Chapter 507: Total Suppression! The Frustrated High-Realm Big Shot! The Use of the Earthbreaker Pearl!

The scholar’s face darkened immediately. At their level, when confronting an old expert of the same realm, even in a magical duel they would trade barbs, but for a juvenile barely out of infancy to mercilessly mock him now was unbearable!

“How arrogant!!!” The scholar erupted with rage. A mark appeared on his brow, and his entire aura surged wildly.

Previously, he had not descended in his true form, appearing only as a projection or avatar, limiting the strength he could wield. But now, in his fury, he mobilized a portion of his original power.

His form suddenly expanded, becoming a massive Dharma image six zhang tall. His aura was wild and immense, radiating such power that one dared not gaze directly upon him!

Before he could fully react, however, the Fire Virtue Star Lord’s Dharma form in front of him also grew to a mountain-like size. In contrast, the scholar now appeared diminutive.

With a resounding stomp, the massive foot slammed down toward him!

Boom!

Just then, the scholar gasped in shock.

Boom!

The ground beneath him was crushed into a massive pit. He scrambled back, controlling his form to evade.

That mountain-like, colossal Dharma form of the Fire Virtue Star Lord spoke coldly, “The light of a firefly dares to rival the sun and moon[1]?!”

The scholar choked back a mouthful of old blood. Years of cultivating his qi were now showing signs of disruption! This young Daoist’s words... were viciously toxic.

He mobilized the power within his body and softly uttered a single word, “Suppress!”

An invisible force began to converge in the heavens and earth, forming a colossal chain that fell upon the Fire Virtue Star Lord’s Dharma form, as if trying to bind this ancient deity.

Divine fire swirled around the Dharma form, and the fire dragon beneath it lunged viciously at the massive chain.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Explosions shook heaven and earth, and the chain was shattered.

The scholar channeled the power of his carving knife, softly reciting a passage of writing. Though not as terrifying as the single word before, once this passage took form, its tremendous force sent chills down the spine.

“This... a saint’s writing? He’s going to kill with a single word?” The girl in green was struck dumb with awe.

She belonged to a mysterious, ancient sect, and the one she had summoned was the founding patriarch of the Seasons Grove. Seeing such earth-shaking divine power filled her with excitement.

Truly as expected of the Old Ancestor. A mere young Daoist can’t stir up a storm here

, she thought, relieved.

The scholar glanced at Li Yanchu, but suddenly, his pupils contracted, and he froze. For on the Fire Virtue Star Lord’s Dharma form appeared a mysterious, ancient passage of writing. It collided with the passage on the scholar’s own body, like two meteors crashing together.

Boom! Boom!

The passage on the scholar gradually fractured and dimmed.

“This is... The Fire Official’s Sacred Edict!?”

The scholar realized at once,

no wonder this young Daoist, a mere mortal, could summon the Dharma form of the Fire Virtue Star Lord.

Possessing The Fire Official’s Sacred Edict was equivalent to being recognized as one of the Star Lord’s own, a kind of identity certificate. Without it, even with the Fire Virtue True Lord Command Talisman, one could only summon a mere shadow, incomparable in power.

As he thought of this, he stared at the young Daoist in astonishment. He had seen many prodigious juniors, but someone like this... he simply could not believe this was an ordinary young person.

“Which ancient monster’s reincarnation are you, exactly?” the scholar asked.

“I’m your dad[2]!” Li Yanchu’s voice thundered across heaven and earth, leaving the girl in green completely petrified.

The innkeeper, meanwhile, smiled faintly, and she felt a sense of satisfaction.

Just then, the scholar took a deep breath, anger flaring in his eyes! He felt stifled and humiliated. If he could descend in his true form, he was certain he could subdue this young Daoist, so why was he now being beaten down by someone so young?

𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

Boom!

Then, flames engulfed him once again. Seizing the opportunity, the Jiaoslayer cleaved through one of the scholar’s arms!

“Ah!” he cried out in shock!

He hadn’t expected this blade to be so ruthless. A ripple of power erupted across his body, attempting to reattach the severed arm, but he realized that the wound inflicted by the blade could not heal.

The girl in green stared in disbelief; she was in shock that the ancestor’s arm had been cut off!!!

