Translator: CinderTL
Far away!
Whether it was the Primordial Spirit True Monarchs on the Golden Crow Battleship or the Cultivators observing the battle remotely from the Immortal Great Wall using special observation techniques, all were overwhelmed by an irrepressible shock after witnessing the clash firsthand.
"How powerful!"
"That's... Immortal Maiden Luoyao!? This Heavenly Palace Immortal has been famous in the Profound Yellow Great World for ten thousand years! When I first entered the Cultivation World, I heard of her illustrious reputation. She's considered among the very best in the Void Refining realm, even General Xuan Mi speaks of her with caution! Yet now, Heavenly Monarch Li has actually defeated her head-on!?"
"Has Heavenly Monarch Li truly become this powerful!? Hong Qianjue may be renowned throughout the Azure Sea Domain, but his fame is limited to a single Starfield. Luo Yao, on the other hand, is a highly respected figure among all Human Void Refining cultivators in the entire Profound Yellow Great World!"
"Without realizing it, Heavenly Monarch Li has surpassed even General Xuan Mi in strength!?"
Compared to the Primordial Spirit True Monarchs on the Golden Crow Battleship, who had their understanding of Li Chunjun shattered once more, the Heavenly Gods, High Gods, and True Gods of the Immortal Great Wall were left speechless.
After a long moment, the Dragon-Master High God, who had previously tested Li Chunjun's strength, finally spoke with a somewhat strained Divine Sense: "This... this is the Human Void Refining realm!?"
True Martial, a Second-Rank Heavenly God and the guardian of the Immortal Great Wall, also exhaled deeply: "This is indeed the Human Void Refining realm!"
Meanwhile, the Fourth-Rank True Gods like the Wind-Thunder True God dared not utter a single word.
As Fourth-Rank True Gods, they were theoretically on par with the peak of the Human Void Refining realm!
But now...
If they were truly forced to confront either of these two Human Void Refining cultivators, it was no longer a question of whether they could survive, but rather...
How long would they last before being killed?
Ten breaths?
Too ambitious!
Too long.
Three breaths should be their absolute limit.
"With Eighth-Tier strength, why don't they just call themselves Eighth-Tier?"
Dragon-Master High God's face was bitter. "Why do they still call themselves Void Refining..."
Based on the power Luo Yao and Li Chunjun had displayed in their battle, even he, an Eighth-Tier High God, wasn't confident he could defeat them.
"Humans! Humans!"
He muttered the word repeatedly.
An unprecedented sense of oppression and heaviness settled over his heart.
Their Void Refining realm already possessed such terrifying strength!
What kind of terrifying combat power would their Dharma Manifestations wield!?
Could the strongest Dharma Manifestations sweep through all Imperial Lords except the Heavenly Emperor!?
And what about their Supreme Sages?
Not to mention Dao Unification and Supreme Sovereigns, figures they regarded as myths and legends...
And finally, standing at the pinnacle of the Cosmos, the supreme existence who had established the Human Race as the strongest species—the Cosmic Ultimate!
For lesser races like theirs, looking up at the Human Race was like suffocating in despair.
The more they learned, the more profound this despair became.
As the Immortal God Race on the Immortal Great Wall watched in stunned silence at the overwhelming power displayed by Li Chunjun and Luo Yao, two Human Race Void Refining masters, the battle didn't end with Immortal Maiden Luoyao's light-form escape.
When Immortal Maiden Luoyao shot across tens of thousands of miles at light speed, Li Chunjun immediately summoned the Void Bridge!
His Void Dao Body granted him various advantages when using Void-type dao techniques.
In terms of data, this meant reduced energy consumption, faster casting speed, shorter cooldowns, and enhanced effects.
Thus, in less than half a breath, the Seven-Colored Rainbow Light of the Void Bridge had already pierced the sky, intercepting Immortal Maiden Luoyao's path!
However...
