First Immortal of the Sword

Chapter 1750 - A Supremely Powerful Strike

Su Yi understood the Spherical Heavens Immortal Sovereign’s disposition. He was crafty, capricious, and suspicious of everything.

Never mind retreating, Su Yi knew that if he showed the slightest indication of making concessions, the Spherical Heavens Immortal Sovereign would immediately suspect something.

Thus, Su Yi was forceful and domineering right from the start.

This wasn’t just empty boasting. He just had no intention of getting tangled up with his opponent or letting him draw things out!

Boom!

A slash swept through the sky. Heaven and earth seemed to collapse.

The Sword of the Human Realm was swathed in the inscrutable, mysterious power of the Sword of the Nine Hells. Su Yi was pouring everything he had into this attack.

That terrifying, unparalleled, calamitous sword force was so intense that the Spherical Heavens Immortal Sovereign visibly lost his composure.

How could he possibly be in the early-stage Saint Realm!? He must have deceived me!

Even as his thoughts raced, the Spherical Heavens Immortal Sovereign reacted with the utmost speed. His fingers formed a seal, and his voice boomed like spring thunder.

“Go!”

A perfectly square diagram forged out of blood-red flames rose into the air, bursting with endless blood-red divine radiance. Terrifying Great Laws interwove within it, and the entire stretch of heaven and earth was dyed a striking shade of red.

Everything shook on all sides.

The power of a Great Realm secret treasure was far too terrifying. It seemed intent on destroying heaven and earth and refining all of creation.

The Divine Fortune Teller and Zhuyou Great Peng looked stricken. Both of them immediately fled further away.

Kaboom!

Su Yi slashed through the sky, cleaving through the endless blood-colored radiance. His attack collided with the Blood Fire Refines the Firmament Diagram, and the entire stretch of sky collapsed and burst on impact. Everything was thrown into disarray and devastation.

Bang!

Su Yi staggered on his feet as he was forced back. The Sword of the Human Realm quivered in his grip, and his blood and qi churned.

The Blood Fire Refines the Firmament Diagram shook violently and swayed in midair. The Spherical Heavens Immortal Sovereign’s face visibly paled.

Nonetheless, he threw back his head and laughed, his eyes flashing with divine radiance as he roared, “Wang Ye! So, this is all your reincarnation amounts to!”

Su Yi’s gaze was playful. “You’re in the third stage of the Great Realm, the Great Profound, yet you’re currently at best comparable to a Great Martial expert. Seems that divine misfortune really has taken an enormous toll on your cultivation base.”

The Spherical Heavens Immortal Sovereign’s smile froze in place. “I’m still more than strong enough to deal with a mere reincarnation!”

“Oh?” said Su Yi. Even as his voice rang out, he swung his sword once more.

The humming of the Sword of the Human Realm swept out like the tide. The mysterious, inscrutable aura of the Sword of the Nine Hells emanated from the sword’s edge. As Su Yi leaped through the air and attacked, terrifying sword force burst forth, enveloping the dome of heaven.

Suddenly, heaven and earth split like canvas and collapsed into countless fragments. The destruction swept out like a windstorm. Everything contorted and fell apart.

The Divine Fortune Teller couldn’t help but tremble. He could tell at a glance that the power Su Yi had called into play was full of unparalleled, taboo, and mysterious might.

There was no doubt about it. This was Su Yi’s trump card!

“Suppress!” the Spherical Heavens Immortal Sovereign bellowed, activated the Blood Fire Refines the Firmament Diagram, and fought back with all his might.

Boom!

The sky was thrown into chaos. It was as if two gods were locked in fierce combat beneath the dome of heaven. Their strikes tore open the firmament, crushing everything on all sides. Destructive power swept through the barren landscape like a hurricane.

A few blinks of an eye later...

Bang!!!

Su Yi was sent flying back. Blood gushed from the corners of his lips. He fell several tens of thousands of feet before finally managing to stabilize himself, and his blood and qi were still in disarray.

But at the same time, the Blood Fire Refines the Firmament Diagram buzzed and shook, and the Spherical Heavens Immortal Sovereign’s chest heaved violently. His aged face was increasingly pallid.

