"Come! Today, we slay immortals!"
The instant Lin Yue finished speaking, the Martial Dao Divine Infant awakened within his cave heavens! Divine essence surged madly through the twelve circumferential divine meridians in his body!
His three hundred and sixty-five cave heavens and seven hundred and twenty Secret Treasuries within his body seemed to harbor gods, one after another. One thousand two hundred and ninety-six divine embryos radiated Immortal Dao brilliance like that of True Immortals.
The Immortal Dao aura of Lin Yue's flesh also grew ever stronger, rivaling a genuine True Immortal!
After rising to its feet, the Martial Dao Divine Infant slowly stepped out of the cave heavens. Each step gave rise to a wondrous Phenomenon, and auspicious clouds began gathering around Lin Yue!
Then everyone saw a towering golden form slowly emerge from the five-colored auspicious clouds behind Lin Yue. This Martial Dao Divine Infant looked no different from Lin Yue himself.
Yet it was enormous, standing there like a primordial star, suppressing every demon and malicious spirit! Apart from the five-colored auspicious clouds, golden lightning wreathed its entire body. Neither darkness nor anything uncanny could approach!
The divine light radiating from its golden body even illuminated heaven and earth. The lingering imprints of dark scriptures left by Foreign Realm Immortals were swept away by its golden radiance. The Martial Dao True Intent mingled with divine power pushed to its utmost, forming a terrifying domain that suppressed the entire void!
This was the immortal domain exclusive to the Immortal Dao. At this moment, Lin Yue's display was almost indistinguishable from that of a True Immortal!
"Is Lord Lin Yue about to become an immortal? Unbelievable!" Such were the thoughts of the Nine Heavens cultivators!
"Hmph!" Someone snorted, refusing to believe it! He had broken through the Supreme curse, and now he was about to become an immortal too? How could that be? Would the Heavenly Dao allow such a being to emerge? Absolutely impossible!
"Is this heaven-defying feat really going to succeed? Are we truly about to witness history today?"
Such were the thoughts of most Immortal Domain cultivators!
"Hahahaha! Incredible! This fellow Daoist truly is formidable. He is certain to enter the king realm in the future!"
This was Qi Yi, a descendant of Qi Yu, a titan of the Immortal Domain! He had been among those who previously visited Border City. His clan had shown great friendliness toward the Nine Heavens, even joining the fighting!
"You certainly take it in stride, Qi Yi! Slaying an immortal from a lower realm-doesn't that stir anything in your heart? You're only a True Immortal yourself. You haven't entered the king realm yet!"
Whether the person capable of slaying an immortal from a lower realm was an enemy or a friend, such a thing left an uncomfortable feeling in one's heart!
Was it jealousy, or wistful emotion?
A True Immortal from the Primordial Chaos Clan spoke after cleaving apart an Immortal from the Foreign Realm! Not everyone in the Immortal Domain was hostile toward the Nine Heavens. There were also those willing to lend a hand!
"Hehe! After entering the Immortal Dao, we stopped regarding anyone else, forgetting that we too once struggled like ants in this bitter sea. So what if we stand within the Immortal Dao? Cultivation has no end. Even kings-what of them? Since the fall of emperors, have so few kings died? Good. Today, let us witness history. Let the world see, and let all of you see as well. Immortals are people too. They are not so far above everyone else, nor are they so impossible to reach! Immortals can also be killed, and they can be killed by those in the Human Dao realm! We should hold fast to our original hearts, revere living beings, and revere life!"
Everyone was startled by these words!
"Indeed! Who dares proclaim himself invincible? Who dares claim he can never be defeated? We truly have been too arrogant! Today, let this serve as an example-a warning to immortals!"
"This is a profound truth!"
"Well said! It helps us cultivate our hearts!"
Whether they belonged to the Nine Heavens or the Immortal Domain, whether they were low-level cultivators or supreme figures, ripples stirred in all their hearts!
"The instant I draw my sword is the pinnacle of ultimate bliss!"
This strike was named Ultimate Bliss!
