Chapter 484: The Annihilation

The Black Lunar Fiend Sovereign reversed the array, trapping Yaoguang with Yue Wuying, the Sect Master of the Yin Lunar Sect, and the other sect members. All he wanted was for them to delay Yaoguang for a little while.

Unfortunately, Yaoguang had spent decades studying the Yin Lunar Sect’s array and had long since seen through all its variations.

The moment the Black Lunar Fiend Sovereign reversed the array, Yaoguang used Void Flicker and appeared outside.

He teleported again in the next instant, intercepting the Black Lunar Fiend Sovereign before bringing down another Great Disintegration Technique.

Without the array interfering with its power, the Great Disintegration Technique struck with even greater force. More than half of the Black Lunar Fiend Sovereign’s fiendish body was erased, and his connection to the Great Dao of darkness seemed on the verge of collapsing.

"The nail that sticks out gets hammered down! Why must you go this far? Why must you kill me!?" The Black Lunar Fiend Sovereign roared as he activated a life-saving treasure. In an instant, he appeared millions of kilometers away. His aura seemed to have been erased completely, without the slightest trace escaping.

However, before he could find a chance to conceal himself, Yaoguang’s Void Flicker followed close behind.

True Spirit Light illuminated everything around them. Just as the Black Lunar Fiend Sovereign had completely reined in his aura and prepared to hide, another Great Disintegration Technique came crashing down.

The power directly froze a region of space, compressed it, and then shattered it, annihilating everything within. Even the Black Lunar Fiend Sovereign, who had almost completely concealed his aura, was forcibly dragged out.

He did everything he could to channel the Great Dao of darkness, splitting his fiendish body into two.

One half drew Yaoguang’s attention, while the other took advantage of the Great Dao of darkness's elusive nature and slipped through the collapsing space.

But it was useless. The Great Dao of darkness's powerful life-preserving abilities could not show their usual strangeness and mystery under an art like Yaoguang’s, which could destroy even space itself.

No matter what the Black Lunar Fiend Sovereign tried, Yaoguang could even give him a four-breath head start, only to appear behind him with another Void Flicker the very next instant.

Fight? He couldn’t win!

Hide? He couldn’t hide!

Escape? He couldn’t get away!

As he watched Yaoguang appear before him once again with Void Flicker, the fiend sovereign finally let out a desperate roar. "Yaoguang!"

With a hum, the void around him was shattered and annihilated once again by the Great Disintegration Technique.

This time, the fiend sovereign did not bring out another life-saving treasure to escape death.

Yaoguang had immediately activated his True Spirit Light to illuminate every change in his surroundings and was slightly taken aback, unable to process what had happened for a moment.

For a moment, he couldn’t quite process what had happened. After a while, he sent the True Spirit Light flashing in all directions again. He then extracted a wisp of remnant soul from the shattered void.

Only then could he finally confirm it. The Black Lunar Fiend Sovereign was dead.

To be sure, Yaoguang sensed the Daemon Hunter branch in his mental world. Sure enough, it had gained a rather substantial amount of energy.

As expected of a Dao Lord who had lived for tens of thousands of years. He had far too many trump cards. Yaoguang sighed inwardly. Black Lunar was clearly weaker than me, yet he managed to hold out until now purely because of all those trump cards.

He glanced toward the battlefield where the Penglai Dao Lord and the Innate Fiend Sovereign were fighting. If Penglai hadn’t held them back, these fiend sovereigns would have rushed over to reinforce Black Lunar long ago.

Yaoguang paid no attention to the other members of the Yin Lunar Sect trapped beneath the inverted array. He unleashed Void Flicker at full power.

It did not take long for him to appear on the battlefield where the Penglai Dao Lord, the Innate Fiend Sovereign, and the others were fighting.

By then, the Innate Fiend Sovereign, Yellow Springs Fiend Sovereign, and Nine Hells Fiend Sovereign, who had already sensed the Black Lunar Fiend Sovereign’s aura disappear, stopped fighting and prepared to withdraw.

When the Innate Fiend Sovereign saw Yaoguang appear, he looked at him for a long moment, his eyes filled with apprehension.

The three fiend sovereigns immediately summoned their Dao Artifacts and tore through the void, leaving the battlefield without saying a word.

