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ArabicThe Protagonists' Chat Group: Beyond the Boundaries — Chapter 342
Chapter 342: Movements of Other Group Members
However, as they hadn’t met the chat group’s mysterious upgrade requirements, everyone could only wait, focusing on their own cultivation and worlds.
They also didn’t know precisely what the chat group’s “ranking requirements” entailed. The group seemed to have its own internal, complex set of combat power evaluation standards, not solely based on raw power or realm.
Currently, according to the group’s interface, only Lin Dong, Xiao Yan, Shi Hao, and Luo Feng’s overall combat power evaluations were still considered ‘below standard’ for triggering the next upgrade.
Shi Jian observed the chat group interface. Aside from the significant time spent within the time-anchored dimensions of the Projection of the Heavens and the Heavens’ Instance Dungeon, the frequency of people chatting in the group during their ‘normal’ time was quite high.
During this period, he wasn’t the only one making rapid, world-shaking progress.
…
Eternal Life World.
Deep within a hidden grotto-heaven, surrounded by swirling nebulae of pure Yuan Qi, Fang Han let out a long breath.
“I’ve finally subdued the Black Emperor Tidal Banner!”
He reached out and grabbed. A dark, flowing banner, seemingly woven from the essence of the deepest oceans and coldest nights, fell into his hand. It radiated an immense, ancient power.
This was a Peerless Grade Dao Artifact – the Black Emperor Tidal Banner!
[Inorin’s Note: A ‘Peerless Grade Dao Artifact’ (Jué Pǐn Dào Qì) is an extremely powerful magical weapon in the Eternal Life world, just below Immortal Artifacts.]
As the Black Emperor Tidal Banner fused into his palm, merging with his Black Emperor Water Emperor Fist technique, the Water Emperor Protective Aura surrounding him instantly underwent myriad, profound changes.
Within Fang Han’s body, a true balance, a perfect transformation between Yin and Yang, water and fire, was finally achieved. His magic power began to surge intensely, climbing at an exponential rate.
He felt as if he had opened a third eye, his Heavenly Eye, and the fundamental essence of the world was reflected before him with unprecedented clarity.
The world was composed of laws, billions upon billions of laws forming the Three Thousand Great Daos. Various karmas intertwined, and countless substances existed whose ultimate nature could not be fully explored.
For the first time, the very prototype of the Great Dao was displayed before him.
The protective aura and magic power within Fang Han’s body transformed, condensing into an indescribable, nascent Qi flow.
This Qi flow appeared Chaos-colored, a swirling mixture of black and white, primordial and profound. It contained the terrifying ability to change the fundamental laws of reality.
This was Creation Origin Qi.
[Inorin’s Note: ‘Creation Origin Qi’ (Zàowù Xuán Qì) is the signature energy of the Creation Realm, allowing cultivators to manipulate matter and laws, effectively ‘creating’ phenomena.]
Using this Creation Origin Qi, one could turn stone into gold, water into oil, or even directly transform living beings into pigs or dogs with a thought.
This was the ability of a creator. This was the fifth stage of the Longevity Secret Realm: the Creation Realm!
Fang Han’s power surged uncontrollably at this moment. His magic power, measured in the esoteric units of his world, rapidly increased, breaking through the trillion realm.
A trillion. This was a terrifying, symbolic number. In the lore of the Eternal Life world, ‘trillion’ represented the omen and luck between heaven and earth. Reaching a trillion in power meant one could begin to influence and change one’s own luck and destiny.
With the aid of the Minor Fate Technique, coupled with the near-infinite resources obtained from the Myriad Worlds via the chat group, and a hundred years of arduous, non-stop cultivation…
Fang Han’s current strength had reached a truly terrifying level.
Within the entire Yuhua Immortal Sect, aside from the three ancient Sages of Yuhua, perhaps even the current Sect Master, Feng Baiyu, might not be able to contend with him.
“Perhaps… it is time I go explore other worlds,” Fang Han mused, retracting his aura.
