The Protagonists' Chat Group: Beyond the Boundaries — Chapter 417

Chapter 417: Li Changshou Battles Bai Xiaochun, the Battle of the Cautious Kings

Shi Jian made his move, a razor-sharp ray of light shooting from between his eyebrows. This was the pure condensation of the Law of Order, the sublimation of countless years of profound insight.

Even a peak Immortal King would be instantly reduced to ashes upon touching it.

Facing such a devastating attack, Zhang Sanfeng remained utterly calm.

Points of divine radiance shot forth from Zhang Sanfeng, like divine flowers blooming, or like the rising sun and the bright moon in the sky, splendid and sacred.

It instantly met and shattered that ray of light.

Around his Physical Body, countless swirling black holes appeared, instantly connecting with the Heavens and Myriad Realms, and an invincible Divine Might pressed down towards Shi Jian.

Shi Jian frowned slightly, acknowledging the threat. This Zhang Sanfeng was very strong.

A Wuxia character, growing to such a terrifying degree within The Heavens Orphanage, was truly extraordinary.

But, Shi Jian thought, Not enough yet.

According to the Multiverse Director’s classified files, Zhang Sanfeng had successfully comprehended the ultimate Dao Fruit of “Dao of Extremity.”

Mastering a Dao Fruit of that caliber, shouldn’t his battle power be far greater than this initial show of force?

Shi Jian stood tall and mighty, unmatched throughout history, his body shining with a myriad of lights as he stood between the heavens. He formed Seals with his hands, his eyes sharp as cosmic swords.

His palm print was like the Heavenly Dao itself, possessing the sacred power to destroy all things. His figure floated like a fish in water, completely detached.

“Senior, may I witness your Dao Fruit’s true power?” he asked. It was his first time fighting someone who wielded a true Dao Fruit, and he was immensely curious.

Zhang Sanfeng nodded upon hearing this genuine request.

“The Dao Fruit is not truly invincible; using the Dao Fruit to fight against your specialized Cultivation System, I know I am not your absolute opponent in the long run!”

“But watch closely!”

Zhang Sanfeng’s expression was calm. With his hands, he drew a massive Tai Chi Yin and Yang diagram, and an indescribable Aura of ultimate peak ascension rose from him.

His eyes gleamed with cold lightning, as if seeing through every secret of the world. Shi Jian felt an inexplicable chill, sensing that everything about himself—his techniques, his vulnerabilities—had been momentarily seen through.

Zhang Sanfeng’s Cultivation underwent a violent, instantaneous change. Myriad orders and countless Laws were conjured at his will, cycling through the entire Perfect World system.

The eternal order, which had been broken, was reassembled on his body.

Shi Jian felt a profoundly familiar Aura rise: the Aura of the Blood Moving Realm. Blood Moving Realm, Cave Heaven Realm, Inscription Realm, Array Realm…

The Aura on Zhang Sanfeng’s body climbed steadily. In just a blink of an eye, he directly ascended to the Immortal Emperor Realm, perfectly progressing according to the Perfect World Cultivation System.

“The path has ended; Immortal Emperor is the Dao of Extremity in this world…” Zhang Sanfeng spoke, confirming the power level.

Shi Jian was somewhat surprised by this instantaneous ascent. The battle power Zhang Sanfeng displayed without his Dao Fruit was already almost infinitely close to the Sacrificial Dao level!

Shi Jian originally thought he would become absolutely invincible after utilizing his Dao Fruit. But he didn’t expect that after he used his Dao Fruit, he only superimposed Immortal Emperor battle power onto his original peak Cultivation.

This Dao Fruit doesn’t seem that strong? Shi Jian mused.

“You are not the best opponent for this ability; your Cultivation System is unique,” Zhang Sanfeng explained calmly. “Immortal Emperor is the Dao of Extremity in your reality, so I can only ascend to Immortal Emperor level here. But those of you who cultivate this system can undergo further transformation beyond Immortal Emperor…”

“There is still a path beyond the end of the road, the Sacrificial Dao Realm!”

