Chapter 792: The Person Who Killed You is Mo Su
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
At the instant that low and dark voice spoke, the two retreating cultivators in Heaven Cultivation Realm let out a huge sigh of relief. They continued to retreat, though. When they looked at Su Ming, their hearts were still pounding in fear. After all, in the short span of two breaths, two of the four of them had died.
This filled them with trepidation, and a great wave of terror and wariness towards Su Ming rose within them. His speed as well as his physical strength especially left a deep impression in their minds.
Boom!
Once that dark voice spoke and the ocean of wind blew past, a crack appeared in the air, and a short old man stepped out.
He was dressed in a long navy blue robe, and his skin was wrinkled with age. His pupils were not like those of an average person but were vertical, giving him a bizarre and ghastly air. At the instant he walked out, he swung his arm forward, and a layer of green mist instantly spread out with a bang. When it charged towards Su Ming, it turned into a gigantic green arm that tried to seize him.
At the same time, several figures swiftly appeared in the ocean of wind around them. There were four of them, and they were men and women in Heaven Cultivation Realm. Including the previous two who had died and the old man, this group of people were the first batch of locals to arrive here.
"This person is wanted by the forces of the four Great True Worlds keeping a lookout over this place. He must have escaped all the way here and must have a lot of pursuers on his tail. Let's attack together and kill him swiftly."
"That's right, if we drag this out, there might be trouble. Once others arrive, the rewards that Sir Mo Ang should get will be divided."
"Attack and kill him!"
When the six cultivators in Heaven Cultivation Realm saw the World Paragon taking action, they swiftly rushed towards Su Ming. The two who had retreated because they had been intimidated had regained their confidence during that moment as well and closed in on Su Ming.
"You're not worthy of the family name Mo."
Su Ming's gaze was icy cold. The instant the huge green hand that was the fog approached him, he lifted his right hand, and the vambrace as well as the rerebrace immediately melted. A red long spear manifested in his hand, and once Su Ming grabbed it, he threw it at the incoming hand.
Boom!
The huge green hand crumbled. As the long spear let out a buzzing sound, it seeped through the fog like a blood-red dragon, then swiftly dissolved on its own in front of the old man's face, turning into a blood rain that went charging at his face.
The short old man's face darkened, and with a cold harrumph, he took a few steps backwards, then spun twice on the balls of his feet. A whirlwind instantly swirled around him, turning into a typhoon that was thousands of feet big. It went swept outwards.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The ocean of wind trembled, and the air shivered. The blood rain crashed into the typhoon, and it swirled around in the air, swept up by wind. From the distance, the typhoon looked as if it had been dyed in red. Then, a sudden shrill scream of pain came from close by.
One of the six cultivators in Heaven Cultivation Realm sported a hole at the center of his brows at that moment. Su Ming turned around in front of him, then pulled his finger back before he disappeared.
"Fourth." He only left behind an aloof voice that spread through the area.
An enraged roar came from the typhoon, and the short old man shot out like a bolt of lightning. He might have blocked the blood red spear's attack, but just that single moment of delay had been enough for one of the Heaven Cultivation Realm cultivators who followed him to this place to die. This enraged the old man. Once he charged out, he sped towards Su Ming at full speed.
However, Su Ming didn't want to fight against him. A Lord of World Planes that could execute the power of World Planes at any time he liked was naturally much harder to kill compared to cultivators in Heaven Cultivation Realm.
The latter might be powerful, but for Su Ming, who could resist all divine abilities cast by those in Heaven Cultivation Realm with his physical body, as long as he utilized his Arts, they posed little trouble. Even though he was not unbeatable for those who were in Heaven Cultivation Realm, there were very few of them who would be on equal footing with him.
"Fifth."
Booming sounds shook the sky. When Su Ming spoke flatly, another Heaven Cultivation Realm cultivator collapsed, with confusion in his eyes. Before he died, he had thrown all his divine abilities at Su Ming's body, but that hadn't stopped this person in the slightest
"Sixth!"
"Seventh!"
Banging sounds continued ringing without stop, fusing with the old man's furious roars and the shrill cries of the Heaven Cultivation Realm cultivators before they died. The two remaining cultivators in that Realm were a man and a woman. At that moment, their faces were stark pale, and there was great terror in their eyes. They had just seen their companions die one after another, and that person… the wanted criminal in a long red robe and a black mask, was aloof and emotionless. All the divine abilities that had struck him had been unable to damage him even a single bit.
It was as if he did not know pain, as if his body could withstand all forms of power trying to destroy him.
They might not break down because of this, but they were in such a state of shock that they no longer had any will to fight. Instead, they dashed backwards, intending to leave, but before they could move far, a gust of wind filled with a bloody stench crashed into their faces. A bloody hole appeared at the center of each of their brows, as if something had stung them.
"Ninth."
Soon after, when Su Ming's voice reverberated in the air, the two people turned into puddles of blood.
"The first was Shan Tai. You are the tenth." Su Ming turned around and looked at the old Mo Ang, who was incredibly livid but could not do anything about it. He simply could not catch up.
The old Mo Ang might look angered, but in truth, he was incredibly calm in his heart. When Su Ming killed the fifth cultivator in Heaven Cultivation Realm, he had already made the decision to no longer try and obtain the reward of the World Stones alone.
'Shan Tai? That is a World Paragon that moves about in the area not too far from this place, and he travels without other World Paragons. Judging by this person's words, could it be that Shan Tai died at his hands?! This person is a wanted criminal by the four Great True Worlds, so it's only natural that he is strong in certain areas. He has a physical body that can resist the power of those in Heaven Cultivation Realm, and he's obviously still holding back. When he noticed me, he did not panic or try to flee. Clearly, in his mind, even a World Paragon is not enough to pose much of a threat to him.
'If I want to kill this person, I'll have to wait for others to arrive before trying anything. It'll be much safer to kill him with the others. After all, even though World Stones are priceless treasures, they're still not worth my life.' The old Mo Ang's face was dark and livid. He stared at Su Ming, then lifted his right hand, and green fog slowly gathered, surrounding his right hand.
During that instant, whistling sounds suddenly came from the distance. A dozen something figures could be seen rushing over. The two people in the lead were clearly World Paragons. When they sliced through the air, they stirred up a large amount of distorted ripples, causing the wind in the outer layer of the ocean of wind to tumble backwards.
'Three World Paragons and ten cultivators in Heaven Cultivation Realm.'
A glint appeared in Su Ming's eyes. Almost the moment these people came closer, he took a step back. When he lifted his right hand, blood rain gathered close by and turned into the long blood-red spear in his hand. Once Su Ming held it, he charged towards the depths of the ocean of wind.
"Leaving already?!"
Killing intent shone in old Mo Ang's eyes. The green fog in his right hand exploded with a bang, sweeping outwards before turning into a nine-headed giant turtle. It had nine heads, and its body was tens of thousands of feet in size. Once it manifested, it charged towards Su Ming.
"Brother Mo, stop him! We'll reach you immediately!"
"If we kill this person, we'll discuss how we'll divine the rewards! After all, we all belong to Heavenly Treasure Planet. Since this person appeared here, then it must be heavens granting us a serendipity."
"Use your full power. Don't worry about using up your power of World Planes. I've received news that there're a large number of cultivators from Western Ring Nebula heading swiftly to this place. We have to get the reward before them!"
When Mo Ang attacked, the two World Paragons from Heavenly Treasure Planet charging to this place from the distance immediately let out mighty booming voices. These might look calm, but their hearts were filled with excitement. In their eyes, if three World Paragons attacked at the same time, it was impossible for them to not succeed in killing their target.
Besides, they still had another World Paragon in Heavenly Treasure Planet. Since he was in isolation, he could not immediately come to this place, but before long, he would definitely notice the change and come over using his senses as a guide.
At that time, once the four World Paragons in Heavenly Treasure Planet killed the wanted criminal by the forces of power from the four Great True Worlds keeping a lookout over this place, they could also intimidate the powerful warriors that came from the world beyond.
It was a great plan, but they had to kill Su Ming first.
Booms echoed in the air. The moment the giant nine-headed turtle charged forward with a furious howl, it froze in a bizarre manner. Then, its gigantic body started moving backwards, as if time started flowing backwards for it. In no time, the turtle turned back into wisps of green smoke and dissipated in the air.
At the instant this bizarre sight appeared, Mo Ang's eyes went wide, and he sucked in a sharp breath.
"Time control!"
Mo Ang's heart trembled, and he immediately retreated. He could feel his skin crawl. Unbidden, an ancient memory surfaced in his head. He had once seen a person who could control time as well. When he had executed that divine ability, he could make all the people in his area of effect instantly become old and turn into ashes.
Almost at the instant he moved back, Su Ming's right arm withered, along with his left arm, legs, and the rest of his body. All of them shriveled up, and his body shattered into a countless number of shards like a mirror.
With a whooshing sound, those shards charged towards Mo Ang. At that moment, the crowd in the distant sky was already less than ten thousand feet away from the battleground. They would be able to reach it in the span of a breath, especially the two World Paragons. With a single step, their bodies would charge towards this place so quickly that they would look as if they had just warped.
