Arc 7Expulsion and Imperial Ambush

Chu Yunfei deepened his relationship with Ling Xueyao and learned the significance of his swords, but Ling Zhantian forced him out of the palace to avoid conflict with his enemies. After killing two pursuing elders, Chu Yunfei faced a stronger attacker and exposed him as Ling Zhantian, who sought to capture him and take his secrets.

  • Chu Yunfei and Ling Xueyao strengthened their cultivation together, and Ling Xueyao confessed that she liked him.
  • Ling Zhantian identified the Giant Que Sword as an inheritance key and revealed that Luo Wuxu had left with an envoy from the Vast Waves Sacred Academy.
  • Ling Zhantian warned Chu Yunfei that the Blood Baleful Intent Tower intended to use him to provoke conflict and forced him to leave the palace.
  • Chu Yunfei concealed his expulsion from Ling Xueyao, accepted her supplies, and left while enemy watchers followed him.
  • Ling Xueyao confronted Ling Zhantian and declared her commitment to Chu Yunfei, prompting Ling Zhantian to confine her and forbid her from sending messages.
  • Chu Yunfei lured Chen Xuanhai and Han Kui into the mountains, killed them with the Great Heaven-Burning Art and his sword techniques, and refined their corpses.
  • Chu Yunfei used Origin Divine Liquid to recover from a hidden attacker’s strike and advanced to the seventh level of the Heavenly Origin Realm.
  • Chu Yunfei exposed the attacker as Ling Zhantian, and Ling Zhantian drew the Imperial Dao Dragon Sword to capture him and seize his secrets.
Chapters 151–175 Vol. 2 Read

Ch. 151Was the Princess Coming to His Door Again?

Si Yunshu decided to take Chu Yunfei’s warning about Lu Shaoyuan to Qin Yangui, while Li Tianxing reported his suspicions about Chu Yunfei to the Heavenly Evil Devil Sect. Back at the princess’s courtyard, Chu Yunfei prepared to train for the Seven Sects Grand Competition before Ling Xueyao came to his door.

  • Chu Yunfei warned Si Yunshu to be careful after Li Tianxing used the Devil-Suppressing Hand, prompting her and her gray-robed elder to discuss whether he knew something about Lu Shaoyuan.
  • Si Yunshu decided to return to the Heavenly Edict Sect and seek Qin Yangui, hoping news of Lu Shaoyuan would earn her the grand elder’s support.
  • Li Tianxing blamed Chu Yunfei for his setback, noticed Chu Yunfei’s reaction to the Devil-Suppressing Hand, and ordered the black-robed old man to inform the sect.
  • Chu Yunfei returned to the princess’s courtyard and resolved to master more forms of the Sea-Overturning Ninefold Sword before the Seven Sects Grand Competition.
  • Ling Xueyao came to Chu Yunfei’s courtyard as he prepared to cultivate.

Ch. 152Your Highness, How Did That Feel?

Ling Xueyao went to check on Chu Yunfei, but he pulled her into his cultivation chamber and kissed her. After teasing and carrying her to the bed, Chu Yunfei pinned her down, and Ling Xueyao asked whether he only treated her as a cultivation furnace.

  • Ling Xueyao worried about Chu Yunfei and finally went to his cultivation chamber, telling herself she was only checking whether he had suffered Qi deviation.
  • Chu Yunfei pulled Ling Xueyao inside as she raised her hand to knock, shut the stone door, and kissed her before she could speak.
  • Ling Xueyao tried to push Chu Yunfei away, but his touch left her weak; after he released her, he teased her about coming to see him.
  • Chu Yunfei held Ling Xueyao tightly, carried her into the inner chamber, and tossed her onto the bed despite her protests.
  • Pinned beneath Chu Yunfei, Ling Xueyao stopped struggling and asked whether he only knew how to treat her as a cultivation furnace.

Ch. 153Letting go to capture her; the princess stays the night!

Chu Yunfei convinced Ling Xueyao that he liked her rather than viewing her as a cultivation furnace, and she confessed that she liked him too. They spent the night together as the Dragon and Phoenix Dao Emperor Scripture circulated and their spiritual power merged.

