334: Chapter 70 What in the World Kills the Most?
334: Chapter 70 What in the World Kills the Most?
Clad in a black robe that fluttered in the wind, the golden sword hung suspended in the air.
Sword Intent, containing the Tao Rules of Destruction, wrapped around Xie Xuanyi like thunder, crackling with a sound that promised imminent release, yet remained hidden.
Ao Ying stood petrified, rooted to the spot, her eyes wide in shock.
Everything Emperor Qi had just said…
she had heard it all, and she’d heard it very clearly!
The peak of Yin God Realm, inching close to the Yang God Realm?
What did that imply?
Just half a step away lay the threshold to the Yang God Realm!
In the great expanse of Demon Country, there were only a handful of such venerated figures, each one a colossal power capable of reaching the realm of Yang God.
Her expression complicated, she looked at the flying sword that emitted countless dazzling golden rays…
Chen Ke.
This youth was no mere disciple of Xie Xuanyi!
He was Xie Xuanyi himself!
And so, everything made sense.
Why she was no match for this “Xie Zhen” at Resentful Ghost Ridge, why so many Great Demons of Chi Ling City had fallen to his single sword strike, why he blatantly disregarded the laws of the Dachu Dynasty, signing a Divine Soul Contract with her amidst the Dragon Array…
Even from afar in the Demon Country, Ao Ying had heard of Xie Xuanyi’s “great exploits” of the past, a ruthless man who dared to kill even the Dachu Emperor.
What laws could possibly hold weight in his eyes?
For the Demon Race, it mattered.
The words “Reincarnated Xie Xuanyi” were far more terrifying than “Reincarnated True People.”
Even before Ao Ying’s own ascension, she had heard of the dreadful military achievements of this young Human Sword Immortal.
Venerables of the Demon Country, every one of them who encountered him…
Were beheaded.
Without exception.
Several Venerables firmly believed that should Xie Xuanyi ascend to the Yang God Realm, he would become the number one threat to the southward expansion of Demon Country in the future.
Just when the grand powers of Demon Country were steeling themselves, ready to pay a price to eradicate this “thorn in their side,”
Xie Xuanyi was hunted by the Imperial Family of Dachu.
He fled to the North Sea and took his own life.
He ended his life’s journey.
News of this spread across the four domains, reaching the Demon Country, where those Tongtian figures used their Divine Skills and Treasures to verify the truth of these reports.
After confirming Xie Xuanyi’s death, several Great Venerates each held a banquet and celebrated separately.
Xie Xuanyi’s downfall signified the decline of Da Sui Sword Palace, leaving Zhao Chunyang without a successor.
But now.
The “deceased” Xie Xuanyi, confirmed dead by various forces, was standing alive and well in front of Ao Ying.
The demoness’s face was the very picture of someone seeing a ghost at that moment.
Deep within her Heart Lake, the thought of turning around and fleeing had already arisen…
She wasn’t foolish; she clearly understood what it meant for Xie Xuanyi to reveal his identity to her.
If it were possible.
She would rather be standing on the opposite side of Corse Mountain.
Or, before Xie Xuanyi revealed his identity, she would prefer to close her eyes, cover her ears, and shut down her Divine Thought.
She wished she hadn’t seen anything, didn’t know anything.
“Are you afraid?”
Xie Xuanyi turned slightly and transmitted a wisp of Divine Thought.
He saw all the changes in Ao Ying’s expression.
“You are Xie Xuanyi, how could I not be afraid?”
Ao Ying responded openly.
She clenched her teeth and slowly said, “If I leave Great Yue Well, will you make a move against me?
Do you want to monopolize that Red Dragon Fortune?
I can give it to you!”
“…”
Xie Xuanyi remained silent for a moment before calmly stating, “If I wanted it, I wouldn’t need to resort to such crude methods.”
Ao Ying was taken aback.
What did that mean?
Could it be that this Mr.
Xie, after being reincarnated and starting over, had truly become a great benevolent person who neither intended to kill her nor desired the Red Dragon Fortune?
“You entered this Secret Realm, merely wishing to tame the ‘Feng Mou’.”
Xie Xuanyi continued to communicate telepathically: “Such a Demon Cultivation Secret Treasure requires Ancient Saint Essence Blood… Emperor Qi is an immediate choice available to you.”
