Chapter 968: Blade Rays Flash, Sovereigns Fall (2)

Facing the encirclement of Sovereign Jian Shi, Sovereign Bai Zai, and Sovereign Wu Gong, Wu Yuan appeared utterly bedraggled.

Time and again, he relied on his movement techniques and powerful defense to block attack after attack. But surrounded by three Sovereigns, especially Sovereign Jian Shi who excelled at movement techniques, he was like a fish caught in a slowly tightening net. Once pulled to the limit, he would be thoroughly captured.

However, this was merely how things appeared on the surface. Wu Yuan had been observing the situation quietly, looking for an opportunity.

Hmm? Two more have arrived, and they're both from the Immortal Court? This is troublesome. If they join the battle, I fear the chances of killing any opponents will be even slimmer.

Wu Yuan frowned.

His luck wasn’t good. If another Eldritch Court Sovereign had arrived, perhaps he could have accomplished his goal without needing to reveal his strength.

With things as they are, there's no need to hesitate further. Let the slaughter begin.

A cold glint flashed in Wu Yuan's eyes.

You want to hunt me? Let's see who will be doing the killing today.

Wu Yuan, who had been holding back, finally unleashed his movement skill in full.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Wu Yuan’s wings fluttered as he harnessed the complete Law of Space, his form turning dreamlike and unpredictable. In an instant, he broke free from Sovereign Jian Shi's palm techniques.

This sudden burst of strength caught his opponent off guard. It was simply too fast. In terms of movement techniques alone, Sovereign Jian Shi was definitely more proficient, but he had grown accustomed to suppressing Wu Yuan with ease. How could he have imagined Wu Yuan's movement technique would suddenly improve to such a degree?

The complete Law of Space, coupled with the aid of the Teng Snake's wings, made Wu Yuan's movement technique only slightly inferior to Sovereign Jian Shi's.

"Kill!" Wu Yuan moved with a hauntingly fluid grace, breaking away from Sovereign Jian Shi and then darting across space, lunging toward Sovereign Xin Zhen and Sovereign Yu Xiao.

Body refiner Sovereigns possessed powerful vitality, and only someone with Overlord-level strength could guarantee killing a body refiner Sovereign like Jian Shi in one strike. But killing qi refiner Sovereigns? Once in close quarters, it only took one saber strike.

"Be careful."

"Wu Yuan's movement technique."

"He has comprehended the Great Dao of Creation, involving parts of the Law of Space. He's probably very close to fully comprehending the complete Law of Space." Sovereign Jian Shi frantically tried to catch up with Wu Yuan while transmitting messages: "He likely has a top-grade Dao Instrument assisting his flight. We must be extremely cautious."

Up to this point, he still couldn't believe Wu Yuan could have fully comprehended the complete Law of Space. That would be too outrageous.

"He's coming."

"Stop him." Sovereign Xin Zhen and Sovereign Yu Xiao were both shocked and enraged. Previously, it was Sovereign Jian Shi engaging Wu Yuan in close combat, allowing them to calmly deploy binding arcane arts. Suddenly being forced into close quarters by Wu Yuan naturally caught them unprepared.

However, as Sovereigns, they lacked neither strength nor experience. While retreating, they immediately deployed powerful Dao Instruments. Normally, the combined force of their Dao Instruments and artifacts would be enough to stop a fifth-stage Sovereign.

"Wu Yuan."

"Such speed."

"Could he have fully comprehended the Law of Space?"

"No! It's likely some special secret artifact, possibly even a Xiantian artifact." At this moment, the nearly twenty Sovereigns in this part of outer space had their attention fixed on Wu Yuan. His sudden eruption of power indeed surprised them.

Boom!

"Roar~" An enormous True Phoenix blocked out the sky, flames burning across outer space. Next to it, a massive sword array assembled to form a divine sword, howling as it struck.

Dao Instruments and artifacts moved at shocking speeds, Wu Yuan had no way to avoid them. To kill his opponents, he would have to smash through these two great obstacles.

Revealing my ultimate trump card would tempt the powerhouses of various Saintdoms. Revealing my true self will drive the Immortal Court mad, but there are no Immortal Court Overlords here to stop me at least.

Wu Yuan's gaze turned ice-cold as the battle saber in his hand instantly transformed.

A high-grade Dao Instrument battle saber was replaced by the jet-black Black Rock Saber. Choosing the lesser of two evils, Wu Yuan opted to reveal his true self.

