Eternal Swordmaster
Chapter 871 - 866: Encounter Again 2

Chapter 871: Chapter 866: Encounter Again 2

"Do you remember the person named Xia among the Evil Gods?" Fang Yu reminded.

"Xia?" Lin Xin raised an eyebrow.

"Are you saying...?"

"That’s right. When you were still weak, he planted a dark hand on you.

And this dark hand created a fatal flaw in the Land for God Worship, a flaw that only the Evil God King could exploit."

Fang Yu said seriously.

"I can show you where that flaw is, as part of our exchange. How about that?"

Lin Xin pondered for a moment.

"Deal." He agreed decisively.

"There’s also another reason, which is the key to ensuring you will help me," Fang Yu continued.

"Please, go ahead."

A dark hand left by Xia already made Lin Xin feel like he gained something.

He eagerly awaited Fang Yu’s second reason.

Fang Yu raised two fingers.

"Secondly, Jiu Se has already started preparing for the battle. He’s planning to target Nether City in the Ghost Realm as his next prey.

He intends to clean up other forces completely before the decisive battle with me. The Divine King’s Hall only launched the surprise attack in cooperation with him."

"What gives him the right to go this far?" Lin Xin’s voice turned cold.

"Because he has broken through to the Dao Ancestor level," Fang Yu responded calmly.

"Three great Buddhas have appeared: the War Spirit Buddha, the Battle Saint Buddha, and the Buddha of Eternal Life. These three subordinates are the strongest among seekers of the Dao.

They are far stronger than the Hall Masters of the Star Domain you’ve seen before, almost equal to Dao Ancestors.

In addition, he has three thousand Arhat troops, each an Earth Immortal at the level of Great Achievement with undying war spirits. Unless their soul imprints are destroyed completely, they can resurrect endlessly.

Even destroying their souls would only delay their recovery.

With such power, how do you think he will fare in destroying Nether City in the Ghost Realm?"

Lin Xin fell silent, simulating the possible battle scenarios in his mind.

His heart suddenly grew cold.

No matter how he simulated it, as long as Jiu Se held him back—the possibility of defeating Jiu Se at Dao Ancestor level aside—the outcome against such terrifying power was inevitable.

"Not to mention, Jiu Se has invited a terrifying seeker of the Dao, almost equal to half a Dao Ancestor, from the center of the Star Domain," Fang Yu added.

"Do you think I am strong?" Lin Xin suddenly asked.

Fang Yu shot him a surprised glance.

"You are not considered strong; your physical body is extremely powerful, but both Jiu Se and I have numerous methods to easily bypass your body and destroy your soul.

We can even directly attack the true name imprint of the great universe."

He paused.

"I don’t know what method you used to enhance your physical body to such a terrifying extent, but I can tell you clearly that we can completely ignore you and destroy everything you hold dear around you.

No matter how angry or violent you become, how much can you destroy?

We, as Dao Ancestors, integrate ourselves with the Dao. Just by unfolding our bodies, we cover a galaxy in size.

Each of our countless cells is equivalent to a planet that you would struggle to destroy with all your might."

"I can destroy a planet in one breath," Lin Xin interrupted directly.

"So what?" Fang Yu smiled.

"Even without Jiu Se, if I unleash my full strength now, just a wave of my hand can destroy hundreds of thousands, even millions or billions of stars.

Even the enormous Dead Stars can be instantly destroyed in hundreds. At our level of power, it’s no longer about quantity, but quality."

Lin Xin fell silent.

He was undeniably strong, but achieving the monstrous level Fang Yu described was indeed a significant gap.

Even if he unleashed the power of the Earthfire Nine Spirit Beads at full strength, reaching that level was still uncertain.

"Are all Dao Ancestors this powerful?"

He asked in a hushed voice.

"Indeed," Fang Yu nodded.

"Furthermore, Jiu Se and I are just newly initiated Dao Ancestors. With each passing second, we are growing stronger at a rate unimaginable to common people.

We do not need to devour much material energy, because our enhancement is about quality."

"Quality?"

"No matter how massive a planet is, if its star core isn’t hard enough, even a force equivalent to one millionth of its size, when condensed solidly enough, can easily penetrate its surface and pierce its star core, destroying everything."

Fang Yu explained.

"The level of Dao Ancestors is beyond the reach of even the Heavenly Venerables."

Lin Xin fell silent again.

Indeed, no matter how much he devoured and absorbed to increase his Attributes, to reach the strength of an entire galaxy would take how many years?

The galaxy, with just the number of stars alone, would be counted in trillions.

Even if he consumed one star per breath, it would take a trillion breaths to complete.

Calculating one breath per second, it would still take at least tens of thousands of years.

During this period, he would also have to consider the limit of his devouring capability and the continuous, unceasing consumption.

"Behind this, there lies the Shattered Sea." Fang Yu’s voice broke Lin Xin’s train of thought.

"Have you been there?"

"I went there once," Lin Xin answered lightly.

The path to becoming a Dao Ancestor was still ahead, but the path was stronger for him compared to Fang Yu and Jiu Se.

