Ensnared, Slaughter Sword Dao First Displays Its Might

This day, Li Yi had just walked out of a cave. "Now that I have a Spiritual Treasure and have become a Golden Immortal, it's time to return to Penglai. I've been away for so long, I wonder how Green Flood Dragon is doing."

Li Yi thought as he flew towards the East Sea.

"Who, come out," Li Yi frowned and looked around, his eyes flashing with cold light. "Otherwise, don't blame me for being ruthless." Li Yi hadn't expected someone to come looking for trouble right after he came out of seclusion.

"Everyone attack, Sword Maniac has found us," the person shouted, and dozens of Golden Immortals simultaneously revealed themselves. They had likely used some kind of formation to hide their aura and figures.

If not for Li Yi's exceptionally strong willpower, it would have been difficult to discover them so quickly.

These dozens of Golden Immortals were also troubled. They had planned a sneak attack, but were discovered before they could even act. The formation they had spent countless effort to acquire was completely useless.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh..."

Magic Treasures of all colors were hurled at Li Yi. These dozens of Golden Immortals knew that Li Yi was extremely fast, so fast that even Grand Unity Golden Immortals were helpless against him. They didn't dare to delay and attacked immediately after appearing.

"Seeking death," hearing the shout, Li Yi knew these people were targeting him. A hint of killing intent flashed in his eyes.

"Whoosh," the Green Lotus Ancient Sword flew out from his dantian and landed in Li Yi's hand.

Looking at the rapidly approaching Magic Treasures, Li Yi sneered, "Since achieving the Slaughter Sword Dao, I haven't had a chance to try it out. I'll use you to test my skills."

"Hmph, what arrogance. How do you plan to dodge the attacks of dozens of us?"

"Sword Maniac, don't be so arrogant. No matter how powerful you are, you're still alone, while we are dozens of people. This is called being outnumbered."

"No matter how great your abilities, you will fall here today. If you know what's good for you, surrender obediently."

These Golden Immortals shouted.

"Chirp..." Li Yi shook his arm, and countless black sword qi flew out from his body, forming small swords of dark light. Thousands, tens of thousands, tens of millions... Dense small swords of dark light blotted out the sun, filling the sky and earth.

"Go," Li Yi pointed forward, and these small swords moved like an army, forming rows and charging forward like surging waves, quickly engulfing the dozens of Golden Immortals.

The attacks of those Golden Immortals were broken one by one by these overwhelming small swords. If one couldn't break through, there were dozens. If dozens couldn't break through, there were thousands... until they finally broke through.

What was even more terrifying was that each of these small swords seemed to contain Li Yi's will, striking wherever he pointed. Moreover, during the impact with the Magic Treasures, they continuously wore away and weakened the spiritual imprints the Golden Immortals had left on their treasures.

"Ah, why is my Magic Treasure malfunctioning?"

"My imprint on the Magic Treasure has been erased, what's going on?"

"Everyone, quickly recall your Magic Treasures! Sword Maniac can erase our spiritual imprints."

The dozens of Golden Immortals who had surrounded Li Yi were terrified and at a loss.

The torrent of black small swords quickly arrived before the dozens of Golden Immortals. Facing this surging stream of sword qi, they all abandoned their attacks and desperately set up defensive formations in front of them.

But they soon fell into despair. Those dark light small swords were far more powerful than they could have imagined. Not only were they extremely sharp, but they also possessed strong corrosive properties. The formations couldn't hold for long before being pierced.

"Pfft, pfft..."

Those with defensive Magic Treasures were relatively fine, but those without were miserable, riddled with holes like beehives by the small swords, their souls annihilated. Even those with defensive Magic Treasures were on the verge of collapse, regretting their decision to provoke this calamity.

Just as these Golden Immortals were in utter despair and prepared to close their eyes and await death.

Suddenly, thousands of dazzling streams of light flew towards them rapidly. "They're here, the people who want to kill Sword Maniac are here, we're saved," one Golden Immortal exclaimed excitedly.

Li Yi stopped his attack, the sky full of sword qi disappeared, and he floated quietly in the air, watching the streams of light flying towards him.

"Haha, Sword Maniac, you've finally appeared. I've been waiting for so long," said a Golden Immortal dressed in luxurious robes.

"Sir, I don't think I've offended you, so why do you want to kill me so desperately?" Li Yi remembered that although he had offended many people, it wasn't this many, and they were all Golden Immortals.

"You haven't offended us, you've offended Venerable Blazing Fire, Venerable Green Mountain, and Venerable Great Mountain Sword." The robed Golden Immortal admired Li Yi somewhat and then told him about the kill order and bounty issued by the three Grand Unity Golden Immortals. Since he had so many people on his side, he wasn't afraid of Li Yi playing any tricks.

Li Yi hadn't expected this outcome. Now he had truly become a hot commodity, and everyone wanted to kill him for the generous bounty.