If this place was not Star Shattering Wind Ocean where they could not warp, then the two would have already arrived.
Mo Ang's pupils shrank as he saw Su Ming's body bizarrely turning into shards. This scene filled his heart with apprehension, and a strong sense of danger rose up.
'No! Something's not right!'
At the instant he retreated, the power of World Planes in his body burst forth with a bang. The power of World Planes was like a gelatinous substance. Once it spread outwards from his body, a large amount of runic symbols immediately formed in front of him.
"Shatter!" Mo Ang roared.
The runic symbols around him spun in circles. A wave of power that belonged to a law descended on the world, and booming sounds spread out towards the shards that were Su Ming.
"The person who killed you is Mo Su," an aloof voice stated, reverberating in the air. At the instant the two World Paragons from Heavenly Treasure Planet arrived and Mo Ang roared, the shards that were Su Ming phased through the power of World Planes and the crumbling runic symbol, shooting straight into Mo Ang's body.
Those shards pierced his skin and swiftly melted and seeped into him. Mo Ang let out a shrill scream of pain. His memories were being swiftly devoured, and his flesh as well as his blood were rapidly disappearing. All the power of World Planes in his body was completely sucked away.
Boom!
Mo Ang's body exploded, and a large amount of shards flew out of to gather together in the sky in the shape of Su Ming's withered body. In an instant, he recovered, and an even more distinct presence of World Plane Realm spread out from his body.
Chapter 793: Eye of the Typhoon
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
"Mo Ang died!"
The instant old Mo Ang's body exploded, the two World Paragons from Heavenly Treasure Planet reached the place and were shocked by their companion's bizarre death.
To them, the scene just now was incredibly shocking and terrifying. Mo Ang was at the same level of cultivation as they. His bizarre manner of death caused their hearts to let out a thump, and the two people could not help but slow down.
Su Ming turned around and looked at the two World Paragons. His black mask and cold gaze might not usually bring about too much intimidation to others, but if he killed a Lord of World Planes, then he would immediately give off a chilling and bloodthirsty feeling.
Su Ming looked at the incoming World Paragons, then waved his arm. He turned into a long arc and gradually faded away into the ocean of wind, disappearing. The two incoming World Paragons from Heavenly Treasure Planet looked at each other, and they saw the grave look in the other's eyes.
The two did not immediately stop Su Ming from leaving. His gaze before he left might have looked calm, but in truth, there was a cold killing intent contained within it, and the meaning behind that gaze was very clear - Whoever comes after me, dies.
This will was incredibly clear. Not only did the two sense it, the cultivators in Heaven Cultivation Realm who were rushing to the place at that moment also sported changes in their expressions. Clearly, Mo Ang's death and Su Ming's gaze before he left brought an incredible amount of pressure to them.
"Mo Ang and eight cultivators in Heaven Cultivation Realm… died."
"We might not have arrived in time, but even if it was me, while I might have been able to kill eight cultivators in Heaven Cultivation Realm during the span of time in a little more time than what it takes for an incense stick to burn, but I couldn't have killed Mo Ang in a short while."
The ocean of wind around them blew fiercely, but it could not blow away the grave atmosphere. The two World Paragons from Heavenly Treasure Planet fell silent.
"This person has a lot of tricks up his sleeve, but there must be a limit to them, or else he would not have chosen to leave."
"That's right, if he truly possessed power that could suppress us, then he would have chosen to attack us just now."
"He's at the end of his tether. That action just now was intentional. His goal was to intimidate us so that we would not dare to chase him down and attack."
"The more he tries to intimidate us, the more likely it is that he doesn't want us to attack him, and the more it shows that he… is just putting up a strong front." A glint appeared in the eyes of the two World Paragons from Heavenly Treasure Planet as they remained in the ocean of wind.
"Let's chase him. When we catch up, we won't let him have any chance to attack. We'll immediately activate the divine abilities of World Plane Realm, and we'll definitely be able to gravely injure him or kill him."
Whoosh!
The two World Paragons from Heavenly Treasure Planet turned into two long arcs and rushed swiftly in the direction Su Ming had left. The Heaven Cultivation realm cultivators behind had obtained their instructions when the two sent their thoughts to them. After a moment of hesitation, a grim look appeared in their eyes. With their bodies producing loud whistling sounds as they moved through the air, they followed behind the two World Paragons and rushed deeper into the ocean of wind.
As the people chased after Su Ming, he moved like a bolt of lightning through the ocean of wind. Banging sounds rang out when wind hit his body, and the deeper he flew into the ocean, the sharper the wind blades became.
Su Ming remained calm as his eyes sparkled. He grew faster. He was indeed unable to fight against the two World Paragons at the same time, but if he made use of the environment in this place, it wouldn't be impossible for him to fight against them.
"The pursuers from outside should be here soon."
As Su Ming charged forward, he lifted his head and cast a glance at the sky above his head. It might look as if the darkness stretched endlessly and he could see no stars, but if he made his judgments based on the time that had passed, the pursuers should be here soon.
"Su Ming, not only are those pursuers from the galaxy about to be here, the forces of power from the four Great True Worlds are about to arrive as well. Just… what are you planning? If you don't leave soon but stay here for a prolonged period of time, it'll be incredibly dangerous for you." The Duke of Crimson Flame's voice reverberated in Su Ming's mind at that moment.
"I had thought to use this place to build my reputation and even break the seal to free the great paragon, which would attract the people's attention and allow me to avoid being chased down," Su Ming answered the Duke of Crimson Flame's question while charging forward.
"Oh? Then what about now?"
"Now..? I've discovered some very interesting things in Mo Ang's memories. I've changed my plans. Once I verified the truth of that matter, then I'll try to… absorb enough power of World Planes here to have my physical body possess enough strength to become a Lord of World Planes!
"Since they came here to kill me, then I might as well take a huge risk!" A freezing glare appeared in Su Ming's eyes and he spoke slowly.
The Duke of Crimson Flame remained silent for a moment before he suddenly said, "I don't know what you've discovered, but your actions are incredibly risky. You will die at the slightest mistake… but since you've decided to do something extremely absurd, then I'll help you.
"I've checked just now. The consciousness of the cultivator at the same Realm as I was has already… disappeared. He lost himself during the endless years that have passed and has died.
"But even though he died, some of his Kalpa Essence has gathered together. Give me enough time, and if you can loosen the seal, I'll be able to detonate his Kalpa Essence and make this planet explode.
"How confident are you in doing this?" Su Ming immediately asked.
"More than fifth-tenths," the Duke of Crimson Flame answered flatly.
A freezing glare shone fleetingly in Su Ming's eyes. He did not speak, but as he charged through the depths of the ocean of wind, his speed increased. While the wind crashed into his body, the two World Paragons from Heavenly Treasure Planet kept on chasing after him.
"Something's off. Judging by the direction he's going, he wants to rush into the depths of Star Shattering Wind Ocean. Even for us, it'll be difficult to resist the wind there, and we'll become slower. Just what does he want to do?"
"I'm not worried about this, but about the eye of the typhoon in the depths of Star Shattering Wind Ocean is different. We as the World Paragons here know about its existence. It's a natural relocation hole, and once anyone steps in there, they'll be moved instantaneously into a random spot in Western Ring Nebula.
"If he steps into the relocation hole…"
"It's impossible for him to know about this. The mystery of the eye of the typhoon is something that the four of us discovered together a thousand something years ago. Those cultivators in Heaven Cultivation Realm know nothing about it, much less an outsider."
"Let's hope that's the case."
As they continued chasing after Su Ming while speaking to each other via thoughts, the gusts of wind Su Ming had to face became stronger. The wind blades cut through his body as they charged by, and sharp stabs of pain traveled down him. However, not only did Su Ming have a strong physical body, he also had the Sacred Constellation Robe, Han Mountain Bell, as well as the Five Direction Seal protecting him. That was why while the gusts of wind caused him pain, his speed did not reduce even in the slightest.
Besides this, there was also an important reason as to why Su Ming could travel so freely - he was the Wind Berserker!
'I am the Wind Berserker. I obtained the Wind Berserker's legacy. I could not see through the Wind Berserker's level of cultivation in the past based on the virtual image he left behind. Now that I think back on it, he was clearly at the pinnacle of the Lord of World Planes, and what he had come to understand was wind.
'I obtained the wind's legacy and understood the change in wind, so it's much easier for me to move about in the ocean of wind compared to other people. It's a pity that I'm in a hurry, because if I could train for a long period of time here, then my understanding towards wind would definitely increase.' A glint appeared in Su Ming's eyes. He looked into the depths of the ocean of wind, and Mo Ang's memories appeared in his mind.
'There is an eye of a typhoon in the depths. and that place is a natural relocation hole. As long as I can resist the power of the ocean of wind and step into the eye of the typhoon, then I would be sent into a random spot within Western Ring Nebula.
'If this is true, then I will be able to play big against all of the people here in Heavenly Treasure Planet!' Su Ming laughed coldly. After charging forward for a little while longer, he headed into the core of the ocean of wind.
