832: Chapter 824 The Ninth Heaven of the Heavenly Monarch Realm!

A translucent light screen, visible only to Gu Changge, unfolded within his consciousness:

Host: Gu Changge

Identity: Revered Master of Zizhu Peak, Azure Profound Sect

Cultivation: Peak Heavenly Emperor Realm (Stored Cultivation: 56.42 million years; stored cultivation can be withdrawn at any time)

Cultivation Technique: Hongmeng Primordial Art

Divine Ability: Eye of Illusory Breaking, Words Follow the Law, Invulnerability to All Laws, Invincible Domain (Range: 100 million li radius; within the Domain, everything can be suppressed with a single thought)

Dao Laws: Law of Time, Law of Space, Law of Force

Physique: Hongmeng Divine Body

Disciples: Xiao Ruobai (Quasi-Immortal Emperor), Fang Hanyu (Quasi-Immortal Emperor), Ling Xi (Quasi-Immortal Emperor), Qin Yuechen

Special Items: Small World (Currently comparable to one-tenth the size of the Immortal Realm)

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Gu Changge looked at his panel and asked:

"System, how many years of stored cultivation are required to break through to the Heaven-Reaching Realm?"

"Ding! Based on the Host's Foundation and current Peak Heavenly Emperor Realm cultivation, the requirements for the Breakthrough have been calculated:

"To break through to the Heaven-Reaching Realm, 1 million years of cultivation are required."

"To break through to the first level of the Heavenly Monarch Realm, 3 million years of cultivation are required."

"Reminder: Each level gained in the Heavenly Monarch Realm requires 500,000 years of cultivation."

Gu Changge slowly closed his eyes. When he opened them again, all emotions in his gaze had vanished, leaving only a calmness like a deep pool and a hint of unstoppable determination.

"Very well," he whispered to himself.

"System, withdraw 7 million years of cultivation to assist my Breakthrough."

"Target: Heavenly Monarch Realm, Nine Heavens."

"During the Breakthrough process, shield all heavenly phenomena, Dao resonance, and energy fluctuations."

"Ding! Command received! Activating concealment barrier, shielding heavenly phenomena, beginning Breakthrough!"

The moment the words fell, the massive amount of stored cultivation surged like an ocean that had been silent for billions of years.

A million years of cultivation exploded first, slamming violently against the barrier of the Heavenly Emperor Realm.

Crack. The invisible Realm barrier shattered in response.

There was no soaring divine light, no roar from the heavens and earth, and not even a ripple disturbed the surrounding air.

In the eyes of others, Gu Changge still stood quietly on the clouds, his clothes unmoving, no different from a moment ago.

But within his body, his cultivation had already completed its first transformation, officially stepping into the first level of the Heaven-Reaching Realm.

The massive cultivation continued to pour out, first level, second level... all the way to the ninth level of the Heaven-Reaching Realm.

One hundred thousand, one million, three million years of cultivation were continuously consumed as his Realm rose layer by layer, with his Physical Body, Divine Soul, and three major Laws undergoing frantic simultaneous transformation.

In an instant, he reached the Perfection of the Heaven-Reaching Realm. It was natural and accomplished in one go.

Then came a more essential, more vast transformation.

Heavenly Monarch Realm! His life level began to leap.

First level, second level, third level...

With each level gained, his control over power and his understanding of the Dao became one part deeper.

The Hongmeng Divine Body within him also seemed to be awakened by a higher level of power, beginning to undergo deeper resonance and evolution.

The Chaos Dao patterns beneath his skin became more complex and ancient, with the Dao Rhyme of creation faintly flowing through them.

Fourth level, fifth level, sixth level...

The increase in power was not a simple addition, but an exponential explosion.

He felt that with the power of a single punch, he could easily crush the ancestor Clone that he had previously needed to deal with using his full strength.

A slight movement of his Divine Thought could cover the vast Chaos, and he could even faintly sense the cold, dead source point belonging to the Black Abyss Realm in the far distance.

And further away, floating in the Chaos, was a gigantic, multi-layered, and incredibly sturdy world barrier, far exceeding the scale of the Immortal Realm.

On the battlefield below, the sounds of slaughter, roars, and the clashing of weapons continued to rise one after another.

The people of the Immortal Realm were fully focused on encircling the remnants of the Black Abyss, their gazes locked entirely on the battlefield.

No one noticed the seemingly calm figure on the clouds, who was completing a Heaven-Defying transformation that spanned two major Realms and reached the Peak of the Heavenly Monarch Realm.

Zizhu Daoist slew a resisting Black Abyss Immortal Emperor with one sword, took a moment to look up in Gu Changge's direction, and seeing him still standing quietly, assumed he was overseeing the overall situation, and thought nothing more of it.

Xiao Ruobai and the others, while clearing out the stragglers, occasionally glanced at their Revered Master, their hearts filled with reassurance, completely unaware that a world-shaking change had already occurred above the clouds.

Half an hour later.

The last trace of cultivation was consumed, and all Realm barriers shattered completely.

