Gao Wu: After transforming into a soft girl, I became a calamity?

Standing before the Changming Pagoda, Zhong Chang gazed at the distant sky and sighed softly.

A huge silver rift split the sky in two.

The illusory projections in 【Mirror Flower Water Moon】 use half of the sky as a screen, constantly flickering, making them difficult to see clearly.

Sure enough, the thing I least wanted to happen still happened.

Even from a great distance, he could clearly feel the filthy power rising into the sky.

It's likely that the Yun family has already produced more than one eighth-tier individual, which is why Old Gu had to use his domain to isolate the battlefield.

Why is Mr. Zhong sighing here?

A deep, steady male voice rang out not far in front of him.

Zhong Chang glanced sideways, his eyes showing neither joy nor sorrow, seemingly unsurprised.

The newcomer had a handsome face and a tall, upright figure, and looked to be no more than a young man.

But Chung Chang knew perfectly well that this man had risen to prominence only a decade or so after him, making him a genuine old-timer.

The former patriarch of the Yun family, Yun Shan, had the following abilities:

Sequence 13, [Eight Desolations and Mountain Suppression]!

"Yunshan, your Yun family is, after all, a descendant of the [Wanxiang] clan. Why did you choose to betray them?"

Chung Chang's voice was unusually calm, as if he only wanted a reply and the answer was not important to him.

"betray?"

Yunshan chuckled.

"We simply chose a path different from ordinary people, so how can it be considered betrayal? As for those who died along the way, they were merely necessary sacrifices."

Zhong Chang ignored his nonsense and said directly:

"You came here to destroy 'Eternal Light,' didn't you?"

"So what if it is?"

Zhong Chang snorted coldly, too lazy to reason with him.

Yunshan once worked in the Ministry of National Defense. Whether it was clearing up disasters, building base cities, or training younger generations, he was always conscientious and responsible. He was also an absolute human supremacist.

The fact that it has become like this is enough to show how terrifying that unknown being is.

Spiritual pollution? Or a distorted viewpoint like that of the River of Oblivion?

unknown.

All he knew was that the person before him had embarked on a path of hostility towards humanity.

As their eyes met, Zhong Chang slowly raised his hand.

The whole world suddenly fell silent, so quiet that you could hear each other's heartbeats.

He flicked his finger, and an invisible blade intent flew out from his fingertip.

"Clang!"

With a startling, faint buzzing sound, it arrived in front of Yunshan in the blink of an eye.

However, Yunshan merely snorted coldly, and a strange repulsive force seemed to emanate from his body, forcibly causing it to deviate from its course.

The blade's intent ultimately grazed past his body, neatly cleaving down several tall buildings in the distance before disappearing into the void.

"Boom!"

The tall building that had been cut down collapsed with a crash, stirring up clouds of dust.

Fortunately, the surrounding area had already been evacuated by Chung Chang, and no one was injured or killed.

"Zhong Chang, I've been at the peak of the seventh rank for over a hundred years, and my accumulated experience is in no way less than yours!"

Yunshan's voice carried a hint of exhilaration, and even a touch of madness.

That last move was just Elder Zhong testing him, using less than ten percent of his strength.

In the past, he simply couldn't have stopped it.

It is precisely because of the "intention" and "momentum" contained within that no physical defense can withstand it.

If the necessary prerequisite for breaking through to the ninth rank is to fuse with the rudimentary form of authority, then the necessary condition for breaking through to the eighth rank is to achieve resonance with the laws.

That is, to choose the "path" that best suits oneself based on one's own understanding of one's abilities.

In the process of advancing to the ninth rank, one gradually refines a prototype of authority that suits oneself.

As for the resonance of laws, Yunshan was able to achieve that decades ago.

Talent, physical strength, mental power... he lacks nothing, but he just can't get over that hurdle.

Now that the world is gradually recovering and the path to advancement is becoming easier, he could have broken through to the eighth rank on his own.

However, Yun Ling's immersion in [Chaos] granted him a faster and farther path, potentially even leading him to the ninth rank or higher.

