In a short span of time, the area where Joe Di and the others fought was already in chaos, with rules distorted and divine essence exploding. Even when Joe Di’s Slaughter Array was broken by the four working together, because he managed to kill the white-robed cultivator in time, the shattered Slaughter Array was reconstructed by Joe Di once again.
This is the advantage of the Law Array Banner—so long as Joe Di’s will and intent remain active, the Law Array Banner can reconstruct a complete formation in the shortest possible time, precisely as he desires.
Thus, the onlookers could only tell that the battle was fiercely intense, but had no idea what the outcome would be. Regardless of the result, everyone here admired Joe Di greatly. To withstand the siege of four Third Step powerhouses and still persist—this alone won their respect.
“Brother Zuo, this man killed Howard Yu and Felix Feng, but it was only because he relied on the Deathtrap Array. He likely uses the rules of heaven and earth to set up his formations. As long as we work together, we can still take him down.” The handsome male cultivator holding a long spear looked toward the fat cultivator.
Seeing that they didn’t immediately attack, Joe Di also refrained from making a move. The Cosmic Essence frantically repaired his severely wounded body, while he continued to reconstruct the Law Array Banner.
He feared none of the four; let alone now, when only two remained.
What surprised Joe Di was that the fat man called ‘Brother Zuo’ actually hesitated. Noticing this, Joe Di immediately said, “Friend Zuo, there’s no future for you here. At best, you’ll just be cultivating in some remote corner. Right now, you’re doing hard labor for others, blocking my path—what benefit do you get? If I’m not mistaken, even if you kill me, the good stuff won’t go to you. But if you stand aside, you’ll have my friendship. I won’t hold anything against you for what’s happened so far, and when I leave, I’ll take you with me.”
“You can leave the Grandway Abyss?” The fat man looked at Joe Di in astonishment.
Joe Di was puzzled—could these people truly have no way to leave the Grandway Abyss?
But that thought only flashed by for a moment. Joe Di replied proudly, “To this day, there has never been a place that could trap me, Joe Di. If you’re willing, I promise to take you out with me. Every word I say is as true and effective as the cosmic laws themselves.”
“Brother Zuo, think about it. If you dare betray the Sovereign Lord, what do you think will happen to you? Besides, once we kill this man, Voidmount will be yours, and we’ll split the rest.” The handsome cultivator saw the fat man wavering and immediately sneered.
Joe Di didn’t wait for the handsome cultivator to finish and burst out laughing. “What Sovereign Lord nonsense? Your grandpa here has killed two Third Step cultivators already—let your Sovereign Lord come and try to pluck a single hair from me! Ha! What use is a Third Step powerhouse who’s still suppressed by a Sovereign Lord? Why would I want to be one? We cultivators seek the deepest mysteries of the universe and the freedom to roam the cosmos.”
“Friend Di is right. This man is called Colin Young...” the fat man said at once.
Before the fat man could finish, the handsome cultivator named Colin Young flickered and faded back, clearly aware that he was no match for Joe Di alone. Even if he could hold off Joe Di, there was still the risk of betrayal from the fat man.
Joe Di sneered. To think he could escape from Joe Di—Colin Young was overestimating himself. Joe Di didn’t even open his Eye of the Way; he simply summoned the Creation Brush and wrote the word ‘Domain’ in the air.
The Creation Brush swept out Dao ink, forming a boundary that locked the landscape in place. Under the word ‘Domain,’ nothing could escape.
Boom! Colin Young slammed into the edge of Joe Di’s ‘Domain’ and was sent flying back. Before he could try to escape again, Joe Di had already landed in front of him, sealing off all his routes.
“Don’t worry, I guarantee you won’t leave this plaza.” Joe Di’s voice was cold; after almost being ambushed by Colin Young, he wouldn’t feel satisfied unless he killed him.
“And me, Leonard Brown.” The corpulent Leonard Brown now blocked Colin Young’s escape from behind.
Colin Young’s face turned slightly green. He snorted and looked at Leonard Brown, saying, “Leonard Brown, do you really think that after killing me today, things will end well for you?”
