Chapter 319: No Mercy (2)

Chapter 319: No Mercy (2)

The two immense flying boats came to a halt, with a distance of dozens of li between them.

With a resounding clang, the cabin doors swung open.

"Tu Chi, I should have known it was you," Wu Yuan's robes billowed, his pupils icy as he fixed his gaze on the silver-robed figure standing in the air and the green-robed figure behind him.

A late-stage Golden Core cultivator? Wu Yuan could only faintly sense their vital aura with his soul.

Wu Yuan couldn't ascertain their exact cultivation levels, merely making educated guesses.

In theory, someone with a ninth-degree immortal root could progress to the Amethyst Cradle phase. But in practice, such an immortal root denoted little to no cultivation talent, sluggish progress, and was a formidable obstacle standing in the way of breakthroughs. Alll latest novels at novelhall.com

Thus, most Golden Core cultivators had immortal roots hovering around the seventh-degree. And among those who reached the mid-stage Golden Core phase, very few possessed an eighth-degree immortal root.

This was the reason why the higher one’s cultivation phase, the harder it became to battle someone from a higher cultivation phase. Those who could reach the higher cultivation phases in the first place were all elites of their cohorts during lower cultivation phases.

These two Golden Core cultivators were certainly not ordinary.

"Yes, it’s me. It's been a while, Daoist Li Xia," Tu Chi fixed Wu Yuan with a mocking gaze, transmitting his voice via essentia.

One of the advantages of a powerful soul was the ability to conceal one’s aura, thus Tu Chi and Fang Youlong were unable to sense that Wu Yuan’s vital aura was far more powerful than before.

"Where is your jiaolong spirit beast?" Tu Chi asked, scanning the surroundings.

"So, it all comes down to my spirit beast?" Wu Yuan locked eyes with Tu Chi.

"Indeed! Your jiaolong spirit beast," Tu Chi continued, his gaze fixed on Wu Yuan. "Li Xia, I don't wish to make things difficult for you. Surrender your jiaolong spirit beast, and I will allow you to depart."

Wu Yuan's gaze narrowed.

"Fellow Daoist, choose wisely. Though you may have some backing, this is Fengchuan City," Fang Youlong interjected coolly.

Fengchuan City was the Tu Family's domain.

"Fengchuan City?" Wu Yuan's frigid stare swept over Tu Chi and Fang Youlong, and he spoke deliberately, "Tu Chi, I am recording this and projecting it live to the Redmoon Immortal Realm. I’ve also reported it to my sect and family. I suggest that you depart promptly."

"If you choose to fight, you will regret it," Wu Yuan stated impassively.

Projection recording? Wu Yuan was indeed doing so, but it wouldn’t be of much use. The mention of his sect and family was just a bluff, a scare tactic.

As expected, Tu Chi and Fang Youlong hesitated at Wu Yuan's words. This was their greatest fear. The Redmoon Immortal Realm had various functions which made raiding extremely risky.

Yet in a clash of Domains, they couldn’t defeat him?

This could only mean one thing: Wu Yuan's comprehension of the Dao was far superior, as his Domain’s strength greatly surpassed their own. Tu Chi finally realized the truth – Li Xia was no weak Golden Core cultivator, he was a peerless genius!

After fifteen years of contemplating the Dao, my Domain has already reached the seventh level. Wu Yuan’s gaze was frigid.

With his Terranean Body, reaching the Domain stage meant stepping through a threshold. As long as he cultivated methodically, his comprehension progress would continue to soar.

In the last fifteen years, Wu Yuan had devoted himself entirely to cultivation. It was this deep accumulation that allowed his progress to skyrocket now. Reaching the seventh level of the Domain stage was completely normal.

A Dao comprehension level at the sixth-level Domain stage was required in order for one to construct their void amethyst cradle, transitioning to the Amethyst Cradle phase, or craft the mountains and rivers in their soul chamber, transitioning to the Shambhala phase.

Given sufficient time, Wu Yuan's advancement to the Amethyst Cradle phase was inevitable.

"Perish," Wu Yuan's voice was cold as the nine lifebound flying swords under his control erupted into a dazzling display. Streams of sword light swirled around him, and cryptic patterns shone on the swords with a terrifying divine glow, assembling them into a massive divine sword.

Dark Earth Sword Array, second step: Nine Swords of Light. Though he had utilized this technique in the previous ambush, the power paled in comparison to the current display. This was because Wu Yuan was now at the Golden Core phase.

With a resounding boom, the subtle earthy-yellow aura surrounded the sword of divine light. As though rending the heavens and cleaving the earth itself, the divine sword sliced through Tu Chi's blue Domain like mere paper.

Everywhere the divine light touched, the blue qi streams were obliterated, and silver pillars were shattered. A shockwave of incredible magnitude reverberated outward, engulfing everything within a hundred li, causing the earth to shake and the sky to tremble.

“No!” Tu Chi could only watch in horror.

In the blink of an eye, all of his attempts to counter the attack and protect himself were cut by that fearsome divine light. There was no time to react.

Boom! The divine light washed over Tu Chi’s body. Despite the protection of his battle armor, the impact was too overwhelming, and he disintegrated into blood vapor in an instant.

Tu Chi was dead!

Wu Yuan was able to kill an eighth-stage Golden Core cultivator in just a single exchange.

Fang Youlong stood frozen in shock, his mind reeling at the sight before him.

Flee! His face drained of color as he bolted backward in a panic, a misty green light surrounding him and propelling him away as quickly as possible. He no longer harbored any thoughts of confronting Wu Yuan.

Flee? Wu Yuan's cold eyes locked onto him. Without hesitation, he gave chase. At the same time, the Nine Swords Array that previously resembled a sword of divine light now assembled into a new, strange formation. Instead of a sword, it was now far longer and thinner, resembling a giant needle!

Wu Yuan flew as fast as he could, trying to catch up to Fang Youlong. Simultaneously, he pointed at his target. “Go!”

Whoosh! The sword array that looked like an elongated needle shot out instantly, its speed several times faster than the sword of divine light just now.

The third step of the Dark Earth Sword Array: The Sword Within Reach!