Chapter 499 - 22: Reactions from All Sides

Chapter 499: Chapter 22: Reactions from All Sides

This was the greatest humiliation he had ever suffered in his entire life!

In that moment,

Xuan Guangdao’s eyes were blood-red, his face twisted with a rage that bordered on madness.

A tidal wave of indignation and fury crashed against his mind, nearly drowning what little reason he had left.

As the Direct Disciple of the East Sea Wanderer, he had displayed astonishing talent since childhood.

Throughout his entire journey,

he had been virtually invincible among the younger generation of the Dongping Domain!

Even the older generation of Cultivators could not overshadow his brilliance.

He had always stood at the peak,

and this glory had forged the pride of a peerless prodigy!

And yet,

at this very moment,

he had been suppressed with a single palm strike by someone inferior to him in Cultivation, Realm, age, and background.

He had suffered the most crushing defeat of his life!

No matter what,

Xuan Guangdao could not accept such an outcome!

"Die!!!"

He roared and erupted with astonishing power once more,

shooting into the sky like an arrow loosed from its bow, hurtling straight for Shen Changchuan.

Shen Changchuan’s expression was placid, his eyes devoid of ripples.

’If he were at his peak, this might have taken some effort.’

’But now,’

’he’s clearly been severely wounded by that last strike.’

Right now,

this was nothing more than a powerless rage.

His aura was in disarray, his might greatly diminished.

In his fury,

his attacks were far less ferocious than before!

Divine Skill: Sanqing Forest Sword Array!

In the void,

three verdant Magical Power Longswords suddenly materialized. Their blades crossed, their auras linked, forming a seamless whole.

The surrounding hundreds of yards of empty space seemed to freeze in an instant,

and a heart-palpitating power spread out, making the very void tremble with an unknown force!

In that instant,

Xuan Guangdao, who had been charging forward in a blind rage, felt as if a bucket of ice water had been dumped over his head.

He sobered up instantly!

However,

it was too late!

He only had time to activate the defense of his Spiritual Armor,

as the three streaks of azure light interwove, transforming into a terrifying Divine Array that could suppress heaven and earth. Wielding unparalleled power, it completely engulfed his figure!

BOOM!!!

A massive roar echoed between heaven and earth, accompanied by a blinding light.

Under the bombardment of the almost tangible sword light, Xuan Guangdao’s body was slammed from the sky down to the earth, creating a deafening, thunderous crash!

But it wasn’t over!

The aftershocks of the Sanqing Forest Sword Array unleashed themselves, sweeping across the land,

and pulverizing the ground for several miles around!

In an instant,

the heavens shook and the earth quaked.

Huge swathes of the ground collapsed,

instantly forming an enormous crater several miles in circumference! 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

A fierce wind swept through,

blowing away the dust that filled the sky,

and revealing the scene on the ground below.

When everyone got a clear look at the scene,

HISS!

High in the air, the spectating prodigies from the Outer Realms couldn’t help but gasp in shock.

In the center of the massive crater,

lay Xuan Guangdao, covered in blood. His arms were bent at unnatural, twisted angles, and his Spiritual Armor had grown dim.

He was completely unconscious!

"There are heavens beyond heaven, and people beyond people."

"As a Cultivator, one should always maintain a sense of reverence!"

Looking down at Xuan Guangdao’s pathetic state in the crater, Shen Changchuan couldn’t help but shake his head inwardly.

’This man’s strength was actually quite impressive.’

’In a direct confrontation,’

’I might not have been able to defeat him so easily.’

’It would have undoubtedly been a bitter fight.’

’But unfortunately,’

’this Xuan Guangdao was too proud, too arrogant.’

’From the very beginning,’

’he was severely injured by a spatial impact, a power far beyond the Soul Emergence Realm,’

’and then,’

’he let his rage consume his reason and charged at me senselessly,’

’only to end up taking the full brunt of one of my Divine Techniques.’

’As one of my trump cards,’

’the Divine Skill: Sanqing Forest Sword Array is arguably one of my most powerful killing moves.’

’Already heavily injured, Xuan Guangdao was naturally suppressed with ease once again!’

’If he had been a little more careful,’

’or perhaps more cautious,’

’he wouldn’t have been so utterly crushed, even in defeat.’

"He was... defeated..."

As the dust settled,

the prodigies from the various domains watching from the void were speechless for a moment.

They stared blankly at the scene before them, falling into a dead silence!

It was simply unbelievable!

As the number one prodigy of the Dongping Domain, Xuan Guangdao’s strength was widely known.

It could be said that,

among all the prodigies from the Outer Realms present,

very few could compare to him!

The power of the Divine Technique he displayed in battle, the North Sea Azure Dragon Saber, was so immense that hardly anyone present would dare claim they could receive it unscathed!

Yet such a powerful prodigy

had been defeated so easily at the hands of that Shen Changchuan!

It was simply inconceivable!

From beginning to end,

Shen Changchuan had only used two moves!

Although they, as spectators, could see that Xuan Guangdao had been careless and hadn’t anticipated that Shen Changchuan wielded such terrifying power—he had been defeated before he could even unleash his true strength.

But one thing was undeniable:

the terrifying nature of Shen Changchuan’s two attacks, and the fact that his power surpassed Xuan Guangdao’s!

"How can this be? Shen Changchuan is merely at the Soul Emergence Seventh Layer Late Stage. How can he wield such terrifying power?"

"The Divine Skill: Sanqing Forest Sword Array... I heard it was one of the Xiangshan Sect’s famous Divine Power Techniques back in the day... And I also heard that several years ago, when Shen Changchuan was still in the Soul Emergence Realm Early Stage, he had already completed the transformation of his Divine Seed! Now that several years have passed and his Cultivation Realm has reached the Soul Emergence Seventh Layer, it’s not entirely impossible for it to be this powerful!"

"Are you kidding me? He comprehended his Divine Seed and caused it to transform during the Soul Emergence Early Stage? Isn’t that something only those at the Soul Emergence Ninth Layer are capable of?!"

Hearing this, one person’s face revealed immense shock.

Everyone watching from high above were peerless geniuses from the Outer Realms. Each one of them had condensed a Spirit Body and a Divine Seed upon advancing to the Soul Emergence Realm.

And because of this,

they understood the significance of this feat better than anyone.

The fact that Xuan Guangdao was able to comprehend the path of his Divine Seed and cause it to evolve at the Soul Emergence Eighth Layer Realm had already earned him worldwide praise, marking him as a genius among geniuses!

For Shen Changchuan to have accomplished such a thing at the Soul Emergence Second and Third Layer...

Then what did that make him?

For a moment,

the chattering crowd suddenly fell silent.

"Hmph! The Sanqing Forest Sword Array... It seems Shen Changchuan really has obtained the legacy of the old Xiangshan Sect!"

Suddenly,

someone sneered.

The surrounding crowd turned their gazes toward the speaker.

"Legend has it that within the Xiangshan Sect’s Mountain Gate, there is an Enlightenment Secret Realm. Cultivating inside it can dramatically increase one’s Comprehension!"

"Since Shen Changchuan was able to complete the transformation of his Divine Seed in the Soul Emergence Early Stage, and given that his talent for cultivating Magic is said to be extremely high, allowing him to master multiple High Tier Techniques... he must have had a fortuitous encounter with the Enlightenment Secret Realm within the Xiangshan Sect Gate Ruins!"