Bad Luck Constitution?

Eastern Emperor Taiyi stood in the void, his dark-gold imperial robe snapping in the Sun Divine Fire. The Eastern Emperor Bell above his head trembled faintly, radiating a terrifying pressure that blotted out heaven and earth.

"Restless?"

King of the East's eyes blazed like torches. The Pure Yang Great Sun around him stood in equal opposition to Eastern Emperor Taiyi's Sun Divine Fire.

"I have preached the Dao within my own sacred ground and have never provoked the Demon Race in the slightest. Yet today, Fellow Daoist Taiyi slaughtered those cultivators who came to hear the Dao for no reason at all. Do you truly think I, King of the East, am a soft persimmon to be squeezed?"

"I said it already. One Demon Race in the prehistoric world is enough."

As his words fell, the Eastern Emperor Bell above Taiyi's head gave a soft tremor. The movement was exceedingly slight, yet it seemed to stir the veins of the entire world.

The next instant—

"Dong—"

The bell rang again.

Unlike the earlier chime that had cowed the entire island, this toll condensed without dispersing, transforming into a visible golden ripple that slashed straight at King of the East like a sharp blade.

King of the East's expression changed drastically. His hands rapidly formed seals. The Pure Yang Great Sun above his head swelled explosively, and blazing white solar fire condensed before him into a heavy Great Sun golden wheel. Purple radiance flowed across it, and within it, countless living beings seemed to be bowing in worship and chanting.

"Boom—!"

The golden bell wave crashed into the Great Sun golden wheel with an earth-shattering explosion.

The space above Purple Abode Island shattered inch by inch like a mirror, and countless black spatial cracks spread like a spiderweb.

King of the East let out a muffled groan. The void beneath his feet collapsed, and the terrifying impact hurled him millions of zhang away. Only after smashing through an unknown number of spatial barriers did he barely stabilize himself.

The Great Sun golden wheel was already covered in fine cracks.

King of the East lowered his head and glanced at his trembling hands. Veins bulged across the backs of them, and blood faintly seeped from his fingertips.

"As expected of an innate supreme treasure..."

He murmured softly, a deep wariness flashing through his eyes.

Yet Eastern Emperor Taiyi did not press his advantage.

With his hands behind his back, he still stood amid that shattered void, as though his previous strike had been no more than casually brushing away a speck of dust.

At the same time, below.

Seeing that things had gone awry, some members of the sea race no longer cared about any opportunity to hear the Dao. They transformed into streaks of light in every color and fled madly in all directions like headless flies.

"Run! Eastern Emperor Taiyi has arrived! Purple Abode Island can't hold out!"

"Staying here means certain death! Run—"

Piercing cries mixed with despairing wails, instantly drowning out the entire island. The once solemn and dignified gathering to hear the Dao had completely devolved into a chaotic rout.

Inside the main hall.

"Little Four, how are you?"

Bi Xiao looked at the pale-faced Lei Xiao and hurriedly transferred her immortal essence into his body, wanting to help heal his injuries. Yun Xiao and Qiong Xiao also gathered around him.

"I'm fine."

Lei Xiao waved his hand, stopping the Three Xiao from treating him. "The sermon can no longer continue. Staying on Purple Abode Island may even put our lives at risk. We have to leave quickly."

"But..."

Yun Xiao's delicate brows furrowed slightly. She looked worriedly toward the chaos outside the hall, hesitation coloring her voice. "Eastern Emperor Taiyi and King of the East are fighting outside. If we go out now and get caught in it..."

"Eastern Emperor Taiyi wants to establish his authority. King of the East can't stop him. Next, he'll likely destroy Purple Abode Island as well. Remaining on the island is a dead end," Lei Xiao said.

"Then we leave!" Yun Xiao decided at once, no longer hesitating.

"Fellow Daoists, why don't we depart together? We can look after one another along the way." At that moment, Ao Guang, the Dragon King of the East Sea, spoke.

