Zhang Ruochen’s body was surrounded by dense sword path rules, each rule shaped like a sword, then his body merged with the sword path rules, transforming into a beam of sword light that flew out.
The cutting power erupting around the sword beam severed the mist wisps and divine patterns emanating from the divine hand, flying past from between the fingers.
A trace of surprise appeared in the Judgment Envoy’s eyes.
Could he truly be a false god?
“Wanting to leave, it is not that easy.”
The Judgment Envoy spat out a mouthful of divine mist from his mouth, turning it into a gale that surged towards the fleeing Zhang Ruochen.
Within the divine mist, a rain of swords flew.
The swords were condensed from divine power, flying past the ground and carving deep sword marks.
“So fast!”
Zhang Ruochen knew well the power of a false god’s strength, he abruptly stopped, mobilising the mysteries of the sword path, the azure ancient sword in his hand slashing out.
In an instant, his figure changed three hundred and seventy-two times, chopping out three hundred and seventy-two swords, shattering all the swords rushing out from the divine mist. His movement technique, sword moves, and power all reached the pinnacle of the Saint Realm.
The Judgment Envoy seemed to have merely exhaled a breath, yet in reality, he had unleashed a battle method holy technique, Zhang Ruochen breaking this move of his shook countless onlookers.
The name “Book Qianchi” was destined to resound through the Heavenly Court today.
Atop the lamp tower.
Gu Na Fairy stood in the white light, her figure graceful and lithe, she exclaimed in admiration, “Such strong strength, able to exchange a few moves with a false god, this has already surpassed the half-deity peak level. Unfortunately, his number of cultivated holy path rules cannot be seen through, he has not used his Dao Domain at all.”
“Book Qianchi’s swordsmanship is extraordinary, his attainment in the sword path even higher than that Sword Emperor from the Kunlun Realm.” Among the Heavenly Realm factions, a peerless Great Saint who cultivated the sword path evaluated thus.
A jealous expression appeared on Michael’s face, he snorted coldly, “Perhaps our guess is not wrong, Book Qianchi is a false god in disguise, only some great figure has concealed his heavenly secrets, so his true strength cannot be calculated.”
“But he has not used divine power.” A hoarse voice rang out.
A gentle breeze blew!
A dark shadow suddenly manifested above a lantern.
The lantern swayed gently.
The crowd atop the lamp tower all cast their gazes towards the dark shadow, their faces filled with wariness.
Gu Na Fairy appeared calm, she nodded, saying, “The power within a false god’s body has already transformed into divine power, it is hard to hide when striking. This Book Qianchi is definitely not a false god. Have the Judgment Envoy withdraw, the probing is over, if he strikes again, the consequences are unpredictable.”
A Supreme Realm Great Saint from the Heavenly Realm faction transmitted a message to the Judgment Envoy.
The Judgment Envoy naturally knew how severe the consequences were for a deity intervening in mortal affairs, although his heart was quite unwilling, he still immediately withdrew the power on his body, preparing to leave.
Because there was no need for him, this false god, to act at all.
A large number of powerhouses from the Heavenly Realm factions had surrounded the entire island, even if Book Qianchi had heaven-defying abilities, today he would not escape with his life.
His earlier strike was merely to probe Book Qianchi’s depths, lest Michael and Gu Na Fairy misjudge the opponent’s strength, leading to heavy losses for the Heavenly Realm faction’s cultivators.
What kind of enemy requires what kind of force.
Zhang Ruochen sensed that powerful divine might disappear, the star soul divine throne in the sky fading, a smile appeared in his eyes as he charged towards the Judgment Envoy in reverse, saying, “Envoy, try receiving one sword from me.”
In an instant, the distance between Zhang Ruochen and the Judgment Envoy had closed to within a hundred zhang.
“Swish!”
The battle sword slashed down from mid-air, connecting all the way to the ground, like a stream of light waterfall opening heaven and earth.
The Judgment Envoy was stunned for an instant, where would he have thought that Book Qianchi would dare to proactively provoke him?
Did false gods have no deterrence?
“Since you actively seek death, you cannot blame this envoy for suppressing and slaying you.”
The Judgment Envoy was surprised in his heart, yet also secretly delighted.
As a false god, he could not intervene in mortal affairs. However, if a mortal cultivator actively attacked a deity, that was another matter entirely.
“Kill!”
The Judgment Envoy roared explosively, the star soul divine throne beyond the heavens manifesting once more, strands of divine radiance falling, converting into divine power within his body.
