Chapter 4032: Which Half?

Jiang Feng stared at the creature. “Are you the Immortal Lord?”

“That’s correct.”

“I don’t believe you.”

The droplet-shaped creature was startled. “Why not?”

Jiang Feng said, “I can’t explain it, but I just feel that you are not the Immortal Lord.”

“Hehe, I am the Immortal Lord. It’s up to you whether you believe it or not. I will give you this once chance. If you do not join my civilization, you will die.”

Jiang Feng thought for a moment. “Let me think about it.”

“No. Too much time has already been wasted. I must deal with you humans. Your species excels at stalling and counterattacking at the last moment. I will only count to three, and if you do not agree by then, you will die.” The droplet creature remained entirely focused on Jiang Feng. “One.”

Jiang Feng raised his hand. “Wait! I’m not ready yet.”

“Two.”

“It’s hard to think with you pressing me like this.”

“Three.”

“Can I bring some people with me to join you?”

“Oh? Those you have emotional ties to? That’s fine. Does that mean that you agree to join us?”

Jiang Feng nodded. “I agree.”

The droplet creature’s voice suddenly sounded joyful. “I am delighted that you made a wise choice. In that case, do me a favor and kill half of the people here.”

Jiang Feng turned around to face outer space. “Which half?”

“Hmm? Human, you managed to stall for ten counts, but for what purpose? All you have done is left me unwilling to let you live.” The droplet creature’s antenna twitched, and countless drops of water appeared behind it. They then shot towards Jiang Feng, like raindrops that moved at a blinding speed.

Jiang Feng blocked the first droplet with his sword, only to be thrown back dozens of meters. The irresistible force of the droplet had nearly ripped his sword from his grip.

When he looked back up, the countless droplets were already upon him.

He could not withstand this attack. It was like when Master Qing Cao had attacked him. These droplets carried a power that was unique to Immortals. He could block one or two, but not this many.

He could not stop this attack head-on. He could only evade.

The droplets did not spread out to affect anyone else. The Immortal had only attacked Jiang Feng out of necessity. If Shan Xiao and the others had been powerful enough to deal with Jian Feng, the droplet creature would never have taken the burden of increasing its karmic chain.

However, since it had taken action, it did not intend to allow Jiang Feng to live.

It did not even wish to know the human’s name.

The droplets that shot past Jiang Feng circled back around to attack him again, their movement creating a sphere that completely encased him.

The droplets had to strike him. Not a single one could be allowed to miss.

In the distant Aevum Inch, Lu Yin grew nervous.

Hurry, hurry, hurry!

He stared at the Tianyuan, watching Jiang Feng as he was surrounded by the droplets.

Without Immortal matter, Jiang Feng could not endure. How long could he evade for?

As for the Immortal bug, it had an abundant amount of Immortal matter, and it could certainly wear Jiang Feng down.

If Lu Yin was being honest, he was already surprised to see that Jiang Feng was capable of defeating both Shan Xiao and Luo Chan on his own. The Lord of Lightning and Lu Yin had reached the peak below the Immortal realm from two different paths.

When Lu Yin fought without holding back, he was capable of going head to head against a creature like Chang, who could use both Lifeforce and Immortal matter. If Lu Yin were to fight the droplet Immortal, the droplets would not be able to harm him at all, and that was not even considering the fact that Lu Yin also possessed Immortal matter.

However, Uncle Jiang was different. He did not have any Lifeforce. But when it came to sensing Luo Chan and others, the Lord of Lightning’s abilities surpassed Lu Yin’s, to the point where Lu Yin could not understand what the other man had done. However, when it came to being attacked by Immortal matter, Jian Feng was terribly fragile. It was his weakness.

It could be said that both Lu Yin and Jian Feng had stepped one foot into the Immortal realm, but from completely different directions.

Faster, faster, faster!

Lu Yin clenched his fists tightly.

“Your impatience is useless. You cannot arrive in an instant,” Master Qing Cao said.

Lu Yin frowned, though he remained silent.

Master Qing Cao observed the younger man. “How is the battle in the Tianyuan proceeding?”

