Chapter 347: A Single Step, Like a Chasm!

However, divine weapons are useless, but Quasi-Great Sages are not necessarily!

Using divine weapons to resist Quasi-Great Sages, while theoretically feasible, would inevitably come at a huge cost. Unless forced to the extreme, not many Sages would be willing to fight to that extent for some benefits!

However, Tian Mozi was at a loss because of this sudden news, but Ji Long was not prepared to let him go.

Compared to Wenren Caifeng, who walks the path of charm, Ji Long’s style is much more domineering!

The time he can stay in this world is also not long, but at this moment, since others have already delivered the opportunity to his door, then he will not be polite.

“Die—!”

A dragon claw, so huge that it seemed to blot out the sky, stretched out from high above, with clearly visible spatial rifts at its edges. And this was not just an attack; its own profoundness was also extraordinary. Invisible Yuan Power intertwined in secret, actually restricting this space, along with the Yuan Power of many powerful experts.

In this move, Shen Xing saw a method similar to the “Dragon Blocking Palm”!

But it far exceeded it, and the effect it produced was no weaker than the Heavenly Grade!

You must know that it has only been a little over ten years since he brought those Earth Grade Dragon-Type Intents to the Human Federation!

It has only been a little over a year since Ji Long’s Ten Thousand Dragons Technique was upgraded to the Heavenly Grade!

Such a short period of time is just a blink of an eye for a Sage, yet Ji Long was able to refine his techniques to such a degree. Even Shen Xing was somewhat amazed.

His strength has indeed improved very quickly, but his foundation is indeed much weaker.

Fortunately, he still has enough time, and he is no longer fighting alone now.

Facing Ji Long’s unreasonable and even murderous methods, Tian Mozi directly felt a death threat that he had not felt in tens of thousands of years.

This made his soul fly away in fright.

Although there are Eighth-Grade divine weapons in Liantian Workshop, he is only the master of the workshop. According to Liantian Workshop’s rules, it is impossible for divine weapons to be handed over to him in this kind of situation.

“Save me!” He even shouted out loud without any regard for his image.

After all, he is a top Seventh-Grade Refiner. Many Sages are unwilling to see such a powerful Refiner fall like this.

“Senior, please calm your anger.” The Sect Master of Taiyuan Sect, named Sage Wuyou, who had been watching from the sidelines without saying anything, took out a simple-looking ancient bell and said loudly, “Although Tian Mozi offended Young Master Shen, he did not intend to offend Senior. It was simply out of ignorance, and his crime does not warrant death.”

As soon as he finished speaking, the ancient bell in his hand had disappeared. The next moment, it appeared around Tian Mozi.

The bell rang loudly, and a desolate and vast aura swept across the entire world. Around the enlarged ancient bell, large patches of pitch-black spatial rifts had already appeared, and from within, one could even vaguely see the spatial turbulence outside the world.

This is the manifestation of Eighth Realm power!

“Eighth-Grade divine weapon! Taiyuan Bell!”

“I never thought that I would be able to see this Great Sage divine weapon in action again in my lifetime!”

“Only a Great Sage divine weapon can contend with a Quasi-Great Sage!”

“With Sage Wuyou’s strength, wielding such a divine weapon, he may not be unable to fight a Quasi-Great Sage!”

“That’s right, a Quasi-Great Sage is not a true Great Sage after all!”

“…”

Many onlookers spoke quietly at this moment, and some even seemed extremely excited.

After all, this kind of scene might not appear even once in thousands, or even tens of thousands of years in this world!

However, most people are not very optimistic about this Quasi-Great Sage.

If they were to fight at all costs, the odds of winning should be on Taiyuan Sect’s side instead.

After all, as the number one sacred ground in the present world, Taiyuan Sect does not only have one Great Sage divine weapon!

They also have tens of thousands of years of vested interests with many other powerful sacred grounds. If they were to get serious, they could mobilize at least four or five, or even more, Great Sage divine weapons!

This power is the important reason why the order and rules of the entire Middle Ruins Land have been unbreakable for the past ten thousand years!

However, facing this powerful Great Sage divine weapon, Ji Long’s offensive did not stop at all!

That terrifying dragon claw still smashed heavily onto that profound and desolate ancient bell!

Boom—!

