After all, heâs a true prodigy; it took him more than six hundred years to get from Foundation Establishment to Divinity Transformation.
"This kidâs cultivation talent is downright terrifying!"
Situ Wu was utterly shocked.
Looking at things now, crushing this bug today is going to be tougher than I thought.
And to make things trickier, Yan Zhen from the Immortal Realm is also standing by.
The two clashed fiercely for over a hundred rounds, neither able to gain the upper hand.
"Immortal Venerable, you absolutely canât let Lin Changâsheng go. If he lives, heâll definitely be a huge threat to us someday."
Zhao Fuhu chimed in from the side, stoking the fire.
He used to think heâd soon catch up to Lin Changâsheng, especially now that heâd just reached Nascent Soul.
But to his shock, while heâd only just stepped into Nascent Soul, Lin Changâsheng had already advanced to the Divinity Transformation Stage.
That gap of one Great Realmâeven if he worked at it for centuries, heâd still be chasing.
Right now, Zhao Fuhu thought Situ Wu hadnât brought out his full strength yet, which was why Lin Changâsheng hadnât been killed in a single stroke.
So he hoped Situ Wu would unleash all his cultivation and crush Lin Changâsheng.
"Who wouldâve thought, you little pest, that you could break through to Divinity Transformation. But even so, youâre dead meat today!"
Lin Changâsheng had only managed to block his strike just now, probably by burning all his primordial power.
While heâd only used a casual move.
He wanted to see exactly how many sword strikes Lin Changâsheng could endure.
"What a coincidence, I want to see how long you can hold out too."
Lin Changâsheng curled a grin at the corner of his lips.
Heâd just made it into Divinity Transformation and hadnât fought at full force yet. Might as well use Situ Wu as a sparring partner.
Letâs see what this guy is really made of?
Without another word, Lin Changâsheng activated the Dragon God Celestial Venerable Saint Body.
ROARââ
A thunderous dragonâs roar shook the skies. A five-clawed golden dragon soared upward, circled high above, then dove into Lin Changâshengâs body.
In the next instant, Lin Changâshengâs flesh grew madly at a pace visible to the naked eye.
In seconds, his physical body surged straight to the middle stage of Divinity Transformation.
"What kind of secret technique is that? It actually lets the body leap an entire Great Realm?"
Qianyang Daoistâs eyes went wide with disbelief.
Any Golden Core cultivator knows that boosting your body up a whole Great Realm with a body strengthening technique is insanely tough.
And Lin Changâsheng is already at Divinity Transformation, making any physical improvement even more impossibly hard.
Yet Lin Changâsheng seemed to push his flesh to new heights like it was nothing.
"Junior Brother Lin is way too cool! Why didnât I help him back when I had the chanceâmaybe..."
Li Muyun looked at him with starry admirationâletâs be real, girls love the strong. Thereâs no girl who could resist a guy with power like his.
"Maybe you two couldâve ended up together? Get your head out of the clouds. With that crazy talent, why would Junior Brother Lin ever look at you?"
Xin YunâEr teased, instantly popping Li Muyunâs bubble.
Xin YunâErâs jab was the cold splash Li Muyun needed, snapping her back to reality.
With talent like his, even admiring from afar is a blessingâno way heâd pick someone like them.
They might count as promising disciples in the Liuyun Immortal Sect, but compared to Lin Changâsheng? Worlds apart.
With his body strengthening, Lin Changâsheng felt like he had endless power churning inside.
"Die for me!"
Lin Changâsheng shouted furiously, swinging his Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasure and launching blade aura after aura at Situ Wu.
As Lin Changâsheng attacked, Yan Zhen struck too.
Her sword danced, unleashing a powerful cold ice presence. The air for a hundred yards around her froze solid, bitter cold stabbing to the bone.
"Heaven! Profound! Break!"
With each word Yan Zhen spoke, her spirit treasure burst with light, swelling to a hundred times its size. The massive Celestial Vault ice-and-snow sword aura crashed straight down at Situ Wu.
Situ Wu had fought Yan Zhen before, so he knew capturing her was nearly impossible. He instantly focused all his attention on Lin Changâsheng.
If he could kill Lin Changâsheng, he could retreat safely.
"Little bug, die for me!"
Situ Wu shouted, unleashing his Primordial Spirit Dharma Body. A clone split off from his body, launching itself at Lin Changâsheng.
