Chapter 1060: A Dao Monarch Acts
Chapter 1060: A Dao Monarch Acts
This great swordsman carrying a sword was naturally Fang Xi in disguise.
He had met Fenghuang before, and now, although he acted out of a hint of curiosity, he clearly wouldn't expose his true identity.
"Sword Immortal?"
On the Grand Void Divine Vessel, Jiao Wuxin gazed at the great swordsman carrying a sword, having already reviewed all the sword cultivators and Dao Children in his memory, but none fit the description.
But the True Immortal World is vast and boundless, and it's quite common for a few powerful Immortals to pop up occasionally.
He glanced at the severely damaged Wanlin Island below, where casualties abounded, and immediately chuckled, "So, it's merely a trifle. . . This Prince will compensate you with thirty thousand merman slaves and twenty thousand merfolk maid slaves, including a thousand or more at the Integration stage, and two Mahayana merfolk maidens. . . Will this suffice?"
'Damn it, I heard this Horned Dragon clan occupies the most vast seas in the Vast Sea Immortal Domain, enslaving countless sea races and beasts to mine immortal ores from the seabed. As expected, they're rolling in wealth. . . '"
Fang Xi cursed inwardly. Then he shook his head, "Not enough!"
A dangerous aura emanated from the Horned Dragon Third Prince.
If not for this Sword Immortal possessing a Dao Child-level cultivation, he would have long since slapped him to death.
Fang Xi, however, acted as if he hadn't heard a thing, pointing at Fenghuang not far away, "Add this little phoenix to the mix, and that should be about right. This Immortal happens to lack a spirit pet for his travels. If I could ride a phoenix and roam freely, it would be quite picturesque. '"
"Bastard!"
The Horned Dragon Third Prince roared, "Do you know that she's already this Prince's designated concubine?"
"Just a concubine, not a Daoist Companion. What's the harm in letting go of something you cherish, even if it pains you?"
Fang Xi chuckled heartily.
Upon hearing this, Fenghuang was so incensed she nearly suffered qi deviation, and vowed inwardly that if she were captured by the Sword Immortal, she would surely perish with him!
But just then, Fang Xi flicked his finger.
A silvery-white sword light flickered, piercing through numerous Phoenix Seal defenses at some unknown moment, appearing before Fenghuang.
Before Fenghuang could react, she felt a sharp pain simultaneously in her Dantian and Sea of Consciousness. Her Heavenly Demon Primordial Spirit was clamped by a silvery-white sword light, and she was subdued in a single move!
When Fang Xi had killed the Ancestral Dragon back then, he had truly only needed one serious sword strike.
For other Immortals, it might have been a bit more troublesome, but he had pondered the Dragon and Phoenix Seals of the Ancestral Dragon and Fenghuang for an unknown duration, knowing their every detail.
Moreover, he himself had condensed a Void Dao Seed and wielded the 'All-Heavens Precious Mirror', his understanding of void laws far surpassing Fenghuang's.
Thus, subduing her with a single sword strike was as easy as picking something up.
At this moment, with a flash of silver light, the subdued Fenghuang vanished.
"Dare to snatch women from this Prince?"
Jiao Wuxin witnessed this scene and immediately flared into a rage.
He clasped his hands in the air, and a cerulean trident materialized.
A flood dragon pearl, clasped onto it, suddenly rippled with terrifying power of laws.
A Path-severing Dao Child had already fully integrated his Dao Seed into his jade platform, and furthermore experienced the Seven Declines of Taiyi, lacking only the final step of severing the path and clarifying the self, to then achieve the Dao Monarch realm!
However, Fang Xi knew that given his opponent's water-attribute Dao Seed, even if he achieved the Dao Monarch realm, he would likely only be fated to serve as a small beast for the Five Elements Dao Venerable in the Five Elements Immortal Palace!
At the very least, the Horned Dragon clan's Dao Monarch-level Dragon King should not have cultivated the path of water, but rather merged with a different Dao Seed.
