Chapter 435 - 414: Defeating the Enemy in One Strike, The Final Ultimatum
A chill glinted in his eyes!
"Begone!"
BANG!
It was as if his word was law!
The colossal palm of cloud qi, which had been hurtling toward him, suddenly disintegrated.
Even the entire cloud qi giant seemed to have suffered a heavy blow, teetering on the verge of collapse!
"This..."
Lin Yinxiu’s breath caught in her throat!
She could hardly believe what she was seeing.
’A single word?’
’Defeated the Infinite Sea of Qi!’
And he had done it right after his tribulation, in his weakest state.
Even for someone who had just overcome the Ninefold Thunder Tribulation, wasn’t this performance a bit too astonishing?
Lin Yinxiu stared, her expression dazed.
But the one who was even more horrified was Chu Wunian himself!
"Impossible...!"
"My Infinite Sea of Qi..."
Chu Wunian was aghast. The all-out attack he had launched was utterly crushed in almost an instant!
’This feeling...’
’Divine Sense infused with the Power of Rules!’
’And...’
’Late-stage fourth-rank?’
’Celestial Dao above!’
’He has late-stage fourth-rank Divine Sense right after entering the Golden Core realm!’
’What kind of monster is this guy?!’
An indescribable sense of shock welled up in Chu Wunian’s heart!
The file had stated it so casually: "Possesses an unknown Dao Body; spiritual soul power far exceeds peers of the same rank."
In reality, it manifested as this terrifying, despair-inducing Divine Sense!
’Are you kidding me?’
Despair flooded Chu Wunian’s mind.
The greatest strength of a Golden Core cultivator was their True Techniques, activated using the Power of Rules.
But Chu Wunian could see it clearly now. Su Ye hadn’t even used a Divine Technique; he had countered his True Technique with Divine Sense alone.
Then, Su Ye narrowed his eyes and his figure flickered.
With his Moonfall Halberd damaged, he simply condensed his Magical Power, manifesting an azure long-bladed saber, and brought it down on the cloud qi giant’s head!
SHHIIINNNG!!
The cloud qi giant froze for a moment!
A moment later, it was split in two from head to groin, then disintegrated and vanished!
The Divine Technique’s characteristic of being undying and indestructible seemed to not exist at all!
’In the face of overwhelming power, so-called mechanics are nothing but a joke...’
In mid-air, Su Ye stood with his saber in hand, his black robes whipping in the wind.
He possessed a Nine-Method Golden Core, after all!
The Crystalized Magical Power he produced, which was based on the qi of his Golden Core, contained multiple types of the Power of Rules, including one complete ’Method’.
How could Chu Wunian possibly contend with that?!
WHOOSH!
The cloud qi giant was defeated!
Chu Wunian’s clothes were in tatters, his eyes bloodshot. He frantically activated a fourth-rank talisman, dissolving into smoke to escape!
Flee!
’Still thinking about assassination?’
’He’d be lucky to escape with his life!’
Su Ye did not pursue him. He dismissed the long saber and stood with his hands behind his back.
"Mr. Su."
"My deepest apologies!"
"Chu Wunian’s actions were his own!"
"I am willing to testify on your behalf. We will convene a Flame Alliance meeting, and the Chu Family must pay the price!"
Lin Yinxiu flew over, stopping just outside Jade Dew Island. She carefully sent a telepathic message, afraid that Su Ye might misunderstand!
This newly ascended Golden Core was truly heaven-shaking. He had just entered the Golden Core realm and hadn’t even stabilized his cultivation, yet he could already defeat a veteran mid-stage Golden Core cultivator!
If he were to become an enemy of the Flame Alliance, the consequences would be unimaginable!
"Shenxiao?"
Su Ye glanced at her and said coolly.
"The war is at a critical stage."
"All Golden Core cultivators have their duties."
"There is no need for a Flame Alliance meeting."
"Huh?"
Lin Yinxiu was taken aback.
’Is he planning to... let this go?’
’It makes sense.’
’With his potential, the Chu Family will be insignificant in a few decades.’
’Making a big fuss now is completely unnecessary. In fact, it would affect the war effort. Even if it’s justified, the other Golden Core cultivators of the Flame Alliance would have their objections...’
At this thought, Lin Yinxiu breathed a sigh of relief and said sincerely.
"Mr. Su, thank you for your understanding."
"You can rest assured, the Flame Alliance will make certain the Chu Family pays a sufficient price..."
But just then, Su Ye shook his head and interrupted her.
"Shenxiao."
"Send a message to the Flame Alliance. They have seventy-two hours to hand over Chu Wunian and the direct members of the Chu Family’s main lineage."
"This is my..."
"Ultimatum!"
Su Ye twirled a strand of hair around his fingertip, his eyes deepening. "Otherwise... I’ll have no choice but to pay them a visit myself."
"Huh?"
Lin Yinxiu froze.
