Chapter 1606 - Returning to its Original Owner

The atmosphere was stifled and tense, to the point that it was difficult to breathe.

The lamplight swayed, illuminating the crowd’s shifting expressions. Despair took root in their hearts and spread rapidly.

The silver-robed man laughed. He relished his opponents’ fear and unease.

“Come on then, let’s start with you. Give me your treasures.” The silver-robed man turned his attention to the left side of the hall, and to the big-boned, cold, steely man in imperial robes standing there.

The man in imperial robes looked hesitant.

“Enough!” Tang Lingqi bellowed, his hair and beard bristling with anger. “So what if you’re from the Church of Divine Flame? You’re not all-powerful in the modern-day Immortal Realm!”

His voice shook the hall. Everyone jumped in fright.

The silver-robed man frowned, his eyes surging with murderous intent. “Old man, are you really in such a rush to throw your life away?”

“What joy is there in life? What dread is there in death? I might be incompetent, but I’ve never been afraid to die.” Tang Lingqi took a deep breath and said with determination, “I bet I can create a path to life for companions if I sacrifice my life. I’m actually interested to test it.”

The crowd looked moved.

Tang Bao’er gnashed her teeth. “I’ll fight with you, Grand Uncle!”

“Count me in too!” an Immortal Lord said with grim conviction.

Immediately afterward, several of the other Immortal Lords voiced their agreement. All of them were seething with murderous intent.

The silver-robed man’s expression darkened, and he barked with laughter. “It seems this won’t work unless I kill a few of you first!”

Weng!

The calligraphy lit up, and the hum of a sword filled the air.

Chills coursed through the crowd’s hearts.

But then, Su Yi casually tossed away his empty jug of wine, rose to his feet, and said, “It’s fair to say I’m involved in this, so let me resolve it.”

The crowd was flabbergasted.

“You want to get yourself killed?” Han Jingsong blurted. He almost dared not believe his ears.

The others reacted in much the same way. Why was this young man kicking up a fuss at a time like this?

The silver-robed man couldn’t help but laugh. Earlier, he’d dismissed Su Yi as a junior and overlooked him completely. Who’d have thought an unassuming junior would dare step forth and take a stand against him?

“Brother, you...” Tang Bao’er was just about to dissuade him when Su Yi stepped out of the crowd.

“If you really want to help, prepare another jug of wine for me,” said Su Yi.

Tang Bao’er was stunned.

Tang Lingqi’s heart stirred.

On the way here, that young man seemed entirely fearless. No matter the peril, his expression never wavered. Perhaps... he really does have a card up his sleeves capable of resolving this!

The silver-robed man could no longer repress his anger. He put away the scroll and said icily, “I don’t need a supreme treasure like this to kill an ant like you!”

Boom!

The silver-robed man attacked directly. He stomped the ground, formed a hand seal, and struck the air.

Purple flames burst forth, burning the very air itself. It was as if the entire hall had been plunged into a furnace. That terrifying destructive power stunned even the Immortal Lords.

There was no denying it; even without using that masterpiece of calligraphy, the silver-robed man was terrifyingly strong.

Su Yi didn’t retreat. On the contrary, he advanced. His hand gently struck the air.

A casual, understated gesture, yet it struck with unstoppable force!

Bang!!!

The purple divine flames filling the air exploded.

Raging currents of power swept outward, shaking the silver-robed man and making him stagger several feet back. His beautifully handsome face alternated white and green.

He looked stricken.

This kid is only in the Universe Realm... How?!

Boom!

There was no time for him to give the matter any further thought. Su Yi was already rushing toward him once more.

He’d pressed his fingers into a makeshift sword, with which he struck the air.

The sky split.

A streak of sword qi descended, as if cleaving through the ages with supreme, tyrannical force. One strike, and it was as if he’d ripped a hole through the heavens.

“Hah!” The silver-robed man bellowed, and dazzling purple Laws surged around him, condensing into a nation of Divine Flame. A Suanni Divine Beast bathed in flame roared, shaking the nine heavens as it unleashed its burning destructive power.

Although it was just a manifestation of the Laws, it almost seemed alive. The entire palace seemed as if it were on the verge of melting, and the crowd felt as if they were standing in the middle of a furnace.

But then, something astonishing happened——

When Su Yi’s sword qi landed, it effortlessly slew the illusory Suanni, tore through the sky, and collapsed the nation of Divine Flame!

Sword qi shot forth, cleaving into the man in silver robes.

Splurt!

The silver-robed man coughed up blood. Alarm was written all over his face.

How is this possible!?

Everyone in the hall was wide-eyed and tongue-tied. Their minds went blank.

“So, he’s actually this impressive...” Tang Bao’er looked dazed.

“How is that possible!?” Han Jingsong was so startled that his eyes almost popped out of their sockets.

Earlier, he’d tried to rile Su Yi into fighting him and prevent Su Yi from participating in this operation. When Su Yi refused to spar, he viewed him with extreme contempt.

Even after Su Yi stepped forth to the fight the man in silver, Han Jingsong subconsciously assumed he was just committing suicide.

Who’d have thought he was the true clown all along?

“Is he really a Universe Realm Immortal?”

