The Yu Dian party of five was still immersed in the shock of Qin Yu’s survival when they were finally jolted awake by the sight of Qin Yu drawing his sword; by then, the three powerful currents of sword qi, along with two weaker ones, had already reached them.

The eighth form of the Sky-breaking Sword Technique—how could it be something Eighth Level Golden Immortals could withstand?

"If I can’t kill you with this move that nearly exhausts fifty percent of the energy of nine top-grade Primordial Spirit Stones, wouldn’t I be at a huge loss?" Qin Yu thought to himself, feeling quite confident in his ability to kill Yu Dian, Huan Feng, Feng Lian, and Lu Cao.

However, Qin Yu wasn’t confident this move alone could kill his ninth-level Golden Immortal opponent, Sword Immortal Huan Yu, so as he unleashed the eighth form, he charged toward Huan Yu.

"Puff!" "Puff!"

Feng Lian and Huan Feng were directly pierced through the abdomen and fell to the ground, motionless.

Although the Eighth Level Golden Immortal Yu Dian had talent in business, his talent for fighting was far inferior, even less so than his two disciples; he too was struck down in an instant.

As for the Seventh Level Golden Immortal Lu Cao.

Lu Cao, the lowest in skill, was very clever and nimble, and he was the first to react and even dodge when he saw Qin Yu was not dead... but the sword qi attacking him was not in a straight line.

That sword qi could even turn corners to chase down its target.

After all, this was Sky-breaking Sword Energy.

This was the most remarkable sword technique bestowed upon the divine artifact ’Sky-breaking’—the Sky-breaking Sword Technique. How could it be withstood by the mere cleverness of Lu Cao? So, Lu Cao died as well.

...

In a battle between masters, even if the difference in strength is not great, sometimes a single move can decide life and death. Who would bother to fight three hundred rounds? To kill the opponent, one naturally has to strike a deadly blow.

Caught off guard, coupled with the disparity in strength.

Four out of the five Golden Immortals died on the spot.

Concentrating limited energy to kill the opponent and conserve life force, Qin Yu used this principle to execute four weaker Golden Immortals, while he himself charged alone at Huan Yu.

Huan Yu was stern.

Huan Yu’s Immortal Sword deflected the sword qi attacking him, but he was forced to retreat hundreds of meters away, his heart filled with shock: "Such a powerful sword qi." Even as one of the ’Sword Swinging Eight Directions,’ its strength should not be underestimated.

"No wonder my uncles couldn’t escape." Huan Yu shot straight into the sky, now fully aware of Qin Yu’s strength.

Fighting close to the ground restricted his movements, while it was much more exhilarating to battle tens of thousands of meters above the ground.

"Still want to fight me one-on-one?" Qin Yu saw Huan Yu throwing a provocative glance at him and couldn’t help but burst into loud laughter, immediately soaring into the high sky after him.

Tens of thousands of meters above the ground.

Qin Yu and Huan Yu stood opposite each other in midair, locking their gazes.

×

Above them, two supreme masters engaged in battle, and below them, the Yan Family, Liu Family, and even the people from the Wang Family had all gathered. How could these individuals not sense the massive fluctuations of energy?

The Liu Family Head and Liu Minghan exchanged a bitter smile, feeling a trace of bitterness in their hearts.

The Yan Family Master, Yan Xufan, and the current Great Elder, Yan Shuo, also arrived at Liu Feng City.

"Liu Minghan, what a formidable guest elder your Liu Family has invited, to have killed a senior from the Yujian Sect?" Yan Shuo said coldly, "Don’t bother denying it; I’ve already informed the Yujian Sect of everything just now, using the Communication Spirit Pearl."

The Liu Family head and Liu Minghan felt helpless.

The Silver String Star System was under the command of ’Yu Qingzi,’ one of the Thirty-Six Lords under Emperor Yu. Offending the Yujian Sect was equal to offending Emperor Yu. Offend Emperor Yu? For a small clan like the Liu Family, that meant disaster.