  • Chu Yunfei pretended to leave the imperial palace, prompting Ling Xueyao to admit that she did not want him to go.
  • Xiaoxiao Dragon praised Chu Yunfei’s tactic, then accidentally mentioned Bai Zhi before falling back asleep without explaining who she was.
  • Ling Xueyao told Chu Yunfei he could not leave the palace or the bed, and she stopped resisting as he embraced her.
  • Chu Yunfei and Ling Xueyao kissed and resumed cultivating together, and Ling Xueyao confessed that she liked him.
  • The Dragon and Phoenix Dao Emperor Scripture circulated more fiercely as golden dragon and pink phoenix phantoms intertwined.

Ch. 154The princess begs for mercy

Ling Chenglie learned that the emperor was poisoned and accepted the Yin Puppet Sect’s terms, believing the imperial family’s hidden forbidden grounds could protect him. In the princess’s palace, Chu Yunfei continued guiding Ling Xueyao’s cultivation after she begged him to stop, then changed the flow of spiritual power and left her protesting.

  • Ling Chenglie learned that the emperor was near death and that Ling Xueyao and the eldest prince had known about the situation.
  • Ling Chenglie agreed to the Yin Puppet Sect’s demands despite Sun Meng’s warning, intending to delay fulfilling them after taking the throne.
  • Ling Chenglie revealed to Sun Meng that the imperial family’s forbidden grounds concealed a spirit beast more powerful than the clan elder.
  • Chu Yunfei continued channeling spiritual power through Ling Xueyao’s meridians until she called him husband and begged him to stop.
  • Chu Yunfei changed the circulation path of his spiritual power, and Ling Xueyao shouted at him to stop.

Ch. 155The emperor had awakened?

After a night of dual cultivation with Chu Yunfei, Ling Xueyao greatly improved her cultivation and agreed to continue cultivating with him. A message then announced that her father had awakened.

  • Chu Yunfei found that dual cultivation with Ling Xueyao had expanded his spiritual pool by more than seventy percent, while her Divine Sea Realm cultivation had improved by thirty percent.
  • Ling Xueyao hurried to dress, but Chu Yunfei drew her back into his arms and persuaded her to continue cultivating with him.
  • After another bout of cultivation, Chu Yunfei asked about the princes' cultivation, and Ling Xueyao described her brothers' levels.
  • Ling Xueyao received a message on her communication jade slip and learned that her father had awakened.

Ch. 156The emperor's scrutiny

Ling Xueyao and Chu Yunfei waited for Ling Zhantian to recover, then met the emperor, who acknowledged Chu Yunfei’s courage and learned that he and Ling Xueyao had become intimate. Ling Zhantian concealed what he knew about his poisoning and asked Chu Yunfei whether he had used the Myriad Poison Tyrant Body to cure him.

  • Ling Xueyao and Chu Yunfei waited outside Ling Zhantian’s bedchamber while Ling Changkong helped stabilize the emperor.
  • Ling Zhantian received Ling Xueyao and thanked her for her efforts, then scrutinized Chu Yunfei and praised his courage and strength.
  • Ling Zhantian asked whether Chu Yunfei and Ling Xueyao had already been intimate, and Chu Yunfei openly confirmed it.
  • Ling Xueyao asked who had poisoned Ling Zhantian, but he claimed he did not know, while Chu Yunfei noticed signs that the emperor was withholding clues.
  • Ling Zhantian asked Chu Yunfei whether he had used the Myriad Poison Tyrant Body to rid him of the poison.

Ch. 157Heaven-Slaying, slaying five emperors with one strike!

Chu Yunfei confirmed that he possessed the Myriad Poison Tyrant Body, while Ling Zhantian examined his Giant Que Sword and revealed it was one of three keys to the Heaven-Slaying Sword Emperor's legacy. The chapter ended with Ling Zhantian recounting how Heaven-Slaying killed five Titled Emperor Realm experts with a single strike.

