Chapter 1576 - 149: The Death-Hastening King Yan

Chapter 1576: Chapter 149: The Death-Hastening King Yan

Xie Xuanyi had remained in this Fourth Realm of Yang God for many days.

In truth.

Ever since that battle at the Erosion Sun Swamp, when he completed Harmonization, Xie Xuanyi had already possessed the strength to Breakthrough.

Only...

he had not rushed to Breakthrough.

The Yang God Realm had only nine realms in total, each step taken with firm footing.

The end that this "Harmonizer" Xie Xuanyi sought was absolutely not merely the Seventh or Eighth Realm of Yang God; from start to finish he had only one goal, and that was to reach the summit—to reach the summit in the truest sense.

Moreover...

the peak he wished to ascend to was not only the Yang God Realm.

Therefore, this matter of "Breakthrough" could not tolerate the slightest carelessness.

Xie Xuanyi wished for his Taoist Intent to be sufficiently Perfect.

This was what was meant by "when the water is full, it naturally flows"; many Great Divine Ability Users broke through amidst life-and-death crises, not because they did not wish to break through earlier, but because the opportunity had not yet arrived, and their Realm naturally could not be surpassed.

For a Cultivator like Xie Xuanyi, whose Heart Lake was so keen.

the timing of his Breakthrough was of utmost importance.

If he did not know whether Breaking Through at this moment was the correct opportunity... then in all likelihood, it was not.

In that previous battle at the [Ruins].

Xie Xuanyi had originally wanted to break through in the midst of battle; in his view, a duel against the Great Palace Master was absolutely a superb opportunity for Breakthrough.

It was just a pity.

The thought was good.

But things often fail to follow one’s wishes; once the two truly began fighting, Xie Xuanyi did not even have a chance to catch his breath, and nearly got beaten to death in the great desert.

After that battle...

the Karmic Fire sealed off Xie Xuanyi’s opportunity for Breakthrough.

In the battle at Broken Buddha Cliff.

Xie Xuanyi also entertained thoughts of Breaking Through, but after pondering again and again, he ultimately pressed them down; he did not wish to force a Breakthrough while his heart was sealed by Karmic Fire, for this might leave an irreversible impact on his "future cultivation".

This entire path had simply been far too arduous; having painstakingly attained this flawless, immaculate Yang God Realm, he should not allow flaws to be left behind by the Karmic Fire.

Now...

none of that mattered anymore.

The filthy Origin of the Shadow surged into the Karmic Fire, scouring that blazing mass of light and flame until it dimmed.

Xie Xuanyi’s aura began to surge.

"Rumble."

The Sword Qi Cave Heaven at his glabella erupted with a low, thunderous roar.

Those strands of Sword Qi roaming in the void had left quickly, but returned even faster. After Xie Xuanyi’s advancement, his Life and Death Dao Domain underwent subtle changes; the Yang God Realm had only nine realms in total... with each advancement, the Dao Domain would undergo a "molting". After Harmonization, Xie Xuanyi’s control over the Power of Life and Death had already reached perfection.

Now.

with each advancement completed.

his Power of the Great Path would merge that much more harmoniously with Heaven and Earth.

Great Divine Ability Users could project their Dao Domains outward, forming their Lifebound Cave Heaven into a mountain gate, whose projection would be set down in the real world.

As for Harmonizers, there was even less need to mention it.

The range and strength of Xie Xuanyi’s "Dao Domain" could span two realms.

At this moment...

his Dao Domain was already no different from that of a Seven Heavens Great Cultivator.

Most importantly, the Power of the Great Path released by a Fifth Realm Harmonizer was almost perfectly fused with Heaven and Earth; as soon as Xie Xuanyi dropped a strand of Divine Thought, countless Sword Qi surged forth from the void.

"Gather."

Xie Xuanyi spat out a single word, cold as ice.

He once more activated his Divine Skills.

The range of the [Gather] sword domain expanded by a full half again.

Tens of millions of strands of Sword Qi surged up from the ground, piercing through the Nether Lake... This Divine Power Technique that did not originally belong to this world was restrained by Xie Xuanyi through an inconceivable method.

"Splashing!"

Great volumes of pitch-black lake water were pierced by the Sword Qi and seeped downward.

This world had an end.

