Chapter 3152 - Opening the Heavens

“The Sky-Stealing Hook helped him escape... He seems less like a sword cultivator with each passing day...” Heavenly Sovereign E glowered. A moment later, his expression shifted dramatically, and he vanished from his hiding place.

Boom!

A streak of sword qi came crashing down. If he hadn’t fled in time, he’d have met with disaster!

“How about you try for mutual destruction, too?” Su Yi approached from afar, robes billowing around him. Unsurpassed sword force flowed over the Sword of the Nine Hells. It was enough to make any Heavenly Sovereign’s heart palpate with fright.

Su Yi felt utterly solemn in the face of Heavenly Sovereign Yaoguang’s death. Had Heavenly Sovereign Ling and Heavenly Sovereign Wuxu tried aiming for mutual destruction like that, they might well have caught him off guard!

Heavenly Sovereign E raised the Blood Restriction Jewel Lamp, his gaze frosting over. “It remains to be seen who’ll emerge victorious in the end!”

His powers of the Grand Dao surged around him as he readied himself for battle, but Su Yi just laughed and vanished once more.

Heavenly Sovereign E was stunned.

A moment later, the startling hum of a sword resounded from afar, and a streak of boundless sword qi exploded into being.

A deafening impact followed as a cauldron flowing with five-colored light was sent flying. This was none other than Heavenly Sovereign Changhen’s Fiveflame Dao Cauldron.

Heavenly Sovereign and Su YI appeared practically simultaneously. The former now had a long, bloody gash on his chest, splitting his flesh to reveal the bones beneath the surface. His expression was utterly dark.

Su Yi’s unpredictable earlier strike hadn’t killed him, but it had dealt him massive damage!

Su Yi smiled, then asked, “What about you? Do you want to try for mutual destruction?”

Heavenly Sovereign Changhen’s eyes flashed. He said slowly and clearly, “Why not try me?”

He made no attempt to flee. There was nowhere left to run. Here in this hidden realm, escape was impossible once Su Yi locked onto him.

“Very well!” Su Yi nodded, then leaped into battle, sword swinging.

But Heavenly Sovereign Changhen didn’t clash with him head on. Instead, he dodged, creating distance between them, then attacked from afar. He wasn’t trying to kill his opponent. He just wanted to defend himself.

He was obviously using this strategy to wear Su Yi down.

Su Yi realized it, too. He decisively took out the Book of Destiny and summoned the Abyss of Ceaseless Destiny and the Seal of Light. A boundless abyss appeared, blanketing and sealing heaven and earth on all sides.

Heavenly Sovereign Changyi tried to flee further away, but before he’d gotten far, his movements slowed. A seal as searing and resplendent as the sun slammed into his heart with such tyrannical power that his heart almost shattered. Even his qi and cultivation base were affected.

This is bad! Heavenly Sovereign Changhen looked stricken.

Boom!

His body erupted with monstrous Dao Light as he poured all of his strength into the Fiveflame Dao Cauldron. He was now aiming for mutual destruction, like Heavenly Sovereign Yaoguang before him.

But he was too late.

Even as Su Yi unleashed his two divine abilities, he swung his sword. Its tip advanced straight ahead with unstoppable force.

Clang!!!

The Fiveflame Dao Cauldron was sent flying.

Heavenly Sovereign Changhen was cleaved in two. The flames igniting his body, cultivation base, and soul went out, like freshly ignited firewood in turbulent winds. His body crumbled to ash, brittle as dried-up kindling, then scattered to the wind.

In the last moments before his death, his eyes bulged in their sockets, his expression full of lingering fury and bitterness.

“You couldn’t beat me in a clash of the Grand Dao, nor in a clash of hidden cards. You couldn’t even risk it all properly, so what do you have to be bitter about?” Su Yi shook his head. A moment later, he vanished once more.

The entire hidden realm was plunged into upheaval. Heavenly Sovereign Changhen was dead, just like Heavenly Sovereigns Wuxu, Ling, and Yaoguang before him.

It was as if the hidden realm were bearing witness to the successive deaths of legends, men who’d presided over the ups and downs of worldly affairs for countless years.

An oppressive atmosphere enshrouded the entire ancestral grounds of Fangchun Mountain.

Now, only three Heavenly Sovereigns remained: the white-robed Threelives Buddha, Heavenly Sovereign E, and Heavenly Sovereign Wen!

But there was still no sign of anyone in the outside world coming to their aid.

The remaining Heavenly Sovereigns’ hearts sank. By this point, they naturally understood the situation. In this hidden realm, they were helpless against Su Yi. They couldn’t even drag him to the grave with them.

They were mighty Heavenly Sovereigns, but even they felt overcome with sorrow. It had been a long, long time since they’d experienced this kind of despair.

When you spent countless years at the pinnacle of the world, you took your rule over creation for granted.

They’d always looked down on creation, standing tall above the heavens, only for the threat of death to arrive out of nowhere. Who could possibly have understood that feeling?

They’d come to “witness the ceremony” armed with all manner of treasures. They’d prepared thoroughly, and they were confident that it would be enough to kill Su Yi and flatten Snowy Gale Mountain.

Who could have imagined that they’d find themselves beasts in a cage shortly after the fighting began? Su Yi was mercilessly picking them off, one by one.

This was an unquestionably enormous shock!

“I’m afraid we can’t afford to wait for reinforcements,” said Heavenly Sovereign We, suddenly breaking the silence. His voice was like the low rumble of thunder, brimming with staunch determination.

As he spoke, he appeared out of nowhere. He would hide himself no further.

Su Yi appeared practically simultaneously in the distance and raised an eyebrow. “Are you planning to try for mutual destruction, too?”