  • Ling Zhantian deduced that Chu Yunfei had the Myriad Poison Tyrant Body, and Chu Yunfei confirmed it while keeping the Divine Cauldron of Heavenly Mandate secret.
  • Ling Zhantian asked to examine the Giant Que Sword, and Chu Yunfei presented it to him.
  • Ling Zhantian revealed a hidden Heaven-Slaying Seal on the sword's hilt, which Ling Changkong identified as a sign that the sword was a key to the Heaven-Slaying Sword Emperor's legacy.
  • Ling Zhantian explained that the Giant Que Sword was one of three keys left by the Heaven-Slaying Sword Emperor a hundred thousand years earlier.
  • Ling Zhantian recounted that Heaven-Slaying killed five Titled Emperor Realm experts with a single strike.

Ch. 158Vast Waves Sacred Academy!

Chu Yunfei learned that the Giant Que Sword was a key to the Heaven-Slaying Sword Emperor’s inheritance and wondered whether it was connected to his father’s death. He also discovered that Abyss Swallower had belonged to the legendary Luo Wuxu, whose last known appearance was at the Vast Waves Sacred Academy.

  • Ling Changkong and Ling Zhantian told Chu Yunfei that the Heaven-Slaying Sword Emperor had left three inheritance keys, and Chu Yunfei realized the Giant Que Sword was one of them.
  • Chu Yunfei suspected the Heavenly Sword Sect was pursuing the Giant Que Sword because it might lead to the inheritance, and Ling Xueyao warned him that other powers could target him too.
  • Ling Zhantian recognized Abyss Swallower as the black sword wielded by a peerless cultivator who had once dominated the Vast Waves Domain.
  • Chu Yunfei named Luo Wuxu as the Abyss-Devouring Sword’s former master, and Ling Zhantian confirmed that Luo Wuxu had defeated Ling Taixuan with one strike.
  • Ling Zhantian revealed that Luo Wuxu’s last known public appearance had been at the Vast Waves Sacred Academy.

Ch. 159Secrets of the Sacred Academy!

Ling Zhantian told Chu Yunfei and Ling Xueyao about the mysterious Vast Waves Sacred Academy, its recruitment rules, and the imperial family’s old agreement barring the Ling Imperial Clan from entering. Chu Yunfei learned that the Academy’s envoys would arrive in half a year and suspected it held answers about Luo Wuxu and the Abyss-Devouring Sword; Ling Zhantian then asked to speak with him privately.

  • Ling Zhantian explained that the Vast Waves Sacred Academy stood above the seven sects, recruited exceptional young cultivators every ten years, and sent invited candidates through an assessment.
  • Ling Xueyao realized that the seven sects’ missing holy sons and holy maidens had likely gone to the Academy, but Ling Zhantian could not explain why none had returned.
  • Ling Zhantian revealed that members of the Ling Imperial Clan must not enter the Academy because of an old agreement, while Chu Yunfei noticed that he was concealing the true reason.
  • Ling Zhantian said the Academy’s envoys would appear in half a year and recounted that Luo Wuxu had left with an envoy a thousand years earlier.
  • Chu Yunfei resolved to seek the Academy for answers about the Abyss-Devouring Sword and Luo Wuxu, and Ling Zhantian sent Ling Xueyao to the side hall so he could speak with Chu Yunfei alone.

Ch. 160An emperor's thoughts

Ling Zhantian privately explained to Chu Yunfei that the Blood Baleful Intent Tower had arranged for the Seven Sects Grand Competition to be held in the imperial capital as part of a plot against the imperial family. He warned that Chu had been made the ideal pawn to inflame conflict between Great Qian and the seven sects.

  • Ling Xueyao and Ling Changkong left the hall, leaving Ling Zhantian alone with Chu Yunfei.
  • Ling Zhantian asked Chu why the seven sects had chosen the imperial capital for their competition, and Chu said the decision was unlikely to be a coincidence.
  • Ling Zhantian revealed that the Blood Baleful Intent Tower had pushed for the imperial capital as the venue and intended to provoke a conflict between the seven sects and Great Qian.
  • Ling Zhantian listed Chu's clashes with four sects and said rumors were portraying him as an enemy of the sects protected by the imperial family.
  • Ling Zhantian told Chu that the Blood Baleful Intent Tower viewed him as the perfect pawn to drive a wedge between the seven sects and the imperial family.