“It’s just a pity I haven’t been able to completely kill Hua Tian Du in this world yet!”
Fang Han waved his sleeve, dispersing the remaining energy fluctuations, a sigh escaping his lips.
He had half-resolved the matter of Hua Tian Du, his fated nemesis, but not completely.
Previously, he had decisively won his life-or-death battle against Hua Tian Du. However, just as he was about to deliver the killing blow… Hua Tian Du was rescued by the Alliance Master of the Taiyi Sect.
Even though Fang Han knew the future ‘truth’ from having read his own story, he couldn’t directly defy the flow of events to kill Hua Tian Du prematurely.
There seemed to be a kind of Heavenly Destiny, an inescapable karma, involved. His relationship with Hua Tian Du was too complex, like two sides of the same coin, destined for a final confrontation.
The time for them to truly determine their Heavenly Destiny was not now.
However, this had little impact on Fang Han’s plans. Hua Tian Du was already meat on his chopping block; he couldn’t cause any more significant trouble.
Now that he had broken through to the Creation Realm, his cultivation had reached a temporary bottleneck. This wasn’t something that could be advanced simply by long-term seclusion or consuming medicinal pills.
It was time to go out and see the wider myriad worlds.
He had wanted to visit other people’s worlds before. Originally, he had planned to go to the Perfect World after dealing with Hua Tian Du, especially since several group members, including Shi Jian and Shi Hao, were currently active there.
However, after he finished dealing with Hua Tian Du, he checked the situation. There were no major battles happening in the Perfect World at that moment; Shi Jian was in seclusion.
So, he hadn’t gone.
Now, he could finally go and take a look.
Just as he was about to formulate his travel plans, he suddenly saw a new message pop up in the group chat, from Yang Qi.
…
Like the other people in the group, Yang Qi was also not idle.
His cultivation in the Sage Monarch world had improved significantly. Just like in the original novel, he had joined the prestigious Invincible Hall within the Taihuang Academy.
His cultivation had now broken through to the Heavenly Rank Realm. Ordinary Heavenly Rank individuals could not do anything to him.
[Inorin’s Note: The ‘Heavenly Rank Realm’ (Duó Tiān Jìng) is a major realm in Sage Monarch, signifying the ability to ‘seize mandate from heaven’.]
Furthermore, he had grasped a trace of the true power of the Mark of the Gods. With it, he was almost invincible throughout this universe.
[Inorin’s Note: The ‘Mark of the Gods’ (Zhū Shén Yìn Jì) is Yang Qi’s primary cheat, granting him immense power and control over godly forces.]
During this time, he had been primarily using the Heavens’ Instance Dungeon and the Projection of the Heavens functions for cultivation, keeping a relatively low profile and not causing much commotion in the outside world of Taihuang Academy.
As a result… perhaps because he seemed too quiet… he was treated like a soft persimmon.
Someone directly came knocking on his door, looking for trouble.
“Yang Qi! Jian Shiqi! You two have committed heinous crimes by killing our sect’s students! Why do you not quickly surrender and accept the judgment of the Law Enforcement Hall?!”
A voice filled with undisguised killing intent spread out, echoing through the Invincible Hall’s territory.
A group of fierce-looking experts clad in imposing black armor surrounded Yang Qi’s residence.
Yang Qi, meditating within, opened his eyes. He saw this scene and finally laughed, but it was a laugh filled with cold anger.
Damn it.
If I don’t cause trouble for others, you should be thanking the heavens! Now you dare to provoke me?
Even more heaven-defyingly audacious was that these Law Enforcement Hall people even dared to subtly threaten him with his family back in the Rich Lush Continent?
Yang Qi instantly became enraged. His killing intent boiled over.
He immediately had the idea of completely reorganizing the Taihuang Academy, starting with this rotten Law Enforcement Hall.
So, he called for backup.
【Yang Qi: “Brothers, I want to take over a force here and replace its corrupt leadership. Those with time, please come and help me clean house.”】
Yang Qi was preparing to turn everything upside down this time.
