Chapter 640: Evil Immortals and Immortals
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Even if Di Tian had not attacked this time, the chances of Su Ming succeeding in reaching Berserker Soul Realm were still incredibly slim. He had expected this earlier and had felt it deeply when he was going through the entire process of trying to reach Berserker Soul Realm.
However, it did not matter whether he would succeed or fail, Su Ming would still choose not to run from it. Even if he failed, he would still try looking for the sparkle that would lead him to success in his failure, but this time, the reason for his failure was not due to himself, but because of Di Tian's seal!
This feeling where his breakthrough had been cut off by someone else made Su Ming's killing intent towards Di Tian run even deeper!
Su Ming wiped away the blood at the corners of his lips. The red that had filled his eyes only started scattering away after a long time had passed, but even though the killing intent in his eyes was hidden away, it still showed in the dark look on Su Ming's face.
"If I don't kill Di Tian, I won't be able reach Berserker Soul Realm!" Su Ming spat out each of the words, and each one contained his desire to kill Di Tian.
But it did not mean that Su Ming had not gained anything from his failure this time. At the very least, he knew that reaching Berserker Soul Realm could break that invisible seal placed on his memories, and the breaking of it would attract Di Tian's attention, and that person would jump in to interfere with his breakthrough!
If that was the case, then if he did not kill Di Tian, the same thing would happen when he attempted his second breakthrough to the Berserker Soul Realm, and it would also be the same for his third time. This was something Su Ming could not accept. There was only one path lying before him at that moment, and that was… to kill Di Tian!
But Di Tian was incredibly strong… Su Ming did not have the confidence to kill him.
With a dark look on his face, he closed his eyes and calmed down his cultivation base, causing the power that had turned chaotic in his body due to his failure to reach Berserker Soul Realm to gradually calm down and the chaotic state in his body to slowly return to normal. In the end, all his power fused back together and circulated through his body.
Golden light shone on Su Ming's body. This was the direct manifestation of all his blood, flesh, and bones turning into those of a true Berserker. A powerful presence spread out of his body, causing all the earth around him to fall back and coagulate, and the crystal vein beneath his body to shatter inch by inch before turning into dust.
This presence and the powerful might spreading out of Su Ming's body at that moment was slightly stronger than before he tried reaching Berserker Soul Realm. Once that power completed several circles of circulation and returned the body to normal, the brilliant light that shone in Su Ming's eyes the moment he opened them was enough to pierce through all nine layers in the ground.
The depths shuddered lightly, as if they could not bear the mighty pressure that spread out once Su Ming opened his eyes.
"I failed in reaching Berserker Soul Realm, but not only did my power not dwindle, it increased slightly… With an eight or nine-tenths of my cultivation base, I can fight against a Berserker who has attained great completion in the Berserker Soul Realm and not fall behind. I can fight against them on equal grounds!
"With my cultivation base fully restored, I should be able to win against a Berserker who has attained great completion in the Berserker Soul Realm! Right now…" Su Ming's gaze was biting cold as he mumbled to himself.
"I'm halfway… to Life Cultivation?" Su Ming remained silent for a moment before he shook his head.
'Only when I succeed in reaching Berserker Soul Realm can I be considered halfway to reaching Life Cultivation. Right now, I'm just infinitesimally close to it, but there are only few who could win against me under Life Cultivation Realm!'
Su Ming stood up slowly, and with one step, his body swiftly disappeared. When he reappeared, he was still in the depths of the ground, and after several warps, he appeared in the cave abode, and Bao Qiu's urgent call emerged deep in his heart.
By the looks of it, this was not the first time she had called out to him, but since Su Ming had been in the depths of the ground recovering his cultivation base and trying to reach Berserker Soul Realm, that call was lost in the waves of power and pressure produced during his activities.
Su Ming lifted his head and cast a glance at the roof in the cave abode. After a moment of pensive silence, he moved towards the entrance to the cave and gradually vanished.
There was a large number of Evil Spirit Sect members within Thousand River Valley looking at the sky at that moment. When the numerous strange phenomena slowly disappeared and the sky returned to normal, these people slowly fell silent while still harboring a large amount of questions within them.
Most of the people here could guess that the change in the weather was due to a Berserker trying to reach Berserker Soul Realm, and it was not an easy breakthrough. There should be some sort of change no one knew about contained within.
Yet no matter what, the strange phenomena in the world had vanished, and no statue of the God of Berserkers had appeared. This meant that the person who tried reaching Berserker Soul Realm had failed.
Reaching Berserker Soul Realm among the Berserkers was a life and death situation. Once they failed, then their bodies and souls would be destroyed. There were few exceptions to this, and that was why most of the people here believed that the person who had failed in reaching Berserker Soul Realm just now had died.
Shen Dong frowned. In the mid of his uncertainty, he believed that this was not what had happened, but this was just a feeling he had, and he did not have too much time to investigate it. That's why he just shook his head and put this matter aside.
The long arcs that had been forced to stop in the distance beyond Thousand River Valley now began to rush back once more. All of the people within these long arcs were Evil Spirit Sect disciples. It was as if they had received some sort of order during the past few days and were all hurrying towards Thousand River Valley in succession to obey that order.
Right then, there were thousands of Evil Spirit Sect disciples in Thousand River Valley. However, there were even more Berserkers who had changed their blood inheritance among these people, and they numbered to nearly ten thousand!
It caused Thousand River Valley to become incredibly lively during these past few days, and the sounds of human chatter were loud in the air. If anyone took a closer look, they would be able to find some hints of what was going on. These Evil Spirit Sect disciples who had gathered in Thousand River Valley were mostly solemn, and there was even a desolate air lingering around them, though it was vague and indistinct. The loud human chatter, too, slowly disappeared as the days went by, until all the people eventually fell silent.
Day by day, they quietly trained, quietly polished their Enchanted Treasures and swords, quietly looked at the world, and quietly accumulated the murderous look in their eyes.
Bao Qiu meditated within her hall, located at the top of one of the mountains in Thousand River Valley. There were plenty of seals placed around her, and most of the time, her expression was sullen when she was in her usual old woman's disguise, making it seem as if she did not want anyone getting close to her. This was one of the reason why the hall where she stayed was incredibly deserted.
At that moment, she was calling out to Su Ming repeatedly in the depths of her heart. This had lasted for an entire week, but every single time she called out, her voice would sink like a stone falling into the sea. No response would be given to her, and it was as if Su Ming had left, completely forgetting this place.
An anguished look appeared on Bao Qiu's face and she sighed.
'There's still two days left until we have to depart, but he still hasn't replied… even though I can sense that he's close to this place…'
Bao Qiu's expression constantly changed. She had a seal placed on her soul and her life was no longer in her hands. When she thought of the great battle that would occur two days later and she remembered that she had to dissipate her soul as one of the members to set up Evil Spirit Sect's Sky Devourer Rune because of all the souls of those who formed this Sky Devourer Rune had to be fused together to activate this powerful Rune, Bao Qiu smiled bitterly.
She wasn't certain whether anyone would be able to find anything off about her once her soul fused with the others. But based on her analysis, the chances of this matter being discovered were quite high. After all, the person who would manage this Great Sky Devourer Rune was Sir Ji An's personal attendant, and that person's level of cultivation was higher than Shen Dong's.
That was why she had been calling out to Su Ming urgently during the past few days, so that they could find a solution to this problem. After all, she would be in great trouble if something wrong was discovered about her when they activated the Great Sky Devourer Rune.
'Oh well, if he still hasn't responded to my call before I leave, then I will have to go to Sect Elder Shen Dong and tell him the truth… But his seal on me…' Bao Qiu struggled for a moment before she sighed resignedly.
At the moment she heaved out that sigh, a chill suddenly ran down her spine, because right, a cold voice rang in her ears.
"What is it that made you call me so many times?"
Bao Qiu shuddered, and when she turned her head around, she saw that Su Ming had appeared not too far behind her at some point. The familiar sight of his white robes as well as his long hair made Bao Qiu immediately wrap her fist in her palm before she bowed towards him.
"Greetings, Master.
"Master, Evil Sect has issued an order to launch an all out attack. Two days later, the entire combat force of Evil Sect will be fighting against all the other Immortal sects, who will be led by Great Leaf Immortal Sect. At that time, Evil Spirit Sect will be forming the Great Sky Devourer Rune…" Bao Qiu lowered her head and quickly told Su Ming the things that had brought about her anxiety over the past few days.
Yet when she finished speaking, she did not receive any reply from Su Ming. She hesitated for a moment before she lifted her head to look at Su Ming. Then, she saw a pensive look in his eyes, as if he was distracted by some consideration.
