Chapter 946: Chapter 666: Demigod
"Ran away?"
Lu Chenzhou was dumbfounded.
If this Broken Sword had such capabilities, why didn’t it flee at the start?
It’s likely that doing so would cause considerable damage to the Divine Artifact itself.
"Above the Great Dao is the dwelling of the Daoist Lord, a place that only those in the Master Dao Realm can barely set foot in. Forget it, this Broken Sword isn’t much use to me; keeping it around is always a risk. If it causes trouble during my tribulation, few in this world could subdue it besides me."
Lu Chenzhou maintained a good attitude.
Soon after, the army returned to the Mystic Sky Alliance.
Lu Chenzhou cultivated while awaiting responses from all quarters.
After several years of war, although the Mystic Sky Alliance had won, it suffered significant losses and required time to recuperate.
...
In the blink of an eye, another year passed.
Black Rock World.
This was once a thriving world of mining civilization where cultivation flourished.
It was colonized by the Divine Alliance due to its rich deposits of the Fire Element’s "Black Gold Flame Ore."
The land was full of ravines and scars, with countless resources taken away by the divine lords in the distant towers.
In the mines, the humans of the Black Rock civilization toiled day and night in a place cut off from sunlight.
On this day, the Transmission Array flashed, and a group of fully armed figures, led by Wang Changming, descended.
The Realm King in the high tower had just ended his seclusion, frowning.
"What’s happening? This Transmission Array is connected to the Flame Bright World; where did these humans come from?"
In a single thought, he descended on the mines engulfed in flames.
"This is the Divine Alliance’s forbidden land; where did these mortals come from to dare to intrude."
Wang Changming chuckled coldly, thrusting a spear as he engaged in battle with the Realm King.
After being severely injured, Old Wang’s strength had not diminished but increased thanks to Lu Chenzhou’s healing with various Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures.
Now at the Middle Stage of Seventh Realm, paired with an Eighth Rank Spiritual Weapon, he could battle those in the Late Stage, and soon defeated the Realm King.
"You’ve defied Heaven, do you know the consequences of offending the Divine Alliance?" the Realm King said, face twisted.
"Sorry, the Divine Alliance no longer exists," Wang Changming smiled slightly.
"Arrogant! In this era, with no Great Powers emerging, no one can overthrow the Divine Alliance," the Realm King completely disbelieved.
"Then continue your Spring and Autumn Dream," Wang Changming slashed once more, ending the Realm King’s life completely.
With the Realm King’s death, the cultivators of the Black Rock civilization who signed the slavery contract instantly sensed the change.
They emerged from the mines, gazing at the Mystic Robe army high in the sky.
"Thank you, my lord!"
"May I know the force my lord belongs to?"
The mine slaves knelt, kowtowing until they broke and bled.
At the same time, they harbored fears that the new lord might continue to enslave them.
Such things had happened before, leaving them numb.
Wang Changming’s voice, like thunder, rolled across the Black Rock World.
"The Flame Bright Venerable Sovereign of the Divine Alliance has been eliminated by the Mystic Sky Alliance Master, Lu Chenzhou.
We have come, under the orders of the Alliance Master, to liberate the worlds colonized by the Divine Alliance.
From now on, you are free to recuperate at your own will.
The Mystic Sky Alliance will establish a branch of the Mystic Sky Daoist Academy in Black Rock World.
Regardless of whether you have a Spirit Root, anyone can go to the Mystic Sky Daoist Academy for testing.
As long as one’s talent, comprehension, or will is qualified, they can learn the Tianxia Martial Arts.
Those with exceptional martial arts aptitude have the opportunity to further their studies at the headquarters of the Mystic Sky Daoist Academy."
Below, the mine slaves felt as if they were in a dream, unable to believe it was true.
The connection between the colony and the outside world was completely isolated by the Divine Alliance to prevent rebellion.
They were completely unaware of major events outside.
"Lu Chenzhou?"
