Dugu Wudi closed his eyes for a moment, digesting what he had received, then grinned and sent a sound transmission to Ye Qiu. “Kid, you really are a lucky star.”
“In a moment, I’ll hold off that Yin-Yang Sect fellow. You escape first.”
“Senior, please be careful,” Ye Qiu reminded him.
“Don’t worry. Your friend just taught me a divine ability. That Yin-Yang Sect guy won’t be able to kill me.” Dugu Wudi handed the God-Beating Whip back to Ye Qiu and continued, “The gap in our realms is too great. This whip is useless in my hands. You keep it.”
“Take care of yourself.”
“Oh, and cultivate the Heaven-Defying Nine Needles to completion as soon as possible!”
With those words, Dugu Wudi stepped into the void.
At that very instant.
Boom!
A tsunami-like terrifying fluctuation swept outwards. An overwhelming aura engulfed the entire sky.
Supreme Venerable Wuji stood in the emptiness, his imposing figure awe-inspiring. The distant onlookers could not help but feel their souls tremble. Fortunately, the great emperor battle formation protected them. Otherwise, those with weaker cultivation would have been shattered to pieces on the spot by his mere presence.
Endless Yin-Yang dual qi swirled around Supreme Venerable Wuji, making him appear incomparably mighty and profoundly mysterious, like a deity intimidating all the heavens.
“Dugu Wudi, this seat is a Saint King. Before me, you are nothing but an ant.”
“Come here.”
“This seat will send you on your way.”
Supreme Venerable Wuji spoke calmly, yet when his voice spread, the void hummed and rumbled like ceaseless muffled thunder.
Dugu Wudi cursed coldly. “As expected of the Yin-Yang Sect leader, what a crafty old bastard. You actually concealed your cultivation. I underestimated you.”
“But do you think being a Saint King means you can kill me? Keep dreaming.”
“Not only will you fail to kill me, when my cultivation rises another level in the future, I will not only destroy your Yin-Yang Sect, I’ll dig up your ancestral graves as well.”
“You court death!” Supreme Venerable Wuji slapped out with one palm, like a god or demon striking, utterly terrifying.
Dugu Wudi moved as well. He brandished the pitch-black broken sword, unleashing supreme sword arts, clashing fiercely with Supreme Venerable Wuji.
It had to be said that Dugu Wudi was freakishly powerful. Although he was only an ordinary saint, his combat strength was extraordinary. Combined with his formidable swordsmanship, he actually managed to block that palm.
The battlefield became filled with boundless mist, as though the heavens and earth were being split open anew. All manner of phenomena appeared.
Yet the distant spectators could clearly see countless void fissures spreading in every direction, forming massive chasms that shattered in an instant.
“Kill!”
Dugu Wudi swung his sword with his right hand and punched with his left. His long hair danced wildly. He was like a war god assaulting the ninth heaven.
Every strike seemed intent on cleaving the firmament and blasting open the vault of heaven. His ferocity was peerless.
“Petty tricks, overreaching yourself.”
Supreme Venerable Wuji gave a light humph. Divine light exploded from his palm before he slapped downwards once more, like an unrivalled sharp blade. Blood instantly sprayed.
A huge wound appeared on Dugu Wudi’s body. White bone was exposed beneath the flesh, blood pouring like a river.
Yet Dugu Wudi seemed to feel no pain whatsoever. He did not even furrow his brow. His fists grew more domineering, his sword momentum even stronger.
Hum!
The void shuddered.
Supreme Venerable Wuji swept his palm sideways. In that instant, murderous intent flooded outwards.
Pfft!
Blood gushed wildly.
Dugu Wudi’s body was broken in two, blood splashing like waves, a piercing sight.
Everyone felt a chill run through them. Dugu Wudi was so powerful, yet he still could not withstand a single palm from Supreme Venerable Wuji.
The crowd was utterly shaken.
“Too strong! The Heavenly Venerable is far too strong!” Li Chaohui exclaimed in awe.
