Seems I Didn't Teach You in Vain All These Years, Letting You Relive Your Old Pain Again and Again
Seems I Didn’t Teach You in Vain All These Years, Letting You Relive Your Old Pain Again and Again
Lu Luo and the others’ terror was not without reason. Anyone who knew what had happened that day would understand just how terrifying the leading figure of that realm truly was.
Before this, they had speculated about who that... figure seated cross-legged atop the Three-Headed Black Flood Dragon might be.
But they had never, ever considered that possibility.
Because it simply wasn’t realistic. The Boundary Marker Sea had yet to dry up.
How could such a terrifying existence have crossed over?
“Lin Wu, don’t act rashly.”
The young man named Huo Rong grabbed hold of Lin Wu at this moment, stopping him from acting impulsively, worried he would charge out and expose their position.
He was on good terms with Lin Wu and could understand his feelings.
Seeing the enemy who killed his brother right before his eyes—how could Lin Wu possibly endure it? Moreover, the opponent’s strength far surpassed theirs; he was simply not someone they could contend with at present.
“Lin Wu, calm down.”
Several elders of the Eight Wastelands and Ten Domains also spoke up to dissuade him, looking toward that figure shrouded in endless divine radiance with deep wariness.
“Why would that person appear on our side? Could it be that the Boundary Marker Sea can no longer stop them?”
Someone thought of this and grew deeply worried.
If the Boundary Marker Sea dried up, they would inevitably face endless assaults from the Beyond.
“I won’t act rashly.”
At this point, Lin Wu had also calmed down, teeth clenched tight, his hatred hard to quell.
“We should leave this place quickly. Otherwise, if he discovers our tracks, we probably won’t be able to get away.”
Goddess Lu Luo’s face was somewhat pale. The closer they got, the more she could feel that terrifying aura... constantly emanating from him, vast and unfathomable, pressing down until one could barely breathe.
Her words gained the agreement of many, who planned to quietly slip away from this place.
Although the Supreme Dao Diagram was precious, a rare Supreme Treasure, one still needed to be alive to fight for it.
They had already seen it clearly—that refined, scholarly man would likely die a miserable death here today.
Though both came from the Beyond, that white-robed man clearly would not leave any survivors.
“Let’s go. Keep your movements small. Don’t let that person notice us.”
Lin Wu nodded as well, carefully concealing his aura, not daring to reveal the slightest abnormality.
They had other matters to attend to. Since this white-robed man was taking the Supreme Dao Diagram...
Then they could seize this opportunity to take the Spirit Gourd Master’s gourd instead. The timing worked out perfectly.
And just as Lin Wu and the others were preparing to sneak away...
High above in the firmament, the Supreme Dao Diagram rustled and rattled, unfurling like a scroll, continuously expanding to swallow up heaven and earth.
Within it, wondrous scenes were evolving—stars collapsing, moons sinking, the sky shattering and the earth splitting.
Grand Runes leaped forth one after another, with endless radiance spilling out and spreading.
This was the ultimate truth of heaven and earth, and also the boundless sound of the Dao.
In a trance, everyone saw a page of ancient scripture containing supreme essence manifest between heaven and earth.
And here, in the middle of the lake, Gu Changge stood quietly before the gate of light.
Every inch of his skin glowed, like flawless jade, and even between his strands of hair, brilliant Chaos divine radiance permeated.
He paid no mind to anyone nearby. At this moment, in his eyes, the value of the Supreme Dao Diagram clearly far outweighed everyone else.
This thing clearly surpassed Nirvana Grade Artifacts, possessing innately born runes.
Yin and yang revolved, black and white distinct—it was the evolution and manifestation of the Dao itself.
This was an unimaginably terrifying sight. Clusters of flames seemed to contain supreme True Worlds, circling around him, bowing in worship together.
He quietly comprehended the essence within, grasping an understanding of the Dao of the Supreme.
The Great Dao is like a blade; the Supreme is without emotion.
Roar—!
High in the sky, the Three-Headed Black Flood Dragon, currently battling Chu Hao, suddenly roared in fury, feeling pain, blood continuously flowing, for it had been wounded by Chu Hao.
The two fought madly, each unleashing their own techniques and divine abilities.
Its three bloody maws spewed out divine light of various colors, enough to reduce mountain peaks to ash.
