Chapter 436 – Facing Red Moon Head-On, Su Xing Makes a Bold Declaration!
by spirapiraAs the Chime faded, Su Xing’s aura surged once more.
From the peak of the third layer of Golden Immortal, he broke through smoothly to the fourth layer.
Then continued rising all the way to the late phase of the fourth layer!
Su Xing’s magical power had grown more than thirty percent thicker!
Most crucially, with his cultivation breakthrough, Su Xing’s condition had been restored to its peak once again!
Even the Five-Element Dao origins he had previously exhausted were fully replenished!
“Phew… as expected, a cultivation breakthrough can also serve as reserve magical power at critical moments!”
Su Xing nodded with satisfaction. This was one of the reasons he had waited until after clearing over a dozen floors of the Endless Abyss before extracting his cultivation gains!
Su Xing carefully assessed the growth in his strength and nodded:
“Not bad, roughly what I expected…”
“After breaking through to mid-stage Golden Immortal, my overall strength has increased by about fifteen percent…”
“Most importantly, with thicker magical power, the Five Elements Immortal Burst will be even more terrifying!”
Having broken through to mid-stage Golden Immortal, Su Xing would find it even easier to instantly kill those early-stage second-tier deity aliens.
To use an analogy, Dao comprehension was like the fundamental source of the Five Elements Immortal Burst’s power.
But to fully unleash this supernatural art’s might, one needed sufficiently powerful cultivation to support it!
“Among the Three Thousand Worlds, there are seventy-two Earth Fiend supernatural arts and thirty-six Heavenly Spirit supernatural arts…”
“Now, the power of my Five Elements Immortal Burst should already rank among the top-tier Heavenly Spirit supernatural arts!”
“It’s an existence worthy of being a Supreme Unity Golden Immortal’s trump card…”
“In comparison, the Protective Sword Aura and Void Slash are slightly weaker…”
It wasn’t that these two supernatural arts lacked potential.
Rather, at Su Xing’s level, what determined the power of supernatural arts and techniques was primarily the depth of one’s comprehension of the Great Dao of heaven and earth.
The Five Elements Dao had been the first to break into the sixth realm and even contained the Dao of yin-yang and life-and-death, so naturally these supernatural arts were vastly more powerful in Su Xing’s hands!
“Phew… another step forward in strength!”
“There’s less than four days remaining… I wonder how many more floors I can clear!”
Su Xing gazed at the distant passage and murmured.
After entering floor four hundred, Su Xing clearly sensed that the red-eyed aliens’ strength had plateaued. The alien deities on lower floors were perhaps slightly stronger than those above.
But overall, they remained at the early stage of second-tier deity.
“It seems… the strength of the alien deities at the bottom of the Endless Abyss doesn’t increase without limit!”
“These red-eyed aliens are likely beings that fell into slumber after that ancient war… they should be part of the alien race’s hidden reserves…”
Su Xing could sense that ever since floor three hundred of the Abyss, once these red-eyed aliens were killed, they no longer respawned.
It made sense. For lower-level red-eyed aliens, Red Moon might have the ability to grant them infinite resurrection.
But at the deity level, even Red Moon couldn’t revive them without limit.
Otherwise, given how terrifying the red-eyed aliens were, the human cultivation world would have been overthrown long ago…
“So now, every red-eyed alien deity I kill weakens the alien race’s strength by a fraction…”
“No wonder this has alarmed Red Moon!”
Su Xing murmured. Had it been only the red-eyed aliens from the first three hundred floors, Red Moon surely wouldn’t have cared this much.
“Well then, let’s make Red Moon hurt even more…”
Su Xing’s lips curled upward as he prepared to head for the next floor.
After advancing to mid-stage Golden Immortal, Su Xing’s condition was stronger than ever before.
1 hour later, Abyss floor four hundred seventeen.
Su Xing maintained his pace of clearing one floor per 1 hour, only pausing to rest when his magical power or Dao comprehension was excessively depleted.
…
In the blink of an eye, three days passed!
This was Su Xing’s fourth day below floor four hundred of the Abyss!