Because he wouldn’t be bound by the universe.

Not integrating with the Dao meant he wouldn’t be restricted by the universe.

"The Shattered Sea was the dwelling place of the Primal God. But that was once..." Fang Yu said enigmatically, heading straight for the giant wheel.

As they neared the giant wheel, he suddenly disappeared.

Lin Xin’s eyes flickered, then in an instant, he exploded his body, transforming into numerous dark shadows that darted swiftly through the gaps in the giant wheel.

This was the method he used to cross the giant wheel back then, and it still worked now.

Beyond the giant wheel, an endless colorful sea slowly rotated.

At the center of the ocean was a huge vortex, gradually spinning.

The radiant water of seven colors was dazzling, yet devoid of any life.

Within the seawater, there were no fish, no algae, nothing but water. It glittered like a jewel, but there was an undercurrent of death.

Lin Xin and Fang Yu floated side by side above the colorful sea.

Behind them was a colossal, gray-white stone wheel.

From beneath the stone wheel, countless colorful fragments continuously spilled out. These were the crushed soul fragments, falling into the Shattered Sea below to quickly dissolve and disappear.

Lin Xin looked out and saw that the sea around was filled with giant stone wheels suspended in midair.

They hung like hooks, showering colorful dust below.

"This is the Shattered Sea, also known as the Reincarnation Sea," Fang Yu said calmly.

"This is considered the safest place in the world. Even chanting the true names of ancient gods and primordial beings won’t attract their attention."

"Can you make your request now?" Lin Xin asked.

Though he was displeased with Fang Yu’s overbearing attitude, he knew that they shared a common enemy in Jiu Se.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend, no matter where or when.

"My request is simple," Fang Yu said in a deep voice.

He looked at the boundless Shattered Sea and sighed longingly.

"In truth, I don’t belong to this world."

"Aren’t you the dark side of Jiu Se?" Lin Xin was slightly taken aback.

"Aside from that identity, my true conscious self comes from a distant, unknown universe as an ordinary person."

Fang Yu said wistfully.

"Back then, I was inexplicably drawn by some coincidence, and my soul descended into this body. But I was not willing.

I was unwilling to become a mere stepping stone for Jiu Se.

So I plotted for all these years, living each day as if it were my last."

He turned around, seeing the shock on Lin Xin’s face.

"Shall we have a duel?"

"???"

Before Lin Xin could react, a slash of black light descended upon him.

Boom!!!

The black light instantly reached his eyes, filled with chaotic elements, mixed with countless other colors.

Each color was so intense it made one’s heart palpitate.

"This is!!??"

Lin Xin didn’t anticipate that Fang Yu would act so swiftly.

The black light contained myriad elements, making it feel like numerous Dead Stars compressed together, crashing down upon him. Within it lay countless varieties of material energy, uncountable.

Compared to the strike from the War Dragon General before, this was on an entirely different scale.

The immense mass caused no spatial disturbances. It seemed as if all naturally generated gravity was absorbed and condensed into this strike.

"This is the attack method used by Dao Ancestors," Fang Yu’s voice echoed from afar.

"This is the Chaotic Light, an intangible light that can annihilate all material energy.

Its speed isn’t fast, but unless one is a Dao Ancestor, it’s incredibly difficult to block, because it involves space-time laws. It decrees that below the Dao Ancestor level, even if you can see it, you can’t evade it, because the time and space you wish to use for avoidance have already been annihilated.

So this is one of the most commonly used techniques by Dao Ancestors."

"Kill!!" Lin Xin’s heart pounded. He swiftly drew his Sword of Joy and slashed at the Chaotic Light before him.

Bang!!!

An explosion erupted over the Shattered Sea.

A black sphere, intertwined with countless colorful strands, expanded and enveloped him.

But quickly, the black sphere shrunk, lasting only moments before vanishing, revealing a sweating Lin Xin within.

Huff... Huff... Huff...

He panted heavily, sweat dripping continuously from his cheeks.

He hadn’t been this disheveled in a long, long time.

Since his breakthrough to Heavenly Venerable, he had never faced an opponent who applied life-and-death pressure like this.

"Impressive," Fang Yu nodded slightly.

"Next, I will show you the second commonly used method of Dao Ancestors: the Primordial Golden Lotus..."

He extended his right index finger, and a flash of gold flew out, rotating slowly in midair.

In just a blink, the golden light expanded into a palm-sized golden lotus, radiating warm and gentle golden light in midair.

"A single Primordial Golden Lotus holds the explosive power of three thousand six hundred constellations. Want to give it a try?"

Fang Yu looked at Lin Xin.

"Three thousand six hundred... constellations..." Lin Xin drew a breath. Even if he gave it his all, destroying thirty constellations in an instant would be impressive.

But three thousand six hundred...

The mass and explosive power were beyond imagination.

It surpassed the limits of human imagination.

"When facing a Dao Ancestor, if you see them use a golden lotus, it’s best to act quickly," Fang Yu gently dispersed the golden lotus, advising.