Yuan's Ascension

Chapter 674: Sword Cleaves The Void (1)

The Scimitar Divine Beast loomed equally colossal, rising to a daunting ten thousand zhangs. Its four razor-sharp claws gleamed like divine sabers, each one slicing fiercely through the air toward Metal Devil in a flurry of deadly slashes.

The two mighty beings collided in an instant.

In that moment, blade rays crisscrossed throughout heaven and earth. The fearsome shockwaves from their battle further damaged the already crumbling planet, causing fragments to break apart.

Metal Devil swung his nine battle sabers with deadly force, yet the Scimitar Divine Beast moved with an uncanny, almost ghostly agility. Its movement skills allowed it to evade each strike, withstanding Metal Devil’s attacks.

"We can withstand him."

"Who is this Earth Deity? I've never seen him before. He seems to cultivate the Law of Metal, but isn't as strong as we imagined."

"Kill!" The silver-haired youth, who led the four Earth Immortals and piloted the celestial battle array, was quite cautious at first. But once they engaged in combat, he and his teammates realized Metal Devil was far weaker than they had anticipated.

"Die."

"Fall!" The two powerful Earth Immortals brandished their battle sabers and warhammers, launching their attacks on Metal Devil with the speed and force of lightning. They moved swiftly, surrounding him with lethal precision.

"Go!"

"Kill this Earth Deity first!" Five more Earth Immortals, hot on the heels of their teammates, unleashed their own techniques. Weapons and arcane arts surged forth in a terrifying display of overwhelming power.

Metal Devil's aura flared as he engaged in intense battle. However, despite his strength, the combined might of the twelve imprint bearers quickly began to overwhelm him. He was forced back, wave after wave of attacks striking him, blood flying from his lips with every blow.

Individually, Metal Devil was stronger than any of the Earth Immortals surrounding him. But their coordinated assault left him struggling to keep up. The grand ether art he cultivated excelled at offense, and could only unleash its full potential when one maintained an advantage in battle. His position quickly grew precarious.

“Water! Frost Immortal Chains!" Purple Secret's voice cut through the chaos as she drew on the power of the planet's array, enhancing her strength.

A deafening clanging echoed as chains appeared, shimmering with a blue, frosty flowing light. Each chain was like a hundred thousand li-long dragon, emitting a freezing cold aura. They lashed out in all directions, quickly enveloping the Scimitar Divine Beast and two Earth Deities.

The sheer power of the chains altered the very atmosphere. Purple Secret had spent the last quarter hour diligently deciphering the array controls, merging it with her own artifacts to unleash her strongest attack.

"Not good!"

"Block it!" The expressions of the Scimitar Divine Beast and the two Earth Deities twisted in alarm as they sensed the terrifying power of the chains.

"What a formidable Earth Immortal.”

"That's Fairy Zi Han. I recognize her!" an Earth Immortal from the hunting team identified Purple Secret. With open communication and frequent exchanges of information over the years, it was not uncommon for the eight million imprint bearers to identify each other.

"Quick, stop her!" one of the five Earth Immortals from the hunting team shouted. Three of them immediately shifted their focus from attacking Metal Devil to countering Purple Secret's onslaught, leaving him temporarily unchallenged.

Earth Deities had incredibly strong vitality. Unless one had an overwhelming advantage, it was almost impossible to kill them in a short time.

The three Earth Immortals quickly neutralized Purple Secret's frost chains with arcane arts and arrays. Their combined efforts allowed them to gain the upper hand, scattering her attacks and pushing back her domain, rendering her unable to assist Metal Devil.

The remaining two Earth Immortals cast defensive arcane arts. Powerful artifacts circled around them, protecting their team. Although it seemed like a slow process, the reality was that in just one exchange, Metal Devil and Purple Secret, despite their efforts, had already fallen into a disadvantageous position. Metal Devil’s situation was particularly dire, having been surrounded by enemies.

"Kill them.”

"This mission isn't as difficult as we thought. These two are strong, but they are far from fully comprehending a Dao, and their artifacts are average. They can't withstand us."

"Let's finish off Zi Han first.”

"Be cautious, though. There's still one who hasn't made a move."

"Don't worry. That last one seems hesitant, he hasn't even summoned his artifacts yet. But we'll be careful." The team's telepathic exchange revealed their overwhelming confidence.

In terms of Dao comprehension, even their weakest matched a Third Tribulation High Immortal, with most at the peak-stage High Immortal level. Even though only their mana bodies were participating in this mission, they could still unleash High Immortal-level combat power.

By sheer coincidence, none of them had recognized Wu Yuan, whose features had changed slightly since his appearance in the Spacetime Immortal Voidrealm.

Metal Devil coughed a mouthful of blood as the Scimitar Divine Beast and another Earth Deity joined forces, sending him flying back. The situation was growing even more dire.

"Kill him!"

"Destroy him!" The twelve-member hunting team sensed an opportunity. Even the two Earth Immortals responsible for defense could no longer hold themselves back, manipulating their artifacts to attack, eager to finish Metal Devil in one decisive blow. If they could blast his body to pieces, it would be much easier to kill him.

"Ming Jian," Metal Devil's anxious voice resounded in Wu Yuan's mind.

"Now's our chance," Purple Secret urged him as well.