As Lin Yue slashed with the Black Sword in his right hand, the golden dharma form manifested by the Martial Dao Divine Infant behind him swung its sword as well! Bearing divine essence unique to his inner world, the Martial Dao Divine Infant struck at Feng Li! Like a giant, it sought to cleave open the heavens with one stroke and create a world of ultimate bliss!
Apart from countless primordial stars being sliced apart by their keen sword intent, no sound emerged. All things fell silent! This was the terrifying nature of the Immortal Dao. Such overwhelming strength touched upon a certain time domain, and their attacks were submerged directly within time!
After shattering Feng Li's sword light, the Ultimate Bliss strike lost none of its momentum and continued toward him!
"No! Impossible! I am an Immortal! How could a junior like you kill me? You belong to the Immortal Dao! You must belong to the Immortal Dao! Die!"
Feng Li had gone completely mad, babbling nonsense. If he really died today, his name would truly endure throughout the ages!
Of course, it would not be a good reputation. He would be nailed to the pillar of shame. Whenever anyone mentioned today's events, they would inevitably mention him-an Immortal slain by a being of the Human Dao realm! Who could stomach that?
"Ah...!"
Feng Li sublimated himself to the utmost, consuming all his immortal essence. His white hair fell out, his immortal body began to age, and even his skin wrinkled! He resembled a withered, gaunt old man, but he no longer cared. Rather than be slain by Lin Yue from a lower realm, he would sooner exhaust his essence and die to wash away this humiliation!
"Kill!"
Feng Li unleashed his final sword strike as an Immortal. It was a strike born of his last flicker of life, a supreme figure's hate-filled blow. No one in the same realm dared confront its edge!
Boom...!
Unfortunately, even dying could not stop this sword!
Feng Li's immortal body exploded outright, his primordial spirit was cleaved apart, and his immortal will could no longer endure!
A rumble rang through the void. Heaven and earth should have wept at the death of such a cultivator, but heaven and earth had already grown numb!
Lin Yue's body and mind were sublimating. Even his primordial spirit began emitting immortal radiance, as though he would step into the Immortal Dao the very next second! The sensation was exquisite.
Immortals of the Foreign Realm stood just as far above others as immortals did. Blasting one apart with a sword was no different from slaying an immortal with a single strike! That feeling-looking down upon heaven and earth! He even spread his arms unconsciously!
Feng Li's blood fell like a golden downpour!
"How is this possible? An Immortal of our realm was actually slain by an ant of the Nine Heavens in the Human Dao realm? Is this a joke?"
"Hmph! I told Feng Li to retreat long ago. He was no match for him. Now he's been slain by someone of the Human Dao realm. He deserved to die, disgracing the might of our realm!"
Everyone from the Foreign Realm was stunned. Some refused to believe it, some sneered, and some even thought Feng Li deserved death!
The cultivators of the Immortal Domain and the Nine Heavens instinctively stopped fighting. How long had the battle even lasted? An Immortal was already dead! And he had been slain by a cultivator of the Human Dao realm!
Was this what a decisive battle meant? It had only just begun. Neither side had even finished probing the other, yet a supreme figure had already died, his dao extinguished!
"Hahahahaha! Now that's more like it! So what if they're immortals? So what if they're Immortals of the Foreign Realm? Rise against heaven, slay your enemies, and forge an unparalleled, fearsome reputation! Throughout the ages, this is how legends have been born. What's so strange about it? As those who came after, how can we let ancient histories record only our predecessors' glorious deeds? We should surpass them!"
A battle maniac spoke, his words shaking the heavens!
"Magnificent!"
"Lord Lin Yue is invincible! He slew an immortal from a lower realm, and his name will endure throughout the ages!"
"Is his name Lin Yue?"
Someone from the Immortal Domain asked! The true name of such a prodigy-no! He was no longer a prodigy, but an unrivaled powerhouse. Learning his name later would not be easy. If he entered the king realm in the future, casually asking about him could even entangle one in karma! Speaking his true name would draw his attention! Such a disrespectful act might even bring karmic retribution, killing the offender and extinguishing their dao!