However, currently, only he and his loyal follower, Jian Shiqi, were truly part of his faction in the Invincible Hall. They were severely short on manpower for a hostile takeover.
That’s why he sought help in the group.
“Taihuang Academy…”
Shi Jian’s eyes lit up after seeing the message in the group.
If he remembered correctly, this force seemed quite large, spanning multiple continents and dimensions.
Such a large force should have quite a lot of resources, right? He was currently starving for resources.
He had only completed four out of the nine transformations for Immortal Ascension; the remaining five transformations required an astronomical amount of high-level energy and resources.
Without any surprise, he directly activated the chat group’s teleportation function.
…
“I never thought you people from the Law Enforcement Hall would actually tear off your masks, losing all face. Since that’s the case… all of you can just die.”
As soon as he arrived in Yang Qi’s world, stepping out of a spatial rift near Yang Qi’s residence, Shi Jian heard such a cold, murderous voice.
“All of you can just die.”
As these words came out, Yang Qi exuded a fierce and malevolent aura. He suddenly made a move.
Although the Law Enforcement Hall had brought many experts, not a single person saw how he attacked.
Only a sickening crack sound was heard.
An expert from the Law Enforcement Hall was fiercely grabbed by the throat and lifted effortlessly by Yang Qi’s large hand.
This was a person at the Heavenly Rank Sixth Stage, the Overlord Heavenly Rank level. A slight movement from him could normally blow up a planet, create a minor plane, and traverse spacetime as easily as strolling in a garden.
Now, in Yang Qi’s hand, he was even more fragile than a small chicken.
“You…”
This expert didn’t expect Yang Qi to be so fierce and tyrannical, attacking without warning. Just as he was about to issue a threat…
Pop.
He was completely annihilated by Yang Qi.
His entire body instantly imploded, collapsing like a deflated skin, becoming nothing more than a sheet of human skin. All of his essence, Primordial Spirit, soul, Dantian Qi Sea, blood essence, and bones were pulverized into pure energy.
His entire cultivation transformed into a single, precious pearl-like relic that fell into Yang Qi’s palm.
Not only Shi Jian, but the other members of the group who teleported over—Fang Han arriving almost simultaneously with Shi Jian—saw this very scene the moment they arrived.
They saw Yang Qi casually killing a high-level expert and turning him into a pearl and a skin rug.
“This essence relic pearl can become a decoration in my Pure Land of Gods. Perhaps it can add a few satellites outside my Saint King Star Domain,” Yang Qi mused, glancing at the human skin contemptuously.
“The decorations in the Invincible Hall are too poor. When my master returns from seclusion, I’ll need to get more human skins like this for carpets, to properly decorate the floor.”
His voice was very calm, devoid of emotion, which made many of the surrounding Law Enforcement Hall members’ hearts turn cold with terror.
An expert at the Overlord Heavenly Rank level… instantly became a human skin in his hands. Such methods were too terrifyingly demonic.
“Kill him! He has already become a Devil Head! Our Taihuang Academy’s Law Enforcement Hall has never had an enforcer killed like this!”
Several Supreme Grand Elders, who had been overseeing the operation, looked at Yang Qi hysterically, their eyes bloodshot with rage.
After they finished speaking, without a second thought, they fiercely attacked. Instantly unleashing heaven-reaching divine light and terrifying immortal techniques.
Wherever their attacks passed, destruction occurred, aiming to obliterate Yang Qi entirely.
“Then today you will see it,” Yang Qi sneered. “Three weaklings, who haven’t even cultivated Divine Rank Qi arts, only mastering some great immortal techniques, yet you dare to be arrogant in front of me?”
Yang Qi snorted coldly, and the Pure Land of Gods appeared around him, a realm of golden light filled with chanting angels and divine power.
It instantly blocked all incoming attacks.
His killing intent soared to the sky. Disregarding everything, he slaughtered his way towards the Grand Elders.
