Chapter 1653. The enemy that can never be defeated, I am the heaven of the world

This unimaginable and colossal enemy once again stood at the edge of the Celestial Chu world, still as calm and indifferent as on that day.

In those deep eyes, it seemed as if there were no emotions at all, and there would be no ripple of disturbance caused by all that was happening.

“Why? Why is it still like this in the end?”

Chu Gucheng was once again surrounded by several people, blood spilling from his mouth and nose, his body shattered, and even his armor had been completely torn apart. He stared fixedly at Gu Changge, his eyes filled with unwillingness.

After the accidental disturbance of the True Realm, Gu Changge had chosen to leave, not making any further moves. This gave Chu Gucheng a brief moment to catch his breath. He thought that he would at least have some time to recover.

But who would have thought that less than a month later, the Celestial Chu world would suffer the ultimate devastation?

All of this came far too quickly, and that brief opportunity for rest had vanished in an instant.

The outcome seemed to have been decided that day. All his efforts in the past few days had been in vain—struggling and exerting himself in vain.

Gu Changge, from the outer heavens, calmly watched everything unfold. He never intervened, waiting for the curtain to fall on the Celestial Chu world.

Surrounded by several attackers, Chu Gucheng still stared at him, unwilling to relent.

Suddenly, he noticed that Gu Changge’s lips seemed to move slightly, but the distance was too great for him to hear what Gu Changge was saying.

Chu Gucheng’s unwillingness remained, still staring intently at Gu Changge.

Seeing this, Gu Changge seemed to feel some sympathy for Chu Gucheng, and a faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, as if watching a dying insect struggling.

Chu Gucheng was struck again, a palm landing on his chest. His armor shattered into pieces, and his chest almost pierced through. Finally, he understood what Gu Changge had said earlier:

“Because I am the enemy you will never defeat.”

“Now I understand… now I understand…”

With a grim expression, Chu Gucheng fell from the heavens, his body shattered, blood covering his face, seeping out from every pore. His battle armor was completely soaked in red.

“Lord…”

Many of the generals, who had fought alongside him, cried out in surprise. Some tried to rush over to catch Chu Gucheng’s body.

But from afar, a terrifying fist mark descended, shaking the heavens and earth. With a boom, the person was instantly torn apart, reduced to a cloud of blood, their soul destroyed on the spot.

“Kill! These people want to destroy our Celestial Chu world, then we will fight them to the end. No one can trample on our homeland!”

Chu Gucheng’s former subordinate, the Eight-Headed True God, had almost gone to the Immortal Spirit Civilization to investigate the matter of the Destroying Heaven Alliance. However, he was recalled by Chu Gucheng during his journey, thus escaping disaster.

Now, his eyes were bloodshot, and each of his heads seemed to burst with fiery anger. He roared and charged forward, abandoning his usual caution and charging fearlessly, battling against a Dao Realm being. Endless energy exploded in all directions, eventually sweeping through the surrounding universe, causing it to collapse.

Then, another Dao Realm entered the battlefield. The two joined forces and eventually killed the Eight-Headed True God, his blood spilling into the deep void.

Chu Gucheng lay in a pool of blood, and all the scenes before him became blurry. He saw his former subordinates fighting desperately. Even the champion lord, Chu Heng, who had once nearly clashed with him in the great hall, was now engaged in a fierce battle with multiple enemies, leading many subordinates in bloody combat.

The rest of the territories were equally brutal. Some surrendered to escape, while others vowed to resist to the end.

Some of his descendants were also fighting. Former lovers, some had taken resources and fled, while others fought to the last moment of their lives.

Chu Gucheng felt some regret in his heart. If he had not made that choice back then, would things have turned out differently?

But he had no other choice. Behind all of this, there was an invisible hand pushing everything forward, forcing him step by step into this desperate situation.

Boom!

The sky trembled violently, and a jade-white, flawless palm once again descended from the heavens. The world seemed to falter, as if it were about to be completely erased from this space-time.

“Where is the Saintess Xiyuan imprisoned in the Celestial Chu world?” Xiyin coldly gazed at Chu Gucheng, her fingers swirling with the essence of various grand Dao, exerting pressure on everyone.

