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Novel: [The Primordial Law]
Volume 5: [Seeking Immortality in the Eastern Sea]
Volume 5 (Pinyin): [Dong Hai xun xian]
Chapter 39 (476): [A Battle of Life and Death]
(39th of Volume 5)
Translator: Shadow Knight AK
Editor: Shadow Knight AK
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Zuoqiu Hongting, posing as Li Weiyi, unleashed her formidable Psychic Power.
Golden Crow Flames erupted from her brow, wisps of fire dancing across the sea surface, boiling the water beneath her feet.
The Myriad Manifestations Staff-Spear, its edge razor-sharp, unleashed Star Track Patterns that clashed violently with the blue gourd conjured by Zhenxin, showing no sign of yielding.
The entire sea area, spanning several miles, was cleared by the combined force of the four combatants.
No one dared to approach.
"Their displayed power is too great," Li Weiyi immediately warned through telepathy, "Be careful. Remember, you're representing 'Li Weiyi' now. I'll bear the karmic consequences later."
Zuoqiu Hongting retreated gracefully, staff-spear in hand, landing beside Li Weiyi.
She fixed her gaze on Huoxin and Zhenxin across the battlefield.
"These two are even stronger than I anticipated. Forcing them into a desperate situation and making them reveal their trump cards seems almost impossible. Should we withdraw now?"
Unaware of Li Weiyi's true motive for killing Huoxin, Zuoqiu Hongting was weighing the situation purely based on its merits and risks.
"Will they give us a chance to withdraw?"
Seeing Zuoqiu Hongting's formidable strength, Li Weiyi finally felt at ease and released the Xihe Formation Lotus Platform.
The Peachwood Staff in his hand, empowered by his Psychic Power, glowed with blinding brilliance.
With the Divine Wood in hand, the surging life energy caused the seaweed in the water to grow wildly.
Across from them, Huoxin and Zhenxin exchanged thoughts telepathically.
"Liu Fengshu has broken through to become a Nine-Star Spiritual Master, though he's still at the initial stage. He's already quite troublesome. If he reaches the peak of his cultivation realm, I might not be able to defeat him. We must eliminate him today," Huoxin said, sensing the growing threat and pressure.
Zhenxin replied, "That Jiu Li Divine Hidden One is even more peculiar. His Psychic Power seems to have reached the peak of the Nine-Star Spiritual Master realm. When he attacked my Soul Spirit with his Psychic Power, my battle intent defense nearly shattered."
"He must be carrying rare treasures. Otherwise, his Psychic Power cultivation wouldn't have progressed so rapidly. Unleash our full strength and kill them both today. We can't allow them any further opportunities to rise," Huoxin insisted.
Tang Zhan led the Divine Snow Sixteen Riders, their spears raised in unison.
The sixteen riders instantly formed a battle formation.
Dense black clouds surged from their armor, and a formidable battle intent, like the thunderous charge of warhorses and clashing blades, soared toward the heavens.
A chilling aura permeated the air.
Black snow, resembling translucent charcoal flakes, drifted down from the sky.
Every Martial-Mystic Cultivator present - whether on ships, at sea, or among the diverse races in Moon Dragon Island's Sea Market - felt the extraordinary presence emanating from the Divine Snow Sixteen Riders.
Huoxin and Zhenxin exchanged grave glances. Even with their advanced cultivation, the sixteen riders felt less like a mere squad and more like an entire army, capable of crushing any power in the world.
"Boom!"
A rolling thunderclap approached rapidly from the distance.
The clear sky was swallowed by dark clouds, transforming the azure expanse into an ink-stained pool that surged toward the Heaven's Edge Warship.
"Leave the Divine Snow Sixteen Riders to me. Kill those two legendary-grade Psychic Masters. They're too much of a hindrance."
A voice, absolute in its conviction and unwavering in its intent, echoed across the sea from within the clouds.
The dark clouds pressed down with overwhelming force.
A hundred-meter-long blade of lightning erupted from the clouds, cleaving through the heavens with a thunderous crackle that shattered the very fabric of reality, and slashed toward the Divine Snow Sixteen Riders.
Tang Zhan raised his war spear.
A towering black shadow rose from the battle formation, its spear blocking the lightning blade.
"Boom!"
The seawater beneath the Divine Snow Sixteen Riders suddenly plunged downward, forming a massive bowl-shaped depression.
The resulting tidal wave shook the Heaven's Edge Warship violently, sending it careening hundreds of meters away.
Everyone watched as a muscular, bare-chested figure with long, flowing hair descended from the shattered storm clouds.
Stepping on bolts of lightning, he charged toward the Divine Snow Sixteen Riders, his battle intent surging like a god of war descending upon the mortal realm.
