FIRST IMMORTAL OF THE SWORD

Chapter 996 - Seen as an Easy Target

The Netherworld King attacked directly, with no wasted words, killing someone with a flip of her hand!

The tyrannical nature of this move let slip left Ye Luo inwardly solemn. This woman is definitely the type to eat a man alive and not even bother with pausing to spit out the bones!

“Brazen! How dare you kill members of the Netherworld Sky Sect!” An infuriated roar resounded from afar, and the experts stationed throughout the surroundings shot toward them.

Murderous intent filled the air.

The Profound Serenity Emperors surrounding the old man in Confucian robes were startled into action. None of them would have guessed that three uninvited guests would get mixed up in this.

“It’s Fellow Daoist Su!” The old man covered in wounds was instantly excited. He recognized that young man of unfathomable origins at a glance!

A moment later, he bellowed, “Wang Ting, cast aside your scattered thoughts and focus on overcoming your tribulation. Don’t let anything sway you!”

Beneath the tribulation, the white-robed young man’s spirits soared.

“Hmph! No matter who you are, you and your apprentice will find it difficult to escape death today!”

A red-robed, white-haired elder said coldly, “Junior Apprentice Brother, take our subordinates and kill those three reckless fools!”

“Got it!” One of those surrounding the old man in Confucian robes, a thin man in black, solemnly assented, turned, and shot toward Su Yi and his companions.

Rumble! Boom!

Murderous intent boiled over throughout the entire stretch of heaven and earth. Everything on all sides trembled.

The Netherworld King’s casual attack had unquestionably enraged their opponents. Now, a full thirty experts joined forces and attacked together!

They attacked directly, wasting no time talking.

“I’ll leave them to you two.” Su Yi glanced at their opponents and instantly lost interest.

They faced thirty experts, but most of those guarding the periphery were in the Profound Illumination Realm. Despite their superior numbers, they were entirely unworthy of Su Yi’s notice.

“Yes, sir!” Ye Luo nodded his assent, took out his black wooden sword, and soared into the air. His aura instantly transformed.

Earlier, when he accompanied Su Yi, he averted his gaze and kept a low profile.

But now, overflowing waves of sword intent surged around him, filling his surroundings and making heaven and earth tremble.

Without exception, the attacking Emperors visibly reacted.

“The Profound Serenity Realm!” They instantly realized that this would be a difficult opponent.

But it was obviously already too late.

“Master disdains to deal with you, but how could I possibly be willing… to bully you?” Ye Luo let out a long sigh.

At his current cultivation realm, unless it was truly necessary, he truly couldn’t be bothered to attack Profound Illumination Emperors.

First, it was boring.

Second, it was beneath him, and it made him look bad.

Third, even he won, so what?

Nevertheless, Ye Luo raised his wooden sword, shot forward like a beam of flowing black light, and attacked explosively.

He couldn’t disobey his master’s orders.

Boom!

A grand battle erupted, and firelight surged explosively throughout heaven and earth.

Their opponents naturally wouldn’t just sit back and wait to die. All of them unleashed their full power, holding nothing back.

They weren’t afraid, either. This was because they too had numerous Profound Serenity cultivators standing behind them!

And besides, the thin man in black, one of the group who’d been fighting the old man in Confucian robes, had already charged explosively into the fray.

He was a mid-stage Profound Serenity cultivator, and his aura was unusually vigorous. He was obviously no ordinary person.

“Oh… Leave that guy to me.” The Netherworld King batted her starry eyes.

Before her soft voice carrying hints of a distinctive magnetism finished echoing through the air, her graceful figure stepped into the air and shot toward the withered man in black.

Boom!

As the Netherworld King took action, a destructive air of calamity spread out, permeating heaven and earth.

The Netherworld King’s black dress swayed around her as dull black light enveloped her slender figure, illuminating her like a dark moon.

At that moment, everyone on the battlefield felt their hearts shake. Without exception, they felt a bone-piercing chill.

This cold, elegant woman now seemed like a sovereign emerging from a dark calamity. She was terrifying beyond measure, and she immediately became the center of attention.

“This is bad!”

The other Profound Serenity Emperors surrounding the old man in Confucian robes visibly reacted. All of them realized that something wasn’t right about their opponent. She was terrifying to the extreme!

“Quick! You three, get up there and fight!” The red-robed, white-haired elder instantly reached a decision and ordered three other Profound Serenity experts to help face the Netherworld King.

But he was ultimately one step too late.

Kccch!

The Netherworld King’s long, slender legs carried her through the sky as her fingers pressed together like a saber and slashed through the air.

A streak of dark saber qi infused with a calamitous aura of the Grand Dao shot forth, tearing through the sky and cleaving toward the thin man in black.

“Go!” The man in black had long since sensed the danger, and he immediately took out a bronze axe, which he swung with all his might.

Boom!

The resulting impact shook both heaven and earth.

The bronze axe swung with appalling golden radiance. It was an utterly profound Grand Dao Weapon in its own right, but it suddenly seemed as fragile as paper mache. The black saber qi cleaved right through it.

Crack!

It split in two.

And the middle-stage Profound Serenity Realm thin man in black was sent flying. Defensive treasures exploded all over his body.

By the time he stabilized himself, he had a foot-long gash in his chest. His flesh was torn open, and even his bones were visible!

One slash, that’s all, but she’d practically killed a Profound Serenity Emperor!

This forceful, rapid, tyrannical scene astonished too many people to count.

However, the Netherworld King furrowed her painted eyebrows in apparent dissatisfaction. She sighed, “This really is just an avatar. To think I’d fail to kill someone of that level in a single blow….”