Lu Yin answered in a low voice, “As long as they can hold off that Immortal bug, the Nest civilization will be defeated.”

Master Qing Cao was surprised. “You have hope?”

Lu Yin looked at Master Qing Cao. “The Nest civilization is far weaker than we believed. They need time to replace their Verdant Sages. The swarm that is currently assaulting the Tianyuan only has a few capable Verdant Sages. As for the remaining Insect Lords, Shan Xiao and Luo Chan, I can find a way to deal with both of them.”

Master Qing Cao nodded. “That’s not exactly good news, but it’s also not really bad news. Given how anxious you’ve become, it appears that the Immortal bug must have taken action. City Lord Jiang is not capable of standing against such an opponent. He lacks understanding of the Immortal realm. If he had Immortal matter, he might be able to fight back. He should be able to use Immortal matter.”

Lu Yin let out a helpless sigh. So what if Jian Feng was able to use Immortal matter? There was none in the Tianyuan for him to use.

Wait

. Lu Yin suddenly remembered the Consciousness Megaverse’s broken realms, as well as the Tianyuan’s tablet world. If the broken realms really were the same as the tablet world, then it should be formed from a bit of Immortal matter.

The next moment, Lu Yin grew bitter. Even if there was Immortal matter available, how could it be delivered to Uncle Jiang?

The moment that any Immortal matter appeared, it would simply be taken by that Immortal bug. Uncle Jiang would never even be able to touch it.

For the time being, Lu Yin could only pray for Uncle Jiang to hold out. He had to endure.

Jiang Feng lasted far longer than Lu Yin had imagined possible. He survived inside the sphere of water droplets for two days.

It was impossible for an Immortal to be so limited. For two days to pass without killing someone beneath the Immortal realm, it seemed possible that the the droplet creature did not want to overly increase its karmic chain. It intended to kill Jiang Feng in a manner that required the smallest cost, which was how Jiang Feng had held on thus far.

However, the limit had arrived. It was not that Jiang Feng could not endure any longer, but rather that the droplet creature had lashed out for a second time. Droplets of water spread across the universe like a river before raining down. They moved as though they were alive, coiling around the Tianyuan Megaverse. All of the humans present were horrified by the sight, and they also felt utterly suppressed.

Jiang Feng looked up at the river of droplets, and his heart sank. The Immortal had run out of patience.

It had been the most magnificent battle in the entire history of the Tianyuan. A war between civilizations was far crueler and more vicious than humanity’s war against Aeternus.

Swarms of insects covered the stars as they pressed deeper into the megaverse. Compared to the current battle, the one that had been fought at the Immemorial Citadel had been much gentler despite the endless sequence particles. At least there, Progenitors had not been treated like weeds.

In the current war, not just Progenitors, but even Ortusers were being swept away and killed.

This offered the entire Tianyuan a greater understanding of what a war between civilizations was.

Ku Wei shrank down from his giant form. Previously, just a casual slap had been enough for him to crush a cluster of insects. However, the resulting sting in his hand had nearly caused him to cry out.

He felt that he could no longer endure the pain brought about by the Thousand Shards.

A short distance away, a woman was surrounded by Thousand Shards. Clenching her teeth, she slashed her sword to annihilate the insects.

Ku Wei grimaced. “Yaya, doesn’t that hurt?”[1]

The woman looked over. “Deal with it.”

𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

Ku Wei saw that her nails had pierced into her palm, and blood was spilling out. He was quite impressed. “You’re tough.”

She looked away to observe the battlefield.

Brother Lu, when will you return?

Compared to all that she had endured and suffered, mere physical pain was not enough to break her.

In the distance, black beams ripped through the void. They had been fired out from energy converters.

Dozens of cultivators who wielded energy converters had clustered together, and they were being protected by the Voidlord and Cloudflow. Together, the beams acted like a massive black weapon.

Elsewhere, mechas fought in a strikingly conspicuous manner. Each one was beyond enormous. Ce Wangtian shouted, “Charge for me!”

“Shut up! Who put you in charge?” Big Sis snapped.

