Taihou's expression was somewhat excited, tinged with an uncontrollable madness.
It was an inner madness.
Qin Chuan and Yu Qing headed towards their destination together. Yu Qing's strength had been weakened to the Heavenly Venerable Realm, half a step into the Void Realm.
After the Heavenly Venerable Realm was the Void Realm, after the Void Realm was the God of War, and the God of War's next step was the King of Gods, also known as the God King Realm.
The crowning of a king was Emperor, and after the God King was the God Emperor Realm, the legendary strongest existence in the Nine Domains World. Although martial arts had no limits, there was still the world, the rules of heaven and earth, and the laws of all things. Legend has it that in the Nine Domains World, the God Emperor was the strongest existence.
Qin Chuan didn't know much about these things, but he knew that historical records showed that this world hadn't seen a God Emperor for 80,000 years.
Even the God Emperor Realm was a legendary realm, and its very existence was questioned. After all, those distant realms were just legends, stories to be heard.
Qin Chuan is currently at the peak of the Immortal Emperor realm, seemingly only a few realms away from the so-called God Emperor realm. However, let alone the difference between the Immortal Emperor and God Emperor realms, even if you reach the God King realm or the half-step God Emperor realm, your distance to the God Emperor realm is still unknown.
Even the War God realm is an incredibly long journey. The War God realm has nine levels, after which comes the peak, then the peak, then the Great Perfection realm, and only after that is the half-step realm, before attempting to break through to the God King realm.
Each breakthrough is like an insurmountable chasm, and each involves a certain probability of death.
Martial artists pursue the Heavenly Dao, defying fate and fighting against the heavens, a perilous path. Victory allows them to defy the heavens, seizing the creation of heaven and earth to change their destiny.
This is the benefit, but the Heavenly Dao maintains balance, so what you gain comes with what you pay for—countless drops of sweat and countless perilous trials, risking your life countless times. One mistake can lead to death. What everyone sees is the sifting of sand by the waves, the countless bones piled up to create a supreme powerhouse.
This is the lucky darling of heaven and earth.
The War God Realm and the Demon God Realm—Qin Chuan's initial opportunity involved being a War God inheritor, while Cang Lan was a Demon God inheritor.
Only by reaching the War God Realm and the Demon God Realm can one have their own path of inheritance, and only at this level can one truly ensure the eternal continuation of their bloodline or family.
This is because one can essentially leave behind their legacy; as long as there are family members, even if a War God falls, their legacy can still be preserved.
Of course, such situations are far from optimistic. For example, Qin Chuan, without any help, relied on his own exploration and physical abilities to reach this level step by step. Even for a War God inheritor, the path is fraught with danger, and reaching the peak is incredibly difficult.
However, a War God inheritor, with the War God guiding and protecting them, faces a different situation.
Qin Chuan is still very, very far from becoming a War God. Yu Qing is likely in the Void Realm, and probably not even at a high level.
But she is already incredibly powerful. She is very young, and besides, there is a huge gap between the Heavenly Venerable Realm and the Void Realm—a chasm that has blocked countless people.
Roar!
As they drew closer, the roar grew louder and deeper, seemingly resonating deep within one's very soul.
Its majesty and awe-inspiring power seemed to shatter one's very soul. The colossal dragon palace was now very near; one could even see an enormous demonic beast coiled atop its massive dragon head. The
dragon palace was like a mountain, yet this enormous demonic beast coiled atop it. Demonic beasts at the War God realm were incredibly massive; even weakened to the Heavenly Venerable realm, their sheer size remained.
This was the first time Qin Chuan had ever seen such a large demonic beast. He didn't know its length; the ones he had seen before were only two or three thousand meters long, which were already quite impressive.
But compared to this beast, it was far inferior, several times larger.
Seven heads, enormous heads. The central head was a majestic black dragon head, while the remaining six were snake heads, encircling it, eerie and sinister. A
mutated seven-headed demonic dragon-snake!
The presence of a War God Realm expert caused Qin Chuan and his companions to stop and observe the colossal creature from afar. Its cold, venomous eyes, filled with arrogance and domineering presence, stared at them with a chilling aura that instilled a deep-seated fear in them.
A roar!
This roar was directed at Qin Chuan and his companions. Qin Chuan could vaguely sense its strength and realm; he was likely at the highest level of the Heavenly Venerable Realm, half-step into the Void Realm.
Yu Qing was also at the half-step Void Realm, which reassured Qin Chuan somewhat. Tai Hou was also at a high level of the Heavenly Venerable Realm.
While slightly weaker than Yu Qing, he was still at the peak of the Heavenly Venerable Realm, perhaps even at the Great Perfection. He possessed something special or a technique to conceal his true strength, but Qin Chuan was certain he was between the peak and Great Perfection of the Heavenly Venerable Realm, not yet at the half-step Void Realm.
"What do we do?" Tai Hou asked Qin Chuan and Yu Qing.
Qin Chuan looked at Tai Hou: "Brother Tai, what's your plan?"
Tai Hou thought for a moment and said, "Of the three of us, Miss Yu Qing is the strongest. How about this, I'll hold it back, Miss Yu Qing will find an opportunity to severely injure it, and Brother Qin, you'll cooperate with Miss Yu Qing to control the overall situation."
Qin Chuan was taken aback. Was Tai Hou doing this unintentionally or intentionally? How could he know some of his trump cards? Was it just a coincidence?
"Alright!" Qin Chuan nodded with a smile.
Regardless of the other party's intentions, they were now comrades-in-arms, and their goal was to kill this powerful demonic beast. Even if Tai Hou wanted to attack him, it wouldn't be now. He would have to kill this mutated seven-headed demonic dragon snake first, or the moment he could kill the mutated seven-headed demonic dragon snake alone.
So for now, Qin Chuan would give him what he needed to give.
The Holy Buddha Five Elements Formation!
The Formation Divine Position!
After hesitating for a moment, Qin Chuan still gave it to him, even though he knew the other party would probably harm him. He shouldn't reveal so much now; these were some of his trump cards.
Tai Hou was greatly shocked. He really didn't expect Qin Chuan to have such terrifying abilities. This boost directly brought him to the combat power of a half-step Void Realm cultivator.
Yu Qing was at the half-step Void realm, and was still being suppressed. In principle, amplification was useless. However, nothing is absolute. Just like a bottle filled with stones, you can still add sand or water.
Amplification is similar. In principle, even when it's full—the half-step Void realm—it's at its strongest. But even when it's full, you can still add other abilities to reach the true perfection of that realm.
Qin Chuan's strength, after amplification, reached the minimum level of the Heavenly Venerable realm. However, what relieved him was that his realm was very stable.
As long as he kept the formation and divine position active and used all his amplification abilities, he could now reach the minimum Heavenly Venerable realm state.
Roar!
Qin Chuan looked at the enormous mutated seven-headed demonic dragon serpent, his eyes flashing with golden light.
Divine Eye Immortal Might!
The golden light appeared instantly, directly intimidating and weakening the mutated seven-headed demonic dragon serpent's strength by twenty percent.