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Novel: [The Primordial Law]
Volume 2: [Jiuli Insect Valley]
Chapter 83 (110): [Slaying the Five Seas, Executing the Nine Springs]
(83rd of Volume 2)
Translator: Shadow Knight AK
Editor: Shadow Knight AK
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The mist had been dispersed from the riverbank area.
Most striking were the layers of formation-woven light veils conjured by the two hundred-plus young Martial-Mystic Cultivators of the Jiu Li Tribe, who were activating formation scripts.
They retreated slowly, but were blocked by two powerful cultivators from the Five Seas Realm.
One of them was Wang Daozhen, one of the three great young masters of the Wang Clan of the Sui Sect. Wielding a ten-foot-long Formation-Cracking Whip, each lash sent thunderous booms echoing through the air.
"Boom! Boom..."
The whip struck the formation-woven light veils, tearing long, fiery fissures through them.
Though the fissures quickly sealed, the relentless attacks meant the formation's collapse was only a matter of time.
Zhuang Yue's gaze fell upon the massive corpse of the Four-Armed Ape on the ground, her eyes widening in shock.
"The sixth-generation descendant of the Four Extremes Ape King! Its physique is astonishing, possessing innate divine strength. Even without cultivating human cultivation methods, by this age, its combat prowess would rival that of an ordinary Nine Springs Paragon. Moreover, it had the Hundred Meridians Pure Silver Immortal Physique! How could Si Ma Qin have slain it so easily?"
"If he could cleave through the Dharma Dao Fire Ape with a single strike, killing that ape king's cub would merely require a few more blows. Nothing remarkable about that."
Jiang Ning's starry eyes remained as calm as a deep pool as she continued in her melodious voice, "His decisive slaying of the Ape King's cub was quite unexpected. He must possess genuine confidence, unafraid of provoking the Demon King. Zhuang Yue, would you dare kill the Demon King's sixth-generation descendant?"
Zhuang Yue replied, "The Demon King has many sixth-generation descendants, but only one with the Hundred Silver Meridians. In Li Prefecture, I would hesitate, unable to act so decisively. But in the Ten Central Provinces, it wouldn't matter!"
"If even you wouldn't dare, what is the source of his confidence?" Jiang Ning asked.
"Perhaps he's just a reckless fool," Zhuang Yue suggested.
"Based on his behavior on the ship, do you think he's the reckless type?" Jiang Ning's gaze remained fixed on the shadowy figure currently battling two Five Seas Realm cultivators.
Even the concealment provided by the High-Grade Spiritualal Artifact, the Nightwalker's Garment, couldn't evade her keen Spiritual eyes.
Jiang Ning said, "This is an excellent opportunity to recruit him. If he's overwhelmed, intervene to save him. I must have this man. He's the only one who can conquer the Thirty-Three Li Mountain."
She didn't believe that Li Weiyi, a cultivator in the Surging Spring Realm, possessed the ability to break through the current predicament. Overcoming such a vast cultivation gap was no easy feat, and the Five Seas Realm cultivators before them were no pushovers.
The Pantherkin Martial-Mystic Cultivator from the Coffin Sea Pavilion was at the first stage of the Five Seas Realm.
Clearly, his cultivation level didn't grant him access to the Coffin Sea Pavilion's inner secrets. As a result, every claw technique he unleashed was ruthlessly aimed at killing Li Weiyi.
After activating his invisibility, Li Weiyi gained the upper hand, forcing the Pantherkin Martial-Mystic Cultivator into a desperate retreat.
The speed enhancement from his High-Grade Spiritualal Artifact made the Five Seas Realm Pantherkin no match.
Li Weiyi quickly landed two palm strikes, each far heavier than the Pantherkin had imagined, causing blood to gush from his mouth and nose.
"Whoosh!"
An arrow of lightning forced Li Weiyi back.
The Pantherkin Martial-Mystic Cultivators finally caught his breath and roared, "He's wearing High-Grade Spiritualal Artifact armor! It enhances his defense and speed, and grants invisibility. I can't defeat him! Where's the Great Spiri6 Master? Break his invisibility now!"
The Sui Sect Great Spiritual Master, who had been observing from the riverbank, joined forces with an Insect Tamer from San Chen Palace.
"I'll illuminate his invisibility," the short, stout Great Spiritual Master said with a smile. From the Third Eye Spiritual Realm between his brows, a blinding light erupted, launching six talismanic runes into the air.
Guided by Spiritual Power, the talismanic runes flew toward Li Weiyi's approximate location from six different directions.
"Boom!"
The first rune exploded, its Spiritual Light illuminating the surrounding miles and lingering for an extended period.
