Chapter 2570 Peerless and Unparalleled, the One and Only

Seeing Mu Jiangshan suffer a sudden, devastating blow instantly put the other Immortals on high alert and their murderous intent intensified.

“Slash!”

Qi Tianlin, Zhongli Jue, and Chi Canghun attacked in unison, each unleashing their ultimate killing moves. Ling Xuanzi was once again thrown into a desperate encirclement. Before long, blood began to appear on his body. Cracks split across his muscles, and crimson blood flowed freely.

Yet his eyes only burned brighter with madness and cold killing intent. His entire body was wreathed in dao light, glowing with a brilliance like polished azure glass. Even surrounded, his power became even more terrifying.

Qi Tianlin and the others were visibly shaken. It must be said that with the combined strength of the five, they could sweep through a region and remain unmatched, even in the Eighth Heaven Domain.

Despite that, under such ferocious attacks, Ling Xuanzi was still holding his ground. That alone was astonishing, far beyond what they had anticipated.

“Kill him. Today’s the best chance we’ll ever get!” Qi Tianlin roared.

There were no weak cultivators here. With so many Nirvana Spirit Immortals joining forces to besiege Ling Xuanzi, there was no way he could make it out alive.

“Even if I die, I’m taking you old bastards down with me!”

Ling Xuanzi sneered, his gaze devoid of emotion. Stepping onto the thirty-six petaled azure lotus platform, he charged forward like a demon god, launching a desperate, blood-soaked assault.

Boom!

The heavens shook, the earth trembled, and the cosmos churned violently. It was as if a volcano of immortal law had erupted, sweeping in all directions. Stars shattered, space collapsed, and a torrent of power surged across the world, painting a doomsday scene of utter destruction.

Looking up from Chaotian City, it was as if a war between gods was unfolding across the heavens and about to obliterate the universe itself!

Boom!

Amid the fierce battle, Donghuang Kong thrust a blood-red spike through the void, aiming straight for Ling Xuanzi’s chest. It nearly pierced him.

“Die!”

With a cold roar, Ling Xuanzi hurled the Dao Endless Pagoda, smashing the blood-red spike into pieces. In the midst of the thunderous impact, Donghuang Kong was caught mid-retreat by the sweep of the silver horsetail whisk.

Bang!

As the horsetail whisk’s threads tightened, his body split and bled. His face paled and twisted with pain and fury. That blow alone nearly cost him his life!

In the same moment, a barrage of attacks from the other Immortals struck Ling Xuanzi as well.

Boom!

The thirty-six petaled azure lotus platform protecting Ling Xuanzi shattered in that instant, scattering like a radiant rain of light across the sky. His figure then burst apart into a storm of blood, but before the Immortals could even begin to rejoice, the scattered blood gathered once more, instantly restoring his form!

“Huh? Indestructible Body of Thousand Tribulations!” someone cried out.

“No wonder he’s so arrogant! He actually mastered that forbidden art!” One of the Immortals growled, his expression darkening as covetous flames burned in his eyes.

The Indestructible Body of Thousand Tribulations, like the Sacred Combat Art, was regarded as one of the nine ultimate inheritances of Fangchun Mountain. It was a supreme divine technique personally created by the Lord of Fangchun Mountain. It was said that, when cultivated to perfection, the cultivator would become immune to all calamities and tribulations, and indestructible throughout eternity.

For example, just now, anyone else struck by such a ferocious combined assault of so many immortals would have been utterly annihilated on the spot. On the other hand, Ling Xuanzi, though gravely wounded, had not only survived, but also recovered in an instant.

Boom!

The battle grew fiercer by the moment. Although soaked in blood, Ling Xuanzi charged forward relentlessly, refusing to fall.

“Ling Xuanzi, how long can you keep struggling? Everyone, stop holding back and finish him off!” someone bellowed.

“Today, I want to see how long you can keep up your rampage. You think you alone can escape? Dream on!”