The bell sound that erupted in an instant seemed to sweep across the entire world. Countless powerful martial artists present, even Sages, felt a tremor in their divine senses, and their divine souls seemed to have been greatly impacted.

Everyone was shocked.

But what truly shocked them was that Sage Wuyou’s face was now pale, with an unbelievable expression on his face.

Then, he directly spat out a mouthful of blood, and the Yuan Power in his whole body was frantically surging, even dissipating!

This was clearly a sign of being seriously injured!

You must know that a Sage’s physical body has completely merged with their divine soul. Even if only a wisp of their divine soul or even a drop of blood remains, there is still a possibility of rebirth. Ordinary methods are not enough to injure a Sage.

Unless, their divine soul is directly attacked!

And Sage Wuyou’s current situation was clearly that his divine soul had been backlashed by the divine weapon!

In other words, under this attack, the long-standing and incomparably powerful Taiyuan Bell was directly damaged!

“How is this possible?”

The onlookers were in an uproar. Some Sages who had also originally planned to step forward to help Sage Wuyou suppress the arrogance of this foreign Quasi-Great Sage, all stopped in their tracks at this moment, as if they were stunned on the spot, unable to understand the situation at all.

Only Shen Xing and his group sneered in their hearts.

In terms of realm, this Eighth-Grade divine weapon is indeed at the same level as Ji Long.

However, just because they are at the same level, does that mean their strength is the same?

Ji Long is someone who has fought all opponents in the same realm in the Human Federation and has no equal!

He is a thorough martial arts fighter, and one of the top prodigies in combat in the entire human civilization in the two thousand years since they stepped into the Martial Path!

Same level?

Ji Long has never been afraid of anyone at the same level!

He had no intention of giving these people time to digest all of this. After one strike, he attacked again. This time, a long and vast dragon roar resounded throughout the entire world. Another huge black dragon claw pressed down straight towards Tian Mozi from the sky. Yuan Power surged, and the projection of his will was almost real. That seemingly boundless killing intent almost made Tian Mozi dizzy.

He had never been so powerless as he was now!

It was as if they were not in the same realm at all. The terrifying Yuan Power that was originally enough to destroy the world could not even be unleashed even a little bit at this moment!

He knew very well that without the Eighth-Grade divine weapon in front of him, he would have been dead with just that one attack!

His body of a Sage was useless!

Dong—!

The second loud noise came again. This time, countless martial artists throughout the world looked up at the sky in shock and doubt. Some mortals even knelt on the ground in fear, begging the gods and Buddhas in the sky not to bring down their wrath.

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And Sage Wuyou had already spat out a second mouthful of blood, and his whole body had become much weaker at this moment.

He had clearly already injured his origin!

Everyone knew that if this continued, even if he was at the peak of the Sage Realm, he would surely die!

The difference of one step is like a chasm!

But Sage Wuyou did not know what to do at this moment. Everyone knew that Tian Mozi had spoken out like this earlier in order to gain benefits for their Taiyuan Sect! If he were to directly abandon Tian Mozi at this moment, then the reputation that Taiyuan Sect had accumulated over tens of thousands of years would be lost in an instant!

Without a reputation, unable to gather other sacred grounds, how could Taiyuan Sect alone be a match for such a Great Sage!

This is not some insignificant loss!

“Everyone…” Sage Wuyou, seeing that the third attack was about to arrive, and even more ferocious, could not help but turn his head to look at his allies.

Although he only brought one Eighth-Grade divine weapon on this trip, there were actually at least four present. The other three came from other powerful sacred grounds!

However, when Sage Wuyou looked over at this moment, he discovered that those other Sages who were equally powerful actually had the intention of retreating!

Sage Wuyou immediately understood.

Facing such a powerful Great Sage, even if they really attacked, they would at most be able to resist him slightly.

However, if they were to completely tear apart their relationships, when he completely stepped into the Eighth Realm and became a Great Sage, it would be a great catastrophe for all their sacred grounds and many Sages!

No one was willing to go to this extent!

The benefits they could obtain were not worth them going to such lengths!

This Quasi-Great Sage in front of them was even stronger than the Great Sage Wenren who had just ascended!

And even more domineering!

Dong—!

The third attack arrived. Sage Wuyou’s figure became extremely weak in that instant, even appearing extremely thin, as if he would dissipate with the wind at any moment.

But compared to the serious injuries to his body and divine soul, the desolation in his heart was even greater!