The aura around Gu Changge's body completely settled.

Heavenly Monarch Realm, Nine Heavens!

"Boom!"

It was not a real sound, but a resonant sound of Perfection from deep within his Dao Heart.

All transformations, sublimations, and qualitative changes returned to Perfection, calmness, and depth at this moment.

He still stood there, white clothes like snow, his aura peaceful.

But beneath that calm exterior lay supreme power that stood at the pinnacle of Chaos, capable of creating or destroying galaxies with a single thought and overturning the Immortal Realm with a single palm!

"Ding! Breakthrough complete."

"Current Realm: Heavenly Monarch Realm, Nine Heavens (Peak)."

"Remaining cultivation reserves: 45.42 million years."

Gu Changge slowly opened his eyes. A flash of world-dominating sharpness swept through the depths of his pupils, but it was quickly restrained, and he returned to his usual indifferent appearance.

To outsiders, he still maintained his calm and detached posture, but only he knew that his current combat power was completely different from what it had been just a moment ago.

"Heavenly Monarch Nine Heavens..." Gu Changge murmured softly, a cold arc curling at the corner of his mouth.

"Black Abyss Ancestor, I hope you won't be too surprised when we meet again."

Accompanying this whisper that no one heard, the bloody pursuit that had swept across billions of li of Chaos below finally came to an end.

Having lost all high-level command, under the ultimate deterrent of Gu Changge wiping out thirty Immortal Emperors, and added to the personal slaughter by the two top Heavenly Emperors, Zizhu and Taichu.

With the Immortal Realm coalition forces pursuing them furiously in shared hatred, the remaining forces of the Black Abyss melted, scattered, and were annihilated at an alarming speed, like ice under the scorching sun.

When the last tattered Black Abyss war flag turned into dust under the angry trampling of an old Immortal Realm soldier.

The deafening sounds of killing, the clashing of divine abilities, and the dying wails on the battlefield finally gradually subsided and died down.

Replacing them were heavy, bovine-like panting, the clanging of weapons falling powerlessly, and the irrepressible choking and sobbing of survivors supporting each other after escaping death.

The Chaos returned to a weary silence, carrying a thick scent of blood and death.

Looking around, the dark demonic tide that had once covered the sky and made the Immortal Realm tremble for millions of years had already disappeared without a trace.

As far as the eye could see, there were only floating continental remains, shattered war fortresses, and an endless sea of demonic corpses that had almost stained the Chaos dark red.

Viscous demonic blood gathered into rivers, floating and flowing in the Void Realm, emitting a nauseating stench, mixing with the pale gold and crimson Emperor Blood and Immortal Blood spilled by the Immortal Realm Cultivators, forming a tragic and extreme war painting.

Victory.

Truly, victory.

The various Immortal Emperors, Quasi-Immortal Emperors, and numerous Cultivators of the Immortal Realm began to sit cross-legged to regulate their breathing; each had paid a considerable price in the recent slaughter of the Black Abyss army.

Just in this post-battle silence and Chaos, a figure pushed through the crowd and flew rapidly toward Zizhu Daoist.

He stared intently at Zizhu, his pupils contracting, his lips trembling uncontrollably.

Before, when he first arrived at the battlefield, he had noticed that the figure was somewhat similar to an old friend in his memory.

At the time, he thought it was just a coincidence, until Gu Changge called out that "Revered Master" to his face, which allowed him to confirm it.

Deep in his memory, the image of the close friend who had once discussed the Dao with him side by side, with a gentle and indifferent temperament, conflicted and intertwined violently with the peerless figure before him who had slain hordes of demons and protected the Immortal Realm for millions of years.

After remaining silent for a full few breaths, Xuan Yangzi asked in a dry, hoarse tone, filled with uncertainty and shock, softly and tentatively:

"Brother Zizhu?"

He paused, then uttered the second half of his sentence, his voice trembling slightly:

"Are you really the... Zizhu I knew?"

Zizhu Daoist slowly turned around, his gaze falling on Xuan Yangzi, feeling the vast, ocean-like Immortal Emperor aura on the other man.

And when he saw the perseverance and majesty forged by countless blood and fire between his brows, a trace of shock also flashed in his eyes.

The Xuan Yangzi in his memory was still the little Cave Heaven Realm Cultivator from the Lower Realm who had racked his brains for the development of the Sect.

But the person before him had condensed Emperor Might all over his body, and his dao foundation was as thick as an ancient mountain; he was clearly an existence who had walked very far in the Immortal Emperor Realm!

He was an overlord who could rule over a region and had fought his way out of a sea of corpses and blood!

This huge contrast made Zizhu Daoist feel a bit dazed for a moment.

It was as if he had not left the Xuanhuang World for a few decades, but had crossed some insurmountable epoch-spanning chasm.

Zizhu Daoist spoke slowly: "And are you really the... Xuan Yangzi I knew?"

For a moment, the two looked at each other, standing quietly above the devastated Void Realm, speechless for a long time.

The old friends of the past had both been reborn, and deep shock surged in each other's eyes!