First Immortal of the Sword

Boom!

The Datura Barrier enveloped everything within an eight-thousand-mile radius. When the scroll painting caught on fire, the barrier’s power burned with it.

Someone gazing down from on high would have seen an enormous, burning datura flower. Those massive petals, each an insurmountable barrier in its own right, collapsed.

The explosive power of the barrier transformed into a current of energy and swept outward.

The gaunt old man visibly lost his composure. He would never have guessed that Su Yi would try something so ruthless!

He was too late to change his approach. His Dao Domain suffered a terrifying impact and split into pieces.

His Dao Domain was an external manifestation of his power of the Grand Dao. When it was destroyed, the old man took massive damage!

He staggered on his feet, his life force thrown into disarray as he coughed up blood. His aura instantly weakened.

Boom!

The Datura Barrier’s power was just too terrifying, and it was still sweeping throughout the surrounding area. Even Su Yi had no choice but to dodge in the face of its sheer destructive power.

“So what if I die? I serve the Exquisite Divine Venerate. How could I possibly cling to life?” The gaunt old man bellowed, his hair and beard bristling with fury as he charged at Su Yi.

His body burned. His eyebrows, hair, and skin cracked and burst with stingingly bright divine flames. He’d set his life force ablaze. He was burning it all with no thought for the consequences!

This was true fearlessness in the face of death, indomitable valiance.

“Die!!” The old man suddenly swung his black wooden cane.

Kcch!

It too caught on fire. As the old man fused his cultivation and life force into his cane, firelight shook heaven and earth, then descended upon Su Yi.

An intense sense of crisis pricked at Su Yi’s skin like sharp knives.

This was the sensation of an impending lethal threat!

A mid-stage Miracle Realm Immortal King was burning himself up to take Su Yi down with him!

Su Yi didn’t retreat, but he wasn’t stupid enough to use his cultivation base to clash with such an attack head-on.

Weng!

A golden beast skin shot into the air in front of him, scattering a glittering golden rain that condensed into a dreamlike curtain of light.

Practically simultaneously, the black cane slammed into the curtain.

Bang!!!

The golden curtain trembled violently, scattering countless “raindrops” of light. A deafening impact followed, the soundwaves shaking heaven and earth. The sky caved in on all sides.

The cane left a visible dent in the curtain of light. It was startling to behold, and it seemed the curtain might break at a moment’s notice.

But in the end, it didn’t.

The mystical light flowing over the surface of the beast skin looked ethereal, but in truth, it was a power far beyond the Immortal King level!

Even after setting himself and his cultivation on fire and pouring everything he had into a single attack, the old man couldn’t break the skin’s curtain of light.

“So, that’s the Great Realm treasure you acquired in the Divine Hunt Demon Mountains? Indeed, the rumors are true…” The gaunt old man’s face filled with bitterness. His eyes bulged with fury as he wept tears of blood.

“I’ve always disdained relying on external items to kill my enemies, even when our cultivations are as far removed as heaven and earth, but there’s nothing for it. You Immortal Kings… don’t care at all about martial virtue.” A faint, mocking grin tugged at Su Yi’s lips.

Boom!

The black cane shattered, inch by inch.

And as the last of the old man’s life force and cultivation base left him, his body split and withered like a burning leaf.

It was as if he knew nothing of pain. On the contrary, he laughed, seemingly gratified. “This old man is just an Immortal King, yet I died at the hands of the Eternal Night Immortal Sovereign. Isn’t that, in a sense… an enormous blessing?”

His Adam’s apple bobbed in his throat, and it seemed he was about to say more, but his entire body crumbled into ash and scattered to the wind before he got the chance.

“Had you encountered me in my past life, I’d have crushed you like an ant a long time ago. You wouldn’t have time to ‘count your blessings.’ Truly ridiculous.” Su Yi shook his head slightly.

Now, all five Immortal Kings of the Church of the Exquisite Goddess had died!

Su Yi was injured too, and his robes were thoroughly stained with blood.

He took out and swallowed a Nine Wonders Skyheart Pill, but just as he was about to organize his spoils, he felt a sudden sense of foreboding.

Boom!

An arrow streaked toward him.

It was covered in strange and intricate beast markings. It shot through the air without a sound, and when it arrived within a hundred feet of Su Yi, it exploded with appalling destructive power. The surrounding thousand feet of sky shattered and collapsed.

As for the arrow itself? It continued straight toward Su Yi’s back.

But Su Yi suddenly disappeared into thin air and reappeared several tens of thousands of feet away.

Boom!

Heaven and earth caved in where he’d been standing just moments prior. A startling chasm tore open in the sky.

Su Yi had only just steadied himself on his feet when…

Boom!

Yet another arrow shot toward him.

Meanwhile, another figure appeared as silently as a ghost, gripping a long black sword that he aimed at Su Yi’s throat, quick as lightning.

One in front, one behind. It was a pincer attack!

Furthermore, they’d seized the perfect moment to strike. They were both ruthless and precise.

Su Yi snorted coldly, and his eyes flashed with murderous intent.

Clang!

The Sword of the Human Realm swept through the air and blocked what would have been a lethal strike. The impact produced a current of destructive power that swept outward with a bang.

Su Yi seized the opportunity to blur into a beam of light and dodge the incoming arrow by a hair.

Boom!

The entire stretch of sky shattered and caved in.

It was only then that Su Yi saw his assailants clearly. It was Meng Zhe of the Church of Divine Flame who’d ambushed him.

