The Blood Disc Death Trap

Though this description takes time, the reality was instantaneous!

Faced with the lightning-fast Bone-Slaying Immortal-Killing Needle, Ji Ning had no time to have his Primaltwin block it. After all, while the Primaltwin could emerge from the aquatic manor very quickly, it would still need time to release the hundreds of Heaven-ranked flying swords and activate the Lesser Thousand Sword Formation… and the Bone-Slaying Immortal-Killing Needle gave Ji Ning no such time.

Ji Ning could only use his divine abilities and block head-on!

“Swoosh!”

The Water-Fire Lotus surrounding Ji Ning was incredibly tough, yet it was instantly pierced through!

Ji Ning, now with three heads and six arms, used the Immortal swords in his hands to their utmost limit in a desperate attempt to block the Bone-Slaying Immortal-Killing Needle.

“Clang!” “Clang!” “Clang!” “Clang!” “Clang!” “Clang!” Six successive, violent collisions. Of the six Immortal swords in his hands, three were the Northsea swords, which naturally possessed great power, while the other three were Heaven-ranked flying swords. Although Ji Ning’s true body could not infuse them with Ki, Heaven-ranked flying swords were at least sturdy and powerful.

If he had been wielding Earth-ranked flying swords, they would have been pierced through and shattered by the Bone-Slaying Immortal-Killing Needle. But the three Heaven-ranked flying swords left behind by Celestial Immortal Juhua at least wouldn’t shatter! They allowed Ji Ning to unleash the full power of his ‘Starseizing Hand’!

Each collision felt like a massive mountain range crashing into him.

Six collisions in a row!

Thankfully, after training in the ‘Six Cycles of Starseizing,’ his palms had become even tougher than Heaven-ranked treasures, allowing him to securely grip the sword hilts.

“Boom!”

Gripping six swords with six hands, each hand executing the Starseizing Hand, Ji Ning desperately fought to block the ‘Bone-Slaying Immortal-Killing Needle.’ Even so, the terrifying impact sent him flying backward like a meteor.

“I’ll block it. Block it, block it!” Ji Ning strained to hold on, hoping to endure for as long as possible.

Although Ji Ning’s Fiendgod Body Refining had only reached the eleventh layer of the Crimsonbright Diagram of the Nine Heavens, which merely matched a peak Wanxiang Adept, he had previously acquired a Peacock Plume to train the ‘Six Cycles of Starseizing’ to its second cycle. This allowed his divine ability, the ‘Starseizing Hand,’ to erupt with terrifying power, instantly pushing his strength past the ‘Primal Daoist level’ and into the ‘Return-to-Void Earth Immortal’ level.

Additionally, his ‘Domain of the Dao’ had now nearly perfectly encompassed the Dao of Rainwater.

Furthermore, Sword Immortals were best suited for offense.

“Boom!” Ji Ning’s towering Fiendgod-like body crashed into a wooden pillar. The pillar, reinforced by the formations spread throughout the Cloudwater Pavilion, was extremely stable and remained undamaged.

“Pfft.” Ji Ning spat out a mouthful of blood.

His body was covered in dense cracks and wounds. Blood seeped out. The impact had been too strong. Although Ji Ning had used Heavenly Transformation and Five Thunders Body of a Vajra to stabilize his divine body, the other parts of his body were far inferior to his palms and had been shaken until they were covered with countless cracks.

“I’m not dead.” Ji Ning was stunned.

He had struggled fiercely to block the Bone-Slaying Immortal-Killing Needle. Under his resistance, the needle’s power had continuously diminished until, pressed against his final Immortal sword, it had slammed the sword into Ji Ning’s chest. The impact had nearly destroyed his body, but it had only resulted in countless cracks, not true annihilation.

“I blocked it.” Ji Ning was instead overjoyed. “Thankfully, I managed to master the second cycle of the ‘Six Cycles of Starseizing.’ And thankfully, I began training in ‘Three Heads, Six Arms’ over a year ago, allowing all six of my hands to execute the Starseizing Hand!”

The countless wounds on his body began to glow with flowing Crimsonbright divine power, the surging power quickly healing the wounds. Ji Ning’s six hands still gripped the Immortal swords, their sword-light soaring into the sky, with sword-qi permeating everything, radiating immense might.

