Chapter 299 - 258: Challenging a Divinity Transformation, Blood Burning Secret Technique (Part 2)

Chapter 299: Chapter 258: Challenging a Divinity Transformation, Blood Burning Secret Technique (Part 2)

Xu Chang’an sat cross-legged and closed his eyes, waiting.

Since the Celestial Knowledge Tower had left a tracking mark on him, they were bound to come after him.

Xu Chang’an had chosen to conserve his strength and wait for them here.

Though his eyes were closed, his Demon Sense enveloped the surrounding area, scanning for the slightest disturbance.

"Late-stage Nascent Soul! Demon Race!?"

A voice suddenly rang out from nearby.

Xu Chang’an’s eyes snapped open!

He hadn’t sensed anyone’s presence before the voice rang out. He only detected them at the very moment the sound reached him.

It was a hunchbacked old man with a body as shriveled as a mummy.

He was dressed in linen robes, with a full head of white hair and sunken eyes. He looked as if he didn’t have much time left.

’A Divinity Transformation Realm Great Cultivator!’

Xu Chang’an was shaken to the core.

’Of all the scenarios he’d considered, he had never imagined a Divinity Transformation Great Cultivator would take action!’

’In the entire Canglan Cultivation Realm, there were no publicly known Divinity Transformation Realm Cultivators. Even in the shadows, there were only rumors that Canglan Hall might have one! The cultivation he displayed was merely Early-stage Nascent Soul. Even if the Celestial Knowledge Tower overestimated him, there was no way they would dispatch a Divinity Transformation Cultivator.’

’But now...’

’How could this be!’

Xu Chang’an’s mind raced.

"The Demon Race, prying into matters of the Great Realm! Junior, allow me to see just what secrets you are hiding!"

The hunchbacked old man coughed as he spoke. He walked slowly toward Xu Chang’an, each step appearing to take an immense effort.

Yet as he walked, an invisible, oppressive force radiated from him, bearing down on Xu Chang’an.

The oppressive force was so strong that even a Late-stage Nascent Soul Cultivator would struggle to break free.

This applied to both the Human and Demon Races, to Magical Power and Demon Power alike. In the Qi Refining Realm, power is gaseous. After stepping into the Foundation Establishment Realm, it turns to liquid. In the Core Formation Realm, it solidifies. And in the Nascent Soul Realm, Magical Power gains countless new mysteries.

And the Divinity Transformation Realm!

In the Divinity Transformation Realm, one forges a Primordial Spirit!

The power they wield is that of the Primordial Spirit!

What Xu Chang’an felt was the spiritual pressure of a Primordial Spirit!

’Strike first, or be struck down!’

Xu Chang’an made a split-second decision. His Demon Power erupted, and he violently tore free from the invisible pressure.

Hm!?

A flicker of astonishment passed through the hunchbacked old man’s eyes.

’Even a Late-stage Nascent Soul Cultivator would have to expend a great deal of effort to break free from the pressure of my Primordial Spirit Power.’

’But this junior before me!?’

Holding nothing back, Xu Chang’an broke free of the pressure and instantly revealed his true form, assuming his strongest combat state.

VMMMM~

Bathed in swirling purple light, Xu Chang’an charged straight toward the hunchbacked old man.

The hunchbacked old man was stunned. He’d never imagined that a junior, when faced with a Divinity Transformation Cultivator, would not only refuse to flee but actually dare to attack!?

"How audacious!"

From between the old man’s brows, a seven-colored light shot forth, materializing into a longsword that shimmered with the same rainbow hues.

Spiritual Treasure, the Seven-Colored Ultimate Spirit Sword!

In an instant, the Seven-Colored Ultimate Spirit Sword unleashed a world-shattering rainbow of sword light, cleaving down toward Xu Chang’an’s massive form.

VMMMM~

Arcs of electricity coiled around Xu Chang’an’s body as lightning flashed. Bolts of Thunder Power shot out, colliding with the sword’s astonishing rainbow arc.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

A series of deafening explosions rang out.

The Thunder Power was all but spent, but the force of the Seven-Colored Ultimate Spirit Sword had also diminished.

Feeling a slight numbing sensation travel back to him, the hunchbacked old man was once again taken aback.

’With that last strike, although I didn’t use my ultimate techniques, I wasn’t holding back either. It was a standard attack from a Divinity Transformation Cultivator, something no one in the Nascent Soul Realm should be able to block.’

’And yet, this junior managed to block it!?’

Xu Chang’an felt the might contained within that devastating arc of sword light. The terrifying force made his body go numb.

He now had a clearer assessment of a Divinity Transformation expert’s strength, and his vigilance was raised to its absolute peak.

’Incarnation of the Great Sun, burn all to ash!’

A brilliant light erupted from Xu Chang’an’s entire body as a destructive aura, capable of incinerating all things, radiated outward.

Facing a Divinity Transformation Cultivator, Xu Chang’an had immediately unleashed his peerless offensive Talent Divine Technique.

"A Talent Divine Technique!" The hunchbacked old man’s face was a mask of shock. "You’re a demon from the Demon Race Sacred Land!?"

’In recent ages, members of the Demon Race who could awaken Talent Divine Techniques have all but vanished. Even those who did were mostly of the Support or Enhancement Class. A Talent Divine Technique as peerlessly powerful as this one... was something only a few demons with exceptionally powerful bloodlines from the Demon Race Holy Hall in the Netherworld Mountain Range could possibly awaken.’

The hunchbacked old man’s surprise lasted only for a moment before he regained his composure.

’The gap between the Divinity Transformation and Nascent Soul Realms is impossible to imagine for those who have not reached Divinity Transformation. As powerful as a Talent Divine Technique may be, it can hardly bridge the gap between Great Realms.’

"Your cultivation is insufficient. Your power has only just reached the Late-stage Nascent Soul Realm. Killing another Late-stage Nascent Soul Cultivator is likely the limit of your abilities. Even with a peerlessly powerful Talent Divine Technique, you are no match for me!"

Once again, a light emerged from between the hunchbacked old man’s brows.

A painted scroll materialized before him.

Depicted on the scroll were vast mountains, plains, forests, and rivers...

Spiritual Treasure, the Canglan Mountains and Rivers Map!

He had ascended to the Divinity Transformation Realm thousands of years ago, making him one of the most ancient Divinity Transformation Cultivators in the entire Cangyu World. His foundation was profound; he possessed two Spiritual Treasures!

Xu Chang’an snorted coldly. "Plenty of Nascent Soul Cultivators have fallen by my hand, but never a Divinity Transformation Great Cultivator. Old man, you will be the first!"

As his Divine Sense carried the message, the Great Sun that was Xu Chang’an’s incarnation was already bearing down on the hunchbacked old man.

BOOM!

The Seven-Colored Ultimate Spirit Sword slashed out, creating a brilliant, rainbow-hued arc of sword light.