Survivors of the Calamity, a Force About to Shake the Beyond
Survivors of the Calamity, a Force About to Shake the Beyond
Boom—
A spear’s gleam swept across heaven and earth, as if descending from some distant dimension, transforming into a vast Astral River.
Torrent after torrent rolled across the sky, capable of annihilating everything.
Within this starfield, a terrifying black hand stretched across the void, slamming down with raging, endless fury.
Three black-clad figures, overwhelmingly powerful, stood at the edge of heaven and earth, relentlessly striking to kill Supreme Being Lu Luo, their methods cruel, their eyes seemingly devoid of the slightest emotion.
This was a world-shaking battle. Its terrifying aftershocks destroyed heaven and earth, annihilating all the surrounding stars and continents.
Vast swathes of ancient life-bearing stars turned to dust beneath these shockwaves. The Cultivators and living beings dwelling upon them had no time to flee—their bodies and souls were utterly extinguished.
To describe all of this as a living hell would be no exaggeration. Everywhere there was wailing and despair.
“Cough, cough, cough...”
A rain of blood poured down, flooding the firmament.
Supreme Being Lu Luo battled the three mysterious black-clad figures, her body cracking apart, her Soul Fire dimming—she was already on the verge of her Dao perishing.
The Beyond had been peaceful for too long. Even though every immortal orthodoxy and supreme great sect had True Daoists emerging into the world, all of them held deep misgivings and dared not act rashly.
During this period, aside from the campaign to encircle the demoness in red who had emerged from the Demon-Burying Abyss, and the Immortal War that erupted between Purple Mansion and the Longevity Gu Family, there had rarely been such a number of True Daoists engaging in a world-shaking battle.
In the eyes of many Cultivators and living beings, True Daoists were invincible existences, looking down upon the world like gods, sweeping through the ages unopposed.
Yet today, three incomparably terrifying black-clad True Daoists had joined forces to besiege Supreme Being Lu Luo, intent on suppressing and killing her right here.
This scene alarmed the countless Cultivators who sensed the disturbance here and rushed over at top speed.
Everyone froze in place, their bodies going cold, not daring to move.
Among them were even existences of the Sacred King Realm, yet from such a distance they still dared not approach, fearing they would be shaken to death by the aftershocks.
“What on earth happened? Why would three such powerful black-clad True Daoists join forces to besiege a single person?”
“Is the Beyond about to descend into great chaos again?”
Someone’s voice trembled, filled with immense fear, finding all of this utterly inconceivable.
Perhaps in the near future, a terrifying upheaval would engulf the Beyond, and every force and orthodoxy would be swept into it.
Ordinary Cultivators would find it even harder to escape—they would be reduced to ashes of the calamity.
Thinking of this, everyone trembled uncontrollably, terrified beyond measure.
Ahhh—
Supreme Being Lu Luo fell into despair and couldn’t help but cry out. Her entire body radiated light, endless Principles of Dao and divine radiance blazing brilliantly as she unleashed her strongest Daoist arts and divine abilities, fighting to survive.
However, her opponents were simply too terrifying. The three of them combined could battle any True Daoist.
Endless brilliance erupted, Chaos Energy surged forth and flooded over, directly destroying this entire starfield.
“I refuse to accept this—”
Watching the three of them close in, about to extinguish her soul’s light, Supreme Being Lu Luo’s eyes were filled with unwillingness and despair.
Boom—
But just then, a clear, bright sword light swept in from afar, as if it had split the universe itself apart, dividing the four poles of heaven and earth.
All of the attacks were severed by this single sword strike, annihilated into the void, as if they had never existed at all.
This scene instantly startled everyone.
The many Cultivators in the surroundings, and even the Cultivators and living beings on the various ancient life-bearing stars, couldn’t help but widen their eyes in shock, looking toward the direction from which the sword light had come.
“That’s...” Someone’s face filled with disbelief, eyes wide, voice trembling.
“It’s Young Master Changge! It’s actually Young Master Changge!”
“He’s come to save us!”
