I Am Immortal in Great Yu

Chapter 245: Chapter 99: Yan Snake

Above Nanshan, beneath the great sun, the colors black-green and crimson violently wore away at each other.

The former was a stream of endless, black-green florets, filled with an air of deathly stillness, drifting down from the giant Burial Flower that connected heaven and earth, like the Nether River pouring down from the Nine Heavens. The latter was a vast and mighty torrent of crimson Light Sabers, formed by the great sun’s light activating the Secret Treasure, the ’Martial Extreme Sword’.

The collision, in its process of mutual annihilation, burst forth with a light as blindingly brilliant as arc welding.

For a moment, it made even the great sun in the sky grow dim.

’Huh? Why do I feel like all of this looks incredibly flashy, but isn’t actually as powerful as I imagined?’

Fang Rui had been stunned for a moment, but now, sensing it more carefully, he felt something was strange.

’My Second Grade Purified True Essence is supremely hard and powerful, incredibly condensed. In contrast, that Burial Flower Nether River and the Sword Path torrent... they feel unwieldy, lacking focus.’

This was all relative, of course. Only a Second Grade Martial Artist like Fang Rui would dare say those two forces weren’t condensed enough. Besides him, no one else present was qualified to make such a claim.

’I wonder... if I used my True Essence and my Perfection Level Saber Technique to unleash a thirty-foot-long wave of Sword Qi, could I break through that Sword Path torrent?’

Of course, Fang Rui was just thinking about it. He wasn’t some lunatic who had to personally test the theory.

Even if he really did face such a move, he wouldn’t meet it head-on. He’d dodge if he could, using his Body Technique to evade the center of the Sword Path torrent. The remaining parts could be cut down with a single slash.

’Hmm, I shouldn’t underestimate it, though. To deal with that giant Burial Flower in its Energy State, a move like this is probably the most suitable. If it were actually used against a single person, the Secret Treasure would likely switch to a different mode.’

Fang Rui hadn’t forgotten the incredibly sharp impression the Secret Treasure, the ’Martial Extreme Sword’, had given him at the beginning.

’No matter how you look at it, that’s one heck of a treasure! A single Secret Treasure that lets a Third Grade Martial Artist unleash power greater than many at the Second Grade. Oh, maybe I should factor in the ’Great Sun True Yang Array’ too...’

’But even so, that’s still incredible!’ He was extremely envious, secretly wondering when he could get a Secret Treasure of his own to play with.

The black-green Burial Flower Nether River and the crimson Sword Path torrent remained locked in a stalemate in mid-air, each eroding and annihilating the other.

After this continued for the space of half a cup of tea.

The giant Burial Flower connecting heaven and earth had dimmed considerably, and its core had become somewhat illusory. Meanwhile, the Array Base Jade Talismans in the hands of the Divine Capture Bureau’s Chief Constables and the members of the Zheng Family began to tremble and flicker erratically, clearly on the verge of their limit.

”Director Zhou, the ’Great Sun True Yang Array’ is about to collapse! We can’t drag this on any longer, you must end this quickly!” Ge Changgeng called out.

”That’s what I was thinking! Daoist Ge, I’ll trouble you to help me one more time!”

”Alright!”

With a cry of assent, Ge Changgeng drew upon the last vestiges of the ’Great Sun True Yang Array’s’ power, pushing it to its absolute limit. The Array Base Jade Talismans in the hands of the Zheng Family, Fang Rui, and the other Chief Constables instantly shattered, summoning a boundlessly majestic solar radiance that transformed into a surging crimson aura and flooded into the Secret Treasure, the ’Martial Extreme Sword’.

This time, the Secret Treasure ’Martial Extreme Sword’ did not divide into Crimson Light Sabers. Instead, after absorbing the massive amount of solar radiance, it grew restrained and nimble, suddenly letting out a clear ringing sound.

”Go!”

Zhou Changfa gave a great shout, activating the Extraordinary Network in his body to its fullest extent. He drew out his True Qi and poured it into the Secret Treasure, the ’Martial Extreme Sword’, the effort so great it drained the color from his face.

Then, he cupped his hands together and, as if firing a ’Turtle Style Energy Skill,’ violently shoved them forward.

SWOOSH!

This time, it wasn’t a crimson Energy Light Saber. The physical body of the Secret Treasure ’Martial Extreme Sword’ flew out, agile and wreathed in a brilliant crimson radiance, like a great sun rising into the sky.

The blinding light made the Divine Capture Bureau’s Jade Seal Divine Hunters, Golden Seal Renowned Hunters, and Silver Seal Chief Constables, as well as the members of the Zheng Family, all raise their hands to shield their eyes.

Fang Rui followed the crowd and raised his hand, but he peered out from between his fingers. His eyes, empowered by his True Essence, shone with a faint azure light, allowing him to see the ’Martial Extreme Sword’s’ true form.

It was a three-foot Flying Sword, its body crimson as fire and engraved with the sun, moon, and stars!

’What a sword! What a treasure! And I knew it—a Secret Treasure like this had to have an extremely focused attack in its arsenal.’

At this moment, even Fang Rui wouldn’t dare to meet the edge of the ’Martial Extreme Sword’ head-on.

’The final moment has come. We’re about to find out if it can destroy that giant Burial Flower connecting heaven and earth. Will it succeed?’ he wondered.

VMMMM!

At this moment, the giant Burial Flower connecting heaven and earth also seemed to sense the danger. In a reactive response, its rotation instantly accelerated, and it began shedding endless black-green florets as if they were free. The extreme Yin Qi solidified into a colossal, almost-tangible pillar of light, making Space itself seem to freeze and stagnate.

But it was of no use.

The Secret Treasure ’Martial Extreme Sword’ traveled through the tangible-seeming, black-green pillar of light, ascending as nimbly as a swimming fish. It cut through the giant Burial Flower’s outer radiance, reached its core, and began to dart back and forth, slicing it to pieces.

SWISH! SWISH! SWISH!

The Secret Treasure ’Martial Extreme Sword’ cut through the giant Burial Flower’s Energy State body as if it were solid, darting back and forth, slicing it to pieces and sending large chunks of it drifting down like snowflakes or willow catkins.

And then—

The giant Burial Flower—a thing of black-green fluorescence, as aesthetically beautiful as fine jade—revealed its true face. As its shredded pieces drifted down, illuminated by the sunlight, each one flickered with the spectral images of innumerable infant heads.

As it was being torn apart, countless shrill shrieks echoed through the air, making the listeners’ skin crawl and break out in goosebumps.