Chapter 967: One Slash Determines Life and Death

The grand battle raged on.

Liu Changsheng was injured to begin with, and his predicament was already dire.

The short-haired woman was only in the late-stage Profound Illumination Realm Realm, but she had an extreme abundance of combat experience. Her black scythe combined with the Laws of Heavenly Prayer were enormously threatening to Liu Changsheng.

Zhan Beiqi was currently facing a similar predicament.

However, Zhan Beiqi was evenly matched with his opponent. It would be difficult for him to suppress his opponent any time soon, much less kill him.

But the Thunderflame Demon Sovereign, Wang Chonglu, was the worst off.

Five experts of the Nine Heavens Pavilion attacked him together. He and his thirteen generals had an absolute numerical advantage on paper, but in practice, their opponents undoubtedly had the upper hand.

The reason was simple: Wang Chonglu’s wounds had similarly yet to heal, and his Thirteen Demon Generals were all in the Profound Illumination Realm. They were up against opponents of comparable cultivations, but the Jailers controlled the Laws of Heavenly Prayer. The generals were no match for them!

The battle had only just begun, but the Thirteen Demon Generals had all suffered varying degrees of injuries.

The one with the worst injuries had only narrowly avoided being disemboweled!

And the strongest of their enemies, Fourth Executioner Hong Ying, had yet to get involved.

It seemed there was almost no hope of Liu Changsheng and his companions emerging victorious.

Even Su Yi couldn’t bear to watch this, and he decided to intervene.

He’d promised the Timekeeper that he’d help Liu Changsheng avert calamity, and he’d accepted the Timekeeper’s Threelives Rebirth Stones in exchange.

He was also worried that if he stepped in much later, Wang Chonglu would never repay the debt he owed Su Yi for saving his life.

Of course, more importantly, he and the Nine Heavens Pavilion were already destined to oppose one another!

But before Su Yi could intervene, a figure suddenly shot through the air and drifted on the surface of the nearby waters.

This new arrival was thin, with a head of gray hair.

This was none other than Ye Luo!

“Little fellow, I’m sure you can tell, but against the forces of the Far Shore, Liu Changsheng and company are already doomed,” Ye Luo said with a dashing, carefree smile. “Since I’m here, they have hope of rescue. Want me to help them?”

When he saw his own disciple put on the airs of an elder and call him “little fellow”, Su Yi’s expression turned a bit strange. “I don’t.”

“....” Ye Luo wasn’t sure what to say to that.

He… Doesn’t want my help? What, has the kid been scared stupid?

Ye Luo’s smile receded, and he looked seriously at Su Yi. “So long as you give me half of the Threelives Rebirth Stones you obtained, I guarantee I can clear you a path to survival. How about it?”

Su Yi’s eyelids didn’t so much as twitch. “Not interested.”

“???” Ye Luo had been rejected twice in rapid succession. He almost started questioning his entire existence.

“Don’t be stubborn, little fellow. I can tell that you don’t know who I am. If my need for Threelives Rebirth Stones weren’t so dire, I couldn’t be bothered to get involved in an enmity like this, not even if the king of heaven himself begged me,” said Ye Luo. A proud, contemptuous smile tugged at his lips. “But now, I’m willing to help you. You ought to thank your lucky stars.”

He shrugged, then flashed a natural, unaffected smile. “Of course, you can also wait until after I’ve helped you to give me the stones.”

“Oh,” said Su Yi. He shook his head. “No need. I can handle a trivial matter like this on my own.”

Inwardly, he thought,

Ye Luo is trying to seize this chance to loot a burning house and rip me off? He’s sure got guts!

“You?” Ye Luo was flabbergasted once more, and he evaluated Su Yi suspiciously. A moment later, he said with an air of mockery and amusement, “How about… you show me your wondrous skills?”

The word “wondrous” was utterly full of mockery.

Su Yi took a deep look at Ye Luo. “Child, I’m going to interpret that as you begging me.”

“...”

Clang!

A clear, boundless sword hum rang out as Abstruse Celestial appeared in Su Yi’s grip.

A moment later, it drew the distant Hong Ying and Netherworld King’s gazes

When he saw that Su Yi was about to take action, Hong Ying couldn’t help but be amused. “And here I thought he’d invited some powerful reinforcements. So, it turns out he simply plans to throw his life away…”

He could tell that the gray-haired young man who’d just shown up was extremely powerful!

The Netherworld King’s red lips curved upward. “Then you’d best watch carefully. You’re ‘blind’ to the truth now, but that doesn’t matter. In a bit, you really will be blind.”

Hong Ying was stunned; he could sense that something wasn't quite right about this.

But before he could wrap his head around it, Su Yi’s figure disappeared from the Unsinkable Boat.

A moment later, he appeared beside Wang Chonglu.

“Little fellow, if you die, I’ll erect a grave marker for you. As for your treasures? I’ll just take them as compensation,” Ye Luo said heartily.

His voice spread throughout the entire area.

Hong Ying couldn’t help but burst into laughter.

This guy isn’t here to reinforce them. If anything, it’s the exact opposite!

The Netherworld King smiled, but its meaning was difficult to determine.

When Wang Chonglu’s opponent saw Su Yi appear out of nowhere, he laughed too.

He was a feminine man in silver robes. As he fought Wang Chonglu, he laughed insidiously. “Do you have no one else left? You actually sent a child into battle to throw his life away. You’ve simply lost your consciences!”

Uproarious laughter filled the surrounding area.

Zhan Beiqi and Liu Changsheng furrowed their brows.

