First Immortal of the Sword

Chapter 1302 - Soul Displacement and Possession

Su Yi disregarded their surprise.

He just raised his hand and beckoned to the distant Ship of Ten Thousand Stars.

Weng!

The sword embedded in the ship shook violently but didn’t return.

Streaks of power condensed out of the Laws shot forth, binding the Sword of the Human Realm firmly in place.

Hm? Su Yi’s brow furrowed.

It was then that the Fisherman attacked without hesitation.

Boom!

Heaven and earth were stifled, and the skies trembled violently.

The Fisherman stepped into the air, his undyed robes fluttering around him. He raised his hand high, then slashed as if it were a heaven-severing saber.

It was simple and direct, yet tyrannical beyond measure.

Su Yi snorted coldly, opened his hand, and drew it through the air. Dazzling Dao Light exploded into being and swept forth like the blue curtain of the sky.

A muffled impact followed, and the Fisherman’s saber slash scattered into a rain of light, forcing him several steps back.

“Take this!” Hua Jing drew the spear strapped across his back and thrust, forceful as lightning. The short spear suppressed the skies, bringing with it a rain of radiant immortal light.

He was tall and stalwart, with a long, pointed mustache. When he attacked, terrifying pressure bore down on the entire stretch of heaven and earth. It was just one strike, but it could have slain even the Cosmic Enlightenment World Kings of the present day.

At the same time, Liu Ying drew the fiery red whip wrapped around her waist and attacked.

Crack!

The skies split like the surface of the water, forming countless ripple-like cracks.

That fiery whip seemed as tyrannical as the chains of heaven’s will. Even one attack seemed capable of shattering the entire landscape.

The Dark and Gold Fortune Vine appeared in Su Yi’s palm. The illusory Six Paths of Reincarnation appeared along its edge as he swept it through the air.

Heaven and earth were overcast, and the Six Paths rose and fell.

As the edge of his sword swept past...

Clang!

A massive impact rang out, and Hua Jing’s spear broke.

The illusory Six Paths blocked that fiery red whip, frittering its power away completely.

Boom!

Amidst that heaven-shaking impact, both Hua Jing and Liu Ying were forced back.

Practically simultaneously, an unearthly, blood-red lotus fell from the sky, enveloping Su Yi.

It was fully one hundred feet across, with eighteen petals. Each petal protected a blood-soaked illusory Buddha. Sanskrit chanting emanated from within the flower, yet it had a strange, inhuman quality.

Boom!

The blood-red lotus fell, like the descent of a world of crimson. Terrifying suppressive power burst forth, slowing Su Yi’s movements.

Off in the distance, the beautifully handsome, unearthly Lin He laughed.

But a moment later, his smile froze in place.

Su Yi raised the edge of his sword, and the massive lotus split with a bang, transforming into a blood-red rain of light and drifting down to earth.

The entire series of movements happened in a flash.

With a single gesture, Su Yi shattered the joint attack of three powerful revenants!

This terrifying combat prowess astonished everyone present.

“The power of reincarnation really is terrifying!” exclaimed the hibiscus-crowned Li Beishan.

At first, Su Yi’s prideful, flippant attitude irritated him, but any feelings of vexation had already grown wings and flown away.

Wei Shan, Zhuang Bifan, and the others inwardly sighed in relief. Earlier, they’d been overcome with nervousness. After all, in life, these revenants were all terrifying experts of the Path of Transcendence.

Their imposing auras alone felt like blades pricking at their backs, making their hair stand on end.

But now, it seemed obvious that Su Yi could fight back!

Su Yi continued toward the Ship of Ten Thousand Stars, intent on retrieving the Sword of the Human Realm.

Boom!

The Fisherman attacked once more, and it was obvious that he was using his full strength. His imposing aura was terrifying; he was no weaker than Yan Daolin’s half-step Transcendent clone.

There was no doubt about it; although the Fisherman had been trapped here all this time, he really had profited from his misfortune. Even his cultivation base had advanced!

Alas, although he didn’t know it, Su Yi was already stronger than the half-step Transcendent Temple Master had been!

As powerful as this attack was, Su Yi didn’t even glance at it. He just swept his sword through the air.

Bang!!!

The Fisherman flew back like an arrow loosed from a bow, slamming into the mountainside. Blood flowed from the corners of his lips.

His expression darkened, and his gaze was solemn. Why is the Temple Master’s reincarnation this strong!?

Lin He, Hua Jing, and Liu Ying attacked too, but without exception, Su Yi forced them back.

It wasn’t that they weren’t strong enough to fight him, but that Su Yi was using the Laws of Reincarnation, a perfect counter to revenants. They might have been strong enough to suppress any other World King of the modern era, but the power of reincarnation suppressed them at every turn.

In the blink of an eye.

Su Yi arrived at the Ship of Ten Thousand Stars, grabbed the Sword of the Human Realm’s hilt, and drew it.

Boom!

The Laws fettering it like chains shattered.

A long, long time had passed, but the Sword of the Human Realm had finally returned to its rightful owner!

But against Su Yi’s expectations, it only trembled all the harder, struggling to escape his grip.

It was still warning him! And it was unwilling to let Su Yi control it.

This unexpected development instantly told Su Yi that something was amiss.

Practically simultaneously, he felt a piercing pain in the hand gripping the hilt. A blood-red shadow shot from the hilt and into Su Yi’s body, quick as lightning.

Too fast!

There was no way to react in time.

Boom!

The Sword of the Human Realm let out a mournful wail as blood-colored flames burst from Su Yi’s body. His aura instantly started churning tumultuously.

This is bad!

Zhuang Bifan, Wei Shan, and the others looked stricken.