When Bao Qiu saw a faint hint of killing intent shining in that pensive look in his eyes, her heart trembled, and she did not dare look him in the eye anymore.
She had a vague feeling that Su Ming was a little different from how he was in the past, but she could not describe what was unlike before. Right now, she felt the same kind of anxiety within her as she did when she had to meet Sir Ji An in the past.
"Did you just say… Great Leaf Immortal Sect?" Su Ming asked unhurriedly after some time, and his gaze landed on Bao Qiu's face.
This was not the first time Su Ming had learned of the Great Leaf Immortal Sect. In truth, as time passed and he gained more exposure, he had been able to tell from various clues that there were several other huge Immortal sects besides Evil Sect in Eastern Wastelands and South Morning.
Hidden Dragon Sect had clearly targeted the Shamans, and also had an incredibly great amount of influence in Eastern Wastelands.
From the name itself, he could tell that Sky Mist Dao was connected to Sky Mist's ancestor, and Tian Lan Meng was also in there.
As for Great Leaf Immortal Sect, it had occupied the land of Berserkers in South Morning and the most important parts in Eastern Wastelands. Di Tian's servant was from this sect… and Di Tian was clearly also from this sect!
"Yes. This time our major opponent is Great Leaf Immortal Sect. After all, the Emperors from Hidden Dragon Sect and Sky Mist Dao have not descended here. Besides Evil Sect having the presence of Sir Ji An among us in Eastern Wastelands, only Great Leaf Immortal Sect has favorable climatic and topographical elements that allowed Di Tian of the five Emperors to send two of his clones here.
"They are our greatest enemy!" Bao Qiu quickly said, and when she mentioned Great Leaf Immortal Sect possessing favorable climatic and topographical elements, she instinctively cast Su Ming a glance.
"Two clones!" A barely noticeable glint shone in Su Ming's eyes, and his mood grew even more sullen. He could tell that Bao Qiu was not lying, and neither was there any need for her to lie about this. If that was the case, his guess had been slightly wrong. Di Tian had not sent one clone to this place this time… but two!
After a moment of pensive silence, Su Ming's eyes shone with a strange light and he suddenly asked, "How confident are you to win this battle?" .
"With Sir Ji An around, its fifty-fifty on who wins," Bao Qiu said softly, after hesitating slightly.
"Ji An…" Su Ming mumbled. He had heard this name multiple times when he was in Evil Spirit Sect. Gradually, a dark smile curled up on his lips.
Chapter 641: There Can Be No Failure in this Battle!
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
'The time limit to gather ten million lis blood light from Eastern Wastelands Tower is only a thousand days… and the more this drags on, the more disadvantageous it would be for the Immortals. This would mean that they're just giving a perfect chance for Berserkers!
'That's why Ji An is in such a hurry to launch a full scale battle between Evil Sect and all the other sects, and this must also be the other sects' intention as well. They want to determine who would win and lose with just one battle!
'Perhaps there's some form of trade going on behind the scenes beyond Yin Death Region. Are they going to determine who will be the ones taking charge and who will be the ones who can only follow when they enter Eastern Wastelands Tower with this battle…?'
A glint appeared in Su Ming's eyes as he started analyzing the situation. He might not have concrete evidence to back up his guesses, but he should be close to the truth. After all, this was one of the few methods that could resolve the plan the first God of Berserkers had set up for Eastern Wastelands Tower.
'The main part of this battle is the fight between Di Tian's two clones and Ji An himself, only then will come the fight between the disciples from the other Immortal sects.
'But since Ji An would dare to launch this battle, then he must have some sort of confidence. If that's the case… Di Tian, you will die!' The killing intent in Su Ming's eyes shone brighter. He wanted to kill Di Tian, but due to his level of cultivation and Di Tian's great strength, it was difficult for him to fulfill his wish.
But if Di Tian did not die, then it would be impossible for him to reach Berserker Soul Realm. Because of this, his desire to kill Di Tian grew even stronger.
'I'm not your opponent if I face you head-on, but if I hide myself and mix with the cultivators from Evil Sect… then when you fight against Ji An and think that I will absolutely not choose to attack during the battle, my chances of killing you will raise to the highest possible level!
'Ji An from Evil Sect will surely not give up that perfect chance either!' Su Ming laughed coldly in his heart. After mulling over this particular thought carefully in his head, a determined look appeared on his face.
"With me around, I won't let anyone be able to see any sort of problems on you when you cast that Great Sky Devourer Rune. When you leave two days later, I will go with you and fight against those Immortal sects!" Su Ming waved his arm in dismissal and no longer paid any attention to Bao Qiu, disappearing without a trace from the hall with a single step.
Only Bao Qiu remained in the hall with a stunned look on her face. After a moment, a puzzled expression appeared on her face, but she soon seemed to have remembered something. A shudder ran through her body, and she whipped her head around and looked at the entrance to the hall, her breathing picking up in speed. She only managed to recover after a long time had passed.
'Could it be… that the rumors about Di Tian and Destiny are real?!'
With Di Tian's strength, it was difficult to judge the possibility of anyone ambushing him while his two clones fought against Ji An.
Even for a powerful Immortal in Ascendance, it would still be difficult for him to be useful unless he self-destructed. At the very most, he would only be able to provide a few chances for Ji An to be on the offensive.
If it was a low leveled Immortal in Ascendance, then he would not even need to bother about attacking, because he would be completely useless. Unless a person's power had surpassed that of Ascendance and they could fight against one of Di Tian's clones on his own, only then would things be perfect for Ji An.
Su Ming did not possess this sort of power. Perhaps more accurately speaking, he did somewhat have this power, but compared to that, what was even better was that he was familiar with Di Tian's divine abilities! After all, when Hong Luo was in control of his body, he had fought against Di Tian, and after Hong Luo disappeared, Su Ming had killed one of them himself!
In fact, just a few years ago, he had engaged in a shocking battle against one of Di Tian's clone on the Dead Sea island. During that battle, Su Ming might have needed the old xun maker's help to escape, but if he did not possess the ability to force Di Tian's clone into a pathetic state, then even with the old xun maker's help, Su Ming would have still been unable to escape.
Su Ming had not died in all three battles against Di Tian, and now, he was about to take the initiative and launch the fourth one!
'I can't depend on Ji An for the success of this battle…'
Su Ming appeared at the edge of Thousand River Valley. This was the place where most Outer Sect disciples gathered. He searched for a slightly more remote place before he sat down and sank into his thoughts.
He touched his storage bag. He had retrieved the God of Berserkers' spike after he had used it all those years ago, and while that spike could still be used, he had to be much more careful with his timing this time compared to the past, or else it would not make much of a difference.
A flicker of light shone in Su Ming's eyes, and he patted his storage bag with his right hand. A ray of dark light appeared before it instantly vanished into Su Ming's mouth, and it immediately began receiving nourishment in his body. That light had contained the spike!
'All of my Enchanted Treasures were destroyed during that battle… One of the only things I can still use is the might of the one mountain Han Mountain Bell absorbed from Eastern Wastelands Bell. The bell's power has increased by quite a large margin because of this, so at least I'll be able to use it.
'And then there's the divine lightning Di Tian was incredibly wary of in the past!' Su Ming's eyes sparkled. The powerful strength that had erupted from the nine-holed cauldron that day was something he still could not forget up to this date.
'Aside from this, I have three other divine abilities with me which Di Tian's clone hasn't seen me use before. They might prove useful!' In silence, the first thing Su Ming thought of was the grass knot puppet Art he had learned!
'It's a pity that I'd need Di Tian's hair or a personal belonging of his to cast this Art… Hmm?' Su Ming's pupils constricted. A thought had suddenly struck him.
As that thought popped up in his head, Su Ming's heart immediately started racing and pounding against his chest.
'Perhaps I won't need his hair or his personal belongings… As long as Di Tian's mind exists in something and he has an incredibly close connection to it, then I might be able to use it…
'And even if that something is a person, I can still use it! As long as that person is someone close to Di Tian and is mentally connected to him, then I should be able to do it!' A cold sneer curled up on Su Ming's lips. He had just remembered Di Tian's servant!
The old man in black Su Ming had captured in the World of Nine Yin was still in his possession. He had originally wanted to learn about Destiny from that old man's mouth, but now, he would be the best possible tool in his plot against Di Tian!
'This person is Di Tian's servant and he was sent here to keep an eye on me, so clearly, he is a trusted subordinate… He could also communicate with Di Tian and was protected by Di Tian's clone in the past, had even fused with him. That's why… this person is definitely mentally connected to Di Tian!' In the mid of such thoughts, Su Ming began laughing coldly in his heart.