He unleashed the killing move of the Hand of God with a backhand strike, while the Eternal Heavenly Song chanted forth, empowering him with divine halos.
With one strike, the three Supreme Grand Elders were forcefully sent reeling back, spitting blood.
Yang Qi then moved like a phantom through the surrounding crowd of lesser experts. With every strike of his palm or fist, an Elder or student from the Law Enforcement Hall was killed, their bodies exploding into essence pearls.
Shi Jian and Fang Han, who were the first to arrive, exchanged glances. Without any hesitation, they also directly attacked the surrounding Law Enforcement members.
Fighting as soon as they transmigrated? This rhythm was a bit fast, but they were used to it.
Not everyone in the group came this time. Xiao Yan, Lin Dong, and the new member Li Qiye arrived shortly after. The others (Meng Qi, Luo Feng, Shi Hao) had matters at hand and couldn’t leave immediately.
After Xiao Yan, Lin Dong, and Li Qiye arrived, they looked at the chaotic situation – Yang Qi battling three Grand Elders while Shi Jian and Fang Han were mowing down the others. Without hesitation, they immediately took action as well.
Just kill them all first, ask questions later.
In just an instant, nearly a hundred Elders and students from the Law Enforcement Hall died tragically. Each of these individuals was a master with heaven-reaching cultivation in their own right.
Yet, here, they were being slaughtered like chickens.
Upon seeing this scene, the three Supreme Grand Elders were enraged to the point of splitting their livers and gallbladders.
Killing people in the Law Enforcement Hall… this was something that hadn’t happened in hundreds of thousands of years!
“Colluding with outsiders! Killing Taihuang Academy disciples! This Yang Qi is a Devil Head, no longer human!” one Grand Elder shrieked.
“Quickly! Notify the Elder King! Notify the Son of Heaven! And summon the Deputy Hall Masters! Let them come and see the true colors of the Invincible Hall, the outrageous rebellion!” they shouted, sending out emergency messages.
“Three old fogeys, still not dying?”
Yang Qi leaped up, ignoring their calls. A hint of the Nether God’s Spear appeared in his hand, condensed from pure divine power, and dense halos from the Eternal Heavenly Song empowered him.
The Final Elegy of the Twilight Movement! Netherworld consciousness descended!
The Elder with the weakest cultivation among the Grand Elders shrieked as he was instantly pierced through the body by the spear. His internal Small World was also pierced, shattering his foundation.
Shi Jian watched Yang Qi fight the Supreme Elders from the side, occasionally swatting away lesser flies. He was carefully comprehending Yang Qi’s application of the Divine Elephant Suppressing Prison Strength.
Yang Qi had also cultivated to the Dragon Elephant Realm. His combat power was extremely terrifying.
[Inorin’s Note: The ‘Dragon Elephant Realm’ is a high stage within the Divine Elephant Suppressing Prison Strength, signifying immense physical power.]
Although both of them cultivated the same technique, there were still significant differences in the details and their personal insights. Comparing and verifying with each other would indeed grant them both some new insights.
“Hmm, so the Eternal Heavenly Song can be used like that…”
“His Hand of God’s power is indeed stronger than mine currently…”
Shi Jian devoured Heavenly Rank realm experts one after another with his Hell Furnace, absorbing their energy while casually commenting on Yang Qi’s technique.
Don’t tell me, don’t tell me… the people of this world taste quite good.
They also had True Qi Small Worlds within their bodies, which were satisfyingly crunchy when refined. This was very different from the Immortals of the Exotic Realm!
Yang Qi’s current combat power was practically invincible in the Heavenly Rank Realm. He easily subdued the remaining two Supreme Grand Elders of the Law Enforcement Hall, crippling their cultivation.
However, the commotion they created had also alarmed the entire Taihuang Academy.
A majestic person clad in a regal yellow robe appeared in the sky, his aura vast and ancient.
