Chapter 266 – The So-Called Great Divine Ability Users—Below Immortals, Ten Thousand Times Ten Thousand…

Blood. Blood as far as the eye could see.

Out of the two hundred thousand strong alien army, more than half had already been lost.

Over a hundred thousand corpses were piled up in the desert outside Yellow Sand Town, forming terrifying mountains of bodies.

The blood flowing from the corpses had completely dyed the originally golden desert red. Numerous vultures circled in the sky, drawn by the scent, ready to descend for a feast at any moment—a scene straight out of hell.

And all of this… was accomplished by just one person.

“M-monster…”

A Golden Core Stage Netherworld lieutenant stared at Lu Chen, who stood encircled by the army, his eyes filled with terror.

He couldn’t comprehend how a Foundation Establishment Stage Immortal Alliance Cultivator could possibly withstand an army of two hundred thousand alien troops.

Even if he were a grandmaster of the Human Race who had stepped into the Harmony Realm.

But what about his cultivation?

How could a Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivator sustain his fighting until now?

After all, they were a full two hundred thousand strong alien army.

Even if they were two hundred thousand Mortals standing still for Lu Chen to kill, it would take him quite some time and consume a massive amount of cultivation.

Let alone two hundred thousand Netherworld Alien Races with some level of cultivation.

Thus, in the eyes of the Netherworld Alien Races at this moment, Lu Chen was no longer a simple Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivator.

He was a monster disguised as one.

After all, which normal Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivator could single-handedly oppose an army of two hundred thousand alien troops?

Equally shocked was Huang, the Nascent Soul Stage alien at the center of the army.

Huang’s initial plan had been simple: use their numerical advantage to force Lu Chen to deploy his Sword Domain as much as possible.

This would not only rapidly deplete Lu Chen’s cultivation but also allow Huang to gather sufficient intelligence.

Ensuring he could strike with a single, fatal blow.

But Lu Chen’s performance had not only exceeded his expectations—it had even instilled a hint of fear in him.

The reason was simple: Lu Chen had appeared far too relaxed from start to finish.

So relaxed that slaughtering the Netherworld Alien Races seemed as effortless to him as crushing ants.

The casual Sword Qi he unleashed could even kill a Golden Core Stage alien if they weren’t careful.

What puzzled Huang even more was that roughly half an hour had passed since they had surrounded Lu Chen.

Any ordinary Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivator would have long exhausted their cultivation and been hacked to pieces by random blades.

But Lu Chen was completely different.

After fighting for so long, Lu Chen showed no signs of fatigue.

In fact, his Aura had subtly grown stronger, becoming more formidable the longer he fought.

No, he couldn’t wait any longer.

Confirming that his subordinates couldn’t force Lu Chen to reveal more of his hidden cards, Huang finally decided to take action himself.

A Nascent Soul against a Foundation Establishment—even with insufficient intelligence.

He had nearly a hundred percent chance of victory.

Waiting until now was already a testament to his caution.

“All of you, fall back.”

At Huang’s command, the alien soldiers surrounding Lu Chen collectively sighed in relief.

They hastily retreated, as if avoiding Lu Chen like the plague, scrambling to put as much distance between them as possible.

In no time, a vast empty space had cleared around Lu Chen.

Lu Chen, however, showed little reaction to this.For his attention was now entirely focused on a figure approaching him from a distance.

“Grandmaster of the Human Race, tell me your name.”

After stopping about a hundred meters away from Lu Chen, Huang immediately inquired.

After a moment of contemplation, Lu Chen responded, “Luocheng Sword Cultivator, Lu Chen.”

As he spoke, Lu Chen’s appearance began to transform, reverting to his original form.

He had already accomplished what ‘Yue Haishan’ once desired using that identity.

The remaining matters were beyond what ‘Yue Haishan’ could achieve.

Thus, Lu Chen chose to face Huang before him with his true appearance.

Although Huang was merely a Nascent Soul Stage alien race existing in a false simulation,

he was nonetheless a rare opponent worthy of Lu Chen’s ‘serious’ attention.

Upon seeing Lu Chen reveal his true face, Huang seemed to sense something.

He then tore off the bandages covering his face, revealing a decayed visage covered with cadaveric spots.

Distinct Dao Patterns were visible on this face, likely the result of some special cultivation technique.

Through their battles thus far, Lu Chen had roughly discerned the nature of the Netherworld Alien Race.

The so-called Netherworld Alien Race actually referred to those ‘wandering spirits’ drifting in the afterlife, unable to enter the cycle of reincarnation.

Initially, though these lost souls couldn’t be reincarnated, they also couldn’t return to the mortal realm.

But one day, a rift abruptly appeared between the Underworld and the mortal realm.

Instantly, the waters of the Underworld flowed through the crack into the mortal world,

transforming vast stretches of land into barren wastelands.

Although the Immortal Alliance managed to temporarily seal this spatial rift at some cost,

the land contaminated by the Underworld, now devoid of life force, couldn’t be restored quickly.

