Chapter 1724 - Stars Clustered Around the Moon

Yu Wenqi’s eyelids twitched. He would never have guessed that the sword-bearing ape would determine which legacy of the Dao of the Sword he cultivated at a glance!

But his surprise only lasted a moment before he regained his clear-headed calm, and his sword intent grew all the more terrifying.

Forceful and tyrannical murderous intent permeated heaven and earth.

“How long will it take you to handle him?” whispered the ape.

Su Yi’s gaze was distant and inscrutable. “If I can find an opening, a single slash will be enough. Otherwise, I’ll just have to wait.”

The ape seemed to understand. “Indeed. The Extremities of the Dao Sky-Cutting Incantation isn’t at all comparable to ordinary legacies of the Dao of the Sword. You have to be careful. If you lose, you’ll make a fool out of yourself.”

The Immortal Kings’ spirits soared; they assumed that the ape thought highly of Yu Wenqi’s strength, and that he was worried about Shen Mu’s safety!

But Su Yi understood what the ape was really getting at, and he couldn’t help but laugh. It was true! If he lost to someone using a legacy of the sword he’d created, he’d really make a fool of himself.

Meanwhile, Yu Wenqi abruptly stopped in place, raised his right hand into the air, and bellowed in a voice like spring thunder, “Rise!”

Boom!!

The dome of heaven shook. Countless stars appeared reflected on the sky, each glinting with cold light.

Misty wisps of sword qi fell like rain, pouring down from the starry skies and instantly enveloping the entire area.

Stars appeared in the middle of the day, and sword qi rained from the heavens!

The sword-bearing ape’s eyebrows rose, and he moved further away.

𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

This was the Extremities of the Dao Sword Domain!

It was like a self-contained world, taking the place of this stretch of heaven and earth. Anyone within its confines would inevitably find themselves trapped.

And Yu Wenqi was like the ruler of this world.

The sword-bearing ape wasn’t afraid of this sort of Sword Domain, but he knew better than to get involved and spoil Su Yi’s good time.

The strange life forms gathered in the distance retreated almost in sync with the ape.

The only one who didn’t retreat was Su Yi. His sleeves billowed around him as his qi silently circulated as he flashed through the air and attacked.

Clang!

The hum of a sword swept forth like the tide.

Sword in hand, Su Yi shot forth like a beam of flowing light and thrust at Yu Wenqi.

“Suppress!” Yu Wenqi stretched out his hand and grabbed.

Boom!

Countless stars shook overhead, and a rain of sword qi fell to earth, like the river of heaven bursting through a dam. This grand, overflowing power rushed toward Su Yi.

All of heaven and earth instantly descended into chaos and upheaval.

Looking at it from the outside, the sword qi this attack created seemed to blot out all of creation. There was nowhere to run and nowhere to hide!

Su Yi’s sword thrust broke, and the sword qi filling the skies descended in fury.

The sword qi pouring down like a misty rain of starlight was, in fact, utterly forceful and tyrannical. It could easily slay even Immortal Kings of the same level as Yu Wenqi!

Just as its power was about to suppress Su Yi, the Sword of the Human Realm turned in his grip, creating a perfectly round sword curtain.

Boom!

The sword curtain trembled on impact with a thunderous boom.

Although Su Yi managed to block this suppressive power, the impact forced him back.

Before he could steady himself, Yu Wenqi attacked once more.

The stars swayed beneath the dome of heaven and poured down like a waterfall of sword qi. As Yu Wenqi exerted his will, the sword qi transformed into all manner of terrifying killer moves. Sometimes, it was like the waters of heaven bursting through a dam. Sometimes, it was like a volcanic eruption. Sometimes, it was like a raging windstorm...

Every strike was full of enormous, destructive power.

Su Yi managed to respond to each attack in this seemingly endless onslaught, but he was still forced back, and he looked wretched. Wounds were starting to pile up, and his clothing was stained red with blood.

The Immortal Kings watching from a safe distance looked delighted. All of them felt much calmer.

Yu Wenqi was one of the strongest Immortal Kings in the Endless Swords Immortal Sect. He was in the mid-stage Miracle Realm, and he’d condensed a Sword Domain. He was strong enough to contend with even some late-stage Immortal Kings!

But no one could deny that Shen Mu was strong too! Just about any mid-stage Immortal King would have died beneath his sword a long time ago, never mind Immortal Lords!

He looked rather wretched, but despite his injuries and despite getting forced back, he'd managed to neutralize every last potentially lethal strike!

“He’s trapped within the Extremities of the Dao Sword Domain. He can hold out bitterly as long as he likes, but he won’t escape death in the end!” an Immortal King of the Endless Swords Immortal Sect said with conviction.

“Don’t celebrate prematurely. The sword-bearing ape and that horde of strange creatures are eyeing us hungrily. How could they possibly just stand back and watch as Shen Mu is killed?” Tai Zheng said gravely.

The crowd’s hearts sank, and their expressions turned a bit unsightly.

“Get ready, everyone. Before Fellow Daoist Yu went into battle, he transmitted orders that we were to force Shen Mu into Coiled God Ridge. That will be our opportunity to capture him!” Xue Hongshan hurriedly transmitted to the others. “If the ape tries to save him, we’ll just have to work together to circulate the killing formation with all our might and stop him! Succeed, and all our problems will melt away.”

The others nodded.

......

Boom!

Sword qi rumbled and boomed as it blanketed heaven and earth.

The Sword Domain was like a cage. No matter where Su Yi went, he faced a potentially lethal onslaught.