“But my Dao Fruit cannot walk that ultimate path…”

“He is the best opponent for my true power…” Zhang Sanfeng raised his hand and attacked, striking Shi Jian, then looked pointedly at Yang Qi in the distance.

Shi Jian’s shoulder was pierced by the sudden, focused attack, revealing ghastly white bone, and his Emperor-level blood rained down. However, he appeared to be deep in thought, ignoring the wound.

He roughly understood Zhang Sanfeng’s meaning. The Dao of Extremity allows one to quickly ascend to the peak of the Dao in a specific universe. The Immortal Emperor Realm is indeed the Dao of Extremity in the Perfect World—the Road End level.

But there are unique individuals who can still forge a path beyond Immortal Emperor—the path to Sacrificial Dao and beyond.

If Zhang Sanfeng’s Dao Fruit were thrown into Yang Qi’s world, where the Dao of Extremity is the Non-Existence Realm (Lord of Civilization), he could instantly ascend to the highest level, making his power vastly superior to his current state.

He could directly achieve Supreme God combat power, or even Non-Existence Realm equivalent strength. His battle power would be many Realms beyond Immortal Emperor.

The Dao Fruit is indeed strong, but it is environment-dependent.

The Dao Fruit of “strengthening after death” that Li Changshou is currently striving for is the same. Strengthening after death is powerful, but if you’re sealed and can’t even die, then wouldn’t you be dumbfounded?

Shi Jian reaffirmed his belief: My own Dao Fruit is still the best. Replicating all Dao Fruits and supreme concepts.

“Thank you, Senior, for your insightful guidance and your willingness to reveal the Law…” Shi Jian attacked again, a myriad of divine lights rising from the ground, piercing through endless space, causing space to collapse and cycle violently.

Zhang Sanfeng responded by drawing a massive Tai Chi Bagua diagram in the void. Excluding the influence of the Dao of Extremity Dao Fruit, his base strength and Shi Jian’s were perfectly matched—a true clash of cosmic peers.

…

The other members from the Chat Group and The Heavens Orphanage almost immediately found their respective opponents at the very beginning of the battle. Then they began their duels.

Only two people among them were the exception: Li Changshou and Bai Xiaochun.

At the moment the battle began, both Gou Kings intentionally hid in the back, meticulously planning their entry. This resulted in everyone else matching up with opponents, leaving only the two of them without a direct foe.

So, without exception, the two masters of caution found themselves confronting each other.

They stood facing each other from a distance, their eyes darting around the surrounding chaos. One look at their shifty, calculating expressions was enough to confirm that both of these guys definitely had ill intentions and were expecting a prolonged battle of psychological warfare.

“Kill!”

Li Changshou attacked first, not with his true body, but with a powerful Incarnation. The Incarnation moved like wind and lightning, instantly appearing before Bai Xiaochun. Its five fingers spread, and dazzling light pierced forth, enough to completely penetrate even a Great World.

An immensely powerful pressure firmly locked Bai Xiaochun down.

Bai Xiaochun’s face instantly revealed a frightened expression—a look of sheer, theatrical panic, as if he had been utterly scared senseless.

“Don’t hit me! Please don’t hit me!” he cried out with a loud, sobbing voice, but his hand movements were not at all hesitant or clumsy.

His hands flailed wildly, blocking left and right with expert precision. He looked as disheveled as could be, yet he perfectly blocked every single one of Li Changshou’s forceful attacks.

Sounds like iron hammers colliding and sharp swords clashing echoed. The Void Realm around the two of them became violently distorted.

“This guy is definitely also a cautious bastard, still pretending to be weak…” Li Changshou analyzed from his hidden location. His gaze toward Bai Xiaochun was filled with eerie, calculating light.

Given his own character, how could he possibly attack first with his main force? That was just one of his powerful Incarnations.

Now, with killing intent fully revealed, the Incarnation attacked fiercely, yet Bai Xiaochun could easily block it. How could this guy be simple?

