A Millionfold Return: My Children Cultivate Immortality, I Become a God - Chapter 429

Chapter 429: One Move Decides the Outcome

Qin Shaolong drew a long spear and charged straight at Wu Hao. Although his realm was extremely powerful, he still preferred close-range combat in battle—only his strength was considerably greater than those at lower realms.

In just a flash, Qin Shaolong had reached right in front of Wu Hao.

Seeing this, Wu Hao calmly drew a Seventh-Grade Divine Emperor Sword. In his eyes, there was no need to use an Eighth- or even Ninth-Grade Divine Artifact against Qin Shaolong; a Seventh-Grade Divine Artifact was more than enough.

With a gentle slash, Wu Hao effortlessly blocked Qin Shaolong’s spear thrust.

The expressions of Heaven’s Punishment Venerable and the others watching from a short distance grew very serious. It was clear they hadn’t expected Wu Hao, merely at the Intermediate Stage of a God Venerable, to so easily deflect Qin Shaolong’s attack.

Heaven’s Punishment Venerable knew all too well that even he himself was no match for Wu Hao, yet Wu handled it with such ease—proof of just how terrifying Wu Hao’s true strength was.

But it made sense. After all, Wu Hao was a God Emperor. Who among the God Emperors wasn’t a top-tier Heaven’s Chosen? Defeating a Late-Stage God Venerable while one was still at the Intermediate Stage wasn’t hard for someone like him.

Moreover, although Wu Hao had suppressed his power to the Intermediate Stage of a God Venerable, his battle experience wouldn’t diminish with his lowered realm and strength. So, from the very start, the outcome of this fight was already sealed.

On the other hand, after blocking Qin Shaolong’s first strike, it seemed as if only a moment had passed, yet Wu Hao and Qin Shaolong stood there motionless, neither making a move.

Only Heaven’s Punishment Venerable knew that within that brief instant, Wu Hao and Qin Shaolong had already exchanged hundreds of millions of moves. Although they appeared evenly matched, Heaven’s Punishment Venerable could see that Wu Hao had been dominating Qin Shaolong the entire time. Qin Shaolong’s defeat was only a matter of time.

At this moment, Qin Shaolong’s expression was extremely grave. The instant he faced Wu Hao, he realized just how powerful Wu Hao truly was. While Wu Hao’s displayed strength was genuinely at the Intermediate Stage of a God Venerable, his combat experience clearly surpassed Qin Shaolong’s.

As a result, every attack Qin Shaolong launched was easily and calmly blocked by Wu Hao, whereas Qin Shaolong had to go all out just to defend against Wu Hao’s strikes.

Although it was difficult, this only ignited Qin Shaolong’s fighting spirit, which began to burn fiercely. The previously stagnant boundary of his realm also slowly started to shift.

Naturally, Wu Hao noticed this too and found himself thinking more highly of Qin Shaolong. He hadn’t expected to encounter someone born for battle. If possible, it might be worth keeping him nearby for his own use.

Then, in the next moment, Qin Shaolong suddenly launched a spear strike so fierce that it forced Wu Hao to retreat several steps.

Right after Wu Hao was pushed back, a crimson glow flared continuously around Qin Shaolong’s body. In a short time, Qin Shaolong’s realm advanced from the Intermediate Stage to the Late Stage of a God Venerable.

“Burning Divine Blood? It seems Qin Shaolong really wants to win,” said Heaven’s Punishment Venerable from a short distance away, his expression somber. Originally, he had been evenly matched against Qin Shaolong, but after Qin Shaolong used this move, he himself was defeated.

The importance of Divine Blood is similar to that of vital essence in cultivators; if burned excessively, there is a real risk of one’s realm falling.After witnessing this scene, Wu Hao couldn’t help but feel a surge of fighting spirit welling up inside him. It seemed he could no longer hold back in this battle.

“The next move will decide the outcome!” Wu Hao said as he looked toward Qin Shaolong.

Upon hearing this, Qin Shaolong nodded in agreement.

“Following the senior’s lead!” he replied.

In the next moment, Wu Hao and Qin Shaolong stood facing each other, both wearing expressions of profound seriousness, each eager to see what move the other would unleash next.

Almost simultaneously, Wu Hao and Qin Shaolong launched their attacks.

On Qin Shaolong’s long spear appeared an incredibly powerful phantom image. Upon closer inspection, it was of a dragon clan—but its aura surpassed even that of a True Dragon. Wu Hao glanced at it and could roughly guess that this was the legendary Divine Dragon.

“I never expected the first time I’d see a Divine Dragon would be as a phantom form,” Wu Hao said, his expression extremely grave. Divine Dragons are beings capable of cultivating up to the God Emperor Realm. So even now, Wu Hao was still searching for ways to help Wu Qilong and the Ten Thousand Dragons Emperor—both True Dragons—advance to the Divine Dragon Bloodline.As long as they can transform and attain the Divine Dragon Bloodline, combined with Wu Hao’s resources and support, it would be a certainty that they would become future God Emperors.

Not far away, Heaven’s Punishment Venerable and the others couldn’t help but narrow their eyes slightly when they saw this scene, for they all recognized that this was Qin Shaolong’s strongest move.

“Divine Dragon Wandering Soul Strike. I never expected Qin Shaolong to unleash this technique again after all these years,” Heaven’s Punishment Venerable said, his expression solemn. He himself had been defeated by this very strike in the past, so he naturally knew just how powerful it was.

Just as he was curious how Wu Hao would respond to this attack, Wu Hao’s expression remained calm as he raised his long sword. Then, a moment later, a massive phantom image appeared behind him.

“Heavenly Emperor Slash,” Wu Hao said calmly, bringing his sword down in a single strike. In the next instant, the phantom behind Wu Hao also struck downward with a sword.

The expressions of Heaven’s Punishment Venerable and the others were filled with shock when they saw this, for the phantom behind Wu Hao was none other than Wu Hao himself.

“What kind of existence is this Senior? To be able to summon his own phantom? What level has the Senior reached in the future?”It should be known that even he himself could never summon a phantom of his own; because he simply is himself. Unless everything he is cultivating now is bestowed by his future self, it would be absolutely impossible to summon a phantom of oneself.

So just how powerful has Wu Hao become in the future?

This was something even Wu Hao himself didn’t know. All he knew was that the Heavenly Emperor Slash came from the Heavenly Emperor’s Myriad Dao Sutra, which meant that his future self must become the Heavenly Emperor, right? Wu Hao pondered silently.

Before Wu Hao could delve deeper into this thought, the sword energy he swung collided directly with the spear thrust launched by Qin Shaolong.

In an instant, the terrifying aura unleashed by their clash swept outward in all directions, causing Heaven’s Punishment Venerable and the others nearby to be stunned. They hurriedly summoned the Chaos Bell to block the lingering aftershock.

“Even the aftershock alone holds such terrifying power. It seems Shaolong has grown considerably stronger over these years.”

Heaven’s Punishment Venerable’s expression grew grave. He naturally recognized that Qin Shaolong’s power had improved significantly since their last encounter. It was important to remember that Qin Shaolong hadn’t yet broken through to the Late Stage of the God Venerable realm. If he managed that breakthrough, just how far would his power escalate?