Terran Guardian - Chapter 4018

Chapter 3993: Suppressing Luo Xinghe

“Boom!!!”

As Shen Changqing unleashed another punch, terrifying power tore through the air, forcing Luo Xinghe to parry with his sword.

The fist struck the sword, sending it tumbling into an exaggerated arc before a mournful, shattering sound rang out. This half-step Innate Emperor Weapon had crumbled.

The treasure shattered.

Luo Xinghe groaned, staggering backward.

Looking at Shen Changqing’s right hand, not a single scratch remained.

“Fourth on the Immortal Emperor Stele, ultimately a bit lacking. This battle should end!”

He looked at Luo Xinghe with indifferent eyes, then took another step forward, his right hand’s five fingers covering the universe, directly pressing down on his opponent.

The power of this strike was determined to kill Luo Xinghe on the spot.

The other cultivators of the Taiyi Immortal Sect paled at the sight.

“Don’t harm the Dao Child!”

Su Yun roared, immediately drawing his sword, followed by the other cultivators. While some of the Taiyi Immortal Sect’s true disciples had fallen in battle, nine Immortal Emperors remained.

Each Immortal Emperor possessed top-tier strength.

At this moment,

the combined power of the nine Immortal Emperors was astonishing.

But unfortunately,

Shen Changqing remained unmoved by this overwhelming force. His right hand continued its downward pressure, colliding with the power of the nine Immortal Emperors.

“Boom—”

A terrifying power erupted, its destructive aura sweeping across all directions.

All the Immortal Emperor artifacts let out a mournful cry, instantly shattering into pieces. The Immortal

Emperors suffered a backlash, blood spilling from their mouths.

But just then,

Luo Xinghe struck again, the Purple Heaven Divine Lightning tearing through the air. This strike, akin to divine punishment, was three times stronger than before. Watching the incoming divine lightning, Shen Changqing flicked his sleeve, and the Southern Bright Fire rose from the void. A vermilion bird phantom, blotting out the sky, was born from the immortal fire, each feather formed from burning flames.

That power, capable of incinerating heaven and earth, was something even the Purple Heaven Divine Lightning could not withstand.

“Vermilion Bird Treasure Technique!”

The moment the Southern Bright Flame appeared, Luo Xinghe’s pupils constricted sharply, recognizing the origin of the divine power before him at a glance.

Of course,

while the Vermilion Bird Treasure Technique was a top-tier divine power, its effectiveness depended on who wielded it.

If an ordinary Immortal Emperor used the Vermilion Bird Treasure Technique, Luo Xinghe wouldn’t be afraid in the slightest.

But—

this divine power was being unleashed by Shen Changqing, making a completely different situation.

As the Vermilion Bird phantom appeared, the Southern Bright Flame illuminated the starry sky, its terrifying power incinerating everything; even the Purple Heaven Divine Thunder couldn’t completely withstand such power.

“Boom!!!”

The Vermilion Bird Treasure Technique crashed down, with several true disciples of the Taiyi Immortal Sect bearing the brunt. Although they immediately summoned their protective treasures, they were instantly severely injured. After all, even the strongest Emperor Immortal artifacts couldn’t completely withstand the power of the Vermilion Bird Treasure Technique.

The remaining true disciples, along with Luo Xinghe, fared much better.

Before they could make a further move, Shen Changqing teleported, appearing directly in front of a disciple. To the disciple’s horror, he unleashed a punch, instantly exploding the disciple’s body.

“Bang—”

The physical body exploded, and the soul tore through the void, attempting to escape, but Shen Changqing’s right hand reached out and easily crushed the soul.

A disciple perished instantly.

After killing this disciple, Shen Changqing didn’t stop, continuing his attack on the next disciple.

In less than a moment, three disciples of the Taiyi Immortal Sect had died.

This scene

enraged Luo Xinghe.

“You’re courting death!!”

Luo Xinghe was no longer as composed as before, nor did he possess any of the composure expected of a Daoist. His face was contorted with rage, his eyes filled with fury and hatred. His immortal power surged violently, nine illusory inner universes appeared, and the various powers converged, ultimately forming an eye that looked down upon all living beings.

These eyes, occupying the entire void, sent a chill down the spines of all cultivators who looked down upon them.

“Destroy!”

The voice of the Great Dao echoed, followed by the devastating divine punishment that crashed down, reducing everything in its path to dust.

“Heavenly punishment?”

Looking at this power, Shen Changqing remained calm, extending his right hand and, before everyone’s eyes, catching the descending divine lightning bolt.

The lightning was exceptionally domineering, its terrifying power like a silver serpent dancing wildly, spreading up Shen Changqing’s arm and instantly engulfing his entire body.

But the next instant,

Shen Changqing clenched his fingers, and all the lightning exploded.

“It’s a pity you are not the Heavenly Dao, and this power is not true heavenly punishment. If you were a half-saint, I would take it more seriously.

But you are ultimately a Celestial Emperor, far inferior—” Before he

could finish speaking, Shen Changqing’s figure vanished, and in the same instant, he appeared before Luo Xinghe.

A palm struck the opponent’s chest, and the latter, unable to react in shock, could only cross his arms to block.

“Boom!”

An overwhelming, domineering force erupted from his palm, and with a soft “噗嗤” sound, Luo Xinghe’s arms exploded, his body flying backward.

