Urban Undying Lord
Chapter 447 - 447 456 The Century Pact 6th update combining two s

447: Chapter 456: The Century Pact (6th update, combining two chapters.) 447: Chapter 456: The Century Pact (6th update, combining two chapters.) “Annoyed into a rage?” Ye Xuan was without a trace of fear, instead, he taunted out loud.

“Are you forcing me to kill you?”

This time, Kong Xuan was truly enraged by Ye Xuan, not just pretending.

After endless years, even those who were at the same level of cultivation as him dared not speak to him in such a manner, yet this junior before him dared to mock him so blatantly—how could Kong Xuan not be furious?

“I’ve said before, you won’t kill me because you can’t afford to lose face.

With your strength at the Daluo Third Water Dividing Ridge, if you were to kill me, even if the beings of the Three Realms wouldn’t mock you, you would not be able to get over your own pride,” Ye Xuan stated eloquently.

“Kid, you’re too confident.

I indeed do not wish to bully the weak, but you’ve impersonated a member of our clan and showed me disrespect.

For these two crimes alone, your death is warranted,” Kong Xuan’s eyes narrowed slightly, his voice cold and ruthless.

Clearly, Kong Xuan wasn’t just making idle threats; a murderous intent truly stirred within him because Ye Xuan was too clever—as if he were the roundworm in his stomach, knowing all his thoughts and intentions.

“Since you refuse to take me as your master and have committed these two grave crimes, I have no choice but to be ruthless and kill you here today.”

Boom—Boom—Boom.

Kong Xuan walked as if stepping through the heavens, approaching Ye Xuan casually, his Daluo Immortal Light causing chaos in the ancient and modern Heaven and Earth, with space twisting, and the Heaven and Earth Laws raging—all displaying Kong Xuan’s supreme power.

“A hundred years.

Within a hundred years, I shall step into Daluo and will not fear battling with you.

Dare you accept the battle then, O Enlightened King?” Ye Xuan’s eyes narrowed slightly, his voice growing increasingly colder.

“Ha ha.”

“What a joke, a huge joke.

I will kill you if I want to; do you really think you could match me even if you reach Daluo in a hundred years?” Kong Xuan derided with icy contempt.

“Whether or not I am a match for you will be known in a hundred years, but the question is whether you dare to accept the challenge?” Ye Xuan sneered.

“Trying to goad me into action?”

Kong Xuan smiled disdainfully, but the murderous intent around him dissipated once more.

He cast a deep look at Ye Xuan and said in a low voice, “Kid, I must acknowledge that although your goading is rather primitive, it proved quite effective on me.

I shall give you a hundred years, and after that hundred years, I will come for your life myself.”

“Good, let’s swear with a palm strike.

A hundred years from now, you and I shall battle in the Thirty-Three Layered Heaven,” said Ye Xuan harshly, extending his right palm towards Kong Xuan.

This scene took Kong Xuan aback slightly, but then he burst out in hearty laughter.

In the shocked eyes of Shen Gongbao and others, he reached out and struck his palm against Ye Xuan’s.

“Kid, I’ll wait for you to step into Daluo in a hundred years,” Kong Xuan roared with laughter, enveloped by blinding golden light, while the Heaven and Earth Laws twisted around him; he instantly transformed into a golden rainbow and vanished.

However, the Immortal Extinguishing Sword shot down from the Heavenly Vault, returning to Shen Gongbao’s hand—it was clear Kong Xuan wouldn’t attempt to seize a Saint’s Spiritual Treasure unless he truly wanted to offend the Heavenly Sect Master.

“Enlightened King, save me!”

The South Sea Guanyin cried out desperately for help, but Kong Xuan had never once glanced at her from the beginning to the end, let alone rescue her.

Whoosh!

Upon Kong Xuan’s departure, Ye Xuan exhaled a long breath, sweat beads appearing on his forehead.

It was obvious that he had been feigning calm; internally, he was quite anxious.

How could Ye Xuan truly remain composed in the face of such a powerful opponent that he could not overpower?

Just now, Ye Xuan had taken a calculated risk; he couldn’t be sure whether Kong Xuan would attack him, but luckily, he had gambled correctly and avoided this life-and-death crisis.

Although Kong Xuan was unpredictable, the pride within his bones would not permit him to bully the weak.

In the Three Realms, he was considered a man of unbending integrity, not a hypocritical schemer like the Jade Emperor.

“Emperor, you really took too big of a risk there,” Shen Gongbao said still palpably frightened.

“Kong Xuan is indeed a straightforward character and certainly a figure to admire,” Ye Xuan praised earnestly, having immense regard for Kong Xuan.

“Emperor, you really didn’t need to challenge the Enlightened King to a battle.

He just wanted to take you as his disciple.

If you had accepted him as your master, he would naturally protect you.

Even if you returned to the Heavenly Court, the Jade Emperor would not dare to do anything to you,” Shen Gongbao sighed.

“You’re wrong!”

Ye Xuan looked up at the Heavenly Vault, his voice murmuring, “If we’re talking about a master, I, Ye Xuan, have only one, and he is my greatest enemy.

No one in this Heaven and Earth can make me bow to them as a master, Kong Xuan included.”

Ye Xuan paused slightly and, with a bizarre smile on his lips, said, “Moreover, how do you know that I won’t be a match for Kong Xuan a hundred years from now?”

Shen Gongbao’s expression changed upon hearing Ye Xuan’s words.

