“How bold!”
“Ant, are you looking for death?!”
“I gave you a chance, and you didn’t treasure it. You’ve provoked me again and again—don’t blame me… for completely erasing you!”
Seeing that Chu Junge actually dared to make a move against him, Hong Tian’s face darkened to the point it seemed like water could drip from it. In a fit of fury, dazzling divine brilliance burst from his body like a blazing sun. A cold glint flashed in his eyes as he extended one finger, aiming to suppress Chu Junge.
BOOM!
It was as if a great sun had collapsed, setting mountains ablaze and boiling seas. The entire great hall trembled violently. The terrifying pressure forced Li Fan to flee in panic from the hall.
Faced with Hong Tian’s retaliation, Chu Junge’s expression remained indifferent, showing no change at all. His body merely quivered slightly. Behind him, the divine phenomenon of the [God-King Bathed in Thunder] emerged. Thunder filled the sky in an instant. The projection of the God-King raised a finger, and boundless divine lightning roared, transforming into a thunder dragon that surged toward the blazing sun.
Not only that, behind Chu Junge, illusory shadows of divine beings and demon lords stood like guards with heads bowed, as if awakening ancient, eternal might. A trace of divine might belonging to gods and demons overflowed. At that moment, his Divine Body was pushed to the absolute limit. One punch burst forth, shaking the mountains and rivers. The shockwaves alone instantly reduced the entire great hall to dust.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
What is a Great Being?
The Immortal Platform Realm is divided into nine stages. Each small stage differs vastly in strength—so much so that the difference between stages in the Immortal Platform Realm is far greater than the entire gap from Body Tempering Realm to Immortal Platform Realm. Thus, each stage has its own unique title.
The nine stages are called the Great Being Realm, Dao Lord Realm, Venerable Realm, Sub-Saint Realm, Saint Realm, Saint King Realm, Great Saint Realm, Quasi-Emperor Realm, and Emperor Realm.
The 1st stage of the Immortal Platform Realm is the Great Being Realm.
Fighting a Great Being’s divine thought?
Yes—fighting a Great Being’s divine thought!
Having already fled the palace and distanced himself, Li Fan couldn’t help but swallow hard when he sensed the terrifying aftershocks of the battle between Chu Junge and Hong Tian. Then, a flash of delight surfaced in his eyes.
“Chu Junge, oh Chu Junge, have you become so arrogant? Haha! Heaven is helping me, truly helping me!”
“To fight a Great Being’s divine thought? Are you looking to die?”
“A mere sliver of a Great Being’s divine thought is enough to crush countless Void Refinement Realm cultivators. No matter how strong you are, there’s no way you can be a match.”
“Maybe… today will be the day Chu Junge dies!”
“What a pity… I won’t get the chance to kill him with my own hands.”
Li Fan was ecstatic and secretly delighted. Thinking of this made him slightly regretful, and a cold smirk formed on his lips. So what if he couldn’t kill Chu Junge himself? As long as Chu Junge died, that was enough. He could already see Chu Junge’s death…
BOOM!
Just as Li Fan was lost in his fantasies, a thunderous explosion erupted. Boundless shockwaves surged out, as if a blazing sun had fallen from the heavens. Violent energy scattered countless clouds across the sky.
In Li Fan’s eyes, filled with horror and disbelief, Chu Junge struck Hong Tian down with a single punch.
Li Fan froze.
What kind of joke was this? A Great Being’s divine thought… couldn’t defeat Chu Junge?
A Great Being’s divine thought wasn’t even a match?
And it had only been a few seconds before being instantly crushed???
Impossible! Absolutely impossible! How could this be possible?! What kind of damn joke is this!
Li Fan was dumbfounded, feeling like the sky was collapsing. The world had gone insane. He must not have woken up yet.
“Impossible… You’re only at the peak of the Core Formation Realm. How can you be this strong?”
Even Hong Tian couldn’t believe it. After being severely wounded by Chu Junge, his once-solid form had started to become faint and transparent.
Though his strength was less than one-tenth of his peak, divine thoughts of a Great Being were still divine thoughts. He had assumed that suppressing Chu Junge would require little effort—yet he couldn’t win?
What kind of absurd joke was this!
