Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 595 Zhan Xinlingxiao
Chang Sheng didn't attack the other quasi-emperors of the divine race; instead, he turned his gaze to the distance. A powerful aura was faintly emerging, locking onto him. And this aura emanated from Xin Lingxiao.

Clearly, Xin Lingxiao did not want him to continue attacking other quasi-emperors.

In fact, from the moment Changsheng entered the ancestral star of the God Clan, he sensed Xin Lingxiao's aura. But when Changsheng killed the first quasi-Emperor of the God Clan and Xin Lingxiao did not react at all, he realized that perhaps Xin Lingxiao had deliberately sent him to kill these quasi-Emperors of the God Clan.

Based on Changsheng's understanding of Xin Lingxiao from the Ultimate Ancient Path, he had absolutely no belief that Xin Lingxiao would openly sever ties with the human race. The teachings given by Emperor Ming before his ascension were clearly the state that Xin Lingxiao resonated with more.

However, he suddenly deviated from his usual practice and imprisoned Xiao Ran in the Heavenly Prison. He also replaced the high-ranking members of the God Clan who were friendly with the human race, and sent these people to fight against him.

Looking back now, it seems that Xin Lingxiao was using someone else to do his dirty work. He used Xin Lingxiao's power to kill those few god-race quasi-emperors who colluded with the ancient races, whom he himself could not tolerate. He also used this opportunity to suppress this group of god-race forces who hoped for the god-race to be the only dominant force. In this way, he could make the god-race's attitude completely return to what Emperor Ming said, which is that they can not integrate into the human race, but they must maintain a friendly relationship with the human race.

Moreover, this was also to give Changsheng an explanation. He personally killed these quasi-emperors of the divine race who colluded with the ancient race to persecute the human race, and also greatly thwarted these quasi-emperors who hoped for the divine race to be the sole ruler. Naturally, he had vented most of his anger.

In this way, it would be easier for Xin Lingxiao to establish a more harmonious relationship with Changsheng.

Moreover, by pretending that he was not there before and appearing at the crucial moment to stop Changsheng and save the lives of these quasi-emperors of the divine race, it was easier for Xin Lingxiao to use this life-saving grace to pressure them and change their attitude.

Finally, he can also use this process to understand the strength of the immortals and prepare for his battle against them.

Having figured everything out, Changsheng stopped attacking and instead followed Xin Lingxiao's aura. Since the other party had essentially taken the initiative to be friendly, he naturally couldn't push things too far. Besides, the battle with Xin Lingxiao was the priority now.

At this very moment, those quasi-emperors of the divine race who had been suppressed began to rise to prominence again, becoming the leaders of the divine race and starting to purge those members of the divine race who colluded with the ancient race, punishing them severely.

This scene undoubtedly confirmed Changsheng's conjecture, and thus he arrived at the highest peak of the ancestral star of the gods without any hindrance.

Standing atop the highest peak of this ancient star, Shen Lingxiao said without turning his head, "We meet again."

Changsheng said, "Isn't your tactic of using someone else to do your dirty work a bit unnecessary?"

Xin Lingxiao said, "Although they are scoundrels, they are still members of my divine race. I don't want to kill them myself, nor do I want to hand them over to you, so I can only rely on your power. Besides, if you don't vent your anger, something might happen between us. I don't want to go against the advice my father left behind."

Changsheng said, "I see. Then I thank you very much, Brother Xin. But although this matter is settled, there is still one thing that has not been resolved."

Xin Lingxiao said, "You mean Xiao Ran? He was never imprisoned in the Heavenly Prison; that was just a false rumor. He has been cultivating with me all along."

Changsheng naturally sensed Xiao Ran's aura and discovered that he was in seclusion on this mountain peak. He asked the question simply to confirm it himself.

Xin Lingxiao said, "If you want to take him away, that's fine, but you have to defeat me first."

Changsheng said, "If I defeat you, you'll probably have a hard time stopping me from taking them away, won't you?"

Xin Lingxiao said, "Since you've visited the Undying Golden Body lineage and the Azure Heaven Overlord Body lineage, you should know that they can leave behind their divine thoughts, transforming them into Dharma bodies. You don't want me to use this power, do you?" Changsheng said, "Gu Tan and Cang Yun are currently watching this ancient star. Once the Bright Emperor's Dharma body appears, the Dharma bodies of the Undying Saint Emperor and the Azure Heaven Overlord Emperor will also be deployed. I want to see if your Divine Race Ancestral Star can be preserved amidst their conflict."

Xin Lingxiao said, "It seems that we should exercise some restraint and keep these matters within the scope of our individual battles."

Changsheng said, "Of course, state your conditions."

Xin Lingxiao said, "If you defeat me, I will no longer restrict the Xiao family's actions, and I will stand on the side of the human race to fight against the ancient race alliance, helping you to achieve victory; if I defeat you, then you must no longer interfere in any affairs of my divine race, how about it?"

"And no matter the outcome, I promise I won't side with the ancient race, how about that?"

Changsheng said, "Of course, make your move."

Xin Lingxiao said, "You should recover from your injuries first. Besides, our battle should naturally take place elsewhere."

Changsheng had prepared the leaves of the laurel elixir of immortality in advance, ready to refine them at any time to fully recover from his injuries, but since Xin Lingxiao had no intention of taking advantage of him, he naturally did not need to use them.

The secret to longevity continued to operate, and in a short time, he fully recovered his condition.

Thus, Changsheng and Xin Lingxiao left the ancestral star of the God Clan and arrived in a vast, abandoned, and uninhabited star field.

Although Shen Lingxiao did not cultivate the Ancient Scripture of Divine Transformation, the divine blood he inherited from Emperor Ming was already slightly superior to the Divine Emperor's Body. Therefore, in terms of physique, Changsheng was not as good as him.

Of course, thanks to Changsheng being the pioneer who continuously developed and refined the Taiyin Body and gradually cultivated it to its extreme, his Taiyin Body is much stronger than the normal Taiyin Body, so there is not much difference between the two in this respect.

Xin Lingxiao pushed his divine blood to its limit, unleashing a torrent of qi and blood. He transformed into a war god, wielding the Heavenly Punishment Divine Fist, and attacked Changsheng. Changsheng, not to be outdone, also wielded the Humanity Divine Fist to meet the attack head-on.

Two supreme, god-like beings engaged in a fierce battle, unleashing countless divine lights and a sea of ​​immortal radiance that silently annihilated all the stars in their path.

Thanks to the baptism of the Azure Heaven Overlord's essence blood and Changsheng's own exploration of the Undying Saint Emperor and the Azure Heaven Overlord's inheritance, his physical body was no less than that of Xin Lingxiao at this moment. Therefore, the two were evenly matched in close combat, and it was difficult to determine a winner for a time.

Seeing that he couldn't gain an advantage in close combat, Xin Lingxiao immediately changed his tactics. He formed the Divine Punishment Seal, and countless bolts of lightning appeared in the starry sky, transforming into divine spears that fell towards Changsheng. The thunder shook the universe, shattering countless stars. Each ray of lightning emitted a world-destroying divine power, causing the void to tremble.

Upon seeing this, Changsheng unleashed rays of Taiyin Immortal Light from his five great secret realms, which, under the condensation of Changsheng's Taiyin Divine Seal, transformed into a Taiyin Diagram and crushed down.

Both sides unleashed their own forbidden secret techniques, engaging in a fierce battle. Even though they were in a desolate, uninhabited area on the edge of the universe, their auras could still be sensed by cultivators outside the endless starry sky.

(End of this chapter)