First Immortal of the Sword

Chapter 1110 - My Dao Is Realized, Adding the Finishing Touch

Boom!

Within the Primordial Hellscape Diagram, murderous intent swept forth like the tide, and lightning crackled.

There were numerous other strange phenomena as well. They manifested as lightning, fire, winds, and ice...

It was a vision of upheaval, like demons and gods waging war. Even just watching from afar, the distant onlookers felt suffocated.

All of them could tell that now that the young mistress of the Studio of the Heart had gotten involved, the diagram’s power had changed completely. It was now unimaginably strong!

“Master, pass on in peace. I’ll be sure to burn incense in your honor, sweep your grave, and pay your respects every year on this day,” murmured Pi Mo.

But against all expectations, even in the face of this catastrophe, Su Yi didn’t seem at all concerned.

He brushed off his clothes, glanced into the depths of the heavens, and swung his sword.

Clang!

The Tiny Heart of the Cosmos let out a boundless hum, which reverberated outward in all directions.

Su Yi’s tall, uptight figure was covered with wounds, yet an indescribable, terrifying aura suddenly surged out of him.

Like bamboo shooting up after the rain!

“Hm?” The young mistress of the Studio of the Heart sensed that something was amiss, and her delicate eyebrows furrowed. What’s going on?

Su Xuanjun is obviously already on the brink of death, so why has his aura suddenly grown stronger?

No... it’s still getting stronger!

Here, something seemed to occur to her. She suddenly looked up and gazed into the sky. Despite herself, astonishment appeared on her calm, tranquil face.

She wasn’t sure when, but tribulation clouds surged beneath the dome of heaven, like an incomparably massive vortex. The tribulation light was strange and profound, and utterly silent, but its calamitous aura struck terror into the hearts of all who looked at it.

After but a single glance, the young mistress of the Studio of the Heart stiffened. She sensed its terrifying influence on her Dao Heart, and the look on her pretty face shifted dramatically.

Don’t tell me... this is Su Xuanjun’s Tribulation of Profound Serenity!? But... is he insane? He’s surrounded on all sides and hanging on by a thread. How could he possibly be so brazen as to undergo tribulation now?

Her eyes widened with disbelief.

Boom!

The grand battle had already begun. Su Yi swung his sword and fought those terrifying entities. It was a fierce struggle right from the start!

That aside, thunder boomed and divine flames surged overhead, relentlessly attacking Su Yi.

The ten-plus terrifying spirits had all been World Kings in life. Despite their years of confinement, none of them were weaker than a late-stage Profound Unity Emperor.

Now, with all of them fighting at once, Su Yi was in dire straits once more!

But in stark contrast with the onlookers’ nervousness, Su Yi seemed perfectly calm.

Because all of this had long since been under his control!

The power of the Primordial Hellscape Diagram really was enough to trap just about any Profound Unity cultivator, and those terrifying spirits really were mighty.

Relying purely on his cultivation base, Su Yi would have struggled to contend with them.

But he naturally wouldn’t be stupid enough to try that.

Both Pi Mo and the young mistress of the Studio of the Heart were borrowing external power to deal with him, and he was only in the Profound Illumination Realm.

That meant that there was no possible way for this to be a fair fight.

Given the circumstances, Su Yi naturally didn’t mind using some of his hidden cards.

For instance, when he cut down the first seven terrifying spirits, it might have looked like a simple series of one-shot kills, but in truth, every slash was full of the power of the Sword of the Nine Hells!

The Mysterious Truths that made up the profundities of reincarnation, like the Laws of Rebirth, Withering and Flourishing, and Oblivion, could only contend with Celestial Laws like the Laws of Spirit Nirvana.

But the power of the Sword of the Nine Hells could counter the Laws of Spirit Nirvana completely!

The Primordial Hellscape Painting was a supreme treasure that the Painter had refined. It was full of the source energies of the Laws of Spirit Nirvana; compared to the Sword of the Nine Hells’ aura, it wasn’t even worth looking at.

Why had the seven terrifying spirits Su Yi had cut down earlier been so grateful to him?

Because the aura of the Sword of the Nine Hells shattered the power of Spirit Nirvana that shackled them, granting them a complete release!

But this time, Su Yi didn’t use the Sword of the Nine Hells.

Because there was no longer any need for that.

He’d gotten injured in his earlier battle simply because he wanted to seize the opportunity to temper his essence, qi, and spirit. In doing so, he hoped to stimulate and awaken his latent potential.

Although he took heavy injuries in the process, he successfully invited a chance to undergo tribulation! historical

To use the Sword of the Nine Hells to kill his enemies now would be like desecrating a heavenly treasure. It would be a complete waste.

Boom!

The battle raged on. Su Yi’s predicament was increasingly dire.

Many of the onlookers’ hearts quivered just watching. They were more nervous than ever before.

Suddenly, someone exclaimed, “A tribulation!?”

“Who could possibly be welcoming a tribulation now of all times?”

“What a strange, calamitous aura!”

An uproar arose throughout the surrounding area. Everyone had been focused on watching the battle, but these cries startled them to their sentences. They suddenly noticed the vortex of strange tribulation clouds surging beneath the dome of heaven. It had appeared there without the slightest noise!

At first, it didn’t seem to have much of a presence, but when they looked over, many of the onlookers shuddered. They felt as if they’d been plunged into an icy abyss, and their expressions filled with astonishment.

