Eternal Sacred King Chapter 557 to 567
Chapter 557: Too Naive!
Poof! Poof! Poof!
Some of the Golden Cores who rushed up wanting to seize advantage of the situation were locked by the terrifying power of the phenomenon the moment they closed in. Instantly, their bodies were ripped apart and they died on the spot!
Nearby, figures exploded one after another, turning into blood mists like tragic fireworks in a grisly scene.
Far away, figures fell from midair one after another with lifeless gazes like raindrops. Their lifeforces were extinguished as they descended from the skies into their deaths.
It was an extremely shocking sight!
Mu Dongqing, Bai Yuhan and all the other cultivators that chose to stay out of the affair were all stunned. Their bodies trembled uncontrollably as fear filled their eyes.
None of them had the capacity to wonder why two phenomenons would appear behind Su Zimo.
They were stunned right away by the terrifying might released by the two phenomenons!
It was way too scary!
Although they were Golden Cores similarly, the power released by that person was so strong that it was unstoppable!
Standing in midair, the monster incarnate of Divine Phoenix Island had a Divine Turtle appear behind him with a domineering aura. His gaze was electric, like an incomparable divine being blazing with flames all over his body.
Against him, all the paragons of the North Region seemed insignificant.
They were like moths lunging towards the divine being only to be turned into ashes in midair.
Initially, the paragon of Heaven Motion Sect had a remnant Golden Core phenomenon around him.
However, when the Divine Turtle descended and roared into the skies, his phenomenon shattered with a bang!
The next moment, a formidable power of phenomenon surged into his body and destroyed his lifeforce!
“Pfft!”
Heaven Motion Sect’s paragon spat out a huge mouthful of blood that was black in color!
His organs were punctured by the power of phenomenon and had turned into sludge.
Lifeforce drained from within him rapidly in an irreversible manner as his gaze dimmed.
Another paragon had fallen!
The Golden Core phenomenon of Dark Ghost Sect’s paragon was still existent with otherworldly soldiers charging from the back. They had bloodshot eyes and their long spears shimmered coldly, as though they could destroy everything before them.
However, after the Divine Turtle descended...
All the troops went silent!
Lightning flashed and thunder crackled in the skies above as thunderbolts struck the Divine Turtle’s shell one after another, causing sparks to fly everywhere. However, it could not penetrate the shell of the Divine Turtle and instead made it seem even more godly.
On the other hand, those godly thunderbolts were destructive when they descended on the paragon of Dark Ghost Sect!
The power of thunder was the most righteous and suppressive towards evil and ghosts!
Malevolent ghosts would turn into ash when they were struck by the thunderbolts no matter how fierce they were!
Snap!
Lightning flashed.
Dark Ghost Sect’s paragon cried tragically and fell from midair billowing with black smoke – he was clearly dead after being struck by the thunderbolt.
There were initially dazzling stars remaining above the head of Stellar Luna Sect’s paragon with cold, murderous starlight.
The Divine Turtle roared.
Countless stars crashed!
The paragon of Stellar Luna Sect was dead!
In the blink of an eye, only Taba Feng, Blaze Columbus Valley’s Wang Yan, Heavenly Piercing Sword Sect’s paragon, Murong Wushuang and Dugu Jian who had not made his move since the beginning were left alive out of the paragons from the ten upper sects and four gentry clans.
There were even more talents that had perished in the palace.
The deaths and injuries were tragic.
This fight between the paragons was much more devastating than what everyone had initially imagined it to be!
“It’s a Primordial Divine Turtle!”
“Heavens! Another primordial phenomenon shows itself!”
“Double phenomenon with both the turtle and serpent. How did this guy manage it? Furthermore, both Golden Core phenomenons are so mighty and terrifying!”
The Raging City Blaze behind Blaze Columbus Valley’s Wang Yan had already shattered by now.
Thankfully, he noticed something amiss with the situation and backed off a step earlier.
When he saw the firmaments crack, lightning flash, raging currents surge and meteors raining, he realized something.
That same scene had tormented him repeatedly in his nightmares for the past month!
Most cultivators were not as fortunate as him.
The Primordial Divine Turtle had been lost for a long time and many paragons of the Golden Core realm could not recognize it before the Divine Turtle appeared.
They were not the only ones – even Nascent Souls from all over the place might not be able to recognize the origin of that phenomenon.
Everyone swarmed up, wanting to encircle and kill Su Zimo while seizing the opportunity to steal his treasures.
Unfortunately, the descent of the Divine Turtle along with the Primordial Soaring Serpent, the might of a double phenomenon, was not something that they could defend against!
In the face of the double phenomenon, Duanmu Kang and Ouyang Xiayu, the two successors of the ancient aristocratic families, were the only ones who could hold out.
“Double phenomenon! You’re truly a monster incarnate!”
Duanmu Kang’s handsome face had clearly turned somewhat menacing by now as he snarled, “It’s a pity that you’ll have to be buried in this ruins today!”
It was true that the double phenomenon was strong.
However, Su Zimo could not support it for long as the double phenomenon took an extreme toll on his spirit energy.
At that moment, Su Zimo’s disadvantage in cultivation realm was finally showing itself.
Throughout the entire fight, he had not been disadvantaged in combat and had instead suppressed everything domineeringly.
However, his spirit energy capacity could not compare against those at late-stage or perfected Golden Core realm.
Furthermore, spirit energy was drained at a terrifying speed in order to support two primordial phenomenons!
Right now, the spirit energy in Su Zimo’s dantian was almost depleted.
Even his Golden Core was releasing a series of throbbing pains and was circulating slower.
As the successor of an ancient aristocratic family, Duanmu Kang was sharp and could clearly look through Su Zimo’s facade. Channeling his Golden Core furiously, his power of phenomenon surged towards the latter.
Countless weapons created by grass and wood hovered in front of Su Zimo, trembling slightly.
On the other side.
The Hurricane Frost Saber Sword released by Ouyang Xiayu struck the turtle serpent phenomenons repeatedly.
To begin with, the Primordial Soaring Serpent was at its limits and could not hold on for much longer. Now that it was met with such impact, it swayed and was on the verge of falling.
A series of cracks appeared on the Soaring Serpent, threatening to dissipate it at any moment.
As for the Primordial Divine Turtle, although it was still a godly presence, the radiance on its body was gradually dimming due to the depletion of Su Zimo’s spirit energy.
“He can’t hold on for much longer!”
Far away, Mu Dongqing noticed how the situation was changing and remarked darkly, “The moment that person’s Golden Core phenomenons disperse, he would be penetrated instantly by the countless weapons and Hurricane Frost Saber Sword!”
Bai Yuhan nodded with a conflicted expression. “Rather than the two successors of the ancient aristocratic families, it could be said that the monster incarnate of Divine Phoenix Island was defeated by the joined forces of all the paragons in the North Region.”
“That’s right, if those paragons hadn’t worn him down, these two successors of the ancient aristocratic families wouldn’t be able to take him down.”
Pausing for a moment, Mu Dongqing sighed and lamented, “It’s a pity. If that man manages to cultivate to late-stage or perfected Golden Core, all the paragons of the North Region wouldn’t be able to take him down even if they worked together!”
“That’s why tall trees are often the first to be knocked down by the wind,”
A cultivator at the side sneered, “That person is way too flashy and overbearing. It’s only normal that he would end up in such a state.”
Suddenly, a mysterious change happened on the battlefield.
“Paragon? Monster incarnate? I don’t care, die!”
Duanmu Kang hollered and circulated his Golden Core to its limits.
Countless weapons tore through the phenomenons and were getting closer to Su Zimo’s physical body!
“Fufufufu!”
In midair, Su Zimo suddenly laughed.
“The two of you really think that you can kill me with your skills?”
Su Zimo’s eyes shone fiercely as he remarked, “The both of you are way too naive!”
Chapter 558: Incompatibility Battle of Gods
The resurgence of two primordial phenomenons with the turtle and serpent together was an extremely rare sight.
Unfortunately, Su Zimo was at early-stage Golden Core and his spirit energy had already depleted after fighting the paragons of the North Region continuously and upholding two strong phenomenons.
Even so, he wasn’t fearful at all!
Under countless gazes, those two primordial divine beings that had already dimmed down in midair suddenly clashed against one another furiously, as though they were drawn in by some power!
Boom!
A shuddering shockwave rippled forth!
Everything went silent.
It wasn’t a true silence. Rather, the deafening sound engulfed everything, as though an apocalypse was arriving.
The countless weapons and Hurricane Frost Saber Sword that were about to reach Su Zimo were crushed into dust!
Duanmu Kang and Ouyang Xiayu were shocked and shuddered as if they were struck by lightning. Each of them spat out a mouthful of blood and fell from midair.
Both their Golden Core phenomenons were destroyed entirely!
The Divine Turtle was a godly being of the water.
The Soaring Serpent was a godly being of the flames.
Water and fire were irreconcilable.
The collision of the two phenomenons was a massive battle between the two godly beings and was equivalent to a terrifying amount of killing power released instantly!
That was no longer merely the power of phenomenon.
More than that, it contained the essence of a conflict in their natures.
Su Zimo’s process of core formation was not smooth and he had endured endless hardship due to the repeated clashes between the powers of fire and water within his dantian.
Time and again, his flesh was torn apart and healed up – he even nearly died from an implosion!
In the end, the two different powers of fire and water came to a temporary reconciliation and the turtle and serpent coexisted.
However, he could clearly feel that a terrifying might would definitely be released once the two powers clashed again.
At that moment, a realization struck him and with that stroke of inspiration, the clash of the turtle and serpent today was created.
This single clash caused the two primordial phenomenons of the Divine Turtle and Soaring Serpent to dissipate.
However, Duanmu Kang and Ouyang Xiayu suffered worse!
The two great phenomenons, Flora Myriad Weapons and Hurricane Frost Saber Sword, dispersed right away and the two of them received an immense impact.
Their spirit energies in their dantian went into chaos and they almost lost their combat strength entirely!
“Heh!”
Su Zimo smirked and strode forward, hollering, “Die!”
Ta! Ta! Ta!
Although he had only taken a few steps, Su Zimo had already caught up to Duanmu Kang who was retreating. Reaching out, the flesh on his gigantic palm expanded and green veins popped as he crushed down savagely!
“Go!”
Duanmu Kang had a panicked expression and tried his best to compose himself, summoning a flying sword right away.
