Shui Miao had been cultivating within the Tower of Time for over six thousand years. His immortal power was now incomparable to what it once was, and his Soul-Devouring Force had grown immensely powerful. His strength had reached the peak of the Golden Immortal realm. At this moment, he was about to slay the Feathering Immortal Venerable, who was two whole realms above him. This was undoubtedly a battle that would shake the heavens and earth, a daring struggle that would make gods and ghosts weep!
As the Soul-Devouring Force enveloped the Feathering Immortal Venerable’s immortal body, it also sealed off his connection to the outside world, preventing him from casting any spells.
Taking advantage of the Feathering Immortal Venerable’s lack of protective treasures, the Soul-Devouring Force madly corroded and devoured his immortal body.
However, the immortal power of the Feathering Immortal Venerable was not so easily corrupted.
“You wretched fool! You’re merely a Golden Immortal, yet you dare attempt to slay me? How utterly foolish! I will now show you the means of an Immortal Venerable!” The Feathering Immortal Venerable instantly sensed Shui Miao’s level of immortal power and, instead of panicking, grew calmer.
After all, an Immortal Venerable dealing with a Golden Immortal was like an adult dealing with a three-year-old child—they were simply not on the same level.
Immediately, the Feathering Immortal Venerable summoned a surge of immortal power in an attempt to disperse the Soul-Devouring Force.
However, upon attempting to expel it, he found that this malevolent Soul-Devouring Force could not be repelled. Instead, it relentlessly infiltrated his body through his seven orifices and pores. The dense, suffocating energy felt like countless ants gnawing at his very being, transforming his immortal power before funneling it into Shui Miao’s body to bolster Shui Miao’s cultivation!
“This Soul-Devouring Force is truly mysterious. If I can obtain it, I will surely be able to suppress all divine Buddhas and unite the three realms. I must acquire and refine it!” The Feathering Immortal Venerable’s mind raced. He immediately directed a strand of immortal power to envelop a portion of the Soul-Devouring Force and guide it into his dantian. Dividing his focus, he attempted to refine this strand of Soul-Devouring Force. Suddenly, a milky-white liquid emerged from the top of his head, pouring down and actually dispersing some of the Soul-Devouring Force, revealing half of his scalp.
“What kind of water is this?”
Shui Miao was startled that this water could disperse the Soul-Devouring Force. Fearful that the Feathering Immortal Venerable might see his true form, he intensified his killing intent, controlling the Soul-Devouring Force to madly counterattack once more.
Simultaneously, Shui Miao altered his form, transforming into the appearance of an unfamiliar old man.
The Feathering Immortal Venerable, finally able to unleash his immortal power, swiftly utilized a cloning technique, dividing his immortal soul into three distinct entities: the heavenly soul, the human soul, and the shadow soul.
The art of doppelganger enabled him to split his soul, channeling all the Soul-Devouring Force into the shadow soul doppelganger.
After merging his heavenly and human souls back together, the Feathering Immortal Venerable looked at Shui Miao and sneered, “Old man, allow me to show you the power of the Sacred Water of the Immortal Realm!” He summoned another large amount of the milky-white liquid, dividing it into two streams. One enveloped the shadow soul, dispersing the Soul-Devouring Force, while the other directly encased Shui Miao.
The speed at which an Immortal Venerable struck was something Shui Miao simply couldn’t guard against.
Shui Miao was immediately wrapped in the milky-white liquid, but he felt no threat from it. Instead, it seemed like pure spiritual energy, beneficial to him in every way.
“Haha! Feathering Immortal Venerable, do you take me for some evil demon? Your sacred water seems capable of purifying the body—I’ll gladly accept it!” Shui Miao’s mind raced as he sensed the abundant yang-attributed spiritual energy within the sacred water, which was the bane of evil spirits and demonic souls. He immediately stored the sacred water within the Tower of Time.
He contemplated preserving it within his consciousness, but wary of the possibility of it being a deception, he refrained from acting impulsively.
He thought about storing it in the Soul Pearl but worried it might harm those inside. Thus, the Tower of Time was the only option.
Within the Tower of Time resided a young dragon that had emerged by absorbing energy from the Nuwa Stone. However, it had been somewhat corrupted by malevolent energy, making it challenging to tame. This was the ideal moment to utilize the sacred water to cleanse it and expel the dark energy.
“Old fiend, who exactly are you?”
Seeing that Shui Miao was not an evil demon, the Feathering Immortal Venerable was taken aback.
He instantly summoned a wave of immortal energy, molding it into the form of a tiger’s claw, intent on shattering Shui Miao’s Soul Pearl… yet the Soul Pearl stood utterly unshaken, resolutely withstanding the Immortal Venerable’s lethal blow.
Excellent! Now I have nothing to fear from him!
Thrilled by the Soul Pearl’s enhanced durability, Shui Miao eagerly harnessed his immortal energy to gather all the sacred water that had been suppressing the Soul-Devouring Force into his realm of consciousness. With the initial portion of sacred water having seamlessly entered the Tower of Time, he now felt a deep sense of confidence and relief.
Shui Miao changed tactics, withdrawing and highly condensing the Soul-Devouring Force into a black ghost-headed blade. He directly severed the Feathering Immortal Venerable’s shadow soul into several pieces before launching a fierce assault on the Venerable himself!
Even an immortal soul could feel pain when struck.
The Feathering Immortal Venerable was immensely frustrated. Without a single immortal weapon at his disposal, he couldn’t breach Shui Miao’s Soul Pearl.
Unable to harm Shui Miao and fearful of the Soul-Devouring Force, he could only dodge repeatedly, looking utterly disheveled.
Moreover, he had absorbed a strand of Soul-Devouring Force into his dantian, which demanded a substantial portion of his immortal energy and mental concentration to keep it in check. Engaging in combat with Shui Miao under such conditions left him feeling utterly overwhelmed.
Yet, he was unwilling to retreat just yet, because Shui Miao still possessed the Nuwa Stone. If he missed this opportunity, the consequences would be dire.
“What the hell happened? That nearly blew me to bits! Huh? What is this… This is…”
The Black Tiger Immortal Venerable emerged from the nearby Raksha Sea and immediately saw an old man chasing and slashing at the Feathering Immortal Venerable!
Earlier, he had been moving more slowly, so Hua Yuting managed to capture him in a magical artifact. This artifact was later taken by the Feathering Immortal Venerable, who attempted to use it to ensnare Shui Miao’s Nether Artifact. However, Shui Miao self-destructed the Nether Artifact, severely injuring the Black Tiger Immortal Venerable and leaving him dazed. He had been lying in a confused state at the bottom of the Raksha Sea for quite some time before finally resurfacing, only to witness an old man relentlessly pursuing the Feathering Immortal Venerable. The Feathering Immortal Venerable was being driven into such a pitiful state, his clothes in disarray, that the Black Tiger Immortal Venerable was terrified and immediately plunged back into the Raksha Sea, fleeing underwater as fast as he could.
The Black Tiger Immortal Venerable was a recently promoted Immortal Venerable.
His strength was mediocre, making him the weakest among the three Venerables. He had only come along this time due to Hua Yuting’s persuasion.
Seeing that even the strongest among them, the Feathering Immortal Venerable, was being pursued and attacked, he didn’t dare overthink it and focused solely on escaping.
Before he had fled far, the Black Tiger Immortal Venerable spotted an enormous sinister dragon lurking in the sea.
Using his spiritual sense, he suddenly detected that Hua Yuting was trapped inside the dragon’s belly!
At this moment, Hua Yuting’s immortal soul was weak, invaded by copious amounts of sinister energy, unable to break free, and on the verge of death.
This Raksha Realm is too terrifying! Even Immortal Venerables can’t survive here! The Black Tiger Immortal Venerable was utterly shocked, his face pale with fear. He swiftly flew out of the sea, mobilizing all his immortal power to flee desperately.
“Ah! How can this be? Is this an illusion array?”
The Feathering Immortal Venerable, who was being pursued by Shui Miao, suddenly found the scenery before him blurring and becoming chaotic.
While pursuing and assaulting the Feathering Immortal Venerable, Shui Miao was simultaneously managing another task—he had hastily repaired a formation within the Illusion Demon Mirror. Regardless of its potential effectiveness, he immediately cast an illusion spell on the Feathering Immortal Venerable. Already preoccupied with suppressing the Soul-Devouring Force and evading Shui Miao’s attacks, the Feathering Immortal Venerable was caught off guard by the invasive illusion energy. His movements faltered, giving Shui Miao the opportunity to close in and sever one of his arms with a single, decisive strike!
“Ah!”
“Bastard!”
The Feathering Immortal Venerable screamed in agony. After a moment of clarity, he swiftly dodged while expelling a large portion of the Soul-Devouring Force that he had been unable to refine from his dantian.
This strand of Soul-Devouring Force hadn’t been refined by him; instead, it had devoured much of his immortal power.
Shui Miao immediately reclaimed this Soul-Devouring Force. His heart stirred as he felt the immortal power within his dantian suddenly undergo a transformation, and his entire body’s strength surged dramatically!
“What’s happening? Could it be that the immortal power brought back by the Soul-Devouring Force has allowed me to break through the bottleneck and advance to the next realm?”
His mind racing, Shui Miao didn’t slow down but instead pursued the Feathering Immortal Venerable with even greater excitement.
“Old fiend, just you wait! I won’t bother with you today, but I will return sooner or later!”
The Feathering Immortal Venerable suddenly sensed a radiant light emanating from Shui Miao’s body and felt strands of pure immortal power undergoing transformation. He realized that Shui Miao had broken through the Golden Immortal realm and successfully advanced!
A new Immortal Lord had been born!
Normally, the transformation of immortal power alone wouldn’t be enough to scare the Feathering Immortal Venerable into fleeing.
But he also noticed that Shui Miao’s Soul-Devouring Force was evolving alongside the immortal power!
With no hope of seizing the Nuwa Stone, if he didn’t escape now, he might never get another chance.
The Feathering Immortal Venerable was pragmatic. Carrying a trace of Shui Miao’s Soul-Devouring Force with him, he immediately fled.
However, it wasn’t long before he encountered the Black Tiger Immortal Venerable.
Seeing the Black Tiger Immortal Venerable, the Feathering Immortal Venerable had an idea and quickly stopped him. “Old Black, do you have any immortal weapons left? Lend me your immortal weapon! Once we seize the Nuwa Stone, I’ll give you half!”
As the Spirit-Devouring Power enveloped Yu Hua’s immortal body, it simultaneously sealed off his connection to the outside world, preventing him from casting any spells.
Taking advantage of Yu Hua’s lack of protective artifacts, the Spirit-Devouring Power surged forth, corroding and consuming his immortal body.
Shui Miao had been cultivating inside the Time Tower for over six thousand years. His immortal power was now incomparably greater than before, and his Soul-Devouring Force had grown immensely potent. His strength had reached the peak of the Golden Immortal realm. Now, he was about to slay the Feathering Immortal Venerable, who was two whole realms above him. This was undoubtedly a battle that would shake the heavens and earth, a breathtakingly bold struggle!
As the Soul-Devouring Force enveloped the Feathering Immortal Venerable’s immortal body, it also sealed off his connection to the outside world, preventing him from casting any spells.
Taking advantage of the fact that the Feathering Immortal Venerable had no protective treasures, the Soul-Devouring Force madly corroded and devoured his immortal body.
However, the immortal power of the Feathering Immortal Venerable was not so easily corrupted.
“You wretched fool! You’re merely at the Golden Immortal realm and yet you dare attempt to slay me? How utterly foolish! I will now show you the means of an Immortal Venerable!” The Feathering Immortal Venerable instantly sensed Shui Miao’s level of immortal power and, instead of panicking, grew calmer.
After all, an Immortal Venerable dealing with a Golden Immortal was like an adult dealing with a three-year-old child—they were simply not on the same level.
Immediately, the Feathering Immortal Venerable summoned a surge of immortal power in an attempt to disperse the Soul-Devouring Force.
But upon trying, he discovered that this sinister Soul-Devouring Force could not be driven away. Instead, it relentlessly poured into his body through his seven orifices and pores. The thick, oppressive force felt like countless ants gnawing at him, converting his immortal power before transferring it into Shui Miao’s body to enhance Shui Miao’s cultivation!
“This Soul-Devouring Force is truly mysterious. If I can obtain it, I will surely be able to suppress all divine beings and unite the three realms. I must acquire and refine it!” With this thought flashing through his mind, the Feathering Immortal Venerable guided a strand of the Soul-Devouring Force into his dantian using his immortal power. Splitting his focus, he attempted to refine it. Suddenly, a milky-white liquid emerged from the top of his head, pouring down and actually dispersing some of the Soul-Devouring Force, revealing half of his scalp.
“What kind of water is this?”
Shui Miao was startled that this water could disperse the Soul-Devouring Force. Fearful that the Feathering Immortal Venerable might see his true form, he intensified his killing intent, controlling the Soul-Devouring Force to madly counterattack once more.
At the same time, Shui Miao shifted his form, transforming into the appearance of an unfamiliar old man.
The Feathering Immortal Venerable, now able to unleash his immortal power, swiftly utilized the doppelganger technique, dividing his immortal soul into three distinct entities: the heavenly soul, the human soul, and the shadow soul.
The doppelganger technique enabled him to split his soul, channeling all of the Soul-Devouring Force into the shadow soul.
After merging his heavenly and human souls back together, the Feathering Immortal Venerable looked at Shui Miao and sneered, “Old man, allow me to show you the power of the Immortal Realm’s Holy Water!” Once again, he summoned a large amount of the milky-white liquid, dividing it into two streams. One enveloped the shadow soul, dispersing the Soul-Devouring Force, while the other directly encased Shui Miao.
The speed at which an Immortal Venerable struck was something Shui Miao simply couldn’t guard against.
Shui Miao was immediately wrapped in the milky-white liquid, but he felt no threat from it. Instead, it felt like pure spiritual energy, immensely beneficial without any harm.
“Haha! Feathering Immortal Venerable, do you take me for some evil demon? Your Holy Water seems capable of tempering the body—I’ll gladly accept it!” Sensing that the Holy Water contained a vast amount of yang-attributed spiritual energy, the bane of evil spirits and demonic souls, Shui Miao immediately stored it away in the Time Tower.
He contemplated storing it within his mental realm but, wary of potential betrayal, he refrained from acting impulsively.
He thought about storing it in the Soul Pearl but worried it might harm those inside. Thus, the Time Tower was the only option.
Inside the Time Tower was a young dragon that had hatched by absorbing energy from the Nuwa Stone. It still carried some evil energy and was difficult to tame. Now was the perfect time to use this Holy Water to cleanse it and purge the evil influence.
“Old fiend, who exactly are you?”
Seeing that Shui Miao wasn’t an evil demon, the Feathering Immortal Venerable was taken aback.
He immediately conjured a surge of immortal power into a tiger’s claw, aiming to crush Shui Miao’s Soul Pearl… but the Soul Pearl remained completely unmoved, steadfastly enduring the Immortal Venerable’s deadly strike.
Excellent! Now I have nothing to fear from him!
Elated by the Soul Pearl’s newfound resilience, Shui Miao excitedly channeled his immortal power to collect all the Holy Water that had been containing the Soul-Devouring Force into his mental realm planet. Since the earlier portion stored in the Time Tower had shown no unusual reactions, he now felt at ease.
Changing tactics, Shui Miao withdrew the Soul-Devouring Force, highly condensed it into a black demon-head blade, and directly hacked the Feathering Immortal Venerable’s shadow soul into several segments. Then, he began furiously slashing at the Feathering Immortal Venerable himself!
Even an immortal soul could feel pain when cut.
The Feathering Immortal Venerable was immensely frustrated. Without a single immortal artifact at hand, he couldn’t break through Shui Miao’s Soul Pearl.
Unable to harm Shui Miao and fearful of the Soul-Devouring Force, he could only dodge repeatedly, looking utterly disheveled.
Moreover, having inhaled a strand of the Soul-Devouring Force into his dantian, he had to divert a significant amount of immortal power and mental energy to suppress it. Fighting Shui Miao under these circumstances left him wanting in strength though not in will.
But he was unwilling to simply retreat because Shui Miao still possessed the Nuwa Stone. If he missed this opportunity, the consequences would be dire.
“Dammit! What just happened? That nearly blew me to bits! Huh? What’s this… This is…”
The Black Tiger Immortal Venerable emerged from the nearby Raksha Sea and immediately saw an old man chasing and slashing at the Feathering Immortal Venerable!
Previously, due to his slow speed, he had been captured by Hua Yuting into a magical artifact, which was later seized by the Feathering Immortal Venerable. The Feathering Immortal Venerable used the artifact to trap Shui Miao’s netherworld device. However, Shui Miao self-destructed the netherworld device, blasting the Black Tiger Immortal Venerable into a dazed, severely injured state. He had been lying confused at the bottom of the Raksha Sea for quite some time before finally surfacing, only to witness an old man relentlessly pursuing and attacking the Feathering Immortal Venerable. The sight of the Feathering Immortal Venerable being driven into such a wretched, disheveled state terrified him, and he hastily plunged back into the Raksha Sea, fleeing underwater as far as he could.
The Black Tiger Immortal Venerable was a recently promoted Immortal Venerable.
His strength was average, making him the weakest among the three Immortal Venerables. He had only joined this venture due to Hua Yuting’s persuasion.
Seeing that even the Feathering Immortal Venerable, the strongest among them, was being pursued and attacked, he didn’t dare overthink it and focused solely on escaping.
Before he had fled far, the Black Tiger Immortal Venerable spotted an enormous evil dragon lurking in the sea.
Through divine sense, he suddenly detected that Hua Yuting was trapped inside the dragon’s belly!
At this moment, Hua Yuting’s immortal soul was weak, invaded by copious amounts of sinister energy, unable to break free, and on the verge of death.
This Raksha Realm is too terrifying! Even Immortal Venerables can’t survive here! Horrified, the Black Tiger Immortal Venerable turned pale, swiftly flew out of the sea surface, mobilized all his immortal power, and desperately fled.
“Ah! How can this be! Is this an illusion array?”
The Feathering Immortal Venerable, who was being pursued and slashed by Shui Miao, suddenly found the scenery before him becoming blurred and chaotic.
While pursuing and assaulting the Feathering Immortal Venerable, Shui Miao was also juggling another task—he had hastily repaired a formation within the Illusion Demon Mirror. Regardless of its effectiveness, he immediately cast an illusion spell on the Feathering Immortal Venerable. Already preoccupied with suppressing the Soul-Devouring Force and defending against Shui Miao’s attacks, the Feathering Immortal Venerable was caught off guard as a disorienting force infiltrated his mind. His movements faltered, allowing Shui Miao to close the distance and sever one of his arms with a single, decisive strike!
“Ah!”
“Bastard!”
The Feathering Immortal Venerable screamed in agony. After a moment of clarity, he swiftly dodged while simultaneously expelling a large portion of the Soul-Devouring Force that he had been unable to refine from his dantian.
This strand of Soul-Devouring Force hadn’t been refined by him; instead, it had devoured much of his immortal power.
Shui Miao immediately reclaimed this Soul-Devouring Force. His heart stirred as he sensed the immortal power within his dantian suddenly undergo a transformation, and his entire body’s strength surged dramatically!
“What’s happening? Could it be that the Immortal Venerable’s power brought back by the Soul-Devouring Force has allowed me to break through the bottleneck and advance to the next realm?”
His mind racing, Shui Miao didn’t slow down but instead pursued and attacked the Feathering Immortal Venerable with even greater excitement.
“Old fiend, just you wait! I won’t bother with you today, but I will return sooner or later!”
The Feathering Immortal Venerable suddenly sensed a radiant light bursting from Shui Miao’s body as strands of pure immortal power underwent transformation. He realized that Shui Miao had broken through the Golden Immortal realm and successfully advanced!
A new Immortal Lord had been born!
Normally, the transformation of immortal power alone wouldn’t be enough to scare the Feathering Immortal Venerable into fleeing.
But he also noticed that Shui Miao’s Soul-Devouring Force was transforming along with the immortal power!
With no hope left of seizing the Nuwa Stone, if he didn’t escape now, he might never get another chance.
Knowing when he was outmatched, the Feathering Immortal Venerable fled immediately, taking with him a trace of Shui Miao’s Soul-Devouring Force.
Unexpectedly, he soon encountered the Black Tiger Immortal Venerable.
Seeing the Black Tiger Immortal Venerable, an idea struck the Feathering Immortal Venerable. He quickly stopped him. “Old Black, do you still have any immortal artifacts on you? Lend me your immortal artifact! Once we seize the Nuwa Stone, I’ll split it with you half and half!”
“Foolish brat! You, merely a Golden Immortal, dare to kill this Sovereign? You are truly too foolish! Now I shall show you the might of an Immortal Sovereign!” Yu Hua instantly sensed Shui Miao’s cultivation level and, instead of panicking, grew calm, no longer feeling threatened.
After all, for an Immortal Sovereign to deal with a Golden Immortal was like an adult confronting a three-year-old child—completely mismatched.
Shui Miao had been cultivating within the Time Tower for over six thousand years. His immortal power was now far greater than before, and his Soul-Devouring Force had grown immensely potent. His strength had reached the peak of the Golden Immortal realm. Now, he was about to slay the Feathering Immortal Venerable, who was two whole realms above him. This was undoubtedly a battle that would shake the heavens and earth, a breathtakingly bold fight!
As the Soul-Devouring Force enveloped the Feathering Immortal Venerable’s immortal body, it also sealed off his connection to the outside world, preventing him from casting any spells.
Taking advantage of the fact that the Feathering Immortal Venerable had no protective treasures, the Soul-Devouring Force madly corroded and devoured his immortal body.
However, the immortal power of the Feathering Immortal Venerable was not so easily corrupted.
“You wretched fool! You’re merely a Golden Immortal, yet you dare attempt to slay me? How utterly foolish! I will now show you the means of an Immortal Venerable!” The Feathering Immortal Venerable instantly sensed Shui Miao’s level of immortal power and, instead of panicking, grew calmer.
After all, an Immortal Venerable dealing with a Golden Immortal was like an adult dealing with a three-year-old child—they were simply not on the same level.
Immediately, the Feathering Immortal Venerable summoned a surge of immortal power in an attempt to disperse the Soul-Devouring Force.
However, upon attempting to expel it, he found that this malevolent Soul-Devouring Force could not be repelled. Instead, it relentlessly infiltrated his body through his seven orifices and pores. The dense, suffocating energy felt like countless ants gnawing at him, transforming his immortal power before channeling it into Shui Miao’s body to bolster his cultivation!
“This Soul-Devouring Force is truly mysterious. If I can obtain it, I will surely be able to suppress all divine beings and unite the three realms. I must acquire and refine it!” With this thought, the Feathering Immortal Venerable directed a strand of immortal power to envelop a portion of the Soul-Devouring Force and guide it into his dantian. Splitting his focus, he attempted to refine it. Suddenly, a milky-white liquid emerged from the top of his head, pouring down and dispersing some of the Soul-Devouring Force, revealing half of his scalp.
“What kind of water is this?”
Shui Miao was startled that this water could disperse the Soul-Devouring Force. Fearful that the Feathering Immortal Venerable might see his true form, he intensified his killing intent, controlling the Soul-Devouring Force to counterattack even more fiercely.
At the same time, Shui Miao transformed his appearance into that of an unfamiliar old man.
The Feathering Immortal Venerable, now able to unleash his immortal power, swiftly utilized a cloning technique, dividing his immortal soul into three distinct entities: the heavenly soul, the human soul, and the shadow soul.
The clone technique enabled him to split his soul, channeling all the Soul-Devouring Force into the shadow soul clone.
After merging his heavenly and human souls back together, the Feathering Immortal Venerable looked at Shui Miao and sneered, “Old man, let me show you the power of the Celestial Holy Water!” He summoned another large amount of the milky-white liquid, dividing it into two streams. One enveloped the shadow soul, dispersing the Soul-Devouring Force, while the other directly encased Shui Miao.
The speed of an Immortal Venerable’s attack was something Shui Miao could not hope to defend against.
Shui Miao was immediately wrapped in the milky-white liquid, but he felt no threat from it. Instead, it seemed like pure spiritual energy, beneficial and harmless.
“Haha! Feathering Immortal Venerable, do you take me for a demon? Your holy water seems capable of purifying the body. I’ll gladly accept it!” Shui Miao sensed that the holy water contained vast amounts of yang-attributed spiritual energy, a natural bane to evil spirits and demonic souls. He immediately stored the holy water within the Time Tower.
He contemplated keeping it in his mindscape, but worried it might be a trap, so he hesitated to act impulsively.