Water could fall, but it would always be held.

At this moment...

this entire Nether Lake was cupped up by Xie Xuanyi’s [Gather] sword domain; those strands of Life and Death Sword Qi that he had previously dispersed into the void now returned like swimming fish, directly piercing through the earth’s depths, and after forming a Great Domain, they became the boundary of this world.

Xie Xuanyi gripped the Shadow’s withered arm with one hand and lifted him up.

With his other hand he raised his palm in a supporting gesture, not forgetting to use Sword Qi to oppress the Shadow, forcing him, inch by inch, to slowly turn his head, to witness with his own eyes the spectacle of these Divine Skills after Xie Xuanyi’s advancement.

Only to see.

the vast Nether Lake.

the "Dark Divine Miracle" that could not be chosen.

At this moment... was being fished up from the ground by a sword-net Great Domain condensed of Life and Death Sword Qi!

"!!!"

This scene.

dealt an enormous blow to the Shadow.

"A thousand years ago, there were those who could subdue you."

Xie Xuanyi said softly, "A thousand years later, the same."

As his words fell.

Xie Xuanyi once more summoned the Martial Arts Holy Body Dharma Aspect; after breaking through the Fifth Realm, this Holy Body Dharma Aspect had changed in appearance as well, radiance flowing in all directions, its entire shell’s aura surging. Once it manifested, without another word, it drove a simple, brutal punch straight at the Shadow’s head.

A crisp bang.

The Shadow’s head was directly smashed apart, blood spraying in all directions.

This filthy blood naturally had no chance to touch even a thread of Xie Xuanyi’s clothing.

An invisible Sword Qi had long since spread out; the black blood splashing onto it burned violently, being scorched into ash.

The Shadow did not die.

He tunneled by relying on the Nether Lake, instantly swapping for another body, intending to flee this place.

This Divine Skill was extremely fast.

But after the Breakthrough, the speed of Xie Xuanyi’s Divine Thought had also improved.

The Shadow retreated to nearly a hundred zhang away, casually seized another innocent Flesh Body, and just as he was preparing to continue employing his Escape Skill, he lifted his eyes and discovered that a familiar shadow had somehow already appeared before him.

It was shockingly Xie Xuanyi.

Xie Xuanyi stood with hands clasped behind his back, appearing unhurried and at ease, except that his eyes were overflowing with Killing Intent. Within this eerie Nether Lake that had been scooped up by [Gather], any rustling of wind or grass within could not escape the sensing of his Divine Thought.

The Shadow withdrew a hundred zhang in an instant.

Xie Xuanyi likewise flashed forward a hundred zhang in an instant.

All of this happened within a split second; the blood spray splashing in the distance had yet to fall to the ground before the two had already met anew in another place, still in a "face-to-face" stance.

This scene was truly somewhat terrifying.

Only this time... it was the Shadow whose "Heart Lake was aghast".

"Xie..."

He tilted his head back, only managing to utter a single syllable before his voice was choked off.

What surged toward him was a blast of extremely fierce, razor-sharp fist wind!

The Holy Body Dharma Aspect struck out with a second punch, as simple and brutal as the first.

Bang!

The Shadow’s head exploded once more.

Boiling blood spray splattered down over the Nether Lake.

An identical scene played out.

The Shadow, his very liver and gallbladder splitting with terror, once again switched to a completely new body; he frantically suppressed his aura, wanting to retreat to the other side of the Nether Lake, but before he could breathe a sigh of relief, as soon as he raised his eyes, he again saw that familiar black-clad figure, like King Yan come to claim a life.

"..."

Xie Xuanyi stared at the Shadow without expression.

Though he was a Sword Cultivator.

he did not use a sword.

The Holy Body Dharma Aspect unleashed a third punch.

There was no suspense.

The head shattered, blood sprayed in all directions.

After that came an unending sequence of explosions and booms; the Shadow began frantically, desperately seizing Flesh Bodies, trying to escape from Xie Xuanyi’s suppression by Divine Thought.

All of this was only in vain.

Xie Xuanyi silently watched this scene.

Once the Shadow donned a new Flesh Body, he would instantly teleport over and smash it apart.

"Bang bang bang bang bang..."

For a time, the Nether Lake exploded into a sky-filling mist of blood.