Peng He was trapped in Zhong Ao's Deathtrap Array, unable to figure out what was happening when he suddenly saw Joe Di daring to rush toward him. He was instantly overjoyed—if he could kill Joe Di, everything would be settled.
Peng He's Demon-Sealing Claw had just lashed out when an overwhelming sense of oppression swept in, and the space around him solidified. An immortal energy handprint gripped Peng He's throat, followed by Zhong Ao's voice: "Joe Di, your domain isn't enough. If I don't intervene, even in this Deathtrap Array, you could only injure him. Hurry up and finish this—I've no time to play games with you."
Bang! A cloud of blood exploded, and Peng He vanished from Zhong Ao's hand, turning into a mist of blood.
Huh, Spatial Blood Escape? Impressive—it's rare to see Spatial Blood Escape in a place like this! Zhong Ao exclaimed in surprise, seemingly unconcerned about Peng He's escape.
Joe Di said irritably, "Old Zhong, I'm here for revenge today—can you focus a bit? If those losers escape again, what's the point of running the Peace Inn?"
Joe Di was indeed annoyed—Zhong Ao would leave sooner or later. The more Immortal Emperors he killed today, the fewer would come after him in the future.
Zhong Ao's face flushed for once, and he said awkwardly, "Don't worry, that won't happen again. I've added a few more array flags to the Deathtrap Array—the domains of these Immortal Emperors are all locked down. Go ahead and attack; this is the best chance for you to gain experience."
Joe Di spun around, and the Azure Veil Blade turned into a swirl of blade light, enveloping Eugene Xiling.
Everyone in the Deathtrap Array was wrapped up by Zhong Ao's formation. Not only were their domains suppressed—even their spiritual senses were heavily restricted. Only Joe Di moved freely, unaffected by the array.
Eugene Xiling was frantically attacking the array, his spear unleashing endless gun blossoms with every strike. Each gun blossom struck the array, causing waves of tremors. At this moment, his mind was filled with fury and shock—he simply could not fathom how Joe Di had set up such a high-level Immortal-Slaying Array.
Eugene Xiling had traveled many places, but he had never seen such a high-level trapping and killing array.
He suspected this trapping and killing array surpassed the ninth-level immortal arrays; otherwise, it couldn't trap eight Immortal Emperors at once.
Bastard! No wonder you dared let me in—so you set up an array beyond the ninth level! Even if I die today, I’ll kill you first...' Eugene Xiling, while attacking the defensive array, saw Joe Di approaching and immediately abandoned his attack on the array, sweeping his spear to unleash a barrage of gun blossoms at Joe Di.
Joe Di also marveled at Zhong Ao’s mastery of arrays. If not for this Deathtrap Array, he would have no chance to resist Eugene Xiling.
Now, even as Eugene Xiling attacked with full force, Joe Di only felt the killing intent sweeping over him—the Immortal Emperor’s domain had no effect on him. Instead, his own Immortal King domain locked onto Eugene Xiling.
How could Joe Di pass up such a perfect sparring partner? He didn’t dodge at all, combining his immortal energy and spiritual sense domains to surge toward Eugene Xiling’s spear attack, with the Azure Veil Blade’s light growing even fiercer.
In the grand hall on the first floor, all the powerful figures trapped in the array could clearly sense the force and ferocity of Joe Di’s blade light. Originally angry at the trapping array like Eugene Xiling, they instinctively turned their attention to the confrontation between Joe Di and Eugene Xiling.
Boom! The blade light collided with Eugene Xiling’s spear attack, causing waves of spatial distortion.
A terrifying force swept over—Joe Di spat out a spray of blood. Yet his heart was steadied; he swept his Azure Veil Blade again, sending a razor-thin blade arc toward Eugene Xiling.
Within Zhong Ao’s grand array, although Eugene Xiling’s immortal energy was much stronger, he was no longer a deadly threat to Joe Di. For Joe Di, this battle was crucial—even if he was seriously injured, the rewards far outweighed the risks.
Eugene Xiling's eyes turned blood-red. Even if he was doomed by this Deathtrap Array today, he was determined to take down Joe Di, that ant.
Even without his Immortal Emperor domain, his spear erupted with sharp cracks. As the spear struck toward Joe Di, five gun blossoms appeared in the air.
This was Eugene Xiling's ultimate technique, Eight Blood. At most, he could unleash eight gun blossoms, each capable of tearing apart the entire space—let alone anyone caught within their range.
Eugene Xiling hadn't fully mastered this technique, but he could still unleash five gun blossoms. Even without the support of his domain, he believed these five gun blossoms could shred Joe Di to pieces.
The five gun blossoms were like five dazzling fireworks, fleeting as ephemerals. Even the others trapped in the Deathtrap Array could see them clearly under their brilliance.
Jie Wanleng and Yue Wuliang, both Grand Immortal Emperors, were deeply shaken. They realized Eugene Xiling's spear technique had advanced another step.
