Terran Guardian - Chapter 4154

Chapter 4129: The Strength to Survive Twenty-Three Times of the Decay of Heaven and Man

The Six Jia Immortal City has been recaptured!

The cultivators from the Crimson Heaven Realm didn’t delay, heading directly towards other immortal cities.

Shen Changqing was now going all out, wielding two top-tier treasures, capable of killing even ordinary Ninth Tribulation Half-Saints.

Currently,

the only Ninth Tribulation Half-Saint from the Flame Sun Realm was entangled by the Crimson Heaven Realm.

The remaining Half-Saints were naturally no problem for Shen Changqing.

One Half-Saint after another perished.

The army collapsed.

The situation on Emperor’s Fall Star was completely one-sided.

“Boom—”

The Nine-Star Mace crashed down violently. An Eighth Tribulation Half-Saint, his expression filled with shock and anger, summoned his protective treasure to forcefully defend himself. The two forces collided, and space instantly exploded.

A terrifying pressure descended suddenly, causing the Eighth Tribulation Half-Saint to feel as if he had been struck by a heavy blow, his blood surging violently.

“A mere First Tribulation Half-Saint possesses such strength? Impossible!!”

The Eighth Tribulation Half-Saint from the Flame Sun Realm looked at Shen Changqing with disbelief and astonishment.

To him, a First Tribulation Half-Saint was merely an existence he could easily suppress. Even if someone possessed a top-tier treasure, they wouldn’t be his match.

After all, no matter how

powerful a treasure

was, it required matching strength.

If the difference in cultivation was too great, what good would possessing a top-tier treasure do?

But now—

the strength Shen Changqing displayed reshaped his understanding.

Despite being only a First Tribulation Half-Saint, the opponent’s blood and qi were terrifyingly abundant.

Such blood and qi power was difficult for even many top-tier Ninth Tribulation Half-Saints to cultivate, let alone a First Tribulation Half-Saint.

Even disregarding the opponent’s overall cultivation level, this blood and qi power alone was enough to suppress most Fourth Tribulation Half-Saints.

It was hard to imagine that

a newly promoted Half-Saint could cultivate such unfathomable physical strength.

If it weren’t for this abundant blood and qi power, the person before him would never be his match.

Just as the thought of the half-saint from the Blazing Sun Realm arose, Shen Changqing’s attack struck again. This fierce onslaught, like a torrential downpour, gave no one a chance to breathe.

“Boom!”

“Boom!!!”

Shen Changqing strode through the void, each strike of the Nine Star Mace containing unparalleled and terrifying power. At first, the eighth-tribulation half-saint could barely withstand some of it.

But soon, he could no longer suppress his boiling and restless blood and qi, and was ultimately shattered in half by Shen Changqing’s mace. The remaining flesh and blood turned into bloody light and vanished into the void.

But in the instant the opponent fled, Shen Changqing finally summoned the World-Stabilizing Bell, and the ancient bell descended upon him, instantly suppressing him.

If this eighth-tribulation half-saint were in his prime, suppressing him would not have been so easy.

After all, although the Creation Treasure is powerful, it still requires corresponding cultivation to support it.

This is different from the Nine Star Mace.

The latter, as a supreme divine weapon, doesn’t require much cultivation; as long as you can wield it, you can unleash its power.

However, the Boundary-Stabilizing Bell, a true treasure of creation, is different.

Without sufficient cultivation, truly unleashing the full power of a treasure of creation is no easy feat.

Even Shen Changqing now can only unleash a fraction of the Boundary-Stabilizing Bell’s power.

Before the Nine-Star Mace, Shen Changqing relied on surprise attacks, instantly activating the power of his treasure of creation to directly kill his opponent.

Otherwise, if

the opponent was determined to escape

, stopping them wouldn’t be so easy.

Just like the battle at the Tianlan Sword Pavilion, if the Listening Wave Sword Venerable hadn’t chosen to confront him head-on, he might not have perished so easily.

Now,

the Eight Tribulation Half-Saint of the Flaming Sun Realm, having his physical body shattered by the Nine-Star Mace, has greatly weakened and naturally lacks the qualifications to contend with the Boundary-Stabilizing Bell.

Using these two supreme treasures together, killing a powerful enemy is a matter of moments.

However—

at the very moment this Eight Tribulation Half-Saint perished, a tremendous explosion suddenly resounded in the void, and the vast celestial space abruptly shattered.

A burly figure stood on the void, his aura as powerful as the blazing sun suppressing heaven and earth, his fiery palm strike covering the heavens and earth, fiercely pressing down on another figure.

“The Great Sun Glazed Body of Zhou Tian!”

Upon seeing this figure, Shen Changqing’s expression shifted slightly.

He had heard of this top-tier inheritance of the Flame Sun Realm.

After all, Ji Yang cultivated this technique, and Shen Changqing had seen it once or twice.

However,

he had no desire to covet the inheritance of a disciple.

Now, seeing this scene, Shen Changqing already knew the identity of that burly figure.

Ling Jiu!

Currently, on Emperor Fall Star, the only Nine Tribulation Half-Saint of the Flame Sun Realm, an existence who had survived twenty-three cycles of the Five Signs of Decay of Heaven and Man!

As for the other figure, without a doubt, it was Jun Tiannan of the Crimson Heaven Realm.

At this moment.

Jun Tiannan also made his move. His spear suddenly shot out, its heaven-piercing light seemingly capable of shattering the heavens and earth. The fierce and domineering power shook the firmament, colliding violently with the overwhelming palm strike.

“Boom!!!”

