Chapter 133: Gods in High Martial Arts (Part 9) (4,000 words in total)

A sensational piece of news spread throughout the War Martial Academy.
One of the two great celestial abysses under the War Martial Academy's jurisdiction, the Wolf Beast Celestial Abyss, had been pacified.
This was a momentous event. The situation among the various kingdoms was increasingly dire, and for a century, no one had managed to pacify a celestial abyss.
However, only a handful of people throughout the entire Dragon Xia Kingdom knew who had pacified the celestial abyss.
Everyone speculated that perhaps the three deputy academy masters had made another breakthrough, advancing to a new eighth rank.
This allowed them to pacify the Wolf Beast Celestial Abyss in one fell swoop.
After returning to the War Martial Academy, Su Chen continued his seclusion. All the cultivation resources of the celestial abyss fell into his hands, causing his cultivation to soar.
Time flew by.
A year passed, and Su Chen hadn't shown himself for a full year.
Su Chen, in deep cultivation, suddenly awoke.
He suddenly sensed an ominous aura in his heart.
Su Chen frowned. This sudden feeling wasn't without reason; with his Dao-entering realm, he could sense impending crises.
"I'm afraid...something major is about to happen!"
Just as Su Chen finished speaking, the entire Heavenly Capital trembled.
The entire War Academy sounded the war horns, majestic and resounding.
...
On the city walls guarding Heavenly Capital, the soldiers responsible for protecting the walls gripped their weapons tightly.
In the distance, the sky seemed to have cracked open, splitting from the heavens to the ground. Wave after wave of black tides pounded the earth, causing terrifying earthquakes.
Under that endless, terrifying tide, Heavenly Capital was like an isolated island in a black ocean, on the verge of destruction.
"This...this is..."
The soldiers guarding the city walls trembled uncontrollably at this horrific scene. Barriers opened, appearing so small beneath the black raging tide...
Within Heavenly Capital, the expressions of powerful figures were extremely solemn.
This was an unprecedented descent of the Heavenly Cave!
They could sense an unimaginable, terrifying power brewing within the towering fissure, a power capable of easily overturning the entire Heavenly Capital.
Even the legendary eighth-tier powerhouses appeared so insignificant before that terrifying power.
“A god…this is the legendary descent of a deity!”
An elderly man of high rank and influence contemplated a possibility.
Once, a scholar proposed that the eighth tier was never the end of cultivation; above the eighth tier lay a realm, like a being stepping into another level of existence.
And that realm…was referred to by scholars throughout history as…
“God”
......
War Martial Academy
Su Chen emerged from the cultivation room; the War Martial Academy was in complete chaos.
“Boss…the Heavenly Capital outside has been invaded by the Heavenly Cave; the situation is extremely dire.”
Long Tianxing saw Su Chen appear as if he had seen a savior.
"A Heavenly Cave invasion? With the current strength of the War Martial Academy, even a powerful Heavenly Cave invasion should be easily resisted."
Su Chen looked at the War Martial Academy in a state of panic and chaos, and his instincts told him that it wasn't that simple.
Long Tianxing smiled bitterly and lowered his voice, saying, "Boss, this time we're probably in big trouble... This is definitely not an ordinary Heavenly Cave invasion!"
"The War Martial Academy has already given up on suppressing another Heavenly Cave..."
Su Chen understood what Long Tianxing meant.
The War Martial Academy's decision to abandon its suppression of the Heavenly Cave will inevitably allow the beings within to emerge into the world, causing terrible consequences—perhaps tens of thousands will die.
The War Martial Academy couldn't possibly be unaware of such consequences... The only explanation is that this new Heavenly Cave is far more terrifying than the previous one, and if not handled properly, could lead to the destruction of the entire heavens.
Just then, the surrounding world fell into an eerie stillness.
The vast and melodious sound of horns ceased.
Su Chen and Long Tianxing came to their senses, behind them stood a middle-aged man with slightly graying temples.
"The Academy Master!"
The newcomer was none other than the Academy Master of the War Martial Academy.
"The Long family boy is right, this matter is far more complex than it seems."
Wang Zhengguo's expression was solemn and dignified.
"Jiang Chen, I will arrange for someone to send you away from Tiandu."
"Your talent is humanity's hope. This time, Tiandu City will likely be completely annihilated, but you cannot be harmed!"
"I have left a top-of-the-line empty train between Tiandu and the Imperial Capital. You can ride it, conceal your presence, and reach the Imperial Capital at top speed."
Su Chen frowned: "How many people can leave Tiandu?"