Bai Xiaochun blocked while grimacing, looking very comical and victimized. But Li Changshou didn’t underestimate him in the slightest.

The Incarnation attacked repeatedly, its offensive growing more and more rapid and deadly.

“It hurts so much! It hurts so much!” Bai Xiaochun still cried loudly, flailing his arms and legs, yet simultaneously attacking fiercely and accurately.

“Bang!”

While saying words of surrender, one foot, seemingly inadvertently, suddenly kicked Li Changshou’s Incarnation.

It was a fierce and perfectly accurate kick, shattering Li Changshou’s lower abdomen armor.

Li Changshou’s Incarnation was kicked, tumbling away into the void. Bai Xiaochun noisily rushed forward, wiping genuine-looking tears while fiercely stomping on the retreating Incarnation.

Li Changshou, hidden in the dark, was speechless with a mix of fury and grudging admiration. Clumsy acting. Too despicable.

“All Dharmas are empty, only I stand alone, perishing with the world!”

His stomped-on Incarnation instantly unleashed terrifying Divine Laws, and in an instant, it became eternally indestructible, its Divine Might overwhelming, with unparalleled great magical power concentrated around it.

This was a terrifying Divine Ability, capable of annihilating everything nearby. A myriad of divine lights rose from the ground, piercing through everything. Space collapsed, everything was destroyed.

This was a desperate measure—a move to sacrifice the Incarnation to test the opponent’s true strength.

Bai Xiaochun was flustered, wailing, tears streaming down his face, looking utterly disheveled, but his Physical Body remained completely unharmed.

His feet continued to stomp fiercely on Li Changshou’s Incarnation, completely unaffected by the world-ending light. That world-destroying ray of light shot towards his body but was easily pushed away by a gentle, invisible force.

“Too despicable…” Li Changshou felt that this guy was not only cautious but also a master of the double-bluff—a true “dog” in every sense of the word.

Clearly stomping with genuine glee, yet still pretending to be the innocent victim.

His Incarnation continuously shifted positions, displaying supreme spatial Profound Truths, and the Void Realm phantoms continuously changed locations, but they seemed to be locked on.

Bai Xiaochun was like a maggot attached to bone, following like a shadow, completely unable to be shaken off.

This guy was clearly chasing his Incarnation to stomp on it, but he was crying bitterly, looking convincingly like a victim of coercion.

“Actually, I really don’t want to hurt people… Waaaaah!” he said, crying genuine-looking tears, as if being coerced and threatened by others, looking pitiful.

But his actions were not pitiful at all. He reached out with both hands and instantly grabbed Li Changshou’s Incarnation.

With a violent shake, in an instant, Li Changshou’s Incarnation was splattered with blood. He was torn apart bare-handed. Flesh and blood flew everywhere.

The next moment, Bai Xiaochun’s tear-streaked expression changed somewhat. After Li Changshou’s Incarnation was torn apart, blood and flesh splattered.

But the next moment, his flesh and blood instantly ignited, erupting with a scorching divine light. Being too close, Bai Xiaochun couldn’t avoid the explosion at all.

Terrifying divine light erupted. He was enveloped within the annihilating force.

“Boom!” All things were annihilated, Laws were shattered.

When the divine light dissipated, Bai Xiaochun appeared in the Void Realm, covered in dust, his robes singed.

That sudden, sacrificial attack caught him slightly off guard. Although it didn’t kill him, it did make him a bit disheveled, forcing him to expend effort.

“That was an Incarnation, making it so real? Damn beast, coming to steal and deceive me, this pure, big boy!” Bai Xiaochun was endlessly surprised.

Even before the battle, he had realized that this Li Changshou would definitely be difficult to deal with and definitely a sly old fox. But he didn’t expect this guy was so devious, letting an Incarnation fight him.

Even more terrifying was that even Bai Xiaochun himself couldn’t distinguish the authenticity of this Incarnation.