With one palm struck out, divine power surged like giant waves, meeting the descending sword qi light waterfall.
Zhang Ruochen provoking proactively naturally had a purpose. At the same time, he had already analysed the Judgment Envoy’s power, roughly at about seventy percent of the level of the Death God Temple’s false god Mo Yun Duan.
Moreover, his divine power came from the star soul divine throne, with great limitations.
The greatest limitation was reaction speed.
After Zhang Ruochen struck an attack, he had to first borrow divine power, convert it within his body, before he could counterattack. In this way, his response speed and striking speed were definitely inferior to other false gods.
“Boom.”
A false god was still a false god after all, not something a Saint Realm cultivator could contend against.
In this clash, Zhang Ruochen was sent flying by the Judgment Envoy’s palm, his body spinning once in mid-air before crashing to the ground, causing the earth to cave in.
The divine patterns on the ground fractured countless times.
“Come again.”
Zhang Ruochen attacked once more, the battle sword in his hand drawing in the power of heaven and earth.
Countless lightning bolts gathered into the sword body, connecting to the sword tip, one sword stabbing at the Judgment Envoy’s chest.
“Bang!”
Unable to pierce the Judgment Envoy’s body, blocked by a light shield condensed from divine power.
The Judgment Envoy’s body enlarged several times, one fist smashing out towards Zhang Ruochen’s head.
Zhang Ruochen formed a palm seal with his left hand, his palm full of divine fire, clashing head-on, his body flying out again, crashing through buildings on the island one after another, landing in a dusty ruin.
“Swish!”
Zhang Ruochen did not stop there, flying out from the dust and charging at the Judgment Envoy once more, roaring loudly, “I, Book Qianchi, have fought a hundred battles without defeat, how could I lose to a mere false god, continue the battle.”
A mere false god?
These were words only a true god would dare say!
The cultivators in the Azure Pear Garden were all baffled and uncomprehending.
Had Book Qianchi gone mad, actually dead set on clashing with a false god?
The Judgment Envoy had clearly planned to withdraw, yet he insisted on provoking, truly interpreting the two words “courting death” to the fullest.
“He… what exactly is his purpose?”
Lian Xi found it hard to understand, her eyes full of astonishment. Other cultivators might think this was Book Qianchi’s personality, deeming him bellicose and unable to accept others being stronger than him.
But she knew Book Qianchi’s true identity.
What sort of shrewd figure was Zhang Ruochen, how could he do something so foolish and impulsive?
He must have profound intentions!
Michael laughed loudly, “I thought Book Qianchi was some formidable and tricky character, unexpectedly he is a brainless fool. Once the Judgment Envoy suppresses and slays him, those cultivators in the Azure Pear Garden will be nothing to fear.”
The number one powerhouse of the Symbol Spirit Realm, Jade True Superior, ranked fourth on the Red Dust Absolute World Scroll, smiled faintly, “Book Qianchi is inherently rash and impulsive, this is not surprising at all. Think about it, selling the corpses of Fu Gu and Mo Yang at the Red Dust Sea Market, such a laughable thing, he would do it, this person must have a flaw in his mind.”
Michael nodded, saying, “Book Qianchi should not last many rounds in the Judgment Envoy’s hands. Rather, Xiang Chunan and Wind Rock over there are quite troublesome, the Twenty-Four Judgment Sword Formation finds it hard to suppress them. I request the Superior to act and lend a hand.”
“Very well! This Superior has long wished to compete with figures on the Absolute World Scroll.”
Jade True Superior stepped on a light bridge formed from gathered symbol patterns, walking towards the Azure Pear Garden in the void.
Great Saints who could enter the Red Dust Scroll all had cultivations very close to half-deity peak. And Jade True Superior, ranked fourth on the Red Dust, even more so possessed the strength to challenge half-deity peak powerhouses, naturally unafraid of Xiang Chunan and Wind Rock.
…
In the Rainbow Cloud Courtyard, a group of ancient gods were in discussion.
Yet Thousand Star God Ancestor had always been observing the battle situation on the island where the Azure Pear Garden was located with his divine sense.
There was no choice, the ancient civilisation factions had reached a juncture of life and death, tonight’s mortal strife was of great importance. The Truth Temple Master, Fallen God Island Master and the others could treat it as a trivial matter, but he valued it immensely.
Originally, when the Judgment Envoy acted, Thousand Star God Ancestor had planned to slay him with divine sense. But considering that such an action would be somewhat unjustified, after all, the one attacked was Zhang Ruochen, on the surface a Kunlun Realm cultivator.