Wu Yuan, who had been hanging back and observing the situation, knew the moment to strike had arrived. The Earth Immortals in charge of defense had changed their focus to attacking, leaving them vulnerable.

Indeed, this is our chance. Wu Yuan thought, his gaze calm.

Whoosh! Whoosh! In the Fragmentary Spatial Layer, a higher spatial dimension invisible to the others, spatial fragments collided, creating turbulent currents. Wu Yuan could perceive this all with ease. If he wished, he could step directly into this higher dimension.

Currently hidden in this turbulent space were eighty-one spirion flying swords, poised for a deadly strike. Wu Yuan had sent them into the higher spatial dimension in advance, waiting for the right moment to unleash them.

A cross-dimensional strike, attacking an opponent in a lower dimension from a higher one. Wu Yuan mused. It’s impossible to defend against. With space expanding ten-thousandfold per dimension, the flying swords appear to teleport from one position to another.

This was the terrifying nature of the Space Dao.

Laws like Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth were powerful, but they merely increased one’s power level. The Law of Space, however, was a leap in dimensionality.

It was divided into three Intermediate Laws. If one only comprehended the Qiankun Dao, one’s movements would be mysterious and unpredictable. But if one also mastered the True Domain Dao and Spatial Rift Dao, it was different. The Spatial Rift Dao in particular allowed one to unleash formidable offensive power once Space True Intent was comprehended.

Space True Intent rivals Earth True Intent in terms of domain, matches Metal True Intent in offensive power, and surpasses Wind True Intent in speed and dimensional control. Wu Yuan silently observed. This is why it is ranked second among the fifteen Greater Laws, only behind the Law of Time.

Even without employing the Law of Life, Wu Yuan's strength had reached a terrifying level thanks to his mastery of Space True Intent.

It's time to end this. With a thought, the eighty-one flying swords hidden in the Fragmentary Spatial Layer assembled into a Hundred Swords Array. Maintaining this array in the turbulent higher spatial dimension was difficult. Even with Wu Yuan's powerful mana, it was barely possible.

Go! The flying swords moved.

In the Material Spatial Layer, Wu Yuan stood over a hundred thousand li away from the red-robed girl and the other four Earth Immortals. But in the Fragmentary Spatial Layer, they were only separated by about ten li.

Whoosh! The nearly invisible divine sword of Space seemed to pierce through space itself, appearing directly in front of the red-robed girl's eyes. Wu Yuan sensed that she was particularly powerful.

Swish! The divine sword traced a dazzling arc, vanishing in a flash as it pierced through the red-robed girl's skull. Her body and soul were shredded by the terrifying sword qi.

She fell without even a struggle.

Wu Yuan had grasped Space True Intent and also held an overwhelming advantage in Dao comprehension, mana, and artifacts. Killing an Earth Immortal was too easy.

Slaying an Earth Deity would be troublesome, but killing an Earth Immortal? Wu Yuan thought, shaking his head.

If they had powerful artifacts stabilizing space and isolating the higher dimension, they might have been able to guard against his attack. But the two Earth Immortals had compromised their defense.

Whoosh! The divine sword of Space, having successfully struck its target, merged back into the higher spatial dimension, vanishing without a trace. In just an instant, another flash of light signaled the fall of yet another Earth Immortal.

...

"Kill!"

"Slay that Earth Immortal!"

The five Earth Immortals at the rear were filled with confidence, believing this mission was as good as completed.

“What?” Just moments later, four of them watched in shock as the nearly invisible divine sword sliced through the air, piercing through the defenses of mana and domain to impale the red-robed girl's skull, instantly killing her.

"Enchantress is dead?"

"It's a cross-dimensional strike!”

“Be careful.”

Thwack! Before they could react, another cold glint flashed by, and another Earth Immortal was torn apart.

The cross-dimensional assault was inconceivably fast, beyond their ability to anticipate.

“This is bad."

"It's that white-robed Earth Immortal. He's the strongest one. He's mastered cross-dimensional attacks, and his attack power is terrifying." The last three Earth Immortals felt their minds reeling. An Earth Immortal able to unleash cross-dimensional strikes? It was exceedingly rare.

Without hesitation, they abandoned their long-range artifacts and arcane arts, focusing solely on defending themselves. Artifacts materialized at their sides, stabilizing the space around them.

...

“What?”

"This is bad."

“Enchantress was killed just like that?” The Scimitar Divine Beast and the other two Earth Deities turned towards the unremarkable figure in white robes, terror gripping their hearts.

"Excellent!" Metal Devil roared.

"Two killed in one strike." Purple Secret was thrilled and also astounded by Wu Yuan's explosive power.

Both their gazes were filled with respect and awe.

Normally, someone at the fourth-level True Intent stage of Qiankun wouldn't be able to unleash such a devastating cross-dimensional strike in the heat of battle without being detected. After all, these imprint bearers all comprehended Space to some degree, and some even reached quite a high level.

But the red-robed girl and her teammates had no idea what hit them. This meant Wu Yuan's comprehension of the Law of Space was far more advanced than the hunting team.

"Kill!" Metal Devil roared again, his confidence restored.

"Go!" Purple Secret urged, manipulating her frost chain artifact. Without the assistance of the red-robed girl and the other Earth Immortals, they now had a fighting chance against the Scimitar Divine Beast and the two Earth Deities.