His true body squared off against Yan Zhenâs cold ice sword qi.
BOOM BOOM BOOMââ
Almost instantly, twin shockwaves thundered across the sky.
The violent primordial power shattered ancient trees nearby, kicking up clouds of dust and sand.
Both sides crashed hard, neither letting up, each channeling more and more primordial power to intensify their attacks.
Limitless primordial power surged in, making both moves crazier and stronger.
"Primordial Spirit Dharma Body? This guyâs peak isnât just Divinity Transformationâheâs way more than that. We cannot let him escape! If he recovers his full strength, killing him later will be hell!"
Lin Changâsheng thought tensely to himself.
A cultivator with the Primordial Spirit Dharma Body is at least a Void Refining Stage supremo.
No normal Divinity Transformation can manage that.
Situ Wu is no ordinary nobody; even below peak, his powerâs no joke.
With his primordial power raging, Situ Wuâs strength ramped up, and he sent Lin Changâsheng flying with a single palm.
"This guy is tricky. Should I help out? You just need to promise me one tiny condition."
The old manâs voice echoed in Lin Changâshengâs mind.
He hadnât expected the Immortal Relic Land to be this wild.
Not only were people from Cold Jade Palace of the Immortal Realm present, but members of the Celestial Nether Sword Sect were hiding here for recovery too.
"No need!"
Lin Changâsheng refused without even thinking.
The old man thought Lin Changâsheng would ask for help, so he could haggle for a price.
Never thought Lin Changâsheng would turn him down so flatly.
"Then you better be careful. That guy hasnât unleashed his ultimate move yetâthe Celestial Nether Gods Sword. If he does, you might not be able to stop it!"
The old man warned, almost like he was trying to scare Lin Changâsheng.
Lin Changâsheng was a little surprised to hear that.
Not surprised by the strength of the sword technique, but by how the elder seemed to recognize who Situ Wu was.
"Whatâs this guyâs background? You seem to know him pretty well?"
Lin Changâsheng asked curiouslyâknow thy enemy, win a hundred battles; intel is always good.
"Thought you didnât need my help? What do you keep asking for? What would I get from telling you?"
The old man retorted, sounding a bit sulky, like he was trying to get Lin Changâsheng to bargain. He wasnât about to give away info for free.
"Fine, whateverâyou think I canât handle him without your help? Celestial Ghost Devouring God Technique!"
Losing out in primordial power, Lin Changâsheng immediately activated the Celestial Ghost Devouring God Technique.
This secret technique is ruthless; it burns lifespan for a quick boost in cultivation.
But if Lin Changâsheng lacked anything, it sure wasnât spirit stones or lifespan.
Heâd snatched a thousand years of lifespan from the old man for freeâno point in wasting it.
"You little punkâusing up my lifespan so fastâ"
The old man cursed and muttered, but there was nothing he could do.
With his lifespan burning, Lin Changâshengâs cultivation soared, rapidly boosting toward the middle stage of Divinity Transformation.
Situ Wuâs heart skipped watching it happen.
How much fortune has this guy had?! Where does he get these bizarre techniques?
But seeing Lin Changâsheng burn lifespan to up his cultivationâhe figured the kid was desperate, backed into a corner.
Once the secret technique fades, killing him would be a breeze.
But contrary to his expectations, only a moment later, Lin Changâsheng broke through to the middle stage of Divinity Transformation, his primordial power surging like the ocean.
"Celestial Nether Gods Slash!"
Situ Wu didnât wait any longer and launched his strongest ultimate move.
His giant sword swept in a circle, instantly carving a tunnel behind him like a rift in time and space.
With the thrust of his sword aura, a massive spectral sword shot forth from the tunnel, slamming at Lin Changâsheng.
"Break!"
Lin Changâsheng didnât flinch, striking back with the Myriad Nether Heaven-breaking Slash.
Thousands of souls fused into a gigantic Celestial Vault blade, charging straight at the incoming sword aura.
BOOM BOOM BOOMââ.
This time, Situ Wu didnât gain a single advantageâLin Changâshengâs savage blade aura knocked him backward, his eyes brimming with disbelief.
An Immortal Realm genius like himself, forced to eat dirt again and again in this ant-infested landâutter humiliation.
Even though he fought Lin Changâsheng with just a Primordial Spirit Dharma Body, it still showed just how freaky Lin Changâshengâs cultivation was.
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