Meng Xixi, who had been motionless in a corner of the Deathtrap Array, trembled when she saw the five gun blossoms. She was at the fifth layer of Immortal Emperor and had always thought that once she reached the seventh layer, she would be on par with the other Grand Immortal Emperors. But now, seeing Eugene Xiling's five gun blossoms, she knew that even if she stepped into the Grand Immortal Emperor ranks, she was still far behind Eugene Xiling.
If it weren't for Zhong Ao backing Joe Di, with the Deathtrap Array suppressing Eugene Xiling's domain and most of his spiritual sense, Joe Di would have had no chance of survival.
The five gun blossoms bloomed around Joe Di, making it seem as if spring had arrived, casting him as the protagonist of the season.
Joe Di still unleashed that same blade arc, not even changing his stance.
A mocking sneer curled at Eugene Xiling’s lips. By now, even if that old Zhong behind Joe Di wanted to intervene, it would be too late.
Crack! A barely audible sound rang out, and Eugene Xiling's five gun blossoms abruptly withered after that sound.
Eugene Xiling looked as if he'd seen a ghost, stunned and unable to change his movement. He stared at Joe Di in horror, his mind screaming with a single frantic thought.
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What kind of technique is this? What on earth is this technique?
No one knew better than him—Joe Di’s blade had shattered the laws of his Eight Blood technique. He could hear the sound of his own technique’s laws breaking.
Every technique is built upon the laws of heaven and earth, just as a skyscraper needs a foundation. Whether your foundation is tangible brick and tile or intangible arrays, the principle is the same. Once the foundation is dug out, how could the building not collapse?
Joe Di’s blade destroyed the foundation of his Eight Blood technique, causing his five gun blossoms to wither.
Feeling the oppressive force of the five gun blossoms vanish, Joe Di was ecstatic. He knew his Law-Cleaving Blade had succeeded. Although he had relied on Zhong Ao's Deathtrap Array to break Eugene Xiling's Eight Blood spear technique, if their cultivation gap hadn’t been so large, he could still have used this blade to shatter Eugene Xiling’s technique.
'Rest in peace.' Joe Di shifted his stance and struck out with his blade once more.
His Law-Cleaving Blade was still incomplete. Once perfected, not only would it break the opponent's technique laws, it would also carry a follow-up killing move, rather than requiring him to launch another blade after the first strike.
Eugene Xiling snapped back to his senses. He knew that no matter how shocked he was, he couldn't just let Joe Di strike him again.
With his spiritual sense weakened and his domain gone, he lost the ability to judge the danger of Joe Di's next blade. In his mind, Joe Di's Law-Cleaving Blade was the Immortal Realm's top technique. So when Joe Di's Fleeting Rift Slash descended, Eugene Xiling still tried to crush him with immortal energy, thinking Joe Di couldn't unleash anything more terrifying than the Law-Cleaving Blade.
'In the world of men, our lives are but fleeting shadows—gone in a flash!'
Eugene Xiling saw that rift, saw the blade light slicing through it...
He did not resist further. The blade light passing through the rift was nothing but a fleeting moment. Yet the flash of blade in the rift seemed to last forever in his eyes, freezing his perception of time and even the space around him.
Eugene Xiling ruled supreme in the Demon Garb Immortal Land—what hadn't he seen before? Even if he hadn't mastered the laws of time, he knew this was a time law technique. No matter how fast he moved, he couldn't outpace time. With his spiritual sense suppressed to the extreme, he remained trapped within the flow of time—he understood this principle.
If he still had his domain, if his spiritual sense hadn't been compressed so much, even a blade that touched the laws of time couldn't kill him.
But he also knew clearly that even if he escaped today, he would eventually die at the hands of this young man.
To reach the Immortal King realm in such a short time wasn't unusual—he'd seen it before, usually in those with secret techniques, extraordinary resources, and heaven-defying talent. Even reaching Immortal Emperor, so what?
But to reach Immortal King so quickly, then break his technique laws with a single blade and slay him through the laws of time—if Eugene Xiling didn't die today, he'd die tomorrow. It was only a matter of time.
Eugene Xiling was a Grand Immortal Emperor—he would never beg for mercy from an ant like Joe Di.
Spurt! Blood erupted as the blade light tore through Eugene Xiling's brow. Before Joe Di could do anything else, Eugene Xiling's soul dissipated on its own.
Yue Wuliang watched Joe Di kill Eugene Xiling with his own eyes and felt a chill in his heart, forgetting to continue attacking the Deathtrap Array.
Fu Jue, the master of Cauldron Elixir Tower, looked ashen. He too had witnessed Joe Di's killing blow against Eugene Xiling. If Eugene Xiling couldn't escape, how could he hope to survive?
He was only at the third layer of Immortal Emperor. Compared to Eugene Xiling, he was less than an ant. Now, Eugene Xiling had been slain by Joe Di's blade.
Fu Jue instinctively stepped back, but a gray blade light pierced his back, nailing him directly to the heart of the array.
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