First Immortal of the Sword

Chapter 1815 - Seeking Out One’s Own Demise

Qing Wu was stunned, but a moment later, she realized what Jin Zhuliu was getting at.

Gongyang Yu really was going all out, but it wasn’t because his anger had gotten the best of him. Rather, this was a perfectly deliberate move. He wanted to capture Su Yi, the heretic who controlled the power of reincarnation!

When Qing Wu thought about it, it made sense. If they killed Su Yi, they’d have removed an enormous latent threat on the gods’ behalf. Such a meritorious accomplishment would lead to unimaginable benefits!

And if they captured Su Yi alive... the rewards would be even grander!

She didn’t even need to think to know that, should Gongyang Yu succeed, he’d immediately leave the Immortal Realm and return to his clan. When the time came, based on his enormous act of merit, they’d surely reward him with a chance to attain divinity. Moreover, he’d become the most talked about figure in the Immortal Realm! His prospects would be absolutely limitless!

When Qing Wu realized this, even she was tempted.

But when Su Yi saw what Gongyang Yu was attempting, his eyes flashed with mockery. “You're seeking out your own demise.”

He’d long since concluded that the Book of Karma was indeed involved in the destruction of the lineage of the Dragon Palace.

Who knew how many Great Realm experts had protected the Dragon Palace during the Primeval Era? But in the end, they still couldn’t escape annihilation. It was easy to imagine how taboo and terrifying the power of karma was.

To this day, this world was covered in karmic power, and Su Yi suspected the Book of Karma was still hidden somewhere in the ruins.

Given the circumstances, revealing Great Profound Stage cultivation was tantamount to courting death.

Kaboom!

Heaven and earth were thrown into upheaval. Gongyang Yu’s aura was increasingly terrifying.

Without the slightest hesitation, he shot through the air and swung his palm at Su Yi.

It was just a palm strike, but it was as if the starry skies were descending. Countless stars flashed, and terrifying Great Profound Laws wrapped around Su Yi and sealed the area around him off completely. There was nowhere to run!

This was the power of the Great Profound Realm. Even a casual palm movement could manifest a hidden realm, effortlessly transforming the power of heaven and earth to one’s own ends!

There was no doubt about it: Gongyang Yu planned to end this as quickly as possible. He wanted to capture Su Yi and end this, as the longer he drew this out, the greater the backlash from the surrounding Laws.

Qing Wu and Jin Zhuliu realized this too. Both of them couldn’t help but feel ready and raring to go. Admittedly, they were on Gongyang Yu’s side, but who’d willingly let the Heretic Reincarnator fall into another’s hands?

But it was then that Su Yi disappeared into thin air.

Space was locked down completely, yet he simply vanished!

Gongyang Yu’s “surefire hit” struck nothing but air.

Boom!!

One hundred thousand feet of sky collapsed with a bang. Explosive spatial power ran rampant, and the surrounding mountains and rivers collapsed.

But there was still no sign of Su Yi.

Qing Wu was dumbstruck.

Jin Zhuliu was dumbstruck too.

What’s going on? How did an Immortal King dodge a Great Profound Stage cultivator’s palm strike?

It was simply unreasonable, unbelievable to the extreme.

After all, Great Profound Stage experts could transform the very power of heaven and earth, sealing the entire area on all sides. No one beneath the Great Profound Stage had any hope of escaping—this was an ironclad rule. n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

Yet now, an Immortal King had broken the rule, dodging the attack of a Great Profound Stage cultivator right in the nick of time.

Who could have anticipated this development? Who wouldn’t have been startled?

“How is this...” Gongyang Yu’s expression shifted dramatically.

It was just as Qing Wu thought. He hadn’t unleashed his true cultivation base because his anger overcame his rationality; rather, he wanted to use the strongest attack at his disposal to capture Su Yi alive in one fell swoop.

If he succeeded, he’d acquire a stroke of good fortune sufficient to tempt even gods. Even if he paid a grievous price, his rewards would be beyond imagination.

However...

Despite all his confidence, his attack hit nothing but air!

Gongyang Yu couldn’t accept it. He’d paid the price, yet the rewards had slipped through his fingers. Who could tolerate such a thing?

Boom!!

Before he could locate Su Yi, a strange energy fluctuation appeared deep within the firmament. A strange, taboo power of the Laws gathered like mad.

Gongyang Yu’s hair stood on end, and he inwardly cried out in alarm.

He immediately shattered a divine talisman.

A rain of resplendent, dazzling golden light interwolve, forming six illusory Dao Steles around Gongyang Yu—one above, one below, and one in each cardinal direction.

The Six Harmonies Heaven-Sealing Talisman!!

This was one of the life-saving treasures Gongyang Yu kept in reserve. Not even a fellow expert of the Great Profound Stage could shake it.

The divine power within it could withstand even a single strike from a god!

But a moment later, the six illusory Dao Steles crumbled.

The Laws of heaven and earth erupted, as if heaven itself had lost its temper completely. They transformed into a tangible flood, appearing out of nowhere to shatter the Six Harmonies Heaven-Sealing Talisman.

Gongyang Yu visibly lost his composure and tried to dodge with all his might, but it was to no avail.

The Laws blanketing the ruins filled every last inch of sky. They were omnipresent, so there was nowhere they could not reach.

There was no escaping this catastrophe short of leaving the ruins of the Dragon Palace altogether!

Boom!

Gongyang Yu’s body was suppressed, and his Great Profound Stage cultivation base was restricted. All over his body, his skin split as the terrifying power of the Lws bored into him like sharp drills.

