The Pursuit of an Extreme Realm Sword Cultivator!

"The Hidden Sword Dao Palace, the Immortal Slayer Dao Venerable."

Shi Jian gently exhaled a breath of turbid air, and the heavy aura of Purple Pivot Lightning settled within his body, stabilizing his soul which had been impacted by the sword intent.

The man in gray did not move, but the Dark Gold sword mark between his brows faintly glowed with blood.

"Two hundred years ago, in the far west of the Dao Realm," the gray-robed man's voice rang out like the clash of metal, "I had a descendant who went out of the palace to test his sword. He encountered a Lightning Bear, his physical body was destroyed, and only a wisp of his soul escaped back to the Human Realm."

Shi Jian raised an eyebrow, and a flash of lightning appeared in his right palm, revealing the gray sword that had accompanied him in battle for so long.

"Are you talking about the owner of this sword?"

"That was the natal sword embryo bestowed upon him by his master." The gray-robed man's gaze fell on the gray sword. "Because he lost his sword, his Dao heart was damaged, and he hasn't made any progress for a long time."

"If you're not skilled enough, you deserve to die."

Shi Jian's expression was cold and hard. "What, you beat the young one, now the old one comes? Aren't Human Race sword cultivators supposed to be the most unyielding? Now you're learning this revenge-seeking trick from those small fry?"

The man in gray had no expression.

"Taking the sword is only one aspect."

"Secondly, it's to kill you."

The man in gray raised his right hand, his index and middle fingers together.

"You're too eye-catching."

"Not even two thousand years old, yet you've Three-Foundation Perfection and possess unparalleled combat power; with a Dao Venerable prodigy like you emerging from the Beast Realm, those above can't sleep soundly."

"They were still worried about how to bypass the sight of the Peak and Mountain Imperial Clan and the Giant Bear Clan; but you yourself courted death, breaking away from the army and sneaking into the heart of the Spirit Race's territory, far from the battlefield."

"Your clan's ancestor is not here, and no one knows you will die here."

As soon as he finished speaking, the void suddenly brightened.

Five towering sword shadows suddenly rose from behind the gray-clad man!

Those five Immortal Foundation were dark red in color, exuding an aura of annihilation that could slay immortals and gods; the path they cultivated was the Sword Dao, the Immortal Foundation of the path of Immortal Slayer.

It's even the Five-Foundation Extreme Realm!

The moment the five sword shadows took shape, the void layer within a radius of 100,000 miles was completely locked; spiritual energy flowed, spatial turbulence arose, and everything was frozen by that ultimate rule of "annihilation".

Shi Jian's pupils suddenly contracted.

We can't beat them! We can't beat them without a doubt!

The Late Spirit Transformation is two minor realms behind the Spirit Transformation Extreme Stage, and even more so, two Immortal Foundation. Moreover, the opponent cultivates the Sword Dao, which is primarily focused on killing!

Moreover, it is the most bloodthirsty and ruthless path of Sword Dao, the Immortal Slayer.

The power of this path is recognized as the strongest killing-type Immortal Foundation in the Nine Realms; there have even been rumors that the Immortal Slayer Six-Foundation Extreme Realm can even defeat the body of Dao Venerable!

The source of this claim is the current Immortal Slayer Dao Venerable; when he reached the Six-Foundation Extreme Realm, he severely injured a Dao Venerable with a single sword strike, and used this opportunity to ascend to the Fruit Realm in one step!

Those who cultivate this path are extremely rare among Human Race.

When you encounter this path, there is only one word.

Run!

Shi Jian didn't utter a single unnecessary word, nor did he even attempt a probing exchange of blows.

The instant the Sword Qi energy formed at the gray-robed man's fingertips, the three Dao of Lightning Immortal Foundation within his body were directly pushed to an overload state.

"Boom!!"

The Purple Firmament Lightning surged forth violently, not attacking the enemy, but instead swirling back and striking the void barrier beside Shi Jian.

"Trying to leave?!"

The man in gray pointed his fingers together as a sword and swung it forward.

"Destroy!"

With a single word uttered, the void split in two.

A thin, dark red Sword Qi, as thin as a hair, ignored the distance in space and appeared directly in front of Shi Jian's brow.

This sword strike was unavoidable.

It was as if he wanted to behead Shi Jian with a single sword strike!

Shi Jian was instantly shaken to his core, and roared as the Lightning Bear's body materialized!

The Purple Pivot Lightning transformed into a mighty thunder shield, the Righteous Yang Lightning into a scorching white protective armor, Xu Yan Ring frantically spun on the left thumb, creating concentric circles of Space Dao ripples that desperately folded space outwards.

