First Immortal of the Sword-Chapter 1948: He’s Given Me Too Much

Searingly bright sword qi illuminated the dome of heaven and the mountains and rivers. It rumbled and boomed like thunder resounding throughout the nine heavens.

Su Yi’s sleeves billowed around him, and he swung his fist like a sword, clashing with the enormous black skeletal bird head-on. His sword intent burned like a furnace.

Bang!!

Sword qi mighty enough to slay Great Realm cultivators with ease slammed into the bird, but all it did was scatter sparks and leave the finest of gashes.

Still, the power within the sword qi was agonizing. The bird opened its beak and roared in fury.

But the skeletal bird really was far beyond the other divine remnants. When it beat its wings, deathly flames erupted, and an air of destruction shook heaven and earth. Its sharp claws in particular ripped through the air, and it struck with the utmost ferocity.

Su Yi fought the bird fiercely, but even after a long, drawn-out battle, he couldn’t destroy it. He didn’t even need to think to know that in life, the bird had been far beyond a mere demigod. Indeed, it was likely comparable in strength to a Lesser God.

But then, that only made him all the happier. It was only when he had enemies that he wasn’t lonely.

“Die!” Su Yi leaped through the sky, sending three hundred thousand feet of sword qi flying through the air. His sword force intensified, and he unleashed the full extent of his cultivation base without holding back in the slightest.

The black skeletal bird was gradually suppressed, and its wounds piled on. Its infuriated roars gradually gave way to mournful wails.

In the end, it beat its wings, and shockingly, turned to flee. It disregarded Su Yi and his companions completely.

The sight left Xi Ning and Luo Tiandu wide-eyed and tongue-tied. That terrifying divine remnant is actually capable of fear?

When Su Yi saw this, he no longer hesitated. He immediately drew on the power of reincarnation.

Kccch!

A streak of sword qi flashed through the sky. Several hundred thousand feet away, the enormous skeletal bird silently split in two and thudded to the ground.

One slash, and Su Yi had executed a skeletal bird beyond the demigod level!

Luo Tiandu gasped as he realized that, had Su Yi simply used the power of reincarnation from the start, he wouldn’t have needed to go to all that trouble. He could have slain the black skeletal bird with ease!

“Miss Xi Ning, how do you think that bird compared with a true Lesser God?” Su Yi turned around and asked.

“In terms of pure strength, not much weaker,” said Xi Ning. “But Lesser Gods are still gods. They’re not at all comparable to an undead creature like that.”

Su Yi nodded. The black skeletal bird had no soul, nor did it have true intelligence. It fought purely on instinct. That meant that as strong as it was, it couldn’t really compare with a Lesser God.

“Fellow Daoist, you aren’t trying to kill a god in the Great Unity Stage, are you?” Xi Ning asked suddenly.

“Why shouldn’t I?” Su Yi asked right back.

Xi Ning was at a loss for words.

The corners of Luo Tiandu’s lips twitched. This guy… really has such shocking notions? He’s insane!

Su Yi took out a jug of wine, then sauntered into the distance.

The skeletal bird’s halved body was quickly refined into a pile of sand-like Undying Bright Gold.

There were over one thousand grains! Moreover, they were a rare, fiery shade of red that indicated higher quality.

According to Xi Ning, this hue of Undying Bright Gold was far, far from comparable to the ordinary golden stuff they’d found earlier.

Su Yi couldn’t help but recall the various grades of Undying Demon Gold. It was divided roughly into three levels: gold, red, and purple. Gold was the most common, while purple was the rarest.

It seemed this ranking system applied to Undying Bright Gold, too.

“They say that Undying Materials are indestructible, but they can be refined. In the God Domain, even a cubic inch of Undying Material refined into a Daoist seal is a peak treasure, a currency of sorts used among the gods,” said Xi Ning. “You can do the same, Fellow Daoist. That will make it easier to gauge the worth of these Undying Materials.”

Su Yi smiled and nodded. Just like before, he divided the spoils into thirds and shared them with his companions before continuing on his way.

But Su Yi proceeded with far greater caution than before. Divine remnants might pop up at any moment, but he wasn’t afraid of them. Rather, he was cautious of the strange and terrifying calamitous power distributed throughout these mountains!

“A’Ning, I plan to give up,” Luo Tiandu suddenly transmitted, breaking a lengthy silence.

Xi Ning was briefly stunned. He’s not going to oppose Fellow Daoist Su any longer?

“Why?” Xi Ning was rather surprised. She thought of Luo Tiandu as fiercely proud. No matter what he set out to do, he wouldn’t relent until he’d achieved his goal. But now, he’d given up on opposing Su Yi. She naturally found this strange.

Luo Tiandu rubbed his nose and said with self-deprecation, “Perhaps he gave me too much?”

“...” Xi Ning was clever, and she instantly realized that Luo Tiandu was just making fun of himself. “No, really. Why?”

Luo Tiandu sighed. “It’s important to know yourself. Were it possible for me to catch up to him, how could I possibly give up? But Su Yi….”