The wind's howls were deafening here. He could only hear an endless amount of booming sounds reverberating ceaselessly. It was difficult for Su Ming to maintain his speed in this place, and he could not help but slow down. However, he still had to continue circulating all his cultivation throughout his body. If he relaxed for even a single moment, then he would be swept away by the wind in this place.
'What powerful wind. Even with my physical body and all my skills, it's still so difficult for me to move forward. If I could use the power of wind here for a divine ability, then that divine ability would become incredibly strong.' Su Ming stopped moving for a moment and did not continue onward. Instead, he spread his Atman outwards and covered the entire area.
His Atman instantly showed signs of shattering in the wind. However, since Su Ming was not too far away from it to begin with, that was why, several breaths before his Atman disappeared, he noticed a gigantic typhoon that was invisible to the naked eye floating ten thousand feet in the endless ocean of wind before him.
The typhoon was several hundreds of feet in size. Wind was continuously blowing out of the its center, and when it blew out, the ripples of relocation could even be felt in the wind that blew out.
"Is this the mysterious place you mentioned just now? It's an eye of a typhoon that serves as a natural relocation hole. This place is incredibly averse to divine senses. This close, people can somewhat sense it, but if they were far away, then it would be very difficult to discover such a thing.
"I didn't look into this place, but if you had told me earlier, then I would have been able to find some hints about it if looking for it intentionally. You then wouldn't have needed to spend so much effort in investigating it yourself. You… still don't trust me completely," the Duke of Crimson Flame said in Su Ming's mind.
Su Ming did not answer. When it came to things that concerned his life, he preferred to personally make certain of things, only then would he be completely at ease. He did not want to rely on others in this sort of matter.
At that moment, once Su Ming was certain that there was indeed a relocation hole in this place, killing intent shone in his eyes. Without any hesitation, he retreated swiftly, and as he moved along with the wind, his body moved faster than before when he charged towards the group of Heaven Treasure Planet residents that had been on his tail.
"The will of autumn… stars now." Su Ming was practically moving like a flash of light. He charged forward like a sword that was about to be drawn out of its scabbard.
Before long, the two World Paragons from Heavenly Treasure Planet became the first to appear in the ocean of wind before Su Ming.
"He's here! How dare he turn back and fight against the two of us! He's just asking for death!"
"We don't have much time. Attack at full force! Execute the Arts of World Plane Realm and kill this person!"
The eyes of the two World Paragons from Heavenly Treasure Planet shone. Right then, they had the presence of World Plane Realm erupt forth from their bodies without any hesitation. That presence turned into a windstorm that swept through the ground. It crashed into the ocean of wind, and the mighty power of World Planes forced the ocean of wind to tumble backwards with a bang.
Chapter 794: Eradication
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Bang!
The windstorm formed by the power of World Planes swept outwards in all directions and instantly covered the area around the spot where the two World Paragons had located Su Ming. The two of them were confident that as long as they worked together and used the power of World Planes, then no matter how fast their opponent was, once the windstorm reached him, he would be enveloped by their power.
This was only them activating their power of World Planes in its initial stage. As long as they could sweep Su Ming in it, then the only thing that would await him would be a destructive force formed by series of laws using the power of World Planes.
The ocean of wind around the area trembled because of that power and spread in all directions, but at the instant the wind spread out, Su Ming, who had been located by the World Paragons from Heavenly Treasure Planet, disappeared.
As the power of World Planes spread out, Su Ming looked as if he had disappeared from within the area of those thousands of feet. The two World Paragons had no idea where he had left. At the instant they were momentarily stunned by it, a shrill scream of pain came from the distance.
"Not good."
The World Paragons' faces instantly changed. They were familiar with the person who had screamed. He was one of the cultivators in Heaven Cultivation Realm who had followed behind them.
Su Ming released his grip from the neck of a young man in blue robes some two hundred thousand feet behind the two World Paragons. That young man's originally handsome face was twisted at that moment, and he was no longer in human shape. He was as thin as a skeleton, as all his blood, flesh, essence, and even his life force had been sucked away by Su Ming.
"I can't use my powers to shift often, since I can't recover that power. I'll be using my Origin Essence to relocate you, and I'll use up even more of it if it's long distance." The Duke of Crimson Flame's calm voice traveled into Su Ming's mind. During the instant the two World Paragons from Heavenly Treasure Planet had used their power of World Planes just then, Su Ming had borrowed the Duke of Crimson Flame's divine ability and moved away from that place. He had leaped past tens of thousands of feet and landed where he was now.
He could not warp in the ocean of wind, but there was no problem for the execution of the Art to shift, which was only available for those in Plane Kalpa Realm.
Su Ming did not speak. He only moved. As killing intent filled his eyes, he charged forward and closed in on another cultivator in Heaven Cultivation Realm.
Shrill screams of pain continued ringing the air. The expressions of the two World Paragons in Heavenly Treasure Planet turned dark. They retreated swiftly and charged towards in the direction from which the screams of pain were coming.
However, before they could fly even ten thousand feet outwards, two screams of pain that seemed to have rang out at the same time came from their left and right. If they made their judgment based on the voices coming from the two directions, the two people should be ten thousand something feet away from each other.
"Damn it, he has a clone, or else he wouldn't be able to do this, killing two people that are ten thousand something feet away from each other at the same time. Even if he knows how to shift, he wouldn't be able to do this.
"Two directions, one with his clone, and the other with his real self. We… We have to part ways. I won't believe that he can kill two people who are ten thousand something feet away from each other with us being incapable of saving them.
"We'll be able to tell which is the clone when we use the power of World Planes. If you find his real self, immediately send word, and I will rush over swiftly, and vice versa."
The two World Paragons from Heavenly Treasure Planet split ways once they sent their thoughts to each other. One of them went to the left, and the other to the right, and both headed to spots from which the screams of pain had come from.
The one who flew to the left was an old man. There was anger on his face, but he was incredibly cautious. Mo Ang's bizarre manner of death still remained in his mind. As he charged forward, he saw Su Ming in the ocean of wind within the span of a few breaths.
At the instant the old man saw him, his power of World Planes erupted with a bang from his entire body. It formed a windstorm that swept through the area. Right then, the other World Paragon suddenly sent a low shout from ten thousand something feet away.
"This is where his real self is, make haste here!"
When the old man heard that shout, his pupils shrank, because when his power of World Planes erupted from his body, it swiftly enveloped Su Ming, who was just about to leave.
The old man sensed the clear feeling of Qi and blood leaving Su Ming's body the moment he was enveloped by the power of World Planes. That feeling and presence meant that this person was definitely not a clone, but his real self.
'What a sly person. I don't know what method he used to make people think that the one ten thousand something feet away is the real self, but in truth, this is the one that is real.'
The ocean of wind filled the area and the old man's field of vision was blocked. Even his divine sense was weakened. However, with his power of World Planes, he was certain that his senses would not be wrong.
"This is his real self, make haste here!" the old man shouted out lightly. He charged forward, and killing intent shone in his eyes. At the instant he was about to chase after Su Ming, a shrill scream of pain suddenly came from ten thousand something feet away.
There was an indescribable terror in that scream, as if that person had seen something unbelievable before his death. That voice even made the old man shudder violently.
Shock appeared on his face, because that voice did not belong to anyone else but his companion, the other World Paragon from Heavenly Treasure Planet!
"This… This is…"
A bang rang out in the old man's heart. That scream of pain was abruptly silenced. A ripple signifying death came from ten thousand something feet away, and it could only mean that his companion… had died.
'Could it be that the person there was his real self?'
At the instant a wave of terror born from the heart rose in the old man's body, the Su Ming in the area which he could sense with the power of his World Plane stopped moving and no longer fled. Instead, he turned around and looked at the old man coldly.
At the instant the two people's gazes met, the old man immediately saw Su Ming's body turn into an endless amount of shards, and they let out a sharp, shrill whistle as they charged towards him through the area of perception of his power of World Planes.
"Just what is going on? Which one is his real self?! Damn it, break!"
The old man took a few steps backwards. At that instant, as terror filled his entire body, he no longer thought about the expenditure of his power of World Planes. A blue wave of impact erupted from his body and tumbled outwards. An innumerable amount of shadows manifested within that blue wave. Those shadows let out enraged roars. From the distance, they looked like an army of millions, and their presence was so great that they could shock even the heavens.
Yet at the moment the old man's mind was in shock due to his companion's death, his heart was filled with terror because he could not discern just which Su Ming was the real one, and he activated his divine ability which he obtained in World Plane Realm, he felt a sharp stab of pain at the center of his brows.
That feeling of pain went into his heart and soul, and a black spot appeared at the center of his brows, as if he had been stung.
That pain surged into his mind and turned into an endless amount of booming sounds. It made the old man shudder and let out a scream of pain. Right then, his body started visibly melting at a rapid pace.
His Nascent Divinity flew out due to this sudden turn of events, but before he could see his surroundings clearly, the innumerable shards that were Su Ming crashed into the wave of impact from the old man's power of World Planes. Amid the booming sounds, several shards shot through, and with a speed akin to a bolt of lightning, they stabbed the old man's Nascent Divinity.
