Chapter 651: Battle Heaven Stele

Fang Xing waved his hand, and a peculiar golem appeared before him.

She had a human torso and a serpent’s tail, radiating the aura of a Peak Heaven Demon, and she was someone he knew.

“Green Slave greets her master.”

The serpent woman bowed with a smiling expression.

“So it’s you—the guardian of the Battle Heaven Hall back then… all your clones, right?”

Fang Xing nodded, turning to Wu Lao: “No Chaos Realm golems?”

“Chaos Realm cultivators command the Dao—how could they become golems?”

Wu Lao shook his head.

“I see…”

Fang Xing felt a pang of regret: “I was hoping to find a Chaos Dao Master to test my strength…”

He had previously fought the “God of Imperial Rule and Kingship” with everything he had, even using the blood of a Transcendent in a single decisive blow.

Had he not done so, he would have been the one dead!

Since becoming a Dao Master, Fang Xing had no idea how strong he truly was within the Dao Master realm.

“If you merely wish to gauge your strength, there is a way.”

Wu Lao suddenly said: “Master, follow me.”

“Hmm? Lead the way.”

Intrigued, Fang Xing followed Wu Lao to the very top of the Battle Heaven Hall.

There were no guardians here—only a sky-blue stone stele!

It stretched from earth to heaven, covered in imprints of fists, palms, kicks, whips, swords, and blades, each emitting a unique mystery.

“This is a strange artifact my former master once obtained—named the ‘Battle Heaven Stele’!”

Wu Lao said: “The stele is utterly unbreakable and self-repairing; only Chaos Realm cultivators can leave permanent marks upon it… and the depth of these marks roughly indicates the strength of the Chaos Realm cultivator.”

“Lower Chaos Realm leaves marks about a hundred meters deep, Upper Chaos Realm about a kilometer…”

“Chaos Realm Perfection can reach ten miles deep!”

“Chaos Fourth Realm marks can sink a hundred miles!”

“In his time, my former master left marks on the Battle Heaven Stele at every stage of his power.”

“If you wish to test your strength, the Battle Heaven Stele is the best benchmark.”

Wu Lao bowed deeply.

“Hmm.”

Fang Xing released his spiritual sense and quickly located four fist imprints bearing the aura of Panwu Dao.

Their depths were distributed at a hundred meters, a kilometer, ten miles, and a hundred miles.

“Chaos Realm is merely this world’s term—it’s actually the Fourteenth Realm Dao Master…”

Fang Xing thought for a moment, and a great sun emerged from his third eye.

In an instant, his form transformed into an indestructible solar body beyond the world.

Within this indestructible solar body lay an unfathomably terrifying silhouette.

Every inch of its body was the deepest embodiment of Panwu Dao.

At that moment, the silhouette raised five fingers and slammed down a palm!

—Great Sun Buddha Palm!

—Great Sun Illumination!

Boom!

The Battle Heaven Stele trembled slightly, seemingly dissolving the terrifying light and heat.

When all settled, Fang Xing gazed at the stele before him and saw a searing palm imprint, sunk a kilometer deep into the stone, radiating an eternal, unchanging aura.

“Whoa… First strike, and already a kilometer deep into the Battle Heaven Stele?”

“Master’s strength rivals seasoned Chaos Realm cultivators—undoubtedly Absolute Chaos Second Realm.”

Wu Lao drew a sharp breath.

“I’m merely benefiting from Panwu Dao.”

Fang Xing shook his head—even Pan Gu himself had not cultivated Panwu Dao.

He had walked another Dao, attained Chaos Dao Master, then forged Panwu Dao as a supreme Dao to ascend to Eternity.

Thus, in a sense, Fang Xing was riding on Pan Gu’s coattails.

“My current strength equals Upper Chaos Dao Master—that is, Dao Master Second Realm!”

“There is still considerable distance between me and Dao Master Third and Fourth Realm.”

“But I haven’t yet learned any Dao Master secret arts or techniques… once I do, my power will surge further.”

Fang Xing considered, then instructed Wu Lao: “Prepare a cave dwelling—I will enter seclusion.”

…

Several days later.

Inside the cave dwelling.

Fang Xing sat cross-legged, his consciousness focused on his attribute panel:

【Panwu Scripture: Lower Volume: 245/10000 (Beginner）】

…

“Oh? Already entered Beginner stage so quickly—marked on the attribute panel?”

Fang Xing’s face lit up with joy.

His current attribute panel was a true golden finger he brought with him from his transmigration—not the high-quality fake he’d crafted back in the Outside World.

The real attribute panel records skills and continuously increases proficiency, eventually breaking realms!

Or rather, it grants effects like “training increases experience” and “breaking major realms.”

In other words, given time and inheritance, he was certain to reach the end!

This was the true terror of a golden finger!

“And the Gates of All Realms… it can open at any time, but I haven’t yet reached a bottleneck—risking it now seems pointless…”

“Besides, if I wished for a world that could help me break into Eternity, it would be extremely dangerous—my current strength might not even suffice…” Fang Xing focused his awareness on the glyph representing the Panwu Scripture, and more sub-entries emerged:

【Pan Gu Body: 5/100 (Beginner）】

【Chaos Fist: 18/100 (Beginner）】

…

“Dao Masters command the Dao—this is the application of Dao power—but different methods, techniques, and forms yield vastly different destructive power.”

Fang Xing studied each sub-entry, nodding silently.

For spiritual attacks—mind, intent, soul—he already surpassed the Panwu Scripture, especially in True Soul attacks, possessing fragments of Transcendent inheritance—no need to learn more.

