Nothing but a Lowly Ant, the So-Called Fearless Resistance
Nothing but a Lowly Ant, the So-Called Fearless Resistance
Gu Changge spoke with a faint smile, standing tall in the sky, looking incomparably handsome and youthful. His white robes were spotless, with immortal qi swirling around him.
Accompanied by the sound of the Great Dao, Dao Flowers bloomed one after another above his head.
Then, strands of immortal qi cascaded down, sinking into his body.
Afterward, they emerged from the top of his head once more, transforming again into Dao Flowers, cycling endlessly, nourishing his body.
Such a scene would make anyone believe this was a true immortal, transcendent above all worldly things, untouched by mortal dust, walking through the mortal realm.
However, before Sky Deer City, where the two worlds were at war, Gu Changge’s appearance plunged everything into a brief silence.
Whether it was the people of the Beyond or the cultivators and Ox Spirits of the Eight Wastelands and Ten Domains, all watched this scene with trembling hearts.
No one had expected that, not long after this great battle had ended, someone from the Beyond would actually appear here. On the walls of Sky Deer City, all the powerhouses and True Daoists standing there underwent drastic changes in expression.
Many of them turned pale and ashen, fists clenched tightly, bodies trembling.
Some were so terrified that their teeth chattered.
Gu Changge’s terrifying strength was simply beyond question. Before the Aether Abyss, he had single-handedly fought three True Daoists without falling behind in the slightest. Though he was young, both his methods and his power were unfathomably strong.
Many in the Eight Wastelands and Ten Domains even felt that even the legendary True Immortals, at his age, were far from being as terrifying as Gu Changge. And now, he was calling out by name, challenging Zhao Yunze—the number one of his generation from sixty million years ago—to battle.
How could this not cause everyone’s expression in the Eight Wastelands and Ten Domains to change drastically, filling them with unease?
Zhao Yunze was strong, but he had already crossed hands with Gu Changge once before at the Aether Abyss.
Back then, Gu Changge was still heavily injured, yet Zhao Yunze still could not match him and nearly suffered grievous wounds.
Now, Gu Changge’s injuries had surely healed completely. His strength was despair-inducingly powerful—simply unbeatable.
If Zhao Yunze fought him, he would face certain calamity, very likely following in the footsteps of that True Daoist from before—suppressed and killed by Gu Changge before Sky Deer City, in front of everyone.
Zhao Yunze could be said to be the one in the Eight Wastelands and Ten Domains most likely to break through to the True Daoist realm in recent years.
If he fell here, it would be the greatest loss for the Eight Wastelands and Ten Domains.
“I truly didn’t expect Young Master Changge to personally take the field. It seems that fellow called Zhao Yunze on the other side is doomed to die today.”
“No exception—he’s nothing but a lowly ant. Without reaching the True Daoist realm, one will ultimately rot to ash, and no one can escape that.”
The many True Daoists of the Beyond shifted their gazes, finally revealing meaningful smiles.
They hadn’t expected Gu Changge to act personally either.
In their view, with Gu Changge’s current status and position, there was no need for this at all.
But on second thought, Gu Changge probably wanted to personally finish off that man on the other side.
Zhao Yunze’s figure was tall and straight, powerfully built and extraordinarily heroic, with strands of divine light coiling around him. Sword Qi rang out from his body, and countless phantoms shifted within his eyes. His face carried a trace of grimness—he likewise hadn’t expected Gu Changge to actually challenge him, catching him off guard. And at such a critical moment in the war between the two worlds, no less.
If he refused and retreated, it would undoubtedly be an even heavier blow to the morale of the Eight Wastelands and Ten Domains. But if he accepted, he would very likely spill his blood and perish here today.
He had already experienced Gu Changge’s terrifying strength firsthand. It was not something the current him could contend against.
“Young Master Yunze, you absolutely must not agree to him!”
“That’s right, Young Master Yunze, don’t act impulsively. That man is Gu Changge...”
Seeing this scene, many elders’ voices trembled as they tried to dissuade Zhao Yunze, to keep him from acting rashly.
Acting on impulse at a time like this was clearly unwise—it would play right into Gu Changge’s hands.
The other powerhouses, including some of the younger generation who had come up onto the city wall, also spoke out one after another, trying to persuade him. They didn’t want Zhao Yunze to throw his life away for nothing. That would not be a wise choice.
“How hateful! If I were given another hundred years, I would have a chance to achieve the Dao...”
“Otherwise, why would I need to fear him?”
Hearing the words around him, struggle and conflict surfaced on Zhao Yunze’s face, along with deep unwillingness.
His talent was immensely powerful. For the cultivators of the Eight Wastelands and Ten Domains, reaching the ninth heaven of the Quasi-Nirvana Realm in sixty million years—just one step away from the Dao Realm—was already an unimaginable cultivation speed. Many supremely talented beings, at his age, were at most at the Sacred Emperor Realm level.