Yunshan instinctively didn't want to recall what happened that night, feeling that he had personally chosen this path, so he might as well go all the way down it.

Anyway, I've worked hard all these years and I don't owe them anything.

The thought of being able to compete with a powerhouse like Elder Zhong filled Yun Shan with a strange sense of excitement.

"Chung Chang!"

The sound, which had been invisible, became tangible, spreading out like earthquake waves and instantly shattering the surrounding buildings.

At the same time, Yunshan's aura surged, and dark golden patterns appeared on his body as he unleashed a punch towards Zhong Chang!

Zhong Chang completely ignored the bombardment of sound, made a fist with his right hand, drew a large sword from thin air, and slashed it down in a simple and unadorned manner!

"Buzz!"

The blade's light and the force of the fist collided with a deafening roar in mid-air.

The shockwave spread outwards from the point of impact, turning the ground upside down as if it had been plowed, and sending debris flying everywhere it passed.

After withstanding a wave of impact, the "sun" behind Chung Chang only dimmed for a moment before standing firm.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

As the two engaged in a frenzied battle, shockwaves turned the area around "Changming" into ruins.

Fortunately, "Eternal Illumination" has the effect of stabilizing space; otherwise, the battle between the eighth-level beings would have caused spatial instability and even forcibly torn open the entrance to the void.

Initially, the two were evenly matched.

However, as the battle progressed, Yunshan quickly fell into a disadvantageous position.

The reason is simple: the power of the [Huangyan War God], who is backed by human territory, is almost limitless, and even awakened beings of the same level and grade cannot easily defeat him.

Although the [Eight Desolate Mountains] can draw power from the earth's veins,

However, beneath Base City One, the earth's veins are filled with a strange purple crystal, which has severed the channel through which Cloud Mountain draws its energy.

If you try to probe with your mental energy, you will be bombarded by the shockwave.

Fortunately, he had already discovered this.

Just as Zhong Chang was trying to forcefully inflict serious injury using the [Knocking on the Barrier] technique, Yun Shan's eyes narrowed, and a twisted power suddenly emanated from his body.

The surrounding light was stretched and bent, as if an invisible giant hand was squeezing the space itself inward.

The rubble, broken glass, and even broken steel bars on the ground were all thrown into the air and flew towards the "black hole" that was gradually taking shape above Yunshan's head.

Even Zhong Chang's attacks were completely distorted and swallowed up by this "black hole".

"The nascent form of authority?"

Zhong Chang immediately saw through the trick.

As gravity suddenly doubled, the "black hole" transformed into a tiny singularity in Yunshan's hand, imperceptible to the naked eye.

With just a thought, a massive explosion capable of easily destroying the entire Base City could be triggered.

"Hehe, as expected of you, you have a good eye!"

Yunshan tilted his head slightly and said confidently:

"I have fully integrated with the [Collapse] authority, and advancing to the ninth rank in the future will only be a natural progression."

"Zhong Chang, I respect you, so perhaps..."

"If you're trying to persuade me to move aside, forget it!"

Chung Chang suddenly laughed, a hearty laugh.

"What do you think I've been doing all these past hundred years, sitting at the very center of the inner circle?"

"What?"

Yunshan's pupils contracted, and a bad premonition rose in his heart.

As soon as he finished speaking, the broadsword in Zhong Chang's hand shattered into pieces, transforming into the shape of a sword!

The sword gleamed with a golden luster, engraved with patterns of the sun, moon, mountains, and rivers, exuding an incomparably majestic aura.

As the sword was revealed, Zhong Chang, empowered by the collective "human force" of the entire core circle, experienced a surge in his aura, briefly reaching...

"Ninth rank?! How is that possible?!"

Yunshan lost his voice.

"How is that impossible?"

Chung Chang straightened his back, his aged body regained its youthful appearance, his beard and hair gradually turned black, transforming him into a dignified young man.

"My nascent form of authority... is named [Humanity]!"