Ch. 161Killing the donkey once the grinding is done, the emperor turns hostile

Ling Zhantian told Chu Yunfei he intended to revoke his imperial son-in-law status and urged him to leave the palace, while Chu Yunfei made clear he had acted only for Ling Xueyao's sake. After Chu Yunfei departed, Ling Changkong challenged the emperor's decision, and Ling Zhantian revealed that Chu Yunfei had ruined a plan he had pursued for twenty years by helping Ling Xueyao reach the Divine Sea Realm.

  • Ling Zhantian warned Chu Yunfei about the Blood Baleful Intent Tower and explained that he wanted to end Chu Yunfei's imperial son-in-law status to avoid conflict with the seven sects.
  • Chu Yunfei refused compensation and said he had saved Ling Zhantian only because Ling Xueyao cared for her father, then reproached the emperor for failing her filial devotion.
  • Ling Zhantian asked Chu Yunfei not to tell Ling Xueyao about their conversation and advised him to leave the capital once he lost the imperial family's protection.
  • Chu Yunfei left without agreeing to keep the conversation secret and said that more people wanting his life would make little difference.
  • Ling Changkong emerged from the shadows and criticized Ling Zhantian for driving out the man who had saved him, Ling Xueyao, and the imperial family.
  • Ling Zhantian said Chu Yunfei had ruined his twenty-year plan by enabling Ling Xueyao to break through to the Divine Sea Realm.

Ch. 162A heartless emperor, a gathering storm

Ling Zhantian explained why he planned to force Chu Yunfei out of the palace while preparing for the Holy Academy’s arrival in half a year. Outside the hall, Chu Yunfei concealed the emperor’s real intentions from Ling Xueyao, then asked whether she would be sad if he left.

  • Ling Zhantian told Ling Changkong that the Blood Baleful Intent Tower’s leader had broken through and that Chu Yunfei’s secrets made him a target, so he could not keep Chu Yunfei in the palace.
  • Ling Changkong accepted Ling Zhantian’s decision and reported that the Crimson Flame Lion’s injuries would likely remain incurable without a seventh-grade pill from the Jade Firmament Sect.
  • Ling Zhantian ordered Zhou Xuancheng to watch the princes and have Shen Qianyue keep Ling Xueyao inside the palace until further notice.
  • Ling Xueyao met Chu Yunfei outside the hall, and he teased her by claiming Ling Zhantian planned to decree their marriage soon.
  • Ling Xueyao recognized that Chu Yunfei was hiding what her father had said and pressed him for the truth.
  • Chu Yunfei asked Ling Xueyao whether she would be sad if he left.

Ch. 163The princess threw herself into his arms-was she going to keep him?

Ling Xueyao feared Chu Yunfei was being forced to leave the palace, so he told her he had received a secret mission from Ling Zhantian. As Chu Yunfei prepared to depart immediately, Ling Xueyao gave him supplies and spirit stones, leaving him to tease her about trying to keep him.

  • Ling Xueyao embraced Chu Yunfei and said she would leave the palace with him rather than let him go alone.
  • Chu Yunfei reassured Ling Xueyao with a fabricated story that Ling Zhantian had assigned him a confidential mission, and promised he would return within half a month.
  • Ling Xueyao agreed to stay and care for her recovering father, but urged Chu Yunfei to contact her if he faced danger.
  • Chu Yunfei decided to leave the palace immediately, and Ling Xueyao brought him to her chambers to prepare supplies.
  • Ling Xueyao gave Chu Yunfei five million mid-grade spirit stones, pills, and her storage ring, prompting him to ask if she was trying to keep him.

Ch. 164Leaving the palace

Chu Yunfei left the palace after accepting spirit stones from Ling Xueyao, who kissed him goodbye and watched him depart. As he headed into the imperial city, he explained why she was safer in the palace, while Ling Xueyao began to suspect that Ling Zhantian had invented the mission that sent him away.

  • Chu Yunfei accepted Ling Xueyao's spirit stones but declined her imperial formation token, then said goodbye to her at the courtyard entrance.
  • Ling Xueyao kissed Chu Yunfei and told him to return safely, and he left through the palace's east gate as concealed followers began tracking him.
  • Chu Yunfei told Xiaoxiao Dragon that Ling Xueyao was safer in the palace and planned to find a place to cultivate while waiting for Qin Yangui.
  • Ling Xueyao realized Ling Zhantian's urgent mission for Chu Yunfei might have been fabricated and hurried to confront her father.
  • Ling Xueyao entered the great hall and asked Ling Zhantian why he had done this.