He cautiously guarded his surroundings. His Divine Sense spread out, carefully exploring the environment for the location of the true body.

Bai Xiaochun’s Aura rapidly ascended, his mind momentarily devoid of joy or sorrow, as if he had entered a peculiar state of hyper-awareness. In this state, his perception of his surroundings became crystal clear.

The next moment, a confident, predatory smile curved his lips. “Caught you…”

The small cauldron behind him instantly attacked, a destructive intent erupting. The surrounding starry sky twisted, and an extreme destructive Qi spread thickly, as if to annihilate everything.

A figure suddenly burst out from a crack in the void, carrying a domineering, mad, and overwhelming Aura.

After this figure rushed out, the Void Realm behind him completely shattered. If he had been even a second slower, this person would have perished with the starry sky.

His face showed profound surprise, shock, and confusion. “You actually found my true body!”

Bai Xiaochun’s eyes burst with sharp light, not answering, but instead throwing a punch. This punch contained his full Cultivation, his Physical Body, his Dao, and everything he was.

With one punch, the starry sky was pulled, twisting in all directions, like a colliding storm, emitting an earth-shattering sound.

The person opposite also swung his fist to meet it, his majestic body instantly appearing before Bai Xiaochun. Also throwing a punch.

No Divine Ability, no spell. But every punch was a Divine Ability, was a spell.

The two dueled in this Void Realm, exchanging tens of thousands of punches in a short time.

With every punch that landed, both grunted in pain. After tens of thousands of punches, both spat out fresh blood.

They looked genuinely injured. This was a very strong, decisive duel—a mutual destruction. In a sense, every exchange between them was a mutual annihilation of their Dao Bodies.

The booming sound surpassed heavenly thunder, becoming the only sound in this space.

Bai Xiaochun continuously spurted blood, his chest caved in, his entire body seemed to be on the verge of collapsing. Li Changshou’s condition was also very poor, almost describable as being at the end of his rope.

The two had exchanged countless punches, and wherever they passed, the starry sky collapsed, the entire starry sky becoming riddled with holes.

“To be able to fight me to this extent, I admire you!” Bai Xiaochun spoke, feeling a strange sense of kinship. He wanted to ask Li Changshou’s name.

“And what’s your name, Fellow Daoist?” Li Changshou retorted, also feeling a sense of kinship with this equally cautious master.

“Li Daoyuan!” Bai Xiaochun replied, giving a false name.

“Ye Qingtian…” Li Changshou casually made up a name, then instantly used the curse-killing technique he had learned to subtly curse the false name “Li Daoyuan.”

Bai Xiaochun had no reaction… “Your name isn’t real, Fellow Daoist!” Li Changshou spoke with a half-smile.

Seeing that Li Changshou also had no reaction to his own testing, Bai Xiaochun also smiled: “The feeling is mutual, Fellow Daoist.”

After looking at each other, both felt the immense difficulty of truly overcoming the other.

“One last strike!”

“One strike to decide the victor, no more of this cautious testing! Let’s speak with absolute strength!” Bai Xiaochun suggested, his voice trembling with manufactured finality.

Li Changshou nodded. Both, with their injured bodies, once again prepared to unleash a peerless strike. An earth-shattering collision was about to occur.

In the instant before their fists met, Bai Xiaochun’s vitality suddenly surged, instantly erupting with even more terrifying power. He still had immense reserves!

Although injured, he wasn’t truly that heavily wounded. At this moment, he attacked to utterly scheme Li Changshou to death.

Li Changshou’s face revealed an expression of profound disbelief.

But the next moment, the expression on his face turned into a strange, triumphant smile.

“Heaven and Earth.”

“Annihilation!”

An unimaginably terrifying Aura also rose from his body. Bai Xiaochun had hidden his strength, which was why he could still unleash such terrifying power.

But Li Changshou’s power came entirely from overdrawing his own Dao Body, a truly desperate, self-destructive method.

Clearly, this was not his true body!