'Di Tian, you placed a seal on me and could even bring about my failure through a long distanced attack when I tried to reach Berserker Soul Realm. Today, I will use this grass knot puppet Art and have you get a taste of your own medicine!' A ruthless look appeared in Su Ming's eyes, but it quickly vanished.
'There's also the Seven Abyssal Yin Death Seal. This is Shen Dong's divine ability, but since he's not from Yin Death Region, he couldn't reach completion in this Art. I copied it that day, and I'm quite certain I can execute it.' Su Ming closed his eyes, and once he mulled over that Verdant Abyssal Seal, he blinked them open. His desire to kill Di Tian grew stronger.
'The last one is…' Su Ming lifted his left hand and looked at four of his fingers. The indistinct runic symbols shining on their pads caused Su Ming's eyes to slowly be surrounded by brilliant light.
'Wind, rain, thunder, lightning… and winter!' Su Ming's gaze fell on his right little finger.
'Two days…'
Su Ming stood up and disappeared without a trace. When he disappeared, a shifty looking person walked out from the alley beside where he'd been sitting. When the stranger walked over, he started looking all around him, sighing without end.
"What should I do…? What should I do…? I'll definitely die in this battle… Qian Chen, oh Qian Chen, are you really going to die young…? Ah, the heavens really do hate talented people!"
That person was, of course, Qian Chen. He sat down right, with a sigh and a miserable look on his face, where Su Ming had been previously sitting and started daydreaming while looking at the sky.
"Ah… If I had known about this before, then I wouldn't have wasted all my efforts to descend here in secret. It would have been so much better if I had stayed up there… I could have gotten all the girls I wanted and all the spirit stones I wanted… It's my fault for being greedy. I thought I could get an easier life if I descended to the land of Berserkers." Qian Chen pulled his hair and his face was twisted in distress. Judging by his words, this person was an Immortal who had descended to the land of Berserkers!
But perhaps… he was the weakest cultivator to have ever descended.
While he was sighing, Su Ming had already returned to his cave abode. Once he sat down, he swung his arm, and a black ball of fog immediately appeared before him. Within it was the old man in black robes - Di Tian's servant. However, the area around him had already been sealed up, causing his presence to be unable to spread out.
Su Ming stared at the old man in black, and with a glint in his eyes, he immediately brought out a blade of grass before he started tying knots on it. With each one, he would extract a little piece of the old man's soul...
His killing intent and hate towards Di Tian caused all of the knots Su Ming tied to be filled with Curses, killing intent, and all sorts of sinister Arts. Within them were also madness, destruction, suppression, death, and all sorts of other thoughts he wished upon Di Tian.
As he tied those knots, wisps of chilling air spread out and absorbed the old man's soul before fusing it into the knots. Then, with the power from the knots, Su Ming started stirring up the faint connection between Di Tian and the old man in black robes.
With this connection, he would use this old man as a medium to Curse and plot against Di Tian! As Su Ming continuously played with this idea in his mind, he gradually found the dots connecting Di Tian and the old man, and slowly, he began to have a feeling as if he was looking at Di Tian when he stared at the grass-knot doll in his hand.
'If I don't kill Di Tian in this battle… I will definitely not be satisfied!
'If Di Tian doesn't die in this battle, then it will be me who will die!
'I cannot lose this battle!'
Su Ming held the doll, and the murderous aura on his face grew so thick that it caused a layer of frost to instantly appear in the cave abode.
Time passed, and two days were gone in the blink of an eye. Two hours before Evil Sect marched out, the sky was getting bright, and a faint green mark appeared on Su Ming's right palm.
There was a wave of death contained within it, one which wasn't dissipating. This was the key for Verdant Abyssal Seal, which Su Ming had gathered during these two days besides making that grass-knot doll. It was the key he had obtained when he copied Shen Dong's Seven Abyssal Yin Death Seal. It might not be complete and he would need to bear certain consequences when he activated it, but Su Ming still chose to use it.
He had seen the Art's might with his own eyes, and he had the confidence that the power of Yin Death from this Verdant Abyssal Seal activated with his own aura of death would be greater than what Shen Dong had managed to achieve!
Besides this green mark, Su Ming also held a grass-knot doll in his left hand. The old man in black robes had already disappeared, but there were wisps of chilling cold air coming from the doll. If anyone stared at it for a prolonged period of time, they would be able to hear shrill screams of pain coming from inside it.
Su Ming sucked in a deep breath. Once he put away the doll, he stood up and disappeared from his cave abode.
Chapter 642: Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors!
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
The disciples were still flying on something like the giant flying Feng Shui compass they used when they came to Thousand River Valley, but this time, there was not just one, but nine of those things!
The amount of Evil Spirit Sect disciples sitting on those nine gigantic Feng Shui compasses numbered to thousands. These disciples were all from the Outer Sect or were Berserkers who had changed their blood inheritance.
They looked like a large mass of black, and their sheer numbers gave off a feeling that there was great strength lying within them, simply because of just how numerous they were.
Beyond these nine Feng Shui compasses were eighteen gigantic Yin Dragons. They were formed by vengeful souls, and each of them were tens of thousands of feet long. They surrounded the Feng Shui compasses, and as they flew forward, their roars echoed in the air.
Nearly ten thousand people could be counted sitting on the Yin Dragons, and all of them were the elite disciples from Evil Spirit Sect. Their expressions were ghastly, and there was a wave of killing intent reflected off their aloof faces. As they sat on the gigantic dragons formed of dead spirits, they charged through the air.
There were two or three people sitting on each of the Yin Dragons' heads. Most of them were the powerful monsters within Evil Spirit Sect, and Shen Dong was standing on top of the head belonging to the dragon right in the front of the army. As for Bao Qiu, she was on the final Yin Dragon.
The presence alone from the army in the sky right then far surpassed what they had when they invaded Thousand River Valley. Clearly, the fight in the valley had just been a warmup, and the real battle had yet to begin.
Right behind these Yin Dragons were nine huge carriages. Each of them was thousands of feet big and covered by a large amount of runic symbols. No one could tell what was contained within them, but the slight waves of pressure spreading out from there allowed everyone to tell that there might be incredibly powerful murderous weapons contained within!
These carriages formed a vertical line and were dragged through the sky as if they were following the dragons' lead.
But that was not all. This might be able to show just how powerful Evil Spirit Sect was, but it did not show how domineering the sect was. However, once the churning dark clouds in the sky turned into gigantic skulls, it made Evil Spirit Sect's army look terrifying.
It was especially so when there was a large banner placed on the two Yin Dragons traveling at the left and right outermost edges of the army. These banners were larger than the dragons themselves, and were nearly a hundred thousand feet long. As the dragons charged through the air, the banners danced in the wind, causing all the people to definitely take notice of them when they caught sight of Evil Spirit Sect!
There were only three words on the left banner.
Evil Spirit Sect!
There were also only three words on the right banner, and they were words that would give off a bloodthirsty feel to anyone who saw them!
Massacre all lives!
The flapping sounds coming from the banners, as they danced in the wind, fused with the moaning cries in the air from the charging Yin Dragons' roars, turning into a strange, piercing sound that traveled in all directions as Evil Spirit Sect's army rushed forward.
Wherever they went, everyone on the ground would fall silent. It did not matter how strong the wild beasts were, they would all feel inferior and lower their heads as if they did not dare to look at the army. The numerous Berserker tribes on the land, too, fell silent.
Su Ming sat on one of the nine Feng Shui compasses surrounded by the eighteen Yin Dragons and looked at the sky before him with a calm face. He was circulating his power in preparation for this battle that would surely shake the skies.
Evil Spirit Sect could be completely destroyed and the Immortal sects could also be annihilated for all he cared. These things were none of his concern. The only thing that he cared about was Di Tian's death!
Di Tian had to die in this battle!
"Senior, we're really fated together! I didn't expect to see you again here. Senior, you have to save me this time…" At the moment killing intent shone in Su Ming's eyes, a whimpering sound reached his ears.
Su Ming did not even need to turn around to know that it was Qian Chen.
The man was holding onto the handle prepared for everyone on the Feng Shui compass so that he would not be swept away by the wind pressure. He was circulating what little amount of cultivation base he had within his body rapidly, and once he managed to stabilize himself, albeit with much difficulty, he slowly moved around the eighth Feng Shui compass and started asking for help from a large number of people. Once he saw Su Ming, surprised delight immediately shone in his eyes, and he crawled over to him in desperation, looking at him with pleading eyes.