After that sword strike, the golden Divine Infant behind Lin Yue did not withdraw, for four Immortals from the Foreign Realm had already arrived! They wanted to surround and kill him!
"How can we leave someone with such talent alive?"
"Hmph! So what if he can fight an Immortal from a lower realm? The Immortals of our realm number far beyond hundreds or thousands!"
The four Foreign Realm Immortals rushed over, abandoning all honor as they surrounded Lin Yue. Just then, a voice rang out, and Hong Guang, wreathed in immortal radiance, struck!
"I'll help you, young brother!"
A True Immortal of the Immortal Domain could no longer bear to watch. He swung his longsword and charged in, intercepting one of the Immortals!
"Pan King's sword, kill!"
He came from Pan King's lineage in the Immortal Domain. Unable to stand it any longer, he attacked the strongest Immortal!
"Be careful, Senior! If you can't defeat him, wait until I kill my opponents, and I'll come support you!"
Lin Yue spoke with solemn sincerity! He was entirely serious, not at all as though he were joking!
"Hahahahaha! You brat! You're in the Human Dao realm, facing three Immortals, yet you still worry about my safety? Your arrogance truly knows no bounds! But I like it!"
Chapter 47: Battle Kindling Golden Lotus
"Arrogant brat! Die!"
Seeing Lin Yue's arrogance, this Immortal immediately slashed at him with his saber! It too carried an undying, imperishable aura! Overwhelming saber intent swept toward him, bearing the heavenly might of the Foreign Realm.
"Hmph! My name is Duanmu! On the road to reincarnation, don't forget the man who killed you!"
The middle-aged man named Duanmu smashed down with the Black Gold Cauldron in his hands! The black flame within it was extraordinarily sinister, like a venomous curse. Some nearby Extreme Dao cultivators were devoured outright after coming into contact with it.
The might of Immortals would not be overlooked merely because Lin Yue had slain one from the Human Dao realm! No matter how many years passed, no matter the era, Immortals stood supreme in the mortal world as beings of everlasting life.
"You talk too much."
The other Immortal was an old man, who hurled a punch straight at Lin Yue.
"Then let's fight! Martial Dao Dharma Forms, emerge!"
Lin Yue no longer hesitated. Within his spiritual platform, two dao bodies, one black and one white, embodying extreme yin and extreme yang, also stepped out to stand beside the Martial Dao Divine Infant.
The three enormous dharma forms suppressed the past, present, and future of the entire void. Even time lost its way within this domain, while overwhelming martial dao true intent contended against the immortal domains of these three Immortals.
"Are such methods really something the Human Dao realm can possess?"
Endless doubts arose among those from the Immortal Domain and the Foreign Realm. Lin Yue's display had already surpassed their understanding of cultivation realms.
"Could he have created an entirely new cultivation system? Isn't that too fantastical?" a True Immortal of the Immortal Domain exclaimed, his jaw dropping!
"Impossible. Although there have been many cultivation paths throughout the ages-the divine dao, the Immortal Dao, body refinement-every method bears traces of the Immortal Ancient Method! It's difficult to cast it aside! Besides, his movements show traces of the Immortal Ancient Method. He may be following a path combining the Immortal Ancient Method with a body refinement body. In fact, I'd sooner believe he cultivates a heaven-defying scripture that has successfully fused the two paths."
"True. But even if it's a scripture, this is far too heaven-defying! He follows both body refinement and the ancient method, has condensed an immortal body without entering the Immortal Dao, and is fighting three Immortals alone!"
Those from the Immortal Domain were clearly very interested in the scripture Lin Yue cultivated. It could not be helped-slaying immortals from the Human Dao realm, hehe! Even kings would fight to seize such a scripture.
"Sword Disrupts Yin and Yang!"
With a thunderous shout, Lin Yue slashed with the Black Sword. The three figures behind him swung their longswords. Facing three Immortals at once, even someone as heaven-defying as Lin Yue could not gain the advantage! Still, killing him would not be so easy for them either.
