Chapter 207 – Slaying the Silver-Haired Demon Emperor: The So-Called Great Dao Laws? (5k)
by spirapira【The Double-Pupiled Demon Saint seemed to stand in the distance, glancing at you with great interest.】
【He sized you up, then cast an amused look at the Silver-Haired Demon Emperor beside him.】
【He murmured a few words in a low voice, and the Silver-Haired Demon Emperor’s expression immediately turned somewhat ugly, but he still nodded with difficulty.】
【The Silver-Haired Demon Emperor came before the city walls and loudly challenged you to battle.】
【He declared that as long as you could defeat him, the Demon Saint would agree not to invade Demon-Sealing Pass for three years.】
【The sole surviving Emperor of the human race wished to participate upon hearing this, but the demon race specifically demanded that only you fight.】
【You gazed at the Double-Pupiled Demon Saint standing loftily in the distance, knowing this battle was inescapable.】
【And having perfected your Earth Sword, you were in need of a worthy opponent to hone your blade and test your true strength.】
【So without hesitation, you leapt into the air and accepted the battle.】
【War was imminent…】
【Seeing how decisively you accepted the challenge, the Silver-Haired Demon Emperor felt an involuntary chill in his heart.】
【He glanced at his reattached severed hand, which still seemed to ache faintly.】
【Eight years ago, you had severed his hand and slaughtered dozens of Legendary demon beasts — that image still lingered in his mind, impossible to shake.】
【He had crossed blades with you several times and knew well your terrifying strength and astonishing rate of growth.】
【The Silver-Haired Demon Emperor glanced at the Double-Pupiled Demon Saint nearby, then gritted his teeth and charged forward.】
【He knew that if he retreated without fighting, the Double-Pupiled Demon Saint would likely kill him personally.】
【But if he fought you, he reckoned he still had at least a fifty percent chance of surviving.】
【Compared to the conflicted, already-three-parts-frightened Silver-Haired Demon Emperor, you were far more decisive.】
【No matter what, you knew this time you were certainly doomed. If you could have one satisfying battle before death, at least it wouldn’t be a death in vain.】
【With your mind clear and unobstructed, the Blackice sword in your hand swung even more fiercely, faintly accompanied by the sound of thunderclaps.】
【After only a few exchanges, both you and the Silver-Haired Demon Emperor had sustained injuries.】
【The terrifying speed of the Power of Swiftness was something even the Silver-Haired Demon Emperor could barely withstand. With just a few sword strikes, you left indelible wounds on the Demon Emperor’s body.】
【But at the same time, your Protective Hardened Qi had been breached, and you sustained significant injuries.】
【After the exchange, you both pulled back to create distance, searching for openings in each other’s defenses.】
【Suddenly, the Silver-Haired Demon Emperor let out a furious roar, and you clashed together once more.】
【This battle lasted a full day and night.】
【In the end, by the slimmest of margins, your sword slid across the Silver-Haired Demon Emperor’s neck, and an enormous head rolled to the ground…】
【You won this battle, but at a devastating cost… you lost a leg and an arm.】
【Even if they could be reattached later, your strength would be severely affected.】
【After killing the Silver-Haired Demon Emperor, a tidal wave of cheering erupted from Demon-Sealing Pass behind you.】
【But you didn’t relax for a moment, your gaze fixed on the two remaining Demon Emperors in the distance, and that Double-Pupiled Demon Saint whose aura was as terrifying as the Abyss…】
【The other two Demon Emperors, upon seeing the Silver-Haired Demon Emperor beheaded by you, instantly revealed expressions of horror.】
【But the Double-Pupiled Demon Saint merely chuckled twice, then began clapping on his own.】
【The next second, the Double-Pupiled Demon Saint crossed tens of thousands of meters and appeared before you…】
【His terrifying aura filled your entire body with an oppressive pressure.】
【Unsurprisingly, the Double-Pupiled Demon Saint praised your strength, but he had no intention of honoring his promise.】
【You weren’t surprised by this. Taking a deep breath, you swung your strongest sword strike.】
【A sound like rolling thunder erupted, and empowered by the Power of Swiftness, this strike was incredibly fast!】
【The Double-Pupiled Demon Saint’s expression turned to one of interest, but he extended two fingers and caught your sword strike firmly.】
【He remarked with genuine appraisal: “Not bad speed. The power is a bit lacking, though…”】
【Then your vision spun wildly as your head fell…】
【Your soul was annihilated by the Demon Saint.】
【You died!】
【Ding, this simulation has ended!】
After the simulation ended, Su Xing let out a long breath.
“So the Demon Saint’s power really is that terrifying?”