The next scene shocked her even more. The Fire Virtue Star Lord’s Dharma form strode forward, kicking her ancestor to the ground in a single step, then the Flying Smoke Sword was driven deeply into her ancestor’s body!

“Ah!” The scholar had long forgotten what it was like to suffer such an injury, and it was profoundly humiliating!

The Fire Virtue Star Lord’s Dharma form raised the Heaven-Illuminating Seal high. Without invoking divine fire, it slammed down with tremendous force!

Boom!

With a deafening crash, the scholar’s head was immediately drenched in blood, his body looking pitiful and battered. The carving knife in his hand emitted a mysterious power, pulling his form out from under the Fire Virtue Star Lord’s crushing suppression.

“Got you!” the Fire Virtue Star Lord’s Dharma form said coldly.

Before the scholar could even adjust the qi in his body, he was grabbed by the neck and dragged back.

Then, the Five-Dragon Wheel and Ten Thousand Crows Urn slammed heavily onto his head, striking him from all directions. The scholar was pinned by the violent force, utterly helpless. The carving knife in his hand flared with powerful energy again, forcing him to retreat out of Li Yanchu’s attack range!

The scholar took a deep breath and was about to speak, when...

Bang!

A sharp pain suddenly shot through the back of his head, and his entire body shook violently.

It was the Earthbreaker Pearl, the pearl Li Yanchu had seized from the Sect Master of the Thousand Illusions Sect at the Jinguang Temple. At the time, the pearl had nearly broken the seal of a millennium-old flood dragon. Later, he had refined the pearl and discovered its use was identical to that of the Dragon-Tiger Scepter. Simply put, it was meant for bashing people. He just hadn’t had the chance to use it, and today was the perfect opportunity to use it to deal with this scholar!

The scholar felt his head growing dizzy as he struggled to rise, when another tremendous force struck the back of his skull. This time, the Earthbreaker Pearl shattered his skull outright!

The Fire Virtue Star Lord gripped him in its hand. A surge of domineering divine fire erupted, directly refining and obliterating him!

Just like that, the Seasons Grove ancestor’s projection died in such utter humiliation. The girl in green was frozen in shock, barely able to believe what had just happened.

***

At Seasons Grove...

Inside a vast, empty hall, three refined elderly men sat cross-legged. Their hair was white, faces covered with age spots, and their lifeforce seemed fragile, as if death could come at any moment.

Yet their eyes and expressions radiated an unmistakable sense of righteousness, and they looked like the greatest scholars in the world!

Any cultivator skilled in Qi Sight or with the Daoist Heaven’s Eye would see that from these three elders emanated a magnificent literary aura, as if Wenquxing[3] himself had descended to the mortal world!

Brilliant words and literary radiance shone within their primordial spirit dazzlingly and magnificently. But as all things reach their peak and decline, their physical bodies were already on the verge of decay.

“Hmph!”

At this moment, from a thatched hut behind them, an immense and chilling aura emerged, sending shivers down the spine.

1. The phrase “萤虫之光，也敢与日月争辉” literally means “The light of a firefly, and it dares to rival the sun and moon?” Figuratively, it serves as a vivid metaphor for the audacity of something small, weak, or insignificant attempting to compete with something vast, powerful, or magnificent. The firefly’s light is minuscule compared to the brilliance of the sun and moon, so the expression emphasizes either arrogance or overconfidence, or simply the stark contrast between insignificance and greatness. In narrative contexts, it is often used by a powerful character to mock a weaker one who dares to challenge them. ☜

2. In modern Chinese, “我是你爹” (literally “I’m your dad”) can be an insult or a way of asserting dominance because it’s often used mockingly to assert superiority or authority over someone, similar to saying “I’m your master” or “I’m better than you” in a confrontational, playful, or even humiliating way.

It’s not literally about being someone’s father, it’s a figurative way of saying, “I’m above you; you’re beneath me.” In internet slang and casual speech, it can be used humorously or aggressively to one-up someone, especially in debates, fights, or competitive situations.

I couldn't find a direct English equivalent insult that encompassed this meaning, so I’ve translated it literally to preserve its meaning as best as I can. ☜

3. In Chinese mythology, Wenquxing is a god responsible for overseeing literary pursuits and examinations. Those who excel in literary skills and hold high-ranking positions in the imperial court are often associated with the incarnation of Wenquxing to the mortal realm. ☜