Its cultivation was far stronger than Chu Hao’s, yet it was still falling into a disadvantage. Its scales burst apart, blood rain scattered—it was actually no match for Chu Hao at all.
Chu Hao’s strength was bizarre. His fist technique was peerless, a world-shaking fist art long lost to time.
It even transformed into endless tempest winds around him, leaving the dragon’s massive claws a bloody mess, cracked and split, and even its horns nearly shattered.
“Die for me!”
It unleashed its strongest divine ability. Its three bloody maws gaped wide, as if they could swallow heaven and earth whole.
But within them, three different wondrous techniques were evolving, transforming into crimson flames, purple lightning, and black hurricanes, all rushing toward Chu Hao together.
However, Chu Hao remained unmoved, his eyes cold to the extreme.
The next moment, golden light surged, his blood energy rose like beacon smoke, and a golden fist pressed down across the sky, forcibly blasting apart the Three-Headed Black Flood Dragon’s massive maw.
Blood rain scattered. The Three-Headed Black Flood Dragon howled in agony, but it simply could not block Chu Hao’s fist light.
Many of its bones were shattered, scales exploded, blood drenched its body—none of its former majesty remained.
“This guy is actually this strong. I’m no match for him.”
“If this continues, I’ll be killed by him.”
A trace of fear appeared in the Three-Headed Black Flood Dragon’s expression. It had thought Chu Hao would be easy to deal with, which was why it had volunteered to Gu Changge to suppress and kill him.
Yet it turned out to be no match for Chu Hao at all, being beaten down continuously, nearly perishing.
Thinking of this, it hastily retreated, not daring to continue fighting Chu Hao, or it would surely die.
“Where do you think you’re running!”
However, Chu Hao’s gaze was ice-cold, and he had no intention of letting it go. Being interrupted by others time and again had truly set his heart ablaze with rage. He wished he could suppress and kill this Three-Headed Black Flood Dragon before him to vent the fury in his heart.
Although Lin Wu and the others were sneaking away, they continued to watch the commotion over here.
Chu Hao’s strength truly shook their hearts; they could not calm down. This was yet another person they had underestimated.
The Three-Headed Black Flood Dragon’s infamy was something they had long heard of. Even within the Sacred Emperor Realm, it was an overlord of a region, with few rivals.
Yet under Chu Hao’s hands, it suffered heavy injuries, no match for him.
Before this, they had actually wanted to snatch the Supreme Dao Diagram from Chu Hao’s hands. Thinking back on it now, they had truly overestimated themselves—nothing but a fool’s dream.
And just then, the continuously fleeing Three-Headed Black Flood Dragon, seeing Chu Hao’s icy expression as he closed in to kill, couldn’t help but show fear and cried out, “Gongzi, save me!”
Hearing this voice, even Chu Hao, who was charging in to kill with a cold expression, was stunned.
He knew another figure had appeared on the scene, but he had been focused on dealing with the Three-Headed Black Flood Dragon and hadn’t paid much attention or inquired further.
Now, a Three-Headed Black Flood Dragon with Sacred Emperor Realm strength was actually calling that person “Gongzi”?
This shook his heart. Then, connecting it to that Hell Iron figure that had suddenly attacked, his heart sank even further.
In this instant, a strange sensation arose in Chu Hao’s heart. Almost immediately, a bone-chilling dread washed over him.
He abruptly turned around, divine light blazing in his eyes, looking toward that figure standing in the center of the lake.
“You can’t even kill him. Tell me, what use do I have for you?”
At this moment, in the center of the lake, Gu Changge, who had been quietly comprehending the Supreme Dao Diagram, also opened his eyes. Hearing this, he sighed softly.
The Three-Headed Black Flood Dragon now trembled as well, not daring to refute Gu Changge’s words in the slightest.
It hastily prostrated itself respectfully and said, “I can serve as Gongzi’s mount.”
Lin Wu, Lu Luo, and the others, who were quietly fleeing, couldn’t help but shudder upon hearing these words, a bone-deep chill running through them.
This feeling was completely beyond their control, impossible to suppress.
A terrifying ferocious beast of the Sacred Emperor Realm was now actually saying it would willingly become a mount for transportation.
To them, this was simply inconceivable.
Yet it was happening right before their eyes. Was this the invincible might of that realm’s leading figure?
“It’s you? Gu Changge!”
Chu Hao finally saw clearly the face of the figure before the gate, his pupils contracting sharply, hardly able to believe it. “Why are you here? It seems you weren’t killed by the demoness in red—you actually escaped.”