He also thought of storing it in the Soul Pearl but worried it might harm those inside. Thus, the Time Tower was the only safe option.
Inside the Time Tower was a young dragon that had hatched by absorbing energy from the Nuwa Stone. It still carried some evil energy and was difficult to tame. Now was the perfect time to use this holy water to purify and cleanse it of its malevolent aura.
“Old man, who exactly are you?”
Seeing that Shui Miao was not a demon, the Feathering Immortal Venerable was taken aback.
He immediately conjured a surge of immortal power shaped into a tiger’s claw, aiming to crush Shui Miao’s Soul Pearl… However, the Soul Pearl remained completely unmoved, steadfastly enduring the Immortal Venerable’s deadly strike.
Excellent! Now I have nothing to fear from him!
Thrilled by the Soul Pearl’s enhanced durability, Shui Miao eagerly harnessed his immortal energy to gather all the sacred water that had been restraining the Soul-Devouring Force into his spiritual realm. Given that the earlier portion of holy water had seamlessly entered the Time Tower, he now felt a sense of confidence and relief.
Changing tactics, Shui Miao withdrew the Soul-Devouring Force, concentrating it into a solid form—a black demon-head blade. He slashed the Feathering Immortal Venerable’s shadow soul into several segments before turning the blade on the Venerable himself, hacking away relentlessly!
Even an immortal soul could feel pain when struck.
The Feathering Immortal Venerable was deeply frustrated. Without a single immortal artifact at his disposal, he could not break through Shui Miao’s Soul Pearl.
Unable to harm Shui Miao and fearful of the Soul-Devouring Force, he could only dodge and retreat, looking utterly disheveled.
Moreover, he had absorbed a strand of the Soul-Devouring Force into his dantian, requiring a significant portion of his immortal power and mental focus to suppress it. Fighting under these conditions left him struggling to keep up.
Yet, he was unwilling to retreat empty-handed. Shui Miao possessed the Nuwa Stone, and missing this opportunity would be a devastating loss.
“What the hell happened? That nearly killed me! Huh? What is this…?”
The Black Tiger Immortal Venerable emerged from the nearby Raksha Sea, only to see an old man relentlessly pursuing and attacking the Feathering Immortal Venerable!
He had been slower earlier and was captured by Hua Yuting into a magical artifact, which was later seized by the Feathering Immortal Venerable. The Venerable had used the artifact to trap Shui Miao’s underworld equipment, attempting to confine him. However, Shui Miao self-destructed the underworld equipment, blasting the Black Tiger Immortal Venerable into a dazed, heavily injured state. He had been lying confused at the bottom of the Raksha Sea for quite some time before finally resurfacing, only to witness an old man hunting down the Feathering Immortal Venerable. The sight of the Venerable being chased, disheveled and ragged, terrified him so much that he immediately plunged back into the Raksha Sea and fled underwater as far as he could.
The Black Tiger Immortal Venerable was a recently promoted Immortal Venerable.
His strength was mediocre, making him the weakest among the three Venerables. He had only joined this venture due to Hua Yuting’s persuasion.
Seeing even the strongest of their group, the Feathering Immortal Venerable, being pursued and attacked, he didn’t dare hesitate and focused solely on escaping.
Before he had gone far, the Black Tiger Immortal Venerable spotted an enormous evil dragon lurking in the sea.
Using his spiritual sense, he suddenly detected that Hua Yuting was trapped inside the dragon’s belly!
At this moment, Hua Yuting’s immortal soul was weak, invaded by copious amounts of sinister energy, unable to break free, and on the verge of death.
This Raksha Realm is too terrifying! Even Immortal Venerables can’t survive here! The Black Tiger Immortal Venerable was horrified, his face pale as he soared out of the sea, mustering all his immortal power to flee desperately.
“Ah! How can this be? Is this an illusion array?”
The Feathering Immortal Venerable, who was being pursued by Shui Miao, suddenly found the scenery around him becoming blurred and chaotic.
While chasing and attacking the Feathering Immortal Venerable, Shui Miao was also multitasking—he had hastily repaired a formation within the Illusion Demon Mirror. Regardless of its effectiveness, he immediately cast an illusion spell on the Feathering Immortal Venerable. Already preoccupied with suppressing the Soul-Devouring Force and evading Shui Miao’s attacks, the Venerable was caught off guard by the invasive illusion. His movements faltered, allowing Shui Miao to catch up and slice off one of his arms with a single stroke!
“Ah!”
“Bastard!”
The Feathering Immortal Venerable screamed in agony. After a moment of clarity, he swiftly dodged while expelling a large portion of the Soul-Devouring Force that he had been unable to refine from his dantian.
This strand of Soul-Devouring Force had not been refined by him. Instead, it had devoured much of his immortal power.
Shui Miao immediately reclaimed this force. As he did, he felt a sudden transformation within his dantian—his power surged dramatically!
“What’s happening? Could it be that the immortal power brought back by the Soul-Devouring Force has allowed me to break through my bottleneck and advance to the next realm?”
His mind racing, Shui Miao did not slow down. Instead, he grew even more excited and intensified his pursuit of the Feathering Immortal Venerable.
“Old man, just you wait! I won’t bother with you today, but I will return sooner or later!”
The Feathering Immortal Venerable suddenly sensed a radiant light emanating from Shui Miao’s body as strands of pure immortal power underwent transformation. He realized that Shui Miao had broken through the Golden Immortal realm and successfully advanced!
A new Immortal Lord had been born!
Normally, such a transformation alone would not be enough to frighten the Feathering Immortal Venerable into fleeing.
However, he also noticed that Shui Miao’s Soul-Devouring Force was evolving alongside his immortal power!
With no hope of seizing the Nuwa Stone, if he didn’t escape now, he might never get another chance.
Knowing when to retreat, the Feathering Immortal Venerable fled immediately, taking with him a trace of Shui Miao’s Soul-Devouring Force.
Unexpectedly, he soon encountered the Black Tiger Immortal Venerable.
Seeing him, the Feathering Immortal Venerable had an idea and quickly stopped him. “Old Black, do you have any immortal artifacts left? Lend me one quickly! If we manage to seize the Nuwa Stone, I’ll give you half!”
Shui Miao had been cultivating within the Time Tower for over six thousand years. His immortal power was now incomparable to what it once was, and his Soul-Devouring Power had grown immensely profound. His strength had reached the peak of the Golden Immortal realm. Now, he was about to slay the Feathering Immortal Venerable, who was two whole realms above him. This was undoubtedly a battle that would shake the heavens and earth, a daring struggle that would make gods and ghosts weep!
As the Soul-Devouring Power enveloped the Feathering Immortal Venerable’s immortal body, it also sealed off his connection to the outside world, preventing him from casting any spells.
Taking advantage of the Feathering Immortal Venerable’s lack of protective treasures, the Soul-Devouring Power fiercely corroded and consumed his immortal form.
However, the immortal power of the Feathering Immortal Venerable was not so easily corrupted.
“You wretched fool! You’re merely a Golden Immortal, yet you dare attempt to slay me? How utterly foolish! I will show you now the means of an Immortal Venerable!” The Feathering Immortal Venerable instantly sensed Shui Miao’s level of cultivation and, instead of panicking, grew calmer.
After all, an Immortal Venerable dealing with a Golden Immortal was like an adult dealing with a three-year-old child—they were simply not on the same level.
Immediately, the Feathering Immortal Venerable summoned a surge of immortal power in an attempt to disperse the Soul-Devouring Power.
However, upon attempting, he realized that this malevolent Soul-Devouring Force could not be expelled. On the contrary, it relentlessly infiltrated his body through his seven orifices and pores. The deep and pervasive Soul-Devouring Force felt like myriad ants gnawing at him, transforming his immortal energy before channeling it into Shui Miao’s body, thereby boosting Shui Miao’s cultivation!
“This Soul-Devouring Power is truly mysterious. If I can obtain it, I will surely be able to suppress all divine beings and unify the three realms. I must acquire and refine it!” The Feathering Immortal Venerable’s mind raced. He immediately channeled his immortal power to envelop a strand of the Soul-Devouring Power and drew it into his dantian. Dividing his focus, he attempted to refine this strand of power. Suddenly, a milky-white liquid emerged from the top of his head, pouring down and actually dispersing some of the Soul-Devouring Power, revealing half of his scalp.
“What kind of water is this?”
Shui Miao was startled that this water could disperse the Soul-Devouring Power. Fearful that the Feathering Immortal Venerable might see his true form, he intensified his killing intent, controlling the Soul-Devouring Power to fiercely counterattack once more.
At the same time, Shui Miao transformed his appearance into that of an unfamiliar old man.
The Feathering Immortal Venerable, now capable of harnessing his immortal power, swiftly utilized a cloning technique, dividing his immortal soul into three distinct entities: the heavenly soul, the human soul, and the shadow soul.
The art of doppelganger enabled him to split his soul, channeling all the Soul-Devouring Power into the shadow soul doppelganger.
After merging his heavenly and human souls back together, the Feathering Immortal Venerable looked at Shui Miao and sneered, “Old man, let me show you the power of the Celestial Holy Water!” He summoned another large amount of the milky-white liquid, dividing it into two streams. One enveloped the shadow soul, dispersing the Soul-Devouring Power, while the other directly encased Shui Miao.
The speed of an Immortal Venerable’s attack was something Shui Miao simply couldn’t defend against.
Shui Miao was immediately wrapped in the milky-white liquid, but he felt no threat from it. Instead, it felt like pure spiritual energy, beneficial in every way and entirely harmless.
“Haha! Feathering Immortal Venerable, do you take me for some evil demon? Your holy water seems capable of purifying the body—I’ll gladly accept it!” Shui Miao’s mind raced as he sensed the abundant yang-attributed spiritual energy within the holy water, which was the bane of evil spirits and demonic souls. He immediately stored the holy water within the Time Tower.
He considered storing it in his mental realm but feared it might be a trick, so he didn’t act rashly.
He also thought of storing it in the Soul Pearl but worried it might harm those inside. Thus, the Time Tower was the only option.
Inside the Time Tower was a young dragon that had hatched by absorbing energy from the Nuwa Stone. It still carried some evil energy and was difficult to tame. Now was the perfect time to use this holy water to purify and cleanse it of its malevolent aura.
“Old fiend, who exactly are you?”
Seeing that Shui Miao wasn’t an evil demon, the Feathering Immortal Venerable was taken aback.
Without hesitation, he summoned a torrent of immortal energy, shaping it into the form of a tiger’s claw, and aimed to obliterate Shui Miao’s Soul Pearl… Yet, the Soul Pearl stood unyielding, resolutely withstanding the Immortal Venerable’s lethal strike.
Excellent! Now I’m not afraid of him!
Elated by the Soul Pearl’s unexpected resilience, Shui Miao excitedly channeled his immortal power to draw all the holy water enveloping the Soul-Devouring Power into his mental planet. Since the previous stream of holy water had entered the Time Tower without any issues, he now felt reassured.
Shui Miao changed tactics, withdrawing and highly condensing the Soul-Devouring Power into a black ghost-headed blade. He directly severed the Feathering Immortal Venerable’s shadow soul into several pieces, then launched a fierce assault on the Immortal Venerable himself!
Even an immortal soul could feel pain when struck.
The Feathering Immortal Venerable was deeply frustrated. Without a single immortal weapon at his disposal, he couldn’t break through Shui Miao’s Soul Pearl.
Unable to harm Shui Miao and fearful of his Soul-Devouring Power, he found himself constantly dodging and retreating in a wretched state.
Moreover, he had absorbed a strand of Soul-Devouring Power into his dantian, necessitating the expenditure of a substantial amount of immortal power and mental energy to suppress it. Engaging in combat with Shui Miao under such conditions left him feeling utterly overwhelmed and powerless.
Yet, he was unwilling to simply retreat because Shui Miao possessed the Nuwa Stone. If he missed this opportunity, the consequences would be dire.
“Dammit! What happened? That nearly blew me to bits! Huh? What’s this…?”
The Black Tiger Immortal Venerable emerged from the nearby Raksha Sea, only to see an old man relentlessly pursuing and attacking the Feathering Immortal Venerable!
He had been slower earlier and was captured by Hua Yuting into a magical tool, which was then seized by the Feathering Immortal Venerable. The Feathering Immortal Venerable used the tool to trap Shui Miao’s nether weapon, attempting to confine him. However, Shui Miao self-destructed the nether weapon, blasting the Black Tiger Immortal Venerable into a dazed and severely injured state. He had been languishing at the bottom of the Raksha Sea for quite some time before finally managing to surface, only to witness an old man hunting down the Feathering Immortal Venerable. The Immortal Venerable was being driven into such a pitiful state, disheveled and frantic, that the Black Tiger Immortal Venerable was terrified and immediately plunged back into the Raksha Sea, fleeing underwater as far as he could.
The Black Tiger Immortal Venerable was a recently promoted Immortal Venerable.
His strength was mediocre, making him the weakest among the three Immortal Venerables. He had only joined this venture due to Hua Yuting’s persuasion.
Seeing that even the strongest among them, the Feathering Immortal Venerable, was being pursued and attacked, he didn’t dare hesitate and focused solely on escaping.
Before he had fled far, the Black Tiger Immortal Venerable spotted an enormous evil dragon lurking in the sea.
Through his divine sense, he suddenly detected that Hua Yuting was trapped within the dragon’s belly!
At this moment, Hua Yuting’s immortal soul was weak, invaded by copious amounts of sinister energy, and unable to break free—his life hanging by a thread.
This Raksha Realm is too terrifying! Even Immortal Venerables can’t survive here! The Black Tiger Immortal Venerable was utterly shocked, his face pale with fear. He swiftly flew out of the sea, mustering all his immortal power to flee desperately.
“Ah! How can this be? Is this an illusion array?”
The Feathering Immortal Venerable, who was being pursued by Shui Miao, suddenly found the scenery around him becoming blurred and chaotic.
While chasing and attacking the Feathering Immortal Venerable, Shui Miao was also multitasking—he had hastily repaired a formation within the Illusion Demon Mirror. Regardless of its effectiveness, he immediately cast an illusion spell on the Feathering Immortal Venerable. The Immortal Venerable was already concentrating on suppressing the Soul-Devouring Power while also fending off Shui Miao’s attacks. Caught off guard by the invasive illusion, his movements faltered, allowing Shui Miao to catch up and sever one of his arms with a single strike!
“Ah!”
“Bastard!”
The Feathering Immortal Venerable screamed in agony. After a moment of clarity, he swiftly dodged while expelling a large portion of the Soul-Devouring Power from his dantian that he had been unable to refine.
Not only had this Soul-Devouring Power resisted refinement, but it had also consumed a significant amount of his immortal power.
Shui Miao immediately reclaimed the Soul-Devouring Power. As he did, he felt a sudden transformation within his dantian—his immortal power underwent a profound change, and his overall strength surged dramatically!
“What’s happening? Could it be that the immortal power brought back by the Soul-Devouring Power has allowed me to break through my bottleneck and advance to the next realm?”
His mind racing, Shui Miao didn’t slow down. Instead, he grew even more excited and intensified his pursuit of the Feathering Immortal Venerable.
“Old fool, just you wait! I won’t bother with you today, but I will return sooner or later!”
The Feathering Immortal Venerable suddenly sensed a radiant light emanating from Shui Miao’s body and felt strands of pure immortal power undergoing transformation. He realized that Shui Miao had broken through the Golden Immortal realm and successfully advanced!
A new Immortal Lord had been born!
Normally, the transformation of immortal power alone wouldn’t have been enough to scare the Feathering Immortal Venerable into fleeing.
However, he also noticed that Shui Miao’s Soul-Devouring Power was evolving alongside his immortal power!
With no hope of seizing the Nuwa Stone, if he didn’t escape now, he might never get another chance.
Knowing when to retreat, the Feathering Immortal Venerable fled immediately, taking with him a trace of Shui Miao’s Soul-Devouring Power.
Unexpectedly, he soon encountered the Black Tiger Immortal Venerable.
Seeing the Black Tiger Immortal Venerable, the Feathering Immortal Venerable had an idea. He quickly stopped him. “Old Black, do you have any immortal weapons left? Lend me one quickly! If we manage to seize the Nuwa Stone later, I’ll give you half!”
“What kind of water is this?”
This liquid was capable of repelling the Spirit-Devouring Power. Shui Miao was startled, fearing that Yu Hua might glimpse his true appearance. He quickly surged with killing intent, commanding the Spirit-Devouring Power to once again violently retaliate against Yu Hua.
At the same time, Shui Miao transformed his appearance into that of an unfamiliar old man.
Shui Miao had been cultivating inside the Time Tower for over six thousand years. His immortal power was now far greater than before, and his Soul-Devouring Force had grown immensely powerful. His strength had reached the peak of the Golden Immortal realm. Now, he was about to slay the Ascension Immortal Venerable—someone two whole realms above him. This was undoubtedly a battle that would shake the heavens and earth, a daring fight that would astonish both gods and ghosts!
As the Soul-Devouring Force enveloped the Ascension Immortal Venerable’s immortal body, it also sealed off his connection to the outside world, preventing him from casting any spells.
Taking advantage of the fact that the Ascension Immortal Venerable had no protective treasures, the Soul-Devouring Force madly corroded and devoured his immortal body.
However, the Ascension Immortal Venerable’s immortal power was not so easily corrupted.
“You wretched fool! You’re merely at the Golden Immortal realm, yet you dare attempt to slay me? How foolish! I’ll show you what an Immortal Venerable is truly capable of!” The Ascension Immortal Venerable instantly sensed Shui Miao’s level of cultivation and, instead of panicking, grew calmer.
After all, an Immortal Venerable dealing with a Golden Immortal was like an adult dealing with a three-year-old child—they were simply not on the same level.
Immediately, the Ascension Immortal Venerable summoned a surge of immortal power in an attempt to disperse the Soul-Devouring Force.
But upon trying, he discovered that this sinister Soul-Devouring Force could not be driven away. Instead, it relentlessly seeped into his body through his seven orifices and pores. The thick, oppressive energy felt like countless ants gnawing at him, converting his immortal power before transferring it into Shui Miao’s body to enhance his cultivation!
“This Soul-Devouring Force is truly mysterious. If I can obtain it, I will surely be able to suppress all divine Buddhas and unite the Three Realms. I must acquire and refine it!” With this thought flashing through his mind, the Ascension Immortal Venerable guided a strand of the Soul-Devouring Force into his dantian using his immortal power. Splitting his focus, he attempted to refine it. Suddenly, a milky-white liquid emerged from the top of his head, pouring down and actually dispersing some of the Soul-Devouring Force, revealing half of his scalp.
“What kind of water is this?”
Shui Miao was startled that this water could disperse the Soul-Devouring Force. Fearful that the Ascension Immortal Venerable might see his true form, he intensified his killing intent, controlling the Soul-Devouring Force to madly counterattack once more.
At the same time, Shui Miao transformed his appearance into that of an unfamiliar old man.
The Ascension Immortal Venerable, finally able to unleash his immortal power, swiftly utilized a doppelganger technique, dividing his immortal soul into three distinct entities: the Heavenly Soul, the Human Soul, and the Yin Soul.
This technique allowed him to separate his soul, diverting all the Soul-Devouring Force into the Yin Soul doppelganger.
After merging his Heavenly Soul and Human Soul back together, the Ascension Immortal Venerable looked at Shui Miao and sneered, “Old man, let me show you the power of the Celestial Realm’s Holy Water!” Once again, he summoned a large amount of milky-white liquid, dividing it into two streams. One enveloped the Yin Soul, dispersing the Soul-Devouring Force, while the other directly encased Shui Miao.
The speed at which an Immortal Venerable struck was something Shui Miao simply couldn’t defend against.
Shui Miao was immediately wrapped in the milky-white liquid, but he felt no threat from it. Instead, it seemed like pure spiritual energy, extremely beneficial to him.
“Haha! Ascension Immortal Venerable, do you take me for some evil demon? Your Holy Water seems capable of purifying the body—I’ll gladly accept it!” Shui Miao sensed that the Holy Water contained a vast amount of Yang-attributed spiritual energy, a natural bane to evil spirits and demonic souls. Without hesitation, he stored the Holy Water inside the Time Tower.
He contemplated storing it within his mental realm, but wary of the possibility of it being a trap, he refrained from acting impulsively.
He also thought about storing it in the Soul Pearl but worried it might harm those inside. Thus, the Time Tower was the only safe option.
Inside the Time Tower resided a young dragon that had hatched by absorbing energy from the Nuwa Stone. It still harbored traces of malevolent energy and proved challenging to tame. This was the ideal moment to utilize the Holy Water to purify it and expel the lingering evil energy.
“Old fiend, who exactly are you?”
Seeing that Shui Miao wasn’t an evil demon, the Ascension Immortal Venerable was taken aback.
He immediately summoned a surge of immortal power, shaping it into a tiger’s claw, and attempted to crush Shui Miao’s Soul Pearl… But the Soul Pearl remained completely unmoved, firmly withstanding the Immortal Venerable’s deadly strike.
Excellent! Now I’m not afraid of him!
Elated that the Soul Pearl had become so robust, Shui Miao excitedly channeled his immortal power to collect all the Holy Water that had been suppressing the Soul-Devouring Force into his mental realm planet. Since the previous stream of Holy Water had entered the Time Tower without any issues, he now felt reassured.
Changing tactics, Shui Miao withdrew the Soul-Devouring Force, highly condensed it into a black ghost-headed blade, and directly severed the Ascension Immortal Venerable’s Yin Soul into several pieces. Then, he began fiercely hacking at the Ascension Immortal Venerable himself!
Even an immortal soul could feel pain when slashed.
The Ascension Immortal Venerable was extremely frustrated. Without a single immortal artifact at hand, he couldn’t break through Shui Miao’s Soul Pearl.
Unable to harm Shui Miao and fearful of the Soul-Devouring Force, he could only dodge repeatedly, looking utterly disheveled.
Moreover, he had inhaled a strand of the Soul-Devouring Force into his dantian, requiring a significant portion of his immortal power and mental focus to suppress it. Fighting Shui Miao under these circumstances left him mentally willing but physically unable.
Yet, he was unwilling to simply leave because Shui Miao still possessed the Nuwa Stone. If he missed this opportunity, the consequences would be dire.
“Dammit! What happened? That almost blew me to bits! Huh? What’s this… This is…”
The Black Tiger Immortal Venerable emerged from the nearby Raksha Sea and saw an old man chasing and slashing at the Ascension Immortal Venerable!
He had been slow earlier and was captured by Hua Yuting into a magical treasure. That treasure was then taken by the Ascension Immortal Venerable, who used it to try and trap Shui Miao’s netherworld device. However, Shui Miao self-destructed the netherworld device, blasting the Black Tiger Immortal Venerable into a dazed, heavily injured state. He had been lying confused at the bottom of the Raksha Sea for quite some time before finally surfacing, only to see an old man relentlessly pursuing the Ascension Immortal Venerable, who was being driven into a ragged, desperate state. Terrified, the Black Tiger Immortal Venerable quickly ducked back into the Raksha Sea and fled underwater as far as he could.
The Black Tiger Immortal Venerable was a recently promoted Immortal Venerable.
His strength was average, making him the weakest among the three Immortal Venerables. He had only come along this time because Hua Yuting had tempted him.
Seeing that even the strongest among them, the Ascension Immortal Venerable, was being pursued and attacked, he didn’t dare overthink it and focused solely on escaping.
Before he had fled far, the Black Tiger Immortal Venerable spotted an enormous evil dragon lurking in the sea.
Using his spiritual sense, he suddenly detected that Hua Yuting was trapped inside the dragon’s belly!
At this moment, Hua Yuting’s immortal soul was weak, invaded by a large amount of sinister energy, unable to break free, and on the verge of death.
This Raksha Realm is too terrifying! Even Immortal Venerables can’t survive here! The Black Tiger Immortal Venerable was utterly shocked, his face pale with fear. He quickly flew out of the sea, mustering all his immortal power to flee desperately.
“Ah! How can this be! Is this an illusion array?”
The Ascension Immortal Venerable, who was being pursued and slashed by Shui Miao, suddenly found the scenery before him becoming blurred and chaotic.
While chasing and attacking the Ascension Immortal Venerable, Shui Miao was also multitasking—he had hastily repaired a formation within the Illusion Demon Mirror. Regardless of how effective it might be, he immediately cast an illusion spell on the Ascension Immortal Venerable. The Ascension Immortal Venerable was already concentrating on suppressing the Soul-Devouring Force while also dodging Shui Miao’s attacks. Caught off guard by the invasive illusion, his movements slowed, allowing Shui Miao to catch up and slash off one of his arms with a single strike!
