Terran Guardian - Chapter 3327

Chapter 3308 Semi-Saint Goalkeeper

. The moment Qu Tiangang appeared

, the semi-saint’s imposing presence

crushed everything.

Shen Changqing struck first, activating his Heavenly Evil Body. A surge of mighty energy shook the very air, like an ancient beast revived. Such immense power could easily shatter the vast chaos.

But faced with such an attack, Qu Tiangang’s finger brought down a crushing force. All the shattered and chaotic void suddenly froze, as if all time had come to a standstill.

“Boom!”

The opponent’s fingers collided with Shen Changqing’s fist, and Shen Changqing felt a surge of immense power, too powerful even for the Heavenly Evil Body to withstand.

Instantly,

the flesh of his fist shattered,

exposing the jade-colored bones to the air.

A closer look revealed imperceptible cracks within them.

However,

these cracks were fleeting.

The moment Shen Changqing retreated, he charged forward again, his Immortal-Slaying Sword Qi surging like a blanket of blood. The terrifying killing force, threatening to slay immortals and even gods, failed to faze Qu Tiangang.

The Immortal Stele of Immortality descended upon him,

crushing the entire Primal Chaos.

Shen Changqing’s face flushed crimson, the terrifying pressure causing veins to bulge in his forehead, and his eyes to take on a blood-red glow.

“Break it!”

With a furious roar, Shen Changqing slammed his fists into the Immortal Stele with earth-shattering force. Even as his arms shattered and annihilated, he refused to surrender. He

unleashed a million punches in a single breath. Even the semi-saint Immortal Stele of Immortality seemed unable to withstand the force, and was hurled back by Shen Changqing.

The next moment,

Shen Changqing gathered all his strength, and a sudden burst of sword intent pierced heaven and earth. Its blood-red, cold light caused the very avenue of Chaos to wail and tremble.

In this single strike, the aura of the Saint-Slaying Sword of yesteryear reappeared.

Or perhaps it could be argued that the murderous intent imbued within

this single strike

surpassed even Bailian Qingfeng’s Saint-Slaying Sword of yesteryear.

The blood-red, annihilating sword energy shattered the Dao rhyme that protected his body and struck Qu Tiangang, staining the Semi-Saint with blood for the first time.

But at the same time,

Qu Tiangang’s attack arrived.

The force of this blow

would have gradually crumbled even the Heavenly Evil Body.

But in the next instant, the Semi-Saint’s figure dissipated, and a life-giving aura descended, mending Shen Changqing’s wounds.

…

Qu Tiangang, the One-Tribulation Semi-Saint!

In Shen Changqing’s view, he was the gatekeeper of the Semi-Saint realm.

After all, of the many Semi-Saints he had encountered, his strength was the weakest.

Furthermore,

he was the only Semi-Saint Shen Changqing had personally witnessed fall to the Five Degenerations of Heaven and Man.

Therefore.

If Shen Changqing had to find the weakest among the many Semi-Saints, it would undoubtedly be Qu Tiangang.

Of course,

perhaps there were still beings weaker than Qu Tiangang in the Nine Heavens Immortal Realm.

But at least for now, Shen Changqing hadn’t actually seen one.

Before he cultivated the Heavenly Evil Divine Body, Shen Changqing had barely been able to fight back against Qu Tiangang.

Even after his subsequent strength increase, he could only hold out for a few more breaths.

But this time was different. Even

after cultivating the Heavenly Evil Divine Body,

Shen Changqing was still no match for Qu Tiangang.

But with the power of the Heavenly Evil Divine Body, even a First Tribulation Semi-Saint wouldn’t have it easy to truly kill him.

This battle

showed Shen Changqing the confidence he had to take on Changsheng.

“Even if I mastered the Heavenly Evil Scripture and cultivated the Heavenly Evil Divine Body, I’d still be no match for Qu Tiangang, even if he were only a First Tribulation Half-Saint.

The chasm between an Immortal Emperor and a Half-Saint is so vast it drives one to despair.

However, once one possesses the strength of the top ten on the Immortal Emperor Monument, they’re no match for a Half-Saint like him.

Even if they’re no match, there’s at least some room for competition!”

Shen Changqing recalled the previous battle, his true encounter with a Half-Saint aspiring for immortality. While still no match, it was far from comparable.   Shen Changqing was deeply satisfied with

that battle .   Next,   as long as he could cultivate the Primordial Star Domain Scripture to perfection, simultaneously reaching the peak of the Immortal Emperor realm, and cultivate the Primordial Immortal Scripture to the Immortal Emperor chapter,   Shen   Changqing believed his strength would rival that of an Immortal Half-Saint.   Then,   Shen Changqing looked at his remaining Immortal Emperor essence and stopped sizing up his opponent.   He would save it for emergencies.   After all, besides simulating the opponent’s battle, that immortal life light can also heal physical injuries.   Physical injuries aren’t a major concern.   The truly serious ones are Dao injuries.   When battling a powerful opponent,   if one sustains damage   , a residual amount of the opponent’s Dao power will inevitably remain on the body, making these Dao injuries truly difficult to recover from.   By utilizing the magical power of the fourth level of space, Shen Changqing could heal these Dao injuries and shorten the healing process.   Often, faster recovery can mean the difference between life and death.   Furthermore,   Shen Changqing discovered that   the injuries sustained by the opponents simulated using the fourth level of space were merely ordinary physical injuries. The so-called residual Dao power dissipated with the conclusion of the battle.   Shen Changqing understood this reason without further ado.   Ultimately,   the opponents simulated within the Seven Profound Divine Pagoda were all conjured from the power of the treasure itself, and the so-called Dao power also originated from the Seven Profound Divine Pagoda.   As the master of the pagoda, Shen Changqing couldn’t possibly sustain such Dao injuries.   Next.

