In the microcosm of Taoism, Zhang Shen sat cross-legged in the center of the universe, his body emitting endless divine light and inhaling and exhaling massive amounts of chaotic aura.
Zhang Shen's body was constantly squirming, as if the sun, moon, and stars were being destroyed and reborn in it. The entire universe was trembling with it, and some wonderful changes were taking place.
"The most critical time has been gained, and half a step of transcendence is just around the corner!" Zhang Shen felt that the power accumulated in his body had reached its peak, and the experience value on the system panel had overflowed. As long as he invested, he could break through the level and enter a higher realm.
"System, upgrade!"
With a thought, all the experience points gained from digesting the massive amount of Dao memories brought back by the second soul were invested into the progress bar below the body Dao.
A loud roar was heard, and Zhang Shen's entire body exploded and disintegrated like a cosmic singularity, spreading to the entire universe in an instant.
Zhang Shen's soul also dissipated everywhere, and his will rose to an unknown place, overlooking the entire microcosm.
"At this point, flesh, soil, plant fibers, and metals have all become part of my body. This small universe is my body."
Zhang Shen's gaze penetrated the barrier of the microcosm and saw the vast wilderness outside.
"How beautiful! One day, I could turn you into my body!" Zhang Shen murmured. With the help of his body technique, he was able to incorporate everything covered by his imperial technique into his body.
But it only works when the Imperial Way covers it. When the Imperial Way retreats, these covered areas will return to their original state.
Only the places that have been truly eroded by him will become completely a part of him.
Unfortunately, he couldn't do this to the Great Wilderness Realm.
The moment he had this thought, Zhang Shen felt his heart palpitating and panic. The Great Wilderness Realm was a place that he was not allowed to offend.
Of course, the erosion part is no problem.
Zhang Shen looked again at the thin film of flesh and blood that was invisible to ordinary people and gradually covered the Great Wilderness.
"It seems that Fang Shirong and I have the same idea, but he is bolder than me and just went straight to the point."
When he saw the film before, Zhang Shen had observed it and guessed about Fang Shirong's intentions, but now he has also taken a half-step into transcendence, with countless new physical knowledge surrounding his mind. He knows that it is impossible to really erode the Great Wilderness Realm, and the gap between the two is still extremely obvious.
"So Fang Shirong chose a roundabout way, which is very smart." Looking at the film again and combining it with the new knowledge in his mind, Zhang Shen saw through Fang Shirong's tactics.
At this time, Zhang Shen sensed the state of his clone.
Already in danger.
The Ninth Chuantian delayed for three days, but the gap between the Nine Tribulations God Emperor and the half-step transcendence was too large. Even if Fang Shirong was just testing and using this to spy on Zhang Shen's methods, the Ninth Chuantian also suffered considerable injuries in the process of breaking through the confrontation.
The Dijiu Chuantian was already standing on the edge of the cliff of falling.
Zhang Shen did not immediately share the power of half a step beyond the level with Jiu Chuan Tian. Any changes in Jiu Chuan Tian at this time would only arouse Fang Shirong's vigilance and expose some things.
And before that, he had to destroy Fang Shirong's trump card first!
The power of the microcosm gathered, the soul returned to its place, and the will fell from an infinite height, condensing into Zhang Shen's strongest body at present.
"I have all the knowledge of the Tao from the mundane to the half-transcendent, but knowing is knowing, and understanding is understanding."
"To what extent can it be applied, what abilities can be gained by combining this knowledge, what can be done, and what sparks can be created by the collision of this knowledge still need to be tested slowly."
"But now there is a treasure trove in front of me that can help me quickly get through this stage."
Zhang Shen looked at Fang Shirong. The physical knowledge this person knew could no longer bring him experience points, but the sparks created by the physical knowledge in his mind were what Zhang Shen urgently needed.
More importantly, the other half of the ticket that Zhang Shen wants to enter the Great Wilderness Avenue Space can be obtained from Fang Shirong!
Taking a step out of the microcosm, Zhang Shen arrived at the Great Wilderness.
He suppressed his aura and did not attract anyone's attention. Only Fang Shirong, who had been calculating against him, noticed it.
"It finally came out!" The next second, Fang Shirong's expression changed drastically.
It spread all over the Great Wilderness Realm, and the thin film of flesh and blood that gradually covered it was torn apart.
Fang Shirong's face was filled with anger and annoyance. He looked into the distance and his figure disappeared from the spot.