“Ah!”
“Bastard!”
The Ascension Immortal Venerable screamed in pain. After a moment of clarity, he swiftly dodged while simultaneously expelling a large portion of the Soul-Devouring Force that he had been unable to refine from his dantian.
This strand of Soul-Devouring Force hadn’t been refined by him; instead, it had devoured much of his immortal power.
Shui Miao immediately reclaimed this Soul-Devouring Force. As he did, he felt a sudden transformation in the immortal power within his dantian, and his entire body’s strength surged dramatically!
“What’s happening? Could it be that the Immortal Venerable’s power brought back by the Soul-Devouring Force has allowed me to break through my bottleneck and advance to the next realm?”
His mind racing, Shui Miao didn’t slow down but instead pursued the Ascension Immortal Venerable with even greater excitement.
“Old fiend, just you wait! I won’t bother with you today, but I will return sooner or later!”
The Ascension Immortal Venerable suddenly sensed a radiant light bursting from Shui Miao’s body and felt streams of pure immortal power transforming. He realized that Shui Miao had broken through the Golden Immortal realm and successfully advanced!
A new Immortal Lord had been born!
Normally, such a transformation of immortal power wouldn’t be enough to scare the Ascension Immortal Venerable into fleeing.
But he also noticed that Shui Miao’s Soul-Devouring Force was evolving along with his immortal power!
With no hope of seizing the Nuwa Stone, if he didn’t escape now, he might never get another chance.
Knowing when to retreat, the Ascension Immortal Venerable fled immediately, taking with him a trace of Shui Miao’s Soul-Devouring Force.
Unexpectedly, he soon encountered the Black Tiger Immortal Venerable.
Seeing him, the Ascension Immortal Venerable had an idea and quickly stopped him. “Old Black, do you have any immortal artifacts left? Lend me your immortal artifact! Once I seize the Nuwa Stone, I’ll give you half!”
The soul clones could separate all the Spirit-Devouring Power into the yin soul’s clone.
After merging his celestial and human souls, Yu Hua glared at Shui Miao and coldly sneered, “Old man, let me show you the power of the Celestial Sacred Water!” Yu Hua summoned forth a large amount of the milky-white liquid, dividing it into two streams. One enveloped the yin soul clone, dispelling the Spirit-Devouring Power, while the other surged directly toward Shui Miao.
An Immortal Sovereign’s attack was so fast that Shui Miao could not possibly evade.
Instantly engulfed by the liquid, Shui Miao felt no threat from it. Instead, it felt like pure spiritual energy—beneficial and harmless.
“Haha! Yu Hua, you think I’m some evil fiend? Your Sacred Water seems to purify the body—I’ll gladly accept it!” Shui Miao quickly sensed that the liquid contained a vast amount of yang-element spiritual energy, a natural enemy of evil spirits. Without hesitation, he absorbed the Sacred Water into his Time Tower.
He was cautious, however. He did not dare to recklessly store it in his consciousness or his soul pearl, fearing harm to others. Thus, he chose the Time Tower.
Inside the tower, there was a young dragon, hatched from the energy of the Nuwa Stone, but it carried a taint of evil energy, making it difficult to tame. This Sacred Water was perfect—it could purify the dragon’s malevolence.
“Who exactly are you, old man?”
Seeing that Shui Miao was no evil spirit, Yu Hua became puzzled.
Shui Miao had been cultivating inside the Time Tower for over six thousand years. His immortal power was now far greater than before, and his Soul-Devouring Force had grown immensely powerful. His strength had reached the peak of the Golden Immortal realm. Now, he was about to slay the Feathering Immortal Venerable, who was two whole realms above him. This was undoubtedly a battle that would shake the heavens and earth, a breathtakingly bold struggle!
As the Soul-Devouring Force enveloped the Feathering Immortal Venerable’s immortal body, it also sealed off his connection to the outside world, preventing him from casting any spells.
Taking advantage of the fact that the Feathering Immortal Venerable had no protective treasures, the Soul-Devouring Force madly corroded and devoured his immortal body.
However, the Feathering Immortal Venerable’s immortal power was not so easily corrupted.
“You wretched fool! You’re merely at the Golden Immortal realm and yet you dare attempt to slay me? How utterly foolish! I will now show you the means of an Immortal Venerable!” The Feathering Immortal Venerable instantly sensed Shui Miao’s level of immortal power and, instead of growing more anxious, he actually calmed down.
After all, an Immortal Venerable dealing with a Golden Immortal was like an adult dealing with a three-year-old child—they were simply not on the same level.
Immediately, the Feathering Immortal Venerable summoned a surge of immortal power in an attempt to disperse the Soul-Devouring Force.
However, upon attempting to dispel it, he found that this malevolent Soul-Devouring Force could not be eradicated. Instead, it relentlessly infiltrated his body through his seven orifices and pores. The dense Soul-Devouring Force felt like countless ants gnawing at him, converting his immortal energy before transferring it into Shui Miao’s body to bolster Shui Miao’s strength and cultivation!
“This Soul-Devouring Force is truly mysterious. If I can obtain it, I will surely be able to suppress all divine Buddhas and unite the three realms. I must obtain and refine it!” The Feathering Immortal Venerable’s mind raced. He immediately channeled his immortal power to envelop a strand of the Soul-Devouring Force and drew it into his dantian. Dividing his focus, he attempted to refine this strand of Soul-Devouring Force. Suddenly, a milky-white liquid emerged from the top of his head, pouring down and actually dispersing some of the Soul-Devouring Force, revealing half of his scalp.
“What kind of water is this?”
Shui Miao was startled that this water could disperse the Soul-Devouring Force. Fearful that the Feathering Immortal Venerable might see his true form, he quickly intensified his killing intent, controlling the Soul-Devouring Force to madly counterattack the Feathering Immortal Venerable once again.
At the same time, Shui Miao transformed his appearance into that of an unfamiliar old man.
The Feathering Immortal Venerable, now capable of harnessing his immortal power, swiftly utilized a cloning technique, dividing his immortal soul into three distinct entities: the heavenly soul, the human soul, and the shadow soul.
The art of doppelganger enabled the soul to detach, channeling all the Soul-Devouring Force into the shadow soul’s duplicate.
After merging his heavenly and human souls back together, the Feathering Immortal Venerable looked at Shui Miao and sneered, “Old man, let me show you the power of the Holy Water of the Immortal Realm!” Once again, he summoned a large amount of the milky-white liquid, dividing it into two streams. One enveloped the shadow soul, dispersing the Soul-Devouring Force, while the other directly encased Shui Miao.
The speed at which an Immortal Venerable struck was something Shui Miao simply couldn’t guard against.
Shui Miao was immediately wrapped in the milky-white liquid, but he felt no threat from it. Instead, it felt like pure spiritual energy, immensely beneficial with no harm whatsoever.
“Haha! Feathering Immortal Venerable, do you take me for a demon? Your Holy Water seems capable of purifying the body—I’ll gladly accept it!” Shui Miao’s mind raced as he sensed that the Holy Water contained a vast amount of Yang-based spiritual energy, the bane of evil spirits and demonic souls. He immediately stored this Holy Water inside the Time Tower.
He contemplated storing it within his mental realm, but fearing that the Holy Water might be deceitful, he refrained from acting impulsively.
He also thought of storing it in the Soul Pearl but feared the Holy Water might harm those inside. Thus, the Time Tower was the only option.
Within the Time Tower resided a young dragon that had emerged by absorbing energy from the Nuwa Stone. However, this dragon bore a trace of malevolent energy, making it challenging to tame. The present moment was ideal for utilizing this Holy Water to cleanse and expel the dark energy.
“Old fiend, who exactly are you?”
Seeing that Shui Miao was not a demon, the Feathering Immortal Venerable was instead astonished.
He instantly directed a burst of immortal energy, shaping it into a tiger’s claw, intent on shattering Shui Miao’s Soul Pearl… Yet, the Soul Pearl stood utterly unshaken, steadfastly withstanding the Feathering Immortal Venerable’s fatal strike.
Excellent! Now I’m not afraid of him!
Shui Miao was overjoyed to see the Soul Pearl grow so strong. With great excitement, he directed his immortal energy to gather all the Holy Water surrounding the Soul-Devouring Force into his意境 planet. Having previously witnessed the Holy Water flow into the Time Tower without any problems, he now felt completely at ease.
Shui Miao changed tactics, withdrawing the Soul-Devouring Force and highly condensing it into a black demon-head blade. He directly slashed the Feathering Immortal Venerable’s shadow soul into several segments, then proceeded to relentlessly hack at the Feathering Immortal Venerable himself!
Even an immortal soul feels pain when slashed.
The Feathering Immortal Venerable was extremely frustrated. Without a single immortal weapon at his disposal, he couldn’t break through Shui Miao’s Soul Pearl.
Unable to harm Shui Miao and terrified of the Soul-Devouring Force, he found himself constantly dodging and evading, appearing utterly disheveled and frantic.
Moreover, he had inhaled a strand of the Soul-Devouring Force into his dantian, requiring a significant portion of his immortal power and mental focus to suppress it. Fighting Shui Miao under these circumstances left him feeling overwhelmed and incapable.
Yet, he was unwilling to simply leave because Shui Miao still possessed the Nuwa Stone. If he missed this opportunity, the consequences would be dire.
“Dammit! What happened? That nearly blew me to bits! Huh? What’s this… This is…”
The Black Tiger Immortal Venerable emerged from the nearby Luocha Sea and immediately saw an old man chasing and slashing at the Feathering Immortal Venerable!
Previously, because of his sluggish pace, he had been ensnared by Hua Yuting into a mystical artifact. This artifact was subsequently confiscated by the Feathering Immortal Venerable, who attempted to use it to entrap Shui Miao’s underworld instrument. However, Shui Miao self-destructed the underworld instrument, which sent the Black Tiger Immortal Venerable into a state of confusion and severe injury. He had been lying bewildered at the bottom of the Luocha Sea for a considerable period. Finally resurfacing, he witnessed an elderly man relentlessly pursuing and attacking the Feathering Immortal Venerable, who was being driven into a tattered and disheveled condition. Frightened, the Black Tiger Immortal Venerable swiftly retreated back into the depths of the Luocha Sea and fled underwater as far as he could.
The Black Tiger Immortal Venerable had only recently been promoted to the Immortal Venerable realm.
His strength was average, making him the weakest among the three Immortal Venerables. He had only come along this time because he had been tempted by Hua Yuting.
Seeing that even the Feathering Immortal Venerable, the strongest among them, was being pursued and slashed, he didn’t dare overthink it and focused solely on escaping.
Before he had fled far, the Black Tiger Immortal Venerable spotted an enormous evil dragon lurking in the sea.
Using his divine sense, he suddenly detected that Hua Yuting was trapped inside the dragon’s belly!
At this moment, Hua Yuting’s immortal soul was weak, invaded by a large amount of sinister energy, unable to break free, and on the verge of death.
This Luocha Realm is too terrifying! Even Immortal Venerables can’t survive here! The Black Tiger Immortal Venerable was utterly shocked, his face pale with fear. He quickly flew out of the sea, mustering all his immortal power to flee desperately.
“Ah! How can this be? Is this an illusion array?”
The Feathering Immortal Venerable, who was being pursued and slashed by Shui Miao, suddenly found the scene before him becoming blurred and chaotic.
While pursuing and attacking the Feathering Immortal Venerable, Shui Miao simultaneously focused on hastily repairing a formation within the Illusion Demon Mirror. Regardless of its potential effectiveness, he immediately cast an illusion spell on the Feathering Immortal Venerable. The Feathering Immortal Venerable was already preoccupied with suppressing the Soul-Devouring Force while also diverting his attention to evade Shui Miao’s assaults. Caught off guard by the invasive illusion energy, his movements faltered, allowing Shui Miao to close the distance and sever one of his arms with a single, decisive strike!
“Ah!”
“Bastard!”
The Feathering Immortal Venerable screamed in pain. After a moment of clarity, he quickly dodged while simultaneously expelling a large portion of the Soul-Devouring Force from his dantian that he had been unable to refine.
Not only had this Soul-Devouring Force remained unrefined, but it had also devoured a significant amount of his immortal power.
Shui Miao immediately reclaimed this Soul-Devouring Force. As he did, he felt a sudden transformation in the immortal power within his dantian, and his entire body’s strength surged dramatically!
“What’s happening? Could it be that the Immortal Venerable’s power brought back by the Soul-Devouring Force has allowed me to break through the bottleneck and advance to the next realm?”
Shui Miao’s mind raced, but he didn’t slow down. Instead, he grew even more excited and continued pursuing and slashing at the Feathering Immortal Venerable.
“Old fiend, just you wait! I won’t bother with you today, but I will return sooner or later!”
The Feathering Immortal Venerable suddenly sensed a radiant light emanating from Shui Miao’s body and felt strands of pure immortal power undergoing transformation. He realized that Shui Miao had broken through the Golden Immortal realm and successfully advanced!
A new Immortal Lord had been born!
Normally, the transformation of immortal power alone wouldn’t be enough to scare the Feathering Immortal Venerable into fleeing.
However, the Feathering Immortal Venerable also noticed that Shui Miao’s Soul-Devouring Force was transforming along with his immortal power!
With no hope of seizing the Nuwa Stone, if he didn’t escape now, he might never get another chance.
The Feathering Immortal Venerable was pragmatic. Carrying a strand of Shui Miao’s Soul-Devouring Force with him, he immediately fled.
Unexpectedly, he soon encountered the Black Tiger Immortal Venerable.
Seeing the Black Tiger Immortal Venerable, the Feathering Immortal Venerable had an idea and quickly stopped him. “Old Black, do you still have any immortal weapons? Lend me your immortal weapon quickly! If we manage to seize the Nuwa Stone later, I’ll give you half!”
“Excellent! Now I’m not afraid of him anymore!”
Shui Miao had been cultivating inside the Time Tower for over six thousand years. His immortal power was now incomparably greater than before, and his Soul-Devouring Force had grown immensely powerful. His strength had reached the peak of the Golden Immortal realm. At this moment, he was about to slay the Feathering Immortal Venerable, who was two whole realms above him. This was undoubtedly a battle that would shake the heavens and earth, a daring fight that would astonish both gods and ghosts!
As the Soul-Devouring Force enveloped the Feathering Immortal Venerable’s immortal body, it also sealed off his connection to the outside world, preventing him from casting any spells.
Taking advantage of the Feathering Immortal Venerable’s lack of protective treasures, the Soul-Devouring Force madly corroded and devoured his immortal body.
However, the Feathering Immortal Venerable’s immortal power was not so easily corrupted.
“You wretched fool! You’re merely at the Golden Immortal realm, yet you dare attempt to slay me? How utterly foolish! I will now show you the true means of an Immortal Venerable!” The Feathering Immortal Venerable instantly sensed Shui Miao’s level of cultivation and, instead of panicking, grew calmer.
After all, an Immortal Venerable dealing with a Golden Immortal was like an adult dealing with a three-year-old child—they were simply not on the same level.
Immediately, the Feathering Immortal Venerable summoned a surge of immortal power in an attempt to disperse the Soul-Devouring Force.
However, upon attempting to expel it, he realized that this malevolent Soul-Devouring Force could not be repelled. Instead, it relentlessly infiltrated his body through his seven orifices and pores. The overwhelming Soul-Devouring Force felt like countless ants gnawing at him, converting his immortal energy before transferring it into Shui Miao’s body to bolster her cultivation!
“This Soul-Devouring Force is truly mysterious. If I can obtain it, I will surely be able to suppress all divine Buddhas and unite the three realms. I must obtain and refine it!” The Feathering Immortal Venerable’s mind raced. He immediately channeled his immortal power to envelop a strand of the Soul-Devouring Force and directed it into his dantian. Dividing his focus, he attempted to refine this strand of Soul-Devouring Force. Suddenly, a milky-white liquid emerged from the top of his head, pouring down and actually dispersing some of the Soul-Devouring Force, revealing half of his scalp.
“What kind of water is this?”
Shui Miao was shocked that this water could disperse the Soul-Devouring Force. Fearful that the Feathering Immortal Venerable might see his true form, he intensified his killing intent, controlling the Soul-Devouring Force to madly counterattack the Feathering Immortal Venerable.
At the same time, Shui Miao transformed his appearance into that of an unfamiliar old man.
The Feathering Immortal Venerable, now capable of harnessing his immortal power, swiftly utilized a cloning technique, dividing his immortal soul into three distinct entities: the celestial soul, the mortal soul, and the shadow soul.
The technique of Doppelganger enabled the soul to detach itself, transferring all the Soul-Devouring Force into the shadow soul’s duplicate.
After merging his heavenly and human souls back together, the Feathering Immortal Venerable looked at Shui Miao and sneered, “Old man, let me show you the power of the Immortal Realm’s Holy Water!” He summoned another large amount of the milky-white liquid, dividing it into two streams. One enveloped the shadow soul, dispersing the Soul-Devouring Force, while the other directly encased Shui Miao.
The speed of an Immortal Venerable’s attack was something Shui Miao simply couldn’t defend against.
Shui Miao was immediately wrapped in the milky-white liquid, but he felt no threat from it. Instead, it felt like pure spiritual energy, immensely beneficial without any harm.
“Haha! Feathering Immortal Venerable, do you take me for a demon? Your Holy Water seems capable of purifying the body. I’ll gladly accept it!” Shui Miao’s mind raced as he sensed the Holy Water contained vast amounts of Yang-attributed spiritual energy—a natural bane to evil spirits and demonic souls. He immediately stored the Holy Water inside the Time Tower.
He considered storing it in his mental realm but worried the Holy Water might be treacherous, so he didn’t act rashly.
He also thought of storing it in the Soul Pearl but feared the Holy Water might harm those inside. Thus, the Time Tower was the only option.
Inside the Time Tower was a young dragon that had hatched by absorbing energy from the Nuwa Stone. It carried some demonic aura and was difficult to tame. Now was the perfect time to use this Holy Water to purify it and rid it of its evil energy.
“Old man, who exactly are you?”
Seeing that Shui Miao wasn’t a demon, the Feathering Immortal Venerable was taken aback.
He instantly summoned a wave of immortal energy, shaping it into a tiger’s claw, intent on obliterating Shui Miao’s Soul Pearl… Yet, the Soul Pearl stood utterly unshaken, resolutely withstanding the Feathering Immortal Venerable’s lethal strike.
Excellent! Now I’m not afraid of him!
Shui Miao was thrilled that the Soul Pearl had become so robust. He excitedly channeled his immortal power to collect all the Holy Water enveloping the Soul-Devouring Force into his mental realm planet. Since the previous stream of Holy Water had entered the Time Tower without any issues, he now felt reassured.
Shui Miao changed tactics, withdrawing the Soul-Devouring Force and highly condensing it into a black demon-head blade. He directly slashed the Feathering Immortal Venerable’s shadow soul into several segments before launching a fierce assault on the Feathering Immortal Venerable himself!
Even an immortal soul could feel pain when struck.
The Feathering Immortal Venerable was extremely frustrated. Without a single immortal tool at his disposal, he couldn’t break through Shui Miao’s Soul Pearl.
Unable to harm Shui Miao and fearful of the Soul-Devouring Force, he could only dodge repeatedly, looking utterly disheveled.
Moreover, he had inhaled a strand of Soul-Devouring Force into his dantian, requiring a significant portion of his immortal power and mental energy to suppress it. Fighting Shui Miao under these circumstances left him mentally willing but physically unable.
Yet, he was unwilling to simply leave because Shui Miao still possessed the Nuwa Stone. If he missed this opportunity, the consequences would be dire.
“Dammit! What happened? That almost killed me! Huh? What’s this…”
The Black Tiger Immortal Venerable emerged from the nearby Raksha Sea and immediately saw an old man chasing and slashing at the Feathering Immortal Venerable!
He had been slow earlier and was captured by Hua Yuting into a magical tool. That tool was later seized by the Feathering Immortal Venerable, who used it to trap Shui Miao’s underworld device. However, Shui Miao self-destructed the underworld device, blasting the Black Tiger Immortal Venerable into a dazed and severely injured state. He had been lying at the bottom of the Raksha Sea, disoriented, for quite some time. Finally resurfacing, he saw an old man pursuing and attacking the Feathering Immortal Venerable, who was being driven into a ragged and panicked state. Terrified, the Black Tiger Immortal Venerable quickly dove back into the Raksha Sea and fled underwater as far as he could.
The Black Tiger Immortal Venerable was a recently promoted Immortal Venerable.
His strength was mediocre, ranking him as the weakest among the three Immortal Venerables. He had only joined this venture due to the allure of Hua Yuting.
Seeing that even the strongest among them, the Feathering Immortal Venerable, was being pursued and attacked, he didn’t dare overthink it and focused solely on escaping.
Before he had fled far, the Black Tiger Immortal Venerable spotted an enormous evil dragon lurking in the sea.
Using his spiritual sense, he suddenly detected that Hua Yuting was trapped inside the dragon’s belly!
At this moment, Hua Yuting’s immortal soul was weak, invaded by a large amount of sinister energy, unable to break free, and on the verge of death.
This Raksha Realm is too terrifying! Even Immortal Venerables can’t survive here! The Black Tiger Immortal Venerable was horrified, his face pale as he flew out of the sea surface, mobilizing all his immortal power to flee desperately.
“Ah! How did this happen! Is this an illusion array?”
The Feathering Immortal Venerable, who was being pursued and slashed by Shui Miao, suddenly found the scenery before him becoming blurred and chaotic.
While pursuing and attacking the Feathering Immortal Venerable, Shui Miao was simultaneously occupied with hastily repairing a formation within the Illusion Demon Mirror. Regardless of its potential effectiveness, he immediately cast an illusion spell on the Feathering Immortal Venerable. The Feathering Immortal Venerable was already focused on suppressing the Soul-Devouring Force while also diverting his attention to evade Shui Miao’s assaults. Caught off guard by the invasive illusion energy, his movements slowed, allowing Shui Miao to close the distance and sever one of his arms with a single, decisive strike!
“Ah!”
“Bastard!”
The Feathering Immortal Venerable screamed in pain. After a moment of clarity, he swiftly dodged while simultaneously expelling a large portion of the Soul-Devouring Force from his dantian that he had been unable to refine.
This strand of Soul-Devouring Force hadn’t been refined by him; instead, it had devoured much of his immortal power.
Shui Miao immediately reclaimed this Soul-Devouring Force. As he did, he felt a sudden transformation in the immortal power within his dantian, and his overall strength surged dramatically!
“What’s happening? Could it be that the immortal power brought back by the Soul-Devouring Force has allowed me to break through the bottleneck and advance to the next realm?”
Shui Miao’s mind raced, but he didn’t slow down. Instead, he grew even more excited and continued his fierce pursuit and attacks on the Feathering Immortal Venerable.
“Old man, just you wait! I won’t bother with you today, but I will return sooner or later!”
The Feathering Immortal Venerable suddenly sensed a radiant light emanating from Shui Miao’s body and felt strands of pure immortal power transforming. He realized that Shui Miao had broken through the Golden Immortal realm and successfully advanced!
A new Immortal Lord had been born!
Normally, the transformation of immortal power alone wouldn’t be enough to scare the Feathering Immortal Venerable into fleeing.
However, he also noticed that Shui Miao’s Soul-Devouring Force was evolving alongside the transformation of his immortal power!
With no hope of seizing the Nuwa Stone, if he didn’t escape now, he might never get another chance.
The Feathering Immortal Venerable was pragmatic. Carrying a trace of Shui Miao’s Soul-Devouring Force with him, he immediately fled.
Unexpectedly, it wasn’t long before the Feathering Immortal Venerable encountered the Black Tiger Immortal Venerable.
Seeing the Black Tiger Immortal Venerable, the Feathering Immortal Venerable had an idea and quickly stopped him. “Old Black, do you still have any immortal tools? Lend me your immortal tool quickly! If we manage to seize the Nuwa Stone later, I’ll give you half!”
Changing his strategy, Shui Miao withdrew the Spirit-Devouring Power and condensed it into an extremely sharp black guillotine blade. With a single strike, he cleaved Yu Hua’s yin soul into several pieces, then launched a relentless assault on Yu Hua himself.
Even immortal souls felt pain when struck.
Shui Miao had been cultivating in the Time Tower for over six thousand years. His immortal power was now far greater than before, and his Soul-Devouring Power had reached an immensely formidable level. His strength had ascended to the peak of the Golden Immortal realm. Now, he was about to slay the Ascension Immortal Venerable, who was two whole realms above him. This was undoubtedly a battle that would shake the heavens and earth, a daring fight that would move both gods and ghosts to tears!
