Chapter 1777 - You Call That a Big Surprise?

The red-robed Immortal Kunwu was calm and at ease from the moment he arrived.

When he spoke to Su Yi, his tone was outwardly respectful, but it was strange and somehow off. He wasn’t really being respectful at all.

This infuriated the white-robed Immortal Kunwu to the point that his whole body quivered with fury.

Back in the day, the Sovereign had saved their lives many times over, and he’d even guided and assisted their cultivation on numerous occasions. He hadn’t held back or been at all selfish!

Even Daoist Master Red Cloud and Xing Que were uncomfortable.

Only Su Yi seemed as calm as ever. “So you’re saying you’ve long since prepared to duke things out with me?”

The red-robed Immortal Kunwu laughed. “It’s just as you said. I’ve indeed prepared thoroughly for your arrival. I hope to give you a big surprise!”

Su Yi’s brow furrowed. “Before you reveal your surprise, might you tell me why you’ve changed so much?”

The red-robed Immortal Kunwu’s smile faded. After a moment’s silence, he said, “Sovereign, everyone changes.”

He offered no further explanation. He just said, “The Ol’ Fire you remember died during the cataclysm of the Age of Fallen Immortals....”

The white-robed Immortal Kunwu roared, “Isn’t it just because the Floating Mountain saved your life? Even if you owe them a life debt, that doesn’t justify treating the Sovereign like this!”

The red-robed Immortal Kunwu said icily, “The Floating Mountain didn’t just save

my

life. They saved yours, too, Ol’ Metal!”

“You...”

The white-robed Immortal Kunwu was just about to say something, but the red-robed Immortal Kunwu seemed to have run out of patience. “All of that’s ancient history. No need to bring it up anymore. The Sovereign has arrived, so naturally, it’s time to give him the big surprise I’ve prepared!”

He looked at Su Yi, bowed slightly, and sighed. “My apologies, Your Excellency.”

Before his voice had even finished echoing through the air, he swung his sleeves.

Boom!

The entire hall instantly split.

Countless tree branches, each as thick as a mountain range, surged forth from all directions, intertwining into a massive wooden cage that surrounded Su Yi and his companions completely.

As the dense branches swayed, the entire cage took to the skies and appeared in the middle of the enormous ritual grounds.

Only now did Daoist Master Red Cloud and Xing Que realize that the hall they’d been in was on top of the Kunwu Divine Tree.

Now, the hall had been destroyed, and the dense cage surrounding them was formed entirely out of the branches of the Kunwu Divine Tree!

Now, they’d been brought down to the black ritual grounds.

The ritual grounds were fully one hundred thousand feet across and covered in grand and mysterious Dao Markings. Thirty-foot-tall bronze formation flags were placed around its periphery.

This was the Grounds of Divine Sacrifice that over one thousand immortals of the Floating Mountain had worked together to place. The nine bronze formation flags were divine treasures given to them by their divine backer, Divine Venerate Qing Di!!

Daoist Master Red Cloud and Xing Que’s expressions shifted. The white-robed Immortal Kunwu had told them that the Grounds of Divine Sacrifice were built to usher in a divine son!

They also knew that during the ritual, the red-robed Immortal Kunwu would sacrifice the white-robed Immortal Kunwu’s source power!

Now, they, Su Yi, and the white-robed Immortal Kunwu were all trapped in a cage of the Kunwu Divine Tree’s branches. There was nowhere left to run!

“Ol’ Fire! You’ve gone insane!” the white-robed Immortal Kunwu roared in fury.

He was thoroughly bound in fiery divine chains, and he couldn’t even move a muscle. Now, he was trapped in a cage on top of that. He didn’t even have the chance to struggle!

He wasn’t afraid to die, but he was infuriated that the red-robed Immortal Kunwu was trying to trap and kill Su Yi.

“You needn’t be angry,” said Su Yi. He swept his gaze across the cage and whispered, “It isn’t worth it.”

The white-robed Immortal Kunwu said bitterly, “I should never have asked you to come here, Your Excellency!”

Off in the distance, the red-robed Immortal Kunwu threw back his head and laughed uproariously.

He raised his hand high into the air, closed his fist, and bellowed, “Suppress!”

Boom!!

The towering Kunwu Divine Tree swayed, and the explosive, boundless power of the five elements poured from the dense branches, blotting out the sun like the waters of heaven breaking through a dam.

The tyrannical elemental power completely enveloped the cage, descending ruthlessly upon Su Yi.

Daoist Master Red Cloud and Xing Que’s hair stood on end.

“Watch out, Your Excellency!” The white-robed Immortal Kunwu cried out frantically. He was a Xiantian lifeform born of the Kunwu Divine Tree, so he naturally knew better than just about anyone how terrifying its elemental source power was.

It could easily reduce even Immortal Kings to powder! Even Great Martial Stage experts would struggle to escape!

“Activate!” Su Yi raised his open palms into the air, and inscrutable, mysterious light surged forth, enveloping him and his three companions.

The light looked dreamlike and ethereal, but it had an invincible charm about it. It actually blocked all of the terrifying elemental source power descending from all sides!

Boom!

A violent impact rang out.

The light barrier didn’t even budge.

The white-robed Immortal Kunwu was unwittingly stunned. After all, blocking the elemental source power was like contending with the entire Kunwu Divine Tree!