Unfortunately, it was precisely this final step that had stalled him for hundreds of thousands of years.
Amid the war between the two worlds, he had finally sensed an opportunity for breakthrough, and it had come quickly.
Unfortunately, before that moment could arrive, the armies of the Beyond came slaughtering over.
“How disappointing. The vast Eight Wastelands and Ten Domains, yet now there’s no one worthy of fighting me.”
“It seems you don’t dare. Then forget it. About those words from that day—I thought you still remembered them.”
Gu Changge wore a faint smile. Seeing this scene, he seemed somewhat regretful, sighing softly.
The Great Dao appeared beneath his feet, about to depart. Immortal intent drifted down between heaven and earth, transforming into a golden path.
Then, robes fluttering, he waved his great sleeve before Sky Deer City.
Hearing these words, the faces of everyone in the Eight Wastelands and Ten Domains filled with humiliation and anger.
Unfortunately, they could not refute it. They understood this was Gu Changge’s provocation—he wanted Zhao Yunze to step forward and fight to his death.
Naturally, they could not let Gu Changge have his wish.
And indeed, in the current Eight Wastelands and Ten Domains, no one was willing to fight Gu Changge. After all, it was obviously a death sentence, and no one would be foolish enough to do it.
“Wait!”
However, at that moment, Zhao Yunze’s voice suddenly rang out. The struggle and conflict on his face had vanished, replaced by icy calm.
He stared fixedly at Gu Changge’s figure, his fist clenching and then loosening, as if he had already come to a decision.
If he avoided this battle, then after today, he feared he would never be able to break through this final threshold.
Gu Changge clearly knew this too, which was why he deliberately spoke such words to strike at his Dao Heart.
“Oh? Quite courageous, I see.”
Hearing this, Gu Changge seemed somewhat surprised as he paused.
But his tone remained as casual and unconcerned as ever. To everyone in the Eight Wastelands and Ten Domains, this was looking down from on high, supreme and condescending.
He naturally knew Zhao Yunze couldn’t hold back—especially before the billions of living beings of both worlds.
This kind of avoidance without battle would be an absolutely devastating blow to his Dao Heart.
“Young Master Yunze, you mustn’t!”
“If you step forward now, it’s no different from seeking death. Your life doesn’t belong to you alone...”
Hearing Yunze’s words, the expressions of everyone in the Eight Wastelands and Ten Domains changed drastically. Several True Daoists were also shocked, never expecting Zhao Yunze would actually accept in the end.
Was he not afraid of death?
Many powerhouses’ faces turned ugly as they tried to dissuade him.
With morale already low, they had to find a way to stop this, rather than letting people pointlessly march to their deaths one after another.
“Yunze, you...”
The Domain Ruler of the Great Cloud Domain was an extraordinarily heroic middle-aged man, his entire body shrouded in Chaos Energy, his eyes deep and profound, exuding a sense of majestic invincibility.
With every gesture, a surging and vast will filled this stretch of heaven and earth.
Clearly, this was a True Daoist of extremely profound cultivation, utterly incomparable to those few who had acted earlier.
“Father, my mind is made up.”
“You needn’t persuade me further.”
Zhao Yunze’s expression had already returned to calm. He then swept his gaze across the people behind him one by one—among them his close friends, and also the women who held his heart.
Though they too were trying to dissuade him, Zhao Yunze could only steel himself and pay no heed.
“This is the Power of Faith gathered over countless years from the billions upon billions of living beings of the Great Cloud Domain. Perhaps it can help you.”
The Domain Ruler of the Great Cloud Domain sighed softly, knowing he could not dissuade Zhao Yunze.
His expression was cold as he glanced at Gu Changge outside Sky Deer City. Then, with a wave of his sleeve, a three-legged purple round cauldron appeared.
Within it swirled golden radiance—strands of Power of Faith continuously converging from every corner of heaven and earth.
Faintly, it seemed to resonate with Zhao Yunze, causing brilliant light to emerge from his skin, bones, and organs, his entire person seemingly reborn.
“This is the power of the Great Cloud Domain...”
The expressions of many True Daoists shifted. The Domain Rulers of the Ten Domains each had their own methods and secret arts to draw upon the power of their domains.
Among them, the Great Cloud Domain was said to have integrated the Power of Faith into cultivation itself—so long as the faith endured, the true body would not perish.
Such methods could be called profoundly mysterious.
“This is my clan’s battle flag. It was once stained with an Immortal’s blood. Today, I lend it to Young Master Yunze to suppress and kill the enemy of the Beyond.” The Clan Leader of the Black Tortoise War God Clan, one of the Four Powerful War God Clans, spoke as he stepped forward, handing Zhao Yunze a world-shaking great flag that billowed between heaven and earth.
