Chương 251: Transcendence (Part 7)

Ning Changqing's meticulously prepared nine-layered killing array was completely destroyed. The giant hand blotted out the starry sky, shrouding all laws beneath it. Only at this moment did Ning Changqing truly see the countless powerful divine runes converging into intricate patterns across the palm. An ordinary slap, yet it carried power no weaker than the killing arts of ancient great Emperors. He had to admit—he had underestimated this Immortal Spirit.

Just as the palm was about to descend and obliterate everything, time seemed to freeze. The starry sky suddenly dimmed, and vast lands beyond Emperor City were erased from existence. A flicker of surprise and delight crossed Su Chen's eyes. Ning Changqing had not been killed by that single slap. The moment before the palm could crush him, Su Chen had sensed a faint, obscure power.

"The Nine Innate Supreme Treasures!" Su Chen sighed inwardly. In his previous life, he had searched every corner of the universe without finding even a trace of an Innate Supreme Treasure. He had never obtained the final quarter fragment of the Death Book either. Yet now, Ning Changqing had returned like a king, bringing one of the Nine Innate Supreme Treasures straight to him. No—this was practically delivered to his doorstep. When it came to finding treasures, nothing beat relying on a Child of Destiny.

"The power of time… That must be the legendary Time Wheel," Su Chen thought. Each of the Nine Innate Supreme Treasures possessed boundless miraculous abilities. Ning Changqing was indeed still alive. At the critical moment, he had activated the Wheel of Time within his sea of consciousness, reversing time and space to evade the lethal strike. He now looked somewhat disheveled. He had underestimated the Myriad Laws Emperor Sect's Immortal Spirit.

With only the cultivation of a newly ascended Saint, trying to counter a Great Saint-level Immortal Spirit was still too difficult. But it didn't matter. An existence like him always had backup plans.

"By my calculations… that Chaos Body should be arriving soon." Ning Changqing narrowed his eyes. His disheveled appearance quickly vanished, replaced by calm composure and absolute confidence. At that very moment, Su Chen suddenly sensed a terrifying aura tearing through layers of space. Before the person arrived, an unparalleled fist imprint had already manifested, crushing every Dao and law in its path. Blood qi surged across countless star domains, forming a mighty river.

"What is this aura? Why do I feel fear?"

"One punch shatters ten thousand laws, blood qi suppresses the starry sky. Who exactly is this person? How can he be so terrifying?"

"His target is the Immortal Spirit of the Myriad Laws Emperor Sect! Even the prodigies of myriad races are no match for that Immortal Spirit in a single exchange, and even the damaged Emperor Array was shattered with one slap. Yet someone still dares to challenge such a fearsome being!" Unauthorized use: this story is on Amazon without permission from the author. Report any sightings.

"I know him! That's the Chaos Body—the strongest physique since ancient times! It has actually appeared in this era!"

"What?"

"..." Everyone inside Emperor City was shaken. The Chaos Body had only been recorded once throughout history. Yet since that time, despite the changing eras and the fall of epochs, its title as the greatest physique of all ages had never faded. Inside Emperor City, a majestic figure opened his eyes.

"The Chaos Body… Is that old fellow from the depths of the Chaos Sea's disciple?" Even the Emperor residing in Emperor City had been alarmed.

"A battle between the Chaos Body and an Immortal Spirit—this truly is an unprecedented era." Both the Chaos Body and the Immortal Spirit were legendary beings, said to be destined to become Emperors and hold the hope of achieving transcendence. Ning Changqing had anticipated this. He had known about the Chaos Body long ago. Although his nine-layered killing array had failed to deal with the Immortal Spirit, he still had this backup. The Immortal Spirit would not be able to touch him.

After all, he was the reincarnation of the Heavenly Venerate. Su Chen faced the incoming lethal strike and manifested countless heavenly dharma images around himself. A towering, majestic figure appeared.

"One path suppressing ten thousand laws… So this is the legendary Chaos Body." Su Chen had naturally heard of the Chaos Body's reputation. In the twenty million years he had dominated the universe in his previous life, he had never seen one emerge. Now, with the appearance of a Child of Destiny, even the Chaos Body had surfaced. It was known as the strongest physique since ancient times. Extremely powerful! Interest gleamed in Su Chen's eyes.

Such a rare physique had appeared perhaps only a second time since the dawn of creation. This era had truly exceeded his expectations: a supreme expert from a past life carrying one of the Nine Innate Supreme Treasures, a Chaos Body bearing the title of the greatest physique in history, and himself—an Immortal Spirit cast down from the Upper Realm. The Chaos Body's terrifying punch tore through the fabric of space. Su Chen remained composed. He evolved ten thousand laws and threw a punch of his own.

While the Chaos Body was said to suppress all laws with a single path, Su Chen walked the opposite road in this life—the path of mastering all laws and making them his own. The collision erupted with fluctuations akin to the creation of the world. Everyone in Emperor City felt their scalps go numb at the sight. The two combatants were simply too horrifying. Even the aftershocks of a single exchange were enough to heavily injure them. To outsiders, it looked as if two revived utmost Dao powerhouses were clashing.

"Hahaha! As expected of the legendary Immortal Spirit—you truly did not disappoint me!" A bright, hearty laugh rang out as the vast starry sky was torn open. Chaotic qi surged wildly, weighing down the heavens until they seemed to sink by half. A towering figure emerged from the rift, his eyes shining with sharp brilliance. He was the Chaos Body. The brief exchange had already made him realize how terrifying the Immortal Spirit was.

This was an existence fully equal to himself—one who had achieved perfect mastery of the innate Great Dao and cultivated all laws with exquisite control over each path. He was the second Chaos Body since ancient times, yet this was the first Immortal Spirit he had ever encountered. Someone who cultivated all laws would either remain mediocre or walk a supreme path never before seen. Clearly, Su Chen belonged to the latter.

Su Chen looked at the figure emerging from the rift, the corners of his mouth lifting into a smile. It was the joy of meeting a worthy opponent and the delight of spotting precious prey. In some ways, the Chaos Body's arrival brought him just as much excitement as Ning Changqing had. Su Chen no longer held back his aura. Dense layers of Dao and law spread outward, enveloping countless star domains.

Over the years, he had traveled through many orthodoxies and drawn upon his previous life's foundation, comprehending the paths of all living beings. He alone represented the myriad phenomena of the world.

"Master is getting serious!" The followers behind Su Chen widened their eyes in unison. They had never seen him like this before. Two unparalleled auras clashed fiercely, shattering entire seas of stars. The battle was so terrifying that even the leaders of the great orthodoxies did not dare to probe it with their divine sense. The destructive power was enough to annihilate everything. Only after the heavenly radiance finally faded did they dare look toward the obliterated battlefield.

"Who won this fight?" A sigh delivered the answer.

"I… have been defeated…" It was the Chaos Body's voice. The Chaos Body had ultimately lost to the Immortal Spirit.