At this moment, all the Immortals intensified their assault, unleashing their most powerful techniques. Murderous intent roiled like a storm as they saw that Ling Xuanzi was gravely wounded and barely holding on.

In truth, if it weren’t for the Dao Endless Pagoda and the Three Thousand Vicissitudes, Ling Xuanzi would have already fallen. Though his cultivation defied the heavens, it still wasn’t enough to suppress five Nirvana Spirit level Immortal powerhouses alone.

Even so, he remained fearlessly powerful. Blood stained his handsome face, and his eyes burned with wild, murderous intent.

“Little Junior Brother, when the time comes, activate your power of time. I’ll carve open a path...take martial uncle and escape to Chaotian City!” Ling Xuanzi’s voice was resolute.

Lin Xun’s heart clenched. For his always proud and brash fourth senior brother to say something like that... it clearly meant he was prepared to fight to the death.

“I—”

Just as Lin Xun opened his mouth, Ling Xuanzi cut him off. “Stop babbling and do what I said. I may not have Eldest Senior Brother’s invincible might, but I’m no coward. If you die along with me, and Master and the other senior and junior brothers and sisters find out in the future, they’ll definitely think I was useless.

“But if you and martial uncle survive, then at least it proves that I, Ling Xuanzi, didn’t disgrace Fangchun Mountain!”

As his words fell, his entire being ignited like a blazing fire. His aura turned violent and frenzied, as if he was ready to risk everything in a fight to the death. The dao light surging from him illuminated the universe.

Watching Ling Xuanzi at this moment, Lin Xun felt as if a blade had pierced straight into his heart. An indescribable guilt rose within him.

He suddenly realized that he had been far too harsh and dismissive toward his fourth senior brother, regarding him as nothing but a disgrace to Fangchun Mountain. He had never once offered him true respect or acceptance...

Despite that, his fourth senior brother had never once held it against him... Lin Xun clenched his fists tightly.

“Hurry up! Now!” Ling Xuanzi’s urgent voice rang in his mind.

However, Lin Xun gritted his teeth and said, “Fourth Senior Brother, if we must die, then we die together. I, Lin Xun, am no coward either!”

“Idiot!”

Ling Xuanzi cursed in exasperation. When he saw the firm resolve in Lin Xun’s expression and the guilt in his eyes, understanding dawned on him. A long sigh escaped his lips. A genuine smile quietly touched the corners of his lips.

Has this little junior brother who has never seen me in a good light, finally come to his senses?

With this feeling...I can die without regrets.

A bright, unrestrained smile suddenly bloomed across Ling Xuanzi’s blood-smeared face.

“Little Junior Brother, I’m your senior brother, how could I let you die with me?”

As the words left his lips, the qi in him surged violently. Then, with a roar, he unleashed an unprecedentedly terrifying power, as if his entire cultivation was being burned away. The heavens and earth groaned under the pressure, on the verge of shattering. The sudden eruption of peerless might swept out, causing the pupils of the surrounding Immortals to contract sharply in shock.

“Suppress him now!” Chi Canghun roared. His silver wings spread wide, blotting out the sky and sun as a terrifying aura erupted from him like a tidal wave.

“What’s the use of fighting to the death? No one in this world can change the outcome!” Qi Tianlin’s expression was cold and ruthless as he raised up a ceramic jar inscribed with strange runes. Primal chaos qi surged from within, as if a universe was sealed inside, radiating a vast and boundless aura.

At this moment, the other Immortals also went all out. They had no intention of letting Ling Xuanzi mount a desperate counterattack. They wanted to destroy him once and for all!

However, Ling Xuanzi simply grinned. His expression was calm, neither sad nor joyful, as if regarding life and death as passing clouds. “If even a strike I pour my life into can’t carve out a path of survival, then I am unworthy of Master’s praise as ‘unparalleled throughout the ages...’”