The three saints standing ten thousand metres away all felt their blood run cold.
“No wonder the Heavenly Venerable was determined to destroy Azure Cloud Sword Sect. So this was his true confidence,” An Zaitian said.
“Once the Heavenly Venerable wipes out Azure Cloud Sword Sect, the Yin-Yang Sect will become the number one great faction in the Eastern Wilderness, and I shall be the wife of its leader, hee hee hee…” Nangong Jingyun giggled coquettishly, her voluptuous figure heaving dramatically.
An Zaitian and Li Chaohui unconsciously glanced over and immediately felt dizzy.
“Senior Dugu…”
Ye Qiu cried out in alarm.
“Go!”
Suddenly, Dugu Wudi’s voice rang in Ye Qiu’s ear. “Seize this chance and escape now!”
“Stay safe, Senior.” After saying that, Ye Qiu instantly transmitted to True Person Longbrow, “Old fogey, activate the array pattern. Head to the Southern Ridge.”
Upon hearing him, True Person Longbrow swiftly pulled the saint-level array pattern from his daoist robe sleeve, adjusted the coordinates, and in an instant the array pattern’s ring of light shone brilliantly.
“Hmph. With this seat here, none of you will escape.” Supreme Venerable Wuji saw their intention and pressed down with a palm.
The palm print blotted out the sky and rumbled deafeningly.
In truth, with Supreme Venerable Wuji’s strength he could easily kill Ye Qiu, but he wanted the treasures on Ye Qiu’s body and wished to capture him alive. Thus the power of this palm was considerably reduced.
Even so, Ye Qiu and True Person Longbrow could barely withstand it. Before the palm print even landed, cracks appeared on their skin and blood flowed freely.
“Roar…”
Dugu Wudi let out a great roar that shook mountains and rivers. His body, severed in two, instantly reformed.
“Kill!”
Dugu Wudi charged forward without hesitation. His broken sword cleaved heaven and earth. Like an enraged demonic god, he forcibly knocked Supreme Venerable Wuji’s palm aside.
Immediately afterwards, he executed the Nine Steps to the Ninth Heaven. In the blink of an eye his battle power reached its absolute peak. He soared against the heavens, killing towards Supreme Venerable Wuji.
“Dugu Wudi, you have enraged this seat.”
Finally, the hand Supreme Venerable Wuji had kept behind his back rose. He slapped out.
Clang!
When the palm struck, a shrill whistling sound rang out like a sword cry. A dazzling beam shot forth, as though it would slice through eternity itself.
“Ah…”
Dugu Wudi cried out loudly as he was sent flying. His body was split in half once more.
“Senior Dugu!” Ye Qiu’s eyes reddened.
“Little brat, run! If you don’t leave now it’ll be too late!” True Person Longbrow shouted.
This time they did not use sound transmission. Supreme Venerable Wuji clearly heard their exchange.
“This seat already told you, you will not escape.” Supreme Venerable Wuji slapped towards the saint-level array pattern.
Swish swish swish!
Suddenly, Dugu Wudi’s shattered body reassembled. Three ten-thousand-zhang sword qi burst from the crown of his head, incomparably sharp. They actually wounded Supreme Venerable Wuji’s palm.
“Kill!”
Dugu Wudi roared. His battle power reached an unprecedented height. Sword qi continuously erupted from his crown. His entire being became like a divine sword as he attacked Supreme Venerable Wuji with everything he had.
At this moment, Dugu Wudi had gone berserk with killing intent.
For a time, Supreme Venerable Wuji was actually tied down.
“Stop Ye Changsheng for me. Remember, I want him alive,” Supreme Venerable Wuji commanded. The three saints immediately sped towards Ye Qiu.
An Zaitian was the fastest. He used instant teleportation and appeared directly above Ye Qiu, then clawed downwards with five hooked fingers.
“Kid, accept your fate!”
An Zaitian wore a cold smirk.
Yet at that very moment, Undying Mountain suddenly shook violently.