Now, he would select a few from the Panwu Scripture’s vast ocean of Dao Master secret arts—focused on physical defense and offense.

“The Pan Gu Body restructures the body with Dao power, forging the strongest physique… Beginner requires a piece of ‘Chaos Miracle Stone’… luckily, the Pan Gu Secret Realm holds a collection.”

“The Chaos Fist, when combined with the Pan Gu Body, is among the supreme physical attack techniques in the Dao Master realm…”

“Once I elevate these two techniques, my strength should advance further—possibly nearing Dao Master Third Realm…”

!

“I’ve already achieved infinite lifespan—seclusion, seclusion…”

“The hidden principles of the Chaos Fist seem compatible with my martial path—could enhance the Great Sun Buddha Palm’s power…”

…

While Fang Xing trained, he was unaware that the outside world had erupted into chaos because of his return.

For the myriad Soul Masters of the Green Wood Realm, they could not discern Fang Xing’s true realm—only that the Black Dragon Prince had broken through to Heaven Demon, then slapped to death the Soul Master lords of major factions, and declared his secession from the Boundless Mountain.

In the Boundless Mountain, within the Illusory Void.

A host of Heaven Demons and Heaven Immortals gathered.

“Hmph, I always saw the Black Dragon’s treacherous ambition.”

Long Zhi snarled: “Now that he’s returned from his tribulation, he immediately declares secession from the sect and slaughters the Soul Master lords of every major force—he’s utterly insane!”

Hun Tian Da Sheng, Mo Wen Tian Yao, Li Huo Tian Xian, and other Thirteenth Realm experts who once had decent relations with Fang Xing wore grim expressions but said nothing.

“Long Zhi, haven’t you realized the Black Dragon Prince is deliberately taking the blow for the Boundless Mountain?”

A white jade-like dragon snorted coldly—it was none other than Ao Xin.

Tens of thousands of years had passed; all of Fang Xing’s old companions who hadn’t reached Soul Master realm had turned to dust.

Only Ao Xin, who had been a true genius back then and gained a fortune from the Pan Gu Secret Realm, had surpassed them all, reaching Heaven Demon realm and achieving infinite lifespan.

“Hmph… targeting the Green Emperor Palace is one thing, but why attack the Wei Huang Palace and the Original Demon Sect?”

Long Zhi sneered.

As for waging war against a major force, she was utterly fearless.

After all, the Boundless Mountain had always been at odds with the Green Emperor Palace—they had once mobilized their entire force to support Fang Xing in killing two of the Green Emperor Palace’s Demon Emperors.

“The Black Dragon Prince was already a top-tier Soul Master lord back then; after breaking through to Heaven Demon… he likely now possesses Peak Heaven Demon strength.”

“Combined with his Imperial Artifact, he may even become a Heaven Demon Overlord.”

At that moment, Mo Wen Tian Yao’s magnetic, ethereal voice rang out, causing all the Heaven Immortals and Heaven Demons to shift expression.

They still remembered clearly the Black Dragon Prince’s former power and madness.

The Black Dragon Imperial Son has now become an Uncertain One—or a Heavenly Demon Overlord!

A Heavenly Demon Overlord is equivalent to a Fifth-Rank Law Lord, a being capable of escaping from the hands of a Chaos Realm cultivator!

Even within the Qing Yuan Great Realm, such a being is exceedingly rare, sufficient to dominate a region—or even establish a major power.

“It’s not enough to possess just one Imperial Artifact to become a Heavenly Demon Overlord.”

Long Zhi sat back down, muttering.

“But the Black Dragon Imperial Son is truly a pity… With his talent, his chance of becoming a Heavenly Demon Overlord in the future is extremely high.”

A celestial Confucian scholar shook his head: “He has severed ties with us; he will likely make a major move soon… We should observe quietly, while preserving this thread of kinship—it will bring us great benefits later.”

He turned to Long Zhi, his voice stern: “I do not wish to hear any talk of traitors or madness. If anyone under you discusses such things, treat them as traitors to the sect!”

The celestial immortals and celestial demons nodded silently.

They were not fools—they knew to make the decision most favorable to their own interests!

Right now, the ones most anxious must surely be the Heavenly Demons and Demon Emperors of the Azure Emperor’s Palace—perhaps they dare not even step outside their palace now!

…

Time flowed gently.

Before they knew it, a thousand years had passed.

Within the Pangu Secret Realm.

“The last fragment of Chaos Crystal…”

Fang Xing held a blue crystal in his hand; with a slight squeeze, it shattered.

Streams of chaotic energy spread across his entire body, making his physical form increasingly resemble the Pangu Wu depicted on the Pangu Wu Stele.

“My Black Dragon body originally followed the Black Hole path—its physique was already extremely strong… Now, shifting to the Pangu Body, the transition is seamless.”

Feeling his Black Dragon body continuously transformed, Fang Xing was deeply satisfied.

Then, he moved his body, revealing his Black Dragon form.

His body coiled and twisted, vaguely resembling an ancient “Dao” character!

“Though I follow the Pangu Wu Path, I need not rigidly replicate Master Pangu Wu’s style—better to forge my own unique path…”

“Martial Path, Martial Path… Master Pangu Wu emphasized ‘Wu’—but I emphasize the ‘Dao’ aspect!”

“Since my avatar doesn’t mind, I’ll use this Black Dragon body to experiment—try every possible path!”

This was precisely why Fang Xing had unhesitatingly taken up the Lower Volume of the Pangu Wu Scripture from the start!

(End of Chapter)