Chapter 670: Half-God Yao Qing

Chapter 671: Demigod Yao Qing

The Mortal Realm.

Cold winds, whipping up sand and stones, swept through the empty village, whistling mournfully.

A young figure, draped in a theatrical robe, slowly walked past a withered tree trunk. With each step, ripples spread across the puddles on the flagstone path... In this desolate border village of the Mortal Realm, he was the only one moving.

His pace was slow, like an ordinary person taking a leisurely stroll. Occasionally, he would pause to pluck a withered plant, or stop to watch the flowing river and the clouds drifting by.

*Dong—!!!*

A thunderous boom echoed from the distant azure divine path that stretched to the sky, and a visible ripple of aftermath swept across the heavens.

The young man in the theatrical robe did not spare it a glance; he simply twirled a withered yellow leaf and continued his slow walk.

His wide sleeves danced gently in the wind.

A moment later,

A theatrical aria, seemingly a mix of lament and regret, echoed over the deserted village:"Upon awakening, the mortal world is but an illusion, and life a fleeting dream to be seen through."

*Dong—!!*

"This... this is..."

By the main wall of the Mortal City, Architect Mu Changdong's eyes slightly narrowed, his face filled with shock.

From earlier, he had felt the Azure Divine Path within him trembling, as if resonating with something. The instant the ninth great roar sounded, the path within him seemed to break free from a certain restraint, and his spiritual power surged dramatically.

Not only him, but everyone in the world who had embarked on the Azure Divine Path experienced an increase in spiritual power at that moment. Although the increase was not significant, it was undeniable, saving them months of arduous cultivation.

All wielders of the Azure Divine Path sensed the change in the divine path...

Their leader had completed his self-affirmation.

The leader of the divine path completed his self-affirmation, attaining the status of a Demigod. The feedback from the divine path also resonated with every wielder of the divine path, as if announcing to everyone that in this era, the Azure Divine Path had advanced even further!

Mu Changdong stared blankly at the azure divine path piercing into the clouds, tears welling up in his eyes.

Yes, the legend of "gods" in the Mortal Realm was initially false.

But from the moment Yao Qing stepped onto the ninth rank,

The Mortal Realm truly had a god.

Demigod Yao Qing.

The moment Yao Qing stood on the ninth step, he gained a new identity, distinct from "Leader of the Azure Divine Path" and "Chief of the Floating Life Scroll."

He represented the pinnacle of the Azure Divine Path in this era, the sole Demigod of the Azure Divine Path.

Yao Qing's black robes flapped loudly in the fierce wind. The phantom of the divine path behind him gradually dissipated, and his calm eyes gazed down at the land, meeting the gaze of the white-clad Limitless Monarch amidst the ruins once more.

The Limitless Monarch's expression was incredibly solemn.

A vast difference?

He, too, had ascended to the heavens.

"Now... I should be qualified to fight you?"

Above the Mortal Realm, an enormous, sky-obscuring shadow gradually descended, like the moon traversing the void and pressing down. Semi-hollowed, relief-carved domes gradually drew nearer in everyone's sight.

That was the Mortal Base!

As Yao Qing raised his hands, the Mortal Base astonishingly transformed into countless delicate embroidery threads, raining down towards the earth like a colorful torrent. This downpour solidified around Yao Qing, appearing from a distance like a city suspended upside down in the air.

Villages, rivers, willow trees, peach blossoms... hundreds of towns in the Mortal Realm were, at this moment, replicated one-to-one in the clouds as embroidered images.

It was like a mirrored Mortal Realm.

Beneath this inverted, embroidered realm, Yao Qing hovered in the air, like a deity.

"Welcome to... the Embroidered Kingdom of All Things."

In the Limitless Monarch's pupils, the sky-full of embroidered images were reflected. Feeling the aura that also belonged to a Rank Nine Demigod, his brow furrowed slightly.

He was deep in thought.

Then, with a thought, a surge of power separated from his body.

*Crackle—*

Faint electric sparks traveled along his form, moved across the ravaged wasteland, and finally seeping into the soil, vanishing without a trace.

"Very well," the Limitless Monarch said faintly,

"Let me witness who is stronger between you, a Demigod of the divine path, and the Nine Monarchs, both of us being Rank Nines."

He stomped his foot on the ground, and his form transformed into a white afterimage, tearing through the void. The pressure of a Nine Monarch-level being and the pressure of a Demigod savagely clashed, as he rapidly soared towards Yao Qing in mid-air.

Yao Qing lightly raised his calloused fingertips, and the Mortal Embroidery behind him surged forward with his movement, rushing to collide with the Limitless Monarch.

A white and a black figure violently collided in the air!

*Bang—!!!*

The impact of the two Demigods was like world-ending meteorites colliding in mid-air. Surging waves of fire swept across the realm, containing energy no less than the previous nuclear explosion.

But immediately after, the inverted Mortal Embroidery rolled down, absorbing all the residual combat energy from both individuals, even engulfing Yao Qing and the Limitless Monarch within it.

A battle between Demigods could destroy the world.

The Limitless Monarch's casual strike could trigger nuclear-level destructive power. If his battle with Yao Qing were to take place in the Mortal Realm, the entire realm would likely be obliterated... Of course, this was exactly what the Limitless Monarch desired.

If he could wipe out the Mortal Realm in this manner, Brand would be able to refine all the Philosopher's Stones at once, and the Limitless Monarch could instantly recover his full strength, becoming an immortal Nine Monarch who controlled the Philosopher's Stones. He might even have to genuinely thank Yao Qing for it.

Yao Qing, naturally, could not allow such a thing to happen.

The embroidered images churned, and the figures of both the Limitless Monarch and Yao Qing vanished, as if truly trapped within the world of the embroidery. Only occasionally did searing light emanate from the gaps in the embroidery, yet not a single trace of power escaped into the Mortal Realm.

The Mortal Realm once again fell silent.

However,

Just one minute after the Limitless Monarch and Yao Qing entered the embroidery,

Fine electrical arcs began to seep out from underground once more, covering the entire ruin. Under the transformation of these arcs, the internal structure of the soil was forcibly altered, and its surface took on a mercury-like sheen, silently rippling.

Mercury-like hands emerged from it, followed by bald heads and slender torsos. One by one, tall, entirely silver monstrous figures slowly crawled out from underground, like a swarm of maggots ascending to the surface, a truly chilling sight!

These monstrous beings were nearly three meters tall, but their bodies were elongated and slender, like dry, thin chopsticks. They had no facial features, and their surfaces emitted a luster similar to the Limitless Monarch's skin, their aura cold and lethal.

There were thousands of these silver monstrous beings. They stood in the ruins, like a bizarre, utterly silent army.

Suddenly, as if receiving some guidance, they all turned towards the main city of the Mortal Realm. Their slender legs moved rapidly, scattering like a swarm of bees, rushing out from different directions!

A silver tide was now surging into the Mortal Realm!