Terran Guardian - Chapter 4137

Chapter 4112: Slaying the Dao Pivot

“…Wait a little longer!”

Venerable Dao Shu pondered for a moment, ultimately deciding against immediately removing part of the array’s restrictions.

He was waiting!

Waiting for Shen Changqing’s next move.

After all, if the opponent didn’t make a move, and the Taiwei Realm’s array suddenly changed, it would easily be detected.

The Taiwei Realm would weaken the array’s power only when Shen Changqing made his next move, making it impossible for the opponent to discern anything.

Giving the opponent hope of breaking the array was the Taiwei Realm’s opportunity.

Time passed slowly. After

an unknown amount of time,

Venerable Dao Shu watched the outside world. When he saw Shen Changqing move, a smile immediately appeared on his face.

“The opportunity has arrived—”

Boom!!!

Before Venerable Dao Shu could finish speaking, Shen Changqing’s attack struck, causing the entire protective array to tremble violently as if struck by a heavy blow.

Numerous spiderweb-like cracks spread out at a visible speed.

In less than a few breaths, the array shattered.

Everything happened so suddenly. It wasn’t until the formation shattered completely that Venerable Dao Shu reacted, his face filled with disbelief and shock.

“Impossible!”

“How could the formation left by my master be broken?!”

Venerable Dao Shu’s eyes widened in horror.

This formation was left by a saint of the Taiwei Realm, his master.

Although the saint had perished many years ago, this formation had continuously protected the Taiwei Realm, helping it survive countless calamities.

At one time,

Venerable Dao Shu even believed that without the personal intervention of a saint, there was no possibility of breaking the formation.

Yet—

a newly promoted half-saint had directly broken the formation.

This scene was naturally beyond Venerable Dao Shu’s expectations.

Not only was Venerable Dao Shu shocked, but the other half-saints were also horrified.

“The formation is broken!”

“How is this possible… The formation left by our ancestor cannot be broken by anyone but a saint. How could a half-saint who has just completed a calamity break it?!”

They were equally shocked.

After all, all the half-saints knew the level of the Taiwei Realm’s protective formation.

In the eyes of several semi-saints, the Seven Profound Dao Sect had absolutely no chance of breaking the formation.

According to their original plan, they had even intentionally held back, luring the Seven Profound Dao Sect to continue their attack, lest the formation become too strong and force them to retreat.

But now—

the formation was directly broken. This

was completely unexpected.

Before the semi-saints could even fully register their shock, they saw the heavens shatter, and the Seven Profound Dao Sect’s army directly stormed into the Taiwei Realm.

This situation came so suddenly, giving them no time to consider.

Dao Shu Venerable roared angrily, “Pass down the order! The extraterrestrial cultivators are attacking! All cultivators of the Taiwei Realm, engage them and slay the invaders!”

The moment his words fell, Dao Shu Venerable acted. With a single step, his Great Dao Dharma Image seemed capable of supporting heaven and earth, and nine illusory images of the inner universe appeared behind it, carrying supreme Great Dao power, directly blasting towards the Seven Profound Dao Sect.

From the very first move,

Dao Shu Venerable unleashed his full power.

The breaking of the Taiwei Realm’s formation indicated that the opponent’s strength was far from ordinary.

Facing such a powerful expert, how could Dao Shu Venerable dare to be careless?

This furious attack caused the cultivators of the Seven Profound Dao Sect to change their expressions, feeling a crushing force bearing down on them, making their minds tremble.

Even Zhong Yu, a Six Tribulation Half-Saint, had a drastic change in expression.

“Eight Tribulation Half-Saint!”

Just as he was preparing to unleash his supreme treasure to resist, Shen Changqing’s calm voice rang in his ears.

“You take men to deal with the other cultivators of the Taiwei Realm; I’ll handle this one!”

“Yes, sir!”

Hearing this, Zhong Yu felt reassured and completely ignored Dao Shu Venerable’s attack, directly charging towards the other cultivators.

At the same time,

space shattered.

A figure in purple robes arrived, and seeing the incoming attack, Shen Changqing immediately summoned the World-Stabilizing Bell. The ancient immortal bell suddenly rang, and the entire Taiwei Realm seemed to be frozen in time by supreme power.

The next moment…

Shen Changqing stood on the void, the Nine-Star Mace descending with unparalleled power, its terrifying force capable of cleaving the entire sky of the Taiwei Realm. The aftershocks of destruction swept outwards like raging waves.

Only at this moment did Dao Shu Venerable awaken from the power of the World-Stabilizing Bell.

The instant he regained consciousness, the long mace that filled his entire vision came into view.

The deadly threat turned the Taiwei Realm Lord’s face deathly pale. He couldn’t care less about anything else, and could only summon a jade disc, drawing upon the power of the entire Taiwei Realm to form an indestructible barrier.

“Block it for me!!!”

Dao Shu Venerable’s face was contorted with rage; to survive, he had almost exhausted all his resources.

In the blink of an eye, the Nine

-Star Mace crashed down.

The power of the nine galaxies was simply beyond the resistance of ordinary people. Even with Dao Shu Venerable mobilizing the power of the entire Taiwei Realm, it was ultimately too hasty.

As the long mace fell, the barrier shattered inch by inch before Dao Shu Venerable’s astonished gaze.

Finally,

the jade disc crumbled.