This was the Black Tortoise Flag. Though tattered, with many parts stained in blood, it could not conceal its world-suppressing divine might.
Each of the Four Powerful War God Clans had their own battle flag, which had been shattered at some point during the battles of old.
Yet its power surpassed many Nirvana Grade Artifacts. As it fluttered in the wind, it seemed capable of tearing apart the very sky.
Seeing this scene, the spirits of everyone in the Eight Wastelands and Ten Domains jolted, suddenly feeling hope.
With these two Supreme Treasures protecting him, Zhao Yunze’s strength could clearly rise significantly. He might not necessarily fail to match Gu Changge.
“Thank you, Qianbei.” Zhao Yunze nodded, taking the Black Tortoise Flag. His figure flashed, passing through the Teleportation Altar as light shimmered.
Finally, he appeared outside Sky Deer City, his entire body surging with battle intent and Sword Qi that pierced the clouds, as if it could churn the universe itself to pieces.
All the supreme powerhouses of the Beyond watched this scene, their expressions barely changing.
Though Zhao Yunze now held the Great Cloud Domain’s faith artifact and the Black Tortoise Flag, in their eyes—
Gu Changge had come this far; his invincible strength had long since been etched into their hearts.
“Shall we guess how long Young Master Changge will need to finish off this man?”
“Within a hundred moves, this man will surely fall.”
“Nothing but a lowly ant, yet he dares dream of defeating our world’s leading figure?”
They conversed among themselves, their figures like ancient devil mountains, eternal and unmoving, standing within the great fog.
Their eyes were cold, carrying mockery and disdain. Their voices were not loud, yet they resounded through heaven and earth, causing the expressions of everyone in the Eight Wastelands and Ten Domains to stiffen. Their earlier joy was like being doused with a basin of cold water, their whole bodies turning ice-cold.
If it were an ordinary person’s mockery, they would absolutely retort. But this was a group of supreme powerhouses of the Beyond.
They looked down upon multiple epochs, invincible between heaven and earth.
Their might alone, just standing there, was enough to terrify, making one unable to resist kneeling in prostration.
“A faith artifact? A tattered battle flag? This is your confidence?”
Gu Changge stared with great interest at Zhao Yunze, who had appeared. Immortal qi swirled around him as white fog spread out.
He stood within it, yet it was as if three thousand ancient worlds manifested there, revolving, pushing all worlds forward.
Vast and terrifying pressure descended from the sky, seeking to make all living beings tremble and kneel.
This was unparalleled might. The stars beyond the heavens trembled at a single thought of his, undulating like an ocean, about to transform into a rain of burning, falling stars.
Zhao Yunze looked at him coldly, not bothering to conceal his hatred and killing intent. Strands of Sword Qi rose around him, ready at any moment to slash down the sun, moon, and stars.
“Don’t get ahead of yourself. Before we truly fight, who knows what will happen?” He was unafraid. Since he had dared to step forward, he naturally feared no battle to the death with Gu Changge.
As he spoke, a Nirvana Grade Sword appeared in his hand—a supreme treasure he had cultivated and nurtured for many years, containing terrifying lethality.
“Oh? Perfect timing to finish you off today.” Gu Changge smiled faintly, his gaze falling upon him. Instantly, heaven and earth changed color.
The moment his gaze swept past, it was as if ten thousand bolts of thunder descended upon the world, lightning interweaving—a scene of unimaginable terror. The void of this place exploded outright.
Zhao Yunze’s expression shifted slightly, but he charged at Gu Changge with his Nirvana Grade Sword raised. Terrifying Sword Qi, boundless and endless, slashed down in an instant, seeking to sever the Astral River itself.
Sand and dust billowed. The armies outside Sky Deer City were all affected by this might, trembling violently.
It had stirred the great momentum of heaven and earth. “So strong! This is the might of our world’s number one of the generation from sixty million years ago!”
“Young Master Yunze, slaughter him! I’ve long found this guy displeasing—clearly putting on the airs of a transcendent banished immortal, yet his methods are so vicious and cruel...”
This scene roused everyone in the Eight Wastelands and Ten Domains. They felt Zhao Yunze’s strength was no longer inferior to an ordinary True Daoist’s. For him, today’s battle might not fail to be an opportunity.
Many people shouted, fists clenched, greatly stirred, their emotions surging. However, Gu Changge paid it no mind. His expression didn’t change in the slightest; his gaze remained calm.
He merely extended his right hand. Fragments of time danced between heaven and earth, Great Dao rules coiled, Chaos Energy surged, and all traces slowed down.
This was an unparalleled Dao and Law. In the eyes of ordinary people, he had merely pointed out with two fingers—no excess movement, very simple. But in the eyes of those supreme powerhouses, their expressions couldn’t help but change, growing wary.
