The sound of a crash…
Hai Lantian’s head reformed, with shattered skull and flesh merging back together, but his aura weakened by ten percent.
When a cultivator glimpses the threshold of the Sky-Reaching Realm, their flesh becomes immortal and indestructible, their divine soul coexists with heaven and earth. The only way to kill them is through a Dao struggle, severing their principles and causing their inner universe to collapse.
“Eternal Evergreen Art—Jianmu Opens the Immortal Path!”
Hai Lantian’s eyes still held lingering fear. Without uttering a single unnecessary word, he fully activated the Jianmu technique against Meng Qingzhou.
Not only that, Hai Lantian drew a blade from the void and shouted coldly:
“Limitless Return Blade—Soul Severing Slash!”
Hai Lantian’s momentum soared, like a god awakening, rising into the air. He looked down, gripping the blade with both hands, and an anomaly unfolded in the void.
The blade domain condensed into a vision of an ancient great being lifting a blade to slaughter all beings, even causing the fall of a great world.
The Jianmu followed the apocalyptic blade light, heading straight for Meng Qingzhou.
“Not enough, Divine Soul Out!”
Hai Lantian’s body trembled slightly. Using three Emperor-grade divine powers at once made his inner universe verge on collapse.
“Divine Soul Technique—Annihilation!”
A small white jade figure sat cross-legged above Hai Lantian’s head, its tiny white hands forming seals. It gently pulled out a thread, invisibly linking to Meng Qingzhou’s divine soul.
“Splurt…”
“Meng Qingzhou, don’t blame me! Blame the unfair Heavenly Dao, blame the unjust fate! I can’t let the World Sect Alliance fall in my hands!” Hai Lantian spat blood, exhausted after one slash.
Meng Qingzhou stood with his hands behind his back, showing no intention of drawing his sword. He quietly waited for the Jianmu vines to encircle him, forming an invisible restrictive field, binding him in place.
For a moment, Meng Qingzhou felt his spiritual energy imprisoned, his flesh body suppressed, and even his swordsmanship difficult to sense.
The apocalyptic blade light drew nearer, and the thread linking to his divine soul tightened, ready to tear his divine soul apart at any moment.
“A combination technique?”
“As expected of the Alliance Leader, this set of moves would be deadly for anyone.”
Meng Qingzhou smiled faintly. As he finished speaking, the apocalyptic blade light fell, splitting his body in two, and the thread finally snapped, tearing his divine soul apart.
Hai Lantian watched this scene, not feeling the slightest excitement, but rather growing tense.
If the Space-Time Sword Saint were so easy to kill, many wouldn’t have fallen to him.
The figure standing still ahead dissipated with the wind.
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…
Ji Wushuang sat on the back of a Morning Glow Realm cultivator kneeling on the ground, shaking a goblet filled with fine wine, smiling faintly:
“Unexpectedly, Alliance Leader Hai had such a hidden move. If he had used this against me a few days ago, even I would have struggled to cope. After all, this body only has the cultivation level of the late Morning Glow Realm, with mediocre stats, inheriting only fifty percent of my true body’s strength.”
The elders of the World Sect Alliance, hearing this, all showed flattering smiles, praising:
“Young Master Ji is a prodigy. With fifty percent strength, he can sweep through the Wilderness. Given time, he will surely reach the Sky-Reaching Realm and shake the world!”
“If the Young Master takes action, how could Meng Qin be a match? Hahaha…”
“If I become the Alliance Leader, I will do everything to assist Young Master Ji!”
“Hey! You old ghost! Young Master Ji, don’t listen to him! If I become the Alliance Leader, I won’t need the Young Master to act. I’ll gather the alliance members to serve you!”
“Me too!”
…
Ji Wushuang shook his goblet, smiling and nodding, very satisfied.
Then, he raised his finger, pointing at the Empress’ Imperial Carriage in mid-air, and said indifferently, “After killing Meng Qin, whoever can make that woman willingly crawl at my feet will be the next Alliance Leader.”
At these words, the eyes of the World Sect Alliance’s ancient elders turned green.
Like wolves and tigers, their eyes turned to the Empress’ Imperial Carriage, each vying to show their loyalty, not even caring about Hai Lantian, who was fighting bloodily ahead.
The battle for the Alliance Leader’s position had silently begun.
“Hahaha… Meng Qin, whether you’re the Space-Time Sword Saint or the Emperor of Great Jin, in front of me, you’re just an ant.” Ji Wushuang laughed wildly, downing his drink in one gulp, letting out a satisfied sigh.
But the next moment, Ji Wushuang’s smile froze, his eyes tightly fixed on the scene.
Meng Qingzhou’s body was torn apart by the apocalyptic blade light, his divine soul obliterated, dissipating like smoke in the wind. Yet, the space-time river in the void remained.
Then, Meng Qingzhou appeared behind Hai Lantian, as if he had always been there, or had suddenly appeared…
A fake body?
No!
A manifestation of the Dao of Space-Time! Meng Qingzhou’s mastery of space-time had advanced further!
“Impossible! How can a mere late Morning Glow Realm body contain the Dao of Space-Time?” Ji Wushuang muttered in shock and anger, crushing his goblet, speaking gravely to himself:
“His life is fused with the Dao of Space-Time. Every past moment, every place he stayed, every second of his life, is his true self?!”
“The Meng Qingzhou killed just now wasn’t a fake body, but a living Meng Qingzhou. However, Hai Lantian killed the Meng Qingzhou of a second ago. The Meng Qingzhou of a few seconds ago, or even a few minutes ago, still lives, having left an imprint in the space-time river…”
“And the Meng Qingzhou standing behind Hai Lantian had always been there, perhaps a minute ago, an hour ago, or even days or years ago…”
“Does this mean he’s immortal?!”
Ji Wushuang’s face darkened, hardly believing his eyes.
Such terrifying Dao essence far surpassed any of his myriad Dao principles!
Ji Wushuang’s muttering was clearly heard by the elders of the World Sect Alliance.
For a moment, the elders felt suffocated, finding it unbelievable.
Cultivating the Dao of Space-Time to the late Morning Glow Realm was so defying of the heavens!?
Then what’s the point of fighting!
Unkillable and unbeatable, more terrifying than ghosts and gods.
“The Dao of Space-Time must be mine!”
“If I can absorb Meng Qin’s Dao of Space-Time… upon breaking through to the Sky-Reaching Realm, I will be the second Human Emperor!”
Ji Wushuang’s breathing quickened, no longer caring about the long-coveted Dongfang Liuli, instead staring intently at Meng Qingzhou, his eyes filled with greed and desire, as if admiring a priceless gem or a peerless beauty.
The burning gaze made Meng Qingzhou shiver, muttering to himself, “Damn it, why do I feel like a pervert is staring at me.”
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