And now, the floor Su Xing had reached was…
Abyss floor four hundred sixty!
In just three short days, Su Xing had swept through a full forty-five floors of the Endless Abyss!
Three consecutive days and nights of unleashing the Five Elements Immortal Burst—even Su Xing was feeling utterly exhausted by now.
At this moment, in the empty expanse of Abyss floor four hundred sixty, Su Xing downed a bottle of supreme-grade spirit liquid. Feeling his magical power rapidly recovering, he let out a long breath.
“Phew… three straight days and nights of casting Five Elements Immortal Burst… my Five Elements Dao essence is down to less than a third!”
“I need to keep some Dao reserves for emergencies… after all, this is currently my strongest offensive method!”
Su Xing gazed at the passage leading to the floor below, deep in thought.
“The deeper I go… the more terrifying the malice from the very bottom of the Abyss becomes!”
“If I left the Endless Abyss now… I could definitely escape unscathed!”
“But according to the simulation’s timeline, Red Moon shouldn’t make its move for another day… the difference is, I’ve now cleared far more floors than before!”
“I wonder if Red Moon will accelerate its awakening…”
Su Xing hesitated, weighing whether to take this risk…
But after glancing at the origin energy on his panel, Su Xing decided—just this once, he would gamble!
“30.56 million origin energy… just forty-five floors of the Endless Abyss brought me nearly thirty million origin energy in gains!”
“It’s truly not that I’m being reckless… the rewards are simply too rich!”
Su Xing let out a sigh.
Over thirty million origin energy, and Su Xing had earned it all in just three days!
An unprecedented rate of return. This feeling of rapidly accumulating reserves was utterly addictive!
“Right now, every floor deeper into the Endless Abyss yields nearly 800,000 origin energy!”
“Ten floors means eight million!”
“Then let’s take the risk… just ten more floors, and I’ll stop!”
“In one day’s time, clearing ten floors… then leaving the Endless Abyss—that should be plenty of time!”
Su Xing licked his lips, a rare glint of greed flickering in his eyes.
The bigger the waves, the pricier the fish!
The unprecedented rewards made Su Xing willing to snatch food from the jaws of the tiger, even knowing the enemy was the terrifying Red Moon!
Decision made, Su Xing acted with decisive speed, swiftly entering the next floor of the Abyss!
Floor four hundred sixty-one…
Su Xing spent the better part of 2 hours clearing this floor.
With his Five Elements Dao comprehension running low, Su Xing’s speed in killing alien deities had noticeably slowed.
But he still cleared the floor with crushing dominance!
Abyss floor four hundred sixty-two… four hundred sixty-three… four hundred sixty-five…
Finally, Abyss floor four hundred seventy!
Terrifying fluctuations coursed through Su Xing’s entire body as the Blackice sword, radiating fearsome sword intent, was pulled from the heart of a second-tier deity.
This second-tier deity’s life force rapidly diminished until it was utterly extinguished.
The final Abyss Stone in hand, Su Xing casually converted it to origin energy!
He glanced at his simulation panel.
38,724,399 origin energy!
An unprecedented number that filled Su Xing with ample confidence once more!
Checking the time, there were less than 4 hours remaining until the five-day mark.
Su Xing was deliberating whether to push one more floor deeper.
However…
Just then, Su Xing’s expression changed. His previously casual demeanor instantly turned grave.
He could feel it—an unprecedented, horrifying malice had fully awakened from its slumber!
Simultaneously, Su Xing’s Blessed by Fortune talent screamed frantic warnings!
A heart-stopping pressure descended upon Su Xing.
At the same time, it enveloped the entirety of the Endless Abyss!
Su Xing resisted the terrifying pressure and gritted his teeth:
“As I thought, it’s a bit earlier than in the simulation…”
“What a sly old fox you are, Red Moon!”
Against this old adversary, Su Xing harbored not the slightest hint of underestimation.
“But the me of now is different from before!”
Su Xing willed it, and the Three Flowers Above the Crown gathered in unison, briefly throwing off the crushing pressure.