Shen Changqing returned to the first level of space for a retreat, silently digesting the gains from his battle with the Semi-Saint.

…

While Shen Changqing was in retreat, the Celestial Demon Holy Land’s fleet of immortal boats continued to traverse the Primal Chaos Void. Many powerful beings sensed the fluctuations of this aura, but when their divine consciousnesses reached the immortal boats, they immediately ceased their activity.

Putting aside Shen Changqing, who was in retreat, the aura of the other ten Immortal Emperors was enough to intimidate the other powerful beings.

Immortal Emperors were not commonplace at any given time.

Even in the Divine Sun Realm, the premier immortal realm, Immortal Emperors still held the qualifications to establish sects.

Therefore,

the aura of the ten Immortal Emperors alone was enough to intimidate the other powerful beings.

Moreover—

leaving aside Fu Zheng—

the auras of the other innate demon gods were terrifying. Although they were only at the beginning stage of the Immortal Emperor, they were not much different from mid-level Immortal Emperors.

Under such circumstances, few cultivators were willing to offend them. During this

period,

only a few chaotic beasts followed the life force of the immortal boats.

But before the Chaos Beast could get any closer to the Immortal Boat, a black ancient mace shattered the void and descended directly upon the beast.

With a single, effortless strike, the flesh of a Chaos Beast comparable to the Immortal Emperor realm exploded.

Immediately afterwards,

a massive hand rose from the Immortal Boat and plundered most of the Chaos Beast’s flesh and blood.

The remaining Chaos Beasts, witnessing this scene, saw a flash of human-like fear in their bloodthirsty eyes, daring them to approach the Immortal Boat again.

The other powerful beings, secretly observing the Immortal Boat, fell silent upon seeing this.

A single strike had slain an Immortal Emperor-level Chaos Beast.

Such power

was untouchable.

“Lord Luohou!”

Atop the Immortal Boat, Fu Zheng observed this scene, a solemn expression on his face.

From the aura of the cultivator’s attack, he knew the identity of the cultivator.

More importantly,

Fu Zheng was no stranger to the black ancient mace.

“The supreme treasure held by the Prison-Suppressing Emperor has fallen into the hands of Luohou. It seems the Holy Lord values it highly!”

he thought to himself.

Although Fu Zheng didn’t know the exact rank of the Demon-Suppressing Mace, just by looking at its power, he knew it was no ordinary treasure.

To say he wasn’t envious was impossible.

But jealousy wasn’t either.

Shaking his head,

Fu Zheng stopped dwelling on these things.

His current focus was on regulating his breathing, maintaining peak condition, and preparing for the upcoming battle.

The battle to destroy the Nine Mountains Immortal Court was the most important matter.

…

A month

passed in the blink of an eye.

During his month in the outside world, Shen Changqing had already cultivated for several years in the first level of the realm.

When he emerged again, his aura was remarkably more powerful and stable than it had been a month before. Although   Shen Changqing hadn’t made any breakthroughs

during this retreat   , he had made some progress in his strength.   Of course,   this level of improvement wasn’t significant, but Shen Changqing was satisfied.   At his level, he’s practically at the pinnacle of a normal Immortal Emperor. Even a slight improvement is a rare opportunity for many Immortal Emperors.   So, after years of seclusion, Shen Changqing couldn’t be dissatisfied with a slight increase in his strength.   At this moment,   with a flick of his mind, the Seven Profound Divine Tower descended into the celestial universe. Shen Changqing then left the hall and appeared before the Immortal Boat.   Beyond the boat   lay the boundless chaos.   Below, the vast Nine Heavens Immortal Realm.   Although the boat traversed the chaotic void, it barely clung to the Nine Heavens Immortal Realm. The massive boat, comparable to a mountain, barely seemed as tiny as a speck of dust in the Nine Heavens Immortal Realm.   ”Holy Lord!”   When Shen Changqing appeared, the other cultivators of the Heavenly Demon Holy Land hurriedly greeted him.   ”Are we almost reaching the Xuanxiao Realm?”   ”We’ll be there in a few days!”   a Holy Land elder nodded.   The vast Nine Heavens Immortal Realm also has something called a map coordinate system, so determining the distance to the desired immortal realm isn’t a big deal.   Upon hearing this,   Shen Changqing nodded, saying nothing more.   A few days later,   the immortal boat fleet arrived above the void above the Xuanxiao Realm. Shen Changqing pointed his right hand, and a terrifying force tore through the chaotic sea of clouds, shattering the nine layers of the sky. A terrifying, abyssal-like spatial rift appeared before all the cultivators.   The moment the rift appeared, a terrifying amount of chaotic energy erupted indiscriminately, while a rich immortal energy emanated from the crack.   The collision of these two forces triggered a host of strange phenomena.