149: Defeated Gu Changge

Outside the Forbidden Ground of the Lin Familys Small World.

Gu Changge, dressed in moon-white robes, appeared quietly. His aura was increasingly reserved, as if he had merged with the heavens and earth, but the stars swirling within his eyes and his aura—which was more unfathomable than before—revealed his cultivation: the Third Heaven of the Quasi-Emperor Realm!

Since parting ways with Lin Dao at the God Slaying Platform, he had also made progress.

He came here solely to verify the Dao in his heart.

Years ago, Lin Dao had fought him to a draw while in the Great Saint Realm, which had led him to regard Lin Dao as a formidable rival.

Now, hearing that Lin Dao had broken into the Quasi-Emperor Realm and shaken the world with his fierce might, the fire of competition in his heart was reignited.

Moreover, this speed of Breakthrough was truly Heaven-Defying!

"Fellow Daoist Lin, Gu Changge has come to visit. I request that you appear for a battle!"

His voice was calm, yet it pierced through the barriers of the Lin Familys Small World, clearly entering the depths of the Forbidden Ground.

Inside the Forbidden Ground, the Chaos Qi rippled slightly, and Lin Dao stepped out.

He looked at Gu Changge before him, his expression calm and unsurprised.

"Fellow Daoist Gu, I trust you have been well."

Lin Dao spoke, his voice indifferent.

Gu Changge's gaze fell upon Lin Dao, and his pupils constricted slightly.

The Lin Dao before him appeared to be only at the Peak of the First Heaven of the Quasi-Emperor Realm, a difference of three heavens from himself.

Yet for some reason, beneath that Chaos-like profound aura, Gu Changge faintly sensed a trace of... danger!

It felt as if he were not facing a Cultivator of the same rank, but a dormant primordial Vicious Beast that would shock the world once it awakened!

"Fellow Daoist has made rapid progress; it is truly admirable."

Gu Changge suppressed the strangeness in his heart, his Battle Intent rising, "I have come today solely to seek a battle and verify what I have learned!"

Lin Dao glanced at him and nodded: "Very well."

Without further words, he waved his sleeve, and the space before them parted like a curtain of water, revealing the boundless, cold starry sky outside.

"The starry sky is vast; we may display our full strength here."

The two stepped into the starry sky, standing opposite each other.

The vast sea of stars became their backdrop, with stars flickering and galaxies flowing in the distance.

There was no unnecessary chatter. Knowing Lin Dao's ability, Gu Changge attacked with his full strength from the very start!

The Supreme Bone in his chest glowed, complex runes lit up, and resonated with the myriad Daos of the heavens!

"Supreme Ability—Heavenly Tribulation Light!"

He pointed like a sword, and a brilliant immortal light containing the will of judgment, ruling, and destruction burst from his fingertips, instantly transforming into a massive pillar of light that traversed the galaxy. Wherever it passed, stars swayed, space collapsed in layers, and it crushed toward Lin Dao with the overwhelming majesty of the heavens!

The power of this strike far exceeded that of years ago, enough to severely injure or even kill an ordinary Fourth Heaven Quasi-Emperor!

Facing this terrifying strike, Lin Dao's eyes remained calm.

He did not even use any weapon; he simply raised his right hand, his five fingers slightly spread, and made a gentle grasping motion toward the incoming Heavenly Tribulation Light.

"Chaos... Return to Origin."

It was not the name of some earth-shattering Divine Ability, but merely a statement of fact.

As his five fingers closed, his palm seemed to transform into a miniature Chaos vortex, and an indescribable suction force was born!

The brilliant tribulation light, capable of destroying a star system, was forcibly swallowed and absorbed by the Chaos vortex the moment it approached Lin Dao's palm, not even stirring a ripple before it completely vanished!

Gu Changge's expression changed slightly!

His Heavenly Tribulation Light had been neutralized so casually?

"Good technique! Take my 'Six Paths of Reincarnation Fist'!"

Gu Changge let out a long shout, the runes on his Supreme Bone changed again, and he swung his fists. Behind him emerged six huge black hole vortices, corresponding to the Heavenly Dao, Human Dao, Asura Dao, Beast Dao, Hungry Ghost Dao, and Hell Dao!

The Fist Intent invoked the power of Reincarnation, and the six fist auras intertwined to form a Reincarnation Domain covering the sea of stars, intending to drag Lin Dao's Divine Soul and Physical Body into an endless cycle of sinking!

Lin Dao finally moved.

He took a step forward, his body surging with Chaos Qi. He did not use any complex Divine Ability, simply meeting the attack with a single, straightforward punch.

"God and Demon... World Shaking!"

This punch was simple and unadorned, yet it contained the Supreme power of his Primordial Divine Demon Body after reaching Major Achievement, as well as the Origin power of the Chaos Law!

Where the fist edge passed, the enveloping Reincarnation Domain was like a lake surface into which a giant rock had been thrown, shaking violently. The six fist auras collided with the Chaos Fist Intent, producing a deafening roar!

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

The six explosive sounds almost merged into one!

