Chapter 272: Chapter 257 Law Prophet
At this moment, Wang Xu was at the peak of his power, and the Divine Artifact was right beside him, within his reach.
But Wang Xu did not take action.
Because all the cultivators and great demons present believed that obtaining the Divine Artifact would lead to Ascension to Immortality. If Wang Xu held the Divine Artifact but failed to ascend, who would heed his threats?
Commanding others with the Divine Artifact, this was the idea Wang Xu had come up with in a flash of inspiration when he first saw the artifact.
To avoid personally committing acts of slaughter and provoking the Laws of the Mortal Realm, Wang Xu simply let the great cultivators and demons of the Mortal Realm attack each other, thus benefiting as an onlooker.
The battle broke out once more, more intense than any of the previous encounters.
If a certain restraint had been held in prior fights, now people attacked the great demons with unrestrained madness.
To these great cultivators, the great demons were no longer powerful living beasts but moving treasure troves. As long as they acquired them, they could trade them for the Divine Artifact to attain the true Immortal Position.
Of course, some were skeptical of Wang Xu’s proposal, especially since he had not sworn any Law Oath, rendering his words ineffective. Even with a demon’s corpse in hand, he might still reneg on his word.
"Sect Leader! What if he’s not truthful, and even if he gets the demon corpses, he’s not satisfied and takes away the Divine Artifact, would our efforts not be in vain?" a great cultivator spoke up.
The Sect Leader glanced at him and said in a deep voice, "It’s a risk, but now the Divine Artifact is in his possession, what can we do? His strength is evident; seizing by force is impossible. We’ll have to try this single chance."
In the end, it comes down to one word: gamble.
Gamble that Wang Xu will keep his word, gamble that he won’t flee with the Divine Artifact.
Once everyone understood this, they gradually let go of any reservations, launching massive attacks, knowing that since this was a gamble, they had to go all out, and couldn’t afford to lose to others.
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Undoubtedly, the lure of Ascension to Immortality and immortality was enough to drive people mad. Under the unified attack of the great cultivators, even the great demons with their formidable physical forms could not withstand and fell with unwillingness.
The great demons were far fewer in number compared to the great cultivators. If it weren’t for the mutual distrust, suspicion, and even conflict among the great cultivators, how would the great demons have any chance to fight for the Divine Artifact?
Among the human great cultivators, there were five who had reached Perfection in Divinity Transformation. As soon as these five perfection cultivators took action, no great demon could stand up against them, all being heavily wounded and turning to flee.
The physical form of a demon beast is innate, especially the flying great demons. If they choose to escape, even a perfection cultivator would be powerless.
Yet before the flying great demon could escape far, a black-robed figure suddenly appeared before it, capturing it effortlessly in his hand like a small bird, without any resistance, and threw it back into the battlefield.
Once this flying great demon was thrown into the crowd of great cultivators, its outcome was predictable.
From then on, the great cultivators’ respect and fear for Wang Xu rose further. His unpredictable body technique and terrifyingly powerful strength left the middle-stage flying great demon without a single chance to resist.
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The great demons wished to leave but couldn’t, wanted to kill but couldn’t match the great cultivators, and couldn’t even self-destruct. In the end, one by one, they died unwillingly, or threw themselves at Wang Xu with all their might...
In an instant, there were no more great demons in the Wind Snow Mountain Range, only a retreating tidal wave of demon beasts.
Terrible, too terrible.
The great demons were all without exception annihilated, even the mighty Albino Mystic Bear was helplessly besieged and killed, its corpse fought over by the crowd.
Was this a war over the Divine Artifact? It was simply a grand hunt for the great demons!
"Enough." Wang Xu spoke, his voice spreading out, instantly making all the great cultivators tremble and hurriedly stop their plundering aggression.
"You, come here." Wang Xu pointed to one of the Sword Immortals, who flew over at once, bowing respectfully, "Take out your great demon’s body."
The Sword Immortal dared not show the slightest negligence and immediately shook his Qiankun Bag, revealing twenty-three great demon corpses stacked into a small hill before everyone.
"You’ve obtained the most great demon bodies; this Divine Artifact is yours."
Wang Xu’s words were like divine music, overwhelming the Sword Immortal with joy. He bowed repeatedly, and his sect companions laughed heartily. If the sect could produce someone who ascends to immortality, the sect’s status would be greatly elevated, and future achievements even higher.
"Thank you, exalted immortal, thank you for the bestowment!" The Sword Immortal was ecstatic, watching the Divine Artifact float toward him, overwhelmed with emotion, already envisioning the scene of ascension to immortality, envied by all.
The others eyed him hotly, but realizing they wouldn’t be the ones to ascend, their expressions dimmed. Some gritted their teeth but eventually gave up the idea of seizing the Divine Artifact.
The black-robed man’s strength was too formidable, beyond their imagination. Even if they all combined their forces, they likely wouldn’t be his match if it came to a fight.
"You need not be disheartened; if you hand over your Great Demon corpses to me, I can exchange equivalent magical treasures for you," Wang Xu continued.
The Great Cultivators hesitated. The corpses of the Great Demons were indeed extremely valuable. Although they couldn’t obtain a Divine Artifact, getting their hands on the corpses of the Great Demons was still a consolation. If the black-robed man took away the Great Demon corpses, wouldn’t they have come for nothing?