Someone recognized the figure that had appeared and couldn’t help but shout, incomparably excited and stirred, believing that the battle’s disturbance here had alerted Gu Changge, prompting him to appear and save everyone.
A tall, slender figure in white was approaching from the other end of the starfield. Deep within his eyes, terrifying phenomena surged—stars collapsing, mountains and seas caving in.
“It’s you...”
One of the three black-clad figures looked over. Within those indifferent eyes, there seemed to be a shift of emotion, and the voice was no longer as flat as before.
“Young Master Changge... please save me!”
“I will surely repay you handsomely!”
Seeing who had appeared, Supreme Being Lu Luo—who had already fallen into despair—first froze in disbelief, then her face filled with joy as she cried out excitedly.
She had never imagined that at a moment like this, someone would actually appear and block all those attacks for her with a single sword strike.
And it was Gu Changge, no less!
Gu Changge was an existence who could contend with the will of the Heavenly Path, comparable to the Celestial Realm itself.
With his help, she would surely be able to turn danger into safety and escape with her life.
Thinking of this, the flames of hope reignited in the heart of the previously despairing Supreme Being Lu Luo.
“It seems I haven’t arrived too late.”
Gazing at the scene before him—one that could only be described as a living hell—Gu Changge’s brow furrowed, his expression seemingly grave.
Without hesitation, he strode forward from the other end of the starfield. Beneath his feet, time itself seemed to shift, as if the eternal River of Time was flowing away.
“Will you not stop? Slaughtering living beings like this, showing utter disregard for all life—you truly deserve death.”
Gu Changge’s eyes were ice-cold. Wielding his Dao Sword, he struck directly.
Chi, chi, chi—
In an instant, streak after streak of terrifying sword light slashed forth, causing the surrounding meteorites to crumble into ash. All rules and order were severed.
He appeared holding a brilliant, crystalline Dao Sword, like a pool of autumn water—incomparably clear, yet containing peerless sharpness.
As streak after streak of Sword Qi slashed out, dazzling like lightning piercing the firmament, the expressions of the three black-clad figures shifted slightly. They had no choice but to counterattack, displaying all manner of powerful techniques and Daoist arts, not daring to underestimate him.
“Do you truly think you can stop us by yourself?”
Black mist billowed around them, rising and falling, as if ancient worlds were being pushed along with their movements.
Seizing this opportunity, Supreme Being Lu Luo activated a secret technique. Her qi and blood seemed to ignite as she fled swiftly into the distance, swallowing large quantities of restorative Heavenly Herbs, not daring to remain in this terrifying battle any longer.
She was already at the end of her rope, her lamp running out of oil—she no longer had the strength to aid Gu Changge.
“Young Master Changge, be careful! These three all possess the strength of True Daoists. They must not be underestimated!”
She couldn’t help but call out. Though she had great confidence in Gu Changge’s power, she suddenly remembered that Gu Changge’s Source was currently wounded—he was still in a state of severe injury.
“Your Source is already wounded, yet you still dare come here to die. Perfect—today we shall destroy you right here, and rid our Master of a great thorn in his side.”
One black-clad figure stood high in the firmament, speaking coldly as he stared at the oncoming Gu Changge, his eyes icy and merciless.
“Don’t waste words on him. Finish him quickly while he’s gravely wounded.”
“We cannot let him continue to grow. Otherwise, he will only ruin our Master’s plans in the future.”
The other two black-clad figures were equally ruthless. As they spoke, heaven-defying phenomena manifested—like long rivers offered in sacrifice to the heavens. Tombstone after tombstone emerged, spanning the firmament, suppressing and killing toward Gu Changge.
Endless brilliance erupted here once more, as if heaven and earth were collapsing. Boundless Chaos Energy swept along all manner of rules and order, cascading down and blotting out everything.
All kinds of supreme Daoist arts evolved—peerless divine weapons interweaving, unmatched immortal mountains rising and sinking. Star after star, touched by the aftershocks, continuously turned to dust and vanished into nothing.
“Three True Daoists—just what is your origin?”
