Chapter 498 - 21: Defeating the Enemy

Chapter 498: Chapter 21: Defeating the Enemy

The blade light that swept across the sky was utterly shattered in an instant!

The phantom image, carrying the force of a monstrous tsunami, had not yet solidified before it was annihilated, inch by inch, amidst the distorted spatial ripples!

Even the boundless phantom of the tsunami, which seemed to have been stirred up by the blade light, vanished without a trace in an instant!

The sky suddenly cleared,

as if washed completely clean.

The entire world fell into a dead silence, as if even time itself had stopped.

The scene was simply unbelievable!

That Divine Technique from Xuan Guangdao had been earth-shatteringly powerful.

The moment the blade light emerged,

even the light of the firmament seemed to be devoured, growing dim and lusterless!

Such an incomparably tyrannical slash,

even the Top Level prodigies from the surrounding Outer Realms reckoned they might not have been able to withstand it.

However, Shen Changchuan had only to gently raise his palm.

An invisible force swept out,

and in a flash, it utterly shattered the blade light that stretched for thousands of feet!

So much for its overwhelming momentum, its indestructible edge, its unshakable Divine Technique—

before that seemingly ordinary palm,

it was all crushed as easily as snapping dry twigs,

collapsing at the first touch!

In the sky, the blade light shattered, transforming into a cascade of silver, sand-like fragments, as magnificent as a river of stars pouring down from the heavens.

At that moment,

all the prodigies from the Outer Realms were dumbstruck,

their stunned expressions frozen on their faces,

their faces etched with utter disbelief!

This—

How was this possible?!

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

The spectating prodigies from the Outer Realms couldn’t believe it, and as the one at the center of it all, Xuan Guangdao found it even harder to accept!

His eyes were wide with shock,

as if he had just witnessed the most inconceivable sight in the world.

"What in the world is happening?!"

But,

whether he believed it or not,

reality was reality!

Moreover,

at that very moment,

after the invisible Power of Space had shattered his Divine Technique, an invisible ripple emerged from the broken fragments of blade light, pierced the constraints of space, and shot along the blade’s body straight toward his organs!

Before he could even react,

BOOM!

Xuan Guangdao felt an unstoppable force surge through the long saber in his hand, overwhelming him like a toppled mountain and an overturned sea!

The webbing of his hand tore open, and the heavy Profound Iron saber shattered into dust like brittle glass!

The irresistible force flung him into the air, carving a long, dragon-like trail of roiling air through the clouds that stretched for miles.

The very atmosphere trembled. His figure, like a cannonball, crashed violently into a large mountain miles away.

In an instant,

accompanied by a tremendous roar,

the earth shook and the mountain quaked.

The entire thousand-foot peak collapsed with a deafening boom!

Massive boulders and earth tumbled down the slopes as a plume of ochre dust billowed up, staining half the sky a dirty yellow.

Shen Changchuan hovered in the air, looking down at the roiling dust.

The spatial vibrations from the Void Escape Gu were slowly receding from his fingertips.

He glanced at the Void Escape Gu as it retreated back into his palm.

His eyes narrowed slightly.

’The spatial shockwave from the Void Escape Gu is slow and can’t lock onto an enemy. A Cultivator at the Soul Emergence Ninth Layer could easily dodge it with one or two Tier One and Tier Two Body Skills at the Perfection Realm.’

’But that doesn’t mean this method is useless.’

’The Spatial Power contained in an attack of this magnitude is on a level that only true masters above the Profound Pill Realm should be able to control! As a result, the power of a Soul Emergence Realm Cultivator simply crumbles before it!’

’Even the power of an evolved Divine Technique is useless.’

’Just like Xuan Guangdao here. His powerful Divine Power was directly obliterated by a higher-level Power of Space!’

In Shen Changchuan’s eyes,

a flash of understanding appeared.

Perhaps the Void Escape Gu’s spatial shockwave had its share of flaws.

But its power,

was beyond question.

It could even be used to gain a massive advantage in a clash of attacks, capitalizing on the enemy’s lack of knowledge about it!

’This Void Escape Gu is quite useful under specific circumstances.’

’At least, it was very useful just now.’

’Otherwise, in a normal fight against this person, I’m afraid it would have taken me hundreds, if not thousands, of moves to win, right?’

To be honest,

the spatial shockwave produced by the Void Escape Gu had somewhat exceeded Shen Changchuan’s own expectations.

And if a simple spatial shockwave was this strong,

then,

if I could successfully use it to develop skills like a Spatial Slash or a Dimension Slash, wouldn’t I be qualified to compete for a top-ten spot in the Immortal Sect’s grand competition?

But... what a pity...

Thinking of this,

Shen Changchuan couldn’t help but think of the plan he had previously come up with.

A few new ideas began to sprout in his mind.

But just as quickly,

he dismissed them.

’Forget it. The difficulty is too high. I shouldn’t take the risk. I’ll just stick to my current plan.’

’After all, there isn’t enough time left for me to develop a technique of that level. To successfully modify it within eight years and also raise my Cultivation to the Soul Emergence Ninth Layer... the difficulty is simply too great. And even if I spend the time, success isn’t guaranteed.’

’Rather than waste time on that, it’s more practical to focus on my Cultivation, raise my level, and master a few more Tier Two Top Level Skills...’

’I’m tempted by the rewards for the top ten, but I have to act within my means.’

Shen Changchuan shook his head,

suppressing the greed in his heart.

Since he already had a new plan, there was no need to change it again.

The previous plan and its goals were good,

but the difficulty was too high.

Even now, he didn’t have the slightest confidence he could pull it off.

That being the case,

rather than gamble on a remote, uncertain possibility,

it was better to ground himself in the present and reap the fruits he was already due.

The thoughts flashed through Shen Changchuan’s mind.

All this might seem to take a long time to describe,

but it all happened in the blink of an eye.

Shattering Xuan Guangdao’s Divine Technique with a single blow and sending him flying—such a scene undoubtedly drew countless shocked and incredulous gazes from all around.

However,

Shen Changchuan paid it no mind.

Without pausing for a moment, his figure streaked toward the mountain where Xuan Guangdao had crashed.

In the space of a few breaths, he arrived above the crumbling, darkened mountain.

Without any visible movement from Shen Changchuan,

between heaven and earth,

a gentle breeze began to blow.

From top to bottom,

it blew away the dust that shrouded the area for miles, revealing the scene below.

Now,

the once-towering mountain now had a huge crater where its peak had been.

This crater had sheared the majestic mountain in half, reducing its height by more than half!

But clearly,

Shen Changchuan didn’t care about any of that.

His gaze was locked on the center of the massive pit, where Xuan Guangdao was half-kneeling, his clothes in tatters and a trickle of crimson blood at the corner of his mouth.

Evidently,

after that one blow,

he was not in good shape at all.

"Shen! Chang! Chuan!"

"I want you dead!"

Xuan Guangdao’s fists clenched. He raised his head to glare at Shen Changchuan above and roared. With each roar, the aura around him surged, multiplying in power!