Chapter 1775 : Sword Immortal of the Rift Void

"Your methods are hardly aboveboard?"

Upon hearing this, Eldrin's gaze flickered slightly.

Seeing this, the Celestial Maiden also nodded and said, "The 5 Veins Spear God’s talent is not particularly outstanding. It took him 3 100 million years to attain his current level of cultivation. It was not merely due to fortune and arduous training, but more so because of his Path Seizing Art."

"Art of Dao Seizure?"

Upon hearing this, Eldrin (Person Name) couldn't help but freeze momentarily.

The Lord of the Endless Sky Pavilion also nodded, his gaze profound as he remarked, "The 5 Veins Spear God favors taking on numerous disciples, specifically selecting those with 5 Spiritual Roots as his successors."

Whenever these disciples cultivated to the point of exhausting their latent potential, they would be slain by him during their Dao Tribulation, so he could obtain their Dao Origins to comprehend the Way of 5 Elements.

It is said that in the hundreds of millions of years since he attained enlightenment, over hundreds of thousands of disciples under his tutelage have been hunted down and stripped of their cultivation, all to fuel his ascent to the Eighth Heavenly Layer of the Celestial Immortal realm.

Hearing this, Eldrin's expression shifted slightly, a trace of chill creeping into his countenance.

In the contention for the Great Dao, if 1 speaks of slaying adversaries of the Heavenly Tribulation to seize the Source of the Dao, then there is nothing to condemn.

After all, in the trials of tribulation, whether engaging in an honorable battle or employing cunning means to hunt down foes, it ultimately boils down to a fair contest of individual prowess.

However, recruiting disciples only to treat them as cultivation resources was far too sinister and vicious, an act despised by all.

"Although the 5 Veins Gun Deity's character was less than admirable, he had ultimately achieved the Dao through the 5 Spirit Roots, and his strength was truly not to be underestimated."

"He stands as a paragon among the Eighth Heaven Immortals. Even I can only defeat him in battle, with no certainty of suppressing him completely."

The master of the Endless Sky Pavilion spoke, his gaze revealing a trace of solemnity.

Eldrin (Person Name) nodded upon hearing this and turned his gaze to the other 3 individuals. Noticing this, the master of the Tianya Haige (Sect Name) continued.

Among the remaining 3, the elderly man clad in fiery robes was known as the Crimson Flame Qi (Spiritual Root) Ancestor, who cultivated the All-Heavens Crimson Flame Qi (Spiritual Root) Fire. The burly man gripping the massive axe was the Giant Axe True Lord, having embarked on the path of physical ascension to sainthood and achieved the Great Perfected Primordial Body.

"However, both of them are merely ordinary Seventh-Level Celestial Immortals. With your strength, you can easily handle them."

Only the youth enveloped in sword intent, whose daoist title was Liexu Sword Immortal, had just stepped into the Seventh Heaven of the Celestial Immortal Realm. Yet, he pursued the path of extreme slaughter through the sword dao lineage. In terms of lethal prowess, he rivaled even those at the Eighth Heaven of the Celestial Immortal Realm.

Speaking of this, the master of the Endless Sky Pavilion revealed a trace of murderous intent in his gaze. "When they ambushed me last time, the 5-Path Spear God led the frontal assault while the other 3 surrounded and pinned me down."

"The blow that truly inflicted grave injuries upon me was a single, treacherous strike delivered by this individual."

"When the great battle commences later, we must capture this individual first."

Upon hearing this, Eldrin couldn't help but turn his gaze toward the Sword Immortal of Riven Void.

After a moment of contemplation, Eldrin spoke: "While Sword Immortals of the Ultimate Slaughter Sword Path possess peerless offensive power among their cultivation realm, their defensive capabilities rank at the very bottom among peers."

"A successful ambush would be enough to kill him with a single strike."

At this point, Eldrin gazed at the Celestial Maiden and said, "To ensure we strike with lethal precision in 1 move, I beg the Celestial Maiden to lend me your strength."

"Very well."

The Celestial Maiden gave a slight nod. As a cultivator who practiced the Dao of Ice, her offensive methods might be slightly less formidable, but her control abilities ranked among the top-tier of those at her realm.

Seeing this, the master of the Endless Sky Pavilion also spoke up, "Then we shall bide our time and strike when the moment is right, ensuring a single, lethal blow."

As they spoke, everyone turned their gaze back toward the center of the battlefield.