“Still alive?”

As Ji Ning was sent flying back, Cloudfloat Immortal charged after him. He was stunned that Ji Ning had actually blocked the attack, but he didn’t hesitate for a moment! This assassination was backed by his Heavenly Dao Oath. If Ji Ning didn’t die, he would be the one to be annihilated, body and soul. So his reaction was very fast.

“Whoosh.” As he charged towards Ji Ning, Cloudfloat Immortal waved his hand.

Instantly, a golden heart appeared high in the air. The golden heart immediately emitted thousands of blood-red rays of light, which spread out in all directions, forming a massive web. The entire central region of the area was completely sealed off. This colossal web of countless blood-red rays of light was suffused with a baleful aura and an overwhelming killing intent.

Cloudfloat Immortal had prepared two treasures for this assassination of Ji Ning.

The first was the Bone-Slaying Immortal-Killing Needle, possessing astonishing power. Cloudfloat Immortal felt that even he would be heavily injured if he had to take it head-on. As for Ji Ning? Ordinary protective treasures would be directly pierced through, and Ji Ning would most assuredly die.

The other treasure was the ‘Blood Disc Heaven-Sealing Formation.’ Once this formation was deployed, regardless of whether it was the Grand Xia Imperial Guard or the stationed Loose Immortals trying to break in, they would need time. And given sufficient time, Cloudfloat Immortal was confident he could kill Ji Ning in one-on-one combat.

He was a top-tier Loose Immortal!

And Ji Ning was merely a Wanxiang Adept! Even if the Bone-Slaying Immortal-Killing Needle was blocked by some strange treasure, if given enough time for a true one-on-one fight, he didn’t believe Ji Ning could withstand it!

Both treasures were one-use items. Although he had paid a significant price, the Shaoyin clan had effectively ‘half-gifted’ these two treasures to Cloudfloat Immortal.

The Cloudwater Pavilion was the largest and most important commercial establishment of the Zhuanshui clan in the Grand Xia imperial capital.

Thirty-six Loose Immortals were permanently stationed here.

The Zhuanshui clan possessed several thousand Earth Immortals and Loose Immortals, so stationing only thirty-six here seemed very few. In reality, however, these thirty-six Loose Immortals… were all wearing Immortal-ranked Dao-soldier armor. If the thirty-six of them joined forces, they could even repel a Celestial Immortal in a frontal assault!

“Building Earth, Room Two, an assassination has occurred!”

Some of the thirty-six Loose Immortals were in secluded meditation, some were drinking and enjoying themselves, but the moment the Primal Daoist overseeing the entire Cloudwater Pavilion sent them a mental message, they instantly arrived in the air above the Cloudwater Pavilion.

Thirty-six people!

Each wore black Dao-soldier armor, each radiating an overwhelming pressure. Hovering in the air, the thirty-six transformed into a single massive black serpent. The mere appearance of this black serpent in midair caused space to flow like water, completely solidifying. The serpent then charged straight towards the thousand-zhang-tall pavilion where Ji Ning and the others were.

Swoosh.

The top of the giant pavilion was automatically split apart by the controller of the Cloudwater Pavilion, and the black serpent plunged directly inside.

Though this description takes time, the thirty-six Loose Immortals were very fast. However, fast as they were, by the time they charged in, the ‘Blood Disc Heaven-Sealing Formation’ had already sealed that entire region.

“He’s dead for sure.” Xiao Lang stared at the formation within the Blood Disc Heaven-Sealing Formation. “This is the Blood Disc Heaven-Sealing Formation. It requires a million jin of Primordial Liquid to acquire, and it can only be used once. But even though it’s only one use… its power is terrifying. Even if the Grand Xia Imperial Guard attacks, they’ll need some time to break through it. The Zhuanshui clan experts stationed here at the Cloudwater Pavilion will probably need some time to shatter the formation as well.”

Tiannong Quge, Zhuanshui Xiaolou, and Boyan Fairy were all in a state of shock and lamentation.

