Chapter 1125: Aurora Fills the Sky, Like an Immortal Flood!

Li Mengtu spoke slowly and clearly, in a way that was obviously sincere. Given the somber expression on his face, there was no doubt that he believed the words he had spoken to be extremely important.

This was a dao fight. It was not about asking for mercy or pursuing grudges. There was no concern for living or dying. Truth be told, that was simply how cultivators lived. In low levels they focused on surviving. In slightly higher levels, they were concerned with getting stronger. But in high levels like this, everything was about the dao.

And Li Mengtu’s dao could not be tarnished. Hovering there in midair with his black robes and hair swirling in the wind, he looked down at Xu Qing and said, “I am Li Mengtu, apprentice of Immortal Monarch Boundless from the Dao Immortal Sect. I don’t like dirty tricks. Nor am I the kind of person to rely on help from my clan or Master. I’m acting alone today. And I swear to hold nothing back to kill you and fulfill my dao!”

Xu Qing didn’t say anything. He had dealt with many types of people in his life. And though people like Li Mengtu weren’t very common, they did exist. For example, Sir Firedark had been very much like this Li Mengtu. Xu Qing could tell from the look in his eye that he was completely focused on his dao.

“I’m Xu Qing,” he said.

Li Mengtu nodded. There was no need for questions or chatting. Eyes filling with a somber and desolate look, he lifted his right hand, pointed into the sky, and barked, “Lightning!”

A deafening boom echoed out in the sky, and the sea of lightning that had dispersed because of the fluctuations of combat returned. And this time it was ten times or possibly even a hundred times as impressive. Rumbling echoed out in all directions as silver streaks swept across the sky. They instantly reached a distance of 500,000 kilometers, and then continued on to well past 5,000,000 kilometers. They seemed endless.

And then the lightning began to converge. The lightning caused colors to flash in the sky. The heavens seemed to roar, like the bellow of a great dao. The sea of lightning was back. It wasn’t just in the sky. Lightning rose from the lands below, filling everything.

After the process was complete, there was a vortex-like sea of lightning tens of millions of kilometers wide. It was a completely shocking sight, like a heavenly tribulation that had come to the world.

This was Li Mengtu’s second type of authority, that of lightning! Lightning was about inflicting death.

As Li Mengtu hovered there surrounded by the light and sound, he seemed like the lord of all lightning. In fact, there were even lightning bolts coming off him and connecting him to the surrounding sea. Then he pointed at Xu Qing. The sea of lightning screamed, shaking the cosmos as it shot toward Xu Qing.

The mightiness of this authority caused Xu Qing’s pupils to constrict. He hadn’t encountered a large number of Imperial Sovereigns, but he did know he hadn’t run into any that were as impressive as Li Mengtu.

Just what I would expect of one of the Shining Stars!

Xu Qing wasn’t the least bit hesitant. As Li Mengtu had said, this was a dao fight....

I guess that means it’s time to fight!

His eyes were shining. After all, from the moment Peerless City disappeared from existence, his entire journey had been a fight!

He fought to live. He fought fate. He fought the dao of heaven and earth.

Suddenly, the pupil of his right eye blurred as it was overtaken by a dao lineament! The dao lineament of erasure shot out from his right eye, erasing everything that he could see! The land blurred and the sky rippled. And the incoming sea of lightning was instantly affected!

Unfortunately, the authority of lightning was hard to surpass when it came to killing and slaughter. It was even capable of dealing with the authority of erasure. Everything shook as blinding light exploded out, filled with terrifyingly deadly power.

The dao lineament in Xu Qing’s right eye collapsed, and stinging pain filled him. Blood spurted out of his eye.

Despite that, the power of his erasure caused the sea of lightning to start rippling. Its momentum had been slowed. Though it still approached Xu Qing, when the critical moment arrived, a towering sword will emerged from Xu Qing.

It was The Emperor’s Sword. The sword flew out of the top of his head, and as he took a step forward, he reached up and grabbed it by the hilt.

As soon as he took hold of the sword, his energy surged, becoming something so mighty it could shake the starry sky. And as a result, the mountain-toppling, sea-draining sea of lightning lurched to a halt.

Xu Qing took a step forward and slashed down with The Emperor’s Sword. Everything blurred as a howling sound echoed out, and boundless earth energy built up in the sword. It was turning into a sword of the earth!

Earth Treasury stance!

The sword slashed into the sea of lightning. The power of earth rose, also like a sea. As a result, the sea of lightning shook violently. Intense shockwaves rolled out when the two forces clashed. The sea of lightning passed through the sword energy to appear right in front of Xu Qing. There, it exploded and turned into a deadly attack.

Xu Qing’s hands flashed in a double-handed incantation gesture as he dispelled the power of the attack. A string of booms rang out as he was shoved backward.

On the other side, the sword energy slashed through the sea of lightning to appear in front of Li Mengtu. As it did, all of the mirrors around Li Mengtu flashed. Li Mengtu also performed an incantation gesture, causing the might of the sword to diminish as he also slid backward.

From a distance, it looked like the two of them were evenly matched. In between them, the earth sea and the lightning sea clashed while the two cultivators were forced in the opposite direction.

However, Li Mengtu was an early Imperial Sovereign and one of the Shining Stars. He came from the Li Clan, was the apprentice of Poison Monarch, and had more tricks up his sleeve than the vast majority of Imperial Sovereigns. Even as he was shoved backward, his eyes shone with a silver light. It was as if he had become the incarnation of heavenly might as he spoke.