"One person. Only you can leave."
Wang Zhengguo's tone was calm: "Too many people will attract the attention of the powerful figures in the Heavenly Cave. Once discovered, everything will be in vain."
Su Chen sighed inwardly.
"Lord, this isn't just an ordinary descent into the Heavenly Cave. What exactly happened?"
Wang Zhengguo said, "It's a deity descending to earth, surpassing all known levels, called a god."
"That level is beyond our ability to contend with. All we can do is ensure your safe retreat."
"I don't know if this is the right thing to do, but now, I hope you can understand the War Martial Academy and the choices we've made."
Long Tianxing said, "Boss, you should leave. Lord Wang's decision is correct. Humanity doesn't need millions of us now; it needs people like you."
Su Chen nodded: "I understand."
Wang Zhengguo led Su Chen to the location of the space train.
At this moment, the space train, carrying Su Chen, gradually disappeared into the distance.
Watching the space train depart,
Wang Zhengguo's face showed a melancholy smile.
The entire space containing the Heavenly Cave creaked and groaned.
"Everyone from the War Martial Academy, leave the Heavenly Cave and defend the Heavenly Capital to the death!"
The horn sounded again.
Figures surged forth from the War Martial Academy.
Within the Heavenly Capital
Countless demons tore through the rising barriers.
Countless warriors perished in the battle against the demons.
Defensive barriers were breached one after another.
Warriors charged forward wave after wave.
Familiar faces changed batch after batch.
“Brothers, follow me and kill!”
“To die in the Heavenly Capital is our honor. A man's life, even in death, should be glorious!”
“Kill!”
Martial artists formed a defensive line with their bare bodies. Multicolored fireworks exploded, and the aura of exploding souls filled the battlefield.
The War Martial Academy's master, along with numerous instructors and disciples, charged forward. One after another, incredibly powerful demons tore through spatial rifts, emerging from the Heavenly Cave into reality.
Wang Zhengguo, spear in hand, unleashed a full-force attack on a colossal Nirvana Realm demon.
The white spear light seemed capable of piercing the stars.
“Die!”
With a single strike, an eighth-tier demon instantly perished!
This was one of humanity's most elite combat forces!
Everyone in the War Martial Academy frantically tried to halt the demonic invasion.
Even if it was a drop in the ocean.
Even if it was just a fraction of a second.
Their deaths were not in vain!
The battlefield was fierce.
More and more powerful demons crossed over.
Even Wang Zhengguo, one of the strongest in Dragon Xia, felt a pang of despair at this moment.
Too many… thirty… forty… fifty… More and more eighth-tier experts were crossing over.
Densely packed.
Wang Zhengguo, having just killed an eighth-tier demon, hadn't even had time to catch his breath when another eighth-tier expert's attack suddenly struck. His soul wailed, and his body shattered.
"Perhaps I'm about to die..."
"That brat Jiang Chen should have reached the Imperial Capital by now... The Imperial Capital has the means to contend with the gods. Even if the Heavenly Capital completely falls, the Imperial Capital can buy Jiang Chen enough time..."
"Old ghost Jiang, I, Wang Zhengguo, have not broken my promise!"
The ferocious eighth-tier demon experts seemed intent on dismembering Wang Zhengguo, tearing his soul apart, and ripping off his arms.
The members of the War Martial Academy, witnessing this scene, wept blood.
"Master!"
They watched helplessly as this invincible expert fell... his powerful body torn apart, not even a complete corpse remaining.
Just as only his body and head remained, and he was about to be completely torn apart by the demon experts...
The entire sky split open, and a blade of light tens of thousands of meters long descended, like a cascading Milky Way, shattering stars.
The two eighth-tier demon powerhouses closest to Wang Zhengguo were instantly annihilated, their bodies and souls destroyed. The remaining demon powerhouses were forced to temporarily retreat in the face of this attack.
This blade struck the ground, and tens of thousands of demon soldiers died without even a scream, leaving not a trace of their corpses. The earth became an unfathomable crater, and even the sky changed drastically, with torrential rain pouring down.
Wang Zhengguo opened his eyes, looking at the young man before him, radiating unparalleled divine brilliance, like a god descending to earth, and said with difficulty, "You shouldn't have come back..."
Su Chen shook his head: "I should have left, but to run away like this is not my style, Jiang Chen. My Jiang family ancestors have never abandoned a city and fled."
The rain drizzled.
Su Chen's expression, however, was extremely resolute.
He should have left Tiandu.
His becoming a god was only a matter of time.