As those shards melted, the old man's Nascent Divinity shattered and turned into a countless glittering lights that scattered all over the place before they gathered into shards. Then, those shards gathered together. As they shone, Su Ming's body manifested in the air.
His face was pale, and he coughed up a mouthful of blood. However, the power of World Planes was incredibly thick in his body at that moment, and he gave others the feeling of a Lord of World Planes at first glance.
"The wave of impact from World Planes… I still face a considerable amount of difficulty in killing a World Paragon who executes the power of World Planes."
Su Ming wiped off the blood at the corners of his lips. He had been injured upon his attempt to kill the other, and this had been after he had made this setup. Otherwise, it would have been even more difficult for him to confront him.
"However, the more power of World Planes I absorb, the stronger my Art of Swallowing Hollow Shadows Whole become."
When Su Ming lifted his head, a person walked out from the ocean of wind before him. That person's appearance was the exact same as Su Ming's. However, when he approached, his body began changing swiftly. By the time he came to stop in front of Su Ming, that person had already turned into the Duke of Crimson Flame. The bald crane was standing smugly on his shoulder.
"There are two cultivators from Heaven Cultivation Realm remaining. Since they dared chase after me, then they must be prepared to give up their lives." Su Ming stepped into the ocean of wind. The Duke of Crimson Flame and the bald crane turned into two flowing streams of light and disappeared into Su Ming's body.
After a moment, an incredibly wretched scream came from within the ocean of wind. Located ten thousand feet away was the only cultivator of Heaven Cultivation Realm that had come for this venture. The middle-aged man's face was stark pale, and his heart was filled with terror.
'Demon! Evil spirit! He's not a human!'
The heart of the middle-aged cultivator in Heaven Cultivation Realm trembled. He gritted his teeth and fled in a frenzy. He had witnessed with his own eyes his companions dying one by one. And the scream of pain from the World Paragons had brought his terror to its peak. At that moment, he no longer had any other thoughts in his mind besides fleeing.
As he fled as if he had gone mad, loud booming came from the dark sky over Heavenly Treasure Planet. Along with those booms, a shrill whistle sliced through the sky. Soon after, one, two, three… several dozens, several hundreds of long arcs appeared high above.
Even the weakest among those hundreds of long arcs was at the initial stage of Heaven Cultivation Realm. There were even several dozens of those that exuded a powerful presence of World Plane Realm. They were naturally the first batch of pursuers that had sensed Su Ming from the galaxy and had chased after him.
For the rewards offered by the four Great True Worlds, they could slaughter everything. As for the cultivators in Heaven Cultivation Realm, in their eyes, even though their chances were slim because there were World Paragons around, their numbers were many. Clearly, they were not in too much danger and that wanted criminal would definitely die. There was no possible way that he could survive. If that was the case, they would be in no danger, which was why they had naturally chased after Su Ming. Perhaps one of them would be lucky enough to have a sliver of a chance to run into the enemy, and from that, they would be able to obtain a serendipity.
"The reaction from the pearl is incredibly powerful! He's in the ocean of wind!"
"He's in that place filled with wind. He's right there. I can sense the wanted criminal's existence. "
"Haha, don't any of you try to snatch him from my hands! His life is mine!"
"Hmph. There's no certainty as to who will obtain that reward."
Hundreds of long arcs charged into Star Shattering Wind Ocean. Slicing through the air, they swiftly reached the place. The middle-aged Heaven Cultivation Realm cultivator that was rapidly fleeing through the ocean of wind was immediately filled with ecstatic joy once he saw this scene. However, right when this joy rose within him, he felt his speed suddenly increasingly by a fold, and as he became faster, he felt as if he was floating.
Then came the intense pain. When he turned his head around, he saw a headless corpse falling to the ground while blood gushed out from that corpse's neck. He saw a figure by his own side that had appeared at some unknown point of time, and he was flying with that figure… as if he was being carried.
That corpse was his, and his head was flying through the air because it was being carried by Su Ming.
At the moment, before the middle-aged cultivator in Heaven Cultivator Realm's vision turned dark, the final thing he saw were the hundreds of long arcs in the sky elbowing each other to rush to the fore.
'Come. All of you will also feel my terror. I will wait for you…'
Chapter 795: I Will Become Famous Through This Battle
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
"Among the people coming to this place, you will have to pay special attention to one person," the Duke of Crimson Flame's said.
"If you coordinate your combat abilities with the Art of Swallowing Hollows Shadows Whole I taught you, you will be able to kill World Paragons, but only those in the initial stage of World Plane Realm. If you meet those in the middle stage of World Plane Realm, like Jing Nan Zi, you will be able to put a fight against them with your divine abilities, albeit with much difficulty. Even so, it'll be difficult for you to win. If you run into those who are in the later stage of World Plane Realm, you will definitely die.
"There are thirty-seven World Paragons among those people. Thirty-six of them are in the initial stage of World Plane Realm, but one of them is in the middle stage of World Plane Realm. You have to be careful of that person.
"He has the power to trap you, and if you are trapped, you will lose your mobility. When these hundreds of people come down on your head, you will not survive."
Su Ming stood in the ocean of wind and let go of the head in his hand. He looked up at the long arcs charging towards him from the sky. There was calmness in his eyes, but it was soon changing into murderousness.
"The rewards offered by the forces of power from the four Great True Worlds are incredibly tempting to those in Heaven Cultivation Realm and those in the initial stage of World Plane Realm, because they greatly desire World Stones. However, to the powerful warriors in the middle stage of World Plane Realm, there will be a force rejecting them if they used those World Stones that are not from their Essence of the World, and there are only a few of them to boot, as well.
"Those in the initial stage of World Plane Realm won't be bothered about this repulsion, because it's like comparing the light of fireflies to the bright light from a moon when World Paragons from the initial stage use their power of World Planes compared to those in the middle stage. That's why they can choose not to be bothered by it.
"Those in the middle stage of World Plane Realm are different. It would be fine for them if they had a lot of World Stones. However, the number of the World Stones in the reward is too few for them and it would bring no effect to them.
"That is why there is only one person in the middle stage of World Plane Realm. He must have his own reasons to come to this place," the Duke of Crimson Flame explained calmly.
"Are you saying that as time passes, there is a possibility that the four Great True Worlds will increase the rewards?" Su Ming retreated to the ocean of wind and sent those words to the duke in his heart.
"The possibility is great."
Su Ming did not continue speaking. His body disappeared into the ocean of wind. After a moment, long arcs stirred up endless ripples as they sliced through the air and rushed in.
Since too many people came to this place, the ocean of wind began to tremble. The numerous people could sense where Su Ming was. At that moment, once they rushed into the ocean of wind, they dashed to the region where Su Ming was from all directions while booming sounds echoed in the air.
Su Ming stood in the ocean of wind. He lifted his right hand and seized the air. The blood-red long spear immediately took shape. Once he grabbed it, a biting cold presence immediately spread out from his body.
He lifted his left hand and seized the air once again. A blood-red sword manifested in his hand. Once Su Ming held it in his hand, the biting cold presence from his body became even thicker.
With the sword in his left hand and the spear in his right, the crimson red of his robes and his long gray hair fluttering in the wind, Su Ming sneered coldly. When the hundreds of long arcs rushed into the ocean of wind, he did not move. As he looked at the incoming hundreds of long arcs, he felt wisps of presences locking down on his person.
"He's over there!"
"He's standing there and not moving, could he be scared silly?"
"He wants to borrow the power from the ocean of wind here, but he should not have thought about how that ocean of wind would weaken him at the same time it weakens us. There's no difference compared to the world outside."
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The long arcs charged forward and got closer, but right at the moment they locked down on Su Ming, ripples suddenly spread out from his body. That was due to the Duke of Crimson Flame shifting once again under Su Ming's request.
With a loud whoosh, Su Ming vanished into the ripples. Once he disappeared, the hundreds of people who had locked down on him lost all trace of his presence.
"Hmm? He's gone?"
"We can't warp in the ocean of wind, but his action just now clearly indicated a warp. Could it be… that he has some treasure on him that allows him to warp?!"
"That's definitely the case. It's a bit troublesome, but he's alone here while there are hundreds of us chasing after him. Even if he warps, he can't escape. Besides, the sky has already been locked down. He can't escape!"
"That's right. It all depends on who's the lucky one to meet him in the ocean of wind. Haha, this is also a good thing. At least it means that we cultivators in Heaven Cultivation Realm have a possibility of running into him and killing him."
Once the hundreds of pursuers sent their thoughts to each other, they rapidly spread out and began a strict and careful search throughout the ocean of wind. To them, this was a hunt that held no possibility of failure and whose level of danger was not high.
And the rewards of which were very tempting.
Right then, Su Ming appeared in the ocean of wind. There were invisible flames burning around him. Those flames came from the Duke of Crimson Flame.
"I've enveloped your body with my divine sense. It can allow your presence to disappear from the Blood Identification Pearl's perception for six hours. Are you sure you won't use these six hours to flee but to kill in this place?" the Duke of Crimson Flame's voice asked, his voice echoing in Su Ming's head.
Su Ming did not speak. The ocean of wind obstructed vision and blocked all divine senses trying to cover the area, turning this place into a dark world. In this dark ocean of wind, Su Ming was like a hunter, and the hundreds of cultivators were his prey.
