Terran Guardian - Chapter 3780

Chapter 3756 Ascending to the Top of the Immortal Emperor’s Stele!

“Ninth!”

“Eighth!”

“…Fifth, and it hasn’t stopped yet. Is it really going to break into the top three?!”

Many powerful figures looked at the ever-rising rankings with expressions of shock.

Fifth on the Immortal Emperor Stele!

Fourth!

…

After entering fourth place, the rise in rankings did not stop at all, and it instantly rushed into the top three.

Luo Xinghe, who was originally in third place, had fallen to fourth.

At the moment the rankings fell, in a distant immortal realm, a young cultivator seemed to sense something, turned his head to look in the direction of the Heavenly Dao Stele, and a glint of light flashed in his eyes.

“Someone else has entered the top three of the Immortal Emperor Stele. I wonder who this person is. Interesting!”

Luo Xinghe’s usually calm and unwavering heart was now unusually stirred.

He had been on the Immortal Emperor Stele for countless years, and his ranking had never been shaken. Now that someone had stepped on his head to enter the top three, it naturally made Luo Xinghe have some thoughts.

The fact that the opponent could push him out of the top three indicates that their foundation is far more solid than his own.

As the supreme genius of the Supreme Immortal Sect, Luo Xinghe also possesses an innate immortal body.

“Someone!”

“What are your orders, Daoist?”

“I need the latest news from the Immortal Emperor’s Stele.”

Luo Xinghe looked at the Immortal Emperor before him and said calmly.

Upon hearing this, the latter immediately accepted the order and withdrew.

…

At the same time.

In the Heavenly Dao Immortal City.

Everyone’s eyes were fixed on the Immortal Emperor’s Stele. Shen Changqing’s name remained in third place, seemingly without movement for a long time, but the extraordinary immortal light had not completely dissipated.

“The third place on the Immortal Emperor’s Stele is not over yet… Could this child really step into second place?”

Xuan Tu had appeared at some point. He stared intently at the name on the Immortal Emperor’s Stele. Now Shen Changqing’s name was already high in third place. Although this result was within his expectations, he was still inevitably shocked when he actually saw it.

From the top ten on the Immortal Emperor’s Stele onwards, the prestige of each ranking was different.

This was especially true for the top five and the top three.

Just then.

Shen Changqing’s name hovered in third place for a moment before rising again, causing Bao Chan, who had previously ranked second, to fall to third.

“Second!”

Xuan Tu clenched his fists, his heart filled with murderous intent.

Just when he thought the phenomenon of the Divine Stele was about to end, he saw Shen Changqing’s name tremble once more, ultimately appearing in first place to Xuan Tu’s astonishment.

Shen Jianxin, who had remained firmly in first place, had now fallen to second.

“Boom!”

The cultivators who witnessed this scene felt their consciousness tremble violently. Even many ancient beings who had seen much of the world were now filled with shock.

“First place on the Immortal Emperor Stele!!”

“This child has actually reached the top of the Immortal Emperor Stele—”

“For so many years, from ancient times to the present, it seems that no supreme genius has ever appeared in Shenfeng Prefecture who could reach the top of the Immortal Emperor Stele!”

“This child has the potential to become a supreme being—”

Their gazes towards Shen Changqing contained shock, greed, and a barely perceptible awe.

Not the potential of a half-life!

Not the potential of a saint!

Rather, it is the talent of the Supreme—

throughout history, any genius who can ascend to the top of the Immortal Emperor Stele, barring an unexpected demise, will eventually reach the Supreme realm.

Even those geniuses who perish unexpectedly can easily attain the Saintly realm, or even the Great Saint realm.

The top ten on the Immortal Emperor Stele might face considerable trials even when breaking through to the Half-Saint realm.

But for the top-ranked on the Immortal Emperor Stele, breaking through to the Half-Saint realm is as easy as eating and drinking; the Supreme realm is the level they truly aspire to reach.

All the powerful figures considered many possibilities, but none had imagined that Shen Changqing could step into such a realm in one step.

He has created a precedent in the ancient history of Shenfeng Prefecture!

This is a realm that countless geniuses have struggled to reach!

At this moment,

all the cultivators’ gazes fell upon Shen Changqing.

But the latter stood before the Heavenly Dao Stele, silently receiving the blessings of the Heavenly Dao.

At this moment ,

Shen Changqing’s blood and qi surged, ancient Daoist rhymes emerged on his various immortal bones, and it seemed as if a gaze from the depths of time had crossed the river of time and landed directly on him.

“Boom—!!!”

A mysterious power surged forth. Although no change was visible from the outside, Shen Changqing himself underwent a tremendous transformation.

It might take hundreds or thousands of years!

Or it might be a fleeting moment!

When that mysterious power dissipated, Shen Changqing reopened his eyes. Golden light was being nurtured deep within his pupils, before gradually fading away.

“First on the Immortal Emperor Stele!”

He looked at his name on the Heavenly Dao Stele before him.

…

Ranked First: Shen Changqing (Xuantian Dao Sect)!

…

Then.

Shen Changqing withdrew his gaze, glanced at the many powerful figures in the surrounding void, took a step, and his figure vanished from the spot.

The next instant.

He appeared directly outside the Heavenly Dao Immortal City.

The moment Shen Changqing left the Heavenly Dao Immortal City, a terrifying killing force shook the void, manifesting as an unparalleled Great Dao that suppressed everything.