The sword shone brightly like a wyrm and surged into the air, piercing the incoming palm.
Clang! Clang!
Su Zimo’s expression did not change and he did not avoid or dodge either. Suddenly, five fingernails extended from his palm, shimmering coldly like daggers as they grabbed Duanmu Kang’s flying sword!
Even a wyrm wouldn’t be able to break free from Su Zimo’s palm!
Suddenly, Su Zimo’s palm went limp and coiled, trembled around the sword like a flexible cow’s tongue.
Snap!
With his palm, he broke the flying sword into shards that scattered onto the ground.
“Is that all there is to the successor of an ancient aristocratic family?”
Su Zimo sneered and strode forward, arriving before Duanmu Kang instantly.
Duanmu Kang’s expression was pale but he did not give up. Disregarding the throbbing pain in his dantian, he channeled his spirit energy fanatically while shrieking, “I’ll let you have a taste of the Duanmu aristocratic family’s secret skill!”
“Flora Entanglement!”
Duanmu Kang pointed forward.
Spirit energy surged out from his fingertips and suddenly, plants that were thin and long with sharp edges coiled around Su Zimo like flexible long swords.
Although they were plants, their edges were not weaker than weapons.
Even ancient remnant beasts would be doomed if they were entangled.
If any ordinary demon beast were to be restrained by them, they would be turned into minced meat right away!
The plants grew wildly and wrapped Su Zimo instantly.
“Roar!”
At the same time, the tiger wyrm roared and lunged towards Su Zimo with its menacing claws and fangs!
“Die!”
Duanmu Kang’s face was contorted as he controlled his plants maniacally, trying to bind Su Zimo.
However, to his shock, he realized that the plants did not wound Su Zimo at all – there wasn’t even a single scar!
Even supreme-grade spirit weapons wouldn’t be able to tear through Su Zimo’s flesh, let alone plants that were conjured by spirit arts.
“How dare you embarrass yourself with such a trash secret skill!”
Channeling his bloodline, Su Zimo’s body echoed with the sound of tsunami and his flesh expanded – his figure expanded fully!
Pang! Pang! Pang!
With a series of bangs, the plants snapped and Su Zimo broke free.
At the same time, the tiger wyrm arrived with its mouth wide open, threatening to devour his head with a nauseating stench!
Su Zimo’s gaze turned cold and he reached out with both hands, grabbing the upper and lower jaws of the tiger wyrm!
Both sides exerted power.
Shing!
After a short struggle and a tragic sound, blood filled the air!
Su Zimo ripped the tiger wyrm into two from its jaws and it splattered onto the ground disgustingly with its fresh blood and organs.
The crowd was shocked.
How strong did one have to be to rip a tiger wyrm into two?!
Duanmu Kang was completely frightened by now.
Su Zimo walked over with huge strides, drenched in blood like a fiendcelestial who had escaped from hell. In the blink of an eye, he arrived with a murderous aura!
Duanmu Kang was scared out of his wits and crushed a protection talisman without thinking twice. A light barrier formed around him and he turned to flee.
At this moment, he was like a beaten dog without any bit of dignity at all, looking absolutely wretched.
Boom!
Su Zimo caught up to Duanmu Kang and smashed down on the latter’s head fiercely with his fist that had transformed into a massive seal.
The light barrier from the protection talisman shimmered and it dimmed considerably.
Boom!
Yet another punch descended.
The light barrier swayed and defended against that punch once more.
However, against that tremendous impact, Duanmu Kang lost his balance and staggered, almost falling head first to the ground.
Su Zimo caught up swiftly and raised his fist, raining down punches like raindrops onto Duanmu Kang!
Bang! Bang! Bang!
There were a series of collisions.
The light barrier shook violently and finally, gave off a crisp sound.
Snap!
A crack appeared on the light barrier.
The light of the talisman dimmed entirely.
Shattered!
His lifesaver, the protection talisman given to him by his sect that could defend against the power of most Golden Cores, was shattered!
Duanmu Kang’s face was ashen.
Boom!
Yet another punch descended.
Duanmu Kang’s body split into pieces and he died on the spot!
Taba Feng and the others felt their blood run cold.
It was too ruthless!
The paragon of an ancient aristocratic family was overwhelmed and brutally beaten to death by a flurry of punches!
On the other side.
Noticing that something was amiss with the situation, Ouyang Xiayu had already fled far away riding on her Green Luan.
Su Zimo’s gaze shifted. Just as he was about to give chase, he caught sight of someone else.
A handsome man wearing faint-gold robes floated in. His face was clear as jade and sparkled while his gaze was deep, resembling glass.
Chapter 559: Xi Wuya
Five kilometers away from the Great Qian Ruins, in the pavilion.
The Perfected Lords of the Duanmu and Ouyang clans sat inside with relaxed expressions, sipping tea leisurely.
Although the Nascent Souls outside the pavilion looked indignant, they did not dare to leave without permission.
In this short period of time, there had already been more than ten Nascent Souls who wanted to challenge the Duanmu and Ouyang ancient aristocratic families but were killed helplessly!
The number of shattered Destiny Talismans was still increasing rapidly.
Gradually, fear, doubt, shock and frustration spread through the crowd.
They were not the only ones; even the Nascent Souls of Heaven Motion Sect, Stellar Luna Sect and Dark Ghost Sect from the ten upper sects could only watch helplessly as the Destiny Talismans in their hands shattered.
The three of them looked extremely furious!
Too many paragons had fallen by this point of the Vermilion Fruit fight.
Even among the ten upper sects and four gentry clans, there were few paragons remaining.
The remaining few Destiny Talismans were also dark at this moment, proving that even those paragons who managed to survive were not doing well.
Finally, the Perfected Lord of the Yuwen clan could not hold it in any longer and snarled, “Duanmu clan has truly produced a wonderful successor!”
“Isn’t the successor of the Duanmu clan being too ruthless just to fight for a single Vermilion Fruit?!” The expression of Blood Mist Sect’s Perfected Lord was terrible.
“Fufu.”
The Perfected Lord of Duanmu clan chuckled and shook his head. “This is a fight between the paragons to begin with and is extremely fair for everyone. Why are you holding the Duanmu clan accountable for the death of your disciples?”
The many Nascent Souls were silent.
No matter what, it was indeed a fair fight between the paragons.
If their disciples had the chance to kill Duanmu clan’s paragon with ease, no mercy would be shown either.
The Perfected Lord of Duanmu clan said coldly, “Don’t try to fight for the Vermilion Fruit if you don’t have the capabilities! If you dare to come for the challenge and die because of it, there’s no one else to blame!”
“You... ”
Although the words of Duanmu clan’s Perfected Lord were nasty, everyone was rendered speechless.
All of a sudden!
Sensing something, Duanmu clan’s Perfected Lord frowned and slapped his storage bag, retrieving a Destiny Talisman.
The initial radiance of the Destiny Talisman was rapidly dimming.
“Hmm?”
Duanmu clan’s Perfected Lord was stunned!
At the same time, Ouyang clan’s Perfected Lord withdrew a Destiny Talisman as well.
Its radiance was also diminishing rapidly.
Something was wrong with the situation!
The Duanmu and Ouyang ancient aristocratic families had a close relationship.
Although Duanmu Kang and Ouyang Xiayu could not be considered as childhood sweethearts, they would definitely not fight one another given their relationship.
In other words, a strong foe had managed to threaten the both of them!
Although the Nascent Souls outside the pavilion were silent, all of them were gloating in secret.
“They seem to be in trouble,” The Perfected Lord of the Ouyang clan had a grim expression.
Duanmu clan’s Perfected Lord frowned deeply.
Naturally, he could sense that there was an issue through the feedback of the Destiny Talisman.
However, what he could not understand was who could threaten Duanmu Kang in the Great Qian Ruins given the latter’s strength!
Furthermore, Duanmu Kang was accompanied by Ouyang Xiayu and two powerful demon beasts as mounts!
Shing!
Right then, a noise sounded from the Destiny Talisman in the Duanmu clan’s Perfected Lord’s hands.
Although it was not loud, it felt like thunder booming in his ears!
Instinctively, he looked down.
A series of cracks appeared on the Destiny Talisman that represented Duanmu Kang!
This meant that Duanmu Kang was already dead!
The Perfected Lord of the Duanmu clan froze up.
He did not even realize when the broken Destiny Talisman fell through his fingers.
Although most of the Nascent Souls outside the pavilion were gloating at his misfortune, they had conflicted expressions.
They were also curious as to what was happening in the depths of the ruins!
Who was it that had the capabilities and guts to murder the paragon of an ancient aristocratic family?!
After a moment of hesitation, Duanmu clan’s Perfected Lord slapped the table and stood up, remarking darkly, “Something strange is happening in the ruins, I must head there and check things out! While there might be paragons in the North Region who can defeat my Kang’er, I don’t believe that any of them can kill him!”
“Hehe!”
A Nascent Soul from the crowd could not hold it in and snickered, “Who was the one who said earlier on that no Nascent Souls are allowed to interfere and enter the Great Qian Ruins to ensure that this was a fair fight?”
“That’s right! Reneging on your own words right away? How shameless can you get?”
“You guys have a death wish!”
Triggered, Duanmu clan’s Perfected Lord was enraged and his glabella shone, sending forth his spirit consciousness.
Vines started growing endlessly beneath the feet of the two Nascent Souls who spoke and wrapped around them!
Almost instantly, the two of them were cut mercilessly by the vines with fresh blood dripping.
“Ah! Ah! Ahhhh!”
Both of them let out miserable wails.
No matter how they struggled, they could not break free from the vines. Instead, the vines wrapped around them even tighter instead.
The vines were already digging into their flesh!
Poof!
Their bodies could not take it and were sliced into meat lumps by the vines, falling onto the ground with a nauseating stench.
“Anyone else disagreeable?”
Duanmu clan’s Perfected Lord surveyed his surroundings with a murderous aura and asked frostily.
“Fufu... ”
Suddenly, a mocking chuckle sounded in the air.
An old man with a sloven face and scrawny body had appeared unknowingly. With an ancient stare that seemed to be able to peer through everything, he remarked nonchalantly, “How imposing.”
“You are...”
The Perfected Lord of the Duanmu clan froze for a moment.
Immediately after, his stare shifted onto the old man’s waist.
When he caught sight of the sect badge, Duanmu clan’s Perfected Lord shuddered with a look of disbelief in his eyes, exclaiming, “Glass Palace!”