“Earlier, all of us were blind. We actually failed to realize that our young friend was secretly a hidden expert!”

“Just... Just who is he?”

...The Immortal Lords couldn’t have been any more astonished. It was as if they were witnessing a miracle play out before their very eyes.

So, I guessed wrong...

Waves of emotions coursed through Tang Lingqi’s heart. He’d assumed that Su Yi since Su Yi clearly had mysterious origins, he’d use one of his hidden cards to deal with this powerful foe.

Who’d have thought he could contend with an Immortal Lord with nothing but his own strength?

This was simply unbelievable!!

Boom!

As the crowd’s hearts shook, Su Yi struck once more. His sleeves billowed as sword intent surged around him, and he struck with all the spirit of the sole sovereign of everything between heaven and earth.

The silver-robed man dared not be negligent. He struck with everything he had.

But it was destined to come to no avail.

In the blink of an eye, a slash took off his left arm. Blood gushed from the stump, and his beautifully handsome face contorted with agony.

“You’re seeking death!”

The silver-robed man roared in fury.

Whoosh!

The calligraphy soared into the air, and terrifying sword force enveloped the surrounding area, making heaven and earth tremble.

This is bad!

The crowd looked stricken. All of them panicked.

Who could fail to realize how terrifying the Eternal Night Immortal Sovereign’s master calligraphy was?

It could slay even Immortal Lords with ease!

But when Su Yi saw this, he stopped his attack and sneered.

You dare use my own writings against me?

“Why don’t you dare to attack me, kid? Come on and get me!” the silver-robed man roared.

His hair was disheveled, his left arm had been severed, and his silver robes were stained with blood. He looked utterly wretched.

But now that he’d taken out that scroll, he felt as if he’d found his pillar of support, and his bluster returned.

“Those who commit unrighteous acts shall be punished with death. Would you believe me if I said you’d die beneath that very line of text?” Su Yi said playfully as he approached.

The silver-robed man sneered. “Like I’d believe that!”

Boom!

He activated the calligraphy’s power. Dao Light rumbled and boomed, and sword qi shot forth, right toward Su Yi.

It was as radiant as the light of a new dawn, and unrivaled in its sharpness.

The crowd panicked. All of them sensed a lethal threat, and all of them cried out, one after another.

“Hurry up and dodge!”

“Careful——!”

Tang Lingqi and Tang Bao’er broke out in cold sweats. They almost couldn’t breathe.

That strike was just too terrifying! How could Su Yi possibly counter it?

But against all expectations, Su Yi didn’t fight back. He just put his hands behind his back and took a step forward, looking just as composed as before.

When the sword qi drew near, he barely so much as glanced at it.

Then, beneath the crowd’s flabbergasted gazes, the sword qi stopped in midair, clanged, boomed, and shot forth in the opposite direction!

The silver-robed man’s smile froze in place.

What’s going on!?

His eyes widened. The incoming strike was reflected in his gaze, and he was completely flustered.

It was all happening too fast. He couldn’t even dodge in time.

Splurt!

One strike, and he was split directly in two. There was even a perfectly straight rift in the ground!

Both halves of the silver-robed man’s corpse toppled to the ground and disintegrated into ash, destroyed body and soul.

Once he was dead, Su Yi opened his hand.

Whoosh!

The calligraphy landed gently in his outstretched palm, like a swallow returning to its nest.

This was the work of the Eternal Night Immortal Sovereign. How terrifying was it? Who could have imagined that at a critical juncture, it would turn on the silver-robed man, its user?

It happened far too suddenly. And it was far too unbelievable!

To the point that everyone stood there in a daze, completely caught off guard. They couldn’t even begin to wrap their heads around it all.

Meanwhile, Su Yi looked down at the scroll, overcome with emotion.

“Suppressing the heavens until they’re just three feet tall!”

Those were indeed the words he’d written upon reaching the pinnacle of past life, a reflection of his mentality.

The paper, brush, and ink were all perfectly ordinary.

Yet the hand using them was his, and that made them extraordinary!

This wasn’t a unique phenomenon. If an expert at the pinnacle of the Immortal Dao cultivated on an ordinary prayer mat year round, it wouldn’t matter that its materials were nothing special. Years of immersion in the aura of the Grand Dao would slowly transform it into something extraordinary.

If other immortals later acquired the mat, they could glean numerous unbelievable insights into the Grand Dao from it!

The calligraphy was much the same.

No wonder I sensed a hint of a familiar aura upon reaching Cloudscrape Peak. So, the words I wrote back then still remain,

thought Su Yi.

𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

Meanwhile, the others in the room recovered from their astonishment. All of them looked delighted and excited.

Tang Lingqi was the first to approach and express his thanks.

The other immortals quickly clustered around Su Yi, all of them crying tears of gratitude. All of them understood that if not for this Universe Realm young man, the consequences would have been unimaginably dire!

Han Jingsong approached to express his gratitude, too. He looked ashamed and uneasy; he also hoped that Su Yi would forgive him for his earlier rudeness.

Su Yi naturally wouldn’t concern himself with a trivial figure like Han Jingsong. He smiled and let it go.

Tang Bao’er watched from not far away, her beautiful, almond-shaped eyes sparkling.