He couldn’t fathom where Ye Xuan got such confidence to compare himself to Kong Xuan, a terrifying figure at the Daluo Third Water Dividing Ridge, an exalted presence revered by all beings across the Three Realms.

Unfortunately, Shen Gongbao was unaware that with both the Wushan Old Mother and South Sea Guanyin in hand, Ye Xuan only needed to consume the cultivation of these two, then just one more Daluo, before he could attempt to break through to the Golden Immortal Realm.

Upon ascending to the status of Daluo Golden Immortal, Ye Xuan would undergo an earth-shattering transformation, beyond anything Shen Gongbao could imagine.

Tribulation Immortal Transformation, Reverse Immortal Array, and even the mysterious Heavenly Punishment Halberd would be at his disposal; at that time, Ye Xuan would be terrifying to an extreme.

“Emperor, now that your identity has been exposed, the Heavenly Court and Lingshan will certainly not let this slide now that the news is out.

What should we do with this old man Taibai?” Shen Gongbao asked, causing Gold Star Taibai’s complexion to turn deathly pale, his eyes looking towards Ye Xuan with utmost despair.

“Bring Gold Star Taibai back to Heavenly Ridge and slaughter all one hundred thousand Heavenly Soldiers.”

Ye Xuan spoke grimly, surprising Shen Gongbao, who hadn’t expected Ye Xuan to be so ruthless as to want all one hundred thousand Heavenly Soldiers killed right there.

But Shen Gongbao was no benevolent being himself.

He chuckled sinisterly as he detained Taibai; meanwhile, the Ten Great Demon Kings, ever so sensible, didn’t wait for Ye Xuan’s command before summoning endless demons from Heavenly Ridge to slaughter the hundred thousand Heavenly Soldiers.

Disinterested in the mundane slaughter, Ye Xuan directly led Shen Gongbao back to Heavenly Ridge; however, behind him resounded the pitiful cries of the hundred thousand Heavenly Soldiers.

…

Amidst the boundless heavenly vault, golden light twinkled as Kong Xuan strode through the sky, each step as if traversing the distance from inches to horizons, heading back to his own place of cultivation.

“Master, I am deeply puzzled.

Emperor Dongji has clearly offended you and even impersonated the Five-Colored Peacock.

Why didn’t you kill him?

Instead, you let him live and even struck a promise with him for an appointment in a hundred years?” The golden bird perched on Kong Xuan’s shoulder uttered softly in a delicate female voice, filled with confusion.

“Hehe.”

Kong Xuan smiled faintly, his eyes somewhat unfocused as he said, “Little bird, do you think that I was spurred on by Ye Xuan’s provocation?”

“I wouldn’t dare.”

“You have this idea in your heart but fear to admit it.

Am I really so frightful?” Kong Xuan teased with a laugh.

“Little bird knows the master must have his own considerations, and dares not wildly speculate on the master’s thoughts.” The golden bird shyly replied.

Kong Xuan nodded and smiled, “Haven’t you noticed?

This Ye Xuan is very similar to myself when I was young.

He has a belief in never admitting defeat that I see reflected from my younger days.”

“However, I was too straightforward, intolerant of even a speck of dust in my eyes.

Over infinite time, I have suffered much and even fallen prey to the schemes of Saints.

But this Ye Xuan, he balances softness and strength and is by no means a common being.

Today, I wished to form a good relationship with him, and perhaps he could be of help to me in the future.”

Hearing Kong Xuan’s words, the golden bird paused slightly and then swiftly realized, “Master…

Master, he isn’t even a Golden Immortal yet.

Even though his combat power is peerless, how could he possibly help you?”

Kong Xuan sighs and looks out over the vast Heaven and Earth, his voice turning into a murmur, “In these Three Realms, there is no shortage of geniuses, but I have never seen anyone like Ye Xuan.

Whether he is the protagonist of this limitless calamity or not, my intuition tells me that he will be anything but ordinary in the future, and it’s not impossible for him to become a Saint.”

“Become a Saint?”

The golden bird murmured in shock, unable to believe that Kong Xuan had given Ye Xuan such a high appraisal, which left her utterly astounded.

“Yes, become a Saint.

There is one remaining Saint’s fruit in this Heaven and Earth, but in this endless time, the last Saint has yet to appear.”

“My intuition tells me that Ye Xuan might be that Saint-to-be.

Today, it seemed I was provoked by his challenge, but in truth, I was also subtly extending a hand of friendship.

If I don’t find a reason to leave, and if all beings in the Three Realms know I condescend to associate with him, would that not become the laughingstock?” Kong Xuan said, self-mockingly.

“But…

but…

you are a person of Lingshan, and Guanyin faced such calamity and asked for your aid.

If you turn a blind eye, you might find it difficult to explain yourself back at Lingshan.

If…”

“Hmph!”

Before the golden bird could finish, Kong Xuan interrupted with a cold snort, “Without the Saints appearing, and the Quasi-Saints in hiding, even if Duobao Tathagata dares to complain, I’d just break through his Thunderclap Monastery.”

Kong Xuan, a peerless talent and a mighty being who defies Heaven and Earth, had secretly built good karma with Ye Xuan today, already subtly aligning with him.

Yet as a Daluo and a revered figure, Kong Xuan could not stoop to associate with Ye Xuan directly; only when Ye Xuan possessed the strength to match him would the two truly come together.