The sealed and powerless Palace Master of the Evil Eye lay there, his face twisting in anger as he snapped, “Dongbo Xueying, don’t push your luck!” As a powerful cultivator, he had no fear of torture—after all, the Wu practitioners had experimented on him before, altering both his body and soul. Though he could endure suffering, having all his treasures stripped away drove him to the brink of madness. As a Wu practitioner, resources were everything to him. Many rare materials had been accumulated over countless years, and losing them in an instant was akin to losing half his life.
Dongbo Xueying merely glanced at him, too indifferent to waste words, and simply waved his hand.
Whoosh.
The Palace Master of the Evil Eye vanished from the ground, swallowed into a pocket dimension.
“Elder Dongbo,” said the plain-looking, white-haired elder hovering in the distance, his tone helpless. “For us Wu practitioners, gathering rare materials for our experiments is no easy task. If you strip him of everything, even if you don’t kill him, it’s no different from taking half his life. Could you perhaps… show some leniency?”
“Leniency?” Dongbo Xueying scoffed. “Tower Master Lei, though I respect you, when the Palace Master of the Evil Eye attacked me earlier, threatening to strip me of all my treasures and torture me, you didn’t object. Now that he’s lost and fallen into my hands, you suddenly care when I repay him in kind?”
Tower Master Lei frowned slightly.
Dongbo Xueying was an outsider—whatever suffering he endured was of no concern to Tower Master Lei. But his junior brother suffering such a loss, especially while he, Lei Yan, was present? If word got out, his fellow disciples under the Witch Ancestor would surely see him as incompetent, unable to prevent Dongbo Xueying from capturing the Palace Master of the Evil Eye right under his nose.
“Who could’ve imagined his illusions were this terrifying? Even the Evil Eye couldn’t resist them,” Tower Master Lei mused inwardly.
Even if he had personally intervened, the Palace Master of the Evil Eye would have employed countless means to resist, even using life-preserving treasures. Capturing him instantly? Impossible!
Yet…
The Palace Master of the Evil Eye had encountered Dongbo Xueying, the undisputed master of illusions among the Unity realm in this era.
“To reach such heights with illusions alone?” Tower Master Lei shook his head inwardly. “I’ve never even heard of such a thing. The Vermilion Nightmare lineage is indeed formidable among ancient cultivators, but it was never this potent. The ‘Dark World Sovereign’ was a genius among ancient cultivators, but even he relied on his innate gifts to create a world that birthed the Blade of Heavenly Punishment.”
For a Unity realm cultivator to capture a powerhouse like the Palace Master of the Evil Eye with pure illusions was nothing short of unbelievable.
Little did he know…
Dongbo Xueying had already been a prodigy in the Path of Slaughter and the Path of Ripples, earning the attention of Patriarch Tianyu and the Swordmaster. But his talent in the Path of Illusions was even greater! After obtaining the ancient cultivation legacy, the Vermilion Nightmare lineage, he had elevated his illusion techniques to a terrifying level.
……
Though his thoughts were complex, Tower Master Lei still spoke. “Elder Dongbo, you’re putting me in a difficult position. He is, after all, my junior brother.”
“Losing to a stronger opponent is no one’s fault but his own. This isn’t bullying the weak,” Dongbo Xueying replied.
A Chaos realm expert suppressing a Unity realm cultivator, or a Cosmic Deity suppressing a Chaos realm expert—those could be called bullying. But when both were in the Unity realm, even the higher-ups of the Witch Ancestor’s lineage couldn’t justify intervening.
“Very well.”
Tower Master Lei’s expression turned cold. “Then let me see just how formidable Elder Dongbo’s illusions truly are!”
“Hah! Excellent. I’ve been eager to test myself against Tower Master Lei,” Dongbo Xueying said, his eyes gleaming with anticipation.
Lei Yan, Tower Master Lei.
Recognized as the strongest among the Unity realm across the Three Great Sacred Worlds, his strength was undeniably at the peak of the sixth level of the Star Tower. It was said that when he attempted the seventh level, he annihilated most of the Destruction Fiends before ultimately failing. As a Wu practitioner, his combat methods were numerous. Though several Unity realm experts across the Three Great Sacred Worlds had reached the sixth level of the Star Tower, none could match him.