However, Wang Chonglu inwardly sighed in relief, and when he next looked at the man in silver, his gaze was pitying.

He’d seen Su Yi fight and kill Jailers before, and he was naturally well aware of just how terrifying the person the silver-robed man saw as a “child” was.

However, Su Yi’s gaze was as calm as the waters of an ancient well, save for a flash of cold, distant light.

Clang!

He raised his arm, and Abstruse Celestial’s blue edge shone with inscrutable luster. Su Yi then thrust the air with all his might.

Simple and understated.

But this attack seized the brief, fleeting holes in the silver-robed man’s offensive with incomparably exquisite precision, like a spark of lightning carving a perfectly straight rift in the skies. The silver-robed man’s defenses shattered like paper mache.

Even the seemingly taboo power of the Laws of Heavenly Prayer shattered beneath the sword’s edge.

Splurt!

The sword struck with unblockable force, piercing the silver-robed man’s mouth. A moment later, its tip emerged from the back of his skull. Fresh blood sprayed from the hole with such momentum that some of it sprayed dozens of feet away.

The silver-robed man’s eyes bulged, and his face filled with bewilderment. He struggled to say something, but a sword had run his mouth through, and all he could manage were garbled, indistinct noises.

A moment later, his head flew through the air, and his body fell apart with a bang.

The power emanating from the sword’s edge had ended him in a single attack, destroying him in both body and soul!

In the time it took to snap one’s fingers, a sword cut down a Jailer!

It happened so suddenly that silence descended upon the entire venue.?Despite themselves, the other combatants were stunned.

“How is this…”

Hong Ying’s smile froze, and his eyes bulged.

Not long ago, he’d been laughing uproariously in a display of utter contempt and mockery.

This bloody scene was like a sudden blow to the back of his head, and it caught him completely off guard.

Ye Luo was dumbstruck too. “???”

He found this difficult to believe.

A Spiritual Revolution Realm teenager did that?

“What a terrifying thrust! He actually shattered an Emperor’s defenses and pierced even the Laws of Heavenly Prayer!” Liu Changsheng’s eyes shone with strange light.

As a sword cultivator, he naturally could tell at a glance that the power, speed, and charm imbued within that one attack made it practically invincible.

It had the natural perfection of the full moon or the blue seas.

Of course, what mattered most was its sheer power! It cut through its target as if he were made of rotten wood, resulting in a one-hit-kill!

Incredible! No wonder he’s the Timekeeper’s most special guest…

Zhan Beiqi’s heart shook too.

He vividly recalled the young man’s series of shocking behaviors upon arriving at the Timekeeper’s courtyard a few days prior. He didn’t just demand wine from the green bird; even the orange cat as terrifying a yao god became utterly meek and agreeable in front of him.

Now that he’d witnessed Su Yi’s extraordinary attack, Zhan Beiqi finally understood how a young Spiritual Revolution Realm cultivator had become the Timekeeper’s most distinguished VIP guest!

Last time, he didn’t use his sword, but he still defeated an expert of the Far Shore in just three attacks. Now that he drew his blade, his opponent couldn’t take even a single hit…”

Even though Wang Chonglu had witnessed Su Yi’s abilities before, he couldn’t help but gasp.

And all of his Thirteen Demon Generals were wide-eyed and tongue-tied.

And the Jailers? Without exception, their expressions shifted.

But before the crowd came to its senses, Su Yi disappeared into thin air once more.

He’d already begun his offensive. How could Su Yi possibly waste time?

Whoosh!

He appeared before a nearby Jailer, a tall, stalwart man with a massive axe. He was fierce and majestic, and when he sensed Su Yi’s approach, he didn’t hesitate to swing his massive axe with his full strength.

Su Yi didn’t even look at him. He simply slashed with Abstruse Celestial.

Splurt!

The tall, stalwart man was cut directly in two.

A waterfall of fresh blood gushed forth, and both halves of his bisected corpse exploded in midair. Ash filled the sky, then drifted onto the surface of the water.

He’d killed yet another Jailer in a single attack!

Everyone present was a seasoned old monster. They’d witnessed great winds and waves, but even so, this sight left them astonished. Even their scalps went numb.

How was this even a battle? This was obviously a one-sided slaughter!

One slash, one kill. Simple and to the point!

With their mastery of the Laws of Heavenly Prayer, the Profound Illumination Realm Jailers were a major threat to even most Profound Serenity Emperors. Yet now, they fell beneath Su Yi like clay chickens and porcelain dogs!

It was simply too unbelievable.

Who could have imagined that the Spiritual Revolution Realm young man they’d overlooked earlier would become the biggest variable on the battlefield? As soon as he took the stage, he displayed unparalleled sharpness! The corners of Ye Luo’s mouth twitched, and his smile stiffened.

When he thought back to how he’d mocked Su Yi, he felt a stinging heat on his face, as if invisible hands had slapped him across the face.

I wouldn’t have thought that even after cultivating all this time, some kid would slap me in the face like this…

Ye Luo mocked himself.

Off in the distance, Hong Ying finally seemed to understand. His handsome face was instantly ashen, and he gnashed his teeth. “Dammit! It seems that guy’s power can counter the Laws of Heavenly Prayer!!”

A moment later, he suddenly realized that the Seventh Warden had been a bit too calm this entire time.

“You already knew, didn’t you?” Hong Ying couldn’t help but ask.

The Netherworld King looked at him with a trace of pity. “You’re not so stupid after all. Alas, you understood too late…”

Before she’d even finished speaking, a miserable shriek resounded throughout heaven and earth.

In the blink of an eye, a third Jailer had been cut down on the spot!