Chu Gucheng laughed wildly, disregarding the terrifying wounds from which blood poured, and said, “The Saintess Xiyuan insisted on opposing my Celestial Chu world. She has long been exiled and imprisoned in the boundless depths of space-time. You will never find her.”

He soared into the air once again, confronting all the enemies. His hair was disheveled, his body covered in blood, as if he had completely lost his sanity.

The many divine abilities and skills he had cultivated and comprehended over the hundreds of millennia, along with various terrifying ultimate treasures and forbidden instruments, were all unleashed. A magnificent divine power erupted, shaking both the ancient and modern worlds, like countless suns exploding in the vast expanse of deep space. The overwhelming energy swept through everything, obliterating all, as the surrounding space-time and universe silently collapsed.

Even beings at the Ancestor Dao realm were shaken by the sight, clearly realizing that Chu Gucheng was fighting desperately, determined to perish together with his enemies.

“You are courting death!”

Xiyin’s fury reached new heights. Her true form descended, and she raised her palm to strike, annihilating everything in its path. Various grand Dao lights emanated from her jade-like hand, as billions of Dao laws evolved, almost as though she were standing at the beginning of the creation of the world, intending to open up the chaos once again.

With a flick of her hand, stars began to reassemble, emitting dazzling light, surrounded by chaotic mists, crashing towards the front.

The battle, overturning the ancient and modern eras, instantly affected the boundless space-time, and vast sections of the cosmic order were disintegrating. Countless lives and cultivators trembled in fear.

“This is the scene you wanted to see, isn’t it?”

In a silent moment, a voice with a slight tone of sighing sounded in Gu Changge’s ear.

Ling Yuxian stood in the wind, positioned before the ancient warship. Her dark hair fluttered, and her bright eyes gazed at the fierce battle unfolding in the Celestial Chu world.

Gu Changge did not turn around, still calmly observing the scene of war unfolding around them.

“As expected,” he said calmly.

“The Celestial Chu world is really going to perish…”

Ling Yuxian showed no particular sorrow, but seeing such an immortal nation quickly collapse and vanish, she couldn’t help but feel a bit complicated.

Mountains and rivers shattered, the earth split open, and the immortal mountains and islands floating in the starry sea began to collapse and vanish.

Even farther away, life planets were rapidly extinguishing and falling into eternal silence. Such a scene, though tragic, was also magnificent.

The vast starry river, the boundless universe—at this moment, it all resembled brilliant fireworks, which exploded beautifully in an instant before forever fading into eternal darkness.

“The Celestial Chu world brought about its own destruction. This is its fate,” Gu Changge withdrew his gaze and glanced at Ling Yuxian, who stood beside him.

Ling Yuxian nodded, not wanting to say much more on this topic. She was very close to Gu Changge, and with a breeze, her hair brushed against his chest, bringing with it a faint, delicate fragrance.

At that moment, there was a subtle hesitation on her face, as if she wanted to say something but held back.

“After the battle with Chu Gucheng, it seems like you never returned to the Imperial Immortal Palace…” After thinking for a moment, she spoke softly.

Ling Yuxian was also curious about why Gu Changge had disturbed the True Realm that day, causing its illusory projection to manifest and linger across the realms. He had interfered with Chu Gucheng’s attempt to cross the Heavenly Decay Tribulation. Even though he would have been affected by the tribulation, he wasn’t.

After that, Gu Changge disappeared. She had thought he would return to the Imperial Immortal Palace, but upon her return, she found no trace of him.

It wasn’t until she learned from her ancestor, Jing Tianyuan of the Jing Clan, that the Saintess Xiyuan was going to unite various Daoist factions to attack the Celestial Chu world that she saw Gu Changge once again, now with the allied forces of all the clans.

“Are you worried about my safety?” Gu Changge suddenly smiled.

Ling Yuxian hummed softly but did not deny it.

“Since ancient times, those who have been targeted by the True Realm do not meet good ends,” she said, her fair face glowing with a delicate radiance. Her red lips and white teeth, along with her aquiline nose, gave her a dignified look. Her eyes, shimmering like water, looked at Gu Changge as she spoke.