Those two words seemed to be magical.
Instantly, silence ensued outside the pavilion.
Almost all cultivators who could cultivate to become Nascent Souls have heard of the nine immortal sects before.
The Nascent Souls of the North Region who knew about the nine immortal sects would definitely know about Glass Palace!
That was a true super sect of the North Region and was a titan!
“Fellow Daoist, may I ask who you are from Glass Palace?”
The Perfected Lord of Duanmu clan asked with difficulty, vaguely sensing something.
“I don’t have a title. I’m merely an old servant of the young master.”
The Glass Palace old man’s tone was still calm.
“Y-Young master... has he arrived?”
The Perfected Lord of Duanmu clan murmured softly with a bitter tone.
He finally understood how Duanmu Kang died.
If that man from Glass Palace arrived in the Great Qian Ruins, even 10 Duanmu Kangs won’t be a match for him!
That was the number one Perfected Being of the North Region 30 years ago!
That man could have entered Nascent Soul realm 10 years earlier. However, the reason why he did not take the step forward was because he wanted to enter the ancient battlefield 20 years later.
Xi Wuya of Glass Palace!
He reigned supreme across the Golden Core realm in the North Region 30 years ago!
When the Perfected Lords of the ten upper sects and four gentry clans heard the name Xi Wuya, all of them went silent.
The Perfected Lord of Ouyang clan murmured softly, “If we knew that Xi Wuya would come, why would we bother sending our disciples to fight for the Vermilion Fruit? That’s just seeking trouble for ourselves.”
Chapter 560: Spar
The handsome man in faint gold robes strode over unhurriedly. His eyes resembled stars and he possessed an indescribable confidence.
Ouyang Xiayu rode on her Green Luan and was speeding with all her might to escape from the Great Qian Ruins. When she caught sight of that person, she was stunned for a moment.
Immediately, she shuddered and her eyes shone with disbelief.
“Fellow Daoist Ouyang, how have you been?”
The handsome man smiled gently without retreating or evading. When he saw the Green Luan speeding over, he welcomed it instead!
Under countless watchful stares, the handsome man extended his jade-white palm and raised it, pressing down gently on the void before him.
The Green Luan was moving at such a fast speed that it looked like a streak of light. However, it came to a stop immediately!
Su Zimo could clearly notice the Green Luan shivering slightly.
That pure-blooded ferocious beast was in fear!
Demon beasts had extremely sharp senses towards danger.
The reason why the Green Luan reacted as such was because it sensed an immense threat coming from the handsome man!
Against the handsome man, the Green Luan lowered its head motionlessly, as though it did not dare to look the handsome man in the eyes.
All the cultivators were shocked when they saw that.
Who was that man who was able to subdue a pure-blooded ferocious beast merely by extending his palm without the use of any weapons?
Some cultivators shifted their gazes towards the sect badge on the handsome man’s waist.
Those who recognized the background of the handsome man could not help but shudder in fear.
Taba Feng had a thoughtful expression.
Even with his arrogant and overbearing personality, he shook his head at the moment and sighed gently. “To think that even he would make a move for the Vermilion Fruit.”
“The number one Perfected Being of the North Region 30 years ago, Xi Wuya!” Murong Wushuang narrowed her gaze and uttered word by word.
Enduring her internal injuries, Ouyang Xiayu stood up and greeted with cupped fists. “Greetings, Fellow Daoist Xi.”
“Anyone from the North Region who would try and kill Fellow Daoist Ouyang is truly someone who doesn’t know how to cherish women,” Xi Wuya said with a smile.
Ouyang Xiayu turned around and glared at Su Zimo spitefully.
It was only until that moment that Xi Wuya’s gaze shifted to Su Zimo.
Su Zimo was expressionless and his gaze was deep, staring at Xi Wuya who was not far away peacefully without the slightest hint of fear in his eyes!
Smiling, Xi Wuya walked over slowly.
At that moment, everyone noticed that there was a strange cultivator who was following Xi Wuya indifferently.
That person was only at early-stage Golden Core and wore luxurious robes with a mask. Any part of his skin that was exposed was covered, revealing only his eyes.
For some reason, when Su Zimo swept his gaze across the masked cultivator, he had a strange, indescribable feeling.
In the blink of an eye, Xi Wuya had already closed in.
Su Zimo felt his hairs stand on end!
He finally understood how the Green Luan felt.
Xi Wuya gave off a terrifying aura that was absolutely chilling!
Scanning his surroundings, Xi Wuya asked nonchalantly, “Who plucked the Vermilion Fruit?”
Nobody answered him.
Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!
However, everyone fixed their gaze on Su Zimo.
“It’s me.”
Su Zimo naturally knew that he wouldn’t be able to hide the affair – nor did he want to – so he admitted to it readily.
“Alright.”
Xi Wuya nodded. “Hand over the Vermilion Fruit and commit suicide now. At least, that will ensure you die with a full corpse.”
“Fufu... hahaha!”
Su Zimo first chuckled before breaking out into a roaring laughter.
Taba Feng suddenly remarked, “Be careful, Fellow Daoist Xi, this is the outrageous monster incarnate of Divine Phoenix Island who has gotten so much fame lately! Back at the Human Emperor’s Palace, he defeated all the paragons there! Most of the paragons who died today died in his hands as well.”
The monster incarnate of Divine Phoenix Island!
At the mention of that title, Xi Wuya laughed.
A look of pity and mockery could be seen in his eyes.
“What a pity,”
Xi Wuya looked at Su Zimo and sighed gently. “You’re about to die today.”
“By the likes of you?”
“By the likes of me.”
Both of them exchanged gazes with raring battle intent – neither of them backed off.
Hushed discussions broke out in the crowd as well.
“What a pity for the monster incarnate of Divine Phoenix Island. There’s no way he could be a match for Xi Wuya now that his spirit energy is expended.”
“That’s right. Perhaps there might be a fight if he was in his peak condition. But now...”
“Nonsense, even if he is in his peak condition, the monster incarnate of Divine Phoenix Island is definitely not a match for Xi Wuya!”
Before the discussions disappeared, the fight broke out!
Xi Wuya did not move at all but two divine beams of light burst forth from his shining eyes. Everywhere they passed, the void would tremble!
Some of the cultivators who were hiding far away and caught unaware yelped and covered their eyes.
They were nearly blinded just by watching the fight!
Standing opposite Xi Wuya, Su Zimo did not move at all and a demonic glint shone in his eyes.
After cultivating the Mystic Classic of the Twelve Demon Kings of the Great Wilderness, Su Zimo’s eye power was frightening.
Xi Wuya’s visual secret skill could not injure Su Zimo or affect his mental state at all!
“Interesting.”
Stepping on the ground with one feet, Xi Wuya leaped into the air and hurled out a punch towards Su Zimo who was in midair!
His gripped fist looked like a glass with rainbow colors and shone in a bedazzling manner!
Rather than a punch, it was more like a blazing sun!
Su Zimo strode forward fearlessly as well and extended his arm which was filled with green veins. Gripping his fist like a seal, he clashed against the incoming punch!
Boom!
There was a deafening bang and the ground shook while the mountains quaked.
Endless resplendent light exploded and shone down from midair like fireworks.
In the fireworks, two figures that were fighting with one another attracted everyone’s gazes.
Both of them were body tempered cultivators and were fighting in melee combat with their incomparably strong bodies!
With every clash, the underground palace would quake once.
The power produced by the both of them was way too great.
Even just by clashing their bodies and bloodlines, it was enough to send fear in the many cultivators who were watching!
“That monster incarnate of Divine Phoenix Island is so frightening.”
“That’s right. Even after killing countless people in a clash against all the paragons of the North Region while killing most of the paragons of the ten upper sects and four gentry clans, he still has the strength remaining to fight against Xi Wuya!”
“Xi Wuya hasn’t used his trump card yet nor has he released his full strength. The moment he does that, this monster incarnate of Divine Phoenix Island is dead for sure!”
In reality, the toll on Su Zimo was great indeed.
The spirit energy in his dantian had already dried up after fighting all the paragons and releasing two great phenomenons.
Even without his spirit energy, Su Zimo was still extremely frightening!
The burst of his body alone was something that most Golden Cores wouldn’t be able to withstand!
At that moment, Su Zimo was fighting fiercer and fiercer.
Up till this point of his cultivation, it was rare for him to encounter a cultivator who could compare with him in terms of body tempering.
However, at that moment, Xi Wuya had conflicted feelings in his heart.
Glass Palace was the sect that was best versed in body tempering in the entire Tianhuang Mainland.
At its ultimate level, Glass Palace’s secret skill could even kill ancient remnant beasts and subdue pure-blooded ferocious beasts!
Up till this point of his cultivation, Xi Wuya had never encountered anyone who could match him in melee combat. But now, he was extremely troubled after meeting Su Zimo.
Tsunami blood!
This successor of Divine Phoenix Island had actually managed to cultivate his bloodline to the tsunami blood realm!
What was even more terrifying was that the melee combat techniques released by the successor of Divine Phoenix Island were extremely tricky. Tough and gentle at the same time, they resembled an anaconda coiling a massive mountain; a spirit monkey scaling a cliff!
In fact, there were a couple of times when he felt that his life was threatened!
Chapter 561: Suppression
50 years ago, Xi Wuya came out from seclusion.
The moment he appeared, he overwhelmed with dominance and killed countless paragons. With a zero-loss record, he reigned supreme over the North Region and was lauded as the youngest paragon of the Golden Core realm with unlimited potential!
30 years ago, Xi Wuya attacked and killed the renowned peerless paragon of Malevolent Earth Sect who had been famous for a long time, shocking the entire North Region!
Thereafter, Malevolent Earth Sect sent disciples to try and assassinate Xi Wuya countless times. However, all their attempts ended in failure and they even suffered immense losses!
Ever since then, although nobody gave him the title, most of the cultivators in the North Region silently acknowledged Xi Wuya as the number one Perfected of the North Region.
30 years had passed and Xi Wuya had rarely shown himself.
However, each time he did, he would attract endless attention!
All the cultivators targeted by him could not escape death!
10 years ago, when Xi Wuya appeared once again, he crossed a major realm and killed a Nascent Soul from an Upper Sect of the Nascent Soul!
It was an extremely tragic battle that shocked the entire cultivation world!
Golden Cores and Nascent Souls were on completely different levels.
That kill across a major realm made Xi Wuya even more famous!