“I inquire of your soul: who is your Master?

“I inquire of your spirit: where are you from?

“I inquire of your body: do you have internal injuries?

“I inquire of your heart: how many more moves do you have?”

This was none other than his third type of authority, that of binding revelation! This authority could be used to inquire of heaven, earth, and the dao. It could be used to inquire of all living things, and could make any sort of inquiry. It was a very intimidating and startling authority!

When a question was asked with this authority, the truth would be revealed. Refusal would bring punishment from the dao. And if one refused to respond, they would be struck immobile... in body, soul, and will.

When the binding inquiry was made, Xu Qing shivered. A terrifying and intimidating force swept over him, striking him immobile. It hit his soul, dazing him. It hit his memories, overwhelming them.

The moment Xu Qing was affected, Li Mengtu’s eyes flashed with cold light, and he fell back further, all while performing a double-handed incantation gesture.

𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

He wasn’t truly interested in asking those questions of Xu Qing. In fact, he couldn’t care less what the answers were. He didn’t care where this person came from, who his Master was, what internal injuries he had, or what additional moves he had to make. Such things were inconsequential. His sole interest was using the binding inquiry to immobilize him.

He wanted to create an opportunity to launch a fatal blow! And that opportunity was now there. Therefore, he didn’t hesitate for an instant to unleash the deadly legacy trump card from his Master!

“Aurora Fills the Sky, Like an Immortal Flood!”

His Master had several names: Sir Virtuous; Immortal Monarch Boundless; Old Man Immortal Flood; Poison Monarch. The names didn’t come from nowhere. Actually, each name represented one of Poison Monarch’s divine abilities. One of them, Old Man Immortal Flood, represented the divine ability that Li Mengtu had just unleashed.

As Li Mengtu performed the incantation gesture and spoke the words, the dome of heaven trembled. The crimson aurora that filled the sky of the Fifth Star Ring as far as the eye could see, and existed far above the previous sea of lightning... was affected.

There was no way its entirety was affected. In the Fifth Star Ring, that aurora was paramount, and something that could affect the entire thing would have been stupefying.

But right now, the aura overhead was rippling! The area affected was about 50 kilometers! That part of the aurora... detached!

50 kilometers of the aurora seemed to come under Li Mengtu’s control. It dropped out of the sky as if it had been cut out or severed. It brought with it an unfathomable heaviness, an immense pressure that weighed down on the hearts and minds of everyone. It was like a flood. A waterfall. A sea, dropping down from the sky. Crimson light descended, and as it passed, the sea of lightning crumbled and the sword will collapsed.

That one single attack caused Xu Qing’s energy and blood to seethe. Blood sprayed out of his mouth, and he dropped down to the ground.

His injuries were not insignificant. That said, the injury actually snapped him out of the immobilized state caused by the binding inquiry.

He could now see that 50 kilometers of the aurora falling, causing immense pressure and red light to fill the area. It was like a sea of blood.

Li Mengtu was 50 kilometers away and keeping his distance. Even he was leery of this divine ability that could summon the aurora.

Meanwhile, Xu Qing was experiencing a sensation of deadly crisis. As the critical moment neared, he unhesitatingly unleashed the full power of his five elements authorities. He had spent a year resting and studying, and had also picked up bits of enlightenment while traveling. Now he called on all of that.

He started with the wood element. Countless plants sprang up, obscuring the sky and creating a world of vegetation that blocked the aurora. The world of wood shattered, and the aurora continued to descend. Xu Qing went into a double-handed incantation gesture, and the scraps of wood burst into towering flames to block the aurora. The addition of the fire worked temporarily, and then Xu Qing’s thoughts shifted, causing all of the fire elements to suddenly give birth to earth. A world of earth formed to further block the aurora. The earth element erupted, and for a time it worked, but soon it shifted into metal. The power of metal shot up to pierce the sky.

But the aurora was so astonishing that the piercing failed.

When metal reached its limits, it came time to release water. The power of the water element swept out in an unprecedented fashion. The surroundings turned into a huge sea, filling millions upon millions of kilometers and creating a body of water that mortals couldn’t even fathom. The sea of water spread boundlessly, reflecting the dome of heaven!

And as the crimson aurora fell, it was reflected within the water. It was another obstacle.

Ultimately, the sea weakened, and finally the wood element was born again. And thus, the five elements shifted between each other, creating obstacle after obstacle for the aurora, preventing it from descending.

Around that time, the killing intent in Xu Qing’s eyes burned. Waving his hand, he produced several sticks of life-burning incense. After imprinting them with the image of Li Mengtu, he lit them, bolstered them with the power of time, and then blew on them. The incense burned so quickly that, in an instant, it was almost burned out.

Li Mengtu’s face fell as blood sprayed out of his mouth. He staggered back, a dour look on his face.

Xu Qing took advantage of the moment to lunge forward. The power of space erupted, giving him astonishing momentum as he closed in on Li Mengtu.

At the same time, the dao lineament of immortal skills surged in the pupil of his left eye. The power of Six Thieves Deceive Life formed. Five Dogs Cleave Immortals erupted. A golden crow flew out, blessing Xu Qing. Then Little Shadow appeared to help him.

But even all that wasn’t enough. Without any hesitation, Xu Qing unleashed the fourth stream of sword energy that Grandpa Ninth had given him. He sent it right toward Li Mengtu!

Li Mengtu’s facial expression was unsurpassably grave as he urgently shot backward.