"Snap!"

The Purple Pivot Lightning Shield shattered instantly, and the Righteous Yang Lightning Armor was torn apart like paper.

The next instant, Sword Qi entered his body.

A blinding cloud of blood erupted from Shi Jian's right shoulder, his entire right arm severed at the root! He was utterly powerless to retaliate!

The dark red sword energy of the Immortal-Slaying Sword clung to the broken edge, frantically destroying his life force and the source of his lightning power.

The pain was excruciating, like being gnawed by insects.

But Shi Jian didn't even utter a miserable groan. Taking advantage of the slight opening created by the severed arm, he grabbed the shattered void rift with his left claw and tore it outwards with a fierce rip.

"Open!"

The aura of the Space Dao erupted, forcibly tearing open a huge gap in space.

With his mangled body, Shi Jian transformed into a broken streak of purple-gold lightning and plunged headlong into the deep void turbulence.

"Good reaction, but you can't escape."

The gray-robed man lowered his finger, glancing at the severed arm of the Lightning Bear floating in the void; then he took a step forward, his figure transforming into an invisible longsword, instantly slicing through the spatial barrier and plunging into the turbulent currents.

Deep within the void, storms rage.

This is the boundary between the Dao Realm and the Heaven Beyond Heaven, where spatial rifts meander like blades, making it extremely unstable.

Shi Jian, however, couldn't care less about anything else and charged forward wildly through the spatial storm.

The wound on my right shoulder also won't heal.

The Immortal-Slaying Sword Qi was too domineering; even though he desperately tried to suppress its spread with the righteous energy of the Yang Thunder, he could only barely manage to do so.

"The Five-Foundation Extreme Realm... that's fucking ruthless."

Shi Jian cursed inwardly, but dared not slow down in the slightest.

Probe with your Divine Sense.

A thin gray line was moving at an incredible speed through the spatial turbulence; all the spatial storms along the way were split in two the moment they touched the gray line.

That's too fast!

The distance was visibly closing, giving a truly invincible feeling!

"These sword practitioners are truly a bunch of lunatics. Once their sword intent locks onto their target, they won't stop until they kill them."

"Damn it, if we escape this time, we will surely slaughter all of Human Race in the future!"

Shi Jian cursed inwardly, but he could only quickly think of a solution.

Fleeing north?

Fleeing south?

Neither will work. The north is the main battlefield where the Beast Realm and the Spirit Race fight; while in the south, the Nether River Imperial Clan has already entered the fray, and it has become a meat grinder for the five Dao Venerable ' chaotic battle.

Once you break in, there's a very high chance you'll be crushed to dust by the aftershocks of the Dao Venerable's battle.

You can only go east or west.

The eastern and western parts of the Dao Realm are the shrinking territories of the eight native clans; the terrain is complex and there are many ancient restrictions, so perhaps we can take advantage of this to get rid of this madman.

"Laugh!"

From behind, another dark red sword light slashed down.

Though separated by tens of thousands of miles, the Sword Qi arrived in an instant.

Upon seeing this, Shi Jian immediately clenched his left fist, and the Purple Firmament Lightning transformed into a giant lightning blade. He then turned around and unleashed a sweeping attack.

The lightning blade clashed with the Sword Qi.

There was no earth-shattering explosion, yet the lightning blade was cleaved in two. The remaining force of the Sword Qi did not diminish, grazing past Shi Jian's waist and ribs, tearing up large chunks of flesh.

"Hand over that sword, and I'll let you die a quick death."

The gray-clad man's voice came along with the Sword Qi, cold as ice.

"What I got by my own merits is mine!"

Shi Jian sneered, and with his left hand he reached into his storage space; a Life- Tribulation-Transcending Life Pill, appeared in his palm.

This is a strategic-grade elixir that was just seized from the Xuan-Designation Number Three Military Storehouse; a top-grade elixir used by Spirit Transformation cultivators to prolong their lives and advance their cultivation levels.

Shi Jian swallowed it whole without even looking at it.

"Boom!"

An immense, suffocating vitality suddenly exploded within his body; this was power gained through the sacrifice of hundreds of thousands of lives, and it was truly formidable.

At the same time, countless cries of agony from living beings echoed in Shi Jian's mind, constantly assaulting his reason.

"Get the hell out of here!"

The Righteous Yang Lightning burned away all those resentful thoughts.