Billions of light years away, Zhang Shen held up the sky with both hands, and divine power surged out, impacting the blood and flesh membrane. This blood and flesh membrane gathered the body secrets of the half-step transcendence level. Even for other half-step transcendent beings, it was difficult to observe this membrane directly, and even if they saw it, it was difficult to perfectly solve it.
Only someone like Zhang Shen, who is half a step beyond on the same path, can solve it perfectly.
Fang Shirong appeared, raised his hand and a bloody light flashed towards Zhang Shen.
Zhang Shen waved his hand to disperse it, and blood-red spots fell downwards, corroding the mountains, rivers and seas for thousands of miles, and countless deformed and twisted monsters were born.
When the two sides met, there was no leisurely conversation as there was when the clone and Fang Shirong met before.
Every move is a life-and-death battle.
The divine power that Zhang Shen injected into the flesh and blood membrane was still destroying the flesh and blood membrane, like a virus, rapidly destroying the flesh and blood membrane that had spread to tens of billions of light years.
The two of them have already fought each other.
Both parties have reached half a step beyond physical attainment, have mastered countless physical knowledge, and have pushed their bodies to the limit.
Both of them knew that the means of erosion, infiltration and control would be useless against each other. Things that everyone knew and mastered were of no use except a waste of effort.
What will determine the outcome will be the hard power of both sides, the head-on combat power, the accumulation of resources, and other more basic things.
Two bodies that could be said to be of the highest achievement collided in the Great Wilderness. The sky collapsed and the earth broke apart. The nine heavens collapsed, the earth cracked, and the earth veins with a diameter of billions of kilometers were destroyed in an instant.
Dozens of light years of heaven and earth were affected, and everything within was destroyed, turning into sand or even nothingness.
The fierce battle between the two half-step transcendents shook the entire Great Wilderness Realm, and all the God Emperors looked on in fear.
Even the emperors in the chaos sensed this battle.
The four half-step transcendents, Mo Wu, Ji Wu Mou, Qin Yue and Dao Dian, who were sleeping, woke up.
After the birth of the Divine Emperor of the Martial Arts Era, the restrictions on the Great Wilderness Realm were lifted and the power of the emperors was no longer restricted.
The eyes of all the God Emperors penetrated the fetal membrane of the world and saw this battle.
The strong ones below the half-step transcendence level were all terrified. The intensity of the erupted war was far beyond their imagination, especially the God Emperor, who felt it the most deeply.
They clearly felt that once they were involved in such a battle, they would be killed by the aftermath of the battle in a very short time.
This made the gods and emperors feel heavy-hearted and suppressed their anger and unwillingness.
Their thirst for power became stronger.
Those who have recovered half a step away are much calmer, but at the same time, they know more and are also much more urgent.
"Has Fang Shirong revived? As expected, he has quietly recovered the power of half a step to transcendence."
"But who is this other person? He has also reached this level in physical cultivation!"
The half-step transcendents paid more attention to Zhang Shen, who was an unexpected presence to them.
Although they have been sleeping to recover from their injuries, they are actually getting stronger and have devoted more energy to paying attention to the God Emperors and the rising stars appearing in the Great Wilderness Realm.
They are also spying on various new martial arts inheritances to make themselves stronger.
At the same time, they are also imposing restrictions to prevent more competitors from emerging.
All the God-Emperors that appeared after the Bloody Age were suppressed by them, which led to the fact that no God-Emperor had achieved even a single step of transcendence over the past epochs.
Zhang Shen’s appearance was totally unexpected to them.
How did this person break through numerous blockades and achieve half-step transcendence without them noticing
Moreover, the Body Dao was blocked and its inheritance was cut off back then. There were only a few people who mastered the complete Body Dao and even divided up Fang Shirong's achievements in the Body Dao.
Zhang Shen achieved the state of transcendence? Where did he get these inheritances from
The four revived half-step transcendents became suspicious. They suspected that someone was covering up for Zhang Shen. Who was this person
It's impossible that Zhang Shen discovered the body path by himself and then groped his way here, right
Can he, alone, perfect the physical Dao that requires countless reincarnations and eras to perfect
Anyone who thinks so is a fool.
If such a being really exists, why bother fighting for transcendence? Just go to bed and wait for Zhang Shen to transcend, and you can still survive.
"The clouds are so treacherous."
"Is it time to fight for the chance to transcend again?"