Dongbo Xueying was curious about his own strength. After cultivating the ancient path, his soul had grown immensely powerful, allowing him to unleash fifteen Blades of Heavenly Punishment at full strength! He believed he had what it took to challenge the seventh level.
Tower Master Lei would be the perfect test.
“Good.”
The white-haired, plainly dressed Tower Master Lei spoke calmly. “It’s been a while since I’ve faced a Unity realm opponent.” Given his pride, his recent battles had all been against Chaos realm powerhouses.
Tower Master Lei extended his right hand, and a black flame spontaneously ignited in his palm, its crackling heat distorting the surrounding void. “Though I am a Wu practitioner, my specialties are few…”
“Boom!”
Dongbo Xueying wasted no time, immediately unleashing a devastating strike.
A vast Dark World descended from the void, enveloping Tower Master Lei entirely. Tower Master Lei looked up at the world encasing him, remaining utterly composed. “The Dark World Sovereign’s ultimate technique?” But this Dark World was layered with a staggering 2,700 membranes—Dongbo Xueying had gone all out from the start.
This was his limit: a 2,700-layered Dark World.
Dongbo Xueying wasn’t worried about killing his opponent in one move. He knew just how formidable Tower Master Lei was. Tower Master Lei’s physical body was acknowledged as the strongest among the Unity realm—not just in the Three Great Sacred Worlds, but across all Five Sacred Worlds. In overall strength, Tower Master Lei was the undisputed number one among Unity realm cultivators in the Three Great Sacred Worlds. But in terms of pure physical might, he was unmatched across all five.
With the 2,700-layered Dark World, Dongbo Xueying aimed to gauge just how indomitable Tower Master Lei’s body truly was.
“Boom~~~~”
The vast heavens trembled as the world’s energy surged.
The moment the 2,700-layered Dark World formed, it collapsed, its destructive force concentrated entirely on Tower Master Lei.
Then…
As the Dark World shattered, Tower Master Lei was revealed. His robes were intact, but patches of his skin had been torn away, exposing bone beneath. His wounds, however, were rapidly healing.
“Impressive,” Tower Master Lei said, fixing his gaze on Dongbo Xueying. One of his eyes was damaged but quickly regenerating. “Even the Dark World Sovereign in his prime might not have been this strong. This strike alone reaches the seventh level of the Star Tower. But if you were to challenge the seventh level, you’d never withstand the combined assault of those ten Destruction Fiends.”
“Your body is equally impressive,” Dongbo Xueying replied. Behind him, a colossal vermilion bird, the Zhu Yan, materialized, its wings spreading to blot out half the sky. Crimson energy surged forth, enveloping Tower Master Lei.
The illusions began their assault.
Tower Master Lei was no ordinary opponent like the Palace Master of the Evil Eye or Qi Hu Jun. His achievements spoke of his mastery—his mind had long reached the third tier of enlightenment: “My Heart as the Heavenly Heart.”
“Such potent illusions. No wonder the Evil Eye fell to them,” Tower Master Lei mused, frowning slightly. He felt wave after wave of illusions battering his consciousness. Though his mental fortitude allowed him to break free swiftly, the relentless assault still demanded his focus. “It’s taking 30% of my mental strength just to resist. Fine, I’ll use techniques that demand less concentration.”
“Elder Dongbo, take this,” Tower Master Lei said with a smile.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Chunks of flesh tore from his body, rapidly coalescing into towering, bare-skinned giants. Each had stony skin and bore Tower Master Lei’s face. Four giants now stood, roaring skyward with such force that shockwaves rippled outward for thousands of miles, flattening grasslands and oases in their wake.
This was the Sacred World, and their mere roars carried such devastation.
Dongbo Xueying recognized this technique. Tower Master Lei had honed his physical body to an unimaginable degree, capable of splitting his flesh to create four giant avatars. Though their defenses might be slightly weaker than his true form, their strength surpassed it. Each giant was crafted to maximize close combat prowess, each a sixth-level Star Tower force in its own right.
And this was but one of the many techniques that had made Tower Master Lei renowned across the Five Sacred Worlds.
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