Subduing the Dark Wang Yue, and Other Plans
Subduing the Dark Wang Yue, and Other Plans
The endless Eternal Overcast Fog that filled the sky collapsed and dispersed, revealing the vast, desolate starfield of this place.
The lingering terrifying Sword Intent still permeated the void, causing the Yin Spirits that drew near to burst apart and explode.
“Changge, please don’t be angry anymore.”
“I’m sorry, I was too full of myself. I shouldn’t have taken such a huge risk, and I even dragged you into it.”
“I’m sorry.”
Jiang Chuchu looked utterly at a loss, explaining herself to Gu Changge over and over.
However, Gu Changge kept a cold face, his eyes indifferent, as if he couldn’t be bothered to respond.
It wasn’t that he was truly angry.
He just wanted Jiang Chuchu to understand that she could never do something like this again.
Before even reaching the Perfect Prodigy Realm, relying on a few protective treasures, she had ventured deep into the Absolute Yin Heaven—and had even encountered a Dark Wang Yue comparable to a Remnant Immortal.
This was no longer simply courting death; it was downright foolish.
If Gu Changge hadn’t rushed to the Absolute Yin Heaven, she would likely have already perished, her beauty turned to dust.
“What you did goes far beyond mere recklessness.”
Gu Changge said flatly, his gaze falling upon her breathtakingly beautiful face.
“I understand... I definitely won’t act so recklessly again next time.”
Hearing this, Jiang Chuchu felt extremely guilty, completely losing her usual cold and proud demeanor.
In front of Gu Changge, she couldn’t maintain the transcendent air of the Mortal Palace’s Saintess that she showed the world; her emotions were stirred by his every action.
At this moment, she only wanted to explain things clearly and soothe his anger.
If not for her, Gu Changge wouldn’t have traveled all this way to this place. In the end, it was all her fault.
“If there is a next time, I won’t be able to save you.”
Gu Changge shook his head gently, as if helpless against her, and the anger on his face gradually faded.
“I understand. There won’t be a next time.”
Jiang Chuchu hummed softly in agreement, lifting her glistening eyes to look at him, unable to hide her emotion and joy.
“Why did you suddenly rush over here?”
She remembered this matter and couldn’t help but ask.
Although she had guessed in her heart that Gu Changge must have learned of her entering the Absolute Yin Heaven and then hurried over in worry, afraid something would happen to her—
She still very much wanted to hear him say it himself.
“It was just on the way.”
Gu Changge glanced at her and said, “I originally intended to show myself and put a stop to those spreading rumors, but I never expected you would actually venture deep into this place. Don’t tell me you really thought I came here specifically for you?”
“Those aren’t rumors.”
Jiang Chuchu blinked her eyes and spoke the plain truth, looking at him with a hint of reproach. “You’re talking nonsense. You were clearly worried about my safety, which is why you rushed over regardless of everything.”
Gu Changge shrugged, looking rather helpless, and said, “Why are you so prone to flattering yourself?”
“You’re just stubborn.”
Jiang Chuchu didn’t mind any of this in the slightest. On the contrary, her heart was filled with joy and emotion. She shot Gu Changge a faint glare, knowing that this was simply his nature.
Of course, if not for her own overly proud temperament, she would have wanted to throw herself into his arms like other women would.
Gu Changge had been willing to risk exposing his whereabouts and being hunted down by the various Dao Traditions and forces to come here.
In Jiang Chuchu’s eyes, that alone outweighed everything else.
A thousand words could not compare to a single deed.
“It seems you really aren’t injured.”
Gu Changge shook his head slightly, examining her carefully. Seeing that she bore no injuries, he truly set his mind at ease.
Jiang Chuchu’s constitution was indeed special. An ordinary True Daoist venturing deep into this place, crushed by the aura of the Dark Wang Yue, would likely have their mind shaken and be corroded by the Eternal Overcast Fog.
Yet she was completely fine.
“Before coming here, I prepared quite a few protective artifacts. As long as I didn’t encounter a ferocious beast like that Dark Wang Yue, preserving my life wouldn’t have been a problem,” Jiang Chuchu explained.