“Hahaha!” Leonard Brown roared with laughter. “I, Leonard Brown, have been waiting for this day. Friend Di will give me hope.”
“Everyone says I, Colin Young, am deep and scheming, but I think that word fits you better, Leonard Brown. The four of us attacked this man together, but you never gave it your all. If you had fought with full strength the second time, things might have ended differently.” Colin Young had realized the truth—Leonard Brown’s act was the most convincing, even his words. Now it was clear: both times Leonard Brown fought Joe Di, he had held back.
Everyone had been fooled by his honest-looking face—this guy was the best at hiding his true intentions.
Joe Di understood as well, sighing inwardly. He’d seen the fat man hesitate earlier and thought he could win him over, but it turned out Leonard Brown had never planned to fight with full strength. If Joe Di was killed, he’d have deserved it. But if Joe Di really could defeat the black-and-white cultivator and Colin Young, Leonard Brown would be ready to switch sides. It was laughable that Joe Di had given him a whole speech about the Grand Way—now, thinking back, it was simply speechless.
Whatever Leonard Brown’s reasons, Joe Di had learned a lesson: in this world, if you treat others like fools, you’re the real fool.
Leonard Brown didn’t even bother to speak anymore; he just looked at Joe Di, his meaning clear—he would go all out with Joe Di against Colin Young.
“Friend Di, I’ll join you too, as long as you let me go this time.” Colin Young knew that saying anything more was pointless, and he was certain he couldn’t escape Joe Di’s grasp.
Joe Di not only possessed Voidmount, but also the Creation Brush. Clearly, when he mentioned having two innate treasures before, he wasn’t exaggerating at all.
Joe Di snorted, the Creation Brush expanding to a thousand feet as he swept out a massive ‘Death’ character in the void.
The ‘Death’ character unleashed an endless aura of death, crushing down. Colin Young could barely breathe, and everything around him turned to ashen gray. At this moment, he knew better than anyone—Joe Di was absolutely determined to kill him.
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Colin Young let out a shrill cry, his Coldmoon Spear unleashing wave after wave of icy crescent blade energy, blasting forward.
Boom! The spear’s force slammed into the Dao resonance of Joe Di’s ‘Death’ character, making the void rules crackle and the laws of heaven and earth descend into chaos.
The Dao resonance of the ‘Death’ character blurred in the void for an instant. Joe Di was secretly shaken—Colin Young’s spear technique was truly formidable. Without the threat of a sneak attack, Joe Di’s Starblade Saber swept out a curtain of blades, locking down Colin Young. If it was just him against Colin Young, he had plenty of ways to win.
Before Joe Di could unleash a killing move, a giant hammer easily shattered Colin Young’s protective domain and smashed toward his back.
Originally about to use his Starblade Saber technique, Joe Di changed his mind, swinging the Creation Brush and causing the crumbling Dao resonance of the ‘Death’ character to solidify once again. The powerful aura of death crushed down, locking onto Colin Young.
Colin Young knew full well that Leonard Brown meant him no good, and had been on guard against him. But under the crushing weight of Joe Di’s ‘Death’ character from the Creation Brush, he simply couldn’t dodge or resist.
Bang! The giant hammer smashed into Colin Young’s back, and unlike Joe Di, Colin Young didn’t have such a powerful physical body—his body collapsed instantly. His primordial spirit barely escaped before it was completely annihilated.
Joe Di didn’t make another move. Just one look at Leonard Brown’s hammer told him that Colin Young’s earlier words were true—during the siege, Leonard Brown had never fought with full strength.
“Friend Di, I should thank you this time. If not for you, I, Leonard Brown, might never have escaped this place. You gave me freedom...” After killing Colin Young with one blow, Leonard Brown showed no pride, but instead bowed to Joe Di with sincere humility and gratitude.
At this moment, Joe Di fully understood what kind of person Leonard Brown was. The fat man looked honest and simple, but was absolutely not someone to be underestimated. Joe Di didn’t dare accept his thanks, and instead cupped his fists and replied, “We were just helping each other. By the way, Friend Zuo, who exactly is this Sovereign Lord?”
(That’s all for today’s update. Good night, friends!)