831: Chapter 823 Heavenly Realm

Below the battlefield, countless gazes stared blankly at the Void Realm where the Progenitor of the Black Abyss Clone had finally vanished.

Then, they slowly shifted toward the spotless white-robed figure high above, every face filled with dullness and trance.

In everyone's minds, that scene kept replaying; when the terrifying Progenitor, originating from the Black Abyss and having survived for endless eras, descended with his pressure, it was like the end of the world, making even the air tremble.

Yet, such a supreme existence had been forcibly beaten to death by this person before them using only his Physical Body.

No one could associate the violent powerhouse who had just shattered enemies with his fists with the gentle and indifferent white-robed figure before them now.

Purple Bamboo hovered in mid-air, his ancient sword still humming, but the knuckles of the hand gripping the sword had turned slightly white.

The look in his eyes as he gazed at Gu Changge was extremely complex: gratified, proud, shocked, and a hint of... deeply hidden terror.

He had lived for over ten million years and considered himself to have reached the ultimate limit of the Heavenly Emperor Realm, having fought against the four veteran Immortal Emperors of the Black Abyss alone for millions of years.

But what he saw today completely overturned his understanding.

He knew well where the limits of the Heavenly Emperor Realm lay; with his own Realm, he did not even have the qualifications to confront the Progenitor Clone head-on.

Yet Gu Changge was also in the Heavenly Emperor Realm, but his combat power had created a gap as vast as a chasm.

"Is this... really still the Heavenly Emperor Realm?"

Beside him, the Taichu Heavenly Emperor's aged voice carried a hint of imperceptible trembling, his tone filled with disbelief.

The limits of the title Heavenly Emperor were completely broken and reshaped today.

Gu Changge's strength had exceeded all his understanding and imagination of this Realm.

Not far away, Immortal Emperor Zhantian, the Qilin Demon King, Immortal Emperor Jiuhua, and other veteran top powerhouses of the Immortal Domain also looked at that white-robed figure, unable to speak for a long time.

Immortal Emperor Zhantian, his war armor stained with demonic blood and his Battle Intent not yet fully retracted, whispered to himself, "Is this truly the supreme powerhouse that this Immortal Domain, which we have guarded for generations, could produce?"

Within the army, Xiao Ruobai, Fang Hanyu, Ling Xi, Wang Xiao, and other Azure Profound Sect Disciples all stood with straight backs, their eyes surging with intense pride and arrogance.

This was their Revered Master! Suppressing an entire era, with all powerful enemies bowing their heads.

With such a backer standing in front, even if there were a massive crisis, no one felt the slightest bit of fear.

Just as everyone in the Immortal Domain was in a state of agitation and had not yet regained their composure.

"The... the Progenitor... was defeated?!"

"Run! Run quickly!!!"

Below, the boundless Black Abyss army finally awoke from the ultimate terror of seeing the Progenitor beaten to death in public!

Despairing roars spread like a plague, and the originally stern military formation instantly collapsed!

Hundreds of millions of Black Abyss monsters and generals completely lost all Battle Intent, like ants from a shattered nest, throwing away their armor and weapons, fleeing desperately toward the depths of Chaos and the direction of the Black Abyss Realm!

Countless were trampled by their own kind; the scene was chaotic to the extreme.

"Want to escape now?"

Gu Changge's cold gaze swept across the collapsing black tide below, his voice clear, spreading throughout the heavens.

"It is too late."

"Immortal Domain generals, hear my command—"

"Pursue and kill with all your might, root out the evil completely! Anyone belonging to the Black Abyss, leave not one alive!"

"Kill!!!"

The order was like divine law, instantly igniting the blood feud and Battle Intent that the Immortal Domain Coalition had suppressed for millions of years!

Amidst earth-shaking roars, the iron torrent started with a boom, sweeping toward the fleeing Black Abyss army!

Gu Changge's gaze was like lightning, instantly locking onto those hundred or so figures within the routed army who, despite being panicked, still possessed powerful auras.

These were the Black Abyss Immortal Emperors who were attempting to gather some elites or hide their auras to escape alone!

Although these Immortal Emperors had no heart to fight again, their individual strength was extremely formidable; if left to escape, not only would it cause endless future trouble, but it would also cause huge casualties to the pursuing Immortal Domain Coalition.

