First Immortal of the Sword

Chapter 1681 - Invincible

“Rise!” Li Xiao of the White Bone Demonist Sect raised his fingertip, and a bloody bronze lantern rose into the air. An illusory doorway floated up amidst the layers of light, and the illusory figure of a terrifying demonic god appeared, shaking heaven and earth.

“Descend!” Fu Yunzi of Liuding Immortal Mountain scattered a handful of glittering golden beans.

The beans instantly grew into golden-armored warriors. Their heads touched the heavens, while their feet were planted firmly on the ground, and when they got in formation, they emanated monstrous divine majesty.

Soldiers grown from scattered beans!

Huang Beiye of the Purple Qi Sword Court solemnly formed a hand seal. “Descend!”

Clang!

A streak of purple arced through the air, shattering the clouds. Upon closer inspection, it was an ancient sword with the words “Purple Reflection” carved on the hilt in characters the size of a fly’s head.

Sword qi filled the surrounding three thousand feet.

Meanwhile, Tao Rushuang of the True Martial Daoist Sect opened his mouth and exhaled.

Boom!

A fiery red Daoist seal soared into the air. The markings on its top surface read “Divine Decree,” and the bottom had a diagram of suns, moons, and stars.

When it took to the air, it expanded into a towering divine mountain and descended with a bang.

At the same time, Gu Dongliu of the Church of Divine Flame drew a dazzlingly bright golden short halberd and swung it through the air, filling the sky with blazing fire.

In the blink of an eye, six unrivaled Immortal Lords used their killer weapons, unleashing their strongest attacks without reservation!

This terrifying scene filled the onlookers with terror and despair. All of them watched with bated breath.

Tang Yuyan and her allies even felt chills in their hands and feet. Their hearts were on tenterhooks!

In Su Yi’s place, Tang Yuyan would have had to fight with everything she had, and even then, she could at most have fought off one of the unrivaled Immortal Lords.

Yet now, six unrivaled Immortal Lords were attacking together with the intent to kill. Their power was far too terrifying!

Many of the Immortal Lords simultaneously reached the same conclusion: Shen Mu is doomed! How could he possibly fight so many? Who could possibly contend with this?

But then, Su Yi chuckled dryly, stretched out his hand, and grabbed.

Boom!

Heaven and earth shook as three feet of sword qi condensed in Su Yi’s grip.

His aura abruptly transformed, becoming unbridled, unrestrained, and contemptuous, like a sword unrivaled in its sharpness soaring into the heavens to pierce the dome of heaven and shake the stars beyond!

“Break!” Su Yi shouted, twisting his sword as if to guide the river of stars into the world below.

Boom!!!

The sealed skies shattered with a bang.

As that tyrannical sword qi swept outward, Hua Mingwu’s killer weapon, the Five Elements Void-Suppressing Tower, wailed and flew backward.

Hua Mingwu coughed up blood. Tyrannical sword qi almost ripped him apart, leaving his flesh in tatters. He staggered on his feet.

At the same time, a terrifying illusory demonic god charged at Su Yi. A single sweep of its palm, and it obliterated the sky.

Meanwhile, nine golden-armored warriors charged over explosively from another direction, bursting with dazzling golden light that descended like the blade of heaven.

Su Yi neither dodged nor fled. His sleeves billowed around him, and saber qi shot from his tall, upright figure, like the ancient skies in motion.

It crushed that illusory demonic god!

And flattened the nine golden-armored warriors!

Meanwhile, Su Yi swung his sword qi twice more. One strike flew west, sending Li Xiao’s blood-red lantern flying.

The other flew north, cleaving Divine Decree, the mountain Tao Rushuang manifested of his Daoist seal. The peak split into pieces and collapsed.

Gu Dongliu seized the opportunity to attack, only for Su Yi to force him to retreat in a single slap.

In the blink of an eye, he broke through five unrivaled Immortal Lords’ killer moves in rapid succession!

But a weapon was hurtling for Su Yi’s head, right between his eyes.

The ancient sword Purple Reflection!

