Everlasting Immortal Firmament

Gu Hai’s emergence from the bone tomb brought joy to the faces of all his friends and family. However, the expressions of the three heavenly demons changed drastically.

“Has the Bone Deity perished?” the Azalea Heavenly Demon exclaimed in shock.

“Gu Hai!” The Silken Web Heavenly Demon, the closest to the scene, showed a frosty expression.

In their previous encounter in Borderless Heavenly Capital, the Silken Web Heavenly Demon nearly died from poisoning while attempting to deal with Gu Hai. This fear rendered him exceedingly vigilant. He promptly released a cloud of pink toxic gas from the surrounding spiderweb, directing it straight towards Gu Hai.

“Do you believe your poison, which Xianer has already thoroughly studied, can still harm us?” Gu Hai sneered at the Silken Web Heavenly Demon.

Gu Hai remained unscathed, standing amid the toxic gas. He reached out and drew the Life Executioner Saber.

“Gu Hai, be careful!” Long Wanqing called out anxiously.

Gu Hai turned his head towards Long Wanqing with a tender look and reassured her, “Don’t worry. I’m fine. Take care of yourself.”

Long Wanqing nodded in response and directed more of the nether river towards the eighth-ranked peak master.

On the other side, Kong Xuan, the Mosquito Daoist, and Long Shenying ferociously attacked the Azalea Heavenly Demon. The intense battle reignited.

Gu Hai turned his attention to the Silken Web Heavenly Demon.

Since the poison was ineffective, Silken Web Heavenly Demon waved.

Boom!

Rolling spider silk suddenly filled the surroundings, like a sea rushing to entangle Gu Hai.

“Ninth Cycle!” Gu Hai shouted coldly.

With a slash of his saber, the explosive saber qi instantly split the sea of spider silk in half, blasting it to the two sides. The overwhelming might of the Ninth Cycle instantly arrived before the Silken Web Heavenly Demon.

“What?” The Silken Web Heavenly Demon’s face paled as he raised his palm to meet the incoming attack.

Boom!

The powerful saber strike shattered an enormous expanse of space, forcing the Silken Web Heavenly Demon’s figure to pause momentarily.

“How can you possess such immense strength?” the Silken Web Heavenly Demon asked, surprised.

To think this saber strike held its own against the Silken Web Heavenly Demon?

Gu Hai waved his hand.

Whoosh!

Gu Hai collected all the skeletons into the Gu’s Immortal Firmament.

Without wasting words on the Silken Web Heavenly Demon, Gu Hai stepped forward and swung his saber again.

“Ninth Cycle!”

Boom!

Forced to retreat a step under the immense force, the Silken Web Heavenly Demon looked at Gu Hai in surprise.

“This is impossible! You haven’t reached the consummation of the Upper Heavenly Palace Realm. How could you possess such enormous strength? In the past, didn’t the Ninth Cycle require you to drive the power of your nation to execute it?” the Silken Web Heavenly Demon questioned, astounded.

In the past?

Gu Hai’s foundation in cultivation was so firm that even Long Zhanguo felt inferior back then. His cultivation at each stage began with a perfect spiritual soul.

When Gu Hai reached the Upper Heavenly Palace Realm’s second layer, he already possessed the strength of a typical seventh- or eighth-layer Upper Heavenly Palace Realm cultivator.

Now, Gu Hai had reached the Upper Heavenly Palace Realm’s seventh layer, which made him even more formidable.

Moreover, Gu Hai did not cultivate just one type of energy. Although the benefits could not be discerned at the start, as the types of energy increased, Gu Hai discovered that the might they produced was not simply cumulative; there was also a qualitative improvement. Each additional type of energy increased his strength over tenfold.

Previously, Gu Hai had to drive the power of his nation to execute the Ninth Cycle—and strain and injure his physical body while doing so. Now, executing it felt effortless.

The Ninth Cycle previously could injure the Six Paths Immortal, equivalent to a consummate Upper Heavenly Palace Realm cultivator’s attack.

Now that Gu Hai targeted the Silken Web Heavenly Demon, he naturally did not waste time on words.

Kill!

Boom!

With another strike of the Ninth Cycle, Gu Hai sent the Silken Web Heavenly Demon flying into the sky.

The Silken Web Heavenly Demon was the sixth-ranked peak master, while the Gautama Heavenly Demon was the seventh-ranked peak master. Although he was stronger than Jiang Gautama, Gu Hai’s cultivation improvement was beyond what ordinary people could imagine.