'This Jiao Wuxin was either set up by someone, or he's only suited for the water-attribute path. . . In any case, his future is bleak. Even if he's called a Prince within the Horned Dragon clan, he's probably the least valued one. '"
Fang Xi scoffed inwardly.
However, at this moment, Jiao Wuxin swept his trident, and countless streams of water converged in the sky, transforming into cerulean flying forks that rained down like raindrops.
The power of laws vibrated, and each flying fork possessed the terrifying might to virtually annihilate a Primordial Spirit True Immortal!
"Five Peaks True Form Diagram!"
Fang Xi's sword light shifted, and the Earth Virtue Sword materialized in his hand, radiating streams of earth-element divine light.
One after another, earthen-yellow divine mountains soared into the sky, entirely formed by the converging power of earth-attribute laws, like reefs amidst a vast ocean.
No matter how the flying forks transformed into surging waves, they remained proudly upright, unmoving and majestic.
"This Sword Immortal is truly troublesome to deal with!"
A thought arose in Jiao Wuxin's mind, and he immediately let out a cold shout: "Today, you have offended this Prince, and you must leave something behind. . . Grand Void Divine Vessel, rise!"
He formed a hand seal with one hand, and streams of cerulean magical power surged into the Divine Vessel beneath him.
This five-toothed great ship instantly leaped out from the void, its surface adorned with patterns of void divine runes.
Not only that!
Behind the Horned Dragon Third Prince, the Demon Immortals of the Horned Dragon clan let out sharp roars, their entire bodies surging with magical power that converged within the Grand Void Divine Vessel, then abruptly charged towards Fang Xi.
Bang!
Bang!
The Five Peaks Divine Mountains were shattered to pieces by the impact of the Grand Void Divine Vessel, and the surrounding seawater overturned, completely drying up to reveal a grotesque seabed, as if it had endured immense torment.
"What's the point?"
Seeing this, Fang Xi sighed, "Originally, had you retreated, this matter would have been resolved. Yet, you chose to show off and be competitive, forcing me to teach you a lesson!"
Before his words had faded, he lightly flicked the flying sword in his hand.
Thousands of sword lights suddenly converged, transforming into an extremely fine white thread.
This white sword light, as fine as a strand of hair, was held delicately by Fang Xi, who then pointed it lightly.
Swish!
A white line immediately streaked across the Grand Void Divine Vessel.
In an instant, aside from an ancient, tattered armor on Jiao Wuxin suddenly flaring, all the Demon Immortals froze in expression.
Crack!
Amidst a grating sound, the Grand Void Divine Vessel abruptly split into upper and lower halves.
Within it, countless restrictions, materials, and even the demon race members. . . were all severed at the waist!
Boom!
After being sliced into two, the Grand Void Divine Vessel exploded with a roar.
A terrifying storm swept through, leveling the original Wanlin Island.
An unknown amount of time passed, before the void gradually quieted. From the distant reaches, boundless seawater surged forth, smoothing over the original trench and scars.
"Heh heh!"
Fang Xi's gaze swept across, and he immediately let out a cold chuckle, flicking his finger.
Not far away, blue light flickered, and Jiao Wuxin's figure reappeared: "This is. . . 'A Single Sword Shatters All Laws'? Impossible. . . We are both Immortals at the fourth step of Dao Integration, how can you surpass me so much?"
"A frog in a well, ignorant of the world beyond. . ."
Fang Xi sneered.
He walked the path of 'A Single Sword Births Heaven and Earth', which was the extreme opposite of 'A Single Sword Shatters All Laws'.
However, at the culmination of the sword dao, all paths lead to the same destination.
Furthermore, although his external avatar did not possess Dao Monarch-level combat power, it nonetheless had a Golden Immortal Primordial Spirit, and its comprehension of laws was also at the Dao Monarch level, naturally far surpassing ordinary Dao Children.
'Actually, my 'A Single Sword Shatters All Laws' is a joke in the eyes of a Dao Monarch. . . '
'But it doesn't matter, below the Dao Monarch realm, I'm unrivaled in crushing weaker opponents. '
Fang Xi self-evaluated inwardly, then said, "Horned Dragon Third Prince, are you convinced now?"