Over time, this once fertile region gradually turned into desert.

Thus emerged the Ten Thousand Miles of Sand Sea.

Now for unknown reasons, rifts have reappeared between the Underworld and the mortal realm.

The Underworld army has returned with renewed force.

The bandages on the Netherworld Alien Race’s faces weren’t meant to conceal their ugly appearances,

but rather to contain the Yin Qi within their bodies, prolonging their activity time in the mortal realm – commonly known as ‘burial shrouds’.

Now that Huang had voluntarily removed his burial shroud, though it would cause massive leakage of his Yin Qi and reduce his time in the mortal world,

it simultaneously unleashed his full power, allowing him to fight at full strength.

Gazing at Lu Chen not far away, Huang solemnly declared, “Underworld Lieutenant General, Golden Sword Sect Leader, Huang.”

Underworld Lieutenant General – this was Huang’s current status among the Underworld race.

Golden Sword Sect Leader – this was his identity from when he was alive.

Though Huang still retained some memories from his past life,

an alien race remained an alien race, hence he prioritized his Underworld rank over his former sect leadership.

Upon hearing the words ‘Golden Sword Sect’, Lu Chen immediately searched his memory for related information.

Unfortunately, though he had recorded numerous sword techniques in Book Mountain and studied many sword cultivators’ biographies in the Immortal Alliance,

he found no trace of the Golden Sword Sect.

This indicated that the so-called Golden Sword Sect was either too insignificant to be recorded,

or existed during the interim period between the Azure Cloud Sect and the establishment of the Immortal Alliance.

Lu Chen personally leaned toward the latter explanation.

Seeing Lu Chen show no reaction to the mention of the Golden Sword Sect, Huang wasn’t surprised.After all, he lived an ordinary life and died a common death.

Although the Golden Sword Sect itself was decent, it could not be considered a major sect.

It was normal for Lu Chen, as a later arrival, to be unaware of this.

Though Huang held some apprehension toward Lu Chen, once he decided to take action personally, he would not hesitate.

The Sword Domain of the Harmony Realm was indeed terrifying, but as one who had stepped into the Nascent Soul Stage, was he not also a grandmaster who had mastered the Harmony Realm?

After all, one of the conditions for Awakening the True Self was to fully comprehend one’s own Dao.

Fusing with the soul, harmonizing with the Dao.

Thus, the True Spirit transforms into an infant, and the Dao harmonizes to form a domain.

These two lines perfectly explained why the Nascent Soul Stage differed from ordinary Golden Core Stage cultivators.

Another aspect that made the Nascent Soul Stage stronger than the Golden Core Stage was the stage-exclusive Realm Divine Ability… the Law of Heaven and Earth.

“You are quite remarkable, but that is all…”

As he spoke, a powerful Nascent Soul force erupted from Huang’s body.

The manifested Nascent Soul communicated with Heaven and Earth, borrowing power from the cosmos, ultimately reshaping it into a colossal entity nearly three hundred meters tall.

Having unleashed the Law of Heaven and Earth, Huang transformed into a half-human, half-corpse deity form.

Lu Chen speculated that this was because Huang’s Nascent Soul had been tainted by the Underworld.

Otherwise, his true Nascent Soul manifestation should have been that of a righteous divine general.

Although Huang’s current Nascent Soul manifestation differed from his lifetime appearance, a Nascent Soul manifestation was still a Nascent Soul manifestation.

Huang gazed down at the now minuscule Lu Chen below, gripping the massive Coin Law-Sword in both hands.

It was a unique Magic Sword composed of numerous copper coins inscribed with the characters “Heaven-Earth Coin.”

Though its appearance was peculiar, it radiated an immensely sharp Sword Intent.

Such a keen Sword Intent ranked second among all the Sword Cultivators Lu Chen had encountered…

As for the first, it was naturally the Peak Lord of Hidden Sword Peak, Leng Yingfeng.

And it was at this moment that Lu Chen understood the meaning behind the Golden Sword Sect.

The so-called “gold” did not refer to metal or wealth, but to “fortune.”

Huang’s Swordsmanship and Dao lineage were entirely built upon the utilization of his own fortune Qi.

This was also the first time Lu Chen had encountered someone besides himself who could utilize one of the “Nine Qi” beyond the “essence, energy, and spirit.”

Using fortune to wield the sword, using fortune to face enemies…

Lu Chen looked up at Huang overhead, his eyes filled with interest.

Yet at this moment, Huang did not notice Lu Chen’s slightly amused expression.

For now, he had poured his entire being into his Law of Heaven and Earth, into that “Golden Sword.”

Huang’s head rose above the clouds, the Golden Sword raised high overhead.

“Cultivators seek three things: first, fortune; second, companionship; third, land.”

“Our sect seeks not companionship, nor land, but only fortune.”

“With minor fortune, one gains companionship; with moderate fortune, one gains land; with great fortune, one gains the Great Dao.”

