Chapter 393: The Threat of Death

Atop the Starlight Vessel.

The gaunt, ethereal figure standing there ignored the others. Instead, he looked directly at the distant Su Yi.

He said in a faint, calm voice, “I can sense your unusual power, and you won the Heavensphere Yao Emperor’s approval and obtained the natal bone he left behind. That is proof of your extraordinariness.”

He paused, then continued, “Leave the good fortune behind, then take that girl of yours and leave. I guarantee the others won’t dare stop you. This is your only chance at survival.”

His tone was even, yet his words were like a mandate of a lofty, distant god.

All gazes instantly converged on Su Yi.

I’m afraid that kid really will lower his head this time…?The woman on the ape’s shoulder had a strange look in her eyes.

She’d long since seen through Su Yi’s identity. Furthermore, when she saw that only he and Hua Xinfeng returned from the ruins, she immediately deduced that the others had fallen in pursuit of good fortune!

This news was enough to shake the entire Great Qin.

After all, the participants in this expedition were all peak-level Origin Dao experts of the mundane world.

Yet without exception, all of them had fallen beneath Su Yi’s blade. Not one returned from the ruins of the Immortals’ Sword House alive.

When word got out, who wouldn’t be stunned?

However, the way the woman saw this, the current situation was much like the idiom “the praying mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole.” Su Yi had indeed obtained the ruins' good fortune, but he had no hope of victory against these four terrifying existences!

His only hope was to lower his head, do as “Star Girdle” told him, and obediently offer up his treasure.

“Fellow Daoist Star Girdle speaks out of benevolence. Little fellow, you’d best do as you’re told. Treasure is good, but you have to be alive to enjoy it. If you lose your life, it will all go to waste,” said Thunder Monarch Oblivion from the Mountain of Funerals, his voice booming like thunder.

“Heh heh, little fellow, you should count yourself lucky. If Fellow Daoist Star Girdle hadn’t spoken up on your behalf, I’m afraid you’d have little hope of leaving this place alive,” said Fire Demon Lihuo with a burst of soft, feminine laughter.

Old Yao Bone Eater of White Bone tower was starting to lose patience. He bellowed, “Don’t dawdle. Be quick about it!”

Every time these four terrifying existences opened their mouths, it was to call him a “little fellow”, and each put on greater airs than the one before. They might have seemed magnanimous, but in truth, their behavior was a display of utter disdain.

Su Yi watched this entire exchange, and a mocking arc rose unbidden to his lips. “You’re trying to seize my good fortune, that’s all, but you make it sound like an act of compassion. Interesting.”

The woman on the shoulders of the giant ape was stunned. It seemed she hadn’t guessed that Su Yi would dare say such a thing given his circumstances.

Hua Xinfeng, however, had already calmed down. She was well aware that even if they couldn’t beat their opponents, so long as they hid within the ruins of the Immortals’ Sword House, those terrifying existences couldn’t hurt them!

When she heard Su Yi’s jibe, she instantly put her hands on her hips and burst into jeering laughter. “You lot are neither human nor ghost, and you lack the courage to seek out good fortune on your own, yet you’ve come all this way to rob us like a bunch of bandits? Despicable! And now you’re shameless enough to talk about leaving us a path to survival? Don’t you have any shame?”

She hacked up a mouthful of phlegm, loathing and disdain written all over her face. “Feh! Disgusting!”

The entire area fell silent.

The woman on the shoulder of the giant ape was stunned.

Atop the Starlight Vessel, Daoist Star Girdle’s ethereal silhouette was silent.

But the other three terrifying existences exploded in fury.

Rumble!

Thousands of eerie green lanterns surged above the Isle of No Return. Fire Demon Lihuo was so angry, he laughed. “What a sharp-tongued, ill-mannered wench! You must be really sick of living!”

“This old man is going to remove and shatter her bones, one by one, then devour her marrow,” said the imposing voice of Old Yao Bone Eater from within the blood-colored fog. His voice brimmed with unconcealed killing intent. “None of you try to stop me!”

“Fellow Daoist Star Girdle has already given you a chance. Why insist on seeking out your own demise? It’s true; men die for wealth, while birds die for food. Countless years have passed, but that has never once changed.” The four thick chains wrapped around the Mountain of Funerals rattled, and Thunder Monarch Oblivion stood atop the peak and sighed.

Anyone could see that he was furious too.

Meanwhile, beneath the waves.

Ge Qian?stared, rooted to the spot, his heart full of admiration.

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He’d always been scrupulously cautious, so it was easy to imagine how much of a shock Su Yi and Hua Xinfeng’s forceful attitude was to him.

“No need to waste any more time talking. The treasure you’re after is right here,” said Su Yi, a look of calm indifference on his face. He flipped his palm, and a seal of white bone appeared.

Boom!

Even the woman on the ape’s shoulders looked over.

“Yes, that’s the Heavensphere Yao Emperor’s natal bone! Even though thirty thousand years have passed, I recognize its presence. There’s absolutely no way it’s fake!” Fire Demon Lihuo cried out excitedly.

Within White Bone Tower, Old Yao Bone Eater’s breathing was hurried, and his voice was filled with undisguised greed. “Rumor has it that the highest scripture of the Immortals’ Sword House is hidden inside. So long as I can obtain that treasure, when the Radiant Epoch descends, what will I have to fear? I can surely establish a new orthodoxy strong enough to intimidate the world!”

On the Mountain of Funerals, Thunder Monarch Oblivion’s energy surged.

