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Novel: [The Primordial Law]
Volume 6: [Battle for the True Inheritance]
Chapter 23 (564): [The Beating of Xie Wumian]
(23rd of Volume 6)
Translator: Shadow Knight AK
Editor: Shadow Knight AK
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A large force from the Taiyin Sect, including Chu Yutian, had been lured toward Dragon City by Tang Wanzhou's strategy.
Xie Wumian was tasked with continuing the search southward, just in case. Sensing the battle's energy fluctuations, he swiftly arrived to investigate.
As the white mist dissipated, revealing three figures on the shore, Xie Wumian's pupils constricted sharply, and a chill ran down his spine.
He had indeed found the severely wounded Shaoyang Division member.
But he also saw the little girl clutching the Prefectural Governor's Official Seal.
What truly sent shivers down his spine was the terrifying conclusion he had drawn about the girl's origins based on his recent inquiries and investigations.
When Li Weiyi turned to face him, Xie Wumian immediately unleashed his Spiritual Qi to activate the Five-Dragon Jade Carriage beneath his feet, but his attempt failed.
He then scooped up the Silver-Eyed Corpse Hound and leaped backward like a carp, executing an escape Dao Technique mid-air.
He transformed into a long river of silver sand, plunging into the boundless East Sea.
At that moment, the mist-shrouded sea shimmered golden under the morning sun.
"Splash!"
A silver streak several miles long appeared in the water, rapidly receding into the distance.
Discovering the Shaoyang Division Holy Commander's identity was already a major accomplishment, enough to satisfy the True Disciple.
If he could escape now, it would be a complete victory.
Xie Wumian could see that the Shaoyang Division Holy Commander was at her limit.
Intelligence reports indicated she was only at the Second Realm.
He inwardly cursed his misfortune at encountering Li Weiyi and the little girl who might be Yu Yaozi, missing a golden opportunity for fame and glory.
"Throw it!" Li Weiyi shouted.
Yu'er had been ready all along.
She hurled the Jade Seal, which shot through the air like a white meteor and plunged into the sea, striking the tail of the silver river.
It carved a white path through the water, and a muffled impact echoed from the seabed.
Blood welled up from beneath the surface, but the silver river didn't stop, already surging more than ten miles away.
"Missed again?" Yu'er scanned the ground for another suitable weapon, preparing for another strike.
"Stay here and protect the Young Lord," Li Weiyi said, his Psychic Power still locked onto Xie Wumian.
With a burst of Body Technique, he shot forward like an arrow loosed from its bow.
He wasn't sure he could catch up, but he had to try.
"Command the Five-Dragon Jade Carriage," Tang Wanzhou instructed, "They will obey you."
Li Weiyi glanced at the Ancient Heavenly Emperor's Carriage in the water, then turned and leaped onto the Jade Carriage's seat.
Spiritual Qi surged from his Wind Mansion, enveloping the entire carriage.
Seven Phoenix-Winged Moth Emperors landed on the vehicle, arranging themselves neatly like seven iridescent waterbirds.
"Boom!"
After absorbing most of Li Weiyi's Spiritual Qi, the carriage shuddered violently as dense Scripture patterns materialized across its surface.
Five colossal Snow Dragon Jiaos erupted from within the carriage, each radiating bone-chilling cold.
Their Qi grew increasingly potent, their claws as large as winnowing baskets and as sharp as blades.
The frigid Qi instantly crystallized the sea surface into a layer of ice that spread rapidly across the water.
"Awoo!"
"Roar!"
The three Snow Dragon Jiaos in the center radiated an aura no weaker than that of a Second Realm Immortal Realm Martial-Mystic Cultivator, ancient secret scripts shimmering on their horns.
The two flanking Jiaos were slightly weaker, their bodies appearing more translucent.
"Rumble!"
Under the Jade Carriage's Formation, the combined power of the five Snow Dragon Jiaos converged, pulling the carriage forward in a frenzied pursuit of Xie Wumian.
Their majestic forms surged through the air and sea, their momentum overwhelming.
Tang Wanzhou's Spiritual Qi was severely depleted.
Otherwise, with this Ancient Heavenly Emperor's Carriage, she could have escaped even if she couldn't defeat the Rice Palace's True Disciple.
The combined speed of the five Jiaos far surpassed Xie Wumian's escape Dao Technique, quickly closing the gap.
Within the silver river beneath the waves, Xie Wumian glanced back.
He saw the five Flood Dragon Pythons baring their fangs and claws, their eyes blazing with fury, like five Demon Marquises closing in for the kill.
Even at his peak, he would have to avoid their combined attack.
