First Immortal of the Sword

Everyone was dazed.

Su Yi struck like an immortal, scattering the falling stars manifested of sword light!

That unaffected bearing, that casual ease. 

That sheer domineeringness!

“He….”

The Dongguo Family stared. They were temporarily rendered unable to speak. 

Their understanding of Su Yi was stuck in the past; it hadn’t changed since several months ago.

At the time, Su Yi’s name shook the Great Xia, and he was proclaimed a modern legend.

However, at the time, he was still only in the Gathering Stars Realm of the Origin Dao.

These days, Gathering Stars cultivators weren’t even qualified to compete for a spot on the Ranking of Stars.

Despite knowing that two days ago, Su Yi took down Chu Yunke, who was seventy-sixth on the Ranking of Stars, the Dongguo Family wasn’t overly concerned.

Because Dongguo Feng was ranked seventh!

Everyone in the top ten was one of the most heaven-defying monsters alive today!

Yet now, as the battle raged on, the Dongguo Family experts realized that their preconceptions were way off the mark.

Su Yi was already strong enough to contend with Dongguo Feng’s full power!

The Dongguo Family experts weren’t the only ones realizing this.

Yu Jiuzhen and the other Cloudsky Divine Palace higher-ups, as well as the others present, were astonished, but more than that, they realized Su Yi’s strength.

After a few months away, the former legend was still here, and his majesty far surpassed his past self!

….

Beneath the dome of heaven.

Dongguo Feng’s gaze focused.

A moment later, his expression revealed a rare hint of solemnity.

An opponent like this presented an unprecedented challenge!

Clang!

Heart Killer shook the skies with its murderous intent, illuminating everything in all directions.

Dongguo Feng attacked once more.

Dazzling sword qi pierced through the dome of heaven, like a bridge paved of radiant starlight. It stretched through the sky, scattering countless flecks of silver light.

Incomparable sword intent ran rampant, like iron chains shooting out of the bridge. It seemed they were trying to lock down the entire stretch of sky around Su Yi and execute the person therein.

This strike wasn’t as radiant or colorful as fireworks and lanterns. However, it was imposing and magnificent, with unstoppable momentum!

It was called “Bridge of Stars Chaining the Ten Directions!”

“Excellent!” 

After praising his opponent, Su Yi rose through the air.

He stood up straight, and the characteristic aura of the Spiritual Manifestation Realm spread out around him, entirely unrestrained. His clothing fluttered, and he suddenly seemed proud and contemptuous. 

He pressed his fingers into a sword, and clear light gathered and glinted at the tips of his fingers.

He sliced through the sky, cleaving into the chains and starlight bridge of sword qi.

Like a knife through tofu.

The Bridge of Stars Chaining the Ten Directions suddenly split down the center.

Immediately afterward, the chains manifested of the Bridge of Stars seemed like rootless trees. They lost the source of their power and fell, limp as dead snakes.

Then, they dispersed with a boom, shaking the entire stretch of sky. 

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It was as if the immortal bridge piercing through the heavens collapsed with a bang, filling the air with misty light. Currents of divine radiance ran wild.

The onlookers were tongue-tied and dumbstruck.

Su Yi’s strength had, over and over again, challenged and overturned their perception of reality!

His powers of perception are terrifying! He could actually discern my attack’s weak points at a glance! Dongguo Feng’s eyes focused.

Su Yi’s attack wasn’t particularly strong, but it was exquisite as could be. He attacked at just the right time, with just the right degree of strength. He wasn’t even the slightest bit off!

Dongguo Feng couldn’t help but look surprised.

Whenever someone attacked, they were sure to create openings. That was true for even the mightiest of sword Emperors. 

However, most people had no way of discerning just where those openings were.

Even if they could detect their enemy’s weak points, they disappeared as quickly as they arrived. Most people had no hope of taking advantage of them.

But it was as if Su Yi had precognition. The moment Dongguo Feng’s attack took shape, Su Yi predicted how it would change and where its fleeting weak points would appear.

Thus, he destroyed Dongguo Feng’s attack with ease.

He anticipated his enemies’ attacks, and countered them before they reached him!

How terrifying did one’s eyesight and swordsmanship have to be to achieve this?

Dongguo Feng didn’t continue down that line of thought.

When he fought, scattered thoughts rarely affected his mental state.

The stronger Su Yi was, the stronger Dongguo Feng’s will to fight.

When Dongguo Feng next swung his sword, his thin frame was like a divine mountain in motion, and his sword, Heart Killer, stirred up dazzling, shocking light as it descended with a boom.

Beneath the dome of heaven, sword intent swept forth like the tide, shaking the skies and collapsing the clouds on all sides.

Su Yi made no attempt to dodge. With a swoosh of his sleeves, he blocked it head-on.

Just a few breaths, that was all. In the span of just a few breaths, the two of them clashed over one hundred times, the skies booming and shaking with every impact. Torrents of matchless sword qi swept outward, making the mountains and rivers tremble, and everything seemed dull by comparison.

A duel of this level was extremely rare in the modern days, even in the Great Xia. Those present were, without exception, dazed and astonished.

There was no doubt about Dongguo Feng’s strength.

When he fought with everything he had, he was like a divine mountain bearing down on the heavens, boundless and grave, yet perfectly in control.

And his Dao of the Sword was utterly dazzling and utterly forceful, like an outpour of divine radiance or dancing, flying lights.

Every attack struck with enough power to shake heaven and earth. Every slash hid extreme killing power!

