First Immortal of the Sword

Chapter 1797 - A Fight to the Death

That gentle laughter tinged with disdain was extraordinarily grating to the ears.

Chu Yunjia and the others looked toward its source and saw that a man and a woman had appeared at the foot of the mountain. The man was dressed in plain Daoist robes, with a Daoist topknot and a yellow-skinned wine gourd at his waist.

The woman was delicate, young, and petite, with fair, lustrous skin. Her thick, flowing hair shone with faint red light, and her eyes were bright and golden.

“Why laugh, sir?” Chu Yunjia’s eyes glinted like swords as he looked at Su Yi.

Dense murderous intent appeared on the seven Immortal Kings’ faces too.

“I’m laughing at how you’ve jumped to ridiculous conclusions,” said Su Yi as he approached the mountain.

Boom!

The countless fragments of the Laws were startled into action, and they descended explosively.

But they hit nothing but air.

Su Yi took a step forward, seemingly teleporting. He silently disappeared from his original location and appeared out of nowhere higher up the slopes. It was as if the flood of fragments of the Laws didn’t even exist to him.

There might as well have been no one else around!

The Red Dragon Dao Monarch remained at the foot of the mountain.

Chu Yunjia’s pupils constricted. What a wondrous movement technique!

He transmitted to his companions, “Be careful. There’s something not right about him.”

Meanwhile, he furrowed his brow at Su Yi’s approach. “Young man, it seems you’re rather hostile to us. Why is that?”

He really didn’t get it. This young man had provoked them out of nowhere. This was far too strange.

Even stranger, anyone at all perceptive would have realized that they were from the Kui Ox Spirit Race and the Jade Firmament Immortal Palace!

He was a Great Martial Stage old-timer, and he was accompanied by a full seven peak Immortal Kings.

Who’d have dared to provoke them like this? Chu Yunjia suspected that he could search the entire Eastern Sea without finding anyone else so gutsy!

Yet for some reason, an unfamiliar young man was mocking them right to their face. He was even walking toward them. There was unquestionably something fishy afoot.

It wasn’t just Chu Yunjia. The other seven Immortal Kings realized this too, and all of them were bewildered. They silently got to their feet and readied themselves for battle.

“Why?” Su Yi thought for a moment, then said with the utmost seriousness, “Because you’ve falsely accused me.”

“???” Chu Yunjia forcefully suppressed his murderous intent. He was so angry that he couldn’t help but laugh. “We’ve falsely accused you? Of what?”

Su Yi flipped his palm, and the unconscious Chu Batian floated into the air.

“The holy son!?” someone exclaimed.

The others looked stricken.

“He isn’t dead,” said Su Yi, “Yet you’re going around saying I killed him. What is that, if not a false accusation?”

“You... You’re Su Yi!?” Chu Yunjia finally realized what was going on. His entire body surged with murderous intent.

The others’ expressions filled with disbelief. They’d only just been talking about Su Yi, yet now, the blink of an eye later, the young man who’d shaken the entire Immortal Realm appeared right in front of them!

Who wouldn’t have been surprised?

Su Yi flipped his palm and put Chu Batian away. “That’s right. I’m Su Yi. Also, you just said that I was doomed beyond a shadow of a doubt. That’s baseless slander, too, isn’t it?”

The crowd’s expressions shifted. Su Yi!

He hadn’t just appeared out of nowhere. He’d climbed the Lifeless Mountain to hold them accountable!

This development left all of them a bit stunned. They weren’t afraid, exactly. Rather, they were confused. Is this guy seriously unafraid to die? We have Chu Yunjia, a Great Martial Stage expert, here to oversee things! Where does he get the courage to be so aggressive?

Meanwhile, at the foot of the mountain, the Red Dragon Dao Monarch’s expression was a bit strange.

The way the Sovereign is acting, those who didn’t know better might think he was here for a discussion, but in truth... he obviously doesn’t take those guys seriously at all! The moment he revealed his identity to them, it was obvious that he didn't plan to let a single one of them leave this place alive!!

When Chu Yunjia saw that Su Yi had almost reached the halfway point of the mountain, he let out a sudden burst of cold laughter.

“Baseless slander? Pft! They call this place the Lifeless Mountain. How was coming here any different from throwing your life away?”

Boom!

Before his voice had even finished echoing through the air, he attacked, summoning a glittering silver hammer that descended with ruthless, explosive force. The air split, and the Law Fragments throughout the surrounding area shot in all directions.

The massive hammer was a Great Martial Stage Treasure of monstrous power. One strike, and the entire Lifeless Mountain swayed. Heaven and earth shook.

However, Su Yi had already vanished, and this strike hit nothing but air.

Hm? Chu Yunjia’s expression shifted. To his shock, his divine sense could no longer locate Su Yi.

Years of combat experience put him immediately on guard. His qi surged, rumbling and booming as the immeasurable, boundless Dao Light rose up to defend him.

He swung his massive silver hammer in a circle, forming a Dao Domain of rampaging lightning that blanketed the entire stretch of sky.

Practically simultaneously, a desperate shriek rang out.

Chu Yunjia whipped his head around to look.

Off in the distance, one of the Immortal Kings had exploded into a bundle of bloody mist.

It was as if an assassin had struck out of nowhere. Chu Yunjia couldn’t even react in time, but he wasn’t the only one. The other Immortal Kings were overcome with astonishment and scared out of their wits. And the worst part was that even now, they still couldn’t lock onto Su Yi!! n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

Chills coursed down their spines, and their hair stood on end.

What kind of ability is this? He strikes out of nowhere, and there’s no tracing his location. It’s even more terrifying than teleportation!