Especially since Gu Changge had established the “Defying Heaven Alliance,” a force seen as “rebellious.”Upon thinking this over, Xiyin suddenly wasn’t surprised that he would attract the attention of the True Realm.

“So what if it’s the True Realm? One day, I will personally pay a visit,” Gu Changge said with a smile, not at all bothered.

“Is this the true reason behind your desire to Defy Heaven?” Ling Yuxian stared at him, her beautiful eyes ablaze, as if she had suddenly understood Gu Changge’s intention.

If this was the true goal behind Gu Changge establishing the Defying Heaven Alliance, then when she thought about what she had learned about the Defying Heaven Alliance’s purpose, as well as Gu Changge’s actions after coming to the Xiyuan Civilization, everything seemed to make sense.

Ling Yuxian wasn’t an ordinary being. She knew exactly what the True Realm meant to the vast multitude of living beings. Even she and her sister, Ling Yuling, were unwilling to touch or discuss this topic.

“So what do you think my intention should be? To control the worlds, restore the Heavenly Organization, or abolish the power of the Heavenly Dao and unify the vast world?” Gu Changge smiled lightly.

Ling Yuxian shook her head, her flowing dark hair swaying with the motion. She stared at him seriously and said, “No, I believe in you.”

“You believing in me doesn’t matter. I don’t need anyone’s belief,” Gu Changge shook his head and smiled, his face once again returning to its usual calm indifference.

Ling Yuxian’s expression grew more complex. The path of Defying Heaven was incredibly difficult. Countless predecessors had walked it, but in the end, they all failed. It was a road filled with thorns and mud, a dead-end with no way back, doomed to end in failure.

For both the Newborn True Realm and the Ancient True Realm, during every cosmic tribulation, many Defiers of Heaven would emerge, but what happened to them? The more ignorant and fearless they were, the more they perished.

Even those Ancestor Dao beings who had passed through the Seven Heavenly Decay Tribulations, or even those at the end of their paths, still regarded the True Realm with deep reverence.

The higher one’s level, the more they could comprehend how perilous and difficult this path was, and how utterly unlikely it was for success to emerge from it.

Ling Yuxian followed Gu Changge’s figure, leaving the ancient warship. Her mind was still filled with complicated thoughts from earlier. When she came to her senses, she realized they were already in a barren star field, surrounded by large fragments of shattered stars floating in the void, with many corpses lying scattered in the distance.

“Everyone else is fighting desperately, charging forward without fear of death. You, after igniting the fire here in the Celestial Chu world, want to leave so calmly. Don’t you think it’s a bit too simple?” Gu Changge said calmly as he walked toward her slowly, hands behind his back, his tone indifferent.

The space-time in front of him flickered and rippled. With a single finger, he shattered the space-time, and a frail, elderly figure was sent flying, coughing up blood. His robes were torn, and his face was covered in blood and fear.

“You… you…”

The figure was Elder Jin from the Xudan Civilization. He had teamed up with Chu Gucheng and others to deal with Gu Changge but was heavily injured in the process. Since then, he had been recuperating in the Celestial Chu world, planning to leave once he regained some strength and return to the Xudan Civilization.

But with the Celestial Chu world facing its great tribulation, he had no intention of staying and fighting to the death alongside them. After finding an opportunity, he planned to escape into time and space.

Unfortunately, Gu Changge had already noticed him.

“You devil, you have schemed against all living beings, and you will eventually suffer retribution. If heaven does not punish you, someone else will,” Elder Jin said, his face covered in blood. The space-time rupture from earlier had nearly pierced him through, worsening his already severe injuries. Facing Gu Changge, he had no hope of escaping.

“I am the heaven of all living beings across the worlds. I will see who can take me down,” Gu Changge laughed disdainfully, his gaze cold.

“Cause and effect are cyclical. The seeds you sow today will inevitably bear fruit in the future. No matter how strong and arrogant you are, retribution will eventually catch up with you,” Elder Jin gritted his teeth, his face full of unwillingness. He knew Gu Changge would never let him go.

