Chapter 1163: Chapter 700: Striking Heaven Chapter 1163: Chapter 700: Striking Heaven The balance has broken, the situation has tilted.

No need to elaborate on the outcome.

“Boom!!!”

The war and slaughter, the exact duration unknown, finally reached its curtain-drop moment. The crimson blood moon dimmed, vanishing under the sunlight, with no more Sun and Moon Shine Together nor Immortal Demons standing side by side.

Upon the earth, an endless Blood Sea dries up, revealing the bottom, countless structures obliterated, countless Asuras turned to ash. Under the assault of the Xuanhuang Immortals and the Dao Alliance, numerous Desire Realm Demon Gods and Demon Abyss Lords, unwilling to their bitter end, morphed into torrents of experience, falling into the hands of many.

“You have defeated all enemies and achieved an impeccably glorious victory!”

“Received… points of extra experience points!”

“Received… points of extra reputation points!”

“Received special spoils of war…”

“Received special spoils of war…”

“Received special spoils of war…”

“Received a Conquest Order…”

“Received…”

“You have reached the top position on the Tenth-Order Reputation List!”

The Sky-reaching Tower’s prompt heralds the absolute conclusion of this battle.

In Asura Realm, no more Asuras, no more Blood Sea, only countless Immortals and trillion Taoist Soldiers.

Although this battle was a grand victory and completely annihilated the Asuras, it did not occur without losses. Whether the Xuanhuang gods or the Dao Alliance’s members, many have perished, Taoist Soldiers died, and buildings destroyed. The consumption of resources, immeasurable, and even a few Earth Immortal Lords, under the fierce counterattacks from some Emperor Demons, had to perform a mutual destruction, sacrificing themselves nobly.

But there was no choice, such is the nature of war, always so brutal, yet this war was relatively benign. Because the rules of the Sky-reaching Tower and the Ten Thousand Demon Abyss meant the victor does not take all but can recover some losses and grow stronger with each battle like a rolling snowball.

Ksitigarbha has already taken action, salvaging souls from all corners on this battlefield, even reviving some of the fallen heroes, other Lords followed suit, using various skills or items to recover losses as much as possible.

High above the heavens, within the firmament, Xu Yang stands alone, also somewhat weary.

Although from the moment his combat prowess exceeded and disrupted the balance, the outcome of this battle was predestined, the process could not be skipped. Both sides fought fiercely for nearly a decade, the Desire Realm Demon Gods and Demon Abyss Lords backed into a corner with nowhere to retreat, relied on the Blood Sea Great Array and launched counterattack after counterattack.

Although Immortal Gods have a different conception of time from mortals, such an intense, grueling decade-long war seemed quite prolonged even to them, leaving even the Immortals weary, including him, the Taoist Master.

As the highest combatant and key to this battle, his opponents were not limited to Luo Hou alone; three of the four Great Asura Kings fell to him, nearly a hundred Tenth Order Emperor Demons were slain by him, and the collateral damage inflicted upon Desire Realm Demon Gods, Demon Abyss Lords, and various Demon Spirits and Demon Soldiers, was countless.

It’s no exaggeration to say that seventy percent of the achievements of this battle belonged to him.

This was also the pre-established plan, after all, he needed vast resources to sustain the use of the Innate One Qi Great Purity Talisman, therefore, the battle yields had to be skewed towards him, some Earth Immortal Lords even risked giving up their “kills!”

Despite the intense battle, even he felt somewhat exhausted.

But with sacrifices, come rewards. This battle pacified the Asura Realm and slaughtered three Great Asura Kings and many Tenth Order Emperor Demons. Coupled with the post-battle rewards and various gains, this battle propelled him from the ninth to the first position on the Reputation List, vaulting over the Deity of the Sun and becoming the top figure among the Tenth Order Lords of the Sky-reaching Tower.

Among the two hundred and more Tenth Order Lords of Sky-reaching, most were ancient Xuanhuang Earth Immortals who have accumulated for countless millennia, all surpassed by him in this single battle, illustrating the richness of his gains and profits.

Needless to say, leaving the others to clean up the battlefield, he headed towards the Sky-reaching Tower.

…

Sky-reaching Tower, the tenth floor, not particularly bustling, now seems even more desolate.

Among the Four Realms, the strongest Asura Realm has been annihilated by him, yet, battles in the other three realms are still ongoing.

This showcases his strength, surpassing his counterparts by a significant margin.

But this is normal, equipped with various external aids, and the uniquely favorable Mystic Yellow Realm to maximize his capabilities, if he couldn’t stand out and surpass all, then how could he have any dignity left in this world?

Inside the Sky-reaching Tower, though desolate, it is not entirely deserted. As soon as Xu Yang entered, he saw two individuals standing together, as if they had been waiting there for a long time.

One of them, no need to say more, is a familiar face, one of the nine Heavenly Immortals of Mystic Yellow, the Golden Mother Primordial Lord.

The other one…

A bright youth, upright as a pine, proud and noble, with eyebrows sharp as swords and eyes like stars, his demeanor dignified, seemingly mundane yet not, somewhat divine yet not.

“Congratulations, Taoist, for returning victorious!”

Golden Mother Primordial Lord laughed heartily, still in a bold and generous manner.

“The combined efforts of many Immortals, with everyone giving their best, Qingyang alone, dare not take the credit.”

Xu Yang stepped forward to bow, then shifted his gaze to the youth: “This is…”

“Yet to introduce!”

Golden Mother Primordial Lord smiled and immediately introduced him to Xu Yang: “This is Daoist Shangqing!”

“So, it is Daoist Shangqing!”

Xu Yang nodded, unsurprised, and gave a polite bow: “Xu Qingyang pays respect to the Daoist!”

“No need for such formalities!”

The Daoist Shangqing, youthful in bearing, carried a somewhat cold and stern aura, but at this moment, all melded into casualness. He helped him up with a wave of his hand, and after scrutinizing him carefully for a while, he finally said: “Such achievements, truly a destiny defined by Heaven?”

Xu Yang smiled, unflustered: “Perhaps in the unseen, there truly is the will of Heaven at work.”

“Heaven’s will?”

“Ha!”

Daoist Shangqing laughed, but spoke no further, just turning his gaze to Golden Mother Primordial Lord.