Eternal Life from the Golden Needle Technique

Chapter 557: Chapter 80: To Rout

”What’s going on?”

”Why did that Demoness suddenly stop using that bizarre movement technique to dodge?”

”Who is that? How was he able to hit the Demoness?!”

From Shen Changchuan’s surprise attack,

to his follow-up assault,

and the final punch that sent the girl in the black dress flying—

it all happened in the span of a few breaths.

But all of it...

was witnessed by the surviving prodigies from the Outer Realm.

And it was precisely for this reason,

that the survivors found it so incredible!

After all,

just moments ago,

they had faced the Demoness’s power head-on!

It was unstoppable,

with no counters whatsoever!

They could only watch helplessly as she cut down their companions one by one—each a top prodigy from their own Small Domain.

Their only options were to use the life-saving treasures gifted by their elders to barely withstand her attacks,

or to pray the Demoness wouldn’t turn her attention to them!

Her bizarre spatial traversal technique...

was simply incomprehensible.

Even when they used their ultimate trump cards—Jade Talismans sealing Divine Travel Realm Level attacks—

they had no effect on her whatsoever!

It had reached the point where, earlier,

their hearts had sunk into an abyss of despair,

convinced they were going to die.

But now,

what were they seeing?

Some guy who appeared out of nowhere had managed to hit that Demoness twice in a row?

Keep in mind,

that Demoness was a terrifying figure they couldn’t even touch, despite throwing everything they had at her!

What in the world was going on?

Why had the Demoness suddenly stopped using that Spatial Teleportation-like technique of hers?

And so, at this moment,

the surviving Outer Realm prodigies could only stare blankly at Shen Changchuan in the distant sky.

They couldn’t figure it out;

it was simply beyond their understanding!

”Wait... That person... Is that Shen Changchuan?!”

Before long,

someone in the surviving crowd finally recognized him.

It wasn’t strange that someone recognized Shen Changchuan.

Back when the news of Shen Changchuan obtaining the Xiangshan Sect’s legacy spread like wildfire throughout the Tian Nan Domain’s Immortal Cultivation Realm,

many Outer Realm prodigies had gathered and flocked to Dawan Village, hoping to force Shen Changchuan to reveal what he knew.

But later,

the impatient East Sea Ranger Disciple, Xuan Guangdao, had been the first to attack,

only to be easily defeated by Shen Changchuan.

In that battle, he had displayed his immense strength.

Coupled with the fact that his master was one of the Yuqing Seven Sons,

many grew wary and didn’t dare to act rashly.

Then, a series of incidents occurred,

causing the Outer Realm prodigies to leave Dawan Village and head to the northwestern desert. There, they used disciples from the Divine Calculation Sect to survey and calculate the location of the old Xiangshan Sect Gate Ruins... which is how they ended up here...

That said,

it was because of that battle above Dawan Village,

that many people recognized Shen Changchuan’s face!

However,

how was this possible?

”Wasn’t Shen Changchuan just at the Soul Emergence Seventh Layer not long ago? In less than a few years, he’s already reached the Ninth Layer Realm?!”

”No! That’s not right!”

”That kid must have used some kind of Secret Technique to rapidly raise his strength to the Ninth Layer Realm!”

”But that makes no sense!”

”Even if he used a Secret Technique, he’d only be at Soul Emergence Ninth Layer. How could he hit that Demoness?”

Bai Yusheng stared in disbelief at the scene high above—the Celestial Demon Sect Saintess Candidate sent flying by a single punch—and muttered to himself.

His face was a mask of shock,

incredulity!

And utter disbelief!

”So that’s Shen Changchuan?”

”Fellow Daoist Bai, you know him?”

”What kind of skill does that kid have to be able to hit the Demoness?”

Nangong Yunfan, standing to the side, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth.

Taking a moment to recover, he kept his hands raised to support the Defense Light Curtain, but his gaze was fixed on the figure in the sky. A flicker of wariness crossed his face as he asked in a low voice.

Previously, when facing the terrifying techniques of the Celestial Demon Sect’s Candidate Saintess, they were completely helpless and unable to counter,

so even though there had been some animosity between them before, at that moment they had to put aside their past grievances and join forces against the enemy.

To do so, they stood back-to-back, propping up a small Defense Array to endure the Demoness’s continuous, powerful attacks.

This was why Nangong Yunfan was standing next to Bai Yusheng.

But their enemy was, after all, at the Soul Emergence Ninth Layer Peak,

and they could only take the hits passively without being able to fight back. Under the Demoness’s relentless assault, even with prodigies like them at the Soul Emergence Ninth Layer defending back-to-back, they couldn’t completely block her attacks. Nangong Yunfan had still suffered some injuries.

And because of this,

Nangong Yunfan was keenly aware of just how terrifying the Celestial Demon Sect Saintess was.

Looking at Shen Changchuan in the distant sky, a profound look flashed in Nangong Yunfan’s eyes.

’It seems,’

’that bastard from Nangong City has a rather close relationship with Shen Changchuan...’

’In the future...’

’will he be an enemy?’

”I have only seen him from a distance myself. I was fortunate enough to be present for the battle where Fellow Daoist Xuan Guangdao was defeated.”

”As for his techniques, I know nothing about them.”

Bai Yusheng, unaware of what was on Nangong Yunfan’s mind, shook his head.

His voice carried a strange tone as he spoke.

”However, that kid is a true prodigy. Back when he fought Fellow Daoist Xuan Guangdao, his Cultivation was only at the Soul Emergence Seventh Layer, but his performance in battle was in no way inferior to someone with Ninth Layer Early Stage combat power!”

”What’s more, he possesses an array of profound and diverse magical techniques. Whether it’s his Divine Techniques, Spirit Body, or his Magical Power and Divine Sense, he has almost no weaknesses!”

”It’s simply unimaginable how that person managed to refine himself to such a powerful state in such a short amount of time...”

As he spoke,

Bai Yusheng looked at Shen Changchuan in the distant sky, his mind replaying the scene of him effortlessly crushing the Celestial Demon Sect Candidate Saintess—an opponent they couldn’t defeat even with all their strength—

and a deep, complicated look flashed in his eyes.

Before coming to the Tian Nan Domain,

he hadn’t paid any mind to the so-called geniuses of the Tian Nan Domain’s Immortal Cultivation Realm.

As for the so-called number one expert of the younger generation, Shen Changchuan,

he was even more dismissive.

A True Dragon cannot be raised in shallow waters.

How could a true prodigy ever emerge from a backward, barren place like the Tian Nan Domain?

In his eyes at the time,

it was nothing more than a case of a monkey proclaiming itself king in a mountain without tigers!

He had even considered seeking out that so-called number one of the younger generation for a spar before he set out,

to teach him that there was a bigger world out there and to spread the renown of their Qilian Domain’s Immortal Cultivation Realm to a barren land of cultivation like the Tian Nan Domain.