Chapter 619 - 618: Slaying Zhao Li! Another Path to Godhood?
Chapter 619: Chapter 618: Slaying Zhao Li! Another Path to Godhood?
Xuanyuan Hong lay on the ground, a dazed look on his mangled face.
He stared up at the two figures tearing the sky apart and was utterly dumbfounded.
He had envisioned countless possibilities.
He’d thought Chu Sheng would summon the Golden Silkworm King Gu, a creature at the First Layer of the Life and Death Realm, to tie up Zhao Li.
He’d also considered that Chu Sheng might use those mysterious Life and Death Realm stone statues to overwhelm him with numbers.
But he had never, ever imagined that Chu Sheng would choose...
...to clash head-on with Zhao Li!!!
That was Zhao Li!
The acknowledged number one expert below the Emperor Realm!
An existence who could withstand a few blows even from a newly ascended, ordinary Emperor Realm expert!
Yet Chu Sheng, a mosquito who had just reached the Emperor Realm, was fighting him to a standstill?!!
What was even more terrifying was...
’How could a mosquito who just reached the Emperor Realm have a deeper Comprehension of Power than a third-layer Life and Death Realm expert?’
’How could a mosquito who just reached the Emperor Realm clash head-on with the Quasi-Emperor’s Body of a third-layer Life and Death Realm expert and still have the upper hand?’
The immense shock even made Xuanyuan Hong temporarily forget the excruciating pain of being flayed alive.
"How is that possible?"
"How can a mosquito be so ridiculously overpowered?"
"Even if it really did receive the complete inheritance of some ancient master, it can’t just ignore the massive gap between realms!"
This was only the second time in Xuanyuan Hong’s life that he had felt such utter shock.
The first time was also because of Chu Sheng.
Back then, Chu Sheng had been just a King Realm mosquito.
Yet he had killed three experts at the First Layer of the Life and Death Realm right before everyone’s eyes.
’Will Old Zhao lose?’
The thought lingered in his mind for only a second before he forcefully dismissed it.
’Impossible! Absolutely impossible!’
’It’s just a mosquito!’
’Even with the most heaven-defying fortune, the gap between their realms is right there. How could Old Zhao possibly lose!’
Meanwhile, the battle in the sky had reached a fever pitch.
The Laws of Water and Fire spun to their absolute limit in Zhao Li’s hands.
His Ice and Fire Two Realms Half-Step Emperor Domain continuously contracted, trying to crush Chu Sheng.
But even so, he was still unable to inflict any real damage on Chu Sheng.
Sweat beaded on Zhao Li’s forehead. The shock in his heart had reached its zenith.
’What fucking mosquito is this?!!’
’Even those Ancient Giant Beasts renowned for their physical prowess would never be this powerful in the Early Stage of the Emperor Realm!!!’
’Do I... really have to call for backup?’
This was the Xuanyuan Family estate, and experts were as common as clouds in the sky.
With a single shout, more than a dozen Life and Death Realm experts would immediately rush to his aid.
However, if he did that, his reputation as the "number one expert below the Emperor Realm" would be utterly ruined.
He could already imagine how people would talk about him: ’That’s it? The so-called number one expert below the Emperor Realm? Can’t even beat a mosquito!’
Just as Zhao Li hesitated, torn by indecision...
Chu Sheng suddenly used Instant Teleportation and appeared right beside Zhao Li.
Zhao Li’s heart skipped a beat, and he subconsciously tried to mobilize the Power of Law to defend himself.
But at that moment, he made a shocking discovery...
The Power of Law within his body was as if frozen, completely and utterly immobile!
"What’s going on?!"
Zhao Li was terrified. A chill shot up his spine.
He suddenly recalled the time in the Capital City when Chu Sheng had killed two experts at the First Layer of the Life and Death Realm simultaneously.
He had been there, and he’d seen it with his own eyes: those two experts had also suddenly frozen in place, completely at Chu Sheng’s mercy.
’So this is Chu Sheng’s trump card!’
In that instant, Zhao Li didn’t dare hesitate any longer. Forgetting all about his reputation, he screamed with all his might, "Help! Someone help! Work together and kill this beast!!"