"Yan Shuo, stop slandering me. The strength of the Liu Family’s retainer is merely that of a ninth-level Heavenly Immortal, and you also sensed the energy released from that battle just now. Such high-level experts are not something my Liu Family can recruit," Liu Minghan said with a righteous tone, "Yan Shuo, there is less than a month left before the ’Planet Transmission Array’ competition of the century. You’re not confident about winning in that competition and want to use this despicable scheme to discredit me. I believe the Sect Master of the Yujian Sect, being exceptionally astute, will surely see through the autumn water and know your filthy thoughts."

Yan Shuo, however, sneered.

"I won’t argue with you. An elite expert of the Yujian Sect has died; the Sect Master will investigate, and then... all will be revealed," Yan Shuo said, disdainfully glancing at Liu Minghan.

Liu Minghan smiled in response.

At this moment, Liu Minghan was certain of one thing: I know Qin Yu, but as for Qin Yu’s senior sect members and other experts, they have nothing to do with my Liu Family.

"Qin Yu, oh Qin Yu, that Master of yours is perhaps too powerful. Yan Gao’s Master, and some senior brothers stronger than him... Yan Gao himself is a seventh-level Golden Immortal; those people must be at least eighth-level Golden Immortals. Your Master wiped them out by himself," Liu Minghan didn’t know whether to cry or laugh. 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

But Liu Minghan knew one thing—

His Liu Family couldn’t afford to offend the Yujian Sect, and just as well... they couldn’t afford to offend Qin Yu either. A force that had the power to kill several seventh and eighth-level Golden Immortals was also not something his Liu Family could afford to provoke.

Thus, the Liu Family had to curry favor with both parties.

While thinking this, Liu Minghan’s gaze was fixed on the depths of the sky, where two supreme experts were engaged in the ultimate life-and-death showdown.

×

"Boom!" The air violently trembled, as two Sword Qi collided and burst apart.

Both figures flew back in opposite directions, but in the blink of an eye, they were both once again standing in the air.

Huan Yu wiped the corner of his mouth, his chilliness growing stronger as he stared coldly at Qin Yu, "You’re very strong, and your sword techniques are extremely profound. I am not confident in killing you."

"If you can’t kill me, then I’ll kill you," Qin Yu said coldly.

Qin Yu wanted to feel the sensation of a direct collision with a true sword cultivator, so he didn’t hesitate to consume the energy of nine top-grade Primordial Spirit Stones for repeated attacks that weren’t very powerful.

The two faced each other head-on.

Qin Yu’s body was that of a Sword Immortal Puppet, an undying body. Until now, Qin Yu hadn’t seen any attack that could damage the body of the Sword Immortal Puppet. So, in a head-to-head clash, Qin Yu’s body was almost completely undamaged.

On the contrary, Huan Yu was severely injured.

However, a cold and harsh light flashed in Huan Yu’s eyes. Huan Yu was exceedingly proud, and even among the ninth-level Golden Immortals in the Yujian Sect, no one dared to claim they could definitely defeat Huan Yu.

Because Huan Yu was not only ruthless to his enemies but also to himself.

"If you want to kill me, be prepared to receive my final move!" Huan Yu growled, and immediately a powerful energy surged from within him. He swiftly formed over a hundred sword techniques with his hands, infusing the energy into the Immortal Sword as Sword Qi.

It was a battle of life and death!

Huan Yu’s eyes turned blood-red, and with a clasp of his hands, the Immortal Sword turned into a bolt of lightning in front of Qin Yu. Where the lightning bolt passed, the Primordial Spirit Qi was cleaved apart, creating a special area.

Qin Yu made his move.

His body turned into a Sword Light, fiercely colliding with the lightning bolt of the Immortal Sword, which then exploded, sending Sword Qi scattering in all directions. Qin Yu, unable to help himself, was pushed back hundreds of meters, but in an instant, he charged towards Huan Yu with even greater speed.

