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Hengyou Daoist's figure darted through the woods, cursing Emperor Xia in his heart as he fled. If it weren't for Emperor Xia, he wouldn't have ended up in this situation.

Fortunately, he still had the Exploding Spirit Pill on him. The power of the explosion just now, even if it didn't injure that Celestial Being, was enough to hold him off for a while.

Hengyou Daoist believed he could escape successfully. He had lived for over a hundred years and had encountered all kinds of dangers. He had always managed to turn misfortune into good fortune, and this time would surely be no exception.

Just as Hengyou Daoren was comforting himself, a terrifying pressure suddenly descended from the sky, instantly immobilizing Hengyou Daoren's body.

Hengyou Daoist's expression changed drastically in an instant. He had not expected that the other party would catch up so quickly.

Fortunately, the immobility was only temporary. Once Hengyou Daoist was able to move again, he immediately launched a counterattack. More than a dozen tornadoes flew out from both sides of Hengyou Daoist's body, and these tornadoes kept getting bigger.

After using Wind Sweeps Away Clouds again, Hengyou Daoist had very little spiritual power left in his body. He knew that if he continued like this, he would definitely die here, so he immediately took a pill.

The next moment, Hengyou Daoist's skin turned bright red, and his eyes turned scarlet.

Seeing this, Xuanyuan Chaoge simply smiled faintly, "Is he planning to fight to the death?"

Although Xuanyuan Chaoge didn't know what medicine Hengyou Daoren had taken, he could tell from his body that it must have been a pill that could boost one's power in a short period of time.

Drugs that can rapidly enhance one's abilities are usually prohibited. Taking such drugs can cause significant and sometimes irreversible damage to the body.

This type of drug is usually used when someone is in a desperate situation.

At this moment, Daoist Hengyou roared, "So what if I'm a Celestial Being! Today, I will slay a Celestial Being who transcends my own level!!!"

As he spoke, all the leaves around him converged on Hengyou Daoist, and soon he was surrounded by them.

The next moment, a giant dragon formed from leaves rushed straight towards Xuanyuan Chaoge.

Seeing the tornado and the giant dragon formed by the leaves rushing towards him, Xuan Yuan Chaoge did not panic at all. He slowly raised his right hand.

In an instant, the whole world seemed to freeze. Streaks of cold light flew out from Xuan Yuan Chaoge's body, and in just a short moment, the tornadoes and the giant dragon were torn to pieces by the cold light.

Upon witnessing this scene, Hengyou Daoist completely collapsed.

"How...how is this possible..."

Hengyou Daoist sat down on the ground, unable to move. This was his desperate move, but it was neutralized by his opponent in an instant.

Is this what celestial beings are like?

Have the Celestials become this powerful?

He's at least a fake celestial being!

Why is there such a big difference just because of a single word?

He is not willing!

He had finally become a pseudo-celestial being, and was just one step away from becoming a celestial being, but now he was going to die here!

Just then, Hengyou Daoist's blood-red eyes suddenly fixed on Xuanyuan Chaoge. He suddenly stood up from the ground, then pushed off with his legs and rushed towards Xuanyuan Chaoge in an instant.

Xuanyuan Chaoge was stunned for a moment, but then he realized what was going on. He saw through Hengyou Daoist's intention at a glance. Hengyou Daoist was planning to self-destruct his dantian and perish together with him.

Xuanyuan Chaoge then raised his hand and unleashed a palm strike, sending a massive palm print directly towards Hengyou Daoist.

When the palm print touched Hengyou Daoist, Hengyou Daoist's body exploded instantly.

The self-destruction of a pseudo-celestial being was more powerful than the artillery of the Northern Kingdom. In an instant, the trees in the center of the forest were destroyed, the earth shook violently, and the aftershocks sent the soldiers around Lu Chen flying.

Upon sensing the commotion in the heart of the forest, Lu Chen frowned.

He had basically guessed what had happened. To have such power, it was highly likely that Hengyou Daoist had self-destructed his dantian.

He had originally planned to use the Absorption Technique to absorb the power from Hengyou Daoist, but it seems his plan has failed.

But it's alright. Although Hengyou Daoist is dead, as long as we hurry to the old city, he can still absorb the power of Tongshen Sect Master.

Now, absorbing internal energy no longer increases his cultivation level, but it makes him stronger, and he can also convert and transfer any excess energy to others.

Mu Zixuan and Da Zhou and Xiao Zhou have both become first-rank martial artists. They are now able to absorb more of his power. As long as he infuses them with more power, their cultivation level will improve much faster.

Therefore, regardless of whether other people's skills could improve Lu Chen's realm, Lu Chen did not intend to waste them.

After a while, Xuanyuan Chaoge returned to Lu Chen's side. Although the power of the pseudo-celestial being's self-destruction was great, it was simply impossible to kill a celestial being through self-destruction.

However, when Xuan Yuan Chaoge returned to Lu Chen, his clothes were already somewhat torn. His body could withstand the explosion, but his clothes could not.

Seeing Xuan Yuan Chaoge's somewhat disheveled appearance, Lu Chen immediately asked, "Are you alright?"

Xuanyuan Chaoge immediately said, "This old minister is incompetent and was unable to bring that person back alive."

Lu Chen said, "It doesn't matter, as long as he's dead."

"How are you?"

Xuanyuan Chaoge replied, "This old minister is fine. Although the power of that person's self-destruction of his dantian was great, it did not break through this old minister's protective qi."

Hearing this, Lu Chen was somewhat surprised. Such a huge explosion had not even broken through the Celestial's protective aura.

Has the Celestial Being's strength reached this level?

So, does that mean that once someone becomes a Celestial, firearms are completely ineffective against them?

I wonder if nuclear weapons would work...

Just as Lu Chen was lost in thought, Xuan Yuan Chaoge reminded him, "Your Majesty, let's hurry to the old city. The commotion just now was too great, and they may have already noticed us. If we are late, those assassins may have escaped."

After regaining his senses, Lu Chen immediately said, "Let's go! Head to the old city right now!"

Lu Chen then led his soldiers to the old city.

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The old city of Yancheng.

Zhuge Chongguang and the Tongshen Sect Leader still haven't made a move; the two are still exchanging words.

At this moment, Zhuge Chongguang advised, "As the chosen one of Heaven, the Northern King is destined to unify the world. In the future, no matter what power you are, you will all submit to him. Why don't you join him now and make your mark? Do you really want to wait until the iron cavalry of the Northern Kingdom crushes your forces before you know to bow down?"

Upon hearing Zhuge Chongguang's words, the Tongshen Sect Leader chuckled and then said, "Ridiculous! You old scoundrel Zhuge, it's one thing for you to be a dog yourself, but you actually want us to follow you and become dogs too."

Just then, a huge mushroom cloud suddenly appeared in the distance, followed by an earthquake.

As they drew nearer, a faint wave of spiritual energy swept over everyone. Although the wave was very weak, it still nearly knocked the ordinary people to the ground.

Sensing the power of this spiritual energy wave, the leader of the Divine Sect's expression changed drastically. His eyes were fixed on the mushroom cloud emitting red light in the direction of the new city through the window.

The Master of the Divine Realm muttered to himself, "Such a powerful explosion... could it be that a pseudo-celestial being self-destructed?"

"I hope something's happened to that old bastard Hengyou?" (End of Chapter)