"There will be more pursuers. The only method for me to intimidate all those who will come after my life in the future is to use this battle and deliver a huge blow to all who come after me. I will kill until I become famous, kill until the world turns red.
"I must win this battle, and I must win spectacularly. This battle will be… the battle that will make me rise into power and fame in the Barren Lands of Divine Essence!
"I will become famous through this battle!"
Su Ming's eyes shone. Since the Blood Identification Pearls were unable to locate his presence during this short period of time, he appeared in the distance like a ghost. There was a long arc charging through the air and closing in on the area. Within that long arc was a middle-aged woman. She was thin, and her strength was at the peak of Heaven Cultivation Realm. When she came forward, black fog tumbled around her body. As it surrounded her, she looked incredibly ferocious.
She saw Su Ming rapidly approaching her from the dark ocean of wind right away, and ecstatic joy instantly appeared in her eyes.
"It… is him!"
The Blood Identification Pearl in her bosom instantly shone with a red light. The Duke of Crimson Flame's divine ability might be able make it so that it would be difficult for those blood red pearls to locate Su Ming, but if he came close to them, it would be impossible for the divine ability to completely hide his presence.
'He's not running away. I can't believe I'm able to run into such a chance. If I kill him, I'll be able to obtain the rewards.' Pleasantly surprised, the middle-aged woman lifted her right hand. Black fog tumbled about around her and turned into a tiger made of that same black fog. With a roar, it charged towards Su Ming.
"Die!"
"You're the one who's dying!" Su Ming let out a cold harrumph. His speed increased by several fold, and he crashed into the tiger of black fog.
Bang!
'Impossible! A cultivator in mere Earth Cultivation Realm can't possibly have this sort of speed!'
The middle-aged woman's pupils shrank. As shock surfaced in them, she retreated swiftly, because she could clearly feel the black tiger that was formed from her divine ability shattering from its core due to the crash just then.
Yet before she could retreat even a hundred feet backwards, a booming rang in the air once again. Su Ming appeared right in front of her at an indefinable speed. As she let out a fierce, ear-piercing roar, Su Ming flashed past her body.
A trail of blood was left by the blood red sword in his left hand as he took away with him the middle-aged woman's head.
"She didn't scream before she died. It's not enough to intimidate the others in the area."
Su Ming's expression was cold. He did not turn his head back, and neither did he stop. He charged into the distance. After a moment, a shrill scream of pain reverberated in the air. That sound traveled in all directions, and there was a wretched and disbelieving tone to that voice.
"Hmm? Two died?"
"It's just two people. They should be in the initial stage of Heaven Cultivation Realm. Hmph. That wanted criminal has a treasure that will allow him to warp. He must have run into two weaklings while fleeing."
"It's normal for people to die, but if I run into him, then the one who dies will be him." The hundreds of people in the ocean of wind were completely unbothered. Instead, they charged towards the direction from which the screams of pain had come.
It was especially so for the thirty-seven World Paragons. Their expressions remained as calm as ever. They traveled the fastest, and at that moment, they were closing in rapidly from all directions.
After a moment, another shrill scream of pain rang in the air. Soon after, another three screams shot up in succession, echoing ceaselessly in the air. In fact, after the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, more than thirty screams of pain had rung out in the ocean of wind.
Those shrill screams of pain contained terror and shock before their owners' deaths, along with a deep wave of regret. It finally shocked all the pursuers in the ocean of wind.
"Thirty-one… Over thirty people actually died!"
"Only a little more than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn has passed, how could over thirty people have already been killed? And every single time we reached the spot, we only saw corpses. We could never find that wanted criminal."
"That person isn't in Earth Cultivation Realm!"
"But all those he killed are in the initial stage of Heaven Cultivation Realm. It's clear that his level of cultivation isn't really that high."
After an hour, as shrill screams of pain continued ringing without stop, Su Ming took a spin in the ocean of wind, and the long red spear rushed into the chest of a cultivator at the peak of Heaven Cultivation Realm while roaring like a crimson red, crazed dragon.
Bang!
The old cultivator in Heaven Cultivation Realm was ripped into pieces as his face filled with disbelief. His Nascent Divinity was also completely destroyed. The long blood-red spear flew out from his shattered body and traveled several thousands of feet farther through the air. Once Su Ming appeared in a flash and grabbed it, he disappeared into the ocean of wind along with the spear.
Soon after he left, there were whooshing sounds, and several dozens of people arrived. They saw the mangled corpse on the ground, and their expressions grew dark, their hearts were also filled with apprehension.
"Eighty-three people. He managed to kill eighty-three people within two hours!"
"He didn't run because he's treating himself as a hunter while looking at all of us as prey!"
After remaining silent for a moment, the dozens of people swiftly spread out and left. At the same time, amid the slaughter that lasted for two hours and the screams of pain echoing in the air, a heavy and bloody atmosphere pressed down on the ocean of wind.
No one said anything anymore towards the people who died. Once eighty something people had died within two hours, the derision and confidence of those still alive was shaken.
'Ninetieth!' Su Ming's robes were drenched in blood. A cold glare shone in his eyes as he moved around in the ocean of wind. He might seem calm, but in truth, he had already descended into a murderous frenzy.
'In this battle, I will make all my pursuers know that they must pay a price if they want to kill me!'
Chapter 796: A Name Colored in Blood
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Bang!
There was a spot in the ocean of wind with incredibly powerful wind blades. As a body was shredded to pieces, many shards flew out from the corpse. Those shards rapidly gathered together in midair before they turned into Su Ming.
He took a few staggering steps forward. With a slightly pale face, he turned his head around and cast a glance at the shattered body behind him.
'You are the seventh World Paragon I killed after I left Crimson Flame Planet.'
Su Ming's eyes sparkled. The power of World Planes in his body was full of vitality. This power continued spreading through his body. Originally, with his level of cultivation, it would have been impossible for him to contain the power of World Planes within himself and it would have just vanish on its own.
However, the Duke of Crimson Flame's Art of Swallowing Hollow Shadows Whole was incredibly powerful. It could actually turn his body into a cage and lock the power of World Planes within, preventing it from dispersing, and he would be able to accumulate more and more of it as time went by.
"If you practice the Art of Swallowing Hollow Shadows Whole, nine states of repletion will appear. Each time you reach a state of repletion, it will mean that you will have to face a disaster. If you make it through that disaster, you will be able to break through.
"I've been observing your power of World Planes. You will need to devour ten more World Paragons before you reach the first state of repletion. At that time, your physical body will reach the boundaries of Heaven Cultivation Realm, and you will be able to touch the walls of Heaven Cultivation Realm separating you from World Plane Realm.
"If you can breakthrough, then your physical body will move into World Plane Realm." The Duke of Crimson Flame's voice reverberated in Su Ming's heart. Su Ming moved and disappeared into the ocean of wind to head towards his next target.
"Where are you?! Just where are you?!"
"Come out! You only know how to hide in the ocean of wind and ambush us! Don't you dare to come out and fight openly?!"
"Come out!"
Low roars echoed in the ocean of wind. When nearly a hundred people had died, quite a number of cultivators had wanted to leave as their hearts filled with shock. However, almost every single one of them who wanted to leave could not escape death.
It was as if that wanted criminal was a cruel, venomous snake staring at each of them from the shadows. The moment they lowered their guard the smallest bit, he would immediately attack and kill.
The screams of pain ringing in the air without stop filled most of the cultivators with terror. Too many… of their people had died. In fact, there were even World Paragons who had died, so all the cultivators in the ocean of wind begun to waver in their desire to chase down and kill Su Ming.
'It's almost four hours now, but I've never once met him. Not only does he have an Enchanted Treasure that allows him to warp, he also has a method to search and locate those around him.'
An old man in purple robes moved forward with a frown on his face. With each step he took, he would cover nearly a hundred thousand feet. With that sort of speed, it was impossible that he would be unable to even see Su Ming once in four hours.
The only explanation for that was that the other knew about his location beforehand.
'Interesting. I'd like to see just how long you will be able to hide.'
The old man was naturally the one the Duke of Crimson Flame had warned Su Ming to be careful of, the only cultivator in the middle stage of World Plane Realm among the pursuers.
Some hints of the old man's strength could be guessed based on Jing Nan Zi's show in the past. After all, Jing Nan Zi was also a cultivator in the middle stage of World Plane Realm.
As Su Ming continued killing, more than a hundred people who had rushed into the ocean of wind four hours ago had died. At the instant the thought of fleeing appeared in the remaining people's hearts, booming sounds suddenly echoed in the sky.
Once they rang out, long arcs appeared high above and charged towards the ocean of wind while stirring up loud whistles in the air. That was the second batch of people who had come for Su Ming's life in Western Ring Nebula. There were around five hundred long arcs, and among them were forty odd people in the initial stage of World Plane Realm.
The sounds of air being ripped apart spread through the entire Heavenly Cultivation Planet. The arrival of those five hundred something people caused the ocean of wind to tremble viciously, as if it was about to collapse.
"Haha, we came on time! That wanted criminal hasn't been killed yet! The reward is mine!"