Here, Yu Wenqi was a ruler. Everything was under his command!

His attainments in the Dao of the Sword really were strong. Terrifyingly so. Furthermore, he’d achieved a high level of mastery over the Extremities of the Dao Sword Domain.

From beginning to end, he never gave Su Yi any chance to catch his breath!

Su Yi was like a trapped beast, suppressed on all sides. He dodged continuously, but even so, there was no avoiding heavy damage. He now sported numerous bloody sword gashes.

He really did look wretched, but the sword-bearing ape was perfectly calm. He just stood there and watched from afar.

He could tell that as wretched as Su Yi seemed, he was strategically drawing things out and avoiding every potentially lethal strike.

As for his wounds? As bad as they looked, they really didn’t amount to anything.

It’s truly incredible that you can achieve this with your piddling cultivation base...

The ape sighed to himself. He’d long since realized that his old friend who’d returned after countless years was now only in the late-stage Void Realm.

He wasn’t even remotely comparable to his former peak.

Yet despite his late-stage Void Realm cultivation, he had the foundations necessary to suppress and kill Immortal Kings. In this, he was far, far beyond his former self!

It was no exaggeration to call him unprecedented and unparalleled!

......

Within the Extremities of the Dao Sword Domain, Su Yi’s gaze was cold and calm, without the slightest ripple of emotion.

In his past life, he was the one who’d invented the Extremities of the Dao Sky-Cutting Incantation. He naturally understood its secrets in full detail.

But knowledge was just knowledge. Against a mighty Immortal King expert of the Dao of the Sword like Yu Wenqi, the limits of Su Yi’s cultivation and powers of the Grand Dao meant that he had no choice but to wait.

He was waiting for the perfect opportunity to strike!

In a direct confrontation, even after breaking into the late-stage Void Realm, he’d have to risk his life to take Yu Wenqi down.

But the way Su Yi saw it, that wasn’t worth it, and in any event, there was no need!

Boom!

Imposing sword qi crisscrossed throughout the Sword Domain.

Yu Wenqi struck with increasingly tyrannical force and speed. He was holding nothing back.

From an outsider’s perspective, he had an absolute advantage. He was pursuing Su Yi relentlessly, with unstoppable momentum.

In truth, he knew better than any of his allies how difficult an opponent Shen Mu was! He was just an Immortal Lord, but it was as if he had precognition. Shen Mu always managed to avoid his lethal strikes just in time!

This was simply unbelievable!

Of course, within his Sword Domain, dodging was just wasted effort, and it came at a price!

After all, this was a world manifested of his Dao of the Sword. Here, he was the ruler, and life and death were his to decide!

I cannot delay any further. I must force him closer to Coiled God Ridge and capture him!”

Yu Wenqi made up his mind.

Boom!

His imposing aura expanded once more, and he circulated the full extent of his power. The countless stars filling the dome of heaven shook violently as if about to fall.

At the same time, a tidal wave of sword burst forth, blazing like flames.

Su Yi was repeatedly forced back, and his injuries piled on.

“Quick! Get ready to circulate the killing formation!”

Over in Coiled God Ridge, Xue Hongshan, Tai Zheng, and the other Immortal Kings were all ready and waiting for battle. Their eyes blazed with murderous intent.

Everything hinged on what happened next!

Their mission was to intercept the sword-bearing ape and prevent him from saving Shen Mu after Yu Wenqi suppressed him!

But against all expectations, the ape just stood in the distance, expression calm and indifferent. He showed no sign of rushing to Su Yi’s aid.

Suddenly, Yu Wenqi’s sleeves billowed, and he roared, “Stars Clustered Around the Moon!”

Boom!

Countless stars swayed violently beneath the dome of heaven, then plummeted down to earth. All of them gathered around Yu Wenqi.

Endless light burst around him as the full power of his Sword Domain gathered in his right hand.

He raised his hand and slashed the air. A radiant full moon soared into the heavens, countless stars clustering around it. The sight was shocking to behold!

That was no moon, and those were no stars! They were obviously manifestations of the sharpest, most dazzling sword qi, and they were full of Yu Wenqi’s strongest sword intent!

Heaven and earth trembled, and all facets of creation dimmed, save for the rapid full moon of sword qi traveling through the sky and the stars clustered around it. Their sword force filled every inch of creation, and it was terrifying beyond imagination.

Su Yi had been dodging this entire time, but now, his eyebrows rose. The look on his handsome face seemed to say, “Is that all you’ve got?”

This time, he didn’t dodge. Instead, he chose to meet Yu Wenqi’s attack head-on.

Clang!!

The Sword of the Human Realm suddenly let out a clear hum as it took to the skies.

A swing of its blade, and it seemed to stir up a dark and deep underworld!

Visions of the Six Paths of Samsara manifested within it: the endless Sea of Bitterness, the blooming flowers of the Far Shore, the Platform of Rebirth, and the cycle of birth and death.

Countless illusory demons and gods sank into eternal oblivion.

Countless worlds shattered and withered amidst the twilight.

All of these strange phenomena gathered within a single thrust.

From an outsider’s perspective, heaven and earth seemed to flip on their axis, overturning mountains and rivers and throwing time and space into disarray!

Everything was a vision of oblivion, collapse, withering, and ruin.

The sword-bearing ape’s eyes glinted with sharp light.

Is this... the power of reincarnation? What a taboo power of the Grand Dao!

Off in the distance, the Immortal Kings gathering their power and readying themselves for battle looked stricken. Without exception, their hearts shook.

What kind of sword strike is this? Its aura alone seems capable of burying anything and everything!!