Daring to face the Divine Snow Sixteen Riders alone, his audacity revealed unwavering confidence in his own strength.
Li Weiyi's gaze swept across the battlefield, sensing danger lurking in every direction.
He now fully grasped the truth of the saying: "The Rice Palace's power surpasses all imagination."
The blade-wielding warrior charging the Divine Snow Sixteen Riders was not even the most terrifying among them - Sheng Wulian and Si Wuya remained the true threats.
"Li Weiyi, if you seek revenge, today is your chance. Let us settle this in a battle to the death. Just promise me the Immortals of the Lingxiao Realm won't interfere."
Before Zhenxin could finish speaking, he had already raised a blue gourd in one hand and charged toward Zuoqiu Hongting with lightning speed.
"Liu Fengshu, no matter your origins, killing Divine Son of my Rice Palace is a capital offense. Today, we fight a fair battle, with life and death determined by fate. Your Protectors had best not interfere."
Huoxin knew perfectly well that someone with Liu Fengshu's extraordinary Innate Talent would undoubtedly have a Protector watching from the shadows.
To eliminate him, he needed to strike swiftly, accurately, and ruthlessly, leaving no chance for the Protectors to intervene.
"Sizzle, sizzle."
Flames of Spiritual Qi erupted from his Ancestral Field, their intensity rivaling Li Weiyi's Three-Colored Spiritual Power Radiance, igniting the water's surface into a sea of fire.
In the next instant, Huoxin burst from the fiery inferno, appearing before Li Weiyi with speed beyond the comprehension of Dao Seed Realm Martial-Mystic Cultivators.
Even faster was the crimson gourd.
The crimson gourd, a Thousand-Character Artifact as vast as a palace, radiated overwhelming power and weighed as heavily as a celestial iron mountain.
It descended from the heavens, crashing toward the True Spirit Great Formation of the Rising Sun, sustained by the Xihe Formation Lotus Platform.
Huoxin had planned his move meticulously.
The gourd would shatter the formation first, allowing him to follow immediately and deliver the killing blow to Li Weiyi.
At that moment, his combat prowess surged to its peak, his crimson aura blazing brilliantly.
From the Sea Market miles away, onlookers watched as he and the crimson gourd fell like two crimson suns. Countless people held their breath for Liu Fengshu's fate.
Tang Wanzhou's hand tightened on the hilt of her sword.
The Hidden Lord and his predecessor from the Jiu Li Hidden Sect materialized simultaneously at the seaside, standing before Yin Shi Yi's carriage, their eyes fixed intently on the scene.
It wasn't that they lacked confidence in Li Weiyi, but they deeply understood the formidable power of Huoxin, who stood just below the Immortal Realm.
To the Ancient Myriad Sects, such a Peerless Prodigy appeared only once every few centuries, or even millennia.
Figures like Lu Cangsheng and Tang Wanqiu, who had reached the Ninth Heaven, were prime examples.
"Whoosh!"
Divine Swiftness Talismans inscribed with the character "(Xing)" flashed across Xihe, transforming into golden streaks of light that darted horizontally out of the encirclement formed by the crimson gourd and Huoxin.
"What? His speed..."
Huoxin had been utterly confident in his own speed, but the Lotus Platform instantly shattered the dual restraints of his Spiritual Artifact and Dao Heart Manifestation, vanishing before his eyes.
Displaying remarkable combat experience, Huoxin immediately twisted his body and struck out with a palm toward the sky behind him.
As expected, the Golden Lotus Platform, carrying the Formation Plate and Formation Scriptures, descended from above.
Had he hesitated for even a moment, he would have lost the initiative, leaving him only the option to retreat and escape, his momentum shattered.
"Boom!"
Huoxin unleashed a dense barrage of scriptures from his palm, each strike a Dao Technique that resembled clouds supporting the heavens or a volcanic eruption.
Instead of directly clashing with the Formation, he immediately shifted his position after each strike.
His figure multiplied into seven or eight afterimages, darting upward in a fluid motion.
"Boom!"
Li Weiyi thrust his Peachwood Staff forward at lightning speed, piercing through the fading afterimage of Huoxin that had been supporting Xihe.
Realizing his initial strike had missed, Li Weiyi recognized the formidable nature of his opponent - a master of combat intelligence and adaptability.
He swiftly formed a hand seal.
As expected, Huoxin manipulated the crimson gourd, shattering a corner of the Formation with a thunderous crash.
The figure concealed behind the gourd flashed into view, his palm striking toward Li Weiyi's skull.
"Whoosh!"
Li Weiyi countered with a finger strike as swift as a sword, striking Huoxin's palm center.
Concentric ripples of energy erupted from the point of contact.
The crimson gourd and the Morning Sun rising within the Formation collided violently, creating an expanding sphere of scarlet light that unleashed scorching heatwaves and gale-force winds across dozens of kilometers.
