue, you have performed well during this time. I return your divine soul to you!" Zhang Ruochen said.
Source Heaven Lord and Blood Soul Lord felt the divine power fluctuations emanating from Cang Jue, which had increased by a full fold. Their hearts were churning with shock.
This old ghost's true strength had actually reached such a level.
Cang Jue looked deeply at Zhang Ruochen, bowed in salute, and said, "Does the Young Lord not fear that this old servant might harbor evil intentions, or simply leave?"
Zhang Ruochen's eyes held a smile, containing unparalleled confidence. "Since I dare to return your divine soul to you, I am certainly not afraid of you harboring evil intentions. If you leave, even if you flee to the ends of the earth, I will find you. You should be very clear about this!"
"But we have been together for so long. You should understand even more that if you truly leave, the only one who loses will be you."
Cang Jue sighed, "This old servant is completely convinced! The Young Lord's boldness and breadth of vision are unmatched even by the Heavenly Venerables of antiquity. From now on, this old servant is willing to follow you to the death!"
"Willing to follow the Young Lord to the death!"
Source Heaven Lord and Blood Soul Lord bowed in unison.
Behind them, rows of false god divine generals knelt on one knee.
Source Heaven Lord's eyes flickered with a strange light, as if he had something to discuss privately with Zhang Ruochen.
But Zhang Ruochen looked up at the sky, peering through the void, and said, "They're finally here!"
The sky, covered by thick black clouds, suddenly revealed bright stars, burning hotly.
One star represented one true god!
Source Heaven Lord's expression changed drastically. "Why did the gods of the Hell Realm suddenly appear? Wasn't Red Xuan Ghost Lord stationed in the outer heavens? Why was there no warning?"
"Ssss!"
A meteor burning with divine light flew in from the cosmos, rapidly descending to the ground, kicking up rolling dust.
Red Xuan Ghost Lord walked out from the landing site, heavily injured, his ghost body nearly shattered. He said urgently, "Realm Lord, activate the realm-protecting divine formation quickly! Jade Serpent Lord has arrived! The gods of the Death Clan are setting up a God King battle formation."
Red Xuan Ghost Lord's cultivation was only at mid-stage Grand Void, but his escape skills were extraordinary. Struck by a divine force from Jade Serpent Lord, he still managed to escape and return to the Great Heart Ape Ancestor Realm.
From the heavens, a resounding divine voice echoed: "Murder demands a life! Zhang Ruochen, come out and die!"
Among the stars, one starlight grew increasingly bright, surpassing the sun, charging straight towards the Great Heart Ape Ancestor Realm.
The gods on the ground saw its form clearly.
It was a divine bird, its wings spanning tens of thousands of miles when fully extended.
The temperature of the divine flames emanating from the divine bird far exceeded that of a star, as if it intended to destroy the entire Great Heart Ape Ancestor Realm. It erupted with terrifying speed and dove downwards.
"This... this is a Heart Stop realm divine beast! Judging by its aura, it must be from the Blazing Sun Clan. Is this the number one powerhouse of the Blazing Sun Clan?" Red Xuan Ghost Lord said.
The aura was too powerful. The vegetation on the ground ignited, and countless native creatures turned into bloody lanterns.
Cang Jue took out his porcelain bowl, ready to strike.
"You are not its match!"
Zhang Ruochen looked at Xiu Chen Heavenly God, who was healing her injuries, and said, "Miao Li, aren't you claiming to be the number one powerhouse among us? Do you dare to fight this pure-blooded Golden Crow?"
"I am heavily injured... Eh..."
Xiu Chen Heavenly God looked at her hand. A Changqing Fruit had suddenly appeared in it. She stared at Zhang Ruochen.
Zhang Ruochen smiled. "My strength is not convenient to reveal for now. Of course, if you don't fight, you might miss an opportunity to elevate your divine soul again. A Heart Stop realm pure-blooded Golden Crow might be able to push your divine soul to the level of fifty percent Infinite?"
Zhang Ruochen had already tasted the benefits of keeping a low profile. It kept the enemy guessing about his true capabilities, allowing him to handle situations calmly.
Earlier, at the Black Sea Realm, Zhang Ruochen had deliberately let Grand Void great gods like Fu Chuan and Yang Shuo escape, causing the Hell Realm to misjudge his strength.