Wu Yuan’s figure split into two. Then, both Wu Yuans unleashed their power simultaneously.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

A sky-blanketing torrent of blade rays traversed the void. A full eighteen blade rays slashed toward the flaming True Phoenix and the sword array.

"What is that?"

"This is bad. Two Wu Yuans? Is his true self here as well?" Sovereign Xin Zhen and Sovereign Yu Xiao, originally full of confidence, were utterly shocked when they saw Wu Yuan split into two.

"His true self?"

"Has Wu Yuan gone mad?"

"His true self actually dares to venture out and roam about?" Sovereign Xin Zhen and Sovereign Yu Xiao were both astonished and excited. "This is an absolutely enormous contribution."

"We might have a chance to kill Wu Yuan for real."

But before Sovereign Xin Zhen and Sovereign Yu Xiao's excitement could fade, a flicker of fear flashed in their eyes.

Rip! Swish!

Eighteen blade rays swept across the void. One blade ray in particular was dazzlingly brilliant, cleaving down on the most well-fortified part of the phoenix – its head.

Whoosh!

The blade ray carved across the void, slicing the entire True Phoenix from head to tail, directly tearing it apart and annihilating it. The True Phoenix was completely dismantled, the various Dao Instruments and artifacts that constituted it scattering in all directions.

The divine sword was similarly nearly dismantled by the slashes from Wu Yuan's ether body, though it barely managed to block Wu Yuan's ether body's advance.

Boom!

After breaching the phoenix’s defense with nine slashes, Wu Yuan's body refiner self immediately followed up with another ferocious nine slashes.

The blade rays that burst forth were matchless, cleaving towards the approaching Sovereign Jian Shi. Jian Shi's eyes were filled with desperation as he swung his giant palm, attempting to block.

Bang!

Sovereign Jian Shi was sent flying back like a meteor, utterly incapable of retaliating.

Is this Wu Yuan's true self or his ether body? The power of this saber technique must be close to the seventh-stage Sovereign level.

Sovereign Jian Shi's heart was filled with both shock and terror.

He's just an Astral Monarch. Even with a Xiantian artifact, how could he be this absurdly strong?

Wu Yuan's eruption of power had indeed frightened him. With just one slash, he felt his vital qi churning, his deity body already sustaining heavy damage. With a combat power gap of nearly three stages, the battle would be completely one-sided.

"Yu Xiao, flee quickly!!" Sovereign Jian Shi frantically transmitted a message. He had mostly figured out Wu Yuan's plan. From start to finish, Wu Yuan's target had never been him, but rather those two qi refiner Sovereigns.

While Sovereign Jian Shi was in shock, Sovereign Xin Zhen and Sovereign Yu Xiao felt their hearts gripped with dread.

"This Wu Yuan is too powerful. We must escape."

"Quick, let's go." Sovereign Xin Zhen and Sovereign Yu Xiao had been thoroughly frightened by Wu Yuan. He was too powerful.

As expected, this Sovereign Jian Shi's self-preservation ability is too strong. Even the Black Rock Saber can only injure him slightly.

Wu Yuan thought to himself.

My earlier decision was correct.

Boom!

Wu Yuan's ether body raced to cut his opponents’ path, while Wu Yuan's body refiner self had already reached Sovereign Xin Zhen.

Whoosh!

As the Black Rock Saber carved through space, nine dazzling blade rays poured forth, shattering several Dao Instruments that Sovereign Xin Zhen had hastily summoned, before sweeping across his body.

His body instantly disintegrated, perishing. Only a few artifacts remained suspended in the void.

Why were Sovereigns of Space so feared? It was because they held the initiative in battle.

When Wu Yuan's body refiner self and ether body erupted with full power, it was like a seventh-stage Sovereign of Space and a fifth-stage Sovereign of Space joining forces. At close range, two fourth-stage qi refiner Sovereigns simply couldn't withstand it.

One left? Yu Xiao, was it?

Black Rock Saber in hand, Wu Yuan's body refiner self closed in for the kill.

...

How can he be this strong? One slash, and Sovereign Xin Zhen was killed? The fifth-stage Sovereign combat power he displayed earlier wasn't due to his reliance on a Xiantian artifact? Is his current strength the result of using a Xiantian artifact?

Sovereign Yu Xiao was now in complete panic.