It was Huang Beiye of the Purple Qi Sword Court who’d unleashed it. Its edge was dazzlingly bright, and it moved like a beam of light or a bolt of electricity, leaving purple sword qi in its wake.

It would have been obvious to anyone that it was too late for Su Yi to dodge, but it was also too late to block.

Huang Beiye struck just as Su Yi attacked someone else. He’d seized the perfect opportunity to deal a lethal blow!

Su Yi didn’t dodge. The depths of his gaze lit up with cold light, and he suddenly exhaled.

Hah!

It was like a sudden gust of wind. Sword qi slammed into the tip of Purple Reflection, resulting in a heaven-shaking, explosive impact. The surrounding skies collapsed with a bang.

Su Yi exhaled, smoothly blocking Purple Reflection. The sword could only buzz in midair. Su Yi seized the opportunity to seize the sword and suppress it, severing its connection to Huang Beiye.

Splurt!

Huang Beiye coughed up blood. His expression filled with astonishment and disbelief.

That strike was his killer attack, the one he took the most pride in. It was called "Purple Qi From the East," and even his sect’s Immortal Kings sang its praises.

Who could have imagined that Su Yi would block it in a single breath?

And who could have imagined that Su Yi could casually grab Purple Reflection and sever its connection with its master?

It wasn’t just Huang Beiye. Li Xiao, Hua Mingwu, and the other unrivaled Immortal Lords couldn’t help but feel a chill course through their hearts. How could this guy possibly be so terrifying?

They’d already used their killer weapons, but they still couldn’t take Su Yi down. On the contrary, he’d completely crushed their attacks!

“This sword is actually quite something. I’ll just use it to send you on your way, then.” Su Yi drew his finger across the flat of Purple Reflection’s blade.

Clang!

The sword’s hums swept forth like the tide, resounding throughout the nine heavens as Su Yi launched an utterly domineering counterattack. He had no intention of holding back.

He disappeared from view, only to appear in front of the enemy closest to him, Hua Mingwu, a moment later.

“Die!” Hua Mingwu bellowed and activated the Five Elements Void-Suppressing Tower, which he slammed into Purple Reflection.

Su Yi raised the sword’s tip. Sword intent burst forth, slamming into the seal. Before it could attack again, the sword descended.

He was like a god cleaving open heaven’s gates. One slash, and Hua Mingwu’s soul practically left his body. He wanted to run, but it was too late. He could only clash with Su Yi head-on.

Bang!!!

Hua Mingwu’s defenses broke, their scattered power falling like rain as he was sent flying back!

He was still mid-air when a startling gash appeared on his body; he’d almost been sliced in half!

At this critical juncture, the unrivaled Immortal Lord crushed his life-saving talisman with a bitter roar. A moment later, spatial power carried him away.

One slash, and Su Yi defeated the unrivaled Immortal Lord Hua Mingwu!

This tyrannical scene astonished everyone present once more. Without exception, the distant onlookers were horrified. They gazed upon Su Yi as if he were a god!

Meanwhile, Su Yi disappeared into thin air and charged at his next target.

This is bad! Li Xiao’s expression shifted, and he turned to flee.

Six unrivaled Immortal Lords had joined forces against Su Yi, but all of their attacks had broken. Li Xiao knew this didn’t bode well.

Furthermore, Hua Mingwu’s grievous state filled Li Xiao with terror. He no longer dared clash with Su Yi.

He tried to flee, but he was one step too late.

The humming of a sword resounded through the air, like the sonorous cry of a phoenix. A dense rain of sword qi descended, plotting out the entire stretch of sky.

The pelting “rain” quickly enveloped Li Xiao completely.

“No——!” Li Xiao cried out in shock and fury, his face ashen as he frantically tried to defend himself.

But in the blink of an eye, his body was left riddled with holes and bloody gashes. It was as if he were undergoing death by a thousand cuts.

A moment later, he no longer hesitated. He had no choice but to crush his life-saving talisman.

Bang!

Li Xiao disappeared without a trace. Just like that, he’d been eliminated.

