Chapter 3151 - Mutual Destruction

Heavenly Sovereign Ling was the founder of the Xuanli Sect, a Heavenly Sovereign-level faction. He’d proven his Dao during the Devastation. He controlled the Xuanli Eternal Throne, and with it, he’d stood proudly at the pinnacle of the world for countless years.

Heavenly Sovereign Wuxu was the founder of Eternal Lightning Court, and he was known as the Eternal Heavens Domain’s leading expert of the Dao of Lightning. With his Xuanzhen Eternal Throne, he’d intimidated the very heavens themselves.

Yet now, both of them had died, one after another. Each died in a single slash, their bodies, souls, cultivation bases, and Eternal Thrones reduced to powder!

Had they been experts of the Path to Ancestry, they could have come back to life so long as the barest wisp of ash remained.

Unfortunately for them, they weren’t. Being “Eternal” meant only that they could live on in perpetuity unless killed. When an Eternal met with disaster, not even they could escape destruction!

Heavenly Sovereign Wuxu’s last desperate cry still echoed throughout Fangchun Mountain.

The white-robed Threelives Buddha and the others felt chills course down their spines. Each had a more unsightly expression than the one before.

In the outside world, they could wield the power of their surroundings. There, they could have fought back. Even if they couldn’t beat Su Yi, they could at least flee.

But here in Fangchun Mountain, “fleeing” had become no more than an extravagant fantasy.

Their connection to the Laws had been severed, and all their escape routes had been blocked off!

In stark contrast, Su Yi was like the ruler of this entire stretch of heaven and earth, and his sword was unbelievably terrifying.

All of this meant that the Heavenly Sovereigns were in grave peril!

They could only pin their hopes of survival on developments in the outside world, but... How many of them would live long enough for that to happen?

None of them knew.

Still, the Heavenly Sovereigns had seen their share of wind and waves, and they’d ruled for countless years. They were each an unparalleled expert in their own right.

Thus, even as their thoughts raced, none of them gave in to panic. Instead, they changed their strategy.

They could no longer suppress Su Yi’s ferocity simply by encircling him. If they wanted to live, they had to defend themselves with all their might and do everything in their power to create an escape route.

So long as they fled this hidden realm, their predicament would resolve itself with ease.

Moreover, the Heavenly Sovereigns were certain that those in the outside world saw what had happened. There was no way they’d remain unmoved.

Within moments, the Heavenly Sovereigns split up, shooting off in different directions.

Fangchun Mountain’s hidden realm was enormous, a world in its own right, but in the Heavenly Sovereigns’ eyes, it seemed tiny and constricted, with barely any room to maneuver.

Even so, splitting up could at least help stall for time and keep them alive a while longer.

Someone shot toward the peak of Fangchun Mountain and entered one of the many buildings along the slopes, vanishing from view.

Someone else shot into the firmament, then used a forbidden technique in an attempt to break the confines of this hidden realm. Even the barest thread of an opening would be enough to let him flee to safety.

Someone else chose to distance themselves, staying just close enough to watch Su Yi’s every movement. They planned to attack from afar and drag the battle out.

The white-robed Threelives Buddha’s approach was the most surprising. Both he and his lotus platform simply vanished into thin air, leaving no trace behind whatsoever.

Su Yi couldn’t help but let out a dry laugh. There was no denying that the old-timers were shrewd and decisive. Their strategies were hard to counter, and they took full advantage of their environment. Anywhere else, they could have successfully stalled for time.

Unfortunately for them, this was Fangchun Mountain! This was Su Yi’s territory. No matter where they hid, they couldn’t escape Su Yi’s senses.

It was just a matter of taking the time to locate them.

“Not one of you is brave enough to fight to the death. How truly dull.” Su Yi shook his head slightly. He knew exactly what the old-timers were planning. They wanted to drag this out in hope that the situation would change.

Su Yi naturally wouldn’t give them the opportunity.

Whoosh!

A moment later, Su Yi vanished from view.

Fangchun Mountain’s towering slopes were covered in ancient buildings, each with an extraordinary origin.

Su Yi reappeared in the courtyard of one such building a moment later. An ancient, verdant pine grew here, with banana trees and other vegetation. There was a charming, old-fashioned residence built around the courtyard.

When Su Yi arrived, he didn’t even look at it. He just raised his hand and beckoned. Laws of Chaos descended like the thunder of the heavens, slamming into the courtyard.

The building shattered, and the earth caved in. The ancient trees were instantly reduced to ash.

A figure shot out of the blackened vegetation, quick as lightning, then shot into the distance. At least, he tried to. Before he got far, a streak of sword qi blocked his path. He just barely managed to dodge in time; any later and he’d have been cleaved in two at the waist!

“Fuck! Why not go for one of the others?”

This was none other than Heavenly Sovereign Yaoguang. His face was ashen, his brow furrowed with fury.

Su Yi couldn’t help but laugh. This was the founder of Sevendeaths Court, a proud, haughty existence. Who could have imagined that this once proud ruler would one day panic like this?

He was even complaining that Su Yi hadn’t gone after someone else instead. Obviously, in his eyes, it didn’t matter what happened so long as he made it out alive. He was more than happy to let the other Heavenly Sovereigns die to buy him time.

“Why not preserve some of your dignity? Don’t make me think less of you. Otherwise, I’ll be ashamed to have ever had an enemy like you!” Su Yi said calmly.

He took a step forward, then charged at Heavenly Sovereign Yaoguang.

