Chapter 108 - The Merciless God

A year passed since he came here…

Xuan Yi was never put in this sort of situation before.

3 years ago, he found a treasure in the Black Fiend Nation, he went to the place with less Dark Profound Energy, and saw that this black crystal was absorbing it all.

Thinking that it was a great treasure, Xuan Yi put his blood over it to make a contract with it, and then he turned to the Navy Tide Nation, his home, to destroy it.

His power was connected to the crystal, the more lifeforce and energy the crystal absorbed, the stronger he became, it was a dream becoming reality for him, who strived to achieve revenge against his own nation for everything they did to his researches.

He wanted to find the best cultivation method between everything, but because it involved the Dark Profound Energy, he was persecuted.

However, thanks to the same thing that he was looking for, he slaughtered the monarch and his family, reducing them to empty corpses.

He was at the 3rd Sovereign Profound Realm when he did that, and then he used his crystal's powers at its peak, absorbing the entirety of the life force in the nation.

Houses turned to dust.

Trees turned to nothingless.

Grass turned to dry dirt.

The Navy Tide Nation was officially 100% dead.

His next target will be the Blue Wind Empire, and so he got there, with his new cultivation at the 7th Sovereign Profound Realm.

But there was someone that greatly slowed him down, Yun Canghai. He became some sort of rival to him.

Every time they fought, Xuan Yi would be defeated, but Yun Canghai would be too weak to finish him off at that point, so he just left him there to recover before Yun Canghai turned back, full of energy.

They clashed for 7 months, in combat, both of them knew each other like their own pockets.

But in those 7 months, he also absorbed more life force and profound qi until he reached the 8th Sovereign Profound Realm, on par with Yun Canghai.

In their last fight, he didn't expected that Yun Canghai would use his own Blood Essence to trap him inside a formation, but he still used this chance to absorb the energy around him.

Even if he was still at the 8th Sovereign Profound Realm, the seal, in 5 years, was weak enough that even he could break through…

…

In that moment, Yun Canghai, who was resting on a chair, stood up straight in surprise. He turned towards a guard and called him. "You! Call the princess! There is something important to report her!"

"Y-Yes!" The guard knew Yun Canghai for an entire year, how could he disobey to a Sovereign Profound Practitioner?

Soon, Cang Yue entered in the room where Yun Canghai was, and asked. "What's the matter?"

"...The formation is destroyed."

Those words brought immense shock to Cang Yue, Xuan Yi was free again?!

"T-Then…"

"You don't need to say more. Besides, even if I don't go, he will kill us all anyway by the time he reaches here."

Cang Yue hesitated a bit, before nodding. She didn't want to send Yun Canghai to death, but there wasn't any other choice.

"Princess, if I don't return, don't blame yourself for my death. It would sadden Jean if he returns here and sees you crying in a corner." He finished with a chuckle, before leaving from the castle.

Yun Canghai flew at south, where he sealed Xuan Yi.

Soon he reached the place, just to be greeted from a giant crater with Xuan Yi in the middle.

"I was waiting for you, Yun Canghai… Now die."

Xuan Yi extended one arm and shot a black arrow at Yun Canghai.

The latter blocked it with his Heaven's Punishment sword, but the force of the impact was too great and sent him a couple of kilometers away.

With some bruises on his wrist, Yun Canghai swung his sword, sending a sword wave charged with lightning at Xuan Yi.

However, Xuan Yi just slapped away the attack, dispersing the energy, and surprising Yun Canghai.

In a single moment, Xuan Yi was dangerously close to Yun Canghai and grasped his neck.

"You like it? This is the consequence of putting yourself against a God!"

Then Xuan Yi brought the crystal close to Yun Canghai and madly smiled. "Now, become nutrients for my power!"

However, the next thing Xuan Yi saw was the sky, and some pain came from his back.

"Huh?"

He looked around, and noticed that he was stuck in a crack.

Xuan Yi got out from the crack and looked around, finding Yun Canghai together with a silhouette.

The silhouette was fully armored with dark purple plates. They covered the person's knees, shoulders, arms, hands, torso, head, feet and waist.

It looked like a dress made of iron for men, a pair of dark purple and black wings were floating behind the figure.

An ethereal cloth floated behind his back, like some sort of mantle, and on his hand a dark broadsword stood with a menacing glint.

But… He missed one arm.

"Anyway, it means I will get stronger…"

Xuan Yi raised his black crystal in the air and gazed at Yun Canghai with a dark glint on his eyes, before blood bloomed from his ċhėst.

"Ugh!"

Xuan Yi gradually turned behind, and saw the armored person stabbing his greatsword on his back…

How did he get there?! He was too fast!

He turned back towards Yun Canghai and saw an after-image of the armored person disappear.

"Die."

An eerie voice came out from the helm of the person. Even if it was a single word, the weight it carried brought Xuan Yi to his knees… 

"No… I don't accept it… I won't die like thi-!"

His head flew away, rolling on the ground…

Yun Canghai froze in surprise. What sort of big shot was him? How strong is he if he can defeat a 8th Sovereign Profound Practitioner in 2 strikes?!

The armored person picked up the black crystal, and then it vanished, it was probably put in some sort of interspatial ring or something like that…

Suddenly, the armored person glanced at Yun Canghai, and the latter saw piercing cold red eyes behind the helmet.

Yun Canghai was unable to move from his spot, whoever the armored figure was, he was more dangerous than the Demonic Cultivator.

Even when he went against the Mighty Heavenly Sword Region, he didn't show fear. Even in face of death, he didn't show fear.

But a single glance from the armored person was enough to block his body… He could almost see countless souls inside those red eyes.

How many did he slaughtered? Hundred thousands? Millions? ...The killing intent contained in those eyes gave him a feeling that the number was much bigger than that…

The armored figure stabbed the broadsword in the ground and placed his only hand on his helm, gradually bringing it up.

The face of the big shot that slaughtered a strong Sovereign with ease was…

...Jean.