As soon as he appeared, the surviving Elders and experts from the Law Enforcement Hall cried out desperately.
“King of Law! Elder King! There are people from the Invincible Hall here, committing treason! Please come out and preside over justice!”
This was a true high-ranking official within the Law Enforcement Hall, an ancient existence. He rarely emerged, usually remaining in deep seclusion in the endless void, comprehending and attempting to break through the Heavenly Dao.
Now, he had been alarmed.
“Evil creature!” the Elder King boomed, his gaze locking onto Yang Qi. “Are you the one who wants to erase my Law Enforcement Hall from the Taihuang Academy?”
“Do you know how long my Law Enforcement Hall has existed? Is my Law Enforcement Hall something your fledgling Invincible Hall can compare to? As long as Taihuang Academy is immortal, the Law Enforcement will be immortal!” The Elder King stood high above, his voice filled with judgment.
“Idiot,” Yang Qi directly cursed out loud, showing no respect.
This time, he wasn’t planning a small disturbance. He was planning a major purge. Otherwise, if it were just a small disturbance, why would he need help from the group members?
“Today, I will completely eradicate your Law Enforcement Hall. However many people you have, I will kill them all!”
“Brothers, let’s go!”
Yang Qi instantly used the Hand of God to completely kill another captured Supreme Grand Elder. The Hand of God destroyed all tangible and intangible existences, annihilating people along with their Primordial Spirit imprints.
Shi Jian and the other group members, who had paused momentarily, did not try to steal the show. They just stood there like high-level NPCs awaiting orders.
Upon hearing Yang Qi confirm that he wanted to kill everyone, they instantly sprang back into action.
In just a blink of an eye, hundreds more Heavenly Rank Realm experts affiliated with the Law Enforcement Hall were slaughtered mercilessly.
“What?!”
Seeing so many disciples and elders killed right before his eyes, the Elder King’s face turned pale with disbelief and fury. He had seen many ruthless people, but someone as reckless and utterly lawless as Yang Qi, he had never encountered before.
Yang Qi didn’t give him a chance to ramble further. “Heaven and Earth without gaps! Boundless Maha! Sun and moon reincarnation! Void shifting! Yin and Yang turning!”
He roared, and a brilliant golden light erupted from his brow – the Mark of the Gods.
Instantly, this entire space – tens of thousands of miles encompassing the Law Enforcement Hall’s headquarters – was completely peeled away from the Taihuang Academy’s main plane.
Yang Qi was actually going to drag the entire area, enemies and allies alike, into the Maha Hell!
Taihuang Academy was incredibly large. Although named an academy, it was a super-force that spanned countless continents and worlds. Just this Law Enforcement Hall alone occupied a ridiculously large territory.
This was ultimately the territory of the Taihuang Academy. Yang Qi was also afraid of other unforeseen circumstances or interference from stronger entities, so he decided to wipe them all out in one go, directly pulling them into the endless Hell.
And then killing them all there!
He activated the Pure Land of Gods, the Eternal Heavenly Song, and the Hand of God simultaneously.
He instantly peeled away tens of thousands of miles of space and leaped with this entire chunk of reality through the void.
This stripped space was thrown by him into the depths of the void, and then it suddenly crashed into the barrier leading to the endless Maha Hell.
Intense, pure Devilish Qi surged out, flooding the captured space.
The people from the Law Enforcement Hall were dumbfounded, finding themselves suddenly in a hellish landscape.
Shi Jian, Xiao Yan, Lin Dong, Fang Han, and Li Qiye were also dumbfounded.
【Xiao Yan: ‘You can fight like this? Dribbling the entire map and running away?’】
【Lin Dong: ‘Where the hell did this guy bring us?! This place feels dangerous!’】
Shi Jian’s eyes glowed as he felt the incredibly pure, high-level Devilish Qi around him.
Maha Hell. An unlimited buffet.
To be honest, he had been coveting Yang Qi’s Mark of the Gods and his connection to Hell for a long time. This was a prime opportunity.