Sage Wuyou could even feel that a crack had appeared on the Taiyuan Bell!

The divine weapon was an Eighth-Grade divine weapon, but in the hands of a Seventh Realm expert like him, how much of its power could he unleash?

“Great Sage! Great Sage!” Sage Wuyou roared a few times towards the sky, as if with endless unwillingness. Finally, he withdrew the ancient bell!

The path of martial arts has always been like this!

It may seem like just a single step of difference, but if you can’t reach it, you will never reach it, and you will always be at a completely different level!

If you cannot step out! Even if you are at the peak of the Seventh Realm, in front of those who have already stepped out, you are just an ant!

But as soon as he withdrew, Tian Mozi was already on the verge of collapse!

“I am willing to join you! I am a top Seventh-Grade Refiner!” He shouted loudly at the oncoming dragon claw, his face full of fear, “I will do whatever you want me to do. I am still a Sage in the Late Seventh Realm. I am still the master of Liantian Workshop. I…”

Boom—!

The dragon claw did not hesitate at all, not even for a moment, and pressed down directly.

At this moment, a Sage fell!

The many Sun and Moon Realm experts present were all stunned, and each of the Sages was also silent.

They witnessed the entire process. Under this absolute power, what were the so-called Sages, the so-called Seventh-Grade Refiners? They were so high and mighty, yet how were they different from the most humble mortals?

At this moment, no one dared to show any contempt for the “Federation” anymore!

The seamless transition of two Quasi-Great Sages in a row, this was something that had never happened in the history of the entire civilization, even if all the records of the ancient era were included!

But it happened in one faction!

This alone was enough to make this faction transcend all other factions!

“Everyone,” Shen Xing’s voice spread far and wide at this moment, “Tian Mozi offended us first, and his death was his own doing. We are not unaware of the reasons behind it. However, in the martial arts world, the strong are ultimately respected! At this moment, we are the ones to be respected. Does anyone have any objections?”

The entire place was silent.

Sage Wuyou, who had suffered serious injuries, had already fled back under the protection of many Sages from Taiyuan Sect.

Even if he did not leave, he would not dare to speak out at this time.

Without this backbone, the rest of the Sages were even more so.

“Since no one is resisting, then from now on, my Federation shall have a workshop in Liantian Workshop,” Shen Xing continued, his voice clear, “Please rest assured, everyone. We are not lawless people. All the promises we made initially are still valid. After two years, all those above the Sun and Moon Realm can live here for a long time! You can also enjoy all the facilities and inheritances within my Federation’s workshop.”

As soon as he finished speaking, the atmosphere at the scene finally became a little more lively.

Some Sun and Moon Realm experts breathed a long sigh of relief, and even became faintly excited.

For them, as long as Shen Xing could fulfill his promises, it would be even more beneficial, because this place was indeed extremely suitable for cultivation.

And now that this faction had completely established itself, it meant that this place could also last for a long time!

It was very obvious that after the news spread, more and more Sun and Moon Realm experts would flock here!

The more lively and prosperous this place became, the more beneficial it would be for cultivation!

A more powerful, more open, and more orderly sacred ground seemed to be about to replace Taiyuan Sect and become the new number one sacred ground!

And at this moment, those Sages also seemed to have finally accepted this reality.

Sages like Tian Yanzi, who had already joined the Federation, were now smiling from ear to ear.

“Young Master Shen, no, Workshop Master Shen is really too polite,” Tian Yanzi said with a smile first, and then respectfully said to the sky, “I wonder what this Martial Venerable’s name is, and how should we address him?”

As soon as these words came out, everyone looked towards the sky.

It was very obvious that for at least the next few decades, this person would be the new Martial Venerable, the new strongest in the world, and even more powerful than Martial Venerable Wenren had been initially!

After all, this person attacked without any mercy.

But at this moment, Ji Long’s figure fell from high above, and he actually stood directly next to Shen Xing.

“All matters of the Federation in this Middle Ruins Land will be handled by Junior Brother Shen, including me. I will also follow Junior Brother Shen’s arrangements. My name is not important, and there is no need to steal the spotlight.”

“…”

These words stunned even Tian Yanzi.

However, looking at the serious look on the face of the person in front of them, and then looking at the calm expressions of the Federation Sages, as if “it should be so,”

Their gazes towards Shen Xing had completely changed!