He knew that Su Ming was definitely not some ordinary person and was surely someone who had hidden his strength. Qian Chen also remembered how Su Ming had disappeared during the battle in Thousand River Valley.
"Senior, all four great sects in Evil Sects are going to march out this time, but we don't know where the gathering point is. However, all the prodigies in Evil Sect are definitely going to appear this time…
"It doesn't matter whether they're the old monsters or the new generation prodigies, all of them will appear… like Sikong from Evil Dust Sect. This person is the strongest among all the younger generation in Evil Dust Sect!
"He is someone who is equal to Shanhen from our sect…"
A thought appeared in Qian Chen's mind as his eyes twinkled, and he immediately started speaking about these things. He knew that he did not possess any valuable qualities for Su Ming to take care of him, but once he thought about why he would hide his power and come to Evil Spirit Sect, he knew that it would be best for Su Ming to know as much as possible about Evil Sect. At that moment, Qian Chen's life was in peril, and he really could care less about keeping the information about Evil Sect a secret from outsiders. He simply spilled whatever he knew to Su Ming.
He was an Immortal who descended to this land, and hence, no normal disciple would be able to compare to his status. It was also the reason why he knew a lot more things compared to other disciples.
"Sikong…" A glint appeared in Su Ming's eyes and he turned his head sideways to cast the speaking man a glance.
Qian Chen's spirits were immediately lifted. He felt that he had just found his chance to show how useful he was, and he immediately spoke up.
"Senior, please look at that biggest man on the third Yin Dragon, he's Evil Spirit Sect's Shanhen!" Qian Chen pointed towards the third Yin Dragon in the distance, and when Su Ming looked over, he also saw the man standing at the top of the Yin Dragon's head.
That man was incredibly built, and as he stood there, he looked like a small hill. The waves of power coming from within him were not weak, and the vengeful souls surrounding his body gave off a feeling that would cause all those who saw him feel their hearts tremble against their will.
"Shanhen…" Su Ming looked at that man. In truth, when he first came to Evil Spirit Sect, he had already noticed this person, who had been feeding the vengeful souls at that time.
"Shanhen… Shan Hen…" If that matter with Bei Ling and Chen Xin had not occurred, Su Ming would not have thought too much about this. Yet now, he had already come to understand quite a large number of things, which was why he hadn't behaved strangely when they first met. He only cast the man a deep look before he averted his gaze.
'With my current appearance, all those people with these familiar names will be unable to recognize me,' Su Ming thought silently in his head.
"That Si Kong you mentioned just now, how do you spell his name?" Su Ming asked slowly.
"Sikong, without any space between the syllables [1]." Qian Chen was momentarily stunned. He did not know why Su Ming would suddenly ask such a question, but he quickly answered it anyway.
'Si Kong… Sikong…' Su Ming fell silent.
"Speaking of which, the strongest among the younger generation in Evil Spirit Sect isn't Shanhen, but Wu Shen[2]! But Wu Shen went out to train many years ago and he's not in the army right now. Still, I believe that the sect must have contacted him, since this is such a huge matter. We should be able to see this person when we reach Evil Sect's gathering spot." When Qian Chen saw that Su Ming was no longer asking any questions, he started talking about everything he knew once more.
"The strongest disciple in Evil Lust Sect is called Bi'su [3]. Er… The su in her name is pronounced softly[4]. Bi'su's a girl, but she's incredibly talented and has an incredibly shocking talent… Bi'su, Wu Shen, and Sikong can be said to be incredibly famous among all the Evil Sects in the land of Berserkers."
'Interesting…' A brilliant light shone in Su Ming's eyes.
'So Wind Stream Tribe's Wu Sen from my memories is the strongest disciple in Evil Spirit Sect! And that Bi Su from my memories is a girl called Bi'su!'
Su Ming remained calm though. This was not really a secret. It would not be difficult for him to learn about it if he really wanted to know it. What Qian Chen had told him was not really that valuable.
Perhaps it was because he had seen Su Ming's composure, but after a moment of hesitation, Qian Chen gritted his teeth and got closer to him whispering the next few things.
"There's also Sir Shen Dong from Evil Spirit Sect. Senior, you should be familiar with him, but you definitely wouldn't know that he has an extraordinary status in the land of Immortals. He's one of the three Apogees in the three inferior sects in Evil Sect!
"Evil Sect is divided into three superior sects and three inferior sects in the land of Immortals. The three inferior sects are Evil Spirit, Evil Dust, and Evil Lust, and as for the three superior sects, they are Evil Sky, Evil Dao, and Evil Immortal!
"This time, the one that descended to the land of Berserkers is one of the three superior sects, Evil Immortal Sect, and they brought with them the three inferior sects…"
A sparkle appeared in Su Ming's eyes and he looked towards Qian Chen.
When the man saw his interest, he quickly continued whispering to him.
"Sir Shen Dong is one of the three Apogees in the three inferior sects, and the other two Apogees are Sir Shihai[5] from Evil Dust Sect, as well as Bitu[6] from Evil Lust Sect!
"These three people have all reached great circle in Ascendance, and all of them possess the constitution to be able to descend to the land of Berserkers with their full form. The limitations set by the laws of Yin Death in the land of Berserkers are practically nothing to them!
"They're unlike the Immortals who descended thousands of years ago, who had been suppressed to the point where they could only use a bit of their power…"
Su Ming stared at Qian Chen. He did not expect that this person would know about these things, and by the looks of it, he was not making it all up.
"The Evil Immortal Sect is one of the three superior sects, and it's incredibly powerful. The people there might not be able to descend with their complete power, but with Sir Ji An's presence, they could still fully make up for their losses.
"Sir Ji An is one of the three Sovereigns in Evil Sect!" Qian Chen was not going to stop unless he managed to shock Su Ming with his words. He continued pouring out everything that he knew so that the other would think that he had some qualities worth protecting.
"Three Sovereigns?" Su Ming narrowed his eyes.
"That's right. The Immortals might only have occupied a third of the galaxy in Morning Dao World, but we are one of the greatest forces there… There are three Sovereigns and five Emperors [7] among us Immortals. The three Sovereigns belong to the Evil Sect, whereas the five Emperors come from the Immortal Sects!
"Sir Ji An is the Sovereign of Destruction among the three Sovereigns! As for that Di Tian in Great Leaf Immortal Sect, he is the Heavenly Emperor among the five Emperors," Qian Chen whispered softly.
Su Ming's heart trembled in shock. This was the first time he had heard about things in the land of Immortals. If someone who had a great level of cultivation would have told him about all this, he would not have been too surprised, but the person who was informing him was Qian Chen!
"What are the levels of cultivation of the three Sovereigns in Evil Sect and five Emperors in those Immortal sects?" Su Ming immediately asked.
"I'm not certain of the details… but it's rumored that besides Sovereign Chi, the other two Sovereigns have already reached the Third Step."
"As for the five Emperors, besides the Yellow Emperor [8], the other four are all almighty people who have reached the Third Step… but these are just rumors. I cannot tell whether they are true or false with my status."
'The Third Step…' The description of the Immortals' cultivation methods Su Ming had inherited from Hong Luo appeared in his head.
"If that is the case, then Evil Sect's influence in the land of Immortals is weaker than that of the Immortal sects! But since they can fight on equal grounds, then there must be something that allows them to do so," Su Ming stated languidly.
Qian Chen winked at him and grinned. Once he swept his gaze across the area, he started speaking in a hushed tone as well as a voice that gave him a mysterious air.
Translator's Notes:
1. The original version for all those interested, also lost in translation.
Su Ming: What does the Si mean in Si Kong's name? (At this point he is using the character 司, which is a surname/family name)
Qian Chen: That Si means deep thought. (The Si he refers to is 思)
2. Wu Shen and Wu Sen: Wu Shen is 邬申 (wu1 shen1). Wu is a surname, and Shen means to explain/express. His counterpart is Wu Sen, the bald guy from Wind Stream Tribe who was supposed to be the third strongest in that tribe before he got his power stolen from Su Ming before the stair climbing contest and fell to the twelfth place. Wu Sen is 邬森 (wu1 sen1). Wu is a surname and is the exact same character as the Wu in Wu Shen, while 森 is forest. If you look at it closely, you will notice that the 'Sh' for Shen in Wu Shen's name is pronounced as /ʃ/ and the 's' in Sen is /s/.
3. Bi'su: The Bisu mentioned in chapter 575 is another person. That Bisu is Bi Su's counterpart. Su Ming misunderstood and thought Bi'su is Bi Su's counterpart. 毕+素 = Bi'+ su = Surname + white.