The invisible Li Weiyi was immediately revealed within the Spiritual Light, his humanoid silhouette now visible, leaving him with nowhere to hide.
"Whoosh!"
The Raven Aberrant locked onto Li Weiyi with his battle intent and fired an arrow of lightning. Simultaneously, he swooped down, sheathed his war bow, drew a two-foot short sword, and charged into the fray.
Using the speed granted by his High-Grade Spiritualal Artifact, the Nightwalker's Garment, Li Weiyi stepped on streaks of light trails, broke free from the lock, and evaded the lethal arrow.
Then, he reached out his bare hand into the void.
He intended to catch the Raven Aberrant's slashing Spiritual Artifact short sword with his bare hand.
"You're utterly ignorant! Even a second-stage cultivator of the Five Seas Realm wouldn't dare catch a sword with their bare hand!"
"Sizzle!"
The Raven Aberrant channeled Spiritual Qi from his Qi Sea, causing the short sword to burst into flames.
Li Weiyi's right arm and hand blurred into a phantom, as if countless hands were reaching out simultaneously. He was executing the Chan Sect's Twelve Dispersed Hands technique, "Spirit Treasure Seizing Hand," now refined to the Heavenly Dao and Law Harmony level.
The Raven Aberrant Martial-Mystic Cultivator's short sword was snatched away in an instant.
As the Raven Aberrant stood in stunned confusion, Li Weiyi swung the sword backhand in a swift, decisive strike.
"Thwack!"
The blade fell.
In a single exchange, the Five Seas Realm Raven Aberrant expert's head was severed and sent flying.
The headless corpse, adorned with a pair of broad black wings, crashed heavily to the ground.
The Pantherkin Martial-Mystic Cultivator, also at the Five Seas Realm, watched in horror. He realized that Li Weiyi was even more formidable with a sword than with his blade.
Li Weiyi pursued the Pantherkin Martial-Mystic Cultivator, short sword in hand, while simultaneously scanning the battlefield with sharp eyes, maintaining a comprehensive overview of the situation.
The most dangerous area was undoubtedly where Yaoyin and Yin Ershi Wu were fighting.
Their enemies were all Nine Springs Supremes, including some with Pure Immortal Physiques.
The Jiu Li Tribe had already lost five or six Seven Springs and Eight Springs Martial-Mystic Cultivators.
At this point, Li Weiyi could no longer afford to conceal his identity.
He retrieved an Insect Tube from beneath his Nightwalker's Garment and released the seven Phoenix-Winged Moth Emperors inside.
Three of them attacked the Pantherkin Martial-Mystic Cultivator.
The remaining four swarmed toward the Sui Sect Great Spiritual Master near the riverbank.
Li Weiyi finally freed himself and charged toward the group of Nine Springs Supremes.
Su Yunqing, a Nine Springs Supreme from Tianyi Sect, was in her early twenties.
Though not a Pure Immortal Physique, she possessed peerless beauty among mortals and a voluptuous figure that surpassed even young women like Li Ling and Yaoyin.
Channeling her Ancestral Field Spiritual energy, she swung her battle sword with all her might to parry Li Weiyi's incoming dagger.
"Bang!"
The battle sword flew from Su Yunqing's hand.
Blood gushed from her palm, where she had gripped the sword.
Her face drained of color as she retreated in terror, finally understanding the true terror of a man who could slay the Demon King's sixth-generation descendant.
Li Weiyi pressed his pursuit, slamming his palm against her chest. Her ribs shattered with a sickening crack, her chest caved in completely, and her lithe, graceful body snapped in half.
As the saying goes, "Strike while the iron is hot."
With every bone in her body broken, death came instantly.
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The Great Spiritual Master from the Sui Sect, standing by the riverbank, never anticipated that his opponent was also an Insect Tamer.
He hastily manipulated the four talismanic runes in the sky to intercept the four Phoenix-Winged Moth Emperors hurtling toward him.
The remaining rune shot toward Li Weiyi.
"Whoosh!"
The rune landed on his body.
Li Weiyi was completely immobilized by the Immobilization Runes.
Huo Zhanbai, trained by the San Chen Palace and possessing the Nine Springs Pure Immortal Physique, knew the runes would only hold Li Weiyi for a moment.
Seizing this rare opportunity, he surged through the crowd and delivered a devastating punch to Li Weiyi's chest.
"Bang!"
This Heart-Crushing Fist, infused with Heavenly Dao and Law Harmony, would either kill or critically injure even a Martial-Mystic Cultivator in the first stage of the Five Seas Realm. After all, the heart was the most vulnerable organ for any cultivator.