“He really fell for it!” Off in the distance, Lin He laughed.

“All we have to do now is watch over this place and make sure nothing disturbs His Excellency Blood Lantern’s possession,” Hua Jing said leisurely.

“You were right on the mark earlier. The little fellow you call the Temple Master really was prideful and domineering to the extreme. Fortunately, you warned us, and we succeeded in having him throw himself into our net.” Liu Ying glanced admiringly at the Fisherman.

The Fisherman wiped the blood from his lips and smiled. “You exaggerate, Senior. I’m ashamed to accept such praise.”

Although he said this, unconcealable smug pride appeared on his face.

As one of the Temple Master’s longtime foes, he knew the Temple Master well. He’d long since been certain that there was no way the Temple Master would submit.

And the Sword of the Human Realm was necessary to catch the Temple Master off guard!

Just as they’d expected, he’d taken the bait!

Zhuang Bifan and the others’ hearts sank. How could they fail to understand that this had been a trap all along?

“Soul displacement and possession. So, Buddhist Master Blood Lantern has been planning to take over another’s body to break his curse all this time!” Li Beishan’s expression filled with uncertainty.

Only now did he realize that Buddhist Master Blood Lantern had been plotting this far longer than he had. He’d long since made preparations to trick the young man in possession of the secrets of reincarnation into falling into his trap.

“You’re despicable!” Wei Shan suddenly stepped forth, his eyes bloodshot and his aura terrifying.

He shot toward Su Yi in an attempt to rescue him.

“Despicable? No, the winner is a king, and the loser is a bandit!” The Fisherman snorted coldly, then slapped the air.

Boom!

A palm imprint obscured the skies, and Dao Light rumbled and boomed.

If the palm imprint descended, even a mid-stage Cosmic Enlightenment World King like Wei Shan would die instantly.

“Allow me.”

A figure appeared out of nowhere and thrust his hand into the air. The Fisherman’s massive, heaven-obscuring palm imprint split with a bang.

A rain of light scattered, and the hibiscus-crowned Li Beishan appeared before Wei Shan.

The crowd was stunned.

“Li Beishan, what’s the meaning of this?” Lin He furrowed his brow, his expression decidedly unfriendly.

Liu Ying and Hua Jing glared icily as well. Neither had anticipated that Li Beishan would be so foolhardy as to step forth at a time like this.

“What do I mean by this?” Li Beishan laughed, his eyes shining with madness. “Maybe I just don’t like the look of you!”

Boom!

He shifted, and a bronze fragment rose into the air and charged ahead.

“You’re courting death!” Liu Ying snorted coldly and swung her fiery whip.

Just like that, a grand battle broke out.

Both Li Beishan and Liu Ying displayed strength far beyond the World King level. It was as if two deities were waging war with incomparable ferocity.

But before long, Liu Ying started falling behind. Li Beishan was suppressing her to the point that she wouldn’t be able to fight back much longer.

“Li Beishan, Buddhist Master Blood Lantern has long since set his sights on this good fortune. Never mind you; even if Daoist Master Red Cloud were here herself, she could forget about seizing this opportunity from him!”

Hua Jing attacked, swinging his bronze short spear at Li Beishan, preventing him from intervening.

Lin He’s icy gaze swept across Zhuang Bifan and the others. “Any funny business, and I’ll be the first to kill you!”

Meng Changyun was furious, but just as he was about to say something, Zhuang Bifan hurriedly transmitted, “Don’t panic! For now, just watch the battle. Do you really think your master’s met with disaster?”

Meng Changyun froze, stunned, then looked over.

Su Yi was still next to the Ship of Ten Thousand Stars, completely unmoving. Waves of blood-colored light billowed around him.

Although this looked precarious, he showed no signs of breaking.

Zhuang Bifan’s expression didn’t so much as waver as he continued, “Right now, all we have to do is stay calm and protect our own lives. Even if we went all out and risked it all, we’d be no match for those terrifying revenants anyway.”

Meng Changyun’s expression filled with uncertainty, but he noticed that Wei Shan had returned too. Zhuang Bifan had obviously warned him too, and he’d chosen to watch and wait for now.

Meanwhile——

A blood-red shadow was scampering about Su Yi’s sea of consciousness.

Upon closer inspection, the “shadow” was an elderly monk. His eyebrows and beard were as white as snow, and his eyes were a strange shade of gold.

However, he seemed panicked, even terrified as he repeatedly attempted to flee Su Yi’s sea of consciousness.

This old monk was a body formed from a portion of Buddhist Master Blood Lantern’s soul!

After charging into Su Yi’s body, he immediately rushed into Su Yi’s soul and tried to possess him.

Who’d have thought that after making it inside, formless sword force would surge forth? Although it never targeted him directly, its power had almost shattered his soul body!

Buddhist Master Blood Lantern immediately realized the danger and tried to escape, but he was one step too late.

When Su Yi circulated his cultivation base, his massive sea of consciousness rumbled with the sound of the Dao. Terrifying waves of soul power arose, sealing the monk’s escape routes off completely.

Furthermore, as that soul power spread, Buddhist Master Blood Lantern felt like he was clinging to a raft in turbulent waters; he might capsize and die at any moment!

“A Oneness World King, that’s all. Even if he controls the secrets of reincarnation, how can his soul possibly be this heaven-defying?”

Buddhist Master Blood Lantern was furious, and he found this difficult to believe.

Whap!

Someone slapped him across his smooth, bald head, sending him staggering back. He fell directly to the ground.

Then, a foot pressed down on him, rendering him unable to move.

Buddhist Master Blood Lantern looked up and saw an avatar of Su Yi’s will smiling down at him.

His gaze was full of contempt.