The Four Immortal-Slaying Swords

Neither copper nor iron nor steel, once hidden beneath Mount Sumeru.

Forged without reversing Yin and Yang, could their edges be tempered without water and fire?

The Immortal Slaying Sword was sharp, the Slaying Immortal Sword brought death; the Immortal-Trapping Sword raised crimson light on every side.

The Immortal-Severing Sword's transformations were endlessly wondrous; even Great Luo immortals had their robes stained with blood.

Killing intent swept across heaven and earth. Sword Qi howled forth, crisscrossing countless billions of miles, cutting and severing everything in its path.

The sky lost its color, the earth wailed, and space trembled, as though unable to bear the sharpness of those swords.

"This presence is... damn it!"

Hongjun's expression changed drastically, and he cried out inwardly that things were bad.

Even he was shaken by the terrifying might erupting from the formation.

Hongjun used several displacement techniques, hoping to charge out before the sword formation descended.

"Too late!"

Luohu's expression was cold as he softly uttered the two words into the air. Blood-red light suddenly blazed from the four swords, and they fell even faster.

Beneath the sword formation, time and space were both sealed. Sword Qi surged, blood Qi filled the air, and boundless killing intent twisted every law. Even Hongjun, armed with several connate supreme treasures, was helpless and was swallowed up in an instant.

Countless members of the Demon Clan were caught in the terrifying aftermath and instantly vanished like smoke.

The Western World.

Above Mount Sumeru, rugged and majestic, its ridges winding and turning, vast power surged through the sky. Black-and-white connate Taiji light flickered, waves of spatial power shook the heavens, and the pressure of Quasi-Sages swept across the four corners and eight directions.

A sea of blood descended, swallowing everything. Endless blood-red light brimmed with surging killing intent, filling heaven and earth with an air of desolation and slaughter.

The blood-red light trembled, and killing Qi howled. Ever since Luohu had brought out the Four Immortal-Slaying Swords, the battle between the Quasi-Sages had reached a white-hot pitch.

All six Quasi-Sages fought fiercely within this foremost killing formation under heaven.

"Ah... Luohu, how dare you attack me!"

A piercing scream rang out from within the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation. It was Destruction's voice.

Inside the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation, endless sword light formed a galaxy that came crashing down. Every crest of its waves was a strand of Immortal Slaying Sword intent that extinguished life.

By now, Destruction Daoist was grievously wounded and had even lost an arm. Blood sprayed from him, leaving him in a wretched state.

He desperately unleashed the Law of Destruction, sending streaks of inky-black destructive light against the sea of swords, but it was still like trying to put out a cartload of burning firewood with a cup of water. Sword waves ten thousand miles high surged forth and quickly swallowed Destruction Daoist's figure. When the tide receded, nothing remained where he had stood.

"Luohu, you broke your word and attacked all of us!"

"Luohu, why are you doing this? We already cleared the obstacles from your path!"

Fate and Bengtian watched Destruction die before their very eyes, both horrified and afraid. They knew that, given Luohu's nature, they would be next.

"I have no choice either. If I am to make a bid for the position of Sage, there is still not enough baleful Qi in this world. Fellow Daoists, do a good deed and see your help through to the end. Let your deaths add a little more baleful Qi to heaven and earth!"

Confronted by their questions, Luohu gave a vicious grin and spoke casually.

Then he formed a hand seal, and the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation blazed with ominous light. In particular, the Slaying Immortal Sword flashed with blood-red light, and a strand of sword intent swept across Bengtian, cutting him in two. Blood gushed out, and heaven and earth darkened.

"Ah, shameless Luohu, you and I cannot coexist!"

Bengtian looked frenzied. Knowing he was certain to die today, he gritted his teeth, and the magic power within him erupted. A presence capable of destroying heaven and earth swept outward.

He chose to self-detonate!!

Boom!!

An earth-shattering explosion rang out above Mount Sumeru. Terrifying power tore heaven and earth apart, blasting several of Mount Sumeru's peaks clean through.

Experts at the Quasi-Sage level had already touched upon the Great Dao of heaven and earth. Across the entire Primordial World, there were only a handful of experts who had reached such a realm.

When such a figure self-detonated, the power unleashed was bound to be incredible.

Terrifying power surged across the heavens, and heaven and earth wailed. Wave after wave of shock spread outward, ravaging the world. The terrifying power surged with vast force, shaking the entire Immortal Slaying Sword Formation.

But it was still nowhere near enough to break the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation.

During the battle of the Investiture of the Gods, when Sect Master Tongtian set up the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation, it took four Sages together to break it.

In the hands of its original master, Luohu, the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation's power was more boundless still.

The self-detonation of a single Quasi-Sage was not enough to shake the formation's foundations completely.

"Fellow Daoist Fate, go and join them!"

Luohu turned his gaze toward the last of the three still alive and spoke with a fierce expression.

Boundless sword light shot up from the ground, and surging sword intent rolled toward Fate, whose heart sank as despair appeared on his face.

"Luohu, I will not let you have your way so easily!"

As soon as the words fell, Fate also chose to self-detonate.

Boom!!

Another tremendous blast resounded through heaven and earth. All the energy of a Quasi-Sage was released into the world in that single explosion.

The entire Western World trembled, and Mount Sumeru, stretching for countless billions of miles, was pressed lower by the blast. Large numbers of weaker members of the Demon Clan died as the terrifying explosion ruptured their heart meridians.

The earth collapsed, the sky split open, and the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation expanded outward. Its sword Qi scattered, and the endless blood-red light dimmed.

Seeing this, Hongjun's face lit up, and he said joyfully, "Fellow Daoist Yang Mei, let us strike together! Now is the time to break the formation!"

At the same time, he brought out a great banner, none other than the connate supreme treasure, the Pangu Banner.

The banner had been formed from the blade of the Sky-Opening Axe. It possessed the might to tear apart the primordial chaos and the power to shatter the space and time of all the heavens.

The profound meaning of destruction unfolded in an instant. Its tearing force bore down on the entire Immortal Slaying Sword Formation, making the great formation crack and creak.

Yang Mei also knew the crucial moment had arrived. He dared not hesitate and transformed directly into an immense willow tree that reached from earth to sky. It was his true form, the Hollow Willow Tree, one of the ten finest connate spiritual roots.

The power of space spread out in an instant. Ripple after ripple swept outward, striking the four immortal swords at the four cardinal points.

Sword intent and spatial power clashed and battled, tearing heaven and earth apart and leaving terrifying scars.

The Immortal Slaying Sword Formation shook more and more violently, and the four immortal swords teetered on the verge of falling. It seemed the formation was about to break.

But just then, Luohu, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly unleashed terrifying demonic might. Vast demonic pressure stretched across heaven and earth.

Crimson blood-red light soared into the sky, and the powerful Slaughter Law bore down on the four Immortal-Slaying Swords.

At once, sword light blazed from all four swords. Sword Qi poured forth, blotting out heaven and earth and instantly sweeping across countless billions of miles. Its overwhelming sword might cleaved heaven and earth, immediately withstanding Hongjun and Yang Mei's successive attacks.

Although Luohu had preserved the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation, he lacked the strength to take down Hongjun and Yang Mei immediately.

The two were immensely powerful and possessed great treasures. Even within the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation, they had no trouble protecting themselves for the time being.