Red Xuan Ghost Lord frowned, feeling Zhang Ruochen was overestimating Xiu Chen Heavenly God. "Below the Infinite level, it's impossible for anyone to suppress a Heart Stop realm great god..."
Red Xuan Ghost Lord sensed a chill and quickly shut his mouth.
"This pure-blooded Golden Crow, I will slay it today! It's time to tell the gods of the world that I, Xiu Chen, have returned!"
Xiu Chen Heavenly God swallowed the Changqing Fruit. Ignoring her injuries, she mounted a dragon of time imprint light points and flew straight into the sky, colliding violently with the diving Golden Crow.
"Boom!"
A white and a red force clashed head-on. Surges of divine power exploded in all directions, forming a sea of fire spanning hundreds of thousands of miles.
A divine soul at thirty percent Infinite was strong, but not exceptionally so on the "Great God Theory" comprehensive ranking. Many Heart Stop realm ancient gods possessed it. Even the number one on the divine soul ranking had a soul surpassing fifty percent Infinite.
A powerful divine soul did not mean it could be fully converted into combat power.
Yet, Xiu Chen Heavenly God, relying on her thirty percent Infinite divine soul, could look down upon the masses, possessing the confidence of being invincible below the Infinite level.
Divine abilities evolved in the sky. Sometimes a divine dragon roared, sometimes divine light pierced through the entire great world. The Golden Crow God's combat power was undeniably strong, but it was continuously beaten back by Xiu Chen Heavenly God.
After just over a dozen exchanges, the Golden Crow God's divine flame defense and divine realm world were pierced through by Xiu Chen Heavenly God's Infinite divine ability. A large amount of blood fell like golden rain to the ground.
The reason it was golden was that every drop of blood was burning.
Upon landing, the ground of the Great Heart Ape Ancestor Realm was pounded into bottomless valleys.
The Golden Crow God wanted to retreat. Its wings shimmered with countless flowing light rules, its speed unmatched by even divine dragons and Golden-Winged Roc at the same realm.
But Xiu Chen Heavenly God was proficient in a speed-type Infinite divine ability, and combined with the Way of Time, she quickly caught up to the Golden Crow God.
"If I let you escape today, how could I, Xiu Chen, still have the face to call myself a Heavenly God?" Xiu Chen Heavenly God said.
The Golden Crow God did not retreat but charged at Xiu Chen, intending to engage in close combat with its powerful physical body.
Xiu Chen Heavenly God refused to let it get close, maintaining distance. A killing intent appeared in her eyes as she unleashed a great divine ability.
"Killing Heart Soul Devouring Slash!"
A blood-red light mark, as if pulled from space itself, slashed across the Golden Crow God's abdomen.
The Golden Crow God used a supreme sacred artifact to block, but it was shattered into pieces. Its abdomen was cut open, numerous feathers flew off, and the divine beast's powerful physical body was nearly split in two.
Physical injury was secondary; the more severe damage was to its divine soul.
The Golden Crow's mournful cry echoed throughout this starry region.
Kong Can was startled. "How did Xiu Chen suddenly become so strong? Has her cultivation recovered?"
"How could that be? If she had recovered even ten percent of her power, the Golden Crow God wouldn't have lasted this long against her." Elder Yang said.
"Whoosh!"
A blood-red streak of light flew past beneath the two of them, appearing above the atmosphere of the Great Heart Ape Ancestor Realm, materializing into the figure of Jade Serpent Lord.
His battle axe cleaved down, breaking through the light barrier of the realm-protecting divine formation, and fell towards Xiu Chen Heavenly God.
Space collapsed continuously.
If this axe strike hit the ground, it could split all the way to the core of the Great Heart Ape Ancestor Realm.
Zhang Ruochen flew to the top of the divine hall. He raised his right hand lightly, and instantly, eighteen space divine formations manifested in the sky, colliding with the axe light.
It was blocked!
Jade Serpent Lord's expression turned unnatural. "Why is there the aura of Feng Tian within the Yin Yang Eighteen Formations?"
"If Feng Tian hadn't helped refine it, how could my spiritual power have blocked your attack?" Zhang Ruochen said in a relaxed and carefree manner. Then he added, "No need to fear. Even if Feng Tian did once support Zhang Ruochen, that was in the past. Zhang Ruochen's declaration of war against the Hell Realm undoubtedly places him on the opposite side of Feng Tian. Only soul annihilation awaits him."
"The formation is complete. Let the God King manifest!"
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That's all for today's chapter!
(Chapter End)