What level of tribulation is this!?

“This formation looks even stronger than a Tribulation of Profound Unity...” gasped the grand high elder of the Nine Extremes Profound Capital.

“It... it seems this formation is targeting His Excellency Su!” Yan Suni was flabbergasted.

“Has Old Monster Su gone insane? Why would he choose now of all times to undergo tribulation? Or has he really been pushed so far that he has no choice but to cast aside all regard for his life and use the tribulation’s power to drag his foes down with him!?” The Skythorn Poison Emperor’s face filled with disbelief. He, too, was frantic and ill at ease.

After all, Emperors’ tribulations were all terrifying beyond measure. Who would undergo tribulation without making ample preparations? It wasn’t even unusual for entire sects to work together to protect an Emperor undergoing tribulation.

What were they worried about? They worried about something unexpected happening while they faced their tribulation!

Now, Su Yi was already heavily injured and surrounded on all sides. His life hung in the balance, yet he’d gone so far as to summon a rare, calamitous tribulation. Who wouldn’t have been astonished?

“Master, it seems you’ve really run out of tricks... I said it earlier, but you’re too self-satisfied and arrogant, and this will be your downfall. This is your retribution!”

Pi Mo’s eyes shone with a hint of excitement. If he’s been pushed to the point of summoning a tribulation, he must really be at the end of his rope!

The entire area was in uproar over the unexpected appearance of this strange, terrifying tribulation.

But Jin Kui, Ye Luo, and the others looked lost in thought. They recalled that, not long ago, in the estate of the Middle Province Wang Family, their master casually mentioned that he planned to undergo tribulation during this trip to Martial Heaven Peak...

At first, they took this as a joke. None of them believed it.

But now, when they saw this strange, calamitous tribulation appear, they finally realized that their master had been serious!

“In that case, while it might look like Master is in peril, everything is actually entirely under his control...” murmured Ye Luo.

“Don’t get complacent! This tribulation has a strange, calamitous quality about it. It’s far more terrifying than the Tribulation of Profound Unity I underwent not long ago!” Wang Que said solemnly.

Jin Kui and the others couldn’t help but be solemn.

In stark contrast with the uproar going on outside, within the Primordial Hellscape Painting, the young mistress of the Studio of the Heart had an ill premonition.

If a tribulation really began, the first to take damage would inevitably be the Primordial Hellscape Painting!

This was a supreme treasure of the Studio of the Heart. Their founder, the Painter, had refined it himself. If the tribulation damaged it, that would be an enormous loss.

Here, the young mistress of the Studio of the Heart no longer hesitated. This time, she attacked personally.

Whoosh!

The blue brush outlined something in the air. Its tip was like a five-colored divine flame, and now, resplendent misty light floated around it like ink taking shape on a page.

The Primordial Hellscape Painting instantly transformed. The mountains of corpses, sea of blood, and immortal cave rose into the air, then bore down on Su Yi.

It was as if the entire world within the painting had come to life, all for the sake of flattening the man inside it.

This was unquestionably unbelievable. It was terrifying beyond imagination!

Su Yi’s pupils constricted as he sensed a powerful impending threat.

He no longer hesitated. His sword slashed through the air, its edge reaching the depths of the heavens as he said softly, “When a flower blooms, butterflies come of their own volition. When my Dao is realized, it’s as if I’ve added the finishing touch to a painting.”

He whispered so softly that no one could possibly have heard him.

But in the depths of the sky, the silently churning tribulation light suddenly trembled.

Then, lightning came crashing down.

It went off like the first bolt of lightning to arise from the first parting of primordial chaos. It shook the mountains, rivers, and everything in between. The countless cultivators watching the battle trembled from head to toe, and their souls practically let their bodies.

Following the tribulation lightning, boundless white tribulation light burst from the depths of the clouds and poured onto the world below.

Even the old fossils’ hearts shook, and their dread and unease was written all over their faces. What... What kind of tribulation is this? Isn’t this a bit much!?

“Dammit!” The young mistress of the Studio of the Heart was visibly alarmed. She immediately swung her blue paintbrush and circulated the Primordial Hellscape Painting’s power in an attempt to avoid this calamitous tribulation’s power.

But in the end, she was just one step too late.

Boom——!

A beam of tribulation light as thick as a pillar slammed into the Primordial Chaos Diagram, instantly boring a startling hole right through this supreme treasure.

And the ten-plus terrifying spirits surrounding Su Yi didn’t even have time to dodge before they were enveloped in dazzlingly bright tribulation light. It cut them down like a scythe through grass, instantly dissipating their souls.

But when the tribulation light slammed into Su Yi, the Sword of the Nine Hells seemed to awaken, and the eight divine chains wrapped around it shook violently.

Then, an inscrutable power burst from the blade.

Bang!!!

The tribulation light was almost upon Su Yi when it shattered right in front of him, dissipating into a rain of light that bathed Su Yi in its radiance.

The overflowing vitality within the tribulation light instantly surged into Su Yi’s body, and his badly battered body knit together at shocking speeds!

And his essence, qi, and spirit practically caught ablaze, soaring and expanding like mad.

In the eyes of the distant onlookers, he was entirely shrouded in dazzling, radiant, misty light. He looked almost holy, and his entire body emanated shocking energy fluctuations.

This shocking scene left everyone present astonished. All of them were wide-eyed and tongue-tied!