Then, his spatial Dao surged wildly, battering against the space of the Endless Abyss.
The seals… slowly crumbled…
A spatial passage struggled open before Su Xing!
The Great Dao of Space, having reached the True Realm of the Dao, ultimately shattered Red Moon’s seals!
Su Xing’s lips curved upward. Just before that malice fully descended, he turned and stepped into the spatial passage…
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Earth, Great Xia.
Su Xing appeared in a desolate mountain range and looked up at the sky.
The once azure sky had been shrouded by a layer of crimson light.
That crimson deepened gradually, transforming into a blood-red that sent chills through one’s heart!
A scarlet moon, resembling a pupil, hung in the crimson sky—an utterly unsettling sight.
At this moment, across all of Earth—
Throughout the Seven Kingdoms and Twelve Domains, every living creature looked up at the sky in unison.
That malice, seeping into their very bones, made every living being shudder involuntarily.
Su Xing stared at the moon growing ever redder, sensing Red Moon’s true form rapidly descending upon Earth!
“Though it’s irritating… no matter what, now still isn’t the time for an all-out battle!”
“My strength… is still a bit lacking…”
Su Xing could feel that Red Moon was very close to fully descending upon Earth.
Perhaps, it would happen in the very next instant!
“However… there’s still enough time!”
Having said this, Su Xing swiftly cast his technique. The seals Red Moon had placed upon Earth were being rapidly torn apart.
A spatial passage leading to the endless void materialized fully before Su Xing!
At the same moment!
In the sky, that crimson moon slowly opened its eye.
A massive, blood-red eyeball was fully exposed in Earth’s sky.
Simultaneously, an eerie murmuring voice sounded beside Su Xing’s ear:
“Human, you have crossed the line…”
“Since you’ve come… then stay forever!”
As the words fell, a terrifying, eerie beam of red light shot down from Red Moon, streaking toward Su Xing on the ground below.
By now, Su Xing already had one foot inside the spatial passage—yet he paused.
Looking up at Red Moon in the sky with a contemptuous smile, Su Xing’s lips parted slightly as he replied:
“Old dog, it’s not yet time for me to take your life…”
“The next time we meet… will be the day you die!”
After a pause, the corners of Su Xing’s mouth curved upward, revealing a mocking smile:
“And now… toodles!”
With that, Su Xing stepped fully into the spatial passage, his aura vanishing from Earth entirely.
Slipped away, slipped away…
Red Moon, having awakened prematurely, sensed that it had been toyed with, and an involuntary surge of humiliation rose in its heart.
Above Earth, one could faintly hear Red Moon’s endlessly furious roar:
“Human… no matter the ends of the earth… I shall tear you to pieces!”
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At the same time, in the endless void.
Somewhere in the nameless void, millions of miles from Earth.
Su Xing’s figure suddenly appeared.
From here, one could still faintly make out the ghostly silhouette of Earth…
Patting his chest, Su Xing couldn’t help but exclaim:
“Damn, that was one hell of a flex!”
“Escaping right under Red Moon’s nose… that old dog must be absolutely livid!”
Su Xing’s actions seemed utterly pointless on the surface—merely provoking Red Moon.
But in truth, this was the result of Su Xing’s meticulous planning.
Sweeping the Endless Abyss, provoking Red Moon… then calmly escaping!
Every step appeared dangerous, yet each was part of the plan.
And Su Xing’s purpose was to force Red Moon into waking from its slumber prematurely!
By doing so, the prematurely awakened Red Moon would have surely paid some price, and when Su Xing eventually faced it in battle, Red Moon’s strength would be slightly diminished!
As for offending Red Moon and being hunted?
Su Xing wasn’t the least bit afraid!
Over these years, had there been any shortage of people trying to hunt him down?
But, just as Su Xing had declared!
The next time they met…
The one who should be afraid would be Red Moon!
“Mm, regardless… until my strength grows sufficient, I won’t return to Earth!”
“The next time I see Red Moon in reality… I should have the power to crush it, right?”