Ch. 165The truth, a rift between father and daughter?

Ling Xueyao confronted Ling Zhantian after discovering that he had forced Chu Yunfei to leave the palace to protect Great Qian from his enemies. Their argument over Chu Yunfei’s safety and Ling Xueyao’s choice of husband ended with Ling Zhantian forbidding her from mentioning Chu Yunfei again.

  • Ling Xueyao tested Ling Zhantian by claiming Chu Yunfei had told her everything, and Ling Zhantian realized she was trying to draw out the truth.
  • Ling Zhantian admitted he had forced Chu Yunfei to leave because the four great sects and the Blood Baleful Intent Tower threatened him, and keeping him in the palace would endanger Great Qian.
  • Ling Xueyao accused her father of betraying Chu Yunfei despite his having saved them, while Ling Zhantian argued that Chu Yunfei’s inheritance and enemies threatened the entire imperial family.
  • Ling Xueyao revealed she had reached the Divine Sea Realm and declared Chu Yunfei the man she had chosen as her husband.
  • Ling Zhantian accused Chu Yunfei of taking advantage of his unconsciousness, called him unworthy of Ling Xueyao, and forbade her from mentioning him again.

Ch. 166The princess was confined

Ling Xueyao defied Ling Zhantian’s demand that Chu Yunfei leave the palace, so he ordered her confined and cut off from the outside world. As Shen Qianyue escorted her back to her chambers, she secretly prepared to contact Chu Yunfei and find a way to reach him.

  • Ling Xueyao told Ling Zhantian that she had chosen Chu Yunfei willingly and would stay with him even if it cost her life.
  • Ling Zhantian summoned Shen Qianyue and ordered him to confine Ling Xueyao and prevent her from sending messages.
  • Ling Xueyao told her father she hated him and vowed that confinement would not stop her from going to Chu Yunfei.
  • Ling Zhantian watched the hall doors close and hinted that Chu Yunfei’s Myriad Poison Tyrant Body could replace the missing Flawless Spirit Physique.
  • Shen Qianyue admitted that Ling Zhantian had ordered him to keep Ling Xueyao from leaving, and refused to bring Chu Yunfei back.
  • Ling Xueyao returned to her chambers while secretly holding a green jade communication talisman, intending to contact Chu Yunfei.

Ch. 167The young lady grew jealous

Wen Jiao learned that the Heavenly Sword Sect leadership planned to move against Chu Yunfei after the Seven Sects Grand Competition. She ordered the spirit boat to speed toward the imperial capital, determined to reach him before the sect could act.

  • Wen Jiao hurried toward the imperial capital while recalling how Chu Yunfei had cured her and feeling jealous of his closeness with Ling Xueyao.
  • Uncle Yao told Wen Jiao that Chu Yunfei had defeated the Holy Sons of three sects, while she worried about his enemies and his imperial son-in-law status.
  • Wen Jiao received an urgent secret message from Wen Buqi warning that the Heavenly Sword Sect would target Chu Yunfei after the Seven Sects Grand Competition.
  • Wen Jiao concluded the sect leadership might act before Chu Yunfei could prepare and ordered Uncle Yao to push the spirit boat beyond its safe speed.
  • Uncle Yao activated the spirit boat’s formations, and Wen Jiao raced toward the imperial capital, hoping Chu Yunfei would wait for her.

Ch. 168Leaving the city of his own accord-who was the prey?

Chu Yunfei left the imperial capital alone, intending to lure out the Divine Sea Realm cultivators following him and refine their remains to advance his cultivation. The Cangyun Sect learned of his departure, and Chen Xuanhai set out to capture him while Qin Hao stayed behind to recover.