Heavenly Sovereign Wen said calmly, “And what if I am?”

Boom!

A moment later, his whole body caught on fire. He gripped his bone staff and walked through the sky.

But he wasn’t attacking Su Yi. Instead, he was charging into the firmament.

“Get ready, you two! I’ll sacrifice my life and Dao to open the skies for you!

Every word boomed like the ringing of a bell.

Meanwhile, Heavenly Sovereign Wen ignited like a bundle of flames, raised his bone staff, and struck the curtain of heaven with all his might.

He was tall, grand, and determined, a shocking sight.

There was no denying it; Su Yi found this quite surprising. He would never have guessed that Heavenly Sovereign Wen would sacrifice himself to create a path for the others!

Practically simultaneously, the Threelives Buddha and Heavenly Sovereign E shot into the firmament alongside Heavenly Sovereign Wen.

Su Yi’s brow furrowed. If the three of them managed to open a path, all of the effort he’d put into this trap would go to waste.

A moment later, he set those thoughts aside and went all out.

“Condense!” His voice boomed like spring thunder as he exerted his will. The Laws of Chaos blanketing Fangchun Mountain’s ancestral grounds gathered around the section of sky that Heavenly Sovereign Wen was attacking.

“Activate!” Su Yi took a deep breath. Within his heart, his Heart Soul gripped the Sword of Proximity.

“Cut!” Su Yi took a step forward, pouring all of his cultivation base into the Sword of the Nine Hells as he attacked.

This entire sequence of events happened in one smooth succession. All of it was directed at Heavenly Sovereign Wen.

When the Sword of the Nine Hells struck, heaven and earth lost their color. The mountains and rivers dimmed. That supreme sword force was like an unstoppable, dazzling beam of light rising into the firmament.

But the Sword of Proximity arrived any closer. When it swung, even the ends of the earth were close at hand.

Combined with the full power of Su Yi’s Heart soul, this slash tore open the landscape of Heavenly Sovereign Wen’s heart.

But at this critical juncture, he nonetheless gnashed his teeth and slammed his staff into the curtain of heaven.

Boom!

The sky indented, and the Laws of Chaos split.

A massive crater formed in the barrier around Fangchun Mountain’s ancestral grounds. Countless minute cracks appeared.

It had yet to truly break open, but it wouldn’t be long. They were just a hair away!

But Heavenly Sovereign Wen had hit his limit. He’d ignited his life force and cultivation, pouring all them into his staff, and now he’d been badly injured, too. His heart had split and shattered.

He managed to unleash his final attack, only for the Sword of the Nine Hells’ power to reach him a moment later. There was no way for him to dodge.

In truth, Heavenly Sovereign Wen had no intention of dodging. In the face of death, he slowly turned to watch Su Yi’s approach. There was a complicated look on his face.

Hatred, bitterness, regret, and a nigh imperceptible hint of admiration.

How many years had they been at odds? He and the other old-timers had clashed with this young sword cultivator, both openly and in secret, experiencing countless ups and downs, difficulties, and variables in the process.

Now, the sword cultivator they’d been targeting and suppressing had grown strong enough to slaughter them all. He’d pushed them past the brink of despair, to the point that they had little choice but to aim for mutual destruction.

Heavenly Sovereign Wen hated his opponent to his very bones, but how could he not admire him?

Boom!

When the sword qi landed, Heavenly Sovereign Wen’s body split into pieces.

In the last moments before his death, he was utterly calm. Sword cultivators were famously unafraid to die.

As a lofty Heavenly Sovereign, how could he let himself be inferior to a sword cultivator?

Now, a fifth Heavenly Sovereign had fallen!

He’d self-immolated in an attempt to break through the curtain of heaven and give the others a chance to escape. His death moved even Su Yi.

But the Threelives Buddha and Heavenly Sovereign E didn’t have time for ruefulness. The moment Heavenly Sovereign Wen died, they attacked with all their might, aiming their attacks at the cracked section of sky.

Bang!!!

The curtain of heaven tore, opening a path to the outside world!

Both Heavenly Sovereigns went mad with delight and hurtled toward it.

But their smiles froze a moment later, as a mysterious Yin-Yang Diagram billowing with chaos qi appeared, covering the rift like a patch.

The Yin-Yang Diagram was naturally another of the Contented Heart Scepter’s forms. As soon as the Heart Soul swung the Sword of Proximity, the scepter changed shape, taking on the form of the Yin-Yang Diagram. With the Heart Soul’s support, it managed to patch the hole in the sky just in time.

Boom!

Heavenly Sovereign E attacked like mad. The Yin-Yang Diagram shook violently.

The Threelives Buddha did the same. Both knew their lives were on the line. That rift in the sky was their only hope of survival. If they missed it, they’d be finished!

In the end, they forced the Yin-Yang Diagram back, but they didn’t even have time to celebrate before Su YI appeared before the rift!

He gripped the Sword of the Nine Hells, and the Book of Destiny floated over his head. His blood-stained blue robes billowed around him. His tall, upright figure was like an insurmountable barrier blocking their path.

He was just one person, yet he’d positioned himself between the Heavenly Sovereigns and the only path to the outside world!

Both the white-robed Threelives Buddha and Heavenly Sovereign E’s hearts sank, but neither relented. Both attacked Su Yi with all their might.

This opportunity was too rare and precious. If they didn’t try their utmost to seize it, everything would end!

But how could Su Yi possibly let them succeed?

He, too, attacked decisively, holding nothing back. He was ready to fight to the bitter end if need be.

No matter what, there was no way he was letting his two remaining enemies escape alive!