A deafening sound rang out, a visible ripple sweeping across all directions. Then, Jun Tiannan let out a muffled groan, his body plummeting straight down from the sky.

In this exchange, his opponent was clearly at a disadvantage.

“Defeated!”

Seeing this, Shen Changqing shook his head inwardly.

Jun Tiannan had lost!

This was within his expectations.

If his opponent possessed the strength to suppress Ling Jiu, he would have acted long ago, why wait until now?

Ultimately,

as fellow Ninth Tribulation Half-Saints, Jun Tiannan was clearly no match for Ling Jiu, which was why his opponent had remained defensive.

His current attack was also to block Ling Jiu, giving the Seven Profound Dao Sect a chance to eliminate the other powerful figures of the Flame Sun Realm.

Now,

Jun Tiannan had been defeated.

This meant that if Ling Jiu couldn’t be dealt with, the Crimson Heaven Realm would ultimately be unable to win this battle.

“Jun Tiannan, your strength is only this much. Since you’re determined to die, I will grant your wish!”

Ling Jiu stood in the void, looking down at the figure below, his face filled with chilling killing intent.

In an instant

, he attacked again, the Great Dao River crashing down, the illusory immortal fire, powerful enough to incinerate heaven and earth, materializing, its intense heat sweeping in all directions.

“Not good—”

Jun Tiannan’s expression was grim, his heart sinking as he watched the descending attack.

If he couldn’t withstand this attack, he would be severely injured even if he didn’t die.

Although Jun Tiannan had known the difference in strength

between himself and Ling Jiu from the beginning, only now, in this actual battle, did he realize just how vast the gap truly was.

Such a powerful being, who had survived twenty-three cycles of the Five Decays of Heaven and Man, was simply not comparable to an ordinary Nine Tribulations Half-Saint.

However,

just then…

A figure in purple robes swept across the void, unleashing the Nine-Star Mace, aiming directly at Ling Jiu’s head.

The killing intent on Ling Jiu’s face faltered, his expression changing drastically. His attack, initially aimed at Jun Tiannan, abruptly shifted, gathering all the power of the Great Dao around him and blasting towards the Nine-Star Mace.

“Boom—”

The Great Dao River exploded, immortal fire shattered, and a destructive wave swept in all directions.

Ling Jiu felt as if struck by a heavy blow, his body uncontrollably retreating several steps.

At the same time,

Shen Changqing also felt a wave of heat wash over him. The terrifying Daoist aura manifested as immortal fire, clinging to the Nine-Star Mace, charring his hand holding it black, as if it had been thoroughly roasted.

But the next instant,

Shen Changqing circulated his Qi and blood, peeling away layers of dead skin, and his right hand was completely healed.

“As expected of a Nine Tribulation Half-Saint who has survived twenty-three Heavenly Decays, his strength is indeed extraordinary!”

He looked at Ling Jiu, his eyes somewhat solemn.

Of all the Half-Saint opponents he had encountered, this was the only one who could withstand a direct hit from the Nine Star Mace without injury.

Not only that,

he himself had suffered a backlash from the opponent’s power.

Although such injuries were insignificant and could be healed in an instant, it was enough to demonstrate Ling Jiu’s terrifying strength.

No wonder Jun Tiannan was no match for him.

“You are Shen Changqing!”

While Shen Changqing was secretly shocked, Ling Jiu was also astonished. He looked at the cultivator before him, a rare solemnity in his eyes.

A First Tribulation Half-Saint!

Yet his blood and qi were extremely powerful!

Even after countless years of cultivation, and having cultivated the Great Sun Glazed Body of the Heavens to the ninth level, in terms of physical strength and blood and qi, he had to admit that he was indeed inferior to Shen Changqing.

Thinking of this…

Ling Jiu glanced at the long mace in his opponent’s hand, a hint of apprehension creeping into his eyes.

A supreme divine weapon!

With his discerning eye, he could see the extraordinary nature of the Nine-Star Mace.

This was a supreme divine weapon comparable to a Creation Treasure.

No wonder

Li Fenkong had perished at its hands.

However,

even so,

Ling Jiu harbored no contempt.

So what if it was a supreme divine weapon? Not everyone who wielded one had the power to kill a Six Tribulation Half-Saint, or even to fight him.

As far as he knew, Shen Changqing had only broken through to the Half-Saint realm a few years ago.

Such a prodigy posed a great threat to Ling Jiu.

If the former were to truly cultivate to the Nine Tribulation realm, even without a supreme divine weapon, he didn’t believe he could be his match.

“Mastering an ultimate divine weapon and being able to kill Li Fenkong, you do indeed possess some strength.

Unfortunately, you are ultimately only a First Tribulation Half-Saint. To oppose my Yan Yang Realm is to invite your demise.

In today’s battle, I will kill you as well, lest my Yan Yang Realm have another formidable enemy in the future!”

Ling Jiu’s tone was icy, his eyes filled with killing intent as he looked at Shen Changqing.

At this moment,

his killing intent towards Shen Changqing far surpassed his killing intent towards Jun Tiannan.

While Jun Tiannan was indeed a Ninth Tribulation Half-Saint, he had already reached his limit.

Without a great opportunity, he would never have the chance to break through to the Saint Realm.

But Shen Changqing was different.

The more Ling Jiu learned about him, the more alarmed he became. For

such a prodigy, breaking through to the Saint Realm was only a matter of time, and even reaching the Great Saint or Supreme Realm was not impossible.

Let alone one Jun Tiannan, even ten Jun Tiannans would not be as valuable as one Shen Changqing in Ling Jiu’s eyes.

Whether Jun Tiannan is killed or not is unimportant.

But Shen Changqing must die!