“To maintain the operation of this secret realm, you’ve consumed massive power over countless ages. Your strength has long been reduced to barely the Heavenly Bone Realm. You think I don’t know that?”
“And you still dare put on a front? Who are you trying to fool?”
Floating in the air, Chu Junge looked down at Hong Tian with a half-smile.
“…”
Hong Tian.
“Only the strength of the Heavenly Bone Realm left?”
Li Fan’s mindset crumbled completely. No wonder Hong Tian had been tolerating so much. So this guy… was just for show?!
No—that’s not right. This was still a Great Being’s setup. There must be a backup plan. There had to be something… Li Fan held his breath, full of unease yet hopeful as he looked toward Hong Tian.
At this moment, he was even more desperate than Hong Tian for Hong Tian to win!
“Ant! You forced me into this! I admit your strength as a junior is monstrous, but do you think… this is all I’ve got?!”
Hong Tian’s eyes grew cold as he stood up slowly, killing intent radiating from his gaze. In an instant, the entire Golden Crow Secret Realm began to tremble. It was as if the very source of this realm was boiling. Streams of energy rapidly gathered into Hong Tian’s body.
HUM!
Just as Hong Tian began charging up, Chu Junge took a step forward. The [Ninefold Body Tempering Technique] activated. Behind him, the phantom of a savage giant from ancient times let out a thunderous roar.
“The Ninefold Body Tempering Technique? The imperial scripture created by the founder of the Overlord Body?! The Body Tempering chapter is known as the strongest imperial scripture for the Body Tempering Realm!”
Hong Tian wasn’t like those ignorant fools from the Star River Sect or the Celestial River Holy Land. The moment he saw the phenomenon behind Chu Junge, his pupils shrank, and his mind was shaken.
Then, Chu Junge took another step. The [Blood God Scripture] began operating. In the haze of divine light, a boundless sea of blood manifested behind him.
“The Blood God Scripture!? Are you kidding me? Ninefold Body Tempering Technique for Body Tempering Realm, and Blood God Scripture for Blood Refinement Realm?!” This chapter was taken from g.com without permission.
Hong Tian’s scalp went numb.
Chu Junge took yet another step, then another. The divine phenomena from the [Dao Canon] and the [Heavenly Dao Foundation Scripture] manifested one after another.
When the phenomenon of the [Extreme Demon Blood Foundation Method] appeared as well, Hong Tian was completely petrified.
“…”
Hong Tian.
Who am I?
Where am I?
What am I doing?
His mind was ringing.
Every cultivation realm—he cultivated the strongest imperial scripture for each?
Even the supreme secret art [Extreme Demon Blood Foundation Method]?!
No wonder he was so strong. No wonder he was this strong…
“That was the Immortal Divine Demon Body earlier!? The Chu Clan? Are you a descendant of the Chu Clan?!”
“No… that can’t be. Even someone from the Chu Clan shouldn’t be this powerful. Who are you really?!”
A sudden flash of realization came over Hong Tian. He recalled the Divine Body phenomenon Chu Junge had triggered earlier. Though he recognized Chu Junge’s bloodline, it only left him more confused.
What a joke. Even if you were from the Chu Clan, you couldn’t be this ridiculously powerful. If that were the case, the Chu Clan would have already unified the entire lower realm. Who exactly is this young man?!
BOOM!
As for Hong Tian’s question, Chu Junge clearly didn’t intend to answer. When his power had fully reached its peak, he raised his hand and struck downward.
In an instant, infinite energy gathered. Empowered by divine might and the evolution of Innate Qi, a massive palm manifested from the void and came crashing down on Hong Tian.
Hong Tian’s already unstable divine thought was once again heavily damaged. His form became utterly illusory, unable to even hold its shape.
“Are you the one who’s crazy, or am I? Do you really think I’d sit around and wait while you charge up your ultimate move?”
Seeing Hong Tian’s disbelieving eyes, Chu Junge sneered.
He could never understand those villains in novels—clearly able to finish things but wasting time with threats. Even when their opponent was clearly powering up, they just stood by pretending to act cool.
When I see you using a secret technique, do you think I’m dead or blind? Why would I just watch you cast it?
“…”
Hong Tian.
“Young people these days… have no respect for martial ethics!!!”