The Void Bridge's method of traversal was somewhat akin to a sprint.
Acceleration and deceleration required time.
Its agility couldn't match Immortal Maiden Luoyao's dao technique of transforming into a streak of light.
Sensing Li Chunjun's Void Bridge intercepting her, the Void Refining master immediately changed course, like light refracting, and fled in another direction.
Forced to react, Li Chunjun, who had just stabilized his footing, could only summon the Void Bridge once more to pursue her.
But if this continued...
Eventually, neither side would be able to overcome the other, and it would become a battle of attrition.
"Li Chunjun!"
Luo Yao was both shocked and enraged!
Li Chunjun, relying on his Dharma Manifestation Armament and sharp Dao Artifact, had pushed her to this point!
Yet they were far from the Human Race's territory, deep within the Immortal God Race's domain.
Even if she died here, no evidence would remain, let alone fall into the hands of the Heavenly Palace. They wouldn't be able to threaten the Profound Yellow Sect, forcing the sect to avenge her and repay her blood debt with blood.
"Damn it!"
Luo Yao shifted her form, hoping her deep Dao cultivation and Qi reserves would allow her to stall until Li Chunjun exhausted himself and gave up.
Unfortunately, she didn't know that while the Dharma Manifestation Armament enhanced his combat prowess, it didn't mean he lacked sufficient strength on his own.
In terms of Dao cultivation and Qi, Li Chunjun was superior to her.
But while she wanted to drag things out, Li Chunjun had no such intention.
To prevent any uncontrollable variables from arising, he decided to end this stalemate.
After completing another Void Bridge, Li Chunjun fixed his gaze on Immortal Maiden Luoyao, who had already changed direction again.
The next moment, a sword qi storm erupted within him, and countless sword lights swirled around his form.
Mental power, Dao cultivation, and Qi were all channeled into the swirling sword lights, causing them to solidify around him, forming a protective shield.
Just as this shield seemed on the verge of becoming fully tangible, the countless sword lights suddenly exploded.
From the exploding sword light, one sword light shot skyward, shattering the void and instantly entering the Void Law. It continued to ascend until...
It transcended the void!
Void Storm Dharma Aspect Second Form Dao Technique: Transcending the Void!
This sword light, propelled beyond the void by the explosive force of the sword qi storm, seemed to shatter the barrier of spatial dimensions, instantly traversing millions of miles!
Moreover, when activating this strike, he had not only harnessed the power of his Destruction Dao Body and Void Dao Body but also drawn upon the power of his Void Dao Physique.
Although he hadn't yet mastered the Void Law, preventing this strike from vanishing from others' perception like his previous Great Void Destruction Sword Intent, he had minimized its impact.
Even the mental warnings unique to Cultivators were concealed.
By the time she finally "witnessed" this sword strike through the sudden shift in the Void Law, it had already descended with overwhelming force, crashing directly before her eyes.
"How could this be!?"
Luo Yao's pupils contracted sharply.
Uncontrollable terror surged through her heart!
This sword strike...
In the next moment, some life-saving treasure on her body activated. She was instantly enveloped in blinding light, her physical form transforming into a flowing stream of light.
It seemed she had been converted into a form of luminous energy, ready to scatter in all directions and escape this fatal blow that transcended the void!
But...
The sword strike transcending the void contained not only Void Power but also the power of destruction.
The instant it struck her flowing light form, the Void within thousands of miles around her shattered like a mirror struck by a bullet, splintering into countless fragments!
"This is bad!"
Luo Yao's Heart-Mind trembled violently as her scattered light form began to re-condense.
But the spatial collapse caused by the shattered Void acted like a black hole, devouring all the Cosmic Light and completely pulverizing her luminous form.
"Li Chunjun, I am an Elder of the Heavenly Palace! If you dare kill me, the Heavenly Palace will never let this go!"
A surge of furious mental power erupted from the collapsing, black hole-like Void.