"We’re free."
"Martial Arts..."
Across the vast land, there were excited crowds everywhere.
They gazed at the figures of the Mystic Sky Army, with the name of the one who killed the rulers of the Divine Alliance echoing in their minds.
Countless people rose, heading to the place mentioned by the voice, where the Mystic Sky Daoist Academy branch was to be set up.
Martial Arts, perhaps, was their path to a new life.
...
Such events unfolded one by one in thousands of worlds under the Divine Alliance’s rule.
With unstoppable momentum, the Mystic Sky Army uprooted the remaining forces of the Divine Alliance across all realms.
The drums of liberation spread throughout the cosmos, and Lu Chenzhou’s name grew ever more renowned.
As a defeated power, the Mystic Sky Alliance established branches in the Flame Bright, Gale, Xuanshan, and Thunder Great Worlds.
With the constraint of great Dao oaths, there was no immediate worry about them causing trouble.
...
"What kind of monster is this Lu Chenzhou that not even Yan Ming is a match for him?"
In a pitch-black prison somewhere, Achilles listened to the outside news, fear growing in his heart.
"Luckily, I’ve hidden in the prison on the Seventh Layer of the Divine Prison Realm. This place can isolate causality, making it nearly impossible for even the Great Powers using the Causality Dao to deduce my location. As long as I stay put, this is the safest place," Achilles found peace of mind looking at the skeleton of his cellmate nearby.
Who would come to such a perilous place as the Divine Prison Realm for no reason?
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Xiaohan Great World.
Ice Heart Realm Venerable, Golden Realm Venerable, and Green Light Realm Venerable are still hesitating.
"The prestige of the Mystic Sky Alliance is growing ever larger, and now many of the worlds we rule are constantly erupting into rebellion."
"Lu Alliance Master is truly calculating, cleverly presenting himself as the savior of small and medium civilizations."
"And that damned Wan Shui Venerable, in an attempt to curry favor, voluntarily withdrew troops from previously occupied worlds and even sent compensation to those lower races. This is utterly shameless; from ancient times to now, when have the Divine Race ever apologized to mortals?"
The situation of the Three Realm Venerables is very awkward; they have been completely set up by the Mystic Sky Alliance.
News of the Divine Alliance defeat can’t be kept under wraps, and it is the biggest story since the Ancient Divine War.
As the news spreads, conflicts within the territory are constant, with rebels everywhere; they can only suppress them with force, exhausting themselves in response.
When it rains, it pours.
On this day, a Great Commander of the Ice Heart Spirit Clan hurriedly arrived at the council hall.
"Venerable, something terrible has happened!" This Great Commander’s head was drenched in sweat, his body trembling as if he had seen something incredibly terrifying.
"What’s the matter, so panicked; could it be the Mystic Sky Alliance has come?" Ice Heart Realm Venerable tightened his heart.
"No..." The Great Commander shook his head.
Ice Heart Realm Venerable hadn’t yet relaxed when he heard the Great Commander say, "The Ghostly Floating Great World has changed; the suppressed demigod may soon emerge."
"What?!" Ice Heart Realm Venerable tore open the sky and stepped into the Ruins Sea.
A month later, he arrived at a pitch-black world not far from the Small Cold Realm.
Ghostly Floating Great World had once been the dojo of the Divine Court’s demigod, Cold Ice Ancestor.
The Cold Ice Ancestor was precisely the first great general beside the True God, Ancestor of the Ice Heart Spirit Clan.
He glanced from afar, then was so terrified he nearly lost his soul.
The land of the Ghostly World cracked with ravines stretching over a million miles, from which black water continuously surged.
Ice Heart Realm Venerable’s eyes darkened; after a moment of stupor, he quickly left the Ghostly Floating Great World.
"Black Water God, one of the seven Divine Generals under the Holy Lord, has awakened."
...
Ghostly Floating Great World.
