Chapter 1013: Chapter 1013
The gray poisonous mist of the Poisonous Dao Palace is eternally present.
Just resisting this mist requires great caution from the powerful beings.
Previously, to hold back the Holy Lord, the Dragon King had already exhausted his strength, and indeed was not in good shape.
He remained here to trouble Lu Chenzhou, he understood.
"Take care, Alliance Hierarch Lu!" Lan Daogang also picked up the weak-breathing young boy in the green robe and led the demigods away from the Dao.
The Holy Lord did not stop them, nor was He capable of stopping them.
He had long anticipated that His descent into the Human World would be obstructed by Tianxia.
But He never expected that these demigods and the great powers would cause Him such trouble.
His life was ebbing away, the Five Elements Annihilation Power was still within Him, only temporarily suppressed by His divine power.
If He could not find a way to heal, He would surely die.
"Prepare to die!" Lu Chenzhou’s aura exploded, nine consecutive spear strikes, nine Hundred Tribulations Lotus blossomed, each capable of severely injuring a top-level demigod.
The Holy Lord’s skeletal snake body twisted, fiercely clashing against the Divine Lotus, with jaws transformed into terrifying pincers, biting down on Lu Chenzhou.
Bang! The Mystic Sky Shield around Lu Chenzhou shattered, his figure was crushed to powder, reappearing in another void.
"Today, it will either be your death or my survival." The Holy Lord’s ferocity surged.
A True God of distinguished status would never easily concede defeat, much less surrender.
The confrontation between the man and the serpent involved both physical collisions and a clash of wills, causing the Poisonous Dao Palace to tremble violently, numerous Daos obliterated.
To kill a True God, it must be a prolonged battle.
Until thoroughly exhausted, Lu Chenzhou would not cease.
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"Dragon King, how is the situation?" the Eternal Immortal awaited the Dragon King’s return.
"Not bad, the Holy Lord has been severely injured by the Five Elements Annihilation Array, Chenzhou is wrapping up, the Holy Lord is sure to die," said the Dragon King.
He believed in Lu Chenzhou’s strength.
This battle seemed to be the Five Elements Annihilation Array severely injuring the Holy Lord, but actually, the greatest credit still belonged to Lu Chenzhou.
Though the Five Elements Annihilation was strong, without his and Lu Chenzhou’s restraint, it could not have hit the Holy Lord, let alone harmed Him?
"Excellent, if we can slay the Holy Lord, we are halfway to victory," the Eternal Immortal laughed heartily.
Whether they could slay a True God carried significant implications for the Tianxia Civilization.
A True God was ultimately the great mountain in their endeavor.
Although the Holy Lord was among the weaker ones, Lu Chenzhou himself was growing rapidly.
When Lu Chenzhou advanced further, surpassing the Nine Realms, then even the trio of the Blood God, the Witch Master, and the Old Mother might not be unbeatable.
The Yaochi Immortal also sighed in relief, her heart settling, already anticipating Lu Chenzhou’s return to reunite with his family of three.
The spirits of divine mansions such as Zouyu Water Mansion and Zhu Tian Fire Mansion also welcomed the demigods’ return.
The young boy in the green robe looked pale, his emotions complicated: "I’m sorry, I faltered, otherwise the Holy Lord would have already been killed."
The Innate Water Spirit smiled and said, "It’s alright, a single strike is the ideal state, being able to hit once gives us a sliver of hope, performing twice, with Alliance Hierarch Lu’s techniques, we’re very likely to succeed... you were promoted directly through divine power infusion, lacking necessary will training, just having a demigod realm, this is indeed a weakness. The Dao of Heart Refining, only through your understanding and cultivation can you improve. The fight with the Holy Lord is just the beginning, as the most crucial pawns of the Divine Court, you must hurry to divine enthronement to contend with stronger True Gods."
Being selected as Trialists, their character and various aspects are excellent.
But upon suddenly ascending to godhood, it’s inevitable to become arrogant, just learn from the lesson.
In the blink of an eye, it’s already Tianxia Calendar year 2398.
Boom! The long spear hums, the Three Talents Spear Formation was pushed to its limit by Lu Chenzhou, Earth-Surging Divine Lotus, endlessly blooming.
The Holy Lord, like a stubborn centipede, refused to die, even as His aura weakened to the extreme, He could still inflict fatal harm on Lu Chenzhou.
If it weren’t for Lu Chenzhou’s Immortal Body, the eight-year battle would have cost tens of thousands of lives.
This is the huge gap between a True God and a great power.
Aside from relying on Power Extreme Dao to contend with the Holy Lord in strength, Lu Chenzhou was still far behind the Holy Lord in speed and defense.
Fortunately, he possessed the 72 Transformations, which could compensate for this gap through True Spirit Transformation.
But transforming the True Spirit would also lose his greatest advantage, the Martial God Spear, making it difficult to inflict effective damage on the Holy Lord.
Hence the wrapping-up battle lasted a full three years.
Fortunately, it was nearly over.
"You’re finished, Holy Lord," Lu Chenzhou laughed, bathed in blood, breathing heavily.
"You’re also at the end of your tactics, right? If not for your special Inner Strength and long endurance, I would have worn you out to death already," the Holy Lord sneered.
"It’s enough to kill you." Lu Chenzhou’s spear thrust relentlessly fierce.
"I’m merely the weakest among the gods, what if you kill me? I’ve delayed you for eight years, open your eyes and look afar, one by one the gods are entering the Dao Palace, igniting divine fire, becoming True Gods of this Great Universe, how many can you stop with your power?"
The Holy Lord laughed.
In the Land of the Stars, He had once battled many True Gods.