4. Lost in translation original text version:
Qian Chen: Er… The su in her name means white.
5. Shi Hai/Shihai: Shi Hai is the old man from Wind Stream Tribe who had brought Su Ming to Wind Stream Mountain. Shi Hai = shi2 + hai3 = 石 + 海 = stone + sea. Shihai = shi3 + hai3 = 史 + 海 = history + sea
6. Bitu/Bi Tu: Bitu is 毕汢 (bi4 tu), and Bi Tu is 毕图 (bi4 tu2). Bitu is surname + another surname, and Bi Tu is surname + picture. Bi Tu is the elder from Black Mountain Tribe.
7. Three Sovereigns and five Emperors: Is a group of mythological rulers in ancient Northern China. Some of their titles are used from the legends, some are made up. Here is a link to give you a general idea, you'll have to go through multiple websites to really know about all of them though: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Sovereigns_and_Five_Emperors
Di Tian's Heavenly Emperor title came from Tiandi teachings, by the way: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiandi_teachings
8. Yellow Emperor: The original title over here is 轩帝 (xuan2 di4), and this title just happens to be the other title for Yellow Emperor, who is one of the mythological deities in China. Remember that Rho Leonis Disaster? Yeah, it's from him. Here are the links promised.
Chapter 643: The Place Where Immortals Descend!
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
"Senior, you are wise. That is indeed the case, because the Yellow Emperor, who is the strongest among the Immortals, went into isolation many years ago and still hasn't come out up to this date. It is said that the Yellow Emperor has already died… There are also rumors that the Yellow Emperor has been killed after Di Tian used some unknown method on him!
"But these are just rumors. After all, the difference between their levels of cultivation is simply too great… But ever since the Yellow Emperor went into isolation, his royal bloodline was divided. Even his son, Hong Luo, went mad and was subdued by Di Tian. No one knows where he was sealed.
"From this alone, we can tell that something unexpected happened to the Yellow Emperor…
"And even though Sovereign Chi, who is the strongest among the three Sovereigns, would occasionally send his divine sense sweeping across the land of Immortals to intimidate the Immortals, he is mainly in isolation. That's why this current state of balance was formed." Qian Chen put on a mysterious look, and when he saw Su Ming listening to him intently, he regarded him in great disdain.
He mocked Su Ming in his heart for still being just a Berserker in the end, despite having a high level of cultivation. All he needed to do was reveal a little of what he knew about the Immortals, and he could already leave Su Ming stunned.
"You are one of those people who descended here." Su Ming closed his eyes, and once he opened them after a moment, he uttered his words slowly.
This was something that could be easily deduced. Qian Chen never thought about hiding it either. He quickly nodded, and he grew even more disdainful towards Su Ming, thinking that any person who was not an idiot would definitely be able to tell in the blink of an eye that he was someone who had descended to the land after hearing him say so many things about the Immortals. Clearly, this person had already fried his brain while training, for he actually needed to close his eyes and think about this sort of thing.
However, Qian Chen did not dare to show any of his thoughts on his face. Instead, he merely put on an expression of awe towards Su Ming's wisdom.
"The method you used to descend is different from the rest," Su Ming said calmly.
Qian Chen blinked before he nodded again. However, he was feeling slightly nervous in his heart. When he thought about his low level of cultivation, his status that was distinctly not close to that of a prodigy among the Immortals, his failure to fulfill the requirements of descending to the land, and his knowledge towards the Immortals, he found that there was only one explanation about how he would have come to this place. Once he thought about it, he felt his worries fade away, and while he still harbored disdain towards Su Ming, that feeling had lessened slightly.
"You are also not from Evil Sect," Su Ming stated flatly, still calm.
Yet when he said those words, Qian Chen was momentarily stunned, and a slight change of expression could be detected on his face. After a moment of hesitation, he nodded his head slowly, and he began to feel anxious and doubtful.
"Neither are you an Immortal!" There was a ghost of a smile on Su Ming's lips as he stated that slowly.
Qian Chen eyes went wide and he almost leaped to his feet. His heart also started racing in his chest, as disbelief showed itself on his face and a loud bang rang out in his head. Each of Su Ming's words had brought him greater shock than the previous one, and the sentence he had uttered just now had struck him completely dumb with astonishment. At that moment, there was no longer any hint of disdain in his heart. Finally, he knew exactly what this man had been thinking of when he closed his eyes just now, and that was definitely not about figuring out that he was a person who had descended to the land of Berserkers.
"Um… Senior, don't scare me now. How could I not be an Immortal?"
The disdain in Qian Chen's heart turned into anxiety. That faint smile on Su Ming's lips right before his eyes gave him a feeling as if everything about him had been seen through with just one glance, and as if all his secrets had been discovered by his gaze and expression.
He had never experienced this kind of thing before, and right then, the more he looked at Su Ming, the more he felt that he was impossible to figure out, and it made his anxiety increase even further.
"Where you come from has nothing to do with me." Su Ming cut off Qian Chen's words, and once he cast a deep look at this person, he said these words languidly.
"I can protect you and let you have the highest possible chance of surviving during the battle between Evil Sect and all the other Immortal sects… The likeliness of whether you will end up surviving will depend on your value though." Once Su Ming said these words, he stopped speaking.
A large variety of expressions passed one after another on Qian Chen's face. He had naturally heard the meaning behind Su Ming's words - the higher his value, the greater his protection would be…
In silence, Qian Chen cast his gaze around the area before sighing in his heart. He knew that if he lost Su Ming's protection, then he would only be able to depend on his luck to survive through the battle. Yet once he remembered how rotten his luck had been previously, a shudder immediately ran down his body, and a wary expression appeared in his gaze when he looked back at Su Ming.
"Senior, I've had enough of living in the land of Berserkers… If you can keep me alive during this battle, then I will tell you how the Immortals come to the land of Berserkers, and how different my method is compared to theirs…
"In fact, I'll even tell you how to leave this place… I'll let you see with your own eyes how I leave the land of Berserkers and return to my land!" Qian Chen looked at Su Ming with a pleading look and a face full of sincerity.
Su Ming was also looking at Qian Chen. After some time, he nodded.
When Qian Chen saw him accepting his offer, he let out a huge sigh of relief, and a large variety of emotions rose in his heart. He remembered how he had gone to the land of Immortals and how he had arrived in the land of Berserkers. Sometimes, he would feel very satisfied, but there were certain things that made him feel disappointed, and this life and death situation he was about to face soon especially made him feel miserable and agonized.
The urge to return home caused Qian Chen to make this sort of promise to Su Ming.
At that moment, he did not know just what sort of disaster he would bring to all Immortals and just how long the sky would remain red because of it…
Neither did he know that if Su Ming saw how he left this place and returned to the land of Immortals, it would be a set-back to Di Tian's plans like none before it, and it would all happen due to Qian Chen's promise. Because of this, Su Ming would bring an even greater amount of shock to Di Tian that even compared to the time Hong Luo woke up!
All of these, he did not know.
Time passed. In the blink of an eye, a few days went by. Su Ming sat on the Feng Shui compass calmly. Since he was an Outer Sect disciple, almost no one paid any sort of attention to him. Besides, even though he had physically grown up a little more, his current appearance was still that of a fourteen to fifteen year old boy; he looked little different to how he was before.
There was still a hint of youthfulness on his face, and because of that, it was easy to for him to be ignored by other people.
During these past few days, the eighteen Yin Dragons had dragged the nine huge carriages behind them, practically shooting through a small half of Eastern Wastelands. Their traveling speed was so quick that it even made Su Ming narrow his eyes when he occasionally lowered his head and looked down.
Another three days went by, and a large piece of flatland appeared before Evil Spirit Sect…
Perhaps it was not accurate to describe this place as a piece of flatland, because the ground here was black, and there was an air of decay coming out from it. There was also a large amount of deep pits on the ground!
These pits came in a variety of size, and all of them looked as if they had been formed by the stars from beyond this world crashing down. Some of the larger ones were several hundreds of thousands of feet in size, but even the smallest ones were thousands of feet wide.
There were some places that did not have any pits but were filled with gigantic stones. They filled the cavities, and the part of them that was revealed outside gave of a shocking feeling of age.
These stones also came in different sizes and were scattered all over the land. When Su Ming looked over… he found that the number of stones was as countless as the ground was endless…
Overall, the number of pits on the ground was about the same as the number of stones on the land.
There were several hundreds stones that were each hundreds of thousands of feet in size, and if anyone stood on them, they would find that they were all incredibly tiny in comparison.