He too had always believed Gu Changge was more likely dead than alive. During the calamity of Divine City, the demoness in red had killed many supreme experts.
Gu Changge had been among them.
Yet unexpectedly, across a distance of hundreds of millions of miles, he had appeared in the Eight Wastelands and Ten Domains.
“It seems I’ve disappointed you somewhat.”
Gu Changge’s face wore a nonchalant expression.
Chu Hao’s expression grew extremely grave. He noticed the Supreme Dao Diagram slowly descending from the high sky, and his expression grew even uglier.
This was the result of his painstaking efforts to pacify it, yet Gu Changge had reaped the benefits. Without the cultivation techniques of Supreme Cave Heaven, there was no way he could have calmed the Supreme Dao Diagram.
“The hatred of you stealing my beloved and destroying my ancient empire—today we settle it all at once.”
“Gu Changge, I’ve waited for this day for a very long time.”
Hatred surfaced on Chu Hao’s face, his teeth nearly grinding to dust. At this moment, he didn’t bother concealing it at all.
He could never forget how his beloved Tang Wan had been coerced by Gu Changge back then.
If Gu Changge hadn’t interfered, how could the Vermilion Bird Empire have been destroyed? How could Tang Wan have left him?
All of this, every bit of it, was Gu Changge’s fault.
During this time, he had wished he could cut Gu Changge into a thousand pieces and scatter his ashes.
Lin Wu, Lu Luo, and the others also hadn’t expected that this terrifyingly powerful refined man would share such deep, indelible hatred with Gu Changge.
Even Lin Wu found Chu Hao inexplicably more agreeable—after all, the two of them shared the same great enemy.
Though the two stood on different sides, on this point they were the same.
“What a coincidence. I’ve been waiting for this day for quite some time as well.” Gu Changge merely spoke calmly, without much fire or fury. “I just don’t know where you got the courage to say such things to me.”
“Courage? You’ll find out soon enough.”
Chu Hao said coldly. He knew Gu Changge’s strength was formidable.
But during this time, his cultivation had improved greatly, and he had cultivated several ancient heavenly techniques within Supreme Cave Heaven, raising his strength to another level.
Even just now, he had many methods he hadn’t yet used, and the Grand Furnace had yet to be deployed.
Facing Gu Changge, it wasn’t as if he lacked the power to fight.
“Oh? Then Gu shall wait and see.”
Gu Changge smiled faintly, standing in the center of the lake. Beneath his feet, an invisible golden avenue seemed to appear.
He walked step by step toward the shore, while reaching out with one hand—rumbling sounds erupted—as he grabbed toward the Supreme Dao Diagram high in the sky.
The Supreme Dao Diagram had been rioting violently before, with terrifying energies intertwining, but now it was very docile, quietly floating and sinking in the sky.
However, when Gu Changge’s palm reached toward it, strands of black and white divine light emerged on its surface, Principles of Dao flickering, grinding away his grasp.
This scene put Chu Hao somewhat at ease, and he couldn’t help but sneer, “Gu Changge, give it up. The Supreme Dao Diagram is the Supreme Treasure of my Supreme Cave Heaven. It’s not something an outsider like you can take.”
“No matter. After I kill you, I’ll have plenty of time to refine it.”
Gu Changge said indifferently. Since the Supreme Dao Diagram still held resistance, he would set it aside for now. In any case, here, it wouldn’t escape anywhere else.
“Kill!”
At this moment, Chu Hao’s essence, energy, and spirit reached an unprecedented peak as he charged to kill Gu Changge.
Golden light surged all over his body. The Grand Furnace floated above his head, its lid opening, vast crimson-blue flames rushing out, capable of burning all things. Even heaven and earth blurred, and the void collapsed.
At the same time, he roared, unleashing that terrifying fist technique from before.
He even deliberately employed a secret art to boost his offensive power, his blood energy billowing out from the crown of his head.
Nearly every punch caused the void to collapse and explode, turning to dust.
This supreme power had risen by far more than a single level compared to before.
Even mountains, rivers, and the earth itself would turn to ash in an instant.
This place resonated. Great cracks spread out from behind him, stretching across all directions, with Chaos Energy surging out from within.
“His strength has grown even greater than before.”
Lin Wu and the others’ hearts trembled violently. From this battle, they deeply felt that... aura of confident invincibility.
