Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 601 After the War
Changsheng emerged from the Dao Fire and once again stood before the Beast God.

The Beast God had just been severely injured by Changsheng, and then repeatedly destroyed his natal magic treasure and a Dharma body that was intertwined with his life to launch a fatal attack on Changsheng. Therefore, he had suffered serious Dao injuries and was almost exhausted.

Changsheng had just fought a great battle with the Beast God and was beheaded by the immortal sword released from the black gourd. He was also burned by some of the Dao-transforming fire, so Changsheng was in a very bad state.

Both of them were severely injured and greatly depleted. While the conditions might seem equal, in reality, the one possessing the secret technique of the "Master" would recover slightly faster, and the "Master"'s current combat strength was already greater than that of the Beast God.

Therefore, at this point, the Beast God not only lost in the battle for enlightenment, but also lost to Changsheng in this ruthless fight to the death.

The Beast God looked at the ever-recovering Changsheng opposite him and said, "Human Emperor, it seems this life should belong to you."

Changsheng said, "I take back what I said before that I wouldn't miss you. Beast God, I will remember you as my opponent."

The Beast God said, "Then let's make our move. However, I, the Beast God, will never sit idly by and wait to die."

As he spoke, the Beast God erupted once more, unleashing a final strike: the Myriad Beasts Divine Fist. He exerted all his strength, transforming all the forms represented by the true blood and supernatural powers he had comprehended and integrated into a torrent of myriad beasts that swept towards Changsheng.

Faced with the Beast God's fatal blow, Changsheng, just as before, unleashed the Humanity Divine Fist. That vast and immortal torrent of humanity, gathering all the knowledge Changsheng had gained during his travels through the universe about the history of human development, crushed the Beast God's myriad torrents bit by bit.

Ultimately, the torrent of humanity engulfed the Beast God's body, reducing it to nothingness.

Although Changsheng had previously won the battle against the Beast God for the position of Dao Proof, it was only by killing the Beast God that Changsheng achieved a complete victory.

At this moment, Changsheng has become the true number one person in the world. It is likely that no one in this life can stop him from attaining enlightenment, becoming the Human Emperor, and creating a new golden age for the human race.

Xin Lingxiao sighed inwardly and turned to leave. He no longer had any chance of defeating Changsheng; he had to find another path to face the next challenge. And it couldn't be too late.

Because his accumulated longevity was now extremely abundant, he could directly trigger the Great Tribulation of Proving the Dao if he so desired. Moreover, judging from his performance, successfully transcending the tribulation would likely not be difficult for him. His time was running out.

As for the three Supreme Beings who had undergone a complete rebirth, they briefly met with Changsheng, exchanged greetings, and then left.

They would naturally have to fight Changsheng, but not now. With the Beast God dead, the ancient alliance would naturally fall apart, and the human race would inevitably launch an unprecedented large-scale purge. As the Human Emperor, Changsheng was clearly unable to extricate himself from the conflict.

Once this matter is resolved, it will be time for them to fight Changsheng. Changsheng naturally understood their meaning, so he simply exchanged a brief glance with them.

However, Changsheng did not pay attention to the human race and the ancient race at this time, but instead focused his attention on the black gourd.

Judging from its appearance just now, this black gourd seems to be an ultimate imperial weapon, but it is very different from a normal ultimate imperial weapon.

Judging from the way the Beast God used it just now, this gourd seems to have no deity, or rather, its deity, even if not dead, is almost dead.

Even under these circumstances, the immortal sword that shot out from the gourd was still extremely terrifying. Caught off guard, Changsheng was directly beheaded in one strike. The Taiyin power he used to protect himself offered no effective resistance. Moreover, the Dao diagram that Changsheng had prepared in advance to try to comprehend and replicate the word puzzle was completely unaffected by the black gourd's attack, allowing him to be beheaded. It should be noted that this was a forbidden artifact personally crafted by an unknown ancient venerable from the mythical era.

From this perspective, if this black gourd were a complete supreme imperial weapon, its power would be unimaginable.

However, judging from these characteristics, the origin of this black gourd seems quite clear; it should be the famous Immortal-Slaying Gourd from the mythological era.

The fact that someone dares to name their ultimate weapon "Immortal Slayer" suggests that its owner must be an extraordinary powerhouse. Moreover, judging from the performance of this black gourd, it is indeed stronger than ordinary ultimate weapons, which indirectly confirms this point.

However, the name of this mysterious ancient being and his experiences have all vanished into the long river of time. Not to mention this era, even in the mythological age, few people knew of him.

In the later period of the mythological era, this black gourd had disappeared without a trace, and few people had ever seen it. Unexpectedly, it was obtained by the Beast God and saw the light of day again. No one knows how he obtained this treasure.

However, at this moment, this precious treasure had already fallen into Changsheng's hands, and he could examine its mysteries and learn more about it.

Changsheng summoned the black gourd and began to examine it. The gourd was made of a very special material, neither gold, iron, nor wood, but it exuded a faint aura of immortality. Even immortal gold might not be able to surpass this material.

Changsheng channeled his divine sense into the black gourd, only to discover that its material not only faintly surpassed that of immortal gold, but also that the various laws and Dao traces within it were extraordinary, slightly superior to the few supreme imperial weapons Changsheng had ever seen. However, Changsheng could not find the whereabouts of its deity within it; it seemed that the gourd had become an empty shell.

Changsheng tried to activate the Immortal-Slaying Gourd, but found that the sword light emanating from the gourd was significantly weaker than the attack he had just been hit by, and it did not have the feeling that made him completely unable to resist.

Chang Sheng frowned slightly. There must be more to this black gourd than what he saw at first glance.

Although the treasure had already fallen into his hands, just in case, he still had to put it into the Human Emperor Seal and seal it with the Primordial Dao Diagram.

Then, Changsheng left the mythical battlefield and returned to the human race. The moment all the human cultivators saw Changsheng, they immediately bowed to him in unison.

Cang Yun said, "The Human Emperor's slaying of the Beast God this time is already unparalleled in this era. It seems that the outcome of this life has been determined."

Gu Tan said, "Judging from the Human Emperor's current performance, he should be ready to make the final leap and become an emperor. When will you trigger the Great Tribulation of becoming an emperor?"

Chang Sheng said, "There are still a few fellow Daoists who haven't made a move yet. Let's wait until we defeat them. Now, what we need to do is launch a full-scale counterattack and reclaim everything that our human race has lost."

"Some accounts need to be settled, and some causes and effects need to be understood."

These high-ranking human leaders were all excited upon hearing this. The human race's period of decline, which had lasted for tens of thousands of years, seemed to be finally coming to an end.

(End of this chapter)