They saw the fragments of time dancing behind Gu Changge, the Great Dao rules, causing that stretch of heaven and earth to seemingly become his domain—a single thought could span eternity. Boom!
Terrifying fluctuations erupted here instantly. All rules surged, seemingly shattered, and the Sword Qi from before was broken apart.
“You’re too weak.”
Gu Changge shook his head gently, his eyes cold. Boom!!
One finger pointed out. Dazzling, resplendent light emerged at his fingertip, like a galaxy pouring down, illuminating the heavens, its momentum shaking all above and below. Unimaginable—in an instant, Zhao Yunze was blasted away.
Countless great stars exploded under this fluctuation, soundlessly turning to dust. At this moment, even beings as strong as True Daoists felt chills all over, their hair standing on end, deeply apprehensive.
As for the others, even separated by the seal outside Sky Deer City, their hearts and gallbladders nearly split with fear—a terror from the depths of their souls. All of them prostrated on the ground, trembling incessantly.
“Wah...” Zhao Yunze spat out blood repeatedly, his face golden-paper pale, trembling nonstop.
The Nirvana Grade Sword in his hand quivered lightly. He himself had been blasted hundreds of thousands of li away, his chest nearly exploding, bearing a terrifying sword wound deep enough to expose bone.
If not for the Black Tortoise Flag floating above his head, blocking a large portion of the damage for him, his entire body would likely have already been slashed into a mist of blood, body and soul shattered.
This scene plunged everyone before Sky Deer City into deathly silence. Their surging emotions from moments before were like being doused with a basin of cold water. Even more people gritted their teeth, their whole bodies shaking, fear and anger interwoven.
They hadn’t expected that in just one exchange, Zhao Yunze would be outmatched, coughing blood and flying backward. Had he not been protected by the Black Tortoise Flag, he would likely already be dead.
Gu Changge was simply too strong.
Such strength was despair-inducing!
“I don’t believe it. Again!”
Zhao Yunze swallowed many restorative Heavenly Herbs. Life force billowed from his body, transforming into a great fog that enveloped him.
He simply couldn’t believe it all. His strike, delivered with his essence, qi, and spirit at their peak, had been so easily broken by Gu Changge.
Now nearly gnashing his teeth, he roared in fury. With a hum, Sword Qi rang out, his entire person like an unsheathed divine sword, unbent and unbroken.
At the same time, he activated the Black Tortoise Flag. It erupted with a rumbling momentum, sweeping across the white expanse of heaven and earth, emitting vast divine might with a rustling clamor.
Though tattered, it had been stained with an Immortal’s blood. At this moment, it was as if ancient war gods revived within it, suppressing heaven and earth.
Figure after figure walked forth, wielding heavenly blades, great halberds, and various divine weapons, battle intent piercing the clouds, charging at Gu Changge together with Zhao Yunze.
The Power of Faith of the entire Great Cloud Domain was also now channeled onto Zhao Yunze, endless divine light enveloping him.
The great battle erupted. This place instantly blurred, turning chaotic—even the rules of heaven and earth shattered into ash.
“Kill!”
Zhao Yunze roared in fury. His Sword Qi stirred the Nine Heavens, transforming into thousands upon thousands of strands. The phenomenon shook heaven and earth, making the very cosmos resonate with him.
At this moment, his aura even underwent a qualitative transformation, more than ten times stronger than before.
Endless radiance flooded toward Gu Changge, and even beyond the heavens, terrifying great rifts split open.
Everyone watched this scene in shock. Zhao Yunze’s current might was even more astonishing than those True Daoists from before.
The Black Tortoise Flag revived—not only did numerous figures walk forth, but they also condensed into an unimaginably terrifying Black Tortoise, extending its claw to grab at Gu Changge.
But the next moment, a pu sound rang out. Blood sprayed high into the air, even carrying five-colored hues, utterly resplendent. “So this is the so-called fearless resistance...”
Gu Changge’s eyes remained cold, as if he existed in another world entirely, protected by the Completely Invulnerable Technique. Between him and Zhao Yunze lay an eternal, invisible chasm that could never be crossed.
His sleeves swept out, light shining through the ages, seemingly able to tear apart the eternal blue sky and wash clean the River of Time. In that instant, the stars of all heavens beyond the domain swayed, and the entire Great Universe trembled.
A great golden hand swept across the sky and slammed down, causing the phantoms within the Black Tortoise Flag to collapse, turning to ash and dissipating.
At the same time, endless crimson radiance—fully hundreds of millions of strands—swirled within it, finally condensing into a crimson spear that pierced through the universe, impaling Zhao Yunze. Then, with a boom, he was torn apart, body blown to pieces.