Chapter 1281: Today, He Will Die Here

Outside, Ye Guan was being carried by the Upper God as they traveled across the starry skies by tearing through spacetime. In just a short while, they had already flown across tens of thousands of star fields.

Along the way, the Upper God's expression was grave.

Ye Guan's condition was deteriorating rapidly.

The Evil Dao Seal on Ye Guan's forehead was becoming increasingly solid, while his aura was weakening. He was constantly being suppressed by the seal. He was holding on with sheer willpower, but his consciousness was fading away.

The Upper God gazed at the seal on Ye Guan's forehead, and his expression grew even more somber. They had to reach their destination as soon as possible, as only his eldest brother could deal with the Evil Dao's power.

With that thought in mind, he picked up the pace.

In an instant, he carried Ye Guan across tens of thousands of star fields. Now, they were less than half a second away from their destination.

Just then, something changed. The spacetime ahead of them churned violently before shattering with a deafening noise.

The Upper God frowned, and his figure trembled as he exited the spacetime tunnel with Ye Guan to appear in an endless starry void.

The Upper God looked ahead and saw someone.

It was a fat monk with an exceptionally vicious face. His upper body was bare, revealing rolls of greasy fat. A necklace of skull prayer beads was around his neck, and the sight sent chills down the Upper God's spine.

The fat monk was also carrying a massive wooden fish on his back.

The Upper God stared at the monk and said, "The Grand Zen Monastery... You're the traitor Zhou'e from the Grand Zen Monastery!"

The fat monk grinned, revealing his teeth. "So, you're the legendary Upper God. I've been wanting to meet you for a long time."

With that, he leaped forward. A radiant beam of Buddhist light, thousands of meters tall, burst forth, illuminating the starry skies. The fat monk pulled out the massive wooden fish strapped to his back and swung it violently.

Boom!

The spacetime region where the Upper God and Ye Guan were standing collapsed at once. An endless wave of pressure descended in an attempt to crush them completely. It was an utterly terrifying display of power.

A glint of ferocity flashed in the Upper God's eyes. He stepped forward, and instantly, a towering projection condensed above him. The massive projection threw a punch directly at the fat monk.

Boom!

When their attacks collided, the starry skies were reduced to ashes, plunging everything into darkness.

The fat monk was forced to retreat several steps away. As soon as he came to a halt, blood trickled from the corner of his mouth, and his fleshly body split open.

He slowly lifted his head to look at the Upper God, who stood proudly in the distance. A trace of deep dread flickered in his eyes. "As expected of someone from the Heavenly Tomb World. How impressive!"

The Upper God paid no attention to the fat monk. Instead, he turned his gaze to the distance, where another figure slowly emerged from the shadows.

It was the Supreme Great Dao.

The Upper God was not surprised that more allies of the Supreme Great Dao were showing up. As the Supreme Great Dao of a Tier Nine Civilization, many top-tier powerhouses were naturally willing to heed his summons.

After all, aligning with the Supreme Great Dao meant securing their future.

They would be able to make others bow toward them.

The Supreme Great Dao fixed his gaze on the Upper God. It wasn't enraged. On the other hand, it appeared calm and composed.

"That boy," it asked sternly, "who is he?"

The Supreme Great Dao finally sensed that something was amiss. An ordinary young man could never receive protection from Emperor Tian Zhao and the Upper God.

Of course, it was just curious. In its mind, the defiant young man was dead. It had to kill Ye Guan, or its reputation would be ruined.

"

Hahaha.

" The Upper God chuckled. "Why don't you take a guess?"

The Supreme Great Dao looked at Ye Guan. It couldn't sense any unique destiny or any extraordinary aura around him. In fact, Ye Guan's fate appeared utterly ordinary.

However, Ye Guan's strength was undeniably unusual.

After a brief silence, the Supreme Great Dao said, "It doesn't matter. Today, he will die here. His identity doesn't matter."

With that, it stepped forward, unleashing a surge of overwhelming Dao energy that swept toward the Upper God.

Seizing the opportunity, the fat monk trembled and transformed into a colossal beam of Buddhist light that flew toward Ye Guan. He no longer dared to engage the Upper God and decided to target just Ye Guan.

Just then, Ye Guan raised his head. The next instant, he charged at the fat monk with the Qingxuan Sword in hand.

Boom!

A wave of sword energy erupted. Both the fat monk and Ye Guan were forced to retreat. When the monk finally came to a stop, his heart sank upon realizing that his wooden fish was riddled with cracks.

The fat monk raised his head to look at Ye Guan in stupefaction. His wooden fish was no ordinary weapon. It was forged from a rare divine crystal and had been worshipped at the Grand Zen Monastery for countless years.

It was one of the strongest artifacts in a Tier Nine Civilization, but it cracked after just a single slash of Ye Guan's sword.