"I submit. . . I submit. . ."
The Horned Dragon Third Prince gazed at the faint remnants of Horned Dragons emerging in the ocean, his heart practically bleeding.
These were all the subordinates he had painstakingly won over. How rare was it for Demon Immortals to cultivate to Immortal Perfection, or even reach the second and third steps of Dao Integration?
Even if his father, the King, knew, he would certainly be severely punished.
"After doing such a thing, you still expect me to submit?"
Jiao Wuxin's expression suddenly turned ferocious, and he fiercely crushed a purple-jade-colored reverse scale in his hand.
This scale was entirely pure purple, slightly translucent, as if forged from the finest quality jade.
Yet, Fang Xi sensed a terrifying, savage, and barbaric aura emanating from it.
That was a Tenth-tier Horned Dragon, far surpassing an Immortal!
"A Dragon Monarch?"
"Indeed, Dao Children backed by Dao Monarch forces are hard to kill; they often carry Dao Monarch-level foundations."
"But it seems this Jiao Wuxin isn't very favored. I initially thought he carried a Dao Monarch's avatar with him, but I didn't expect it to be just a reverse scale sealing a single strike from a Tenth-tier Flood Dragon. . . Oh, and a wisp of divine sense within?"
Fang Xi chuckled softly inwardly, only to see that at some unknown point, the surroundings had become enveloped in countless mists.
Within the mist, countless ice crystals flickered.
Vast amounts of ice crystals merged, forming an indescribably terrifying black shadow, a misty dragon vaguely appearing within the ice fog, then abruptly extending a dreadful dragon claw!
The power of laws vibrated, and this dragon claw seemed to be formed from the laws of ice mist, descending overwhelmingly with divine light that could freeze everything.
Even an Immortal of Dao Child caliber would appear as an ant beneath this dragon claw!
The might of a Dao Monarch was simply not comparable to an Immortal's!
"Fortunately, I'm no longer Ninth-tier. . ."
Fang Xi smiled faintly, and the void behind his head opened.
From amidst an expanse of silvery-white radiance, a jade-like hand suddenly extended.
As soon as this hand appeared, it enticed the power of heaven and earth's laws, standing against the dragon claw as equals.
Around them, illusions sprang forth, reality receded, and only falsity remained.
"Life and death, illusion and destruction, like a bubble, like dew, like lightning. . ."
Fang Xi chanted softly as his palm descended.
The boundless ice mist, the dragon claw. . . they actually turned into phantoms, as if everything that had just occurred was merely an illusion!
"Illusory Destruction Dao Monarch? !"
From within the shattered purple-jade dragon scale, an ancient dragon's roar suddenly echoed, and a ripple of divine sense spread forth: "That rebellious son of mine actually provoked a fellow Daoist. . ."
Both were at the Dao Monarch level, so their attacks should have been fairly similar.
However, this old dragon had merely sealed a single strike of divine sense, while Fang Xi was personally manipulating his external avatar, and furthermore, with the 'All-Heavens Precious Mirror' ignoring all distances and transmitting cultivation power across worlds, he naturally emerged victorious.
"You. . . you are actually a Dao Monarch? !"
Jiao Wuxin shrieked, his face twisting in despair.
His heart was filled with profound regret.
Existences at the Dao Monarch level were few and far between in minor domains like Vast Sea and North Star.
How could he be so unlucky as to encounter a stranger the moment he stepped out?
Moreover, the other party had even hidden his cultivation, playing this prank on him.
But the next moment, he was horrified to discover that his own figure had abruptly begun to turn illusory.
It seemed as if everything he had experienced, from his birth to his cultivation up to this day – all the legendary events grand enough to be written into epic poems – were nothing but lies and fabrications.
The Law of Illusory Destruction could annihilate the 'true' foundation of material existence.
Since the very foundation had ceased to exist, then the people and things that depended on that foundation would naturally vanish as well. . .
Pop!
Jiao Wuxin's figure burst like a soap bubble, then completely vanished without a trace, leaving not a single hint of this demon in the world. . .
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