Chapter 734: Blade Rays Rise, Archimmortals Fall (1)

Wu Yuan's voice echoed across outer space.

"Such an arrogant brat," The silver-armored youth with flowing hair frowned slightly. "I treat you with courtesy, yet you respond with hostility. Do you truly think we fear you?"

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Within the array that encompassed a large expanse of outer space, three more figures appeared, each one about several million to ten million li away from Wu Yuan.

All were Archimmortals, with formidable vital auras. They subtly formed a circle around Wu Yuan, working in tandem with the array to block Wu Yuan's path of escape.

Six Archimmortals?

Wu Yuan's brow furrowed slightly. He hadn't expected to encounter so many Archimmortals immediately upon leaving the Thunder Marsh World.

Judging by their vital auras alone, most of these six Archimmortals only had ordinary strength. Only the silver-armored figure was somewhat stronger than average.

However, Archimmortals were Archimmortals after all, their power was far beyond comparison to High Immortals and High Deities.

"Young friend, I'll ask you one more time. If you reveal your background and lineage, we might show you some leniency." The silver-armored Archimmortal Wu Hai suppressed his anger, trying to keep his tone as gentle as possible.

If it were a fourth-stage Archimmortal cultivator, he would have already attacked. He wasn't afraid of offending an Archimmortal or two. But an immortal cultivator who could unleash Archimmortal-level power was truly terrifying, and he was reluctant to offend such a person lightly.

"I'll say it again as well. Make way." Wu Yuan's voice remained cold: "Otherwise, don't blame me for being merciless."

Reveal his background? In the vast Greenridge Immortal World, with millions of Amethyst Cradle cultivators masquerading as disciples of sects like the Autumn Lake Hall, such claims rarely drew attention.

However, an Earth Deity wielding the power of a fourth-stage Archimmortal was a rarity. Across the entire Greenridge Immortal World, there were likely only a few dozen, or at most a hundred, Sixth Tribulation High Deities capable of such strength. Finding out his identity would hardly take much effort.

Fabricating a convincing background was impossible under such scrutiny. The more he spoke, the greater the chance of making a mistake. Silence was the safest course of action.

Boom!

Wu Yuan now stood towering at ten thousand zhangs tall, his nine arms extended. The massive wings on his back flapped once and he soared to light speed, charging towards the other side.

"Attack. Capture him first, then we'll talk." Archimmortal Wu Hai's gaze finally turned cold: "Even if you truly are a Sovereign's disciple, there's no justification for such behavior.

Kill!" Two incredibly powerful divine dragon puppets materialized around him simultaneously, each dragon stretching ten thousand li long, as lifelike as real creatures.

"Roar~"

"Roar~" The two divine dragons bellowed, accelerating to light speed as they pursued Wu Yuan.

Light speed was a type of limit under heaven and earth’s workings and could not be easily surpassed, especially when it came to one's own flight speed, a puppet’s speed, and so on. But arcane arts and artifacts were often much faster.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Archimmortal Wu Hai also unleashed a powerful arcane art. Water currents rippled through the void, reshaping an expanse of outer space spanning millions of li. Gradually, they formed layers, with swirling vortexes emerging and expanding.

Each water vortex contained terrifying power, seemingly able to tear High Immortals and High Deities apart. More than a hundred water vortexes swarmed toward Wu Yuan from all directions.

"Impressive, Daoist Wu Hai. This arcane art borrows the power of the array."

"Vortex Realm Art!" The other five Archimmortals, including Archimmortal Yu Zhou, stood in rapt admiration.

Wu Hai was the leader among the six Archimmortals.

"Follow Daoist Wu Hai's lead and attack."

"Kill!" The other five Archimmortals didn't remain idle either. They were all only at the second-stage or third-stage Archimmortal phase, each unleashing techniques they specialized in.

In an instant, chains filled the vast million-li expanse of outer space, as though attempting to seal off an entire realm.