Although he was only a Golden Core, most cultivators regarded him as someone of a Nascent Soul level.
Nobody expected that this monster incarnate of the North Region would make a move for the Vermilion Fruit’s birth.
After all, Xi Wuya had not shown himself or fought for the past 10 years.
This fight for the Vermilion Fruit was a rare gathering of the North Region’s paragons.
However, if Xi Wuya were to arrive, the paragons of the ten upper sects, four gentry clans and even two ancient aristocratic families could only be seen as mere children compared to him.
More than that, most of the cultivators could not imagine that there could be a Golden Core who could fight on par with Xi Wuya!
“That monster incarnate of Divine Phoenix Island is truly terrifying! To think that he would still have the strength to fight against Xi Wuya after battling countless paragons.”
“Glass Palace is one of the strongest body tempering sects in Tianhuang Mainland. How did that monster incarnate of Divine Phoenix Island cultivate such that he’s able to stand against Xi Wuya?”
“It’s useless. Xi Wuya hasn’t shown his true strength yet and that monster incarnate of Divine Phoenix Island is already exhausted.”
“That’s right. If Xi Wuya were to release his Golden Core phenomenon, that man is dead for sure!”
As everyone discussed, a change happened on the battlefield.
Xi Wuya asked in a relaxed manner, “Is that all you’ve got?”
It was a frightening sight and all the cultivators felt their hearts skip a beat!
In an intense fight as such, one would have to maintain their full focus and wouldn’t dare to be distracted and speak.
Furthermore, they were in a melee combat and it was even more dangerous – a single mistake and they could die on the spot.
But now, Xi Wuya seemed like he was extremely relaxed!
“If that’s all you’ve got, I’m sorry, you’re going to die!”
Xi Wuya remarked coldly, “That’s because, I’m only at 50% of my strength.”
The crowd was in shock.
His strength was already this terrifying at 50%.
Which Golden Core could defend against his 100% in that case?
Boom!
The both of them clashed once more.
Suddenly, Su Zimo laughed coldly and spoke with an unchanged expression, “What? I’m only at 30% here.”
He was concerned about revealing his identity and as such, there were many moves that he could not release due to his considerations – he was not bragging with nonsense.
However, those who were watching were none the wiser and would naturally not believe him.
Everyone thought that Su Zimo had already released his trump cards entirely after fighting against the paragons, releasing two primordial phenomenons that were destroyed and eventually using the turtle serpent collision at the end to kill Duanmu Kang.
Furthermore, everyone could tell that Su Zimo had exhausted his spirit energy.
There was almost no spirit energy fluctuation coming from him up till this point of the battle and he was completely relying on his unparalleled bloodline and physique to fight in melee range!
“Fufu.”
Xi Wuya chuckled gently. “You’ve got a glib tongue. That’s all there is to the monster incarnate of Divine Phoenix Island!”
Before his sentence was completed, Xi Wuya had already slapped his storage bag to withdraw a long, slender jade ruler. It was sparkling and shone with a mysterious glimmer, unlike anything else in the world!
Up till this point, both of them had fought barehanded.
But now, Xi Wuya has finally brought out a weapon!
“You should be proud that you’re able to make me use a weapon to kill you!” Xi Wuya declared proudly.
Swoosh!
The jade ruler swept through the air like a sword, causing the wind to howl with a terrifying might.
Su Zimo narrowed his eyes.
That jade ruler was far from simple!
His spirit perception sounded!
Without hesitating, Su Zimo retreated.
The jade ruler glided past his face and a burning sensation spread across his cheeks!
Quivering gently, bedazzling lights lit up one after another on the jade ruler.
Six spirit patterns, a connate spirit weapon!
The crowd gasped.
Connate spirit weapons were way too rare.
Even the successors of the ten upper sects, four gentry clans and two ancient aristocratic families did not have them.
Although that jade ruler looked fragile, it was an indestructible connate spirit weapon!
It was fortunate that Su Zimo had managed to dodge in time. If he had continued fighting barehanded like before, his arm would have been shred into pieces by that jade ruler!
By withdrawing his connate spirit weapon, Xi Wuya gained the advantage instantly and strode forward, closing in domineeringly. Waving his jade ruler, he slashed.
A rainbow streak of light extended from the jade ruler, arriving above Su Zimo’s head instantaneously as though it could penetrate all things in the universe.
Su Zimo had experienced the formidable might of connate spirit weapons before and did not dare to receive the attack barehanded.
He withdrew a long saber from his storage bag.
“Buzz!”
The blade trembled slightly and shone with four spirit patterns – it was a supreme-grade spirit weapon!
Su Zimo slashed in reverse against the rainbow light sent by the jade ruler.
Swoosh!
The sound of tides surged.
Countercurrent stance!
Clang!
The jade ruler and saber collided, filling the air with a resplendent glow as mist spread.
“Shatter!”
Xi Wuya harrumphed coldly and the rainbow light on his jade ruler shone brightly as he pushed his blood qi.
Snap!
There was a crisp sound.
Instantly, a series of cracks rippled through the blade.
Destroyed!
A supreme-grade spirit weapon was shattered by Xi Wuya’s jade ruler directly!
Su Zimo retreated once more.
Pshew! Pshew! Pshew!
Against that powerful clash, Su Zimo’s saber broke into shards before transforming into light spots that shot towards him.
Su Zimo’s pupils constricted instantly.
The two of them were way too close!
The shards of the saber surged towards him almost immediately after the saber and jade ruler collided – there was no time to dodge at all.
Suddenly, a series of crackling sounds echoed from Su Zimo’s body.
Under countless watchful gazes, his tall, burly body actually shrank into a meatball the size of an infant, spinning smoothly in midair.
Cling! Clang!
Instead of piercing him, the saber shards let off metallic sounds when they struck Su Zimo!
Su Zimo took a deep breath of air and his tendons and bones sounded together. In the blink of an eye, he returned to his form of the burly man.
Tears could be seen on his green robes but there was no sign of blood.
A faint golden glow could be seen through his green robes.
Xi Wuya’s eyes lit up as he came to a realization. “Not bad. So, you were wearing a defensive inner armor!”
He had sharp eyes and could vaguely tell that Su Zimo’s inner armor was of a relatively high grade – there was a chance that it was a perfect-grade spirit weapon!
“The stars are truly aligned. Coincidentally, I’ve been looking for a defensive spirit weapon and here you are, bringing it for me.”
Xi Wuya could not help but laugh. “I’ve got to see just how long more you can hold out for!”
The moment he said that, Xi Wuya’s blood qi exploded and his figure flickered. Waving his jade ruler, endless rainbow light dispersed downwards onto Su Zimo’s head, slashing down once more!
Xi Wuya had suppressed Su Zimo perfectly with his connate spirit weapon!
Chapter 562: Demon Form Versus Phenomenon
Su Zimo did not dare to receive the jade ruler’s attack head on and could only dodge backwards.
The jade ruler was a connate spirit weapon.
Given Xi Wuya’s strength, even a supreme-grade spirit weapon would be smashed into pieces by his ruler!
The only way was for Su Zimo to use his Blood Quencher or Coiling Dragon Seal.
However, he would not be able to conceal his identity if he summoned those two weapons.
The jade ruler shone with a resplendent rainbow light in Xi Wuya’s hands.
Even with his immensely strong physique, Su Zimo would not be able to endure an attack from the jade ruler and would definitely be severely injured!
He made use of the nimbleness of his movement techniques and his physique which encompassed both toughness and gentleness to dodge repeatedly.
The two of them were already moving at their maximum speeds!
For now, Su Zimo was still unhurt.
However, he would definitely lose if he had to continue defending and his space available to dodge was decreasing by the moment!
He had to make a decision!
At that thought, Su Zimo’s eyes flashed viciously with a demonic glint. Glaring at the incoming jade ruler, he reached out and grabbed it.
“You must have a death wish!”
Xi Wuya harrumphed coldly.
Su Zimo opened his mouth widely and bellowed.
“Battle!”
His voice was like thunder, rupturing beside Xi Wuya’s ear!
If it was anyone else that was roared by Su Zimo at this distance, they would definitely die on the spot, bleeding from all orifices, if they were weak.
Even the strong paragons would be momentarily stunned.
However, Xi Wuya merely frowned as his blood qi surged, repressing the discomfort he felt instantly.
At the same time, Su Zimo’s palm made contact with the jade ruler.
A coil and a tremble!
A weird power of contortion was released on the jade ruler.
Xi Wuya’s expression changed starkly.
He could clearly sense a ripping sensation coming from his palm and he was about to lose his grip on the jade ruler – his entire arm was even twisting with an unbearable pain!
Unable to endure that sort of power, his sleeves exploded right away into pieces.
Bam!
His jade ruler flew from his hand, turning into a streak of light that stabbed into the wall nearby!
Su Zimo did not stop in his tracks and continued closing in domineeringly. Swinging his right arm, the veins on his fist popped out and his flesh expanded like a gigantic seal that descended from the skies with a nauseating blood stench!
“Let the body be like glass, transparent inside out and cleansed of impurities, turning indestructible!”
The mantra of the Glass Mental Sutra was read out in Xi Wuya’s mind swiftly.
A tremendous amount of power burst forth!
A mysterious luster veiled Xi Wuya’s body, similar to glass, flawless and unyielding!
“Thousand Ton Finger!”
Xi Wuya extended his finger.
Spirit energy gushed forth from his fingertip, condensing into jade that possessed an extremely terrifying amount of power before dotting the incoming gigantic seal.
Boom!
The finger and gigantic seal collided with a huge bang.
Su Zimo let out a dull grunt.
An extremely sharp power surged through and almost pierced his palm!
Xi Wuya was not having a good time either.
The gigantic seal created by Su Zimo’s fist almost snapped his finger.
Although both of them fought head-on, neither of them retreated and sent forth another punch!
Bang! Bang!
Two punches crossed at almost the same time and struck the other’s chest!
Six spirit lights shone around Su Zimo.
The power of the Mystic Gold Silk Armor was released entirely!
Even so, he could sense the terrifying energy surge into his body fanatically through the Mystic Gold Silk Armor such that his organs were shaken.
While the Mystic Gold Silk Armor was a connate defensive spirit weapon, it was not invincible.
The inner armor could only try its best to deflect damage.
However, if the other party was sufficiently strong or terrifying, he could destroy the Mystic Gold Silk Armor entirely!
