Chapter 287.1: The Spirit Relics Power Shakes Heaven and Earth! Physical Body Fuses with Dao Body into the Heaven and Earth Form! (I)

Chapter 287.1: The Spirit Relic's Power Shakes Heaven and Earth! Physical Body Fuses with Dao Body into the Heaven and Earth Form! (I)

Change.

With a single thought from Lu Changsheng, his body instantly turned into a speck of dust. Indeed, he actually became a speck of dust.

In fact, the Sixth Growth stage had already granted him the ability to transform in various ways, but Seventh Growth took that ability to a whole other level. Now, Lu Changsheng could become as large as a mountain or as small as a speck of dust.

Aside from that, the flesh born of Seventh Growth had advanced greatly in defense, regeneration, and every other respect. One could say that killing a Seventh Growth blood descendant was harder than ascending to the heavens. If cornered, one could instantly scatter into countless pieces of flesh and escape with their life.

Of course, those abilities already existed at Sixth Growth; Seventh Growth simply enhanced them several times over. What made the Seventh Growth stage unique was the Martial Dao laws fused into the flesh. Through those laws, a Seventh Growth blood descendant could borrow the Martial Dao's power anywhere the Martial Dao existed. With the Martial Dao clothing their body, a Seventh Growth blood descendant's strength would naturally skyrocket.

That alone could fully make up for the lack of a Dao Body. Better still, the stronger the Martial Dao, the greater the power a Seventh Growth blood descendant could draw from it. For that reason, any blood descendant who reached Seventh Growth would do everything possible to make the Martial Dao stronger.

However, Lu Changsheng's case was different: he was not only a Seventh Growth blood descendant but also an Earthly Saint with a powerful Earthly Saint Dao Body. What would happen when his Dao Body fused with his Seventh Growth flesh? Even Lu Changsheng himself could not tell.

As that thought stirred in him, he ultimately decided to try it.

Whoosh!

He flew out of the room. Outside the chamber, the Earthly Saints of Divine Sword Manor had been taking turns guarding him.

"Fellow Daoist Lu, you've come out of seclusion?"

Lu Changsheng smiled faintly. "Thank you for standing guard, Fellow Daoists."

Several of the Earthly Saints were eager with anticipation. "Fellow Daoist Lu, did you succeed?"

They had felt the tremendous commotion when the will of the masses condensed the Martial Dao, and they were certain it had something to do with Lu Changsheng. Even so, they could not be sure whether his Flesh and Blood Martial Dao had actually transformed.

Lu Changsheng nodded. "The Flesh and Blood Martial Dao has broken through. I was just about to test what happens when it combines with my Earthly Saint Dao Body. Why don't you join me?"

With those Earthly Saints around, Lu Changsheng was eager to test his newfound power.

The Earthly Saints all agreed. "Very well then, let us go see it for ourselves."

In fact, they had always been curious about the Flesh and Blood Martial Dao. They were certainly aware of its many advantages, but below Seventh Growth, it still could not rival Earthly Saints or Deity Transformation cultivators. As such, despite their curiosity, the Earthly Saints had never taken the Flesh and Blood Martial Dao all that seriously.

However, now that Lu Changsheng had devised a path to Seventh Growth and even succeeded himself, things were different. Naturally, the Earthly Saints wanted to see for themselves what was so great about the Seventh Growth stage of the Flesh and Blood Martial Dao. If there truly was something remarkable about it, it might even benefit their own Earthly Saint Dao Bodies.

With that, the group went straight up into the sky. Lu Changsheng came to a stop there, glanced at the Earthly Saints, and smiled faintly.

Boom!

The next moment, he released his Earthly Saint Dao Body. It was huge, towering from earth to sky and radiating a fearsome power. Everyone already knew how strong Lu Changsheng's Dao Body was, so there was nothing particularly unusual about it.

However, Lu Changsheng was not done. At once, his Flesh and Blood true body swelled rapidly and erupted with terrifying power, towering like a god from ancient times.

"Is this...?"

"Seventh Growth? This aura is completely different from ours, or from Deity Transformation. This must be the Flesh and Blood Martial Dao's Seventh Growth!"

"Indeed, it feels really unique. It should be on par with Deity Transformation or an Earthly Saint. Still, we won't know how strong it truly is until we fight it."