Li Weiyi stood tall and straight atop the carriage, locking onto Xie Wumian's true form beneath the waves while sensing the connection between his Spiritual Qi and Willpower and the five Jiaos.
"Whoosh!"
He summoned the Myriad Manifestations Staff-Spear.
Activating the Spiritual Light between his eyebrows, he channeled a stream of Spirit Light down his arm and into the spear.
Instantly, a blinding beam of light erupted from the spearhead, searingly bright, and struck Xie Wumian's true form beneath the waves.
"Sizzle!"
The beams of light struck again and again, causing the water's surface to erupt in towering waves.
Within the silver river, a spiritual artifact shield spun rapidly, deflecting Li Weiyi's Spiritual Light attacks.
The entire sea was crisscrossed by a dazzling network of bright light beams.
Underwater, Xie Wumian seethed with frustration.
He had never imagined being pursued by a First Realm Holy Spiritual Master.
After all, even An Zhiruo, the seasoned Second Realm Immortal Realm Martial-Mystic Cultivator from the Thousand Mile Mountain Lu Clan, had been no match for him.
Yet Xie Wumian dared not stop, dared not retaliate.
He was indeed powerful, but not powerful enough to withstand a coordinated attack from a group of Immortal Realm cultivators.
Above him, five Snow Dragon Jiao Flood Dragon Souls loomed, their massive claws crashing down, each strike creating deep craters in the sea's surface.
"Splash!"
Xie Wumian grunted and plunged deeper into the abyss, intending to tunnel into the seabed and neutralize his opponent's advantage in controlling the five Snow Dragon Jiao. If they dared pursue him into the depths, they would be courting death.
With a thunderous roar, the five Snow Dragon Jiao dove after him, their colossal claws tearing through the silver river, shattering Xie Wumian's escape Dao Technique.
Xie Wumian immediately released his Silver-Eyed Corpse Hound.
"Hurry and report to the True Disciple," he commanded, "Summon the Army of the Dead!"
"Fifth Phoenix, Sixth Phoenix, intercept him!" Li Weiyi commanded, his Spirit Realm between his eyebrows continuously weaving runes.
Gripping his spear in one hand and the Evil Camel Bell in the other, he activated his Psychic Power Armor, preparing to personally engage.
Having broken through to become a Holy Spiritual Master, Li Weiyi's confidence had surged.
While the combined might of his Psychic-Martial-Mystic powers might still fall short against Xie Wumian at his peak, he could certainly hold his own against ordinary Second Realm Immortal Realm Martial-Mystic Cultivators.
Moreover, he had plenty of allies at his side.
This battle wasn't about victory or defeat!
It was about surrounding and eliminating Xie Wumian, a task that demanded their full commitment.
"Boom!"
Like a Spiritual War God, Li Weiyi dove downward, his spear piercing through layers of silver Spiritual Qi before crashing heavily against Xie Wumian's raised silver shield.
Spiritual Light erupted from the spear tip, carving an arc of luminous trails through the water like a cascading waterfall of light.
The deafening roar reverberated like the striking of a celestial bell, sending ripples spreading through the water in concentric waves.
This shield was of even higher quality than the one Yu'er had destroyed earlier, its surface shimmering with intricate Scriptures and formation glyphs.
Li Weiyi keenly noticed Xie Wumian was wielding the shield with his left hand, not his usual right.
This confirmed that while the arm Yu'er had shattered had been reattached or regrown, it hadn't fully recovered.
Blood continued to seep from the calf of Xie Wumian's left leg, a wound inflicted by the Prefectural Governor's Official Seal Yu'er had hurled earlier.
"In just a few months apart, his combat prowess has advanced significantly," Xie Wumian thought, his eyes fixed intently on Li Weiyi across from him.
He sensed something unnatural about the youth, feeling the heavy weight of power behind the shield arm.
Above, to his left, behind, and below - massive Flood Dragon Soul bodies materialized around Xie Wumian from all directions.
The five Snow Dragon Jiao, being soul bodies, moved unimpeded through the water.
A luminous dragon claw, larger than Xie Wumian's entire body, descended from above.
Its four crystalline talons, sharp as spears, radiated an icy aura that rapidly froze the surrounding seawater into white ice crystals.
"Crack! Crack!"
Xie Wumian's Spiritual Qi erupted from within him like a silver cloud, shattering the ice crystals and forcing Li Weiyi back.
Immediately afterward, a Thousand-Inscriptions Artifact - a Jade Ruyi - shot forth, striking the descending dragon claw.
Almost simultaneously, two more dragon claws emerged from below and behind, each wielding combat power comparable to a Immortal Realm Martial-Mystic Cultivator.
Purple lightning crackled, surging from dozens of meters away and converging in Li Weiyi's palm.