Golden torrents of light surged toward Wu Yuan, while a formidable sword array taking the form of a divine blade cleaved through the void, speeding toward him.

The techniques of the six Archimmortals were clearly designed for restraint, aimed at subduing Wu Yuan with overwhelming force rather than killing him.

They’re mostly casting binding-type arcane arts...they must be aiming to capture me. But the array is suppressing me, so I can't fully utilize my speed advantage, unless I expose my Time True Intent techniques.

Maintaining only fourth-stage Archimmortal-level power, my chances of escape are very slim.

Wu Yuan's gaze turned cold.

If he were able to enter a higher spatial dimension, he'd be confident in shaking off these Archimmortals, even if there were ten times as many. But with the array stabilizing space, he could only engage them head-on.

If I use evasion techniques to dodge and seek opportunities to flee, I will run out of ether before long. The Saint Prohibition Art drains it too quickly. I'm only at the second-stage Earth Eldritch phase after all, and can't fight for long.

To break free, I can only unleash my full power.

Killing intent was welled up in Wu Yuan's heart.

I don’t wish to unleash it, yet you force my hand. In that case, you can all die!

Wu Yuan's ether cultivation was only at the second-stage Earth Eldritch phase, comparable to an ordinary seventh or eighth-stage Earth Eldritch. In theory, even with Astral Monarch-level comprehension, his power should only be equivalent to a second or third-stage Archimmortal.

However, the Saint Prohibition Art allowed his vital ether to briefly reach the Fourth Tribulation High Deity level, which was an entirely different story.

In terms of Dao comprehension, he utterly dwarfed this group of Archimmortals. Even Archimmortal Wu Hai was far inferior to him.

In terms of artifacts, once he utilized the Hundred Stars Saber, the power of his attacks would rise by orders of magnitude as well.

As for secret arts and ultimate techniques, he was cultivating the ultimate teachings of supreme beings.

Wu Yuan's eyes were ice-cold.

Today, I'll use you to test out the results of my past six hundred years of cultivation.

The Saint Prohibition Art provided an incredible burst of power, but the drawback was that it couldn't be sustained for long.

I must end this quickly!

...

Faced with the overwhelming arcane arts and artifacts crashing towards him, Wu Yuan, who had been maintaining the Saint Prohibition Art all along, finally erupted with full strength.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

He employed the Nine-Armed Eldritch Progenitor technique, swinging nine celestial sabers simultaneously. The sabers stirred the essence of the Great Dao of Creation, creating ripples of essence that were extremely faint, almost imperceptible, yet contained supreme might transcending heaven and earth.

Nine dazzling blade rays lit up! Those streaks of blade rays were like the fleeting radiance of stars twinkling in the void for endless eons – brilliant, resplendent and unceasing!

The first move of the ‘Will of Life and Death’ – Starlight!

The ‘Will of Life and Death’ consisted of seven moves in total. The first move, Starlight, represented the foundation of the entire technique. It wasn't just the radiance of supernovas, but the radiance of life itself.

Despite contemplating the technique for some time, Wu Yuan had yet to fully grasp its profundities and could barely execute it. But this move incorporated Wu Yuan's insights into the Great Dao of Creation. It was the most powerful attack his body refiner self could unleash.

...

"Still trying to resist?"

"Whether he's an Earth Deity or High Deity, how can he resist the combined attacks of six Archimmortals?"

"Immobilize him." The six Archimmortals each unleashed their arcane arts and artifacts while drawing upon the array's power, intending to suppress Wu Yuan in one fell swoop.

However, when those streaks of blade rays lit up, all six Archimmortals were utterly shocked.

"What is that? How is it possible?" Archimmortal Yu Zhou's eyes widened.

"Such saber techniques?"

"I-" Archimmortal Wu Hai's expression shifted. He sensed that the vast profundities within the saber technique completely surpassed the level of his own techniques!

Boom!