Initially, when he first came across the Mystic Gold Silk Armor, it was in a damaged state with its spirit patterns broken – even its connate spirit pattern was broken into a few parts.
“Pfft!”
Su Zimo spat out a mouthful of blood and staggered backwards.
On the other side, Xi Wuya was motionless and his expression was extremely ugly!
Even with his Glass Mental Sutra and the supreme-grade defensive inner armor that he was wearing, he was unable to defend against Su Zimo’s punch completely.
A trace of flesh blood trickled from the corner of Xi Wuya’s lips.
Both of them were injured together!
The crowd was in an uproar!
Everyone had expected Su Zimo to be injured.
However, none of them thought that Xi Wuya would be injured as well!
“It’s truly a pity for the monster incarnate of Divine Phoenix Island.”
Far away, Mu Dongqing suddenly remarked.
“Why?” Bai Yuhan could not understand.
Mu Dongqing replied, “Given his potential, if he were to cultivate to perfected Golden Core and fight Xi Wuya in his peak condition, it might be hard to determine who would be victorious.”
“But now that the successor of Divine Phoenix Island has already used up all his trump cards, spirit energy and stamina, he’s definitely doomed once Xi Wuya releases his Golden Core phenomenon.”
On the battlefield.
Xi Wuya had a dark expression and his eyes shone with cold killing intent as he said, almost snarling, “It’s been a long time since anyone managed to injure me. Good, very good!”
He strode slowly towards Su Zimo and the aura he emanated turned increasingly frightening!
“I’ll let you have a taste of my Golden Core phenomenon... Glass Divine Light!”
The moment Xi Wuya said that, a brilliant and colorful radiance shrouded him in a bedazzling manner.
Glass Divine Light, the 13th spot on the previous Phenomenon Ranking!
This was truly a strong phenomenon passed down from history that managed to get into the top 20 for every single Phenomenon Ranking!
“You should feel proud that you can die to Glass Divine Light.”
Xi Wuya stood in the air and looked down at Su Zimo with a gaze that seemed like he was looking at an ant.
“Fufu.”
Su Zimo smiled.
Many cultivators were stunned, thinking that Su Zimo had gone mad.
If they were in his position, none of them would be able to smile.
“How do you think I managed to suppress the paragons of the immortal, Buddhist and fiend sects beneath the Human Emperor’s Palace?”
Su Zimo said in a relaxed manner as a scarlet red Inner Core spun slowly in his chest. His eyes lit up and his black hair swayed without any wind while a terrifying aura spread from him!
“Hmm?”
Many cultivators were shocked.
“Demonic qi?”
“Not good, he’s a demon!”
“The rumors were real!”
There were too many rumors regarding the monster incarnate of Divine Phoenix Island, some of it overly ridiculous, such that many cultivators who had not witnessed it personally would not dare to believe.
It was only at that moment that everyone realized why he was called a monster incarnate.
Crackle!
Pang! Pang! Pang!
Su Zimo’s tendons and bones sounded at the same time as he flesh expanded.
Right in front of everyone, he released his blood qi and his body expanded.
In the blink of an eye, he grew more than a hundred feet tall, akin to a mighty fiendcelestial with a torrential ferocity!
The green veins on his body popped and extended like snakes as every single inch of his muscles protruded and knotted together, shimmering with an unyielding, metallic luster.
One after another, menacing ancient demons spawned around his terrifying body and surrounded him.
The raging bull, stone bear, anaconda, sanguine ape...
All of those demons had bloodshot eyes and murderous auras.
“Roar!”
When the ancient demons bellowed together, the world shook!
All the cultivators shuddered and went dead silent.
Standing in the middle of seven ancient demon kings, Su Zimo was like a godly being with a bright gaze. His aura was domineering and was not inferior in the face of Xi Wuya’s Golden Core phenomenon!
Chapter 563: Defeat, Desperate Situation!
“Heavens, what’s that?!”
A wave of shock and astonishment could be heard from the crowd.
The paragons of the North Region were shocked – none of them had witnessed such a situation up till this point of their cultivation!
That figure that was more than a hundred feet tall stood in the middle of the battlefield like a towering godly being, exuding its might in all directions with a torrential aura!
Against this godly being, Xi Wuya was like an insignificant ant.
If not for his ancient phenomenon, Xi Wuya’s aura would have been overwhelmed by the monster incarnate of Divine Phoenix Island completely!
“So, you’re just a beast!”
Xi Wuya circulated his Golden Core with all his might and the power of his phenomenon surged – the Glass Divine Light glowed brilliantly!
Although that ancient phenomenon merely released a rainbow colored light and did not seem like it had any monumental aura, its might was extremely frightening!
Any cultivator that was touched by that rainbow light would have their flesh and blood crystallized, turning into ice-cold figures without any life.
A single touch could cause them to shatter into pieces!
Most spirit weapons would shatter on the spot if they were engulfed by the rainbow colored light.
Even supreme-grade spirit weapons would not be able to escape that fate!
The fact that it was called a divine light was proof of the might of this ancient phenomenon!
Its godly authority could purge all ghosts and deities!
Normally speaking, even pure-blooded ferocious beasts wouldn’t be able to withstand the killing power of Glass Divine Light!
However, Su Zimo cultivated the Mystic Classic of the Twelve Demon Kings of the Great Wilderness.
That was the foundation left for him by Die Yue to establish ground in the cultivation world as well as his stepping stone to enter the cultivation world!
That Supreme Demon Classic was the exact reason why Su Zimo was able to overwhelm so many paragons and fend off the Sealers beneath the Human Emperor’s Palace before eventually entering it.
Although he had only just formed his Inner Core, the terrifying aspect of the Mystic Classic of the Twelve Demon Kings of the Great Wilderness had already been revealed.
The seven ancient demon kings surrounded him and he was shrouded by a scarlet demonic qi that was extremely thick.
Demonic qi made contact and clashed repeatedly against the Glass Divine Light.
Buzz! Buzz!
A jarring sound echoed from the center of the battlefield.
Two entirely different powers were corroding one another mutually without relenting!
A terrifying shockwave started spreading through the void.
Taba Feng, Murong Wushuang and everyone else were shocked, retreating hurriedly.
Some of the cultivators who could not dodge in time and were implicated by the energy shockwave produced by the clash of the two powers exploded and died on the spot!
The center of the battlefield had turned into a forbidden area because of the fight between two monster incarnates!
“Roar!”
The seven ancient demon kings roared deafeningly at the same time.
Some of the cultivators who were closer were stunned by the noise, fainting on the spot.
Demonic qi rumbled with a torrential ferocity as the seven ancient demon kings opened their gigantic mouths. Their teeth were filled with sticky saliva and they bit towards Xi Wuya!
Poof! Poof! Poof!
A rainbow light shot forth.
Xi Wuya had a glass-like body that was flawless and transparent. Surrounded by the rainbow light, he was like a blazing sun!
One after another, rainbow lights streaked forward like swords with extremely sharp edges.
Countless swords tore through the thick demonic qi and cut the seven ancient demon kings, wounding them all over!
The demonic qi shrouding around Su Zimo had thinned considerably.
In the end, Xi Wuya had still gained the upper hand in this fight between two monster incarnates!
No matter what, he was at perfected Golden Core realm.
However, Su Zimo was only at early-stage Inner Core.
As the number one Perfected Being of the North Region, Xi Wuya noticed the minute change in the tides and would naturally not let such an opportunity slip.
“Kill!”
He hollered and his aura grew fiercer. The Glass Divine Light in his hands converged gradually before forming a sparkling saber!
“Slay!”
Swash!
Accompanied by Xi Wuya’s roar, the glass saber tore through the demonic qi surging around Su Zimo and sliced off the head of the Bovine Demon King!
With that, the demonic qi thinned by a portion.
“Again!”
Xi Wuya bellowed with an overwhelming aura.
“Pfft!”
The Stone Bear Demon King’s body was cut into two and dissipated.
Once again, the demonic qi thinned.
“Slay! Slay! Slay! Slay! Slay!”
Xi Wuya released five consecutive slashes and the remaining five ancient demon kings were cut down by the glass saber in an extremely miserable manner with their limbs splaying.
In the blink of an eye, the seven ancient demon kings surrounding Su Zimo had been dispersed by the Glass Divine Light!
The demonic qi was now extremely thin!
With the loss of his demonic qi’s protection, no matter how unparalleled Su Zimo’s body was, he would definitely not be able to withstand the might of the Glass Divine Light.
The situation was extremely clear right now.
“Sigh, he’s still slightly inferior at the end of the day,”
Mu Dongqing sighed. “Indeed, it’s true that the monster incarnate of Divine Phoenix Island does not stand much chance of victory against the number one Perfected Being of the North Region after fighting with so many paragons and depleting his spirit energy.”
“Furthermore, the two of them are a few levels apart in terms of cultivation realm.”
Bai Yuhan nodded. “If he’s at perfected Golden Core realm, it might be hard to determine the victor of this fight.”
“Double phenomenons! Not only that, those were lost primordial phenomenons! To think that he would die just like this.”
“Someone from Divine Phoenix Island who wants to come onto Tianhuang Mainland and fight for the Vermilion Fruit is bound to be targeted by everyone!”
“That’s right. This man is a demon, it’s nothing even if he dies!”
Su Zimo had killed too many paragons of the North Region and have already sown deep feuds with the major sects and factions of the North Region.
Nobody was hoping for him to be victorious.
“Hahahaha!”
When he saw that the situation was set, Xi Wuya reared his head in laughter and declared loudly, “A beast is a beast at the end of the day. Do you really think that you’re my match just because you suppressed many paragons beneath the Human Emperor’s Palace?”
Xi Wuya took a step forward and slashed with his saber.
Su Zimo grit his teeth tightly and his Inner Core circulated fanatically. The remaining demonic qi shrouding him condensed into a shield.
“Bang!”
The shield exploded!
Su Zimo let out a dull grunt.
The power of the phenomenon ate into him and that massive body of his exploded on the surface, creating a series of cuts that looked terrifying as fresh blood gushed out!
“You can’t hold on anymore?”
Xi Wuya had an excited expression and a cruel glint shone in his eyes as he lunged forward once more.
Su Zimo raised his right hand with the divine phoenix bone and punched forward to defend.
“Clang!”
The sound of metal clashing echoed.
Although the Glass Divine Light was not shattered by the divine phoenix bone, the rainbow light spilled everywhere. When Su Zimo’s bare arm was exposed to it, it turned into pieces of crystallized flesh!