Anyone who faced such an opponent would feel as if they were staring down an unmovable, inestimably lofty divine mountain.

All of them felt more stifled, suffocated, and insignificant than ever before.

He was so strong that even though they weren’t fighting him, his aura was overpowering!

This was a vivid demonstration of the seventh heaven-defying genius of the Ranking of Stars. His reputation was in no way undeserved!

However, as the battle raged on, the onlookers were shocked to discover that Su Yi’s bearing was even grander!

From beginning to end, he fought barehanded, carefree and unrestrained, like a banished immortal. Every movement contained enormous power.

No matter what level of killer move Dongguo Feng used, Su Yi neutralized it with casual, understated ease.

Who wouldn’t have been shocked upon witnessing this?

Even the Dongguo Family experts, who were hostile to Su Yi, couldn’t help but admit that their young master had encountered an extremely terrifying foe!

No matter who wins in the end, this battle will go down in history as one of the greatest duels between Spiritual Manifestation Realm cultivators of all time! Yu Jiuzhen sighed to himself.

He suddenly realized that he’d gotten old.

When he watched this unprecedented duel, his heart didn’t swell with excitement, and he felt no longing. No, he lost, desolate, and melancholy.

In days gone by, as the head of Cloudsky Divine Palace and a Spirit Dao cultivator, the world’s cultivators saw him as a legend.

Yet now…

Illustrious experts of the older generation had already fallen from glory, to the point that they could only look up to young Spirit Dao cultivators.

The disparity was as enormous as the gap between heaven and earth.

This was the cruel reality that all older-generation cultivators had to face——

In the days to come, countless prominent experts would arise. They would guide the direction of the world.

And older cultivators like them? The curtain was setting on their stage, and they were destined to fade into obscurity, one by one…

Yu Jiuzhen wasn’t the only one who thought this way.

However, when the young cultivators present witnessed their battle, they reacted differently. They might have been ashamed of their own inferiority, but at the same time, their blood heated up! 

The Radiant Epoch was almost upon them. Everyone had a chance of leaping over the dragon’s gate!

“Fellow Daoist, I, Dongguo Feng, have never seen your equal before,” Dongguo Feng said suddenly.

He gripped his sword and gazed at the distant Su Yi, his expression unprecedentedly grave. However, his voice revealed his determination.

“From this point on, I shall fight with no regard for my survival, and use every method at my disposal to kill you!” 

Every word boomed like thunder, shaking the landscape.

The crowd’s expressions shifted. They realized that after a long, unsuccessful offensive, Dongguo Feng was about to risk his life!

This undoubtedly implied that, in their earlier clashes, despite fighting with his full strength, Dongguo Feng couldn’t defeat Su Yi!

The Dongguo Family experts’ hearts clenched, and they lost their former composure. Their expressions field with surprise, and newfound concern.

Before the duel began, who among them could have imagined that someone like Dongguo Feg would fail to take Su Yi down even after all this time?

What really made their blood run cold was that even now, Dongguo Feng had yet to force Su Yi to draw his sword…

There was a commotion throughout the surroundings. Everyone was alarmed and uncertain.

Only Wen Xinzhao, Daoist Master Coldsmoke, and Qing Ya visibly relaxed, and their faces filled with utter delight and excitement. 

Su Yi laughed. “Attack already.”

Dongguo Feng gently inclined his head.

Boom!

An arc of black light surged out of his body, shooting into the heavens and spreading outward.

It was as if night were suddenly upon them. The entire landscape was shrouded in a dark, oppressive atmosphere. 

Crack! Crack!

The sound of bones rubbing together and crackling emanated from within Dongguo Feng’s body. His originally stick-thin frame instantly expanded, becoming tall and stalwart, and his eyes shone an eerie, icy gold.

A terrifying, ferocious aura spread out around him, shaking heaven and earth. The air wailed and trembled.

“This….” There was uproar throughout the crowd, and countless people were overcome with astonishment. They sensed a terrifying, potentially lethal threat.

Dongguo Feng towered like a mountain, like a yao god emerging from the darkness. His presence plunged the midday sun into the darkness of eternal night!

Who knew how much stronger he’d become now?

“The young master… actually activated his inborn Heavenly Yao Trueblood…”

The various Dongguo Family experts looked conflicted.

The Dongguo Family was an ancient, Imperial-level orthodoxy. Furthermore, they were descendants of the Yingzhao, a type of heavenly yao.

The Yingzhao was a vicious creature comparable to True Spirit divine beasts. 

Heavenly Yao Trueblood had flowed through Dongguo Feng’s veins from birth.

This talent gave him innate control over the power of the night. It was terrifying beyond limit.

“Yingzhao true blood…” Su Yi’s eyebrows shot up. “No wonder! The power of the night is a peerless Mysterious Truth. Even in the Nine Provinces of the Wilds, it’s quite rare.

He was naturally well aware of how powerful Yingzhao were.

They were comparable to Zhulong, Huashe, Xiezhi, and other True Spirits.

However, Dongguo Feng wasn’t a pureblooded Yingzhao. He merely had a partial Yingzhao bloodline. He was at most a branch descendant of their race.

Were he a pureblooded Yingzhao, there was no way Su Yi would let him escape.

Every piece of such a creature’s body was a treasure…

Clang!

As Su Yi pondered, the humming of a sword shook heaven and earth.

Dongguo Feng suddenly stepped into the air and swung his sword.

The darkness was like a curtain, like a drop arch hovering in midair, blotting out the endless light of the heavens.

The entire landscape was instantly plunged into the darkness of an eternal night!