“Impossible! Silken web domain!” the Silken Web Heavenly Demon shouted in alarm.

With a wave of his hand, spiderwebs filled the surroundings once more. A domain formed by the webs seemed to cover all of Gu Hai’s escape routes.

However, when Gu Hai executed the Ninth Cycle, a massive saber qi domain instantly formed. Over two hundred large saber qi appeared, each surrounded by over two hundred medium saber qi. Each medium saber qi, in turn, was accompanied by over two hundred small saber qi. This structure was akin to the one hundred thousand Go puzzles Gu Hai condensed into a smaller number.

When the saber qi domain appeared, it shredded all the spiderwebs. Then the Ninth Cycle headed for the Silken Web Heavenly Demon.

Boom!

Gu Hai smote the Silken Web Heavenly Demon again, and they took their battle to the sky.

“Is this the consummation of the Upper Heavenly Palace Realm? Hah! It’s nothing special!” Gu Hai revealed a faint sneer.

He kept swinging the Life Executioner Saber, each strike pushing the Silken Web Heavenly Demon back.

The Silken Web Heavenly Demon was stronger than Jiang Gautama, mainly because of his poison!

However, poison? It had no effect on Gu Hai. Chen Xianer had long been on guard against the Silken Web Heavenly Demon and had naturally prepared Gu Hai’s body against it.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

Gu Hai and the Silken Web Heavenly Demon fought fiercely in outer space, shattering quite a few stars. The battle was evenly matched; Gu Hai even had a slight advantage.

“That’s impossible. You can’t have such a firm foundation unless you are near the consummation of the spiritual souls! What are the heights of your mortal, earthly, and heavenly souls?” the Silken Web Heavenly Demon asked anxiously.

“Haven’t you heard it from others before?” Gu Hai sneered.

“What?”

“Clearly, you did not make diligent inquiries about us,” Gu Hai stated coldly. “The leaders of all the major factions should have our information. We have a one-hundred-sixty-three-meter-tall mortal soul!”

“What? A perfect mortal soul?” the Silken Web Heavenly Demon exclaimed in surprise.

“We have a two-hundred-thirteen-meter-tall earthly soul and a two-hundred-seventy-meter-tall heavenly soul,” Gu Hai said indifferently.

Boom!

When Gu Hai executed the Ninth Cycle, the Silken Web Heavenly Demon was again forced to retreat. However, he now gazed at Gu Hai as though seeing a ghost.

“Impossible! Perfection in the three spiritual souls? Only those who have reached the consummation of the Upper Heavenly Palace Realm can achieve this, and not just any of them. Only those who have achieved the consummation of spiritual souls can have perfect spiritual souls. You-you mean to say, once you reach the consummation of the Upper Heavenly Palace Realm, you will directly achieve the consummation of the spiritual souls? I-I have been cultivating for three hundred thousand years, reincarnated seventy-six times, and I have not done it! You-you-you…how is this possible!” the Silken Web Heavenly Demon shrieked in alarm.

“Consummation of the spiritual souls?” Gu Hai raised an eyebrow.

During the battle between Chiyou and Ji Dihong, the two mentioned that they were at the level of the consummation of the spiritual souls. Gu Hai knew that Long Zhanguo had also reached this level.

“Even if you have perfect spiritual souls, I will not let you reach the consummation of the Upper Heavenly Palace Realm. I will kill you today and devour your three spiritual souls. That might significantly aid my cultivation. Hahaha!” the Silken Web Heavenly Demon laughed viciously.

“Kill us? It seems you are not as powerful as we are,” Gu Hai scoffed.

“What do you know? Consummate Upper Heavenly Palace Realm cultivators can drive the power of the world. Do you know what the power of the world is? Oh! Perhaps the consummate Upper Heavenly Palace Realm cultivators you encountered in the past were too weak, not progressing far enough. Let me show you what the power of the world is!” the Silken Web Heavenly Demon sneered.

While smiling coldly, his figure suddenly swelled, instantly transforming into a giant spider over three hundred meters in size.

The moment the giant spider appeared, a dark aura emerged behind it. Instead of spreading out, it seemed like thin lines stirring the spatial laws.

Buzz!

The image of a colossal tree appeared behind the spider, looking like it connected to the entire world. The tree carried a destructive might that could destroy the world. The spider’s body seemed to draw in the endless power of the world through the dark aura threads.