This was a peerless prodigy of the Beyond, not very old in years.
But this indomitable, world-crushing momentum made them unable to help but feel solemn respect.
They had originally planned to evacuate quickly, but now they couldn’t help slowing their steps, wanting to witness this world-shaking battle with their own eyes.
For a time, fist light covered the entire sky here, smashing down toward Gu Changge, who was still walking toward the shore.
No one knew how many punches Chu Hao threw in an instant. Each one could make an ordinary Sacred Emperor Realm being cough blood and suffer heavy injuries, collapsing the void and shattering the rules.
Yet between him and Gu Changge, there seemed to forever be an insurmountable chasm—he simply could not get close.
All the fist light, just as it was about to land before Gu Changge, vanished into thin air, as if an invisible space existed before him that could isolate everything.
It was more as if an entire world separated Gu Changge from him.
The distance between them was one he could never cross.
This was a despair-inducing sight.
No matter how Chu Hao roared, no matter what terrifying secret arts he activated, he simply could not cross that single step.
This was already a difference in level—something cultivation alone could never make up for.
Even the divine flames pouring from the Grand Furnace, when about to land before Gu Changge, rapidly extinguished, unable to stir even a ripple.
“Is this your courage? How truly disappointing.”
Gu Changge walked over unhurriedly, not making a single move.
“Again! I don’t believe it!”
Chu Hao was both shocked and enraged, hating his own powerlessness. Attacking with all his might, he couldn’t even get close to Gu Changge. The gap in true strength was likely even more impossible to bridge.
This time, he burned his Blood Essence, offering up his strongest divine ability.
At the same time, he activated the Grand Furnace, evolving the vastness within it, as if it could swallow heaven and earth, enveloping toward Gu Changge.
“Just despair. With your strength, you can’t possibly be Gongzi’s match. I advise you to obediently stretch out your neck for the slaughter—maybe you’ll die a quicker death.”
The Three-Headed Black Flood Dragon not far away couldn’t help but mock, immensely pleased, its injuries rapidly healing.
“Is this the power of the Beyond’s leading figure? This gap is truly despair-inducing.”
The many young men and women of the Eight Wastelands and Ten Domains had pale faces, deeply shaken by this scene, lips trembling, feeling it all too dreamlike.
Just moments ago, Chu Hao had seemed invincible to them.
Yet before this person, he didn’t even have the chance to get close—powerful to the point of despair.
From beginning to end, the opponent hadn’t made a single move, calm and breezy, high above, overlooking everything.
“Lin Wu...”
Goddess Lu Luo looked worriedly at Lin Wu beside her, whose face couldn’t hide its pallor, fearing he would be deeply struck.
Because the person before them was the great enemy who had killed Lin Wu’s older brother, Lin Qingyang!
How could he ever avenge this hatred?
“I... I’m fine.”
Lin Wu’s fists clenched tight, teeth gritted, deeply feeling his own weakness and powerlessness.
His strength was still far from enough!
“This game should come to an end now.”
And just then, Gu Changge, whose expression had been calm and who had never made a move, suddenly extended his right arm forward.
His five fingers spread open, then closed into a grip.
The rules of heaven and earth here suddenly converged, forming a golden long spear, angled toward the southern sky, thrusting fiercely forward.
The void froze. The terrifying might, like a boundless ocean, swept toward the sky, and with a boom, landed upon the Grand Furnace before Chu Hao.
Boom!
Divine waves surged to the heavens, blotting out sky and sun.
This furnace was of special material, erupting with endless Divine Chains of Order, attempting to resist. Yet still, with a dong, it was blasted away, crashing to the ground.
Having lost his means of resistance, Chu Hao’s expression changed drastically. Cold dread swept through his entire body. All his power gathered into one, seeking to shatter this spear.
But it was useless. Gu Changge still thrust forward plainly, without any fire or fury, yet grinding away all of his methods.
Pu—!
Blood splattered, along with pale-white bone fragments, exploding in the void.
“No... how is this possible?”
“How could I fall here?”
Disbelief and thick despair surfaced on Chu Hao’s face. He was unwilling to accept it, yet he had been easily pierced through by this single spear.
All his methods, including the artifacts he offered up, his Dao techniques, his divine abilities—all were ground away and collapsed.
The next moment, as Gu Changge’s right arm shook lightly, Chu Hao instantly exploded into pieces with a boom.