Boom!
The spear-patterned barrier shattered inch by inch. When the Rule World Andrew King relied on had no effect on Joe Di, even though Andrew's cultivation was already at the half-step Dao Realm, it was still difficult for him to withstand the Azure Veil Blade's brilliance.
With a muffled sound, a burst of blood erupted. After Joe Di's Azure Veil Blade tore through Andrew King's spear-patterned barrier, it drew a mist of blood right between Andrew's brows.
Andrew King was sent flying backwards. Before Joe Di could strike a third time, Andrew had already summoned an Octagonal Copper Relic and shouted, "Fellow Daoist Joe, I know how to reach the domain space between this realm and the last. That location is extremely weak, and only I know it..."
Joe Di, who had intended to press forward and finish Andrew King with another strike, paused, holding back his next attack.
Seeing that Joe Di had stopped, Andrew King's terror finally eased a little. He had seen countless cultivators who used blades as their weapon of choice. In the old days, the Skyblade Sect was the ancestor of all blade users—every disciple who emerged from there would stir up bloody storms in the Immortal Realm.
Yet none of them were as terrifying as Joe Di. With only two strikes, Andrew King had already divided blade users into two categories in his mind: one was ordinary blade-wielding cultivators, and the other was Joe Di.
He grabbed several pills and swallowed them. With the Octagonal Copper Relic protecting him, he finally spoke, "Fellow Daoist Joe, let me go this once. I'll give you this entire Immortal Domain. Although this domain was split off from the Four Directions Immortal Continent, if you can refine it, you can fully form a Dao World of your own..."
A murderous aura surged around Joe Di, and the Azure Veil Blade once again spat out blade brilliance after brilliance. His voice was icy as he said, "If you don't want to speak, then don't bother."
"Don't attack! I'll talk, I just hope you'll let me go this time." Andrew King felt the Azure Veil Blade's brilliance flickering, and his mind seemed on the verge of collapse.
Joe Di said calmly, "You are not qualified to bargain with me. First, tell me what you built this altar for."
"This altar is constructed from the vitality and lifespan of cultivators. Once it is completed, I will fuse the Four Directions Immortal Domain to form my own Dao World and ascend to a higher realm." Under the threat of the Azure Veil Blade, Andrew King did not dare hesitate for a moment.
The thousands of cultivators nearby shuddered when they heard this. It was obvious that the day the altar was completed would be the day of their demise.
Just as I suspected. Fortunately, Andrew King hasn't succeeded yet. If he had, it wouldn't be so easy for me to take him down.
"Fellow Daoist Joe..." Andrew King looked at Joe Di with worry. He saw no sign of mercy in Joe Di's eyes. If Joe Di was going to kill him regardless, what was the point of revealing the secret?
It was hateful that his Dao Altar was just short of completion. If Joe Di had arrived even a little later, Andrew would have succeeded.
Once his Dao World was formed, he would truly step into the Dao Realm. By then, no matter how formidable Joe Di was, he wouldn't be a match for him.
Joe Di understood Andrew King's meaning and replied coldly, "You have no right to beg for your life. If I find your information valuable, I might allow you to reincarnate. If not, you won't even get that chance."
As he spoke, Joe Di's Azure Veil Blade brilliance completely enveloped the space.
Andrew King felt the terrifying aura of killing intent all around him. He sighed, knowing that escape was utterly impossible under these circumstances.
"This is the weak spot of the domain node that I found. Here you go." As he spoke, Andrew King tossed a position sphere to Joe Di.
Almost at the same moment he threw the sphere, Andrew King's spear tore forth with dazzling spear brilliance, while a wave of temporal energy surged around him. Even knowing escape was nearly impossible, he still tried to make a last-ditch effort.
That dazzling spear brilliance emanated a profound spear-pattern Dao rhythm, and the void before him was actually torn open by its mysterious power, revealing a rift large enough for one person to pass through.
In just this brief moment, Andrew King's hair turned snow white. But he didn't hesitate for an instant—he transformed into a line of spear light and charged toward the void rift he had torn open. At the same time, his Octagonal Copper Relic hurtled toward Joe Di.
Joe Di did not pursue Andrew King, but stood his ground. The Azure Veil Blade once again transformed into a misty blue blade brilliance, slashing at Andrew King's back.
Seeing that Joe Di only swung his blade from where he stood, Andrew King was overjoyed. No matter how powerful Joe Di's strike was, at worst it would severely wound him. By the time Joe Di reacted, Andrew would already be inside the void. Once he entered, he didn't believe Joe Di could catch him.
He would take his revenge slowly in the future.
What he feared most was that Joe Di would suddenly set up one of those undetectable killing arrays right as he entered the void. Even if such an array only delayed him for a few breaths, it would be enough for Joe Di to kill him several times over.
Indeed, youth is youth. That kind of undetectable array technique in Joe Di's hands is like a pearl cast before swine.
Not only Andrew King, but all the cultivators watching the battle felt a sense of regret.
Joe Di was incredibly strong—truly the strongest immortal they had ever seen. Yet his combat experience was so lacking, it was almost as if he were a novice. Andrew King had already torn open the void, and the blade Joe Di struck at Andrew's back was never going to take his life.
Even so, no one dared to underestimate Joe Di. This was the power of true strength—no matter how thin his battle experience, Joe Di's might was enough to heavily wound Andrew King, even forcing him to abandon his Dao and flee.
"Crack!" Just as Andrew King was about to dive into the void rift, he heard a faint cracking sound.
That faint sound seemed to shatter something fundamental between heaven and earth, and suddenly, everything became motionless.
It seemed the stillness lasted only an instant, perhaps just a gap in time. Once that gap passed, the world would return to normal, and so would he.
Yet in that brief gap, Andrew King saw everything—his entire life, his future, and his doom.
Between heaven and earth, life is like a white horse passing through a crack. In this moment, Andrew King fully understood—his future didn't even have that fleeting gap.
"Puff!" A mist of blood burst forth. Andrew King felt a strange calm as the chilling blade intent swept in. His primordial spirit began to collapse, and his consciousness faded.
"Time Law Divine Art..." These were Andrew King's final words. If he had known Joe Di could wield the power of time, he never would have bothered with his futile escape. He was still burning his lifespan to tear open the void, while Joe Di could easily kill him using the laws of time.
Thud! Andrew King's corpse fell out of the void, torn in two, utterly lifeless.
All the cultivators in the surrounding space were silent. When everyone thought Joe Di had come here to die, Andrew King was defeated.
When everyone thought Joe Di was too inexperienced and Andrew King would escape, Andrew King died.
At that moment, many people realized a truth: they had been slaves under Andrew King, sacrificing their vitality and lifespan to build his altar. Joe Di arrived and killed Andrew King, yet they had doubted Joe Di's strength. Perhaps that was why they were enslaved, and Joe Di could slay their oppressor.
Their perspective was limited by their own strength—this was a lesson most felt deeply.
"Thank you, Senior Joe, for saving our lives." The cultivators hurried forward to express their gratitude, regardless of Joe Di's age.
At this moment, Joe Di was their senior, for he had saved their lives.
Joe Di clasped his hands and said, "Fellow Daoists, the Four Directions Immortal Domain was once part of the Four Directions Immortal Continent. Now is the best time for cultivation in the continent. Once I break the barrier of the Immortal Domain, you can return to the continent and continue your cultivation."
"Thank you, Senior Joe!" the crowd replied almost in unison.
Joe Di nodded and added, "I don't wish for you to remember my act of saving you. I only hope you remember how you were once treated, and never do such things that provoke the wrath of heaven and man."
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