"If he could last until now, then he is definitely not in Earth Cultivation Realm. But there's no way he'll be able to survive. It'll just depend… on under whose hands he'll die!" As those five hundred something long arcs charged forward and the people shouted among each themselves, they rushed into the ocean of wind.
Bang!
The sound shook the air in all directions, causing the wind in the ocean of wind to freeze for a moment. Clearly, it was barely hanging on under the mighty pressure caused by the five hundred something people.
The people who had been previously filled with fear due to Su Ming's slaughter no longer fled. Instead, as their eyes sparkled, they changed direction and joined the fray of the people trying to hunt and kill him once again.
'The Duke of Crimson Flame's divine sense will hide my presence for two more hours. Since another batch arrived… then I will kill to my heart's content.' A red glow appeared in Su Ming's eyes. He disappeared once again into the ocean of wind.
Soon after, screams of pain began to echo once again. Those screams rose and fell, and all the cultivators who ran into Su Ming could not escape death. He did not even bother about those World Paragons, his targets were mostly those in Heaven Cultivation Realm.
113th, 114th, 115th!
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The wind in the ocean of wind tumbled back, and a part of the ocean started showing signs of falling apart. Su Ming fell back. Blood trickled out of the corners of his mouth. Not far from him were three people swiftly rushing over.
The presence of World Plane Realm erupted from their entire bodies, for all of these people were World Paragons.
Yet the moment their divine abilities closed in and they locked down the area to attack Su Ming together, he laughed coldly. Ripples spread out from his body, and he disappeared in the blink of an eye.
The three World Paragons' faces were incredibly dark. Without exchanging a single word, they swiftly parted ways and started searching for Su Ming once again.
About ten thousand feet away from that spot, Su Ming appeared in a flash. Killing intent shone in his eyes, and he headed off into another direction.
152nd, 157th, 163rd! Heads flew into the air, and it did not matter whether it was men or women, all of the people Su Ming killed shared two traits.
One, before they died, they would scream in an incredibly shrill manner.
Two, even if their heads were torn into shreds, they would remain in the air, and they were scattered in various parts of the ocean of wind. The wind could sweep up their corpses but could not move the heads.
Su Ming had left his power in those heads to keep them in place.
He had already descended into a killing frenzy. His killing sword hummed, and other people's blood was dripping off his long spear. His robes were dyed completely in crimson red.
Su Ming lifted his head and shouted out, "I will let you know the price of chasing after me in this battle! I will definitely win this!"
Once his voice spread through the entire ocean of wind, they delivered his declaration of war to all the cultivators in the land.
His roar was heard by all the six-seven hundred cultivators in the ocean of wind at that moment. They also sensed the will to fight in his cries. That will to fight shook the sky and earth, and it made the howling of the wind seem as if it was echoing him and roaring alongside.
The sky was dark, but in the mid of that darkness, as Su Ming shouted, the 163 heads of the people he had killed flew higher up. All the faces were different, but they all had expressions of shock. At that moment, waves of thick aura of death erupted violently from within them.
Those human heads danced in midair. Under the control of Su Ming's power, they were swept together in the air above the ocean of wind and turned into a whirlwind of human heads.
The whirlwind rotated as it howled. There was no shocking impetus coming from it, and neither was there any awe-inspiring presence that could cause the weather to change. However, that whirlwind formed as those 163 human heads continued rotating about was filled with a bloody, intimidating might that filled the hearts of all those who saw it with shock, and stilled their breathing for a moment.
That was intimidation, pure, plain intimidation. It was a blow Su Ming struck to the hearts and minds of all his pursuers.
He was telling everyone that he had already killed 163 of them, and these people were just the beginning. He would continue killing… as long as they continued trying to hunt him down.
"This… This is… nearly two hundred heads! He actually managed to kill this many people?!"
"That is Sir Chen Fu, he's a World Paragon, and he was killed?!"
"163 human heads, and three of them are World Paragons, just what level of cultivation does this person have?"
An uproar rose in the ocean of wind. The six-seven hundred people were filled with shock when they saw the human heads whirlwind in the sky, and at the same time, reverence rose within them towards Su Ming, who had done all of this.
"Their killer is Mo Su!" A low roar echoed in the world. That was Su Ming's voice. It spread in all directions and fused together with the booming sounds from the human head whirlwind. When those sounds spread out, it gave those who heard it a false impression that their bodies were sticky, as if they had been covered in blood.
"Mo Su, his name is Mo Su."
"The criminal wanted by the four Great True Worlds is known as Mo Su!"
"This person is definitely a World Paragon, or else he would have been unable to do this. World Paragon Mo Su, if he manages to escape this battle, then his name will definitely spread through Western Ring Nebula." The hundreds of people's voices fused together into buzzing sounds that echoed through the ocean of wind.
In a corner of the ocean was the old man in purple robes who was already in the middle stage of World Plane Realm. He lifted his head and looked at the human head whirlwind in the sky. A grave expression appeared on his face for the first time. He had been angry before, but now, his heart was in shock.
The World Paragons who had already moved into World Plane Realm all sported dark expressions on their faces. They did not care about how many cultivators in Heaven Cultivation Realm had died, but once they saw the three heads that belonged to World Paragons in the human head whirlwind, all of them fell silent.
They were forced to accept the fact that the person wanted by the four Great True Worlds was very strong, incredibly strong!
"So what if he's very strong?! He's still just one person!"
"That's right, we've already fought against him to this extent, there's no possibility for us to retreat anymore. It's rare that the four Great True Worlds offer a reward. If we miss this chance, who knows how many tens of thousands of years we'll have to wait for it to happen again."
"Besides, he might have killed many people, but he only killed three World Paragons. From this, we can tell that even if he wants to kill World Paragons, it's not easy for him."
"Find him, kill him, and get the reward!"
"Kill him!"
Most of the near seventy World Paragons spread around the ocean of wind chose to continue. They charged towards the direction from which Su Ming's voice had come at their full speed.
However, the cultivators in Heaven Cultivation Realm were shaken by Su Ming's crazed slaughter. The hundred something bloody heads in the whirlwind made most of them choose to retreat.
This was not a battle they could participate in, and that Mo Su was also not someone they could use to obtain a serendipity.
Before they came, they were ignorant due to their delight. Now, the terror of reality filled their hearts with trepidation. The price for that change was heavy. It was enough for them to remember it for life, as well as the name written in blood that came attached to it - Mo Su.
Chapter 797: Nine Swords
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
However, not all cultivators in Heaven Cultivation Realm chose to leave. There were still some that did not choose to retreat. Instead, they followed behind the World Paragons and watched from the distance. They were still a little unwilling to admit defeat.
Even if they knew that they were weak, their greed made them ignore their rationale. They were like leopards watching a tiger and a lion fight, but were still lingering around in the area because waiting for a chance that might appear, a chance where both would be heavily wounded.
This was the path of cultivation - to kill, to seize, and to snatch!
They were cultivating their Lives in this path of cultivation.
Humans will live through their lives in many different manners and different stages. There were all sorts of people, and among these six-seven hundred people were nearly a hundred people who had this sort of thought to lurk around and watch.
However, it did not matter whether it was these cultivators or the World Paragons, none of them knew that this slaughterfest had not even reached its halfway point based on Su Ming's plan.
His plan was still far from its peak. As of then, he had just cast his net. The time had not come for him to pull the net back.
"I need you to shift," Su Ming said flatly in the depths of the ocean of wind.
At the instant he spoke, ripples appeared around him, and he vanished abruptly.
"You have an hour left. An hour later, I will be unable to hide you from being located by the Blood Identification Pearls. You… will have to do your best and survive."
As the Duke of Crimson Flame's voice reverberated in the air, Su Ming appeared tens of thousands of feet away. Almost the moment he appeared, his body started withering away rapidly.
His arms, legs, torso, and head were reduced to mere skin and bones within an instant. Soon after, with a bang, Su Ming's body was torn into shreds and turned into endless shards that blended into the wind.
"Swallowing Hollow Shadows Whole…" Only when he turned into shards and left into the distance that Su Ming's faint murmur spread faintly through the area.
Bang!
"Who is it?! Who's the one who ambushed me?! Get out here!"
A roar rang in the air, and an old World Paragon was seen covered in blood. All his power of World Planes spread out from his body, causing wind to stir and clouds to surge in the area around him. A layer of lightning bolts sliced through the sky with loud thunderous booms, and the people could hear it even in the distance.
However, not even a second passed after the lightning had appeared, a shrill roar that was filled with unwillingness to admit defeat echoed in the ocean of wind.
"Mo Su—" The voice was cut off before it could say anything else.
This caused the faces of all World Paragons in the ocean of wind to turn incredibly grave. In fact, some of them even stopped moving.
"Progenitor Lei Shan… That was Progenitor Lei Shan's voice just now. He has power that is close to the peak of the initial stage of World Plane Realm, and once he activates the power of World Planes, he is incredibly strong, he's…"
"Progenitor Lei Shan has been killed!"
In the mid of the people's shock, the many shards that were Su Ming swam in the ocean of wind. Those shards were incredibly damaged. Their color was slightly dull, but their speed was even faster than before.