The land here was strange, and the sky, too, was also unusual. There were no clouds above. In their place were stones just like the ones on the ground, and they were all floating in the sky on their own. It was as if there was some form of power from a Law that existed between them and the ground that allowed them to not fall nor move, just remain floating in the sky.
This spot was close to the center of Eastern Wastelands. The area of this desert was incredibly big… and it was also not too far away from Eastern Wastelands Tower!
This was the battlefield that had been chosen by both Evil Sect and the Immortal sects for their battle!
Over here, they would be able to determine who would be the ones taking the lead when they entered Eastern Wastelands Tower, and who would be the ones who had to follow. The ones who lost would have to deliver a sufficient amount of Immortals' souls so as to light up that ten million blood-red light from Eastern Wastelands Tower and in turn fulfill the requirement to enter the tower.
This decision was clearly not made in the land of Berserkers, but had been made by the three Sovereigns and Five Emperors in the galaxy of the Immortals.
When Evil Spirit Sect's army charged down to the land from the sky, they became the first sect to arrive in this place, because Thousand River Valley was the closest one to the battlefield, compared to the spots where the other sects were built upon.
Thousand River Valley could become a transfer point that would make it easy for those in Evil Sect to advance and retreat. This was also one of the reasons why Evil Spirit Sect had been sent to occupy this region before the battle.
The Yin Dragons' roars echoed in the world and stirred layers of ripples that caused the sounds in the area to move, albeit slowly and only slightly.
As the eighteen Yin Dragons descended, and the Evil Spirit Sect disciples on them turned into long arcs and leaped down. They took over several dozens of the meteors in the sky and a dozen something stones filling up the pits in the ground.
The nine carriages were positioned horizontally on the ground, and there were quite a large number of disciples sitting on them and exercising their breathing quietly as they waited for their orders.
With Shen Dong in the lead, the old monsters all sat down on a gigantic stone of a hundred thousand feet instead of choosing to stand on one of the meteors in the sky. They did not say a single word but merely waited silently.
Only the two gigantic banners continued floating in the air, causing all those in the distance to be able to see the words 'Evil Spirit Sect' sprawled on one of them, as well as the other three words 'Massacre all lives' shining in bloody red light.
Including Su Ming, the thousands of Outer Sect disciples along with the Berserkers who had changed their blood inheritance were cut off from these groups of people. They were not told where they were supposed to go, hence most of them split up and went off on their own. Su Ming chose a thousand feet stone on the ground, and when he sat down there, Qian Chen followed him, all while looking around himself nervously.
"Senior, I know what this place is… This is the spot where the Immortals descend in Eastern Wastelands! The law of Yin Death is the weakest here, and it's the perfect place for Immortals to come. Most of them in Eastern Wastelands had chosen to descend here!"
Qian Chen sucked in a deep breath, and once he swiftly swept his gaze around the area, he lifted his head again and looked at the sky.
'Could it be… that there will be new Immortals coming here during the battle? If that's the case, there's absolutely no need for them to fight here!' Qian Chen's heart let out a loud thump in his chest. He had a vague feeling that the battle this time might be greater than what he had imagined.
Su Ming remained calm. Once he cast a glance at the sky, he narrowed his eyes. He could feel the ripples of power from the Rune in the sky.
Chapter 644: Chen Chong, Wu La!
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
The ripples from that Rune were not strong, but due to the unique environment, it seemed like it had fused with the world, forming a strange absorption force in the place.
'There must be a reason why the Immortals chose to descend in this place!'
Su Ming averted his gaze. He was not concerned with whether there would be any new Immortals descending during the battle. From the moment he stepped out of Thousand River Valley, all his thoughts had merged into one single thought, and that was… to kill Di Tian!
This thought would not change because of any illusion, any power, or anything else. It represented Su Ming's mind and spirit, as well as the determination lying in the depths of his soul!
'Di Tian's real self might be strong, but his clone is not unbeatable in the land of Berserkers… Besides…' A barely noticeable glint shone in Su Ming's eyes. Aside from all the things he had prepared, he also had a bold plan towards killing Di Tian!
The possibility of success for this plan might not be high, but it was still high enough. Once it succeeded, then the possibility of him killing Di Tian would rise out of nowhere, and this increase in that possibility would practically seal Di Tian's fate!
Su Ming remained seated on the rock quietly, as a dark, cold smile formed on his lips.
Those from Evil Spirit Sect were the earliest to arrive, and two hours after they saw the first signs of others. Numerous long arcs came charging towards them from the sky in the distance.
Those long arcs seemed to form a gigantic kirin. As it charged forth in the sky, the sounds the people made sounded like the roars of a beast. That kirin was an illusion that had manifested from a Rune that was formed by 9,999 people. All of them worked together in the Rune, causing the kirin to look incredibly mighty and alive!
The roars that came from the kirin caused all the Evil Spirit Sect members to lift their heads and look towards it coldly, even before it had arrived. Wind swept up the sand on the ground, making it seem as if it wanted to lift up the dust and cover up the sky.
Right behind that giant kirin were seven huge mountains several, each of which was tens of thousands of feet tall, charging through the air, but this was not what shocked the Evil Spirit Sect's disciples. The real thing that caused their pupils to shrink were the seven giants under those seven mountains.
These seven giants were like abnormalities in the world. Each of them was several thousands of feet tall. They had no expressions on their faces, and waves of power that could cause fear to rise in the hearts of all people were spreading out of their bodies. Their eyes were shining with such bloodlust and madness that no one would dare to look them in the eye!
Each of them was carrying a mountain and taking huge strides in the sky as they followed right behind the kirin.
If anyone took a closer look, they would then be able to tell that these half-naked giants had skin like metal and stone. Clattering sounds came from their bodies and rang in the air. They… were not real living beings, but were puppets that had been created with some sort of unique method!
"This is the Hidden Dragon Sect's kirin formed with sacred thoughts… and there's also… their Galactic Warrior Immortals!" Qian Chen sucked in a sharp breath. His face turned even paler and his teeth chattered, but he gritted his teeth and told Su Ming everything he knew.
"Hidden Dragon Sect's kirin is formed through the sacred thoughts gathered from ten thousand people activating the methods of their special cultivation. If there is one person among the ten thousand that can cast most of the divine abilities in Hidden Dragon Sect, then the kirin would even be able to communicate with spirits!
"There're also these… Galactic Warrior Immortals. Hidden Dragon Sect actually sent seven of them here… This… This shouldn't be possible. From what I know, these Galactic Warrior Immortals are the most valuable treasures in Hidden Dragon Sect, and each of them possesses power equivalent to the peak of the Second Step!" Qian Chen's breathing quickened and disbelief appeared on his face.
"These seven giants are known as Galactic Warrior Immortals?" Su Ming's eyes sparkled, but after a moment, he shook his head slowly.
"They all have power equivalent to Berserkers who attained great completion in the Berserker Soul Realm, and each of them have a Berserker's presence within their bodies…
"I get it now! These seven Galactic Warrior Immortals were created using the flesh and blood of the Berserkers in the land. They didn't descend here." Qian Chen sucked in a deep breath and mumbled his last words under his breath.
Su Ming did not speak. He had already managed to tell this before Qian Chen even said anything.
A loud bang echoed in the sky, and the kirin charged through the air, descending on one of the giant stones on the land. At the instant it landed, it seemed as if the stone could not withstand the weight and a large amount of cracks appeared on it, along with cracking sounds. Eventually, it fell to pieces with a bang.
There was a wave of hate and enmity in the kirin's eyes. Once it cast a glance at the people from Evil Spirit Sect, it closed its eyes. At the instant it did so, the creature's body dissipated, and right at that moment, ten thousand Hidden Dragon Sect disciples spread out to occupy the area around them. They were all standing right opposite the Evil Spirit Sect in the distance.
The person in the lead was a fair middle-aged man without any beard. He held a dragon staff in his hand, and once his gaze met that of Evil Spirit Sect's Shen Dong, a bloody red light seemed to shine in his eyes.
Right behind that middle-aged man were eight people. Three of them were women, and the other five men. All of them possessed outstanding power and their aura as Immortals surrounded their bodies. Anyone would be able to tell with just one glance that these people were Immortals who had descended in the land of Berserkers.
The other Hidden Dragon Sect members spread out like a fan around this group of people. On the left were a dozen something young men and women with sullen looks on their faces. Murderous aura filled the air around them.
Among these Hidden Dragon Sect members were two people who made Su Ming fall into a moment of absent-mindedness when he saw them.
One of them was the first powerful Berserker he had seen in the Awakening Realm. He could still remember that feeling of shock he had experienced at that time all those years ago. That person… was Wind Stream Tribe's Elder… Jing Nan!