“At my current level, facing a Demon Saint — the gap is still far too great…”
“Perhaps only by breaking through to Body Integration stage or even higher could I stand a chance against one.”
After a brief pause, a smile appeared on Su Xing’s face.
“Still, Demon Emperors are no longer insurmountable mountains for me — they’re opponents I can slay with my own hands!”
“Of course, that Silver-Haired Demon Emperor was probably among the weaker Demon Emperors… If I faced a mid-to-late tier Demon Emperor, it would still likely be a matter of nine deaths and one life…”
Su Xing wasn’t in any rush.
Going from being completely outmatched by Demon Emperors to being able to fight one — that was already tremendous progress.
Su Xing recalled the gains from this simulation and murmured:
“After perfecting the Earth Sword, there are many things I can now do…”
“First, that puppet in the Five Elements Mountain ruins — I should be able to attempt killing it. Those two jade slips and the array materials would only benefit me!”
“But if I want to face Perfected One Myriad Wood… I’ll probably need to break through to Body Integration stage first, using absolute realm superiority to crush him to be safe!”
Su Xing thought to himself.
After all, Perfected One Myriad Wood was no common lackey. Though only at the half-step Body Integration stage, as a genius cultivator seen once in millennia, he surely had no shortage of trump cards, and his strength was perhaps even a notch above an ordinary Demon Emperor…
“Besides that, Protector Dragon… and the Slaughter Apostle on the Slaughter Battlefield… one by one, in due time!”
Su Xing took a deep breath, a hint of anticipation gleaming in his eyes.
These powerhouses he once looked up to would one day be trampled beneath Su Xing’s feet.
“Let me choose this simulation’s rewards first…”
Su Xing turned his gaze to the simulation rewards.
【Humble-Brag Syndrome】: purple talent, priced at 1 million energy points.
【Twenty Years of Alchemy Experience】: upon redemption, existing alchemy insights increase slightly, priced at 2 million energy.
【Void-Breaking Realm, Eighth Layer】: Void-Breaking Realm cultivation — shatter illusion through one’s own mighty power, priced at 300 million energy.
【Earth Sword (Perfection)】: the Earth Sword chapter of the Three Talents Sword Art, capable of borrowing the power of heaven and earth to augment oneself, greatly amplifying swordsmanship. Through observing the power of thunder, gained a superficial understanding of the Great Dao of Thunder and comprehended the Power of Swiftness — peerless sword speed. Priced at 300 million energy.
Su Xing didn’t hesitate for a moment with this simulation’s rewards and silently declared:
“I choose the Void-Breaking Realm, Eighth Layer cultivation, and Earth Sword Perfection!”
As his words fell, the simulator’s notification chimed in Su Xing’s ears.
【You successfully extracted Void-Breaking Realm, Eighth Layer cultivation. Cost: 300 million energy. Remaining energy: 1,250,330,000 points.】
【You successfully extracted Earth Sword (Perfection level). Cost: 300 million energy. Remaining energy: 950,330,000 points.】
As the notifications faded, two streams of mysterious energy flowed into Su Xing’s body.
Immediately after, Su Xing’s aura began surging violently.
Su Xing quickly sat cross-legged, striving to regulate the immense power merging into his body.
Void-Breaking Realm, Fifth Layer… Void-Breaking Realm, Sixth Layer… Void-Breaking Realm, Seventh Layer!
Finally — Void-Breaking Realm, Eighth Layer!
In just a few breaths, Su Xing’s cultivation had ascended several stages.
After reaching the Void-Breaking Realm, Eighth Layer, Su Xing didn’t immediately stand. Instead, he continued meditating for a while longer.
A quarter of an hour later, Su Xing slowly rose to his feet. Feeling the abundant power coursing through his body, his eyes flickered.
“Before, at Void-Breaking Realm, Fifth Layer… my pure physical strength was roughly 2 million tons…”
“Now at Void-Breaking Realm, Eighth Layer, the power within me has reached nearly 3.5 million tons… If I advance to Void Shattering Grand Perfection, my physical strength alone could reach a full 5 million tons!”
Su Xing was quite satisfied.
Previously, during the Age of Immortals and Martial Arts dungeon, he had fought the Five Elements Master in the Five Elements Sect ruins.
The Five Elements Master was at Void Shattering Grand Perfection, yet his power was only around 2.5 million tons. Now Su Xing’s strength had already surpassed the Five Elements Master.
“The Five Elements Master was a prodigy from thousands of years ago. His Body Tempering lineage was surely no small matter, with a solid foundation in the Divine Power realm… But compared to me, he’s still far behind!”