He would never have guessed that the reincarnated Sovereign would be this strong even as an Immortal Lord.

Daoist Master Red Cloud and Xing Que couldn’t help but be stunned. They felt as if they were witnessing a miracle.

He was just one person, but he was supporting a barrier of light that blocked the onslaught of a massive primordial power!!

Off in the distance, the red-robed Immortal Kunwu snorted coldly and attacked again.

“Capture!”

Boom!

The cage formed of tree branches suddenly started closing in on them, like countless tightening ropes.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

A rapidfire series of explosions rang out.

Before the countless branches could bind Su Yi and his companions, the curtain of light stopped them. From the outside, it was like a wall. Countless tree branches tightened relentlessly around it in an attempt to burst it.

That aside, the explosive five elements source power poured down continuously, working with the tree branches to slam into the barrier.

The moment the barrier broke, Su Yi and the others inside it would have nowhere to run and nowhere to hide. They’d be completely trapped!

But none of that happened.

The red-robed Immortal Kunwu on the distant battlefield couldn’t help but feel stunned. His expression was shifting and uncertain.

He’d learned of Su Yi’s abilities in this incarnation from the experts of the Floating Mountain.

He knew that the man he once revered like a god was, even post reincarnation, so terrifyingly strong that he could kill Immortal Kings with ease.

And because Immortal Kunwu had served Wang Ye for years, he knew better than anyone how terrifying of an existence the Eternal Night Immortal Sovereign was.

Thus, right from the start, the red-robed Immortal Kunwu held nothing back. He did everything in his power to take Su Yi down in one fell swoop.

Who’d have thought that even after drawing upon the Kunwu Divine Tree’s full power, he’d barely even manage to entrap his target?

Further in the distance, over a thousand immortals of the Floating Mountain clustered together and watched the battle. When they saw this, they couldn’t help but be horrified.

Su Yi is actually this strong!?

The thin saber wielder and the delicately handsome Daoist exchanged glances. Their brows furrowed.

They’d long since known that the red-robed Immortal Kunwu had placed a trap for Su Yi. The red-robed Immortal Kunwu had been completely confident that so long as Su Yi fell into his net, he couldn’t possibly escape.

They would never have guessed that even trapped, Su Yi would be able to fight back!

Meanwhile, the thoroughly surrounded Su Yi said calmly, “You call this... a ‘big surprise?’ It’s been a long time since I last saw you, but you’re far less capable than I remember.”

With that, he shook his head and swung his sleeves.

A swath of sword qi whooshed forth, cleaving into the chains fettering the white-robed Immortal Kunwu, Daoist Master Red Cloud, and Xing Que. All three of them instantly regained their freedom!

“....” The red-robed Immortal Kunwu fell silent. Indescribable humiliation filled his heart, and his face flushed red.

His past self had respected the Eternal Night Immortal Sovereign as he might a god.

But that was in the past!

He’d thought that the reincarnated Eternal Night Immortal Sovereign had fallen off his pedestal and that he could capture Su Yi without difficulty.

Who’d have thought Su Yi would turn around and make fun of him instead?

Suddenly, the red-robed Immortal Kunwu gnashed his teeth and said, “Sovereign, it’s too early to act smug!”

He flipped his palm, and a bronze spear swathed in churning flames appeared in his grip. He leaped through the air, arriving in the ritual grounds in a single bound.

He raised his right hand, and ruthlessly thrust the spear swathed in Great Martial Stage Laws of Fire at the barrier.

Bang!!!

The barrier shook violently, and a massive indentation appeared on its surface. The entire barrier showed signs of collapsing.

The red-robed Immortal Kunwu felt a thrill of delight. Without any hesitation, he attacked again in full force.

That aside, the cage of countless branches kept on tightening, and the source power of the five elements continued assailing the barrier.

This three-pronged attack left the barrier swaying, trembling, and wailing without end.

When they saw this, the distant onlookers from the Floating Mountain looked excited. It would have been obvious to anyone that the light barrier wouldn’t last much longer!

Daoist Master Red Cloud and Xing Que’s hearts jumped, and their bodies tensed.

The white-robed Immortal Kunwu gnashed his teeth, but just as he was about to help, Su Yi shook his head. “I’m here. What need is there for your intervention?”

Su Yi then turned his attention to the red-robed Immortal Kunwu and said calmly, “Relax. I just wanted to see just how big this surprise of his was. I wouldn’t have thought it would be... nothing but a series of disappointments.”

The white-robed Immortal Kunwu looked baffled. “??”

Crunch!

The light barrier finally couldn’t take it. It exploded with a bang, and the branches and elemental power flooded in, surging toward Su Yi and his companions.

This terrifying scene left even the distant onlookers unwittingly shaken. Who among them could have blocked such an onslaught? They feared they’d have been killed instantly!

The red-robed Immortal Kunwu’s eyes lit up with delight.

Finally!

But it was then that Su Yi threw a fist with all his might.

Boom!!

The branches flooding toward them like mad on all sides burst as if they were made of paper, reduced to countless tiny fragments.

The downpour of elemental source power shattered with a bang and receded like waters at low tide.

And the power of that fist sent the red-robed Immortal Kunwu flying backward!

One punch, and Su Yi broke through his enemies’ encirclement and turned the situation on its head!