Chapter 953: Chapter 673: Creation Treasure Pill
The Destruction Punch, imbued with the majesty of Dao, smashed the Xuanji Nine-Star Shield into countless cracks.
"Hahaha, without this shield, you are even less of a match for me." The elder laughed heartily.
This defensive quasi-supreme treasure had saved Lu Chenzhou’s life countless times.
"Still not dead." Numerous ethereal Mystic Sky Shields flew around Lu Chenzhou, overlapping like dragon scales, protecting him within a ten feet radius.
The elder’s face changed, unable to help but ask, "Wasn’t it ten thousand pieces before? You were hiding your abilities during the battle with this god?"
"Sorry, I broke through three days ago." Lu Chenzhou revealed a carefree smile.
This exhilarating battle under high pressure rapidly advanced his Martial Arts skills.
Against the Great Protector, he integrated Void Breaking Dao into the "Martial God Spear," comprehending the ultimate strike, birthing the second step attack method.
In the battle with the elder, countless beatings and deaths allowed his Yuji Dao and "Ten Feet Scripture" to grow swiftly.
Three days ago, he smoothly transformed into the second step method, and the effect of the Mystic Sky Shield received an epic enhancement.
Both the number and quality of the shields improved.
His defense power increased several-fold, with Mystic Sky Shields alone comparable to Xuanji Nine-Star Dao.
Coupled with the protection of Thunder World, it was not far inferior to the Demigod Domain.
"Damn it..." the elder cursed inwardly, "I can’t drag this out. His comprehension can’t be measured by common sense, I must make it quick. Although I didn’t want to use real demigod techniques, since I haven’t fully controlled the Divine Prison Realm, it’s easy to provoke backlash from the World Rules."
The elder extended his finger, channeling the destructive power of Dao, drawing a talisman in the void: "Exterminate!"
With a flick of his finger, a magnificent divine symbol of "Exterminate" flew out, to suppress Lu Chenzhou.
"Another Dao attack." Lu Chenzhou did not dodge; such high-level strikes were unavoidable unless facing an opponent of the same realm.
In an instant, thirty thousand Mystic Sky Shields were annihilated, the Xuanji Nine-Star Shield ascended again, divine patterns flowing over its surface, radiating brightly.
Crack! The shield shattered completely, splitting in two, falling to the ground, as the artifact spirit wailed within his mind.
[Master, I can’t hold on anymore.]
"You rest." Lu Chenzhou put away the shield, punched out, colliding with the "Exterminate" symbol.
He was blown away again, his entire body exploding into a mist of blood, and reformed at a distance.
His expression was somber, losing another resurrection chance.
The most fatal part was, the "Exterminate" symbol on his chest was clinging like maggots, unable to be removed.
The continual Dao strikes made his Undying Body operate sluggishly.
With intervals, another life would be lost.
"Breaking through is useless; only a god can counter a god. However, able to hold on for months in front of an old man with just second step cultivation, you are unprecedented. Before you, the most astounding person I’ve seen was the Great Protector, yet he was far inferior to you. Unfortunately, he betrayed me."
The elder sighed.
This "Exterminate" divine talisman was a true demigod method, containing the power of Dao of Destruction.
Lu Chenzhou’s life swiftly ebbed away like a stopwatch.
The number representing resurrection chances continually diminishing.
The limits of the Undying Body were evident.
"Continue!" Lu Chenzhou, fearless, stabbed the elder with his spear.
The elder sidestepped, chains clanging around him, revealing an apparition of a headless giant god.
The giant god wielded a giant axe, indeed the God of Punishment, Gan Qi.
Its gaze fixed upon the elder from the chest, grabbing the chains to drag the elder into the Nameless realm.
"A dead god also wants to trap me? Get out of here, I am the new master of the Divine Prison Realm!"
The elder strained against the rules, contending earnestly.
Evidently, using demigod techniques was also uncomfortable for him.
Thus, the battle between them continued day by day.
The elder facing backlash from the Divine Prison Realm allowed Lu Chenzhou to breathe, yet he remained at a disadvantage.
On this day, as Lu Chenzhou checked the counts, only 1000 remained.
A strong sense of death surged within him.
He realized, if unable to escape, he could truly fall here.
He glanced at the Martial Arts Tree, which rustled, glowing brightly.
According to his previous experience, this signified the impending completion of the Martial Arts Tree transformation.
After his Dao Tree reached billions of feet, it continually advanced.
Now, finally nearing completion.
"Try to drag it out." Lu Chenzhou’s heart burned with hope, merging two drops of Essence Blood at his forehead, one pitch-black, the other like gold.
The former was the Overlord Essence Blood gifted by Mr. Turtle, the latter was King Beast Essence Blood.
This was his final Essence Blood reserve, always reluctant to use.
No enemy was worth using it.
Now, it was time.
"Overlord Transformation!"
Lu Chenzhou’s figure collided as the violent Overlord’s Power surged into his body.
In the boundless dark waters spanning tens of thousands of miles, a terrifying giant beast with the head of a dragon and body of a turtle roared into appearance.
Lu Chenzhou’s momentum rose again, infinitely close to Great Power.
He suddenly realized, somewhat surprised, and said, "Senior Brother, is this so strong?"
His mastery of True Spirit Transformation is limited by the Essence Blood Level but will not exceed one Great Realm.
This means Senior Brother is very close to Great Power.
"Approaching Great Power for ten thousand years, this isn’t foolish, Senior Brother is too humble."
Lu Chenzhou felt the surging power within him and directly used the giant turtle’s head to strike at the old man. Endless dark water rushed forth from the void, transforming into ink-colored Water Clan, shrimp soldiers, crab generals, flood dragons, like the Dragon King and Turtle Minister of the Ancient Dragon Palace patrolling the Four Seas.