The sudden attack left Yaoyin and Yin Ershi Wu no time to react. They desperately raced toward Li Weiyi and Huo Zhanbai.
Though his body was paralyzed, Li Weiyi's Spiritual Power and Spiritual Qi still flowed within him. He channeled all his energy into the Corpse Garment Soft Armor he wore beneath his robes.
This armor had been obtained from the Bronze Warship.
A bloody handprint adorned the armor, its palm filled with countless scriptures.
Now that Li Weiyi's cultivation had reached the Nine Springs Realm, the Ancestral Field Spiritual energy activated the handprint.
Wisps of crimson mist seeped from the mark, quickly coalescing into a blood-red cloud that enveloped him.
Zhuang Yue, watching from afar, was even more shocked than when she had witnessed Li Weiyi slay a Five Seas Realm cultivator with a single sword strike.
"Miss," she exclaimed, "something's wrong with that man! He's hiding a great secret!"
...
On the other battlefield:
"Rustle!"
The elderly Insect Tamer from San Chen Palace released a swarm of Iron-Eating Ants from his insect pouch.
Though each ant was no larger than a grain of rice, their sheer numbers surged like a vast army, swarming toward the array's protective light screen that shielded over two hundred young Jiu Li Tribe Martial-Mystic Cultivators.
"Boom!"
Wang Daozhen swung his Formation-Cracking Whip, striking the light screen and creating fiery fissures.
The Iron-Eating Ants poured through the cracks, and screams erupted from within the array as chaos erupted. The formation collapsed.
The two hundred young Martial-Mystic Cultivators were now completely exposed.
Wang Daozhen finally exhaled in relief.
Wielding the Formation-Cracking Whip had drained his Spiritual Qi.
"The hunt begins," he declared, "Leave no survivors. Annihilate the Jiu Li Tribe's younger generation."
"Boom!"
He struck first, unleashing a torrent of Five Seas Realm, Second Stage Spiritual Qi from his sleeves. The force swept away nine young Martial-Mystic Cultivators at the Six Springs and Seven Springs stages, instantly killing them as blood gushed from their seven orifices.
Wang Daozhen's ability to reach this place despite his Five Seas Realm, Second Stage cultivation was due to wearing the Nine Talisman Treasure Robe, which offered partial protection against the dangerous, mysterious energy permeating the area.
Yang Qingxi believed that such a powerful expert was necessary to ensure their safety.
Huo Zhanbai's agonized screams echoed from the distance.
Wang Daozhen, eager to unleash a massacre, immediately glanced into the mist, only to discover that several of his elite forces had already fallen.
"What a bunch of useless trash!" he cursed inwardly, "Two Five Seas Realm cultivators and a Great Spiritual Master can't even take down a Surging Spring Realm Martial-Mystic Cultivator?"
Wang Daozhen was speechless with frustration. How could such a crushing advantage have resulted in such heavy losses? He channeled Spiritual Qi beneath his feet, gripped his ten-foot-long Formation-Cracking Whip, and charged forward.
Meanwhile, on the other side of the battlefield, Huo Zhanbai's fist struck Li Weiyi squarely in the chest, only to be violently repelled by a surging cloud of Blood Qi erupting from Li Weiyi's body. The force sent Huo Zhanbai staggering backward, his arm numb.
Yaoyin and Yin Ershi Wu swiftly arrived, engaging Huo Zhanbai in several rounds of combat.
Li Weiyi, having broken free from the Immobilization Runes' suppression, moved with blinding speed, leaving behind a trail of afterimages as he struck Huo Zhanbai with a palm strike that sent him flying.
Huo Zhanbai crashed to the ground with a miserable shriek, blood gushing from his mouth as he lay motionless, unable to rise.
"Thwack!"
Yin Ershi Wu's sword severed Huo Zhanbai's head in a single stroke. He snorted coldly, "Only ninety Meridian Veins? And the San Chen Palace dares call you a Seed of Inheritance? Only those with Hundred Silver Meridians deserve that title!"
Li Weiyi's gaze locked onto Wang Daozhen, who was rapidly approaching.
His eyes burned with hatred as he hissed, "Enough talk! Quickly escort the Jiu Li Tribe's young Martial-Mystic Cultivators and Spiritual Masters toward Burial Immortal Town. They'll be relatively safe once they cross the true boundary of the Five Seas Realm. I'll hold back all the Five Seas Realm experts and Great Spiritual Masters here myself!"
"The true boundary of the Five Seas Realm?" Yin Ershi Wu's eyes widened in surprise, but understanding dawned on him in an instant. His admiration for Li Weiyi deepened.
He charged toward the group of young cultivators, roaring, "Fleeing outward is futile! The only path to survival lies inward!"
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