Chapter 732: We Meet Again

“You’re all that’s left.”

After slaughtering the nearly two-hundred-strong Immortal Dao Squad, he felt a power continuously welling up inside him, only to be absorbed by the Heaven and Earth Origin Fire.

He could also feel the restless Essence Qi, stirring and on the verge of being born.

And then there were the nearly two hundred terrifying Immortal Dao Wills.

A look of deep satisfaction appeared on Yang Xiao’s face.

The crisis was over.

His earlier urgency was gone.

He watched as Earth One Immortal Venerable and the others gathered around Tianyi Immortal Venerable, his eyes filled with faint contempt.

Although…

These two squads were the strongest of the bunch.

They even included a Half-Step Immortal Monarch.

But compared to their previous numbers, they were now insignificant.

Even if Yang Xiao let them go…

He would still have enough power to generate a vast amount of Essence Qi.

But…

Why would he let them go?

‘Even a mosquito is still meat.’

What’s more…

He and the Immortal Dao shared a feud of mortal enemies, both because of his past life and his identity in this one.

Especially these guys. It was obvious they were after him, or perhaps his mother in this life.

‘How could I possibly let a single one of them escape?’

So…

He calmly suppressed the urge to generate Essence Qi within him.

The Bloodthirsty Divine Sword in Yang Xiao’s hand…

Rose once more.

“They’re all dead. They’re actually all dead. What do we do now?”

In stark contrast to Yang Xiao’s resolute killing intent, Tianyi Immortal Venerable was in a state of utter panic.

He stared, stunned, as the figures vanished one by one before his eyes.

He couldn’t believe it.

He was so stunned he didn’t even seem to notice Earth One Immortal Venerable and the others approaching him.

“Tianyi Immortal Venerable, now is not the time to be terrified. That kid… he won’t let us go.”

Earth One Immortal Venerable frowned.

‘I can’t believe he’s still so clueless at a time like this,’ he thought. ‘But then again, I’m just using him.’ At that thought, he calmed down slightly.

“Earth One! This was all your brilliant idea! Now what do we do?”

Tianyi Immortal Venerable was furious.

Rage burned within him; he felt this was all Earth One Immortal Venerable’s fault.

At once…

A deeper chill crept into Earth One Immortal Venerable’s heart.

He didn’t let any of it show on his face, however. Instead, he put on a guilty expression and said with a bitter smile, “Tianyi Immortal Venerable, please calm your anger. This is indeed my fault. Once we’ve escaped, I will certainly plead for punishment from the Immortal Monarchs. But for now, our priority is to get out of here.”

“Escape from here? Earth One Immortal Venerable, even Xuyang Immortal Monarch died at his hands. How are we supposed to escape?”

Tianyi Immortal Venerable’s face was a mask of despair.

He had obviously lost his composure.

At the same time, his words also made Earth One Immortal Venerable deeply irritated.

Because he knew perfectly well it was true.

And that was precisely why Tianyi Immortal Venerable was his only hope for survival.

“Maybe we have a way.”

With that in mind, Earth One Immortal Venerable spoke at once.

Because if he didn’t say something now…

Yang Xiao would probably be upon them.

In fact, this was indeed the case.

The only reason Yang Xiao hadn’t attacked yet was because he could barely suppress the Essence Qi in his body, which was on the verge of being generated.

And the purpose of suppressing it was, naturally, to make the resulting Essence Qi all the purer.

The longer he suppressed it…

And the more power he absorbed…

The purer the final Essence Qi would be.

This was especially crucial now…

At the first revolution of the Blue Flame Realm.

‘My physique has reached the Peak of an Ultimate-grade Treasure Body after achieving Sixth Revolution Perfection in the Cyan Flame Realm. The next step is the Dao Body. If my Essence Qi isn’t pure enough, I’m afraid even if I force a breakthrough, I won’t be able to form powerful Dao Patterns!’

Therefore…

Yang Xiao had to suppress it.

Suppress it with everything he had.

As for the power…

He had clearly absorbed enough after killing so many Immortal Cultivators.

This was another reason why Yang Xiao hadn’t rushed to kill the rest of them.

It gave these guys…

A chance to catch their breath.

“You have a way? What way?”

Tianyi Immortal Venerable seemed to sense something was off, but the voice in his ear captured his full attention.

Seeing the man finally playing along, Earth One Immortal Venerable smiled to himself. He then spoke quickly, “If I’m not mistaken, you have the Task Order Token issued by Yuan Yang Immortal Monarch, don’t you?”

“Task Order Token? Right, I understand. You mean…”

Tianyi Immortal Venerable immediately came to a realization.

He might not have been brilliant…

But he was far from stupid. With Earth One Immortal Venerable having made it so clear, how could he not understand?

“The Task Order Token contains a trace of Yuan Yang Immortal Monarch’s will. As long as we activate it, we might be able to summon his avatar. When that happens, even if this kid is a Peak Divine King, he will still die!”

Earth One Immortal Venerable explained.

“Right, let’s do it!”

In his excitement, Tianyi Immortal Venerable suddenly thought of something.

His expression became a little hesitant.

He said, “But Yuan Yang Immortal Monarch’s Task Order Token is only supposed to be activated after we complete the mission. If we activate it now, won’t there be…”

“Don’t worry. This kid killed so many of our people and even eliminated Xuyang Immortal Monarch. Plus, this is the Star Emperor’s territory, so he must be an important figure in the Star Lineage. Given the grudge between the Star Lineage and Yuan Yang Immortal Monarch, I’m sure the Monarch would be more than happy to kill him. Besides, isn’t the mission target the High-Level Storage Space on this kid? As long as the kid is here, the mission is as good as complete. And in any case, this is our only way out. We have no other choice.”

Earth One Immortal Venerable said immediately.

Hearing this, Tianyi Immortal Venerable immediately nodded.

‘That’s true.’

But what he didn’t know was…

Earth One Immortal Venerable was secretly laughing.

‘If Yuan Yang Immortal Monarch was that easy to summon, I would have snatched the token from this idiot long ago. But now, whatever happens, it has nothing to do with me.’

‘I just offered a suggestion, that’s all.’

‘Besides…’

‘Once Tianyi Immortal Venerable is dead…’

‘Everything that follows—be it the special Divine Soldier this kid possesses, or the mission itself…’

‘Will likely be credited to me.’

Earth One Immortal Venerable was already crowing with delight internally.

Meanwhile, Tianyi Immortal Venerable took out a white Command Token.

And activated it.

The white Command Token automatically flew into mid-air, bathing the area in endless light.

The moment he made his move…

Not far away…

Yang Xiao, who was observing them with a fraction of his Heart Spirit…

While using nearly all his strength to suppress the generation of Essence Qi within his body…

His expression changed instantly.

Because…

He could sense a terrifying and familiar aura reawakening within the Command Token.

‘Damn it! These bastards are at death’s door, and they still dare to pull tricks! They deserve to die!’

At that thought…

Yang Xiao could no longer afford to suppress the Essence Qi in his body.

His figure flashed…

And he appeared before Tianyi Immortal Venerable and Earth One Immortal Venerable.

The Bloodthirsty Divine Sword in his hand…

Swiftly rose…

And slashed down viciously at the astonished Tianyi and Earth One.

It was a strike meant to annihilate both of them, along with the fewer than twenty squad members left behind them, in a single blow.

But at this very moment…

A terrifying aura…

Coalesced and took form.

It descended directly upon Yang Xiao.

In an instant…

Yang Xiao felt as if a great mountain was pressing down on him.

At the same time…

A familiar voice…

Sounded from behind him.

“Little thing! We meet again!”