At that moment, a terrifying aura erupted from the center of his forehead, which had previously been hollow. The entire world trembled, and countless layers of space-time reverberated in response.

He was preparing to self-destruct, sacrificing his Dao fruit to take Gu Changge down with him.

An Ancestor Dao being’s self-destruction was an extremely rare event, something that hadn’t been seen in countless ages.

The fluctuations from Elder Jin’s self-detonation spread through the river of time, extending across the vast expanse of space-time. Countless space and time nodes were overwhelmed by this terrifying and unstoppable power.

However, Gu Changge had long since anticipated Elder Jin’s actions.In his palm, a brilliant ball of light appeared, within which flowed an endless aura of the Great Dao. It was magnificently mysterious, as if the countless stars, billions of time and space, and the boundless universe were all contained within it.

This was the Civilizational Treasure, the Great Wish Orb.

With a flick of his wrist, Gu Changge raised his hand, and beams of divine light flew out. The Great Wish Orb hung high above the worlds like a bright moon, and instantly, it engulfed Elder Jin.

The surging, boundless energy clashed within, like rivers and seas, but it couldn’t spread outside.

Elder Jin’s eyes were wide open, unable to accept this scene, as he could only watch helplessly as his Dao fruit shattered and the overwhelming energy was swallowed by the light ball.

Although the Great Wish Orb was not the first-generation Civilizational Treasure, it was still a supreme treasure forged by the combined power and resources of a mighty civilization.

Bearing the overwhelming energy of an Ancestor Dao realm being was naturally effortless.

Gu Changge intended to refine the Great Wish Orb again, and the energy from Elder Jin’s self-destruction could support the Orb’s automatic operation for many years.

“Is this a Civilizational Treasure?”

Ling Yuxian stared blankly at the scene. She had thought that a self-detonation by a being of the Ancestor Dao realm would sweep across the entire Xianchu Hao land and destroy everything around it. But unexpectedly, in the end, it silently dissipated without a sound.

Gu Changge nodded slightly and didn’t explain further, casually putting the Great Wish Orb away.

This was something he intentionally allowed Ling Yuxian to see. The Great Wish Orb was not a first-generation Civilizational Treasure like the Eternal Life Door or the Mirror of Reincarnation. Even if others knew about it, it wouldn’t matter much.

“This should be a replica of a first-generation Civilizational Treasure, forged by a later civilization…”

Ling Yuxian regained her senses. Naturally, she had a sharp eye and could distinguish the difference between the Great Wish Orb and the first-generation Civilizational Treasures like the Eternal Life Door.

Now, Gu Changge had shown the Great Wish Orb in front of her.

Did that mean he wasn’t worried about her finding out that he was collecting Civilizational Treasures?

The fall of an Ancestor Dao realm being, in the past, would have caused immense waves, but in the current battlefield, not many would care.

The number of fallen beings was simply too many. Blood-red beams shot up from the depths of the sky, drowning the Four Seas and Eight Desolates, a display of the bloodshed from numerous mighty existences.

Even Dao realm beings had no way of surviving in this battle, let alone other life forms.

In a shattered and desolate star system, a flying boat surrounded by clear light was speeding through, with time and space shaking and splashing out waves after waves of ripples.

“Second sister, Xianchu Hao land is gone. Where should we escape to now?”

“Father is probably gone too.”

This flying boat was extremely ancient, crafted from various mother metals, capable of navigating through shattered time and space.

At this moment, many royal descendants of the Xianchu Hao land were gathered aboard, trying to escape for their lives.

Chu Xinyue quietly held an ancient jade bottle in her arms. Having regained her original appearance, it was impossible for her to continue posing as the Holy Maiden of Xiyuan at this time.

This flying boat was a secret treasure that could obscure the heavenly secrets and conceal all traces, allowing them to escape safely.

“Although the Xianchu Hao land has been destroyed, as long as we are still alive, there will be a day when we can take revenge.” She gazed at the ruins behind her, vast regions swallowed by the flames of war, her eyes filled with deep hatred.

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