The size of the giant spider increased again. Gu Hai could sense the spider’s aura expanding limitlessly. Its strength was growing.

Gu Hai’s expression turned grave. “Is this gigantic tree that reaches the heavens and pierces the earth a Great Dao? Is it the world’s laws?”

“Indeed, it is the world’s laws. I am currently harnessing the power of a Great Dao. Number Eight’s and Number Nine’s cultivations are still insufficient to draw forth an entire Great Dao. Those who have reached the consummation of the spiritual souls can directly drive an entire Great Dao—and perhaps even more. As for me, I am in between; while I have not reached the extent of fully driving the Great Dao, I can still do so at some cost. The power of the Great Dao, the Dao of the world, they all submit to me!” The giant spider laughed loudly.

Amid the Silken Web Heavenly Demon’s laughter, Gu Hai observed cracks appearing on its carapace. Evidently, its cultivation was insufficient, and forcefully drawing upon the power of a Great Dao was too much of a burden. Its body almost could not withstand it. However, its rising strength scared Gu Hai.

The power of a Great Dao?

Gu Hai was indeed invincible when he drove the Go Dao against the Corpse Worm Heavenly Demon and others. Although he was unaware of which Great Dao the Silken Web Heavenly Demon had invoked, it would be incomparably terrifying as long as it involved a Great Dao.

“Ninth Cycle!” Gu Hai swung his saber once again.

Boom!

One of Silken Web Heavenly Demon’s spider claws managed to block the Life Executioner Saber by driving the power of the Great Dao.

“Heh, my strength has not yet peaked, but it has already multiplied over five times. Hahaha! Do you still want to use the Ninth Cycle? It’s useless; all your attacks are useless, including your Go Dao ritual array. They’re all useless because I’m also mobilizing the power of the Great Dao. The Great Dao is invincible! Prepare to die!” the Silken Web Heavenly Demon laughed maliciously.

“Your strength has increased five times? We understand now. If that’s the case, then watch this attack!” Gu Hai’s eyes turned cold, and his saber came slashing down once more.

As the saber swung, the surrounding saber qi domain suddenly expanded nearly a hundredfold, enveloping that region of outer space.

When this saber swung down, the image of a tree also appeared behind Gu Hai.

“The Go Great Dao? It’s not a ritual array but the Go Dao laws? How can you drive the power of the Great Dao? You have not reached the consummation of the Upper Heavenly Palace Realm yet!” Silken Web Heavenly Demon suddenly cried out in shock.

“Cycle Saber Technique, Tenth Cycle!”

Gu Hai swung his saber. Endless saber qi coalesced, bringing with them the strongest power of the world. A small portion rushed into Gu Hai’s body, making him feel like his body was about to collapse. This slash exhausted all his strength and inflicted numerous severe internal injuries.

Gu Hai executed the strongest move of the Cycle Saber Technique for the first time after reaching the Upper Heavenly Palace’s seventh layer. Furthermore, he had done it forcefully, barely able to support it.

Nevertheless, the Cycle Saber Technique increased its power a hundredfold with each cycle, and this slash looked like it was cleaving heaven and earth.

Buzz!

The saber light was bright, seeming to illuminate the entire flawed immortal firmament and dye it purple.

“No!” the Silken Web Heavenly Demon cried out in fear.

All battles around paused because this slash made everyone feel as though heavenly might had arrived. They felt suppressed, and a certain dread burgeoned within them.

The Silken Web Heavenly Demon resisted with all its might.

Boom!

A huge black hole appeared in the boundless outer space, and several galaxies shattered. Everyone’s heart felt tight, as if the entire immortal firmament had been cleaved open.

After the Life Executioner Saber swung past, the Silken Web Heavenly Demon’s giant spider body exploded. Perhaps the power of the Great Dao it harnessed protected it from powderizing, but it still split it in half instantaneously.

“No!” the eighth-ranked and ninth-ranked peak masters screamed in shock.

Gu Hai had chopped the more powerful sixth-ranked peak master in half?

The saber light slowly faded, and space gradually returned to normal. However, it seemed like an irreparable crack remained in the starry sky.

The over-three-hundred-meter-long spider now lay on the ground, cut in half, and Gu Hai shuddered.

Bang!

Gu Hai’s body cracked in many places, spilling a significant amount of blood.

The Tenth Cycle was too much of a burden for him.

Mending Heaven Energy surged out, repairing his injuries. Gu Hai took a deep breath, looking at the two halves of the spider’s body.