Dazzling blade rays sliced through the void. Chains were directly blasted away, torrents of golden light were shattered, and the sword array collapsed with a thunderous boom.

Even those seemingly invincible water vortexes were split in half by the terrifying blade rays, disintegrating into nothingness.

The various ultimate techniques and methods of the six Archimmortals seemed like a joke in the face of Wu Yuan's eruption of power. They were utterly crushed in a single exchange.

Kill!

Wu Yuan tread upon the void, his form turning faintly illusory like a beam of moonlight as he broke the speed of light.

Evasion technique – ‘Moonlight Shadow’!

Although he avoided directly employing Space True Intent or Time True Intent, the Great Dao of Creation inherently involved the Laws of Time and Space. Thus, it remained a viable and effective evasion technique.

Techniques like the ‘Nine Swords of Spacetime’ were difficult for his body refiner self to execute, and would be extremely weak even if he did so. But ‘Moonlight Shadow’ was easily applicable.

Given that this ultimate evasion technique was created by a Dao Master, its might was naturally terrifying.

Boom!

Wu Yuan charged directly towards the black-robed Archimmortal millions of li away. It was this black-robed Archimmortal who had struck first. Moreover, his current position was closest to Wu Yuan’s.

"So fast," Archimmortal Wu Hai's expression changed drastically. "Quick, flee!"

"Not good," the black-robed Archimmortal's expression shifted, and he attempted to escape.

"Hurry! Deploy arcane arts, trap him, use all your strength to block him. Quickly form a defensive array!" Archimmortal Yu Zhou also hurriedly transmitted.

"Yes, form the array, gather near Daoist Wu Hai..." The other Archimmortals were also panicked, beginning to flee.

They all realized that their individual strength was far too inferior to Wu Yuan's. Trying to resist Wu Yuan alone was an exercise in futility.

Earlier, they had spread out to block Wu Yuan’s path, but now their only concern was survival. The power Wu Yuan had unleashed was far too terrifying.

...

Roaring, the dragon puppets unleashed several powerful arcane arts, attempting to obstruct Wu Yuan.

But with his full power unleashed, both Wu Yuan's attacks and speed reached inconceivable levels.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Multiple Wu Yuans seemed to appear in outer space, evading each arcane art attack.

The occasional unavoidable obstacle, like Archimmortal Wu Hai's dragon puppets, was cleaved apart with a single saber strike. They barely affected his speed at all.

He rapidly closed in on the black-robed Archimmortal at a speed of more than one million li per second. In less than a breath's time, Wu Yuan caught up to the frantically fleeing black-robed Archimmortal and immediately unleashed his power.

"Kill!" Wu Yuan roared, nine sabers striking as one. Nine vast and mighty blade rays swept across the void.

"No!" The black-robed Archimmortal was utterly terrified. Though he could reach light speed, he was far slower compared to Wu Yuan. He could only frantically activate multiple artifacts, using a massive cauldron as his primary defense against Wu Yuan's relentless assault.

Boom! Crash!

The blade rays collided, shattering all his artifacts like dry twigs and sweeping across his body.

Slash!

His body disintegrated.

The black-robed Archimmortal was dead.

Whoosh!

Wu Yuan waved his hand, his form flickering as he collected the artifacts dropped by the black-robed Archimmortal.

Though only a mana body, a third-stage Archimmortal was slain by me in a single strike?

This thought flashed through Wu Yuan's mind.

Since stepping onto the path of immortal cultivation over seven hundred years ago, this was the first time that Wu Yuan had relied entirely on his own strength to slay an Archimmortal.

When I first became a disciple of Master Kua Chi, I heard that Senior Brother Jiang Huan had single-handedly killed several Archimmortals. Back then, it made my heart race with excitement. I never imagined that, in the blink of an eye, I too would possess such strength.

Wu Yuan also felt a surge of battle intent rising within him.

Having begun the slaughter, he might as well kill to his heart's content.