  • Chu Yunfei deliberately let the Cangyun Sect, Puppet Sect, and other watchers follow him out of the eastern gate, planning to use them to draw out powerful cultivators.
  • Chu Yunfei told Xiaoxiao Dragon that refining a Divine Sea Realm corpse could help him advance from the sixth to the seventh level of the Heavenly Origin Realm.
  • The Cangyun Sect's watchers reported that Chu Yunfei had left the palace alone, with no Divine Sea Realm experts or imperial Attendants nearby.
  • Qin Hao wanted to join the pursuit and avenge his severed arm, but Chen Xuanhai ordered him to recover and promised to bring Chu Yunfei back.
  • Chen Xuanhai, a Divine Sea Realm sixth-layer cultivator, left the Cangyun Sect's residence to pursue Chu Yunfei.

Ch. 169Two Divine Sea Cultivators Close In for the Kill

Yue Chenzhou sent Han Kui to kill Chu Yunfei after Chu Yunfei left the imperial capital, while Qi Yuanshan warned that the departure might be a trap. In the barren mountains, Han Kui and Chen Xuanhai confronted Chu Yunfei, who calmly judged Chen Xuanhai's Divine Sea Realm sixth-layer strength as enough for him.

  • Han Kui told Yue Chenzhou that Chu Yunfei had left the palace alone, and Yue assigned Han Kui to bring back Chu Yunfei's head.
  • Qi Yuanshan voiced his suspicions, but Yue Chenzhou trusted Han Kui's strength and dismissed the danger.
  • A hundred li east of the capital, Chu Yunfei let Chen Xuanhai of the Cangyun Sect and Han Kui follow him into the barren mountains.
  • Chen Xuanhai and Han Kui revealed themselves, then argued over who would take Chu Yunfei and claim his belongings.
  • Chen Xuanhai demanded that Chu Yunfei surrender and return to the Cangyun Sect, but Chu Yunfei calmly assessed his strength and said it should be enough.

Ch. 170Great Heaven-Burning Art, the Might of the Divine Sea!

Chu Yunfei endured Han Kui’s poison corpse battle puppet before revealing that his Myriad Poison Tyrant Body absorbed its poison and restored his strength. He then unleashed the Great Heaven-Burning Art, raising his power to the Divine Sea Realm fourth level and turning to face Han Kui and Chen Xuanhai.

  • Han Kui summoned his poison corpse battle puppet, which struck Chu Yunfei with its weapons and drove him backward.
  • Han Kui released a cloud of corpse poison, but Chu Yunfei’s Myriad Poison Tyrant Body absorbed it and used it to recover and grow stronger.
  • Han Kui ordered the battle puppet to attack with brute force while Chen Xuanhai prepared to join the fight.
  • Chu Yunfei activated the Great Heaven-Burning Art, combining Spirit Burning, Blood Burning, and Soul Burning to raise his cultivation to the Divine Sea Realm fourth level.
  • Chu Yunfei faced the horrified Han Kui and Chen Xuanhai and declared that it was his turn to attack.

Ch. 171Joining Forces to Kill Him, Han Kui Falls!

Chu Yunfei destroyed Han Kui’s battle puppet and overwhelmed Han Kui and Chen Xuanhai when they joined forces against him. He killed Han Kui with the Sea-Overturning Ninefold Sword and turned to face Chen Xuanhai, declaring that he was next.

  • Chu Yunfei destroyed Han Kui’s poison corpse battle puppet with a single sword strike.
  • Chen Xuanhai and Han Kui joined forces, attacking Chu Yunfei with the Cangyun Sea-Overturning Palm, puppet threads, and a second battle puppet.
  • Chu Yunfei’s sword strike shattered their attacks, injured Chen Xuanhai, and destroyed Han Kui’s second puppet before Chu Yunfei charged Han Kui.
  • Chen Xuanhai struck Chu Yunfei from behind, but Chu Yunfei blocked the palm with a dark golden shield and pressed his attack on Han Kui.
  • Chu Yunfei cut Han Kui in half with the fourth form of the Sea-Overturning Ninefold Sword, killing him.
  • Chu Yunfei turned toward the pale Chen Xuanhai and said that he was next.

Ch. 172Stalling for time? You miscalculated!

Chu Yunfei killed Han Kui and overwhelmed Chen Xuanhai, who burned his lifespan to raise his cultivation to the Divine Sea Realm seventh level. Chu Yunfei then unleashed the full Great Heaven-Burning Art, revealing that he had held back and reached the Divine Sea Realm fifth layer as he prepared to finish Chen Xuanhai.

