Global Catastrophe: I Begin to Evolve from an Ancient Tree-Chapter 282: Imperial Extreme Sword Dao
Name: Gu Qingyang
Essence: Heavenly Dao Divine Tree
Longevity: Immortality
Rank: Tier Eight Mid-grade (20.3 billion/40 billion)
Divine Kingdom: Tier Six (689 billion/1 trillion)
Heavenly Dao Origin: 56
Innate Divine Techniques: Heavenly Dao Spirit Root (Tier Eight), Heavenly Dao Fruit (Tier Eight), Eye of Heavenly Dao (Tier Eight), Heavenly Dao Domain (Tier Eight), Memory Reading (Tier Eight)
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At the moment of his breakthrough, in the Dimensional Space, Gu Qingyang felt a surge of formidable power rising spontaneously, more than doubling the strength he had before the breakthrough.
Facing this power, he looked at the Taiyuan Realm’s Heavenly Dao with a sinister glint in his eyes.
"Letting this Emperor break through was the biggest mistake of your life!"
Gu Qingyang sneered coldly, then wielded the Celestial Thunder Halberd to suppress it. The massive light from the halberd slashed through the void like a world-shattering Divine Soldier, bringing immense pressure to the Heavenly Dao of the Taiyuan Realm.
"Boom——"
The Heavenly Dao of the Taiyuan Realm also slashed out a sword, but it was shattered by the Celestial Thunder, and the terrifying force directly blasted his Divine Body, causing it to explode.
In the next instant.
Vast power surged forth, causing the previously shattered Divine Body of the Taiyuan Realm’s Heavenly Dao to instantly restore.
The Dimensional Space is not the real void outside, so whether it is Gu Qingyang or the Heavenly Dao of the Taiyuan Realm, both entered this place with their Divine Soul.
The so-called Divine Body is merely a condensation of Heaven and Earth Power.
Each time it is damaged, it only requires consuming a certain amount of Heaven and Earth Power to fully restore.
Of course.
All restoration comes at a cost.
If the Heaven and Earth Power is overly depleted, it will naturally weaken the power of the Heavenly Dao itself.
Before the breakthrough, Gu Qingyang’s strength could only contend equally with the Heavenly Dao of the Taiyuan Realm, neither able to overpower the other.
But now.
With his cultivation breakthrough to Tier Eight Mid-grade, Gu Qingyang’s strength also steps up to the level of Tier Nine Mid-grade.
This way.
The strength comparison with the Heavenly Dao of the Taiyuan Realm shifts from a draw to a seventy-thirty favoring Gu Qingyang.
Although not yet able to immediately suppress the Heavenly Dao of the Taiyuan Realm, stable suppression is no longer a problem. Given time, defeating him is certainly possible.
However.
Before this.
Gu Qingyang distractedly divided his mind to condense a new Dharma Body.
Though his cultivation has broken through, the Dharma Body’s strength does not simultaneously increase and remains at the pre-breakthrough level.
To advance the Dharma Body’s strength in tandem, Gu Qingyang needs to re-condense the Dharma Body after the breakthrough.
"At Tier Eight Low-grade, the Dharma Body’s strength was equivalent to half a step into Tier Nine. Now that I’ve broken through to Tier Eight Mid-grade, the Dharma Body’s strength should reach a level comparable to a Great Emperor.
With such power, conquering the entire Immortal Extinction Realm won’t be a problem for sure!"
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Kunlun Divine Realm.
After re-condensing the Dharma Body, Gu Qingyang immediately entered a simulation.
His target this time was first to bring out and contend with Wu Peng, who is at Tier Eight Perfection.
Since he wanted to test his strength, naturally he would start with the strongest target he had previously been able to handle.
Unlike the previous battle, in the simulation, Wu Peng didn’t have an Emperor’s Soldier from the Immortal King Sacred Land, but similarly, Gu Qingyang also did not have an Emperor’s Soldier.
As soon as Wu Peng appeared, he rushed directly at Gu Qingyang.