As the Soul-Devouring Power enveloped the Ascension Immortal Venerable’s immortal body, it also sealed off his connection to the outside world, preventing him from casting any spells.
Taking advantage of the fact that the Ascension Immortal Venerable had no protective treasures, the Soul-Devouring Power madly corroded and devoured his immortal body.
However, the Ascension Immortal Venerable’s immortal power was not so easily corrupted.
“You wretched fool! You’re merely at the Golden Immortal realm, yet you dare attempt to slay me? How utterly foolish! I will show you the true means of an Immortal Venerable!” Sensing Shui Miao’s level of immortal power, the Ascension Immortal Venerable actually calmed down, no longer as tense as before.
After all, an Immortal Venerable dealing with a Golden Immortal was like an adult dealing with a three-year-old child—they were simply not on the same level.
Immediately, the Ascension Immortal Venerable summoned a surge of immortal power, attempting to disperse the Soul-Devouring Power.
But upon trying, he discovered that this sinister Soul-Devouring Power could not be driven away. Instead, it relentlessly forced its way into his body through his seven orifices and pores. The immense Soul-Devouring Power felt like countless ants gnawing at him incessantly, converting his immortal power before transferring it into Shui Miao’s body to enhance his cultivation!
“This Soul-Devouring Power is truly mysterious. If I can obtain it, I will surely be able to suppress all divine Buddhas and unite the three realms. I must obtain and refine it!” With this thought flashing through his mind, the Ascension Immortal Venerable immediately directed a stream of immortal power to envelop a portion of the Soul-Devouring Power and guide it into his dantian. Dividing his focus, he attempted to refine this strand of Soul-Devouring Power. Suddenly, a milky-white liquid emerged from the top of his head, pouring down over him. Surprisingly, this liquid dispersed some of the Soul-Devouring Power, revealing half of the Ascension Immortal Venerable’s head.
“What kind of water is this?”
Shui Miao was startled that this water could actually disperse the Soul-Devouring Power. Fearful that the Ascension Immortal Venerable might see his true form, he quickly intensified his killing intent, controlling the Soul-Devouring Power to fiercely counterattack once more.
At the same time, Shui Miao transformed his appearance into that of an unfamiliar old man.
Seizing the opportunity to break free with his immortal power, the Ascension Immortal Venerable swiftly employed a doppelganger technique, splitting his immortal soul into three parts: the Heavenly Soul, the Human Soul, and the Yin Soul.
This technique allowed him to separate his soul, diverting all the Soul-Devouring Power into the Yin Soul doppelganger.
After merging his Heavenly Soul and Human Soul back together, the Ascension Immortal Venerable turned to Shui Miao and sneered, “Old fool, let me show you the power of the Sacred Water of the Immortal Realm!” Once again, he summoned a large amount of the milky-white liquid, dividing it into two streams. One enveloped the Yin Soul, dispersing the Soul-Devouring Power, while the other directly encased Shui Miao.
The speed at which an Immortal Venerable struck was something Shui Miao simply couldn’t guard against.
Shui Miao was immediately wrapped in the milky-white liquid, but he felt no threat from it. On the contrary, it felt like pure spiritual energy, immensely beneficial without any harm.
“Haha! Ascension Immortal Venerable, do you take me for some evil demon? Your Sacred Water seems capable of purifying the body—I’ll gladly accept it!” Sensing that the Sacred Water contained a vast amount of Yang-based spiritual energy, the bane of evil spirits and demonic souls, Shui Miao immediately stored it away in the Time Tower.
He initially thought about storing it within his mental realm, but he feared that the Sacred Water might be deceitful, so he refrained from acting hastily.
He then thought of storing it in the Soul Pearl but feared it might harm those inside. Thus, the Time Tower was the only option.
Inside the Time Tower was a young dragon that had hatched by absorbing energy from the Nuwa Stone. It still carried some evil energy and was difficult to tame. Now was the perfect time to use this Sacred Water to purify and cleanse it of its evil aura.
“Old thing, who exactly are you?”
Seeing that Shui Miao was not an evil demon, the Ascension Immortal Venerable was taken aback.
He instantly summoned a wave of immortal energy, shaping it into a tiger’s claw, intent on obliterating Shui Miao’s Soul Pearl… Yet, the Soul Pearl stood utterly unshaken, resolutely withstanding the Immortal Venerable’s deadly blow.
Excellent! Now I’m not afraid of him!
Thrilled by the Soul Pearl’s newfound strength, Shui Miao eagerly directed his immortal energy to absorb all the Sacred Water surrounding the Soul-Devouring Power into his mental realm planet. Having observed no unusual reactions from the Sacred Water previously stored in the Time Tower, he now felt completely at ease.
Changing tactics, Shui Miao withdrew the Soul-Devouring Power, highly condensed it into a black demon-head blade, and directly severed the Ascension Immortal Venerable’s Yin Soul into several pieces. Then, he began hacking wildly at the Ascension Immortal Venerable himself!
Even an immortal soul can feel pain when slashed.
The Ascension Immortal Venerable was immensely frustrated. Without a single immortal weapon at hand, he couldn’t break through Shui Miao’s Soul Pearl.
Unable to harm Shui Miao and fearful of his Soul-Devouring Power, the Ascension Immortal Venerable found himself repeatedly dodging and fleeing in disarray.
Moreover, having inhaled a strand of Soul-Devouring Power into his dantian, he had to divert a significant amount of immortal power and mental energy to suppress it. Fighting Shui Miao under these circumstances left him feeling overwhelmed and inadequate.
Yet, he was unwilling to simply leave because Shui Miao possessed the Nuwa Stone. If he missed this opportunity, the consequences would be dire.
“Damn it! What happened? That nearly blew me to bits! Huh? What’s this… This is…”
The Black Tiger Immortal Venerable emerged from the nearby Raksha Sea and immediately saw an old man chasing and slashing at the Ascension Immortal Venerable!
Previously, due to his sluggish pace, he had been ensnared by Hua Yuting into a mystical artifact. This artifact was later confiscated by the Ascension Immortal Venerable, who utilized it to entrap Shui Miao’s netherworld device. However, Shui Miao chose to self-destruct the netherworld device, which resulted in the Black Tiger Immortal Venerable being blasted into a state of disorientation and severe injury. He had been lying in a daze at the depths of the Raksha Sea for a considerable period before finally managing to resurface. Upon surfacing, he witnessed an elderly man relentlessly pursuing and assaulting the Ascension Immortal Venerable. The Ascension Immortal Venerable was being driven into such a pitiable state, with his garments in disarray, that the Black Tiger Immortal Venerable was filled with terror and immediately plunged back into the Raksha Sea, fleeing underwater as far as he could.
The Black Tiger Immortal Venerable was a recently promoted Immortal Venerable.
His strength was mediocre, making him the weakest among the three Immortal Venerables. He had only joined this venture due to Hua Yuting’s persuasion.
Seeing that even the strongest among them, the Ascension Immortal Venerable, was being pursued and attacked, he didn’t dare overthink it and focused solely on escaping.
Before he had fled far, the Black Tiger Immortal Venerable spotted an enormous evil dragon lurking in the sea.
Through divine sense, he suddenly detected that Hua Yuting was trapped inside the dragon’s belly!
At this moment, Hua Yuting’s immortal soul was weak, invaded by a massive amount of sinister energy, unable to break free, and on the verge of death.
This Raksha Realm is too terrifying! Even Immortal Venerables can’t survive here! Horrified, the Black Tiger Immortal Venerable turned pale and immediately soared out of the sea, mustering all his immortal power to flee desperately.
“Ah! How can this be? Is this an illusion array?”
While being pursued and slashed by Shui Miao, the Ascension Immortal Venerable suddenly found the scenery before him becoming blurred and chaotic.
As he pursued and assaulted, Shui Miao was simultaneously juggling multiple tasks—he had hastily repaired an array formation within the Illusion Demon Mirror. Regardless of its effectiveness, he immediately cast an illusion spell on the Ascension Immortal Venerable. Already preoccupied with suppressing the Soul-Devouring Power and evading Shui Miao’s attacks, the Ascension Immortal Venerable was caught off guard by the invasive illusion technique. His movements faltered, giving Shui Miao the opportunity to close in and sever one of his arms with a single, decisive strike!
“Ah!”
“Bastard!”
The Ascension Immortal Venerable screamed in agony. After a moment of clarity, he quickly dodged while simultaneously expelling a large portion of the Soul-Devouring Power from his dantian that he had been unable to refine.
Not only had this Soul-Devouring Power resisted refinement, but it had also devoured a significant amount of his immortal power.
Shui Miao immediately reclaimed this strand of Soul-Devouring Power. As he did, he felt a sudden transformation in the immortal power within his dantian, and his overall strength surged dramatically!
“What’s happening? Could it be that the immortal power from the Immortal Venerable brought back by the Soul-Devouring Power has allowed me to break through my bottleneck and advance to the next realm?”
His mind racing, Shui Miao didn’t slow down but instead pursued the Ascension Immortal Venerable with even greater excitement.
“Old fool, just you wait! I won’t bother with you today, but I will return sooner or later!”
The Ascension Immortal Venerable suddenly sensed a radiant light emanating from Shui Miao’s body and felt strands of pure immortal power undergoing transformation. He realized that Shui Miao had broken through the Golden Immortal realm and successfully advanced!
A new Immortal Lord had been born!
Normally, the transformation of immortal power alone wouldn’t be enough to scare the Ascension Immortal Venerable into fleeing.
However, he also noticed that Shui Miao’s Soul-Devouring Power was evolving alongside his immortal power!
With no hope left of seizing the Nuwa Stone, if he didn’t escape now, he might never get another chance.
Knowing when to retreat, the Ascension Immortal Venerable, still carrying a trace of Shui Miao’s Soul-Devouring Power, immediately fled.
Unexpectedly, it wasn’t long before he encountered the Black Tiger Immortal Venerable.
Seeing the Black Tiger Immortal Venerable, a thought occurred to the Ascension Immortal Venerable, and he quickly stopped him. “Old Black, do you still have any immortal weapons? Lend me your immortal weapon quickly! If we manage to seize the Nuwa Stone later, I’ll give you half!”
Shui Miao had been cultivating inside the Time Tower for over six thousand years. His immortal power was now far greater than before, and his Soul-Devouring Force had grown immensely powerful. His strength had reached the peak of the Golden Immortal realm. At this moment, he was about to slay the Feathering Immortal Venerable, who was two whole realms above him. This was undoubtedly a battle that would shake the heavens and earth, a breathtakingly bold struggle!
As the Soul-Devouring Force enveloped the Feathering Immortal Venerable’s immortal body, it also sealed off his connection to the outside world, preventing him from casting any spells.
Taking advantage of the Feathering Immortal Venerable’s lack of protective treasures, the Soul-Devouring Force madly corroded and devoured his immortal body.
However, the immortal power of the Feathering Immortal Venerable was not so easily corrupted.
“You wretched fool! You’re merely a Golden Immortal, yet you dare attempt to slay me? How utterly foolish! I will show you now the true means of an Immortal Venerable!” The Feathering Immortal Venerable instantly sensed Shui Miao’s level of immortal power and, instead of panicking, grew calmer.
After all, an Immortal Venerable dealing with a Golden Immortal was like an adult dealing with a three-year-old child—they were simply not on the same level.
Immediately, the Feathering Immortal Venerable summoned a surge of immortal power in an attempt to disperse the Soul-Devouring Force.
However, upon attempting, he found that this malevolent Soul-Devouring Force could not be expelled. Instead, it relentlessly infiltrated his body through his seven orifices and pores. The dense, suffocating energy felt like countless ants gnawing at him, converting his immortal power before transferring it into Shui Miao’s body to enhance Shui Miao’s cultivation!
“This Soul-Devouring Force is truly mysterious. If I can obtain it, I will surely be able to suppress all divine beings and unite the three realms. I must acquire and refine it!” The Feathering Immortal Venerable’s thoughts raced. He immediately channeled his immortal power to envelop a strand of the Soul-Devouring Force and drew it into his dantian. Splitting his focus, he attempted to refine it. Suddenly, a milky-white liquid emerged from the top of his head, pouring down and actually dispersing some of the Soul-Devouring Force, revealing half of his scalp.
“What kind of water is this?”
Shui Miao was startled that this water could disperse the Soul-Devouring Force. Fearful that the Feathering Immortal Venerable might see his true form, he intensified his killing intent, controlling the Soul-Devouring Force to madly counterattack once more.
At the same time, Shui Miao transformed his appearance into that of an unfamiliar old man.
The Feathering Immortal Venerable, now capable of harnessing his immortal power, swiftly utilized a cloning technique, dividing his immortal soul into three distinct entities: the heavenly soul, the human soul, and the shadow soul.
The doppelgänger technique enabled him to split his soul, channeling all the Soul-Devouring Force into the shadow soul doppelgänger.
After merging his heavenly and human souls back together, the Feathering Immortal Venerable looked at Shui Miao and sneered, “Old man, let me show you the power of the Celestial Holy Water!” He summoned another large amount of the milky-white liquid, dividing it into two streams. One enveloped the shadow soul, dispersing the Soul-Devouring Force, while the other directly engulfed Shui Miao.
The speed of an Immortal Venerable’s attack was something Shui Miao simply couldn’t guard against.
Shui Miao was immediately wrapped in the milky-white liquid, but he felt no threat from it. Instead, it felt like pure spiritual energy, beneficial in every way and completely harmless.
“Haha! Feathering Immortal Venerable, do you take me for some evil demon? Your holy water seems capable of purifying the body—I’ll gladly accept it!” Shui Miao’s mind raced as he sensed the abundant yang-attributed spiritual energy within the holy water, which was the bane of evil spirits and demonic souls. He immediately stored the holy water inside the Time Tower.
He contemplated preserving it within his realm of consciousness, but wary that it might be a deception, he refrained from acting impulsively.
He thought about storing it in the Soul Pearl but worried it might harm those inside. Thus, the Time Tower was the only option.
Inside the Time Tower was a young dragon that had hatched by absorbing energy from the Nuwa Stone. It still carried some evil energy and was difficult to tame. This holy water would be perfect for cleansing and purifying it.
“Old thing, who are you?”
Seeing that Shui Miao was not an evil demon, the Feathering Immortal Venerable was taken aback.
He instantly summoned a burst of immortal energy, molding it into the form of a tiger’s claw, and tried to crush the Soul Pearl on Shui Miao’s body… Yet, the Soul Pearl stood utterly unshaken, resolutely withstanding the Immortal Venerable’s lethal blow.
Excellent! Now I have nothing to fear from him!
Thrilled by the Soul Pearl’s enhanced durability, Shui Miao eagerly harnessed his immortal energy to gather all the sacred water that had been restraining the Soul-Devouring Force into his spiritual realm. With the previous batch of holy water having seamlessly integrated into the Time Tower, he now felt a profound sense of confidence and relief.
Changing tactics, Shui Miao withdrew the Soul-Devouring Force, highly condensed it into a black demon-head blade, and sliced the Feathering Immortal Venerable’s shadow soul into several segments. Then, he began hacking wildly at the Feathering Immortal Venerable himself!
Even an immortal soul could feel pain when cut.
The Feathering Immortal Venerable was immensely frustrated. Without a single immortal artifact at his disposal, he couldn’t break through Shui Miao’s Soul Pearl.
Unable to harm Shui Miao and fearful of the Soul-Devouring Force, he could only dodge repeatedly, looking utterly disheveled.
Moreover, he had absorbed a strand of the Soul-Devouring Force into his dantian, which demanded a substantial portion of his immortal power and mental focus to keep it in check. Engaging in combat with Shui Miao under such conditions left him feeling utterly overwhelmed.
Yet, he was unwilling to retreat empty-handed because Shui Miao possessed the Nuwa Stone. If he missed this opportunity, the consequences would be dire.
“What the hell happened? That nearly blew me to bits! Huh? What is this…?”
The Black Tiger Immortal Venerable emerged from the nearby Raksha Sea and saw an old man chasing and hacking at the Feathering Immortal Venerable!
He had been slow earlier and was captured by Hua Yuting into a magical artifact, which was later seized by the Feathering Immortal Venerable. The Feathering Immortal Venerable used the artifact to trap Shui Miao’s underworld equipment, attempting to confine him. However, Shui Miao self-destructed the underworld equipment, blasting the Black Tiger Immortal Venerable into a dazed, heavily injured state. He had been lying confused at the bottom of the Raksha Sea for quite some time before finally emerging, only to witness an old man relentlessly pursuing the Feathering Immortal Venerable, who was being driven into a ragged, frantic escape. Terrified, the Black Tiger Immortal Venerable plunged back into the Raksha Sea and fled underwater as fast as he could.
The Black Tiger Immortal Venerable was a recently promoted Immortal Venerable.
His strength was mediocre, making him the weakest among the three Immortal Venerables. He had only joined this venture due to Hua Yuting’s persuasion.
Seeing that even the Feathering Immortal Venerable, the strongest of the three, was being pursued and attacked, he didn’t dare hesitate and focused solely on escaping.
Before he could flee far, the Black Tiger Immortal Venerable caught sight of a colossal evil dragon lurking in the sea.
With his spiritual sense, he suddenly realized that Hua Yuting was trapped inside the belly of the evil dragon!
At this moment, Hua Yuting’s immortal soul was weak, invaded by copious amounts of sinister energy, unable to break free, and on the verge of death.
This Raksha Realm is too terrifying! Even Immortal Venerables can’t survive here! The Black Tiger Immortal Venerable was horrified, his face pale as he soared out of the sea, mobilizing all his immortal power to flee desperately.
“Ah! How can this be? Is this an illusion array?”
The Feathering Immortal Venerable, who was being pursued and hacked at by Shui Miao, suddenly found the scenery around him becoming blurred and chaotic.
While pursuing and assaulting the Feathering Immortal Venerable, Shui Miao was simultaneously occupied with repairing a formation within the Illusion Demon Mirror. Without hesitation, he cast an illusion spell on the Feathering Immortal Venerable. Already preoccupied with suppressing the Soul-Devouring Force and evading Shui Miao’s attacks, the Feathering Immortal Venerable was caught off guard as the illusion energy infiltrated his mind. His movements faltered, giving Shui Miao the opportunity to close in and sever one of his arms with a single strike!
“Ah!”
“Bastard!”
The Feathering Immortal Venerable screamed in agony. After a moment of clarity, he swiftly dodged while forcibly expelling a large portion of the Soul-Devouring Force that he had been unable to refine from his dantian.
This strand of Soul-Devouring Force had not been refined by him but had instead consumed much of his immortal power.
Shui Miao immediately reclaimed this Soul-Devouring Force. As he did, he felt a sudden transformation in the immortal power within his dantian, and his overall strength surged dramatically!
“What’s happening? Could it be that the immortal power from the Immortal Venerable brought back by the Soul-Devouring Force has allowed me to break through my bottleneck and advance to a new realm?”
His mind racing, Shui Miao didn’t slow down but instead pursued the Feathering Immortal Venerable with even greater excitement.
“Old fool, just you wait! I’ll let you off today, but I will return sooner or later!”
The Feathering Immortal Venerable suddenly sensed a radiant light emanating from Shui Miao’s body and felt strands of pure immortal power transforming. He realized that Shui Miao had broken through the Golden Immortal realm and successfully advanced!
A new Immortal Lord had been born!
Normally, such a transformation wouldn’t be enough to scare the Feathering Immortal Venerable into fleeing.
However, he also noticed that Shui Miao’s Soul-Devouring Force was evolving alongside his immortal power!
With no hope left of seizing the Nuwa Stone, if he didn’t escape now, he might never get another chance.
Knowing when to retreat, the Feathering Immortal Venerable fled immediately, taking with him a trace of Shui Miao’s Soul-Devouring Force.
Unexpectedly, he soon encountered the Black Tiger Immortal Venerable.
Seeing the Black Tiger Immortal Venerable, the Feathering Immortal Venerable had an idea and quickly stopped him. “Old Black, do you have any immortal artifacts left? Lend me one quickly! If we manage to seize the Nuwa Stone, I’ll give you half!”
Yet he was unwilling to retreat, for Shui Miao still carried the Nuwa Stone. If he missed this opportunity, he would suffer dearly.
“Damn it! What the hell just happened? I almost got blown to bits! Wait, what is this… this…?”
From the nearby Sea of Rakshasa, Hei Hu Xianzun emerged, spotting an old man chasing and attacking Yu Hua!
Shui Miao had been cultivating in the Time Tower for over six thousand years. His immortal power was now incomparable to what it once was, and his Soul-Devouring Power had grown immensely formidable. His strength had reached the peak of the Golden Immortal realm. Now, he was about to slay the Ascension Immortal Venerable, who was two whole realms above him. This was undoubtedly a battle that would shake the heavens and earth, a daring struggle that could make gods and ghosts weep!
As the Soul-Devouring Power enveloped the Ascension Immortal Venerable’s immortal body, it also sealed off his connection to the outside world, preventing him from casting any spells.
Taking advantage of the fact that the Ascension Immortal Venerable had no protective treasures, the Soul-Devouring Power madly corroded and devoured his immortal body.
However, the Ascension Immortal Venerable’s immortal power was not so easily corrupted.
“You wretched fool! You’re merely a Golden Immortal, yet you dare think you can kill me? How utterly foolish! I’ll show you what an Immortal Venerable is truly capable of!” The Ascension Immortal Venerable instantly sensed Shui Miao’s level of cultivation and, instead of panicking, grew calmer.
After all, an Immortal Venerable dealing with a Golden Immortal was like an adult dealing with a three-year-old child—they were simply not on the same level.
Immediately, the Ascension Immortal Venerable summoned a surge of immortal power in an attempt to disperse the Soul-Devouring Power.
But upon trying, he discovered that this sinister Soul-Devouring Power could not be driven away. Instead, it relentlessly forced its way into his body through his seven orifices and pores. The thick, oppressive energy felt like countless ants gnawing at him, converting his immortal power before transferring it into Shui Miao’s body to enhance Shui Miao’s cultivation!
“This Soul-Devouring Power is truly mysterious. If I can obtain it, I will surely be able to suppress all divine beings and unite the three realms. I must have it, and I must refine it!” The Ascension Immortal Venerable’s thoughts raced. He immediately channeled his immortal power to envelop a strand of the Soul-Devouring Power and drew it into his dantian. Splitting his focus, he attempted to refine it. Suddenly, a milky-white liquid emerged from the top of his head, pouring down and actually dispersing some of the Soul-Devouring Power, revealing half of his scalp.
“What kind of water is this?”
Shui Miao was startled that this water could disperse the Soul-Devouring Power. Fearful that the Ascension Immortal Venerable might see his true form, he intensified his killing intent, controlling the Soul-Devouring Power to madly counterattack once more.
At the same time, Shui Miao shifted his form, transforming into the appearance of an unfamiliar old man.
The Ascension Immortal Venerable, finally able to unleash his immortal power, swiftly utilized the doppelganger technique, dividing his immortal soul into three distinct entities: the heavenly soul, the human soul, and the shadow soul.
The doppelganger technique enabled him to split his soul, transferring all the Soul-Devouring Power into the shadow soul’s duplicate.
After merging his heavenly and human souls back together, the Ascension Immortal Venerable looked at Shui Miao and sneered, “Old man, let me show you the power of the Sacred Water of the Immortal Realm!” He summoned another large amount of the milky-white liquid, dividing it into two streams. One enveloped the shadow soul, dispersing the Soul-Devouring Power, while the other directly encased Shui Miao.
The speed at which an Immortal Venerable struck was something Shui Miao simply couldn’t defend against.
Shui Miao was immediately wrapped in the milky-white liquid, but he felt no threat from it. Instead, it felt like pure spiritual energy, immensely beneficial without any harm.
“Haha! Ascension Immortal Venerable, do you take me for some evil demon? Your sacred water seems capable of tempering the body. I’ll gladly accept it!” Shui Miao’s mind raced as he sensed that the sacred water contained vast amounts of yang-attributed spiritual energy—a natural bane to evil spirits and demonic souls. He immediately stored the sacred water within the Time Tower.
He contemplated storing it within his mental realm but feared it might be a trap, so he refrained from acting hastily.
He thought about storing it in the Soul Pearl but feared the sacred water might harm those inside. Thus, the Time Tower was the only option.
Inside the Time Tower was a young dragon that had hatched by absorbing energy from the Nuwa Stone. It was just that the dragon carried a hint of evil energy and was difficult to tame. Now was the perfect time to use this sacred water to cleanse it and purge the evil energy.
“Old thing, who exactly are you?”
Seeing that Shui Miao wasn’t an evil demon, the Ascension Immortal Venerable was taken aback.