The fat monk stared at the broken sword in Ye Guan's hand, and his face was filled with disbelief as he stuttered, "T-that sword—"

Schwing!

Before he could finish his sentence, Ye Guan flew toward him.

Seeing Ye Guan attack without replying to him, the fat monk's face twisted with fury. He chanted a Buddhist scripture and grabbed the heavy wooden fish with his right hand before smashing it fiercely toward Ye Guan.

The wooden fish erupted with a terrifying black Buddhist light.

The wooden fish clashed with Ye Guan's sword, causing an explosion.

Both Ye Guan and the fat monk were forced to retreat.

However, Ye Guan barely stopped for a moment before charging at the fat monk again. He needed to fight a relentless, frenzied battle. That was the only way he could suppress the Evil Dao's seal.

After exchanging blows twice more with Ye Guan, the fat monk's face grew grim. He initially assumed that this young man would be easier to handle, but he realized that the young man was anything but an easy target.

There were already countless cracks on his wooden fish.

The fat monk dared not let his guard down. He chanted his Buddhist scriptures and swung his wooden fish at Ye Guan.

Ye Guan unleashed his ultimate sword technique—Decisive Strike!

The attack looked weak at first, but by the time the fat monk realized what was going on, it was already too late. The fat monk's heart was engulfed with terror.

Boom!

A deafening explosion resounded.

The fat monk and his wooden fish were blasted away. In midair, the wooden fish shattered inch by inch before scattering into countless fragments.

After coming to a stop, the fat monk was utterly shocked. Before he could recover, Ye Guan charged at him once again. This time, Ye Guan's attack was far stronger than the previous one.

The fat monk's face changed drastically. He no longer dared to clash head-on with Ye Guan and immediately retreated thousands of meters.

Schwing!

Ye Guan's sword missed, slicing through the pitch-black void and tearing open a deep rift in space.

Slowly, he raised his head to look at the fat monk. The moment their eyes met, the fat monk's heart tightened, and he instinctively prepared to retreat. Just then, Ye Guan transformed into a streak of sword light and shot toward the Supreme Great Dao in the distance.

The Supreme Great Dao in the middle of a fierce battle with the Upper God sensed something and turned. It saw a sword light slicing toward it at breakneck speeds.

The Supreme Great Dao raised a hand and punched forward. There was a terrifying amount of Great Dao power in that punch. With just one strike, Ye Guan was forced back hundreds of meters.

Ye Guan took a deep breath. He was gradually adapting to the Evil Dao Seal.

The Supreme Great Dao stared at Ye Guan, and killing intent pervaded its gaze. Then, its figure trembled, and a Great Dao River materialized, sweeping toward Ye Guan.

Instead of retreating, Ye Guan advanced. Gripping the Qingxuan Sword, he slashed forcefully at the oncoming Great Dao River. A torrent of sword light cut through the cascading river!

Boom!

Amidst the void, a terrifying shockwave erupted, and it traveled tens of millions of kilometers away in an instant.

Ye Guan was blasted away. When he finally came to a stop, he felt his consciousness fading away.

Ye Guan's face turned fierce as he tried to summon the power of his bloodlines, but the Evil Dao Seal was suppressing the three bloodlines within him. No matter how hard he tried to activate them, it was futile.

To make matters worse, even his sword intent was immobilised.

Meanwhile, the power of the Evil Dao Seal was still growing stronger.

The Evil Dao!

The Evil Dao's strength would increase whenever there was evil.

Noticing Ye Guan's deteriorating condition, the Supreme Great Dao prepared to strike again. However, the Upper God charged towards him with full force.

The Supreme Great Dao swiftly turned and countered with a powerful punch toward the Upper God.

Bam!

The two were forced to retreat.

When the Upper God came to a stop, a colossal phantom of the Great Dao materialized behind him. A powerful aura surged outward from it like a tidal wave.

The Upper God's aura was shockingly no weaker than the Supreme Great Dao's aura.

The Upper God turned to look at Ye Guan.

"Young Master Ye, can you hold on?" he asked, sounding concerned.

Ye Guan took a deep breath and nodded weakly. "Barely."

The Upper God shifted its gaze to the Supreme Great Dao and said, "I'll hold off the Supreme Great Dao and the fat monk. You head to the right and keep going straight.

"Once you reach the Heavenly Tomb World, just say your name, and someone will come to receive you."

"Leaving?" the Supreme Great Dao sneered, "I'd like to see you try."

The Upper God said, "Young Master Ye, this Great Dao Dog and the fat monk can't do anything to me, but you must hurry to the Heavenly Tomb World. Only my eldest brother can lift the seal within you."

Ye Guan did not hesitate or waste any time. He hopped onto his sword and got ready to leave.

"Watch out!" Little Pagoda shouted urgently.

Immediately afterward, Ye Guan felt something that made every hair on his body stand on end.