The color on Su Zimo’s face drained as he spat out a mouthful of fresh blood.
While the divine phoenix bone was unyielding, it was not omnipotent.
He could not control the divine phoenix bone.
He could not release its true strength as well.
“Die!”
Xi Wuya hollered once more domineeringly.
The glass saber descended from the skies, looking as though it was about to cut through the void and sever all life before it!
“Am I going to be defeated just like this?”
Against the suppression of that formidable power, Su Zimo’s features looked somewhat contorted as he howled from the depths of his heart, “I’m not willing!”
On the surface, this was a clash between two paragons.
However, in reality, this was more like a face-off between immortals and demons!
It was more like a fight between the legacy of Die Yue and the ancient super sects!
There were some things that Die Yue would definitely not say to Su Zimo given her personality.
However, she had already expressed her intentions through her actions.
Since fate did not allow you to attain immortality cultivation, I’ll alter fate for you!
Since Iridescent Clouds Palace doesn’t want you, I’ll impart to you my skills and allow you to be stronger than all the successors of the super sects in this world!
This was Die Yue’s pride.
It was now also Su Zimo’s pride.Chapter 564: Burst!
Eight years ago, Die Yue transformed into a butterfly and left without a trace.
However, Su Zimo had never felt lonely during this period of time.
Perhaps, Die Yue had been keeping watch of him from some other world.
Furthermore, Su Zimo was convinced that his future would not lie in Tianhuang Mainland.
There would come a day when he would finally break through this void before him and travel to that foreign world in his pursuit of Die Yue!
He wanted to go and meet her.
He wanted to arrive before her and tell her, “I’m here.”
It did not matter if the path ahead was filled with obstacles; it did not matter if it was an endless Hell before him; it did not matter if countless strong foes wanted to stand in his way – nothing could waver Su Zimo’s determination!
At the thought of Die Yue, Su Zimo was filled with a sense of courage.
When he thought about her, he could not help but recall her domineering and imposing methods.
How could the Mystic Classic of the Twelve Demon Kings of the Great Wilderness lose?
How could Die Yue lose?
How could I lose?
I’m... Not... Willing!
“Ah!”
Su Zimo reared his head and roared into the air. With the circulation of his Inner Core, his blood qi rose, his tendons and bones echoed together, his blood marrow gushed and his organs trembled.
Body Tempering, Tendons Transformation, Bones Strengthening, Marrow Cleansing, Organs Refinement, Orifice Clearing, Core Formation...
All seven sutras flowed through his mind.
A series of strange sounds came from that body that was a hundred feet tall.
It seemed as though someone was chanting those sutras relentlessly!
With the support of that sound, the turtle-like cracks on Su Zimo’s body healed at a speed visible to the naked eyes!
The gradual gathering of the sound seemed to have triggered something and released a shuddering energy.
Su Zimo’s eyes lit up as he welcomed the incoming glass saber. The demonic qi in his body surged and he charged forward instead of dodging or retreating!
“You’re asking for death!”
Xi Wuya’s gaze was vicious as he slashed forward savagely, gripping his glass saber with both hands.
Boom!
Su Zimo threw out a punch.
At the same time, a gigantic demon beast could faintly be seen from the rumbling demonic qi behind him.
It looked like a blood-colored butterfly that was vaguely discernible.
There were two bright, round moons etched on the wings of the butterfly, resembling a pair of indifferent eyes.
Su Zimo punched forward.
The blood-colored butterfly did not move at all and those moon-like eyes on its wings flashed.
An incomparably strong power cruised through Su Zimo’s body, bursting instantly along with his fist!
Boom!
The saber collided against Su Zimo’s fist with a resounding bang.
Xi Wuya’s expression changed once again and from the depths of his eyes, a hint of panic and fear could be seen!
Right in front of everyone, the glass saber in Xi Wuya’s suddenly exploded!
The rainbow light dispersed.
Xi Wuya’s Golden Core phenomenon had shattered entirely!
“Pfft!”
Shuddering, Xi Wuya choked and could not help but cough out a mouthful of blood, as though he was struck by thunder.
All the paragons of the North Region exclaimed.
Everyone witnessed the monster incarnate of Divine Phoenix Island fall into a desperate situation where he could die at any moment. Yet, for some unknown reason, he suddenly gave off a burst and destroyed Xi Wuya’s Golden Core phenomenon instead!
In the blink of an eye, the tides had reversed!
The faint blood-colored butterfly behind Su Zimo had disappeared by now.
However, without the protection of his Golden Core phenomenon, Xi Wuya was definitely not a match for Su Zimo in his demon form!
Boom!
Su Zimo strode forward and extended his massive palm, crushing down in an encompassing manner.
Xi Wuya did not have time to dodge and could only raise his arm to defend reluctantly.
Bang!
A dull sound of defeat echoed as the two of them clashed.
Xi Wuya merely felt a sharp pain run through his arm and instantly, he was drenched in cold sweat.
Su Zimo did not give him a chance to catch his breath at all.
Both of them were rare prodigies in terms of melee combat and would naturally not give up on such an opportunity.
He threw yet another punch down.
It seemed like a supreme gigantic seal that was smashing down from the heavens, about to quake the mountains and ground!
Boom!
Xi Wuya could only prop up both arms to receive the blow.
Shuddering, he retreated once more.
“Pfft!”
Yet again, he coughed out a mouthful of blood that was now already blackish!
His organs were shaken!
Otherwise, his blood would have definitely been red.
At that moment, Xi Wuya could no longer feel pain in both arms – they were numb by now.
Su Zimo was extremely precise in his timing such that Xi Wuya did not even have the time to withdraw weapons, talismans or elixirs.
If this continued, both of Xi Wuya’s arms would be snapped by Su Zimo within a few rounds!
The two of them were extremely close.
Xi Wuya could clearly sense that Su Zimo’s breath also carried a hint of blood stench.
This meant that Su Zimo was already significantly injured through this battle!
Right now, both of them were at their limits.
If he were to fight to the end, he might still be able to win.
However, Su Zimo’s aura was way too overwhelming and sharp at the moment!
After enduring a few hits repeatedly, Xi Wuya had already given up on the thought of fighting Su Zimo to the end completely.
He could not die.
He was less than a hundred years old.
He was the number one Perfected Being of the North Region. At such a young age, his future had unlimited potential.
As long as Xi Wuya wanted to, he could even transcend to the Nascent Soul realm!
Of course, there was no way he could do his breakthrough in such an intense battle.
The ascension from the Golden Core to the Nascent Soul realm was a leap in quality.
Even if he was the peerless monster incarnate of paragons, he could not guarantee a 100% success rate.
Breaking through on the battlefield was equivalent to committing suicide!
Even without outsiders interfering, a single distraction was enough for them to perish!
Suddenly, Xi Wuya hollered, “What are you guys waiting for? This beast’s blood qi is drained and he’s only putting on a strong front. A simple attack from everyone together is enough to kill him here!”
That single statement proved that Xi Wuya had lost.
The reputation that he gained over many years was instantly destroyed at this moment.
However, compared to his life, Xi Wuya could not care any longer.
As long as he stayed alive, he could get his hands on the Vermilion Fruit and everything that Su Zimo possessed.
His combat strength would definitely be raised yet another level!
At that time, he would even have a high chance of entering the top ten of the Phenomenon Ranking once he enters the intermediate ancient battlefield!
Perhaps, he might even be able to compete against Di Yin, the number one of the previous Phenomenon Ranking!
He was going to personally retrieve the reputation and dignity that he lost today!
Nobody made a move.
Even the masked man who accompanied Xi Wuya did not move, watching everything with a cold gaze.
He had his own selfish reasons as well.
Initially, there was no chance for him to make a name for himself with Xi Wuya riding over him.
He could never get more resources in the sect compared to Xi Wuya.
But now, if Xi Wuya were to die with the monster incarnate of Divine Phoenix Island severely injured, there would be a high chance he could be the last standing victor and get his hands on all the treasures!
There were only two reasons why everyone else did not move either.
On the one hand, the paragons of the North Region still had a trepidating fear after being beaten by Su Zimo.
On the other hand, they were still observing at the side.
In a fight between two tigers, one was bound to get hurt.
The wisest decision was for everyone to observe the battle from afar!
Right now, it was not the best opportunity to strike yet.
Taba Feng, Murong Wushuang and the others were expressionless but they gloated internally.
The fight for the Vermilion Fruit had been tumultuous up till this point and now, yet another change had happened in the situation.
Initially, it was already extremely fortuitous if they could survive and there was no chance for them to get their hands on the Vermilion Fruit.
But now, the tides had reversed.
Any of them could end up as a big winner!
Chapter 565: Fall of Xi Wuya
The old man from Glass Palace stood in the pavilion expressionlessly with his hands behind his back, gazing in the direction of the Great Qian Ruins with an indifferent stare.
Although he looked scrawny, as though a gust could blow him over, none of the Nascent Souls present inside and outside the pavilion dared to move!
There was no longer any meaning to the Vermilion Fruit fight with Xi Wuya’s appearance.
In everyone’s opinions, the lives of the paragons of the North Region were now decided by fate.
The astute and sharp cultivators who chose to leave and give up on the Vermilion Fruit fight would be considered logical.
If anyone wanted to challenge Xi Wuya because of the Vermilion Fruit, they would be committing suicide!
The Nascent Soul of Duanmu clan had a grim expression.
Duanmu Kang was the Golden Core with the greatest potential in the Duanmu clan in 500 years, overwhelming all over cultivators of the same realm!
To think that he would be killed by Xi Wuya.
Suddenly, the entire fight for the Vermilion Fruit seemed meaningless after knowing that Xi Wuya had arrived.
That was because everyone knew the outcome of the fight.
It was no wonder why the paragons of the North Region would suffer such an immense defeat.
It was no wonder why even paragons of the ten upper sects and four gentry clans fell one after another.
It was no wonder why the situation could not be contained even with the appearance of the successors of the two ancient aristocratic families...
Right now, everything was clear.
It was all because of Xi Wuya!
The many Nascent Souls remained silently, awaiting the final outcome.
All of a sudden!
The old man from Glass Palace who was initially standing with his hands behind his back frowned. Swiping his shriveled hand across his storage bag, he withdrew a Destiny Talisman and gazed at it.
The radiance on the Destiny Talisman shimmered, as though it had received an immense blow!