He instantly directed a surge of immortal energy, molding it into the form of a tiger’s claw, and tried to shatter Shui Miao’s Soul Pearl… Yet, the Soul Pearl remained utterly unshaken, resolutely withstanding the Immortal Venerable’s lethal strike.
Excellent! Now I’m not afraid of him!
Shui Miao was overjoyed to see the Soul Pearl grow so robust. With great excitement, he channeled his immortal power to gather all the sacred water that had been suppressing the Soul-Devouring Power into his mental realm planet. Since the earlier portion of sacred water had entered the Time Tower without any issues, he now felt completely reassured.
Shui Miao changed tactics, withdrawing the Soul-Devouring Power and highly condensing it into a black demon-head blade. He directly slashed the Ascension Immortal Venerable’s shadow soul into several segments, then began hacking wildly at the Ascension Immortal Venerable himself!
Even an immortal soul could feel pain when cut.
The Ascension Immortal Venerable was extremely frustrated. Without a single immortal artifact on hand, he couldn’t break through Shui Miao’s Soul Pearl.
Unable to harm Shui Miao and fearful of the Soul-Devouring Power, he could only dodge repeatedly, looking utterly disheveled.
Moreover, he had inhaled a strand of Soul-Devouring Power into his dantian, requiring a significant portion of his immortal power and mental energy to suppress it. Fighting Shui Miao under these circumstances left him wanting to do more but lacking the strength.
Yet, he was unwilling to simply leave because Shui Miao still possessed the Nuwa Stone. If he missed this opportunity, it would be a disaster for him.
“Damn it! What happened? That nearly blew me to bits! Huh? What’s this… This is…”
The Black Tiger Immortal Venerable emerged from the nearby Raksha Sea and immediately saw an old man chasing and hacking at the Ascension Immortal Venerable!
He had been slow earlier and was captured by Hua Yuting into a magical artifact. That artifact was then taken by the Ascension Immortal Venerable, who used it to try and trap Shui Miao’s netherworld device. However, Shui Miao self-destructed the netherworld device, blasting the Black Tiger Immortal Venerable into a dazed, heavily injured state. He had been lying confused at the bottom of the Raksha Sea for quite some time before finally surfacing, only to see an old man pursuing and attacking the Ascension Immortal Venerable, who was being driven into a ragged, disheveled state. Terrified, the Black Tiger Immortal Venerable quickly ducked back into the Raksha Sea and fled underwater as far as he could.
The Black Tiger Immortal Venerable was a recently promoted Immortal Venerable.
His strength was average, making him the weakest among the three Immortal Venerables. He had only come along this time because he was tempted by Hua Yuting.
Seeing that even the strongest among them, the Ascension Immortal Venerable, was being pursued and attacked, he didn’t dare overthink it and focused solely on escaping.
Before he had fled far, the Black Tiger Immortal Venerable spotted an enormous evil dragon lurking in the sea.
With a sweep of his divine sense, he suddenly detected that Hua Yuting was trapped inside the dragon’s belly!
At this moment, Hua Yuting’s immortal soul was weak, invaded by copious amounts of sinister energy, unable to break free, and on the verge of death.
This Raksha Realm is too terrifying! Even Immortal Venerables can’t survive here! The Black Tiger Immortal Venerable was utterly shocked, his face pale with fear. He quickly flew out of the sea, mustering all his immortal power to flee desperately.
“Ah! How can this be! Is this an illusion array?”
The Ascension Immortal Venerable, who was being chased and hacked by Shui Miao, suddenly found the scenery before him blurry and chaotic.
While pursuing the Ascension Immortal Venerable, Shui Miao was also multitasking—he had hastily repaired a formation within the Illusion Demon Mirror. Regardless of how effective it might be, he immediately cast an illusion spell on the Ascension Immortal Venerable. The Ascension Immortal Venerable was already concentrating on suppressing the Soul-Devouring Power while also fending off Shui Miao’s attacks. Caught off guard by the invasive illusory energy, his movements faltered, allowing Shui Miao to catch up and slash off one of his arms with a single stroke!
“Ah!”
“Bastard!”
The Ascension Immortal Venerable screamed in agony. After a moment of clarity, he swiftly dodged while forcibly expelling a large portion of the Soul-Devouring Power that he had been unable to refine from his dantian.
This strand of Soul-Devouring Power hadn’t been refined by him; instead, it had devoured much of his immortal power.
Shui Miao immediately reclaimed this Soul-Devouring Power. As he did, he felt a sudden transformation within his dantian—his immortal power underwent a qualitative change, and his overall strength surged dramatically!
“What’s happening? Could it be that the immortal power brought back by the Soul-Devouring Power has allowed me to break through the bottleneck and advance to the next realm?”
Shui Miao’s mind raced, but he didn’t slow down. Instead, he grew even more excited and continued his relentless pursuit and hacking at the Ascension Immortal Venerable.
“Old fool, just you wait! I won’t bother with you today, but I will be back sooner or later!”
The Ascension Immortal Venerable suddenly sensed a radiant light emanating from Shui Miao’s body and felt strands of pure immortal power undergoing transformation. He realized that Shui Miao had broken through the Golden Immortal realm and successfully advanced!
A new Immortal Lord was born!
Normally, the transformation of immortal power alone wouldn’t be enough to scare the Ascension Immortal Venerable into fleeing.
However, the Ascension Immortal Venerable also noticed that Shui Miao’s Soul-Devouring Power was evolving alongside his immortal power!
With no hope of seizing the Nuwa Stone, if he didn’t escape now, he might never get another chance.
The Ascension Immortal Venerable was pragmatic. Carrying a wisp of Shui Miao’s Soul-Devouring Power with him, he immediately fled.
Unexpectedly, it wasn’t long before the Ascension Immortal Venerable encountered the Black Tiger Immortal Venerable.
Seeing the Black Tiger Immortal Venerable, a thought occurred to the Ascension Immortal Venerable. He quickly stopped him. “Old Black, do you have any immortal artifacts left? Lend me your immortal artifact! Once we seize the Nuwa Stone, I’ll split it with you fifty-fifty!”
Hei Hu Xianzun had recently ascended to the rank of Immortal Sovereign.
Among the three Immortal Sovereigns, Hei Hu was the weakest, joining them merely because of Hua Yuting’s persuasion.
Seeing Yu Hua, the strongest among them, being chased and attacked, Hei Hu didn’t hesitate—he focused solely on escape.
Hei Hu hadn’t fled far when he encountered a massive, ferocious dragon lurking in the sea.
Shui Miao had been cultivating inside the Time Tower for over six thousand years. His immortal power was now far greater than before, and his Soul-Devouring Force had grown immensely powerful. His strength had reached the peak of the Golden Immortal realm. Now, he was about to slay the Feathering Immortal Venerable, who was two whole realms above him. This was undoubtedly a battle that would shake the heavens and earth, a daring fight that would make gods and ghosts weep!
As the Soul-Devouring Force enveloped the Feathering Immortal Venerable’s immortal body, it also sealed off his connection to the outside world, preventing him from casting any spells.
Taking advantage of the Feathering Immortal Venerable’s lack of protective treasures, the Soul-Devouring Force madly corroded and devoured his immortal body.
However, the Feathering Immortal Venerable’s immortal power was not so easily corrupted.
“You wretched fool! You’re merely a Golden Immortal, yet you dare think you can kill me? How utterly foolish! I’ll show you what an Immortal Venerable is truly capable of!” The Feathering Immortal Venerable instantly sensed Shui Miao’s level of cultivation and, instead of panicking, grew calmer.
After all, an Immortal Venerable dealing with a Golden Immortal was like an adult dealing with a three-year-old child—they were simply not on the same level.
Immediately, the Feathering Immortal Venerable summoned a surge of immortal power in an attempt to disperse the Soul-Devouring Force.
However, upon attempting, he realized that this malevolent Soul-Devouring Force could not be expelled. Instead, it relentlessly infiltrated his body through his seven orifices and pores. The dense, suffocating energy felt like countless ants gnawing at him, transforming his immortal power before channeling it into Shui Miao’s body to bolster Shui Miao’s cultivation!
“This Soul-Devouring Force is truly mysterious. If I can obtain it, I will surely be able to suppress all divine beings and unite the three realms. I must have it, and I must refine it!” With this thought flashing through his mind, the Feathering Immortal Venerable guided a strand of the Soul-Devouring Force into his dantian using his immortal power. Splitting his focus, he attempted to refine it. Suddenly, a milky-white liquid emerged from the top of his head, pouring down and actually dispersing some of the Soul-Devouring Force, revealing half of his scalp.
“What kind of water is this?”
Shui Miao was startled that this water could disperse the Soul-Devouring Force. Fearful that the Feathering Immortal Venerable might see his true form, he intensified his killing intent, controlling the Soul-Devouring Force to madly counterattack once more.
At the same time, Shui Miao shifted his form, transforming into the appearance of an unfamiliar old man.
The Feathering Immortal Venerable, now capable of harnessing his immortal power, swiftly utilized a doppelganger technique, dividing his immortal soul into three distinct entities: the heavenly soul, the human soul, and the shadow soul.
The clone technique enabled him to split his soul, transferring all of the Soul-Devouring Force into the shadow soul clone.
After merging his heavenly and human souls back together, the Feathering Immortal Venerable looked at Shui Miao and sneered, “Old man, let me show you the power of the Immortal Realm’s Holy Water!” He once again summoned a large amount of the milky-white liquid, dividing it into two streams. One enveloped the shadow soul, dispersing the Soul-Devouring Force, while the other directly encased Shui Miao.
The speed at which an Immortal Venerable struck was something Shui Miao simply couldn’t guard against.
Shui Miao was immediately wrapped in the milky-white liquid, but he felt no threat from it. Instead, it felt like pure spiritual energy, immensely beneficial with no harm whatsoever.
“Haha! Feathering Immortal Venerable, do you take me for some evil demon? Your Holy Water seems capable of cleansing the body—I’ll gladly accept it!” Shui Miao’s mind raced as he sensed the Holy Water contained vast amounts of yang-attributed spiritual energy, a natural bane to evil spirits and demonic souls. He immediately stored the Holy Water inside the Time Tower.
He considered storing it in his mental realm but worried it might be a trick, so he didn’t act rashly.
He thought about storing it in the Soul Pearl but feared the Holy Water might harm those inside. Thus, the Time Tower was the only option.
Inside the Time Tower was a young dragon that had hatched by absorbing energy from the Nuwa Stone. It still carried some evil energy and was difficult to tame. Now was the perfect time to use this Holy Water to cleanse it and purge the evil energy.
“Old thing, who exactly are you?”
Seeing that Shui Miao wasn’t an evil demon, the Feathering Immortal Venerable was taken aback.
He instantly summoned a surge of immortal energy, molding it into the form of a tiger’s claw, and attempted to shatter Shui Miao’s Soul Pearl… Yet, the Soul Pearl remained utterly unshaken, resolutely withstanding the Immortal Venerable’s lethal blow.
Excellent! Now I’m not afraid of him!
Elated that the Soul Pearl had become so robust, Shui Miao excitedly channeled his immortal power to collect all the Holy Water enveloping the Soul-Devouring Force into his mental realm planet. Since the previous stream of Holy Water had entered the Time Tower without any issues, he now felt reassured.
Shui Miao changed tactics, withdrawing and highly condensing the Soul-Devouring Force into a black ghost-headed blade. He directly chopped the Feathering Immortal Venerable’s shadow soul into several segments, then launched a fierce assault on the Immortal Venerable himself!
An immortal soul was still a soul—being struck by it was excruciatingly painful.
The Feathering Immortal Venerable was immensely frustrated. Without a single immortal tool at his disposal, he couldn’t break through Shui Miao’s Soul Pearl.
Unable to harm Shui Miao and fearful of the Soul-Devouring Force, he could only dodge repeatedly, looking utterly disheveled.
Furthermore, he had absorbed a strand of the Soul-Devouring Force into his dantian, necessitating a substantial portion of his immortal energy and mental concentration to keep it in check. Engaging in combat with Shui Miao under such conditions left him eager to exert more effort but constrained by his diminished strength.
Yet, he was unwilling to simply leave because Shui Miao still possessed the Nuwa Stone. If he missed this opportunity, the consequences would be dire.
“Dammit! What happened? That almost killed me! Huh? What’s this… This is…”
The Black Tiger Immortal Venerable emerged from the nearby Raksha Sea and immediately saw an old man chasing and attacking the Feathering Immortal Venerable!
He had been slower earlier, so Hua Yuting had captured him in a magical treasure. That treasure was then seized by the Feathering Immortal Venerable, who used it to try and trap Shui Miao’s netherworld device. However, Shui Miao self-destructed the netherworld device, blasting the Black Tiger Immortal Venerable into a dazed, heavily injured state. He had been languishing at the bottom of the Raksha Sea for quite some time before finally managing to surface, only to see an old man relentlessly pursuing the Feathering Immortal Venerable, who was being driven into a ragged, frantic retreat. Terrified, the Black Tiger Immortal Venerable plunged back into the Raksha Sea and fled underwater as fast as he could.
The Black Tiger Immortal Venerable was a recently promoted Immortal Venerable.
His strength was average, making him the weakest among the three Immortal Venerables. He had only come along this time due to Hua Yuting’s persuasion.
Seeing that even the Feathering Immortal Venerable, the strongest of the three, was being pursued and attacked, he didn’t dare hesitate and focused solely on escaping.
Before he had fled far, the Black Tiger Immortal Venerable spotted an enormous, sinister dragon lurking in the sea.
Using his spiritual sense, he suddenly detected that Hua Yuting was trapped inside the dragon’s belly!
At this moment, Hua Yuting’s immortal soul was weak, invaded by copious amounts of sinister energy, unable to break free, and on the verge of death.
This Raksha Realm is too terrifying! Even Immortal Venerables can’t survive here! The Black Tiger Immortal Venerable was utterly shocked, his face pale with fear. He quickly flew out of the sea, mustering all his immortal power to flee desperately.
“Ah! How can this be! Is this an illusion array?”
The Feathering Immortal Venerable, who was being pursued and attacked by Shui Miao, suddenly found the scene before him blurring and becoming chaotic.
While chasing and attacking the Feathering Immortal Venerable, Shui Miao was also multitasking—he had hastily repaired a formation within the Illusion Demon Mirror. Regardless of how effective it might be, he immediately cast an illusion spell on the Feathering Immortal Venerable. The Immortal Venerable was already concentrating on suppressing the Soul-Devouring Force while also fending off Shui Miao’s attacks. Caught off guard by the invasive illusion energy, his movements faltered, allowing Shui Miao to catch up and slice off one of his arms with a single stroke of his blade!
“Ah!”
“Bastard!”
The Feathering Immortal Venerable screamed in pain. After a moment of clarity, he swiftly dodged while simultaneously expelling a large portion of the Soul-Devouring Force from his dantian that he had been unable to refine.
Not only had this strand of Soul-Devouring Force resisted refinement, it had also devoured a significant amount of his immortal power.
Shui Miao immediately reclaimed this Soul-Devouring Force. As he did, he felt a sudden transformation within his dantian—his immortal power underwent a dramatic change, and his overall strength surged exponentially!
“What’s happening? Could it be that the Immortal Venerable’s power brought back by the Soul-Devouring Force has allowed me to break through my bottleneck and advance to the next realm?”
His mind racing, Shui Miao didn’t slow down. Instead, he grew even more excited and intensified his pursuit and attacks on the Feathering Immortal Venerable.
“Old fool, just you wait! I won’t bother with you today, but I will return sooner or later!”
The Feathering Immortal Venerable suddenly sensed a radiant light emanating from Shui Miao’s body as strands of pure immortal power underwent transformation. He realized that Shui Miao had broken through the Golden Immortal realm and successfully advanced!
A new Immortal Lord had been born!
Normally, such a transformation of immortal power wouldn’t be enough to scare the Feathering Immortal Venerable into fleeing.
However, he also noticed that Shui Miao’s Soul-Devouring Force was transforming alongside the immortal power!
With no hope left of seizing the Nuwa Stone, if he didn’t escape now, he might never get another chance.
Knowing when he was outmatched, the Feathering Immortal Venerable, still carrying a trace of Shui Miao’s Soul-Devouring Force within him, immediately fled.
Unexpectedly, he soon encountered the Black Tiger Immortal Venerable.
Seeing the Black Tiger Immortal Venerable, an idea struck the Feathering Immortal Venerable. He quickly stopped him. “Old Black, do you have any immortal tools left? Lend me your immortal tool quickly! If we manage to seize the Nuwa Stone later, I’ll give you half!”
At this moment, Hua Yuting’s immortal soul was weak, overwhelmed by dark and sinister forces, barely clinging to life.
Shui Miao had been cultivating within the Tower of Time for over six thousand years. His immortal power was now incomparably greater than before, and his Soul-Devouring Force had grown immensely potent. His strength had reached the peak of the Golden Immortal realm. Now, he was about to slay the Ascension Immortal Venerable, who was two whole realms above him. This was undoubtedly a battle that would shake the heavens and earth, a breathtakingly bold struggle!
As the Soul-Devouring Force enveloped the Ascension Immortal Venerable’s immortal body, it also sealed off his connection to the outside world, preventing him from casting any spells.
Taking advantage of the fact that the Ascension Immortal Venerable had no protective treasures, the Soul-Devouring Force madly corroded and devoured his immortal body.
However, the Ascension Immortal Venerable’s immortal power was not so easily corrupted.
“You wretched fool! You’re merely at the Golden Immortal realm and yet you dare attempt to slay me? How utterly foolish! I’ll show you now what an Immortal Venerable is capable of!” The Ascension Immortal Venerable instantly sensed Shui Miao’s level of immortal power and, instead of panicking, grew calmer.
After all, an Immortal Venerable dealing with a Golden Immortal was like an adult dealing with a three-year-old child—they were simply not on the same level.
Immediately, the Ascension Immortal Venerable summoned a surge of immortal power in an attempt to disperse the Soul-Devouring Force.
However, upon attempting to expel it, he realized that this malevolent Soul-Devouring Force could not be repelled. Instead, it relentlessly infiltrated his body through his seven orifices and pores. The dense, suffocating energy felt like countless ants gnawing at him, converting his immortal power before transferring it into Shui Miao’s body to enhance her cultivation!
“This Soul-Devouring Force is truly mysterious. If I can obtain it, I will surely be able to suppress all divine beings and unite the three realms. I must acquire and refine it!” The Ascension Immortal Venerable’s thoughts raced. He immediately channeled his immortal power to envelop a strand of the Soul-Devouring Force and drew it into his dantian. Splitting his focus, he attempted to refine it. Suddenly, a milky-white liquid emerged from the top of his head, pouring down and actually dispersing some of the Soul-Devouring Force, revealing half of his scalp.
“What kind of water is this?”
Shui Miao was startled that this water could disperse the Soul-Devouring Force. Fearful that the Ascension Immortal Venerable might see his true form, he intensified his killing intent, controlling the Soul-Devouring Force to madly counterattack once more.
At the same time, Shui Miao shifted his form, transforming into the appearance of an unfamiliar old man.
The Ascension Immortal Venerable, now capable of harnessing his immortal power, swiftly utilized a cloning technique, dividing his immortal soul into three distinct entities: the celestial soul, the mortal soul, and the shadow soul.
The art of doppelganger enabled him to split his soul, channeling all the Soul-Devouring Power into the shadow soul’s duplicate.
After merging his heavenly and human souls back together, the Ascension Immortal Venerable looked at Shui Miao and sneered, “Old man, let me show you the power of the Celestial Holy Water!” He summoned another large amount of the milky-white liquid, dividing it into two streams. One enveloped the shadow soul, dispersing the Soul-Devouring Force, while the other directly encased Shui Miao.
The speed at which an Immortal Venerable struck was something Shui Miao simply couldn’t defend against.
Shui Miao was immediately wrapped in the milky-white liquid, but he felt no threat from it. Instead, it felt like pure spiritual energy, immensely beneficial without any harm.
“Haha! Ascension Immortal Venerable, do you take me for some evil demon? Your holy water seems capable of purifying the body—I’ll gladly accept it!” Shui Miao’s mind raced as he sensed the holy water contained vast amounts of yang-attributed spiritual energy, a natural bane to evil spirits and demonic souls. He immediately stored the holy water inside the Tower of Time.
He contemplated preserving it within his consciousness, yet feared the sacred water might prove deceitful, thus he refrained from acting impulsively.
He thought about storing it in the Soul Pearl but feared it might harm those inside. Thus, the Tower of Time was the only option.
Within the Tower of Time resided a young dragon that had emerged by absorbing energy from the Nuwa Stone. It harbored a trace of malevolent energy, making it challenging to subdue. This was the ideal moment to utilize the sacred water to cleanse it and expel the dark energy.
“Old man, who exactly are you?”
Seeing that Shui Miao wasn’t an evil demon, the Ascension Immortal Venerable was taken aback.
He instantly summoned a torrent of immortal energy, molding it into the form of a tiger’s claw, and launched a direct assault on the Soul Pearl attached to Shui Miao’s body… Yet, the Soul Pearl stood utterly unshaken, resolutely withstanding the Immortal Venerable’s lethal blow.
Excellent! Now I’m not afraid of him!
Thrilled by the Soul Pearl’s newfound strength, Shui Miao eagerly directed his immortal energy to absorb all the sacred water surrounding the Soul-Devouring Force into his inner realm. Having previously seen the holy water seamlessly enter the Tower of Time without any complications, he now felt a deep sense of confidence and ease.
Shui Miao changed tactics, withdrawing the Soul-Devouring Force and highly condensing it into a black ghost-headed blade. He directly slashed the Ascension Immortal Venerable’s shadow soul into several segments, then began hacking wildly at the Ascension Immortal Venerable himself!
Even an immortal soul feels pain when cut.
The Ascension Immortal Venerable was extremely frustrated. Without a single immortal weapon at hand, he couldn’t break through Shui Miao’s Soul Pearl.
Unable to harm Shui Miao and fearful of the Soul-Devouring Force, he could only dodge repeatedly, looking utterly disheveled.
Moreover, he had inhaled a strand of the Soul-Devouring Force into his dantian, requiring a significant portion of his immortal power and mental focus to suppress it. Fighting Shui Miao under these circumstances left him feeling overwhelmed.
But he was unwilling to simply leave, as Shui Miao still possessed the Nuwa Stone. If he missed this opportunity, the consequences would be dire.
“Dammit! What happened? That nearly blew me to bits! Huh? What’s this…?”
The Black Tiger Immortal Venerable emerged from the nearby Raksha Sea and immediately saw an old man chasing and hacking at the Ascension Immortal Venerable!
He had been slower earlier, so Hua Yuting had captured him in a magical treasure. That treasure was then seized by the Ascension Immortal Venerable, who used it to try and trap Shui Miao’s netherworld artifact. However, Shui Miao self-destructed the netherworld artifact, blasting the Black Tiger Immortal Venerable into a dazed, heavily injured state. He had been lying confused at the bottom of the Raksha Sea for quite some time before finally emerging, only to see an old man relentlessly pursuing the Ascension Immortal Venerable, who was being driven into a ragged, desperate state. Terrified, the Black Tiger Immortal Venerable quickly ducked back into the Raksha Sea and fled underwater as fast as he could.
The Black Tiger Immortal Venerable was a recently promoted Immortal Venerable.
His strength was mediocre, making him the weakest among the three Immortal Venerables. He had only come along this time due to Hua Yuting’s persuasion.
Seeing that even the strongest among them, the Ascension Immortal Venerable, was being pursued and attacked, he didn’t dare hesitate and focused solely on escaping.
Before he had fled far, the Black Tiger Immortal Venerable spotted an enormous evil dragon lurking in the sea.
Using his spiritual sense, he suddenly detected that Hua Yuting was trapped inside the dragon’s belly!
At this moment, Hua Yuting’s immortal soul was weak, invaded by copious amounts of sinister energy, unable to break free, and on the verge of death.
This Raksha Realm is too terrifying! Even Immortal Venerables can’t survive here! The Black Tiger Immortal Venerable was utterly shocked, his face pale with fear. He quickly flew out of the sea, mustering all his immortal power to flee desperately.
“Ah! How can this be? Is this an illusion array?”
The Ascension Immortal Venerable, who was being pursued and slashed by Shui Miao, suddenly found the scenery before him becoming blurred and chaotic.
While chasing and attacking, Shui Miao had also been multitasking—quickly repairing a formation within the Illusion Demon Mirror. Regardless of how effective it might be, he immediately cast an illusion spell on the Ascension Immortal Venerable. The Ascension Immortal Venerable, already concentrating on suppressing the Soul-Devouring Force and dodging Shui Miao’s attacks, was caught off guard by the invasive illusory energy. His movements faltered, allowing Shui Miao to catch up and slash off one of his arms with a single blow!