The six black hole vortices representing Reincarnation, under the impact of the Chaos Fist Intent, shattered and annihilated one after another!

Gu Changge gave a muffled groan, his body trembling violently, and he slid back thousands of miles before barely stabilizing, a trace of golden blood spilling from the corner of his mouth!

His Six Paths of Reincarnation Fist had been forcibly shattered by Lin Dao with pure strength!

"Impossible!"

A storm surged in Gu Changge's heart.

His Supreme Bone Divine Ability was unparalleled in power, rarely finding an opponent among his peers, yet today it had been broken one after another by Lin Dao, whose cultivation was lower than his own, in such a brutal manner!

"Supreme Domain, All Laws Empty!"

Gu Changge erupted completely, his Third Heaven Quasi-Emperor cultivation unleashed without reservation. The Supreme Bone burst forth with unprecedented immortal light, and an absolute Domain belonging to him unfolded!

Within the Domain, no Laws existed; he was the Supreme ruler!

All Divine Abilities and Laws not derived from the Supreme Bone would be greatly weakened or even rendered ineffective!

This was one of his trump cards!

However, as Lin Dao stood within this Supreme Domain, the Chaos Qi flowing around his body only rippled slightly before returning to calm.

The Primordial Divine Demon Body was conceived from Chaos, its Origin higher than the myriad Daos; this Supreme Domain had little effect on him!

Lin Dao shook his head, seemingly finding it a bit uninteresting.

He looked at the solemn-faced Gu Changge and said indifferently: "Fellow Daoist Gu, if this is the extent of your skills, this battle can end here."

Having said that, he no longer held back, pointed like a sword, and gently slashed at the Void Realm where Gu Changge was located.

"Time and Space... Severed Flow."

There was no grand momentum, no brilliant light.

But Gu Changge's expression changed abruptly!

He felt as if his connection to everything in the surrounding world had been instantly severed by an invisible blade!

Time became chaotic around him, sometimes accelerating ten thousand times, sometimes nearly stagnating; space was cut into countless fragments, making him unable to borrow strength or stabilize his form!

Even the Supreme Bone runes operating within his body experienced a momentary stagnation!

Just at this moment, when his old strength was spent and new strength had not yet arisen, and time and space were forcibly interfered with, Lin Dao's figure appeared like a ghost before Gu Changge, ignoring the chaotic time and space.

It was still that plain, unremarkable finger, pointing at his brow.

This finger, seemingly slow, contained the terrifying power to freeze the Divine Soul and shatter the Dao fruit!

Gu Changge's pupils contracted violently, and he exerted his full strength to activate the Supreme Bone to resist, but under the influence of the Time and Space Severed Flow, he was ultimately a split second too slow!

The fingertip gently touched the center of Gu Changge's brow.

An irresistible, massive power that seemed to originate from the Chaos Origin instantly surged into Gu Changge's Sea of Consciousness, not to destroy, but carrying an absolute will of "suppression"!

The immortal light surging around him suddenly extinguished, the Supreme Bone runes dimmed, and the unfolded Supreme Domain shattered like a bubble!

He stood stiff in the starry sky, unable to move, as if struck by a binding spell, his eyes filled with endless shock and disbelief!

Defeated!

Completely and utterly defeated!

From the start of the fight to now, it had been but a few moves!

He, this peerless God King of a Longevity Family who possessed the Supreme Bone and shook the heavens, a Third Heaven Quasi-Emperor, had been defeated so cleanly and neatly by Lin Dao, who was only at the First Heaven of the Quasi-Emperor Realm!

Moreover, he had a feeling that the other party... hadn't even used his full strength!

Lin Dao retracted his finger and stood with his hands behind his back, his aura returning to calm as if the earth-shattering battle just now had nothing to do with him.

"I concede the victory, Fellow Daoist Gu."

Gu Changge regained his freedom, staggered, and his expression shifted, finally turning into a long sigh as he looked at Lin Dao with immense complexity: "Fellow Daoist Lin... just how far have you gone?"

He could not understand; they were both Quasi-Emperors, so why was the gap so huge?

Lin Dao did not answer, merely saying indifferently: "The Dao is boundless; let us encourage each other."

Gu Changge looked deeply at Lin Dao, suppressing the frustration and confusion in his heart, cupped his hands and said: "I have benefited greatly from today's battle. Farewell!"

Having said this, he did not linger, turned, tore through space, and disappeared.

He knew that the person before him was no longer someone he could fathom.

On the Emperors Road, this person would be a Primordial Divine Mountain that all contenders would need to look up to!

In the starry sky, silence returned.

Lin Dao stood alone for a long time, his gaze sweeping over the endless stars.

The battle with Gu Changge, to him, did not even count as a warm-up.

His gaze had long since turned toward the deeper parts of the starry sky, those ancient Forbidden Grounds that lay dormant, and the unreachable... Emperor Realm.

"One percent of my strength... might have even been too much."

He whispered to himself, then took a step, returning to the Lin family Forbidden Ground to continue his sedimentation and accumulation.