Her beautiful eyes widened, and her face instantly turned pale!
She understood the unspoken meaning behind Su Ye’s words.
’He’s planning to go to Cloud Sea Immortal City and personally wipe out the Chu Family?!’
"Mr. Su, please calm down!"
"Please, think of the bigger picture!"
VMMMM!
A pair of ice-silver eyes looked down at her.
A Divine Sense as vast as the sea descended upon her, cutting her words short!
Lin Yinxiu shuddered. She suddenly realized that even though this new Golden Core cultivator seemed easy to talk to, he possessed the power to kill her with ease!
"I won’t say it a second time."
"Do it!"
Su Ye’s words were brief and his tone was flat.
"Alright..."
"I understand."
Lin Yinxiu relented. She took out a special Communication Talisman and, under Su Ye’s watchful gaze, sent the message.
「A short while later.」
Su Ye and Lin Yinxiu boarded the Ghostly Flood Dragon.
The entire spirit ship transformed into a black and red meteor, streaking toward the northwest!
At the Ghostly Flood Dragon’s speed, the journey to Cloud Sea Immortal City would take exactly seventy-two hours.
Su Ye gazed into the distance.
The corners of his lips curled into a strange smile.
With his strength, it was impossible for Chu Wunian to escape.
However, Su Ye was merely planning to use Chu Wunian’s blood to kill the chicken to scare the monkeys!
’The Chu Family’s roots run deep, and they have many connections.’
’It will be difficult to keep what happened in the Far South Continent completely secret, so...’
’Under the watchful eyes of the tens of millions of cultivators in Cloud Sea Immortal City...’
’...beating Chu Wunian to death, wiping out the Chu Family, and destroying Zijing Palace with absolute power... the deterrent effect should be quite nice, don’t you think?’
Su Ye muttered to himself.
His long, slender fingers toyed with a strand of his hair.
’As for the consequences? Upsetting the bigger picture?’
"Heh."
"I *am* the bigger picture!"
Su Ye’s gaze was cold.
With his current strength, he could act as wantonly as he pleased!
"Heh..."
"Even I don’t know just how strong I am right now... Chu Wunian, struggle with all you’ve got. Don’t make this... too boring for me!"
An ice-silver light flickered in Su Ye’s eyes.
...
SHH!
Chu Wunian transformed into a wisp of cloud and smoke, moving at high speed with the power of the fourth-rank talisman!
At this very moment!
There was only one thought in his mind!
"Run!"
WHOOSH!
The cloud and smoke flashed by!
Boosted by the fourth-rank talisman, Chu Wunian’s speed was faster than ever before!
Several dozen minutes later, he arrived at a Flame Alliance island on the edge of the Day Flame Sea Region.
"Mr. Chu?"
"You are..."
The guard cultivator came forward, preparing to offer a few flattering words.
"Quick!"
"Open the Teleportation Array!"
Chu Wunian grabbed him by the collar, his eyes completely bloodshot, and snarled.
"Y-Yes!"
Seeing him in this state, the guard cultivator didn’t dare to argue and could only comply.
VMMMM!
Spirit Stones were loaded in, and a teleportation vortex appeared!
Chu Wunian moved his hand and cast a Technique. "Get out of the hall quickly after I leave!"
WHOOSH.
His figure flashed as he stepped into the Teleportation Array.
Ten breaths later, the Technique he had cast began to glow crimson. A massive explosion occurred, completely destroying the Teleportation Array along with the entire teleportation hall!
But one Teleportation Array was naturally not enough.
Even with a Golden Core body, teleporting directly from the edge of the sea region back to Cloud Sea Immortal City would result in his physical body disintegrating and collapsing under the heavy pressure of the void.
The Day Flame Sea Region was several times larger than sea regions like Cyan Profound or Spirit!
Therefore, in the time that followed, Chu Wunian repeated this process, completing over a dozen teleportations and destroying each array behind him!
The financial loss amounted to millions of Spirit Stones, but at this point, he couldn’t care less about that. He had to survive!
WHOOSH!
「Four hours later.」
With the super-fast Tunneling Speed of a Golden Core cultivator and a chain of teleportations, he returned to Cloud Sea Immortal City.
"Haaah..."
"I’m safe."
Chu Wunian let out a long breath of relief.
’That boy’s momentum is unstoppable.’
’It’s impossible to assassinate him now...’
’But as long as I’m inside Cloud Sea Immortal City, he won’t dare to come after me. That gives me some room to maneuver...’
’First, I’ll arrange for some of the main family line to take refuge in the Central Sea Region... What happened in the Far South Continent can also be used as a bargaining chip to threaten him...’
Chu Wunian mused.
His Escape Light descended, and he returned to Zijing Palace.
But to his surprise, a group of Chu Family cultivators were gathered at Zijing Palace, running around like ants on a hot pan!
Seeing Chu Wunian’s return, they immediately swarmed him!
"Ancestor, it’s a disaster!"