Chapter 510 - 33: Defeating the Enemy
The power of the two terrifying Divine Techniques ultimately annihilated each other, fading into nothingness.
The result of this clash of Divine Techniques...
was a stalemate!
"How is that possible?!"
Xiao Chenyang hovered in mid-air amidst the swirling tempest, a look of utter disbelief on his face.
He couldn’t help but be shocked,
because this was completely beyond his expectations!
After all,
his Cultivation was at the Soul Emergence Eighth Layer Peak,
not the Seventh Layer Peak!
His Cultivation Realm was an entire major Realm higher than Shen Changchuan’s!
Granted,
that Shen Changchuan had achieved a Heaven-defying rise from a barren land and was a rare genius,
but wasn’t he, Xiao Chenyang, also a prodigy?
His opponent could fight above his level,
and so could he, Xiao Chenyang!
But,
why was this the outcome?!
Xiao Chenyang’s heart was filled with disbelief.
’After all,
that Innate Divine Techniques attack was one of the most powerful offensive skills I have mastered!
As the Direct Disciple of Wu Zhen, one of the Seven Immortal Sect Sons of the Yuqing Immortal Sect, I have received the most elite training and guidance since childhood,
to the point that my strength, even within the Immortal Sect, is among the best of my generation!
That’s why when Master sent me to the Spirit Transformation Pool,
I never considered Shen Changchuan a threat.
My goal,
is to use the power of the Spirit Transformation Pool to break through the bottleneck of the Eighth Layer Peak and advance to the Soul Emergence Ninth Layer.
Then,
with the Cultivation of the Soul Emergence Ninth Layer and the Divine Techniques at my command, I would make a name for myself at the Immortal Sect’s grand competition eight years from now!
As for my master’s orders and avenging my junior brother,
in my eyes, suppressing and getting revenge on Shen Changchuan was merely a trivial matter to be dealt with along the way.
It shouldn’t have required any effort at all.
But what in the world is happening?
My proudest Divine Technique was canceled out by his?!
My Divine Technique, unleashed with my full power, only resulted in a stalemate against some junior brat at the Soul Emergence Seventh Layer Peak?!
Impossible!
Absolutely impossible!
With the difference of an entire major Cultivation Realm,
how could that brat possibly block my Divine Technique?!’
Waves of shock crashed through Xiao Chenyang’s mind!
"As expected..."
In contrast to Xiao Chenyang’s shock and disbelief, Shen Changchuan felt a sense of clarity.
He had his reasons for daring to clash Divine Techniques with an opponent an entire Realm above him.
And that was the depth of his foundation in Magic Cultivation!
Thanks to the aid of his progress bar panel,
Shen Changchuan had mastered nearly two thousand Tier One and Tier Two Skills at the Perfection Level.
This included many Tier Two Top Level Perfection Techniques.
Each time he perfected a technique, it would contribute to his accumulation of experience in Magic.
Although the experience from a single technique was not much,
as the saying goes, many grains of sand build a pagoda. With such an accumulation, the depth of Shen Changchuan’s foundation in Magic Cultivation was simply staggering!
Moreover,
besides the most direct effect of accelerating his speed in cultivating the corresponding Magic,
a large, hidden benefit of this accumulated experience was its effect on his Innate Divine Techniques!
Divine Techniques and the accumulated foundation of Magic were deeply connected!
Back then,
when Shen Changchuan was in the Soul Emergence Early Stage, he had transformed his Divine Seed into Innate Divine Techniques. He achieved this by relying on the experience accumulated from numerous Perfection Spell Traits!
Now, ten years had passed,
and with even more Perfection Trait Experience accumulated, the Innate Divine Techniques nurtured by it were naturally even more powerful!
This massive difference
was enough to bridge the Realm gap between him and Xiao Chenyang!
’As I thought, the power of Innate Divine Techniques is deeply connected to the foundation one has in Magic Cultivation!’
A glint flashed in Shen Changchuan’s eyes.
’If development of the Void Escape Gu stalls and I can’t perfect Spatial Slash, then I’ll just cultivate more Tier Two, and even Tier Two Top Level, Skills. I’ll accumulate their Perfection Trait Experience and use it all as fuel to nourish my Divine Techniques!’
’This way, I’ll gain an ultimate, trump-card Divine Technique. Even if a Divine Technique nurtured this way is inferior to the Power of Space, it will still be enough to give me an edge against other prodigies in my Realm!’
In an instant,
these thoughts flashed through Shen Changchuan’s mind.
This was precisely the foundation of his confidence to aim for the top fifty in the Immortal Sect’s grand competition, even after deciding to abandon the development plan for Spatial Slash and Dimension Slash a short while ago!
By using an accumulation of Magic experience that surpassed all others to nurture Innate Divine Techniques far beyond his peers, he would use this as his foundation to compete with the prodigies of his generation!
Now,
the fact that he, at the Soul Emergence Seventh Layer Peak, could fight Xiao Chenyang, who was at the Soul Emergence Eighth Layer, to a stalemate in a clash of Divine Techniques
undoubtedly proved the viability of his idea!
[The Spirit Transformation Pool will open in a quarter of an hour. All disciples, find your places and be seated!]
Just then,
the majestic voice echoed from the void once more.
Xiao Chenyang’s heart tightened.
He had no time for further thought. His gaze on Shen Changchuan turned vicious once more.
’Looks like I need to end this fast!’
Xiao Chenyang took a deep breath, and the aura around him surged once more. The very air seemed to warp from the scorching heat.
He knew full well that after the Spirit Transformation Pool opened, the Cultivators inside would be confined to their Spirit Platform Meditation Mats.
If he couldn’t defeat Shen Changchuan and claim the best spot before the Spirit Transformation Pool opened,
then forget about teaching Shen Changchuan a lesson.
He would probably be forced to cultivate on the worst Spirit Platform Meditation Mat!
This was something Xiao Chenyang could never accept!
Therefore,
at this moment,
he was already mobilizing the strongest power at his command, preparing to end the fight in an instant!
"It is indeed time to end this quickly."
As Xiao Chenyang’s aura surged, a cold glint flashed in Shen Changchuan’s eyes.
"Great Sun Nine Yang!"
Xiao Chenyang roared, his hands rapidly forming a Sealing Technique. The immense Magical Power around him suddenly condensed, forming a giant golden wheel of light in the void above. Runes flowed within the wheel, which resembled a great sun, emitting a terrifyingly scorching heat and an aura of horrifying power!
Go!
Xiao Chenyang pointed,
and the terrifying great sun wheel above hurtled down to crush Shen Changchuan!
The surrounding light,
in that instant, seemed to dim!
Faced with such terrifying power,
even a Cultivator at the Soul Emergence Ninth Layer Middle Stage would likely not escape unscathed!
However,
in the face of such a terrifying attack,
Shen Changchuan’s expression remained utterly unchanged.
He simply raised a hand,
aimed at the great sun wheel bearing down with immense, rolling waves of heat, and abruptly clenched his fist!
Then,
BOOM!
The great sun wheel, which even a Cultivator at the Soul Emergence Ninth Layer Middle Stage would not dare to underestimate, shattered into countless pieces in an instant!
At the same time,
an unstoppable force descended,
like an invisible giant hand,
and slapped Xiao Chenyang from mid-air to the ground!
"What?!!!"