Gu Changge strode forward to kill. Around him, billions of sword lights seemed to interweave, forming a vast ocean of swords that blotted out the sky.
The three black-clad True Daoists likewise displayed supreme techniques, forcefully clashing against this expanse of heaven, shattering that ocean of swords.
Gu Changge let out a clear whistle. His body transformed into boundless light, becoming a surging divine sword that slew in all directions, dazzling like a bolt of lightning, slicing through the black starry sky—blindingly brilliant.
All the surrounding Cultivators and living beings, watching this scene, were incomparably stirred, yet also worried.
Many of them knew that Gu Changge was currently in poor condition—rumors of his injuries had spread everywhere.
And now before him stood no fewer than three True Daoists. Could he stop this calamity and save the many ancient life-bearing stars around them?
“Your strength is greatly diminished now. Are you still a match for the three of us?”
Someone among the black-clad figures shouted coldly. Dark divine light boiled around his body; he burned like a demonic furnace, emitting a vast sea of blood qi and boundless divine power.
“Why don’t you try and find out?”
Gu Changge’s gaze was indifferent, filled with icy killing intent that swept across the sky and shattered this starfield.
An unimaginable battle erupted here once more. Endless light burst forth, blazing and resplendent, as if piercing through the entire cosmos.
Boom—
Gu Changge unleashed a Forbidden Technique of the Dao. His entire body blazed with brilliant light, his hair flowing like an Astral River, draped in Chaos Energy, as if he had transformed into an eternal sacred furnace.
His aura swallowed mountains and rivers. His black hair danced wildly, tracing endless trajectories of the Dao—transcendent, otherworldly, unfathomable.
At this moment, his every gesture formed its own heavenly law, in harmony with the Dao. With a single clear whistle, swathes of meteorites turned to dust.
With a shake of his arm, the Astral River itself crumbled. Chaos Energy flowed backward toward the heavens. A sweep of blazing light made the entire universe tremble, dimming the stars and moon.
The three black-clad figures all coughed up blood and were sent flying backward, nearly blasted out of this starfield entirely.
“So this is Young Master Changge!”
“What terrifying power! We’ve never seen him fight before—we had no idea he was this strong. Truly worthy of being an existence who can contend with the will of the Heavenly Path!”
“And this is him in a gravely wounded state. If he were in perfect condition, just how terrifying would he be?”
Throughout the surrounding starfield, the many Cultivators and living beings who witnessed all of this trembled with excitement, their hearts and minds reeling.
“How terrifying. At the same realm, absolutely no one could withstand a single palm strike from him.”
Even Supreme Being Lu Luo’s beautiful eyes widened. She felt her Dao Heart wavering, unable to believe it, shaken to the extreme.
At this moment, Gu Changge was overwhelmingly powerful, crushing everything before him—this entire starfield was nearly destroyed by him, razed to the ground.
“Not good—this guy is too strong!”
The expressions of the three black-clad figures changed drastically, and they couldn’t help but howl. After several exchanges, they had already fallen into a disadvantage—even combined, they could hardly contend with Gu Changge.
Chi—
Moreover, at this moment, Gu Changge unleashed a secret Daoist art, drawing upon the starlight of the entire sky to fight.
The boundless Astral River cascaded down, turning everything around him into a vast expanse of white.
In the end, one could see the sun and moon revolving around him, ancient stars in their grandeur, countless ancient stars appearing in all directions, encircling him at the center.
It was as if an entire cosmic starfield had evolved into being. Gu Changge stood at its center like the lord of the Heavenly Court, gathering every kind of light before finally flooding it all outward.
“We’re no match for him—flee, quickly!”
“Run as far as you can!”
The expressions of the three black-clad figures changed drastically, seemingly utterly horrified. Without the slightest hesitation, they all burned their True Souls and Blood Essence, transforming into divine light and fleeing.
But the aftershocks here were still too terrifying—it was as if an entire universe was marching toward its demise.
The sky collapsed and the earth caved in; the universe crumbled. Everything descended into chaos in an instant. Chaos Energy surged toward the Eight Wastelands, and nothing could be seen clearly.