Aboard the Starlight Vessel, the aura emanating from Star Girdle grew sharper and more imposing, piercing and dispersing the nearby clouds.

“Isn’t he a bit too domineering? He brought the treasure out into the open at a time like this? Is he?trying?to tempt those terrifying existences?” Ge Qian watched from the ocean floor, completely dumbstruck. His mind buzzed. He couldn’t for the life of him understand why Su Yi was doing this. It was simply insane!

Even the woman on the shoulders of the white ape couldn’t help but gasp. She, too, found it hard to imagine why Su Yi had done this.

It was then that Su Yi swept his gaze across the four terrifying entities, smiled faintly, and said, “Want it? Come and get it.”

His tone was light and airy.

“Hah? Kid, you must be insane!” Fire Demon Lihuo burst into laughter.

Old Yao Bone Eater was even more direct. He was the first to attack.

Boom!

No one saw him move, but a claw of white bone shot through the air and straight toward Su Yi, swathed in vast, baleful red mists.

When he saw this, Thunder Monarch Oblivion grunted coldly and stretched out his hand.

Bzzz!

A speak condensed out of crimson lightning, and he flung it with all his might. It blurred into a streak of unearthly red light, bringing vast, destructive energy with it as it shot through the air.

However, this attack wasn’t directed at Su Yi. Instead, it was headed right toward those white, bony claws!

When bone and spear collided, the impact shook heaven and earth and scattered a rain of light. Destructive currents ran rampant and spread out in all directions.

“Oblivion, you dare stop me?” roared Old Yao Bone Eater in fury.

“I’m just trying to seize good fortune. We must each rely on our own skills. Bone Eater, if you’re capable, go ahead and fight me!” said Thunder Monarch Oblivion indifferently.

“That works too. Then let’s each rely on our own strength!” Fire Demon Lihuo bellowed and waved his sleeves, condensing a giant palm of eerie green flame, which swept toward Su Yi from afar.

Almost simultaneously, Thunder Monarch Oblivion and Old Yao Bone Eater took action.

“Activate!” Thunder Monarch Oblivion manipulated a vast and majestic current of blood-colored electricity, which swept forth, blanketing heaven and earth.

“Go!” Old Yao Bone Eater waved his sleeves, and densely-packed white bone spears shot through the air, like a path of explosive rain. Baleful, blood-colored mists enveloped each bone spear, and there were so many of them that they blotted out the sun.

“Retreat! Hurry!” shouted the woman on the ape’s shoulders, her expression grave.

Each of those three terrifying existences' attacks had its own miraculous qualities, but without exception, all of them were extremely sinister!

They obviously shared a common source, a type of taboo power.

This was why their attacks emanated a majesty that made the woman shudder!

“Excellent!” The depths of Su Yi’s gaze lit up.

He sensed the threat of their attacks. It seemed death was imminent.

He hadn’t felt this way since his reincarnation.

Similarly, he felt something he hadn’t felt in a long time, even in his past life. Who knew how many years it had been?

This was a fatal threat!

The difference in strength was simply too enormous. This was why he felt such a deep sense of crisis!

It had really been a long, long time since he’d felt this way.

The impending danger stimulated every inch of his skin, sinew, bone, flesh, and blood. The latent potential of his physique, soul, cultivation, and qi all burst forth!

In but an instant, his accumulations in the Grand Dao and power both reached an unprecedented extreme.

Even the Sword of the Nine Hells trembled faintly, resonating with Su Yi’s energy and power.

Boom!

All of Su Yi’s energy burst within him, gathering like mad within his dantian. The indistinct outline of an origin power seed was starting to take shape.

Just as I thought! Only in the face of a terrifying, life-or-death crisis can I find the opportunity I need to create the Strongest Dao Seed!?Su Yi laughed as he realized that his chance for a true breakthrough had already arrived. He was determined to take advantage of it.

He then stepped into the air and charged ahead, making no attempt to dodge.

Clang!?The Abstruse God Sword’s clear hum shook the heavens as it left its sheath.

Then, Su Yi swung his blade.

A streak of dazzling clear sword qi pierced through the skies.

The first stance of the Rejoicing Sword Sutra—Splitting Mountains and Seas!

Unlike in the past, when his sword qi shot forth, his vast, limitless sword intent emanated majesty sufficient to shake heaven and earth. It was utterly incomparable to what it had been before.

This was because Su Yi’s cultivation had already transcended the Xiantian Martial Ancestor Realm.

He was still a hair away from fully entering the Grain Avoidance Realm, but even so, with his terrifying foundations in the Grand Dao, the power of his sword was enough to strike terror into the hearts of any Origin Dao cultivator!

Boom!

The sword swept through the skies, its overflowing power leaving everyone present visibly stunned. They almost dared not believe such a mighty slash was the work of a young man like Su Yi.

It was just that, shortly after, the sword qi clashed with Fire Demon Lihuo’s giant blazing palm, and it immediately burst apart and dispersed.

Immediately afterward, the power of the palm swept forth, sending both Su Yi and the Abstruse God Sword flying backward.

When she saw this, Hua Xinfeng’s expression shifted.

How could she possibly miss that, although Su Yi’s combat strength was heaven-defying, there was an enormous gap between him and his opponents?

Fire Demon Lihuo’s eyelids twitched, and he looked surprised. Even he felt shaken. He would never have guessed that a young Xiantian Martial Ancestor like this could block his attacks!