Su Xing murmured, gazing at the remaining origin energy on his simulation panel, the corners of his mouth lifting.
“Before leaving Earth… at least I got a full meal!”
Nearly forty million origin energy!
After several simulations, Su Xing’s strength would absolutely climb several more levels!
Even the number one position on the Earth Rankings… was no longer out of reach!
He didn’t linger in place for long.
This location was still not far enough from Earth, and Su Xing was far from being completely safe.
He quickly determined his bearings in the void and the coordinates of the next void node.
Su Xing deployed the spatial Dao, traversing millions of miles in a single breath.
At an extremely rapid pace, Su Xing headed toward the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm…
…
One hour later, White Emperor City in the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm.
After nearly two months, Su Xing had returned to this cultivation city.
Before him stood the deferential true helmsman of the Ten Thousand Gold Pavilion, the Earthly Immortal Bai Xuan.
The “Earthly Immortal Ancestor” who normally lorded over White Emperor City was as timid as a child in Su Xing’s presence.
He respectfully presented several storage rings, then obediently stood to the side waiting for Su Xing to speak.
Ever since Su Xing had previously revealed part of his cultivation and given Bai Xuan a stern warning, Bai Xuan had become much more compliant, and even his efficiency in collecting spirit ores had greatly improved.
Su Xing converted all the spirit ores in the storage rings into origin energy and casually dismissed him.
Once Su Xing was alone in the room, his figure flickered as he returned to his cave dwelling in White Emperor City.
He then turned and entered the spirit field grotto-heaven…
With a thought, he absorbed the ores from the several storage rings, and Su Xing gained nearly two million more origin energy!
At this moment, Su Xing’s origin energy reached 40,734,396 points!
“Over forty million origin energy… it’s time to plan for the next step!”
Su Xing murmured.
At this point, Su Xing had zero simulation attempts remaining.
There was still over a day until the next simulation opportunity refreshed.
Su Xing began contemplating his future plans.
Both in reality and in his simulation strategies…
“Earth—I can’t go back anytime soon!”
“For the foreseeable future, I’ll lose a stable source of energy…”
“But at least I hauled in a good take before leaving, so it’s not a total loss…”
Su Xing paused, then continued:
“So, my remaining stable sources of origin energy… are only the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm and the Star Realm!”
“If I’m diligent and seek out more scattered Luotian Sect legacies, that should also yield a fair amount of origin energy…”
Su Xing thought it over carefully and quickly formulated a plan.
“Over the next month or two… I’ll collect as many Luotian Sect legacies as possible!”
“Then I’ll make another trip to the Star Realm and retrieve all the Star Stones I won at the Star Assembly…”
“That origin energy should be enough to push my cultivation infinitely close to Supreme Unity Golden Immortal!”
“But at most, that’s as far as it’ll go…”
To raise both his Qi Refinement and Body Tempering cultivation to Peak Golden Immortal and peak sixth realm, Su Xing estimated the required origin energy would exceed one hundred million.
As for the two hundred million origin energy gap needed to break through to Supreme Unity Golden Immortal…
Su Xing certainly couldn’t obtain that in a short time.
When that time came, Su Xing would need to find new channels and methods!
“When that time comes… I’ll need to leverage my lesser demon disguise identity!”
Su Xing already had a plan in mind, murmuring:
“A lesser demon at the first-tier deity level—among the alien races, its status would be nearly on par with a chief god!”
“Moreover, the alien races, eager to invade the Three Thousand Worlds as soon as possible, will surely provide ample blood essence to ensure I can cultivate my lesser demon.”
“And that blood essence… is all gleaming origin energy!”
The corners of Su Xing’s mouth curved upward slightly.
As long as he revealed himself among the alien races in his lesser demon deity identity, Su Xing could absolutely obtain more than enough origin energy in a short time!
Perhaps even enough for Su Xing’s true body to break through to the realm of Supreme Unity Golden Immortal!
“This method both strengthens myself and weakens the alien forces—brilliant!”