Endless agony coursed through his entire body. Despite his iron will, he shrieked and convulsed in agony.

Qing Wu and Jin Zhuliu were about to jump into the fray, but when they saw this, their hair stood on end. Neither dared rush to Gongyang Yu’s aid for fear of being swept into that terrifying power of the Laws.

Earlier, they’d been ready and raring to go, unwilling to see Gongyang Yu capture Su Yi. However, when they saw how miserable his outcome was, all such thoughts evaporated.

This strange catastrophe was just too terrifying. It wasn’t any weaker than the divine misfortune permeating the Immortal Realm!

It was then that Su Yi appeared out of nowhere, not far from Gongyang Yu, and swung his palm at Gongyang Yu’s back.

He fused some of the aura of the Sword of the Nine Hells into this strike and circulated the power of Profound Ruin, stimulating his cultivation base!

Gongyang Yu was currently under the suppression of the Laws. How could he possibly defend himself?

He was caught off guard, and the palm strike slammed into him.

Bang!!

He staggered on his feet, a palm-shaped indent on his back as his bones snapped and blood spurted from his mouth.

And he was still suffering the terrifying suppression of the Laws. Now, he could no longer take it, and he plummeted down to earth.

Meanwhile, the terrifying power of the Laws spread to Su Yi. Although it was only a portion of their power, they forced Su Yi back, and his blood and qi churned.

The strangest part was that this power of the Laws contained the power of karma, and it relentlessly bored into his body.

But this couldn’t stop Su Yi. When he circulated the mysteries of Profound Ruin, the wisps of karmic power shattered.

Still, he missed the ideal opportunity to deliver Gongyang Yu a follow-up attack.

When Gongyang Yu suppressed his cultivation back down to the Great Martial level, that terrifying power of the laws disappeared.

Jin Zhuliu and Qing Wu seized the opportunity to rush to his aid.

“Retreat!” bellowed Jin Zhuliu.

A dreamlike, taboo arc of light shot into the firmament, and the surrounding skies caught ablaze.

Kaboom!

The surrounding thousand miles of mountains and rivers burned and collapsed.

Jin Zhuliu, Qing Wu, and Gongyang Yu had already disappeared, as if they’d vanished into thin air. No trace of them remained.

There was no doubt about it. Earlier, Jin Zhuliu used some sort of taboo secret treasure that could break through encirclements. This let him flee this stretch of heaven and earth in an instant. Not even a trace of their presence remained!

Su Yi frowned.

All that fighting, yet he still hadn’t killed any of his enemies. He wasn’t at all pleased with this result.

Still, he had no choice but to admit that the divine children were hard to kill!

For one thing, their cultivation bases were terrifying; all were in the Great Profound Stage. For another, they had seemingly endless trump cards. There was no defending against all of them. Take Jin Zhuliu’s talisman, the one he’d used to flee—not even Su Yi could stop him.

But I injured Gongyang Yu, and he took the brunt of the Laws’ backlash. I’m sure he’s damaged his foundations in the Grand Dao. Moreover, the Laws here contain karmic power. Even if he lives, his vitality has been badly damaged, thought Su Yi. And Jin Zhuliu and Qing Wu saw how wretched the Laws’ suppression left Gongyang Yu. Even knowing who I really am, they won’t dare act recklessly. It’s enough.

At his current cultivation, he really couldn’t contend with Great Profound Stage cultivators.

In the past, he’d have had to use the Tree of All Worlds’ Breaking Barriers ability to escape Gongyang Yu’s full-force attack.

But now that Gongyang Yu had served as an example, Su Yi dared say with certainty that unless they seized a perfect opportunity or were forced into a corner, none of the divine children would dare fight him with their true cultivations.

“He actually... won...” Fan Zhui looked dazed. He was overcome with astonishment. To him, what Su Yi had just accomplished was practically a miracle!

He was an Immortal King, yet he’d routed a group of divine children, forcing them to flee in panic. If word made it back to the God Domain, it would astonish even the gods!

“Run!”

“Hurry up and retreat!”

Meanwhile, the Immortal Kings of the Eastern Sea’s prominent factions scampered off in panic.

At the same time, they felt bitter and angry. How could they just leave us like that? They didn’t even say anything first, let alone try to take us with them!

Meanwhile, Su Yi took a deep breath and raised his right arm as if it were a sword.

Countless streaks of sword qi whooshed in from all sides, so densely packed that they blanketed heaven and earth.

And when Su Yi swung his arm through the air, they burst forth like a sweeping hurricane, whooshing in all directions.

Splurt! Splurt! Splurt!

One after another, the Immortal Kings exploded. Blood splattered the air.

Wherever his sword qi went, nothing could stand in its way!

Even the peak Miracle Realm Immortal Kings fell to a single hit.

Desperate cries shook the heavens, and shrieks rose and fell in waves. In the blink of an eye, many of the twenty-or-so Immortal Kings died. Those hit died, no exceptions!

This attack was called Wandering the Ten Directions.

My sword wanders the ten directions, from the blue dome of heaven to the Yellow Springs below!

Blood fell like rain, staining the ground red.

Su Yi didn’t pursue the fleeing Immortal Kings. It wasn’t that he was merciful, but that he didn’t care about them in the slightest. He simply turned around and walked over to Fan Zhui.

“Come on, let’s get out of here.”

Meanwhile, he took out a golden message talisman and sent word to Xi Ning that she needn’t worry; he’d saved Fan Zhui.

But just as Su Yi and Fan Zhui were about to leave, a figure appeared in the distance.