“Speak frankly, Mr.
Xie,”
Ao Ying braced herself and said, “What do you want me to do?”
“That corpse atop the throne, I’m not certain it doesn’t have a final trick up its sleeve…”
Xie Xuanyi spoke expressionlessly: “I will hold Emperor Qi’s remnant thoughts in check.
You ascend to the great hall and use the ‘Feng Mou’ to drain his Essence Blood!”
Ao Ying laughed bitterly in exasperation.
Right, right, right…
As expected, Xie Xuanyi remained Xie Xuanyi even after reincarnation and re-cultivation; she knew well that no truly benevolent person would emerge out of the blue.
Emperor Qi, in his lifetime, was close to the level of True Immortal!
Even though he was nailed to the throne.
He was still not someone mere mortals could touch.
In the face of such a realm, the difference between Grotto Heaven and ants was nonexistent…
“Aren’t you curious why you saw nothing when you looked towards the Great Yue Well earlier?”
Xie Xuanyi spoke evenly.
Ao Ying’s brows furrowed slightly.
This truly was something she couldn’t figure out; she understood herself better than anyone else.
She was not devoid of desires and ambitions.
She yearned for power, to become stronger, to stand at the zenith of strength.
Driven by this intense desire, she made that extremely mad decision… to sneak into Chi Ling City and steal the most prized treasure of Prince Jiu, the ‘Feng Mou’!
With the ‘Feng Mou’.
She could truly ascend the pinnacle of the Demon Domain and stand shoulder to shoulder with those great Venerables of the Demon Country.
Wait a minute—
Ao Ying’s pupils constricted.
She suddenly realized what she had actually seen.
“What you saw was none other than ‘Great Yue Well’ itself.”
Xie Xuanyi conveyed calmly: “This Lifebound Cave Heaven is sealed by the Ruyi Dao Rules, and the corpse of Emperor Qi harbors the Ancient Saint Essence Blood which the ‘Feng Mou’ most craves.
Should you use the ‘Feng Mou’ to extract Emperor Qi’s blood, perhaps…
you could refine this Lifebound Cave Heaven along with it.”
“Take a gamble, or give up.”
Xie Xuanyi continued calmly, “It all rests upon a single thought of yours.”
“It seems I have no choice…”
Ao Ying chuckled softly and said, “What if I choose to refuse?”
“You may choose to refuse, and in that case, I will strike with my sword once the Divine Soul Contract is completed.”
“Of course, you can also flee right now, but I must warn you, behind you are Prince Jiu and the residual thoughts of Master Chong Kan.”
Xie Xuanyi said indifferently, “I can guarantee that their methods will only be crueller than mine.”
Just as Ao Ying had said.
She had no choice.
“I can take a gamble, but I’m not sure if ‘Feng Mou’ is qualified enough to absorb the essence blood of True Immortal level…”
Ao Ying took a deep breath and made her decision.
“This treasure isn’t bound to a master, is it?”
Xie Xuanyi said impassively, “Should an accident occur, you could simply discard ‘Feng Mou’ to protect yourself.”
“You…”
Ao Ying was at a loss for words.
Be it the Red Dragon Fortune or the Feng Mou.
She regarded these two twists of fate as more important than her own life.
But in Xie Xuanyi’s eyes.
These two great fortunes were merely “tools” that could be discarded at any time.
“I can only hold back Emperor Qi’s remnant thoughts for a moment!”
Xie Xuanyi issued his final command, “Don’t waste time, hurry up and ascend the hall!”
Their divine thought conversation, seemingly complex, was actually completed in a fleeting moment.
Ao Ying knew she had no other choice.
She took a deep breath and suddenly flashed towards the great hall above, dashing swiftly!
“Abomination!
How dare you!”
Emperor Qi’s remnant thought, whose chest had been pierced by sword qi, staggered back a few steps and steadied himself.
When he saw that streak of red attempting to ascend to the great hall, his face immediately twisted with rage.
This roar of anger was like thunder, and for a time, the entire imperial hall was illuminated!
The four massive silver statues, silent for so long, began to “slowly” come to life in this moment…
the four ancient generals started to move their feet, trying to block off the great hall, and even one of them stretched out its hand, seemingly to catch a fly, attempting to grasp Ao Ying in its palm!
