Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 586 Tit for tat
With Changsheng's return to the allied forces of the human race, the morale of the human race was greatly boosted, and they quickly began to gain the upper hand.

Under Changsheng's central coordination, all forces of the human race cooperated closely, their cohesion was enhanced to an unprecedented degree, and they truly became one.

During this period, the Undying Golden Body lineage and the Azure Heaven Overlord Body lineage cooperated and became the right-hand men of Changsheng, playing a vital role.

During this process, many other races also established cooperative relationships with humans, forming a powerful force.

Strictly speaking, the ancient race alliance is more powerful than the human race. However, Changsheng can integrate the human race's power and ensure that orders are obeyed, while the Beast God cannot make these countless different ancient races abandon inter-race cooperation and can only drive them to fight based on interests.

However, even a weakened camel is bigger than a horse. Although the ancient alliance could not compete with the human race on the main battlefield, it still had a larger sphere of influence and stronger overall strength. So they began to stretch the battle lines and expand the battlefield, forcing the human race's united forces to disperse, thus dragging the war into a protracted war of attrition once again.

Playing to one's strengths and avoiding one's weaknesses, and striking where the enemy is weak, was the strategy adopted by the Beast God after suffering setbacks on the main battlefield. This strategy proved effective, leaving the human side overwhelmed, stretched thin, and dragged into a protracted war.

As a result, both sides began to further expand their influence, using various means to gradually win over the major clans that were independent of the two alliances, in order to expand their power and find a breakthrough.

During this period, Changsheng and the Beast God also visited some other top races in the universe to gain their support in order to defeat them.

This chaos continued for decades. During this time, their alliance remained deadlocked, unable to change the situation.

However, in these decades, Changsheng and others have advanced further, becoming near-peak ninth-level cultivators destined for enlightenment. At this rate, in a few hundred years at most, Changsheng will reach the final leap, thus proving himself as an emperor.

In truth, the cultivation speed of immortality can be accelerated, but cultivation speed is not everything; one's foundation and the perfection of one's own Dao techniques are the most important. Although there are not many near-Ninth-Level Dao-Attaining cultivators in the current human universe, there were quite a few cultivators of this level in the past.

However, most of them stopped there, failing to accumulate the necessary foundation for the final leap. Although Changsheng was confident, he was not entirely certain about the final leap, which is why he tried his best to take the most solid step in every step of his cultivation.

Even so, Changsheng's cultivation speed is already very fast. Unless compared to figures like Yuanshi Tianzun or the Immortal Emperor, his cultivation speed is considered extremely fast.

Therefore, the human race's confidence in immortality became even stronger, believing that he would surely defeat the Beast God and become the true Human Emperor.

However, Changsheng himself was not too optimistic. He still regarded the Beast God as a major enemy and did not relax his vigilance in the slightest.

During this period, although Changsheng and the Beast God each commanded their respective allied forces in a great battle, they did not meet directly. They could only observe each other's strength from the sidelines.

Even from just a few fragments and lingering traces, Changsheng could still tell that the Beast God's rate of progress was no less than his own.

Of course, the fact that the Beast God's cultivation speed could catch up with that of the Immortal was also because various ancient clans provided him with a variety of resources and helped him gather the power of faith to assist his cultivation.

Not long ago, Cang Yun, the patriarch of the Cangtian Overlord lineage, encountered the Beast God while trying to recruit a major clan to join the human race, and the two engaged in a great battle.

Because Cangyun became even stronger after being baptized in the Blood Pool of the Azure Sky, the Beast God did not have an easy time in this battle, but he still showed a relatively obvious advantage.

Meanwhile, Changsheng was intercepted by several quasi-emperors of the ancient clan. Although Changsheng quickly killed them and rushed over immediately, he only managed to stop the Beast God from delivering a fatal blow, and Cangyun was still severely injured. Changsheng and the Beast God stared at each other from a distance, their auras constantly clashing, but they still maintained a state of equal strength.

The Beast God sneered, "I can send these ancient races to their deaths without a second thought, yet you're concerned with your own reputation and the lives of these people. You should understand the principle that one cannot command an army with a benevolent heart. You arrived quickly this time, but can you save people every time?"

Changsheng said, "Are you going to run away again this time?"

The Beast God sneered, "Last time I was outnumbered and outmatched, which is why I acted this way. This time, your human cultivators will arrive soon. Do you think I'll be provoked by you?"

Changsheng said, "Then do you dare to take one of my moves?"

Although time was short, there was still enough time if it was just one move. The Beast God also wanted to know what changes had occurred in Changsheng after gaining the approval of the two emperors, so he immediately agreed.

After all, knowing yourself and your enemy is the key to victory in every battle. Changsheng can learn about Cangyun's background based on the course of the battles, but he doesn't know enough about the current Changsheng.

Changqi's blood surged and soared into the sky. Instead of using the power of Taiyin, he used the Humanity Divine Fist, which he had been perfecting over the years, to strike the Beast God.

Countless diverse figures flickered, converging into a torrent of humanity, rushing towards the Beast God.

The Beast God swung his fist, conjuring a torrent of beasts that collided head-on with the current. However, Changsheng was situated within the torrent of humanity, acting as a leader guiding all living beings forward, while the Beast God stood atop the torrent of beasts, high above like a deity.

"We will meet again."

After this move resulted in a decisive outcome, the Beast God spread his Kunpeng Wings, and with a single flap of his wings, a divine wind surged forth, instantly disappearing into the starry sky.

Changsheng did not give chase, but instead plucked a leaf from the laurel elixir of immortality, refined it, and injected it into Cangyun's body, allowing him to fully recover from the severe Dao injuries he had suffered.

Although Changsheng did not witness the battle between Cangyun and the Beast God, he could discern the Beast God's current power from that brief encounter. The Beast God had gathered the true blood and heritage of countless races to forge this supreme Beast God body, and further integrated the power of faith into himself, creating an immortal form.

In this state, his physical body was incredibly powerful, and he also possessed various supernatural abilities, all integrated into one, making him nearly all-around powerful. Perhaps he had no weaknesses, no way to exploit them, and could only be defeated head-on.

After Cangyun woke up, Changsheng learned about the battle from him. After reviewing the events, Changsheng found that his guess was correct.

What Changsheng didn't know was that if he were the Beast God from the original timeline, he wouldn't have been this strong, nor would his cultivation speed have been this fast. This time, it was only because he had gained the support of countless ancient clans.

After all, how could the Beast God in the original timeline have had the opportunity to get so many ancient clans to willingly use their own blood and heritage to help the Beast God cultivate?
It should be understood that gathering the true blood of ten thousand kinds is one of the methods for creating a chaotic body after birth. Although the underworld only created one chaotic monster in the end, it was still a remarkable achievement.

Although the Beast God did not explore the Chaos Body by gathering true blood, he used this method to evolve his physique to a terrifying level, thus naturally becoming stronger.

(End of this chapter)