Chapter 607.2: Dao-Establishing Tribulation (1/2)

“You must be Jiang Chen. No wonder you need to possess a junior… This head is all that’s left of you, isn’t it? Your very life hangs by a thread, it seems.” [1] Xing Chen looked at the head with a forbidding curl of his lip.

Flames of three different colors flared from his eyes as the Emerald Mistfire, Lucent Voidfire, and Daevic Skyfire inside him blazed simultaneously. Sheathed in the three immortal fires, the heart gifted by Ashu pounded and generated a mighty force that revolved inside Xing Chen. Meanwhile, the giant lungs began to inhale the energy of the land and convert it into a tremendous power that circulated around him.

The only issue was that the heart was of the fire attribute, while the lungs were of the metal attribute. The two elements were diametrically opposed, so an ever so slight friction resulting from the conflict prevented them from operating in complete harmony. Even so, the generated power was more than enough for Lu Yun’s purposes.

“Xing Chen?” The eyes of the giant head shot wide open. Dozens of kilometers in size, they were immense. But rotten as they were, they looked more like two giant lakes filled with wastewater.

“Die!!” came Jiang Chen’s sudden roar, producing frightening sonic waves that turned into a hurricane howling toward Xing Chen.

The storm was filled to the brim with corpse and yin energies. If not for Xing Chen being from the Nine Yin Soul-Parting Wood and by the lungs and heart of heaven and earth, he would’ve been spontaneously zombified.

Even so, his heart lurched and his skin felt as though it was being gnawed upon by millions of ants.

“Piss off!”

Crackle!

Three immortal fires erupted along with his shout, the raging inferno splitting the black hurricane. Then, a hundred and eight thousand swords illuminated by violet sword radiance rose behind Xing Chen and struck at the same time.

Dancing in perfect coordination, the swarm of swords coalesced into a single entity in the air and drew an enormous purple sword projection. Struck by the giant sword, the enormous hurricane instantly vanished.

Jiang Chen gaped, and a gasp of dread escaped his lips. “Sword dao!!”

Sword dao, wielding dao through the sword!

The violet sword swung with the mysteries of sword dao and tore through space, slicing down toward Jiang Chen’s head. In response, the head squirted out an endless river of pus and blood that corroded the earth and destroyed all life when it landed on the ground.

Right before the projection found its target, a young, red-haired man suddenly descended from above and punched out at the giant illusory sword.

Rumble!!

A clap of thunder rang in the air as the sword dao that Lu Yun had unleashed through Xing Chen’s hundred and eight thousand immortal swords shattered from the weight of the punch.

A sudden weight bearing down on his chest, Xing Chen violently coughed up a mouthful of blood while the impact sent him flying north from Outré Province all the way into the North Sea.

The red-haired young man stood in the void, unflinchingly releasing the aura of a peak arcane dao immortal.

Indeed, a peak arcane dao immortal with nine arcane dao fruits!

But rather than a contemporary immortal… he was one from the primordial times! Compared to the group of barbarous fur seals, his combat arts and strength were on an entirely different level.

Inside Dusk Province, the scarlet ape’s eyes began burning, a hint of fear flashing deep inside them as he looked at the red-haired young man. While the young man’s aura did indeed belong to that of a peak arcane dao immortal, the scarlet ape could clearly tell that his true strength went far beyond his cultivation realm.

“Jiuying… you’ve emerged from seclusion?” a hoarse voice rasped from Jiang Chen’s giant mouth.

“Go back and look for an appropriate junior to possess.” Yin Jiuying’s voice was somewhat somber. “A mere golden immortal almost killed you...”

Jiang Chen turned his gaze toward Dusk Province and stared intensely at Jiangchen Xie. Without a doubt, Jiangchen Xie was one of the possession candidates on his list.

“Forget Jiangchen Xie, he’s the Demon Sovereign’s heir now. We Corpse Refiners can’t afford to offend the demon sovereign at the moment.” Yin Jiuying glanced sideways at Jiang Chen.

The latter’s head deflated like a balloon as he beat a hasty retreat out of Nephrite Major. He’d sensed a fearsome presence incoming and the newcomer already had him in his sights. If he were to tarry… he might very well die today.