At first, when he discovered Wu Yuan's true self had arrived, he was incredibly excited, believing he had a chance to render a massive contribution. After all, if he could slay Wu Yuan's true self, killing a future Overlord, how many merits would that be worth? Even if he only received a small portion of the credit, it would likely be enough to redeem ten high-grade Dao Instruments.

But immediately after, he realized he was wrong, disastrously wrong!

Wu Yuan had undoubtedly placed his true self in grave danger, but this also reflected his unwavering confidence—his absolute certainty that he could survive.

And Wu Yuan demonstrated this point. In one slash, Jian Shi was sent flying. In another, Xin Zhen died. Soon, it would be Sovereign Yu Xiao's turn.

Whoosh! Clang! Clang!

Wu Yuan's ether body unleashed a series of attacks, blade rays layering upon blade rays, completely suppressing Sovereign Yu Xiao, making it impossible for him to escape. However, with their power levels so close, it would still take considerable effort to kill him.

Boom!

A figure of overwhelming violence charged forth. Compared to his ether body, Wu Yuan's true self was virtually unstoppable.

Whoosh!

One slash, and Sovereign Yu Xiao's immortal body was instantly annihilated.

Wu Yuan waved his hand, collecting the treasures of the two Sovereigns and quickly surveying them.

Only three high-grade Dao Instruments in total? The rest are all mid-grade or low-grade Dao Instruments?

These Sovereigns would have been stronger if they carried more high-grade Dao Instruments, but they rarely brought such valuable treasures with them.

Sovereign Jian Shi. Sovereign An Wu.

Wu Yuan's gaze turned to the other opponents.

Sovereign Jian Shi had already fled far away, his form flickering, making it impossible for Wu Yuan to catch up. Meanwhile, upon witnessing Wu Yuan slaughtering his allies before he could even reach the battlefield, Sovereign An Wu took one glance at Wu Yuan from afar before fleeing at top speed.

Wu Yuan had simply been too fast. Once he erupted into action, he immediately took the lives of Sovereign Xin Zhen and Sovereign Yu Xiao. Sovereign An Wu and Sovereign Jian Shi couldn't even arrive in time to rescue them. Or rather, they didn't dare attempt a rescue, scarcely daring to approach Wu Yuan at all.

"Wu Yuan dares send his true self here?"

"His power!"

"So strong, even more powerful than Sovereign Feng Huang!"

"His offensive capability might be comparable, but his movement technique is far more unpredictable and mysterious." The seven observing Sovereigns were all shocked.

They hadn't expected such a development, with Wu Yuan unleashing such terrifying combat power.

At the same time, these Sovereigns all felt a twinge of envy, their eyes fixed on the saber in Wu Yuan's hand.

...

Whoosh! Whoosh!

At this moment, Sovereign You Hong and Sovereign Wu Guang, who had been battling in the distance, swiftly retreated, grouping up with Sovereign Jian Shi and the others. The five remaining Immortal Court Sovereigns assembled.

"Brother Wu Yuan."

"Wu Yuan." Sovereign Feng Huang, Sovereign Bai Zai, Sovereign Wu Gong, and the others, no longer hindered, quickly arrived beside Wu Yuan's true self and ether body.

They all gazed in shock at the two Wu Yuans, their eyes inevitably drawn to the saber in his true self's hand.

No one was a fool. Wu Yuan's true self and ether body unleashed their burst state simultaneously, yet showed an obvious disparity in strength. The reason could only be the difference in artifacts. The saber in Wu Yuan's true self's hand was certainly a Xiantian artifact.

"Brother Feng Huang, we'll discuss this later," Wu Yuan transmitted.

"Mm." Sovereign Feng Huang nodded, while Sovereign Bai Zai and Sovereign Wu Gong didn’t even think to question him.

On the path of cultivation, the strong were revered. In terms of strength, Wu Yuan's true self was not inferior to Sovereign Feng Huang once he wielded a Xiantian artifact. Furthermore, his movement technique was superior, the deterrent force of his presence greater. In terms of status, Wu Yuan was second only to the Overlords within the Eldritch Court.

Sovereign Feng Huang was domineering, but faced with Wu Yuan, he couldn't maintain that superiority.

At this moment, the Eldritch Court’s group and Immortal Court’s group faced each other from afar.

All eyes were fixed on that youth who had reverted to his black robes and original appearance—Wu Yuan.

"You Hong, today, you will die." Wu Yuan's voice echoed softly through the endless void as he moved once more.