Ce Wangtian hunched his neck. “Uh, I’m the commander of this group...”

Big Sis glared at him. “After you left for the Spirit Nidus, the mechas were placed under my command.”

“Yōu Min, be reasonable. I came back, didn’t I?”

“And where’s Little Seven?”

“How is that my fault?”

“You went, which made you responsible for protecting him. Since he hasn’t returned, you shouldn’t have either!”

“He’s fine.”

“Silence!” Big Sis snorted before mercilessly attacking a swarm of insects. She led all of the mechas away, leaving Ce Wangtian alone and looking completely miserable.

Lu Tianyi swept by, leading the army of cultivators equipped with Tianyuan battle armors. They formed a mighty force that cut down a portion of a swarm.

Farther away, Emperor Slayer opened his mouth. “Emperor Wu Slayer Cannon!”

The black gravity beam nearly struck Su Shidao, who shot a dirty glance at Emperor Slayer. “Watch out!”

Emperor Slayer just sneered. “It’s your fault for having more bugs over there. How useless.”

Su Shidao just shrugged. Emperor Slayer was known to be completely shameless. Arguing with him would be nothing but a waste of time.

Emperor Slayer rolled his eyes. “Hey, an Immortal bug has shown up; do you think that the Tianyuan can hold out?”

Su Shidao’s expression grew solemn. “I have no idea, but the power that held the swarm back for long must belong to an Immortal. We also have an Immortal on our side who doesn’t want this megaverse to be destroyed.”

Emperor Slayer snorted. “Whether that Immortal even exists or not, the Tianyuan has to endure to the end, but you and I don’t have to.”

“You want to sneak away?” Su Shidao turned to stare at the beast.

Emperor Slayer bristled. “Don’t make it sound so ugly! Sneak away, huh? The fate of the Tianyuan has nothing to do with us. We’re from the Spirit Nidus.”

“This is a war between civilizations. If the Tianyuan loses, human civilization will lose a third of itself.”

“You overrate the Tianyuan Megaverse.”

“Emperor Slayer, I am warning you, don’t even think about running, or else I’ll cut you down!” In an uncharacteristic manner, Su Shidao lost his temper. Even if he was frustrated that the Spirit Nidus’s cultivators had been forced to remain in the Tianyuan, since they were there, they could not be cowards. When a foreign civilization attacked, they had no choice but to also fight to the death.

Emperor Slayer was speechless. How had he managed to run into such a blockhead?

How did this guy ever manage to become a Seraph?

As he thought of others from the latest group of Seraphs—Zhan Ming, Yi Shang, Bao Qi, Meng Sang, and even Jiu Xian—every one of them understood how to look for an advantage and avoid harm.

This guy is too stupid, and now he’s even watching me. How disgusting.

Su Shidao really was keeping an eye on Emperor Slayer. After all, he already knew that the beast would most likely try to escape.

Yuan Qi and others were fighting farther away. No one could avoid participating in this war.

“What if Jiang Feng can’t hold out? What if no Immortal shows up for our side? Are we really just going to stay here and die?” Emperor Slayer challenged.

Su Shidao peered into the distance. “No one can escape from this war. Even if you were allowed to run away, where would you go? This megaverse will certainly be reset, and fleeing into the Aevum Inch would leave you exposed to an Immortal.”

These words left Emperor Slayer chilled. It was true. He kept thinking about running away, but where could he go?

The Tianyuan had many countless parallel universes, but the Nest civilization would simply reset the entire megaverse. No matter how many parallel universes there might be, they would all be destroyed.

As for fleeing into the Aevum Inch, an Immortal would spot any escapees with a glance.

Emperor Slayer suddenly felt as though the sky had gone dark. No, it really had gone dark.

He stared up at the river of droplets that was falling, its pressure suffocating. Was the Immortal bug really going to go so far as to simply attack everyone on the battlefield?

1. This is the orphan girl Lu Yin and Starsibyl found and cared for on an island in the Cosmic Sea during the invasion of the Sixth Mainland. She appeared in chapter 964. ☜