The old man from Glass Palace narrowed his gaze and a cold glint could be seen in his hazy eyes.
“The young master seems to have met with some trouble. Could there actually be a paragon in the North Region who could challenge the young master?”
The moment that thought crossed his mind, the Destiny Talisman in his hands flashed repeatedly.
After a momentary pause, the radiance on the Destiny Talisman dimmed gradually.
“Hmm?”
The old man from Glass Palace was stunned.
This was no longer any ordinary trouble.
It seemed like Xi Wuya was undergoing some unprecedented danger and could fall at any moment!
The abnormal reaction from the Destiny Talisman attracted the stares of other Nascent Souls as well.
Suddenly, a stir broke out from the crowd.
“What’s going on? That Destiny Talisman belongs to Xi Wuya?”
“It should be. The old man seems like he’s really concerned.”
“Who in the North Region could pose a threat to Xi Wuya?”
“I’m not sure.”
The old man from Glass Palace clutched the Destiny Talisman with an unpredictable expression.
After a moment of hesitation, his eyes flashed with conviction as he declared coldly, “A Nascent Soul must have infiltrated the Great Qian Ruins. Otherwise, given Wuya’s strength, even if all the paragons of the North Region joined forces, none of them would be a match for him!”
Indeed, that was possible from Xi Wuya.
However, it was not exactly possible for a Nascent Soul to infiltrate the Great Qian Ruins.
All of the Nascent Souls were gathered here and their spirit consciousnesses surveyed the surroundings – there was no way a Nascent Soul could have sneaked past them, avoiding detection.
It was obvious what the old man from Glass Palace meant by saying that.
“I’ve got to see who would dare interfere in the fight for the Vermilion Fruit!”
The old man from Great Qian Ruins soared into the air, turning into a streak of light that burst towards the Great Qian Ruins.
The other Nascent Souls were already impatient to begin with and wanted to check out what was going on in the Great Qian Ruins!
Countless Nascent Souls could vaguely sense that the situation was not as simple as they had imagined!
Countless figures soared into the air.
...
In the center of the ruins.
The fight between the two monster incarnates was still ongoing.
Xi Wuya was drenched in sweat and retreated continuously, panting in a wretched state.
Su Zimo was not in a great state either.
Many paragons could clearly sense that Su Zimo’s movement was getting more sluggish and his blood qi was drained.
From the initial height of a hundred feet tall, he was now only two meters tall – he was at the limits of his stamina!
Even so, he did not have any intention of stopping.
Su Zimo’s eyes shone viciously; even with his inadequate stamina, he was still suppressing Xi Wuya with his aura!
Every single punch landed with his full strength.
Xi Wuya had a menacing stare as he snarled, “Beast, can’t you tell that everyone is watching with coveting eyes, trying to reap the rewards from our fight? Even if you kill me, you’ll be killed mercilessly!”
“Heh!”
Su Zimo sneered, revealing a set of pearly whites as he replied coldly, “For calling me a beast, I’ll slaughter you first before thinking about anything else!”
“You’re a lunatic!”
Xi Wuya cursed. His hair was disheveled right now and he no longer carried the air as the number one Perfected Being of the North Region.
Snap!
Su Zimo threw yet another punch. Instinctively, Xi Wuya raised his arm to defend and the sound of a snapped bone could be heard.
Psst!
Xi Wuya gasped from the pain and his expression changed starkly.
He had cultivated the Glass Mental Sutra constantly and his body was not weaker than weapons a long time ago. He might not even be hurt if he was struck by a supreme-grade spirit weapon.
But now, his arm was broken by this monster incarnate of Divine Phoenix Island!
The snap of his arm shocked him greatly and he almost fainted from the pain. Naturally, his movements turned more sluggish as well.
Su Zimo’s eyes lit up.
There was no way he would give up on an opportunity as such!
Closing in domineeringly, he arrived before Xi Wuya in a flash.
“Ah!”
Xi Wuya howled and exerted the last of his strength, thrusting the only elbow that was left fiercely towards Su Zimo like a gigantic spear!
Xi Wuya could sense the aura of death.
This was his final gamble before his death!
Throughout history, there had been countless cultivators who gained the advantage the entire time only to be murdered in retaliation at a critical moment!
Even with his stamina exhausted, that single elbow thrust was definitely enough to create a gigantic hole in Su Zimo’s body!
At that time, both of them would stand an equal chance at victory.
Unfortunately, Su Zimo seemed to have predicted it.
The moment he arrived before Xi Wuya, with a distance of less than a feet, Su Zimo’s body suddenly turned flexible. Like an anaconda, he wrapped himself around Xi Wuya’s body!
That move was extremely unexpected.
Right from the beginning, Su Zimo’s attacks had always been tough and unyielding.
But now, with that sudden change, Xi Wuya’s final gamble missed.
At that moment, Su Zimo took a deep breath with his body wrapped around Xi Wuya.
To the many paragons, it seemed like there was truly an anaconda that was coiling itself around Xi Wuya’s body. It breathed in and its body expanded as it reared its head and hissed, as though it wanted to devour the sun and moon!
Anaconda Coil!
That was a killing move from the Mystic Classic of the Twelve Demon Kings of the Great Wilderness.
It was a move that exemplified the limits of the flexibility of one’s tendons.
Pang! Pang! Pang!
Su Zimo’s body sounded as though an ancient god of war was strumming a bow.
Unable to move at all, Xi Wuya opened his mouth and a weird ‘Ee, ee’ sound echoed from the depths of his throat, as though he was trying to breathe.
One of the reasons why Anaconda Coil was a killing move was because it could suffocate someone!
Xi Wuya’s eyeballs were bloodshot and bulged out as his face turned a frightening shade of purple due to the prolonged asphyxiation!
Crack! Crack! Crack!
The sound of bones cracking echoed!
Xi Wuya’s tendons and bones were snapped by Su Zimo’s Anaconda Coil!
That body which could be described as perfect was now contorted in an indescribable state, looking absolutely miserable with completely smashed tendons and bones without any trace of life.
Xi Wuya’s gaze dimmed and his head tilted to the side, dying on the spot!
Chapter 565: Fall of Xi Wuya
The old man from Glass Palace stood in the pavilion expressionlessly with his hands behind his back, gazing in the direction of the Great Qian Ruins with an indifferent stare.
Although he looked scrawny, as though a gust could blow him over, none of the Nascent Souls present inside and outside the pavilion dared to move!
There was no longer any meaning to the Vermilion Fruit fight with Xi Wuya’s appearance.
In everyone’s opinions, the lives of the paragons of the North Region were now decided by fate.
The astute and sharp cultivators who chose to leave and give up on the Vermilion Fruit fight would be considered logical.
If anyone wanted to challenge Xi Wuya because of the Vermilion Fruit, they would be committing suicide!
The Nascent Soul of Duanmu clan had a grim expression.
Duanmu Kang was the Golden Core with the greatest potential in the Duanmu clan in 500 years, overwhelming all over cultivators of the same realm!
To think that he would be killed by Xi Wuya.
Suddenly, the entire fight for the Vermilion Fruit seemed meaningless after knowing that Xi Wuya had arrived.
That was because everyone knew the outcome of the fight.
It was no wonder why the paragons of the North Region would suffer such an immense defeat.
It was no wonder why even paragons of the ten upper sects and four gentry clans fell one after another.
It was no wonder why the situation could not be contained even with the appearance of the successors of the two ancient aristocratic families...
Right now, everything was clear.
It was all because of Xi Wuya!
The many Nascent Souls remained silently, awaiting the final outcome.
All of a sudden!
The old man from Glass Palace who was initially standing with his hands behind his back frowned. Swiping his shriveled hand across his storage bag, he withdrew a Destiny Talisman and gazed at it.
The radiance on the Destiny Talisman shimmered, as though it had received an immense blow!
The old man from Glass Palace narrowed his gaze and a cold glint could be seen in his hazy eyes.
“The young master seems to have met with some trouble. Could there actually be a paragon in the North Region who could challenge the young master?”
The moment that thought crossed his mind, the Destiny Talisman in his hands flashed repeatedly.
After a momentary pause, the radiance on the Destiny Talisman dimmed gradually.
“Hmm?”
The old man from Glass Palace was stunned.
This was no longer any ordinary trouble.
It seemed like Xi Wuya was undergoing some unprecedented danger and could fall at any moment!
The abnormal reaction from the Destiny Talisman attracted the stares of other Nascent Souls as well.
Suddenly, a stir broke out from the crowd.
“What’s going on? That Destiny Talisman belongs to Xi Wuya?”
“It should be. The old man seems like he’s really concerned.”
“Who in the North Region could pose a threat to Xi Wuya?”
“I’m not sure.”
The old man from Glass Palace clutched the Destiny Talisman with an unpredictable expression.
After a moment of hesitation, his eyes flashed with conviction as he declared coldly, “A Nascent Soul must have infiltrated the Great Qian Ruins. Otherwise, given Wuya’s strength, even if all the paragons of the North Region joined forces, none of them would be a match for him!”
Indeed, that was possible from Xi Wuya.
However, it was not exactly possible for a Nascent Soul to infiltrate the Great Qian Ruins.
All of the Nascent Souls were gathered here and their spirit consciousnesses surveyed the surroundings – there was no way a Nascent Soul could have sneaked past them, avoiding detection.
It was obvious what the old man from Glass Palace meant by saying that.
“I’ve got to see who would dare interfere in the fight for the Vermilion Fruit!”
The old man from Great Qian Ruins soared into the air, turning into a streak of light that burst towards the Great Qian Ruins.
The other Nascent Souls were already impatient to begin with and wanted to check out what was going on in the Great Qian Ruins!
Countless Nascent Souls could vaguely sense that the situation was not as simple as they had imagined!
Countless figures soared into the air.
...
In the center of the ruins.
The fight between the two monster incarnates was still ongoing.
Xi Wuya was drenched in sweat and retreated continuously, panting in a wretched state.
Su Zimo was not in a great state either.
Many paragons could clearly sense that Su Zimo’s movement was getting more sluggish and his blood qi was drained.
From the initial height of a hundred feet tall, he was now only two meters tall – he was at the limits of his stamina!
Even so, he did not have any intention of stopping.
Su Zimo’s eyes shone viciously; even with his inadequate stamina, he was still suppressing Xi Wuya with his aura!
Every single punch landed with his full strength.