Not to mention the titans like the Witch, the Blood God, the Old Mother, and Lord Toad.
Among other True Gods, there were many who could overpower Him.
The strength of a True God depends firstly on the Dao Level and type, secondly on the number of Daos merged.
The True Gods who have merged with multiple Daos, ascribe the mighty power of each branch to themselves, and can no longer be measured by common sense.
The leader of the Star Expedition Army, the Witch, during their growth process, merged dozens of Dao branches to finally achieve the Earth Fire and Water Dao.
The Holy Lord is an original creature, similar to a True Spirit of this world; although its starting point is high, its comprehension and potential are instead limited.
The true top-level True Gods of the Star Army are all those who have ascended step by step from Transcendents.
The Witch, the Old Mother, they were once all human.
Of course, those are stars, capable of sealing gods.
In this universe, whether a cultivator can become a True God through cultivation, due to the limitation of rules, is an unknown.
Don’t be fooled by Lu Chenzhou’s current pride; it might be that upon reaching the extreme of the Nine Realms, he finds there is still no way forward.
"One steps up, I kill one; a group comes, I kill a group."
Lu Chenzhou was not discouraged at all; having cultivated for only two hundred years so far is his biggest reliance.
It should be known that one hundred and eighty years ago, he was still fighting to the death in Wind Wave Forest against those faithful to the Holy Lord who weren’t even martial artists.
A hundred years is but a blink for the Divine.
It’s enough time for him to grow from a mortal to rival a True God.
What will happen in the next century? No one knows!
In the bloody and fiery battle, two years passed in the blink of an eye.
The Holy Lord was beaten to bits, with only half of its body still fighting.
Feeling the end was near, it turned to look back, and through the endless time and space, gazed at the Witch.
The Witch nodded and said, "Not bad, you held Lu Chenzhou for ten years. When I control the Great Universe, I will resurrect you. This is my promise."
The Holy Lord laughed, "I hope you keep your word."
No matter how much friction it had with the Witch, it absolutely believed in the Witch’s ability.
Without the Witch, they simply could not have left the stars or descended upon the Great Universe and would have died at home.
The Holy Lord’s soul blazed freely, its divine rank trembled, and its aura surged.
"Lu Chenzhou, come with me, and I’ll show you the majesty of the stars."
Behind the Holy Lord, a limitless dark universe suddenly appeared, countless colorful light spots suspended within it. At the center of that dark universe, there was an incomparably vast supercontinent slowly spinning, with an eternally undying sun hanging high above, seemingly occupied by many powerful presences.
Towers and floating cities surrounded it, demonstrating the civilization’s strength and confidence.
The invaders far from home also reminisce about the scenery of their homeland.
The Holy Lord became ethereal, transforming into a pure Poisonous Dao. The power of the Dao swept through, expanding rapidly outward, assimilating everything.
Lu Chenzhou was unsure if his Immortal Body could resist it, so to be safe, he transformed into a Golden Peng and fled into the distance.
Once the aftermath of the Holy Lord’s self-destruction passed, he would have won, not needing to withstand it hard.
However, the expansion speed of the Dao was extremely quick, and wherever the poison passed, all the rules had their structures altered, became unstable, and began to collapse.
"Faster, need to be faster!" The Wind and Thunder Golden Wings flapped countless times in one breath, so fast that even the Great Power’s eyesight couldn’t catch it.
After activating Golden Peng’s innate divine ability, Heavenly Ascending Mysterious Light, Lu Chenzhou got infinitely close to the speed of light.
However, the speed at which the Dao expanded seemed a step faster.
"Light is the limit of this Great Universe, also the limit of the Dao; surpassing light will result in many incredible phenomena."
In Lu Chenzhou’s mind, echoed the words of the Dragon Emperor when he accepted the transmission at the Sun Chasing Palace.
The Speed Extreme Dao, among the Three Extremes Dao, should be the hardest to grasp, and also the most mysterious.
In the Power Extreme Dao, star oddities could be used as aids to breakthrough, but in the Speed Extreme, one must comprehend and study by oneself.
For a long time, with Lu Chenzhou’s speed in the Three Thousand Worlds, if he wanted to run, no one could force him to use full speed.
Especially with an Immortal Body, he became more accustomed to hard confrontation rather than fleeing.
This long-lost thrill and heartbeat made his blood surge, his mind flashing countless ideas in an instant.
Endless matter and particles receded rapidly, the Wind and Thunder Golden Wings vibrating near the limit.
"Indeed, only when infinitely close to death can one grasp the true meaning of speed." Lu Chenzhou couldn’t help but laugh.
Speed is the antelope’s survival obsession when chased by the cheetah, and the cheetah’s effortful will to nourish its cubs.
Speed is to surpass everything, unrestrained.
At some point, the Poisonous Dao behind seemed to be receding, not because the Dao slowed down.
But because Lu Chenzhou sped up, he broke the Great Universe’s speed limit.
He surpassed the speed of light and entered a wondrous state.
A space-time tunnel shielded him from the world, existing in a different dimension from the Holy Lord.
His soul seemed to transcend the constraints of the Great Universe, vaguely seeing countless pure white bubbles spanning the dark.
Each bubble is a universe.
On some bubbles, there were vaguely some unviewable figures.
These figures were so powerful beyond Lu Chenzhou’s imagination; some sat high on golden thrones, others were deeply asleep.
They seemed to perceive someone was spying, exchanging glances with Lu Chenzhou from afar.
Boom! In a thought, Lu Chenzhou’s soul returned to his body, all that just happened like a dream.
Ultimately, he did not escape the constraints of the Great Universe; clearly, simply exceeding the speed of light was insufficient to break free from the universe.
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