As more and more figures across the battlefield grew red-eyed with bloodlust, the cultivators on both sides stopped probing their opponents. Nearly everyone attacked at full strength, seeking to slay their enemies.
One shower of blood after another made the already crimson great realm even redder! Countless runes of power swept across the whole of Great Red Heaven.
Facing three Immortals, Lin Yue no longer knew how long he had fought-one year, ten years, or perhaps a hundred! Their battle dimmed the starry heavens. The stars, once more numerous than the cultivators, dwindled, their light fading and their vitality lost.
The Foreign Realm's endless stream of reinforcements began tipping the battle in its favor! The Nine Heavens was ultimately a smaller realm. Although the Immortal Domain provided support, it was unwilling to fight to the bitter end here! Even now, some were still watching, never having entered the fray.
This battle had truly lasted far too long. Both sides had exhausted their methods. Even Lin Yue's system of cultivating the Inner Divine Treasury could hardly sustain him, and the divine essence of his inner universe was drying up. Though the three Immortals were hardly in better shape, they at least had opportunities to catch their breath! Lin Yue, however, had been fighting the entire time.
The benefit was that Lin Yue's flesh advanced further, receiving the finest tempering. The attacks of the three Immortals, which had wounded him at first, could ultimately leave only shallow marks.
"What a monster! An immortal body like that is stranger than the uncanny!" The old man nearly broke down. Sometimes, Lin Yue simply took his punches head-on while attacking the other two.
Truly, old fists feared young strength!
"Hmph! He won't hold out much longer."
The middle-aged Immortal attacked Lin Yue again, smashing out with his great cauldron.
Boom...!
As though stars had collided, Lin Yue was sent flying outright! His divine essence was ultimately still of the Human Dao realm. Fighting three Immortals to this point was already heaven-defying enough.
"Haha! See? In the end, he's still a being of the Human Dao realm! So what if he has an immortal body? We'll wear him down like this. Our chance has come! Send him into oblivion!"
The Foreign Realm Immortal wielding a pair of sabers laughed and followed close behind!
"Immortal-Slaying Saber, cleave!"
"Spirit-Refining Cauldron, suppress!"
One attacked while the other held him down. The old man did not hesitate in the slightest! All his immortal essence erupted.
"Dao-Destroying Fist! Die!"
Under the unparalleled assault of the three Immortals, Lin Yue was driven into an enormous primordial star!
Sensing the immortal radiance within his divine essence, now on the verge of completing its transformation, Lin Yue knew his opportunity had come! After so many years of bloody combat and tempering, time and again, he could finally step into another level today.
"Come! Today, my human immortal martial dao will truly reveal itself to the world! I will contend with you!"
Behind Lin Yue, the three dharma forms returned to his inner universe. The Inner Divine Treasury began to seethe, and pulse after pulse naturally pierced outward from the divine universes within him!
A great noise began resounding within the primordial star.
"Thump! Thump! Thump!"
Lin Yue's entire body began vibrating like a heaven-shaking drum! It beat like the heart of a colossal beast, radiating endless Immortal Dao brilliance! Countless thunderclouds began gathering at the four extremes of heaven and earth. Innumerable thunder spirits transformed into thunder dragons, striking at Lin Yue within the primordial star.
Bolt after bolt of divine thunder intertwined, blasting the entire primordial star to pieces in an instant.
Watching Lin Yue illuminate the dark void like a sun, how could the Foreign Realm Immortals fail to realize that he intended to break through in the midst of battle?
"Hehe, you want to break through while surrounded by three Immortals? Who gave you the courage?" The old man's face twisted into a sinister smile.
"If he wants to die, grant his wish!"
The three Immortals unleashed the Foreign Realm's unparalleled treasured arts at Lin Yue as he bathed in lightning.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Divine abilities and treasured arts struck Lin Yue's flesh, one after another.
At this moment, Lin Yue staggered, blood flowing from his precious body. Yet he could not strike back. Enduring the baptism of divine thunder was already ordeal enough.
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