Within the Earth Core, an endless array of cold ice chains twisted and snapped with a grating sound.
A giant serpent with a triangular head, three thousand miles in length, coiled like a asteroid, was frozen in ancient ice for millions of years.
Its body was covered with battle marks, with exposed flesh and bones, maggots crawling in and out.
A pair of pale golden snake eyes swiveled in the ice, its tongue flickered, and the black breath it exhaled melted the ice continuously.
"Cold Ice Ancestor..."
...
Mountain and Sea Tower.
Lu Chenzhou exchanged all the corpses of Demon Venerables and Demon Saints he had slain over the years for Primordial Stones.
Counting the spoils seized from the Divine Alliance, his wealth amounted to 6,000 High Grade Primordial Stones.
"Far too distant from the 120,000 needed."
A Third Step Great Saint only has 1,000 High Grade Primordial Stones; to save up 120,000, one would need to kill over a hundred, which is unrealistic.
Lu Chenzhou realized that the Mountain Sea Tower Master had calculated perfectly.
Anyone wishing to obtain a Great Power Opportunity must kill those suppressed demigods.
Trying to gather enough by other means would never work in time.
Killing one demigod yields at least ten thousand High Grade Primordial Stones.
The Heavenly Disaster Demon Lord would yield as much as fifty thousand.
"Once I create the Second Step Technique, I’ll be able to test a demigod’s strength.
Ordinary demigods under seal do not retain their peak state.
If Kunxu can kill, I can too, as long as I don’t provoke top-level demigods like the Heavenly Disaster Demon Lord."
Lu Chenzhou muttered to himself.
"But first, I must visit the Divine Prison Realm,
The situation in the Divine Prison Realm is unique; to ensure no mistakes, I must further enhance my strength again,"
With this thought in mind, Lu Chenzhou spent three thousand Primordial Stones, exchanged for thirty Eighth Rank Enlightenment Steles, and began comprehension.
Earn at Mountain and Sea Tower, spend at Mountain and Sea Tower, never trying to take home a single cent.
...
Seven days later.
As the Chaos Dao of the Martial Arts Tree soared to four billion zhang, various branch daos also rose.
The Withering and Flourishing Dao, Yuji Dao, Power Extreme Dao, Great Dream Dao, Causality Dao, and Void Dao were all elevated to the Seventh Rank.
In a short time, Lu Chenzhou’s spiritual power surged by seven million prajna, nearing thirty million in total.
After closing his retreat, Lu Chenzhou still craved more.
"Being wealthy is wonderful, compared to the battle with Yan Ming, my strength has increased significantly; it’s time to set out."
...
"Alliance Master, are you going to rescue President Wan?" Emperor Shitian heard this and was somewhat worried.
"President Wan is in trouble, and it’s because of me; surely I cannot watch him die without rescue. His Soul Lamp has been dimming for years, indicating a grave crisis is upon him. I wish to wait until after my Third Step, but there’s no time."
"This is the Divine Prison Realm map I obtained not long ago; originally, I wanted my Spiritual Embodiment to go, but it was killed by an existence in the Seventh Layer before reaching the Eighth Layer. Be careful, that being is close to the Third Step too."
Though Lu Chenzhou is very strong, even Yan Ming was no match, Emperor Shitian still felt a paternal concern.
He couldn’t help but babble, feeling this child was too young.
"Thank you." Lu Chenzhou took the map; he indeed needed it.
Before leaving, Yaochi Immortal also hurried over after hearing the news.
She softly warned, "Alliance Master, be cautious; if faced with a life-and-death crisis, prioritize saving yourself... President Wan left me a message before setting out, telling you not to force things. Every person’s life is invaluable, but for Tianxia Civilization, your life holds the highest value."
Lu Chenzhou’s heart warmed, and he smiled lightly, "Without President Wan, there would be no Tianxia Civilization, and no me."
With one step, he disappeared into the Ruins Sea, quickly disappearing from everyone’s sight.