Ao Ying’s body halted, that voice falling into her Heart Lake was like a giant hammer, immediately stirring up a thousand-foot-high wave.
Overwhelming spiritual pressure descended upon her divine soul!
The demoness’s face turned pale, her vision quickly darkening, and the gigantic palm stretched out by the ancient general covered her whole body!
The next moment.
“Sizzle!”
The sound of the Sword Sound rose again!
“Chen Ke,” carrying the Rule of Destruction, pierced directly through the palm of the ancient general, shattering it, and Xie Xuanyi, riding on the flying sword’s qi, descended in front of Ao Ying.
He lifted up the giant palm with one hand, exerted a slight force, and the Rule of Destruction spread out like ripples.
The entire palm of the silver giant, about to smash down, instantly burst with spider web-like cracks!
Darkness loomed, darkness shattered.
Ao Ying’s face was pale as she watched countless streaks of sword qi spread out overhead, shattering the general’s palm and causing its towering body to stagger backward.
In life.
They were Yang God Realm great cultivators!
In death.
They were nothing.
This whole imperial hall was currently under the control of Emperor Qi’s “remnant thoughts.”
If he had achieved True Immortality.
Xie Xuanyi’s flying sword would be as fragile as rice paper.
It was just a pity.
Emperor Qi failed to achieve enlightenment.
What in the world is most lethal?
Time.
Emperor Qi, who had not achieved True Immortality…
Despite being protected by Ruyi Dao, his power still declined bit by bit under the erosion of a thousand years.
However, there is one thing that does not erode with time.
The Divine Soul.
The Divine Soul is like wine, the longer it ferments, the richer it becomes.
After Xie Xuanyi reincarnated and cultivated anew, his Divine Soul Realm did not fall.
Most of Emperor Qi’s divine thoughts were sealed upon his throne, but even the small amount that overflowed was enough to control the entire imperial palace.
“Rumble!”
The Corpse Mountain, tall and overwhelming, began to collapse at this moment.
Broken corpses fell, treading on the sea of blood, rushing towards the resplendent great hall.
Emperor Qi’s remnant thought split into tens of thousands of strands and swept into the Corpse Mountain.
Xie Xuanyi slowly stood up, his sword qi propping up half of the sky.
The silver giant was pushed back several steps, stumbling and falling on the high steps of the great hall.
The remaining three generals slowly converged…
Corpse Mountain howled, the sea of blood rolled, the earth shook, and the sky tipped.
He glanced at Ao Ying.
The demoness trembled, her beautiful face pale as paper, her entire being wilted, and even her life force began to fade.
Emperor Qi’s remnant thought possessed an extremely formidable divine soul power.
Not everyone can withstand this pressure.
Xie Xuanyi’s Divine Soul was half a step into the Yang God Realm, so he could resist the remnant thought without falling short.
But Ao Ying’s Divine Soul was only at the level of Perfect Cave Heaven.
Emperor Qi’s remnant thought’s Divine Soul attack was too powerful for her.
One strike was enough to cost her half her life.
“Ao Ying, come back to your senses—”
Xie Xuanyi’s lips parted slightly, his divine thought contained the sound of thunder, entering the ocean of Ao Ying’s divinity.
It took a good while for Ao Ying to come back to her senses.
She let out a sound, vomiting a great mouthful of fresh blood, and only because of Xie Xuanyi’s support did she not fall to her knees.
Ao Ying felt like she was about to break apart.
Her head ached unbearably.
To ascend to the great hall.
Even taking one step seemed like wishful thinking!
“I…
can’t manage…
to ascend the steps,” she said.
Ao Ying looked at Emperor Qi’s lingering thought floating above the great hall, her eyes filled with despair.
This…is the existence close to True Immortality!
Even with just a tiny remnant of a thought, it can still directly kill someone in the Cave Heaven Realm through a shock of the Divine Thought.
Facing such a high-level enemy with the body of Cave Heaven.
Where was there any chance of victory?
Even now, standing beside her was the Reincarnated Sword Immortal, a prodigy arising once in a millennium for the human race.
But she saw not the slightest glimmer of hope.