Chapter 459: Shen Qing's Second Stage

Seeing the sneak attack fail, the golden longsword swiftly retreated, flying straight back to the Heavenly God Palace. A wave of scorching heat surged forward, and the towering Heavenly God Palace began to melt. Shen Dao sat calmly on the throne, the golden sword returning to his back. Behind him, five golden swords formed a circular ring.

The one who just launched the sneak attack was Shen Dao himself, and that golden sword is also his innate supreme treasure, the Judgment Wheel formed from five golden swords.

Shen Dao's expression remained calm: "New Creator God, we finally meet."

"I had wanted the Illusory Venerable to act and drain some of your power, but I never expected him to be such a waste—he couldn't even block a single move of yours."

Shen Qing chuckled lightly: "He's just ahead by a step; you'll soon follow in his footsteps."

Shen Dao's expression stayed calm: "You're indeed arrogant enough—let me see your true strength."

"But right now, it's still too noisy; let them quiet down a bit."

Having said that, an invisible force descended upon the Heavenly God Realm, making everyone feel as if an invisible pair of large hands were choking their necks.

Shen Dao whispered: "Seal."

Hao Ti and the others only felt an invisible force shackling them, while their power was gradually being sealed.

This is the Fate Shackles, binding the soul and sealing power.

At this moment everyone clearly recognized the gap in power, realizing that the masters of the Ultimate Power Domain were beings of an entirely different order.

They merely made a slight move, and that was enough to rob them of their fighting ability,

A sense of weakness welled up in their hearts.

But the next moment, a vaster force surged forth, disturbing the Heavenly Mechanism with absolute power and severing the shackles that had just been placed.

Shen Qing directly countered Shen Dao's Fate Power Domain with the simplest method, using Chaos Power to disrupt fate, causing Shen Dao's strength to plummet.

This is also why the Primordial Clan could defeat the Evil Clan—Chaos Power is sufficient to disrupt Fate Power.

Shen Dao's tone turned cold: "That's exactly why I despise you all!"

"If that's the case, let's meet force with force!"

"Borrow Luck!"

With that, Shen Dao let out a roar, forcibly borrowing the fate of the Heavenly Dao beings with Fate Power; the aura of every Heavenly Dao present plummeted, while Shen Dao's aura surged, rising to a peak as his pressure blanketed the entire Heavenly God Realm.

Immediately after, the Judgment Wheel behind Shen Dao shot forth, the five golden swords tracing arcs in the air, their paths calculated by Fate Power—illusory and elusive, hard to fathom.

Shen Qing pointed a finger; the Infinity God Shuttle, wrapped in Chaos Power, shot out, severing Fate Power and clashing head‑on with two of the golden swords.

Next, the Sand of Time left his palm, a mighty temporal power surging forth and solidifying the remaining three golden swords.

Shen Dao's face turned cold: "Is this… the Sand of Time?"

"You've even obtained this?"

Shen Qing couldn't be bothered to answer his question.

Dragon‑Slaying Draw; temporal power surged, past afterimages appeared, and hundreds of afterimages spread across the sky to assault Shen Dao.

Shen Dao snorted coldly; the slashes in his hand appeared one after another—this was the Sever Fate Slash, and wherever the slash passed, the afterimages exploded in succession.

Yet as the final afterimage faded, Shen Dao still hadn't found Shen Qing's true form—just then Shen Qing appeared behind him, left palm striking a Supreme Lotus toward Shen Dao's face.

But at the instant the Supreme Lotus exploded, an ancient wooden shield appeared to block it.

Boom—

The Supreme Lotus erupted violently, yet all the blast's aftermath was absorbed by that ancient wooden shield; shortly afterward the Lotus dissipated completely, and cracks appeared on the shield.

A confident smile appeared on Shen Dao's face: "Shen Qing! I've long been prepared for this move of yours."

"If I didn't know who you were, I'd let it go—but since I do, probing you with Fate Power is no trouble; I've already figured out your fighting style."

"Your strongest attack is this lotus, and you can at most condense two; you used one against the Illusory Venerable just now and another just now—you've run out of powerful attacks, right?"

"Now it's my home turf!"

But the imagined scene of Shen Qing panicking never appeared; instead he wore a calm expression, even a faint half‑smile.

Shen Qing looked at Shen Dao: "I have to say, you're far more troublesome than other foes."

"Your scouting ability is also strong, but unfortunately you're still wrong."

"The reason I've only ever used two Supreme Lotuses is that they can each withstand only two, not that I'm limited to two."

Saying this, Shen Qing laughed and snapped his fingers: "You're indeed worthy—let me show you my second stage."

Shen Dao stood stunned: "What the hell, there's a second stage?"

Only then did a Life Wheel appear behind Shen Qing, emerald light glowing—yet most terrifying was that twelve Supreme Lotuses hovered at the twelve positions of the Life Wheel!

Although Shen Qing is powerful, he is overly cautious; he wouldn't dare go out without carrying twelve Supreme Lotuses on his back, and each time a Supreme Lotus upgrades, he upgrades the ones he carries as well.

Shen Qing smiled at Shen Dao: "So are you ready? About time!"

"How many more times can your shield hold up?"

"Let me see!"

Having said that, a Supreme Lotus smashed toward Shen Dao, who grimaced at the incoming Lotus.

"What kind of joke is this?"

He shouted with his mouth, but his hand was quick—the ancient wooden shield blocked again, and the blast wave of this Supreme Lotus was perfectly absorbed.

But after absorbing that Lotus, the wooden shield was already covered in spider‑web‑like cracks.

Before Shen Dao could catch his breath, another Supreme Lotus came crashing in.

The explosion rang out again; Shen Dao's face fell as the cracks in the wooden shield grew ever more grotesque.

Until—bang!

This wooden shield shattered completely.

Shen Qing's teasing voice rang out.

"Shen Dao, I wonder if you've prepared any trump cards like I have?"

Shen Dao said nothing, but his grim expression gave him away—he hadn't prepared any.

Shen Qing laughed loudly: "Looks like you haven't."

That main venue that's going to be in place next!