But before he could regain his footing, Shen Changqing unleashed the Vermilion Bird Technique again, the Southern Bright Fire engulfing the starry sky, completely devouring the Taiyi Immortal Sect’s Dao Child.

When the immortal fire dissipated, Luo Xinghe had vanished without a trace.

“Dao Child—!!!”

The remaining disciples of the Taiyi Immortal Sect, witnessing this scene, were filled with utter horror.

They couldn’t believe that Luo Xinghe had perished here.

But alas,

Shen Changqing gave them no chance to react.

After killing Luo Xinghe, he immediately struck, swiftly slaughtering all the remaining disciples. Thus,

the Taiyi Immortal Sect was completely annihilated.

The other cultivators watched all this with utter horror.

No one could have imagined things would develop this way.

The gap between the fourth and first place on the Immortal Emperor’s Stele is so vast.

Even including the other true disciples of the Taiyi Immortal Sect, none of them were a match for this Xuan Tian Sword Master.

However,

some could see the clues.

The reason for the Taiyi Immortal Sect’s crushing defeat in this battle was largely due to Shen Changqing’s physical body achieving sainthood.

Ordinary Immortal Emperors wouldn’t even have the ability to break through such a level of physical body.

Without breaking through,

what threat could they pose? If the opponent hadn’t achieved physical sainthood, the Taiyi Immortal Sect wouldn’t have suffered such a crushing defeat, even if they couldn’t win.

Now that

the Taiyi Immortal Sect was defeated

, the other cultivators exchanged glances and quietly retreated.

With this person around, the Taixu Creation Fruit was definitely beyond their reach. If

they didn’t leave now,

they might not be able to leave later.

Just from Shen Changqing’s merciless slaughter of the Taiyi Immortal Sect cultivators, it was clear that this Xuan Tian Sword Master was decisive and ruthless, without any scruples.

If they lingered, things would get complicated.

Therefore,

these cultivators simply withdrew.

Shen Changqing glanced at the void, his gaze finally settling on the Taixu Creation Fruit. “The Taixu Creation Fruit… I never imagined the Crimson Jade Dao Palace could nurture such a rare treasure!”

He reached out and grabbed the Taixu Creation Fruit, directly plucking it from the void. The towering immortal tree, deprived of the fruit, withered visibly, eventually turning to ashes.

It could be said that

the Taixu Creation Fruit was the essence of everything.

Now that

the Taixu Creation Fruit had been harvested, the immortal tree that nurtured it had no meaning.

Just then,

Jiang Yunchuan stepped forward, cupping his hands and saying, “Thank you for your help, Sword Master Shen. Otherwise, we would have been doomed!”

“No need for formalities, Your Excellency. Since I have an agreement with your Jiang family, I will naturally abide by it.”

Shen Changqing’s expression was calm; he had witnessed Jiang Yunchuan’s strength.

In fact, he had arrived earlier but hadn’t yet made a move.

As for his purpose… Naturally, he wanted to see just how strong this prodigy of the Jiang family was.

Although Jiang Yunchuan was no match for Luo Xinghe, the other true disciples of the Taiyi Immortal Sect were no match for him either.

Such strength was already quite remarkable.

He was only able to defeat Luo Xinghe; if he were to encounter a prodigy from the top twenty or below, he might not be entirely without a chance of victory.

Jiang Yunchuan smiled and said, “This time, Sword Master Shen single-handedly killed Luo Xinghe and annihilated many true disciples of the Taiyi Immortal Sect. He truly deserves to be called the number one expert on the Immortal Emperor Stele.

After this battle, your reputation will surely shake the entire Crimson Jade Dao Palace.”

“Luo Xinghe…”

Shen Changqing shook his head.

“This person is not dead!”

“Not dead!”

Jiang Yunchuan’s expression froze slightly, his face showing disbelief.

After all, he had witnessed Luo Xinghe being annihilated; how could he still be alive? Shen Changqing said, “How could someone who is a Dao Child of the Taiyi Immortal Sect not have any means of self-preservation?”

In fact…

The fundamental reason why Shen Changqing was certain that Luo Xinghe was not dead was that the Seven Profound Divine Tower did not obtain any life essence after killing him.

It’s important to know

that the Seven Profound Divine Tower always gains life essence upon killing an opponent.

If it didn’t,

there was only one possibility:

the opponent was not dead at all.

Shen Changqing was somewhat surprised by this result, but also felt it was reasonable.

As the Dao Child of the Taiyi Immortal Sect, and the fourth-ranked genius on the Immortal Emperor Stele, he absolutely did not believe that Luo Xinghe had no trump cards for survival.

This was also why Shen Changqing had not used the Nine Star Mace from beginning to end.

Ultimately, he wanted to see if Luo Xinghe truly had any trump cards.

If he didn’t,

that would be best.

If he did, keeping the Nine Star Mace as a trump card would allow him to catch the opponent off guard next time they met.

Otherwise, if he prematurely revealed the existence of the Nine Star Mace, Luo Xinghe might not dare to show himself in front of him.

Besides…

The Immortal City of Immortality hadn’t opened yet, and Shen Changqing didn’t want to reveal too many of his trump cards.

Therefore, he relied on his own strength to suppress other opponents.

Hearing this,

Jiang Yunchuan had no doubts.

If this person said Luo Xinghe wasn’t dead, then he was definitely right.

Besides, it was perfectly reasonable for a genius like him to have some kind of life-saving trump card.