  • Chu Yunfei killed Han Kui, leaving Chen Xuanhai shocked by the Heavenly Origin Realm junior’s power.
  • Chen Xuanhai tried to defend until Chu Yunfei’s secret art wore off, but Chu Yunfei’s Sea-Overturning Ninefold Sword shattered his shield and wounded him.
  • Chen Xuanhai burned thirty years of his lifespan and his source blood essence to raise his cultivation to the Divine Sea Realm seventh level.
  • Chu Yunfei unleashed the full Great Heaven-Burning Art, burning his spiritual power, blood, and soul to rise to the Divine Sea Realm fifth layer.
  • Chu Yunfei pointed the Abyss-Devouring Sword at the horrified Chen Xuanhai and asked if he was ready to die.

Ch. 173Sword Pressure at the Ultimate Limit! Slaying a Divine Sea Seventh Level Against the Odds!

Chu Yunfei killed Chen Xuanhai by forcing out the fifth form of the Sea-Overturning Ninefold Sword, then collected the two elders’ corpses and storage rings despite his severe injuries. He sensed someone watching from a dark ridge and challenged them to reveal themselves.

  • Chen Xuanhai fled toward the imperial capital, but Chu Yunfei intercepted him and forced him to fight.
  • Chu Yunfei unleashed the fifth form, Sea-Overturning Void Shattering, and pierced Chen Xuanhai’s chest, killing him.
  • The Great Heaven-Burning Art expired, leaving Chu Yunfei exhausted and with cracked meridians; Xiaoxiao Dragon rebuked him for forcing out an unmastered sword form.
  • Chu Yunfei took Han Kui and Chen Xuanhai’s storage rings and collected their corpses and nearby blood essence into the Divine Cauldron of Heavenly Mandate for refinement.
  • Chu Yunfei looked toward a pitch-black ridge and challenged the hidden observer to come out.

Ch. 174Another formidable enemy arrives, ninth layer of the Divine Sea Realm!

After defeating Chen Xuanhai, Chu Yunfei faced a black-robed attacker whose cultivation reached the ninth layer of the Divine Sea Realm. Despite being gravely wounded, he absorbed Origin Divine Liquid from the Divine Cauldron of Heavenly Mandate and burned his power again, rising to the sixth layer of the Divine Sea Realm as he challenged his new enemy.

  • Chu Yunfei sensed a hidden presence on the ridge, swallowed pills from Ling Xueyao's storage ring, and forced the concealed black-robed man to reveal himself.
  • The black-robed man attacked without warning and struck Chu Yunfei, hurling him through two mountaintops and leaving him badly injured.
  • Xiaoxiao Dragon identified the attacker as a ninth-layer Divine Sea Realm expert and urged Chu Yunfei to flee, but Chu Yunfei refused.
  • Chu Yunfei drew two drops of Origin Divine Liquid refined from Han Kui and Chen Xuanhai, healing his wounds and advancing to the seventh level of the Heavenly Origin Realm.
  • Chu Yunfei activated the Great Heaven-Burning Art again, surged to the sixth layer of the Divine Sea Realm, and challenged the black-robed man to attack him.

Ch. 175The face beneath the black robe! Ask your mother!

Chu Yunfei recognized the black-robed assassin as Ling Zhantian by the damage Soul-Devouring Nether Poison had left on his divine soul. He rejected Ling Zhantian’s excuses and attacked, while the emperor revealed his desire to capture Chu Yunfei and seize his secrets.

  • Ling Zhantian attacked Chu Yunfei with a massive palm, and the two fought through dozens of exchanges in the night sky.
  • Chu Yunfei noticed Ling Zhantian’s wounded divine soul and identified him as the Great Qian emperor who had suffered from Soul-Devouring Nether Poison.
  • Chu Yunfei exposed Ling Zhantian’s identity, and Ling Zhantian removed his disguise and asked how he had been recognized.
  • Ling Zhantian asked why Chu Yunfei did not question his reason for the assassination, but Chu Yunfei cursed him and charged with the Abyss-Devouring Sword.
  • Ling Zhantian met Chu Yunfei’s attack with the Imperial Dao Dragon Sword and resolved to capture him and take his secrets.
Arc 7 of 13
Arc 7 of 13