The one who’d fired those arrows at him was the tall, stalwart man clad in beast skins!

There was no doubt about it. They’d been keeping watch outside of the Datura Barrier, just waiting to catch him off guard and deal a lethal blow!

“You won’t escape this time!” said Meng Zhe, his eyes blazing with murderousness.

As he spoke, he leaped ahead like a lightning bolt, as unpredictable as a beam of flowing light.

At the same time, the distant man in beast skins strung his bow and fired yet another arrow in tandem with Meng Zhe. They were attacking Su Yi from both sides!

For a moment, Su Yi felt the urge to seize this opportunity to crush these pests.

But he resisted. There were numerous other terrifying energy fluctuations spread throughout the surrounding area. It was obvious that numerous other Immortal Kings were eyeing him hungrily!

Given the circumstances, he couldn’t afford to draw this battle out.

Boom!

His figure abruptly transformed into countless streaks of sword qi that fired in different directions.

Meng Zhe swung his sword, instantly scattering a large swath of sword qi.

At the same time, the archer in beast skins fired an arrow, boring through much of the sword qi.

But despite their best efforts, there was no sign of Su Yi.

“Over here!” someone shouted.

There, several tens of thousands of feet away, a beautifully handsome young man in red Daoist robes appeared out of nowhere and waved his sleeves. Lightning came crashing down, enveloping the entire area.

As the electricity spread, Su Yi came back into view.

“Scram!” He gripped his sword and attacked furiously.

Clang!!!

The red-robed Daoist swung his spear and clashed with him head-on, but the impact sent him staggering back. His expression shifted dramatically.

Su Yi seized the opportunity to shoot after him with all his might.

But he’d only gotten a few hundred thousand feet when a glittering golden net appeared out of nowhere and flew toward him, intent on enveloping him.

At the same time, three Immortal Kings shot toward him, each activating their treasures.

Too quick!

Even an Immortal King would have been caught off guard.

Su Yi was as calm as ever, but his cool gaze grew even colder and sharper.

Boom!

Sword qi erupted from the Sword of the Human Realm.

The glittering golden net was instantly a tangled mess, as if giant hands had twisted it into a bundle.

At the same time, Su Yi took out the Divine Replenishment Furnace, which broke through the three Immortal Kings’ pincer attack and cleaved open an escape route.

Su Yi shot through it, but he paid a price for his success. He now sported three new wounds.

His left scapula split after a Daoist seal slammed into his shoulder.

His right arm had a saber gash so deep, his bones were visible.

His back had already been injured, but now, a spear had pierced a new, bloody hole right through it. It only just barely missed his organs!

But Su Yi didn’t care. He had to escape this encirclement before he did anything else!

Immortal Kings of the Church of All Spirits, huh? I’ll remember your faces! Su Yi thought to himself.

“Hah!”

Suddenly, lightning surged in front of him. Arcs of silver lightning flashed, like an ocean of electricity blanketing heaven and earth. It practically sealed the way ahead off completely!

It was an old man in blue who’d blocked his path. He had graying hair but youthful features, and he was using a glittering silver lightning talisman of incredible power.

Meanwhile, numerous other Immortal Kings appeared throughout the surrounding area, one after another.

Each one that appeared unleashed their killer weapons in an explosive, chaotic onslaught. The surrounding area collapsed, and the mountains and rivers were burnt to ash.

Yet another faction’s Immortal Kings had arrived. These were from the Church of Supreme Oneness!

The Immortal Kings of the Church of Divine Flame, the Church of All Spirits, and several other factions were behind Su Yi and chasing him with all their might.

It was like an inescapable net. Enemies intent on capturing or killing Su Yi were charging in from all sides.

It was completely chaotic and terrifying to the extreme. It would have been enough to make just about anyone else give in to despair!

Su Yi didn’t hesitate, nor did his movements pause in the slightest.

He waved his sword, and the Divine Replenishment Furnace rumbled and boomed above his head. Endless purple immortal light burst forth as Su Yi used the beast skin to manifest yet another glittering golden curtain around himself.

Boom!

Su Yi bore a perfectly straight rift through the sea of lightning ahead of him.

He struck like an axe through bamboo. In the blink of an eye, he’d reached the old man in blue trying to intercept him.

During this process, all manner of secret treasures and divine abilities whooshed toward him in a dense current, all of them bursting with appalling destructive power.

But before they could reach Su Yi, the Divine Replenishment Furnace and golden beast skin blocked and neutralized most of their power. Only a little bit was left to slam into Su Yi.

It was enough to worsen Su Yi’s injuries, one strike at a time, but Su Yi didn’t care. He didn’t so much as furrow his brow.

When he swung his sword at the old man in blue, his qi actually swelled explosively, even stronger than before.

Bang!!!

The old man in blue was sent flying backward. Blood spurted from his mouth and nose, and his aged face filled with astonishment.

Su Yi, meanwhile, shot ahead like a beam of flowing light.

No one would have guessed that Su Yi would leave them in the dust even after they surrounded him so thoroughly. He broke through their encirclement like an axe through bamboo!

Just as he was about to escape, everything darkened in front of him. An ink-black shadow descended over the landscape.

It was as if the curtain of night had instantly enveloped the world.

A strange, calamitous aura swept outward.

When Su Yi charged into it, the dark shadow enveloping heaven and earth shifted, then split into countless tentacles, like dense clusters of chains. They were everywhere!

And the strange black chains were closing in on Su Yi!