“Stop!” Heavenly Sovereign Yaoguang instantly fled further away, his voice low and grim. “If you’ve got the balls, why not fight me with nothing but your cultivation base? Agree, and even if I die, I’ll be convinced of my defeat.”

Su Yi’s eyebrows rose, but before he could respond, Heavenly Sovereign Yaoguang continued, “Rest assured, I won’t use any external treasures either! If you need external treasures to kill me, I’ll look down on you even in death!”

Su Yi laughed, then swung his sword.

Heavenly Sovereign Yaoguang’s hair stood on end, and he immediately tried to flee, but it was too late. The slash left him badly injured, destroying much of his body with a spray of blood.

“I would never have guessed that the reincarnation of the esteemed Big Boss of Sword Sovereign City would be so craven. You’re seriously too afraid to even compete with me in a clash of the Grand Dao?”

Heavenly Sovereign Yaoguang obviously realized that he couldn’t escape, so he made no further attempt to flee. Instead, his face contorted with mockery. “Come on then, let’s see whether your edge is sharp enough to cut me down!”

Boom!

Heavenly Sovereign Yaoguang’s body caught ablaze, followed by his soul, cultivation base, and powers of the Grand Dao.

An indescribably terrifying power surged from his body, enveloping the entire hidden realm. The ancestral grounds of Fangchun Mountain shook.

The Heavenly Sovereigns hiding elsewhere sensed what was happening. All of them had complicated looks on their faces; they weren’t at all happy.

Who could have dared imagine that Heavenly Sovereign Yaoguang would one day be pushed so far into a corner that he’d have no choice but to aim for mutual destruction?

“Come on then! Let’s fight to the death!” Heavenly Sovereign Yaoguang roared and shot through the sky, gripping his taboo treasure, a short silver halberd, as he charged explosively at Su Yi.

His burning vital energy and powers of the Grand Dao poured into the halberd. Its power instantly soared to unbelievable heights.

Su Yi flipped his palm, and a worn-out jade box floated into the air.

The Coffin for the Living.

During the early Primordial Era, Sovereign Venerate Yi hid his clone inside. It had lain dormant in the depths of the Sea of Fate, surviving for countless years.

In the end, the Untethered Boat’s power destroyed Sovereign Venerate Yi’s clone. Su Yi then reclaimed the coffin.

Now, he held it in front of him like a shield.

Boom!!!

The silver halberd came crashing down, shaking the entirety of Fangchun Mountain. Destructive power swept forth from the point of impact. Shockingly, the Coffin for the Living split into pieces.

It was obvious how terrifying the death throes of a Heavenly Sovereign were.

This was part of why, despite the passage of countless years, no true conflicts had broken out between the nine Heavenly Sovereigns. When a Heavenly Sovereign cast aside their reservations and aimed for mutual destruction, it was far, far too terrifying.

As the Coffin for the Living broke, Su Yi retreated explosively. A little boat appeared beneath his feet, stirring up a swath of light of the Grand Dao. Only then did he narrowly avoid the silver halberd’s terrifying power.

The boat was naturally the Contented Heart Scepter in the form of the Sky-Overturning Boat. It had recently absorbed destiny source energy in the Abyss of Endless Tribulations, and it had since undergone an unbelievable transformation.

Both in terms of power and wondrous applications, it equaled the Heavenly Sovereigns’ taboo treasures, or perhaps even surpassed them!

“Die!” Heavenly Sovereign Yaoguang attacked like mad, swinging his silver halberd once more.

The Sky-Overturning Boat shook violently. The impact coursed through it, reaching Su Yi.

Still, it blocked enough power to thwart Heavenly Sovereign Yaoguang’s attempt at mutual destruction.

Su Yi launched his counterattack without hesitation. The Sword of the Nine Hells rumbled and boomed, stirring up a swath of unsurpassed sword force as he clashed with Heavenly Sovereign Yaoguang.

Within just a few blinks of an eye, Heavenly Sovereign Yaoguang’s searing power rapidly dimmed.

It seemed that he’d never considered that he might burn his own life force and still fail to kill Su Yi. He couldn’t help but roar in fury, rally what remained of his strength, and pour every last drop into his weapon.

Then, he threw everything he had at Su Yi in one last desperate attack!

Heavenly Sovereign Yaoguang’s body crumbled to ash and dissipated mid-strike, but the halberd’s force had reached unbelievable, terrifying heights!

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

It was much like what had happened outside the Palace of Endless Tribulations, when Hong Ling and the Threelives Buddha tried a pincer attack. He vanished suddenly, leaving no trace behind.

In the end, Heavenly Sovereign Yaoguang’s last attack missed.

Boom!!

His short silver halberd cleaved into the earth, creating a chasm so deep, it seemed bottomless. Firelight churned from the point of impact, and the entire hidden realm swayed.

It was obvious how terrifying this attack had been, but... in the end, it still missed.

When the dust settled and the smoke cleared, the silver halberd’s light dimmed. It lay there on the ground, its now dull surface cracked and split.

Its source energy had obviously been depleted, and it was badly damaged.

Heaven and earth were thrown into upheaval.

The Heavenly Sovereigns scattered throughout the hidden realm were bitter on Heavenly Sovereign Yaoguang’s behalf. This, perhaps, was the sympathy of a fellow sufferer; they knew it could easily have been them.

Heavenly Sovereign Yaoguang had decided to cast aside his reservations and aim for mutual destruction, only for his final attack to hit nothing but air.

In the end, he was reduced to ash, completely and utterly dead.

A third Heavenly Sovereign had died in battle!