"I am willing to hand them over," said one member from a large Sect, stepping forward in front of Wang Xu, and from the Qiankun Bag, two corpses of Great Demons tumbled out.
"Good, here is your magical treasure," Wang Xu nodded, waving his hand to collect the two Great Demon corpses, and at the same time handing over a Black-Sealed Immortal Divine Soldier to the person.
Upon a gentle inspection, the person gasped, his face bursting with ecstatic joy.
"Thank you, Immortal, thank you, Immortal!" He held the black seal tightly in his hands, feeling the powerful aura it exuded, unable to contain his delight.
"My heavens, it’s actually a Celestial Tier magical treasure!"
"Two Great Demon corpses can be exchanged for a Celestial Tier magical treasure?"
"Senior, we are willing to hand over the Great Demon corpses!"
The lure of profit made them envious. Wang Xu casually took out an Extreme Immortal Divine Soldier, immediately causing a stir among everyone.
Although the Great Demon corpses were rare and extremely valuable, they were far less precious than a Celestial Tier magical treasure. A single Celestial Tier magical treasure was enough to be invincible among its peers, a Great Killing Weapon! Moreover, if two Great Demon corpses could be exchanged for a Celestial Tier magical treasure, what about three, four?
Immediately, everyone stopped any hesitation, racing to take out their Great Demon corpses to exchange with Wang Xu.
Wang Xu revealed a satisfied smile. Immortal Divine Soldiers were long valueless to him. During the qualification battles, Wang Xu had no idea how many Immortal Divine Soldiers he had collected—his storage was unimaginably vast.
Watching the Great Demon corpses being stored into his Space Ring, Wang Xu, naturally generous, took out Immortal Divine Soldiers to exchange with them.
After a round of trading, everyone was satisfied. Although they didn’t obtain a Divine Artifact, getting a Celestial Tier magical treasure or even an Immortal Tier magical treasure was a fantastic harvest. Some were regretful, turning green, wishing they hadn’t hesitated earlier, ending up with only Celestial Tier magical treasures as others took away the Great Demon corpses.
"Everyone, you are welcome anytime in the future..." Having gained much, Wang Xu wanted to continue this trading business. Though there were plenty of demon beast corpses, he naturally desired more as he advanced in the Laws and would refuse no one. He wanted to keep this business going but was suddenly at a loss for words!
What’s going on? Why have I suddenly become mute? Wang Xu was startled inside.
"Damn, it’s the Law!"
Wang Xu suddenly recalled that the Laws were always keeping watch over him. This trade was clearly inciting the human cultivators to annihilate the Great Demons entirely, an act disrupting the balance of heaven and earth, bound to catch the Law’s attention. As expected, his voice had now been stripped away by the Law.
Cold sweat broke out, and everyone stared at Wang Xu, puzzled why he stopped speaking halfway.
Wang Xu dared not linger; he immediately turned around and walked away, his figure abruptly vanishing in front of everyone.
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"The Laws of the Mortal Realm have indeed been watching over this outsider like me at all times." Wang Xu continued his journey, finally sighing in relief after leaving a billion miles away, "Luckily, before the trade, I erased all information pertaining to the outside world from those Immortal Divine Soldiers."
If the treasures from the outside world incited suspicion in the Mortal Realm, the Law would also blame Wang Xu. Therefore, Wang Xu, cautious, erased everything from the Immortal Divine Soldiers.
"Good, with so many Great Demon corpses collected, let the refining begin!" The haul was ample this time; in total, eighty-three Great Demon corpses fell into his hands, a quantity that would take Wang Xu ten years across countless continents to gather.
Settling in a secluded place, a Mysterious Flame leapt out, landing directly on the Great Demon corpses.
The flames rose, illuminating the entire sky. Although the eighty-three Great Demon corpses were numerous and of large size, under the formidable devouring capability of the Mysterious Flame, they were thoroughly refined to nothing in moments.
Clatter~
Tremendous Cosmic Energy suddenly surged within Wang Xu’s body, and a vast amount of Law Insights abruptly popped into his mind.
"It’s here!" These Law Insights seemed as if Wang Xu had already comprehended them thoroughly, naturally integrating into his Law of Light, constantly enhancing the Law. In an instant, it almost reached the Half-Knowledge Perfection stage.
If Lu Chen were here, he would probably be too shocked to speak.
He spent more than a million years just to barely grasp the Law to Half-Knowledge—a painstaking process over two million years to attest to Half-Knowledge Perfection... whereas Wang Xu, relying on the Mysterious Flame, skipped three million years of arduous cultivation, elevating the Law Insights to the Half-Knowledge Perfection stage!
An extreme anomaly!
Wang Xu was so excited he trembled; the Law Insights had reached Half-Knowledge Perfection. Just one more step, and he would reach the stage of a Law Prophet, at which point he would have great confidence in successfully gathering a Holy Image!
"Boom!"
A flood of Law Insights, like countless streams, converged through Wang Xu, all entering the ocean of Laws. Suddenly, the Law skyrocketed, directly reaching Prophet! (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, you are welcome to vote for it on . Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read on .)