The latter raised his hand and condensed Sword Qi into a tangible form, and the terrifying power seemed capable of stirring the Star River, instantly striking Wu Peng and sending him flying.
Immediately after.
Gu Qingyang stepped forward, a palm suppressing as the void descended, Wu Peng roared in unwillingness, exhausting all his blood-stained Essence Blood yet unable to resist, finally being forcefully killed on the spot.
Thus far.
The simulation ended.
From Wu Peng’s appearance until his execution, the entire process took only a few breaths.
"The difference between Tier Eight and Tier Nine in strength is indeed substantial. If it were before the breakthrough, without an Emperor’s Soldier in hand, it would not have been so easy to slay Wu Peng!"
Reflecting on the recent battle, Gu Qingyang re-entered the simulation, continuing to choose a confrontation with Wu Peng.
Each time.
Gu Qingyang effortlessly slew Wu Peng in just a few breaths.
But with each kill of Wu Peng, Gu Qingyang became increasingly adept at wielding his power, thus gradually reducing the time to slay Wu Peng.
After simulating over a hundred times, as soon as Wu Peng appeared, Gu Qingyang instantly activated his power, the formidable might shattered the void, and with a flick of his finger, apocalyptic Sword Qi pierced through the endless space, instantly shattering Wu Peng’s head.
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"Finally able to one-shot Wu Peng. Wu Peng may not be the most powerful among all Quasi-Emperors, but being at Tier Eight Perfection, he’s definitely not weak at this level.
If I can one-shot Wu Peng, then no matter how strong other Quasi-Emperors at Perfection are, they are unlikely to pose much threat to me either.
Now, the only ones who can threaten me are the Tier Nine experts!"
Gu Qingyang nodded in satisfaction.
Killing Wu Peng in several breaths and instantaneously are two entirely different concepts.
Don’t think that several breaths and a single moment are similar; when the kill time reaches this extent, shortening even a single breath signifies mastery over one’s power.
At this moment.
Gu Qingyang also gained new insights into the Divinity Transformation Sword Technique.
From battling powerful adversaries to the breakthrough of his cultivation, the Divinity Transformation Sword Technique had undergone a metamorphosis.
If graded, the Divinity Transformation Sword Technique is not just merely Peak Tier Eight anymore, but has further transformed, stepping into Tier Nine.
Nine-tier Secret Technique!
In the Immortal Extinction Realm, such level of Secret Technique also has another name.
That is.
Great Emperor’s Ultimate Skill!
"Since the Divinity Transformation Sword Technique has broken through to Tier Nine, continuing with the old name isn’t quite fitting. This sword technique has been derived anew from the foundation of the Divinity Transformation Sword Technique.
This sword technique shall be named Huangji Sword Dao!"
Huangji Sword Dao!
Huang signifies Heaven!
Emperor signifies God!
Since Gu Qingyang is the Emperor of the Cyan Yang Divine Court, naming this sword technique the Huangji Sword Dao is entirely fitting.
The more Gu Qingyang murmured this name to himself, the more satisfied he became.
Huangji Sword Dao.
Only such Secret Techniques are worthy of his status.
In the Immortal Extinction Realm, any Great Emperor Powerhouse creates their own Great Emperor’s Ultimate Skill, almost never continuing to use Secret Techniques left by predecessors.
That is because each Great Emperor has their own Dao, and only by finding their Dao can they hope to prove themselves as a Great Emperor.
The path of the predecessors, after all, belongs only to them. No matter how perfectly suited it is, there will always be some differences.
Although Gu Qingyang previously possessed the combat power of a Tier Nine, it did not truly define him as a Great Emperor. But at the moment he created the Huangji Sword Dao, calling him a Great Emperor was no longer an issue.
Thereafter.
Gu Qingyang took a step and vanished from the Kunlun Divine Realm.
Currently, the issues in the Divine Wilderness and Central Province have been resolved, but there are still some issues in Celestial Desolation. Now that his cultivation has advanced, it’s the perfect time to deal with them all together.