The Immortal Domain Coalition had just gone through a bitter battle and lacked top-tier combat power; it was absolutely impossible to stop these hundred Immortal Emperors.

"You run quite fast; let me send you on your way first."

Gu Changge's eyes were indifferent as he raised his hand and struck down with a palm toward the areas where the fleeing Immortal Emperors were most concentrated.

The Chaos Void in those areas suddenly collapsed inward and vanished!

"No!!!"

"I surrender..."

The shrill screams stopped abruptly.

More than thirty Black Abyss Immortal Emperors, along with millions of demonic soldiers around them, were turned to ashes under this single palm.

This terrifying scene made all the fleeing Black Abyss Immortal Emperors Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering, causing them to flee even faster, and also pushed the morale of the Immortal Domain Coalition to its peak!

"Evil spawn! Where are you going!"

"Today is the time for you all to pay for your blood debts!"

The Taichu Heavenly Emperor and Purple Bamboo also fully reacted at this moment, roaring as they charged into the enemy formation, carrying the anger and killing intent that had accumulated for countless years!

The Taichu Heavenly Emperor's palm turned into the universe, specifically targeting those Immortal Emperors who were hiding and fleeing.

Purple Bamboo's sword light was like a Dragon, cleansing the universe and clearing out organized, resisting enemies.

With the addition of these two veteran top Heavenly Emperors, especially the deterrent effect of Gu Changge's wipeout of thirty Immortal Emperors, the remaining Black Abyss Immortal Emperors were terrified, having no heart to resist at all, only wishing their parents had given them two more legs.

The pursuit by the Immortal Domain Coalition suddenly became much smoother, and the overall situation was settled.

High above, Gu Changge stopped attacking.

He stood with his hands behind his back, but his gaze did not linger on the pursuit below, which was about to end, but instead looked toward the depths of Chaos where the Progenitor Clone had finally dissipated and from where the curse had come.

The indifference on his face slowly receded, and a clear look of gravity emerged.

He slowly raised his right hand, and through Divine Thought investigation, he could see a few faint, hidden injuries on the surface of his fist.

The final counterattack of that Clone contained Dao rules that were extremely pure and overbearing; although immune due to his Divine Body, the aftermath of the impact still made him feel a hint of pressure.

"A wounded Clone, and not even in its peak state, actually forced my Hongmeng Divine Body to operate at nearly full power just to defeat it."

Gu Changge thought to himself, a clear sense of warning rising.

"During the fight, Gu Changge could feel the sluggishness and weakness in the flow of his Clone's power, with very heavy old injuries at its core."

"An ancient existence that was wounded and sleeping still had such power; if the main body were completely unsealed..."

This realization quickly cooled the slight sense of satisfaction he had just felt from his crushing victory.

However, this trace of gravity and pressure only hovered in his heart for an instant before being quietly smoothed over by a more composed sense of confidence.

"However, none of this matters."

Gu Changge's mouth curled slightly, his mind turned inward, glancing at the immense cultivation he had accumulated over tens of millions of years in the System space.

"It seems it is time to upgrade my cultivation."

"System!" Gu Changge silently chanted in his heart.

"Ding, Host, I am here."

"Above the Heavenly Emperor Realm, what is the next Realm? And what level is that Progenitor of the Black Abyss?"

"Replying to Host, above the Heavenly Emperor Realm is the Heaven-Reaching Realm. It implies transcending the shackles of a great world, with Divine Thought capable of reaching all heavens."

"Above the Heaven-Reaching Realm is the Heavenly Monarch Realm. Both the Heaven-Reaching Realm and the Heavenly Monarch Realm are divided into Nine Heavens; the gap in strength between each layer of the Nine Heavens is like clouds and mud."

"The Progenitor of the Black Abyss's cultivation in his prime was at the third layer of the Heavenly Monarch Realm. Because he suffered heavy damage to his dao foundation, his strength has fallen significantly."

The third layer of the Heavenly Monarch Realm!

Even with Gu Changge's steady Heart-Nature, a sharp glint could not help but flash in his eyes at this moment.

He knew the Black Abyss main body was strong, but he did not expect the gap to be so huge!

Above the Heavenly Emperor Realm, there is still the great Heaven-Reaching Realm, and above the Heaven-Reaching Realm is the Heavenly Monarch Realm—a chasm of two major Realms!

"System, pull up my personal panel."

"Yes, Host."