"Boom!"
Both fighters were sent flying backward, layers of water surging behind them.
In an instant, they charged at each other again, their movements too fast for ordinary Dao Seed Realm Martial-Mystic Cultivators to follow.
Each strike was lethal; a single misstep could lead to a catastrophic outcome.
A clash of titans, a relentless exchange of blows.
Every spectator was riveted by the spectacle.
"So fast! I can't even see them clearly. If I ever faced someone at this level, I wouldn't even know how I died," an Elder from the Seventh Heaven of the Dao Seed Realm muttered, his spirit shaken to its core.
He had never witnessed such a clash below the Immortal Realm.
Both their speed and power felt far beyond the Dao Seed Realm.
"Huoxin possesses a naturally pure Yang physique, his physical body reaching fifty percent of an Immortal Body. But why does Liu Fengshu's physical body seem even stronger?"
"It's the True Spirit Great Formation of the Rising Sun."
Tai Shi Yu stared intently at the Formation Scriptures surrounding Xihe, finally confirming it was a formation of the Tai Shi Clan.
But why was the formation Liu Fengshu had deployed far more potent than his own?
Tai Shi Yu cursed Li Weiyi inwardly, who had sworn never to reveal the formation diagrams.
At the edge of the battlefield, Qiongji Daozi's gaze darkened as he alternated between Li Weiyi and Liu Fengshu.
These two formidable enemies had joined forces, their combat prowess surging to new heights.
Qiongji Daozi summoned the Heavenly Scripture Sword from between his brows and slowly advanced toward the battlefield.
He must seize any opportunity to strike and eliminate them.
"First, deal with Liu Fengshu. His bloodlust knows no bounds, making him even more dangerous than Li Weiyi. At least Li Weiyi still considers the interests of the Jiu Li Tribe and is bound by rules."
Kong Xu appeared beside Qiongji Daozi, three swords hovering around him.
Behind them stood Huang Xu, whom he had refined into a Soul Servant.
Across the sea, unfamiliar figures flew toward them one after another.
They came from Rice Palace, showing no signs of tension or pressure. Each wore a smile, their demeanor calm and detached as they commented on the ongoing clash.
Some were towering figures wielding massive five-meter-long swords.
Others were graceful and beautiful, like jade statues with captivating charm.
One sat cross-legged on the back of a giant turtle with a Flood Dragon's head, his body enveloped in radiant light.
On the sixth level of the Heaven's Edge Warship, an Immortal Realm Giant frowned deeply: "Many formidable young talents from Rice Palace have revealed themselves! If they attack together, we won't be able to hold them back."
"Don't worry!" Tang Wanzhou reassured him, "First, Rice Palace only wants to force us to compromise, not start a full-scale war. As long as news of the Mist Heavenly Sovereign's death hasn't reached them, the old fogeys behind Rice Palace will remain cautious and dare not act rashly. The Transcendent Blood of Cloud Heaven Immortal Plain and the Western Territory hasn't yet dried."
"Second, if the conflict between the younger generation escalates to that point, the Calamity Crossing Temple will definitely intervene. They need the Lingxiao Realm Human Clan to help them fight against Rice Palace and the Demon Clan."
Tang Wanzhou remained composed, her gaze fixed on the Changyu Sword on the fifth level of the warship.
In an instant, Li Weiyi and Zhenxin exchanged over a hundred blows.
The Peachwood Staff supported the Peach Tree.
Above Xihe's Formation Plate, the Morning Sun shone eternally, its radiant light boundless and divine, utterly impervious to the red gourd's attacks.
"Blazing Ember Divine Flame, a beacon of fire across a thousand miles!"
Huoxin unleashed his most potent Dao Technique. Flames erupted from his seven orifices as divine fire surged from his Ancestral Field, scattering sparks across the heavens.
Though he had only just grasped the fourth layer of the Great Technique, its execution carried an overwhelming force. The Peach Tree's luminous projection was incinerated into ash, and the flames surged toward Li Weiyi, who stood upon the Lotus Platform.
Li Weiyi dared not meet this strike head-on.
He immediately retreated, then steered the Lotus Platform skyward.
"Trying to escape?"
Qiongji Daozi saw that the Blazing Ember Divine Flame had scorched and shattered the Formation Scriptures of the Formation Lotus Platform.
Even large sections of Li Weiyi's robes had been reduced to ash, clearly indicating he had been wounded.
Below the Immortal Realm, the fourth layer of the Great Technique was an unstoppable force.
"Clang!"
With a flick of his wrist, Qiongji Daozi sent the Heavenly Scripture Sword soaring.
The single blade multiplied into ten thousand swords, raining down like a storm of steel, instantly overtaking Li Weiyi in mid-air.
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