“The only thing to be careful about is… the lesser demon’s power increase can’t be too obvious… and during that period, I won’t be able to appear as my true self.”
“Therefore, I must first raise the lesser demon disguise’s strength to first-tier deity level—to the point where it can’t suddenly spike further—before I can execute the plan!”
Su Xing calculated that over the next two months, there would be enough time to elevate his lesser demon disguise to deity level!
“For the foreseeable future, that’s the plan for reality…”
“As for the simulations, I’ll continue building my strength!”
“Just waiting for the moment of explosive breakthrough!”
So Su Xing thought.
With a plan already in mind, Su Xing charted a course through the void.
This route departed from the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm, with the Star Realm as its destination!
If traveling in a straight line, the journey between the two realms would take Su Xing less than three days.
But Su Xing decided to take a somewhat longer route.
Using the Lesser Azure Cloud Realm and Star Realm as focal points, he would collect all the Secret Realms containing Luo Tian legacies in the surrounding areas of both realms.
Su Xing estimated that two months would be enough time to retrieve roughly ten Luotian Sect legacies!
By then, Su Xing’s origin energy and reserves would be strengthened once more!
“Since I’ve decided, let’s set off!”
With that, Su Xing took a single step forward, traversing the void in his physical body.
With Su Xing’s current physical body and mastery of the spatial Dao, the Star-Moon Shuttle’s travel speed couldn’t even compare to Su Xing himself.
However, prolonged void traversal still consumed considerable energy.
Therefore, Su Xing would occasionally pilot the Star-Moon Shuttle, using the travel time to recover his mana and comprehend insights.
…
Just like that, a month passed in the blink of an eye!
At this moment, in the Azure Origin Domain, within a Medium Chiliocosm known as the Wish Realm.
Su Xing had retrieved the sixth Luo Tian legacy and decided to check whether this world had any energy-rich materials worth purchasing.
As it turned out, Su Xing did discover something—in the Wish Realm, a miraculous fruit called the Wish Fruit contained impressive amounts of energy.
This fruit was truly wondrous. A single small fruit, once consumed, could conjure a dream as vivid as reality.
So realistic was this dream that even immortals could hardly distinguish it from the real world.
Many cultivators regarded this fruit as a “fountain of happiness.”
A single small Wish Fruit could let a cultivator experience a fleeting dream, free to do whatever they pleased within it, satisfying all their desires and emotions.
Some cultivators also used Wish Fruits to temper their mental state, seeking opportunities within the dreams.
The Wish Fruit earned its name for precisely this reason!
For Su Xing, however, the Wish Fruit’s primary use was to earn arbitraged energy.
A single Wish Fruit was worth a hundred supreme-grade spirit stones and contained approximately fifty points of origin energy!
If Su Xing directly converted supreme-grade spirit stones into energy, a hundred of them would yield only ten points of origin energy.
So while the Wish Fruit’s value ratio wasn’t as good as Iron Essence, it was still quite decent.
Besides, there was no shortage of Wish Fruits!
Many merchant guilds would come to the Wish Realm to bulk-purchase Wish Fruits, specifically to resell them at premium prices in other worlds.
And Su Xing, spending lavishly with ten million supreme-grade spirit stones, purchased a hundred thousand Wish Fruits!
This was equivalent to the entire Wish Realm’s annual production!
And those hundred thousand Wish Fruits brought Su Xing nearly five million origin energy in returns!
“Spirit stones are useless, but origin energy… is tremendously useful!”
Su Xing turned and entered the spirit field grotto-heaven, murmuring to himself.
Glancing at his simulation panel, Su Xing’s origin energy now stood at 52,067,689 points!
The unusable resources from six Luotian Sect legacies, plus one transaction, had brought Su Xing over ten million origin energy in total.
For this, Su Xing had spent nearly a month!
Thinking about it, Su Xing already found himself nostalgic for the days of frantically earning origin energy in the Endless Abyss!
“Phew… but this will be enough!”
“I’ve also accumulated five simulation attempts… so it’s time to begin a new round of simulations!”
Su Xing murmured:
“Begin simulation!”