At the heart of the battlefield, the struggle remained deadlocked.

The 5 Veins Spear God leading the charge was locked in fierce combat with the Chaos Wolfdrake chieftain, yet it was evident the beast had been forced onto the defensive.

The bloodline of this Chaos Direwolf leader was exceptionally potent. Though its cultivation was merely comparable to the seventh level of the Celestial Immortal realm, its true combat prowess within the chaos could rival even that of an eighth-level Celestial Immortal.

In contrast, the 5 Veins Spear God was suppressed within the chaos, only able to unleash 60 to 70 percent of his peak strength. By all reasoning, he should have been incapable of subduing this Chaos Dragonwolf.

However, the leader of the Primal Chaos Direwolf had been locked in fierce combat with the Ancient 1 of the Distant Shores for tens of thousands of years, and had long been grievously wounded by him. Now, besieged by the 5 Meridians Spear God and the Chaos Ancient Vessel of the ninth-rank, superior grade, it was clear that he was a spent force, like an arrow at the end of its flight.

Aside from the Chaos Direwolf Alpha, there were a dozen or so more Chaos Direwolves within this Chaos 9 Dragon Lair.

However, after the prolonged battle, several of these Chaos Dragonwolves had been hunted down, leaving only 7 remaining.

Of the remaining 7 Chaos Wolf-Dragons, 3 were still mid Ninth-Level beasts, but they too were heavily wounded and failed to gain the upper hand against the 4 cultivators including Daoist Shenyuan.

"By the looks of it, these few might have actually secured victory had we not intervened."

Eldrin murmured, his expression involuntarily tightening as he spoke.

The 2 of them nodded in agreement. Although the Primordial Chaos Beasts possessed formidable combat prowess within the chaotic realm, all 5 of them were, after all, cultivators at the late-stage Celestial Immortal realm.

If the fierce battle were to continue, the 5 might sustain significant injuries, but these Chaos Dragonwolves would most likely be completely slain.

"Keep waiting."

Seeing that neither side had detected their presence, the 3 of them sat back calmly, waiting for the battle to conclude.

Thus time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, over 20 1000 years had passed. At last, the stalemate of this battle began to break.

"Boom—"

In the void, Daoist Shenyuan and the Crimson Flame Qi (Spiritual Root) Ancestor each intercepted a mid-Celestial Immortal realm Chaotic Dragonwolf.

Meanwhile, Giant Axe True Monarch swept through the battlefield with his Primordial Giant Axe in hand. Alone, he held off the remaining 5 Chaos Ancient Beasts—including the 1 second only to the Chaos Dragonwolf leader—creating an opening for Void-Severing Sword Immortal to strike.

Clang—

A single, ultimate sword cry erupted. The Sword Immortal of Void Cleaving unleashed his full-powered strike, instantly slaying the Chaos Wolf-Dragon whose power rivaled a Sixth-Level Celestial Immortal.

"This strike is even more formidable than my Celestial Union of Yin and Yang."

Eldrin murmured, his gaze involuntarily lifting with newfound respect toward the Sword Immortal of Riven Void.

It must be understood that once Eldrin's Twin Celestial Blades merged, their power rivaled that of a top-grade innate treasure. Augmented by the Primordial Yin-Yang Sword Art, their lethality was potent enough to threaten even an Eighth-Level Celestial Immortal and inflict harm upon a Perfected Celestial Immortal.

This person's sword strike was even more formidable, to the extent that not even a Heavenly Immortal at the Great Perfection stage would dare face it head-on. No wonder it managed to severely injure the master of the Endless Sky Pavilion.

"Die—!"

At that very moment, Giant Axe True Monarch seized the opportunity to counterattack. The colossal axe forged from primordial chaos divine material cleaved through the primordial mist, its devastating swing scattering the forces of all directions as it instantly slaughtered another Chaos Dragonwolf at the early Celestial Immortal stage.

In the blink of an eye, 2 Chaos Dragonwolves were slain, and the situation took a drastic turn. The remaining 5 Chaos Ancient Beasts now faced a perilous predicament.

Most crucially, the Giant Axe True Monarch and the Void-Sundering Sword Immortal now had their hands free—enough to completely tip the scales of the battlefield.

But in the blink of an eye, the 2 made their moves, swiftly slaying 3 low-grade ninth-order primordial beasts, leaving only 2 mid-grade ninth-order primordial dragonwolves still locked in a fierce struggle.

(End of Chapter)