“Wang Ye, back then, how contemptuous and tyrannical were you? You could destroy Great Realm experts with ease, but look at you now! What a weakling you’ve become!” The Spherical Heavens Immortal Sovereign burst into laughter.

Prior to the Age of Fallen Immortals, he’d been in no way qualified to fight Wang Ye one on one. When he faced Wang Ye, his heart was full of trepidation. Wang Ye was like his bane!

Yet now, here he was, locked in combat with Wang Ye!

Admittedly Su Yi was just his reincarnation, but Wang Ye was still Wang Ye!

Su Yi laughed. “I can tell that you won’t last much longer. Ushering in that divine son exhausted far too much power. You’re no different from an arrow at the end of its flight.”

The Spherical Heavens Immortal Sovereign’s expression froze in place. “That so? We’ll see who gives out first!”

Boom!

This time, he was the first to attack. His blood-red Daoist robes billowed around him as he shot through the air, holding the Blood Fire Refines the Firmament Diagram aloft as he attacked Su Yi with all his might.

His divine majesty was as grand as the heavens themselves!

Su Yi didn’t shrink back. Instead, he swung his sword and met this attack head-on.

Heaven and earth instantly descended back into chaos and upheaval. The shattered skies churned like turbulent seas.

Their battle was so fierce that it stirred up all manner of astonishing and strange phenomena.

Countless streaks of sword qi fell from the sky like shooting stars or a resplendent rain of light. Suns and moons rose and fell, and worlds shattered.

Giant devils wept tears of blood, and gods and saints perished in visions of purgatory.

The fighting was so intense that the Zhuyou Great Peng’s heart palpated with fright. It felt as if it had been plunged into an icy abyss.

“Old Scoundrel, it seems His Excellency the Eternal Night Immortal Sovereign... won’t be able to take the Spherical Heavens Immortal Sovereign down any time soon...”

“Stupid!” shouted the Divine Fortune Teller. “Don’t you realize how shameful the Spherical Heavens Immortal Sovereign’s performance has been?”

The Zhuyou Great Peng beat its wings against its thighs. “That’s right! He’s disgraceful! Prior to the Age of Fallen Immortals, he was an expert at the pinnacle of the Great Realm, yet now, he’s performing so pathetically against the early-stage Saint Realm Eternal Night Immortal Sovereign! If I were him, I’d have slit my own throat a long time ago!”

In truth, both the bird and the fortune teller knew that the Spherical Heavens Immortal Sovereign’s relative weakness was because he was afflicted by divine misfortune. His strength really was different from before!

Judging purely by the power he’d displayed thus far, he was even a bit weaker than Great Martial experts, and they were only in the first stage of the Great Realm!

The Divine Fortune Teller even suspected that the Spherical Heavens Immortal Sovereign was on the verge of falling out of the Great Realm altogether!

The Divine Fortune Teller had stepped into the Great Realm before, but he’d faced divine punishment far too many times, and countless tribulations tormented him. Thus, his cultivation had long since plummeted out of the Great Realm.

But what really shocked the Divine Fortune Teller was Su Yi’s combat strength.

He was only in the early-stage Saint Realm, but when he used his trump cards, he could even contend with the Spherical Heavens Immortal Sovereign!

Even if you searched every age past and present, you couldn’t find a single other person like him!

Boom!

As they conversed, a massive impact shook heaven and earth. Su Yi was forced back once more. He staggered back, his hair disheveled and vital energy showing signs of descending into disarray.

He was obviously injured. Blood gushed from his mouth.

The Divine Fortune Teller and the Zhuyou Great Peng’s hearts clenched at the sight of it.

But the Spherical Heavens Immortal Sovereign hadn’t gotten off lightly either. Sword qi had torn open his robes, and his aged face was so pale that it was almost translucent. He breathed in ragged gasps. There was no hiding the exhaustion written all over his brow.

But when he saw that Su Yi was injured, he couldn’t help but throw back his head and laugh uproariously. “Wang Ye, earlier, you shamelessly boasted that you would soon destroy me. Well? Why not show me?”

With that, he stepped through the air, his aura terrifying to behold. He poured his strength into the Blood Fire Refines the Firmament Diagram and approached Su Yi.

Boom!

His imposing aura blanketed the sky and blotted out the sun. With each step he took, the sky caved in, the earth collapsed, and everything was destroyed!

