Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 596 Great Success
During the fierce battle with Shen Lingxiao, Changsheng's potential was further stimulated, and even his originally slow progress increased significantly.

Although Changsheng, having reached this stage, still had not created the Taiyin Mother Scripture applicable to all humankind, but only had a general framework, his own Taiyin True Scripture applicable to the Taiyin Body and his own Taiyin Way had been basically completed.

Aside from some minor issues that still need further improvement, this ancient scripture is only waiting for the ultimate leap to immortality and the attainment of the throne to be sublimated into the true Taiyin Imperial Scripture.

In the battle with Xin Lingxiao, Changsheng continuously perfected his Dao and Dharma, activating his Taiyin Body like never before.

This process is precisely why cultivators throughout history have been so fixated on individual combat victories. Fighting to the death against a formidable foe of equal strength can indeed maximize one's potential and allow for the rapid mastery of all the achievements gained in cultivation.

Changsheng also gained immense benefits in this process, rapidly consolidating the Dao fruit he had cultivated in seclusion, and even gaining a deeper understanding of his own Taiyin body.

No one with a Taiyin Body had ever reached this stage before, so Changsheng had no way of knowing whether his Taiyin Body had reached its full potential. After all, the Taiyin Body was not like those of the King Body and the God Body, where the Dao-severing stage was the ultimate achievement; nor was it like the Undying Golden Body and the Azure Heaven Overlord Body, where the near-ninth stage was the ultimate achievement.

Compared to these constitutions, the pinnacle of the Taiyin constitution has no clear boundary. At least, no one before the immortals, or even all previous cultivators, knew this.

But now, as he continues to unleash his potential in this battle, Changsheng begins to integrate the various attempts and experiences of the Undying Holy Emperor and the Azure Heaven Overlord in developing his physique, and finally fills in the last unfinished blank in his Taiyin True Scripture, which is suitable for the Taiyin Body.

From this point on, Changsheng could truly confirm that his Taiyin Body had indeed reached its full potential.

In fact, he had come very close to this state before, but since he was a pioneer exploring the path of the Taiyin Body, he hadn't reached its full potential. Now, in the great battle with Xin Lingxiao, Changsheng finally succeeded in transforming and implementing much of his past accumulation, allowing his Taiyin Body to truly reach its peak.

From this moment on, all those who possess the Taiyin Body, like the Indestructible Golden Body, the Heavenly Overlord Body, and the Divine Blood, will have their own supreme secret techniques, allowing them to fully develop their physique step by step.

With this step completed, the battle situation gradually changed. Facing Changsheng, whose strength had further improved due to the mastery of the Taiyin Body, Xin Lingxiao gradually fell into a disadvantageous position.

For cultivators of their level, mastering the Taiyin Body doesn't have that much of an impact. But Changsheng developed the Taiyin Body to this level through his own exploration, so his achievement is far more terrifying and enough to influence the outcome of a battle.

Just like how, even when both the Undying Saint Emperor and the Azure Heaven Overlord reach the Great Perfection or Perfection stage, they are slightly superior to their juniors at the same level. Only geniuses with exceptionally high talent who can adjust their secret techniques to become even stronger according to their own circumstances can compare with them.

As the power of the Yin energy continued to evolve, Xin Lingxiao finally could not sustain it and began to suffer repeated defeats.

Changsheng, having gained power, showed no mercy. Streams of Taiyin Immortal Light rolled down, turning the surrounding starry sky and universe into a dead land, chilling to the bone like hell.

Immediately, Xin Lingxiao's body was pierced by the power of Taiyin, large parts of his body were frozen, and even his divine blood was transformed into black crystals devoid of any life or divinity.

At this point, Changsheng had already secured victory. He still had the potential to grow further, while Xin Lingxiao had reached his limit at this stage and could no longer improve.

Chang Sheng unleashed a powerful Human Dao Divine Fist, shattering Xin Lingxiao's protective divine light and sending him flying. Xin Lingxiao, regaining his footing, coughed up blood, some of it fragments of his internal organs.

The battle began with both sides evenly matched, their strength evenly matched. However, neither of them had yet exhausted their potential, so their abilities continued to improve throughout the battle.

However, Xin Lingxiao reached his limit first and stopped progressing, while Changsheng had not yet reached his limit. With this shift in power, Changsheng's advantage naturally became increasingly apparent, ultimately leading to his victory. Moreover, Changsheng has now surpassed Xin Lingxiao; if they were to fight again, Changsheng's advantage would be even more pronounced.

The victorious Changsheng said, "You lost."

Xin Lingxiao straightened up with difficulty and said, "Yes, I lost. You are a terrifying person. Even after reaching this point, you can still continue to improve."

Changsheng said, "You fought me because you wanted to use my power to break through the shackles left by Emperor Ming, didn't you?"

Although Xin Lingxiao was defeated, he was not discouraged and his fighting spirit did not diminish in the slightest. He laughed and said, "You really can't hide anything from me. Only by breaking through this shackle can I continue to improve and have hope of continuing to compete with you for the position of Dao Proof in this life."

"But to break through this constraint, I need a powerful enough opponent. He must at least be on par with me, or even be able to defeat me now, so that I can use his strength to achieve this."

“Xuanhuang, Wuqi, and Fantian are all shrouded in mystery and their whereabouts are difficult to find, so only you and the Beast God can choose.”

“Compared to him, I have more faith in you and am more willing to cooperate with you. That’s why I released the news that Xiao Ran was imprisoned, so that you could come to the God Clan to fight me and discuss cooperation.”

"And now, with your help, I have opened a crack in this shackle. Changsheng, although I have lost this time, I will challenge you again."

Changsheng said, "According to you, even if I were to lose today, you would still help my human race?"

Xin Lingxiao said, "Yes. After all, the gods and humans are of the same lineage. My father did not separate the gods and humans, so naturally I will not either."

Changsheng said, "Then wasn't my battle all for nothing?"

Xin Lingxiao said, "It's different. If you win, you will command me and the God Clan. If I win, I will command your Human Clan."

Changsheng said, "Then we can talk about cooperation now."

Xin Lingxiao said, "I know your conditions, but I cannot fully accept them. Among the gods who colluded with the ancient clans, those high-ranking members have already been killed by you. Please leave the rest to me. I guarantee that their fate will not be good."

"This time, my divine race will only join you as allies, not as a complete fusion with the human race. In other words, we will obey orders but not proclamations."

"If you want my divine race to completely integrate into the human race and to honor you as the human emperor, it's very simple. If you defeat me again, I will lead the divine race to honor you as the human emperor."

Chang Sheng said, "I already have very little goodwill towards the God Race, and I hope your handling of this matter will not disappoint me. As for the challenge, you'd better hurry up. Perhaps after my battle with the Beast God, I will directly leap to the ultimate throne and become an Emperor, at which point you will no longer have a chance."

(End of this chapter)