“Today, with myriad coins, I shall purchase your life, Grandmaster… this transaction is not a loss.”

As these words fell, the copper coin Magic Sword in Huang’s hands came crashing down toward Lu Chen.

In that moment, what descended upon Lu Chen felt not like a Magic Sword, but a massive, glittering mountain of gold.

Had it been an ordinary Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator, they might have been paralyzed with fear, unable to react.

But Lu Chen was different. From the very beginning, he had been waiting for Huang to unleash his Law of Heaven and Earth.

Because the Law of Heaven and Earth was not only the greatest advantage of the Nascent Soul Stage but also their greatest weakness.Just as the copper coin magic sword was about to fall upon Lu Chen, he—who had remained motionless all this time—finally moved.

Transformation Dao Realm Great Divine Power… Fiend-Slaying Sword Formation.

In an instant, four colossal swords appeared around Huang.

Each of these suddenly manifested colossal swords stood nearly three hundred meters tall, matching Huang’s Law of Heaven and Earth form.

Not only that, but these four colossal swords directly sealed off the heavens and earth within the sword formation.

As a result, this entire area completely transformed into a small domain that Lu Chen could fully control.

If what the Harmony Realm Sword Domain could achieve was controlling a region,

then what the Transformation Dao Realm Great Divine Power could accomplish was completely replacing a region.

The former borrowed force to counter force, while the latter single-handedly severed all laws.

They might appear similar, but the outcomes they produced were fundamentally different.

And just as Lu Chen unleashed this Great Divine Power,

the colossal sword representing the Fiend-Trapping Sword suddenly erupted with countless white lights.

These white lights continuously intertwined, eventually transforming into countless silvery-white threads that directly entangled Huang’s body, even the copper coin magic sword in its hand.

This caused Huang’s attack to ultimately halt ten meters above Lu Chen’s head, unable to advance even an inch.

Witnessing this scene, Huang was completely stunned.

Its mind went blank, utterly incapable of thought.

After who knows how long, it finally regained its senses and understood what Lu Chen had unleashed.

It was wrong. Terribly wrong.

From beginning to end, Lu Chen had never claimed to be some grandmaster of the Human Race.

His true identity was that of the legendary Great Divine Power practitioner.

One must understand that even in the grand era of manifest Immortals and Buddhas before it,

the status of Great Divine Power practitioners was considered transcendent, distinct from ordinary cultivators.

Let alone in this post-Immortal-Buddha era where divinities had vanished and all laws were broken.

So-called Great Divine Power practitioners stood above all others, second only to true Immortals!

Before a Great Divine Power practitioner, a mere Nascent Soul Stage cultivator like itself… was utterly insignificant.

And just as the Fiend-Trapping Sword restrained Huang, the other three swords also began their operations.

The Fiend-Slaughtering Sword’s blade released massive red light, which shone upon Huang’s Nascent Soul form, actually causing its body to rapidly disintegrate.

The Fiend-Severing Sword’s blade emitted purple light, and wherever the purple light reached, all laws fell silent and divine abilities dissipated.

White, red, purple…

Under the influence of these three sword lights, Huang not only lost the ability to move and suffered damage to its Divine Soul, but it couldn’t even deploy any spells or divine abilities to counter.

This comprehensive suppression made Huang feel boundless despair.

So despairing that aside from watching its continuously crumbling body, it could do absolutely nothing in response.

And these were merely the appetizers.

Suddenly, Lu Chen’s figure appeared beside the Fiend-Slaying Sword, hovering at eye level with Huang, gazing at it across the distance.

“The Fiend-Slaying sharp, the Fiend-Slaughtering kills,

The Fiend-Trapping radiates light from four hills.

The Fiend-Severing holds infinite change,

Ancient fiends and evil Buddhas’ blood shall stain.”

Looking into Lu Chen’s calm eyes, Huang seemed to understand something. Its gaze gradually shifted from initial terror to calmness, and finally to acceptance.

In response, Lu Chen slowly raised his hand.

The next moment, the massive Fiend-Slaying Sword behind him gradually leveled, aiming directly at Huang.

“Go.”

With that word, the enormous Fiend-Slaying Sword shot through the air, effortlessly piercing through Huang’s Nascent Soul form.

With its Nascent Soul destroyed, Huang now faced certain death, with not the slightest possibility of survival.After completing all this, Lu Chen’s own body began to slowly disintegrate.

Forcing the use of a Great Divine Power from the Transformation Dao Realm with his Foundation Establishment Stage cultivation was ultimately somewhat taxing for him.

Fortunately, the effect of his Sword strike was remarkable.

[You have killed a Nascent Soul Stage Netherworld Alien Race (First Revolution of Nascent Soul Stage), you have obtained…]

Looking at the information on the panel, Lu Chen nodded with satisfaction.

Although he was about to end the exam,

being able to successfully slay a Nascent Soul Stage alien race before leaving

was already a worthwhile journey for him.

(End of Chapter)