The old man’s expression tightened.
"You have another trick?"
Every time he thought Lu Chenzhou was at the end of his rope, this young man had a new card to play.
"This Overlord aura, why is it so familiar? I seem to have seen it before... it’s him, the Spirit Turtle beside the master of Yuan Mountain. Damn, it’s still alive? Who’d have thought, that insignificant ant of the past has become a top-level existence second only to Great Power in the outside world."
The old man’s mind was in turmoil.
The Overlord’s defense and power are extremely strong; in turtle form, Lu Chenzhou forsakes skill and relies on the plain and simple flesh to continuously cause a terrifying impact on the old man, regardless of the cracks in the shell or breaking of the claws. This desperate style of fighting puts the old man on the defensive for the first time.
Before long, the old man was covered in wounds.
"Damn it, if I weren’t restricted, unable to unleash Demigod Domain, how could these attacks affect me?"
The old man’s energy waned. Due to the backlash of rules, his traction of power from Divine Prison Realm became stagnant.
But he was not flustered, Lu Chenzhou’s Undying Body was nearing its limit.
He could already see the cloud of Death Qi over Lu Chenzhou’s head.
Finally, the Overlord State dissipated.
Lu Chenzhou reverted to his original form, the Martial Arts Tree was just shy of completing its transformation.
He was about to unleash King Beast Transformation when a terrifying power suddenly tore through the ninth layer of space, forcing its way in.
It was Kunxu Ancestor, holding the Four-sided Jade Platform in one hand and a horsetail whisk in the other.
The Four-sided Jade Platform spun larger, like a world, overturning the old man within.
Thump, thump, thump! The old man continuously struck fists inside, causing the Four-sided Jade Platform to tremble violently, even deforming in some places.
"Lu Alliance Hierarch, rest for a while, let the old man test Mo Luo Hall Master’s methods."
Kunxu Ancestor waved the horsetail whisk, and a golden elixir pill emitting dense energy fell in front of Lu Chenzhou.
"If you trust the old man, you can consume it."
"Haha, thank you!"
Lu Chenzhou swallowed the elixir in one gulp. In the next moment, his shriveled body instantly became full, regaining color, a flood of energy at least hundreds of times stronger than Heavenly Immortal Dew rejuvenated his body and soul from the dark ailments formed during his long-term fight against Mo Luo Hall Master, leaving his body refreshed and the remaining energy surged his Qi-Blood visibly to 39 million, reaching an unprecedented level in Tianxia Civilization.
Of course, not counting the unknown situation with the Dragon King.
Lu Chenzhou trembled, he had heard of this elixir before; in Mountain and Sea Tower, there was only one furnace’s worth, refined from a thousand drops of Heavenly Immortal Dew, paired with various Seventh Rank and Eighth Rank rare treasures, totaling nine pieces, each worth 5,000 High Grade Primordial Stones, more expensive than quasi-Supreme Treasures.
Creation Treasure Pill!
He couldn’t afford it.
"Thank you, friend!"
Lu Chenzhou’s tone was solemn.
He sat cross-legged, focusing on absorbing the elixir’s power.
"Cultivation at my level no longer has specific Qi-Blood or Realm division standards, but approaching 40 million Qi-Blood, in terms of cultivation, should not be much weaker than the Third Step cultivators of Three Thousand Worlds... What I lack now is Eighth Rank Dao and Third Step Cultivation Method."
Different systems have widely varying standards for Qi-Blood; Heart Cultivation doesn’t even have Qi-Blood.
So by the Eighth Realm, Qi-Blood is no longer a standard for cultivation.
These three steps are all divided by Dao Level and whether one can create the corresponding Cultivation Method.
Boom! The Four-sided Jade Platform was shaken and flew away, the old man’s face darkened: "Kunxu, you dared to come after I spared you once?"
Kunxu Ancestor smiled and said, "The junior has had some breakthroughs in cultivation recently and wants the senior to teach me a lesson. Also, I am taking Lu Chenzhou with me."
"Heh, what big words, but it’s merely the Peak Dao of Eighth Rank; without crossing the Dao Tribulation, the difference between you and me is worlds apart. Just now, if not being caught off guard by your Supreme Treasure [Immortal Ascension Platform], how could you trap me?" The old man’s fists, filled with the Dao of Destruction, shone like the stars in the sky.
Kunxu Ancestor swept his horsetail whisk and fought the old man.
This horsetail whisk is also quasi-Supreme Treasure, his innate treasure; he is the creator of True Treasure Dao, most proficient in treasures. Even though his cultivation was at a disadvantage without the Undying Body, relying on dazzling treasures kept the old man tightly tied down.
The old man was very aggrieved; he wanted to launch a Dao Attack.
The chains from the void came to disrupt again, while the other three protectors tangled with the Great Protector.
"This is infuriating!" As the old man tangled with Kunxu, a black Demon Sword so dark it overshadowed the stars quietly poked out from the void.
A black streak whistled by, overwhelming Sword Qi engulfed the old man, shattering his Protective Barrier, leaving him covered in scales.
Star-devouring Sword Demon wielding Giant Sword slashed down, his face proud.
"Hahaha, Mo Luo old man, how is my move [Dark Annihilation Divine Sword]?"
He is the strongest Sword Cultivator, not much above the Second Protector and Third Protector in cultivation, but unmatched in Attack Power.
Seeing more allies arriving for support, Lu Chenzhou laughed heartily.
"The old man claims to be God, today us three will slay a god!"