First Immortal of the Sword

Chapter 2308 – A Consecrated, Prophetic Tongue

To Su Yi, cleaning up Three-Tribulation Master Gods and below was no harder than slaughtering chickens.

It took no effort at all.

Thus, after defeating five Master Gods, he just continued up the mountain.

However, the crowd below practically boiled over. Startled cries arose on all sides.

Countless people felt shaken.

“He just crushed a Three-Tribulation Master God! Is that really possible for a Limit Realm cultivator?”

“Too terrifying! What Limit Realm cultivator has ever been able to sweep through five Master Gods with ease?”

“I’d thought we were in for a fierce, brutal struggle. Who’d have thought… that the Master Gods couldn’t even take a single hit?”

…Master God Yun He, Liuxiang Hen, and the other old-timers found this hard to believe.

They’d analyzed Su Yi’s strength prior to this. They knew that Su Yi had defeated a Six-Tribulation Master God at Cloudy Heights Temple, but all of them assumed he’d borrowed external power. They figured that there was no way he could pull off such a ridiculous feat otherwise.

Yet now, they couldn’t help but suspect that their analysis had been off the mark.

“Do you have anything to say now?” Wan Zitian burst into laughter. He was the happiest person here.

Liuxiang Hen furiously pointed the finger at the Mountain Guardian. “He’s cheating so blatantly. Can’t you see it?”

It was no wonder that he was angry. He’d made a bet with Su Yi earlier! If he lost, he’d have to kneel before the crowd and kowtow three times. How could he possibly accept that?

The Mountain Guardian raised a meaty hand and pointed at the Supreme Emergence Totem. “The details of their battle are recorded entirely there. Open your eyes wide and have a good look, then tell me where you found evidence of cheating.”

Liuxiang Hen’s expression shifted erratically as he stared intently at the Supreme Emergence Totem.

Su Yi’s attacks really were displayed there, down to the slightest detail, but no matter how many times Liuxiang Hen looked, he couldn’t find anything out of the ordinary.

It wasn’t just him. The others were looking at the totem too, but they couldn’t find anything suspicious, either.

“Su Yi controls the power of reincarnation and the Epoch Spark, and he has the memories of numerous past lives. How could it be so easy to see through his abilities?” Liuxiang Hen said gravely. “I can say with certainty that he’s cheating!”

In truth, at this point, it didn’t matter whether Su Yi had really cheated or not. Liuxiang Hen had no choice but to gnash his teeth and accuse him anyway.

Only then could he ensure he had a way out of his bet with Su Yi!

The Mountain Guardian saw through him immediately.

“It isn’t up to you or me to decide whether or not he cheated. The Supreme Emergence Totem is the strongest possible proof,” said the Mountain Guardian, his habitual smile vanishing. He gazed expressionlessly at Liuxiang Hen and said, “If you dare suspect him of cheating any further, you’ll be slandering the Celestial Capital and Supreme Emergence Origin Power. You’ll have to bear the consequences of that!”

The atmosphere was instantly heavy. Countless people’s expressions shifted as they realized that Liuxiang Hen’s behavior had enraged the mysterious Mountain Guardian.

“I…” Liuxiang Hen was about to say something when Master God Yun He stopped him.

“If Three-Tribulation Master Gods won’t cut it, there are still Four-Tribulation Master Gods,” he said flatly. “Why panic?”

But before his voice had even finished echoing through the air…

“Ah——!” A desperate cry emanated from above. The crowd instantly looked over and saw a figure flying off the mountain.

He was a middle-aged man in imperial robes. His throat had been cleaved open, and it gushed a river of blood.

More importantly, he was a Four-Tribulation Master God! He even hailed from the Three Purities Daoist Court!

A deathly silence descended over the crowd. Everyone had a strange look on their face.

Master God Yun He felt as if he’d been slapped. His face stiffened, and the veins bulged on his forehead.

“Hahaha!” Wan Zitian clutched his stomach and laughed uproariously. “Ol’ Yun He, has the Dipankara Buddha consecrated your tongue and made you a prophet? Your timing was just too perfect!”

His laughter boomed throughout heaven and earth.

The Mountain Guardian couldn’t help but grin, his fatty cheeks bulging and his face perfectly round.

As steady as Master God Yun He was, he couldn’t help but gnash his teeth with fury. “If Four Tribulations isn’t enough, what about Five? I refuse to believe he can keep cheating his way through!”

It would have been obvious to anyone that this peak Nine-Tribulation Master God famous throughout the God Domain had been thoroughly provoked, to the point of losing his composure.

But before his voice had even finished echoing through the air, a hysterical shriek rang out. “No——!”

The crowd watched in slack-jawed awe as a Five-Tribulation Master God from the Liuxiang Family slammed into the dirt.

His injuries weren’t serious, but he was disheveled, and his face was black, blue, and swollen. He looked wretched.

“This…” The crowd exchanged glances. Their hearts shook, but more than that, they felt strange. Why is it that nothing happens until Master God Yun He opens his mouth? It’s like he gets slapped in the face every time he tries to speak!

Don’t tell me his mouth really was consecrated and granted the power of prophecy?

Wan Zitian was already weeping with laughter.

It was just too funny. Brother Fuyou is cruel indeed! He’s obviously slapping Yun He in the face on purpose. There’s no way he’d attack so crisply or with such perfect timing otherwise.

Master God Yun He’s face twitched, and his brow was furrowed with unconcealable vexation. It seemed he might go berserk at a moment’s notice.

