Tian Li

Chapter 966 - 686: Eighth Rank

Chapter 966: Chapter 686: Eighth Rank


The arrival of the senior brother gave Lu Chenzhou a shot of reassurance.


"Kunxu, you all step back, this is a [Turtle’s Longevity], which can extend life for a thousand years, let Wan Yan consume it."


The senior brother held his long staff, standing in front of everyone.


"Senior, please be careful." Kunxu said with respect.


"What’s this ’senior’? You’re not weaker than me; just call me a fellow Daoist." The senior brother smiled.


"Old turtle, go!" The clam girl leaped forward and disappeared between heaven and earth, appearing once more at Vilote’s abdomen, where the Supreme Treasure [Carefree Sword] in her hand lifted upwards. A soaring Sword Qi tore through the Divine Kingdom’s defenses, and Vilote narrowly dodged.


Lu Chenzhou watched intently and murmured to himself:


"Both are in the Third Step, both possessing Supreme Treasures, the clam girl and the senior brother’s strength is far superior to Kunxu’s team’s Third Step.


Endless ages, their skills have reached the pinnacle of excellence.


Their cultivation methods are numerous, and each one is at the Peak condition of the Third Step.


Whereas the Star-devouring Sword Demon, though also in the Third Step, possesses only one single Third Step method.


The gap in cultivation is twofold: one in vertical cultivation, and another in horizontal techniques and various means.


Some people prefer rapid advancement, others prefer meticulous honing."


Of course, the clam girl and Mr. Turtle surely also want to advance rapidly.


But as a different species, their cultivation progress cannot be expedited.


Yet, if a different species can achieve Great Power, they are generally outstanding among them.


The Master of Yuan Mountain, the Ancient Emperor Lanshan, Huang Sword Immortal... all bear witness to this.


"But I’m a special case; I have the Martial Arts Tree, which is both fast and reliable."


Lu Chenzhou looked into his mind, seeing the Martial Arts Tree nearing ten billion fathoms.


The Dao Essence provided by the Demigod is extraordinarily abundant.


"Hei Zhou, do you now rejoice that you held back back then?" Kunxu laughed.


"Hmph." Hei Zhou said nothing, only lamenting the Great Universe’s depths beyond expectation.


Originally believing himself nearly invincible in the world, he did not expect such masters hidden within.


"It turns out to be Turtle’s Longevity, a Treasure Pill that extends life by a thousand years." Wan Yan the old ghost cupped the Elixir, bowing towards Mr. Turtle ahead.


In the great battle with Vilote, he gained much and hoped to slowly digest it, aspiring to Great Power.


Even the Star-devouring Sword Demon retrieved a life and bitterly laughed:


"To untie the bell, one needs the person who tied it. To subdue Vilote, it still requires someone from the Yuan Mountain Daoist Heritage. If I’m not mistaken, this person wears the [Star Undying Armor] and [Star-fixing Divine Pillar], the former crafted from an entire Gold Star Taibai, the latter is Divine Iron once used by the Divine Court to suppress Star Dome Sea, both are top-level Supreme Treasures. Such an ancient fossil, deeply profound with no comparison, we are saved."


"Star-fixing Divine Pillar, ranked sixth among Supreme Treasures, made from a whole Sun Star and Taiyin Star, with infinite might. That lady isn’t weak either, wielding Carefree Sword, Supreme Treasure tenth in rank." Kunxu smiled; his knowledge of the treasures on the Spiritual Weapon List was comprehensive, with the top ten being top-level Supreme Treasures.


The long staff and the longsword attacked in both front and rear; Vilote spun up a Divine Kingdom, swirling a void storm, utterly neutralizing the two’s assaults.


In an instant, the three exchanged countless rounds.


"You just killed Kilgar. Even with numerous trump cards, presumably, you’re almost spent, right? Otherwise, having the power to kill Kilgar wouldn’t be so weak." After probing, Vilote sneered; each of these two could rival Kunxu Ancestor, equating to three of the Third Step.


Kilgar had just revived, with the worst recovery of strength.


Being defeated was only natural.


Yet to kill a Demigod, like Lu Chenzhou, requires consuming Divine Artifact projections or powerful foundation.


Thus, Vilote believes these two have no cards left.


Mr. Turtle felt somewhat pressured within.


Vilote spoke accurately; they could kill Kilgar mainly due to the projection left by Black Annihilation Dragon Emperor.


After Kilgar’s fall, Black Annihilation Dragon Emperor dispersed entirely.


Relying solely on him and the clam girl, couldn’t kill a Demigod.


But now the situation leaves no retreat.


Vilote excels at appearing and vanishing as a ghost, an extremely tricky Void Dao, mastering space manipulation.


Upon gaining freedom, even true Great Power has difficulty slaying him.


"Little junior brother, are you close to breaking through?" Mr. Turtle suddenly transmitted to Lu Chenzhou.


"How does senior brother know?" Lu Chenzhou wondered.


"Haha, every time you defeat a strong enemy, your strength surges. How could I not notice?" the senior brother said.


"If you give me a bit more time, I could comprehend the Eighth Rank Dao, I’m not sure about slaying Vilote, but confronting him should be no problem."


"How long would it take?"


"Three days is sufficient."


"Then I’ll wait for you, after we kill Vilote, you will have completed all the trials of the Yuan Mountain Master’s heritage. The Star Undying Armor and Star-fixing Divine Pillar on me, even Yuanbao Divine Mountain and Primordial Mountain Cave Heaven, will be inherited by you... this will be your last sect mission."


"Okay!"


Lu Chenzhou felt his heart surge with excitement.


He finally had the qualification to fight beside his senior brother.


In a sense, the Yuan Mountain Master participated in this battle too; he crossed time and space, using the rules to restrict Vilote.