With his right hand thrusting out, he aimed straight for Huan Yu’s abdomen.

A sound of flesh being pierced echoed, as Qin Yu’s right hand plunged into Huan Yu’s abdomen, firmly grasping the Nascent Soul. The energy from the Sword Immortal’s Nascent Soul, however, seemed sharp and concentrated.

In the instant that he seized the Nascent Soul—

A terrifying explosion erupted from Qin Yu’s palm, and at the same time, a voice resounded in Qin Yu’s mind, "My final move is actually self-destruction. I don’t believe you won’t die if a Ninth-level Golden Immortal self-destructs by your side!"

"Boom～～～"

The ground shook, and the horrifying sound of the explosion echoed between heaven and earth. The energy released by the self-destruction of the Ninth-level Golden Immortal Nascent Soul made even the sun seem dim, and Qin Yu was flung away helplessly.

"So numb."

Qin Yu felt his right hand completely lose sensation, and the intense explosion that occurred next to his body even made Qin Yu’s soul tremble, leaving him in a daze.

About ten breaths’ time passed.

Qin Yu, who had been in freefall, suddenly flipped over and stood suspended in mid-air.

"How on earth did Uncle Lan refine this Sword Immortal puppet’s body? It remained completely undamaged despite such a fierce explosion," Qin Yu, having now fully recovered, was shocked to find not a single scratch on the body.

The numbness in his hand was just the terror of the explosion at the palm.

"Regardless, this Huan Yu is dead," Qin Yu spread out his Immortal Consciousness.

Whether it was the Space Rings and other items that fell upon Huan Yu’s death or the belongings of the other four Golden Immortals including Yu Dian that fell after their deaths, none of the people from the Liu, Yan, or Wang families dared to touch them.

They were afraid of offending Qin Yu, afraid that an angry Qin Yu might annihilate their families.

Qin Yu directly collected Huan Yu’s Space Ring and other items, then successively collected the belongings of the other four Golden Immortals, Yu Dian, Lu Cao, and the rest.

"It’s a pity about Huan Yu’s Nascent Soul, after all, it was a Nascent Soul of a Ninth-level Golden Immortal," Qin Yu’s mood was quite relaxed, "Regardless, the spoils are good, three Eighth-level Golden Immortal Nascent Souls and one Seventh-level Golden Immortal Nascent Soul. These will provide the energy needed when advancing to the ’Black Hole Stage’."

Huan Yu self-destructed, but the other four didn’t have the chance to.

While collecting the items left by these individuals, Qin Yu’s expression subtly changed when he received Lu Cao’s because in the left hand of Lu Cao’s dead body, there was a Communication Spirit Pearl clutched...

"This man had the lowest strength, but his reaction was fast."

Qin Yu sensed that big trouble might be coming, but he didn’t care in the slightest. First, because his identity was fake, and second... very soon, he would possess the strength to not fear the Yujian Sect.

"Yan Family, Liu Family, Wang Family," Qin Yu murmured to himself, making sure the surrounding onlookers could hear him.

The people from the Yan Family, Liu Family, Wang Family, and others all turned a shade paler.

For a grim reaper who could easily kill Seventh and Eighth Level Golden Immortals, destroying their clans would be as simple as turning his hand.

"Hmph hmph." Qin Yu snorted coldly, and in an instant, he vanished.

These few snorts caused the hearts of Fengyue Star’s three great families to tremble; unanimously, they decided: no matter what, they could not offend the elders of Qin Yu’s sect, nor could they afford to offend the Yujian Sect.

Small powers are indeed tragic; they dare not provoke anyone!

×

Below a desolate mountain on Fengyue Star, a few thousand kilometers within the soil, there lay a grain of mud and sand—the transformed Qingyu Immortal Mansion.

Inside Qingyu Immortal Mansion.