“Die!!”

Xuan Tu’s expression was icy cold. His power, belonging to a Nine Tribulation Half-Saint, was unleashed without reservation, determined to kill Shen Changqing on the spot. He didn’t

even

utter a single superfluous word.

The number one on the Immortal Emperor’s Stele!

Such a monstrous talent absolutely could not be allowed to live.

Therefore,

the instant Shen Changqing left the Heavenly Dao Immortal City, Xuan Tu had already attacked, and with all his might, giving him no chance to react.

However—

Shen Changqing had anticipated this. The moment Xuan Tu made his move, a blood-red immortal sword suddenly appeared in his right hand.

When all his immortal power poured into the blood-red sword, its cry was like a mournful dragon’s roar, and an ancient, desolate aura exploded outwards, sweeping across the entire universe from his center.

The world lost its color at that moment, with only the blood-red sword light like the first crack in the creation of heaven and earth.

This sword!

It seemed capable of cleaving the vast immortal realm in two!

This sword! It seemed capable of severing the three thousand Great Daos!

Before such power, everything else paled in comparison. Xuan Tu’s pupils constricted sharply as the aura of death engulfed him, forcing him to fight back with all his might.

Alas.

It was all in vain.

Under the Soul-Destroying Sword, a half-saint shed blood!

Before ascending to the Immortal Emperor’s Stele, Shen Changqing’s full power in activating the Soul-Destroying Sword was enough to kill an ordinary nine-tribulation half-saint.

Now, having ascended the Immortal Emperor’s Stele and received the blessing of Heaven, his strength has increased significantly. His power in unleashing the Soul-Destroying Sword is now far beyond what it once was.

“Boom—!!!”

The crimson sword energy pierced through everything, shattering Xuan Tu’s arms, followed by a deafening explosion of his body.

“No!!!”

He let out a roar of unwilling anger, before being completely engulfed by the sword energy.

Rumble!!

The illusory image of the Great Dao fell.

The world seemed to fall into a brief silence.

All the cultivators looked at the figure in the void, their eyes filled with disbelief.

Dead!

Xuan Tu is dead!!

This renowned Tianxuan Army Lord of the Eternal Immortal Court, a top-tier existence among the Nine Tribulations Half-Saints, who had once slain more than one supreme expert of the same level Half-Saint, had fallen swiftly and decisively outside the Heavenly Dao Immortal City.

This sudden turn of events left them completely unable to react.

But the next instant,

when they looked at the crimson immortal sword in Shen Changqing’s hand, their eyes were filled with undisguised greed.

A treasure!

This is a true supreme treasure!

Even a Celestial Emperor, the strongest among those who ascended to the top of the Celestial Emperor’s Tablet, would absolutely not have the possibility of killing a Nine Tribulation Half-Saint, let alone instantly.

The only possibility is that the opponent relied on the power of the supreme treasure in their possession.

Such a supreme treasure can instantly kill a Nine Tribulation Half-Saint; its grade is absolutely unimaginable.

More importantly,

if a Celestial Emperor wielding such a supreme treasure can kill a Nine Tribulation Half-Saint, if they obtained such a supreme treasure, could they challenge a Saint, or even suppress a Great Saint?!

As soon as this thought arose, greed grew wildly like weeds.

Kill Shen Changqing!

Seize the supreme treasure!

This was the only thought in the minds of all the powerful figures.

If they wanted to attack Shen Changqing before only because of the opportunity presented by the Celestial Emperor’s Tablet,

then their attack now was to seize the Soul-Destroying Sword.

What Celestial Emperor’s Tablet opportunity? It all pales in comparison to such a supreme treasure.

Don’t even mention the Immortal Emperor’s Stele’s potential to become a supreme being; potential is one thing, but how can it compare to the usefulness of such a treasure?

Most importantly,

for many half-saints, the opportunities presented by the Immortal Emperor’s Stele are merely for securing advancement for their own descendants, but obtaining such a treasure would be enough to propel them to the heavens in one step.

Perhaps,

they could even step into the realm of saints, or something even higher.

“Kill!!”

In an instant, a half-saint, unable to suppress his greed, charged towards Shen Changqing.

He unleashed a Primordial Emperor Weapon, nurtured for many years, shattering layers of void as it arrived.

Facing this level of power, Shen Changqing took a step forward, and the world-shattering crimson sword light reappeared. The so-called Primordial Emperor Weapon was like paper before such power, easily cleaved in two.

This unstoppable sword light struck the half-saint, causing him to instantly perish without even uttering a scream.

Another Ninth Tribulation Half-Saint!

Shen Changqing immediately swallowed a Longevity Pill. The power of the semi-saint immortal pill erupted within his body, instantly replenishing all the power he had consumed.

But the instant he swallowed the Longevity Pill, other semi-saints attacked.

With such a treasure before them

, almost all the semi-saints couldn’t resist the temptation and made their moves.

“The treasure is right here! Whether you can take it or not depends on your ability!”

Shen Changqing roared, his newly recovered immortal power burning and evaporating once more. He pushed the power of the Soul-Destroying Sword to its limit, unleashing a supreme sword light that seemed to split the heavens and earth, engulfing all the semi-saints.

Rumble!!!

This terrifying battle shockwave shook the heavens. Many Great Dao restrictions above the Heavenly Dao Immortal City were triggered, and within the city, all the cultivators looked at the scene outside with expressions of utter horror.