“Get them!” Three more Profound Serenity Emperors charged into the fray, helping the thin man in black surround the Netherworld King.

Just like that, a grand battle broke out.

And seeing the Netherworld King’s tyrannical majesty stimulated Ye Luo, who poured his power into his wooden sword and attacked without any further reservations.

Boom!

One slash, and heaven and earth seemed to collapse. Countless treasures were sent flying, and countless secret arts popped like soap bubbles beneath the edge of his sword.

Dozens of Profound Illumination Emperors had attacked at once, but shockingly, Ye Luo broke through them instantly!

Ye Luo seized this opportunity to charge in. He was like a tiger amongst wolves, and he swung his sword like lightning, filling the air with densely packed sword shadows. The indomitable power of Dao of the Sword spread outward with a bang.

Splurt splurt splurt!

In the blink of an eye, the Emperors leading the charge died. Their bodies burst, and blood poured from the sky. Miserable cries shook both heaven and earth.

But Ye Luo’s momentum didn’t decrease. He continued his attacks, entirely unperturbed.

He was a Profound Serenity cultivator to begin with, as well as Su Yi’s legacy disciple. His attainments in the Dao of the Sword would have dazzled any era he’d appeared in, and he was famous throughout the Wilds. Countless long-established experts of the same cultivation paled at the mere mention of his name.

But now, he was up against a pack of Profound Illumination Emperors. He could naturally charge through their ranks as if he were invincible!

“Quick! You two go deal with that guy!” The red-robed, white-haired elder bellowed. His face was ashen, and there was no limit to his wrath.

They’d originally all but had this battle in the bag. Victory was in their grasp, and before long, they would have killed the old man in Confucian robes and ruined any hope his disciple had of overcoming his tribulation.

Who’d have thought that the arrival of three uninvited guests would completely ruin their mission?

Especially since the Netherworld King and Ye Luo’s terrifying display of power left the red-robed, white-haired old man completely incapable of keeping his cool.

“Die!” Two more Profound Serenity Emperors shot into the fray and charged at Ye Luo.

Suddenly, only two of the old man’s opponents remained: the red-robed, white-haired elder and a middle-aged man in yellow.

The pressure on the old man in Confucian robes sharply decreased, and he was no longer in dire straits. This filled his heart with excitement, and murderous intent surged around him as he launched his counterattack.

Boom!

The entire stretch of heaven and earth was thrown into complete upheaval. Everywhere you looked, there was chaos and destruction.

Beneath the dome of heaven, the white-robed Wang Ting was still undergoing tribulation. Lightning surged, and he was about to reach a critical juncture.

The Netherworld King fought one against four with unmatched majesty and peerless grace.

Ye Luo faced two Profound Serenity Emperors, and he was thoroughly surrounded, but he didn’t seem afraid. On the contrary, he seemed delighted. This was finally enough to ignite his will to fight.

He wasn’t concerned about superior numbers, but it was a problem if his opponents were too weak!

This was great! These two Profound Serenity old-timers were worthy foes, albeit just barely.

And the old man in Confucian robes fought with renewed intensity too.

A chaotic battle like this would have caused a massive disturbance in most parts of the Netherworld. After all, the way the vast majority of its cultivators saw it, Emperors were rare and elusive existences.

Yet now, a whole group of them was locked in bitter combat in this forbidden zone!

Su Yi calmly took all of this in. His expression didn’t so much as ripple with emotion.

He stood with one hand behind his back, while the other gripped the Immortal-Beating Mallet. He was as calm as someone watching a fire on the opposite shore of a river, and he made no attempt to intervene.

However, this was misinterpreted as weakness, or rather, an opportunity his opponents could exploit.

Thirteen of the Profound Illumination Emperors surrounding Ye Luo suddenly charged at Su Yi.

I’m finished! Master just saw me fail to stop that bunch. How embarrassing… The corners of Ye Luo’s lips convulsed, and he felt ashamed of himself.

Hah? They could have provoked anybody, but they just had to go provoke the one person they shouldn’t have. They really don’t know how to spell the word "death." A hint of pity shone in the depths of the Netherworld King’s charming gaze.

But in the Emperors’ eyes, Su Yi undoubtedly still seemed like an easy target…

“Capture that boy! We can use him as a hostage!” bellowed the ornately dressed Profound Illumination Emperor leading the pack.

Boom!

Before his voice had even finished echoing through the air, and while they were still quite a distance away, the thirteen Emperors attacked. They activated their treasures and unleashed their secret arts. All of them targeted Su Yi.

Su Yi frowned, then waved his mallet as if it were a sword, attacking from afar.

Just one simple attack.

But in that moment, seemingly endless dark power surged forth, shattering the skies and stirring up rising and falling waves of sword qi.

Like the waters of the river of heaven!

Heaven and earth suddenly trembled. Everything fell silent as unsurpassed sword intent shattered the sky. Wherever it passed, the air showed signs of collapse.

It was as if a river of sword qi had devoured the sky. It enveloped the treasures and secret arts flying through the air, too.

Those thirteen Profound Illumination Emperors were like duckweed in a coursing current, battered by a sudden tidal wave.

Their defensive treasures exploded, one by one. Immediately afterward, their bodies were minced into countless bloody chunks. There wasn’t even time for their souls to escape; the surging wave of sword qi shattered them too.

I have a sword to pull down galaxies, overturning heaven and earth and shaking the mortal world!

With this one slash, he slew thirteen Profound Illumination Emperors!

Before the wave of sword qi had even receded, and before the smoke and misty light dissipated, his enemies were obliterated. Not even bones remained.

Silence followed. Everyone who witnessed this was astonished.

Just one slash contained such tyrannical power!