Chapter 23: The Daoist Lord's Apprehension (6000 Grand Chapters)
Daojun looked at Wang Sheng.
But Wang Sheng knew that Daojun's eyes saw through him.
The Ninth Realm was a massive transformation, a difference so vast that comparing it to clouds and mud didn't come close.
For a powerhouse of the Ninth Realm, those in the Eighth Realm were not even worth noting.
In fact, after undergoing Nirvana, Wang Sheng didn't have the confidence to face a powerhouse of the Ninth Realm—unless he had an ace up his sleeve.
With the fusion of Divine Body and Self, his strength temporarily increased a thousandfold.
When he killed those two True Monarchs, he had already activated a secret technique.
In an instant, his Primordial Spirit and body melded perfectly together. It seemed unchanged, but in reality, a cataclysmic transformation had occurred.
Primordial Spirit fused with the body.
Strength unified, a true qualitative change occurred.
Daojun didn't care about Wang Sheng, so he failed to notice when he casually struck with his palm.
This palm strike was like a Starry Sky Giant Beast destroying a planet, its power causing an entire expanse of the starry sky to tremble, as if everything must bow before it.
In the Ninth Realm, true powerhouses emerged in the cosmos.
And this was just a casual palm strike from Daojun.
No one in the Eighth Realm could withstand it.
Wang Sheng was fearless!
"This palm strike, ten years ago I had no power to resist, but ten years later, the situation is not the same!"
Boom!
Space roared as the power of Inner Core Skill from his Primordial Spirit enhanced his Qi-Blood, the fusion of these two forces creating an unimaginable qualitative change, surpassing the power of the Eighth Realm.
"Shattering Stars!"
The transformed Qi-Blood empowered his Fist Force, and an across-the-sky Fist Mark appeared. As soon as the Fist Mark manifested, it seemed unstoppable, carrying with it the power to destroy stars and struck against that palm.
The palm of the Ninth Realm was strong, but Daojun underestimated his opponent.
A casual palm could easily annihilate someone from the Eighth Realm, but how could it block a full-powered punch comparable to the Ninth Realm?
Daojun's palm was easily shattered, with the overwhelming momentum determined to obliterate Daojun himself.
Boom!
One strike pushed Daojun back thousands of miles.
Moreover, traces of blood seeped from Daojun.
Caught off guard, he suffered a significant loss.
His previously indifferent expression changed; this was not a power that the Eighth Realm could wield.
With his power, even if it was just an avatar, it wasn't something that the Eighth Realm could injure.
"You did well, beyond my expectations, to have the combat power of the Ninth Realm. You must have used some method. I wonder how long you can last?"
Wang Sheng withdrew his fist and said, "Worthy of Daojun, your strength is truly formidable."
He genuinely believed that Daojun was powerful; that strike he just made had been with his full strength under normal conditions, and still, it hadn't seriously harmed Daojun.
"I originally wanted to kill you, too bad!"
"To kill me, you don't have the capability. I recognize your strength, but you are ultimately not of the Ninth Realm. I want to see how long you can last!" Daojun, having gauged part of Wang Sheng's strength's secret, knew this state could not be maintained for long.
"Heavenly God Body!"
Like a primeval beast breaking its bonds, Daojun's ordinary human form suddenly swelled, transforming into a massive creature.
This creature's body spanned ten thousand Zhang, with a green face and fanged teeth, and wings on its back, resembling a legendary demon from hell.
A mysterious aura enveloped the surroundings, causing the planets around the battlefield to tremble, seemingly ready to destroy at any moment.
This was a characteristic of revealing one's true form in the Ninth Realm.
The powerful true nature affected everything around it.
After Wang Sheng completed his Nirvana, just with his aura, he had turned a wasteland into a devastated landscape.
But Daojun was a genuine powerhouse of the Ninth Realm!
He was the true Starry Sky Giant Beast.
After destroying everything, Daojun shook his arm, easily breaking the space, and across a vast distance, his hands instantly appeared near Wang Sheng, the enormous energy attempting to engulf him into an endless cosmic storm.
But Wang Sheng was no pushover.
He too instantly returned to his true form, possessing part of the essence of the Ninth Realm; though not as vast as Daojun's true form, it was still immense.
Moreover—
"Fatian Xiangdi!"
Another colossal giant emerged in the cosmos.
The giant, just like Daojun's true form, had a green face and fanged teeth, closely resembling the essence of the Path.
Fatian Xiangdi was an unmatched Divine Skill.
Wang Sheng's strength again increased twofold, directly leveraging Daojun's attack.
"So-called Daojun's true form is just this appearance!"
"What do you know!" Daojun flapped his wings, stirring up a storm of stars, countless meteorites in the starry sky getting drawn in, anyone caught in it bound to be buried.
Wang Sheng felt a huge pulling force!
"The force of the storm? No, the storm is just a cover!"
His Primordial Spirit gave him powerful insight.
"Gravity!"
The Path of Daojun, gravity.
The gravity that could destroy stars was distorting space, twisting light, intending to devour everything, to obliterate everything.
Given time, Daojun could stimulate an even more terrifying cosmic storm.
Is this Daojun's power?
"Starry Sky Storm!"
Boom!
Suddenly, the pulling force of the storm intensified, making it difficult even for the Dharma Form to maintain its position.
"Wang Sheng, you exceeded my expectations, to possess the battle power of the Ninth Realm in just ten years, but you are ultimately not of the Ninth Realm, destined to be obliterated by me!"
"So what if I'm not of the Ninth Realm? I stand here, and that's the best response. Sword Array, arise!"
Wang Sheng naturally wouldn't just sit and wait to die.
The Five Elements Sword Formation, now reaching its ninth level, was terrifyingly powerful.
Once the Sword Array activated, it covered tens of thousands of miles of space, its enormous power seemingly fixing the cosmos in place.