286: Immortal Fall

The moment the System's notification sounded, Gu Changge felt the Emperor Realm barrier within him, which had long been full to overflowing, quietly dissipate like spring snow melting!

A power far purer and vaster than that of the Great Emperor level, countless times over, poured in from the Void Realm, instantly filling his limbs, bones, Divine Soul, and Dao foundation!

True Immortal Realm, First Heaven!

His life essence underwent a fundamental leap at this moment; the Dao Rhyme naturally flowed around him, creating a mysterious resonance with the surrounding Chaos Qi.

However, Gu Changge didn't even have time to carefully savor the profound feeling of this Breakthrough; his gaze, like lightning, instantly locked onto the bronze Immortal Palace ahead and the figure within it radiating immense Immortal might, while he urgently asked in his mind:

"System, scan the opponent's specific cultivation!"

"Ding! Scan complete. Target: Sky-Patrolling Immortal Envoy. Cultivation: True Immortal Realm, Seventh Heaven."

"True Immortal Seventh Heaven?"

Gu Changge's brow subtly twitched.

Six entire minor Realms higher than his just-Breached First Heaven!

Although he was confident in his numerous trump cards and could challenge higher Realms as easily as eating and drinking, it was better to be safe!

"System! Elevate my cultivation to True Immortal Realm Perfection! Immediately!"

Gu Changge didn't hesitate, immediately issuing a new command.

"Ding, command confirmed. Consuming one thousand years of pure cultivation, beginning infusion..."

Boom!

An even more immense power surged into Gu Changge's body; his aura rapidly climbed at a terrifying speed!

Second Heaven, Third Heaven... Seventh Heaven... until True Immortal Realm Peak, Perfection!

Feeling the vast power within him, Gu Changge gently clenched his fist, savoring this unprecedented feeling of strength.

"One thousand years of cultivation, huh? The consumption is acceptable. Now, it should be enough."

He looked up, his gaze fixed on the Immortal Palace and the Sky-Patrolling Immortal Envoy within it, who had just reacted and was now emanating an aura of shock and fury.

With a slight twist of his wrist, he crooked his index finger, his movement carrying a hint of casual playfulness, a half-smile gracing his lips.

His voice wasn't loud, yet it was laced with amusement, piercing through the immortal mist and drifting directly into the Sky-Patrolling Immortal Envoy's ears: "Come here."

The Sky-Patrolling Immortal Envoy's pupils constricted; he was filled with disbelief. This mere ant from the Lower Realm had not only broken through the boundary but dared to provoke him with such a frivolous attitude?!

This instantly reminded him of the few astonishingly talented Great Emperors who had emerged from the Xuanhuang Realm tens of thousands of years ago, attempting to defy the Immortal Path, only to be chased all over the place by him.

"A bug courting death! How dare you provoke Immortal might! This Envoy will make you perish in body and soul today, as a warning to others!"

The Sky-Patrolling Immortal Envoy laughed in extreme anger, immortal flames surging around him. With a movement of his body, he swiftly appeared before Gu Changge.

"Suppress!"

The Immortal Envoy roared, forming an ancient and complex Immortal Seal with both hands!

In an instant, his Immortal Essence boiled and burned without reservation; a terrifying giant hand, covered in billions of Immortal Dao runes, blotting out the sky and sun, and capable of crushing stars, instantly condensed!

Above the giant hand, Law chains intertwined, exuding an absolute pressure that could seal the Void Realm and crush all things, as it clutched down towards Gu Changge!

This was his famous Immortal Art, the Sky-Covering Immortal Capturing Hand, which had suppressed and killed more than one defiant cultivator from the Lower Realm!

He wanted to crush this arrogant fool just as he had crushed those bugs before!

Facing this earth-shattering blow, Gu Changge clenched his right fist and punched straight out!

Where the fist edge passed, Chaos Qi diffused.

The next moment, the fist print and the sky-blotting giant hand collided violently!

There was no earth-shattering explosion, only a grating, crisp crackling sound, as if billions of worlds were shattering simultaneously!

The Sky-Patrolling Immortal Envoy's ferocious smile instantly froze!

He watched in horror as his Immortal Art, unleashed with all his might, shattered inch by inch the moment it met that extremely condensed fist print, like glass hitting divine iron!

Billions of Immortal Dao runes wailed and extinguished, Law chains snapped!

The fist print, with an unstoppable momentum, directly pierced through the giant hand, its power undiminished, instantly crossing a hundred zhang distance and smashing into his face!

"No—!!"

The moment the fist print struck his body, the Sky-Patrolling Immortal Envoy only had time to let out a desperate roar.

He felt an extremely pure and utterly domineering power, like billions of Chaos mountains crushing down simultaneously, instantly overwhelming all his Immortal power defenses, crushing his protective Immortal Artifact, tearing apart his immortal body, and scattering his indestructible Immortal Soul!

In the face of this absolute power disparity, he had no room to resist whatsoever!

"No—! This is impossible..."

The Sky-Patrolling Immortal Envoy only had time to let out an extremely short roar, filled with endless fear and disbelief.

He wanted to struggle, wanted to self-detonate his Immortal Source, wanted to send a message for help, but found that he couldn't even conjure the thought of moving a single finger!

His consciousness, like a candle in the wind, was instantly devoured by that absolute darkness.

Under Gu Changge's seemingly casual punch, this Sky-Patrolling Immortal Envoy, who had been stationed here for ten thousand years and possessed True Immortal Seventh Heaven cultivation, ceased to exist.

The Chaos Void Realm returned to dead silence.

Gu Changge retracted his fist, stood with his hands behind his back, looked ahead, blinked, and for the first time, showed a clearly astonished expression on his face.

"Damn... that's it?"

He frowned slightly in annoyance, feeling the surging power within him.

"I was careless. I just ascended to Perfection, and my control over power isn't precise enough. I originally intended to shatter his immortal body and capture his Immortal Soul for interrogation, but I didn't control the force well, and I blew him and his Immortal Soul to smithereens..."

He looked at the Void Realm, which had returned to Chaos, with a face full of regret.

"Well, now what? I wanted to thoroughly question them about the forces behind them, their lair, and if there were any more powerful guys. Now they're just dead."

He stroked his chin, even seriously considering:

"Should I do a small-scale time reversal, revive him, and then question him?"

But after thinking about it, he shook his head, abandoning the idea.

"Forget it, if he's dead, he's dead. Disturbing time and space for such a small matter, what if it attracts something more troublesome? It wouldn't be worth it. Prudence first."

"Anyway, when soldiers come, we'll block them; when water comes, we'll cover it with earth. When they send more people, I'll pay more attention to the force next time and leave a living one to question."

Gu Changge quickly adjusted his mindset, as if he had just accidentally stepped on an ant, feeling a slight regret but no major concern.

He did not immediately return but slowly spread his Divine Thought outwards in all directions like an invisible tide, carefully exploring the scenery beyond this Realm.

As far as his Divine Thought reached, it was all desolation and Chaos.

Shattered stars, ancient continental fragments, twisted space-time cracks, and further out, those world barrier halos of various sizes, like candles in the wind, floating in the Chaos.

Some of those halos were dim, as if about to extinguish; others were relatively bright, emitting world fluctuations of varying strengths.

"One world, one universe... In this boundless Chaos, who knows how many great worlds similar to Xuanhuang are nurtured."

Gu Changge thought silently.