“Now my strength completely overwhelms the Five Elements Master in every aspect!”
The corners of Su Xing’s mouth curled upward slightly, and he began to absorb the knowledge about the Earth Sword flooding into his mind.
Moments later, Su Xing slowly opened his eyes, deep in thought.
“So that’s how it is. The power of heaven and earth is actually part of the power of the Great Dao and its laws… or rather, just the surface of it!”
“No wonder the Three Talents Sword Art is so astonishingly powerful. At merely the Earth Sword stage, one can already touch the surface of Great Dao power? This will be enormously beneficial for future cultivation…”
Su Xing recalled the information he had obtained from the Luotian Assembly dungeon.
The so-called Great Dao laws were things that could only be touched at Body Integration stage Perfection, or even the Mahayana stage!
Or rather, it was only at the Mahayana stage that one could superficially utilize some treasures and artifacts imbued with the power of the Great Dao.
And only by surviving the Thunder Tribulation and achieving immortality could one truly come into contact with the Great Dao laws…
For example, the Law of Fire, the Law of Thunder, and so on…
The three thousand great Daos were further divided into numerous tiers, each Dao possessing different potential.
Daos such as causality, time, and space were inevitably among the most powerful.
And the Great Dao of Thunder that Su Xing was currently involved with was considered top-tier as well…
The Power of Swiftness that Su Xing had currently comprehended was actually just one component of the Law of Thunder.
Based on Su Xing’s speculation, the Law of Thunder perhaps encompassed aspects of speed, strength, destructive power, and exorcism.
If Su Xing could master all of these powers, he might truly be able to formally comprehend the Law of Thunder!
“As expected of a sword art that leads directly to the immortal Great Dao… this Three Talents Sword Art is truly remarkable!”
“I’ve only mastered the Power of Swiftness so far, and I can already fight opponents above my level with wondrous results… if I were to master one or two more ultimate powers, wouldn’t my strength skyrocket again?”
But Su Xing immediately sighed.
With his current cultivation level, being able to master the Power of Swiftness—which symbolized ultimate speed—was already extremely difficult.
“According to the cultivation world’s terminology, the Power of Swiftness I’ve comprehended is actually a type of ultimate origin… and when one accumulates enough origins, they can be elevated to the power of the Great Dao!”
“It’s just that with my current cultivation and realm, I can’t acquire more origins… being able to comprehend the Power of Swiftness naturally relies on the advantages brought by my Innate Sword Physique and innate thunder physique…”
Having figured this out, Su Xing already had a goal for his upcoming simulations.
“First, break through to Void Shattering Grand Perfection, while simultaneously entering the Void Realm to strengthen my divine sense and search for an opportunity to break through to Body Integration stage…”
“After that, I can make a trip to the Five Elements Sect ruins and deal with the Five Elements Master…”
Su Xing thought to himself.
With a plan in place, Su Xing felt more motivated over the following week.
In one week’s time, he refined a full seven thousand pills, and the spirit plants and spirit pets in the spirit field grotto-heaven were further strengthening. Everything was developing in a positive direction…
A week later, Su Xing disguised his appearance and concealed his aura, then went to the Villa to meet with Jin Congxue.
The two chatted as usual. Jin Congxue occasionally complained to Su Xing about trivial matters in her life and reported on the Tarot Trading Company’s recent situation.
Su Xing also handed over the Fasting Pills he had refined over the past two weeks to Jin Congxue, asking her to have a specialized appraiser evaluate them.
In another month and a half, Su Xing would be able to accumulate enough Fasting Pills and find a way to obtain that second-order exotic metal mining zone dungeon.
Soon their meeting concluded. Su Xing took the new week’s supplies and discreetly left the Villa, returning to the spirit field grotto-heaven.
Inside the spirit field grotto-heaven, Su Xing converted the new week’s supplies into simulation energy, adding another hundred million energy points.
Su Xing’s energy reached 1.05 billion.
Su Xing gazed with satisfaction at the balance on his simulation panel and murmured:
“This time, I’ll try entering the Void Realm and exploring it… Protector Dragon, I want to see just what your true nature is!”
On November 18th, 2024 of the New Era, Su Xing punctually initiated a new round of simulation.
“Begin simulation!”
【Ding! This simulation consumes 6,200 energy points. Remaining energy: 1,051,330,000 points. Remaining simulation attempts: unlimited.】
【Simulation begins!】
【Drawing a purple talent costs 100,000 energy points. Drawing a gold legendary talent costs 1,000,000 energy points. Would you like to draw?】
Su Xing didn’t hesitate upon hearing this and said:
“Draw a gold-quality talent!”