The spot where the shards had been previously was a wreck. There were flesh and blood splattered all over the place as well as a shard that was the size of a palm. It stood erect on the ground, unmoving.
This was not the only place where such a shard could be found. In truth, whenever Su Ming killed a World Paragon, he would leave behind a shard like this. That shard was formed by his Art of Swallowing Hollow Shadows Whole.
That last hour was rapidly flowing away. The World Paragons charged forward and continuously searched for Su Ming in the ocean of wind. In fact, there were even a few World Paragons that were not searching alone, but were hunting in groups. Their speed as they tried searching for Su Ming might be much slower, but if they ran into him, their chances of winning would be much greater.
After a moment, another furious roar came from all directions, and a loud bang soon shook the sky and earth. That loud bang surpassed all sounds from before, even causing the sky to tremble before it. The ocean of wind on the ground tumbled backwards to reveal a vast and spacious region.
In that spacious region was a man's body in the mid of exploding. The resulting destructive power swept out in all directions, and fear creeped into the hearts of all who saw it.
"Self-destruction… He was actually forced to self-destruct!"
"Just what skills does this Mo Su have?! Damn it, I can't sense his presence at all! How can we search for him?! How can we even kill him!"
"Self-destruction…"
Thousands of feet away from that area where the explosion occurred was a large amount of invisible shards tumbling backwards, blown nearly a thousand feet away. Only after traveling this far did they slow down. Those shards immediately gathered together to turn into Su Ming.
He coughed up a large amount of blood, then lifted his head and wiped away the blood from the corners of his mouth while looking at the region where the explosion had occurred.
'He would rather self-destruct than be devoured. This person's reaction time was the fastest among all that I've seen.' Su Ming narrowed his eyes. Then with one move, he withered away once again and turned into numerous shards that charged into the ocean of wind.
Another, and another, and yet another!
In a short span of a few moments, three roars echoed in the air, and three heads rushed into the human head whirlwind in midair. This meant that three World Paragons had died in this short amount of time.
These were World Paragons, not cultivators in Heaven Cultivation Realm. They were Lords of World Planes, and they were people who stood at that peak of any cultivation planet. They were incredibly hard to kill, but now, in the ocean of wind within Heavenly Treasure Planet, nearly ten of them had died.
There were even three that self-destructed.
This sort of slaughter caused the hearts of the World Paragons in the ocean of wind to tremble violently. In fact, as they moved forward, they began to slow down. This dark ocean of wind was no longer a serendipity they could obtain without lifting a finger, but was instead an ancient, ferocious beast that had its mouth opened wide to devour them.
They could not see Mo Su, could not sense his presence. Only when they were close could they sense him, but every single person who noticed him would either self-destruct or die. This filled their hearts with fear and shock, and it was difficult for them to continue.
Yet at the instant the thought of retreating rose within all the World Paragons, the cover the duke had on Su Ming that was supposed to last for six hours vanished. It disappeared earlier, when there was still the time it takes for an incense stick to burn left.
"I can't continue maintaining the cover. There's an external force interfering with my abilities… Su Ming, the four Great True Worlds… have come."
When the Duke of Crimson Flame's sigh reached Su Ming's heart, the shards gathered together, and Su Ming's body was revealed. His face was pale, and there was blood at the corners of his mouth. However, the power of World Planes that spread out from his body was incredibly thick. This was the presence Su Ming possessed after he had devoured ten or so Lords of World Planes.
More accurately speaking, this was his physical body's presence!
"I can sense it. I'm already touching that wall of the Heaven Cultivation Realm separating me from World Plane Realm that you spoke of, albeit only lightly. If I devour one more person, I'll be able to touch that wall clearly."
Su Ming shook his head. At the instant his body showed up, he swiftly retreated to the area where the eye of the typhoon was in the depths of the ocean of wind.
Almost at the instant the Duke of Crimson Flame's Art disappeared from Su Ming's body, all the Blood Identification Pearls the World Paragons in the ocean of wind held erupted with a powerful red light. At the same time, Su Ming's presence became incredibly distinct within all the World Paragons' hearts.
They could easily lock onto his location. This feeling was akin to a blind man closing his eyes and opening them to find that, suddenly, he had regained his sight.
"Hmm? I can see Mo Su's location. This is… Haha! This is the heavens helping me! Mo Su, I'd like to see how you'll counterattack now!"
"That Mo Su used some sort of Art to hide his presence just then. Now, that the Art has clearly lost its effect, his presence is incredibly clear. Haha! This time, he has nowhere to hide."
"Revealing himself is the same as him having both his legs broken. As long as I'm careful of that strange Art of his and not get close to him, that Mo Su will not be dangerous. When the others fight against him, I will have my chance."
The reveal of Su Ming's presence caused all the World Paragons who had wanted to retreat to instantly become pleasantly surprised. They started charging towards the spot where Su Ming was at full speed from all directions with incredible precision.
They had been oppressed for too long. That previous feeling of being blind caused almost all of them to use their full strength once they were able to locate him. However, no one noticed that there were thirteen dull, negligible shards on the ground in thirteen regions within the ocean of wind. Each of which had been left behind by Su Ming.
Each of the spots where Su Ming had left behind a shard was a spot where he had killed a World Paragon.
Within each of the shards was a hint of Su Ming's presence of life.
Almost at the same time the World Paragons in the area started charging towards the spot where Su Ming was, shocking booms rang out from high above. Those sounds continued without stop, making it look like huge waves had been stirred up in the dark sky. This strange sight immediately caught many people's attention.
At that moment, a mighty pressure descended from the sky. As ripples spread out in the galaxy beyond Heavenly Treasure Planet, large bronze ancient swords manifested from them, as if the swords had torn through the galaxy itself.
The first to appear were the tips of the ancient swords. Black bolts of lightning were swimming by their edges. In the span of a few breaths, sword after sword appeared in their complete form, and a vast, mighty pressure instantly covered the entire Heavenly Treasure Planet.
There were nine gigantic ancient bronze swords in total. They floated in the galaxy and surrounded Heavenly Treasure Planet. On each of those swords were thousands of people who came to suppress the Barren Lands of Divine Essence from the forces of power within the four Great True Worlds.
Many of those who stood at the tip of the swords revealed themselves to be in the middle stage of World Plane Realm once their power spread out.
The four Great True Worlds had arrived!
At the instant the nine ancient swords appeared, one person flew out from the tip of each of the ancient swords. There were nine people in total. As they stood in midair, golden light shone about their bodies, and there was an endless amount of golden hoops surrounding them before turning into nine miniature versions of the ancient swords that were several hundreds of feet long. Just like how Jing Nan Zi possessed the blood red coffin as a True Guard, the True Guards that flew out of the ancient bronze sword also possessed similar Enchanted Treasures.
The nine swords sliced through the galaxy, stirring up piercing howls. With a whoosh, they charged towards Heavenly Treasure Planet. In the span of a breath, they shot through the layer of wind at the highest point of the planet before reaching the sky and causing Heavenly Treasure Planet to tremble violently. As the planet shook, the nine long arcs that were the swords closed in on the ocean of wind.
This might have seemed to have occurred slowly, but in truth, it happened in the blink of an eye. At the same time the people in the ocean of wind noticed the mighty pressure spreading out in the sky, they saw the nine long arcs arriving.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Nine consecutive booms shook the ground. The nine ancient swords shot into the ocean of wind, embedding themselves into the ground.
Chapter 798: Earthen Script
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
"Those who practice the Art of Swallowing Hollow Shadows Whole will go through nine states of repletion and nine disasters before they can ascend to the state of hollow [1] and enter sainthood.
"You will also gain nine divine abilities that you will be able to execute with this Art. The first style of these nine divine abilities is known as Earthen Script. You will write your script underground, and this is known as… Grave!
"When you reach your first state of repletion, you will be able to use this Art to attack. Once you get through your disaster, you can turn the earth into dirt, and write a script that will form a grave."
Su Ming stood at the core of the ocean of wind. Several thousands of feet behind him was the eye of the typhoon.
While he stood there, he lifted his head to look at the nine long arcs that were descending from the sky. At that moment, the divine ability the Duke of Crimson Flame had told him he could use when he gave him the Art of Swallowing Hollow Shadows Whole appeared in his head.
'Right now, I can somewhat be considered to have reached my first state of repletion. I should be able… to use the Art of Earthen Script.' A freezing glare appeared in Su Ming's eyes. In truth, he had been making detailed preparations to cast this Art of Earthen Script since much earlier.
All he was waiting for was to reach his first state of repletion, and he would be able to cast it.
At that moment, violent tremors came from the ground beneath the ocean of wind. When the nine swords hit the ground, it shattered with a bang. Even the rotating gusts of violent wind fell backwards in all directions. As for the human head whirlwind Su Ming had made, it fell apart and scattered once one of those swords shot through it.
Once the ground trembled nine times, besides the wind in the core of the ocean of wind, all the other wind crashed into each other and disappeared without a trace under the great tremors and impact.