"Hmph, since you all want me dead, then don't blame me," a thick killing intent emanated from Li Yi's eyes.

"Attack," the robed Golden Immortal commanded.

In an instant, thousands of Golden Immortals unleashed countless Spiritual Powers and Dao techniques, and their killing intent-filled Magic Treasures. The scene was worlds apart from the attacks of the dozens of Golden Immortals who had besieged Li Yi earlier.

The surrounding space was compressed to the point of emitting a "creaking" sound. Countless attacks swept towards Li Yi like a dazzling meteor shower.

Li Yi's expression was extremely solemn. He used the "Sword Light Flying Wings" Spiritual Power, flapping two pairs of wings and constantly dodging the attacks. However, the sheer number of attacks meant that some still landed on him, and Li Yi was continuously injured.

"No, if this continues, I'll be defeated sooner or later. It seems I have no choice but to do this." A sharp glint flashed in Li Yi's eyes. Relying on his extraordinary speed, he flew into the center of the crowd.

The robed youth was a little confused by Li Yi's action but didn't think much of it, assuming Li Yi wanted to make the Golden Immortals hesitate in their attacks, preventing them from hitting their own allies. However, the control of Golden Immortals was not to be underestimated; a little attention was all that was needed.

"Nine-Colored Pagoda," Li Yi roared, and a magnificent pagoda hundreds of feet tall appeared in the sky.

While the Golden Immortals were still wondering what kind of Spiritual Power this was, the pagoda's colorful light flashed. Thousands of Golden Immortals felt a wave of dizziness and a severe headache. Their ongoing attacks paused involuntarily.

The "Nine-Colored Pagoda" soul Spiritual Power was only known to a few people like Golden Eagle King, and they had never revealed it to others. Therefore, everyone in Hong Huang knew that Li Yi's swordsmanship was profound and his speed was formidable, but they were unaware of this trump card.

When Li Yi was at the Mystic Immortal realm, using this Spiritual Power could make Golden Eagle King dazed. Now that Li Yi was a Golden Immortal, this Spiritual Power was several times more potent. Even when dispersed to attack thousands of Golden Immortals, it caused them to lose focus.

"Chirp..." Li Yi seized this rare opportunity to attack. Countless small swords of dark light flew out from his body and then combined along a mysterious trajectory.

Soon, a black lotus tens of thousands of feet long appeared between heaven and earth, with a thick main vine and thousands of branching vines, covered in black lotus flowers, shrouding the entire space. Even the sunlight dimmed, forming a black lotus space that enveloped all the Golden Immortals.

As the Golden Immortals just regained their senses, they were greatly shocked by this sight. What kind of Spiritual Power was this? Before they could ponder, the lotus flowers detached from the vines and exploded, shooting out clusters of black sword qi towards the Golden Immortals. Many Golden Immortals were shot dead by the sword qi before they even knew what was happening.

The Golden Immortals who regained consciousness began to block the sword energy, scrambling to cope. But as they blocked, the Golden Immortals discovered a terrifying phenomenon: they couldn't absorb even a trace of Spiritual Qi here. Their magic power dwindled with use, while the black lotuses were endless. Every time one detached, another quickly grew on the vine. Furthermore, these lotuses would root themselves into their bodies, emitting sword energy to attack internally. Golden Immortals were falling one after another. If this continued, they would all perish here soon.

"Everyone attack those vines together! Without the vines, the lotuses can't grow anymore," shouted a Golden Immortal with a weathered face.

The Golden Immortals dared not delay and furiously attacked the vines. However, Li Yi's Slaughter Sword Dao was not so easily broken. The Golden Immortals despondently discovered that even when they managed to break a vine, another quickly grew back. Moreover, these vines began to join the attack, strangling everyone. In an instant, the speed of casualties greatly increased.

The Slaughter Sword Dao not only contained all of Li Yi's moves but also integrated Li Yi's understanding of slaughter, reaching the realm of Dao becoming natural. The lotus manifestation was merely one form of the Slaughter Sword Dao's materialization. As long as Li Yi wished, it could transform into countless other forms. However, Li Yi's current body was formed from the Twelve-Petal Azure Lotus, and his sword was the Green Lotus Ancient Sword. Li Yi's research into lotuses had delved into their essence, thus the lotus form maximized the power of the Slaughter Sword Dao.

Once trapped in the lotus world, the only solution was to break free with absolute power. Otherwise, the world was filled with the power of slaughter. If they didn't die from the sword energy, they would be drained to death.

After an unknown period, the sounds from within grew fainter, the attacks weakened, and finally, everything fell silent. Only a mysterious and noble black lotus swayed between heaven and earth. Thousands of Golden Immortals had all perished here today.

The black lotus gradually disappeared, and Li Yi's figure appeared. He looked at the land flowing with blood and littered with bones. "Why bother? Alas, rest in peace," Li Yi sighed, then flapped his four wings and quickly left the blood-soaked land.