“This is bad!” The Zhuyou Great Peng looked stricken. “That old bastard’s going to strike to kill!”

The Divine Fortune Teller took a deep breath. A dark turtle shell floated above his palm.

He was ready to attack. After all, given the circumstances, the moment Su Yi lost, he and the Zhuyou Great Peng would be finished!

But against all expectations, Su Yi just laughed dryly. “Very well. As you wish.”

His voice had only just rung out when a vision of the Six Paths of Samsara floated up behind his tall, upright figure. A mysterious and inscrutable power burst forth.

The collapsing, tumultuous landscape was instantly shrouded in darkness, as if it had been plunged into an abyss.

All of creation seemed to descend into an unnatural stillness.

And sword intent rose from Su Yi’s body, charging into the firmament!

The sword intent reflected all manner of strange visions of reincarnation: the Platform of Rebirth, the cycle of life and death, the bright red flowers of the Far Shore blooming in fields reminiscent of a sea of flame.

Countless worlds collapsed and sank into oblivion within the Sea of Bitterness.

Dusky, apocalyptic light ended seeming indestructible, godlike beings...

The cycle of the six paths continued, with all the impermeability of life and death, and the heavens shifted. It was all part of the cycle of reincarnation!

This was the mysterious and taboo Reincarnation Sword Intent.

Su Yi circulated the full extent of his cultivation base, and drew upon as much of the Sword of the Nine Hells’ power as he could. Then, he directed it all into the Sword of the Human Realm.

Boom!

The Sword of the Human Realm let out a low and grand hum, like the sound of the alternations of reincarnation.

The Spherical Heavens Immortal Sovereign’s pupils constricted. A powerful sense of unease and impending crisis spread through his heart. His skin prickled and went taut as he sensed a potentially lethal threat.

“Reincarnation? What a shockingly taboo power...” The Spherical Heavens Immortal Sovereign’s heart shook.

He paused abruptly mid-charge and, disregarding the cost of damage to his cultivation base, he poured everything he had into the Blood Fire Refines the Firmament Diagram and used it to defend himself.

Practically simultaneously, Su Yi unleashed the strongest strike at his disposal.

A Moment of Silence!

It combined the mysteries of reincarnation, the full extent of his cultivation base, and the aura of the Sword of the Nine Hells. Thus, the power of this strike had reached unbelievable heights.

When this slash swept through the air...

Kaboom!

It was as if everything within thousands of miles was plunged into the cycle of reincarnation. Everything was shrouded in endless darkness akin to an eternal night.

Terrifying sword intent burst forth like a beam of light piercing through the ages. It was particularly eye-catching against the backdrop of utter darkness.

It was indistinct, but the sound of gods wailing with grief and despair resounded throughout heaven and earth.

The Divine Fortune Teller freaked out, and he felt a stinging pain in his eyes.

The Zhuyou Great Peng’s mind went blank, and its heart filled with terror. It could no longer sense anything at all. It was as if heaven and earth had cast it out, leaving it completely dazed.

It wasn’t at all cold out, but the Spherical Heavens Immortal Sovereign trembled. His expression filled with horror.

He’d lost his nerve!

Fear spread through his heart like weeds spreading after the rain.

That impending lethal threat almost made him feel suffocated. His ironclad will to fight silently broke.

I have to run! Otherwise, I’ll be doomed!

Suddenly, the Spherical Heavens Immortal Sovereign let out a heaven-shaking roar. He wrapped himself within the Blood Fire Refines the Firmament Diagram, bit through the tip of his tongue, and activated a forbidden escape technique!

Boom!!

Practically simultaneously, Su Yi’s strongest attack reached him.

The entire stretch of heaven and earth collapsed. Everything was a vision of chaos. Currents of terrifying power swept outward, obliterating everything on all sides.

That strike was far too domineering!

Even though the Spherical Heavens Immortal Sovereign fled immediately, its power still swept over him.

A startling crack appeared on the Great Realm treasure protecting him, the Blood Fire Refines the Firmament Diagram!

The Spherical Heavens Immortal Sovereign’s body practically burst at the seams. His skin cracked, his bones snapped, and blood gushed from the seven apertures of his face. Every inch of him was covered in blood.