Qin Yu had now returned to his true body. In a palace specifically for cultivation within Qingyu Immortal Mansion, Qin Yu was sitting cross-legged above a jade bed. A First Level Golden Immortal Nascent Soul was floating in front of him.

With a single breath, a blue flame shot out from his mouth.

After reaching the Middle Stage of Dark Star, Qin Yu’s True Star Fire had long since transformed from the Purple Heavenly Fire of the Constant Star Stage to the Blue Swine Heavenly Fire, and the Blue Swine Heavenly Fire now enveloped the Nascent Soul. This Nascent Soul was that of Hua Yan, the former Immortal Realm Envoy.

Under the wrap of the Blue Swine Heavenly Fire, the Nascent Soul melted into a golden liquid.

"Phew!"

Qin Yu opened his mouth and inhaled, drawing the streams of golden liquid in as if he were drinking water. Afterward, Qin Yu closed his mouth, his entire being closed his eyes, sitting cross-legged in mid-air without moving.

Within Qin Yu’s Dantian Space.

The golden liquid, swirling like a vortex, was continuously devoured by an obscure-red sphere. Gradually... the volume of the obscure-red sphere imperceptibly increased, and its color became darker and darker.

"It’s still not enough."

Qin Yu didn’t feel any breakthrough progress. Another Nascent Soul flew out of his body, belonging to Du Zhongjun, the Demon World Envoy. Under the wrap of the Blue Swine Heavenly Fire, it too turned into a gold-red liquid.

"Whoosh!"

With another breath in, the energy-rich gold-red liquid was swallowed by Qin Yu.

The obscure-red sphere in Qin Yu’s Dantian had grown to half its size compared to before, and its color darkened significantly. When energy from the second Nascent Soul was injected, the absorption speed of the ’Dark Star’ increased even more rapidly.

A vortex, a suction, and a First-Level Demon King’s Nascent Soul were completely devoured. The ’Dark Star’ increased in volume again and darkened even more, becoming almost pitch-black.

"Crackle and pop." Qin Yu felt that his ’Dark Star’ had started to change ever so slightly.

Overjoyed, Qin Yu hurriedly took out a third Nascent Soul to encourage this change. This Nascent Soul belonged to Ao Feng, the Dragon Clan Envoy. In the same manner, Qin Yu drank the gold liquid that the Nascent Soul had turned into.

The volume of the ’Dark Star’ once again enlarged slowly while drastic changes were taking place inside. The substantial energy from over three First Level Golden Immortals Nascent Souls was causing astounding transformations within the tiny ’Dark Star’.

"I can’t devour any more." The massive energy change made Qin Yu feel a slight loss of control over his soul; he no longer dared to absorb Nascent Soul energy.

"Puff--" The Dantian vibrated.

The volume of the Dark Star suddenly shrank by more than ten times, changing its color to complete blackness in an instant, resembling a black pearl.

After a while...

Qin Yu quietly opened his eyes, a faint smile on his face. He knew he had finally reached the Late Stage of Dark Star.

"Now, I should be able to open the second layer of the Ten Thousand Beasts List, right?" With full confidence, his strength had increased at least tenfold from the Middle Stage of Dark Star.

There would be absolutely no difficulty in opening the second layer of the Ten Thousand Beasts List.

"How many Demon Kings and Spiritual Beasts are there on the second layer of the Ten Thousand Beasts List? How many Ninth-level Demon Kings?" Excitement surged in Qin Yu’s heart as he even envisioned a scene with dozens of Ninth-level Demon Kings obeying his commands.

Unable to suppress his excitement, Qin Yu flipped his hand and directly took out the Ten Thousand Beasts List, ready to open the second layer!

(Finally... finally finished. I haven’t even had time to rest since coming back on the train, but I’ve finally fulfilled the promise--- Uh, two days without climbing the charts, and the number of monthly tickets has dropped, sweat~~)

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