This was the core of the Xuanyuan estate. As the strongest individual after the Ancestor, Zhao Li’s call to arms should have been undeniable.
Normally, the moment he cried out, a swarm of experts should have descended upon them.
Yet, he screamed himself hoarse, and the surroundings remained deathly silent. Not a single person appeared.
In the entire Xuanyuan Family, only one person could stop so many experts from intervening.
"Ancestor... why?"
Zhao Li couldn’t understand why, nor would he ever get the chance.
After casting [Mortal Realm] and restricting Zhao Li’s Power of Law...
...Chu Sheng immediately began to channel the Law of Thunder with all his might.
[Nine Tribulations Thunder Prison!]
In an instant, dark clouds gathered as lightning flashed and thunder roared.
Countless purple bolts of lightning, each as thick as a barrel, descended from the heavens like enraged dragons, forming a massive cage of electricity that completely engulfed Zhao Li.
"AH!!!"
Zhao Li let out a bloodcurdling scream.
Under the terrifying bombardment of lightning, his vaunted, unkillable Emperor’s Body was torn to shreds in an instant, as if it were made of paper.
The next second, with a deafening BANG...
...Zhao Li’s body was blasted into a pulpy mess. Not even a shred of his Divine Soul managed to escape.
The number one expert below the Emperor Realm.
DEAD!!!
Seeing this, every muscle in Xuanyuan Hong’s body, still lying on the ground, trembled violently with absolute terror.
He could never have imagined that Chu Sheng would actually kill Zhao Li.
He was an expert at the third layer of the Life and Death Realm!
An existence just one step away from the Emperor Realm!
Just like that... he was killed by a mosquito in the Early Stage of the Emperor Realm?
Immense terror seized his heart.
He no longer cared about the excruciating pain. He scrambled to his feet, trying to crawl away, terrified that he would be Chu Sheng’s next target.
However, Chu Sheng paid him no mind.
Chu Sheng didn’t relax after killing Zhao Li. On the contrary, he grew even more vigilant.
The Xuanyuan estate was full of experts. After Zhao Li’s desperate cries for help, reinforcements should have arrived almost instantly.
He had even been prepared to bring out the Twelve Ancestral Witch Stone Statues for a massacre.
But what happened?
Not a single person came to help.
To be able to suppress all those experts, to make them stand by and watch as Zhao Li was killed...
...Chu Sheng couldn’t think of anyone other than the Xuanyuan Family’s ancestor, Xuanyuan Changfeng.
’What is this old geezer up to?’ Chu Sheng wondered.
’He just watched his own descendant get flayed and his most capable subordinate get killed without any reaction at all?’
Just then, a voice suddenly echoed from within the Primordial Grotto Heaven. It was Immortal Venerable Shi Xi.
"He wants to become a god."
Chu Sheng froze. He quickly sent a sliver of his consciousness into the Primordial Space and asked urgently, "Immortal Venerable, what did you just say? Xuanyuan Changfeng wants to become a god?"
"That is correct," Immortal Venerable Shi Xi’s voice replied, as calm as ever.
"There is someone nearby who has touched the threshold of the Divine Realm and could break through at any moment. It must be the Xuanyuan Changfeng you mentioned."
’This isn’t how the story is supposed to go!’
’The Xuanyuan Ancestor ascending to godhood is a huge deal. Gu Yuexi must have known about it in her past life!’
’If she knew, then how could she have been unaware of the Forbidden God Law? Is that why she ultimately failed to ascend to the Divine Realm?’
Unfortunately, the Little Empress wasn’t with him, so Chu Sheng could only shelve his doubts for now.
"Immortal Venerable, isn’t Blue Star under the Forbidden God Law you established? How can that old geezer possibly become a god?"
Immortal Venerable Shi Xi said, "I have indeed told you of one method to ascend to godhood under the Forbidden God Law."
"That method causes no harm to others."
Immortal Venerable Shi Xi paused before continuing, "But there is another, exceptionally evil method that can also allow one to forcibly break through to godhood, even under the suppression of the Forbidden God Law."