“Ah!”
“Bastard!”
The Ascension Immortal Venerable screamed in agony. After a moment of clarity, he swiftly dodged while forcibly expelling a large portion of the Soul-Devouring Force that he had been unable to refine from his dantian.
This strand of Soul-Devouring Force hadn’t been refined by him; instead, it had devoured much of his immortal power.
Shui Miao immediately reclaimed this Soul-Devouring Force. As he did, he felt a sudden transformation in the immortal power within his dantian, and his entire body’s strength surged dramatically!
“What’s happening? Could it be that the immortal power brought back by the Soul-Devouring Force has allowed me to break through my bottleneck and advance to the next realm?”
His mind racing, Shui Miao didn’t slow down but instead pursued the Ascension Immortal Venerable with even greater excitement.
“Old man, just you wait! I won’t bother with you today, but I will be back sooner or later!”
The Ascension Immortal Venerable suddenly sensed a radiant light erupting from Shui Miao’s body as strands of pure immortal power underwent transformation. He realized that Shui Miao had broken through the Golden Immortal realm and successfully advanced!
A new Immortal Lord had been born!
Normally, such a transformation wouldn’t be enough to scare the Ascension Immortal Venerable into fleeing.
But he also noticed that Shui Miao’s Soul-Devouring Force was evolving alongside his immortal power!
With no hope of seizing the Nuwa Stone, if he didn’t escape now, he might never get another chance.
Knowing when to retreat, the Ascension Immortal Venerable fled immediately, taking with him a trace of Shui Miao’s Soul-Devouring Force.
However, it wasn’t long before he encountered the Black Tiger Immortal Venerable.
Seeing the Black Tiger Immortal Venerable, the Ascension Immortal Venerable had an idea and quickly stopped him. “Old Black, do you have any immortal weapons left? Lend me your immortal weapon! Once we seize the Nuwa Stone, I’ll give you half!”
“How could this happen! Could it be an illusion formation?”
Suddenly, Yu Hua noticed the surroundings becoming hazy and chaotic.
While chasing Yu Hua, Shui Miao was multitasking, hastily repairing a formation within the Phantom Mirror. Regardless of its effectiveness, he immediately unleashed an illusion technique on Yu Hua. Yu Hua, already focused on suppressing the Spirit-Devouring Power and evading Shui Miao’s attacks, was caught off guard as a wave of illusion seeped into his mind. His movements faltered, and Shui Miao seized the opportunity, cleaving off one of Yu Hua’s arms with a single strike!
“Ahh!”
“Damn you!”
Shui Miao had been cultivating within the Time Tower for over six thousand years. His immortal power was now incomparable to what it once was, and his Soul-Devouring Power had grown immensely formidable. His strength had reached the peak of the Golden Immortal realm. Now, he was about to slay the Feathering Immortal Venerable, who was two whole realms above him. This was undoubtedly a battle that would shake the heavens and earth, a breathtakingly bold struggle!
As the Soul-Devouring Power enveloped the Feathering Immortal Venerable’s immortal body, it also sealed off his connection to the outside world, preventing him from casting any spells.
Taking advantage of the Feathering Immortal Venerable’s lack of protective treasures, the Soul-Devouring Power madly corroded and devoured his immortal form.
However, the Feathering Immortal Venerable’s immortal power was not so easily corrupted.
“You wretched fool! You’re merely a Golden Immortal, yet you dare attempt to slay me? How utterly foolish! I’ll show you now what an Immortal Venerable is capable of!” The Feathering Immortal Venerable instantly sensed Shui Miao’s level of cultivation and, instead of panicking, grew calmer.
After all, an Immortal Venerable dealing with a Golden Immortal was like an adult dealing with a three-year-old child—they were simply not on the same level.
Immediately, the Feathering Immortal Venerable summoned a surge of immortal power in an attempt to disperse the Soul-Devouring Power.
But upon trying, he discovered that this sinister Soul-Devouring Power could not be driven away. Instead, it relentlessly forced its way into his body through his seven orifices and pores. The thick, oppressive energy felt like countless ants gnawing at him, converting his immortal power before transferring it into Shui Miao’s body to enhance his cultivation!
“This Soul-Devouring Power is truly mysterious. If I can obtain it, I will surely be able to suppress all divine beings and unite the three realms. I must acquire and refine it!” The Feathering Immortal Venerable’s mind raced. He immediately channeled his immortal power to encase a strand of the Soul-Devouring Power and drew it into his dantian. Dividing his focus, he attempted to refine it. Suddenly, a milky-white liquid emerged from the top of his head, pouring down and actually dispersing some of the Soul-Devouring Power, revealing half of his scalp.
“What kind of water is this?”
Shui Miao was startled that this water could disperse the Soul-Devouring Power. Fearful that the Feathering Immortal Venerable might see his true form, he intensified his killing intent, controlling the Soul-Devouring Power to fiercely counterattack once more.
At the same time, Shui Miao shifted his form, transforming into the appearance of an unfamiliar old man.
The Feathering Immortal Venerable, now able to unleash his immortal power, swiftly utilized a doppelganger technique, dividing his immortal soul into three distinct entities: the heavenly soul, the human soul, and the shadow soul.
The doppelganger technique enabled him to split his soul, transferring all of the Soul-Devouring Power into the shadow soul’s duplicate (doppelganger).
After merging his heavenly and human souls back together, the Feathering Immortal Venerable looked at Shui Miao and sneered, “Old man, let me show you the power of the Celestial Holy Water!” Once again, he summoned a large amount of the milky-white liquid, dividing it into two streams. One enveloped the shadow soul, dispersing the Soul-Devouring Power, while the other directly encased Shui Miao.
The speed of an Immortal Venerable’s strike was something Shui Miao simply couldn’t defend against.
Shui Miao was immediately wrapped in the milky-white liquid, but he felt no threat from it. Instead, it seemed like pure spiritual energy, immensely beneficial with no harm whatsoever.
“Haha! Feathering Immortal Venerable, do you take me for some evil demon? Your holy water seems capable of purifying the body—I’ll gladly accept it!” Shui Miao’s mind raced as he sensed the abundant yang-attributed spiritual energy within the holy water, a natural bane to evil spirits and demonic souls. He immediately stored the holy water inside the Time Tower.
He contemplated storing it within his mental realm, yet he harbored suspicions that it might be a deceitful ploy, prompting him to refrain from acting impulsively.
He thought about storing it in the Soul Pearl but worried it might harm those inside. Thus, the Time Tower was the only option.
Within the Time Tower resided a young dragon that had hatched by absorbing energy from the Nuwa Stone. It harbored traces of malevolent energy and proved challenging to tame. This was the ideal moment to utilize the holy water to purify it and expel the evil influence.
“Old fiend, who exactly are you?”
Seeing that Shui Miao wasn’t an evil demon, the Feathering Immortal Venerable was taken aback.
He instantly infused his immortal energy into a tiger’s claw, intending to shatter Shui Miao’s Soul Pearl… yet the Soul Pearl remained utterly unshaken, resolutely withstanding the Immortal Venerable’s lethal blow.
Excellent! Now I’m not afraid of him!
Thrilled by the unexpected resilience of the Soul Pearl, Shui Miao eagerly directed his immortal energy to gather all the sacred water that had been suppressing the Soul-Devouring Power into his mental realm planet. Having previously transferred a portion of the holy water into the Time Tower without any complications, he now felt a deep sense of reassurance.
Shui Miao changed tactics, withdrawing the Soul-Devouring Power and condensing it intensely. He shaped it into a black demon-head blade and slashed the Feathering Immortal Venerable’s shadow soul into several pieces before relentlessly hacking at the Venerable himself!
An immortal soul is still a soul—being cut caused excruciating pain.
The Feathering Immortal Venerable was immensely frustrated. Without a single immortal weapon at his disposal, he couldn’t break through Shui Miao’s Soul Pearl.
Unable to harm Shui Miao and fearful of the Soul-Devouring Power, he could only dodge repeatedly, looking utterly disheveled.
Moreover, he had drawn a strand of the Soul-Devouring Power into his dantian, requiring a significant portion of his immortal power and mental focus to suppress it. Fighting Shui Miao under these circumstances left him wanting to do more but lacking the strength.
Yet, he was unwilling to simply retreat because Shui Miao still possessed the Nuwa Stone. If he missed this opportunity, the consequences would be dire.
“Dammit! What happened? That nearly blew me to bits! Huh? What’s this… This is…”
The Black Tiger Immortal Venerable emerged from the nearby Raksha Sea and immediately saw an old man chasing and hacking at the Feathering Immortal Venerable!
He had been slow earlier and was captured by Hua Yuting into a magical tool, which was then taken by the Feathering Immortal Venerable. The Venerable used the tool to encase Shui Miao’s netherworld device in an attempt to trap him. However, Shui Miao self-destructed the netherworld device, blasting the Black Tiger Immortal Venerable into a dazed, heavily injured state. He had been lying confused at the bottom of the Raksha Sea for quite some time before finally surfacing, only to see an old man relentlessly pursuing the Feathering Immortal Venerable, who was being driven into a ragged, desperate state. Terrified, the Black Tiger Immortal Venerable plunged back into the Raksha Sea and fled underwater as far as he could.
The Black Tiger Immortal Venerable had only recently advanced to his rank.
His strength was average, making him the weakest among the three Venerables. He had only come along this time due to Hua Yuting’s persuasion.
Seeing that even the Feathering Immortal Venerable, the strongest of the three, was being pursued and attacked, he didn’t dare hesitate and focused solely on escaping.
Before he had fled far, the Black Tiger Immortal Venerable spotted an enormous evil dragon lurking in the sea.
With a sweep of his divine sense, he suddenly detected that Hua Yuting was trapped inside the dragon’s belly!
At this moment, Hua Yuting’s immortal soul was weak, invaded by copious amounts of sinister energy, unable to break free, and on the verge of death.
This Raksha Realm is too terrifying! Even Immortal Venerables can’t survive here! The Black Tiger Immortal Venerable was utterly shocked, his face pale with fear. He quickly flew out of the sea, mustering all his immortal power to flee desperately.
“Ah! How can this be? Is this an illusion array?”
The Feathering Immortal Venerable, who was being pursued and slashed by Shui Miao, suddenly found the scenery before him blurring and becoming chaotic.
While pursuing and attacking, Shui Miao had also diverted part of his attention to hastily repair an array formation within the Illusion Demon Mirror. Regardless of its potential effectiveness, he immediately cast an illusion spell on the Feathering Immortal Venerable. The Venerable was already preoccupied with suppressing the Soul-Devouring Power while simultaneously defending against Shui Miao’s assaults. Caught off guard by the invasive illusion, his movements faltered, allowing Shui Miao to close the distance and sever one of his arms with a single, decisive strike!
“Ah!”
“Bastard!”
The Feathering Immortal Venerable screamed in agony. After a moment of clarity, he swiftly dodged while forcibly expelling a large portion of the Soul-Devouring Power that he had been unable to refine from his dantian.
This strand of Soul-Devouring Power hadn’t been refined by him; instead, it had devoured much of his immortal power.
Shui Miao immediately reclaimed this power. As he did, he felt a sudden transformation within his dantian—his immortal power underwent a qualitative change, and his overall strength surged dramatically!
“What’s happening? Could it be that the immortal power brought back by the Soul-Devouring Force has allowed me to break through the bottleneck and advance to the next realm?”
His mind racing, Shui Miao didn’t slow down but instead pursued the Feathering Immortal Venerable with even greater excitement.
“Old fiend, just you wait! I won’t bother with you today, but I will return sooner or later!”
The Feathering Immortal Venerable suddenly sensed a radiant light bursting from Shui Miao’s body and felt streams of pure immortal power undergoing transformation. He realized that Shui Miao had broken through the Golden Immortal realm and successfully advanced!
A new Immortal Lord had been born!
Normally, such a transformation wouldn’t be enough to scare the Feathering Immortal Venerable into fleeing.
But he also noticed that Shui Miao’s Soul-Devouring Power was evolving alongside his immortal power!
With no hope left of seizing the Nuwa Stone, if he didn’t escape now, he might never get another chance.
Knowing when to yield, the Feathering Immortal Venerable fled immediately, taking with him a wisp of Shui Miao’s Soul-Devouring Power.
However, it wasn’t long before he encountered the Black Tiger Immortal Venerable.
Seeing the Black Tiger Immortal Venerable, the Feathering Immortal Venerable had an idea and quickly stopped him. “Old Black, do you have any immortal weapons left? Lend me your immortal weapon! Once we seize the Nuwa Stone, I’ll split it with you fifty-fifty!”
Shui Miao had cultivated within the Time Tower for over six thousand years. His immortal power was now incomparable to what it once was, and his Soul-Devouring Power had grown immensely formidable. His strength had reached the peak of the Golden Immortal realm. Now, he was about to slay the Feathering Immortal Venerable, who was two whole realms above him. This was undoubtedly a battle that would shake the heavens and earth, a daring struggle that would make gods and ghosts weep!
As the Soul-Devouring Power enveloped the Feathering Immortal Venerable’s immortal body, it also sealed off his connection to the outside world, preventing him from casting any spells.
Taking advantage of the fact that the Feathering Immortal Venerable had no protective treasures, the Soul-Devouring Power madly corroded and devoured his immortal body.
However, the Feathering Immortal Venerable’s immortal power was not so easily corrupted.
“You wretched fool! You’re merely a Golden Immortal, yet you dare attempt to slay me? How utterly foolish! I will now show you the means of an Immortal Venerable!” The Feathering Immortal Venerable instantly sensed Shui Miao’s level of immortal power and, instead of panicking, grew calmer.
After all, an Immortal Venerable dealing with a Golden Immortal was like an adult dealing with a three-year-old child—they were simply not on the same level.
Immediately, the Feathering Immortal Venerable summoned a surge of immortal power in an attempt to disperse the Soul-Devouring Power.
However, upon attempting to expel it, he realized that this malevolent Soul-Devouring Power could not be repelled. Instead, it relentlessly infiltrated his body through his seven orifices and pores. The dense, suffocating Soul-Devouring Power felt like countless ants gnawing at him, converting his immortal energy before transferring it into Shui Miao’s body to bolster her strength and cultivation!
“This Soul-Devouring Power is truly mysterious. If I can obtain it, I will surely be able to suppress all divine beings and unify the three realms. I must acquire and refine it!” The Feathering Immortal Venerable’s mind raced. He immediately channeled his immortal power to envelop a strand of the Soul-Devouring Power and drew it into his dantian. Splitting his focus, he attempted to refine this strand of Soul-Devouring Power. Suddenly, a milky-white liquid emerged from the top of his head, pouring down over him. Astonishingly, this liquid dispersed some of the Soul-Devouring Power, revealing half of the Feathering Immortal Venerable’s head.
“What kind of water is this?”
Shui Miao was shocked that this water could disperse the Soul-Devouring Power. Fearful that the Feathering Immortal Venerable might see his true form, he intensified his killing intent, controlling the Soul-Devouring Power to madly counterattack the Feathering Immortal Venerable.
At the same time, Shui Miao transformed his appearance into that of an unfamiliar old man.
The Feathering Immortal Venerable, now able to unleash his immortal power, swiftly utilized a cloning technique, dividing his immortal soul into three distinct entities: the heavenly soul, the human soul, and the shadow soul.
The art of shadow cloning enabled him to split his soul, channeling all the Soul-Devouring Power into the shadow clone.
After merging his heavenly and human souls back together, the Feathering Immortal Venerable looked at Shui Miao and sneered, “Old man, let me show you the power of the Immortal Realm’s Holy Water!” He once again summoned a large amount of the milky-white liquid, dividing it into two streams. One enveloped the shadow soul, dispersing the Soul-Devouring Power, while the other directly encased Shui Miao.
The speed at which an Immortal Venerable struck was something Shui Miao simply couldn’t defend against.
Shui Miao was immediately wrapped in the milky-white liquid, but he felt no threat from it. Instead, it felt like pure spiritual energy, immensely beneficial without any harm.
“Haha! Feathering Immortal Venerable, do you take me for some evil demon? Your Holy Water seems capable of tempering the body—I’ll gladly accept it!” Shui Miao’s mind raced as he sensed that the Holy Water contained vast amounts of yang-attributed spiritual energy, a natural bane to evil spirits and demonic souls. He immediately stored the Holy Water inside the Time Tower.
He contemplated storing it within his consciousness, but feared that the Holy Water might be deceitful, so he refrained from acting impulsively.
He also thought about storing it in the Soul Pearl but feared the Holy Water might harm those inside. Thus, the Time Tower was the only option.
Inside the Time Tower was a young dragon that had hatched by absorbing energy from the Nuwa Stone. It carried some evil energy and was difficult to tame. Now was the perfect time to use this Holy Water to cleanse it and purge the evil energy.
“Old thing, who exactly are you?”
Seeing that Shui Miao wasn’t an evil demon, the Feathering Immortal Venerable was taken aback.
He instantly directed a burst of immortal energy, shaping it into a tiger’s claw, and tried to obliterate Shui Miao’s Soul Pearl… Yet, the Soul Pearl stood entirely unshaken, resolutely withstanding the Feathering Immortal Venerable’s lethal strike.
Excellent! Now I have nothing to fear from him!
Thrilled by the unexpected resilience of the Soul Pearl, Shui Miao eagerly channeled his immortal energy to absorb all the Holy Water surrounding the Soul-Devouring Power into his realm of consciousness. Since the previous flow of Holy Water had seamlessly entered the Time Tower without any complications, he now felt a deep sense of reassurance.
Shui Miao changed tactics, withdrawing and highly condensing the Soul-Devouring Power into a black ghost-headed blade. He directly severed the Feathering Immortal Venerable’s shadow soul into several pieces, then launched a fierce assault on the Feathering Immortal Venerable himself!
Even an immortal soul could feel pain when struck.
The Feathering Immortal Venerable was extremely frustrated. Without a single immortal weapon at his disposal, he couldn’t break through Shui Miao’s Soul Pearl.
Unable to harm Shui Miao and fearful of the Soul-Devouring Power, he could only dodge repeatedly, looking utterly disheveled.
Moreover, he had drawn a strand of Soul-Devouring Power into his dantian, requiring him to expend significant immortal power and mental energy to suppress it. Fighting Shui Miao under these circumstances left him wanting to do more than he could.
Yet, he was unwilling to simply leave, as Shui Miao possessed the Nuwa Stone. If he missed this opportunity, the consequences would be dire.
“Dammit! What happened? That almost killed me! Huh? What’s this… This is…”
The Black Tiger Immortal Venerable emerged from the nearby Raksha Sea and immediately saw an old man chasing and slashing at the Feathering Immortal Venerable!
He had been slow earlier and was captured by Hua Yuting into a magical tool, which was then taken by the Feathering Immortal Venerable. The Feathering Immortal Venerable used the tool to encase Shui Miao’s netherworld device in an attempt to trap him. However, Shui Miao self-destructed the netherworld device, blasting the Black Tiger Immortal Venerable into a dazed, heavily injured state. He had been lying confused at the bottom of the Raksha Sea for quite some time before finally emerging, only to see an old man relentlessly pursuing the Feathering Immortal Venerable, who was being driven into a ragged, desperate state. Terrified, the Black Tiger Immortal Venerable quickly plunged back into the Raksha Sea and fled underwater as far as he could.
The Black Tiger Immortal Venerable was a recently promoted Immortal Venerable.
His strength was mediocre, making him the weakest among the three Immortal Venerables. He had only come along this time due to Hua Yuting’s temptation.
Seeing that even the Feathering Immortal Venerable, the strongest of the three, was being pursued and attacked, he didn’t dare overthink it and focused solely on escaping.
Before he had fled far, the Black Tiger Immortal Venerable spotted an enormous evil dragon lurking in the sea.
Using his spiritual sense, he suddenly detected that Hua Yuting was trapped inside the dragon’s belly!
At this moment, Hua Yuting’s immortal soul was feeble, overwhelmed by a surge of malevolent yin energy, trapped and teetering on the brink of demise.
This Raksha Realm is too terrifying! Even Immortal Venerables can’t survive here! The Black Tiger Immortal Venerable was utterly shocked, his face pale with fear. He quickly flew out of the sea, mustering all his immortal power to flee desperately.
“Ah! How can this be! Is this an illusion array?”
The Feathering Immortal Venerable, who was being pursued and slashed by Shui Miao, suddenly found the scene before him blurry and chaotic.
While pursuing and assaulting the Feathering Immortal Venerable, Shui Miao was simultaneously engaged in another task—he had hastily repaired a formation within the Illusion Demon Mirror. Regardless of its potential effectiveness, he immediately cast an illusion spell on the Feathering Immortal Venerable. The Feathering Immortal Venerable, already preoccupied with suppressing the Soul-Devouring Power and fending off Shui Miao’s attacks, was caught off guard by the invasive illusion. His movements faltered, giving Shui Miao the opportunity to close in and sever one of his arms with a single, decisive strike!
“Ah!”
“Bastard!”
The Feathering Immortal Venerable screamed in agony. After a moment of clarity, he swiftly dodged while simultaneously expelling a large portion of the Soul-Devouring Power that he had been unable to refine from his dantian.
This strand of Soul-Devouring Power hadn’t been refined by him; instead, it had devoured much of his immortal power.
Shui Miao immediately reclaimed this Soul-Devouring Power. As he did, he felt a sudden transformation in the immortal power within his dantian, and his overall strength surged dramatically!
“What’s happening? Could it be that the Immortal Venerable’s power brought back by the Soul-Devouring Force has allowed me to break through the bottleneck and advance to the next realm?”
His mind racing, Shui Miao didn’t slow down but instead pursued the Feathering Immortal Venerable with even greater excitement.
“Old fool, just you wait! I won’t bother with you today, but I will return sooner or later!”
The Feathering Immortal Venerable suddenly sensed a radiant light emanating from Shui Miao’s body and felt strands of pure immortal power transforming. He realized that Shui Miao had broken through the Golden Immortal realm and successfully advanced!
A new Immortal Lord was born!
Normally, the transformation of immortal power wouldn’t be enough to scare the Feathering Immortal Venerable into fleeing.
However, he also noticed that Shui Miao’s Soul-Devouring Power was evolving alongside his immortal power!
With no hope of seizing the Nuwa Stone, if he didn’t escape now, he might never get another chance.
Knowing when to retreat, the Feathering Immortal Venerable fled immediately, taking with him a trace of Shui Miao’s Soul-Devouring Power.
Unexpectedly, he soon encountered the Black Tiger Immortal Venerable.
Seeing the Black Tiger Immortal Venerable, the Feathering Immortal Venerable had an idea and quickly stopped him. “Old Black, do you have any immortal weapons left? Lend me your immortal weapon! If we manage to seize the Nuwa Stone, I’ll give you half!”
Shui Miao had been cultivating inside the Time Tower for over six thousand years. His immortal power was now far greater than before, and his Soul-Devouring Force had grown immensely powerful. His strength had reached the peak of the Golden Immortal realm. Now, he was about to slay the Ascension Immortal Venerable, who was two whole realms above him. This was undoubtedly a battle that would shake the heavens and earth, a breathtakingly bold fight!
As the Soul-Devouring Force enveloped the Ascension Immortal Venerable’s immortal body, it also sealed off his connection to the outside world, preventing him from casting any spells.
Taking advantage of the fact that the Ascension Immortal Venerable had no protective treasures, the Soul-Devouring Force madly corroded and devoured his immortal body.
However, the Ascension Immortal Venerable’s immortal power was not so easily corrupted.
“You wretched fool! You’re merely a Golden Immortal, yet you dare attempt to slay me? How utterly foolish! I’ll show you what an Immortal Venerable is truly capable of!” The Ascension Immortal Venerable instantly sensed Shui Miao’s level of immortal power and, instead of panicking, grew calmer.
After all, an Immortal Venerable dealing with a Golden Immortal was like an adult dealing with a three-year-old child—they were simply not on the same level.
Immediately, the Ascension Immortal Venerable summoned a surge of immortal power in an attempt to disperse the Soul-Devouring Force.
However, upon attempting to expel it, he realized that this malevolent Soul-Devouring Force could not be repelled. Instead, it relentlessly infiltrated his body through his seven orifices and pores. The dense, suffocating energy felt like countless ants gnawing at him, transforming his immortal power before channeling it into Shui Miao’s body to bolster her cultivation!
