Wisdom Unmatched, Yet No Match for Fate

The fire in the Immortal Emperor's heart had only just begun to blaze when branch-like patterns suddenly flew behind Xu Ying, and the Cui Yan technique transformed into a great saber that cleaved downward.

He turned sideways to dodge, but then came another sharp smack. Xu Ying raised the ruler again, and it still struck squarely in the middle of his forehead—at the exact same spot, without the slightest shift!

The only thing that had changed was that the Measuring-Heaven Ruler had smashed into the Immortal Emperor's blood, sending blood plasma flying in all directions.

Immortal Emperor Supreme flew into a furious rage and launched a counterattack for the first time. His opening move displayed the old-fashioned style: half-immortal, half-martial, with close-quarters combat.

Immortal battles nowadays often placed greater emphasis on great divine abilities and powerful magic treasures. A few great divine abilities either killed the opponent from a distance or got the caster killed by the opponent.

But Six Hundred Thousand Years Ago, things had been different.

Six Hundred Thousand Years Ago, practitioners of the old path were often dual cultivators of immortality and divinity. An immortal was also a divine being, possessing an incomparably powerful physical body. Thus, the half-immortal, half-martial style had been born.

This style advocated close-quarters combat, competing through fists, kicks, hand seals, and techniques. Divine abilities were also used in close combat, becoming tools that supplemented martial arts.

Such divine abilities were famed for being short and swift. Their techniques were fast and their explosive power formidable. With powerful martial strength as support, they could often cleave an enemy to death in close combat.

The Immortal Emperor fought in this manner. His fist came crashing in at incredible speed. Xu Ying took the blow head-on and was jolted backward through the air. Then the