Right then, Jing Nan was the beardless middle-aged man standing right in the middle of Hidden Dragon Sect. From his spot on that stone and the instinctive respect the people around him showed, it was not difficult for Su Ming to tell that this person had an incredibly high position in Hidden Dragon Sect!
And his level of cultivation… Su Ming could see the faint ripples belonging to those in Ascendance on him.
"Jingnan[1]... He was originally one of the Sect Elders in Hidden Dragon Sect when he was in the land of Immortals. He was appointed the Sect Master of the Hidden Dragon Sect here, once he descended in the land of Berserkers. Even after his power was suppressed, he still possesses the power of those in the great circle stage of Ascendance," Qian Chen immediately whispered.
Su Ming remained silent. After a moment, his gaze fell on the second person. The man from his memories was now standing among one of the young men and women to the left.
Chen Chong, as Su Ming remembered him, was a slightly plump person he had met before they climbed up the Wind Stream Mountain. He was a person who had been slightly comical but had incredible talent that was only second to Ye Wang, and he had also left a deep impression on Su Ming.
He was still the same. His current appearance as he stood among the crowd was no different from the person in Su Ming's memories.
"Hidden Dragon Sect's Chenchong[2]… This person is rumored to possess the most shocking amount of talent among the younger generation in Hidden Dragon Sect. It is said that while he cannot compare to Ye Wang, he can still somewhat put up a fight to him. But… it is also said that he's lazy and does not like training… Instead, he likes making friends, and he apparently has close friends all over the world." When Qian Chen saw the direction where Su Ming looked, he immediately whispered what he knew.
Chenchong might not be laughing and talking with the people in his crowd just as how Su Ming remembered him, but the aloof gaze he cast towards Evil Spirit Sect and the manner of the people gathered around him, as if they were stars surrounding the moon, reminded him of the past. He could still recall how he had stood in the crowd quietly, while standing next to Wind Stream Mountain, and watched as people lavished praises on Chen Chong.
At that time, Su Ming had been completely inconspicuous… just like now. He was just as unnoticeable in Evil Spirit Sect as he had been back then.
He did not know whether this was a coincidence. The scene in his memories seemed to have found a similarity with what was happening right then that allowed Su Ming to overlap his memories with what he was seeing.
Once the seven giants in the sky descended, they threw the mountains in their hands on the ground, and the deafening booming that rose into the air caused even the ground to shake. Right before everyone's eyes, the seven mountains crashed onto the ground and surrounded the territory occupied by the Hidden Dragon Sect disciples like a Rune formed by seven mountains!
After that, the giants stepped on their own mountains and glared at Evil Spirit Mountain while crouching down.
The forces of Evil Spirit Sect—the eighteen Yin Dragons—started roaring and howling. The members of the two sects seemed to no longer be able to contain their desire for battle.
Yet right at that moment, howling came from a distance. Nine gigantic blue shooting stars sliced through the sky from the direction where Hidden Dragon Sect had come and charged towards them, causing the world to tremble in their wake.
At the same time, three dust devils, which seemed to have connected the sky to the earth, came charging forth with loud booming sounds from the direction where Evil Spirit Sect had come, as they swept up everything in the world. The shooting stars and the dust devils that came from two different directions did not slow down even a single bit as they approached the future battlefield. Instead, the closer they came to the spot, the faster they traveled.
At that moment, the world roared, dust flew in the air, and the universe was cast in shadow!
The dust devils and shooting stars immediately made all the people from Evil Spirit Sect and Hidden Dragon Sect lift their heads to look. Almost at the instant both parties looked over, the nine shooting stars crashed into the three dust devils in midair, right above the spot where the Immortals descended.
Deafening booming sounds shook the sky, and earth rang in the air, and large amounts of ripples appeared in the sky. Waves of impact spread swiftly in all directions, causing the entire sky to start distorting, as if it was about to shatter.
In the midst of these rumbling sounds, the nine shooting stars fell backwards and landed by Hidden Dragon Sect before they turned into nearly ten thousand cultivators. All of these people had dark expressions on their faces, and quite a number of them coughed up blood once they landed on the ground. Among the people in front, Su Ming saw Sky Mist's ancestor!
He also saw Tian Lan Meng, Tian Lan You, and a face he remembered clearly from his past - Wu La!
At the same time, the three dust devils that seemed to have connected the sky and earth too fell backwards due to the crash and descended on the ground, disappearing and turning into nearly ten thousand cultivators. Once they landed on the ground, there was also quite a number of them who coughed up blood, but an even stronger murderous aura erupted forth from their bodies.
Evil Dust Sect!
Sky Mist Dao!
"Nine Stars of Sky Mist. This is Sky Mist Dao's renowned Rune. It can be formed with just nine people, and it's very famous among all Immortal sects. This sect has the greatest enmity with Evil Sect's Evil Dust Sect, and whenever Immortals fight against each other, those two will always fight each other to the death right from the moment they run into each other!
"Evil Dust Sect's overall power is the same as that of Evil Spirit Sect, but the people in that sect are more skilled in commanding the powers of earth. Their skills are completely different from Evil Spirit Sect's Arts to control vengeful souls…" Qian Chen might be a bundle of nerves by then, but he still continued introducing the sects in a low whisper.
Translator's Notes:
1. Jing Nan/Jingnan: Jing Nan is 荊南 (jing1 nan2), surname + south, and Jingnan is 荆楠 (jing1 nan2), surname + Nan/Phoebe zhennan (a type of tree).
2. Chenchong: First mentioned in 'The Immortals' Prodigy'.
Chapter 645: Si Kong, Bi Tu!
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Qian Chen's words echoed in Su Ming's ears as his eyes followed the few familiar faces standing among Sky Mist Dao. He wanted to retain his composure, but some ripples had still stirred up in his heart, which eventually turned into a sigh.
He saw Tian Lan Meng, the woman he had gotten to know in Freezing Sky Clan…
He saw Sky Mist's ancestor, the man who had forced him to leave the land of Berserkers all those years ago. All these things were like memories of a past life. They were rather blurry, but he would never forget them.
There was also that woman that looked exactly as Tian Lan Meng. Su Ming remembered her vaguely, knowing that she was Tian Lan Meng's sister.
However, it did not matter whether it was Sky Mist's ancestor or the sisters, all of their images gradually faded away from Su Ming's eyes, along with the near ten thousand other people of Sky Mist Dao. All of them turned into blurry images… except… for hers.
It was a woman who could not be considered incredibly beautiful, only somewhat pretty and a little more attractive than an average looking person. She wore a blue dress and stood among the crowd with her short hair as if she was just another person in the crowd.
Yet while she was standing among the crowd… her position was right in front of the sisters and beside Sky Mist's ancestor!
"So she didn't pass away…" Su Ming mumbled softly, in a voice that only he could hear. He looked at the woman, Wu La. In his memories, she had called out to Mo Su before she closed her eyes and died in his arms.
She was still the same as she was in his memories. Nothing had changed about her, and neither could he detect much difference in her… Su Ming closed his eyes, and when he reopened them, he looked towards the old man standing behind Sky Mist's ancestor, right before Wu La, among the ten thousand cultivators from Sky Mist Dao.
The old man was of average looks, but the light in his eyes made it seem as if there was lightning circling his eyes, causing no one to be able to look him in the eye.
"Sky Mist Dao's Zhou Fang. This person was in charge of dealing out punishments when he was in the land of Immortals' Sky Mist Dao. He has killed an endless amount of people, and the murderous aura on him is troublesome even for those in Evil Sect. This person… has been appointed the Sect Master in the land of Berserkers' Sky Mist Dao, otherwise known as the Grand Sect Elder!
"I don't know the old man behind him, but the woman beside him is a rare prodigy in the land of Immortals' Sky Mist Dao. Her name is Wu Le!"
When Qian Chen's voice fell into Su Ming's ears, he looked away silently and turned his gaze towards Evil Dust Sect, who was located not too far away from Evil Spirit Sect on the side of the battlefield belonging to Evil Sect.
The first person he saw there was a young man full of pride and whose presence was like the sun itself, as he stood among the Evil Dust Sect. Most of the disciples avoided his spot, causing the place where he stood to be incredibly eye-catching. It was as if he was afraid other people did not know of his status and his position in Evil Dust Sect.
He wore an extravagant looking purple long robe and had fair skin, like that of a white jade. He was incredibly handsome, but the aloof gaze and the arrogance on his face caused him to exude a presence that kept the others away from him.
"Evil Dust Sect's Sikong!"