The four half-step transcendents thought of this at the same time. They woke up completely from their deep sleep and kept suppressing their auras. They were watching the battle between Zhang Shen and Fang Shirong. They would not intervene in this kind of great way dispute. There was no need to intervene. The two would fight to the death.
It’s better to hide outside and reap the benefits.
If possible, it would be wonderful to resolve two future rivals for transcendence at once.
Zhang Shen and Fang Shirong certainly knew that if they went to war, someone would be secretly watching them.
But the same thing applies, fighting with others is just a battle of transcendence, fighting with the other party is a battle of the great way to the death!
After only a short fight, the battlefield between Zhang Shen and Fang Shirong was already empty.
An area of nearly 100 light years was affected.
The destruction caused by the imperial war to the Great Wilderness Realm was already immense, and the half-step transcendence was even more devastating.
The world will of the Great Wilderness Realm descended at this time and expelled Zhang Shen and Fang Shirong from the Great Wilderness Realm.
Zhang Shen and Fang Shirong had no way to resist that vast and powerful force and were directly driven into chaos.
The two of them were even entangled with the strong malice of the world, and they would no longer be able to easily enter the Great Wilderness Realm in the future.
Zhang Shen separated a part of his mind and sensed the condition of his clone. He secretly breathed a sigh of relief. There was no malice from the world entangled in the clone, and it would not be targeted by the Great Wilderness Realm.
Many of his things in the Great Wilderness Realm will not collapse halfway due to the loss of combat support.
"Boom, boom, boom, boom..."
Zhang Shen and Fang Shirong attacked each other in the most primitive fighting way.
Both sides are thick-skinned and have incredible attack power.
The fistfights and kicks were fierce and brave.
There are countless mysteries in every punch and kick, yet they are extremely simple.
The body is half a step away from transcendence, with vigorous blood and energy, amazing defense and adaptability, and even more terrifying attack power. With one punch, the Nine Tribulations God Emperor would lose half his life, and with two punches, the Nine Tribulations God Emperor would be dead!
This punching force will even follow the law of cause and effect and destroy all clones, wills, and souls of the target. After one punch, the target can only wait for extinction to return, with no other chance of recovery.
After bombarding and killing for a whole day, the aura of the two did not decrease at all, but instead climbed to a higher level.
“As expected of a physical master who achieved half-step transcendence thousands of years ago, he is truly amazing!” Zhang Shen praised sincerely.
It had been a long time since he had experienced such a bloody fight in person since he had passed the weak stage of his youth.
Even though he shared the fighting experience of his various clones, Zhang Shen's own desire to fight had been suppressed for tens of thousands of years.
At this moment, it all exploded.
At this moment, Zhang Shen's mind was filled with how to kill Fang Shirong efficiently!
Born in the era of martial arts, he also has a passionate and warlike bloodline running through his bones.
"You're not bad either. I never thought that after the bloody era, a strong physical practitioner like you would be born." After Fang Shirong actually fought with Zhang Shen, he captured a lot of information about Zhang Shen.
At their level, they have mastered countless methods. Besides their own imperial way, they are also familiar with other great ways and have all kinds of incredible abilities.
If his opponent was not Zhang Shen, Fang Shirong would be able to know every detail of his opponent's ancestors when he saw him and caught his breath.
Fang Shirong saw many clips, all of which were Zhang Shen’s past experiences.
It was very vague, but he also got to know a lot about Zhang Shen. He knew that he was a creature born in the Martial Arts Era, and was born in the human race. It was incredible that he could grow to this point.
But Fang Shirong was not particularly surprised. His existence itself was incredible.
"After fighting and testing each other for so long, it's time for us to get serious." Zhang Shen looked at Fang Shirong and said.
Both of them are very proficient in the methods of physical cultivation, which makes many of their methods meaningless.
But that doesn’t mean they don’t have any trump cards.
The two people went in slightly different directions and each achieved different results, which are what can determine the outcome.
But both of them are masters of the physical world, and these achievements will only work once at most. They will not be so useful after that, and may even be absorbed by the other party and become their own.
If you want to use it, use it in key places!
In addition, in order to gain experience points and improve his physical fitness, Zhang Shen did a lot of research on other aspects of the Dao, and achieved quite a few results.
Fang Shirong's background and his upbringing enabled him to master the secrets of countless great ways.
It can be said that the two of them are extremely similar.