In an instant, Lei Xiao, the Three Xiao, and Zhao Gongming all turned to look at Ao Guang in surprise.

After all, Ao Guang was a Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal. Though only in the early stage, he was still a genuine Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal. Traveling with him would raise their safety by far more than a single level.

Conversely, taking them along was equivalent to Ao Guang carrying five burdens.

Yet Ao Guang had actually offered to travel with them.

However, after a brief moment of stunned silence, Lei Xiao understood. Ao Guang was likely repaying a favor. Earlier, when King of the East had targeted Ao Guang, Lei Xiao had spoken up and helped defuse the situation.

Sure enough, upon noticing his gaze, Ao Guang gave him a friendly nod.

Lei Xiao understood and immediately clasped his hands. "With Senior traveling alongside us, we could ask for nothing better."

Ao Guang nodded. His gaze swept across the heavens outside the hall, dyed crimson by the Sun Divine Fire, and he said gravely,

"With Fellow Daoist Red Cloud protecting us, the aftermath of Eastern Emperor Taiyi and King of the East's battle has temporarily been kept outside. Now is precisely the time to leave."

As his words fell, Ao Guang waved his hand. Lei Xiao and the other five were enveloped by the power of heaven and earth and swiftly moved toward the edge of Purple Abode Island.

Lei Xiao looked outside through the light barrier and saw that the skies above Purple Abode Island had already become an apocalyptic scene.

Eastern Emperor Taiyi's True Sunfire and King of the East's Pure Yang purple qi wildly tore at one another. Every collision shattered the void, sweeping countless rocks and seawater into the fray and instantly reducing them to dust.

"Boom—!"

Another heaven-shaking explosion rang out. King of the East's figure was smashed down once more, crashing directly into a small island outside Purple Abode Island. The entire island was sunk by the terrifying force.

Eastern Emperor Taiyi did not press his advantage. He seemed to have noticed something and suddenly looked toward Lei Xiao.

"Interesting. It would have been one thing if a mere Golden Immortal could detect me in advance, but you actually survived suffering my backlash."

Before his words had even faded, Eastern Emperor Taiyi's gaze became like two tangible golden swords, piercing through tens of millions of li of void and falling straight upon Lei Xiao.

In that instant, every hair on Lei Xiao's body stood on end. It was as though he had been targeted by a prehistoric ferocious beast, and even breathing became difficult.

Eastern Emperor Taiyi has noticed me.

At that moment, Lei Xiao felt as if Death itself had fixed its gaze upon him, its shadow closing in around him.

Just as he was about to use the Sword Qi Tongtian had left within his body, the surrounding red clouds of radiance flared brilliantly, cutting off Eastern Emperor Taiyi's gaze.

Lei Xiao gasped for breath like a drowning man who had been hauled ashore.

"It seems Senior Red Cloud was the one who saved me."

Ao Guang was extremely fast and had already led them away from Purple Abode Island. Looking back, Lei Xiao watched the island grow smaller and smaller.

That immortal island, once filled with celestial music and surging purple qi, was now completely swallowed by endless True Sunfire and violent Pure Yang purple qi.

Even through layer upon layer of water curtains and destructive currents, Lei Xiao could still clearly see countless cultivators who had failed to escape. Before they could even cry out, they turned into clouds of blood mist amid the world-destroying aftermath, their souls and spirits utterly annihilated.

"Rumble—"

Accompanied by one final deafening roar, Purple Abode Island's main peak collapsed with a crash. The entire island sank into the seabed, becoming a boiling domain of death.

"How tragic..."

Bi Xiao stared at the apocalyptic sight, her face deathly pale as she could not help muttering to herself.

Lei Xiao stared silently in the direction of Purple Abode Island. At this moment, he began to wonder whether he had some hidden bad-luck constitution. Otherwise, why was there danger everywhere he went?