As his calm voice echoed, his entire being ignited like a blazing fire. Waves of violent torrents of the great dao surged outward like collapsing mountains and crashing seas, blocking and dissolving the attacks coming from all sides one by one.

The sight made the expressions of the Immortals shift slightly. Without hesitation, they each unleashed their most powerful, hidden trump cards. In an instant, all kinds of supreme dao arts, weapons and treasures, shrouded in immortal brilliance capable of shaking the ages, roared forth, surged, and spread throughout the vast cosmos!

“Little Junior Brother...” Ling Xuanzi lifted the Dao Endless Pagoda, its brilliance dazzling the sky. His expression remained composed and resolute. “Whether you agree or not...this time, the choice is no longer yours.”

Before Lin Xun could respond, he suddenly felt a terrifying force wrap around him from all sides, locking his entire body in place and he couldn’t move a muscle. He panicked and shouted angrily, “Ling Xuanzi! Are you trying to make me live with this guilt for the rest of my life!?”

Ling Xuanzi burst into loud laughter. “If you really remember my kindness, then one day, kill those old bastards and offer up their heads in tribute to me! Oh and don’t forget to bring some good wine when you do!”

With that, he took a deep breath, preparing to unleash the Dao Endless Pagoda that now carried all his cultivation. This final strike was infused with every drop of his energy, qi, and spirit!

Perhaps this blow would end with his body and spirit both perishing, but if it meant that his junior brother Lin Xun and martial uncle Kong Jue could live on, then it was worth it!

His only regret...

...was perhaps, after being suppressed for eternity, just as he was about to rise to fame, he would vanish from the world forever...

“Back then, I misjudged you.”

At that very moment, a sigh echoed through the air, heavy with emotion. Though the voice was not loud, it shook the heavens and earth. In the sky, streams of sword qi spiraled and danced.

As the voice rang out, Ling Xuanzi, who was about to unleash his final strike, was suddenly sealed by an invisible force and couldn’t move an inch. At the same time, a figure appeared, blocking his path.

“Since I’m awake, you and this kid should just sit back and enjoy the show.”

His voice was hoarse, as if he hadn’t spoken in ages. Yet every word rang out like the unsheathing of a heavenly sword, resounding through the nine heavens, imbued with a domineering and razor-sharp aura that pierced straight to the heart.

Ling Xuanzi, who was prepared to fight to the death, and Lin Xun, who was burning with fury and desperation, both were stunned. The figure before them was none other than their martial uncle, Kong Jue!

He looked dishevelled with his hair unkempt and eyes bleary, like a beggar on the street. Despite that, at this moment, he seemed like a completely different person. His back was straight as a blade, and his entire body surged with sword qi like a tidal wave, stirring the cosmos and shaking the stars. Standing there casually, he was like a supreme sword sovereign, overlooking the four seas and roaring proudly at the nine heavens.

Boom!

How terrifying was the siege of those immortals? Yet, in this moment, all their dao arts and treasures shattered and collapsed before Kong Jue, disintegrated by the power radiating from his figure!

Qi Tianlin, Chi Canghun, and the others all turned ashen-faced. They had never imagined that this seemingly deranged, crippled man they had dismissed would turn out to be a completely different person.

“‘With the Devouring Wilderness Gourd hanging by my side, I walk the path of the great dao. In life, I endured eighteen lifetimes of tribulation, and in death, I claim the immortal legacy!’ Didn’t I always say our martial uncle Kong Jue was only pretending to be insane!” Ling Xuanzi shouted, his voice trembling with excitement.

“Peerless and unparalleled, the one and only...”[1] Lin Xun’s heart surged with emotion. He had never imagined that Kong Jue, whose state of mind was said to be damaged and cultivation lost, would step forward at this moment!

1. The quote in 2190 was ‘Peerless and unparalleled, I am the only one!’ But this time the last part had a couple words changed. ☜