He took a deep breath and was just about to say something when the Mountain Guardian offered him a well-intentioned warning. “Fellow Daoist, you’d best mind your tongue.”

Or, in other words, “You’d best shut your mouth!”

The crowd didn’t dare to laugh for fear of incurring Master God Yun He’s fury, but how could Master God Yun He fail to notice their suppressed laughter?

His youthful face was instantly as dark as the burnt bottom of a pot!

Liuxiang Hen, meanwhile, was visibly fraught with worry. His expression was overcast. Four Tribulations wasn’t enough. Shockingly, Five Tribulations wasn’t enough either. If things go on like this… Will Six-Tribulation Master Gods really be enough?

It wasn’t just him. Yue Youyuan and the other old-timers struggled to remain calm, too.

They’d been watching Su Yi’s every moment this entire time. They’d watched him defeat Four and Five-Tribulation Master Gods, but they still hadn’t noticed anything out of the ordinary.

They’d already reached a conclusion, one they weren’t willing to accept.

Su Yi, a Limit Realm Mid-Rank God, had terrifying strength far, far beyond their initial estimate!

In other words, at Cloudy Heights Temple, Su Yi most likely really did kill that Six-Tribulation Master God with his own strength!!

This truth was far too unsettling and far too terrifying. It completely rewrote everyone’s perception of Su Yi. Even the old monsters had no choice but to re-evaluate his terrifyingness!

He could kill Six-Tribulation Master Gods even as a mere Limit Realm Mid-Rank God. What would happen if he broke into the Fortune Realm and became a Greater God? How terrifyingly strong would he become?

Just thinking about it was enough to make one panic.

Of course, all of that was built on the assumption that Su Yi really wasn’t using external power on Blue Sky Divine Mountain.

No one could give a clear answer regarding that. Su Yi’s methods were just too numerous, and he had the experiences of numerous past lives, as well as seemingly endless unbelievable and taboo treasures.

If he wanted to cheat… who’d be able to see through him?

Meanwhile, Su Yi was just three hundred feet from the peak when he ran into a Seven-Tribulation Master Goddess.

She was dressed in black, and her long hair was yellow-gray. Her eyes flashed like the edge of a knife.

The crowd at the base of the mountain stirred. It seemed that those defeated thus far had done nothing to shake her heart.

She just blocked Su Yi’s path, unmoving, her gaze as icy as a glacier.

Su Yi silently stopped in place. This was a powerful opponent! Her qi was so concentrated that it seemed flawless.

Su Yi didn’t even need to think to know that she was just one step away from attempting her eight Dao-Refining Tribulation!

With his current strength, he’d struggle to beat her even if he went all out.

But… This was Blue Sky Divine Mountain, and Su Yi wasn’t afraid of divine punishment. He naturally had means of disqualifying his opponent!

“Sheng Wu, back down,” Master God Yun He said suddenly. “You’re no match for him.”

The woman in black furrowed her brow. She was obviously unwilling to accept this, but in the end, she nodded and said, “Understood!”

With that, she turned to leave the mountain, only for Su Yi to attack from nowhere, striking from several hundred feet away.

He’d even used his Grand Dao Divine Ability, Dawn Blossoms Plucked at Dusk!

The woman in black snorted coldly and slashed with her palm.

A streak of stinging, searingly bright firelight exploded into being, condensing a divine lotus out of flame that just barely managed to block Su Yi’s attack.

Bang!!

She swayed on her feet, forced several steps back on impact. Shock rose unbidden to her gaze. He’s seriously this strong!?

“Hurry up and retreat!!” Master God Yun He bellowed.

Whoosh!

Without hesitation, the woman in black turned to leave.

Su Yi couldn’t help but find this a pity. She was a rare opponent. Relying purely on his own strength, he knew he had little chance of beating her.

But that didn’t mean he couldn’t fight her.

Unfortunately, she’d retreated before he got the chance.

Su Yi could roughly guess why. Master God Yun He obviously valued this “Sheng Wu” woman highly. He knew she was just one step away from her next breakthrough.

If she lost to Su Yi, all of the Supreme Emergence Fortune Power she’d accumulated would become his. That was highly likely to have a negative impact on Sheng Wu’s imminent breakthrough!

Thus, Master God Yun He told her to retreat.

Su Yi understood, and he wasn’t overly upset about this, but what happened next was completely unexpected.

Master God Yun He went on to command the three unparalleled figures and one Nine-Tribulation Master God who’d reached the peak to retreat, too!

The crowd erupted into uproar. Everyone was confused. No one understood why Master God Yun He would do this.

Those who reached the peak had a shot at making it into the top ten!

The Nine-Tribulation Master God, Zhi Ting, was an old monster of the Three Purities Daoist Court. His strength was unfathomably deep.

Admittedly, reaching the peak of Sky Blue Divine Mountain only proved the strength of his Grand Dao Divine Ability.

Even so, this feat was a clear indication of this Nine-Tribulation Master God’s terrifying foundations in the Grand Dao.

Yet now, Master God Yun He was commanding him to retreat. He wouldn’t have been surprised?

Wan Zitian frowned. Has Yun He figured something out?

The Mountain Guardian smacked his lips. He seemed to find this a pity.

But no one was more upset—or frantic—than Liuxiang Hen. He practically shrieked, “Daoist Brother, now I’m really going to lose!”

Losing his bet would mean kneeling before the crowd and kowtowing to Su Yi. That would be even crueler than dying!

His reputation would be ruined, and he’d become the laughingstock of the entire God Domain!