Chapter 1029 - The Gathering Storm (1/2)

Shao Tianqi was overcome with an impulse to roar up at the skies. Initially, when Mo Wen had barely made it here in time, Shao Tianqi might not have been able to kill both of them. Just now, when Mo Wen had demonstrated his abilities, Shao Tianqi took careful note of it. It was likely that Mo Wen was stronger than he was. He would be the one in danger if Gu Jingman and Mo Wen had joined hands, so he also would have been the one who must escape. It was honestly beyond Shao Tianqi’s wildest imagination that Gu Jingman’s decision to drag him down with her would have made his dreams come true. He could finally kill Mo Wen.

“Do you know why people call me the butcher? It’s because you’re the fish!” he thought.

“You got lucky, you scum,” Mo Wen chuckled coldly. He looked at Shao Tianqi as if the latter were an idiot.

“Hm, and what about it? I can kill both of you. This will be the greatest thing I’ve ever accomplished in my life”

Shao Tianqi chuckled thickly. He was in no rush because Mo Wen and Gu Jingman no longer had any strength to resist him. No one would have the strength, not after they had suffered such grievous injuries.

Gu Jingman remained in Mo Wen’s embrace. Her lips curled slightly into a bitter smile. “I didn’t think you’d come.”

“How could I not? You were in danger,” Mo Wen remarked lightly.

Gu Jingman was very quiet. She did not know the reason herself, but she was exceptionally at peace. Perhaps it had something to do with being able to die in Mo Wen’s embrace, but she was not at all resistant. Whether the outcome was good or bad was no longer of any importance to her. All that mattered was that he was there with her.

“What a pair you two fools make. Truly a match made in heaven. I’ll send you both to hell today, and you can stay married in the netherworld.”

Perhaps Shao Tianqi had really been like what Gu Jingman described. He was too old and he had been holding in all his grievances for too long, and that was why he could not stand the sight of another person being happy. The sight of such a heart-warming scene triggered a rage deep within him, and he swung down mercilessly with the huge sword in his hand.

It did not seem like he was out to kill a person with that force; it looked more like he was slashing a mountain in half.

The huge flaming sword shook the heaven and earth, activating the entire fire domain. Fires were raging and the entire space seemed as if it was on the brink of disintegrating.

Gu Jingman closed her eyes slowly, subconsciously clutching tightly onto Mo Wen’s wrist.

However, the destruction did not happen like they thought it would. The heaven and earth fell into silence and tranquillity in a split second. The fire domain quietened.

With one arm holding on to Gu Jingman, Mo Wen pointed with his free hand. The blade that was swinging down was suspended in the air, unable to move another inch.

Those with good eyes could see a huge, shapeless sword that held Shao Tianqi’s huge flaming sword back. That huge sword seemed illusory, and yet it was capable of shaking up the entire situation.

Shao Tianqi’s body was rooted firmly and rigidly to the ground. He looked at Mo Wen in disbelief, forgetting to recall the sword he had sent out.

“Primordial Soul power! How could you possess power as formidable as the Primordial Soul power? That is impossible!”

Shao Tianqi looked at Mo Wen in disbelief. Mo Wen had halted his sword with the Primordial Soul power which was, at the very least, at the level of the Supreme Profundity realm. It was not that the Primordial Soul power was divided into ranks, but the Primordial Soul power that Mo Wen harnessed now was on par with that of a regular Supreme Profundity cultivator. Mo Wen had far surpassed him, and he could not tell how many levels ahead his opponent was.

Mo Wen laughed coldly. Impossible? After he had left the Creation Pool, his Primordial Soul power had reached the level of a Supreme Profundity cultivator. Because a Spirit Tree had agglomerated with his declarative memory, his Primordial Soul had advanced rapidly and had taken a qualitative leap.

Although he had only absorbed a bit of the power released by the Spirit Tree, the strength of his Primordial Soul was honestly above that of the Supreme Profundity realm. Of course, that was the inherent strength of the Primordial Soul and not the released Primordial Soul power. The Primordial Soul power he released was only on par with that of an average monk at the Supreme Profundity realm preliminary stage.

However, it was more than enough to defeat someone like Shao Tianqi.

“D*mn it!” Shao Tianqi roared.

He did not think twice before he turned to flee. It seemed like Mo Wen was a Primordial Soul power at the Supreme Profundity realm and had managed to cultivate some Primordial Soul techniques on top of that. Shao Tianqi might be heavily injured now, but he was probably not Mo Wen’s match even if he was in peak condition.

Mo Wen was taking it too far, no? Was he still human? Most people had Primordial Soul powers beneath their cultivation, but Mo Wen was the opposite. On top of that, his Primordial Soul power was a whole realm higher than his cultivation. Was there anyone else in this world like Mo Wen?

How terrifying! Shao Tianqi felt a sense of horror wash over him. It was difficult to imagine the outcome of going against someone as horrifying as Mo Wen, someone who had such limitless potential.

Besides, there was no way he and Mo Wen could resolve their conflict. This was because they were mortal enemies, and there was no way that sort of hatred would ever abate.

He made up his mind. After he escaped from here, he would immediately return to the Petrification Cult and report everything he knew about Mo Wen to the higher-ups in the cult. Mo Wen was just too terrifying, and there was absolutely no way this person could be allowed to stay. Given enough time, he could become a disaster for the Petrification Cult. Shao Tianqi was certain that the higher-ups would be even more anxious than him to take Mo Wen out once they heard his report.

“Escaping?”

Mo Wen laughed coldly with a smirk. His Primordial Soul power was so limitless that it was almost terrifying, like a surging tide. Beams of Primordial Soul power transformed into sharp, formless blades. The entire space was filled with those blades, which were so plentiful that there seemed to be no gaps between any one of them.

Divine Sword of the Primordial Soul!

This was one of the Three Great Primordial Soul techniques from the Divine Soul Trillion Layers. Its power was immense, rumored to be able to wipe out the heaven and earth.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh!

Deified Soul Power was exceptionally quick, so much so that Shao Tianqi had no way of escaping. Thousands of swords were flying about, much like rolling waves, and Shao Tianqi was struck a thousand times over in just a blink of an eye, his body completely destroyed.

The beams of light vanished, as did the formless Sword Qi. The golden sun in Mo Wen’s eyes dimmed as well.