The Nine-Star Mace struck Dao Shu Venerable heavily, causing his body to explode. As blood mist scattered in all directions, a divine soul escaped from the mangled remains, disappearing into the depths of the void.

But at that moment, Shen Changqing once again summoned the Boundary-Stabilizing Bell, instantly scattering the divine soul.

Thus,

Dao Shu Venerable perished.

All of this happened in the blink of an eye; from Shen Changqing’s attack to Dao Shu Venerable’s demise, only a few breaths had passed.

The remaining cultivators of the Taiwei Realm were horrified.

“Master has fallen! This man is unstoppable! Retreat!”

Taiyao Daoist’s face was filled with horror, his eyes blazing with fear as he looked at Shen Changqing.

If he still harbored any thought of fighting the Seven Profound Dao Sect before, now, seeing Dao Shu Venerable fall, even his last remaining fighting spirit crumbled.

His master was an Eight Tribulation Half-Saint, and controlled the power of the entire Taiwei Realm. Even a Nine Tribulation Half-Saint would find it difficult to suppress him.

The result—

a single exchange.

His master had perished on the spot.

How could Taiyao Daoist not know that such strength was far beyond his ability to contend with?

Escape!

There was still a sliver of hope!

Continuing to fight would mean certain death!

With his life at stake, Taiyao Daoist even suppressed his thoughts of revenge and fled the battlefield.

But as Taiyao Daoist fled, Shen Changqing gave him no chance.

He swallowed a rare and precious herb, allowing his depleted immortal power to recover slightly. Then, he activated the World-Stabilizing Bell again, forcibly freezing Taiyao Daoist’s body in mid-air.

Although this freezing was only a momentary event,

in the eyes of a powerful being, it was enough to determine life and death.

“Boom!”

Shen Changqing swung his mace, directly shattering Taiyao Daoist’s body and even slaying his soul on the spot.

Seeing Taiyao Daoist’s death, the remaining half-saints were terrified.

They wanted to leave, but it was too late.

With Taiyao Daoist’s fall, the strongest of the remaining four half-saints was only at the fourth tribulation realm.

Now, the Seven Profound Dao Sect not only had Zhong Yu, a genuine ancient sixth tribulation half-saint, but also more than twenty longevity demon gods comparable to second tribulation half-saints.

With such a force attacking, the four half-saints of the Taiwei Realm had no chance to resist.

In less than a moment, two half-saints fell one after another.

Seeing this, Venerable Bai Chen’s face turned pale. Seeing Zhong Yu coming, he hurriedly begged for mercy.

“Senior, spare my life! I am willing to submit!”

As soon as he said this, Zhong Yu’s movements paused. Just as he was about to ask Shen Changqing for instructions, a cold voice rang in his ears.

“Kill! Leave no half-saints alive!”

These words turned Venerable Bai Chen’s face ashen.

Zhong Yu also didn’t hesitate, immediately unleashing his full power and quickly killing his opponent.

Although a fourth-tribulation half-saint was strong, he was still no match for a sixth-tribulation half-saint who had attained enlightenment in ancient times.

With the fall of Venerable Bai Chen, the last half-saint couldn’t hold on for long either, and soon perished.

Thus,

all the half-saints in the Taiwei Realm were dead.

In the void, Shen Changqing looked down at the vast world below, and wherever his divine sense covered, everything had become a battlefield.

The Taiwei Realm had many cultivators, and its accumulation over billions of years was naturally not so simple.

However, without the support of the half-saints, the remaining cultivators were meaningless.

Shen Changqing’s face was icy: “Slay every single one of Dao Shu’s direct descendants. Those who are not direct descendants may surrender and live!”

Venerable Dao Shu was the ruler of the Taiwei Realm, but that didn’t mean the entire Taiwei Realm was his direct lineage.

Before coming to the Taiwei Realm, Shen Changqing had already learned a great deal.

The Taiwei Realm was originally established by a sage who later spread his teachings throughout the world, attracting numerous cultivators.

Dao Shu Venerable was that sage’s disciple, but not his only one.

However,

even a direct descendant of a sage doesn’t guarantee immortality.

The sage of the Taiwei Realm had many disciples, and several semi-sages emerged.

But later, those semi-sages all perished for various reasons, leaving only Dao Shu Venerable to rule the realm.

Shen Changqing didn’t need to ponder the reasons for their demise to understand.

However,

even so,

those sages left behind their legacies.

Therefore, the cultivators in the Taiwei Realm were never limited to Dao Shu Venerable’s lineage; it’s just that in the vast Taiwei Realm, that lineage was revered.

In fact, many cultivators in the Taiwei Realm harbored resentment towards Dao Shu Venerable’s lineage but dared not speak out.

These cultivators were naturally useful to him.

As for Dao Shu Venerable’s lineage, that was a different story.

Regardless of whether those cultivators truly submitted, Shen Changqing would not leave them behind.

After all,

he wouldn’t leave any hidden dangers.

As for the acquired demon god lurking in the Taiwei Realm, Shen Changqing had already instructed him to hide. Now, with a sweep of his divine sense, he had already located his whereabouts.

The next instant,

Shen Changqing moved his divine sense and directly teleported him from his immortal abode.

The acquired demon god’s expression clearly froze, obviously not having reacted yet. But upon seeing Shen Changqing, he hurriedly bowed.

“Your subordinate greets Your Excellency!”