"I never imagined Fellow Daoist Lu would actually succeed. He's only an Earthly Saint himself, yet he created an entirely new Martial Dao and even cultivated it to the Earthly Saint level. It's simply unbelievable..."

Every one of the Earthly Saints was shocked. Being Earthly Saints themselves, they could tell at a glance that Lu Changsheng's physical body was indeed on par with that of an Earthly Saint. An Earthly Saint's physical body was strong but it still fell far short of the Dao Body, which remained the Earthly Saint's greatest strength.

Truthfully, an Earthly Saint's physical body could only match Fifth Growth, which was roughly the equivalent of the Divine Ability Realm. Upon becoming a Martial Saint, one had to condense a Saint Body, so the physical body was no longer as important as before.

Ultimately, the martial cultivation system of the Immortal Martial World held that the potential of the human body was limited. As such, starting at Martial Saint, it turned to Saint Bodies and Dao Bodies instead. The power of Saint Bodies and Dao Bodies was inexhaustible and their ceiling seemed limitless, which gave their Martial Dao path great potential.

Yet now, Lu Changsheng had carved up another path, that of flesh and blood. He believed that every external thing should be used to nourish the physical body so it could break its limits again and again.

As for which of the two was better, it was certainly the Immortal Martial World's martial cultivation system, for the time being. At the very least, the Immortal Martial World had produced Heavenly Saints and even terrifying martial artists beyond them. The Flesh and Blood Martial Dao had only just reached Seventh Growth, which was barely on par with an Earthly Saint.

Besides, reaching Seventh Growth would be quite difficult for regular blood descendants. Withstanding Martial Dao laws was no easy matter, and even Lu Changsheng himself had nearly failed.

Still, in the end, Lu Changsheng had successfully crossed the threshold of Seventh Growth. Now, he wanted to make the fullest use of both the Flesh and Blood Martial Dao and his Earthly Saint Dao Body, and the simplest way to do that was by fusion. He would fuse his physical body with his Dao Body and let his Seventh Growth flesh merge completely into his Dao Body.

Without the slightest hesitation, Lu Changsheng began to merge all of his flesh into his Dao Body.

"Fuse!"

Within seconds, his Dao Body seemed to be coated in a layer of crimson light, and its power kept on rising.

His physical body and his Dao Body had always complemented each other, so Lu Changsheng instantly felt his Dao Body's power surge several times over. Moreover, his Dao Body could grow large or shrink at will, and it held supreme strength. He did not know exactly how strong he was, but if put against his former self, he could take on ten of them at once and crush them with ease!

The Earthly Saints felt a tremendous pressure as they gazed at Lu Changsheng's new Dao Body. They alone could comprehend just how strong Lu Changsheng had become.

"Fellow Daoist Lu's Flesh and Blood Martial Dao has fused with his own Earthly Saint Dao Body, and it seems to have produced a miraculous change, almost like a kind of transformation. He's probably several times stronger than before!"

"It's unbelievable. The Flesh and Blood Martial Dao and the Earthly Saint Dao Body actually complemented each other, and their might has skyrocketed. Just how strong is Fellow Daoist Lu now?"

"There's no telling how strong Fellow Daoist Lu really is. Even if the few of us joined forces, I'm afraid we wouldn't be able to withstand a single clash with him. He would blast us apart for certain!"

"Perhaps Fellow Daoist Lu truly is invincible among Earthly Saints!"

"I just wonder whether Fellow Daoist Lu can stand against a spirit relic..."

Having witnessed Lu Changsheng's earthshaking strength, the Earthly Saints were astonished and full of hope at the same time. After all, as things stood, the stronger Lu Changsheng was, the better it was for Divine Sword Manor.

"Everyone, do we still need to test my power?" Lu Changsheng asked.

The Earthly Saints hurriedly shook their heads. "There's no need to go to such lengths. Fellow Daoist Lu's strength has already reached an earthshaking level. We're far from being your match, even if we teamed up."

Naturally, none of the Earthly Saints wanted to fight Lu Changsheng and get destroyed by him.

"Fine." Lu Changsheng shook his head. He would not force anyone to fight him.

Even without a sparring session, he had at least confirmed that upon fusing his flesh with his Dao Body, his strength would instantly surge several times over. This move was a very powerful trump card.