He laughed bitterly. “As I’m sure you can see, even if I worked far harder, there’d be no way I could catch up to him. Admittedly, I might well achieve divinity ahead of him, but as you said, it’s highly likely that he’ll be strong enough to kill gods in the Great Realm! How am I supposed to compete with that?”

His eyes filled with irrepressible melancholy and despondency.

As an unparalleled son, he was one of the most dazzling figures in the God Domain. Even gods thought highly of him. It was easy to imagine how great his pride was.

But when he spoke of the disparity between him and Su Yi, there was no sign of his former bluster. All that remained was deep-seated frustration.

This stirred Xi Ning’s emotions, and she said, “It’s true. We divine children pale in comparison to Fellow Daoist Su.”

“But you needn’t lose heart. Throughout the world, and throughout the ages, there’s only ever been one Fellow Daoist Su. Never mind you, I suspect that even Heaven’s Chosen cannot compare to him.”

When he heard her attempts to comfort him, Luo Tiandu felt warm and fuzzy inside. “A’Ning, I understand. Cultivating the Grand Dao isn’t done overnight. It’s about sustained effort built up over time. I won’t lose heart over this.”

Xi Ning seemed pleased. “I said it, didn’t I? I knew you’d come to your senses after Fellow Daoist Su beat you up. Now, it seems you’ve finally cast aside your unrealistic notions.”

“....” Luo Tiandu didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. Is she trying to comfort me or criticize me?

Suddenly, the distant landscape swayed, and the earth shook. Some of the nearby peaks collapsed, and boulders flew through the air, stirring up clouds of dust.

Su Yi and his companions immediately looked over and saw terrifying figures charging over from afar.

There was a ten-thousand-foot ape shrouded in baleful qi, ripping through the sky as it danced about like mad.

There was a human skeleton shrouded in black mist, flying away at top speed on a blood-red shield.

There was an enormous beast charging across the ground, ripping up both mountains and trees by the roots. Its roars shook the sky and dispersed the layers of clouds.

There were over one hundred of them, and all of them seemed comparable to the skeletal black bird in strength, yet now, all of them were rushing their way in panic, as if something had terrified them.

The mountains collapsed and the sky split before them. Heaven and earth swayed violently on their axis.

The divine remnants' ferocious auras alone were enough to create an apocalyptic vision.

“Don’t tell me that someone poked the hornets’ nest?” Luo Tiandu’s eyes widened, and his scalp went numb with fright.

Under other circumstances, he would have turned tail and fled by now.

“Something surely happened to cause the divine remnants to flee without reservation like this,” said Xi Ning. She looked at Su Yi.

“No need for a detour. Let’s go have a look,” said Su Yi, his eyes calm. He said softly, “No need to concern ourselves with the divine remnants. They’re busy fleeing for their lives. They can’t be bothered with us.”

The sourc𝗲 of this content is frёeωebɳovel.com.

Indeed, not long after he spoke, the fleeing divine remnants shot off in different directions. They paid Su Yi and his companions no heed whatsoever.

“What on earth are the divine remnants so terrified of? Could it be that some even more terrifying vicious creature is hiding deeper in the mountains?” murmured Luo Tiandu.

He’d only just said this when a chill coursed down his spine, and a terrifying murderous intent locked onto him.

Shit! Luo Tiandu’s heart thudded in his chest. He looked up with great difficulty and saw a figure staring him down beneath the distant dome of heaven.

It was a tall, slender woman whose face was obscured beneath a bronze mask. Only her pale purple eyes were visible. She held a ten-foot-long blue-gray spear.

It was the mysterious spear goddess!

“Do I look like a vicious creature to you?” the spearwoman asked flatly.

Beads of cold sweat formed on Luo Tiandu’s forehead, and he hurriedly shook his head. “Please, don’t be angry, Senior. This junior didn’t understand the situation and chose his words poorly. If I offended you, I humbly request….”

“Enough. I’m in no mood to make things hard on a little fellow like you.” The spearwoman waved his apologies away.

Her gaze shifted to Su Yi, and a strange light lit up in her eyes. “Oh, if it isn’t the famous Sovereign Venerate Su. What wind brought you here?”

Her voice was dripping with blatant hostility.

Xi Ning and Luo Tiandu’s hearts clenched, but Su Yi just laughed. “You’re here. Why can’t I come here too?”

He then turned his attention to the jade-like hand gripping the spear; it was seeping blood!

The spearwoman jumped as if she’d been electrocuted and pulled her hand back into her sleeves.

“You’re hurt?” exclaimed Su Yi.

The spearwoman said coldly, “So what if I am? Beating you would be no more difficult than turning over my hand. Since we’ve crossed paths, how about we fight?”

Her pale purple eyes shone with the blatantly unconcealed thirst for battle. “Relax. Just like before, I’ll suppress my cultivation base down to your level. I promise not to bully you with my superior cultivation!”

But Su Yi shook his head. “I’m in no mood to bully an injured woman, nor do I want to take advantage of your momentary weakness. If you want to fight, let’s do it after you’ve recovered.”

Xi Ning and Luo Tiandu were stunned. They would never have guessed that Su Yi would be this domineering and impolite even in the face of this unfathomably powerful goddess of the spear!