Meanwhile, Su Yi appeared out of nowhere before Gu Dongliu of the Church of Divine Flame and swung his sword.

Bang!

Gu Dongliu plummeted down to earth like a shooting star, slamming into the dirt. The tyrannical power of that blow tore open his flesh, snapping too many bones to count. In the end, all he could do was cry out in grief and fury as he shattered his life-saving talisman.

“Run!”

“Hurry up and retreat!”

...Fu Yunzi, Huang Beiye, Tao Rushuang, and the others’ hair stood on end as all of them activated their evasive techniques and fled with all their might.

Su Yi raised his ancient sword and struck the air.

Boom!

The Laws of Restricting the Profound spread outward. A strange stillness instantly descended upon the entire area. Everything had been completely sealed off.

“This is bad!” Fu Yunzi visibly lost his composure. He felt like he’d sunk into the mud, but just as he was about to struggle...

...sword qi descended from the heavens.

“I would never have thought I’d be forced out of the competition before I’d even crossed the Divine Abomination Grounds. I can’t accept this!” Fu Yunzi sighed deeply.

Before his voice had even finished echoing through the air, he crushed his life-saving talisman and disappeared into thin air.

Against Su Yi’s expectations, Huang Beiye and Tao Rushuang’s evasive arts were extraordinary. They effortlessly rippled through the power of the Laws of Restricting the Profound and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

By now, four of the six unrivaled Immortal Lords had been forced to disqualify themselves, and two had fled in panic!

Tang Yuyan stood there in a daze, rooted to the spot. Her heart had been on tenterhooks, but now, it silently relaxed, only for a wave of astonishment to course through it. Her beautiful face shifted erratically.

Now, she finally understood that she’d severely underestimated this Universe Realm Immortal. It was fair to say she hadn’t understood anything about him at all!

This was a Universe Realm Immortal capable of crushing six unrivaled Immortal Lords by himself. If word got out, who in the Immortal Realm would dare to believe it?

Tang Hanfeng and the others stood there like clay statues. All they could think was, Is Shen Mu going to get even with us?

By now, only around twenty Immortal Lords remained on the battlefield, like flies caught in a spider’s web. No matter how they struggled, it was to no avail.

All of them hailed from different camps, and they’d worked with their respective unrivaled Immortal Lords to surround Su Yi.

Unfortunately for them, they’d reacted just slowly enough for Su Yi to trap them with the Laws of Restricting the Profound. It was too late for them to run.

When Su Yi looked over, the Immortal Lords’ scalps went numb with fright, and their courage failed them. They hurriedly crushed their life-saving talismans and disappeared from the mountains.

They were quite quick and direct too. They didn’t even hesitate.

Su Yi couldn’t help but find this surprising, but he quickly understood. The Immortal Lords preferred to wash out over admitting defeat.

This wasn’t just pride; if they admitted defeat, they’d most likely have to give up some of their treasures. Who’d be willing to do that?

Besides, their pillars of support had already been disqualified. With their strength alone, they had no hope of surviving the perilous Divine Abomination Grounds.

At the end of the day, this is the Divine Hunt, not a true life-or-death battleground. Everyone can leave as they please, so I had little hope of killing them to begin with, thought Su Yi. He found this a bit of a pity. He’d hoped to gather some trophies, but now, he could only let that idea go.

Clang!

Su Yi put away Purple Reflection, brushed off his clothes, and walked back over to Tang Yuyan and her allies.

When she saw him approach, Tang Yuyan jolted to her senses, and a complicated, inscrutable look appeared on her beautiful face.

She opened her red lips to speak, then closed them again. She didn’t know what to say.

Tang Hanfeng and the others were nervous and ill at ease. All of them hung their heads in shame, not daring to meet Su Yi’s gaze for fear that he’d settle the score.

Before Su Yi could even say anything, Tang Hanfeng quivered and lowered his head with terror and shame. “Shen Mu, earlier, I was blind and foolish to have offended you. I humbly request your magnanimity. I... truly had no idea you were so incredible!”