The reason for their shock…

Was the terrifying strength Ji Ning had suddenly displayed earlier. Forget the series of divine abilities for a moment. But the ‘Domain of the Dao’ Ji Ning had manifested, especially the water-like resilience of his domain, was remarkable. Earlier, Ji Ning’s sword-light had been unceasing, and his six Immortal swords had managed to block the Bone-Slaying Immortal-Killing Needle! Clearly, Ji Ning was incredibly powerful in his comprehension of the ‘Dao.’

“Just comprehending a ‘Domain of the Dao’ alone already surpasses those geniuses who have only mastered a single Dao. Xiao Lang and Boyan Fairy are both far inferior to this Ji Ning,” Zhuanshui Xiaolou secretly marveled. “Especially the fact that he survived the Bone-Slaying Immortal-Killing Needle. It’s clear that the combat power he exploded with in that instant had reached the Loose Immortal level.”

For those who dared to come to the Immortal Fortunes Assembly, peak Wanxiang Adept geniuses could generally erupt with the strength of an ordinary peak Primal Daoist!

A few could even reach the combat level of an Earth Immortal or Loose Immortal!

However—

The actual strength of Immortals varied greatly. For example, Return-to-Void Earth Immortals were also divided into early, middle, late, and peak stages. Differences in their comprehension of the ‘Dao’ could still lead to vast gaps in strength. These most supreme Wanxiang Adept geniuses could only be compared to ordinary Earth Immortals and Loose Immortals.

But even among these top-tier geniuses, there was differentiation. Because of his ‘Starseizing Hand,’ Ji Ning could be considered average even among Return-to-Void Earth Immortals. With ‘Three Heads, Six Arms,’ he effectively had six Starseizing Hand attacks, and combined with the powerful vitality of his Fiendgod body, he was able to survive the ‘Bone-Slaying Immortal-Killing Needle.’

“What a pity.” Tiannong Quge sighed secretly.

“What a genius. He has only trained for thirty years?” Boyan Fairy marveled inwardly.

“To be this strong after only thirty years, he really is far stronger than me. But he’s about to die now.” Xiao Lang stared fixedly at the formation within.

…

“Milord!”

The squad of golden-armored Imperial Guards instantly transformed into a golden divine dragon, smashing into the Blood Disc Heaven-Sealing Formation with a thunderous roar. Hum~~~~ The millions of blood vessels covering the formation merely twisted slightly, easily deflecting the impact. The golden heart continuously pumped blood, maintaining the formation. Only when the blood was completely consumed would the formation dissipate.

“Break!” The black serpent formed by the thirty-six Loose Immortals above, possessing might ten or even a hundred times greater than the golden dragon, smashed into the formation with a colossal roar.

The formation trembled. Countless blood vessels were actually shattered, but the golden heart frantically pumped more blood, spawning new blood vessels to desperately maintain the formation.

…

“No one can save you now.” Cloudfloat Immortal stood within the formation. Three flying swords had appeared in front of him, the swords faintly forming a formation diagram.

Ji Ning, who had been slammed into the pillar, gave a cold smile. “The Shaoyin clan, is it?” Suddenly, a black-robed youth appeared beside him. The black-robed youth looked exactly like Ji Ning, and around this black-robed youth hovered over two hundred flying swords.

Ji Ning’s true body had vanished without a trace, having entered the aquatic manor. After that exchange, his divine power had been reduced to a mere twenty percent due to the recovery from his heavy injuries, insufficient to continue fighting this Immortal.

“Hum~~~” Using the nine precious Watersplitting Pisharkswords as its core, and drawing upon the other two hundred-plus Heaven-ranked flying swords, an endless torrent of sword-qi instantly filled the entire space within the Blood Disc Heaven-Sealing Formation.

The sword-qi now was ten times, a hundred times more powerful than what Ji Ning’s true body had manifested earlier.

“Primaltwin?” Cloudfloat Immortal’s eyes went wide as saucers. He looked at the three Heaven-ranked flying swords before him, then at the black-robed Ji Ning in the distance, surrounded by over two hundred Heaven-ranked flying swords.

“What?!” Tiannong Quge, Zhuanshui Xiaolou, and Boyan Fairy, who had been lamenting outside the formation, were all stunned.

“This… impossible!” Xiao Lang, who had been sneering as he watched Ji Ning die, cried out in shock.