Immortal Maiden Luoyao's last remnant of power, fueled by resentment and fury, seeped out from the collapsing space.
But before she could fully escape, a Seven-Colored Rainbow Light, driving a tidal wave of Void energy that tore through the Star River, crashed into the collapsing region with a thunderous impact.
"No!"
The already shattered and collapsing Void shattered completely!
The point of impact of the Void Bridge transformed into a black hole, ravenously devouring all light.
Luo Yao, who had barely managed to escape with a wisp of her mental power, let out a mournful cry of resentment, despair, and defiance before being instantly torn to shreds by the collapsing force.
After all the flowing light had been completely shattered, Li Chunjun made a grasping motion with his empty hand.
Prisms materialized in his palm.
However, compared to the tens of thousands he had possessed during his time as Luo Yao, less than a thousand of these prisms had survived.
"Each prism is worth no less than a Quasi-Dao Artifact. Together, these nearly thousand prisms are worth no less than an ordinary Dao Artifact."
An ordinary Dao Artifact, even when converted into Spirit Crystals, would only be worth a few hundred million or a few billion at most. Still, it was better than nothing.
"If these prisms were complete... their value would easily exceed ten billion."
Li Chunjun pondered briefly.
He had invested over ten billion in his Dharma Aspect, yet it still hadn't fully formed...
This Immortal Maiden Luoyao had clearly been aiming to create a top-tier Dharma Aspect.
After storing the spoils of war, less than one in ten of the original number, Li Chunjun glanced at the Human Emperor Banner.
Compared to the prisms, which would yield only a few hundred million to a few billion at most, the Human Emperor Banner's implications for Luo Yao's position and the growth of his experience confirmed his suspicions.
"Defeated a Level 34 creature! Experience gained: +39,815!"
[Life Level: 37 (40,211/700,000)]
"So it was based on her Dao cultivation," Li Chunjun said.
Rumors in the outside world claimed Luo Yao was only at the Peak of the Void Refinement Realm.
While technically true, it was like everyone scoring 100 on an exam—there's still a difference between one 100 and another.
Luo Yao had already begun crafting her Dharma Manifestation and was even working on a top-tier one.
To truly underestimate her as a mere Peak of the Void Refinement Realm cultivator would be a grave mistake.
Her combat prowess likely bordered on the Eighth-Tier level of the Foreign Race.
Therefore, her final assessment at Level 34 came as no surprise.
"Her dao technique proficiency and combat experience were slightly lacking," Li Chunjun summarized his performance in the battle.
He had essentially relied on the advantages of the Scarlet Sky Sword and his Dharma Manifestation Armament to secure victory.
Without those advantages, the outcome would have been uncertain.
Whoosh!
As Li Chunjun was reviewing the battle, a surge of mental power shot toward him.
It was none other than the Tianlu Heavenly God.
As soon as this Heavenly God appeared, he immediately said, "We have already recorded Immortal Maiden Luoyao losing patience and entering the Land of Buried Demons alone to search for you. Even if the Heavenly Palace investigates, we will blame the Heart Demons within the Land of Buried Demons."
He added, "According to our observations, an Ultimate Heart Demon still exists within the Land of Buried Demons and is on the verge of reaching the High-Tier level, possessing the power to corrupt a Void Refining cultivator at the Fifth Heaven of the Mind Realm."
Li Chunjun nodded.
The Heavenly Palace would obviously not believe such an explanation.
However, it would delay their discovery of the truth, disrupt their judgment, and misdirect their investigation, buying him time to grow and prepare for his next move.
This could be considered a gesture of sincerity from the Immortal God Race.
"In addition, we have prepared a list of Dao-infused materials related to the Void and Destruction Daos. Please review it, Heavenly Monarch Li."
As the Tianlu Heavenly God spoke, a hint of respect and admiration appeared in his eyes. "If you require anything else, please do not hesitate to ask."
(End of the Chapter)
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