In a top-level battle, slight carelessness inevitably leads to death and dispersal of Dao.


Just half a day passed, Mr. Turtle was caught by a Vilote’s Void Teleportation, and clawed with person and armor, smashing them, Dao attack penetrating through armor, shattering Mr. Turtle into powder. As soon as Lu Chenzhou’s heart lifted, Mr. Turtle’s form emerged once more, smiling: "Not dead yet."


Star Undying Armor, as the name suggests, its most significant divine property is "undying".


Wearing it, merging with the body, directly grants "Undying Body".


Mr. Turtle, being an Overlord species, inherently had a strong body, unmatched even by many Body Dao Great Powers.


Combined, his survival capability doesn’t fall short of Lu Chenzhou.


This is also the premise enabling him to slay Kilgar smoothly.


Can’t hold on, facing a dead end against a demigod.


In a blink of an eye, another day passed.


"Old Turtle, I can’t hold on much longer."


Clam Girl’s face was pale; her powerful assaults caused huge damage to Vilote.


But she was a Sword Immortal, not adept at prolonged battles.


"Let me do it." Kunxu once again joined the battle.


"I’ll take a break." Clam Girl sat beside Lu Chenzhou to regulate her breath, "Kid, did you witness the attack power of a Sword Immortal?"


She still wanted to coax Lu Chenzhou into learning swordsmanship because she really couldn’t find a suitable successor.


"Indeed formidable, but my big spear is not bad either." Lu Chenzhou held his big halberd, eager to try.


"This is a spear? That’s a halberd, isn’t it?" Clam Girl rolled her eyes at him.


"Almost the same."


"Hurry, your senior brother won’t last long, he’s just holding on." Clam Girl said.


Lu Chenzhou looked at his senior brother, who had helped him a lot along the way.


This battle might be the hardest to endure.


Kunxu and Clam Girl took turns fighting, continually preventing Vilote from breaking the chains.


Vilote was also very frustrated, his undying body being difficult to deal with.


The Dao attack was strong, but continuously weakened by the Star Undying Armor, the strongest defensive supreme treasure, not enough to be fatal to Mr. Turtle.


Of course, Mr. Turtle’s offensive could hardly inflict serious damage on Vilote either.


Both sides were in a stalemate, relying on endurance.


If it were a regular Third Step battle, Mr. Turtle could fight for ten years without panting.


But with a demigod, the mental and physical toll was immense, and he worried if he could hold on for three days.


Vilote also repeatedly tried to attack Lu Chenzhou, but other Third Steps protected Lu Chenzhou tightly.


Finally, amidst the soaring brilliance, the Martial Arts Tree broke through the ten-billion-zhang barrier.


A certain boundary was shattered, and the world in Lu Chenzhou’s eyes changed once again.


He lowered his gaze to his palm, seeing faintly visible intertwining lines of Five Elements Yin Yang and Life and Death Law.


"All living beings, all things, are composed of rules. Eighth Rank Transcendent Dao allows one to initially place consciousness above the Dao, to analyze the world from a higher dimension, and to mobilize a trace of the power of Dao to strike the enemy from the level of Dao rules."


Lu Chenzhou stood up.


His Qi-Blood hadn’t changed much.


But reaching the Enlightenment of Dao Eighth Rank quickly elevated his spiritual power, soon reaching 80 million Prajna.


He didn’t know what kind of realm this was; he simply had to think a thought, and the Ruins Sea split 30,000 li apart.


The unvented spiritual power turned into a storm, condensing into a giant palm, slapping towards Vilote.


The Martial Arts Tree in his mind was still growing.


But in such an urgent situation, he couldn’t worry about stabilizing his realm, rapidly joining the battle.


Boom! The Divine Kingdom trembled, Vilote looked towards Lu Chenzhou striding forward.


"So fast?"


Just three days ago he was Seventh Rank Dao, after killing Camilla, he turned into Eighth Rank Dao, truly uncanny.


Divine power poured, transforming into waves of divine arts, bombarding Lu Chenzhou fiercely.


"Junior brother, together let’s kill this beast." Mr. Turtle, although exhausted, was unusually cheerful.


The last time he fought with his brothers was in the distant ancient times.


"Senior brother, you rest first, let me." Lu Chenzhou said.


During these three days, others alternated resting, but senior brother hadn’t rested at all.


No matter how firm the will, the body couldn’t take it.


"It’s okay, I can still fight."


"Trust me, senior brother, I alone am enough."


"For safety, let’s do it together, I can still survive."


Seeing senior brother’s insistence, Lu Chenzhou said no more.


He swung the Chaotic Heaven Halberd, wielding the Martial God Spear, divine lotuses blossoming around the world.


"It’s useless, even if you are Eighth Rank Dao, you can’t break my Divine Kingdom."


Vilote hid in the Divine Kingdom, fearless.


"I can’t break it, but what if I use an entire world?"


In casual talk, Lu Chenzhou expanded, and a lightning world, at least ten times larger, descended.


In terms of size alone, it was no less than the Divine Kingdom.


Moreover, the great world beneath his feet quaked, continuously pouring power into him.


World Dao Eighth Rank allowed him to mobilize the power of the Three Thousand Worlds anytime, anywhere.


The entire universe was Lu Chenzhou’s domain!


With Devouring Heaven and Earth, Lu Chenzhou’s aura instantly surpassed the Third Step.


million Qi-Blood, 160 million spiritual power.


Though he hadn’t reached Great Power, nor ninth rank of Dao, he pioneered a realm of his own unheard of in the Third Step.


Under the dual pressure of the Great World and Thunder World, the Divine Kingdom shattered.


The Great Wilderness Prison Demon Hand descended, capturing Vilote, crushing him, and throwing him to the ground like a dead dog.