A sliver of the Myriad-Inscriptions Artifact's power activated, instantly transforming the entire sea into a violet expanse.
Xie Wumian parried left and right, unable to break through the encirclement.
He sensed the imminent threat of death; the coordinated attack was terrifying. With his early Second Realm cultivation, he felt his strength failing him.
"Boom!"
A Flood Dragon's claw tore through Xie Wumian's Protective Spiritual Qi, its sharp talons scraping against his Spiritual Artifact Battle Armor, sending sparks flying.
With his Protective Spiritual Qi shattered, the Thunder and Lightning unleashed by the Purple Heaven Thunder Seal struck Xie Wumian directly.
A numbing sensation spread through his body, slowing his movements.
"If this continues, I'm doomed! I must break this deadlock!"
Shield in one hand and Jade Ruyi in the other, Xie Wumian's eyes burned crimson as he charged through the encirclement of five Snow Dragon Jiaos.
At the Ancestral Field, space suddenly trembled violently.
"Swish! Swish!"
A shower of silver sand erupted, each grain a tangible silver particle inscribed with a Dao Scripture.
This was Xie Wumian's ultimate killing move, specifically designed to shatter Protective Spiritual Qi and counter encirclements.
The silver sand shot forth, forming a dazzling, ethereal stream in the water - a river of light.
With a resounding boom, it struck one of the Snow Dragon Jiaos, reducing its soul body to mist with a pained wail.
More silver sand rained down upon Li Weiyi.
"To eliminate a powerhouse of this caliber... it's clearly no simple task."
Li Weiyi summoned the Purple Heaven Thunder Seal, enlarging it to the size of a house and positioning it before him as a shield.
From the resplendent purple seal, streaks of violet lightning erupted, colliding violently with the incoming river of silver sand.
"Boom! Boom!"
Half of the thousands of silver grains had their scriptures obliterated by the lightning, their luster extinguished as they plummeted toward the seabed.
The remaining half, guided by Xie Wumian's Spiritual Qi and willpower, converged from all directions, hurtling toward Li Weiyi.
'Strike the head to capture the thief.'
Xie Wumian knew perfectly well that the five Snow Dragon Jiaos' formidable combat prowess stemmed from Li Weiyi's control.
Eliminating him would neutralize the entire threat.
"Boom!"
The outermost layer of Li Weiyi's Psychic Radiance Armor shattered under the silver sand's attack, revealing a second layer of defense: the Water-Dragon Scale Armor.
Over seven thousand scriptures materialized on the black dragon scale armor, forming an impenetrable barrier that repelled every grain of silver sand.
"Another Major Artifact!" Xie Wumian spat through gritted teeth.
He surged through the gap he'd created in the silver sand encirclement, first hurling a spinning silver shield at Li Weiyi.
His true form followed closely behind, continuously channeling Spiritual Qi into the Jade Ruyi, his gaze locked on Li Weiyi, anticipating his next move.
Stripped of the Psychic Radiance Armor's enhancement, Li Weiyi dared not directly confront Xie Wumian's shield.
Leveraging the Water-Dragon Scale Armor's underwater speed advantage, Li Weiyi darted upward like a dragon, evading the attack.
"This ends now!"
With uncanny speed, Xie Wumian materialized directly above Li Weiyi.
The Jade Ruyi in his hand erupted with the power of a Thousand-Inscriptions Artifact, unleashing a Scripture that violently displaced the surrounding seawater.
The Jade Ruyi swung down in a devastating strike.
Instead of using the Qian Secret Incantation to evade, Li Weiyi braced himself, raising the Myriad Manifestations Staff-Spear to block.
"Boom!"
The Jade Ruyi crashed against the staff-spear with crushing force, the impact resonating like thunderous divine roars.
The force was overwhelming.
Li Weiyi was instantly driven toward the seabed, his arms momentarily numb. Yet this desperate defense created an opening for Big Phoenix and Second Phoenix to strike.
One slashed Xie Wumian's neck with its membranous wings, while the other's talons pierced his injured left leg.
Xie Wumian roared in agony, large chunks of flesh torn from his neck and leg, staining the surrounding seawater crimson.
Despite his formidable physical defenses and surging Spiritual Qi, he barely withstood the lethal strikes, narrowly avoiding decapitation and the loss of his leg.
Abandoning his pursuit of the plummeting Li Weiyi, Xie Wumian glared at Big Phoenix and Second Phoenix, then at the four Snow Dragon Jiao.
He retracted his shield and fled toward the surface.
It turned out there were more than just five Snow Dragon Jiao; two powerful Immortal Realm rare insects had been hidden as well.
He had completely underestimated his opponents.
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END OF CHAPTER
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