Holding a black saber, Su Xiuyi stepped forward. The void beneath his feet trembled, as if unable to bear his footsteps.
Vast, terrifying power erupted from Su Xiuyi's body. Two golden dragons coiled around him, making him look like a heavenly emperor descending upon the world.
Wave after wave of deathly power erupted from the black saber in his hand. Anyone whose mind was not sufficiently steadfast would surely have their soul sucked into the purgatory of the Nine Netherworlds.
"Hmm!"
"What terrifying saber intent. It's nearly reached perfection."
"His talent is terrifying too. According to the intelligence, when he first appeared, he had only just comprehended Avici Dao Saber Intent. In such a short time, he's raised his saber intent to this level. What a surprise. If he continues to grow and cultivates both the martial and literary Daos to Peak Sunmoon, even a weaker Invincible might not be his match."
The Heaven Patrol Pavilion's Pseudo-Invincible wore an exceptionally grave expression. Seeing everything Su Xiuyi had unleashed, his pupils suddenly contracted.
Before coming, he had thought the people of the Heaven Patrol Pavilion were making a mountain out of a molehill. How much could Su Xiuyi have grown in such a short time? How could he be worth the old man's personal intervention? But he had never imagined that Su Xiuyi's improvement would be terrifying beyond belief.
"Golden Emperor Spear God Art!"
The old man's expression grew grave, and he gave a cold snort. The next moment, a terrifying presence erupted as Will Characters appeared one after another.
'Spear,' 'Illusion,' 'Battle,' 'Break,' 'Speed'!
Will Characters appeared one after another. The old man was already a Pseudo-Invincible, and with the Will Characters' support, he became even more terrifying.
A long black spear appeared in his hand.
"Break!"
The old man let out an earthshaking roar. The spear in his hand moved like a long dragon, and his speed became terrifying. With the Illusion Will Character's enhancement, it was more terrifying still.
Phantoms filled the sky, making it impossible to tell which one was his true body.
A terrifying, eerie light shot from his eyes. They no longer looked clouded with age as they had before.
To unleash a killing blow, he shed the wrinkles on his face, and his grizzled hair turned completely black.
From a man with one foot in the grave, he became a middle-aged figure, his presence growing several times stronger.
"Nether King Cold Thrust!"
Hundreds of figures raised their spears and charged at Su Xiuyi. There was no telling the real from the false as terrifying ice-cold spear intent erupted.
"Reverse!"
At that moment, Su Xiuyi's face was utterly expressionless as he activated the 'Reverse' Will Character.
As though time were flowing backward, the figures slowed down.
'Slow!'
Another Will Character appeared. The Heaven Patrol Pavilion's Pseudo-Invincible's expression darkened, and he stared fixedly at the two Will Characters. Although they were not offensive but supportive, their supportive abilities made his heart tremble.
Even as a Pseudo-Invincible, he was affected.
The spear in his hand trembled, and his power surged once more.
In that instant, the spear seemed to truly transform into a long dragon of ice.
As he watched the phantoms draw ever closer,
there was not the slightest trace of fear on Su Xiuyi's face.
Instead, a hint of disdain appeared.
"Pupil of Void Breaking!"
The instant Su Xiuyi activated the Pupil of Void Breaking, the hundreds of phantoms before him vanished, collapsing one after another. Illusion broke to reveal truth, until only one figure remained in the void.
It was the true body of the Heaven Patrol Pavilion's Pseudo-Invincible.
"Avici Dao First Saber Strike."
Su Xiuyi moved. The long saber in his hand slashed out, and a terrifying saber ray locked directly onto his opponent, as though the gates of hell had been thrown open.
'Stillness'!
'Endure'!
'Curse'!
At the same time, Su Xiuyi activated three great Will Characters. He even activated the Curse Will Character, which he had never truly used in a fight before.
"Endure for a moment, and the wind will cease and the waves will calm. Take a step back, and the sea and sky will open wide."
"Only by enduring the humiliation of crawling between another's legs can one achieve a hegemon's dominion."
"I curse you to be rejected by heaven and earth today. I curse your fortune to scatter today. I curse your soul to be utterly extinguished today. I curse your bloodline to fall into extinction today!"
"Boom!"
Their attacks collided. The Heaven Patrol Pavilion's Pseudo-Invincible had been advancing like a blade splitting bamboo, when suddenly, his Qi and blood seethed with eerie force, making them difficult to suppress.
In the instant his attention wavered, a cold saber light slashed toward his neck.
"Hmm?"
The Heaven Patrol Pavilion's Pseudo-Invincible was scared out of his wits. If he failed to dodge, he would fall here today.
'Escape.'
In his haste, he activated a Will Character he used to save his life. The Escape Will Character had always been his secret, and he had never used it before, but now Su Xiuyi had forced him to bring it out.
"Rip!"
The saber ray slashed past his ear, and a few strands of hair fell.
His heart trembled wildly with fright.
The Avici Dao First Saber Strike was divided into eighteen forms in all. Like an asura evil god, Su Xiuyi brought down an even more terrifying attack.
Su Xiuyi naturally sensed the strange change in his opponent's body and knew the Curse Will Character had taken effect. A cold sneer appeared on his lips.
"I curse your bloodline to fall into extinction. I curse your spiritual power to run dry. I curse your great Dao to shatter."
A sharp light flashed in Su Xiuyi's eyes as he continued to activate the Curse Will Character.
He unleashed an earthshaking slash, sending a hundred-meter saber ray at the Heaven Patrol Pavilion's Pseudo-Invincible. Under the Pupil of Void Breaking, the effect of his opponent's Will Character was weakened by a full fifty percent.
"Impossible, impossible!"
"How can he see through my movement technique? Has my 'Illusion' Will Character stopped working?"
Locked onto by the attack, the Heaven Patrol Pavilion's Pseudo-Invincible was on the verge of going mad.
"Break for me!"
His eyes were crimson. As though driven mad, he thrust his spear at Su Xiuyi. Everywhere the spear passed, the void trembled, as if it would collapse, unable to withstand the might of the thrust.
"Hmm?"
The power in his body suddenly vanished for an instant, and the old man's expression changed drastically. Having lost control of his power, his spear veered off course.
But Su Xiuyi's saber had already descended.
"Escape."
Looking at the slash, he was terrified out of his wits. It was like the blade of the god of death passing judgment on him.
He nearly roared the word as he activated the Escape Will Character in a panic.
But for some reason, the Escape Will Character seemed sluggish, half a beat too slow.
"Rip!"
The sound of a sharp blade cutting through flesh rang out, and one of his arms was sliced clean off.
Blood sprayed out.
"Ah..."
A shrill, agonized scream rang through the void.
The Heaven Patrol Pavilion's Pseudo-Invincible had gone completely mad, his eyes red as blood. He had never faced a situation like today's.
Not even an Invincible had ever made him suffer such a grievous loss. Having lost a hand, even if he forcibly formed an arm from Spiritual Qi, his strength would be weakened by more than twenty percent. A Pseudo-Invincible could not regrow a severed arm.
"The Curse Will Character is truly terrifying. No wonder it could slay a sage back then!"
Seeing the effect of the Curse Will Character, even Su Xiuyi himself was startled.
But seeing his opponent go mad, Su Xiuyi felt thoroughly pleased.
A chilling look appeared at the corner of his mouth. Su Xiuyi would show no mercy to his enemies.
The power of the Curse Will Character continued to erode his opponent.
(End of chapter)