"See that? Even someone like the Innate Fiend Sovereign, a renowned Dao Lord, is deeply wary of you now." The Penglai Dao Lord withdrew the Human Emperor Sword and came over to Yaoguang.

Yaoguang understood what she meant. After pondering for a moment, he said, "Should we pursue them?"

"The Heavenly Fiend Sect’s protective array is also at level 15. Without studying it carefully beforehand, do you think you can deal with the Innate Fiend Sovereign while he’s empowered by a level 15 array?"

The Penglai Dao Lord continued, "Besides, the Innate Fiend Sovereign is known as the strongest among the Six Great Fiendish Dao Sects. His influence is far greater than Black Lunar Fiend Sovereign’s. If he summons the others, at least two or three more fiend sovereigns will respond. At that point, we’d have to face five or six fiend sovereigns at once."

She paused before adding, "Moreover, the Six Realms Dao Lord and the other Dao Lords might not sit idly by. At the very least, the Light Divine Venerable certainly won’t miss the opportunity.

"Jun Tian has already said that you’re retaliating because you were attacked during your breakthrough to become a Dao Lord. Since the Black Lunar Fiend Sovereign was one of your targets, the Light Divine Venerable naturally is too. If he gets the chance to kick you while you’re down, he won’t let it slip."

Yaoguang nodded, watching the three fiend sovereigns leave with some regret.

"Speaking of which, are you still planning to deal with the Light Divine Venerable?" the Penglai Dao Lord asked.

"Yes," Yaoguang replied.

"Compared with the Six Great Fiendish Sects, the Ten Divine Races are much harder to deal with. The main difference is their unity. Now that the Light Divine Venerable is on guard, he’ll inevitably make deals with the other divine venerables to ensure that, should he come under attack, they will all rush to his aid immediately," the Penglai Dao Lord said.

The Penglai Dao Lord paused, then continued, "There would be no 'Ten Divine Races' without at least that much. If one of their Dao Lords is attacked and the others simply stand by, then what purpose does their alliance serve?"

Yaoguang understood her point.

If another Dao Lord inexplicably attacked him, then even if the Dao Lords of the Ten Great Immortal Dao Sects were reluctant to intervene, they would still have to step forward and stop the attacker.

At most, they could hold back during the battle. But their stance and position had to be clear.

"I’ll wait for an opportunity. If there really isn’t a chance, I’ll wait until another one comes," Yaoguang said.

The Penglai Dao Lord relaxed slightly upon hearing this. She had feared Yaoguang would insist on killing the Light Divine Venerable immediately.

The thought of facing the Ten Great Divine Venerables, especially on their own territory, where each could unleash strength close to that of a renowned Dao Lord, made her feel enormous pressure.

"In another two to three hundred years, the Dao contest will officially begin. Dao Lords from all across the starry sky will return to the North Sea Star. Some of them were already enemies before. After traveling the cosmos for thousands of years and believing that their strength has improved, they’ll settle old scores and repay old grudges. By then, the North Sea Star will descend into chaos," the Penglai Dao Lord said.

Then she tried to reassure Yaoguang. "It won’t be quite as brutal as when the Gate of the Immortal Realm opens, when everyone fights desperately for a limited number of spots. But Dao Lord clashes will still become much more frequent. If you really want revenge, you can make your move then."

"Am I really someone who doesn’t know his own limits?" Yaoguang gave her an amused look.

"Young people are fearless." The Penglai Dao Lord flicked her long hair. "When I first became a Dao Lord, I crushed the Heavenly Sea Sword Pavilion, defeated the Jade Scale Demon Paragon, and invaded the depths of the Nine Demon Race Lineages three times in succession, all because I wanted to kill the Jade Scale Demon Paragon."

Yaoguang was speechless. If they were to compare the battles they fought right after becoming Dao Lords, killing the Black Lunar Fiend Sovereign could be considered equivalent to the Penglai Dao Lord suppressing the Heavenly Sea Sword Pavilion.

As for infiltrating the divine races to kill the Light Divine Venerable... That would probably be comparable to the Penglai Dao Lord’s pursuit of the Jade Scale Demon Paragon.

She had personally ventured into the depths of the Nine Demon Race Lineages three times just to kill him.