When the ocean of wind disappeared, a wide and spacious region revealed itself, besides the core in the depths where the wind still howled loudly. No one's field of vision was blocked any longer. They could also spread out their divine senses. But what caused the hearts of all the cultivators in the place to tremble, what forced them to stop moving one after another, and what brought expressions of respect and submission to their faces were the nine ancient swords that had stabbed the ground around the core of the ocean of wind.
The nine ancient swords seemed to have surrounded the core of the ocean of wind, forming a hoop.
"True Guards…" The cultivators around the area fell silent, mixed feelings hidden in their eyes.
Bang!
Nine bangs rang out at the same time, and large cracks appeared on the nine ancient swords. Once they shattered into countless shards, nine people were revealed sitting cross-legged within them.
Those nine people stood up at the same time. As they did so, the swords' shards that fell around them gathered together swiftly. As cracking sounds reverberated in the air, nine sets of armor formed on their bodies.
The bronze armor shone with an enchanting light on their bodies. There was also a lot of bumps that were runic symbols on that armor, filling it with a mysterious air.
There were men and women among the nine people. The oldest was an old man, and the youngest was a young man. They were all similar, though, due to their aloof expressions and hint of disgust in their eyes.
"The True Guards will now capture the criminal. All of you wait here. You are not allowed to leave," a red-haired old man said, and the mighty pressure that belonged to those in the middle stage of World Plane Realm spread out from one of the nine people. As his voice echoed in the air, it formed a mighty pressure, and along with the group's status as True Guard, it caused the World Paragons in the area to lower their heads in silence.
In the face of the powerful forces from the True Worlds keeping a lookout over the Barren Lands of Divine Essence, these felons did not dare resist.
The old True Guard seemed to be used to the submissive attitude from the people around him. He turned around and instantly rushed into the core of the ocean of wind. The other eight people also took a step forward and disappeared into the ocean of wind.
"Based on Reverend Yin Sheng's will, we can ignore the Radix Planet's orders since this person appeared first in Western Ring Nebula and since Crimson Flame Planet belongs to Western Ring Nebula, which is coincidentally, where the True Guards from True Sacred Yin World are on the lookout. If we can catch this person alive… it will be the best!"
"He has secrets that the Reverend needs to obtain. However, if we can't capture him alive, then since the Reverend won't be able to obtain his secrets, then we are not to let the other people from the other three True Worlds obtain it, either. We will have to kill him."
"If the Reverend had not put a chokehold on the rewards, then perhaps the lure would have been more than a few World Stones and someone stronger from the criminals than those in the initial stage of World Plane Realm would have been tempted. All of this is because the Reverend is worried that the person will be killed beforehand, and as a result, this chance has been created for us. We will prioritize catching him alive in this fight!"
At the instant the nine moved into the ocean of wind, they immediately sent word to each other. They might be True Guards, but they were residents of True Sacred Yin World before they were guards. That was why they would first obey True Sacred Yin World's commands.
At the instant the nine True Guards rushed into the ocean of wind, killing intent flashed in Su Ming's eyes as he stood at the core of the place. He sucked in a deep breath, and once he sat down cross-legged, he formed a seal with both his hands, then placed his hands on his knees before closing his eyes.
"It's time to draw the net in. True Guards in the middle stage of World Plane Realm… Duke of Crimson Flame, if I can devour a person, can I rush through the first state of repletion and have my physical body head into World Plane Realm?"
"If you can execute the complete Art of Earthen Script, you will have a chance to kill a powerful warrior in the middle stage of World Plane Realm. But now, you are just in a state of repletion and have not gone through the disaster. You can only execute the hand seal for Earthen Script. You can't devour them."
"I want to try. If I succeed, it will be for the best, but if I fail, then detonate the essence that was formed after the death of the mighty cultivator that was sealed in this planet and shift me to the eye of the typhoon to leave. Turn this place into a warning for all those who pursue me."
"Very well. I've already made all the preparations. I'm now able to detonate the sealed essence in this planet at any time I want." As the Duke of Crimson Flame's calm voice echoed in Su Ming's mind, he lifted his hands slowly.
At the instant he did so, the area beyond the core of the ocean of wind was immediately deprived of wind. Nine of the thirteen shards Su Ming had left behind in that vast and spacious land instantly shone with a piercing light.
Besides these nine spots, there were nine other spots with shards in the dark core of the ocean of wind. Bright light was also shining on those shards at that moment.
While seated, Su Ming lifted his right hand and moved it high over his left hand. Then, when he formed a seal with his hand, he pushed it swiftly against the ground. Immediately, the ground in the ocean of wind let out a bang. The nine shards outside let out a shrill buzzing and turned into nine long arcs that charged to the core of the ocean of wind.
The buzzing instantly attracted the attention of the cultivators beyond the core. When they looked over, they saw nine shards in the form of long arcs charging forth. In the blink of an eye, they went into the ocean of wind.
"Those are…"
"Each of those places were the spots in which the World Paragons had died. Could it be that Mo Su has prepared this beforehand?"
"This must definitely be some divine ability."
None of them alerted the True Guards. Once they noticed it, they looked towards the ocean of wind with bright eyes that shone with attentiveness.
At the instant those nine shards rushed into the ocean of wind, the four shards inside the ocean also flew up at the same time. Because of that, all thirteen shards charged towards the spot where Su Ming was from all directions.
At that moment, the nine True Guards were traveling at an incredibly fast pace towards Su Ming. In the blink of an eye, they were already not too far away from him. Nine waves of mighty pressure spread out at the same time, turning into an Art that was akin to a cage before that pressed down on Su Ming with loud booming sounds.
The True Guards could see Su Ming sitting cross-legged. Right then, he opened his eyes. He sensed the nine people closing in, and upon lifting his left hand, he pressed his palm against the center of his brows.
At that moment, Su Ming had his right palm pressed flat against the ground and his left hand at the center of his brows. The light in his eyes was rapidly turning dark, and even the ripples of his life seemed to have come to a state where they had almost stopped. It was as if he was rapidly dying.
As Su Ming performed this action, the thirteen shards that were charging forth through the ocean of wind became even faster and shone even brighter. Yet the nine True Guards had already closed in on Su Ming. As all of them formed a seal with their hands, nine rays of different colored light erupted from their bodies.
The nine rays of light intertwined with each other in midair, as if they were weaving something. They turned into a nine-colored net that swiftly closed in on Su Ming. By the looks of it, the True Guards seemed to want to catch him with that net.
"You can't escape!"
A cold harrumph came from one of the nine people. The net was already less than two hundred feet away from Su Ming, destroying all the wind that came in contact with it. In fact, cracks would appear in the air wherever the net went through, as if it had been forcefully pushed apart.
When Su Ming saw that the net was about to fall on him, veins popped up on his face and he swiftly lifted his head.
"Earthen Script!"
At the instant Su Ming shouted those two words, his body shattered, but he did not turn into shards. Instead, he was like the fine grains of sand on the ground. He looked as if he was a stone statue that had shattered. The dirt on the ground swept up his body and rushed towards the old man that was the closest to Su Ming of the nine people.
At the same time, the thirteen shards charging over with a loud whistle rushed towards the old man at an extreme speed as well.
"You're overestimating yourself. I'll hold him back. All of you control the sealing net and catch him alive!" The old man let out a cold harrumph, and the power of World Planes erupted with a bang from his body.
A faint golden wave of impact swept outwards in all directions from the old man as his power of World Planes erupted. In the blink of an eye, that wave of impact covered an area of ten thousand feet.
Within that ten thousand feet, everything was colored by a faint sheen of gold, both living things and everything else. This form of control over the power of World Planes was the hallmark of those who had moved into the middle stage of World Plane Realm. All laws in the world and all the Origin Essence was forcefully expelled in that area. The only thing remaining was the laws that would be formed… once the old man spoke!
"Within my Void Space, if I say you will be injured, then you will be injured!" The old man swung his arm, then lifted his right hand and pointed at Su Ming, who had turned into earth and was charging towards him.
"Get hurt! Get hurt! Get hurt!"
A large part of the earth that was Su Ming shattered. In the blink of an eye, half of it disintegrated, while the remaining half turned into a face in midair. That face belonged to Su Ming. A weakened look showed up on his face, but madness soon covered it.
"Earthen Script!"
With that one roar, Su Ming's speed instantly increased by several fold. The thirteen shards that were swiftly coming from outside shot through the region covered by the golden light, and in the blink of an eye, they appeared right behind the old man.
"Hmm?" This sudden scene caused the old man's pupils to shrink, because it was difficult for his power of World Planes to stop this change within Su Ming. However, before he could execute his divine ability again…
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Several banging sounds reverberated in the sky and earth. The earth that was Su Ming covered the old man's entire body and turned into a hump on the ground that looked… like a grave!
The thirteen shards closed in and entered the grave. As they gathered rapidly, they grouped together… to form a tombstone!
A picture swiftly drew itself on that tombstone. There was a person in that picture, and it was the old True Guard.
Translator's Notes:
1. State of hollow (Kong): A concept in Taoism/Daoism. It comes before the state of emptiness (Wu). You have to reach the state of hollow to get to the state of emptiness: A psychological state of mind characterized by simplicity, quietness, patience, frugality, restraint, and lack of worldly desires.