Gu Changge nodded, then turned his gaze toward where the Dark Wang Yue had fled.
Before this, he had also subdued a Wang Yue Celestial Beast—the one he had found in the Purple Mountains while searching for the Tower of World Domination.
That Little Wang Yue had been named Baibai by him and now stayed by Gu Qingyi’s side.
In terms of size, it was far inferior to this Dark Wang Yue—it could only be described as tiny by comparison.
Gu Changge even suspected that within this Dark Wang Yue’s body, an incomplete ancient universe was gestating.
This suddenly stirred his interest. He had just been worrying about finding a suitable universe in which to lay his grand net.
The Dark Wang Yue before him was a very suitable choice.
Thinking of this, Gu Changge told Jiang Chuchu to wait for him here, and his figure swiftly shot off.
The entire universe vanished rapidly beneath his feet.
The boundless Eternal Overcast Fog was vast beyond measure, with no end or edge in sight, but this did not hinder Gu Changge from sensing the Dark Wang Yue’s aura.
He gave chase at great speed, tearing through the universe before him, racing through the void.
Jiang Chuchu watched Gu Changge’s departing figure from where she stood and couldn’t help but call out to him, “Be careful!”
Even knowing that Gu Changge’s strength was terrifying, that he had reached the point of sweeping through the Beyond unrivaled, she still couldn’t help but worry.
After all... that Wang Yue Celestial Beast, at its peak, had surely possessed strength far beyond the Celestial Realm.
Buried within the Absolute Yin Heaven for countless years, upon awakening once more, it was still comparable to a Remnant Immortal.
Boom!!
Within this Eternal Overcast Fog, heaven-shaking, earth-shattering sounds like monstrous waves soon rang out, as if the entire universe was trembling.
The Dark Wang Yue’s body was simply too colossal and boundless. Even when it tried to flee by instinct alone, the commotion it created was unimaginable.
Though its intelligence was not high, it could still sense the terrifying malice of the Human who had wounded it earlier.
This caused even it—a being standing at the very top of the cultivation world’s food chain—to feel fear and dread.
“Although the Wang Yue Celestial Beast’s true body is enormous, it isn’t fixed and unchanging. I wonder if I can store it in my Inner Universe.”
Gu Changge’s speed was extreme. In the blink of an eye, he crossed endless distances and caught up to the Dark Wang Yue.
Before that nearly suffocating, terrifying body, Gu Changge was so minuscule he couldn’t even compare to a speck of dust.
Yet he still brought the Dark Wang Yue endless, dreadful terror.
In its eyes, a human-like fear surfaced.
In the Dark Wang Yue’s memory, all things in this world—any matter, any living being—were its prey.
But this tiny Human before it gave it the feeling of facing a natural predator, a fear and dread that came from the depths of its soul.
So the Dark Wang Yue wanted only to flee with all its might, but its body was simply too enormous, without boundary, making it truly impossible to evade Gu Changge’s pursuit.
“It seems it still retains some shred of sentience. That makes things easier.”
Gu Changge didn’t want to waste time and chose to strike directly.
Although the Dark Wang Yue was comparable to a Remnant Immortal, it was only by relying on its racial talents and terrifying body that it could so easily devour True Daoists.
Compared to a true Remnant Immortal, it was considerably weaker.
Gu Changge made his move. With a shake of his sleeve, ten million strands of Sword Qi arrayed themselves across the eight directions of the universe, radiating brilliant, blazing light like myriad stars, illuminating this place in dazzling splendor.
These ten million strands of Sword Qi were arranged according to the order of the stars of the heavens. The moment they appeared, they exuded a world-shaking, boundless killing intent, as if tempered over several epochs, carrying the slaughtering will of billions of living beings.
This was the Immortal-Slaying Grand Array from the Nether. Although it had not reached the complete form of its full assembly, under Gu Changge’s study, even deployed alone it could unleash invincible, blazing might.