“This is practically the end of the world!”
“Too terrifying. In a battle between True Daoists, anyone who steps in will have their body and soul annihilated, vanishing into nothing.”
All the Cultivators and living beings trembled in horror, their souls shaking, terrified to the extreme.
“Wonderful! We’re saved!”
But even more Cultivators and living beings cheered, overcome with the feeling of having survived a calamity.
Judging by the situation, the three mysterious True Daoists had been driven off by Gu Changge.
All the surrounding life-bearing starfields were safe.
Their gratitude toward Gu Changge knew no bounds.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—
In an instant, streak after streak of divine rainbow light rose into the sky from every direction—these were the supreme experts of each star, who had been watching from afar, not daring to approach.
Now that the crisis was over, they all rushed forward, carefully avoiding the battle aftershocks that had yet to dissipate.
“Many thanks to Young Master Changge for lending us your aid!”
They cupped their fists one after another in gratitude, expressing their thanks to Gu Changge.
“Thank you, Young Master Changge! If not for you today, all of us would likely have died miserable deaths, and the surrounding starfields would have been destroyed.”
Many female Cultivators’ eyes shone with extraordinary splendor, their hearts swaying as they gazed at that tall figure standing at the edge of the sky, unable to calm down for a long time.
Even Supreme Being Lu Luo felt her emotions in turmoil, her Dao Heart deeply stirred.
If Gu Changge had not suddenly appeared today, she too would likely have perished, her Dao extinguished, fallen right here.
Hearing these words, Gu Changge seemed to come back to his senses, withdrawing his gaze from the direction in which the three black-clad figures had fled.
“There is no need for this, everyone. As Cultivators, witnessing such a scene, how could we possibly stand by and do nothing?”
He waved his hand, his expression calm and composed—a complete contrast to the overwhelming dominance he had just displayed.
However, just as Gu Changge finished speaking, his brow suddenly furrowed. His figure swayed slightly, and with a muffled grunt, a few traces of blood tinged with divinity spilled from the corner of his mouth.
“What...”
“Young Master Changge, are you alright?!”
Seeing this, everyone present was suddenly alarmed, incomparably worried.
Only now did many of them remember that Gu Changge had just been fighting while carrying severe injuries. Their hearts overflowed with gratitude, and they were nearly prostrating themselves on the ground in kowtow.
“It’s nothing. The battle just now merely aggravated my injuries. If I weren’t wounded, those three would not have escaped so easily.”
Gu Changge waved his hand calmly, signaling that everyone need not worry. However, toward the end of his words, he could hardly conceal a trace of regret.
“Young Master Changge, I have here...”
Supreme Being Lu Luo’s face was full of concern as she took out a jade box, offering it to Gu Changge.
However, Gu Changge did not accept it, shaking his head. “Ordinary healing items are useless for my injury. Your own injuries are not light either—keep it for yourself.”
Waves of emotion welled up in Supreme Being Lu Luo’s heart. She had not expected that even at a time like this, Gu Changge would still be so considerate of her.
She had never interacted with Gu Changge before, but judging by his actions today, he truly lived up to the description—gentle as jade, divine and refined beyond compare.
“Still, I wonder where those black-clad men came from, to act so brazenly. The force behind them is likely beyond imagination...”
Then, as if something had occurred to him, Gu Changge’s face showed puzzlement as he murmured to himself.
Hearing this, Supreme Being Lu Luo’s expression suddenly shook. Recalling what had happened earlier, she said gravely, “At the time, those black-clad men believed I was doomed and said a few things. They seemed to come from some place called the Dark Heaven. They were acting on the orders of some Master, intending to exterminate us all.”
She had been deeply shocked at the time, so those words had left a particularly strong impression on her.
“Dark Heaven?”
“What is that? We’ve never heard of it before—and they dare to intercept and kill the True Daoists of various forces and orthodoxies?”
Hearing these words, everyone present was shaken, monstrous waves surging in their hearts.
They already had a premonition—this mysterious Dark Heaven was about to shake the entire Beyond.