“This Soul-Devouring Force is truly mysterious. If I can obtain it, I will surely be able to suppress all divine beings and unite the three realms. I must have it, and I must refine it!” The Ascension Immortal Venerable’s thoughts raced. He immediately channeled his immortal power to envelop a strand of the Soul-Devouring Force and directed it into his dantian. Splitting his focus, he attempted to refine this strand of Soul-Devouring Force. Suddenly, a milky-white liquid emerged from the top of his head, pouring down over him. Surprisingly, this liquid dispersed some of the Soul-Devouring Force, revealing half of the Ascension Immortal Venerable’s head.
“What kind of water is this?”
Shui Miao was startled that this water could disperse the Soul-Devouring Force. Fearful that the Ascension Immortal Venerable might see his true form, he intensified his killing intent, controlling the Soul-Devouring Force to madly counterattack once more.
At the same time, Shui Miao shifted his form, transforming into the appearance of an unfamiliar old man.
The Ascension Immortal Venerable, now capable of unleashing his immortal power, swiftly utilized a cloning technique, dividing his immortal soul into three distinct entities: the heavenly soul, the human soul, and the shadow soul.
The art of doppelganger enabled him to split his soul, channeling all the Soul-Devouring Force into the shadow soul doppelganger.
After merging his heavenly and human souls back together, the Ascension Immortal Venerable looked at Shui Miao and sneered, “Old man, let me show you the power of the Celestial Holy Water!” He summoned another large amount of the milky-white liquid, dividing it into two streams. One enveloped the shadow soul, dispersing the Soul-Devouring Force, while the other directly encased Shui Miao.
The speed at which an Immortal Venerable struck was something Shui Miao simply couldn’t defend against.
Shui Miao was immediately wrapped in the milky-white liquid, but he felt no threat from it. Instead, it felt like pure spiritual energy, extremely beneficial to him.
“Haha! Ascension Immortal Venerable, do you take me for some evil demon? Your holy water seems capable of purifying the body. I’ll gladly accept it!” Shui Miao’s mind raced as he sensed that the holy water contained vast amounts of yang-attributed spiritual energy—a natural bane to evil spirits and demonic souls. He immediately stored the holy water inside the Time Tower.
He considered storing it in his mental realm but worried the holy water might be treacherous, so he didn’t act rashly.
He also thought of storing it in the Soul Pearl but feared it might harm those inside. Thus, the Time Tower was the only safe option.
Within the Time Tower resided a young dragon that had emerged by absorbing energy from the Nuwa Stone. It bore traces of malevolent energy and proved challenging to tame. The present moment presented an ideal opportunity to utilize this sacred water to purify it and expel the dark energy.
“Old fiend, who exactly are you?”
Seeing that Shui Miao wasn’t an evil demon, the Ascension Immortal Venerable was taken aback.
Without hesitation, he summoned a torrent of immortal energy, shaping it into the form of a tiger’s claw, and aimed to shatter the Soul Pearl embedded in Shui Miao’s body… Yet, the Soul Pearl stood unyielding, resolutely withstanding the Immortal Venerable’s lethal blow.
Excellent! Now I’m not afraid of him!
Shui Miao was thrilled that the Soul Pearl had become so resilient. He excitedly channeled his immortal power to collect all the holy water that had been suppressing the Soul-Devouring Force into his mental realm planet. Since the earlier portion of holy water stored in the Time Tower had shown no unusual effects, he now felt reassured.
Changing tactics, Shui Miao withdrew the Soul-Devouring Force, highly condensed it into a black ghost-headed blade, and directly sliced the Ascension Immortal Venerable’s shadow soul into several segments. Then, he began hacking wildly at the Ascension Immortal Venerable himself!
Even an immortal soul could feel pain when struck.
The Ascension Immortal Venerable was extremely frustrated. Without a single immortal weapon at his disposal, he couldn’t break through Shui Miao’s Soul Pearl.
Unable to harm Shui Miao and fearful of the Soul-Devouring Force, he could only dodge repeatedly, looking utterly disheveled.
Moreover, he had inhaled a strand of the Soul-Devouring Force into his dantian, requiring him to expend significant immortal power and mental energy to suppress it. Fighting Shui Miao under these circumstances left him feeling overwhelmed and powerless.
Yet, he was unwilling to retreat just yet because Shui Miao still possessed the Nuwa Stone. If he missed this opportunity, the consequences would be dire.
“Dammit! What happened? That nearly blew me to bits! Huh? What’s this… This is…”
The Black Tiger Immortal Venerable emerged from the nearby Raksha Sea and saw an old man chasing and hacking at the Ascension Immortal Venerable!
He had been slower earlier and was captured by Hua Yuting into a magical treasure. That treasure was later seized by the Ascension Immortal Venerable, who used it to trap Shui Miao’s netherworld device. However, Shui Miao self-destructed the netherworld device, blasting the Black Tiger Immortal Venerable into a dazed and heavily injured state. He had been lying confused at the bottom of the Raksha Sea for quite some time before finally emerging, only to see an old man relentlessly pursuing the Ascension Immortal Venerable, who was being driven into a ragged and panicked state. Terrified, the Black Tiger Immortal Venerable quickly ducked back into the Raksha Sea and fled underwater as far as he could.
The Black Tiger Immortal Venerable was a recently promoted Immortal Venerable.
His strength was mediocre, making him the weakest among the three Immortal Venerables. He had only come along this time because he was tempted by Hua Yuting.
Seeing that even the strongest among them, the Ascension Immortal Venerable, was being pursued and attacked, he didn’t dare overthink it and focused solely on escaping.
Before he had fled far, the Black Tiger Immortal Venerable spotted an enormous vicious dragon lurking in the sea.
Using his spiritual sense, he suddenly detected that Hua Yuting was trapped inside the dragon’s belly!
At this moment, Hua Yuting’s immortal soul was weak, invaded by copious amounts of sinister energy, unable to break free, and on the verge of death.
This Raksha Realm is too terrifying! Even Immortal Venerables can’t survive here! The Black Tiger Immortal Venerable was horrified, his face pale. He quickly flew out of the sea, mustering all his immortal power to flee desperately.
“Ah! How can this be? Is this an illusion array?”
The Ascension Immortal Venerable, who was being pursued and hacked at by Shui Miao, suddenly found the scenery before him becoming blurred and chaotic.
While chasing and attacking the Ascension Immortal Venerable, Shui Miao was also multitasking—he had hastily repaired a formation within the Illusion Demon Mirror. Regardless of how effective it might be, he immediately cast an illusion spell on the Ascension Immortal Venerable. The Ascension Immortal Venerable was already concentrating on suppressing the Soul-Devouring Force while also diverting attention to evade Shui Miao’s attacks. Caught off guard by the invasive illusion energy, his movements slowed, allowing Shui Miao to catch up and slice off one of his arms with a single strike!
“Ah!”
“Bastard!”
The Ascension Immortal Venerable screamed in pain. After a moment of clarity, he swiftly dodged while simultaneously expelling a large portion of the Soul-Devouring Force from his dantian that he had been unable to refine.
Not only had this Soul-Devouring Force resisted refinement, but it had also devoured much of his immortal power.
Shui Miao immediately reclaimed this Soul-Devouring Force. As he did, he felt a sudden transformation in the immortal power within his dantian, and his overall strength surged dramatically!
“What’s happening? Could it be that the immortal power brought back by the Soul-Devouring Force has allowed me to break through the bottleneck and advance to the next realm?”
Shui Miao’s mind raced, but he didn’t slow down. Instead, he grew even more excited and continued pursuing and hacking at the Ascension Immortal Venerable.
“Old fiend, just you wait! I won’t bother with you today, but I will return sooner or later!”
The Ascension Immortal Venerable suddenly sensed a radiant light emanating from Shui Miao’s body and felt streams of pure immortal power undergoing transformation. He realized that Shui Miao had broken through the Golden Immortal realm and successfully advanced!
A new Immortal Lord was born!
Normally, such a transformation wouldn’t be enough to scare the Ascension Immortal Venerable into fleeing.
However, he also noticed that Shui Miao’s Soul-Devouring Force was evolving alongside his immortal power!
With no hope left of seizing the Nuwa Stone, if he didn’t escape now, he might never get another chance.
Knowing when to retreat, the Ascension Immortal Venerable fled immediately, taking with him a trace of Shui Miao’s Soul-Devouring Force.
Unexpectedly, he soon encountered the Black Tiger Immortal Venerable.
Seeing the Black Tiger Immortal Venerable, the Ascension Immortal Venerable had an idea and quickly stopped him. “Old Black, do you have any immortal weapons left? Lend me your immortal weapon! Once we seize the Nuwa Stone, I’ll give you half!”
Shui Miao had been cultivating inside the Time Tower for over six thousand years. His immortal power was now incomparably greater than before, and his Soul-Devouring Force had grown immensely powerful. His strength had reached the peak of the Golden Immortal realm. At this moment, he was about to kill the Ascension Immortal Venerable, who was two whole realms above him. This was undoubtedly a battle that would shake the heavens and earth, a breathtakingly bold struggle!
As the Soul-Devouring Force enveloped the Ascension Immortal Venerable’s immortal body, it also sealed off his connection to the outside world, preventing him from casting any spells.
Taking advantage of the fact that the Ascension Immortal Venerable had no protective treasures, the Soul-Devouring Force madly corroded and devoured his immortal body.
However, the Ascension Immortal Venerable’s immortal power was not so easily corrupted.
“You wretched fool! You’re merely a Golden Immortal, yet you dare attempt to kill me? How utterly foolish! I will now show you the true means of an Immortal Venerable!” Sensing Shui Miao’s level of immortal power, the Ascension Immortal Venerable actually calmed down, his nervousness fading.
After all, an Immortal Venerable dealing with a Golden Immortal was like an adult dealing with a three-year-old child—they were simply not on the same level.
Immediately, the Ascension Immortal Venerable summoned a surge of immortal power in an attempt to disperse the Soul-Devouring Force.
But upon trying, he discovered that this sinister Soul-Devouring Force could not be driven away. Instead, it relentlessly drilled into his body through his seven orifices and pores. The immense Soul-Devouring Force felt like countless ants gnawing at him, converting his immortal power before transferring it into Shui Miao’s body to enhance his cultivation!
“This Soul-Devouring Force is truly mysterious. If I can obtain it, I will surely be able to suppress all divine beings and unite the three realms. I must obtain it and refine it!” With this thought flashing through his mind, the Ascension Immortal Venerable guided a strand of Soul-Devouring Force into his dantian using his immortal power. Splitting his focus, he attempted to refine it. Suddenly, a milky-white liquid emerged from the top of his head, pouring down and actually dispersing some of the Soul-Devouring Force, revealing half of his scalp.
“What kind of water is this?”
Shui Miao was startled that this water could disperse the Soul-Devouring Force. Fearful that the Ascension Immortal Venerable might see his true form, he intensified his killing intent, controlling the Soul-Devouring Force to madly counterattack once more.
At the same time, Shui Miao transformed his appearance into that of an unfamiliar old man.
The Ascension Immortal Venerable successfully liberated himself with his immortal power and swiftly utilized a doppelganger technique, dividing his immortal soul into three distinct entities: the heavenly soul, the human soul, and the shadow soul.
The doppelganger technique enabled him to split his soul, channeling all the Soul-Devouring Force into the shadow soul’s duplicate.
After merging his heavenly and human souls back together, the Ascension Immortal Venerable looked at Shui Miao and sneered, “Old fool, let me show you the power of the Celestial Realm’s Holy Water!” He once again summoned a large amount of the milky-white liquid, dividing it into two streams. One enveloped the shadow soul, dispersing the Soul-Devouring Force, while the other directly engulfed Shui Miao.
The speed of an Immortal Venerable’s attack was something Shui Miao simply couldn’t guard against.
Shui Miao was immediately wrapped in the milky-white liquid, but he felt no threat from it. Instead, it felt like pure spiritual energy, extremely beneficial to him.
“Haha! Ascension Immortal Venerable, do you take me for a demon? Your Holy Water seems capable of tempering the body. I’ll gladly accept it!” Sensing that the Holy Water contained a vast amount of yang-attributed spiritual energy—a natural bane of evil spirits and demonic souls—Shui Miao immediately stored it inside the Time Tower.
He contemplated storing it within his conceptual planet but feared that the Holy Water might be deceitful, so he refrained from acting impulsively.
He also thought about storing it in the Soul Pearl but feared it might harm those inside. Thus, the Time Tower was the only option.
Inside the Time Tower was a young dragon that had hatched by absorbing energy from the Nuwa Stone. It still carried some demonic aura and was difficult to tame. Now was the perfect time to use this Holy Water to cleanse and purify it.
“Old thing, who exactly are you?”
Seeing that Shui Miao wasn’t a demon, the Ascension Immortal Venerable was taken aback.
He instantly summoned a surge of immortal energy, molding it into the form of a tiger’s claw, and attempted to crush the Soul Pearl on Shui Miao’s body… Yet, the Soul Pearl remained utterly unshaken, resolutely withstanding the Immortal Venerable’s lethal strike.
Excellent! Now I’m not afraid of him!
Elated by the Soul Pearl’s newfound resilience, Shui Miao excitedly channeled his immortal power to collect all the Holy Water that had been suppressing the Soul-Devouring Force into his conceptual planet. Since the previous stream of Holy Water had entered the Time Tower without any issues, he now felt reassured.
Shui Miao changed tactics, withdrawing and highly condensing the Soul-Devouring Force into a black demon-head blade. He directly severed the Ascension Immortal Venerable’s shadow soul into several pieces before launching a fierce assault on the Venerable himself!
Even an immortal soul could feel pain when struck.
The Ascension Immortal Venerable was extremely frustrated. Without a single immortal artifact at his disposal, he couldn’t break through Shui Miao’s Soul Pearl.
Unable to harm Shui Miao and fearful of the Soul-Devouring Force, he could only dodge repeatedly, looking utterly disheveled.
Moreover, he had inhaled a strand of Soul-Devouring Force into his dantian, requiring a significant portion of his immortal power and mental focus to suppress it. Fighting Shui Miao under these circumstances left him mentally willing but physically unable.
Yet, he was unwilling to simply leave because Shui Miao possessed the Nuwa Stone. If he missed this opportunity, the consequences would be dire.
“Dammit! What happened? That almost killed me! Huh? What’s this… This is, this is…”
The Black Tiger Immortal Venerable emerged from the nearby Raksha Sea and saw an old man chasing and attacking the Ascension Immortal Venerable!
He had been slow earlier and was captured by Hua Yuting into a magical artifact, which was then taken by the Ascension Immortal Venerable. The Venerable used the artifact to trap Shui Miao’s netherworld device. However, Shui Miao self-destructed the netherworld device, blasting the Black Tiger Immortal Venerable into a dazed and severely injured state. He had been lying confused at the bottom of the Raksha Sea for quite some time. Finally resurfacing, he saw an old man relentlessly pursuing the Ascension Immortal Venerable, who was being driven into a ragged and panicked state. Terrified, the Black Tiger Immortal Venerable immediately plunged back into the Raksha Sea and fled underwater as far as he could.
The Black Tiger Immortal Venerable was a recently promoted Immortal Venerable.
His strength was average, making him the weakest among the three Venerables. He had only come along this time due to Hua Yuting’s persuasion.
Seeing that even the strongest among them, the Ascension Immortal Venerable, was being pursued and attacked, he didn’t dare hesitate and focused solely on escaping.
Before he had fled far, the Black Tiger Immortal Venerable spotted an enormous evil dragon lurking in the sea.
Using his spiritual sense, he suddenly detected that Hua Yuting was trapped inside the dragon’s belly!
At this moment, Hua Yuting’s immortal soul was weak, invaded by a large amount of sinister energy, unable to escape, and on the verge of death.
This Raksha Realm is too terrifying! Even Immortal Venerables can’t survive here! The Black Tiger Immortal Venerable was utterly shocked, his face pale with fear. He quickly flew out of the sea, mobilizing all his immortal power to flee desperately.
“Ah! How can this be! Is this an illusion array?”
The Ascension Immortal Venerable, who was being pursued by Shui Miao, suddenly found the scenery before him becoming blurred and chaotic.
While pursuing and assaulting the Ascension Immortal Venerable, Shui Miao was also juggling another task—he had hastily repaired an array formation within the Illusion Demon Mirror. Without pausing to assess its effectiveness, he immediately cast an illusion spell on the Ascension Immortal Venerable. The Venerable, who was focused on suppressing the Soul-Devouring Force and evading Shui Miao’s relentless attacks, was caught off guard by the invasive illusion magic. His movements faltered, giving Shui Miao the opportunity to close the distance and sever one of his arms with a single, decisive strike!
“Ah!”
“Bastard!”
The Ascension Immortal Venerable screamed in pain. After a moment of clarity, he swiftly dodged while forcibly expelling a large portion of the Soul-Devouring Force from his dantian that he had been unable to refine.
This strand of Soul-Devouring Force hadn’t been refined by him; instead, it had devoured much of his immortal power.
Shui Miao immediately reclaimed this Soul-Devouring Force. His heart stirred as he felt the immortal power within his dantian suddenly undergo a transformation, and his overall strength surged dramatically!
“What’s happening? Could it be that the immortal power brought back by the Soul-Devouring Force has allowed me to break through the bottleneck and advance to the next realm?”
His mind racing, Shui Miao didn’t slow down but instead pursued the Ascension Immortal Venerable with even greater excitement.
“Old fool, just you wait! I won’t bother with you today, but I will be back sooner or later!”
The Ascension Immortal Venerable suddenly sensed a radiant light emanating from Shui Miao’s body and felt strands of pure immortal power undergoing transformation. He realized that Shui Miao had broken through the Golden Immortal realm and successfully advanced!
A new Immortal Lord was born!
Normally, the transformation of immortal power alone wouldn’t be enough to scare the Ascension Immortal Venerable into fleeing.
However, he also noticed that Shui Miao’s Soul-Devouring Force was evolving alongside his immortal power!
With no hope of seizing the Nuwa Stone, if he didn’t escape now, he might never get another chance.
Being pragmatic, the Ascension Immortal Venerable, still carrying a trace of Shui Miao’s Soul-Devouring Force, immediately fled.
Unexpectedly, he soon encountered the Black Tiger Immortal Venerable.
Seeing the Black Tiger Immortal Venerable, an idea struck the Ascension Immortal Venerable. He quickly stopped him. “Old Black, do you have any immortal artifacts left? Lend me your immortal artifact! If we manage to seize the Nuwa Stone later, I’ll give you half!”
Excited, Shui Miao did not slow down but instead attacked Yu Hua with even greater ferocity.
“Old man, just you wait! I won’t hold a grudge today, but I will return someday!”
Shui Miao had been cultivating inside the Time Tower for over six thousand years. His immortal power was now incomparably greater than before, and his Soul-Devouring Force had grown immensely powerful. His strength had reached the peak of the Golden Immortal realm. Now, he was about to slay the Feathering Immortal Venerable, who was two whole realms above him. This was undoubtedly a battle that would shake the heavens and earth, a breathtakingly bold fight to the death!
As the Soul-Devouring Force enveloped the Feathering Immortal Venerable’s immortal body, it also sealed off his connection to the outside world, preventing him from casting any spells.
Taking advantage of the Feathering Immortal Venerable’s lack of protective treasures, the Soul-Devouring Force madly corroded and devoured his immortal body.
However, the immortal power of the Feathering Immortal Venerable was not so easily corrupted.
“You wretched fool! You’re merely a Golden Immortal, yet you dare think you can kill me? How utterly foolish! I’ll show you what a true Immortal Venerable is capable of!” The Feathering Immortal Venerable instantly sensed Shui Miao’s level of immortal power and, instead of panicking, grew calmer.
After all, an Immortal Venerable dealing with a Golden Immortal was like an adult dealing with a three-year-old child—they were simply not on the same level.
Immediately, the Feathering Immortal Venerable summoned a surge of immortal power in an attempt to disperse the Soul-Devouring Force.
However, upon attempting to expel it, he realized that this malevolent Soul-Devouring Force could not be repelled. Instead, it relentlessly infiltrated his body through his seven orifices and pores. The dense, suffocating energy felt like countless ants gnawing at him, transforming his immortal power before transferring it into Shui Miao’s body to bolster Shui Miao’s cultivation!
“This Soul-Devouring Force is truly mysterious. If I can obtain it, I will surely be able to suppress all divine beings and unite the three realms. I must have it, and I will refine it!” The Feathering Immortal Venerable’s mind raced. He immediately channeled his immortal power to envelop a strand of the Soul-Devouring Force and directed it into his dantian. Splitting his focus, he attempted to refine this strand of devouring force. Suddenly, a milky-white liquid emerged from the top of his head, pouring down over him. Surprisingly, this liquid dispelled some of the Soul-Devouring Force, revealing half of the Feathering Immortal Venerable’s head.
“What kind of water is this?”
Shui Miao was startled that this water could actually disperse the Soul-Devouring Force. Fearful that the Feathering Immortal Venerable might see his true form, he intensified his killing intent, controlling the Soul-Devouring Force to madly counterattack once more.
At the same time, Shui Miao transformed his appearance into that of an unfamiliar old man.
The Feathering Immortal Venerable, now able to unleash his immortal power, swiftly utilized a cloning technique, dividing his immortal soul into three distinct entities: the heavenly soul, the human soul, and the shadow soul.
The technique of Doppelganger enabled him to split his soul, channeling all the Soul-Devouring Force into the shadow soul duplicate.
After merging his heavenly and human souls back together, the Feathering Immortal Venerable looked at Shui Miao and sneered, “Old man, let me show you the power of the Sacred Water of the Immortal Realm!” He summoned another large amount of the milky-white liquid, dividing it into two streams. One enveloped the shadow soul, dispersing the Soul-Devouring Force, while the other directly encased Shui Miao.
The speed at which an Immortal Venerable struck was something Shui Miao simply couldn’t defend against.
Shui Miao was immediately wrapped in the milky-white liquid, but he felt no threat from it. Instead, it felt like pure spiritual energy, immensely beneficial without any harm.
“Haha! Feathering Immortal Venerable, do you take me for some evil demon? Your sacred water seems capable of purifying the body—I’ll gladly accept it!” Shui Miao’s mind raced as he sensed that the sacred water contained vast amounts of yang-attributed spiritual energy, a natural bane to evil spirits and demonic souls. He immediately stored the sacred water inside the Time Tower.
He contemplated storing it within his realm of consciousness, but feared that the sacred water might be deceitful, thus he refrained from acting impulsively.
He also thought about storing it in the Soul Pearl but feared it might harm those inside. Thus, the Time Tower was the only safe option.
Inside the Time Tower resided a young dragon that had hatched by absorbing energy from the Nuwa Stone. It bore traces of malevolent energy and proved challenging to tame. This was the ideal moment to utilize the sacred water to purify it and expel the evil energy.
“Old man, who exactly are you?”
Seeing that Shui Miao wasn’t an evil demon, the Feathering Immortal Venerable was taken aback.
Without hesitation, he summoned a torrent of immortal energy, shaping it into the form of a tiger’s claw, and aimed to shatter the Soul Pearl embedded in Shui Miao’s body… Yet, the Soul Pearl stood resolute, unyielding, withstanding the Immortal Venerable’s lethal blow without so much as a tremor.
Excellent! Now I have nothing to fear from him!
Thrilled by the Soul Pearl’s newfound strength, Shui Miao eagerly directed his immortal energy to gather all the sacred water that had been suppressing the Soul-Devouring Force into his意境 planet. With the previous batch of sacred water having entered the Time Tower without any complications, he now felt a deep sense of reassurance.
Changing tactics, Shui Miao withdrew the Soul-Devouring Force, highly condensed it into a black demon-head blade, and directly sliced the Feathering Immortal Venerable’s shadow soul into several segments. Then, he began hacking wildly at the Feathering Immortal Venerable himself!
Even an immortal soul could feel pain when cut.
The Feathering Immortal Venerable was immensely frustrated. Without a single immortal weapon at his disposal, he couldn’t break through Shui Miao’s Soul Pearl.
Unable to harm Shui Miao and fearful of the Soul-Devouring Force, he could only dodge repeatedly, looking utterly disheveled.
Moreover, he had absorbed a strand of the Soul-Devouring Force into his dantian, which demanded a substantial portion of his immortal power and mental focus to keep it in check. Engaging in battle with Shui Miao under such conditions left him feeling utterly overwhelmed and powerless.
Yet, he was unwilling to simply retreat because Shui Miao still possessed the Nuwa Stone. If he missed this opportunity, the consequences would be dire.
“Dammit! What happened? That nearly blew me to bits! Huh? What’s this… This is…”
The Black Tiger Immortal Venerable emerged from the nearby Luocha Sea, only to see an old man chasing and hacking at the Feathering Immortal Venerable!