More importantly, this array could directly seal off this region of the universe, making it impossible for the Dark Wang Yue to escape any longer.
Screech, screech, screech—
Sharp, demonic sounds rang out from within the Dark Wang Yue, carrying terrifying penetrative power.
Those sound waves spread out like ripples, slicing through everything as easily as blades.
The surrounding Yin Spirits didn’t even have time to scream before they burst apart directly, turning into a sky-filling bloody mist.
The Dark Wang Yue’s massive maw was like an abyss, its pitch-black fangs gleaming with sharpness, and it suddenly lunged viciously to bite at Gu Changge.
It was not stupid. Knowing that Gu Changge was about to attack it and that escape was hopeless, it revealed its savage, frenzied side.
However, Gu Changge had anticipated this and was not surprised.
Chi! Chi! Chi!
Ten million strands of blazing Sword Qi descended like divine punishment, their slaughter flooding the heavens, directly slicing open the Dark Wang Yue’s body and piercing through its bones.
It was a hair-raising sight.
One terrifying bloody hole after another exploded open across that nearly endless body, black blood pouring down like torrential rain, as if to drown this universe.
Every strand of Sword Qi was condensed from Laws. Though not divine weapons, their sharpness far surpassed that of divine weapons.
Even the Dark Wang Yue cried out in pain, wailing.
Its enormous body rapidly shrank, trying to lessen the agony.
“So it really can control its own size.”
Seeing this, a strange glint flashed through Gu Changge’s eyes.
He had originally intended to subdue this Dark Wang Yue, but considering its enormous body, how to store it in his Inner Universe had become quite a troublesome problem.
Now, with the Dark Wang Yue feeling pain and involuntarily shrinking its body, it was an excellent opportunity for Gu Changge.
Thinking this, Gu Changge summoned Ah Er and ordered him to attack the Dark Wang Yue.
Ordinarily, Ah Er remained within the Inner Universe, never manifesting in the outside world.
After entering the Absolute Yin Heaven, Gu Changge had recalled Ah Er into his Inner Universe.
A divine spear forged of Hell Iron and divine metal swept across, its cyan gleam hazy, as if it could split the entire universe apart—overwhelmingly powerful.
Ah Er was the most ancient figure in the Nether aside from its Lord, and his own strength was that of a genuine Remnant Immortal.
Even if Gu Changge didn’t act himself, having Ah Er single-handedly suppress this Dark Wang Yue was more than sufficient.
The Dark Wang Yue had never expected that, at this moment, yet another existence whose aura terrified it would appear.
It grew even more violent, its terrifying aura surging, causing this region of the universe to begin cracking apart.
More and more Eternal Overcast Fog rushed toward those cracks, flooding outward.
This universe was already incomplete to begin with, and having previously endured the battle between Gu Changge, the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being, and the Six Great Ancestors, it had become even more battered and broken.
Now it was utterly devastated, covered in dreadful fissures everywhere. The spatial barriers shattered directly, causing the endless Eternal Overcast Fog to find a sudden outlet, surging straight into those cracks.
The battle here did not last long. The Dark Wang Yue simply could not withstand Ah Er’s terrifying assault.
Amid the near-constant agony, it let out mournful cries, its massive body continuously shrinking.
Finally, ten million strands of blazing sword light descended, transforming into Sword Dao Laws that slashed into its body, becoming chains that bound and restrained it.
Gu Changge brought out a Space Artifact, using great magic power to open up a void within it, and stored the Dark Wang Yue inside.
Only then did he place this Space Artifact into his Inner Universe.
After all, his current Inner Universe had not yet reached a level comparable to the Beyond. If the Dark Wang Yue broke free of those Laws, it might pose a threat to his Inner Universe.
Afterward, Gu Changge transformed into a streak of divine light and went to rendezvous with Jiang Chuchu, planning to leave this Absolute Yin Heaven.
Along the way, he found an excuse and casually explained the cause and origin of the Absolute Yin Heaven’s eruption, thereby putting Jiang Chuchu’s mind to rest and making her understand that this matter was not something she could meddle in.