But unfortunately,
Su Chen had never had the habit of abandoning the fight and fleeing.
He could die, he could start over.
The only thing he would never do was to be a coward like a dog.
Long Tianxing looked at the figure in the sky, tears, blood, and rain mingling as they fell.
"Boss... my Long family has no cowards either!"
Long Tianxing grinned, his fierce fighting spirit erupting once more.
Mysterious and ancient divine runes appeared on Su Chen's forehead, his golden eyes devoid of any emotion. Behind him stood an incomparably majestic figure in the universe, the power of his Heaven-Suppressing Divine Body engulfing the heavens and suppressing everything. At this moment, Su Chen was like an unparalleled god-king, suppressing all enemies!
Even with only a fourth-level Void Transformation cultivation, a single strike from him could easily annihilate an eighth-tier demon expert.
Unparalleled in the world!
One by one, eighth-tier demon experts, terrified by Su Chen's slaughter, fled back to their celestial caves.
The people of Tiandu, witnessing this scene, cried out, "Guardian God...this is the guardian god of our Dragon Xia Kingdom!"
They seemed to see the dawn of victory.
However, Su Chen and Wang Zhengguo showed no joy on their faces, only an indescribable solemnity.
Is it over?
No...the real disaster has only just begun!
A terrifying tremor shook the heavens and earth.
The vast ocean was drawn upwards by a terrifying gravitational pull, turning the sky gray and obscuring the sun and moon.
Everyone saw an enormous leg emerge from the spatial rift, followed by a body taller than a mountain. Five eyes protruded from its head, wielding terrifying power derived from the five elements of heaven and earth. Wherever its body touched, everything shattered like mirrors.
Everyone was stunned.
The aura emanating from the giant before them rendered their very souls utterly powerless to resist... What a terrifying being this was! It was as if the sun, moon, and stars were merely ornaments in its hands!
Only one word remained in their minds:
'God!'
Su Chen's expression was solemn.
This was a Saint... and an extremely powerful Saint at that!
Every being who can attain sainthood possesses innate talent far surpassing that of ordinary beings; they are geniuses among geniuses, the difference between innate and acquired beings...
“The Cultivation Method of the Heavens... Interesting person, where do you come from?”
“Tell me the origin of the Cultivation Method of the Heavens, and I can let you die a little more easily.”
A tall... incredibly terrifying murmur echoed in Su Chen's mind.
The Heavens... This saint among the demons actually knows about the Heavens!
The towering deity lowered its head, observing Su Chen, a hint of curiosity flashing in its eyes.
In their observation, the cultivation methods of this world are extremely backward, yet now a being practicing the Cultivation Method of the Heavens has appeared... This world is clearly isolated from the Heavens by great divine powers, so how can the Cultivation Method of the Heavens exist?
Su Chen laughed: "You know the heavens, so you should know where the emperors of the heavens are now!"
"By doing this, raising beings from an ancient realm as sacrifices, aren't you afraid of provoking a war from the current emperor?"
A flash of anger crossed the towering deity's eyes, his five elements power becoming violent. A mere ant dared to use the current emperor to intimidate him?
"I will take you back to the Heavenly Prison Realm, and I have countless ways to pry your mouth open!"
A cold glint flashed in the eyes of the demon god. One hand, fingers outstretched, held the entire world within its palm, about to drag Su Chen away.
Su Chen summoned his own soul spirit and pointed a finger.
"You want to take me away? You'll have to see if he agrees."
As his strength increased, Su Chen increasingly felt the terrifying power of the soul spirit residing within him. This might not be an emperor, but it was definitely a terrifying existence capable of contending for the emperor's position, like the Spirit God King of yesteryear—a truly unconventional path to enlightenment!
He could sense that this terrifying spirit might be plotting something grand.
The demon god remained unmoved; naturally, he wouldn't be intimidated by a mere spirit.
Just as the giant hand was about to engulf Su Chen,
the seated spirit suddenly opened its eyes.
In that instant, Su Chen seemed to see an ancient and vast starry sky surrounding the mysterious man, countless Dao phenomena descending, terrifying beings bleeding, even spacetime itself shattering, ancient history collapsing.
The mysterious man moved, merely extending a single finger, a finger that seemed to traverse endless futures.
Outside, Su Chen also moved.
The spirit merged with Su Chen, its long hair flowing, merely pointing a finger.
At the fingertip, the Dao flowed, stars extinguished.
Annihilation...space!
PS: 4000 words added. The compensation chapter will be added on the 29th. The High Martial Arts arc will end in two days at most, and a new chapter will begin.