He was just about to remind the Fallen God Island Master when the situation suddenly shifted, turning into Zhang Ruochen proactively challenging the Judgment Envoy, which infuriated Thousand Star God Ancestor, feeling that Zhang Ruochen was too impulsive and rash, unlikely to achieve great things.
Thousand Star God Ancestor’s gaze often glared coldly towards the Fallen God Island Master, as if to say, “See, this is the hope you value, acting without any brains.”
…
In an instant, the Judgment Envoy had already clashed with Zhang Ruochen seven times.
Without exception, Zhang Ruochen was utterly defeated each time.
Yet, what astonished people was that although Zhang Ruochen was beaten miserably every time, he seemed uninjured, instead growing fiercer with each battle.
A surge of anger rose in the Judgment Envoy’s heart, after all he had already stepped through the threshold of divinity, yet he could not even deal with a Great Saint, continuing to stalemate like this, would it not instead build Book Qianchi’s reputation?
Kunlun Realm’s Book Qianchi battling the Judgment Envoy, not falling behind?
When Zhang Ruochen attacked once more, the Judgment Envoy let out a long whistle of divine sound from his mouth, shaking buildings on the island to collapse one after another. The Great Saints of the Heavenly Realm factions could not withstand the impact of the divine sound, retreating rapidly to a distance.
Zhang Ruochen’s eardrums shattered, his five viscera and six bowels in excruciating pain, his skin cracking open.
A deity’s roar could annihilate the life on an entire planet.
“Slay Demon!”
The Judgment Envoy unleashed the divine ability “Judgment Eight Slashes”, before him, heaven and earth saint qi and divine qi from the star soul divine throne condensed into a three-zhang-long Judgment Sword.
This sword slashed out, as if able to open heaven and earth, tearing the island’s ground apart.
How could Zhang Ruochen dare to take this sword head-on, while retreating backwards, he inserted the azure battle sword in his hand into the ground. Shadows of thousands upon thousands of swords rose from the ground with the azure battle sword at the centre, transforming into a sword forest.
Each sword shadow was several zhang tall.
“Boom.”
The three-zhang-long Judgment Sword shattered the sword forest with overwhelming force, even that azure battle sword was split into four sections of fragments.
A divine ability unleashed by a deity could not be blocked, capable of destroying all in the mortal world.
Zhang Ruochen too suffered the impact of the sword qi power, his left arm severed, large amounts of blood spilling out. However, before the left arm could hit the ground, it reconnected, his flesh body restoring to perfect condition.
With one strike successful, the Judgment Envoy immediately slashed out the second chop.
“Slay Saint!”
The divine ability’s might was supremely powerful, suppressed by the Dao locks in the Red Dust Archipelago, unable to display destructive force, otherwise a whole heaven and earth would be swept flat in one strike.
Having lost his battle sword, the corners of Zhang Ruochen’s mouth curved up slightly, no longer retreating, charging forward to meet it, shouting loudly, “Behold my secret art, Dark Clouds Cover the Sky.”
Above the firmament, rolling black clouds truly appeared, covering the skies above the island.
Like a black cloth, taking away the sky.
In a flash, the atmosphere on the island became much more oppressive, as if a violent storm was about to descend.
“What secret art is Dark Clouds Cover the Sky, never heard of it before.”
“The Dragon Clan’s art of summoning clouds and rain? Is that not just the most ordinary holy technique, even Saints can easily unleash it.”
…
In the nearby sea area of the island, the onlookers discussed animatedly.
The secret art unleashed by Book Qianchi seemed to have no power at all, merely summoning cloud layers to obscure the sky.
In the Azure Pear Garden, Ao Xukong, Linglong Fairy, Blue Sea Four Beauties, Hua Chunqiu and the others were all deeply worried, concerned for Book Qianchi’s safety. One must know, he was battling a false god, and earlier his arm had even been severed by the false god.
Other Saint Realm cultivators, even Yuan Hui level representative figures, would immediately flee upon encountering a false god.
Proactively provoking a false god would not end well.
“Look, Book Gentleman has struck the Judgment Envoy flying!” A cultivator from the Book Realm said, overjoyed.
The crowd naturally had also seen it, all utterly shocked.
Only to see, beneath the rolling dark clouds, the Judgment Envoy struck in the chest by Book Qianchi’s palm, his body plummeting fiercely, the saint robe and divine light on his body scattered, blood filling his mouth.
No one knew why the situation had suddenly reversed so drastically, a deity just slapped flying like that!