Xi Wuya had a menacing stare as he snarled, “Beast, can’t you tell that everyone is watching with coveting eyes, trying to reap the rewards from our fight? Even if you kill me, you’ll be killed mercilessly!”
“Heh!”
Su Zimo sneered, revealing a set of pearly whites as he replied coldly, “For calling me a beast, I’ll slaughter you first before thinking about anything else!”
“You’re a lunatic!”
Xi Wuya cursed. His hair was disheveled right now and he no longer carried the air as the number one Perfected Being of the North Region.
Snap!
Su Zimo threw yet another punch. Instinctively, Xi Wuya raised his arm to defend and the sound of a snapped bone could be heard.
Psst!
Xi Wuya gasped from the pain and his expression changed starkly.
He had cultivated the Glass Mental Sutra constantly and his body was not weaker than weapons a long time ago. He might not even be hurt if he was struck by a supreme-grade spirit weapon.
But now, his arm was broken by this monster incarnate of Divine Phoenix Island!
The snap of his arm shocked him greatly and he almost fainted from the pain. Naturally, his movements turned more sluggish as well.
Su Zimo’s eyes lit up.
There was no way he would give up on an opportunity as such!
Closing in domineeringly, he arrived before Xi Wuya in a flash.
“Ah!”
Xi Wuya howled and exerted the last of his strength, thrusting the only elbow that was left fiercely towards Su Zimo like a gigantic spear!
Xi Wuya could sense the aura of death.
This was his final gamble before his death!
Throughout history, there had been countless cultivators who gained the advantage the entire time only to be murdered in retaliation at a critical moment!
Even with his stamina exhausted, that single elbow thrust was definitely enough to create a gigantic hole in Su Zimo’s body!
At that time, both of them would stand an equal chance at victory.
Unfortunately, Su Zimo seemed to have predicted it.
The moment he arrived before Xi Wuya, with a distance of less than a feet, Su Zimo’s body suddenly turned flexible. Like an anaconda, he wrapped himself around Xi Wuya’s body!
That move was extremely unexpected.
Right from the beginning, Su Zimo’s attacks had always been tough and unyielding.
But now, with that sudden change, Xi Wuya’s final gamble missed.
At that moment, Su Zimo took a deep breath with his body wrapped around Xi Wuya.
To the many paragons, it seemed like there was truly an anaconda that was coiling itself around Xi Wuya’s body. It breathed in and its body expanded as it reared its head and hissed, as though it wanted to devour the sun and moon!
Anaconda Coil!
That was a killing move from the Mystic Classic of the Twelve Demon Kings of the Great Wilderness.
It was a move that exemplified the limits of the flexibility of one’s tendons.
Pang! Pang! Pang!
Su Zimo’s body sounded as though an ancient god of war was strumming a bow.
Unable to move at all, Xi Wuya opened his mouth and a weird ‘Ee, ee’ sound echoed from the depths of his throat, as though he was trying to breathe.
One of the reasons why Anaconda Coil was a killing move was because it could suffocate someone!
Xi Wuya’s eyeballs were bloodshot and bulged out as his face turned a frightening shade of purple due to the prolonged asphyxiation!
Crack! Crack! Crack!
The sound of bones cracking echoed!
Xi Wuya’s tendons and bones were snapped by Su Zimo’s Anaconda Coil!
That body which could be described as perfect was now contorted in an indescribable state, looking absolutely miserable with completely smashed tendons and bones without any trace of life.
Xi Wuya’s gaze dimmed and his head tilted to the side, dying on the spot!
Chapter 567: Dugu Jian
Su Zimo did not recognize the black-robed swordsman.
He could not understand why this person wanted to help him.
However, he once felt an extreme sense of danger stemming from the black-robed swordsman!
From that slash earlier on, his gut feeling was verified.
That slash happened way too quickly.
Heavenly Piercing Sword Sect’s paragon did not even get the chance to release his Golden Core phenomenon before dying on the spot!
“Where did this lunatic come from?!”
“Hmph! If he’s the helper of this beast from Divine Phoenix Island, he might be a beast as well! Everyone should target him!”
Some sharp cultivators who noticed that the black-robed swordsman did not have any identity badge on his waist assumed that he was an oblivious itinerant cultivator from out of nowhere and started ranting at him.
With Su Zimo facing imminent death, there might be many treasures up for grabs. Naturally, all the paragons were coveting that and none of them wanted to let up.
“Everyone, let’s attack together! It’s not as though this guy could cause a storm!”
A cultivator beckoned and attacked first.
With the first came the second.
More cultivators were standing out one after another.
Instantly, spirit energy surged and sword beams streaked through the void one after another in a bedazzling manner, shooting towards the black-robed swordsman on the black-robed swordsman like an arrow rain!
The black-robed swordsman’s right hand moved in a seemingly slow manner towards the pitch-black hilt of the sword on his left hand.
The moment his right hand made contact with the hilt, the black-robed swordsman’s aura changed all of a sudden!
His initially lost gaze suddenly gained focus, resembling two extremely sharp swords.
When the cultivators who attacked met with his eyes, they shuddered.
Some of them shrieked and closed their eyes hurriedly.
Unfortunately, it was too late.
Two streams of blood flowed down from their eyes in an extremely chilling manner!
A single look blinded those people!
“What powerful sight he possesses!”
Su Zimo’s heart skipped a beat.
After cultivating the Mystic Classic of the Twelve Demon Kings of the Great Wilderness, he had already unlocked his eye orifices and cultivated a pair of demonic eyes with extremely powerful sight.
Even the Enraged Diamond Gaze of the Buddhist Diamond Monastery and the Bewitching Eye of the fiend sects’ Pure Maiden Sect could not affect his mind.
However, Su Zimo’s demonic eyes had yet to reach the level of releasing such a terrifying killing power with just a single look.
He lamented internally, “I wonder how that person managed to cultivate such a frightening pair of sword eyes.”
The black-robed swordsman’s gaze had always been lost and unfocused, looking listless.
Yet, the moment he held his sword, nobody could ignore his killing intent and the edge in his gaze!
Buzz!
A buzz reverberated through the world.
The unparalleled sword beam from earlier on reappeared with a bedazzling radiance.
Cling! Clang!
A metallic sound could be heard.
The many flying swords darting over from midair were all shattered.
The sword beam flashed for a moment.
All the cultivators who attacked fell from midair in succession without a single survivor!
The moment they fell to the ground, they were already corpses!
Although they were prepared for it, not many paragons of the North Region present managed to see the black-robed swordsman attack.
By the time the paragons realized what happened, the sword had already returned to its sheath.
The black-robed swordsman’s right hand returned to his side, slumping naturally as though he had never attacked at all.
Right from the beginning, the black-robed swordsman had been expressionless.
It was as though the death of more than ten Golden Cores could not create any emotion in him, not even a single bit.
A deathly silence filled the air.
Nobody expected that after the appearance of the monster incarnate of Divine Phoenix Island and Xi Wuya in the paragon fight, there was still another cultivator that was this frightening that had not attacked the entire time!
Who could defend against such a terrifying existence?
“Dugu Jian, you’ve gone mad!”
Taba Feng glared with widened eyes and hollered.
Dugu Jian!
At the mention of that name, Su Zimo came to a realization.
There were truly not many cultivators with that surname in the North Region.
Among them, the most famous was the Dugu clan of the four gentry clans.
However, the cultivator named Dugu Jian before him was way too unlike Taba Feng and the others!
Notwithstanding the fact that he did not have an identity badge on his waist, he was not accompanied by a single clansman at all!
From Dugu Jian, Su Zimo sensed a sort of loneliness and desolation, a feeling that he could not fit in with this world at all.
It seemed as though Dugu Jian had nothing else in his world apart from that sword.
He required nothing but his sword!
That mental fortitude was the only thing capable of cultivating such a pair of sharp sword eyes and a sword technique that was this terrifying and lethal!
“Dugu Jian, that monster incarnate of Dugu Jian is a beast and isn’t human. Are you going to represent the Dugu clan and stand on his side?” Ouyang Xiayu of the ancient aristocratic family asked coldly.
“I am me. What does it have to do with the Dugu clan?”
Dugu Jian’s voice was calm as he turned around to look at Ouyang Xiayu.
He was still expressionless as ever. However, there seemed to be a hint of mockery in that hollow gaze of his.
He was mocking Ouyang Xiayu’s inability to understand such a simple concept.
‘I am me. What does it have to do with others?’
Instantly, Ouyang Xiayu was speechless.
Murong Wushuang frowned slightly. Looking at Dugu Jian not far away, she could not help but ask, “Why?”
“Just can’t stand it.”
Dugu Jian replied indifferently.
Most of the paragons of the North Region were confused.
What couldn’t he stand?
Who provoked him?
Murong Wushuang was the only one who sighed gently internally with a conflicted expression.
She knew the type of hardships Dugu Jian had experienced as well as the pride in this man’s heart.
Su Zimo’s current predicament must have struck a chord in that man’s heart.
He was once abandoned by this world as well.
Mocked by countless, attacked by countless, bullied by countless and scolded by countless!
At that time, nobody helped nor stood by him.
This man had reached where he was relying entirely on the sword in his hand, one step at a time!
The reason why he was reclusive was not because he hated the world.
It was because this world had once abandoned him.
The only thing that stayed by his side the entire time and had not abandoned him was that black sheathed sword in his hands!
That was the reason why he couldn’t stand it and attacked.
He would be equally fearless if he had to make enemies with the entire world, let alone the paragons of the North Region!
Su Zimo did not move a single inch.
This was an extremely rare opportunity. He had to seize the chance to recover his stamina so that he could escape from this place.
There was already nobody in the Great Qian Ruins who could threaten him with the death of Xi Wuya.
However, Su Zimo could still clearly sense that danger was approaching!
He did not have time to waste!
The masked man from Glass Palace seemed to have read Su Zimo’s intentions and strode slowly forward.
“Since when are those from the Dugu clan allowed to be this cocky?”
The masked man had a nasty hoarse voice, as though he had suffered immense impact that damaged his windpipe.
“Scram or die!”
The masked man glared coldly at Dugu Jian and spat venomously.
Dugu Jian was expressionless and silently, merely shifting his gaze slightly. His right hand moved slowly towards the hilt of the black sword on his left hand.
“Hmm?”
Narrowing his gaze, the masked man’s hairs stood on end instantly!
Buzz!
A sword beam flashed!
Dugu Jian did not say anything and merely replied with the sword in his hand!
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