Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 563 Repelling the Beast God
Just as Changsheng finished his battle, the battle between the Beast God and Mu Renqing also came to a conclusion. However, this time the Beast God emerged victorious.

Although Mu Renqing possesses the top-tier Human King Physique and has strong personal talent, he is still slightly inferior to a true young ancient emperor like the Beast God.

In an era without sufficiently strong competitors, Mu Renqing might have been invincible, cultivating an unassailable aura, thus accumulating the necessary strength for the final leap and successfully attaining enlightenment. Many who have attained enlightenment have actually succeeded in this way.

Many so-called prodigies with the potential to attain enlightenment are actually like this. If they follow the conventional path, it will be very difficult for them to succeed in attaining enlightenment. However, if they can break through the encirclement and become invincible for a lifetime, they may greatly increase their chances of success in attaining enlightenment.

However, when faced with a true young emperor who could demonstrate the qualities of an ancient emperor without needing such accumulation, Mu Renqing had no chance to make up for that slight deficiency. This could be considered a case of being born at the wrong time.

The Beast God's Ten Thousand Beasts Divine Fist pierced through Mu Renqing, shattering his body into pieces, and he achieved victory. But just as he was about to deliver the killing blow, he discovered that Changsheng had already won and even successfully killed the Prince of Light.

Under the pressure of the immortal's energy, the Beast God had no choice but to stop and did not unleash this fatal blow.

Both he and Changsheng were quite exhausted after their victory and lost the ability to fight for a long time. If Changsheng had attacked him when he was attacking Mu Renqing, he might have suffered a great loss and been left here.

The Beast God looked at Changsheng and said coldly, "Do you want to fight me now?"

Chang Sheng said, "We both fought hard against a powerful enemy, and we were both greatly weakened. Our conditions are basically the same, so it wouldn't be unfair for us to fight now. Why not?"

The Beast God chuckled menacingly, "Then come and try."

Ignoring Mu Renqing, who had lost his ability to fight, the Beast God confronted Changsheng head-on as he attacked.

Neither of them had the energy to test each other; they immediately used their strongest techniques and engaged in a fierce clash.

Because they were both in poor condition, they held nothing back in this battle, going all out to finish the fight quickly. Fighting in this state made every move a hundred times more dangerous than usual.

The more the Beast God fought, the more alarmed he became. Changsheng's Yin Body was clearly not suited for close combat, while his Beast God Body was a perfect physique that combined the essence of various divine beasts. Yet, the two were evenly matched in their battle, which showed how wonderfully Changsheng used his Yin Power.

Although Mu Renqing suffered a heavy defeat, he has begun to recover. If this continues, he may be attacked from both sides, and not only will he be unable to win, he will also suffer a great loss.

Therefore, the Beast God immediately abandoned defense and attacked without defending. He ignored the Taiyin Seal that Changsheng had thrown at his chest and swung his fist directly at Changsheng's Immortal Platform, as if he wanted to kill both of them.

Countless divine beasts surged forth on his fist, including a Kunpeng spreading its wings, a white tiger riding the wind, a true dragon leaping, and a divine elephant treading the earth... All these endless divine beast shadows merged into one, transforming into a supreme divine fist that seemed capable of shattering the void and annihilating the starry sea.

Changsheng disregarded everything else and concentrated all his power into this one strike. The endless Taiyin Immortal Light condensed and transformed into a black full moon, exuding waves of Taiyin power that could annihilate everything, as if he truly wanted to fight the Beast God to the death.

Countless celestial lights and phantom images of divine beasts emanated from them, silently annihilating countless meteorites and some uninhabited stars in the vicinity, turning them completely into cosmic dust.

Finally, the divine light dissipated, leaving only Changsheng standing in the void, half of his head blown off, blood and flesh flying everywhere, while opposite him were only the remaining flesh and blood and aura.

Chang Sheng sighed softly and activated the "Zhe" secret technique to quickly heal his injuries.

The reason he had just made that seemingly suicidal move was because he wanted to use the "Zhe" secret technique to ambush the Beast God and secure victory. However, the Beast God's seemingly suicidal attack was actually just a feint; his real purpose was simply to use the Kunpeng Wings he had condensed to soar into the sky.

As a result, Changsheng and the Beast God exchanged blows. Although the Beast God was more seriously injured, he had already left safely to avoid being surrounded by Mu Renqing, who had recovered from his injuries, and he also broke Changsheng's plan based on the "Zhe" secret.

The beast god, who transformed into a Kunpeng and soared into the cosmos, left behind only one sentence: "Our battle is not over yet."

Changsheng's thoughts were somewhat complicated. From the perspective of the human race, he regretted that he had failed to kill the Beast God, a formidable enemy. In the future, the Beast God might pose an even greater threat.

But as a cultivator, he was also happy about it. After all, it meant he still had a chance to defeat the Beast God himself.

After calming his thoughts, Changsheng went to Mu Renqing's side, who had already repaired himself but whose injuries had not yet healed.

Mu Renqing sighed, "I have lost. It seems that I am not the emperor this time."

Chang Sheng said, "The essence of cultivation is to become a stronger and more perfect version of yourself. Perhaps you should focus more on your own progress rather than the outcome of competing with others."

Mu Renqing said, "You're right, but it's easier said than done. Changsheng, it seems that whether a human emperor can emerge in this life depends on you."

"In the battle just now, I have clearly realized that I am inferior to you. I only hope that you can achieve your wish and become the Human Emperor."

Chang Sheng said, "Then I won't stand on ceremony. I will definitely become the Human Emperor and make the human race rise again."

Mu Renqing felt a great weight lifted from his shoulders. Now he could finally put down the burden of the revival of humanity and entrust it to Changsheng, and focus more on his own cultivation.

When embarking on the ancient starry road, Mu Renqing placed the responsibility of reviving the human race first, so he had to strive to be the first in everything and try to be the banner and leader of the human race.

But over the years, he has come to realize that, just as he did not receive the title of Human King back on Ziwei Star, the title of Human Emperor who led the rise of the human race was not something he could bear.

Looking back, Mu Renqing realized that Changsheng might truly be the more suitable person to become the Human Emperor. He had actually known this for a long time, but only now, when Changsheng truly surpassed him, did Mu Renqing set aside his arrogance and acknowledge it.

Seeing that Mu Renqing had not lost his spirit despite being defeated by the Beast God, Changsheng was relieved.

After reviewing this ultimate ancient path, Changsheng said, "We should go back."

Mu Renqing said, "You mean, go back to Ziwei? But right now, shouldn't you be focusing on your cultivation to prevent yourself from falling behind?"

Chang Sheng said, "No, cultivation requires a balance of effort and rest. At our stage, progress cannot be achieved through hard work and arduous cultivation, but through enlightenment. I have a premonition that Ziwei Star will make my state of mind more complete. Besides, don't you miss them?"

Mu Renqing said, "Now you are the one who has the potential to become the Human Emperor, I will listen to you."

(End of this chapter)