Earlier, he had been sluggish and was captured by Hua Yuting into a mystical artifact, which was subsequently taken by the Feathering Immortal Venerable. The Feathering Immortal Venerable used the artifact to ensnare Shui Miao’s Nether Relic, attempting to imprison him. However, Shui Miao self-destructed the Nether Relic, blasting the Black Tiger Immortal Venerable into a dazed and severely wounded state. He had been languishing at the bottom of the Luocha Sea, barely conscious, and had just managed to surface when he saw an old man relentlessly pursuing and attacking the Feathering Immortal Venerable. The Feathering Immortal Venerable was being driven into such a disheveled and frantic state, his robes in utter disarray, that the Black Tiger Immortal Venerable was utterly terrified and immediately plunged back into the depths of the Luocha Sea, fleeing underwater with all his might.
The Black Tiger Immortal Venerable was a recently promoted Immortal Venerable.
His strength was mediocre, making him the weakest among the three Immortal Venerables. He had only joined this venture because he was tempted by Hua Yuting.
Seeing that even the strongest among them, the Feathering Immortal Venerable, was being pursued and attacked, he didn’t dare overthink it and focused solely on escaping.
Before he could flee far, the Black Tiger Immortal Venerable caught sight of a colossal and sinister dragon lurking in the depths of the sea.
Using his divine sense, he suddenly detected that Hua Yuting was trapped inside the belly of the evil dragon!
At this moment, Hua Yuting’s immortal soul was feeble, overwhelmed by a surge of sinister and malevolent energy, and utterly unable to break free. His life teetered on the brink of extinction.
This Luocha Realm is too terrifying! Even Immortal Venerables can’t survive here! The Black Tiger Immortal Venerable was horrified, his face pale as he burst out of the sea surface, mustering all his immortal power to flee desperately.
“Ah! How did this happen? Is this an illusion array?”
The Feathering Immortal Venerable, who was being pursued and hacked at by Shui Miao, suddenly found the scenery around him becoming blurred and chaotic.
While pursuing and assaulting the Feathering Immortal Venerable, Shui Miao was simultaneously engaged in another task—he had hastily repaired a formation within the Illusion Demon Mirror. Regardless of its potential effectiveness, he immediately cast an illusion spell on the Feathering Immortal Venerable. The Feathering Immortal Venerable was already preoccupied with suppressing the Soul-Devouring Force while evading Shui Miao’s relentless attacks. Caught off guard by the invasive illusion, his movements slowed, giving Shui Miao the opportunity to close the distance and sever one of his arms with a single, decisive strike!
“Ah!”
“Bastard!”
The Feathering Immortal Venerable screamed in pain. After a moment of clarity, he quickly dodged while simultaneously expelling a large portion of the Soul-Devouring Force that he had been unable to refine from his dantian.
This strand of Soul-Devouring Force hadn’t been refined by him; instead, it had devoured much of his immortal power.
Shui Miao immediately reclaimed this Soul-Devouring Force. As he did, he felt a sudden transformation in the immortal power within his dantian, and his overall strength surged dramatically!
“What’s happening? Could it be that the immortal power brought back by the Soul-Devouring Force has allowed me to break through my bottleneck and advance to the next realm?”
His mind racing, Shui Miao didn’t slow down but instead pursued the Feathering Immortal Venerable with even greater excitement.
“Old man, just you wait! I won’t bother with you today, but I will be back sooner or later!”
The Feathering Immortal Venerable suddenly sensed a radiant light emanating from Shui Miao’s body and felt strands of pure immortal power undergoing transformation. He realized that Shui Miao had broken through the Golden Immortal realm and successfully advanced!
A new Immortal Lord had been born!
Normally, the transformation of immortal power alone wouldn’t have been enough to scare the Feathering Immortal Venerable into fleeing.
However, he also noticed that Shui Miao’s Soul-Devouring Force was evolving alongside the transformation of his immortal power!
With no hope of seizing the Nuwa Stone, if he didn’t escape now, he might never get another chance.
Knowing when to retreat, the Feathering Immortal Venerable fled immediately, taking with him a strand of Shui Miao’s Soul-Devouring Force.
Unexpectedly, it wasn’t long before he encountered the Black Tiger Immortal Venerable.
Seeing the Black Tiger Immortal Venerable, the Feathering Immortal Venerable had an idea and quickly stopped him. “Old Black, do you still have any immortal weapons? Lend me your immortal weapon quickly! If we manage to seize the Nuwa Stone, I’ll give you half!”
A new Immortal King had been born!
Normally, such a transformation wouldn’t be enough to scare Yu Hua into fleeing.
Shui Miao had been cultivating in the Time Tower for over six thousand years. His immortal power was now vastly different from before, and his Soul-Devouring Power had grown immensely formidable. His strength had reached the peak of the Golden Immortal realm. At this moment, he was about to slay the Feathering Immortal Venerable, who was two whole realms above him. This was undoubtedly a battle that would shake the heavens and earth, a breathtakingly bold struggle!
As the Soul-Devouring Power enveloped the Feathering Immortal Venerable’s immortal body, it also sealed off his connection to the outside world, preventing him from casting any spells.
Taking advantage of the Feathering Immortal Venerable’s lack of protective treasures, the Soul-Devouring Power madly corroded and consumed his immortal body.
However, the Feathering Immortal Venerable’s immortal power was not so easily corrupted.
“You wretched fool! You’re merely a Golden Immortal, yet you dare attempt to slay me? How utterly foolish! I’ll show you now what an Immortal Venerable is capable of!” The Feathering Immortal Venerable instantly sensed Shui Miao’s level of immortal power and, instead of panicking, grew calmer.
After all, an Immortal Venerable dealing with a Golden Immortal was like an adult dealing with a three-year-old child—they were simply not on the same level.
Immediately, the Feathering Immortal Venerable summoned a surge of immortal power in an attempt to disperse the Soul-Devouring Power.
But upon trying, he discovered that this sinister Soul-Devouring Power could not be driven away. Instead, it relentlessly forced its way into his body through his seven orifices and pores. The thick, oppressive energy felt like countless ants gnawing at him, converting his immortal power before channeling it into Shui Miao’s body to enhance his cultivation!
“This Soul-Devouring Power is truly mysterious. If I can obtain it, I will surely be able to suppress all divine beings and unite the three realms. I must have it, and I must refine it!” The Feathering Immortal Venerable’s thoughts raced. He immediately directed a surge of immortal power to envelop a strand of Soul-Devouring Power and guide it into his dantian. Dividing his focus, he attempted to refine this strand of Soul-Devouring Power. Suddenly, a milky-white liquid emerged from the top of his head, pouring down and actually dispersing some of the Soul-Devouring Power, revealing half of his scalp.
“What kind of water is this?”
Shui Miao was startled that this water could disperse the Soul-Devouring Power. Fearful that the Feathering Immortal Venerable might see his true form, he intensified his killing intent, controlling the Soul-Devouring Power to fiercely counterattack once more.
At the same time, Shui Miao transformed his appearance into that of an unfamiliar old man.
The Feathering Immortal Venerable, now capable of harnessing his immortal power, swiftly utilized the doppelganger technique, dividing his immortal soul into three distinct entities: the heavenly soul, the human soul, and the shadow soul.
This technique allowed him to separate his soul, diverting all the Soul-Devouring Power into the shadow soul doppelganger.
After merging his heavenly and human souls back together, the Feathering Immortal Venerable looked at Shui Miao and sneered, “Old man, let me show you the power of the Immortal Realm’s Holy Water!” He summoned another large amount of the milky-white liquid, dividing it into two streams. One enveloped the shadow soul, dispersing the Soul-Devouring Power, while the other directly encased Shui Miao.
The speed of an Immortal Venerable’s attack was something Shui Miao simply couldn’t defend against.
Shui Miao was immediately wrapped in the milky-white liquid, but he felt no threat from it. Instead, it seemed like pure spiritual energy, beneficial in every way.
“Haha! Feathering Immortal Venerable, do you take me for some evil demon? Your Holy Water seems capable of purifying the body—I’ll gladly accept it!” Shui Miao’s mind raced as he sensed the abundant yang-attributed spiritual energy within the Holy Water, a natural bane to evil spirits and demonic souls. He immediately stored the Holy Water inside the Time Tower.
He contemplated storing it within his mental realm but feared it might be a trap, so he refrained from acting impulsively.
He thought about storing it in the Soul Pearl but feared it might harm those inside. Thus, the Time Tower was the only option.
Inside the Time Tower resided a young dragon that had hatched by absorbing energy from the Nuwa Stone. It still harbored traces of malevolent energy and proved challenging to tame. Now was the opportune moment to utilize this Holy Water to purify it and expel the lingering evil energy.
“Old fiend, who exactly are you?”
Seeing that Shui Miao wasn’t an evil demon, the Feathering Immortal Venerable was taken aback.
He instantly summoned a wave of immortal energy, shaped like a tiger’s claw, intent on crushing Shui Miao’s Soul Pearl… Yet, the Soul Pearl remained utterly unshaken, steadfastly withstanding the Immortal Venerable’s deadly blow.
Excellent! Now I’m not afraid of him!
Thrilled by the Soul Pearl’s enhanced durability, Shui Miao eagerly directed his immortal energy to gather all the Holy Water surrounding the Soul-Devouring Power into his mental realm planet. Given that the previous flow of Holy Water had seamlessly entered the Time Tower without any complications, he now felt a sense of confidence and security.
Shui Miao changed tactics, withdrawing and highly condensing the Soul-Devouring Power into a black ghost-headed blade. He directly severed the Feathering Immortal Venerable’s shadow soul into several pieces, then launched a fierce assault on the Venerable himself!
Even an immortal soul feels pain when struck.
The Feathering Immortal Venerable was deeply frustrated. Without a single immortal weapon at hand, he couldn’t break through Shui Miao’s Soul Pearl.
Unable to harm Shui Miao and fearful of his Soul-Devouring Power, he found himself constantly dodging and retreating, looking utterly disheveled.
Moreover, having inhaled a strand of Soul-Devouring Power into his dantian, he had to divert a significant portion of his immortal power and mental focus to suppress it. Fighting Shui Miao under these circumstances left him feeling overwhelmed.
Yet, he was unwilling to simply retreat because Shui Miao possessed the Nuwa Stone. If he missed this opportunity, the consequences would be dire.
“Dammit! What was that? It almost blew me to bits! Huh? What’s this… This is…”
The Black Tiger Immortal Venerable emerged from the nearby Luocha Sea, only to see an old man chasing and slashing at the Feathering Immortal Venerable!
Earlier, he had been slowed down by Hua Yuting’s magical treasure, which was later seized by the Feathering Immortal Venerable. The Venerable had used the treasure to trap Shui Miao’s netherworld device. However, Shui Miao self-destructed the device, blasting the Black Tiger Immortal Venerable into a dazed and severely injured state. After languishing at the bottom of the Luocha Sea for quite some time, he finally surfaced, only to witness an old man relentlessly pursuing the Feathering Immortal Venerable, who was being driven into a ragged and frantic retreat. Terrified, the Black Tiger Immortal Venerable plunged back into the sea and fled underwater as fast as he could.
The Black Tiger Immortal Venerable was a recently promoted Immortal Venerable.
His strength was mediocre, making him the weakest among the three Venerables. He had only joined this venture due to Hua Yuting’s persuasion.
Seeing even the strongest among them, the Feathering Immortal Venerable, being pursued and attacked, he didn’t dare hesitate and focused solely on escaping.
Before he had fled far, the Black Tiger Immortal Venerable spotted an enormous sinister dragon lurking in the sea.
Through divine sense, he suddenly detected that Hua Yuting was trapped inside the dragon’s belly!
At this moment, Hua Yuting’s immortal soul was weak, invaded by copious amounts of sinister energy, unable to break free, and on the verge of death.
This Luocha Realm is too terrifying! Even Immortal Venerables can’t survive here! The Black Tiger Immortal Venerable was utterly shocked, his face pale with fear. He swiftly flew out of the sea, mustering all his immortal power to flee desperately.
“Ah! How can this be! Is this an illusion array?”
The Feathering Immortal Venerable, who was being pursued and slashed by Shui Miao, suddenly found the scenery before him blurring into confusion.
In the midst of pursuit and assault, Shui Miao was also juggling multiple tasks—he had hastily repaired an array formation within the Illusion Demon Mirror. Regardless of its effectiveness, he immediately cast an illusion spell on the Feathering Immortal Venerable. Already preoccupied with suppressing the Soul-Devouring Power and defending against Shui Miao’s relentless attacks, the Venerable was caught off guard by the invasive illusory energy. His movements faltered, giving Shui Miao the opportunity to close the distance and sever one of his arms with a single, decisive slash!
“Ah!”
“Bastard!”
The Feathering Immortal Venerable screamed in agony. After a moment of clarity, he swiftly dodged while forcibly expelling a large portion of the Soul-Devouring Power from his dantian that he had been unable to refine.
Not only had this strand of Soul-Devouring Power resisted refinement, but it had also devoured a significant amount of his immortal power.
Shui Miao immediately reclaimed this Soul-Devouring Power. As he did, he felt a sudden transformation within his dantian—his immortal power underwent a metamorphosis, and his entire body’s strength surged dramatically!
“What’s happening? Could it be that the immortal power brought back by the Soul-Devouring Force has allowed me to break through the bottleneck and advance to the next realm?”
His mind racing, Shui Miao didn’t slow down but instead pursued the Feathering Immortal Venerable with even greater excitement.
“Old fiend, just you wait! I won’t bother with you today, but I will return sooner or later!”
The Feathering Immortal Venerable suddenly sensed a radiant light emanating from Shui Miao’s body and felt streams of pure immortal power undergoing transformation. He realized that Shui Miao had broken through the Golden Immortal realm and successfully advanced!
A new Immortal Lord was born!
Normally, such a transformation wouldn’t be enough to scare the Feathering Immortal Venerable into fleeing.
But he also noticed that Shui Miao’s Soul-Devouring Power was evolving alongside his immortal power!
With no hope left of seizing the Nuwa Stone, if he didn’t escape now, he might never get another chance.
Knowing when to retreat, the Feathering Immortal Venerable, still carrying a trace of Shui Miao’s Soul-Devouring Power within him, fled immediately.
However, it wasn’t long before he encountered the Black Tiger Immortal Venerable.
Seeing the Black Tiger Immortal Venerable, a idea struck him. He quickly stopped him. “Old Black, do you have any immortal weapons left? Lend me your immortal weapon! Once we seize the Nuwa Stone, I’ll give you half!”
With the Nuwa Stone now out of reach, if he didn’t escape now, he might never get another chance.
Yu Hua, wisely, took a trace of Shui Miao’s Spirit-Devouring Power and fled immediately.
However, not long after, he encountered Hei Hu.
Shui Miao had been cultivating inside the Time Tower for over six thousand years. His immortal power was now far greater than before, and his Soul-Devouring Force had grown immensely powerful. His strength had reached the peak of the Golden Immortal realm. Now, he was about to slay the Feathering Immortal Venerable, who was two whole realms above him. This was undoubtedly a battle that would shake the heavens and earth, a daring fight that would make gods and ghosts weep!
As the Soul-Devouring Force enveloped the Feathering Immortal Venerable’s immortal body, it also sealed off his connection to the outside world, preventing him from casting any spells.
Taking advantage of the Feathering Immortal Venerable’s lack of protective treasures, the Soul-Devouring Force madly corroded and devoured his immortal body.
However, the Feathering Immortal Venerable’s immortal power was not so easily corrupted.
“You wretched fool! You’re merely a Golden Immortal, yet you dare attempt to slay me? How utterly foolish! I’ll show you what an Immortal Venerable is truly capable of!” The Feathering Immortal Venerable instantly sensed Shui Miao’s cultivation level and, instead of panicking, grew calmer.
After all, an Immortal Venerable dealing with a Golden Immortal was like an adult dealing with a three-year-old child—they were simply not on the same level.
Immediately, the Feathering Immortal Venerable summoned a surge of immortal power in an attempt to disperse the Soul-Devouring Force.
However, upon attempting to expel it, he realized that this malevolent Soul-Devouring Force could not be dispelled. Instead, it relentlessly infiltrated his body through his seven orifices and pores. The dense, suffocating energy felt like countless ants gnawing at him, converting his immortal power before transferring it into Shui Miao’s body, thereby enhancing Shui Miao’s cultivation!
“This Soul-Devouring Force is truly mysterious. If I can obtain it, I will surely be able to suppress all divine Buddhas and unite the three realms. I must have it, and I will refine it!” The Feathering Immortal Venerable’s mind raced. He immediately channeled his immortal power to envelop a strand of the Soul-Devouring Force and drew it into his dantian. Splitting his focus, he attempted to refine it. Suddenly, a milky-white liquid emerged from the top of his head, pouring down and actually dispersing some of the Soul-Devouring Force, revealing half of his scalp.
“What kind of water is this?”
Shui Miao was startled that this water could disperse the Soul-Devouring Force. Fearful that the Feathering Immortal Venerable might see his true form, he intensified his killing intent, controlling the Soul-Devouring Force to madly counterattack once more.
At the same time, Shui Miao transformed his appearance into that of an unfamiliar old man.
The Feathering Immortal Venerable, finally able to unleash his immortal power, swiftly utilized a technique of **Soul Division**, splitting his immortal soul into three distinct entities: the Heavenly Soul, the Human Soul, and the Shadow Soul.
The art of doppelganger enabled him to split his soul, transferring all the Soul-Devouring Force into the shadow soul’s duplicate.
After merging his heavenly and human souls back together, the Feathering Immortal Venerable looked at Shui Miao and sneered, “Old man, let me show you the power of the Immortal Realm’s Holy Water!” He summoned another large amount of the milky-white liquid, dividing it into two streams. One enveloped the shadow soul, dispersing the Soul-Devouring Force, while the other directly encased Shui Miao.
The speed of an Immortal Venerable’s attack was something Shui Miao simply couldn’t defend against.
Shui Miao was immediately wrapped in the milky-white liquid, but he felt no threat from it. Instead, it felt like pure spiritual energy, immensely beneficial without any harm.
“Haha! Feathering Immortal Venerable, do you take me for some evil demon? Your Holy Water seems capable of purifying the body—I’ll gladly accept it!” Shui Miao’s mind raced as he sensed the abundant yang-type spiritual energy within the Holy Water, a natural bane to evil spirits and demonic souls. He immediately stored the Holy Water inside the Time Tower.
He contemplated preserving it within his realm of consciousness, but wary that it might be a ruse, he refrained from acting impulsively.
He also thought of storing it in the Soul Pearl but worried it might harm those inside. Thus, the Time Tower was the only option.
Inside the Time Tower resided a young dragon that had hatched by absorbing energy from the Nuwa Stone. It still harbored some malevolent energy and was challenging to tame. Now was the ideal moment to utilize this Holy Water to purify it and expel the evil energy.
“Old man, who exactly are you?”
Seeing that Shui Miao wasn’t an evil demon, the Feathering Immortal Venerable was taken aback.
He instantly infused his immortal energy into a tiger claw, intending to shatter Shui Miao’s Soul Pearl… yet the Soul Pearl remained utterly unshaken, steadfastly withstanding the Immortal Venerable’s lethal blow.
Excellent! Now I’m not afraid of him!
Thrilled by the Soul Pearl’s enhanced durability, Shui Miao eagerly directed his immortal energy to gather all the Holy Water surrounding the Soul-Devouring Force into his inner realm. Having previously seen the Holy Water flow into the Time Tower without any complications, he now felt a sense of confidence and security.
Changing tactics, Shui Miao withdrew the Soul-Devouring Force, highly condensed it into a black ghost-headed blade, and directly severed the Feathering Immortal Venerable’s shadow soul into several pieces. Then, he began hacking wildly at the Feathering Venerable himself!
Even an immortal soul could feel pain when slashed.
The Feathering Immortal Venerable was extremely frustrated. Without a single immortal weapon at his disposal, he couldn’t break through Shui Miao’s Soul Pearl.
Unable to harm Shui Miao and fearful of the Soul-Devouring Force, he could only dodge repeatedly, looking utterly disheveled.
Moreover, he had absorbed a strand of the Soul-Devouring Force into his dantian, which demanded a substantial portion of his immortal power and mental focus to keep it under control. Engaging in battle with Shui Miao under such conditions left him feeling utterly overwhelmed.
Yet, he was unwilling to retreat just yet, because Shui Miao still possessed the Nuwa Stone. If he missed this opportunity, the consequences would be dire.
“Dammit! What happened? That almost blew me to bits! Huh? What’s this… What is this…”
The Black Tiger Immortal Venerable emerged from the nearby Raksha Sea and saw an old man chasing and slashing at the Feathering Immortal Venerable!
He had been slow earlier and was captured by Hua Yuting into a magical treasure, which was then taken by the Feathering Immortal Venerable. The Feathering Immortal Venerable used the treasure to trap Shui Miao’s netherworld device. However, Shui Miao self-destructed the netherworld device, blasting the Black Tiger Immortal Venerable into a dazed, heavily injured state. He had been lying at the bottom of the Raksha Sea, barely conscious, for quite some time. Finally resurfacing, he saw an old man relentlessly pursuing the Feathering Immortal Venerable, who was being driven into a ragged, desperate state. Terrified, the Black Tiger Immortal Venerable quickly ducked back under the Raksha Sea and fled as far away as possible.
The Black Tiger Immortal Venerable was a recently promoted Immortal Venerable.
His strength was mediocre, making him the weakest among the three Venerables. He had only come along this time due to Hua Yuting’s persuasion.
Seeing even the strongest among them, the Feathering Immortal Venerable, being pursued and slashed, he didn’t dare hesitate and focused solely on escaping.
Not far into his flight, the Black Tiger Immortal Venerable spotted an enormous evil dragon lurking in the sea.
Using his divine sense, he suddenly detected that Hua Yuting was trapped inside the dragon’s belly!
At this moment, Hua Yuting’s immortal soul was feeble, overwhelmed by a vast influx of sinister energy, trapped and teetering on the brink of death.
This Raksha Realm is too terrifying! Even Immortal Venerables can’t survive here! The Black Tiger Immortal Venerable was utterly shocked, his face pale with fear. He quickly flew out of the sea, mustering all his immortal power to flee desperately.
“Ah! How can this be! Is this an illusion array?”
The Feathering Immortal Venerable, currently being pursued by Shui Miao, suddenly found the scenery around him becoming blurred and chaotic.
Amidst his relentless pursuit and strikes, Shui Miao was also juggling another task—he had hastily repaired a formation within the Illusion Demon Mirror. Without waiting to assess its efficacy, he immediately cast an illusion spell on the Feathering Immortal Venerable. Already preoccupied with suppressing the Soul-Devouring Force and evading Shui Miao’s relentless attacks, the Feathering Immortal Venerable was caught off guard as the illusion energy seeped into his consciousness. His movements faltered, and in that moment of vulnerability, Shui Miao closed the distance and with a single, decisive slash, severed one of his arms!
“Ah!”
“Bastard!”
The Feathering Immortal Venerable screamed in agony. After a moment of clarity, he swiftly dodged while forcibly expelling a large portion of the Soul-Devouring Force that he had been unable to refine from his dantian.
This strand of Soul-Devouring Force hadn’t been refined by him; instead, it had devoured much of his immortal power.
Shui Miao immediately reclaimed this Soul-Devouring Force. As he did, he felt a sudden transformation within his dantian—his power surged dramatically!
“What’s happening? Could it be that the Immortal Venerable’s power brought back by the Soul-Devouring Force has allowed me to break through my bottleneck and advance to the next realm?”
His mind racing, Shui Miao didn’t slow down but instead pursued the Feathering Immortal Venerable with even greater excitement.
“Old man, you just wait! I won’t bother with you today, but I will be back sooner or later!”
The Feathering Immortal Venerable suddenly sensed a radiant light emanating from Shui Miao’s body and felt strands of pure immortal power undergoing transformation. He realized that Shui Miao had broken through the Golden Immortal realm and successfully advanced!
A new Immortal Lord was born!
Normally, such a transformation wouldn’t be enough to scare the Feathering Immortal Venerable into fleeing.
But he also noticed that Shui Miao’s Soul-Devouring Force was evolving alongside his immortal power!
With no hope of seizing the Nuwa Stone, if he didn’t escape now, he might never get another chance.
Knowing when to retreat, the Feathering Immortal Venerable, still carrying a trace of Shui Miao’s Soul-Devouring Force, immediately fled.
However, he soon encountered the Black Tiger Immortal Venerable.
Seeing him, the Feathering Immortal Venerable had an idea and quickly stopped him. “Old Black, do you have any immortal weapons left? Lend me one quickly! If we seize the Nuwa Stone later, I’ll give you half!”
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