After all, when someone teleported, they caused spatial energy fluctuations. No matter how quick they were, others could sense what they were up to immediately.

But Su Yi was different. He came and went without causing the slightest disturbance. It seemed that he could appear wherever he pleased whenever he wanted without being detected!

“Expand!” Cu Yunjia bellowed, and the Dao Domain suddenly extended outward, blanketing the entire mountainside clearing and protecting the remaining six Immortal Kings.

But he still couldn’t figure out where Su Yi was!

Chu Yunjia’s expression darkened. He was a Great Martial Stage expert! Yet now, he couldn’t even lock onto a youngster. Even he smelled danger in the air; this didn’t bode well at all.

Kaboom!!

A continuous flood of Law Fragments came crashing down the slopes of the Lifeless Mountain, dealing heavy damage to Chu Yunjia’s Dao Domain.

The pressure on him increased many times over!

The power of the Law fragments wasn’t lethal, but it was extraordinarily explosive, and it never ended. His Dao Domain was under a relentless onslaught from all sides.

This rapidly depleted Chu Yunjia’s cultivation base. He wouldn’t last much longer!

“Activate the Dark Lotus Spirit Lamp together. For now, let’s leave the Lifeless Mountain,” ordered Chu Yunjia. “Once you’ve done that, capture that woman alive to lure the snake out of its nest. The moment Su Yi dares to show himself, we’ll suppress and kill him!”

“Got it!” The Immortal Kings nodded, but it was then that...

Boom!!!

A streak of sword qi slammed ruthlessly into the Dao Domain.

The sword qi was full of unbelievably tyrannical power. When it slammed into the Dao Domain, the whole thing swayed on its axis, stirring up a wave of Dao Light.

Chu Yunjia trembled, and throughout his body, his blood and qi churned. He visibly lost his composure.

His Dao Domain was a manifestation of his Great Martial Stage Laws. It was far beyond the Dao Domain of an Immortal King.

Yet now, a single slash had shaken it!

But before Chu Yunjia could react——

Boom! Boom! Boom!

One streak of powerful sword qi appeared after another, like divine arcs descending from the heavens. All of them slammed ruthlessly into the Dao Domain.

Every strike was mighty enough to make Immortal Kings give in to despair!

When the dense sword qi fell, even though Chu Yunjia fought back with all his might, his Dao Domain took heavy damage.

It was as if a miniature world were falling apart. Dense clusters of cracks appeared all over it! Even though they rapidly repaired themselves, the Dao Domain showed signs of collapse, as if it might fall apart at a moment’s notice!

“How is this possible!?” someone cried out in horror. “He’s just an Immortal Lord. Don’t tell me he’s already strong enough to shake Great Martial Stage experts?”

“Su Yi! Do you have the balls to show yourself? Why are you hiding away like a coward!?” someone roared, his face ashen. His fury was beyond limit.

From beginning to end, all they saw was the sword qi pouring down from the heavens. They saw no sign of Su Yi himself.

“Ancestor, let’s hurry up and retreat!!” someone cried out frantically. He could tell this didn’t bode well at all.

Su Yi’s terrifying sword qi assailed them, but that wasn’t all. They still had to withstand the fierce onslaught of Law Fragments!

How could Chu Yunjia not already want to retreat?

But he couldn’t do it, not right now. He was pouring everything he had into maintaining his Dao Domain and still just barely withstanding the onslaught on all sides. It was like a pelting, endless rain. He wouldn’t be able to find an opportunity to escape anytime soon!

Suddenly, Chu Yunjia’s gaze grew sinister, and madness appeared on his face. “Maintain the Dark Lotus Spirit Lamp. Hold out, even for just a moment. I’ll go kill that woman!”

As he spoke, he shot through the air. He was headed straight for the foot of the mountain.

Without him to maintain it, his Dao Domain popped like a soap bubble.

This was a critical juncture; life and death hung in the balance. The six Immortal Kings give it their all, using everything they’d kept in reserve to keep the Dark Lotus Spirit Lamp operational.

The treasure’s petals bloomed, and the dark divine flames of its wick burst with appalling power that swept outward in all directions.

Meanwhile——

Chu Yunjia’s hair was disheveled as his Great Martial Stage cultivation coursed through him. He arrived beside the Red Dragon Dao Monarch in a flash, like a bolt of black lightning.

“Die!”

His palm descended, and the sky collapsed with a bang.

As cool-headed as the Red Dragon Dao Monarch was, the power of this strike intimidated her. After all, this was a Great Realm expert!

Sure, she was a peak Immortal Queen, just one step away from the Great Realm.

However, that one step was the difference between heaven and earth!

Suddenly, a swath of sword qi appeared in front of the Red Dragon Dao Monarch, seemingly out of nowhere, and swept backward, like a current flowing in reverse through the sky. It was aimed directly at Chu Yunjia.

Boom!

A heaven-shaking impact resounded through the air.

The sword qi’s intense energy fluctuations dissipated in the end, but they still blocked Chu Yunjia’s full-force attack!

Su Yi can seriously block one of my full-force attacks relying purely on his own strength!? Chu Yunjia’s heart shook. He found this difficult to believe.

His goal wasn’t really to kill the Red Dragon Dao Monarch. Rather, he wanted to lure Su Yi out of hiding.

But he would never have guessed that Su Yi was already this powerful! His strength was far, far more terrifying than the rumors!

Clang!

The hum of a sword suddenly filled the air, resounding behind Chu Yunjia.

Chu Yunjia didn’t hesitate in the slightest, nor did he pause to look behind him. He just shot straight toward the Red Dragon Dao Monarch!

Like his life depended on it!