【Ding! Congratulations, you have drawn the purple talent Tilt Master. Your probability of drawing a gold-quality talent next time is 30%…】
【Tilt Master】: Purple talent. You can always shatter your enemy’s mental composure in the most exquisite ways. Once their mental defenses are broken, the target becomes extremely susceptible to emotional influence, and their combat effectiveness decreases proportionally to their degree of tilt. (Tilt mode activated~)
Su Xing raised an eyebrow when he saw the newly drawn talent.
“Well, well. This thing’s purpose seems somewhat similar to the ‘Small is Cute Too~’ talent I drew before…”
“Except one draws aggro, while the other weakens the opponent’s combat effectiveness?”
“I just wonder how effective it actually is?”
Su Xing decided to test out this simulation’s effects.
His gaze turned to the simulation panel.
【In the spirit field grotto-heaven, you realize you are in a simulation.】
【You refine pills as usual. Half a month later, you meet with Luo Shuying as planned.】
【You follow Luo Shuying and join the Advent Cult, obtaining the position of Protector.】
【As always, you skillfully captivate a large batch of fanboys.】
【However, you already have plans for the future and decide to focus on pill refining for now.】
【Two years pass in the blink of an eye. You refine all the pills from the Advent Cult’s treasury and prepare a batch of Mind-Condensing Pills for future use.】
【Seeing that the time is ripe, you prepare to take Luo Shuying and defect from the Advent Cult.】
【You slay all the Protectors sent to hunt you down.】
【After killing seven Protectors at the peak of Martial Sovereign-stage, you still feel unsatisfied, so you return to the Advent Cult’s headquarters.】
【You encounter the leaders of the Transhuman Faction and the Zealot Faction.】
【These two faction leaders appear to not be from Earth either, but from other small worlds.】
【Without question, both faction leaders are Peak Legendary powerhouses, with the Zealot Faction leader being the stronger of the two.】
【But Peak Legendary is no different from weaklings before you… you cut down both faction leaders as easily as slicing melons and vegetables.】
【Before dying, the Zealot Faction leader glared at you with venomous hatred, saying that the Chief would surely avenge him!】
Su Xing frowned slightly at this. Sure enough, just as he had previously predicted, the faction leaders were far from the Advent Cult’s highest combat power.
“The Chief? This means… the Advent Cult indeed has powerhouses beyond Legendary. Could it be Protector Dragon?”
Su Xing was somewhat puzzled, but quickly shook his head in denial.
“It shouldn’t be. If it were Protector Dragon… this leader would probably have said that Protector Dragon would avenge him…”
“But if it’s not Protector Dragon, then who could it be?”
Su Xing fell into deep thought, recalling all the information about the Advent Cult.
In his view, the Advent Cult didn’t seem to be an organization with very tight internal structure.
Or rather, the Advent Cult’s lower-ranking members weren’t very tightly organized.
After all, even university-student Class Users like Wang Qingxuan were among those they selected for recruitment into the Advent Cult.
But at the same time, the Advent Cult had very high standards for cadre-level members.
The three tiers of Elder, Protector, and Leader represented almost absolute top-down suppression.
Moreover, it seemed that even up to the Protector level, knowledge about what lay above the Leaders was quite limited.
This was the first time Su Xing had learned of the existence of a “Chief” from a faction leader’s mouth.
“However, among the three major factions, there’s still the Conservative Faction’s leader… who seems to have never appeared?”
Su Xing frowned slightly. Who exactly was the Conservative Faction’s leader?
“Could it be… Protector Dragon?”
A conjecture arose in Su Xing’s mind, but he immediately found it somewhat hard to believe.
“Protector Dragon, a Conservative?”
“The faction that advocates for coexistence between foreign races and the human race?”
“Is this really the same Protector Dragon who conducted blood sacrifices on humans before… wait, blood sacrifices!”
Su Xing’s mind suddenly clicked. Protector Dragon might truly be the Conservative Faction’s leader!
Because Protector Dragon needed human souls for blood sacrifices, and those blood sacrifices could extend his lifespan.
But if humans were all wiped out, how would Protector Dragon conduct his blood sacrifices?
“Looking at it this way… Protector Dragon wanting humans and foreign races to coexist is actually about raising his own sacrificial offerings!”
“He wants to turn all of Earth’s Class Users into his sacrificial offerings!”
Su Xing drew in a sharp breath, seeming to vaguely perceive Protector Dragon’s true purpose.
“Whether this is actually the case remains unclear… but from this perspective, the faction leaders should have had contact with the Chief!”
“If I want to uncover the identity of the Advent Cult’s Chief, I still need to start with Protector Dragon!”