As for Yaoguang infiltrating the territory of the Ten Divine Races to kill the Light Divine Venerable... He hadn't even made his first attempt yet.

"I won’t act recklessly without sufficient confidence." Yaoguang tactfully accepted the Penglai Dao Lord’s advice.

"So you’ll make your move once you’re confident enough?" The Penglai Dao Lord looked at him. "Let me guess. Once you refine a semi-immortal artifact? After all, you have the Mystic Spirit Resonance Crystal. You already meet the conditions required to upgrade one of your top-tier Dao Artifacts into a semi-immortal artifact."

Yaoguang was speechless once again. His plan was exactly that.

He planned to upgrade one or two of his Dao Artifacts into semi-immortal artifacts, preferably the Limitless Sword. Then he would assassinate the Light Divine Venerable using all his power, and escape using Void Flicker before the other divine venerables could react.

He would reenact the scene of a single strike across ten thousand kilometers, a shooting star striking the moon.[1]

"Cough, cough... Daoist Penglai, you’re truly perceptive."

"I knew it." The Penglai Dao Lord looked somewhat helpless.

After a while, she said, "Remember to call me when the time comes. But I’m not going into the depths of the divine races with you. At most, I’ll hold some of the divine venerables back from the outskirts."

"Haha, then I’ll have to trouble you, Daoist," Yaoguang replied, laughing.

When the time came, he would naturally infiltrate the divine races’ territory. Since he planned to carry out an assassination, bringing the Penglai Dao Lord along would only complicate things.

Keeping her on the outskirts would let her restrain the other divine venerables while also intercepting anyone who came after him. That was actually the best arrangement.

Hmm?! Yaoguang suddenly realized something, and his gaze involuntarily fell upon the Penglai Dao Lord. Why does she seem almost excited about my plan to infiltrate the divine races and assassinate the Light Divine Venerable?

But recalling how she had tried to reassure, persuade, and warn him earlier, Yaoguang did not dwell on it. He merely said, "If you ever decide to venture into the Nine Demon Race Lineages' territory to purge the demons, be sure to call me as well. Two people will always be more efficient than one."

"Alright." The Penglai Dao Lord waved her hand. "I’ll be leaving first."

"Until next time." Yaoguang gave a fist-and-palm salute.

The Penglai Dao Lord immediately departed, returning to the Penglai Immortal Sect. Yaoguang also used Void Flicker several times and returned to the Yin Lunar Sect.

By now, the Yin Lunar Sect’s protective array had been reversed by the Black Lunar Fiend Sovereign. The entire sect resembled a giant pot turned upside down, trapping everyone inside with no way to escape.

Yaoguang did not waste any time. He immediately sent a transmission to the Void End Perfected Lord and the others, then began breaking the array while he waited.

By the time Yaoguang broke through the Level 15 array, which had no Dao Lord controlling it and whose workings he knew well, more than a hundred warships led by the Void End Perfected Lord, with Qi Sha and the others providing support, had already appeared on the horizon.

Yaoguang called out to them before his figure flashed. In an instant, he appeared beside Yue Wuying, the master of the Yin Lunar Sect.

Yue Wuying, who was on edge, trembled and immediately lowered his head. "I, Yue Wuying, am willing to lead everyone to merge with the Heavenly Dao Sect and join the southern domain—"

Before he could finish, Yaoguang used a controlled Great Disintegration Technique to shatter his fiendish body.

He extended his hand, and the high-grade Dao Artifacts and storage treasures on Yue Wuying's body flew into his grasp.

In the past, Void-Shattering cultivators had seemed immensely powerful to him. But after he became a Dao Lord, they no longer had any room to resist him.

Yaoguang swiftly killed Yue Wuying, the Sect Master of the Yin Lunar Sect, along with the other Void-Shattering and Void-Refining Realm cultivators, before heading toward the sect’s treasury.

As for the remaining cultivators, the Void End Perfected Lord, Qi Sha, and the others would deal with them.

After this battle, the Yin Lunar Sect would be completely erased from the North Sea Star.

It would become the first top-tier sect to be annihilated in this cycle of the Dao contest, which had not even officially begun.

1. This is a scene from a famous novel, and is used to describe a lightning-fast attack. ☜