Fueled by this immense life force, the granulation tissue at the severed point on his right shoulder writhed wildly; purple-gold lightning intertwined, and within a few breaths, he forcibly reconstructed a thunderous right arm using thunder and life force!

For a moment, the three foundations resonated.

The speed doubled again!

"Consuming the Life Dao Evil Pill? It's nothing but a death throes."

Behind them, the bloodstain on the gray-clad man's forehead gleamed even brighter.

The five illusory images of Immortal Foundation behind him suddenly merged into one.

"Immortal Slayer—Life-Extinguishing Sword Domain!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the spatial turbulence in front of Shi Jian suddenly stopped.

Countless dark red Sword Qi appeared out of thin air, transforming into a gigantic sword cage spanning tens of thousands of miles, which descended upon them.

The road ahead is blocked.

Extreme Realm murderous intent looms ahead.

A ruthless glint flashed in Shi Jian's eyes.

"You really think you've got me cornered?!"

Instead of slowing down, he pushed his speed to the limit, transforming into a purple-gold meteor that crashed straight into the Sword Qi cage.

Just as they were about to collide, Shi Jian's right hand released his Xu Yan Ring.

At the same time, he also threw out the broken Space Dao cauldron that he had stolen from the military treasury!

The broken cauldron showed no spiritual energy fluctuations, but the moment it came into contact with the Xu Yan Ring, the shared Space Dao aura of the two resonated intensely.

"Burst!"

Shi Jian shouted sharply.

Following the divine thought, the Righteous Yang Lightning and Purple Firmament Lightning poured directly into the broken cauldron.

"Buzz--"

Time seemed to stand still at that moment.

What followed was a catastrophic spatial collapse!

The remnant cauldron of the Space Dao was detonated, and the spatial interlayer within a radius of 100,000 miles completely lost its constraints; the boundaries between the mortal world, the void, and the Heaven Beyond Heaven were forcibly shattered at this moment.

A gigantic black hole appeared out of nowhere, frantically devouring everything around it.

The sword domain that had blocked the way ahead was instantly twisted and shattered under the pull of the black hole.

"Madman!"

Behind them, the gray-clad man, who had been as cold as ice, finally changed his expression.

Detonating the remnants of the supreme treasure of the Space Dao, causing spatial collapse; this act is not only against an enemy, but tantamount to suicide!

Even Extreme Realm Spirit Transformation at the pinnacle of their power would be highly likely to be banished to an unknown, Chaotic Sea of Space and Time if caught in a black hole of this magnitude, with no hope of ever escaping.

The man in gray suddenly stopped, brandishing his longsword and unleashing hundreds of Sword Qi in an instant, attempting to create a defensive barrier in front of him to resist the terrifying devouring power.

Meanwhile, Shi Jian, standing ahead, had already had half of his body sucked into the black hole.

The violent spatial fragments, like sharp blades, shredded his newly formed lightning right arm once again, stripping away his fur to reveal his bare white bones.

But he showed no fear; his eyes were filled only with madness.

"Old man, I'll remember this debt!"

"Once I reach the Five-Foundation Extreme Realm, the first thing I'll do is take your head as a sacrifice!"

Shi Jian roared, not resisting the suction of the black hole, but instead deliberately detonating his legs and the Daoist energy within his body. With the force of the explosion, he completely disappeared into the depths of the black hole.

"Boom!"

The space collapsed to its limit, then suddenly contracted, transforming into a singularity and completely disappearing into the void.

The previously turbulent spatial interlayer has strangely returned to calm.

All that remains is a hollow, riddled-with-holes barrier.

The gray-clad man stood at a distance, his clothes torn in many places, and the tiger's mouth of his right hand holding the sword was split open, seeping out a trickle of blood.

He stared at the direction where the black hole disappeared, his brow furrowed.

The sword intent locked on, then broke.

That Lightning Bear actually dared to jump into a dead end.

"Trapped in Chaotic Sea of Space and Time, one is almost certain to die; even if one is lucky enough to survive, one would most likely be a cripple."

The man in gray hesitated for a moment, then sheathed his sword.

"However, this boy is far too ruthless."

"If we allow him to escape, he will become a great threat to our clan."

He turned around, his figure merging into the void.

"We must return as soon as possible to report to the Palace Master and have Shi Jian added to the Heavenly Slaughter List; we must see him alive or dead."

"We also need to report on the current battle situation in the Dao Realm as soon as possible."

"Unexpectedly, this time, the Beast Realm has colluded with the Nether River Imperial Clan; now the Spirit Race will suffer a great calamity, and other realms may be able to seize control of the Life Realm."