Su Ming heard Qian Chen's words, but even if the other had not introduced him, he would still have been able to recognize him with just one glance. After all, this person was the Si Kong from his memories, the person from Dark Dragon Tribe, a member of the same tribe as Bai Ling.
The prideful and arrogant look on his face was the exact same as in Su Ming's memories, and it brought an incredible amount of dislike within his heart at the moment he first saw him.
Su Ming moved his gaze and looked towards the most powerful person in Evil Dust Sect. It was also a familiar face, for it was Wind Stream Tribe's Shi Hai, the old man who had taken him to Wind Stream Mountain.
His power in the great circle stage in Ascendance had allowed him to be one of the three Apogees, along with Shen Dong.
He stood there with a cold sneer on his lips as he looked at the people from Sky Mist Dao. The killing intent shining in his eyes was already so strong that it was practically surging out of him.
Su Ming had saw far too many familiar faces on this day. If his past self from many years ago had been here, then there would have surely been a huge storm raging in his heart at the moment. He would not have been able to calm down, and would have been in a huge state of confusion in the midst of his shock.
But Su Ming had already gone through far too many things. He had already found his answers from Beiling and Chenxin. Still, he did not want… He really did not want to find his elder and Lei Chen in the crowd…
In the midst of silence, Su Ming closed his eyes. After some time, when a loud roar rang in the sky and the world's might fell on them, he opened his eyes and looked towards the sky to see… a sea of blood coming towards them!
This was a sea of blood about several hundreds of feet wide, and it was churning as if it possessed life. Some corpses would occasionally show up within it, and they were of men and of women, of young and of old. There were also some babies as well, but all of them were dead. They were all corpses now, and there was no longer any blood within them. They were submerged in the sea of blood and brought to this place.
At the instant Su Ming saw those corpses, killing intent shone briefly in his eyes, and a dark, cold look gradually appeared within them. He clenched his fists tightly. His sudden reaction was due to the fact that he had managed to tell that all the corpses came from people that came from Berserker Tribes, and there was more than just one tribe among the dead…
It was clear to Su Ming that those Berserkers had not died too long ago, and it was also equally apparent to him that Evil Lust Sect had killed all the tribes they saw on their way to this place to form this sea of blood that surged in the sky.
This monstrosity was still closing in, and a thick, bloody stench came crashing into everyone's faces before surrounding the entire flatland, refusing to dissipate even after a long time had passed. As the world roared, the sea of blood arrived in the blink of an eye, and once it took a full circle in midair, a strange laughter traveled from within it.
Eventually, the sea of blood crumbled with a loud bang and turned into a bloody rain that poured down on the ground. Once a drop fell, it would merge together with others, and as the bloody red light shone in the air, causing everyone's vision to turn blurry, nearly ten thousand people descended beside Evil Dust Sect. The bloody rain that had gathered together rapidly closed in on these people and turned into blood-red long robes on their bodies.
The person standing in the lead was an old man with a dark look on his face. He wore a blood-red long robe and held a black wooden staff in his hand. Once he swept his gaze across the area, a bloodthirsty smirk curled up on his lips.
Almost all of the Evil Lust Sect members standing behind him spotted the same look. There was also a woman behind him dressed in a red robe. She was incredibly beautiful, but the murderous aura coming from her body gave off an incredibly threatening air. The blood-colored robe on her body and the bright red shade on her lips caused all those who saw her to be unable to tell whether her robes and lips were just dyed in that shade of brilliant red… or whether it was really blood!
"Evil Lust Sect loves killing and collecting blood the most. Their Grand Sect Elder, Bitu, is one of the three Apogees, and his power is on par with that of the other two, but if we talked just about the number of people killed, then he's definitely the one in the lead among the three!
"The woman behind him is Bi'su, the prodigy who is equal to Wushen and Sikong! This woman has incredibly high potential, and she is one of the prodigies in Evil Lust Sect. She also has an older brother by the name of Bisu. The su in Bi'su's name is pronounced quietly, and as for Bisu's name, both syllables are accented[1]!
"Her older brother is in Evil Immortal Sect, and is the strongest among all the prodigies in Evil Sect. His potential surpasses that of all the others. He is the person Evil Sect is training and developing in hopes that he would be able to stand up against Justice Heaven Dao's Ye Wang," Qian Chen immediately explained.
As Su Ming sized up Bitu, a killing intent that was on par with the one he harbored for Di Tian lit up in his eyes. It appeared beyond his control, because this Bitu was the Elder from Black Mountain Tribe that had caused Dark Mountain's destruction in his memories... Bi Tu!
He was the person who had transformed himself into a half-human half-bat hybrid and whom Su Ming had fought in the sky above Dark Mountain!
'Most of the people in my memories have already appeared. I didn't expect I would be able to see them in the battle between Evil Sect and all the other Immortal sects…'
When Su Ming swept his gaze past these people, a ray of light that outshone all others appeared in the world, and it was charging forth from the sky behind Hidden Dragon Sect and Sky Mist Dao.
It was a sword glare that outshone all the light in the world!
And it came from a huge sword that was several hundreds of thousands of feet long. The only other sword that was bigger than it was the ancient bronze sword Su Ming had seen in the World of Nine Yin. Besides it, no other sword could compare.
The sword glare separated the sky and earth. As it charged forward, it made all those who saw it feel their hearts tremble against their will. All those from Hidden Dragon Sect stood up, and the cultivators from Sky Mist Dao did the same thing. At the instant they looked towards the sword, the heads of the two sects, Jingnan and Zhou Fang, cast each other a look before they wrapped their fists in their palms and bowed towards the incoming sword in the sky.
"We of Hidden Dragon Sect greet the Heavenly Emperor!"
"We of Sky Mist Dao greet the Heavenly Emperor!"
Once these two people spoke, all the cultivators from Sky Mist Dao and Hidden Dragon Sect wrapped their fists in their palms and bowed towards the sky. Their voices as they paid their respects were shockingly loud, echoing in all directions.
However, even when the voices of those tens of thousands of people rang in the air, they still could not cover the whistle of the sword as it traveled through the air. They merely served as a contrast. Soon, the sword arrived at the battlefield!
Su Ming's pupils constricted and killing intent raged within his body, but he would not show even a single hint of it. Instead, he just looked over with a freezing glare.
Once the sword closed in, an innumerable amount of people from atop it turned into long arcs and charged towards the ground. Each of them stood on a sword, and they numbered not to ten thousand, but were near thirty thousand. They spread out across the sky and earth, and with just the power of their sect alone, they could completely put down all the three inferior sects of Evil Sect!
At the same time, two figures appeared on the sword in the sky. They were two people wearing crowns on their heads, and even though the sword glare made it so that no one could see their faces clearly, the waves of power coming from their bodies could suppress all those in Ascendance. This was definitely no longer the power that belonged to those in the First Step!
It was incredibly rare for any Immortal to possess the power beyond the First Step due to the Laws in Yin Death Region set in the land of Berserkers. Almost at the instant Su Ming saw these two figures and sensed that familiar power, a brilliant light immediately shone in his eyes.
At the same time, his heart also sank.
'Two of them!'
Immediately after, he saw Beiling and Chenxin among the thirty thousand cultivators that descended on the land, as well as two other people who caused certain faces to emerge in Su Ming's memories.
One of them was Bei Ling's father, Dark Mountain's Head of the Hunters!
The other was Chen Xin's father, Dark Mountain's… tribe leader!
These two well-built men were now dressed in purple robes and stood right in the front of all the cultivators under the sword. Their expressions were cold and aloof, and a power that belonged to those in the great circle stage of Ascendance spread out from their bodies. Clearly, this was not their original level of cultivation, but what they possessed after their powers had been suppressed!
Su Ming was certain of it because the feeling of threat from them surpassed what he felt from Shen Dong!
With calm eyes, he looked towards the two people in Emperor's robes on the sword in the sky. At that moment, there was not a single thought distracting his mind. He had already set out what he must do, and no matter what sort of price he had to pay, his desire to kill Di Tian would never waver!
He swept his gaze past Beiling, Chenxin, Sky Mist Dao's Wu Le, Hidden Dragon Sect's Chenchong, Evil Lust Sect's Bi'su, and Evil Dust Sect's Sikong.
'All these people are the prodigies off of their respective sects in the land of Immortals. I'll ignore why they appeared in my past for now… They lost to me when we were in Wind Stream Mountain, and now… they will lose to me again in this place!'
Translator's Notes:
1. Original: "Her name is Bi Su… She has an older brother by the name of Bi Su. One of them means white, and the other means morning."